The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-07
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN PARIS.
THE CLETER INTENTION OF dRUS-
SI1fN IN EXILE.
HOW tho Brilliant Capital WIN Illumi
nate its Streets and Shops

HOW the Brilliant Capital WIN Illumi .
nate its Streets and Shops
The latest wonder Of the "ray
clpitap' is tho introduction of the
electric light. Not II moment was
lost by tho Republican authorities,
after they had seen the clever inven-
ton Of NJ. Jab.ochko1f, in adapting
it for city purposes. Under the
Empire opinion was not SO easily
gtined in favor Of a revolution in
anything. A method of lighting
streets, and shops which was likely
to drive gas out of the market would
have had no chance in those days.
But now telephones, monographs,
pneumatic dispatch and electric
light are freely welcomed. The
result is that on Saturday evening
LAST the Place dc lOpcrA was the
most magnificent spot in the world
a. that moment. The intense white
glow from the electric burners di-
rcctly i'll front of the steps loading
up to the operas entrance and
scattered at intervals across the
grand boulevard to the corner of
nbe now avenue lolding to the
Comcuio Fr.ncaise, made the
spaces for hundreds of yards round
about rs light rs dty. Ono Of the
. electric candles seems to give us as
much light as one hundred gas Jets.
Gas looks yellow, muddy and petty
beside this grand fire, which deGes
darkness. For " city lighted by the
new process all the terrors of mid
night would vanish. Burglars
would find their occupation gone.
The assassin would have to sell his
stilctto. Vice Of all kinds would
either sink away, or disgusted at
the small rewards which it would
obtain when it could no longor
| walll in darkness, would cndeavor to
reform.
The illumination of tho Place de
lOpera has now passed beyond ex-
pertinent. 1t will be kept up steadi-
~, and tho authorities will intro
dncc the electric light in all parts of
the city as rapidly rs they can. And
now II few words about it's employ
ment by private persons and con
cerniny It's mechanics, cost, etc. IF
any American man doesn't know
what ohe "Louv:e" is, let him ask
his wife. 1t is Il colossal establish
mcnt like tho Bon AIarche, Il kind Of
magnificent Stewards, where ono
can buy everything from pair of
Swedish kid gloves up to parlor
set OF furniture covered with Aubus>
son tapestry.
The gas bills in such q place arc
naturally tremendous, and gas is
hardly the proper thing for lighting
up beautiful stults snd showing
thcir most delicate colors. The
electric light had been tried in
France before, but the difficulty was
with the apparatus, which was too
complicated to be popular. Various
mechanism. known as "Regulators,"
had been invented and, at much
cost, produced light now ard then
! shown only as II curiosity. But M.
Jablochko1f showed that with the
invention of magnetic electric mas
chimes revolution had been inau-
gurated in the electric lightning.
The Jablochkotf apparatus claims
two great "dvantages-~the suppress
sion Of the expensive regulators
employed heretofore and divisibility
of light produced by n single cur
rent. The regulators each demand
q special current. But with NJ.
Jablochkoffs invention many rooms
in tho same building can bo illumi-
mated separately by means of a
single machine. AS to the price, it
is claimed that even in tho most un.
favorable cases tho price Of lighting
by electricity is at such q low mark
that gas used in the same proper.
tons, but of course utterly incapa-
bic Of producing the same results,
would cost four times as much.
THE ELECTRIC CANDLE
Used by Jablochkoff is formed of
two cylindrical strips of coal, placed
ono beside the other and separated
by peculiar isolating matter. The
lower extremities of these strips of
coal ore set in two brass tubes, and
these in turn are fastened into q
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