MASSACHUSETTS PEAR TREE
280 YP» *S OLD—STILL
BEARING LARGE CROPS
BOSTON.—Two hundred and eighty
years ago the colonial governor of
Massachusetts, John Endicott, pur
chased a vast tract of land at Dunver
sport, then known a3 the southern
section of Salem village. The estate
afterward became known as the Endi
cott plantation.
Gov. Endicott, being a great lover
of sugar pears, sent to a relative in
Dorchester, England, for a pear tree.
After several months the tree arrived
and at that time few people ever be
lieved the tree would live, as the roots
had become very dry.
The governor, believing that he, bet
ter than anyone else, was the proper
rrnn to plant the tree,journeyed to the
pit ntation and there, in a sheltered
spot close to the Danvers river, dug
a hole and carefully planted his treas
uied tree.
For many years the governor cared
for the tree himself, and it was not
long before it became the most famous
of all fruit trees of Massachusetts.
Fach year for nearly three centuries
tho tree has never failed to supply an ,
abundant crop of Juicy sugar pears of j
the finest quality. This year there j
were nearly three thousand pears on \
the tree. Few people who visit Dan - 1
vei'3 miss the opportunity ot seeing
this wonderful tree, which is carefully
guarded by a picket fence.
The Endicott tree is thought to be
the oldest fiuit tree in North America
and it is very doubtful if there Is a
tree in existence bearing such a boun
tiful crop at this great age.
The tree is made up of three dis
tinct trunks, which are partially de
cayed, although the upper section of
the tree i3 quite healthy in appearance.
Endicott himself used to relate that
the tree supplied a sufficient number
of pears to supply the entire Salem
village. In those days there were less
than one hundred inhabitants in the
village; today the same territory ha3
a population of nearly one hundred
thousand.
When Gov. Endicott died in 1665
special mention was made in his will
in regard to his famous tree, which
was left in care of his daughter.
Washington. Lincoln and Daniel
Webster are among the many men to
taste the fruit of this tree. It is
cla*med that the fruit has been eaten
at the royal palace in London.
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WIN BETS AT HEAVY ODDS ON
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN’S TIP
Pacific Nawa Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON.—Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon will have it "all
over" his colleagues in the matter of
instant attention and service favors
from the custodians of the senate
this winter. And it will be because
Joseph Fitzsimmons had great con
fidence in the militant senator's poli
tical sagacity and Judgement.
"Fitz," who is assistant chief cus
todian of the upper body, in company
with John L. Sullivan of pugilist
fame was watching the bulletin
| beards in New York on the evening
| of the presidential election. At mid
night, when it became apparent that
! New York, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsyl
! vania and Iowa and gone overwhelm
ingly for Hughes and the election of
the Republican candidate seemed as
sured, the senate oflicial and the ex
champion wandered into the Demo
cratic national headquarters and read
a telegram )filed early in the evening)
from Senator Chamberlain declaring
Uie west scented unitedly and surely
for Wilson.
With a confidence built solely of
the message. "Fitz” and "John L."
immediately went forth and wagered
>>n the president $300 to $2,100 and
S300 to $3,000 respectively. Ten
days later they collected, and now
"Fitz” i3 flashing his roll about the
corridors of the capitol and extolling
tile prohetic powers of" his friend
the Senator from Oregon."
MASSACHUSETTS FORESTERS
TO LEARN IN WEST
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau, j
WASHINGTON, Five or six hull- i
died members of the Massachusetts
Forestry Association will tour the
west for a period of two months next
summer with a double object of sight
seeing and of making a thorough
study of the various phases of gov
ernment timber sales, trail building,
logging, fire protection, etc., as prac
ticed by the United States Forestry
Service.
Practically all the camping and time
spent on the trail will be confined to
th» national forests and parks in the
Pacific Coast states. The itinerary
piobably will be arranged so as to
take in the forests of Montana and
from there Jump to Washington and
Oregon, thense to California and back
east via the southern or central route.
The Massachusetts association, a
state organization of long-standing,
with which many prominent Bay state
people are identified, has asked the
federal forest service for permits to
travel under the guidance of and to
be Instructed by western foresters.
The service will co-operate fully Id
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Massachusetts has made long*:'
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SEAL BONES ON
PRIBILOF ISLANDS
TO BE USED
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau i
WASHINGTON, The largest known
bone deposits in the world—tho3e re
sulting from the death of thousands of
seals yearly for a century or more on
the Pribilof Islands of Alaska—prob
ably will shortly be utilized for fer
tilizing purposes, according to an a
nouncement of the United States Bur
eau of Fisheries,
Several large ferttllizer manufac
turing concerns are negotiating with
Ihe government for contracts to pur
chase and bring to this country the
thousands of tons of bone, and the
fisheries bureau expects soon to close
one or more contracts.
Several difficulties of transporta
tion must be overcome by the contrac
; Ling purchaser. The Islands afford
landing facilities only for small boats.
: Vessels of 12 feet draught or over nan
not with safety anchor nearer than
half a milefrom shore. No food or
or fuel suplies are available at any
j point nearer than Unalaska, 260 miles
distant.
The fisheries bureau has advised
j prospective contractors that liquor
| must not be taken on the island, that
traffic in fur-3eal and fox skins is
■piohibitcd, and that non-interference
with seal rookeries would be Insisted
upon.
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Old Timer have you hoard the news?
Alaska's going to cut out booze and
| henceforth will that frozen clime sub
sist on pop and seltzer'd btno, and
| miners from tbe frozen bills in but
[ termilk will bathe their gills and
| Klondike Pete and Rough-house Liz
1 will quench their thirst in kickless
fizz and mushers chilled on Arctic
trips will drink beef tea and stmek
their lips.
The roadhouse will no longer cheer
the trail-worn soul with hootch or
beer; the mining camp will silent !><■,
except for miners drinking tea. No
mere they'll seek D. Rum of nights
and get lit up like Northern Lights,
since none may buy or steal or mooch
one little shot of fiery hootch. And
Yukon Ike, the good old soul, will
have to shinny up the pole, and sion
we'll see Hell-Roarin' Pete, upon the
water wagon's 3eat.
The sourdough when he wants a
drink, will amble to the Yukon's brink,
and quaff a horn of 11-2 O, a harmless j
drink as well you know; then go his i
wpy in search of gold and sing an ode |
to water cold, and when he makes a ;
stake he'll go, to camp and buy a j
drink or so, of orangeade, near beer,
or lime and swear he’s had a ripping
time.
Not like the days of old, not much:
John Barleycorn is now in Dutch,
from Sitka to the Arctic shore, and
"Forty-Rod" will cheer no more, the f
Hardy Argonaut for he, has climbed
the pole like you and me —Anacortes
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