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THE II I OH LA. XI) El? i I'.uWMit'd II very Frlityy, .At Highlands, Macon County, N: C. u TERMS OF KUDSCliHTION. Iiyoar, iiayable in advance $1 If not paid till cud of yoar 1 0 months 00 25 50 inontlis v 25 jingle copies ADVERTISING RATES. AH advertisements of five lines or under, AO ents, and. 30 cents each following insertion. Over fie lines, 10 cents per line, and cents each time afterwards. Business Notices, 5 cents a line, each in sertion. Unfitness Cards, per year, $4 to $5. Religious Notices free. R. GOLDIE, Proprietor. HIGHLANDS; Under the following heading, Prof, Linden writes, in the Buffalo Courier, $n account of his visit here, from which we cull a few extracts. tHahlandsAn. Attractitw Summer Re sort Among the Mountains of Western North Carolina An Oasis in the Solitudes of the Blue Ridge Pictur esque views ana isuonme tSQenery An infinite variety of I lowera-Lteo- logical Jpormatioiu The place is in many respects one of the most progressive and interesting points axon tne western Carolina pla teau, upon the highest crest of which it is perched. 1 had made all necessary ar rangements for a prolonged visit, as I was well aware that the favorable situation of this little mountain oasis is in itself a guarantee for a pleasant and profitable stay. The village, which boasts of a neat little weekly paper and a literary society, has a population of about 300 people, of which a large percentage came here in the first place for no other reason than in search of health, after having tested in vain a number of the. most reputed resorts on the continent. They found at last the elixir of life in this wonderful natural sanitarium, and the majority have there fore settled here permanently. Thus I saw, contrary to my anticipations, no in valids in the proper sense of the word, as they had long since managed to get rid of their former ailments. I came across several of them who hailed from the Em pire state, and who never wearied in talk ing about the perfect health they now en joy nere in consequence ot tne unusual purity of the invigorating air and the cool water free from all organic and min eral impurities. Such is the unexception al experience of all who came here for re lief from various chronic diseases, as con burnpnon, intestinal uerangements and nervous prostration. Since there are nowever, no medicinal properties m any of the springs around the place, which contain as their only mineral ingredient a small percentage of iron, the beneficial enects ot a prolonged stay upon shatter eu neann muse oe aue to favorable com binations of various physical conditions which obtain here in exception to other neaitn resorts, and deserve a brief sketch. The site of the settlement itself is in an oblong trough-like depression formed by some oi tne cuverging spurs of the Blue Eidge, which limits the eastern boundary tuju aiuuua ncio w uie ugliest elevation along its whole extent. All hot and cold winds are thus modified, and sudden changes of temperature are therefore un common at Highlands, to the great com- lort or tnose wnose delicate constitutions are not able to bear the strain of change auie weatner. ine air during summer contains an evenly diffused amount of moisture, which is condensed from the vapors earned to the sides of the moun tains by the prevailing southwest winds from the Gulf of Mexico. There is thus almost constant daily cooling show ers m the mountains during the heated term of July and August when the plains at their base suffer drouths. Owing ro ine geograpmcai position of southwest ern Carolina within the warm temperate zone, tne winters are on the other hand more severe, while nights and mornings at an places more than 3,400 feet above the sea level are always cool and pleasant even in miusummer. This neverfaihng rainfall accounts for the great abundance of cold springs we encounter everywhere while there is a conspicuous absence of stagnating waters, which are the haunts of the mosquito and black fly, as well as countless ; myriads of infectious germs which generate malaria and intermittent fevers. None of these scourges afflict Highlands. The song of the mosquito is never heard, and the practicing physician of the place finds time lianging heavily upon his hands, where a call to the bed Bide of a patient rarely disturbs his peace ful slumbers. The days are during July and August rather warm, and the ther mometer would frequently rise above eighty degrees Fahreinheit in shade, con trary to my expectation based upon the prevailing summer temperature on this high elevation of four thousand feet above sea level. The nights, however, compensated for this inconvenience, and they were always cool enough to sleep with comfort under a thick blanket, while the morning and evening air was just perfect. Heavy showers are during summer of regular daily occurrence, although they rarely last longer than a couple of hours and are very local in their visitations. Thus while the slopes of any one mount ain may be flooded with sunlight, those of another, perhaps only a half mile dis tant are drenched, wtyhrain. Vivid flash es of chain lightning f plkwed by far echoing clashes of thunder are thcom- mon accompaniments or their atmos pheric concerts, which remind me of the entertainments of that sort in the troni- cai zone during the rainy season. The black curtains of clouds have however hardly come upon the stage to rive a practaeal lecture, qd, pipifeian before the. sun as&arta ht supremacy as if there had never been a shadow to overcast his brilliant disk. The rocky condensers of these great volumes of precipitation im part to the landscape their peculiar phys iognomy ; ijt Js moutains all over, where ever we. turn the ere and; yet, though so common, tney always, await en an irresist ible longing to view the surrounding country irom,ir cioud-cappea summits, The ascent of the generality is invested with a great many physical difficulties. but it requires but Klsa exertion taoUmb to tne top ot mou &ftt& m less than one hour from the doorsteps of- the hotel. Its northern slope is so gentle that any one viewing tms Deautitui elevation from Highlands would hardly suspect that it could have such a stern rough slope on the opposite side, where an almost verti cal precipice of ghttermg rock renders its ascent an absolutely hnnracticable un dertaking. The formation of Satula ike that of the Blue Ridge and its radiat ing spurs is granitic, but as the horne- blende is almost everywhere displaced by mica, me gramre generally passes into gneiss or mica schisfo Feldspar which is the common constituent of most gran- lies m tne isew England states and else where, is found here rather sparsely. while horneblende is of still rarer occur rence, owing to the great dissemination ot mica, which is rather soft material and easily affected by atmospheric agencies. the decomposition of the rocks is here comparatively rapid, and all mountain slopes and highways are therefore cover ed with their finely powdered debris which shines on. sunny days with a glit tering nue renectea irom the millions of minute particles of ground-up mica, The contour of the mountains of West ern .North Carolina is generally rounded, but there are some which, like Whiteside, rise boldly m sharply denned outlines into the vault of heaven. A large num ber of them are grouped within a radius or ten nines around Highlands, and the programme or our daily excursions gen erally includes the ascent of one or the other. The flat crests of the Blue Ridce are but a little over a mile from the vil lage, and on their very summit stands in nanasome rener to tne dark forests around it, the elegant residence of Mr. Kavenei, a representative of one of the oldest families in the south, and a near relative Ravenel of From the mountains, a view is unfolded to the pvp Jf ? j i i . oi wie visitor wnicn surpasses in its love hness all of his anticipations, and htm probably no counterpart east of the Mis- Bissippi. mrougn a great gap formed by a broad divergence of the lofty spurs of the Blue Ridge, the lowlands of Smith Carolina are mapped out from here as if they were lying at our feet The sites of tne towns of Walhalla and Seneca Oitv although over thirty miles away, are plainly visible as glistening white patches. The plateau of Highlands also the focal point of convergence of some of the most picturesque cascades to be found in western Carolina. It impossible to 6ee all of them, but after having visited the Falls of the Chilian i Silver Run, Tuckesegee and White ter river, we felt covinced that w ha seen these displays in their typical per- urcuuu. x ne aiaisaja tans are only three mtles from Highlands, and their dull roar coma be heard a long war as tiro lowly walked alone beside th which took us there. Later on. w man. agea to spare tune for a long visit and f ound all anticipations and .reports of tneir attractiveness runj realized. Although the Cullasaja falls are uot as hie-h OA thnao of the Toccoa, in Georgia, they are yet equal, if not superior to them in point of their picturesaue surroundincn. w stood hero under an ernormous overhang ing rocky ledge over which within a tew feet in front a great sheet of foaming wa ters leaped into the Lethe of the circular basin at the foot of the steep cliff. The sides of the gorge wherever tney are moistened by the fine spray 'are literally carpeted with fresh green ferns, which by the contrast ot their vivid coloring witn that of the .dark rock and foaming waters above, invest tlus lovely spot with ad ditional charms. ' But it does not equal in impressiveness . the falte of - the White Water river, to which we made, later, a tedious pilgrimage of a wee,k. Highlands Directory. CHURCHES. Methodist Episcopal Church South. Preaphmg on the first Sunday of every month. Key. J. H. Brendle, pastor. Methodist Episcopal Church. Wed nesday evening after the, first Sunday in each month. Kev. J. H. Gillespie. baptist. second Sunday of every month. Key. K. a. Harrington. Presbyterian. Every Sunday morn ing at 1 1 and afternoon at 4 o clock. Sab bath school at 10 am. Prayer meeting i every imiraaay evening at 7:40 p.m. Highlands Insurance AGENCY ' Is connected with only First-class Companies, ' BAXTER. WHITE, Agent, A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF. GROCERIES SOCIETIES Literary Society,- Meets first and third Friday evenings in each month. President, C. L. Boynton i Vice-president, F. S. Steldon, Secretary, H, P. Kelsey. Treasurer Miss Symonds, TemperanceUnion. Meets on the first Tuesday of every month on or before the full moon, President, C. A. Boynton. Vice President, T. B. White,. Secretary, Elias White. Treasurer, T. B. White. Floral and Industrial Society. Directress, Mrs. E. Selleck ; Scribe, Mrs. Cleaveland; Treasurer, Mrs. M. I. Skin ner. Hudson Library Miss Ellison, Libra- nan, upen to the public every Saturday afternpont TOWN OFFICERS. Mayor S. W. Hijl, Esq, Commissioners C. A. Boynton, James Rideout and W. B. Cleaveland. REPRESENTATIVES. Legislature James L. Robinson. State Senator, 42nd districW-Capt. J. W. tjooper, Murphy, (Jherokee ca, N. u. Congress 9th Congressional district Hon. 1 11. J,phnston, Asheville, N. C , COUNTY OFFICERS, Clerk of the Superior Court and Probate Judge Samuel L. Rogers. Register of Deeds Win. L. Dean. Treasurer John Ingram. Sheriff Lee H, Allman. Surveyor-rA. L, McChire, Coroner R. A. Wood, . Superintends of Schools A. D. Farmer. County Corn's Charles M. Slagle, James jury son and wm. Angel. HIGHLANDS POST OFFICE. Walhalla, Mail leaves Highlands daily (excepting Sunday) at 6 a.m. : due at Walhalla at 4 p.m. Leaves Walhalla at 7 a.m., due at Highlands at 5 p.m. x kanklin. .Leaves Highlands daily (excepting Sunday) at 5.30 a.m.: due at Franklm at 12 noon. Leaves Franklin et 1 p.m. ; due at Highlands at 8 p.m. Webster.- Leaves Highlands Tuesday and Friday at 3 p.m. : due at Webster on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. at- W, B. CpAVELANS Si HIGHLANDS HILLS, WILLM PARTRIDGE, Prop. CASH PAID FOR GRAIN. Wheat, Buckwheat and Rye Jfjour kej)t for Sale. HIGHLANDS HOUSE, HIGHLANDS, MACON CO., N. C. Health Resort for Winter and Snimer. Altitudo nearly 4,000 ftetXho land of the The health-giving "power of our pure air, spring water, and, grand scenery, has. no equal, Winter or Summer. Invalids! who go to Florida in winter seeking health, will dp. well to stop here and get it; also better fare at less than half the, cost. Our table is supplied with the best the markets afford, cooked with the best of skill. We have kind and attentive waiters. and take pleasure in caring for our guests.' The sick receive special attention. 3r2'erms low. JOSEPH FRITTS, Proprietor. Farm in Iowa For Sale, 160 acres well watered good stock farm 12 acres trees. Will sell or exchange! for property in Highlands or vicinity. Apply at The Highlander office. R. GOLDIE. J. H. DUUGO, Carpenter and Builder, HIGHLANDS. J. JAY SMITH, manufacturer of e ,dlBtmguwhed naturalist Leaves Webster Monday and Thursday at C3 a cjtt a xtt TrkTnr. of Charleston, South Carolina. 3 p.m. ; due at Highlands Tuesday and feAbJtl AJNJJ JJOOIiS. ,e veranda of this gem in the Friday at 2 p.m. T 9 Highlands is a money order office. I thUUfilflli, WHM, mm, S.Z., T. BAXTER WHITE, P. M. HIGHLANDS RAILROAD NOTICE. The Annual Meeting of the Stockhold ers of the Highlands Railroad Company 111 1 1..1J It. . 1 i TT- , , 1 I wm ue utuu m tut) pariora oi .raigmanas Hotel on Tuesday, Oct, 27, 1885, at 3 o clock p.m. H, M. BASCOM, Sec'y. Highlands, Macon Co., N. C. J. M. ZACHARY, Surgeon Dentist, HIGHLANDS LAND AGENCY WE HAVE ON HAND A LARGE AMOUNT OF The County Board of Education of Farming, Grazing:, ir y- x . . .1 ' juacon county wm noia an acnourneu session on the 6th of October, to consider proposed changes in district boundaries. All persons interested in any proposed change, and all who have information bearing on such changes, are requested to be present. , A. D. FARMER, Co. Sup't. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Of the Town of Highlands. The town taxes are now due. There are bills against the corporation that must be paid, so please come in and me your taxes by Oct. 1st. We are required by law to add a high rate of interest to taxes not paid in due season. JAMES RIDEOUT, Collector. Fruit Growing & Timber Lands, HOUSES AND LOTS LN THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS, Beautiful Bnilng Sites, k Parties having cheap properties for sale in Macon or adjoining counties, should correspond with us, as we are advertising quite extensively, and have superior fa cilities for handling real estate. IW For circulars describing Highlands and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c, call on or address S. T. KELSEY, Highlands, Macon County, N. C
The Highlander, Macon County and Western North Carolina Advertiser (Highlands, N.C.)
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