Year: 1871

There is now on exhibition in New
York q specimen Of the "big trees" of
California. 1t is said to have been
cut from the tree at a distance OF
twenty feet from the base, and in or
der that fair idea may be furmed of
what the tree originally was, it is said
that the stump is covered over now
and used as ball room, being so
large that thirty.two persons can
dance double cotillion in it, and
then leave room for the band and
spectators. The age of this giant of
the forest is determined by the usual
number of annual rings, of which
there are said to be 1850. In the cut
ting down five men were employed
twenty five days, and from compara-
lively small portion of it wood enough
was obtained to build hotel. The
original hight of the tree was 302 feet,
and its largest diameter 80 feet.


From Gloucester, Mass, comes the
story of sailing boat, merry with a
bridal party, that went out to sea and
came not back again. The wedding
had been celebrated in the morning,
and the party were to leave for New
York at night, so to fill the measure
of the day went roaming over beach
and scar, and finally gathered in the
boat for a short sail upon a sea that
scarcely rippled. 1t was the last that
was heard of them. Whether upset
by a sudden squall, or borne out to
mid-ocean by counter gales is un'
known.


The heat cf the sun must have been
terrific at Batavia the other day. A
milk dealer, after washing his cans,
placed them against the side of a
house to dry, and the reflection Of the
sun upon them actually set the build
ing on fire. The man seemed to have
had an idea what was to happen, for
he had insured the house only three
quarters of an hour previous.
| The Indianapolis Journal says: "a
Sullivan county man, who heard that
the safest way to commit suicide was
to shut yourself up and burn charcoal,
was found in ten-acre lot with n
charcoal fire near him. Though he had
taken the precaution to put up the
bars and stop up crack in the fence
with newspaper, the charcoal went
back on him, and he lived"


Women are rapidly marching for
ward to complete emancipation. A
beautiful and we'll educated young la
dy has Just opened large boot and
shoe store in Philadelphia. She has
three girl clerks, and they all wear lit
tie fancy leather aprons so as to look
business like and, at the same time,
pretty.


The head of a Vermont railroad
shop was applied to for permission TO
work on Fast Day by couple of men
who were noted for their laziness Per-
mission was given, "for, " said the chief,
"you can't either of you work hard
enough to break the day."


A girl in Portland was reading the
parable of the wise and foolish virgins
when she suddenly paused. "Well
what did they forget" ?" asked the teach
er encou agingly. "They forgot their
kerosene" responded Miss Five-year.
old.


A young lady at party, on being
asked to favor the company with "The
Maden's Prayer" went TO the piano
and struck up Mother may | 60 out
to SWIM" in very animated manner,


a baggage master was killed the
other day, while trying to mash
mans trunk. He had mashed thou
sands Of trunks and never had one
gone back on him before.


A Western lover says of adored
one "Her last words fell like great
rocks, into the sea Of my sorrows, and
! splashed the briny water into my eyes. "