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Light Observed In Grinding Hard Stones

AT the agate polishing establishments
Of Oldenburg, Germany, phenomenon
has been observed for the past century
that has as yet, perhaps, attracted too
little attention from scientific men. I'm
der very powerful friction, such as can
only be produced by the machinery at
these works, hard stones become splen-
didly luminous and transparent through
out. In this establishment the axis of an
undershot water-wheel reaches into the
grinding room, where four or five grind
stones rotate vertically; over each is
brought gutter, SO that constant small
stream of water pours upon the stone.
The grindstones themselves are entirely
faultless. They are about five feet in
diameter, and make three revolutions in
q second, SO that the grinding surface
that passes the object pressed against it
amounts to thirty-two English miles per
hour. When grinding the workman lies
on his belly, his chest on semi-cylindri
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NUMBER Al.
ing pityingly at the fat checks down
which the tear drops were rolling fast.
~Tell me all about Il Sallie

ing pityingly at the fat checks down
which the tear drops were rolling fast.
Tell me all about it, Sallie.'
Blisterin' bricks" sobhed Salle. Il
on't-like-schools | want to GO home.
Oh.-I-want-to-go
The teacher took the child upon her
lap and spoke soothingly to her, stroking
the brown tresses as She did so, until
Sallie's weeping eyes became almost
bright again. She would excuse her
this time" she said - She was such a
little girl, and she was almost sure she
would never do so again
Sallie was quite sure of it. She listened
with fresh interest 10 the exciting story
of the boy who ld-not-obey,"
and who came to grief in consequence.
She was very sure that no such thing
would ever happen to her as long rs she
lived.
Being fully convinced of this, Sallie
thought it not worth while to tell her
mother anything about the mornings oc-
currence. What was the use?
She was dismissed at the usual hour,
and took the very shortest way home !;
but, short as it was, she had plenty of
time for thinking.
Mamma was upon the steps, looking
for her. Sallie rushed into those loving
arms, felt kisses-one, two, three
upon her quivering lips, and straightway
concealment became impossible.
"Oh, Mamma. Mamma! did-go by
Gibson's. We-couldn't get by, and--l
was ate-and-they was blisterin'-Jane
Ann Joneses-and-here the mixed
Mamma-you can-eat tiff you want
to-" Poor Sallie was crying again.
1t was not many moments before mann
ma had learned the whole sad story. How
fortunate it is for the little ones that the
mothers know just how to bind up the
broken hearts, just how to chase the
tears from sweet young eyes and bring
the sunshine into the darkest day.
Salle's mother said +" ! am sorry and
am glad, little daughter. can trust you
now, because you have told me"
" had to-" replied Sallie, innocently.
- couldn't help it,
"You must never try to help it, Sallie;
never
Sallic's only answer was a kiss. How
could little girl help it," she thought
to herself, "whcn mamma was ST. very
good"
She is SIN years old now and has read
her primer through n through until
many of the leaves are gone. ! am very
sure, however, that the picture of the
bad boy still remains intact, and that
Salle will not soon forget that children
ust-learn-to-ohey. ~ Y. In
depeadent
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cal followed stool, his feet stretched out
behind, braced against post fixed in the
floor With both hands he presses the
stone to be polished firmly against the
grindstone, bringing his whole weight to
bear upon it. The muscular strength
brought to bear is very great, and the
work is performed with intermissions of
equal times of rest and work Some ex-
periments were made in this workshop
by Noggerath in broad daylight. He OBJ
served that as long as stone of the
hardness OF quartz was pressed against
the revolving grindstone there was pro.
duced an intense red light, which at the
same time radiated around the object
and emitted numerous sparks. This ex-
perience was the same with all hard
stones, which appear almost like red-hot
iron, and it really looks as if the hands
must be severely burnt. All the stones
become warm in grinding, but not very
hot. Chalccdony gave magnificent
fiery red light; chrysopase little red
light; rock crystal a beautiful rose red
coralline superb red light, the color
being evidently increased by the natural
hue of the stone. Amethyst gave pale
violet, while numerous opaque stones
gave no light at all
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Romance Of an Organ Grinder.

On corner curbstone in AtChison,
Kan, sits an aged woman turning hand
organ and watching for the struggling
pence that thoughtless children or benev
olent men and women may toss into her
lap. A very sad story is the history of
the old woman's later life Less than n
year ago she dwelt in a German city
with an intelligent, promising family of
three daughters and son. Their cir
cumstances were fair, and they were all
happy Kathrina, the eldest daughter,
had lover who had some time previous
ly come to America to lay the founda-
tion for the future prosperity and bliss
of his Kathrina and himself. As is not
unfrequently the case, honest merit re-
ceived its due reward, and the young
man did well in the land Of his adoption.
When he thought the proper time had
come he returned to the Fatherland for
his sweetheart, to bring her back his
bride In their humble obscurity kath-
rina and her people had lived lovingly
together and were 10th to separate; so
they all determined to come to America
together The young man espoused
Kathrina, and the mother and son and
remaining sisters prepared to cross the
wide sea. They took passage on the
Vile du Havre. The rest may be i'm
agined. The young husband and wife
sleep at the bottom of the ocean, and
the widows son and daughters went
down with the others, and she alone Of the
little circle was picked up. She suffered,
maniac, in New York madhouse for
while, then went forth friendless, des-
olate and poverty stricken, yet strug-
Cling to increase the tenure of her mis-
cradle existence by few years or
months or days. And she sits on the
curbstone daily, half-wittcd andhalf-fed,
grinding away.-St. Louis Republican.
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clothes; it just Clues them on, and saves

clothes; it just CLUES them on, and saves
trouble
The glue being spread evenly over the
leather it is carefully pressed on the
mill-board sides, the edges turned over.
and the end papers glued down to hide
the rough edges.
Now the dress is fairly on, and it is
bound up between boards to dry.
But ii isn't yet done Who would be
satisfied with nice book dressed in the
most elegant of morocco with not an or
nament to its back? Absurd, isn't it,
girls?
There's one good thing about its trim
mings-it don't take Il poor sewing girl IL
week to ornament their one dress By
no means It's just stamped on at one
blow, by Il hot brass stamp, in big
stamping machine. If the trimmings
are to be gilt, they first have a coat of
olive oil and gold leaf, and when the
stamp comes down it stamps the figure,
and presses the goldle leaf down so tight
it can't get Off The rest is brushed of,
and the beautiful new book is ready for
your library.
Don't you love a new book? Isn't the
delicious smell of it more delightful than
otto of roses? Not because the smell is
sweet but because it is suggestive. 1t
makes YOU think of the nice times you've
had with books and expect to have with
this
You remember l told you about the
old-fashioncd illuminated books made by
the monks, and so valuable that only the
very rich could own them | didn't tell
about their binding. That was almost
rs wonderful as the book. They were
bound in gold and silver, velvet and
satin and set with precious stones
Ladies embroidered velvet and satin
covers for their books, and very beauti-
full they were.
I'm glad that has gone out of fashion,
though, for | shouldn't like to embroder
covers to all the books | want, would
your
Books for work, such as law books and
students books, were bound in heavy
board. They were so heavy that if you
letpne fall you might break your leg
Horper's Bazdr.
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BETWEEN three and four years since
Miss Emma Hulsizer, then girl of
about sixteen years Of age, came to this
city to perfect herself in painting and
music, for both of which arts she evinced
decided talent She is the fourth daugh-
ter Of William Hulsizer, Of Rochester,
Oakland County, a gentleman as noted
for his liberality and hospitality as he is
for his social and political influence.
While in this city Miss Hulsizer met
many persons who became her warm and
personal friends. After several months of
intense application to her studies in this
city she was sent to the Convent of Villa
Maria, in Montreal, where she remained
for two years as a pupil, distinguished
alike for talents and attention to her
studies, and where she graduated this
summer with great honor, after which
she returned to her home. During one
Of her vacations she visited friend,
Miss Moyes, Of New York, and was in
troduced to DR.. S. +. Moyes, the brother
of the hostess. The result was an &C
ouaintance which eliminated in a be-
trothal, with the consent and approba-
ton Of the relatives Of both of the tive
persons most interested, and it was de.
cided that the wedding should take place
as soon after Miss Emma's graduation as
possible. Accordingly this entire sum
mer has seen active preparations in
progress for the event, and an elegant
trousseau has been prepared for the bride
elect, nothing which could contribute
either to her comfort or adornment hav-
ing been omitted, and everything being
chosen with view Of the bridal tour to
Europe, which was expected to consume
at least a year.
The wedding was to have taken place
on the gath inst, and cards of invitation
were issued in time to permit friends
from all parts of the country to be pres
ent at the homestead on that occasion
the preparations were of the most per
feet and elaborate description and it was
intended that the happy event should
eclipse anything Of the kind ever known
in that part of the State. Friends were
procuring their presents, and it seemed
% though more suspicious beginning
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and colored people are afraid to 60 into
the fields to save their crops from waste
and ruin"
the MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
CorToN.-Middling upland, 16t016Ac.
LIVE STocK.-Beef Cattle-$10 75112.75. Hogs
Dressed, $s.75D9.37H. Sheep-Live, $4.5Ol16 Is
BREADsTUFrs.-Flour-G to choice, S5.50Q
$50; white wheat extra, S. 5SOaD6.40. Wheat-No
Chicago, $1.11hG1.12; Iowa spring, 81 .1211 .13
No. milwaukee spring, 81 1.14Q11.15. Rye-West
ern and State, 9OlI95c. Barley-$1 3O01 .35
Corn-Mixed Western ahoat, 961a a097c. Oats
New Western, 58062c.
PROVISIONS s.-Pork-New Mess, 81. .25022 IS
Lard-l4014lsc. Cheese-11A014Ac.
WooL.-Commor to extra, 45066c.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves Choice, $5.5O16.OO;
good, $4.2Jl5.25; medium, $3.TJI4.25; butch-
ers' stock, $25OD3.50; stock cattle, $2.a51
$50. Hogs-Live, ss.7o07.1o. sheep-Good
to choice, s3.75QD4.50.
PRovIsroNs.-Butter-C Choice, 3O135c. Eggs
Fresh, 19a2oc Cheese-New York factory,
13A0l41sc; Western, 12h0l3Kc. Pork-New
Mess, $21 .00021.75. Lard-14D14Xc.
BREADsrUPFs.-Flour-W winter extra,
$5.50G7.5O; spring extra, S4.75055o Wheat
Spring, No. 2, 94194hc. Corn-No. 2, 81
0S3c. Oats-No. 2, 500l50tac. Barley-No. 2,
Sl0OG01.Ge. Rye-No. 2, s6Gls7c.
WooL.-Tub- washed 45@57c.; fleece, washed,
40@50c.; fleece, unwashed, 27035c.
LUMBER.-First Clear $5O.0OG153OO; Second
Clear, S47.OO@4950; Common Boards, $1O5O@
1900; Fencing, Slo.D@laOo; "A" Shingles,
$300O325; Lath, $2O00225.
CINCINNATI
FFs.-Four-$515Q15M Wheat-Red,
$l05 Corn--S30S5c. Rye-9Sc. Oats-54d54I4c
Barley-S Si.05@1.aO.
PROVISIONS. hum Pork - $23.OO02325 Lard
l3h0l4l4c.
LIVE STocK-Beeves- to choice, $1,000
5.75. Hogs-Live, $6o0@6.75.
BREADsTUrFs.- Fall, $425@D475
Whcat-No. Red Fall, $11J11.16. Corn-No.
2, s3@sIc. Oats-No. 2, 53G153hc. Rye-No. =,
9lD93c. Barley-$1.05@1.
PROVISIONS -Pork-Mess, $22. 75023.OO. Lard
-14D15c.
MILWAUKEE
BREADsruFFs. FFs.-FloM-Spring Xxx, $52505.5O.
Wheat-Spring No. I, $l.OO01l O0h; No. 2, $40
i9c. Rye-No. /, s999oc. Barley-No. 2, $1.0OQl
$1.02.
BREADsTurFs. .-Wheat-Extra, $1.17D1.17A.
Corn-9aGg3c. Oats-50aI5lc.
TOLEDO.
s-Wheat-Amber Mich, $1.09
No. : Red, $1.07110S. Corn
Mixed, si0S4Ac. Oats-520D53c.
CLEVELAND.
-Wheat-No. 1 he'd, 81 O9Q1 10;
No. 2 Red, $103QD104. Corn--S4lS5c Oats
52053c.
BUFFALO,
LIVE srocK.-Beeves - s4.fo0675 Hogs
Live, S5.750I70o. Sheep -S4.37h@5.00.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SrocK.-Beeves-Be $6.0o06.75; me-
dium, $50065.50. Hogs = Workers, $3.50
725; Philadelphia, $7.S0d1s.0O. Shcep-Bcst,
5 2Jll5. rs; medium, &4.5OGL50O.
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That Detroit Justice.

THERE is Justice in Detroit who, if
we credit what the Free Press of that
city says, has made himself remarkable
for the impressive solemnity of the SEN
tcnces he passes upon prisoners. Here
is that papers report Of one of the latest
cases in his court, man who was an
rested for vagrancy:
Cant find nothing to do but loaf
around the wharves and gallop up and
down the alleys, eh2" remarked His
Honor, as a young man was rushed out.
l am stranger in this town-dead-
broke and nobody to borrow of, replied
the prisoner, his HAIR climbing up to-
perpendicular as 'Bijah glared down
upon him. During the momentary
pause a boy in the alley was heard
singing:
Not chilling in my pocket
Pulling hard against the stream'
II can't help it that you are dead
broke" said the Court. I'D be glad if
everybody owned silver mine and two
coach dogs. The officer says you have
been wandering aimlessly around, sleep
ing on bales of hay, taking free lunches
and making no effort to amass fortune.
You don't seem to have any aim-any
ambition
Yes, have" replied the prisoner.
"Where is it, sir-where is it?' asked
Ills Honor, leaning forward. Did you
ever hear of Cicero taking free lunches?
Did you ever read that Plato gamboled
through the alleys of Athens? Tell me,
sir, did you ever hear any one say that
Demosthenes slept under a coal-shed or
on a bale of hay? If you wanted to be
a Plato there would be fire in your eye !;
your hair would have an intellectual
cut; you'd step into clean shirt and
hire a moving machine to pare those
finger nails. Sir, you have got to go up
for four months"
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Rattan.

RATTAN comes from the Moluccas-
principally from Singapore, Pedang, Pc
nang, Samarang and st. Simon's Bay OF
all the rattan collected in the East the
United States consumes three-quarters
of the total product, the imports amount
ing now to something more than 5000, 600
pounds. There are rattans and rattans,
and no less than ten different grades can
be found, which vary in price from two
cents up to ten cents pound. The first
quality should be of bright color, of a
straw yellow, but, in addition, must be
supple, and not sticky, a trade word
meaning dull and wanting in elasticity
1t requires great deal of experience to
decide what is good rattan, or the kinds
which will work up best for particular
sorts of goods The very choicest rattan
comes from Besjamassing. Both outside
and inside have their special uses. The
Cdldmus Rotdng belongs to that peculiar
species of palm which secretes in its Gu
ticle very considerable amount of
silica, while its inside is made up of
tough and fibrous tlaments The out
side, with the smooth natural varnish,
when stripped off by particular ma
chinery, is used for seating chairs. There
is single factory in the United States
which turns out daily enough chair cane
to cover 10000 chairs.
The inside of the rattan is employed
in a variety of ways. 1t is shaped by
machinery either round or flat, and so
worked up into innumerablc articles
Baskets, brooms. mats, mating, are all
made from the rattan, and an immense
quantity Of it is worked around demi-
johns. Both the inside and outside of
the rattan are employed in the manufac-
ture of furniture This branch of indus
try we have undoubtedly copied with
Chinese accuracy from India Perhaps
even with the addition of our numerous
mechanical helps we have but very little
improved on the models as to appearance
or solidity There is an exquisite com
fort, a luxurious ease, about a real rattan
choise loage, such as is made at Singa-
pore, that we can hardly equal. Split
rattan is made up in some half dozen
different sizes, and is then sold by the
1000 feet. The finest qualities of rattan
are also used by whip-makcrs. This
large and constantly-increasing business
may be estimated by the fact that one
factory in New England alone employs
900 operators, and that the total num-
Der of people working in rattan (the
schoolmasters excluded1 is fully 1900
The capital used in the manufacture of
rattan we are informed, is about So ,000,-
000.-Nelo York Times
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of life Of married happiness would be
impossible; but fate decreed sad re-
versal Of the picture, and that the cup
of joy should be replaced by the chalice
of sorrow. AT late hour on the 14th
inst. a telegram was received announc-
ing the sudden and dangerous illness of
the groom, and calling for the immediate
presence of his intended bride. Wild
with anxiety yet hoping against hope,
Miss Emma complied with the request,
and on Tuesday started for Buffalo, where
she found her worst fears were confirmed
council of physicians having pro-
nounced the patient as beyond all hope
of recovery.
The meeting between the almost dying
man and his heart broken betrothed was
too sacred to be made the subject of a
newspaper paragraph; but the sequel is
one which SO nearly resembles romance
as to be almost incredible.
The groom expectant insisted that be-
fore his death he should be united with
the woman of his choice, and, according
lX clergyman having bee.- summoned,
that most solemn of all rites, a death bed
marriage, was celebrated The scene as
described by one Of those present was
never to be forgotten. The groom, sup
ported in the arms Of his devoted mother,
feebly responded to the questions Of the
officiating minister; the bride, kneeling
beside the bedside, with true womanly
heroism repressed the anguish with
which her heart was rent; an only sister
watched with agony by her brother, and
few fond friends knelt in silent grief as
the words were said which made one of
those two, so soon to be parted by the
hand Of death.
The doctor bcqueathed his wife as a
sacred legacy to his mother and sister,
with whom she will henceforth reside,
and to whom she is now bound by ties of
love. He survived until one o'clock on
the morning Of the 10Th, when he sank
into quiet slumber from which he
never awoke.
Dr. Moyes was wealthy man, and it
is said he has left his bride handsome
fortune.
These particulars were communicated
by one of those present on the occasion
to friend in this city, who consented to
their publication in this form -Detrou
Free Press, Sept. %.
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"A correspondent of the English Me-
c1tanic states that he has found the fol
lowing composition completely success
full for the cementing of iron railing tops,
iron gratings to stoves and other similar
applications, and with such effect as to
resist the blows of the sledge- hammer,
maj ely: Equal parts of sulphur and
white lead with about sixth OF borax,
these being thoroughly incorporated to-
gether SO as to form one homogeneous
mass. In applying this substance to
either of the purposes named it is moist
ened with strong sulphuric acid, and a
thin layer of it placed between the two
pieces of iron and these are then firmly
pressed together to form perfect union.
In about five days it becomes perfectly
dry, all traces of the cementing COM
pound having vanished, and the iron
exhibits the appearance simply OF hay
ing been welded together
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The SkooI Boy.

THE skool boy IL the within ov cirkum-
stansiss
If he lives in the country he haz got to
git up early enuff to puntch the chickens
off from the roost, then start the fire in
the kitchen stove, then put ON the tea
kittle, and then go for the cows.
After the cows hav been milkt, he
hurrys down hiz hash and bukwheat
kakes, and thrashes beans two hours
with the old man out in the korn krb.
Now he walks three miles in sno path
to the distrikt skool hous, and gifts thare
just in time to help split up sum wood for
the days fire
Skool opens and he takes hiz seat on
the fiat side ov slab bench, and bends
bubble over Webster's spelling book,
without emmy cover.
For variety he stands up in ro, and
spells or skratches greasy slate, with
the Figures in long sum ov addishun.
Noon Gums at last, and he eats up in
one corner hiz two slices ov rhi bread
and hiz piece of pi krust, and browns the
dri dinner with pint ov lukcwarm
water out ov the pine pail behind the
stove.
The only fun he haz IL to slide down
hill on a board back ov the skool hous,
and git licked when he goes home if he
happens to wear the sole ov his boots
emmy, or tare the base ov hiz britches.
Night Gums, and he haz had days
skooling, and plods bak home to saw
wood enuff to last next day before he eats
his puddin- -and-milk supper and sinks off
up into the woodhous chamber to bed,
without even the ray ov tallo kandlc.
This waz skool-boy life in the country
forty years ago.
If the boys now daze had to skool it in
this way, they would sue the old man for
damages, and emmy kind ov a jury would
bring in verdik, too, in their favour.
But Daniel Webster dun it in this way,
and bekum the most learned statesman
we ever raized, and so did Josh Billings,
but he didn't never amount to much.
Josh Billings never could git the rite
hang ov country skool hous; hiz spelling
allwuss had and allwuss will hav, an
impediment in it.-Josh Billings, in N.
Y. Weekly.
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IT is stated that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company contemplate such change
of the face of their stock certificates as
will very materially narrow the ability to
raise the number of shares, if it should
not entirely prevent that species OF fraud.
1t is proposed to have the denomination
in the center Of the face of the certificate,
printed in large letters in colored ink.
With this guide any raised certificate
would be detected by the receiver at 4
glance.
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1sscchhirea I
.~WOnm |
eaakenins !. /
q Sperm /
thin ia |
ltennistr. !
y using I |
PtpoWSR |