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The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15
Cutting Marble Blocks.

. Describing the Vermont marble
quarries a writer says: The marble is
brought to the mills In massive cubes.
is sawed, turned. chiseled, polished,
mounted, and ennerges a tCmbstopes,
capitals, cornices, columns, mantel
pieces and table tops. Much OF this
work, especially the handwork, can, of
course, be studied in every place where
people die and have monuments set up
by the local stone cutter over their
graves, but the heavier preliminary
labor is best to be seen near the quar-
ries themselves.
The marble is delivered at the mills
in elongated cubes-parallelopipedS, i
suppose Euclid would say-trom ten to
fifteen feet long and three to tive feet
square, and placed on the frames for
saving. An expert will then decide
as to the n of reduction, that is,
the thickness and the number of slabs,
according to the quality, the shape and
size of the block, or the special nature
Of the orders to be filed. In outward
appearance a ''gang'' as a set OF saws
is called, resembles the old-fashioned
upright saw mill, except that the verti-
cal frame contains not one but many
saws, arranged at different intervals,
corresponding to the desired thickness
of the cuts. One process, therefore,
divides an entire block into slabs. The
saw has, 1t should be added, no teeth.
The cutting is the joint effect of the
hard edge of the steel blade and the
wet sand which is fed into the opening,
and thus produces a incisive fraction:
The ordinary progress is about two and
a half inches an hour, and the gangs
work night and day. The polishing OF
small pieces is done on a revolving iron
disk some twelve feet in diameter. The
marble is thrown upon this, and caught
by fixed wooden strips like the radii of
a circle, while the motion of the wheel,
which is supplied with sand and water,
furnishes the attrition. 1t takes two
or three hours to polish a sur
face down one inch. Heavy pieces are
smoothed by hand, with the aid Of
pumiee-stone. Marble is turned into
circular shapes in a lathe, exactly like
iron, and is bored with an ordinary dry
drill.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

horse this habit, as it is the foundation
of many others, and Is one Of the most
valuable which the horse can possess.
To teach him, for your amusement.
TO follow you when entirely loose, put
on the near fore-foot the long foot-strap
and place On him q girth; pass the strap
under the girth, holding the end in your
hand, step away from him. Then step
toward him, and If he attempts to step
away from you pull on the strap and say
whoa" II he stops step up and
caress him. Repeat until he allows you
to step up to him without moving away.
Now take a short, blunt whip in your
right hand and the strap In your left,
standing by his side, pass your right
arm over the withers and gently touch
him on the off side Of the head. If he
starts to move off pull on the strap and
say whoa" When he turns his head
caress him, and gradually, with the
whip, forcing him to turn his head
around toward you. When he will do
this every time you put the whip over
you may remove the foot-strap and
practice him in the lesson until he will
come to you every time you lay the
whip dCIOoo LIS ucCk, Jutu put Ou luC
foot-strap again, put the whip in the
same position, and hit in the same place
quite hard, at the same time saying:
Come here, sirl" After a little he
will be very prompt; then place him i'll
a corner and step of at a distance of
eight or ten feet and say: "Come here,
siri'' If he comes, caress him; if he does
not come, hit him gently Oh the breast
with a long whip; he will, perhaps,
struggle to get away, and if he attempts
to get out of the corner pull upon the
strap. When he faces you step up to
him and caress him, placing him back
in the corner, and repeat; if he finally
shows a disposition to follow step back
coaxingly, and when he stops caress
him; at each further repetition use the
words: "Come here, sir" at each mo-
ton of the whip; in this way he will
soon learn to follow you at the words,
if you have a whip in your hand.
Don't take him out of doors to practice
until he is quite perfect, and then be-
ginning In small yards and alone.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15
Torbidding tho Banns.

1t Is night at Monroe s State street
varieties, Chicago, deep night, dark
night, 1t is II o'clock, the very witch
ing time OF night. Outside, the season
is weeping. The air within is dense
and Sitting with Tuning pipes. Beg
gars and harlequins. cappers and cow
boys, jewellers of every order,-these
are the audience. They are drawn
thither by the announcement extraor-
binary" that "Prof. L. johnson. the
world-renowned mesmeiic phenomenon
will be united in the holy bonds of
wedlock to Miss Mollie Hines, a foot
hight favorite, at the close of the last
act"
Professional people, including many
''star, phenomenal and world-renowned
actors" from neighborlng varieties,
we're present to witness the approach
ing nuptials. The heavy villain has
skulked down the crazy stage with the
stolen will in his haLd for the last time
that night; the final chronic ballad has
echoed through white washed rafters
and the crashing o the orchestra has
subsidized, when the phenomenal mes
merist," Prof. johnson, and Miss Mollle
Hines, his intended, advance amid The
lusty cheers OF the belated audience.
Justice Lyon stood beside the couple
with the license in his hands. Back of
the trio appeared the "large and talented
company"
Suddenly while waiting for the first
words of the ceremony, a stentorian
voice rang out on the nocturnal air.
..lll see that you don't get married T.
Mr.. Rlnehart, u professional subject"
of the ''phepomenal mesmerist," thus
forbade the banns. Rushing acros
the stage III tragic strides he dealt the
mesmerist a terrific blow on the right
temple with his clenched hand. A cry
of alarm Numbered down the tobacco
be-dewed aisies, as the would-be BRIDE
groom fell with a dull thud. The
would-be bride sank into the arms
of the LEADING man" In a fainting
tit. Then the spectators rose up in
their wrath ard hustled the offender
OUT. When tranquility had been re-
the ceremony vas completed.
and the audience dispersed
Prof. johnson. the phenomenal
.mesmerist," was receiving the congrat-
ulations of the profession" yesterday
with one eye. The other eye was painted
black. He alleges hat some rival mes
adopted this mode of destroy
ing his popularity.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15
TO Cau.e the Horse to Follow You.

To cause HIM to follow you while his
head is confined with a bride or halter,
put on the yankee Bridle," take DC
about two feet from the head, give him
"a few short, quick side pulls to the
right and left, then taking quickly old
of the rope further toward the \ as
you step back, say decidedly: Come
here, STRIP If he comes forward caress
him; if he does not come give him a
pull with a sideways tendency, and
repeat the attempt to have him come
forward until he does come; then q
off either to the right or left with d
rope slackened; If he does not follow
you give him mere pulls sideways ana
try him again. With an ordinary morse
you can teach the lesson in ten minutes,
so as to be followed by him when you
are heal the head. Step partially pc
hind him laying the rope along his PACK,
and say: Come here STRIP lie VIII moi
be likely to do it, because he has
been taught to go forward at the words
To teach him to follow you IN TINS Il.
rection you will then chirrup 10 start
him. repeating the words. II ne comes,
caress him; If he does not come OF
moves in the wrong direction, pun upon
the ''bridle,n caressing him as ne opeys.
The same rule will apply to any diIec
ton in which you wish him TO foho"
you. 1t is quite necessary to each Inc
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15
Postal ~Perplexlfiek.

If one virtue more than another ID re-
quired by the clerk who d~lspenses
stamps at the post-otice it Is patience.
Day after day questions are fired at him
by men, women, aud children, some OF
them OF q business like character, but the
majority of them show most profound
ignorance on the part of the interrogators.
Clerk Yale kept a record OF the most
n~onsensical ques tons asked in a single
day, in compliance with a request. The
list has been culled somewhat, and here
is what is left:
"'Do postal cards go without q stamp2'
"Does the pail go east at 8 o'clock
tonight"
"Will thus paper binder take this letter
TO Chlcago2"
''ls this the kind of stamp you put
on letters now2" asked a young lady
who handed the stamp clerk two cents.
Cant | get trusted tor a stamp
want to write to my father at Science
tady for some money and will pay you
when l hear from home" said a young
man who had evidently seen better days,
but whose appetite for strong drink told
vislbly upon his face.
"Will n two-cent stamp take a letter
to New York;
Are the old two-cent stamps as good
as the new fashion oness"
"What time does the last New York
mail close 10 day2"
"What time does the next mail close
for Cszenovia?'
Have they changed the postage yet2'
asKed a young lady. "They have" was
the reply. How much Is it now2"
''Only two cents" said the CLERK smll-
lugly. ''Oh, 1 thought 1t was gong to be
one cent?"
sis this letter in time for the Bing-
hamton train going southS"
SIS there any mali here for--?'
"When will this letter go QUIT"
Where is ii goinps" asked the clerk.
"Out of town, l guess" said the young
man
Are the old two-cent stamps good on
letters now2"
"What time does the New York mail
closet"
"When Is the next eastern mail dis
tributed2"
us my letter In time for the Bing-
haniton train2"
"What does 1t cost to send q letter to
Canada nowi"
what time will this letter get to the
Old Country2"
"Where is the post ofice2 | want to
get a post office note"
SIS my letter in time for the New
York msil2"
"Will a three-cent stamp carry a letter
nowl"
"What's the postage for a drop letter.
Scan [ send a PAIR OF boots by mall2''
"How much does a postal note costln
"Wll the Postmaster pay for this parcel
if 1t gets lostg"
These are but specimens of q thousand
questions which the clerk has to answer,
and does answer good-naturedly. An
other long list might be made at the WIN
dow of the general delivery" and also In
the business department, where money
orders and postal notes are issued and
paid and registered matter attended to.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

he tbouglC those social neighbors rathel
inclined to impose upon his wife's in,
experience, but he only said:
Don't ask a favor Of any Of them.'
~ have no occasion. Surely you srS
not vexed with me. They are s.
friendly
That's all right; but don't you ask
favor. If we need anything, buy it; il
we cannot afford it we must do with.
outi"
A few evenings later the little wife
met Charlie with a troubled face. The
woman IN the first floor had company
and begged the loan Of the new tea-set.
she had not returned them as she pro.
missed in time for their own tea"
Charlie said a bad word, and with
burning bushes the young wife asked
the return of her china with many
apologies, and got fearfully snubbed by
the offended neigbor. The next even
ing supper was not ready, the little wife
had lent her neighbor the frying pan.
The woman had n of her own, but
she didn't like to use it for fish, because
it chung to the taste Of the next thing
fried in it," the. wife reported tearfully.
"And you let the mpudent woman
have yours?"
"What could / do?n
"Take the broomstick to herln
Charlie replied. "Never mind,n he
added, seeing his wife's tears, 'I'n put
a stop to this business" He grabbed
his cane and flourished through The hall
as if he were going to do something
desperate. When he reached the door
where his frying pan had gone visiting
he politely requested the loan of it for a
moment. 1t was handed over. Char
ley turned the under side up, and began
to belabor it with his cane as frying pan
never was belabored before. Its me-
tallic cries brought all the neighbors to
panic" and Charley beat with all his
might shouting:
"Therel and therel You stupid black
thingl I'll teach you to go gadding
when you are needed at homel Stay
where you belong after this. There,
madam; l guess that will do. If you
will kindly send it home when you are
through whit, I'll be greatly Obliged"
He returned to his frightened little
wife, but had hardly got into the room
before the frying pan came after him,
sent by the hand of a 'ssoclal neigh
bor," who was too mad to give ven to
her fury otherwise. That settled the
borrowing and ''obliging" business in
that house; and the new housekeeper
found that to get on peaceably in a pro-
miscpus world it is best to be distantly
and selfshly u~nSocial.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15
rnE BRIonr SMILE AT rHE DOOR.

When day has almost vanished,
And brightly sets the sun;
When 6 O'Clock is striking,
And all the work Is done;
/ fondly wander homeward,
Nv BOSOM trimming Ger
With Joy when I discover
The bright smile at the door.
Al work what always cheers me,
What makes my spirits light,
When birds sing in the morning,
When stars are out at night?
What gildeth all my visions
And makes my soul explore
Unnumbered happy valleys?
The bright smile at the door.
Oh, where's the charm so certain
To lead the wandered home,
To guide his erring foots cps
Wherever he may roam;
That leads him ever hsmeward
From every foreign shore?
A memory e'er %alluring-
The bright smile at the door.
A gay and loving welcome
May cheer the poorest meal,
A little word of kindness
The sting from grief may steal.
And life TO me is fairer
And sweeter than before,
Since / have learned TO look for
The bright smile at the door.
oh, wives, where'er your dwelling,
However poor 1t seem,
You'll make of it a palace
More fair than man a dream,
If fondly you'll remember
How much a man sets store
By loves reward of labor
The bright smile at the door.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

A neiO industry has recently sprung
up in Eastport, Me-, which consists in
boxing herrings. Seventy persons, mostly
women, are employed IN this work, and
IL, 900 fish are prepared every week.
They are carefully freed from all cartil-
aginous matter, thoroughly cleansed,
divided and packed in lunches In boxes
lined with tinfoil.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

Circumstances change. temptations
diminish, positions improve, misfortune
becomes endurable by habit. but per-
sons who are disagreeable to us always
irritate us more and more.
Sins may be forgiven through re-
pentance, but no act of will Will ever
justify them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

The Chicago Inter Ocean claims that
hay can be shipped probably from the
West because the improved method in
baling overcomes the disadvantages OF
being far from market. In the West
improved presses and wire are used IN
baling hay, and a third weight is
put into the same spacethan in the Eas-
tern States, where old-fashioned presses
and wooden hoops are used. -
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

A GREAT many farmers believe that
the breed Of hogs is determined by the
amount of corn in the CRIB. 1t is true
that the best bred hogs require the
most liberal feeding. In fact, it is one
of the advantages of a good breed thar
it will make better use OF the greatest
amount of feed than a poor animal, but
a starved pig of the best breed is the
worst kind OF q scrub.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

A CORRESPONDENT says that young
horses should never have shoes imposed
upon them until it Is well proved that
they cannot do without them. He pre-
diets that the day is not far off when
some humane benefactor OF his kind and
horse kind will produce a breed OF
horses having such firm, tough feet, In
addition to all other good qualities, that
shoeing will be unnecessary,
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

Mr.. JOHN Il. WOODS, OF Albemarle
county, Va, says: - nave been rails.
ing Shropshire sheep from the best inn
portations since shortly after the war,
and have no hesitation in giving it as
my opinion that they are the hardest
and most profitable Of all the English
breeds which have been imported. /
have raised sheep since 1889, when /
commenced farming, having tried Cots
wolds, Lincolns, Lelcesters, Southdowns
and different crosses, and this long ex-
perience confirms me in the opinion l
have expressed above"
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

The length of time that a young hei-
fer keeps in milk after her first calf is
likely to measure her staying qualities
for all after-life. For this reason young
heifers should have their first calf In
the fall. By good care and ensilaged
food in winter an abundant flow can
be established, which can more easily
be kept up the next summer. If helfers
caIye IN the spring they are very liable
to go dry early in the next fall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

A DELIGHTFUL SCENT. Dry some
rose leaves and sweet verbena and also
ripe lavender /; when all are quite dry
put them into a jar with one ounce OF
orris powder, Ii ounce of gum benja-
min, u ounce of borax pounded quite
fine In a mortar a quarter of an ounce
of pounded cloves is a great addition ;
a handful of salt will prevent it getting
mouldy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

SUNFLowERs .-Sunnower seed is one
OF the best egg-produclng foods known
Tor poultry, keeping them in a thriving
condition and largely increasing the
production of eggs. Every poultry
raiser who tries it will find that this
seed is excellent for CLOSING the plum
age of fowls, and is almost indispensa-
bic to those who want to fit their
birds for exhibition to the best advan-
taQe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

THE value OF charcoal rs a fertilizer is
that it absorbs ammonia from the atmos-
phere, and gives it out as the roots of
plants require. 1t also improves the
land mechanically, and from its dark
color holds the heat of the sun, making
the land warm and early. The remains
of old charcoal pits fully attest its fer
tilizing qualities for many years there
after.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

THERE is a vast difference in the fla
vor Of eggs. Hens fed GU clean, sound
grain and kept on a clean grass run give
much finer favored eggs than those
that have access to stable and manure
heaps and eat all kinds OF filthy food.
Hens feeding OF the oily species of fish
and onion favor their eggs accordingly
the same as COWS eating onions or cab.
bage or drinking offensive water impart
a bad taste to milk and butter.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

YOUNG TREES. Young trees planted
in the spring should be watched aud
their form regulated by pinching the
the shoots that push too vigorously, and
by breaking off the shoots which start
where branches are not needed. A little
care given to trees while young will
make later pruning unnecessary. A
graft should be regarded as tree plan
ted in another tree, instead of IN the
soil, and its growth, needs to be regula-
ted by proper %pinchlng. Often the
growth from a bud will be very vigor-
ous. II the top Of this be pinched, 1t
will become stocky and throw out side
branches.
National Republican., 1883-10-04
ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS.
Over Thirteen Hundred Patents for New In
strumentS Granted Last Year.
The Progress OF Improvement I'm This d.
rection-Tho Principal Inventors.
Thousands of men are devotins themselvo

Thousands of men are devoting themselvo
to the investigation Of tho phenomena of
electricity. In the whole field of scientific
research discovery and invention, there is no
subject more fascinating, and mono so full
of promise OF pecuniary reward as that of
electricity. The progress that has been mado
IN this field during the past few years has
been marvellous, as everybody knows, and no.
where is this fact better illustrated than in
the work of the electrical division of tho
patent office. From nothing it has grown in
the period Of few years to become the most
important in many respects in the whole Of
fee.
Mr. c. J. Kintner, chief examiner. has pro-
pared a classified statement showing tho work
ofthu electrical division since its organizations
which is given below. Tho summary will DO
found to bo of great interest not only to in
vontors, but TO the public rs we'll, in showing
the special directions inquiry has been and Is
being turned. The summary is in a great de-
gree seli-explanatory
National Republican., 1883-10-04

/ FARMINGToN, ILL, Mar. 2s.-Dr. NJ. T.
Gamble says: 81 prescribe Browns Iron Bit
ters in my practice and it gives satisfaction"
National Republican., 1883-10-04
-. ]. Il. WOOD, General Passenger Age
CHARLES IT, PUGH General Manager.
CHEsApEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.

THE NEW TRUNK LINE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTFIWE
trains Of this route Will leave Washington from b. &
s:s5 y. M,-'rHROUuH MAIL, (tay, except sun.
uay( tor CINCINNATI Louisville, and Local stations
Of Z. ~ o. Ry. sleepers White sulphur to Hun:-
$40 r. M,--LoUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI
SHORT LINE (DAILY). solid train, with Pull.
man cars TO Louisville and hichmond to Gin.
cinnati without change: arriving at Columbus Ij0
,. M, Lexington KY, 2:il p. m, Cincinnati, 6;sj
p. M. and Louisville. GI5 y. m Connecting at
these cities with through trains to all ponts
West, Southwest and Northwest
lG35 p. m-Night express daily, except Sunday)for
Ashland KY, Columbus, Ohio, and stations on
Z. q. Ry; Pullman sleeping cars to White
. sulphur and Columbus 50,
noO q. m. for Newport News, Old Point and Norloik
daily, except Sunday, arriving Old Point HS"
Apply 6. 4 o. Ry. Office 5i3 Pennsylvania avenue
y NJ. Ry. office, COL Pennsylvania avenue and H. "
I. station. - -.
II. W. FULLER, General Passenger Agent
G., w, SMITH. IonpInl Manager
National Republican., 1883-10-04
Un,on soIt,iers, AlIinncc.

The union soldiers alliance has elected its
officers for the year 1884 as follows John s.
Crocker, president S. A. Johnson, first vice
president N. NJ. Brooks, second vice presi-
dent w. Gibson, third vice presidents John
l.. Henpel, secretary; M. " Casey, assistant
secretary: s. c, Lovejoy, treasurer; Charles
Harte, proctor. The president appointed
Comrades Harrison Dingman, Samuel Melon
ald and W. A. Short as the committee on the
banquet at the annual reunion; n. NJ. Brooks,
S. A. johnson and Charles Il. Coon as the
committee on toasts. and S. Il. Thompson, w.
p. Seville, and Charles II. Brown as tho COM
mittee on printing
National Republican., 1883-10-04
Oldest Inhabitants.

The Oldest Inhabitants held thoir regular
monthly meeting at their rooms in tho Cor
coran building yesterday, with full attend
ance. Mr.. Jenkin Thomas occupied tho chair.
Mr.. Wineberger, from tho committee on NOM
nations, reported favorably on the election of
Mr.. Charles Littlejohn, who was duly elected.
An interesting history of the early hotels in
this city, from 1904, was read by Mr.. Wine
berger who was awarded the thanks of the
society. The society then adjourned until
the first Monday in November, whom anothe or
interesting essay on early Washington will be
rSad.
The Arion Quartette ut Drivers this even
ing. Go hear them.
National Republican., 1883-10-04
Steamboat zines.
To Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, AMI
the South.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
CHANCE OF SCHEDULE
MONDAY SEPT. "A, 1883 TIL
pOpU LAR STEAMER
GEoRGE LEARY.

POPULAR STEAMER
GEOR@E LE-ARY,
Carrying the United States mail will leave Seventh
street wharf ON MONDAYS, WEDSESDAYS, and
FRIDAYS ut $3.50 p. m. Returning, leave Norfolk
from Boston wharf on TUESDAYS, THUR DAYS
aud SATURDAYS nt p. M, stopping at PINEY
POINT aud CORNFIELD HARBOR each way.
Round trip tickets to Norfolk and Fort Monroe
SL5O; round trip tickets to Piney Point and Corn.
field Harbor, 81,
This is the only line that connects in Norfolk with
the BOSTON aud PROVIDENCE STEAMERS.
To New York, $3.50; Boston and Providence, tl5.75.
This includes stateroOnl, berth, aud meals.
Connects also with New York and James river
steamers, ana the Norfolk and Western and Seaboard
and Roanoke railroads; at Old Point with the Uhes-
npGake and Ohio railroad, Passage aud rooms can
be secured at Baltimore aud Ohio Ticket ONCE, Four
teenth street ana Pennsylvania avenue; ~, Marc
hotel; POlknhOrns next to city postOilCo; Office OF
Knox Express, Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue., and At COmpanys Ollie, seventh street wharf
KNOX EXPRESS Will call for and check baggage
from hotels aud private residences
Freight received daily until j. m.
T.. NJ, HUDGINS,
General superintendent
W. p. WEIGH, Agent.