Evening journal., 1893-08-30
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From the Heights OF Quiraurk.
-" 'Quiraurk, a point 9, 500 feet high,
gave us magnificent mountain view.
We drove from our cottage 60 this
heighth over one Of the finest roads it
has ever been our pleasure to travel It
was built we understood, by the
Western Maryland railroad.
eve could find no one at our noun
tain home who could give us any Idea
what route TO take to reach our desti-
nation-NewarS, Delaware; but with
map in hand, we started In the direction
Of home, which now lay due east A
beautiful drive down the mountain
brought us to Emmittsburg, Frederick
county. Md. Thence to Taneytown, and
from there TO the beautiful town Of
Westminster. Here is located the
Western Maryland College, which has
commanding situation on a summit over.
looking the town. The buildings are
quite imposing, looking from the rear.
not unlike Delaware College. The
president occupies an elegant mansion
near the entrance TO the college.
Trying TO Avoid Rough Driving.
ITO avoid some rough driving, we
| turned our horses head from this town
/ toward Stewartstown, York county, Pa.
which we reached after bard day IS
drive over such rough hills as we hope
never TO experience again. Next day
we crossed the Susquehanna at Conow-
lingo, reaching Rising Sun, Cecil county,
| Md. at the close of the day. A drive Of
| eighteen miles the next morning DER
hill and dale brought us to our home at
Newark.
on on the Second Tour.
after ten days rest we took up
the reins again and drove through a
portion Of New Jersey, crossing to
Pennsgrove, thence through Swedes
borough and Woodbury. to Haddonfeld
fine old New Jersey town with It's
great wide main street, with its i'm
mense trees forming lofty arch, max
ing a magnificent drive. The old New
Jersey towns are famous for their larg,
shade trees. Some interesting tours
country from this place
The Picturesque wlssahickon.
"a most interesting day was spen
driving from Haddonheld TO Fairmoun
Park, up the Schuylkill river and alonl
the picturesque Wissahickon TO the IA
nous Wissahickon Inn. The drive the
! next day from Philadelphia 20 Newark
: with a stop for dinner at a wayside inn
which years ago, before the days o
railroads, was a noted stopping plec
along the old pike, ended our outing
IL Was Dry Trip.
DRY weather and dust prevaile
p everywhere In the dozen countie
through which we passed. This, how
e ever, did not seem 10 affect the beaut
e Of the country through which we passed
p this was especially true Of the regio
4 about Lancaster and York, and part q
p the Cumberland Valley.
ION this trip gathered a number q
Is points for some practical talks to 10
3, students. / think 1 could give one wit
n the caption Be sure you are right, the
Is 60 ahead This was suggested by ti
% number Of times l found 10 necessary
70 In driving over entirely stranp
roads, to ask for information
found very few persons, out Of th
scores whom / had occasion 20 ask, WI
IS were able to give intelligent direction
u they lacked clearness and concisenes
80 / found that keep straight ahead. (
a keep the main road, as ] was told man
ID time, was simply TO get of the rigl
D. road aud on the wrong one. L found
le necessary. for every point Of informatic
le desired, 10 ask at least three seeming
N intelligent persons, and then to diviC
Is their answers by three.
al II was amazed at times, to find persoI
m residing along my route Of travel, wi
r did not know the existence Of
town half dozen miles beyond the
home. Ny experience has suggested
me course of study which | thiI
y, should be introduced into country school
90 81 found few persons who know how
ss tell a thing. On more than ono occasi'
i, went a fishing, but 10 seems that (
=. each Of these occasions the fish also we
a-fshing, and J. like the George Was
l. ington Fishing Club, came home leavil
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