St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-02-18
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

-Eiectricity now operates com
bination punches for holes and shear.
for cutting out work in shoe factories
| Switzerland has 10l telephone ex
changes, Il, sos stations. s, 22aa5 miles oi
line and limits each subscriber to SOC
conversations in the course of the year
1t is said that Oshkosh, Wis. re.
-eivcd the presidential election returns
by long distance telephone from New
York ono hour in advance of the
reports
The gates of the Worlds fair arc
to be opened at o'clock in the morn
ing and closed at in the evening. ex-
cept where special entertainments arc
provided for, when they may be open
until II o'clock. The price of admission
has been fixed at fifty cents
Mr.. r. L. Garner. who is on his way
to an African jungle to study the 81.
mean tongue, takes with him an clab-
crate apparatus. including a cage of
steel wires capable Of being charged
with electricity. Mr. Garner will live
in this cage. The electrical attachment
is for the purposes of protection.
"A novel way Of illuminating tun-
mel has been devised in Paris. Reflect
ors throw the light from many electric
lamps sixteen feet above the rails to
the sides of the tunnel, where it is
again reflected by FURNISHED tin, a soft
and agreeable light. The trains auto
matically turn the current on and of in
entering and leaving the tunnel
The most recent estimates of the
tries in the United States is &729, 600, 600,
and of this amount $3.50. OOO, 600 repre-
sents the proportion which electric
lighting and power have attained; $780,
600. 900 is also the estimated investment
in electrical supplies, of which the cleo
trio lighting and railway appliances
constitute large proportioni
-Sewells falls, on the Merrimac
river are to be utilized for the develop
ment of electric power. These falls
are three miles from Concord, n. H.,
and the current will be utilized for
power and lighting purposes in the
city. From it probably 5000 lights will
be operated in this city. The central
station, which is to be built at the falls,
will have. on the whole, capacity of
/, 200 horsepower
"A physician residing in Port Repub-
lie, Va, was called to see . man who
was struck by lightning in thunder.
storm while riding upon his horse. Tho
electric current passed from the limb
Of tree to the mans head, divided 10
go down each leg, and though cniy
him unconscious for several
hours. actually killed the horse. 1t is
that the wet clothing on the
man may have protected him from
death.
Although the majority of men who
are placed in charge of the electric cars
soon learn the business, many amusing |
are made, not only by green |
hands. but also by those who are sup
posed to know the ropes. says the Elec- |
.rical Review. This was the case with |
/ Pittsburgh electric car conductor who |
.ame to the end of his route, and, being |
/ green hand. replaced the trolley
Wheel against a telephone wire cud |
rave the signal to start but of course
he car would not 60 He finally telc.
,honed for help. He got it, and also
rot some advice about seeking a posi-
ion where less brain effort would be
equired.
1T is stated that a syndicate of en-
'incers has applied for the privilege of
an elevated railroad in
'aris to be operated by electricity. The
roject divides the city into two parts
y line running north and south. A
ew street, 165 feet in width, will be
uilt, which will open into the princi-
al quarters, the bourse, the Halles
the Palais du Senat and the
ardin des Plantes. The central part
this route will be reserved for the
levated line, which will have two
racks resting upon four rows of iron
% feet in height The pro-
,cted line will connect with the Metro.
olitan railway and with the important
mes which already exist