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fossilized tjii:i:s.
IMMENSE FORESTS THAT H VE TURN
ED TO STONE.
An Insight Into the Mlfchty Operations of
Nntnre- One of tli Many Wonder of
the tlreat Yellon-stone National 1'nrk
Fossil Forest WiIkc
The Yellowstone National park 1h
called tlto wonderland of Ane'rin, nv.d
since tho destruction of tho New Zea
land f'oysor nron it in perhaps entitled
to be called tho wonderland of the
world, for within its limits tho nut.t
Varied of nature's workman may ho ob
served. Its hundreds of In it springs mid
geysers. Its prcolpi Ions eirnyni' ' end rn li-
iug cataracts, its snow capp.d mountain
peaks nnd mirrored lakes innko it of
surpassing interest. The lover of uat
urnl scenery mny linger long over its
beauties nud its wonders.
From the geological point of view it
is also of grent inlc.rc.-it, for hero may
be fonnd rocks that range in ugo from
the most nneieut ot whit-li we have any
knowledge to those ilk process of forma
tion at tho present moment. The su
perheated waters of the hot spring and
geysers hold a largo amount of rock
making mnterinl in solution, which is
deposited about tho openings of the
springs on tho cooling of the water.', and
in this way bnildiug up a mass of gnat
magnitude. Those springs and gi ysvrs
nro constantly breaking out in new
places, often on tho borders or in (lie1
forests of living lives. Tlio lives nro
killed at once by tho hot water, and on
becoming wiihiT .1. and .by 1.. ,Jii s. .a
to take up tho roemaVing solution by
which they aro b.ti'to.l, ;.ud thus to pass
into tho fossil state.
Conditions similar to these, or at least
fnvnrnblo to tho preservation of f,,ssil'
forests, nppear to havo existed from a
remote time, for thero is evidence to
'show thnt tho fossil forests were pre
served before the most active of the hot
spring phenomena were inaugurated.
These fossil forests wo located iu lltu
northeastern corner of tho Yellowstone
National park, at a placo known locally
as Amethyst mountain, or i'u.ii loi.-i
ridge. This is really a mountain some
ten miles long and lining noahy or tpiito
2,000 feet nbovo the general level of the
valley. If it were possible to cut a sec
tion down through this mountain, us u
slice is cut from a loaf of bread, there
would bo fonnd n succession of at leant
15 fossil forests, one above another
that is to say, ut some it mote day, geo
logically speaking, there grew a great
forest, which was covered up by tlin
ejected material from a great volcano,
rivaling in size Mount Etna, that is
known to havo existed some miles to
tho north. The tri os were untombed iu
an upright position, and under tho ac
tion of silica charged waters wero fossil
ized. Tho action of tho volcano ceased,
and quiet was restored for a sufficient
length of timo for a second forest to bo
developed above tho first. Then camo a
second outburst from (ho volcano, and
this forest was buried and fossilized like
the first, and so, iu turn, have tho dozen
or more forests flourished and been en
gulfed. Thou came the final quiet, tho rum
bling of tho volcano ceased, and its fires
woro extinguished. But immediately
the action of liio elements began, and
the wearing forces of raiu nud frost, act
ing through long ages, hnvo carved ont
this luouutuiu, iu the iii.ut of which
may be read tho story of its origin. This
denudation appears to have Uru unac
companied by uny of tho violent move
ments so often characteristic of mountain
building, uud consequently when the
softer material is Voiu uvvuy from
around the trunks tlioy stand upright iu
the exact positions in which they grew
originally.
The first fotc.il to bo visilud is in
tho vicinity of Ynucoy's, a stage station
on tho mail route front t'.:o Mammoth
Hot Springs to CVn.lco City, M'Hi. It is
about a mile west of the junction of the
Lamar river and the Yillowstono, and
on tho middlo slopo of a low hill As
one approaches tho locality, several
trunks ore observed standing on the hill
side, which ut n distance seem quito like
the stumps of living trees, mid even a
neurer approach burely suffices to reveal
their true nature, as they ore covered
with lichens and blackened and discol
ored by frost and rain. They oro, how
ever, veritable fossil trunks, standing
upright on tho steep hillside, in tho
same positions in which they grew. The
largest trunk is 18! foot in circumfer
ence uud about 15 feet in height. It is
considerably weathered and must have
been much larger when living, for the
bark is in no place preserved. The oth
ers and thero are dozens of them aro
slightly smaller, and have been weatli
erod down until, in most cases, only a
lew incites eon be soon above the sur
face. So perfectly are they preserved
that each stump shows tho annual rings
as distinctly visible as in a freshly out
living tree, and even each tiny cell, with
its line and delicate markings, is abso
lutely perfect
The next forest is some 10 or 13 miles
distant, along the Lamar river, on the
south side of which faces the Fossil For
est ridge. In some places perpendicular
cliffs many foot in height may be seen.
Those dills have worn awuy, leaving ex
posed huge trees, which muy be observed
from a distance of a mile or more from
the valley, stuudina oat in bold relief,
as it has been aptly said, "ike the pil
lar of some ancient temple. A closer
view shows these trees to be from 4 to
6 foot in diuinotor, and often 20 or BO
feet high, with their great roots run
ning off into tho solid rock. A great
nieho in tho fnca of tho wall marks the
placo from which one of these trunks
has fallen. Sonio nf the remaining ones
nppear just ready to fall, while others
project but littlo beyond the face show
ing that tho mountain is filled with the
remains of these trees. Epoch.
On Catching Cold In Ited.
Mark Twain our wrote n paper point
ing out tho nppnlling danger of going to
bed ns exemplified in bids of mortality.
For ono person who died out of his led
several hundred siiccumbed in bod, and
now we hnvo Mr. Aslihy-Htorry drawing
attention to tho snnio thing. Hitherto
ho has hymned in graceful verso panta
lets, frills nnd tho tempestuous petti
coat, nnd now, rjnuntum mutntns nh
illo Iiectoro, ho lauds tho pyjaina. In a
recent number of Tho Graphic ho nays:
"I have a theory thnt most peoplo
catch cold at night after they nro in bed,
and it is to this fact thnt I attribute a
grent deal of thn violent colds, tho bron
chial catarrhs nnd influenza which have
recently been go prevalent. Tho temper
ature goes down suddenly in tho night
and peoplo cntch cold when they aro
asleep without knowing it. This evil is
to bo counteracted, not by piling on a
lot of heavy blankets, bnt by wearing
thick, closo fitting garments of a py
jnnmliko nature nnd warm socks on tho
feet. If this system wero adopted, I nm
quito certain that it would bo fonnd
beneficial."
Thero is common senso in this. Peo
ple unquestionably inny catch cold in
bed, especially if thero are nt all rest
less and so kick the bedclothes off. In
that event if only clnd in a thin cotton
nightshirt they nro snro to catch cold,
whereas if clad ill pyjamas, not necessa
rily thick, but mndo of somo woolen
mnterinl, tho chnnco of a chill is much
lessened. Loudon Lancet.
Steam Attachment to Telephone.
Manager Fowler of the Tolephono ex
change, Ashland, Ky., has devised an
ingenious attachment for telephones, to
be nsod in factories nnd shops where tho
amount of noise makes it almost impos
sible to hear the call bell of tho instru
ment. It consists of a steam whistle,
which is turned on by means of a lover
operated by magnetism. When tho in
strument is called from tho exchange
tho bell rings as usual, and, by the elec
trical current passing through a mag
net, n weight is released which pulls
tho lever to tho whistle. Oneo started,
tho whistle keeps up its shrill noto un
til somn ono answers tho call nnd turns
off tho steam, which is dono by simply
replacing tho weight. One of these at
tachment is being placed nt tho local
stool plant, another nt tho tannery nud
several morn will probably bo installed
in sawmills nnd similar establishments.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Climbing Mont lllnno.
It is an expensive as well as a very
tiresomo undertaking to ascend Mont
Blanc. It costs nt least "0 per person,
for by tho law of tho communo of Clm-
mouni onch stranger is obliged to hnvo
two guides and a porter. So far ns the
danger is concerned, it is now reduced
to a minimum, bnt almost every year
tho mountain claims a victim. Bad
weather is tho chief thing feared by tho
guidos, and so swiftly does it come that
a cloudless sky may in lii minutes turn
to n blinding snowstorm, which bents
yon to tho ground. Thus it was that
sonio years ago a rarty of 11 persons
perished. Five wero found frozen stiff
in the snow. Tho other six still lie
buried in the Glacier des Boissous.
Forty years is the time allowed for the
gliioier to yield them up in tho valley
below. Boston Trnnsoript
Frightened the lloy.
An amusing story is told of the meet
ing of tho Epworth League nt Chatta
nooga. Onoof tho visiting members was
entertained by a hospitable family and
ut dinner was asked to carve tho chick-
on. For his own convenience he trans
ferred the bird from tho platter to his
own plate, whereupon the young hope-
fnl of the family, who hud heard of the
Methodist fondness for chicken and had
boeu anxiously watching the proceed-
ings, cried out to his mother, with tears
in his voice, "Be s going to take it all I"
Explanations were mttdo, and tranquil
lity reigned again. Exchange.
Not to lie Mentioned tho Same Day.
"Well, Mrs. Jingle, it must bo some
satisfaction to you to have hud your Eu
ropean trip at lust, and from what you
say yon must have hud fully as nice a
time as your neighbor, Mrs. Rox.
"As nice? Why, my good woman, I'd
have you to know that we spent il,fi00
woro in two months than they spent in
six. " Richmond Dispatch.
His lmt Resource,
Doctor I reully don't understand,
There is no reason why yon shonld go in
for a reduction of corpulouoy.
Patient Still, I want you to put me
through a course of untifut treatment.
My Eululia shall see with hor own eyes
now I pine away for love of her. Gar
teuluubo.
Soiue men muko gain a fortune whence
proceeds a stream of liberul and heroio
deeds. The swell of pity not to be oou
finod within the scanty limits of the
mind disdains the bank and throws the
golden sands, a rich deposit on the bor
dering lauds. Cowper.
There are over 85 foreigners to the
square inilo in tho state of New York
MUST KNOW THE 8TREAM.
The Information ft Wert.ern River Tllnl
Mnat Carry In Ills Itead.
At tho season of tho year when tho
river excursion business is nt its height
nnd hundreds of boats are carrying
thousands of peoplo to nnd fro along tho
entire length of the Ohio river from
I'ittsburg to Cnlro innny persons who
ordinarily never givo tho subjivt n
thought nro impressed with tho wonder
ful wny in which nnvlgntion on our
beaul iful stream is carried on. Tho flrst
thing noticed generally is tho neenrney
With which the pilot handles tho boat,
avoiding the bars, which are near tho
surface of tho wnter in tho summer, go
ing from ono side of tho river to tho
otlier, nnd llnnlly, without u jar, land
ing them nil safely nt their destination.
When tho excursion business is over,
those same men assume similar positions
on packets nnd towbonts, enrrying hun
dreds of tons of freight nud thousands
of bushels of conl on every trip with tho
sanio accuracy with which they handled
the excursion steamers during tho sum
mer. A largo number of the pilots running
ont of Cincinnati know tho river from
hero to New Orleans, others from here
to Memphis, nnd others still to points
np the river ns far as Pittsburg. "Know
the river." This phrase means much.
For instance, a man running from hero
to New Orleans must be uble to tnko
charge of the wheel of his boat nt nny
hour of the day or night nt nny point on
tho river nnd on nny stage of wnter.
IIo must bo able to tell nt n glance ex
actly where tho boat Is nt nny point on
this long stretch of 1,513 miles. IIo
must know every bend nnd chnto, nnd
by day tho different points by which to
steer, such as houses, barns, tnies, fences
nnd even haystacks; by night every
light placed by the government in con
spicuous places ns well its the hills nnd
their shape, IIo must know exactly how
long to hold tho boat to ono light or ob
ject before changing to another. When
tho Mississippi river is reached, "a new
feature presents itself in tho shnpb of
tho constantly changing channel. To
work here requires more skill nnd great
er judgment probably thnn nil tho rest
of tho difficulties combined. Going
down a boat may go on ono sldo of tho
river. Coming back it doesn't go with
in two miles of that placo. When these
things nro npprecinted and they nro
only a few of tho things a pilot must
knnw-r-then it is that tho pilot gets
credit for what ho does. Cincinnati
Comiuerciul Gazette.
Kipling's Mnlvanej.
Tho statement published in various
newspapers to tho effect that tho orig
inal of Mr. Kipling s inimitable Mnl
vaney is now living and talking in Pan
Francisco under tho nanio of MoMimus,
has called out a pleasant letter fnmi the
author. It is nddressed to tho editor of
Tho Book Buyer.
"In reply to your letter," Mr. Kip
ling writes, "I can only say that I
know nothing of tho Privato McManns
mentioned in the cutting yon forward.
"At tho same time, I shonld bo loath
to interfere with n fellow romancer's
trade, and if thero bo such a person as
Private McManus, and if he believes
himself to be tho original of Terence
Mnlvnney, nnd enn tell tales to back his
claim, we will allow that ho is a good
enough Mulvaney for the Pnciflo slopo
and wait developments.
"At tho same time I confess his seems
to mo rather n flaring gnmo to play, for
Terenoo nlone of living men knows tho
nnswer to tho question, 'How did Dears
leycomo by tho palanquin?' It is not
one of tho questions that agitato the civ
ilized world, but for my own satisfaction
I would give a good deal to havo it an
swered. If Privato McManns can answer
it without evasions or reservations, ho
will provo that ho has sumo small right
to be regurdod as Mulvaney s successor.
Mulvaney ho cannot bo. There is but ono
Tcrouco, uud ho has never set foot in
Amuiio.i and never will.
Pled With Ills Chum.
In tho reminiscences of General Sir
Evelyn Wood, himself a brave English
soldier, a touching instance of courago
and self sacrifice is given. Ono June day
in 1885 a detachment of English ma
rines was crossing the Woronzow rond
under tire from tho Russian batteries.
All of tho men reached shelter in tho
trenches except a seaman, John Blcwitt.
As he was running a terrific roar was
heard. His mates knew tho voico of a
huge cannon, the terror of the army,
and yelled :
"Look out I It is Whistling Dick!"
But at tho moment Blcwitt was struck
by the enormous muss of iron on the
Irnees and thrown to the ground. Ho
called to his speoial chum :
"Oh, Welch, suvomel"
Tho fuse was hissing, but Stephen
Wolch riui out of tho trenches, and seiz
ing the great shell tried to roll it off of
his comrade.
It oxplodod with such terrirlo force
that not un atom of tho bodies of Blewitt
or Wolch was found. Even iu that time
when each hour hud Its excitement
this deed of heroism stirred tho whole
English army. Que of the officers search
ed out Welch's old mother iu her poor
home and undertook her support while
she lived, and the story of his death
helped his comrades to nobler conoop
lions of a soldier s duty.
A substitute shines lightly as a king
until a king be by, and then his state
empties itself, as doth un inland brook
into the main of waters. faliukespeara
TO DIVA, WHO WOULD MATiHY HIT
tlow plmll I thunk ttu-ii fur ttn, nu-o iron
fti-iiro,
The loving klmlm-M Hi it sv ulct i ,,w
fre
To RniM forever on my Diva's tn ,
A citUen of heaven it rn -I y,
In thnt clear i:tl-itillse oMlmte to Inluw
Thing 1 but dimly iiirmW here In-low?
But urrly. lilvn, sre-iti ,,n
To drink the iIitti d' u.;hts i f thnt iiWxli
Surely I have not nnit my Infest fntr,
Drnlnerl my Inst cup ami trod the iitl j't- J
rond?
VTy in bo fierce a hurry to (r.-in-tlntn
Lie from the mumlnno to vw Immurtnl pt itnY
Diva, 'tft fair Indeed, 'tis linking f.itr.
This 1, unlili st. Iinili'itlollnry time;
know the innvr Joys tliat wnlt elsewhere,
Alsive, beyond tlits iil.met's itrief nnd LTtinp,
Put Krnnt me ono nWHot respite vro I try
Those other blisses, lent they bn too bii;li.
-l'lillMullfi'mottv
Krarly Killed liy a Deer.
Tho literal nro of hunting is full of
anecdotes which show tho danger of a
too hasty assumption that a wounded
animal is dead or past tho power of de
fending himself. A new illustration is
furnished by Mr. Rtsisevclt in his
"Ranch Lifo and tho Hunting Trail:"
Not only will a big, black tail buck
bent off n dog or n wolf coming nt him
in front, but ho is an awkward foe for a
man. Ono of them nearly killed n cow
boy In my employ.
The buck, mortally wounded, had
fallen to tho shot, nnd the man rushed
up to kill him. Then tho bin U te.ivo I
for a moment, struck down tho man mnl
cudenvorcd to goro hini, but e.-uH l ot,
because of the do.-p iirin j j' io v ith
which thn man held on to los horns.
Nevertheless the man, bruised and
cut by tho shnrp ho- !' : t 'coin
ing too weak to keep I.,' 1: '. . m n in
thn struggle tho two came to t!-o o i
of a washout and fell into it s nan 13 or
15 feet. This separitti tl t'l l. Tim
dying buck was too weak to lenow the
attack, and tho man crawled oil, but it
vas months before hi got over tho ef
fects of tho encounter.
A Dlslnfootliia; l'erfame.
M. Villon of Paris hus devised a
method for disinfecting tho sickroom by
pet fumes. IIo prepares special stiohota
capable of diffusing tho perfume with
which they are charged in nny kind of
a receptacle. All that is needed is to
placo two of theso sachets iu a roce p-
taclo containing a littlo water.
Tho porfumo (essence of violet, rose,
jasmine, etc. ) is mixed with oxal-.sac
charic ncid nnd inclomd in n s.ch 't tlvi
is colored white. A second, C"!' -rod bhv
contains dry bicarboiiato of soda. Theso
substances mix when tho satin-ts uru
soaked in water, liberating curbm io
acid gns, which diffuses thn perfumo
around tho room. Gaelic!.: with ox.- V "
ns n basin can bo prepared by placing
powdered pcrmangaiiato of potash iu
ono and biuoxido of Imiytniu in tho
other.
Tho medical writer suys :
"Tho process can bo applied either in
thorapouticB or hygiene. Tho sachet has
merely to bo treated with medical es
sences or nny volntilo substance to sot
frco a constant supply to sr.tnrnto the
ntmosphero in which tho patient liv is."
The Nnmlleat Land Oral it.
What is beyond doubt the nmalloM.
body of land ever granted by tl.o United
States ns n homestead is in Pi.de, tho
extreme southeastern county of tho state
of Florida, consisting of a small island
in tho north end of Lako Worth. This
island is two rods less than o;a--fourth
of an aero in extent, yet the claim for
it was entered ill tho United Mates lan.l
office at Gainesville. Final prcof wi'i
duly made, and tho owner took posse
siou. IIo is J, J. Huloy of Itliorle Is
land, and tho island cost him .".'37 ,'5
for tho entry fee uud lit cents for tl.o
land. Tho homestead U but a smnll
sand pit, situated about one milo from
tho ocean, whoso tide fl.iv.'i; i:it,lh. li:-u
from an inlet about that distance from
the isle. Mr. Haley makes about $s;i
per mouth from his investment, ns the
island is just in tho path of riceii uiul
loggerhead turtles coming into tho lako
from the ocouu to feed, nnd thorn ho
catches them.
Ant a niters.
Ants nro tcrriblo lighters. They havo
very powerful jaws, considering tho size
of their bodies, and therefore their
method is by biting. They will bito one
another and hold on with a wonderful
grip of the jaws, even after all their legs
have been bitteu off by other ants.
Hoinetinies six or eight ants will bo
clinging with a death hold to ono an
other, making a peculiar siioctaolii, uouto
with a leg gouo and some witli half tho
body gone. One singular fact is that the
grip of an ant's jaw is retained even
ufter tho body has beeu bitten off nud
nothing but the head remains. Ex -change.
A Good Imitation.
Dick I played a great joke on a bliud
mnu a littlo while ugo. You know they
say that iu compensation for one's loss
of vision tho remaining senses are ab
normally acute,
Bob So I've always heard.
Dick Well, I handed him an articlo,
and after feeling it over for 10 or 15
minutes ho had to givo it up. Ho
couldn't tell whether it was a collar
just from tho laundry or only a bnza
saw. Boston Triuiscript.
Karl's Clover Hoot will purify your
blood, clear your complexion, regulate
your bowels and make your head clear
as a boll. 2"o., fide, and 1.0i. Sold by
J. C. King & Co.