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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 - 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 SB:: 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. ) 431 COTTON AVENUE, :::::: AMERICUS GA. Solo Agents for the Famous OYcL GrJXXXl. tS~pII?±m_g’ % /■ Ttaasaarg JB Distilled by Thompson Willson – Co .......Paducah Ky. J s* / a % s s M mv J? ' r mJL / a \ Y 't! I Mjk \ U-? \ The best of al Toy r » 1 ' V* V ;\ / A Blood Purifiers. i /mi ■ v* , Cures Blood Poi rJ Or U'Yf r/ , i t l \ j 0 son, Rheumatism, j / $ ft ) f A U « Kidney and Bladder v/ — \ ' Ti u l i A 7 troubles. Dyspepsia > and Indig _ i \ . Try it. — •j— i - . J /V . Wooklridue IVondefrul Con’j.Miius, Jem- U>, lsist. Cure Co„ Columbus, Ga.: G i.n rs Alter suffering t or I won tv years with mv K idiieys, and finding only temporary rc 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. m 1 i ) I Jill li V Cl II d t i 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, © 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. \ f n 9 — .•DRAPERS IX: E£ Ci> :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. Dkai.kk in / iCINE t lh ) I ■SB BB B3 ETs 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