Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-25

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The Four LARGEST CATTLE IN TIE World.
(Pougbkeepsie Cor. New York Evening Tee.
gram January lS.)-The curiosity of the city
has been greatly excited to day upon 'bovinc"
matters-Mr Geo. Ayrault is well-to do
Dutchess country farmer, man who takes
great pride in raising sleek, fat cattle. In this
branch ola farmers business he has met with
the greatest success; 50 great in fact, as to be
able to day to state with truthfulness that he
has raised the four fattest steers in the world
The lightest one Of them weighs three thous.
and three hundred pounds, and the heaviest
over four thousand pounds. The latter is named
George Peabody" Recently Mr. Ayrault
sold these cattle to Mr.. Lalor, of Fulton mar
ket, New Y York, Tor $500 each, or So, 200 for
all.
They are purely American, having been
cslved on Mr.. Ayrault's farm, and they are
indeed wonderful to look upon. They were
brought here from Mr. Ayraults on huge barn
like sleds, being drawn into town one by one,
the first Two by six horses and the last two by
twelve oxen.-As they passed through the
city to the stables Of the Northern Hotel vast
crowds followed them, and windows in the
streets through which they moved were filled
with men and women peering down upon the
monstrous masses OF flesh. They are TO remain
here on exhibition till Friday, when they will
will be shipped to New York aud there butch
cred, after which their hides are to be stuffed
and placed in Central Park.
During the past year these aulmals have gam
ed l ,460 pounds, or $50 pounds each Their
feed has been mostly meal and beets. A beau
tiful chrome lithographot them has already been
issued and it is soon to be followed by chart
from Mr. Ayrault, giving particulars relative
to their bringing up" The heaviest pair
10 this country or Europe. The English steer
noticed in the Rural New Yorker as being "a
prize Christmas steer, weighing 2,lSO pounds,
falls short l,120 when compared with Mr..
Ayraut's lightest steer, fact which may
nerve our English brethren to more vigorous
efforts in the future. The bulls and bears
of Wall street should take look at them when
they arrive in your city, and note what they
may yet cometo
The HIsToRY OF PEws. In Anglo Saxon
and some of the Norman churches OF early date,
stone benches projected within the walls run
ming around the whole interior except the cart
In 1920 the people are represented as sitting
on the ground or standing About TINS time
people introduced low, three legged stools,
promiscousy over the church. Wooden seats
were introduced soon after the Norman con
quest.
In 1887 decree was issued in regard ID
Wrangng for seats 80 common, that none should
call any seat in church his own, except noble
men and patrons, each entering and holding
the one first found.
As We approach the Reformation from 1880
to 1910, seats were more approprlat ed, the c1-
trance being guarded by cross bars, and the
initial letters engraved on them.
Immediately after the Reformation the pew
system prevailed, and as We learn from com.
Ulaint the poor commoncrs made to Henry Y |
in l54O, in reference to his decree that the bl,
bic should be in every church, at liberty Tor all
to read, because they feared it might be taken
into the 'uuire'o pure.
In 1908 galleries were introduced.
AS early as 1914 pews we're arranged to afford
comfort ty being baized or cushioned while the
sides around we're so high as to hide those
within, device Of the Puritans to avoid being
seen by the officers who reported those who did
not stand when the name of Jesus was mention.
I'd. The services were often protracted, so that
many would fall asleep. With the reign oi
Charles H.. the reason for the hcle hten,ng Of
the sides of the pcws disappeared.
Love MAllING-Mr Anthony Troopc say:
in one of his works:
Perhsps there is no period SO pleas ant arnong
ALI tho pleasant periods OF ve-makng as that
in which the intimacy between tho lovers Is So
assured, and the coming event so near, aS tc
produce and endure conversation ABOUT the or
binary lttlo matters Of life; what can Dc done
with the limited means Of their disposal nov
that life shall be began which they shall ieaa
together; what idea each has of the other
duties what each can do for the other; VIVA
each will renounco for the other. There was I
true sense Of the delight of intimacy in the CIR
who declared that she had never loved her love
90 we'll as when she told him how many pair
of stockings she had got. 1t is very sweet u
paze at the stars and il is sweet to sit out amcnl
The haycocks The reading of poetry togethe
ont OF the same book, with brows all close, and
arms all mingled. is very sweet; the pouring
nnt If the whole heart in written words, which
tha wr;tcr Knows would be held to be ridiculou
bv.nv eyes. and ears, and any sense but III
.Cas and esrs and sense of the dear one to whom
,Iey are sont il very sweet but for the glr
NM, Las u,a1a. shirt fo- the man she loves
there has como 4 moment IN the !asl s'lten GA
sweeter than any stars haycochS' p'0''''
superlstiye cpithets have produced.
The sparrows in the New York parks II Il
reported, we're so thoroughly deceived by eo'
mild weather of last week as 10 commence t
tud their nests Sud 10 make other arrange
n,euts to commeuce housekeeping lhe4Suo
den cold weather, however, has put d stop
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