Evening star., 1914-09-27

sword for Americas freedom until
but never mind all that-Benedict AT.
mold, who was with Montgomery. ana
wounded In the same siege, was cared
for at the general hospital. cloaster-
ed convent. established in 1898, for the
aged and infirm poor, and which nuns
have conducted uninterruptedly from
that time to this.
American continent-has been power
for nearly 400 years, and though her
past Is SCARED with wars. EARTHQUAKES
and confiagrations. she outranks any
phoenix that ever rose from the ashes;
inside the classics or out. For Quebec
is two cities in one-the old French
capital of the seventeenth century. ana
the prosperously commanding metrop,
oils of today. Two eras. national ana
architectural, and each SO blended as
to give charm to both. Ancient churches
and steep, rock-hewn streets hobnob
with trolley cars and department etores'
and old customs contrast harmonious.
ly with every phase of modern lie that
makes the world go round. And every
where they go together. the COM
merciaI vigor and fair policy OF the
English Canada of the present, ana the
old world piety and social bouyancy OF OF
means all nations grated on FRANCE
Has No Alley Problem.
One of the splendid things about Que
bee Is she has no alley questions ana
obviously never heard Of slums. In
spite of the narrow and crooked thor
oughfares occupied by manufacturing
plants and laboring classes, the little
houses on the little streets reflect the
thrifty neatness of families who are
almost entirely Of French origin and
who in most cases own their homes.
There are no public schools in Que
bee Apparently. they are not needed.
ea demic and collegiate establishments.
business and technical schools and In
of higher. learning. notaoly
Laval University. which has its royal
charter. and the Ursuline convent:
which continues to be the center OF
education for the girls Of Quebec. both
French and English. and In which the
"old world and the new run side by
side," the rules OF the order being the
same as In 1889.
While the Dominion Is patriotically
generous in the sending Of her sol
diers to England, she Is not neglect
bridges are guarded and along the st.
Lawrence canal. Canada's main water
artery from Montreal to Prescott. each
lock is doubly picketed: One dyna-
mited gate would not only cripple the
the forwarding of the Dominion's gift
to England. million bushels Of
wheat That Is the way one batch of
tourists explained 1t among themselves.
and, really, it is as good a reason
as one is likely to get at. For Cana
da IL mum.
Money Cause Of Trouble.
The one point at which American
tourists touch war conditions over
here is when they buck into that al
ways reliable old trouble-maker.
money. A recent war measure has
the dollar of our fathers.
and, what is worse. the dollars
of our very own. Ships and hotels
still honor the beloved green-back
at its face value, but small shops
and cafes accept silver only, and that
is disrespectfully docked at the rate
of cents per. Some tourists fail
to take kindly to the snip.
One woman with a shoulder-chtp In
her disposition hurled threats-on be-
half of the United States-at souvenir
vender who was peddling spar that in
and be hurled back broken English
in return, so that, confidentially-
If you should ever hear of feet of
American warships shooting the St.
Lawrence rapids to get at our Sister of
the Shows, you will know what started
the row.
According to the time-honored recipe
and gander, Canada is perfectly all
right to reduce our dollar to ninety
eight cents If she wants to.
If you don't believe 1t just try to
pass Canadian money in your part of
the world. LANCASTER.