Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-10-15

ing heated iron or steel is no, known or
thought of by blacksmi,hs; and when
several forks or branches are formed
from one stock, even ii the branches are
required to remain eventually, nearly in
contact and parallel to each other, the
usual method is 20 split the end Of the
iron with an awkward cold chisel, there
by delorming The edges OF each branch;
on which account; the branches must be
KEEP, asunder for the purpose Of hammer
ing, squari,ig, and shaping The edges Of
each; after which they they are brough.
together as welt as may be, usually re-
tanning a roughness of form, il not dc.
ficiency Of size and strength near the
juncturc Of The brnncEes. Iastead Of
this tedious process, the iron when heat
ed may be put into vice. and the end
may be readily split with suitable saw,
which would save much labor Of ham
mcring aud fling. A saw for this pur-
pose should be made thicker at the edge
than at the back. and with uniform teeth
about one twelfth Of ali inch apart. The
saw when used mus. be often. dipped in
water, TO prevent its becoming too much
heated. There is also method Of cut
ting Or saving hardened steel, which is
not SO generally known as it should be.
A circular piece OF common thin iron
plate or sheet iron. being adjusted in a
Hath, or by other means put into Il violent
rotary motion, il will readily cut off
file, Il cutting tool, Or II tempered steel
spring, with out drawing or reducing the
temper: !! here is .nuchsmys,ery in the
wonderful effect Of this buzz, aud its cut
ting property is attributed TO electricity.
1t answers a very convenient purpose.
however. wien the shape and form OF
articles are required 10 be altered, with
out affecting their temper. 1t furnishes
a convenient method OF cutting teeth TO
large SAYS, but is Objectionable on. nc
count Of tho newly cnt surticcs being lett
50 hard that they cannot be readily filed
witt, j common lie. Connected with the
subject oil. ..mysterious effects ii may be
state ta, a bar d. almost any size. may
be Instantly sundcred while hot, Nv. the
simple application of Il piece al, common
rol! birthstone. A Knowledge Of His iacl
will be ,:se,ul when some piece of iron
is required to be severed, bu, which, as is
sometimes tic case, is so constructed aud
situated that no ordinary ch:sel or a;
ting tool eau be bfon.h, ~ apply. Holes
may b. perforated lhtoug, bars or plates
o! heated iron, by the application Of a
pointed piece of birthstone, aud that in
stan,y. This phenomenon i; curious,
although i, never affords .uuc!, practical
Utility -! Nee nnic.
TIE GARp..tR's ha,y,lucss - i'le
question WAS oucea asked. by a very heat,
lsiuI woman ..Nhy i, a gardener the
most extraordinary man IN the world?"
The reply given was as llows: Because
no man has more business on Earth. an.
be always chooses gooti Grounds for what
he does. lie command, his Thy me; he
Is master OF, tho Mat; and he fingers
PennvroSai. lie raises bis Celery every
year and it is !. bal year Indeed il,a, docs
not bring him a p.un lie meets with
more boughs than u mlaisfer OF State: he
makes more beds than the King OF france.
aud has IN them more genuine Roses aid
I.i!lcs than are tn be found ut Il country
wake, his wife moreover. mas enough OF
tiearsease and yer wishes for Woods.
Disorders fatal to others never hurt him:
he walks, aud hlssies, and tiliiyes most
in consumption. He can boast oil more
Bleeding hearts Than you can, aud has
more Laurels than the Duke OF We,ling-
ton. Bat his greatest envy q! his COM
pan.on is, tina, Ia, c;:.. have Ycw when he
p!eases
n sTlONAL DEBT.
The foundation anl increase OF the
q, bl OF Great n.i,nin is curious. aud is
attended With the singular fact, that
there was no national deb, in that king
dom I'll! within about one hundred wears
past.
In the year 4. d. 100. the Whole deb,
vas about twenty five million dollars; in
1915, about Two handt..,l mud thirty mil
lions; in l772. about six hundred aud
thirty live millions; and ia 1881, ut the
close oi the American revolutionary war,
ii Ia,l risen to oac thousand millions Of
dollars. In the Year 1900, it had pro-
grcsse,l with steady increase ID two
thousand three hundred millions Of dol
WIS. III lllC wear IDlSs ~ tijS GtO>S 6t
Napolenn's career, i, had reached the
enormous sum OF four thou .snd tive huu.
dred millions oi' dollars, or nearly one
thousand millions OF pounds sterling.
Since that period it i. SAID to have slight
ly decreased.
Mr.. Walsh has made an Official repar
OF the accidents by vehicles in Paris for
the first six months OF the present year;
twelve persons were Killed and three
hundred and eighty one moro or less in.
jured The report for lS4' gives seven
teen deaths aud four hundred and twelve
cases Of injury.
The first practitioner OF dentistry came
from France in 1854. lie gave two
guineas piece Tor front teeth, taken out
fresh, and t.ansposed to the mouth Of the
patiea,s. Plenty at that price in these
times.
Hon Emplvyea.- The number OF per
sons ia the United States engaged in
miGinsis 1880
Agriculture 3;7l9,95l
Commerce ~, 606
Manufactures s. Trades 79l,739
Navigation Of the Ocean 56,GY
Do OF Canals, Lakes s. Rivers 3e,976
Learned Professions g. EDgl.
10000