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READING RAIL itOAD.
,WENTER ARRANGEMENT.
REAT TRUNK LINE FROM
3r the North and North-West for Philadelphia,
New York, Reading, Pottsville, Lebanon, Allentown,
Easton, we., Ac.,
Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, nu follows :
At :148) and 8.15 A. H., and 1.45 I'. NI., arri ring at
New York' ai 10 A. M. and 2;3sand Mon P. M.
The above connect with similar Trains on the
Pennsylvania Rail Ito id, and Curs =COW
rimy iho dr4t two trains, without change.
Leave Cur Reading, Pottsville, Tamaqua., Miners
ell!, Allentown, sod Philadelphia at 8.15 A. M. and
1..41; P. M. stopping at heignoin and principal Sta.
Hosts only.
Way Trains stopping at all points at 7.25 A. H. and
4.40 P. M.
Mt accommodation Passenger train leave; Read
ing - at 613 A.M., and returns from Philadelphia at
COi111111)111. Railroad Trails lease Reading at CIAO
I 11. A. M. for Ephrata,
VII Sunday: Leto, New York at 7 P. H., Phlladel-
Obi aar, P. 51.,and Reading at 15 midnight for Har
risburg.
C tattoo, Mileage, Season, and Excursion
Tiekots at red wed rates to and from all points.
tin Pounds Baggage allowed each passenger.
O. A. NICoLLS.
General Superintendent.
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READING AND COLUMBIA R. R.
This• new Road is now completed, itini in good
running order. with first-class Passenger Cars, and
havin • made arrangements with the connecting
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roads and-Slittli, offers to the travelling pub.
Itemetilii•et-andithrougttr ule. from .WASHINGTON
anneßAlNlllllitßt; rk: 61.111inblif anditesalltig
to Allentown. Est.tomund NEW wont:. which route
for Miaow and Summer Hi:sorts should be tried to
be appreciated.
Trains North leave Columbia at KV) a. tn. Are.
p. in. Fast.
Arrive at Itdading at io.:;on. en..u.v.
Lin p. to. 1 , 11.4.
Trains South leave lite:piing at 1'.9.1 U. tn. Aeo.
" •• " 11.10 :I. iii. F:t'.t.
Arrive a t C 011111 1 1 431 at 11 (11 ;,..,,,A,,..
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rive in Philadelphia at 13-50 P. M. awl in
New York, at 4.40 P. M.
Trains leave New York at 9.00.1. :Stand
arrive at Columbia at 4.00 P. M. and leave
Philadelphia at 8.00 M. and arrive at
Columbia. at 1.30 Y. M.
The River timuntehanna at Columbia iN l,ro 4 Ned by
a Steam Ferry. a NEW BoAT await++ the arrival of
the trams b. entiveV the piev+enger4 over. the ehanne
being delightful. l`misengera by the fast line will
dine nt Columbia.
F. W. NORTHROP. ROBERT CRANE.
General Ticket. Agent. General Superintendent.
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LVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Columbia going east,
Columbia Lunn, 7 30 A. M.
Col'a. Accommodation, R 31 P. M.
(to connect with Fast east, at Lamm:4'r)
Harrisburg Accomodation, 5 30 P. M.
Trains leave West,
Mail trims, 11 50 A. M.
Harrisburg Aecomodation, 0 25 P. M.
Columbia train arrives, II 10 "
15. K. HOLE, Ticket Agent.
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TILI, trains from IVrightsville tool 'York
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44 •4 1 20P.
Leave York
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• Trains at 'Park.
DEPARTURE'S FROM YORK.
For Bat:n:4nm; 4.15 A. M., .8.10 A. M.,
and 2.50 •
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and J 2.25 A. M.,
ARRIVALS AT YORE.
From li.u.natong, .11.30 A. M., (1.15 I", M.
and 12.22 A. M.
From ILanntmnunc, 4.10 A. M., 8.25 A.
M., and 2.45 P. M.
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[intone front Harrisburg at 8.25 in the morn
ing, proceeding to Baltimore, and the one
from Baltimore at. 12.22 A. M., proceeding
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Written for the Columbia SPY
THANKSGrVING.
'2IY TAMAR, ANNE XESMODE.
mr Clod accept our prayers,
Accept our praise;
Lord of Eternity,
Humbly we sing to thee,
Our simple lays.
Thou knowest all our needs,
Thou art our stay;
Ignorant, proud and blind,
What can our sad hearts find?
Ile.ir us we pray. •
Giro to our darkened minds,
Light from above;
In our hearts—friend nod guide,
Let thy sweet peace abide,
And thy pure love.
Gratefully, trustingly
Father we bring;
Our poor imperfect prayers,
Our poor Imperfect praise,
Take them 0, King
Written for the Columbia Sp}
LOOK UP-
Cheer up thou sad, weary, lone one,—
With sorrow and care oppress'd ;
Though with toil and poverty struggling,
Look up! fur the weary rest.
Look up! though by nature desponding,
The bright star of hope shines for thee.;
Grasp not at these dark earthly shadows,
But seek thou the truth and be free.
And thou who art sinful and erring,
Borne on by iniquity's Wave,
Oh! strike off the fetters that bind thee,
And to rice be no longer a slave.
Look up! look away from earth's darkness,
There's sunlight in Heaven for thee;
Be "Onward and Upward" thy motto,
And from error and sin he thou free.
And when the clouds of misfortune,
O'ershadow end darken thy day,
Look thou for the bright "savor lining;'
And thy fears and doubts east away,
And would'st thou be pure, good and happy,
Enlist in humanity's cause;
Do good to thy brothers and sisters,
Nor violate Nature's pure laws.
Sympathize with
: the poor and suffering t
To all be thou friendly and kind .
For the world it is truly our country, _
"Our countrymen all mankind:"
NEw Oxvonn, 18a}.
b 1 t I; fl 211.
Writtten for the Columbia Spy.
Among the Portugneee •
~•••• Army.*
A TRIP TO THE RIO JANEIRO.
BY BENUY J. BOW.AMD
Reader, have you ever contemplated
upon the dreadful horrors of human.
slavery? have you ever imagined the se
verity of the Jtorrible, sickening cruel
ties practiced upon human beings where
slavery is supremely worshipped and
adored ? If not, you will take a trip
with me to the city of Rio Janeiro, com
monly known as Rio—the capital of thi
Brazils, Atr here it is you will witness
slavery in all its untold horrors.
In the first place it may be necessary
to give a short description of this city,
since it is the largest and most important
seaport of South America. Rio Janeiro,
(January River,) or its vicinity, was first
settled by the French in the year 1555,
composed chiefly of protestant refugees.'
Their leader, Villegagnon, having proved
a renegade to his faith, had almost ruin
ed the settlement by internal licention,
when a Portuguese force appeared, and
completed the destruction, in 1567. The !
conquerors laid the fbundations of a new
city, which they called Sao Sebastiao.
On the arrival of the Portuguese court
at Rio in 1808. the seat of igovernnient
was rem Ned hither from Bahia, since I
which period the city has advanced by
rapid strides.
r Although possessing one of the best har
bors in the world, Rio does not communi
cate with the interior by any greakriyer,
nor has irtY
~caital* or raiii•oad'to sup
ply its place; still her extensive cora
merec is yearly increasing; and • when
railways have been made, and companies
have already been formed for that pur
pose, her trade musst increase in a rapid
ratio. Situated on the• borders of two
zones, with the products.of each within
her reach, she needs nothing but a spirit
of enterprise' in her citizens to rank her
among the firstonumercial centres in the
world.
The population of Rio presents every
variety of race and shade of color, from
the jet-black slave to the . fair English
man or German. At the commence
ment of the present century, the blacks
far surpassed the whites, in number,
whereas the latter now predominate.—
Nearly every african now is a slave, either
to the whites or the copper-colored Por
tuguese.
Rio is Most beautifully situated on the
west side of a bay of its own name. The
beauty of this bay is scarcely rivalled by
that of Naples. Approached through
an entrance of about one mile in width,
the bay expands as it extends north, in
once instance to eleven miles, studded
with beautiful islands.. From the springs
which arise on and around the moun
tains, come the waters that feed the
splendid aqueduct which supplies the
city. Opening into the 'outer harbor is
.botafogO.Bay, adorned with buildings of
a superior ,description, with' beautiful
gardens planted with bananas, oranges,
lemons,.palm.treei, &c. It is here for
eign. naerehaits 'reside, to enjoy the cool
sea breezes.
The immediate locality of the town
itself is just within the narrow opening
of the harbor, on an elevated tongue of
land, of an oblong shape. Next shore
the site is flat, but includes within its
scope five hills, with their intervening
valleys. Tho more ancient part, to the
north east, is traversed by eight' streets,
straight And barrow, but parallel, and
crossed by a multitude of others at right
angles ; here the houses are high. The
old town is on the flat portion, while the
new part is on and between the hills.— 1
The streets in both portions, where the 1
inequality of the ground will admit of it,
cross each other, generally at right
angLe.s4-and though .mostly so narsow.as ,
not to,adtnit the passage of tworyehicles
at once, this is not without advantages in
so hot a climate, by the shelter it affords
from the intthise rayi Of the sun. - On
the north the hilly approach so closely to
the water as not to admit of but a single
street: The pavements are generally
poor, ,and. in the level portions of the
town iLre Without dialnag,e, and very iin-
Perfectly cleaned. In parts, however,
there are granite pavements in the centre
of the streets, and raised side walks for
foot passengers. Though the harbor is
so excellent that even pilots are not need
ed, little has been done by art to facili
tate _the loading and un,loadiug of vessels,
which is performed generally by " light
ers," or, in plainer words, by slaves who
convey all goods, to be shipped, from the
warehouses, to the ships, on their heads.
The reader will take a stroll with me
up one of the principal streets, towards
the rural palace of the Emperor, which
is about three miles from the city. It is
called Sao
, Cltridovao. The first inter
-esting
,6133evit-Wo!sliall aieotl' veitb is proms
bably a curious looking vehicle, resem
bling a gig or two-wheeled carriage of
the United States,drawn by two horses,
one before th; other, and driven by a
negro slave; who rides upon the back of
the foremost one, or the animal in the
traces. Looking in the curious looking
vehicle we see a very iosignificant little
Portugese nobleman or merchant, who is
going to his slave auction or wareroom,
ME
. and more than p-obable, the former.—
Such vehicles as these are the only kind
ever seen in the streets of Rio, and they
but very seldom ; in fact the streets are
too narrow to admit of any other.
A htt.e further on and we meet a long
procession of African slaves, walking one
after the other,carrying immense bags or
sacks of coffee on their beads, supported
by their hands folded behind their heads,
just under the weight, and chanting, as
they trudge along, some native song pe
culiar to the African race in their native
land. No drays or carts are used in Rio,
as in our American cities, but all the
weighty merchandise is carried on the
heads of slaves, in the manner described
above: - We- paks• on and meet another
procession, chanting the same peculiar
song, 'Mt in this case, they are not bear
' ing sacks upon their heads as in the
first. A pole with six slaves at either and
supports a cask of brandy,which they are
bearing toward the wharf to be shipped
to some' American or English port.—
These slaves are not clad in any way,
save - a_ very short pantalet, coming to the
waist,and extending nearly, to the knees;
and, in_this state, have been woaked so
constantly and.hard i ,neath,.the rays of a
scorchinglarn,that they have been known
to faikeihausted so completely that they
have expired on the spot. In such cases
the.procession passes on, seemingly utter
regardless 'ofthe fate of - their comrade.
This is one of the fruits of slavery,where
the institution is not regarded as a crime.
We pass on, and in a few minutes are
brought face to face with an American;
he is a stranger, yet.we know him as an
American, and one of us,in fact a friend.
He is hailed, and after a short conversa
tion, we know him as a Physician from
one of the Southern States of America I
or the United States, While in conver
sation with him,' a " gentleman slave
dealer," passing by, requests 'him to go
on board a slave ship, just in, and attend
to the sick•and emaciated, then in the
hold, rotting,fer-want of proper nourish
ment, and fresh air. The charge was no
consideration, all he wanted was to save
the lives of many as possibly could be
kept alive by- medical treatment. Our
friend accepted birth, and invited
to attend him, or accompany him on
board; We retraced our, steps and; in
company with the doetor,was soon found
on board the " Clarie. of Havanna," a'
genuine slaver just from 'the coast of
Africa, having on board about six hun
dred and fifty negroes, mere than half
sick and dying." They were all huddled
in the hold together in a perfectly nude
state, save now and then a very slight
covering gathered around the waist, and
falling down toward the knees„ Males
and females, all in one hold, and present
ing the most sickening sight over pre
sented to the eyes of humanity. The
doctor, after surveying .the state of the
ship, ordered a large iron pot 'to be
brought on board, and be constantly kept
full of mush, which was• speedily done.
Also, a large cistern to be filled with
port wine ; (which can be purchased in
Rio, for six cents a bottle, such as we
pay two dollars and a half for here,) this
was diluted with water, and given to
them in place of pure spring water.—
Many were able to walk ; others were
scarcely able to crawl, while scores were
either dead or dying. The hold of the
"Claris" presented truly a heartrending,
sickening spectacle. We turned away
and wept. The • negroes able to walk
were soon removed to the auction mar
ket, a place resembling somewhat the
market houses of our large cities ; the
sick were retained on board, and .placed
under the skillful treatment of the North
Americanphysician, while the dead were
thrown overboard, food for the sharks,
which infest the harbor, and constantly
throng around the ships, awaiting their
meals. Often there are so many thrown
overboard, who have died on the slavers,
that the sharks, becoming gorged, refuse
to disturb them• further, these are de
voured by. the shrimps,whieh grow to an
enormous size in the South American
waters; Of these, however, I will give a
short account, ere I conclude my article.
We now leave the doctor to take charge
of his. negroes, and,if possible save _their
lives, for each one is worth about one
hundred and . fifty to two hundred dol
lars, at auction. In passing through one
of - these. auotioni.marketsri#o 4 .beitekl4
sight which ought not to be lost to the
world. A dozen, or store negro women
were huddled together upon a staud,in a
perfectly nude state,while the auctioneer
called for bids, using the Portugese lan
0
<rtiao•e We did not understand much
0 •
but knew full well the nature of the oc
casion. We had not been long in the
room or shed, however, before a short,
dumpy, insignifieant,ugly little Portugee
stepped up to the group, and overhaul
ing them in a careful manner, selected
one from among the group, paid the
amount asked, and carried off his wife
and slave at the same time. Passing
down the street, he purchased a shawl,
threw it over her to hide her nakedness,
and marched her off to his plantation.—
This is another disgraceful crime, prac
tised whore slavery is supreme. Be
comity, disgusted we turned away, and
returned through Rua d'Ouridor street
to Rua Direita, (or straight street)whcre
we stopped. This is the largest; and
widest street, and principal thoroughfare
of Rio.
The next morning while at breakfast,
an American was - sitting opposite to
where we were busily engaged in devour
ing a dish of very delightful shrimps' (as
we thought) a rare delicacy both in the
gulf cities of our own land—as well as
the cities of South America, bordering
on the sea; they are a'kind of shell-fish
and are exceedingly high flavored. You
would imagine so too, friends, if you bat
knew the mode of capture, by which
these little delicacies•are secured. Hav
ing no idea that manyreaders of the Spy
will ever go to Rio to reside—Twill give
an account of the manner in which these
shrimps are caught, related to us by the
gentleman, spoken of abore, who sat op
posite us at the table. -Seeing the en=
joyment, the ravenous appetite with
which we ate the little fish, (which grow
to the size of from five to nine inches in
length,) he laughingly remarked :—"lf
you knew, gentlemen, the manner in
which those• shrimps are caught, you
would not relish them .se well." •
"Prey; air, how are they. caught?"
asked my friend, and, at the same time
throwing aside his knife and fork.
"Listen, and I will tell you," said he
laughingly.
There were but few Americans at the
table and all listened attentivly to his ac
count, which ran as follows:
"Well, gentlemen, I neve. eat snob
delicacies, and for the only reason that I
ain•fully 'acquainted with the manner in
which they are secured. , The Portuguese
fishermen, watch their opportunity, and
whenever a corse .is thrown from the
deck of a slaver, or from the wharf into
the water, it is picked 'up by them--and
taken t.n shore. There they open the
abdomen, remove the entrail, and thor-
82,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IP NOD. PAID IIiiADVANCE
oughly clean out the body ; p sewing it u
again, leave a small placeopen. In this
state the body is dragged,intO the water
and anchored a few rods from the beach.
In a few minutes the carcass is surround
ed by these delicious (?) little fish—they
creep into the body through this opening
until it is full to overflowing; the body
is then taken in charge by the fisher
men, towed to the beach and opened.—
Now gentlemen do we behold a curious
spectacle; there sits the fisherman, wto
having opened the body, is seen scoop
ing up with both hands, the delicate lit
itle fish, and placing them in a huge bas
ket, he keeps for the occasion. At the
time the shrimps are caught they present
a bloody appearance—and are only made
clean by repeated washing. How do
you relish your delicate meal gentlemen ?,
do you enjoy them with the same ap
petite as before ?"
It is needless to say that our meal was
spoiled, and from that day to this—the
mere mention of South America shrimps,
is enough to turn the appetite of either
my friend, or myself. South American
shrimps may be good food—and rare del
icacies, but not for me.
Just before our departure from the
land of inhuman slavery, we were start
led by the cries of some one, apparently
undergein,, , severe torture. Inquiring
into the case, we learned that it "was
only a slave being whipped." We de
termined to witness one of these scenes,
and consequently, went toward where
the cries were heard. On entering a
low shed, in Rua Direita, we beheld a
slave, black as egyptian night, tied, with
his hands stretched above - his head, to a
post, while over him stood a mean. look
ing; insignificant little Nrtugal,. direct
ing the whipping,• which was dope by a
giant looking negro, app ar ently,
suited to the occasion. The whipping
was done with a raw hide, until the flesh
Nvasentirply raw, and quivering,, so much
so that. It, did not,hide, the mnaeles. the
itorroitrottlreinquisitsions wereAxiemore
horrible, or heart-rending in • their in
human ferocity, than the - sigh t'presonto"
to our view., With a shudder, we turn
ed away, but only to hear the echo of)
that wretched slave still in Our cars,
Slavery in the Vitited States has 'al
ways been considered a crime by many
people, but, reader, what ,would you
call such slavery,as is practiced by the
Portuguese over the African raves ? A
few negroes are smart, and by industry.,
enabled to purchase their freidom,' but,
such cases aro isolated. -
In some instances they are sent out by
their master, who are generally Portu=
pose, to' work as best theY'could,lualn
all cases were compelled to return, each
night, a certain amount of money in., sil-,
ver or copper coin, the currency of the.
country. Should they refttse—or hap
en to return the stated amount shollt they
were unmercifully whipped. May
heav
en save us from such cruelty as this, and
hasten the auspicious day when the *hole
world may be freed from the cruel,
damning stain of human slavery. ,
Now, friends, are you satisfied, With
my trip to Rio Janeiro—the- capital of
Brazil ? I trust you are—at least with
the description of it—as stated :thove.—
At some future date I may take you
through the slave•holding states of our,
own land, until then I will lay , aside my
pen.
Baltimore, Nd., 1864
Written for the Colombia Spy
History of Trees, No. 2
There is:a tree known by the "name of
Redbud or Judas treethc scientific name
of which is Cereis Canadensia. It is a
leguminoris or pod-bearing tree which
may be known at sight in the spring be
fore , the leaves come forth, by being
found covered with bunches of flowers of
a pale pink 'color, which gives the tree
an' indescribable brilliant appearance.—
Thousands of bumble bees are attracted
by the sight but for some reason the poor
insects are deprived of the power to
leave, and may be seen lying in scores,
dead upon the ground beneath the bran
ches. Possibly from fact it received
the name of Jtidai tree. I have 'seen
some few specimens of this tree' in the
gardens of Massachusetts and this State,
but as it was considered to be a southern
or western tree, I had supposed that it
did not grow naturally in our country.
The name Canadensis implies that this
tree is found in Canada. I Imre- seen
some trees said to be Europeanidandtrets
—they arc very handsome, thrifty, and
apparently hardy trees, and deserve to
be examined by all who wish to set out
ornamental shade trees. ..
There were were several cedar swamps in
3laturaehusetts, a : few years ago, when I
badrtbe pleasure of a visit through that
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[WHOLE ,NURBER; 4-785,-4;
enun—try7-'''l'sa-rv-treertw4in-d-i9feet—
in diameter:" 'Siiinglesl - ii . Wheee ti ' d
'fiord the tree of this swamp ,
farmS were fenced with cedar - z 'ter;.'"
more than 130 years since. The"lli'efi';"
or Haekruatac 'is another
, r
tree found in that State: -
sornetiines - transplanted upon otir . uphinda'
as an ornamental tree, and When the soil"
is favorable it is not lonk in attaining
respectable magnitude.' I founci i :tiOm'e":
in Delaware " county, in this - State. ,
Twenty years will furnish, undei - kir
management and with . goOd - sbil;'tre'ns"
which will rnake = B'inchei timber. Otis";
fair timber 'tree, and' forle3iliility dad'
retaining nails driven into it, it cannotbe'
excelled. We'have now in this section
of country a Willow that growe
in two years-=Princip'ally planted to Mate'
hedge fences, by cutting off the tripe and'" J
leaving them to spread. , ' We haVeatrie
known by the common' naive
gar, but it is in fact a - Juniper. "When
young, it sometimes ' grows - rapidly; 'but' '
in after years its progress is 'very'
,
and having attained the' height . 4'2o' •
feet, and a diameter of about - one'foot;'it
: -•
seems to become stationary and will' re-
main apparently .so.for'so'or: 100 years
When it oan be found of sufficient .'size
for posts it will last a lifetime. The
heartwood is of a beautiful - rod color and
is much used for pencil , wood,: spieket
Sce. • .. - •
There are two kinds of oak tries'wliieb: 7 ":
bear the common appellation of red oak,
the one scarlet oak or, quereus- coecined;
the other red - oak or quercus ribra.l
- are so many points of resemblance ., :
between the two, that . even' UM practical
botanists , sometimes finds - iti- difficult - Ao" , 1
distinguish them- at sight: hail ter"
wait till they. blossom and perfect , . their ( 4,
fruit, by the'examining of leach' he'lde-
termines the-species.' whOever
an eye for autumnal , scenery; 'and •!nOtesoi'r
the action of the frost` upon the color ibf
the leaves of the -forest - • 'then! tiee , -"It'l
Iriarke'dldiffireniie•beitteetivthe as ttv.,
be sure both turn- red, but the: ictirlet= , ,
'oak is( much the longest in going thiernili
its shades of color, and •when-it - ;doeicasz'i
same the red it is!thorcitrilliant":lineei , J4
as its name asserts it is not merely , gyred'
but a fiery scarlet: - Excepting few A
small shrubs, whicb , fortn thardlra Aso— it
tion of a moiety of our , fcrrest,. &areas
I not a more brilliant, color • piesetited
the eye in autnnin than the.searlit
Generally speaking the scarletloaklis- tat:
medial sized tree,•but 'thaw fit none , in
this sectien , of the country,' , to lay ktiolit.w:4
edge, but 1 831V' Itorne• in Massailniseils;: - ..t ,
which are noted hilts size,' , bitingt about:-•
17 feet at the bottom,-and
4 feet 'above'and :between .50 'and 60 :leek
in height, of a regular; well Spzeadtorin.
The. red oak often attains to•thia
- ibis tree is said, by'those who
to be an uncommonly' arge siie;A
for the scarlet oak:.. Tie black•' =halt'
is generally suppbsed to be' foreigp'' to
to this section country, • still,:atiay.
specimens - are to'belound inralmoat every"
country about us. Poi= call , it' the' PnV•
glish Walnut; 'othet .
the . Retied Buttertiui; but :ilia
ty (juglan;
tree which inaylbe:seenittlMme
' banks and iilinds or the . ' Ohio'iirei, it
where it is often found three or four fbei!;•: .
in diameter and 70 feet in height. '-' 1 3401e"
watch makers press the oil from iliel*-
nels to use about the nutehitierY - Of ;cloaks'
and watehee.' The Horse CheistnYtt= iito
native of Timken • from whenceleifile I
brought to Paris about 1620, and from
thence has.' spread over evaii and:
through every clime where ICC= be I
made to thrive. It is 'said - to' have 'ob
tained the name Horse Chestnut'• from .3
being largely'used among the Turks and
Tartars in veterinary mediehiei, 'The
Ohio Buckeye is anejber ireei'-'of the
same family. The oldest Horse " Chest
nut tree in• this part of the State. is ` 'in '
Delaware county. Several trees which
were planted in this State' have
nearly "disappeared. Some still' remain' ,
in Maine and New Hanapshire;snd noise
in Massachusetts, 'but Which-seini likely
to be driven out by"' the cultivatkiii
the soil.
New Oxford, Pa.
Pnovosr Masse:mt. lasys. lenz ,ha L e
issued peremptety,nrdem for tintool7o4l :
ion and revision of all, e nrollment, !Oa,
and specially onjoins.stpon:the:COMmia.
siouers of the Board the. ,dtmy.of,adding
to and erasing from alLwbo .become Altai
Me, to or exempt from ,railitstrAervive i
in any subdistrict. . • .-.ns
giThefre always giving_llnags' thEir 7
ent'resipatlons fres:L.oo thernsedL
hive,"rsaid Mrs. •Partint, exi , .toUkcsort-Ar
opinion, ',bat they Oak the„Affity
raigi a, In C at& P ME ! t°-(4olllPROirrZit
it bz•Kinai4
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