New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
ON SCHROON LAKE.
SOME OF THE ODDITIES OF LIFE IN THU
NORTH WOODS. =.

every 500 besieRe the 0cket omces oVeTrun tne cfS
and swamp the steamboats, in a mad rush @fNoh thd
c,tv WHY, Because long, long ago II ~k fashlcnS
able to return to town about the LIST o. eetemoery
and while the classes have grown WISER the nasseo
still follow the old custom. But some OF us mo"
that cool days here DO not mean cool days IN new
York and say good bye to our foolish n1ends
the gods we know enough to stay In good pace
when we find It.
Schroon Lake Is eight or nine miles long. In some
places II is but one mile wide: In others brosdens
into a width Of three four miles The Iake y u'i
OF springs and It gives one peculiar ssnsaocn 20 go
in bathing In It, for after splashine arcuna 10 y
warm water one suddenly steps on the otttie on an
| icy cold spring. wish could say the ashin1 Sns
good but am too truthful. For seven mortai nur"
sat on the end OF dock and waited for nsh 10 oitec
| In vain / did what every woman hates 10 oo'
put the poor little sqirming worms on tne crei "
for bait. but to my conscience. for every "o
used set one free; and Toodes thought IT strange
| that so much bait was gone when returned home1
| tired and fshless. Seven hours and not DKe 10 .
pretty Door record Therefore in sorow a4shH thas
schroon is not paradise for fishermen. 1t uue
that Toodles catches average OF half dozeh nsn
every few days but he has exceptional iuck dcn'v
understand II myself.
One Of the finest places on the lake r. that Of
! Bayard Clark He owns a large island named lsola
Bella and he has improved and beautned II with mo
roads an attractive looking residence and any moer
| of quaint little summer-hOises. In the nnoness ot
his heart he does not exclude strangers from snahs
the beauties Of his home. but allows them to WANDER
ut will through his grounds. Other houseowneb nre
| W. II. Bishop the Gravelands and Edward harnesn'
| The largest propertyowner on the lake Is wtHmm
| Pckhardt. who also owns house IN New-forA dho
! house In Paris and lives at hotel. lie owns tnou
sands Of acres In the Adrondncks and nothing VIII
induce him to sell any Of his land. He oougnt up
whole village and It Is one OF the curoslties OF Isoe~
County for the Inhabitants moved elsewhere put he
left the cottages and buildings standing. and Walking
through the deserted hamlet one fances ones sell IN
| haunted place, so eerie the empty homes anu
| shops.
| BY far the funniest place on the lake Is the
residence OF w. II. Cranberry, yclept LOTUS Louse'
1t is about the pretest place, as well as tho quees
The Lodge is a one-story cottage octagona In snapes
with n wide piazza running all around H. inefo
are stained glass windows and other signs OF ciVhso
on say the least, rarely found IN the mophta'n.s
There is an attic, which is not strange but 70 reaeH
tho attic one pulls chain in hallway, down comes
ladder one climbs the ladder pulls the chain ssnns
and the ladder comes up and can be as SOLITARY
as possible. There tennis courts IN unusuhy
fine croquet ground stables, ETC., at the Lodge pug
takes especial pride In his Meet OF ooats ano
his forest There Is real forest Mt the BACK OF tho
| house, but I'm that he takes no interest lie mas
planted two three thousand trees near his nome
ana every one who visits him hears Of this and looks
I'm vain for the Woodland. That Il what Toodies
and I did We looked in vain. suddenly Toodles
stuDbed his toe on something. lie looked dowu
and saw that he crushing some tender sprouts.
What are these weeds ~ sdid he innocenty "wecds.
weedsi That's my forest; you're walking Oil over
III"
| Another funny thing about Lotus Lodge Is tnae
after IL was built 1t minus kitchen or dining
ROOM The family avoided the nuisance OF houekeep-
| ing By eating at nearby farmhouse; but ME-
Granbery,s bro.herin-law thought that while ~
! dningroom was unnecessary, Kitchen was a
necessity There was no place for II in the LODGE
so Brother William started a new house on the lake,
shore. At the same time he thought 1t would be 4.
good idea the ground floor for boathouse' as
it was close the and having plenty OF space
| he added icehouse and gymnasium. some onel
passed by launch when this remarkable specimens
| OF architecture was in course OF construction.
"What are you building theref" said the strangerl
| In the familiar way Of this part OF New-fork state<
Brother william hesitated then confessed: You've
got me there Pm sure don't know; do your
| After q while he thought biliardroom wouid Oh
nice thing to have. so he added one story 10 thA
building for the billiardroom This was such suc>
| cess that he added couple OF sleeping rooms ana
then decided to a third story and towers
The result Of THIS work Is probably the oldest como<
nation OF rooms in the United States. The oIiaru-
room Is decidedly artistic, with Its sAined-glass doos
| and windows Of Tffanys designing. One window y
espec,ay pretty with its background Of pale blue and
| one brown bough covered with pink apple bloseoma
| stretching across II.
This second house is called ST. Regis, from the race
that when ground broken for II arrow-heads ana
other Indian relics were found, and on invesueauou
It came out that sixty years ago the 81 Kegs
| tribe camped on this very spot ffi th'
In front OF the Lodge the bonts steam hanch, SAIL
boats rowboats scows, RATS, natbonts even rac'nq
shell impress strangers with the idea that the place
Is hotel or a boat club. There are even tubs these
| three OF them Nine out OF ten think the hmiiy
o.h,no must he done In these tubs but the nine are
wrong Tub races are the raison d,ere OF tnese
ssonr 'ri rom T Dock 'a 9e water. also
many Questions d r TSlh S,o o'Tl the S Water and
SS You conn. up wet and reaess You anhe
cnntryance for aquatic sport in the shape Of rapezs
~ A'i ';s$: 4
IT, 'a' Rs%;$ $ rss XII q sars.. ss e;
those to Be such by the ,S cSstSeiS sSo VINO
also carpenter and h IssT Of an snff TE nSy one
lie is old soldier. and wears seven badges repss
e, Prisons IT, has IN Te1Sn ne S Prison.
which he sscaped h sIss beng
sy words Intsrsstins z, thu. tho ssUs1 10. q
s sesn G a%S suffered In his collection Of caoas hs
The COPS With St snake. % ~srn
alcohol insects %palsa on pins and and stones s,s,a NON
| his brother. who Is missionary there But the gem
| Of his collection Is LITTLE saucer filed With sane
| and labelled: sand from Coney Island. ~ - AN
other curl, Is labelled Puter plate made n Loppdo1
| in 1907 Another object Is marked: Bark rom
| tree where two men and bear were kiilcG, ,,.,
The old museum keeper Is fond OF his conecuou
| and takes great pride in Il. lie delights In shows
Ing people through and makes charge for 40 do!nes
though II one offers him a tribe he does not refuse
| IT, Back Of the museum Is his carpenter shop. he
| has One thing which every tries to buy but wnlcn
| no will not SELL and that IS genuine OLD fasnoncd
| spinning wheel lie also has hecael the od-time
| arrangement for combng fan. Other curos IN ms
collection are a couple Of old nint-lock muskets. ne
| did not himself know what half OF his curios we're
| and asked us to tell him. We went away 20 mo
| ont md then when we paid the museum second
visit Il was locked up and deserted the owner hav'
| Inc cone away TO shingle some ones barn.