- % SREADER!e— ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT ASHTON OF LYONS, Iowa, Takes the Lead in Everything in the Dry Goods and Carpet Lines! And his Place of Business has been styled Any lady who will send her address to G. W. Ashton’s Popular Store, Lyons, Iowa, will receive free for one year ‘ BUTTERICK’S FASHION CATALOGUE,” Keeping you posted asto what is new, also where to buy all the latest novelties in DRY GOODS, CLOAKS, SHAWLS, : DOLMANS, Parasols, Gloves, Laces, Hosiery, And Everything in the Dry Goods Line as the Season Demands, ONE DEAL WITH YOU AND WE Have MapDE A LASTING CUSTOMER. It 1s tur Easiest THING TO REMEMBER IN THE WorRLD! seo ASHTON’S POPULAR STORE, -+- eked Sel RN eg GUN, otaen \ iia et \\\\\\, \ AVS Na % {yt . \ \ \ \\ SAY AN \ \ AY ¥ WANN \ n ANN . = \\ S RAN Sr \ ——— Sass. cA OUR MAIDIE FLOWwEEr ‘raumer ioc Co. WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH sf ORS te CLO | UM RIRG DAE Ep SHINGLES CEDAR POSTS, ALL LENGTHS, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Lime PLAST RON G. FAs HARD AND SOPT= GOAL, fer ee EEGs REASONABLE PRICES. Ee OC a ie AS he eee ees cet fC) Cs To be found in any Lumber Yard in the county. Prompt attention given to all orders. 4 y I % WAY S| rw reer ae We SHatt Take Preasure In SHowinc You THroucH Our Yarbp. HOWELL, PALMER & CO., West End Market Street, - - : MORRISON, ILL. 30 CENTS TO CHICAGO te Is a big item, but that is nothing to be compared with the Bargains you can get in all kinds of Cie Ce ieee tee, Come Pot IN Git s/t TEIN nae wef aia Na) ea ewnepenapa me) alee Le Deb DY G.SON, Mainrsm, ALBANY) hLL. P. S8.—We have the largest stock of Canned Goods in town, and will not be undersold. We buy for eash, and save all our discounts, which enables us to compete with anybody in the County. Try us and see. A D7 EG EO AS TING SEY So TEER St EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THAT . ss. ES IBARNES Has built a fine new store opposite the Post-office at JAE ES ACI = - ete deer hs Co) es Where she keeps a well selected stock of FANCY GOODS AND MILLINERY. ALSO EVERY STYLE OF TRIMMING DONE TO ORDER. She is now ready to serve the public and wants everybody to give her a call and see if she cannot give you better bargains than you ever got before. She will try hard to please you every time. a WITT axis CTT The First National Bank of Morrison opens at nine o’cloek. ALBANY, [LLINOIS. DEALER TIN VS ISI CI CI ISI SI ICSI OI NANA ite {AGRICULTURAL Turcements | | AAMAS Wah / nh ule ee WAGONS AND BUGGIES, eS A Ee ES GA aes) ee FOR ALL KINDS OF FARM MACHINERY HIS IShitte HoUSk PO: VISE, An Many years dealing with the farmers of this locality has educated me as to their wants. And never before in any year has my trade shown such wonderful development as during the season of 1882. Fair Dealing, Good Articles and Living Prices Does the Business. fam now Offering for Sale some of the Finest Horses in the Northwest, among which are ONE SPAN | OF MATCHED BASHAW MARES | One fel wir sy ty i ‘et Mi ul Tt t in 2:40. == =" SS SS =e Seven years old, sired by Horton’s Abdallah, first dam Green's Bashaw, second dam by a Hambletonian. Also several other Fine Brood Mares and a number of Suckling Colts of the Almont stock, Any or all of these fine Horses or Colts IT will sell at a bargain. APPLY TO OR ADDRESS Jo VW. DINNEEN, Albany. Whiteside County. Til. The First National Bank is Prudently Managed. {ECE beled) cee) AgdedOnd | fen eI edo onc i eis en On Spuistauy TeNUUS ety anq doededsmou “sua LON Sts Tenuuy TeuT UES eptTseqiTuM Digitized by the Internet Archive ~ in 2022 with funding from University of Illinois Uroana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/whitesidesentineOOunse Che Gbiteside Sentine ANNUAL FOR THE YEAR 1883. 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HA ih 4X sf NOW HAVE THE erro i AIND BEST SELECTED ——STroc= oF GENERAL MERCHANDISE Ever SEEN IN ALBANY, INCLUDING ADR’ GOOD OJ-L CLOTHS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, | Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Nails, Etc. S, 227-4 CANA 10 POS 4a Alt these goods are carefully selected, and you can rest assured that we will discount any firm in this section of the County on prices. If you’ don’t believe it, come and see. WE WANT YOUR BUTTER AND EGGS? AND WILL ALWAYS PAY YOU THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES FOR THEM. oe IN AN USS LN HBSS! S. ©. HAPPER & SON, RN sits aa 7 + 6 ALLINOIS., The First National Bank negotiates large loans favorably. ZF Rt 4S a ~ RYT 'RAORDINARY SUCCESS. Oats ia av TzasHore =COLLEGE ee ae ‘ od FULTON, | ¥ a oe Sa ; a ‘ ULLINOIS. - mUnr22 60322 NEW Be To LIN Cae Although this Institution has one of the largest and hest College Buildings in the State of Illinois, its rapid growth has rendered it necessary that another large building be erected, that all who come may be accommodated. A fine building, two stories high, with a front of eighty feet, has been erected just opposite the main college beldinaee aw hich w 7 aecommodats a large Piet of students win excellent rooms. ; i ma ay ere ore No! Ser! 1S" THE’ CH RR ACTER | Of this College, that it draws its patronage from the best families of both city and country, and the moral tone thus secured is a shield from evil anda strong stimulus to vigorous intellectual work. No parents need fear that their children. will not be under the best influence when in this college. Bie, Ey ery effort possi Ww rill be made to. help young ladies and gentlemen ‘who are educating themselves by thoie ; pO, ° S own efforts. es a q ¢ ‘i i ee y . The schotredins 1 iietaieek refitted and Maccnhs. A large sum has beenspent in refurnishing: thedaboratory with chemicals and apparatus. HeASOns Vy You Should Attend the Nort thern Ilinois College a p34 gre ye We as) i pt IONS yee ed el ee - 1 Becuuae He Gx pense are less than at any other college or normal school of equal advantage. 2, Because better rooms and accommodations are furnished than at other institutions. 3. Because the college building is heated by steam. 4, ., Because g good, substantial and nourishing food is furnished, upon which students can do good work and preserve » their health. , De au ; “6% Bs = ye Sy D. ice cause what is advertised by this Catieaey is settee 6. Because the Commercial Course, equal to that of the best business colleges, can be taken without extra expense. 7. Because Phonography and Telegraphy can be studied at a very small expense. Because all the advantages of a fully equipped college, a live normal school and a practical commercial college T is can be enjoyed i in the same institution. “9. Because text books can be rented. 10. Because Penmanship i is taught by an excellent penman and a superior gia 11. Because all the instructors are experienced and successful teachers. HOW. {his College Ca Afford-to Offer so Many Advantages at 0 Niall al Expense. 1. Because it has no debts, and pays no rents or taxes, and has a large income from an endowment fund. 2. Because it is managed on strictly business principles. 3. Because on account of locatfon fuel is obtained at a very low rate. 4. Because we buy our provisions at the very lowest prices, For Catalogue and Other Information, address A. M. HANSEN, A. M.. Pres. The First National Bank will make Colleétions. 7 Ti re a Ml co OK ON OV OT OT OF z ° GQ -2 oO. & SBP PP PB Co DOR WH OO D2 D2 2? MN Sd D2 D> G2? G2 D2 S> S> force oean OLOtT OU OT OT OF Or OT OT OT OF OF OF OF or pear yA. He OF No section of the United States affords more pleasing, cultivated scenery than can be seen anywhere around the fine old town of Lancas- ter—in fact all the way from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. The farms are of fair size and brought to the highest fertility ; the houses and farm buildings are large and tasteful, as may be seen from those given above, and the natural features of the country are such as blend most happily for this style of landscape beavty. With her wondrous resources, on the surface and below, it is easy to see the grounds on which so many predict for the great State of Pennsylvania, in the near future, the densest population of the country. ANTHRACITE COAL jis said to have been first used in the United States by two Connecticut _ blacksmiths, named Gore, who had removed to Pennsylvania—this some time about 1768-9. In 1776 coal was taken from near Wilkesbarre and Plymouth down the Susquehanna in arks to the government arsenal at Carlisle, where it was used during and from the Revolutionary war by the blacksmiths and gunsmiths of that region. The earliest record of the use of anthracite in France is in 1814, while the Welsh coals were “little used’ in 1828. In 1812 Col. Shoemaker, of Pottsville, was arrested by certain Phila- delphians to whom he had sold a few loads, claiming that he was an imposter who had swindled them by “selling rocks for coal.”’ THE Crown oF Victoria consists of diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, set in silver and gold. Its gross weight is 390z. 5sdwt. troy. The number of diamonds are 3,452: pearls, 273; rubies, 9; sapphires, 17; emeralds, 11. RouGH Lire.—The exploration and settlement of this continent has been a continuous exposition of the readiness of men to yoluntarily forego all the comforts of home and civilized life for the achievement of a great object. The scant outfit with which the bold pioneer starts into the path- less depths of the primitive wilderness soon needs renovation and repair, but the deft fingers of woman are not at hand to contend with wear and tear, and so the poor wretch is fain to make shift as best he can with fingers that are all thumbs — but then his material does not require fine work, and what can’t be cured must be endured. But when sickness has overtaken our lone adventurer, and he tosses upon his rough bed in his far-off log cabin, how even his faithful dog must know the want of something—the need of MENDING DAY.—W. M. Cary. weman’s care and woman’s love for the poor sufferer. And how many a noble man who has braved the hard- ships and privations of separation and a new country came, not because he loved less but rather because he loved more — and that the loved might gain he scorned to count his loss ! ACCORDING to an English geo- graphical writer, there are four vast areas still to be opened up or traversed by civilized man, and which, among them, constitute about one-seven- teenth of the whole area of the globe. Of these, there is the antartic region, which in extent is about seventy-five times that of Great Britain; the second lies about the north pole; the third is in Central Africa, and the fourth in Western Australia. The south polar region referred to is almost conterminous with the antarc- tic circle. The vast African area: reaches on the west very closely to the coast, and it is only near the equator that it has more than superficially been driven inland. In Australia, the great undeveloped region is that which lies west of the track explored from north to south by Stuart, and which now forms the telegraphic line across that continent. De POLLOCK, DOD. Ss. Te Wer BEGKW ITH. DADs s. Po.ttock & aia . N — N 7 \ NY YA AY = AY OFFICE IN THE FIRST eee ae BUILDING, be ee INC tee NP COS. VEO RER, Ce ay 8 Has always in stock | the latest improved | Hard Coal Heating | venience, cte., it can- not be surpassed, and he sells them al little cheaper than | anyone else in the | eounty. Call and see | © -oho- @) He also Keeps all | other kinds of Heat- ing Stoves and he | of the very best man- | ufaeture always on | hand. Also all kinds | of Tinware in stock | or made to order. | Eave troughs put up ' on Short notice and him if you want bar- gains. to give hima call. You wlll be suited every time. Cre A... Sua Shenae lemon DST CDs] | FULTON, ILLINOIS. Receive foci Bay and Sell United States and Other Bonds. Also Draw Direct on all the ener Of Europe. Money to Loan in Sums to Suit the Borrower. vO Gath ae Collections promptly made and remitted for on day of payment. Every facility offered for the transaction of business Stoves, of which this q makes Cook Stoves eut is a fae simile. | IS) Cae are | a specialty, and has For durability, con- : hs \ \ Fl ses anes Fe i a large assortment in the best manner G os His store would be an ornament to a town five times the size of Coleta’ If you want any thing in his line don’t fail consistent with sound banking. The Frst National Bank will invest money for you. W. M. DILLON, President. 3 L. H. DILLON, Secretary. North-Western Barb Wire Co., MANUFACTURERS OF THE NortTH-WESTERN Bare Wire! Patented April 3, 1877, and May 7, 1878. FACTORY OPPOSITE STERLING: ROCK FATT S aia We offer to dealers our Japanned or Hnameled Steel Wire Barbed Fencing, composed of two strands of No. 12 steel wire, evenly | twisted, and barbs of same material, presenting two points at regu- | lar intervals of 444 inches, so put on as to be a permanent fixture | to the cable. For effectiveness, strength, lightness and durability, |, LIN ELA SN OSU 2 be lO ce. AM her \ Customers should have in stock our | i Poreupine Barbed Wire (barbs 2} inches 4“ apart) warranted a hog-tight fence. GALVANISED, JAPANNED & LYVAIN TED. Ask your dealer for the NORTH-WESTERN BARB WIRE, the best in the market. T. O. WOLFE, J. F. GREENAWALT, WEBSTER’S MILLEDGEVILLE, ILLINOIS. UNABRIDGED. Wo Lrre & GREENAWALT. Latest Edition has 118,000 Words, (3000 more than any other English Dictionary,} t‘our Pages Colored Plates, 3000 Engravings, (nearly three times the number in any other Dict’y,) also contains a Biograph- ical Dictionary giving brief important facts concerning 9700 noted person NN GENERAL y; PR weRCHANTS Z Milledge- NG — Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, 1 Me , ee HATS anp CAPS, _SS=——| GROCHRIHS! Ancient Un page 203, see the above picture and names of the 24 parts,—showing the value of Webster’s numerous Always ready to give you better bargairs than you can get any- e e = 5 a Hllustrated Definitions. where else in Carroll county. Bring on your It is the best practical English Dictionary extant.—London Quarterly Review. Sa ET bs 8S HIG | It is an ever-present and reliable school master to the whole family.—S. 8. Hercaid. G. & C MERRIAM & CO.. Pub’rs, Springfield, Mass |* Crockery and Silverware. And get full value for them. COME AND SEE US. We will do you good. The First National Bank will act as a depositary. C27 eZ PEP Bees ~~ A iets Waly MN ae Ma i iy Nee bp A Realy f, 4 Vy vs LZ Sh eg tesa Mi? THE DOG WATCH. — Tavernier, SS ee Hie RS = £ a. Pe aig at gt gD 4 +4 — ied, ——— SSeS os See = A ie = =A sae SESS = wndias ; Py =: = =, LS. Ss i = ‘ =, A We AA = Ra / soy a St A /— eS \= ‘a “Le as E BAS, —— Sz Pi aes ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S parents, in March, 1830, moved from their forest home in what is ai; now Spencer County, Indiana, to Illinois, set- Neone m@ tling ten miles west of Decatur, where they Wash'ton built a log house on the north fork of the San- gamon, and cleared fifteen acres of land, for the fencing of which Abraham split the rails. He was then just approaching twenty-one years of age, six feet four inches tall, and the champion wrestler of the neighborhood. After attaining his majority, he spent a year or two working at odd jobs for the farmers, and made his first public speech ; it was on the navigation of the Sangamon river, on which waters he soon afterward launched a flat-boat, and, with his half-brother, navigated it to New Orleans. This early home of the sixteenth President of the United States is shown in the cut above. Rises Co eG =2 o> IAABWAOL! Syn a fy ay) fg YHY-J-I-IN re. ee eR OFT OT oF Srorgrorots MOIrWorw 2 > OT CO TOR aS morn. o =e for] ENGLIsH BrEr.— The area of the first Bass’s brewery was that of a moderately large garden ; that of the son’s o¢cupies freehold business premises extending over 45 acres, of the value of £250,000, and more than roo acres of lease- hold property. The father produced, compara- tively, only a few barrels per week, delivered by his own carts; the son, in the course of a brewing season, sends out by train and ship 1,000,000 barrels, and the average amount, an- nually, of his business is assessed at £2,400,000. i=) rs BRwwroTee WIA~JI~IIY-I-2 eee pee oowrt S40 wrewHHe K X Op as or le) oo ‘THE SCIENCE of agriculture may be traced to the period immediately succeeding the Deluge. In China and the Eastern countries it was, perhaps, coeval with their early plantation and # government. The Athenians pretended that it ey] “was among them the art of sowing corn began. It was introduced into England by the Romans about A, D, 27. 10 16 10 56 IIIA RI-IN AC Peet os) rae He OO 11 32 morn, Y ALAA AL AAA AA BPRARAAAR BRERA ER ROR RAT Sun os G2 02 We Go Gy OD Go G9 C2 OO We ES ee mr 0900 CO He He OT OD C2 2 CO CORR WwW, + ge AY CHURCH & PATTERSON, Prop’s. MANUFACTURERS OF THE FOLLOWING WELL KNOWN BRANDS OF ROLLER PROCESS EES “ STERLING,” eee) j WHITE ROCK,’ ‘EMERALD,’ "ROLLER, THE ABOVE BRANDS-OF FLOUR ARE —=Made from Selected Wheat.=— They are in generai use and the Most Popular Brands of Flour in the North-west, because both in the guality and guantity of Bread pro- duced they are found to be TELE BEST ANID GEUEAPEST. (| / Ask your Grocer for this Flour and you will \\ / be"assured of having the Best Bread. \ f \ MW VE wii Hah The First National Bank will pay in Coin or Curreney. CHAS, A. DAVIS. WM. J. WILKINSON. DAV loa W TRIN S Cie oe SB oa CS os ed Oe S$ DEALERS INS=— JSHELY LARD WARE, STOVES, Anon HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS! GXSSPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO TIN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON WORKLEXS f=CALL AND SEE US..e/ COLE IAA iialuNGs:. HMeadgq nuarters for =i DRY GOODS |= IRIEAID Y*NCAIDIE GLOTHING 3. BOOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES! BOOKS AND WALL PAPER! DRUGS, PAINTS} @iEeS (EC) Bae te” Hverything guaranteed as represented and a little lower than-@a the lowest. Call and see. D. A. Bricker. C. A. Porras (Successors to Overholser & Gurtisen.) DEALERS IN Sri NE: Gin@@i iii as TEAS, PROVISIONS, CROCKERY, ETC. Corner Third and Spruce Streets, “= - STERLING, ILLINOIS. 3 =a NEG 5 ENED "(GZ WG aa a Ne : JOGA Y) = - G yy ON: qK 24) leg ‘ \ a ae Sa (Ream mee (Jel : 4; AiSs =ay ———————— a = = ————— ee : = = [ee v \y ee \ = E LG == = = = == a, —— : Se — —— St 0) SS ae eae = == SSS SS NN ee — — SASS b= SS = ee 2 See ————— = ¥ 1 y —_ y = iN Uh 6th Mo. & JUNE. 30 days > < > > 7) n n oO Se ee yee ob ceik St. 18 8 5 ® sh’ton 7 sales fe f Ste ge ahah ine ba sles s* |sa CI : Niet s: anh) rye ees 1 ae ed eS HoM. ) 152 | 1| Fr! 1157 33 | 4 31-1 7 25 | 150 | 153 | 21|Sa | 1157 42 | 4 30 | 7 95 | 2 29 154 | 3/3 /| 115% 52) 4301726! 3 12 155 | 41M | 1158 2/4301797 | 4 2 ee 156 | 5 | Tul 11 58 12 | 4 29 | 7 28 | sets. 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(ye 180 | 29 | Fr| 12 3 9) 4321/7351 0 27 181.) 380-)Sa ) 12 391 |432|735}) 1 8 Z = = Ze SS CMG Z TCR . (( aS 5 ATS il THE Ronnesurc.— This picturesque view crowns one of the boldest hills in that beau- tiful section of Nassau between the Main and the Lahn, which is knownas the Wetterau. Originally belonging to a noble race, whose name it still bears, it passed, on the death of the last of the family, into the hands of strangers, who preferred the social charms of the adjoin- ing village of Budingen to a life in the secluded castle. It was thus left uninhabited, and in the latter part of the sixteenth century a large number of the Jewish people, driven by perse- cution from Frankfort, made their home in one of the wings of the Ronneburg, where, undis- turbed, they were permitted to follow the ways of their own faith. As some families (the per- secution against them becoming less violent) were attracted back to their old homes, other sufferers came—Protestant families driven from Austria, small bands of Moravians, and a few men of science, whose theories were pro- scribed at the courts of Catholic princes. For over a hundred years the walls of Ronneburg were a Shelter for those cast out from their homes on account of their faith. As seenfrom the valley, it still presents an appearance of strength and stability, but on entering the vast structure, one finds only an ivy-grown chaos of broken pillars and crumbled walls. New rFasuions for ladies were set in the last century by dressing dolis in the prevalent mode and distributing them over Europe. The custom is believed to date from Venice, where the governmenr rigorously regulated dress by meaius of a doll set up as a pattern. RANDALL’S ISLAND.—A,. C. Warren. NATURE seems to have intended Manhattan Island to be the centre of a large population and accompanying industries. Water-ways generously clear and practicable surround it on every hand, while the great ocean itself reaches its arms up to its very shores. The Hudson drains a large and incomparable agricultural region, and Long Island Sound fur- nishes a safe coast connection, while its magnificent land-locked bay furnishes anchorage sufficient for the navies of the world, with a grand and imme- diate outlet into the waters of the broad Atlantic. In the East River, as the strait connecting the waters of New York Bay and the Sound is com- monly called, are a series of islands adjacent to the upper boundaries of the city, which are admirably adapted for the public institutions so necessary to every large city. These are called Blackwell’s, Randall’s and Ward’s. On each are very fine buildings of brick or stone, which show to great advantage from the water. The ferries connecting the outlying suburbs (as they practically are) of Brooklyn and Jersey City are known the world over, and our picture will be readily recognized as a graphic represen- ‘tation of a frequent winter annoyance. The Harlem River, which connects the waters of the East and the Hudson, has been but little used so far, except for pleasuring, but it is proposed to so improve it as to THE LARGE QUANTITY of milk used in manu- facturing establishments has been remarked upon by the London Z%mes. In certain classes of pig- ment printing work, which is indeed a species of painting —the colors being laid on the face in an insoluble condition, so as to present a full, bril- liant face — milk has been found a convenient and economical vehicle for effecting the process. Woolen manufacturers, also, have long made great use of a mixture of olive oil and milk, the animal fat in the latter furnishing an element of more powerful effect upon the woolen fibres than purely veg- etable oil alone. OVER 7,000, - 000 §=6hogs.) (on four legs) en- tered Chicago in a year, and not one of them left the city alive. greatly extend the dockage and tran- sport facilities of the city, and rural beauties must give place to the bus- tling trade of the ever - encroaching metropolis. TO CLEAN pic- ture frames, take a little raw cotton, <= BR %m, = in the state of |— Nuon = wool, and rub the frames with it. This will take off | all the dust and | dirt without injur- | ing the gilding. THE JCE BLOCKADE, — Will. —_ | _ oom LO UT — Pe ba4 op Se ie TENET S ee 4 N THE HARLE . N | lh } ; i any Ni | he yt > n = o | ® ae : ; i, Sis S| x & Noon, © ie <2 jc | with the lower lake and river, emptying into iat | 3° §°]8° |Wash'ton SS dub oa Fe Lake Champlain opposite Burlington, is a aly ay leat Sagi dS ang ” = 2 | world-famed route for admirers of wild and QV be aid i ue M. Ss. H. M. | H. Brot i a8 romantic mountain scenery, and a good half- Bt A Ath ae OR I eal ae i way camp through the souxtain region of Q 12 6 2)4658 | 7141) sets. |N. : . } 916) |0° 30) Frili@o B.bm 4.60 17484-7774] Adirondacks, which is not generally seen by HAG a4 Salt cape oommDe Oni 12 1° 7-48 those who do the wilderness by the Saranac Lakes or ‘* water route.” 217 Se Ss | 2 Bona tor alas 1d FP P8168 S18 MG viene: DetOn Dr a2 nial Odes 46 Evrope uses up annually 80,910 tons of wood 219 eT i hl 2s OK Sd eh SS ele hOmlon Ons in matches. Germany more than any other 220) a Sal adeesOcebnlcor Ale lle Oud country, because of the prevalent habit of 221 Oo) Lhd les DeIBe ONO ieee OF ladOad smoking. In that country (estimated) every Bi 222 | 10 | Fr} 12 510)5 61|%7 5 | 10.52 |1Q.] day 15 matches per head are used; in Belgium ‘a DOS wile Saale OMe IRON Meulih Luts about 9; England 8, and France 6. The con- sacl sumption decreases steadily north to south. Oe 71224 1512 ese 12 a4 Sl led Fal Fo 2 morn: On the average, Europe burns 6 or 7 matches A QOnT RTS eM lle, aA Oa DEES va, ob | mOst?. per head every day. IW h 226) 14 1 Tuj 12 430 | 5 9sie6 59) 18 ‘Z) R20 1D | Wahl? 2. IB omehieie O58" ih 4. GERMAN METHOD TO Grass A Bank.— For ty 298 TOL but dS 4 Ge mA GT OT) hee cow ne each square rod to be planted, take half a hi pr 229 | 17 | Fr} 12: 3854)5 12/655) 4 11 pound of lawn-grass seed, and mix it intimately >< 230.1 18) sSai le ads4ie! ona: 6154-4) risess 1h, and thoroughly with six cubic feet of good, dry it ) garden earth and loam. This should be placed | a 231 | 19 | SS | 12 38.27 | 5 14 |6 52 | 7 19 in a tub, and liquid manure, diluted with about a 292 | 20 ONE 12 8) 185 Balbe A651 7 5D two-thirds of water, added and well stirred in, “al at 233 | 21 | Tu] 12 259 |516|649/ 8 31 so as to bring the whole to the consistency of ) 234 | 22) W/] 12 244/517 )648) 9 10 mortar. The slope must be cleaned and made ‘i m 230 | 25) |eEb12) (2.280) 0184), 6 46.) 952: |. perfectly smooth, and then well watered, after 236 | 24) Fr} 12. 2:13 ; 5 19 | 6 45-) 10 39 which the paste just mentioned should be ap- | 237 | 25 | Sa | 12 1 56 | 5 20 | 6 43 | 11 30 |3Q.]| plied with a trowel and made as even and thin as possible. Should it crack from exposure to 238 | 26 | S| 12 1 40 | 5 21 | 6 42 | morn. the air, it must be again watered and smoothed 239 | 27 | M | 12 1 238] 5 22 | 6 40 | 0.26 up day by day until the grass makes its appear- 240°) 28°) Tu} 12 1° 64:5) 23 | 6.39). 1 25 ance, which will be in from eight to fourteen 241 | 29) W | 12 048 | 5 24) 6 87 | 2 27 days, when the whole declivity will soon be jf PAgH OO | acd il ue 0: 30-5 ou iG BoM lores covered with a close carpet of green. ) 0 12 243 | 31. | Fr! 12 526 | 634] 4 30 | wy : - Il = =a J Gy ~ zs Sr —— s a =i} hl ———— SN WOT THE NEW PARIS is the favorite of all European cities with Americans. In 56 B.C., under Julius Cesar, the city covered 37 acres. In 1860, under Napoleon IIl., it had spread over 18,315 acres. The popu- lation at present is not far from 2,500,000. In 1872 Paris contained 64,000 houses, and of all these less than one-third had been built prior to 1852: Certainly no city not visited by disaster was ever so thoroughly worked over and rebuilt as was Paris under the third Napoleon. Born and residing throughout his reign in Paris, he aimed to make it the most salu- brious, convenient and sump- tuous city of Europe. The most noteworthy of the thoroughfares are the Lozde- vards (from the German Bodt- werk), bulwark or ram- OPERA HOUSE, PARIS. finds representation in this ‘*centre of civiliza- tion.”? Most impressive of all is the Cathedral of Notre Dame, a noble specimen of the early pointed Gothic. Length, 390 feet; width of transepts, 144 feet; height of vaulting, 105 feet ; width of western front, 128 feet, flanked by two massive towers 224 feet high. PERPETUA, one of the early Christian martyrs, was a young married lady of Rome. Her father, who at first treated her harshly, at last visited her in her cell and implored her to obey the mandate of the pro-consul, Minutius, and sacrifice to idols. But she only said, ‘*God’s will must be done !’’ and with a bursting heart the poor old man leaves her to her fates. The story is graphically shown in the picture on the opposite page by the plead- ing features of the aged parent, who points the way to liberty, and the steadfast gaze of the beautiful face fixed on eternity. part, because such streets generally took the place of old fortifi- cations, but the name is now applied to new avenues of more than ordinary width and pre- tension. From the old Roman baths of Ceesar’s time down to the Grand Opera House (opened Jan. 5, 1875), one of the most magnificent and richly decorated structures of modern times, every epoch and style of architecture Sts Jacques’, NOTRE DAME. is one See ee cements INN IRE aaa yao We = gousLl, JER iE, j a ag oie, —=¢ THE Latest, Newest, Most DestRaBLEe=— STOCK OF ERAL SIERGHANDISE IN THE COUNTY, IS MANAGED BY b, SURO, Where You will Always Find Great Bargains, Gp UBS 0 aie fe i Ole GD, GB hc BOOTS ¢ SHOES, CLOTHING, —=tHATS AND CAPS!+=-— (CROCKERY AND CJROCERIES. SUITABLE TO THE WANTS OF THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, ee ae Pera) by E> eG BS at R. L. BURGHELL, ERIE, ILLINOIS. The First National Bank never pays out ragged money. Dry B Bods ak Garpets! No. 214 Firtrp AVENUE, Cue LIN TONS - - - - IOW A. We have now in Stock our Fall and Winter Goods, including a very choice and varied selection of Silks, Satins, Plushes, Velvets, Gamels Hair CASHMERES, CORDURETTES, =4tFlannel Suitings, Shawls, Cloaks, == CLOAKINGS, BLANKETS, UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY, GLOVES, MITTENS, ETc. _ HPI respectfully invite everybody in Whiteside county to give me a trial and I will certainly suit you on prices and goods. Remember the place—No. 214 Fifth avenue, Clinton, Iowa, H. R. WuireHouse, DEALERS IN Pianos, Organs, sOiLetanee ‘Oradea Musica, Boxes anp MusicaLt INsTRUMENTS. Sole Agents for the Celebrated Geo. Woods & Co’s Upright Pianos and Parlor Organs. SILVER “WARE ann SlOVER PLATED Vy Is a new feature in our business. If you want something fine in that line, give us a call. : | . > ; j ef = . i : a\ . —Ws a) sy) ev = . \ \ ANY ww AY \ \ ww OW ag) Shapes) (eps ase eee, BEST: MECHANICS IN THE COUN: He is ready at all times to accept contracts for any kind of building. His work can be seen in all parts of the county. If you want to BUILD» A HOUSE, “BARN ORSANWYW OTHER BUR} Iii You will do well to call on or address him at COLETA, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P. 8.—All work guaranteed satisfactory or no pay. The First National Bank sells Foreign Exchange. TT ai PAN y, Woe ry th he + i = — I? Ua Nf ae rene —— a x qa? hi a 2 tee eer ——==— => =a —— Sea ra ree ee = ——— = See —— So = ‘ per aewoe so Z = Laeee. = - by. = = = e a — - FZ ee z i : =: - FF om Se ee ; A = eo oe = — Sa ae =a = A iy it ¥ lil ivi h ¥ NG iu un Ri UAC PTH Ey if i a AH MTR He if ii Wy ta heidi tte iti welsh an UFHOMAS LC PERPETUA AND HER FATHER. — Geo. Thomas, ise Ht iy a ‘ 1! { p= \ Cri Eas | j i ae | nie if rnin ea i COTTLCAT on NE: i ql ier ny ier Ata ‘ihin|}] = «Oana ten Al : it Ile SINT RS NANG ! i ama : gesiy DurHAM CATHEDRAL Stands among the finest of the religious houses of England in many of the details of its architecture, and quite the equal of any other in location. It stands en- throned on a rock of prominence above the Wear, with the old palace-castle close beside it, and seeming to match it at once in gray antiquity and the beauty of old-time strength. Durham Cathedral is said to have been com- menced in or about 1093, thus barely coming within the eleventh century, and sharing the very warmth of the Norman fancies in eccle- siastical edifices; and it is believed that most of the structure was completed in the succeed- ing half-century, the beginning of the twelfth. The whole length, inclusive of the western porch, is 507 feet, with a width of 200 feet ; the central tower is 214 feet in height, while the two lighter and more graceful pinnacled towers (twins), crowning the magnificent west front and the Galilee Chapel, are each of the height of 143 feet. Adjoining the cloisters are the deanery, library chapter-house, prebendal college and exchequer. Without, very fine gardens and wooded plantations surround the sacred edifice ; near it the Wear is crossed by :handsome bridges, materially adding to the complete- ness of the view. THE SILK TRADE of Lyons now occupies some 120,000 looms, of which only 30,000 are within the city. Including those who work in the silkworm establishments there are 800,000 per- sons employed in the Lyons silk trade. In1787 there were but 80,000, and 18,000 looms, = 2 AN = SSS! = SS ———S = = = —— =. 255 ——= = SS = = Sass. — SSS = 3 = = == = <3 = — oy. ——4 = —S——= = — = z —— SSS SS = SS = —== = ——— = = = => == = ——— = ——— = SS =— = = oa ———— SS — —— = = = = ——— = SS ——— SSS = = SSS = = 9th Mo. SEPTEMBER. 30 days. Ss ao s|x< @| Noon. & a4 < < c a sO|}S59}$9|Wash’ton | gen | $0 SO pes iN Ae MA Roy. 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Ree ‘ : Se ae: 160 aeres in Palo Alto county, Iowa, three miles from a'railroad town and seven niles from a county seat. 240 aeres ten miles from Emmettsburg, Iowa.. i Residence Lots in Fargo, Dakota, and Moorhead, Minn, 5 Houses and Lots in Morrison, varying ‘in price from #70 to $8,000. ~ Also a number of other pieces in different localities. eee CY dts Tap? A NOW, IF YOU WANT GOOD BARGAINS Don’t lose any time in aetna to’or calling upon R. SW BLY, Morrison, Whiteside heen iil. P, 8.—AU of the above will be disposed of at less than real. value,.and titles perfect: e+: GRADUAL REDUCTION FLOUR?<+> . Buy the Cream of Patent Flour, the best Patent Flour made in the County, made by g <4 SPRocx. THE SUN FLOUR walks away with any common brands—such as Star, Colorado, XXX, &c., while the WHITE WINTER holds its own with any second grades of flour. g FOR SALE BY.W:E. KNOX, MORRISON, ALL LINOIS, Dealer in Groceries, Brags, SUE Tate Ware, J ewelry, Paints, Oils; Ete. MODEL GROCERY STORE, THE FINEST GOODS! THE BEST STOCK! THE LOWEST PRICES! If; you. want zood ‘goods at prices that will astonish you, call beford: you. pur- chase. The best stock. of. ctr, Glassware, Table Cat le, Silver-Plated Ware, Kuives, Forks, SPOONS, PABLOM: AND HANGING LAMPS. . The First National Bank closes at 4 o’cloek p. m. HORSE [AILORS MULE JEWELER OF VALBANY ILLINOIS: Dealer in all Kinds of Harness, both Heavy and Light. All Kinds of Repairing Done on Short Notice. I Work the Best of Oak Leather, and will Not be Undersold. FBy AL OE ASS See ee es nN eee HEAR YE? IQEAR YE? WEAK XE All who are hungry should go to the Restaurant of ROBINSON & SON, LYNDON, ILL. Where you can get any kind of a meal you want, day or night, cooked to order. OYSTERS, the finest in the land always on hand, and served in any style desired. Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery, Cider, Eto. Canned Goods of All*Kinds, Cheap. Give us a call'and you will not only be welcomed, but used well. ROBINSON & SON, Lyndon, Tl. | Erie Now Has One of the Best Restaurants In the County. Everything in the Line of Confectionery, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc., including Oysters, are Kept there. Meals at all Hours. Good Beds and Warm Rooms for the Traveling Public. BOARD sy tHe DAY OR WEEK. TERMS REASONABLE. MRS. H. M. LEVITT, Proprietress, ERIE, ILL. This cut is caer to wepresent pace 8 SIS Bd BK QOD 2 8 Eh Pen DANY OMEN 1 ce Aud his Morgan Stallion, “CUB.” The best bred stallion in the State, and*has taken prizes to that effect. Will stand the coming season at 5 Milledgeville, Illinois. HORSES FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES. HA YES USE3 MILLEDGEVILLE, ILL. SIMON HAYES, Prop’r. One of the best kept hotels in the county. Good beds, good meals, parlor and sample room. The First National Bank was organized A. D. 1865. ANTIETAM STONE BRIDGE is a very interesting historic souvenir of a day when Americans proved that, as soldiers, they had no superiors in the world. For obstinate heroism and in- domitable pluck, no one of the battles of the old world can rival Antietam, where the in- telligence and patriotism of the rank and file achieved all that has been claimed as the glory of the hard-trained machine fighters of the armies of monarchical Europe. Over 12,000 of the Americans, charging a defensive position, were disabled, causing a loss to the defenders 42 (alas, Americans also !) of over 9,000, and neither 1h 36 side would confess defeat. a ee Since the exhibits of that war, United America 0 38 is accorded the place she so long felt to be hers 1 44 —the leadership of the world. THE AREA OF Kansas is twice that of Ohio, and 15 per cent. greater than that of all the New England States. Of the 51,000,000 acres jn the entire State, over 10,000,000 are now under cultivation, the acreage in farm crops having increased during the past three years at the rate of more than a million acres per an- num. In 1879 the number of acres planted in Indian corn was 2,718,800—a gain of over 4oo per cent. in ten years, while the increase of population during the same period was about Pett 17o per cent. The census of 1880 shows that 0 17 the corn area had increased to 3,417,817 acres. wH OS 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 45 45 37 45 45 45 44 11 44 11 44 11 44 11 44 11.44 Fr} 11 44 8 Sa | 11 43 58 S| 11 43 52 M | 11 43 49 Pull, 143746 W |} 11 43 48 EDO co orarorororer = ororgrowor ort | Syn zz f( =—S \, 4 ge ee NAOwTkwore De CLOTOT OT OUT OT res SES =a aw fC = 1 1% THE HUMAN BODY consists of 240 bones, g 2 16 | kinds of articulations or joinings, roo cartilages 3 14 and ligaments, 400 musoles and tendons, 100 nerves, besides blood, arteries, veins, glands, 4-31 stomach, intestines, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, 5 8 lymphatics, lacteals, and three skins — the epi- sets. dermis, the rete mucosum, and the true skin. p) 2 wwnwnwnnore Oi a CUE Kanes) BAS for korkeryor) D3 SO? Ss G2 D3. G2 Oo D2? D2 C2 G2 G2 G9 Sd > So G2 D3 G2 2 OS? 2 S> S> Or wows. EB ROTOT OTOTOCOTOUTOT OT lasilole olen) sR 7 wae THE LAST CROP.—Whitney. RAISINS. The grape interest to the people of Southern California is one of paramount importance. It has been demonstrated beyond question that the soil and climate of Southern California will pro- duce a grape equal in size and quality to that of any other section of the world. In 1879 the United States paid for foreign raisins and currants the enormous sum of $2,600,000, which gives some idea of the magnitude of the trade and the strength of our market. Malaga, Spain, where the best raisins are grown, sends us annually $2,000,000 worth of raisins and $100,000 worth of currants. There, where raisin culture is brought to its highest perfection, they have eight grades, and importers grade our product with their sixth, which fact indicates to us that there is much room for improvement, though the real wonder is that our raisin, in so short a time as has been devoted to its culture, and in consideration of our ignorance of the methods of curing and preparing them, should take rank at all. But year by year as better methods are developed by the enterprise and ingenuity of American horticulturists, and from observations in other countries, our product will increase in rank until, within the next decade, we shall expect to see the imported article driven from our shores, and, as is the case with our breadstuffs and meats, we shall find a market in Europe herself for our surplusage. UTAH.—T. Moran, CLIFFS OF THE RIO VIRGEN tourists, for nowhere else in the world has na- ture rioted in forms at once so grand and so aes fantastical. Rocky towers and walls rising Wesh?ton sheer two thousand feet or more, cleft by rush- M. Time. ing torrents and seeming to insurmountabiy OTE ane Y oppose the progress of civilization’s great ‘ M. S. westward march across the continent, yet oe 43 42 in themselves contain the strongest induce- |‘ ‘ Me ments to the violation of their awful solitudes. But even to the enthusiastic traveler who has = 43 42 gazed upon these scenes in the broad light of ete 43 43 day, there remains an experience that he will b | 43 46 never forget. Let him go through one of these Minis re fe gorges by moonlight; then the effect is simply : 43 58 magical — forms no longer resemble, they are/ 44 3 The* Arabian Nights ’’ and Coleridge’s opium- tinted rhapsodies are here realized. Castles, 44 10 towers, and embattled pinnacles rise in marble 7 a Me or granite, on every hand, and scenes far be- 44 34 yond Dore’s strongest imaginings flit by the F 44 44 car window with a rapidity of succession sug. 44 55 gesting the changes of a mighty kaleidoscope. 45 7 Crookxep RaILroapinG.—Virginia City is dis- 45 19 tant from Reno 52 miles as the road runs, but 2s 45 32 only 21 miles in an air-line. Between Virginia 45 46 City and the Carson River the curves are so 46 1 numerous and so great that, added together 46 17 they are equal to passing sixteen times around 46 34 a circle. 46 51 Lake Tauor, Nevada, is 6,218 feet above ; sea level, 23 miles long and 15 miles wide; the 47 9 greatest depth is 1,800 feet. The water is so 47 28 transparent that trout and other objects can be 47 48 seen at the bottom, where the depth is from 80 48 8 to feet. A growing summer resort. , 11 48 29 Ioo g oS ummer reso : 11 48 BI CoLorapDo AND UTAH are a revelation to most {th M 0 N OV E M RB E R > Do: Serer ~ Ne} OUTS or or or AIO OUCO WOR o Or oro @ SMEATATASIENIED (DDO DAIS DPAALDADArID ARAIRWIaMm mm OWE OO B A a nn gn ne ee ee eee OF STERLING, ILLINOIS. The Best Regulated and Finest Rooms in the City. The Best Work. Every Picture Warranted to be Perfectly Satisfactory or no Pay. Instantaneous Pictures a Specialty. LYNDON WANTS TO SPEAK! PARMENTER BRO’S, Is the only firm in Lyndon that is engaged in the GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS! THEY KEEP*’A LARGE, STOCK OF ry Coops. CLOTHING. ie coe ALN ACD A Res, BOOTS 2 SHOES, GLOVES = MITTENS, NOTIONS, ETC, Buy Grain, and Sell Coal, Salt, Etc. Now then, if you want any kind of Goods in our line cheap, or want the Highest Prices for your Grain, Butter or Eggs, just give us a trial and we will make you happy. Pie VR Es Oy Ley NDON, LLL: TEU SER WAGE cle ACOA xe Ah ed So ih BR oe To the Citizens of Albany and Vicinity ° I have opened a Furniture, Upholstering and Undertaking establishment in Albany, where I am prepared to do all kinds of REPAIRING, UPHOLSTERING AND UNDERTAKING, Corrins on Hanpb and [RIMMED TO ORDER. Why go to other towns when you can do as well or better at home. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give me a call. CeO ebay COLBY WALCBANY, TLL ELNOLSs: The First National Bank will buy commercial paper. “BECKER & BROW Are prepared to do all kinds of work in the BLACKSMITH, WooD WORK AND PAINTING LINE. ww ew ww ww nw a = nn ne ene men pee nn = oe ee nn en = te ee eee es eee We can build you : We also do every | : as Fine a Buggy or | i description of Job- : Wagon as White- | bing with Neatness | | side county can pro- | ‘and Promptness. i duce. | Try us. HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY. WE USE NOTHING but the BEST MATERIAL the Market Atforts Give us a call. We will show you what we can do. =r DS iO Hee 8c CES ECO WY Na COLETA, ILLINOIS, SGA, Hl, MAR TIN,»>< DEALER TIN Drucs, Books, StaTIONERY, PAINTS, OILS, WALL PAPER, NEWS, FANCY GOODS, Ere. , _ oir sy” Goore tA tee nna MORRISON, ILLINOIS. The auctioneer merch ant who so roundly can 1 crow ; He also holds himself in Carols for ‘‘ Cock Rosin,” a man you all know, 4, 2 a Gp v_ @ And whenever our CHANTICLEER flaps his wings, 4 : ¢ 2 9 A d of fat cu tomers it invariably ot ings. readiness at all times to 7 fl For our “ Ropin”’ has a heart in his famous “bfeast,” ee 5 os And his bargains are always the biggest and best, GRY. SALES ¢ \ \i ) He buys stocks i by Me 1e carloads for cash on the né til, » ; pos secret of success, sir, when thou nee a Ww BS fail ; Hither in town or country. hex taeeph A buggy to ride i in ig ad be oots, sho 8, oA wee yee | Whatever you want, sir, he has aes ae ae oceans, Satisfaction guaranteed. M. ROBBINS, Pawnbroker and Commission Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Carriages, ioe Anp SECOND HAND FURNITURE, ea Brie ted iCas 3 * E de IN GQ aieSs DECEMBER. Noon. Wash'ton M. Time. Py ake 49 18 49 36 50 Sun Rises Sun Sets. oes WOIW3 OS oo eo O92 e9 Se 8d Ge Ge oe OD IVNNINVING WIT co 0 09 C209 [Su] 5 SSG SQ SGN SS CRTC ME ZO ICAIC oo OD ns II-III +2 oo 0009 6 IH OUTS qc ww AL PEA ALLAH PAR ARER EER ALARA PAP DRwe EP AW am BP coco Ww FH OOOO MEI VIII NWR 2 Our cuT represents the nipping of the Arctic whaling fleet in the ice and the crews leaving with such effects as they can take in the boats. Few landsmen can fully appreciate the dangers always besetting our hardy New England whalers. The number and tonnage of vessels engaged in this industry from American ports was greatest in 1854, when there were, of all rigs, 668, with a total tonnage of 208,399. By 1865 this had dropped to 163 vessels, with 37,733 tons. Various as the causes were which led to this decline, it cannot but be regretted that the country should lose the benefit of such a splen- did training school for seamen. THE REAL old families of England are the squires and the small landed gentry and yeo- men. Their descent and possessions have, in scores upon scores of cases, been unbroken for 500 or even 800 years, whereas the unlimited power of a prime minister or sovereign to cre- ate a new peer has constantly introduced into the upper house men but a few removes from trade or the professions. Of the entire 418 families whose heads have seats as peers of England, only 77 existed as nobles in 1707, when the union of England and Scotland took place, 341 having been raised to the peerage, exclusive of the last batch, since that date. THE FIRST DIRECTORY ever published in this country was of New York City in 1786. It was a small volume of 82 pages, 33 of them taken up with the names of individuals and firms, numbering about 900, and the remaining ee filled with general statistics of the city, . S. Government, Post-Office Regulations, &c. The N. Y. Historical Society possesses a copy of this interesting relic of the past. AMONG THE PINES.—C. E. H. Bonwill. THE LUMBERMEN of California every day cut pines twice as tall and two and a half times as large as a ‘*wonderful’’ tree at Waterloo, N. Y. Sixteen thousand feet of lumber have been cut from a single California pine, and the contract with the haulers being to cut no logs above the lowest limbs, the top left in the woods was more than four feet through where the last log was cut off. And then when it comes to a venerable age for trees, the big trees of Calaveras were larger than this Crystal Spring tree ever grew to be 800 years before Magna Charta was signed by King John, which was 666 years ago. The resin is clear, and that which exudes from partly burned trees becomes sweet and is used as a substitute for sugar ; it has slight cathartic properties, like manna, which in appearance it resembles. THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTH. That the mountain land of the South is at last attracting the attention of artists and tourists, is a great delight to those whose homes are amid its beauties. The traveler, flushed with the benefit of the ocean trip from New York to Richmond (the best point from which these lands are reached), is entranced with the desolate grandeur of the mountains and the serene loveliness of the rich valleys which alternately vie with each other in evoking a tribute of admiration from an appreciative lover of nature. To complete the charm, these scenes are viewed through a medium so exquisite as to defy description. This wonderful atmosphere. is a source of unending satisfaction! Blue, velvety, like the bloom on the sun-kissed cheek of a WE LaF ff y Be) 4 Wyid) ip AS as We Bhd fy S28 aS ESS tom ego ran a a A MOUNTAIN STREAM. — Homer Martin SSE : Vi aaa a) es piez int Gah Goaler as if endowed with wings ; and under its exhilarating influence what would other- wise be exhausting effort is rendered an invigorating pleasure. The variety and richness of the timber-growth on these mountains makes the fall of the year a feast of beauty. Many kinds_ of oak, maple, and hickory, with their chequered and brilliant hues, driven up to the utmost intensity of color by the continually recurring contrast of the emerald pine, form chords and har- monies, which are, in the color world, what organ music is in the world of sound. In the early autumn an undergrowth of sour- wood sheds a crimson glory through all the woods be- fore the other trees have begun to change ; and, at this season, one also often sees arich green pine, with CASCADES, NEAR WARM SPRINGS. luscious grape, it hangs its fascinating vail over mountain and valley. Not like the purple haze of a northern Indian Summer, concealing while it softens, but revealing instead, by giving various objects their just and proper distance, and while melting all outlines to the tenderest delicacy, leaving them intact, and vesting everything with a bewildering beauty. And this glorious blue air is as delicious to breathe as it is beautiful to the eye. As one attains some height on the mountains it becomes a life-giving tonic ; fatigue is forgotten—one feels a Virginia creeper clothing its trunk from top to bot- tom like a heart of flame. Viewed either in their gen- eral effect, or in their. beautiful details, the Southern autumnal woods cannot be surpassed in gorgeous coloring and contrasts. We have selected a few fine examples to give our readers some idea of the beauties wait- ing exploration. Since the recent great improvements in South- erm railroading, these regions may be visited with all the facility and comfort of Northern and longer-known regions. In the vicinity of Asheville, in Western North Carolina, there is a great wealth of beautiful THE SWANNANOA RIVER, NEAR ASHEVILLE. rr VV Bee EIES; CLOCK a, | THE FINES! SILVER GeODs OF GORHAM MAKE. PLATED WARE OF ALL KINDS AT THE LOWEST PRICES ! —'0 <> o, ———_____- She Holidays, Teddings or Juniversaries. are The . Carefully Spectacles and Eye- Glasses. IPATRING ENGRKA VYING. All copds-soid ;engraved tree or expense The First National Bank Buys Foreign Exchange SCHNESHH TOWNSHIP « And Surroudmg Country never had a better opportumty to Buy Light or Heavy Single or Double Harness * THAN THEY HAVE NOW AND WILL HAVE BY CALLING ON BSN cea ck ed oleae ines ia res ON © or tHe — Obtain at the most convenient reliable Business Col- lege (the STERLING BUSINESS AND PHONOGRAPHIC COLLEGE, if possible) a thorough knowledge of the science of accounts, both single and double entry. The ability to write a neat, rapid, legible hand. The ability to compose and write an attractive, nicely worded, yet concise business letter. : The ability to quickly and accurately calculate the profits and losses.on goods, commissions and brokerage, interest and discounts and the per cents. of same, partner- ship settlements, exchange, the average of accounts, etc. . A familiarity with business forms and business paper— general principles applicable to contracts, agencies, part- nership, corporations, sale of goods, commercial paper such as notes, drafts and bills of exchange, checks, insur- ance policies, ete., etc.—and the many other ‘‘ingredi- ents” that can be gotten only at first-class Business Col- leges, or through the wrestlings in the strife and strug- gles of the commercial world. 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