The Empire County argus., 1856-08-02

/ MAKING LETTER ENvEIops.-Tons of paper and
barrels oi muei.agc are used up in this city every
mouth in the manufacture Of an article lnsg gnii-
cant ana uprctndinga as lettcrervllps. -Four lrns
are engaged in tie business On large scale, and sey-
ecal others in a small way 1t is estimated that the
number Of onvelops made in this city every week is
at least 4,0C0C00. Probably the largest concern is
Lyon Rayncr, i'll Beekman street which is said to
tun out nearly l,500,0C0 weekly, embracing LEGO
vari> tics They employ girls in folding which is the
most common method, while ohe S, such as }. @.
Preble, another large concern, manufacturing Geo.
eco per week, employ machinery. Out oi New
York, thtle is actory in Worcester, Mass, which
manufactures to u large extent and there IS lne
doiny mod, rate business in Philadelphia.
The process of manufacture ado pied by Lyon &
Rayncr may be briefly destfibed A ream Of Taper,
or about 500 sheets, is placed under kriie Of a
shape corresponding with an envelop when entirely
opened wh'cl is forced down by a powerful screw
press, worked by hand lever. The pieces cut cut,
slightly adhering at the edges from the action Of tie
knife, resemble solid block Of wood, until broken
up. The flap is afterwards stamped, bya SIMILAR pro
cess. boy being able to prepare 50,G00 per day in
this manner taking enc, two or three enyel0ps at each
movement Of the hand They are then taken by 100
girls seated vt eng tables by when they are folded
/ nd eunmod. A in rle girl viii apply the gum To
co 00J or rocco in day, ami from 5000 to 1000
may be fldcd in the same time
In these proc s'eS the girls acquire great ceerty
IN skill. being stimulated by the wages of,red.
WI VI rom II to 80 cents for each Geo. The
e.v.l ps ;r ne>t counted. b,ndad and .cked. Some
varieties are embossed, CT otherwise decorated requl
ilg ID tional labor. The estab ishmcNt Of which
We are now speaking, consum, not far from tweve
ms Of papr per month in the snole article Of en-
v,lops This quantity cf pap,T. at ten cents p(r
pound, would cost So; o.. lhe macl in employed
t. make CIV ops are very curcusy constrnC ted.
Each piece f 0.ncr, b ing cut into propcr
Shape. is p, tod on kind o artificial hand. wi ich
conveys it c. An uprtur of the sza an orI;rary
letter. when pungtr drives il through, gumng and
folding it. 1t then falls into box. which, by rcvo'v
ing at int rvas is gradually filed up with packages
OF 70, ready for use These machines average 90
Geo enveops per day and are capable Of turning out
eighteen Per minute
Tie business is in some danger of being ovordone
For some time past it has d3uhlod almost every
twelve MOTT rnti very large capital is embarked
in il. and mpetition has reduced the profits to q
very low fgur1.-N. Y Journal cf Commerce.
\ UNIQUE SIGX-In one of the rural districts a
small grocery store bears sign with the following
inscription:
Hot cocy Tee ginger and spruce bear
pies donulS led Ees pigs tetes
and salsigrs sold hear
Al,G fresh and skinned milko
Walunted pure with wurte".
Bloken gas and Chana akin
III paI1 p;Ne
No ardent Ticker kept h9ar"
In a graveyard near Hartford Conn, is an cpitaph
in these words:
"Helc lies two Lab es as dead as nifs;
De Lord he XIII delu nil his ague fits;
When dtv /, good 10 live nit me-
lie took dem up 10 We mil He,
So he dd.'