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LAKE GEORGE 
 
 HE Gateway of the Country, it 
 was called by the red Indians, 
 in immemorial years of old, 
 and a superb gateway it is, 
 opening from the valley of the 
 St. Lawrence at the north into 
 ■ the valleys of the Mohawk and 
 the Hudson at the south, a 
 gateway with the green mountains and the Adiron- 
 dacks flanking it for gate-posts on either side. 
 Good Father Isaac Jogues gave it another name. 
 On the eve of Corpus Christi day he saw its 
 waters crimson with the sunset glories, and girt 
 about with living green. There came to his mmd 
 the legend of the chalice of the Holy Grail, which 
 was carved from one great emerald and filled with 
 blood red wine, and gazing in solemn awe upon 
 
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 the water before him and its verdant shores, he 
 named it the "Lake of the Holy Sacrament." 
 Later came gritty Anglo-Saxon William Johnson. 
 of New York, with his New England militia men. 
 and smote the French and Indians in their fast- 
 nesses by the lake. " I have given it the name of 
 Lake George," he wrote, "not only in honor of 
 His Majesty, but to ascertain his undoubted domin- 
 ion here." The dominion of King George 
 has long since passed away, but Lake 
 George remains, the fairest crystal jewel 
 in the mountain crown of the Empire 
 State. 
 
 After his victory. Sir William Johnson 
 built a new fortress at the southern 
 end of the Lake, and named it. for a t N 
 grandson of the King, Fort William "j 
 Henry. This was captured a few years 
 later by an overwhelming force under 
 Montcalm, and the garrison, including 
 women and children, to the number of -- 
 fifteen hundred, were butchered after 
 their surrender. The fort itself was wrecked 
 and burned, leaving only the ruins, which 
 
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 to-day may be seen by the curious visitor. "It is 
 hard/' says George Frederick Parsons, writing from 
 this very spot, "to realize that there was a time 
 when the man who ventured to sun himself openly 
 on this point, as I am doing to-day. would have 
 risked his life. Yet there are few spots more pro- 
 lific in memories of strife and carnage than Lake 
 George. There is, perhaps, not a mile of its cir- 
 cumference which has not been the scene of some 
 battle or skirmish. The Indians, the French, the 
 English, fought around it for years. It was as 
 beautiful then as now. The same waters, the same 
 forests, the same hills, were exhibited and illumi- 
 nated by the same varying splendors of day, twi- 
 light and dawn ; but the waters then bore the 
 canoes and bateaux of savages, voyageurs, soldiers, 
 and the whispering trees served as shelter to the 
 stealthy combatants who slipped with vigilant out- 
 look from trunk to trunk, or crouched to take aim 
 at some unsuspecting foe." 
 
 But now peace reigns on the "Lake of the 
 Holy Sacrament,''" and where Johnson built and 
 Montcalm destroyed Fort William Henry, a great 
 home of pleasure and of rest has been established. 
 
Fort William Henry Hotel. 
 
 Six stories high, with a frontage of three hundred 
 and thirty-four feet, stands the great hotel that 
 perpetuates the name of the fort. From its vast 
 portico, twenty-four feet in width, with its long 
 line of Corinthian columns, thirty feet in height, 
 % thousands of summer guests each year 
 look out upon the miles of sparkling water, 
 the hundred isles, and the bordering ram- 
 parts of the eternal hills. There is Black 
 Mountain, towering 2,6G1 feet in air, 
 and commanding from its summit a 
 panorama of Lakes George 
 and Champlain, the 
 Green Mountains, the 
 Adirondacks, and the 
 silver highway of the Hudson 
 flowing from the mountains to the sea. 
 There are the Narrows, where the plum- 
 met line strikes bottom at seventy fa- 
 thoms down. There are Ticonderoga, and Crown 
 Point, and Sabbath Day Point, once scenes of des- 
 perate conflict ; there the ruins of Fort George, 
 and the old French cemetery on Prospect Moun- 
 tain ; down the lake are Tea Island, where Aber- 
 
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 crombie's buried treasures arc said to lie ; Diamond 
 Island, famed for its crystals ; Tongue Mountain, 
 and Shelving Rock. There, too, are Harbor Islands, 
 once the scene of a massacre and cannibal feast, 
 but now owned by the Paulist Fathers of New 
 York, the chiming of whose monastery bells have 
 replaced the savage war-whoop. 
 
 And then if the visitor turns back into the 
 Fort William Henry Hotel, what does he find ? 
 Here is a building second to none on the continent. 
 Under the central dome are news and telegraph 
 offices and general bazaar. At one side is the great 
 drawing room : at the other, smaller parlors and a 
 fine billiard hall ; and at the back is the 
 dining hall where nearly a thousand can 
 sit down together. In the adjoining 
 grove and grounds are tennis and croquet 
 lawns, bowling alleys, shooting galler- 
 III: | , ies, and facilities for all such sports. 
 ' Boats and tackle are ready for sailing 
 and fishing parties, and sailing and 
 steam yachts and the lake steamboats 
 tempt the voyager to long excursions, 
 and an extensive livery stable supplies 
 
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 the wants of those who would explore the mountains 
 and valleys of the shore. The building is provided 
 with elevators, gas, electricity, and the purest of 
 mountain spring water. The cuisine is identical 
 with that of the famous Ponce de Leon at St. 
 Augustine, Florida, prepared by the same Chef, 
 served by the same deft waiters. A superb or- 
 chestra plays every afternoon and evening. The 
 lake steamboats land at the Fort William Henry 
 Hotel Dock, and at the hotel make connections 
 with trains for the south and west. No place of 
 summer leisure is more embowered in the recesses 
 of Nature's own domain, yet none is 
 mi nc accessible from the metro- 
 polis, and from all parts of the 
 land. At one moment the guest 
 may stand in the rotunda read- 
 ing from the tape the news of | 
 Wall Street of a few seconds 
 before, and a few moments 
 later may be drifting in 
 his boat under the shadow 
 of Black Mountain, 
 among the fairy islands, 
 or over the fish-haunted depths of the narrows. 
 
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 The management of the Fort William Henry 
 this season will be in the hands of Mr. 0. 1 ). Seavey, 
 manager of the celebrated Ponce de Leon, at 
 St. Augustine, Florida, a host known the world 
 overhand whose name is a synonym for excellent 
 service and high ability. Guests will find their 
 wants anticipated and their comfort conserved in 
 every jiossible manner. 
 
 The Fort "William Henry Hotel was founded 
 in 1868, so it has now passed its majority, and is in 
 the full manhood of prosperous existence. Its 
 doors are open to guests on June 18th. Before 
 that date, the intending visitor to this most ex- 
 quisite gem of all American resorts should apply 
 for terms and other information to the proprietor 
 and owner, 
 
 William Noble, 
 
 at The Grenoble, 
 57th St. and Seventh Ave., 
 
 n. Y. CITY. 
 
 OR O. D. SEAVEY, 
 
HOW TO REACH IT. 
 
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 FROM THE WEST. 
 
 By the New York Central R. R. to Schenectady and 
 Albany. Then by Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. R. R. to 
 the Hotel. 
 
 FROM THE EAST. 
 
 By Boston and Albany (Western R. R.) to Albany and 
 Troy. Then by Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. R. R. 
 direct to the Hotel. 
 
 FROM THE NORTH. 
 
 By steamers daily on Lake Champlain and by New 
 York and Montreal R. R. to Ticonderoga. Then by steamer 
 to the Hotel. 
 
 FROM THE SOUTH. 
 
 By New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Direct 
 trains, with drawing-room cars, without change to the 
 Hotel. 
 
 By West Shore R. R. from Washington, Baltimore, 
 Philadelphia, Jersey City, New York, the Catskills. Direct 
 trains, with drawing-room cars, through without change. 
 
 By People's Line steamers and Day Line from New 
 York, connect at Albany, and Citizens' Line of steamers 
 from New York, connect at Troy with Delaware and Hudson 
 R. R. , without change to Hotel. 
 
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 RED SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONROE CO., W. VA. 
 
In the water of Red Sulphur Springs, of Monroe County, 
 West Virginia, we have a natural remedy, which is endorsed hy 
 the highest medical authority as a cure for catarrh in all its forms, 
 bronchitis, the early stage of lung disease or consumption, nervous 
 debility, dyspepsia, heart disease, rheumatism, asthma, hay fever, 
 and diseases of the urinary organs. 
 
 Located in the Allegheny range of mountains, at an elevation 
 of over sixteen hundred (1,600) feet, it is a happy medium between 
 extremes, and the climate is delightful, the scenery varied and 
 attractive, making it a most desirable resort for invalids. 
 
 This is the only water of the kind known on this continent, 
 and there is no question as to its great efficacy in the class of 
 diseases above mentioned, as hundreds of people can testify. 
 
 The Red Sulphur Springs Water Company has recently pur- 
 chased this property, and extensive improvements are being made 
 looking to the comfort and convenience of the many invalids and 
 others who come to gain health and strength from its healing 
 waters. 
 
 The hotel will be open for the reception of guests June 1st. 
 
 For circulars, terms, references, etc. , write to Main Offices of 
 the Company, at the Grenoble, 57th Street and 7th Avenue, New 
 York. 
 
 William Noble, President. 
 
THE HANDSOMEST APARTMENT 
 BUILDING IN THE CITY. 
 
 1VAT. MOBL.SL 
 
 PROPRIETOR . 
 
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 ROY BOATS. 
 
 CITIZENS' LINE. 
 
 ?0Dular Hudson 
 
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 LAKE GEORGE. 
 
 STEAMERS: 
 
 "SARATOGA"^ "CITY OF TROY," 
 
 Leave Pier 46, N. R., foot West lOth St., 
 daily, exept Saturday, at 6 P M. 
 
 Connecting with morning trains for the North. 
 
 THESE STEAMERS HAVE UNSURPASSED 
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PASSENGERS. 
 
 STATEROOMS MAY BE ENGAGED IN ADVANCE. 
 
CARDEZA, GILLIAMS & CO., 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 FINE WHISKIES 
 
 AND IMPORTERS, 
 
 126 WALNUT STREET, 
 
 and 21 GRANITE STREET, 
 
 PHILADELPHIA. 
 
 NEW YORK OFFICE: 
 
 14 STATE STREET. 
 
" The Largest Establishment in this Country at 
 which to procure Hotel, Club and Restaurant 
 China and Glassware ; all varieties at low rates." 
 
 L. STRAUS & SONS, 
 
 Manufacturers and Importers, 
 
 42, 44, 46 & 48 WARREN STREET. 
 
 NEW YORK. 
 J. Kurtz. W. W. Graham. 
 
 KURTZ & GRAHAM, 
 
 FINE FURNITURE, WALL PAPERS, 
 
 DECORATIONS, STAINED GLASS, 
 
 WOODWORK, DRAPERIES, 
 
 17 WEST 34th STREET, 
 
 Cabinet Shops, 321-323 East 64th Street, 
 NEW YORK. 
 
D. PECK & CO., 
 
 Wholesale 
 
 Grocers, 
 
 GLENS RALLS, N. Y. 
 
 A specialty of our House has been, for many years, the sup- 
 plying of Hotels, Collages, Camping Parties, etc., etc., with 
 
 GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, 
 
 TABLE SUPPLIES, DELICACIES, Etc., 
 
 and our facilities for so doing at all points on Lake George, the 
 Adirondacks and vicinity are unsurpassed. 
 
 Situated, as we are, in the immediate vicinity of these noted 
 resorts, with connection every day by mail and boat, we can 
 deliver at nominal lates of freight promptly. Using, as we do, 
 so many goods to supply each day our numirous patrons, enables 
 us to make arrangements with manufacturers for frequent delivery, 
 securing and handling only CLEAN, NEW and FRESH GOODS. 
 
 Canvassed Meats and Fish, Canned Goods, French and Italian 
 Goods, all of the best, and fiom first-class manufacturers. 
 
 SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. 
 
A PROMINENT ATTRACTION IN THE CITY OF ALBANY IS THE WELL-KNOWN 
 ESTABLISHMENT OF 
 
 Van Hensen, Charles& Co. 
 
 ON BROADWAY, 
 
 Where may be found everything pertaining to their line of 
 business as dealers in 
 
 CHIR^GLASS^ 
 
 SlLyER^nATEp^/^ 
 
 GAS FIXTURES^ 
 
 BRK>AJ3RAC 1 
 
 EARTHENWARE. 
 
 A display that is not excelled by any other in the United States, 
 and is worth seeing. 
 
 Van Heusen, Charles & Co., 
 
 468 & 470 BROADWAY and ii JAMES ST. 
 
A. B. VAN GAASBEEK & CO. 
 
 THE LARGEST 
 
 CARPETS RUG HOUSE 
 
 North of New York City. 
 
 Oriental Carpets and Rugs 
 
 of our own importation, 
 
 At Lower Prices than can be obtained in New 
 York or elsewhere. 
 
 69 NORTH PEARL STREET, 
 
 Two minutes' walk from Delavan House, 
 
 Albany, N. Y. 
 
The celebrated^S)^^ 
 HOLLYWOOD 
 
 RYE WHISKEY 
 
 ORDERS RECEIVED AT THE 
 
 COMPANY'S offices: 
 No. 47 BROADWAY, 
 
 NEW YORK. 
 
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 OET & CHANDON 
 
 WHITE SEAL BRUT IMPERIAL 
 
 • Champagne. 
 
 GONZALEZ BY ASS & CO., 
 
 Fine Sherries. 
 
 HUNT, ROOP, TEAGE & CO., 
 
 Old Ports. 
 POWER DRURY & CO., 
 
 Choice Madeiras. 
 JULE CLAVELLE, 
 
 Clarets and Sauterns. 
 
 KESSLER BEHRINGER & CO., 
 
 Sole Agents in the United States, 
 
 No. 20 Beaver Street, New York. 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
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