Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-12-21
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.


burg, N. Y, has commenced the trans
portation of milk between the subur-
ban districts and the New York steam
boat landing.
DR.. M. e. Veeder declares that.
electric disturbances in the sun are
transmitted to the earth by the impal-
pable meteoric dust that he believes
fills inter-planetary space. All meteor
ties possess magnetic properties.
"A committee of Philadelphia coun-
cilmen recently witnessed trials of fif-
teen tenders for trolley cars. The
dummies used were of various sizes
and styles, being made up of wadding
or sawdust sewed in stout canvas.
I'm Harlem (N.sY.) grocery store
there is usually on exhibition pyra-
mid IF vegetables and fruit set in the
center of the floor and visible from the
street. Scattered through the pyra-
mid are incandescent electric lights of
various colors, which are arranged to
flash in different combinations at in
tervals.
During the recent English cavalry
maneuvres the field telegraph battalion
division of the royal engineers, per-
formed some very creditable work.
The battalion constantly accompanied
the cavalry, laying wire along the
ground as fast as they advanced, and
reeling it in again as they retired.
This was successfully accomplished,
even at a sharp trot, and communica-
ton was had at all times with the
camp, twelve miles distant.
Mr.. Allan, a resident of Melbourne,
Australia, has, it is said, invented an
electric submarine torpedo boat which
he claims can be sunk to any depth,
and can be run as fast as surface
boat. 1t can be kept submerged, he
says, for three days. A successful ex-
pertinent witt Allan's model was made
recently in the presence of the earl of
Hopetoun and many naval and military
officers After seeing the experiments
Rear Admiral Bowden-Smith gave the
opinion that the boat was all that Mr..
Allan claimed, and was destined to
revOlutionize naval warfare.
"A new electrical invention is the
idea of woman. Her name is Sophia
II. Caruthers, and she lives at Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia. The pat
emit, also taken out in the United
States, is for an electric towel intended
for the bath. The towel is woven on a
loose web of very fine wires, SO as not
to interfere with its fexibility, and is
connected with battery. The bather,
just out of the water, rubs the body all
over with the electrified cloth, thus
engendering healthy glow. This
ought really to be very useful thing
for weakly people. The current, OF
course, can be made as mild as may be
desired
The Lake Shore Electric Railway
Co., of Chicago, has been Incorporated
with capital stock of $l0,O0o,OOO. d,
Ii. Louderback, j. l.. Cochran, Dunlap
Smith and others are incorporators
and it is generally understood that the
stock is largely held by capitalists who
hIC bCliillu thC NOIbnWcbIcTu clcNdtGu
road. Indeed, Mr. Lauderback, presi
dent of the Northwestern L, is said tc
have admitted that such was the case
and added that the new electric lines
were to be used as feeders for the
| Northwestern L, much as the North
| Shore electric line is now used to attract
travel to the north division cable sys
TEN. The new line will connect with
the Northwestern l. at Wilson avenue
| Ga miles from the county building in &
northwesterly direction. The road will
run as close to the lake shore as posi-
BILE, and take in all the towns between
Chicago and Milwaukee. Preliminary
surveys are now being made, and, if the
road is ever built, it will be the longes'
single electric railway line extant, the
length being about ninety miles.