, 1877-02-10

1t, nu IN tltse cnrtIanl,,,,*hlp nf beasts, thas
evrr anil nl,o',, whether elephant, 1l1t!, 9r lepI'
!csd, Is the AfrI:, ot tnv tr'yls!, faaey!a nTil
m eart wtpac rIrl, vegetation atnl'lnwcrt, Ike
thc ura,-trcc, breathe poison aa sienthi eral-
lerttl lrrc n1s! there over fhis dark, s!lc"' l"r
tneucr nt tile l,lrIan ta'Fly, bc'ourtlt1 10 tosc
wrctcllcs that l,atl fey, xnrrdcet tn prevent ny
further f prpgfes',-to 'cser inc 'ro"' 'saVN's
s,.rnruuttnH tho manifold 'tff!lcultics nppos,
Ing tnn unttt rtnIing, t:o. I4ong. sslrtcetlts ~
navigating tic WhI.c My from tlrotn!9sAn' ,, ~
SlIoo lls seoversd tas '%cy W sns lssc nt" aT
% broai akc, Witt, lie manual Lake l,,retin,. A:
Aroo ho 1nl desperate 'znt with L., ''of1s t,t q,
ths s rss 1' and d cxpo:vo Kcs sEai 6aet. '' e
snsngc.. WHO were armc viii, lanecs n,.ls:;
Arrived Mt Fouclra, tlls most ADuthGFn oatnoaa a.
reached iiotriokoru the l3t!, Ut October. having
accomplished tho tsIp of U}l miles to u!Mnd
by 1sen.o rs tu he in MI almost hopeless ..,trt!. %
tiu,,, anu two laya later started for kl'arso'!m
tn procure tile benefit 1f ctiance Of eiltisa.C;
W sas sGntassaSy m fe'fStSS EaTly n tia o
loving year DO made u tour of exploration t.;
lie xiakrnka MINI Man, country, an set % cunt ol
whicl' oecuutss the latter part O. hs soe NJ.
thong tlc ground lo passed over l'a, @ Leen
tnnsi ri II nr,.vo,aty {irscr.i,cd by Sir 9nnlurl
W.kcr and other 6rase ex;lorcrt. aotne Chart,
Of novelty must pertain to n'i recorls ~ tfAsel ,'
In Central Africa although tey 'SS S,,'oa, M ~
beic,lre. Tie ras1.ncss Of Col. Long cxplnll
insinmen,. and tcu,ls to lessen tic tsslstworth-
ncss nj what Ilc elyles With a characteristic: |
nnurish NSakcl Views Of MIXED Penp!c.'
tratIvs s o. and IS nr..ni Il. coarso typc Tint is
very grateful to tile eyes.
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,,1.n'x hrNst1HtTH ~ i,r FaW1.y srrrIEns OF sAS.
ntMtttiS fspi;STY. iii.iSUis. tCESrrSslA1.
i iinc"Si,,* III ,1o,.S CaMroi.i. rowra. Assisted
hy M!s wife: Mrs; s.: \; I:wE1: cndr sa,a,t III"
octave, pp, 7U7. spttnyasId: Edwin a. Wilson
&Co: .. .,,u,
Nr. Power ms aesosca so'''e"na. ,' ao'u r,. '.
las, rs tic result OF so much labor, accounts
."sas 49,, ,,ro.on,o1 In v.tcmnt,r forn,. n large
htsu' az" ,.,.ts 49,, H.. ,t,,,, ,,,to,ia1 ~.
npt ,a,In~ ~ " ,no history nf tho curiy growth ii
| supvamun County. The plan Of tho book is
that ~ ldor,anbical dictionary, IN wii!cl. arc
ro,,gc,t IN o1nn,r,Ical or,lcr pcrsonol sketches,
ta'keu :" "'p'anl' .I. 49, ' -. ~. ~.
"reminiscences anu a1'eeaotee' '"n:e OF i.sa ~
tended, Vt all tho residents In the county pre-
yious to tho date Of Dec. 81, 1910. PrefaclnE
1 ~" t', ,aaI,asr @ y, a,on.. H. IN orsonzation md
OF thc leadinE esente Ill 'Ao ofssun1@al''" aAu
settlement oi Tie county.
Ono Of the most remarkable incident. In the
s fss'Fa M Is sa o. ns, neS
sav" ,,".n ~ t1,a ,nns tsa1 prc.tcrt stur,.
~ ING c'osc " .,e seaf iooo. '' ss"sus sa
Grant, o. Illinois Co;lesc ~ aao:vd s ns say,4y
Of the weather Which followed the storm. ~
Is consolation that such winter lhas mover oc-
CURED but on;c n tllo memory ol maui 1o,o .,,,;
n INC nterva9 oe1wesn G1i6'as, fti ~. at1n
Illinois to depth OF fully three icct on ieee!.
Icn came faln. With wealhef SO Sola IN ena. III. !.
fIozc as y ~, forming crust " 91 ce over snas
thtco tcet Of snow, nearly, Il not aulte, htEohs
enuuC ta bear man and. fna! th!s crust
Il Ths - 'S clouds ~ passed away, aud tiie wia,i
extra estrsotd"ary % fcro:ity fot weeks, certainly
not less than two weeks, t!l, mercury N the
thcrmomctcf;tnLe was not, 10 any on1 1a morning. ,
hShcr than II asKfses 9e'ow n, ESsn, s M slJm ;"c
weeks" The snow a,lu stle cn!d were cSssSn .;,sn
wild game, which died ot starvation. A..
weather ia dcseribtt tle!,cad q The s. y,
den CHANGE" which Occurred Der. ~. lSs9; lMe
morning N'ns mild, wtii q settled run eeaaAa!i5
changing tle saow On tae Ssonnn MY % ',ssg, a,,,
sweaplnE over the sky ltom tne hot ~
cpnpanieu with roaring VIM. rs Ing COIL!
waye Il bore etraek TIC .'";. af.;, ,uo i'a t ans
Eiush were chanEel ln t%lak'h5, lhIo ~
It Is relatGt! OF one tsaSelor 9n h9itcoae'.,
ILL., umbrella hav!ng dropped III, rclas H. ot, ,. tn
reached MN. thai ns1aht % "n..t .t,t va i'ot
ping from everything anoat m. Ha!t "hs., ..,, ~ y
J drew TIC roInt taut, iec rattIcl ron tncul.
Within tftccn minutes the travr!cr'a l9fho wa
I walking on = soll1ly-fsozcn road. Thc r!1Gi
) was at tllts ttmo four miles FROM. Springfield
, md. when llo arrived ut tllnt yitlag0 Inl at
tempted TO dlsmount, his coat was like \ naaf
Ut stectiFon, and he found himself held tir
to hls SCAT. e teio Snem q. Ut IL, ne, ~ a w. 'Wt NJ
c,,e cM enI WAY ua1 ir,,c M"u ~ lie saic rhc tc,
unrIrthej, and titcii carried mun aud saddle t
I tbs tlrc, aud thawcl them asnntlcr.n
IL is stated, upon tl'o authority q n,ai,j
eyesWtnesass' lna' o., tnv sl'a.S NJ: y, W aTa",
i oI, swIft That | .cI,fskcns anI accsc, nlst
) hogs and COWS, wero frozen In the tltlsll Al
they stood, and unlcss they were cxtrlcntctl D.
, cutting tho lre rom neo,lt tllcs !cct' eGIaihcs