, 1875-04-24

epro,1ts were obtained. II l720 or l725. Cant
Ijesclioux. Of t1to rroncl, Navy, rcsofyo to nx.
rerncst with tho plant III TIN French ca!nllios
q sho t'nlf ol Mexico. '.Mlien n;m!,arkins for
three Bta1ks OF coffee asi carried then will. Ina.
! Tho voyage ana long and difficult, by season Of
esn!rtry wss.4t. TIE supply of water peoying
t rstiuns. sapt. nescIteux, like :ho otl.err lad
Int a small Quantity OF water to drink each day.
1le Divided 1t with l,is caf1oe- rlants Sotwi'!l-
| atautt,g all htR caro-, Two died On the passaso;
DnIy one arrived safo aud sound at Martinique
Put al orca into tho earth. II proapered 10 much
and well tint from II hAve dcscentled oil tlle
tropical America"
tnon after Tie introduction Of coffee into Eu-
rope, corae-houAea A1lraug up all over the conti-
rent J1,e first waA cstabliAlleti at Constantine
pie In 15jl. In lG52 During the protectorato)
cufree e.louse was opet,ed In Sew1nan's court,
Cotnhill, in London. Tho story Of tins houso
mn. AZ follows: 4 merchant named Edwards
brought Hotns coiToo h0m0 with him from Snyr-
na. mud hts frontia hearing Of tho new aud DELI
| cious begciAgo, tbsonRed hfa hnuhe to beg
taste Of It. To rid himsof OF the Annosan
tho merchant ononed cofee-iouse aud put Ills
| Greek servant at tho head al It. The ffBt cof-
| foo-hoiiso tn France ~aa eBtablaficd in Nat
aeil1cs IN 167l. year afterwards there was one
IN Paris, which lad many rivals within hrtef
! period.
| Coffee (Coaaea Arnhica) belongs to the nat
| nraj order Ci'tchonac.Tr. md Ia htliod TO Tho
t,.e ~, s,,ia .nn ~ fo.,I.,atIr 10 u,.n.a roct ia
nxnl M mn emctic: mi with tho Hourur4iius.
! Gareaias, and Iroras, which nre tho pride Of
our hos-lio'ibea' ~ Wild btate tue conee plans
f!aes 70 ua he'sht - Hau - ~ .ass 49,
nfIouv mi aiin;ng .ns nm s1nail' snowswI,lto
.lnWora nre cInsteTrd in tl,eir a1iis, The fruit
ripcus III lot-houscs iu Britain. where the plant
! frequently l!osautIs.
In ttIc tnird war from niantinv md ttio i.rr.bt
ric,d IL mt nhnyn a p1ind Of tlls seods. The
ireo coptinucs In flower eight mouths together,
tnrity. In The West Indies and Brazil tho crop
J Ia t,s.rcstn,l th,nc ti,ncs annually.
40
APE1ElFiEo FOREST.
x..a..a j.. r.,fas.r,. ,I,-,, w... unrinr. eo,cro
teap'ts :. y. I"'a' 4a. 'oe'
County, aud Callstosa spf'nee' Napa counts' 's
to be found Que Of tho uniguest curiositioa OF
tlis wonderful lAuj. Il III the celebrated rctrl-
ileu 1otcst' stoatea III 'he nealt u VIII ano
mountainous rerioh' Al diatanee IL appears
Ike n'ass OF fallen trees. AMI on appfoaealhg
cloae'y broken sections Of pfossfa'o p.hes WIN
their stumps standing ~ s3t looh Oh II WIN
asorm had aodaen'S s"ers .atoaea .Ae !osess'
snapped their stems, anu thrown them 10 tho
ground. Examining one ot tue ssumpa' tue c'fc'ea
Indicating tho annual sfo"tAthay DO pls'a's count
Passing Oh to a lnllen tfaf'R, every hnot al'a ns
nuse In tho DARK ~ "a clearly s's'o'e Is 'nouSi'
the ~oodmsus IL AZ haa 1ei!co tne tfce o"' 3es4e r
day. ~l1iIc AROUND th'ckiy Aslo"'Ds 'ae ssou''u
lie ftagmeAts -eh'pe aoo pio1e" p'eeeSot wv "oou
-oslaehi,s I'lo "nsh VI '.. @ .iI,,. =.
nl stinEu ~ III rina whon .,r,rl with metallic
| .nnnj aud nre siu1t,ly sil;citled roek
The lorccst of tlese trces TINT las yet been
measured ls II feet Ia diameter. Occasionally
trunk has bepu split Into lengths OF from
Yto 7 feet. but lilo cracks separatlnE tho Rectun,
nrn no t1rbt that unless closely examined they
would avoid discovery. Tie general color OF thi
pctrefaetionB il grny1sEl white. but tLoro il
rinEle exception In 4 tree that has tho sppcas
s,ns md ni,aiities Of stope-coal. Tie 1,foprie
tor OF tho forabt declares that it burns ~ vel
M tho best variety Of coal. The inclosuro wlcr1
tLego curiovitca 1o is cleared Of uude1brnell
but contains 1nnny living specimens OF oak. pine
, ill., v,cn,r. O~e
....
THE ZENITH ASCEAsioAs;
oh tae 1'o ol ii",'u' ~ o.'' p Ill., w. uaoo
zenisn ascehoea 4. taF's' a'a 'a' AZ auno"4ul
day lauded o. alohtp.a1ser' ttteaenou' 'o' thl's
distant' Ih,' ID he 'oisoS. let1a' silp w ''so'
and was performed os u. s.Vel' aeFonaut WIN
tue btoshofa ~. uaston i'oSa''u!ei, ~. oo'sot
. IA hatafe' a'la ~. AioeFs aissaauef, 4''s''
! with two osnt Eentsemen' Inc Dailooa tsa'ete
+ | southwest AH!3H1 liz "uosH A1}sut+, Gto*dAul
,}cntion. cheyrcupc, Tours, Snintes, etc., M
raa'.hi,,, t,a ,no,I,, af tr,a Ciropdo At 10 a. m
' 'o~utai ~ .on x.o 81. -. ar.a" a,a o.a 10,
!, having run eoo 'hle6 Ill n!teoo anu o"e-ha.
j, hours. Landing was accomplished without dill
= Guilty bv throwing; out erapncl. A serics Of iu
. ,o,os.;,, obso,vat1nns ,rero ue1e hy tho tra,
e!e1s' "llsn "''l % lopue" " c .ne o,aesi, e
4 1ssa NC - ~ ~ .1,rrsn, h"IaTu gna afrectoI ~,
: pAeto a. nt.ssasN. n.h II, -, : mn Fn. 49,