Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1889 — What Becomes of the Rice. [ARTICLE]

What Becomes of the Rice.

Niagara Groceryman (to new customer) —Two pounds of rice, did you say? Customer—Yes, that will do. Groceryman—Are you in a great burry, sir? Customer—N-o, not in any special burry, why? Groceryman—Well, you see, the fact is, I’m just out of rice; but if you will sit down for a few moments, I will go over to the Clifton House—that hotel over there—and get a few pounds. Custdmer —All right, go ahead; but hurry, please. „ Er—by the way, isn’t that rather a strange place to go to lay in a stock of idee ? Gfloceryman—Oh, not at all. The grocers of this place get all their rice at the hotels. Customer—How does that happen ? Groceryman—Why, you see, nine oouples out of ten, who get married, come to the Falls on their w'edding tour, and when they disrobe at night they leave from a handful to a quart of rice op the floor of their room. The chambermaid gathers it up in the morning, and dumps it into a special bin in the basement, where it is left to accumulate, and subsequently sold to the grocers,— Peck’s Sun.