Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
NO. 40.

IMPORTANCE OF A SINGLE NoTE.-IhP
following instances have fallen under ON
notice: One vote in the city OF. New CORK
returned a Republican member to the AS
sembly. which made majority in the Lr-
cislature Of lat State for Thomas Jeffrr-
son. and gave him the vote of New York,
without which he could not have been
elected, The whole policy Of the United
States during the .Teffers n and Madison
administration, a period of sixteen years,
HING on that one vote. One vote elect d
NJ rcus Morton Governor OF Massachu
sets. in an aggregate popular vote of near
" 100000. One vote elected William Al
len. in the Clilicothe district, to Con
gress. in the year 1891 and one vote snbse
ouently made him United States Senator
for six wears afterwards. Tie Following
case of the kind is still more renarkabh:
In 1880. Dan Stone, of Cincinnati, was
candidate for the State Legislature. Walk
ing ND Main street on the morning OF tht
eleotisNs Eie overlook an itcq aiis0ance =
ing to the polls, who intended tp vote the
ooposition ticket. Stone solicited his vote.
''Ne are old friends" said ne, land
know you will show a friend that mark o
kindness" Party spirit was then com
ymratiyely quiet. The voter replied: Well,
Dan, you are a pretty clever fellow. |
don't care if I do" That vote elected
Stone. and gave majority of one in thu
Legislature, which made Thomas Ewing
United States Senator. Mr.. EWing's vote
on the question Of confirming the appoint
ment of Martin Van Buren, as Minister
Plenipotentisiry IT, Great B.itain enabled
the Vice President to give the casting vote
against it. and callei MI Y III Buret
home. That recall made Mr. Van Buren,
first Vice President. and then President.
and determined the general political policy
of the country for four years. Ole vot"
accomplished all this. O Ievote sent jane
L. Faran TO the legislature, and made
MIN subsequently, Senator.
How STATUES ARE MADE.-The bronza
statuaTy just NOW 81 popular IS mAAufac-
tured by d simple enough process. Over
the clay model is poured coating Of plas-
!
set. is taken off in sections thus affordng
Il hollow mould Of the figure. From such
a mould is produced stuoco duplicate,
either Of the entire statue orof such a pOr-
ton thereof IS is intended tn be cast at
time. and on this again is formed a second
mould of greater thickness and solidity for
the reception of molten metal. The mate
rial used for the final mould is a compost
ton Of stuccn and briciIdust. This is APP
piled in Il plastic state to the stucc0 model.
from which its inner surface takes the form
of the figure. Were statues C tst solid it
would 0nly be neo3ss Try to separate the
mould from the M >lel, and run metal into
too former till the interior WAS filled. This
however. would involve absurd waste, aud
and in order to economic material solid
core is placed inside the mould, leaving
only such space ell around as will receive
the thickness of metal dee ned necessary
for the work in hand. The mould with its
core having been thus completed and firm
ly hoped round with bands of iron, is pla-
ced in a kiln to bake to perfect drymess. -
This precaution is necessary from the Cir
cumstance that even a trace of moisture
might On application of IN }lten metal oc-
casi1n dangerous explosion In the case
of the casting now i'll question the drying
of the mould occupies some weeks. On
the removal Of the kiln the mould is buried
in dry earth below the floor Of the found
ry, only the aperture FOR receiving the
metal and the yent-hole for the escape OF
air remaing visible.