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IIANU'ACTURE OF OLA83 BEADS,
far) aim X
m Conducted In Eu
ropean Conntrlea.
[Jcnmal of the Society of Art.]
This mnnufactoro includes turned
nsssivo beads, pressed, drawn, and
Km descriptions. The first named
Undwas manufactured in Venice, and
Itont 200 years ago was introduced into
flu ficbtolgcburgo district of Bavaria.
At Arab the beads for rosaries were the
an eiported... . .
Portugal, etc. The manufacture is,
bowerer, less important than formerly.
«j an illustration of the scale of produo-
lion If it remarked that a workman oan
make of some kinds of beads as many as
36 COOier day.
is contrast to the heavier Bavarian
descriptions crime the 'Venetian pro
ductions. These are mostly for em
broidery. The process of manufacture
jit canons one. The glass is drawn
into thin tubes, and then cut up. The
teds are afterward placed in heated
drams, where sharp corners are
rounded of. After being rubbed in
cbalk and charcoal they are strung
together. In Bohemia a kind of bead
for trimming is made in a similar
manner.
In making the blown or so-called
lamp beads a bellows is employed, with
which a paraffin or gas flame is brought
to a gas-pipe flame. In this process as
carried out in Venice and Thuringia,
drawings are made on the glass balls or
beads with pointed instruments made
of gloss and their designs are burnt in
by the flame. The deadening process,
so eitensively employed is both chem
ical and mechanical in its character. In
tbe chemical operation: hydrofluoric acid
bused, by means of whlohthe surface
of the glass is removed. There was
formerly another process used in France,
which was a secret. A German work
man, however, found it out by accident.
This fa the sand process, whieh is now
used in Thuringia for tbe operation of
deadening.
The manufacture of pressed beads is
effected by pinchers of suitablo form.
The glass isneatod on a moderate firo
and brought into the mold. In this
manner beads and buttons aro pro
duced in very effective styles, both
< plain and colored. Of course, the bonds
nave to pass many times through the
workmen’s hands before completion.
To this branch belong the amulets
which are sent to tho gold const, and
are used In various sizes, according to
the rank of the wearer. Originally’
these amulets were made of agate, but as
this substance is eight or.ten times
dearer than glass the hitter material has
been adopted.
TRANSACTIONS Of THE RAG TRADE
The Business Which Is a Mystery and an
Eyesore to the Public.
[Chicago Herald.]
As an instance «f the every-day trana-
aotiona of the rag. trade, a dealer re
marked: VSThls htt.lnoo. l. .
Stone and Clay Builders of Arabia.
[Exchange.]
The aspect of Arabia is that of a de
cayed country. While tbe anoient Ara
bians bored deep welle in tho reek,
walled them with stone, and built stono
homes, their Moslem successors were
day builders, and now the Bedouins
only dig shallow pits with their
Mads and a stick. . Among the
oldest Arabian residents aro hugo
erect stones such as would be callod
Pruidlcal in Britain, and buildings of
hugo irregular biooks, such as are com
monly called Cyclopoan or Felaszian.
Monuments ot uncertain age, built of
unhewn stone, ore frequent in tho vat
iuw iidv[uuuv a is tiiu mi-
leys and on the surface ot the Harrat
(or butte) elAnoyrid, near Uedyln
oiUh. They are shaped like beehives,
•ad are about twelve feet high and
twenty-live across. In ono pieco 150 of
them stood together. Each u built over
f mpnlchral cell, access to whieh is ob-
Wned through g hole in the top.'
A Hum>U> ^ppuuif
Motes from the diary ot Milo, Trmo
^ isnBrescrlo, First day—On tho high
- *"*l stormy weather, duagreeablo com-
P*ny. Second day—Captain very
*™*Ms; made a declaration of love and
Tb®?! me his heart and hand; rejected.
marked: ’This bSaiiess'ie e^nalW a
mystery and an eyesore to the public,
you ought to see how they hurry past
that door and window, and sometimes
cross the street, when they see the rags.”
Turning over a largo ledger on the desk,
he continued: ‘‘Saturday was one of
2" r „„!} ul * d “I*i}our salesi ran over a
ft >000. There Is a letter from one man
offering us forty car loads of one kind of
rags, worth in all something over $J5,-
000, and ho is only one out of a
great many who make such offers. It
Is nothing, to go over to "a wholesale
clothier and buy $500 worth of rags
from him. A wool mattress-maker
left this office a few minutes before you
came in who is negotiating with us for
tho purchase of 3,000,000 pounds of
woolen rags to make mattresses.”
A member of tbe largest firm doing
business in the city said: “We classify
more than 100 different kinds of rags
bore, and handle in onr soles and pur
chases over 100,000 pounds a day, or
something like 25,000,000 pounds a
year, on which we employ 175 bands.
We work two steam presses, with a ca
pacity of 40,000 pounds each, and two
hand ones all tho time, pressing our
stock.”
"Where do you collect this quantity
of ragst” was asked.
"Well,” said the proprietor, “tboy are
collected in the city and throughout tbe
whole west—in towns, villagos, cities
ard tho country districts. Wo have
buying agents at all important points
throughout the entire west and north
west.
"Where do yon find market for your
goodsl”
"We send the best grades of cotton
rags to Holyoke, Mass., and other points
east for fine writing paper, and supply
tho common grades and all paper stock
to the mills around hero for printing
papers. The best grade of woolen of all
colors go to tho shoddy and rag-carpet
makers in tho east, chiefly to Pennsyl
vania and Massachusetts. The rest
goes to the wool mattress-makers every
where.
'We commenced this business with a
$5 bill in 1809,” continued tho mer
chant. “In 1871, when we wore fairly
under way, wo were cleaned out of
everything ;by the big fire, and com
menced again as best wo could. To
day tho business cxcocds $1,000,000 n
year, and it proposes to do still better.”
The finding of curious and precious
relies, and expensive articles among
rags and wastes is quite common, and
the finds always belong to tho finders.
A few wocks ago an.Italian woman
named Anita Sosplva, employed in tho
rag department ot the Hoboken paper
mills at Holyoke, Mass., foand a “small
ivlnaa VmftAn’ 1 In an nlrl wnrl rtf alllr ahn
Under Commercial Hotel,
FORSYTH ST., - - AMERICUS, GA
New Goods! Low Prices
TO FILL MY NEW STORE I HAVE ORDERED A LARGE STOCK OF
Books, Stationery, Toys, Fancy Goods, Etc
Testaments and Bibles from 5 cts.'to $14.00 each.
Albums - . from 25 ct*. to 10.00 each.
Papetries ... from 15 cts. to 5.00 each.
Toys .... from 1 ct. to 6 00 each.
WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES A SPECIALTY
Large Stock of Blank Books, Ink and Pens—Best Quality.
Best Grades of Tobacco and Cigars.
Goods to suit all tastes and purses from Candy and Chewing
Gum to Quarto Dictionaries and Bibles.
PLEASE CALL AND FXAMINE PRICES!
np£TSpecial orders receive prompt attention.
AGNES AYCOCK
glass button” in an old wad of silk sho
unrolled. On being struck with its
brightness and shape she showed it to
tbe proprietor, who astonished her with
an offer of $200 for her find. Tho
"small glass button” was a solitaire
diamond worth $1,000. A rag picker
admitted to a reporter that the fra
ternity often found valuablo things
among their daily pickings, and that tbe
finding of such things as cuff and collar
buttons, shirt studs, earrings, rings,
and business papers was exceedingly
common. Ho nad himself onco found
a cluster dlamohd ring in an old glove.
A Snow-Melting Machine.
[Albany Journal]
A New York inventor has gono to
work in proper season to build and test
a snow-melting devico designed to clear
the streets of that city during the win
ter. It is a fumaco-llko arrangement,
intended to bo drawn through tho
streets on tho railway tracks, and is
intended to melt sixty carloads of
snow an hour, or as fast as ten men can
shovel it in. Tho railway companies In
New York are required to clear the
streets ot snow, and havo horctoforo
been compoHnd to pay from 50 to 75
cents a load for carting it away. They
havo also had much trouble in finding
a place to dump it without objection.
The machine, it is supposed, will molt
the snow so that It can bo run off into
tho sewors, and to do it at less cost than
would bo Involved in carting it away.
Third day—Captain returns to tho thorns,
charge, threatens to kill mo, commit
“rads and blow np tbe whole vosscl,
Strange Kellgloiu Sect.
[Chicago Times.]
In an articlo on tho religious exalta
tions of the Orient Dr. fttmbaco de
scribes the sect ot Ratals, who in thoir
religious ceremonios jump, dance, os
cillate, and shriek for two hours at n
time, until they fall into convulsions.
Whon tho excitement is at its height
their power of fooling physioal pain ap
pears to bo last, for thoy pierce their
limbs and bodies with sharp knives,
and often swallow broken gloss, living
scorpions, and osotus leaves armod with
Fourth day
“Saved the lives of 800 persons.
The Chinese wall.
I Chicago Herald. J
, A continuation of the t
A continuation of the great wall along
the cout from its present termination at
* " Tan to the Taku forts has
wen. The distance is over
Part ot the foundation on
*00 mtlr*.
I end has beep already dug and
> gniat row oyer ten Chinese
The object is to prevent tho
; of an enemy anywhere north of
On tbs Mountain's Height.
[Scientific Journal.]
la asoandbighigti mountains the rare-
■n air produces a sense of oxbaustlon
“own as mountain sickness. To rent-
*®J this difficulty Mr. Wbymper, in
ascending Chimborazo, itayedfor a timo
« different heights, sometimes aa msuy
»• ten days, Until bia party became, as
then proceeded
without difficulty.
Up Vesuvius by Ba'L
[Exchange.]
rsilwty up Vesuvius has already
night^d 1 * 61 ' trains, which ascend
*“»»g«re ascending nowadays, whereas
i *
l^j^*****^ wu, " to#k “*
Could Tell by the Smell.
[Texas Siftings.)
A fastidious Austin dude has his hair
curled twioe a week. Tho tonaorial art
ist is not very particular, so tho young
men said:
"I wish you would be a little particu
lar with thoso curling irons. You should
try them on a pioco of paper first, and
It SLui* nha nrtt fitn tint. *'
sco if they are not too hot.
"I don't need to do that. 1 can al
ways tell by the smell of the burnt hair,
when the irons are too hot.”
John Brown's Port.
[Chicago Tribune.]
Thomas H. Savory, Of Wilmington,
Del, who recently bought the govern
ment property at Harper’s Ferry, has
B ut up a wood-pulp mill on the site of
to famous arsenal Mr, 8avery was
offered $4,000 for “John Brown’s fort,
the purpose of those who made the offer
being to exhibit the reiio in connection
with a show.
Medical Colleges.
The number ot modlcai colleges in
the United and Canada is statedto be
180: Of wwllesl .indents there are
12,000, of whom 10,t J are “regulars,”
1,200 are homeopaths, 750 eclectics, and
fljfty physio-medicals.
Moat of the official* of the railways in
itszleo hre Americans.
Francs Bakst 7,750,000 umbrellas
mrjrjrm
GOTO • •
CALVIN CARTER* SON
sooTa.Asrs aaosa.
Public Square, . . Americas, Go.
i!FST GOODS
FOlt
LEAST MOM!
New’Store
and:
New Goods.
CHRISTMAS
IS COMING, AND
SANTA CLAUS
W.E. CLARK,
On Lamar Street.
CANDIES,
FRUITS,
NUTS,
CANNED GOODS,
RAISINS,
CAKES,
PIES,
And everything neccaaaiy to'mnke holiday week *
happy oil-. A FULL LINK OF
T-O-Y-S
For the Util* one* at very Low Price*.
t3F"Ortkrs for Cakes and other Baking
attended to promptly.
ffr
ifiSiMfM
All School Sillies
MRS. FRED LEWIS.
Americus, Os., Aug/24, 1884, tf
The exercises of thia school will be re
lumed on Monday, the 6th ot January.
Tunis, Bates, Etc.:
Primary Department par month,.. ,.12.00
Intermediate, per month 8.00
Flr.t-CIua, per month 4.00
Tuition due at the end of each Scho
lastic month.
Patronage earnestly solicited.
Good, honest true and square work
guaranteed. For further particulars call
on W. K ALLEN, Principal
deolOdlm
tin'-
STILL LEADS!
We invite everybody and the public gen
erally to call at our shop and examiao-our
immense stock of First-Class Finished Single
and Double Seat Buggies and One Hoh^e
Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which
are of our own manufacture, and will be sold
as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in
any market. In reference to our Single and
Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we
were the first to introduce them in this coun
try, and have from the beginning up to the
present time constantly improved them, and
we believe we now have them perfect! We
keep on hand all the while finished from llTto
25 of these Buggies, with first-class Harness to
each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and
Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is
to give us a trial.
A word now to tho'se who have old bug
gies and wagons and desire to have them re
paired or made new: We will give you more
work, and a better job, for less money than
any other shop in Americus. Try us and be
convinced. ■
Americus Ga., July 25, 1884. s™ >
Wlieatley’s Corner.
Ho! every one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to he atley’s Comer and buf
1 !*• opiendldauccaaa which attendcHIour’eftorta^In Introducing tho MlVof
fus e: clothing-
| tnjoor o i has induetdfu* to bring ont for tbe Spring Irndo tha Urgant) ha&daomfct and;
moat compute line of
Perfect Fitting
EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS t«
Tfaeas good* havo been ae(acted with greet cere and poaaeaa] aa etegenee of daatgn, beantjr of ftnlah
and durability of texture, that few indeed can equal, and none aurpaea. In ovary teaUace we
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
We havafalao a Urge and wall aalectcd stock of perfect fitting
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear 1
And everything In the way of Gent'i Furnishing Goo pa. Pellte nod attrntiva|SAleamen will take >
[pleasure la dUpUylog these beautiful geode whether you wUh to‘bay or sot.
THORNTON WHEATLEY,
Wheatley’s Comer, : ; : Americus, Ga*
R. T.
INSURANCE AGENT,
AndersonvilleSchool
Will Open SprineTerm January
12th, 1884.
Tuition $16.00. $20,00 end $25,00 par
annum—lei. public food about $3.00 par
pnpil. Baud and tuition ten dollar, per
(four weak.) mouth, paid monthly in ad
vance. Music $3.00 par month, tor
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL HOTEL BLOCK,
Forsyth. Street, ... - Amiioua, C*
AGENT FOR THE LEADING
Fire and Life Insurance Companies
IN THE COUNTRY, GIVING YOU THE BE8T INSURANCE AT
THXLOWESTRAT**!"* 1 ‘.\' l
Aiiaio AOKKururpR vn'
GULLET and LUMMES COTTON GUfS>
CALL AND BEB MS, WHKN IN WANT OF INBURANCE OR OIN8.
aaptllaiS . R. V. JB7ZVD.