Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-01-27

~t-lectricsi rsolor> have bccn 40
greatly improved 20 late that they viii
nav pull ns ,rly ~ 90 p.,nnd<
"A conrists electric lighting plant
n being iasfsli~d ~ Ps>eoar. X. I. The
plant viii protsely furnish Itch. 20 IN.
neighectifsr town 81 Harris a. well ns
60 Pascoag.
"A Wild roosc recently ficve against
. big electric light pat. ln Alameda
with such forcc ~ not oniy - break
the glass but IN bend the br<ss rods
tina, supported IL
The trustees of the college in Rir-
mingharn. Ala. have established q
special school of electric engineering.
The school has laboratory well equip
ped with dysamos and osher electrical
appliances
The remsrkably beautiful green
color of sosnc preserved beans aud 9th.
or vegetables il said % DC obtained by
boiling the vegetables I'm a copper ves-
sci while an electric current il passed
through a.
The benefit Of the electric iirh, in
the factories OF Germany il said 90 have
been 80 marked that n IL proposed 10
make - use compulsory In all works
where artificial light IL employed dur
.ng wori ing hours
"A frcnchman has invented an i'm.
proved method Of teicgraphing. 30 that
u il practicablc 10 transmit, one han.
drcd and iifty words per minute on q
single wire The message when dcliv-
cred from, the machine IL type written.
An electric device for clearing a
track Of obstruc,ions il among the new
est ideas IL consistn OF a triangular
steel folding frame. over which a net il
stretched. This Is placed on the front
of n locomotive and can he opened at
Will catching the obstruction upon a.
The Dukes County Street Railway
Co. has perfected it, organization. and
will now proceed To secure right of
way from Cottage City 10 Clay Head.
Mass "A distance OF about twenty Eve
miles The construction OF the line
viii &c pushed a. rapidly ~ possible.
and when completed a will Be the long.
cst electric road In the United states.
"A new sort OF bed-warmer was
tried by Mr.. T.. r.. Chairman. ~ Oregon
City. Ore He placed an incandsscont
electric light under the clothes, 20
warm his feet, and was soon in com.
Portable slumbcr. In about an hour
he awolse with start aud In an instant
was as lively as n hen on a hot rriddlc.
The electric light had set fro to the
bed clothes
"A new electrical invention u n De.
vice for regulating the intensity of q
lamps light, and l. Ia bc made 40 that
IL can be applied 90 any lamp lamp
lifted with the new invention can he
turned mp and down the same a. a gas
jet. IL Is purely mechanical device.
and in shape Is cylinder two and one.
half inches long and one aud three
fourths inches in diameter
M. oovaiof. Moscow scientist.
has discovered that when lightning
strikes in forest the white poplar
tpopulus alba) IL the first 60 attract A.
lie came To- the conclusion that the
tree can be used an natural lightning
rod and he submitted a memorial e. the
minister OF the interior advocating tina,
the planting OF a white poplar before
every house In village be made obli-
gatory upon the peasants 20 prevent fire
by lightning
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
in 1870 had il2. 1871 miles of wire. a972
Offices, sent o. i57. $40 messages at an ex.
pense OF ss.9i0 772 and at cost 10 the
publ offs iss, 73s. Tins netting So g27..
96o profit II now has G7s. D9I miles oi
wire, 10. 49, Offices. and last year sent
55.s7s. 7o2 messages. for which IL re.
ceived 81. ss7. o29, ut an expense of SIS.
0T4,sos, with profit OF 1914. 72s. The
average toll per message was Al. "a in
1903. rs cents in 1850 and 3iA cents Ia
1900