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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-15
Terra.COtta.

The popular knowledge OF terra-cotta
in America may be said to consist IN
greater or less familiarity with such small
objects as the statuettes made in Italy
and in Spain illustrative of the types and
costumes of the people, and in some gen
aral information concerning fhe rehe@
various ages in the museums and churches
of Europe; but the capabilities of terra
Gotta as material for practical and artls-
tic uses are little appreciated.
The manufacture of terra-cotta has
been carried on in some form from the
earliest civilization of which we have
any record; in fact, much of our knowl-
edge of ancient history has been derived
from terra-cotta tablets, whose lmperVl-
Gus surfaces have retained the original
inscriptions for thousands of years, under
conditions that have caused stone to
crumble away and have coroded metal
until all trace of its having been
fashioned by human hands has disap-
peared.
Terra-cotta would literally include
everything made of cooked earth, from
brick to china and porcelain; but what
is now understood by the term Is some
thing neither so rough and coarse as brick
nor so fine as porcelain. 1t is not an inn
itation of stone nor a substitute for it,
but a material possessing distinct advan-
tages and capabilities subject to the Inn
itations imposed by the consistency and
the processes of manufacture, which pro-
cesses have now become so exact as to en-
able us to define clearly the advantages
and disadvantages of terra-cotta as COM
nared with other materials in any partlc-
ular undertaking.
The clay selected for the terra-cotta is
that composed of silicate of alumina ana
small percentage of iron, oxides OF
iron, as in bricks, producing red color
when fred The clay is stacked in sheds
until it is dry; it is then ground to fine
powder. and mixed with powdered old
terra-cotta or with ground flint, granite
sand, or other vitrifable substances.
The mixture is then ground with GER
tain small proportion ST water, to obtain
perfectly homogeneous, ductile, model
ING CLAW free from the smallest air cavl-
ties. The proportion OF water deter
, mines the shrinkage that must occur In
: burning, and this shrinkage can be relied
upon as one-twelfth
All objects, whether mere cubes OF
statues, must be hollow, and as nearly as
, possible of the same thickness through
y out, as solid object invariably becomes
= distorted in burning, owing to the inter.
2 ior being more slowly baked than the ex-
posed portions. The darker the color re
;, auired, the harder the firing must be
g often reaching white heat, or more thar
s /, 100 degrees Fahrenheit
1t has not always been possible to at
tain perfect uniformity of color in mum
Der of pieces of terra-cotta, even whel
the pieces have been made of the sam
o mixture and burned at the same time; bu
a this fact is rarely a serious objection. Oh
% the contrary, in many instances some va Y!
If ration in tone in a monotonous reduph
le cation of form is agreeably effective
y Hagper's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Leather wheels are made in France for
railroad and other cars. The inventor OF
the process is NJ. de la Roche. Untanned
buffalo hides are cut into strips, and
these are built up into solid disks, which
are strongly held together by two iron
rings after they have been subjected to
hydraulic pressure.
A curious method Of sinking shafts in
quicksands, and in any situation where
running water proves an obstacle to the
ordinary method of procedure, has been
invented by Herr Poetsch. The bore
holes are filled with pipes containing
freezing mixture, so that the wet ground
IS frozen hard, aud can be dealt with
like dry soil.
A recent official report says that the
mercury in South Australia often rises in
summer to 115 degrees in the shade, and
this has been exceeded on several occa-
sions. In January, 1862, it reached 116
degrees, and in January, 1882, it was lSo
degrees-only thirty-two degrees below
boiling-in the sun. New Workers VIII
after this feel quite cool in what they
call hot water.
The whale is not a fish, but is carniv'
orous cetacean mammal, with tish-hke
| form, of which there are several families
as the balRnide, physeteride and del
phinide The first two are enormously
large, embracing the balcen and sperm
whales, while the latter embraces the
dolphin, porpoise, grampus and narwhal
The whale was regadred as fish even by
naturalists to the time of Linneus, and
are so now by persons ignorant of natura
history; but they are true mammals
warm-blooded, air-breathing animals
bringing forth their young, and sucking
them for some time, while fish have nom
of these peculiarities.
Musty grain, says the Milling World
totally unfit for use and which car
scarcely be ground, may be rendered
sweet and sound by simply immersing il
in boiling water and letting it remaiT
until the water becomes cold. The quan
tity of the water must be double that o.
the grain to be purified. The must!
qualities rarely penetrate through the
husks of the wheat, and N the yer!
worst cases it does not extend through
the part which lies Immediately unde
the skin. In the hot water all the de
cayed or rotten grains swim on the sur
face so that they can be removed, anC
the remaining wheat is effectually cleanet
from all impurities without any loss. L
must be completely and thoroughly drlet
afterWard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-15
ISLAND POND VERMONT FRIDAY, FEB. l5,
THE BOATMAN-s SONG.

THE BOATMAN'S SONG.
Fly. fly, my barb, across the sea;
The sun is on the wane,
The last beam lingprs mistfully
Upon the steeple vane;
The reapers are leaving the fields Of grain,
And face is pr, ssed on the winlow pane
Fly, fly, my bark, across the sea;
Dim shadows veil the strand,
And twilight hues glide hazi'y
Across the sea and sand;
Eut see form In the doorway stand,
And looking this way with shading hand
Fly fly, my bark, across the sea;
Leave wind, and wave and roarj
The time has come for you and me
To lay aside the oar.
There is rest for thee on the starlit shore,
And kiss for me at the open door,
Clarence T. Urmy, in the Continent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-15

An Australian astronomer finds the
extraordinary red sunsets due to mois-
ture in the upper atmosphere, and tri-
umphantly pointed to copious rains in
Australia as confirming his theory.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-15
term and as soon as it closed he went to

college.
Alice taught the Bear Creek school
successfully for three years, but in the end
Uncle Zeke's prediction was verified, for
jim Turner came back and broke up the
school,
He married the teacher.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
Go be continued.)
Hearts Bent on Butter.

Elvina Mulcassady sat in the gor-
geously furnished parlors OF her fathers
noble mansion, gazing into the eyes of
the one being on earth who loved
her passionately. Though his hair
was parted in the middle he seemed
strangely intelligent. His left arm
had struggled around the waist of the
fair young girl, and her plant form
sank deep into the creases of his mark
down suit. They had been conversing,
but her lips had become cntangled in
his mustache, and conversation had
temporarily Jagged.
"Elvina, why do you look SO 81 de-
grees below zero-that is to say, coldly
upon my suitP" he asked.
you are bank cashier" she said,
musingly, ''and yet you are poor"
But i am very honest" he replied,
eagerly.
"Then you will never be rich." she
answered, calmly. alberto, am very
wealthy"
II respect you for it!' he exclaimed,
warmly.
II can never be the bride of poor
man," she said. ''Even now there is
shadow upon our house. Unless
father fails again this fall we shall be
compelled to give up our childhood's
home an seek for board"
The young cashier shuddered. Tears
started to his eyes.
''Why are you moved SO strangely,
Ubertop" the young girl asked, ten
derby.
II have been there, Elvina," he re-
piled.
"Do you wonder, then, that / hest.
tatep" she exclaimed.
mo, Elvina, do not blame you."
at is hard to eat cold hash, Uberto,"
she said, earnestly.
1T is" he replied, "and you would
never get second piece Of pie, FL
vina."
II am fond of pie, Uberto."
Yet he answered, gloomily, lit
seems hard that n clearinghouse
should sunder two loving hearts"
There is one thing we have not
thought Of, Uberto," sho exclaimed,
and hollow look came into her eyes;
"the butter!"
1--WE could never stand that, Elvina,"
he moaned, hoarscly.
THE fat portion of your head IS at
tanning great prominence, Uberto, y she
replied. Chicago Tribune.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
Married by Proxy.

Among the cabin passengers on the
bark Veronica, which arrived at this
port from Fayal recently, says the
New Bedford Mercury, was young
lady, perhaps twenty years of age,
quite pretty, who was registered on the
passenger list by the modest title of
Louisa Augusta de Olivera. This young
lady was married at the islands several
weeks ago, yet singularly the first
glimpse of her husband was obtained
through the cabin window of the We
ronica, rs he stood on Propeller Wharf
impatiently waiting for the vessel to
come alongside the dock.
The steward of the Veronica explain
ed to reporter that marriage by proxy
was not uncommon among the island
ers. 1t is becoming popular, for worse
than awkward results have frequently
followed where the girl has travelled q
long distance to meet the man to whom
she is betrothed, and the latter refuses
to marry because the young lady does
not realize his anticipations. Careful
mothers are accordingly averse to send
ing away their daughters on this G. o.
ID. subject to approval principle, and
now demand some guarantee of good
faith.
The courtship in the present instance
was conducted by friends of the young
lady and gentleman. Photographs
were exchanged and the compact was
made. The bridegroom forwarded n
power of attorney, and the ceremony
of marriage was performed by priest
at Fayal, marrying the young girl to q
man thousands of miles away. The
play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out
can be no comparison TO wedding
without bridegroom.
With her marriage certificate the
young lady engaged passage on the
Veronica, and exhibited some impa-
thence, so the steward says, at the
length of the passage. As the vessel
came up the harbor she grew pardona-
bly, anxious, and scanned the wharf in
tently as the vessel was locked. At
length young man came into the cab
in, and said n man on the wharf sent
him to see il his wife was aboard. The
steward asked him to point out the
man, which he did. The girl exhibited
the liveliest interest, and looked her
husband over with q critical and, on
: the whole, approving eye.
=, The messenger returned with the
husband The girl blushed, the hus-
band smiled, and they. prosaically
SHOOK hands Each was; apparently
completely satisfied with their venture,
and the husband bore his young vito
proudly away.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
Proposed in a Street Car.

The bleak and uninviting interior OF
q street car, with the thermometer
twenty degrees below freezing point,
was the scene of proposal OF mar
rage. The hour was $50; the car one
of the amber-hued ,chariots OF the Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth streets line, Phila-
delphia, and the interested parties a
pretty girl of about nineteen summers,
with dark eyes and rosy cheeks, and a
young man of two or three and twenty.
'Are you cold, Ameliap" came in
gentle tones across the car.
Eyes, Charley" was the half-whis-
pered reply. And Charley snuggled
up close and took Amelia's hand in his.
He then glanced at her in loving
way, looked across at the reporter,
who was apparently asleep, noticed
that the conductor was entirely oc-
cupicd in keeping his feet warm, and,
after giving one or two coughs, said,
with n smile:
'.Do you recollect what l told you
the first time met you, AmeliaP"
mo, Charley. Whatp"
. ''Why, that had never been in love,
and that it would be cold day when
I'd ask girl to marry me-"
"Oh, yes; but why do you askp''
''Well, this is very cold day, Anne
liza, isn't itp''
''Yes, Charley; but whyp" and she
blushed rs she glanced up at him, and
as his face drew nearer hers.
''Well, will your
There was a silence for q moment
but for the jingle, jingle of the bells
and the shuffiing Of the conductor
feet upon the 10y platform. Then, she
slipped her hand into his. blushed,
even roster than before, and whispered,
"Yes.s' r 49,
BLESS you. my children" exclaimed
the delighted reporter; and, as the
lovers half started abashed at the un
expected discovery Of their secret, the
scribe shot out of the doorway ant
hurried away. PHILADELPHIA Record,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
Prepared TO support Husbands.

where are all these handsome young
ladies goingp" asked an old gentleman
of policeman in the Cooper Union re-
Gently, as he stood gazing in admira-
ton at a group of n dozen young wo-
men who were waiting for the elevator
TO carry them up to the art and tele-
graphic schools on the upper floor Of
the building. .
They are going to their classes"
was the answer.
why they needn't learn trade or
profession. They're too handsome, and
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
Home Items.
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IL you remain sick when you can
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Get hop bltters that neyer-FdR.
The weakest woman, smallest child, and
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and great good.
-Old men totteriug around from Rheumatism,
kidney trouble or any weakness will be almost
new by using hop bitters.
My wife and daughter were made healthy
by the use Of Hop bitters and j recommend
them 10 my people.-Methodist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor II hop
Bltters are not the best family medicine
On earth.
-Malarial fever, Ague and Blliousness, viii
leave every neighborhOod as soon as hop bltters
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-"My mother drove the paralysis and nell-
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Ed. Oswcgo Sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop blttcrs
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The vigor OF youth COR the aged and infrm
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-"At the change Of life nothing equals
Hop bitters 10 allay all troubles incident
Thereto
1.-THE best periodical for ladies TO take
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Mothers With sickiy, fretful, nursing child
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Thousands die annually from some form
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A timely - use of hop
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TO produce real genuine sleep and child
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That Indigestion or stomach gas ct night,
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-Paralytlc, nervous, tremulous Old ladies'
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

might easily get married." said the
stranger.
Yes, but they want TO be prepared
for an emergency" said the officer.
IF, when they do ret married, they
have TO support their husbands it s well
enough for them TO have profession
of some kind to fall back upon"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
THY WILL. NOT NINE"
MARY c. DICKINSON.

fnto Thine outstretched hand
We lay It all;
Only at Thy command
Can iii befall;
And secret good must hide
In seeming Ill,
Welcomed and loved, because
1t is Thy will.
Thy will, that takes the sting
From every care;
Thy will, that Joy can bring
From our despair;
Thy will, that turns TO gain
Our shame and loss,
That let's the crown remain
And takes our cross.
Dear Lord, Thy gracious viii,
Once understood,
We In Thy In ads lie still;
Make Thou us good.
No fear, no care have we,
No way, no choice;
Whate'er Thy teaching be,
We must rejoice.
Even the rod Is sweet
In Thy employ;
There can be at Thy feet.
Nothing but 10y,
And naught but sweetest peace
In any smart,
For souls whose life is hid
In Gods great heart.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
..You folks DONE seem To be troub

You folks don't seem to be troub-
ling us much yet" remarked the SUI
perintendent of an old railroad to the
superintendent of new rival line. 81
would have you TO know" was the re-
ply, "that we make better time than
you every day, and on long trips can
beat you by full hour" Possibly"
answered the first; ''but, you see, as
there is no one TO get on or of, you
don't lose any time at stations"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

Dr. PENGELLY:
Dear Sir:-Overwork has done for me what
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laid 1t off after using one and half bottles
am not well, but Iwork all the time and am
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Sold by Druggists.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

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Price % cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

HAVE BEEN a severe sufferer from Catarrh
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over my eyes. Gradually the disease worked
down upon my lungs. About year and a
half ago commenced using Ely's Cream Balm,
with most gratifying results, and am to-day
apparently cured. z. c. WARREN, Rutland,
Vermont
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

The Detroit Free Press says that four
fifths of the female hired help In that
city came from the Dominion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

Nervousness, Nervous Debility, Neuralgia,
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

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MY DAUGHTER and myself, great sufferers
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ithaca, N. Y. (Easv TO use Price so cents. J
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

Faithfulness 10 necessary In all kinds OF work.
Especially is II necessary, in treating acold, to
procure the best remedy, which is Aliens Lung
Balsam, and take 1t faithfully according TO
a,aSse.lons, anu !. VIII cure cold every time
Qists
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

Victor Hugo is said TO suffer from ennui. He
is very deaf, but otherwise Is In perfect health.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHRs will relieve
Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Consumptive and
Throat Diseases. They are used alteaw acith
good success. 25e Box.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
MIsHAwAKA, Ind, Dec. !, l5S
DIR PRNaRIIY.

Ii afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell n. 23c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

Public speakers and singers use Piso's Cure for
hoarseness aud weak lungs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13

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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-13
GONSgDNip TION.

Easy 10 use. a certain cure. t'ot expensive Three
months treatment in one package. Gdod for Cold
n the Head, Headache, Dizziness, Hay Fever &C
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y. 4. uAZELrINE, Warren, Pa.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11

Our office is on the SOUTHWEST CORNER
JACKSON AND FIFTH STREETS. We have a
very desirable front room to let