The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-09
Evening Chat

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IN Important element Of The popu-.
iation Of west Virginia viii be inter-
ested in a bulletin In which has just,
i,esn issued by the Bureau of aFores=i
ny 81 tie Department ofa Commerce
and which has & 5Toits subj feet the util-i
izationg Of the by products Of 1.-THE lum.
bef Industry. The waste OF timber
ing a piece of ground, as It usually is
done. rs something prod gtous. amount
ing sometimes TO one.tifth. One in.
Yesttgator makes the claim that OF
every5 900 feet Of lumber as It stands
inSthes forest but 800 is used.
thoroughgoing investigation Of
fiieE whole subject, not only In the
United Estates but in Europe and in
other important timber producing
narts OF the world, was in progress
Sghanithe, war broke out, and of course
ftShad to come to an end then, but
Prof. II. X. Benson, well known
authorttyswho had been engaged was
told to go ahead and write report
= upon what had been discovered. IL
FL this report to which we refer. II
contains a complete review OF the
wood! distillation industries, the man
1facture Of tannin extract. the man;
fufacture OF the various kinds OF wood
ptilpy used in the paper industry, the
prod ction of ethyl alcohol from saw
dust, the manufacture of producer
4 gas and q number of other minor pro-
ducts. The utilization OF wood for
the minor processes described in this
renort ia not extensive. The manu-.
Z facture OF alcohol from sawdust has
hardly passed the experime entail stage.
although technical men are optimistic
az to the ultimate success OF the pro-
cess, One OF the most interesting
possibilities lies In the use OF hydrol-
wed sawdust as carbohydrate cat
iltlef food. The use OF wood tor pro-
d Queer gas deserves more EXTENDED IN
PRODUCTION In industrial plants. me
4 manufa cture of plastics from wooo 81 ,ls
still senyeIoped in secrecy, and, IKE
( tI1e manufacture of wood -four, has ap'
narently been developed !, to a much
greater extent in European countries.
I. The new bulletin is entitled s"By-Pro-
sducts of the Lumber Industry, Spe'
Il cfal Agents Series No. Ito.
The spirit of fair play is strong in
fine urchin who must depend upon the
& street for his livelihood as well as
for a place where he may obtain MS
recreation. This was illustrated rather
s3lpofntedly last night on Main street "
q point where a bunch or newspoys
and other youngsters had 1mprov1sed
Il slide on the Ice which covered the
sidewalk. One boy during m1xup,
went down, whereupon there d was wa, LIZ =
4 sharp sa1tercat ton, the upshoty OF wnlcn
Waafa Itacit agreement that 1t was not
fairJ TO trip any kid who wears glasses,
no matter how much the provocat1on
sroItle outsider It looked like an i1nvt:
fatton for the boy with glasses to take
advantage of OF situation, but observa-
stion of his conduct for. the next ten
minutes or so, convinced the onlooker
chat he felt that an obligation had been
: ioIaced ,unon him too, and he was care
III not to offend. although he part1cl-
pated freely Ia :thesspirit Of the occar
sion. $780,
d 4 Musgraye, the West Virgin.
ian's fcorrespondent at Monongalia. Jas
Sdnsp student OF the vast literature
that has grown. up regarding the NE
ssand,works Of Abraham Lincoln, as the
Following extract from a recent; let
I ;tersto this office will show:
gnnce more the birthday of Lincoln
\ draws nigh and felwlines concern
Z iTgsIin should be In order. Colonel
alexander Mcclure said: He was
the most exquisite humorist have
ever known. His .humor was always
snontaneous and that gave It q zest
4 and elegance that the professional
humorist never attains. Petroleum
". Nasty, Lincoln's fayorite humorlst,
once remarked: S'Lincoln.s how OF nu.
NOR was a sparkling spring, gus31ns
onto "a rock-the flashing water. had
d somber background which maue II
ali the brighter"
Peter Cartright, the famous and &C.
centric Methodist preacher did not
like Lincoln very we'll, probably be:
cause Lincoln was not a member OF
IiIag flock, and once defeated the
preacher for Congress. This was
Cartright's description of Lincoln:
st,rhfs Iincoln IS a man six feet tour
inches TALL but SO angular that II
Won should drop plurnmet from the
center Of his head 1t would cut MIN
three times before,it touched his feet.
on the subject of. education Lin
coin uttered this sublime sentiment:
stThaty every man may receive at least
sRSmoderate education, ana thereDy pe
anaTIIed to read the histories OF his
own and other countries, by which he
may appreciate the value Of our free
institutions, appears to be- an object
of vital Importance.
\ 81 70 q party who wished to be en-
I Moved to negotiate reward for prom
ises of influence. Lincoln replied:
N am nominated and elected, shall
snot 90 into the Presidency as the tool
az .this man or that man, or as the
property Of any factor OF CLIQUE.
After some very bad news mad come
~ from tI1e field, Lincoln remarked
u sehnviar Colfax: How willingly