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he mode q uaaafssiu;iss ssiiruad irsa Il The
,ntoar rolilss mil. which may BE new 10 ma
NJ o. our readers:
| In order 10. make The r rail. The iron
IL FIRST rolled through one sci OF rollers in
10 heavysa fat bars about 3 inches ii width. 5
aud three-fourihs Of an inch ia thackne
These bars are then cul into pieces some,
thing less tGan three teet ii length. "A
aumbtr ofthe pieces--probably fifteen o.
Il twenty are then placed together. max.
4 ing square bundle Of faegot, weighing
4 tour hundred pounds Ibis faggo. il
then placed Ia one OF the furnaces, ana
II brought 70 4 white heat, when itis drawn
out on 4 small iron hand cart AID con.
& sey 81 ~ the rollers. The sreal weight
and Intense her cf shcA q 6tassv o,ss.
requires considerable skill ~ well -
s.fengih ~ passing il through the rollers
ne oar. as i passes through. Isl. caught
ana supported oy IRON levers. fastened ia
cnains 'hat are suspended On puilies from
J above. The bar frst passes throuob nv
square grooves OF thelrollers three or four
umre's, before II is run through The grooves
VA. gradually bring Il 70 the form Of the
eage OF Y rafl, Is seen upon our railroads.
Through the last groove it passes Ave O..
SIX times before il Is completed. lis
then placed on small railway carriage.
90 track IL feet wide, and hauled IN
about twenty feet, when The rail. come in
contact With two CIRCULAR saws, nne of
which i placed on each side otIthe rasa.
way. These saws rsvolse with grea, "a.
pidlty, and the moment the faik still red
| hot, reaches them, the red sparkliuo iron
saw saw dust is scattered 10 every direction.
The rails are thus GU Off 1squars alpeacb
end. exactly rs feetfSlong, apparently !.
easy as i they were made Of tough hicko.
ry wood. The rail ~ then dragged 10 the
pile and lett 70 COO. perfectly 6nishea.'"
Churches ia VIZ York. We CO hple
from the returns Of the new csnsIs the
following statistics. Connected with reh.
gion in the city Of New York. There are
in that city
Baptist Churches, "a cost $is3, 800; :
cost Of Improvements, $23l; COS; Of real
estate, $ls7. 900
EPiscopaf Churches, SO cost $3.50
100; Cost OF improvements, $34 RS;
cost Of real estate. $37D 600. 1.-The con.
veys no idea Of ,he3sctual valne OF the
treal estate held by the Episcopal church
es. much Of which was obtained by iii,
or OF a'merely nominal plice.
Presbyterian Ca4rcAes 80 i cost 333
Ola costof other Fimproyenents, sol.
Ala cost Of real estate, $3.50 800.
Congregational Churches. g.; cost S(;{;
400; cost of Other improvements. 500
cost Of real estate $35 GOO.
I ~ Methodist Caurfhes 81 !; cost 1864
200 cost Of other improvements, S2s.
$40; cost Of real estate $I79 600.
Roman Catho!ir Chwcaes. l3; cost
SIS 300; cos, Of other imbrovem en,s.
S43 600 cos, o! real estate, $ia6 $50.
| Datch Reformed Churches, 81: cost
S427 900; costFof other improvements.
900 cost Of real estate, $40. 100. n
.Unicersatisi Clpychss. 81 cos, S27 900:
cost Of real estate. ~ 100.
Unitarian Churches, +; cost $50 600:
cost Of real estate. S44 900.
] ,: Nam NOE Of Je'O'sa Synagogues, 6; cost
S69s 600 cost u other ilDptoveme n,s.
S7 3OOi cost Of rfal tsta'e, SIG 600.
Friends Msrtina Houses a; GO $50.
UUO cost OF oiaerimproyements, SO UOU.y
Cost Of real estate. $50 500.
The Unitarian aDd several other socie-
yes are building, pr have lately finished
splendid edi6ces not estimated 10 the lii
The number ,of clergy men in New
York 10 2S2; thelsmouni Of salaries paid
q clergyman Of all denominations, 10.
GLIDING perquisises and use OF real estate
BY. them, ss275. oa5
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Dseiltry.-A great many queer stories
are told Of the feats and necromautic
tricks Of the Herr. Alexander " no is now
putting all magciaps 10 the shade. Ono
was related TO Us last night by lady from
Now York. whichstrnck US a. being more
wonderful than any We had before heard
OF. The performer desired number Of
gentlemen Of the audience TO loan him
their handkerchief, an eded 10 col.
lect some dozen OF fourteen Of them.
which he plunged into bowl Of clear
water. standing 10 full view Of The whole
company. Many Of the lhandk erchiefs
were not exactly settled for exhibition 10
. !astidious assembly IS two al least Oh
the owners Of the same used snuff. but
this did not appear 10 trouble the magi.
claD at all; be PINT them al In the va.
ter together, and stirred them around
with the air Of bne determined 10 make
them white as snow. He then took them
from the water ind held them upio view,
with the fluid streaming from lhem-a
mass Of wet rags. He then proceeded 10
ram and jam tbem, vel sSihey were, into
the mouth Of blroderbuss. which being
done be fired Of the piece over the heads
Of the audience TO The minds Of many
present II seemed that the washed hand. !
kerchiefs were now done, gone. blown d.
way forever-bnt mol so, for an instant
afterwards the Herr opened i 5ox which. I
stood near him. and took from i. al lie /
handkerchiefs PERFECTLY clean. nicely IRON +
ed, neatly folded, and scented min lore,.
der. Every npn had his bit Of cambric
returned 70 him, and every rpaE. snuff la
kers included. Enjoyed the fragrance 81
ms cleansed and oco.iferous. wipe How
blesi mnstt that woman be; who rtioices i il
the Herr Is heF spouse, how happy me
small family With the mighty magician fail
an inmate -.4i5aay .qilas.
The following short sentence Of sc vice
by Wm. Penn should BE- / ept 10 The mind
BY oil young persons who think OF commit
ting rnatrimong-"Never marry bot for
love, but zee thou Iovest what l. lovely.a