, 1875-04-03
TRac Gem Of f1se YVCgtas.
What I'd Was and IH.
From the Frontier Fort of
1916 to tho Grand Armo.
ry Of 1876.
The Origin and Progress of
the Black Hawk War.
Early Training Of Some Of Our Ma
tional Presidents.

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4'eA Ast4asD' t'''t ~" ,A1. "''o,'nt VI
t1omcnt of onr country has novor been writtol',
ur IL written Ina been forgottpu Whnt re call
our "6taulard Histories cont,no Themselves 50
closely to afr.ir. Of st.to thnt tho rca,1cr
can learn from them but !tt1e OF TINT
domestic life which makes up tho
aggregate character and tho rcal history OF q
pcopo, 11istory--so.callod-dcal, will, coult-
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nun'e, :, ,os Aps"tiusi WIN ''"ttone "os .''o's
"ila ststes' not families; with dcherals. not
privntos with etatostucn, not shormen. What
NE know Of etlomestol life OF tho ancient 1reoks
from their historians as from tholr pocte. aud
mna. m n"Om ., oa'
wors =, w;,ttters % ~ :. ] ennsyiysnla s pilrrln an
w,,o ryo,r. .syru,xo .nn,rr rocx ,s,. .xn7
vH. ,tor ss nn" s3cr r
lor;c rccorl7 Vhnt ntt,t Ina drawn IT,
s.' 'Is..u ,s..'.,.a "s as"s '' W.. .."" 10
l,as innortnllzcd tia shady by-waya, its
sunnv lawns. its forost denths, ite rranacnr
=, ~ ,,.t .;,... ,... - H.. ,,. ~ ,,.ass:.,
w. ~. NM nv, bNe' A.es ~ 'ao Po"ct ~ uee.s'p
tlon : 1ho great men '; ot awo raeos nave uwolt
rcr near its shores, And II Iudian tradition In
lrro t,o ,a}nn, opca Ind tcn.nt ovcn fr,rn fin
s.;.;. i.nn y s'"N' ''0%'' <''
'e n.er, 1Au". ~. ,,,, TIM, n,,,, ,,.,s - ,,,..,
tho aito of til, rront central armorv md .or-
.cna, NJ ,ho copnt,y II nav In l,ot1, in,croa,in,
.nl s,,o - na,,r .to,. :, fonaa so,,st,.;'
anu plo'thoio 70 your feauere 10 'earn aoulothihg
OF it's carly history and Its advantages for tho
Aurroso tles;cua.eJ.
Toroon .rr,c.,.
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best to say hero that tie City Of l'ock 1snnd Is
IN Illinois. on the cabt bank Of tho mississippi
River, whilo tho island Of 1lock Island lies in tho
riyer almost onnos,,o tI,o citv Tim islo,d ct,r.
'"e1 a!'"ost oploo''o 'oo c.ss' 4ho io'atsa cuts
1HinH abou. 1000 acres, anil ID owned by tho Ma
,ional Government. It rests on a baso Of mag
ncsian limestone, elevated anoyo hieh-uator
mark Its eoii is from to feet in lepth, very
rsch. ard is mostly covered by magnificent
suc], A olu,. ssh oa]s and hickory, io,I.ns and
,. "S e''''' ~s" 49, -. nn WI"
"hltoB "cro attracted to this vicinity at an
.arly day, not 50 much rorlaps by
That touch OF na.uro wi.Icn makes
snalsd .kl9 tut silent yose bssAontng
.hIohsh Nainros loseloat MahilcssA,1ona, spoko
a;t W satt y. ,o, ooin ,.Gs' Inu u,s" .hela
!, f.,.rt az .t1'.~ - I,t.1,aj J.. .nI
sa' W rea. .aea. y ar a,
shn-o .rnvou .r;.I, lnnsa ~ Sn,,. ~ SiIt
INES "''.' VIVA 0oNso N''"o'N - "''a
''"@c'
TIE ISpiANs Ns,,-.
osctl to tatnhlo aud Indulge u tito a1mpto annse-
morris Of their race along tllcAo rocky hnt,ks
was tIcir fayot}to Osbiug-ErQuud; tho swift cur
topt which hero ro,,rs down oycr successive
ci,,i,z ~ ranI,1s trna ira scen, ~ mnnv n
I.s ,nH frac IN ~ h,r p' frn; c,nocs ~ M
nelo a"e!s tno k'ao!Y sp'nk wnoso pfo'ecIlas
power preserved tho fou man from
harm AID over wlnse Bubtcrra!loan homo
mono dared to walk but with tho silent ster OF
sunrcme revarnnco and avn lItncx lrnwk tte
ryent ctiof1 ain nj thc Eunl; iudf,ns unerits tra
naa,. Ta,au '"o o'aa A"3''"0' 'a'e""0 s"@'
VI 11oth 4uiAlia' ...
This was tho beat Island on tho stfassalpr, and had
long been llo rrsost uf young pop!e Turing tho
eltltntr 1t WAS gar.scn. which supplied liz with
ssawlrF1rs biackbarEits rsus, apples, aHd nuts of
various linas and it< waters suprlled rs with ruso
~, neinR snfea IN fhc ta!'as OF 1ns fyet II my
vond anIrt nd rnra aT Ins urea n ra.s e,
iho rucrs Immediately un,isr lis macs w,tera
tlla fort fArnlstrong1 nuv stsnts. anl l,as
olten been see1 by oHr rEOpIc. lip waa
xhite., With large vinRa ltxe swans, but ten
!!ms. larErf Ma Ttre particular not to make notes
T. IT. IT. a5s ef tns ssna @ M to: e. os n
nd 10 doubt Id snIrit has tsIen bs nacs AMY