Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-06


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lit can be proved that no other person except
Arthur Orion is the Tichborne claimant"
TUE HARPERs-A PLEASANT THING NICE
LY DONE-Iu the employment of MessrS
Harper & Brothers are several heads of depart
ments who have been in their service from
twenty-five TO tfty-two years. The steadiness
with which subOrdiuates remain in that estab-
liShment is, in this country, quite exceptional
Their enormous bndery, for example, is in
charge Of a young gentleman, Mr.. Rosenquest,
who learned his trade with them. His father,
Mr.. 7. s. RosenqueSt, whom he succeeded also
learned his trade with the Harpers, and was
foreman Of the same department for 30 years.
Mr.. Harrington, who has charge of their paper
department, has been with them nearly ffty-two
years, and he has a son, Fletcher Harper Far
ringtOn, who is likewise in their service. Mr..
Henry Marsh, foreman of the composng-room,
has been just half century in their employ
ment, and he has son who has been with them
eighteen years.
We know of no parallel in which sires and
sons have been so thoroughly identified with one
establishment, unless it be that of the famous
chancery suit of Jarndyce against Jarndyce, re-
ported by Dickens, which was so many years in
court that people were born into the case and
died out of it,"
In the counting room. as chief cashier of the
establishment, is Mr.. VIM. II. Demarest, who
forty years since commenced life as their ap-
prentice. lie succeeded his brother, Gerardus
H. Demarest, who learned the printers trade
with them, and found time, out of business
hours, to make himself an excellent scholar and
linguist. He retired from his position some
nineteen years ago to enter the ministry of the
Uniyersalist church, in which he now holds
distinguished position. After passing through
the various subordinate branches of the bust.
ness, Mr., VIM II. Demarest succeeded to the
cashierShip; and in addition, has ever been the
trusted personal friend of the firm-the fathers
the sons and the grandsons. As an instance, we
may mention that just before the late Mr. Yves
ley Harper died, he requested that certain per-
sons with whom he had been many years in
daily intercourse in business should be selected
as his pall-bearers, and that one of them should
be Mr. DemareSt A few mornings since Mr.
Demarest was requested to step into the private
Off e ofthe firm. Here, without formal palaVer,
it was intimated that he might possibly have
been trifie OverwOrked of late, and that brief
holiday would not be unacceptable For that
purpose he was accorded six months leave of
absence to 20 abroad, his salary meanwhile 10
be continued, and TO enable him to enjoy the
trip comto tably, and as an indication of their
friendship, they handed him check for S5000
Truly, pleasant thing nicely done.-N. Ere.
Post
MOOSE IN NAME Moose are becoming
more and more scarce year by year. Formerly
great numbers were killed, and it became neces-
sary to protect them by special legislative enact
ment The present statute forbids the hunting
or killing Of moose between the 18th Of March
and the LIST of October, under the penalty Of $40
for each moose killed. The average number cap
tured during the past six years is estimated by
woodsmen TO be about 100 per year, which are
killed chiefly on the Aroostook, Allegash and
Ponobscot river.
Numerous attempts have been made to do
mesticate them for use, but, so far as we can
learn, they have been only partially successful.
In one of our previous volumes an instance was
recorded where moose was kept for several
months in a stable with a horse, yet when taken
into the street he was terribly frightened and at
times most unmanageable. They have, however
been so far dOmesticated as to be harneSsed to
sleighs for purpose of travel. Their gait is a
long stride or trot, movement effected with APP
parently little effort, by which they get over
the ground with wonderful speed. They never
gallop or leap. Although remarkably feet, their
motion is rather heavy, and when travelling the
large anters lay back upon the shoulders with
the head and nose elevated and extended. We
have seen vague and uncertain statements as to
their travelling capacity, but do not feel like re-
peailng them.
Inwnter moose frequent high regions, wooded
hillsideS and mountains assembling together in
large numbers, when they are said to yard"
An abundant hardwood growth furnishes them
with food, as they live mainly on the twigs,
branches and bark Of the rees.-lHaine F'drRer.
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SOME MORE RELICS. The practical historian
as well as the antiquary, will be interested in
the following recent developments about De So
tO's expedition, if they chance to be true. HEX
man county, in Tennessee, is very rich in re-
mains Of the unknown race which the red men
drove from the valley of the Mississippi to the
far SOUTH Crumbling Notifications have been
found there, and the old burial mounds have
yielded to spade and pick, quantity carved axes
and idols and household ware A few days
since a discovery OF remarkable interest was
made near the junction of the Piney and Duck
rivers in the county in question. A grave, sup
posed to be that of an Indian, was opened, and
ii the apparently credible report can be relied
upon, turned out 10 be the sepulohre CT one of
De SotO'S men, The skeleton was armed with
crumbdng copper helmet and breast plate, and
by its side lay mass of rust in the precise
shape OF an old spanish musket. On one of the
stones which formed the rude coffin was cut a
cross, with the letters "B D 1910" while under
meath was an inscription which, as we'll as it
could be daciphered, ran thus sHernaldez Diaz
Aatat AZ Dee: 1889 Requ. ......,.. Quorum
memorlam grata dim. ,ceto. .,.,,,. con-
seer. This stone and one or two copper
bullets were brought from the grave, and are
Snow preserved at the house of Mr.. Whitsom
a welt known resident Of the county. If the
discovery is real one, it goes Gar 10 settle the
YeXed question az 10 the whereabouts of Herman
De soto from the early part of 1889, when he left
Florida, TO 1911, when he found the Mississippi
and his grave,-NeW HaCeR Register.
HAIR! HAIR ~ would announce to my custom.
ers that have just received large assortment Of
elegant white and grey hair, and am prepared to
Hll all orders Tor the same. Also other hair of the
very hest quality, as cheap as any house in the
country. AT Medinas hair store, 292 Main street,
Flagg's block, Worcester Mass,