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That everybody cannot live in Tennessee is a self-evident fact, 

 but why any man. woman or child should prefer to live elsewhere 

 is beyond the comprehension of this writer; but main- nam. 

 seek homes in other Stales, and are apparent!) satisfied; but so 

 long as they live they arc proud to call themselves rennesseans; 

 and why shouldn't they? Where else in all the world can be 

 found so many, and Mich an abundance of the things and condi- 

 tions which go to make life worth living? If we are seeking a 

 healthful location we find it in Tennessee; if it is rich lands we 

 want, we find them in Tennessee; if we would revel in 

 the richest products of the soil, we will find them in Tenm 

 if it is opportunities we are seeking, Tennessee presents them; 

 if we are looking for -rand scenery we have onl) to go to the 

 mountain regions of the State an 1 we will find sun-kissed peaks. 



KINGS MOUNTAIN 

 Showing: Ferguson's Grave 



beetling cliffs, towering crags, deep valleys and gulches where 

 the sun never shines, and where placid waters glide and where 

 cataracts roar. If we are seeking a .State with a -rand and glo- 

 rious history, Tennessee is that State. 



The position of Tennessee on the map, and its latitude, are 

 all that can he desired. Nowhere can he found a liner or more 

 equitahle climate. The average annual temperature of the Stale 

 is about 59 decrees ; for the Eastern Division it is 57 degrees; for 

 the Middle Division it is r>0 decrees; for the Western Division it 

 is 61 degrees. January is the average coldest month, and its aver- 

 age temperature is 37 decrees. July is the average hottesl month, 

 and its average is 77 degrees. The average rainfall is about 52 

 inches annually, the heaviest being in March. 5.61 inches, ami the 

 lightest in October, 3.24 inches. Damaging drouths are extremely 



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