Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-01
not be repeated at several places in The Inn

not be repeated at several places in. The I'M
mediate neighborhood.
This Ia an honest people; everybody leaves
his doors and windows unlocked and very
few Of the abandoned farmhouses nave
been disturbed. although the owners have
left their furniture and linen and their
books and lamps, china. ana even . cioth nna.
and window looks Some Of the houses In
remote places have been burned by acol-
dent or by arson to get the insurance, or
surrounded by Towering bushes and fruit
trees, have a melancholy appearance. The
abandoned gardens are full OF weeds the
walks re overgrown win aGer. ,its ar ana
and the bushes are running wild. for. not
withstanding the high latitude and long win
ters, vegetation grows very rapidly IN this
state. Occasionally we have seen an aban-
doned schooihouse with the windows
broken, and that is still more melancholy.
From Nearly Every State.
The newcomers-the people who have
bought the abandoned farms and who have
remodeled the old homesteads and are now
occupying them with great comfort and
satisfaction each summer-come from al
most every state in the Union: the largest
number, however. are natives or descend
ants Of natives Of New Hampshire. and
many Of them have returned, ike the Proo-
igal Son, to the homes OF their fathers.
Inc largest CIHSS nave U0oh uSSuaeSo ~
desire to secure a quiet. pleasant ana
healthful home for the summer months,
where their children can run Wild and have
taste Of country lifs with plenty , Of , fresh
can rest from the fatigue Of the winters
| sayeties and where they can hnd RELIEF
| from business cares and annoyances some
Of them want to run farm for fun or raise
| friends and lay out their own goif INKS,
tennis courts and other amusements Some
are actuated by sentimental desire 70
possess and dwell in the homes Of their
forefathers; q few have made game and
fishing preserves; but the great majority
come here for health and happiness, and
find farm life on their own land ana IN
| their own houses much more agreeable than
| the social attraction Of the seaside resorts
and other fashionable places
Living II cheap in New Hampshire, ana
omy. A man can buy farm with good
house and all the land he wants for what
It will cost him to keep his wife and daugh.
tsrs at seaside hotel. and the dresses ana ana
cost more than he will need to put the place
| in order.
What Country Home May Cost.
While the chauffeur was putting on new
tire the other day 1 applied at . neighbor-
ing house for information as to the price OF
| an abandoned farm that lay before us. It
had an excellent house. well painted and
apparently in good condition. although the
location was nearer the road than was de-
sirable. There were several large barns
one for hay, one for cattle, another for
tools and implements-and woodshed big
enough to hold all tho fuel that would be
| needed to heat the Capitol at washington.
The neighbor told me that the place was
| held at $500, with terms to suit the pur-
| chaser.
How much land Is there7" I asked
WAL, calculate he'd let " have all the
land we'd want but wouldn't advise ye to
take too much Of it. 1t don't raise notMn'
but taxes"
And that is the usual rule. The people
are isnd-poor-so poor that they cannot
| make enough money to pay the taxes al
though they are very low. and land. Ike
! ice in the polar regions, is so abundant that
, il is dificult to give it away.
| The tax assessments are levied to attract
} summer residents Municipal and County
| administrations are economical. The largest
: expenditures are for roads, which benefit
the property and increase its value
| The rural free mail delivery and the tele.
phone systems have brought the farmers OF
i this part of the country into close com.
| munication with the towns and cities
| around them as well as with each other
The summer residents order their supple.
! from the butcher, the baker and greer
grocer by telephone, and they are delivered
: by wagon, and, in some cases, by automo
bile. The railroad service Is complained of
as. 1t Is everywhere. The trains are toe
: slow and the intervals between them ar,
: / too long, but the trolley is extending every