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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

9lm Samsta9, ben 26. Sanuar, tulro
Serr 8nt. 6. 8edmanr, Na9(aBuerz
tpalter bes uerIt. Sobn Sednann, III
Rorriion oas peri0nlide gl9entbum oes
8eritorbenen reriiei9ern ~laIien.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

S6err Gbas. 90. Gdiuerbel ceGebrirte
lebten 6reitas icinen 70. Geburtstas
unb empfirs an bieiem Gage Die ber5.
li6Iten @lidiuiini9e ieiner nieler
S:eutoe.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Sd fiel BON enter Setter unb uerrenfte
mir ben SUB uuo bas .0anbseleHf; finf
Gage lit i9 Die fur6tbariten S6mcrjeu.
Ell. SatObs Def beilte mid in furjsr
Seit. - Sui6ua @ptetb, @ulueiton,
Ser
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Serr Sobn IfuutI9 bat seItern cine
eruBe Senbuu9 neuer @aarer erbalten
unb pirb nit nG6iter ISOLDE ieineu
ne,ten @rocerte, Store erD5fnen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18
Sic beutimc 3citung.

Inter bieier lleberi6rift finbeu mir
~fOlsenbes i'll Der nSuiuu Gribiine" bas
ben @asel uuf ben SOpf trifft:
u@erabe bic 9euti6er, s. +. cine
sroBe 3ab( berlelben, iino Die GrIten,
wel6e 9e9et bns !Salten elmer benti6ert
3eituns, iueni bielelbe ni6t 9an5 unb
oou ibren g%rluartun9en entipridt, anl
lebbufteiten upppuiren. @iele berIel6ell
benfen, iie brau6ten feline bcuti6e Belt.
uns, ie f6nnten baiIelbe ebenio gut in
ir9eto elmer enslil6cn 3eitung fiuoen.
Sic t6un effectiu nidt oas @eriu9ite, unl
elmer beutIden 3eitun9 auf Die 8eile 81
5elfen, iudbreno anoere 9tatiuren i6rer
Stol5 BARN luden, ben Sr9onen, ucl9t
ibre Wutteripra6e reprdientiren, ibrt
CUNT NIB Sunoi9aft 5u5uipenoen uno
es oem9eraus9eber gu crm09li1et, cine
3eitun9 81 ~liefern, Die oas Bette uni
9feueite entbdlt. 9a 9iebt es cine 9nnst
Nn5abt pon 9eutiden, iuelde liebcr Gin,
6itli6e 3eituns balten, inter Dem &or
se6en, baB iie iii ioldcn mcDr QeIe1tOI
fdnoen II. I. 10. Gang rebt uno ltDn
SIT aber, iuenn oon einem Marge
bierin i'll iucitliden 8l1ttcrn Die 8eb,
lein fun1, oie5 luobt Die 56ulo bes Ser
aus9ebcrs? Sit es ni6t uielmcbr 81
Sdul0 iOlder9 eutidct, 0cncn nidts ba
rem 5u lie9en idcint, einOr9an SIT babeI
luelfes ibre ei9enlten Srtereien nuf bo.
3iidtigite uertbeioi9t, leiocr oDuc bit
our6aus nOtbise llntcritiisuu9 pon DC,
Seitc, bic bas Waterial ~1icfern iolltc
um Cit 8(att ber5ultellerr, iucldc5 aaein
ielbit Den 9r0Bteu 9(nforoeruu9en ent.
ipri6t ! ?
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Serr &obert 8obpn, Der freuHoll6e
SuIiirer Der Sermuun Sapin9s Sart
iprroe lebten 5reitas pOn Ieiner Sattln
nit eirem GD6n6en beI6entt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

9us nd6Ite 9rOBe seleai6aItlide
greigniB miro DIR jdbrli6e Masfenbaa
Der 6ieIigcn 6eucriue6r iein. Der Sad
finbet um Gamstng (olip mor9en) in
Der @on5ertBa1e itatt. Die 5~euerlpebr
mar nit iGren MasfenbGIen tets err
Iol9rei9, bod Der fOntmcnOe ipa oae
por6er9ebenoen in S6atten lteuet.
8er ii6 gut umiiliren mid, iinbe iid
alio mor9en s(beno in Der Gon5ertbnllt
elm.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Hky@ 9lepfel nur 80 Gents pet
8ulbel. j3u ba6en bel
Grn It 6 rul II,
Gmiss, 0to.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Serr 90. Slptt lit Ieit 9iensta9 Der
olidlide Sater zines tleinen 2Odters
hens.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Collector Sraettlp nabm iudbrenb bes
Wonats 9eSember $1S,404.O0 OIL
Steuern ein.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Qpfelz unb 9eadz8 ranbp, bier Sabre
aft, Der bette in Der Stabt, 5u baben bel
Gbas. &immel.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

5olgenoe 9anre erbieltcn 9eiratbsz
GrlaubniBi6eine felt unlerem leBten Scz
ridt:
6. ScrrD 8ruen5 unb Sermine
9ru16.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Der GluB lit in 5olse Des anbaltel@
ben Ge9ens raid I'M Stei9en be9rlIfcn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18
Bern,,pner 3olb,blatt.

Entered at the Post Office 1T Hermann, Mo-,
and admitted for transmissi ion through the mails
as second class rates.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18
.peStal Woti;
NnffanSige Steuer;abler!

Sanltar ben 2. 1889.
Nuf aue Steuern iuel6e bis 81 ubigem
nift be5ablt luaren luB bon Die.
lem Datum an 3inien be5ablt perben,
Oo6 f0nren anoere Soften unb strafen
oerbiitet iuerbell, iuerlt Die betreffenoen
Sctrd9e an poer pOr DEM l. MGr5 1889
iuerben.
George &raettID
COLLECTION BON @ascpnabe @puntn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Saunab Sros. r8lantation Cigar"
1T bic bette 5 Gent Gi9arre Die bier Ooer
ksnopp pcrfauft wiro. Sn alien
Erhafteu Ill haben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

8eselmaBis Seriammlun9 Oes u
u. 81. 8oltens ndditem Sunntag.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Die Scrren Salbot unb @pOoruff,
iuelde cine 8la9e ge9en @m. Calf iue9en
benz 8e1igrc6t cines pon 2alf bcanz
Iprutten SDeilcs hes Sermarm @tlalo
unseItren9t Dutten, baber Die Stage 5rtz
riid9esu9cn unb eir llcbcreinfommell
nit 2alt 9etrofen wona6 bieier mad
j5ab1ung bon $3.50 aIlc Aniprilde ouI
oas III Srase Itcbenoe 2ano falcn ldBt,
9as BON Calf bcaulpru6tc 2ato ipnrOe
Dor eincm Sabre Dell 9ld9crn pOn Den
gru1ttcs unIcrer Staot 5%u9citancen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Die MpuofiniterniB. wclbe an Mtittz
nod Nbenb Itattfano fonnte bier gut
beubadtet iperben. Der Mono frat Tim
8 rl6r 81 Minuten III ben Sulblbuttcn
Der Grbe, jebo6 be9um Die ci9entli3e
8erfinIterun9 erlt nit Ielltem Gittritt i'll
ben 9ernI6atten Der Groe I'M 10 ll6r.
I'm balb II llbr iuar Der BD6ite Grab
Der 8erfinIterurg ein9etreten uno mn
cine I6male Monbii9el blieb iidt6ar,
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

&6pnnlrt auf bas Sermanner Splfs=
blatt, Die bette peutibe 3eitut9 in Gas
conabe County.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

OaB DIE f~1ard)erlet Scrctlle, Die III
icbi9er 3eit i'll Staot rlto 2aro bcItebcu,
bas S%amilienlcbcn lcbr bceintrdtjti9Cn,
inbsm Tie Die babel bctDcitisten Sausz
udter oft iibcr @ebii9r benz &rciIt DIR
S6ri9en cnt5ieben, falrn iuobl niht III
I6reoe 9eitellt iusr0eu. BUR Gntlduls
bi9un9 beiien ipirb iuObl mandnol auf
Die Stelle in S6iIer's y9ieb bon Der
@lpde" bin9eluieien, iup es lbeiBt; Der
Ntann muS binaus ms freunbli6e SC.
hen, muB Wirfeu llto ltrcbeu", II. |. ~.
unb babel bemerft, baB ein redterWtann,
iei CT @oritanb ciles f%leireren p0er gr0s
Beren SauslueIers, bemittelter poer I'LL
mittelttr 5amilienuater, iid feinC5-
tpegS bonn DHentliden uno gelcaigen
Serfebr Surilf5ieben biirfc, ulo idon
barum nidt. iueil or uls staatsbiir9cr
ur,o @emeinoe9cnolie aud feline Efli6s
ten ju criiiaen uno feline Ged)te 81 iuab=
ren babe. llebsroies f0nrc man aud
ni6t ~pcrlansen, baB Die pcridicpcnc
Sereine ausl6lieBtid lItr Slugl in9e
un0 Sln99eielleu auIucbulen lolen; al1dJ
fir Sausudter iei Der 8eitritt nibt 9e.
rabe5u unl6idlid.
@e0en oieles olcs lit nun freili6
ni6t oiel %eirSuiueuben uno luGre cs wubl
elm frubtloies Scmiben, ben Gbenduy
tern ale ultb ieDe ScreiHsmitglieoi6nft
su perbieten.
@s 9iebt aQeroil9s III iueni9e Ser
eite, oenen anjub6ren in Sinli6t, ibres
3luedes fir eillen !0aus- uno Samilieu
batter BON moralil9em Obcr matcrielcm
Hu6tbeil ipdre. Snoelieu lit CO n6cr
aabcfannt, bnb bel gar pielen 8creincn,
iuie i'm td9li6en 2e6eu iiberbalpt, baB
ndmli6 Die SauptIade 5ur Nebcnla6e
uno Die Nebeniade 5ur Sauptiade &c
ma6t pirb. Sarin lie9t eben oas @e-
fdbrli6e u1to Seroerbli9e fir 10 matfen
5amilienoater, Der iid bel Die cm O0cr
ienem Serein betbeili9t, baB oamit 10
bdufi9 bus 3eden, Snsipen uno&irtbs=
bausiiben uerbuuocn lit.
4n berarti9cr Qusi6reitun9 bc5 Ser
einstueiers ftuoet iii %uniercn Gagen leiz
Der 10 mander lilugere unb dltere Saus.
batter rur Su iebr GefaQeu uno oaber
riibren au9 gum Gbeil Die pielen mib=
uersuisteu Gben uuO 6erriitt:t:n 5nz
MISUNDERSTANDING.
@s lit buntit nidt 9eiugt, OaB cAa ia
%milienuater, BENT bd5u 3ctt uuo @elo
nidt munselt, ii6 ieOem ~seieIi9en arciic
pber 8ereiue bes @dnjIiden crtSicben
ioae. Gr muB. io9ar als hints ooer
8erufsmann I'M eigeuen SntereIie nit
icinen apuesen pber Genpiien Iid uerz
unb BEL sele9entli9en ,3uIomz
menflniten oarf er mpbl aud bcm ae.
iuie benz 9ei9dflli6en 3beilc
berielbeu beitupbnen. Smmerbin nbcr
1T eS gut, iuenlt er bas 9eielige 2eben
Itets nur iii Dem NtaBe senieBt, nls es
lid nit bent 5rieOen Ltb Der @oblfabrt
ieines Sauies b;rtrd9t.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

Slu9u1tu Seniin9, 2udter bes
5ermann 8enling, ianb am9titt-
s3lten 9ulOenen Sin9errin9, bel1
,5tmdBi9e Gi9entbiimcr bel i6r
Fl in Gmpfan9 nc6mcn fann.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18
2M D%erfaMfcm.

Gin sutes Wrbnbaus nit Got, int Rittel.
punfte Der Stabt gelssst, III untrr gin ftiasu
Seeinsuneen gu Serfaufen. HaG,ufraasu in
Der ,,grlf5blatt" Office, 1IiauS9
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18

@ir tperesn als S0IGf, bic pbne nnitre
Grlaubui6 Spl, auf pbensenannten 2dneer.
Glen f9Iassn serihtli1 perfpIsen.
8duauligs rfuben f& gel. an @raf
Brps, Scr a n n, Rpy Obfr an & bpS
g. sR e@ la n, 9 6 M, @p ..
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-01-18
9lnftiOit !
SiQi1cS 2anO.

Splasnbe in Gasepunbe COUNTY beIeaene
ednbsrsisn lnt Duu lluter3ei&nstrn biais ;u
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
Apoplexy Among Fowls.

A fowl taken at first with lameness
and which in the course of day or
two will stagger about. make rush
for the food and stumble over it, with
an appetite always good, is troubled
with apoplexy. Bleeding, by opening
a vein under the wing and feeding on
light food will be helpful, and in some
cases may effect q cure. 1t is posi-
BILE, however, that this may be one of
the results of a long course of inbreed-
ing, by which the constitutional vigor
has been impaired. Some fanciers, in
their desire to improve their stock.
persistently inbred until they destroy
their fowls. Possibly too much meat
has been given. or the hens may be too
fat, and If a warm breakfast gives place
to a diet of oats and wheat in equal
parts, or better still. barley, the
chances are that there will be a
marked improvement. If the result
be one which follows inbreeding, the
wisest course will be to change the
stock and get some fowls that are not
so closely related. The causes of
apOplexy vary. Fat fowls, even when
not inbred, are liable to trouble pro-
ducing the symptoms.-H- S. Babcock.
in Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
The Law Of Child Life.

Indulgence of the child is the ruin
of the man. Restraint and control
mark the path of safety and eminence-
The rod and reproof give wisdom; but
child left to himself bringeth his
mother to shame" is the wisdom of
Solomon, which. though somewhat
discounted In our age, stands well the
test of experience. Authority. with a
firm spinal column, must shape the
life of the child. The child is not yet
competent to judge. OF the pitfalls
about his path he sees not the danger,
but is attracted by the glare of many
false lights to his ruin The judg-
ment of another must be guide for him
past the places of danger, and until
his own faculties become competent
to deal with the difficulty. Blessed
are those children favored with kind
arl generous, but at the same time
fra and straightforward. parents'-
lions Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
A Novelty in Collins.

ssWhat do you think of rattan
coffin?'' said very fashionable under
taker, who prides himself on his blue
blooded patrons Il have just re-
ceived from an Eastern manufacturing
company two rattan collins which
have been sent as sample. have
not vet had any calls for them. but
they received the stamp of approval
of several of my scientific friends.
The caskets are designed to meet the
desires of persons who object to the
mode of sealing bodies
in alright caskets- It is argued that
this method. as in the case of crema-
ton. is not in accordance with the de-
crees of the Bible and prevents the
body returning to the dust whence it
came. With the rattan casket change
the action of the earth has full sway,
just the same as in the days of yore.
when bodies were placed in the caves,
and it is not long before all traces of
the corpse and the coffin. too. have
disappeared entirely. Besides these
excellent qualities the rattan casket
has this advantage. It can be pro-
duced very cheaply, but at tie same
time the rattan can be worked up in
beautiful designs and with rich trim
mings it can be made receptacle
worthy OF holding q millionaire
corpse" The collins ara manufactured
in Boston. where there Is quite de-
mand for them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
WHOLESOME FOODS.
some Valuable Suggestions offered BY
Prof Henry E. Alvord.

Some Valuable Suggestions offered BY
Prof. Henry E. Alvord.
Skim-milk, buttermilk and cheese at
their usual retail prices are cheaper as
nutritious food than any other articles
on the long list and are approached in
this respect only by fresh mackerel
and dried Goldfish. Butter. on the con-
trary. is luxury rather than food,
and always sells for two or three times
its real food value and often more.
Dairymen may be comforted by the
fact. however, that Americans like but
ter as well as meat. 1t is one of our
national extravagances. We are the
greatest butter-eaters of any people in
the world. The trouble now is that
very small per centage of consumers
know what good butter is. It is sad
comment on the domestic economy OF
America that while our people con-
sumo more butter per capita than any
other nation they are the very small
est consumers of cheese. The cheese
does not amount to three pounds per
annum for each person. while in En-
gland the usual estimate is over twelve
pounds. which is a greater per capita
than the consumption of butter. There
is no food better or cheaper than
cheese. and its production and con-
sumption in this country ought to be
largely increased. The consumption
of milk as well as of cheese, particular
ly in our large towns and cities, is far
below what it should be. Here again
is one of the chief obstacles in the re-
tail price. although milk is compare
lively ore of the cheapest articles of
food. But the business of milk sup
ply is, as rule, carried on in a most
unsystematic and wastefu1 manner
Thorough reformation and reorganiza-
ton are needed--Prof. Henry E. Al
word
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
TREATMENT or HOGS

1hey Need Cleanliness Every hit n Much
= Human Belng.
l often wonder why it Is that people
are so careless with their stock, es-
pecially with their hogs. There is
more money realized from hogs, and
In less time. than from any other stock
fed for market, and yet they are less
cared for 1t seems to me that farm
poor creatures as they do. OF course
there are exceptions, but very many
farmers are certainly too careless of
their swine, so much so that they
suffer great loss by it every year.
II there was more care taken of hogs
there would certainly be less disease.
Many farmers have ponds for watering
places for their stock. and give their
hogs access TO them. let them wallow
and drop their excrement In the pond
until it becomes too foul and filthy for
frogs to inhabit- Yet the stock must
drink this water as long as it is thin
enough to swallow. They are often fed
in a manure pile, and have to sleep in
a fence corner with the top rail for q
storm shelter. If this class of farmers
buy thoroughbred boar and his pigs
do not do well and make three hun
dred-pound hogs at nine to ten months
old. under the above conditions. they
denounce the thoroughbreds failure.
just let these men try drinking filthy
water and eating one kind of food for
twelve months and see if they thrive.
l tell you hog needs cleanliness as
well as human being does. They re-
quire pure water, good dry sleeping
quarters and a change of food, and
they must have these It is my opin-
ion that if all hog rafsers would be
careful In the treatment of hogs the
losses would not be but fraction of
what they are to-day by contagious
and other diseases. 1t will cost but
very little to make comfortable quar-
tiers for hogs, and those who pay out a
little money and take a little time to
provide such quarters will soon get it
all back with interest Not only this.
but when you butcher your hogs you
would relish your pork better if you
knew that your hogs had not been
raised in filth. the meat would taste
better to you. and the pig would not
be squealing in your stomach--Cor.
Wasforu SWjpahard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
POORLY PAID ACTORS.
Fifty Dollars . Week Less Than Twenty
five I'm Other ProfessiOns-

Fifty Dollars = Week Less Than Twenty
five I'm Other Professions
The actor whose salary is fifty dol
lars or less per week is not, as a rule,
as well of as the clerk or salesman
who receives half the amount The
actor rarely gets his salary for mors
than eight months in the year, and
when unpaid salaries and prematurely
closed seasons are taken into account
still further reduction has to be
made. Then. too, the actor, and par
ticularly the actress, has much greater
expense for dress than any other per
son earning proportional income.
while the cost of living while travel
ing in even second-class hotels, Is
double that necessary at home
At all the agencies lists of actors.
classed according 20 their special abil-
tiles are kept. and the agent generally
knows pretty accurately what salaries
will be accepted He is also supplied
with one or more photographs of hi,
clients. A manager who wants either
a single actor or an entire company
states his wants to the agent, who
looks over his list of unemployed peo-
pie and then submits names and photo
graphs to the manager. He selects
two or three, who are requested TO
meet him at the Office. and from these
a final choice is made. Between three
and four thousand names are on the
books of some agencies. These names
include not only every class OF actor,
but stage-carpenters, property men,
baggagemen, business managers and
advance agents--N. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
SUICIDE STATISTICS.

The Favorite Times for Self-Destruction-
DR.. Guerry's Researches.
Statistics show that the months in
which the fewest suicides occur are
October and November, while the
greatest number occur in April, May
and June. July and September also
have a goodly share, the latter pos
sessing a peculiar fascination for
women. This refutes the old idea that
suicides occur most frequently in damp
and gloomy weather, for the months
just mentioned as being the most pro-
life are certainly those in which the
skies look brightest and the earth is
fairest- Another remarkable fact in
this connection is that the progressive
increase and decrease in the number OF
suicides coincide with the frightening
and the shortening of the days, and.
as NJ. Query has shown, not only the
season of the year, but the days of the
month and the week, and the hours of
the day exert an influence. the con-
stancy of which can not be mistaken
As a result of his elaborate research
he found that the greatest number of
suicides among men occurred during
the first ten days of the month, and
from Monday to Thursday of the week.
This is accounted for by remembering
that the majority of workingmen re-
ceive their wages either on the first of
the month Or the last of the week, and
that payday" is often followed by
dissipation, debauchery and remorse.
Oettingen completed this interesting
observation by showing that the larger
number of suicides among women take
place during the last half of the week,
when they are most apt to feel the eff
fects of mans prodigality and wrong
doing. In regard to the hours of the
day, we know, from Brierre de Bots
ment's examination of 1898 cases of
suicide in Paris, that the maximum
number occurred between six a. M
and noon. and thereafter regularly de-
clined, reaching the minimum at the
hour before sunrise.-Charles W. Pill
grim, NJ D., in Popular Science
Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

Fourteen of Them Higher THAI che
Famous Mount Washington.
II you ask almost any one which Is
the highest mountain in the United
States, east of the Rocky Mountains.
the reply will be Mount Washington,
in New Hampshire, but this is not
true. By referring to a map of North
Carolina you will notice on its western
boundary the great Appalachian chain
of mountains, which form the dividing
line between that State and Tennessee.
The average height of this chain ex-
ceeds 5000 feet This part of it is a
bold frowning barrier, nearly 175
miles in length. It continues north
ward as far as the State of Pennsyl-.
vania, but its highest peaks and
toughest. widest scenery are to be
seen in North Carolina
The famous Mount Washington, mon
arch of the White Mountains, is 6,2S5
feet above the level of the sea, but in
the ''Land of the Sky" there are four
teen mountains of greater altitude
than this. Their names and heights
are as follows: Mount Mitchell 6,717
feet; Guoyt's Peak. or Balsam Cone,
6.671; Clingman's Dome, $500; Sandy
Knob, 6,612; Hairy Bear. 6.567; Cat
Tail Peak, 6,595; Gibbe's Peak, $3.50.
Mount Alexander, CAT; Sugar Loaf,
6. 4O1; Potato Top. 6.393; Black Knob.
6,537; Mount Henry, 6.373; Bowler's
Pyramid, 6. 346; Roam Mountain, 6,31S.
These are the measurements of Pro
fessors Guyot and Mitchell. with the
latest corrections by j. A. Holmes, OF
the State Geological Department.
1t will be noticed that the highest
mountain in the list is Mount Mitchell;
it is 1872 feet higher than Mount Wash
ington. and every additional foot
makes difference in attitudes. This
is one of the spurs of the Blue Ridge.
situated west of the main chain, in
Yancey County; it was named after
Prof. Elisha Mitchell, native of Con-
neticut. and graduate of Yale College.
Prof. Mitchell accepted a call from
the University of North Carolina, and
the Land of the Sky became his
adopted home. He demonstrated, as
far back as 1885, that this mountain
was the highest east Of the Rocky
Observation-Disclosures Aericulturist.