, 1877-01-20
Il Wonderful CI,rtstrnhs Trco.


4 wonderful Christmas trcu can bo seen at
tbs residence of Mr. Otto Dukcr, No. - South
High street. Tito trce IL n symmetrical cedar,
nEtut seven feet IN height. It stunds III thu
ec1l.ru Of All inclosurc thnt occupies nearly the
whole urea os the la il ,rl' tho tottoln being
rulset! ten nor twelve lnrhes at,uyt the tluur Gus
scstlon ot tho rT[.ca tllifursn IL devoted to u
zGr,lo..cll gnFlri, containing thu wl.e animals
Will, which the trayelln. incmlgcTIv has Inu,ln
tho youth Ut america toicEl4liy fanlllar,-thc
li,li, athl tiger, ami elephant, and hlproputa.
ni,.s apd utl,er tlcntkena OF tho equatorial re-.
giuns Another section Il lryIte.l To n inlet
pastoral c,'r, IN which tho sheep feed III scrcr.
1lthonsslausnrss Of thetF lrnxiinlty to tho ltuns
On tie o7pnsite t!!c t!Icrc.ts l. hunting src,,c,
All The kI,a = in front h mvu.Irl hy III n1ua-
rum, III which n hundred .ni.lit,h ,lisport them
SELVES alter the manner at tic f1lny tribe. "lu
the nIElAt Df the gHrtleH " Il Tic tree spread ng
its tra:Isllrs over thc alrea,ly described
1t would liz: tmIm>lblo tu csllln.csatc ey.u the
classrs Ut .le,,ratlons tl,u aru hung u]oll Ills
tree, wlisl' lpoks MS Though It might l.lya lpcn
LOU pieces, fnany VI tlir constituting LeaIlti-
fill oruaIucnts In themselves, a1ht whcn set
n'tt,9n= the other "glltter!ns bau''lcs" their
1aaame Is 'ia.ziin: I" the eyes. It,c ,rcndant*
ntl globes a,d banners Eul trtnkrts arc uf
many euIors, al!1 are a!l transparent. When
lighted III, it Miellt ty tho 4Uo Iittle wax tapers
tiAt ctnstituts lIrt nf the osIlatnrtatlan, the
yoEsrs, and thus M. solurs aui figures are con
ssantIy changing. r!lr machinery by which this
perpetual tTanstnrfnatEonsr srenc Ii kept up Is i,Jt
the least reInIrkablc uart of the tree. 4 nclt
little twuttnry 1htlae stands nrar tn the tree,
In thr rear Ut which there ~ water-wilcel about
r.ghtcct fnrEes III diameter. i t,lcr. oE troA
pipe attached tn the lly.!r.Ht, and provided with
stulr2ttli. furnishes the motive power. The
wastt water jAsurs huwil tHtu tho aquarium, to
thv great delight of the goldfish. Tie trunk Of
the trcr seems to terminate III riots concealed
By the u,nsS, Lut this Il all u tlcl,liul Under
the nnas tEcrt Is Il sotkct, Int " lien nn fI4hl
tod! Is SIT that fclecs .lohn intn the tr)ur. UI
the axla Ut tbs watrr-Tfrel thrrt Is q iittla
pulley, from which i Lett drops thE.nlEll th.
for iuto the cellar, and this turns hnrixuNtai
Wheel from Which n1ut.nfl II communicated tn
the iron red, that Is <Inln'y pr,son.:atuu u
tue trunk of tlc tree: u this way the tree,
with its ''applrs of gold" Ia ,nalie IL sevoiyr
tnc othcr feature u this sno,t remarkable
"t1cc' remains 10 b. described. On the border
u the aquarium there is rinh1wttCtl among the
shrubbcry 4 music fUx ttlat PLAYS variety Ut
popular u!rs. Now. It III rll to very casy to
move the cylil,Arr Ut this E!u.t'al hl,trnncns
by Tho water.tMWes hrsrtulurr described, but
A[r. Dukcr wanted to iutrsrlarc ssrai,,-l,owsr
into this n,cclaniul t:rs' l<o u =, cskt, and le
accordingly had Tiny !!tite .t:..'A sn.i!o built,
which ocCupies about uslc cubi t3pt Vt apart,
aud makes tue uukl. bux TO through its Mel-
o!ies, rapidly er slowly, just ii tLs su2lntx<
willis