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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
Fashionable Life at Washington
Correspondence Of the Cleveland Leader.

correspondence 81 the AleNtlduu lIchuef.
WASHINGTON February 3,-With 700
to 1000 guests, q small house and Il
big supper, one has the ingredients for
the present fashionable entertainment.
But it is nothing now. indeed, if one
were to die for it, one could not find a
single feature in this seasons festivities
that is not. at least, a dozen years old,
and as stereotyped as the latest fashion
able bow. Mrs. Tenstmke's At
Home from 6 to 9" is exactly like Mrs.
BANDS " Kettledrum" for the same
hours. The same people go from one
TO the other, and cannot for their lives
tell them apart Even the hosts rooted
to one spot inside the drawing-room
door, with the people packed aud we'd
ged about them, are OF the same pat
tern In both cases the rooms are
too small, and the heat and crush in
suflerable. The ices, jellies and salads
are of the same mold and flavor, the
wines Of the same brand, and there Is
not even a difference Of opinion rs to
the attractions Of such entertainments.
=" Oh, my dear, such a lovely time, 50
kind of YOU to remember us, says
Mrs. Whitelie to her hostess, as she
takes her departure. And then she
goes home, and in a spirit Of retatia-
ton sends Off invitations to people
she knows, and a great many that she
does not. and solaccs herself as she
sweeps her two small parlors and din
ing-room with the reflection that there
has been a jam at all the small places
this Winter, and it viii all be good
society" crowding and Glowing one
another under her roof But the in
vited accept-all to a man, one would
Judge and they MAKE such havoc with
the collation. in Mrs. vs. dining-room
hat there is not enough left for next
days family lunch Shades Of chick
EN- salad, teuapin, and punch, how
they eat. One gets new ideas Of the
facilities for free lunches and board
ING round" during q Washington sea-
son. But then my lady hostess ez-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

rev persons who use steel pens on
which is stamped "Gillot" have any
idea of the story of suffering, of in
domitable pluck and persistence which,
belong to the placing of that name on
that article.
y long depression in trade in England
threw thousands of Sheffield mechanics
out of work, among them Joseph elliot,
then II years Of age.
He left the city with but shilling in
his pocket Reaching Birmingham. he
went to an old inn and sat down upon
a settle in the.top-room His last penny
was spent for roll, He was weak
hungry, and ILL., He had not a friend
IN Birmingham, and there WAS little
chance that he would find work.
In his dependency he was tempted
to give up and turn beggar n tramp.
Then a sudden fiery energy seized him.
He brought his fist down upon the
table, declaring to himself that he
would try and trust in God, come what
would. He found work that day in
making buckles, which were then fash
ionable.
As soon as he had made pound or
two he hired a garnet in Bread street
and there carried on work for himself
bringing his taste and his knowledge of
tools INTO constant use, even when
working ut hand made goods. This
was the secret of Gillots success. 9th
er workmen trudged on in the old ruts.
lie was wide awake eager to improve
|, 4.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
Novel and Interesting News.

The Boston GLobe has made a Happy
deal. In an extraordinary special edi-
ton dated January l, 1881" 1t pre-
SCENTS the news Of one hundred years
from now, in a highly interesting and
elating manner, The Photograph in
Divorce suits,--Sunday School Excur-
sion in Air Cars,-Terrible accidents in
Mid-Air,-Inyention of Burglar
Bouncer, are respectively treated from
the standpoint Of the advanced
journalism of that day. News by
the Talkogram and Photophone from
all parts of the world is fully present
ed. TO show the progress of those
times, it is only necessary to state that
Hiram Grants bay mare Broad ;.
trots mile in 1911" Every one
should secure from his News Dealer or
from Messrs. A. Nogeler & Co., Of Bal
timore, Md, by whom this edition u er-
cIu2ireiy controlled and orned, a copy Of
the Boston GLoJe for "19Sl." Mailed on
receipt of pricc--FIyE CENTS. To read
it is to have grace and tlexibility i'm.
parted to the intellect, and q strong de-
sire to live on--as the poet would eE-
press 1T.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
Niiwankes MARKET.

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. -. - Flour Dropping.
Wheat-opened weak; closed steady; No. |
hard, nominal; No. l. l07; No. .,
9t'l for seller February; g61. for seller
March, 97as for seller April; lOlzs for
seller May. No. B. S7',; No. (, &c; rejected,
nominal. Corn-Dull; No. ., 37l. Oats
Quiet; No. ?, sos Stronger; No. l. 50.
Barley stronger; No. fresh, Sl},
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

Mrs Charles 4, Hartman, formerly
Mrs Stockhouse, of st. Jan os Hotel,
New York, wife of professional
equestrian, horsewhipped Mr.. Marcel.
lus Ladd, at Havcrill, Mass, Thursday,
for offensive words spoken against her
husband.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

Speaking of the condition of New
Works streets last week the Tribune of
that city says "The great helpless,
dirty city melted dripped, ooaed,
rocked and smellpd Ia heaven "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

sold consequently at enormously high
prices.
Gillot nj once brought his skill in
tools To bear upon the matter, and soon
invented machine which turned out
the points by thousands in the time
that a man would require to make one.
He married Miss Mitchell, and they
carried on the manufacture together
foryearS.
On the morning of the marriage the
industrious workman made a gross OF
pens and sold them for $50 to pay the
wedding fees In his old age, having
reaped an Immense fortune by his
shrewdness, honesty, and industry, Mr..
elliot went again to the old inn. bought
the settle, and had the square on which
he sat that night sawed ont and made
into n chair, which he left rs an heir
loom to his family, TO remind them of
the secret of his success.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

The Coaching Club of New York has
determined to place a public coach ON
the road from New York TO Tarrytown,
making the round trip daily. Sundays
excepted. The coach is now being
built, ami is named the Fantivy. Ar
rangements have Eeen made to secure
a professional guard from England
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

Lieutenant Colonel c. H. Tompkins
has been relieved from duty rs Chief
Quartcrmaster Of the Department OF
Dakota and ordered to report in person
to the Lieutenant General at Chicago
for duty rs Chief Quartermaster Of the
Military Division Of the Missouri
Besides q fully-ripe wife, Mr.. Ash
mead Bartlett gets an income Of $50
600 a year, in marrying the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts.
John Ennis Of Chicago, defeated
Rudolph Goetz, Of Milwaukee, III 100
mile race on skates in New York. \
race for $1,000 a side has been ar
ranged
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Chemical ParadOxcs.

We are accustomed to associate the
idea Of combustibility with paper. If it
be wrapped tightly around metallic
rod it can be held III n gas-tlamc with
out burning. The metal carries the
heat away from it as fast rs applied, be-
coming hot itself. After awhile it will
reach g temperature, provided tho flame
is large enough, at which tho paper will
burn. The same phenomenon can be
vessel of paper, filling it with water,
and applying heat. No matter how hot
tho flame over which it is placed may
be, it will not burn. Tho water will
boil, md the heat be absorbed, or ren-
dered latent, i'll the production of steam.
An egg can be boiled i'll n paper sauce
pan. A sieve may bo made to hold
water or to float. If the intcrsticcs are
very fine md the wire bright and dry,
the water will not wet it, because film
Of air will adhere to the wires. Tho
lower surface of the water is divided by
tho meshcs into number of little
sphcroidal projections. in which tho
capillary force OF internal gravitation
and also cohesion come into play. These
hold the water together so that some
considerable power is required to force
the watcr through the mcshes. Thus
we can put quite quantity of water in a
finc sieve, or place one in water, and it
will float. If the wires are not. perfect
ly bright We mny distribute over their
surface some powder which water will
not wet. The dust of bituminous coal
is excellent. Carrying out this princi
plo, needless, if bright, may be made to
float without the least trouble, and will
float for long ti1lc.
Water is to be mado to boil by cold.
A flask half tull Of water is maintained
Mt cbullition for some minutes. It is
removed from the source Of heat, corlicd,
inverted and placed in one of the rings
OF q rctort stand. If cold water is poured
OH tho upturncd bottom of the flask the
fluid will start into violet obullition.
The upper portion Of the flask is filled
with steam which maintains certain
pressure on the water. BY cooling the
upper portion of the flask some of this
is condensed, and the pressure reduced.
The temperature Mt which water boils
varies with pressure. When it is re.
duccd, water boils ut lower heat. BY
pouring the cold water over tho flask we
condcnse the steam 80 that the water ia
hot enough to boil at the reduced pres.
sure. TO assert that water boils by the
application of cold is chemical sophism.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29

thus color.d Especially Stipa pcnnata and
Ammonium alatun) white Xcrauth thcmums,
and most other everlasting flowers. I'M
mortellcs, however, rs well as the other
kinds Of uclichrysums, must be treated
differently; their natural yellow color must
first be extracted by dipping them in boil
Ing soap water, made with Italian soap,
and afterwards dried in al airy, shady
place. The flowers generally become
closed when thus treated, and should be
placed near nn oven, and subjected to the
influence of dry heat, when they will
soon reopen. THIS IL very important If
they arc intended to be colorcG; If not,
they will remain fine pure white 1mmor-
tcllcs. Most Immol tclles, however, arc
colorcd bright scarlet by means of borax,
which gives beautiful color; but it does
not keep well, and becomes gradually
palcr. For this purpose, dissolve as much
boraX in boiling water as will color 1t
nicely; when cool, dip the flowers, but do
not allow them to remain after they have
taken the color; if kept IN too long, they
Will not again open their flowers.
The chief point in every mode of color
ing lmmortcllcs IS TO place them first in a
dry, warm atmosphere, where they will
open their flowers well and after coloring
they should again be exposed to heat. by
which means they will nearly always re-
open them. Very nice looking Imnlortcl-
les arc also produced by coloring only the
centre of each flower scarlet, which IS done
very rapidly with borax, by means of a
| small pencil or thin wooden splinter,
which is dipped into the color and after
wards applied to the centre. This is gene
rally done by little children in those estab-
Iishmcnts in Germany and france which
SUPPLY tho trade with everlasting flowers.
Finally, l shall give very cheap and
| very good recipe to color ornamental grass
and moss a beautiful green: Ii Il dark
green is required, take two pinls of boiling
water, one ounce of alum, and half all
ounce of dissolved indigo carmine; plunge
| The moss or grass into the mixture, shake
of the liquid, and dry the grass or moss
in al airy, shady place. In the winter,
however, they should be dried by means
Of flrchcat. If light green ls required,
| add to the above mixture more or less
pierre acid, according rs more or less
light shade is required.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Stained Floors.

First sec that the floor is perfectly
smooth, clean and dry. Spots of paint
may be removed with a hot solution of
washing soda; q piece of sandpaper OF
pumice stone will help to smooth out any
rough places, and if the floor is al old one,
the cracks and crevices should be filed IN
with putty, otherwise they will gather dust
and finally mar the beauty of the work.
The paint to be used for coloring, comes
ground in oil and put up IN small cans.
Boiled linseed oil, colored with burnt
umber, thus prepared, makes q very good
imitation of walnut. The staining mix.
ture can be bought ready mixed in cans,
but will need to be thinncd with turpentinc;
it is more economical to mix 1t yourself.
An excellent effect may be obtained by
mixing can of Vandykc brown with ono
OF burnt sienna; this color is to be thinncd
with turpentine and raw lipsced oil, &
quart Of oil to pint of turpentinc with @
little Japanese dryer, The preparation,
when complete, should flow freely, the
object being, not to pnint the floor, but tc
stain it, and for this reason the grain of the
wood must show through. which 1t will
not do If the mixture is used thick.
Too much turpentine will make the stain
Auo VII ShoiiJ1 wv AiuSil oil VIII lHahC
sticky and long in drying. When the
happy medium ls arrived at, and tho work
ready to be begun, see that tho floor IL
thoroughly clean and dry, then provide
yourself with good sized paint BRUSH
two clean, soft woolen rags of dark color
and pair Of old gloves. Apply the paint
with the brush and don't be sparipg of it.
then with one cloth rub it into the wooC
(always with the grain), until all the pores
and cracks are well filled, after which rut
with the other cloth till the stain ceases tc
come off. The longer and hal der the rub
bling the better, the object being to have
the dry wood absorb all the oil possible
if the floor Is not dark enough when dry
apply another coat. after which it may ht
finished with thin shcllac varpish, mixe(
With little Of the staining mixture. Il
will make handsome finish to polish the
boards with hecswax and turpcntlne.
Shave half a pound of yellow bccswaz
and soak 1t twenty four hours IN two quarts
Of turpentine. Apply this mixture with
a woolen cloth until the wood is glossy ant
smooth, repeating the application as otter
as necessary to obtain the desired effect
1t Is good deal of work, to be sure, bu
very satisfactory IN the end, as the floor Il
not readily soiled, and never needs scrub
bing. A damp cloth will remove all dust
and on occasional application Of the polish
ing fluid will prevent the surface from
growing dingy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Cheap Painting.
"Where do the cheap pictures come

"Where do tho cheap pictures come
from ?"
"Oh, they are painted by artists who,
having little skill, nro able to mako
pictures that will satisfy ordinary pco-
pie. There are many persons who have
such q small degreo Of artistic taste that
II painting is to them merely so many
square feet of colorcd canvas. If the
colors are laid on thickly md are bright
hucd, these patrons Of so-callcd art arc
satisfied. Tho trado in cheap pictures
is much larger than person who is not
familiar with tho subject would suppose
I know of n man who employs from tif-
tocn to twonty young men and women
in copying pictures. Tho work is dono
in tho top loft of building on Church
street, near the corner of Barclay street,
Now York. The specimens that arc
turned out Mt this establishment are al
most enough to make Michael Angelo
rise from his grave to wreak vengeance
upon tho persons who are bringing dis
credit upon an art that he did so much
to cxalt in his day"
A reporter visited the picture manu-
factory. He ascendcd the crcaking
flights of stairs, and when he arrived Mt
the top he was confronted with notice,
which was posted upon tho door, and
read : No admission to tho studio
without permission from the office. "
The visitor wondered where tho Office
was located, as he saw no indication of
such an institution about the premises.
Finally he concluded to rap ut the door.
A man with very bushy head of hair
responded,
"Will you direct me to the office of
the studio p tho reporter asked.
"Well, we don't have an Office now, u
was tho reply. eve formerly had an
Office on tho floor below, but business
dropped off a little, and wo wanted to
save on the rent, and 80 we gave it up,
and moved tho iron safe, books and desk
up into tho studio"
"Will you permit me to go in and look
at your pictures ?"
Certainly walk in"
The visitor entered and found himself
in the midst of busy scene. A dozer
artists, each Of whom was young in
years, were hard at work. They wore
making copies of paintings. Ono young
woman had before her a rural scene
which she was industriously copying.
"Do you mako an exact copy Of tho
original? ?" she was asked
"I usually do" she replied, "but
sometimes I put little originality into
my pictures.
The proprietor Of tho studio, whe
stood near when the young woman mad
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Dyeing and Co1oring Flowers.

Dyeing is especially used for tho red
Xeranthemum annum Fl. pl., red Asters,
and all kinds Of ornamental grasses. Mix
ten parts of fresh water with one part of
goon nitric acid, plunge the flowers in,
shake off the liquid and hang them up to
dry. In this way Xeranthemums, which
should be cut when entirely open will
acquire beautiful bright red tint; while
grasses only become little pale red on
the tops, but will keep afterwards for many
years, and may, if needed, be coiorcd
otherwise at any time. Asters generally
when treated in this way, arc not 80 fine
as If dried in sand, or smoked with brim-
stone. TO color flowers and grasses blue,
violet, red, scarlet and orange, use the diff
ferent kinds Of anilinc; for yellow use
picrid acid, and for bright scarlet use
borax.
The anlllnc dye should bo dissolved in
alcohol before 1t is fit for use, in which
condition it should be kept IN wcllclosed
bottles until it is required. 1t may also
be purchased in dissolved condition of
any respectable chemist. TO color by
means Of anline, take a porcelain or any
other well. glazed vessel, pour in some boil
ing water, and add as much anllipc as will
nicely color the water. According to the
quantity of anillne used, the color Of the
flowers will become more or less bright,
After the water has cooled a little, plunge
in the flowers or grasses, and keep them in
1t till they are nicely colored; then rinse
IN cold water, shake off the liquid and
hang them up in the open air to dry.
To obtain fine blue, take analinc blcu
do lian, boil the color with the water for
five minutes, and then add few drops Of
sulphuric acid before using. For violet,
use one part aniline violet and one part of
aniline bleu dc lian; for red, aniline fuch-
sin; fer scarlet, ono part of analinc fuch-
sin and one Of auillne violet; for orange,
analine d'orange; for lemon color, pierre
acid, which should be dissolved IN boiling
water and then thlnncd with little warm
water. Dip in the flowers, but not drain
OF the liquid.
All kinds Of ornamental grasses can be
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Indian Relies III Maine.

Ono of tho most interesting localities
| and one of the latest unenrthed in Maine,
is tho Indian place of execution or tor
turo Oh Fort Island mt the narrows, neal
the mouth of Damariscotta River, some
time ago, while Postmaster Gamage and
Mr.. Phelps were hunting for relics Mt
the abovo-named place, they discovered,
among numerous fish spears, needles
and aTowhends, the remains of five
skeletons, apparently Tndians--the skulls
showing very low order of intellect
one skull of which they were able to get
out nearly perfect, which is now in
the possession of DR.. Chapman. They
found five under jaws, one of them ncar-
ly perfect, but none of them would fit
the skulls. One skull was very large !;
they Judged it to bo nearly twice the
size of the average, but so fur decayed
that with the utmost care it could not be
moved from the place where it lay. These
skeletons did not lie in any regular order,
but appeared to have been burned ut q
stake, as q space Of six tcct square or
more was covered with ashes, charcoal
and rocks that had been exposed to fire.
The skulls we've nearly face down and
but few other bones could be removed
whole. The appearace indicated that
there had been numerous victims burned
ut different tines and tho whole was
covered with an accumulation of earth
and shells in four distinct layers one
foot in depth. They also found pottery,
the skulls OF deer, and jaws of bears, and
one large stag or ok horn. There is no
doubt but that diligent search will re-
veal further evidence of place of saw
age torture.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
BLIGHTED.

Ihe maiden, smiling in dream Of bliss,
said: " Gladstone days are coming 1 shall be
His best bcloved-for his farewell kiss
spoke Of future full of love for me-"
But ere tho yoar was passed, her hopes were
lown;
She mourned alone
The linnct, twittering on the winter thorn,
Said: "Whcn tho spring comes, all my song
shall thrill
The silent woods, and blossoms shall be born,
And glatness all my little life shall ILL.,"
But ere sweet spring blooms DER the earth were
shed,
The bird was deadI
The loweret, pning for the summer heat,
Said: "When the sun comes, he will shine
Onme;
And DER my fragrant cup, with flying feet,
Shall pass the butterfly and hummng bee."
But long ere summer came with heat and lIgh,
Fell the frost's blight
., mournful maiden, and poor blighted flower,
And little bird that pined for sunny spring,
Why were ye born In home, or wood, q bower 2
Why thus was checked your harmless blossom
ing7
Why are dear hopes all DER this sad earth chill.
And unfulnlled?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
Big Bridges.

According to tho Scientific 1naeric icu,,,
the largest masonry arch IN the world--an
arch which forms part of one the most In
portant engineering achievements of recent
years-is the aqucduct by which the city
of Washington is supplied with water
The arch IN question carries the aqucduct
over Cabin John Creek, with span of 220
feet. The height Of the arch is 101 feet,
and the witdh Of the structure q feet. The
arch forms the arc of a circle, having o
radius OF 1874 285 feet. Whom the centre
scaffoldng was removed, tho arch (unllke
all other works Of the kind) did not settle,
tho keystone having been set in winter
ond the centre struck in summer. The
other notable masonry arches Of the
world are the Chester arch across the river
Dee, at Chester, England, with span of
200 feet; tho famous centre arch Of the
now London bridge over the Thames, with
span Of 152 feet; Pont-y-Prydd over the
Taft, in Wales, 140 feet; the bridge across
the Seine. at Ncuilly, France, with five
spans, each of 1913 feet the nine spans OF
the Waterloo Bridge of London, each 12C
feet; and the celebrated marble Rialtc
| Bridge In Venice, with span of 08a feet
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