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HO' FOR-WESTERN North. Carolina Ik Garden Spot of lie World. ? !: Variety o Products IT i ... ; i' " " Surpasses all other Sec tions. Owing to ita wonderful natnral resources it was possible to establish here tbe most extensive Herbarium on tbe Globe, and with it side bj side has grownup the Larpst WMesale EstaWislient in NORTH CABOLJNA. Strangers wonder at its magni tude and are it a loss to understand bow it has been Accomplished; the explanation is easy : Fair Dealing, Economi cal Management, Hiaimum, Profits AND A LARGE VOLUME OF BUSINESS. Has been our aim- and policy and has contributed chiefly, we believe, to the success we have tbns far at tained. It has become infill known fact and isaidjo Jth4 crwilit lt our pet? pie that ifcbjBJim l?.wVry de scription is sold cheaper in Western North Carolina than anywhere in the South. New Yorkers frequent ly say to us: "Why-you folks sell goodr cheaper- thanwe' do' hereA This we are pleased to admit and it is not a revelation to many of our best merchants. Experienced bus iness men are alive to the fact that the Retail Merchant can buy to bet ter ad?antage in Baltimore than 'in New York, in; Richmond than in Baltimore and in Statesville better still than in Richmond. By Making Large Purchases We are enabled to secure the low 3st quantity price, while our Expenses are. Insignificant as compared wun nouses in ue large cities. . Our object, however, in this .ad vertisement was more par ticularly to call atten tion to a New and Handsome Line of Goods, : BOUGHT 1. , Especially lor tie Driet Frnit Season. Our Counters are Loaded with Sea tbnable'gopds and there are, "' Bargains in Every Department. Stock ii complete And there will r e no delay in1 making-shipments. Very Respectfully, 1 "r; T7tSUtfd6lIro3. THE GATEWAY OF TBE M. G. HIGHLANDS. A Ssriis of Papsrs on W. N. 0. Written for Tka Topic by B. R. Rambler. IV. " The outlook from the Pinnacle of the Beech, howevei, is so extensive, so distinctly panoramic, that either to remember or describe it effective ly, it will be best to depict it as a succession of separate views, taking in turn the more prominent ranges and summits within ken, as a cen tral point for each ot these pictures. These dominant summits, in the order of their importance, which depends partly on their proximity as well as altitude, are: First, tbe great ridge or range of the Grand father is S. E. or little S. of S. E. Second, its nearest summit the Cranberry Hump, being hardly more distant than the Grandfather is the great Roan group approximately Wi S. W. Third, The Black Mts. long massive uplifts, about South West. In a line with the left or south end of the Black rises the nearer Great Toe Mt. (Bright's Yel low,) Fourth, tho Elk and Snake, about Torth East. - Tbe N. C. and Tennessee Stato lines corner on the last named. These are the more prominent summits, as though White Top, Va. (indeed the three States N. 0., Tenn. and Va. can each of them claim a share of this Bald) N. E N. is about the same elevation ns the Beech itself (say 5500 feet), its distance is so great that it forms, with its higher neighbor east of it (Mt. Rogers), but a minor feature in this grand panorama of peaks and plains. So, too, the longer but lowei Clinch Mt., Va., which is dimly seen to the left of White Top and mnch more remote, and whose S.W. end must be lost behind the nearer masses of the Roan. To the right of the Roan, and this side of this far wall of the Clinch, itself though 'dim and distant, readily recogniza ble, is the Chimney Top of Sullivan county, Tenn., somewhat West of N. W. And even more remote, in an opposite direction, is the sharp, cliff-crowned crest of the Pilot Mt. of Surry county, N. 0., some 10 to 12 degrees North of East; As the crow flies, this summit must be fully eighty miles from the Beech, and yet even beyond the Pilot, far billows faintly seen, must be the Sauratown Mts.- some 1 10 or 12-miles further eastwards. Even the Pilot, howev er, can be seen only;when the at mosphere, is exceptionally clear, as for instance, just after' the breaking up of rainy weather, when it seems almost possible that with good eyes one could see round the corner ; as indeed many must be able to do, if all the local authorities can be relied on, in the descriptions they give of what can be seen from their "owney doney" pet peaks. On tho Roan they will tell you Look Out, near Chattanooga, can be seen : and on Look-Out, soaring to even bolder heights, they will un blosbingly point out the Roan to you, or perhaps eyen Mt. Mitchell itself, and the vasi number of States claimed to be visible from many summits of i no great altitude, would justify one in assuming that Rhode ? Island was oueof? the biggest of our i Pro-Consulates.! The descriptions of the average mountain guide are about as reliable as those very "po etic effusions" which we can lump under the heading of "Fisher men's Facts." n a direction between the South end of the Blacks and the We3t end of the Grandfather, a long massive ridge, with an abrupt bluff at its left or southerly end, is the Hump back at the bead of tbe North Cove of Catawba; its direction is about South, or perhaps little West of South, A much more distant cum mit, a triple wave-like crest, seen just to the left (though nearly in line) of this bluff of the Humpback is Wood's Knob, this side or- wnicn he the wide leyels of Turkey Cove. To the right of the Grandfather's Knuckles, but a good deal to the left, that is further eastwards, than the Humpback, about little east of South, is Table Rock, readily recog nizable by the great precipice that crowns it with a diadem of rock. The even more picturesque Chimney Mt. (at the base of whose grand line of precipices rise the Towers of Lin wiikv int bevond it. (South of it) cannot of course be seen,, but be-. yond the Table and the nearer snarp beak of the Hawksbill, there-are glimpses (only) of theLinville.Mts., which wall in that grand canyon On its western sid. ! The Ebseeohla Mts. (to which Hawksbill, Table, Chim ney and Short Off all belong) form the eastern and bolder walls of the Lower Linville. - Beyond the left, or easterly end of the Grandfather, about ,10 to 15 de igrees South of East, Blowing Rook can be seen as well as several of its 'hotels In this direction, below, and far beyond i' the dim billows of the Blue Ridge, which is here distinctly recognizable as the bey elled edge of a rugged mountain-crowned plateau, extends a wide sweep of horizon level as an ocean, and looking as softly serene as the sunniest of seas. Indeed, the Atlantic, when seen from a distance, gives you a horizon hne that looks strangely solid ; whilst these far lowlands have' an LENOIR, N.O., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1891. etherial softness that mates them with the skies, into which they at last seem to melt and merge, as though heaven and earth were one and indivisible. . To enumerate all the peaks and points of interest visible from the Pinnacle of the Beech would take a volume ; and the only practical way of getting a fair idea of the wide panorama extended in every direc tion, and evolving a definite plan out of the apparent chaos of moun tains and valleyp, is to engage a good guide, though I very much doubt, with the exception of S. Monroe Dugger, if one could be found even among those who were born within sight of its summit, between Elk and Ogle. With n compass and this Guide Book of ours, one could com pass the object perhaps with moder ate success, as the four dominant groups or summits, already named, (with compass points given) would serve as landmarks to a measurable degree; and a short stay at Dugger's, or some other of the farm houses in the valley, would familiarize one at least with the 'neighboring crests, viz : Hanging Rock, Ragged Ridge, Cloven Cliff, Sugar Mt., Blood Camp and others. But there are half a dozen gigantic billows form ing the Roan group. Beyond Elk and Snake are the mountains of Ashe county; and beyond Grand father and Table Rock are the South Mountains, and still more distant, and further westwards, the ranges that wall in the Hickory Nut Gap, next to the lower Linville probably the finest canyon in our Highlands. Even more distant, and southwards from these, in very clear weather, Tryon can be seen and the Saluda Mountains in S. C. ; and perhaps on somo frosty morning in winter; or a sudden clearance of clouds after a prolonged rain in summer, one might be able to catch a glimpse even of Walden's Ridge of the Cum berlands, though it must be remem bered that between the Clinch and the great sandstone plateau of the Cumberlands. intervene several oth- 'er long and parallel ranges. That any glimpse even of Kentucky or of West Virginia can be caught is very doubtful, as the Clinch and other high ranges intervene, and between the Beech and the nearest mountains in Georgia rises the most elevated range in Western N. C, that of the Blacks, so called because their upper slopes are covered with dense forests of the sombre balsam (firs.) . But from the Beech, at least four . States can doubtless be seen, viz : Virginia, Tennessee, North Caroli na, of course, and a small corner of S. C, far away to the southwards, or perhaps a little West of South If any one could ring in" Ken tucky it would have to be, we fancy, with the help of a spy-glass, or even perhaps another sort of glass would do it, if filled to the brim with "mountain dew," as that beverage is credited with enabling one to "see double" on very slight provocation. Perhaps the most effective point of view frpm the Beech is looking towards the Blacks, as the whole range from TaterTop orClingman's at the South to Celo at the North end of the range, are defined sharply in profile ; whilst this side of them, the great isolated tiled roof-like ridge of the great Toe mountain, with its nearer sharp-crested out- lyers the two spear tops, effectively nils the middle distance, and be yond and iust to the right of Celo, faint and far is the tilted tent of one of the Craggy's. Even beyond this is Yeates Knob, and Ogle Mt., still further tho Big Bald, near Flag Pond, and yet more remote the Iron Mt. (or Smokies) this side of Green ville, Tenn. Just under you (but bow far un der ?) as you look towards the long crag-crowned ridge of the Grandfa ther, lies the peaceful hamlet of Banner Elk, with its scattered farm houses, its level meadows of green where cattle browse lazily, and sheep nibble the white clover, and you fancy you can almost hear the whis- fering ripples of. Shonnyha- or the ouder laughter of the Enohla cas cades of Elk. Then the Bald of the Beech itself is quite a gem in its way, leaving all of the "latest "improvements," of course, among others (besides a spring that lasts all summer and winter, too,) a ram-roost of the most massive architecture, and where one can defy the attacks of that "wetter 'un" the "clerk of the weather," however loud he may thunder or "however anxious he may be to "throw cold water on your efforts" or, dam pen your spirits, though . a little dampnesses not inadmissabie, if yon are disposed to invoke the "spirits" that luric in the fastnesses of these mountains, taken too "straight,' strange to say, is apt to make a fel low go crooked, which sounds hard ly more strange, than that a . fellow of loose habits is often apt to be tight. , This Bald of the Beech is a little grassy glade, crowned with gray crags, and hedged round by a forest of small beech and the grotesquely picturesque birch, with their, great sub-terial roots twisting and twining oyer and nnder tbe rocks like great tawny serpents. Then there are clumps of Rhododendron (Mt. lau rel) and of Kalmia (Mt.joy), huck-, leberrios and chokeberries, and more beautiful thn all, the graceful iMt. Maple, and the sunny green and feathery foliage of the fairy-like Mt Ash, that late in the season shows clusters of scarlet berries, brilliant as gems. Then, sitting on the Pin nacle, or the rounded mass of the Roc's Egg, you look over a world in wonderland, where the nearer hills are all of emerald, and the further mountains all of lapislazuli and the vales as blue as beds of violets. Then a rapid descent, of an hour and a half or less, after which re freshments in the shape of a mess of trout, or buxom buckwheat cakes with home-made maple syrup, wash eddown by bumpers of frothy but termilk fresh from the churn. From Banner Elk as a centre, a dozen pleasant excursions can be made. In the first place, only miles distant, is Linville City, where the lords of Linville live, and though they cater chiefly to capitalists, they are disposed to give a hospitable welcome even to a common, every day tourist on two legs, though the fashionable way, of course, is to go on all-fours, saddle-back you know.) The grandeurs of tho Lower Lin ville have already been touched up on, but the Upper Linville Falls is a fall indeed, a cascade long ago cayed in, and now but a faint re minder of what it was some 20 or 30 years ago. Then the neighboring inn is kept by one of the most close fisted of hosts ; he waters even the milk for his guests, whilst he gulps down himself the unadulterated cow joice with the cream attached, and to four hungry boarders he grudges a flitch of bacon four inches square ; which is hardly square, as he never forgets to charge full rates. Of course no one will omit the as cent of the Grandfather by Kelsey's curves, as you can go at a trot, in a light buggy, from Linville City to the Balds below the Knuckles, pass ing Donald's Crag ; and above, near crest, there is a grand cavern which should be called Hugh's House, though I believe it has been officially titled "the cave of the Ustagala' The Grandfather hotel is only miles distant, a mere stone's throw, and any round sum merer could make the transit in one hour and 30 minutes. This, too, is the short line to the Pinnacle of the Grandfather, and the table of that well known hostelrie has always the best of country fare. Blowing Rock is only miles off, and there you can "pick your palace and pay your price," as' tbV) have hotels and boarding houses to suit all tastes from bad to better, and perhaps to beat. The yiews ceai Blowing Rock are very fine, and one great advan tage (to many) is that yon haven't got to climb to get them you have them from the roadside, or just lift your window, and there towers the Grandfather, and yonder rise the Table and the Hawksbill, and below you spreads the amethystine world of the lowland, from Lenoir to Mor ganton or to Hickory and beyond. Then there is, some miles dis tant, the Snake Mt. (or Big Peak) and its noble neighbor, Elk Knob, down whose slopes leaps and laughs that roaring, rollicking mountain streamlet Tumblin' Fun. Then near Boone (it is hardly a mile to its crest from the court house) is How ard's Knob, on which stands that wonderful pillar of rock known as Sampson's Chimney, and from which one gets one- of the most effective viewa of the Giandfather. Near the Snake, too, is the Rich Mt. Bald, and a short day's ride from it is White Top, Va. Then the Blacks are not very distant, and the rainy, rainy Roan even nearer, near the latter is Hawk Mt. and the Little Yellow, in fact quite a family of "yallers" There is a grand, view from the great Too River mountain, (Bright's Yellow) and much more easily ascended is the Doe Hill, from which one gels perhaps the most complete view of the Blacks from the Pinnacle of the Blue Ridge to the Celo at its North end. But whether you want a good rest or a good ramble, there are not many places where one more pleasantly survive the "dog days" than among these picturesque and healthful Highlands in Watauga county ; a:id Banner Elk is the "gate-way "one pillar of this great portal being the . Grandfather and the other the big and beautiful Beech. Strength md Health. If you are not feeling strong and healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "La grippe" has left you weak and weary, use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts directly on Liver, Stom ach and Kidneys, gently ' aiding those organs to perform their func-: tions. If you are afflicted With sick headache, you will find speedy and permanent relief by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will convince you that this is the remedy you need. Large bottles only 50c. at W. W. Scott's drug store. "Strike a light, Paddy, so we can see where we are." . rtShure an' I wud, sor ; but divil a wan can I see tosthrike." "All that I am or ever hope to be I owe to my wfe," said Marrowfat. "That's right," retorted: Hicks. "Blame;, everything on your wife. It's the manly thing tdHd." "Hello, Mawsar. Haven't seen you in an age. "Wha. are you doing nowF" "Sitting here ... Aa AIliineeBiB's Card. Atlanta JoarmL The Montgomery Advertiser pub lishes a card by Mr. H. H. Hall, a prominent Allianceman of Elmore county, Ala., announcing his with drawal from that organization, and giving his reasons therefor. We think that the reader will recognize in some of these reasons practices which have been resorted to in Georgia as well as Alabama. Mr. Hall, having been a member of the Alliance, is probably better informed as to tbe methods and obiects of its leaders than outsiders can be, but outsiders have also been obserytng tne driit or. wnicn he speaks, and have arrived at a pret'ty correct op ionion as to the ulcimace object of these leaders. The following are Mr. Hall's rea sons for the step he has taken : 1. Because it is advocating the adoption of measures violating fun damental principles which 1 have always and do yet believe to be just and right. 2. Because in its advocacy of those measures it has become intolerant, denominating those of its members who cannot indorse them as Jndases and traitors. 3. Because its members are ex pected to think for themselves only when in line with the plans mapped out by a certain select few. 4. Because while declaring itself to be "the Democratic party," it has nothing but abuse and calumny for that party and ita leaders, there by indicating its insincerity as well as unfriendliness to the Democracy. 5. Because by persistently vilify ing and belittling the Democratic party and insidiously holding it re sponsible for Republican misdeeds, it has developed its intention to de stroy it by gradually undermining it in the affections and confidence of the people. 6. Because its present attitude is antagonistic to D jmocracy and its principles, with the strongest indi cations of a fixed purpose to land in the "third party" iti time for the federal elections r.eit year. 7. Because the most important of its original principles are violated and its purposes and aims so com pletely subverted that while declar ing itself non-political it has degen erated into a mere political machine not yet attaining to the dignity of a party. These are the reasons which actu ate me, honestly entertained and as honestly expressed ; and I will not go contrary to my convictions of what is right and just, though it bring down the maledictions of the whole brotherhood upon my de fenseless head. H. U. Hall. At tbe Firm. Durham Globe. As we get deeper into farming, we feel that our experience should be given to the world. In currying the geese this morn ing, tho Old Lady broke a curry comb valued at six-bits. The way to handle a currycomb is to pull from you. The teeth should be filed as often as once a month- Never draw the currycomb to you, the teeth being flexible they will expand. uur razor-bacK nog, wnicn we have called Col. Polk, lost his tail. A house painter plucked it and sent it to headquarters. Yams should be varnished early and this will save them from Pant ing. Tubercnlosus in hogs should not be overlooked. Apply while hot two gallons of corn whiskey to the man who attends them. The heaves in ducks can be cured by heaving a brick at your neigh bor's dog. Do not let your plow rust Let it plow. Sow fall beots early. Sue dead beat3 early. A sewing society like that should be started early. If the peach tree looks rocky, take away the rocks. . Pickles should be put in brine and then place them tenderlv in vinegar. ..Lock the wood house at night, if you want wood for breakfast in the morning. See that the dead cats are not thrown in the well. If they are, swipe thf m out. These and other rules will be printed from time to time. ' 55F"N. B. Do not forget that horse radish should be curried and you should feet it on oats. Dr.' J ohnson exhibits a beet of the dead or red variety, and it weighs six hundred pounds. It was grown on ..the farm of a gentleman who pays but little attention to beets or the beet would have been much larger. The exposition was a success yes terday, according to the Raleigh papers. A, Man from New York went out and Looked At It. A few more walrus tusks will be taken on subscription. Eels with skins on 'em will be taken by the management on sub scription. Ha, pretty maiden, where have you been ? f Tfa.itl.AAn rtninn fl oofVlA On RATI. Ho, pretty maiden, what did you do? him, too. r Chiming lortb GaroIIia Hesort, To the Editor of the N. Y. Erening Post Sib : I am just back from a fort night's tour in the monutains of North Carolina and Tennessee, and it seems to me a public-spirited thing to say to those of your readers who are fond of fine landscape and to whom the White Mountains and the Adirondacks are a twice told tale, and if they do likewise they will have their reward. Nothing can be easier or freer from hard ships of any kind. ' Tickets to Ashe ville from New York and return can be bought for thirty dollars : and from Asheville to Monnt Mitch ell, the highest peak east of the Rockies, can be reached, ascended (on horseback, if need be,) and the return made in two days. The walk up Mitchell's peak is tne most beau tiful forest walk (only five hours) I ever made. From Ashe7ille, or still better Hot Springs, only a few miles farther west on the same road, the foot of Roan Mountain can be reach ed in a day by rail, via Morristown and Johnson City. The-only disa greeable part of the whole journey is a stupid wait of three hours in the second rate Tennessee town of Morristown. The famous Johnson City and Cranberry Railroad brings one in a couple of hours to Roan Mountain Station. This railroad is perhaps the wildest and most ro mantic little narrow-gauge concern that the world contains being hewn for the mo3t part in the solid verti cal walls of a gorge down which a mountain torrent flows. One can get to the top of Roan Mountain ei ther by stage, by horse, or on foot ; and there one finds magnificent views, and a large and fairly good hotel. Coming down, and proceed ing some eight miles to Cranberry (an iron mine, with an exquisite lit tle sylvan hotel,) one takes the stage foi Linville. All you readers havtf heard of Asheville ; perhaps not twenty have heard either of Liuville or of Blowing Rock. Lmville is simply the most high-toned and gentleman ly "land enterprise" o be found on the continent. S me 25 Equ 3 miles of beautiful wilderness have been bought ; between thirt) and forty miles of road have been built, and as many more staked out for building, and a charming modern hotel has been put up This, with nine Queen Anne cottages, an ice house, a stable and a small store and post-office, and some macadamized avenues in the square clearing, which forms the centre of the hoped for town, are all that the visitor finds. Around them the primeval forest waves, and the eternal moun tains stand. It is Eden before the advent of the serpent. Not a loaf er, not a discordant touch of tone. The level is is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and the air, perfumed aa it is with the forest-breath, is deli cious. The roads are wonderfully laid out. The planner of the scheme, Mr. S. T. Kelsey, seems to have a genius for this work, and the result is mile upon mile of evenly graded zigzags in various directions, open ing out at every turn, views of ex traordinary beauty. These are the only roads in America which resem ble the great Swiss roads. Alas, that they must as ytt be of clay in stead of macadam ! If the twenty miles drive from Cranberry to Lin ville are delightful, what shall be said of those from Linville to Blow ing Rock ? They run through the forest over the mountain sides, all the way by one of these wonderful roads, and must be seen to be appre ciated. Blowing Rock is a sort of inland Mount Desert in its early ante-fashionable days. Somewhat chactic, a little rough and crowded in its accommodations, with 600 vis itors there when I passsed through, mostly young people having a "good time," it bids fair to be a great scra mer resort ere long. Ten years ago it was wholly unknown to the outor world. It is a broad ridge over 4. 000 feet above sea level, with good roads in many directions, and with views that are simply magnificent opening out at every turn. If one just wants to see the quali ty of the North Carolina mountain country, let him take a ticket to Hickory on the Richmond and Dan ville Railroad, and proceed up to Blowing Rock the next morning, and thereafter to Linville the Ideal. But if one have twelve days at one's disposal, the whole trip, as I have described it, can be easily made. It leaves on the mind the impression of simplicity and richness combined. A multitudinous ocean of lofty hills, a virgin forest of surpassing beauty, and an atmosphere of intensely col ored light. Two weeks of "heaven-up-histedness," to use the expres sion of an old Adirondack gu p. We Northern tourists make a groat mistake in not going farther away from home. September must bo an admirable month for the trip. But late June or early July will show the woods all ablaze rwith the rhododen drons and azaleas. W. J. Chocorua, NrH., August 31. Mr. Hashaw-Do vou take much interest in politics, Miss Prettipet ? I Miss Prettipetun, yes. jl mm the candied dates are just toosweetl Wo nir) vnn know the vestrv had engaged the new minister ? She iexcitecuyj xo wuum t - NUMBER 5. T. fl. DEAL. 1C. DXJLL. Lenoir, N. C. Cedar Valley, N. C. Deal & Deal Lenoir, If. C. NEW GOODS. The best line of goods we have ever carried We have come to stay, and we want our customers to know that they don't get left when they buy their goods from us, for in this we are in accord with the Alliance, live and let live. We have over tl,000 invested in clothing and will sell you a pair of pants for 75c, 1 00, 1 25, 00 and up to 5 00 each, salts that are worth 5 00, we knock flown to 8 M. w have salts worth 60, 8 00, 1000, 19 00, SO 00, when you want clothing don.t forget that .we will sell them to you for least money you ever bought. Calicoes 4c, 5c, c, 7c, pep yd. Won ted 10c, to 13 l-c, cashmers 20 15c. Flannel dress goods 5c, to 35c, per yd. Jeans 19 l-3c, 18c, 0c, iSc, 30c, 85c, 40c, per yd. This Is a complete Une of cotton and woolen goods, buy 'em. Shoes, -e have. Just what you want, ladles floe shoes 1 00, 1 35, 1 60, a 00, 3 50, 360, pair, heavy shoes 1 00, pair, mens shoes congress or lace 1 25, l so, a 00, 800, hand sew ed shoes 4 00, pair, progans 1 00, 1 85, 1 50, buy 'em. Hats for everybody 85c, up to 8 00, don t think of going bearheaed when you can .buy hats so cheap. All kinds of Notions Special line of goods that Jerry Simpson don't wear. We have a few Plows for the least money anywhere. We keep on hand at all times bacon, flour, lard, coffee, sugar, canvassed hams anything you want in the grocery line. We want your produce at the highest market price, but will give you special prices for cash. Thanking our patrons for past favors, and will merit a continuance of same by giving you bargains, We are your friends, Dal & Seal, DAVENPORT FEMALE COLLEGE Lenoir, N. O. Fall term begins Sept. 10th Best Climate. Easy of Access. Moral and Refining Influence. Home Comforts. Scholarly Faculty, Thorough In struction, Practical courses of study, Special advantages in Music, Art, Elocution, &c. tSuperior opportunities for those preparing to teach. Expenses moderate. Free Schol arships. Send for Catalogue. John D. Mimck, A. M.. Pres. 1. 1 N E W L A n The Emigrants Friend' Going: West or North- S west Take the Chicago & Alton RrQ? Parties contemplating going West will save time and money going via . the Alton route. - It is the only line running solid vestibuled trains ' be tween St. Louis and Kansas City makes direct connection for ' all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Color ado, California, Oregon, Washing-, ton end Reclining chair cars and . Tourist Sleeperslree of extra charge. For low rates and full information maps and diseution paphlets of tie West apply to J. Charlton, G. P. A. Chicago,- Illv - B. A. NewlAND.,. rran. Pass Agent, Asheville, N. 0 n