, 1873-10-08


serve tho operations Of tho corn hisEiug ma
chine. Any ono who has experienced tho Joy Of
husking corn on cold winter day when tho
thermometer had to be taken down to tho collar
to keep 1t from froe2ing, can appreciate how
muoh' the farmer and his boys arc
indebted to tho inventor VITO enables
thom to lusk indoors md with
q celebrity hitherto unknown. This machine 1l.l-
dreasoa the corn ia less than no tinle lowing
not a SHRED Of clothing on tho car. Tho ears arc
thrown into receiver, whonco they work their
way doWn into long grooves, In Which ,rollora
furnished with spirals md tcesh revolyo, carry
ing the ears round and round, the apiralB aud tho
tooth tearing off the. covering uatiltlo car ia
perfectly naked. The clean ears drop opposite
rece yor. In some of these machines, larger
than tho specimen on exhibition, tie corn Is
separated from the etalka, then husked and olo->
vatof into the crib, while the stalks aro laid
gently down sido by sido ut either onl Of tho mn
wastod The capacity Of tho machine IL gauged
by tho sfze.' A medium one rim by hand Will
husk about 1000. Bushels day kept going
from eight to ten hours. stoarn or manual pow
or cnn bo applied according to circumstances.
This machine ought to vote. H.
noor AND SHOE MACHINERY.
The boot and shoe machinery is profitable
study, showing what perfection has bcon
machines which Btapo tho leather and it any
holes afo necessary, punches them by tho sa,no
movement. There ID d four-moton Bowine-,aa-
chino adopted for repairing boots mud Shoes
putting putt gin now sSss sops I pong Wthn nj naf M inc
Of tho solo and in oycry direction. There il Il
vamp folaing-n,aclno, 8 slliying g-mauci,ipo.
Wrinkler for wrinkling leatllor SO as to givo Il
eylet-holce, md q machine which sows up tho
inside Of boot,log allowing t1!e finished leg to
be taken Off without turning. Belonging to n1,-
other firm is the pegging -machine, which makea
pegs Mt ono revolution. This sAoe~rnaAng ma.
chine Is worth careful examination, and should
be soon ard understood by ovory visitor.
| III the Gturges TinwRra Department tho OPERA
tiycg wcro busy, yesterday, making baking-row-
dor cans. A MIN managed q oattipg-nachine
! which cut tic bottoms the exact size and turned
| bevoloa odgo which was intended to catch hold
| Of tho body Of tho rnn. At nnothor mnchiNe--a
! cans froul strlpa into circular shapes, A fair
soldcrcr ran MI iron down the scum and the two
edges woro married Still another fair tinnor
| fitted OH tho bottoms and handod it to fourth,
| who ran machine around it, making tic mould
ing which is such IN ornament to .tinware
| 4 lnan at q powerful piece OF mechanism put 4
round piece OF tin under the mould showed his
| foot down, aud out dropped the cover OF tho
box. Putting on the cover, it was complete, tho
| work having Ill boon done by ,nachnoIy except
tho soldering.
INTERESTING 70 noas.
An invention of much intereht to hogs, AZ
we'll aB to thoir propriotop, ta the hog-rlngorr.
Has the fair roader ever cssaycd to ring hogs
nose Z. It is q most oxlaratlug oxorcise. Tho
| farmers wife complains at supper tAt
tho nasty brute OF d hog dug up
her cuoumbors and attempted to murder her
done : That hog SHOULD be deprived Of existence
She iB In favor Of, capital punishment to bo in
tlietcd forthwith, Her husband, who would like
to ob!igo the girl OF his curly love, the mother Of
his children the companion Of twonty years, the
hopo and comfort Of hs declining age, a5rcca
with l1or and thinks something must be dono
but really 1t would be q dead loss to slaughter
the porl;or before it attained tho obesity which
turns tho beam at 2ou or 800 md brings money
to ring lis nuso. Accordingly he rises before
tiaybreak SUMMONS two or threo Of
tho boys to Ills aid, waloB up TINT pig, and, after
half tlny spent in catching and holding. Linn,
night aud tho lust state Of that pig il very much
worso than the first This. nowly-uvonted bit
OF hog iowolry IL warranted not to lalrn Ill tho
suout, to lit closely, aud is not liable to toar out
unless tho pig goes with il. It il triangular in
shape, made OF wire, ia fitted by pair Of pliers,
which, being placed over the kog'a snout and
closed, forcea the ring through tho Buout. whore
It romains, tho most ~ mncomfortable eaornons m
four millions Of those rllga attached to hogs ut
tho present writing.
| MEETING or THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Tho Executive Committee met yesterday af,
ternoon, President Doutun in the cllur, a.ld
prosent MoAsrn. Crane. Gage, Drake, Brown,
taisin, Rnd Taylor.
Tho minutoa Of tho last meetng wore read
and approved.
at 81 oach, aud good for fifteen admissions.
The Excelsior Gas Company, having glveI
satisfaction In lighting the Art Gnllery, thei1
contract was continued at Slo night.
pany to build bridge from the gallery to tho
| elevator WAs accepted.
Tho Rev. Mr.. boring made application for th<
freo admission OF the inmates or the Homo o
tho Frionaless, aud it was referred to the cha!r
nun with power to net
Mr.. J. II. Osgood was appointed Assistant
superintendent, aau tho carrlaSo telegraph "al
dispensed with
It waa oraorad that tickets, good from oct. U
and for Saturdays, bo sold to schools IN paekago
Of 100 at 10 contH each. tho children to be NC
companiod by their teachers.
It was dooidetl to publish u catalogue Of th
Art Gallary without advertisements.
J THE FIRE ANNIVERSARY.
It has algoady boon announced that there VII
bo special musical attractions in tho hlape OF
promenade concert at the Exposition on Thurs
day next, tho anniversary OF tue ttte. Tho Mayo
has proclaimed half holiday, oil that ocoasIoi
and our cltizons genorally VIII probably cooper
ato to carry out tho iden. !llH Ilouor has isgue
tho following proclamation:
PROCLAMATION.
| MAyou'a ufr1cx, GulUAuo, Oct 7, 1879.
Whereas, Many Uisizena hayt requested tat, tn re
u,ciuIraueo Ut tho great nro, the 0lh aay Of Oesot
orn part thereof 10 dcsiguscd aud sct nlmrt ~ do
Of reat to bo observed III I'LL. 10 deemed bcat, at!
alHo W ay to enable tho people to wilt tho Expps
| ton;
Now, therefore, IN pursuance Of sucla REQUEST b
vlro Of tic authority vested IN tho Mayor do hura
BY lusue my proclamation. dlreosng Tho c1oHng Of
the city oces at tlle hour Of u nl, Oh Thurshy, Y
9th day Of Octohor A. D. 1879, and request thnt II
schools and I'LL places of business be cloHel at h
hour. aud rsusaln closed during tho rounnder OF I'll
, | day.
i | {BiKnedb LgsTKh l.. noNn
Acting Mayor.
. RAILROAD FAoILIT1EB.
t Wo are pleased to announce that tho Nortl
! | woBtorn Railroad managers have decided to ru
d ton, aud for tlo accommodation OF tho poraoI
q living along thoir numerous linog Excursion
arc o1psoIoa to-day Oh tue G., u. 4 Q. and Q