The Washington herald., 1909-08-23
AT THE HOTELS.


Vogel. who is here on business and puts
up al the Raleigh. for San Diego. Cal
san Diego has about 1000 inhaoit-
ants, which is au Increase Of more than
30 per cent since 1850. We have lots OF
public schools. the best teachers. good
private schools, churches. papers. banks.
stores. markets. hotels. and boarding
housey.
"one can find al san Diego the most
heaithful and enjoyable an-the-year eli
mate known, continued Mr.. Vogei.
There is no region in TIE world 50 tres
from seasonal or accidental disease ss
san Diego-even the diseases o. summer
80 common among children in the East
are IN san Diego remarkable for their
| abserre
Gold and other precious metals are
round In many sections of san Diego
/ county" added ar Vogel The largest
iithia mine in the world is located IN the
northern part Of the county A recent
discovery which has attracted a great
zeal OF attention is the gem kunzite. not
FOUND elsewhere, and occurring In beau
Illul crystals, for which there is a great
demand The tourmalines OF the county
are also famous for their richness In color
and orillancy. Then there IS the hya-
cinth and other precious stones
Capt. NJ r. Baylor, OF London who Is
at the New Willard. recently made q
tour Of the Netherlands. and he had this
to say about the thrifty Dutch and their
ways;
The Netherlands is wealthy nation.
and the Dutch do not forget that in the
old days they played a leading part IN
the history Of Europe. They do not in
dulge mueh In outward show, however.
and their ideal Of a nations happiness
/ is a good, solid, middle-class prosperity,
with comfortable bank account. which
is always mounting up.
The Dutch merchant with a good CO.
lonial trade. continued Col Baylor. the
I Dutch manufacture with a prosperous
industry. the farmer in the provinces.
and the shopkeeper IN the towns are al
! 'well-to-do, and thoroughly satisfied with
themselves. The 'guiden' keep pillng I'D.
and 10 gambling instinct tempfs them TO
launch out into ambitious enterprises.
Quietly and ploddingly they do their bus
mess. satisfied with moderate profits. and
growing rich because they are always
SO thrifty.
They do not waste money in the pomp
and vanities Of life. The richest diamond
merchants in Amsterdam live IN quiet
houses on the canal sides. and do not
wear their jewels IN their shirt fronts nor
on each finger OF each hand. The wives
OF colonial planters who. II in London or
a
esses, go about dowdily and careless OF.
Partisan fashions. The Hague. which In
provincial Holland is regarded as a place
OF frivolous amusement and the home of
the smart set and the court circle there.
is as quiet in It's Sode Of life as a CO.
terie in Clapham Park or Hampstead.
The peasants and wOrlIingmen earn
poor wages. compared with those IN this
country and England. but living is cheap
and thrift is second nature 20 the Dutch
so that when they reach middle age
there are few without savings in the
bank upon which 10 end their days in
peace.
The advent OF the automobile and the
city beautiful and sanitary happened
about the same time in this country.
/ according 70 James r Pratt. a real
estate broker Of Kansas City. who is az
the New WIlarf he said il was "honk.
honk, magic and mysterious word.
hitherto unknown, which caused the
American city dweIler 10 first think OF
Partisan bouievards and their adoption.
Twenty years ago" said Mr. Pratt,
kansas City, along with most other
American cities Of the first class. had few
shady streets The tendency OF building
was to mass the residence section closely
about the business center. Il was an
age OF horse carriages and street cars.
To-day the gasoline and electric wag-
I on have made suburbs a better place 10
/ live than the downtown district. Auto
mobile owners, who do not have TO ar
rive at their Offices before O'Clock in the
morning and may leave as early as 5
o'clock in the afternoon, are buying far
ther out a house and two or three
acres close 10 an electric iuterurban line
and good country road. five miles from
the city limits. is considered ideal.
we are selling two lots in the country
20 one I'm the city" added Mr.. Pratt.
. Property along country roads is selling
best, and the buildings most popular are
Of the cottage order. small. with all mod
ern improvements.
Granger s. Thomas, Of Denver. Colo. il
at the National he loves to talk about
the cowboy and his habits. and said last
night that the -spiked-heeI cowboy
boots Of the Western plains have gone TO
the discard.
In their place, said Mr.. Thomas, are
boots with broad military heels. The
change in fashion is not due 10 some
crazy notion Of fashion deviser in Lon
don or Paris The Western cowboys
themselves are responsible for il.
in days OF old a boot with a three
or four inch spiked heel was Just as
essential TO the welfare and comfort OF
a cowpUncher as was a six-shooter- At
that time cowboys lived in the saddle.
AS rule they rode wild bronchos II
took long heel TO make them secure IN
the stiTups.
"A short heel would let a mans foot
slip through the stirrup. and when tbat
happened the man was usually dragged
TO death by his broncho. Life I'm the
saddle was about the only life there was
around cattle ranch. Wild cattle al
ways charged on a man on foot. A
bunch Of cattle would pay no attention
10 a man on broncho. but the moment
he stepped out Of the saddle. they would
either so for him or stampede.
But times have changed and with
them the style Of cowboy boots. Most
Of the big Western ranches have been
cut pp and fenced. The cattle have
been tanned A cowboy spends almost as
much time on feot around the corrals or
fixing fences as he spends in the sad
die. Therefore. a new heel had to be
adopted; one that would protect him in
the saddle and make walking easy. He
found the combination in the two-inch