The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-09-05
They Put us off at Buffalo

Having visited the Pan American
Exposition at Buffalo during the past
two weeks, and also having been
able to return without being "Buf.
faloed, : or meeting with any other
misfortune, the editor of this Christ.
ian journal wishes to add to the large
numb er of public endorsements the
great show has received. While the
Pan American is a good ways short
OF the great world fair, still there is
plenty there to be seen and appreci-
ated. The exhibits are of the great
est variety, and contain some of the
most interesting things that one
ever has chance to view. The
grounds are beautifully laid out, and
the buildings are artistic in their
elegance. The route taken by the
writer is one that he can heartily re
commend to the tourists. Starting
from Ashland we went to Saxon,
thence over the Duluth, South Shore
u Atlantic Railroad to the 500. At
the latter place we took one of the
G. T. r. boats the elegant steamer
Athabasca, and after a twenty-one
hour ride down through Lake Huron
and the Georgian Bay, passing much
OF the prettiest scenery of the great
lakes, we arrived at Owen Sound.
Close connections are made here for
Toronto, from which place the travel
er can go across Lake Ontario at
any time he may please to Lewiston.
The latter place is at the entrence
OF the beautiful Niagara river.
From here our tickets call for trans
portation oyer the New York Central
into Buffalo, but we took the more
desirable electric line up the river
Niagara, to that greatest of all
American wonders the Niagara falls.
After spending the day about the
falls, and viewing some of the most
wonderful and interesting things
that are to seen anywhere on the
American continent we pursued our
Journey, and in less than an hour
were at Buffalo, where we took in
the big show, and were delighted
with everything about it, and around
that enterprising city of Buffalo.
| was down in Canada last week,
and it is great country. Every time.
you meet Canadian they are apt
to say; beg your pardon" You get
SO awfully tired of the phrase that
you feel like telling the man who
thus addresses you to go do some
thing desperate with himself.
Six tickets for quarter or five
cents ride in Torontos street cars
is the way the magnates divide the
profits with the people. But it is
dear enough when you can't look any
direction without facing some re-
striction. Evidently every man in
Canada is supposed to have dirty
feet for big sign says: "Do not
put your feet on the seats. And
our Canadian cousins" must also
be inclined to expectorate for an
other warning says: Splitting in
this car strictly prohibited" In
desperation one wanders off to a
public park only to be met with still
further restrictions. keep off the
grass, Bicycles not allowed on
these walks. etc.
Then when you get back to your
hotel your cigar drops from your
teeth as you read, 'No smoking in
the halls or in the rooms. =
Que of the most prominent struc-
lures of Toronto in the middle of the
road directly in front of the post
office is marked ''lavatory
Toronto was recently greatly
shocked because their street cars
began running on Sundays, and
some infdel founded a Sunday news
paper. The city is larger than Mil
waukee, and there isn't a living flat
in it. One was started two Or three
years ago, we were told, but it
hasn't been finished. Perhaps it
will be some day.
mo smoking" is placarded every
where, and it is no wonder because
a Canadian smokers trade mark is
a briar pipe from which emits fumes
that would put Peerless in the
shade. We don't know what they