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IVHERE DOES IT RISE?
Where does the River St. Lawrence
rise? How many readers of The Com
panion can answer tins question in geog
raphy! Some will probably sat- in Lake
Ontario: others, in Lake Superior. Nei
answer is quite correct.
Like the Amazon, this river has a dif
ferent name for each part of its course.
lower part of the great South Amer
ican river is called by the natives the
Amazonas, the middle part is the Soii
moes, and the upper the Moranon.
So the St. Lawrence, between Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario, is called the Ni
agara. between Lake Erie and Lake Hu
ron the St. Clair and Detroit river, and
between Lake Huron and Lake Superior
the St. Mary's river. Yet are these all
one and the same river, the lakes being
I nit so many expansions of its waters.
Beyond Lake Superior, to the North
ward, there in still another portion of its
course, called the Nepigon, a noble
stream of clear, azure-tinted water near
ly as large as the Hudson in volume,
which flows down from the great Lake
Nepigon in the heart of the Canadian
wilderness.
Until recently Lake Nepigon has been
but little known. On our maps it is fig
ured as a much smaller lake than it re
ally is. Its actual dimensions are about
seventy-three miles in length by fifty
one in breadth. These figures give hut
:m inadequate idea of its size, for there
are five great bays varying from twenty
to ten miles in length. The actual coast
line of the lake is not much less than six
hundred miles.
Twelve rivers of considerable size, four
them rising far up on the “divide’
toward James Bay. flow into it, and its
waters rival those of Lake George in pu
rity and clearness. It literally swarms
with whitefish and trout.
The Nepigon River—the outlet of the
lake—may be fairly termed the northerly
upper course of the St. Lawrence,
not only from its size, exceeding grealh
other rivers flowing into Lake Supe
hut from the clearin': s and color o!
water, and other general characteris
ics.
Whereas the other smaller rivers of
bake Superior are “black-water” rivers,
is to say, having turbid or staine
water, i he Nepigon is a clear and beau
river of the same azure, sea-green
marine-blue water which one sees
Niagara and in the St. Lawrence.—
Youth's Companion.
A BLIND SCULPTOR,
[From the New York Star.
Vidal the blind sculptor, is one of the
wonders of the French capital, lie has
been blind since bis twenty-first year.
Wo can quite easily understand how .
farmer would cultivate the grouni
with the plow, a spade, and hoe; l ow h<
ft el around the tender plants, ant
loosen the dirt from their rood,
how the blind Birmingham.. Ala.,
tells, with the sense of touci
the direction and to what depth
drill the holes before putting in a
but the work of a Vidal stands oui
bold relief, unique, wonderful ; nd in
mparable. To be a sculptor is gene/
supposed that one must have tl
“mechanics eye” and the artist's tush
perspicuity. The latter faouiti*
has to an exceptional degree-eve
acute, he believes, than if the for
in r were not lost to him forever. B
passing his hands over an objet l
notes its external proportions, an
them in clay in a manner whirl
thc> beholder dumb with surprise
dog, horso, human face, or anytliii
or dead, he models with as muc
as any of the dozens of Parisia;
who still retain the faculty t
From 1855 to 1875 Vidal receive
medals that any other exhibitor o
works in the Paris art exhibition. Many
his works, made in the solitude of In
perpetual midnight, are now on tin
shelf at the great exposition, where tin
blind wonder contends in friendly riv
alry with his less unfortunate brother ar
lists. He never complains, is always g
nial and festive when among friends
who always‘speak of him and to him
as though he could s al and well mu'
they do so for lie is one of the* best art
critics in Paris.
«•»*
A convention has been called to meet
in Nashville Tenn., on the 5th. of De
cember. of 11 “southern white Baptists
who believe in free will, free salvation
a“d free communion, on the basis of
uniting on things in which we un
agreed and of leaving points of differ
ence to the general local bodies.” The
■ >bject is the-organization of a general
association.—Atlanta Journal.
LETT Ell LOST,
A letter addressed to W. H. McCroiy,
lost a few days ago somewheie oil the
public square Tie finder will confer
a lasting favor by returning same to the
party addressed,
SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS.
Hawkins } ! House,
AMERICUS GA.
CTesse _A_yoooIkz Proprietor,
Located in Center of Business.
First-Class Accommodation In Every Respect.
Carter's Shoe Store,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Boots, Shoes, and Hats of ev
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5JT ^ery description.
f/| m C- We want your trade, come
L.L and and will treat
see us we
you clever.
CALVIN CARTER – SON.
PAT. LX. WILLIAMS
Cotton avenue, Americas, Ga.
Sole agent for the famous old
Ton
STRAIGHT KENTUCKEY
WHISKEY.
JUG CUSTOMERS SUPPLIED PROMPTLY BY EXPRESS Oil FREIGHT.
MONUMENTAL .Manufacturers of Mon.
uments, Head Stones
I A R B L l i Statuary Cemetery ture Marble, and Work Plumbers, General Furni
Slabs, Marble Tiling, etc.
Edgar CT JVIillext Georgia, Dealer in Italian Tennessee. and
(SUCCESSOR TO MILLER – McCALL.1 American Marble, and
Foreign and Domestic
Foreign Ofliee—C aiiakaJ Italy, New York < Mice 711 Water St. Granite.
Estimates Fur ashed
814 Jackson Street and contracts made foi
all kinds of Building
A-MERICUS GrA. Stone
Iron Railing for ceme
tery Enclosures a Spec
ialty.
H . D . WATTS,
“\7\7~hok\sale and JUUtail
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C–iu–SXl tea
Liquors and cigars a specialty.
Corner Lee and Forsyth Streets, AMERICUS, GA
: A'Tho people of Schley County are especially invited to call ami get my prices when visiting
\ merions.
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431 COTTON AVENUE, :::::: AMERICUS GA.
Solo Agents for the
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Cure Co„ Columbus, Ga.:
G i.n rs Alter suffering t or I won tv years with mv K idiieys, and finding only temporary
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liof, after taking various remedies and consulting some of the most noted physicians in the
country, at a cost of hundreds of dollars, for no good, I decided to try W. W. C„ and 1 mu«f
confess that I am to-day as well a- l ever w s, and that I suffe r no pain whatever from Kid
and feeling my
r.e.vs, am better in every respect than I have for years and I attribute it nil to two
bottles of C., and I advise all who suffer in the least with Kidney Bladder trouble
or to
give AV. W. C atrial, Yours truly. A. KIMBROUGH.
For sale by all di uggists.
Manufactured by W. W.C.Co,, COLUMBUS, G A,
REMOVAL NOTICE 1
CliaxLcell o x- – Pearce 1
Have removed to their new three story building.
1132 – 1134 Broad street. COLUMBUS GA.
OPPOSITE THEIR OLD STAND.
They have twice the stock of Clothing, Hats, Umbre]
las, Trunks and Shirts ever carried. Have also added J
complete line of men and boys Shoes.
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NOTE SOME P1IICES
50 Suits at $9,00 cost you $18.00 elsewhere,
100 Suits at 12,50 cost you 15,00 elsewhere.
75 Suits at 15,00 well worth 20,00
100 Suits at 18,50 well worth 25,00
200 Boys Suits at $2,00 to $8,50 worth $3,00 to $5,00,
The best $3,50 fine shoe in the South you will pay $5,()o
elsewhere, we mean busineess. we have too nianv
goods. They must be sold at once.
Chancellor A Pearce,
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WHOLESALE anil RETAIL DEALER IX
Groceries and ZPz?o ^±©±oxxs.
Under Rankin House; Corner Broad and Tenth Streets
Columbus, Ga., ini!. E 188 !)
To the People of Schley and adjoining Counties.
I keep constantly on hand a well assorted stock of
groceries, plantation and family supplies, of every de
scription.
I have near the depots, a large brick warehouse, with
side-track facilities, where my heavy goods are stored,
and the economy and convenience of receiving and for
warding, enables me to give as low, if not lower prices
than any one.
I will always have in season a good stock of Iron ties,
twine, Cotton and jute bagging, enough to supply the
wants of all.
An experience of twenty two years in the grocery trade
helps me to anticipate the wants of the trading public,
especially the farmers.
Special attention paid to filling orders by mail.
Your patronage sohticeU
6 Jan. 1 W. J. Watt.
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:a we keep on hand almost every thing to suit the trade. BESIDES A
H LL LINE OF GROCERIES, WILL BE FOUND, HATS, SHOES, CLOTHING, COFFINS’,CAS
RETS, FURNITURE. ETC., AND WILL SELL GOODS AS CHEAP AS ANY MERCHANT IX
SOUTH WEST GEORGIA. SOLICITING TRADE, IT IS OUR OBJECT TO PLEASE ALL, AND
GIVE VALUE RECEIVED FOR YOUR MONEY.
MURRAY – WILLIAMS,
Eru.HviTu.H, Ga.
ELLAVILLE, GA.
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FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETc.
r*' Also, Perfumery. Toilet Articles, School Books, and Stationery. J£J
CLAUDE DIXON DIXON
EUGENE
GeneraL HVLox'dfcLQino.i^S
AND
MLKI.FI IA Fin I MING I NI ALLY FOUND IN SliU'
LOW AS THE A COUNTRY STORE, AND
LOWEST. HIGHEST CASH PRICES ALLOWED FOR COl\NT»V
I ROM CE. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE