The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-06

Iouhu. AhcIc arc ITO UOStb 10 up'ncave tnt
foundations Of such q road and dissdjust |,
annually. There are no deep SHOWS remain.
ing for months upon the ground to obstrnct q
passage. c."--indidnola Busietin.
The LARGEST TREE IN THE WoRLD.-'Thcrs
Is cedar tree growing in the mountains o
Calavcras county, about twenty miles north.
east Of Murphy's, which Is said to be the
largest tree in the world. A correspondent OF
the Sonora Herald, who recently made an ex.
cursion to see II, thus describes II:
At the ground it's circumference was ninety.
two feet, four feet above that Il was eighty.
eight, and ten feet above that II was sixty -one
feet In circumference; and after that the tap.
ering of the shaft was very gradual Its
height as measured by Capt H., is 800 feet,
but We made II but 2S5. This tree is by no
means u deformity, as most trees with large
trunks are. 1t is throughout one of perfect
symmetry, while its enormous proportions in
spirc the bcholdcr with emotions of awe and
sublimity. Elegance and beauty arc inscpara.
bic concomitants of its grandeur.
have said that this is the largest tree yet
discovered in the the world. II is SO. The
celebrated tree Of Fremont would have to grow
many centuries before It could pretend to be
called anything but younger brother 1t is
said that tree was once found in Senegal, in
Africa, whose trunk measured 90 feet in cir
cumfcrencc. But no one has ever been able
to find II since ts first discovery. 1t is called
by the natives Baobab; by botanists, Adam.
sonia digitata. But II il admitted that none
can be found with circumference greater
than 81 feet There is tree in Mexico called
tho taxodum, which is said TO be III feet in
circumference, but some have said that 1t is
formed by several trees. The height of all
these foreign trees Is not moro, in any case
than 20 feet and none Of the trunks are more
than 10 feet.
The age Of the mammoth cedar of California,
ifcach zone may be reckoned ono year, is
about 2,520 years A section of the wood
which brought home with me, exclusive of
the sap, which Is but little more than one
inch thick, numbers about fourteen zones or
grains to the inch. At that rate, if II were
permitted to grow, II would increase its diam
ctcr one-scvcnth Of an inch every year In
"a years it's diameter would be increased
foot; in $40 years, 10 feet; 80 that it would
then bo 40 feet in diameter, and 1870 feet in
This giant Of the woods and Of the world is
to be fiayed, literally. The patriotic process
has already commenced. We understand that
the bark, which u at tho base about fourteen
inches thick, II to be taken of in sections to
tho hcightof twenty feet, and sent the Worlds
Fair in the city Of New York.
TAsLE TIrrrNo IN PAms.-The following
story, which VIC copy from the Courier dee
Etats Unis, shows that the Paris gentry who
live by their wits have found out way Of
tipping tables there to some purpose:
Two very well dressed gcntlcmcn entered
the rooms y. restaurator, route dor
leans, ordering sumptuous dinner, and, dcsir-
ing that It might be served on . round table,
they added the request that the table should
be placed ut tho bottom Of the garden. While
the waiter was making these preparations, one
Of the men said to tho other, "This retired
spot viii be admirably fitted for our expert
lncnt. Learned men, like ourselves, members
Of the Institute, and known all over Europe,
must not be made laughing stock If we
fail here, no ono will find il out Let us sit
down, then; good dinner will increase our
magnetic power"
1t was soon whispered about that the res.
taurant was honorcd by two learned gentle
mon. The head Of the establishment surpassed
the cooking was excellent A carp,
richly garnished and gilded, asparagus of the
right size, amazon and sauce, excited particu-
larly the satisfaction of tho guests. Of all the
dishes placed before them, there was nothing
LEFT but the remembrance.
Ailcr the dessert, which was moistcncd by
rich wines and Finished by coffee, followed
up by little glass Of Manschedo, one Of the
genslemenrang. "plcasc to get the bill ready"
said he to the waiter; shut in the first place
take every thing of the table" This request
selves ia the usual position for turning tables.
TIE master Of the house brought the bill; as
no appeared, one of the men cried out, "it is
moving, Il Is moving; but We want another
person"
The rcstauratee altered his assistance AZ
the request Of ~ extperimcntcrs. his wife and
the waiter Ia succeeeton joitssd the chain. The
table hcgun visibiy to IN, hat It's rotary motion
was ncs decisive. vi know what Is wanting, =
cried suddenly one of the scientific gentlemen;
"scsnc littss pieces cf rosin must be placed
uvses the fingers Have you anys" Address
ing N. y No" replied tho other. ''bat
viii go and find sosac" ~ msssa TO myself =
vpi'ci tbs gentleman who had just spoken /,
"kssr yea. p'Asss-,it e important thss The
chain shca3d nes be hrckea" SO sayine he
wv~i OF. and did nc4 rvsura Ga q hssry. The
party seeeme impatient al viii beAs sd
hs hssnsl who resuAiaed behinA, .tAns NV
tiseed has gcae great way ~ ~ tite rusin.
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has gx~eis<ay The sAuse esrtc& Have yca any
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