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NO: 31.. .""T'iv. month ; ..4 12 00 " : CTH AT THEY SOHWO TO ill finfllriiir orices n iisiiBlI Wsb buy from any source. The Trade is respectfuUy requested to giye us a look liefore T -4 . f IMA mi likl 1 .t. M m Jl 111 mm- w & a & V-A m Patton Ayenue,s - Asheyille,:N. b. lt Chestnut 8t., -'- - New York. 7&Pearl St., - - - Boston, Mass. uuc customers at Asheville. W. B. 31 . - -t -a vrw CTA1!7 f BETWEEN THBCENTBAL HOTEI. AND XI1K Jt9A - -f Ij-Ll ' - 1 Ssthof lU ofl Fall Sll, Fiaehaf isiilnce, Bleached ,.and Unblewhed DomesUcJ'Aacap; BdOUlatidS hoes. Men's, and Boys Wool and Fur UatsrLdif s' Hats and Hosiery, : ; ' - ,- Groiceneall I&inds, Especially f?Mi&Krr -;.nitV-iA nine nn&CKFRS: OYSTRS ' X,X "O-L 'J W m rhn r:AJt:i V tViAif Hbtsfal support laWVe hot'o- merit a continuance ,ot .lLPJ L3. M . 'm'a t nw Prices. - CALL All II 'U-ioa future; ay rair ieauiig j" KB OUil AWU. ruitaa. , II I PIS IjEADTIPDL.GOpDriWniwSnft i 1. !: Pino.' r. ii" ii . nail -and examine , .tny CoUars;,aUrktylea anAfiolors, Laii .an." - . . -, fi Mfof. buying elsewhere,; and. it -w.U V - -. . ) ' 0)J0 TMIE FAT, AOTWMIEBE ! was the v can piirchasmg. NEW GOODS! nw."" - - r-i rrv rm C4 i , , -. v- . r , 3 .1 rocKery " n v - j ; - I FROM ARKANSAS. the fountain of perpetual "xouth ' the ' valley of hot springs -a ' PALACE HOTEL THE TOWN OF HOT". SPRINGS ANi INTERESTING DESCBIP TION OF THE, BATH THE WONDER FUL CURATIVE PROPERTIES OF 4"HE waters: Z-'': :l Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 17. 18855. Dear Topic : - Nearly a mile from where Hot Springs creek empties Into the ' Washita, or Ouachita Biver in Garland county, Arkansas, is a valley, some 800. yards long by 50 yards wide, running from North to South. The creek above nimed hais the eastern hills, leaving all the ; level, bottom the western side of.the" lyali ley. . The hills rise, in most places, abruptly and" in some places' precipl- tously, to a height on either side! of some 500 feetT acid are covered with a dense growth of pine and oak. From the eastern side -of the creek, and within a few hundred yards of each other, burst; forth utbe famous Wot Springs of the Washita. Only one spring can be found on the " wes ,ern side and, located in the' bank of the creek, is flooded by every rise. The remaining springs over 50 in mi tu ber, are mostly on the bill side. A few are in the bank, and some in! the very bed of the creek, which in) the summer, when it is not swollen with rains, itself attains a, temperature 'of 112. Some of the springs yield a far greater supply than others ; the aggre , gate supply from air has not been accurately' estimated, but it cannot be less than 12.000 gallons per jiay. The temperaturfl of the springs varies j from 112 to 166. The .bolder ; springs, and those wbicb' mainly up-! ply the bath houses, have a temdorai ture of UaV .i j ' p :j ; The U. S.Government after a half a century of litigation, some 2 of 3 ; years ago YstabliWied its title to the Valley, and after conveying to the settlers sufllcicn land on' the western side of the creelje to compensate tiem.; for their improvements on the eastern j bank, retains liie title to the entire territory covering the springs, as a permanent reservation. Its agent! here, the superintendent of Hot ,Wa ter, collects the flow of the larger springs into a huge brick tank, whence it in taken in iron tubingr. to th va-l rious bath houses, they paying Sl.Huuce stores, and a great, deal of, enter. - J tr j- ra ' . f - 1. t . I M per ween ior eacn iuu uijiijrvuc weekly rental of a housesofz4 Itus S30. No analysis has discovered wherein consists the unquestionable healing virtue of the water. ; 1 heyj contain lime, silicon, soda and Iron,! magnesia and alumina, in very small; quantities. Many pei sons, somii of them men of science, claim thiit a certain electrical element pervades" the water, which eludes abalysls and vanishes when the waters cool, j W hatever it Is ' that .cures, this is ' the way it is dorie.-J now peak of the methods pursued at the Palace Bath House, the finest of the 12 that line the galley. It has 24 tubs, of wood, banded with iron, and Jined with pure white porcelain, iuj one unbroken piece ; these tubs cost $ 135, a piece and were made in Scotland .and weighed 800 lbs each. They are long and large enough to hold a large man .lying at length, and .ooyerjr lym wlth tbe water. Adjoining eac4ub room is a dressing room, with lounge; chair, glass anc? clothes rack, .u .Here too disrobe. 'The 'rubber to whom ycfu pay $1 for 7. baths helps youj dress and ill ndress, mud just as yon are ready to step into the ' tub, has the water at1 the Wxact temperature order ed by your.phyiiciari, who has here vou toforV examined you, and given bathing directions for $5. Toeach tub is a heavy silver plated taucette. forlhoLand one. for cold water-j Sup. posing on enter at 96, yoiif step - in, first wetting the top.of the head with cold water, andking la Tcup jof hoi water to drink " As you lie down the rubber starts " the -3 minutet7sand glass and then commences .ribbing and fcncadlng'firerjVcle'rJJa'r limbs and body. i As sands rj.nn put he lets iDld? have been Tri 3 minutes' at fegrees ;.5V at 97 degrees; 3; at'98 Vegrees and; 2 at 100 degrees, rubbing and )inead ingyou constantly - You lie perfectly - still, he tbrns'ypuovfrjand turns you back; qccastooajjyesi'JP' water with a thermometer,kchanging -the. sand glabS, or handing you a cup of hot water to drink. You will drink 3 or H ; every bath. , As the;10 or 11 minutes expire you ; extend one arm, the rubber takes your towels, .of which you have 'provided , two, an,d rubs the arm until it is as redas a beet, , then you t scramble . up to your knees, , and ha rubs your , breast and back, letting the water gradually off, then; rising to your feet you step out upon a ru and the boy rubs your legs and feet.: He then thoroughly dries your : head and assists you to drss, even putting on your shoes and adjusting your cravat: You then slowly walk out into the corridor, kept st a uniform ' heat of some 75 degrees and stav 10 minutes, then to the parlor, and stay 20 min utes iu absolute quiet and inaction. Then you buttou up your- overcoat, pull your bat oyer your eyes, and slowly walk to your room, thanking God for the Hot Springs of the Ouachita. ; ' . Ijades bathe the same way in sep arate apartments, attended by skillful colored 'women. The Palace Bath House is some 75 by 60 feet on the ground, the front containing reception rooms, parlors and offices, of 2 storeys the rear, containing the bath, of one storey. The-' house, furnished, 1 cost $25,000. There arer $1,750 worth of carpets, $3,000 worth of furniture.and o'er $3,000 worth of bath tabs in the building. Every fitting and ' article about it is of the most elegant ohr. acter. It is reached, as are 1 all ' the houses, by a bridge leading from the Main Street over the creek.. Such baths as are described cost 25 cents each. From. 40. to 100 bathers use each house everyday at this season. Such a house lias to be retmilt eyCry four years, cwing to the 'destructive effects of the perpetual vapors peroae atingevery nook and cranny of them, mildewing and penettating - the paint and rotting the wood i Vapor baths are also furnished, but of these we have no experience." The' town, or City, not only Oils the narrow Valley, but straggles out over ihe hills westward, and ' beyond the head of the Valley. Northward, until it affords room for between .4 and 5 thousand inhabitants, and from 1 to 3 thousand .visitors. , There : are many' prise ana innitaispiayea uere. many persons come here for their health, and after 'being cured, settle here; The climate is said . to be heavily charged with ozone, and to be remark ably health. " ,.' Many , believe these to; be the "Fountains of perpetual youth,'' which De Soto spent liis life in searching; for. It is certain that ihe virtues of the waters were kuown to the Indians, long before the settlement of the country bv the whites. C. A. C. INTENSELY UTTER. BockUnd Courier. ": -i A few months ago the daughter of a Rockland 'man, who has grown comfortably well off in the small gro cery line, was sent away to a "female college," and last week she ; arrived home for the holiday' vacation. The old roan was in attendance at the depot when the train arrived, with the old horse in the ' delivery, wagon to convey his daughter and her trunk to Che house. 'When the train had stop ped, a bewitching array of dry goods and a wide-brimmed hat'dashed from the car, and nung itself into; the el derly party's armr".1 Why you superlatively pa ?" slie exclaimed ;' Tm ever so utterly glad to see you. .'. The old man was somewhat ua' nerved by th greeting, but be recog nized the seabsk'a cloak in bis grip as the identical .piece of property, hp. bad paid for with -the bay mare, and he sort of squat it up in bis arms,' and planted a kiss where it would do the most good with a report that Bounded above the noise of the depot. In - -a brief space of time the trunk and -its attendant baggage were loaded into the wagon, which was soon bumping over the hubbies toward home. - 'Pa;'deari',8aidthe ' )oung miss, sarvey ing p t the, team v. with a critical eye,-"da yoasoDier, this, quite i:cx. tssjyely eyopjPV. jr tuif "Hey ?" returned; the old man with a puzzled air; "tjuite , excessive be- yondr what ?t J Beyond- Warren ? I consider it somewhat about ten .miles beyond . Warren, continued from the Bath way, if that's what you mean.' i : vOh, no, pa,- you don't . , understand me,''- tlie daughter . explained ; mean this wagon and horse. ; Dq yon think they are soulful ?. do yoti think they could be studied . apart, in , tbe light of a symphony, or even a simple pqem, and appear as intensely utter to onet on returning home as one :could express ?'. ; , : :..-V.;.i , The old man twisted uneasily in his seat and muttered v something about he believed it used to bi used for an express before h bought it to deliver pork iu, but the conversation appeared to bo travelling . in such a lonesome direction 'that he fetched the horse a resounding crack on . the rotunda, ind the severe jolting over the frozen ground prevented further remarks.. . :,, . ,; , - "Oh. th3re is that lovely and con sum mate ma!", screamed the returned collegiatess as they drew up at the door, aud presently she was lost in the, embrace of a motherly woman in spectacles. .,. , "Well, Maria," said the old man at ! the supper table, as he flipped apiece of butler off the lump with his 'own knife, "an' how'd you like vour school ? . : "Well there, pa, now you're hou I mean I Consider it far too beyond replied the daughter. "It is un quenchably ineffable. The girls are ho sumptuously stunning I 'mean grand so exquisite so intense. And then the parties, the balls, the rides ob, the past weeks have been one sublime harmony." i ' . "I s'pose su 1 s'pose so," nervous, ly assented the old. man as he reached for his third cup, "halt full, but bow about your bookireadiu', writin; grammar, nile o' three how about them ?'. . .'. ".. " :: "Pa ! don't," exclaimed the daughter reproachfully : "the rule of three ! grammar ! It is French and music and painting and the divine art that have made my so bo si life the boss I mean that have rendered it one unbroken flow of rythmic bliss incomparably and exquisitel' all but.". ' The grocery man and his wife look ed helplessly at each other across the table. After a lonesome pause the old lady said : . ; n -! "How do you like the biscuits, Ma ria ?", , vThey are too utter for. '-anything,' gushed the accomplished young lad)', "and this plum preserve is simply a poem in itsel f." '. , " - The old man rose abruptly from the table, and went out of the room, rob bing his head in a dazed and ben urn; bed manner, and the mass convention was dissolved. . That night he aud h's wife sat alone by the stove until a late hour, and at the breakfast I table the next4morning, he rapped smartly . Ion his plate with the handle ot his knife, and remarked : : i a. - . Maria me an' your mother have been talkin' the thing over, an' we've come- to the conclusion that this boardin school business is to .utterly all but too much nonsense. . Me an' Jier consider that jre haven't lived sixty consummate years for the pur pose of raisin a euriosity, an' there's goin to be a stop put to this onquench able foolishness, .Now; after . you've finished eatin , that i poem , x of fried sauf ago an' jthak symphony of twisted doaghnut, you take an", dust' up stairs in less' n two seconds, an' peel off that faucy dress gown and put on a caliker an then come down: and help r your mother wash dishes. ,,I .want ! it dis JLinctly understood that,- there ain't goin'jLo be no more rythmic foolish nes jp this ..house, so j long's ?:your superlative pa An, ma's; .runnin' the ratiche. You hear me. Maria ?' , - Maria was listening: (, , 4. A ,w(doir; said' lo her daughter: ftWhftn yoiiJget to my aga it will be time: enough for ; ybu;-tb ''think of a husband." "Yes' mamma." replied the thoughtless girl, for the f second time." - , ' , 1 " x' n ' ' " " ' v What greedy tld ag yod are T exclaimed a girl to; ; her 'companion; who. bad jast. taken t the' 'best' -apple from the disli;M -was going 10 take that ta4self." fdJ aiJ H ; .:3! AN ITALIAN CLIMATE ITS FAXJfA AN1 FLOKA ITS CEREALS AND GRASSES A OREAT A1STETY OF GAME THE HEALTnrULNESS OT , ITS' ' CLIMATE, ( t RE80OOEji,TJt TO THE INVALID AND AFFORblNfli REOttT FOB THK TOURIST A PEN PICTURE BY A , LOVER OF KATURE , ByN.W. f ' The climate cit Watauga is classed with that of Northern It aly Its vig orous, healMiful and i' bracing atmos phere is co;.?geriial to the production of the various cereals grasses. " fru its aud vegetables almost in perfection, and an to its healthful influence, it" . Is not to be surpassed by 'any region or section of country within our knowt . edge. Our climale'gives to each of the four seasons of the year many charming and delightful altnc ion; Owing to the higli elevation of our great plateau, wirjter here is rather cold and subject 'to extremes. How wisely the great Architect of, the uni verse has arranged the planets and seasons for, the comfort and use of men, beasts, fowls, nirds; insects and reptiles. ..Winter is the night of rest for the flora and hibernatitg. animals of all sections, wood chuck or The' : black r hear, ground hog,1 chip monk or ground quirrel are amoiig four hibernating Animals . Our wim ter birds are. the fay1, ; top knot, red bird, snow bird, striped or . winter sparrow, the large t and M small wood pecks,-; &c.i'..r tV:?'-;.-. ": . -!';: The hoary frost, with its multiplied millions pf glittering jewels and the pure . w bite cri sp suo w have their at--tractitf ns. The Nimrods chase j the fox. , wildcat, bear and wolf while the bo3s hunt the rabbit, and - opossum, aud trap the musk, rat.mink and otter. A iraum of a few miles on the snow of a cold crisp day will tone up .one's nerves, invigorate the system 'and make one as agile as a Squirrel. '' a Hpnng 1 too has her attractions. NatHre has waked frittn her winter sleep,'- brings her resuscitating and re newing influences. - Lot us take ' a walk, some bright May morning, over the tills, through th vales, Melds, meadow 8 and orchards when we can sip the nectar of the God Of ' Nature. How delightful and soul-feasting; as we tramp, to pluck the beautiful new blown flowers, charmed by the varied notes of the sweet singing birds, the bleating sheep, the playful lambs, the lowing cows, the neighing horse, the sounding wood pecks; the nimble squtrreK and feasting our eyes on the pink peach blossom, the virgin white apple bloom, all of which make a panorama fit for 'the Gods to s look upon. . -'' . 5 ! - ' ' Here comes hot sultry Summer, with her growing corn, her goldeu fields of waving grain, -t.he meadows of new mown, -sweet smelling bay spiced with r luscious - strawberries,; raspberries, potatoes, beans ' and melons. : " ., '""' ;'";v Now Anturan step in with ' his brown curls, loaded with the ripening corn, fruits and vegetables,- shaking down the nuts ? for, the boys1 and squirrels. Such are the productions of our climate fox the four seasons. Our climate and country cannot be surpassed in. its attractions to health aud pleasure seekers-; here the inva lid and man of deisure can . spend a summer with pleasure, 'Our pure and bracing; 'atmosphere, our i gushing springs, our varied and beautiful moun tain scenery, the- vast a nd extended Views from the top of the Grandfather, Hanging Rock and: Pinnacle of $eech Mountain, are some of the attractions and inducements to the tourist and joan of leisure. ' " mmr r r ;' A convlct.at f the , penitentiary, be. ing asked what trade he would like to iolLm. said he iould like lo'"., be a sailorV, "nt: ... .v: i m : , . i A good deacon,; being asked .if be had bought any; Christmas " crs, rev. plied. Innocently. jNor why should I. ?the old pack! s good yet 1'V ? r J t ji The Nbrristown Herald man, who is a pretty shrewd fcllow, says that ace has nolsmaU architect butft baa a number of dasighing wdmen. 4 Af bacliel, "Wlng kewhy ; he never married: replied eAonght of it onoeV j but' abandoned'the Idea when- he" foano : oaog!; 'Ia4jr)( fanI all' her Tamiljr'were ; bitterly if opposed s . e x - ". ITPT' 1
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