New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
ULsTERs NEW BRAycH OF BUSINESS


This truly is weirdly engaging narrative
that ia given to the world at the mouth OF
the trustworthy Kingston Freeman Something
fell from one of the eartls fellow planets upon
the soil of Accord the other night accord is an
amiable little village in Ulster County. Those
who saw the swift down-rushing through the
sky said that meteor had broken loose but
when they reached the spot where the thing
struck they beheld, not meteor, but, according
to The Freeman, an immense sword. 1t was
"found,' says our contemporary, with its hilt
Sburied deep in the sand, its blade pointing
@upward, and WAS taken out with much diff
"culty. 1t has the appearance of an immense
"two-edged dagger, and is about six feet in
"length and weighs seventeen pounds. II is
Ornamented with strange hieroglyphics show
sing an immense amount of labor The work
"manship is of the finest, and the figures on the
sblade are new to all learned men who have
q thus far examined them. Three ordinary
"hands only fill mp the space on the hit, and if
" made for use it was certainly not intended for
Ordinary mortals. 1t cannot well I've described,
@but must be seen to be Appreciated 1T
will be observed that the enterprising
county of Ulster has embarked in new and
pleasing branch of business. IL this dagger
which she has just discovered at Accord proves
popular-and it can hardly fail to do so-Uster,
of course, will enlarge her facilities, put In new
machinery, aud promptly proceed to discover
other and larger ones with neatness and dis
patch. Daggers discovered in size and quaint
ties to suit purchasers. Particular attention
paid to orders from scientific societies-and the
70 o.,1 -
shows. Be sure that A" Ulster " is stamped upon
the blade all others counterfeits.
The county of Onondaga, it will be re-
membered, made cOgnate business ven
ture some years ago. number of her
de-awake citizens one night in the
dark of the moon discovered upon her soil a
petrifed gentleman inclining to embonpoint who
answered to the name of John Henry Cardiff.
We forget the name of the planet that he was
supposed to have dropped from; we only re-
member that the discoveries made an excellent
thing out of him for long time. He resembled
this Ulster dagger in two marked particulars.
He was - taken out with much difficulty ~ /; aud
he could not well DO described, but had to be
seen to he appreciated" A little before the
advent of the Cardiff giant, as all those who are
are aware, several sagacous persons earned
their living for time by the sweat of the brow
consequent upon discovering watches once the
property of Lafayette in pawnbrokers' shops
and George Washington's body servant in vari-
GUS parts of the United States. The Lafayette
watches were taken out with much difficulty,
from the hands of the discoveries. Collectors
found it necessary to pay about six times the
price of the watches. The interesting body
servant was exhibited by his discoveries to their
patriotic countrymen at fifty cents head, and,
like the Ulster dagger, the Cardiff giant and the
Lafayette watches, had to DO seen to be APP
preciated.' At several points on the sea coast,
it has long been the custom of the industrious
natives who have large families depending
upon them for support to discover along in
July sea-serpcnts and mermaids, which-for
display to delighted sum-
mer visitors. Out in Kentucky, half century
ago, it used to be no uncommon thing for a live
newspaper during the on political months to
discover as many as ten commodious and mag