davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
-Lg'Ts -Ill.g 1sl 4 ---a n aura
The Duel Thirty Years.
AgO!iis10l omos 4

400 .stlIgts Ago! lih10l 9moa ~
ii. A California 3 Paperi rFgBfirifs
the storysof the duel ,nthirty yeEalths
ago, between iJOhn @ 'HaInpdel,
.Pleasantsy editoFUf the Ricfirond
Wing, and 1Dhomas Ritchie, ,bcff9
editor of the Richmohd fzadstffer.
The challenge from PIeasantso b
Ritchie Wasione Of the most extrat-
ordinary ever sent: Evil be on,
the Manchester Side of The J Alnes
River, near thS factory bbetWeeR
the river and the canal, ,1oto f1or.
row morning at 5 O'Clock, aimed
with rifle, pistol, and sword. 1--WE
will advance and fireon each otn
er till one soR the other faiIs.h-
Ehis was the substance Cf NJ.
Pleasauts' challenge. Mr. Rftchi-
ie eobjected to it for various reas6hs,
among which were. Because IT
gives tue iehaIleDglng patty the
choiceof time, place, and weapons,
a right invariably accorded bY the
code to othechalleng because its
terms are savage, 2 9sanguinitryf,i ana
revolving to the taetesOf cfvffzed
society. Notwithstanding these
objections, | will beat the place
at the timenamed, armed in the
manner described, and wifl tfeteud
myself from any attack Inadde on
me-" When the duel cafne Gifo,
Peasants was mortalywounded
but returned Ritchie's Ere aidd
continued to advance, drew his
sword, giving Richie a severe cut
on the lip, (which was ar the.
wound the bsiatter 1pecefvead.E@ol
Pleasantsiingered only a few days,,
and Ritchie ended his life by re-
dissipation 1o-'''1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Good use Of Wit.

While Phineas Rice, an early
Methodist preacher, was serving
in one of the New York church
es, he found that many Of the
young people of both Fse4es,
were accustomed to leave, the
church before the close of the
evening service. This annoyed
him and he determined to stop
it. The next Sabbath evening,
before he commenced his SER
mon, he said:
"Some of my brethren have
been greatly afflicted that so
many young women leave the
church before the services are
through. But l tell them that
they ought not to feel so,s for
doubtless most Of those that 90
out are young women who live
at service, and their mistresses
desire them TO be at home at
nine o'clock; and if they are
not at home by that time, they
will either lose their place OF.
offend their mistresses, and
they don't want toldol either.-
They must either go out in time
to get home at 9 o'clock or stay
at home altogether. This would
be very hard for them. yuTAnd
servant girls have beaux as well
as other girls, and the young
men have to go out and wait up.
on them home; and so, hereaf-
ter, when these young women
leave the chhrch before the SER
vice is over, you will under
stand who they are, and not feel
badly about it."
The brother who gave this
fact said, 1--WE were no more
annoyed after this; they either
stayed away, or stayed till meet
ing was closed" S'al
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Canine IntgIligence..

] - 3
f. A correspohdentof the New
York Evening Post, wlitine
from Cazenoyia, an that State
says: "For many years az race
of fine Newfoundland dogshavc
fiourished in the village where
live, each Individual being char.
acterized by some prominent
excellence. One, a noble fel-
low, was often employed to car
| ry packages, andbiwas some
times sent to market, Nothing
could exceed the fidelity with
which he performedthe business
entrusted to him. Late one
evening it was discovered there
was no beefsteak for breakfast,
and the dog was sent for a sup
iply. He was detained at the
market for a time, however, and
being forgotten at, home the
doors were locked and the fam
lily went to bed. In the morn
ing the dog was found seated
beside fhe basket, in, which the
meat lay untouched94ndgTTth the
guardianship maintained by him
throughout the night.
Anotherdog woFtAyEef alpn-
Orable mention went with a
mother and child to the village.
Soon after their. arrivalIthe lit
lie girl was burned so severely
as to almOstproduce convulsiops.
"A physician, an.absplute stfari-
ger, was summoned, under
whose soothing remedies , the
girl was quieted and fell asleep,
when the doctor took his leave.
An hour or two after returningto
his office he heard an usual
noise at his door, and on open
ing it found the dog seeking ad-
mission. He walked in and
seated himself beside the ply
sician and began licking his
hands. Then rearing himself
on his hind legs he put his
mouth to the mans face, at
tempting to lick it, uttering all
the time a low cry, and after re-
peating these demonstrations
for a time walked ouaof the Of
fee. Doubtless he had 7pon-
dered upon his young mistres9
suflerings and the physicians
efforts to relieve them and graft
itude led him thust to express his
thanks. ..-g, ..s..-..f
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
.Inn1aaA Ilis1TyIFll
IlI1IIIIsIl zssssszs1i s ssSzzs
UNDERTAKING i'm Camden

UnO0rtaKlnG IN 6am0en.
They have Two very enthusi-
astic, undertakerso in Camden
They are always on the. lookout
for business, and always trying to
get ahead Of seshI ether. The
wife Of a prominent citizen was
known to be qRitg il some etime
ago, and both -undsEtakers made
up their mindsgto provide the fu-
neral IL she. should die, One
THURSDAY night the Husband drop
ped the paregofie b6ttle'im the
floor, and scared the invalid so
that, she gave a. Little scream.
The next instantsth fam y. heard
Somebody nstaggering4nP Hstairs,
knocking the paper ssf khe wall
with some kind yef anim9lemsnt.
It was iJenes. sthes andeEtaker,
bringing up one otlshsld patent
hermeticailyo sealed scehnssip'He
bad, beenlwaiting0h the fFOutstep
and. hearing thelo osereaG1. 6e9Reln-
ded that the time bad comes and
rushed in all ready y5lsAe saashed
up the stairs as thsThus bandlopen-
ed the door, set thefco4n Jsnlthe
carpet, and exclaimed .ssgeEly;
"GIm me the first nehapess Bary
her for forty dollars, with. silver
plated trimpingsIlgo iBstsTesdthe
indignant man had sbtimem to
reply a noise was heard ipsthezat-
tic,tz Presently the other aapderta-
ker appeared on the, thiEds story
Landing, and heaEing, one Gf4his
fincorrodi6le burial casketssdewn
stairs, he slid down the BaHister
suddenly, andIscreamed Don't do
it I'll plant lher for thiFt8-sig
deIlars; FIVE off for cash & psto 4
monogram on the casketsndt thFew
in q tombstone, 3 92s7B BEoERsskad
been watching JenesI itoseems,
from the roof Of the lheuseslPe&t
loor, and would have beaten lhinl
but the trap7doer stuck !oPhey
were led away by gao,pOlicetaan,
put before they had oreachedsuthe
corner of the street Jeneslhad Sc
cured a contract lOr lbuTgingsthat
ooliceman's, mothsr,in,laW,s1wilen
The died, The, policeman was not
particular aboutdetaiIsgs" "QHlyiet
t be deep he saidTwith sometbipg
iolid on top to bold her de#n.as1o
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
AN old school teacherin Maine

AN old school teachering Maine
! has been presenting her claims
for back pay She says that years
ago she kept school for S. a
week, and boarded herself, and
that zsope- of her scholars who.
were hard cases, and difficult to
bring into decent discipline; are
now smart enterprising and pros
porous citizens, while she who
aided them efectually in becoming
such, is comparatively poor. The
old lady seems to have q better
case than the Congressmen.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Obtaininga Pardon,

Of late our news prints have
borne record of various shifts re.
sorted to by interested friends to
obtain. .pardons for convicted critni-
mails, bnt none. Of them can ap.
preach lin cool audacity an attack
to that end which was made upon
Governor Shannon of Ohio, thirty
years ago. In 1912 or '43-
many in that State will remember
the circumstance well-a man
named Green Mcdonald had been
convicted of a crime and sentepced
to the Penitentiary,J A few Of bis
friends were eager to get him par
doned. out. They knew that up
on the merits of the man and the
case a pardon could never be ob-
tanned, SC they yesorted to other
means. tbs Fs
At that tire, by the death of
Gen. Harrison, John Tyler had
been left President of the United
States, and though mot noted
traveller, yet Mr.. Tyler, especially
in the later days of his admins
tration, was not averse to exhibi-
ting himself to the people. The
friends of GfeenMcDoDald hit up
on John Tyler as the scape goat.
A petition was drawn up inviting
President Tyler to visit Clncin
matt, and host of distinguished
citizens readily signed it. As
soon as these coveted names had
been obtained the original heading
was removed, and a petition put
in its place imploring Gov. Shan
non to pardon Green McDonald
The thing booked fail upon its
face, and the good.hearted. Gov
ernor was conpletely deceived. =
He granted the pardon forthwith,
and not Euntil thef8conviet was
clear, and beyond the reach of
the law, was the trick discovered.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Russia S Peaceful Re-
venge.

III L F.. d u
The Russians have launched an
iron clad vessel in the Black. Sea.
The event itself seems a trifing
one, but it becomes of tremendous
Importance when it is considered
that launching Of the vessel is, a
sponge which wipes out all 7 the
bloody triumphs achieved 4 by
combined France and England in
the Crimean war. One of the
points which was secured by that
conflict was the vacation 0, the
sea by Russia, for the reason that
its occupation by that power was
a constant menace to- Turkey,
whose integrity England and
France were-and are-vitally In
Iterestedin maintaining! But, 10
day France has ample occupation
in caring for its internal affairs,
and in securing the yacation,fef
itsrterritqry by the German troops.
1t has far more interest in the do.
ings of MaeMahon than in those
of Alexander; and it hassuffieieht
sickness demanding Its attention
at home, Withoat sitting up,nwith
and caring for, the. sick man3at9the
Y Vrlent, e ,,3irg .Roi ytscf9ltx9 doISi
9p England is not given s to fight
ing Of late except with powerful
allies, 1t has enough to8dodto
watch the progress of Russia
sopthward through Asia3o and
however much it may. care, can
do nothing to arrest the Russian
re-occupation Of the Black Sea-
And thus it happens thatbthe
launching Of this iron clad, reven-
ges SebastopOl, and redeems all the
defeats and humiliaiionsr which
Russia sustained in the Crimean
war conflict. gTacagb 3la on rs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

NJ. B. Bateham, gainesville,
Ohio, states that he is cutting
down his peach orchard of 5000
trees, nearly all of them having
succumbered to the severity of
the winter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A late Kentuckian bequeathed
his two daughters $4,000 and left
debts of only $50. The.adminis,
traitor prevailed upon them to put
the estate into the courts, and il
came out last week, after a two
years course, when every cent of
the $4,000 was found to have
been swallowed up by insatiate
Justice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A man who wanted to be a
minister, said he believed he
had been called to 'aabor' in the
Lords vineyard. - His'brother,
who was less noted for his piety,
said that he had mistaken the
word ''barpyard" for vineyard.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A good story is told of old
Johnny McGilI, who resided
during the war in East Tennes-
see. a Guerillasl I representing
both parties, keptit SO warm in
that forsaken region, that it was
dangerous, to Qbelongto either
side.7f McGill had, lin trying to
ride both. horses, got several
blackiackings, afi1st from the
rebels and then from the yam
KEGS. AS gueriHas dressed a.
like, he made several mistakes
in trying to pass for either I'm
ion, or Southern; as he thought
would suit the crowd. At last
he was overtakens by a party
whose politics he could not
even guess at, and the follow
ing dialogue opened: az
r''Sir, areyou !" Union man?"
"No, sir" replied McGill.
care you a rebel then?"
'Noo sir" "-rorG,r,r2 = =
"Then what in the devils
name are you?" ,roared the cap
tain.
"Well, sir" hesitated McGill,
''to tell the honest truth I'm
nothing. AanPbut Blasted lit
tie of that" .ss,.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

Hymen is enjoying vacation in
Nova Scotia. All marriage licen.
ses in that province must receive
the signature of the Governor be.
fore the ceremony can be legally
performed and as Governor Howe
is dead and his successor, Judge
Johnston, is still in Europe, the
lovers of Nova Scotia must wait
for his return.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

The wife of a Louisville lawyer
made a hustle of some important
legal documents, and the court had
to adjourn until she could go home
and return with them in proper
shape.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
TO old Bourbon whisky

"Next to old Bourbon whisky,
says a Chicago paper, ''the thing
that a Kentuckian is proudest OF
is that he is a Kentucklan. =
f"This is not true" says the C0m-
rier-Jou4mal; .a, Keutuckian' S
chiet pride is that he is not a
Cbicagoan." AssF> sAN'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A father in Massachusetts,, who
grew impatient the other evening,
at the prolonged stay OF an az.
dent admirer Of his daughter, en-.
tered the ronm and invited the
young man to remain to breakfast.
The young man declined the invi.
tation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

An old woman in Maine
crossed over bridge that was
marked dangerous" without
seeing the sign. On being in
formed of the fact on the other
side she turned about in great
alarm and fecrOssed it. 1885,. D i'i.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
The romantic sentiment uwhicI

|. The romantic, sentiment which
leads people to hay. the marriage
cereinpn perfprmed in theaters
and on the tops Of mountains has
sreachedthe last degree Of absurdi-
ty. The sum of twenty five dol
lars has just been paid by high
minded coupleain Iowa for the pre-
rcious privilege of being married
in circus ring, the clown and the
"Wild Horse of the Pampas be-
ing temporarily extinguished for
that purpose. sal .H '4fF
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

An obituary notice in a New
England paper concludes with
theinformation that thedeceased
"lcaves two infant daughters,
both girls 40 ~.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A Georgia judge sentenced a
man to the penitentiary for two
years, but granted him time to
plant five acres of corn<before
going.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

There is nice boy at Sparta,
Wis. Heamused his leisure hours
by boring a hole through the dam
Just to see the water spirit. 10
fifteen hours after be started
the leak the dam had given way,
carrying off a valuable mill.
What a flogging that boy would
got in ancient Sparta!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

The World, of San Diego, men,
tions an instance where the work
men grading for aCrailway near
that city came upon colony of
tarantulas. These venomous spi.
ders attacked the Irishmen, and
actually drove the men intoAthe
water, the only safe retreat a.
gainst such preying insects. -,4
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A small boy in one of our public
schools was asked to define the
word "admission," and replied that
it meant twenty-five cents--chil,
dren half price. sa3asflstlf Jaf"u 81
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A murderer at Meridian, Miss,
asked to be hungon the Fourth
of July, and the Judge kindly
consented, as it would help along
the proposed celebration.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

One of the best directions to fol
low for success in society.is this:
"Talk to the young ladies, and
listen when the old ones talk to
YOU" - ,a,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

One of the notorious divorce
lawyers of New York, in his
advertisement in the city papers,
says: "Hymeneal incompati-
bilities as a speciality delicately
adjusted, IT'S, slavery to re-
tain the hand after the cardiac
entrail has departed"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Capt. MmA2 2Kriight.w who com

Capt. M!9AAf knfght, who com
mitted suicide at Bonham,. Tex
asIremarked to his wife, Just as
heZput the pistol to- his head
"Kate, you shall no longer live
the wife of a dfunkard.' ''ol He
was an honest felloW1-7-;as a. l. gentle
man-and every other drqnkard
ought to follow his example, or
quit drinking. No man has a
rightto7degrahe, to the position
of a arnnlidrdlswife, thewonlan
who has forsaken father and
mother to share his fortunes :
Brandon Republican. dt Ba
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
1SECsRQlr PqefpIl,
GOING ALONE.

~ - N--7
With curIs in the sunny air tossing,
With light in the merry blue eyes, %
With laughter so clearly out ringing,
A laugh of delight and surprise;
All friendly assistance disdaining:
But trusting no strength but its own,
The past fears and trials forgotten,
is The babyiis ''going alone" 80.
90 s@El-T ''Tt 81 .la-t| itl i'i
What wdoeful mishaps have preceded (
This day, ofrejoicing and pride! .s -a
How often the help that he needed,
Has cafelessly gone from his side! .
Hehas fallen while reaching for sunbeams,
Which just as he grasped them have flown
And the tears of vexation have followed,
But now he is "going alone"
tbs gg /
And through all his life he will study
This lesson again and again;
He will carelessly lean upon shadows,
He will fall and weep over. the pain.
The hand whose fond clasp was the strest,
e viii coldly withdraw from his own,
The sunniest eye will be clOuded,
And he will bewalking alone.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

Rev. Bob Smith, reformed sa-
loon-keeper," has been preaching
10 the sailors and seamen of Lake
City, Mimi.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

Admiral Semmes, the COM
mander of the Alabama, was at
Newburyport, Massachusetts,
Wednesday, and attended a
wedding where several owners
of vessels which he had des-
troyed were assembled. They
refused to allow him to be intro
duced to them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A Memphis lawyer fell down
while speaking the other day
An inkstand thrown by the oppo-
sing counsel hit him bofere he fell.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A musquito taper is a Pittsburs
invertiOn. Itcrestes such a smell
when burning that the mnsqui-
toes ask to be excused. 1t drives
human beings out of dosrs also,
which is its only defect. ~ "A
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

An ignorant colored man was
elected school director in7Mar-
shall county, Ill, "as a joke but
refuses to giveup the Office. lT'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

A boy eleven years old, in De-
troit, feigns death so perfectly that
only experts can discover signs of
life, '..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31


The cholera first appeared in,
Europe at Most ow, Russia, Sep
tember %, 1880; at Sunderland,
England, October %, 1881; Que.
bee, America, June s, 1882; New
York, June 27 1882; Philadelphia,
July 80, 1882; Louisiana Septem.
Der 30, 1882; Nashville, December
Is, 1882. A writer who processes
to be posted on the subject of its
progress in the United States, at
that time, says it landed at the
quarantine ground of Quebec from
an emigrant ship, passed up :he
St. Lawrence to Montreal, with
the emigrants, passed down the
Champlain canal in canal boats,
passed along the Erie canal in ca
nal boats, passed along the Lakes
in steamboats,, broke out among
the soldiers of Scott's army in
steamboats,, arrived at Chicago,
passed with the army to the Up
per Mississippi, reached Louisville
IN the steamboat Columbus, as
cended the Ohio river in steam.
boats, arrived at Louisville be-
fore Cincinnati, at Cincinnati be-
fore Wheeling, and at Wheeling
before Pittsburg, Pittsburg is but
300 miles from Philadelphia by
land, yet the cholera arrived at
Pittsburg by a circuitous water
course of 5000 miles, but in that
line Of travel 1t pursued steadily
the line of passengers, emigrants
and business.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

Cerebro-spinal-meningitis is
a tough word for telegraphefs to
get hold Of on the wires. A
Sioux city lightning-jerker
wrote it out "Carabo Spencer's
Menageric."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

In a recent case of assault
with intent to kill, in Indiana,
it was shown that the affiray
came about from a father in
sisting on remaining in the
room with his daughter and her
beau. The jury cleared the
young man. sts
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

An exchange tells us that
'iBQston ladies put on clean
stockings when they have their
photograph taken. WHY'S il,
then, that their husbands don't
persuade them to have their
photographs taken oftener than
semi-annuallY? .t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
Where Quinine Comes
nEsnasr1s From sTI "a

oasEaEg1 FROM .ags. r, - a..
i An exchange gives some inter
testing facts, in regard TO the Gin
fchona plantation formed by order
Iof the British Governmentat OAR
4 Tjeeling, in British Sikkim,, on on the
lower rangewot the Himalaya
Mountains. From this plant is
produced the quiuine, the aka
loid which has been found so bene-
fcial in eradicatipg fever. - In In
diathere are vast FEaets of>coun-
| Itp$ sabjeeftoff frequent fnuhdations,
and in a state cultivation
which assyet has scarcely changed
theth kbhI tlieir st draieoh dition
Iof jupshSbptSVA AiSb las bwuSht to
lhshk populatioh 4 Mhich the mere
Jungle could never have sustaHed;
-forms4efieFerineidenta 70 de-
tectlve land drainage are stiff met
With 10 greSt eevsfity. In fact,
the curse of India Is fever; when
ever one looks over the broad face
of the country, there is not ter
ritory unvisited by the deadly
malndy. TIt 1synotto Hswonder,
ed At. .Ftherefore.- that th&British
Government should be desirous Of
introducing the cultivation of the
ci6chona tree 10 Indie, ala thus
secure for the inhabitants hteiin-
estimable blessing of cheap and
abundant tszsupplygsoof 4 the only
known sPeci6c,ffoF feYsfss.33' The
workewas. originatedaa afew years
ago, but g great : difficulty, was at
first texperiencedinobtaining seeds
and young plants, the South "A
mericans beng unwilling tospart
with tLeirup aopels Of Ahe drug.
BgrperseVeraHee. however, Che
InateFiaS hf "a pantation We've at !
length procured; and, after some
experiments aascertain 'theo're-
quirements, of the tree and the
conditions amid which its medfehI- 4
al PROPERTIES Would be- developed
in thea greatestsperEeetion, a. num-
berof plantations were establish
in sdifferent'partsa ofvlndia, under
tie direction. Of Dr. King the
Superintendent of theaBotanieal
Gardens, at Catutfa, According
to that gentleman'sa sareportyat
species Of the, ,cinchona, are now
thoroughly4establisned and doug
well, the different kinds fourisfiihg
best in different localities.a'aAt
fifstth plantsiihcrease hut slow
| ly, bnt asssoen astheir4eaty heads
are large enough to furnish shade
to their roots, they start upwards
with great vigor q The season is
interesting and characteristic Of
India, where the friend and enc,
myof allthings is the sun. The
plant throws outline rootlets which
ramify closeto the surface Of the
ground AS long as they are lia'
BILE tothe intense action Of the sun
the vigor Of the plants impaired.
But when thesfoliage is thick e.
nough to shelter the rootletsa then
the plant begins n TO thrive h: excel
lent1y. -.