Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-12

bit of Uncle Sans graceless silver. The
service over. the details form on the green
without, and: after few sharp orders and
as many quick, snappy movements-a re-
freshing sight, the men arch off at a
rapid pace for their quarters and the
roast beef Of old England
With population of 1900, Halifax
boasts militia of 1900, and, too, their
parade to chapel is an interesting sight.
Row after row they filled the old round
Church of st. Georges, in all the fnery of
there grayhead-his breast agIow with
hard-earned honors; making the rafters
ring with their Onward, Christian Sol
Oilers and then subsiding to listen to a
well-dfrected lesson and to hear the posi-
b:llt!es of annexation described in the
p 'easant words Of a perennial honeymoon
of prosperity"
No Rapid Transit.
Without distinction. street cars and
buses are Reconsideration being
avoided only by the scarcity of either. A
lire of single tracks doubles upon itself
like figure six, and runs with a fifteen
II mute frequency and waiting willing
| ness for passengers a square away; a prac-
| tice which. with the installation of a troll
| ley system and modern speed-established
| possibilities after six years deliberation-
| may figure seriously in the future mortality
Of unhastening Halifax. AS for the bus
| trans, one may wait an hour for one only
| to find that it has been wiled away from
| it's regular route and dependent habitues
| by party of tourists, an unconventional
practice in which the tracks alone per-
| haps, deny the cars indulgence
AT once We pale-faced Americans are
| struck by the fine coloring of the natives,
and especially by the glorious natural glow
| of the fair-Skinned women with their heads
| of luxuriant hair. which even the common
clumsy method Of dressing can mar only
| in part.
| If we wonder how the numerous schools
| cd ho oYhf hair
| pockets aburst with wild fruit, that pass
| Us in tow of two towering policemen and
a colored jantor, answer us and tell the
c)nsequences of compulsory education.
The widespread use of the telephone
points moral to the moderate charge of
$25 and $40 for private and business uses,
| and. partly explains why the native, know
| ing of our exorbitant rentals, believes in
| the universal wealth of Americans, a hard
! ship in shopping and a contrast to the
| amusing belief that baked beans and fish
cakes form our staple dietary.
Points for the Curious.
To the inquiring, let him know that the
| fisheries and lumber, principally spruce,
| form the chief sources of wealth and the
| staple articles of trade with the West In
| dies-the most important market for the
Nova Scotian; and tell him, too, that ma
tive soft coal Is the cheapest fuel, but that
the gold deposits, undoubtedly rich, are as
yet, but poorly worked, thanks to the man
! agement of unprincipled spectators; and
to him who notices, let him laugh at the
postmans rig-so oddly suggestive of the
martial toggery of many years ago; let
| him wonder why the Haligonian turns to
the left-a practice, in driving. that keeps
his neighbours near hubs in full view; let
| him rejoice in the unaccustomed presence
of that civil, white-capped English maid,
| with her modest voice and natural decency,
who ushers him past the dingy outer door
and into the contrasting brightness Of the
cheerful, homelke drawing room with its
lnfailing tea service and ever-welcome
cup; let him know that the young woman
! who bids him wait till her brother has
| changed his "flannels" refers only to ten
| mis- dress; let him marvel why our paper
! money is received at par while our silver
| Is taken only at a discount; and let him
| ponder over our anglo-maniacs who are
| more anglicized than the English them
! selves; but for us, let revel in the happy
| restfulness, the Indifference to dress, the
easy reach Of the woods and the ever