The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-12

II came7 Such thing really happened, and In this
city. Something OF the same Kind was used IN
In the opinion OF some no wooden pavement
though able to withstand all the wear put upon It for
an indefinite time, Is sufficiently secured agalhss
decay The comparatively thin coat of waterproof
put on the blocks of the NcOlsOn by immersion VIII
certainly wear through in time at least .b "a sTe tnen
water can get through, and the rotting Of the block
begins. Dipping the block in the water proof SOUL
IL waterproof throughout. The board floor OF tne
Miller Improved Pavement is guarded by n mucn or
fectly extracted, and in its place is forced pre- pre-
ventive OF decay. But the blocks themselves, WHICH WHICH
form the upper crust of the structure, and whcn.
are exposed TO all the wear and tear vi
the elements, not burnetized, probably 70 save
expense. Perhaps the inventors think that pave, pave,
ment which will Outlast their lifetime Is g1On gg
enough We have no means of knowing now ol.eh
the authorities go over the whole city MAKING .e,
pairs in the pavements; but we should think thtI d
pavement which would last as long as Ten ~ yea1s s
even. would be pretty expensive afalr. MilS ~ wv
are ABOUT ~ We might as wen uy 10 geo g, ssU,need
O sort OF Roman pavement without It's draWDacn5T'
But we can walt for no ten or twenty years 9 vet
ment before coming to decision. we are n9s 9 S SSc
competent 10 decide which Of the new methods arc
really improvements and which not. -, ,,so
There are several other varieties OF paving III VS.
in the old country of which we hear nothing i IoiE
one IS o layer OF broken stone or Macauau hlni,6 NY
hcdded and intcrmiXed with strong cement. ihe
surface is said to be perfectly smooth and the Wes
incOnsiderable Another variety Is square oiVChs % o
stone laid in rows some little distance apart my hc
Crcviccs filled with, and each stone firmly alu ~
asphaltum. We hear Of no experiments III thlS az,
rectiOn, unless the New York Russ pavement Is Il,l
in this manner, without the spaces being leit' IeI-
hans some inventor can work mp the idea.
We should remember that the universally on aiy
comparatively new pavement is no iGir test OF l,S
merit Capital and pushing business men do more
to bring any new thing into general use than all lts
good qualities.
A NEW SRwIEG CoTToN.-Thc Wiston combed
Sea Island machine thread is the name OF a new
article of sewing cotton. 1t is made OF the most
carefully selected Sea Island cotton the good quail
ties of which are well known. The thread Is cOln-
pOsed of six ibres or cords tightly and evenly
twisted together The process is peculiar and supe,
rioT to anything yet invented. The thread is noted
for its great strength, its perfect smoothness, and
smoother than either linen or silk It's regularity
secures it against the kinks which annoying
In poorer threads. It's great adaptability for the
sewingmachinc is bringing it into very general use.
The different numbers have been tested the finest
and coarscst work with complete one great
Improvement Is that 1t is sold by weight, though on
spOols, and not by length other makes. In place
Of selling by 200 yards, which is the length most
manufacturers claim for their spools but which
sometimes is found short by actual measurement,
each spool contains One-half ounce OF thread en-
elusive of the weight OF the spool Buyers, weighing
an empty spool and then a 1u one, can test this for
themselves Some of the hner numbers contain as
much as 800 yards 10 the spool. The spOOls for all
the numbers are of the same size, and the number
is printed upon the spool and not on a label. Viii
liam ii. HOrstmann Sons are the Philadelphia
agents.