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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-10
MEETINGS.
EXCURSIONS AND PIC.NICS.
Il G IRA MooNLIGuT EXCURSION

III GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCURSION
MAIDHNS' ADVENTURE. THURSDAY,
August lllh. DANCING, FIREWORKS, &C.
WI Parr viii furnish refreshments al city prices
Train leaves Richmond aAd Allegheny railroad
depot, foot Of Eighth street. AT 1880 sharp. Ke-
turning. leaves Maidens Adventure 2 A. VI.
Rouud-Trp Ticket, 10 cents. To be had al he
following places: Captain G. Watt TAYLOR, Tween.
NTH and Broad streets JudsOn Cunningham. MAIN
and TwenIy-lrsi; W. j. Baker & Co.. tighgstuih
and Franklin: Meade & Baker, 909 Main; j. ~.
Thompson, s. q Broad, and H. l.. Lynch. 1886 Main
street Managers; w. j. Baker and J. l.. Lynch.
An Cfllcient police force Will BE- In attendance.
Private coaches FOR ladies and escorts
au 7-Sn.W ,&Tik3ts
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james +. Rlnker, postmaster at Leesburg,
refused to sign the certificates OF the CO.
aiton delegates to Lyuchburg. He was
secretary OF the meeting, aud thought the
Proceedings crooked.
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PROFESSIONAL.

~ g. MCRAE AND john PICKRELL
W have ASS giateJ themselves IA the pRACIlCE
OF LAW undlr the Style OF n CIlAE& PfCkRbLL.
Office, No. 1909 east Main street lover w. ID. Blair
& CO.bl. Attend regularly all the courts stale aRd
Federal, held In the cities OF Kichmoad aud Man
chester ano I'm the counties OF CnesteIneid Qud Hen
rico. jy s0-W&Ssfw
II. e. PRGRAM, late OF PeRram q McIbg,dne, Pc
tenbuTg, Va. q. \. STBINGFELLOW, late ~ Manu-
a sungfellow, Petersburg Va o. q. kEAN
late Of kean \ ,Dayls, Richmond, Va.
DEGRAM, STRINGFELL0W II KEAN
j. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. "a
lloS MAIN STREET. RICHMOND, VA. o.
~ l5'lm
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81 BROAD STREET.
ASPECIAL SALE
REMNANTS, ODD LOTS, AND BROKEN AS
SEDIMENTS.
$4,000 WORTH OF
REMNANTS and DRESS PATTERNS OF SILKS
and SATINS at thirty cents on the dollar;
$50 DRESS. LENGTHS COLORED SILKS at half
price;
$4,000 WORTH OF
REMNANTS AND DRESS PATTERNS OF COLI
ORED WORSTED DRESS GOODS
at twenty. five cents on the dollar.
These goods viii be displayed specially, and the
prices marked I'm plain figures.
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN sEAsONA;
BILE DRESS GOODS;
20 Lieces BLACK BROCADkD and FOULARD
SILK al reduced prices.
COLORED DRESS GOCDS.-l20 pieces COLOR
ED DRESS GOODS, reduced from 20 and 25c,
atl2Hc.;
CANBRICs, GINGHAMS, LAWNS, JACONETS,
ORGANIZES, and LINEN LAWNS at pro-
porti0natey reduced rates;
% pieces BLACK SILK GRENADINES at 6oc,-
formerly 81 aud 1928;
Sweeping reductions In WHiTE-GOODS DE-
PARTMENT-must be closed out for the season.
SPECIAL SALE Of bi4AA n I'll 80 PitNr' ~
81 reduced from $40;
rs pieces LINEN SHEETlNG at soc. per ward
never sold before for less than ! and 1928:
500 PARASOLS, To be closed out a; much less than
cost rather than carry them over To another sea-
soma nOngst them some very handsome;
ELEGANT WHITE and BLACK SPANISH LACES
from lOC. up; -
LACFS from Sac up:
BFADFD PRINCES, PAS~EMENTt RTE, ORNA-
MFNTS, BALLS. &c, In great variety;
HEAVY JET PRINCES at 60c. per ward:
HEAVY CHENILLE-AND.JETF PRINCES at SOC.
per ward, reduced from II
$40 dozen LADIES FANCY HOSE from TO 40c.
per pair; -
25 900 yards HAMBURG EDGE from up 10
6Jc-the largest assortment IN the city;
l 900 pair Isle GLOVES 10 TO 3Oc. per pair !
The balance Of MATTlNGS on iand to be closed
out for the season At cost: ~ -
500 LAUNDRIED and UNLACNDRlED SHIRTS
10 be closed ont cheap;
case LINEN CRASH at 10c. per yard, reduced
from 16C.;
Those handsome LAWNS we were selling al s'sc.
now Sc, to close for the season. ..,,..,
SYCLE BROTHERS,
iy3l.Cod 81 Broad street.
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The New York Times says: IL is plain
that the debt question is the least OF the
forces at work in Virginia politics.
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DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. &c.

EOURQUREAN, PRICE. IENPLa
COMPANY,
429 EAST BROAD STREET,
CARDOZO, Al>OP. ND>Bl s.
1905 EAST MtIN ,rEttr
during he present month oA-r ...c.u .If.'
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win be sold al greatly reduced rlt.-. A'"r i.
mined Ia dispose OF the eu.re -...,. u.et
can be found.
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nj CLOSING OUT !

PREPARATORY TO MAKING iNi-\,.,s
IMPROVEMENTS ~ THelr STOP.
JULIUS MEYER & son
ARE CLOSING OUT THEIR FNIEt
SUMNER STOCK
At GREATLY REDUCED rRI t-.
AND OFFER MANY EADDAi\~.
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The CoaIIiI0nIstS and the BynchbHrg
Convention.

washington S'ar, Republicau.I
The numerous cOntesling delegations Of
the Readjustcrs that will appear from all
portions OF Virginia asking admission to the
Republican Convention at Lynchburg on
Wednesday certainly give some color TO the
allegation that the ccalitiOnists Will not be
over scrupulous in the employment OF
mcsns to get control Of the Convention.
rho Republicans should be forewaIned,
aud prepare to resist any unfair means
in organizing the Convention. There IS
no disguise OF the fact that this is TO
be a Republican Convention. Even the
R'atjuster organs do not call 1t anything
else. II is to be 4 deliberatiYe body Of
representative Republicans, and men Of that
party only should have leafs IN it. In To-
entities where the coSlltionists were out
numbered FIVE or six 10 one in the primary
meetings they were not content TO abide
the result, but organized boiling meetings
ard chose cOnte>ting delegations. To get
control Of the Convention by any unfair
means would not benefit the Read busters.
The methods employed would condemn the
whole affair and leave Republicans free 10
lake Just such course as they may choose IN
the coming contest. II there Is to be CO.
sition ii must be the result Of cllm, dchbe-
raiive action on the part OF the Republican
Convention to have any effect.
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The uupIec, dented demand for such -".t
duced us 20 n axe a specially OBJ, tri ien'
In MFCnLtN. MALTESE, MlRtt lt...
STA, CORDERESSANr, APPLIQUE, ~
CARDINAL POINT CORALlNf, l'I.
DUCHESS, aud other NOVEL ANA IAN.''.
LACES we exhibit tAe greatest ysr-ety Isl
popular prices.
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SPECIAL Vote -.

SPECIAL S0rr
nj REDUCING PRICES
FOR THE MONTH or AUGUST.
SPECIAL sALE.
WE OFFER EXTRA INDICTMENT. OK A.,
SUMNER GOODS IN ORD eRTO sRlr
THEM OFT.
WHITE aud CREAM EMBROIDERED vr.
Inns. LrNON DE DACCA PERSIAN yr,,
ORGASDiEs, VICTORIA Lawns. WAN.
aud FIGURED LAwNs-an At lover .....
than ever.
An kinds Of SUMNER TREsS.G0DD,. p,,.
soils, aud LINEN CLsTERs az 'e.. ,.,....
BLACK aud CoLORED LACE WTT,:
LADIES' and GENTLtMEN'> HOSIERY.
LACE-TOP GLOVES:
FANS and HOOPSKIRTS.
AT SPECIAL PRICES.
AS we DO not wish TO carry oyer a.y NJ ,l,......
LADIES' aud GENTLEMEN', 1ArZs ys.r..
UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS;
LADIES' and GENILEMfNs HtNbKrp.
CHIEFS;
RIBBONS,
LADIES' and GFNTLENtN'- ,DlLAp. ...
CUFFS;
LACES, HAMBURGS,
BELTS and KID GLOVE
in great variety and at the lowest p.l.a.
THALHINEE BRoTHfE,.
Central B'ocs. sol Brood Hoe.
au 4.Tb&FStsasuSW cYrnr Fiua -..
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LADIES' MOHAIR aud LINEN ti-lI
great variety. ranging Ia cost from - go -.
stock IS full ia thes. goods and zine pri.' '.
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srErrAL NOrICGs.

fsg- THE GRAND sEMrANNUAL
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REMEMBER THAT OUR STORE Is CLOSED
IN SATURDAYS. aus
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WE OFFER EXTRA INDICTMENT, OK A..
SUMNER GOODS IN ORDeRTO SILL
THEM OFT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

m A nOutiit furnished free, with full
u Constructions for conducting the
AHs Emost profitable business that
IA Sanyone can engageiu. The bus
sis iness is so easy to learn, and our
'Y So instructions are so simple and
plain, thotany one can make great profits
from the very start. No one can fail who
is willing to work. Women are as success.
fnl as men. Boys and girls can earn large
sums. Many have made at the business
over one hundred dollars in a single week,
Nothing like it ever known before. All
who engage are surprised ut the ease and
rapidity with which they are able to make
money, You can engage in this business
CURING your spare time at great profit
You do not have to invest capital in il.
We take all the risk. Those who need
ready money, should write TO us at. once,
All furnished free, Address TRUE 4 co,
Augusta Maine. oct13-ly
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Youth in old Age.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
the poet, thus writes on growing old:
80 those who ask how / can write
80 many things that sound as if /
were boy, please say that there is
in this Deighborhood, or neighboring
town, pear tree planted BY Gov.
Endicott two hundred years old, and
that u still bears fruit not to be dis
tinguiShed from the young tree in
flavor ! suppose the tree makes
new wood every year, so that part Of
1T is always young. Perhaps that is
the way with some men when they
grow old; | hope it is SO with me-"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

When a country lad first comes to
the city, he uses the very profane ex.
preston, "Gaul darn it," with reck-
less ease. AS the refinement Of met
ropolitanism begins to take hold Of
his speech, he mildly says, BY durn,"
and when he reaches the Lavender
trousers, drab oyefcoat and eyeglass
stage Of culture he twirls his little
wisp Of a cane in his fingers and
murmurs, "Awl dem it."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09
Let The next spellinr-refor

Let the next spelling-reform con
yention be. held in Maine, adopt
measures TO reform the spelling Of
the lakes of that State. Some of the
lakes there only a quarter of u mile
in length have names half a mile
long. The reformers might wrestle
Lake Magoguehunkittchog
tamackinogue to begin with.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

The agricultural editor of the New
Haven Register arises to remark that
"it isn't the yellowest pumpkin that
makes the best pie. II is the rosy.
checked, dimple-elbowed farmers
girl that does that" But don't 90
too fast, young man. Her answers
are sometimes as short as her pie
crusts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

If you are troubled with warto,
steal peice of your neighbor's dish
rag, rub the wart gently, and repeat
in solemn voice the following incan-
tation: ANA mona memo pike, para
Iona bona strike, hare ware walla
wack, halico balico we no wack"
The wart will go away when you do.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A would-be prophet lately said in
one Of his sermons, that he was sent
to. redeem the world and all things
therein. Upon hearing this, Il ma
tive pulled out two five dollar bills
on broken banks, and requested him
to fork over the specie for them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

Chaplain Allen of the Maine Leg.
glslature prayed as follows while a
total abstinence measure was under
consideration: 20 Lord, we thank
Thee that hardly a dog, SO TO speak,
is against the onward march of this
glorious cause"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A schoolmaster thus describes a
money-lender. "He serves you in
the present tense, he lends in the
conditional mood, keeps you in the
subjective, and ruins you in the ia.
ture."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A Boston wife softly attached a
pedometer to her husband when,
after sudper, he started to "go down
to the Office and balance the books"
On his return dften miles Of walking
were recorded. He had been step.
ping around billiard.table all the
evening.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

Old red farmhouso-big kitchen
twenty bushels Of apples-lorty boys
and girls come to the pairing. bee
winks, mods, squeezes and a dance af.
ter supper Rise up, ghosts Of by
gone years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

The editor of the Louisville Journ.
al says that the shape of kiss is ell
optical. This must be derived from
The sensation one experiences when
enjoying the luxury; for it is certain
ly alp tickle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A witness on entering the box, had
a Testament presented him, but he
declined to be sworn. Being asked
his reasons for refusing, he naively
replied: "lll tell a lie wi ony mon
i England, but III not swear to it,"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A man who don't believe The world
is growing BETTER says the time may
come when the lion and the lamb
shall lie down together, but if it does,
the lamb will be inside the lion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09
Commercial Printing.

We keep in stock a full line OF CONNER
cial Stationery, which we are prepared to
furnish in any style desired. Envelopes,
Cards, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Checks, Drafts, Notes, Statements,
Bills Of Lading, Dray Books, Shipping
Books aud all other variety OF work need
ed by business men furnished on Short
notice. Printing for Salt Furnaces and
Coal Companies, specially.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A person meeting an old man with
silver hair, and very black, bushy
beard, asked him, chow it happened
that his beard was not SO gray as the
hair on his head?n Because" said
the old gentleman, cts twenty years
younger.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

81 have nothing but my heart to
give you" said spinster to a lawyer
who had concluded suit for her.
Well" said the lawyer gruffly, "go
to my clerk: he takes the fees.h
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

"Do try and talk a little common
sense, said young lady to her visi,
tor "Ah, but wouldn't that be- tax.
lug an unfair advantage OF your"
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1MTgCEg,nAMMo

HE'LL e.: q: :: q: J! ! 8; =:
. a.'Aaa as''S who always take advantage
OF the good chances for making money
that are offered, generally become wealthy,
while those who do not improve such
chances remain in poverty. We want
many men, women, boys and girls to work
for us right in their own localities. The
business will pay more than ten times or
binary wages. We furnish an expensive
outfit and all that you need, free. No one
who engages fails to make money very rap
idly. You can devote your whole time to
the work, or only your spare moments.
Full information and all that is needed
sent free: Address STINS0N & CO., Port
land, Maine. oct.l3-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

Fleeing aro1nd the ha. is one way
OF getting u G cents Of The mocting.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

A derrick is a bivalvo, because it
is a holster WhitehaA Times. On
the same principle u hen, we suppose,
is 3 dog, because it is II setter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

Of her husband to follow the humili.
atcd man with a single thought Of
pity or regret And now lie thinks
it better to be born rich than lucky.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

The difference between a we!l.shod
mother aud her corrected offspring is,
that she is kid-slippered, and he is a
slippored kid.
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OHIO
Blue Sulphur Springs !!
Near KgGERvILLE,
Gallia County, Ohio.


HAVING leased the above property FOR
Ii term OF years, / take pleasure in
announcing to the public that such prog
ress has been made in fitting up and i'm
proving the buildings and Springs SIS to
enable me to entertain regular boarders
and transient visitors
Those seeking restoration Of health
will find here a variety OF as good mineral
and other water as the world affords; pure
air, beautiful scenery, lovely roaming
groves, and healthy diet.
Those seeking recreation and innocent
amusement will find every possible effort
made togratiiy their wishes.
The entertainment OF excursion parties
will be made speciality OF this season.-
a fine airy hall, refreshments and music
VIII be furnished on short notice; also sta
bling and feed for horses
Dr. JOHNSON, who resides near the
Strings ard has been prescribing the water
N his practice, for several years, kindly Of
fers his advice 10 visitors in regard to use
OF The water, this season, free Of charpe.
luly 2l-tt' ID. II. JACOBS.
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BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.

Those who have books or pamphlets to,
print can have such work done In good
style at this office
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

Every gentleman should keep a
melon patch on his country sent.
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s 60 IoYFuL Hcssior boys and GirlsI!
...slsSA.N.l Young a.a Ctl'l a NEW IN
lENS.lloS Just pa,entoi for them,
~ s.3.&g1 fnt tnl Stroll Saving, Itnr,iny,
eI-7 IS v po.i'g Drilling, 0rindhv, Polishing,
g...--.ssi,s(se seIeN Crtti;g. Free s5msiO.
e.kf,ss 70 Sprt u r-f''f lf0t.,,S
t'ah& ~. N"hl.AIA Ll.ON-,. Lowell, !. Lss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

:, The Fhorn lamb is ii tempered by
th, Dltins Mud.
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The Weekly Register has the largest and
best assortment OF job material in the State
and fast presses, paper and card stock, and
is prepared to do all kinds OF Job printing
neatly and promptly, at.the lowest prices
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09
Poster Printing.

We prepared to do hand-bill printing
from double.sheet poster, down to the
smallest dodger,. Programmes printed in
the best styles known.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09
WEDDING INVITATIONS.

Our Office is especially equipped for this
kind Of work, and parties desiring wedding
invitations printed, are invited to call and
see our samples. A large stock OF We'd
ding papers always on hand.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-19

as any in Westphaiia, certainly far ex-
ceeding our English. Beverly also
speaks of their great numbers and ex-
cellence
We were struck with the early history
of grape growing and silk making in Vir
ginia. The error was made of attempt
ing to raise foreign grapes on American
soil. But Beverly, the historian before
l7l5, planted a vineyard principally OF
notaoe varieties, with varieties from sew
eral foreign countries, and succeeded bet
ter than his predecessors; indeed "Col
John Fontaine, and Rev. Hugh Jones,
both attest to its remarkable product
and speak of a wager, depending on his
still greater success, by which be won
thousand guineas. x < * The Palatines
of Germanna, whom Governor SPOTS
wood had settled on the Rappahannock.
as did also the Huguenots at Manakin on
James River, affected this branch of cul-
ture." But these early attempts did not
toreshadow the success which is attending
the present efforts Pm grape culture, and
which seem destined to establish this as
a great interest in Virginia. On the
other hand, the early efforts in SILK max
ing resulted in very promising success.
Mr.. Cabell relates several enterprises in
this direction. A company was formed,
and procured plenty of silk worm seed
(eggs) from France, Italy, and Spain, and
sent over person who had been brought
up, many FEARS in tending the kings silk
worms at Oatlands, and was thereby be-
come very skilful in breeding the worms
and winding the silk. < * The next
year, 1922, the Frenchmen declared the
mulberry trees to be the very best kind,
and daily by their example encouraged
the people to plant them in abundance,
so that they were in high expectation OF
shortly succeeding in bringing to perfec-
ton that rich commodity of silk But
this, with several other projects, was sus-
pended by the massacre" (Stith.) Ope-
some Frenchmen affirmed "that several
single mulberry trees would yield as many
leaves as will feed silk worms that will
make as much silk as will be worth 95
sterling" Sir William Berkeley, who
appears to have been very jealous in this
cause reports in 1871, that eve have
lately begun to make silk, and so many
mulberry trees are planted, and being
planted, that if we had skilful men from
Naples or Sicily to teach the art of max
ing it perfectly, in less than half an age
we should make as much silk in year,
as England did yearly expend three score
years since. But the men are wanting"
His. Reg.) Silk in colonial times was
successfully made in Virginia, and the
tradition is that the dress worn by
Charles II at his coronation, was made
OF silk woven in Virginia. Beverley
Burk.
We design in our next to give quo
tation from Mr. Cabell, assigning his rea-
sons for thinking the fitness of Virginia
for raising silk has been sufficiently tested
by experience.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-19
Corn for Fuel.

There are places in the West and
North west where scarcity of fuel has
forced people to burn corn again this
winter. The frequent recurrence of the
fuel famine in those places leads cor
respondent of the st. Paul Pioneer Press
to suggest what he calls practical solu-
ton of the problem. Coal cannot be
found, and the use of wood will soon ex-
haust the available supply of that art
Gle; corn is the only substitute, and mu t
be the fuel of the future. For stoves it
is superior to any other substance, hard
coal alone excepted, and it is cheaper
than anything that is likely to be used
for fuel. Two or three acres of corn will
afford an ordinary family a years sup
ply of fuel and this writer alleges that
the same corn sold in the market, and
the proceeds turned into either wood or
coal, will not begin to do it. Of course
he speaks of the far northern prairies.
Corn may be used in either wood or
coal stove without any change of CRATES,
and makes a steady, hot fire, which can
be regulated as readily as a coal fire.
Two bushels of corn in the ear, it is es-
timated, will keep comfortable fire the
coolest day in winter. Regarding the
squeamishness about burning an article
that is used for food, the writer saws
pointedly: ~ would sooner have an
acre of corn that can be replaced in a
single year than even to burn an acre of
timber that it takes years to replace
even on the score Of sentiment" There
is common sense in this. IF il is cbeaner
for people on the fertile prairies to raise
their fuel, as they do their food, and save
what little timber they have for other
purposes, sentimental squeamishness
should not deter them from doing so.
More cooked food is daily thrown away
than would feed the hungry poor, and it
is done without conjunction. While
there can be no excuse for this wasteful-
ness, there is good reason for burning
corn when it is of more value as fuel
than the proceeds would be if used in
the purchase of wood or coal.