The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-23
Three HOURS IN TORONTO
Brief Glimpse at the Sessions Of the
Paa.American C0nQress.
WHERE SUNDAY IS OBSERVED
Not Street Car Runs on That Dsy In This
Canadian City and Not . Hall
Game Il Played-Othsr
Pcculiarities.


Toronto, July 22.-We We're almost In
sight OF the beautiful city Of Toronto.
and. sitting with many Others on the
deck of the steamer Chicora. looking
wistfully for the sight of land after our
voyage of two hours and a half on
Lake Ontario. when the genial Colonel
Il. II Thomas. secretary OF the Penn
sylvania Editorial association. nudged
us In the back and said:
did you see that Methodist preacher
from ToOntO?"
mo. Where Is hep"
I'm hunt him up for you." said the
colonel. as he disappeared in the crowd.
He was back again presently, but
without his mate. Catching me by the
shoulder with grip that was not lack
ing in firmness and looking up to the
pilots cabin on the upper deck. he
shouted to 20O-pound, round-faced
itinerant:
Hello. there, Doctor! This Is Doctor
Deny. from Scranton"
(Titles come free there. They are
cheap almost everywhere these days)
The preacher who was up saluted the
preacher who was down. and the ac-
quaintance was complete.
Soon we We're sitting side by side,
cheek .; jcle, hale fellows-no doubt
about that-and we'll met. on the saloon
deck with the outlines of the great Ca
radian city In full view.
Facts About Toronto.
"rell me about Toronto" said the
writer, after the preliminary hand
shake.
ASK me some questions" he began.
"Well, do street cars run on Sunday
III your city?"
"Not a carl" he answered, with some
thing of an English swell.
But you play baseball in Toronto.
for l was told so before leaving Scran-
ton," said I, modestly.
"Whoever told that. lied" said the
Canadian preacher, with an emphatic
gesture and ar expression which was
full of meaning.
well, what do you have?" We con-
tinued.
1.-The most quiet. orderly and homelike
city of the world" he answered, with
evident pleasure.
talker, and made my eyes fairly bulge
as he enumerated: mot a Sunday
street car, nor a Sunday train; not a
newspaper published or peddled on
Sunday; not q bar or saloon. cigar
store, ice cream parlor, confectionery,
drug store. store or shop of any kind
open on Sunday, and If a little boot
black were seen upon the streets OF
Toronto plying his trade on Sunday he
would be snapped up quicker than you
could say Jack Robinson. Sunday in
Toronto is a day Of rest my fried" was
the climax of his rhapsody.
81. must be a place of happiness"
we ventured.
you're just right" he added.
And then we landed.
1t was ndbody's fault but our own,
but "The boat leaves at O'Clock for
the return" was sounded from the quar-
ter deck, as we passed up the gang
plank at just II. We did the city in
three hours. first fortifying the
stomach with our first and only meal
outside the dominion Of the Stars and
Stripes.
"Take the belt line" said our guide,
''and you will get a general view Of the
city in forty-five minutes" We did.
Rested dn the Queens park. snapped
the Toronto university, Victoria col
lege (MethodisD. and the parliament
buildings, entered the latter and ira
versed its spacious corridors and courts.
found our way into the chamber OF the
provincial parliament, which was beau
tiful in its finish and adornment, but
impressive with silence. Put wife In
the premier's chair. while a guide stood
at the table OF the secretaries, snapped
the magnificent interior and lnastened
away. Down at the entrance met a
delegation Of Pennsylvanians to whom
we gave unctiously the freedom Of the
city. Stamted down the stone stairway
to tine frontward, passing between and
inspecting the guns of Sebastopol, pre-
sented by the queen. We paused "A mo-
ment to view the marvellous statue of
Sir John A. Macdonald. the father OF
the dominion. and first premier Of Cam
ada As a trophy we bore away the
f.l1.