Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-09-13
AT MZNSTER-ON-SEA
BEAUTIFUL SPOT WHICH LONDON
rs JUST DISCOVERING.
So Near to the Great City and So
Easy Of Access That u Has Been
Overlooked by Those Seek
ing Pest and Health.

With the growth Of the summer i'm
pulse TO get away for an outing. nota-
bly, in this country as well as in Eng
land. there has come as a logical re-
suit the discovery OF many new places
OF natural beauty and charm where
one can rusticate for a season and re-
cuperafe the tired body and mind
Each year finds some new spot claim
Ing attention and Offering its hospi-
tally TO those who have the price
London Is Just beginning to discover
the charm of her nearest health re-
sort, Minster-on-Sea Old London
town is considered the most conserva-
tive spot in the British sizes. Proofs
OF this can be seen daily and are
abundant Long before the electric
tram and the motor omnibus invaded
London they were common objects in
the streets OF Dublin and Glasgow. and
another instance of Londons habit OF
ciinging to a fixed idea is to be found
in its slow1ess to adept new holiday
or health resorts. The idea gets fixed
In the public mind that the old seaside
hannts. however overcrowded they
may be. are the only spots on the
shore where health and happiness can
be found; and though some OF these
may be distant. and. In some cases.
not readily accessible. the habit of re
pairing to them c.ings. notwithstand-
ing the irksomeness OF the journey
and the possibility OF not finding .
suitable resting place when reached.
But happily Londoners are gradnplly
being educated into the belief that
there are many beautiful places with
in easy reach of the great metropolis
which have hitherto not received the
attention they deserve One ca these
is Minsteron-Sea. which seems to
have been designed BY natu.e as hoI-
iday haunt for dwelIers in or near
the capital
The island is rapidly becoming pop
ular as a seaside resort. hut is as vet
unknown 20 the tripper or ordinary
excursionist who lounges about and
leaves l. -ces Of his meand erings in
broken bottles and sandwiches that
tester in the sun Those who visit
1inrtt- tH- STA 90 80 on ACCOUNT OF
It's healfh-lfvsng capabilities. end on
account OF its being an ideal spot for
an idle holiday. or in some cases In an
antiquarian spirit to inspect the re-
mains of former times vi sibIe in such
buildings as the famous Minister Abbey.
which contains tombs of the tine OF
the Piantagenets and even Of an
earlier date There are brasses in the
Abbey ehu- n which date back to 1900.
The Minister Abbey is in a good state
OF preservatfcn. and from all points
viii repay the close and loving inspec-
ton Of the student OF architecture or
OF sepu-ture. But for those who take
delight in inland scenery The island
is not without its attractions, although
the noble forests have been cut down
to make firewood. and the island has
been denuded of its finest timber with
out any attempt being made to re-
afforest it, The coast-line, which ex-
tends threequarters round the island.
Is formed of sandy cliffs, in many
cases far above the level of the sea.
and forming q beautiful little bay.
which ID an ideal spot for bathers and
boaters. and the sandy dunes on the
clt6s covered with melancholy sea
grasses through which the winds whis-
tie and sing. make. with their long