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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
A NEW WEATHER THEORY
How Eot and Dry Summers May be
ForetOld.

90 Roe, F. R. A. S in London Tines -
When the number representing
any given year is even and ex-
actly divisible by three, that year
is the middle one of three cold and
wet summers.
When the number representing
the year is odd and diyisible by
three, then that year is the middle
of a triad of dry and hot summers.
For example, 1860 is even and
diyisible by three, and the prevail,
ING characteristic of the three years
1859, 1860, 1861, was Wet, or wet
and cold; and again, 1863 is odd
and diyisible by three, and every
body remembers 1862, 1868 and
1861, as bright, hot and dry sum-
mers. ~ - -. ,--~ 80. -
Taking now range OF twenty
seven years over. which my own per-
sonal observations extend, and ap-
plying the rules Just given, the wet
and cold triads were 1853>'55, 1859,
-'61, 1867, 1871-'73 and 1871
TO, while the hot and dry triads
1868, 1862-64, 1863-'71 and
1874-'76; and without claiming that
no single year broke loose from this
very order of seasons, I fearlessly
maintain that all the markedly wet
or dry summers of the past twenty
seven years fall accurately within
some wet or dry period as given
above; SO that no very wet year
falls in what should have been dry
period, nor any very dry in what
alphabetically was wet season.
The year 1881 is odd and diyisi-
BILE by three, and if there is any
thing in my theory, that year ought
to be the middle one in a triad of
hot and dry summers. L am look
ing forward, therefore, with much
confidence to a good summer in
1880, followed by two similarly
good ones in 1881 and 1882, and
for the sake ofsevery interest in the
country I earnestly hope my ex-
pectation may not be disappointed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
YOu Can BE Happy

If you will stop all your extraVagant
and wrong notions in doctoring your
self aud families with expensive doc
tors or humbug cure ais, thai 20 harm
always, aud use only natures simple
remedies for al your ailm n's-you
will be wise, well aud happy, and save
great expense. The greatest remedy
for this, tbegreat, wise and good Will
tell you, is Hop Bitters-beleve it
See "Proverbz" in another column. 4
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10

best farmers that the soil must be in
proper shape before much can be
expected in that direction. The in
PRODUCTION of wheat growing win
have one good effect it will give
some of the overworked land a
chance to rest FROM continuous corn
growing.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
DURING MUsIe.
4HENpEcAssYLLABLEs.)

Hark, what rapturous vital air Of music,
What strong harmony utters things unut-
Lifelong crying of spirits sick with long
Pain powsrs passion Of earth and peace OF
Heaven,
Perfect, beauty we, seeking. never find
here. -
Thou, oh world that 1 knew, become .
s marve s @ So - ,.io.
Art some miracle tremulous with music
Sun. moon, stars in the heaven chahse W
music, S . vboroon tn
| Faint, estranged. and drea" "nere0n "
wonder.
III ho nroently rise the viol-voices;
| t dlai - wn wild with the secret of ex-
Lam ike ike q 4mes at my throat and catch
3 my breathing,
Blind mine eyes with SHINE OF gnt un-
pisr y.s'o Gmy : hearing Wiab sgonized yibra-
s tons. az SIS ga w.
To some god in the soul rebels at prison,
Stnng bv furious vain desire for Heaven,
Strain d through stir Of his wings my heart
Cease IS O, ah9 cease, for behold and pity,
Music,
am d. ings what die for. "a ~
Ali deliver and loose me from thy
Thou fereesaying and uupward-scaring
eagle
For SO far as safar from friendly pastures
Eagles carry the helpless bleating wean-
lings,
Thou hast borne me beyond the souls
q horizon. - $50
Nay, no eagle a restless mountain torrent
Irresistible, pitiless, tumultuous.
Onward whirling the soul, we know not
whither;&
So, rain swollen, the rivers whirl in Au-
Fallen leaflets and things of NO endur-
81 kance. f
Thou, perpetual element of Beauty,
Thou, whose memory music il, oh hear me;
Flesh, sense, soul of me yearns to thee and
feels thee;
Now content me with truth and secret
meanings ~i'@~ 90 ~~---7-
Vast, harmonic, for which we grope in
music. iilA 44 @ ~ al!Vt .- - .
K .ls.-.sy4,---: The University Magazine.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10


Chattanooga Commercial Aug. q
CoRN-In demand, 60c. Peg
WHEAT-IncT eased receipts, 90c. as L. 90.
MEAL-623 cents per bushel.
MEATs---Bulk meats, long clear sides, 53c.
Bacon. short clear sides, 6Ac; shoulders,
81; Tennessee hams, 9.
LARD->-In tierces, SIC; cans, SC.
OATs-Per bushel, 34sS6 cents.
HAY-50s80 per cwt. ...
PoTAToEs-Irish, 500.
FLoUR--Extrs, $500; family. $5,25;
extra family, SIS. so; fancy, Sc co. new SIS. rs.
PoULTRY-Chickens, frying. 8a10c;
grown, 15c.
EaGs-Per dozen, 5a7c.
BUTTER-Per pound, 124s25c.
= GINsEEe-Per pound, 65a80. +
4 BEEswAx-Per pound, l8a2Oc.
HIDEs-Green, 4c; sailed, 61c; dry
sailed, 7a10c. a.a .-.--t-- ...,. :.
FEATH ERs- Live geese, 2Oa35c.
TAI ow-Dull, per pound, DC
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10

A0ahtA markell
e. Atlanta Constitution, Aug. 2
FLouR-Superfne o. 90; extra s475; family
$3.50: extra family S6Ue fancy So. 25s6.5O.
BtooS-Clear sides tHc; sugar-cured hans
BULK MeArs-clear rib sides SIZE; Ger
sides 6Ha611c - III - Ce =as
LARD-Tierces $40: kegs and cans 9a9hr.
MHEAT-Tennessee. choi-e white. $ll0 per
bush. ~ = = = 4sHE %
OATs-45c. rc.t ..t ..-f .Es.. 3
HAY-Timothy, &l.10; mixed, s10na1.t5.
CoRE-White zoe; mixed, Go.
MEAL-6 a DC, -tI,s-
PExs-$I25. .E H# ~ ss...
PoTAToEs-Irish. SOC Per bushel sweet.
not quoted
OEIOss 90a$1.00. RI ~ s-
EeGs-9c. saE-
BUTTER-Tennessee. choice, ,lSa2oc.
POULTRY Spring chickens, 2Oa2i1xc.
BEESwAx-2lc. 81.
FEATHERs-New Choice mix ed 45c.
DAIsD rRrIT-NoDe in market.
LIVE SroCK MARKET-Tennessee cattle
ch ice $40, common Ease. Georgia raised
111a3c. Spring lambs 81 sheep-$l. o0a2.CO
per head.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
Live stoch aarRsr.

Live Stock aaFReE.
Reported for the CHRoNIoLs by Jones Lee
Butchers. Market Square ssA
20 & 81 = ! Kne1vills. Aug.5.
.es.L CATTLE. @ee-E nI
Good, fat, small cattle in request at low
prices. Common and poor cattle dull.
Large cattle dull. Sheep in demand at
1alac. We quote
BEEF CATTLE.
No. 1. 2a21c; good fat small cattle,
l3al4c; common nominal. &9
z E1EfG 80 vEALs.
3 $1.0o to $3.50, according to quality
5 FAT sHEEP.
lla23 cents; stock sheep, rs cents to
$780, Fijsls p ~ 1.5 @
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10

l2Hnes solid NonpareiI constitute one inch,
One Inch each insertion 81 90
~ SHecial rates on apDlicaron fer sdver-
sements y the year or month. ~ -
Local Nosi Ies Is cents per line each insertion.
City Notice 10 cents per line first insertion
All advertise aeuts due after first insertion. -
Yearly advertis, nents able quarterly. All
other advertisements pay able on demand after
rstinsertion. ~ E&
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
G]ailpGhrt1olalnietle
RHns AsR DAILx PAPER
RATES OFADvERTIsans,

er MONTH BY carrier or bY nail.....s...... .... 4
gesr; by msiis....-.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
WEERh PAPER.
s. -
ARRIVALS. AND DEPARTURES Oh
EEE sTRAlhS.s@fsE g 4 ~ 81
East rem rem "a. and ga. Ratir sao1

TIL TRAINS. ~ - "a g..
East FSmn..sVA. and ga. BatiroaoF
10 l. MIXED Train Leaves BristOl- AS q m
Arrives at knoxvllle-.., ....l p IA
Leaves Knoxville. 7 is m
Arrives at Chattanooga ..-.-.......!.s 7 So D na
No MAKES connection at Chattanooga with the
Memphrs and On arleston and Nashville ana
Chattanooga Roads.
No. Mixed rf ain leaves Chattanooga. 8 80 a m
Arrives at RnQxVilla...................-2s | . m
Leaves hn0Xv1lle..-. $4,000. Oop la
Arrlvesat Brfst Il % "a
No. Lesvesz BRISTOL. :. -. 10 81 p N
Arrives at KnOxvIle...-....,. 81 IN
Leaves knOxvlle..-............. 3 ~ N
Arrives at Daiten.....-......... u am
Arrives at ChattanOoga........-.. SU5 a IN
No connects at Dalton With the Western and
and AZ Chattanooga with Alabama and Great
southern Rosd 40 connection Tor Memphis,
with hours del y at Chatt4noOsa,
No l1eaVes ehattanooga........ ..:..... s 90 p M
Leaves OaitSn ....;'. W m
Affyss az Is 4 *
Arrives at bristol. ..................... rs q N
MOI makes close connection at Lynehburg fof
Washington and E.stern cities.
AmOx VsEs& ssGsd 1Dhfe Railroad.
Leaves knOxv' 4:l5
Arrives at G feyvllie........ 10 r NJ
aesys Car yvile =. ~ e. =
Max connections with bOth Gay trains ons-hs
Z. 7 V. q. Il. K. e
ClnciOnR't, CumbeFla0d Gap and
ShaTIrsson Railroad. s.
1oaves MoErlstOwn.............-. ... 10 Is a m
Arrive at Wolf creek ..........-..... l ~ III
Leave WOl q h ...... ...... ..., so y III
Arrive at MUTrIsLo~ u............. 81 u
Connection Is made at arristOwn with he
L. L., Va. = Ga trains No aud NO 3
West, Also nee ion at Wolf creek with
stages for Warm Springs a.d AshevIIIe, gong
anu returning.
IA nOx Vile snc Charlie sCOn RaiIroaiz
Leave Msryville at 500 N.
Arrive at knoxville $50 AN
Asavs knoxville 3.OUPN,
Arrive at Maryville 2OPM
Connection made with ovth day trains on the |
T., V. g. T. X.
EOudOn Rnn Rock wOOh Mali Pack ct. |
The steamer Emory Ci Y, carrying the mail, |
Passengers and freight, ruas daily between |
LOudoa, kingstOn and hocKwoO., arriving at
LnCdou to connect with The eastern hound train,
No. 4, at 9:22 y. N. aud leaves for kIns on and
RocEwo Cd the arrival of the western OuuEd
rain, No. 3, at 5:28,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
q u ag1ECE ~ :.H s.g sa
x O.S AD 4 L Is

TIME GREAT SOUTHERN
/ remedy for the cure of Scro-
lfula, Scrofulous faint, Rheuma-
Itism, White Swelling, Geut,
Goitre, Consumption, Bron chi
tbs, Nervous Debility, Malary
and all diseases arising from an
impure condition of. the Blood.
fhs merits Of this valuab BILE prepar-
alton are SO well known that a pass
ilng notice is but necess airy to remind
the readers Of this j1u MAJ of tho n
lcessiB f always having a bottle OF
| his med icipe am ong their stock Of
| family necessities.
Certificates can be presented from
many leading Physicians Ministers,
ii heads of families Throughout the
South, endorsing In the big hest terms
he Fuid Extract OF Rcsadalls.
Or K ~ttsVo Carr, OF Balti
more, sa che has used it in cases of
IScrofufa and other diseases with
mu h satisfs ctioF :"
1r n. a.. Pngh, of Baltimore,
recommends it &c all person suffering
with diseased Blood, sayii it is SUI
perior 10 any preperation he has ever
u sd.
x~v. Dabaey Bail, of the Bal
timsre NJ. Z. Con ference South, says
he has been so much benefited by It's
use that be CHI serfuliy recon mends it
ito all his fire d. and Acquaintance.
tlraSen d C6., Druegisls, at G n
donsviiic, Va, say il never has failed
to give satisfaction. ~ s-.v
S-aRM's e.. HzcFnddep, Murfrees-
boro. Tennessee, says i: scnrcd him OF
hheuma ism whea all elsa f lied. .
/ RooadaIis is not a secret Quaek
pre- paratiop, its ingredients re pub
1iished en- every package. Show il TO
IYoGr PhE stefan and he will tell you
liz is cempos d of the strongest alter
lativss that exist, and is an ex eelIent
Blood Puiafi sr. Did our space admit
We couFd d give you ~testlmania from
every State in. the South and from
persons knesn to every man, woman
and chi d either personally or by
trepu afion. a a.s-sgsa -. q, l.
4 Kosadalis is sold by all Drugg SITS.
JOHN T. HENRY, CURRAN & CO.,
i SafU 8 College, Ptace,
| .asig7aN NEW YORK. 81 TaV
&c W.VAlbers WHOLESALE Agene.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10
wholesale Grocery Market
KEoxvILL Aug 5.

Sugars very high and advancing.
Conee Town Talk.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-10

r. Roe, F.R.A.s in London Tines =
When the number representing
any given year is even and ex-
actly divisible by three, that year
is the middle one of three cold and
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

THE New York HCrdid, which is
ever sensational, and has ever pursued
the third team phantom with a frenzy
born of overworked zeal, recently as
tonished the country with a declaration
the opposite extreme of its usual rabid-
ness. 1t declared solmenly that events
were shaping themselves for the unani-
NOUS election of Gen. Grant to a
third term. 1t stated that even the
southern states would join in the move
ment to make his election unanimous.
This was deemed to be a rash state
ment, unsupported by any proof. But,
remarkable to state, the Herald's pre-
diction is in good prospect of being
partially true at least. Our readers
will recall the telegram which appear
ed in the LEADER of yesterday giving
the experience Of a correspondent who
has been travelling We a large portion
of the south. This correspondent may
possibly be travelling for the Herald,
but at any rate his report gives re-
markable support to the Heratd's
theory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

THE Omaha Herald calls Jay Gould
"The Colossus Of Roads," and says
further: ut is said that Mr.. Jay
Gould paid Commodore Garrison three
million and eight hundred thousand
dollars in a single check for the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway. And this was
the man who was, not long ago, to be
seen no more forever in Wall street, and
he is also the same individual who sent
ten thousand dollars In cash to relieve
the sick and dying in Memphis"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

Tortured in every Joint with indammatory
rheumatism, IL q prospect which may be-
come n melancholy fact IL the twinges OF the
dread disorder are not checked n the outset.
Persons OF a rheumatic tendency find Hos
letters stomach Bitters a useful remedy. nor
do they encounter the risk III using IL they
do from resorting to that active poison Col
chicum. which IL often empl yed TO arrest
the mala ~ The use OF the Bitters IL equal
iy MS effective In Its results. and Is attended
with no risk. Tnerei- amp e testimony To
prove that the medic ne possesses blood de-
purating qualities OF no common order. be-
: des those Of tonic and general Alternative.
1t stimulates the action OF the kidneys and
promotes the removal from the system OF i'm
purltles which develop disease, and are
frauRht with serious hanger. Fever and ngue,
d, spepsia, debility. nervousness, constipa-
tion, TO-, are remedied by II.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

truth OF this statement. All classes OF
men acknowledge its influence and own
its SWAY. The various forms of Protes-
tant worship scattered all over the land
attest to the power of christianity and
bear witness that the American people
would unite in indignant protest
against any organized effort to over
throv
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

strongly recommend the use of Eel
lows Compound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites to all who suffer in any way from
disease or weakness of the lungs, Bron-
chial Tubes, or general debility.
j. II. W. SCOTT, n. D., Gagetown, N B.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21
SEcRErARY- THoMPsoN.

SECRETARY THOMPSON, of the
navy department, is-a landsman, but
he makes a most excellent secretary Of
the navy. 1t is said that he will cover
into the treasury about s750,000, being
the unused portion of the appropria-
ton made for his department.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

WITH returning prosperity the emil
grafton from the eastern states to the
western will be decreased, for wages
are good and work is plenty But
then the European immigration will
vastly increase for the same rea-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

THE Maine trouble with the official
count of votes In the Pine Tree State is
that the defeated democrats can't win
official positions without cheating, and
they can't cheat without being found
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

If the politicians Of the country
can't determine upon a candidate for
the presidency, we may be %pursuaded
to throw ourself into the breech. The
politicians might go a great deal farth-
err and fare worse.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 81, 1879.

@Aduertisers ,cil make note Of the fact
that THE LEADER has a larger circatla-
ton than any pther paper published IN
Wyoming.s
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

The life of the late Senator Chand-
Ter is to be written. 1t will be publish
ed, too, and copies Of the book sold.
1t will be used as a campaign document
~a.k vaar
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

AS 1880 will be leap year, unmarried
ladies of doubtful longevity, should
propose to tell the census taker the
truth regarding their age.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

MosT everybody speaks of Gen.
Grant as IA very strong man." Won
der how much of a weight he can
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

THE fashionable boom is spelled with
q big, big B.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

EVEN Germany and France feel the
good effects of the revival of business In
the United States.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21
WALL STREET sYNDICATEs

sueesss IN sisek spscul4tiosA 1hea..pds Of iny-stnsnp
from $50 TO $4,000 are consolidated and operaf<d a.
one immsuss espai.I ; profits squtabiy divided monthly.
Shareholders have all advantages Of unifmftrd capital and
rAr. exp<ffsncs. SHOW they make nsneyfn Wal
sareet.ss cfreuisr rsnt fr~s. Addi-ss Allen. SoFdea&
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

But then Tilden proposes to call the
turn on the democratic nomination.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21
SpecIal NOTICES


Carl.
To all who nre suffering mon theerrors and
lndiscretions Of youth, net Sous weakness,
carly decay, loss OF manhood, Sc, will send
n receipt that win cure yuu FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy wns discovered
BY IA missionary IN south America. Send II
ielf-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH
T. IrMAN. Station ID. Ne York. ALLY
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

MANY u woman's cry for suffrage
has been appeased by marriage.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21
The Daily Leader.


No Advertisement inserted for iess than NV
-DAILY LEApE all transient advertise
nents 10 cents per lIne, Nonpariel. each IN
.eruon, q Insertions eight cents per iine' ~
insertions, S cents per line.
local Notices, per line, bourgeois. each IN
sertion. 10 cents per line; 81 insertions . cents
WEEKLY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments Is cents per line, nrst Insertion one
month ~ cents per line; six months, III cents
ner line; one year s cents per line.
Cheyenne oct LIST. 1871.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-21

Every such attempt must result in a
similar failure. 1t is based upon an
idea repugnant to human nature, and
will ever be regulated by the great
mass Of the people.
We believe that religion is essential
to the perpetuity Of our political insti-
buttons. AL experience attest the
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-13
HOSTS OF PEOPLE ARE MARTYRS

To sick headache, that infallible symptom
Of a disordered stomach, liver and bowels.
Many suffer from it as many as three or four
times a week. They do SO needlessly, for
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, by toning the
digestive organs and regulating the bowels
and liver, removes the cause. and dispels the
painful symptom. The intimate sympathy
between the brain and the abdominal region
causes the slightest disorder affecting the
latter to be reflected as 1t were. in the organ
of thought. The reform instituted by the
bitters when the digestive, secretiye and
eyacuative functions are in Il state of chaos.
has other and more beneficial results. viz.
the complete nutrition OF the whole physi-
cal economy, the restoration of appetite and
repose, and an increase in the power of the
system to resist diseases of a malarial type.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-13
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MAKING LUMBER FRoM sTRAW


Aperson named s. ii. Hamilton, of Bush.
nell, illinois, has been in this city for two
or three days past, with samples of Lumber.
which has attracted much attention among
the lumbermen and which, if it possesses
all the virtues that are claimed for it, is one
OF the most important inventions of its kind
ever brought to notice. If it is a success it
will forHa a slew era in the art of building.
To make hard wood lumber out of com
mon wheat straw, with all effects of polish
and finish which is obtainable on the hard
est Of black walnut and mahogany, at as
little cost as clear pine lumber can be manu-
featured for. is certainly wonderful. Such
are the claims of Mr.. Hamilton for the
straw board lumber which he has been ex-
hibiting in this city, and the samples which
he produces would 60 far toward verifying
his claims. The process of manufacture, as
explained by Mr.. Hamilton, is as follows:
Ordinary straw board. such as is manufao-
tured at ally paper mill, is used for this pur-
pose. AS many sheets are taken as are re-
luired to make the thickness of lumber de-
sired. These sheets are p assed through a
chemical solution, which thoroughly sof-
tens up the fiber and completely saturates
it. The whole is then passed through a
succession of rollers, dried and hardened
during the passage, as we'll as polished, and
comes out of the other end of the machine
hard, dry lumber, ready for use. Mr.. HAM
ilton claims that the chemical properties
hardening in the fiber entirely prevent wa
ter soaking, and render the lumber COM
bustible only in a very hot fire. The hard
ened finish on the outside also makes it i'm
pervious to water. The samples which Mr..
Hamilton exhibits could hardly be told
from hard wood lumber, and in saving it
the difference could not be detected. 1t is
susceptible of a very high polish, and SAM
pies OF imitation of marble, mahogany, ETC.,
were shown, which might deceive the most
experienced eye. Not only does Mr.. Ham
ilton claim a substitute for lumber in sash,
doors and blinds and finishing stuff, but al
so as a substitute for black walnut and 9TH
er woods in the manufacture of all kinds Of
furniture collins, etc., and also an ex-
cellent substitute for marble in marble-top
tables, mantle pieces, bureaus, etc. He
claims that it will not warp in the least.
Mr. Hamilton is negotiating with parties
here, with a view OF establishing a manu-
factory in this city for making the various
articles of building material for which his
lumber is suitable.-OsAhosh, Wis., North
sccste7m4
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-13

A CORRESPONDENT mentions a source of
danger in the use of kerosene lamps which
seems to have been generally overlooked,
namely, the habit of allowing lamps to
stand near hot stoves, on naantlepieces, and
IN other places where they become heated
sufficiently to convert the oil into gas. Not
unfrequently persons engaged in cooking
or other work about the stove will stand a
lamp on an adjacent m%antlepiece, or even
on the top Of a raised oven or when from
ing will set the lamp near the stand on
which the heated iron rests. 1t is needless
TO enlarge upon the risky character of such
practiees.-Scientifc american.