The Harrison times., 1912-02-03
Boone County.
lis Beauties As Seen By a Trav!lOr.

As it has been more than a dozen
years, perhaps, since we dipped our
pen in printers ink, and that in an
other state yet the inspiration has
returned and we are again attempt
ing another article,
Having been reared away in the
east, and been Iullcd TO sleep by the
rushing tides Of the mighty Ohio as
it moved on to the great Father of
Waters, and then, IN after years,
crossed and re.crossed the majestic
Mississippi and watched the float
ing steam palaces as they glistened
in the sunlight of early morn, and
then again IVY the pale moonlight
and then by the brilliant electric
lights Of the city Of Memphis, ever
and anon presenting some different
scene as they flowed up and down
this mighty vein of our continent,
from Indianapolis to the Gulf
And then we Travelled on to our
home in the Beautiful Southland, to
where our home and all the environ.
ments of the same were established,
in the Queen City of the Prairie (Ft
WORTH, But r,sless and impulsive
humanity suggested more travel,
and now we are serenely hasking in
the grandest old state of the Union
Arkansas whose name is cmblaz-
oned in FURNISHED gold to the whole
world, and travellers, immigrants
and homeseekers from every cline
are seeking admittance to our beau
tilul foot hills and table lands
From the top Of Gather Noun
tain, when we first icasted our eyes
on the lovely valley that stretched
away to the north and south, aud
realized that we had left our home
in the noisy hubbub in city of
smoke, factories and busting enter
prise, and that snuggly nestled
down in this beautiful Garden of
Eden was our new home. Not only
stopping ploce-but our very own,
We could not refrain from quoting
that beautiful poems
I've reached the land of corn and wine
And all It's riches freely mine,
Here shines undimmed one blissiul
day,
For all my night has passed away,
Oh Buclah Land Sweet Buclah Land !
AS on the highest mount | stand,
look away across the lea,
Where mansions are prepared for me,
Aud view the shining Glory Shore
My Heaven my home forever more
! am not trying 70 advertise Ark.
ansas We are only dealing with
facts, when we say that from Nrs
ginia to the Mexican border there is
no place that can surpass it. The
soil is productive the climate de-
lightul the people generous and the
water abundant and just rs pure
as was that which Rebecea drew
for Blea2ar when he met her at the
well latter which Tradition says
our marriage rites were first insti.
tuted),
The many and great resources
that Arkansas has over some Of her
sister states is the fine and abund-
ant timber, the fine fruit that sur
passes in beauty and flavor the pro.
duets of any Of the tropical regions
because we can grow 30 many more
kinds,
After having crossed the state
from east to west and visited the
beautiful cities Of Little Rock, Pine
Bluff, Hot Springs, and feXorkono
of whose splendor and magnibeeoce
many good things can be said, and
chen crossing diagonally from Hat
field, near The oklahoma line, by
Waldron, Bonneville and Ozark, we
find Boone county to far surposs
any other county of the state and
Harrison, nestled down on the
banks Of Crooked Greek, where the
mountains give way to the love
lands of the most virgin soil
II Is the home of all possibilities,
enterprises and achievements, and
only waits the lapse Of a few more
years to be almost the equal of the
cities Of the plains, where the banks