Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-20
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a Massachusetts, judge viii not believe
professional spy whose evidence Is uncor-
rolorated. he acquitted hotel-keeper,
charged with illegal iiquor'sclling, although
a law-and-order league agent, who had
boa, ded for two months in the house, swore
TO regular sales.
The latest spiritualistic apparatus consists
Of a telephone diaphragm attached ID tne
Sounding Hoard OF a piano, and connecten
by wire to second piano in the immedi-
ate neighborhood. Music played upon the
latter Is reproduced upon the former but
more sweetly and delicately than when orr,
einslly played. The device was detected
in Providence after very remuneratNc
moutb's run.
The fanatics who maintain the descent OF
Fnglishmen from the lost ten tribes are
having public debate on the question IN
Englsnd. A man named Hine, who |, the
leader OF the movement, declares that eng
land would gain $50, 100000 in reduced
taxation by accepting the craze, but does
no. state how. They now propose to trans
fer the field Of their iabors to America as
more hopeful soil.
In Mianns. Conn. there is house built
twenty-five years ago by man named van
\, strand, who has lived in 1t all these years
without removing the scltf0lding that was
used in lis erection. Only part OF The rooms
src finished. and il Is said that the house
was LETT in that condition to escape the pay
neni OF taxes.
The search for ways by which whiskey
csn be aged. and which has been going on
for many years. has brought TO light the
l.. 4. inc "A pllR.
itic light I'm an annealed glass tube into the
barrel. This process. however. does not
meet with the approval Of the insurance
authori les. rs they fear that the wire might
be accidentally crossed. which would
cause nm instantaneous explosion.
A Dutchman lately bought Kitchen
stove in Paris at an enormous price. When
the stove had to be fixed. after long jour
ney TO Rotterdam, the manufacturer who
was entrusted with that tlsk decllred the
stove 10 he one that had been made in his
own factory. The Dutchman. nothing dauni-
ed, pointed TO the French trademark. but
was undeceiyed when. after removing the
little iron mask, the metal trademark OF the
Dutch manufacturer appeared.
A curious experiment has lately been
made at Acqui. Italy. by the proprietor OF
some baths. This gentleman has At his dis
posal an inexhaustible supply Of hot water
from a natural spring, the temperature
being 1879 Fahrenheit. The surplus not
required for the baths has been diverted SO
as to flow through pines to garden on the
outskirts OF the town. Here the warm liquid
flows beneath n number OF forcing-irames,
containing melons, tomatoes, aspar gus,
and other garden produce. The result is
that supply Of these delicacies |: resdy Tor
market at very early period OF the year,
when therefore they fetch high price.
A newspaper man in the northern part OF
The State Of New York stumbled upon
factory in the back woods. He entered the
establishment and found within il ma
chine that resembled very much huge
pencil-sharpener. 1t was revolving very
rapidly. In it were placed large sticks OF
poplar wood, and these sticks were soon
converted into large, thin shayincs many
feet in length. These shavings were then
subjected to a grinding process, and were
finally converted into substance that re-
sombled soft, yelyety Indian meal. He
inquired OF the old man in charge as to the
use OF such an article. and was informed
that il was an artificial flour.