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Sheridan Road News-Letter (1889), 29 Apr 1899, p. 5

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.h Advent-t tutu id. known on wounde- II either “at... Publhhed Oven 80mm morning at High land Put. UL. and Wlnncth. "1.. by the Central Avenue. Prouty Block. sinned u the Pmouflke at Highland Put it wood-clu- mam. Afew weeks ago the The Undoing N L bl ' 0' . Troe- nws Inna pu I8! Wonhlper. ed an article on the advantage of ~and ne- ceasity for tree culture. A subscrib- e; at Glencoe sends further data on the suhject-ahd gives his experience thus: “One day late in the fall a tall ungainly man with picturesque .chiu whiskers and a lmkfiuder his-arm called at my house. He saidhe was, a tree man, and without waiting for further exchange of muttesies he opened his book which contained - Ivarigat‘ed lithographs that looked as though they might have been plug arizedlrom tomato-cans. l thonght it Would he diverting to see tons oi this ‘bright red fruit hanging about, the yard, so I lost no time in giving him an order, It then occurred "to me that I would like to plant a maâ€" jeetic tree that would keep my mem- ory green for long yehrs to come I pictured somethingxuhout 200 feet high with a circumference of say 30 feet; the branch and leafage of the trée wouldbe the pride of the village and years after bright .fnced children . playing on the greensward would bless the memoryef the good ances tor who hadi'plented the sheltering North Shore Publishing Co. A Condo: 0! Noah Shuu Intelligence. tree.-- The idea, grew on me‘until I began‘to‘ want. to see {he tree my- .MN. I confided my idea to the agent TWMQHWPAIL ILIDRA IONAN, IANAOII. SATU RDAY APRIL 29. TERM! “.50 PER YEAR. 0"!0‘8: Winn“ a. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWSâ€"LETTER. and, asked his price 06' walnut trees. He said that walnut trees were all right. but it would take about 75 years for one to grow up to my ambition, and that I would have to live out doors and use tobacco all my life â€"â€"~ like all centensrianseâ€"il I expected to see'it mature. He suggested that I might plant a horse chestnut' and then in live years this ‘quick'growing tree would give some idea of my legacy to posterity. I accordingly invested 50 cents in one of these trees. The next spring a bundle of switch- distriet as a residence locality. City people have come out to the North Shore to play gclt and thus became enamored with the country. All the clubs have Chicago members. though the Exmcor at Highland Park has perhaps the largest proportion. Many real Ipstate men attribute the building activity at Lake Forest to the development of the golf in- terests there. The North Shore fur~ nishes not only desirable courses, but attractive scenery and natural sur- roundings as well. the fact that es arrivedw-als-o a eight draft. I f be amateur championship tourna- some disappointment at the insigni t is to be played at Lake Forest cance of the fruit trees -â€" but horse chestnut i It was about four feet high. I used as much care in setting it out as ifit had beeh human. The other trees drooped and lagged. but the" horse chestnut grew as if by ' occult influence. I tried to‘cluster poetic associations about the tree. I found that horses took quite a prom. ".inent part in the Age of Chivalry. but there appeared to be a paucity ’ of anechtes In which horse chestnuts figured. I began to think the pres- ent poeition of the horse chestnut in the tree family wasbnot sufficient- ly recognized, and that inwo'rder to make'the’ tree a subject of ancestral pride it would be necessary to com- pose an epic. Accordingly I went to work and One Sunday morning went out to the horse chestnut to draw. fresh inspiration for the work. The - tree“had disappeared. Ashortstump _ was all that remained. Standing close by was a chestnut horse with a satisfied look on his face. ,Allured by the attractive name, no doubt, he had passed by the other trees and had annexedthe horse chestnut.” - this year is regarded as marked rec- ognition of the North Shore as a golf center. It is dificult to decide ‘ whether the North Shore was made _ for golf or golf was made for the North Shore. »-~ 0 Another handsome railway station, that at Fort Sheridan, is given on the title page of this issue. Depot buildings appear to be the long suit of our illustration man. The News-Lanna has just discov‘ ered a man at Lakeside who predict ~ ed} the death of the paper in twr months from the time it was started This "man may, have beenthoughtfu and conscientious, but he canscarce ly hope toiline up with Jeremiah ant Elijah as a prophet. C . i A Highland Park Sunday aches class' is debating what kind of what , it was that swallowed Jonah. Thougi aiming at a strictly secular editorie ~ policy, the NpWs Lmna is move to observe,’ in View of the generosit 'At sin. nonnturn' in lnnr‘ina {km hnl When the great Scotch The Utility ‘ - 0‘ game made its adVeut Golf. . it was referred to by some wise and learned people as “a good diversion for feeble minded mil- lionaires. ” The game was regarded' in the lighto‘f e fad we useless pastime. in 'which» only the rich could indulge. The development of golf however, has proved of gr‘eut‘ material advant- age to the North Shore. It has been the means of calling the attention of many Chicago people to the yonder fuledvnntygee of the SheridnntRoad dietriet u e reeldenoe Ioenlity. City people have come out to the North Shore to ploy golf end thus become enamored with the country. All the cluhe hue Chicago where,- though the Exmoor at Highland Perk he: perhepe the largest proportion. Many real-putate men attribute the building activity at Lake Forest to the development of the golf in- terest: there. The North Shore fur~ nishes not only desirable courses, but attractive scenery and natural sur- roundings as wan. the fact that he amateur championship tourna- t is to be played at Lake Forest Another handsome railway station, that at Fort Sheridan, is given on the title page of this issue. ’Depot buildings appear to be the long suit of our illustration man. The NEWS-LETTER has just discov- ered a man at Lakeside who predict- ed} the death of the paper in two months from the time it was started, This man may. have beenthoughtfnl and conscientious, but he can scarce- ly hope toline up with Jeremiah and Elijah as a prophet. ‘A Highland Park Sunday school class is debating what kind of whirls it was that swallowed J onah. Though aiming at a strictly secular editorial policy, the NpWs-Ln'n'mn is moved to observe, in View of the ’ generosity of the oreature‘in’landing the holy manon dry land, that it would be only fair to call him a Prince of Whales. [his to be ”hoped Uncle Sam will not find it necessary to buy up the copyrights on' Mr. Weylsr’s~ recon- oentration system ‘in order to“‘pa-. city" the Philippines. Ravinia insists that she can ,only be'a sister. to Highiand Park, but her voice grown fainter eVery‘ time she says it. '

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