Show J r 1 T. T F r Around the World In 4 3 Second Around the world in three-fourths three of or ofa ofa ora a second and less is the trip a cable message makes Since the laying ol or orthe the cable from San Francisco to Manila Ma Mil nila completed the telegraphic circuit of the earth it became possible to measure by the ordinary method of telegraphic longitude the arc across the Pacific and hence to complete the entire circle of the globe Of necessity necessity sity this must be equivalent to degrees degrees de de- grees or t i twenty four enty four hours of tine time and the interest lies in noting how nearly the sum of the links which g go goto to make male up the whole approximate to this total and thus obtaining g some indication of the degree of ac which attaches to such operatic s The There d are several routes acl oas s t ta h 1 eastern hemisphere by which the tue end of cf the Pacific cable might b bi joined md tend taking one one direct r ut v v v a a Ma v a a. a aras it appears that the closing ns e error roi rOl rOlIs is less thin thana a fifth of a 3 second second second-Lh lim if is to sa say th the sum of the varl various us linich I exceeds exceeds eds 24 hours by by only ly sc second nm Another interesting fact comes conies cut This Pacific cable consists of pf four s sec c by hy transmitting stations station at it Honolulu Midway Isla island d add G Guam the total length of cable bein being nautical miles The time a a. a si signal na takes to traverse this length excluding ing lag that occupied by re reading and passing pass ing on the messages at intermediate points Is Is not quite t three three fourths fourths diate of ol a a second s t New Fire Escape Equal to the danger on sea Is te the danger from file flie on onland land When a firebreaks fire firebreaks firebreaks breaks out th there re Is seldom tl time ne to i Instantly Applied escape by the ordinary way and Immediate immediate Im im- mediate means are Imperative This is especially true in large houses where t there ere a are e no ncr fire tire escapes An Ohio woman woman has devised a fire fire escape escape ladder which is commendable in several several several sev sev- eral respects as It embodies strength and nd effi efficiency together with simplicity of f construction and land has many advantages over a a ch chain ln a and d rope rope which are often often used used In this fire fire escape escape ladder ladder lad lad- adder der the rounds of the ladder are strung on cables two on each side Extensions projecting to the rear are formed on every round round the extension contacting with the wall of the buildIng building building build build- ing when the ladder Is in use to space it sufficiently to allow of a a good foothold foot foot- hold The cables s extend between and andare andare andare are clamped to two plates the rounds resting on and being supported by these plates Blocks which rest Vm ton 0 the window sill have hooks which catch under the sill the blocks blocks being adjustable on rods to to accommodate the apparatus to different sized wn dows Pivoted to each block are arc II list which support chains the thet rabies b IK ht r n suspended from the chains In o e of ot fire the ladder can be I I Ir o swung out of the window and within the burning r to safety I 1 |