Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1886 — A Minister’s Hard Lines. [ARTICLE]

A Minister’s Hard Lines.

Gentleman—How are matters progressing in the church, Uncle Hast us—flourishing ? Uncle Rastus—l hain’t preachin’ da no mo’, eah. Gentleman—Why, pray? what’s the trouble ? Uncle Rastus—’Hit’s all owin’ ter de drought, sah. Gentleman —The drought? Unc'e Rastus—les, sah. Yo’ sees, I prayed fo’ rain fo’ foah Sundays in eoncesshtin, sab, an’ da didn’t no rain come, im’so de membahs ob de congregaslinn axed fo’ my resignashun on de groun’s ob disincability. — Harper’s Bazar. By means of a simple chemical process a beautiful coloring of yellow is now given to marble without any injurious * effect upon the polish or hardness of the stone. Neutral chloride of iron is for this purpose dissolved in 90 per cent, of alcohol, and after gently heating the marble to be colored, the solution in question is applied by means of a brush, a sprinkler, dr by pouring, the strength of the solution being, of course, proportionate to the depth of the color desired, and care being requisite also in regard to the degree of temperature. On the marble becoming completely dry it is moistened with -water or exposed to moist air, when the decomposition of the salt of iron takes place in-the upper strata, and/ the process of coloration is complete, all that remains to be done being to polish the sui face, if necessary, or it may be simply rubbed off with a wet cloth. For light tint* very diluted solutions are applied. - '. <