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The times., 1897-11-28
TOOK TEE PLAINS BY STORM
Carroll Institute -siinstreI Cluh Gives
PerfnrInan nee Thert,.

a Performance There.
The Carroll Institute Minstrel Club is
back from most pleasant Thanksgiving
trip to The Plains, Fauquier county, Va.
The club was invited TO The Plains 20
give a performance and to be honoIgd '
a Thanksg ying dance afterwarI. Ten Ct
of the boys went down, and ;hey say
of the whole excursion that it was ore
of the most enjoyable experiences they
ever had.
The company was made up Of George
II. O'Connor and Joe Cullen, ends; Ken
meth O'COnnor, iBteFlocutor; George \ Cox,
Theodore Friebus and Charles Moore, hall
ladists; William s Mccarthy, Louis Oar
reil and Mr.. Mortimer. The boys Were
assisted by the Misses Mortimer and the
Misses Murray.
The performance went with a rush, and
the audience was enthusiastic and very
appreciative. The dance in honor of the
troupewas interspersed with songs ~ Mr..
O'Connor and banjo solos by MFR. Cullen
They boys were taken on a stra W ride
while they were away. Messrs. Frank
Karrigan, Charles Mortimer and George
KeIchner We're also along with the min
streIs, and Mr.. McInerny went as accom-
paDist.
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Club, OF
which the minstrels are an offshoot, Is to
give a performance of "RosedaIe'' at The
Lafayette Square Theater on December
10. The Institute members are confident
that it viii be the best ever given by the
club. All the old members are to take
part and several new ones. Ed Walsh
and Miss Nora Cocher VIII take the princi-
pal parts. The cast includes eighteen reo-
pie.
Mr.. Percy Winter is training the 'om-
pany. They are having four rehearSals a
week.
The times., 1897-11-28
coSrEDE. ATE VETERANS.
Smoker and Pleasant Entertainm II:
at Their Hall.


The regular monthly meeting and smoker
Of the Confederate Veterans a Association of
Washington was held At their hall, at the
corner of Eleventh ana Z streets north
west, last night The meeting was largely
attended, and all who were present We're
entertained with a delightful musical pro
gram.
Prof. W. Eneel Schubert gave number
of violin selections, with piano aceompani-
ment by Mrs. Schubert. Prof. Fontaine
Maury and Mr.. DOBoghue rendered a nanl-
Der of hanao, mandolin and guitar solos
and Mr.. Duffy sang the ''ArmOrer 5 Song
from Robin Hood
After the smoker a brief business res
sion was held Capt. T"hp NJ. Hickey pre-
sided, and Adjt. R. E. L. Hackey
acted as secretary. II was decided to cold
an entertainments a nd hop at the association
hall ON the evening of December II, and
most of the time devoted to the tranSla-
tion OF business was used In completing
arrangements for the same.
The times., 1897-11-28
DI ED.

HUGHES On Friday morning, November
20, 1897. after long Illness, MARY IR-
GlNlA HUGHES. wife % I hOInasJ Hughes.
from her late residence, 3342 z street
northwest. lnteTment at GlenWOOd- Friends
aBd relatives respectfully invited tOattend-
1t
COCHRAN Suddenly, Friday morning,
November 26, at Providence Hospital, OF
pneumonia, JOHN COCHRAN, secund son
of George ". Cochran, in the tOrty-fiFss
year OF his age.
Funeral private, from residence OF his
sister, Mrs. James II. Harbau, 535 I
street northwest, Monday, November %,
at 1Ua. IN. Item
The times., 1897-11-28
sEALER HASKELL COMING.
Has Concluded at Last to Enter
Cnon His Duties.

Mr.. Haskell, of Ohio, the friend If
Mr.. Hanna, who last summer was offered
the position of sealer Of weights and
measures, is to take the position this
week, according to a letter, which he
has sent to the Commissioners
Mr.. Haskell received the offer on the
1st of August He came on to Washing
ton then, bat did not qualify or like the
office. He came again on the lst Of
September, but told the Commissioners
that he could not take up his duties until
after the election.
Mr.. Miller, who is at present acting as
sealer, was sworn in at that time, his
commission reading, until Mr.. Haskell
qualities
1t has been thought, until the Com
missioners received the communications from
the gentleman, that he had given up the
position entirely.
The times., 1897-11-28
New Treasury Notes

Assistant Secretary yanderlp yesterday
authorized the director of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing to print aud de
liver to tie Treasurer Of the United States
the following: United States notes, $10,-
100000 Of fTes, So 900 900 Of tens; sill.
yer certificates, 81 900. 600 each Of ones
and twos, $4,000. 900 of fives, So 900,
900 OF tens, and 81 900, 600 OF twenties,
Treasury notes OF 1890, 81 900 ZOO each
ofones and twos and$4 900 5000 Juveniles.
The times., 1897-11-28
chouIsin Goodwin to Expla, !.

Secretary Long has referred the charges
against Chaplain NJ. M. Goodwin, OF th1
Wabash, to the chaplain himself for ain
explanation, and il that be not satisfactory
a, cHlrt-martial may follow. The chap
lain is charged With absence over time of
leave, and. 1t is said, with drunkenness
Capt Fl. F Pickering. commanding the ship,
has called for the inyestiga tioa.
The times., 1897-11-28
DE AT FNES 6

and head noises relieved instantly by US
ing rhe WILSON COMMON SENSE EAR
DRUM Nj. The inventory Mr.. GeO. H. Viii
son viii he in Washington, at Wizards
Hotel, November 29 and SO, from a.
IA. to D. m. for the purpose of show
ing and explaining he merit of the drums
20 anyone desiring to have their own or
their friends hearing restored. They are
absolutely invisible, sale and comfortable,
and have no wire oT spring attachments.
A Sk for our l4O-page book en- deafness.
Consult alton free. WILSON EAR DRUM
CO., 1=2 Broadway, New York nc25-4t
The times., 1897-11-28
RACE WAR DECLARED.
Negroes Threaten To Burn the Town
of Grand Gorge n. Y

Negroes Threaten To Burn the Town
of Grand Gorge, n. Y.
Grand Gorge, n. z, Nov. 27.-A race
war between negroes and whites has been
declared in this usually peaceful region
of the Catskill mountains.
The negroes are bitter toward the white
residents, and have threatened to burn the
town. The negfoes are followers of the
Mendores, who recently kidnapped white
farmer daughter, They live in the noun
tains about Grand Gorge, and have COM
mitted all kinds of crimes.
They have defiPG the officers but the
recent abduction OF the white girl set the
residents in e frenzy, and they have made
a number of arrests, including the Men
dore brothers. The negroes now say
they will retaliate by burning the town
The times., 1897-11-28
secretary Cages New Secretary.

Mr.. VI E. Allies, of Sidney, Ohio who
has been i'll the Treasury Department ser
vice for eleven years, has been appointed
private secretary to the Secretary Of the
Treasury. Mr.. Allies has been acting IN
that capacity ever since the promotion OF
Mr.. Vanderlip, former private secretary,
to the position of an assistant Secretary
Mr.. Allies is member OF the Supreme Court
bar. He is thirty-two years of age.
The times., 1897-11-28

Do you know that yOu can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published In Washington
served ~ yon by carrier for fifty
cents a month?
The times., 1897-11-28

DO you know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times OILY COMPLETE news
paper published In washington =
served to you by carrier for IF :
cents n month?
The times., 1897-11-28
BILLS BY THE THOUSAND
Measures That May or May Not
Be Acted Upon by Congress.
F0UR-FIFTHS PRIVATE BILLS

Among Those of a Public Character
Thiriy-Four Relate 10 the District
-Twenty-Tiree Measures Propos-
ing 20 Change the Currency and
banking Laws.
The times., 1897-11-28
SPECIAL NOTICE.

OVERLOOK INN-Open all the year round.
on and fter December l Mr.A NJ Bliss
viii besoielessee and proprietor. Item
BAKERS DRIVERS. 1046-SpeciaI meet
ing MON DA Y, November 90. : go o. m. as
Bunch's Hall. Executive Board.
no27 Sc
LADIES, please remember that No. SOC
Sth ST. NV, Masonic Temple is nead-
quarters IoI the NEW IDEA PAPER
PAPERS Price, only IOc. Any size,
any Style perfect fit guaranteed no23-tf
The times., 1897-11-28

emboldened to predict its successful pas
sage, for the reason that the President
will stand sponsor for the foreign policy
involved in such annexation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

George Richards, Of Big springs,
was mere Friday.
c. I. Scott and wife moved to their
new home i'll the suburbs last week.
We noticed J. d. Bell and son, of
Leading creek, on our strcdls Sntur-
day.
Thos. 7. Hodges was here the other
day and gave the BOYS the benefit Of
few capital jokes.
Miss Cordelia, tie handsome daugh-
ter Of Mel Taylor, was shopping in
town Friday morning.
Polling, son of S. N. Polling,
of the head Of Big run, WAS business
callers our office last Friday.
Mrs. John T. Gamer returned last
Wednesday evening from an extend.
cd visit to friends in Pennsylvania.
If the fast horse excitement does
not ubaIe in this country by this time
next year we will have some record
breakers.
Jesse Scott, Tom Waldo, Mass vii
liams, DIR. BLAIR and others, to-wit,
are learning horses to pace by mean,
Of hobbies.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Who is thc thief?
County Court j. IN sestion.
The tine for fox chasing is now up
ON US.
Offer reward for the arrest and
conviction Of the burglar
bud" johnson WAS doing some
painting in town last week.
Waldo and CAeuo~eth are retain
cd a. counsel Tor tie Flomiugs.
Robl. Woodiord, nn aged citizen
Of Pine creek, WAS in town Friday.
Jim Herby went to Tyler county
last week to see his son, who is sick.
We have rot So much as scented a
piece If beef for low these many day.
r. f. Hickman, of Broohsville, at
tended the funeral at Mt. Iior Thurs
day.
Warren johnson and w. 4. Cox
were looking after business in town
Friday.
George Koogle and wife, Of Colum.
bus, Ohio. are mere the guests Of g..
d 5iarkcy.
Business about the court house WAS
never 81, doI. So our EnovIadgc, n. it
was las, week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

] now have on display in my
Millinery Store the INCEST and
Most Stylish Line of Fall and Win
ter Hats, Trimmings, Yelvets,
Silks, Yeilings, &c ever shown i'm
Calhoun county. Call Early and
Examine stock.
Special Please let me haze one reeps
notice 'cbcn you ,cish se,cipg dane.
MRS. r. G.. OWENS.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02
DeWitps Little Early Risers,
The famOus Ii.tle pills.

+. l. Austin authorizes us 10 say
that according to the prophecies Of the
prophet it rained last Thursday night.
and further that 1t was such a rare
treat that large crowds congregatcd
on street corners and elsewhere to
look at il.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02
Gard OF Thanks.

To the good people that rendered
us assistance in our late troubles and
Affections we desire to, if it were pos.
slble, express to you our thanks for
all your kindness, but as we cannot
find words that would convey = y-v;.
our feelings we will have 70 content
ourselves Ivy thanking YOU again and
again. May God bless YOU all.
$ VI. Mccoy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Ladies and Gents Shoes at Taylors,
Big SPRINGS
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

DO You Know How to Save Mon
cy.
By ending your orders to I. A.
ROSENliEIH, 300 Third ST., Park.
cr-hurg w Va. for Pure Rive. Malt
and Bourbon Whi-kics Cor medicinal
purposes.
S. EOSENHEIM. Aet.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is wtGe IL was mode fer.

Those who DO not atleEd the pray.
er meetings in this town miss the best
religious services.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Every day the evidence that "the
way Of the transgressor is hard" be
comes palmer and palmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Blood IS thicker than water. Pure
blood ia The secret Of health. There
Is no better preparation to improve
lhe blood and proloug life than
BEGtIV BLOOD PURIFIER AND
BLOOD MAKER. Dye Pharmacy
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Boys you want to be careful about
standing on the railroad track.
.Ie=-e C. Gamer and all of his sons
were in town Saturday evening
DIR. Parsons and Jesse Scott hal ?
trade Of some magnetism last week.
Floyd Riddle, who has been sick
for some time is able to be out again.
Lemic Huffman and wife visited
friends at Creston Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs Swcntzel, mother of DIR. J. p.
SwentzeI, was right sick day or two
last week
The latest report we have from
Rev. j. w. Taylor is that he is now
resting easy.
Mrs. j. $. Sharps, of Sycamore,
was visiting friends in this town ard
vicinity last Saturday.
Mrs. McClung and son, Snowdcn,
drove up to town and spent few
minutes Sunday evening.
s. NJ Mccoy came over F.iday
evening and spent the night and next
day with friends and transacting bus
mess.
Track laying on the second section
of our own Il. X. begins this week.
The grading is almost complete for
the next ten miles.
There was quite discussion be.
tween two distinguished evangelists
in the Grantsyille Store Co.'S. store
Saturday evening,
Hon. Aristotle Smith and little
daughter, of Eden, were the guests
Of Elliott Chemoweth and faulty II
couple of days last week.
Hal CAIN was over from Arnolds.
burg II short time last Wednesday.
Hal always has smile that takes
we'll, especially with the ladies.
We supposed the boys would over
took the fact that Sunday night was
Halloween, but We saw evidences to
the contrary Monday morning.
jerome Hartman and Mel. Taylor
were engaged in an important law
suit before Squire Ayers Saturday
evening. The value of good hound
was the amount involved.
Eek Congressman G.. B. Smith, now !
Il Deputy Revenue collector, was in
town last Wednesday. He dropped
III and entertained our Office force
pleasantly for few minutes.
Big line of Clothing, Dry Goods,
Notions, Hats and Caps, Boots ana
Shoes, in fact a complete line of
goods at Pell's.
Mrs. Bennett and daughter, of
Mussle Shoals came in to sc c the OBJ
crations of the printing press last
Monday. We 60 to press every Mon
day morning and are glad to have
people diop i'll and see the operation,
subscribe and get the news.
jas. Kelley, the contractor. who
drilled the Miles oil and gas we'll ON
the iiardman farm, below town, is
going to put down three more wells /
near it, and, by the way the first one
to be drilled will he less than I.
1000 feet from the old we'll Oh 40, /
operators in II situation to know have |
no confidence in this territory, Nit. !
IF oil was wortl, S1.50 barrel fifty
holes would 60 down in this county
in less than twel re months.
New hair, brilliant hair, hair ON
heads that have no hair at all, is Sc
cured by the use Of Beggs' Hair
Remover. For sale at Dye Pharma-
cY.
Mrs. S. NJ Mccoy died Of typhoid
fever last Wednesday morning. Flu
neral from the Methodist Church at
Mt. Zion, Thursday at o'clock p. m.
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
Kinder, of the NJ. +. Church, assist
ed by Rev. Sam Robinson, Of the NJ.
T.. Church, South. Excellent and
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The schools of thecountry are near
ly all opened, and the sheriff has to
hustle among taxpayers in conse.
quence.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

From the Lone Star State comes
the following letter, written by w.
+. Glass;, editor Of the Mt. Vernon
CTexD Herald 81 have used Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy in my family for the
past year, and find it the best remedy
for collie and diarrhoea that | have
ever tried. It's effects are iustauta.
neous and satisfactory, and cheer.
fully recommend it, especially for
cramp collie and diarrhoea. Indeed
we shall try and keep q bottle Of It ON
our medicine shelf az long as we keen
house For sale by Dye Pharmacy,
Grantsvillc.
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CAGToREA.
Th5 fac n
5lnil3 ~ IS "a
'l'.: Z G&EIHZazt[ll s 81

Several Of the town boys have been
getting their spiritual strength re-
newed o at Pleasant Hill for q few
nights
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all your kindness, but as we cannot
find words that would convey = T-va
our feelings we will have to content
ourselves Ivy thanking YOU again and
again. May God bles. YOU all.
5. VI. Mccoy.
Stops q MorfJrd, the Dentists
will visit this town again early in
December.
|. III. Thomas was ,rdnsactins bust.
ness and visiting friends il, town
Wednesday,
Miss Nettie Hathaway, of Syca-
more, was the guest of friends IN town
last Friday.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
for West Virginia will meet at Clarks.
burg on the 18th inst.
You can't cure consumpti,n. but
you can avoid it and cure every 9th.
or form of throat orluug trouble by
the Use of One Minute Cough Cure.
q. ;. Smith.
There is no Heed Of little children
Icing tortured by scald heud. eczema
and skin eruptions. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve gives instant relief and
cures permanently. G. :. Smith.
Dept. Sheriff Lem VIII and tree
ly Brannon brought lite Fleming, ".
:. Fleming, Ed Fleming and -
Fleming to Jail last Tuesday evening
for safe keeping, they being jointly
indicted for felony. This indict,
mcnt was found at the last term OF
the circuit court, and, rs we under.
stand, is for stealing ex.Dcpt. Sheriff
j IS. 5. Jarvis uucollected tax re-
ceipts.
BE prepared to relieve your chill
dren of Group and sure throat b, hay
ing in the home Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup. Good for the old as
we'll rs young Dye Pharmacy.
About ten days ago G. S. Smith
and his clerk, T. G.. Owens, noticed
that some one had been in the store
of the former, but neither Of them
said anything about their discovery
As they could not miss what, if any
thing had been stolen. So last Thurs.
day, Fred PeIl and G.. Bell were NOV
ing some hay in j. w. Pell's barn on
the south side, they had not gone far
down in the hay pile until they found
telescope, and upon examination
found that it contained two pair of
shoes, one pair No. mems and
pair Of No. 3 ladies', and it also con
tnlne two pair of pants and possibly
other articles. G.. s. Smith readily
identified the goods as belonging to
him. How an entrance to the store
WAS affected is mystery, but the
blank kew route seems to he Tho mos,
urhau, Tl: -, '''
MS 0'uP'eu Win the
post once ana other OurgIaries leads
us to the conclusion that there is
slick article somc where in this com.
mumity. So far IS we have heard
there has been no suspicious looking
strangers around lately, which leaves
the whole matter in a cloud OF mys.
terry. Time may develop some clew,
but ut this time there seems to be
none.
LArER.-A warrant was Issued for
Elne Kelly charging him with the
above crime, and placed in the hands
OF Constable G. I. Scott, who served
it at a late hour Saturday night.
Kelly wiItrrobably have prelimina.
ry hearinh to-day, (Monday) before
Squire Marshall.
in 1hirswend orGr,sho.L w..
says that when he has a spell Of indi.
gestion, and feels bad and sluggish, I've
I t,! TWO "I re" rus Little Early
a ,,,' a., .'s','' ",I' ne - All r'gnt the
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Some men seem to have license to
do most any thing they like.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02
WIND You Jan Rnr For 81. nn.

DR.. NJ T. Hall, the leading Den
list Of West Va. will make YOU a
No. ] Upper or Lower Set of Teeth
for $500, cash. Full set stO.O 90.
Get your teeth extracted by your
doctor or dentist and come 10 Park.
ershurg and save enough to buy your
winter clothes. Sets made same day
you come
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02
GRAN TsVILLE STORE co.

Are Showing the largest, Best Selected Most Complete
ANA Attractive Line ofClotning, Boots, Shoes, Hats
Capsand Underwear; also Il Fall and Host ExcrllcmtIy
Selected STOCK 81 Dry Goods nud Notions.
S. Orr Line # ladies nl and Winter Calrs and jackets
ES of the REST Styles and Quality, Prices will
found far below their value
We have sl,caciaI II cur line, but Prices
are CUT ON ALI ARTiCLE3
O n. r.. Spools 1Oc
Ladies Hose , pair Zoe.
Standard Prints, per yard SC
Fast Color tiinghNn good. yard 4c
Al Brown Sheetug per yard DC
Best Table Oil Cloth, per yard he
Mems Good Sohi Shoes, per pair Soc
Ladies Solid Leather Shoe, good value at
$50, per pair 75c
We carry Larger Line and Shoes than any two
combined Calhoun and Gilmcr counties
which goods receive direct from Factory saving
consumer jobber and salesman profits. Those that
have eye to business make this profit and more
by buying their foot from
We Save YOU Money ALL Goods we handle.
We have of the GREATEST BARGAINS IN
Blankets and Comforts In fact YOU will find will pay
you long distance in order get advantage of
EXTREMELY Low PRICES and our IMMENSE LINE,
from which a select
We feel that we have meritel the large patronage IF the
public, and YOU will find that shall
deavors please you, and that shall always have
store filed with BARGAINS. We cannot quote
prices on all goods Come and see for yourself If we
do convince youthat do say buy your
goods elsewhere. We always glad o show you
through stock
YOURS NESPT
Gr2n&sv511e Store Co.,
!. AtS7iI, Mafaga?.
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lightning Hot Drops
What q Funny Marvel
Very True. but it KiUs Az Pcin.
Sold Everywhere. Every Day-
Without Rolief. There Is no Pa~
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Small pill, safe pill, best pill De.
Witts Little Early Rrsers cure bill
liousncss, constipation, sick headache.
G.. S. Smith.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

There has been no water in the
river OF this point for some time worth
quarreling over.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

If some people would only make
the systematic effort to pay us that
they do in some other directions we
would not be hungry and cold 80
often.
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1t ia strange, but nevertheless true.
that men will often settle their differ.
ences IN the same manner as beasts.
cats and the like.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
FHst is what it was mode for.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Ladies ard Gents Shoes at Taylor's,
Big Springs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02

You should take advantage of Che
UHRoNICLE's 100 rate.
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harsh to handle. 1t is fair, however,
to remember that the manufacture is
in it's infancy, and that the weavers
do not yet know how to use the stuff
to the best advantage. But there
seems no doubt that in the qualities
of cheapness and durability it will be
real addition to the wealth of man
kind.
The filasse is naturally so glossy
that it seems specially fitted to COM
pete with linen, and Belfast mer-
chants would probably be well advised
to look into the matter at once. Silk
it will probably never rival, but it
might very well sweep off the face of
the earth all the innumerable cheap
com binations of silk and wool, which
are used in upholstery and the like;
and for towels, dishcloths and the
whole paraphernalia of washing up it
ought to be indispensable. These,
however, are high matters, too hard
for anything but the far-reaching ex-
perience of woman. The most inter-
esting point about ramie is that the
new industry, when created, may not
improperly solve very awkward
problem in the management of Great
Britain's enormous tropical estate.
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