The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-04-08

How Warships Communicate.

How Warships Ccmmunicatc.
Every battleship ut sea has it's wire
less installation adjusted so that it can
send and receive signals and messages
to other squadrons at sea or in harbor
aud to stations ashore. For the pur-
pose of obtaining information as to the
whereabout of the enemy and guarding
against surprises wireless telegraphy
is. of course. invaluable. says the Wire
less World. A great number of cruisers
are sent out ahead and spread II num-
ships is to keep thorough lookout and
report to the ship in the battle fleet
looking out on their particular wave
length. This ship in turn reports by
semaphore or Morse lamp to the ad-
miral of the battle fleet. The cruisers
are sometimes assisted by torpedo boat
destroyers. Now, if thirty of these
ships are used 1t will be readily seen
that the area of their vision is enor-
nous, and it would be almost impos-
.sible for feet to pass unobsersed.
Immediately any of the ships sight the
enemy's squadron they would report at
once by wireless, stating the number
of ships sighted. with their speed, lati-
tude and longitude. etc. The admiral
would then give his orders, also by
wireless. Weekly.
Queerest Dolls In the World.
The dollies played with by little Mo-
hammedan children are sadly unique.
| They are not allowed any features and
are. In fact, little more than mere bun
| dies of rags rolled up. Mrs. Penny in
Southern India" recalls the reason for
this deficiency The Moslems believe
that any human figure that is made by
man will receive life at the last Gag
and will reproach its maker for having
brought it into existence without hav-
ing the power to endow it with human
/ und spiritual privileges. One feels that
/ the prophet might have compromised
| little when it came to dolls. especially
| in view of what was later to happen.
When British rupees were first cir
culatcd in India the figure of the SOW
crcign i'll relief was regarded with dis
| trust. Fortunately for the pence of the
| merchant the eye was so small MS to
be almost invisible. Through this loop
hole the followers of the prophet found
Il way of escape from the difficulty. de-
Gliding that no harm would come in the
use Of the money
A Stonehenge Legend.
Friar's Heel is the name given to q
large stone mt Stonehenge, England
An interesting tale surrounds the plac.
ing Of this stone III its present up
right position 1t is related that Geof
frey Of Monmouth said that the devil
bought some stones Of an old woman
in Ireland, wrapped them up in withies
, and took them to Salisbury plain. Be
fore he got to Mount Ambre the withie.
broke and one of the stones fell int
. the Avon; the rest were carried to tn,
, plain. After the fiend had fixed then
in the ground he cried out. "No maj
will ever find out how these stones
! came here" A friar replied, THAT
, more than thee can teIl,'' whereupol
the fiend threw one of the stones a
? him and struck him on the heel TIL
: stone stuck in the ground and is SAT-
] to remain there to the present hour.
G A Remarkable Prediction.
2 Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts.
!. circular In 17S7 booming" the SCI
II tlement which the New EnglandeI
d were about to plant on the Ohio at th
t mouth of the Mliskingum, declared thu
Il "thc current down the Ohio and til
g Mississippi" for produce and merchal
e. disc of all sorts would one day II
r more crowded than any other stream
q on earth,. which WAS IL remarkab
4 prediction considering that 1t W;
r Elade twenty years before Fulton
Clermont was launched in the Hudso
!. which was the first steamboat In Il
world ever put in successful operatio
" That load becomes light which
eheerfllly born.-Ovid.