Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-10-10
Twenty Questions and Answers About
& n ~ a 8S Electricity. Is

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series Of papers on the railroads
Of our country, which have been il
Illustrated with very attractive engrav-
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ceiyed, Acompanion series on cleo
! sztricity3has been bag,,n and will con-
1 tlniie for a few months. In connec-
q tion with them the following items Of
information appear in the form of
ls,anestions and answers:
B How strong current is used to
seTa a message over IN Atlantic Gu
&bie ,
Thirty cells of battery only. Equal
4 10 80 volts.
What is the longest distance
over which conversation by telephone
is daily nnintainedP
About 7b0 miles, from Portland,
Maine, to Buffalo, N. Y.
3. What is the fastest time made
by an electric railway?
A mile a minute by a small expert
mental car. 20 miles an hour on
street railway system.
sE534. How many miles of s,ibniaiiile
cable are there in operation?
Over 100000 miles, or enough to
girdle tho earth four times.
s. What is the maximum power
generated by an electric motor?
Seventy-five horse power. Ex-
periments indicate that 100 horse
power will soon be reached.
6. How is break in submarine
cable located?
BY measuring the electricity need
ed to charge the remaining unbroken
part.
Z. How many miles of telegraph
wire in operation in the U. s.?
Over a million, or enough to encir-
Gle the globe fortv times.
6. How many messages can be
transmitted over wire at one time ?
-Four, by the quadruplcx system in
daily use.
s 8. How is telegraphing from a
moving train accomplished2
Through circuit from the car
roof inducting current in the wire
on poles along the track.
10. What are the most widely
separated points between which it is
possible to send a telegram?
British Columbia and New Zea-
land, via America and Europe.
II. How many miles of telephone
wire in operation in the U. S.?
More than 10000, over which
1,055,000 messages are sent daily.
12. What is the greatest candle
power of arc light used in light
house?
Two million, in lighthouse at
Houstholm, Denmark.
13. How many persons in the U.
: s zero ons"god i" hnsinnss depending
,ney on electricity
Bcstimated, 250,0O0.
B4. How long does it take to trans
yit a message from San Francisco
) Hong Kong?
\ About fifteen minutes. Via New
/ York, Conso, Penzance,, Alden, Bonn
av, Madras, Peking, and Singapore.
Associo' hat is the fastest time made
and operator sending messages by
effcotdystem2
Mode 3 forty-two words per minute.
Gle, How many telephn!9Bfifh 9r"S
Tteasa,,,,e u So, l"
), About 100000.
J, II. What war vessel has the most
,mplete electric plant?
e. .ITnited States man of war, "Chi-
ehgo." !
& 18. What is the average cost, per
mile, of Transatlantic submarine
cable?
About $1,000.
10. How m.ny miles of electric
railway arc there in operation in the
us?
About 400 miles, and much more
under construction.
20. What strength of current is
dangerous to human life?
Five hundred volts, but depending
largely on physical conditions.
The Corsicana Democrat says :
"Many farmers become discouraged
with their lot when they observe
how some men in other walks of life