The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-07-08

vacation time True, the element OF
change will not be lacking, but those
who attend will do well to reserve at
least week Of the time they can afford
to be away from their business to rest
after visiting the fair before returning
to work.
If you are really in need Of absolute
rest, there is no better way to take ii
than to ship on a sailing vessel for a
coasting voyage for few weeks. You
cannot get the newspapers on ship
board kilograms cannot reach you, and
no matter how nervous you are or how
much you are wrapped up in your bust
ness affairs you will be pretty likely
after few days life on the wave tc
drop everything and give yourself en-
tirely up to relaxation. Il you have
been sensible enough to take along a
good supply Of light, wholesome reading,
you will undoubtedly enjoy yourself i'm
mensely after you have got over being
seasick-and when, after the voyage is
over, you tread on land again your stel
will be fir1ner, your esseswill be brighter
and your nerves will be steadier than
they were when you embarked.
There isno more sensible way Of spend
ing your vacation if youare engaged the
year round i'll sedentary pursuits than tc
take d tramp Of a week Or two. In these
days of bicycles the wheel is much pre-.
ferred by many, but you will find that
the old fashioned way Of footing it has
it's advantages. OF course you do not
want to tramp through the thicl1ly set
tied sections Of the country. Your tramp
ing should be done over mountain roads,
where you may hear the gurgle OF run
ming water and the roar of an occasional
cataract where you may sometimes
walk for miles in the shade of mighty
forests and where your eyes may at
times be greeted by grand and beautiful
vistas of hill and valley. IF you are dys
peptic when you start out and possessed
of little appetite, you will soon miss the
first and find the second, and the simple
fare you will be able to get at the houses
where you stop for meals will help to
bring back tone to your system. Take
my word for it, if you decide to pass
your vacation in this way you will never
regret it. But you must wear solid, easy
shoes, YOU must dress for comfort and not
for looks, you must be prepared for phys.
ical weariness. and you must not expect
that your meals will be cooked by French
chefs.
A lawyer of my acquaintance who
was born in a log house and has built
| up Il large practice in a big eastern city,
| always passes his vacation in remote
place, where he has had d log cabin built
on the side of Il forest covered mountain.
| He goes there every year early in July
and stays till the last of August. He
tells me that while there he wears Ken
tucky jeans and cowhide boots and
spends his time making and renewing
acquaintance with his few hillside neigh
bors and fishing. Il never catch any
thing to speak Of he says, and fish
with worm and hook. | do not use Il
bamboo rod, but a pole which | cut fol
myself. AS a matter of fact, | don't
care very much to catch the fish, but if
have a fishpole on my shoulder and !;
box Of bait which have dug myself il
my pocket feel that have a nominal
reason for tramping along the banks O.
the mountain streams, and when mec
another fisherman or countryman hi
sees what am out for, and don't hav,
to answer too many questions. My wife
alway goes with me to my summer log
cabin, and she enjoys it as much as
| do
The amount of money that is annual,
put into circulation by the vacation
habit is very large. In fact, in some 10
;alities where farming is greatly rul
down more money is taken i'll during
the outing season than during all tn
rest of the year. To offset the fact tina
this is the harvest time of the people wh'
live there is the other fact that this i
also their time of hard work; that the,
are worried and worn and tired just a
the time when vacationers are care fre
and Jolly and gay. 7. D. MARSHALL.