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The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

These bonds are secured, first, by First Mort
gage on the Railroad ITSELF its rolling STOCK and all
equipments; second. by First Mortgage on its
entire Land Grant, being more than Twenty Two
Thousand Acres t Land to each mile OF road
The Bonds are free from United States Tax: the
Prncip j and Interest payable in gold the prin-
eipa at the end of Thirty years, and the Interest
Substantially, at the rate ot Seven and Three
tenths per cent per annum.
They are issued in denominations of $780, $500,
$1,000, $4,000 and $4,000.
The Trustees under the Mortgage are Messrs. Jay
Cooke, OF Philadelphia. and j. Edgar Thomson
President of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Co.
These Northern Pacific 73o Bonds will at all times
before maturity be receivable at Ten Per Cent Pre-
MUM Tor 110) in exchange tor the Con pany' lands
at their lowest cash price.
In addition to their absolute safety, these Bends
yield an income larger, we believe, than any other
frst.class security. Persons holding United STATES
5-20's can, by converting them into Mort hern Pa
cities, increase their yearly income one-third and
still have a perfectly reliable investment
HOW TO GET THEM.-Your nearest Bank Or
Banker will supply these Bonds in any desired
amount and OF any needed denomination. Persons
wishing to exchange stocks other bouds for these
can do SO with any of Agents. who will allow the
highest current price for all marketable securities
Those living in localities remote from Banks, may
send money, or other Bonds, directly to us by ex-
press, and we will send back Northern Pacific Bonds
at our own risk, and without cost 10 investor. For
further Information, pamphlets, maps, etc., call on
or address the undersigned, or any OF the Banks
Bankers employed TO sell this Loan.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

In Topsham, Jan. %, Oscar A. Powers and Mary
E. Berry.
In Augusta, Feb. 8. David L. Sherman, OF New
CASTLE and Izora fl Smith, Of A.
In South Paris. Jan. 81. j. A. Dowst, of New York
and Ella 4. Andrews of P.
in Gushing, Jan. IA, Lawrence Parsons, of c., and
Mrs. Susan Clements of Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

DOh fOEfTSs
| OREGON-Ar at Utsalady 31st, ship j Thompson,
| Kennedy San Francisco, to load ior CalIao
SAN FRANCISCO-Sld 9Th inst. ship st Joseph,
Reed. Yokohama.
NEW OkLEANs-Ar 4th inst, ship Zephyr, Sweet.
ST MARYs,In port 4th, sch W H JONES' Lines,
sAvANNAHSAr 9Th, ship Tabor, Otis, Enderber-
RICHMOND Ar It'll, sch Mountain Laurel, Lang.
ley, New York.
NoRFoLK-Ar 9Th. scbs j M Morales, Newman,
Reed Gregory, Garland, Libby, and Northern Light
FORTRESS MoNRoE-sld sth inst. ship Camilla.
BALTiMORE-Cld 7tn, brig Alice Abbott, Crow
PHILADELPHIA-Cld 9Th, brig Scotland. Cook.
Sagua; > Kirby. Bernard. Cienfnegos.
NEW YORK-Ar 9Th, baraue Eliza Peterson, i'm
Havana - days; Rosina, Pierson, Bordeaux via
Quogue, L. where she was ashore; sch j w Haip.
Brown. kockport tor Newbern.
CID sth, sch Jason, Wiley, Charleston.
Ar 10TH barque Aberteen. Treat FIN Monteyideo:
Nellie Hustled, Maloney, Messina.
Cid 9Th, ship Flying Eagle, Lewis. for Melbourne:
tie, DOW, Cienfuegos; schs ) Mckown. Parsons,
Kingston. ia; Franconia, Jarvis Key West Hattie
Ellen: Dix, Savannah: Ella l. Dowling tBrl Downy
NEWPORT-In port Sth, schs Hannie Westbrook
Littejohn, Portland tor New York; Albert Jameson
Jameson, New York for Providence; Porto Rico
BOSTON-Ar Sth, schs Eva L Leonard. Bunker.
washington; George Albert, Mcdonald, South
Cid 9Th, barques Ocean Eagle, waterhouse. Asnin-
wall Franklin Hclbrook, New Orleans: sch .Iosenb
Segur, Ellis Belize.
Sid. briggs D Soule, Adele McLoon, and d
Stockwell.
Ar 10Th. brig j A Devereux, Clark. New ORLEANS
CID 10Th. schs j w Bartlett, Bartlett, for Havana
M Van Cleaf. Jones, Camden.
dLOUCESI Ek-Ar 9Th, sch Willie G Patten, Ba-
a vnrk
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

Five men were badly burned, one fatally, on
Thursday, by the premature explosi OF
blast in ledge on Sugar River Railroad, near
Bradford, N. Fl. Names not known.
A bill passed the lower House of the Kansas
Legislature Thursday, to allow criminals to
testify in their own behalf and husband and
wife to testify one for the other in criminal
cases.
A wild cat was shot in Stratham, ten miles
from Portsmouth, N. H., Thursday, the first
for six years. She measured five feet in length.
A boy who has entered the house of j. W.
league, in Portsmouth, three times within
year and stole about hundred dollars has been
detected by ex-Marshal johnson. The case
was settled to keep him from State Prison.
An Adams Express car was burned Thurs
day night while going through Bergen, N. j.,
cut, and half car load of silks and ribbons,
belonging to Philadelphia was destroyed. Loss
$4,000.
Charley Harris, arrested at Pittsburg, Pa,
for shooting an officer, escaped from the officer
who had him in custody by jumping from a
railroad car that was going at full speed and
| escaped. He was handcuffed.i
The Howe sewing machine factory at Indian
apolis, Ind, was burned Friday morning. Loss
| 500, 900.
Nothing has yet been heard from the Ten
nessee. 1t is thought the Commissioners may
have first visited part of the island remote
from the San Domingo capital before visiting
President Baez.
E. P. Loveland, formerly editor of the Miami
| County Republican persisted in the fire al
Peru, Ohio, Friday, and three persons are miss.
ing.
The United States frigate Congress has sail
| cd from Havana in search of the Tennessee.
King Charles XIV. of Sweden is quite i'll.
| Henry Melville, an eloquent preacher and
one of Queen lVictoria's chaplains, is dead.
The Prussians have captured letter from
the King of Sweden expressing the warmest
sympathy for France.
| A frosty bit is the frequent cause of injury to
| horse in cold weather. Some drivers dip the
bit in water and some fix leather on them
which soon becomes callous and makes trouble
for tender-mouthed horses Fer ease in driv-
ing and comfort to the horse Hale's Rubber
covered bit is all that can be desired A soft
rubber tube is applied by meahs of an adjusta-
BILE screw into the mouth piece and thus
| durable and perfect alienation is gained.
Even balky horses have been cured by it, their
| ill-nAture arising from the initiation of need
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
FOE Sale.
THEA.NECTAR

4 VERY nice Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
A black walnut cabinet case for sale cheap the
owner is about to leave the city. Apply at II High
Street. feb1O*3t
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
[ARI N II NEWS.
FORT OF PORTLAND.
Friday, February 10.
ARRIVED.

Friday, February 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick. Pike, st John NIB, via
Eastport.
Barque Triumph. Cheney. Boston.
Brig TtcOmb Brown Boston.
Brig Deborah 3 Soule. Soule, Boston. a.
Sch Olive Robinson Lewis, Tanger,-oysters to
Sch Ada Andrews, Kelley, Baltimore,-corn to
Obrion. Pierce & Co.
Sch abby Pitman, Lombard. Baltimore-corn and
oats to Geo w True & Co.
Sch Nellie Chase, Willard, So Amboy-coal to RAN
Sch Octavia A Dow, Startling New York.
Sch g Kidder, Joyce, New York. corn to Wall
Sch Cyrena Ann, Brown, New York,-corn to Wal
drOn & Co.
Sch Annie Leland, Bennett Boston.-brimsone
to Portland Lead Co. $50
Sch Onward, Joyce, Eastport for Gloucester.
IN TIE ROADS-Brig George Berry. Bradley.
st Domingo City via Holmes Hole tor Boston; scb
Laura Jones, Corson. -- for do.
CLEARED. $500
Sch Ida j, tBr) Sadler, st John, NB-John Por-
Sch Della Hodgkins. Bernard, Tangier.
Sch Lucy Keller, Freeman, Baltimore-J
Libby. IL rs
SAILED-Bsrques Saml Spring, Florence Pc
tiers; brig Hattie Wheeler. A fleet OF about rs
schooners bound West remain below waiting tor ia
vorable weather. some OF them having neen detained
several weeks. They have made three or four at
tempts to get away, but were obliged to return.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE,
Ar at Havana I'd, brigs Annie Storer, FIN Hull;
Gipsey Queen, Portland; Sd, Winfield, Loring New
port. T.; sch Emily Curtis, st John. NIB; Hattie e
Sampson Sherman, Portland.
Boston.
Ar at New York 9th, sch Virginia, Small, Portland
CID at BALTIMORE 9th, kch Sunbeam, Bunker, for
Portland. :
LAUNCHED-At Stockton 9th, by Colcord, Berry &,
Co, 6arque Caraboo, about 700 tons, owned by the
builders and others. Pep n =
BaTque Rebecca Goddard, Manson, from Boston
for New York, was in Vineyard Sound 9th inst, de-
tanned by ice.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

A soldier at Fort Sullivan, Eastport, a few
days since attempted to commit suicide while
in fit OF delirium tremens, but was prevented
by some of his comr-des.
A saw mill and single machine in Marion,
owned by Messrs. T. w. Allen & Son of Dem
nysville, were destroyed by fire on the night
Of the Sd instant.
Mr. Ebenezer Anthony's house in Dennys-
vile, with all its contents was destroyed by fire
on morning of the 4th instant
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
WALDO COUNTY,

Rev. Mr.. Parker, who has lately resigned
the pastorate of the First Congregational
church of Belfast was very pleasantly surprised
on Tuesday evening, by visit, at his house,
by the members of the chnrch and congrega-
ton, who presented him with $500.
The bondsmen of Joseph Shaw, collector of
taxes of the town of Waldo, who absconded
some months ago. leaving them in the lurch to
the amount of 500, have been unable to get
track of him, and will be compelled to make
good the loss to the town,
An effort is being made to have the railroad
extended from Durham to Canaan. about eight
miles
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
IPer steamer CITY of Brussels

Ar at Liverpool 22d ut. r P Buck, Curtis New
land "
SID 2lst. Nimbus, Kelley Mobile; 2sd, E Brett
Charleston; D W Chapman, Chase and F N Thayer.
Keazcr, New Orleans Sharpsburg, Rogers Havana:
Niphon. Boyd, New Orleans. = -
Cid 21st Annie kmball, Stinson, Charleston: oath
Itaska, Rush and st James, Patterson, New Orleans
25th, Waldo. Presley, Havana; Rosetta McNeiI.
Sproul, Havana. se'i'
Emit out 3lst. st James. Patterson, New Orleans:
Evanell, Randall, Cardenas: McCalnm, Moody
Sturges, Linnekn and The9bold Theobold tor
Savannah; 25th. Reunion. Curtis for New Orle,ns.
Sami Watts. Williams. for Key West; Fgeria. Cook
Calcutta; Austrian, tsl Wylie. for Portland
Sid I'm Holy head goth, Tubal CAIN STONE ftror,
hlverpoo) for Buenos Ayres (put back 2lst and sld
Cardiff tor st Jago 0' DSii5' Nnoin
Sid i'm Newport 10th, Rochester. Clousb. Bristol,
Havana. -sTss : = 800 i''anoosuu
-. Emf out oath. Clara Eaton, Norman for Calves
Ar at Troon 2lst, Jennie Moody, Crosby, Green
G., Sid I'm Newcastle. NSw, Nov 2s, oneco. HASKELL
San Francisco - ~
Ar at Singapore Dec 10, Penang, White, Swallow.
Sq Dec 10. Premier, White, Batavia 18th, Frank
lin, Drew, Rangoon
Ar at Batavia Dec g. Metis, Smith, Singapore (and
SID sth for Proboinzo.l
for New York.
Passed Gale Dec 10, Jas Wright. Morse, from
Akyab tor BOmt ay.
Sid i'm Messina 18TH ult, Adeliza, Wright, and Eu-
genia, Larrabee New York 81.
on do t4th ult, L Staples Herriman, ftom Leghorn
tor New York.
Sid i'm Cadiz 18th, Czarina Nichols New York.
Sid I'm Bremerhaven 23d, Josephine Martin, Flick
ett New York.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
IN Lot

IO LEU
prick HOUSE ON OAK STREET, containing
~ twelve rooms; gas thre ughout. Rent S4OO Also
several other good rents from 5000 to $500
feb1td1w* WM. H. JERKS, Real Estate gent
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
(Per steamer Samaria, at Boston.l

Cid at London 21st, Belle Morse, Gregory. New Or
leans.
OFT Dover 2Ist, Lincoln Trott. from New Orleans
for Hamburg.
Off the Start 2lst Thos Fletcher, Pendleton, from
Rotterdam for New York.
Ar at Falmouth 22d. Golden Horn, Cutting, from
Bakers Island. ~
Sid 3d. Eureka, Holloway, Amsterdam. ...
Sid i'm Cardiff l1st. M Louise Miller Star,at+ Inv
Galveston; Moonlight. Nichols, Montevideo. 'o'
AT at Gseenoe ~ 25I sumairo. Dyer Callao
Al at beliast 25d, Emma Smart, Baltimore.
from Baltimore threw overheard about nsr cant
her cargo o. grain, and the remainder IL baf Q,
and sea damaged. 10 oaoiy heated
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
DOMESTIC PORTS.

Barque Rebecca Goddard, Manson, from Boston
Tor New York, was in Vineyard Sound 9th inst, de-
tanned by ice.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

VIM Abbott of Skowhegan, while at work
Thursday with circular saw, sawed off the
middle finger Of his left hand.
The house of Mark P. Waterman, conductor
on the Portland & Kennebec Railroad Show
hogan, caught fire Thursday morning at half
past four o'clock. The ell and roof of the
main house were destroyed stable and furni-
ture saved. Fully insured,
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

Dec Il, lat5 N, Ion IS W. shin Cvc,oue fin Roston
for East Indies "''A'p osoione' I'M Dos'on
Jan :, lat S23 N, lon 80 4s W. shin Moneta. from
San FRANCISCO Tor Queenstown,
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

LAUNCHED-At Stockton 9th, by Colcord Berry 6,
Co, 6arque Caraboo, about 700 tons, owned by the
builders and others, en Ea vi = =
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

The scythe factories in North Wayne village
have suspended for the present.
Parties in Wayne are talking of introducing
various manufactures in that village, such as
cotton, wool, paper, spools, etc.
The cotton factory i'll Augusta is-being start
ed uproom by room, as fast as sufficient help
is secured
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
M A IL II / Il ID i.

Barometer corrected tor temperature and elevation
GT-St. Paul is 81 below as compared with
IA below this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

FOREIGN PORTS
Ar at Liverpool 9th inst, ship Success, Chase New
Orleans.
Sid TN St Annals Bay, ia, 10th ult, sch Fanny FL
DER Shea New York.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

Society last Saturday, officers for the ensuing
year were chosen as follows: Hen. Abner Co.
burn, President; VIM. D. Hayden and Amos
9. Colby, Vice Presidents; William B. Snow,
Secretary and Treasurer; Levi c. Emery, VIM.
d. Hayden and Daniel Snow, Trustees.
Says the Skowhegan Reporter:-The fellow
who sold the poor man rum, made him drunk
so that he froze his fingers, was arrested in
Portland last week and brought to this town
where he settled, and cheap too, for about $780,
Tuesday night the house, barn and stock of
James Blackwell of Madison Centre, was en-
tirely consumed by fire. Northing saved. Loss
from $500 to $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11

The Brunswick Telegraph says: No sleigh
ing, no decent wheeling, and our Jordan, in
whatever direction you may go, is literally a
hard road to travel
The funeral of James j. Berry, recently pc.
lice officerin Boston, took place 10 Brunswick
last Saturday, to which place he remains had
beenjcarried, his relations residing there.
The wells in Brunswick are running dry.
The river is low and the ice is nearly two feet
thick.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
WAR DEPARTMENT.


DIVISION OF TELEGRAMs AND REPORTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF COMMERCE.
The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
RELIGIOUS Department.

c-Items of intelligence from the churches, sun
day schools and missionary enterprises OF Name WI
be welcomed from clergymen and diners, an eyai
serted in an abbreviated form in this column wv
SATURDAY..
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
Singing of Swans.

In times, ancient and modern, sing
ing of swans" has been reckoned by
naturalists among "vulgar errors" and
groundless superstitions.
In small shallow firth of Iceland,
hundreds of swans gather together all
the year round except during the winter
months, when the firth is covered with
ice, and in the month Of August, which
is their moulting season. t1H.'t
During nine years | have heard the
singing of the hundreds of swans which
gather together in Gufufjordur. In the
morning and evening their singing is so
loud that it can be heard miles away,
and the mountains on both sides ring
with the echo Of it, for at that time ev-
ery individual swan seems to join in the
chorus. This is, indeed, wonderful
concert. The singing of the swan has
not the least resemblance to the eack /
ling of geese or the quacking OF ducks: !:
In fact. It's voice is unlike the voice OF
anv other bird that | have heard; III
seems so clear and full, and has, as id
were. q metallic ring in it. The tradition
of the singing of the swan being sweet
est lust before its death, is well known|
in Iceland, but am unable either to|
DENY or 20 confirm this tradition, bel
cause have never been present at the|
death of swan.-John A. Hjaltdtin in|
Mature.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
American Watches.

Every man who has anything to do
requires reliable timekeeper. A feel
ing of national pride leads all to prefer
an American watch. But local dealers
have for several years discouraged their
customers from buying them-and for
this reason only: 4 larger profit could be
made on foreign Watches, and the frequent
repairs Of such matches required aoas a steady
source of income to the aootchmaker. Wal
than watches have year by year grown
into favor with all who have worn them ;
they have proved not only reliable but
economical, as repairs are seldom need
ed. They, like other standard articles,
are sold at moderate prices, which afford
the retailer but small profit compared
with that which can be made on other
watches. But they require no urging.
They sell themselves. Hence, wide
awake dealers make this up by keeping
a full stock and selling large number.
Many dealers now divert their custom
ers from the Waltham to other inferior
watches, and, by disparaging the Walth-
am and Recommending these compare
lively unknown watches, they sell them
for a higher price, and thus secure a
larger profit. We understand that
Waltham watches are furnished to the
retailer at prices which will enable HIM
to sell them cheap and yet make fair
profit. Therefore, all intending to pur-
chase, and who prefer an American
watch, should insist on having their
preference respected.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
FrightfnI Railroad Accident.

A frightful accident occurred on the
line of the Illinois Central railroad, near
Hyde Park, ILL.,, on the 18th, two human
beings meeting death in its most appal.
ling shape. A gentleman and lady, both
of refined and genteel appearance, pur-
chased tickets for Hyde Park, at the
general ticket office in the Union depot,
Chicago, and took the o'clock train on
the Illinois Central for their destination.
Upon arriving at the station, the gentle
man and lady left the cars and visited
gardeners grounds near by. The
gentleman inquired the price of ceatain
real estate in that vicinity, and for up
wards of an hour remained with the
gardner, conversing with him regarding
the property he apparently contempla-
ted purchasing. The strangers announc-
ed their intention Of returning to Chi
cago, on the O clock train, and shortly
before that hour proceeded to the sta
ton to await the arrival of the train. 1t
came in on time, and stopped in the
usual place, which to reach, passengers
are obliged to cross the track of the
Michigan Central. The unknown gen
tleman and lady started for the train,
anu Wull0 YET Oll n1lCulSdu SOACl cti
track, the Kalamazoo accommodation
was seen coming around curve just
above the station. This train does not
stop at Hyde Park, and the gentleman
and lady had barely succeeded in get
ting off the track when the train dashed
by at very high rate of speed. The
horror of the spectators cannot be i'm
agined, when u pom the track just passed
over by the train they beheld the man
gled bodies of two human beings, man
and woman. Fastening to the appal
ling scene, the woman was found to have
been instantly killed. Both her legs and
one arm had been completely severed,
and her head and body mashed in the
most shocking manner. The man was
yet alive when found, but died in less
than half an hour. His head and breast
were crushed, one leg torn and crushed,
and the other broken in three places.
It's supposed that the unfortunate beings
were drawn under the train by the sue
ton occasioned by the velocity with
which it passed them. They were stand
ing within the narrow space between the
tracks, the train which they intended
taking one side, and the other train
coming upon them so quickly, left no
avenue of escape, and without mo-
ment S warning their souls We're sent to
Him who gave them.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
People Will Talk.

You may get through the world, but twill be
very slow,
If you listen to all that is said as you go;
You'll be worried, and fretted, and kept in a
For meddlesome tongues will have something to
do,
For people will talk.
# quiet and modest, you'll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed;
You're wolf in sleeps clothing, or else you're
fool,
But don't get excited, keep perfectly cool,
For people will talk.
If generous and noble, they'll vent out their
You'll hear some LOUD hints that you're selfish
and mean;
If upright, honest, and fair as the day.
They'll call you rogue in a sly, sneerlng way,
For pc ople will talk.
And then, if you show the least boldness of
Or slight inclination to take your own part,
They will call you an upstart, conceited and
But keep straight ahead. don't stop to explain,
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or Old-fashioned your
Some one will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay your
But don't get excited, whatever they say,
For people will talk.
If you dress in the fashion, don't think to es-
cape
For they criticise then in different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailors un-
paid
But mind your own business there's naught to be
made,
For people will talk.
Now, the best way to do is to do as you please,
For your mind, if you have one, will then be at
ease;
Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse
But don't think to stop them, it amt any use,
For people will talk.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
TranspIanting Apple Trees.

One cannot be too careful in trans.
planting fruit trees, as on this depends
much Of the future growth and pros
perity of the tree. The process in itself
is not hurtful, but to set out tree pro-
perly is to set it as near as it grew in
the nursery, and in hole that conforms
to the shape of the roots. IF the trees
when received are much withered, bury
them in moist earth for few days, or
set them out temporarily in a shady
place, and keep the roots we'll moisten-
ed, until you are ready to transplant
them permanently.
In setting out your trees, she holes for
them should be neither too deep nor
too shallow, and large enough to accom-
modate all the roots without bending or
twisting them. Having placed the tree
in position, do not shovel in the stones,
hard Jumps and sods first around the
roots, but cover them carefully with the
most pulverized earth, until the hole is
about one quarter filled; then pour in
as much water as may be necessary to
cause the earth to stick to the roots, and
pack firmly around them. Now fill up
the hole with good earth, adding as
much water from time to time as may
be needed, and press down the soil care
fully but firmly about the tree. If the
weather should prove dry for few
weeks after the trees have been set, wa
ter them occasionally, and mulch them
with coarse straw. O.S. TEMPLEk.
Hamilton Co., Iowa.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21

THE organ of the Zurich Society of
Natural History publishes curious ac-
count of the travels of the glacier of
Monte Rosa during the last sixty years.
For fifty years it steadily and surely ap-
preached the town of Zermatt, moving
at the rate of about three feet week
during pastures and grain fields, over
which it passed like devouring pesti-
lence. It's approach was heralded by
great powders which it kept constantly
moving before it. Serious apprehen-
sions were at one time entertained for
the safety of the town, which lay di-
rectly in its track. But during the last
ten years this ice monster has changed
the direction of its movement, and thus
the danger has been averted but the
fileds through which its track lay can
never be again cultivated on account OF
the many immense fragments of stone
by which its course was thickly marked,
and which are deeply imbedded in the
soil