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'* w : mk- [ESTTNG PLACE Iah who has ideas all HIS OWN. •• Worked Them Out in His Ceme- A Kemarkabl" Group of stat u- Iverj Person and Animal He Ever I to Be Kepresented in Marble. i in Mayfield,a flourishing little the Pennyroyal district of Ken- jr, writes a correspondent of the Kington Star, lives one of the interesting characters in the He has a passion, like unto A^Bsch there was never one possessed gNnWe a passion for tombstones, venty-five years old and well pre yed, this man, Mr. Henry G.Wool- Ige, has only begun the task of fit- ;^up his last resting place. r Jnele Henry,” as he is familiarly ‘~i to every one, was born in mkl- RNw^see, November 29, 1822, vas the youngest of a family of I eight children. His father died when | he was but two years old, and his | mother died fifteen years after. His r four brothers and three sisters are all i dead now, leaving him the sole sur vivor of the family and “the last of his race.” About five years since Mr. Wool- idgo purchased a lot in the May- field cemetery and had a marble shaft erected to mark his grave, when he should he buried there. On this shaft he had the date of his birth, a masonic emblem and a horse chiseled, leaving space for the date of his death to be rved, when he died. He was not pased with this monument, and had ue of himself made in Italy and oUnted by the side of his monument. 6 then concluded to have his statue unted on his favorite horse, “Fop,” ?ed with the group, which he did, then had a marble sarcophagus cted, on which he had chiseled a mess of his trusty shotgun. Uncle Fenry” was never married, ever haviugespericnced a thrill of love for the fairer so^,hence his aTectionr were Centred upon his dumb animal friends. He was a great hunter in his ounger days, and many a buck has It the sting of death from his gun. e was very fond of chasing the cun- ng fox, and had a fine pack of hounds at his home at all times. Mounted upon his hunting horse, i'Fop,” with his favorite foxhound, “Bob,” in the lead,he has spent many a night in the chase. His deerhound, “Towhead,” was especially dear to him, and, together with “Bob,” is placed in front of his mounted statue. A deer is placed in front of “Tow- head,” in the act of running, and a fox is before the foxhound, “Bob.” Thus does he do homage to the mem- ory of his fast friends in the chase of earlier da^i*. He had a dear little girl friend who kindly attended him dur ing a severe spell of sickness, and he has caused to be erected a statue of her on his lot. He next turned his attention to the family, and the first to be remembered was his mother. Her statue stands to the right of his and that of his father directly in front of her. Then a favorite niece,Maude, was remembered with a statue to the rear of his mother. The last work of the sculptor has just been placed among the group, his three brothers—John H., William F. and Alfred T. Wooldridge. All these statues aud monuments are erected in an inolosuro 16 by 30 feet and are sur- rouuded by an iron fence. The old man is not yet satisfied with the silent guards he will have above him while he sleeps-the long sleep, and will en large his lot soon to have the statues of his sisters erected with his other relatives. The arrangement, as well as the idea, is very unique, and it is a very rare thing that a stranger visits May- field without going out to see the wonderful collection which stands upon Mr. Wooldridge’s lot. His lot is situated on the brow of a email hill,to the right of the entrance, and can be seen a great distance from the cemetery. “Uncle Henry” wants every person and every creature he loved repre- eented in his collection, and says he will have them all there, if he lives long enough ' to see it carried out. While he has excellent health for one of his age, he is constantly preparing for the final summons, and has pur chased his metallic casket, and his robe, in which he wishes to be laid in the tomb to rest. He has spent thousands of dollars in preparing his lot, and has much more at his com mand, being a very wealthy man. He has no near relatives living to whom he will leave his estate, and his greatest desire is to have his loved ones close to him in death. He lives with none of his relations, but has built him a home, and has housekeepers to attend his wants. He takes a drive every day, aud always takes a look at his lot in the cemetery while he is out driving. ‘ His life is nearly spent now, and, when the summons has come at last, and “Uncle Henry”lies down to rest, the sweet notes of the southern mock- ing'bird will cheer the graven images during their silent watch o’er the tomb, and the coming generations will have cause to wonder what man ner of man could have posseasad such a peculiar peasion. LIFE IN THE KLONDIKeT Gambling and Shopping With Duat- Kichrs on Sulphur ('reek. The following letter has been re ceived at Seattle, Wash., by C. W. Chamberlin of 0. W. Chamberlin A Co. from Joseph Green, Colonel of the First Regiment of the National Guard of Washington, and an infinentia! business man, who left Seattle i.i July last for the Klondike by way of Dyea and the Chilkoot Pass. “I arrived here on August 23 in good shape, without any serious accident, though I had quite au experience. I ran my boat through the canon and portaged the W hite Horse Rapids, ns my boat was not long enough to run through without great risk of getting everything wet. Nearly all who came up with me on the steamer Alki are now here, or will be in a few days. This is my first chance to send out a letter. “This is a lively camp, and all who desire to do well are making money. Wages are $10 a day for common labor, $15 for mechanics, and $15 at the mines; but grub is very high here now. Almost everybody carries a sack of gold dust, and passes it over to the clerk or dealer to take out the amount of purchase. Every kind of gambling game is running wide open. A man sits down to any kind of a game he desires, passes his sa k to the dealer, and names the number of chips he desires aud plays away. Games run pretty high, too —up into the three figures. Every one seems to have plenty of dust. Everybody looks alike so far as clothing is con cerned. The richest mine owners will compare favorably,in wearing apparel, to the common tramps of Seattle. “I haven’t been idle since I arrived here, I can assure you. I have staked out a town lot in the resident portion of this fair city, 50x60 feet in size. On the second day after my arrival I went out on a stampede and staked out n claim on Sulphur Creek. This creek is forty-five miles from Dawson. It was only recently discovered. Every claim on it has been located. Only two claims have been worked any yet, but they are proving quite good. I saw two men with a rocker at work on one of them, and they took out $125 in three hours. On the other claim,held by Whittemore, who used to be e ..- ployed in the King County Court house at Seattle, and three other men, they tojk out with sluice boxes in two weeks $3000 and found one nugget, which I saw, which weighed $9.1o. The claim I staked is only a short distance down the creek from this one. I am (certain that it will prove good. If ury grub arrives soon I will put in nine months this winter working it. I will put in some work anyway on what grub I can buy in case the steamer don’t arrive. “Winter is now near.aud log houses are building all aroun have the material all out for our cabin, and when my partner arrives from a creek to which he has gone, near Sulphnr we tfill rush it up in a hurry. “While out locating my claim we camped one night about thirty miles from here. W’hen I awoke in the morning I found that my shoes were frozen stiff. Had I not had on very heavy socks I should have been iu a pretty fix. A Peculiar Tribe In the Land of Fire. Quite distinct and peculiar is the Ofia tribe, which inhabits the prairie region of Tierra del Fnego. The great island has the shape of a triangle, and is almost as large as the state of New York. Once upon a time it must have had a tropical climate, inasmuch as the boues of monkeys and parrots are found fossil there in great num bers. There is much excellent graz ing land, and sheep-raising is a grow ing industry, the Onas being killed off as fast as possible incidentally to the process of fencing the land. Their children and women are captured, when possible, and practically en slaved, being employed as servants at the stations maintained by the Argen tine government on the island, or else carried to Buenos Ayres. The Onas inhabit the part of Tierra del Fuego which Magellan first saw, aud their habit of signaling to one another by means of fires caused the famous nav igator to call the country “Land ol Fire.”—Detroit Free Press. RAM’S HORN BLASTS. Caralnc Notea Cnllins tbo Wicked to Kepeutancc. ENTURE is A slippery road. Bad habits nev er backslide. Mortal beauty Is but mud in blossom. It takes more than beauty to run a kitchen. The devil Is most like a roar ing lion when he looks most like a sheep. The wounded need the helping hand. No expert can pick the locks of Dlety. The true hero bears insult and keeps the peace. It takes wit and grit to paddle your own canoe. Better a hero with bare body, than a craven In armor. He is often sold, who buys much at the bargain counter. If you would teach your children pa tience, show them what it Is. Without a competency for old age, none are happy and few honest. It Is because men can talk together, that they do not travel on all fours. The man who knows how to live well, xvill not have to learn how to die well. He who shoots In the right direc tion, will sooner or later hit something. Many a man has to go away from home to become acquainted with him self. It is a long step In the right direction to be willing to take things as they come. The devil will keep on coming to us, as long as we let him In when he knocks. Every man who walks, will make some tracks that others will be sure to follow. This life is the dressing room; death lifts the curtain and we step out on the eternal stage. The young man who Is afraid to4oso his hours, his dimes and his honor, is n fish worth catching. Future generations will be forced to loam that centralized wealth In n re public Is the nost-egg of revolution. The poor man braving cheerfully the| waves of adversity, displays more her ism than Bonaparte on the field o Austvrlltz. The boy at ten, wants to rule th* house; at twenty, he wants to rule th state; at thirty, he tries to rule his oil spring, and at forty, he has some ser >nt.‘ "l flights ^.>'1^ to rule himsel it* nriip ' ■' i ConUln’t Take Her Buck. A Sheffield merchant whose daugh ter bad married a man with whom it proved that she could not get on very well was much surprised some weeks ago to see the young lady return home again with all her belongings. The old man listened very attentively to her story and theu went to his desk and wrote a note to his son-in-law, which he gave to his daughter, as suring her that her husband would re ceive her kindly after this. The pah on reading the letter found in it tht following notice: Dear Sib—Goc- Js that have N**n selertec of one'* own free will at my establishmen are^not taken back again. The young conplo laughed he.v tilj and were reconciled. — Peorson’ii Weekly. The old hall in Lincolnshire, Eng land, the “Locksley Hall” of Teuny sou’s poem, offered forsa'e with thirty fonr acres of grass arable land, wa> withdrawn from sale at $5309. Strange Death of Three It rot he At Clomerac, In France, three bro ers named Mose, all over 80 years have just died on alternate days 1 very strange manner. The first x found Monday lu a cellar half eaten rats. The second was found Wed day In a stable under a heap of i Joes, and the eldest, living at Flav was discovered two days later d under his bed. 1 C Vegetable Sicilian HAIRRENEWER Gives new life and vigor to the roots of the hair. It's like water to a drooping; plant. No gray hair. No baldness. COLD-BREAKERS WILL CURE YOUR COLO In8 to 12 hours. 85G. 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