Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-22
Edison GEtdOne.

| Edison GItd0ne.
| Tho latest of these "phoue' inventions is
stomaohaphenc A gentleman iu this city is
the inventor, though he will be compelled to
pay royalty to tho Bell Telephone Company,
tor the use CT the bell, The stomachaphode is
a peculiar concern, aud sometimes We think it
will not Woik, but tho invert?r is saDsuire.
lie proposes to have casral Office, with wircs
runniug to every house. At meal time eysry
pofson IN the hOusc Il connected With Tue con-
| ira. otico BY a wr5 which enters the mouth
and touches dis, which reaches the palate,
| like the house OF correction gag, for instance.
| At tho central cfice 40 elaborate dioner is pre-.
pared aud placed 90 table which is charged
with electricity. When soup comts on the
table, wire is placed in the soup, The operator
touches button aud connects tho soup with
! every tonss that is subscriber, aud to every
| inmate of every house. At FIRST O person 80
| connected feels bubbling. su,h as at times
comes through the telephone when the fellow
at the end has got ready to talk. Tho bubbling
sound is followed By the delicious taste Of the
soup. which goes by tho palate into the stomach.
| VI course thcrs is no soup comes through the
| wire, but the effect Is ust the same.
| Ii is hat sup, on the same principle Of fat
| money, and it warns the stomach aud braces
| man up After soup comes fish and roast of
| beef, aud 40 on d0wn the bill cf fare. Oae
| meal, it is estimated br the Inventor, is enough
| for hundred thousand people, so it will bo
seen that the saving will be cnolmous The in.
ventor has an oficl 10 orc of our restaurants,
| and hiss wires runniog to a number of news.
| paper Offices, and be has boen experimenting
on several editors and reporters Tor the past
| week. MIR. Harger cf The Wis,ousio, Mr..
| Yeuoiuo of the Signal, DR.. Magann Of the
| News, Mr.. Beysr of tn, Sen;ioel, and Mr..
Northrop IF tho Chicago TIMES, and several
geollsmeD, arc being experjm anted on. and
| they express confidence 10 the success of tho
enterprise.
! Mr.. Harger claims that Ii, has gained thiit7
pounds 10 week, This article is not written
as an advertisement, as there is 90 stock in the
stomaohaphone for sale. However. if it works,
death blow will have been struck at hotels
and boarding houses. If the gentlomcn that
are being exporimented upon live another week.
| the inventor will at once contract to furnish
private residences by the new method. he has
not get tried 70 transmit beer or its effects
through the stomschaphonc, but be feels cer-
tain that it is rs easy to send beer as soup. II
| it should be demonstrated that beer could DO
| transmitted, 90 immeDss business will ba done,
as more people dlGk beer ths3 eat. The p:o.
gress OF the experiments wil be watch I'd with
great interest. -IsckS Sun.
A ROYAL ROMANCE. rr;nccss Of Pfus.
sia at one tus received snsl and antique
ring from her 80 Verness for present. Abjut
3 year alter the occurrence The court received
v!si. from the Grand Duke Nicholas, the brother
ci'thc Emperor At:xacder, snl who at that Tina
IVES 20! the hciE ex2co!aut of the crown. The
Grand Duke SAW The princess, aGd, with tho
qaick resolve Oa,ivc TO his disposition, inme
distely determined to ask her in marriage. On
day, as hu was s.s!cd by her s:do at the roya!
dinner table, he spike to her cf ts forthcoming
departure. sdGirg that il depended upoa her
sWhc:ker OF not bis s!ey ;a Ber'!a should be pro.
loDyed.
What sac!l DO, then, TO ahu,uoo your ia
ttentiGns?' va, ;ba reply of tie spili9g prir-
!ceSs.
"Ycu uust not refuse 70 receive my ad-
Idresses," !mmstis.oiy rs.u,ued the outspoken
Nicholas.
"YGu as:l much.'
| IL ask ever moro. Yyu ought 10 cire rls
tsoua e1cGuraEem:a. ia I:y tmdeaVGI7 70 plcose
iyGu."
Thai is still more dlicGi:. Rcsisa tnc nl3,
mort is no! wall chosen t9r favor"
I beg your Ko?sI Hiehness to siye ne sign
thst / au not totally iadit-ren! TO ycu. You
have 8 little ring on your iager, to- possession
OF which would ;aGko me hsppy. l beseech you
TO give ne the ring"
What give tho ring st the dinner table, and
in the presence OF sll these peop!s?''
Let me sea-prsss it into this piece of bread
ana give il 10 meh
And press tao ring into pieca Of brssd shs
did, and gave i! 10 the future Emperor Nicho.
las took ao carly opportunity to leave tho hall,
and on exhuming the treasure from its waeaten
tomb. discovered sn inscription on the inner
aide II French, and running to tho following
sfsct: VI h,pCyatricc dc RusSic.'
He Is said - havo worn the keepsGke for :ha
rest CT his days, attached 10 chsa round his
neck, the ring being 100 smsll of course for any
of his colossal a0gers The future Empress, it
seems, had been uncousciou5ly wearing for some
lime the emblem of herfuture greatness.
OUEER H0JySE An frc,ntric Enolish-