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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-27
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THE CnOP PROsPECT.

Personal observation at different
points in western, central and north
ern Illinois, convinces us that farm
prospects are anything but bright. In
all the great corn belt it has been
impossible to turn a furrow except
upon the highest land, and wheat is
still worse there is much corn unhar-
vested and receiving serious damage.
Corn in the cribs is injured to great
or or less extent. In Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri, Michigan and
Indiana, spring work is either not be-
gun at all, or is retarded by unfavor.
able weather and q bad condition of
the soil. The aspect is not only dis
couraging, but, in many localities,
positively alarming.
In view of these facts, and the fur
Their fact that. the stock of grains both
at home and abroad Is tar from large,
it becomes matter Of grave consid-
Grafton with the producer, whether he
shall dispose Of what he has on hand
or hold it against the time when his
own necessities may demand it, or
when he can dispose Of it at greatly
advanced prices, and he then be
enabled to take unto himself the ad-
vantages that may otherwise, as they
generally have done, accrue to the
capitalist and the speculator.-Chi-
oago Raririe Farmer, April %.
JOHN DELAN0 TELLS OF HIS SURVEY
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SIX murderers were hung Friday,
Eve at Fort Smith, Ark, and one
(Dolan) at New York.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-27

CALIFORNIA has established tho
whipping-post for the puuishment Of
Wife.beeters in that State.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Ten thousand dollars worth Of
flowers were used at the funeral Of
Mr.. Stewart. Is.
Commodore Vauderbilt's wealth
is estimated at between S75, 900, 900
and $80,000,000.
Mrs. Nelly Grant-Sartoris is to
pass the next season in London, and
he presented at Court rs an English
woman.
Mrs. A. +. Stewards house in
New York is said to be the most ele-
giant and tastefally furnished house
in Christendom.
The San Antonio( Texas) Herald
calls Mr.. Bergh's attention to the fact
that the young grasshoppers eight
miles from San Antonio, are suffering
intensely at nights from cold.
OF the seven children of John
Hall, of North Troy, N. Y, four all
under fourteen years of age, weigh
exactly 200 pounds, and each has ten
fingers, two thumbs and twelve toes.
Bret Harte's story Of "The Fool
of Five Forks" has been translated
into Russian under the title of "The
Foolski of Fiveof Frokevitch." An
exchange thinks this must make Bret
off Harteskl feelom proudovitch.
"A magnificent aims basin, weigh.
ing ten pounds, Of solid gold and sill
yer inlaid with precious stones, wae
used for the first time in the morning
services in St. Paul's Church, Balti.
more, Nd, on Easter Sunday.
Grace Greenwood's husband,
Leander Lippincott, who has been
caught in certain questionable official
transactions at Washington, has al
ways been held in bad repute by he1
friends. He lived for a long time on
her earnings and reputation, and lost
the love of his wife eventually. The
Hartford Times correspondent is re-
sponsible for these statements.
In quiet Milwaukee street, at
night, temperance lecturer was way
laid and compelled to drink half q
pint Of whisky. "And now," says
the Chicago Times, '<the greater portion
Of the adult male population of Mil.
waukee spends its time in roaming up
and down the most unfrequented
streets at night, swathed in the regalis
Of the Sons of Temperance and whistl'
ing Justify, "Water, bright water
pure water for me-"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-27

Flour IL cents q pound, bread Is
cents loaf, beef 25 cents a pound,
no sugar, bacon, or salt pork ; snow a
foot and half deep, ground frozen
solid, water very scarce, nothing can
be done for a month, Everybody is
going farther north" 'no gold here
to pay" "send me $50 to get away
with,"-this is the latest message from
"Custer City," And still
Tramp tramp, tramp the fools are marching,
forward to starvation and misery
in the Black Hills.--C Chicago Post.
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ClOlCe FIOWer 80u V8fQe1 SeeQSa
STRAWBERRIES AND PEACHES,
New Sorts by Mail.

Plants of the newest and finest improved
sorts, carefully packed and prepaid by
mail. Ny collection of Strawberries took
the first premium for the best Collection,
at the great show of the Mass. Horticul-
tural Society, in Boston, last season. 1
grow nearly 100 varieties, the most COM
plete collection in the Country, including
all the new, large American and imported
kinds. Priced descriptive Catalogue, graf
is, by mail. Also, Bulbs, Fruit Trees,
Roses, Evergreen. Is packets Flower or
Garden Seeds, $l.00 by mail.
G. G. The True, Cape Cod Cranberry.
@. best sort for Upland, Lowland, or
Garden, by mail, prepaid, 81 per 100, IS per
1000. Wholesale Catalogue to the Trade.
Agents Wanted.
B. II. WATSON, Old Colony Nurser-
les and Seed Warehouse, Plymouth. Mass.
Established 1912.
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rible political blunder they had made;
and, after the first day, Cauli6eld was
anxious to bring the evidence to an
immediate close, but it was decided
that this could not be done. The
Democratic papers which one day
had denounced with burning indigna-
ton the corruption at the White
House felt exceedingly cheap when
the next day they had to publish the
testimony Of their witness showing
that the corruption was in their own
party. President Grant comes out
untouched, and whatever may be his
faults it remains yet to be proved that
he is not strictly and to the last degree
honest.
Then it was alleged that Postmas-
ter-General Jewell had been max
ing large overpayments to several
Western roads, for transportation OF
mails, through false system Of
weighing. The examinations made
by the committee show that the fraud
alleged had never existed and tha,
the roads received pay for only what
mail they actually carried.
Finally Monday another committee
tried its hand at Catching Grant, -
and obtained a witness who testi-
fed that the President came to his
house one night about two years ago
and ordered him to leave the country
because the President was afraid he
would expose some corruption in the
administration. He would not go,
and the President came around anoth.
or night with an officer, who seized
him. took him to New York, put HIM
on q vessel, had him imprisoned in
the hold, and kept him there until
the vessel landed in Liverpool, when
he made his escape and came back to
this country. This nut was spoiled
just as it was about to- be eaten,
by the further testimony Of the wit
ness that President Grant did moi
come to him in person but only ''iu
spirit" and that the officer was not
real flesh and blood but only a "pres
ence." About this time the commit
tee began to understand that theil
witness was lunatic, and a good
many listeners came to the conclusion
that the difference between the mental
condition OF the witness and that of
majority of the committee was in
degree not in kind.
The foregoing are samples Of the
weeks work by the investigating
committees of the House. They
show the farcical and contemplate
results which follow the desperate ef:
forts made to drag down men promi.
nent before the country, to serve par
tisan ends. The proceedings of these
committees are marked by neitheeKE
dignity nor fairness, justice nor de-
cency. From a mere party point
of view the work of these COM
mittees gives little cause for regret or
alarm their eager malignancy has
caused them to 60 to such extremes
that their ill-adyised action has re-
coiled upon themselves. and they
have injured the Democratic party
much more than they have the party
against which their efforts have been
directed; but looked at from a point
above party considerations their hot
desire to drag INTO the mire the high.
est officers Of the government and
their delight in besmirching the
pursst regulations, is a cause for ma
tional shame.
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A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE FOR A VERY
LITTLE WOOL

The Democratic Investigating
Committees are not very we'll satisfied
with the net results of their labors Of
the past week. 1t has been long APP
parent that the purpose Of these COM
mittees is not to conduct honest and
impartial investigations and to bring
to punishment all guilty persons,
without regard to party connections,
but to iqure the influence and repu-
tation of leading Republicans, through
secretly concocted ISLANDERS. To this
end they have given to and caused to
be published IN the Democratic pa
pers Of the country false and malici-
Gus reports based upon e. porte testi,
mony. This was tried in the case of
Secretary Bristow, who was charged
With having accepted; brides from
Kentucky distillers to secure the dis
missal Of certain suits, but Mr.. Bris-
tow at once addressed the Chairman
Of the committee forcible letter,
denying the charges in every particu.
lar and demanding an immediate and
searching investigation. The Chair
man had nothing to do but back
down, which he did not very good
humoredly, and was compelled to ad-
nit that Mr.. Bristow stood before the
committee with the fullest exonera-
ton of even q suspicion" And
again, in the case Of the bark Mary
Merritt, wherein he is charged with
having received improper fees, he
challenged investigation and offered
to furnish the committee every in
formation in his power-the fact be.
ing that he never received a single
dollar in the case from anybody.
The committee endeavored to have
the investigation secret, but the more
respectable Democrats in the House,
appreciating the injury that must
eventually result to their party from
this Star Chamber style of proceed
ings, united with the Republicans in
requiring that the investigation should
be made with open doors.
Next thebrilliant Barney Cauli6eld
filled the Democratic heart of the
country with joy with the announce
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
THE MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY, July 3-P. NJ
To-day being generally observed as holiday
though not legally designated as such, all the EX-
changes have been closed and little business trans
acted EXCEPT by such banking institutions as kept
open t. provide for drafts, bills &c., coming due
The Howard Insurance Company has declared u
scrni-annual dividend Of 6per cent, payaple Oh de
maUd
The Third National Bank of fonkers has declareu
a dividend of Big per cent.
The Globe Fire Insurance Company Las declared u
dividend of 10 per cent, payable on demand
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
TIE STATE OF TRADE.
RNpEAN MARkIr

LIvraroor- July 3-t2.SO p. m.-C.tton is Hat and
Irregular. iliug Uplgads td Iiddug orleans, sd;
sgl,. 600 bales 900 speculation and export
Er,n:. bales Of which $500 American fut-Ges
au.. offerings free sales OF MIilug lIauSS Low Mid.
ding claus. September and October delivery, ~ Joisd
IyFUpOOi, JAW 3-l:5O p m-CottOn-Sales Of hhdllng
Nildlgg clause. july delivery AZ 5'il; DO do.
September OctohJ delivery 52s s's oi new crop
N iL'ug Up.auds Low Mdtnng clause shipned october
November, sr SAIL AZ Gd OF the sales toGsy $500 bales
American. ,, .
iS iib duh ~ 81 Lard-Iimc Western dun AZ - j.
Wheat-Rectip, for the past week: From Atlantic pors,
1880 ors: from Pacific ports 1850 Grs and from other
sources als The receipts O corn for the week
-put Qrs. hand: Pcc 100 tcs. old 1850 tcs.
new: FORK bbs old 1850 IL. new; Bacon, 22 $50
boxes Iae long 1850 boxes shoulders 1900 boxes
Cheese choice, $1,000 boxes Land Prime West
orr $50 stock Of Lard Prime Western in Man
chester. Is almost exhausted.
IyEtPuoI,e July $3.50 D. m.-COtton futures fiat ysaes
OF Miliug IViHuds Low Mldilng clause Juy delivery,
at 52d 10. do september and october delivery al i.
LONuuN July 3-l2j0 nConsos H3'Is for b0tn money
United States bous lS6js, Old los "a Erie
Railway shares I3L DO Preferred, 10.
LpSpoS July 3l3U p. m-faTs advtces state that the
Hat per cent? Keutes At lOiL Doc for the ac
LONDON July $50 p. m.-The amount Of bullion gone
into IN, Bank of England on balance to-day " E2l,uOO
IOygUS, July 81 =. n.-Erie Railway sl1res l3. Paris
aiyces quote per cent Rentes az lOit H22c for the
count. .,.
the account Refined Petroleum. Id. b gallon. spirits Of
Turrrnune. - d223 2 Cwt.
PARIS July 3-ExchaHse London, 25t 29c. for short
sight
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financial.
PROPOSALS for Purchasing 1852. 900 in
4 BONDS OF the CITY or SPRINGFIELD, H.
DEPARTMENT OF tINANCt, CONrBo@ERs OFFICE


I BONDS OF the CITY or SPRINGFIELD, III.
DEPARTMENT OF tlNANyt, CuNt8OL:ERs OFFICE {
NrGNoEiLu, III, June p, 1915.
H. compliance with an ordnance passed by city Council
% Tie Cy q Springfield ~ Jane 81 lsi6 entitled IN og
iusuU" u pIoy'jc or tNc funding cf OF the c
drLt at lover rate o Interest PROPOSALS viii be received
THE office 90 noon, july % 1876 Tor the Of
hu"' M and htywo thousand tSl5109o dollars IN onds OF
Tie (Ity OF Springfield o be- issued Ia lien Of 100000
bonds ui the sai city - Spug.d issued for and known
the iana, spring. cd aud North Western Railroad bonds
aud - IN bouts oi the said C Of springfield known "a
High school Building bOnts' WhiC. bonds rcdrcil.
able NJ th pleasure OF the y said $4,000 in bonds when
issued, sha uOt than % cent nttits pr
auuUm, payable semi annually. The principal an interest
shall be- auc H the Ctv OF NcWNOlk. said bonds DO
issued M OF 5000 or II 900 each.
All received for the purchase OF said bonds
state the price the bidder viii and the denominations in
which he desires bonds issued and be accompanied
By bond IN Che penal ot % o. with two
eures to be by the Finance Committee Of the city
Council Of the city ~ Spriugc for the faithful performance
Of the conditions of the proposal said bonds shah be issued
IN compliance with OF Legislature
Illinois, approved April IL, 1870 entitled Act 90 amend
Act entitled Act 10 enabl Counties cities townships
districts and otL municipal corporations TO take m
and cancel outstanding bonds and other evidences ncb
eneS and fund the same approved and In March .B
ls2 aud be rcdc mahle az The pleasure Of the city after
years, and within 20 years froih tatc.
The city rpseryrs the night 10 reject and all bids.
For further Information address The undersigned,
t. n. PEARSON,
G1y On< Ollefs prip 81, III, IN
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~ y. wHOLE5 ALE PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE
FOR rnE WEEK ENDING JULY 3. 1876
Expressly ior TIE - Y rRlBuyE by oar own Reporter

GeHsr0t UirstOAs.
send only Poo1 articles The freight AMI other
up roor GOODS Put everything good order An attractive
look examination ad often -ic where
uacsrge or sl'veny appearance fas Pa securely 80 ta
viii aoi Hu" tbs contents change about lac
peaty Oi ctcI" osy fine cut srdv "t ery5 Max plaaiy
with pIin-a stencil plate is best and contents the
box barrel stating The amount also send letter az tie
tine, stating what SEM, the ruu'r timc sc An
voice last should also be- incloe In barrel box Always
tie nuubrr az packages. FOR yourself rcuua
dnc goods put best shape, that mark is
demand.
BEANS tND PEAS
Receipts for past week ii62 bbls.; past
l.3u The bean market continues dull NgTITs
still hOiing AZ Al As. whch is obtained " tn difficulty,
even carriage and brokerage Included \
- ~ = IIa sICtlUns have been ght Tor come
Prime red kidneys not plenty but Inferior lots
Offering at Ow figures No transactions to speak Oi in
Quotations:
BEANS. Pea, other. 1 O01 10
Nehuc. prime Eily.rrl, prime ! 3Jd ! 80
bush. 0jdtl 90 Do do. other. / O00 ! 25
Do. poor 10 good iJd 80 PEAr.
Msriows prime.l 800 iS Green bush 81 O0d 10
& OJG 2J Can. bulS, boud $40 yS
nUT1ER.
Receipts for the past week 2g7S7 PACKAGES do previous
week. ,0i7i shipments, 1880 packages. The very hot
% the past week Las been opposed active ship
ping trade Indeed much activity In the business in any
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
COTTON MARKETS.

CUARrFsroy July Cotton lower; Middlng l-r: Low
MhliH 1Oi.g: Good ordinary. 9c Ect receipts, L bales
exports coasts, go bales; sales, $50 bales stOca, $3.50
bales
MOBILE. July 3-CO;tou unchanged: Mddng lie; net
cciDs gl bales; 81 bales; eSpOrs, cOastwise 20
bal,~ sales. 40 bales. stock, SAB bales
NEWUHLEANs. July 3--tott1u quiet and easy: M!ftHg
ll3c Low Mdtmg, lOtc.; Good Ordinary @isc.;
ccIrt l4i2 bales gross. $50 bales exports 20 Great
Britain 2Ug7 bales sales 50 bales stock 73gU3 bales.
LoyI-yILlE, July 3.-t ottOn quiet Mltdlng, lUtc
MEM.IiI~. July S.-CJtuu du and easier NNiilUg lie;
receipts. bales shipments I97 bales sales $50 bale,
stock. ..1J1 bales.
B1SfoS July 3-Cotton-Ne receipts % bacs gross SOC
bales
SAyASNAH. July 3.-Co'tou quiet Miidlngs, lie. Low
MddUgs, lOc; Good Ordinary sac; net receipts Isl
bales arus Isl bales exports colstyse, 25l bales tal
g. bales; stock, S.5i7 bales
GuyG,.oS Iuly g. Coon nominal hid'l!ngs, II hc; Low
Nidtiu-- IUlc. Good ordinary, Hir ,C"pts, i3 bales
gro.s. 43 ba'os exports coastNisC, lOj bales sales loU
bales stock. s,2iG bales.
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Financial.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
OFFfcR or COMMISSIONERS.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June ~, 1861
20 the provisions OF act OF the General Assem-
bly, Alabama approved 2d February 1876 an ONCE Will be
opened in the CITY NewY0Tk the Gath day OF July
said ACT.
The bonds 10 exchanged in NewYork those issued
der the following named acts, 10 WITT
Act issue OF state bonds approved
10Th December, 1865.
An Act renew extend the time OF payment OF certain
bonds thor rein named" approved 18th January 1866.
provide the OF interest on the bonded
An extend the time OF payment Of certain
bonds therein naned." approved 9Th February, 1867.
Act to authorize the issue OF state bonds approved
18th August 1863.
An Act the extension of certain state bonds
payable in London the hIs day of June s7O
proved I7th February, 1870.
proved 18Th February, 1877.
An Act extend the time OF payment OF
tain bonds therein named approved 9th February SJ2
provide for the ment or Interest due and
paid on valid against the state account Of the
failure Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company TO
paw said interest" approved sth March, 1871.
The exchange of bonds issued under the following named
the Office Of the commissioners IN the city
and after the first day Of July next IN
with the provisions Of said act of Z3d February 1915
An Act to relieve regulate the finances of the State"
approved 18th December, 1871:
llnain the credit OF Alabama approved 25th
February, 1878. ...-
amount thousand dollars per mile in lieu o, state
dorsement the various railroad companies Of this
' 'if GEO. 8. HOUSTON
LEVI W. LAWLER
T. b. BElHEA.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04

direction English shippers insisting upon lower ngqIe
wanting good article OF Western butter at about oc @
Of he butter now coming forward affected by the neat
bas 10 be sold at discount State rkns arrive G
are made up from pals. moderate number o' mi
are want for shipping few of the hnest pans are sun
beng iobbed 23d30c. but the number whoeseu ~
l. NOT large figures OF last week. reiark
inc more dficulty to sell Quotations
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
Ner {Jnbliraiicns.

VNHE SEMI-TROPICAL
4 for JULY contains
FLOKIDA and Italy compared and contased The value oi
orida 10 Americans Its hygeBc condition CanGidy con-
sideTcd, by SOLON ROBINSON. ,.-.,
articles containing valuable Information TOT %
tonTs invalid immigrant, and all others wanting to kho" oi
Florida and the South generally.
Single numbers 30 cents. Per gnnum w.
Deaiers supplied BY theAmeTlcaH News Company " y.
CHARLES ". ELEM, lublisler,
JackSouyilie Fla
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION given Vocal

srcciatyl ter months In exchange for bOar,
v Idv WHO has studied under best masters at home aud
Abroad n city preferred Address vocal Box ISo,
TptOwn Tribune Office, 1,23S Broadway.
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1nstrnctlon.
City.

4 MEXICAN KINDERGARTEN-now III its
~ lCu year-at Il East 1Jd-st Miss = NJ CoE pm
4 TRAINING CLASS FOR TEACHERS will DO organized
At tbe American Kindereartea Building Gallery
on the Centennial Grounds. Philadelphia June 20
An ueptreiynew OF material cheap beautiful aud purely
American invented by and manufactured only Tor Miss Coo
All the Frorcl ideas adapted Books with
out words 2. volumes Any child mako them Teachers
and families supplied at very reasonable rate
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04

4 SPECIAL CARD
"a hints from perfect master are oi'en Cf more
service In developing the capacities of Dui than the most
prOlIacted lessons Of an inferior teacher -; ., ,.
The subscriber viii receive pupils or instruction N The
ART of PISMANSHIP during the Summer months at ba
prices special for boys OF e PaCLo and private
Schools approaching vacations VIII gave them the 9p
portuntv VIII commence ri and o'clock a m daily, tis
month and continue during July Ladies may receive strictly
convent, nt hours hsO halouf less rs
ior and CLERKS" Circulars may be lad AT the
'''0''' OLIVER y. GOLDSMITH.
CHARLIER INSTITUTE for Young Ladies,
" lf' NADISON-ANE.
This School win REOPEN Sept 2G.
few BOAEDEkS win be taken. prospectus 10 be had
New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY
OF THE UNITED STATES. BY Dr. H. Won HOIST
Translated from the German by JOHN j. LALoK anu Al.
FRYD b. MASON SvO pp. 6Oj. Chcaeoi CahAghan q
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-13
Killed Before One Knows IL.

There is an American story ofrespect-
able antiquity which tells how fast
train outran the sound of its own sig
nails and came to utter grief, the sound
of the warning whistle arriving after
the collision. The driver was killed,
and the story ended with the words,
poor fellow ne was dead when his
curses reached him. As curious,
and much more certainly true, Is the
fact that when a man is struck by light
ming he does not see the flash. We do
not know whether it has been observed
tnat something similar will happen TO
the first man killed by the eighty one
ton gun, within mile of the muzzle,
who will not hear the shot tired. The
velocity of sound is eleven hundred
and thirty two feet per second. The
muzzle velocity of the bolt of the
eiehty-one- ton gun is about sixteen
hundred feet per second. This, of
course, rapidly dimiDishes; but the
average for some distance would be
greater than that of the sound. In fact,
as the shot carries its whistle along
with it one would hear the whistle of
the shot before hearing the gun. Some
curious observations might be made
with regard to this latter point, as to
the acoustic effect of sound emitted by
a body travelling faster than the sound.
The only other example we have is the
lightning flash, producing the lrregu-
lar roll of the thunder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-13
Mysterious Fires.

We are now arrived at season of the
year when fires are abundant, and mys-
terious fires especially so. The mystery
of fire is one of three kinds-the mystery
of fraud, the mystery of carelessness,
and the mystery of ignorance. The
latter characterizes people of all ranks
in life, and is, seemingly, as persistent
as carelessness, and sometimes as culpa-
bic as fraud. For instance, how many
people know precisely what a defective
fiue is? How many know anything
about spontaneous combustion? How
many know that hollow walls are actual
flues, which have the power of carrying
flames from the bottom of the mouse to
the top, almost instantly? How many
people know that the heat of stove,
even when separated by some little dis
tance from wood, will, in the course of
time, so char it that spark will fire 1t !?
How many know, that under favorable
circumstances, fire will shoulder for
hours, ready to flash into actual flame
by the opening of door, or the slight
est current of air caused in any manner
whatever? In brief, how many know
anything Of hundred and one circum-
stances that will cause mysterious fires,
which a slight degree of practical
knowledge might PREVENT