Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-16

was of wood, well lifted up by it's site, not needing more than low tower above it's roof to make the lantern when lighted up or rather it's light, conspicuous 8 long way off; more especially useful to vessels seeking or leaving St. Croix riv CT, and Calair, our eastern border, but still some distance from this lighthouse. We are now to go back somewhere towards 3 D. m. Having embarked, we commence our return south while and then more westward with variations from the course we came. At 3:30 p. m., looking astern, I get good outline of St. Croix lighthouse about the center of 8 picture like this. A fine headland on our left, much like our recently described, on entering this bay, but this many miles north of it and 8 good way off to north nearly even outline of hills low down from left to right, then seemingly much higher ones beyond and opposite St. Croix lighthouse across the waters on the right, and these would be in New Brunswick.
 As we go on, now steaming and facing south, on our left are two charming hills, I reckon about 400 feet high if not more, their summits of rounded masses of yellow gray rock, some dark seams or sloping crevices of size in the rock masses, little forest of spruce trees in the valley between the two crests; judging by color, birches and naples on their lower slopes, farm houses and extensive meadows or pastures between these and the shore, which ap- pears to have low rocky edge with occa- sional near lines of spruce trees; and hay ing passed these soon see St. Andrews, N. B., half mile or so off our port bow. Evi- dently there are several churches and many other buildings, large and small, wharves and vessels of various sizes, bay, bea- con, and any outlying island beyond it. Eastward, and behind all these, very pleasing outline of roseate or purple co1ored hills far away, and probably not very high. We run on now more to west erly or west of south, with an island of some miles on our left A good deal of spruce and birch timber on it; some clear ings and houses; place also where ice is taken and stored in those great sheds for shipment. Much ice is shipped from Maine; is likely to be good and thick and solid, should think. read being required at New Haven. Some ways to bring it and generally we have enough and very good on our own lakes and ponds right about us. It is in teresting to see it cut and stored by mod ern appliances, including the steam driven endless chain with constant procession of great crystal blocks going up the long slide way and whirled into the immense ice houses, say on Quinnipiac street and elsewhere. Every winter I like to watch it awhile as we'll as the skaters. My boy hood and youthful pastime, once so much enjoyed, leave to more vigorous limbs. But as review the ice business just while penning these lines am fain to think we are passing this August heat and sultri ness towards the frost line of which ru- mors already are heard from afar.
 We are approaching Eastport, and pass sailing vessels at different times of which I said nothing. The St. Johns boats have their masts set differently from other schooners we have noticed. They take wood, lumber, etc., to the States and return with cargoes of flour, very likely, grain also-whatever is needed or profitable. The sun was setting beyond hills, if I re- member rightly, in clouds and mist. And then we were presently at Eastport, about o'clock arrived, and amid considerable fog. The wharves were near us and the large factories where vast quanti- ties of small herring are put have eaten them at home sometimes find them good-one can eat more of them without satiety than of the imported | ones which not only cost more, but are really nicer as delicate change of diet when one has no great appetite for any thing, fish, flesh or fowl
 There was strong smell of fish oil reaching us off the shore-more than one wishes to encounter very often. Think I would not eat any fish for some time if I had those odors with it. Wholesome9 Too much of it!
 l We come to anchor and have a good square meal from our cooks galley. | Without remembering any one meal in shall not violate the rules of hospitality, is naming something which will gratify any readers slight curiosity on that sub
 ject.
 Good soup, fish, chickens, lamb, beef
 good vegetables in variety, nice bread, o1
 brown toast, or hot rolls, pudding or pas
 try, varied according to mode of cooking
 and time of day, preserved of fresh fruit.
 Good coffee at breakfast and dinner; more
 likely tea at supper. Good fare such as
 we'll to- do people can and do have at home
 if the housekeeper knows how to vary
 things and the cook is capable and willing
 With the ever increasing problems of eff
 fcient household service, those homes are
 the delight of their inmates whose house
 mother sees to these matters with persona
 interest, insists on the greatest attainabl,
 perfection in cooking and trains her hell
 mothers of New E1 Ems land % stock w were slg goot
 cooks, say what you will, few could b'
 better. They delighted in making home
 cheerful and happy. A bad meal often re
 peated begets bad digestion, bad humors
 bad manners. More bad things grow ou
 of sodden way of living than some cook
 reckon about.
 I ]
 And as the inspectors table fare come
 out of his own ration expenses allowed
 when on duty, it was his own affair wha
 he had and extra cost to the government
 What the officers and men had at thei1
 own and separate tables had no observa
 tion thereof. Their rations would be ou
 of their own allowances, but I presume
 that they had good fare from the sam'
 galley, and certainly by the same goot
 cook who wrought so we'll for us. If yo1
 can eat well and sleep well, you can d
 some useful work right along day afte
 day as these men and all busy people do. w. L. B.
 An October Excursion to SoutherI II California.
 October is delightful month in whicl
 to cross the continent, and persons wh'
 contemplate passing the winter in Califor l uld WILL uuu It IaVnTaDl6 tune TOT CQ outward journey. To meet the wishes O many who desire to go to Southern Cali
 fornia direct with no further delays by tn
 way than may be consistent with perfec comfort. Messrs. Raymond & Whitcoml have arranged trip, with Thursday, Oc !, tober 15, as the date for leaving Boston There are four routes returning, and tn
 tickets will be good through the winter
 spring and early summer. The excursion
 will be carried out in the same carefu , manner that has made the winter trips & popular in seasons past, and they vii
 cover all the advantages of side trips hotel accommodations, routes, etc., pos sessed by tourists who take the regula
 winter trips, the dates of which are give1
 in the advertisement of this tour. Messss
 Raymond & Whitcomb, 296 Washington
 street, opposite school street, will b.
 pleased to furnish descriptive circulars. CORNER STONE LAYING. Interesting Exercises To.n1sht-Th New Summerfield M. E. Church. This evening the corner stone of th
 New Summerfeld M. E. church, at th , junction of Shelton and Dixwell avenues will be laid. The people will meet at thei
 present place of worship for the first par . of the services. The Rev. J. W. Beach, D l D., presiding elder of the New Haven dis