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'■'A*!#ftf}i# & 1(13 Barringtim #|lk; Sonier Pivm. t t<]l)»teac)» 18 withottt cJoftei; the Bed ever laanOfn^ltilPed. 1 J f' •" * J [iWci^ laKdttW iwit f»a to se^oiir Shcwr ^ {Di|i^tt mar imiiieiise uUxk (f^mtrt^ •J^<^ * '^r f irV i I i' !| i 1^ 1 'iiti!ilakBi% ■ 1 * 1 I iii i i I ' m ipji «»«|ppi«dto .'x; 1 1 MAP AND GUIDE 1 I •^ / i r » ^ OF <, b 4 ■ •r • * if 'V' ■ '•'^ - . # HALIFAX .„,sea:, ,*. '.'•■: CONTAINIKa &. E. line Uln, a iiieriptiin ol tb Stlukitioi BiiUo;, and if {b VaritiiH hitiuM. ■€'rT'\\'-\. ^^Ifi; PUBUSHED BY "^rmm CHAS. D. McALPINE & CO. ■f 107 Granville Street^ Halifax^ N. S, fr ««^ «!« :.. !j«- \ v*!*;*^^ : l!|*,?^'iti^ .«W!-i« Pbintbd by Nova Scotia Printing Company, JIA'i ««« # #> « V ti^ l^ Hardware Merchants^ • CORNER 01* BEORGE 8T. ft BEDFORD ROW, Have on band and offer for sale a large stock of Hardware, consisting of PUTTY, Nails, Spikes, Builders' Hardware, Brushes, CABPENTER'S TOOLS, SHOP TWIHES, SHQE BLACKING. ALSO mOH, m COPFEB, LEAI^ AND HEAVY GOODS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. r . ^ PAINT$, OIU, i /> 1 l\' mf] mi^m^i M ^'^L^i\ Jaoq/^^^rlO ci\J fSy les, 5A i^l /J ''■'/■). t. •; V^ii*»*» i*"f ;•?' PBEFAOE. ^ *«•',''' Jn giving this edition of the Guide to Halifax AND Exhibition Building, the publishern would state that the information has been receWed from I reliable sonroes, and not copied frofn publications ^ that are out of date, therefore the public can rely on its being correct. The map of Halifax has been revised to date. Strangers will find this work re- plete with useful information, such as descriptions of Halifax, and of Exhibition Buildings, R. B. tim« tables, stage lines, cab hire, &c, &c. ^ The publishers here return their sincere thanks to /the advertisers for their liberal suppoii, and would I state at the same time, that it is mainly through the support of the advertisers that a work of this description can be published. 1 . T-'^f, ^t?" V. ^. r t t i i \Mt 'v * ■^ The Cheapest place to purchase Furniture IS AT nnnnrtTBE wabesooms No. 11 Prinoe Street, ■ • HALIFAX, N. S.- ^ BRITISH SHOE STOBE,' IIIHilUNVILI£JT|IEET-l62 " W.CBRENNAN, Manufacturer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS. ATT 3sr. S. Cm OU^ Coi Exl ExY Exl Fee Ha '^mtf ' 'I ■^ ture Jy CONTEISTTS. Onrtiand Truoki 41 Olippiagi 39 CoBitnti ,. 5 Bxhibitioni 25 Exhibition Building 30 Exhibition OImmi 32 Ferry SteMmerH 47 Haolcney Carriogei 40 HiUifMi, dMeriptkm of d Index to AdTertiaementi 7 Intercolonial Railway 45 Nova Sootia lural loenery 17 OmnibuMM 42 Prefaoe 3 Promenades 15 Railway Time Tablea 45 Steamboata 46 St. John and Maine Railway 4ft Title 1 Weatem Oonntiea Railway. 45 97 B AJRKIlSrG-TOK STltBST. IQl Importers of Staple and Fancy DRY GOODSi I KZD GLOTIS. I BLACK & COLORED SILKS, SPECIALTIES. Dress ICaking i& tlie EstaUishme&t. ONE BLOCK SOUTH "GRAND PARADE." . "S'H'XTJnYH I 'siMs smoH "s mm mm :M '■.4>M?''!>- \sudlCnq qsvQ 9]m9]oqy^ 01 QBIIJJJO 8IM3ii/30nailH m03dS •nTAraoNT 'IQOOe lOITi f-'.'VM, jn saiiivioads -4kOi Xi»A 9\\% 9« tpooS •q^ j9j||o Of paiqvao M« 'Safunooo /{[vntq^ -noo9ra9«q« taof^ul jo taoifvn^ny sq^ jo eS»| -vvApv Xa9A» sifv) oqjk '■9»^j«iii moiMtay pa« 9a»p|MH *iiA»H ^1 aifcw. ■» :»4» JO uoi^duosep Jij9A9 JO sja^jodnij ( ? All mma m a ;*J (•pooS i»i|iati| •iqvao Hd /o VPM t . INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. Allan Uiio of StoamorH 10 Baldwin k Co., china, glaiti, &c fronl cover Daxtor Uolwsrt, fnrnituro 4 Brennan W. C, boots and iihoM 4 Brown M. 8. A Co., jewellers marginal linen Bnckley A. F., drufi^gist on map Clayton & Sunn, tailors line on map Cogswell R. H., watchmaker on map Cooke C. J., fancy goods line on map Crowe Wm., fancy goods , on map Cunard S. ft Co., steamers, &c on map Dempster James, planing mills ineide back cover Kgan Thomas J., gunmaker on map Elliot Freeman, gents' furnishings 14 Fuller 11. H., hardware lines on front cover Oodkin Benjamin, merchant tailor 28 Harris H., florist 44 HoUiday 0. & Co., boots and shoes. *. on map Howard S. & Sons, dry goods 6 International Hotel, St. John, N. B 12 Kaizer C. & Sons, hats and caps line on map Kearney M., dry goods on map King A., livery stables on map Laurilliard H. G., merchant tailor ^ on map Mahon Bros, drv goods under contents Marshall & Smith, dry goods 36 Mathoson, Harley & Co., dry goods 38 McMnrray & Co., dry goods 24 Millman & Ray, photographers 48 Mitchell Thomas, confectioner 87 Moir Son & Co., fancy baker /tn«s on map Nelson A., hotel on map Robertson Wm., hardware '....on map Ross W. 0. & Co, jewellers 8 Sarre N. & Sons, tobacconist on map Scott James, grocer. . .^ on map Smith Bros, dry goods hack cover Smith J. 6., druggist on map Stairs Wm. Son & Morrow, hardware 2 Stephen A. & Son, furniture on map and inside front cover Sweet R. J., grocer wholesale inside hack cover Taylor William, boots and shoes on map Thomas 4b Co, hats and caps. 14 Wilson W., hats and caps on map 8 Watdmakers and Jewellers, 159 H0LLI8 STREET. HAUFAX, 1; r» DEALERS IN .•'♦>f •••y.' Fine Gold and Silver Jewellery, COMPRISING A FIR9T-CI.A88 STOCK. Watches, Lockets, Brooches, Keepers, Shawl Pins, Bars, Watch Keys,. Shirt Studs, Emblems, Ice Pitchers, Pickle Stands, Card Receivers, Chains, Cake Baskets, Crosses, Ear Bings, Thimbles, Sleeve Links, Sleeve Pins, Collar Studst Split Rings, Solitaires, Toilet Sets, Necklets, Cuff Buf tons. Hooks, Finger Rings, Charms, Scarf Pins, Butter Coolers, Castors, Fruit Dishes, Tea Sets, Com- munion Sets, and all other requisites usually found in a FIRST-CLASS Jewelery Establishment. Also, Agents for the celebrated BRILUANT SPECTACLES ft EYE GUSSES, UnriTalled for their I^tility, Durability and Brilliancy. K. R — Please call and examine before making purchases. 159 Hollis St., Halifax, N. S. Opposite W. U. Telegraph OflSce and Club House. it' of m mm 9 Fine tmd ordinftry Watches, all styles, j |i lots, ■ ft ,Bara, ere, e •M'-i ♦ ^ *S tentw E8, 968. .! ■!■; V ' > HALIFAX. On assuming the character of Guide to the City of Halifax, it may he stated at the outset that the -writer has no intention of giving a history of that City, although historical incidents may he referred to in the course of the following pages. We must hegin with one : — Halifax was founded in 1749. This mras at a time when the Earl of Halifax was President of the Board of Trade and Plantations : hence the name adopted for the place. < The expedition sent out from England to do this work was placed under the direction of Hon. Edward Comwallis — not Lord Comwallis, as is so often stated — as Governor of Nova Scotia. He was instructed to found a town upon some part of the shores of Chehucto Bay, to he thereafter Uie seat of government of Kova Scotia. 'According to the most authentic accounts. Governor Comwallis and suite landed upon what thus hecame Kova Scotia's capital, on the 21st of June, 1749 ; and the anniversary oi that day has, for many years past, been celebrated as the natal day of Halifax. Hali&x is the principal British military station in America* and, ever since its settlement, it may be considered as 'also virtually the principal British naval statio];i in the "JSfew World," although Bermuda has nominally been the naval headquarters for many years. It may not be amiss to keep in mind the natal day and year of Halifax , because compsr risons are often made between that city and Boston, Kew York and Philadelphia, to the discredit of the former. Boston, the least of these, was as old a town as Halifax is now (1879) when yet the site of Halifax was covered by the forest. Further, the topography of JSfova Scotia, of which Halifax is the capital, is such that there is no point in the Province distant over thirty miles from a good seaport Consequently the shores of the Province are rather profusely dotted with little toirns, nearly all of which make taeir own importations and exportations direct, and not through Halifax. Again M. 8. BROWN * GO'S, 188 GraiviUe street. A^:^ I I FKOM ' Baltii ; i.r. Cabin Piu«a«, to HaKfo,^ '««MftlX, :- .. i^i, IJurinjr the Bummer mn«fi. • * ? ^ gardialan. ..«. "® ^w Xlne ?Ms£;::::;ST|S^::::::::::a-^ A. SCHUMACHER & CO A.. the OIK by the St{ •'^^iiNb. »EB, H.N.R. D80N, «' Halifax, $20 35 station than > roar daya cuaate of KooLvia oXiiie 4000 eoat. 4000 «,, 4200 «' '♦nnd trip lent liave *» (near ■Booats ITS, '&2: AS?: ■rrle. later. If FlM Child fiasrd, Albert, Brooeh, ind Seek Chalni, the position of llalifax has always been a virtually isolated one. It is not connected, by one of nature's highways with any great and productive back country. It ia now connected , by rail, since the Intercolonial Kailway has been built, with the great railway system of Quebec, Ontario and the United States. Its population may now be fairly estimated at 35,000. The natural situation of Halifax H exceedingly fine. The eiYy, properly speaking, comprises the whole of a peninsula formed by the harbor, on the east, and by a river-like inlet from the harbor, called the North-West Arm, on the south west The harbor, after narrowing very much as we proceed northward, suddenly expands into Bedford Basin, which bounds the peninsula on the north. This peninsula extends four and a-half miles in extreme length-r-tbat is|, from Point Pleasant to the Basin. The Width across the middle, and which is pretty nearly its average width, is two miles. The width of the isthmus, from the head of the N'orth-West Arm to the nearest point on Bedford Basin, is about one mile and a-hal£ The whole area of the city may be roughly estimated at eight square milea The arm of the sea, from which branch off the inlets and expansions already mentioned, is called Chebucto Bay. Nature seems to have done everything that could be wished to make this peninsula of Halifax the site of a mag- nificent city. The whole of the area already described is available for building purposes, comfortable streets, parks, pleasure grounds, &c., on a regular plan, at a less cost than usually has to be incurred in the laying out and building of a town. For a distance of ten miles, following the sinu- osities of the shore, its borders, with the exception of about a quarter of a mile at Point Pleasant, where a shoal and a ledge make out seamrard, are washed by what navigators cpU " good water." The whole of that distance, with the excep- tion named, is available for wharves, piers, and quays, with sufficient depth of water to admit vessels close in shore, and with good " holding -ground" in frbnt. The more compactly built portion of the city— the town proper — lies along the eastern side of this peninsula, ats, rally. unds For reallj good Watch ei» acGaratel]r Adjnsted, see .LI__B_L_^__M- J. I ■» . - I ■ I - ■ best view of the town is when seen from the opposite, or Dartmouth, shore ; but the prospect from Citadel Hill is one which no visitor should fail to see. We will suppose him there upon the nvroparts, or outside the works, at an angle of one of the bastions. Clustering almost beneath his feet, and spreading out more visibly on his either hand, north and south, is the town. Beyond it lies what is often, and pro' bably with truth, called " the finest harbor in the world." Set in it, like a gem, is the green, mound-like Oeoi^^'s Island, crowned by Fort Charlotte. These waters — ^blue as ever the Mediterranean was — stretch away to the right, or sou^-west^ laving for miles the liiorei of McNaVs Island, vdih. its foreBtKsliul hills and breezy downs; gleaming through the dark pine tops of the Lixuriant Tower Woods; mirroring the procty village of Falkland, which seems to damber up the rteep hill side from the lofty summit of which frowns York Redoubt ; now playfully rippling and now rolling in, in curling and foaming waves, over Point Pleasant ledget and the more distant Thrum Cap shoaK; until off Sambro, about nine miles distant, it becomes one with the broad Atlantic. On the other hand, to the northward, this sheet of water contracts in width, forming what are called T?ie Narrows^ the shores of which are beautifully variegated with groves, grten fUtlds, and iiretty elusters of houses. Pursuing the view still farther in that direction, we may catch a glimpse of Bedford Basin over the shoulders of the hills which fordi the northern part of the peniUsnla. Ttim to the rear or westward, and Halifax Common spreads out from the base of Citadel hill, an ei^panse which is, every year, being more extensively planted and otherwise improved, and will soon be a charming public park. This — more properly tho North Common — comprises, together with the Public Gardens, an extent of about ninety acres. Of this area the Public Gkttdens comprise over fourteen acres. They are kept in first rate order, contain ponds and fountains, and a croquet laiim, atHJll^altkaugh oomparatively jiew, afe already a delightful public promenade and a great boon to the citi- 2fens of Halifax. if(Byond this Common there extends west, north and south, a great and nearly level plateau, which will, doubtless, at no distant day, be the heart of the town, as well as of the city, of Halifax. Already the work of building has been vigorously commenced in that section Of the pratiil- M. S. BBOWN k CO., 128 OrAnviUe street. . .... «1 14 \H I ) t! 'i Gentlemen's Furnishing Emporium, 163 HOLLIS 8TBEET, DlMOttr opp. SiUflUK Olul), - SALXTAZ, H. jk FREEMAN ELLIOT Would call the attention of the Travelling Public to his first-class stock of READr-MADE CLOTRimi, HATS AND CAPS. Gentlemen en route can be well fitted out at this Establishment. Observe the locality, 168 HOLLIS STBEET. ■ V. Army and Navy Hat Store. Hats, Caps, Furs, Umbrellas, Rubber Goods, TRTJNKS. Valises, Satchels and Carpet Bags, Sleigh Kobes and Horse Clothing, Gents' and Ladies' Fur Coats. FUR GLOVES OF AU KINDS, Masonic Outfits always on hand. Oorner Barrington and SaokviUe Sts., Tl ATiTFAX, N. 8. 15 inum. r tiblic to )OCl$, >re. . and ry. ri.v. Flnt-elafs Watokes at H. 8. BBOWN A CO'S. Bula. The view in that direction is bounded by precipitous, wooded hills, beyond the deep j^ulch, at the bottom of which the waters of the North- West Arm cannot be seen from this point of view. Turning our ey's once more in the direction of the harbor, we see on i^.a farther shore the pretty and thriving town of Dartmouth, built down to the water's edge and backed by bold, wood-crowned hills, the elopes of which are dotted with tiisteful villas, and through one of the depressions of which we may catch a glimpse of the pictur- esque Dartmouth lakes. Indeed, in whatever direction the eye is turned from the point we have selected, it is met with a prospect of rare beauty. PROMENADES. As favorite resorts for promenaders, the first place must bo given to tlie Public Oardem and the adjoining North Com- moUf which have already been briefly described. For many years past, it has been customary for a military band to play in these Gardens on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons during the Summer and Autumn, at which time they are usually visited by crowds of the elite of the city. They are also the favpiite place for holding evening, open air concerts, which have been very popular in Halifax of late years. > Camp mil Cemeterpt separated from the Gardens and North Common only by the width of a street, being pro- fusely planted with ornamental trees, shrubbery, and flower- ing plants, is alio, notwithstanding its lugubrious associations, a favorite public resort ; as is also the Cemetery of the Holy CrosSf which occupies a somewhat similar position relative to the Sont^ Common. This South Common is separated from the Gardens already referred to only by Spring Garden road and the range of private residences by which it is bordered. The greater part of it has been enclosed as grounds for the Poor's Asylum, City Hospital, and Asylum for the Blind. It has recently been planted around its borders with shade trees, and can also boast of a very pretty piece of ornamental water ; but it is not regarded as a public promenade. The Tower WoodSf in the immediate vicinity of Point Pleasant, the* extreme southern point of the city, is another favorite resort of the Haligonians, old and young — for those who go abroad in their carnages or on horseback, as well as SterliD?- SilTer Spoons, M. S. BEOWN & CO., Min'frs, 16 Fine Gold Weddinf Rings, beit falne, M. 8. BROWN A CO'S. it ( for the pedestrians. This ground, comprising about one hundred and sixty acres, is crown land, retained as such, under the control of the War Department, for defer si ve purposes ; and it embraces no less thiin five of these defensive works — four forts and batteries and a martello tower, from which last the woods hi^ve been named. About 1874, how- ever, the Imperial Government conceded the occupation of these grounds to the citizens of Halifax as a Public !Btrk, for which they were admirably adapted, being for the most part covered by the primeval ioresi Since that concession^ great improvements have been made in thein, but without mater- ially deteriorating from the beauties of their natural wildncss. They now comprise a real labyrinth of well constructed carriage drives, bridle roads, and footpatha The rambler in these Tower Woods may see, at almost every step, some new charm in their native wildness, — groves of stately pines, dense copses, sunny glades, shady dells, picturesque ponds, natural rock work, and beds of ferns and wild flowers, make up a beautiful diversity. This will be further varied by what is an unusual concomitant of park scenery — ^by his frequently, out of what seemed the depths of the forest, catching glimpses of the harbor or North-West Arm, with a white sail, or a panting steamer, passing in the distance ; or '^y his suddenly and, if a stranger, most unexpectedly step- ping out of the du^ woods upon some rock eminence, where he has a broad view of the ocean itself ; or stranger still if he did not knpw the history of the ground, by finding him- self confronted, at the end of some vista of greenery, by the frowning Prince of Wales Tower, or some massive and heavily armed battery. The people of Halifax, are very proud, and with good cause, of this park ; and they have good reason to dongratulate themselves upon its easily acquired possession. A few words may here be said of the Drives in the envi- rons of Halifax. One can scarcely drive out, upon any road in the vicinity, without meeting with much to charm the eye. For instance, that from Halifax, up the west side of the Basin to Bedford, ten miles distant ; around the head and along the wostem side of the North-West Arm ; from Dartmouth to Bedford by the east side of the 'Basin ; Dart- mouth to Waverley, or Montague gold mines ; from the same place to the South-East Passage ; apy of these repay the tourist fi H i i '< til \^ I PI M. S. BROWK & €0'8 £leetro-plated Goods are unequalled. «% tOWN A OO'S. Electro Spoons Md Forks, Ac, the best in the market, at •g about one Ined as such, for defer 8ive lese defensive tower, from t 1874, how- K:cupation of ilic Plark, for le most part !ession» great hout mater- ral wildness. constructed > rambler in >i some new »tely pines, Kjue ponds, wers, make varied by 'y—bpr his the forest, ro», with a istance; or Jtedly step- >nce, where ger still if ding him- 7f by the issive and • are very they have its easily the envi- any road harm the It side of the head m; from n; Dart- the same e tourist. quailed. NOYA SCOTIAN BUBAL SCENEBT. It may be remarked generally undur this head that, as to fine scenery, portions of Nova Scotia surpass in the pictur- esque, and even in the grand, any others ^along the Atlantic coast of North America, fri>m Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico. On the other hand, the scenery of the country in the interior is much more tame. Still it is much diversified with hill and valley, lake and stream, and nearly always a luxuriant vegetation ; but it is quite wanting in mountains, properly so called, although there are i. imerous ridges and eminences that are locally so designated. The highest land in the peninsula of Nova Scotia proper does not exceed twelve hundred feet above the sea level ; whilst the highest in the island of Cape Breton scarcely attains 3,000 feet To give as good an idea of the aspect of the country as can be given in a very limited space, we will suppose our- selves to accompany the tourist in his peregrinations through it Starting from Ht\lifax as a central point, we will first take the Atlantic shore west of that city. A steamer plies regularly between Halifax and the principal western ports ; but we will take the daily stage coach. Our first notable land-fall is at St Margaret's Bay. The drive along the winding road, around the head of this Bay, from East Kiver to Hubbard's Cove, is a truly enjoyable one. Many of the coves which indent its nigged shore afford e prospect that would delight the heart of the enthusiastic sea bather. Here, when there is wind with " southing " in it, we may see the crested wave in the distance come rolling in as if it had come direct from Bermuda, and break and ripple over an easily shelving beach of sands as white as the snow itself. It may be observed that there are scores of places on the various shores of Nova Scotia which offer much greater ncUural attractions as watering places than any of those fashionable spots on neighbouring coasts, to which people of the interior of this continent are in the habit of resorting during the parching heats of their Summer. The bather can take a tepid bath and a day's swim in the upper waters of the Bay of Fundy — Mines Basin, or Chiegnecto Bay — or he can take his invigorator as cold as he likes on the Atlantic coast But the natives resident at these numerous favoured spots never seem to have thought of, or cared for, " turning an honest penny" by providing the artificial attractions M. 8. BBOWll^.ft C0% 128 Giranvine street. ' 'i I k r , "— .iiiiur roRort come °nto"vfe" "o'^mIh"''''' ■"'«'" "^ St Ma«.«,„t.. „ of the rural eettlomenfcs nf Tu- ^' ^" I-unenburff an,i J ^ •omethiiiffoffKn?- .*^' ^'"8 country w« k^ • . '"^^^ Bridge water ifl a f), • • "'»* trance. ■tcroSsM through the vaHeva oTfl * *°""'^' "4' wb^ *• S. BBOWJJT it CO'sTiaTZ —^ «ummor rosorfc "^<=''' 'i'»y, y^o ^ ot tho pmtty l^^y studded hed with tho Mniling under a deservedly [0, following he »//%« of ' J^unenburjT^ '•on on tho fffand mosfc ?in to lonrn ova Scotia, ninato ; and wodea of >n0equence, 'y situated '^ns in tho Tnverneaa, tis of Scot- »J>fox. tho vnahip in more old- Ji'n, built is one of ' Bridge- ost road >t where s which ueuaJIjr ents, or ion and re Mill oh the ies are make a iburne, in. FlM OoM OMrd> Albert, Rrooeh* and fitek Chains, After leaving Barrington, we rneftt with little of inten»8t until we roach Pitbnico. This \» a liirge Rettlenient, com- prising an almost continuous village quite ariMind tho harlwr, and throughout its whole length. Tho inhabitants are almost exclusively of French origin and form a very orderly, industrious and well-to-do community. From Pubnico to the pretty village oi Tuskot, at the head of navigation on the river of the same name, winding around tho deep inlets of Abuptic, Argylo Sound, and the lower course of tho Tusket river, wo have before our eyes one continuous, ever- shifting, and beautiful panorama. The waters thus skirted are begemmed with about throe hundred islands, called " Tho Tuskets." These are of tho most varied shape, elevation and dimensfons, many of them being in a high state of cultiva- tion, others still covered, in whole or in part, by luxuriant forest troos. Many persons — and tho writer must admit himself among the miml)er — consider that this portion of Nova Scotian coast scenery, whilst of the same general char- acter as that of the more celebrated Mahone Bay, quite surpasses the latter in the richness and variety of its attrac- tions. The Tusket river itself is one of the largest in Nova Scotia, and in its course from tho interior expands into a number of large and beautiful lakes. A twelve miles' plea- sant drive brings us from Tusket village to tho town of Yarmouth. This exceedingly enterprising town — which is now probably tho. second in Nova Scotia in population, as it is unquestionably the first in the tonnage of shipping owned by it, and that in a Province whose property so largely consists in shipping — is surpassed by no other in the general tidiness of its aspect, tho taste displayed in its buildings, and the general air of prosperity which reigns in and about it ; for the surrounding country, for miles in every direction, has that same air of thrift. Tho Western Counties lino, for tho most part, runs through tho back country, in tho rear of tho post road ; but it is to connect with the ports of Weymouth and Digby. For the present, we follow tho post road which, during nearly the whole of a long day's drive, follows doaoly the shore of St Mary's Bay. Soon we reach the French town- ship of Clare ; and, in traversing its greatest length, wo pass through one continuous straggling village. This is charac- teristic of tho older settlements of French origin everywhere M. S. BBOWK ft CO^S, 188 dniiiTUle street. 1 20 For really good Wfttelieit Meuniteljr adjittedt Me in the Dominion of Canada ; bocnnsu the inhabitants, inatend oi throwing ofl' now hivea, to settle olaewhoro, always prefer keeping their duscondants at homo, and dividing and sub- dividing their landa amongst thura. Clara has, however, a frugal and industrious population, living fmrtly by ngricuN ture, partly by the fisheries, engaging to some extent in shipbuilding, and adhering rigidly to their language, religion, and most of their old customs ; and, upon the whole, they are a prosperous people. During all our drive through Clare, we see on our left, across the beautiful St Mary's Bay, the lofty and precipitous Trap Ridge — a continuation of the North Mountain of Annapolis and King's counties — which is broken by the various channels between St Mary's Bay and the Bay of Fundy, known as Grand Passage and Petit Passage, into the distinct masses called Briar Island, Long Island, and Digby Neck. Weymouth, the next place of note on our route, is a pic* turesque village at and near the mouth of the Sissiboo river, and carries on a brisk business in lumbering and shipbuilding. As in many other instances, not only in Nova Scotia, but throughout North America, a strangely perverse arbitrariness has been shown in the naming of this place. It is called Weymouth ; because it is not at the mouth of the TTey, but of the Sissiboo. Digby is a very neat little town, beautifully situated, and with very attractive surroundings* It is built upon the side of a rather steep hill, fronting upon, and at the extreme western termination of, that universally admired sheet of water, the Annapolis Basin. On the right and left respectively, and on either side of the Basin, stretch the South and North Mountains, as they are called, the latter being, close by, traversed by the deep, narrow, and wild« looking gorge known as St. George's Channel — vulgarly " Digby Gut " — wliich aifords the sole outlet from the Basin to the Bay of Fundy. Away over the waters in front may be seen Goat Island, which divides the Basin into two pretty nearly equal portions ; and the lower one of these is often called "Digby Basin." This town is a favorite summer resort of the people of St John, New Brunswick ; and few more favon^ble summer residences could be found by any one in pursuit of health or pleasure. From Digby we can proceed up to Annapolis by the steamer from St John, which, touches here three times a M. S* BBOWN A CO., 188 GranTiUe street. ' w< d([ o1 re lo| at ml tel oil ti< is n( ••■liilli^^ M, Me mtfl, instond ways prefer PT and sub. fiowevor, a by agricul- extent in fe, religion, fhole, they mgh Clare, I Bay, the 3n of the 08— which fary'a Bay and Petit knd, Long is a pic- boo river, •building. K>tia, but itrariness is called Vey, but •autifuUy is built f. and at admired and left etch the fie latter id wild- irulgarly le Basin nt may - pretty » often mmmer nd tew t>y any \y the imes a I Flrtt-clMi WatohM at H. 8. BROWN A CO'H. ■woek — Monday, Wedneitday and Friday — on her way up to Annapulit), oa alttu uu hor return upon the throe alternate days ; or we may still follow the post road by the south side of the Ikisin. The latter route will (Diablo us to s«e the romantically situated village of Hillsburgh, clustered under lofty hills at the head of navigation on tlio Kivur Herbert ; and Clemensport, Hlling a souiuwhnt similar dell near the mouth of Moose river. At Annapolis we reach the present terminus of the Nova Scotia railway system. This charming old town is even more interesting for its historical associa* tions, than for the beauty of its situation and environs. It is, in fact, the oldest town of European origin in America, north of St Augustine in Florida, the founding of which latter place preceded it a few years. The old fortifications of the place, both citadel and outworks, which were so olten lost and won by their rival claim- ants, can still be easily traced ; and they indicate tho sites of many a bloody encounter, in the days of old, between the French and Indians on the one side, and the English on the other. Here may be said to commence the celebrated Annapolis Valley, its termination, where it is much wider than here, being at the shore of Uie Basin oC Minas, in Kings County. Although tho valley itself is almost a perfect level, the enclosing walls of the North and South Mountains, and especially the former, which rise abruptly from the plain and usually to a height of fro«ii four to five hundred feet, take away all appearance of tameness from the face of the country. This charming valley is, throughout its whole extent, cultivated like a garden. Indeed no small proportion of its total area actually is taken up in gardens and orehards ; and the fruits of this valley — apples, pears, plums, and of late, peaches — of which, especially the first, immense quantities are grown, have attained a world- wide celebrity for their excellent quality. The places of most note which we pass through on leaving Annapolis by rail for the eastward, are Bridgetown, where the railway passes from the southern to the northern side of the Annapolis river ; Lawrencotown ; Middleton ; Aylesford ; Berwick; Kentville, a beautifully embowered little town and the county town of King's county ; Wolfville, where is situate Acadia College ; and Grand Pre, which is the extreme eastern point of what is called the "Annapolis Valley," Sterling Silver Spoons, M. 8. BROWN & CO., Xin'frs. .^kmL. Fine Gold Weddinr Binfx, best valne, M. 8. BROWN * CO'S. although more than half of its area is actually in Kind's Co. All these towns and villages give evidence of a high degree of cultivation, not only of the soil, but of the tastes of those who dwell in them. Sdill, this trip by rail can give but a faint idea of the productiveness of this valley. The view from any of the eminences in the rear of Wolfville or Grand Pre northward, is very line, taking in as it docs the whole width of this end of the valley just referred to, the full sweep of the Basin of Minas with the bold headland of Cape Blomidon, the eastern termination of the North Mountain, and the range of the loftier Cobequid Hills in the remote distauco. All the country hereabouts was called Minas under the old French denomination ; and it islierethat Longfellow has laid the principal sr^ne of his charming poem EoangeUne. Itesuming our route, we cross the outlet of the lovely valley of the Gaspereau ; roll on to Hantsport, a town on the Avon which has grown rapidly into importance by virtue of its shipping interest, and are soon in Windsor, the county town of Hants. This, one of the oldest towns in the Pro- vince, is finely situated near the confluence of the Avon and St Croix Rivers, in the midst of an agricultural country of exceeding fertility, and carries on a large trade in gypsum, which, indeed, is exported in irsmense quantities from all the northern farts of this county, as also from south-western Colchester. Hants is one of the principal ship building and ship owning counties in the Province. Windsor is the site of King's College, the oldest institution of its class in the Maritime Provinces. From Windsor to Halifax the only places we need specially note are EUershouse, on the St. Croix, where a pretty and thriving manufacturing town has been built up in a few years through the energy and enter- prise of one maa, from whom it derives its name ; M6nnt Uniacke, where the tourlut, if disposed, may visit the Uni- acke Gold Mines, only three miles from the station; and Bedford, with a large fish-breeding establishment, at the head of the Basin of that name, a favorite spot of the Hali- gonians, in both summer and winter excursions. THE NORTHERN ROUTE. Leaving Halifax, this time by the Intercolonial Railway, and passing Bedford again, we soon reaph Windsor Junction, where the tourist has an opportunity of easily reaching X. S. BBOWH ft CO'S Eleetro-plated Goods are nneqnalled. 23 ROW If A CO'S. I Blootro Spoons and Forks, &c.» the best in the market) at in King's Co. a high degree astes of those an give but a y- The view i^'lle OP Grand oes the whole J to, the full Hand of Cape ih Mountain, n the remote Afinas under t LongfeHow ^Soangeh'ne. f the lovely a town on ice by virtue , the county in the Pro- i Avon and country of i» Kypsum, from all the ath-western lilding and is the site lass in the : the only •n the Sfc. town has *nd onter- ; M6unt b the Uni- tion; and t, at the the Hali- Railway, Function, reaching qaalled. 'Wavorly Gold Mines, which are only one and a-half mile distant. Komaining in the train and skirting along a few of the myriad of lakes which are scattered all over this Atlantic coast section of Nova Scotia — those we r.ow see contributing to the head waters of the Shubenacadie — M'e at length cross that river at Enfield and are in Hants county agtiin. From Enfield a road leads eastwardly to the Oldham Gold Mines, four miles distant, in Halifax county; another leads in a westward direction to Renfrew Gold Mines, six miles away, and ia Hants county. Passing several other stations on the Intercolonial, we reach Bhubenacadie station, and there t^in crossing the river of that name, enter Colchester county. From this station stage coaches run daily to Maitland, a thriving town at the mouth of the river. The character of the country for some time past, has entirely changed and more resembles what we left about Windsor. Rocks have disappeared and we see, on every hand, a good cultivable soil. Crossing the Stewiacke, M'hich through its whole course drains an exceedingly fertile and flourishing agricul- tural country, and leaving Brookfield behind, which is the centre of a like district, we reach Truro. This town is situ- ated about two miles above the head of navigation of Cobe- qnid Bay, and is surrounded by a more open country than can be seen elsewhere in the Province. It is often said to bo the prettiest town in the Maritime Provinces. This is matter of taste. It has certainly, of late years, made more material progress than any other in Nova Scotia, and is now probably the thii-d town in the Province in population. * It is rather straggling than compactly built, upon ground almost perfectly level throughout, flanked by cultivated bills on the one side, and by broad intervale lands, gradually changing to dyked marsh on the other ; is verj' regularly laid out ; is well and, for the most part, tastefully built. Notwith- standing its inland situation, and the absence of any natural water power, it has lately become one of the most consider-, able manufacturing towns in Nova Scotia. It is the county town of Colchester and seat of the Provincial Normal and Model Schools. It is the point of junction of the Pictou Branch Railway with the Intercolonial. Stage coaches leave here — and return — twice a day for Maitland and intervening villages, and daily for Tatamagouche. Truly magnificent views are to be had from some of the hills east and north- east of Tniro, spots which few tourists fail to visit. M. S. BBOWir k CO'S, 128 GranviUe street. ;:i ! ! I is i 5 : 9a^ 24 THE CHEAPEST RETAIL DRY 6)008 H008E, 273 ft 275 BARRINGTON STREET, GORNER JACOB ST. McMtTBBAT & CO. Stajli asi Faaej D&7 BOOBS ud BEHTS' FIIBlllSBIIIOS. Manafactarera and Importers of COSTUMES, MANTLES & MILLINERY. i DBK88 flOOIMS. New and FMhlonable Fabrics, in all th« leading and usful oolora. Black SUks, Satins and Velvets. MOUBNIirO. JBIack Cashmeres, Crape Cloths, Parramattas, Cords, Luatm, ftc. Rainproof Cn^Ms, and every re> quisite for Family Mourning. ^ Dress Trimminn, Ribbons, Laoes, S Gloves, Hosiery, Ties, Collars o and Cuffs, Fancy Goods and No- ^ yelties. Skirts & Underware, &c. ^ ! COB8ET8. Dr. Warner's Health Conet. " " Nursing " Madame Foys Skirt Supporting do. Princess Louise Corset. Royal Spoon Bujk Corset. And all the New Improved Corsets. W00LIH8. Mantle Cloths, Ulster Gtoths, Wa> tetpnxtf Cloths, Beaver Cloths, Pressed Beaver Cords, Diagonals O and MatiOaase Ctoths, Scotch and M Canadian Tweeds, Doeskins, Ox- 98 ford Homespun, oc., &c. H n Flannels, Serges, Printed ft Fancy Flannels, &o., ke. .€0TT0H8. Printed Cottons, White Cottons, Grey Cottons, Oxford Shirtings, j Reg^ittaShirtings, Bedtick, Drilis, u, ( Canton Flannels, kc^ &c. HOUSEHOLD G00D8. Sheetings, Pillow Cottons, Table Linens, Towelings, Quilts, Blan- kets, sc., &G. HILUNIBT*— Paris and London Trimmed Hats and Bonnets, Straw and Felt Goods, French Flo^'ers, Ostrich Feathers, Wings, Birds, Ornaments, &c. . HAATLES JLSh COSTUMES. -Ail the Leading Styles and Fashions. A full aMortment of Seasonable Goods always in stock. ^nnoxjjs'oeme:nt. We have recently greatly enlarged onr premises, and having, under experienced Managers, a large number or efficient operatives, MLUNERS, MMITLE ft DRESS IMKERS, vre have every facili^ to execute promptly and satisfactorily all orders in these l>£FAliTM£NTS, and we offer oar Patrons the advantages of the I^atest Style, a FeHect Ficting Garment, and Superiority of Finish, at the LOWEST FOSSIBLE PRICES. ]no]iiimRA7 A CO. ?ms «»l^ilHllll 08 HOUSE, lAGOBST. mxmn. -INERY. is Fine and ohUntry Watohes, all style>» ITS. er Clothf . Wa- Be»Ter Clotha. '«!», Diagonals O ^Scotch and M Do«*iM, Ox- S e., dec. g nted h Fancy ^ B. lite Cotton*. rd Shirtings. 9dticlc,DHns, OODg. iS ■ tons. Table taiXta, Blan- •ts, Straw and lents, &c. > Fashions. A uid having, perativeH, KER8, r »U orders Advantages erioritjr of BO. at i'.t^ if. < iC exhibitions;^ hjough nof- peculiar to the latter half of the Nineteenth 'eutnry, are yet a distinctive feature of this period. We Inever think, in speaking of Industrial Exhibitions, of going further back than 1851, when the marvellous ''Crystal Palace," glass and iron, arose like a fairy vision in Hyde Park. That was not, indeed, the first national or inter- national effort in the same line ; but it was so very far in advance of all previous efforts, that ic has been accepted as marking an era in the induslrial development of uhe civilized world. To Prince Albert the idea was mainly due. He gave to it all his thought and industry and enetgy ; and the nation justly gave him credit for it. There was a freshness, a charm, an ideal grace and joyfulness about that Exhibition which have not been rivalled since. It was not the greatest* it was not the best Exhibition ; but it was the most sur- prising and heartsome. All Britain was proud of that won- drous Palace of industry and art, with its nine miles of exhihita and its marvellous aggregation of human interest. It was intended to have another Universal International Exhibition in 1861, but the date had to be postponed for one year. Before the opening of 1862 the guiding hand of the Prince Consort was nerveless in death, his directing eye was closed, and " The silent father of our kings to be " left a blank which could not be fillea. Yet his spirit was not dead. His plans for the advancement of art and science had borne valuable fruit The Exhibition of 1862, notwith- standing the national sorrow, was a brilliant success. All nations of the civilized world were represented there ; and the thoughtful spectator could see and compare for himself the finest productions of the hand of art and industry. In that Exhibition Kova Sootia bore an honorable if not a distinguished part, reflecting high credit on our manufacturers M. S. BBOWK k CO'S, 188 GrauTUle street. i. n 2a Fine Gold Odard, Albert, Brooeh, and Neek Cbaing, and exhibitors. There vraa the renowned coni column, 36 feet high ; them was a notable pyramid of native gold ; there were manuf'actnres in steel and gold and wood and lurs. There were preserved fishes that showed the " treasures ut the deep ;" and there were models of our finest sailing ships. Nova Scotia was represented in Paris, in Dublin, and especially at Philadelphia, at the great Centennial Exhibition of 1876. At none of these Exhibitions was there ground for being ashamed of our Province ; but at all there waa ample occasion for modesty, and for the exercise of a teach- able and inquiring spirit. The Province expended a very considerable amount of money in thus exhibiting its products; but we do not doubt that the result has amply justified the sanguine anticipations of the country. Our first local Exhibition owed its initiation to the London Exhibition of 1851. The intention was to have ours in the autumn of 1853. The project was mooted. The Qovern- ment and Legislature approved of it. Some men were very enthusiastic in urging it forward. But it was extremely difficult to get the public interested. The feeling was, "What have we that is worth exhibiting 1" To the last moment it was impossible to arouse the mechanics of this city to the importance of the project ; and the result was that when the Exhibition day came in 1864 the mechanics had next to nothing that was worth looking at. During the summer of 1854 the public interest in our first Exhibition began to manifest itself. From Pictou, Amherst, Annapolis, Limenburg and a great variety of places exhibits were promised, and the problem for the Com- mittee of Management was not " What can l)e got to exhibit 1" but " Where shall wo find space to show all these 1" That first ".Industrial Exhibition" of ours is well worth recalling with afiiectionate remembrance. As it was our first effort, so it was our most enthusiastic and single-minded attempt at showing the natural wealth of oar country. The Exhibition lasted ten days, — opening on Wednesday and clos- ing on Saturday week. Communication between Halifax and the rural districts was then a matter of grave expense and diffi- culty. No railways traversed our countiy, and no steamers skirted our coasts, calling as now from port to port Travel" M. S. BBOWN k CO'S, 128 OraBTlUe street. li ! 27 olnnin, 36 ^old ; there and iura. reasures ut ling ships. iblin, and Exhibition re ground there was of a teach- ed a very I products; stifled the le London urs in the 9 Govern- irere very extremely ling "waSf ) the last :s of this esult was mechanics 9t in our I Pictou, ariety of the Com- e pot to ill theser' bU worth ) our first e-miuded ry. The and clos- ilifax and anddiffi- steamers Tmvel- it. For really food Wfttohes, aoenrately adjustedt toe ing was laborious, slow and costly, and many of the articles exhibited i|i Halifax in 1854 had to be conveyed to the city at heavy expense in the old-fashioned wagon. On the day of opening, Wednesday the 4th October, there was first the firing of a royal salute from the Parade ; then the church bells rang out a merry peal : then in the course of the day there Wiis a procession in which the National Societies, the Free Masons, and the Sons of Temperance took part. Then the^ ^s a general rally at the Province Build- ing where the opening ceremony took place. An address was delivered by the venerable Chief Justice Sir Brenton Halliburton. Dr. Forrester narrated the proceedings of the Committee. The Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Gaspard Le Marchant, pronouncisd the Exhibition duly opened. Prayer was offered by Bisliop Binney ; and a brief speech was delivered by Hon. William Young, then Attorney General. The Exhibition continued from Wednesday the 4th till Saturday the 14th. On the closing day our now venerable Chief Justice, Sir William Young, gave a splendid address on l^;ricultural topics. On successive evenings during the 'Exhibition lectures were delivered by Hon. Joseph Howe, J. W. Dawson, Dr. Cramp, Dr. Eobertson of Wilmot, J. D. B. Fraser of Pictou, and othera The Exhibition was held in the Provincial Building with a laige tent on each side of it. In the north tent were the agricultural, horticul- tural and dairy products. Ii «he south tent were manuiao- tures of wood, iron, &c. The main building was fully occupied with works of art and home manufactures. The results, on the whole, were highly beneficial. It is said that Edmund Burke spoke of Nova Scotia as a " hard favoured brat not worth the rearing.** Strangers had little idea prior to 1S54 df the excellence of the products of the orchard, the garden and the farm as shewn in our beautiful and fertile interior. — There was one notable drawback. The mechanics and manufacturers of Halifax were " nowhere." They had done themselves the greatest possible injustice by keeping in the background, and affording no adequate4)roofs of their skill and enterprise. There was another Exhibition in Halifax, a very creditable one, in October, 1868. The agricultural part of this show was excellent. HorticultuB» also received due promiBoiiC9|^ M. S. BttOWir A CO., 129 drantille street \ 28 '[j'l ^mUx. 169 HOLUS STREET, NAUFU, Importer of and Dealer in W0$t of England CLOTBSi ' AND TWEEDS OF ALL STYLES FInt-eUss Watohet at M. S. BROWN * CO'8. but there was a notable defect in tfie show of the products of our mines and fisheries. The Exhibition of 1868 will be remembered in connection with the brilliant address with which it was closed by Hon. Joseph Howe — the last effort of the kind with which he ever favoured a Halifax audience. The progress made between 1854 and 1868 was very marked a9d notewqrthy. Who could now speak of this Provii^oe as A " hard favoured brat/' in the presenoe oi such proofs of fertility of soil and geniality of climate I Space will not allow of more than a passing reference to the excellent Exhibitions since held at Halifax, Truro, Kent- ▼ilie and again at Truro, whore the farmers especially received all the prominence due to the importance of their noble calling. Other Provinces— New Brunswick, P. £. Island, Quebec, Ontario, have given attention to " Exhibitions" as a means of education for all classes. The expense has always been considerable, but the money is considered as well invested. Even far^ff Australia has now a '' World's Exhibition '* on hand ; and it is generally recognized that no civilized country can do well without this methdd of showing forth its own capabilities and learning what others are doing. THE PBESBirr EXnBITIOir. After fall consideration of all the interests concerned, it was resolved in 1878 that the next Provincial Exhibition flhould be held in Halifax, as the capital of the Province, and equally accessible to east, west and centre. The BITE Is the best possible, within easy reach of all parts of the city, fronting on a spacious street, and with well-finished streets on the left and the rear. The OBOUNDS Cover an area of fifteen acres, between Tower Road and Kobie Street on the one hand, and Morris and College Streets on the other. A large part of the grounds will be occupied by a Drive intended to afford ample opportunities for the display of the qualities and the mettle of the horses sent to SterllBg Silver Spoon, S. S. BBOWI k CO.. ttanf n. .,Juik III Ml fi the ibow. This is a feature introduced for the first time into a Halifax Exhibition, and it will no doubt prove one of the grand attractions. The grounds are by no means "orna- mental;*' but the absence of trees is in this case an advantage ; and ample shelter will be provided by sheds and buildings. * THK BUILDING Is intended to be permanent It is an ornament to the city, and we mean no disrespect to the '* palatial " residence in the Ticinity with its 400 or 000 inmates, when we say that it is quite a relief to turn from tho big brick pile to the light and airy and joyous-looking structure of wood and glass. The Building faces Tower Koad, and stands forty-five feet off that street Tho principal entrance is apprriached by n semi-circular drive and carriage-way, neatly laid out, und affording every facility for coming and going. The ground near the building is carefully and neatly graded, the loose stones being raked off to a considerable distance. The Exhibition Building is 231 feet in length, from north to south, fronting Tower Koad, and 81 feet in depth. It stands two stories in height The roof is semi-circular. At the comers are towers each 21 feet square. The clear height of the Main Building is 45 feet The Front Building rises to a height of three and a-half stories, or 92 feet, and is 51 feet square. Above the first story it is an octagon. Through this " Front Bmlding" it the main entrance \^ leet wide, and it contains the offices, which are most conveniently arranged in dose proximity to eaob other, — thus obviating ii difficulty that often perplexes and annoys — namely, hunting here and there for tiie offleials with whom one has to transact business. The building has a light and cheerful as well as a fairly snbstantial appearance. There are windows enough to insure sunlight in ample supply, — an essential element in Exhibitions, — >a'nd an element greatly lacking hitherto in our Halifax buildings used for Exhibition purposes. Visitors will approach the Exhibition Building mainly by two routes, — up Morris Street or along Spring Garden Koad. In either case a full and striking view will bo obtained,— a "picture" which the visitor will do well to fix upon his memory. Coming along Tower Boad the " drive " already spoken of will lead to the spacious entrance. There is ample accommodation for the free ingress and egress of the crowds that will throng these aisles and passages. You will» of 31 flnt time into ve one of the means "orna- this case an by Bheds and it to the city, licence in the Bay that it is )he light and laas. 'orty-five feet oacliod l)y n lid out, and The ground d, the loose , from north i depth. It ircolar. At clear height Jilding rises and is 51 Through t wide, and onveniently obrialmg a ly, hunting ~ to transact as a fairly enough to element in lerto in our mainly by rden Eoad. ttained, — a upon his e '* already re is ample he crowds u will, of course, first take a walk al nig the main aisles on the ground floor. These, in th« nggregato, measure many hnudrod yards; and not a square foot of space but afibrdH material for inves- tigation, for contrast or comparison, — fur some useful mental exercise. The .irst glance around will be of necessity quite super^ iicial. You will need to explore, and re-explore ; and it will be of immense advantage to you if in your wanderings you have the companionship of some one who has already studied up the matter and who *' knows what's what" The most obtrusive objects are often not the most valuable or inter- esting ; and they should not be allowed to occupy the attention of the thoughtful visitor to the exclusion of other and less prominent exhibits. The galleries almost duplicate the space on the ground floor; and they are by no means to be neglected. Here especially you have the opportunity of admiring the results of the patience, the skill, tht good ^te of the ladies of Kova Scotia. At a reasonable distance in the rear of the Exhibition Building are the "Cattle Sheds," the proper shelter and provision for all the animals submitted to the admiring gaze of the public and the discriminating verdict of the critics. Inside and outside there is ample provision iorthe comfort of " man and beast" However large the hosts of visitors, — and they are sure to be unprecedented as far as this Province is concerned, — they will find room, and accommodation, and a warm welcome. OBJECTS ON EXHIBITION. No catalogue is ever absolutely perfect or complete ; the best service that can be rendered to the visitor is to help him to use his own eyes, and to make and memorize his own " notes." The objects on exhibition are aiTanged in twenty- seven classes. Over a thousand prizes ttre to be competed for. The very best skill and industry of the country, in all departments of labour and enterprise, will be amply repre- sented within these walls. The horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, Azc, — the products of the mine, the orchard and the farm, — the harvest of our opulent seas, — the handiwork of our artizans,— the " cunning work " of our wives and sisters and daughters, — all will challenge thoughtful admiif.tiou, and patient and discriminative judgment 32 If BOMB DBTAIL8. Though we do not atcerapt the tedious nnd unprofitablo task of laying 1)eforn the reader a comploto catalogue uf object§, or a precise description of articles anu their positions in this corner or on that shelf, in this aisle, or in yonder alcove, — we can furnibh some helpful details which the reader will not find in the least burdensome to his memory or per- plexing to his understanding. The Exhibition will open on < MONDAY, 2dth SBFTBMBBR, at 7 A. M., — but only for the reception and Arrangement of exhibits. The public are not asked to the grounda. Exhib- itors will report themselves at the Secretary's Offioa in the Building, and they will receive due attention. They will be shewn the spaces for their exhibits, or the pens for their cattle. Animals, flowers and peiishable articles will bo xoceived on Tuesday morning. The formal public OPENING will be on Tuesday, at 2 P. M. Admission on that day will cost 60 cents. On subsequent days the price is reduced to 25 cents. You can explore every part of the Building and the Grounds from 9 A. M. till 6 P. M., on any of the days of Exhibition. From 6 P. M. till 10 the Main Building only will be open, and it may be expected to be the grrnd centre of attraction, with its brilliant display of van.d exhihiUt its bands ol music and its array of fashion and beauty. — The Judges are to complete their work of inspection and to deteiTiine the comparative merits of articles, by mid- day on Wednesday. The Exhibition will close on Friday, Oct. 3. We have already stated that there are TWENTYSEVBN GLASSES of exhibits ; but there may be still more, as the Managers have thoughtfully left room in their Kegulations for any article that may meet their approval at any reasonable time before opening day. Awards of merit will be given for such as deserve recognition in that way. — Space will not allow us to enter into minute details of each class, even if it were .desirable to do so. We can, however, devote space enough to serve all the practical purposes of the intelligent visitor. 83 nd unprofitnblf 'to catalogue ot I thoir positions 3t or in yonder i^hioh the reader memory or per- »n will open on arrangement of 'unds. Exhib- I Offio* in tho They will be pens for their tides will be public I that day will is reduced to Building and y of the days ^ain Building be the gn>nd ay of van-d fashion and of inspection cles, by mid- J on Friday, le Managers ons for any ionable time i^en for such not allow lis tt if it wero *ace enough It visitor. Class 1. includes horses, which are to \w judged according !t() ago, size, training, stylo and soundnuss, as woll as breed. i We are sorry to say that in this liuo nothing very remark- l»ble ncod be expected. We in Nova Scotia are not yet up to the mark in the mattor of " liorse-fleMh." Prizes ranging from $6 to |50 are oQl^red for different grades and qualities of horsea Class 2. embraces Cattle of all grades, from the thorough- bred that can boast of a well-attested pedigree, running back to some great-great-great-great grandmother, — down to the useful, quiet home-bred cow, whose glory is a couple of rich creamy pails of milk per diem. The show of cattle will probably beat anything heretofore seen in the Maritime Provinces. The premiums ronge from $4 to $30. Class 3 includes sheep — thorough-bred and crosses, — Shropshire Downs, South Downs, Leicestors, &c. Class 4. Swine, animals that are beginning to receive the attention they deserve. Class 6 will attract more attention than the preceding two, — as it includes fowls of 66 different varieties, from bro'iize turkeys down to common chickens and uncommon pt^ons. Class 6. Boots and Vegetables, will interest everybody, but especially farmers and market gardeners. Potatoes, tur- nips, cabbage, beets, carrots, onions, melons, &c., receive due recognition. :<' Class 7 includes grain and seeds, with grain manufactures. Class 8. Dairy Produce. Whoever loves good butter and abhors the bad, should give some attention to this sec- tion, for the purpose of encouraging the former sort and objurgating with due emphasis against the latter I So too with cheese. Class 9. Goods made of hemp, wool, flax or straw. Here the skill of the deft fingers of Nova Scotia women will ap- pear. Class 10. will give ampl'^ scope to our artizans for a dis- play of their progress in the manufacture of Agricultural Implements. Class 11. will be the favourite class with all unsophis- ticated juveniles. For is there a girfor a boy in all the land that would not undertake imtanter to discuss and judge Apples, Pears, Quinces, Plums, Peaches, Grapes, and all sorts of fruits) 84 I Claab 12. will present n moHt chnrminq <1i8plny to all lovers of " Ornamental Plants and Flowurs." Omit progrust in the culture of these has been made of late years, and the Exhibition will, we trust, give to the good taste of the public a fresh impulse. Clasbbs 13 and 14, include a dinplay of "Economic Minerals," and of " Manufactures in Wood." Clabb 15 shows what we can do in the matter of Car- riages, while Clabb 16 will do some measure of justice to our Naval Architects. Clabsib 17 and 18 include Mannfaetnres in Metal and in Leather, Saddlery and Harness. Our fishermen are expected to do justice to their important calling under Clabb 19 (Fisheries.) Under this head ftsh culture will be exhibited, — a new thing to the grout m(\jority of visitors. Clabb 20 exhibits Furs: Clabb 21, Preserved Meats, Fruits, &c. The Fink Arts are not overlooked, there being no fewer than 14 prizes allotted under this Class (22.) Clabb 23, embraoQB Ladies' Work ; Class 25, Indian Work. The remaining dassea are " Miscellaneous " or " Special" We have now said enough to give a general idea of the contents of the Exhibition of 1879. For anything and everything beyond this the inquirer must explore personally. At any rate that is the best, the only satisfactory way of gaining intormation. M THB P0WBB8 THAT BB.' It would be unparc tnable were we to neglect honorable mention of the men wno- have taken a specially prominent part in promoting this Exhibition. As the City has taken 80 onerous a part in the enterprise — going so far as to furnish the building — ^it was proper that His Worship the Mayor and the Aldermen should have due prominence. Mayor Tobin, accordingly, is chairman of the General Com- mittee, and the Aldermen are members of it Thty have the benefit of the counsel of a number of public-spirited citizens, and of such officials as the Senators, M. P.'s, M. P. P.'s, and Executive and Legislative Councillors within the city and county. The work is divided and sub-divided and placed under the charge uf sub-committees who are held responsible for the success of their allotted departments. 85 •"plfty to all r^Ht progrogf ^n. and the >f the publio " Economic iter of Car- wtioe to our ^etttl and in ro expected Class 19 exhibited, ed Meats, f no fewer Class 23, ark. The L" lea of the ibing and ersonally. 7 way of lonorable rominent M taken ir as to ihip the uinence. ^ Com- bj have spirited P. P. '8, he city ed and re held hCStJLTS. It is quite superfluous to dilate on the ussfblness of £xhi- bitions where the worlcs of different manufactureni, the products of different climes, the fruits of rivol industries, the results of varied circumstances, talents and rewards, are placed within easy comparing distance from each other. In our own case farmers east and west, from this county and that other, can view with intelligent appreciation the differ- ences between the results attained by varying methods. And so with other avocations. We are social beings : we are profoundly impressed by inter-communion. We give and receiye ideas by coming into contact with veritable samples of success or of failure, — of defect or of excellence. Exhibitions are intended to teach by example, — by ocular demonstration. The principal drawback is the shortness of the time at the disposal of earnest "students" who are resolved to learn what they can. In order to gain the largest benefit from the Exhibition, visitors ought to take seasou tickets and to come early and stay late, and to devote their attention specially to the deportment' which concerns their own life-work. Of course there will be many who come and go simply to see the "lion." They will take a superficial glance at most of the things, and be at some little jiains to admire what others are admiring. This class has its uses, but it is always more ornamental than useful. Exhibitions would do ill without these showy people on show days. But it is not lor their benefit that we get up Exhibitions, but for the benefit mainly of our farmers, mechanics and manufacturers, that they may be stimulated to higher measures of excellence in their respective callings. Let us conclude with the impressive words of the illus- trious Prince Consort at the opening of the great Exhibition of 1851 : " The prodnets of all qoarten of the globe are placed at onr disposal, and we have ooly to choose which is the best and cheapest for oar purposes, and the powers of prodnction are intmsted to the stimulns of competition and capital. " So man is approaching a more complete fnlf^lment of that great and sacred mission which he has to perform in this world. His reason being created after the image of God, he has to use it to discover the laws by which the Almighty governs His creation ; and, by makine these bws his standard of action, to conqaer nature to his use — biniseU a divine instrument. " Science discovers these laws of power, motion, and transfor- mation: industry applies them to the raw matter, which the earth yields us in abundance, but which becomes valuable only by know- KX I ; ..'! f 11 MASSHALL & SMUE 155 Granville Street, Halifax, N. S. Importen and Dealers in Brib'i CoBtiiMBtal Ainiou ud Caiadiu Silks, SatmSiYelvets, Poplins, Mourning Goods, COURT ATJLD'S SUPERIOR BLACK CRAPES Millinery and Fancy Goods, CALVATS, DENTS, IE BEAOS & GIUSEPPS I'EEMH KID &LOYSSS, Ladies Silk Sun-Shades and Umbrellas, Domestic and Household Goods, Muslins and Laces, SHAWLS, MAHTLES & COSTUMES. &;c., &c., te 37 ITH, X, N. S. diu lins, fs. % }tic and lES, MITCHELrS Irait aad flow«f STORE, 35 GEORGE ST. ■'fl'iP' ■•iBw 'iHf^^' ri^ HALIFAX, N. 8. , r All the choicest kind of JEUIT in 'their season. The Very Best FBENOH and AMEBIOAN ' CONFECTIONARY. THE FINEST IN THE CITY. ^^ J — ALSO — 07STEBS & EOT COtTEE, Commencing last week in September. T.MITCHELL, - Proprietor. 38 ^ I li 1 i THE NEW DRYJOODS HOUSE MmssmMsm & co. Beg to announce that they have opened the store iSl OnuoLvllle Street, Formerly occupied by Peter Giant & Co., vrith an ENTIRELT NEW STOCK OF ^-j Dk¥ Goods %k Consisting of DBESS aOODS IN VABISTT. All the Latest Styles in A large assortment of Fancy & Millinery Goods. I MOURNING GOODS A SPECIALTY. | Immense Stock of f Household and Furnishing Goods, And every description of Goods usually found in a First- class Dry Goods House. AN INSPECTION OF OUR STOCK RESPECTFULLY SOUCUED. E. J. MATHESOH. F. W. HABLET. G. U. BAYN£. n 39 mi store ith an 1% )S rr. I. Ki i a Firsfr. ITEO. AYKE. ledce. Art teaches as the immutable laws of beanty and symmetry, and f^jves to our productions forms in accordance to them. The Exhibition is to give us a true test, and a living picture of the point of development at which the whole of mankind has arrived in this great task, and a new starting-point, from which all nations will be able to direct their further exertions. " I confidently hope that the first impression which the view of this Tast collection will produce upon the spectator, will be that of deep thankfulness to the Almighty for the blessings which He has already bestowed upon us here below; and the second, the conviction that they can only be realized in proportion to the help which we are pre- pared to render each other, therefore, by peace, love, and ready assis- tance, not only between individuals, bat between the nations of the earth." Not Exempt. — A German applied to a Justice to be re- lieved from sitting upon a jury. " What is your excuse 1 " said his honor. " I can't speak English," was the reply. " You have nothing to do with speaking," said the judge. " But I can't understand good English" " That's no excuse," replied the judge. " You are not likley to hear good English at the bar." " What on earth have you brought all those things home fori" contemptuously asked a woman of her husband, as ho spread a lot of pictures on the table. " You have often twitted me," he answered, " of never having any views on any subject, and so I've got a lot of ' views ' here on all sorts of subjects ; and they are my views : I paid for 'em ! " A CoNNBCTicuT Yankee has cleared his house of rats by catching one and dipping him in red paint. He then let him loose, and the other rats, not liking his looks, left immedi- ately. He says that is a red-y way of clearing them out Spirit-Rappino. — A haunted house in the Coiintry had three fearful midnight raps every night. People kept away 'Until it was found that the next-door neighbour knocked the ashes out of his pipe at that time. An analyzing dame reports that " she had heard of but one old woman who kissed her cow ; but she knows of ntany thousands of young ones who have kissed very great calves." It is said that the reason that ladies are like arrows is because they are all in a quiver when a heau comes. It is well that virtue is its own reward, for it rarely obtains any other. 40 •i I REVISED TABLE SF »STAIIGES AND FARES FOR HACKNEY CARRIAGES. (Pubtiihed bjf order of the City Council^ dated August find, 1876.) DISTANOBS. From th« Onod Panule, North to— Jftoob Street or Oommeroliil^yharf | mile. South end of Maynard Street or Oanurd's Wharf. i ** North end Park Street or Weet'a Wharf S ** Inetitate for Deaf and Dumb or Dockyard Gate 1 *' Wellington Barraoks (east or welt front) H *' Bailwaj Defiot 2 " From the Grand Parade, South to — Stepheni' Wharf, the comer of Morris and Pleasant Streets, or the Wnk i " Freshwater Bridge, Blind Asylum or the Conrent i '* Laidlaw*s Wharf, comer of Inglis Street and Tower Road or Poor's Asylum 1 " Steel's Pond, the Bowery Foad or Stndley. U " Franklyn Street, Albro's or Belmont 1) '* Fort OgUvie or the Penitentiary li " Point Pleasant 2 " From the Orand Purade, West to— Park Street (west of the Citadel) i *' Gamp Hill Cemetety or S«. Andrew's Csoss S *' Louisburg Street ; 1 " McOuUoeh Bo«d, Oxford Street or LeahyviUe Ih *' Horse Shoe Island 2 ** North-West Arm Bridge ^ " FABES. For each person for any distance uj^ to half mile. 15 ets. " " " onemUe..... 26" •• " « on* mile and half. .M 80 " " " " two mUes 40 " ** ** " two and half mUes 45 ** " " •• three mUes 60 " And all other distances in like proportion. One-half the above rates to be paid if returning in the same carriage. For aU cabs or carriages hired by the hour, the charges shall be — For a one horse carriage per hour $ .75 For a two, " " LOO And in like proportion for every fraction of an hour. To or from any steamer or passenger vessel, to or from any hotel or dwelling house to any stage office, railway station, or other place within one mile, with half a cwL luggiige. $0.30 Over one mile and not exceeding two miles 0.60 ■ffil m ,l I M.'K' ^KOki^l] 41 lACXNEY »rf, i,S7ffJ . i mile. ..J •• ,. I " ....1 «« IX « • • • • A V 2t( to. ... i " ... I " or ■ ••X ...li « ...IJ " ,..2 « .. * " I " • •X .4* " .2 «« .2J " ...15 eta. ..26 " ..80 " ..40 " .46 " .60 " uriage. e — ...9 .76 ... LOO >r >r .00.30 . aeo Ai ftboTe, with more than half cwt., and not exceeding two owt. of luggage, within one mile 60 ots., over one mile and not exceeding two milei 76 oti. And in like proportion for all other diatanoea or additional laggas^e. 4irChildren under one year old frtt; over one year and under twelve haif-fare. For employment in the night the fare ahall be aa partiea may agree, not, however, to exceed one fart and a haXf. CARTS AND TRUCKS. DISTANCES. From the Market Square, North to — Jacob Street i mile. Army Ball Court i " Ounard Street { " Deaf & Dumb Inatitution 1 " Ck>mer North and Oottingen Streets U '* Wellisi^n Baracka or Isleaville 1\ '* FortNeedham Ij " Lady Hammond Road Oroeaing. ..2^ *' CityPriaon 2J " From Market Square, South to — Corner of Queen Street and Spring Oarden Boad \ ** Comer of Morria and South Streati or Convent 1 ** City Hospital U " ColUns'sGate li " The Bowery. If '* Belmont 2 " Penitentiary 2i '* Chain Battery or Point Pleasant 2^ '* From Water Street, West to Argyle, and to a line in continuation of Argyle | mile South to— Park Street. i " Centre of Common % " St. Andrew's Cross 1 " MoCulloughBoad ...U " 14 " " 1| " Horse Shoe Island. 2 '* N. W. Arm Bridge , 24 " Downs's Cottage 3 ** Geyser's Boad 4 '* Throe-Mile House. 44 " 4S RATE PER LOAD WITH CART, TRUCK, OR SLED. A quarter of » mile 16 oti. Half mile. 20 " Three-quarters of a mile 26 " One mile 30 " One mile and a quarter 36 " One raUe and a half 46 " One mile and three-quartera 60 '* Two mile* 60 " Erery additional quarter of a mile over two miles 8 ** One half of these charges to be added to the ate for the following articles, viz. : Wood, Coal, Lumber, Briek, Building Stone and Sand, One third of these charges to be added to the rate for the following articles, vis. : 1st, Spirituous Liquors and Wines of every description, in cases. 2nd, Molasses and Sugar. 3rd, Hemp and Manilla Cables and Hawsers. 4th, Bar, Bolt and Pig Iron, Iron Oires, Anchors and Chains. In removing the furniture of a house the rate to be settled by agree- ment of the parties ; if not so settled 60 cents a load per half mile. For trucking to Islesville from any part of the City south of the Queen's Wharf of a load of coal or other articles enumerated in Section 21, 60 cents ; frois any point between Queen's and Cunard's wharves, 60 cents ; and from any part north of Cunard's, 40 cents. For trucking from Richmond Depot to any part of Smith's Fields south of South Street of a load of coal or other articles named in said section, One Dollar ; to any point between South and Jacob Streets, 76 cents ; to any point north of Jacob Street, 60 cents. The party employing a truckman can in any case, if he prefer, pay for the distance according to the scale in the preceding sectioo. OMNIBUSSES. WAI.ILER*8 UNB. This Line leaves North Street Depot at 7.16 A. v., and passes through Lockman and Barrington Streets to Water Street by Bell's Lane — thence through Oranville, George, HoUis, Morris and Pleasant Streets to Fresh* water Bridge, leaving there on return trip over the same route at 7. 46 A. M. , and continuing to run every half hour until 8.46 P.M., which will be the last trip. FABE8. Whole route from North to South end 10 cents. Half distance, or to Post Office 6 " All passengers to or from trains 10 ** 5 43 CONUIN'ft 1.INB. The mat* on whioh theae *Bumm are antitleil to run ii m follows t— Through North and Lockmaii Streets, Bell's Lane, into Water, Oran- ▼ill*, George, Hollis, Morris, Pleasant and Inglis Streets, returning by the same route, as follows :— First 'Bus leaves North Street at 7 o'clock a.m., Jtnd every hunr and half hour tUl 12 o'clock. Leaves IngUs Street first trip, half-past 7, and every half-hour till 12 o'olook. ▲ 'Bos will leave the Post Offlee for South and North end at 1 o'clock. 'Busses will leave North Street and Inglis Street every half-hour during the afternoon till 6 o'clock. 'Bus leaves Province Building every day at 1 and 6 for Spring Garden Road. 'Bus leaves Freshwater at 7» 8 and 8.30 r.M. every evening. Leaves North Street every half -hour. The Train 'Bus will leave the Post Office twenty minutes before the depaiture of each train. These Omnibusses are permitted to mnAto a round trip on Park Street, spring Garden Road, Bariington, Sackville and Duke Streets if required, provided it does not interfere with the above time table. wiuMw PABK uim. This Line leaves Willow Park every day at the following hours, via : First at 9 a.m., at 12.20 P.M., at 2.20 P.M., and at 5.20 p.m. It runs through Windsor, Almon. Gottingen, Cogswell, Brunswick, Jaeob, Grai^n, Buckingham, Barrington, George and Hollis Streeta to the New Provincial Building (or Post Office), and leaves the said Post Office every day at 10 ▲.M, 1, 3 and 6 p.m., returning to Willow Park by the above route. FARIB. Adults, each 8 cents. Children under 12 years of age, each 4 ** ^ DUTCH YIIJ.ACB UHE. This line leaves Dutch Village at 8.30 A. M., 12 M., 2.15, 5and9 P. M., by the following route :— Enters the City by the Quinpool Road, thence hrough Windsor, Cunard, North Park, Cogswell, Jacob, Grafton, Buckingham, Argyle, Duke, Hollis and George Stieetb, to the Post Office, and return by the same route. On Sundays, two trips, as follows— Coming and returning through Argyle, Blowers, Grafton, and Spring Garden Road, to the Generara House, at the following hours :— Leaves the Village at 10 A. M. and 9 p. M. Leaves the General's House to return at 12.30 p. M. and 8.30 P. M. FARR8. 10 centa each ; twelve tickets for tLOO. 44 AND ESTABLISHMENT FOR NEW A RARE PLANTS. H. HARRIS. lufgesymaa. r GREEN-HOUSE and NTTRSEitY, Comer Bobio & Horth St$., HALIFAX, N. S. h k V^MHb.I 45 A BAILWAY TIME TABLES. nUIHB LIATI RAUFAX AS rOLLOWS : BxprtM for Pieton and 8t John, 8.05 a.m., leave WindiorJano. 8.40a.m. AocommocUtion for Truro Ac PiotoQ, 12.15 A.M., " " 1.08 p.m. AooommocUtion f or Tmro, 5.00 p.m., " " 5.38 P.M. Night Ezpreu for St. John, Quebec and Montreal, 6.16 p.m., leave Wiadior Junetion 7.02 p.m. ABBIVI AT BALIPAX : Aoeommodation from Tmro, 9.15 A.M., arrive at Windior Jnnc. 8.35 a.m. Might EzpreM from Montreal, Quebec and St. John, 10.35 a.m., arrive at Windeor Junction, 10.02 a.m. Aooommodetion from Pietou and Tmro, 2.55 p.m., frrive at Windfor Junction 2.00 P.M. ExprtM from St. John, 7.40 p.m., arrive at Windior Junction, 7.02 p.m. c TVBSTEBN COUNTIES :RA.11JWAJY. TBAIHB UAVB HAUFAZ AS FOLLOWS : ExproM for Windior, Kentville, AnnapoUe and St. John, 7.55 A.M., leave Windior Junction, 8.36 a.m. Expreii for Windior and intermediate itationi, aSO p.m., leave Windior Junction, 4.10 p.m. Bxprew for Windior and Kentville, Taae., Thnn. and Sal, 3.30 p.m., leave Windior Junction, 4.10 p.m. Accommodation for Windior and Annapolii, Mon., Wed. and Fri., 8.20 A.M., leave Windior Junction, 9.22 A.M. ABBIVE AV MAUFAX: Expreu from Kentville, Mon., Wed. and FrL, 12 noon, arrive at Wind- ior Junction, 1L25 a.m. Expreii from Windior, Tuei., Thun. and Sat., 9.28 A.M., arrive at Windior Junction, 8.35 A.M. Accommodation from Anpapolii, Tnei., Thun. and Sat., 4.50 p.m., arrive at Windior Junction, 4.10 p.m. Expreii from St. John, Annipolii, SSentville and Windior, 8.30 p.m., arrive at Windior Junction 7.55 p.m. ii Stenmer Empreit lenv^i Annnpolia on Arrival of expreu tmin from Halifax every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, oalUng at Digby, arriving at 8t. John, 7.30 r.M. Ueturoing leave St. John 8 A.M., every Monday, Wednead*y and Friday, oalling at Digoy, conneot with exprese train for Halifax. Fare by Western Oountiee Hallway— Halifax to St John, first elass $6.00 ; 2nd, I3.A0 ; return 17.60 ; rail to Banxor, #8.60 ; Portland, $12.60; Boston, $14.00 ; Boat from St. John, Portland, $6.00 ; Boston, $9.00. ST. JOHN" iLM^D Mi^IKB RA-II^-WA-Y. TBAIMI LIAVC 8T. JOHV AS VOLLOWS t At 7.46 A.if., Day Express for Bangor, fte., eonneoting with trains fot Frederioton and N. B. and O. Bailway. At 4.00 P.M., FredetictoB Express for Frederioton and intermediate points. ARRIVI AT RT. JOHV ! At 7.15 P.M., Da} Express from Bangor ; and 10.00 a.m., from Frederioton. STACE COACHES. Blaie's Ooaohbs leave Northnp's eomer every morning except Sunday for the West, through Chester, Bridgewater, Liverpool, HibeU bume and Barringt^n to Yarmouth. Abohibald'b Ooaohbs leave Argyle St., neMr Moir*s Bakery, every Ifonday, Wednesday and Friday for the East by the Shore road, to Tangier, Halifax Oo. I SI everj Mond Arrii Wedi 6 P.i Bost< Si Maro durii Q Piot< everj A Stl^ oomi FEF \ STEAMBOATS. OONARD and Allan Lines 3. S. Go's. -See advertisement on Map. **M. A. Starr" leaves Wood & Co.'s Wharf every Tuesday during ^he open navigation, at 12 o'clook, noon, for Charlottetown, P. E. I., calling at Canso, Arichat, Port Mulgrave, Port Hawkesbury and Bayfield. ' ** Edgar Stdart" leaves same wharf every Tuesday at six o'clook, A. M. . for Annapolis, calling at Lunenburg, Liverpool, Shelbume and Yarmouth. ' Freight for Jit. A. Starr and Edgar Stuart received at shed, on wharf up to hour of sailing. Hmall parcels at Fishwick's Express Office, Hollis Street, up to one hour of sailing^ 5 PE k 47 8t«iuDihipa "Oarboll" and " WoRoittTiR *' !•»▼« T Wharf, Boaton, •very 8«4urd»y, altoriMteljr, at 12 noon. Arrive at RaUfax daylight Monday morning. LaaTt Halifax for Port Hawkaabary and Piotou. Arrive at Piotou 4 P.M. Tueiday, and at Oharlottetown at daylight Wednesday morning. Retnrning Itave Charlottetown Thnreday at 6 P.M., and Port Hawketbury the next morning. Leave Halifax for Boston 4 P.M., arriving, at Boston Monday morning. Steamera of the AwoHOK Liiri leave Olatgow and London for Halifax, March, April, Auguit and September, and from Halifax for lame porta during lame months. QuiBio AMD Gulp Pokra S. 8. Co.— Steamer Miramichi will leave Piotou July 21, and every alternate Monday, and Montreal July 28, and every alternate Monday, calling at intermediate Oulf Ports. Amolo-Frbmoh S. S. Go. —Steamer Geotye SkaUuek leaves Halifax for St Pierre, Miquelon via Sydney, Cape Breton, every alternate Monday, commencing May 19th,— subject to arrival of mail steamer from England. FERRY STEAMERS FROM HALiFAX TO DARTMOUTH. lit May to lit NoTombor : A. M.— 6 -then every quarter hour until P. »L- 8.45-7.45-8.16-8.45-9.15-9.45- 10.20 -IL lit loTember to lit Kfty X A. M.— C.45— then every quarter hour until P. M. —6. 15 -then the same as from Isf May to 1st November. •oBdayit A. M. — then quarter before and quarter past each hour until 10.20— last trip. PERRY STEAMERS FROM DARTMOUTH TO HALIFAX. lit May to lit KoTomber : A. M. — 5.45 — then every quarter hour until P. M.-6.30-7-7.30-8-8.30-9-9.30-10— 10.40. lit Hovombor to lit May t A. M.— 6.30— then every quarter hour until ' P. M. — 6— then same as from 1st May to 1st November. Buadayi: A. M.— 6.45 — ^7.90 -then every ht-ur and half hour until 10 P. M.— last trip. 48 & > f) y I 1 |piid0jgra^ltm, 7 CORNER OF i Ml ] Bjutm m FEim stits, HALIFAX, N. S: It ^llifl V '^^^m.. •A..)»!^j*^,'-iiCj»r?: l"* I' -;*?-• .^x^^ ^/^r:; ^tSf^tSS'- ■<##/■. #^#./^ ^v"^' ^4^ ^^^ ^^ SHITH ^ ^%; ^^ ti < ^ 150 - ORAUVZLLir ST. - 16 HALIFAX, N. 8. CO Str{iii<^L'is visiting Halifax < luring tin; Kxl; lation of Octolu r next, inttMuling to niaivc Di Goods pui'cliases, arc ro([uestc(.l to uj NOTICE THE FOLLOWING FACTS: ^ ; We keep the Largest Wholesale & Rets ^ I Stock in Halifax. LA I ^*^ Our Goods, ptireliased larsrely from Manufacture direct, are rarely lieaten in value. Wc l>uy as far as possible from stanilai *^ ' makers, an 150 Granville Street, -^ ^ ^ MftLBFAX. Z,^ ^>. % %