The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

the course Of the last few years, from Stat
fordshire has been poured into every dis
mute a number Of roughs of that country. In
the world could not be found a more gno-
rant and brutal set than in Staifordshire.
This brutal element IL ever ready 10 move
where blacklegging and beer are to Be got
for little work They appeared in the dis
pute or Wildwood, West YOrkshire-the
most wretched crew that was ever seen. They
hailed with delight some prison blankets they
cot to lie on there, they not having had them
before outside the walls of such a place.
They were found in numbers to take the
places Of the men in Derbyshre and Not
tinghamshre-they are now found ready
to ill the places Of the men out at Wigan.
They are poured into the Welsh valleys at
the present time to ill the places OF the men
now struggling there for fair days wages.
A new feature las taken place In this i &c
expectation. The women that work on the
Staffordshire pits banks have gone ID till the
places Of the females out in Wac Like
blackegs Of everywhere, those Of Stailrl
shire are the complete scum Of the earth
professional thieves, bulle- Of the lowest
type yet, singular to say, they are called
the noble fellows by the employing interest.
/ A scuIPtor's FINISHING Process.
A letter from Florence, published IN the
Boston Algertiser, describes tha studios Of
the artists in that city, AID gives the follow
ing account Of Hiram Powers processes:
mir. Powers now models all his statues in
plaster; for his busts he still uses cinnamon
colored American clay. As the greater part
Of the latter are portraits t0 w steadily
worked upon until finished aud cast, there
are not the same difficulties w encounter a.
IN modelling statue; but tbs thought ire
quently occurred ~ him thAt II would wv IN
initely more convenient % work in plaster
altogether. Blessed with the most indomi.-
able perseverance aud patience, after once
satisfying himself THAT a thing ia possible ~
amount Of labor dcters him, and any num-
Der OF failures serve but 10 encourage him
to WORK on until he has succeeded ia Btu aim.
"AdJoining his studio he has d hltle ma
chine shop, ia which, when over weary with
studio lab0rs, he passes many hours work.
ing out some OF the many inventions II
which bis fertile brain has given birth. lie
makes all the instruments ana tools which
be uses in his studio, and which are Of fine
steel, light aud delicate, instead " the rath-
er clumsy wooden ones IN general Use. II,
confessed that bat ic- lis knOwied. wv Ny ,,.,-
such instruments from time III time. as IVY
required, he should never have been able ID
carry the idea OF modelling IN plaster to per-
fiction, and that It was not at all likely It'd
be adopted by others but now that WY hai
overcome all the obstacles be found it a great
advantage. He can throw down nis toss at
night and leave his statue for an indefinite
7 perlod-for years, If he chooses-then taxing
\ them r~nnn at rn5- 81
left to work upon II lgain.
The process, as he explained IL, was verv
( ingenious and interesting 10 a.. He hrst
arrsnges the lines Of his figure on his nov
able platform, Of iron bars and rods; these
be fastens firmly together in place, and thus
J has bis skeleton be thsn mixes biz plaster,
which before 1t hardens lie cuts or creases into
blocks Of different shapes and sues, such a.
: oe knows he will require. Then, when they
e are hard, he arrangss them pa his skeleton,
I completely fastening them together with
D moist plaster, which, when ii SETS forms
o one solid mass. This is then fashioned into
4 a semblance Of the future statue with more
: moist plaster, AMI then he coca or, from U1e
: process 70 another, which | could never Rim
e this letter give an idea ", until the beautiful
Z thing approaches completion lie had pr1-
e ceeded slowly but satisfactorily Up J1 tuat
point, when his troubles commenced anew.
e He found that, however sharp a knife, CHS, +.
e or what not he used IN finishing. tiny bits
would break out or chip UT, destroying ihs
S beauty Of the surface.
e "After much Consideration he decided that
Z the only way 70 flush vas by using files cf
G various shapes ana sizes ne hud F1un1 up
9 idea, truly, but IN use they c'o.zed I'D 'ast
! with the lime dust that he could make hu-
! slow progress Then il occurred % Aim tlat
9 they must be open ies -i. y, but with W
I hole behind each tooth Tor the dust to pass
. through and fall of. ~ made them, anl
: they worked like charm. ! saw quantitil 8
Of them lying about, " every siz3 All shape
curved, straight, broad, marrow; some
with holes the siEs Of shot others. Chose
used at the very last, % put on the fac skin
ike texture a. fine as the eve 0f u needle
J. Some are TO push forward siupiy, others on y
i TO draw backward some take 0tf the plaster
in quantities, others only tiny dust; but
his work was accomplished, and he pursues
e bis labors With perfect ease, and AZ his leis-
Y urc. The arms and head are fastened on In
: such a way that they can be removed at
4 pleasure, and IN that way worked upon quite
easily"