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Life of Russian Peasants.

A Russian feuilletonist thus describes
his countrymen: The Russian strives,
with but few exceptions, towards the
ideal state in which Adam and Eve
lived in Paradise. He suffers from idle
ness, apathy and want of independ-
ence. The climate may have something
to do with this. The villager is com
PEELED, from November to April, to give
up all work in the fields, and this time
he forgets how to work. 1t is only
hunger that compels him to start again
in the spring. In June he has another
rest. With the beginning of July he
must go into the fields again. and con-
tinues till the end of September, when
the harvest is all gathered in. The Rus
sian peasant, therefore, really works
only four months in the year. During
the rest of the time he seeks to amuse
himself, so that it is hardly to be won
dered at if he becomes poor and de.
generate.-London Leader.
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WONDERS OF NATURE
None More Impressive Than Those
Of the Petrified Forest.
Among Them II . Natural bridge
Formed Of q PetriAed Tree-Re.
narkable Sagacity Of an
Old Horse.


Especial Arizona letter.
Most people have doubtless heard the
story of the Arizona pioneer who was
giving lecture in New York on the
wonders of his far-away country.
When he came to his description of the
petrified forest, it is reported that he
said somewhat as follows: eyes, ladies
and gentlemen, out yonder In Arizona
there is a forest where the trees are all
growing just the same as they did CEN
turtles ago, but all pewtrified. Yes, gen.
tlemen, them trees is still standing and
growing 200 or more feet high, the same
as they did centuries ago, but all pew
trified. And the branches on them ere
trees is growing the same as they did
centuries ago. but all pewtrified. And
# you dig down into the ground you
will find the roots of them ere trees a.
growing just the same as they did cen
turtles ago, but all pewtrified. And on
the branches of them ere trees leaves
are growing just the same as they did
centuries ago, but all pewtrified. And,
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flying about among the branches of
them ere pewtrified trees, ladies and
gentlemen, are a number of pewtrified
birds, a-singing pewtrified songs"
A gentleman in the audience here
arose and asked the privilege of SUBJ
hitting a question to the lecturer.
Said he: eff these petrified birds are
flying about in this petrifed forest
what becomes of the law of gravita-
tion?''
Without any hesitation the lecturer
replied: ooh, that's pewtrified, tool"
Now, whether this story has any foun-
dalton in fact or not 1 am unable to
say, but it is from such story as this
that many people have gained an idea
as to what the petri6ed forest is like.
AT the outset let it be understood that
the idea that these trees are standing
upright, that they have roots, and that
they have branches, is a complete err
ror, and has not the slightest founda-
ton in fact. Indeed, it is considered as
very doubtful that these immense pet
rified logs grew within many miles of
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America Importing Potatoes.

A man whose attention had been at
tracted to several large trucks piled
high with what were labeled selected
Scotch potatoes" was curious enough
to investigate this seeming variance
with the idea that America supplies the
world with food products. He found
that Scotch potatoes had been known
here for Is years. None had been inn
ported, however, for five years until
this season, when the scarcity of po-
tatoes here and the plentifulness of the
Scotch crop made importations profit
able. One ship alone brought 10000
sacks. Potatoes are regularly imported
from Germany also.-N. Y. Sun.
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from the main line of the Santa Fe
railway to California. A little station
between Garlic and Holbrook has been
named Adamana, after the old pioneer
who drives tourists out to the forest.
He is one of the best-known characters
of the west. There are few people
in the west who do not know Adam
Hanna. Adam is Scotchman, and il
Silverton, COL, in its earliest and PALM
lest days. He has arrested more des-
peradoes, perhaps, than any man now
living, and yet, for the past few years,
he has been content to reside at his
little ranch-house on the banks of the
Little Colorado river, watching his in
bands of cattle and horses,
and, now and again, take out few
tourists to the wonderful forest near
by.
After crossing the river, not far from
Hanna's house. the drive is over COM
paratively level country towards line
of bluffs or cliffs some four or five
miles away. On reaching these cliffs
we find a number of bays and promon-
tories, which make canyons and ravines
into which we can drive and ride for
purposes of exploration. Here we find
the logs scattered about in confusion
in every direction. Strange to say, all
the trees are split up into logs, and
equally strange is the fact that if one
tries to split log the fracture is a
longitudinal one, while all the old
fractures are transverse. Sticking out
of the cliff walls all around us ire SEQ.
lions of trees. AS the soft material of
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Advantages Of Poverty.
His mother was trying to demon
strate to him how much better off he
was in his nice new sailor suit than
some of the street arabs they encoun-
tered.
''Now, Willie" she said, "how would
fou like to be like that, poor little boy
over THEREOF
"Bully WELL" he answered promptly.
Then wouldn't have to have my face
xashed."-Chicago Post.
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which the walls are composed is washed
away, more of the trees become ex-
posed, and in time are released from
their matrix, only to roll down and
join the great mass on the level. The
results of this constant disintegration
are seen in the most peculiar carvings
or sculptures of the soft rock which
surround these trees. Yonder is a
group which looks like dwarfish man
and his wife, whilst here to the left
a bold pillar stands out, so or more
feet high, crowned with the head of
tremendous eagle. Yonder, on hill,
is 2O-foot log of jasper and agate, so
resting on the brow of the hill that
it looks for all the world like cannon,
natural fortress to exclude people
from the region of the beautiful stones.
A little over half mile away on the
southwest side of this bluff the soil has
been so washed away as to cut ra.
vine right underneath one of the very
few almost perfect trees found in the
forest. So that here we have natural
bridge formed out of a petrified tree.
This tree was originally over 200 feet
high, and is now so large in diameter1
that I have friend who has ridden
horseback across it. This is one of the
most astonishing and wonderful
bridges in the world, and that trans.
continental traveller who journeys from
the east to California is not wise who
fails to spend the one day that is nee
essary to visit this wonderful bridge
and the equally wonderful forest by
which it is surrounded.
1t is frightful desert region, and l
had an experience here that was as
novel as it was Unpleasant. We had
come further than we had intended
and were not provided with a sufi.
cheney of water. The weather was in.
tensely hot, and soon our little stock
of water was exhausted. The thought
of waiting until we got back home
was maddening, but 1 saw no other
course. Adam. however, knew a trick
far better than waiting. Riding along
until we came to the dry bed of a
stream, that seemed as if not a drop
of water had been in it for ten years,
he quietly took the saddle and bride
from his horse, and, tying rope around
its neck, turned it loose. With an in
stinct as unerring as that of the bird
in its flight, the horse went to GER
tain spot in the wash and commenced
paving the sand with his feet. He
threw it out with almost as great ra-
pidity as dog pay:s the earth from a
squirrel hole. but in far greater guam
titles. I stood and watched him in
amazement, while Adam said: 'sOh, he's
smart, he is. Did you never see boss
dig for water? That boss has saved
my life many time, for he can find
water if it's to be had, where you and
me would lie down and die. Now see
him.
With intent gaze the horse drew back,
and steadfastly watched the hole he
had made. In few minutes half
bucket of water had collected at the
bottom of the hole, and, though the
water was neither cool nor fresh, it
was better than nothing. We quenched
our thirst. and in the cool of the even.
ing returned to the ranch.
G. WHARTON JAMES.
Max Nordau, upon the completion Of
his lecture tour in Holland, win take
a trip through Germany on his bicycle.
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Large woman's Choice.

She was large woman with wide,
firm mouth shaded by an incipient mus
tache.
when marry" she said, in heavy
tones, "the lucky man must have the
advantage of military education"
'Why SOP" inquired her dearest
friend.
Because he will then know the value
of implicit obedience to orders. "--Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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Mrs Suddenrich "a smart woman)-
Did We write to the Highstyle Engrav-
ing company for specimens of all their
latest visitin' cards?
Daughter-Yes, NAV, an they just
sent 'em-'bout \ hundred of 'em. all
sorts an kinds.
'What names is on 'em?"
''Names of all tn big-bugs in tn
city"
'Put 'em on tn parlor table."-N.
Y. Weekly.
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Diplomacy.

''But why on earth did you intro
duce me to your aunt as Mr.. Darling?
Did you forget that it was Scroggs?"
Certainly not, you old goose. But
I know she overheard me call you
darling and 1 wouldn't have her think
was spooning for all the world."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Valuable ACQUISITION,

Mr.. Spriggins-I fear you viii make
mistake, Hettie, in engaging that girl.
According to her own story, she has
lived in no fewer than ten families in
town within year.
Mrs. Spriggins-That's just it. Think
Of the inside information she will be
able to impart about those ten families!
-Tit-BitS.
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The Greenest Yet.

Green are the woods and fields, and green
Sometimes, the oceans wave,
And green's the emerald, and exc
The grass on many a grave,
But greener yet than gem Of worth,
Or grass, or waves that curl,
By far the greenest thing on earth
Is our new servant girl.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
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Sad. But Not Repentant.

She-7Do you know, I imagine that
the cat often looks sorrowfully at the
canary's cage?
He-Well, that isn't remorse. The
cat feels blue because we haven't pro-
cured another canary.-Puck.
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EAGLE ROCK


the place where they are now found.
The supposition of the scientists is
that they flowed into what was then
an inland lake or basin from some
higher region, where a tremendous
flood had washed the great forest out
of existence. The recumbent trees
were then, during the subsequent CEN
turtles, covered with mud, sand and
limestone many thousands of feet deep,
and thus subjected to an immense pres
sure, and heat.
There must have been iron and other
minerals in the substances that washed
down and covered the trees, as well
ms lime to solidify them, for, now that
thousands upon thousands of years
have passed away, and the everything
strata have been washed down by the
disintegrating forces of the centuries,
these once proud and lofty trees are
found to be not only solid stone, but
colored into such a variety of hues and
shades as to be the delight of the
collector and the charm of the artist.
Here are actually millions of tons of
jasper, chalcedony, moss-agate, topaz,
amethyst and agates of every magma
BILE hue. Hundreds of square miles are
covered with this wonderful forest.
These large deposits of petrified
wood are found in Arizona five miles
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He Was Spared. That.

George Washington couldn't tell
lie," said young Mr.. Spatts, medita-
lively.
''What of it?" asked Bloobumper.
II was just thinking that the Widow
Custis could never have asked him if she
was the only woman he had ever loved"
Puck
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No Cause for Suicide.

Miss Dreamier-When you stood on
the brink of Niagara, and looked into
the seething, surging, unfathomable
depths below, did you not feel that you
would like to jump in?
Mr.. Tourier-No, I hadn't received my
hotel bill then.-N. Y. Weekly.
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An Anxious Mother.

Mrs. Societe-Your daughter. looks
frail, Mrs. Newrich; she ought to take
physical culture.
Mrs. Newrich-I'll git her some right
away. She's bin takin' cod-lver oil
all winter, but I'm willin' to try any.
thing.-N. Y. World.
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Fitted.

II think that am peculiarly fitted to
be moralist," he remarked, as he half
closed his eyes and put the tips of his
fingers together.
"Indeed?"
eyes. can see evil at a glance
where most people would scarcely sus-
pect its existence."-Washin Star.
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Quickly Arranged.

Old Millions-What? Want to marry
my daughter? Why, the child is hard
ly out of school dresses yet. She needs
a mothers care as much as ever, sir.
Young Poorchap-Oh, that's all right,
I'll live here.-Harlem Life.
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Wouldn't Do at All.

'Let's bring our husbands to the
next meeting of our card club" sug-
gested the one who was recently mar
ried.
"Oh, dear, no." replied the others, in
a chorus. "Why, they'd want us to pay
attention to the game."-Chicago Post.
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The Fitness OF Things.
In life he was a hawk,
A greedy bird of prey.
A marble dove
Is perched above
His costly tomb to-day.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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How He Got Her

Heres a case of man who went to
law in order to get the girl he loved
away from her parents"
took out writ of attachment. ]
suppose. Chicago Post.
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Similar Sensations.

Bacon-When a man is in love every
thing looks different to him.
Egbert-Yes; it's the same way when
he knocks his head against gas brack.
et-Yonkers Statesman.
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A Vain Boa.ter.

HE takes the weather as It comea.~
And thinks he earns encomiums:
But how can human beings. pray.
Take weather any other way
Chicago Record.
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The Old, Old story.

IT'S said to think that grief ofttimes
Treads on the heels of pleasure;
For example, when in haste you wed,
You'll repent perchance at leisure.
Chicago Daily News.
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Bound to Be Gloomy.

LOOK up, sad heart" The kicker did,
And with look of pain,
He said: 1--WE looked, sir, as you bid
I think it's going to rain"
Washington Star.
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Mrs. Newlywed-Yes he got many
valuable presents from his friends when
he celebrated his silver wedding.
Mr.. Newlywed- Silver wedding! That
means he had been married rs years.
Well, he deserved valuable PRESENTS
n. Y. World
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The Pohick Philosopher.

I find as through the world 1 walk
The general grief is this 'un;
There are so many who can talk
That no one wants to listen.
Washington Star.
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Met His Match,

He lit cigarette in the choir,
When the sexton, Michael Maghoir.
Remarked as he ran
To bounce the young man,
Where there's smoke there's fhoir."
Chicago Daily News
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In the Dark.

Parke-I hear Briggson has stopped
travelling and been admitted to the
firm.
Lane-Yes; but he wants to keep it
luiet.
"Why?"
"He is afraid his wife will find it OUT
Brooklyn Life.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-07-14

Lady Ito the pressing Strangely
Thank you, but won't need the shell
ter of your umbrella, as haven't far
to go. But my husband is at his Office
without his umbrella and you might
call for HMM. Y. World
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-07-14

Max Nordau, upon the completion Of
his lecture tour in Holland, win take
a trip through Germany on his bicycle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

Troy. y. l.. Went IiepuDICIH ueS-
day for the first time in thirty years.
Major General Miles has reached
Portland. Ore. on his tour of inspec-
ton.
Fire in a Washington boarding house
suifocated j. T. Francis. government
Irint-shop employe.
l. y. Worthington. a farmer living
two miles west of Lacrosse. Wis, ac-
cidentally shot himself in the eye.
\ 100000 gold brick. the largest
ever melted in Il Canadian mine. is Ia
b,. sent down from the Kootenai dis
trict shortly.
Ii Hung Chang il living in Pekin.
He has the office of grand secrctariat.
and as such he holds Il very high place
in the government.
Cohanda. who posed as the king of
Il katfir tribe in South Africa at the
Worlds fair. * now q house servant in
Il hotel at Louisville.
General Theodore +. Brown. well
known in Chicago Grand Army circles.
* charged with making Il false aft
davit in 4 pension case.
Miss Florette VininG. of Hull Mass.
Owns nine newspapers. They came to
her 10y her fathers will and she over
looks the running of them herself.
Charles L. Churchill. former cashier
of the Globe Savings bank. At CHI
cago. was found guilty of receiving
moneys after knowing the bank 20 be
inSOlveuJ.
Alcohol was first distilled by the Ara
bans. and when we talk about coffee
and alcohol we are using Arabic words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Origin of the Dolly.

From the name of Robert D'Oyley
originated the word dolly. A grant of
land was given to him in the reign of
William of Normandy on condition
that he should give yearly a table
cloth of at least shillings' value at
the feast of st. Michael.
According to the custom of the times.
the women Of his family were skillfuI
with the needle and felt great pride in
cmbroidering their quit rent table
cloths In time these cloths came to
be valuable and were used as napkins
al the royal table. They were called
"D'Oyleys."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
TROUBLE us FEARED.
Continued fr,m FRS, page.

lions. in my judgment. strengthen the
president and his administration
throughout the country. and indicate
that the people are in hearty sympathy
with his administration. The carrying
of Nebraska by the fuSiOniStS is 4
great victory for Bryan and will. i'll
my Judgment. strengthen him with his
party. 1t seems 10 be Il personal vic
tory. however. as other western states
show 4 decided increase in the Repub-
Gcan vote.
New York. Nov 9.-Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew was asked for his views
on the election. Il regard this election
as an Endorsement of President Mckin-
ley'S administration he said. 1T
proves that the American people has
absolute confidence in him. To my
mind. ana l am not speaking idly. it
settles the question beyond doubt of
the next presidency. l believe that it
means that Mr.. Mckinley will he the
nominee of the Republican party. and
that Mr.. Bryan will again secure the
Democratic nomination"
Cleveland. Nov. 9.-Scnator Hanna
said To the Associated Press CORE
spondent Yesterday that he did not at
tach any special political significance
to the fact that Jones. independent for
governor. had carried Cuyahoga coun-
" by plurality of about $1,000.
Jones WAS supported largely by organ
lied labor in cleveland" said Hanna.
and i'll addition received the votes Of
thousands of Democrats who bolted
their party ticket
Washington. Nov. 9.-Thc president
received Il great many congratulatory
kilograms yesterday afternoon. He
expressed himself as we'll pleased with
the result of the elections. especially
q a %
his birthplace. which gratified him eX-
ceedingly. 1t stated that there had
heen 4 Republican gain there of over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Dewey Had No Grievance.

where do you take command of the
fleet?" lady friend asked Dewey just
before he left for Manila.
AT Hongkong." he replied.
After silence the lady said:
Aren't you aggrieved. in view of our
possible trouble with Spain. over being
ordered to the remote Asiatic station,
which can hardly be in the picture in
case of war;
sailors luck" replied Dewey.
Moreover, | haven't entertained griev-
anceS for years"
And then he added. evidently as an
after thought. "Besides. you know.
Spain owns the Philippines. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

"John," she said softly. have you
been saying anything about me 40
mother lately:'
NO" replied John. "Why do you
ask"
Because she said this morning that
she believed you were on the eve Of
proposing TO me. Now, l do not wish
you to speak to mother when you have
anything of that kind TO say. Speak to
me. and I'll manage the business with
mother
And John said no would.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
lie plurality in New Jersey.

New York. Nov. 9.-Taking the high
est candidate for county office on each
ticket in all the counties the Republi-
can plurality in New Jersey is we'll
above 2O.0o0. Taking what local politi-
cal leaders consider u fair average in
each county the Republican plurality
is about 10000. y year ago the Re
publican plurality in the state. calcu-
lated in the same manner. was S40O.
In the same year Voorhees,. Republican
for Gnvcrnnr. had :.l99 nIMrMIitY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

4 Sugar Plum,

Il had my picture taken today" said
little Christine. Il crossed my arms
and leaned on a chair. aud the picture
man put my head in some longs"
why. you must have looked like n
lump of sugar in sugar longs" laughed
papa.
why, so l must have" said Chris
tine delightedly. cause the man kept
saying. What d sweet girl you are" 4"
What to Eat l.. -,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

ROSton. Nov. 9.-Thc Republican pllI-
rality in this state 3 G5.052 The Re
puhiicauS say til" result was an in.
dorScmCnt on the part of MaSSachu,
sets Of the policy of the national ad-
miniStra ion in the Philippine islands.
On the other hand. the Democrats.
pointing 10 the great loss in the Repub-
icnn vote. claim that Massachusetts
thereby has entered Il protect against
expansion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
shot "A Man Through tho Heart.

Tomahawk. Wis. Nov. Six miles
northwest of this place Andrew J Nc
Eccnc shot Frederick Peterson through
the heart. killing him instantly. Nc
Keenc and Peterson had been employ
cd as SawyerS in the Alexander Stew
art Lumber company'S camp. near Har-
shaw. all summer. About two weeks
ago they came to hunt deer. The muir
der was the result Of a quarrel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

Tyler Tex. Nov. 9.-United States
Senator jones *. Jones, chairman OF
the Democratic national committee. is
in this city. Upon being asked as 70
election results. the senator said he
was satisfied ana was not altogether
surprised though re did not look for
quite such Il Republican majority in
Ohio. The senator and Mrs. Jones will
leave III day or two for Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Elected the County Ticket.

Cleveland, Nov. 3.-The entire Re-
publican county and Legislative ticket
was elected by pluralitics ranging from
5000 to $1,000. Caldwell. Republican
for lieutenant governor. has plural
itY of over ln.ONO in the county.