. Amsterdam, its representative business men and points of interest. arely encountered here. Beautiful views of the grand valley, and surrounding country, are to be ob-tained from the tops and slopes of the hills which are dotted with the cottages of the mechanics, whofind employment in the numerous mills, as well as with the more pretensious homes of the death rate of the city is extremely low, the healthfulness of location, combined with the excellentsanitary regulations that have been in force here for many years, contributing to this result. Within thecity the residence stre
. Amsterdam, its representative business men and points of interest. arely encountered here. Beautiful views of the grand valley, and surrounding country, are to be ob-tained from the tops and slopes of the hills which are dotted with the cottages of the mechanics, whofind employment in the numerous mills, as well as with the more pretensious homes of the death rate of the city is extremely low, the healthfulness of location, combined with the excellentsanitary regulations that have been in force here for many years, contributing to this result. Within thecity the residence streets are most attractive, being shaded by grand trees, which, during the summermonths, form long arches of brilliant green, and in the autumn are a mass of bewildering beautiful fine residences are to be found in these streets,, and hundreds of comfortable homes; for Amster-dam is pre-eminently a city of homes, the wages made by the masses in the great manufacturing establish-ments, enabling them to erect their own houses and dwell in peace and The SOLDlLks i4 Amsterdam and its points of interest. Another strong indication of the character of a people is to be found in the number and nature ofthe newspapers it supports. In Amsterdam there appears to be a great thirst for news, and three dailyjournals published in the city, as well as the leading papers of the metropolis, which is only five hoursaway, are required to appease it. The oldest daily paper in Amsterdam was started in 1833, as a weekly,under the name of the Mohawk Gazette. Its proprietor, Josiah Noonan, subsequently became Secretaryof State, and in 1834 it changed hands, the name being changed to the Intelligencer. In 1854 the titlewas again changed, the name chosen being the Recorder, \v\\\c}n. it has since borne. In 1882 the paperwas made a daily and has since been published every evening. It is a wide awake, progressive journal,strongly Republican in politics. In October, 1870, the A
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