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land, the pedantic king." Descending this 

 pile, which, too, has been furnished out of a 

 quarry on the estate, within a few minutes' 

 drive of its stance, and so nicely is this said 

 quarry embedded in and among forest speci- 

 mens, that unless it was pointed out and 

 personal inspection made, no one would think of 

 anything of the kind. Most quarries, after 

 serving a purpose, remain unoccupied, but 

 this one is utilized, which shews what fore- 

 thought and judgment are capable of doing 

 if properly directed. What an admirable idea 

 to build a gas work for supplying the house 

 in this deep cavity, concealing everything 



that would be called ugly, cropping up in 

 any demesne, and then, in point of efficiency, 

 just the very thing that was wanted. The 

 lower the gasometer from the point where sup- 

 ply is drawn the better the quality of the 

 gas. " Necessity is the mother of invention," 

 and whether it was necessity or ability that 

 prompted the undertaking we are not curious 

 to inquire. That, like many other simple 

 things which turn out very useful, is a wrinkle 

 for all, whether placed or not in similar cir- 

 cumstances to note. 



We must reserve the conclusion of this 

 article until our next number. 



