davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1896-06-17

supplied with small taps, fixed close together.
sud each tap has a glass tube, about the SIZE OF
O. gas burner, at the aperture SO minute that the
flaments RAISING through no fewer than ten
of them would be required to make up the
thickness of a human hair. These glass tubes
are known as glass silkwOrms" and some
1900 # them are III use III the factory. The
effect of the pneumatic pressure III the cy-
finders referred to above is TO force the IL
ouid matter, not only along the iron tubes
but also when the NAL taps are turned on
through each of the glass sllkworms. 1t ap
pears there as a scarcely %pereeptlhie globnle.
This a Gill touches Will her thumb, to which
it adheres. and she draws ont an almost IN
visible fiji; mcnt which she passes through
the guides aud on 70 the bobbin. Then ore
by one. size takes eight, ten, or twelve other
flaments. according to the thickness OF the
thread to be made, and passes them through
the same guides aud on to the same tQb01h.
This done she presses them together With her
thumb and forcfnger, at a certain point be-
t. cen The glass silkwormS and the SUdes.
Not ONLY do they adhere, but thenceforward
the flaments will continue to meet and
adhere ut that point, however long the ma
chinely NAV be kept running. IN this way
the whole frame will soon he set at work,
the threads not breaking until the hobbin is
full, when they break automatically, while
they are all Of u uniform thickness.
"The remaining processes are the same as
in the case Of ordinary silk. except in two
respects. In the first place, the artificial SILK
has to be 4, nitrifed, so as 10 render II non
inhammalle after the chemical processes 1t
has undergone, and, in the next place, the
hanks are placed on two revolving rollers
which stretch AID also iron them pro-
ducing that high degree of lustle which is
one Of the chief characteristics Of the altl-
fetal silk,
"The new product is said to take dye much
more readily Than the natural silk. and GER
tainly the colours and the extreme richness
of some 81 ccimens that have been ON view
in London teemed to leave nothing to be
desired in this respect. The chief difference
in appearance between the natural ami the
artificial silks is tile great lustre OF the
latter, though it Will be found also that if
a single thread OF each is 'ak'n the artlti'
cial will break differently from the natu-
raj, and has only about 80 per cent. OF It's
strength.
After all. the process is not so very strange
as it appears at first sight. The sllkworm
prepares in it's own way, ~ some natural
process. the gumm\ liquid Of which 1t makes
It's cocoon. from the vegetable matter, gem
orally mulberry leaves, upon which it feeds,
The artificial process is after much the same
fashion. Wood Of almost any description,
We believe fo1ms the basis instead OF the
mulberry leaves. 1t is worked up and
digested. as 1t v ere, in the processes we have
described. and then is drawn ont III Its gum
my condition into threads. If this manntoc-
ture of artificial silk turns ont to be as sue
cesSfuI as is antici ated. Lancashire may
look forward 10 a new period of prosperity.
and silk will come into much more general
use than at present.
, 1896-06-17
ARTIFICIAL SILK FROM LIQCEFIED
WOOD.
(Church Family Nerspaper, 18th May.
A new Industry.

A correspondent writing to the Times
gives some particulars of q new industry
which will interest on, lady readers; It IS no
thing less than the manufacture of silk-of
course. IN artificial silk-frcm wood pulp,
Tie article informs us that the process is a
complete success, that "dress and otherf + brcs
made from this wood silk are, indeed, Icing
sold extensively IN London rs amonS me
leading features Of this seasons ParrsnoTe tleS'
and the appearance Of themis 50 close to TINT
Of the ordinary silks. and 50 little has been
said Of tire new discovery, THAT neither the
ladies who have bought them, nor, indeed, the
shop-keepers who have sold them have renlfz-
ed the change that has been brought aoout IN
the process Of manufacture" This process 1T
appears, is the invention of Count HiIiaTes dc
Chardonnet, and lie has established works at
Basancon, in France, which, it is stated, can
not turn out the wood silk as fast asi is WANT
ed. Arrangements have been made to take
up the manufacture for England III Ian
cashire, the machinery in that county lending
itself to the Weaving Of this artificial silk. 1t
IS said to be especially suitable for working
up with natural silk, cotton, or wool, for
dress materials, riba&ds, trimming, church
decorations, vestments etc that il can scarce
" be distinguished from real silk, that it
can be sold at much lower prices aud yet
leave a substantial profit. A factory is to be
built az once near Manchester to manufacture
this artificial silk yarn, and six weaving firms
have already arranged to take the total out
put, and further arraug ements are IN progress
for making the yarn under a royalty system.
The following is the description given il the
Times of the way the yarn is made.
THE way in which wood pulp can be con-
verted into silk yarn will be best explained
by a brief account of the process as it is al
ready at work at Basaneon. A certain econo-
my of labour is practised by obtaining the
wood when it is in its paper or cardboard
condition Though waste cotton may also be
used), and the first operation is to macerate
it in a solution OF nitric and sulphuric acids.
After this the acids are squeezed out by a
hydraulic press, and the stuff is thoroughly
eleansed in large watts of water. 1t is then
partially dried and afterwards left for some
hours in a revolving cylinder containing alco-
hol and ether. After this it is passed through
q filter. which it leaves looking very much
like thick gum, and is next put in cylinders,
from which ii is forced by pneumatic pressure
into pipes passing into the spinning depart
ment. Here the machinery looks like that
employed in lancashire spinnings sheds, ex-
cept that one of the pipes referred to runs
along each set Of machines. Those pipes are
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16

petitioned that august body to change
the lines of school district and to es-
tablish a voting place to cover same
lines, both of which were provided
for by Chap, 166, Acts Of 1891, but
we were sumrnarily refused the vOt-
i"g place and flippantly told it was
better for us to walk four miles to
vote, and county officer was author
ity for the statement that the Court
had no power to change lines, but
we knew better. Now they have
found out the law passed in 1891,
they can lay off new district in the
5th civil district and have changed
the line giving part of the 9th to the
9th, but we couldn't be considered.
If we live to January next we pro-
pose to present that petition in per-
son.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
Politics VS.. Business.

With political convention in
progress directly antagonizing the
position taken Oh the mo ney
question by the convention of last
month, it is natural shat there has
been with many enough uncertain
about the future to intensity the
dullness expected at this season.
1t is not only the well informed
who make business. but much
more the millions who have not
accurate knowIe1ye of political
conditions, and are liable to be
impressed by the s..ong assertions
Of partisans who are supposed to
have that knowledge Wall Street
exhibited no excitement, though
stocks were weaker on Thursday
and closed lower for the week %
ceuts per share for Rails but Trusts
rose 18 points. Nor were there
signs Of alarm in the speculative
markets or monetary circles,
But in stocks and in other busi-
ness the week was one of waiting
with somewhat prevalent feeling
of ins, curity. Such conditions
sometimes hold through all the
months of Presidential campaign
but more frequently when the form
of the contest has been determined
the business word has settled
down to its work with confdunce
that the people will know how tc
protect their elfare.-Dun's Re.
view.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
No Reason For Fear.

A good many people fear that the
country is going to the demnition
bow vows on account of the curren-
cy question. 1t is Fright smartly a
roused," we admit-shaken up as 1t
were, by an uninterrupted circuit of
severe electrical disturbances, but
the fear that we are about to be oy-
ertaken and completely crushed by
the worst financial disaster the world
has ever known is not justified at all.
If the people will just stop for a
brief space of time and recall the
most salient features of American his,
tory since 1860, they will soon feel
the tingling thrills of a glad assUr-
ance.-Editorial Jonesboro Herald
and Tribune.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
The Sam Houston Academy.

At the last session of the County
Court on motion of Mr.. Barker
Thomas H. Hill, D. NJ. Tate, A. Il,
Hall and D. T Thatch were unani-
mously elected Trustees of the above
named institution, and thereby hangs
tale. The same parties were elect
ed, duly qualified and organized in
January last. Question was raised
that the Court had no power to elect
except at the July term, as the
board had no definite knowledge in
the premises. They decided to re-
main quiescent until the July term SO
that the validity of their election
might not be further questioned. On
Monday July 18th majority of the
board met at the office of the County
Judge and were duly qualified by
Deputy County Court Clerk Lankas-
ter and organized with the choice of
Thomas H. Hill as chairman, d. NJ.
Tate, Treasurer and A. r. Hall, Sec.,
and as board affirmed their pre-
vious action as a corporation. Mr..
Tate made his bond and the Secre'ry
was authorized to notify the former
Treasurer to turn over his accounts
aud property of the corporations to
Mr.. Tate. The most embarrassing
condition in relation to this matter is
that the County Court has no record
of the amount of the funds of this
corporation, which it should have.
The school building sadly needs
repairs and the Trustees having, as
they hope, satisfied any objection
propose to have the property put in
good order and maintained as soon
as they can, and at the Jan. term,
1897, will report to the County COURT
what the fund is and It's condition.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
Grand View.

MIR. Editorials "ClOver" has not
responded lately l thought | would
write few items from this place for
the News Is always welcome paper
in the View.
Miss Bertha Alder spent Saturday
in Jasper,
What's the matter, Harold Grady?
Let us hear from you again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harris were
visiting in Victoria Sunday.
Mr.. w. J. Harris was calling in
Sequachee Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. T. r. Harris has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks.
Miss Mollie Oliver will leave this
week to spend the summer on the
mountain.
Messrs Volley and Lee Lasater
were seen hanging on Mr.. Harris
rack Sunday.
Briggs Lasater, of Battle Greek
was the guest of Laurence Lasater
last week.
Mrs. J. S. Petty after a two weeks
visit returned to her home in Chatta-
noOga Saturday.
G. NJ. BIS "Sooner" is like the
Irishman's dog. He had as (soon.er,
be dead as serve his master.
Rev. John Sweeny will preach a
Mount Parnassus Thursday, July 10
at IL a. m, and again at 700 P. m
Everybody Is invited.
GRADY.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
Resolved

Whereas, 1t has become necessary
for our brother and associate, Mr..
Ed Anderson, to remove from our
midst; the Websterian Literary So
ciety has deemed it expedient to a.
dopt the following resolutions:
Resolved unanimously, That we re-
ceive with the deepest sensibility and
profound sorrow the intelligence of
the departure of Mr.. Ed Anderson,
an active and efficient member of
this Society:
Resolved unanimously, That as
mark of respect to the memory of
the departed Mr.. Anderson, this So
ciety drape the hall, and also place
his portrait therein.
Resolved, That the Society tenders
its warmest sympathy to the depart
ed Mr.. Anderson's friends in his sad
departure, and also as an additional
mark of respect to the departed,
these resolutions be printed in the
South Pittsburg Statesman and the
SEQUACHEE VALLEY NEWS.
Ordered, That the Corresponding
Secretary forward copy of each
paper containing these resolutions to
the departed, Mr.. Anderson.
Napoleon Alexander, !
Geo w. Hunter,
N. Austin,
E. Brophy, Com.
Mortal Harris,
Houston Layne,
J.B. Womack,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16

S. P. Pryor went to Whltwell
Monday.
Miss Kate Lewis opened school at
Mt. Zion Monday.
@. w. Chastain of Whitwell was
in town, Saturday.
Miss Betty Graham returned from
visit to Jasper Wednesday.
Judge Byron Pope OF Jasper was
in town Saturday attending trustee
sale.
w. c. Hill made his regular
monthly business trip to Victoria
Thursday.
G. M. Brown, of Brownsville pass
ed through town Saturday en- route
for Copenhagen.
The Trustee sale in Owen addition,
took place on Saturday morning and
was sold to 0. w. Chastain of Whit
well,
Mai. Thos. H. Hill, Miss Lou Hill,
and Mr.. VIM. Owen, two of our city
fathers, went to Whltwell Wednes-
day.
Henry Kent went up to Whitwell
Wednesday to build house there
for J. II. NOrthcutt. He will be
gone about six weeks.
/ J. Houstin Harris, of Victoria, or
dcrs the News sent to WhitwelI
while he is teaching school there
He Is bound to obtain information.
The school at Whitwell commenc.
ed Monday with Prof. E A. Ash,
burn as Principal, and Prof. J. H
Harris and Miss Mamie Ketner as
assistants.
Tuesday morning last we had the
pleasure of enjoying grapes for oul
breakfast, the product of Mr.. Chris
Wagner's vineyard. They were O
the variety known as Moore's Early
and so far as we were able to judge
we're we'll formed and matured fOl
table use this 14th day of July.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
A New Monthly.

The Middle South is the title of a
new monthly published at Somer-
vile, Tenn, under the direction of
Pitkin G. Wright. 1t is gotten up
in the interest of Southern immigra-
tlon in Tennessee, and principally in
that part of Tennessee where Somer-
vile is located. Here's success to
Editor Wright and his effort to
push the South onward in the march
Of civilization.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
ToTAL. 25,507.70
CIR
Bal. Credits,
TOTAL, $25,5O7.7O

TOTAL, $25, 5,5O7.7O
which means that the county has
$40 843.26 to its credit but why, oh
why didn't the Judge say what claims
are due and unpaid as his accounts
are evidently in shape to show it?
The Commissioners say they have
examined the books of the County,
but satify themselves with saying
what warrants have been issued so
that the ordinary reader notices a
discrepancy between the Judges and
:heir report, perhaps because his re-
port covers six months and theirs for
thee. And for the three departments
which ttey report on this anomaly
exists. The Judge reports warrants
cancelled for General Fund 1890 so;
for Road Fund, $377.83; for Bridge
Fund, l,944 q, and Commissioners
Report, General Fund, $l,694.81;
Road Fund, none; Bridge Fund,
$I,S13.7I. The fact of the Trustees
failure to report is unfortunate but 1t
was their duty to'repOrt and as we
believe the Commissioners are able
20 make a good, clear and concise re-
port which can he understood by the
humblest citizen, we respectfully ask
that the next report they make will
cover the whole of County finances.
For consistency commend us to
the County Court of this county.
Last January, with many others we
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16

As Alvis Brown remarked to a
NEWS reporter Saturday morning
"You have a beautiful place for 4
town, and it is great pity that the
big hotel was not completed" In
this we fully agree with him, 1t lisa
pity and none appreciate it more
than the people of Sequachee them
selves, but it is all due to the niggard-
ly policy of the company.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
COUNTY FINANCES.
Various Errors Manifest.
Which Itis Only Right the Public
the Public Should Know
Read and See for Yourself.

We are not inclined 10. be pessim-
istic and grOwl at anything or every.
body but when a statement of &C
counts is published purporting to be
audited by duly appointed and quail
fed officers, we are led to inquire
does auditing audit? Chap. 1919,
Acts of 1891 seems to define the du-
ties of Judge while Sec. 78, Chap.
120, Acts of 1896 seem to say what
the Revenue Commissioners shall do.
If they were acquainted with this
law, perhaps their report for quarter
ending Mar. 81, may have been more
intelligent, but the published reports
made the "worshipful" county court
in January and July, when the quar-
terly wOrshipful (sic) court meet,
does not commend itself to us as
covering the ground for which they
were created.
We take the Report of Judge as
published in the Republican and con-
dense the figures therein presented
thus:
Credit balances Jan. rep't $22,396.86
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16
LOCAL..

Job work done promptly at this
office.
Maj. Thomas II. Hill spent Mon
day in Jasper.
Miss Kate Lewis of Victoria spent
Sunday in town.
Brownsville correspondent gratifes
and encourages us.
w. S. Pryor attended the conven-
ton at Jasper Saturday.
Subscribe for the newsiest and the
best paper in the valley.
J. Houston Harris, of Victoria was
in town Saturday en- route Jasper.
Miss Mamie Alley, of Jasper, was
the guest of Mrs J. E. Byers Sunday.
We are glad to know Geo. Ham
ock is getting well Lut his sister Lucy
has been sick.
Rev. John Sweeney is holding a
series of meetings in Little Sequachee
cove at present.
Mr.. G. Wagner has been out on
the mountain this week working on
saw mill appliances for Mark Mar
tin.
R. J. KilgOre of Whi,well passed
through town Saturday, he says the
Sons will be on hand next Saturday
sure.
The Sequachee Dramatic Society
will give the four act play, "Bettel
than Gold' at Whitwell, Saturday Ju.
ly 25.
The Sequachee Musical Society
did not hold its meeting last week
reason everybody was so tired and
worn out.
George Lasater and wife arrived
here from Texas Saturday. He il
negotiating for the purchase of JEFF
Browns farm IN tie lower part of the
town.
SO realistic was the performance
of "Better than Gold" that some o.
the characters lost their identity SC
that their neighbors could not identi
fy them.
Victoria and Whitwell turned out
en- masse to assist at the Republican
convention at Jasper Saturday. The
train was loaded down with enthusl
astic Mckinley men.
1t is currently reported that the
Town & Improvement Co. propose t.
to cultivate all their land themSelves
next year, which has caused some ot
the residents of the town to begin t.
look for a new location for 1897.
Elsewhere where will be found an.
nouncement of S. B. Raulston Us
candidate for trustee of Marion Co
AS faR as we know he is a man O
good character and judgement, anc
we'll qualified to fill the position.
All signers of the Charter of Sons
of Veterans are requested to be o,
hand promptly Saturday next at II
a. m. 1t is believed that all will b.
present and it is desired to begin thu
muster promptly at that hour. AL
comrades of Post SO who can SHOULD
be present.
Rev. John J. Graham of Nashvill,
arrived in Sequachee Friday evening
, and celebrated Mass Saturday morn
, ing, leaving on the train for South
] Pittsburg. As the Catholic clergy
of the diocese make their annual re
treat at Memphis in August, FIR
{ Graham will not be able to visit Sc
Ouachee again until Sept. 1lth.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-07-16

The trees around the chapel at
Sardis have been cleared off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
VENEZUELAN CORRESPONDENCE.
The Position of the Republic rs to the
Disputed Territory.

Mr.. Heatwole of Minnesota, member of
the foreign affairs committee, who has
given some attention to the Venezuelan
question. has procured a copy of an i'm
portant document, published in 1887 for the
government of Venezuela, embracing all
the correspondence between it's representa-
tives and those of Great Britain upon iiplo-
matte matters between the two govern
ments from the years 1888 to 1887, when the
most &C tive efforts to reach determine
ton of the boundary line were under way
In this correspondence Venezuela repeated
ly affirms, by her minister of foreign af-
fairs, Rafael Seijas, and afterward by Guz-
man Blanco, acting in the capacity Of spe-
cial envoy, that it is impossible for her to
compromise the boundary claims by any
treaty or convention because Of the terms
of her national constitution. 1t was her
adherence to this position that largely
frustrated the attempts to arrange a gen.
eral treaty between the two governments,
and seems to have led to the severance of
diplomatic relations in 1887.
This proposition was most clearly enun-
ciated by Guzman Blanco in 1883, when, in
q memorandum to Lord Salisbury, then for
eign secretary, he says: Venezuela has re-
peatedly held forth to Great Britain her
impossibility to ALLEVIATE any part what
ever of the territory of the republic, such
thing being explicitly prohibited by the
constitution; SO that there remains but ar
bitration for bringing the dispute about the
boundary to an end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
Sold by All Retail Druggists.
UTAH.S FIRST SENATORS.
They Are Young Men Credited With
Talent as Statesmen.

They Are Young Men credited Win
Talent as Statesmen.
Utah will have two comparatively young
Senator'S Frank J. Cannon, who represents
the Mormon element of the new state, is but
thirty-six, a handsome, alert, vigorous man,
whose career, brief though it was, in the
House reflects credit on him. He is a son
of George @. Cannon, who was for several
years the representative of Utah in Con-
gress. and who is well known throughout
the land as one Of the old school Mormons.
Frank Cannon was born in Salt Lake City
in January. 1859, graduated from Utah Uni
versity in 1878, and is a newspaper man. In
1892 he was a delegate to the republican
na tional convention and ran for Congress,
being defeated by Joseph l.. Rawlns.
Arthur Brown, the other Senator-elect, is
we'll known to many Michigan people Eere
in Washington. He was born at Hon. y. Y,
the son of prominent and well-to-do ply
sician Removing to East Saginaw, Mich.
the present Senator-elect there engaged in
the crockery business, being backed largely
by his fathers capital Not having special
aptitude for the crockery business in East
Saginaw, Mr.. Brown removed to Saginaw,
where, with partner, he continued IN the
same line of business, with some what sim
liar want of success. From Saginaw he
moved to Indiana, again engaging in mer-
camille pursuits, and again with inconsider-
able success. From Indiana he went to Col
orado, and there, having read law In the
courts of that state with very certain sue
cess. Up to this time he had not engaged in
politics. but on going to Utah about ten
years ego he became more or less interested
in public affairs. and with his great popa-
larity found himself on the rising tide when
the state was admitted and the republicans
were in power. Mr.. Brown is now about
forty-five years old, and is described as
man of great ability, having special
brightness and facility in speech, with rare
shrewdness and quickness in the use of his
mental resources. In person he is tall and
spare resembling ex-senator Ingalls, of Kan
sas He married about fifteen years ago
Miss Florence Shaw, a beautiful and accom-
pIished woman, the daughter of prominent
merchant of New Bedford, Mass. who, with
his sons, made large investments in Mich
igan timber lands. Mr.. Brown is regarded
as man of wealth, and he and his wife
will no doubt be popular accessions to Wash
ington society.