The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-14
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

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DIR. n. r. 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.
In Harlem IN. " grocery store
there is usually on exhibition a pyra-
mid of 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 sharp trot, and communica-
ton was had at all times with the
camp. twelve miles distant.
Mr. Allan, 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 with Allan's model was made
recently in the presence of the earl or
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 a woman. Her name is Sophia
HI. Caruthers, and she lives at Sydney,
New South Wales Australia. The pat
ent, 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 it's fexibility, and is
connected with a battery. The bather.
inst 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 a capital stock of So 600, 0Oo ID.
H. Louderback, j. l.. Cochran, Dunlap
Smith and others are incorporates,
and it is generally understood that the
stock is largely held by capitalists who
are behind the Northwestern elevated
road. Indeed, Mr.. Lauderback. presl-
dent of the Northwestern l., IS said To
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'
tenn. The new line will connect with
, the Northwestern L at Wilson avenue,
/ 81 miles from the county building IN a
northwesterly direction. The road VIII
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, II the
: road is ever built. it will be the Longest
s;rpla electric railway line eXtant, the
r length being about ninety miles