Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-01-05


shavings is designed for wrapping or
envelope paper; I was first bleached
and then coIored Tor TINT purpose, and
Is valued nj IL l'2 cents per pound also.
The inventors oI il. 3. A. tarender and
Henry Lowe, oil Baltimore. are sanguine
that with proper apparatus, paper can
he manufactured Of reeds or wood, as
the main staple, by their process, worth
IL l-2 10 cents, and al cost not ex-
ceedng Ia Gems per pound.
Ugly VS. UGLY.- In the eastern part
oi Delaware county. in that State there
resided man by the name OF b,
now a u7tice of the peace, and very
sensible man, but by common consent
the ugiiest looking individual in the
whole couItry, being long, gaunt, sallow
and awry, with II gait like u kangaroo
One day c was hunting, and on one OF
the mountain roads he met man on foot
and alone, who was longer, gaunter,
n9lirr, ny all odds, than himself. lie
could Civ" the Squire fifty and beat
him. Without saying word B
rai'ed his gun and deliberately levelIed
II at the stranger. For Gods sake
don't shoot shouted the man in great
alarm. IS ranger replied B., 4
tf |
n man uglicr than was Id shoot him
and yon are Tie first one I've SEEM The
stranger, after taking n careful survey
Of his rival replied Wal if look
worse Than you DO. shoot don't wan,
TO live any longer"
PErPIrIrp SeuLLs.-A cave WAS re-
Gently discovered In Calavcrns county;
California. that Is awakening attention
from tie character Of its c,Dien,s.-
Some peiritied s.ulls were found there.
in-6ve whole ones, and more than
fifty pieces OF skulls and other bones,
many Of item covered entirely with
stone. One Of The skulls presents 10
the eye n3ihIng hur stone, and yet il
Ia rs nearly the exact size nLd shape OF
the orlginPl. Nolliug like It. it Is safe,
has ever been found ia any other portion
Of Ihe void Another Of the skuils has
high iui forehead, AMI The large
facial angle which are considered 10
belong IN this age almost exclusively 10 /
The CGurasian ftGr. Eight separate .
layers OF stone are plainly discoverable .
on one Of the skulls and French phy- 4
sician. who was one Of The discoveries. |
give IL Us his opinion that one layer .
would probably require "A hundred years
'Yr its formation. The stone deposit is
phate Of lime, or gypsum, the same
bstance which in another form is
called alabaster and Plaster Of Paris. In
some places it is beautifully clear and /
rrystaIizcd, in others ii is muddy and
opaque. The cave was discovered by a
party 0l prospect RS, n ar the Slaalslaus
river, not very far from Columbia.
ONE OF THE JUDGEs.-"Our DANIEL
remarked the other day that the next
time he put up al IA hotel, he would
enter hls name as Daniel Shurp,
Judge
We asked him (says an cxchange) il
he mad tried II, and he replied:
Yes | tried ii once, and IT worked
like n charm. | had the beet accommo.
datitns IN the house for about week,
without any expense, ill the landlord
one day touched me OH the arm, says
lie
You are the Judge OF probate, are
you not?'
No. | replied.
Not OF the supreme coort certainly
No rcjoined l, 'not OF any court
OF what are you Judge. then q cou-
linued he. thinking OF the many Gxers
he had sent up TO my ROOM
Il oiuJudge,' pompousIy replied, 'of
good firing
n5 William lleudry was brought
before Justice Peck on Tuesday. on
three complaints of the City Marshal.
charging HIN with assaulDing Harriet
L. DAVIS, Lucy M. Briggs and Phcbc
A. WhippIe, three ladies. lie plead
guilty TO each complaint Upon the
statements made, it appeared that zig
the ladies were walking along the street.
tho respondent met them, aud threw his
arms around them, aud gave each
kiss. In view oI hi- pleading gully and
hs apparent pcnltence, he was let of
by paying 81 % lor each kiss.-Prov.
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