The mirror., 1920-01-15
Relata Refero
Bits Of Interesting Reading and Information
Gathered From Many Sources
LET it hang there until l return" :"
By Sc;ssors.


from the crotch what then young The scte hangs
STILL but Mr. Johnson returned having pshed hospital
Raleigh, N. c.. in 1864
Let it hang there until return"
So also pae Raymond L. Shaeer, descendant of Johnson
spendg he from the old shortly
the United States Army January 181oS few months later the
historic remark made by Rayonds younger only BROTHER
Lynn F. Schaefe when he entered the United States Navy
The scythes hang there STILL and has smiled
brightly the heroes of the world both have
turned bearing of wars horrors Raymond having his
honorable discharge from Camp Dix j. short time after
months in the overseas
When Raymond with the Thrtythird Engineers he be-
eed that the fate Mr. johnson fame was in store for
him. for the engineers rushed the nes although
considerable his life spared The looked
May @ 1913 when Lynn entered the the Great Lakes
Training Station Chicago but both boys home again. honored
by their community for their service the congratulated that
they of it well.
During the fall hundreds travelling between Albany
Buffalo the State that old stopped
the historic sche which located by
c. Shae miles of Waterloo and four miles of Geneva
the boundary of Seneca and Ontario They
tracted by the flags with which the decorated.
Since the world the scyhe gained reputation
become statewide whereas before looked upon
Seneca couns curious relics On October 49, 1861 Mr. Johnson
listed Company G. Eghtyh New York Volunteer Regiment
called into the Elmra the 18th of the month"; After
serving IS engagements Bne c.,
April TO- 1864 shortly after he had
geant He died in hospital Raleigh the following May 22.
The living after So years mammoth
branches hight of 100 and has spread of
The trunk than IS feet in circumference whereas
only eight inches diameter when first supported the historic
she Now only inches of the blade protude pointing Mr. John
sons unmarked southern The grown old
sythe the crotch growing higher higher stately
The of Tyler Snyder Relief Corps No 49, of Waterloo
keep the Stars and Stripes continually floating the historic
plenent To them the great deal for shows that
when the call Jackson fastened with all speed
taking time his farm appliances in ORDER In june 1916
bolt of lightning the bark from bottom and killed three Of
the limbs but the old SCARED still holds its three blades of steel
and floats its three embens of Old Glory
The Carpenters Local Unon No. 87 of Geneva of which Ray
mond Scaer member keeps the Stars and Stripes floating his
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Church of Waterloo which Lynn belongs keeps flag likewise
unique fireplace which be duplicated safe say
the length and breadth of the United States that in the home of
George Hoyt Aen of Clinton N Y marble studded
with gems trimmed with precious metals.
Back the spring of 1906 America Mortified with the tragedy
which befe Italy, when Veu began the eupon which devastated
broad tropical fields covered whole settlements and lett death
and poverty wake While America dong the fate of her
country the earthquake of California which left San Francisco
Italy had secondary thought while relief and
hurried to the Calornans who in distress
Mr. Allen of "Cedane" fame journey to Italy
and visited the region the vicinity Of Mt Vuvu He the
pared of the and souvenirs of the place and
he brought the hardening This he his
many polish which he manufactures But the supply
dwndg when he conceived this novel idea Of preserving and
making of the lava from the bowels of the EARTH
fireplace made from the Vsuv lava is So inches in
length SO inches high and has fire box SO inches height 1t
by mantel piece finished off correspond with the
furnishings In the inserted facsimile reproduction of
the Pompeian cp described in Buwer Lyttons Last Days
of Pomp illustrating the of minting and colorng CLOTH The
que little figures which have been copied by the worlds renowned
specimens done oddly brilliant coo and lend
largely the artistic splendor of the fireplace
Suspended piece Vesuvio Erup-
Veuvus original painting Count Giann This shows
night with Vuvu action by moonlight and gorgeous
soft colors.
Many and high the present day. they
Insignificant with the memorial proposed by leading citizens
of Pittburg honor of the soldiers of that district
To be built all of STEEL this will be high
Eihel Tower, the worlds lofest Accord
the total height will be feet with observation plat
form 100 diameter 2O0oo level On this platform will
be four powerful lanterns indicating by their coo the the
all radius At 5O0oot
will be hail. the 1000foo level will be
found OOoot level great trophy hall will greet
The ba which gigantic affair ITSELF will contain free assembly