The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-17
VARIETIES.

Alabama coal is working its way into the
gulf and transMississippi States, Mexico and
the South American republics.
A Minnesota invention is a machine for
pulling fax in the field-a kind of fax har-
vester working with opening and shutting
hooks or grippers.
Wire or ibrous nails are coming into use,
and are claimed to be, in some respects, quite
an improvement on the ordinary cut nail,
especially on the score of tenscity.
Mr.. Yahashi, of Toxic, has invented and
patented a method of weaving carpets with
feathers. According TO his method feathers
are reduced to silky state by the action of
chemicals, and then woveR like ordinary
cotton stuff.
A good part OF Chicago is lighted by
corona OF electric lamps on the top of the
Board of Trade building, 312 feet above the
street. The plant is Of 10000 candle power,
and is probably the largest mass of electric
light in the world.
Lake Glazier the newly discovered source
of the Mississippi is a sparkling little lake
which nestles among the pines of wild and
unfrequented region of Minnesota. just on
the dividing ridge which forms the great
watershed of North America. 1t is about
mile and a half in greatest diameter. The
waters of the lake are exceedingly pure.
coming from springs.
A scientific Journal gives an account of
pianaforte made in Paris in which paper was
made to take the place OF wood, the whole
case being made from paper so compressed
that it was enabled to receive a hard surface,
which took q perfect polish. The color was
cream white. The tone of the instrument is
reported to be not loud, but very sweet. The
short, broken character of the sound emitted
by ordinary pianofortes is replaced by SOFT
full, quaSi-cOntinuOus sound, resembling
somewhat that OF the organ. 1t has been
suggested that the evennesSs of texture of the
compressed paper may have some influence
in eftecting the modification of sound.
The Stag resulting from the smelling OF
copper, gold and silver ores at Argo Colo
TadO) is now being used for the manufacture
of beautiful table ware. The cOlors are a
kind of spray OF onyx and opal flushed in
waves through the ware. The Stag is melted
at an intense heat. then poured into watts of
agitated water, then remelted, and poured
into moulds either with or after an acid mix
ture which causes the metal to fux pretty
generally with added materials. The reeult
is said to DE metallic glass with the strength
of light cast iron. which may be moulded
into any form of table ware-bowls, cups
tumbler, etc.,-wth the most beautiful
sprays of onyx stone colorS upon a general
background of opal.
The ancient volcano Popocatepetl has cot
into the Courts. Not that it has been boldly
transported into the halls of litigation. but
IT is the subject of novel suit at law. For
many years General Ochoa has been the
owner of the volcano, the highest point of
land in North America, together with all its
appurtenances. The crater contains fine
quality of sulphur, which theGeneral has been
extracting, giving employment to Indians
who cared to stay down in the vaporous old
crater. The property was at one time fairly
profitable, but now it appears that the vol
cano was some time ago mortgaged to Mr..
Carlos Recamier, who brings suit of foreclos-
ure. The papers have been joking about the
matter, some asking what Mr.. Recamier in
tends TO do with his volcano when he gets
legal possession. He has been solemnly warned
that the law fOrbids the carrying out of
the country ancient monuments and objects
of historical interest. Probably there are
presidents in law for foreclosure of volcanic
property, but you nor have never heard of
them before