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
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AMBRICAH CYCLOPEDIA.
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W illi sevorlal TJi.jiuand J;n- .
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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
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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. , .
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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 ' : . . , . .
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careful preiimjnary lalor, nnd with ilia
most ani)lo rcsonrees for carrying it oa U
o MiceeasfiiJ termination. . (, ,
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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
........ ( 4 i ,
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