St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-08-03

young woman.
II have sold your portrait no said
to her In the presence Of her astonished
mother. "It has brought largo
price. indeed. . little fortune, have
brought the money TO you in order
that you may marry your lover. v
From the French OF Henry Greville. in
the Epoch.
MADE OF PAPER MACHE.
In It's Raw State and Manufactured
Forms . IL Jspsnese-where Made.
Ut paper mache the most familiar
object and that oftcncst in use Is the
ordinary shoe button. OF these little
articles something like three and q
half million gross como into the coun-
try every year. or 100000 worth.
The manufacturer OF papier-mache
goods 10 confined almost entirely to
Germany and France. The French
have special name for them-'.Ar-
ticles on carton lacQue." There arc
manufactures in the United States.
but here are only made the c0arser
and more serviccable goods. as pals
for instance. and for the finely var
nished novelties. fancy goods and odd
tiles the foreign manufacturer must be
depended upon. The rate OF wages 10
50 comparatively low on the continent
that after manufacturing. paying
freight and the thirty per cent
papier-mache import duty he can sell
ct price too low for the American to
enter into competition. But the pail
class OF goods he does not send ovor.
Papier-mache, in its raw state, ie
simply pulp. a cohering mass. worked
up into that condition by fiery tom.
peraturc OF from 200 to 800. At a
certain stage. known only to the man.
ufacturers. for much Of the process is
secret it is stamped into its design
and set aside to cool and harden. The
original process. the method of 100
years ago. when snuff boxes were
about the only things made Of it. was
that of molding. Within the last forty
years. however. since when all these
fancy articles have commenced to be
made. this has been discarded for the
stamping method. The papier-mache
dolls heads one sees. however, are
still nodded.
The varnish or lacquer which 10
overlaid upon the article. now hard
and tough and rather Of dirty color.
is another trade secret It has high
polish. and neither fire. water nor acid
has any effect upon it For this reason
q pan or vessel OF papier mache is OF
the greatest value in the laboratory
and to the chemist and physician. II
is about the only material upon which
no acid whatever has any effect Un-
less very thin, indeed. an article of
papier mache is unbreakable. With q
vase or piece OF bric-a-brac. and these
are susceptible OF and frequently seen
with the painting and elaborate decora-
ton. this has its advantages
These goods. in the polish and tint
Of their surface-those OF the black |
surface for varuishes OF q duller brown
are also in use-seem wonderfully like
Japanese lacquer work. And in the |
small finely finished boxes. with their
covers carefully painted in Japanese
picture designs. tho resemblance Is
complete. Il IL quite an important
part OF the trade OF the papier-mache
manufacturer to sell such articles. as
these to the dealer In Japanese goods,
by whom. it Is to be supposed. they are
passed Oh upon the public rs genuine
old Japanese lacquer.
OF the innumerable objects which
find their way here from the cont.
mental factories there are firemen's
used extensively in Germany,
and worry much lighter than those
wear; canteen TASKS. re-
placing the old glass and wicker ones
Of the German army 1900. O0o Of them
are said to be in use In the ranks);
tables, stands, with an elaborate top
swinging downward on a hinge; fancy
articles. calandars. picture frames.
trays. flower pots Of every imaginable
style and description.
Another manufacture closely identi-
led with papier mache IL that Of com.
pressed paper. The process here con-
lists Of tightly rolling and compress
ng. an adhesive chemical preparation
If albumen being added. As COM
,leted. the manufactured article has the
wearing qualities and tho hardness OF ,
'teel and an additional elasticity. Il ,
valuable and is much needed
or such things rs axle washers, dust .
.uards and portions Of railroad wheels.
manufactured of steel. It has ,
advantage over the latter that it does
lot cause 90 much friction. The duty .
lere on manufactures Of compressed ,
'aper is so high rs to be prohibitive.
Thus the foreign manufacturers OF
napier mache. who also make articles
Il compressed paper. do not send tho
after products over here There are
american manufacturers to look out /.
or this industry.-N. 7. Mail and Ex-
'ress. IL
I'm New York City freak museums
double headed woman gets $3.50 .
Teek. tho smallest woman in the
rorld" gets from $500 to $3.50 q week;
iris with big feet get $500; ossified
aen get about 500. and original
get about $500 per week.
Sorrows OF the cr0ss-eyed man. 4
Misc NAV I have the honor of the .