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Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont fllmte en commenpant par ia premlAre page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'iiiustration at en terminant par ia dernlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la dernidre image de cheque microfiche, seion ie cas: Ie symbols — ^ signifie "A SUIVRE", ie symbols V signiffie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc.. peuvent Atre ffilmte A des taux de rAouction difffArents. Lorsque Ie document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul ciich*. 11 est ffilm« A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant Ie nombre d'imagas n6cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants iliustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 The EDITH and LORNE PIERCE COLLECTION of CANADI ANA ^een's University at Kingston I 'fi.f|!-i. Plant, presi- dent of the gre.it and comprehensive Plant systein of railroads and steamship lines. He has not oidy made a ]);iradise out of western Florida, but has erected at Tampa Bay, at an expense of more than $2,oco,ooo, the most magnificently 'Trrf*^ In the K'eat dry dork at Halifax there is mont always a llritisli man-of-war being overhauled." srwfrfi 4^_. '-■ The harbor reverberates with the heavy salutes from the sh'ps of the tiaval squadron whic has its rendezvous at lialifax." planned and luxuriously furnished resort palace in America, and has made it pos- sible by his railroad service for the trav- eller to reach there quickly and in great I he liijhl houM which hai Kul(!ed mnnv ■ crait to tha entruncc u( tliii nubU harbor," comfort from the cliief cities North and West. He has made Winter Parle, in the lake regions of Florida, an ideal re- sort, and provided in the Seminole a hotel at which the traveller from the North may fnid all the joys and pleas- ures of a semi-tropical existence. Fie has reached further south, and the steamers of his line, the favorite " Mas- colle " and oilier steamships, ply rej^u- larly all the year between Tampa Hay and Havana, Cut)a, forming a popular tourist route, and offerinjr a delightful winter's excursion to the tropics at small expense. From Tampa Bay, where he has built, right over the water, a good half mile trom the shore proper, the quaint Tampa Bay Inn, steamers also make regularly ap- pointed tours to Jamaica, affording a chance to many travellers to spend a week or so on this gem of the Antilles. While all this great development has been pushed vigorously in the South by Mr. Plant, he has al the same time been improving his lines between the United States and tl)e Maritime Prov- inces. He was one of the first to foresee what has since l)een so a b u n - a n t 1 y jiroven.that Nova Sco- t i a and Prince Ed- ward Isl- and were the most n desirable summering spots within easy access for Americans, and that they would, as they have now become, the tavorite and chosen regions lor health as well as pleasure seekers. Tht- polity uf the entire Plant System rellects the gen- erous, broad-minded spirit of its creator. It is not to sec just now little can be done for its p.itrons to keep them from coin plaining, but rath lic ound hctise." sure to be staunch, fast, well equipped and well manned, if it flies the Plant Line pennant at the foremast. Your state- room will be large, well ventilated, and your l)ed and linen immaculate. You will find the officers courteous and oblig- ing, and, what is of more importance, thorough seamen of long training, for there is not a captain on the line, or any officer of the higher grades, who has not gained his nautical knowledge by many years of practical experience. The snores of Nova Scotia, which are in view from the decks of the Plant Line steamers some hours before reaching Halifax, have been likened to those of Norway. They are indented with innu- merable deep harbors and inlets and many frowning and rocky promontories and sea-swept ledges. Along towards noon, on the day after leaving Boston, Chebutto Head Light and the Devil's Island Light, which stand as sentinels at the entrance of Halifax harbor, are sighted. A half hour's run and the ship has crossed the line between them and " The majestic Sebastopo! moRument ia one of the many interesting objects." '^:1 "llulifax i!> a busy, prosperous city, subsiantially built, and of characteristics decidedly foreign.' 'T'le Vost (Ifficeai ll.ilifax is I'nRUsh in ns architcc urc and lypical of all the business buildinds of the city." is plowing' lit-r way up tlie harbor. Meantime tlie flag of tiie Plant Line has been hoisted upon tlie citadel, for this is always done as soon as one of these ships is sij^hted. In the distance may be caught a shadowy glim])se of the city, while along the shores are little coves, where hardy fishermen dwell, whose crafts fly out to sea iii the early morning on the wings of the wind, and return at nightfall like a great flock of tired birds. MartelloTower, of historic fame,and now a lighthouse on Macnab's Island (which, although the picnic grounds of the city, is heavily fortified), is pointed out, and a moment afterward George's Island, a ffi . '■ ^'t! . >^«»2^ 1' r. - fiuict, liarmlcss-lookin;'- hit of l.iiul drojiped in miil-harbo.. Ikit tlie tourist i? told that this innocent bit of land is iioneycombed far below tiir water-line, and its hidden batteries of powerful modern guns and connecting submarine torjjedo mines would give the greatest man-of-war as much to think about as the man wlu; had knocked down the hornet's nest. These foriifications, with the im- ])regiiable York Redoubt on the west- ern shore, the heavy masked batteries in Point Pleasant Park on the lip of the peninsula, and those off the har- bor mouth, to say nothing of a score or more of less importance, all modernly equipjied and thoroughly manned, v.oulil make the approach to Halifax of a hostile war vessel r.n exceetlingly interesting occasion. If the ship should show no disposition to withdraw, lir.lf the water in the harbor, and the ship witii it, couid "Carrying home with them at night an evidence of the day's success." 'The people of Halifax nrc devoted to a(;u:U:c sports in summer lime.' be thrown into the air by the explosion of the electrically connected chain of torpedo mines quietly slumbering in these piping times of peace in their sub- marine i)erths. Beyond (leorge's Island the citadel- crowned city and wharves witli their forest of masts come into full view. A few moments more and the great f'^ip is warped into her slip, the gang-, ;ink lowered, hurried good-byes are said to newly-made friends, ami the Noyager is at his hotel, scarcely more than twenty- four hours after leaving lioslon. Nova Scotia is a land girt round about by the sea. No spot within its confines is more than thirty miles from salt water. Its summer climate is as soft as that of southern Italy in May. Its sky rivals that of the Riviera in the intensity of color tones. Its air is vitalizing, exiiil- arative and recu])erative. It is a country in which nature has been so lavish in iier cliarms that art is scarcely missed at all — a rejjion wliere each little hamiet, whether by sea or tar back in the rii;^ged interior, has its individual charms of quaint novelty, anil where days or weeks may be awav in healthful rest. One of the tenderest of poets has cast over the region "the consecj-alion and purple light of his imaginings." Perhaps the hills will not be quite so softened in their lines ; perhaps the mellow atmos- phere mav be less seductive, but if we " The drive alone Uie harbor side of Halifax leads to the Vublic Gardens, in which is the historic Martello Tower. ' idled "The Micmac Indians offer for sale at the city market an attractive stock of baskets." lose the charms and fascinations of the ideal, if the fair dreams of our imaginn- tion are scattered in Hie awakening, we find in the reality of the present a full content, and need not fear the crucial test of personal acquaintance. One ofthe great all-pervading charms of Nova Scotia is its healtJi and whole- someness. The people show it, and their manners besi)eak it. The cliildren you see are ruddy-faced and clumsy-limbed, the young men and maidens pictures of robust health. Malaria is a stranger, whose grim visage would be as unex- pected as that of yellow fever in Maine. Hay fever is unknown, and the soft sum- mer breezes, wafted from which way they may be, brmg the ozone and the in- spiration of the sea, and temper the rays of the summer's sun. A noticeable peculiarity of the Prov- inces whicli strikes the man from "the States," is to be told that his train leaves at 19:26, for all railroad trains are run on the twenty-four-hour system. Froni midnight until noon the clocks and the lime tables behave themselves in a man- ner well known to us all, but from noon until midnight they continue nn from 12 to 24, instead of 'beginning with one aeain. This obviates the use of a.m. p- and p.m., but is distressingly confusing to the newcomer until he becomes so familiar witli the system that he can instantly recognize 23 o'clock as his old friend 11 p.m. The United States Inoney is taken every- ■ || ,\f- where in the ™ • Provinces, an American quarter pass- ing current for a shilling. Almost every one has heard the l>on mot ac- credited to ex-Senator Evarts upon being told at Mt. Vernon that Washington was such a powerful man that he could throw a silver dollar almost across the Po- tomac. "Oh, yes," responded Evarts, "but you know a dol- lar would go farther in those days than now." It is a fact, however, that the dollar of the tourist will go farther in Nova Sco- tia, Cape Iheton, and Prince Edward Island than anywhere else on the American continent. Board at hotels rilns from 75 cents and a dollar a day in the country to $3, the highest charged anywhere, and this only at a very few hotels in the Provinces. A dollar and a half a day for transients is the average price at hotels, and board by the week varies from $3 to $10. At farm houses good board can be had almost anywhere at from $1.50 to $5 per week. NovaScotia came within fifteen miles of being an islantl, for it is connected with New Brunswick by a narrow strip of land between Northumberland Straits and the Bay of Fundy, scr. rcely more than a dozen miles MJde. Geographers tell us that it is 285 miles long by from 50 to 100 miles broad, " The ruins of the old French Fort at Annap- butin this small area oils are well preserved." jg crowded a Wealth and variety of natural attractions which few regions of similar area on the conti- nent can match. It has been so cut into by the sea that its coast line measures more than a thousand miles, and is broken by a myriad of beautiful bays and natural harbors. Within the interior there are more than four hundred lakes, the largest and most famous being the Bras d'Or in Cape Breton. It is the Loch Lomond of North America, a gem of nature, so beautiful and so picturesque that it challenges the admiration of even the greatest travellers. Those who have spent a vacation time with our neighbors to the northeast, know them to be a most hospitable, warm-hearted and wholesome ' people, without affectation or greed. The nervous activity, the ceaseless hurry and bustle of the United States have no place with them. Their charac- teristics are more like those which mark the Englishman at home. Genial, hospitable and generous, they make the stran- ger welcome within their gates. Ask a New Yorker on his native streets to direct you to a sought- 1P "The historical willows at Grand Pre. the home of Evangeline^ may be seen from the tram." ' 1 here still remain occasional relics of the wars between the British and trench." for place, and you will get a quick inci- sive answer. Ask a man in Halifax, and ten to one he will go with you, even if out of his way, to make i)lain his willingly and politely given directions. In several districts and smaller towns throughout all of Nova Scotia this spirit is st'll more noticeable. The doors are always open to the stranger, literally, as well as figu- ratively, for locks have little if any place in builders' hard- ware, and if put on a door at all, are there more from custom than for use. Such a thing as a burglary would, it is safe to say, be con- sidered a most unusual occur- rence, for crime does not seem to thrive well in this climate. A writer, com- menting on this subject, spoke of having recently visited the jail in Hali- fax, and states that there was just one prisoner confined there. And this in a city of 45,000 inhabitants. Those who wish definite information as to tiie lengtli of their tour may put down Halifax as being 378 miles from Uoston, 340 miles froin'Portland and 542 miles from New York by sea. But this is, as children say, cutting the corner, for if one goes l)y rail it is 618 from Port- land, 720 from Boston and 939 from New York. One would as soon tiiink of going to England and not visiting London as of going to Nova Scotia and not making Halifax the central point of ids tour. It is the commercial, social and tourist centre of the Provinces. It is the port easiest reached from the United States, and the ' I'icking up a dnzen birds in an afternoon." most convenient place from which 10 start on your inland tour. The railroads of Nova Scotia may touch and stop at otlier places, but they all begin at Halifax. Halifax may be justly termed the British stronghold of North America. It is not only the head- quarters of a larger number of British troops tiian are quartered at any other place in North America, but it is the principal naval station and rendezvous of the British North At- lantic and West Indies squadrons. Hal- ifax is Englis'.i in architecture, manners and customs ; and the visitor will have no opportunity to forget for any ten min- utes at a time that he is practically as far away from "the States " and their customs and mannerisms as if he was in Southampton or Liverpool. The pres- ence of the army and navy officers adds an interesting feature to its social life. Tiiat it is distinctly brilliant is not to be '• It is a fair land about Halifax." ^A,H^^^,_-^ "Twice every twenty-tour hours the tide leaves the ships high and dry." wondered at when one realizes that it is the seat of the Provincial parliament, has a university and fine cathedral, a governor, a commander-in-chief of the army, an admiral of the navy, an arch- bishop and bishop as residents. It is the London and Paris of the Maritime Prov- inces ; tiie commercial centre, and tlie dominating financial city of the Englisli- American colonies. The city stands on a succes- sion of hills, occupying a peninsula four and one-half miles long, with a breadth va- rying from a half to two or more miles, and crowning its highest hill is the great citadel, of which so much lias, and so much will in future, be written. Halifax is ten miles back from the ocean proper, its harbor and location being not unlike "Where Indians camp." j,^^^ ^j- ^^^^, york. On one side it is bounded by the Northwest Arm and a wide stretch of isolated water, and on the otiier by the which is accessible at all sea- sons, and is sufficiently large to permit the entire Englisii navy to manoeuvre upon its waters with ease. The citadel occupies the broad summit of a central hill, two hundred and fifty feet above the harbor level. It acts as a stern and watchful sentinel, keeping unceasing guard over its peaceful charge. Great can- non poke their nnsep. out threat- eningly from under its case- harbor, ments, and absolutely control the ap- proach to the city from any direction. The Duke of Kent, father of Queen Vic- toria, who was in his time commander of the forces at Halifax, built the original fortress, utilizing the labor of the army of Maroons who had been conquered by the British, banished from Jamaica and subsequently deported to Sierra Leon. It is surrounded by a deep moat, and the huge stone walls and embankmenfs look as if they would be absolutely im- pregnable to any attack. Within these walls are the bomb-proof barracks. The view is more extended from the citadel than from any other spot near Halifax. You may overlook the entire city with its magnificent harbor teeming with shipping. You can plainly see Dart- mouth on the opposite side, the wide- spreading Bedford Basin, or inner har- bor, flecked with the graceful sails of pleasure craft. Fort Clarence, below Dartmouth, with its somjjre casements, is in full view, as are Macnab's and George's Islands, the famous York Re- doubt, the outer harbor with its fortified points, and far over toward the horizon the blue Atlantic. Outside of the citadel and adjoining it upon the city's streets are many bar- racks for officers and married men, tiie military hospital, whicii cost over half a million dollars, and the garrison chapel, where the staff and troops attend service in full uniform, accompanied by the citadel band. To the west of the fortress stretches the common, a wide expanse of velvety lawns covering many acres, upon which the great regimental parades and sham battles, always such interest- ing spectacles to visitors, take place. Halifax has been called the Gibraltar of North America, and while it bears no resemblance from a topographical stand- ]ioint to that "gateway of the conti- ** its locliy coast has stood i he prundines ot the surf since the world was young " nents" on the opposite side of the Atlan- tic, it would almost as stubbornly refuse capture. But aside from its military and naval features, Halilax has many points worthy the visitor's consideration. Sev- eral of her churches, ot which there are more than forty, are historical, and will repay a visit. St. Paul's, bejjun in 1750 and enlarged in 1812, is rich in mural tal)lets, and many of Nova Scotia's fa- mous men sleeptheirlong sleepunderthe shelter of its protecting walls. It is said the frame of this church was brought from Massachusetts in 1740, and it lias had but five rectors in the century and a half since then. The "Little Dutch Church," built in 1755, and whose orig- inal size and architecture have never been altered, is still in good repair, and the seeker after quaint epitaphs can find many cusious ones in the moss-grown old cemetery surrounding it. The official buildings of the Province are architecturally striking, and bespeak solidity. The Parliament Building, the corner-stone of which was laid in 1811, was up to 1830 the finest structure on the North American continent. It is still theadmiration of architects, and itsgreat halls are beautiful in decoration and im- posing in size. The Dominion Building, situated nearby, contains the Customs and Post-Office departments and Provin- cial Museum. The new City Hall and the Government House, occupied by the Governor, are imposing and conspicuous official buildings. Dalhousie College, a handsome and pretentious modern structure, richly \- a endowed and well equipped, \ lis the most promi- nent of \i- t'^s educational in- stitutions ^k of Halifax. The ik\ visitor whose time 3 ix^tirrr^f': I the great dry dock andthenavalyard. Both are instruc- tive, particularly the former, which is one of the larg- est in the world, being of solid . granite and con- crete, 613 feet • long, I03 feet wide at the top -^ and 70 feet at , _ the bottom. It ~ ' " is rarely unoc- ,,„ , - •', , Rocky fortresses of nature s CUpied, and tashionmg." there is almost always some mighty ship of war braced up within it receiving an overhauling. This dock was last sum- mer used by the United States govern- ment to dock their battleship " Indiana." Aside from her military and naval features, Halifax is most proud of her public gardens, and the park at Point Pleasant. And well she may be, for no other city of her population on this side of the Atlantic can boast of handsomer attractions. The gardens, containing fourteen acres, are admitted to be as beautiful as any in America, They are a gem in emerald, and one may wander about their well-kept walks, lounge under the graceful arbors, linger at the side of the crystal fountains or mirror- like ponds, feast his eyes on tlie graceful marble statuary, drink in the intoxicat- ing fragrance of the flowers, and forget for the nonce that there is anything but the beautiful and poetic in this world of ours. Here on Saturday afternoons dur- ing the summer will be found a gathering of the representative people of Halifax, listening to the sweet music of one of the military bands. The park at Point Pleasant, with its many miles of wood- land, driving roads and bridle paths, ^ twisting and twining with serpentine graces in and out through forests of spruce and pine, is one of the most charming spots on the continent. It seein:; to the visiiur as if nature had con- spired to crowd into this " neck 0' ''Sailing is a nooular pastime at Halifax," woods " a lavish assortment of her briglitest jewels ; as if she had reserved it for a storehouse of her most fascinating combi- nation of trees and wild flovv- ers, rocks and beach. In this natural park you may lose your- self in the heart of the primeval forest, or you may sit on the edge of the bluff at the ocean side and watch the mighty At- lantic roll into the broad mouth of Chehuclo Bay, the surf pounding upon the beach far Delow you, as if impetuous at being Siopped in its watery race. You may sit for hours breathing the delicious combination of the perfumes of tiie resinous pines and that of tlie sea, and gaze upon the cease- C * La Have River has (rcquentV been referred to by writers as the Rhine of North America." less coming and going of ocean craft. Over back from the sea, in the heart of the park, vou may visit tiie legend- enshrined Martello 'Tower, a memorial of days when "rough-handed maraud- ers hung about the siiores, and skulking Indians jieered out from the surrounding greenery." Tlie visitor at Halifax can spend several days delightfully in driving or bicycling about the suburbs. Among the popular roads is that along the shores of the ever-attractive Bedford Basin, wliose sparkling waters form almost a circle about five miles across. Tiiis inner harbor, as it is called, is hemmed in on all sides by bold and pretentious iiiils. Along their base and crowding in many places closely between the bluffs " There are large lumber interests at Brideewater on the picturesque La Have River.'*^ and the murmuring waves of the Basin, and at others following the outer lines of some picturesque inlet, is one of the finest roads in Nova Scotia. To bicyclists it affords a glorious op- portunity for a spin along the very edge of tlie water, across which come the softest and the most invigorating of sea-tempered breezes. This road leads to what is known as "The Dingle," three miles from town and lu-ar Dutch Village, a spot of fairy loveliness. ro(iuotc from Prof. C. I). G. Rob- erts : " Beyond ' Tlie Dingle,' on , .. the Margaret's Bay Road, is tlie I'amous '"Rocking .Stone,' a mass of granite, i6o tons in weigiit, so nicely poised on a base of some ''*■■'' twelve by six inches, tliat it may be swayed by a child using a stick as a lever. In this same direc- tion lie the Chain Lakes, wjience Halifax gets her water supply, and where, in spite of proldbitory enact- ments, many tine trout are caught. Anotlier favorite drive is to Bedford, along the Basin, passing Rockingliam and the site of tlie ' Prince's Lodge,' where Prince Ed- ward had Ids dwelling one iiundred years ago. The Lodge, with its memories ot love, and statecraft, and regal cere- mony, has fallen before the siege of time ; but the band rotunda stands, a quaint, semi- classic struc- ture, overhang- ing a railway ;.?.i.>«i4..^ "•! n r ^ <(' rt RL m / f\ 4 P, 11 i\: ^ ■ '^^^P * ^ 1 jhf cutting. Then one should visit Dartmouth, across the har- t)or from Hali- fax, so pictur- esquely dropped among its dark iiills. Ferry- boats run every quarter hour be- tween theplaces. The town has some 6, GOO in- habitants, a su- gar rellnery, a marine railway, a rope-walk, a skate fac- tory, and — by no means least imposing feature — the great grim piie of Mount Hope Lun;Uic Asylum. " r>ack of Dartmouth, to the north, lies the beautiful chain of the Dart- . mouth Lakes, a famous resort of ers when the ice has set firmly. From these lakes runs the old Shubenaca- die Canal, con- necting the wa- and streams, including some of the best fishing waters of the Province ; and there is excellent cock, partridge, plover and duck shooting within easy reach." Halifax, while one of the most sedate cities on the surface, is in reality one in which the spirit of honest sport and wholesome pleasure holds full sway. It has two fine social clubs, the Halifax and the City, whose memberships are " Camping is one of the deiights I Scotia life." " 1 he salmon is Isin^c of the finny tribe and is found in many of the Nova Scotia streams." ters of the Atlantic witli those of Minus Basin and Fundy, by way of the Shulienacadie River. Four miles north of Dartmouth are the Montague gold mines, well worth a visit. Along the coast south-eastward, a distance of seven miles, , is Cow l!ay, a summer resort famous for its noble beach and splendid surf. Tlie whole country around Hali- fax and Dartmouth v-i a network of lakes made up of repre- sentative citizens.! Its Royal Nova' Scotia Yacht Club occupies a hand- some and modern building of its own on the har- bor side at the foot of Pleasant Street. In summer all Halifax rides and drives, sails and rows. In winter it devotes it- self to those sports which put roses in the cheeks of her women and vigor and health in her men. One of the side trips which should be taken from Halifax, if time will permit, is that by steamer along the coast to Ches- tpr. .SI L'lnenburg.and Rridgewater, llie latter town beiiip at tlie head of nav- igation on the river La Have, the Rhine of Nova Scotia. A pleasant way to en- joy the scenery along this beautiful stream is to go up in the steamer and to drive down on the river's bank from Bridgevvater to tlie old Frencli settle- ment LaHave, where thestream merges with tiie Atlantic. If the visitor is a fisherman the yarns he will hear in Bridgevvater of rod and reel will set his rain in a whirl. "Six twenty-five pound salmon killed in a day on one rod," "Five undred brook trout taken on two rods in -TW two days," etc., give a fair idea of what n he may expect. They are repeated here simply because to be forewarned is to be forearmed, and not because they are in any way extravagant. Chester is well known as a watering- place, the scenery most beautiful and noted for sea bathing. Chester Basin contains some three hundred and sixty- five islands, one of which is "Oak Isl- and," where the famous "Captain Kidd's " treasure was supposed to have ijeen buried. Lunenburg is one of the most pros- l)erous places in the Province, being largely interested in shipping and fish- ing enterprises. Near it is located a curious natural phenomenon known as the Ovens. These are several large caverns worn out by the tide, three of which are 70 feet wide and over 200 feet deep. The sea dashes into these recesses during a heavy swell, making a tre- mendous roar broken by deep booming re- verberations. They are enshrouded in local supersti- tion and legend, and many a hair-raising tale of ghosts and pirates is spun around the old-fashioned fireplaces ot the locality. Halifax is the Atlantic terminus of the Canadian Government Railway System. The Intercolonial division from Halifax runs to St. John, Quebec and Montreal. From Truro the line runs to New Glas- srow, thence to Fictou, where councclion " I'rince Ldward Island is an ideal place to enjoy the delights of sea and countiy combined." Is made with the daily steamer to and from Prince Edward Island. From New Glasgow eastward the line con- tinues to the Straits of Canso, thence through Cape Breton to ward Islaiul. The island is notable as a health spot, sur- rounded as it is by ocean and strait, whose waters have broken the Sydney, where connection is made with the Sydney & Louis- burg Railway. Prince Ed- ^ ward Island lies ; in the southern ] part of t'^e Gulf .^ of St. Lawrence, and the wide Stra Northumber- land, quite like the English Cliannel in dis- position, separates from Nova Scotia south, and New Br the west. This isl- and enjoys the dis- tinction of being the most thoroughly cultivated territory on this side of the Atlantic. It is one great garden from land's end to land's end, and is not only beautiful in points of topography, but its summer climate is delightlully free alike from penetrating fogs and ex- cessive heat. Those who have seen some of the more fertile sections of the shore line into num? berless bays and es=- tuaries. Its breezes are nothing but ])ureones, bearing -^ all of the healthful c and ozone of old ocean itself. The Great North Bay or» Prince Edward Island is skirted ithfiltymilesof wide hills, and the clear waters of St. Lawrence lat flow along its front af' ford one of the pur- Illinois prairies, with their undulating surface, scattering forests, wood-fringed streams, and ]jrusperous farms, have seen an American reproduction, of Prince Ed- est and most nota "Truro, which is a proRrcssive citj;, has a very j | Ijjjtj^j,, jj jriOUnds attractive public park. uic khuiimj, j; ivjiihu.t in the world. Cnar- lottetown, the capital of Prince Ed- ward Island, is a brisk, well-built, well- governed and prosperous city of about 15,000 inhabitants. . . , There are quite a number of seaside resorts on the island, the largest being Summerside, which is as well quite a ship-building and business centre ; Georgetown, Souris, Mt. Stuart, Tignish (up at the extreme northern end of the island), Alberton, Kensington, Rustico and others. Malpeque, seven miles from Kensington, on the north sliore, 'ns been maile l;imous by tlie deep-sea oysters, which bear its name, and are to all this region and Canaiia what the Blue Points and Clierry Stones are to Americans. Cape Traverse, on Norlhundjerland Strait, has many tilings to commend it to the summer visitor, as have Barclay I'oint, about ten miles from Charlotte- town, and Tracadie Beach, about four miles from Iletlford Station, on the north side of the island. The shooting on Prince Edward Isl- and during the season is exceedingly good, and wild geese, brant, duck, part- ridge, woodcock and snipe are to be found in abundance, while such streams as the Monce, the Dunk, the Pierrejaques, the Miniinigash, the Kildare, Tignish, and others, teem with trout and salmon. From anyone of the little seaside towns on Prince Edward Island, one may have, within a half-hour or liour's sail, an abundance of mackerel and deep-sea fishing. The island constitutes the smallest of the Provinces, but maintains equal dig- nity with the greatest, having its own provincial government, com|)rising a governor and parliament, and sending six commoners and four senators to tlie dominion legislature at Ottawa. Its history is an interesting one, and upon its pages are written tlie same general outlines which are found on that of all this region — a strife !)etween the French and English for territorial ac(iuisition. Acquired by the F'rench late in the seventeenth or early in the eighteenth century, it soon attracted a respectable number of settlers from IJretagne and Normandy, whose produce and grains were in great demand for the fortified city of Louisburg in Cape Breton (then L'Isle Royale, or the Royal Island). In 1745 many of these settlers were expa- triated after the fall of Louisburg, but after the return of this cit- adel to France the island was again peo- pled, and when, in 1755, Louisburg was recaptured by Gen- eral Wolfe, it would seem that only a few of these poor farmers were removed from their homes. Some, how- ever, were thus deported, especially those about Cliar- lottetown (then Port La Joie), and the adjoining coast. Some ten thousand of the de- scendants of those who re- mained, and of the Acadians who escaped the deportation at Minas, Blomidon and other parts of Nova Sco- tia, yet reside in the Prov- ince. They are still to a great extent a people set apart from the rest of the population, living in their own vil- lages, intermarry- ing early with their own race, speaking the 'The coast line of the Iras d'Or Lakes is broken and indented with many bays." "The timber railway at Truro is the only one of its kindin the country." French tongue and keeping up in ilress, traditions, customs, etc., the simple, hos- pitable, in- cient Louisburg and all the interesting portions of Isle Madame, and I must say Cape Breton is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visit- ed. Art as yet has done little or nothing for Cape Brelon, but na- ture has been pro- fusely lavish in her gifts. Sylvan retreats ; roman- tic glens; wild mountain gorges; m a g n i P e n t lakes; deep, swift- ly-gliding rivers ; gently undulating plains; good, level intervales, studded with stately American elms; gorgeous bays; rush- ing brooks ; delicious springs ; iiealthy atmosphere, and an intelligent, fun-lov- ing Scotch race of people, hospitable and humane to a fault, and prosperous and contented with their surrouidin-s and in their circumstances — this is Cape Breton. Fish and game are plentiful in their season, and I know no place where a man can spend a couple of months with his rod, his dogs and his gun, more enjoyably than on this fascinat- ing island." The journey up through the lakes from St. Peter's Canal occu- pies .~ *'„'ld;iy, for there are m my landings to be touched at antl many miles of tortuous course to be followed in reaching them. At each place there is an inter- change of ]-)assengers and many cpiaint sights to be seen. At one place will be a crowd of Mic- .■.inji tilcir canoe into quiet reed-grown bays." mac Indians just down from the mountains, vvith^ shoulder hampers loaded^ with plump, luscious blue- berries, which grow so abundantly hereabouts. At another it v>-ill be a mix- ture of Gaelic back-country- men, accompanied on their annual tour to Sydney by their women and children. And thus it goes. The trip is one of ever-changing interest, for when the ever-present panorama of lovely ..^^^^^ „„^^ ^^„j ^,,^„ ,^^^ ,^^^,^ scenery is not en- a;e startled into fliRht." gaging attention, it is some unusual quaint picture of human interest. The most im])ortant jilaces on the Bras d'Or lakes are Whycocomagh (pronounced by the natives "Hogamah"), Grand Narrows and Baddeck. The lat- ter has attained quite a degree of fame through Mr. Warner's widely-read book, but latterly because quite an aristocratic colony of summer residents have erected beautiful homes here. "1 "You may still find primitive ferry boats making daily trips.'* Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, owns a whole mountain of looo acres, upon which he has exi)ended $200,000 on roads. Upon its southern slope, up towiirtl the summit and overlooking a wide panorama of lake and mountain, he has erected a $35,000 residence, and near it a fully equipped laboratory where he conducts his experiments in electricity. This beautiful estate bears very appropriately the Scotch name of Deinn Bhreagh. 4 he u.ii cliurch ut i areton. About thirty miles from Sydney, reached by tlie Sydney and Louisburg railway, is Louisburg, once counted among the strongest fortified places of the world. To-day its ram- r parts are , - grass-grown , •' rhc jail at Haddeck. which was torn down because of lack of use." n»v. The former has enormous coal and shipping interests, and while it has many quaint features, is, as a whole, such a town as one can find many times dupli- cated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, with the added features of one of the finest harbors on tiie Atlantic seaboard, in which, so the statistics of the place show, more than fifteen hundred steam- ships and sailing vessels entered and cleared last year. Sydney is the termi- nus of several of tiie European cables, as it is nearer Europe than any other place on this continent, and a visit to the " The quiet, peaceful streets of liaddeck." "The valley of the Margaree River in rape I'reton is a paradise, ihc stream itscli offering the finest salmon fishing in America." ruins, witli hardly one stone standing upon anotlier. "Once it was a city with walls of stone whicli made a circuit of two and a half miles, were thirty-six feet hiyh, and of the thickness of forty feet at the base. For twenty-five years the French had labored upon it, and had expended uj)- wards of thirty millions of livres or near- ly six million dollars in completing its defences. It was called the 'Dunkirk of America.' Garrisoned by tlie veterans of France, and with ]30werful batteries commanding every point, it bristled with most potent pride of war. To-day it is difficult to trace its site among the turf which marks the ruins. Desolation now sits with a ghastly smile arount the once formidable bastions. All is silent except the loud reverberation ofthe ocean, whose surfsurges along the rocky beach. Seldom lias dem- olition been more complete. It seemed built for all time; it has vanished Irom the face ofthe earth. "Its capture by the undisciplined New England farmers, commanded by William Pepperell, a merchant ignorant of the art of war, is one o most extraordinary events in the annals of history. The zealous crusaders set forth U|)on a task, of the difficulties of which tiiey had no conception, and they gained a triumph wliich should make their names as immortal as those of the ' noble six iuindred.' It was a feat with- out a parallel — a marvel among the most marvellous deeds which man has dared to do. " Restored to France by the peace of Aix la Chapelle, Louis- burg was once again the strong- hold of France on the Atlantic coast, and French veterans held Cape ISreton, the key to the Gulf ofSt. Lawrence. The brief truce was soon broken, and then came the armies of England, and Gen- eral Wolfe sought and won his fi r s t laurels in <^ "The camps of the Micmac Indians, where birch bark canoes are made by the squaws." 'f » the new world. Louis- burg fell once more and the knell of its glory was rung. The con- quest of Canada a c h i e V e d , the edict went forth that Louisiiurg should be de- stroyed. Tlie work of demolition was be- gun'. Ihe solid buildings, formed of stone brought from France, were torn to pieces ; the walls were pulled down, and the batteries rendered useless for all time. It took two years to complete the destruction, and then the once proud tor- tress was a shapeless ruin. Years passed by ; llie stones were carried away by the dwellers along the coast and put to ]) e a c e { u 1 uses ; and the hand ol time was "Sydney is the tip-end town on the North American continent." }irch bark left to finish tile work of ob- liter- ation. Time has been more merciful than man ; it has covered tiie gloomy ruin with a mantle of green and has healed the gaping wounds whicii once rendered ghastly the land that nature made so fair. The surges of the Atlantic sound mournfully upon the shore— the requiem of Lduisburg, the city made desolate." The modern Louisburg, a place of 1,000 inhabitants, takes on ([uite a little commercial importance. Its tine, deep water harljor opens directly out on the Atlantic, and manv boats engaged in tisliing on the l)ank's off Newfoundland call it their home port. One of the sights of the place is the handsome monument dedicated last year to commemorate its capture by Cap't. Pepperell and his New IJigland yeomen. A project which has ueen talked of, off and on, I'ur years, " The building in which one of the transatlantic cables ends at North Sydney," i is to make Louisburg a port of call for trai.satlaiitic steamships, so that passengers could save time, and a thousand miles of ocean voyaging, by taking or leaving the steamers here. Any one having faith in the material- ization of this scheme can at present secure corner lots in Louisburg at figures which will allow of consider- able rise. Those who wish to visit the land made famous by Longfellow in his " Evangeline " can take the Dominion Atlantic Railway, leaving Halifax every morning. Tiie route for the first few miles out of Halifax is ex- ceedingly attractive, with its many views of Bedford Basin, but after the last glimpse has been had of this ever-beautiful sheet, there is nothing to interest the traveller until Windsor is reached. It is a dreary stretch of rocks and stunted pines, with here and there a pond hemmed in by un- inviting shores. Windsor, until its recent destruction by fire, was one of the prettiest towns in Nova Scotia. It contained 3,500 inhabitants, a pre- tentious college, and was the home of the genial and witty Haliburton, author of " Sam Slick, ihe Clockmak- er," etc. The town is being rebuilt. The town occupies a promontory be- tween the Avon and St. Croix rivers. It is a considerable commercial centre, and from here vast quantities of plaster are shipped. The Avon River, which is in reality an arm of the Bay of Minas (itself a part of the greater Bay of Fun- dy), cuts up strange pranks because of the tremendous tides. Twice every twenty-four hours the water all runs out " There are many spo's where one could pitch his tent amid beautiful patches of woodland." of the wide river, leaving ships high and dry on the mud, and twice it flows back again to such a depth that the largest vessels can sail anywhere over its swift- running surface. This is the stream which led Charles Dudley Warner to exclaim: " Inever knew how much water added to a river until I saw the Avon." Here, as at most of the ports on the Bay of Fundy and its estuaries, the ships have to watch their chance and slip up to their moorings on the rush of the incoming tide, for when it turns it goes out like a whirlwind, and vessels are left dry to the keel, cradled in the ooze, while far above their decks is the dripping wharf. In many places, as at Digby, where there is a depth of wa- ter sufficient to allow boats to reach the dock at all hours, tlie wharfs are built double, one far below the other, for use at low tide. It is a strange and novel sight to those un.iccufitomed to it. to stand on the deck of a steamer ' The hilU have drawn apart and the Gaspereau Valley spreads out its verdure-covered meadows." and see theup- p e r wharf above the toj) of tlie smoke- stacks, wliile people are comiiilomi(lon's rival, is seen standing in bold relief against the sky, with the huge sliver torn away from the parent rock by some stu|)endous convul- sion, standing alone and apart from it like a solitary sentinel. The entire trip of the " Evangeline "across the Basin to I'arrs- boro, on the Cumber- land shore, is intense- ly interesting. The village of Parrsboro is a brisk town and the centre of a fine fishing and shooting region. The Cum- berland peninsula is famous for moose, and the surrounding streams are literally alive with trout and salmon, and have been but little fished as yet. Sportsmen tell prodigious stories v of the fishing and shooting in the ,^.^< Maritime Provinces, and tliey are ^ •*■ not overdrawn, for no country offers greater attractions, where in the still sol tude of the forests nature has provided a home and a hiding place for qfame and fish. Nova Scotia trout and salmon waters are at their jest in May and "The Post Office, Dominion Building and Governor's Mansion at Charloitetown. June. Following thesalmon come the sea trout late in June and through July ; then the great lusty, silver and vermilion fish, all full of ganie and all frecjuenting both salt and fresh waters. There is usually good trout fishing in most waters in September, and during the same month there is the fall run of sea trout. The slack month for fiy fishing is August._ The brook troiit is to be met with in every lake, or even pond, throughout the Provinces. One cannot walk far through the depths of a forest without hearing the gurgling of a rill of water amongst the stones beneath the moss. "Both the residence and business portion of Charlottetown have a prosperous look. Follow this hidden stream :i little way and you will soon come upon a sparkling brook fringed by waving ferns and varied l)y crystal pools in which is mirrored the overhanging foliage. The trout is sure to be here, and on your approach darts under the shelter of tlie pro- jecting roots of the mossy bank. A little further, and a winding lane of still water, skirted by graceful maples and birches, leads to the open expanse of the lake, where the gloom of the heavy woods is exchanged for clear daylight. This is the " run in," as it is called, and here the lake trout will always be found, ready for the bait at all times of the year. A creel of two or three dozen of these speckled beau- ties is certain to be your reward for hav- ing found your way to these wild but enchanting spots. Fre- quently five dozen handsome trout, weighing from one to three pounds apiece, have been taken in a single hour in some of the favorite Nova Scotia streams. The sea trout closely resem- bles its brother of the brook in shape and color. The size at- tained by this fish along the coast varies from three to five pounds. The favorite localities are the harbors with which the coast is indented. When hooked by the flj' fisherman on their first entrance to fresh water, they af- ford sport second only to that of salmon fishing. No more beau- tiful fish ever reposed in an an- gler's basket. They are of de- licious flavor, and are entitled to a high consitleralion and place among the game fish of the Provinces. Excellent camping grounds may be found upon or near by the streams and lakes, and Indian guides, who are adept at camp ! eeping and canoeing, and who are familiar with the loca- tions of the best pools, can readily be secured in all localities. They generally live during the summer at the mouths of the rivers, and are alert at making bargains to accom- pany sporting parties. As a rule all sportsmen's sup]-)lies may be purchased to good advantage in Halifax, but in any case it is best to flies in Nova Scotia, where the local re- quirements are well known, the Pluenoses being born iishermen. Guides usually charge $1 a day, or $1.50 to $2 with boat, and can be secured in any town, while dealers in tackl'' are always well informed as to localities and ready to impart information. From Halifax fishing trips may be taken either by the several coach lines along the coast, or by private convey- *lhe caribou.' Gathering about the boats upon the return to camp to discuss the sport of the day." ances, which are to be obtained at rea- sonable cost. There is good sport along the western shore all the way to Chester and Gold River. Indian River, twenty- one miles from Halifax, and Ingram River, twenty-five miles, are also good points, as is Grand' L.^ke. At St. Mar- garet's Bay may be found an old-fash- ioned inn and' good guides. Indian Lake, about eight miles from Halifax on the Prospect Road, Peters Lake, Spruce Hill Lake and Nine Mile River are good points for the spring and summer sport. It is impossible, in an article of this length, to give a list of all the favorite pla'ccb for bport, but this information can the readily be se- cured in Hal- ifax or any of the larger or smaller towns No reference to fishing in the Prov- inces would, however, be com- plete without a mention of that most famous of all salmon wa- ters, the Margnrte River in Cape ]^)reton. This is easily reached from Baddeck, and rujis througii a country so beautiful, that should the sportsman fail to get a single rise, he would be abundantly repaid for the trip. The laws regulating fishing fix the open season for sal- m o n f r o m March i to Au- g u s t 15, a 1 - tliougii they may be fished for with a fly a month earlier, that is from February I. No one is allowed to fish for sal- mon between 6 p. m. Saturday and 6 a. m. Monday, or for any otiier fisli in waters fre- quented by sal- m o n . T h e penalty for vio- lation is $30. Speckled trout may be fished lor from April I to October 1,'aiul bass at any lime with hook and line. Non-residents, upon arrival in the Provinces, are required to pay duty upon their rods and tackle, but a receipt is given by the customs offi- cials, and the amount returned when the fisherman lea', es the country. Shooting in NovaScotiatloes not com- mence until September I5lh, moose, car- ibou and deer being ])rotected for tiie nine months preceding that date. The chief ambition ol the sportsman who visits Nova Scotia is to kill a moose, the male of which sjiecies is frequently eight feet high, weighs fifteen imndred pounds, has horns meas- uring from five to six feet from tip to tip, and as much fight in him, The moose * Ihe trapi)er who in winter maizes his rounds. ' ^ j/\vhen wounded, ' as a Rocky Mountain grizzly bear. In Sep- tember and Oc- tober moose are often surprised and killed while wading in the cool waters of inland lakes, where they feed on the roots and stems of aquatic plants. Like the red deer, the moose " yard " in winter, the " yard " consisting of a cedar or spruce swam]), round or' through which they make beaten tracks in their rambling. A yard will sometimes be found by hunt- ers containing forty or fifty animals. After a fresh fall of snow, hunters on snow-shoes can easily overtake the moose, whose great weight causes him to sink in the snow, but this is a kind of hunt- ing looked down upon by the true knight of the gun, and not considered sports- manlike. Indian and half-breed guides frequently attract moose by imitating their cry,' the animals coming cautiously towards the sound. A repeating rifle of heavy calibre is a necessity in moose hunting, for a wounded bull moose will invariably turn on his assailant. No hunter can do better than make his first essay at moose shooting in Nova Scotia. There are in this province three recog- nized sporting districts, of which the best is probably the western, which takes in all the country to the west of a line drawn from Halifax to Yarmouth. Here moose are reported plentiful and increas- ing in number. No one is allowed to kill more than two moose or four caribou in one season, the penalty for violating this "Watching for moose from the camp " Prince Edward Island is a quiet region, in which, if time is money, every man is a millionaire." law being from $50 to $200, and is rigidly enforced. Caribou, or American reindeer, are abundant in Nova Scotia and in parts of Prince Edward Island. They are not as large as the moose, rarely weighing more than 500 pounds, ancl are a less dangerous foe when wounded. They are light-colored, almost white in certain seasons, and have broad horns of tlie elk pattern, with a peculiar formation whicli follows the bridge of the nose al- most to its tip, perfectly protecting it from the attacks of its fellows. The common red deer of the States are sel- dom, if ever, found in Nova Scotia. Good bird shooting may be obtained in almost every part of Nova Scotia. Duck and snipe abound, and English pheasants, that have lately t)een imported, are said to stand the winter well and to be increasing rapidly. In many sections capital sport may be had with ruffed ^grouse, wood- cock, snipe, quail, plover, ducks and geese, which are so plentiful that good bags may always be counted on. Sportsmen, not residents of Nova Scotia, must take out a license before they can enjoy the excellent sport they are sure to have. These cost $30 each for the season for all large game, and $10 for birds and hares. 1 They may be secured at the | Provincial Secretary's office in Halifax, or from any county clerk. As there is a ]5enalty, ranging from $50 to $100, for shooting without government au- thorization, and inasmuch as the person fined is liable to imprison- | ment if the fine is not paid, it is fe suggested that no chances be j, taken. Bicyclists will find in Nova Scotia,' and in many parts of Cape Breton, as well as throughout Prince lulward Island, a mostdelightfulre- g i on for cross - coun- t r y runs. The roads as a general thing are free from y; sand, and tIP^ "One of Charlottetown's churches." lurches." " The rugged promontories of Cape Hrelon which withstand the savage poundings of the North Atlantic." well kept up, and as tlie peoj^le are notaljle for their liospitality and free- lieartedness, the wlieelman, as well as the wiieehvoman, is sure o( a grace- ful welcome at any of tlie thousands of quaint little farm-houses wliich are found along the rural thoroughfares. The Plant Line transports bicycles free, when accompanied by the own- er, provided lie or she has not an un- reasonable amount of otlier baggage. The Canadian Government collects a deposit of duty on bicycles when landing, which is returned when leaving the country. Members of the American Wheelman's League are not required to make a deposit, but can pass their wlieels on j^resen- tation of their member- ship ticket. In the preceding pages the writer has -*f"li4^*t; undertak- en, in a modest w ay, to touch u])- o n the ■'~^. mor.t interesting features of what is destined to be, as soon as its charms are more generally known among tlie travelling public, a great and popular vacation region. To the average mind Nova Scoiia and its sister prov- inces are located in the indefinite somewhere, and yet, in point of fact, they are almost at our very doors, and their people bid a hearty welcome to all who come to their fair land. Througli the enterprise of the Plant Line one may walk the streets of P)OSton to-day, and to-morrow be in Halifax among novel scenes, and in a country as foreign in all its mannerisms and customs as if it were across the wide Atlantic, in- stead of just beyond the threshold of the United States. A summer's tour to Acadia will long be a iia])py memory to all who make it, and if the journey thence be upon one of the steamshi|)s of the Plant Line, which are fur- nished and fin- ished with every- thing to make a sea trip upon them enjoyable, it will have an added pleasure. In addition to the tours shown on the following page, a pamphlet is issued by the Plant Line giving a complete set of tours, together with their prices, ;is well as a list of boarding - houses ;uul hotels in the Provinces. This pamphlet will be sent free on ap- plication to any of the agents of the Plant Line. " Loulsburg, now a sleepy fishing town, was once the most strongly fortified spot in North America," 5 K F=Ein£ UMMER TOURS IN ACADIA > BY THE PLANT LINE TO HALIFAX, HAWKESBURY AND CHARLOTTETOWN Halifax.— Plant Line to Halifax. Return by the same route. Hawke5bury or Charlottetown.- Plant Line to Hawkesbury or Charlottetown. Return by the same route. Charlottetown.— Plant Line to Charlottetown ; Charlottetown Navigation Company to Pictou ; Inter- colonial Railway to Halifax ; Plant Line to Boston. Baddeck.— Plant Line to Hawkesbury ; Bras d'Or Navigation Company to Baddeck. Return by the same route. The Bras d'Or Lakes.— Plant Line to Hawkesbury ; Bras d'Or Navigation Company to Sydney. Return by the same route. Plant Line to Hawkesbury ; Bras d'Or Navigation Company to Sydney; Intercolonial Railway to Hawkes- bury, or vice versa ; Plant Line to Boston. Plant Line to Hawkesbury ; Bras d'Or Navigation Company to Sydney; Intercolonial Railway to Hali- fax; Plant Line to Boston. Plant Line to Halifax; Intercolonial Railway to Sydney; Bras d'Or Navigation Company to Hawkes- bury; Plant Line to Boston. Three Provinces.— Plant Line to Charlottetown; P. E. I. Railway to Sumraerside; Charlottetown Navi- gation Company to Point du Chene ; Intercolonial Railway to Halifax ; Plant Line to Boston. Plant Line to Charlottetown ; P. E. I. Railway to Summerside ; Charlottetown Navigation Company to Point du Chene; Intercolonial Railway to St. John ; Steamer "Prince Rupert" to Digby; Dominion Atlantic Railway to Halifax ; Plant Line to Boston. Plant Line to Halifax; Dominion Atlantic Railway to Digby; Steamer "Prince Rupert" to St. John; Inter- colonial Railway to Point du Chene ; Charlottetown Navigation Company to Summerside ; P. E. I. Railway to Charlottetown; Plant Line to Boston. Cape Breton and Quebec— Plant Line to Hawkes- bury; Bras d'Or Navigation Company or Intercolonial Railway to Sydney; Intercolonial Railway to Point Levis ; ferry to Quebec ; Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway or R. & O. Navigation Company to Montreal ; rail lines to Boston. Quebec and Montreal.- Plant Line to Charlotte- town; P. E. I. Railway to Summerside: Quebec Steam- ship Company to Quebec ; Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway or R. & O. Navigation Company to Montreal ; rail lines to Boston. Plant Line to Charlottetown ; P. E. I. Railway to Summerside ; Charlottetown Navigation Company to Point du Chene; Intercolonial Railway to Point Levis; ferry to Quebec ; Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway or R. & O. Navigation Company to Montreal ; rail lines to Boston. OTHER TOURS Persons desirous of going to other points and by other routes not indicated in the foregoing will be given figures on application to the agents at Boston or Halifax. RATES FOR ABOVE TOURS ON APPLICATION TO AGENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Relative to Local Rates of Passage, Meals on Steajuers, Prices of Staterooms HALIFAX SERVICE. RATES OF FARE BETWEEN BOSTON AND HALIFAX, IN EITHER DIRECTION : . . . First-Class, one way, including berth in cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), $ 6.so First-Class, excursion. Including berth in cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), la.oo Berths in staterooms, sold only to passengers holding first-class or excursion tickets : $1.50, $2.00 each, according to size and location of rooms. Two berths in each room. Meals :~Dlauer, 7S cis. Breakfast or Supper, SO cts. CHARLOTTETOWN SERVICE. RATES OF FARE BETWEEN BOSTON AND HAWKESBURY: First-Class, one way, including berth In cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), $ 8.50 First-Class, excursion, including berth in cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), 15.00 RATES OF FARE BETWEEN BOSTON AND CHARLOTTETOWN First-Class, one way. Including berth in cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), $10,00 First-Class, excursion, including berth in cabin (meals and stateroom berths extra), 18.00 Berths in stateroom, $3.0C each ; two berths in each room. Wmited nu'.nber family rooms, accommodating three persons, $5.00 each. Meals:- Dlaner, 75 eta. Break faat or Supper, SO ets. CANADA, ATLANTIC & PLANT S.S. CO. (I-I7«VITED) "PLANT LINE" Staunch, Steel Passenger Steamships Between BOSTON AND HALIFAX. NOFA SCOTIA, CAPE BRETON AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SUMMER SERVICE J Three Ships Weekly. "A Vacation in Acadia »* ONLY ONE NIGHT HT SEfl TO R FOREIGN LAND Send for Beautifully Illustrated Literature }. J. rARNaWORTii Hastem Passenger Agent 961 Broadway, N. V. H. L. CH!PM:\T-< Canadian Agent Halifax, N. S. J. A. FI,ANT>FR3 New England Agent ago Washington St., Boston, Mass. RlCJiARrsSON * RAKNARI Agents Lewis Wharf, Boston, Mass. H. B. PLANT, President B. W. WRENN.Passenger Traffic Manager M. F. PLANT, Vice-President and Manager D. F. JACK, Freight Traffic Manager • O'NEILLS SIXTH AVENUE - 20th to 21st St., - NEW YORK Importers and Retailers Fine Millinery, Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, China, Glassware, House Furnishings, Etc. The :\Iost Popular Department Store in the United States. BUYING BY MAIL With "O'Neill's," conies as near personal shopping as an infallihle mail sj'stem can make it. We believe no store in the United Stales is so well ecjuipped for prompt delivery by mail as this big estal)lishment. Say what you want to our Mail Order Department and you have it by the speediest postal delivery in the World. A host oi hints as to qualities and prices of all manner of personal and household needs is found is our ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE which we issue Semi-Annually, and mail free to any address outside of New York City. ■WRITR FOR lT"1©a Drink the THUPHO.H 954 CELEBRATED SCHLITZ MILWAUKEE BEER SOLD ON PLANT LINE STEAMERS JOSEPH GAHM New ENfiLANn Agent 12^ I'urchase Street BOSTON, MASS. WILLIAM F. LOW Manu'^acturer and Dealer in all Kinds of «OlLS Steamship and Engineers' Supplies Metropolitan Polish 60 Long Wharf, Boston Tclejihotif qoj LOUIS E. MERRY WHOLESALE AND Bread Cake ani> R A I^ P R ^'p' Pastry UrilVi^lV Baked ES Baked Beans Telephone Connection 39 Prince Street BOSTON, MASS. A. men s. i\ MA ■rriiFAi's RICH h M/ATTHEWS DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF rresli cincl Sinokecl rish Lobsrers, Ckinvs, Oxl Liver Oil, <:\^. 115 & 117 Faneuu. Hall Market BOSTON T- •••• I nil— ctct HORNDIKE •EUROPEAN PLKN boston, mass. (Opp. Public Garden) I'aitics arrivinjj at or leaving lioston via Shore Line, Fall River Line, Colonial Express, or any trains over N. V., N. II. tS: II. R. R. are obliged to use Park Square Station, directly in rear of hotel. USED BY THE BEST PEOPLE CUISINE UNEXCELLED . . . . special rates for one mouth or lom^'er. Parties intending to pass the winter in lioston are in- vited to call at the T'iidknuikk for winter terms. C. M. RYDER Successor to J. Gross & Co, DEALER IN EEF, PORK LARD, HAMS, ETC. 62-64 Faneuil Hall Market BOSTON, MASS. TELEPHONE, HAYMARKET 957 B ^JUR ISTS TO HALIFAX Requiring Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toilet or Fancy Articles, Hair, Nail or Tooth Brushes, etc., will please bear in mind — that after leaving the steamer, and keeping straight up the hill— they will find a tirst-class DRUG AND PRESCRIPTION STORE. It's TAYLOR'S.... Corner of Barrington and Sackville Streets, upper side. First-class, and liberal rates. Il ) DOniNION - COAL For All Purposes. F.O.B. Sydney or Louisburg, or Delivered FOR PRICES AXD OTHER I\^FORMATION APPLY TO DOMINION COAL COMPANY, Limited 95 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. M. R. MORROW Halifax, Nova Scotia KINGMAN & COMPANY 14 Place Royale, Montreal, Canada Visitors to Nova Scotia . . . . Should see the ruins of historic Louisburg. ^^^ Daily trains to and from Sydney, over the Sydney & Louisburg Railway. J^CVEPI: UNIIER NEW MANACiEMENT busi: WILLIAM WIL50N, Pro|)rlcror Formerly Bcllevue Hotel, Bedford FITTED IN MODERN STYLE FIRST-Cl-ASS CUISINE RATES REASONABLE ABERDEEN HOTEL Persons arriving or departing by trains will find tliis hotel the most convenient in Halifax Electric cars to all parts of the city pass the door North Street, Halifax, N. S. Directly Opposite Railway Depot KENTVILLE.N. S. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 'T*HIS house has been refitted and furnished with all modern im- provements and is now thoroughly up-to-date. Situated in the centre of the "Land of Evangeline," within easy driving distance of Grand Pre and Blomidon, and with splendid fishing and shooting, it is an ideal resort for Tourists. TABLE STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS N OVA SCOTIA RRFWFRY HALIFAX, N. S. A. KEITH & SON, - Proprietors ....THEIR CELEBRATED.... ALES and SUPERIOR STOUT Hogshead, half-hogshead, and smaller packages ; also in bottle packed in barrels, when required for shipment, each barrel containing 4 dozen quarts, or 8 dozen pints .......... For Sale on Plant Line Steamers T4^ HALIFAX HOTEL... jl HALIFAX. NOVA SCOTIA THE greiit iiiiproverneiits ;iiKi additions made to tliis popular Hotel within the past few years have now placed it in the ranks as one of the fore- most Hotels in (Canada. It contains now upwards of 200 bedrooms, with ample accommoiiation for at least ■?So guests. The spacious Dining Hall has a seating capacity for 200 persons. The Parlors, Reailing Room, and Chambeis are all comfortably fitted up anil supplied with all modern improvements. Incandescent Lights throughout the whole building, in both corridors and rooms. An attractive Conservatory and magnificent outlook over tile Harbor, which is admired very much by tourists, is approached from tiie Ladies' Parlor. The Cuisine is of the finest ; and the proprietors are safe in saying that those who may honor them witii their patronage will feel well satisfied with their visit to Halifax. • • • ELEVKTOR • • • H. HESSLEIN & SONS, Proprietors W. C. SMITH & CO. PKEf). JONES W. C. SMITH & CO. HiglvCkiss ciiloriRg /41 HOLUS ST., HALIFAX, N. S. JUcvilc and Sj^oi/i/ii;- Cosiii/iics *'"-■''■ 'i«-'^^lMuyrters, as from this point can the ^ other portions of the island be the more readily reached. Write for particulars to GHORGH L. HANINGTON, PROPRIETOR SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON V ISITORS TO HALIFAX Should not j;o away without selecting a Souvi-iiir of our "City by tlie Sea." We have the larjjest assortment of Soin'i-nir China in town, consistinj; of Cups and Saucers, Plates, Tiles, lion Itons, Stamp lio.xes, Pen and Pin Trays, Creams, Mustards, t!andlesticlngtneetngtiieeting (^iij>pUe,s MACHINERY REPAIRS AND GENERAL JOBBING HALIFAX, N. S. Dartmouth Lake ICE USED ON PLANT LINK STEAMERS SUPPLIED BV ALBERT HUTCHINSON DARTMOUTH Telephone 35 w OOLNOUGH'S Restaurant, Oyster House AND Ice Cream Parlors Special Parlors for Tourist Parties, Ere. Private Entrance to Ladies' Dininc Rooms BROILED LIVE LOBSTERS A SPECIALTY m-i=i=; liOLLLS STREET NEAKI.Y OI'I'OSITE WESTHKN UN'ION TKI.H(;KA1'H HALIFAX, N. S. (never closed) FADER & CO. 30 Bedford Row, - HALIFAX, N. S. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Fresh, Smoked end Salt Tish Commission Merchants, Etc. TEF4MS CASH KIPPERED HERRING A SPECIALTY GOODS SHIPPED TO ALL POINTS 5 HUBENACADIE DAU ^Y CHOICE. ... \ ^ Milk and Cream delivered to all parts of the city STEAMSHIP ORDERS GIVEN ESPECIAL CARE ISAAC MacDONALD 240 Locknian Street - - HALIFAX Telephone 812 AND USE CCRIVENS" ^ ^BREAD IT IS THE BEST IN THli CITY W. R. SCRIVEN J. A. SCRIVEN HALIFAX, N. S. €oumt GLOBE ^ STEAM LAUNDRY BARRINGTON, COR. BUCKINGHAM ST. HALIFAX, N. S. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF TOURIST WORK . . . ..Telephone 7t4.. Souvenirs of Mali tax ESTALLISHED 1813 LONGHRD BROS. Machinists.... Coppersniitl^ s Stea7ti fitters and Phmihers WROUGHT IRON PIPE AH sizes, always in stock. Also a large assortment of Brass ciiKl lroi\ Valves ciikI nrriixis OK EVKRY DKSCKIl'TION Agents for CiigsiSi.iiY Buos., Ltd., Manchester, KiiKland, Celebrated ^"Otto" Gas and < )il KoKines 21 1 TO 221 HOLLIS ST., HALIFAX, N. S. CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES J. CORNELIUS 99 Granville St., HALIFAX, N. S. ESTABLISHED iSs.S A. HOBRECKER HALIFAX, N. S. DirP':t Importer of FINE HAVA NA - CIGARS Jamaica, Indian and Manila Cigars All the Leading Brands CANADIAN AGENT FOR Nestor Granaclis M. Melachrino & Co. D. Argykofon Co. Woenino & Co. CAIRO— EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES English and American Cut Tobaccos, Briar Root Pipes, Etc. 148 Granville Street ..AND.. ....HALIFAX HOTEL QGAR STAND.... 'fa ^ j!^ ESTABLISHED^ 58 YEARS JK I 5CHWARTZ'S.... I I I "PEERLESS BLEND" Java Coffee 4S I in SUPERB FRAGRANT DELICIOUS pRlCES forwarded to any address in tlie * United States or Canada. Coffee packed ill airtight cans, hot from roasters. 2S and so lbs. each. American Tourists' Trade has special attention. Write to W. H. Schwartz & Sons Post Office Ilo.v 464 HALIFAX, N. S. F ARQUHAR HOUSE Port Hawkesbury Cape Breton . . . 30 Rooms. All Improvements. Fine Bicycle Roads. Good Boating, Bath- ing and Fisiiing. Special Rates to permanent parties. For particulars address —■i^in^zrr p. McINNIS, Proprietor W. A, HUTCHESON ....HIGH-CLASS.... CONFECTIONERY Fruit, Soda Water, Etc. North and South Side Queen Square CHARLOTTETOVVN, P. K. L anted Sfh oue manufacturer of.... ^ G INGER ALE SODA WATER.. POTA5 WATER LEMONADE LITHIA WATER and all KINDS OF CARBONATED DRINKS P. O. Box 406 .Telephone 203 WOODS WHARF HALIFAX, "N. S. REODIN BROS. Charlottetown, P. E. L By Special Appointment ^ DRUGGISTS To the Plant Line and their patrons KENT STREET LIVERY STABLES W. F. Robins, Proprittor Charlottetown, P. E. Island Telephone Communication with all Parts of the City Horses, Coaches, Buggies, Barouches and Open Wagons on Hire Daily. Terms Reasonable SOUVENIR GOODS YOU ARE ALWA'jS sure OF GETTING I HK NEWKSr AND PRETTIEST DESIGNS HEUE STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES FINE DIAMOND JEWELRY the leading jewelry house :n the province Established 1868 \V. W. WKLLNKR JEWELER ChailoUetown, P. E. I. ONE OF THE BEST IN THE PROVINCES raTlway dining room AND LUNCH COUNTER ... IN TRURO STATION, TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA ALL TRAIXS STOP FOR REFRESHMENTS J. M. O'Brien, Proprietor Bfl'DDECK • CflPE BRETON • BflDDECK TELEGRAPH HOOSE DUNLfiP BROS. - Proprietors HEflDQUflRTERS FOR TOURISTS Write early for Roorris arid Rates McKAY WOOLEN CO ♦ ♦ • Charlottetown, F^. E. I. Mi^lQ C^lass TailoFS ENGLISH AND CANADIAN CLOTHS IN LARGE VARIETY RANKINS PHARMACY NOHTH SIDE (JUEEn's SQUAKE, CM AKl.OTTETOWN Largest and Oldest Dispensing Department in City CHOICE PERFUMES AND TOILET REQUISITES A SPECIAL! Y : : : : Havana Cigars and All I'est Hraiids of Tobaccos I'l'HE PORT WINK FOU MEDICAL USE Queen Street Livery Stables SINGLE AND DOUBLE TEAMS TO HIRE AT SHORTEST NOTICE . . . A. N. LARGE CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I. First-Class Dining Rooms Cor. Queen and Kent Sts. N^EALS AT ALL HOURS OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE A SPECIALTY S TANLEY HOUSE Has recently undergone extensive repairs, which places it in the front rank of provincial hotels. Always a favorite house with the better class of travelinjj public, it is now in a better position to cater to their wants than ever before. Its sample rooms are the finest in Truro. A. S. MURPHY, Proprietor TRURO, N. S. Otc d avted CHARLOTTETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND U. 3' 3)avle.i Jjzopzietoz STANLEY BROS. The Alwaus i^iLsii Store CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND ^t/j j\l», Jil»j j.tc, ^u, SPECIALTIES DPE55G(X)D5 KID GLOVES FRENCK, ENGLISH AND SCOTCH WEAVES— personally selected in the European Markets TWEED.... EFFECTS A SPKCIALTY Sole Agents in Charlottetown tor the cele- brated French . . niaiuitactureis . . Tkefoussi; & Co. Every pair fully guaranteed, and stamped : : : : TREFOUSSE.... . I LSO ENGLISH CAPE ANV DOG SKIN GLOVES STANLEY BROTHERS DEAN LINSEED OIL CO, 11 mSEED CRUSHERS i8i Front Street "NEW YORK A GOOD LENS and A GOOD SHUTTER are im|)ortant requisites of a good camera. As well might a perfect image be looked for ill ail imperfect mirror as a superior picture be expected of an inferior lens. We are thoroughly versctl in such matters and can furnish you with both lenses and shutters and boxes that are best adapteil for general requirements. \S'e do not keep every photographic thing; we only have the best of everything photographic. Our catalogue for the asking. GALL & LEMBKE 21 Union Square NEW YORK . . . THE SPAMISH-CUBAN QUESTION ILLUSTRATED Write for our new list of Magic Lantern Slides. Some " Bargains" before removal. J. B. COLT & CO. Makers of *' Everything for the Lantemist " Until May i, 1898, 115-117 Nassau St. After May i, i8ij8, 3, 5 and 7 West aydi St. NEW YORK Chas. Cory & Son CHAS. CORY JNO. M. CDKY ^ Bell HcinqerScnKi Brciss n nisi Acrs ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL TELEGRAPHS <^»__278 Division Street, New York Telephone Call, 138 Spring ESTABLISHED 1 8^4 INCORPORATED i8q3 E. D. WHITE, Prrsidf.nt A. H. GUTKES, Vick-Prrsident H. A. PERKINS, Secretary Brooklyn Mi Brick works MANUFACTURERS OF CLAY RETORTS FIRE-BRICK AND TILE $ MUFFLES Brass Furnace and CupoLi Blocks LOCOMOTIVE BLOCKS Stove and Range Linings WORKS.... Van Dyke, Elizabeth and Richards Streets jft OFFICE No. 88 Van Dyke Street BROOKLYN, N. Y. LI DGERWQO D HOISTING E NGIN ES are built to gauge on the Duplicate Part System ^, ^^.K-K DELIVERY ASSURED STEAM AND ELECTRIC HOISTS ™... CONTRACTORS AND STEAMSHIP LINES, PILE DRIVING, DOCK AND BRIDGE HUILD- ) ING. MINING AND RAILROAD PURPOSES— CABLEWAYS Hoisting and Conveying Devices NO. 71. ONE TYl'E OF HOIST MADE FOR PLANT STEAMSHIP CO. ^p^ w^ %c^ LIDGERWOOD MANUFACTURING CO. No. 90 Liberty Street, New York ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY ANNIN & CO., ;FLAG MAKERS. ► FULTON &WILLIAM STS Forty-one Years at present location ANNIN & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF pLAGS AND BANNERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Fulton Street, corner William NEW YORK Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Telephone Call, John 857 Boston Washington ChICACiO ESTABLISHED 18^2 P\U PARQUET, ^ HUOT &i ^w^v^v MONEUSE CO. MANUFACTURERS OK IMPERIAL FRENCH RANGES ...AND... HIGH-GRADE COOKING APPARATUS FOR ( (!y Coal, Wood, Gas and Steam) Hotels, Institutions, Steamships, Etc. 43 and 45 Wooster St. NEW YORK E. J. MoNKUSE, Prcst. Pierkk Huot, Vice Prost. Travellers by the Plant Line are assured of tlie greatest regard for safety in storm and fog. The ves- sels of this line are equipped with tlie Automatic Whistle Operator ....OF THE.... Signal and Control Company by whicli the wliistle is autonuit- icaliy and regularly sounded at in- tervals required by law. Adopted by all first-class ocean and coastwise linesand the U. S. Navy. Patented in all countries. The Signal & Control Company 24 West Street, New York THE SAFETY CAR HEATING w^"^^ LIGHTING COMPANY 1 60 BROADWAY NEW YORK CCW rinri Rlinil I irihtinn ^'^'^ company controls in the United V.VII V.11 IVJ LJLIwy Liyi nil ly g^^^^^ ^j^^ Celebrated Pintsch System of Car and Buoy Lighting. It is economical, safe, efficient and approved by Rail- way Managers and the Light House Board of the United States, and has received the highest awards for excellence at the World's Expositions at Moscow, Vienna, St. Petersburg, London, Berlin, Paris, Chicago and Atlanta. Eighty-five thousand cars, three thousand two hundred locomotives, and eigh'E' hundred buoys are equipped with this light. A graphical illustration of the progress made in the application of 1553- 1 555- CARS 11,422- I7,«K). 1557— 26,I(X). 1559— 35,09(>. 1591—45,300. 1593—54,175. 1595— (H,500. 1595—55,(300- THE PINTSCH LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THK K.AII.ROADS OF THK WORLD Car Heciting Systems bv Stexni^ The Superior Steam Jacket System, universally used in connection with tiie Baker Heater. The Direct Steciin Pegukiring Sg.srem Aure^mcitlc Steciin Couplers Highest award Worki's Expositions at Chicago, 1893, and Atlanta, 1895, for rxcellence of design and gooil efficiency. GOLF CLUBS FOR GOLF PLAYKRS EXPERTS AND NOVICES MANUFACTURED BY The Bridgeport Gun Implement Co. ^ fe^ UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF JOHN D. DUNN. •.-.•. '.• THE SHIELD OF A GREAT NAME PROTECTS THE RIDERS 0F_ REMINGTON BICYCLES Remington Special Light Roadster Remington Light Roadster - $75.00 50.00 REMINGTON SHOT GUNS PERFECT IN BALANCE REMINGTON RIFLES KNOWN THE WORLD OVER HARTLEY & GRAHAM, agents 30 Broadway - - - - - NBW YORK ^ICES Co. HON OF /^ASKEY'S AMERICAN MANGANESE BRONZE PROPELLER WHEELS Have iiu superior in strength and lightness. They are absolutely non-corrodible, and experience has proved that they positively will not affect the hull plates of any part of the vessel by galvanic action. Adopted and in use by the United States Navy, also the International, Pacific Mail, Cromwell, Morgan, Plant, 'l"he Washington and Norfolk, Savannah and Pensacola Pilot Boat Company, and numerous other Steamsiiip Companies .... ^2r^ tlF^ l2f^ Caskey's American White Lining Metal Has No Equal ^^^ t2^ v^ NEWPORT NEWS IRON AND BRASS WORKS NEWPORT NEWS . VIRGINIA VA'-R^^'TiMES r'ORK THE DAVID B. CROCKETT COMPANY Makers of FINE VARNISH SPECIALTIES LEADERS IN OUR LINE DURING THIRTY YEARS PAST No I PRKSERV ATI VF ' '"^ '"^^' imerior varnish for its purposes aiul [irice that brains —————— ^•^^-—^—•^—^—— and experience can proiiuce. Less liable to scratch than any tniish kn )\vn. Is nut affected by contact with chemical yases, steam or washing witli hot or cold water ar.d soap. For Finishing Hospitals, Dwellings, School Mouses, Floors, Piazza Ceilings, Stables, Pantries, Laboratories, etc., iiiterii>r work on Steamships, Yachts and vesst- Is of all kinds. SPAR COMPOSITION Composed of the best materials purchasable, is the most durable, the best known, and has the largest sale of any Marine Varnish niauuf.'ctured. Positively >alt and fresh water proof, is invaluable for Exterior Marine \\ Ork of any kind, and as its name indicates particularly adapted for Spars of Steamships, Yachts and Canoes. Also a finish for Decks, Outsiile Doors, Piazzii Floors, Store Fronts, etc. It will not crack, turn while or blister. WAl ERPROOF FLOOR FINISH, for interior Floors, Laundries, \Vash Rooms. — — ^^^— — ^— — — ^^— — ^— — ^— ^— ~~-~~~~— t)il Cloths, Linoleums, or where a varnish is required that can be freciuenily washed with hot or cold water and soap without injury, antl will resist the action of steam and ammoniac gases. One coat applied to a new oil cloth or linoleum will double its durability. Can be rubbed and left with an eggshell gloss, which is superior to wa.\ finishing and costs less. IF LOCAL DEALF.RS CANNOT SUPPLY YOU, SEND DIRECT TO US A"" BRIDGEPORT, CONN.. U.S.A. SAMUEL SWAN PRESIDENT W. D. LENT CHAS. F. TOWNER ' VICE-PRESIUENT SECRETARY AND TREASURER Our " Architectural Hand Ijook," giving prices and full particulars, sent free on application. HOMIIS AND I lOTIllJS SHOULD ALL Rl'l VLNTILATF.I) WITH P ancoast V entilators Three-fourlhs of all sickness ciin he traced to impuiu air, because of the iarj^e amount of time spent in houses, places of business, club houses, schoolrooms and churches, and forty per cent, of all deaths occur throu^jh neglect of prr>pcr ventilation. SMOKY CHIMNEYS CURED SMALL SECTIONAL VIEW IN USE OUR BUSINESS — . is to SI I, I. i'ANCOASr VKNTILATORS, and we sh.ill appreciate the opportunity of estimating on anythinj,' pertainintj t,, Nkntii.ATIon. The I'ANCOASl" is made with all the scientific ideas necessary to construct a iiandsomk, stuono and El'KlciKNT ventilator whose freeness of draft ' mnot he e.Kcelled. We are at your service. Also PROTECTORS c„J:%.„.. window VENTILATORS Most I'.conomical Device for Ventilatiii;; Oflices, Hanks, Residences, Hotels, Hospitals, Institutions. Adjustable to any Window, .Send for Ciriular. Price, $1.00. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THH Pancoast Ventilator Company, ii>c?rpo„^^^^^ Office, j}i6 Bourse Building, Philadelphia, Pa. GEORGE R. DILKES 5c CO. Ship|)ers oncl rorwcrdiiuj Agents jm Railway Material ac'^t^S^^ v^v^ Southern Agents, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company s Revnoldsville Steam Coal 305 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^' v°9.. rw -ww^ ""•"•^ ■ M j_|()W TO SHCURB j\ GOOD TIN ROOF USK THK Clil.EHRATI I) ^^V^^V^^W N. & G. TAYLOR CO. "OLD STYLE" BRAND l)H ROOFINCi TIN I J MADE tilt" same as Riii.rin({ Tin was first made in PHILADKI-I'HIA m 1830, si.rty-eighl y \ a^o, and then sold by us. Euth sheet of Iron is dipjx-d and rc-dipped by hand in open poi years lots of metal, and contains every ounce of coatinj; possible to ul)sorb. A line, rich and heavily coated plate. Tins plate covers many of the oldest brands in I'llII.ADEM'HIA, and these roofs are just as Kood as when lirst put on years ago. There is no v/ear out to it; none i» the (icnuine " OLD STYLE " brand unless each sheet bears this embossed stamp : AilENTS HOK. "Thk Pancoa.st *** Vkntii.atoii " '*// Ventilates ! " Write for Samples and I'rices N. & G.Taylor Co, MANUFACTURERS OH TIN PLATES Established 1810 H PHILADELPHIA, PA -'tir 'in II" ■'III ir tn ■'•h'' ''iii "i"' '"i"" f' 'nit" ir ■iiii- .,iiHh..iihK ...riKi,' ,«h.. ...jih..diih.'. ....Miiik^ ..4«i. >iii>» ^irik.tyb.. ..rfh .idik. -'iii<' -w- ■•ni" iiif - -w 'W"' THE... GUTTA PERCHA RUBBER MFG. CO AND HSTABLISHED |SS5 7WTKNUF5KCTURERS OP Q/lioeclianicat c/'hubbez (joodd OF EVERY KIND BELTING, PACKING, STEAM HOSE, AIR BRAKE HOSE, TENDER HOSE. MATS, MATTING, TILING, Etc. ^5 WARREN STREET. NEW YORK ... ALSO ... CHICAGO . BOSTON . SAN FRANCISCO . ST. LOUIS . PORTLAND, ORE. KSTAnMSHKD IHrtr ND 3. lOSE, American Ship Windlass Company PNOVinKNCK, WHODR ISI.ANH MANUf'Ar.TURKRS Ol- Till': PIX^VII)I:N( 1: \VINI)LyLS.SI:5 /\MI) CAPyrAN^S ^ - THE BEST IN THE IVORLD HAND AND STKAM YACHT W AN HAWSK ■RAM WINDI.ASSHS, HANI) AND STKAM CAI'STANS, CYI'SHY WINDLASSES VINDI.ASSHS, SThAM lOWINC, MACHINhS, WIIAKI- DROPS WINCHES CHORS, KMERY & CIIKNHY CHAIN STolM'HRS, RUBBER I'll'E STOPPERS, RUDDER SUPPORTERS, ETC OUTFITS FOR EVERY CLASS OF BOATS The ''Providence" Latest Improved Steam Capstan Windlass PATPNIKI) MAV I, l88j : JULY 3I, 1888; FEIIIUIAKY 17, 189IJ AND liKCK.MIIKK 8, 1896 This is our latest style of Steam Capstan Windlass for merchant vessels. The cylinders are inverted, the crank shalt beinj; close to the bed plate, where it is strongly supported, and therefore the windlass runs with less vihration. less noise, less iriction, and con se<)uently less wear than with the crank shaft anil worm overhead. With this style of engines the worm can run in a bath of oil. The wild cats are set close to the side bitts, and the Iriclion bands are on the outside of the wild cats next to the bitts, so that where the ureatest strains come, there the windl.iss is the most solidly supported. The windlass has our improved locking t,a'ar, requiring only one motion of the hand to lock or unlock the windlass. An invesiij;ali(m of the number.it oui windlasses used in this c luntrv as compared with oiher stylos will show that they are the standard windlasses, and that thi y commend themselves to the ureal majority of steamship owners and steamship masters, and they have also established a rcputati(m abroad. The Shaw & Spiegle Patent Automatic Steam Towing Machine I'ATKNTHI) JVNll 5, 1888; JILV 16, 1895; AND JU.SE 16. 1896 The distinctive feature of this machine is that by means of its drivinj^r and cushioninij'' steam cylinders there is provided an elastic steam cushion, without which the hawser would be continually strainint; and frequently brei'kinjj. T!i2 action of the machine is as follows : In a sea way, as the vessel pulls off, thus increasing the strain on the h:iw.sor. the drum becins to revolve and | ay out the hawser. This actiim opens the re^nlating valve and increases the steam pressure in the cylinders until the pressure is sufti- cient to equal the strain. Then, if the strain decreases on the hawser, the pressure in the cylinders will revolve the drum and wind the hawser in. In this w,iy the machine is prevented from payint; out the whole of the hawser, and only enough is paid out to relieve the e.xtraand momentary strain on the hawser, and thus prevent its injury or its breaking. The machine is perfectly automatic nii'l tahes care of itself. In rough weather ten percent, better time can be made with thi3 machine than without it. We have FIFTY of these machines in operation, and every one is giving perfect satisfaction. For steamships this invention is well adapted, as better assistance can be rendered to disabled vessels to bring them to port than can be offered by any other means here- tofore available. The day is not far distant when, in the natural course of events, this machine will be an import- ant p-irt of the outfit of every first-class steamship. The salvage earned by the saving of one ship would pay for many of these machines. S^iii/ for Illusti-iiti\i Catnlin'ii,- , ORE. Address: FRANK S. MANTON, AGENT BEST QUALITY MODERA TE PRICES PARK & TILFORD 917 and 919 Broadway, corner 21st Street 1412, 1414 and 1416 Broadway, corner 39th Street 789 and 791 Fifth Avenue, s and 7 East =i9th Street 248, 2^0, 2^2 and 2S4 Columbus Avenue, corner 72d Street 118, 120 and 122 Sixth Avenue, near 9th Street NEW YORK Importers, Jobbers and Retailers ok Hiqh-Class GROCERIES, DELICACIES WINES, ETC. ^ ^ ^ .< ^ .< ^ Havana and Key West Cigars, Perfumeries and Toilet Sundries Catalogues, Quotations ami Price-Lists on Application THK POPULAR THROUGH CAR LINE ,IS THI WEST- ER AILROAD= Thh Niagara Falls Route Between NEW YORK SYRACUSE BOSTON ROCHESTER ALBANY BUFFALO UTICA NLAGARA FALLS DETROIT TORONTO CLEVELAND CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS The Only Line Running Through Drawing Room ("ars During thi; StJMMiiR Skason Between LONG BRANCH, WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA and the CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, SARATOGA and LAKE GEORGE Rates the Lowest. Time the Fastest C. E. LAMBERT, Gen'l Passenger Agent, 5 Vanderbilt Avenue, NEW YORK I T^OURISTS are invited to call and examine the stock of. . D. A. BRUCE Importing Tailor ...Gents' Furnishings 140 Queen Street CHARLOTTETOWN, \\ H. I. Bicycle and Golf Suits a Specialty PRICES REASONABLE Persons of Taste carry* UMBRELLAS \ BARCLAY STREET NEAR BROADWAY .....NEW YORK Largest and most Elegant StocU of UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS IN THE UNITED STATES "PURITY iTSEl.F" IIIPAM RICKI:!? & SONS Incorporated Poland Spring, Maine 3 Park Place, New York J 75 Devonshire Street Boston I/U Chestnut Street Philadelphia P leasant RESORTS .1* HOTEL TARIFF BUREAU CO. 01 Fifth Ave. New York FREE INFORMATION. lllustratea Booklets, T;irilf C.-xwh of ^ill the k\kting American and European Hotels and Resorts. Southern Express C07VT RMN V FOR ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY OPERATES on fast passenger trains of the Plant System. Receives and forwards Freight, Money, Valuables, etc., to all points accessible by Express. Collections made with or without goods! Special attention given to the handling of Fruits, Vegetables and other perishable matter. All business forwarded in charge of Special Messengers. The Southern Express Company sells Money Orders, payable in all parts of the United States, in Canada and in Havana. Sold at all reasonable hours. Cheapest anti most convenient way to remit small amounts. The Soathem Express Company connects with responsible Express Companies for all parts of the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. M. J. O'BRIEN Vice-President and General Manager GEORGE H. TILLEY Secretary and Treasurer T. W. LEARY Assistant General Manager CHARLES L. LOOP Traffic Manager READ THE.... Sfe AMUSEMENT RECORD Devoted to the Interests of Theatre-ooers OEOROB W. ROEBLINO, Publisher 4 J Union Square, New York WINDSOR HOTEL NEW YORK /IS I I GRAND LOCATION ^.Eitttre Block on Fifth Ave7ttic.,. Between 46tli nnd 47th Streets FLOODED WITH SUNLIGHT and AIR Offers Superior Accommodations on the American and European Plans WARREN F. LELAND, Proprietor PLANT Tlie Finest Hotels The Best Shooting The Finest Fishing Tlie Most Enjoyable Boating, Sailing and Bathing are found on the Gulf Coast of Florida ■»i5*e6«* ™ HLANT SYSTEM P 45*<^*' The Favorite Route to the Favorite Resorts beyond the Frost Line» PLANT &*«*•**•«• ■K>»9«««*- The Gulf Coast of Florida is the Health and Pleasure Seekers' Paradise The Lines of the Plant System reach the Finest Health and Pleasure Resorts of Florida 5,004 Miles of Perfect Passenger Service. Luxurious Passenger Trains, with Pullman's Finest Sleeping Cars Attached, Between all Points PI AXIX CTCAX/ICUID I I\IC "!?;■"''"Bni''<:<=nt steel passenger ships, carrying United states Mails, 1 L,r\l> 1 .J 1 fLrViVlOnil L.11NC s»;''",e, from lytlampa, Florida, maintaining a regular semi-weelcly ,„ , „,, . . , schedule fur Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, all the year round and mak.ng occasional trips during the winter to Jamaica. One ship weekly hetween Port Tampa and Mobile -^y-.-^-.' .■' .": " J." -"i"-' or Luba, by whatever route you take, be sure that your tickets read via Plant System. Whenever you visit Florida ....THE CULE COAST HOTELS OE ELORIDA.... REACHED VIA PLANT SYSTEM OCALA HOUSE, Ocala, Fla.— Open all the year. THE BELLEVIEW, Belleair, Fla. -Open January to April. ' -Open Janu- TAMPA BAY HOTEL, Tampa, Fla.-With Casino. Theatrical Auditorium and Swimrrjinpf Pool attached. Open December to April. THE INN, Port Tampa, Fla- Open all the year. THE SEMINOLE, Winter Park, Fla. — Open January to April. FORT MYERS HOTEL, Fort Myers, Fla. -Open .„ r- ,£"'"'",''' ^""""" ^T**""' address Managers of Hotels, at 13 West 23d Street, New York, for information as to rates and rooms ; and to representatives Passenger Traffic Department Plant System shown below for rail and steamship rates and schedules, sleepinfr car reservations, etc. ^y^ttm snown oeiow, lor rail and . J- J THE KISSIMMEE, Kissitnmee, Fla. ary to April, PUNTA GORDA HOTEL, Punta Gorda, Fla,— Open January to April. W. V. LIFSEV Division Pass'r Agent, , . ^ Tampa, Fla J. A. FLANDi ',, New Eng, Pass'r Agent, ago W-ashinrton Strer.t, Roston, Mass L. A H. B. PLANT President B. DUNHAM Ge ...al Supt. FARNSWORTH, East'n Pass'r Agent, 261 Broadway, New York BELL, West'n Pass'r Agent, 205 Ciaik olieet, Chicago, III. B. W. WRENN Pass'r Traffic Mgr., Savannah, Ga. fm ietm- f Coast Florida le 1th and isure