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Show Trolley Rail Tugboat. Tens of a new louring system, In-tiled In-tiled by a German engineer, Herr oss. have recently been made on the iirtmuiid Kiiis Canal, which give omlfe that the Invention will be a li cess. An elastic rail la laid at the Hioiii of the canal, and the tugboat riles Ht Its bottom four rollera which asp this rail. These rollers are oper-ed oper-ed froia the boat which Is thus pro-lb pro-lb d A large economy of imwer l limed for this method The exri I'litnl tug Is worked by electricity. ,. energy being obtained through a ble Kim ii n auxiliary boat equipped 111 a dynamo. This, however. Is on- sii fXH'ilmeni. and In ordinary ni lug a troiey wire would be ln-llei ln-llei jiloiiKh'de the canal Kietrl-I Kietrl-I oiiiailnii (an obviously be re- - d by crude oil motors, eic., each ii-e being fitted with a set of rollera IIIK i II the rail |