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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
Utilizing Pine Stumps.

An estimate OF the possible profit TO ~
realized IN utilizing pine stumps ana
pitchy waste may be made. according to
the Lumber World. by assuming that
every cord OF fat pine Will yield forty
bushels Of the best quality metallic char
coal. twenty gallons OF turpentine. forty
gallons Of tar. forty gallons OF tar-oil'
and sixty gallons Of pyIoligneous acid By
a process Of redstlllation this pyroliS-
neous acid VIII yield one and half "a
two gallons OK alcohol. with from four Il
six gallons Of acetc acid. besides a guam
tity Of creosote. Calculating these frs
five named products az the lowest usua-
price, the returns from a cord will nes
N5. Young sap wood Will yield more
than one hail this quantity OF PRODUCTS
A plant FOR this purpose can be built Id
the shape OF retorts. each retort Of sufii-
Client size for one half cord Of wood. AZ
an outside expense OF. say, $500. The ;ims
required for each charge az one half cord
OF wood Is eight hours. each retort thus
handling one and half cords OF WOOD In
twenty-four hours. resulting. therefore. IN
some so profit per day from a retort
costing not more than a coke-oyen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

nursing. Everything that care ana meGl-
cal skil could devise was done Tor the
invalid. but she remained an inNahd III
epite of IL all. Day after day she grew
feebler and day after day she nlnted
more strongly that she was not long TOT
this world. The young woman, or COURSE
holstered uD her sister with encourage
rneut and tonics three times day, but
the sister Insisted that it wasn't any use
Finally she cot to a point where she
was so very low in her mind that she
called the young woman 10 her BEDSIDE
one day. and In a voice choked with emo
ton she said:
"Don't try 10 hide It from me any
longer. Gracel It's got to come ana ID
reconcfled-or 7 hope I am. But before l
so I want YOU TO promise me one thing.
'Now. stop talking such nonsense
gently ch,ded the young woman You r.
going 10 be all right soon. All you need
Is another bottle Of tonic and good
brace"
The sister feebly shook her head.
"You mean it all right. but you don't
know. / tell YOU ] am going 10 ole ana
this is a dying request / have TO make OF
YOU"
IAN right. dear" said the young wo-
man. humoring her sister for the time.
.Ifs-it's about Ned" beginning 10 sob
weakly. Ned was her husband, by the
way. Il want-I want you-to look ar
ter-him-and see that-he isn't-isn't ton.
too miserablo-you know Promise mel
ask IL as-my last request-that you-wiIl
look after-Nedw and the unhappy WE
went bitterly.
The young woman was really deeply at-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

OF communicating that jagged feeling 70
all who enter II. Indeed. II Is afnrmed
by our reliable contemporary, the Will
mington Messenger. upon testimony con-
sidered by IL TO be unimpeachable, that
visitors begin 10 get gloriousiy dizzy oy
the time they arc within Eve feet or tho
house. Upon going inside" relates the
chronicler tine sensation Is that OF be-
ing drunk Chsy sayJ." That Is the effect
when one gets In on tho ground hoor.
Usually II Is considered that when ono
gets IN ION tie ground floor" he gets the
best that 10 going. But in tho case OF
Mr. Sprunts house, the good thing does
not reach its best until one gets up stairs.
on the second floor the sensation 10 one
Of extra dry champagne iptoxication.
Some persons who have tested II have
been made sick. II Is always the case.
however, that there are people who DO
not know when TO quit IL IL wise man
that knows wnen he has enough.
Whence Mr. Sprunts house derives its
power cannos be guessed. Some time
ago during a storm tho foundation under
the front part Of II was washed away by
the high lido. with the result that the
house took a slight pitch forward to-
wards the OCEAN. From that day all who
came within the range OF It's influence
nave tNluf1u III AiliyeA hhNotH'Rs,
cilnation 10 pitch forward also, not only
while In or about the house. but after II
has been lef.. the inclination lasting
about the space Of time that IL usually
takes for an alcoholically-acq jag
20 wear OF. One gentleman who went
into the house stopped long enough 20
acquire 2 condition Of int0xication which
made it necessary for his friends 70 carry
him out in their arms.
IL is not stated what use Mr.. Sprunt
will make Of MS most remarkable house
He has the opportunity. however. OF set
ting I'D a cesort that would appeal
powerfully 20 certain men OF means. who
spend the major portion OF their time
I'm efforts to keep IN a state OF intoxica-
ton. At Mr.. Sprunt's house there would
be no trouble about getting drunk, and
Keeping drunk all summer. without the
slightest bit OF exertlon-without even the
trouble OF cracking ice or pulling corh@
At such a re.ort the Governor Of North
Carolina an. tho Govcrnor OF South
Carolina might meet and hold conferences
without the necessity Of making any re-
marks whatever, and numbers OF pro-
mmont gentlemen from Kentucky woulf
probably be delighted TO keep them com
pany
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
STOLE HER OWN WATCH.
The Strange Exploit OF Sleep
Walking Young Woman.


The detectives OF this city have been
searching the pawn shops for the last
two weeks for valuable gold watch,
and this will be the first intimation that
they have had that the timepiece has been
recovered. The watch belongs TO a young
woman I'm Cabanne and IS a costly one.
but It IL priced especially because It was
presented 20 her by her mother as a re-
ward for some particular thing done or
left undone, but that has nothing TO do
with the story.
one day about two weeks ago the
young woman startled her family by an
nouncing that she had lost her watch
She thought At first that it had dropped
out OF its original place OF concealment,
but later on. when her family had qucs-
toned her and coached her little, she
concluded that she had been robbed.
Then she went to police headquarters and
told her story. Some Of the things she
told she knew 10 be facts; other parts
she really believed, although they were
purely imaginary. Anyway. the police
agreed that she had been robbed, and
proceeded TO look for the watch and tho
thieves who stole II.
For nearly a week the young woman
mourned the loss OF her watch going
each day 90 the four courts 10 inquire
n there was any news OF her jewel. There
was none. but as IS customary with de-
tectives they had a clew, and promised
to have the thieves and booty in few
davs. one evening last week she went 70
her dresser foy n freshly-laundered robe
de-nuit. From the top drawer Of tho
dresser she took the garment tenderly
admring the lace with which the bosom
was embellshed and mentally comment
ing on the poor manner I'm which It had
| been ironed As she unfolded the tlmy
thing she noticed an unusual Weight
ness about IT, and on investigating she
found that something hard and heavy
| was concealed I'm one OF the wristbands
| Further Investigation revealed the lost
| watch
| So great was the Joy Of the young wo-
man nj recovering her lost treasure that
| she rushed down stairs TO acqUaint her
| sister with her find. The sister at the
| time was entertaining young man, but
| tho young woman. in her joy over finding
| the watch, rushed into the parlor before
| she realized that she was not IN a pre-
/ scntable condition for the company OF
! men When the Consideration OF tne
| party had IN q manner subsidized they
! sought an explanation Of the curious
| hiding OF the watch The only solution
| M all plausible was that the young wo-
man. who when a child. had been known
| as q somnambulist had suffered a re-
turn Of her old malady, and while ASLEEP
had hidden the watch so well that "
could not be found except by accident
II may be modosty, or II may be sim
NV a dissemination to admit that Anf
Is = sleep-walker. anyway the young wo'
man has refused 10 make known to The
police that her watch has been found
and now she Is dreading being called
upon TO identify some one az thiet OF
something that was never stolen, Tor Il
Is reasonably certain that If the pohc,
10 not take the tip from this they VII
follow up this watch case unth some
ono is arrested.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

mink. or sable. being tho handsomest. not
forgetting. however. the dark brown.
Turbans made OF Persian lamb have n
sim aigrctte, pompon at the left side.
made with felt. and a velvet crown. The
fur is put on TO give a full, rich look.
and some of the latest are pheasants'
breasts. with bunch OF fur or fur tails
Ermine or any OF the light-colored furs
are not fashionable on skating toques
or turbans. and beaver or otter Is the
lghtost that Is used.
Big FUR NUTS are carried. but must be
hung on ribbon or iewelled chains, for
there are many times when the hands
arc required out OF the nun.
Skating boots are expensive. but must
he had They are made OF thin calf
SKIN and goat. and are laced and come
above the ankle; have broad soles and
heels, and are cmphaucally on the COM
nonsense last There arc some boots
made Of scalskin. combined with calf
skin. but they are a trihe outre. and not
generally fashionable: hut all the srr->>s
boots are supposedly made 70 order, very
plain, but expensive. be Il understood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
A sIsTERLY REMEDY.
Said She WOuidn't Let Her Brother
in-Law Go out OF the Family.

(NcW York SUM-
There are more ways Of killing dog
than by hanging him. and there are more
ways Of cutting a man than by giving him
medicine. At least. there is another way
Of restoring feminine invalid TO health
and strength, II the experience Of a GER
tain young woman Of this city IS TO
count Tor anything.
This young woman is most attractive
creature-bright. pretty, and amiablc
Any man might be proud TO win her, but
20 one has succeeded so far. She has q
married sister, however and has often
expressed her fondncss and admiration
for her brother-in-law I'm enthusiastic
terms. All Of which is a part Of the
story
Not long AGO the married sister had a
serious illness. and the young woman
did a large and devoted share Of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
Mr.. Sprunt's Queer House.


The Georgia jag spring and the New
York cow that gives down beer might as
well dry 10 and go out Of the business.
North Carolina has developed a phe-
nomenon that can give the razzle-dazzle
10 both Of them, and Mr. James Sprunt
IS the happy sole owner Of IL. Mr.. Sprunt
is a prosperous businessman of the city
OF Wilmington As IS the custom with
prosperous businessmen Of the city or
Wilmington. Mr. Sprunt resides az the
seashore during the season. lie takes
the breezes and the salt bath az Ocean
View. which is on the coast directly east
Of Wilmington and about Two sights
and peep" as they say in North Caro-
lima south Of the town Of Wrightsyille.
Mr.. Spruuts cottage Is one Of the most
commodious and well-appoIntad In Ocean
View. and during last season the most
delightful hospitality was dispensed there
at.
But very queer thing has happened
10 Mr.. Sprunts house. II has got jag
On, and possesses the mysterious power
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

fected. but she had fash OF inspiration.
and sho said briskly, almost gayiy:
Don't you worry about Nedl III see
that he doesn't so out OF the family!'
The invalid started, dashed away her
tears. and gazel AZ her sister as II she
could not believe that she had heard
Alright
what do you meanT' she demanded.
"Tll keep him where / can take care OF
him, deaE That'll be AL right. Don't you
worry"
The invalid stared for n minute. then
she said IN a buslness-like tone;
"You mean thing! III see that you
don'tw and with that she began a rapid
recovery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
From Amy's Llns.

a. II. @. in Life)
From Any's lips the light words break,
Like ripples on a silver lake;
As If no graver thought they knew
Than this-that skies are always blue,
And birds are singing for her sake.
And yet her words. though careless, mako
Our sides. and not our heart-strings,
ache;
a word that wounded never few
From Amys lips.
Though I have seen the boliest quake,
When they have CHANGED her scorn to
wake:
And so I wonder what she'd 60
If I should ask for one or two
Of-somethlng l have longed TO take
From Amy's lips.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
DR.. Prices Clever Dog, That was
Really Somebody Eisc's Animal.

DR.. Prices dog gratihed the monthly
meeting Of the Humane Society at Keller
Hall. III east Ninth street yesterday
afternoon The animal wac really some
body else's dog. IL was st. Bernard
dog. OF corrugated. anxious brow, and
possimistic attitude. DR.. Price called him
Trixle. The dogs owner had failed 10
secure license SO TriXie was i'm
pounded He escaped from the pound.
though he received two bullet-wounds In
what Dr. Price called the mad dash for
liberty" The Doctor found the brave
Trixle on the street, escorted him home.
treated his wounds. and retained him
until "the period OF convalescence was in
auguratcd." Then Trlxie went away.
noddng his melancholy ears at the Doc
tors suggestion 10 come around once a
day and receive additional treatment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27
SPINNING ALONG OK THE ICE

And the next day, accordingly, Trixie did
appear. received treatment and clsap-
peared. on one occasion came also the
roprehensible master. He made inquiry
was informed and also disappeared, Win
out leaning Trixa O. dollar to pay his
doctors bin. When the patient was
cured he ceased his daily calls. IriNle'
said Dr. Price. was only one or many
dogs that DE had met. only one or many
uuepprecative animals tiat he had cared
- himself IN the absence Of a public
shelter for homeless and disabled animals.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

The Ameer OF Afshanistan has become
a victim OF the cycling craze; but, as no
is averse 20 using the energy necessary
10 propel a bicycle. a London firm has
built him a machine on which he can
ride I'm comfort. while two attendants
work the pedals.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-27

It may not be generally known that the
story of Enoch Arden, as It stands IN
the poem. Is IA every detail a true one.
II was related 10 Lord Tennyson by tho
late Mr.. Woolner. the well-knOwn SOUP
tor. whose widow has the manuscript Of
tho story.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20

Tine modern Belgian peasant su..t.
the visitor 20 Waterloo with tnm,4...
ton 1nJ demands English silver w,.,
persisicnuy The conductor of n
chara.hanc which conveys YOU TO ,ha
field most sturdily claims bael.b...,.
Tor the sole service OF having reli.,.I
you Of your fare. From the mom.,,
you leave the station until the mor,..,
you return you are pursued bv a crovd
Of ragged urehins bowling Tor "ehari,er
at the top Of their ugly voices. or ln.i.,-
ing on the purchase of the most rlJlr,.
lous mementos. At the gates Of I.
Haye Siinte, where the brave German,
fell to a man after having exhausted
their ammunition, farm Girl iny,,o.
you to enter and then bars your c,,,
with belated demand for half n frs,,
visitor. At Hougoument they bavs
learned to improve upon this. A laJy
makes terms with you while you ate a,
the gate for admission at the rate ~
half franc each. but this you learn. to
your disgust. on your departure does no,
include an additional charge Of hal, n
franc each for the service Of the guide IN
the farm from whose elamor you have
vainly endeavored to escape during the
entire length Of your stay. Such In 20.
Der truth Is the condition Of the field ,f
Waterloo today. What It will be when
the railway Is opened and the detected
baitalions Of the personally condue,edr
are poured out on II, Is one of those
things 1t Is better TO suspect than to
know.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
A Chinese Dwarf

Locehoh, China, Is excited over the
recent appearance on her streets of a
microscopic prodigy In the person Of a
dwarf, who appears to be about so year,
OF age, but who Is only 40 inches In
height. lie has along gray beard. which
almost reaches the ground, and talks
several Chinese dialects quite iluently.
lie says that he Is from "the Kingdom
of the dwaris by the western ocean"
but further than that no one knows any.
thing about the prodigy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20


Au Engllshman at dinner once told
a tale of tiger he had shot which
measured twenty.iour feet from snout
to tall'tlp. Everyone wrs astonished
but no one ventured to lnsinuate a doubt
Of the truth OF the story. Presently a
Seotehman told his tale. lie had once
eaugl fish which he said he was una.
bic to pull Il alone, managing only to
land It at last with the aid of six friends.
alt was skate, and It covered two
acres"
silence followed this recital, during
which the offended Engllshment left
the table. The host followed
"Nou have lnsulted my friend. You
must apologize"
"ldln"a insult him." said the Scotch.
man.
ayes, you DID, witt your two.aere
dsh story. You must apologize"
"Well," said the offender slowly, with
She afr Of one making grca, conces.
sion, "icll him % be will take ten feet on
THAT ilger ! will zee what can DO with
the lish, London Figaro.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20

Ffenchmcn are ever 20 ,he fore On the
world Of science. They have now ti'
upon a fresh Idea, and a band of cn,nu.
slasis have ioImcd themselves ll'o o. no.
olety fot mutual autopsy In other words
a mutual iisscctlng club.
According TO Che rules each ii nhct
leaves Die body after death Tor an au,op.
AZ 10 be inside on To-. Each member als a
keeps a dotsier Ia which are registered
his principal moral eharactcrlsilcs, the
manner Of hls lie, what hereditary Co..
lucnces are likely TO have affected him,
and also any accidents which may have
occurred to him,
In this way, Il 4 thought that the
post.mor,em examination OF a member
OF the Soelete d'Au,opde Mutuellc
would be far more advantageous to sci
enee than that Of some unknown indl,
vldual about whose lie nothing can be
aseer,alncd.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20

The testimony OF educated deaf mute
regarding some OF their Ideas before In.
struetion Is very interesting Some
faneied the wind was blown from the
mouth oi an unseen being a number
supposed that rain and lightning were
caused by men In the SKY pouring down
water and firing guns.
One who had seen -four falling In a
mill thought that snow was ground
from a mill In the sky Some Of the
stars were candles or lamps. lighted
every evening by lnhlhlan. ln The
heavens, Only one said she had otrlrd
toihiuk" about the origin of thc world
and o. inhabitants. An mJ o. great
terror OF death aud heInE pm In The
grave; one had been haunted o., fear
that che might awake On tbc grave un.
able 90 ,all for help
one thought death wa, caused by
medicine administered by the doctor.
Deaf mutes have refused to 20 TO bed
when ~, from observing that sick per.
sons had taken to their beds before
death Those who were taken % church
by their parents said they had little idea
before education of the purpose Of this
assembly. One testified 81 thought
that the people were In the church to
worship the clergyman of the greatest
dignity and splendor. "-Exehange.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20

.r..
.OamF 0 .a H...
m I .r H....Hs
.uaa
.Yoa U.t. been
Hie.' f.a tHHar -.n.. ....
deserved aI"'e i'm. ..
Goo a.r.li. uaE'
"W.I fHa.r .ri1s.. .. 100.
uifh ti.H 90 CONTEXT ]
wa, voI never bad ,u.u... W..
You heard, doctor, how rude Ha. to
Mr.. WnAinsw
The doctor nodded and srHn.' Mr.
wilkins was no favofitc Df hl..
"Bui have done worse nlnr. than
that" Luersua went ON. 'Miui never
would put enough salt in my oatmeal
ard once picked up my shoe and threw
Il at her. u wasn't ladyllkc, built YVES
such a rellet have had good time
being selfish and doing what : pleased.
You don't think Il was wrong Of me,
doctot"
mo, Il was all right" he answered
stoutly. Then Lucretla wa content
A. the very last she turned her poor,
dull eyes toward the physician 81 have
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. she
whispered brokenly; "su,h a rest
Chicago News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
Iinm.nl,x,, Ps.nll.n,l...

Color.b blind persons seldom or never
have blue eyes,
Taken the world over, three women
wear false teeth to everytwo men.
Rapid growth on the dngernalls T.
said to be one Of the slgns Of good
health.
Statistics show that blindness Is on
the decrease, but there are still 10000
such uniortunates In Europe alone.
OeulIsts say that there T. not one
matchmaker In twenty that suffers from
eye strain or other eye complaints
Doctors who have Investigated the
matter say that stammetcrs and siui.
tercrs arc unknown among iiyages.
Every day In the year an average Of
three British seamen lose their lives by
drowning
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20

The common purslane is one q, ,be
WONDERS oil botany so far as seeds are
concerned at least A single seed Of
ms plant will produce about 40 seed.
pods In a season, The average number
OF seeds In each OF these, bv actual
count Is 6,ooo' making 10000 In all. As
TAT aS we nave been able to learn there
Is no instance of similar fruItfulness IN
any plant found growing in this eoun.
Try a single plant Of either The lanes.
town weed ("ilmson"), the butter weed.
the rag weed and some of the vervlnes
produce an enormous number Of seeds
but It Is doubtful II anyone of them pro.
duee' one'fonrth as many In year a.
he purslane does.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
a Wen Fory.sIs Mile. in Depth

The article "water Temperature and
Atmospheric Pressure" which appear,
below, reminds me OF a remarkable
statement made by Locke, the phlloso.
Pher. lie said; TIA well could be dug
to the depth OF 40 miles the density Of
the air at the bottom would be as grea,
as that OF quicksilver. BY the same
law a cubic Inch Of air taken 1000 miles
above the earth's surface would expand
sufficiently to I'LL a space not less thah
a'ooo,ooo,ooo miles In diameter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
Eve. See hy rh.,r ownI,rh,

Helmholtz has shown that the fund.-
OF the eyes are themselves luminous.
In making an experiment he was able
to see, In total darkness, the movements
of his arms by the light OF his own eyes.
oeulists and psychologists declare that
this is one of the most remarkable er.
periments recorded In the history OF the
sciences. Probably there are but few
men living who could satisfactorily re.
peat the experiment, for the reason that
It Is very Likely that the luminosity Of
the human eye Is associated with un.
common activity OF the brain. It Is the
fuorecence OF the brain, as II were
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
wny lhr DOM, 81 ,s,. 1, Rnr..

There are two stories regarding the
rarity OF the silver dollar Of 1901, the
most generally accepted one being the
one which accounts for the scarcity by
saying that they were sent to Africa to
pay the soldiers engaged IN war between
this country and Tripoll There we're
only 1850 Of them coined. Another
version of the story which accounts for
their rarity is that vessel bound 20
China with almost the entire mintage
Of that year was lost. The former story
appears to be the most likely explana.
tlun,