The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-09
Where the Remains of
War Leaders RepOSe.
Young Woman Who Has a
Table That is Growing.
Woman Scientists Disc0very-Pay
OF Reporters In Japan.

The remains of our noted war leaders
repose in widely scattered graves. urant
sleeps by the Hudson and Sherman at
Arlington across the Potomac from wash
.neton. With the exception of West Point
anc Arlington there is no place especially
set apart for soldiers and sailors which
contains the bodies of any number oil
noted leaders. A number are buried In
the civic cemeteries, Laurel Hill, Phlla-
delphia. and Spring Grove oinclnnati'
Sumter's war hero, General Robert An
derson, lies at West Point. In the same
cemetery are the graves Of Generals hil-
patrick the dashing cayalryman; > Nj.
Brennan, Grover, Hartsun,s William
Hays, Mackenzie also distinguished
cavalryman: Charles I. stone sykes,
leader OF the Fifth Corps. and the veteran
Keyes. who died in Switzerland, in le01,
and was brought 10 West Point for burial.
On the banks of the Hudson, also, the
author of the phrase "lf any man at
tempts 60 haul down the American flag
shoot him on the spot Gen. John a.
Dix, found his last resting place. his
grave in Trinity cemetery nc Washington
Heights is marked by simple headstonc
Fremont "the Pathfinder" is buried
in Rooklabd cemetery on the Hudson,
while Gen. Thomas grave is in Oakwood
CEN stery at Troy. The grave OF Gen.
Sherman In Calvary cemetery. -. Louis
is marked by monument Mcclellan
lies in River View cemetery at Trenton.
Burnside sleeps in the soil of his adopted
state, Rhode Island, at Swan Point ceme-
terry. Meade is buried in Philadelphia
Col Ellsworth, the zouave known as the
flag martyr of Alexandria, who fell in
the second month of the war. Is buried in
the village cemetery at Mechanicsyille
n. J.. Nathaniel Lyon, also a hero Of the
first month OF tho war, Is buried nc East
ford, Conn. Major Theodore Winthrop
is buried at New Haven, Conn Hold
the Fort Corse, who survived his war
wounds and died couple OF years ago. In
Boston, is buried at Burlington Iowa.
Cushing the hero of Albemarle sound
and who also survived his war injuries
for soi.e years, is buried in the Naval
cemetery at Annapolis.
General Hancock is buried at Norris
town, Pa, in "A vault constructed under
his own supervision. General Henry "A.
Barnnm is buried Mt -QakM ond- cemetery
syracuse, " Y. General Hiram Burn
ham, the hero of the capture of Fort
harrison, lies in Pine Grove cemetery,
Cherryfeld. Me. Charles Ellet, .r., who
organized the first steam ram fleet and
died of wound received In tho desperate
naval battle at Memphis. sleeps at Laurel
Hill cemetery. Philadelphia. Farrngnt
is buried at Woodlawn cemetery. New
York. General Stannard, whose brigade
Of ..Green Mountain" militia turned the
tide at Gettysburg, in repulsing Pickett's
charge Is buried at Burlington. VT
General Joseph Hooker rests in Spring
Grove cemetery, Cincinnati. In the Same
cemetery lie the remains of General Will
liam IL. Lytie the gallant 0hio icaticr.
~ bo I'M,
Dying, Egypt, Dying"
In the town of Pupxsutawney there is
young woman who has curiosity In
the form Of table that Is growing. Sho
suggested TO her father recently tnat she
would like II no would get her something
of that description, made after the rustic
fashion, the top of which was TO be "a
large palm leaf fan, which che could find
no other use for. The father peing kind
and obliging man, made inquiry and
found a man who Is genius in such
matters, and he built the young lady a
piece of furniture such as she ordered out
of green willow Tho little rustic stand
was placed in the narlor and made To do
duty as music receptacle.
A few days after IL was placed In the par.
Tor, the young woman's father discovered
growing. He thought IL would be n good
plan TO help it along some, SO he placed "A
tin receptacle containing water under
each leg OF the stand and left IL there for
several days. The next time the young
woman went into the parlor she was sur
prised to find her stand was getting larger
and that it was completely covered with
dense growth of limbs about three or
four~inchcs1ong. There il remains grow
ing taller and taller, with "a continually
Increasing number on limbs or twigs
sprouting out every day.
The scientist who discovered in tho
human larynx the anatomical reason
why woman has soprano voice and man
a bass voice was woman, Mrs. Emma
Seller. she was German, born i'm
wur,zburg. Left widow with two child
rem 10 support, she resolved TO become
teacher of singing, but suddenly lost her
voicP. Then she determined 10 find out
why; also, To discover II possible tho cor
rect method Of singing, SD that others
might not lose their voices. For this pur-
pose she studied anatomy. Sho Gisseotcd
larynx after lGrynx, and spent yeats in
her search trying 10 find, for one ling,
why woiEen's tones could reach N &,
while men had no soprano tone At