The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-04
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Italian masons, when they begin 20 build
house, dig deep pit, into which Is put lime
enough 70 fill 1t within foot or two Of the
top. Water Is then poured In until the pit is
filled, and the mixture is left to itself, care
being taken only to add water, as that first
put IN vs. evaporated or absorbed. As mortar
is wanted, portion of the lime is taken
from the top of the mass, but the lower pOr-
tion, which viii be used to mix with the
plastering mortar, remains undisturbcd for
years, and acquires q smooth, pasty quality
much priced by the Italian architects, who
place value upon the lime which they use
for such purposes proportionate to the length
OF time which has elapsed since 1t was first
slaked.
II has always been problem in large lum-
Reproducing districts what to do with the
sawdust. In some places they throw II into
the stream, but this may be stopped by Il
complaint from people down the river, who
use the water for various purposes in which
cleanliness IL n requisite. In Others thore
have been arranged holler-furnaces in which
the dust can he used as fuel. Various pro-
cesses for solidifying the dust, so that II can
be nodded into picture frames, ornaments
for furniture, and other articles where stuccO
work Is practical, dispose of some OF the re-
fuse. The latest idea Is 10 make gas from II,
and this, II II said, Is carried out at n village
IN Ontario with excellent results.
Although the Mississippi river reached Its
highest point at New Orleans on March H.
over three months ago, and has been falling
since, the subsistence has been so slow that
fhe total decline at the present time is only
1hree feet. Last year and the year before II
fell much more rapidly, and by this time the
overlooked lands were free from water The
ElOwness has demoralized the farmers and
planters along the river, since they are unable
4. fu -, In their crops. The consequences u
eIp will be serious.
\ haine man has applied for letterS-patcnt
for the manufacture OF plumes from WOOD
fihcr and other fluffy materials which car
Y. chcaply made, and at the same time ara
N.f.- ornamental and durable. He claims Il
lc able to produce plume eighteen nj
1, cuty Inches In length that can be sold fol
or % cents, which, for campaign and stree
Parade purposes, Is as good rs n s. feather
As the plume Is the emblem In the campaign
for the "plumed knight the demand mus
Do large for that purpose.
The directors OF the keely Motor COMPANY
held their monthly meeting In Philadelphia
The other evening. "NIr. Keciy has been
little longer than we had expected In finish
ing his machine said Secretary Schiller
man, "but everything Is progressing filvOra
bly,. We can't say just when "a trial will IN
given, but we hope 10 will be SOON
A model Of a novel canal-hoat has beef
placed on exhibition by "A Cleveland inventor
The boat Is 10 be propelled by screw, SO gearc
that II can be made To turn by horses or mule
travelling In "A circle In their stables In tn
boat. The inventor claims that ubundan
power can be had In this manner, and that
large saving can hc effected, particularly II
river tOwing-bills ana 10y the reduction q
help; that II would be cheaper than the pres
Cnt method of towing, even though no bette
time were made, but he is confident that fou
or five miles per hour can De accomplished.