The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-20

der and the Puget Sound section can
not be equalled, where one can en-
joy trips on a ''placid sea-" without
the discomforts of ocean voyage,
with mighty mountains close at hand
to break the monotony. There's much
activity in Washington now, on &C
count of all the lumber mills running
to capacity.
At Seattle had the pleasure of
meeting Judge G. A. C. Rochester,
formerly of Lincoln County, true
| Southern gentleman of the old
school, prominent lawyer and lead
er in the social life of his city; has
fine family and beautiful home,
with Volunteer Park as his front
yard.
In Spokane, Capital of the "In-
land Empire" l called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Cowan, formerly Lucille Meme
fee, of Stanford, both happy in their
home life and blessed with a pretty
and smart little daughter, who bids
fair to follow in her mothers foot
steps, as an accomplished musician
While at Bellingham, Wash, was
stricken" with an unfortunate ma
lady which forced me to be "ex-com-
municado" for three weeks. Fortu-
nately, secured the services of an
excellent physician and the best of
attention, being located with a priv
ate family, the lady Of the house,
I hailing from Old Virginia, fattened
me on "co'n" bread and good home
cooking. Almost enjoyed my incar-
ceration and hardly deserve the SYM
pathy of my friends, all of whom l
now thank for their kindly inquiries,
and wish to assure them-especiall
the ladies and one in particular
that I came thru unscathed, with my
manly beauty CD still unscathed not
a pit to show the effects of my siege
with Col. Small PoX. Can't imagine
where / came in contact with the
pestiferous Germans" unless it was
in the Couer D'Alene (Idaho) min
ing camps, where was thrown in con-
tact with all sorts, kinds and condi-
tions of people.
| From Bellingham went into the
Canadian country and found Vic
toria, B. c., beautiful and modern
city, the sad aspect tho was the num-
Der of recruiting stations, billboard
advertisements, etc. soliciting recruits
as we advertise "Old Dutch Clean
ser" and such. in the States. There
were many youngsters, clad IN kha-
XII and colorful Scotch regalia, await
ing their turn to go to the trenches.
Many Of the factories are closed.
all employees gone to the front, and
there is a war tax on practically
everything.
Just another lesson to US for pre-
paredness.
While there l encountered a "sho
10 a
home to me than any one else and,
after rendering the price of drink,
which is the open sesame to any
"cullud' persons heart Qf you have
a doubt of this try it out some time
on Col. Sam Guest and watch the re-
sult), asked where he hailed from.
He responded: "Fse from the States,
boss, used to run on river steam
boat, Pittsburg to Louisville, and Pse
gittin' homesick." So was / and i'm
mediately decamped for the glorious
| u. S. A., home of the free and the
grand old "rag," as my friend Tom
Heflin, of the Sunny South or our
own Harvey Helm might well ex-
press it.
The Canadian traffic operates just
the reverse ,of ours. All vehicles,
street cars, etc, keep to the left in
stead of the right side of the street.
This was brought clearly to my mind
after being almost decapitated by
a few jitney buses and such; other
wise they are thoroughly up to date,
excellent R. R. service and hotel ac-
commodations. and laugh over the
antics of Charlie Chaplin just. as we
do.
My first and last impression of
Oregon is rain, then more rain. AS
one native expressed it-"Rains
thirteen months out of the year in
Oregon"
This was conducive to good bust
ness with the "Alligators," the kind
that Never Leak. the PRONUNCIATION
of same being the present method
of fattening my bank balance, but
was kinder damp and unpleasant
too much water for true Kentuc-
khan. In fact. have seen and eXper-
fenced the effects of more "aqua
pura" out here than the combined
flow of the mighty st. Asaph and
Dix river, if they were bottled up
for many years to come.
The favorite seaside resorts of
Oregonians are Seaside and Newport
, by the Sea- The latter has the
} prettiest beach have ever seen and
I've seen all of 'em, the old Pacific
seems fiercer and more majestic
than the Atlantic and the beach at
Newport abounds in coves, jagged
rocks, etc., a vista of beauty most
pleasing to the eye. Would advise
! my friends to include the latter in
their itinerary when visiting Oregon
in the summer time.