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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
A SHAME I!
No United states Vessels carrying
Oar Products.

The month Of March gave promise
of increased activity and prosperity in
the shipments of grain, and shippers,
merchants, spectators and dealers IN
grain are preparing for the demand
from Europe, 1t Is confidently expect
ed that the shipments Of grain for the
summer months viii be larger by sew
eral millions of bushels than that of
any preceding year. During the
month Of March the shipments of
grain from the port Of New York
amounted to G,G45,712 bushels, as fol-
lows 4,043,343 bushels Of wheat; g.
514,036 bushels Of corn, and 1886
bushels of rye. 70 carry this large
amount of grain across the ocean, the
services in whole or part Of 173 vessels
were required These included ninety
two steamers, twelve ships, sixty-eight
banks, and one brig A remarkable
feature Of the trade is the large num-
Der Of steamers now carrying grain 10
Europe All steamers, both Of the
regular and outside lines, including
passenger steamers, carry grain The
following nationalities are represented:
Great Britain 1O4 vessels; Norway, 10,
Italy, II; Austria. s; Sweden, A.;
France, 1 Portugal, ]; Germany, 8;
Belgium 8; Denmark, 2; Holland, 2
the United States, rs usual, none.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
Chicago Stnrkep

CHICAGO, Aprl l2.--fl0ur-S steady tHi
fam. Wheat Active. firm and higher, Il. =
red winter i.0l Hal .03 No. 3, Chicago Spring
l.0IaIo3A for seller cash; l051sa l,05h
for seller May. IOG& for seller Jane; No.
Chicago Spring 02Ha9s}. rejected, 1870
So. Corn Active, firm aud higher; 39&ai2h
for seller cash; $685. for seller May 80 Cor
seller june; rejected, 30, Oats--Steady and ia
fair demand; 3ls for seller cash; 80 for
seller April 3jE for seller May, 3j}6g35A
for seller June, 81 for seller July. Rye-Strong
and higher at ] %. Barley Steady ard in fair
demand ut Q2a.O2 Flax ScedAt ]. II. Pork
- nscttod, irregular and wildly huctuating
I7.00al7.2j for seller cash; l7.07hal7I0 for
seller May, H.. 20 for seller Junei 1915 for
seller July. Sales GOOolI7Sh for seller
May, II 0Oal7,75 for seller June. Lard-Str0ng
and higher and unsettled lO.S2ha 1885 for
,cller cash; 1887 }sal0.g0 for seller May.
II 90 for seller June. The "Df0yers Journal
reports: Hogs RECEIPTS Il O00 shipments, $500.
stronger 5a Zoe higher active demand nom
inal; all Sold light j.6Oa 1855 mixed pack
ing, 5.G0a590, good to choice heavy, 6.OOa
go; extra heavy, nominal G.JOa6 co. ono lot
Of Texans, j.7Oaj.sj Cattle Receipts, jOoc
shipments, 300; very good demand easier
large yolum. Of business and good demand
common to fair shipping i30aIS0i good
to choice heavy, 5.i9gj.oOs 10 hno exports
here; corn Eel Texans l5Oai.7j butchers,
steady at 2. j0qi 90; sto kers and feeders FIRM
q ION go. calves pr head Hale. Sbeep--Re-
coi,ts u0G. steady and in fair demand, fair to
GOOD 4iOd5.5j. The "Journals' London dis
patcb saws gattle--Stcady, best steer 81 $780,
per cent lower than last week long woods
~ ccnIs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

in the evening. and would exposed the
visitor to the chance of a greeting from
a shotgun. At present the dogs are us
ually, suppose the CHIEF source of
danger.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

GIN. McCooK, Of Gen. Shermans
staff. has been ordered to JON his regi
ment at the White River agency, and
Chaplain Mullins has been directed to
take charge of education in the army.
These changes are said to be the first
Of series to be made. Secretary
Lincoln seems to think that some of
the officers who have been enjoying
themselves in Eastern cities ought to
have a little exercise Turing the com
ing years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
M,iwnu,,..r wnr1ct.

MitwAuw.E April l2.flour Stronger
Wheat-0pcned firm and closed steady, No. /
hard, nominal No. nominal No. 2
l.03 l.0o4 for seller April los for seller
May; 1862. for seller June No. 3, 90; No.
a. nominal; rejected, nominal Corn--Dull;
No. 2, 42k. ts-Unscttled; No. 2, 81.
Rye--Scarce and higher, No, !, 1903. Barley
inactive and higher; No. 2, So for sellet
April
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
GoraAu,S PL Or0oRATs.
The assessnscaus of 1886 aud ISSO-
Men That slave Mounted the
Golden Ladder.

The Assessnscnus of 1886 and ISS0-
Men That slave Mounted the
Golden Ladder.
The New York Mercury hss been look
ing over the city tax books Tor the gear
1856, in order to ascertain how some of
the millionaires Of to-day were assessed at
that time. quarter OF century makes
great changes in a metropolitan city, but
1t is almost inconoeiyable that the men
who to-day pay taxes on tens and nun
dreds Of millions we're only assessed on
hundreds OF thousands but 20 years ago.
The books of 1856 show that the Astor
family were then taxed on property as
follows: John Jacob Astor, DR., S92, 400
real, $50, 600 personal estate of John
Jacob Aston, 1852 600 real, $500, 600 per.
sonal; william b. Asst r, So, POO, 400 real,
S755 900 personal; William b. Astor,
guardian, S533, $50 estate Of Henry
Astor, $500; total Aston assessment,
Sc, 1852 1870 Alexander L. Stewart was
assessed $3.50, 800 real estate and 500. 600
personal Cornelius Vanderbilt paid taxes
on the assessment of 1877, 700 real estate
and $500 600 personal. Samuel j. Tilden's
name does not appear on the list, but
Fernando Wood is down for $25, 40 real
estate, and his brother Benz amin
for $35, 600. William M. Tweed's
name is conspicuous by its absence;
but Mr.. John Kelly is assessed for IS, 500
on real estate, and Augustus Schell
Sl6 coo. Peter Oooper's figures are
Sl4S, 200 on real estate and $50, 600 per-
sonsl Marshall o. Roberts ia assessed
$1l7, 500 real A. q. Phelps estate,
$3.50, 45O real, $20l 900 personal Rhine.
lander estate, 1924, coo real William
Rhinelander, $3.50, 600; Peter Goelet,
81, las, $50 real, $3.50, 900 personal James
LenDox, 1889, 875 real, $1,000, 600 per-
sonal; Peter LorilIard, 81 800, 800 real,
$500, 900 personal; estate OF Gould Hoyt,
S439, 5O0 Moses Taylor, SSH 800 real,
$4,000 personal; Stephen Whitney,
Sl,00O,00O real, ana 800, 600 personal !;
John d. Wolfe, S7s3 800 real, $3.50. 600
personal. These were the wealthy men
of the period.
To-day the Astors alone are worth
5000, 600, 600 and William Fl. Vanderbilt
and the other heirs Of Cornelius are worth
as much more. Samuel j. Iilden whose
name did not appear 20 years ago amongst
heavy tax payers, is low worth at least
$4,000, 000 probably more. The Roberts
estate is valued at $4,000, 600, and hardly
one of the others mentioned above but
are taxed on their millions. Then there
is Jay Gould and score OF others, whose
estates are worth millions of dollars, Hhost
names did not appear upon the books of
1856 as large property owners. The whole
assessed valuation OF New York city for
taxable property i'll 1856 was $352, l22 2S4,
in 1880 it was S942, 81 go An increase
of $500, 449, 400 III % years.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27

"Ouida, in letter to London journal,
5ays'-'' society nowadays is in itself madly
extrsvsgant and very strangely composed ;
any truthful picture Of II looks, of neces
sity, Overdrawu It's passion for display.
for excitt melt, for noioristy, is one of the
saddeNt nisiadies If our tunes English
novelsts do, it is true, still continue 10
depict mankind az always SEATED at al
Am, TabitEs's tea table. the cnrreut of
sniali talk only being allowed variety from
the visit Of az occasioaa! murderer or d.
teciiYr; but English noveli-ts are not
cor -plcuous for their knowledge of the
world aud their ignorance does not change
III" tect that no generation yrs EVER mere
sadly bnrdeped than our own with license,
glth safety ana with paesoulp7s immor.
ailtY which mas not cv.a The excuse of
A lure ttrehe is TIE note Of the time, and
it ia contagious disease which spreads
downward FROM the paOce to the cottage.
This I have r,h -ctet and portrayed in
'Motesi' the exssgsratiou is pot nine,
hut tbs tpochs.'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
E1sTEhN SHORE.
some of tho Happenings In the
Western Part oil the Peninsuia.

western PHEt oil the Peninsula.
TIE reiu:u- If The census for Kent
copHty iak.L Tor the third time. have
oeen received d. Washington, aud .he
enumeration u the population finally
settled. The increase OF population 10
that county does not warrant an iLcrrase
of representation 10 the Huuss of
Dell gates and tie future representation
III Inc Il sisMtute viii r, main ID at
PRESENT Ine first enumeration made the
toel population OF the county II $40, the
second IL 10 and the third, it is under.
stood, VIII be nbout Z 700
In S8Gn Cr-,k. on the Eastern Shore,
the nj cnul'v oyster police boat is
frozen up, aud tbs oyster dredgers are
working like becs within q stones throw
of her. Swan creek abuunds ia tiue
oysters, but il forbidden Rrouud The
oSstermcr seldom &c; II uh4ck at it on
accoun; of the vigilance OF the police
boat. NV, however, for The present they
csa dreJse on .he preserves with security.
Capt. j. W. Thompson ia having built
new boat for his lius between Chester
| river and Baltimore, II; the yards of j. 5.
Bracham Il Bro of Chestertowu. She is
TO he propeller 40 feet long, u feet
oeem, foot hold, and is to he arranged
something like the steamer Hilliam Wa.
Gth, Of the Erickson lint. She i, 10
have 2i-inch III ARE oJi,ndtr, aud, iudg-
ing from the m1a4t. shi VII be fast
A trick enabled Daniel pinket coiorsd,
TO get into the huu,e of John WriyltAcn.
of Vienna. Pinket stole S200 from the
house and ii d. Wdghtsou gave chaAe
aud By the lr!p Of his tracks N the snow
caught the thief who low occupies a cell
in Dorchester jail
The steam saw mills at Pocou!eke cit;
have teen unable to run tor the past
month on account of not being able TO ge-
logs. This slcppage throws out of em.
| ployment number OF hands who depend
wholly upon their daily labor for subsist
ance.
The old Somerset bniol ia Princess
Anne, owned by & J. y xon, Esq vii
soon be converted iGto more desirable and
| rentable properly. Two large handsom,
stores, and an otfica sid barber ahop VII
occupy the two fronts.
Says the F0c9atohe R,c0,d. Il is E
Galioual misfortune 20 lose such mea from
our councils HI Thurman and Wallace
AID herman, and E+aton. Let US rejoice
at any rate that Sayati is not added tc
this list.
/ The new fourdry at Salisbury bepar
operations "Wednesday, casting pior
points, &e. Many persons havu visited
the place, the sight OF molten IRON bein.
d little unusual there
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27

A FrenchmaD Critics the American
Plan Of Doing It,

New York Sun
Among all the hundreds of persons
who open oysters in this city, there Is not
one who opens them in the European
plan,'" said All ezGsperated Frenchman
to SIN reporter.
II have lived In your country 20 years,
and during all that time l have seen only
one oyster-opener who knew his business
That man WAS in the famous old Maisol
Doree, in 14th street. Here the French.
man heaved a sigh, Martinez, poor
fellow, had 10 advertise for weeks before
he got him, and I'm not sure but that at
last the oyster-opener had to he imported.
There is d correct way for doing almost
everything and generally the correct way
Is the easiest, as III this matter Of opening
oysters. The way TO open an Oyster so us
to save all the liquor which, TO connois-
seurs, Is valuable part, is not to smash
1t and murder it, AS most of your oyster
openers do, nor to stab it, ~ they do in
Boston, Baltimore, Washington and other
places. And then oyster-opener5 always
lay out the oyster on the fiat or convex
shell, so that by the time your plate OF
raw on the shell comes to you what little
juice that was not spilled in the slaughter
ing has all run away. The live oyster
opens and closes its shells at will by
means of tough little membrane or
hinge about a quarter OF an inch in
length. This hinge is at the small or
narrow end of the oyster. Il follows that
all that is needed TO be done to separate
the two shells, whether the oyster is alive
or dead, is to sever this little hinge. Ii is
invisible when the shells are closed. but
those who understand the business land
any one can learn il IN i've minute know
exactly where and how to fnd 1t.
Il have showed this little trick to
scores Of oyster openers, but because it is
little difficult at first they go on with
their msuling aud stabbing Now, when
MARTINEZ had finally secured this French
oyster-opener who knew his business he
set him at work at the side of the man
who opened after the barbarous fashion
still in vogue in this country. What was
the RESULT Why lie opened two oysters
while the other man was opening one, and
every oyster that he opened was laid out
on the deep shell without drop Of the
liquor being lost. II is Que OF the
greatest pleasures in the world to eat
oysters opened in that way. But you
Americans always 90 III tor appearances.
And when ! o An oyster opener why he
doesn't give me my oysters on the Ge=p
Shell, even if he must open them il ;he
wrong way, he always says he prCslnts
them on the fat or convex shell because
they look better so.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
HER q IND TIFER N.

The hair of the red beaded pirl Is franz.
nuted to auburn or po!dgn when ehe
becomes a young iady; tile rcd headed boy
remaius ed-heaied rs bong rs he lives
Boston TrdHS1ipt.
The superintendent Of n, ,.,,sps IN,
very easy and sceurln. nr,csss at,nii.,
the result of tenth n.n.n. IN ,,sc.r,aii,i,>,.
what the nonullt;op nj M ,n,,-,,,, ,,,,,i
~ ~ looo. ile approximations gives
of''o",ooo Souls
There are ~, 700 negroes in Waehin3tep.
Of whom not more than :, 900 a.s Atasdily
at work during tie year. The remaiuiuo
30 600 according to a Republican X
change, tive by begging, spopeing. steal.
ing aud by puhi'c charity
The populetion AZ Matv,s,,a a, oel e.p
OF whpm M CPS are fcm4lts, 2r9g!I
colored, aud ~ G4S foreign born. The
pEpulation 81 washington Territory /.
10, l2u, Of whom 20 lii are fapales
10 SCI foreign born and III colored
The New York HsroH ,d,,o,,,il, ,.ro,,
no,ti,a,es = enld bsrkvl,a ana ,,,'3-a 9I,n
tive spring aud summer IN ta,Iaty n,,,',,
inns remarkable ,nr,nrnnl .,;,,,a. ,,3
hacks ire oIon,,.. ,,,.i.i', Elm, "'i'''t Hpu
array of hist0ticsl gem uiaaesaa both in
this country and il Europe.
The national isbt hoa oo,,o ,,o,o,. a,
stay. A pnnd ,hare NJ n u,n. o,-c'. MA
abroad. but now the 4r,nunt in fo..;an
hand, IL unimna-tsDt On ~ S55s tnS
$50 IN four u.r c.,nt univ IN al 10 ava
IN I'M, b.nds ~ f,,a;.'r '',ias 49,
q per cents. only 81 1S7, 55n are h.ld
euroed.
f,n,,,.,.. ..,,... $50.
80 80 ."ine H'GH' 7lHi'!'is he"
/ s.i', 10 20. W." vas 'o.i!hR a
/ 49, ~ 9Hh o9''"S Hop Tt''i
nnnt,.a,;.,gI p.iv 9nu ,hs tr'sh''
| ',,i ,4s'Hs,! ~ tuth'a 'GH u
ooul4 'utio~ 60" ~,'S. wao,u van %
aA p"pet ioI l "ahl 70 START ,h'
+ Gllpest0n Mans.
She was gIdiy young thug aid ~ {
had a beau Old enonph II. he H. n,cest,,r
j pbay ,,,,r., tll;.,,, IL -, ct.
800 tE,HtAE '"'u' blpB W ihtH
! 4ueraue, ana lie was asking her v hat
costume he should wear. An . she said
why don't VOC appear as Mrthna.l.I ~
| h d,d,,, nv o., iii -, l., -
| 49, ~, "h" enc 7'hse" q
| nome tof lack OF company, Verify The
inhRns Id an unfuiy member. -i5tsu5fnGitk
! HeTdM.
M OIL mr..
Inc new orieshs itchguhe says: 1t ID
funny to see two night policeman standing
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
THE EsooH OF oALAVsRAs
r. RreI flarte.

swell, dog my cats Say, stranger,
You must have Travelled far
just food your lower levi
And light u fresh cigar.
Don't tell me In this weather.
You hoofed It all the way2
Well, slice my liver leugthwisei
Why, stranger, what's to pay9
"Huntin yer wife, you tell mel
Well, now dog-gone my skin
She thought you dead and buried
Aud then bestowed her I'm
Upon another fellow
Just put it here, old pard 3?
some fellows strike the soft thipgs,
But you nave hit IL hard.
''lm right into yonr feelins,
know how ii would be
If my own shrub riop. ed over
And got away from me
Say stranger, that cid sage hen,
That's oUkln' thar inside,
Is warran'ed the finest wool,
Aud Just square yard wide.
III wouldn't hurt yer. pardner,
But tell you, no man
Was ever bt saed as | am
with that old pelican.
It's guin' TN some two year
Since she was fined to me,
She was widder prior,
Her name WAS sOphy Lee
Good Go Old man, what's happned2
Herr Sill Is tina, the one2
That's her? Your wife, you tell me?
Nov reach down for yer gun.
never injured no man,
Aud no man me, hut squealrd,
And any one who takes ner
Must do il id well heeled
Listen? Surely. Certainly
| VI let you look az her.
Peek through the door, she's In thar,
Is that your turnitnr'?
Speak. man, quick YOU'RE mistaken,
M! Yours! You rec gnize
Ny wife, your wife the sam one?
The man who says So lies
"D1n't mind what say pardnrr,
I'm not much on the gush,
Bll this thing come uU~u On mt
Like fouIs upon flush.
II hats your wife hod-sieady
That b tile. Now, my coat,
she'll think me dead w. you were.
My pipe. Thar. Pm ailoat
bat let me leave messas,.
No; tell her that died.
No, nos not that way, either,
just ltll her that cried.
II don't rain much. Now, parinrr
Be 10 her what I've been,
Or by the God that hates you.
Iuu see me back again ~
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
",rILL MY sHIp COMES nv,
NJ. T.. W..


launched my boat, my little boet,
With sails of gold and blue,
Upon the sea, whose mighty depth
And breadth, | never knew.
l watched it DRIFT far ont of sight,
With all the precious hoard
OF happy hope, OF trust, uf love,
That for years had stored.
waited on the lonely shore
For many q weary day,
To see my boat come sailing back
The boat | sent away.
But though the sea Is locked with sails
And ships iiDat up the buy;
Great ships, returning with more spoil
THAI AL they took away;
And though my eyes are dim aud old,
And all my youth il gone;
Still here upon the barren shore,
watch and wait alone.
For my little boat, my pretty boa,
With sails of gold aud blue, -..
Stlll w.uders on the wide, wide sea,
Whose breadth never knew.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
A New Song, by Lord Neaves.


Have you heard of this question the doctors
Whether al living things from Monnd have
sprung?
This has lately been sAid, and now shall be sung
Which nobody Can deny.
Not one or two ages sufficed for the feat,
1t required a few millions the change to complete !;
But now the things done, and u o1ks rather neat,
Which nobody eau deny
The Monad becoming father or mother,
BY budding or bursting, produced such another,
And shortly there followed II ss er or brother,
Which nobody can deny.
But Monad no longer designates them we'll
They re cluster Of molecules now, or a cell;
But which of the two doc ors only can tell.
Which nobody can deny.
Excrescences fast were now trying 10 shoot
Some put out finger, some put out foot
Some set up mouth, and some rent out u root,
Which nobody can deny.
A Deer with \ neck that was longer by hat
Than the rest of t his fslniiy Cry not TO laugh y
BY stretching and stretching became Giraffe
Which nobody can deny
A very tall Pig, with very long nose.
Sends forth II prohoscis quite down TO hir toca,
And he then by the name of al Elephant goes,
Which NOBODY will deuy.
The fnur-fooied beast that we now call II Whale,
He'd liz nina egg 40 close that II grew TO Il tail,
Which 1t uses for lhlashng the sea Ike llail,
Which nobody can deny.
Pointers, tumhiers and tanta Is are from the same
source;
The racer and hack may be traced 10 une Horse;
so men were dc eomd from Monkeys Of course,
Which nonody can deny.
An Ape with pliable thumb and b'g praln.
When the gift of III" CAB he had managed to gain,
As u lord OF creation established his reigu,
Which nobody can deny.
But I'm sadly afraid, If we do not take care.
relnp . 10 low life may our prospectus impair:
So OF bea-tly prupensitrs let Ia beware,
Which nobody can deny
Their lofty position our children may loose,
And, reduced to all-iOurs, must then narrow their
views,
Which would wholly unit them for filling our
shoes,
Which nobody Can deny.
Their vertebrate next might he taken away,
When they'd sink to All oyster or insect some day,
Or the plfnl part of II polypus play,
Which nobody can deny.
Thus losing Hunanys nature and name,
And descending through varying stages OF shame
They'd return 10 the Monad, from which we ali
came,
Which nobody can deny.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
THE HUB"
tOontinued from firstpsge.,

fODntinueo from nfStpAEe.)
or rather when the king clsimed to govern
our rebellious city In ths person OF General
Gage, who waa soon made to 'eysouate,"
some of the British officers tried to inter.
fare with the boys who were coasting on
the Common, whereupon the urchins went
to headquarters with their complaint and
got metsphorical pat on the Uranium by
the good -nstured General and permission
to coast all they pleased, which permission
has never since been deuied, and 10 they
have the privilege Of going down hill at
lightning speed, running headforemost
into trees 10 the dstrim 1T alike Of irees
and heads, tripping up pessers'by, keep
ing the police busy, moking lively sales
for linimsnts and plasters and having fun
generally.
Girls don't coast on the Common. Poor
things They didn't interview Ger srai
Gage and 50 they have no right. either
permssive or perspective. The suGragiats
should take this matter IN hand. If girl
wants to smash her skull against tree,
hadn't she HI good a right as boy?
RoBIN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
GARMENTS or GL1ss.
Marvellous Specimen OF Glass WORK
Made by a pIttsburg Firm.

Made by IA Pitisburg Firm.
A short article was printed recently,
stati g that Piitsburg tirm was about 10
begin manufacturing all kinds of garments
from spun glass. Specimens have now
been made and exhibited, among the
articles being large tabltcoth towel
aud napkin. AT first sight they could
not he distinguished from the common
kind, but, on closer inspection, were found
to be marvellous specimens of glass manu-.
facture. The tablecloth Was about & feet
square, and white in color, save near the
end and sides, where border of delicate
but pretty green added a tasty finish to the
entire piece. The cloth was friuged on its
four sides. The other articles were
similar, save in the ornamental
borders, which were pink and red respect
lively. The cloth was found to be made
of threads, not transparent, which rivalled
cobwebs in gossamsI-hke tenuity. These
frRil hlaments were woven together per
fectly, and the cloth proved itself to bs as
flexible and but slightly heavier than IL il
bad been composed OF cotton. Il Is said
that this cloth could be washed and ironed
with equal propriety. Feathers were ex
hibited, fashioned into natural shape out
OF yariously colored threads of glass The
pase OF each feather was ple5e of brass
wire, about which the millions OF fibres
OF the articles were connected. Each
piece had about the same proportions as
an ortrich feather, and sll we're wonder
fully beautiful in hue and shape. OF
course, the curious process OF manufac-
ture is secret with the firm. About $50 Of
the fine glass threads are spun in minute,
and each thread ia 10 miles in length. The
weaving is done on an ordinary loom,
adapted, in some respects, to the require
ments of the manufacture. The fabric
cannot be ripped or torn, and can be spun,
woven and sold at less cost than cotton,
silk, or whatever other fabric the firm
chooses to initiate Whether this crystal
cloth be either coarse or fine in texture.
when worn as q dress, shawl, or other
garment, it will prove itself to be Just as
warm, easy-fitting and comfortable, in
every way, as clothing of any other kind
Some of the white neckties made
from glass, when worn at night in a
brilliantly lighted room, sparkle and glisten
like diamonds, giving very startling and
pleasing effect. The firm is now ready
for orders, and intends placing msnufac-
tursd articles upon the market at once.