Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-06
BARE WIRE TELEPHONE LINE.
Two Indiana Towns. Fifteen Miles
 Apart, Successfully Connected.


 Apart. Successfully Connected.
 An Anderson, Ind, correspondent writes: One of the most novel tele- phone systems in the world Is the ''barbwi.e" line. which connects the towns Of Anderson. Pendleton and In- gals. It is fifteen miles in length. It's inveLso builder aad sole owner, Cas- sius bfey of Penaiston Ind. now has six subscribers at $50 a year each. The time is not far distant when there gill be ten-fold this number Ons clothing company at Anderson with branch stores at Pendleton, and the Wagner Glass Works. with offices at Anderson and factory at Ingalls,, ara using this barp-wire system in their business affairs exclusively They use the line frequently They can convert 1t into ! private line by plugs so ar- ranged that when one party is using She line he can cut out all others except in MT. Alleys residei.ee, which is used as central station. It is no e.lag- geraticn to say that this barb-wire telephone system is quite as satisfac- tory as the copper circuit of the Bell. Ordinary phones are used with no special strength of battery and there ta very little trouble with the lines. fn constructing the line Mir Alley used the top strand of the barb-wirs fence of the Big Four railway, mak- lng the connections with the offices of his subscribers with ordinary tele- phone wire. In some instances where he posts had rotted 1t was necessary 60 paint the wire and posts With rub Der paint tt insutate the wire. The whole line of fifteen miles was built at a cost of about $100, and the outfit for each house, consisting of receiver. transmitted, battery. call, etc, costs not over $10. The line has been in operation since December g, and has not been out of order except for few hours when fast train on the rail, way track struck COW, threw hes body against the fence and broke the wire
 PERSIAN RUGS OF IRISH MAKE. Deft weavors on ths Old Sod TurB Out
 Perfect Imitation.
 Just 9 year ago some manufacturers of artistic textiles touring in Donegal resolved on establishing a place for the making of Eand-tufted carpets Of the description generally known as Turkish or Persian" The peculiar ity of this fabric IS that from it's na- ture it must be hand production The
 
 tufts are tied by the fingers in knots in longitudinal warps, which are stretched between two long parallel beams. The carpets are made to the size and shape of any room. The de. sign is placed in front and the girls from three to 6 dozen according to the size of the carpet, select the colors indicated row by row, which are tied, then bound down by shoots" of wool en Weft drawn across the entire width and beaten firm by small ron-teothed hammers There is interesting variety and pleasure in the work, and it Is such that individual skill and work manship come largely into play. Alto. gether, 1t is just such an industry aa Is suited to the rural districts of Ire land. No steam power is required and there is therefore TO handicap on the commercial side by the absence of coal, The first years experiment with the Irish girls has proved that they are aa- mirably adapted for tie work. The girls shox nimbIeness of fingers and sharpness of eye for color and form that have quite astonished their teach- CTS and they take to the work with a spirit and cheerfulness quite refresh Ing. So convinced are the promoters of it's ultimate success that they have planned out broad scheme that will spread the work all over the west of Ireland and give employment to many hundreds Of girls and boys.--London Furniture Record.