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Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
The Alien Land Act.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.-The old
principle that aliens cannot acquire
public lands under any of the land laws
is just asserted by Secretary Noble in
a decision rendered in an appeal case
brought by Henry Booth and James P.
Robinson, who had located homesUeads
an pre-emptive entries upon lands with
in the grant of the Central Pacific rail-
road company in the Salt Lake City
land district. The secre tary denied the
appeal, holding that the settlement and
residence of an alien upon the lands
does not except from grant.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Did Great Damage,

SHEBoYGAN, Wis, July pa terrific
electrical storm visited Sneboygan and
did great damage. Two laborers at
Elwills -four mill were struck, one Will
liam Strassburg, being instantly killed.
and Samuel Litczh, paralyzed. The
stable was struck by lightning and con-
sumed. Schlicht's block was struck
three times, destroying one of the stone
towers. Electric fire alarm boxes. tele-
phones, etc. were burn I'D out.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

\ young girl, tall, with wide blue eyes
still innocent of evil, got into Madison
avenue car at Eighty-fifth street Sun,
day morning. She carried in her lap q
prayer book and in her hand a novel
one of those paper bound novels with
the title standing out in bold relief.
Her expression was so demure that thu
three men in the car would have sworn
she cared more for the prayer book than
the novel. At Eightieth stree severe
looking man and his wife, both gray
haired, took the car. The older woman
looked across at the young girl, at hei
novel and prayer book, frowned little
and turned and whispered something
to her husband. He was little deaf.
the car made good deal of noise, so he
put his hand to his ear and said, "whatY
His wife repeated her remark a little
louder, and still he could not hear.
Finally she shouted in thin treble SC
that all the car could hear: Il think il
is a shame to see young woman witt
Bible and novel. Her thoughts ar.
all on the novel, and would better have
eft the Bible at home" EverybOdi
looked at the girl with the novel bui
she stared calmly ahead and pretended
to have heard nothing.-New York
Press.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
The Locust Tree.

CObbetr, during a forced residence ir
the United States from 1917 to 1913, 90
cupied himself in farming on Long Isl
and, where he established small nur
sery for the propagation of fruit anc
timber trees. I: was at this time that
he came to the conclusion "that moth
ing in the timber line could be so grea.
a benefit as the general cultivation OF
the locust" On his return to England
ne carried a small package of the seeds
OF this tree home with him and began
the systematic raising and selling of the
locust trees, his total sales amounting
to more than a million plants. This
he tells in his book called "The Wood
lands" which in some respects is the
best book on tree planting which has
been written in the English language
The author in his preface gives his rea.
SOD for having written it.: "Many years
ago." he says, Il wished to know
whether could raise birch trees from
the seed, looked into two French
books and into two English ones with
out being able to learn word about
the matter. l then looked into the
great book of knowledge, the encyclo-
p&dia Britannica; there 1 found in the
general directory, 'bircl, tree, see betula,
botany index 1 hastened to betula
with great eagerness, and there found
.Betula. See birch tree That was all;
and this was pretty encouragement tc
one who wanted to get, from books
knowledge about the propagating and
rearing of trees" There are the plant;
ers of the present generation who turli
to the literature on the subject with re.
suits which are hardly more satisfac
tory. CObbett's book has long been out
of print, but no other work gives such
clear and explicit direction for rearing
and planting trees and there are por,
tiOnS of it which might well be reprint.
ed for general circulation. I;
CObbett's enthusiasm for the locust
tree and his zeal in propagating it caused
it to be planted generally in England in
his time, and the fashion, as is always
the case with English fashions, crossed
the Atlantic, and fifty or sixty years age.
no tree was so often planted in this
Remnants of the old
plantation may be seen up and down
the Hudson river and in the neighbOr.
hood of all our seaboard cities, and the
locust is now fairly naturalized in
large part of the country east of the
great plains, although originally its
range was comparatively restricted
one, it being found only in the forests
Of the Allegheny mountains, from
Pennsylvania to northern Georgia, and,
lOubtfully, in a few isolated stations
west of the Mississippi river. So far as
he United States is concerned, how
sver, the locust tree has not fulfilled the!
hopes of the early planters. 1t preyed
lpon in this country by horde of inA
,ectS who bore into the trunk and des-
roy the trees of the value of their TIM
Der, and the prophecy of the younger
Michaux that the locust tree would be.
come more common in Europe than in
is native country has probably been
fulfilled. and Forest.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

Iwonder if parents really know how
much they are standing in their own
light when they are SO strict and severe
with their children, forbidding them to
to play cards, dance and go to the opera
and theatre. Let them reason with
chem and advise them not to go if they
are opposed to such places of amuse-
ment, and give them amusement at
home, but forbidding them win often
times make the children he in order to
accomplish their end Farmers Voice.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
The Natural Beauty Of the Nail.

The Natural Beauty OF the Nail,
The nails of the fashionable woman
are often-tO put it strongly-a positive
abomination. They are vulgar, just as
anything that is OverdOne and pro-
nounced is vulgar. And they are alto
gether "agin natur" quite as much 50
as if they were stained with henna like
those of her East Indian sister. TG
conform to nature the nail should be
trimmed round, to follow the line of the
finger tip, instead of being slanted up
in a long sharp point. which is supposed
to add tapering look to the finger
but which really suggests the claws of a
bird.
And then they are polished too high,
". To a fastidious mind the overi
wrought glistening of the nail is as of
fensive-because it is as unnaturalaS
the painted cheek or the darkened eyes.
Artiice in the finger tips is no less
vulgar than artifice in the face. And
it is not beautiful. Nature is an artist
who does not make mistakes. If the
beauty of the nail were really enhanced
by laying hard glistening polish upon
Il. she would have known how to do so
New York Evening Sun.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Disastrous Fire

SrUBENvILLE, o, July 2.-A disas-
trous fire is raging at Cadlz, o., this
morning. The loss will be heavy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
Aurtlon Sale OF Dorses.

Aurtlon Sale OF Gorses.
DALO ALTO TKOTTING STOCK
AT AUCTION.
ONE UUNDRl.D HEAD
brcd Dy and toe properly OF
HON. LELAND STANFORD,
MenlO PARK, California, -. 80.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 and 20, 1890
commencing each day At 10 O'Clock, al
the American Institute Building. .
Sd ave, between SD and OATH sts., New.lOrk
PETER c. KELLOGG & Co. AuCTIONEErS.
(Orce. i01 JohD-s.j
The consignment ncludes 8. head by the great sire
Electloncer about equally dNIded az 70 SEX INC r.
nander largely by Of Ecctloncer, llke Anscl,
20 clay - Eros. .29y Whips. :27ia. and WIN
Crockcr. The other. arc by Piedmont Ia nephew.
20 General and his Bentoniau, Alfred. lone
and benton Eroic-many Of them Of mares by Flee
tion.cf whole the catalogue largely partakes
OF Iicctlonecr'- blood
The horses Inspected In harness or otherwise on
the track IL mile) within the building.
For catalogues sddr,.s 1850. 49, . ~
' PETER G. KELLOGG Co,
t07 John-st. New.vsss
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AMuscnc!li5.

DALY'S THEATRE. Broadway and 30th- st.
~ Under the Management OF MIR. AIGtSllN DAILY
Orchestra, $50 Dress Circle. IL ID balcony, soc.
Monday and Tuesday Evenings,
TANNING THE. SIIEFW
WEDNESDAY MATINEE last Time),
TANNING THE SIKEW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: For tho first
time. entirely version by SIDNEY
GRrNDY, I'd, o. Won MOSERS Farrell
WEDNESDAY cal Comedy Untitled
"''D-''"'D lGAROrN Al EASCHTD
WIGHT AND HIS MOTHERIN-LAW
Before which will be produced for the
A CHANGE arst time adaptation in one act II one
N Of SHEElDAN's famous old comedies to
MISS HoYDEX's HUSBAND
The two PLAYS will employ in their casts
Miss Ada Eshan Mrs. Gilbert Isabel lrv-
ing KITTY Ch,atham sara Chalmers. MI.
John Drew G,orgn Clarke. Frederic Bond
Charles Leclercg, Charles Whsatsle'gh' hu'
gene Ormond r. Cronin Sc &c
rIkST MATINEE SATl RDAN NM
NAYS TUrATpF STODDARD.
~ POSITIVELY LAST WEEK 81 the
ST0DI,s RID LfSTEN MAT1NfIS
Tomorrow. Monday morning. at IL,
BERLIN ~ 1Ss9
Thursday morning. March -. az H.
POSITIVELY LAST APfEARANCE
JOHN L. STODDARD.
subject
SWITZERLAND.
SOUVENIRS OF PERSONAL yIsAvEL IL EUROPE
MAGNIFICENT lLLr yRATIoNS ,o
Reserved ~ 80. Admission :, second balcony boc
this added 70 % coiimia,' ''os" as
tie pniic informed for each lcctur, FllsSI-HAlE
SEATS MAY NOW BE HAD
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T. S. CIarkson & Co.,

OFFER FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING DESIRABLE
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES:
Water.sf., near Becknan-Eentcd at : per cent
Frout-st.. near Burlng slip-Rented at per cent.
Howard. ST.. near B'way-Rented at 3 per cent
North Moore. ST.. near West
Pearl.st., near John-Rentcd at per cent.
Hudson.st., plot, above Canal-Eented at per
Reade.s st., Characterized at per cent
Great Jones-s ST., west Of Bowery 2GXlOO
William. st.. large corner, above Beckman-Eented ut 3
cent.
Pine ST.. near Pearl-Rcntcd at 10 per cent
For further particulars apply at our once.
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Ccnnirn proprrin for Sale ano 90 Ett
ELEGANT STONE MANSION
CONNiANDING
MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF HUDSON,
Perfect every way. GO minutes from Wall-st.
APPLY 80 BROADWAY, ROOM 3i1.
STATEN ISLAND.


FOR SALE AsD TO RENE
Several nue residences viii al Iuof.-n improve
meni most deiiahuuiy iinatc For health AM beauty
cannot BE- passed. Ton minutes walk ffo railroad
station. Apply 70 ". ". COKHt IT. Tie Real L.ta.e
Agent. 80. 3S3 Richmond 1eIrae" New-Brishton. = !
A WORTHY THE ATTENTION or INVESTORS -
"A. The that prop itr IN the tatsfi!s net
from 70 II peg cent desirable offerings.
smith Z WALELI. Pine Hnl. y. y.
4 IN THE SARATOGA or TIE tAT>KILT.s-A
n iarcan completely furnished hotel board
house woll established and popular pf =. only 80 oOD
onohaN cash. SMITH WALh IL. Pine HI y. y.
-HAKGAINs IN hotels cottages. private residences.
"A. building lYt- etc.. SOME fDf rent and exchange
SMITH g WALKER PM Nm. \. Y.
A VERY DESIRABLE properties 70 oT~r # HIGH.
~. mount; one popular summer hotel n'3i the sew
Grand, send for n AMt Nni f'nlnr.
SMITH WALNtk. Inc IN. y Y.
l. Or sALE-In newport l.. L. tve desirable c.'iage..
near another. Hpneyian I'M. having all mod.
en- cOu,tnicne1-.. and with 'Nfe-t" and LAID
views lafd"frr'- house aprrs- greenhouses. bowling
acyS stc.. good stable WIN Zach house, owing T. the
'i'F NfFf'i Tor ~infly
or together favorable terms Tor further particulars.
inquire by letter or I~-onsy az 2-s Nac'ona'e. y J.
n ORTIZ YAKIMA. city u the rreat Yakima valley.
y garden of Wa-hncion railroad cenir. produces hops,
alfalfa toharro peanuts. sweet potatoes. fruits 'n Iorl-
ation and investments double f'ary ra .'aic hyt'r'
making fortune, Address rtO. W. KpDNAN. North
yakima Wash.
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TRIBUNE, o-TWENTYTWO PAGES
Amnsemerts.

- 49,
A CADEMY, l4th,st. and Irving Place nee
:. " rrAn mkt 4z.a ana As''r'
DENMAN THOMPSON.
THE OLD
##H##$$ $$HSFF NJ. IS s$.j
MATINEEs WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY -
A SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW.YORK.
"A. METKOPOLITAN OPERA nous n,,oo,o,
Saturday evening, sididsG; g, at i5' Concert
DR. HANS Won BULOW,
for D'iD" S HAS q vT 'Rs:?Il5 '''""',"
concerto Tor piD1 Dr. Il mA & s' voX inflow
heafsl rom &c to 81 tor Concert 7c - general
WITH okcmEsfRA
A T TIE PALACE Wort, Worth & East
DOLLAR SHOW MUSEUM
WILD MEN OF BoRNEo.
PYGMrES WITH TIE STRENGTH OF GIANTS.
Last week Of BALDWIN the BrokenNcck Man me
marvellous Mexican Fcathcrworkcrs, the Living African
Mummy Running Elk and Wanna, Premier Nihc fNpeIts
or thc country, llcaInba BaliCO Nuat""Hn" t""'.",
Xall Damcn. Snake Charmer; Suzi Conradi, beaioso
Lady George Williams, Turtle Roy. On the stage, RAJ
Speciality Company Hcaly Saunders, GliaId ana
Earle Harand and Robinson. Clara Heoly Billy keily
Chas j. German, Dan Lacy Beatrice Hamilton foshec
Marfync Edgar Clarence and William Hickey.
4 MBERG THEATRE. Irving Place;
~ Every night and Saturday matinee, Ernst Pos-art
In Die fhrc fIlonor). ---,-->
- ROADWAY THEATRE.
ID BROADWAY. CORNER 4iST-ST.
Evenings at y Matinecs saturday at z.
Last week OF the engagement OF
RRTh 4 Fee "A
L il Il Err "A
In the original historical play by AlbeN
Roland Haven, esq. entitled
O---------------O
JOSEPHINE,
EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.
Supported by Mr. WIN uarr, and company:
'Mlle. Rhca Is a bcautlful josephine tfhe World
Who tho manner born could wear the regal
,aIm.nt A. shea wore IL l''-l1h" Herald.
Josephine Empress Of tho French, takes rank as ono
Of the foremost creations OF Aner an MISUNDERSTANDING
Tel,g gram NJ . -, H., ,..,,,,. ,,
IT ne
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CTAR THEATRE.
- Broadway and i3'h-st.
TIT 90 M Ir GGG TIT
+ Soo3 Mn i 6 co g il il T
BENEFIT COSCEHr
IL AID OF THE
SICK RELIEF FUND
UNITED COUNCIL. 40 i.035. AMERICAS LEGO
or

UNITED COUNCIL so. 1885 AMERICAN LEGION
OF HONOR.
Tho following distinguished Artists havc kindly voun'
MISS ROSE COGlILNN. by PORN sion - AZ \ rit",'
MISS MARION MNNOf.A. MISS BLRIuA isIV.
MIS-, ANNIr. MEYER. MADAME COLT El.L,n. NJ.
JrGTNE OF Din. Mr.. JEFF. DrANrlIE Nr. TX,
NEST STANLEY Mr. II. \. CHIPfs and other, "
,hc Mo- aull Opera COMPANY by permission OF No John
MIS- IroNoRr SNYDER MISS MARY DrGGAXX,
MISS 4. WATTS MISS KATE INlBl. MdSN ~, ~.
NiNGTON Mr. Eu-IN ARD CLAI:KE NJ ~ nAlT)
TEMPLE Mr. II lem \INrRE. MISS MAMiiE nok-
rany bs nermis.on ~ Mr. DOyly - art. 49, ,.,,.. 49, ,
Nr HFNEY UALLAN Mr.. FRI SoLOnoH ana
Mr. RICHARD CNRRoLI Of the casino by peTm'Sio"
~ Mr. Rudolph Aror-un. ...,.. ~,
81 ~ WILLS REED. Of the BIou. y permission Of
Mr. John Russell ~ t , g., t.u
Mr HrpY BROOKS the Prince OF Banjo Players with
" WALTER PELHAM the celebrated London
Iut QUARTET from tho Mccaull opera Company.
Tn strc kindly furnished by Nr Theodore Moss
ADMISSION. 80 CENTS.
Reserved seats. - and Il 30.
no1 onec open = today. STAR 1HFNTEr.
.TU-ANE. THEATRE Tonight at s.
- rf.nt illustrated Lecture.
rvnr THE VATICAN st,,ucs
frlcs., &c. so a.. Roy orce ol.n T. toa,v.
= TlI-ANE. THEATRE Last Week.
y JEFFERSON = THE IIFIR Ar LAW. -
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FLoEEN'L. in,lr amt g raj .NaturA as
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nALl'S THEATRE. Broadway and 30th-st.
~ Under the Management OF MIR. ATGuSIIN DAILY.
Orchestra, $50, Dress Circle III ID Balcony, oOc
livery evening at IL. Matnecs begin AZ -
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finaneial.
MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS
Railway Company
Reorganization.

TO TIE HOLDERS or
PER CENT. MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS
CONSOLIDATED.
PER CENT TEBO AND
NEOSTIO FIR>TS.
= PER. CENT HANNIBAL & MISSOURI CEN.
TRIAL (FIRsTs AND SECONDo),
q PER CENT. UNION PACIFIC
SOUTHERN BRANCH.
All holders Of the bonds above mentioned nre re-
Guestrd to forthwith deposit their bonds with tho
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY or NETWORK for
collection md payment principal and interest, at the
rnte which the respective bonds bear TO the date oil
line ne qotinblc receipts of the CENTRAL TRUST
COMPANY will be delivered against tho said honds'
and application will be made list the snid receipts
the took Exchange.
The sub-c riptioms the 81 600 fund have been
called Tor day June 1870. or. with Inter-
Mt per per from juno !, on or before
my deferred du,c named by the committee, OF when
80 da - notice will he given by advertisement.
Dated New York, March Is, 1890.
FREDERIC p. OLCOTT,
JOEL y. FREEMAN,
HENRY W. POOR.
HENRY BtDGE. COMMITTEE.
COLGATE HOYT.
LOUIS FITZGERALD,
II. j. DE MApEZ OVENS.
q. s. ELLIS. Secretary,
50 wALL-ST.
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GEO. r. READ,

PINE-ST.,
Offers for sale the following Desirable Dwellings
ptb..t close to 5th-nvr-Aurnctiye 3-sory H. ~ iui
width, and dining room extension.
10Th. st., close Jth-avc.tn exceedingly ovsIrnve
3.story hi g, -toop with large extension ini' w'dh'
I6th.st, bet. 9Th and 9th a,cs.-Exrrn wide 3-sor'
brick. in good order.
10Th. ST. bet 18th and 6t Medium width '-s'o'S
b. well built aud Arranged COCA or"er.
35h-et bet. 9TH and 9TH aNrs-@- story Ing pasem
exceedingly well built and In perfect ORDER
39th. st., uenr avc.An cxcepfionaliy me d"cihhR
with Irr NJ dn,n o extension
Herthvest Corner OF the Crown of Murray tfii-Nery
attractive 4-siory brownstone. ranit"ry pi""o-
ferfcc: order
l6tb. clu.e TO 1th-ave.- Medium width four-story
brownstonc dwelling for sale by ordcr Oh eNcc"-
TO close an estate.
A1.t..t near Jfh-aye - Medium width 4story brown
-toue in excellent condition. In Zee.
6Qdst bet 9Th nd 9th nvesMcdinm- width a-sfor,
browrstone. tasicfully decorated ana In tnoroush
order. $500
S3d.st, near Madison. 3-story medium wioth
b..p. extension, sanitary PLUMBING c>centh' oroe''
aAth..t close to Nadisou-nvc. Very ATTRACTIVE
medium. " idth i-mory b.-p. extension, tasteiuiy
decorated good order.
55tb. a. near edium- width Istory brown
stone, price moderate
56tb.st.. close TO Madi-on-avc.-An exceptionally
well. built f-story browustonc, in excellent con-
dltion nearly full width.
For permits and further particulars
Apply rs above.
(256O) GEO. II. READ.
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Ing 81 inches in diamoaor at tho butt
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SADLY FRIGHTENED.

low tho Approach of n Mountain Lion
&ncctcd Horse,
I-had tho opportunity of observing tho
o:IocG on u horse when ridden near o
mountain lion.
1t was late one night in tho autumn.
Was ridir.; along lonely mountain
road, and Whom only about two miles
from Tic town or mining camp heard
tho cry Of the mountain lion.
Ny Horse at onco showed fear and re-
fused 90 movo forward. His trembling
was so intense that he fairly shook mo
i'll thc saddle. TO whip and spur ho paid
no attention. ..
lrdccd, it was only by tho strongest
ciioTt that l could prevent him from
tHrnir' ard boiling in tho direction wo
hGd come from. a crashing in tho
brush q short distance in advance of mo
increased tho hOrSo's fear and reytivc-
moss u such an extent as almost to I'M
horse ITO.
Nr both know full well what that
crashing meant, but was also vol sat
istiCd that tho beast would not trouble
us, because / knew that only ashort dis
t&nco across tho bill was q slaughter
h"u7c, whittier I Judged tho terror Of
tho mountains was joucncying.
Although quite cold night, I found
my horse sweating as frccly because Of
liG fright az if / had ridden Gii,, on n
Qc,d run for miles. -Chambcrs' Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-02-17
ORIGIN OF FRUITS.
Historical Facts Concerning Some FamIl.
lar Fruits and Vegetables.

Ad1ACoF1cal FacCS CCnCcrninR SOmO F0nlI.
lar Frult3 and Vegetables.
What would become of the wanderer
In the deserts of Arabia and Barbary if
Providence suddenly dccreed tho ex-
tinction Of tho date palm? Thousands
of human beings would inevitably
perish, for the inhabitants Of Tezzan
live wholly upon it's saccharino and
delicious fruit for nine months of tho
year. In Egypt, Arabia and Persia it
forms the principal food of the people,
and mans wealth is computed by the
number of date palms no possesses.
Whom dried tho fruit becomes an i'm
portant commercial staple. Cakes of
dates pounded and kncadcd until solid
enough to be cut with hatchct supply
the provision of tho African caravans on
their toilsome journey through tho sum
lighted Sahara. The date stones or
seeds are roasted as a substitute for
coffee, or ground for the sake of their
oil, and the residuum given as food to
cattle. All are familiar with tho man
ncr in which dates in our markets are
put up. There arc several kinds known
II commerce, the most important being
''FarG" and "Persian." Tho former
comes principally from Arabia, and tho
LITTER, Of course, from Persia. Green
pca3-green peas were not used as food
in France until the middle of the SIX
tecnth century. Some years later thoir
edible qualities found appreciation
in England. Cabbagc-the cabbage
was highly esteemed by the
Egyptians, and was tho first
course" Of all their repasts. 1t was no
less valued by the Greeks and Romans.
Cato pronounced it remedy for all
evils; Erasisratus recommended it as q
panacca for paralysis; and Hippocratcs
as euro for collie. Asparagus was an
GENTLY cultivated on very extensive
scale: its stems in the Roman gardens
weighing three pounds each. The
cherry originally came from Cerasus, in
Asia, and camc TO us through England,
and to England through Italy. The
apricot came originally from Armenia.
The pium was anciCnIy cultivated in
Damascus, though certain species seem
to naTc been derived from Africa. The
apple came from Asia, according to
solno authorities; according to others,
1T IS African, and reached Normandy
through Spain and France. 1t is prob
aGlc that tho Baldwin is of American
origin. The orange is traced from the
celestial Empire, China. Tho ounce
came from Ccylon, in Crcto, so authori-
tics tell us. Tho fig is claimed by the
Athcnians as indigenous to tho soil Of
AtLic&, but it was probably brought from
q region further East. Tho pomcgranate
is the fruit Of species of trco belonging
to the order myrt0c0. Tho outside rind
Is thin but tough, and it's juice stains
ovcry thing it touches with an underlined
bat inGcliblo blue. The average size is
about that of an orange. Within the
grains arc arranged in longitudinal
compartments as compactly as corn on
tho COD, and they closely resemble those
OF pale red corn, except that they arc
noarly transparent and very beautiful
They ara ripe about the middle of %.
tobor and romain in good condition all
wintor.-American Analyst.
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