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No. 20.
FOB IA1I.
FOB BAIa_-Bix extra fineJeiveyBed*»»" Pj«»S
«10 each. J. O. COMsrocr, Martinsville, Ills.
TT10B TBADK—A good Kstey Organ, neaily new,
Jj W-hl260. for » good horse; must be a good
UStAatsrr. Address P. P. _apohxbty. Indianapolis.
Jt710B SAIaK-The Farm Begister and Account-
H Boot Complete method of keeping farm ao-
coVt»rprice,»1.00each. Address INDIANA FAB.
MRB CO., Indianapolis.	
rrVES—LANOSTROTH HIVES at the factory.
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LViaO*--iaaVa-IUrOaXVV7JL*a.   OlVIa,   »*.    1—B    1MHUI.
j_L Price, finished, 8200. Material cut out $1.09.
other Styles made to order. Address GILCHRIST
A BHOa, Greenfield, Ind,       *,	
FOR BALE—I can spare one trio each of Black
Spanish; Light Brahmas, Pekln Ducks and
Bronze Turkeys; all first-class, and at a bargain.
JOHN BENNETT, Sunman, Bipley Co., Ind.	
"TTIOR SaLK—The largest Etock of salt, calcined
JJ plaster, land plaster and cement. The only
house that keeps these goods always on hand.at
lowest prices.  Akdihw Wallace, Indianapolis.
FOK HALK-—tght Brahmas bred from Felch A
Williams'stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs 1150
per dozen. Address J. B. CONATY, Orchard Home,
Indianapolis.  Reference, Wm. H. Fry.        10 13t
IJIOR SALE—My entire show herd of Chester
_D White hogs; have won over 81,000 in cash
prizes every year for the last five years. Twenty
head.   Price «500 00. K. R. MOODY. Eminence, Ky.
enure-Look at this I   After May 13th, I
        will sell Eggs from my noted Dark Brahmas,
Light Brahmas and Black Cochins at 10 cents per
eggs. Orders fllled In rotation. E Q. BAGLEY,
Indianapolis.	
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LightBral
■jfOR SALE—Fine Tube-rose Bulbs, 75 cents per
Jj dozen; 15 named Dalles for Jl. A large assortment of Greenhouse Plants at hard time prices.
Write for what you want. No catalogues. 8. K.
Q'NKKL, Dupont, Ind.  	
TTIOR SALE—The art of propagation by J. Jen-
JD kins, Nurseryman, Winona, Ohio. Full and
complete Instructions Illustrated by numerous
cuts, etc  Price 50 cents, postage prepaid.
INDIANA FARMER C0.7lnd__apolls. Ind.
Xi-OR BALE—Peterkln No. , pure Alderney
P bnll calf Mam "Maud Howe'' No. 1856, sire
■"One Ton" No. 2000); I believe from the beet dam
and sire in the West. I will exchange him for Berkshire pigs of like good quality. If you do not believe you have the best Berkshire pigs ln the West,
don't ask me to exchange. R 8. DO-3EY, Indianapolis, Ind.
EOR SALE—A farm containing 120 acres, two
miles from Lena, Parke Co., Ind., on the Indianapolis and St. Louis R. R: 60 acres under cnltivation; yonng orchard: small milt abundant; dwelling and outhouses; well watered; 50 large poplars;
400 sugar trees; other timber plenty; coal plenty.
     Address JAS. O. COLLINGS,
Price 820.00 per acre.
Bellmore, Ind.
17 8t
WASI1D.
"YYTANTED—The attention of all who need elr-
VY    cular saws to read W. B. BARRY'S advertisement -r -20-8W
■\T7__TTE_—Farmers' sons and schoolteachers,
VV *s agents, are making money now, selling
Dr. Hall's celebrated Health at Home, or Family
Doctor. Bend 11.00 for complete outfit and secure
territory. We refer to the Editor of this paper. Fred.
L. Horton & CO., Publishers and Book-binders, 60 K,
Market St.. IndlanapoUs. "
MISGEIXANEO-S.
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C. BURGESS, Dentist,   Office ln room i, Ya
Jen's Exchange Block.N. Penn. Bt.      7-tf.
TO LOAN—Money to loan on Improved farms.
J. H. HARD-BECK, 36 East Market St., tndl-
anapoli-      ■ •■'  ' ■* tf
EOR TRADE—A fine farm of 216 acres In Iroquois Co., HI., and (2,000 cash for a good farm
ln this State, worth 510,000. M. ARBUCKLE, 71 R.
Market St, Indianapolis.  tf
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breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry; finest
new breeder's manual, elegantly Illustrated and
giving foil description of the different breeds. Price
25 cents. Beed wheat; all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for
the fall. Prickly Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant setts M.00 per 100; 50 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BENSON, BURPEE - CO.,
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THE FARM.
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Postal Card Correspondence.
If our postal card correspondent!, in this and adjoining States, would send their favors on Saturday,
they would reach ns ln Ume for the issue of the
following week. When nnt Monday or Tuesday,
they are often too late, and have to lie over.
rtn>iAN.&.
Swn'z.__ahi> Co., May 4.—Frnit abundant.
Wheat rusted considerably. Plowing well
advanced. Planting begun. Not mnch oats
sown.  Stock looking well. Pastures good.
John Shaw.
AnoTHEB, May 10.—Wheat looked well till
last week. Since that time the rust has changed ita appearance; and, if it keeps on, the crop
may foil yet. Corn partially planted. Rather
wet foi forming. Grass and other crops
look well. Potato bugs plentier than common.* Hogs plenty,- cheap, and no cholera. Produce of all kinds is low and plenty. Business dnll, but improving to some
extent. Grangers not dead yet, nor likely
to die. Success to the Fabmeb, the gran-
gen, and everything else that is for the
promotion of Agriculture.      A GbA-Oxb.
Moksox Co., May 7.—Wheat looks well.
Oom moet all planted. Oats and grass fine.
Fruit in abundance. Times dull. Greenbacks
scarce, and silver not Tery plenty. The two
old parties are yery uneasy about the Nationals, for fear they will make more greenbacks.
A.S.
Mamhaix Co., April 30.—Weather warm today. We have had a week's rain, whioh will
put baok corn planting. Farmers about half
done plowing. Wheat, oata and grass look
fine. Stock doing well. No hog cholera.
Hogs very cheap. Stock hogs no sale. Sheep
about $3 per head. Corn in good demand, at
25 to SO cents per bushel. Land irom $20 to
$60 per acre. Health good. Bees doing fine.
Oan any one give a remedy for worms in bee-
hires? j. _. Williams.
Pikb Co., May 9.—I believe Pike county has
plenty of fruit yet  of  most all kinds.   The
" wheat that looked bo fine a shoit time since,
lis nearly all covered with rust.   It is feared,
l if the cool nights continue, much of it will
be mined. Com planting is advancing very
well, and a foir breadth will be put in. Pastures are fine, and stock ia doing well. Some
hog cholera. Some live grangers in Pike; they
come to stay. Success to you and yours.
Joseph L. Bbx-toit.
Shelby Co., April 30.—Wheat looks ^ell
all over the county. Stock is plenty in this
county, and prices are low. Farmers are getting ready to plant their com. There will not
be as much com put out as last year. Health
good at this time. J. J. T. .
Bush Co., May 6.—I seldom see anything in
your columns from Rush. I know not why, as
there are surely few better counties in the
State. We have been having more rain recently than we could use to an advantage.
However, form work is progressing rapidly.
Much corn planted, but most is to plant yet.
It is a trite remark that wheat never looked
better; oats and grass likewise. Prospect
flattering for all kinds of fruit, except
peaches. G. H. Campbell.
Obaxgx Co., May 6.—The season is full
three weeks earlier than usual. Weather fine.
Farmers generally done planting com; a large
acreage planted. Wheat nearly all ruined with
the fly, which makes a good many farmers
look blue, for we had a good prospect for
wheat Oats looks tolerably well. Meadows
and pastures good. Fruit prospects are good.
Horses and mules good price; cattle and
sheep poor price. Stock hogs plenty and low.
Some cholera. Hard timea on thoee that have
nothing to buy money with. Aspirants
for the different offices plenty and cheap.
J. M.
BbewkrsviIle, Jennings Co., May 8,—Having a little leisure, I thought to give an item
forthe postal card column. Thecomplant,
ing is in fall force here at this time, and there
will be a large area planted here this year.
Wheat is large for the time of year, but the
rust has made its appearance on some pieces
We used some bone dust oh some of the
wheat last fall, and it shows flne yet.' If you
•would like a-report of results after harvest, I
will try and give it. Potatoes are doing well-
also, grass and oats. The formers have broken
a good deal of meadow for corn this year. The
fruit prospect is good.' Apples, pears, plums,
cherries and blackberries in abundance.- Our
connty' boasts of something besides Ginger
Bed Games. There is one of the finest cheese
factories, at Queensville, in the State. It uses
upthemilk'of two hundred cows per day, It
is a good enterprise for this grass-growing
oounty. C. F. M.
Floyd Co., May 10.—Farmers in this locality are in the midst of com planting. There
will be a larger acreage planted here this season than usual. There has been a considerable
amount of new ground cleared but in this
neighborhood this season, which will not be
ready to plant for some time yet. Oats are
growing very fest, and looking well. Pastures
are good, and cows are fat. There are plenty
of hogs in this county, and they are in a healthy oondition. Those who wish to buy hogs
now, will find a good chance here, for they are
plenty and cheap. Wheat is as tall now as it
should be the last of this month. I have
heard a few formers say that their wheat is
heading out now, which I think is nearly
three weeks earlier than the usual time for
wheat to head, counting from this date. Farmers are not so well pleased with their wheat
now as they were two or three months ago.
They are afraid it will all fall down, as soon
as it heads out, or a little while before it gets
ripe. The fruit crop will not be as large as
usual, but I think there will be enough for
home use. There will be no peaches in this
county, except in a very few places. There
will be plenty of cherries here, if the little
birds don't steal them all, as they generally do.
There is a good prospect for'blackbemea. Several of our formers here are paying a great deal
of attention to strawberries, of which there is
an abundance, and they are unusually large.
The owners of large patches hire hands to pick
for 7i cents per gallon. They will be ready for
market in about two weeks. I have been taking the Indiana Fabmks about five months,
and I like it very much. It is a paper that no
farmer should do , without. It should be in
every house in Indiana. . L. D. E.
NivrroH Oo., May 6.—Plowing has been delayed in consequence of the late heavy rains.
Vegetation is unusually early. Wheat looks
exceedingly well. Hogs are in a foir condition.
There are no cases of cholera heard from.
Oom. 30@32 cents per bushel. Cattle scarce,
and buyers, too. Oattle in good condition.
Horses plenty, and no sale. Fruit will be
abundant, unless soma unforeseen calamity
destroys it. Preparations for planting com
are greatly advanced. The universal cry is,
" hard times." " O, how my back aches! " is
the doleful sound that strikes our tympanum,
as the women return from weeding the garden.
The subject ofa new railroad is agitated here.
We need one badly. If the formers will extend their aid, it may be secured in the near
future. We need more enterprising men, better road legislation, and more ditching. If the
farmers were to awaken to their interests upon
the latter important subject, and prudently
adapt their means to that end, their land
would yield more abundantly, with less labor
aud cost. The Faemee is a valuable paper,
and is indispensible to every intelligent farmer. .May its managers be attended with
success and prosperity.
.William L. Hope.
—We are sorry that our correspondent allows the women to get the back-ache ;ftom
weeding in the garden. The men ought to
spare time enough to work the garden. It
should be laid out so as to be worked with
the plow; or, if this cannot be done. Bus's
hand cultivator la almost as good, and
makes garden work an easy task, and quickly
done.—Ens. '
Johnson Co., May 8.—Nice weather for
crops. Some com is up nice that was planted about the 25th of April. Worms are cleaning off the leaves of gooseberry and currant
bushes; do not eat the fruit, but it stops mar
taring and blasts. Is there no remedy ? No
hog cholera in this part. Tell all persons
troubled with moles, to soak com in water until soft, and then pick a small amount of arsenic into the grain, or grains, place the corn in
the mole passages, and they will eat it and die
off. The moles eat all kinds of small grain
when it gets soft in the ground; also, eat roots
of flowers and trees. Generally, there is no
grain planted where they eat roots of trees,
Give them plenty of soaked corn with arsenic, and I will insure no more trouble from
them. I have killed them in this manner.' ,'
A Subscribed. .':
Johnson Co.. May 6.—We are having nice
weather now. Had a very hard rain on Mon-r
day last; made the ground too wet to work
work for one week. There is some com planted. Farming is well advanced. Most formers
are done breaking, or nearly so. The bulk of
the oom would have been planted in AprU if
weather had continued as it was first part of
month. Wheat is heading out, and is about
waist high; it is too rank and forward, and
looks as if harvest would be here by the first!
of June. Some potatoes up, and plowed. Not
many oats sown. Young clover is growing
well. Meadows have got a nice start. Fruit
of all kinds is all right. Some peaches Were
killed by the April freeze, but if half that <is
on the trees now mature, there will be plenty.
Hogs plenty, and woith $3.15 per cwt. ASosfatx
hogs. • C»U.1« »i»Jo gqo^tw»U»i**»*>^iAity
beef cattle in this section. Not many sheep.
Not more than one farmer in ten that keeps
sheep; too many worthless curs, for sheep
husbandry to be profitable. All enterprising
formers take the Indiana Fabmeb; a good
former cannot do without it. Long may it
prosper. The greatest part of the com is
drilled in this part of the. oountry. There is
great difference of opinion in regard to checking and drilling. I prefer drilling in a dry
season, but checking in a wet one. Drilled
corn will make a larger yield for one reason;
that is, that one stalk will do better, and make
larger ears, than three or four stalks will al1
in a bunch, and check row corn is generally
dropped so crooked you can scarcely plow it
but oneway to do much good. We have some
fast formers in this section. Eli Noble and
Peter Myers generally have all their corn
ground plowed in February, and are done
planting by the 10th of March, and crib their
com in July, as soon as they get their wheat
harvested. Peter drilled all his com this year.
Eli check-rowed one field that was the bottom of Hog Swamp Run, and was a very foul
piece of ground. A Subscbiber.
Forthe Indiana Farmer.
Among the Swine Breeders of Fayette
County.
MICHIGAN.
Monboe Co., Mich., May 5.—As I haven't
seen anything from this section in your
columns, I will send a few words. Weather
has been warm and wet for the last two weeks,
so much so that farmers have not all got their
oats sown yet. Wheat looks splendid; and, if
it continues wet, will lodge down soon, as it
is nearly in head. Oorn is worth 40 cents per
bushel; potatoes, 20 cents; oats, 26 cents;
wheat, $1.22; butter, 16 cents per pound; eggs,
8 cents per dozen. '.May success ever follow
the readers of your valuable paper, who carefully peruse and examine it wholesome contents of valuable hints for the farm, house and
garden. ______^      F. J. 8.
KANSAS.
Labette Co., __n., May 5.—Getting in corjl
is the order of the day about this time. Some
are done planting; others, partly done. Every*
one is pushing ahead as hard as he can. We
had a big rain about the 20th of April, tha;
caused a great deal of com that was planta!
to come up badiy. Some are planting ovei,
Wheat is not so promising as people anticipat ■
ed the latter part of the winter. A great des!
of it was struck with rust the last of Marc i
and first of April, that will, doubtless, injui i
it a great deal. Since our big rains it seen i
to be outgrowing it somewhat, but the pra
peet looks rather gloomy for a heavy crop i;
this time. A large crop of oats was put ou
looking only tolerably well. There is a heav ■
crop of peaches and berries. Apples not 11
good; injured by frost while in bloom; ehe ■
riee also. We had a light frost on the mornii
of the 3rd inst. We are having cool nigh
with windy days. J. H. Oabson.
During the past winter it was my privilege to visit the leading swine breeders of
Fayette county. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and. Indianapolis train landing us
safely at Connersville, we soon found con.
veyanceonttothe fine farm and residence
of Mr. Enoch Caldwell, some ten miles
north-west, where we enjoyed the hospitalities of his pleasant family over night,
Morning dawned, and we were shown
through his nice herd, and fonnd some
splendid animals. His breeding sows are
large and well selected, showing good
feeding qualities. Mr. Caldwell is too
favorably known to need any word from
our pen.
From there we drove over to the Manlove Brothers, and found them at home,
ready to show their hogs to any that
might come that way; and I mnst say,
that for yonng beginners, their hogs rank
second to none.
A short drive, and we were over to onr
old friend Ol. Furgeson's, where we ordered onr horse stabled for the night, and
were soon lost in happy- conversation
with him and his estimable wife. In the
morning we were shown, his fine hog
honse in course of construction, which I
wonld like to describe, bnt space forbids.
His hogs were all good; and show careful
breeding. *
, Our horse being ready for his drive, we
soon found ourselves over at the fine homestead of L. and E. Monger, south-east
of Bentonville 1} miles; found them out
among the hogs; and ready to give any
Jttfiorhnsktio- flewed rel-a^ira tp.the.sawe,
~which-Ed. oan da with, the eloquence of
a Gay or Webster.* Here we found the
largest hogs in onr travels, some that
would make the beam rise at 700 pounds.
Among the breeding stock we found some
fine specimens, such as would fill a fancy
eye, and please those that are most hard
to suit.
A short drive of some three miles north,
and we were at the. large farm of Mr.
Oliver Thornburg, containing some 300
acres, where we found a large lot of good
Poland-Chinas, from which we made
purchase and shipped to Wabash.
Coming back again to the south-west,
we made a drive of some eight or ten
miles, and brought up at the fine residence of Mr. D. Fosher, of Falmouth,
Fairview township. We were first shown
some of his Berks, and then walked
but to his meadow lawn, where we saw
ttie Perfection hogs in all their beauty.
Poland-Chinas are the leaders in Fayette,
L d Mr. Fosher stands topmost as a
cy hog breeder.
Our next visit was over to see Mr. B. L.
nson, one and a half miles south, where
e partook of a fine dinner. Friend
en son has a fine selection of hogs, that
inly need to be seen to convince any one
hat he knows what a fine andwell-
leveloped porker is.
From Mr. Benson's we drove over to
e fine farm of Mr. I. A. Laurence, on
e west bank of Whitewater, two miles
orth of Connersville, stayed over night,
nd formed the acquaintance of himself
nd lady. Mrs. Laurence has the "boss"
hickens of Fayette, and Mr. L.'s herd of
'oland-Chinas were remarkably nice. At
tie head of the herd stands his breeding
oar, that is second to none in old Hoo-
ierdom.   His brood sows, some twenty-
ve in number, are beauties.   The major
art of them Mr. Laurence has bred in
Sutler county, Ohio.
-Among  others  we visited, were the
tessrs. Broaddus, Flora, Caldwells, Thom-
: see, Williams, Powell, Hartman, Bates
i; Lewis, all of whom are good, careful
jj i «rine breeders, and readers of tne Indiana Farmeb.   Success to the same.
.       E. W. Poweix.
Wabash, April 29th,
Bight is Sight Everywhere.
Walesbobo, May 11.
lo My Brother Farmers:
Having bee n a constant reader of the Fabmeb, I think it ia the best agricultural paper
I ever read. I have been much amused by
reading the discussion carried on by Mess.
Haas, Berry and Dunlap about hog cholera,
and think Dr. Haas is right and
that Berry and Dunlap are wrong. I hold
that the disease is lung fever, no more and
no less. I have been a hog raiser for the
last twenty-five years. I do not pretend
to be a doctor, but a fool may learn by experience. I think that Berry and Dunlap
will accept Dr. Haas' offer so that the matter may be tested, by scientific men for
the good of the farmers in general. We
want facts; not theory, but right down
practical tr ulh. Go at it with a vim, doctors; this is what we grangers want.
E.O.
■  ** «
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
There is a general opinion that mares
kept on red clover pasture will not breed.
Is it only a superstition or is it founded on
fact; and if it is a fact, what are the reasons
font, and does it affect other stock? I
have about twenty-five acres of clover pasture^ in which my cows and pigs are kept,
but if it is injurious to breeding mares,
whynot to cows, sheep and hogs? In submission to the prevailing opinion, I keep
my breeding mares out of clover, and want
to know if it is necessary to keep cows and
sows out also. Would like to hear from
those who have an experience to relate as
well as theory. John Shaw.
Switzerland Co., May 3.
OTJB. PARIS LETTER.
The N. Y. Times says: Mr. J. H., Bate
lately senior partner in the newspaper ad
vertising firm of Bates & Locke, at No. 3
Park row, having succeeded to the busi
ness of the firm, has rented and fitted u
rooms in the Times building, No. 41 Par
row. Mr. Bates is one of the oldest adve
rising agents in the city, having been i
the business for a great many years. Tl
firm was dissolved yesterday, and to-da
enters upon its career under the sole pre
prietorship and management of Mr. J. I
Bates.   . ,  ....
loroughbred, Full Blood and Blooded.
0_mbb_xie Crnr. May 8.
Tdfhe Editors Indiana Farmer:
have been asked to define the. different between the terms thoroughbred, full
Moid and blooded, and to give reply
thrc^igh your columns, by Mr. D. H. Davidson; Whitesville, Ind., and others.
In! reply, would say that practically,
there! is no difference, though the terms
were used some years ago with a difference.
Thoroughbred was then used to indicate a
full pedigreed animal—full blood was used
to denote an animal that was practically
well-bred but which could not be pedigreed. The term "blooded," when applied
to a horse, would indicate him a thoroughbred, which is a technical name as much
as Berkshire is for swine or Short-hom for
cattle. When we speak of thoroughbred
cattle, hogs or sheep, we mean the same as
to say they are full blood of any particu-
i lar breed. The term blooded is used in different ways, and may or may not mean the
same as the other terms, though it is usually used in the same sense. The highest
authorities use the three terms synono-
mously, Henby C. Mebedith.
On tbe Site of tbe Gulllotlne-By tbe
Bridge of Nenllly to Asnleren-Shetch
of a Parisian Snbnrbln the"Scason"-
A   Visit to lbe Hartal  Place of Josephine and Queen XTortcnse—Halmal
- u>, tbe KealdMaee of MapQlton \,
- tFrOaVtotur regular Correspondent.]
Hotel du Louvbe, Pabis, April 25.
Knowing as I do, from experience, how
irksome it is to read about things or
events that are going to be, after they have
actually occurred, I shall, in this letter,
refrain from any description of the ex-
hibition.-or ofthe grand preparations for
its opening this day week, because by the
time this reaches you, the telegraph will
have flashed the details of the opening
ceremonies across the Atlantic. But the
weather being fine, with a clear blue sky,
and refreshing breeze stirring, suppose
that you and I "take a turn" in the suburbs
of Paris, not frequented by visitors from
abroad, as they ought to be; for there is
much to see and admire there, many
sights and scenes as charming as they
are novel to the stranger, and, withal, the
trip is inexpensive, which is more than
can be said of "turns" within the city of
Paris itself.
The best way to see the suburbs of
Paris is to take a cabriolet and start from
the Place de la Chncorde early in the morning. If, however, you are in a hurry,
you can go by the St. Lazare railroad,
w hich 1UES on th e right bank of the river
but ycu will miss many pretty Bights by
following that route, which takes you
through the northern and rather unattractive part of Paris. Having plenty of
time, let us go by way of Plaee de la Concorde and the Camps Elysees, stopping a
moment to look at the obelisk of Luxor
in the middle of the Place, which
covers [the exact spot where stood the
guillotine, where perished Louis the Sixteenth, Marie Antoinette, Philippe, %a-
lite, Danton, Kobespierre, and a host of
other victims during the terrible days of
the revolution. This obelisk is 73 feet
high, and covered from base to top with
hieroglyphics. Following the straight
avenue,; bordered by magnificent trees,
we pass the Palais de VIndustrie and the
circular building in which the panorama
of the siege of Paris is exhibited (considerably larger and finer than the one that
was exhibited at Philadelphia), cross the
elegant avenues Montagne and -4/ma,and
reach the Triumphal Arc de TEtoile
which marks the point, at the end of the
Champs Elysees, where the road branches
off to the Boisde Boulogne. Here we
leave the greater part of the innumerable carriages and riders on horseback
who turn to the left, while we pursue the
straight course on the other side of the
arc, along the Boulevard Neuilly.until we
reach the Porte Maillot, which was so terribly battered by the Prussians in the war
of 1871. This famous gate is about half
way between the Aro VEtoile and the
Bridge of Neuillly, where the Seine makes
its great bend to the northeast, and in the
immediate vicinity of the Jardin d aeclU
mahtion. We cross the bridge, and are
now fairly in the open country, outside
of Pans, with Mont Valerien, the moat
famous stronghold in the vicinity of Paris,
looming up on our left, and Courbevoie
a short distance on the road to the right.
We shall not stop here, however, hut
continue our drive to Asnieres, five miles
from the city limits, on the left bank of
the Seine. It was at Courbevoie, where
that famous statue of Napoleon I, which
represents him in <gray overcoat, cocked
hat, and his right hand thrust into the
bosom of his vest, was placed, after it waa
thrown down from the Vendome column by the insurgents of the 4th of September, and fished up from the bottom
of the Siene into which they tossed it.
For the rest, Courbevoie is a quiet, pretty
place, abounding in handsome villas,
some of which yet bear the marks of
Prussian shot The road to Asnieres is
excellent, lined with poplars on both
sides, and soon we are in sight of the village, which may be said to be Paris on a
small scale. Every second house is a
restaurant with a jmblic garden attached,
bordering on the river, but not a "restaurant" in the sense in which we Americana
generally accept the term. There are no
"bar-rooms," although wine may be had,
and cheap »t that, in all the restaurants
and cafes, and, although I have visited
Asnieres a nnmber of times, I never saw
an intoxicated person there. Many
wealthy Parisians reside here, going to
the city every day by the St. Lazare railway and returning m the evening, and
nearly all of the leading actors and actresses of the Theatre Francaise.and other
theatres own villas here. Three Parisian
boating clubs have their club-houses here,
and the river is alive with "shells" and
barges of all kinds and sizes, while the
small steamers from Paris land, every few
minutes, a cargo of gaily dressed human-
1 ity. To go to Paris without visiting Asnieres, is like going to Naples without
ascending Vesuvius.
; A few miles further out, we reach the
pretty village of Nanterrc—famous for
its annual ceremony on Whit Sunday, of
crowning the rasiere. The rosura here,
as elsewhere in France, where thi^fere-
mony is observed, are young village $r_,
distinguished for their purity of life, and
brave struggles to earn an honest livelihood. Nanterre is also famous for supplying the Parisian flower market with
roses, and huge wagons, loaded to the
brim with flowering roses in pots and.
baskets.screenedfrom the withering influence ofthe sun by canvas canopies, may
be seen on the road from Nanterre to
Pares any day. Next to the town of
Grasse, in Provence, I do not know of any
place where I have seen roses in such
abundance as in the garden of Nanterre.
, Our next stopping place is Rueil, and
on the opposite side of the river lies the
charming village of Chaton, from which
the road leads to the famous race-course
of Vesinet. Kueil suffered considerably
during the Franco-Prussian war, and the
country residence of Mr. Jules Favre,
which is here, did not escape, but shows
the marks very plainly on its stuccoed
facade. In the pretty little church of
Bueil lie buried the remains of the Empress Josephine, and her daughter,
Queen Hortense.
Let us finish up our drive by riding
over to Malmaison, reminding one somewhat of Monticelio, once the residence
of Thomas Jefferson. The placards announcing the sale ofthe place at auction,
are still fresh on the wall as if they had
been stuck up but yesterday j but tho
beautiful garden is overrun with weeds,
and the plaster is scaling ofl the wall,
leaving ugly large blotches of the bare
stone exposed. The mansion was built
in 1743, and purchased by General Bone-
parte in 1798, two years after his marriage with Josephine. It was she who
caused the beautiful esplanade in the
rear of the chateau to be constructed,
after her own designs, and had it planted
with rare shrubs and trees, many of which
still remain. The drawing rooms, council rooms, and Napoleon's private study,
are on the first floor, and on the second,
or top floor were the private apartments
of Napoleon and Josephine. The small
door which separated these two rooms ia
still walled up, and has remained so since
the day, four weeks before their separation, when Napoleon ordered it to be
closed. In Josephine's bed-room may
still be seen the remnants of the gorgeous tapestry of purple velvet, embroidered in gold, with which the walls were
hung; and on Uie damp and cracked ceiling may be traced the outlines of rosy
summer-clouds and merry cupids floating
among them, shooting golden arrows
down into the room below. The relics
of the reign of Napoleon, formerly stored
here, were removed some yeara ago, and
Josephine's harp, the strings all broken
and twisted, is, with some few other articles, all the souvenirs that now remain
at Malmaison to remind the visitor of
the noble woman who once lived here,
and who here breathed her last.
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