Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
News of Fifty Years Ago

s u.s. my years ago that is to say in the year
mot eHini For this reason there is
which to get the News Of Fifty Years Ago for
- However. in the Dispatch of February 2s, 1856,
,hEfs is very interestns story that is yet
2Iih was evidently ii dull day in the local field,
mmH inc ANXIOUS reporter. to Till space in the
Relieving ancient p' Eiaor germans ground out the
h hattie" MS lloudon's washington. with the
the " % !" is eoi o we",n't Object Of M
rir s,, ,han ne r marble c"l,nGss o. the symmc
ihine we have. hold and possess is the finest.
us with our mm"tsemth century ;. notions tor" of
whe we "s.iar to be srsH a "ss
nn n ,n" 70 werc one. esteemed ns master
in the rotundn is Somewhat remarkable and
WrneG the 'ntTrsS, Uf b ma a we Of n at It
WI W,l;,msnnrg For .b"u, sixty before it
in the central hall whir /, now 6"ls 1T /, bears
r rno ''a,,sh arms and "thGr embellishments in
,Gnm so" and rcrubcan institutions. the en-;
rSS' The are Sl in Of S5s'e s OF sooa
ia h,'n ,h named Eu"aslio considered his work to
IL was shipped from London he wrote as follows
r " date o hfn h Of .e Hrsni"
w"lknlnnShp does honor to Great britain 1t
kind. ana Is nns,srpiccc not TO be cq"alied
and eoG not m naS s' YIN ea applause
sme b j. Gr%iEr ma" Wnc t." rs n 9s
improved patent stove Of the present day could
BE used for ninety years. ana still remain in
machine. Huz"slio calls il, which has pre-
"' to the 10 on of Gr%sxes ~ W n
Duke OF Beaufort II has survived three British
four kinely monarchs. two republics and two
Of oSs ana FF has
of osen torn by srs year after year
come come home to us at last. and s,il Tie stove OF
W IN h The ,n e arrpraas was pn,
many Years n ago the venerable stove was rs
Pl1red in specially prepared niche across the
stands today, a much admiral relic On On the
wall near to the relic i- short history Of the
f fsn hrnH naS %ss il r"
that recordea by the rerorter OF af,y 1eaSs ago
Rza Gii9 celebrated sove,raker Of that period
Gnfa ny hi Of w.rnF "%Gsr@ a
present TO the House of BurIesses at williams
bnt his son ana executor. the Duke ofiBea''fort
In aaother frame aud covered with glass are
what purports to be the original printed instruc-
in the wSrmng Machine Th sf isTm 1 are
Tr d nd n tne @ Il Tyne when The he fier I
machine Of to-day can make it out, il viii read
directions for "dng the Warming Machine"
Put ON Cinders enough high the
Flowing Hole
Put on the Cnders Handful of dry Chips
3-,put on chrs fome cinders and fome frefh
Goals.
4--Set the chips fir" till they flame well.
Shut the great Door, and keep the little
open.
,6-lnt on more frefh Goals. and keep a good
Fire till the Machine is hot. then a fmall Fire
may do for the Iteft OF the Day.
= IF the Machine draws too faft, keep the
HlowinE; Door rather lefs than Half -open and
that VIII weaken the Draught.
S-Takc The Afhes out every Morning and
weep IN" Machine and Funnel quite through
once Week.
9--When want to renew the Fire rake
backwards and forwards all the Cindcrs, and
put on frcfh Goals if required
lO-1.ct the Body OF the Fire he ALWAYS higher
than the little Door.
ll---If you want the Fire keep in long and
fave Goals, bring all the Fire in n 'llcar. in
the Middle OF the Machine: put large Coal.
Keep the little Door but one third open and the
Damper or any) half open.
l2-Ncyer make too ftrong Fire; for if you
do II Will fmcll like Il RoX-Tron: III fuch Cafe.
open your Air-Pump or the large Coal Door for
eight or ten Minutes. and il will carry off the
oncnfcc Smell.
13.-lf your Chimney fmoaks. and the Fire will
not iiEht, open nN inches OF Safh- window; fet
Your chips and ShavingS Fire: when they arc
Vel Lighted fhut The large Door and keep the
niue one open; clofc Your Saith, and 1t will
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