Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-11

tants Called Change In Gil
mate Captain Kidd's Treasure he
markably High Tides Many Fish
People Live on Fish In Winter i'm
Summer ON Americans.
Nova Scotia is a banana shaped
peninsula, with an era as great as
West Virginia, but with half as many
inhabitants hung onto the mainland
of New Brunswick by stem near the
middle ten miles long by fifteen miles
wide called the Isthmus of Chignecto
or Cumberland Neck. 1t extends
from Cumberland Bay the headwaters
of the Bay Of Fundy on the west, TO
Bay Verte the extremity OF the Gulf
of St. Lawrence on the east. On the
northwest the tides OF the Bay of
Fundy have pounded for ages against
this peninsula until they have bored
great holes into it. Minas Channel
and Minas Basin extend inland nearly
100 miles. St. Mary's bay and An
napolis Basin also have carved their
way into this peninsula. If the read
er has not his geography in mind, it
would be well for him TO take down
his atlas and consult the map In order
to understand the references to locai-
ties.
The Native New Highlander is call
ed a Yankee; the native Nova Scotian
a Bluenose. Whence the naine9 /
have heard two or three explanations.
One is that on account Of the cold eli
mate the noses OF The inhabitants turn
blue. Another is that the original
settlers were largely Of aristocratic
stock, and from their blue blood is de-
rived the name Bluenose. But Judge
Halliburton In his Sayings and doings
of Sam Slick gives the following ex-
PLANTATION which is probably the true
one.
"Pray SIR said one OF my fellow
passengers, can you tell me the rea-
son why the Nova Scotians are called
s.Bluenose?n
1T is the name of ii potato, said
/, which they produce in the greatest
perfection and boast to be the best in
theworld. The Americans have in con-
sequence given them the nickname of
Bluenose.
The single word American" is
universally employed TO designate
citizen Of the United States. Usage
makes language. One could not well
say s'Unitedstatesan",.it is too big, too
unwieldy. And Notwithstanding the
Mexicans and Canadians are Ameri-
cans in the broad sense of the word,
the people Of the United States are
distinctively Americans.
We landed at Yarmouth situated at
the southwestern extremity Of Nova
Scotia on September 18th. The
morning was crisp and clear with the
thermometer at GA degrees The week
before we had left it at Charleston at
about 100 on the shady side. This
sudden transition had something Of a
green persmmon effect on the body;
but so bright were the skies and so
pure and clear was the atmosphere
that one could not help feeling its in
MIGRATING power Yarmouth ranks !
fourth among Canadian ship owning
ports. 1t is in the gateway Of Nova
Scotia. Here baggage from the States
is inspected. The customs officer
merely lifts the tray of our small /
steamer trunk. He evidently does
not think it possible that two tourists
who have all their apparel in one
small trunk, could be transporting
anything not on the free list Our
hand baggage he passes without open
ing. The place was settled by Cape
Codders And if one did not see the |
Union Jack waving, it would never
occur to him that he had gotten out |
of New England. Across neck OF |
water is beautiful little park where |
tradition says Captain Kidd buried |
some of his treasure. What lot of |
wealth that old thief of the seas must |
have had, II he buried any of it at all |
of the points legend has designated
Yarmouth is a delightful little place |
but we have no time to linger here. |
From Yarmouth to Halifax is PIT |
miles and we have much to see be- |
tween. At s o'clock we board the !
sFlyin. p,renose" and are speeding |
on our way through the Garden of |
Nova Scotia," Statisticians give
NOVA CCOtld Tie DtSb utdIbu TecOTu Oh
the American continent. You don't |
think Of staying in doors. If you are
not interested in history and scenery
there are other Injuries to claim your
attention. There is fishing every
where. The rivers and lakes TEEN
with game fish. Brook trout were
served at the hotel tables. In season
you can get any kind Of game shoot
Ing from snipe to moose. You