The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08

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/ intest the coast at certain seasons. Op-
! portunities are afforded for study and en-
/ tertainment. otherwise unattainable
Conspicuous among those who. through
the courtesy Of Mr.. Bell and Mr.. KEENAN,
/ have been invited TO lecture before the
/ Workinsman's Club at Baddeck. may be
i mentioned Prof Langley Of the Smithso-
/ mon Institute at Washington; Mai. Powell
| OF the geological survey; NJ. Glave. the
eminent African explorer. and others Of
/ equal note, drawn thither through fancy
/ IN idle wanderings
| During recent conversation with Mrs.
| KEENAN,, she spoke enthusiastically of
Mrs Bells wonderful institution and quick
appreciation OF a situation. In fact" said
| Mrs. KEENAN,, Il have never met with Mrs.
I Bells equal in these respects. Her ad-
ministrative ability is remarkable and her
discretion in an emergency really wonder
Iul- Her brain works with the rapidly Of
[ lightning, and those who assist her are
I often put to their wits end 10 keep pace
Just across from Baddeck, at Benin
/ Bhreagn.' Mr.. Bell has purchased an
immense tract OF pine clad forests jutting
I out peninsular like, into the Bras dor
| lakes on the north and the bay of Fundy
/ on the south Here he has opened up stock
/ farms in the higher regions. upon which
| he has already lavished a fortune in i'm
/ provements. His sheep ranches are Mr.
/ Bells hobby. Hundreds OF fine bred sheep
roam over the stubble fields and browse
upon the heritage of the rocky SUBMITS
undisturbed by fear of slaughter. Every
year Mr.. Bell adds TO his herds. just as
a Biblomaniae collects rare and treasured
| volumes. II goes without saying that
| these ranches are run at a very consider
able annual expense.
OF those in his employ many were the
original owners of the soil become land
| poor and forced TO part with their pa
trimony through dire necessity. Large
sums OF money are spent by Mr.. Bell in
| the Improvement OF the country round
about Benin Bhreagh connected with
| Baddeck by the little ferry boat that plies
1 back and forth with the mails twice day
| until the once impossible forests that COW
er the hills for miles inland are to-day
pierced in every direction with smooth
roads, overhung by the grand old pines
| and hemlocks
Some idea of the condition OF the country
| flve years ago may he obtained from the
| experience of a house party who set out
| by boat from Baddeck and landed at Benin
| Bhreagh with the intention of making
their way across the point to the shores OF
| the Braddore lakes. Miss Aileen Bell
| daughter of Mr.. Charles David Bell Of
| Georgetown, d. c., who was a guest Of her
| cousin at the time, tells me that when the
| party left the landing. they were forced
| to hew their way through the tangled un-
| NNA bioNAA III many pidttSt using naItnetE
with which each guest was provided to cut
a toothold in the rocky soil. In the rapid
march of improvements a drive way
stretches across the peninsular and rami-
hes inland for many miles, towards the
sheep farms beyond.
Some twenty-five miles from Baddeck in
| the heart OF the country there is a beau
uful hunting lodge occupied by Mr.. Bell
| and Mr.. George Kennan during a portion
of each season, for the cariboo hunt
An extensive laboratory adjons Mr.
| Bells house at Baddeck, in which most
Of his scientific experiments are conduct
ed In this laboratory the professor
spends large part Of his time. and here
are perfected many of the inventions that
have made his fame world wide
To increase yet further the attractions
of his chosen retreat. Mr. Bell has built
a house boat, which is kept anchored in
the little harbor at the foot of,his grounds
Mabel, Benin Bhreagh" Is the name of
| the dainty craft. given in honor of his
wife and her pet hobby Complete in all
| its details are the arrangements Of this
/ water palace, planned upon a scale of
! elaborate entertainment. Many weeks of
each season are passed in idle wanderings
in and out of the picturesque streams and
inlets of the neighborhood. The boat is
patterned upon the plan of Catamaran.
and propelled by a small tug, or ferry
boat. engaged by Mr.. Bell for the trans
portation of the mails between Baddeck
and Benin Bhreagh
The river Denny one of the most beau
! tiful Of the little rivers which indent the
coast. Is a favOrite tract for these excur-
sions. studded. as it Is. with countless
tiny islands. When the passage becomes
too narrow for the tug. the house boat Is
! propelled by two canoes, in the hands OF
sturdy paddlers. When their destination
| Is reached, the boat is secured in its place
! by means of ropes stretched from island to
island. Then begins the poetry OF exs-
/ tence. Among the towering pines and
hemlocks, what more perfect dream life
could be desired? At night hundreds of
lanterns, like firefiies, dot the surfae OF
| the water. gliding thither and thither,
| strung from the bows of tiny row boats,
| or birch canoes. Among the most enjoy
able features of this floating existence are
| the charmingly informal entertainments
/ given by Mr.. and Mrs. Bell who know
how to enjoy as well as to work, and to
| give as well as to receive.
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