Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
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NEW YORK.

Falls becomes more varied and historic
The land from Green Bay to Chicago
is either sandy or prairie and also
southern Michigan. The Canada
farmers, in my judgment, pillow their
farms in an i'll behaved manner. In
nearly all their fields they make paral-
lei bitches about 2 or three rods apart.
whether the land is fat or rolling
This must be slavish relic of inheri-
lance from England in her revolution
airy days. The sooner this old custom
is broken the better for the land, for
even their pastures which ought to
be covered with a level green sward is
left full of these ungainly bitches and
ridges. The scenery and land is very
good through northern New York.
But the scenery and landscape along
the Hudson IS the most beautiful and
romantic | have ever seen. It's noun
tain scenery is lovely and full of a
varied symmetry. 1t has large, high,
round hills covered with light growth
of shrubbery. Then long graded
slopes are seen, and here and there
numerous cozy little cottages appear
nesting far up on the hillside among
the wood growth IF life within these
cottages is as serene and quiet as it
appears, then Utopian love and a para
disc must reign at every hearth stone.
The world wide fame of the natural
scenery along the Hudson river is not
far fetched; it is true which is the
first element of beauty. Stony point
was passed. The historic ground of
Revolutionary days-quickly remind
ing us Of the ruin Of two able and
ambitious young military officers
Arnold and Andre. Stony Point lies
at the bend Of the river and is nature
ally named. A small scattered ham
let or village now marks the ground.
At the Point there juts up mass of
stone some Is feet high and $50 feet
in diameter. 1t could be strongly for
titled
The city of New York with all it's
magnitude and cosmopolitan population
now appears in view. One man is
about as significant in n. Y, as one
drop of water in rain storm. You
begin, out of the thousand varied OBJ
Ijects, with Central Park. This con-
ktains S75 acres and is full of attrac.
tons. Most people like the nenagerie
Among the animals the monkeys
receive due attention. Monkeys from
the size Of kittens up to balloons live
in large cages. By the way there is
now baby monkey in one cage. The
mother nurses it just like human and
folds her arms around it with just as
much apparent affection and tender
piety. His "squall' can only be dis
eliminated from a hun an by inspection
All the rest Of the monkeys that are
big enough want to nurse it, but the
mother holds it fast while they claw
over with apish affection and grinning
glee, even coaxing and small talk
Birds of all kinds, even the bird of
paradise. Animals too numerous to
mention. The Guanaco from Batavia
is here. It has two toes and swing
ing gait like camel. 1t walks with
head in air and is covered with long
brown hair. The Zebra of India, is
here with its large fatty lump on it's
withers. dromedaties, etc. Sea lions
basking lazily in the sun.
The Statuary of N. Y. is to say the
least beautiful and attractive Of
course the piece towering above all" the
rest is the Egyptian obelisk. A wond-
erful volume of ancient history is
inscribed on the sides Of this Goary
Sentinel. Its thickly studded Fly ero-
glyphic records peer back through
long mystic ages of time and have
watched over the birth and death of
succeeding nations. Beautiful on
stone are the records which bring good
tidings of far off history. It is re-
markedly preserved and looks like a
column of solid granite. The side
which has been turned to the wind
which almost constantly brought mois-
ture is worn smooth and the Hyero-
glyphics have been gradually washed