American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-13
INDUSTRIAL.

A GROWING industry in Missouri is the
manufacture of plate glass.
ONE wool-dealing house in Boston sold
971 800 pounds of wool to manufacturers
in one week recently.
THIRTY days notice has been given to
Pittsburgh puddlers, by the manufacture
ers, OF the contemplated reduction of the
prices of boiling iron, and another lock-
out is probable.
AMONG the specimens of valuable stone
which have been found in Washington
Territory is dark green, variegated mar
bic, known as the scrpentine, or the broc-
CO OF the Italians, truly beautiful stone.
This stone is susceptible of the highest
polish. 1t is comparatively soft and easily
worked, and is found in great abundance
in Stevens County, upon the Columbia
River. This may prove in time a mine
of wealth, for it is said to equal, if not
surpass, the Italian marble.
SHADED YARNS are now produced in
some establishments by peculiar and in
genious process. 1t is found that instead
yarn from time to time deeper into the
dye-bath. by lowering the rods ON which it
is hung upon movable pins in holes in
vertical supports in order that successive
portions may be more deeply shaded, it is
much simpler, as we'll as much more eco
nomical, to dye first the whole skein in the
bath in the usual manner to the lightest
shade desired. The plan pursued, there
fore, is to allow it to hang, and draw of
the bath by stop-cock, or dip it out I'M
til its level is where the next deeper shade
on the yarn is desired, then to lift the
yarn, strengthen the bath and hang il
in again; and thus to continue as needed
to impart the different shades, to draw of
and strengthen the bath. As by this
means the deeper shades are successfully
impaired in diminished quantities of bath
which alone need be of the required
strength, the economy of such process is
at once apparently. Y. Sun.
FEW persons have any idea of the in.
dustrial value of sheep-skins. The manu-.
features for which sheep skins furnish the
raw material are both numerous and i'm
portant. In the city of New York alone
the sale of manufactured sheep-skins
amounts to more than $5, OOO, 900 yearly.
A single manufacturer turns out $4,000
dressed skins weekly. Most of the skins
are imported, as American skins are too
small and light to be split. The best skins
come from Calcutta, which is curious
fact, when we consider that hot country
is unsuitable for sheep. These large skins
are split into two portions, the woolside
being called "skivers" and the flesh-side
fleshers." The whole skins are called
"roans." The "roans" are tanned to
initiate morocco and are used as a substi-
tute for the real article, which is prepared
from goat-skins. A large quantity of
sheep-skin is used by boot and shoe
makers for toppings. Innings and trim
mings. Leather from "skivers" is used
largely for binding books instead OF
morocco; and that from +" f1eshers" is
used for binding account books, being
stronger than the skIvers. Trunk makers,
o mnsics
and furniture makers use a large guam
tity of sleeps leather. ''Chamois" skins
are made almost entirely from "f1eshers,' u
as is also most of the buckskin that is
used for various purposes.-A,nerican
Agricultural.