Life — August 7, 1902 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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ime, now some years ago, when subscript tolicited for the erection in New York City to President Washington, a gentleman called to secure ident, who, although wealthy, J was a little On learning the oof the visit, the rich man ex- claimed : Washin, not need # stata In vain were the visitor's solicitations, an rally indi the parsimony of the millionaire. Well, Mr. R.," he remarked quietly, ashe 11 Lean say is that if the Father of his Cou au describe him be i in a ti AN IDEAL SUMMER OUTING. If you have pat off your vacation until August or Sep- tember and have not Gnaily made up sour mind just where you are golng and what you are golng to do, it behooves you to consider the inexhaustible territory for brief sum. mer outings which Canada, that “* undiscovered country presents to the tired and weary habitant of the city. Here's An Itinerary that will stir your blood Just to think It over : A night's ride over the New York Centnal road to Clayton, on the St. Lawrence River; embarking on the palatal steamers of the Richelleu & Ontario Navigation Com pany at seven A. M. you sail through the Thousand Islands and arrive in Montreal before dark, baving had a day of excitement running the numerous rapids of that lordly waterway, Changtog from one steamer to another of the same line at the same dock, yon leave an hour later for Quetec, arriving next morning. You could spead # month ply 1a that anctent city, but a brief vacation ellm! hates much that 1s desirable, and after one day spent in doing the town and visiting Montmorency Falls, you take the pext morning's train for the trip of your life over the Quebec & Lake St. John Ratlway, 200 miles north | through the Canadian Adirondacks tothat great inland sea Lake St, Joba, where the greatest game tsh of this conti- nent abounds—the Oaananiche, or land-locked, leaping salmon, The wondrous beauty of this ride in a parior-car lthrough a wild and mountainous country invading the wilderness home of the moose, bear and beaver 18 not tobe described here, An ever-changing panorama of precipl- tous mountains towering overhead and yawning chasms deep below, the road running for miles beside fish-laden rivers and lakes, terminating at one of the most luxurious of summer hotels, The Roberval, overlooking Lake St. |Jonn, You are struck by the utter incongruity of such laxury and comfort in so wild aud primeval a region. Canves, guides and Sshing tackle are furnished by “ Mine Host" Beemer of The Roberval, and four days’ quest among the rapids and eddies of that famous lake for that |gamest of Suny fighters, the ouananiche, 1s enough } for a tenderfoot. A sixty-mile ride on the train brings you toChicoutim!, the head of navigation on the far-famed Saguenay River, of which Lake St. John ts the soarce. Here again we find the steamers of the Richelleu & Ontario Navigation Company, which take us for a day's ride down that sombre and bottomless stream, cleft through the mountains of the Saguenay on its way to the sea, Once more the noble St. Lawrence, two days in Quebec, on to Montreal for another two days, and tack to New York over the picturesque Delaware & Hudson Raliroad, taking | the steamer route through Lake Champiain and that marvel | of beauty, Lake George, with one day thrown In for the natural wonders of Au Sable Chasm, and your choice of the New York Central road or the famous Day Line steam. ers down the Hudson from Albany to New York. And all in two weeks’ time, with a fall night's restetther on board the | steamer or at a hotel for every night of your absence. | With such a prospect as this there should be lttle dellber- | ation over the choice of @ vacation roate. ! | Iris related that when the Farl of Rochester, in the reign | of Charles the Second, rose to make his maiden epeech inthe House of Lords, he taid 'y lords, my lords, I rise this time for the firet time—the very first time, My lorda,I | divide my epeech into four branches." Here there was an ) embarrassing pause of some seconds. y lords,” the earl | then ejaculated, “if ever I rise again in this House, you may cut me off, root and branches, and all forever. ld Argonaut, —L = THE BEER TH) 7 Beer is barley-malt and hops and a tonic. Just a touch of alcohol in it. Not a beverage known to man is more healebful, if the beer 1s right. Tis the national beverage, from child- hood up, with the sturdiest peoples of the earth. . To the weak, it’s essential; to the strong it is good. BUT—the beer must be pure, Impurity means germs, and germs multiply rapidly in any saccharine product like beer. And the beer must be old. Age means perfect fermentation. Without it, beer ferments on the stomach, causing biliousness. Schlitz beer is brewed in absolute Not a germ can exist in it. cleanliness. These costly precautions have It is cooled in a plate glass room, made Schlitz the standard for purity in filtered air. wherever beer is known. Then it is filtered; then aged for You can get it just as well as com- months in refrigerating rooms. After mon beer if you ask for it. it is bottled and sealed every bottle is sterilized. Ask for the Brewery Bottling, SUMMER TOUR TO THE NORTH. Vacation Trip to Canada via Pennsylvania Railroad. ‘The Pennsylvania Railroad personally-conducted tour to Northern New York and Canada, leaving August 13, covers many prominent points of interest to the Summer tourist — Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence, Quebec, The Saguenay, Mortreal, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and George, and Saratoga. ‘The tour covers a period of fifteen days; round-trip rate, $125. The party will be in charge of one of the Company's tourist agents, assisted by an experienced lady as chaperon, whose especial charge will be unescorted ladies. ‘The rate covers railway and boat fare for the entire round trip, parlor-car seats, meals en route, hotel enter- tainment, transfer charges, and carriage bire. For detailed itinerary, tickets, or any additional information, apply to Ticket Agents, Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphi comicbooks.com