The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-12-09
IN THE -ELEcTRIcAL WOULD.

The first lightning conductor wa
invented by an obscure bohemian
monk in 1884
Japan has at present S,543 miles o
telegraphic lines consisting of 24,s1.
miles of wire, s75 telephone lines made
up of 1924 miles of wire, and in subma
rine cables 2l4 miles.
AN automatic electric music lea,
turner is about to be put upon the mar
ket. 1t can be easily attached to any
piano music rack, and is operated by
touching button with the foot.
| "A new wire for telephone use is be.
ing tried in Germany. 1t is made ur
OF an aluminium bronze core covered
with copper bronze coating. It is re-
ported to have low resistance with
great tensile strength.
Sweden will soon have a long dis.
lance telephone line that will be long
er than the line connecting Chicago
and New York. The line will connect
Malmoc and HapAranda, and will prob
ably be in operation some time next
year.
Switzerlands numerous waterfalls
have proved means for the genera
ton and supply of an abundant amount
OF power for comparatively small ex-
penditure of capital. At the end of
last year there were in that country
552 electric light installations and SO
plants for the electrical transmission of
power.
"A correspondent wants to know
whether a man could hang by his
hands from an overhead trolley wire
without receiving shock. There would
be no danger of serious harm if the
man chung on with one hand, but if he
used both hands, there would be
chance of his receiving split current
through his hands and arms.
I'm anticipation of the exhibition in
celebration of the 110Oth anniversary
of the city of Kyoto, Japan, and of the
fourth national exhibition, it is pro-
posed to construct an electric railway
between the site of the national exhi-
bition and the Schichite railway sta
ton, Kyoto. The proposed road, if
built, will be about five miles long.
During the August evolutions of
the French Mediterranean squadron an
accident occurred which illustrated in
q very striking manner the effective
ness of the modern electric search
light service. On tho 18th of August |
the squadron, after sailing up the coast
Df the island of Corsica, was lying at |
anchor at Bastia- Just after midnight |
The Tage, q cruiser of the first class. |
by the aid OF its protector q |
small boat without distinguishing |
lights or signals. 1t was proceeding
between the lines of the thanking cruis-
BIS and the ironclads. It did not join |
my of the French ships, AMI as it was
wholly unexpected, the beams of the
search light were kept directed toward
is path, and its movements were care
'ully studied. At the same time the hor- /
ION was scanned by means of q sec
md protector on the military mast, and
'our other boats of the same character
we're discovered. When their presence
vas detected the boats lighted their
signal lamps They were seen to be
Italian torpedo boats, which, it is al
eyed, had found it interesting to fol-
ow the evolutions of the French SQUAD
on and secure information concerning
he night tactics. The presence of the
Italian craft was deemed SO suspicious
hat the French admiral thought it adj
isable to report the occurrence to the
'rench minister of marine.