Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-22

ever, Uncle Billy tuSSled and SWOre, but hiql
above the laughing, cursiugand swearing arosr
the efforts OF the rail man. lie had started OF
the boards on one side of the room, but having
ionnd a fresh spot ne was raking away viii
all ms might To the accompaniment of - glori
Gus! %glorious!'
Thu ended a theatrical Performance; in Mis-.
slssippi. Gu correspondent says that he dua
his way out OF the house and made the besl
speed he could To the tavern and to bed bur
the scenes oil the evening haunted him in hi,
dreams, and several times he awoke with his
hands clasped to his ears 10 shut out the dread
iul rdking OF the = glorious fellow with the
fence rail.
KNIFE AND FORK MANTFACToRY.
The annexed description of the manulactur.
ing establishment of David Ropes. Esq. oI
Sacarappa, Me, is from the correspondence of
the Portland Bulletin and contains matter of
instruction:
This dingy looking building on the right. as
we pass the bridge, is the Knife and Fork
Mandatory, )" conducted BY Mr.. ID. n. Ropes.
a gentleman whose well known politcness as
sures us OF AN admittancc. We viii com
lnclce at the basement story and notice the
various processes necessary tu the completion
oi knives and forks. Here is a team unload
ing steel brought from Portland. You will
perceive that the bars are of two kiids-un,
Hat, about an mch and u quarter wide, and
three s%iXtcenths thick, for knives: the other
round about three quarters ola inch. Tor forks.
They are marked "S1nderson & Brothers fl
nest cast steel" and are imported from Fnc-
land by the propiictors. Here is O workman
cutting with powerful machine similar bars
into short pieces, each containing metal
enough Tor two knives, which boy is convey
ing toa room containing the forging apparatus
we Will follow him do nat-lrnk so fright
ened; the building is not tuniblins i'm upou
YOU, however your ear may bear testimony Ia
such an occurrence. This terrific noise IS oc.
casioned by the heavy = trip hammer" and i'm
the numerous fires YOU see burning around.
are those short pieces of steel. Taken from
the furnace red hot, a few blows of the ham
mer reduced them TO the proper form for the
press. y die fitted into the hammar moulds
the round pieces in an incredibly short space
OF time. Look, you see him take a short
piece from the fire, a few seconds pass, and be-
hold we see a fork. nearly perfect. shank.
stock, but instead of the a" tynes," a fiat blade.
therefore, must be subject to the press for the
purpose oi cutting out the superiluous steel
so as To form the prongs." In this room.
ikewIse The processes of annealing and tenn
pcrmgarc going IN, but we will now visit the
press room. Here is the press, what immense
power is displayed by that instrument! il cuts
the cold, hard steel like cheese!
From this room, the knives being brought
to tie right shape by the press, are taken to
another Tor grinding and having seen them
ground To the requisite thickness. we will
witness the stamping operation. which is per-
formed by the press, into which a " die is fix
ed, with the necessary letters engravcn upm
II. Now they are taken TO the room contain
ing the wheels covered with emery to be mol
islcl. How the fire flies! the wheels i'm mo
ton resemble the " Roman wheel" of the pyr-
oteCimlst. They are now ready for handling.
The handles are made i'm another room. 10
winch we will repair. Here the workmem are
saving horns, wood and ivory, into blocks of
a suitable size for handles; others are smooth
ing those bloCkson coarse emery wheels. after
which, they are bored, preparatory To being
placed ON the shank or stock of the blade.
In another place we shall find a number of
females preparing holsters or collars. which
YOU will perceive are placed between the end
oi the handle and the blade. The bolster is
driven by machinery on the stock. after which
the handle Is fitted on and firmly attached bv
means OF cementing and r%iveting. The forks
are prepared IN the same manner Won have no.
iced. The handles of both are now poli.hod
by means OF what is termed a rag wheel and
niteT being examined and cleaned. are packed
10y females. labelled and ready for market
some oil the best. and certainly some of the
most beautiful knives aud forks i'm the world
are now made at this establishment Ahout
fifty wofkInen are employed. who finish on am
average five hundred pieces per day. But we
viii now leave, il YOU please. Here is the
team wc saw unloading steel, taking a load of
knives and iOrks-they arr going to Fhiladcl-
phia.
LAUGHABLE Prentice of The Louis,D lilo
journal thus hitso Oh Brougli, the editor Of the
CINCINNATI Enquirer. Brough went to look
the big Telescope they have in Cincin-
ioti. Foutics says
liz touk hi. seat aud began lis astrouom
.f"l observations. There were several pende.
nrn standing near him. who were greatly cd.
.het 10y iIc running comment he kept ON what
ie saw. lie rcroiled from the telescope after
ic lrtd looked into ~ n moment. and ,1yore hc /
thr ugh.st uiuL ever made. Again me
nuk"d tub said see something tlat looks
ikru mau-up if- more like Il haboou dressed
t boo humans clothes. lis got ears as biz M
w smith Ilcka-s. JeluI what am foly
n7niH H Inlh. 1- though IL lad been fed on
'n1f nW' .r .n IaT-im1us and hoTst-raiisb
hilltf yields keep falling down A..
q H $50 f..I 'r i1ss au honest man I'm the
o. "inui. and Doe other iump.
toui lD. 10 fYH ibpi novel. Ihe rriucTs
'nm - or aia, .he wing bump sticks ont
ihr . vn nni tH s'r1iin. bump is 80 bill
p p i m'a might haj customer ior :
go u Do f.4tif th.t rs the
in g. moon im llOking az. tbc old fellow