The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-11

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q be buried with him and
Il to his funeral be invited
o1 4lis smoking friends. A pipe
q sack of tobacco should be
pl ded for all the mourners
n were to pass the time in
sn kllg. On the street one may
ID 4 that nearly everyman and
b \ smoking, you will see a
va sster seven or eight putting
Al Sat a cigar quite as though
q ~ smoked from the cradle.
4rSterjam is a very unique
ct3 N that 1t is a city built on
ps The upper stratum of the
na Elal soil is loan and loose
- SO 1t is necessary to have a
soh hubstructure, the piles are
1flFei from fourteen to sixty
fests watched the process and
n the difficulties, the excavated
~ for the building was full of
1 The Royal palace rests
III q foundation of 13, $50 piles.
ft city is intersected in all
q cIions by canals with water
srdhl three Of three and a half
eel deep and a layer of black
nM Of about equal depth; this
Hzeer becomes very dirty, so to
Mtvent malaria the canals at
,eNain times are flushed by let
,i4g in an arm of the large North
s@ canal.
IN the summer the mosquitoes
~ q terrible nuisance and | no
led a few even this late in the
eksen.
Nhe city is far from beautiful
gith its old narrow gabled houses
'tthree to five stories with the
~ looking contrivance at the
opof the gable for hoisting and
5&ering lhlngs to and from the
Weftioors. Some of the streets
H very narrow; the main bust
l8sstreet is only about twenty
e6t wide and at night it pre-,
eiits very lively spectacle o.
hbusands of people walking ur
dddown, and of course in the
treet as the sidewalks accomo-
ate so few.
Sunday morning I spent at
ending service in two very large
dutch Protestant churches and
Isiung the Royal palace. The
hprches are called the Old and
iibs sIssu aha hha tsaesSssa fessReg srestea s.ssS,
bout 1408. l suppose you SCI
be reason why one is called the
lew church. The services arc
cry interesting; | was singularly
impressed by the large number
+ men present and by the beau
ilul and hearty singing of the
ymns by the congregation. II
ONE ! of the churches the ar
angement is very odd, the wo-
lan sit in front on chairs anG
ne men in raised sloping box
Ke peWs; there are little boxes
olding hot bricks that are
assed around for the purpose OF
'arming the feet.
| had heard of the wonderful
am in Amsterdam and expected
} see a dam or a dyke but in
lead | find that it is a large opel
luare or plain in the business
enter called the Dam Plein or
lain, there is also a Dam street
. you see the word is often used
ere.
One of the most interesting
nings | have seen is the dla-
lond polishing mill, | saw the
rocess from the unpublished to
ne finished product. First tht
tones are sorted and the impuri-
les cut away, then they are
ent to the polisher who puts on
he edges: The stone, to become
diamond must have So sides,
yhen there are less the stones
re called chips or brillial is; tn
re ground or polished by q
,heel that revolves 1000 times
er minute. The stone is moist,
ned in diamond dust composct
f impurities from the stones
round in liquid form.
/ made two visits to the Ma
ional museum, which next t
he gallery at the Hague, has
he finest collection of picture
n Holland, it is particularly r cl
n the pictures of Rembral. dt,
lere is his most famous painting,
The Night Watch. i"
One of the most pleasant eX,
ursions | have taken was BY
cat from Amsterdam to the Is
and of Marken situated on tht
.uyder Zee. There were six o.
IS on the boat, two Ell 81 shmen,