The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-08-11

Shopping III 1OIOutO - tuO AoOe 49,
there are no hOorw alkers in the big
stores TO direct shoppers to the various
departments. The Parliament building
is easily the handsomest and most in
t. resting building i'll the city. 1t is
magnificent structure of red granite,
with all of the modern Improvements,
i'd is surrounded by remarkably beau
tiful grounds. The flower beds are mar
wells of beauty and the lawns are per
fectly kept. TIE hall where the sessions
of Parliament are held are lavishly ful-
nished, the frescoing and Carrying being
models of artistic excellence To onto
was the temporary home of many Ken
war. Mr. F. L. McChesney, of Paris,
was a resident during the war and was
the valued friend of Colonel Rennett
Young and score of Kentuckians who
were prisoners of war. The Queens
Hotel is one of the most noted hotels In
Canada, aud luncheon there convinces
dishes all bear the English coat of arms.
The white columns at the entrance give
it Southern appearance and the in
terror reminds one something of the
Phoenix Hotel, at Lexington 1t is very
popular with Americans. The city has
many handsome public buildings, though
Of M CD
Just across from Toronto lies Niagara
On The-Lake, which is well-known to
many Kentuckians. During the war
between the North and the South the
village was rhe temporary home of some
of the Breckinridges and other we'll
known Kentuckians, and John r. Nc
Lean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The
village is a quaint old town where the
first Parliament met in 1892. The town
was burned in 1918 by the American
army, after capturing Fort Mississaugua.
which is now an object of much interest,
though it has been abandoned for many
years. Another interesting feature is
st. Marks Church, which is over one
hundred years old. 1t was the only
building spared when the American
soldiers captured the town in 1918, and
it was used as a storehOuse. One grave
stone in the yard still shows the marks
made by American soldiers in chopping
up their meat Another stone marks the
grave of George Forsyth, "a forefather
of A. T. Forsyth, of Paris), who died in
1906. The inscription shows him to have
been an hCnOred and beloved citizen.
In winter Niagara. On The-Lake has l.
200 inhabitants, but in summer it has
about 5000. Thevillage fronts on Nj
agara river and Lake Ontario and Is a
quiet and restful place. The leading
hotels are the Queens Royal and the
Oban, and both are decidedly English.
Adjoining the village are the Canadian
Chautauqua grounds, which are dotted
tents. Some of the cottages cost up
wards of $4,000 and are owned by citi-
.zens of Toronto, Buffalo. Louisville,
Chicago and other cities. Among the
charming people here are the Tbompsons.
OF Toronto; the Mussellman and billiard
families, ofSLexington : the Misses Nc
Clintock, of Paris the Misses Hunt, of
Lexington Mr.. Brown, of Louisville,
and others. The amusements here are
bathing, fishing, golf, tennis, sailing,
etc. Hats are ignored by most of the
summer visitors and it is nothing un-
usual to see ladies and men out riding,
driving or bathing bareheaded almost at
midday. The lake breezes and the rays
of old Sol soon turn peach bloom
cheek to a russell shoe color that is much
desired.
The natives of the village have many
quaint customs. They always "fetch"
you things and say they" almost after
every question At the hotel oatmeal is
always "porridge," and blackberries are
''thimbleberries. AT a concert the
other night at the Chautauqua hotel 1
heard some Canadian talent render some
"coon" songs in good style, and a cake
walk was another familiar feature.
W. G.
Do you enjoy a good cigar? Try
! Fulweiler's Guiana.