The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-22
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ry so profoundly influences the life of
the present generation as the mochani.
cal combination Of type in Gutenborg's
printing press. TIC making of gun.
/ powder, the invention Of the compass.
and the construction Of the steam On
CINE, are all familiar illustrations OF the
extent to which the inventor has revo.
lutioued the world Even in the pure
political sense it may be asserted that
| Watt was more powerful than Pitt, and
the share of Arkwright in enabling
| England to resist, and ultimately to
/ overcome, the power of Napoleon was
hardly less important, although much
less conspicuous, than that OF yelling
ton The discovery OF the extent to
which two parallel railroads OF iron
could expedite lOcomotion, in DR.. Ar.
uOlds opinion, gave the death-stroke TO
Journalism; aud no one can IA yet com
/ pute the extent 10 which IL has contrib
uted to remodel the social system of the
civilized world Not even Stephenson,
rs he stood by the cradle of the loco
motive, fully realized the revolutionary
agent he was letting loose upon man
kind, aud The m ST slnguine believers
in the future development Of electricity
can hardly be expected to understand
the extent TO which the utilization Of
this force may affect the settled order
OF the State. All great discoveries are
great revolutionists, or, rather, it may
be said that all great discOyerers con-
tain within themselves the germs OF
muny revolutions. AT present the ap.
plicaron OF electricity is only in its iu.
tuncy, but already any one who ia fa-
miiar with the dissolvent action OF the
steam engine ON the old order which ex-
listed Il century since can understand
that the dynamo machine aud the stor-
age battery may yet effect very un
expected transformation of the social
organization, and modify or oven des.
troy the existing balance of political
Tor res. The political and social signii
canoe Of recent discoveries in the ap.
plioation Of electricity is increased by
the disappearance OF the old, unreason.
ing conservatism which fifty years age
formed 80 great au obstacle to the de
yelopment Of the railway system The
leader OF the Conservative party is to
day driving piles IN the River Lea by
electricity generated by the water
wheel that tonight will light up tn,
electric lamps which illuminate Hatfelt
Hall Not ouly has the old prejudice
against newfangled inventions disnp
peared, but information is disseminated
with rapidity before unknown. Eiec
trcity, therefore, has Tar lever obstacl
20 overcome than those which steam
has vanished; an it, as is most prob
able, 1t is destined to bring abo t gr n
changes, they will be brought aD)u
--.,l.-... .ss,i 4l
OF its own character,
Last week NJ. Deprez succeeded II
transmitting power by means oil cleo
tritity through resistance represe .tiut
fifty miles OF ordinary telegraph wire
Hithertoit has been impossi ole to trans
mt six or sight horse power for pillow
ing or other heavy work more thar
two or three miles. This is but Al
illustration of the development of th'
new force. It enables us to conceive
Z the implssibiltty to take only on,
iilustrauon of substituting stou
= cable for ali the wagons aud steamer
employed in carrying Goals from the
y pits to the manufacturing nters wher
II IS required for working IN ichinery
, But that is only detail and compar
! atively small detail. of the change
foreshadows Together with the dis
coyery OF the practicability OF STORM
electrical energy to any extent, it open
9 up u vista OF industrial revolution be
fore which the boldest may well hol'
his breath. II renders possible tn
storage for future use of the flful bu
l. tremendous forces of nature which d
r present ruu to waste. The wind, tn
waterfall among tle mountains, an
:, the tide on the shore, by which til
> simple agency OF the dynamo machin
and the storage battery may in fe
, years compete with the steam engine
Il it1 own field Sir William Armstron
y has long liz up his picture gallery
y Rothbury by the aid OF little mont
y tain iivdlot, and GodalmiDg has she's
u that a town may be- lighted by tho riv,
e on which 1t stands "A tenth part
e the tilnl energy in the valley OF IL
u Severn, says prof Sylvanus ThompsO
, would light every city, and anoth
y tenth would turn every loom, splndl
X aud axle in Great Britain" In lrelar
tN0 III DtNAlNhtf IA W ave NbA ~ 'fH
10 Of the hilly distriolsin England, mou
e tain torrents generate f1rce which,
stored and used, would enable us
70 dispense with coal for all purposea Q
'i cent for heat, and even heat may ,
'h be laid into our houses by wire as VI
az as light and force. II sneh prospe
is realized the whole distribution
population in Great Britain aud Ii
lAud may be altered, aud electricity N
4. Tar ontdo the exploits of the rilw
N. ia settling towns adAncing' all on
IA Britain
n. The consequences OF such a revo
~ ton, which. amoug other chang
N, might restore To tho southwest the
ut promacy which passed 10 me norlhe
..r under She influence OF the steam 1
a.. CINE, would necessarily be soenormS
Le that "A d hardly worth while ~ allu
hn tn a bill for rc-aisifihutiug yeats la L
n. hameut as ono OF the nlnor cham
M. Witch would follow ia ia wake Nett
m. need No dwell upon the iuligeat 90,
"a. oi the production q a cheap and b
at liant light upon the mofals Of
streets although Ia Boston they
clsgs that one 0lruIin lamp Is N tn
lh $50 Az nNe pu|ipamvn. liui there
ht AGO ohmgta ihv uos lurce b hkol,
ty lpfnluee sAiah should % meutpp
iHr hy f,rilltaiirs thr distribution ul q
oet ID vii tend 90 pgomelu dao,ntgallsat
'no aaA pn,slDN uls, bring shout . ~
kes equal iiaillbltiou ps wealth tlis
A. Oiiy, unlike tna s,pam, docs not nee'