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CURIOUS BOX.-A box was presented TO
Gen. Lafayette at Germantown, composed OF 1--we
different kinds Of wood ; as follows


The box is turned from piece of Black Eat-
nut, which till 1915, living Forest Tree,
standing IN from, of the Hal! of Independence and
had been with other like Trees the conte mporarIes
Of William Penn and the first settlers OF Phladel.
phia That group formerly serve as inpos e aud
appropriate conductors to that venerable building,
when standing it formerly did, al the utmost
verge of City Population. When Richard Penn
visited Philadelphia, and was showed these iasl ttr
ing vesIiges OF his great progentors day, be burst
into flood Of tears. The interest to be flooded
by this wood is, that it is the last OF all the Fo5
est Race, so near the city. The four sections OF
the circle on the lid are as follows, 10 witt


The Sareet Gam is another tree cf the Forest
Race Of Penn's days, and the last present living
trees SO the city, (save the Elm still standing
on the n. w. corner Of Schuylkill Seventh and
Race streets it being Of the three or four no"
standing the northern side OF Vine street, IN
front oil Bush Hill.-Such facts as these tend pow
erfully to impose upon our consideration The won
derfully rapid growth OF our American cities from
the rude sylvan 10 the embellished City stale.


The Oak is a piece of The top log Of bntment
wharf (now strange tell,) located AT the junction
of Hudson's Alley and Chesnut street, in the year
$685. and then appetalning to the trst Bridge ever
made over Dock Creek. Under this Bridge, re-
placed by stone one in 1909, vessels loaded with
wood used to 80 up TO the "common landing'' at
the junction of High and Fourth streets The pre-
sen. piece Of wood found SIX ieet under the
present surface in 1928.


The Elm is one Of the celebrated N Treaty
Trees' of Shackam amaxum, which blew down in
1910, and Scion of which is again hourishng,
(liks the production Of the labied PhGnx j in the
western lot of the City Hospital.


The .uahogany is piece of the Beam of the
first house constructed by the Europeans in Amer
ca Ii was built and occupied by The Great CO.
umbus, and is still preserved With commendab!e
care By the Hayden Government.