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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

fossil forest, differing In many respects
and broken up into huge logs not SO badly
shattered as in the first.
a third forest is known as Chalcedony
Park. which occupies n wide canon about
six miles across. the drainage of q large
area. This is indeed q forest Of gems, as
here. In the fierce sun the broken pieces
Of trees are scattered about flashing and
cleaning in the sunlight. sending out q
scinttllating blaze of colored lights that
at times seem to vie with the spectrum
In color. Thousands OF logs are seen
here. and tens Of thousands lie beneath
the surface TO be weathered out in time to
come. Some are so complete that the
bark can be seen; but few roots or limbs
are found. the logs breaking into great
sections, as though they had been cut into
seats three or four feet high. Mere words
are inadequate to describe the beauty OF
color presented by these sections, which
are red. blue, green, yellow. pink, repre-
senting amethyst, Jasper. chalcedony. to-
paz and many minerals. The government
has secured this great natural wonder
none too soon. Already and
trade have ravaged the forests. and some
of the best trees have been cut up into
table tops and sold as Mexican onyx"
while another company proposed to grind
up the trees and make them into a sub
stitute for emery.
These forests OF stone are found In
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05
A City Made of Zinc.

Beira is a town IN Africa which is little
known, but It holds a unique position In
the world. An astounding sight meets
the gaze OF the traveller who happens TO
light on the town, for he Will behold a
city built entirely of zinc. The Cover
nor's residence. the public buildings, the
barracks. the arsenal, the shops. the
hotels. the houses and their outbuildfngs
are all made OF zinc. Tbs unpleasant
effect produced by this prevalence OF
zinc Is difficult to describe, and the
knowledge that human beings have to
live In such houses IN so burning a ell
mate intensifes the painful impression.
Millions of tons Of galvanized iron have
been sent out from Great Britain. France
and America, and this quantity has been
used TO build up the tOwn-a feat accom-
plished IN six months. Owing to the
fever OF speculation and the demand for
cheap and hastily found lodgings being
go imperative. the city has been con-
structed OF this material. That nothing
may be wanting to the triumph Of iron a
railway. with wagons and trucks com
posed OF zinc, traverses the city from
end TO end. Indeed, II is so all pervad-
ing that not only Is 1t used TO cover roofs
and build up walls. but even stretchers
are composed Of It Should an inhabitant
fall Ill or meet with an accident be Is
carried away to the hospital on a sheet
Of zinc torn from one of the fences or
buildings nearest to the scene OF the
catastrophe. Should he die he Is carried
to the grave In q zinc coffin.
Owing to the scarcity Of natural pro-
ductions, the food of the entire popula-
ton consists Of timed meats, for no
other food can be procured at any reason
able price. 1t Is altogether a most curl
Gus place, for In addition to the houses
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

been seen, thrown to the ground, de-
sand.
Again searching for an explanation. for
some reason the rain may have failed In
this region and vast beds OF hot sand
flowed In rivers upon the forest and
earthquakes threw them down. Be this
as 1t may, the trees lived during the Tri-
assic age. They were destroyed, many
OF them. washed down TO a lower level
than that upon which they stood origin
ally. and they are today. giants Of an an
cient age, far Older than the petrided
forests of California. the Yellowstone
Park or Wyoming.
They lie scattered over q vast area that
IS the wreck of an ancient plain. that
possibly was a mile and u half above the
sea. a mesa OF sandstone, which caps
clay OF vivid coiors. The trees, doubtless,
grew at some higher level and were car
ried down with some vast food and be-
came embedded In sandstone or gravel.
which formed a part OF their original sur
roundings.
II these trunks could speak, what a
story they would tell. Hurled down,
blasted. they were covered for ages: hen
the uncertain crust sank and mesoxic seas
flowed IN and they were submerged for
ages with successive oceans. Another scene
was then staged. and the forest, deep IN
the slime Of sea mud. was lifted high in
the air, q mile or more by the rise in the
post-crftaceous time. Since then nearly
1000 feet OF the ancient sea bottom has
been washed away by rain. eroded, cut
into gullies and the huge trunks carried
hither and yon, broken and spread over
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

seemingly without warning, some Gorgon
strobe through the land. casting hasilisk
eyes TO right and left, and before Its
glances the great forests melted. faded
away. The Imagination can we'll picture
such a scene and II we substitute for the
stone turning glances OF a Medusa- the
fiery breath of possible volcanic action
over thousands OF acres. we can form
some idea OF the actual cause of the
death OF the Arizona forests. Perhaps
you have seen some fair island or land
driven to the wall and devastated by the
sand that often creeps IN from the sea
and buries vegetation and earth beneath
a trickling ever moving mineral sea that
appears TO have q life and individuality
OF its own. Much deadlier was the de-
vastating force that overwhelmed these
ancient trees.
How long ago the deforestation of this
part OF America occurred no one knows.
The Grologist places 1t in the Triassic
time. several millions OF years ago, but in
the logs we have the tangible proof, mon
uments. tina life once existed here a1d
noble trees waved in the soft air. For
countless years, possibly, there had been
no change. Forests had grown and fallen
to decay. But suddenly the earth was
rent, and out of numberless c~revices and
openings rushed hot water, gases, steam
and deadly fumes, possibly some death
Ike and sudden combustion that fairly
devoured the air. as In Martinique, o
power which overthrow forests, crushed
them ont of ali semblance OF life and COW
cred them in tombs OF ash and sand; such
n cataclysm might we'll be assumed. and
when 1t subsidized the forests may have
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

itors who went to observe the storm and
its effects walked aboard OF her dry shod.
In all the towns along the shore OF Cape
Cod, from PrOyincetown through the
Truros and far beyond, can be seen vari-
GUS strange relics OF wrecks. Here is a
against a dead wall, or a colossal mer-
maid, or some more conventional figure.
while nailed against n house Is the name
Of n ship that now affords n pretext TO
tell the story over and over.
The region between Cape Cod and Ma
haut has been singularly exempt from
wrecks. but from here on to the New
foundland Coast the latter increase until
we come TO the Grand Banks-literally
down here. The Investigator curious for
these dread facts need not seek govern
ment reports: he need but stroll through
Gloucester and ask for a list of widows
and orphans of the past 80 years. 1t
is more than appalling and shows that
Gloucester Is q city of widows of the
men who have gone down to the sea In
ships never 70 return. Statistics, as a
rule, are undressing, but a few figures
may be introduced in this connection to
show the number Of wrecks In this field
of shipping alone in n given time. All
these vessels hailed from Gloucester and
419 vessels were wrecked, valued at
81. $40, 0OO; lives lost, 2,249: widows and
orphans left estimated at 1000. The
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

station at Tarpon stood ready to receive
their signals. Along this reef there were
few evidences or wrecks, but when Cape
Cod was reached the remains of wrecks
recent and modern were found on various
beaches, and If the sands Of Cape Cod
could speak a dreary tale OF wreck and
disaster would be told.
Some of the wrecks along this coast
have had interesting features, especially
that of the English ship Jason Gig. ~.
She was caught inshore, her sails blown
from the gaskets, so that she appeared
to drive In under full sail, but the latter
were cut into ribbons, and, while a ship
OF large size and solid build, she was
broken into three pieces and tossed In
like chan by the heavy seas. On the fol-
lowing day she presented the appearance
foremost, which. broken at the top, still
held the foresail and topsail, the latter
being on good condition. The mid por-
ton of the ship was torn In pieces and
distributed along the sands, while the
stern from the miZzenmast aft projected
above water about 10 feet.
The life 50 wing station OF Peaked Hill
of the most dangerous section. and the
men of Station 6 Gig. - are constantly
on the alert and have made some daring
rescues, no sea, apparently, being too
heavy to deter them from at least making
the attempt. Wreckers sometimes express
the opinion that IL all hands In a bad
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05
Extraordinary Steals

The theft - the ashes Of Columbus
was attemptec, In Chicago during the
Worlds Fair" said Lecoq, the french
detective. Thanks to a friend Of mine.
the attempt failed. Stranger attempts
have succeeded. though. The theft Of a
lighted stove constituted my first case.
A man having deserted his wife, re-
turned home half drunk, and In the good
woman's absence put the stove on a push
cart and started off with IL. He set up.
II seems, an establishment OF bis own
further down the street"
Two villains once stole a Wisconsin
cemetery. First they looted the graves.
selling the skeletons TO anatomists; then
they stole the tombstones, getting, natu-
rally. a good price for the granite and
marble. The place wasn't a cemetery
by the time the theft was discovered. IL
was only a torn up field.
Men have stolen rivers often. To trrf-
gate their own land they first change q
streams course: they dig a channel
through their own property and the river.
leaving its natural bed, follows this chan
mel. 1t is then a stolen river, and Bit
terly does such q theft enrsge the man
who suffers from It
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

- HE policy OF the government In set
ting aside great areas of the country
having especial or phenomenal inter
est: In preserving from vandal hands the
great forests and natural beauties OF he
land, Is one that must commend itself 10
every man or woman who believes that
the citizen of to-day holds the public do
main In trust for the generations TO come.
Thirty years ago the writer attempted to
arouse interest in that section OF Arizona
now known as the petrifed forest, and
10 have II set aside Ivy the government
for all time. But great nations move
slowly, and 1t is only recently that this
section, one Of the wonders OF the world,
has been Included In a forest reserve and
vandalism stopped.
This interesting region. now visited by
thousands every year. lies In the heart Of
the Apache desert 30 miles from the Nav
ato reservation. - miles from the Grand
Canon of the Colorado, ana In near prox-
Unity TO n number OF ancient Moki pue-
bios. which stand pc--hed on lofty mesns.
monuments OF a passing race. Ages ago
the nations from far and near visited this
spot and collected the stone for various
purposes; but II was not until 1851 that
Col. John Stedman told the story Of the
stone forests 10 the civilized world and
one Of It's greatest marvels became gen
orally known.
We can imagine this section OF Arizona,
or some higher region not far distant,
aeons ago covered with a splendid forest.
lofty trees massed IN vast conclaves, trees
of giant stature 10 or more feet in
height, singly or In groups. OF verdure
covering hin and dale. Few finer forests
cnn be found In any land to-day; suddenly,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

~ o wreck n ship in the vernncular o:
the Florida reef ~ years ago, was
not to run the ship aground, but to
save her, II possible. and land the cargo
where IL would accomplish the most good
TO the wrecker. In 1890 the wrcCker
was a feature OF the great reef, which, II
may be said, begins with Cape Florida and
ends with Loggcrhead Key; and while the
majority were honest men and true, there
were some, according to report. who
stood not upon the ethics of justice and
honor, and so fnr from preventing wrecks.
encouraged them. The writer In the early
days saw a large, full-rigged ship deltber-
ately run upon the long and well-known
reef that reaches out to the west of Log
gerhead. 1t was n clear day, and the sea
on the reef could be seen five miles away;
yet the conscienceless skipper kept the
ship under full sail, ignorant that he was
being watched, and / saw her strike head
on, running far on the jagged shelf. 1t
was believed that there was some Collus-
ion with n wrecker, as within n few hours
the ship was surrounded by a company Of
wreckers, who quickly relieved the hulk
of It's valuables.
In the old days the Florida reef was a
ships graveyard. Lights were few and
. far between, and every gale or hurricane
blowing on shore left Its imprint on
scores OF vessels driven upon the reef.
The coral reef often begins abruptly,
hence, ships are driven ashore, often
lifted over the fringe and landed In water
SO shallow that the visitor when the
storm Is over can scarcely believe that so
large n vessel could be transported over
such n barrier. In 1860 l visited a ship
which at low tide stood in water so shall
low that ! walked about her, and this n
mile distant from the key. The seas had
literally carried her over the reef, and in
the shallow channels, which ran In and
out. I often found the remains OF old
wrecks which had been tossed over the
reef, finding rest In the coral-lined chan
nels OF the interior. On one reef, in
water 10 feet In depth. l discovered the
remains OF what had been n Spanish man
of-war. BY continual diving we exca-
waited n hole beneath one OF her guns,
passed a hawser beneath 1t and raised 1t.
The weapon bore the arms OF Spain.
During the past two decades n scientific
system OF wreck prevention and life-sav.
ing has taken form. and the beaches OF
our coast are patrolled with almost tn
same care shown by the police In large
and well regulated cities. The life OF the
lfe-sayer is not a romantic one. The
writer recently visited the region Off the
- coast of Texas. which was found patroIled
by men who, facing the wierd, hot wind
from the Gulf, marched up and down,
regularly inspected by their chief, while
the sentinel In the tower of the nearby
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

no foreign fluid to do the work. Nothing
cleanses the eye like a good, salty shower
bath. and medical art has followed ma
lures law in this respect, advocating the
invigorating solution for any distressed
condition OF the optics. Tears do not
weaken the sight, but Improve IT. They
act as a tonic on the muscular vision,
keeping the eye soft and limpid. and
1t will be noticed that women In whose
eyes sympathetic tears gather quickly
have brighter and more tender orbs than
others"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

Of zinc the streets are Uttered every
where with empty meat tins Of all shapes
and sizes. The dreary monotony Of ever
lasting zinc is only relieved by two stone
houses which have recently been built
and compose the residence and depot Of
the agents Of n French factory. The
houses were construct at a cost of $780,
OOo, and. although far from worth II, are
objects Of envy to Inhabitants OF this
desert land, where the laborers earn s. a
day, yet can barely make both ends meet.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

would be that they would be saved. as
In the majority Of instances one or more
Of the masts are saved. This Is illus
trated In Figure 4, showing a brig
wrecked on the cape, the hull OF 7hich
was literally dashed in pieces: yet the
foremost in some way retained its place.
and the men who took shelter there were
rescued.
An interesting study Is that of wrecks
and conditions which hold. In four or
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

various parts Of the United States. In
Wyoming a side of a vast mountain has
worn away. showing not one but several
fossil tree layers. The forests grew. died
down and In vast eras Of time were COW
cred with debris In which other forests
grew; and so on until numbers were piled
one upon another, then the entire fabric
which held them was eroded or cut away,
leaving the several layers to tell the story.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05
The Value of Tears.

.'Tears have their function duty to nc
~complish, like every other fluid OF the
body. and the lachrymal gland Is not
placed behind the eye simply to I'll space
or give expression to emotion" says an
exchange. The chemical properties OF
tears consist of phosphate Of lime and
soda, making them very salty. but never
bitter. Their action on the eye Is very
beneficial, and here consists their pre-
scribed duty to the body, washing thor
oughly the sensitive organ, which allows
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

nifcent. The crew had furled her sails
and she stood on an upright keel. as
shown In the photograph, but the ire
mendous sea made a clean breach over
her, rising high into the air with a crash
hat shook and wrecked her from keel
to topmast.
Even more remarkable was the case
Of the three-masted schooner Phillips.
She was tossed up u%nlnjured by the sea
and laid so high with sails furled and
on an even keel that fishermen and WIS.,
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five vessels subject to the same condi-
lions a variety of results is often noticed.
In Figure 5 an unknown vessel came in
upon Cape Cod, was dashed in pieces In
the surf. the entire bow section literally
standing on its head high and dry on
the sand. The brig Schubert, on the
other hand. was comparatively uninjured,
though thrown so far In shore that at
low tide the men lcaped overheard and
almost waded ashore. The appearance Of
this vessel during the storm was mag
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

One can see specimens of this great
Arizona forest IN the Smithsonian, placed
there by General Sherman. One Is from
Littodendron Creek. 20 miles from Navajo
Springs. Ariz. When the trees were taken
the Navajo herders told the men that they
were the bones Of a giant that had been
killed by their ancestors; and they point.
ed out the lava beds as the hardened blood
Of the monster to prove the story.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
Jackals and Crocodile Eggs.

Jackals and hyenas are very fond of
crocodile eggs. The former is the more
successful poacher Of the two. Ma
tiveS Of central Africa say that the
jaCkal has sixteen eyes. with ore OF
which he watches the eggs and with
the fifteen others he looks out for the
crocodile The hycna. on the other
hand being very greedy, has all his
eyes on the eggs and 50 often falls a
victim to the watchful crocodile in nc
tiOnless hiding. The natives say. too
that the crocodile sometimes knocks
it's prey OFF the bank or off the canoe
with its tail and then selves it with its
wide open jaws.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
DACHSAUNDS.
AS Fighters OF Badgers They Have No
Canine Equals.

The good nutured, philosoph!c Ger
man dachshund has always been re
gardad as more or less of a joke in
this country Even IN the fatherland
he is u staple for testing His elongat
ed body, his crooked legs his animated
tail, his resemblance to a sausage
who could fail to make some sort Of
joke about Il duchshund?
But the dachshund has a very seri
Gus side and work III life.
"Dachshund' means badger dog"
Now. the badger is an animal that,
generally speaking, needs neither game
laws nor sympathy, because he is able
TO take care of himself and fight his
own battles. Naturalists place him as
link between the bear family and
the weasels. He has about all the
strenuous characteristics of both, with
some Of his own in addition.
Badger batting was formerly a bar
barous rustic sport that drew trade to
country inns and tnverns \ badger
was placed in a barrel and the man
whose dog could bring him out got a
prize. A single dog seldom did it, \
full pack might sometimes. The
badger is a tremendous bUrrower and
the jolly dachshund of the jokes has
been trained for centuries in Germany
to go into his burrows like ferret aft
er rats and drive the badger out or
fight him. In some German and Aus
trian cities there were formerly badger
batting Journeys In which crack dachs-
hunds entered pit with an able
bodied badger and fought for points.
1t is said that such contests are still
held in Vienna For spirit endurance
and agility the dachShund has no peer
in this work and a bulldog pittcd
against a badger would probably find
himself cutting poor figure.
So, make the jokes about the dachs-
hund If you will, but give him credit
for his prowess and for that gentle
ness, characteristic also Of the best
bulldogs. that makes both an atfeC-
tomato companion to man and loyal
playmate to children. Give the daChs-
hund credit too, for intelligence. He
has 1t in large degree Few dogs are
keener.-New York Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16

At race course the other day a
sharper wagered IS he could put more
water into d black bottle than any per
son present An individual present at
once filled the bottle with water and
passed it to the sharper, saying;
There; i think she's as full as She
can get. If you can crowd any more
water into her mister, go ahead
Without saying word the sharper
corked the bottle tightly. Then he
turned it upside down, and in the
large hollow which is found at the bot
tom of most bottles he poured about q
gill of water I'm trouble you to hand
over the money" he said to the stake
holder when he had dome the trick
He received the stakes and coolly
walked off I.OndOn Mall,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Every mother is a trained nurse.
with the two unimportant exceptions
of the uniform and the wages.
There isn't any greater waste of time
than that spent in worrying because
others are not doing their duty.
A man may think he is boss of his
own home. but after his wife has been
sick once or twice he finds it is the
doctor
There are great many ways Of be
coming unpopular, but one Of the
surest is to rush in where angels fear
to tread
When a man comes home and asks
II mother is home what he really
wants to know is if she is in the kitch
en- cooking.
If there is whipped cream on any old
thing on the table q girl is apt to think
that the requirements for dainty
luncheon have all been met, -Atchison
Globe
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16

In Russia much rain is considered q
good omen. 1t is believed that the
downfall washes away the evil spirits,
who would otherwise be lowering in
the air ready to work woe to the mon
arch about to place his crown on his
head. the bride on the point Of plight
Ing her VOWS. the babe on its way 10
the font or whatsoever might be the
hero or heroine of the moment Fur
Their, the superstitious moujik believes
that each stream of water has its
Rusalka or good spirit. a lovely maid,
en- with yellow hair floating down her
back who spreads plenty around, but
should the water fail, so that her hair
dries she will die and famine or
other disaster ensue