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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
1he Lancaster WiGs.

The Eamo between the Llncastcr aud
York was similar to tho one ou tho other
grounds. The home team found no DIN
Guilty in hitting two York pitchers and the
ball vas kept flying all over the field. Tho
visitors did not hlt very hard aud their
errors we're costly, especially those Of the
0atCher. Tho scOre folOHB
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
IN COURT.
a PATHETIC FAMILY srrs,,,uN


current Bu,iness uI.pos,i uf-rn, u,m.
missioners ana the squ,ccr--UIni
Taaon from It's mother,
Court met this mprnius n, 10 o'clNck
Tor tho Transaction Oi current business. 40.
~ tho estate Of JIiuos RISK, deceased,
aud tho assigned estates ut Alien W. Zug
and wife aud Israel Wcugcr aud wife, the
,Xo'ptions To tho auditors report were
dismissed and the reports confirmed.
Tho applications fOr ltceusc, which have
been heard, were 'iiSpD'cl Of az follows
+. a. Reikcr, Eighth wand. city. hotel
license refused.
IIoury Fisher, N,nth ward, city, hotel.
not granted,
Abraham Uiucy, Mluhcim, hotel
rrmOnstrauco wlIhhiAwn and iijensn
granted.
David W. CInuingh,n, Fulton town.
ship, restaurant, not Granted
b. O Myogs, S,rasbnrS, r-s,nuraus, no.
granted.
lIonry Loamio, WArwl's, rcstAurAut,
not granted,
current Hu.IncS.
Il. +. Mooney, CG Mount Joy borough,
WA divorced from his wife, llcttic Mooney
| on tho grounds Of drsCrtinn.
In tho otsr Of A. ! Dunllp VS. David
Potts, u IulN was granted TO show cause
why new trial should not be granted.
lu tho matter of tho alternative manda.
mus granted in tho snit uf Constable
| Andrew ElChholtz vs.. the commissioners
| of Lancaster county, in reference - tho
| paymcut uf diSmissed cases, tho dO(crse
filed an answer dcuyiug all of tho allcga
! tiIUs So forth Ia lhU OllCor's ail lnvit.
! the Argument in tho case Will now be
| heard IA June.
rdnorio scene
After the adjournment uf court 4 hear
| ing on hahcas corpus for tho custody OF
| q ChIld, WAS held b1lOre tho iudgcs The
| Chlld's uamO WAS Auuie Krc,der shs WAS
| q years old aud tho dnurhter of Amos
| kr ilcr OF P,qpea township. who was
| recently divorced from h,s wife, The
mother has had custody Of the child since
| tho separation Of tho plron's arvoral years
| ago. and she has Oucu married 80 auO,ber
mau for several months.
This hearing was held on application of
| tho father who desired to have tho child TO
| raise and educate, aul alleged thc,uniitncSs
| Ot tho mother as custodian After
| hearing the evidence 10 the case the little
girl WAS given to tno RGrgr THO liItlo
child desired to remain with tho mother
| and when they were parted there WAS IA
terrible scene both loudly crying out
against their separations. Thc father en-
dcayorng to comfort the child with candy
| Cirred hgr from the court room aud down
street followed by the mother, who was
only qni0ted aitCr great difficulty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

THC Lancaster I0qu'rcT PHYS the person
who spoiIs mince ptts by mixing whisAy
with them. Ard yet there are jqdicious
persons who would grievo to waste
whisky on miuce pies.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
AJoRsAKES CHCRCHrAkp.

The cEurch'- rutnOus decay
O'egtops the graves as on strand
wrecked snip lies dalt sum- IN sand,
HRlt watchc by Jagged rocks and gray
The lonely graves that never knew
spring. breath in iiOwerS above them blow
But only o'vr their words etisced
The wee l. ana net;'ss - the waste.
- V'u .yG1TU
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

E1rnoi runs -lronsidoz, iInrtyIllcl Two
base hits -McrammHny (9), Pyiu ami GOOd.
man. stru, Our-By Pylu, Left on base
lronsideH, 10 uartvillu, Z, Base on balls
hamilton Bradley Rud pyle Passed bllt---
81 ihci G), GIuson ~. wui pitches strike
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

Earned runs Lancaster, 3. Two hase hits
Hilund, Parker smith, OF York. Three base
hit. Smith. Double play-CArl smith ana
Liener. struck Out-LanCtst r, .; YORK, q,
Base on balls lancaster, York, l. mt with
balls -LancLst ,; York, 2. Lett on uasos--
Laucaster,i; York, G. Passed b lis -Linchs.
ter, York; .. Wild pitches -WetZcll,
Umpire -CTO5sman
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

\ NOT infrequent but au always intcr-
estng unbjCc. is a willing widow. Butler
looks pretty in BIS sp.i1g bonnet.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
Iridge at sIetlyllle.

Tho commissioners of Lancaster and
Chester counties have agreed to build an
inter county bridge over the Octoraro
creek at SteelVille. The bridge will be a
covered wooden aroh of s5 feet span be.
tween the abn nts-similar to the bridge
over the same stream at MeTcer's Ford
Proposals for building the bridge will be
advertised for by the commissioners of both
counties aud the erection Of the bridge
will be under the superintondenoy OF tho
commissioners OF the county that furnishes
the builder.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

THE fool killer needs to be set upcu that
big Broadway policeman who rushed into
Days theatre last night AMI told the
audience the place was on tira, nearly
eXCittuga terrible panic, which only tue
GOODNESS Of the theatre folks averted. As
disturber OF the peace and promoter of "a
racket the average pJlcemau is Ginning
success.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

A Retired statesman olives Into Literature.
CnTistiana Ledger.
Hon. John II. Lands, Of Manor town,
ship, is compiling work which is entitled
"rhe Life OF Blaine" 1t will be com
pleted In q short time,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

American TO raise wheat and for them
to exchange their products. The silk
manufacturers Of this country, In like
manner. do not encourage raw silk cul
tnre. They say that 1t can be produced
far more cheaply in other countries that
just as soon as the industry reaches any
dimensions here 1t will demand and re-
ceive protection" their raw material
will 60 up In price and they will not lie
abe to compete with foreign mills.
There are two sides to most questions.
When the American silk manufacturer
comes to consider the question Of raw
materials he is free trader; but when
he comes to his manufactured article,
ribbons and dress goods, he wants duty
TO protect him from the competition of
the cheap labor at Lyons and other for
eign silk making centres, where q man
does not earn as much in three days rs
does girl in ten hours in Allentown or
Paterson. Hence the man who Is free
trader in the basement of the silk mill is a
protcctiOnist on the upper floor. Which
only goes to prove that in making silk, as
In other departments of the worlds life,
circumstances alter cases orthodoxy is
my doxy, heterodoXy IS the other ma. ).
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

Ben Butler signifies his Willingness TO
accept the nomination for the presidency
made by the National Anti Monopoly
convention, How lie can reconcile this
with his deleeateship t. the Democratic
national convention remains to be seen. In
the Democratic party alone can successful
war be waged against the encroachmeu's Of
monopoly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
8ames elsewhere.

Philadelphia : Philadelphia 0, Buffalo
0 Washington Athletic II, Washington
7; Altoona Keystone 1O Altoona 6 /;
New York New York G, Cleveland 3 ;
Prov idouce Chicago /, Providence 4 !;
Boston Detroit 4, Boston Columbus :
Columbus 8, Cincinnati s ; indianapolis :
st. Louis IA. indianapolis 4 Toledo ;
Louisville @, Toledo 4 ; Cnclunau Boston
Union 6, Cincinnati Union 2 Reading :
Trenton 4, Active II Richmond Harris
burg /, Virginia 0 Allentown DJmessio
@, Allentown 5 Baltimore WILMINGTON
8, Monumental 2 Princeton: Dartmouth
Q prinCetnn II
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

The Greeks aud Romans when they
had attained to degree of civilization in
many respects higher than our own,
burned their dead. The Hebrews from
tImo immemorial buried their dead, and
transmitted this custom with thor re.
ligious faith to Western civilization. In
Italy the descendants of tho old Romans,
Christians Of tho Oldest denomination,
have, despite their admixtnre with the
Goth and the Lombard, and of their long
practice of burial in catacombs and Como =
ter'es, largely adopted the custom of their
foFetathers. The tradition Of the race
here comes in to aid In the enforcement
OF the lessons of modern sanitary science.
HoaFy history, reverent faith, tender SEN
tlment sound science and prudent ecouo
my all furnish reasons for cremation. Let
Ii come,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17
InIaI. nfihn Hnme.

Stevens, of the Hartyille club, Joined
the Lancaster yesterday and Tork will get
Betz apd Avery next week.
The Newark DOmestics are playing the
Ironsdes this afternoon aud tho YOrkers
are again attempting to down tho
Lancaster,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

The ways of juries are said to be il.
o'utable, but If those of judges are any
less 80, evidence thereof IS not afforded
by the grant of hotel license to William
Roehm, on North Queen street, above
New, and refusal of the same to Frank
Relker 90 West King street, near the
Western market, These decisions arc
nearly as hard to reconcile as it is to un,
derstsnd how Jake Holrnger can bo dis
mantIng Aoh pots in tho Susquehauua at
80 cay, and keeping order in Judge
L'Vingston's court at SO day-on the
same day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

ONE of the most common causes OF fatal
accidents to railroad men is catching the
foot in the V shaped openings between
frogs and guard rails at switches. The
foot is held as in bootjack, aud the man
is unable to withdraw before the wheel
brushes II. The railroads do not take
kindly to the many inventions proposed to
obyiate such dangers, aud in some West
ern states legislation has been urged to
compel them to adop. these devices. For
his failure to sign such law, Gov Begole
OF Michigan, has been savagely berated
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

An euterprisiug Philadelphia hotel, in
0 der 10 catch the trade of the lawyers
attending supreme court, has fitted up
Law library with 800 volumes of the
PGnu'a reports aud other convenient law
books. But then the lawyers 90 TO su
premc court to get away from their books
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

Lancaster county Is rich 10 local history,
but much valuable material for it ia
being carted away TO strange places be
cause OF the lack Of an organized local
historical society to collect and protect il.
| havo mentioned this subject to many
persons and they all warmly approve the
formation of such an association. IL ia
high time somebody bGlled the cat. Such
intelligent and interested antiquariaus as
s. II, Zlhm, Saml Evans, Prof, Dubbs.
J. l.. Wiokersham, \. ) RathvOu, Chas,
Steigerwalt, w. w, Griest, J. b. Good.
A. Nj. Frantz, f. X. D.flenderfer and a
half hundred whom ! could readily name
might form au association that the county
could be proud of and they would make
the work of Lancaster COunty's coming
historian easy and his burden light. The
lilies of tho Lancaster lNTELLIGENCRR for
Dearly ninety years would be an electric
head light for such machine. Ii is
moved that on July q, next-tho 10Th
anniversary OF Surveyor Gen. James
Steel's letter, announcing tho names and
acres of those who took up lands herea-
bouts-a meeting of the above named and
all Others interested in the project he held
at tho INTELLIGENcER office TO consider
the formation of Lancaster county his.
torical society. Or, as the 9th falls on
Sunday, say the Goth.
~"
Next week all the lawyers o 20 supreme
court Cases can be argued with suoh
facility at the Bellevue and Guys that
not q member If tho Lancaster bar would
vote 20 transfer this county back TO the
Harrisburg district,
snpsAr,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-17

ILe literary success Of Tratan," the
new novel Of anonymous authorship.
begun In tho Manhattan for May, is rea
souabIy well assured. It's publication
created a popular demand for an extra
edition Of 5000 copies of the sue of tho
magazine that contained the opening chap
ters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26
DaintiIy Deck the Dish.



Appearances may sometimes he dcCeitful,
but 1t is certainly true that in the products
of cookery, as in many other things in this
world, they go great way; SO far indeed,
that it may without di,pLtA be said the road
to the palate lies through the eye.
a duh appetite will he shaIp,ned at the
sight of "A daintily dcci,ed dish, while the
sharpest one may have its edge turned and
dulled at the presence Of a slovenly mass
piled up together with no thought or regard
for appearance. The cook, if he be an artist
i'll his profession, knows and appreciates this
fact, and one that don't is surely no artist,
and may justly be denied the name of cook
1t is no answer to this to say that IA dish
may make up in taste what it lacks in looks
Such proposition sounds WELL and might,
perhaps, work We'll in some cases; but if
these were carefully explored the explora-
ton would probably turn up the fact that tho
man who don't care for looks, so things taste
right, is not the man upon whose judgment
it is safe to rely VIXEN we want to know
whether they do taste right.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

lCOr. hGdTO Tribune.
Vixen woman cUntC-scS that her really
beautiful face has rot been washed with soap
and water for six years, the writer's ears are
prlcked up and ar eyes open like pumpkin
blossoms i'll July
NO, No; | ntv,r wash my face Wouldn't
have kin tit L. q looked at if | did. But
John don't know it;mS axes alive he wouldn't
live with me if he did--iCr he is cleanli-
ness itself. Tell you what do. First rub
myself all over with a dry towel; then | take
a sponge dipped in glyccrine diluted with
Florida water That soothes the skin and
sOakS down into tine pores. After that | go
over my face, ears, and neck with a cloth
wet with bay rum, and polish up the skin
till it fairly glowS with color Now comes
the difficult thing. You see the skin has Il
nap or grain, just lie piece of satin or
cloth, and, of course, II You rub the fur the
wrong way so much beauty of texture is
lost SO get piece Of chanois, and work
the skin down Ill it j. as smooth and
healthy-looking as yuu see it now. But let
me tell you one t..in% | think my fresh
complexion is due as much to the care | take
of my digestive organs rs to anything else
diet myself so that my system is operated
with the regularity Of CLOCK work."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26
Now York W orld. ]

i-NNN ! plh W blUlJ
Why do so many ladies ride in the Broad
way stages; Did you ever notice them
They flock to those old rough, noisy vehicles
like blackbrds to IA field of young corn. A
majority of the passengers in the Broadway
stages are women-most of them young
many of them pretty A good many get on
at the South and Fulton ferries when coming
uptown and ride all the way to
Fourteenth street, which is emphatically
the woman's street of New York. Why
don't they take the street cars or
the elevated road: Some do take the latter,
but well-dieSSel women do not go much on
the street cars They would rather take a
numbering stage Possibly they like the
picturesqueneSS of that mode of travelling.
There is certainly good deal of animation
about it, if animation consists in being shaken
up, thrown from one SIDE to the other and
pitched out head foremost. You would not
think a woman would like anything of that
sort, but they do; at least they seem to.
What are the possible advantages of riding
on Broadway stage: First, it gives one
a chance to see Broadway, which is the
greatest street in the world, and always in
teresting. 1t is true, you are liable to mash
your chin or batter your nose if you attempt
to look out, but accidents may happen any
AT SNFltlN VI NUM- Oh
the other routes uptown is half
80 attractive. There is nothing pleasing
to the eye slong the elevated roads till they
get out to Central park, while the street cars
seem TO pass up the very worst looking streets
in the city OF course, | except the Bowery
on which there are four tracks. But from
stage ON Broadway one may see countless
well-dresSed people, and all the thousand and
one novelties and stirring pictures that are
forever turning up along that great thorough
fare. | have heard of another reason why
ladies are partial to the confessedly uncom-
Portable stages. Ii is that there are many
little opportunities of Irritation given there
which are not so ready at hand on other lines
of city travel. Does it strike you that a
Irritation might be any more easily carried
on in Broadway stage than the car of an
elevated railroad, You might revolve this
in your mind ana take observations the next
time you have chance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

t"Pipsey Potts in 4 thurs Magazine
We had girl once Who had the knack of
doing things well. She never covered up
her loaves Of bread clos ly the same day they
were baked. When taken from the oven Il
Linen brcad-cloth was lail over them lightly.
aud they were not put into the tin box with
the lii down until next morning. She said that
was the reason the last loaf eaten had SONG
oil it,
We all know that closely covering up any
thing while it is warm win cause tcrmuta-
ton. Peas, beans, corn, meat, o, vegetables
OFT n sour, and the wonder is what caused it.
Let rs all put thi, and that together, and
l'arn from experience.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

Browns brow was ,IoUucd
"Sumr @rl -cruIe" qucwcd his friend
Biikiu>.
SWELL, totell tlo' tuth," replied Brown,
there Is "a -.ri al tn bottom of it. You SOC.
ever sine" made that strike in Atchin~on,
and-thant h"ayrH,-pul!cd out OF it, I've
been Nndrr NcciuS my matrimonial
weather c,c op'u. "a, 1t were. thought ld
found ner hut, we'll leaving Il deep sigh
ut all over nov
Tell Iur about it. Old fellow" said BilliAs
sympatheticolly
well. you know I've been to Newport for
tie past four weeks | met her there She
was bud-to look at hcr-l tell you, and
was awlully son" on her. Everything went
smoothly until found out how much She
knew"
"Ignorant: qucucd Bilkins.
mo, just the other way | happened to
hear hel talk the other day with Professor
Buzzcr-lt makes me shudder to think Of it :
IL was all about e>oteric Buddhism, planet
ary change, AMI world periods! Think of it,
1t let me out, OF coulse You could not ex-
poet such woman as that to take any inter
estlng in housekeeping and-and babies, now
could YOU
There is much truth in what you say" re-
piled Bilkin~, thoughtfully, and Brown looked
relieved and lighted a cigar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26
IArknnsnw Ira veler ]

\ little boy and girl playing in the yard
The girl finds an apple under a tree, AMI
with an exclamation OF delight, begins Ia
blta it.
Hold on. said the boy. Throw it away.
The colwy is comm, and if you eat that
apple you will lc took sick, an YOU can [
talk, an the doctor Will come an give yoI
some bad medicine an then you Will die
The gul throws che apple down, and the
boy, snatchmg it up, begins Ia eat It,
Don't the girl crie-, "Wuut it KIN 90
too"
mo" said the b.v, mmchmg the fruit, 81.
won't I'm boy, Its only alter little girl.
lpy, don't have sa.wy
lnlt A.unp-ter WI be a gl.ant nlliIl.lnn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

Detroit FREQ PrsS1
The bonnet with pcakc front is now under
consideration. Last year the nj liners placed
a bunch of flowers ON the outside near the
brm. This year the flowers will be insnu-
ated under the brim next to the face Lace
and ribbon will follow, and the old fash on
of a bonnet border tlcl in with ribbon lace
and flowers will be upon Us with all its ter
rors, 1t will Ire as efTectual a disguise to "a
pretty face as a Mother Hubbard gown is to
the figure
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

["Physcian' in New York SUM
In recent issue of The Sun a reader asks
if some one will suggest remedy for a red
nose. a remedy which | have used with the
best results is the following: Take of vase
line one ounce, preciptatcd sulphur, two
drachms Mix well and apply to the af-
fected part night and morning rubbing IN
well Continue the application for one or
two weeks, and the redness Will disappear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26
A Chess school.

TENVHHH9V.T
There is chess school in India with its
salaried professors, and success in the game
: held in very high regard Had Paul Nor.
ply gone to Calcutta in his travels twenty
years ago he would have met an Antagonist
well worthy of his powers in Mohesh Gnu
tuck, who, it was said, could play fabulous
number of games when lying on the ground
with his eyes closed, The complication, oi
the game called the Indian problem is known
all over the Occident a, one If the most dini,
cul ..Yer devised.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

Juror IN London as an American beauty. IT.
turns out that while tie London Mis- Jack.
son was riding high horse socially on the
strength of Ter supposed relationship ~ a
distinguished aul much lnmcutri Con @ ..r-
ate general the true Mis-, Jackson N.,. wing
quietly with her M. her N HirhmIad Tier
mother Ina pruualr"d the London Miss
Jackson an unuo-;u,. The real Mis- n.:-
son. If Richmond. has ucvcr been ~ t,rnrc.
mt least since She has b'nn grown, nor i, sao
celebrated for her hoauty, though She is
very brig and ngre.nhio Young lndy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

LCh.cago Herald
The late-t telephone di-pen.cs with clsc-
.ricity altogether Its diaphragm is -pIit
willow or other wood closely woven. dr,ed
and vanished. The drying contracts ,us
lh,lo and produces a very high tension. In
the ccntcrof the diaphragm is strong cop.or
plate, To which the wire is ATTACKED. I,y
distances Is, than two miles tnc new tr...
phone conveys sound better aud more
distinctly than the Bell Tie difficulty m
"switchin-" tho viro,, However limit, lis
use.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

Bloomington Eye.1

Forty year, ago no man with a mustache
could have been elected president In those
day, the mustacho was considered undignitied
if not immoral and a man who sportei orc
was looked upon with suspicion. IL was the
badge Of the adveuturer gambler and the
rake in the estimation of many good people.
\ mustache like CeNeaud's would have i'm
reriled the chances of the most popular canii-
date in the country, ard LogGns would have
C.'used an absolute stampede 10 the other
party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26

peacock 5 Ieatncr. Uu "a b'acAeo III uIe COR
ner lovely fan of peacock feathers made at
home. In another coruera oatc!rail madc 10y
taking Gypsy hat and sll-pondug it by rip-
hons, and from it in the most oSquslic!y ar
tistic manner fell proru,Ion Of fern,
grasses. etc But "tjulc wuull fail IT, Wcrn
we to at,nmut to tell. you all thi, lndy hat
done to hcauify her homo, and all wi.h the
most mex ousiyc and simple materials.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-26
The Growing Plants.


Conch-shellS filed with earth make pretty
receiver for growing plants. Air plants
thrive well arranged thus, "A it requires but
little earth, If you wish to plant ferns in
such shells, and particularly if the shells are
small, it is well to mix the soil with sand As it
retains the moisture