Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-24

interesting Facts Concerning Their
Virtues and Uses.

Virtues and Uses.
Alder, good for water-pipes and
piles, capital for the foundations OF
buildings situated upon boys; it be-
comes black as jet and almost I'M
erishable when used for piles in
swamps or under water. The Rlalto
of Venice IS founded on alder II is
excellent for clogs, shoe-heels, wood
en- shoes, cogs for mill-wheels turn
ery, chairs, poles, and garden props
IL is said that heas dislike it.
Alder nU,rishes whatever plant
grows in its shadow.
Ash. the Venus OF the forest.
Used for all tools employed in nus
bandry, carts, wagons, wheels, pull
leys, and oars. 1t bursts into leaf
between May 10 and June a.
Grass will grow beneath it.
AT Donirey, near Care, is the hol-
low trunk of an ash tree AZ feet in
circumference, in which little school
used to be kept.
In Woburn Park is an ash tree 30
feet nigh, 10 feet in girth g feet from
the ground, and containing a grand
total of 872 cubic feet of timber.
The ash tree at Carnock, planted
In 1896, supposed to be the largest in
Scotland. is 80 feet high and 10 feet
in girth Is feet from the ground.)
DR.. Walker says he measured an
ash tree in Lochaber churchyard,
land, IS feet in grth Is feet from the
the ground)
Aspen tree. No grass will grow in
its vicinity. The legend is that the
cross of Jesus was made of this wood.
and hence ITS leaves were doomed to
tremble till the day OF doom.
Ah! aremble, tremble, aspen tree!
We need not ask thee why thou
shakest;
nn .hoo tbo Sayior hled to deatb
No wonder, aspen, that thou quak-
est!
And till in Judgment all assemble,
INV loaves accnrsed shall wall and
aromhle ECR
poooh troo amnloyed for cloos fool
handlos nlarts m,ll.s tnrnerv
araa vooden .orow. .ounJ;,p hoards
~ u,,,sinal Instruments scahba rds
h.nd.hovo. hooL-covers cotfins
ohairs and hedstoods. hnt for chairs
na h,1a,nn,s i, ;s ny, Al nc i, is a
sauorito resort If tho ,tinus nectini.
uorn;s wboso omos ara denosited m
t,a snr,.oo ~ ths wood and tbs
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sou ao,s ,ro ma1o ~ Aha &orL II 10
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lvns,. ;u,o looc ho,,,oor Anvil 10 and
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and of tho lale Wett.r ware twelye
mo iestice heecb trees nav rednced
to sleyan for a yealous neasart mi,
down one Of them declaring "that
tho tro;,or 1,dos shorId ha,o No
nort nor lot wi,h tho roithfnl" In
thaso hooahos ma No., ,ha a.os =,
rh.rlos ri Inorlns II oneon
rleonnro and other DISTINGUISHED
visitors ntber famons heecaos ors
tbo Trarlloy Reaches in Woroostor.
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v;rcips haul dic;ri anna NINA
dontis wos made 81 heoch wood and
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samr wood
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nnt il yery desiructive of yorotaaiop
honooth
pirch us.d nv ,bs orcior,s for mn,
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orignal tree was destroyed in the
reign Of Charles |, by puritan SOL
der, who lost his life by splinter,