Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-05

Gy Frof. r. Is. Steece, WeSSlrgton
Springs, S. d.
C~Application made COR registration
under the U. s. Copyright Laws, by
the Jerauld County Review, Messing
ton Springs, South Dakota.l
From Stirling to Aberdeen on a 81
cycle.
Knowing that one must pass
through the Highlands before he can
say he has seen Scotland, ! took a
bicycle trip from Stirling to Aber,'
deem by way Of the highest road in
the country. This route undoubtedly
is one of the most interesting and
Picturesque in Scotland, combining,
as 1t does, thickly populated acres
with their fine fields, hawthorn hedges
sparkling rock-bottomed streams, mas
sive stone walls and fences, and
smooth wellkept macadam roads and
the sparsely inhabited heather-clad
Highland hills with their deep val
leys, steep rocky slopes and absence
Of almost all forms of vegetation.
The entire surface of Scotland is
quite billy. North of the River Forth
the hills merge into the Grampian
mountains, the true Highland region.
From Stirling to Perth, a distance Of
forty miles, my way lay along the
foot of the Ochil hills. The farmers
had just finished cutting their grain,
and were now engaged in stacking it.
Grain Stacks Thatched.
The stacks are very carefully built
and matched with straw. Heavy
Irvine Is wound over the thatch, max
Ing the stacks look as il they were {
capped with some sort of Scotch |
plaid.
Along the principal highways are !,
many small villages and towns. The l
stone buildings look very much alike
with their numerous chimneys and
slate or tile roofs. The trees were Il
%gorgeously decked in their autumn h
tints of brown, red, yellow and gold. a
The farms are very irregular and the p
small fields into which each C
is divided are of many sizes and j
tt
Miles of Stone Fences. V
Miles and miles of stone fences. or :,
walls, separate the fields and farms. %
and they may be seen extending in :,
all directions over hill and dale. The y
material Of which these are built was =,
taken from the fields, or obtained y
tquarries, So that the whole :,
landscape has the appearance of hay :.
Ing been originally heavily wooded.
The City Of Perth. ia
Perth, a city of SO, 900 Inhabitants W
was the end of my first days run. u
t is said that some OF Sir Walter
novels are based on scenes In fe
his part of Scotland. Beyond Perth tf
i few miles i passed the famous beech o.
on Lord L~andsdowne's estate fo
These hedges are nearly 100 feet high tt
trimmed, and SO thick ra
hat one cannot see through them. I
cached Blairgawie about n o'clock
he second day, This fine little city
Is beautifully situated on a branch of -
The River Tay, and Is noted for its 2
culture of red raspberriesa During :
he latter part of August thousands of =
,~erry-pickers come from the large "
titles to help gather the choice fruit. y
pe
Where Ascent Begins. FL
The steep ascent Of the Highlands tn
,eally begins at Blairgawrie. Six li'
niles farther on Is the little village st
the Bridge Of Cally. Picture ~
+ you can d combination of wooded by
ills, a mountain stream ripping pc
'ver Its rock bed. evergreen and de- tn
trees growing right down to no
he waters edge, an old stone bridge, III
hick walls of stone on both sides of in
he roads, q modest little p~ostofice, a In
ew widely scattered houses, and an WI
ldsfashioned hotel. Such a place is sa
ne Bridge of Cally, q most romantic
poi, the favorite resort OF men on al
acation, but now almost deserted be-
a,1se AZ the war bu
mi
Noss " SnuSa sa,
Only two inch we're fishing for tn
out. and i'd hh1tsman was ranging er
ae hills IN quest OF grouse among sa'
lie purple heathar. Sunday at noon, en-
lie anglers and myself went up to the su
title stone church around the hill to- tin
stem to d sermon by a Presbyterian sh
a guest at the inn. He spoke ms
/ the origin OF the British national ha
nthem God Save the kiHg," and con up
sasted the life of the present sover@i TN
King George " with that OF his II
ousin, the German kaiser 1.-THE kais gil
mother was q daughter OF Queen
ictoria1.
~ Miles Up ! tsllh "a,
Monday morning ] started on my of
up the road. The distance to the OLE
Up OF the hill Is % miles, fifteen Of ow
'hich ! walked and pushed my BIZ ca,
scls against d hard wind, mi
Gradually / left behind the little tw
arms, and came / o d very sparsely en-
lhahited area where shep farming vi,
the only industry, Many sheep trf
be q grazing faf up among ri
he rocks Stopping dit Highlands fif
/ got ii very good dinner ha
fhich was spread for rne in the best mi
After dinner I had d very en-. Of
oyable visit with my host and his ite
life The old man was making wire in
to set In the rabbit runs'';