The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-08-11
AN EDITORIAL OUTING.
The National Editorial Convention at
Asbury Park-Trip ofthe Big Special
Train from Chicago.

We left the excursionists on their
special train at London, Ontario, in our
last article, eating breakfast. They
must have gotten their Fill by this time.
The trip through Canada to Niagara
Falls was without interest, The country
closely resembles that on the American
side of the lake. The town of Niagara
Falls on the Canada side was reached at
l:30 p. III. The party here left the ears
for half days and a nights sight seeing
and in the interim the Pullmans were
taken across the river to the city of
Niagara Falls to be in readiness for the
excursionists in the night. A short
walk was made to the electric cars which
run up and down the brink of the river
on the Canada side, and after a run up
the river near and in fall view of tho
falls all got out and went into Burnett's
pavilion for dinner-and il it was a
sample of the dinners given at this place
we don't want want any more pavilion
dinners at VictOri: Park. We were all
pretty hungry, as the hour was late, in a
hurry to get out and see what was to be
seen, 1t was warm, and as we couldn't
get much. il anything, to eat. here or
elsewhere, we got, most of 1ls, hot in the
collar, tiguratively and Utterly. We
found the long tables half set, the dinner
half prepared and about six walters,
when there should have been fifty, to look
after the wants Of $50 hungry people.
The men folk got tired finally of sitting
on plank waiting for that which never
came and one after another slowly arose
and found his way kitchenward. Soon
tray after tray of coffee, pies, meats,
vegetables and whatever there was to he
had soon began to find their way around
the tables, showing that the reconnoiter-
Ing OF the ventGrcsome individuals from
the wild and woolly West and sunny
South had not been in vain. 1t soon be-
came -you-please, and in the race
Tor square meal for their wives, daugh.
ters or lady companions, some OF the
editors just about got bite to eat and
that was all. Dispite the extreme annoy
ance OF the affair to all concerned, it was
ludicrous and laughablc to the extreme,
however. and many All amusing incident
grew out of it. A Louisiana young lady
who had within the short space of II
hours become somewhat enamored of a
gallant young editor from Tennessee
was inexpressibly shocked upon seeing
her admired come out ofthe kitchenloaded
down with everything he could get his
hands on and carry that was fit to eat,
AMI she afterward rather plainly told
him so; she thought it extremely bad
form, and was surprised that he would
do such a thing, etc, etc. When the
Tennessee gallant afterward saw the
same sweet creature get away with a
whole pie and part of another. and a few
days later. stand on her head on the surf
at the sea shore he concluded that Ten
nessee fo'm was good enough to hang
out to dry with the sugar cane etiquette
of Louisiana any day.
However, everything must come to an
end, and the Kanuck banquet was no
exception to the general rule. The cx-
eursionists helped themselves to what
they could get their hands OIL, paid their
80 cents each and went out to look at the
Falls of Niagara, the greatest sight on
this or any other continent.
One never tires of the Niagara food,
and as most OF those in the party had
never before visited tile spot the enjoy
ment is easily imagined. Anthony
Trollope said of Niagara:
"Of ull the sights in this earth of ours which
tourists travel tu see at least all of those which
have seen, am inclined to give the palm to
the Falls OF Ningara. In the catalogue of such
sightsl would include all buildings, pictures,
statues and wonders of urt made by mems
hands, ana also all beauty of nature prepared by
the Creator for tho delight of His creatures.
This is long word, but, as far us my taste and
Judgment go, it is justified. know no other
one thing SO beautiful, SO glorious and so power
full"
We never heard of but one person who
failed to appreciate Americas greatest
wonder. Naturally enough, he was an
Englishman.
"Oh, there's nothing very wonderful
about it," he said, "the water runs to the
brink and falls over; il 1t ran up, tllere'd
be a deuced sight Of difference, doncher
know"
Running up and down, above and be-
low the falls, on the brink of the Niagara
river, is double track ELECTRIC raiLwaY,
The excursionists paid the Regular fare
on 1t, but we are not going to snub it on
that account, for this narrative isn't
written with ideas Of this kind in view.
Candor and the interest of the tale here
told compel one to say that the only way
to see the falls, the rapids, above and
below the falls, the whirlpool and the
river, is from the Canada side along
this electric railway. The trolley cars
cover a distance 0f about 10 miles and
the line appears to have been construct
ell for the sole purpose of best viewing
one of Natures greatest and grandest
productions. The fare for the round trip
is only 80 cents. The trip is first made
up the river, sliirting the bank Of the
rapids, and along the more quiet waters.
to Chippewa, a distance OF about three
or four miles, AMI then down the river,
past the falls, along the mighty whirl-
pool rapids, aroand the dizzy precipices
that hold the whirlpool, across bridge
a gulley 200 feet deep, and
finally down to the level of the river
again at Queenstown, about six miles
from the fulls. from which point the
beautiful waters have spent their fury
and flow serenely on to Lake Ontario,
plainly seen in the distance. The electric
llue runs in plain view of the river all
the way, us near to it as safety permits
aud, as said affords much better view
OF the falls and the river than can be had
from any and all points on tile American
shore.