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The Oil Stone,

The Scientific Americdn says that twenty
years ago the oil stone was found only on
the ioiner's bench and possibly on that OF
the machinist, and its sole use was tho
sharpening of the edges of tools TODAY
its use has extended beyond this province
of edging tools TO that of grinding re-
ducing, tinishing-in fact, invading the
limits of the grindstonc, emery, rotten
stone, tripoE, and reaching almost to rouge
This stone, which is a slate known in sci
ence as novaculite-from H0rdcuEa. razor
is cut and dressed in hundreds of vary
ing forms for differing purposes. In any
hardware or mechanic furnishing store il
may be found in all manner of shapes
under the name of slips" adapted fol
sharpening tools of all forms. In dentists
supply stores it may be seen in twenty OF
more cylindrical and circular forms, and SC
minute as TO be used at rapid rate of rev
olution even between the teeth of dental
suffering humanity. Some of these cylin-
ders, Ovoids, cones and edged wheels are 50
minute that pea looks large by their side
yet they are all veritable grindstones.
In the manufacture and finishing of the
metals, the oil-stone or novaculitc. plays
an important part. Our recent cxaction as
to fits and measures can hardly be filed
except by the use of this stone, and it is in
demand for truing turned surfaces and
planed areas of iron and brass, slowly
grinding down the imperfections left by
the finish file and the corundum wheel
Recently its powder has largely usurped
the place in mechanics valuation of flour
of emery or emery of the highest grades.
1t is found that a finish for fl" can be
readily obtained by its use in much less
time than that by the scraper; and that it
docs not leave embedded particles ofquartz
or corundum to keep up perpetual wear.
This material is not strictly an oil stone; il
can be used with any vehicle, water, ben
zine, or kerosene oil it is amenable to all
of these. Perhaps its best use is with
water, especially when the stone is of the
harder sorts, as the Ouachita.
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Keeping IL Dark,

Senator Conger sat near the newspaper
hacks in the Grand Pacific enjoying his
cigar and a chat with his friend, Roswell G.
Horr.
Can l see you n moment, Senator?'
asked a strange young man.
Certainly said the Senator, rising
The young man led him away across the
large room, and seemed To have something
very important to impair to him, and to
him alone. Clear down close in the corner
the young man spoke right IN the Sena-
tors ear.
" ] guess you don't know me. I'm the
editor of the burg Enterprise want
you to tell me just the situation here"
The Senator looked a little puzzled at
first; then said, Come with me-" and,
leading the way, he walked through the
reading-room, down the office steps, up the
ladies' parlor stairs, through the long en-
trosel to the dining-room, and drawing him
close into the corner behind q hatrack,
said
al don't know ANYTHING about it,
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Earthquakes and Luminous Paint.

The connection between earthquakes and
luminous paint would hardly be apparentto
any one without explanation. 1t nevcrthe-
less exists and the recent earthquakes in
our country have served to remind us of its
existence. As a matter OF fact large con-
signments of this paint arc sent to those
countries where earthquakes are prevalent.
The use TO which it is put invests it with
the utmost Importance ust for the few crit
iCal moments of the shock. In the Phillip
pine islands where earthquakes are not
uncommon, small metallic plates coated
with luminous paint are so placed about
the premises that at the first warning the
inmates are quickly guided to the door.
and thus to the street. In Manila ii is laid
on in patches about the bedroom and stair
cases. serving as guide for the door
handles and stairs, night lights being con-
sidered as especially dangerous, as likely TO
set fire to The falling house, and thus to
roast the inmates in their own homes. 1t
follows that those who live in districts
likely to be visited by earthquakes viii do
well to adopt this plan, and 10 burn no
flame lights at night especially in the case
of gas the pipes for which might be
broken asunder, and the gas escape and
take fire The gas should be turned off at
the main nightly, and luminous labels be
so placed as to indicate the doorhandles
and other guides to the main point of
egrcSs, which would enable the residents
to find their way out of their houses in
the dark before the walls perchance bury
them. 1t Will be remembered that at Ischia
there was Just sufficient time between the
first shock of the earthquake and the down
fall of the Grand Hotel to permit those who
acted promptly to save their ives.-[The
Painter.
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resort of laths, and now wears thick
thumbnail that looks like Brazil nut as
memento of that pullet corral, says my ice
chest is all right enough, only that il is not
suited to this climate. He thinks that
along Behring's strait, during the holidays,
my icc-chcst would work like charm.
And even here, he thought, if | could keep
the fever out of my chest, there would be
less pain.
have made several other little articles
OF vertu this spring, to the construction Of
which l have contributed good deal of
time and two finger nails. | have also
sawed into my leg several times. The leg,
of course, will get well. but the pantaloons
will not, Parties wishing to meet me in
my studio during the morning hour will
turn into the alley between Eighth and
Ninth streets, enter the third stable door on
the left, pass around my Gothic horse, and
give the countersign and three kicks on the
door in an ordinary tone of voice.-LBill
Nva
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eral articles in this number will attract close

eral articles in this number will attract close
reading and attention.
The September Atlantic Monthly (Hough-
ton Miffiin & Co. Boston,, has among its con-
tents the following: I" Medieval and Modern
Penmanship," by f. p Evans; "Old Salem
shops" Elanor Putnam: Another Paper Upon
Anatomizng of Vim. Shakespeare. by Richard
Grant White; Under the Naples Mary Treat;
, a Legend of Inverawe,' c. +. q. Cummings;
"Wolfe ON the Plains of Abraham Francis
ParIllnan; Lakes of Upper Italy - The pespo-
tism of Party" Herbert Tuttle; " The Volcanic
Eruption of kakatoa," L. W. sturdy, etc.
The August number of Choice Literature, >
published by John b. Alden, New York, repro,
duces twelve leading articles from reviews and
the best magazines of latest dates. Among
them are Herbert Spencer's Great Political
Superstition the Reduction of lniquity, by
Henry George, etc.
The Ladies Floral Cabinet for August.
published at - Nesey street, New York, is re
ceived. Added 10 its varied departments OF
| interest and instruction to ladies. il has many
original and selected pieces of choice litera-
turc.
a Fair Maid. novel by +. W. Robinson,
has been received by \. l.. Bancroft & Co, san
Francisco, as n number in Harper's franklin
Square Library series. Price, 70 cents.
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OVERLAND PASSENGERS.
Names of Persons to Arrive from the
East this Morning.

East this Morning.
SPECIALLY TELEGRAPHED To TIE RECoRD-USIoS.
CARLIx, August 15th.-The following overland
passengers passed here this morning, to arrive
in Sacramento August 10th II. l.. COhn and
lady, Skowhegan, Me; :. W. Heller, Z. N.
Heller Miss X. Mayors, &. II. Walker, T. J. Clunie
and wife, Mrs &. II. Proctor san Francisco; W.
II. Rice Marx a. Mayer J. Carroll Johnson ",
s. Mulluiy and wife, J. Kcegan, William viii
son, s. K. Gayton. II. 5. Winner J. c. Ballagh,
Miss A. F. Ballagh. Miss 4. II. Ballagh, Vim.
T. Spratt, New York city; Mrs. Curtis and
daughter, Miss NJ. +. Phillips, st. Louis, Mo-;
Mn 4. VI. Perry, W f. Perry, +. +. Perry, Cali
fOmia; Mrs :. J. Shelter and two daughters,
Denver; Mrs. &. II. West. Dixon, Cal; Miss c.
Gillespie Miss Ida Gillespie, Colorado; Sydney
Smith wife and child, Chicago; 6. Ncttcs, Gin
cinnati; H. Taper, Philadelphia. Pa; Senator
W. L. English and wife, California; Charles
Mayer Germany; u. G. Armstrong, Ogden; 7.
Jraluc and wife. Miss VI. kirchof, Germany;
Mrs 4. Oliver and child, Tuscarora. New. Mrs.
COON and daughter, Denver, Col; Mrs. Lowder,
London. Eng. g. : GOOdspecd and wife, Chi
caco; Miss T. J.. Millikcn, Philadelphia, Pa;
William sexton, san jose, Cal; }. II. Edwards,
England; Mrs. Pfariar California: II. c. Chad
bourne. Chicago; T. Bridson, Tuscarora, New;
II. LocyenbCrg Salt Lake, Utah l. II. Barrett,
W. Bromley, l.. James 3. c. Rogers, +. &. Mos
ley, c. Collins, :. T. Springer Oliver Doud, J. NJ.
Sturgeon. G. Hawthorne, \. kOddle, L. Winter
j. l.. Finncy, G.. Davidson, Robert Gaul, Miss VI.
Wainwright, Miss NJ. Monk, Miss Rosa France.
New York ci,y; Mrs. g. T. Ward, Iowa; also a
Cilgfdlts, lnClH0lhE 81 males, TO arrive IN sac
rumcutO August l1th.
MoJAvE. August l5th.-The following overland
passengers passed Mojavc August 18th, to arrive
in san Francisco August 10Th: Mrs s L. Regina,
Miss Anna Regina. Oaklandi Bishop Whitaker
Mrs Whitaker Mrs. /. J.. Chester, Virginia
City; Miss Dora F. Couts, Miss Carrie Couts,
Miss j. +. CoutS, san Gabriel; Mrs. f. J. Wester-
field, Los Angeles; Mrs. d. Shield, Denver; II
H. Luse, san Francisco; W. Duke, Oakland; K.
Hatfield st. Louis Ben LiebeS. san Francisco
J. Marcus, Tucson; i. W. King and daughter
Los Angeles; T. ". smith, Tucson; W. +. Knox
Sacramento; o. N. Pratt, Chicago; Joseph Full
man, New York; Dr. F. c. Cumman +. f. Koe-
ditz, 81. Louis; John Amen, Prescott; j. G. Hud
son. Providence, Cal; James CarncrosS, San
Francisco; Miss REILLY san Francisco. All Kay
Pekin; J. y Copeland san Francisco; Rev J.
Harris, New York; An Ling, Pckin.
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WHALE A. Foop.-A Norwegian specu-
lator has been turning his attention recently
to The introduction Of whale meat as an
article of food. He was induced 10 do this
through a belief that il was both nutritious
and palatable, and the knowledge that inn
meusc quantities of it are annually thrown
away. notwithstanding large quantities OF
it are eaten each season by those engaged
in whale fisheries lie concluded that il
some preserving process We're adopted il
could be probably used on shore He ac-
cordingly made arrangements with several
captains of whaling vessels and two meat
preserving firms, and some time since he
gave whale dinner. At this dinner he
claims to have proven that whale flesh may
be cooked in dozen different ways, and
that it forms a delicious as well as a whole
some article of diet 1t is said that some
parts of the fish supplied material for. and
excellent imitation of, turtle soup other
portions resemble beef. while other por-
tons, again, are almost as white and tender
rs chicken.
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The physical investigator desires not
only to observe natural phenomena, but to
rccreate theIn-to bring them, that is, I'M
der the dominion of experiment. From
observation we learn what nature is willing
to reveal. In experimenting we place her
in the witness box, cross-eXamine her, and
extract from her knowledge in excess Of
that which would or could be Spontane-
Ously given. Accordingly, on my return
from Switzerland last October, | sought to
reproduce in the laboratory the effects OBJ
served among the mountains. My first
object, therefore, was TO obtain artiticially
a mixture of fog and drizzle like that OBJ
served from the door of our cottage A
strong cylindrical copper boiler, sixteen
inches high and twelve inches in diameter,
was nearly filled with water and heated by
gas-flames until steam of twenty pounds
pressure was produced. A valve at the
top of the boiler was then opened, when
the steam issued violently into the atmos-
phere, carrying droplets of water mechani-
cally along with it and condensing above
to droplets of similar kind. a fair imi-
tation of the Alpine atmosphere was thus
produced. After few tentative expert
ments the luminous circle was brought into
view, and, having once got hold of it, the
next was to enhance its intensity. Oil
lamps the lime light and the naked electric
light We're tried in succession, the source of
rays being placed in one room, the boiler
in another while the observer stood, with
his back TO the light, between them. 1t is
not, however, necessary to dwell upon these
first experiments, surpassed as they were
by the arrangements subsequently adopted.
My mode of procedure is thus: The electric
light being placed in a camera with a con
densing lens in front, the position of the
lens was so fixed as to produce . beam
sufficiently broad to clasp the whole of my
head and leave an aureole of light around
it, 1t being desirable to lessen as much as
possible the foreign light entering the eye,
the beam was received upon a distant black
surface, and it was easy to move the head
until its shadow occupied the center of the
illuminated area. To secure the best effect
ii was found necessary TO stand close to the
boiler, 50 as to be immersed in the fog and
drizzle. The fog however, was soon dis
covered to be mere nuisance. Instead of
enhancing it blurred the effect, and
therefore sought to abolish it. Allowing
the steam to issue fe " seconds from the
boiler, on closing the valve the cloud rap
idly melted away, leaving behind it a host
of minute liquid spherules floating in the
beam. A beautiful circular rainbow was
instantly swept through the air in front of
the observer. The primary bow was duly
attended by its secondary, with the colors,
as usual, reversed. The opening of the
valve for a single second causes the bows TO
flash forth Professor Tyndall, in Popular
Science Monthly.
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Too MUCH INNOCENCE. Mr. Barnum
saws that in getting together his great eth
biological congress the labor and expense
Iofsecuring barbarians from all quarters of
the globe is not all the trouble involved.
Since the hot weather he has the greatest
difficulty in keeping them in presentable
condition. The Nautch girls innocently
strip of all clothing except the middle cloth,
while the Todas make no bones of strip
ping off everything. During the hottest
| days the Afghans spend most of the day in
the water, when brook or pond can be
found in the neighborheod of the show.
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III
al don't know anything about it,

Where are we coming to with our hectic
graphic and other processes7 Dr. Desri-
vieres has a system of his own which
seems to be extremely cheap and simple
Here it is Take q sheet of rolled lead or
other ductile metal and place it on yield
ing surface Then take blunt point or
fine stylet and write on the sheet so as to
bring ont the letters strongly on the other
side Fill in the cavities with plaster, ETC..
and let this remain. The other side will
then be ready for the linking roller, and
copies may be taken with fine brush
passed over the sheet of paper."-IPaper
World
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the circus this year when it comes around, y
said the deacon to his wife. Why, my
dear" she exclaimed, shocked at the idea,
you surely will not get so inconsistently.
You have always been opposed to theaters,
circuses, and things of that kind" That
is true; but the circus this year has sacred
elephant, and of course there can't be any
harm in going to see that" Certainly
not. my dear; we will go together. "-lChi-
cage Tribune.
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HEN1sTIc.-" Bridget" said Mrs. Wiggles-
worth to the new kitchen lady from Messi-
ma, you may lay the table" g Is thy ser
want hen that she should do this thing p
queried Mr.. Wigglesworth, facetiouSly, as
| the door closed. Why not?" returned
his wife, for once coming to time, she is a
Biddy;" and Wigglesworth said I'm y
and went out to see if his sweet peas were
coming up, and found that with the assist
ance of his neighbours hens they were
IRockland Courier.
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TIE HoP MARKET.-Emmet Wells New
York Hop Circular of August Sth says:
- The views expressed in our last in regard
to the market are applicable to the present
week. Even had the weather not been so
unprOpitious. there is nOthing,rising on the
surface 10 stimulate any movement either
with the brewers or the trade. Quotations
continue nominal. II is reported that
mold has struck the English plantations,
but our correspondent in London has given
us 10 iltImalipu thereof on q large scale.
HAGU.d 81 De 49, and spread or become gen
cral "e may lDGE for al Improvement in
the ID..aou market. aud revival Of the
export trade. ~ sayuothing Of The influence
Il would have on the opening prices Of next
season, uOW II Tie near future We hardly
credit tae report in regard 10 mold In
this connection, u Is singular feature that
the London market shows such depression
and lack of vitality, and can only be ac-
counted for from the fact that the English
crop is not in serious danger. or that the
brewer may be carrying heavier stocks than
Is generally conceded. Should this he the
case, they VIII, to some extent. exercise an
influence ON the prices for the crops now
soon to he marketed. Our own crop thus
far has escaped all the evils which the
grover SO breads, and the quality still
promises TO be very fine. We have, how
ever, not heard what effect, if any, the late
heavy rains of Monday and Tuesday has
produced, but believe that they will not
have been very dclcterjous. From the
present English outlook, it is possible the
London market may require from 100000
to 10000 bales of foreign hops. and which
it will easily obtain, as the Continental re-
ports indicate good crop, and we will no
doubt be able To spare nearly as many bales
as were exported this past year, notwith-
standing we notice that some of the up
country newspapers are reporting a short
age of one-quarter, even with the increased
acreage
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The FIRST PoTATo IN IRELAND-Most
tourists who have visited Youghal and the
Blackwater are acquainted with Myrtle
Grove. the former residence of Sir Walter
Raleigh, which is Of Elizabethan style and
still in excellent preservation. In the old
fashioned garden the first potatoes intro
duced into Ireland were planted. The
plant, it Is said, was tasted and considered
useless until some time afterward, when
the ground being dug up for some other
crop, the roots were discovered to have in
creased fifty fold. From these few tubers
was propagated the immense wealth of po-
tatoes with which, in good seasons, the
soil of Ireland teens
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New Treatment in Diphtheria.

If experiments should confirm what is
claimed for it, French physician, Dr.
Delthil, has placed the civilized world I'M
der weighty obligation. He has discovered
that the smoke OF liquid tar and turpen-
tine sswill dissolve the tibrous exudations
which choke up the throat in diphtheria
and kill the patient by sutfocation. Local
applications of chloroform have been used
by many physicians with good success, but
they are of no use when the false mem
brane extends below the larynx DR. Del
thil pours equal parts of turpentinc and
liquid tar into tin pan or cup and sets fire
to the mixture. 4 dense resinOus smoke
arises which obscures the air of the room.
The patient he says, Immediately
seems to experience relief; the choking
and rattle stops; the patient falls into 4
slumber, and seems to inhGle the smoke
with pleasure. The fibrinous membrane
soon becomes detached, and the patient
coughs up microbcibes. These, then
caught in glass, may be seen to dissolve
in smoke. In the course Of three days
afterward the patient entirely RECEIVERS.
The New York Sun says the treatment was
tried by Dr.. Nichols upon a nine-year old
child OF one of its compositOrs. She was
lying gaSping for breath when he visited
her, and was too weak to endure tracheOt-
omy, or cutting the windpipe. The tar
treatment was entirely successful, fulfilling
DR.. DcthiIs predictions in every particu-
lar.
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(utijCura
Miracles of Healing I'm
paralleled in Medical
History.

a. have been afflicted for twenty years with an
obstinate skin disease. called by some NJ. ID. 5
psoriasis and others, lcproSy, commencing ON
my scalp and in spite of all could do, with the
help of the most skillful doctors. il slowly but
surely extended, until year ago TINS winter II
covered my entire person in form OF dry scales.
For the last three years have been unable 10 do
any labor. and suffering intensely all the time.
Every morning there could be nearly duStpan-
full of scales taken from the sheet on my bed,
some of them half as large rs the envelope con-
tanning this letter. In the latter part OF winter
my skin commenced cracking open. / tired
everything, almost, that could be thought of,
without any relief The l2th Of june ! started
West in hopes could reach the Hot Springs.
reached Detroit and was 50 low thought should
have to go to the hospital, but finally got rs far
as Lansing, Mich. where | had a sister living.
one DR.. -- treated me about two weeks. but
did me no good. All thought had but a short
time to live. ] earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back, across my
ribs arms, hands limbs feet badly swollen, toe
nails came Off fnger-nailS dead and hard rs bone,
hair dead dry and lifcless as old straw. q, my
God how did suffer.
My sister had small part of box of Cuti-
cura in the house She wouldn't give up: said,
We will try Cuticura Some was applied ON
one hand and arm. Eureka there was relief;
word go. They Immediately got the CUTICURA
RESOLvENr, CUTICURA and CUrCURA SOAP /
commenced by taking one tablespoonful of Re
solvent three times day, after meals; had n
bath once day, water about blood heat, used
Cuticura Soap freely applied Cuticura morning
and evening. Result. returned to my home in
lust six weeks from time left, and my skin rs
smooth rs this sheet OF paper,
HIRAM Z. CARPENTER.
Henderson, Jefferson county, y. \.
"Sworn TO before me this nineteenth day OF
January, 1880. a. NJ. LEFFINGwELL
Justice of the Peace"
CUTICURA REsOLvENT. the new blood purifier,
internally, and CUucURA and CCTICUEA soar,
the great skin cures, externally, clear the Com
plexiOn, cleanse the skin and Scalp. and purify
the blood of every species of Itching, Scaly,
Pimply, ScrofllOus, Mercurial and Cancerous
HumorS and skin fortunes when physicians,
hospitals and all other means fail. Sold every
where.
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston.
IVMS.(-NvIy
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BONNIE Blue FLAG PRICEs.-A copy OF
the Savannah Herald comes to light,
bearing date of November 10Th, 1864, in
which the prices Of staples are quoted
Flour per barrel, 500; cooking soda per
candles per pound, $50; brandy per quart,
SI75; per drink, $40 to Sl2; ten cent box
of backing, $50; Confederate made lager
beer per drink, So ham and eggs, $40;
meal of bacon and rice, $40. For clothing,
a coat cost $1,000; pantaloons, 5000; vest,
500, and boots 800.