The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21

How the Poor Live, Die and Are
Buried in Warren County.
CHILDHOOD WITHOUT A JOY
Old Age and Infancy Without
a Comfort.
cArDwnIr. Lake George. Oct. Is. 1879.

CALDWELL. Lake George Oct. Is. 1870.
This is not my irst visit tho pretty region lying
between Lake Chanplain and the Adirondacks, and
were / called upon to recommend season of the
year in which ascend the valley of the Upper Hud-
son and It's tributaries should now say. Wait till
the frost has The harmony of nature
never more apparent. Throughout all the long ride
from Saratoga up the Adirondack Railroad which
made this morning the landscape was a choice work
of art bearing the signature ~. Frost. 1879" A
clever master of color is Jack pf only few brief
years of acquaintance with this really great artist
will admit of such familiarity. How lie has
painted the maple. chestnut and ash trees
The bold touches of purple and yellow. the
handling of the browns and greens defy all
theory. Such colors cannot be mixed by rule.
Then too, the backgrounds of naturally cold BLUSH
gray stone treated in such way that they seem
aglow with autumn lustre. date my letter from
Caldwell. but it is the failure OF trifing bit OF en-
terprise that brings to this charming spot where
only wedding parties flee at this of the year
to escape the world. warrensburg. shall
soon explain, was my objective point. but having
completed my work there discovered that by a
brisk drive would be able to reach Caldwell by two
O'Clock, where could catch the afternoon steamer
down the lake and 20 to Essex county tonight.
The scheme was well planned. for would lose q
whole day by returning to Saratoga and thence
going north by way OF Whitehall. There only
one obstacle to complete success--and the possbi-
ity OF this the pleasant weather made me forget
namely that found arriving here that the after
noon boat had been taken off for the season.
So here am fast until tomorrow at nine o'clock.
when shall venture to make the journey down the
lake. which, 1 am told. is very charming now. But
am not here to study nature. Borrowing DR.. john
sons idea. have come to look at mon and women
7 hava ALI fol how he mai o.
southern central and western parts of the State
cared for; let US see how the class of humanity
fares among the hills and the forests bordering on
the great wilderness known John Browns
Tract" Leaving the train on the Adirondack Rail-
way at the station Of Thurman stage of indiffer-
ent comfort carried me up the valley of the Schroon
River to Warrensburg. busy village. well supplied
with water power. It divides the honors Of the
county government with Caldwell Caldwell has
tho court house. but warrensburg generally con-
trves to furnish the majority Of the lawyers. petit
jurors and-criniinals In this way are all jeaousos
prevented and. neither town has railway Of its
own, there is likely to be harmony.
DIVIDING THE HoNoRs.
As Caldwell has tho Jail it is only fair that War
rensburg should have tho almshouse. So she has it
ana bad enough place it is too. sufficiently re-
pusive and inadequate to repc the advances Of any
person who calmly contemplates entering the ranks
of the paupers just as soon as arrangements could
be completed and o carriage secured your CORE
spondent on his way to the Warren county poor
house. The road. soon after leaving Warrensburg.
attacks the hills by truly military system Of
gradual approach. The valley has become so narrow
that the small farms follow each other in single file.
aanked by the abrupt. tree-covered heights.
At the end Of two miles square stone building.
two stories in height with its gable end to the road
is There IL no yard in front, and no expense
or trouble has been wasted external or interior
decoration. The following diagram conveys an ac-
curate idea Of the ground plan: