The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-29

An Experienced Editor Tells How 1t is
Done,

An E1HNElEhGGu NsuAAbN AtANA AA9N - -
Done,
The following story of how to make
roller, Ms told by Harris, Of the Con.
cord, n. O., Sun, will be appreciated
by printers. Harris is known as the
Mark Twain Of North Carolina, Just
listen to him:
We have been making a roller this
week. Roller making is a nice art.
Few men properly understand it.
Our long experience in the printing
business enables us to state positively,
that it is one Of the fine, il not one of
the lost arts. We made our roller out
OF glue and molasses. The glue is
usually made out OF army horse ears,
and hoofs of cattle, that were, no doubt,
diseased with rinderpest. Tie stove
having been removed from the press
room on account OF the hot weather,
some months ago, was placed in posi-
ton after losing much temper and n
good chance Of honest perspiration.
We thought we knew how to put up n
cook stove, and that our experience in
that would certainly enable us to put
up M ordinary box-stoye. With the
assistance OF the boys and a tin.shop
We got the pipe in proper shape. We
bought the glue, put it to soak, wrap
ped it up in our apron, and let it soak.
After the soaking process, we made an
examination, and found II had assumed
the proper consistency, and We were
very happy. Bought the molasses-
Sorghum won't do)-after all the boys
trying it on aboutfour pounds OF crack
ers, Il was decided that the molasSes
was Of the right kind, and would answer
for roller. So we put it on to boil
several OF our country friends inquired
il We were making u candy stew-re.
piled to in the negative i'll most posi-
tive manner, by our foreman, and told
them " that we were not-were making
q roller"
"oh ycs-we understand notV."
The mclAsses, obeying the natural re-
suits of the application Of heat, rose to
gentle boil, and then We commenced
the Swimming process. After all the
impurities had floated to the surface,
our foreman suggested that it was now
ready for the glue. Glue was handsome
| " unrolltd from the swaddling cloth,
and dumped into the vessel containing
the boiling molasses. AS soon Us
properly heated, the kerfogle began to
ascend. Burnt leather was perfectly
charming in comparison to that odor.
Boquet-de Gourd vine could offer to our
oliactorics, more acceptable perfume,
q deceased water-moccasin, ranking III
a July sun, furnished m aroma, that
was pleasant compared to this-and in
due process OF time tho foreman, wip.
ing the pcrspiration from his aged
brow, said ait WIS finished, "-our
happiness was now nearly complete.
The roller mould was dashed to the legs
OF the table, and the composition pour
cd into wash pan las o matter OF CON
venience) md thence into the mould.
After being allowed to cool of, aud q
Job being in waiting, We suggested tG
the foreman the necessity Of drawing
the roller. Now this process OF "draw'
ing" rollers is no work Of sporEtherC
being no fun connected with it, We were
summoned to assist. SEEKING the end
with both hands, and feet planted
against tho wall, the work OF delivery
began. We knew from the way Md
roller came out, that there would be
suction" TO it; our long experience il
roller making taught us, that that rollel
would do.
50 after tho combined efforts o.
senior editor, foreman, pressman, two
compositors and three boys, the rollel
came out OF that mould-nnd it was {
roller,-it looked as il it had beer
struck with lightning and used Us ahand
spike ut n log rolling. The inside O
the mould had about rs much compost
ton in it us the stock had on II. Tho
molasses bsiled TIVE hours, and thu
whole mass was cover fire" for foui
hours. Tint roller now stands on emf
in our press room. On close examina
ton, we discovered on one side OF thu
roller hard knot, took the roller to {
window and examined the knot; thai
knot was hoof OF mule, with shoe
about half worn on the bottom. Fore
man suggested that the other end Of
the roller was "peelin ''-madea curse
nv examination, and found TO our aston
ishment that it was nearly wholeskin
and detected tho brand U. s.. on it
One Of the boys remarked that the glue
was not COW ears, but n government
mule hide. That boy has correct no
tions-he is evidently destined to be-
come great man some day. We hand
ed the roller TO tho foreman for further
examination and inspection he says II
will do-for jobs.
This issue is printed with that roller
II this per Sc is not sufficiently good CIV
idence that we fully understand tho art
and sciences OF roller making, then ",
are no judges OF good roller. We d.
not use patent composition; any printel
who wishes to know how TO make roll
ers can be furnished with all the infor
nation, gratis, by calling ut the Stn
office. We make no charge. Our pro
cess Is not patented-nGither is it likel.
to be. Wehave not filed our caveat, III
some would supposed is free to nj
the profession. The craft shall hay,
the benefit Of what we know about max
ing rollers.
A woman's Scalp Torn on.