The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18

II made a most gofgeols and Fascinating
spectacle and attracted the curious for
many miles to see the carnival held at
that time.
Montreal owes her prosperity in a large
measure to naturul position she occupies
at the head of navigation OF the st. Law
renee, but she has made marvellous strides
since the building OF the Canadian Rail
way, the steel arteries which extends all
the way cross the British possessions in
| North America. The population now is
about $50, 900.
St. James Methodist Church is the
largest and most gorgeous Protestant
| church in the Dominion. 1t is built of
| stone of variegated colors, which gives
the exterior a very rich, and pleasing eff
feet. The church and grounds cost $780,
600 and has a seating capacity of 5000.
The churches of Montreal, though not
| so rich in art treasures as those of Que
bee, are equally interesting. The i'm
mense Church of Notre Dame is simply
fascinating. The chapel of this church,
the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, is in it
| self a big church. These churches and
St. James Cathedral, the Church of the
Jesuits and that of Notre Dame de Bonse-
cours claim much of the visitors atten-
ton. The Notre Dame is the largest and
most gorgeous. The resplendent altar,
the holy statuary and paintings are the
finest and most inspiring. Not to visit
| Notre Dame one misses one of the finest
| attractions of Montreal. The services
here are held in Latin and French.
The religious devoutness of the Catho-
lie and the sacrifices made to religion is
best seen on market days. When JAG
ques CATER Square is filled with farmers
wagons, it is interesting to sit in the last
named church and watch the farmers
and the market men and women come to
pay their devotions. But the visitor
should not let his interest in these
| churches prevent him from doing justice
to the Chateau de Ramezay. The mu-
scum in this old gubernatorial mansion
is exceedingly interesting. By no means
the least interesting part Of the Chateau
are it's vaults. The visitor should not
fail to explore them, for only thus can he
get an adequate idea of this famous old
headquarters of SO many regimes, French,
British and American, for in 1775-6 it
was the headquarters of the Continental
army of Montgomery.
While Montreal has statues of Lord
Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar, and Sir
John A. Mcdonald, Canada's gifted pre-
mier, the statue of greatest historic inter-
eet is that of Maisonneuve, the French
founder of Montreal in 1912.
Montreal is a fascinating city. OF
course it is not so picturesque as Quebec
and more of the glamor of historical in
terest hangs over the latter, but the form
er is full of interest for the student OF
history, and the loverof the picturesque
will go far before finding a mora delight
full drive than that up the winding way
that leads to the magnificent park on top
of Mount Royal. From that park the
visitor looks down on a city that is al
ready one of the great centres of popula-
ton of this continent and is destined to
become a marvellous metropolis.
From Montreal the return trip is made
by rail to P~lattsburgh, N. Y, thence
down Lake Champlain and Lake George,
which are beautiful sheets of water. A
trip by boat down the Hudson river gives
n tie full view of the Switzerland OF
America. \