Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-21
WAITS.

The fine hand. tucked shirt frorts on
night gowns are preferred to any other
trimming.
Innocence il flower which withers
when touched, but blooms not again,
though watered by tears.
Open work, wheel, and Kensingt'
embroidery, in Hamburg edgings and
insertions, form the bosom trimmings OK
domestic cbsmises.
Jean Kluxson, formerly OF the Pierre
pont house, b. ooklyn, said that he pre-
ferred to buy undrawn poultry, and
then TO draw it himself and put il on Ii .
till used.
A 200 I aud cheap stencil ink in cakes
/, said b. be obtained by mixing lamp
Jack with fine clay, little gum arabic
or dexirin, aud enough water to bring
the VIII Die 10 n satisfactory consl'tencf
The religious people OF Clarinda, la,
had q week OF PRAYER for exemption
rom smallpox. The scourge passed
by the town, and now day OF thanks
giving Is appointed.
A Vienna chemist has succeeied in
producing new coloring matter on
silk, which is a nice blne by day, and n
beautiful pink by artificial light. The
alcoholic solution OF this color is dark
violet in a refracted, bat red in direct
light.
France is taking steps tohave her er n
trio coast lighted by electricity. He
forty two lighthouses are TO be provided
with electric lights and with steam fog
signals. The first cost will be only 81
500, 700, aud the annual maintenance
eco, 900.
The timber OF the holly-tree is AZ
white as ivory, and il readily stained
with black, green, blue, or red. 1t is
chiefly used in inlaying and TunbridBe
ware, also by turner's and mathematical
instrument makers. The straight shoots,
sge or SIX feet in length, make excellent
whip-handles.
Prof. Blake, the eminent Scotch
theoiogiau, wrote after the completion II
Moody and Sankey's two months in
Edinburgh "fhe very infdel has bad
TO own that Mr.. Moody travels in the
footsteps Of his Master. and that no other
force in the world, least OF all the force
of ske9t;cism, ever shows such pint
or engages in such labors OF love-"
"How did You like EuropeT "Its
too splendid for anything !" was the re-
ply. "And were You sick - "Yes, aw-
fully sick" "And was your husband
good to your "Oh, lie was too good
for anything. Just as soon as he found
ont | was sick he went out and drank
salt water so as TO he sea-sick in unison
with me, and I'm not his second wife,
either"
Noah Webster was celebrated author.
He was a quick and ready writer, and in
ono OF his inspired moments he dashed
off a dictionarv. He took it to several
publishers, but they SHE'D a. il, saying
The style was dull, turgid, dry, bard amt
uEinterssting. and beside, that he used
too many big words. Bur at last Noah
succeeded, and the immortal work is IN
daily use, proppiug up babies ut the
dinner table.
Zanzibar rubber, as it il known in tho
commercial world, is OF superior quality,
and did have good reputation until 10
,clrcity induced natives 10 adulterate 1t
by mixing in sand to increase the weight,
rs the article is sold by weight, and dis
gracefully swindled many buyers before
the trick was detected. Evel now Zln-
zibar rubber, il j. il found upon careful
examination II be free from Hdultera-
ton. will bring good prices and find
real IL sale.
In order to obtain iridium in con-
yenient form for making pen points, the
molten metal is poured on on iron plate,
when the workman Immediately strikes
it with heavy iron, thereby ilattening
it ont into a slab Of about 1872 OF an
inch in thickness. The slab is broken
~ in small pieces, which are then
grouud mp IN proper hape. The grind
ing il accomplished as follows A cop
per wheel, technically called lap, about
II inches in diameter aud half inch in
thickness, revolving about $500 rovolu-
tioas Fer minute, is covered with fine
emery corunlum mixed with oil. The
emery imbeds itself into the copper,
forming rough and sharp surface.
When the object TO be ground is too
small to hold in the hand, i. is soldered
on 4 piece OF brass, which, after the
grinding. is dissolved in nitric acid,
leaving the Iridium free. One ounce
OF iridium yields from 5000 to 10000
pen points.