Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-19
CHALLENGE

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CHALLENGE =
Ioailthe Yankees Upon the face Of msEarM.
!, William Goblet {, Of Kensington, in Old Eng
Iaud. hereby offer II bet any Yankee, One Hun
dred Pounds, the conditions Of which bet are az
fullnws:-
Fnsf, that the said Yankee shall plant an acre
of corn in America; that the said Yankee shall
have his acre standing and growing in spine place
within ten miles distance of The Court House OF
The City of New York; that when he shall declare
it 10 be ripe, Dr. MITCHELL Of New York. his
countryman. or, in case Of inability "f him. MIR.
John TredweIi. Of Long Island, shall 90 and as
certain, from the measuring IF square rod. i'm
partially taken, bow much corn he has standing
upon his acre; and that the said Yankee shalt APP
point one of his cauntry,nen residing in England.
to come in like manner. apd take All account Of
the amount Of my crop; that the parties shall com
muncatc to us the amount Of the crop in england
aud America;ha tif the American judges account
of the Yankees crop exceeds that OF mine, DR..
Mitcl,ell, " the other Judge shall draw upon me
fof Hundred pounds through MIR. John Harris,
ofNew York. who vii! pay the bill; that if the
CONTRARY be the result, the said DIR. Mitchell or
John TredwelI STALL see the hundred pounds paid
to Mr.. John iIarri, OF ms account. That there
may be no be not dispute about big corn Of little
corn and the difference or amount of crop, or the
difference there is in great corn and small corn in
filling The busi,cl. the question shal! he decided
by the weight of the sheied corn; that is to say,
rod of ground shall have the ears takenoR, husk-
ed and shciled upon the spot, aud then weighed,
and the question lie decided by the wei ht.-
= = Now. am perfectly serious in this challenge;
and do it to convince the people Of the United
States that we can grow as good corn as they,
and even greater crops They have always said
to me that '.corn'' was the only thing wanted to
make England the finest country in the world;
and this is TO convince them that we have got it.
b ltesire MIR. George Woodward. of New York,
20 put this into the American newspapers.
/ Another condition is, that any one accepting
the challenge must communicate that fact and
describe the spot where the of !andiS, to Mr..
George Wood ward, before the first day of mex;
MAY; and Mr. Woodward must be satisfied that
the party, it losing wish pay the hundred ponds
at once.
The umpire appointed to Judge of my crop must
be one that DR.. Mitchell, Mr. Trcdwcl!, or SIR.
Woodward, will be- answerable for in point of
integrity.
Mr.. Goblet is also endea, orins to introduce
the use Of The husks of the corn for bedding. He
says they better material for bedding than
wool or hair il not better even than feathers. Tie
husks are to be torn into little Slips" with ma
chine for the purpose, and when SO prepared, they
''form fine soft bed to last for years and years,
without clothing into Jumps. and without dust and
fifth OF any sort.'' ''What blessing" says he,
sis here Tor the working people," and he pro.
misses to give some Instructions about it in the
next edition of his "Cottage Economy."--N r
Senmet. r