The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

rounded the great lakes Of Osntra
Africa IL largely solved in the nsr
number Of the Geographical Journa
Dy Mr.. j. q. 8. Moore. His explora
tionss have linked together much in
formation previously rather fragmen
tary. Tanganyika was discovered b
Burton and Spoke in 1857, and the la&
ter brought to England q few shell
picked up on it's shore which foun,
their way to the British museum. Som
OF them puzzled the experts, fos
though taken from a fresh water lax
very far inland, they strongly resem
oled genera which inhabit the sea
Tney had also cuTiously old worl,
aspect, as II they we're lineal descend
ants OF shells which lived about tn
time when the limestones called COL
ties were formed, or considerably be
lore our chalk was deposited. But tn
little known about Africa had led 70
oiog1sts to suppose that, at any rate
the central and southern parts hat
been above the sea far longer thar
this. In course OF time. however, NOR,
discoveries were mad In Tanganyika
including shells Of similar types, pc
cuiiar fishes, crabs. prawns, sponges
and even jelly fish-in fact, a mum.
Der OF creatures. all suggesting thai
their ancestors had been marine. Thor
IN 1897 Mr.. Moore visited the lake
and brought back collections which
placed the matter beyond doubt But
the settlement Of that question only
raised another. In what way did Tan
ganyika communicate with the sea /!
Some ten years ago Prof. Suess. OF vi.
emma, by piecing together the intorma-
ton gathered by travellers In the more
central parts OF Africa, came to the
conclusion that the continent on it,
eastern side was traversed by q re-
markable group Of riffs. which had
resulted In the formation Of valleys,
In these lay the longer and narrower
OF the African lakes. He traced the
rift system" from Syria, along the
valley OF the Jordan. down the Red
sea. southwark into Africa. Near Lake
Rudolf 1t divides the to branches
opening out to inclose a broad tract
OF highlands in the middle of which
is the wide Victoria Nyanza. The
western arm passes through the AL
bert lake, Kivu and Tanganyika, turn.
Ing eastward from the south end OF
the last to the head of Nyassa. Here
It Is very probably Joined by the east.
ern branch, which can be traced 70.
long way, passing to the west OF
Kenya and Kilimanjaro. These great
rlrtS would seem to be the natural
lines Of connection with the ancient
ocean. and, If SO, that could be tracked
by seeing which of the lakes contained
the strange creatures of Tanxanytka
80 second expedition was organised
headed by MIR. Moore to examine the
whole chain of lakes along the west
ern Rife Valley" from Nyassa to the
Albert Nyanza. His former expedi.
ton had made 1t almost certain that
Nyassa had never been In communi.
cation with the sea. Consequently
the way could not have been from the
south. In Tanganyika he found still
more evidence OF an ancient marine
'auna which had tenanted it's waters
1t time when the lake covered a
much larger area. But neither in
Aivu nor In the Albert Edward lake |
lor In the Albert Nyanza could he dis.
over any traces OF these marine crea.
ures. Their fauna. like that of Nv.
lssa, was wholly lacustrine. More than
hat. Mr.. Moore found that the river
training Kivu descends as a torrent
trough an upland region to the old
lead OF Tanganyika and that the for.
ner lake is cut Off from the Albert
Edward by huge mass Of volcanoes
ONE OF which are still active. Strange
s 1t may seem he gives good reasons
or believing that Kivu had been
ormed by the outbreaking Of these
olcanoes, which have damned up
tream that formerly ran to the north
III the water at last found an out.
It In the opposite direction down ia
'anganyika. Thus, strange as It NAV
eem. the sea can only have lain tc
he west, over the present basin of the
'ongo.-Inndon Standard.
School Bell Rings by Electricity.
Near Roanoke. ILL.,. near the center
the state, there Is a school teacher
hose ingenuity might not please all
his pupils-that is, the indolent
les. e. N. Wheelwright teaches
strict school, and in district school,
ou know-or perhaps some city chill
ZEN do not know-the teacher has to
ng the bell and build the IRE and
weep the floor, unless he pays some
nbitious boy to do it for him. But
lis teacher does not have to hire a
BY to ring the bell, nor does he ring
himself, yet, no matter what he may
doing at o'clock in the morning.
le bell sets up q CATER that no boy !
girl can escape. Mr.. Wheelwrirht
rs arranged a clock which at the
'oper hour sets In motion an electric
oparatus that puts the bell to ringing.
ne boys OF that district have no Longer I
ny hope that the teacher will be so
igrosed In some task that he will for
< to call school. The bell rings also
lo:4S a. m. p. m, 2:30 p. m. and
o'clock. (,
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