The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-14
Lies Spice
Variety is the spice Of life.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. II
By 5. NICK. +.

Denver Is well supplied with
breathing spots for the masses,
and nearly all of them are com
bined with amusements Of various
kinds. Eitch's Garden is one OF
these places, aud it must be seen to
be appreciated At night it must
present scene of fairy land. with
its multitudeS of cOlored lights,
for III the broad glare of sunlight
it is beautiful. AS you enter tue
grounds YOU see on all sides beds
of beautiful flowers in the greatest
quantity growing under heavily
laden apple aud cherry trees. It
is quite an unusual sight 10 see
fuchsiaS bedded in long rows. Ii
YOU possess one or two pots of this
fragile flower you consider your.
self fortunate but, ont at this gar.
den there are hundreds of the
plants in long rows, and in the
space around the bungalow there
are several unusually large specI
mems. Purple aSters in long rows
haunt their heads. and all sorts OF
plants in variety and color fill tine
beds along the walks.
The place was formerly an I'M
mcnse apple orchard and the
amusement features have been built
around ana among the trees, which
are now burdrmcd with their ripen-
ing fruit. There are cages of birds
aud wild animals, among them Il
pit of bears which greatly delight
the children. \ tirst-class theatre
is open during the summer season
and some Of the best talent Of the
country has been here this year
There IRE all sorts of amusemeuts
for the children and there are am
pie amuSemcnts for picnic parties,
and ! am not surprised at the vast
crowds which throng the cars every
day. The place belongs to and is
managed by a woman. Women
are very much in evidence i'll bust
ness in Denver, for two Of the
largest theatres are very success
fully managed by one woman,
Mrs. McCourt.
There are a number Of smaller
parks around Denver, but ] have
not had time to see them, except
the city park, which is probably the
largest in Denver, rs it contains
$50 acres and is within walking
distance of the residence portion of
the city. There are two large
lakes on which there are launches
and row boats, and there are alt
kinds OF umuscments for the chill
dreu. All kinds Of wild animals
are shown in their cages. There
are flowers, flowers everywhere IN
the greatest prnfuSlou. During
the summer season there are both
afternoon and evening concerts,
and sometimes moving pictures.
There is one blot on the good
name of Denver, and that is the
lack Of information to be had at
the Union Station. There Is no
bureau of information, and We who
know st. Louis know of how little
account this bureau is, as at pres.
ent conducted. But there should
be one here, and it ought to be the
most perfect of its kind. Denver
is the stopping place, for at least
a few hours, Of thousands of tour.
lists, East and West, during the
summer season, and it is an out.
rage to them that there is seldom a
possibility Of receiving a civil an
swer to a civil question from the
officials around the depot. The
stranger is at the mercy of every
other stranger there, and they
often mutually help each other.
If you have to wait for train to
meet somebody. the only thing you
can do is to ask some one else who
is waiting also, and maybe in this
way you can locate the train you
want. The complaint has been
universal this summer.
2; <
Denver is IN automobile and hi
cycle town, for ! never saw in al
my life so many of these machines
There must be thousands of blcy
cles and they are used so recklessl,
that | wonder that n dozen are moi
killed every day. The riders dart
in among the street cars and auto
mobiles until it is enough to give
anybody nervous prostration' The
automobiles are of all capacitie!
AMI are driven by men, women ant
children. Denver has a fine sys
TEN of public schools, there being
&c oro6nd sphooiS 81 fine mamma