Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — Live on Houseboats. [ARTICLE]

Live on Houseboats.

The numerous canals of Holland are populated by about 50,000 people, to whom the houseboat represents home all the year around, and with the exception of the winter season, when'the canals are frozen, they are constantly on the move. The stem of the vessel is fltted up for the boatman ahd his family, while the space in front is used for carrying freight -.