The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-03
AUTUMN DAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Adirondack Woods Are Now in Their Glory.
Picturesque Camp Of Noted
Politician.

Later and later year by year noun
tain and forest lovers who have homes
in the Adirondacks linger there. The
warmest house made Is said to be the
one built of logs. The log palaces of
the millionaries in the mountains have
electric lights. plate glass windows.
cellars stored with all the luxuries OF
all down quilts, with make believe old
ttmey fireplaces, but which, unlike old
timey firepiaces. don't smoke. In these
are piled logs Of fragrant spruce. Pine
and hemlock that give out sweet per-
fume as they expire In flame.
Why should not the rich be com
Portable and happy even at the north
pole, II what wealth may bring can
make anybody happy!
The picture represents the Adlron-
dack home Of Hon. Timothy l. Wood
run. thrice in succession elected he
publican lieutenant governor OF New
York state. Mr.. Woodruff is the youth g.
full looking individual on the right OF
the picture. The others are the friends
and acquaintances that help compose
his Adirondack camp. Wherever the
ex Lieutenant governor is there he has
friends around him. Almost everybody
likes him. Among the people with him
in front of the log mansion are Hon.
and Mrs. Horace White. Mr.. and Miss
WICK, Mr.. and MIS-. y. M foN.ueH' Ehi :
Pomery and Colonel Verbeck.
A hindoo would say that Timothy l..
Woodruff brought a good "karma' in
to the world with him. He has wealth.
health, honors. brains. hosts Of friends
and beautiful wife. and at the az"
Of forty EIGHT he looks at most thirty
five. He is president Of the board OF
trustees OF Adeiphi college. Brooklyn.
At a commencement OF Adelphi an Off
cial Of the college. pointing out the
lieutenant governor to friend said
That's Timothy Woodruff. He looks
young enough to be my son. doesn
her
The friend agreed. whereupon the
other said:
We're just the same age and werc
classmates together in Yale"
In fact, Timothy Woodruff looks
young enough to be hts own son. He
married his second wife some two
years ago, and his SON was married
about the same time, and father and
son and their brides all went to Eu-
rope together on a honeymoon trip.
One cause Of Tins youthful appear
ance is his happified round full face
Persons with round, plump faces ought
to be thankful for them.
Woodruff is one of those who seem
to be successful in all financial under
takings. This, too, belongs to his
"karma," the hindoo would say. He
got his start in life through the In
ability Of friend to repay sum OF
money Mr.. Woodruff had lent him.
Queer. but a fact. The friend had d
large interest in a proprietary medi-
cine which had never yielded any re-
turns except disappointment and los.
of money to its owners. The friend
turned over this forlorn interest tn
Timothy woodruff-all he could do
Woodruff Immediately put capital into
the dying enterprise. gave 1t his per-
sonal attention and lifted It TO It's feet
In return 1t made him rich In short
time A man has to be wealthy 10
maintain an Adirondack log palace.
Mr.. woodruff is a brilliant talker and
a witty. magnetic speaker An &C
uuaintance says Of him:
HE used to be awfully fond OF
horses. but I think he goes in for au-
tomobtles now
Till the end Of October many city
folk, rich and not so rich. remain In
their mountain cabins. October - the
loveliest month OF all the year in tbs
Adirondacks. The painted leaves" OF
the autumn forest landscape are gor-
geous probably beyond autumn leaves
anywhere else on the globe. At last
so It's said. Nearly half a million PEG
pie 20 to the Adirondacks annually
for the camping. fishing and hunting
season, but comparatively few Of them
know or care anything about the au-
tumn glories Of nature herself
Frosts come the latter part OF Au-
gust in these mountains, yet II touches
leaf and blossom so lightly that many
a time morning glories bloom far in
to the fall in sheltered spots. The
Briton jeers lightly at his American
cousin for calling autumn the fall.
yet we are right. The poetic Indian
knew this season as the time OF ths
fall of the leaf" II summer linger
late I'm the Adirondacks the leaves stay
late upon the trees. but instead OF
growing suddenly vivid red they fade
softly into yellow. lighting all the
Landscape like glory rouho 'he
shriven."
In the Adirondacks grow apparently
all the trees that take on a new and
more splendid bloom in the fall. the
leaf bloom Here are scarlet oaks, yell
low birches, crimson and golden ma
pies, red beeches and silver naples.
The mountain ash, which people pay
a round price for as an ornamental
tree for the lawn. here grows In per
lection. throwing out Its dazzling
orange clusters as one never sees 1t do
when transplanted The sumac lifts
spikes Of vivid. dusky red. the brill
liant specified sarsaparilla vine makes
a glow as one treads past It,
OF course there are autumn leaves
of red, yellow, brown and orange else
where, but in the Adirondacks there is
the vivid contrast of the magnificent
evergreens, hemlock. spruce, cedar. the
balsam and other pines These in the
fall certainly seem to take on bluer
green, though perhaps this Is only De
cause the trees that cast their leaves
are so radiant in their fiery red and
yellow dress Anyway. 1t is certain
that in the fall. when the other leaves
are turning, the conifers' foliage ap-
pears a brighter blue green than
usual.
Oddly, too weeks after the berry sea-