The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-10-07
ONE THING AND ANOTHER.

A LARGE TREE.-The arlington
Times says that the largest tree in
Snohomish county, Cal, probably
is a cedar which stands little way
from the Kent's prairie and Stan
wood road, about six miles from
Arlington. A party of nine went
down from that place lately to sat
isfy themselves of the truth of
what by them were regarded as
exaggerated reports of its size.
The measurement taken shows it
to be sixty-eight feet, being near
ly twenty-eight feet in diameter.
If measured around the roots and
knotty protuberances the tree would
likely measure ninety-nine feet.
The measurement was as close to
the body Of the tree as line could
be drawn. About seventy five
feet from the ground the tree
forks into four immense branches.
Just below the forks is a big knot
hole,and fiveof the party-Jack How
ard, j. f. Shannon, A. Engberg,
Ralph Morris, and Harry Patterson
climbed up and made an explora-
tion of the inside of the tree, which
is a mere she'll, lhough still green.
They went down some forty-6ve feet
in the tree, and claim that there is
standing room for at least forty men
there. A peculiar feature which
they noticed was that the tree is
parked on the inside the same as on
the outside.
-"LET JEEMs Goa simple
argument stated in simple language
with sincere feeling behind it, is
often more effective than any
thing which orators practice under
the name of eloquence. A good ex-
ample is furnished in the memoirs
of Jefferson Davis. A young woman
wrote to him.
"Dear Mr.. President: I want you
to let Jeems c. of company oneth,
fifth South Carolina regiment, come
home and get married Jeems is
willin', l is willin, his nanny says
she is willin', but Jeems' captain he
amt willin'. Now when we are all
willin', 'ceptin' Jeems' captain,
think you might let up and let
Jeems come. I'll make him 90
straight back when he's done got
married and fight just as hard as
ever.
Mr.. Davis wrote on the letter, "Let
Jeems 60"
Jeems went home, married the at
fectionate correspondent of Mr..
Davis, returned to his regiment, and
did fight as we'll as ever.-Erchdnqe
A railroad to the top of Pixies
Peak is now in successful operation.
The engine weighs forty tons, and
operates by cog-wheels alone, there
being no adhesion on the drivers.
The cog-wheels, two in number, are
placed directly over the center of
the track in such a position that
they gain the advantage of the
weight of the engine. The rear of
the locomotive is elevated so that
the boiler will be nearly level when
on the heaviest grades. The two
tanks on each side of the boiler
carry the water supply, and sufici-
ent coal for one round trip is carried
In coal-boX in the rear of the cab.
The lower end of the line is 6,4OO
feet above sea-level the upper, or
peak terminus, 14,147, and the dis
lance between the two is nine miles.
The worshippers at Westmin-
ster Abbey, passing by Livingstone's
tomb, had their attention arrested
by small wreath lying on the slab.
The wreath was composed of an Afri-
can grass and small white flower
resembling an immortelle, to which
was attached a card bearing these
words, "From the place which
he loved and for which he died"
The handwriting is that Of lady.
The Pope, it is said, has accu-
mulated an immense private for
tune, and the funds Of the Church
at his command are still enormous,
as may be judged from the facts
that the Pontiff has so far refused
to take the annual income of 3,2OO,-
OOOf. voted by the Italian Parlia-
ment to the Church and that there
has been no diminution i'm the
state and ceremony with which the
Ponti6cial Court is maintained.
The annual income of the Vatican
is estimated at over 13,OOO,OOOf.
France has population of 38,-
O95,150 Great Britain has 37,74O,-
286. But at the beginning of the