Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1883 — THE ONYX STONE PLENTIFUL. [ARTICLE]

THE ONYX STONE PLENTIFUL.

The onyx stone, on which the most valuable cameos and intaglios are cut, is so plentiful on the Uruguay river in Brazil that it is used by ships for ballast. Cameo portraits cut to life cost all the way from SSO to $250. The process of cutting consists of holding the stone up to revolving drills, whose soft steel ends are covered with diamond dust. No steel can be made hard enough to drill the onyx. Even chrome steel will not do it, and that is so hard that a drill made from it will cut through an ordinary file. No acid will affect the onyx, and it will stand the greatest heat of the furnace if the heat is applied gradually. *#* “The best advice may come too late," said a sufferer from Kidney troubles, when asked to try Kidney-Wort ‘♦l’ll try it, but it will be my last dose. ” The man got well, and is now recommending the remedy to all sufferers. In this case, good advice came just in time to save the man. An Irishman looking at a thermometer remarks that it is strange so small a thing could feel the cold so much. Jeffebson City, Mn—Dr. J. 0. Riddler says: "Persons who u j .e Brown’s Iron Bitters always speak' well of it It is a good medicine. ” No matteb how loose an engagement-ring may be, the diamond never slips around ou the inside of & lady’s finger. For Coughs, Colds, and Throat Disorders, use “ Brown’s Bronchial Trocheshaving proved their efficacy by a test of many years Said cynical, ungallant Diderot: “Women swallow'at one mouthful the lie that flatters, and drink drop by drop the truth that is bitter.” *Lydia E. Pjnkham’k Vegetable Compound strengthens the stomach and kidneys, and aids digestion. Women’s heads are like safes— yon can’t tell how much they have in them by the number of looks they have on Ottumwa, lowa.— Dr. J. N. Armstrong says: “I have used Brown’s Iron Bitters in my family, and recommend its use to others.” Mahone wears no vest and no suspenders. This makes him a frequent readjustee.