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Sand Blasting.


What is sand blastng2" asked a re.
porter of man whose life has been
spent IN decorating glass.
The grinding or decorating of glass
with sand secret process, the inside
facts OF which we cannot Disclose" re-
piled the expert. "Come upstairs and
see sand blast machine" The machine
suggests cider mill in shape or q
cheese press. The glass is laid on rub
Der belts at the side and is then fed
into the machine. AS soon as it dis
appears from view some rubber flaps
come down and prevent the pressure in
tho interior from escaping This press
ure is exerted by wind and sand-a
twenty-horse power engine being re-
'quired to raise the allow" which drives
the sand to the glass. Looking through
the window in the center of the ma
chine "gun" is disclosed 1t has q
large mouth-shaped opening, at which
it is loaded with twenty-five SO power
ammunition of wind and sand. Before
the ammunition is allowed to leave the
gun tho aperture narrows to about
'one-si Tia the width of the loading point.
This condenses the sand so that when
it leaves the gun it strikes the glass
with such force as to eat into the sur
face. When the glass has been exposed
1t passes out of the machine on rubber
belts at the opposite side. This pro-
cess is called grinding, an! one ma
chine will grind out about 900 square
feet in day.
Now for the decorative part. Sup
pose the sand-b.aster wishes to present
on square of glass certain design.
He simply covers the suface with bees
wax and a certain mixture laid on over
the glass in exact duplicate of the de-
sign required. The glass passes into
the machine. The sand is fired from
the gun. but this time it grinds
only the exposed parts. The portion
covered with beeswax and the secret
mixture is not touched by the sand, and
when the plate energies from the ma
chine and the wax, ETC., are washed off
behold the design standing out in sharu
contrast to the ground surface which
the sand has sacrificed. fr
This is the A Il q of sand blasting.
The process is susceptible of much
elaboration, and one improvement
which was patented last year by Chi
cago gentleman is called the "ammo.
graph, The pictures are first drawn
ON the back of the glass by the artist
with q color which will resist the action
of the sand blast. 1t is then subjected
20 the stream of sand, which cuts the
glass in all parts which are not covered
more or less by the resistant. The re-
sistant is then washed off clean, leav-
ing the pictures cut into the glass
They are next silvered over. if desired
to give greater brilliancy. The effect is
that OF q multiplicity of colors, but nc
paint or coloring of any kind is used
the effect being obtained 10y the differ
ent shades of the glass itself--C Chicago
Herald. Goa
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times sets ajar the door Of heaven, and a
passage OF rapture greets our ears. The
minstrels OF heaven strike such a tremendous
strain, the walls Of jasper cannot hold II.
i wonder, will you sing that song VIII
sing it Not unless our sins are pardoned
and we learn cow 70 sine The praise OF Christ
viii We ever sing IL there The first great
concert that ever Intended was in New
York, when Julien, in the Crystal Palace,
stood before hundreds OF singers and hundreds
OF players upon instruments. Some OF you
may remember the occasion; IL was the first
one Of that kind at which was present, and
/ shall never forget IL. ] saw that one man
standing, and with the hand and foot WELD
that great harmony, beating the time. 1t was
TO me overwhelming. But oh, the grander
scene when they shall come frcm the east.
and from the west, and from the north,
and from the south, "a great multitude that
no man can number into the temple Of the
skies, host beyond host. rank beyond rank,
gallery above gallery and Jesus shall stand
before that great host TO conduct thu har-
mony, with his wounded hands and his
wounded feet. Like the voice OF many
waters, like the voice OF mighty thunderings.
they shall cry: .''Worthy Is the Lamb that
was slain to receive blessings, and riches and
honor, and glory, and power. world without
end. Amen and amenn Oh, il my ear shall
hear no other sweet sounds, may hear that
IL join no other glad. assemblage, may
join that.
was reading of tho battle of Agincourt
in which Henry figured: and IL is said
after the battle was won, gloriously won, the
King wanted TO acknowledge the divine in
terpOsition, and he ordered the chaplain to
read the Psalm OF David; and when he came
TO the words; Not unto us, o Lord, but
unto Thy name be praise" the king dis
mounted, and all the cavalry dismounted.
and ali the great host. officers and mem
threw themselves on their faces. q, at the
story Of the Savior's love and the Savior's
deliverance, shall we not PROSTATE ourselves
before him now. hosts Of earth and hosts OF
heaven, falling upon our faces. and crying:
mot unto u.s. not, unto us. but unto thy
name be the gloryr'
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wonderful MIrares.

A great deal has been written upon
tho subject Of mUages. For a Iona
time Swedish sailors went in search for
q magic island that seemed TO rise be.
tween Aland and Upland. At lasi
they discovered that the supposed isle
was an optical illusion. In 1877 M.
Grellois was travelling with a friend
one hot day in Southern France. They
were suddenly halted at a turn of the
road by the appearance, upon what
they knew to be a sandy plain, OF a
vast and beautiful CITY, adorned with
monuments, domes, and steeples. The
illusion was so complete that for time
reason refused to believe that the
scene was not real. The most won
derful part of the phenomenon was
that the city resembled none in that
whole region. A beautiful mirage was
seen in Paris in 1869, when the whole
city was beheld inverted in the atmos-
phere above.
Scoresby relates that in one of his
Arctic expeditions he beheld the mi
rage OF q vessel, which was below the
horizon, and, OF course, was not visi-
bic. Through glass he discovered
that this vessel belonged TO his father,
and it was afterwards ascertained that
they were then thirty.four miles apart.
The mirage often reveals objects vast
distances, so distant as to render the
stories told almost incred. ble
While in the mountains of Thuringia,
HEM beheld tho peaks, usually hid
den by intervening eminences, sudden
ly rise into view, and everything was so
clearly defined that he was enabled to
distinguish with n glass ttifts of grass
which were over eighteen English
miles away. Crauz, while in Green
land, saw the shores of the .Kokernen
Islands, while it is claimed that the
Allegheny Mountains have been made
visible in this way from the peak of
the Tenerife. This latter story, how
ever, is not generally credited. While
on the shores of Ofinoco, Humboldt
beheld the mirage of o mountain chain
situated three or four leagues away.
and also the beautiful spectacle of O
herd of cattle apparently feeding in tho
mir.
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SPRING DEBILITy.
The Best Spring Medicine Evof Disco


The Best Spring Medicine Evor Discov-
=. cred.
Every one needs spring tonic--a remed y
wAioh VIII strengthen aud inylgorate the sys-
TEN and tone mp the action of all the organs
Inc Spring isthe time above all Others foi the
sick 10 get Welt II is thetime for the COMPARE
livery Wen 70 keep in good health by the use OF
0lMtlctOus,y selected Spring medicine
With tho advent Of spring comes mela
ria, nervousness and debility. a weak and
tlred feeling, n neglected. al ways results in
nervous and physical exhaustion. Cure these
diseases or guard against them BY tho
winch IS tho grettest md best OF an Sprinr
MEDICINES. THIS wonderful remedy is RECON-
nended hy physicians. druggists and the ueo-
Ile sFcryWherc as being tho most marvellous
are nervous, irritable depressed and cannot
sleep nights usc this remedy b. ;til.tnea,,a
ana your nerves will become strong and
s.ead :. ana your sleep ettlIt natural and re-
dull head, bad taste IN the mouth no f,,,.ti Il 4
Tor breakfast, aud feel weak languid aad g.
hausied. this reniarknbe renlsdg. w N clear
your hetd give you an appetite aud restore
dyspepsia. Indigestion, MIiousucss. consfipa-
ton, kidney complaint gatiifs,nd WEN knees In
the back, thi3rcncdy will gfvc yo stire relf -
ghd qre. ~ y 0psrf Ct specific FOR hefv0us
hcut disease. palpitation. PARALYSIS. n,lsnf.
hest. tfeiHhlpns and AL AZ vous diseases.
Cte tht- remedy Il YOU VIII ntv rt-psrc 4 III
y. IS pIrsly yrseiRlg and is wCaderlul. e.
iesi9 etOfd sFfe eHre ana positive cur... 10
tlts remedy his nOcqud II IS the srtat,.,t
tpeueH difcOvrry o. tue nsc. AL al uexisfs
keep IL. Prize 81 PEI bottle N yhr asne tsis1
GR i.ebJ 42t ny rs aS~H EyTyit fer ,a
Wv va y. thr gent speclnlist in caring pcrs-
uuS ana cntnni dipeasos. can be consu tea
wee pcrschalif Or ipttfl. 49,. re go d.
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nlooa win TeI,

There is no question about it--blood will tell
especially II IL be n impure blood. Blotches
eruptions, pimples AMI bOils, are all symptoms
OF an impure blood, due 10 the improper ac ion
of the liver. When this important organ fails
and cleansing the blood impurities are CARR Il
10 all parts OF the system, and the symptoms
above referred TO are merely evidences Of the
struggle OF Nature 20 throw Off the poisonous
germs. Unless herwarning be needed in time.
serious results are certain to follow, culminat-
ing In liver or kidney disorders.or even in co -
sumption. DIR. pieice's Golden Medical biz
covery will prevent and cure these diseases, by
restoring the liver to a Healthy condition
Electricity is now applied to blocking
SirpS
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Senator ingalls, is said to be tho only
man In the upper house OF congress who
pronounces the word finance correctly.
The " ashington correspondent who
made this startling and interesting dis
covery Is suffering at present from ner-
vous prostration, caused by overwork.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-15

Fred Pfeffer, the base ball professional
who has written book on the national
game, naturally wants catching name
for the work. He should have the book
bound ia leather. also, to be thoroughly
consistent in his efforts
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10 me Ediior.--rieaso inform your readers
u,ht nave n positive rem sdy for The above
named disease; 81 its timely use thousands on
nioi , ieNa cascs hitvc 5scn permanently curc1
,.f,t. ps sl9d 10 send two bottles 81 my remedy
SUI p19h y thry WI ssn me their Express
Rh1 u. y gndfg4t fesnpcffuuy
n. q. SLOCCM. VI O.. m Pcari ST.. n n.
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Itching PilcH.

6Brptoins Moisture; iltsnes itching and
,fnHinf worso by crttching. III allowed 10
tguIinue .u'19r5 form. which @ ten Uleed and
ulccfucf DccpJi n very sore. wATNE'RO Mt
NGNf fnpa thc itching ana blccdi s.. heals ui-
cerntion. and in frrny coaoa removes The fu-
mort Eqtelly oihcaciOs 20 In cur NJ an SKIN
bi9cases ~ vs. ~ AINE SON, Philadelphia.
scnt ~ mit fpT ~ cts. Also sold By drugZi 5fg.
y ~. tarest ~ uso hnd cheapest piso.a
NrlnrIE lor Cniarrh. ~ Urn4 ,Lal.- bnn
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Erect on the tip OF his tail,
is the sign OF n storm
df the we9thor I, warm,

Unloss 10 should happen TO fall
Dreams don't amount to much, anyhow.
some signs, however, are infilhole. n you
arc constpate I, with no appetite, tortured
with sick headache and billions symptoms
the signs indicate ahat YOU need Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pdrgativc Pellets. They will cure
you. All druggists 4. t fr
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Consn mnfInn AnrcIr rnrnI

GENUS bec@Onsa man up, aud If he
attempts TO climb, will help him.
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When all so-called remedies fail. DR.. snge's
Catarrh Remedy cures
The Utah Leeislsture contains thirty one
Mormans and five Gpntiies
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u0ME STUDY. BOOK keeping. Penmsnship A rthmetic
UCmk- Shorthand, lec thoroughly taughtby mail Cir,
culars fres BRYNTs coLLEGE ls7 81, RuEsp n \.
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TRY The CURE. NAY-EEVER

nENcInNc TO Soldiers and Heirs Send for cir.
kSGu9iOuO culars, No Fec unless successfuL
Z. II. GELST0N a. CO., washington D. Q.
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receipts RI hogs light. market firm Phila-
delDhioe 30 ~ Z. SOC; good mixed 800 10
565c, bcst be ~ Workers. 5.45 o. . 55e. com
mon t0 fair hgnt YOrkers, B - 10 B 90.
rour1s, a - ~ o. -1c.
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school suffrage
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To dream OF 4 ponderons whale.

!, Electricity =. is now applied to blocking
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S s so az &c ets SoI Eye g s sss:r.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.
- 80 - Lmnnrr.

CATTLE
Arrivals fair Tor This week demand only
fir AID mirkst closes slow no the following
prices. prime u 900 10 ,50o-lb - o. fOe good
90 % 800 Do. a 10 10 4 81 fair 900 10 4 :
10 lb.. % ~ tfc; bulls, stags and fsf
COWS. - t. l-2c; fresh cows e. ~ 30.
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ho'a ~ bgRc1ffI onf DtaiCrg Eiranfterr
I'VE cli'sLE' E. goesLEs CO., 0sansrs. nf
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GATARREE EFa TFlE Head.

directed 70 the rcmou0l " lhat IN
udious diseasg, nuu we treat 8uocf
nunily 81 tho lnvalids' Hotel and
sc featzo tlIc Importance 0f conn
soothing and healing application.
nnl use Of blOOd-cleausing nd tor
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
Curious Collection OF Pens.

A man in Denver, Col, named Lyon.
got an idea some years ago that it would
be a fine thing to collect all the odd
shaped pens he could find. So he started
in, and TO day he has lot comprising
over 100 different varieties. About
twelve different metals are represented
in the collection. Then there are a num-
Der of wooden pens and lots of odd
quilts. The collection embraces speci-
mems from England, Ireland, Scotland,
Germany and other European countries,
besides America and Canada. There are
pens pointed fine enough to make lines
of microscopic delicacy, and Others in
tended for men who use the first per.
sonal pronoun great deal in their cor
respondence. some are in shape like
shovels, others resemble u section of
stovepipe and Others are delicate and
diminutiye.-Sgety Valce.
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A Horses Keen Sense Of Smell.

A horse, says the New York SIN, will
not drink of water Objectionable to his
questioning sniifs, or from a bucket
which some odor makes offensive, how
ever thirsty. His Intelligent nostril will
widen, quiver, and query over the
daintiest BIT, offered by the fairest of
hands, with coaXings that would make n
mortal shut mis- eyes and swallow Il
nauseous III )uthful at gulp.
\ mare is never satisfied by either
sight or Whitney that her colt is really
her own until she has certified nasal
certificate to the fact.
\ blind horse, now living, will not
allow the approach of any stranger with.
out showing signs of anger not safely to
be disregarlcd. The distinction is ev.
IDENTIFY made by his sense of smell, and
Mt considerable distance Blind
horses, as rule, will gallop wildly about
II pasture without striking the surround.
ing fence. The sense of smell informs
them of its proximity. Others will,
when loosencd from the stable, go
directly to the gate or bars opened to
their accustomed feeding grounds, and
when desiring to return, after hours OF
careless wandering, will distinguish the
one outlet and patiently await its open-
ing. The odor Of that particular part If
the fence is their pilot to it..
The horse in browsing or while gather
ing herbage with his lirs is guided in its
choice of proper food entirely by Its
nostrils. Blind horses do not make IN S.
takes in their diet. In the temple of
Olympus bronze horse was exhibited, at
the sight of which six real horses ex.
perienced the most violent emotions.
ELAN iudiciously observed that the most
perfect art could not initiate nature sui.
liciently well to produce so strong an
illusion. Like Piiny and Pausanius, he
subsequently a'irms that lin casting the
statue magician had thrown Hippo
names upon it," which by the odor OF
the plant deceived the horses, aud
therein we have the secret of the miracle
The scent alone of IA buffalo robe will
cause many horses to evince lively terror
and the floating scent of railroad train
will friehtcn some long after the loco
motive is out OF sight and hearing,
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The Change in Watch Crystals.

There have been some curious changes
of late years, says Paris correspondent
of the Philadelphia telegraph, in the
fashions for staple commodities, and
especially Is this true in the matter OF
watches. The watch is either looked
upon as trnket or as an article of serious
use. In the first instance 1t is set in Il
round ball, encrustcd with small dia-
monds, sometimes intcrmiXcd with rubics
or with sapphlres, or it forms the top OF
n smelling bottle, or is set in a bracelet
or the handle of parasol. But the
serious watch of every day wear has be-
come very practical article indeed. "In
old days" said to me famous Swiss
iewe.er Of the Rue de la PaiX, the other
day, 1.-THE business Of replacing watch
crystals was an important item, amount
ing, on an average, to $50 per week.
Now, instead of the delicate soap bubble
glass formerly used, the watch crystal is
made thick and strong so as to stand any
amount of rough usage short of an
actual blow. The introduction of these
massive crystals has brought about a
change in the make Of watches. Not
half 50 many hunting-cased watches are
sold as formerly, as they are so much less
convenient than the open.faced ones, and
the thick crystal does away with the
only real objection to the latter"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
Laundering Table Linen.

Table cloths and napkins should
carefully looGed over before being pad
in the washtub. aud if any fruit OH,
fee stains are found, they can be reno
by stretching the stained cloth owe
pail or basin and pouring boiling vi
through it. The stains will quickly 4
appear. Make sure that your table!-j
is well washed aud thoroughly rins't
is nicer without either starch or bu|
When preparing for ironing, it sho
be made quite damp. A hot iron 4
bring out the pattern nicely, ard rss
the linen sufficiently stiff. In tableCoI
but two folds are admissible at preseat1
crease through the center lenglhv|
the other through the center crossV
The cloths are doubled loosely, or,
ter, rolled so as to allow them t.
placed in drawers, and not produce
additional creases.
Fiinged napkins arc quickly ea'
and rery nicely ironed, in the folloV|
manner: After they have been thoro-
ly dampened, pile up. say half adoI
evenly, gather up one side OF the 4
kins in the hand, and strike the Il
on the opposite side against the edg
the ironing table. 4 few strokes
separate it beautifully. Serve al
thus. Then place the napkins on
ironing table perfectly straight, ar.
not pass the ironpver the fringe
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CURIOUS FACTS.
An alligator hide is worth $i.25.

Three widows remarry to one widower.
Napoleon even in his zenith used to
wear darned stockings.
The Persians, after dinner, wash their
hands in scented water.
More twins are born in May and July
than in any other months.
A knot is division of a ships log line
corresponding to nautical mile.
A Chicago woman recently registered
in hotel register: "Mrs. Blank, nee
Blink
II bit Of string be tied around a
.ooster's leg he won't crow for approach
ing day.
Theodore Lamb, of Virginia City,
Neb., has suntlower plant that stands
sixteen feet high.
II a thief should get into Government
,ault among the gold he could only carry
lway $50, 900 IN chink.
The first census of the United States
vas taken in 1880. The population at
hat time was 3, 3,010,42
Birds nests of the edible sort bring
heir weight in silver for the tables of
itii
There is an llgator in pond in
south Carolina. which is known to be
1t least ninety years old.
The Russians rinse out their mouths
,fter eating with a glass of water
brought with the finger bowl.
The sun is 93, 600, OOO plus and minus
| 800, OU0 miles from the earth, and the
I ig ahnnf Dln ,ntlaa Al iotont
The Besscmer process of converting
ron into steel was invented in 1855, and
made practicable the year following.
out of II population of about 30, 900,
| )0o the census of 1880 reported 40lG rs
ocing of the aye of 100 years and over.
At least five hundred New Workers
ake their meals regularly in Chinese
'cstaurants, in orthodox Chinese fashion
with chopsticks.
A Massachusetts man offers to prove
+ ~ statistics that sevcn.tenths of the
/ marriage engagements that are broken
ire broken by women.
| The owner of Vermont dairy bribed
man to declare that buttermilk had
/ ,urcd him of consumption, and sales in
creased to 200 gallons per day for four
months.
The first man to use a toboggan in this
country, Arthur J. Torkyns, of Auburn,
n. y, has Just made great improvement
on the ordinary chute. He has changed
\ the angle so as to increase the speed.
French economy is very evident in the
marketing of fowls. Not only half bird'
can be purchased, but legs wigs ano
breasts are offered separately. The car
cass is used for soup, and even blood il
sold.
Some big peaches have grown in Ore
gan this season. The record was beater
by an Last Portland fruit grower, whC
raised n free stone peach that measured
eleven aud thrce-quarters inches in cir
cumference.
The champion Frog eater" of Baale
France, recently wagered five francs anC
quart of brandy that he could swallow
three dozen of live frogs at one sitting
He won. but was Immediately seizec
with horrible internal pains, and nearl,
died before he could swallow chemical,
enough to get the frogs out of him
When they were elected fifteen of then
were dead, but the rest were still alive
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
THE MASTER AND THE REApERs.

The master called to his reapers:
"Make scythe and sickle keen,
And bring me the grain from the uplands
And the grass from the meadows green
And from OF the mist-clad marshes.
Where the salt waves fret and foam,
We shall gather the rustling selges
To furnish the harvest home"
shen the laborers cried: 40 master.
We will bring thoe ths yellow grain
That waves on the windy hillside,
And the tender rrass from the plain
But that VIII ca springs on the marsn
Is dry aud harsh and thin,
Unlike the sweet ile.d grasses,
So we will not gather IL in.'
But tho mqster said go foolish!
For many weary day,
Through storm and drought. We have laborei
fo' th, grain and the fragrant hay.
The generous earth is fruitful,
Aud brpel,s Of sum nor blow
Where these, in ths sun AM the dews o.
heaven,
/ Have ripenci soft and slow.
| But ont on the wi lie bleak mirshlanl
7 Hath never n pow been set,
And with rap,ne and rage OF hungry waves
The shiyer.ug sol! Is wet
There llower the pale green Sc lyes,
Aud the tides that cbb aud flow,
Aud the biting breath Of the sea wind
Are the only care they know.
"Thoy have drunk II Of bitter waters,
Their food hath been sharp SCI sand,
Aud yet they have yiald,l harvest
Unto tna masters hand.
So shall y ali. rcap'rs,
Honor them now the more
And garner in EInincss, witt songs Of praise
Tie -ra>s from the dc.olatn shore
-Ioo D.pd Iud rhH m Hdrp,r.