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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
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Til U HSOA <, JUNK 90 1881
Those drawings occur monthly t5undays ez.
cepted) under ,rCvislUEs Of AL act Of tbs Cen
ernl Assembly Of Kentucky Incorporating the
Newport Printing end Newspaper Co.. approved
April ., 1873
Gsr- This IS "A special act, and has
never been repealed.
Tue UnlLeG States lircult Court on March 81
rendered !he FOL owing deGisiUns
tss-AGnt the commonwealth E3is-
iriEMt'on G"mpany Is legal.
&d--ats drawings are lar.
Ie COulosny Ons noH on hauu largo reserve
fund. Head carefully the list Of prizes for the
SIM issA - .AGt.
pTiza....S3u,GtU 100 prIzes SlGu each SO CO..
prize.." lO,lSU ~ pflzss 81 each lu,GlU
| rrizs..- 6,tNU $40 prizes ~ csoa II, CSC
LUIS prizes III o&ch iU,WO
10 prizes ST. CGG each $40 Uuy
~ prizes 6U0 each 1909
prizes BOZ each, Approx. prizes ...."S2, TOO
9 prizus AU o,eh, - $50
9 prizes LOO each " " 900
1860 prizes. Sll2,4M
" mole tickets $2i hslf tickets 81; II tickets
500 56 tickets Sl00.
Remit Money Or Bank Drsfs in Letter, or sand
by Express UON'I SEND By HNGISTHH.
ED LblTsE OR POSTUFFICg OKUEH.
Orders o: SO and upward, by Express, CAL be
sent 1t our expense. Address all orders to AZ.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
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PUT0-n.zC FERRY" co.'s. sTEsKERs
FOR LANDINGS
ON T9E POTOMAC RIVER
On AID sf.er June LET,
Will leave ss fellows
Steamer T v. kRKOWSMiTH lesyes Poto-
msc Ferry Cos. wharf, ioot of King street,
81 ! 81 ., ~. DAlLY, except Wednesday,, sc
tsr - Uolton's and on sunday, Tuesday aud
FRIDAY ss t'f 81 Aoel's. LeouardtOwn. kIuf
tcint, LsEGes!e:'; wharf, Chaptice, Towards
Coarum and stones. On Mondar, THURSDAY
AID Saturday for turriomon. Eesrs Mount
Holiy. N0m'ri ,nd Prospect Hill.
GEO. X. PHILLIPS, Msnager,
j.. PADGBTT, agent ;si4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
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ShMU r L Il MULIlN, Proprietor.
uPNN JUNE t,n.
his iafge and de isbiiu summer resort stu
s."9 smopY the !:.cuhtains Of tho Valley OF pir.
Eihla, Dnij - nItts away irotn Ra tlGlore and
Chic < x. ri Mount Jackson. Fr4nr thi. point
pn.s"ug"Ts leave iUS !ae prIrge, being conveg ed
IL elegant iar& WE&Onelte over Is splendid
nountaiu road. lriITing 10 line for ea.iy tea.
hound tip tickets Issued by raI!rCat com.
taElcs. Serd for .smnniet
d CHANCELLOR. Res Thy. mp17-lm
StEP,'N 3pHlNuS AND GAgH (:LkA.
CCUHI:, II a., r1H&! fla. E'so Chsly-
besIa y at.rs, ich in !ror and f.a Wht,e
II inIr Sp!lag H. The cCl.an2.hoGd. Opau Oh
"a. ! Isl to - ats - ,Cioccr rs the Company
Mi justi". Ua,qJ.! CT ~ nGly rl:nerai wslsrs
IL n@rlca for The CaTu Of acid cytpspsi. Kid
icy aHc 0:ncder tGoubiyG u;H5ile ailments, guut
dt"aiCa ot 80 ssin. c>t.rth affections, rhcu.
rn,tl:m aad iunctIUnrl hear. troubles. II Is
y uH Fh!LlHG SCLVHhT uF CRL
~ IL. these waters haVc proved great value
IL t2aiy otter dis"saes, but "an be more cont
irtLiy reileC on n the ABOVE lamed tl.u suy
Ulhgr u.!ag!si springs III this county. | guar.
n',tDG Il Gu. c Ii cufaLi3 BY mineral waters. TIE
bsih:-hO!, coC anG snOwer-are une1celed any.
Taer3 The new aid elegant swimming pool of
-iaa lle ws!Gf, tue largest III tn" United Ststcs
Il not III the Wor u, Is espe IL ly attractive.
~ 10 satJr or better place for ladies' or child
ren to earn 10 swim. Plenty to 6ll their sloul-
sci BID 2ael1 JciS to rest then, on. Hs.st noun.
AN ro.Gs al Sir.4AIs; one huudred dollars to t1e
nil expended upon tucm hi, spring. The air
ri tGls elevated region IS pure and delicious.
tapon berg Desrer 10 al The cities north of the
POlomac lhAn any of the Virginia springs of
note ay III s?ersae Of hundred and fifty miles,
cisltas large patronage On that score. For
pleasure or heath the traveller need not 90
further. Board, by the month Sl2 $50 and
81 according to lGcstlon: Send tor pamphlets
ci;ecI, Cr Cell Oh " ). THOMPSON, 7U3 l5.a
~ Washington, u. G, for pamphlets snd water
Zine musIc good boa!irg, ishing aud hunting
Ia season; good livery. w. b. SALE
myiG-lm Prorrietor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16

& & RG UeON'S FlhST SUPPLY OF
SPRING GOODS.
Rich Lsces, in White, kcru and BLACK Fan.
cy Ribbons at low prices; Silk and Linen
!htandkercIlefs,, Kich Buttons, Fancy VeiIing.,
SWiss, NJ ull and Lace Ties our gu. Corset is .ns
os:t 10 marScti also full line or Gents w bite
SGil.s, uh iaundr!ed, 81 55c celebrated Diamond
~ Oh as FEkGUoON'S,
"h|o SO King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
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ESis HEsS Yt9EsK
STRs-T ES36 =. q. XVI g 81 TSyyE y - Yye
HfSSxSyT
EVERY FRIDAY. at II ~; and Retaining,
lesVe New York. froEa pier al, EAST river. Az
EnY SATU kDAI, st O'Clock =, IN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16

We hsve been selling Swiu'a Sypti.i,i: Spe
citc'' for years, nd T, Skrd it superior 10 eny.
ih!Hg krowE for discssrs it is recommends l.
Cura
5 J. Cessals, Ttoms Will. Ga; l.. f. Gree,
q CO.. Fo'syth, Gx: Pen horton, Sl.nsusls &
Reynolds, At!Hnty. Go
G,h.rta rs, .iu v ! l:.4
We used Swirra Sspliiuc Sutcc - u the
:rCs;me:t OF convicts .h~ ua,t yc,.r md h,litve
II is the only cc'tain kno"U Jcmeiy hat 81.
tfsc. q permanent care Il Diseases Iot which Il
ls recon- meICed.
GRANT &LEXAHDGR {; 90.
$',G&O I: EVE is9s
"!i be pclt - any che NJ II "Ynu viii fa2, on
snalyEis OF one hH7l6y ell bott'cS Il :. ), !, ems
particle OF perjury, .uCiI. :,o!nssi.in o.. Auy
mIneTa. sUbst4rCa.
til K - LET SiNCIFiG COMPANY, Ere
pTictors. Atlantis H..
sold by ( ). lead 0eator 3 Bro Cal fox y
cow OF 'iornp N ems i'ri"aG "
EDw'o. /. 1sspDrarz@ Gsys. lzA::zs.s.rs
L. S, Lvad.3atvr & I=>ro.,
Eos. . ~ad ). EAlrrrs "a.
aG2ahisss:9Q 3T@&.
Dtu!als II
tiI&E DRUGS and AEDIGIN -, Gi:HMI
Gals, tAi:;I,S, Oils, %AUEHl*wa-
~ MEUiIi \ 81, y ALDEN SEGUd,
aI-CEt', AtEEjuu e RAJ
CG IN lCALio Z Il L G:y1.
LIT GOODS, &C., 60
.t:oorie.oTs Of aRodyne fectoI.i, Luhfiosi,.l:
niiI:ca@nt EsssMce Iru.aic4 ;-jGEc; ari gouy.
3yrup, and ,aEoGis Cor Ayers MeG!ciaee, s>ysc
uis CooniGa PaIu!s &C.
hHecy tGOri Ei!I Us n&G3 70 tnginZ!Z $40 Tx
IepItei'oh vi ctr Oh asjsG.!rt n n:. MP
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16

The steamers Of this company make connec.
tons al Norfolk for SosLoE and ell points Eas. /;
~ New ORR with all points West and Nor.l-
vest, and 81 AlG1andra with Virginia NJ ;Gisuc
Eeilrosd and Washington and Ohio Railroad
Through rates given and freight handled care.
fully AID promptly. Sor further lntormstlor
apply to K, 4. SEED, Agent
" !anhey's wharf.
l4l0 K street,
sep Z7-tf Ysshi.gton. I. G..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16

sep Isl - Washington, =. &.
,~;aass CLYDE's STEAM LINE WEgK-
sts-SS7t3aEtss LIZ TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER, PRnvr.
DENCE AND BOSTON.
Steam ers lssve Alexandra EVERY TIES,
0AI and leave Philadelphia EVEHY SAT.
UEDAY.
Tnis line connects q. Alezandrie with .he q
e. Z ID. and " s. O, L. b.. end at PhiIsdoi.
phis with C!yde's regulsr Steamships for Fail
Eivor, Providence and Boston,
Freight forwarded with promptness snd care,
free of COMMISSIONS y
No charge for transfer in Phi.sdelphi.. and
wharfage In Boston. Quick time. Freauent
tapaT:ures.. Through rates and through hiIls
rt isd!ug given. Insurance at the Lowest rates.
agents:
y. A. REED, alexandria.
VIM: P CLYDE G. CO., Phil.delphis.
jsn ST. 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
ss8gaa, G&HHsst&s.@. 81.
TESTIMONY CT DKrGci,T&

We hsve been s"llinr Swlita Syuti.i.i. Spe
| chc'' for years, nd gard it superior 10 any.
| ih!Tg krowE for dscssrs it is recommended L
|
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
French Reporting.

A brilliant feat of French reporting
happened at the time when the great Trop-
mann murder case was agitating Paris and
France, and everybody was eager for
details. A reporter who had the matter in
band left Paris for Cernay, where tie
father Of Trepmann resided. He arrived,
called upon the justice of the peace and
the commIssaiIe dc police, invited them to
follow him to the marie, took his seat In
the judges chair, and there, with unpara-
lleled audacIty, ordered the garde cham
petre to go and bring before him the
assassin's father. The officers did not say
word; the reporter had conquered them
by his air and his demeanor. When the
father of Tropmann was brought before
him, the reporter interrogated HIM as
though officially commissioned 10 do so.
The result of the cross questioning was
that the son had written to his father on
the eve of the day of the crime. "Mon-
sieur lie Coumissaire," says the reporter,
"please to 60 to the witnesses house and
seize these letters" The functionary
obeyed; the letters were brought, the
reporter read them, found them full of
evidence of Tropmann's guilt, copied them
carefully and with solemn air. Then,
with respect, he handed over the originals
to the Justice of the peace, asked him to
seal them carefully and keep them for the
further use OF the court. The reporter put
the copies into his pocket, saluted the
gentleman and left. 1t was / o'clock in
the afternoon, and the train that was to
bear his letter to Paris would not leave
before evening If he sent his precious
report by that train it would be too late for
the morning edition of his paper. Besides,
he met two other Paris reporters who bad
Just arrived and who would soon learn the
news at Cernay and send il on to Paris
at the same time he did his report. What
does he doi He goes up 20 his brother
reporters and says: ~ anu dying of
hunger, my friends. Let us breakfast
together. You go to the tavern there and
order a good dejeuner, with plenty of wine,
you know, and I'll come presently. The
two reporters did as he bade them, while
our friend jumped into q wagon, had hum
self driven to the station, after hard beg
ging and giving money was allowed to
leave on luggage tram, then about to
start, caught a passenger tram for Paris at
junction further on, and arrived at the
Office of his paper late at night. He COM
muncated his information, and the first
page. which was already "closed up
was completely reset. The next morning
$4,000 copies of the paper were sold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
Uncle Sile.

When poor old Uncle Siias Patterson
went to his grave the other day, not q
mourner followed, and never will a teal
moisten the earth above him. In by-gone
days he aspired to be political leader, and
there are plenty of men who remember
how he once run ward caucus. Know
ing his ambition to become power in the
ward, three or four old jokers put up plan
to make HIM Chairman Of the caucus short.
ly to be held, and they visited him in a
body and explained:
Everything will depend on how you run
this caucus Be calm Be digniied. Don't
let any one ride over you. One will move
this and the other that, but you must re-
fuse to entertain any motions until you
have ascertained the pleasure of the meet
ing"
Uncle SIle was delighted and pulled up,
and he could hardly wait for tie hour
which was to witness his triumph lie was
called to the char, as planned, and after a
few remarks to prove bIs gratitude, he
called for order, and SAID:
'.Now, then, what is the pleasure of the
meetingl"
A citizen rose in reply and began:
81 move you, MIR. Chairman, that we
now pro"
'-Order! Order!" called Uncle Sile.
II am in order.n
"You are not! Take your seat or I'll
have you put out"
The astonished elector dropped back to
second fiddle, and Uncle Slle continued:
snow. then, what is the pleasure of the
meetlngl"
Il move that we proceed to bal"
1t was another elector, and be had only
got thus far when the Chairman cried out !;
81 call for orderl If we can't have order
we might as well adjourn. | now ask you
for the third time, What is the pleasure OF
the meeting ~
The electors were dumbfounded for a
time, but one of them recovered a little
sooner than the rest and asked:
sis this a caucusl'
'You bet :" ans wered Uncle Sile.
'.Are we here TO nominate ward cfficers7"
sWe are"
''Then, sir, l move that we pro"
''Order order !" yelled the Chairman
''That's the third or fourth time that
trick has been tried here, and the next man
who makes a motion before | have found
out the pleasure of the meeting will be put
out Now, then, is there any pleasure in
this meeting If so, where is it. and what
is itl'
lie soon discovered. About twenty men
rushed for him at once, and he went out Of
the window like bag of sand, and before
he had come to the caucus had transacted
its business and adjourned. The incident
not only cured Uncle Sile's ambition To be
a political leader, but 1t is doubtful if he
ever cast snn;h her vote.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
A Ghost Explained.

Some years ago it was my good for
tune to be frequent visitor at fine old
manor-house in Dorsetshire, built In the
reign of James l., but much altered dur
ing the last half century. Like an old
country mansion the house was of course
'.haunted. Strange sounds, like foot
steps. had been heard coursing about al
the witching hour of night, In the vast
empty garrets and along the great pas
sage or corridor, running from end to
end of the building, into which the gar
rets opened; an odd and mysterious rat
Ting, and Gathering, as of metals or
chains. The country folks and servants,
and especially the old people-always
the most ready to stick resolutely to a
good ghost story-firmly attributed these
nocturnal noises, without thought or
question, to supernatural agency.
The old mansion had undergone many
alterations, some of them dictated by
reason, others by expediency. One OF
these was the removal of the fine old
staircase, and the erection instead of one
of small, confined dimensions, and very
awkwardly situated and contrived. These
stairs sprung from the foot of wall, In
which was placed, high up, large win
dow, so that any one going up stairs
would have this window above his head
and behind his back. 1t was exactly OPP
posite the wall of the first landing place,
whence the stairs branched away to the
right.
One brilliant moonlight night the fam
ily were about to retire to rest, when
they were startled by loud scream from
one of the maids, who rushed into the
dining-room, eyes staring, and mouth
wide open, exclaiming wildly that she had
Just ''see'd awful ghost on the stairs
and was most frightened to death!" All
the party with one consent arose from
their chairs, and ran into the hall, some
carving the candles with them. But
nothing whatever was to be seen. The
girl, however, positively declared she
had seen a tall dark figure in a long
cloack and hood standing on the first
landing; adding, that she saw 1t all the
more clearly ON account of the white
wainscoted wall Just behind, which serv-
ed to throw the figure into relief. A
general search, and a regular hue-and-
crv all around the house now followed
but with no result. Nothing was dis.
covered in any way irregular, either in
flesh and blood or in ghostly appearan-
ces.
About two nights after, however, the
very same thing occurred again, at near
" the same time; the specter was again
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13

Everybody has heard of this popu-
lar summer resort of the New York
ers with its splendid hotels, the Man.
haitian, the Brighton, and the
Oriental. 1t lies directly on the Ocean,
and the pure sea air, safe bathing, and
excellent music, make one forget the
heats of summer. The Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and the Iron Steamboat
Company of New York, have entered into
arrangements by which extra facilities
are offered for reaching Coney Island, this
popular summer resort. These palace
steamers Will connect with trains on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at jersey City,
and land passengers at the Iron Pier,
Coney Island, direct, also at Bay Ridge,
where connection is made with the New
York and Sea Beach Railroad. Return
trips Will be made at such hours as will
afford satisfaction to all visitors to the
island, and enable them to make sure
and close connections with trains on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad homeward bound.
The time on this line between Jersey
City and Coney Island will be about
forty minutes. This will be safe,
speedy, and pleasant route from all
points to Coney Island
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
Hints About Flowers.

The art of arranging bouquets is very
simple. Having collected the flowers to
be used on a tray, all the superhuous leaves
should be stripped from the stems, and by
placing the flowers side by side you can
easily see the order in which they can be
most advantageously displayed. A very
pretty hand bouquet can be made by TAX
ing small, straight stick rot over q quar-
ter of an inch in diameter, tie a string to
the top of it and begin by fastening on a
few flowers or one large handsome one,
for the center piece, winding the string
about each stem as you aGd the flo xers
and leaves to the bouquet. Always place
1 the flowers with the shortest stems at the
top, preserving all those with long stems
for the base, and finish of the bouquet
with fringe of finely cut foliage. Then
cut all the stems evenly, wrap damp cot
ton around them and cover the stems with
paper cut in pretty lace design. In max
ing bouquets from garden flowers, such as
are most easy to secure, the flowers Can
be arranged fatty and background made
from sprays of evergreens. To destroy
the vitality of weed seeds in soil by bak-
lue,- Will, IL q SAOat unCdsluNr uCStAOl NAC
fertility of the soil. A better way to kill
weed seeds is to spread the oil out thinly
in warm place and keep it moist. In a
few days most of the seeds will germinate,
after which the soil should be stirred and
allowed to become dry. In this manner
weeds may effectually be destroyed To
grow geranium cuttings: Take coarse,
clean sand, about three inches in depth,
insert the cuttings about one to one and a
half inches deep therein; press the sand
firmly around them, and water freely at
first afterwards use it sparingly. One
cause of geIanium cuttings tuning black
is the keeping of them too wet No kind
of cuttings are better adapted for sending
by mail than geraniums, as the drying OF
the cut end is conducive to roofing them
easily, and they universally give satisfac
ton.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
A Bloody Tragedy.

A member of railroad surveying party,
writing from Adambara, Mexics thus des-
cribes an awful tragedy in their camp
.Our party was composed OF MIR. Finley,
in charge of our branch; Foster, who had
the transit Martin, the level : Jones
and myself, .topogrspAers, and DR.. Sack
rider, taking lines on tie slopes. The doc
tor had been compelled to leave home and
practice, being the victim of certain perse-
cutions. His troubles so worked on his
mind that ne became crazy. He imagined
that he were in league with his enemies
and were trying to ruin him. For some
time past we all noticed little things which
made us agree that he was slightly unbal-
anced. Our suspicious were confirmed IN
horrible way. On Friday morning l
awoke at half-past five, and the first
thing l saw was the doctor, with one OF the
largest pistols pointed at and within foot
of Martins head. / heard him say
where Is that diary of mime which you
got from the hacienda last EVENING"
..Martin seemed to gasp the situation
and said, .All right will get it for you,
intending to get hold of the pistol. But he
was not quick enough. The doctor fired,
and Martin who was on his knees, fell for
ward, with his head all shattered. The
doctor then turned tn our side of the tent,
going at the same time toward the door.
Before he reached it he cooked his pistol,
fired and fatally wounded Jones' my bed
mate, lying alongside of me. He then ran
out and ten feet from the tent turned and
fired at me. Fortunately the bullet missed
me, making a hole in the tent Just above
nv head. The bullet that mortally wound
Jones also made hole through my blue
shirt. The doctor then fired fourth shot
through the tent for anyone it would hit.
One of our men by .hIs time had managed
to get his gun, and calledout, 'shoo: HIM
shoot himl' He knelt down by the dool
of the tent and shot the madman through
he heart
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13
The Skylark.

| About the first of May 1880, Seventy
four English Skylarks were let loose neal
Ridgewood, New Jersey, by Mr.. Hales
Fifty of them kept together in close flock.
The rest scattered. They did not mount
up and sing at the first taste of freedom,
but devoted their attention TO their physical
wants. The buzzing insects, the enticine
worms and the tender young growing grain
were tidbits too appetlzing to be resisted,
and for few days there was strict atten-
tion to business
Would the larks singl That was the
question of great interest. A note from
MIR. Hales few days after their release
settled it He wrote: "Here it Isl The
same delightful sound that has inspired
so many poets and charmed the Old World
fos ages. As pure and sweet as in his ma
tive gray sky. No one who has ever heard
the shrill, thrilling notes, not loud but
very distinct. will ever forget it or fail to
know 1t.
"After a few days enjoyment OF the
sweets of liberty the birds set about
housekeeping They stole away by pairs
in the fields and began nest building.
The males became more and more vocal,
and scared aloft above their setting mates
and poured forth their sweet strains The
nests hidden in the grass or grain were
not easily discovered, but some of them
were found. They contained four or five
freckled eggs Of greenish gray cast. Like
other nests placed on the ground. some Of
them have been visited by cats or other
predatory animals, but in other cases the
eggs have gene safely through the process
of incubation, and the young larks, real
American born skylarks, have appeared.
There is no question that the youngsters
will take care OF themselves, and barring
acci1ents common to all birdlings, reach
maturity.
"The crucial test will come with the
winter. viii the larks migrate to warmer
chmes and come back another season, or
will they stay and perish with coldf These
are questions that time will answer. That
the country about Ridgewood-in fact,
nearly all of that part of New Jersey con-
tiguous to New York-is well adapted fol
skylarks, there is no doubt. Mr.. Reicne,
the bird importer, who has released thou
sands of foreign song birds in the vicinity
of New York in the past quarter of CEN
tury, says that the country along the Hack
ensack valley is almost the exact counter
part of the great meadows of Holland,
which are inhabited by millions of sky
larks, and ne believes that If the birds could
be protected from hunters, they would
multiply and increase in New Jersey until
they became as common as in tie Old
World. A lot of skylarks that were freed
in Brooklyn, many years ago, for several
winters, it is said, migrated only as far as
Staten Island, and were gradually killed
off Mr.. Reiche- believes that the larks in
tr>duced in this country will spend their
winters further South. He says that he is
satisfied that the larks of England and
Northern Europe, or the greater number
of them go to Italy in winter. He has
seen myriads of them in that country,
where they are eaten by the inhabitants.
He has no 1oubt that they are the birds
from northern latitudes."