’ cu E SENTlNEL.
3t“ Tll SUPJVALK. Uv'l‘lllll-Il‘t Ti.
Pul‘l'LAlt scuzscn /
A Sicilian has invented a method by
till. it cremation is accomplished by
“testis of electricity. It requires a dynn~
mo bkc those cmpluycd for are lights.
lt i< dated tbs}! the effect of the intense
he ll 5 2.: \‘tlpnl‘ilt' the entire body.
The tiii‘itriry doctors account for the
i'r‘lilt" H‘ of dixcaw of the hurt in tho
burn-h army ax arising from the fatigu-
in: llutuw imposed on recruits at an age
whvn. getu'rully. thcdcvclnpmcnt of the
body :~ not in hlrmony with that of the
hr Ill but t'lllll'l‘ in :bl\.tttt‘t‘ of it or bc~
ltiui it. in the Inttvr \ilnl‘. there in
huw‘t' it-h‘v of growth. in the former,
it“ .91“. .cm 5.
l‘qk-timcu'x‘ ‘ll't‘ l ciug m i lc attliap d9
id. llrwv. tour the mouth of the Si-iu-x on
thc ptvnluitmn of elcctristty for ligbb
ii”'i‘l' titll'EquN by llli'.lll\' of the force oh-
i Mind by \\ tndtu i. The system. 'if
sai~cm~t’;ti. will lllVI‘ tln- ndvuutugc of
. Hti‘x; 4-bit lll“ pu’titig up of ”wind-
hr!» .rv The whole x1tlt‘ifl!‘ll ,to be M-
.
.
~.
\ .r:.i..i- d i~ \\ll‘ ‘li- r :i \zvlicicnt quantity
l‘b .t) i .ilt bc ~turcd to provide for
th» ti‘;l..i‘i'!lu'!i!~ at any putilulurstu-
ti "2 wit u tllv‘rx' §~ :2 ~ wind to move the
Shiz‘tlf illt‘ liaiZl, 7‘
1-: ipigu r on ‘ Ind;
\\. ll i~lll\‘ll~l cub
12.42.
in t .t“
"ivc 'lutth." Dr.
,‘lvtn‘ i innucction
' r \:~: l‘l !\\‘+ mt i‘i‘l‘llllll
‘ l‘xtrilt‘uls of lllB
,i
I
:.~ .m i tl.c ll‘.‘ ‘
> m: wk: h ‘ . grow .\ttl«*ll: the
l'h? is . . u “:1“. in tit > :i‘h \in'v't. of the
t . c lll l~ wt lliiw :xh l'lil‘elil and
l: :7 :21: the bud I‘lllll, lwiivvnl by
lltr \l‘zv rod“ llllllt'lV to grow only in
in on " cvm‘ mum; :i tori: and tho
<1\“ 3- c.‘, which is :c; ndnl .‘H :i dun
at «in: at.“ |‘h~ ‘h- new. on this sub-
tnt. i’ lin‘h in my. stitl lick the cucu-
ti l: v‘J‘ffir'lil‘ o! v abortion.
In .2; .nt ill-v; urd. the Arctic traw-
c'« t wt.» in ulc tlw n-utlwud pusiazo
with \whll tn-xlwltl. i~ alumly preparing
fur h 3- \pu-«Hnm tr~l .nt Hrccnliud next
ti!
“mum r. “is truluti “ls plltprwc is, it
pow: tn l -':i:.»ivt«- thu- \ \plnmtinn of
tin 1|, l l ”2.0, f ~fli liiirfilllfi‘ifi‘l‘l‘lt‘s
“Kilt ‘ x..- “l. low k‘n uni. lad tbih tidail)‘
(l. it'illil'ir‘ {lac \llili.§xr‘~ .uni c\tcnt all. the
'ri-éit llc .iiw- h 'p w in on minim
if thczc i~ any truth ill the ~t-Ir} told
by l'itl‘l ~t'.\‘l uit.\c~ thit hr north I
strmt Filth clear a r ... turvculund. cut-
flit: it 1iil"l\\t|l~l|ll‘l“ lf there is tiny
truth in il.i~ n p 1;,“ \‘t‘\!|‘lll end of
thv \t: ill maxi ‘nnn \lclxi'lc lluy, whose
Bl) ‘rc Zinc is very impcetr ~tl)‘ known.
'.~ .ml
l‘l i pun-r lwfurc i Eitc nu‘cunguf the
Snow t,:.l‘ll‘~‘-‘Vl t_v of .|:tp.m, l’ro-
fmvv \l..zlc :nr-itiuncd the signs of alarm
wi. . h :Eir 1.le tunu Ln , fzeu hlluw put.
{wrote cirthquukm l‘w'itea wcrc ob-
S-‘ru‘t tx- prztmc it: tllt‘lr rtziils lmlf t1
mints'c be fore u .‘llr-t'k int .'.-i'.u'lry.'
l'rm‘t‘ he found that pin-.Nints
slrvrwr and ft~|§i suddenly claw their
,.
A
iu‘i'll
Ct at tr; \\ lub' grew, sw inc gitul dogs
gau- flu \lt‘tll’t'nl tndzuifiunx' ml an 3}“
p‘tw in“: mu‘tlrpmlvc it \\‘.i~ mug-Sit‘d
1.. .t zinc ziztttnini‘ are prnluibl} \cL‘v mush
tivi- 3 ~ {ight preliminary trvmnrs,
tl.~-i it in \ ‘1. mic xli~trict~ «null tui-
nm 5 l xiv l» . u not only '2 .il‘lll'vl but
cm 1 mill l by : iw“ ,-.. Tin; just before
path-I iiiv .
\Ir 1‘. l'. White. in « mtmuimimtion
.lw the i'li-niztdl .‘mic‘y, ngcs :1 do-
r‘. hub) ti-njutii't‘ :lttswct' lu llu‘ ttlbht‘lun
u hustler the m ills of c tutti-d fruits muy
unit c‘xu pt-iwmuua <;|i‘\' with the tin.
ll 1 :is ll." l‘e~liil 0f lib evperb
to m~ "tin h cutzrclv devoid of
also; r \v‘i.‘ :i tlkcn iiitc: ally in :my
tr :1 ti: ll muzht .irlse from b. in; in con—
' ‘~\ ifli lf‘lltl‘ or \'t‘;:*‘lrili'e~‘." lli‘ M‘-
itvvc: lint lilt' raw“ Hf :la‘l‘ldrulul puts .it-
“7.4.,
ti. ll
.
.ui
in: air billed to tin Wt 1c due to adder
Hl ntlrr iraipuriti-w‘ atomic, coppvr, or
lend l'u-tcvnr W \l.it:tt-u \Vlllltll‘lli
s:i\~ film thcrc nwd be u i {raid in tho
e‘r‘llll‘.’ that it l\ xrtiy wt! in for «help-
new :ch. and it: it (1!: umkw :i superior
solder to .my uliav. Tim. I trv. nil don-
:«‘t In.) l-e ubxigitcd by prohibiting the
uw U: my utlu‘r sr-ixlcr than purc titt.
~« —-—-—-
Fish Preserved in Itock‘finlt.
.~\l tho- \\ bite l‘I tliln‘ . lil work“ on the
ll'le of the t run-i? l‘.i«?tic railroad. be~
» _\ ‘liil \\'v-E~errtli. in Sinking large pits
-r \\v 0, mm) rim. lu‘t'.t‘\"l} prwcrwd,
lbnx luv: lwmvl in the ‘trutn of rock-
.i.ut vat through 'l‘lu- still ticl-l occupies
w h i', \\ n «.‘ih r lllr' button: will huge lake.
Tin’ "‘il l“ .li‘l l't‘ o‘ the pi‘m- or ph'krrel
pr :- .~ uni ‘m-u tuclvc in sixtct‘tl in hos
in it '.;,‘h \~ ~". in fish are ttuw MT“ in
in") . Z«‘ttl .\e\ Hl l 11km. 'lihv ~pccitucth
.irr ll"' petrified. \. it are pt. «M c l in pct:
Irv? lV-t’m. llinli :llul nil, us lhuugli tlu‘y
Il‘tll in ‘2: lrun‘u up to nukes o: ice. The
t» ilt wurks :irc louitcd near the center of
n b i~:‘t. m \\ hit it was once :\ lzikc thirty
tut-w late; by from “who to .iiftrcn
lull" in \vzdtli, and over three hundred
fer! deep in pluccmns is shown by the
Mount water lines on the bordering
' llll.‘ The lid: found imbeddcd in the
lttyvr- of rwckwailt are doubtless thou-
Bands of years old. )‘l'ftcr being exposed
to the «in and :lil‘ for a. day or two they
bemuuc :lylmrd ts" wood.” At the firm)
lnmu lillil\\ltt. liuw \vatcltltmn ill the
Usbi‘tnn rhnft in thi~ciry, was Superb»
tendent of the Whitc l‘luins works he
found great numbers of these fish. In a
pit \‘ feet square and illicit! ill feet deep
don-m of them worc found. there being
'tutiiclttttcs rive or sis in a hunch. It was
found that theycould be catch, but they
were not very palatable, and it was nuc-
Elixir)" to sunk them in fresh won for
two orthrcc days befuro attempting to
took them. -— Virginia c.\'dr.l Enterprist. J
Where It Originated.
.\'o phi-aw has bcen more often quoted
than the oue'“We left our country for
our country‘s good," as a dying to crimi-
nnls. It was only the at icr day that. I
learned the virgin of the line. It up.
new in n prologue to a pluy called “The
longer.“ This play was presented at
Sidney. Australia. in 1795, and was the
fir~tthentritul ‘wrfurmuncc cxcr given
there. The ports into all taken by com
victs «lti'p'pcd therefrom England. and a
c inch-t was the author. Tbciprologue
in u very clevvr. piece of humorous versi~
timtinn, :ilmund‘mg in bits upon the
11 be» which brought thc actors to the
u-lcny. flow it ever found its way into
general use I have no iden.—-(-‘!nbe<Do.-no-
and.
W
A uh Happen-s.
A: the {total the mountain Egcishorn
on the southern slope of the Jun iron in
the union of “’Illin, Swiuortnn , Lake
.‘lcrliclcn is located. Last yenr the poo-
pier mended to drain 05 its water: 8nd
usetbe dry land for sgrieulturnl, ur-
poses. One night rocontl n shoe of
onrthquoke In felt. in W is, sad one
morning the like bad dissppenrsd sad
7 the inhabitants nay now psrtition out
the ground gen than so very chap.
AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS Ob‘ INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Young Pigs.
Young pigs will usually commence to
lot when about three ivceks old. and the
more attractive the portion put within l
9 their reach the quicker they will learn to
make a full feed. If they can have a lit-
tle fresh milk at the start so much the
better, but by common consent skim
milk is counted sufficient to meet piggy‘s
notion. \Vith milk as a starter thexi will
soon take to slop made of mill feed: It is
not thc large hog that. pnyS. but the one
that makes the largest quantity of pork
in the shortest time and on the snmllest
amount of food. If a pigr comes in dur—
ing April he has nine months during
which to grow by the end ofthcyear. If
he is well bred and from a good stock of
hogs. he should easily be modc to weigh
ill-f0 pounds during the nine months of his
1 c.
, “’lmor Food for Horses.
In the winter, when horses are not
worked any more than i< sutlicicnt to
giro them healthful en‘rt‘iw. good timo~
thy hay, cut beforb the blussmn has
formed and soon itflt‘l‘ the llt‘ud has up-
pcurcd, will be sutlicicut to keep them in
good condition. Iluy thus made contains
the following nutritive clcur'nts pcr llH'
pounds, via. :
. [\lun‘l'
Albummmds, ....... . .......... tilli‘.‘
L: Lrbu hydrates. . . . ,... ..... .. ...... 50.33
J . ............................ .. xxx
This gives a ratio of l of ulbuminoids to
it} of curbo ll)’drutcs or the vcrv bed for
lu‘cpitu: in Hill!“ ll in perfect licnltli uud
Hind tum. When u horw is worked mo l-
crutcfy it \‘Ollnlllllt‘s u larger pul‘llult of
curl-on :tud some nitrug h. but ncedx‘ lcx’n‘
of this than of the former; hcncc corn.
being ‘ich in curbo hydrates, muluw u
\I‘l‘_\' gum! timid for lltll'st‘s \lnllIL: \lUW,
heavy wozk. If the work is rnplth
~lrivin;,r on the roads, one third part of
bran shouh be added to the corn to fur
niahthc nc dcd ulbuurinoidi. t‘urc is to
be slim-in or taken to mold giving dudv .
foot of _v kind in the winter. or keep-
nu; homw ill stables under clover-lun- or 5
.x lot-w dusty tloor. - New York Thurs.
(‘hulcra‘ In the Heuncry.
7 WIN“ \‘lmlvrttbrezxksout in thc henncrv =
‘ lplum orchurds.
l llltl
tho only sum method of procl-dure is to
hll. off ull tho fowls, sit k and “cll. und
abandon the busincxs in that location
until tho premiums on,» complctclv freedE
' HI i
cholera, sew tin cvchunue, are great :
thirst.dm.-pinx ~pirits, n til‘i‘\uti.~t,:tll.\luufii
from contagion. The
s} mptoms
csprrwinu, with the droppings giccnish,
ill color. lhe fowl seems ilcjli‘ted, is-
slcopy at times, does not plume itself, 5
becomes weak and staggers, the crops
sometimes till with Wind, and the comb?
becomes pnlc or dark. Death ottcu re- 2
suits in twenty four hours. but the dis-
essc may but prove fatal for several duvs.
llenicdlcs are numerous, but none inc?
ccrtuin. Firnl disinfcct the entirc prcur I
lst‘S. llurn the d m! lkhllt‘n. lsululc .
sick birds from the others, as it is n coir '
tngiom diwuw. Feed cooked cornmeal:
and when! middliugs, tithing it with '1
curbolic nod uni-'1‘. which is prcpurcd:
by llil‘illl1: ‘\ tcsspu mful of Strong lilpiid‘
turbolic :it‘lil to one quart of wattir. l‘sc i
only this win-r in tlicir food. and give it ‘
to thctu to: drink. it the bird is verv
wcuk give as much powder as will rest ‘
on tl live-l cut pit-(‘1‘, once u duy, composed :
as follow" hingrr, lute put. pulvcrixed-
i‘nmphur. one part. sulphur, one part. 1
Clean up droppings. and kcep sick birds
mint and dry, If they do not mt force
a tcuxpoyui'ul of the czirbolic :icid water
down their throats twice a day.
Straw nu a I-‘oddcr.
II. A. \\ lllllt‘lll we, :i New York fancier. .
says in the Ram! Arm l'» {w- 'I‘lic straw i
from any groin cut whcu the grass husi
pound the milk ~tugc :md ix cuuunenciiv"
. to burden. but is ~\ct ~mt! cut-ugh to mush ‘
between the thumbund thc tints r, it well
secured and dried without strum. mukc“
an cvcvllcnt fodder to bc mixed \\'llll um
of lhc ditlcrcnt kinds of 2min. \\'c
find that well curcd. not ovexuripo: out
straw is equivalent to thrcc quarters of
the value of grand Timothy in) for anv
kind of stock, There lci’minlv is nb
more ccunomicul way of dixpmiuir of all
our good. bright straw than to run it
through thc cuttin; box :md to mi\ with
it ground feel of corn. ooh, lmrlcv, ru-
or some othcr grain, moistcniuu the whole ‘
with a" aiding w titer rind ion in; it tocool
before uxing. With the uvcruge small
farmer most of the straw is th‘cd :u fml‘
dcr or litter for stublcs and shrdx, “licn‘
it absorbs much of the, liquid from the
stnblcs and soon rots,\fw;mhi~r n m-od
__ fertilizer. ‘1) 5
Where large quantities of straw :irc to
be cuuwrtrd into manure, I know of no
bottcr way than tonmko the young stock
consume it with n little grain, and leave
them toproduvc from it one of the most
economical high—grade fertilizers thcre
is. Several yenm ago I wintered four
horses upon wheat straw with it little
groin. l mixed it with boiling water
and left it to cook from one \fced to
nuothcr with good results, giviii;.r me t\
good quantity of as rich :\ fertiliwr as ,
» one could desire. 'l‘hroughout Western 3
New York very little straw is allowed to '
so to waste. . Nearly tlll is used us fod~
or or litter for tho different domestic
nnituuls. When straw can be bou Iht at
to atou and buy at 8m 21 ton. tlicrc is.
more economy in the straw than in the!
'hay, and fast driving or rrmdrhomesfcd !
upon straw and grain show better coats '
and are as enduring as the best luiv and
gram-fed horses, '
oqlu
fu ly ns rich in nitrogen.
- Form and Garden Notes.
. Straw and unpalatable hay should,
neverbe covered with brine to induce
cows to cut more.
Glycerine and water. in equal parts, is
no excellent drcs<ing for horses‘ hoofs to
prevent undue brittleness.
Some recommend to poison, trap or
shoot every ground squirrel you can, bc~
having them as mischievous as rats.
No oil )cuetrntes wood so well as
‘ crude petro eum. none is so cheap, and
none so ctl'octivc as a preservative.
The apple crop tum not so generally
fsiled, taking the country together.
, within the memory of the oldest inhabi-
taut.
Hay in rick: or stacks can be very
chen ily covered with plain lumber
boa s. and the cost of doing so saved in
. one or two seasons.
Where the larva: of potato bugs begin
acting the vine, but ore stoip'ed, the
lnnts put out new leaves, on does its
t to repair-damages.
The New York Tom-um any: n good
now fed only on pasture will nlwsyl
donblc the cost of four or live
brnn daily in milk or butter.
The caller more lying wound the
pounds of
, bans in plied to some growing crop,
j that-Is stood will be given to the
i sit and uboinlng
cm or slough.
l lllls
V maintain
~ and the manure “is?
:il to a high‘grndc fertilizer, as it is1
3
vol
Farmers should remember that head
work saves a grant deal of hand work,
and if systematically performed relieves
the routine of life of some of its dull~
ncss.
Fall planting of trees has strong ad-
vocates among experienced trccrplantcrs,
and where a planter has given that a fair
trial his favorable testimony, as a rule, is
secured.
One thing dairymcn in this country
generally neglect: that is to curry their
cows as Well as feed them. Cows well
cared for will pay the interest on amort-
gage, and attack the principal bravely.
Mr. Sampson says it is a good idea to
plant gooScberries among the rows of
currunts. The currunt worm will always
prefer the goosobcrry. and the latter
bushes alone need be treated to bellebore.
Peach trees that have made good
growth s'ucc spring nccd'no other fertil-
izer than wood ashes. Wood ashes are
also good fun neulingn pear tree which
bears spotted or cruckcd fruit. Sprinkle
thcground wcll hem-nth the treeso for
:l.\‘ the branches extend.
V'l‘l c (‘hicag‘o Times remarks that. “tho
general cm; loymcut of machinery on
farms bus 0.“ *ted an unfavorable influ-
ence on small fruit culture. landscape,
vegetable and form gardening.“ Mixed
farming' and horticultural pursuits are
certainly more in the line of “small"
than “large" farming.
If milch cows be fed upon dry hay it
cannot be. expected of them to give full
:sup iliex~ of milk, for without suCculcnt
:food the udder cannot, except upon n
limited scale, curry on its milk sccrcting
opcrutious. In view of these facts every
farmer should make it it part. of his busi-
ncss to fill“) a sullicient quantity of
beets, carrots and parsnips to give cuch
Initchrow on his farm linlf-a-bushcl daily
during the winter and early springr.
No vccctuble has bccu more improved
than thc common tomato. Forty or
5 more years run they were seedy, watery
and of little vnluc. For a time the chief
attempt to improve them \\ as in securing
'extrw curly varieties. Now firmness of
tlesli and comparative f rccdom from seeds
:irc bred for. Sonic of the best varieties
h.ivc so much substance in their flesh
lhzit they muke excellent preserves. For
‘l‘dlllllllt; they are also much better than
the thin, watery sorts.
The plum lovcs rich, moist soil. It. is
to their etlcct' in fertilizing the soil about
the trees, ruthcr than to any destruction
of the curculio, that fowlsnre placed in,
but though hens do
cat the curculio, their \rescnco
lirouud and under the trees makes this
shy insect more cautious about deposit;
in}; her eggs. Paving the soil under
plum trees answers the some ptll‘pnnt‘.
Many plirm trccs in cities have povcmcnts
clmc to their roots, and they arc pretty
sure to bear 3.30mi cropscvery year.
For so Sillilll a wet-d there is scarcely
,u greater pe~t than common plantain.
lt seeds profusely under the most dis~
couruging circumstances, and only n two
jor thrco ycnrs‘ course with hocd crops
lcun ho relied upon to get rid of it; even
i
thcn some seeds will start up‘cvvry time
thcticld is seeded with grass. If not too
numerous cut thcm out with tho hoe.
If tooubundont for that then plow ngeiin
and try one Ul‘ two years more with
hocd crops. 'l‘hcn sccd heavily with
clover, and be vcry cureful that there is
no plantain mixed with the seed.
The first effect of liberal fccding:at
Scnmn is to incrcuse or at hunt.
tho milk flow. Wo do not
wish to have the cows fatten so long as
tlicy are giving milk, for thc hittcr is
more profitable. When n cow on un-
changed fccd begins to dry off she also
bcgins to fatten. ,7 Putting on flesh is all
right if not overdone nor commenced too
early. A few works, or perhaps two or
lthrce months, if milk is not especially
l
l into W‘llxlllinll llt'itlrl‘ she drops her calf
l
vzilutllllc, may be :ivcn to bring: the cow
to be \lllllJl‘lt.‘ the following' sensou.
t‘ostly Violins.
In an otlice building: uptown \‘ictor
l“lrt‘hcr has his quarters. 'l‘hcrc he sells
the lined and costliest old violins that.
tire sold in America. Amateurs who col.
but old tiddlcs know him Well, und cnor~
muus prices are paid by them for the in—
nll‘lllllt‘ul.‘ he niukcs a specialty of buying
and sclliug. A man from the fur west
bought :i Strudiuirus for $2,500 the other
afternoon. and in the course of his pur-
\‘bthe pluycil :1 snatch of l\ tune on it.
His playing win c\ccmble. I ucvcr hoard
wins.- from a sin-cl musician. lrcinnrkcd
on this to lht‘ dealer, tmd he replied,
smiling:
“The costliest violins belong to the
men who luive lt‘tl‘t skill in playing them.
That ixone of the curiosities of the trade.
'l‘hnw \\ ho collect \iulins are rarely
muster performers on them. They buy
lur lhc sake of having. Men who can
play the \loliu do not invest fortuncs in, .
instruments. 'l‘hcy bu_v us good as they
can attord for themselves and do their
bcxt with it.“
This collection of liddlcs is, by the
way, a curious crave. I know u man in
London who had it very bndly. He
owned downs of violins, and had each
' put by in a special glass misc on the wall
of his study along: withn little book con"
twining its history. written by himsclf,
and the documents that authenticated it.‘
lle also had 1 fine collection of bows.
He would start 011‘ at an hour‘sjnotice for
llussin or America to not hold of s prim
violin, and the only tunc he could lny
through was “Yankee Doodle,“ whic is
tho easiest one to learn on the violin.
Mr. Joscph W. Drexcl owns, ‘I believe, ~
the finest. collection of violins in New
York, which probably means Amcrica,
but he is far. from a brilliant performer
on them—Mew York News.
————.———
From liner to Mllllonnlro.
Ed Schetlelin, who sold out the cele~
bratcd 'l‘oughnut mine in Arizona. for
something like a million dollars, won in
town Sunday, and Monday went to
; Smartsville to examine o gravel mine.
i Mr. Scheffclin wears his hair in long
ringleta and is somewhat eccentric in his
, dress, but he has a big henrt, nnd those
l who know him well say that n worthy
charity never appealed to him in vain.
t‘p to the time be sold the Toughnu‘t. be
; had been a hardworking miner and knew
1 nothing of the ways of the world. \Vith
- the proceeds of the sale he went to San
: Francisco to enjoy his honestly acquired
f riches. He had determined to have the
, best of everything going. and registered
i at the Baldwin Hotel. When mealtime
’ came he sought entrance to the dining-
' room in his shirt sleeves. The sable doors
keeper told~him he must put his coat on
, before going in. Ed got mad at this in-
‘: fringemuut on his private rights and lon
‘ established custom, and exclaimed: “
, uess you don‘t know who I cm, on
i look rascal.“ “ Dot don’t make no odds,
l sir. " The honest minor was riled clen-
§ throughnnd sent for Londlord Parson.
g The latter told him he must finish dress-
l lug before going to eat. no matter who he
was. Mr. Scboffelin in n mun ofobserv-
3 lug qualities. sud be In: not been slow
i in Adapting bimsolf to his changed. cir-
3 consumes. He bu good business um
land nltbough nnything bmtinauku
l are at his fortune. W9
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Hisfiiltic TREES. -
OAKS AND Eln‘ls THAT WERE
HIGHLY ESTEEMED.
The Poet Pope’s Weeping Willow st
TwickeuhaIu—The Tory Tulip
Tree—Charleston‘s Beau.
mm Council Tree.
This is said to be the age of trees, sad
in our country there have been and still
are many that would seem to command
respect from their clo~c connection with
our history as a nation. 011 Boston
Common thcrc stands on elm tree, evi-
dently of no great age. and, conscquenb
ly, notof urcut height, and with nothing
particularly noticeable about it, except
ing that it is enclosed by a circular iron
fence. and appears to be an object of so.
licitude on the part of those whose duty
it is so attend to the arboriculturc of the
city. This tree is a shoot or “sucker“
from its parent. the celebrated “Old
Elm," for many years In object of ven-
cration to Boston people.
is unknown. but it is supposed to have ;
'g‘rown spontaneously before the settle- '
nient of Boston in Hiiltl. Tradition says
that as for back as mankind knew ony-
tliing of Boston the trcc was there. It
was used as a gallows for hanging crimi-
nals in 1659, and it has been us~crtcd
that so~cnllcd witches were hanged upon 3
it.
The Boston tree that had most of a
history, however, w“ the old Liberty
'l‘rcc. At thc corner of “'nxhiugton und
limes streets ~lt|t‘d\ a building in whose
wall is inserted a tablet bearing the form
of atrce in lh‘l\ relief.
grc \\‘ .
later the Sons of Liberty held mcctings
under its branches. and in the days prc~
ceding the outlmuk of the revolution,
the ground on which it stood wns a place ;
of assembly for the men who conspired
to throw oil the llritish yokc.
that in 1775 it was cut down by a de-
; tnchmcnt of soldiers of the invnding
I nrmy. ore of whom was kilhd.
Tin re is the gicut mik which stood on i
the bunks of the t-‘cncsncc llivcr. near the ‘
village of tlcncs~cc. N. Y. It was so rc~
vercd b3 the Scncuis that they nnmcd
their village thc tin: Tree. The trunk of
this tree measured twcnty—six fcet niucl
inches in t‘lrt‘tllnlcl't‘tlt‘t‘. and ill the time .
f it Was dlblfltyl‘tl it was thought to be
i 1.000 ycurs old.
1 (lcncsz-ce Valley in November, lSGT, the
Big Tree was w uslit‘d uwuy.
The t‘hsrter Halt, of Hartford, Conn,
was undoubtedly the no,“ in age to the ;
Big Tree, and w as estimated to be about.
(too yours old wlzcn llookcr laid the
foundation fora commonwciilth there. It
mm at one time known as Wyllys‘s Tree.
Is it stood in front of the hous‘coccupied
by lion. Samuel Wyllys. lt mcnsurcd
twenty‘six feet in circumference n foot
from the ground. The cavity in whilh
‘thc chnrter was placed on the night of
, treaty with the Indium in his“:
October 3!, 169, was near the YOU! and
huge enough to admit a child. The
cavity gradually became smaller. until it. ‘
Toe oak
1‘5}, and
would scurccly udmit a hand.
w as prtwtrsted in August,
nearly every partit le of it w as worked into ,
some pleasing form and ,clu‘rishcd as a
lllt‘lllcnlu of a singular incident in roll»
uni lliSlOf“.
'l‘hc Turin) Trcc wu is large elm wblch i
; stood on thcbnnksof the Delaware rivcr. ‘
ncar what i< now known IS Kensington
prccinct, ‘ l hilndrlphia.
this true that “'illinm Kenn formed his
The
, tree was long prntcctcd with care, but
3 his 'l‘wickcuhnm villa.
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was at last blown down in a gal» on
March 3, l‘lll. It was found to be ‘53
years old, and its trunk mcasurcd
twcnty~thrcc fret tn circumfcrcncc.
proper inscriptions npi-n its site.
Th!~ purl. l'opc lttlll still to him from
Smyrna tl drum of figs. ln it was :1 small
twig which licstuck in the ground near
It took root and
grew rapidly, and was the admiration of
himself and his friends, and it promd to
be the Sulix liabylonicu. or wcc ting wil-
low, and it was the parent of all its
kind. After the death of Pope, lord
Spencer became owner of the Twickcn~
hum cstn‘e. and it was finally purchased
by Lady llowe. who had the villa torn
down. and the willow tree pulled up by
the rooh‘. and cvcrythin;r the poet prized
was sullen-d to full into decay. A British
other who conic to this coun-
try in l 2T5 brought with him,
wrapped in oiled silk. n twig,
from l‘opc‘s willow, inttnding to plant
it himself in American soil. The young
oilieer lucnmc ncqusiimd with (‘uslis
\thbinuton‘s stepson. nudhe gave. him
the willow twig. (‘th’tis planted it at
Abilig‘dun, in Virginia. where it grew
vigorously. In thltchn, Gates brought
from Abiugdon a shoot of the t‘ustis wil‘
low, and planted it at the entrance gate
to his estate on Manhattan island, sud it
want known as GntcS's weeping willow.
'l‘hcrc was the tors tulip trcc in South
(Karolina, so called because in 1730 ten
tories were hanged upon two of its lowvr
brooches.
During the siege of t‘hnrlcston by the ‘
British in 1780, General Lincoln held n
council with his otliccrs and leading citi-
zens of (‘luirlcston under the branches of
n beautiful mngnoliu tree, and it was
called the council tree ever after by the
loyal inhabitants of that city. At. the
time the tron wns cut down for tire-
wood in 1849, its branches spread over
more tbnn 200 square yards. _ ,
There is the grand old elm st Can»
bridge, under which “'nshington ns-
sumed commnnd of the continentnl forces
on the mornin of July 3, 1775. It stands
in the midst o A busy city, s grand liv-
ing reminder of that imposing and im-
portant- event in American history—420s-
ton Harold.
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The New York Hotels.
in is some years since the hotels were
so well patronized as now, and the fact is
evidence of the general prosperity that is
prevailing throughout the country, as
there is compnratively little travel in
bud times. All the leading hotels are
crowded, and often guests are quartered
in neighboring boarding-houses. In con~
sequence of the high rents the rates in the
hotels keep up to the top notch of war
times. It must be stated, however, thnt
the accommodations in the lending hotels
are first class, and leave nothin to be
desired. There hnsbeen n great increase
the t two in tho number of
minor hotels or: the European plan, and
consequently there Is a choice for traveb
0;; «cording to their meant—New York
U“.
Not the Answer I. Expected.
Journos-ac
Wmtbuo‘slnmc
bunkmhnmhnnflh:
Why vencr~ ;
atcd? Simply because of its age, for it i
had no history to be proud of. Its origin ‘
This building: ‘
covers the ground where the Liberty The ‘
The :trce on! said to have been ‘
planted in I‘ll“. .\ century nndn quarter -
In 1733'
an nnti‘tea party was held beneath it,
. and it became so obninious tothe British ‘
During a flood in the 2
It was under.
The
l‘cnn Society l'rtl‘ll‘d a monument, with .
Cooling of 1%;ka
The traveler whose irit of departure
from a Chinese port Ks been a nest of
dirty bovcls is agreeably surprised on
entering a Japanese harbor, to see the
order, cleanliness, and good taste which
mark the town. The native craft, which
surround the steamer as soon as her
anchor is dropped, are characterized by
the. spotless whiteness of their wood-
Qwork, by their unsoiled oars, masts,
and cordage, and by their picturesque
sails,which resemble dainty linen.
An English officer. who watched the
cooling of a steamer in Nagasaki Harbor.
says that the coal-juuks are cleaner than
English yachts, and that the prosaic
operation was made poetical by the style
in which the Jnluincsc performed it.
“Queer, undersized mannikius briskly
fill rows of baskets. each about as big as
3 small flower basket. and holding n
small shovclful. These are snatched up
by old hugs, and pusscd along n double
row of bright young girls, who hand them
1 rapidly up the gnngweiy ladder, and
empty their tiny contents into the ship‘s
bunkcr‘s. Lilliputinn urchins collect
I the empty baskets, and redistribute them
throughout the junks. A more lively
Scene, coupled with the cucrgctic work,
The
entire operation is accum mnicd with
neverccasing merriment an cracking of
childish jokes. A piece of coal is too big
for the baskets—it is tosst-d up bodily
amidst Screams of laughter. A girl top-
ples over into the son. She swims like a
Cork on the surface of the wnrm, clear,
. blue water, and is dragged out, a drip-
ping little \'cnu~‘."-— Youth“; Complain/i.
it would be difficult to imagine.
TIN! Hatchet t‘.
Ifrc-piotilly notice in correspondence
from )lcxico and (‘eutrul America. ruf—
crcnco to the machete. says t'oloncl
Lewis A. l‘lnrk in the l-‘i’o’c-lkmrcrut.
I was in Nicaragua with \Vulkcr, and in
’ other (‘entrnl American countries, and
can cvpluin what the instrument or
weapon (for it is bothu really is. The
Innchctc is the [“th prilcd and the most
i uscd of any implement. The nativo al-
ways carries it with him is hcrcvcr. when-
ever and for wlmtevcr he gum. It is his
weapon for tlt'It‘lHt‘. against man and
beast. it cuts his way through tho dense
, junglt-s. It cuts the grins and crop of
i the grccn (‘urn for his bur-c or mule.
\Vith it he kills and cuts up his hogs rind
beef, and with it In: sliccs his meat and
bread. It is his best and rcliablc farm-
, ing implement. It is a knife v.:rying in
2 length from cightccu to twenty-four
imhcs. and about two inches wide, ta-
pcring to n poim. llc mes a primitive
plow Stilllt‘lllllt‘8,ltllf the m'ichctc always.
“'ith it he clears the bricrs, thc brush
and the long grass, and with n sharp
stick or this some lllili‘lll‘ll‘ he punches
holes in the ground at irrcgular di~tnuccs,
drops in his corn, covcrs it with his liccl
and retires to theshude for kind nature
to do the rat. or rather for nature to do
tl‘e work and biuxsclf to red. As n
, w upon it is most formidable. and was
2 much drcsdcd by our soldiers during the
invih‘ion of Music“. 'l‘hcrc is n ’clnxs of
mounted scouts armcd with muchctcs,
and known as Mnchuteros. who {"0 much
dreaded in war.
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Some curious results produced by ex-
plodin: marked blocks of gun-cotton on
flat plutcs of wrought iron have bccn db
scribed by Mr. t‘. l). Monroe. The gun-
cotton blocks wcn- placed with the let-
tcred sidcdown. and the letters stamped
in rclicfuppnrcd in relief on the iron
; :u‘tcr the explosion, while on the other
hand. the b‘ttcrs dcpt‘l‘swd in the gum
cotton were also depressed on the iron
plate.
'I‘unu: are limos when (lod nah
nothing from'bis children evcept ni-
loncc. patience, and tesrs—t‘harles 8.
Robinson.
‘H’O U SE8,
LOTS,
comm mun-inns,
OFFERED
FOR SALE
THROUGH
Taylor’s Real Estate
Agency,
Washington St.
SOUTH NllllWALK, llllNN.
Houses and Lots.
Two Dwelling Houses on Upper Main st... west side, compara-
tively new. with all the modern improvements, 81.500 and 39pm
One large House on Upper Main st., east side, 5.000
House and Lot on \Voodward Avenue 8.300
House and Lot on “fest street, :30-
llnusc and Lot on Turnpike, 2.000
House and Lot on Taylor Avenue, 3.000
House and Lot on Monroe street, 4,000
House and Lot on Monroe street. 8.5”
House and Lot on Concord street, 3,003
House and Lot. on Spring street, 2,100 and 8,4“
Double House on Spring street, l7 rooms, ‘9“
Double House on Cross street, with good barn, 7,00.
Mansion and Cottage, Osborn avenue, East Norwalkl « 7,500
A Commodious Dwelling. lot 501200, East Norwalk, 3,000
House and Lot on Core street, East Norwalk, 3.930
5; acres at Cranberry Plains. with a. good house and barn, tll in good condi-
tion; price $2,700, or will exchange for property in this city.
Building Lots.
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Two Lots on “Washington street, 81,600 andfitaoo
Lot on Upper Main street, 2,090
‘Lot on Lowcr Main sin-ct, 400 and 600
Lot on Meadow street 5m
Lot on Cross street,
Lot on Spring strwt.
800
450 and 475
2,500 and 1,500
400, 650 and 85¢
160
500
Lots on Elmwood and Bayview
Avenues, Summit and Golden Hill
streets are offered for sale.
\ ‘ithout doubt these lots are among the very best in the city for
residences. and will be sold at reasonable prices.
EAST NORWALK.
The property known as the “Ambler Plooe,"on (hborns oven nbonttwo
sens; improvements. consistin v of n lugs sud substantial WI! s ans
c half story come, earnings ousc, mble. etc. The buildings on in good
condition nnd y for immediate occupancy. Fri:- ".500.
A very comfortable house, 28:43, lot 60:150, on Cool "not. Prion 8,800.
Fmoffifteenmontheflwgstuckm Pris-80,000.
WEST NORWALK. ’
A good house, born and outbuildings, within-mo! loud. Won 38,000.
Asmnilhouoononnncrsothnd. Priestsso. Ifduirodwflludnn‘s
to: city property.
FARMS.
Ihnvathmfnrms forule. ofsonndwmuchloahd It!
near this city, having on them Comfortable, Roomy Dwelling Hons;
111 in good condition.
Country Residence.
I have also a very Comfortable House, shunt 7 scre- of load, with chum:
sumo Room, pleasantly situated very near the city, sud within 5 mipum‘ walk of
tide-water. suitable for n Gentleman‘s Suburbui Residence, possession of which
con be Ind st. once. ,
Persons looking for Building Site: or Improved Props
crty. for investment or their own use, should they not see in
this list anything that: suits them. are invited to call and
make known what they would like, as I may have or be able
to put them in the way of getting just what they wish.
Two Lots on West street
Lots on Taylor Avenue,
Lot on Cedar street,
Lot on Lowe street,
can be had on easy terms.
NELSON TAYLOR, ,
Norwalk Chronicler