The Nevada Democrat., 1856-09-03
VARIETIES.

dered with plumbago, to give the wax metallic
coating, and then hung in the bath of galvan-
ic battery The wax mould remains in a chem
ical solution until thin copper she'll, which is
an accurate reproduction of the mould, is form
ed by gradual deposits upon the plumbago sur
face. The fral copper plate is then stiffened by
soldering the back of it with tin to the thick
ness of about q quarter of an inch Into the
mould tiIiis made ready for use, the liquid met
al which is to form the final plate is poured
After it has filed every interstice and there So
lidifed, il is lifted out of the mould, and pre-
sents relieved surface, into which every letter
is clearly and sharply defined, and it is then
ready for use.
ANGELS IN PETTICoATs.-A funny correspon-
dent of the Portland Tr@asc5pt says
81 have recently gin up all idea of women
folks, and come back to perlitikal life, / am
more at hum in this line than in hunting the
fair seckts. Aings in petticoats an kiss quicks'
is pretty to look at, give in; but darn 'em,
they are slippery as eels, and when you fish for
'em an get bite. you somehow or other find
| yourself at the wrong end of the line, they've
cotched you An when you've stuffed 'em
with peanuts, candy, and doggerytipes, they'll
throw you away as they would a cole later.
Leastwise, that's bin my experience. But I've
done with 'em meow. The Queen of Sheber,
the sleepin' beauty, Kleopatry's needle, Pom
pey's pillow, an Lots wife, with steam en-
i Ei1G W uclp CHI, COuluilb JCllpJ lHC. luC FSly
sight of bonnet riles me all over"
COPPER STATUE OF WAsHNGToN-The Journal
Of Commerce says that copper-smth of New
York, John Neumann, has recently completed
a life-size statue of Washington made entirely
of sheet copper, and by the simple implements of
his trade. The proportions of the statue are
good the anatomy and drapery very correct,
and the featurs life-like and expressive. The
work has occupied Mr.. Neumann for three
years and some idea of the toll involved in this
novel work of art may be obtained, when it is
stated that the entire face and back part of the
head were made from a single piece of copper,
which. by incessant hammering and working,
stretching in some parts, and COMPRISING In
others, was shaped into cOuntenance not in
ferior in accuracy of lneament to some of the
marble representations of the same illustrOus
subject.
Figures of speech are dangerous matters to
meddle with, and should be handled with care
and skill, unless an ambitious speaker is willing
to risk making himself ridiculous.
A clergyman not long since reproved hiscon-
gregation from the pulpit and assured them
that ''the hand of Providence would not wink at
their transgressionsW
A descendant of one of the revolutionary
sires, in the National Legislature, astonshed
his brother legislators by saying
''My father and my grandfather both saw the
their dwellingsr'
John Randolph once spoke of himself as
, 'Estanding on the vacant seat, which we now Oc-
! cupy." Guess he was ''absent' at the time.
New WAY OF MAKING HAPPY FOURTH.-On
Friday last, gentleman residing at Bay View,
South Boston, with the benevolent intention of
having the children in his vicinity have happy
Fourth ofJuly, announced that every child re-
siding in Bay View would if they paid him
call, receive bright quarter of dollar. The
news spread like wild fire, and Bay View boun-
daries seemed suddenly to be marvellously ex-
tended. For no less than 1872 children presented
themselves and received their quarters, the do
ner making no distinction between real residents
and visitors The little ones were in high exta-
cies of glee at such rich harvest Of good things.
Boston 2}a0.
A colored preacher named Andrew Marshall,
aged 100 years and months, held forth at the
Oliver street Baptist Church, New York, recent
i ly and drew large congregation, all of whom
except two men and one woman were white
The venerable man was led into the church by
the pastor and with difficulty ascendedthe steps
of the pulpit being very feeble; his voice, how
ever, was strong and firm and he has Gas he in
formed the cOngregation,) received his second
sight and hearing within the last Il years. His
hair is white as snow. He read the bible and
hymn book without the aid ofspectacles. He is
endeavoring to raise money to-rebuild his
church.
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.-It is fact (says the
Detroit Free Press that three of the whig can
didates in Michigan for Governor since l843 are
now Jealous supporters of Buchanan and Breck-
enridge-namey Zna Pitcher, Townsend E.
9 Gridley, and Stephen Z. Vckery; and it is a
further fact that the candidate for Governor OF
, the whig and free soil coalition in 1849 is also
' a jealous supporter of Buchanan and Breckin-
ridge-namely, f. j. Littlejohn. The cream OF
, the old wings throughout the State have Joined
themselves to that party which carries the nag
and keeps step to the music OF the Union.
A beautiful superstition prevails among the
Seneca tribe of Indians. When an Indian maid
en- dies they imprison young bird until 1t
tries it's first powers Of song, and then loading
it with kisses and caresses, they loose Its bonds
over the grave in the belief that it will not fold
its wings nor close its eyes until 1t has flown to
the spirit land and delivered its precious burden
of affection to the loved and lost 1t is not un-
frequent to see twenty or thirty birds let loose
; over one grave.
GANtMoN.--Horace Greely, who has taken up
his quarters at Washington, again, attributes
I the passage, through the Senate, of bill apprO-
Driatinp money to build q wagon road from
Missouri to California, to the influence of Ere
> ment's nomination for the Presidency Does
the Philosopher see anything green when ne
, looks in the glass after writing such stuff?
: EVIDENCE OF CIVILIZATION Weavervile
e Times says Quite an excitement among our
l fashionables in town was created by the ap-
pearance of three stove-pipe hats moving about
t with human figures beneath them. The wearers OF
S these hats are generally repudiated by the re-
e putable portion of the community, and rarely
spoken to or recognized upon the streets.
How TO MAKE Hat WATER PRooF.-Take
, pound of clue Melt it, Give your hat a thick
; coating of this and let it stand a week Then
, give it good boiling in copper of tar. AT
ter this take it to tinsmith's and get it cover
ed with good stout sheet tin. Paint as your
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