The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
ENGLAND OYER The BORDER.
THINGS ODD ~ YtNkEE Eyes ~
THE MARITIME PROVINCES.
Change az scene Across the boundary
Of Maine - social Divisions Tommy
Atkins at Itis Ale cheap tIgars
aud whissey- British Customs Hule.

ks. longs for n complete change Of scene
and Of everything else he doesn't have to 20
20 Europe or 90 other distant lands. he
has merely 20 take n little trip into ,hs
Maritime Provinces Of Canada. next door
co th. state Of Maine From Bangor -
~. John, y Is. one travels In aboit FIVE
and ONE half hours by train, and M sooner
h. the harder crossed than the odhitie~ ~
Blueno-. lane become apparent. This
further one goes the more strange things
h. fnd-. and each Of the provinces has
habits and customs secular TO itself.
Of all the cities In the Maritime Provinces.
Halifax h. the mnst interesting. and trav-
eIers say that II IL decidedly European
ia it, general ASPECT and atmos ,here. IL
has atbout 81 .ODO inhAhitante. but one would
think that. with all it, natural advantages.
its population should t- five times that
number
one u the hr-, things the Yankee notices
Is the -treert crossings. Many OF tho
crossing run diagonally from corner to
corner. instead ~ directly across the street
at right angles. NJ In the States.
The two great sights are the Citadel
and the Public Gardens The Citadel IL q
big fortress occupying IN" top of the west
erly end ~ the peninsula II IL an i'm
IneiSe HUhlf III rlbllf hifl ttTAfs u 'piu-
plica,ed su6,crrranean passagc-, massive
grant. walls surounded 10y deep ditchs-.
high parapet- h%riS;ling With big guns and
a fine parade gruund stretching down To
the outlying streets. Plsn~ have been
made for a new and greater fortress nc
Halifax. but for som" years vet the big
fort on the hill will he the home Of all tho
Tommy Atkinse~ statiun.i In the CITY.
The public gardens are eXtensise and
very beautiful. and her" on Wednesdays.
when there il a good sized garrison. .
r.gimental hand plays for the entertain
n,ent 81 the middle and upper classes. On
Suuda W another band plays for the oom-
mon t-nplr. tn" concert l. as good a.
ia. other. but the classes never mix. each
k,..ping Ia is own apJadnted day. This
pruiuoia- p-xtC-. pleastIr" AMI sattstaction:
Halifax has several clubs, ireqhented
chiefly uy Government officials and oihc,-rs
Of the army and navy lh.Te are also
MANY billiard ROOMS, but pool tables ara
few Brandy aud soda - "A drink much
In favor among tine prosperous, aIthoush
some prefer the white scotch OF irish
wbi.k.y straight 81 Ia Ia. rather strange
",i,tur. thai --rv>~ for punch in Nova
Scn,,a The masses, including the p7Nat"
.nld,,r- and the pRyal sailors. indulge az
/ Ht-.rallv as their means VIII hlloN IN
kind ~ brown as. which coma not Us
given away IN the Siai'~
singh. drinks Of this ale arc the cNcep-
- ,ycry .aLnnn ~ TAP house. will la
.L,lf mann which stand rows Of
no.I,a ~ ,.w,.r up,s ptchar. Amer-
49, ,,lJ ,,aU th.,n AMI above the pots.
u..rtrI ut,nn nails. are slX time- AZ
sp, ,.u ,,r tnt.s H.. Tommy A.
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W. i,,y IN. oti.-- up to the bar. they
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cnP m,t,c a moi ~ as Then ,hcy got
- s,,n., law themselves and. graf.
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nnt - contents on, 81 sight. should
w. !, s,,.nr.r drnp in and invite all
= y. .iI,t t6,y ~oili take Is and 8
aa~J and soda bot this sort OF windfai
,ar.Iy drot- into the ale houses Of Halifax.
al Wa,,;tss has several good-.zed ho,el..
Tb.y never fail "a give YOU oatmeal Az
tn.sktas, and while YOU arr eating u -
T -, Girl Who's. costume suggests
%%,a.,ta ar TuIhv. j. likely To come in
~ No.. yon a. buy "A morning paper.
~. - n. much la the paper aside
-, ,.x. ~ the or war or Of the move
I.i ~" tarl Mimic. ,h, Duke Of YORK
y" - nntabI,. but IL is always de-
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