Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-22
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Tho PlasaAe1d Elm.

A orr;srondent Of the New York Con-
msrciat Ad1erttser gives tie following &C.
GU It Of the Memorable elm tree at Pitss.
iicld, Mas4:
| PittsIi III and al who havo sprupg from
tue fruitful lotus u that ancient town, are
~ Il ourniDg--tr the 'Od Elm IL not -
A lev DAYS since this venerable LANDMARK
VAS AIKEN down lest in scnc sUdGt fall
s.ould epresd run through the little
Dark that surrounds it, and wake from their
prolonged umbers the rude iorefathefs OF
| tho hamlet, whose graves were first made
. in the church yard hard by. Tue Old Elm
was one Of the soted trees u America ad-
mired by all who saw il, tut especially
dear to those whose carly ana home a.scci-
| ations had been connected with il. Note
than . bundT.d ytaIs ego, the Old Flu.
80 noticed and protected by tL. first act
tiers, and made, ~ the b.rkshire Eagle
yell ssys, 1.-THE first cen,ra!ixpg power VI
tic town, which thus cry s,aizsa around a
nucleus vi natural tcauty."
It Was sixty eight feet irom tho ground
TO tho first limb, A. above this . crown oi
foliage lifted itself ,nto tie cir for sixty
feet, graceful aud beautiful for many years,
out lately sadly barrett by storm and Eight
uing, and the rassges Of age, Of many Il its
Ancient g'orlcs. TIE rags Of the fallen tree
carefully counted under . msgn:Hcr, iadi
Gated the ripe Old age Of three hundred
aud forty years. Twice s,ucc 1910 los he
lightning scorchcd the old tree, rending and
Sreoking il, and evcking the deepest So
lic;tusle from tie towns people " no tender
~ ninistercd unto its necessities. 1t vas
ever high treason in P.t.stie.d to fail Of un.
conditional loyalty TO the old Elm. Under
IS protecting arm, the qno,s OF Pittstieid
il l77G, gsther,d for The first war ot Indc
pendcncc. Again in 1872, similar scenes
we're repeated aid during this terrible
var, thousands of the men OF Western
Massachusetts, bavo gathered here to re-
ceivc the last farewell OF friends before they
entered upon the Invasion Of soil, rendered
doubly sacred by the martyr.blood OF the
heroes who have fallen In defense o! civil
order and the Constitution, and the right
Of oil mon to pereonAi liberty.
As tho tree fell SO did it not lie. 1t was
At once beset by relic hunters, VINO would
have carried away every fragment Of sound
and decayed wood, had not an auction been
improvised, and y hat was Left sold to . cit.
zen who prUMiscs to make tho wood up
into memorials. As enough Of tho true
cross is said to 30 in existence to make
seventy .tour gun frigate, and a. the still
remaining furniture Of tie May flower can
hardly be crowded into the building OF the
Nov York Sanitary Fair, 30 it is probable
tnat the elm relics u the old treo will
eventually indicate the products cf an en-
tire 10 est.
DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS AND DEBIIITY.-
DIR. .Styickland's Iouic.--Wc can recon
mend those suffering with Loss Of Ape
tito, Indigestion, or Dyspepsia, Nervousness
and Nervous Debility, to use Strickland's
Tonic. 1t is a vegetable preparation, free
from alcoholic liquors; it strengthens the
whole nervous system; it creates good
appetite, and is warranted to cure Dyspep-
sia aud Nervous Debility.
For sale by Druggists generally at s. per
bottle. Prepared BY DR.. A. Strickland, 6
East Fourth street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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