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Making y Park Under Dimcuities.
Prom the San Yranctsoo Chronicle, Jan. 8.

so far the sand planting has been as follows
karitmd, 3,OO. EucAly ptus-Glo6kus, 8fOO; In va.
riety 1000 There remain $4,000 trees and shrubs
In the nursery designed for sand planting, which will
make the aggregate Of sand planting 600
and shrubs Resides the nursery stock planted among
the dunes, about 600 trees averaging seven feet in
height being planted from Valley
SO far uolen Gate Park 10 concerned. the outlook
for forest Increase never 80 bright ~ now and
prOptous will materially change for the better
all the western portion Of the park landscape This
change win b largely due to the recent extensive plant
~ this hardy and rapid growing plant, and a. q has
has also been seeded TO barley the deep growing aud
tenacious Of which ought TO hold the sand against
the fury Of the dreaded southwest storms 70 whose
lence much of the worst sand drifting 10 attributable
One serious drawback to the anicisncy and economy
of summer work in the past especially within the last
two years. has been inadequate water supply The
beat disposition Of the working force employ ed sprnk
ling roads and watering lawns and howerp demands that
ncreA In the sizs OF the main supply pipe
ing the centre Of the cultivated portion Of the grounds
with the Spring Valley main near the junction Of Stan.
yOn street and II avenue. II 10 estimated that about
as fee, q sightneh pipe can be laid for about 81 700
which VIII insure an increased and regular now along
AZ the principal di.trbntins pipes and their branches
daily In summer, for eight months OF the twelve.
there In daily demand for IOO0oD gallons
At meter rates-S3 cents sor Old gnons-the daily
winter cost Of the used In Golden Date Park would
be only Si05. During summer the cost would he 81,
daily for the 22 the low rate the would he
only e2oi.3. For the 243 days Of summer the cost
would amount to fS.Ol9.
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The FrencA Homes OF the Rolhschilds.
Eronl Land.

The chateau OF Ferrieres, where Baron Al
phonse de kothechd hns been giving series Of enter
tainents in honor Of e Comtesse de Paris bids fair to
Guido ReAureRard for the magnincence OF its fetes
The kohschilds po..ss. upon French SOIL a. many ns
Saying nothing Of the houses Of the family in Paris the
prominent Of these residences may DO noned.
There IT, to begin with the eplendid Abbey Of CernHy
which has been transformed Into modern cdsettene
by the Baroness Nathaniel.
Then there Is the Of Chantilly, which the
the shadow Of the house Of the Condos vt the time Of his
sudden and tragic DEATH and which has since been com
pleted by his widow.
Next Comes the chateau of Boulogne, bought by the
Dowager baroness de Rothrclh, and to which she has
impaired a agnincence which IL only squSed by that
The Baroness Adophc holds her plenary court in the
early days OF autumn at the charming little villa Of
PrrRny, on the shore Of the blue Lake Of 0encya.
Lastly there 10 Ferrieres the residence destined to
pas from generation 70 70 the eldest son Of
the house Of kOthschi In France In order that he may
Ali the Rotschiids are 81 home there and are treated
like kings. There are no such things - invitation"
vista" Flnnked by tour tower. rerrieres In ts
architecture recalls Windsor Castle Both composed
Of different buildings belonging TO different periods and
present an OF 9. the styles that have pre-
well as luxurious. The writer Of this sketch in the
French paper mentions for example that little tram.
way laid In the passage Of the kitchens and 10 worked
by steam to take the dishes to the dining room
Court etiquette reixs among the company at Ferrisres
The ladies dine en- foiiette dcotie the gentlemen in
ali the distnctlon Of the world Entirely adopted by
the faubourx st. Gsrain the Rothschilda receive the
cream Of society. The Prince NJ Wales never goes 10
Paris without accepting invitation TO fsrTieres.
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wys1lng News.

=, Six years ago q man came to Wyoming from
New England, and started in the cattle business
Laramie plains with solitary Texas ana good
servicesbe branding iron. He now has 100 head Of
stock the multiplied increase OF that critter
says there 10 no money In the stock businessi
"a female named Calamity Jane, character Of 1877
and 1878 In Deadwood who has heen living ranch fur
two or three years Ia again OIL the warpath special
Jupiter !. now the evening star and appears in tho
eastern sky II In dark enough to him
with stately step to the zenith, and sinks slowly
west. glowing In the celestial dome nearly NIL night.
Among the unfortunate callers Of Monday WAS the
young Eentenan who called four queens at time
lie forgot there such thing Kings. cOluette
who meets focnan worthy of her steel will spare
effort 70 bring him to her feet taking the risk Of getting
shared herself In the endeKvOr And when she has him
there ana 81. scsip snra,iysly speaking !. nrmy n
Ing her conquest to her fellow la6orers IN the
ned Of Irritation. 1t 10 of the most amusing pasnea
OF society but those who through II without
wings are largely In the minority.
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The Deaslition Of the TuilerIes.
From The Lonllan TsIknranA

PARIS. Dec; 25.,prenarations are being made
been undertaken by MN. Pcart and LHpeyrc. The All.
th0rties reserve to themselves however the privilege
% sup-rntendng the work aud Of buying back from
NM ficart and Lapeyre at nxed rate OF much per
yard whatever portions OF the palace they desire
to retain There are OF course many Interesting relies
with which II would be sheer folly part aud
their value.
Meanwhile ". GARNER the architect OF the Opera and
the contractors daily receiving ietters II rather
amusing character relative TO the presumed existence
atreAsure which was buried in the cellars During the
revolution Unfortunately the writers Of these snloeeo
omit TO explain the whereabouts OF this wh.
however one curious exception. that Of Prince A1al-
bert de Bourbo1 an officer in the Dutch army. he n
the son Of the matchmaker SRundOrf who claiueA to bo
Dauphn OF France and Of Louis XVI II this gentle.
mans declaration should correct ltwoid
certainly lend ZONE authority 10 his father
aud revive the controversy ~ TO the truth fasehood
OF the young Dauphn's escape from the Temple.
From the Bourbons TO the Reyoluonists Is long cry
but letter addressed to NJ Pcart deserves men,
ton u only Tor the originality Of the suggestion that IL
contains. Citoyen" II runs come IN the name Of
agroup OF anarchists to offer their grautOus
for the demolition Of the tyrnnts old den We promise
70 compste the work by July ~ the Anniversary Of thu
takns OF the Bnstiie By The noble people % Paris Our
Mines send you cordial greetings LOUISE MIcnEL."
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Chestnuts and Chestnut Trees In Italy.
From the London DdIiv Ne,cs

Signor Schira Inspector General OF Forests,
~ M interesting report says Hmong other things TINT
lives asrcs "a metres in circumference at Its base
Its age Is estimated diHercntiysone attribute TO 1t
900. 2,OOD years and recent studies give II at
least 800 years There are other famous chestnut
trees in Italy, notably In MontamiaA In Tuscany.
Tho deporabe custom Of ate to destroy the for
ests has deprived Italy OF many noble chestnus hut II
Is to he hoped they will he protected by the scheme
OF the Minister Of Agriculture Tor the denuded
mountains In the north Of Italy the chestnut ut
altitude Of from 40 to 800 metres above the level OF
the sea in sunny situations at .2 In the south
the of grnwt is between 500 aud no metres
the level OF the
Almost all the Italian provinces cultivate the chestnut,
these trees occupying total snernce ~ Italy Of about
Fw IA acre.. The most found in the provinces Of
Lucca, SOndro. and Genoa. In Lucca, for example,
1872 ~ Thousand of the territory
by the chestnut The total annual produce Of chestnut
1rnin about 7ts $50 quinials Those OF Ounce
best both for quality AMI quantity The expectation
about 7nuD qnntals. at profit OF about two million
francs There several methods Of preserving tho
fruit-fron sugaring the chcstnuts slightly boiling
md then drying them. or LAYING them, when newly
gathered In November. among perfectly dry sand In
vases, and burying the III dry earth when they
will remain fresh aud good till the next June.
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A T-.,. In . s.ad ss.r..
rrm as So. praxei.eo Erami~>r jan. >.

The Southern overland train, which should
have reached THIS city on Monday aiiesnoon wa: de
that ragged through the Mojays Desert and spread
over portion Of the surrounding country. The storm
began The early morning and when the train reached
sumner IN Kern county: had become REGULAR .noom
force that the train aged and rocked under the VIC.
ience Of the blasts and seemed ready To plunge from
the track The moon had beeO,ne overcast in the early
IHrt Of the night And the Journey ws. eon,inned In
stygian gloom The track wos lost under the bi0ws Of
sand that we're tossed across the rails by the angry
Of sand struck the shivsrng side. Of the train hey
made free breathing impossible.
Tho travellers fears Of being stopped by sand DRIFT
were soon realized After leaving sumner. which 10 ~
mile; from s.a rransi1so The train moved cautiously
stopped wth crash The alarmed passengers hardly
dared " face the driving storm " learn the cause VI the
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Caesar and Henry Williams colored, were on
had .ep.5.tsd with his brother, heard sow Maklng :
he discovered cAt In nght with SOW lie hissed hts
dog but he his attention to the hog the cat
turned hi: .ttenton to Henry who retrested in the
sto. and open glade for shout mile Coming Wy with
Crsar, he asked II his gun was loaded, and was an.
swsred in the negative He began to load IT, but before
he could do 90 the cat on the mules back behind
buck, and on came Caesar cat saddle. and gun. liz
managed to get hold Of the cats throat when his brother
knife killing Instantly After the nght they
found the gun In the ground several feet from
the scene Of the tragedy
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CURIOUS zzArU1xs OF ACTUAL LEE
A ExtrasrAinsry Trial h ireland.
Esc-~ fno An~ r<g~c~ruA

- ExtroSr0hnopy Ir1ah - hretnn0s
Prov ns London Telegraph.
At the trial Of Francis Carton. indicted be-
fore Mr. Jsscs Harrison ~ the recent Ulster Aases
for granddaughter soma extraordinary crosscxanna
ton took place The alleged took place at Lima
vsdy when, according to the evidence the prisoner
struck Jason. the deceased. while the latter was sit
into S'HSs: surgery =; y;s s,sI
s IN ons :s ..., ssa *.
Dr. Lane crc.s namined BY MI Lo1f.One. thing
ii You s.ss ss. he pull WI srS an f Xvii l..
ms Loroship DO You he could not have got over
" Mlsr...Lo ssss 70; mean tn. fan h. got.
si;n @ @ n's q. &c
4. I, !. not re r,, time pulled mans neck and he
, ss,''s :,ss, men. a'e.' in the
~. III. majority d ihem aisd, didn't they, A.
Cd. you good Judge OF boxins' A.-well, think
,o.Iiays you attended any boxes in your timer A.
css, sa SS "" 'yf1 s sS%s Any boxing YOURSELF A.
yea u ansS DOM ny ssss q HIow WIT vi
psnd. on whsrs you h! nin !lsushter II you knew
il yos wanted 10 knock mSn dowai X-Wei that is a
.S%s; :siSsns S:si Ays- i, it was was
Q-D,d You position Of J.m..on. fee. when he
was struck Al did not pay attention to his feet
@ ' .sd Ps viii sS. "h M %
"i lis f1r,ishipIfha, will not he necessary.
The jury having retired after absence OF half an
hour returned into court All handed the issue paper 20
Nj Observation-Disclosures have your agreed to your
The Foreman (Mr Bernard Donnely. smithhcld)-
No; there Is not the slightest chance OF our agreeing
lis Lordshp asked what was the cause Of their dis
agreement.
THE foreman sad they sd evidence that the deceased
was knocked down by blow mud that the Doctor after
ward pulled the mans neck lleushterl There was no
inquest held, and they had evidence A. TO whether
death resulted the blow from the pull the Doctor
gave the man. tLnught-r.l
ever investigated, and the jury should have no hesa-
ton IN returning verdict. Al tho time there
good deal In what the foreman said II was most ir
regular that there should not have been COroners in
quest In the case.
DR.. Boyd-As matter OF fact, there an inquest,
but no pOstn0rten
TEN IN sush He again directed the jury TO retire
and consider their verdict
Dr. Boyd said the constable In charge of the in
formed him that he asked the Coroner TO order post
stated that the County Derry Grand Jury would not
present for n Doctors fee. lLaughter.l
His Lordship said he did not blame those who had
charge Of the case ut all
At0 O'Clock the jury again came into court and All.
nonnced that they could not agree.
His Lordship told them to retire again. lie would give
they should return the evidence placed before them
The jury then committed to the charge Of
cOnstnbes aud the court adjourned until r. ".
His Lordsp reentered the court Mt O'Clock The jury
having been called the foreman said they could
agree to verdict and added that there proha.
bty of their agreeing The jury was then discharged
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willing % Pay Tor Advice RasAer than BE
Thswuhs . Dead Dsas.

"A prominent Detroter who has the reputa.
tion OF knowing all about horscs. coming down
avenue the other day when stranger halted
him. inquired II he WAS Mr.. So and so, and added.
81 have walked seven miles this morning 20 secure
your advice win you 20 10 the harness shop with me 4"
The citizen turned back aud walked three blocks 10
the shop. The stranger then showed him two horse
brushes, and said:
This brush Is twenty cents and that ono two shl.
linES. Which would you advise TO purchased 2"
I'D take the deafcr, replied the disvusied adviser
Did bring here smbly TO settle that question
" oh, no. ! had arcady about made up my mind TO
get brush with landscape painted on the back Now
about combs The object of currycoub is to az
itn,e horse snrpose but what particular ,tyle DO
combs, and will be guided by what you say"
:, nd YOU ever own . horse !" asked the citizen.
d" Mercy, no"
" Do you own one now ~
why, nor
Then what In Taxation do yon want Of those thngs"
well that's another matter on which wanted yonr
valuable advice. Isn't better to buy brush and
rycomb In the winter and then buy the horse In the
spring. or would you buy all at once ~
yon'd better buy saw horse" remarked the indig
nant citizen as he walk ell on.
" Just see that, ga.ped the man who had walked
seven miles. why WA intending after We rot
through To ask him to take glas. Of heer aud he walks
on II he took for dead beati What other man in
Detroit knows all about horHesf"
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PROM the Globe Democrd3.

Mrs. +. 8. Madison Of Troy, N. Y, arrived in
Clsys!and sbout two weeks sxo with her three small
ter cold and stormy weather all the way from Mead
Vile Pa 70 Eyra. Ohio, on her way 20 Niles Mich the
os a. oy Ts ?. ne h.a:s
started for her parental home On the way she got
the wrong train and landed In Meadvlie, where her
pocket picked of n the money she had except
small change and being unable to obtain resistance she
purchased cheap hnIdsled with part OF the widow
mts" that remained and wrapping the little up
hest she could and seang them upon the sled she took
the babe In her arms and proceeded her way.
Between Mesdvile and Eiyria the babe died and "A
buried by strangers The mother again started rudGiHg
her weary way through the hauling the surviving
members Of the fstherless family behind her In Eyrtn
she received assistance and furnished
ton to Cleveland.
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unpleasant ham ne few intrepid .psrsons who ven.
tursd into the b.di Simeon fcsei that their sxp',s
e i.ssssssas s.nd drc The slow rate e which tho
train In time 70 prevent serous accident and the coi
lition only Sufficient to cast the locomotive from
and nothing was visible except within the tocus Of tho
tfHin lights For hve weary hours the
compelled to remain on the detached train while relief
was being obtained from sumner. Assistance having
arrived the track cleared Of sand sucient
bic relief engine TO pull ths ssprsss back g Sumner
the storm blew Toward o'clock In the afternoon
IN dsrsnc,s began 70 but ,hs simeon main.
passengers on their Journey the
cdent gangs OF Chinese had been a. work all night
and had ella AIRED the track Of the accumulated sand DRIFT
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The Japanese Government has recently is-
sued code OF regulations for tho maintenance OF
public thoroughfares throughout the empire. Among
them are the following regulations respecting the
ing and cleansing Of roaiis:
1.-THE sweeping aud cleansing Of roads must he done
by the residents either side In the OF
mient Office the work will be accomplished by that office.
Residents either side Of the thOronghforc rerpo
sble for cleaning to distance Of eight ken thirty six
eeO and In case Of unoccuped houses the proprie'ors
must still undertake the task.
Bridges and carriage roads and all others, which no
private persons are bound to keep in good condition.
must be mantained by officers Of Ky. Gho or Son.
Active efforts must be made to keep all sections Of
roads "a clean ns possible. Dead cars and dogs, dc
must be removed by district scayengcr corps.
" On hot or windy days water must he sprinked upon
the road hut between the LIST OF December aud the S
OF February such sprinkling IL prohibited before NJ
and after F. NJ
The foul water Of the drains and dirty wash water
must not be used for sprinkling the roads.
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From The Boston rranJcript.

Tn Mrs George Tlcknor's hall always stood q
most mpassys and impressive Inverted too'msn lear
ins usually no more emotion than the wooden hat rack
Nut one afternoon when hrs Trknor was out AND the
an up stairs room was startled BY series q howls And
wells from below She kept ct her worh, Thinning tha
II the servants the Kitchen killing each other
was no business Of hers Soon up came maid 70 Ask
snri Well thought ia tell ye mum that Us only
he can't rtsnd H. an he has TO heller It's hind re-
levin TO him"
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william will he Welcomes.

Bin Nye. the Laramie boomerang man, r.
going To make trip to New York in few weeks AMI
the Yankees will then he afforded opportunity "
INK what manner 81 man the Justly famed nmorst Of
the plains They VIII mud hin atal well shaped fet
low about - years Of with regular festures close
cropped brown heard ssrp brown eyes fine forehead
aud bald head with fringe 81 brown hair He dresses
simply and in good taste Is only OCCASIONALLY that
his hunor crops out IN conversation and his manners
are otherwise mud, He appreciates good story, WEEK
mad. cocktail y mild cigar, and plug tobacco.
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Tho Boys who R,Ae she Rseers.

The leading jockeys have all made their en-
gngenents for the coming racing seAso HOLLOWAY has
left Mr. anlwny's employ aud will ride for the Caifor
MIA stable Of Mr.. e. j. Baldwin. -. Donohue rsnains
with Snedeker hut Mr. Pierre LOrard has tho second
call on his services Feake. and shan.. viii retain
Barbec doaed the crinson and gold spots OF Mr. ae
hard and will ride for Mr. Kelly, who has got tired OF
Hughes Gov. Bowie win probably engage Hughes
Costello aud Mclaughlin will Of course remain with
Dwyer Brothers respectively.
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TIE Cas SAD ~ Adopted Chlchen.
INN IA Qlebs. Dessecras.

Lnih. ": RsylsR. Wv /. %
attention 70 the eitr1ordnsIy spectacle Of PuII
Ing II the hen when the lady Ismsrted .oh. thsrs
nchey then told the ca, had driven lifting hen on
nest full OF Kittens and chicken. From the time the
chick struggled through the shell 70 the present Gay
ali times eyneed maternal care oyer ~ is 70 NJ
beside lis foster mother They frequently together
In thr barry ard and enjoy each others company
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In certain printing once in this city there
In = compositor who Is deaf and dumb. In the pame
printing Office there two other c0npOstors who
endowed with the power Of evolving tremendous
when the srlrit tickes their One OF them
y little. short, chubby fellow, with round red face
The grandeur OF his sneezs II so utterly dsproporona
refer 70 ~ wronx font sneeEe" Neitlsr Of the two
eompos0 who sneeze works In the same alley with tho
compoSttor who 10 deaf hnd dumb and the cases be.
tween them anged that he cannot either of
them. Nevertheless whenever either OF them sneezes
he Away Jumps as though acannon were fired under
his The question for the scentiBts s How does he
know Just when to jump
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Georwls's Toughest ~ ole.
Prom tao waxhingfon Carstie.

On Tuesday morning negro rode into town
and f"icd his mule lust behind Bob HeiIys shoe shop
In moving s'Ou. the mule fell into an old disnsed well
and Went down thirty I'VE or forty feet The well was
walled with brick and measures inst two and half feel
across number Of people b,ag IN town, large crowd
assembled and by the aid II ropes Tia" mule was
shortly landed on terra hrmn. Nothing seemed 10 %
hurt about the mule. aud when he Was landed ne sooe
walked ou
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Three WsAsa who are DeMtists.
From, I've Boston Reraid.

.PHILADEIpHIA. Jan. 7-Miss Jessie 7. petchon
Of this city younger piser OF Miss Adelaide Detchon,
the well, Known actress having taken the full two years
course At the Philadelphia Dental College and passed
self IN this Guy TO practise She y ,hs mrs. lady who
other female DENTS, In the city though there
others in America. In Europe there 10 one, German
lady who to this city 10 study and who, nfter
graduating at the Penlsylvania Dental College retnrne
To her country where she holds the position Of
private dentist 10 the Emprsss Augusta.
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Fifty Grandchildres.
From the Chicago Nevs.

In a small unpretentious cottage In tho rear
Of 80 ogden avenue reside Willian Hoy and his VIDE
Of atty has been bessd by the arrival OF
and four daughters To whom have been born nifty chill
dren This progeny, consisting 81 alss ad
twenty four fem Aies whose united ages aggregate lv74
years has all of its members living with The exception
OF Que son who died several years ago The indy usi
ages of these descendants extend from 81 years the
Of the eldest to year representing nfeS progress
OF the Youngest grandchiId
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VIENNA. Dec. 25.-A telegram from Traute-
nan IN Bohemis announce, that my aaepts AZ spirit
eating magistrate Of that locality 1t appears that
epidemic OF sriritnas has broken out In that part OF
Of ps,iodieal published n Par, The
by post aud invites the Minister Of tho Interior TO init
tute inquiry IN the number of of mental de
rsnsemsnt IN the above district resulting from the
practice Of upiTltuulism,
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Herru Santiago.
0rot SantlaEu!
EultrejAl Esuse ia!
Deus. adjuvA nos!
Lord st. Jamesi
Great 81. james,
Forward. hot Higher, ho'
Oh, God. our helper be!

In l173 a Bensdictine monk Of the Monastery
Of Ripoll came also on q pilgrimage TO Santiago,
and accom- panied the transcript presented to
his abbot and brethren on his return with