Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-09-10
HERE. THERE AND ELSEWHERE.
PART 3.


and furnished, and sail for Toronto, Can
ada. The lake was smooth and the voy-
age delightfully."- cool and after the sever
al days of unusual heat for Niagara Falls.
The Imperial Coach of Canada" was
sad travesty of our American plain
touring car, for it's rubber tires We're
protected by iron rims which resisted
contact with the stone paved streets re-
CARELESS of the fact that tourists were
hurlefabout like marbles in box. The
heat of the day and the discomforts of
our Coach made our journey unpleasant
and doubtless caused an eclipse between
our eyes and the reputed beauties and nu-
merous attractions of this much praised
city.
We were shown through the Parlia-
ment Buildings for which the Ontario
Legislature appropriated 81, 25O,00 for
which specified sum the buildings were
completed thus proving concusively I'm
the opinion of the guide) that. graft
is an unknown quantity in the admins
tration of Public Finances outside of the
States. On Il beautifully kept green
sWard we were shown a cannon whose
history was tersely expressed, thus, "This
cannon was used in the Battle of Bunker
Hill, we (the British) got the cannon;
you (the Americans) got the Hill, to
which one of>the tourists added, eyes
and we kept it too. The University
buildings are very fine specimens of
architectural art surrounded by carefully
tended lawns on which are monuments
to Sir John A. Mcdonald. Queen Victor
ia, Hon. Geo. Brown, and the Volunteers
Monument which was erected in memory
OF them who fell in the North West Re-
bellon.
1t is claimed that Toronto has unex-
celled superiorities in educational faci-
ties compared with any city of proper
tomato size in America. 1t contains
three large universities, Toronto, Trinity
and McMaster. The university of Toron-
to is supported by the Province of On
tario; combined with it are the four col
!eges of Knox, Victoria, st. Michaels
and Wyclitfe. Besides these and a great
number of other schools there is an ex
tensive public school system which is
said to be the best in America. We
passed into suburb named "Rosedale'
over glen 1870 feet deep spanned by a
splendid bridge, and found ourselves in
the finest residential section of Toronto,
where lawyers, merchants, and persons
of wealth have built their homes amidst
the beauties of nature and art.
We do not remember seeing the four
corners occupied by the Government
House, St. Andrews church, old upper
Canadian college (now in ruins), and
hotel, which have been humorously nam
ed, Legislation, Salvation, Education,
and Damnation." Without imagining
for one moment that we got more than
a very indefinite idea of Toronto during
our hurried jaunt we returned to the
wharf and osied Lake Ontario to
Lewiston on the chippewa"
The ride to Buffalo from Niagara Falls
by trolley is very enjoyable as the Mag
ara river is in view for at least half of
the twenty mics intervening, and vari
Gus towns are passed along the route.
1t is a very attractive city with its many
handsome churches, stately municipal
edihces, massive school buildings, palat-
ial hotels and artistic club houses. While
Seeing Buffalo" on touring car we
passed the place where PRECEDENT McKin-
ley was shot. 1t is designated by small
white marble marker. On Del. avepue
are many beautiful homes, two which
are of especial interest, Milburn House,
the spacious home where Pres. Mckinley
paid the penalty of a dastardly williams
heinous act; and the stately colonial home
of Ansley Wilcox where Pres. Roosevelt
took the oath of office. Bishop Colton's
elegant home and dainty private chapel
of fine greystone, help to make this av-
enue one of great attractiveness in con-
nection with the many other palatial
homes. OF this city also only f1eeting
view was taken so it is impossible to give
any adequate account of it.
Rochester, too, has great number of
ideal homes, many extensive and beauti-
fully equipped business houses but in
this city our time was so limited that we
only spent short time in the heart of
the business section. Unfortunately
Rochester does not have a touring car
system. Possibly visitors who go to
Rochester are not desired unless they
can hire cabs at an indefinite fee per
hour. A trolley ride of miles from
Rochester to Charlotte gave us our most
extended view of the business and resi-
Dental sections. Some of the homes
were spacious, charming and magnifi-
cent, beautifully situated on terrated,
shaded lawns Astounding in appropriate
strawberries. Upon the whole our i'm
preston of Rochester was pleasing
though our visit was so fleeing.
At Charlotte We boarded the North
King, about $50 p. M, sailed 60 miles
north across Lake Ontario to Brighton,
Canada, lO4 miles east on the Bay of
Quinte Ian arm of Lake Ontario) to
Kingston, Canada, where we entered
the ST. Lawrence river and sailed for
nearly 80 miles among the famous Thous-
and Islands; Alexandria Bay in the north
ern part of the state of New York, being
the farthest eastern point and from which
we sailed north to Rockport, Can, west
to Gananogue and Kingston and having
completed circle made our return over
the same route by which we started hav-
ing spent SO hours on water and having
sailed over 400 miles. AS our steamer
wound cautiously through the intricate
passages avoiding the shadows and quick
sands at the command of the captain we
surveyed with keenest interest this mar
vel of picturesque beauty.
Some of these islands are round and
rise from the water only few feet;
others have one bold precipitous side
from which there is gradual slope to
the waters edge; so me have an irregu-
lar outline with deep inlets; some are
rocky and rugged; others are GASES of
verdure in watery way. Many persons
of wealth mainly from New York city
have bought entire islands in the vicinity
of Alexandria Bay and have built upon
them most extensive elaborate palaces,
whilst the grounds surrounding them
have been beautifed by every known art
of the landscape gardener. Massive
stone walls are built at the waters edge
around the entire island in many cases
with fine pier at one place and an at
tractive boat-house in which the Island
Lord moors his motor launch or other
trim little cra Ct on which ulasts have