t St. SQUARE GRAHiD PIANOS JOB WORK .j oi a l.'ir.io piece in ...ft a lilin:to t ifrntion, roquir '' .0 and artistic fkill. Tlio male wi a plaster mould from the origi a model, then rioter figure from 'bat mould, and finally from the fig ure eectiona 'Ouj mt which to rnn the metal, requires man weeks of skilled. bor. lhe element ol Jack enters larsrely into the culminating at tempt to Cast, as flaws iu the noetal of- ten causa failures, imputing weeki of additional labor. I The Urea box called-a "flask," con- taining tho mould, damped firmly J iiK irnn una lat. dontL with ft rrntin into cavity, and flewed over, so that only a funnel pronuclei!, una was close to a brick fuijiace, in which the bronco was hcatin over a .great roar ing fire. The meal, as it wa sloVly contorted iuto iquid, was closely observed by the foreman. A glimpse through an apeiure showed it boiLug furiously like miter, and so hot that an iron bar sluk into it became red almost instHjy- ! When the iron could be iidrawn without any bronze cling&J to it, the compouud was ready An immense metal bucket, attained to a powerful crane, was swung fider the end of a spout, the furuactpvas tapped and a molten stream r a tOut. Sparks flew in evry direction.&ces were shielded hastily from thereat, the dusty plastcrimagcs of Franjliu, the Vandeibilt bas relief and otbr relics of previous jobs were made V glow. The bucket was near ly fille. turn of the crank took it over pe flask, and tho liquid was, by tippg the bucket, poured into the nioyUf from which the suddenly-heated h rushed through the vent-pipes wi ft .noise like escaping . steam. &Ja of the bronze slopped over and si lire to the wood floor, and the wat ej which quenhed the blaze made so ueh steam that nothing else could je seen lor nve minutes, lhe cast Ing was perfect. The Rev. W. II. II. Murray, talk- to bis congregation on social fric un and nervous temneramonts. savs: JVow and then I know that I run cross a person that I have to flee om for self-protection. I wou't trust lyself in that person's presence more ii&n about twice a rear for miv rnn. i!ration, for I should certainly get ;iaa, ana 1 suouia expect the other sraoa to get raatoo, because we nrc uilt differently. As a sensible and a 'hristian man, I propose to ' rccog- :1Z3 the creat fact that ha is d'w. ;ualified for making me bappv and I va aisquannea tor malting him hap py. And so the great path of peace cs for us along divergent ways. Now nd then you run across a man, you now you do, who 13 all claws, who ratchea you, who bristles at you, and e old Adam rises as you see him rUtle. aud it is reallv onlv bv torn idurauce that you can tolerate Joins- ssiness with him even at arm's ugth." Real camiibnls have been discover i by missionaries" on th islands o: t-w iiruian and xNew ir-ian J, oli the rtheast cost of New Guinea. Tlic&e ?ives are nude savages of the orien iu'gr type, who live more like sts than human beings. The Rev rge Brown, a Wesleyan mission , reports that he saw worncu roast ; the leg and thigh of a man who t been killed in a fight. In anoth nui smoKe dried human flesh was uging. In another lie counted rty-five jaw bones of mea and wo u. Cannibalism seemed to Ka onm m throughout the islands, not as a 'igious rite, but as an ordinary ana or subsistence, lhe natives i ured the missionary that tho no ""wuiuio jjuuiiauuu vj.uaneu .nan ueinga er true, and were ain that these strange creatures i t not monkeys. lie called at the police office and ed. that he was in trnnhln "A i young fellow, ehust so nice as body, cemts up to ins on thestrcei i says. 'How yon does? Long time '9i saw yu in Shasta County;' ys 'I never vas in Shasta Gounty.' ays, 'Why. I dinks I suo you I says, 'No ; I lives near An He goes away, and bimeby I a a chap and ho ays, 'How you ince I left you at Auburn?' Then as some drinks, uud I lend him hundred dollars until tho pank und I don't see him fiome more, ou diuks, eh Sacramento Un--cord. o people the Uaited States snuff rank, chewed and puffed $100, )0 into the Treasury ia 187G, -tfiDg the amount collected from r, tobacco and beer. Sixty-two A five hundfffd fhrHBinl mil. spirits and nine million bar- beer have ban iilliou8 of people, which make'-, f jve that somebody must have X unk in 187G. con once askeij old. Dr. Os Springfield, why the'head of a called a minister's face. The sUio didn't relish the tlur ou . . . - 4 'dfciou, replied: "I presume "' the tame reasou that they cull K t cud of the hog bacon." 'o'in. 111., .newspaper has this neat : "Feund A buckskin ('f the ownr will leave the ' is oflice Le will greatly Retailed at Wholesale Prices. $600for2SO. tCSOfor 300. ' 7OOf0r3OO. ' S800for3D0 TI1H "MENDELSSOHN" PIANO CO. i.7KSTra-Clt iiai pax risicus. Only Ono Trice for Ctwh, and a low oii. sNO DEVIATION. We Rive no disrounls. Wo lnv net Jinronltj' rmi m iuQlrtna wVIM doible tho iirlops of nil Piano. vo iook to mo I'eopio, who wnntafirst- rlnss riano at a fair profit avor oont of munurHoturo. We appoint tlio I'oople onr Bn-pnts. mill irivn (linm nti Pi'innu ou any apront can buy equally pood l'innos oi iniy oincr manuiaciuror, pivin;r t'ie Iole In k reduced price, what is usually trnvclina; and incidental expenses. ' j no "jieneissoiin" l'iniio To. can sell you a 74 octave rosewood ease Piano, 6 feet 10 inches lonir. with front rnnnrl onrnnra carved less, sorpontir.o and plinth mould ing, wun lmprovcnienw, including Full4Iron Frame, . ' - Over Strung Bass, ' AgrafTo Treble, and French Grand Action, which onlv arcomnanv flm lwaf Piuin f me iiiim. k tiuiMiin'u iiitiKui s, at mo very iuw jmcnoi -fn) or .fuu, accordinir tontylo.of ciLse, or with four round cor ners and full ftirrall" for Sxnv in,l ini a ro t too them in every respect equal to any x liiuu niivio oi similar stylo, or no Balo. The "Mendelssohn" Piano is manufac tured (Vom tlin by the most skilled and finishod Work men, ino inanulaeture Is conducted by one of the most expnrieuced Piano manu facturers iu tlio eonntrv. Thia ia enterprise, turning out a poor and cheap i,J""i nitmo ironi green wooa, ana by irreener mochanies. Our Piano Is unsurpassed bv any in tho market for its rich and powerful tones, and its adaptation to the human voioo in sympathetic, mellow and singing qualities. It speaks for itself. We are willing to place it bvjsido any other mako of Piano on its merit, eitho'r in beauty of case, or excellence of tone, and "at half the money" of equally good instruments. "The best the cheapest" When it costs the leat money. All riniK3 fully warranted for Ave years. Send for our Y IIiim' nifml un,l Ti.A,nri. . . ....... ..w. I. . 1 V .'UdVI III- tiye Circular. The "Mendclssolin" Piano Co., Offico of Manufactory, IA UKOADWAY, K. Y. HARD TIMES. CHASGE YOUR SURRO'JBDINGS. All wanting Fruit Farms cspcriH.11 ad apted to tlio growth of tho Vine, whero it is an established success and pnys large profit. Tlio land is also adapted to the growm ot reaction, rears, Apples . and smull fruit?; also Grain, Grass and Veg- ci:ii)it'. , Many hundred of excellent Vincyai Orchard." and Farms, can now be seen. ri he location Is only 3t miles south of Philadelphia, by Railroad, in a mild, do lightl'ul climate, and at the very doors of mo incw rorK ana rnuauoipiua Markets. Another Kailroad runs direct tANev York. " ' Tho placo Is already large, succotiiful and prosperous. Churches, Schools, and other privileires are already eKtsblished Also, manufactories of Shoos, Clothing, iiiass, hiraw uoods, ana otber things, at which dinoront lnciubera of a family can prouuro employ mem. ltnaa Deen a ncaiiu resort ror some years past for peop'.o suffering from pul monary affections, Catarrh, Ague, ana de bility; many thousands have entirely re covered. A new brick hotel has just been com pleted, lou loot iront, witti back buildings, lour atories hif.'h, including French roof, and all modern improvements for the ac commodation of visitors. Pri'jo of Farm Land $25.00 rer acre. payable installments, witiiin tlio poriod of tour years, in mis climate, piantoa out to vines, aeros oi lana win count Hilly as much as 100 acres iiu iiier north. l'erwons nnacnuaintod with fruit crow ing can become familiar with it in a short t'tno on account of surroundings. " Five acre, ono acre, antl'town lots, in tho towns of landisvillo and Yincland, also for sale. Whilst visiting tho Centennial Exhibi tion, Vinoland can bo visited at small ex pense. A paper containing full information, will be sent upon application to CI IKLES K. LANDIS, Vineiand. N. J., free of cost. Tlio following is an extract from a de scription of Yincland, published in tho New York Tribune, by tho well-known Agriculturist, Kolon Itobinson : All tho farmers were of the "welltodo" sort, and somo of tliein, who bvo turned their attention to fruits and market gard ening, have grown ri::h. The soil is loam, varying from sandy to clayey, aud surface gently undulating, intersected with small (dreams aud occasional wety meadows in which deposts of peat or muck are ato'red, BUllkie.nt to fortili.o tho wholo upland sur face, after it lias boeu exhausted of its natural fertility. It is certainly ono of tho most extensive fertile tracts, iuanahnoht level position, aud unliable condition for pleasant funn ing, that wo know ol this bide of tho West cm prairies. We found some of tlio old est iarms apparently jut a prolitably productive as when lirit cleared of forest tilty or a bundled yearn ugo. Tho geologist would soon discover tho cause of this continued fertility. The wholo country is a marine deposit, and all through :l.e Koil wo found evidences of calcareous substances, generally in the form of indurated calcaneus marl, show ing many distinct forms of ancient Bin lis, oi the torliajy formation ; and this aiarlv substance is scattered all through the boil, in a very comminuted foru , and in the exact condition most easily assimmilatod by Hiich plants in tho form r desires to D0N1 AT TI1K ' 1 'REPUBLICAN" OFFICE At ho lowut oath prieet, n$atly, prompt, ly, and in ttyU equal to thai of any olhor establiihmtnt in th District. -to: BUSINESS CARDS , SHOW CARDS, VISITING CARDS., SCHOOL CARDS WEDDING CARDS, PROGRAMMES, INVITATIONS, BALL TICKETS, ADMISSION TICKETS,: ENVELOPES BILL HEADS, " ' LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS, : CIRCULARS,! BLANKS, POSTERS DODGERS, HANDBILLS? LABELS, SHIPPING ACS, Ac. TIII1 HEW THREAD ' TT ri4.-i!m all i!it virtue jS iSt I.v Tennion, wlii'li nu i i the ( luUunnin t in Vl'l'ijiie notice ou; and A DOUBLE I'M K.. l- H.KlKN.n CtrSICA! Our new anil t uct, wrlril nnl wi:h bi tH new M.ich!nrv and T(vl nt rmr own new wntV. in lhe bm oity t N:tTk. New Ur- h ive pivrn u a sun.ll.r l ,,f .M Kl " 1 1 AN H.' A t. KXCK.t.. I.ENCF.. Minimum f Krirtina. l .xiniiim ui 'IunliliiJ', auJ t.x:t oi work, nevr licivofoio roachfj in iht St Maihinr wirM.' - . .. TO THIS STATEMENT i XD THE MACHINE ITSEP. -. ' ' W Invitt th attenvton of all. especially those having hieh mechanical skill or observation, r.. All Mclii fully w.w.pucd. i i .. ,(.,. ' DOWL'OT.C 6BIVING MACHINE CO., IVv "Vorlc untl Cliitsjigro. LADIES. USE BIXBY'S BLACKmC. a to.iiBiNrt roi.in nucKiMi am LEATIIKlt I'HESEHVATlVli. Experts nnd Professional TlootlilackK in New Vorki aud all other large cities whero this !S'ackin has been introduced, nc knowbidRO jts superiority overall import- en or iiomesnc. liiaciunu in ns". as an l:;;t j.cnt l'olish ami t'onserver of Leather. ' 3IOTICK. ' ' ; Bixby's ''l?est' lilaekins hiis'r. tied and IMue Labe.. Do not bo deceived bv ac cepting our "Standard" JUacUing-in nlaco ot Ucst." Tho Standard has tlio label stamped into the tin coyer. brand is made to compete with other American and Krrnch lllacklngs, but is inferior to our "ltest." llixliy'8 "IJeKt" MlackiiiK will 'save? Its entire cost in the wear of your boot'J and Khoes. HOL'.SUKKKl'En.S TK.y Bixby's French Laundry Blue, IN SIFT1XC! UOXr. ,. Tlio most convenient and econoin'ical package, nnd tho only combine. I Bleach and Blueing Powder in use. K M. HIXBY fe CO., . Manufacturing Chemists, U Xos. 173 A 175 Washington ,St.,"N. Y. RlACrJETIC SOAP Th ClitMipoHt 8oap that can bo used for the following reasons: Int. One bar will go a.s far as two of any other. 2d. Only half tho usual rubbing being required, there is a snvinjj; of more than tlio entire cost of tho Konp m labor atone. 3d. Thoclothos are made Sweet, Clean and white without Iloilinor Scald ing, thus all injury to the'm is a void ed. Tliero is a saving in fuel and . hard work, and tlio washing in dono . in about half the usual time. It in also guaranteed under a j.ciialty of fifty d'-'llars not to injure the clothe':! or hands, and as ono trial will enablo any Vernon to ascertain the truth of these statements, it would never pay tfl5T" vieinr-io engage in un extensive s.Varp-. v-f advertising and claim nuch ileciileif merit lor Ids Soap unless ho knew from positive experience that it wou'd prove to be in every respect what is claimed for it, This is alo a superior Soup lor Toilet and Shaving purposes. WAItNER, 1UIODKS A CO.,' WnoLEsALii Fancy Grocebs, General Agents, Oil ' I'hiladelohia, l'a. PEABODY HOUSE, COKNEU of LOCUST & XIXT1I S TS. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Convenient to all places of amusement aud car lines in tho city. No changes to and from tlio Centennial grounds. Col. Watson, proprietor o tho Henry House, Cincinnati lor tiio past twenty years, and present proprietor, has leased tho house lor. a term of years, and has newly furnished and titled it throughout. He will keep a strictly lirst-class house, v I has accommodation for oW guests. '! r.iis only (i I er ..lay. Io liar has ever been kept in the Henry I louse, nor will any bo kept at tho 1'c a UJv. VJ1 LOCiv - STiTCH MACHINE. -?'V-N-Vi:-y i...,v-Vl. J 4,--. - . , . V', L.I UOMESTIU," ii!c!.idinj the Automatic bKAi'.ISGH on loih ilia tilncliiH DOMESTIC" PAPF.n FASHIONS. Music Has Charms . . pimck ltKDrcr.r.. . THE BEST -Wi THE WORLD! WILL LAST A. LIFE TJ .tE! "45,.000 orTit t; VKf i:t-i!TKt) IX PAIf.Y VSK. -J ' S A Slool . Dov'fJ l'nc with cji-h Org:;ii. The best talent in .tha country recoin luemls those oiviinv. '1 J, ni,;, .si and best. More for the money, nnd gives better f at- lsiaction Uiiui any now made. They pri.se the J . coni,- 5 Illustrated Cath.no nent bv tnnil, post-paid to.any, luUii k-Kw, -upon appiica iion to B. .SIIOXIXtiKIt OltGAN CO., f"S 17 to til fJuusTNUT St.. 15 Kcw Haven, Coiri 7M Z' - a u o :1 4 Z w ' w 0 O a o '1 Z' . r 1 r. 6 w M u 2 h S 2 JS 0 5 o 2 X t-. c z i i 5 c a. 't r5, O V) O - LlI ir Cv ,-i M 4 3 5 P You Save j';:ey By buying your PIANOS find OBG XS livui tho undersigned Manufacturers' Agent, foi tho best brands in tho market. Instruments shipped direct from tho Fac ". ... (. HAS. A. Slll'l1'., Tuner, l .'-.'K I ox i;jn, l Cji y, Pa Mill BI&IIFJS AMBRICAH CYCLOPEDIA. new rtnviscD edition; i'NTini;r.Y iti:viHTTi:x by tiijc ABLEST W1UTKIW US , kvkuy sun.i FCT. Printed from New Tvpo, ami JlJiistrate-l W illi sevorlal TJi.jiuand J;n- . giuvings and Mays. The w ork Arl'ritinlJ v pnbHflhfil undr Ujo title of TIIH NKV AMKHiCAN JYCl.O IW.lHAwas completed- ini ISHU,- nineti which time, tho wM eiroulwtion which it hM attained iirall purts of. tho United States, and the signal developments which imvn ihkpii j.jiico m ovory,,. brunch of -iuiicc, iuer.u ure, and art, huvo .indueod tho oditors and publishers to submit. U to mi exact and iiiorougii revwioii. and i4iom a iinu- r.l i i i... ; 1... i THE AMERICA?. CYCLOPOIA. Within tho last ten yenr tho progresiof ili eovciy in every department of knowl-' ( dgo hn made n nw work of reference V impcrntive want. , . Tno." movemeut ' r I'.r.llticnl ' nfnirii biwi kept nnco with tlio dlscoverlM or c!imio, 1 and their fruitful application o'tho fndns-' trial and useful arts and Tim f.onVPnioneo" and reiineiuent of social litv. Ofef Wnrn' and conftCfpicnt revolution hnvoocctirroik involving national i-hansfi's of peculiar moment. The cill Avar of'onf own conn try, which was nt If height when th lust volume of tho old wrk epponrcd. ha hap pily been ended, nnd a now courseof com moreinl nnd industrial nctivity harr boea commenced. Larue nccessiong to our . GEOGRAPHICAL RSOAVLEDGK lIvUoon inado by tho iudefuti(jabU plorers of Africa. Tlio Rreut political revolution of' Ida last decade, with tho natural result of tha lapso or time, have brought into publia view a multitude of new jueu, whoBe names are iu every one's mouth, and of v boe lives every ono is cm tons to knMw tlio particulars., 'Great battles have bjou fought nnd important Nlege: maintained, of which tho details aro as, yet preserved only in tlio newspapers or in tho trunxient putdlcationt of tho dayj but whioli ought now to tako their phu-o in rERMAXEST AND AITUEMIC HISTORY. In preparing tlio present editiou for tha press, it h a necordi n gly been t he al m of t ha editors to bring tlowu tho . infornirttjon to tho latest possible dates, and to furnish Hit accurate account of tlio- most rient"di eovoritH in science, of every fresh pradu tion in literature, nnd of the newest inven tions in tho prnctical arts, n Wfllvaa. to give a nuivinct and original record of tha progress of ' : . . , . . ' rOLmi'Al AND niST08ICAl'BfHT!i; The work bas beon b(jrnn nftor loi'fj ami careful preiimjnary lalor, nnd with ilia most ani)lo rcsonrees for carrying it oa U o MiceeasfiiJ termination. . (, , Ncho of .ho original atorcotrpo plta havo lietrn used, but every pago'-li-ia ba fBISTED ON KEW TTPE, i Forming in facta neV Cyelopwdto, Wit . the f:mio plan niKUianipaaa aa ita prada- feasor, but with n far greater pecuniarf ex)nnditiire, nnd with such improtientanU in its couipo,jtv.n as have been iinf:iite. by milder erf oiichcea?id cnlai-tt-i-wl-ctlsci ........ 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