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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17
IBsceher's rinse Table.

Following Is the programme for the
Pacific coast trip Of Henry Ward Beecher (:
Thursday and Friday. August 18th and
10th. Virginia City; Saturday. August
18th. Carson City /; Monday. August 18th.
Reno; Tuesday. August Goth. Grass VAL
Icy; Wednesday. August 2ist. Stockton ;
Thursday and Friday. Angus, 2ld and sd.
San Francisco; Saturday. August Gath.
Oakland: sunday. August 2jth. San Fran
cisco; Monday. August 26th. santa Cruz ;
Tuesday. August 9th. San jose; Wednes.
dAy August 2sth. OAKLAND; Thursday and
Friday. August 18th and 30th. and Sunday.
September lat. nam Frapcisco Monday.
September "a, PetAlums; Tuesday. Sep
tember ID. Vallejo; Wednesday. Septem.
Der Ith, Napa; Thursday. September 9Th.
Marysville /; Friday and Saturday. Septem-
Der 9Th and It'll. Sacramento; Tuesday.
september 10th. Salt Lake City; Thurs
day. September 18th. Laramie; Friday.
september 18th. Cheyenne; Saturday and
sunday, September 18th and 18th. Denver;
Monday, September 18th, Georgetown ;
Tuesday. September 18th. Central City ;
wednesday. September 18th. Denver; Fri.
DAY, September 10Th. Omaha.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17

Ar AucrIos.-There is considerable hu.
man nature and not q little human educa-
ton visible at even an ordinary auction
sale ON the streets Of Virginia. A NEWS
reporter this morning saw q boz Of lOo
miserable cigars sold for s. %, while q
5O-pound box Of beans, worth from ten
cents 70 . bit per pound. only brought
seven bits. A boz OF dried grapes. $50
pounds, went for 81. while whisky. dear at
any price, was run up beyond all prsee-
dent.
BEEcurR goes through the world
With at least u eye open. He says tina
people immigrating TO Virginia must be
gin life anew and he 10 not prepared TO say
ct which end. lie il to-day making In.
quiries ~ to our schools, churches. ETC..
and trying 10 faihom the mysteries Of
buying . I" bits worth" OF fruit aud get
ting but ten cents back out Of aquarter.
KELLS's CoScERr.-The highest Of an
tieipations are held in regard to the con.
cert Of John Kelly At Piper's Opera House,
Virginia. Tuesday night. He has been alb
sent from the Comstock now some fifteen
years, but finds many old friends still
here end they will rally round him. The
programme will bs found in another col
umn.
Monk B~ErrER.-If any U 10 at all anx'
ious a. TO what he shall eat or drink, al
doubts will be at oncc relieved by calling
At tho CAPITAL Billiard Saloon Of Lowrey 4
Enos, lust above the vesey House, Main
street, Gold Hill. Their bar 10 hrst-class,
and the eating stand there would temp
old Epicurus himself TO an over'induis
ence.
Tur child Of ]. A. stephens. OF Vir'
ginia. which was so severely sealded 70
Gently by upsetting . basin OF hot watsl
upon itself. was considered out OF DANCE
yesterday afternoon, but passed . restless
and painful night. Still stronS hopes an
entertained for its recovery.
TUE military companies Of the Com
stock are doing more practicing than evel
now. The coming contest at the Miners
Union picnic, September Z, will Be thu
shArpsat of the season.
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Grant and Ksy for 1880.

WASHINGTON. August 1.-THE Io.t this
morning publishes . statement tina. As
sistant Postmaster General Tyner, in con-
versstion with some personal friends on
his recent trip 10 Europe, remarked that
be had conversed with several leaders Of
the Grant movement. and they arc indeed
earnest In pushing General Grant for the
Presidency. He said that the choice oil .
man for the second place on tho ticket had
embarrassed Grants managers good deal
until the name Of General Key was sug'
gstsd, when II was adopted at once.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17

The much talksd.of yacht race on Lake
Tahoe may As vol DO considered Oh. for
the present. at least. II was TO have been
between John McRinnsy's boat. Transit.
and DIR. Kirby's Fieta. for 500 . side.
Kirby placed $40 forfeit money In the
hands Of the stakeholder. but ~
the Transit was dismantled and
undergoing extensive repairs, Mckinney
stated that she could not DO got ready In
time. consequently put up no forfeit. To-
day DIR. Kirby withdrew the $40 deposit
from the hands Of the stakeholder. and the
race will not take place. except under some
new arrangement. The Doctor feels more
certain than ever that his boat 10 the best
and fastest.
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n.,.r,.r.. Last evening.

Ines. T. wiegand. Mrs ID Z Mccarthy
Mrs d Elliott. IA Herring. JH Dali
Z II Higgins. Mrs T Damon and chill
dren. Ms. X Heidenrieh. A HAnak and
wife, T. L buckingham and wife. Miss u
Rule. l. Hill. J II sanborn. J Haley. J W
Barton. J y Herman. = q Kaneen. j Plum
q Baitsrman. AL Edwards. W Cohn'
J I~vAneoyich. Vim Lee. J Delehanty. Mis-
l. Hanak. Miss T. Rising. Miss Waters,
Miss Rule. G II Pratt. IL Brown Miss !
PAamore. q II Golden.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17

Bishop Whitaker and wife. Gil Herbert
J Williams. Q II BelknaP. Gov Bradley
J wilkey. Mrs Z James. RIM Rowland
Geo Laity. J N Baldwin. Miss Julia Allen,
J Dryer. A Williams. q W Pease, 7 Coffin.
A = Freund. ~ Barnes. J Irvine. A
lnghAm. J Johns. J we-tenfelt. A Horn
Mrs Anderson. Mrs waierson. Mrs James
J Mcmillan.
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A P,.ru..s.riel.n Community.

GRENADA. Miss. August iG.-The scenes
In this plague-siricken town for the past
t~wenty.four hours beggar description. The
strongest men, and helpless chill
drsn are sick. dying or dead. The official
death list for the last "a hours numbers
IT. The population has decreased TO q
little over 200 whites. But few new cases
have appeared. They have no material "a
work on. The deaths are old cases. NJ,
Freeman and wife. from New Orleans en-
route 70 New York. were put OIL the train
this morning, both with cases Of well de
ieloped yellow fever.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17
Yesterdays InquI.,tioa by the Pot.
ter hang,

~Yeaterdny't InqutsttiOu ~ tuo foss
ser dang.
NEw YoRK. August iG.-The Potter
Congressional Committee met this morn
ing. A dispatch WAS received by the com.
mittee from Major Burke Of New Orleans.
stating that he would arrive here satur.
day. lie 10 said to be ono Of the most i'm.
portsnt witnesses yet examined. He was
the sccredited agent Of Governor Nichols
at Washington during the celebrated
wormley conference.
John A. Leete again took the stand and
read several letters from Kellogg, one OF
which 10 As follows;
WILLARp's HOTEL, February %. 1871
Dear Leete: l received your letter. IL
looks now rs II the count would progress
and Hayes be declared President before
the 4th Of March. l noticed what you
wrote about ths Tine. special. j imme-
diately te%legraphed q denial To tho Tss'.
Packard will be recognized no doubt by
Hayes, II not by Grant before hc goes out
Of office. ! do not see how II can be 9TH
erwise, and all the leading Republicans
here are Of that opinion, and LouisianA's
vote was counted and she did become the
cornerstone, 90 10 speak. such q wonder
could only occur In 80 wonderful q coun-
try a. this, and only once in 100 years.
Ans we'll that ends we'll. Whatever be-
tides We have made o heap OF history, such
o. 1t 10. When you go into another State
convention vote right.
(signedJ: W. p. KELLOGG.
Leete continuing: The sjOO,0OO relief
bill passed In 1874 was for the overflow
and also 70 take care Of the negroes and
500 that they voted straight.
Hero another letter was read abiding to
witness. who said: THAT applies To me.
That was the time ! was detailed TO watch
you Potter when you were on that com'
mittee, when you got away With Phelps
and Foster"
Pottor-I mover met two moro honor
able men In my life. Your statements are
. mistake.
LeeA-well, We thought they were very
soft, and I was detailed to see after you
and find out how you got around them.
Here witness produced an election ticket
Of 1875, gotten out by the Republicans. IL
bore the names OF Democratic candidates
throughout, with the exception OF Darrall
l~liepublican) for Congress.
Another letter was read from Wotmore
10 Lecte. 1t stated that 10 was getting
disguised with Wells and that ho was
nearly starving.
Lcete, COMMUNICATION 500 Wetmore
Was James Madison Wells editor OF his
organ. Wells lived at Rapids Parish"
witness Eaid II would take a long time to
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17
From Paradise.

J. Il. sanburn has just reached Virginia
from tho new mining district ct tho head
Of Paradise Valley. some 60 miles from
winnemucca. and brings several valuable
samples Of the ore product Of that section.
These are silver ores. and Of various kinds.
some OF tho richest bear native silver In
large quantities. sulPhurets. ehlorides'
ruby and horn silver al.o abound. The
samples are all exceedingly rich. MT.
sanburn reports that several lines OF ioca-
tions have already been made along the
trend Of surface indications, q noa'
rock, but that no well.dehned ledge hAs
vet been developed. The prospecting
done thus far has been without System
iu fact, such . thing a. delying with :
definite object just now would be Aimos,
imps.sibls. What l. wanted 10 capital
anal experienced men TO direct It's employ
ment. There 10. however. much good ore
on and about the surface, which would
we'll paw working. Al present som OF
| this Is being hauled OF for reduction
| ,rhe route now usually taken TO these ne"
mines il up tho Little Humboldt TO ths
head Of its valley. and thence acros. thu
mountains to the head Of Paradise Valley
| In the opinion Of Mr.. Sanburn the pros
peet for the camp Is excellent.
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VICTORIA TO HER PEOPLE.
speech Of she Emprrss.Queen on the
Prorogatlon Of EnrtiamenL

PreroEstIon Of Parliament
LONDON, August is. The following 10
the text Of the Queens speech p~roroguing
Parliament:
Ny Lords and Gentlemen When In q
critical condition Of public Affairs you As.
sembled at the commencement OF the year,
I pointed ont that In the interest OF my
Empire precautions might become neces.
sary. which / applied 10 your liberality to
provide. At the same time l assured you
that nc efforts In the cause OF peace should
be wanting on my part Your response
contributed largely TO . pacification OF the
troubles which then existed. The terms
Of the agreement between Russia and the
Porto, 80 far as they affect pre.existing
treaties, were, after an interval Of discus
sion. submitted to a Congress OF the Pow
ers and their counscls have resulted In q
peace which, i AIN thankful TO believe. IL
satisfactory and likely TO be durable.
Tho Ottoman Empire has not
emerged from . disastrous war with.
out loss, but the arrangements
which have been mado. while favorable to
tho subjects Of the Porte. have secured
10 . position Of Independence which can
DO upheld against aggression. 1 have con-
cluded . defensive convention with the
Sultan. which has been laid before you.
II gives. a. regards his Asiatic empire, .
. more distinct expression TO the engage
ments which In principle j, together with
other Powers. accepted In 1856. but OF
which ths form has not been found prac-
tically efiectuAl. The Sultan has. on the
other hand. bound himself TO adopt and
carry into effect measures necessary for
securing good government In tho prov.
inces. In order To promote the objects OF
this agreement I have undertaken the oc.
cupstion and the administration OF the
island Of Cyprus. In aiding TO bring
shout the settlement which has taken
place. / have been assisted by the discipline
and high spirit Of my forces by sea and by
land, by the Alacrity with which my re-
serves responded to my call, by
the patriotic offers Of the military.
and by my people In the Colonies. and
by the proud desire Of my Indian army TO
be reckoned among the defenders Of tho
British Empire. Q desire justified by the
soldierly qualities Of the force recently
quartered In Malta. The spontaneous OF.
fers Of troops made by many Of tue native
Governments Of India were very crafty.
ing to me. and | recognize In them = fresh
manifestation OF that feeling towards my
crown and person which has been dis.
played In many previous instances. Ny
relations with all foreign powers continue
friendly. and although the condition OF
Affairs In South Africa still AFFORD. some
ground for anxiety. ! have learned with
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17
rnR PALACES RATING STAND.

For . roast Of beef uneIcellsd In Storey
county. 70 10 Thomas HsnrOn's Eating Stand
In the Palace Saloon, No. : North o street,
Virginia CITY. Fresh oystsrs at all hour In
every style. Forty miners always on hand q
night. For tasty, home style OF cooking. and
siord, the Palace Eating stand has no superior.
TT II. apis
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A nRmARKABLR Gaze.

ono Of the most extraordinary cures on
record was tha; Of The man John y. Herman.
dez. residing In salt IAis City. Who vas st
deaths door with that terrible diseass Mara.
mus the best medical aid had failed TO stop
the progress OF the malady. when twentJ.thfes
bottles OF BRisTOL'S sAhBAPARiLLA and
thres phiais Of BRisToLs PILLS m.ds him q
we'll man. lI1o I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17

PrS PoHrRAn.-Thsre 10 on exhibition
in the window Of Boegle's book store, yir-
cini.. t. ape portrait Of Mrs. Jones. mother
on uuited States senator J. p. Jones. II
ia pen etching in India ink. and 10 not
only 4 good likeness. but also . fine, strong
p%iciure. II Is the work Of Lincoln ID.
Wright. There 10 . vast deal Of work on
n. and 10 cover 90 much ground with
touches Of the ino point Of steel pen 70
quired great patience
o. sroppARp. Of Virginia, has besn ten
d.red and has accepted the position OF su'
ps~rin.endent o. construction OF new ma.
shinery about to DO put up for the Blue
Gravel Mining Company Of Aoors's tis''
California.
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A.s..sin.sion I'm Russis.

ST.. PETERSBURG. August 1.-THE sssss'
sins Of General Mszsntzow fred upon
General MAnkuroff. chief Of . corps Of
gems d'armes. who endssvored TO arrest the
assassins after they had stabbed the CHIEF
Of Police. From this circumstance arose
the frat report that General MezentEov
had been killed by . pistol shot.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-17
An Ohio Tornado.

DAYTON. August ia tornado passed
this city yesterday afternoon, unroofng .
number Of houses and blowing down sew.
sral barns near Dayton. The wind was
accompanied by . storm OF rain and hail
that did considerable injury To crops In the
vicinity.
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ruR UsRs TO WHICH

Murray / Lsnman's Florida Water 10 put may,
without eIasssntion, be said to be universal.
In refined and cultivated society Il 10 recog.
niIed as the most refreshing and agreeable Of
perfumes for the handkerchief. the toilet and
he bath. ll2o I'm
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o, n, GALLUP.

o. n. aALLur. opposite the Bank Of o.tfor.
favorite brands Of Imported C.gap, ohoios Bit
cigars. all kinds OF chewing tobacco. meef.
schanm pipes, nuts. candies. ans cutisfy, Nd
tors end tAncy goods Of I'll kinds, sp3en
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MRnIcAL

This great cure for Rhsunstism. Neuralgia
and ell Pains. Burns. scslds. Colds. and all
achee and pains that people and families sufer
with, 10 really q wonder aid . success. j.
Jones. Jf. sells 10 at Gold Hill. jei2 om
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At LAKE TAHOE.

The Joys and rrsabies OF = News
Correspondent a Ball ~ Nc.
Minsey,s-Thriiits ~
shipwreck.
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STOCK REPOkr.


200 Meadow Valley, SOC
30 Raymond 4 Ely. ~, ~. ), 4s,5
800 Eureka Con-, a., Ns, Nt
300 Jackson. 81, 50, 81. %
3O75 Belmont. IL. 1 80. I 20
800 Leopard, I 65. l co
1895 ella. soc, 5jc. zoe
los Northern Belle, iOs, iOs
zoo Panther. zoe
1850 Hussey, 1Oc. Goe
525 Manhattan, ~, pa
800 De Frees, zoe, l5o
AGO Grand Prize. 81. 80
isj ArgentA, &c, COO
1850 Navajo, zoe
2sO5 Endowment, ], l 10
s65 Independence. ~. : 10 2i"
1000 star. Ia
COO hell I.le.l2je
$50 Day. Coo. SOC
200 Hamburg. ~
PCS Hillside. 4. > = I. Ja,f
29lO Modoc. 2jc. zoe
100 New Coso, 3Oc
$50 Bodie. 81 y, $500. 31e' 3Is
ITO Bechtel...2 10. ? %. , 10. 22O
eco MeClinton, ~. i2o. no.
$50 Tioga, 4
5l5 summit, ~, j, 2t,i
IS Bulwer. II
$50 syndlcAte,
1910 GoodshAw. 80. I IS
asa Maybelle.
$50 White Clond. I, 10
U ConeordiA. SOC. sjc'i
40 Oriental. IL, IL
40 Tipiop. y.
400 Con. Arizona. ~
Ills scorpion, 4. a.
1850 LeviathAn. Coo. &c
$50 North Con. Virginia. J. ~. 81. 3 40
clio Ward. 3 co. 3 70. 3 G5. so
1875 Belvidere. ~. 5, it.5
+95 Tiptop. IL. 81
200 Oriental. IL, IL
80 Martin White. ~
90 Leeds. soc
500 Trojan. 55c. 500
1850 Lee. Csc. IOc
4sO Morning Star. >
$40 Benton. 81. 5s,5
100 Boyle, 81. 2 10, %
800 Aurora
100 Prospect. Toe
72O Vermont. a.. 4 IL. I 20
100 Rough 4 Ready. 2 40. a.
275 Solid Silver, ~
THIS mi
us Ophir. a.. "a. az. a.
995 Mexican. %. asa. -
$40 Gould a Curry. i0a. iOi.. i0s. iOs
40 Bsst..S Belcher. Is. In. l5s
go California. IL. ia
CTS savage. i3t. i2'., i2t.. 10, IL .
-. IL
leo Choiiar.P otosi. ST.. ~
scj Con. Virginia. 90
$50 Hale Noreross, y, o.,
1850 Crown Point. 81, -. ~.
IFS kentnek. So
3220 Bslchsr. II. IA. II $50. ns,ii's.
ils
9s5 Yellow Jacket. Is. I5t.
7i55 Imperial. 1 %. I. I 10
$50 Confidence. e.. 6a.7
1850 Sierra Ssvads. 81, 3is. 3a, Gs,
ST.
30 Alpha. 10, its. Ia.
tOO Utah, 10, IL
26l5 Bullion. iOs. I0t.. II, nS
23CO E~Iehequer. Sac
50 Seq. Beleher. -
eco OvermAn. Is. Ia.
1920 Justice. Z. ca. u.
$50 succor. I 40. I IS, ~
2j95 Union Con-. 2Is. ~, -. "a co.
27h, "a
ll05 Alta. ~, Nk, H., iihs
i7O Julia, i5s Isl. i5a
1895 Caledonia. 81. 3 30. > 70, I, 81, 81.
sNS 'uAiieukts a S't q
1000 New York, I 20. l 50, 2. %
$40 Occidental. I
$50 Lady Washington. la. 49,, i2A
800 kossuth. $50
$50 Crown Point Ravine. SOC, zoe
80 Andes. CSC. Coo
$50 Con. washoe. 1. l.
$50 Mides. "a
23j Well. Fargo. i5c. zoe
29O5 Ward. 3 10. 4. 30
200 Valley, Csc
200 Raymond 4 Ely. 4 co. t5
2O5 Eureka Con-. ~. i0siO. iOa
$40 Jackson, 5
1850 Belmont. 2. I %
55j Leopard. IL. 50
100 Gils. soc
$50 Panther. 25c
2sj Northern Belle. i0s, II
900 Hussey. Coo
SIS Manhattan 81. So. s,ss
100 Defres-. zoe
cas- Grand Prize. "a. 81
400 Bodie, 37s. 3Ta
AS Argents, COO. Csc
300 Navajo. 75c. zoe
1895 Endowment. I 10. I 05
1895 Independence. I 80.
M Silver Prize, i5c
100 Belle l-le. 2jc
275 Day. 75c
$50 Hillside. soc. 80
2l65 Modoc. 75c. TOc. 500
1920 Bechtel 2 Is. 10, 2 30. "a
800 McClinton. 2a,2
32s5 TiogA. A., ~, ts.tA
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NOTICE.

NHis cER1Isrn That ! lAvI THIS
1HiiL y : NJ sStSai;sd ccl,;s.es;
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WILLARD BITTER

IA RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCED AZ A
candidate for the onlcs OF Public Adminis-
traitor Of Storey county q the ensuing election.
subject TO the nomination Of The Democratic
County Convention. au5ne
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-14

the writers of the New Testament, no
cause for hating a world that reveled
in such spectacles as this? Could they
do otherwise than wait in hope and pa
tience for the g Lord who should con-
sumo " that Wicked with the spirit of
His mouth, and destroy him with the
brightness of His coming?' Yet were
these scenes graced by tender and sub
lime episodes, bursting like flow
crs of immortal beauty and fra
GRANGE from the bloody and
calcined soil of martyrdom. The pale,
sweet Blandina, crucified but happy,
and making others happy with the
memories Of Christ; Potamicna and
Felicity melting the brutal crowd by
their quiet sweetness and modesty;
Pcrpetua arranging her hair carefully
as she goes in to be torn by beasts, "be-
cause it was not right that a MARTYR
should appear with her hair in disor-
der, rs though what was really her
glory should appear to be grief to her."
One simple girl so touched by hcrsweet
patience and beauty the heart of a
young Roman that he openly pitied her.
Seeing this, she was moved, and gave
him as she passed along the handker-
chief that was on her bosom. Over
powered with enthusiasm, he followed
her into the arena and shared her fate.
Thus death seemed more lovely than
life, and the love that could suffer
proved stronger than the hate that could
kill the bOdy.-GOOd Words.
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A Substitute for Silk.

a SUBSTITUTE, or what it is believed
will ultimately prove to be an efficient
substitute, for silk and other fabrics,
has for several years been favorabIy
known to the great manufacturers of
Yorkshire. This is the "dresscd'
fiber, to use the technical term, of the
Rlcen plant. Hitherto, however, grave
difficulties have stood in the way of its
introduction into the market on any
thing like an extensive scale, and until
some inventor cares to take his chance
of making large fortune. by designing
Il machine that will enable the fiber to
be prepared for manufacture at price
that will bring it into active competi-
ton with other textile fabrics, we cam
not hope to reap much benefit from this
plant.
The Rhtea plant, also known by its
Indian name Ra'nie, and popularity as
Chinese grass, is member OF the
Uaticace0 or nettle family. 1t is found
throughout the greater part Of tropical
or Eastern Asia, and grows to height
of about four feet. There are two types
Of the plant, namely, y. mice0 and U.
tcnacissin,a, but the latter is far and
away the better adapted for industrial
purposes. The useful portion is the
fiber of the inner bark, which has to be
bleachcd and separated into threads.
For hundreds of years the Chinese have
been accustomed to do this work by
hand, SHINING the stalk and scraping
off the outer bark with knife. But as
one man can turn out only two pounds
a day at the utmost, the process is, of
course, wretchedly slow. The raw ma
tcrial thus produced consists of clear
ribbons of light yellow color. When
these have been ungummed, bleached,
dressed and combed smoothly, they
form the strong and brilliant staple for
the manufacture of such goods as Jap
anese silk, fabric of which LADIES
speak in terms of the very hlghest
praise. :, :,
Beside possessing great strength, the
Ran,ie fiber is quite as elastic as cotton,
and more so than hemp or flax. In
fact. it is inferior in the respects named
to silk alone. But we have yet to make
allowance, before exhausting the list
Of its merits, for its beautiful luster and
intense whitencss, for the easy cultiva-
ton of the plant, and for its rapid re-
production. A plantation where the
plant grows in regular, thick rows will
yield three crops per annum, with as