The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-08
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
An Ideal Place for Rest, Education
and Amusement

mountain resorts of its class it is
without an equal. 1t is a beautiful
grassy oak forest of 500 acres, $500 feet
above sea level, laid out in walks and
drives, and contains about $50 cot
tages, hotels and dwellings. an i'm
mense amphitheatre-one of the
finest i'll the country, comfortably
seating 1000 peOple-an ''old auditor
ium' seating perhaps 1000, an admin
is tration building, stores, booths, rest
ing places, etc, the whole being light
ed by electricity and supplied with
water
The atmosphere is delightful, the
elevation being practically 1000 it,.
greater than that of Carroll county,
and what we know as humidity
moisture and general ''stickiness" in
the airs entirely absent on this 90
mile wide crest of the Alleganies;
there is also entire absence of mos
quitos, but few flies or insect pests of
kind, and there is an Undesirable
restful feeling permeating the whole
place. The Chautauqua program,
however, which extends throughout
the entire month of August, consti-
tutes the chief superiority of Noun
tain Lake Park over other eastern re-
sorts. In order that the exact char
acter of this program may be under
stood by our readers, we give the
events of a single dav, as fair speci-
men of the daily programs of the
whole month:
800 a. m.-BiDlical Exposition, The Begin
ginn'rgs," Dr.. PHI Baird.
1l.0O a. m.-Lecture with costume changes,
The People and Customs of Scandina-
VIA with touch on Japan, by Miss
Frank Miller.
$50 p. m.-Concert, the Royal Hungarian Or
chestra.
200 p. m.-Half-hour Prelude of Magic, Mr..
Hendrickson.
$50 p. m.-Lecture, "Wedlock or Deadlock -
DR.. C. E. Maxheld.
$50 p. Inbound Table Art Lecture, Mi
chael Angelo, the Sistine Chapel" Dr..
FrOelicher
S.0Op. m.-Whistling, limitations and Imper-
sonations, MIR. Samuel H. Congdon.
Baltimore, and the Aeolian Quartette
with Orchestra,
Here we have program, religious
and educational in the forenoon,
music and lecturers in the afternoon,
and entertainment at night. Every
day of the entire month is covered
practically in the same manner, the
talent engaged being high class, al
ways. Therefore, it is not difficult
to understand why Mountain Lake
Park becomes a habit-almost a ne
cessity-to those who have once
spent a week or more there. If you
want absolute rest and quiet, during
the hot weather, here you can get it
with the most pleasant surroundings
if you want to be assured of not hav-
ing your vacation spoiled by an at
tack of the "blues," or loneliness,
| here you have that assurance; if you
want to take either solid or light men.
tai stimulation, here you get just
what you want, along with your
resting-up; and best of all, you get
| the benefit of all these advantages al
a modest cost.
Hotel board costs from $500 tC
| $500 per week, while at the cottages
rates range from about 5000 to $1,000
per week. Weekly tickets to all the
auditorium events, cost $3.50; daily
tickets 35c. If you prefer outdoor
games and exercises, you can enjoy
boating, baseball, croquet. tennis
wheeling, rambles through the grove
any number of beautiful drives, Of
just downright loafng. There are nc
''side-shows," nor schemes for wheed
ling money out of you for nicnacs, bu
somehow you arel able to get jus
about all you need and there is no
the slightest feeling that there il
something lacking to make your en-
joyment complete.
If there is one drawback to tn,
place it is the suddenness of showers
and the uncertainty connected will
how to dress for a several hours alb
sence from your clearinghouse. Ii
this respect Mountain Lake Park i.
rather skittish. Long, heavy rains
are practically unknown; but it il
quite common for brief showers t,
occur daily, or more frequently; ;
half-hour afterwards, however, tn,
walks are dry and the air so delight
fully pure that the showers seem al
aggraYatingly pleasant necessity
So, too, with the temperature; as ;
rule, light, summer clothing is need
ed during the day, while the winte
weight is very comfortable at nigh
and early in the morning; indeed dur
ing our recent visit. hearth fires were
necessary evening and morning, ant
oYercoats and wraps were almost a.
common as summer dresses. A var
iety of clothing is an absolute neces
sity to entire comfort.
The Chautauqua program, we hav