La Junta tribune., 1908-11-21

Young Mems Christian Association
rooms. The association has a large
membership. Is sort of club. The
rooms are elegantly furnished. The
reveption room is 4 fine parior. with
great. easy. leather upholstered
chairs. a piano, elegant tables, n beau
tiful fire place and mantle, looking
glasses and many other kinds of
furniture. The billiard hall has three
grand billiard tables. writing desk
and is beautifully lighted. having win
dows on three sides. The reading
and writing room is well furnished
with writing desks. reading tables.
newspapers and the current magazine
A large hall with gallery. like an
opera house, is part of the estab-
lishment. AS is also a well equipped
gymnasium There Is small hall
in which shorthand is taught, BIZ
cycle stall and number of sleeping
rooms. There is also a beautiful
dining room. where meals, teas and
luncheons are served, from the well
equipped kitchen. The fees are for
those under twenty-one years, seven
shiliings sixpence, over twenty-one,
twelve shillings six pence per year
sl.s0 and $3.15.
England and Scotland are Christian
nations. The mass of the people
are religious. They are church
going people. Such institutions as
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, Salvation Army, Missions. sun
day school work and other religious
l. rs,itutions are we'll sustained. For
Instance. often in the hotels there
gious sentiment. In the bath room
of my hotel at E.dinburg, guests Were
advised that family worship is held
In the parlor at seven p. IN.
moment writing. is bookcase of
books, above which is, This library
is the property of the Commercial
Travellers Christian Association.) At
ADtIuetht thCht 40 a So aiu ihcSt
beautiful building of granite. Of most
artistic Architectural design, three
stories, one hundred feet by one hun
dred and fifty feet. the property of
CANT place, palace in its style aud
appearances. The first floors are
rented in, mercantile purposes. The
Army hall is large, with fine gallery.
I was greatly surprised to see such
~ fine building bearing the name.
Salvation Army" for the Salvation
Army is supposed to be the poorest
OF all organizations. These institu-
tions are supported by the great gen
erosity and l;berGlirs OF the English
and Scotch reople. l have been
mach impressed with the generosity
of the wealthy aud poor people in
these countries On every hand, on
meets with or2l,anages, hospitals.
schools and colleges. museums. art
galleries, parks, homes for the aged.
for homeless boys and girls and des-
men and women OF England and
Scotland. 1t is not confined to
church people fro . brewer gave a
very large suin OF money for the bull
lug cf fine hall, TO be used as
music hail and as Lall for other
public purposes. in connection with,
or ss a part of EdinbHk University.
A large number Of schools, both OF
the grammar and high school grades.
have thus been founded. many of
them not only providing instruction
free, but also contributing, wholly or
in part, the expenses of the boys
and girls at these institutions.
1t was market day at Newcastle.
This day comes twice week. hat
left call at the hotel for quarter
past five. but. as l lay awake.
heard the squealing Of hogs, the low
ing OF cattle and the shouts of the
pig driver and the English cow
boy" SO decided to remain over
one train, to visit the stockyards.
These yards are not like those OF
Kansas City anCd hicago. The pigs.
they do not call them hogs, were In
small pens that hold probably-a a doz-
en- or 80. the fence being Of iron and
about three feet high and partly
under cover. The sheep pens were
similar, but not covered. But what
interested and amused me most, was
the cattle yards. There were no
pens at all. There is q row Of low
posts with two gas pipes for the
fence, then on each side wings ex-
tend out. but they are not closed.
The ends are. open. The cattle