Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-22
A REVOLUTION IN JOURNALISM.

In the review Of the Exhibition Of paper at the
/, Crystal Palace, which we publish this morning, is
notice Of anew discovery which promises to work
a revolution in the production Of newspapers as well
as of books. We refer TO the straw paper Of Mr..
MELLIrR, French clemistand manufacturer. This
article is made entirely from straw, and as We can
testify after a careful examination Of specimens Of
various qualities, sas good can be made Of rags.
BY new chemical process, the invention reduces
the fibre Of straw or other vegetable subsstace into
duly, which, we believe is then finished US paper
by the ordinary methods. The advantage Of the
use Of straw comes from its exceeding chcapncss
and abundance. Rags are scarce, and rs the de-
mand for paper increases, becomes doarer but there
in little danger Of short supply of straw To dis
cover way Of using it for paper has long been
dcsderated, but until Mr. Mcler no seeker had
found it out. We earc informed that his process is
simple and chcap,and that when he ceases to claim
compensation as patentee for its use the price Of
paper cannot but fall very considerably. This will
work Il revolution in our journals. 1t will enable
those paper which are now printed on small flimsy
and dirty sheets TO initiate the example Of TnE
TRlDuNE, and assume an appearance moro worthy
Of metropolitan journals and it will enable us to
use even better and moro substantial paper than
that wo employ at present The printing of books
will also be cheapcned and improved by this great
discovery.
Another inlcton Of character no less interesting
and importrnt to the publishers ofournns of large
circulation, has been patented by Mr.. vrcroR
BEAUMONT, citizen ofNcw-York, though Of French
birth. 1t is printing press, which at moderate
Of ,v;n I,1; il, .bc,t
printed on both sides in a single hourl Its movement
combines the original principals of Napier, which
are applied by Hoo in his great press, with some
new and beautifully simple arrangements and doyi-
ccs of tho inventor 1t has large central cylinder
like the Hoe press, on which fastened the forms
for both sides ofthc sheet to be printed. The type
arc held fast By Hoes patent column-rulcs. The
paper used is a continuous stripe or band, dispen-
sing with to feed the scpcratc sheets us in other
power presses. This stripe or band Mr.. Beaumont
aranges very ingcniously; he avoids the inconyc-
ncnces inscperablo from having il in the form Of q
roll by laying il in a pile folded backward and
forward like peice Of broadcloth; end Of this
pile is put into the press, which then draws in its
own supply without tearing or straining the paper,
till the whole sheet has passed throug. As there
are no feeders, room is obtained for additional
printing cylinders; moderate sized press will have
twelve of these, and will require three hands to run
it, two of them being employed in carrying and
looking after the paper Each twelve cylinder
press will work for of these continuous sheets at
time, or one to each three of its cyndcs. Each
sheet will pass twice through; its first passage
one Of its sides will be entirely printed, the forms
of the newspaper being impressed it ialtcrnately.
AS il comes out, the machine lays it back again in
the same sort of pile that when it is all done,
, the attendcnt supplies its place with fresh pile,
and then carries it to the proper spot for it to be
taken up and passed through the second time which
prints the side left blank before. Then the me-
chanism passes it along to the knives which cut the
sheets apart, while another contrivancc puts them
in neat piles ready for the carriers. These knives
arc very ingenious. A serious difficulty has been
experienced in other machines designed to print a
continuous sheet, from the fact that an ordinary
knife cannot be relied on to cut paper which iswct
enough for printing. This inconvenience Mr.. Beau
mont obvatcs by making his serratcd, shaped
knives with long and acute teeth. The points OF
the teeth easily pierce the paper, and once having
obtained entrance, the cutting is completed in
an instant.
, These are the chef feature Of what We consider
a very odmrble invention No presses have yet
J been built on this plan, but when state that Mr.
Il Hoe has purchased the patent and is ready tc
mako them say enough to convince practical
c men that our opinion is well founded. We suppose
that this press must supcrscdc all others, for every
c where great rapidity is required And though the
;, two of HOGS great presses which now use have
n cost us large sum ofmoncy, we look forward tc
n being compelled at no distant day toabandon then
IL for machines of Beaumonts patent in order to sup
}, ply the enormous and increasing numbers Of TIL
It TRIBUNE demanded by the puplic.