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The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-14
LIE Of Ru..i.n P...nn,..

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.-Loudon Leader.
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WONDERS OF NATURE
None More Impressive Than Those
of the Peuifed Forest
Among Them Is Natural Bridge
Formed of . Petrincd Tree-Re-
mnrLnble saEacity of an
Old Horse.
Especial Arizona Letter.I

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: Yes, ladies
and gentlemen, out yonder in Arizona
there is u forest where the trees are all
growing just the same as they did CEN
turies ago. but all pewtrifed. Yes, gen.
lemen, them trees is still standing and
growing 200 or more feet high, the same
as they did centuries ago. but all pew
trifed. And the branches on them ere
trees is growing the same as they did
centuries ago. but all pewtrifed. And
If you dig down into the ground you
will find the roots Of them ere trees a.
growing just the same as they did CEN
turies 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 sub
mitting question to the lecturer.
Said he: 'If these petritied birds are
flying about in this petrified forest
what becomes of the law of gravi,a-
tion?"
without any hesitation the lecturer
replied: '.Oh, that's pewtrified, tool"
Now, whether this story has any foun-
dation in fact or not / am unable to
say, but it is from such story as this
that many people have gained an idea
rs to what the petrified 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-
tion in fact. Indeed, it is considered as
very doubtful that these immense pet
ritled logs grew within many miles of
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from the main line Of the Santa Fe
railway to California. A little station
between Carrizo 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 a Scotchman. and in
born pioneer. He was the sheriffin
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 10 reside at his
little ranch-house on the banks of the
Little Colorado river, watching his in
creasing 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 a COM
paratively level country towards a line
of bluffs or cliffs some four or five
miles away. On reaching these cliffs
we find 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 il 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 are Sec
tions of trees. AS the soft material of
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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 tremendous
flood had washed the great forest out
of existence. The recumbent trees
were then. during the subsequent CEN
turies, 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
rs lime to solidify them, for. now that
thousands upon thousands of years
have passed away, and the overlying
strata have been washed down by the
disintegratiug 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 imagina-
BILE hue, Hundreds OF square miles are
covered with this wonderful forest.
These large deposits of petritied
wood are found in Arizona. five miles
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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 i'm
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 $50, 900
sacks. Potatoes are regularly imported
from Germany also.--N. Y. Sun.
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How to Get On.

Mrs suddenrich Ia smart woman)-
Did ye 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 emp"
Names of all tn big-bugs in tn
city"
Put 'em on tn parlor table."-N.
Y. Weekly.
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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 matriN, 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 q
group which looks like dwarfish man
and his wife, whilst here to the left
n bold pillar stands out. so or more
feet high, crowned with the head of a
tremendous eagle. Yonder, on a 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 diameter
that l have a 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
aud fhn nrr,aIlv y,,I L..
which it is surrounded.
1t is frightful desert region. and
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 suffi.
cheney of water. The weather was in.
tensely hot, and soon our little stock
of water was exhausted. The thought
of sAsaiting until we got back home
was maddening, but 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 drop
of water had been in it for ten years,
be quietly took the saddle and bride
from his horse, and, tying a rope around
its neck, turned it loose. With an in
stinct as unerring as that of the bird
in its fight, 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 paws the earth from
squirrel hole, but in far greater guam
titles. l stood and watched him in
amazement. while Adam said: "Oh, he's
smart. he is. Did you never see boss
dig for water? That hoss 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
cur thirst. and in the cool of the even.
ing returned to the ranch.
G. WHARTON JAMES.
Max Nordnu, upon the completion Of
his lecture tour in Holland, will take
Il trip through Germany on his bicycle.
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LARGE Wonan's Choice.

She was large woman with wide.
firm mouth shaded by an incipient mus
tache.
when 1 marry" she said, in heavy
tones, "the lucky man must have the
advantage of military education"
"Why so?" inquired her dearest
friend.
because he will then know the value
ofimplicit obedience to ers."--Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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Advantage. Of Poverty.

His mother was trying to demon
itrate 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 there?"
Bully WELL" he answered promptly.
Then l wouldn't have to have my face
washed. d."-Chicago Post.
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No C.u.e 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. hadn't received my
hotel bill then.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-14

Mrs. Newlywed-Yes; he got many
valuable presents from his friends when
be celebrated his silver wedding.
Mr.. Newlywed-Silver wedding! That
means he had been married 25 years.
Well, he deserved valuable presents
n. Y. World.
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wouldn,t Do At All.

Lets 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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Quickly Arrnnred.

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.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-14
An Anxiou. 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-liver oil
all winter, but I'm willin' to try any.
thing.-N. Y. World.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-14
DIplOnl aCy.

But why on earth did you intro
duce me to your aunt as Mr.. Darling?
Did you forget that it was Scroggs?'
"Ce.tainly not, you old goose. But
i know she overheard me call you
darling. and | wouldn't have her think
! was spooning for all the world. =
CleYeland plain Dealer
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y.Iuab,. Acou,.i,,o..

Mr.. Spriggins-I fear you will make a
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
IF the inside information she will be
able to impart about those ten families!
-Tit-Bits.
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The Greeuest Yet.

Green are the woods and fields. and gree
Sometimes. the oceans wave.
And green's the emerald, and exc
The grass on many 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.
L. A W. Bulletin.
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How He Got Her

Here's 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. e.'-Chicago Post.
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The Old. Ola story.

'Tis 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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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?"
"Yes. I can see evil at glance
where most people would scarcely sus-
pect its existence" Star.
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Sad. hui Not Repentant.

She-Do you know, 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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Round to BE GLOOMY.

Look up. sad heart" The kicker did.
And with a look Of pain.
He said: i've looked. sir. as you bid
think it's going to rain"
Washington Star.
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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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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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similar sen.atiop.,

Bacon-When 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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Met His Match.

He lit a 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
irm.A
Lane-Yes; but he wants to keep it
luiet.
"Why?"
He is afraid his wife will find it out"
Brooklyn Life.
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A Vain Boa.ter.

"He takes the weather as 1t comes,"
And thinks he earns encomiums;
But how can human beings. pray,
Take weather any other ways
Chicago Record.
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The PohIck Phiio.op

find as through the world 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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Lady Ito the pressing strangely
Thank you, but won't need the shell
ter of your umbrella, as 1 haven't far
to go. But my husband is at his Office
without his umbrella and you might
call for Hmm. Y. World.
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Max Nordnu, upon the completion Of
his lecture tour in Holland, will take
a trip through Germany on his bicycle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16
AN UNBURIEO SKULL.
The Weird story of the Ghost OF
BOyntOn Agnes Hall.

bOyntOn AEHtS
Boynton Agnes Hall, the country seat
of Sir Henry Somerville BOynton, who
has 60 recently died. has one of the
most extraordinary ghost stories at
tached to it. The house, which was de-
signed by lingo Jones, is a large and
picturesque red brick building, partly
in the Tudor and partly in the Eliza
bethan and JacObean styles. The IN
terror, which was decorated ny Rubens'
contains some magnificent apartments,
including a grand hall, with timely
carved screen. behind which is a splen-
did staircase. Over the mantelplece IN
the hall there was a curious representa-
ton Of the Empire of Death. In the
time Of Elizabeth the hall and estates
became vested in three sisters. coheir-
esses. who determined to have erected
for themselves and their descendants
the present mansion, instead Of the old
er building.
The youngest of the three sisters.
who had taken a special interest III the
erection of the new house, was brutally
maltreated by some ruiians when pay
ING a visit TO Harpham Hall, the resi-
dence of Lady st. Quentin, and died
very shortly after. Before her death
she made her sisters promise that hei
head should be removed from her body
and preserved within the hall, to re-
main there forever She also left a
weird message to future owners of the
house that if they disobeyed these In
functions she would render the place
uninhahitabl
Her sisters. who had only made the
promise to pacify her, had the body in
TERED in the church without decapita
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8. s. 8. FOR THE BLOOD

ton. A very short time afterward such
terrible disturbances took place IN
Boynton Agnes Hall that the servants
refused to remain in it, and II became
in truth, impossible to live there. The
two sisters then consulted with the
vicar of the parish and had the coffin
brought up from the vault. and, on
opening it. found the head severed from
the body and rapidly assuming the ap.
pearance of a feshless skull The skull
was duly brought TO the house and
placed on table in the hall, where
with the exception Of very short
periods. it has remained ever since.
On one occasion a maidseryant Sc
cretly threw it from a window on to
wagon. which remained immovable I'M
til. terror stricken with what she had
done, the girl confessed, and the skull
was restored to its place. AT another
time the Boynton Of the day, ignoring
or disbelieving his ancestress' power,
caused the skull to be buried in the
garden. The result was that dreadful
wailings and numerous unexplained
crashings were heard about the hall
and the skull had to be again rein
stated. London Nail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16
Colonel san Martins Unhappy END

Colonel san Martins Unhappy End.
The Literary Digest prints the FOL
lowing, concerning Colonel San Mar
tins unhappy ending to what prom
ised to be glorious military career
Colonel San Martin of the Spanish
army has indeed come to an unhappy
end. When General Miles arrived at
Ponce. Porto Rico. San Martin com
manded force Of 1000 men in the
town, but was so surprised that he
made no attempt at resistance and fell
back through the island to San Juan.
When he reached the Porto Rican capt.
tai. he was court martialed. by order OF
Captain General Macias. and condemn
ed to he shot. The unfortunate colonel
begged that he might die in Spain.
This request, il view of the fact that
he had won six medals by bravery in
battle. was granted. Meanwhile Gen
eral Brooke and other Americans who
had been engaged in the campaign petit
toned for clemency. showing the
Spanish authorities that Colonel San
Martin could not possibly have done
otherwise than retire Despite the fact
that he did the best he could under the
circumstances, the Spanish war depart
ment had sentenced him for life to a
penal settlement.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16
The Mad Painter.

The wife of the great Hungarian
painter. Munkacsy. visits him often in
he madhouse and takes him out for a
drive. Sometimes be recognizes her In
the grounds of the asylum he can be
seen leaning on two attendants as he
walks about. his once imposing figure
bent and emaciated, his snow white
hair and beard unkempt-a mere wreck
Of the man who, few years ago. was
considered one Of the handsomest pub
lie characters in Paris
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16

TO swear. We will hope that in tie
excitement of the occasion the Angel
Gabriel failed to set it down against
the captain. Clarke began to swear and
to go from man to man, kicking each
one in turn. "We are attacked Rally
at the trencbesl" he shouted
But still the weary, tagged ont men
were Glow. They reused, but seemed
unable to shake off che mesbes Of slnm-
Der which clogged their brains.
"For goodness sake, boys. wake npl
cried the captain. and then. with sud
den inspiration, he shouted. Company
F, play ball
That settled it. The men were wide
awake in an instant. and. led by then
captain. every man dashed for the
trenches to the relief of the detail al
ready there. and the enemy was thrust
back-as history will tell us Will
mantle journal.
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Paid n shilling to Kiss the Queen.

The death is announced in Essex of
an old woman whose sole title to fame
is that she once kissed the queen for Il
shilling Instead of receiving the shill-
ing, she paid it, 1t happened long
time ago. A school of girls met the
baby. Victoria, cut with her nurse and
offered a shilling each for permission TO
kiss her. The nurse made about $40 by
the transaction The Duke of Kent
cher majesty's father reprimanded her
and said that in future she must never
take less than a guinea per kiss. In
honor Of the event the schoolgirls form
ed themselves into the Society of the
Queen Kiss and sent in fulsome ad-
dresses from time to time. The old
woman in Essex was the last survivor
Chicago Tribune.
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What Walked Them,

Bill jackson, the hero Of Willimantic,
has a new story Of Ell Caney 1t is
about the Twelfth regulars, of which
Bill was one. The story dates from the
night attack. Captain Clarke, who was
a fine soldier and who seemed never to
sleep, hurried back from the trenches
TO where the men of the company slept
and cried: ITO armsl Get upl They
are coming at us
One or two men sprang to their feet,
and a few sat up and drowsily rubbed
their eyes. The rest slept peacefully on
dreaming of home perhaps. They were
dead tired. Then Captain Clarke began
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16

Employer understand you
went to the bali game yesterday
afternoon. You told me you want
ed to go to your mother ln-law'i
funeral.
CIerk-I did want TO, but she Is
not dead yet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-16
Hobson saIuted by Proxy.

It would seem that Lieutenant Hob
son is taking the salutes for which,
equally with the Merrimac exploit. he
is famous, by proxy these days. The
other day be was showing a party Of
American women over the Spanish
prize ships now lying in dock at his
port. Said the hero Of the Merrimac
pointing to a large hole in the casing
of one of the vessels, That was done
by one Of cur shells" For few mo-
ments his companions gazed in admira-
ton on the havoc wrought by the pro-
jectile; then, giving way to their feel
ings, they fell on their knees and hys-
terically kissed the jagged edges Of the
aperture Hongkong Letter in Chi
csgo Record.