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Special map shows the main line and land grant in Missouri and includes iron and lead regions; general map covers United States showing the railroad network with the main lines distinguished by color; created by Act of Congress, July 27, 1866, with a land grant of 42 million acres; entry 329 shows extent of land grant in Arizona and New Mexico.
Shows all of New York City and Long Island. Indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network. Chartered on April 24, 1834.
Map of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network emphasizing the main lines.
NEWS ROTES James M Smith near Athens Ga sold his cotton crop 2o00 balesfor 100 000 Fourteen women received the doctors degree last year at the University of Zurich Congress has adopted the slowsand system of filtration for the water sup ply of Washington Emeralds have been discovered in Arizona and it is said in North Caro lina They are however very small A few days ago at Littleton N H the mercury changed from 40 below to 40 above inside of twentyfour hours It has been found in India that in oculation against rinderpest will protect an animal for a period of seventy or eighty days Iron lands showing more than 7000 000 tons of ore have been leased in Northern Minnesota by the American Steel and Iron Company Arkansas legislators could not decide whether the State flower should be an apple blossom or passion flower and re ferred the matter to the committee on education A bill is before the Federal Council of Germany providing that the time of study shall be for medical students five years instead of the present term of four years and a half There is a Chinese farm in Florida where the Johns
uktte Gives Way to Pool at AixLeBains tiling casino at Aix which is leased by the Y M C A the me of skill has replaced the French game of chance They the Yankee soldier to come to Aix but one taste of Y and he had to be hired to stay away THE T SOUGHT SERVICE NOT FAME SAYS GEORGE W PERKINS War Work Finance Committee returns home and fully on monumental and efficient organization d by Y M C A for service to A E F fPkins or iNew York finance committee of Iouncil of the Y M turned from Europe over four months in ugh investigation of by the Y M C A ins report is an im of tlte prodigious 1 by the great organi nions in the war land ami friends of the As well feel that its big i nr Jn his summary I ribute could be paid to Y M C A than that iig paid by the Army either taking over or iing in the work of ularging the activities e Y M C A at the work in Europe a ice was signed it was nor practical to rs at military
Beauty is Only mlm Skin Deep but a beautiful skin is possible only when the liver and kidneys are active and the bovves functionate properly The secret of beauty as well as of health is to maintain perfect digestion and elimination Beechants Fills help to preserve beauty and maintain Leah h because they influence liver kidneys skin and stomach to functionate in harmony and efficiently 4 Sold by druggiiiU throughout the world In boxesJOc 2 So v l I tklORT Miss Frances Eldridge received lirst premium for best tatted yoke at Monroe Fair Miss Agnes Morrill of Portland is hav ing extensive repairs made on her old home Miss Charlotte Thompson has accepted a fine position as teacher in a school in Connecticut Miss Harriet f Moody has begun her duties as teacher in the public schools of Dover Maine Mrs Lotta Eagleston has moved into her new home which she has recently purchased on Deane street Miss Esther Ford has moved into the George A Cole house on Washington street which she has leased Miss Mae Ellingwood received first premium on ladies driving horse exhib ited by driver at the Monroe Fair Mrs C C Homer of Boston has
1 ALEHOUSES fMtIHSMI IDEALLY SITUATED FOR ROOMING HOUSE One Sq From 14th and Park Rd 10500 Modern brick residence containing nine rooms lire bedrooms one block from 14th and Para rd business section TtroU Thea ter market and car line near school Own er will sell on very reasonable cash and monthly payments Address Box 181M Star office DETACHED BRICK 2610 4th ST NK 6 rooms tile hath hotwater heat open fireplace attractive design a fully detached brick home for the price of a row house for sale hv the builders WOODWARD YIETH 2002 R I Ave NE North 7M 1 xSnTMOV EOR RENEW YOUR LEASE Without first seeina those new homes for 100 cash balsnce fU month at 4th A T Sts ne This is a good new neishborhood Cars pass the door New hiah school across the street 6 rooms 3 porches builtin aa raxe Inspect 1926 4tb st ne Open and lighted until 9 oclock or call H R HOWENSTEIN CO 1H5 H St NW District 090 P NORTH CLEVELAND PARK Beautiful semidetaclied brick larae rooms and bath 2 rear porches concrete front porch copper screens throughout Kelvinstor brick garage high elevation overlooking Bureau of Stardarda The
mi pim i The Official Journal OF TU CTTT OF BAT BT LOUIS Subscription 180 Per Annum JEWELRY WATCHES DIAMONDS SILVERWARE CUT GLASS CLOCKS Ours is a complete jewelry store No line of goods more reliable is carried by jewelers anywhere We buy direct from the worlds best manufacturers and sell on smaller margins than others making two sav ings for you that amount to considerable Whatever is worth having in a jewelry store is to be found here Watches Arc our specialty and we can supply anything you want C O Johnson BAY BT LOUIS MISS THE NEWS FROM WAVELAND TOWN Miss Loretta R Doerr is spending the week with her cousins Misses Vir ginia and Marguerite Bourgeois Miss Doerr is one of this summers graduates of the Now Orleans High School Mr Charles Platz has leased the Mo rere cottage for the fall months and will come over Friday with his family and his brother Constant Platz who is convalescing from a lecent illness Mrs John Morere and daughter Miss Bertha have returned to New Orleans after spending the summer at ther cozy cottage in the Terrace Miss Fredda Kcppel has returned to her home in New Orleans
Finest Assortment EVER SHOWN IN HARLEM The Harlem News ptbijshiu wkeklv nr NEWS PUBLISHING CO Incorporated Application hi ben m f r entry a 1 pct HII e at iiarlvin M ntana n vrjm mail matter KATES OF SI UM UIITION me Year 9200 Six Months lno Three Months 50 THURSDAY NOV 20 loos In your clay and miue the TODAY only day we have the day in which we play our part What our part may Hignify in the great whole we may not understand but we are here to play it and now is our time This we know it is a part of action and not of whining It is a part of love not cynicism It is for us to express love in terms of hu man helpfulness This we know for we have learned from sad experience that any other course of life leads to ward decay and waste David Starr Jordan A WORD IN PARTING With this weeks issue of The News the managereditorprinter who has gotten out the paper for the past nine months will finish his work here and the paper will hereafter be issued by Mr John Collins who has leased
BETHLEHEM N H JULY 12 1919 what similar cog railway for moun tain climbing and purposed to build a railroad up the Rigi Just what influence the studies of the Mt Washington system had upon the Swiss plans is not known but the Rigi railway was soon under con struction and was opened in 1870 or 1871 The Riggenbach patents were used and everyone who is familiar with the Mt Washington device can see at a glance that the mechanism is decidedly different put no doubt the demonstration of a cog railway in actual operation up a mountain gave great encouragement to the projectory of the Swiss railway and thus Mt Washington pointed out the way for the building of the Alpine road Through Mr Aikens enterprise the Summit house was built capable of accommodating 200 persons The house was built in part on land leased from the owners of the terri tory and this fact combined with the rivalry of the two enterprises led to friction and ultimately to litiga tion We do not feel disposed to pay for the use of the summit and to have to fight for it wrote Mr Aiken to his antagonists on one
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