Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

etoSS-O LAA@lES an Old Flour Barrel-A
Task
west side man was called upon nos
long ago to make fire. After searching
about diligently for kinaling and finding
none, be took his yifes toilet set. and. it
being OF callUloid. the flames soon gI0wed
vigorously Ii is scared needful 10 say
that this was during the ten porary alb
sence Of his better half; but sue found il
cut, and her lecture was not restricted 10
the eXtravagauce Of suc2 4 proceeding
It Is rather strange that this great city.
with its manufactures Of Wei ui-h every
material, has not : single kidding fac
tory, or. + there be l-1 dir eccrV men
fail 10 discover Il Understood. there are
Several places where the original article Is
Prepared One firm has a saw. or saws
propelled by a large eE-iEe. wi-Ch turns
out daily many cords Of The con- uO6Ity,
cutting / into short pieces and tying It
into bundles OF convenient size while
nigh ev2rv factory using much wood 81. s
the odds ana eEas for TIE purpose nam j.
but there i DO factory which turns our
artificial material. such rs prepared cake
Sawdust or resin-o- kerosene dipped
wood TINS may be due to the cause as
signed bv q Wei known wood box manu-
facturer Of this city wEo sells two ?
three thousand WAGON loads Of board ends
annually. He said. There can be 10
Improvement made upon Woo. Ilue wood
l mean that being best u all Given
plenty q his ald there Is not the slight
est difficulty Il starting u fire il mo-
Lient, more quIc1lF and satisfactorily
than in any otter w." g,5.4.-, r.a.,-.fe
are sLregvd and are n6- inclined 10 Iudar-
take IL. iHlna Fr Weed L.=~r tie
best possible L-.a-e-..L. they s-p7 ~ thar
Th.s. though is provided Il. rtan-v and
Ia only good excuse. ..-. q. -af --.. 70 keen
2 s7rolv Al hone g.. n la~t, IF Trare-
Tue amount used Is enormous t one
reflects for ulr-er- fI.s hundreds e
thousands If e-es ~. Started a.ilr b
viii be ready u accent ma statement
tlat many thousand IONS are co1sr-a-5
f1rue.lv in Cni.s-5 alone At several
box SASH and door and .rrr-H-!ro manu-
f.c-7ri.~ tt.s- rr-or-er was told. HAT To-, or
twelve ye..-s a.s raay fs--f q. .-.,1.-, IN
latt.r.- riG - their krr...a-..r s--F n---
f-at now all they Is.a End ..-- -r,-,..f.-
market The IIsr-s~. II, tl. rer.-5 i
dc 10 increase Of Da1rIe-z-7 ~ ...r-z.
q Ia-e in r..rricrlI.- orders l-.. mr., ,zi-r,
i thew do L.5- run ahead g ..a sIr-lr-
Iire Is The preferred wood E.- al k.-f-
are readily sod II .vyt seasoned and c-.-
sbort. f.c th.s latter quality il d. If.-El %
virtue. in ktac.tu-- wood as u . r1,5-. ..l
speech or sermon.
...e r..H.-t+r v-o-Ir by no means I.. nm
Cerztc.... rs s.--.-.- -...- g-..-f q. I'll. only
r-a-e.i.I u,st m -t-=-- .-.- ff-.. ~ =,
tie domestic hearth lr -... --.-,. -.---.-.-
s-3ve. or rano. He vvor-.f IL. a--aifc- f1
lis durv If lie fefH4.. fl, -.-.- I'd, -'.l.. .s--f
Gle So r5rr,l- wiz. he. -.,e.-...-- hired ,--I
the verv dancer in rba use al when ..-,.
pears to add 10 IT'S value in her, ewes. II
i needless to say that kerosene. Is r-sa~+.
Bat tie endowment al .,ra~... is
gea-ce.v more hazardous rran the cror.
ri1- Nd "a an ola hoard a.. f..-.r.sl i-.-. a..
r,.1I.I.,te size for Ef-...f.-- .-3r--.a.- mn
the stow" has been tie sugfc-r for
thousand re,v.-qD-r tests f. ing corn
monty reed r[sr p. --,s- +f,. sl'--s Of
nine demands more r,a-ier-r +.-..-I T1b -
e-ciseG during all his manifold. trials. yt-
one. v Id, las had f.---.a-;er.r viii Fr--,.l
whether t1ae be attended with so great
danger OF with such -,l4l os rat;e-cs us
the ATTEMPT 10 clc0 kird-i7~ win an id
g. or hate.et with S,rrared el-e and
with tauLeucv To Hv of the handle
As 10 tee dancer. that in~lfras TO the
side OF the cLo-na- ar.F s-,5--ar Cra
may once In a while fail from q
eaafr when the nine aIss- ir.l--.v declines
t. Joint or TO enter Ill. chimney hole. but
one cannot Wei esca1e tie ue-lls w.ica
environ him VINO undertakes tie tasH. q
CONVERTING married and kuo-:ei bo-vI
or Z meek looking bar ,-....rar beaten
an sD.g.- flour barrel INTO the \ 3 Of
fuel l. tie TX 90 not come oT and falI
mon lis head or Uaci-. some BIT that
seems IL REQUIRE the exercise IF Greatest
force 10 break ygl-i yi.LE with srr5r.sia..
weakness and liz flI into Lis t.e Cr
l. Ls do esca.e these pe-5Ls = long aud
U--v splinter Is sure 10 pierce his I'm!
and cause Lin 10 bless tie VII e bust
ness. The res& tx wor.. CT lis End
dulinishss YER By 1T, thanks To 2 civil
cation which counts u duty the urzl1r.-
tie.i If kIu6-Ir- wood for the PEOPLE
The heaven tor tie kinder q Eces IS il
proximity 10 g southern swamp whose
i,ack loan bears uDou its surface a-I
within is depths the famous pine knot,
Dr. light ood. a. x Is called 6y the natives.
ri al known woods this burns quickest,
brightest. longest and best. FAIRLY sa-u-
rated with rcslu. 1t Is IS C -iek 20 lake lirs
IS ti1dcr. Tie PEOPLE there use it Tot
only a. a substitutes itr candle or ether
illumination, but also invariably for the
purpose Of starring their fires. whether
IN the house OF Ile ve-.cly planter or tae
cabin Of the pocc negro. Tie supply IS
apparently ilezbaUz.ib.e, and bit for
great expense Of transportation no doubt
its p-e-e-1inent excellence as kindling
would have caused its s-troduc-i1n a1t
general use in Chicago sad through tie
west Il is absence. is con-era-. the