Grate for burning newspapers

In the combination of a grate for burning newspapers and a fireplace grate, a fireplace grate comprising a stand and a plurality of curved members carried by the stand forming a concave surface for receiving logs and the like, the grate for burning newspapers comprising a structure formed of a non-combustable material and a stand secured to the structure for supporting the structure in an elevated position, the structure including elongated bar-like members forming a plurality of spaced apart adjacent recesses formed into at least two adjacent parallel rows, the recesses being generally rectangular in configuration and lying in a horizontal plane and being adapted to receive bundles of newspapers which are formed into cylindrical rolls, the recesses being defined by relatively straight elongate portions of said elongate bar-like members, the bar-like members being joined together so that the bar-like members forming adjacent recesses support each other, the newspapers when disposed in the recesses forming vartically disposed paths for the flow of air to provide a chimney effect during burning of the newspapers, the grate for receiving newspapers being disposed upon and resting upon the fireplace grate with the stand of the grate for burning newspapers resting upon the curved members of the fireplace grate.