South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-02-06

glad to assist.th President in any furth.
er investig alton OF the kind that he
might feel disposed to make. I
THIS is the s'oty or the Cabinet meet
ing which ccrta ain wicked army officers
assert is the only irue AID authorized
account Of its proceedings. There 10
reason, however. to doubt its literal
truth. Is il probable that either the
President, the Postmaster General or
the Secretary OF the Navy would have
told what occurred at q secret meeting
Of tue Cabinetf lf they did not, Il 10
evident that We have no trustworthy ac-
count Of how the game stood when tho
meeting broke up.
CELLULoIp.-Celluloid Ia one of thu
most remarkable OF modern inven.
ton, and bids fair 10 DC not less
extensively or variously used than vul-
canized rubber. II is produced, says
the Journal Of isdastry. by mixing gum
camphor with q pulp OF gin-coi ton, and
subjccting the combination to a high dc.
gree of pressure aad heat. TIE .osult
Is a hard product OF extraordinary tough.
ness and elasticity II can bo made
plastic again and nodded into any re.
CURED form. Any color can be given
to it by the use OF coloring matter dur
! ing the process OF manufacture The
uses to which celluloii is put are numcr.
Gus, AMI are constantly increasing. II
IL extensively used as q substitute for
ivory, which IL resembles so closely that
it is sometimes difficult to detect the
differencc. IL is said to equal ivory in
strength and elasticity. and not to WARD
or discolor with time. II has proved a
good material for piano and organ keys,
billiard balls, backs oil brushes, looking
glass frames. handles for knives, forks.
umbrellas, and many other articles. II
is much cheaper than ivory, and ia also
used With much success to initiate tor
toise shell, ma!achite, amber, pink cor
al and other costly materials. In imi.
tation OF ,ortoisc-shcll. 1t is made into
combs, napkin.rings. match-boxes, card.
cases, etc. limitations OF pink coral
jewelry are madc and cold at prices
much below those OF the genuine. The
same is true OF imitation OF malnchite
and amber. Meuthpieccs for pipes, ci-
car-holders, etc. are common. IL is also
used as n substitute Tor proclaim in ma
king dolls heads. The frames OF eve :
glasses. opcra.glasses. an spectacles
are made Of it. More recent, it has
come into use in combination with linen
cotton, or paper, for shirt bosoms, cuffs
and collars. The material has hard.
glistening surface. like that OF newly
lanndryed linen; is elastic and imper-
vious to moisture, and when seilel can
be renovated With moistened sponge.
A PLEASANT INcIDENT.--It is the
custom of our County Bible Society to
have its annual meeting in one of the
several churches OF our city. On last
Sunday evening it was held in the Meth
odist Episcopal church and much inter-
est manifested in its proceedings. To-
wards the close OF the meeting the Rev.
MI. Amos, tho pastor OF thai church,
rose and stated, that while bis church
had already made, during the present
year. its full contribution to the Ameri-
can Bible Society. and he had not in.
tended to make any further call upon
them, yet it had occurred TO him. since
the meeting, that he might without im :
propriety make futher appeal TO them.
Ito then made some very compimenta.
! ~ remarks about Hon. C.. j. Faulkner.
as a man and q citizen, and proposed
that collection Of thirty dollars should
be taken up to make him life member
OF tue American Bible Society. The
Reverend gentleman was informed that
Mr.. Faulkner had been, for upwards OF
thirty years, life member OF that So
ciety; but he thought it might be we'll
after such lapse Of time TO renew his
connection with that institution and ie.
cllned TO Withdraw his proposition -
Tho collectors projected with their du-
", and the amount was promptly COL
lected.-As an evidence of tho kind
feeling OF that congregation, and Of the
other citizens present. to Mr. Faulkner,
as man and a citizen, this incident
NAV we'll be treasured up by him, as n
source Of sincere pleasure. - Martins.
ou'1 Statesman, Jan. 20.