Delaware journal., 1827-12-14

+, Srd. The lie climate Office Of the poker, in the
care Of hard coal fire, is 10 clear away The ashes
which accumulate the lower bars, and promote
the circulation Of air not TO quicken the blaze by
breaking large coal in pieces, or by changing inc
position of pieces as in fires of Liverpool.
4th. fire should be poked when at its zenith
|ifyou wait till it is much below that, your poklng
will only poke it out the more you poke it the less
it will burn.
9th if the fire from having been too long neglect7
ed appears to be in doubtful state hesitatlng go
tween life AMI death-never touch q poker to it, il
will be the death of it stir it, scarce look or
breathe on ii, but with the step of aghost, ZAP on
the blower, and the vital spark be not wholly ex-
tnc the arr will find it out, and in few moments
blow il up 10 generous heat; then gradually add
fresh coal small clean pieces, devoid OF dust, and
your fire i, safe. Servants never learn this mystic
ry, they always fly to the poker in every time Of
distress and by their stupid use OF it, double their
labor aud vex the mistress OF the house.
6tn. This direction should be particularly OBJ
served in the morning, when the fire has been per-
petuated. No coal should be added nor the fire
touched, till after the blower has been up and down
its work. 1t will often be found, especially in the
case of the Schuylkl coal, (far preferable 70 Le-
high that this alone will furnish sufficient heat Tor
the breakfast hour which is demonstration that
ii is waste, but clear saving to perpetuate the
| fire in the manner laid down.
| 7th. Many more ncities might be enumerated,
touching the poker but refrain and willingly leave
something TO the mag gination OF the reader would
conclude, as the preachers say with only one prac-
tical remark, that you will never have good an
thracite fire, till you have broken your husband,
brother or wife Fof the mischevous habit ofpokng.
1t is surely an unseemly habit in itself, well as
an injurious one to the fire. tshows too, a med
dIesome, prying nsnuating disposition and can
never help thinking, when one otthls sort po-
king the coas that he only wants the opportunity
of thrusting himself into my private affairs.
; From the National Iatcligcncer, Dec. 12.
5 The Committees Of Congress.-The process Of
| appointing the Standing Committees in the TWO
Houses of Congress is completed. and our readers
are apprsed of the composition Of those Committees.
As to those of the Senate, have nothing to re-
e mark and as to those Of the House OF Kepresen-
tatvcs, not much more. With regard to the latter,
we oresaw and hinted at the delicacy of the position
e of the new Speaker. reference to the organlza-
ton of his Committees will leave no doubt on that
II head, on the minds OF those even who doubted be-
it fore We do not mean. in our brief observations
II on this subject, to indviduaize we never do 1t.
indeed, in any other than complimentary manner,
unless where an individual plants himself IN posi-
a ton so prominent and particular that you cannot
overlook him if you would. 1t is enough for our
general purpose, to say. that 1t is believed that ma
of Representatives is composed Of Members oppos.
O. ed to the present Administration.
of All that is ndispensaby necessary, to keep the
it wheels of Government in some sort OF motion from
year to year, is the passage Of the annual appropria
ton bills, for the payment of the Civil List, and for
he the support of the Army and Navy Oithe passage
lc Of these indispensable bills, supposng any extremi-
r y of party conflict, presume there is no doubt
r he object of the party opposed to the Aminstra.
of lion being not to break down the Government, but
G. those who administer it. Nothing unfortunate
s. TO that opposition could have happened blythe way.
ct than their having succeeded in choosing their Spea
ker, and of course in appointing their Committees
er in the House of Representatives.
n As for the annual appropriation laws, as Mr.
o. RANpoLpHs appointment to the head Of the Com
all mtee of Finance appears to he generally consider
Il ed as merely honorary, and Mr. McDuFFIE, second
on the committee, becomes the effective head OF it.
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