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Show Queer Old English Barn. Tho Tltho Barn, which for generations genera-tions has Btood In Boroughbury, Peterborough, Peter-borough, England, bas now been acquired ac-quired by antiquary nnd Is to bo ro-erected ro-erected in London. Tho structuro is believed to bo GfiO years old, nnd was built to nccommodato tho tenth part of tho produco of tho land, which was set apart for tho maintenance of tho monastery. Tho Interior was divided Into arcades, tho loot being supported by masslvo beams of chestnut, which aro supposed to havo been cut from a neighboring forest. Tho most singular singu-lar thing in connection with tho wbolo of tho timber work wns tho ontlro nb-sonco nb-sonco of Iron nails. Tho sldo supports sup-ports had been cut out of a solid plcco of wood. |