Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-19
ExcERPrs FROM our EXCHANGES.

Wood Paper.-Much has been SAID, lately
about the manufacture OF paper from wood. The
pI,iuS Sytuesfris, or common plne aud bass wood
have been used successfully for that purpose, but
the Buckeye is undoubtedly superior 10 either. It's
texture is fine, and strong, and II Is free from re-
slnous matter that has TO be removed from the
pine. When separated, the fbers strong, and
can be procured of any length It's color is better
for paper, than either pine, or bass wood, and its
texture more than double.
When properly prepared, it would be suitable
for wadding, and all purposes where cotton bat
ting is now used
One advantage il would possess over the com
mon batting, moths will not trouble II, and for that
reason as Well as for lis durability would be Tar
superior TO cotton matlrasses.-Ohfo Far.
The Charge Of the Six Hundred.-A cores
pondent of the National Luteligenter speaking of
the charge of The light cavalry at Balaklava, men
lions case nearly parallel in the United States,
which occurred during the war of 1912. II was at
Little England farm, in Elizabeth City county,
Virginia that, on the 25lh of June, 1919, Adjutant
Robert Anderson, OF the 6Slh regiment, volun-
leer stan officer, serving without pay or rations,
aad native of The ancient city of Williamsburg,
now residing at Yorktown, led battalion ofthree
hundred Virginia volunteers in charge upon
more than three thousand British regulars, com
manded by General Sir Sidney Beckwith and Ad-
niral Sir George Cockburn, killing and wounding
sixty-our OF the English, with loss of only nine
teen Americans, and, when nearly ontfanked, re-
treating 10 Yorktown, distauce of twenty -four
miles.
Destruction of Ants.--A correspondent, of
the Philadelphia Ledger says:
We give you a sure remedy--procure large
sponge wash II well, press il very dry; by so do
ing II will leave the small cells open--lay II on the
shelf where they most troublesome, sprinkle
some tine white sugar on the geographically
over ~ two or three times day. take bucket
OF hot water 10 where the sponge Isl carefully drop
the sponge in the scaldng water, and you will
Stay them by the thousands, and soon I'D the
house OF thsse troublesome insects. When you
squeeze the sponge, you will be astonshed at The
number that had gone in the cells,
Lord ErskIne died on the 10th of March,
in Sussex, England. He was the son of the great
Lord Erskne, and married first in 1900, Miss
Cadwallader, of Philadelphia, who died in 1913;
secondly, in the same year, Miss Travis, cousin OF
the first wife. The deceased peer began his dlplo-
matte career minister 10 the United States
the beginning OF the present century, and he only
retired from The post OF minister al Munich IN 1913.
His eldest son, Thomas Americas, now third Baron
Erskine is the successor TO the title.
Wheat In Great Britain.-The average price
of wheat in 1854, was i3 12s. Sd. per quarter,
against I'd l3s 3d., in 1855, and Cd 0s. 8. only in
1852. Between 1910 aud 1915, the average price
never exceeded f3 9s. g. lin 1Sl7,) and generally
ranged much lower; in 1851, the average price
was only fl is. Cd, the lowest throughout the
period. In January 1854, the average price
"a Os. Id; in September it fell 10 e. los. I'd,
and in November il rose 10 f3 lis Sd.
Naval InteIiigence.--The U. States frigate
Com. Salter, and United States sloop
of war Germantown, Captain Lush, from River
Plate, We're at Rio Janeiro, March 9th
A Huge Clock.--The largest clock ever con-
structed has just been finished by Mr.. Dent for the
new houses of Parliament, London. The dials
are twenty-five feet in diameter the point of the
minute-hand will therefor move nearly fourteen
inches every minute. The pendulum is fifteen
feet long. The hour bell is eight feet high and
weighs fifteen tons. The hammer weighs four
cwt The clock, as whole is eight times as
large as full sized cathedral clock.
A Moving Sight.-Wc have never so
many persons emigrating in one body we did
on Saturday last. Over one thousand people,
men women, and children--all en- route 10 Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas They were mainly from
our State. The severe winter Just past has sick
ened them Of their sold Kentucky Home"--hence
they leave for home in the West. They were
generally sprightly, intelligent, good.lookng peo-
Pile. We wish them good speed, and safe arrival
10 home where none will modest or make them
raid--L9uiSiaaa Democrat.