The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-18

by Mr. the OF the N w. at NneYeh
and in the British Museum. 1t blown in solid
piece and then followed out by machine has engraved
upon the and title of Sargon accompanied with the
figure on Its date therefore, the latter part of the
seventh century B. c. The however, had been pracced
in Egypt many centuries before this There discovered
Thebes glass bead bearing the name of king who
lived about 1850 c. The monuments carry back much
further than this On the paintings at BENZ Hassan
which belong the reign of Osrtasen L. who regned B. c.
20OO we have figures of gasbowers at work. and the
of the tenth dynasty some two centuries earlier
still are drawings of bottles of transparent glass containing
red The skill shown by the ancient Egyptian glass
blowers is almost incredible Except perhaps in point of
brancyand the evidence here must necessarily be want
ing in consequence of the chemical changes which time
causes in the substance of the gass-they seem to have
eouaed and in instances surpassed any productions
of more modern times Their art in introducing different
colors into the has, believe as yet found no
imators One very curious specimen of their skill has
been preserved 1t is not quite inch In length, by
third in BREADTH onesxth in thickness and contains figure
of bird resembling duck IN very bright and varied coors
The most delicate pencil of miniature painter could not
have traced with greater sharpness the circle of the eeba
or the pumage of the neck and WINGS The most wonderful
thing however is that the picture goes all through the glass;
so that both sides show the figure The in which
it have been made by arranging threads of coored
and uncoored glass in such manner as to produce the
required figure at each end of the The threads
then united by heat each thread being adjusted separately
The bar of glass thus made would be cut into horizontal
sections each section of containing the figure In
some cases of similar work the details fine only to
be made with lens which accordingly must have been
used in its manufacture 1t is extremely interesting to find
that Mr. Layard did discover magnying lens at Nneyeh
Many specimens of Greek glass have down Mr.
Webb exhibiting fewer than hrythree specimens in
the Loan Collection at South Kensngton Of Roman glass;
examples much numerous; the Museo Borbonico
alone has 1000. The Romans themselves considered a
coorless glass the most precious kind Nero gave
much 5000 seserca G5O0O for two with handles
on each side. The most valuable example of Roman glass
that has down is the famous Portland or Barberin
deposed in the British Museum In 1915 it wantonly
broken into fragments but has been almost admirably restored
by Mr. Doubleday only small piece being wanting
This vase which was found in tomb supposed to be that of
| The Alexander A. ID.
1885, is composed of two strata of glass; blue and white The
white surface then carved like cameo, leaving white
figures dark background 1t purchased from Sir
William Hamilton by the Duchess of Portland AT her sale
the Duke of Portland after private understanding, it
seems with Wedgwood bought in at 81 O29 lO-COmhM
Magazine.
| CALcRAFT THE HANGMAN.-Twenty- two years ago. when
your correspondent school boy he had the honor of
being "locked up" for the ing oense of knocking down
the common in the public road in the full day.
opposite the county JAIL in the good city of
brick The wretch who struck against the brick was an
nformer named Dinane. How knew him. how the mssl
hit and what became me- are points that concern nobody
But since that cheerful episode have taken profound
interest in hangmen generally 0ny short a tune ago
family-poor H. God rest him had also the distinguished
privilege of minsering to the physical nfrmes of Mr.
Cacra. charmed with the delicious surprise, and
determined to turn great piece of luck to advantage
Mr. Cacraf suffering at the time from swelling In the
right ARM K and agreed that the writer should
be called in medical expert to consult as to the best
of the limb The ustrious sufferer then lived In
small house close to Rosemary Branch In the Hoxton
district We went there cheerully admitted by a
bright little woman and shortly introduced the object of
our visit Cacraft found sitting low fire. his elbows
his knees nghtcap his head and along pipe between
his lips perfect combination of the negro and
gorilla type has under your observation His
head appears have grown don between his shoulders the
huge lnmpy ridge of which forms background of muscle to
his poll Bald at the top his thick grzzed hair and long
beard the sides and lower part of his face with
denseness which suggested the notion that portion had
been chopped away enable the look out Great
shaggy eyebrows small sunken eyes, scintillatng with
green light like that produced by burning spirit and
massive mouth rigid with the hard determination of the
brute completed the bust of this hoary old hangman He
looked at and seeing K asked us to be seated The
examined, lotion prescribed, and innoceny
asked if Mr. Cacras professional abors him any
anxiey?o Mot all, sir; none" "Was that always
the case NO. SIR when first went to 1t used to suffer
awful Pve got that part of the job After pause
added always smoke pipe in the paror Of the Falcon