Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-29

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common house fy-never. We likt
our flies out here, simply because they
behave well at night. We often NEE
Ohio folks here. Excuse errors. Would
like to say more, but don't want to xii
you. May you all live long and pros
per'-you know what that means.
am, very respectfully yours,
MACK.
MAGAZINES FOR AUGUST.
ST. NICHOLAs.-We doubt If these
vacation-days yield any pleasure to the
young readers of st. Nicholas greater
than that OF the magazine. No days
are too hot for the exercise 10 affords;
no monotony Is SO fixed but it will van
i,h before the appearance of this month
ly novelty. AS for the visitor itself,
st. Nichola. wears always the Jolly face
which the good Saint whose name il
bears puts on during the holidays
as merry and cheerful In the open air
as at the hreside. 1t brings US this
month series of excellent contribu-
tions, all interesting and some Of them
pleasantly suggestive of mountain air
and sea-breeZes. There is an interest
ing paper on Umbrellas, with picture
of the first Umbrella in the streets of
London. "A Gun-powder Plot Is the
story OF an assault upon hornets nest.
Rose Terry Cooke gives us a lively con-
torversy In rhyme between two chick
ems on that familiar subject-always a
fruitful source of fcontention-the origin
of the species. Besides all this and
much more, there are stories by Helen
| G. Weeks and Emily Huntington Mill
er, a paper on the collection and pre-
servatlon OF 'sea-weeds;' a description
of "A Boarding-School in 1570;' and a
delightful story for girls.
SCRIBNER.-Thep publishers of Scrib-
ner call attention to the series of arti.
cles by Col. Waring, now being pub
lished Ia that magazine, under the title
Of "A Farmers Vacation. These papers
are claimed to be among the most
amusing az we'll as practically valua-
BILE illustrated articles which have ap-
peared for some time past. His arti-
cle In the August number describes the
pretty Isle of Guernsey, and tells great
deal that Is of Interest about the ia
nous so-cnlled Alderney Cow, which
Is here 'at hon1e.' DR.. Holland, In this
number of 'Sevenoaks,' celebrates a
wedding In that rural neighborhood.
Then there is solid essay by G. L.
Magoun, on Education and Free
Thought THE Stone Period Of the
Antilleo' containing some matters not
hitherto made public), AN Englewood
Mystery 'Hew to Treat the Indians
BY an Indian Agent; more of THE Mys-
terious Island, and years BY posts Of
note and poets not of note. In the
Topics OF the Time by.Dr. J. G. Hol-
land, Home and Society," The
Worlds Work. etc., the usual variety
Is maintained.
One of the Wonders of &C RADIO.
Colorado has been called they. ader-
land of America, and 1t well d. serves
that title. Readers Of the st. Nicholas
will remember some sketches Of the
Garden Of the Gods printed In our
number for last December, which
showed some Of the wonders of that
region. But the Colorado River,
though 1t traverses q much larger terri
tory than that Of Colorado, Is not only
grand enough to deserve the name of
wonderful river, but very admirably
maintains the reputation Of the Terri
tory for being place of natural won
ders. This river has lately been sx-
plored by Major J. w. Powell, who
has written series of papers describing
what he saw. These descriptions we're
published In Scri6ner'S Monthly, and
the pictures are almost amazing for
their grandeur and beauty. Nothing
like 1t has ever before been seen In this
country. To explore such a wild and
tumultuous stream 1. a severe task.
Many are the thrilling incidents re-
lated by Major Powell and his COM
rades, and many were their misheps.
A deep river, confined in narrow
gorge or channel Of steep rock, Is full
wrecked navigators can be cast, and it
is frequently broken by abrupt cascades,
falls and foanling rapids. To pass be-
tween the great rocks that srimiy lift
their heads just above water requires
arm at the tiller.
into the heart Of the continent for its
sources. Away up in Nebraska, there
Is q vast cluster Of peaks covered with
snow, and forming AN oR-shoOt or spur
Of the Rocky Mountains. These are
the Wind River fountains, and among
them are thousands of bright little riv
ulets and brooks, fed by the melting
snows. Many Of these little streams
run together after awhile, and so form
the Green River, a river which Is cold,
swift and deep. 1t crosses the roads
that lead across the continent to Cali
fornia; and, In old times, when the en-
igrsnts used to go to the old country
with horses or ox-teams, they very
much dreaded the dangerous fords Of
Green River. 1t flows on for more
than one thousand miles, often wind
ing about, but always moving south
ward, through monstrous masses Of
rock and amidst arid plains, until 1t
emptles itself into the Gulf Of Califor-
mia, and 30 reaches the Pacific Ocean.
Further south than the head-watsrs
Of the Green River, which rises near
Longs Peak, in the Rocky Mountains.
1t is born In the solitary lakes which
lie among the rocky crags high up
amidst the cold mountain peaks. Few
white men have ever looked upon
these lakes; but we know that out OF
their mysterious depths, hidden amid
the pines and fir-trees, come the waters
Of the Grand River. This stream unites
with the Green, and 80 forms the great
Colorado, which, as we have said, flows
into the Gulf of California. Besides
these two main branches Of the Colo
RADIO, there are hundreds Of others
some Of them have no names; but
many are named on the maps, where
you may find them duly set down.
After these streams leave the imme-
diats neighborhOod Of the Rocky
Mountains,-say about two-thirds OF
the way down to the mouth OF the