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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
SUITS FOR BAPTIsTs
ClOthicr l'r0mlscd All Converts
cl,nnEe of llnllNent.

tx c,ARRETr, IND. December ao.---
Adam Stewards clothing store was
stormed yesterday. by s0o men, who
spensc for accepting tho Baptist faith.
Mr.. Stewart Is a loyal Baptist, and
recently announced that he would pres
sent a suit to each man who came into
\ 8 The Rev, Or. shannon, Baptist re-
vlvallst, has been holding meetings
here during the last three weeks, and
quite lately has increased the number
Apparently, every citizen In the place
who needed a suit OF clothes was CONS
ing to the front. on the eyanselist's
call, n .5 5.s { n M
Shannon and Stewart wi decide
Which Of tho converts We're actually
converted. These NSlIl be given new
lwardrob es.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
HAs TWO HUSBANDS
Woman Thought First Husband Buried
in Scotland mud Again Welded.

Woman Thought First lIusbnnd Buried
In Scotland aud Again welded.
NEW HAVEN. conn, sDecember ga
Arrival of her iirst husband in New
York from Scotland with their child
has led Mrs. Roland G. Williams, OF
iiddletown, to ask the Superior Court
for an annulment OF her second mar.
4riage.
Mrs. Williams believed her first hus.
band was dead. She is twenty three
years old. and In Glasgow. six years
ago was married. Her maiden name
was Mary McCabe. After the birth Of
her baby she returned to her parents,
left the child with them and came to
America.
While working in New Haven she
heard that her husband was dead. She
became the wife of Williams, a super
sintendent for the Southern New Eng
land Telephone Company, but did not
tell him of her first marriage. A year
ago she returned TO Scotland to see
her child and discovered her first hus-
band alive. He tried to see her, but
she fled to America.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
SAD LIST OF MIsFoRTuNEs
william Adler Loses His Fortune
Through 0Inny Misbnra.

Through Many NIl.hnps.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, December 29.--
Almost unparalleled misfortunes have
been heaped In the short space OF one
week upon William Adler. one OF New
Orleans foremost bankers and lead
ing wholesale grocer Of the South. The
arrival OF news to-day that Mr.. Adler
is a shipwreck refugee at Belize,
British Honduras. added several new
mlsfortuncs to q record already long.
One week ago tonight Mr.. Adler's
resignation as president OF the state
National Bank shook New Orleans
financial circls. Since tncn the bank
has announced that 1t must go out OF
business. Mr.. Adler's wholesale gro
cery firm. one of the largest in the
South. has gone into the hands of a
receiver: a. load of groceries consigned
to Honduras, which Mr.. Adler's friends
claimed was one of his last hopes OF
recouping his fortunes. hos been lost
by s1ltpwreck, and the steamer Alps.
carrying both the groceries and Mr.
Adler and owned by Mr. Adler. Is
total loss by the same wreck. BY the
merest slip OF chance the Insurance
policy on the stipload of groceries was
rendered worthless by failure OF pre-
MUM payment before the wreck.
Misfortune has also dealt blow at
one of Mr.. Adler's closest friends, Moses
Schwartz. prominent New Orleans
merchant, who was With Mr.. Adler on
tho Alps. and VII ose foundry here went
into receivership shortly after the
steamer sailed. The Alps lies on Clio
ver's Reef. scarcely fifty miles from
the port she was making for. Puerto
Cortez. Honduras.
w. E. Lawrence was to day appointed
manager Of the wholesale grocery firm
of A. Adler & Co.. with instructions to
put the business oniits feet, If possible
Eastern creditors are heavily interested
In the Adler firm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
GIRL ACCUSES MUTE
Also Deaf nnd Dumb, She Alleges He
Arranged u Mock Marriage.

FORK, 8 Pa December ao George
Ltghtnah the deaf and dumb athlete
or LennoS, Md. has been arrested In
Baltimore on charges preferred by AL
bert Wolf. of The GLADE $. York county,
in hehalf or his daughter, Blanche
Wolf, twenty years old. 5. 55
ightner Is accused Of having de-
|ceiyedstlle girl Into believing that they
were married. al tor al ceremony which,
|it5is alleged, was sparf ornled by q friend
or his ma n ocal hotel,
The gill also Is deaf and dumb,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
WANT MARRIAGE LOCALIZED

Tasclli pnd Divorced Wife OF Grown,
I.rince of SnxOny Ask for LeEnllzntiO
FLORENCE, December 29.-The au-
thorities here have been asked to
lcgaliZe the marriage of Enrico To-
seIli. the music teacher. and the Count
ess Montignoso. the divorced wife of
the Crown Prince of Saxony. which
was celebrated September 25th in Lon
don. The authorities SO far have not
officially legaiized a divorce which was
not obtained through the Italian courts
and it Is said that the present request
VIII not be granted. the courts havin :,
already refused to recognize marriages
contracted abroad by Italians who be-
came foreign citizens for the purpose
of obtaining divorce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
LOVERS DIE TOGETHER.
DnnE Ehtcrs Of Marquis Either n Snicid
or SufrOcntcl by Otlor OF Flowers.

Daughters 5Ofs Marquis Either n snicidc
or snfrocntc,l by O,lor Of Flowers.
ROME, December 2o.--The beautiful
young Mlrcllioness Guglielmettl,
daugliIr OF one OF the wealthiest aris-
tocrats in Rome. and her wooer, Sgnor
Spailctti a rising young tenor engaged
by Conreid TO appear with the Metropo-
Titan Opera Company next season In
New York, were found dead under mys-
tcrious circumstances early in the cotl-
scrvatory adjoining the villa OF tho
young woman's father. In 'tS, outskirts
OF the city
The tragedy was unquestionaby due
to parental opposition to the couples
courtship and to thu Jealousy of soma
member OF the aged Aiarquis's house,
hold.
Spalletti and his sweetheart had met
.clandestincly in the conservatory.
When found they were locked in from
the outside. All doors through which
they might have left were securely fas-
tened.
How they died has not been definitely
determined. One explanation offered is
that, finding discovery inevitable. they
poisoned themselves.
The police incline to the theory adj
vanced by several physicjans---that
they were suffocated in the closely
shut conservatory by the Intense fras-
ance of the magnolias, gardenias and!
tube roses.
Acting on the supposition that the
sweetlearts were locked In by some
one who wanted them discovered III
each others company. the detectives
have arrested the Marquis Guglielmet-
It's wife. formerly the famous prima
donna Defarro. The Marquis, an aged
wldower, married Sigrorita Defarrc,
but short time ago, and his daugh-
ter is known to have opposed the
match
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
PINS FORTUNE TO SHIRT
Walks. About with $4,000 In Bills
NEXT Iiix Skin.

Walks. About with 100000 In Bills
Next His Skin.
NEW YORK. December 2?.--Afraid
of banks and investments. and sus-
plcious of everything save his own per-
where about Queens Borough each
day with $4,000 In bills pinned fast
to his undershirt. He has carried the
money about in that singular manner
since the first of the banking furry
The advice of his friends and their
explanations that just such fellows as
he had been the cause OF all the diff
Guilty fail tosmake any impression. He
carries the nancy about with him. be-
5lieving that tsis safe only when he
can feel 1t next to his skin.
County Judge Burt Jay Humphreys
Of Queens, who lives in Jamaica. told
some OF his friends that he knew the
man. He would not reveal his identity
lhOMeVer. ~ ..S llsS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
BILLY GOATS MUST GO
Chew Grape from Mourner.' Doors and
Fat Morning Papers.

Chew Grape from Mourners' Doors and
Fat Morning Tarers.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2?.-Billy
goats found on the streets of Camden!
Captain OF Police Stanley yesterday
issued orders that all goats found on
the public highways must be sent to
the city pound.
The news-dealers in South Camden
have formally complained to the po-
lice that herds of goats chew the pa
pers served early in the mornings.
In certain sections OF the city where
death f,as caused Grape to be put on the
front doors. the goats will not leave
the sign of mourninsialone. Policeman
Orens yesterday reported an instance
of that kind to police HEADQUARTERS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
WRITES With I'm NGERQU!LL { ]!

York Girl Lets Her Nail Grow. Making
a Pen Of 1t. =, 2
YORK. PA. December 2a.-AIiss Lis
zie Martin, an eighteen yearSQld Red
Lion girl, has devised a, finger nail pen.
with which sl;e does sall her letter
writing. 5. III ;, !. 3ss
The slsht OF an old quill pen gave
Miss Martin tho idea OF allowing the
rail OF the index nnger OF her right
hand to grow to a proper length. The
niil was then trimmed to the shape
OF a pen and split.
The girl declares that aside fronlsits
novelty the new pen Is a decided Inn
'proVement over the ordinary sort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
KILLS nRoTHER FOR =,
a MESS OFF CHOPS

s NEW ORLEANS, LA, December a9.--s
Edgar Prados was to -dny shot ana
Killed by his brother Milton after q
.unarrel over mess OF chops which
the mother OF the young man was try
Ing tor Milton. lGdgar threw the chops
through / the window Later Milton I
shot him, claiming self-defense.t y
jack-knife with the blade open, was
found In tile hand OF the dead man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
EIGIlT-YllAR-OLDn hoy 5
KILLS HIS MOriiEls

STROuDSBUIC;, PA, December gaa.T--
Mrs. George Heonshilt, of Scranton,
was accidentally shot and killedsi'e
to-day by her eight-yenr-old son Lewis.
Mrs. EIeonshilt. who was visiting her
father, Samuel Edinger, was tallsing
TO friend over the telephone, when
her son. who had been shooting at a
mark with flohert3rifle. came into the
room. and pointing the weapon Mt htN,
pulled the trigger. The bullet struck
Mrs. IIeonshilt in vital spot, and she
lived hut short time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
HIT WITH sTAvE
Young White Man Dangcrously Injured
by 4 Negro.

~
by Negro.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. December
2e.-E. L. Chestnut. young white
man. about twenty years OF age, lies at
the home OF his mother. near Raw
lings lnstitute. in conlatose condi-
ton from the effects of a blow from
barrel-stave. Frank Smith, colored,
aged eighteen. is in jail charged with
fcton.ous assault. Chestnut was
struck on the head by the negro witli-
out 3provocatfon, according to two wit
pesses. At the time. 1t IS alleged
Chestnut was looking in at q store
window and the negro coming along
raped him on the head Chestnut
has been insensible for scvsnty-two
hours. The attending physicians are
afraid Of blood clot on the brain.
Smith ran the instant Chestnut fell.
but was overtaken by the police and
locked up. pending developments of
his victims injuries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
RESTRAINING MRS. EDDY
Ncticc Served ON Her Trustees Not tG
Pny Over s1,OOO,OOO for Institution.

Scticc Served ON Her Trustees Not to
Pny Over S1,OOO,OOO for Institution.
BOSTON. MASS. December 2o.-Dis-
putting the power of Mrs. Mary Baker
Glover Eddy. head of the Christian
Science Church, to make disposition of
go large a part OF her fortune. formal
notices have been served upon Trus-
tees Mcclellan. F'ernald and Baker, hav-
Ing in charge Mrs. Eddy's estate. or
,derins them not to make the s1,0o0.00O
gift to found charitable institution.
preparations from Mrs. Eddy's estate.
pending the outcome OF litigation
According to former United States
Senator William Z. Chandler. this ac-
tion is to be followed by a new law
suit, involving the Christian Science
head and her trustees, brought by the
"next friends" Mrs. Eddy's son. George
". Glover; his daughter, Mary Baker
Glover. and Mrs. Eddy's adopted son,
Dr. Ebenezer J. Foster, of Waterbury,
VT.
The contention of Mr.. Chandler is
that the proposed appropriation of
81, 100000 is in direct violation OF Mrs.
Eddy's deed OF trust of March s. 1907,
by which shc turned over all herAprop-
erty to the three trustees for life, re-
serving only the right to use the Inc
come and certain realty, and which act
marked the partial termination of liti-
cation against her and the trustees by
the next friends, few months ago.
The new action, 1T is declared, willsbe
entirely independent of another suit
now pending against Z. s. Strectcr,
Mrs Eddy's' attorney In Concord, de-
manding information concerning the
decd OF trust for sl25.O00, set aside by
Mrs. Eddy for the benefit of her SON
George w. Glover and his daughter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
KRIS. .KRINGLE TREE FOR BIRDS
Squirrels Also Remembered In Yulc-
tide Innovation.

Squirrels Also Remembered in Yulc-
tide Innovation.
s CHICAGO December ga holiday
tree with nuts for the squirrels and
fruits and cake for the snow birds is
the innovation which Evanston has
given the world.
This tree for birds ana beasts is In
the yard of i. Il. Armsby. A small
pine tree growing in the lot sug-
gested tile idea. 1t was 5rigged up with
!tinsel and glittering things and then
other tid-bits for which the furred
and feathered have weak tooth.
While the spnrrows pecked at the
sugar and the cranberries the squir-
rels made hasty trips to and fron the
favored spots where they bury their
3plunder. The squirrels of Evanston
long have been wards. OF the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
s75.ooo F,rc In Lexington.

JACKSON, MISS pecember 2o.--A
dispatch from Lexington Gays that fire
broke out Mt 4:a0 o'clock tllls Wornins
III the business district and destroyed
started I'm Sargent's Hall, and, after
destroying tllnt building. burned up the
store of jSwlnney & Stlgley, The Ameri-
can Express Office the Masonic build-
ing, the Call Hardware Company and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
Shank. @ ,yyifc TOR II'nlkinE;

sIIAF'oRL. !, y oIlLt. December ae,-,,
Spanking his wife because She talked
back to naigh hbors. y w. Knowles. or
this town, was held under 81 900 bail
wife a,larreling. d and sho told in Mag
tstrat Parks s court last evening that
he spa Hked ller.so hard Y Int 4 br0sixht
back memories OF her chlldho ood,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
KILLED BY LOVER

Man shoots Girl Who Told Hin He
IL, Must Give Her Up.
ARLINGTON, MASS, December s9.--
Miss Edith N. Ashley, eighteen years
or age, died to-day from a bullet wound
inflicted last night by her lover. Sam
ucl II. sstelson, twenty-four years old,
OF Rockland, who killed himself I'M
mediately after shooting her. The girl
said that she told her lover that he
must give her up. and that he had then
shot her.
stelsons was a shoe worker. Miss
Ashley was n member Of the class of
1908 of tho Abingdon High School.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
New Orlca.,nIs Dry.

NEW ORLEANS, La December 29.--
New Orleans to-day experienced tho
jdrycst Sunday in several years, due 10
rigid enforcement of the Sunday-clso''-
Ing law, Probably not more than nal 7
a dozen saloons sold more than q gnopll-
nal number Of drinks, and they al,
mittea only regular patrons by pro-
vlous appointment,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
ARREST HIM UNDER ENGINE.

slice pcr Enjoys the locomotive FirebOx,
'l3 just Like SBedcl0thcS.
YORK. PA. December 2a.-Haryey
Kelley, an itlnerant umbrella mender
% Wilmington Del, crawled under an
Maryland Railroad yard for warmth
here last night and fell asleep with his
head upon the rail.
The engineer. had climbed into the
cab, and was prepared to open the
throttle this morning.gw when his fire
man noticed the sleeper. He was ar.
rested as a 3Vagrant. {s Eis HIT q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION
Nrohile. jackson and Kansas City md
- = the Gulf ond Chicngo.

NoRII,E ALA.. December o9.-A
y, eatins OF stock and bondholders Of
the the Mobile, Jackson and kansas CITY
ana the Gulf and Chicago Railroads
will be held to-morrow, when It's e:S en-
soiiflatetl into the New Orleans. Mo-
Bile ana Chicago Railway, with capl,
taiization Of s60,o00.000. IT Is stated
that S5 per cent. OF the bondholders OF
the two corporations have agreed to
the consolidation. The consolidation
lis reported to be merely the orEani-
cation of new holding company to
take over properties for the Frisco
system. i.s3 T, "a, Es5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
CRAzED BY DRINK

Farmer XIII. Methcr-in-Law, Drives
Out Family and Commits Suicide.
BARTON. VT. December 2s.--After
shooting and killing his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Dnrkee. seventy years
old: driving his wife and children from
home. and hol;ling at bay n sher!n's S
posse which surrounded his house all
Saturday night. Edward Buttevneld. a
sutton farmer. was found dead in bed
to- day, having shot himself with
rifle. Bntterfield is supposed to have
been crazed by liquor. He was fifty
years old. ".
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
LYING Roy, ASKS PLAYMATE WHO
SHOT HIM 10 BE PAl.L-BEAREl

Il Special toThe Times- -Dlspatch.l
ROANOKE, VA, Decen{be. 29,--Be-
fore robert c. Brent, Jr. the nine-
year old boy who was shot by his
playmate, died last night, he requested
that the hoy who shot him, Edwin
NIcNamee would be one of the pall-
bearers, and directed division OF his
toys among his friends Young Brent
declares that the shooting Was entirely
accidental ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
TROOPS 10 STAY 5; IA
People of Ncvada I'm sympathy With
ti-sa Move of Governor.

4GOLDFIELD. NEW, December go
The announcement made. to-day that
TO PRESIDENT Roosevelt that he would
call tho Nevada Legislature together
in special session as soon as possible,
las given ptirely new aspect TO the
the Federal troops will It Is thought,
remain In GoldtieldS for Indefinite
period. i rs t is 81; y, /; d
that the Legislatnre viii act in accord. !.
ance with the Wishes Of Governor
Sparks but the calling of the special;
session will have the effect OF keep
viii VII make tie posshility Of serious
trouble more remote. The Governor
has asked many prominent ctttzens.of
Nevada as to the advisability of n spe-
cial session and all replies have ia
Nored such aRn1oye. u. . si.5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
KNIFE I'M APPENDICITIS CLUB
Olive Oil Fails nAS Sovereign Remedy
EAxulnhts SurEcry,5 /

y CoATEsYILLE. p A. December 29.--
has lost It's high and proud eputa-
$tion. One Of Its promoters, Frank IL
\ soule,. who was elected president OF
the society, has been sstriclk en- wirll
Isaq the e ph
adelphia. last night. sI. 5'(f
The olive OIL remedy has failed IL
several instances among the nleEts
bers, although ! here u & are still Sa mum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
SKELETON MAN DEAD
Weighed Only Eighty Pounds and Was
Over Six Feet Tall. 9as7

PROVIDENCE. f. Il. December ga,
Charles II. Perry,twho travelled with
several circuses forasixteen years, fig
iuring as "the skeleton man." was
found dead to-day in a hut in the out
skirts of this city. where he had lately
lad a hermit's life. Death was due to
natural causes. Perry was known to
the public as Eugene Feralto.s AL
though he was six feet one inch In
height, he weighed only eighty pounds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
PHONE MESSAGE KILLS HIM.

Farmer. Erroneously Told Sister Had
Been Slain. Falls Dead.
MASCOUTAH, ILL, December 2e.--
George Bickhaupt, a farmer. stXty-hye
years old. dropped dead to-day when
told by telephone that his sister Mrs.
Ida Schaller, had been murdered. The
report OF her death was errone Gus,
she having dropped dead OF heart dis
t.n se IS i5 #.'es H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
FIND il, GIRLS BODY
Mas Nervous Wreck and Lost, Per-
isllcd From Cold, n, t1as t}sss

isllcd From Cold. Is N, ,s
ICIITGAN CITY, IND, Decen,berl 80.
The body OF Miss Imogen Ilinnsy.5of E
Penn yam, who d disappeared from Mich
igan. City on Decemberl tn, was found
to-day on the hank Of a creek in a wild
and unfrequented place, She had
taught school at Yonkessy and at Nyacls,
n. Y, ffS Eii # s,'s Sss l5
overstudy had caused nsrvous$ pros
trAtion, and she catie hare a month
ago to recuperate her healtl 1T Ia
supposed that she lost her way while
out for a walk and perlshed OF cold, s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30

She was moved to the window, and
vhen9the family returned to her side
lfter the cortege had passed out Of
tight they We're shocked to tind her
lead. She was ssiXty-seHen wears old,
md is survived by nine children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
SEES "A FUNERAL AND DIES.

Woman Asked to Bc Moved to Wiu-
dow, Then Expires.
ALLENTOWN. PA, December 29.--
Mrs. Sarah NlcClenal,an, of lIokendan-
qua, an invalid for six years, yester-
day afternoon requested her family to
move her chair near a window so that
she could get view OF the passing
funeral of James McAllistef, an old
friend and neighbor, who died on Sun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30
CONVENE LEGISLATURE.

Continued on Second Paseo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-30

In the export testimony. for instance,
tsey have been able to separate the.
wheat from the chaff. and will only
offer that which proved most effective
before. and having once felt the sting
of Distric. Attorney .Jeromes sktlful
cross examination on all phases of dis
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-15
COSTLY PRESSURE.
Heart and Nerves Fail on Coffee.

A resident of a great Western
State puts the case regarding stimu-
lants with a comprehensive brevity
that Is admirable. He says
Il am Sc years old and have had
considerable experience with stimu-
lants. They are all alike-a mortgage
on reserved energy at ruinous inter
est. AS the whip stimulates but does
not strengthen the horse, so do slim
ulants act upon the human system.
Feeling this way, gave up coffee
and all other stimulants and began
the use Of Postum Food coffee some
months ago. The beneficial results
have been apparent from the first.
The rheumatism that used to suffer
from has left me, sleep sounder,
my nerves are steadier and my brain
clearer. And bear testimony also
to the food value of Postum some
thing that is lacking in coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. There's reason. Read 1.-THE
Road to MELVILLE" the quaint little
book in Dkgs
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-15
Spice of Life in the Maine Woods.


The southeast corner of the State
of Maine is happy remnant of the
ancient wilderness. The railroads
will carry you around it in a day, if
you wish to go that way, making a
big oval of 200 or 500 miles along
the sea and by the banks of the
Penebscot, the Mattawamkeag and
the st. Croix. But if you wisely wish
to cross the oval you must ride, or go
afoot or take to your canoe; probably
you will have to try all three methods
of locomotion, for the country is a
mixed quantity. 1t reminds me of
what once heard in Stockholm: that
the Creator, when the making of the
rest of the world was done, had a lot
of fragments of land and water, for
ests and meadows, mountains and
valleys, lakes and moors, left over;
and these He threw together to make
the southern part of Sweden. / like
that kind of promiscuous country.
The spice of life grows there.-From
"A Holiday in Vacation" by Henry
van Dyke, in the Scribner.