Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1874, Page 3

THE CHICAGO' DAILY TRIBUN .SUMMERING. Wadison, Wis—Visit to the Capi- tol—A Hand 8,000 Years 0ld, The Artesln.n Woll---State Univorsily =e=ll0tols---St, Lonis Guosis == [ishings Dovil's Lnke, Wis.—Magnifleent Sconery~— Climbing tho Hountain. Tho Best Air and Water that .Can Be Procured. - Tho Waltonians---Pleasurcs of Camp- Lifo at the Twin Lakes, Wis, A Summer-Widower---Tho DBlobbses at the Mot Springs, Notos from Geneva Lake, Baratoga, Long Branch, Caope May, New- port, Ningara, Etc., Etc. MADISON. Special Correspondence of The Chicane Tribuns, Map1eox, Wis,, Aug, 1, 1874, Thore is no more charming o agreebla routa for summor-travel than tho one that leuds hither by the Northwestorn Rtoad, for it runs through & conotry rioh in farming privileges aud fn wild natural beouty, and through towns and villnges which areall connected, by their commercial in- torests, with the Garden City, through that great Hfe-giviug artery, the raflrond,—tho socond omo of all American.poople. The trip is short and pleasant, Although the curs ware full, thore was room for all, und our cronturc-comforts wero looked after with gront attentivencss, I lesned back in my red-volvot-covered seal luxuriously tranquil, and noted the incidents of travel which present thomuclves in differont forms to differont individuals. Tho day wasnot too warm to bo dis- agreeable, Thers wero a number of parties on- routo for Wisconsin watoring-plncos, and, by the fishing-faciclo, big sun-hats, and linen dusters, ovidently going to mako somo stav; and the sis- hour ride was pleasantly diversilied by the ocoar sional stoppages al sintions, the getting off or on of pasaenyors, sud at noon by ritting down to a good divner at Harvard Juvotion. Evon Charles Diclens himself would have been gatisfied with tho cooking and appointments, You do not have to bolt your food, or amblo up to a hizh counter aud mako a shy, bib or miss, ot & tall stool, whero- ou you it to cat soggy doughuuts and drink jnky coffca; but you are seated comfortable, your order is quickly filled, sud your food is oxceliont. IXknow thoro are persons who carry indigostibla ‘masses of eweot-cako and pie, wrapped up in papor, and who—wheu Lhe enra como to o Btand- still, and people who respect their digestion got out to exorcise -and cab Yiko Christinns—sit in o oramped position and disposo of the unwholesomo mass. © I think the most cynical traveler will allow the coraers of his smileless mouth to assumo an iron grin whon ho secs TIF WOMAN WITH TUE LUNGH-DABKET ontor tho enr. Sho is by no meany plain or 1< looking, but is likely to be & comfortublo littlo matron, going to soe her people, and she is got up quite iu the fashion, aud looks rosy and con- tented. Having eaid good-bye to her ironds, and seon that all hor baggage was safely disposed of, she allows her plump fingers to relax their hold of the precioua Lnskat, and looks up with snch an appenling air at the ompuy ravk over the Bout in front, that one of the gentiomen who has ‘been lookiug that way fustantly scizes the baukot and pramptly crowds it info the narrow space ; @uring which process sundry dishos omit squonks, aud & politury gravy teer drops through the willow lids. 'Chen the litile woman seitlos buck, takes out o novel which she uever thinks of rendivg, aud Jays it confortably in Lor lap, while she cally proceeds to investiguto hor traveling compunions. At thut moment the linci-tasket, with tho *total depravity of manimazo things,” gives o sudden Iured, the cover thes open, aud a cooked chicken- leg is precipitated iuto the nutrow lap of an ao~ cions £piuster in Lho soab boyond, whose thin lips wucloto with a sudden suap to ofect the word * Foull "—but, whether it i intended for the chickeu or ity prospectiva devouror, caunol Lo clearly elucidated ; tho littlo wouan does uct worry bureelf about it. Sko restoros the basket —Dby the nid of the men thiy time—to its normal condition ; but the process makes lor hungry, snd, ay thoy are at least 10 miles from the depot they loft, she concludes to take a *“bite,” 'Lhis conslsts of o hem-sandwicl that hor Aunt Sneah made, some green pickles that her husbuud's mother sout Lier “nst year, a piceo of hor own ap- ple-pio, just tho wing of the chicken, a fable- ¥paoulul of roul jelly, and a mug of cold coffea with eream aud sagar in § Jobv did that up for bor. There Is auothior package that Jolm u}‘ppefl in-at tho lnst moment. She opens it o littte curiourly; glauces about with a feel- ing of puatified elstion, that pll may sharo in her surprise ; taice off another Inyer of paper, and holds in Lier band &n_ordmsary glass lusk with o wmetallic top, sod filled with & roddish. liqgmd. *'Teal” mumurs the htile woman grutefully, having recovered from hor first sur- prise; ** Dear Jubn, ho is so thoughtlul ! and gho deliberately unseraws the Lop, applies her mouth to the orifico, and Laies & long, coul draught of— wigky | Thero is 8 gaeping cry of strangniation,—more men to tho rescue,—und the littls woman haa grown black iu tho face, “Soecruel! Aud ma a Crusndor too !" sho gasps, and will not bs com- forted till somo one sugkcsls that it isa pro- veutive for cholora and useful m cago of sicl- ness, Lhen she dikposes of it in a wide pocker of the lunch-bunxet, which i liftcl to o brief ro- poso in the rack. A very brict one, for it is soon dinner-timo, and ths tram will bo ot a ntandstill, wud tho seat in front cau be turnod facing, nnd the lunch et out,—chicken, dressing, saudwioh, pickles, jelly, bitcuit, jolly-calte, friit-cake, plo and anplos, and the iest of the coffoe, T'his lasts until tho middle of tho atteruoon, when she whbbies a bit of cake, and takies somo 1itbits of chicken, and mrhos away with a wholo picklo, and rips a lass of ica-water braught by tha oyuic himself, P’rotty soon sho Iuys aside hor hat, ties a white handkerchiof about bor hend, and gazes ponsive- Iy out of the window, with & whito look about her mouth ; and, whilo ono male pussonger mokes rapid trips to the ice-tauk, anothor is xopt buay ralsing the window to proper alti- tudes. “The littlo woman gots to tho end of hor journey at Inet, and inspires everyvody with the wncerest pity for her sufforings * from tha motion of tho cars,” Old truvolors nevor take a lunch-baskot, or eat anytbing ou the train, pre- forring the prico ol a comfortable, ftashly-pres pored mosl, to the expense ot a doctor's bill, the Tesull of poisoned foud. , I wonld hore suggest to tho Northwostern and otlier railways, tuo expodionoy of adding to their presout facllitios A NURBERY-CAT, for the bonefit of all the chlldron al the “goo- goo ™ age, and tholr parents, who aro at that yeriad of happluess and imbeeility whon thoy zctunlly boliove everybody else should bu as much infatuated with thew laughing, crowing, Jumplng, bouncing, wriggling, shrloking ldols, 8 they uro thumselves, aud never for a womont Imagino that thero aro other people in the cor with nghts which evon bables nre bound to re- spact ; a car woll pudded, to prevont tho darlings {rom hurting theinsolves, aud to keep the noise n, sud pmvfilm with Alexandra botilos, India- subbor tublng, and baby-jumpors,—whate tho fond nothiers could compsro uotes as to age of bobles, tcotbing procoss, monsles, whooping- sougl, mumps, oto, and give descriptions of the prosuiis tho Yiitilo dariinga™ had rocoived. lioss bablos never tako tholr fathers wlong, The potcrual relatives, liko sonsiblo, selfis) wcrenturen, BiRy ab Lomo, or follow thrao duys lator, whon buby hns subsided iuto sn orinary little monstor, “Wo know tho world would bo'n desort without babics,—withont our Laby ab Jonnt § bt tho firet fow dallghtfal yonts of ohild: hood need misuy sufogunrda, But we hiavo arrived at MADIHON, 3 ‘Wo aro running smoothly botweon tiro Jakten spe arontly, tor wator, wator, 1s overywhere. Thore E, n -ahu{-f:, dimly outlined with housos snd trocs, a grent strotuh of blue, rippling water, anid u compact Jittlo town, built “around n beautiful park, with & Stato-Houso ot surpnsslng boanty : for this is tho Capitsl of Wiaconsin, tha politiaal cuntro,—~n QGranger town, too. I visllod tho Onpitol building “to-day, and_ found it within 'ium: a8 attractivo ng it is without, I looked in tho long Assembly fInll, but it was empty. Noxt I puld my rospeets Lo I'otor Doyle, tho goninl Hecrotary of Htato, whom I found in a liand- somoly-furnished apartment, busy on ofticial matter. ThereIinspootod Gov. I'nylor's ologaut ofiice, fit for n lady's boudolr, hung arotnd with _tho paintod somblaneo of ench VWisconeln Gav- enor, and Iaco-ourinined and Brusaols- cnnoted Mke o rocoption-roow, which it wally fs. Tho Governor limsclf ~was absent, 'Lhonco wo repnired_to the Histarical Rooms, and I found in Mr, Massing, the Iibra- rino—n Gorman citizon—n warm adhoront of ity Tutsuse. ‘T havo not slept for ton years with- out ronding 1t," ho uaid, * and I could no moro do without it than without food.” IN TILE CURIOBITY DEPARTMENT of the rooms wore mony rure and curlons things, umong which was a Jady's hand,—not warm, #oft, and eanle, responsive to tho touch, but ne hinrd and inflexible na cst-iron, wnd noarly the anwmo color, but showing, by the mout delicato and acourato outline, tho oxtranio beumusy It had oneo possessed, It was tho hand of an Lyptinn Drincess, dead 8,000 yeurs ago. It was taken fromn tho catacombn of Thabos, and still showed its gentlo bisth, and the truth of the maxim that blood will tell, ' I'he hnnd was vory sleudor, long, and most oxquisitely shaped, The naits, almond- shaped, showed distinctly i the veins woro sl clontly discerniblo ; and the benutiful contour of tho wrist, whero it jolnod tho hnud, was not disturbed in tholeast hytholon%‘, long yoare of seed-tino and larvost that it had laib in its ghostly corements. It was the oxact volorof old muhogutiy, and one could not holp thinking that tho auciont process of mummifyiog the dond wos a docided tmprovemiont upon anrth~ burial or eromation, A hynui-book found oa tho body of a soldior killed in Shorman's last battlo was opon ab thoe Jiue, *“ife will nover hear tho bugle thint will gound & lust retreat.”” A bit of whito Inco wny laloled couspionously n8 maou- factured for the marringe ot Princo Albert and Queen Yietorin, Fob, 10, 1810 ; and tho Lord's Lrayer, done on white cardbonrd with water- bungs, ocouplad a prominent position., Thero woio'plenty of Indinn rolies exhnmod from tho moundy which “muce bListoric ground hero; & great assomblago of torn sud drouplng flags carried through tho war by brava boys i blue, uod which mutely testifled to Wisconsii’s loyalty und bravory ; and it scoro of patraits reprosanc- ing Indun chinfy, fatuois for_tho Lrouble they wado uy, the fueil.ey with which they gu:zlod our fieo-water, and tho awful freodom of their wardrobes. TIE LIBRARY OF THE HISTORICAL BOOIETY isa vory fino ane. 'Warough the kindness of Dr. 3. W. Hoyt, I'.ondent of tho Acedomy, wa examined it, uud vaw everything of iuterest, It in goseral Wurary of reforowee. Tho State Library is kept in the game institution, snd i under “the eu.o of Maj. Louncy, an old-timo rosident of Chicago, who used to bo connecied with the Ivening Lost, 'There Is n geologicsl departmont, where epecimens of all tho minerals the oarth produces cun bo seon, Whis is uuder tho cupeeial care of Dr, Ioyt. After peoping into tho vault where they in- cnreerato thy lieavy speeehies of Congrosnmen, und the wordy luwd which govern tho poople an tho suti-Grangors and wnraly railrosd-oiliciuly, we went 1o seo and taste tho famod wators of the srtesion weil, wlieh have devcioped them- selves in wonderful profusion under tho skillful gaidanoo of Gov. Washbuwn, who had them analyzed by Gustavus Rode, who declures them to possoss potent mineral qualizios, T'hore cortauly s a fluvorof salts, and & soft, BwocE tamte, thnb shows tho abvonco of sulphato of lime nud orgauiv matter ; uud there is n peculiar sparilo and orilliancy tiat denotoy the presonco of bicarbonats of suda und iron, Cumo ol and be heaiod! ‘I'he curative qualities of this fountain of- tho Capital grounds will nako Madison ull tho more popularas u summor- resort, One of the Joveliest drives horo ia that which lends through the gronnds of THE BYATE UNIVERSITY, 2 a prominent and slegaut building, Fhis driveis the pat resort of residonts and touriste, giving oxqisite viows of three difforent lakos, o ful any complece punorama of tho Lown, nnd looking down on the statoly whito dome of tho Capitol, from vhic it~ sseends in o straight and_dircet line. for ono milo. 'Thoie are Landsome buildings sot apart from tho main Univorsiby building, which aro used ag dormtories, Lneroe iy a fine gymnasium, a bowl- ing-all oquet-grounds, and always the lakes. ghuro, With its many sttractions, rowing, bathe ing, fishing, Tho Urosidout s au Eastorn Pro- fessor just cows hithor, Ilo has alrondy dis« ‘tingmsasd lumsolf by abncealaurente sermon on the ticodom of faith, doliverud to the gradu- ating clasa of this year, In tho Stute University WOIeR #re expeciod to pursuo auy courso or study prefesrod, and the samo dogroois cou- forred upon them as upou the imalo studont, Yo Ledics' Hall is un ologang and commodious building, and nccommodates 100 pupils, Uhe union o1 the sexes in education wooms to give porrost satssanction, and thero is 1o question over ruised of physical or mental inability of womon to copie with tho stndics putsued by their brathors, D'rof, Linscom svemod surprisod tunt thoie slould bo any question nbout the watter, The abject of the \Wisconsiu State University is to cducato its Stuto-students free. It has not quito carried out this intention, tho Lresent ex- poumes of tho tain boing aboub $3,—n small sum apparently, yet sutticieut to dotea the muin object o4 the inatitution, . Ono peculiar fonturo of Medison is ITH CLEANLINESS, akin to godliness. Tho streets, the sidowalks, tho bulldings, oven tho tices aud geass, aro nently aud precisoly ciean, Tho handsome Cap- itot buildivg hus u dome us whita g8 suow. 'Lho Lost-Ofiiee nud Court-Ilouse, built of pure white Jolior murble, 1 untumshed. Lhe houss do not presens thab whity-brown appenrance that city-Louses usually get Joug bofors, the dust of 240 Bottles upon tuem, ldlhers aro soms flue private residouces shoue Medison, Col, Lkorpo, whoso only daughier marricd Ole Bull, hnsun ele- ganthomo bhore. Lho family sreim Europe ul prox- ent, ‘Lho great violmisy hind o it of some very olsborato wirrora. 1o sout thom over here, but thoy wete lstger thau tao houso; notho dwelling 18 undorgoing tho process of luyving tho floors lowored and tho ceilings ruisod in order to ne- comodate ltsel? to their mow splondor. Tho grounds are srunll, but cloganlly fittod up for pleasure, Adjoining is the flue_rosidence built v Sountor lopkins, Ho is dead, and Iiis widow is warried to Col, MeArthur. Thoy resis nrin. cipally in Washington. Gan, Atwood, editor and proprietor of the Wisconsin Stale Journal, tha leaging evoning paper of 1o cily, hos just fin- inhed u handsome liome on Wisconsin uvenuo. 1uis a ututely editico with o Lionch roof, is built of Waterloo orick, sud finished and furnished in the mout uom‘;lutu modorn style. 1l oldest son, an sccomplished young gentleman, lilling the position uf Consul abroud, s just returned, aud will be presentat tho brilliant party which will ba givow 1 August in honor of the Gonoral’s gilver-wedding, The Genornl's eharming dangh- tors ure suciety-bolles, nud Mrs, Atwood is 1ecog- vized o8 p louder nmonz ladies of cni- ture and gefiuement. 'Fie Journal bonslu s fino ofice, und s popular aud prospor- ous. Tho Democrat is the morning paper, sud divides honors with tiie Journal, The Western Farmer is u moutbly journel, ublished by G L Morrow, & gontleman Lornior- ly engngzed in oditing an sgricultural paper In Chicago. - THLK 18 CONSIDERADLY, BUSINESS douo here, as 1 hsve loarned by canua) lnquiries, The drs-goods frm ot Knubler & Adler do buginess that amounta to §250,000 per snnum, The jowelry-house of 0. A. Buiden hns u stock on ‘hund thnt spproaches $70,000, Ihero are some of tho finest livery-establishments to bo found in tho Went right hare, und they contain blooded stockt, ‘Lo hotels caunot bo excelled, ‘I'he I'ark Hotol is on tho bordors of o Capitol cronuds, and la the nowest Institutton, T'ho nndlord s 3Ir, M. H, Irigh, The Lonsn, which is spacious, is ol sk preseut with St, Lonis peoglo, who make Madison their snm- mor-resort, ‘Lhey are jolly, nowy, aud rather incllned to be sutvcrats and lgnoro people who do not bml from their own *villago, Tno St Louis young ladics hore aro uot! fuitlea by auy meany, but bealthy, vlgornlnu girls, who, far from walking on nir, give ono's norvos o quick 1utultion of their spproach, When not golug to a hop they are playin; oul'ds.—-mug]{mn. or something orthodox, “If nok doing that, thoy are warbling * Evyor of Uheo™ 2t Luo plane, or prag- ticing a new step In tho linll, to tho terror of eldorly ladies who do uot belong to the famlly, MADISON 1148 a Regatta Club, componod ot leading young men, It bias u fino P"ubllo Library, & Lilorary Soclaty, oud a greal number of representative mou, hinss n magnificent Congregntional chinrel, threo lovely lakes, an nrtesiun woll, ut leunt $wo good hotels, und plonty of well-rogilatod schiooly, 1t has s population” of 11,000 souly. It Lus plenty of summer-visitors, and no groater calamity than ohiveh-buga hus overtakon it. e little posty ure makingg havoo with the whont all abung hero, and many of tho farmers will nob cut it, LCheir only safegnard hay Loon in sowing o bottom of clover. Whoro they have done this, it hai saved tho wheat, “The Htats Inwauo Asylum, oottinlhg 800 patlents, In directly acrosy Thard Lake. A howt nead to rug thepoy but the ludyy ’ P SATURDAY, "AUGUST 8, 1874, : of vinitors aunoyed its managors, aud it was takon off, Tho only ~ay to roacli it now in by n carringe-drivo of 6 8. The grounds are very liandgomo, A vory popular placo of resort for ploanuro la TG LAKESIDE HOTEL, ust neross Lake Monoun,—tho second and most onutiful of tho Inkos, A protty littlo propoller runy evory flftoen minutes from tho eity, snd lands passongors a fow yards from tho hotel, Tho grounds aro spacions, highly-caltivated, and dovoled entirely to tho amusomnont of guostn, ‘Ihero 18 & large concorl-hnll, whora the Madison Band discontees sweet tnusic nnd visitors it around at small tables and drink lomonade or boor, Tho houso 8 Inrgge and comunodioun, and fillod with 8. Loule guents, It is kopt by an intollizont Gorman, Mr, Roos, who ways ho could fill oty exta rooms to-morrow, Doubt- losy li;uu liave hioard of tho mammolh fish cap- tured horo, It {8 n nondescript, and is at present undorgolng the process of ombalming, or whate aver {tis, to mako it presentabloas an honorary membor of tho Acadoiny of Seionco. The Jakes lioranbound in choice fish,~nlck- erol, basy, piko, porch, and whiteflsh. Men nad womengmalio it a busiuess to go out_trolling for {lsh, Thoy slt in the bont and row about gunu]v, letting tho line drag aftor, with {ts motallle epoon whiriing in the clons irater, and_ontioins silly flsh to their eruel end. The phenomenon of the water rising in cloar wonther s conlined to tho Third Lako alono, 1lere mny be ueon tho rate spoctacis of a tidal wave, rising to o hoight of 80 foet and more, without any commotion of tho wator, and in & porfoct calm, *Dhin singnlar freak of tho wators docs not strike terror futo tho heart of tho avorage Madisonian, who simply #ees another artesinn well on a grander sonle, and aniffs o fortuno In tho sala of {he water, aud lm]‘los in the probable discomfiture of Wau- onlin. Tho brond, full moon has rigon, and is looking down on THE BILENT, BLEEPING TOWN. It is midnight. The white honses gleam thirough tho greon folinge in norcns boauty, Tho fair, whita domo, with its many paucs, rises far above ity lesa-aspiring noighbors, and poors whito and solemn out of its fair, green setthuy Tar away, tho bluo waters roll their cndless volume of sound. From acrows Lake Monona comos the * tuno-tyrn " of the band at its last tuno, It is not more musioal thau the harmoni- ous Dblending, softensd bv dislance, of tho crickot’s ohirp and the frog's croalk, Good-byo, protty laices! Gooil-bye, Madison, sitting like & queen on your groou hills in tlio momilxlght. T T DEVIL'S LAKE. - Correapondence of 1o Chicugo Tribitne, Drvin's LAk, Wis, Aug. 1, 18T4, Call this satisfaction, Tho north cotner of a light, cool gallory, from which, in tho third story of thoSywinn hotol, it is literally ane stopiu- to a young wood, whose dancing shadows almost play upon this page, aud at whoso feet lie seat- terod bowlders from Lhe shattored rocky wall of tho Liolght tbat shuts the viow, two rods from my chamber-window. This in tho rear. Tho other hand shows a blue lzke, erlspiug and brill- innt in thoe wind that sweops from the west cloft slraight for the CUIt House, sotting evory fibrg of tho alim §ommg poplars and black oaks autir, shils tho nervous willows tingle in a shiveting deliebt down on the Sand. If oue could make you feel THE BMGHTNESH, THE DELIOHT, of this lnte summer-morning, that hera wears the frealmess of wpring. thore would be = hegira of linen coutn and straw bats for Baraboo that would mnke the West Wisconnin Railway gtad. It 18 good fortune to cateh the up-train one minute hefore starting, and go rolling of? on the smoolh gnit. of Northwestern raitroads, through tho rich valley of Rlock River, green and golden aftor the rairs, in the kplendor of harvest, whete tho glaesy lichts on the varnished onk bomels glitlor for miles of sloping woodland; past th embowered dome af Mudison, where everything wents holidny-alr, and tho wido, cool lakes tempt oue for a day and o week to find the cor- tainty thnt our Capital Ie ono of tholovelicst towna for summor-faring, Wost or East, with its gardonn and suils, nud Leautitnl girls, and fun- loving pooplo. But T hiad it in heact to sco this Inko among the Wisconsio bills, which had been uelglbor for ten years, and yotI Lad to coma {rom the soaboard to viuit after all. One good American wasn't gomg away from his own region forever without knowing somothing aboiit Wisconsin's blue-graon woods, and strange, inolated cliifs, and mynterions Iakes, and secing thom at their loveliest, in this burning. comet sumuer, nover to look upon them again ¢ill she died. I did not know WISCONSIN WAS A0 BEADTIFUL. Tt gavo one a happy hearthroak to rido throngh that'region of bluff, and oal alopo, und noiuted Tmolls, that the railroad opens up on cither side after leavin the little atation of Daue, bayond Madison. Thero i a fullnues of sunshina liere, & strength 1n thae light, with which hazy Eastorn sumniers do not comparo; and_ thero scomed such boldnees in cach wind-turned hill, and the aallant woods glittered and flunz thoir ereats lika tho staunch regiments that did honor to the State, 4ill the pleasant country sromed ghod i its own lnxuriauce. \as thero a glamonr ia & 0 oyes {hat looked, or will'somebody ey that airy brides neross tho Wisconnin boyond Lodi—over which the train runs at footpace, griving passen- ‘gers time Lo wark (he meeting of wwo stroams, whese Lonks woro wild with young, bricht foreat—is met w profty pleture. The wind-work of _tho plaius bogina hero wm mibinture. It has rounded, pointed, and smoothed off tho sand-hills in odd, inolnted piunacles 2nd domes, that rids hoyond tha line of woods crovilmg {o (he water's edee, nc- conting s econa that would bs fair to Hugor av-=, f [t liad ouly tha slight, bigh bridge spannin: a gull of green, cloft by broad, clonr water-Fris, whoso very yahd-bars the water-boech and wi -+ have tuined into beauty. Thoe Town of I b which dates from ante-roflvond timer, looks ke n Now England village sot among bluffy hillaand smothored In orchards aud gardons, “The rail- roads havo changed tho air of intarior towns 31UCI FOR THE DETTER, Farming fn a small way wag wunning itsolt ont, and nll tho industries that depended on ft: but tha road gave things o smnet fillip, and kaacked them into shnpo sgain. ‘Tho low olemont that follows railways haw hardly had time to put m au appemrance, or alss hnw beon sonl mtraight Dback again, Tho groups about tha atations were of pratty, bright- ayed girls, cheory gossips, In trim soerauckor aud white cufts, waiting to sea o friond, and oary-goor's reading the Chicago papors thrown off the rain. An easy, contented air, T fancied, st upon aeverybody, now that thera had Lhoon rain and tho cropa wore auro. Z Auother hour of threading the greon wiidet- ness of tho Wirconsio, and, s the sun vag hang- ing low, the:train passed o charming bit of o wcene, o nook of vinoyard botwenn cliffs whose tops could not he weon, a corner of luxnriant garden, with long srape-traltic down the nuddls, and a sereon of tall troos botweon it and the wastorn hofght. It was AN ACADIAN PIOTURE, and the figures in summor-dresson and light hatg, sirolling in happy leisure, did not injura tho ‘effeots. ~ We tuined the Borner of the ot which shut out the lovely pinco, and the cars woro runuing on tho very edgo af n magically-clear lako, whose heights of tuim- bled Lowlders wero nlmost In rench from the windows on tho other nido, It was Jonely aud lovely boyoud words, —I'hat thosa rich mlvdlnnd counties should hold In thair hoart such n doso- late, witohing mystery, wes liko n strain of Chiopin in Mondelssohn's musle, 'Tho louolineas ounbnnced the boruty. B The next minuto tho train was stopping by latform st the uppor corner of the lake, “Qli fouso " was shouted, and a Swiss cottage, with bright drosses on its awplo gallerien, onmo to vlow through the trees, Daraboo was 8§ miles furthor up tho liills; but this was what was wnted, Don’t mala the mistake of supposing tha lake, tha Clifr House, and Baraboo, are mixed up to- gother; but wot your trunks chocked for tho Clifr Tlouse direct, Dnraboo's trec-lined streetn sleop 8 miles farthor up the hills, Leaving trunks and chocks to the providence of tho rail- way compnny, I saw the lake on one side, the hotel on the ather, dropped off the train, and nover have boon sorry for meking up my nind in balf = minute on that matter, IT I8 INEVFADLY JOLLY HERT. ‘The kouso 1g uo prattys and its womething to oo n mmnmor-lotot thet i8n't an oye-sora, 'Ihis smplo Swiss oattago, with wings and galleries to cateh the broezoe, bullt into the nlope of the clhr behind, with croquot-ground in frong, ana_Just room for tho railroad to pass hotweon it and the Inke, sharmingiy sulta tho spot, and complimonty tho tasto of Mr. Cluude, the Buglish resident at the head of 1ho Inko for twenty years, and who draw the dosigns of tho holel, Tha inmates liva on the deep gal- lerion botwean the hreezo oft the Iake and tho runtlo of thio forest besido It, but tho rooms uro earnfully provided onough ¢o malke nn aftor-din. nor sojourn actually pleassut, It is such a aou traut to o dozon or two srinmor-hotoly Lust that Icould name, Don't I know thoir misorios,~ the bard buds; worn carpete, sud dilapidations ganorally ) tho odlous koroseno ) the filod potas . 2 ronard, tous,—gronsad potatoes rather.—and frighttul puntry wnd flier: tho port, ourloua swaiter-girls i Bunday flnory the weol long; the landiord whose husiness seoms Lo o putting off {ill noxt day whatever should bo done to-ay; in short, sl tho drawbnoks thas make poopls vory %!ml to be at home ngain? Bomothing of the sor I was propared to endure, but tho Bwlas cottage set down hero i tho.wildornosy TUT ALY RUCHE 1DEAS TO ROUT, Its oool, clonn bulls and etnirwnys; the cas- inpa finished through the houss {n varuished pine, that lookn almont as handwoma s Califor- nin lnurol or satin-woud ; tho dainty neatucss ot overy fastidions nook antt corner, donnt prevent ono'd room-goor frum opening on fresh Druksols, and onsy chirs, and Froneh hodstonds, Aok~ ally, wo hava snowy toilot-covors, and walnut in the bedrooms instond of much-worn paint, Tha beds, lily-liko, and poft, don’t requiro that ono must bo tired to death to rost on them, nnd the qilts aro not of tha honoycomb deneription. o look round ono's room, faultless in dainty ordor, ond think of tho acolling ¢are bestonod on cove tatn graud hotols i Saratoge and by tho sensido, reanltn in unmitigated Lnppiuoess for the time. The same bright «and rhining froshuens is on ovorythiug, oven to the hnll-lmap which delight- ed/ my oyes wilh its Lrilliant noatuess. But therel you dou't perbaps deify immaculate housekacplug fu dotail to this exitent, Yo can judgo how finding such a delicioualy- gom(urtablo iome left one's mind free to onjoy the seouary. Poople sny IT 18 LIKE WINDERMEIE and, if desoluto foll, and oaur, nud erag, halong to that roglon, thore s enongh of thom lore, Thut's the ohiarm of it to me,—its intonso loneli- ness. Hanl 600 foot high' guacd it on onat nud wost, with nJowor eliff wallig fn the south, with n pass at each end for tho pwon to rise through and tho wind to creep in, Uhess banks, topped with olifl, broken into many & neodlo and archway, are stupos of disheveled bowldecs, greenish-gray with lichen, and sparacly reliovad with growth of pne and black onk whero 1t gots & uhelvin{( foothold, Tho craws look out of tha solt woous, and faces of hrolton rock, whioh no lind fovent eanr ever cover, lieep barren re- mindor of tho awrul upheavel that shattered tho fiery clifty of porpuyry and hurled thom in hoaps like thosu of Samarin, In the crater of tho gonutain thiy lako was icfr, fod throurh the erevico deop down in {ts howrt, snd filled from unkuown levels, That day of tho Litans is over, aud to-day wa have thiy inclosed lako, whose sholterod air and limpid wators bave an fngom- ntlljmblu softuess. Buch another plnco forinva- s 18 NOT TO DE TOUNT in this Northern climatn, 'fhe air st this hoight —tho riin of thoe ke w 310 feet nbova the luvel of tho Wikcousin, L'am told—is always lively, siways cool, vet tompored to that delicious solt- ness found on tho mugical shore of Old Ply- mouth, that alwsys keops 10 degrees warmer than Boston, 30 milos avove ; or in the vineyurd- belt, of Ohin, Tho water is purity itself,—#a cloar that not u fraco of sedimont is loft along tho margia_anywhero ; and solt to that, degres it scoms as 1 distilled, I can imagine no greator luxiiry in the way of Dbathe g than (o yun out on the mile of #nnd-boach at either end of tho lake, that slopes 1ward for rods without gutl.inglbsymld depth, and lot tho waves Inve one llko any cliwisom-child, The water is dollelons boyond cotpace. Ono otices it i tho wash-basins the firnt thing; and [ never ean it in u boat here witbout lotting o hand_trail fo tho tide, thut is liko elgaving velyvot. Idou't wish to make any uaporiinens clsimy, or anything of thnt sort, that might disparage other wateting-plnces ; but the facb 18 that, a5 far as uir sud water tra con- caraod, we hayve simply THE JEST TIAT 14 TO DE PRUCURED, Talk of the atning on Lake Michigan, er Erio, or Talioo! 1lloro iu wator that one can vee through liko quavtz-crystul of the clearest woct, ot feot depth, It looks the color of hock nonvest tha shores, ax boats put out m it; and tho tint decpens tidl, }um( tha halfeway tree, tloating down, in 175 oot soundings, it is the deep, clear grosn that tells of abolute purity in any volnme of wutbor. I hopo nover to bo cailed one of the im~ Frnsnlblo ones, but I um in lovo with Lhis wacred lake of the Davil, aud sbiail be till I die. How we numuse ourselves is an open question, —ibero is so much to Le dono and soon, if one goes ab it in un intollizent way, A. comical new stoamer, thut witl Lok about lifty chairs on ity deck without guards, goes round tho lahe twico a day; ntd now-comers twist their necks undor West Olitf, trving to got a look at_the Larl’s Head, which looks lilks & buat of Lin- colu iy gray vock, ready to toppls over. Rounding home, tho = bout stops- &b tho vinoyard in the southeast corner, where, at bonnie Kirklund, whono grapes, ospe- cinlly gRogors’ lybiid No. 15, you have ofton tasted from paper boxes, o wine-cellar, shadod by troes and crownod with vines, fronts ths building on the Juw, A JOKT LOYELY RUSTIC BPOT iy this farm of the Kirx brothers, who make it a pleasure-gronud for tho rogi The interval hatwaen Tant and South Chils, half mile wido, runsss back for 2 miles, inelosod by bigh Lills ; and il this sunny corser, with tho wnrmith reflectad from the glowing rocks of 1last ClT, whore only south and west winds can dr.; turough, ripon neres of such grapes as you novor dranmed of in \Wisconsin, ‘Lia grounds about tho house are lovely and home-hke; s ficld of lonoyed clover, that uo one i afraid to walk in, “ehaded by high nui-iros and onrks; tho whitowusned cottage in the coutro, wearing u cor: itu dark and light ily, ricber tban Coriu- thian temple over -hosstady with grape-roofed arbors, standard roses ju basket-trollines of rus- tie work, the wine-press aua beahives, the slraw- stacks and dovo-cole appearing throuzh tio troes with their fect in the purple sea of blos- coming clovor; a pleture of farm-housa pleuly and dornmont thut a poct would revel in, Bacl of the orchard slopes the vineyaud, triml, pt, counin fvy, with nud richly green nt presont; but neare a tunnel of fohago, the groat grupu-arl 300 fest long, and the largost in the State Loforo the rairond cul away balf its length, Euough is lute to give tho pluco an Old-World ook, as if it wore a homesiond in Franco; and one half-ex- pects Lo weo o girl {u scarlot kirtle and bigh eap como out to completo tha picture. Or olso adventurous prlgrimy set up the hills bohind the honso for A CLIMB OF A NILE AND MOIN to galu the yiow from the cliffs, “1i is & protty seramble, but just enough to make the prespect Wouou who van's_stund going up- stars b Liome alwa s insist ov climbing tothotop, and going Gowu Lhe east sido into the vineynrd. Au tho east uido 153 faco of reattared rock, goud for rattlesnnke exurelsa aud hightmng praciice, the geiting howe wot unliequently ends 1w a dilapidated frame nnd keeplng tboir bod two or throe days, I am asolemn warning at prosent writing,” Itowed down to tho vinoyard in a seiff wind, climbad tho rocky faco, crossod the comb of the hill, and, before we could gat’ to tho Clir Ilouso, I folt fervonily llke tal- ing the daikey's metnod and coming down the samo way I went up,~hond fore- most, Al the climblug = I'vo doun to-Iay has been pusting up my back hair, and [ havon't enjoyed sitting in anything but tha best aru-chinir v the houso, Solilers 100l thoir lojs on them after thoy hava been eub oif, This Leoling in wh if they wera amputatod while still ou, ‘I'he numbor of devoted husbands playing billinrds down-stairy, whilo thoir wives ars gottiug over a mountain-ciimb, is one of tho fenturos of the plaeo, I think L slinn't “rogrot the love of that colder climb,” when ouco over it. . Beside breaking one’s kness on the mountain, a8 }mupln hore calllt, u floot of roy-borts swings in frout of the hoaws, aud ‘* Ilich™ is usunlly busy with the oars, would make this A FAVORITS NAUNT § but T supposo thoy wail for tho Outober hues, which liora are “wondevfully splondid. Misy Adwms—an mnatenr wrtisé of your eity, who studiod Iy Rome—hny been sketohing for two wooks, aud has Hulshod u view of West Olilt and the u”mr ourvoof tho lako, tunt fu spuofully successful du its transparont sky and water-seano, Wisy docs not Mr, Mulvaney flud timo tovisiy this region? If softost sky, bold forms, aud porphyritio colors of rock, set off by changing forcst and fair reach of hondiug lake, nre worth anything to artiaty, ha will flnd thom here, t 18 a night of cool, deliciouscloud as I finish this, Thoro hay been Lreozing on tho balcanies, musio and Chivago fire in the parlor, and, earlior in the ovomug, Indies, goutiomon, and all the children not in bad, wors down m tho billinrd~ room, where Mr, Frank Palmor was makiug rung of 177 in Lis gamo, and making, o e aald, mora ply thanbilliards, Very protty nmuuoieut, you will allow, for au lalo evoning. AMONG THY GUESTE of tho week hava been: Col. D. O, Houston, United Statos Engineors: Licut, Iinman, Bupor- intondont of tho f-‘ox and Wisconsin Rivor (m- provements; (oorge LPayson, of Evauston; L. Glonson, Prosident "of tho First National Danle of Byracuse, N. Y, 1 tho Ion. Ii 'L, Glovor, of Bt Louin; Mrd, Willtuw Pitt Tynde, of Mlilwau lice; the Mou, D, ltohror, of Burllngton; und the Hon, Lidward Bearing, Suporintendent of In- struetiou for the Btate. ‘Choro is nough moun- tain toft to climb, for ol that, it othors put in an_appearanco, p thoy should, to try the com- forts ot o summor-hotol ntannged by a gentlo- man. And there aro forns and mosses to glorif) # botanist, though Maj. Nicolay did get such tribute of thls sorb wnen ho wus here, About 10 bushiols of prousad forns wera pathered liore Init yaar by tho ladios, sud a oliolae colleotion Quo would think artiuts sont’ to Mra, Nicolay, AndIwon't bo afraid to soy that Mr. Yarzons wonld tond hin old hotol- rogla tors again fio prosd thom In; as ho did lnst your. Whispor—~Thorn aro forty-two vasictios of Torn st tho Inko. ;. Can't you bo tumpmér Th‘m NOW. . D, P, —_— THE WALTONIANS. TRoouronn, 1., Aug. 9, 1874, To the Edifor of The Chicano Tribune + Brn: If vou could bo transportod out of that ofiice-chiair,—which hes doubtlons grown hard with such Ind ofatigable sitting,—away from tho hounding littlo “dovil” at your elbow, and his otorval ory for "' Copy, #ir;" leavo bobind you for a briof apnce tho ceasoloss whir-r-rr that hins boen droning on your tympanum all theso hot, omokling days bclk,— WHERE WOULD YOU a0 ? Why, sir, tho thought has occurred to yon o hundred tinos, no donbt, Haven’t you pletured it over and avor 7 Duxxy Aun in the midat of a bovy of dressmakers and plnfu () sowors, ab home, giving burriod ordors to this ono aud that, nnd wonring o heated, nnxions faco for weoks in advance ; nontly-fotded Inlls, with beautiful hoad~ ings and olartling figurons, thiust under your nose at intervals during office-hours; & flnal day at Jant, whon you placo the key of your desk in tho hands of auother, thrust n well-filled pocket- book down to tho bottom of your pockot, go lroma to aeslut in that endless operation of pacl- ing, whero onc {s conetantly coming upon fust ono thing wmore which must bo Jammed in somowhero; a slecploss night, with haunting vislons of bolng loft by the train, tho fear that, aftor all, you havo forgotton some- thing in tho hurry of packing ; & hasty cup of coffop noxt morming, with no appetite for any other broalifast, but a feeling inatond as if your whole internal economy wora disorganized,—n quacr, trombling sensation iu your stomach, that you used to havo ages ngo, whon you wero a 1ittle shaver and wora on the ove of some groat avcnt,~o olrous, may bo, or a krip away oft into tha conntry to seo Cousin Juok nnd tho girls ; thon tho woary ride in the hot cars; anothoer night of torment,—this tima on whogls ; mnora hours of gritty travol ; but the ond. atlast. Hore yoti nro at Baratoya,—or some othor *resort " QUITE AS COMFORTANLE, And here we'll Ioave you, to grot what enjoyment you can out of yonr surroundings and “efrenm- stances, Noneedto follow you furthor, The history of ono day in tho history of n weok—n fortnight—your antiro stay, 'Cho lats bronkfast, evan with Spanielt mackorol and ethor raritios, doni't xolish, somehow, with all (heso ateange faces about you. Uho walk tho Springs grows monotonoun nfter a littlo; oven the post-prandinl elgar out thora on_the voranda, with the musio of tho band aud tho presenco of tho gavly-dressed orowd, be- gms to pull teiribly,—It s too much Itka 2n eternal Fourtli-of-July colobratios Your mind i6 coustantly turning towned homo s you becomo impatient to get back to yonr chelna ; you haoker aflor yony comfortable old office-cont, and think vou eould oven welcomo thio might of your littla ‘dovil.” Duxxy Any, too, being n pensiblo lit- tlo womnn at honrt, begins to wonry of tho oyor- lnntllgg round of dressing,~—drossing for hreak- | Tant, dreasing for the wull, drossing for dinnes, drersing fora drive, dressing for ton, and dress- ing for the hop.—~tho inovilablo hop. And 20 you gettla your hotol-bill, wondering the while how #5 n day could count up so fast and mako auch a big holo in your pocket-book, nnd you turn vour face toward home agnin, with a senno of boing, in some sort, CHLATED, OUT OF SOMRTHING. Cottoinly you hnve missed what you camo for,— rost and recroalion. And your cagn Is tho oxperfonce of thousands, and wtill the faves goen on, I wish you conld sit whero I do on thix glorions morning, and— Dbut lot mo tell you ahont it from the fugln ing, Ten yeurs ago, a handful of entorprising and sensiblo_gentlemen of Rockford concoived the notion of 3 * camping-out " banefit, not_ouly of _themsclves, but of their wives and children. With them, to conceivo the ides wan to oarry-it out, and nelth of mome Nfteen memhors was st once organized, a large army-tont or kwo Lought, other necossary atops tuken, and the exporimont tried. That the ex- anlmum Wi R BUCcess, thare romaing now no Qoubt. That wns just ten yeirsago, To-day thio samo club oxists undor the name uf 5 HTIIE WALTORTANS,"” in houor of ths Priuca of Fihermon, Tzask YWalton,—with a membership of twenty; and the most porlect arrangoments are mads for an sxenrsion ovory summer, Several veirs buck, vihilo tho land way yot cheup, the (lub purs chased n waody track of somo 30 acres, lying botwoen the Twin Lukes, Wisconsing ' lovoly snot, aud one calcalated i all respacts for tho vurposes vequired, Where I it wilting, ab n Fair distance and convenient anglo of oh- sorvation, I can couns some ibirty white tonts wlrefching along tho eandy. beach, Just under the groon sbadows of ovore roaching treos, Out en the fair walors the club-boats glide softly, their happy oc- cunants trolting ™ for the unwary bass or pickerel, or culling the spotless lilics” along the tarther shore,, Just in fronk of tho tonts, a gronp | of merry balliers, {n protty suits of bright-hnod | Nannel, are splashicg and ‘dashing in bois*erous ¥ gleo 3 and the air in musical with the sonnds of birde, and fragrant with woody odors. A [laiver spot or A HMORE INYITING SOENE I mever looked wpon, Bahind ma, and so noar that I can eateh the gloam sid sparkls of the wavos thronzh the green foliago, lien the north Inke. This, too, js dotted with bonts,—n fow of them anchored farout in the deepatorn, whero tho biy fisl are aupposed Lo congregate, ON to tho right of tue tents risos tho hymmot- vieal “Mount Moriah,” with tho nutloual flag floating at its top. Here, too, some of ths fortunnte pmests of this enterprising Club nra onjoying themnolves, gathering ferns and mogeee, and wenving baslkets with tho pliabla branchos of tho wild grape-vine, which grows here in abundance, \ Drosently n small boy with & big horn fssucs fram the Dining Hall,—a rough pine huilding on the edgs of n littlo siream which conneets the £wo Iakes,—and sounds thie preparatory warning for dinver, By fwos and threes tho plessuro- seekers return to camp, ontor their ceveral can- vas-homos, malio & hnbty toilot, and gathor in picturosyue groups outside, recounting the Hoccoskod of the morning, while nwaiting the final summons o the noundny-menl. Thonignal comes nt longth, and tho-orowd begina to move into ling, crogeos the littlo bridga, and entors tho grand hall. Whilo they aro neeambling ovor the long bonehes which edgo the two immenso board-teblos, lot us find out how such o mngs of Lungry mon aud womon OAN BEFED, At theend of the ball, and communicating with it, is built & rude kitchon. flers ars two great stoves, and twe immenso uablo cooks im- ported {rom Chicago to prosids over them. Ar- rangomeonty are mde with {he cflieials of tho —— TRailroad &0 that supplios are brought hero daily fyom Roekford, Could wnything bo mora porfect ? Teturning to the Dining Hal), we find four long rowa of hungry faces—nhout 150 1n number —lookiug oxpeotantly toward tho head of the tabloy, whoro ntands tha jovial I'rosident of tho club. “When all is still, 5ome ono of tho sovoral raverond gontlemen 1s called upon Lo give thunks ; and then tho cinttor of ateal forks and iron apoous tioging, Aud such o dinner! Why, sir, i;m\'ll get no better at Brown's, though his may e served in choigar wara, Before loaving, announcemonts for the eyen- ing are made by TIE COMDUTTER OX AMUBENENTS, for you must know that with other luxarlos, n fine band of musictans is also provided, and a folr modicum of home-talont, both dramatio and nusieal, doos tho rost, On Sunday, =l vocron- tion, fishing, playlng of gumos, ote,, I8 siriotly: prohibitad, “Tiven arow on tho lake ia not por- migsablo titl after morning-torvico, ' I'wo years aggo, Ttobert Collyor wns ono of the fmmm, and condueted the sorvices, Iam told. was nob kero thon, hut last year I listoued {0 ano of * the yavest dise courses it has Dheon good fortuno m o hear. The day itself wns Iflm & bonodotion ; tho scono one to’ bo rynomburod a lifo-timo. Undor thoe glorlous old treos aut the waiting poo- rlo, and in thelr midst atood the fine, command- ng form of oue of Rockford's finust proachor with the hght-greon ehimmer of the leavos play- ing about his white looks and siivor board. Tia clroumstances were peouliar, the woeno unusual, and the normon original, striking, eloquent,— nomething totally dilferont from the storootypod dingourso of a Htindny morning in a city-olitroh, Of courso thoro 18 connidurablo exponso at- tendant upon such an undertsking sy I have desarlued, “espocislly whoro such perfoot pro- vision [s iada for tho comfort and onjoymont of ducl angy but hero, tuo, thove s w WISE DUAINESS ARBANGEMENT which precludos ruy embarvossments, 'he Club, us I Liavo seld, consiuls of twenty mom- hory, ench of wham {n privileged to invite a core tain limitud pumbor of guosts, who ure bal- Joted _upon, however, by tho other membors. "the Club have turmshed tho boaty, buibling, touts, o.; bub the guouts aro wssoamed to laar thelr proportfon of the othor oxpoused of the trip, All of whiou is pare tactly just, aud & rosponsibility gladly assumod oxpodition, for th |- for tho pleasitre of 8o novel and delightful au oxporieites. 'Iio limit of time apent hors is two “ waoks; but thore hns boon some talk of oxtond- Ing it.~ Aftor all, tho oxponso to cach ono I8 vory light comparad with that of o trip to your tashilonabla rosort, sir, nnd the worl of propara- tlon o mora Lngatallo, Dins, M. Louts TANNER, s i oy PALMYRA SPRINGS, WIS, Correspandenca ar The Chicago Tribnune. Tavxyna Brnanas, Wis,, Aug, T, 1874, Naturo 6 callod a bonlgn mothor, To livo in Tor presonce, o oboy lior divino law, ia to insuro at lonst porfeation of plyeical life. Violation of hor laws, or interforonco with their operation, ia productive of disonse and doformity. Hut Solonco disputes this axiom, nod olalma to bo the rrontor. * Nnturo,” says Scionco, *is but tho foundation upon which I rear a structure far surpassing. lier bost eforts.” This trotlh lony slnco had its domonstration in tho improved braeding of stock; but here man wna mat bLyan instinet that needed unly dovelopmont to becoms intolligenco that lout its aid to tho accomplinhe mont of his deslgn, Buccess in this departmont. of tho animal economy bronght enconragement to fuvado the domain of lower organizations, Tho artificinl broeding of fowls haa atmost muporsoded Nature's process, Here, it wna thought, man had ronohed a limit; bolow this point, progress would flud no field for labor. But mol Omnipotent Sclonco disdaine limitation. No dopartmont of Naturo Is seeuro from hior invaslon ; no portion §s too In- signifioant to roveive lLer bonodlction, Earth jend nir ylelding thoir homage, Scloncs peno- traton tho renlm of Neptuno, aslzes upon ite {inny intinbitants, and_takes thom eaptive in her motiey trafn. Pirclenlturs has consed to be an experiment, and takes o rank smong legitimate vocations. At an ourly period of the prosent woak, & patty of twonty-six, oificored by Col. Unlkink, of tha Milwaulos News, and a brother-aditor, guesty of the idwell Hours, paid & visis to the FISIAND DAIILY FATIC of T, Donsman,—one of the most notabls of tho many objecls of intorest in this region. And hore wo waw demonstrated the suporiorily of Scienas in & dopartmont of Naturo that, to tho nuinitinted, would soem comploto. Iern. at the best, give but & very imporfoct idea of tho eatab- lishment. In n building closed from tho raya of the snu, o found twonty-four “ hatehing hoxes,” These Ave & oot in width, sud from 16 to 20 fent in longth, into and through which flows rapidly a atream of pure spring-water. Thess boxok leld, nt n very ncourate eatimnte, 25,000 infant trout o {nly'in longth,—the product of the spring hntehing. In & lnrgo rexsrvoir, somo 14 feet in width and 60 In_longth,—the Dbottom Iined with graval, fencod by boards, aud eovared with g platform,— we found sovoral thousnnd of the speckiod troasures, from 4 to § inchies in lonwth,—childran of nyear's growth, yot searcoly children, for, a faw monthe, and foy will have semmod the gravoat rosponsibiition of aquatie 1ifo, fulfillod their mission, and their briet oxistence termiu- nated in a holocaust to man, Mr. Dousmnn entimates them at 250,000 TN ROUND NTIHERS, * They consumo daily 60 pounds of liver and 10 nounds of curd, “The food is propared by mn- CX":"“E‘ and tho attondanco of four porsons is re- quired, Tho wholo process of rearing 1a artiflolel, ovan ta the tmpreguation of the spawn, and, ws worn asaured, in far superior to that" of Natuve,—in- mring, a8 it daes, & larger progeny and more ranid maturity, Wo spont. et lionr of exciting intorest watch- ing thelr gambots,—{he bnbioh siniming most our attention, Tho wator flows into the boxes over n shelf 3 inches in width, making a minia- ture full. Hore we gaw manifost the ssme in- stinet that leads them. in their fntive haunts. to seck the caecade. Bo packed.wero they nt this Toeality, wo had but to dip our hand to fill it with the tiny, squirming, wriggling hoaution, Tho departure of sonio members of the party by the noon teain limitea our visit, and we had but tima tp give a casual glance through TRE DAIRY, where fs manufaetered daily Roma 800 ponnds of cheese. Thonpprratussecma porfoot, and nmout decided improvament upon our grandmothers cheose-baakot, fram which wo used to purloin tha precious ourd, Ta these onforprincs Mr, Dousman has_addod that of tha cultare of the oranberry, and soma 40 acras are now under eultivation, with faoilitien for inundatine the ground nt plonsura, To this ?}tvfim\'o additions will bo made 84 soon na prac~ icable, Ar. Dovsman is still & yonng man, and, with the remarkable onergy and onterpriso 1o ha dis- played in doveloping every resonrce within hia domain, wo shall oot be Burprised to learn of athar entorprisos, T'ho Bidwoll, thongh littio known, ia recelving ita duo shra'of patronnge, Among the daily arrivals aro not only plensurc-neckers, but in- valids woliciting tha Denefit of its modicinat bathe. The Mlon, David Noggle, Chief Justico of Idnho Territory, and_ fumily, are hore. The Ion, Charles Willtams, M. 0., left :ulxtlerdn,\‘. FINESCO. e MoHENRY, ILY. Currespondence of The Chicavo T'ribune, MoHexny, T, Aug. 3, 1874, At a time when so many of our city people ars Inoking fora pleasant placa to spond a fow weels, and yot not boso far frons homo bnt that, by teking a tralp, thoy can roach tho oity in & fow hours, T must say that tho littlo placo of McHanry is as good as you oan flnd, This place i sitynted on the Fox River, only 60 miles from Chicngo, vin the Obieagn & Northwostorn Rarirond. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. By going from here about G miles north by s ploasure-steamboat thiey Linve ou the river, wo como to . A CHAIN OF FOUR LAKES, unsurpnssod anywhere ju the Wost for their Dbesutifal seenery. Thoy are skirted on oll sidos by miniature mountnins!’ coverad with beautiful and large oalw, Inforspersed with undergrowth. Littlo islands dot theso Inkes from oue ond to the other, varying in sizo from 2 to 60 scres ench. These lakes aro all doop, and abomnd in fish of el kinds found _ in frosh wator, at &1l scasons of the venr. Just now many porsons are having splondid sport iu catching blaek bovs, Gen, Stiles, Emery (of the Prairie Farmer), and othors of the same party, caught nomo 200 of those Inst wook : and, by tho way, Clon, Btilos and a number of other Chicago citizons, constituting a fishing alub, malke a visit hore. vogularly for tho purposs of engaging in catehng feh. In looking ovor the rogister of the Rivarside Homo, of this placs, I find the names of THE FOLLOWING CIICAGOANS who hiaye buen horo in the last fow wealts for a littlo porc: The 1Ton, J. N. Jowett, tho Ilon. John AL Nountreo, Cen, I, N, Btiles, J. A, Going, M. . Walkser and wifo, J. 3L Johuson, Honry I Bimery (of the Prairie Farmer), Judre Laoe, R, “Wolch, Prof. Spulding, ‘Chomus Pavicer (Jr.), O, . Keitly, IL ML Wilmarth, D, J. W. Fldvadge, Q. W. Griflln, €. O. Avory and wife, E, I\, Wat- kins, Oharles T, Jonke, 11, H, Iandy (of Iandy, Bimmons & Co.), Ahnor Stocker (of the same fivm), A, 1L, Belbes, und many others. ~ Cavuse Jexus, BT, LOUIS, MIOH, Correspondence af Lhe Chicage Tribune, Sr, Louts, Gratlot Go,, Mich, Aug, 9, 1674, At the Exchiange Hozol the rocent arrivals of #enson-guonts aro ne follows: (e, M. Hubor, Findlay, 0. . 0. Tartlugion, Now York _ Oily Y % Thoman, Newsrk, 0.@ D. I, Brocklus, Ohtcos Biiftalo; William Wagata, Gouncil Dinft, In. 203 M. "Tup Duifalo ; 1.6, 8mi, do; 11, d. Crawford, Onelds Cointy, N. W, 0. Omwiord, do 3. E, Glllstt, Doston s Tt Willldn Stove: foi, Jo'} ¥af, Dy Glicaga s 7. 1, Bou Frultport, Mich, 3 A, ¥, MoRenniou, Glencos, G adn s Alezander Cimoron, do; William 8. Govlding, Iufisio 3. G 1T Tty b oorgo Goodale, do 3 Floyd E. Martin an utrolt s Col. 1,, 'Saviorn aud family, Ads ;;mly, 33':1“., Rulerd iz ‘Ohiv: ¥, Dultock snd R odford, : family, Memphs, Tonn, Beon, Bt ad At thio Pottar Houso thoro aro ag many more ; sud thera aro a large number of HIORHON-BUusLE ot privato boardiug-houses, Ohicago is woll roprosonted. fo i, GRAND HAVEN, Correspondenco of Tha Chicago Tribune. Gianp Haves, Mich, Aug, 0, 1874, Tho following aro the recent arrivals from Chi- cago at tho Outler House, Grand Haven ; 1L 3, Ellfel, Uenry Koppmann, L, T, Malorand 95, ‘Vrof. Glsser and wifo, David Kelly ond. wu:nf. D, Kelloy, Miss Annic L, Kelley, John V. Marsh and wife, F, 0, Sinith and wifo, Joliy 1L, Erhy, G. 1. Dushy Q. O, Ortneyor, Mrs, J, Bmith, Misa Julia ¥, Fay, W, 11, Rold, O, 11, Swain and wir, Hermen Horbet, Wal ter J, Kelloy, Mra, Ryder, HouJamin Hurbat, A, mann, B, Bissler, E, P, Wright, 0. O, Warren and F, Xingmnn, 1% M, Smith and wife, J.J, Mare Phebe, T. O, Boyington sud wife, @, E, A v 3, Ly Ambrose, Mirs L. E, Coty, M Walbinkoy,' Bre. Livbenatein, ivn . moinr B ¥ak' K. Foolo, dre Johm B, 0. 11, Goodrich, E, Barber, John Kiad, W, ir. lor, i, Ohndwick, 3. 1, 1, 8. R, Héweil, n'.1§.c ‘fr‘ux. MMis, L T, Yalncr, Jumen O, ‘Millor and_wite, W, Lt Mead, A.' I, Mead, E. GIrard snd wifo, W, T. Lindioy and wife, J, W, Kennedy, Fred, T. Ellthorpe, 3irs, Gunninglinm, 8, T, Egbertand wife, I, B, Inynton, isa Doyntan, W, 8, Gutes, 1. I, Gnf O, Hosluy g 3 Rountree, . 1, Miiler, Joseph Harriw, 0, Terlolut, Gevrge "W, ‘Ford, A, J, Congdon, Mra, o Rtchurds, Jolin Morriagy, ' Gharlcs Slcape: W Weston, 3, W, Wliisms, R. Wh Miss TRoynolds, ' L. '3, Cary’ R. Ghoate, 3 .. Varnoy, E. A.Lor, wite aud chiid, Miss Lord, 3ius Marcla Pitllips, Mtlon Wright, W, 15, Tonch, B, v, P{Agt. wife and child, Mrs, A, R, Salin sud child, Wililam Sprague and wifo, G, 8 Duvinnud wife, N, 1. Young, A. Knopfol, 2, , Ciinpit, W, P, Coolay, -J. Forilu, wifo aud chiid, Nra. AL, . Fariin, Chitles Bimmons, M, 0, Noyes, A, Iuderiedor, D, C, Fo Aribur Baker, Dr, J, Grsnger, Dr, Phillips, Join Mor Dounld, B, Phiilips and wii e, Grorge Plicips snd famie a L A, Yostor, 1.9, 0 , 30, B 3. W Tobblus, W, I, Gafot o e i SN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, Correspondence of The Chicaro Tribunc, Nonit CoNway, N, IL,, Aug, 4, 1874, Thoe following aro Western arrivals at the Kinrsargo House, North Conway, N. I. 3rs. Wiillam Miller, Bien Chow, Loufsvillo, Ky.; Mrs, TV, Brown, 8t, Louts, 3o.; 3. N, Anl, Chicage Mr. ani Mre, 0, A, Caldwell, Aiistin, "Tex.} Frod W, Ward und wife, Obleago; Jatnes Kerabaw snd wifcs Columlus, Q. ———— ‘' THE SUMMER-WIDOWER.," From the Cincinnati Commareinl, Tt I8 vory warm. Tho city is hot aud atill. 1t is early morning, and tho only nolso is that mado by tho omnnibus us it rattlos up to this door nud that, taking off passougers to tho expresn train, Wonried mortals, who ull night long have bat- tied with fhe hoat, and now have fallen inte slumbor, ate arrousod by tho clattor, and turn uncnsily, mutter whnt wo will not ropeat, sigh, and—ns tho last trunk s pltched apon the top of tho vohicle, tho ladderis drawn up, and the roina gathored for a sturt—adjust thomselves for ® nap bofore breakfast, Tho cook aud the chambormald hava sccom. panied the family to the door, and rocoivod the mintross’ Jeat charges about takiug caro of tha bouso and attonding to * hubby,” wno is to re- main behind, and who, with aucombed hair and cavelon totlel, ia saoiug that the luggagoe is all right, A sutohel in winsing, and one runs up ntairs for it while the othor atarls for a towel to wipo Harry's mouth, daubed with the ogg he would oat,” althoughi he was told thore was no tmo, Tho driver calls * All aboard " and they ate in, lunch-basket and all, and the omuibus starts, It has gone & fow lougths whon cook dine covers o watorproof lert bohind, and ruug with it nftor the *“bus," catches **Lubby'a" aye, the strap is pulled, the drivor stops, blasts out an excoralion when ho secn what 1t is, and Inshes his horuos to rollave his feelings. Gook raturns, aud Joins in the colloquy which tha early hird next door and tha ono reross the atreot are hold- ing with the chambesmaid,—the broow sud the hiose hinving a rost meanwhile, Yen, the family have gone away for the sum- wor, Thoy usod to keop house and take care of the master. Communications bocome too confi- dontlal to be made the longth of the pavemont and the width of the streot; tno broom ndvancea and the Lioge is Inid down to bubvle forth at ite own will, while the holder Jolns the broom. Cook and chubormaid seat themselves on tha doorstop, elbows on knoes, chin in hands; the broom bends Leueath the woight upon it; tha hoso-holder, switching her wot garments, leaua againgt the house, and there is a sleady murmur of voices, until cook, starting up, exciaima: “ Blens ne, marster will be hero directly, and Tmn to binvo a frosh breakfast for him,” With a glance at up-stairs windows, the broom and the hoso rencw their employments, the cool nnd chambermaid rotire, sud tho house-door ia ehut. Meantima the omnious has reached its des- tiuation ; “hubby™ hus haoded his family aboard tho train, turned two scats into one_for them, thrown tho small baskets wnd buudles juto tha rack above, and, while his wife is making this ono got up, and thut ono step out, that she may seo if site has all her parcels, ho goes out to cheek the trunks. Thas accomplisbed, be stops and buys oranges aud apples, which he distrib- utos among hisyoung braod in tho cars, hands biv wifo the chocks, giving her numboresn di- rectious and cautious, telling lier to writo as soon as ¥ho arrives. She chargos lhim to take caro of himaelf, not to waorle too hurd, and to como as soon as ho can. The boll teps, he kisses thom all round, gocs back ance and agan nt somo word from hor, gatwg tho outside of tho car, und takes his sta~ tion by the window, A few words more wurn- ings not to lob Ifarrs lean ont the windot, and thoy ure off. Slhe moves her haudkerchiof, he his hat, thoro Is s turn, and they are out of sight. With a sigh of rolief Lio wipos his forohcad, ro- plucos bis bat, walks out of the depot, hails & hinok, throws himeelt into it, and orders tho man to drive him homa, 1t is wonderful-how light he fools, and devoid of care, Mo eats his breulfast with an ap) alilaa thhen—ib s slill early—ho tokos a bath an drassoa for the day, e is n long time abont thin, and very particular. Hmw collars aro not ironed right,” Me hLas sald ofton enough ho winhed thom donbled bohind. Ho throws sev~ oral of them on the floor, calls tho cook, and de~ eires that sho will see to them. Aftor several trinls Ll neck-lio is ndjusted to hia sstisfaction. Ha talen one or two turns hefore the glass, e roally is a fine-looking mnu, aud his dress in nobb; ~tho-by, o must have u new sum. mor-cout § o will order oue 88 he goos down town. It s oarlior than he usnually goos to business, 80 hio takon the nowspapor aud a chair and senss himsolf ut the front deor. After awlile pretty Mry, B—, in hor jauntv littlo bat avd wifte wrapper, comos by. She hng beon to one of (he daily murkets for freeh fruit for broakfnst, fho inguirey if the family have gon, and stops and has o littlo walk, Thore is some badinage bo- twopn thom about bix being n *summer wid- awer.” Bhe talls him Lo must come often t) sos them—drop in to ton. 'Lhou she moves off, and e goes dawn tho stops and Jolus hor, walking besitde her'nutil sho reaches hor own door, 'his chumbormnid next door, and she who wag maing tho beds above atairs, both put thoir hewds out of the window, to Haten to their con- verswtion, aud, nfter the couple disappeared, nd & little tallc of their own from window to ] Iénty Morrow and wifo, Tolode; R, D, Goodell, (}urlu“nm, Ky.i E, A, Patterson, Ponunylvanio 3 Miss Jessio Tugyerl, Flint, Mich, 3 W. Jumeson and wile, Byginnw, Mich,: George B, Sherwoond, Orestline, 0, § John R, Neff, Wilkesbarre, Pa,t Ool, Willlam Hooth, Carrollion, Miss, : DF, Ofawrord, wife, and danghtory Lycowing, Pa.; D, Ourry, Sasinay ; Heury Schodarty nud wife, Forf nfd, Canda; Sylvestor Hoyt aud wife, Bt, Juhne, MI; Mes, Waldron and mother, Cliosuning, Mich,; Mra Ihawk and family; South s, Dk Gen, 8. 8, Simomron, do; Capt, ©, I, Cos, Colnmbus, 0,3 Mis, Hawkius and daughtor, Saginaw City, Mich, ;' 1€, A, 'Allard, Sonors, Cal.j Asa M, Palne, My City, Mich, § M, Frasor, Wee Mich. ; W, B, Mebouald, Quchec, Gannda; J, Qushing,wifd, and datghter, Lowell, Msk.; Jo 1, Al Dott, Milwaukea; B, W, Duck, Ovid, Mick,; 3. Al Detroit; @, L Congdun and wife, Qurson bl(y; J McKnight, Bay Oity, Mich.: I, N, Chandler, Dot G, W, Olinpmin snd wil win, Now York Olly: 0. Glty, blict way, Findl hcsning, Mlch, ] J, Kolehe Foraylh uud fumlly, Hay . 3L, Peuney, Nowark, Ohfo; O, Brack- 3 Williaim Anderson, Toulsvitlo Jo E, lrolcom,' Rocheator, N, Yo; 30 O, fTamillon, P, Mieh.; @, L. Diown, Bagiusw, Mich.} A, Miore, Nuw York Oity ; W, A, Uoddiug, Lay ity Johu Guinble, Dayton, 0,5 Wiliam Hart aid wife, lovlond 3 Iaymoiid and wife, Sants Bashiara, 1fe, and ehlld, Now Orleann; Mrs, unk J, By, Lookport, Noy doy '8, B, Buyder, Duts fnlo; ones, dof (oargo Tylor, Ol vinsi Wylor, doj D, Bwit,’ dvs 0, 03 A, Horiyer, New Orfoona; 1, Berlvor, ¥, Oarroll, do; Ktiart, . Willkam ko st som, Orand 4 B, Ubanipiin, Juckson, Aich,:’ O, B + AL il and i, Standied, Mieh: Pholps, Dotroit; ¥, ¥, Shephord, Jackson, J, 1L, Juwell, Detroft; A, P, Mflml‘flu, Jncl.mm‘, hllv].ll; W. R, &\\'l\\l«h\m um|‘w|:3a, fh\\!h;‘);, Oié «,". 1]:).5:)’:‘1‘!"!"; el g . W, Byuires, dot a0 A it oo e D Binloiry’ Datrolts 3 Kres dog M, vifo, Ei 1ginaw SR PR opidns, “orkago B, huber window, ; Our widower returns, visits bis room again, takes a lovk into the glask, bofore which ho puls on Liis hat, thon saunters slowly down stroot, Generatly he is vo pressed for time in hia busi- noss ho rides ; but this is such a fine mum(nfi, such n very fiuo morning, and_ ho fools o woll, there iy anch o soneo of rellof and highivess about him, that ho wilt walk, e stops soveral timos to exchange compli- ments with Indios whose housos ho pisdes, sud 0 ronchos his place of businoss, He gots home early in the aftornoon, und mnkos another tol lotts, informu the voolk ko shall not be in to ten, and kents himsell nt the front door and waity uutll a boy from the utable round tho cornor brings a handsowe buggy, Which ho entors snd drives off. Noxt lio 14 seon going in the direce tion of Edon Fark with a protty youug girl be. sido kim, 2 o has a lotter from his wifo, She lsgo afrald he is lonenowe, and that tha sorvants do not take propor eare af him, Cauuot he run up Sat- urday aud stay till Monday ? Bhio doos not think nhe will rewialn an long a4 she intondod, for sho Lnows it is ungomtortable for hiw, Ho writes hor ha is doine vory well, To be suro ho misses hor sud the dear ohildren, but he. 1+ glad they nxo out of 1hy hob city. She must ot think of rotuyniug, s’ business will nok pormit him to come up, (b oconpies all his time, in now cont (ks woll ; ho nust- have pantas Joons and s vest and suother hat, . The ono he weurs io old aud fogy. IIo is vory nmech oceus plod, for ho seldom yots home boforo 13or 1 ab night, Tho cook guwmbles to tho chambermald noxt door at tho umount of washing she has ta do, When Mrs, — was ul home 1t nover was mors than threo shirts o woel ; now it is ong evory dey and two collars o dny, “and (with