Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1890 — American Politeness. [ARTICLE]

American Politeness.

In America politeness goes, as it should, before all else. One rule can be laid down for general observance where a person’s ideas of the proper thing to do are unsettled—let him make himself at home. He should do so in a manner to create some respect for home, unlike a young man who called at the office of a noted Philadelphian, somewhat noted for his straightforward utterances. “Make yourself at home for a few minutes,” said the owner of the office to his visitor. The young man having seated himself somewhat comfortably, but mistaking a table fora footstool, responded, cheerily: “I always make myself at home.” “Then I pity the people at home,” was the quick response. Twenty-three years ago, Joseph Hamilton and Miss Virginia Hickman, both of Bath County, Maine, were engaged to be married, out they had a lovers’ quarrel and Mr. Hamilton left for California, where he settled in San Diego County. By hard work he became a prosperous man. About a month a?o he returned to his old home near Millborough Springs, and in forty-eight hours after hie arrival married Miss Hickman, who had remained faithful to her first and only love. The bride is a first cousin of the celebrated Bishop William Taylor, a native of Rockbridge, and for many years past Bishop of Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton will spend the next two months visiting rel atives, and in September will leave f-or their California home.

Shamoy or wash -leather, properly ■chamois leather, is so called because originally and when of -the best quality it was made from'the chamois or wild goat inhabiting the Alps and Pyrenees. It is mow made chiefly from the skin of -deer, goals, f-nd sheep. It is essentially distinguished from other kinds of leather in being dressed in oil without salt, alum, or tam, and in the -grain being taken off. The skins are brought to a state of pelt by 1 1 ming and washing. The buff color is imparted by dipping into gamboge, not to bat to dye them. Cashs of lead poiaondpg among the Jacquard weavers in a 'Jswiss factory were traced' to the dost frtfm leaden weights -which arc use d by’the weavers to carry the threads of their warp. After tho varnish has been rubbed off from tho weights the lead begins to -wear away and fails in fine particles among the dnst on the floor. In some caee« the dust was as inkeh as 56.86 per cent, lead, and even when the utmost care had been taken 9 or 10 per cent: of the lead had been found in it ■ At the convief camp on the Scuffle plantation, Florida, a number of the conviets were leaning against a wire fence when the lightning struek the fence, killing one of them instantly and stnnning several others very severely. The harvest of cereals in Oregon and Washington will be the heavest ever known. There will be magnificent crops of fruit. A SIO,OOO joss house vas dedicated at San Jose, CaL, recently.