Show s i t a t 1 1 NEARBY at CD i s 1 AND TT by 1 YONDER maxey 1 t t dead letters THE receipt of unbelievably larae numbers of letters addressed to individuals divi duals and concerns which could not be located at the address given and could not be returned to the writ ers because no return address wa given led the bost as far bach as 1825 to establish a dead letter in washing n or the e of working out a proper disposition of such mall incidental ly the large amount of money found in unclaimed hytter likewise led to the establishment of our present postal money order system in ISM dut the flood ot let continued to increase at an alarming rate and the establishment of the parcels post made worse so that several branch bad to be opened undeliverable letters are opened mia destroyed unless they contain something of value or making their return to the writers possible those containing anything 0 obvious value are beld for one icar claim after which time if the contents become pro erty letters carrying name and ad dress ot sender are returned unde parcels are hold for a time and anally disposed of at public auction during a recent year the postmaster general reported the disposition of 24 undeliverable letters being delivered 1 de strayed SO filed awal thu claim under treatment and u 37 unclaimed parcels of were delivered destroyed anil the balance to be finally disposed of at austli n during a recent january some 5 undeliverable christinas birds reached the various dead letter and only about 10 per cent coull he returned because the senders failed to show their addresses the king of rt IS said that there are about u 1 of species and tn the neighborhood of SOO varieties of oak trees in athla country also that they vary as broad ly la habits and appearance as a like number of human families bearing the same name and that each variety thrives best in its own kind of home wears its own kind of bark and grows its own sort of leaf ills excellency the wye oak Is said to be the king of all the oaks in america ills ryal highness resides on the celebrated eastern t lies speake bay region of the slate of maryland in talbot county to be ex act standing near the highway which parallels the bay shore somewhat apart from other trees as if to show off to better advantage and sur rounded by a protecting fence this old resl denter proudly exhibits a that the visitor may understand just who he Is which imparts the surprising information thai his trunk one foot from the ground Is ba feet to circumference his top spread feet that lie Is SJ feet high and ab ut three hundred seventy anve years old after lingering to benjy the solitude of his and learning that he probably la the largest oak ea of the mississippi if not in the entire united baates and lie oldest trie in eastern united states the visitor naturally feels ennobled and departs with a keep admiration for this luty giant and wishes him continued good health and contentment the wisconsin dells declare that once geologists upon a time that section of alie united states which Is now designated as wisconsin was covered by a mas alve sheet of ice somewhat like the greenland of today this tee period probably came to an end some years ago As this far reaching ice field began to melt and break up and wisconsin took its place in the sun th ice water escaped by cutting a chan nel through a sandstone ridge which ran crosswise to its course and abo dells of wisconsin aler came into ex istance and the river sought a connection with the fataei of waters so aa to have an outlet for its liquid cargo the dells extend some seven miles up and down the river have a minimum width cl about W feet a depth of from CO to feet and unusual beauty Is the outstanding fea ture of this valley here or hundreds ot centuries natures elements have quietly worked wearing carving and etching the sand stone wills of the river into an ornate and unique panoramic scenic attract alon outstanding features have beau appropriately named by visitors for instance one finely chiseled lateral canyon Is so narrow hat two persons cannot pass ct the same time hence fat mans misery fold deep chasms striking ruck formations sculptured walls fluted columns and other forms of natures handiwork are arrayed on all sides presenting en masse a of the beautiful and the picturesque thai I 1 as rare as it la unusual cx union n tiia w |