The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-09

praise from Austrian. Russian. Greek
and Turkish experts. who have tested
Them and. while large demands sri
inquiries for the new phone have
come from France. Germany. italy.
Spain, Portugal and the United States.
those from Great Britain have been
more noticeable. Within the cylinder
Of the telephone Is 4 small. dry eel.
me whole apparatus (includ5ng both
receiver and rnouthpiecs) being small
enough 10 60 in the pocket With each
instrument is coil Of thin copper wire.
and i is reckoned that z soldier could
easily carry Il. 600 feet Of this wire with
him The uses suggested for the port
aoae telephone are innumera BILE mill
tary considerations bsilg kept special
~ 70 the front OuTposts. il is de-
clareo- could BY its aid keep IN consuan:
communication with the main force.
and il IS pointed out that il would
furnish valuable means OF keeping
IN touch with headquarters for polica
and fire brigades. For use be-raen
railway coaches on q moving train. for
puoDc works. for steamers, for cyclists
ana In many other fields Il would BE-
most desirable
The largest searchlight in the word
manufactured in Germany. is now in
81. Louis and Is 10 crown the dome
Of the Woman's Magazine building. or
the Worlds Fair grounds. The lens
Is seven feet across and wiz reflect
lgnt OF 6.@11, 90 candle power that can
be seen 20 miles from 81. Louis. il is
asserted by tie manufacturers. II
was the intention OF the company 70
install the light secretly and in the
middle OF the night fash Il across the
city. The light viii be one OF the fea-
lures OF the Worlds Fair. The com
pany guarantees that il will throw
letters against the sky that can be
read 80 miles away. Worlds Fair
days and events Of unusual interest
viii be heralded abroad in this novel
fashion. No searchlight on the Worlds
Fair grounds viii compare with this
giant lamp, il is claimed 1t will be
installed on the highest point near ST.
Louis The dome of the building is
l35 feet from the ground, and
is lis feet above Broadway. The lamp
is mechanically arranged so that at the
touch of key il will recede into the
dome and be completely covered. The
operation is hydraulic. II can pe CT
rected at any angle in every point OF
the compass by a simple manipulation
of keys from the ONCE.
According 10 a recent report,
United States Consul General L. s.
Wilcox. ar Hankau. states that wood
oil is rapidly becoming an important
article Of commerce in China. and dur
ing the past year there was something
over $I.sS0OO0 worth of It shipped
from Hankau. Previous 10 1899 only
very small amount was shipped. But
after a report published during that
year q large trade sprang up. until
now two United States firms have 10
Gated branches there for the purpose
of exporting the oil. One Of these
firms has since last fall shipped about
200. 900 gallons. The value OF the oil is
due to its astringent and drying prop
critics. and il is used in varnish for
the higher grades OF furniture. There
are two kinds Of wood oil. one being
a yellow in color, and the other q dark
hue. The former is the one exported.
il being considered OF a better quality
than the dark During the past sea
son the price varied from s4e2 to ss.05
per pieul (133 Is pounds). The great
difficulty contended with was the alb
sence Of barrels. The oil when re-
ceived by the merchants in Hankau Is
in bamboo baskets, lined with oiled
paper. These baskets contain about
one picul OF oil each. One of the
American firms at Hankau has i'm
ported shocks for 5000 barrels AMI
machinery for setting them up. Las;
year 900 OF the seeds OF the oil tree
were planted in California and so far
are growing finely. Arrangements
have also been made for the importa-
ton Of 4.e10 more OF these seeds for
the same purpose.