Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-05

years ago he bought about loo acres or
land reaching from the water back into
the mountains, and in 1902 built a com
Portable cottage which he called Inc Feils
Here he spent his summers IN perfect peace
until his death, and here he died. he ioVed
the place and found 1t more restful than
any other. He was far away from teie-
truders and could loaf and enjoy MS soul
in peace. r,,,,a
peopIe with a few from New YORK. VINO
are grouped in colonies in the hills sur
rounding the lake. The Fells Is hldden
In the woods near the center OF the lahe
and about a hundred rods pack rom tiie
shore. SO that 1t cannot be seen except
from a certain point on the water "hele
the trees have been cut out to give us &C
cupants a vista. All around II, stretching
hack into the mountains, is dense grown
Of nine. spruce and birch trees, through
which Col. Hay opened severa! miles Oh
walks and drives and IN WhlcA ne useu "
enjoy his exercise. He kept The FeIIs as
a hermitage-a retreat for rest ana con-
Temptation, and went about very little ex-
cept upon his own territory. ms hea' est
neighbor was a mile and half distant
Mrs. Hay and her daughters are spehuihs
the summer here.
Lake Sunapee.
The altitude of Lake Sunapee is 1.O9s feet
above tidewater, and 1t Is curious 1act
that you have to go up hill all the time 70
reach Il from all the neighoorlns to"hs'
When we asked man where Sunapee mar
Dor lay he replied that 1t was at the TOP
Of the hill, and we kept on going up very
steep grades until We reached the "atei'
II compares well with the Swiss and italian
lakes for its picturesque scenery and eniiV-
.ninq atmosphere 1t is very much IKE
Lake Tahoe in California, except that the
surrounding mountains are not 80 hteH
The lake Is twelve miles long and from nan
y.oNfa yt-f6a
W a hundred feet deep. II is fed from
snrings and the water Is intensely cold
aj.opether too cold for bathing, but al
mirable for fish. The government hatchery
near by keeps II well stocked with salrnoh'
,rout and black bass. Four steel steam
boats keep up communication between the
cottages and Sunapee haroor, Whlch IL the
railway station and port OF ehtfy. All
800 ~ sunplies have to be carried around
- hoats The milkman and the butcher,
the green grocer and the pakei aII use &c
form of delivery. and the cottaseis mus
keep launches or rowboats OF stay a. hO. ne
~ 18th sides of Sunapee harbor the
.bors Is lined with modest cottages ana
cabins where people OF small incomes leaa
siuonie lives and absorb the healtH anu
strenpth they are seeking. turther away
go, the town the land has all been puF ,
chased by richer people, who have secured
large tracts of woods ana nave eteo ~
villas more or less pretentlous anu
ra,'eIye The lake is encircled by con-
.tn,,lr,. line of hills, the foothills OF the
White mountains. and their slopes arr
heInR RAPIDLY occupied by summer resi-
dents.
New Hampshire Camps.
Several New England schools own camp
ing grounds and send up their boys TOT
the summer A DR.. barrow of New York
has built a large home where he enter
ts,ns fifty crippled boys and girls-incur-
ables-for three or four months every sum-
mer and lets flood of light and happiness
into their lives.
II is a common custom for the boys
schools in New England to have summer
camps and the neighborhood OF Lake Sun
apee is a favorite location because or It's
MANY advantages and attractions The
canns are htted I'D with tents and bar
racks for sleeping dining halls. ana the
bows live in the simplest manner, spending
all of their waking hours In the open air
boating fishing swimming like young bar
barians wandering through the forests and
playing their common games. Sometimes
a group of youngsters break Into the road
way from the woods looking like a gang
OF savages, their faces Drowned to the
color of the noble red man, their arms and
hands blistered and their clothing tattered
md soiled. This outdoor life gives them a
physical education that Is better than learn
ing and when the two are mixed. nature
and art make a good combination. The
boys come UP here for a couple OF months
at the end OF the school year in charge OF
some of their teachers, snd accumulate a
store Of surplus energy before they 60
back to their studies
Harvard University has a large camp on
the eastern shore OF Lake Asquam. where
the students can get good deal OF exer-
else and outdoor life. and whatever study
they md 1t necessary TO pursue, under