The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-19
EDITORIAL i. CORRESPOND ES,l ~ ),

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PHILADELPHIA, Apritas, .ls7Gso1
DEAR JouRNAI.-1t is impossible
o wear, Of the grand scenery along the
ins:of The Pennsylvania Central Rail
DAD, from yPittsburg to, Philadelphia.
See it As often ~ you may, when you
'ome again it always seems fresh. The
great variety of mountain and river
the forests and rocky peaks, the
cultivated fields and growing towns, all
mite in presenting some new and at
tractive phase. Besides! being we'll |
equipped, and in careful: management
almost without = rivaliniths sountry;ths
Pennsylvania Central yis tho great
through route. u Philadelphia; and New |
York, With connections tor Washington;
Boston and other Of the leading lcities.t
It hos long been tfavorite road with |
Western Travellers, and esnnot but in
crease in popularity. There are sever
al nice long dark tuunelss oo this road,
which help make it popuhr'~ith young
couples and those with whom married.
life has not been reduced to the every
day s!drudsary : of mutual endurance.
Unfortunately, s1awa. alone,'an 50 lost
the special adyanngeseusua|ly 'suppossd'
to be,afened, by tunnels. 30 ea& II !. ,
1spenesa7etJ pleasant day ana'a
h.lfssst a'Hsnisburg.Y Judge A. o.
Hester, who has ebeen i resident of
Harrisburg since s24jasdi' one fits
leading monj kindly showed me the
different plases ofTintercst9>' Having
retired from professional life, Rs he lis
giving his attention to his farm, which
is a model" He has two hundred ard
6fty'aores;,sbout two miles above the
city, commanding views Of tho finest
scenery. His farm faces on the S1s-
quehanns river. A mile above are the
Blue Mountains; which stand ON each
side Of the river in three distinct ranges
the same on either side-;4looking u
though the mouutainsshad been aclef,
to let the streani pass Through. Still
beyond Is anothe.nnge, ~hieh,as you
approach tromahe city; sssmsato ill'ur
the gap msds:hy lthsedrivervay. Mid.
way mp una Of these sfRstt1angei IVA.
Fort .Hsnter, 6 Of fRe1olutionary days
some remains Of which cao'yet be seen
The great Pennsylvania !: Central Rail
road bridge, threequartsn sofi'a, mile
loog, is in tull viev, :asisalsothe bridge
Of the Northern, Central. rai,road.s ! Ot
this farm Judge Heis6er has ;over .
thousand peach trees, With apple, ounce
plum and pear treesiuequal proportion
many being nowoiu full blossom HI
hos acres a Of the choicest raspberfies
blackberries and other small j. fruit
trained On wires or otherwise CAREFUL,
supported: The winter wheat look
WELL. Corn is being planted. As !;
said, in frontfot bis farm is the river
through the center runs the Pen
sJlvania. railroad; % and through tn
back part the State canal So that b
II we'll supplied With means Of transpos
taaos. II is, in everyzrespscs, smods
farm. ~. 3 "a sou:sd ss12I Tsli
The State Lunatic Hospital is,ana
bic insitution.. ,sAooo1paaisdbajb b,
Judge H., who was for twelve Yeas q
Trustes,,I Wan shown aheodghlt. Rou
hundred and fifty pasieuts IRE care
for. aEvsrythibgoi about the hespit,
shows the most serupulous eaeauliuis'
The floors are waxspjd,Ths rooms Il
tho diasssnt wards sst in perfect ords1
In eachx,rd na;smaA library FORTH
use Of thsain1atss; swhitD amus6dmesl
OF diasrsit kisasare provided, such 4
billiards. sheoksss} smsbtsslanesth .pi.
tsres, and ether shinsu tending 10 d
vert thsanuiha. nj 9heo patients We,
mostlyuqujty spah meme Of them 'v,oleu
At thAaims IGsaMsheu; The buildiu
is a hrgd enepia bhin ofrstons, Il an
occupies ssodmssaiue locatioa;a Gam
CurtihGasir shss kuspital.. n.Nos +,
of isishe eemeteryrxhiah; thodghosnd
to bsemparod tommy tii:iPoint "a
monunssss and orosmsutasien, canno
readiybsjsxeslltd tns natural ,;bsaut,
FROM it can be scena the I.,banon Val
Icy o. this side and the Oumberlan
Valley on the other side, Of tho rive,
Ina small square Of e park, directf
in front Of Gen. 3Cemeron's resideno,
in tho eit5ystaods tho trunk Of = mdu
berry ;tsss which hos been carefully pr
served1for it's Historical association
Morsrthsn = hundred years a9ooA ntfi
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