Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-08-28
said thew had received over thirteen

hundred during the last year. l was
somewhat startled at This aunounceme nt,
but 1 suppose man y children that are
not base born ERE re%linquished by their
parents int the hands of this great char
liable establishment, where they can be
educated AMI reared in comparative
comfort. The Catholics deal out their
immense charities with no stinted han
Next we went up stairs where there was
a large collection Of girls from q II l"
years Of age; aud whilst we waited, these
sang a beautiful chant in French. we
are also shown the nice, snow. white lit
tie beds where the children sleep,
the dining room where they are fed. We
go through many other apartments OF
interest, before we make our exit from
this place. We also visited the great
French Cathedral on Notrc Dame Street,
which is said t. be the larg Church
edifice on this continent. Besides the
immense proportions of the buildins'
one is greatly impressed with Tho line
irescocd work within, the v~ariegated
marble columns, the beautiful image
work, the fine. paintings apd The elegant
architectural tniSA generally. Ibiiere
are two towers1o the church chat so up
about twice as high % the building 1t.
self. The church bell weighs over 24.oCo
pounds. I went up IL of the towers TO
the top, and ST BOD there a few minutes IN
the rain, looking over the city and sur
rounding G ,untry. We drove by a cir
cuitous route through Mt. Royal Park
to the top of Roya! Mountain which
| stands close by the city, and rises sever
| al hundred feet above its tallest spires
and lottiest towers. The city lies be-
tween the mountain and the river. From
the t 70 of Mount Royal we can see The
entire city, the great river rolling by IL,
the shipping at the wharves, the splendid
| Wet ,ria Bridge, one aud three four'h
miles long, and sixty feet above The wa
| ters of the 81. Law, ence; the reservoir
lined with rock. that furnishes the city
with water, and many other things O.
| interest far and near
Stepping out from my hotel and walk
iny a short distance down St. aunt
Street, I saw an excited crowd gathered
before the City and District Savings
Bank. p.shing and pr ;sing to get in
There was a run OF the Bank and The ex-
element seemed 10 reach very high
mitch. Three other banks had failed 8
day or so before. This bank had lo,OoC
deposit ,rs and the amount on deposit
ran I'D into the millions. The great
Bank of Montreal carno 10 the rescue
and helped this bank Il meet the demands
of IFS deposiiors. Speeches were made &c
~ excited crowd by a Catholic Prle''
and other influential paroles, but tht
drain continued the whole day. Thu
evening paper said one old lady took GU
her money and tho pick -pockets imme-
diat.Iv stole it from her. Another drew
hers out and deposit ed itagaih saying sht
ouly wanted TO know it was in there
There seems 10 DO serious iinanclt
troubles i'm Montreal, which is u Srea
money centre, and they appear to think
the worst has not comeye. We were DC
lirbted with Montreal and left it Will
regret.
A word now for Saratoga and | an
done. This is a modern Babel, where
fashion rules the hour, and folly rides il
cars OF triumph. We land here whc'
the ses,on is at ito height, and there ar
n twenty thousand visit ,rs present. Broad
way is thronged like Broadway in Nes
York. The long piazz:lS Of the great no
J tells are swarming with guests. Wall
through tho town in any direction, ant
the boarding houses (nearly every nous
being a boarding house) arc crowded L
overlooking. Some como for health, LII
the great mass come for pleasure. Ever.
night u brilliant company gathers in Oh
! splendid ball rooms of the Grand Tn
ion, the United States or Congress Hal
, Besides that, the parl0rs arc crowded
y aud the piazzas arc full, and the street
are thronged, aud Consress Park Is 1 ,;,,
F.. i'll the piazzaS of these hotels. At moo
! the races come on, and i'm the altern0o
: the fine equifages pass up and dow
broadway, along the avenue b Saratog
/ lake, and over many other lino drive
about the place. Tho Springs humble
, nearly thirty. The waters are Justly Gel
: ebrated for their IMMORAL properties, AM
, everybody drinks at the hcaILlIul luun
, ain. Go tn tho lIatllorn ut Z in Til
morning, aud you Iin,l it Ltrungml will
people. Go 10 any spring during TIN
day, and you find some one there drink
ing tho waller. Go to tho Washing: III Il
} 8 O'clock at night, and you find it crowd
cd like The HathOrn i'll Llc morning. ct
to the Geyser spring and the Champion
and you see the water spouting up To
great height from Tho natural force Of TIL
e ,Ses. At these springs the water j.
drawn like Soda water, and it ~elfervesce.
} no that your glass is filled with foam ant
you get only half Il glass of tho liquit
itself.
Saratoga is Il very pleasant place, mt
all sorts OF people can enjoy il Million:
iof money have been expended 10 make
it attractive, and no pains arc spared by
the hotels, tho boarding HOUSES ANT
Spring Comp mes to make il delight
ful pleasure resort. There arc fine
church, ! here of all Recommendations, and
u lar g, city hall where entertaining com
4%a17trequently hold forth. re lead
ers from all sections, in politics, in liter-
aturr, III religion, in fashion, AMI in Tho
sports, all gather here. In Il word, Sar.
at,ga is II great place great for its min
eral waters; great for its hotels -.hc lar
gest AMI most magnificent in the world
great is The resort OF thousands OF the
most distinguished and celebrated per-
sonages in the land and great for the
display of tho voLariu' of fashion, cloth
ed in purple and fine linen, and bedeck-
cd with jewels that lash with regal
s%Flondnr. ~. j. N.
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