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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
TIE NEwARK PINK RoAD.
A Very busy ThorouEhfare That Runs
Away Through the MRrshland.

There Is no highway, even in tho heart OF
this great city. more continually busy than the
old plank road which runs from Newark 10
Jersey City. 1t was built so many years ago
that tho whitest haired resident along It's
course cannot remember whom twas not called
the old Newark turnpike" You strike 1t on
tho west SLOPE Of jersey City Heights, ana
can follow II in almost stralght
line across tho fats right into tue
heart OF Newark. 1t Is said to nave
originally been built upon piles. No trace, oil
them is now, or has for many years, beer, yis,
ible Tho road-bed oyer the mosquito ridden
Jersey swamps Is hard embankment rnlS9I i
an old fashioned plank road, or rAtheT IVY wv
parallel plank roads, one for out travel anu anu
meet tqT IN II tho centre Of tho RgSWay where
bend upward with use, and form u continuous
ridge sharply defining the two roadTSays Inv ia
dusty in the extreme passes a continuous
stream of travel day and night: Ell, Ehprtesss s
burden OF the day traHic. The, express wagons
are loaded both ways. but the drays are iOaI n,a
mSs5 81 tho mfFss s 4 r !sS a
sSFintcn Oh All fmp tyrousH the evening III
procession Is kept US. and soon at midRlGn ,
th EGSaIS Of rrevorscd
westward roadway is almost deserted, ana the
eastern road Ia til I'd to oyornoWlnE lount'yss
market wagons iilled with vegetables from the
market gardens OF eastern New Jersey; mix
wagons from nearby diaries and huge prev
cry wagons, with Newnrks mniL products IN
kegs piled high aud strapped ini iollow eaGn
other in close file for hours. They rnmolS
along Mt n rafting pace over the smomln
plauking making hum ' MAR f tSe
silent swamp land At the long bridges
over the Hackensack and Passaic, they SLOW
down enough to keep within the law; and, upon
striking hard ground again. strike into Jolly
trot to make up lost time arriving in ,o Jer Jts,
sin1tos itself in many directions, but portions
OF it meet again ut the ferries to New York
On seein. tho old plank road and Its tremenl.
ons tra1ic for the first time, one wonders NJ
Newark's varied interests until lost in astonlsh-
ment at Now NOrk's amazing market
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Cur,oslt,e- of the Lobster World.

NEW LONDON. June 2S.-A marvellous thing
came out of tho sea OIL StoninGton Harbor one
day this week, it being a little lobster that Is
speckled like a Leopard Capt. Robert StapIins
took it in one OF his lobster pots in Fishers ISL
and Sound. and il has been exhibited In the
borough where it attracted good deal of at
tenton on the part of fishermen. The lobster
weighs only about two pounds. The whole
BODY and claws are varieGated with large
bright red spots that are In regular order. No
one ever heard Of IL speckled lobster before:
Within few years four or five bright blue
Holsters have been taken by Stonington fisher
men and few weeks agn a three-eyed lobster
was caught on the same fishing grounds. The
third eve was on tho end Of one OF the lobster s
claws. aud it sparKled rs Gayly IA the other
eye- The lobsrer couldn't wag H. However ns
easily rs he operated tho other eyes. Cant.
Staplin's lobster ia quite as beautifully spe X
led as is u TURKEYS egg.
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Couple of Sew York Mulionnrre-.


Beirg in n bank yesterday for few minutes
two different men spoks to me win the corhi-
atty Of boys, and aiterward lclIQW, uneclor
in the bank remarked: That William u;
trace is a Very good man. He is native Of
Ireland and very stronI in tho con,ld4nec oil
the Roman Catholic hierarchy buL neVor
knew him TO interfere with anybody, TO op-
press anybody or even to harbor malice. lou
cannot get him TO say anything hTahsL PER
fSGs WnH EertS9 man He has great atacmcnt
10 his wife and family. who are thorpughbrei
Americans. Hs vile yW Hs brought UP Il iFo'-
estant in the state Of Name. ..
How much is Mayor GrHro worth ~
He is not worth as much as nat 2Sner s GGG
temgn you spoke to, 'ommH%fibre os va" n, mS'
should say. Nan Sartvoord can sum up about
*ll,0oOOoO am tod J., .,,,.,,. .,,,,.,I,
That man. thought lie might p0"or'h
"Oh. no. He has Bo.n n very lucky man
Like all such mon who give thelL .ih 10,
his habits. lie never smoked cigar The
smell of toba co he dis.iko-. bul ne j. hs kihd
as if he had nothing lie VIII turn from his
business and 70 to the funeral OF the, wife OF
some plain friend, as mater OF CIVILIZATION
and duty" .,-..., ..,u,,.,,
nire whose name had never seen In the pa
pers; so inquired; a., ,...,,,,.., Va,
low IN the world ana olilpouoi' VAN
SantvoOrd get 30 much money ~. vi.
DuteShmoH. mo- All along tho Hudson liver were
!ittlo Dutch settlement and van Santyoord
means. | suppose. the sand lord 1t IS tho sam
name as sanford. lie came, from the foot Of
the Catskill Mountains. n L lister county where
ttanspOrtation vas 4 great question IN his. in
fancy aud railroads had not lhGn boon o tap-
lished. One OF the earliest OF these RAILROADS
ran from Catskil across h. the MouaWk valley.
1t was afterward taken IN. but IN place % IL
has been built a railroad from lond3Ht 10 inc
Susuuehanna valley. called the Ister ana
Delaware Railroad. This is Joined Gy line
limo OF steamboats, to Now Iork city van
SantyOOrd PERHAPS commenced thoIe IN me
course OF tino he extended his Investments ~
the Harlem Railroad. SO that he Is IN WIN lhe
Vanderbilt coterio. Ito iS also an eminent
power in the Milwaukee and ST. l'aul Iallrohi
lie carries limo Of securities IN l.,,I ~ well.
Continuity OF purpose investing Anl waning
Tor years doing something all the time TO lnri
ward his Investments, keeping Wllhlh MS ilIll
movement OF society Tho Commo tore rs We
cnIl him stands well up among rl'u men aAu
vet strictly attends 10 his own buslhos7sn
-" How did MIR. Grace make his money T., a.,
lie made II originally ana many ~ tne
Peru trade He went % Peru, ! thlnk' ron
England and there saw OppOTtuhillps 70 es-
tAbligh n llrm trade with the lilteI states
SO he became shipping merchant, WIN Dnu T.
ing arrangements In MS house u, poI III, ehus
XsGe made money in that way IN we Naarion'
branches of guRnO. copper. Nc.' no iOinu yuul,
cious inye-tments in America IN ,r9ntitcs ne
has chiefly been an lrislmln mn lhan T9ce
has II natural taste for politics eNorS"H3Fo'
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Bulldins a Wonderful Cannon.

In process OF construction at the gun factory
In Watervlet is a ten-inch gun which. when
completed, will be ono OF the greatest ca!ibr3
and most wonderful in design ever made In
this country. This huge gun will be built &C:
cordng to Capt CroZier's latest design or
wire winding. Capt Crozier Is located in the
Ordnance Department at Washington. and
tho present gun IS the fourth Of its kind III
The work OF boring the gun has been COM
pleted. aud Thursday next It will be placed in
the lathe preparatory to commencing tho wire
winding. The square wire to be used will ba
OF steel, as is also the gun proper. tenth OF an
inch in thickness and will be wound from tie
Ireech TO the muZ2le. the entire length. 10
produce the desired work a dynamo has been
placed in the gun factory which VIII tie utilized
10 weld the ends Of the wire by electricity.
When completed It is expected that this gun
will throw a 56D-pound proecLile from twelve
to fifteen miles, the greatest distance YET dc-
complshed. The weight Of the powder charge
will be about $50 pounds. an 3 tho penetration
will be- il Is eXpected. about tweniy-iour inches
III armor plate.
about twenty years AZ a. Frankfort arsenal
hy DR.. Wopdoritgs. /. was : zen Inch gun hut
on the nineteenth POUND burst. Since that
time wonderful changes hIYs boon made IN IL3
design and II cGS ureSeus SGn materializeS a.
corliuS 20 HNps'taItpp$ - Val rival AL others
in ex,Steu,e WHOM the - Is perfected tho
wire will no: 10 VISIBLE. - !: Will DO covecei
with hoops.
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NUMBERING SPAING.
4 Natural Wonder of Georgia. aud the
Queen story Connected With II.


Tnthc county Of Tpson fourteen miles west
of Tnomaston. three miles from Flint river.
among the nils Of the l,ino Mountain, is
most remarkabl' spring, known rs the nun
dering Spring forty to fl'tY years ago. was
familiarwitn all tho surroundings 81 that To-
caIty. ana as have never seen description
Of tho suringand 80 far as l know it is not
mentioned in any history. propose 10 give IL
brief outline &" tho spring as l saw it forty
At the loot ii steep hill. some two or three
hundred yards from the pubic ROAD; II burs's
out OF the ground in u volun" slilrlont 10
drive mill. The spring is about four leot
across. constantly boiling up line sand. when
il thrown Off every way forming dark clrcu-
lar ring the size Of the apert ar" Iqn most re-
mnrknIle thing about it is, that the san! all
stops abont sixteen inches below the surface
OF the water. The water. for sixteen inches Is
as clear rs glass. below that dark as soap
pot boiling. which it very much resembles
when ut rest
surface stirring up the snni which soon set,
ties back TO the same position. The denih OF
pecuiiar rumbing sound before reaching tho
surface hence its name. Inc water Is shu 10
be etlicarous in the cure OF many disease,
and q great many people reS0rteC lhlhS, III
the summer time to battle. Tho force 81 the
water upward wa 50 great that one could not
sink deeper than to the armpits. even by lump-
ing in feet foremost. II took some practice, TO
stand erect in the spring Will close this DC
scription by relating a iesGnL about thesprlnH
as handed down by the Indians. "
ON the top OF the hill, and neal the public
road is hole IN the around some itesn ,G lee,
deep anu ION lcel lCEpNS' llt Lhil''N N'i wv
with trees This was onco the Numbering
spring some white man put up "a DOGGY
one DAY the chief of the tribe got drunk.
mounted his pony, and scrmcd to want 10 ride
over everything and everybody he saw, lie
the c6nstcrnatlon OF it, keeper and tn" delight
Of tho Indians. After tlrng Of this htad Of
Ills friends tried to dle-uade HIM, but TO.
with a great oath for the. whites had taught
him to curse, said: will ride my pony Into
thut sprini, if | sink t. -- in II minute" His
friends. his wife and children among them
ceased their efforts to preyont MIN, ana IN ne
ceased to boil upward, and went DOWN in a
whirlpool. Indian pony and all out OF sight
The water burst out in 4 short time at ne
foot OF tho hill. whore it now is but the indian
nor his pony were ever heard oi aiterWaru.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
GRE.Ir Rooms IN MAINE
over IOO,OOO.OOO Feet OF Logs Coming
Down the Penobscot.

BANGOR. Juno 2s.-The new Penobscot logs
are now coming In rapidly, millions arriving
MT the booms above Bangor every day. The
Mattawamkeag drive Of 5O,O0O.OOO feet. driven
by 200 men, got in last Saturday. as did also
the East Branch of Penobscot) drive. 26,OOO.-
Don. with 100 men, Nearly all the brook and
other small drives reached boom week
or two ago, and 1t is likely that over
lOOOuUOOO feet OF the new crop is now
within reach OF the mills. The longest
drive OF all, that Of the West Branch of the
Penobscct is coming along finely, and is forty
to fifty millions OF logs and $50 men Will soon
have finished their Iourrey-prObably month
earlier than last year. All the drives have been
quick this year, and the drivers consequently
have not had as much money as usual with
which to make things lively around Exchange
street. their faNorte stamping ground. sun
will be vastly increased and varied, when me
West Branch crew, the most cheerful crowd Ol
There are now in the great Penobscot boom
fully 60 900. 900 feet OF logs. and crew o. 40O
men is engaged In rafting them. Two million
feet is considered good days work K, and oper-
atoms are progressing rapidly IN order TO
make room for more logs from above. The
continued freshets have sadly broken up the
spring work OF the mills along the Penobscot,
but everything IL going along smoothly now.
with plenty of logs and fair pitch OF wafer
Manufactured lumber Is rather higher than
year ago spruce having advanced about 81 per
thousand feet, and logs also command better
prices than IN ~N".
In the great boom al Fredericton on the ST.
John River. there are at present over lOO,UoO,-
900 feet Of logs.
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4 Transporting Piano.



An interesting exhibition was given at tho
Savoy Hotel Yesterday Of the transposing piano
invented by Mr. Henry Schallehn The inter-
c-t manifested 10y musicians in the now instru-
mcnt is OF very rca! and practical kind. Con
cert givors, accompanies, and Others con
vor-ant with the re JUDGEMENTS OF singers In re-
gard to vocal range will welcome In 1t an ac-
uuistion OF the utmost importance. But IL is
not from this point Of view only that Mr.. SchaI-
IohUs invention will be welcomed 1t has
another aud n special recommendation. 1t
will enlarge the sphere of utility q, the So
called Transporting" instruments, The cor
net, for example, aud the clarinet are only 10 a
limited extent available Tor use by amateurs in
association with the plano. With tho now in
strument the embargo lit may be q fearful pros
poet 10 An already understanding world will
be removed. and a new interest will be added
10 the lovers Of these instruments. The clpacl-
ties Of the new piano were satisfactorily at
tested yesterday afternoon. Passages were
played FIRST Mt concert pitch and then trans
30 ed into various keys. Sufficient to say. that
The instrument passed triumphnntly through
tbe ordeal There was no lack OF tone. pre-
Gison, or EXPRESSION and the opinion Of the
unanimously IN favor of the instrument.
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Capt J.. Tarnhnm, the pioneer lnmhorman.
speaking oil biz timber, said think The
bgGo,t stick OF timber ever cut on Puget
Sound was gotten out ut tho Port Gamble mill
ten years ago. 1t WAS 40 feet in leugth and
3GX3O inches square. II was shipped 10 China,
whore it was cut NJ into spans for bridges. /
was on board tho vessel on which IL was
shipprd; The timber proIruded over both the
bow and the stern"
What was the idea in shipping such stIck?"
Just simply to have the name OF eating the
largest SticK-evrr got out on Puget Sound"
What is the largest stick Of timber that you
have ever seen p
That ono was. At the Worlds Fair in Lon
don ! had dinner In "a house made from the
bark of q redwood tree which was cut in Cali
iornia. The house WAS two stories in height.
and was eighteen feet in circumference in the
upper story"
How large q tick do you think could be cut
on Puget Sound =
Il think that it might DO possible to get out
one perpaps 1870 feet long and 3OX3O inches
square ut the small end. such stick could
not leo found near tho coast, however. One
would have TO 20 into the Interior for II. A
great deal of care would have to be exercised
In cutting it. 10 prevent Its breaking when it
fell. II such stick wore cut haVO no doubt
II would be tho largest stick Of timber ever cut
in tho world
Tho largest tree In the world Is In Mariposa.
California. 1t IS called the Father OF the
Forest and Is $50 feet in height. 1t IL fallen
monarch, however. and II would be impossible
to cut stick OF timber 1870 feet in length from
il. as II is partially decayed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
JIm'- Falling.

Yes" said thepropriot9r of an uptown, bar;
her sion jim was n good workman. but had
to yet rid OF him ,
What was tie lrnuno'
"Iie wnS too absent minded and forEotful
orn iii f,ilSw with u head like Il billiard ball.
no never failed 70 P1k # he did n}I Want
NAL Herause i'm insisted upon selln' him bot
lie of IIiXir that was warranted 10 kecp the
mir from inlliu out an n young man who was
sInightly under TIE Influence Of beer foil asleep
I" ttdI 70 "nii in a policeman then. He cut one
mans ear nearly, oli while watching dog
~ mir oil o, or u customers face instead Of
his heni. an iii mis- ears full Of lather and Tor
tat a. wins ii out Jim didn't mean Hothin'
wro NJ hnf, a. said he was absent minded,
You Tomember when old Deacon Jones died ?"
VOL. the fnmly sont for barber 70 shave
him an told Jim To 20 M. 1t WAS that Job
,hat lost him his situation; He did the work
ali right. nobody ever found fault with j int
wnrk: INT when he had nut on tho finishing
touches an pulled tho towSI or the poor OLD
Told Jim that guessed Id have to lot him 90"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29

OMAHA, June u. A tramp did II very peculiar
ulscs Of work mt EHrly!lle, Iowa, fifty miles
Vast of hore this morning While tho work
gang Of the Milwaukee road was eating break.
fast al boarding house near the railroad
track tram jumped into the cab Of the To-
moi and orened tho throttle wide INC train
shot out with lightning speed, ana although
tho railroad men saw II start they were unable
Ten minutes later freight train pulled In,
tho engine was detached, and the crew started
In pursuit Of the stolen train. Just this side OF
Panama sryer miles wes' the work train was
found standing on tho tuack, but no trace was
discovered ot the thief. Steam was up In the
engine hut the tramp was afraid 70 run by the
town, and deserted his stolen property.
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nenth of PIIate the Foxdoe.

New IoNDoN, Juno 29.-Pontius Plate, the
oldest foXdog in Connecticut, who, with his
master. Alden Miner. the famous North Ston-
ington hunter. had chased several hundred
foxes to their death. died this week. aged IA
years For several years the dog had been al
most totally deaf. and was feeble. hut he fol-
lowed the chase successfully until within a w
months of his death. He was good coon dog,
too. In one season Mr.. Miner bagged fifty
out OF burrows
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Startling an AlIIgator Knncr,

FFhN TTs ~, IUVN3UNF NfIN0TF0T
1t il reported that certain parties lave pur-
chased from Is. Genovar Esu ton acres OF land
short distance north Of the city limits. which
will be enclosed with barbed wire fence and
stocked with aligatOrs. \ stock company Will
be formed and large building erected Tor the
manufacture OF satchels, pocketboUks, boots
OF the alligator can be utilized. Tanned hides
will also be shipped To manufacturers The
capital stock Is all subscribed. and an import
ant industry is promised. Any one having ALI
gators can address i. q. box $50.
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You would 10 anu OF 10 see the silver dollars
sayer at the Treusury building. Zach one Of
them Is about Il foot long, of q narrow oval
shape aud perforated with hundreds OF little
round holos. Su'h is the form they appear In
alter being rolled ont thin and punched with a
machlHe. They are sent In from the minis as
lot maIo, and Il is the duty OF tho assayor 10
iiud out whether these samples are Of the
weight and llneLoss ToquiTeI by law.
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Konncd nv a enlorea Amnnon.


R1cHMoNp. June e. Last night as Mr. II. A.
Lukchart was wakIns a.nng fourth street be-
y wo@an TmshGd oWi OF an alley seized him
oGnd the waist, r".od M, him into he alley
titan ran on Mr. lukohart pursued the
Woman up no ale and ran her into house,
Fart /" ge T out or no would break his head or
World /" that, cn",'., Mr.. luk!ehartt nQtiled
ana arrested Ella VIM, who wR- identified as
tho woman. Size VA sent To- the Grand Jury
Today for hor b -uiar offence. She Is a
woman OF great strength
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Nnture vIud,eated, Any Way.

gentleman, accompanied by a favorlte dog.
visited tho studio Of a New York artist one
day. There was picture on tho easel and the
dog began barking iuriOusly at il.
Nature may be relied upon, after all. snid
tho visitor. The best evidence of faithluness
with which you have painted that dog IN tho
background is the earnestness with which my
dog harks at it"
But that isn't a dog" said the artist, grow
Not dog? What is It them"
It's cow
The gentleman was nonplussed for mo-
meut but replied, We'll, the dogs eyes arc
better than mine; he never did like cows.
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MhI.s Cnr. Raid au outaoor Poker 0nms


FTON M TNTTIEITVIIT HfTWTl-
MAYS LANDING n. j.. June %. Through The
summers Of years past the last youth OF this
town have spent the pleasant hours in the
woods over poker at ''tlye-cent ante; quarter
limit" During The White Cap" scare Of u
year ago notices were tackled up on the trees
tlce at once. That stopped tho game for Il
while. but 1t soon began again.
While Il party Of young mon were In the eX-
element OF "a stiH JACK pot last night they
heard whoop and instantly there closed
about them n band Of men with white cover
ings on their heads. There was Il lively scene
ior a time and tho White Caps" secured a
solemn promise that tho practice would be-
stopped at once.
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a Hog Game that Failed.
From ne Indianapolis Journal

MuNCIR. June 2L-Yesterday evening, Just
after dusk. as u SOUTH bound train on the Nun
twelve miles south OF this city, the engineer
noticed an obstruction on the track and re-
reaching what proved 10 be half dozen hogs
nicely piled upon tho track They we're re-
moved and tho train moved on TO the station,
81 a, and il Is the supposltiOn that the animals
were placed on the track, whore they would be
mutilated and the shFewd farmer get pay Tor
them. The case will be Investigated.
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The Photograph Taking the Strn"Er"-
piers Place.


All the largest stenographic firms In chicago
hayo one.or more talking macLine7 IN thT or
longer dictates them direct to his typewriter
or transcribes them himself. 10 tabs them NJ
lightning speed on to ono of Edison 4. ryllhuers
AS you pass his door you imnEn" lhat s3lho-
body has broken loose from Jefferson or nan
kake9 and tie typewriter 'aI"s t4 G Hn,a tn
matter INTO iolios nj her leisure. Slme firms
iistri6ute their cylinder NJ IN" Offices aud
homes OF Chicago business uHN' 'all !of them
ITieis or contract which they talk oil when put
into tho mAChIn0.
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Whom he Is In Berlin the Emperor Is as demo-
cratic as YOU could WISH he drives rides, and
walks about as freely AS old llarOun Alraschid
ever did. and he doesn't at all mind stopping
now and again to chat with common folk. But
when he retlres to Potsdams where his private
residence H. he Is quite different person. At
Iotsdam no II RS exclusive rs a scared turtle.
The doors OF his pal ace-yes, and the gates OF
his park-are closed against everybody, and he
shuns that recognition which elsewhere he In
ViteS.
1t Is hard. however TO keep the small boy out
OF what he ought not TO be in. Three or four
urchins made practice OF climbing the wall
soldiers under the, splendid trees. As luck
would have It, the Emperor. ard Empress rode
ono morning In that particular part OF the park
aud suddenly came upon tho little ragamufiins
Instead Of throwing away, their broQmsticks
and skedaddlinR tho urchins wheeled into
line presented arms, and sauted tho imperla
couple. William was simply delighted, and he
SO he did AscertaininR who they were and
that they were children of poor people he ha.
them educated at his private cost
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\ SOcinbIe OWI.

A monster owl took M his abode ut the resi-,
oegoe o. Pr Phillips yesterday morning, Ito
pOslt, on on tor of the frame OF a picture swung
ON the wall. He remained during the day and
curiosity prompted quite a number Of ladies'
and gentlemen to call and 500 him. He looked
wise and said nothing GNcoGt when poked
with n stick or otherwise disturbed. What in
duced his owlship TO chnnge his quarters ls
dinicut to imagine, but he acted in u manner
to indicate that his changed relations were
satisfactory to him, and at last accounts he
WAS getting along YoEy we'll