The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-10-18
REGISTER AND VOTE.

We desire to call the particular
attention of the voters of this Par
ish to the fact that the vote cast by
this Parish at the Congressional
election in November under a reso-
luton passed by the late Convention
here, will be taken So the basis OF
representation in the Convention
two years hence. This makes it alb,
solutely necessary that we should
poll our full vote if we are to retain
our place of influence in future Con
ventions.
Besides this consideration it is
possible that an opposing candidate
to Hon. N. C. Blanchard may be put
in the field by the Republicans at
the eleventh hour, with the hope OF
catching mapping in this District.
When you are dancing with bear
it is wise policy to keep your eye on
your partner.
OF all the Parishes in the District
Rapides owes it most to herself and
to her distinguished son, who is the
Democratic nominee, to poll for him
full vote, that she may thereby
testify to her regard for him and to
her desire to honor and compliment
him as far as may be in her power
Therefore, voters of Rapides! it is
your duty to register and vote at the
approaching election even if there
should be no opposition.
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ON Thursday evening last, the
entire printing establishment OF the
Baltimore Sun, from basement te
garrett, was illuminated with Edison's
incandescent electric lamps, and thai
we'll known journal devotes a large
space in describing the success o.
this, it's latest enterprise. There
are in the building 66 lamps, six o.
which are in the stereotype foundry
The arrangement of the lamps ant
wires are such as to secure absolute
safety to human life, Mr.. Edison be
fore completing his system, having
declared he would have an absolutely
safe one or none at all. Among tb'
lights is a portable lamp that can b.
attached to any of the sockets by
flexible cord for examining the typ
on the beds of the presses and TO-
regulating the flow of ink from th'
fountains. It matters not, says tb'
Sun, how this portable lamp or any
of the others are held, it burns al
we'll upside down as in any othe
position. It adds that one gets M
idea of the incandescent lamp from
such electric lights as are used OF
the streets in Baltimore. In th,
latter powerful current of electrici
ty leaps from one carbon point t,
another, fusing both, the combustion
being accompanied by an intense
radiance. In the Edison light cur
rent of small intensity passes througl
a fine tilament of carbon, which i
raised to incandescence. Instead o
emitting piercing rays, as does TIL
arc light, the incandescent lamp diff
fuses a soft, brilliant light. The ar
system produces great dazzling
light, whose rays extend for lonl
distance. The incandescent lamp il
much smaller, and takes the place o
the gas jet in the tightening of int
riors. The arc light is in practic
not an even light. 1t wavers as tn
strength of the current fluctuates o
as the carbons shift their adjust
ments; it changes color and splitter
over impurities in the carbons. Th
incandescent lamp is perfectly STEADY
in it's illumination and uniform il
it's intensity.
TIE following are the distances o.
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroa
from Now Orleans to-
O Al4lerS. ~
IL Jefferson ................. III
IS St. Charles. ................... .21
"a BOutte ....,........... ... ~
80 Des Allemand's ...19
40 Raceland. ............... .lS'
AZ Ewings ................. 40
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