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HUMOUR. IF' four grains make a carat, how much sand would grow a potato?

... HUMOUR. IF' four grains make a carat, how much sand would grow a potato? Ye' said the candidate for the Legislatnre. Tawnus has been making love to my wife, but after he has Toted l'll kick the life out of him. TIIE TIME TO STRAY.—Parson : Seated ...

Published: Saturday 05 January 1884
Newspaper: Dominica Dial
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 456 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

the distillation of spirits from the sweet potato, its observations being founded on a pamphlet by M. Ralu, ..

... spirits from the sweet potato, its observations being founded on a pamphlet by M. Ralu, published in January last. According to the published statement cf an acknowledged expert, M. Savalle, the production of alcohol from the sweet potato may be made to yield ...

Published: Saturday 18 July 1885
Newspaper: Dominica Dial
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SUGAR NOTES

... SUGAR NOTES. SUGAR PROM POTATOES —Even ris beet ouprime to A pest extent replaced cane sugar, and tinned the industry upside down in tlie process, so, it appears, may potato in gar eclipse beet sugar and again upset the tide. A Dntcli correspondent mites ...

Published: Wednesday 29 June 1898
Newspaper: Dominica Guardian
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 53 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WHAT SHALL WE CULTIVATE t

... The Barbados Agricultural Reporter speaks of the capacity of that island to produce yams and sweet potatoes and cabbages, carrots, turnips, Irish potatoes, etc. The trouble with these crops seems to be that they can not sell them, but they forget that the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1896
Newspaper: Dominica Guardian
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 264 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN THE WAY OF BUSINESS

... himself that in the present dearth of native provisions lies his golden opportunity ; and somehow he has figured it that sweet potatoes grown about /500 feet . above the level of the sea, carried to the shore on the heads of labourers, and thence by a water ...

Published: Saturday 30 August 1884
Newspaper: Dominica Dial
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Illustrated | Words: 485 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EXCELLENT FRENCH /AM

... delicious in. taste and excellent i,u quttlity. French Cakes, Nogats, BOnbons,. &c. and other nice things. Fresh and Like Irish Potatoes-, and a host of other dekoacies.. BERNADINE COQUE RAN. Old Street, Dee. 19, 1894. ...

Published: Wednesday 19 December 1894
Newspaper: Dominica Guardian
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LATEST FROM LEEWARD

... mentioned in our Guadeloupe exchanges as the author of a scheme having for its object the extraction of sugar from sweet potatoes. A ttader of Pointe-k-Pitre advertises that he always has on band fresh snails from the neighbourhood of Bordeaux. ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1885
Newspaper: Dominica Dial
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SHIPPING NEWS

... Martinique—balust. PORT OF PORTSMOUTII. F. 12 Brit. Sch. Providence, 8 tons, Palmer, for Guadeloupe-4600 Cocoanuts, 20 brls. Potatoes, and 1 13 Brit. Sloop Steallow, 6 tons, Benjamin, for Antigna —3060 bunches Figs, 400 Cocoanuts, and 11:0 Sappodillas, 17 ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1883
Newspaper: Dominica Dial
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 153 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Prison Supplies

... Fuel Wood, per cord. Matches, Lucifer, per dozen. *Milk, per quart [See foot note.] Molasses, per gallon. Oatmeal, per lb. Potatoes, Sweet, per lb. Pork, Salt, per lb. Rice, per lb. Salt, per barrel. Sugar, Brown, per lb. Sugar, White, per Ib4 ...

Published: Wednesday 17 November 1897
Newspaper: Dominica Guardian
County: Dominica, Dominica
Type: Article | Words: 262 | Page: 1 | Tags: none