People's voice., 1900-09-13
A PLEASURE TRIP EAST.
A. A. Richardson Describes the Scenes on q
Jaunt to Niagara and New York.
LEXINGTON, H., Sept. 3, 1900.

LEXINGTON, H., Sept. 3, 1900.
DEAR VoICE:-It is with a de-
gree Of satisfaction that l look for
ward 10 the time, when at the end OF
each Week | receive through my son
Charlie, your daily papers. IL brings
| JOY mingled with sadness; 1t is like
letters from friends at home.
| am very sorry 10 hear OF Mr..
Macy's loss by fire Of his nice hUme.
Thought | would give, through your
columns, short account OF our trip
east. IL is nU disgrace this year in the
eyes U: the eastern people to tell them
you are from Kansas, for Kansas is
strictly In IL. We left home on the
Rock Island the 26Jh day Of July, and
arrived at Lexington the next DAY to
visit my daughter, Mrs. Claggett, and
family, aud our son Louis. They
had it all arranged before we arrived
that we would take in the Chautauqua
at Pontiac, our old home. To say We
enjoyed it but feebly expresses 1t. We
met many Of our old friends that we
had not seen for years. 1t was a JOY
ful reunion. The exercises were tine
Heard some fine lectures. | Wish tO
recommend TO our lecture course com.
mittee one which | think is very fine:
Frank E Robertson Of Baldwin, n. Y.
He gave two lectures, one on IUdla
and the other on Britain and the
Beers. Both were illustrated by
powerful stereOpticOn views. The
pictures were very fine aud the lee.
lures instructive.
After pleasant time Of two weeks,
we boarded the train for Niagara
Falls, where we spent one day in
sight seeing. | advise any person
going there to take the electric car
down the gorge to Lewiston; then
back over the lower bridge to the
Canada side up to the Horse Shoe
falls; thence across 10 the place of
starting. One can never realize what
a wonderful scene it is without TAX
ing this trip.
You may read ali you will deScrib.
ing the fails, rapids, aud whirlpool,
and look at all the pictures, and you
have but faint idea Of what they
are. They cause one visiting there
to feel the power Of Almighty God.
Enough power going to waste il
properly distributed to run the ma
chinery of the nation, except the
political machinery, which takes
something stronger than water,
We left Niagara on the New York
Central via Albany and took the trip
down the Hudson in daylight. The
scenery is magnificent. Had a very
pleasant trip all the way. Having
ralned just ahead Of US, it cooled the
air and made away with the dust,
Our son met US at the depot and took
US 10 his home where where we visited
for Two weeks. We had not seen him
for over five years and had never
visited him and wife since their mar.
rage, We enjoyed every moment Of
our stay with them. Nothing was
too good for US and everything in their
power was done to make US happy.
New York is great city, only one
like it, and that is New York City
itself. 1t is one of the easiest cities
to find any place you wish, was ever
il. All the avenues run north and
south, and most of the streets run
east and west, and are numbered
The avenues commence numbering on
the east side, cross streets on south,
and houses at 5th avenue east and
west.
1t is narrow city, but very long,
and being so near the water it is
always cool at nights. Most OF the
street cars are run by electricity with
wires under ground. The city has a
great number Of small parks in differ.
eDt parts Of the city, thereby giving
the poor children a chance to enjoy
themselves on the beautiful green
grass.
1t is a very clean city with nicely
kept streets, which are paved with
asphaltum and are as smooth as a
floor. We took in a few points OF
interest which every one visiting the
city should visit. Central and
BrOux parks are each Of Interest and
noted for their natural scenery and
collections Of animals, which are very
fine. Also museums Of art and natural
history where Oue can spend days look.
ing at the works OF man on one hand
and of God on the other. Although
the works of art by the ancient and
modern masters are very fine and
wonderful to behold, they do not com
pare with the works OF God as exhib'
tied In the museum Uf natural
history.
Here the handiwork of an all-wise
Creator gives one chance to study
he different creations Of the world
First the animal. from the smallest
specimen TO the monster mastOdOn
Then the mineral, with all The
specimens found in the earth and thf
sea. The specimens are very fine
General Grants tomb is situated in &
fine place, and is very nice. Ole
Trinity church with her old cemetery
s a place Of note, being one OF the
oldest in the United States. Herr
ou see the grave OF Robert Fulton
the inventor and builder of the frs
steamboat. We took drive through
Greenwood cemetery, noted for III
fine tOmbs. We had a guide in tn,
Derson OF a son Of Erin, and he was {
OOd one, he pointed out the differ
ent tombs, told their cost and names
and many things connected will
them. One tomb belonging to tn
noted Mackey cost $500, 900, and has
YEARLY stipend Of $1,000 to repair AM
'ake care of 1t,
There are many others equally a
| fine. One OF the remarkable inscrip
tiOns on an iron gate. the entrance 4