i XMAS 1896 With Compliments of v-< ■/* J^ -Jt DR. AMD MRS. BRYCE Great B ritain <'X As Seen By C anadian P?yes KY Rev. Professor Bryce, LL.D. Honorary Presii'ent of 'lanitobu Colleite Literary Sncietv v^v^.t INAUGURAL ADDRESS ■.*..■*..'» .^•ij*^ DELIVERED IN CC'NVOCATION HALL ^.tjt.t ,tj*j» NOVEMBER wh, 18% jt^t^t FRtt PRICS COMPANY \' 7 7 > tJ^"^ n i^rr^ M As Seen by Canadian Eyes At tln' first i>|H'i iiK'cting- of the vc;ir of tlie Litrr.-iry sn.-ict.v lit'1'1 in the ;'(.ii\(nMti<'ii IimII i)f :M;iiiituli;i co Ivire on I'riilay, Nov. G then' \v;is ;i large tiatherJUtl prt'sviit to hear the maiig- ural iiiiilrefis of the honorary prisuieut of the i^ofiety, thi' lU-\ . Dr. Bryee. This ill tlie liistory of the eolleji'e, Dr. iJrycr i;ave the fol- folhiwiiig : I'liKLiDi; TO Tin: i;i;iirL.\u ad- DUilStS. This year iiiaiks an iiiii>ortaiit -teji ill tlie history of Maiiitoha coliej;!'. It is the seiiii-juhjh'i' of the foilluliUM; of tlie folieg<'. Aiiiiosl exaetly t\^ro\- iiiw, with the purposi" of iloiii^- its full share of the hijiher eilucatioiial wm'k of the Canadian Northwest. Whether it lia.s fiilfilh'd it- end is for tiie coun- try ami the I'hureh to say. It iM'^aii ill" very hunihle (piarters in Kildonan. after three years it found its way to WiimiiM j; ami for .-even years its home was in M.iiii .striM-t north, near where the ('. r. u. station now is. In 1s*iJ it occupifsl its jireM'nt i»reniises, ami th«'^e \\«'re eul;:i^ed and inipro\el in 11^9'J. I'rom t.:<' .-mall lwu,;ninn- of 17 stiitli arts and tlnxilo^ry is 180, and almo.-t certainly the number of 120() will be passed by New Year. It iK not, however, only In nunil«>Ts th.it Manitoba colh'jie has made its r«H'ord. It has become an .VIni.a Mater — .•: kind and iMMiefieent mother — to a hirge IkuhI of si.cce.-isful students, cul- tivat«il younsr nien an?lad to say distintfuislK-*! yinuip; wonx'n also. When lookinji .at the newsp;ii>er th.at fol|ow«> scholarships of the v;iliie of .$1,0.".", in jiinifkr I?. A., in t'i<' i)revio)i.s and in the preliminary. There will ne*>d to bo lU>p;e h,i.s sent up no h'ss tl)an 1K5, i. e.. .">12 i)er cent, of tlie arts gradui- ates, ,'in.i h;i.- finislunl 7."> alumni in tiK'oloji'y- Dm in^;: it.s ■\vliol<> history tli«' col- U^K*' li''it^ t.iken .a lejiding i)art in Jitli- letios, and Jias many times s«>en its cinb (■!ianipi<>ns on the football f it'll. Ttv-nifrtit we .ire iiu't iinrary S<^K'iety annrs been able to re- jiorl abidance on the rinht side. To cnltiv;it(> a clejir ;ind effective st.vie of writiiijr iJij^Ush ))rose. to aim .-it the y:race>. ot elocution. h ;ind to develoj) a race of jri od. free extempore spe.-ik- ei s are aims of the society, anil of its ally the .lonrnal. whose interests it strongly supports. M.iy our 'notto still be in all tli.it our col- lejre undertakes : " riore.-it." Dr. Rryce then delhered his ln;iii}iur;il ad- dress ou "(ire.at nrit.iin ;is Se<'n by raiiadian i:yrs." •LAND <•!• MY .ikirks; the links of the I'orth or Salisbury Plain jiro after all only miniatur"s wliea compared with our vast jir.iiries; and the British climate, with its frefpient rain ;iiid foy; is aot to be spoken of aloiiirside our TtriKlit sun- siiiiie and clear C.'in.adi.an skies; iuit, after all, the British '.'anadiiin goes loviiiRly to the old hand, and his heart swells with emotioiv as he looks iiptni the Krauit*' lulls of the north., or the chalk cliffH of the south. It is still tiis. "Liiiiil ()[ iiiv ^lr('>-: What iiP.rtal iia ml ^ '•""' oi i-asiK'.l stran.! j,,.^,,, ,,,,,,.,,,|,,„t to i„-..ce,'.e.,t." lie viMts tli<' anci'stial tnwii m it-- ()M worli'. (luaiiitiioss. Mitli all that liritaiii is the ni-ij^iiial liniiic '>f <>iii- haci lie. u liiiilt ii|> ill lii-i miiiiiii- Mx-ial t-ustoiiiN. ilor hnin' life is Miirs: tioii liy story an. I rccit.il frnai licr |nil>lii' lil'.' is uni-s: tin' civii- life p.in'Ht!^' lips in lioyhniiii, hi- \ isits tin' of I'.ritain is uurs: her impMlar ua IIkt- v<'r\ lioiisf wIk'pc fatlKT. anil tirand- injis ami friN'ilcnn nf actinn. ami ixt- fatl'er -mil fiTcat gr inilfat Ii't liad li\- sci.al lilxrty an' onrs: nrr lanl tcn- ccl, soU'iiiuly li:' )i<>'- t'l till' chiircli iiri'. rural cu.stnnis. and folklnrc, and \vliiiiMl and sees niartict life, and liusiness life, we havi'. tin- very i>''\v wlieri' the family sat. i:erhai»s slioru nf a ciM'tain aristnciatii' ami tlK'U wallvH reverent! v into tlie ton(? as wt- iiave lirnuKlit the-u acrnss eli.irc'li yard, where grandfatii'T and the Atlantic. We are a p.n .. of tlie trreat Rrandfatlier and otln'i" relations Cireater Krit.iin; of that ''tnie nirtii" lie [M-aeefully side l»y si le, .•lud i-eads ni \\ hit h our late lam-eat.- spoke, the in<»^s eovered .stmn's, where the ..^^.,, .,^i^ ,,„, ,.^,. ,,„, ,..^,,,f to ki'fii name he hoars is f-eeil to lie inseriiieil. rnl.roki-ii still, il hiTish,M| ini:,l tic It would tai-.<' a heart of stoii" not to U'li.-it hinds us to tin' ilist.-uit s.'a--irt tw .stirred anionp; such sc 'iies a» tiiesei, isle A man who can st.and nn.ifreeted nur r.i i Ii.ts 'om'iI, ainl taii-lit tlicii- sons amonixst .-ueli siirro\nidiiiy,s di'-erves to 'o love. lK> "unwept. uidiono!!(i and unsniio-.' itntain's literature 'is ours "als .. r.ritaiii i.- the hi>mi' of our i:ntrui- thoufi-ht tli«' world hat- known. Not ,,i,.i than anv otliiT comes lo our that KtiRlish is a very trraeeful. a very sh. re> ami feeds ns with its uourish- UH'tho'iie il or a verv hiirinoriiiMs Ian- ,,,,.,,1 -pi,!^ r-ontinent of Ameri- p:iiap:e but 't liana marvel, u (•apic'o;a ^.,., js a great alisorli'iit oT the ne,ss. if wo niav use the word. It is ntirarv prmlnct of i;rita''i. and we quite true that when you hnar a di.s- rociyiiizo I.onafeliow and Wliit- enssion on a T.;ue. Shakespe.i re nelonjrs to north .voii are quit" is inii''i| starti 'd .|ii ,,f ,,.; hv the anxious (>miuiry on the d.i-.-ks 'i",!,;, church life of I?ritiiu is the same at Olasgow by some oxcit- I traveller, .•,,«; ;|,,, while m^t entin>ly so in origin, is ran.adinn stJimfs in Westminster Ali- tt:sts and <^'oiinrej.ationa lists. TiIk' lanuuaii-e that temple -eems so niiffhtv relifiions tics are tlio stromyest th.at that it overshadow-; all the earth A ciii Urid Us f'tfetlier, for tliev jjo down viat to the .Ieru>al"ni eli.a nilier. where ,l,...pest into our li«\-irts. the WestmiiKter f •onfi'ssioii one,,r tlio Tihns with r.imilv oial customs, was fr.ame.l or whor- lireater le seven fold oor stiind on tho southeast coast of Knul.iiiil .'iinl ■;<■<■ tlK' ve-is«'ls ir"iu .-iWriKMl c-oii! n^- atid nnini f) Ii'ii| linn intry <>f almost wovy trn-at iiat;i>a <>f tin' worM .v in Britain ar<' jX'xxl, an])l<' s*^^!! t<> 'x' Inpjiy an 1 c Mt nte j. (iiN'at ilis u^.-i ms \v«'rt' g'oiiiK oti tills suniincr in tlic TinH's aiiil ()tli<'r n(•^^■^.l^•lIl('l■s as to til*' allcgcil I'niToaclinicnt nf -rniaiiy on til'' r.fitisli markets tliroafilimit tlH' \V(trlil. The cnniiK'titioii wrus iini tiot rcfiariicd as miiniiM)rtaiit. In r-onic tliiiijis it wat- .shown that O'Tinaiiy's I)r(»l<'i'tiv<' tariff ciialtlc I her to make artifU's, wliifh wrr:' sent aliroad at lower rates tlian they coiilii be sold for at luiiiH'. The iiiti'lligciK-e nf the (Jcrniaii w always ^■oes to tl!<' hiittoni of the matter, and ajv- [ilie.- a remetiy. Canailians, for ex- am|ile, have for some time hej^n 'ilile to liuy miL'ro.-t'oiM's of <'xcellent make much I'iK'ajvoi in (Jermaiiy than in litiflland, liut tlie lai'ili-.^h m;iker- iiave (low met the competition, have !\Lsinr-;s by them in such .'i slo'v way. surp;iss our merchants in m.-ikinii' money." .\nd y<'t it is ;i mi-- take to sKjiiiosc that the business nieii f>f I..enuon or Ol.-isgow are not !i.s pood and slinwd as tlio.sr nf New York or Montreal. Ur. Pentecost, on his return frmi: th" I nited ••'^t.ites to lii;-> pulpit in T.nmloii saiil: " Ynu I'ritisli penj)le think tli;it the people tif the I nited States ii\e to ni;ike money anc' th.it it i* ihe ;ilmiirlity 'ioji.ar that rule- there; I only know one jieoid • that can suriiass them, .'ind that is the p ojile of I.,nndou. in tlie pursuit nl t!ie almighty sfiilling." The i)leutiinl)iess of money In rpri-es as our M. & X. W. railway, many of the .Vmerican r.iil- w;iys . the Australian b.-mks,. or Soutl: .\frican schemes, you cinnot wonder that I'>i'iti-li capitalists are afi'.iii! to let mnn y jio out of the him- its oi the littl ' sea-trirt isle. If r.ma- da is to net vheai) money to develop he;- ni-i at rc.-nurces. she has to show :i disposition to avoid financiMi clii- iiieras; she must frown down holl.iw or empty railw.iy schemes; must ,nln;it measur.'s to check w ronu' specii- i.'itinn in u'nld or .iny other Kind of mines -must in slmrt, make it clear to the f.ir; inn inxe.^tor that Ids ••;ipi- tal will not lie endangered. The same thinv. ;iiiplii!s to imniinr.i tion from rit- i-ii emiuratinu. but not 1m lore. TKITISII .\(;KI( rLTI'I'vi:. \\<>n ieifi.i ..s lireat Britain is in Ikt tr.ide and i< iiiiiiieive and in h<'r n'*<'!tt Cites an 1 inamif.ictories, yet iK'r rural sc( nes and country lif<' are still more int<'resting. Tllie lve;iuty of the conn- try is, 111 it,- well built and well kept ro.tds, niaijy of tl^'m it i.s true Ik^^uu by tli^' Koin.iris, m the hinli'y cultivate ed fi''!f workmen's cotr t in''s- All make a pictun' v«'ry at- tr.ictive to ii.e (■;madian visitiun the miftlier country. TJie conditiniLs are \ery different frnni tli'i.se with which < ';in.iili-ins are a<'<|u;iinted .-ind it may Im- <.f value t > sk<>tch bri<'fly a numlwM' of til'.' p'aiv.s visit*' 1 with the U'-sun.-* to be dr.i wn from tlioni. la, (ilasn'ow district— <»ne of tin' re- nioiis vi.-.it<'d for two or thre:' w.'eks in all was on tln' bnrde'r of IN'iifrew an! L;ii.ark-i:i|-e.- . ia Uridne <>f Weir while stoppinn for some time iti tiici liospit.ible maii-e oj(pnrtuniti<'s wero niM (I of visitinn some of the f;irni hou.ses and of le.'irninn alinut the f.iriiis. Ill (.'.itlicart and KutliernU'U in the same di-trict. .i similar oppnr- tuiiity w;u- ;tTf<)ril<'ii. Near tlio ii;rr'at tin- pardon oT Scotland. Our fricnils I'it.N of (Jla.<{;i)\v tln" life iif tii<' fariiicr lived a few niiU'-s \v«>st iif i:dinliiiri;li, in iiuiidi aff«'uU'd by tlic I'ity't^ waiit-tf and licrc we saw fariMin;^ at it- hrst. Tlu- farm laud is ni>t s<> t!;<'ii<'r<)iis or At twn farms, Alnioml llill and lliini- l>nHiiU'tiv<' a.s in so-nc ntiu'r i)a!-ts of by. ^v(■ ^jicnt >(inii' tini«'. Tlicy arocach Si'Ktland, but tlK- supply of dairy pro- <»l frnui TiCtO to 7hu acT<'s, and diu'tt- is u flii«'f industry. Tlic prop- bcantifnlly t^ituatcil. Tliey ar<> iu a ol iu isouie cilsfs nior<'. One distriet uiixed faruiing. with cattle and sheep visited Wiis ownor. IJarliour. iu consider.ilile nnud)i'rs, aiul foliow- niarried, as some may kiH)W, to th<' iiig the growth of v:rain, hay and dauplit* r of the late Hon. (ie )rpe root crops, (ireat dependence is put Erowu. A visit to th<> farm soon on artificial manures, .-ulpliate <■!' am- sliows tlie charact<'r of tli' landlord. uionia, pho.spliates anil other If he 1k» a man of meaus ;ind eut<'r- lil;e m.auure.; bi ing u rd frieiy and ii - prisi>f ities are iu good ord'T. if needed to work ;i fanu or such an ex- th<' landlord is jxior, as many are, tneu teat, and the numher of employes, all the exertions of the ti'iiants are chiefly jviug in farm cott.igos, i-; una\ailing to make a neat f.arm. Large. Indeed the rents ]);iid of .-<.", i)()(l The whole (pii'stiou of Lind t<'nuro is or .^<),<'U-lialf oT their former amount. these farmers uatcli the signs of the rroi)ri.tors \>Uo fi.'rmerly li\el on tinu-s. and the ri-<' and fall of ])rices, their rents cannot do so iu the s;ime as well as the c.-Ierit.v with which style iKJW, and ari' oMupelled to take thr-y decide on what lin«-' to i.ike to houses in l>>nd(jn or in in'i>vincial catch the favoring hre 'ze reunnd one towns. The tenants, t<:o, on accotint ratlier of an inteliigi'ut financial of low price.s, ami let us not forget it, .igeut than of wli.it we general;^- comp(>tition from abroad, are not mean by farming, ."^ucli fai-mers as making nion^y. In ni:ny cases th ^y these h.ive home- witli every refiu(>- are simply holding their own, in meat. eiiucat<' their sons ;ind daugii- other case; are filling lohind. It is ers iiio:-t higiily ,;nid dignify the \d-- (l\dt(> true that farming is dvjjrc sed in cation to which they 1 eiong. Yet liere all parts of the woidd, I \\i the f;irnuer too. the f.armers at pn'.-ent are find- in M.initoba, who has no rent to pay, iug it difficult to nuike .n profit. t)ne ha.H only to ni.ake ;i living tiU condi- farnn-r sa.iil tiiat t iiis ye.-ir lie li,)il p.aid tions become b-tter, the I!rlti-li farn?- a great part of the lirst li;ilf ybery,on<' of the l.irge lanii owners tenant. Man,\ l.andliohh'rs with a here is an extremely we.Uthy man. former rent roll of t;{, <•(>(> from .an ps- uot deiiendent on his rents, luit the t.ate of p.a.v ■',1!()0 or 1, ."(»() acres could D.arl of Ilopetoun, .a large and nujst live Comfortably, Itut now cnt down exemplary jiropi iett. h.as to pursue ;i polic.v of eccuiomy in cannot !i\e ■well an«nt time ^.he outlook u< Hf that the smaller i)r<»- uo .s!tirlingshire—<>ii the border of Stir- prietors Avill b<' oom]K'lkNl to s«>ll <,ut ling .and I'erth shire- .an oi>j)ortuuit,v .and the ut the 8kill, eoonfvaiy, Ijeavlng the prett.v w-ateritig p!;ic<' of and enterprise of the Scottish f.armer Bridge of Allan, iu our friend's tr.i]j, is ♦>ver.rwli«'re eviilent, even in th<» \ve climbed up to the iMvmtiful spot most depiessing cirtaimst.ances. from which we could se<> the vjilley (bi The Lothians— A very delightful of ttf Forth .in! St'rhiig Kock, tlie visit was made to West I>othiau. llv- Ablx'y 'r.iig, with Ben Ijedi ,iud Ben erv one knows that the lothi.ans are Lomon i.iM> rif^lit was tli<' famous of tlif valley <>i" tli«> Forth was first Uittlcfii'l'l of ^' uriff Muir of th;riculturai laiul by tiie ICari of Mai's r<-lM'llion of \7\~>. J'roiii <«'i(ltratt';;u!,it«"il by th*^ nuuibur of .snits. shts'j) th<' farm may proiliK'*-. .\t iircs- ic Shroji^liin' -That Si-uttlsji farm- <'nt tins kiml of f.irmiiij;- i~ not farms at too that in th«' last iiujirtcr of ;ii ccii- high .-I rent -'irc doinjr fairly well. tury nian,> of tiMMii Ji;i\i' j?on4> to I-'ug- TiIk- <.st,;to t > wliivli I'^'iiiirci.-h Iw- iand t<' f.iftn. ^Jl .sonr.> ji.arts of Ihij.;- ionjis i.s ,iiioth<'r illustration of the hi rid sueli a.s I',x, tlu'ro aro farm pr.ni'ip;*' AU' iiavo iai I tors iM'canw j oor out of <(iiti\;iti<)n, .and farm.s can bi? ,-in I uri.ab.c t'» hold, so that ss tiian jj^(K)d im- inji .sol- in th ■ p ipcr.> of liic Si';;ti,..sh i it e<, iintt:.s!i f.armer.s h.avc thus Ixt'ti i.iw.-. Tjli.'sc prcv.ail with j;-.<'at ""<' to tak.- up pl;n'c.- in Mnjil.and. It striitn.'ss. (Jam.' .-ui h .as plie.a-.ant.-, ^^•u^ to nnn-t one ol tlii m' <'nt<'ri»ri-sinn- p.irtr'djics, hare,- ;ind. of coursr, oeer ""'H that Wf p.iid .'i visit t<> Shroj^- .are .-.tiil iirotert<»d, but ralibits m,i,v shire. Tlii.- old oountry is well worth now In- sh'it liy tlw f irmer. 'Plils i> a -i v:^^it <>ven if one jiad no fr:<>iid.s theic. C^kiLsoer.-ibif (•oncf-s>ion. TiIk' ])ro- Shrewsbury .and JJr;d{;eiiorth ;ire priet<)r .and ten-ant <'on.>-<'(iueiitly ]i,i\e 'lUiint .Mid intere.sting. 'Hlie .sfonery is eiai-e> .;re wortii in\ostif;-;ition. .\s a if Ih- could have sole rijiht -and were farn-.in.i; fonatry Niiro];.-liirc uoes not permitted to turn lii.s holding;: iiit'i .a 'is -i ^^■Jl<>ie stand \ery liifi,h. It li.as ji rabii^t liiti'iiinu," f.arm li<' more in that \v:\y ta.an from his sli!'«'p. -ire .almost all a .slrai<;ii teiu'd oiriaiTu- I*enilrei<'li with it. Celtic name .still stances. Oar pace of \isit w.as c.a lied lingers in memory for its romantic I!nl w;irii!ne. w,;.*"!: had bieu .an old for- sitnati;e on tlie (latacre <'st;ite. id) Perthshire Aiiothir \ isit tonk Squire; (iatacre, whom we met is th«« place to a farm in the southern part de.-cendant of a very old family aiid < f I'ertlisliirc on which is the str.-iiifie l'i~ home cont.iin^'d m;iny articles of • rectioii of (;,ii't:'ii <'.-iiii'i- tower. •Ml fi'r* .at value, inciuilinjj; a iH>rtrait ^ wi- fiauu l>oultr.v produi-ts, but th<' f.armcr- in a greatly reduci'd income. In consc- th<" county will have great difficulty cpience of this he is not able to kiwp in paying rents out of the' profit^ I'.f his farm-: in pro])er order. One of the tli<' .^ear. Many indeed will not Ik> linuse- examined neetl-d many iiii- able t<» iln ho. provernents to m.i.ke it comfort.aMe, Wiltshire— One mor«' vi-.it. This and the good propiietor sim- was to Wiltshire in the south ply informs lii;-; ten.a.iits tli.at he has of laigl.-ind A visit w.-is jwiid the will to help tlifin hut not the to .-i t;\rge farm near I>ownton. me;iiis. The f.arining here is mixed a \iilage a f- bury Tiiis part of the country 'ies prising ten.int ^uccr'i■lls in (hiiiig .-i on t he chalk downs Here we >nw the little more tli.an nniking ends meet. great Cathedral of S.alisbiiry, the hill Much of the Land lietween C.-irten fort of old S;irum, with its historic r.aber and Stirling is wli;it is known assiK-iations. the vill.age .-ind church of as th.at of a reclaimed moss. This part .\nif*bury which go back, it is said, ti> King Artlmr, ami tin' iiiai vt'llinic CaniMinns fin-l it.>^ almost daily tt'l'- iiK'jiMl.ih- of Stcii'lK'HK*'- ''"■l"' !^<'il uTajildo r]> ami lii'.s on tli«' ciialk Not only in rcaninm ncwspain'r-. hut nK'ks. Tiiit' .soil is full of till- flints in rcailinji; liooks tlir Ifritish pnlili,- is Uft by tho ili'cay of tin' flialk rocks nn;ip;.roai'li'>(I by any otlioi . Circuiat- Nvliloli" uontaiiip in I.i>n Inn or' IvilinlMir>.';!i. imin-try of the ni'iuliliorini; di-trict Tlic jk-ojI • by reading ncwsp ip 'r>, of Sal.sliury pl,;iTi. Tlic chalk conntry iu.;iiazin< ,s, and book-; taki' nivat pains needs nincl'i rain, anil thi< l;« in.n' a dry to acipiaiiit tli< in-<'l\ cs with all pnb- sea-on the wliol' ri'^tJi' suffenil lie ipie>tion-. Sj,e, ei:( m [lailia- jj,reatly. Tlie y:ri'at (pi<'-tion for nient and on platforms are \\«ll repi;ri- farni«i's this \ear Is leiw t> jjain even <'d. and what i> bettei". are well read. eii!nij;li fke«'j) tli ' ■■ f.ui-ks a l:\ e. .\s in Canada. .so in J'.rit.iin From these Variou- descrii)tiuiis it an .■lni'at>>n s'ie.stioji possess- I wili be pos.-ihle t<) gain sonii- idea uf the public mind tins snmnier. British ayr:ciiitu:'e. The skill and Tlu v^overunient ende.-ivurod to carry eneri^y an od coiin- \<>r of voluut.iry or <'lnirc|, schools. TfK- try are (jnite ois.'i-v.-ibl" even in ye;;r< countiy ueiiat d every i>li,ise of it. I"or- of' ,ijii-.< ii.tui«- d' j)r<'ss'iiii, bnt the tun.itely lor tin' bo.ird schools, the tlionght enntinu i;;y recurs that the ihurih leaders in tin- north and south s.iim- c.i]i t.i:. .-!> I an I .shrewdness de- ,,1 IJml.iud, wher • the conditions s«;ein vote(l tK) r.-irmin^ on lie- l.nnl in Man- to diffci, o.n.d not iki'I'^' ">'> -i policy itol'a w abh- to (niU ilow n the educational £1(1 (IT ClU .apiece lie to ns. l.,<'t them structure. o|M n the port- to\(in:ig i'an.-nb.in .at t)' cour.>e. tli:' I., mdou newspafiers tie, that we ni ly I uy an I f.atten t' em uer.' mucli taken np with tlie Soudan and they wil: be doing u< -on; 'thing and South African wars. They an' worth while." tihv;iys M;re 10 fiml soni.' >\ilij'ct of Ijioking I ack on .-iT tliese jdea ant popular inter* st .ind to .make the vipits the npperni st f . eling is t!.;it uio.-i 01 it, On ;i former visit ^lio of the unl ouuili d hospit:ility .an 1 kliii!- ss riiei ri'menibcrs tlie i^ondon dailies nps ; of the Ifritish farni'rs. for w e k; iiiscns~ing the i enio\ al of the J, I p. w. \]-|-viUS great elt'phaiit "".Jumbo" from the Zoo- logic'i! (Jarileiis to IJ.irmim's sliow in The T.ritish ih'oi>1 ■ .ire ;i nio-t in- .\aieri(ni. Thi- suninnr the lion of the t<'resting iK'(-p!e to m ive amoiig~t -Ml I.oi.iion pajter.^ w.is l.,i Hung ciiang, re.-id the newsp.iper-. Tin; ne'.vs- au'. he figured .is gr«';itly as the ele- j>iipers ol the grc'it citie- are .ably con- pli.-int ol loi.rte n years ago. ducted In Scotl.'ind, the "•Scotsin.in" Om- feels, Jio\\('\<>r. in tli«> wider still hold? sway .-ind i^s an admir.ible u(u-ld of the Itritish isles that the liter;iry journ;il ;is well Jis a le.-idi'r in i-ohml^-s do not indk so I:irg"ely as ]>olitir;'l till uv.ht. Its r.'ligio-]iolit;- woiild l.e ilesirable. I'speci.iUy does ;\ c;il Jirtieles are pung.'iit ,iiid clever. < an;idiaii fe-1. i-xcept perli;i|is in the and strike the S.-oiti-li intelligence. 'limes, tiie contimuil identification of In London the '"Times .•ind "Teh'- \ an.ida with the Inited States. The gr;il)h" and a host of others .are wry I'.rili.^h look upon us all as Ainericad.s. influential The ""Ti Iegr;ipli" claims It i.: ipute natural th;it tanadians tli<' largest circulation of .-uiy piper shoulii ilesin.' a little special recigni- iii the world .-iiid is remark;ibh' for the tion .-is I'.ritish sulijccts. However, .-ill breadth ol it- news. The "Times" tin world is in i..ondon. and the niul- Ktill assnuies tlu' position of ""Thunder- tiplicity of inter, sts centering there er" and maintains it- placie .at three comfM'ls .-1 »co>mopolit;in si)irit. .-ind tiine> the price of .any other d;iil.v. m.ik*'!- it imixKssible for .in.v one part The "Times" is almost tlu- onl.v Itrit- of the empjr<' to reeeixe ninch .-itU'i!- ish newspaper that i);iys minute .-itteii- tion. i:\en when business from Scot- tion to all parts of the enipirn, ami lam! is up in the house jikjh' thau CHL'UCII (2li:STK).\S. too or LS'.i a .ytsn-. A lar^y*' Ci.rros- iti'l ftioiLs iiii'',stii)u-i .ilways l>iilk imiliit'iiOf (i<',nt \v.t,i tlir .siilijcc-t, m>iu«,' largfiy iii Great Britain, more c— tli- l/Liinii;};- it upoii u IK'fially ill Si'(itian;t. Xortli of tin- ii's. A per- o\<-r^priniiiv-ti<>n. wliilc Kva tifj;<'li(;iLs soil realizes liow inteusoly llieoloiiieal fiaiinoii it .-irosc from tli«; In'Tea.siiijj; tlie Seotlisli iiiiiid Is. At presi ut tlieii? fa.sjiion <)f h.iviii;; to proviso for daily is a uooij (leal of talk about a riiuali - serviC' in tli*' chiirclK's. It certainly tic teniU'iiey in the .Seuttisli ehurelii's. '« an anoinaloi;^ state of tliint^s. A ro<"- There is now an era of elmreli restor- tnrli told tin' ation. St (iiles cathedral in i:diij- writer tl.at jie only rocx.'ived tjO u I urfrli has been hi aiitifully ro tuiel hy ye.ir as .saiary and that he was rt^ tlie well kniiwii puhlisher, Cliandiers. qiiirt-d to p,iy two curates out of Jiis St. (iithliert's tdiurcli lias hiM'll re- <:wii ;iie,.M.-, o-„<- of t'lem CKJO a year liniit. Duiil l:!iM> ( atlieilral has hi on -"I'l the otli<'r sein'.:; r.'-toiot. Tl'.e ,-i)irit is .ibii' ii]»aris cmiiii a<'e<'pt the p!»-ition. abroad. Alonii' witli lliJ.s is a disjjosi- 'I'" iniki- t.'i- matter more remarkaUie t'on fa vdrinii' a more fornril an! <'or- this :;i'nt Ifin:; n st;it<''l that his own nite s-erv.i-e. .\s t h>e \\rit4'r ^en< it. bKitiicr who is a Xonconi'ormist miii- it is more aesthetic than theoloiiifal i-^ter recfives a .salary of £U0() a year. — more for tlie leaiity oi th" service Mnrh int:oi a siiri)ri-e. It was rc'Rarded snece-sor.s are not far behind tlieii,. ''^ the newsjtapers ;is ipiite logical, |ir. Macy:re<;()r of St. I'uthl ert's, still •'I'l'! gi\<- great satisfaction to the stands first in IJliiilMirgli. with Dr. liv.inglicd party. < 'f conr.se, tlio Wliytf of Free St. (ieorge's. l>r. .Voncoidorinists in r.ngland ami J'res- WliytP's new colleague. :Mr. I'.lack. is I'.vt >ri;nis in Srotland and Irel.iiid in- a most stirring preacher.and even in formed their I'rotestant bri'tlireu that summer was grei'tol by gi-eat crowds they haii a short and e,i-y method of at every service. Jn LoU'loii, .\rch- liealing with the fpiestioii. The fa- d.-:i<'_oii I"ar.-;ir does not so often hold cilitv with which the geui'ral news- service a.s formerlv. liit Canon a]iers which deal more. Dr. (lib.son and [)r. Lent^K-ost little with such subiocts. .•ir.> til. two ait L(mdoii. r.-inaiiiac a.s he n^es his eves sf.,vs A sonu-wh It :mp(M-tant discu-sion m;iny things not to admire and manv was goiuii on m the Times and other tiungs Ik- hoiirs to see improved vol pipers .uuHg the .Minimer as to th;; h*. onw^s awav saving with deep'leei- pfH.r .s.Marh-.- given to m.-iny of the insr. "With all thv faults, I love thet' oiergy, ciiiate.-r espocially of th« still " " '•■"'- i '^ Publications of Prof. Bryce, LL.D MANI~OBA COLLEGE, WINNIPEG. Also Author of Articles " ManitoTia " and " Winiiipej^, " in luicyclopedia Britan- nica, anil of "Canada," in "Narrative and Critical History of Aineric;\." NAM ]■'.. ITMi ism Ks 1 MANrriiliA : Infancy. C.rowth :inil I'lt-^iiit C'lmlition Sanips.m. I.uw iSc L'i>., I.nniton Svo I TIk- Staiuiani Work on Manitoba Ili-loi\ i -'. A Short Eli-torv of tlK' Canadian rtdplr Sampson. I. <>\v i^ '"o.. London svo. I 'l"lic li(.>t short liistory of Canaila ptihlishi-di ; 1-ivf I'orts of \Vinni)xi; ■ Koval Soti'lv of Canatrt- Land Judi;e Thoni IS. .\ Modern liiiversity .Manitoba College Literary Society IM. Surface C.eoloiiy of Red Ki\er. etc Manitoba Historical Society JO. Karly Keiniiiiscetices of .Maiiitoia Colhije Manitoba ColU^e I. ittr.iry Society -'1. OMer t'lColony of ked River, etc Manitoba Historical Society .'.'. The .\~sinilKiine and Its I'orts Koyal Society of Canada 4to. j;, t )nr Indians -■4. .\ Neu N.ition . Manitoba Colleue Literary Socirty .'> Ivirlv Keiuiniscenci - of Winnipeu . Manitoba Historical Society -fi rressiiiK Kdncational Problems Manitoba ColUye Literary Societ . -'7. I'robletns o: CreaterCanada . js. Our Canadian I'rairies I Kdited) . C H Robinson. Toronto ill. i'rairie .Vfjriciiltnre 1 Kditeil I . . I'oiisolid.ited Stationery Co.. Wp(s ■,ij. Wouhies of Old Red River Manitoba Historical Society U I'.reat Hritain as Seen b\ Canadian Kves Manitoba College I.iterarv Societv