Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-12
GENERAL WIILtAM EAroS.-one of the m ost

GENERAL WILLIAM EAToN.-0ne of the m ost
remarkable incidents in the early history of the
United States, was the expedition originated and
commanded by General William Eaton, in 1905,
from Egypt, through the desert of Barca to the
Regency of Tripoli, then at with the United
States, where he captured the city of Derne, and
thus fastened the making of peace with the
Regency. Previously to this time, the European
nations, all of them, we believe except possibly
England, had consented to pay an annual tribute
to the several Barbary powers, to save their COM
merce from the piracies which would otherwise
have been inflicted upon them. This expedition
of General Eaton, in concert with the little
American feet before Tripoh, was the first sue
cessful resistance opposed by the Christian powers
to this system Of piracy-a resistance which, in
its course finally eradicated the SYSTEM and made
Algiers an integral part of the French Empire
In 1917, after General Eaton's return to this
country, history of his life was published, in
Guiding very interesting correspondence with
various persons official and others, during his
residence of several years at Tunis as United
States Consul as well as during and subsequent
| to his remarkable expedition. The work had an
| extensive sale at the time, but has been out of
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be found at the bookstores. We understand
however, that E. Merriam, Esq, of Brookfeld
the publisher retained few copies in his own
| possession and is now disposed to sell.them at
fair price. We should suppose that many would
be glad to avail themselves OF probably the last
opportunity of securing copy of so rare work,
connected with interesting portion OF our
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HovEY's MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE for
| March, was duly received. The contents are l.
Rain, Evaporation, and Filtration. II. The
Literature of Gardening, by Wilson Flagg. III.
| Precautions in raising Seeding Pears, by NJ de
Jonghe of Brussels. ". Hedges and their
Management. V. Pathological Gossip, includ-
ing notices of several rare and new Fruits. VI
| Our Ornamental Trees. VII. General Notices.
! VIII Monthly Gossip. TX. Massachusetts,
| Horticultural Society. X. Horticultural Opera
tons for March. In the article on the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society, are notices of
many new fruits and Others, exhibited during the
season. Of Pears it says:
1t is believed the pear succeeds as well or
better in this vicinity than in almost any other
part Of our country, and will compare with the
same fruit grown in any region. We certainly
| had abundant proofs of this at our Annual Exhi-
oltOn, from the ups OF various noted foreign anna.
teurs, who have witnessed many like exhibitions
in England and France. 1t is fruit that is con.
stantly in demand, lat least the late keeping va
rieties,) and much of tits sold to go to New York
and even as far as Washington. The prices range
from so cents to 81 50 per Dozen and often as
high as 81 is paid for some of the choicest speci-
mens--a price equalling the amount demanded
for barrel OF apples and certainly it cannot be
as much work to grow dozen pears as barrel
of apples.
The Easter Beurre, Beurre Clairpeau. B.
Sterekman, Doyenne Sterckman, Glout Moroccan,
Beurre Langier, and B. Superfn, have more than
sustained their former reputation"
Of Grapes, it says
The Diana has this year proved early, and
superior to any former year, and we can recon-
mend This variety, believing twill not fail to give
| good crop in any season :"
In communication to the Fruit Committee,
from C. A. Bracket, on the Culture of the Grape,
| he says;
The Diana, with me, has proved a great
| grower and free bearer-the punches of good
size, and the berries large, some of them measur-
| ing seven-eighthl of an inch in diameter, II is
matter of surprise that this, the most delicious
| OF our native grapes, should have received so lit
tie attention, while varieties, greatly inferior
| to it in point of favor have been heraded as the
| greatest acquisition to our list of hardy vines"
The price of this Magazine is So year, in adj
vance. Such persons as wish for it. and cannot
conveniently communicate directly with The pub
fishers at Boston, by leaving their orders at this
Office. will have them promptly forwarded.