Wood Finish

Ettehnesa of effect iu.;v bo !i':-i! in decbrative vvodworët by uaiog wooda of different tone, such as amarautb. and amboyna, Ijy inïaying and veneorIpg. The IIuDgitriaii ash and French walnut iifford excelJent vetteers, espc-ctally buris and gnarK A few us.-ful mtea on the subject are given by a reneut American authority. Jn varnishing, the varaiahes can be toned down lo match the vood, or gemade todark' en it, by tbo addítion oí poloring mattere. The patented pre p a r ations knöwn as "wood ailërs" are preparad in different colora for the purpose oL t.voii.iiirtr Iliii RHTfSf (if WOOd víous to the Tiicy fill up tboporesof the woed, rendering the siiiiacc hard and siüooth. For polishii:;- mabogauy, walaat, ete.,the followiug- ís reeommentted:- Dissolve beeswax by heat ii spirits of turpentioe unLii tbe mixture beeomes viscid ; theo app!y by a clean cloth. and rub luoroughly witti :v flannel ol cloth. A common mode of poíislilDg tnáhogan ;; te by rubbing it ürst :with lri-:e-U oil, untl then by a cloth dipped ia very line briekdust; a good gloss may be produced by rubbing with linseed oil, and then holding Iriuimings or shavings of the same matarial agaiès'; the woik in the lathe. Ghu-s pup:r. ivllowed by rubbing, a!so gives a good lusteA Theré are vailous means oí touing or darkening woods i'or decorativo eífect- logwood, lime, brovra soft soap, dyed oil, sulphate of oil, nitrato ofaüver exposed to sun's rays, carbonate of soda, bichroinate and pormanganate of potash, and alkaline preparations are used for darkening the wood ; the last three are specially recommonded. The soHition ia applied by dis.iolving one oiHice of the ükau i:i two gills oí'boiliDg water, diluted to the rcquiredtone. The aurfaco is satuvatad with asponge or flannel, and immediately dried with soft raga, The carbonate is used lor dark wood. Oil tinged with rosemadder may be applied to haid woods like bircb, ;md a red oil is preparad fvorn soiiked alkanet root in linst-ed oil. The grains of yellow pine can be bruught by two or three coate of jypan much diluted with turpontiue, and afterwards oiled and nibbed. To give mahogany the appearance of age, lime water used beíore oiling ia a good plau. ín staining wood, the best and most Iransparent effect is obtained by repeated Hght coats of the bame. Por oak stain, a strong solution of oxallic acid is employed; for mahogany.dilute nurous imu. iv iduioíjí bik).v . coat of v.'ood fljlers is advantageous. For mauogany staius the follovviüK are given : two ounces of dragon's blood disBolved in one quart of rcctifled spirits of wine, well shaken; or raw sienna in beer, with burntsiönna to the requested tone; fordarker atains boil a half miu! of m adder and two ounees logwood chips in one gnüon of water, and bruah the decoeüou whilu hot over tho wood. When dry, paint with a solution of two ounces oL potash in one quart of water. A solution of permanganate potash forois a rapid and excellent brown Btain.- Building Ni IOS. Two persons were waiting at a railw.iy statioa. One asked the other: "What time is itï" 8he lüoked at the theclock, and replted : "It'B ten minutes to waü." But it v.as only twenty minutes papt seven. "Does your siater Aunie ever aay anything abont me, sissy?" asked an anxious lover of a littlo girl. 'Yes," was thereply, "She said if you had rockers on your shoes they'd make snch a nice eradle for my doll." What it. tho diflVrence between an old tram p and a f eather bed ? There ia a material differer.ee. One is alway hard up, while the otber is soft down