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A Chinese Tile Factory.

The Imperial tile mauufactory of
China is located within fifteen miles OF
fekin. In this factory all the yellow
tiles and bricks required for Imperial
buildings are made, as also large mum
bers of green, blue and other colored
tiles for various ornamental purposes.
The material useL rs a hard blue shale
nearly as hard as slate. This is allowed
TO lie in heaps for some time. Ii is
then ground to powder by granite roll
ers, on stone floor, thirty to forty
feet I'm diameter. The powder is then
stored in heaps and taken To the works
as required. For ordinary work thS
powder is mixed with propcr
proportion of water and moulded
into large bricks, which are laid out
To dry for some hours, after which they
are dealt with by the modelers. When
bricks are TO have a moulding ON them,
say for copiug a wall, The plan of oper-
ations Is as follows: Two pieces OF
wood, each cut 10 the shape of the
moulding, are placed upright on slab.
The clay brick is placed between them,
and two men runthe mouldings rough
ly along with chisels. They then APP
ply straight edges TO test the accuracy
of their work, aud finally rub the edges
with moulds some what i'm the same
way as plasterers make mouldings at
home. The brick is then passed To
third man who cuts any necessary holes
In it, and To "a fourth, who trims IL oil
and repairs any defect. The more or
namental tiles and bricks representing
fabulous animals, etc, are first roughly
moulded, and afterwards finished oil
with tools exactly similar To those used
for modelling in clay in Europe. All
the bricks and tiles are baked in ovens
and then, after having the glaze put ON
are baked a second time. All the work
done at this mandatory appears to be
irst-ratc, and the number of people
employed when they are busy is about
D. 600
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Not Too iSrnve.

Many Frenchmen, IL must be said
and many foreigners, too-who live In
Paris are far from conceding to NJ. de
Cassagnac, the chivalrous character
which Is so generally attributed TO him.
lie Is not always the brave man, the
beau gdrcOR, the cavalier sans Deur Ell sans
reprOdche. There are many stories cir
culatinR of times and occasions when
his heart has failed him, of men
whose eyes he could not COVER, whose
nerves and skill he dared not encounter
all which are more or less apocryphal.
10 Is said he Is generally careful and
quick to give the ofIebse that he may
choose his weapons. He is q superb
swordsman. But he has fought duels
with pistols. Yes, but at distances
which would be called absurd and cow
ardly In America. 1t IL related that
while taking his coffee one evening at
the care Ilcldcr on the Boulevard
ltaliens, French officer who had
great reputation for courage, strength
and skill In the sword exercise, passed
along and deliberately stirred NJ. de
Cassagnac's cup with the point of his
walking stick. The latter quietly took
the insult, said nothing, and with great
nonchalance emptied the dregs on the
floor and called gdrcon for new sup
ply. No duel followed. II Is said
again there is one man In Paris Of
whom Cassagnac has most careful
consideration. He Is young doctor
Of medicine, rising politician, an ex-
treme radical, an ambitious fellow who
spent some time In America, married
u rich wife there, and now lives In -
modest sort Of style in the Montmarte
district of Paris, from which he is re-
turned by the populace 10 the Cham ber
of Deputies. He Is a man of excellent
parts, cool-heaaed, pale and thin faced =,
cold eyed, and most remarkable left
handed swordsman. His name IL Glenn
enceau. on may have noticed his
name frequently Of late In the proceed
ings OF the French Congress. AZ .
leader Of the extreme Left IL IL not at
all improbable that some day day soon
lac may find himself pitted against NJ.
de Cassagnac, of the extreme right
Some say hc Is slightly lmportunate for
such conflict The same unreliable
authority credits VI de Cassagnac with
a strong desire to avoid any such an
eXtrCnitv.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-12
The Two Murphv's.

A good story is told OF the Irish COM
edian Joe Murphy.
1t was durIrg the "blue-ribbon" ex-
citement and Joe was journeying to a
small town I'm the vicinity of Pitts
burg. AZ the train steamed into the
depot 1t was boarded by half dozen
men, who, after hurried conference
with the conductor, approached the
comedian with beamlng faces.
"Mr. Murphy. believe, " said the
spokesman, hat In hand.
"At your service, sir" replied Joe.
Delighted TO meet you, sir. We are
committee appointed to take you In
charge" and they fairly dragged the
astonished Joe from the car, placed
him in II carriage, and they were
whirlcd swiftly away.
God bless u.s." thought the expo
nent of Irish pecullarities. "This l.
very kind. Never was in this town
before. a mans reputation does
travel and that's fact"
In short time they reached the hotel
and the committee having placed Joe
in the best parlor suite, prepared to de-
part.
1--WE will call for you after supper,
Mr.. Murphy, )" said the spokesman.
zone moment, gentlemen" cried
st. Joseph, as he pulled the bell-cord
vigorously, waiter, drinks for the
party"
Drinks ~ shrIeked the cOnclave In
a chorus. "Mr. Murphy, are you
mad"
"Mad ?" echoed Joe, "not a bit Of 1t.
Name your beverages, gentlemen"
ooh, this ls terrible backsliding,"
said one. "Francis Murphy ordering
drinks"
Francis Murphy" repeated the per-
picked Joe. 'I'm Joe Murphy the
comedian"
They saw It all, and rushed wildly
from the room In search Of the temper
ance apostle, who was even then toilln0
painfully from the depot on foot, "tot-
ing" huge carpet bag.
Both Of the Murphy's drew large
audiences that night.
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a Lone widow.

lis this lone widow with seven chill
dren TO support ~ asked his Honor ns
Sarah Nj Farlan smoothCd down her Gallo,
apron before the desk
mot quite, sir; I'm poor lone cham
hermaid on steamboat and got left, she
replied.
"pid the boat leave you, oryou leave the
boat 2"
ut was sort O both ways, sir. You see.
sir, the boat she came To the dock last even
ing and wanted TO come up town and see
my sister"
81 see nothing wrong in wanting to see
your sister
And my sister was glad to see me. sir.
ana she had new teapot and drank some
cold tea out of the spout
THAT was we'll | had rather drink
cold tea that way than out of silver Cob
let. regret nothing more than that times
have So changed that it is no longer fash
ionable To drink water from the old fashion
ed tim dippcrs.
"ics, sir, 50 do |, and then started for
the boat "
eyes, 90 on ~
but got dizzy, sir and guess was
sitting down ON the walk when one of these
gentlemen said IL was too bad. and he
brought me here till my head got easy. ~
Just 80, And the boat was gone 2"
81 think 30, sir Some boats wait for
their dizzy chambermaids and some dont1n
Gold tea, eh Well, people getting in
toNicatcd ON cold tea mus, face the music
just the same M II IL was ON whiskcy. Ii
took four men to bring your body in here,
and YOU woke up only about daybrcak this
morning
"lcs, sir, and shall let all kinds of tea
alone after this, now that know how they
affect me.
81 was thinking of finng you five dol
lars, observed the court nv he scratched
his head
"And ] was thinking that could take
the train To Saginaw and catch the boat,
and you'll never see me again-nevcr
never never !" she replied
His Honor looked straight at Biinh.
Had the old man said what he was aching
to ne would have been suspended from duty
and pay for thirty days. The danger
passed over, and the dizzy chnmbcrmaid
took rapid gallop for the depot to catch
the train.
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a ComeIy nrnnette.

She was a comely squaw, and had
purchased the gaudiest pair Of stock
ings 10 be found IN the town. Her taste
was guided by the same idea az the
butcher boy, w"o was satisfied 10 have
his cart painted any color go long AZ
it was red " and her selection fell to
that hue. Striding out Of the store
she monopolizcd 'he sidewalk ~ -
dressing room, and soon had the hosi-
cry filed with solid flesh. Her feet
were encased in pair Of dainty No. 7
cowhidcs, and, ~ the fashion reporter
put &c., the general toW ensemble was
ravisblng. The most ludicrous part
Of the performance was to watch her
crossing and recrossing the street, in
vsriabiy taking in mud-hole in the
wavand when she reached 10 she made .
display that would have fred the heart
Of ST.. Anthony had he run to bru-
nettes. As 20 was she cutrauced a side
walk full Of lOungers and furnished
them with quite n sensation. As a
travesty on her civilized sister, 10 WIS
the most natural take-oif that ever was
seen
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-12
erect. Of perfume on Health

An Italian professor has made some very
agreeable medicinal researches, resulting in
the discovery that vegetsble perfumes ex-
ercise a positively hcalthful influence on
the atmosphere, converting its oxygen into
ozone, and increasing its oxydizing innu-
ence. The csscnces found 10 develop the
largest quantity Of ozone are those Of
cherry, laurel, clover, lavender, mint. iuni-
per, lemon, fcuncl and bcrgamOt, those
that give it In smaller quantities are anise,
nutmeg and thyme. The flowers Of the
narcissus hyaCinih, mienonctcc, hello
trophc and lily of the valley develop ozone
iu closed vessels. Flowers destitute Of
perfume do not develop it, and those which
have but slight perfume develop IL I'M small
quantities. Reasoning from these facts the
professor recommends the cultivation Of
flowers In marsby districts aud in all places
infested with animal emanatons, on ac-
count Of the powerful oxidiziug influence
Of ozone
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-12
In TIE LONG RUN"


This old-fsshioned saying.
go lightly expressed,
Ard &c. .carelessly uttered
Is one OF the best
Oh, ponder, young triher.
N4th yonng life begun,
The deep earn, 1t meaning
or I'm the long run"
~ S.sPcr I'm the long run, rboys.
The see d will spripg mp
That Gown IN the garden
Or dropped in the cup.
And. remember no roses
Will spring from the weed
And no beautiful fruit
From unworthy seed.
bow many stripliug
In trouble to-day.
~ By ii6tous living -t..h
With com AIDES too gay
With character shipwrecked
And duties undone,
y y be sasrows harvesting ~
In the long run"
And fn tho long run - will
The toler fare best
-9~e Mhoperforms honest labor "a
And takes honsst rest
Who, contented and happy,
.Hastes hOs, in a day.
Or a year, 70 heap rches -
asa That NillPssS away ~ 81!
The good snd the evil
That bide on the earth.
The 10y spd the SORROW, 49,.
~ ftE 1hs,pain and the mirth- Il Z
The bates UNDECIDED,
The victories won,
win yield what was sown lads.
tCti In the long rum"
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= Man win a Melnory.

Buck English, is said TO possess the
best memory of any man in the State Cali
fornia. lie has been known ~ listen to
sermons preached from the pulpit, rcquir-
ing three-quartcrs of am hour for their de-
livery, and then go out Of church and re-
peat them almost word for word from be-
ginning 10 end When doing this after di-
vine sermon one Sunday in Middlctown o
few month ago, the clergyman heard him
and could distinguish no differcne between
the words used by Buck and those Of his
sermon, and ne thereupon turned 20 bic
written discourse, and as English progressed
with the iteration. the divine traced the
lines Of his written sermon and declared
there was no difference.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-12

JHIN GNGTEBREAD.- Boil one quar-
Of mOlasses twenty minutes, add imme-
Ciately one tOaspOOnfui soda, one ca p
Of butter, ginger 70 taste, fourto make
a paste to roll.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

General Grant Talks About The Nomination.
John Russell Young's report of the conversa-
ton between General Grant and Li'Hung
Chung, Vicoroy of the Province of Tientsin is
printed in the New York Herald Of last Satur-
day, wherefrom the following extract is made I:
The Vceroy said with a smile that he had
received much pleasure from the kind words
spoken by the General about China, and he
hoped they would not be forgotten when the
General became President again. OF course
the General would become President again,
and the Viccroy hoped this would be, and that
when President the General would remember
him and write to him.
Goneral Grant-Your Exoellency Is very
kind, but there could be no wish more distaste-
full to me than what you express. have held
the office of President as long as 1t has ever
been held by any man. There are Others who
have risen to great distinction at home, and
who have earned the honor, who are worthy,
and to them It belongs, not to me. have no
claims TO the office. 1t is place distasteful 10
mo- a place of hardship and responsibilities.
When / was younger man these hardships
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18

were severe and never agreeable. They would
be worse now.
The Viccroy--But you are young man,
and your experience W ould be of value.
General Grant-No man who knows what
the Presidency imposes would care to see u
friend in the Office. ] have had my share of
it-havc had all the honors that can be or
should be given to any citizcn, and there are
many able and distinguished men who have
earned the Office To one of them it should be
given.
The Viceroy smiling, said that the General
showed himself TO be what he always heard-a
modest mainland that he still hoped, for tho
good relations between China aud America
alone, that he would be again President. The
Viceroy said he had read in some Chinese papers
translations from the American papers about
the great reception that was awaiting the Cen
eral in California, and supposed he would time
his arrival 50 as to meet it.
General Grant-I would much rather
time my arrival so rs to avoid It. But most Of
these paragraphs are exaggerations, and others
are written in an unfriendly spirit. 1t is pos
sible some personal friends may come to meet
Inc from the Elst--a halfdozeu, perhaps-who
will take the occasion to run over to California.
l have good many friends on the Pacific
coast whom l will be glad to sec. But my
time of return Is unknown mud indefinite aud
the stories that have crept into tho Chinese
papers about monster excursions are exaggera-
tions
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE breaking mp of Mormonism would be glory
enough for one Administration.
"WArT till General Ewing gets his second wind"
observes a Democratic paper. Why? General
Ewings second wind can't possibly be any more
windy than his first wind.
CINCINNATI is already reaching for the National
conventions of 1880. The Commercial calls the at
tention Of the committees of both parties TO the
magnificent hall in that city.
IF the Democratic hero of Andersonville, Wirz,
had not met with misfortune he would have been
an available candidate for Governor of his State.
He ought to have got off TO Canada until the eX-
element was over.
THE New Orleans Pcayune publishes an inter
view with JEFF Davis in which jeff denied that he
had said he would not run for United States Sena-
tor. He said that he was in the habit of doing as
the people of Mississippi asked him to do.
THE Belfast (Me.) Journal fears that the Democrats
who masquerading as Greenbackers are so un.
like the Jacksonian Democrats that they are In
danger of being called mule Democrats" since
they have no pride of ancestry and no hope Of
postery.
DIR. GLENN, the candidate for Governor of the
California Democrats and Honorable Bilks, owns
S. 900 acre rauche and works IL with Chinese labor
AS the Democrats of the Pacific coast have WED
with the Kearneyites in shouting "The Chinese
must CO." this fact is naturally making sensation
among Dr. Glenns followers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
THE Prospective OF NEW YORK.

TILDEN and his friends think they have
scored run at Niagara Falls, and it looks
so to q man up tree. Chairman PURCELL
called the committee to order under his call 4,
and he soon ascertaiued that he had but fif-
teen of the committee on hand-the balance
were caucusing and cooking up things in
another room in the interest of TILDEN.
After waiting for q season the TILDEN troops
eighteen in number, marched in. Chairman
PURCELL then again raped the meeting to
order, and then the TILDEN retainers quietly
took possession, had everything their own
way. and adjourned. JOHN KELLY, who
was present, was as mild as sucking dove,
and the outlook is that there is no fight in
Tammany. TILDEN has captured the COM
mittee and will capture the State
convention. ROBINSON will be re-
nominated and Tammany will tail
in behind and do the boosting in the telec-
ton without even protest. DoRsHEIIER
will be cast overheard, and himself and his
friends will sit down to dish of crow and
get outside of it with all possible alacrity
POTTER will probably take the place that
DoRsHEIMER would have occupied but for
his falling out with TnLDEN and ROBINSON.
DoRsHEIRSIER never has been happy while
acting in a secondary relation to ROBINSON,
for the simple reason that he regards him
self as "bger man" than the Governor
and has felt sense Of humiliation in the
relation for almost two long years.
II becomes the Republicans to study wis
dom from this time to the third day of Sep
tember, and be prepared to put a ticket in the
field which will command the undivided
strength and unimpaired confidence and
zeal of the entire Republican party. The
result of the first grapple between Tammany
aud TILDEN shows that the Cipher Ogre has
the control of the party machinery of the
Democracy, and has determined to secure
the State of New York rs a scalp to adorr
his belt for 1880. If the Republican party
is wise he will be foiled, but if it goes int
convention disturbed by personal consider
ations and divided by personal differences
il is liable to make mistakes which viii
bring fatal results TO the Republican cause
Every source ofdifference must be laid upol
,
the altar of party success, and the conven
ton must present the issues of the day
sharply and forcibly, without hesitancy o
dodging The issues of 1861 have been re
yiyed by the Democrats in Congress, an
the Republicans of New York must aceep
them as presented, and press them upo
the popular judgment with unremitting pei
sistence.
AS to the ticket, it must be shaped
win victory. There is plenty Of goo
material in the field from which I
make a nomination, which, placed upo
a stalwart platform, cannot be beateI
If wisdom is permitted to rule the de
liberation of the convention, the part
will go to the people in an invincible shaI
aud New York will be redeemed But
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
Personal.

J. BREGARo, Of st. Thomas is sojourning at the
Arlington.
HoY. W. P. KELLOGG of New Orleans, has rooms
ut Willard's.
General GEORGE CROOK, US. A., is quarted at the
Ebbtt House.
Hon. W. S. MCMILLAN, of New Orleans, has rooms
ut Wilards.
COLONEL J. r. PoPHAM, of Virginia is among the
guests at Willards.
Ex.GovEaNoR JOHN E. Brown, of Tennessee, is
booked at Wizards.
JOHN A. DEMoIRII. Of Tennessee, and w. w
Bond, ohio are booked at the Ebbiu House.
+. COOPER CLARKE, of California; H. r. Hall, Mrs
II. II. Hall and Miss NJ Hall, of Boston, are at the
Arlington.
Hon. JOIN FELAND, of Kentucky and Avonder
Mcden, of London, England, are guests at the
Ebbtt House.
i. S. PowNAII- superintendent OF the Marvin
Safe and Scales Company, of New York, has rooms
at the Ebbitt House.
d. w. ARMSTRONG, of Louisville Ky; 7. C. Sears
Kansas; II. NJ. Scott, Philadelphia; Fred II. Wines
Illinois and James Gillette, Alabama, are stopping
at the Riggs House
A. A. LOOMS, of Hartford, Conn. F. b. Thomas
Big Lick, Va; j. W Bidgood, Norfolk, Va; J. Wall
kenney and family, New Orleans, and +. II. Davis
Richmond, registered at the st. james yesterday.
AMONG the arrivals at Willards yesterday were
Fernando Loper Lima; George Reamer, and
Archruchen, G. RanSet, New Orleans; 4. Beebe
Dayton, Ohio and orson Adams, Maryland.
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER TARBEIL. of the Treasury
Department left last evening for the North on va
cation of two weeks for recuperation Judge Tar
bell has filed his present position for several years
| and is among the most attentive, capable and in.
dustrous attaches OF the Treasury Department
having filled the comptrollership for period
with marked ability and fidelity, and to the full
satisfaction of the Department to which he Is at
taphpl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
sTALwARrIsM IN THE NORTHWEST.

Among the numerous rising statesmen
connected with the Republican party of
the Northwest perhaps no one is more
rapidly advancing in popular estimation
than Representatives CHARLES G.. WILLIAMS,
of Wisconsin. Stalwartism is at premium
in that section, and General WILLIAMS is
Justly recognized as one of its chief apos-
ties He is one who doesn't believe in
making dangerous concessions to the Ma
tion's enemies merely for the sake of con-
ciliating them.
On the 23d ultimo the Republicans of
Wisconsin assembled in convention upon
the very spot where, twenty-five years ago,
the Republican party of that State was
organized. The occasion was an appropriate
one for indulgiug in "reminiscences, and
General WILLIAMS reviewed the party's
history up to the present time with decided
eloauence and force. Toward the conclu-
sion Of his speech, turning to Messrs. GAR
FIELD, BURROWS, KEIFER, CHANDLER and
other prominent men of the Northwest who
were seated upon the platform, he addressed
them rs follows:
Reviewing now our party's career, retread.
ing the rugged paths over which 1t has passed !;
recastng the great war cloud under which,
through toll and tears aud blood and sacrifice,
il marched by faith alone-tell me, men OF
Ohio, tell me, men OF Michigan, tell me, men
of Wisconsin and the Northwest, If 1t ever
gained anything by trucking compromise or
| ignoble surrender2 [Checrs.l Look over the
contests Of the past note the men who have
borne its banner through tue thick OF the fight
| a.I q -, tlta hat Ia nf .
tell me to-day, were they mon OF conviction or
were they men of contrivance Did they re-
| tract apologize shift and rejust their issues,
wear by year2 Or did they follow their con-
yictions like the polar star of destiny,
letting it lead them whittier 1t would
When the flame of rebellion broke over
this land, of what avail, then, were your CRIT
TENpEN compromises, your grand committees,
YOUR peace conventions your miserable ana
svcophantic offers of surrender2 Two diverse
civilizations, nurtured under the same Consti-
tuition and laws, rose like two mighty giants
and grapped for the death. In contest ike
that the occupation of the compromlsers was
gone; aud, SO far as the vital and fundamental
principles ofgoyernment arc concerned, would
TO Heaven 1t had gone forever. LApplause.l
In that very contest it costs us millions OF
money, thousands of lives and oceans OF agony
Yet one great party ever stood on the frontier
waving the olive branch OF compromise and
surrender, while the other bore the old storm
beaten banner of the Republic through the
fire and flame of war and planted 1t higl
ON the walls Of restored nationality
Looking back through tho vista of year
to the time when rebels and cut
throats stood, sword in hand, demanding
the life of the nation, which do you most I'D
mire-the seven reports which came back from
the committee of thirty three, advising every
possible concession for the sake of peace, or tbs
QUO signed by O. G. WAsHBuRN, OF Wisconsin
: loud cheers and MASON w. TAPPAN, ot New