The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-08


we left Brussels August Ia for the
Hague and put up at the Paulez Ho-
tel. The Hague, the Dutch capital, IL
a city OF 100000 thrifty people.
Though not large g. American cities
~ 1t ID famed ID the scene or some
OF the worlds greatest political gath
erings. We visited the House in the
Woods" where the nrst Peace Con-
ference was held in 1889 and the won
derful Temple of Peace which An
drew Carnegie il erecting To BE- the
home OF an international court OF
arbitration. Three or four stories
high were the walls when we saw
them, but it will be several years be-
fore the task is completed.
We visited the famous beach, where
thousands OF vacationists battle in the
North Sea every summer, but the wa
ter was too cool for bathing during
our visit. The beach reminds one Of
our own Atlantic City.
August liz We left for Amsterdam,
where our headquarters We're the
Pays deBas hotel.
Amsterdam is a city of canals and
locks. 1t lies II feet lower than the
sea level and boats from the inland
n
ate system of locks. we visited the
palace OF Queen Wilhelmina and the
city's art galleries, then took a trip
down the bay to Marker Island.
Art galleries are interesting in that
they portray people and scenes. How
much more interesting are the people
and scenes that have inspired the ar
fist.
Marker is a gem for the artist. Hol-
land, as it looked in the days of Will
lam of Orange, is preserved there.
Everybody wears wooden shoes, Just
as their ancestors hundreds OF years
ago, did.
They say that the devil sits In
Paris on stump grinding out new
fashion every minute. Busy devil!
But if changes in dress are the token
OF his presence, h. hasn't been in
Marker since away back in the days
when st. Patrick was busy driving
snakes out Of Ireland.
/ The women Of Marker all look a.
/ like to the casual observer. American
women delight to express their indt-
viduality i'm their manner OF attire
and hair arrangements. There is no
market for rats" ana 'puffs" in Mar
I ken. From girlhood to old age these
Dutch women plat their hair in two
braids, which hang down their backs.
Necessity il said to BE- the mother Of
invention. The luxury OF "puffs" and
rats" Is denied these women by the
slimness of their pocketbooks.
They are fisher folk, though the at
traction of their simple lives has Gre
ated an industry that has enlarged
their incomes. They make souvenirs
and sell them to the tourists. who
visit them.
The island has about 400 inhabi-
tants and all of them work.
\ Volendam island Is similar to Mar
ken. we took boat there and start
ed up the canal for Amsterdam.
Some artist has painted COW and
a milk maid busy by her side under
the beautiful blue of the Holland sky.
We saw the COW and thousands just
like her on our riHe Gp the canal.
This il the country " here the e.
\ nous Edom cheese Is made and these
thousands of cows, grazing on the
rich pasture lands, keep busy cheese
factories, one after another.
Once when the boat stopped we
visited one of these factories. The
Y building was composite arrange
ment. Not only was the cheese made
there, but the COWS which kept the
factory going, lived there with the
dairymen and his family who are
the factory's sole employees. Under
one roof were factory, stable, farm
house, and chicken pen. We were not
tempted to taste any Of the cheese,
though there were hundreds of cakes
piled up.
This pasture country il from -
to 20 feet lower than the ocean at
low tide. Dyke after dyke has been
built up and the water pumped out so
that a vast area, once covered by the
sea, has been redeemed and made the
sites of thousands Of humble, and
perhaps unsanitary homes but homes
for happy people.
The great Dutch windmills, known
to picture lovers everywhere, adorn
the landscape. They operate the
pumps which pour water from the
lowlands into the canals.
The only semblances to farming
one finds I'm this country are graz
ing aocks and haymaking necessary
to the maintenance of the cattle in
winter.
Scheveningen Beach, near The
Hague, il distinguished for it, straw
baskets, just a. Atlantic City j. for
its rolling chairs. During the season
one may see thousands Of these bas-
kets scattered over the beach. Be-
meath each is a man, or woman, pro-
tected from the rays Of the sun while
he gaZes on the sea
N we have made mention OF the use
OF the word dam" In Amsterdam
we saw a sign Dam Bank" ana it
looked like a substantial institution.