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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-31
Ill. j. SMITH.

E.G. STEVENS,
lGEoN DENTIST Barton Landing W
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-31
FRED.H. MORSE,

DTOGRAPuER. Dealer in Stereoscopes, Views,
oval. square, and rustic Frames of all kinds.
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MISS A. j. CUTLER,
LLINERY, DRESS MAKING and pattern rooms
Barton, VT
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FTNESS DIRECTORY.

G.. T. PERCIVAI,
lLER IN FURNITURE, COFFINS & CASKETS
As Water St.. Barton, Vt.
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j. j. HILL,

CUTLER &5 GOSS,
NUFACTURERs of Carriages and Sleighs,
Greensboro, Vt.
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7. n. WEBSTER,

j. n. WEBSTER,
f INSURANCE AGENT,
Barton, Verm 1nt
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EaU Ce E.GnIitine the Goods.
Barton, Vt. Oct. %. 1872
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lE. DEMORESI'S EMPORIUM Oh FASHION,
BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

e great increase Of the pattern business since the
Production Of TRIMMED PATTERS, has led to the
punishment Of local agencies in every part of the
ited States which enables the ladies in the country
well as the city TO make their own selections Each
ltern u enclosed IN am envelope stamped with plate
Of the garment when completed.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

The following items from the Tidiou.e
Journal:
Mr.. II. Somers who resides on Spripp
street, was aroused last "Wednesday night
ny hIs vile. who said that robbers were A.
tempting 10 get In the house. Mr.. Somers
arose, and discovered that one of the win
dows had been raised. 1t is thought that
after the robbers had raised tho window.
they pulled the curtain, which being orr
ranged by sprlng,flew up, and awakeuen-
ing Mrs. Souers. There was five hundred
dollars in the house at the time, which WAS
probably what the robbers were after.
THE EcoNoNY on CoMPANy.-The le.
sees ol the L. o. Co.'S, tract resigned tbeu
lease on Saturday last, and it has revsrtsd
to the company again, who will coutinue IN
pump the wells as before. Mr. VIM Merkle
Will have charge OF the Company's affairs
here. The wages of the workmen hava
been reduced for tho present, with the I'M
deTStandins, that should the price Of oil,
'ocIease ihe wages will be raised
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GolSu Down. by kilograms received
In this place to-day, we find the famous
.5esp we'll Is barely doing 500 barrels per
day. The average production Of the best
10 wells In the Modoc district is 43s barrels
per day-the maximum produc, of any one
700 barrels. The Troutman is doing $50
barrels. So II goes. Twenty days more
will run the average TO 200 barrels most
likely Of the Mllsrstown and Modoc field
taking only their best wells. Exaggera,ion
seems to be The role. The Oil City Derrick,
tha, appeals to everybody 10 60 into the
newshoy business in its behalf and discard
all papers out itself, 10 and has been gully
of!Se most 1agrsntiy exaggerated reports
every morning lately. Casting it's influence
wh'sever that may be, against the produi
cor everywhere. Bearing the market for
tie Ienefi! Vi Oh, City taukag. "Anothe 7
Spouter. "Another Big Strike, ".Four Big
Woils," &c. Yet Gil this will not keep the
>sponiers up, nor tue Derrick either.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

A new variety Of railway collision is 70,
corded in an English newspaper. 1t 10 .ou, .
thing to have the roof ofa station carried
away not by locomotive, but by q rua
way horse-boxes At York three Of them.
not being properly coupled rau Of tho lip,
and striking the supporting pillars, brouah,
down the roof Of the station to tho ex,sn,
Of fifty yards In length and about twenty
yards in width. This novel peril will max.
waiting for the train about as dange,ou, .,
riding upon it, though in this instance, By
sheer good luck. nobody was injured.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

The Buffalo + Jamestown r. R. will evi,
dent:y Provo q success as far 90 Jamesto own,
but that tho Titusvills end will ever b
completed no one for . moment supposes
That end OF the route will be comp leted
ord trains running to Gowa nda BY tho 9th
o. sept As matter Of course the Gowap.
diites are highly eiated over it's completion,
hut should 1t happen in the courae of events
that the road should be built no further
than that point it wonld be apt to ruin the
prospects of that town, as people could
'n'n 90 to Buffalo to do their little sbop>
Plug and nee the sights. A friend desires
US to eay that the Barker House has los! o
COX OF clgsts on the completion of the Ii
tlsville and Of the "On to Buffalo" road.
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The Newton gas well, six miles from IT.
tusville' Pa, which was discovered last
year, and which still continues to pour forth
Its gaseous treasures at the rate OF sbout
three millions Of cubit feet Of gas eyerv
twen'y-four hours, is said 10 be the largest
gas well in the world. The gas issues un-
der pressure of from twenty 10 thirty
pounds per square inch, and for the most
part goes to waste. Pipes have been laid
70 Titusvilla, and some two hundred and
htty dwell ing houses, shops, etc., arc now
supplied with gas for illumination and fuel
For heating purposes i. is admirable. but
for illumination it requires to be passed
through naptha, az it is deficient in carbon.
This we'll may be justly regarded as one
OF the wonders of the world Exchange.
a gentleman informs MS that the gas wall
in the lower region, owned by Dimick &
Nesbli, is by far the largest gas well in tbs
world. The roar of the gas can be heard
five miles away. When close to the vel, so
loud is the noise that the voice cannot oo
beard at all. He stood close to the we'll for
few moments and states that his ears d;d
not get over ringing for several bours after
30 strong is the pressure that stones WEIGH
Ing over one hundred pounds have been
thrown to the top of the derrick. The prss.
sure is estimated at 1000 pounds the sousro
inch.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

Ttere came near beiog sn accident at "a
Crawford d Thompson saw mill, on the
Skinner farm, a day or two since. Mr.. Jas
Hssgcr,y had charge OF the saw. Hs had
run the frame through once saving off the
outside slab OF the log, aud had run it near
iy through again, when by some means the
sawed end OF the plank swung around
ssSlnst the saw, which in tho twinkIing OF
an eye almost, tore the heavy plank off and
sent 1t flying through the side OF the buIlt .
ing' In Its oourse passing 10 dangerously
close proximity to the heads of Kelss Crsw-
'ord and jim. Hsggerty, and lodging some
distance away In tho woods. Not much o,
sn sceident, but yet KeIse and Jim appear
70 tnihK u was q pretty loud call for them.
ihs machinery was but slightly Injured.
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THs RISING Sun Oil RyrrNrRv n,
refinery which has lately been started \.
lov Tidisuse, is doing . rushing bu,,,..
both local and foreign ltha. st n,....'
hut one still but will soon add apo,h., .''
perhaps third. Tbs oil mspnfsc,u,ua !.
A. No. !. three Xs, as the constant, j..
creasing trade shows. The Capacity n, n.
relinery is fifty barrels a day.
Mr.. B. b. Magece, the oil inspec,o, i,
this district says the Rising Sun oil /, "a.
best manufactured in this region,
The Que great drawbsck to the rean,,,
interests IL the heavy charges nude b, n.
y. c. Il A. r. R. Six,J-elgbi cents a IA,
rel from here 10 Oil City is tho prics :,
present. This Is an exorbitant price, sud h
" hardly possible for rsfioery TO exi., m,
der such charges. Mr.. Nichola the p,or,
etor Of the re6uery is confident that be- win
be able to establish good trads here. and
We sincerely hope he may succeed. d.-ITn,
ioute Journal.
Mr. Nichols, frieads In this vicinity ,ps
at Tafr farm, will be pleased to learn nj,
he good luck he is meeting With In The r.,
fnink business. May IL continae, Ed.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

A WONDERFUL STORY.--The Oude (In-
dia) Excelsior prints the story iollowing:.-
VERY recently native having ornaments
Oil ner person worth about 400 or 500 ru-
pees accom- painted BY her daughter, who O..
so wore ornaments worth about 200 rupees
aIigh,ed from the train al Hurdui AMI hirsd
an ekks to convey them to their villigs.-
la arriving at a lonely spot about six miles
from Hurdui, there being no villages With.
in miles, the ekka drove up a. the side Of
he road, and the driver suddenly demsuds
ed the whole OF The jewslry to bs given up
to him. On being refused, he tied the wo-
man aud the girl up to the ekka, and COO llv
d'vested them OF every article. He then
drew knife, with the intention OF murder
ing them, but in the excitement Of the mo.
ment let the weapon fall into ditch about
three feet deep. His jumped down. and was
J ust 10 the act OF clutching at knife when
black snake darted from his hole, aud tixi
ed i!s fangs In bis hand; knowing the snake
to be an extremely venomous one, he fell
down almost oenseless with terror, and died
10 few minutes. Tbe women and girl re-
mained there about two hours, when seeing
some villagers at distance, they scream
ed for assistance, and on being released,
gave Information at the nearest thannah.-
The police come to the spot. and found the
corpse OF the skks.drivsr, and The snake
stili there. The corpe was taken to the
nearest sta tion for an inquest to be haled {;
the snake was blocked In its hole with I.
large atone, as the police had not the cour,
age to kill It, The ornaments were found
tied up in tho kummerbund of the corpse,
and were restored to their owners. The
foregoing facts were related to MS by QUE
whose. veracity We have no reason to doubt"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

BY LAURA W. LFDYARD.

"a bonnie lsseis!''-so sbe Id:
The laddtes turned the lassis's head
WI singin' aue end o. -
About her starry glancin' cen,
Her parted lips WI pearls between,
An winsoIne dimples sma'.
An wha shall lead her out TO dance,
An where will latter wilchln glance,
An wha s,Iall tie her shoon?
] dnna, find the ilirt Dae fair
There's sweeter lassee ev'rywbele;
Ye lose your hearts IN sooh
Twas 80 spoke wi anger fu',
To see tho lads a peekin' through
TIE trees where she maun HE.
/ lead the dance WI Ellie Lee,-
An all ye laddies follow me,
An rip IL merrily?
But just before the dance begnn
turned and saw little one
Alas for Ellie Lee!
A little one wi etary cen
That whispered "Nane will dance wi
Jean;
W III VC Uu COluo WI mt
l saw her zen saa sparklin' fair,
An little waves o aunny hair,
An wlnsomo dimpies sma'
Her twa wee hands upon my arm,
| could nn t6ink of any harm,
An followed her AVA
An now I'm dancin' down the street
Behind her wee bit tinklin' feet,
The daftest lad of O..
The msddes. O. the money wights
That sigh o days an dream O. nights
My wits have flown ava.
An oh to lead her ont 10 dance;
An oh! to catch her witcbin glance; ;
TO tie her little shoon!
II Jean is here the time is come;
II Jean is game maun gae home
She fingers, It's too soon. .
She's comm near. hear! l hear
Her footsteps on toe grass;
An will che b,de, or turn aside
Another wsy to pass?
Soft! twa sma' hands have closed my
eyes
! dare ns' turn my head.
"Wha is it, jamie, hither hies
To seek thee 10 the mead?'
! ken iu' WE'LL shall ma tell.
III keep her here wi me:
I'd gladly die, sac daft am I.
Gin she would bide wee!
--Scribner's for August.
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Spscisi Deputy Policeman and High
Borough cooSsstie Elorsnce Mccarthy. was
me FeNip'su! OF On elegant silver mounted
p'ra"saer aId rorolver night or two since
. me h'nds Of EsFsrs. Snowdsn Il Pugh.
y rue affair and Florence feels Justly
..'A' OF th" gilt He has net .'slew' any
- ~ bur requests us to inform Ger
~ p'' 'es unless they keep the peace he
vill esrtsinly kill them,
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The fifth oil well has at last been sunk
and tested in Pleasant township, about two
miles from Warren. In most of the wells
oil has been found, buf not 10 quan titles to
pay for working at the low prics of oiI.-
These wells have all been superiutended by
Capt. A. Dingey, of Brooklyn, and who
has operated in oil wells for more than ten
years. He formed the opinion that oil ex-
isted in this region, purchased lands und
put dowa tho wells. The last one has hut
recently been tested. The sand rock was
reported TO have been sufficiently thick and
of a better quality than from the other wells.
1t pumped few barrels of OIL and ha,
since been torpedoed twice without m ater,
tally increased the production. The9 Can,
tsinlinsists that the torpedoes were worth
less, and that II one OF sufficient explosive
power was exploded oil in considerable
quantities would be the result. We hone
yet to be able to announce paying we'll in
Pleasant, but at tine presest price, 1t would
have to be a large one. Il Warren Ledger :,
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a paosion Is in circulation praying the
Court TO make that portion OF the highway
extending from the Maple Shade Co.'s Of.
dee, on tho Egbert farm, to the Columbia
iarm crossing on Oh Creek, q pubic road,
ard tbs! 1t may be repaired. The Court
should eas'siuIy grant the prayer of the. ne.
'i1iooers. Tbis road lie the only one used; ;
. much t'sveisi over, and stands badly In
leei Of repairs. :"
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DON'T EE HUmBUGGED

With quacks and inposscs, who will not a'ous
fleece you, but In ninety.nine cases cut Of hun
dfea dose you with balsarl copalva calOmel, sc,
making your case worse. Rcsort.at once to ihe
only sovereign remedy that can be lslled ON, Dr. No
Callum's Root Blood Seareher, which banishes
from the system all form Of private diseases and
virus IN the blood; Also seminal weakness, loss OF
resulting from sell abuse, which Destroys both mind
and body, rendering marriage impossible. Warran.
TED. Price BY mail iseou-eiy saalad, no exposuret
$lVo per package R,oh .iacSage makes . guar
burgh, pa Box .:35. Pamphlet eTse.
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A new aud cruel invention is the intro-
duclion of living butterflies into the ca,,,o
pieces Of flowers which usually adorn the
middle oi the table at fash iorabe dinner
and supper parties. The poor Insects are
fastened By fac wire, which ls ,ossod
through 'heis bodies, AID coucealed among
tue Lgwe.s
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pimples, Blotches. anL Erup.ions .on the fsce,
and AL eruptive scrof40us diseases, have sheir or
,gln from virus and corrEptions in, ths blood Dr.
McCailum's Root Blood Sdarchcr strikes at the
source of.ll acroitous diseases By neuralizrg'uS
pufgns every Kind o. huMor AID corruption from
tfoos sufficient 10 make qaart q Blood Search.
,rl. or Williams Medicine Co, Pittsburgh, Pa. BOX
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THE OIL FIELD.
VICINITY OF MODOC CITY.


On Saturday last, while 10 Fairview, we
met q reliable gentleman conversant With
operations about Modoc who gave us the
following correct Information in regard to
the production of wells up 10 that date:
The Thompson Il Dilwortb well, 90 the
Starr Farm, flowing one week, yielding
daily 800 barrels.
Captain Jack well, owned by Satterfeld
Taylor y Co, on the Harper farm, flowing
two weeks, yielding 100 barrels per day.
Modoc we'll, owned by the same parties
on the Troutman farm, flowing one week !:
started at 1000 barrels daily; now yielding
GOO barrels per dayr
Overy d BrawIey well, Oh the Starr farm
flowing ten days; yielding 600 barrels per
day.
Sweepstakes, on the Harper farm, owned
by Morrison, Dean and Vandergrift; flowing
one week; started at 1926 barrels per day:
was drilled deeper and has since been h0w/
Ing 80 barrels per hour, Or 1900 barrels per
day. Large ss this msy appear, we arc As.
aured that the production of tho well during
some days exceeded this amount
The wella in the vicinity of Modoc City
are falling of.
The Starr farm at MOdoc City has been
sold to PHILIPPE Bros.
VICINITY OF..EARHs CITY.
Some months ago j. f. Hndnan, Chaa.
Stewart and Lewis Wolord. purchased an
old well and an abandoned lease of thirty
acres at onc-tenth royalty for $1,000.
Tdey fitted up the rig. drilled the hole deel.
or. ..and were rewarded for their labors and
enterprise come two weeks ago, by striking
sand rock from which oil at once commen-
ced flowing at the rate OF 400 barrels per
day. The well is located on wha, is known
as the widow Scott farm.
Capt. Grace's new we'll at Karns City, is
flowing about 200 barrels per day.
VICINITY OF GREECE CITY.
A we'll owned by G. D. Gordon, located
on the Gordon tract, part of the Campbell
farm, Was completed some two weeks ago
and started at q production Of about 200
barrels per day. Mr.. Gordon is an ener-
getic operator, and we are gratided to leu ru
hat be has made good strike.
LATEsr.-A telegraph dispatch received
just before going to press, stat~s that the
Say well, one-balt mile southwest Of Greece
City, has struck the sand and is full OF oil.
This has heretofore been considered dry ter
ritory.
VICINITY OF BUENA VISTA.
The well owned by Millichamp Bros, To-
Gated In the ravine northwest of town, has
been pumping and flowing oil for about ten
days. 1t fails to equal many OF the spnuu
ers In the vicinity of Modoc. but is never
theless considered good well.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A new well on the McCaffer.y farm, nesr
Fairview, which started to flow on Sunday
last, is estimated at $50 barrels per day.
The Lambing Will, on the Forker farm,
mile east of Millerstown, has been drilled
to the third sand and is reported dry.
A new well belonging 10 Gorson l. Carlin
on the McDermitt farm, near Millerstown.
is reported at $50 barrels.
Journal.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-23

Just received fresh from their little beds
In.New Jersey,a SChonblom slower store. a
large stock OF Sweet Potatoes. Ambrose
Weaver is thoroughly versed in agriculture
and knows just how to discant Oh the beau-
ties Of Sweet Potatoes.
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consumption has its origin in g. scrofuleou,,
and corrupt state OF the blood, ence t.ie sllacy OF
treating lung disease with cough syrup, balssms
&c, &C. TO cure consumption we mus. purify ana
sumption CTnnot exist. Dr. MCCalTims Roos
BlOod Searcher penetrates the secret ambush oitn'
dread disease and exterminates it root end lnn,
Iry one single package by return mail lprls
Medicine Co., Box 1895, List CT persons eure'
sent free.
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS,

Collector Hixon will be at the Central
House. on the 23d of August, for the purl
pose CT collecting County and State Taxes.
Parties Interested vii! do well to pay hin &
call
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Dyspepties, regain their health, appetite ana ld
strength, chils and fever are broken up, the tore
liver and kidneys are reused to action and the SUI
ferng rheum ATTIC rapidly recovsrs, all by the pur
flying and reyiving influence OF Ur McCaums ncS' 800,
Blood seHrcheI, Try It. Price, by mail, 8 Gs
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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TRE3BYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching al IL o'clock A. ~. and 7
O'Clock P. NJ, by the Pestor, ". G. BURcH.
ARD. Sabbath School at ia, directly
after forenoon service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Teacber's Meeting Tuesdsy evenings OF
eaci week.
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Dickens GBOz,,
Just Issued To paper cover by the Pete.
sons. Price rs Csnts, and for sale al ~
Post Oflce Newsroom.
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ns'CLELLAN,S
INSTITUTE FOR BOYS

Al West Chester, Pa. A be autfhl and elevated
situation, % miles west OF Philadelphia. Spacious
Fairgrounds, with Gymnasium Students prepar.
ed for College Polytechnic Schools or Business.
Special provision made foi very yonng boys Many
students remain, as bsarcsrs. during Summer yaca.
lion. Session begins Sept. 10. Address kOBEM
M. ACLELLAN. aug 81 1m
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.


METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. and
~ p. NJ. Sabbath School at l2R p. N.
eats fee, A cordial invitation extend.
ed TO all.
REV G. MOORE Pastor,
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Local Notices.
A Hint to Housewives. ..How
10 Keep Kitchen Ware Clean
and BRIGHT.

EveIy b0usewIIe OF heat and tidy hAbiIl
takes especial delight 10 keeping ali the un,
copper and iron wsre Of her kitchen a. Glenn
and bright % psinstakinR labor can make
them. A pride 10 this direction is com.
meIdabe. and always meets the smiling sp.
proval Of the "lyrant man. who pays u,
household bills. Remember that SAPULlO
10 the only thing on earth that will make
an oil tarnishsd tin pan or rusty kettle
shine as bright "a new. And by the u.s Of
Sspolio II is the quickest and easiest thing
10 the world to keep every uteusil 10 high
state Of polish. augl6-lw.
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DR. WILLIAM HAS DISCOYERED
a POSITIVE CURE

For CatarIh tls vegetable specihcsako, sure rem.
cdy ior Pies'ta neallng Ointmentl Price Of either
medicine, by mall, ol %. Warranted. Trial San
Box 1898,
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rRE5BYTERIAN CHURCH.

.REv. G.. MOORE, Pastor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-06-07
FORESTS AND DROUGHT.

Sardinia and Sicily, once the granaries
of Italy, have suffered the penalty Of
their thoughtlessness in eXterminating
their forests. Two thousand years ago
those lands were celebrated for their
wonderful productiveness, and were said
to be the most beautiful in the world.
In 1900 Humboldt visited Venezuela,
South America, and was informed by
the natives living in the valley of Uru-
quay that they had noticed, with great
astonishment, that lake which lay in
the middle of the valley had decreased
in volume every year. The cause of
this is clearly traced to the telling of Il
great number of trees which grew on the
surrounding mountains. In Hungary
the periodical droughts are universally
attributed to the annihilatiOn of forests.
In Cairo, Lower Egypt, a great many
years ago, rain fell but scldom-only
once in three or four years but since
tho time of Mohammcd Ali twenty to
thirty millions of trees have been planted,
and the result is now that the people
have from thirty to forty rainy days
every year. Surely these few of the
many examples are warnings sufficient
to put us on our guard.