IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) /. O Y .<• m. ''0 ^ //, (/a v. 1.0 I.I *ii |||||Z8 12.5 1132 m 2.2 1: lii£ 111 2.0 1.8 l.:^5 1.4 i|.6 — 1 — ^ 6" ► v] f\r\er\<:,a Referred to in the Bruisii Ahsoc:ation Guide Book published by Dawson Brothers of Montreal, as follows: TT T^ RT? '\ Q r^'Ol? ' '^'^'^ '^ ^^^ crowninji; beauty of Cape Breton. By two narrow but deep passages the i 1 1-^ L)I\r"lO 1/ v/i\. sea enters the island and spreads out into two broad laktis connected by a narrow straii. These lakes search out the recesses of the land in an infinity of bays, creeks, lagoons and inlets of every conceivable variety of size and shape. The water, which is remarkably clear, is evcrywhfre deep (.'iiough for vessels of considerable size. The variety and beauty of the scenery is inconceivable to those who have not visiied it. Mountain, hill and valley, steep tocky escarpment, grassy acclivity and soleinn wooded hills contribute their special attractions. Then there are innumerable isles and islets and winding, tortuous channels, where tlie silver sea steals in among the bold and sombre woodlands. To these charms add the abundance of fish and proximity of game, and a sylvan paradise is the result, where any lover of nature or sport, who is not a thorough Sybarite, may luxuriate. But one isthnuis, a-half a mile wide, connects the two halves of the island together at the southern end. The St. Peter's Canal cuts through this. Steamers run daih' through the lakes from Sydney to Port Hawkesbury on the Gut of Canso, connecting with the railway." THK GRAND NARROWS is the "Narroiv Straii " referred to in the above e.xtract and no other point on the lake commands thc^ charming and picturesque views which are visible from a mountain i,ooo feet above the sea and within a quarter of a mile of the hotel. A smooth, sandy beach extending miles each way from the house, water clear and warm, no rise nor fall of tide, affording the most safe and pleasant bathing for children and ladie«. Boating enjoyed with [lerfect safety ; both row and sail boats in experienced hands. The hotel is but a few yards from a public wharf; one of the principal landings of the Jlras d'Or .Sleani Navigation Co.'s .Steamers, connecting daily with the terminus of the Intercolonial Railway at Mulgrave, Strait of Canso and with Boston Steamers weekly at I'ort Hawkesbury. Daily communications with Halifax Antigonish, Buddeck, North Sydney, Sydney and other important points. The hotel is provided with all modern improvements and as regards comfort of l)ed-riioms and parlors, good table and its general arrangements, comparisot) is invited with the best hotels in Canada. Leading families from Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Vork, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec, and other parts of the United States and Canada, who patronized this hotel during the season of i888 have all expressed themselves delighted with the comforts of the house and its charming situation. TERMS MODERATE. For further particulars apply to MacDOUGALL & MacNEIL, Gkani) Narrow.s, Cai'e Brkton, N.S., ist June, 1889. Proprietors. A. M. BEIvL V. ^ WHOLESALE HAUDWAEE ZiEADnTa BT-naiAJJTXEB TUT English, Gersian, American and Domestio OcOOOOOOoOSOO ooo Well Assorted Stock 0000000300000300 ooocouoooooooooa Inspection Solicited CCOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 67 and 69 UPPER WATER STREET, HAZ.ZFAS, XT.S. J. E. Morse & Co. riRECT IMPORTERS OF CHINA * AND INDIAN OUR GRANITE WAREHOUSE IS PECULIARLY ADAPTED TO THE STORAGE OF TEAS, AND CONTAINS A COMPLETE STOCK OF CONGOU, SOUC ONC, FOR- MOSA, OOLONG, ASSAM, PEKOES AND CEYLON8, WHICH FOR VALUE, VARIETY AND EXTENT CANNOT BE SURPASSED IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES. J. E. Morse & Co HALIFAX, N.S. .<:>"><>-^" Capital, Rest, over $ 1 ,000,000. $ 1 ,000,000. RISKS OF ALL KINDS TAKEN AT LOWEST BATES « « ♦ » • « » ♦ ALL LOSSES SETTLED PROMPTLY 191 Mollis Street, HALIFAX, N. S. G. M. GREER, Qcnchal AacNT CARNIVAT, NUMHER EVENING MAIL. ' W. B. ReVNOLDS « CO. IMPORTERS OP IRON, STEEL, GOLD AND COAL MINING SUPPLIES CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES AND Agents for AMERICAN and CANADIAN FIRE PROOF SAFES. 288, 240 ft 242 LOWER WATER STREET, HALIFAX, N.S. CnOTT'S BREAKFAST COCOA I iiiiviill<-MN oi° Oil, yot prixliU'liiK all till- TlifoltriiiiiiiM- uikI iiiMrillvo |Mirtli>ii.s, tliiiH n-iiilrrliiK It TIIUKI': TIMi:.>4 TIIK MTItlCNtiTII of CiH-oii UN <'(>iiiiiioiily pre- liaicil, aiiil ('<>.STIN(i I.K.SS THAN ONK CKNT A CUP. Cut-on ctintiiins more desiralfU- dietary properties tliaii most articles of fowl, and while acting uii the nerves as a gentle stinuilant, provides the liod/ with the purest elements of nutrition ; at the same time correcting and invigorating the action of the digestive organs. The U'st medical authorities n(;ree in recommending this Ex TRAcr ui-' Cocoa to persons of delicate constitutions as being the most benefici&l. H TOm^T ^>. ^v^nOTT dc CO., Halifax, H^T. S. F. D. CORBETT St Co. (tutiuiiissiun cfflcrclumts Canada Atlantic ^teamghip Line. and 8tc(Uiisiup Hjjcnts Thfough Ticl^Bt? All o pointy. BOSTON ^♦^ NOVA SCOTIA ^«ENi's vm RED CROSS LINE OF STEAMERS SAILING BETWEEN Halifax, New York/^St. John's, Newfoundland. ANGLO-FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO. SAILING BETWEEN Halifax, Cape Breton tf* St. Pierre, Miquelon. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES CO'Y, Glasgow, Dynamite, Gelatine, Detonators, Fuse, etc. ONLY ONE NIGHT AT SEA. -THE NEW STEEL CLYDE-BUILT STEAMSHIP "HAhlFAX" I The finest, fastest and most Palatial Steamship on the Atlantic Ooast. Maffnlflcent Aocommodations. Electric Lighted Throughout. Orand Promenade Deck S40 feet long. I SAILS FROM NOBLES WHARF, HALIFAX: I EVERY WEDNESDAY, 10 o'olook A.M. SAILS FROM LEWIS' WHARF, BOSTON : EVERY SATURDAY AT 12 NOON. Tourists' I'icl^ets to ^111 Points. CHIPMAN BROTHERS, General Agents, - HALIFAX, N.S. R. B. OARDNER, Agent, 34 Atlantic Avenue, BOSTON. l CARNIVAL NUMHKK KVKNIN(J MAIL KoYLE Brbwkry, Halip^ax, N.S. + P. & J. O'MULLIN, * ♦ + + MANUKACri !KKKS OI-" ♦ ♦ ♦ [ia Pa| aDlH^^^^^ + + • IN V\()()|) olv ilLAMS r ♦ + Pronounced by " Bxperte," OoloniKl Bzhlbltlon, London, Bngland, 1886, "Quite equal to our own Base." AI^SO, SOLE M ANII FACrUKEKS OK THE + + WEI. I> Kr:o\VN + * "^KRAYER ' BBERf^ B5H5HSg5H5g5H5B5aS55E5E5HSH5H5aSB5H5B5H5ESH5B5^ ■r ♦ ♦ A N I > A I 1 K N X S 1-" C) 1\' ♦ + + ^ fDessrs. H^inhardt's hager Beer f ♦ ♦ • IN WOOD OR GLASS « « • CARNIVAL Nl iMHKU KVKNING MAIL HELLE? & GLASSE"? (STraasseoRS to a. Mox.zod u oo.i IMPOETEES OF ALES, WINES ^ LIQUOES X:at«V)Uaiiad 1816. iSSSSS5SSSSSSS3SBSSS3SSSZBSSSS3SSS ■HMHitiimnfiifiiffirfnirnrniiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Among which ii a very Saporlor Auortment of PORT AND SHERRY WINES, Oham^pagnes, Bass's Ale, Chiiimess's Stout, Iflll Brandies, Whiskies, Jamaica Rum, Hollands Gfin, SnlUhle for modlctnal purpoui, alio SACRAMENTAL WINE And Fur« Spirit (65 ) for mixing. JssHSHsaHasHsasasasasHsasi WHOLESALE AlTD RETAIL, r SeLeCTINC H LIFe KSSUF?HNC6 COMPHNY. TH6 CONSID6RnTIONS OF CHI6F imPORTHNCG HRE SHFETY *f PROFIT I. SAKpyPY (or /(•/■/«!///(■«/ / .(•<•//('«.)— This is measured by Sui/i/iis and the ratio of Surplus to J,iahi/it es. Of the leading Companies of the world, the Equitable Society has the Largest Surplus, and the highest ratio of Surplus to Liabilities. 2. I'KOriT (or the largest present aiiii /iiiire aihantage.) — This is measured not by increase hi Surplus alone, nor by Dividends paid alone, but by both combined : that is, by "Surplus F'^arnkd " Of the leading Companies of the world, the Equitable shows the Largest Surplus Earnings. RECORD FOR SIX YEARS OF THE THREE LARGEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD ^ EQUITABLE. 4 TRH tHNT. INt RBASi; IN ASSB1S (IVBR fUtVIOrS VBAK. rBII<:«NTA(iB OF AS9HTS TO LIAHIMIIKS. 1883 $275,160,588 $81,129,756 $1,^,470,572 $10,727,548 $9,115,969 $5,004,831 121 1883 1884 309,409,171 X4, 877,057 15,003,480 12,031,330 10,483,617 5.i3r,344 122 1884 1885 357>338.»46 96,011,378 16,590,053 13,461,679 13.86.>,239 .^,391,461 126J4 1885 1886 411,779,098 111,540,203 '9.873-733 ■'■',272,155 16.355,876 8,957,086 i27>!i .... 1886 1887 483,029,562 138,023,105 23,240,849 >y,"5,775 '8, '04, 255 8,868,432 '27/4 1887 1888 549,216,126 '53.93.^,535 26,958,977 22,047,813 20,794,715 io,664,oi» ia8 1888 MUTUAL. INCRSASR IN ASSRTS OVRR PRRVIOUS VBAR. PRRCRNTAr.K OF •.SSBTS TU I.IAB1LITIBS. 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 .$342,946,032 $ 37,«2o,597 $18,500,893 $13,457,928 $ 6,702,610 $ 3,186,930 107 . . 351,789,285 34,687,989 19,095,318 13,850,258 6,325,273 2,727,931 I06>'2. . 368,952,337 46.548,894 20,214,954 14,768,902 7,420,954 5,032,789 '07>^. ■ 393.77''.'74 56,898,214 21,137,177 15.634,721 7,760,834 5,272,995 1071/. . 427,583,359 69,641,110 23,119,922 17,110,902 6,858,501 4,624.889 107; ro6 1883 1884 1885 r886 1887 482,125,184 103,214,26' 26,215,932 19,444,308 7,940,064 7.275,302 io6)4 1888 NEW-YORK LIFE. 4 i'RR I I!vr. INrRBASB IN AK9BTSOVIR I'RIU'IOITS VRAR. I'KKCRNTAGR ,1 ASSRTS T(l tlAHILlTIBS. 1883 $198,746,043 $ 52,735,564 $13,207,532 $10,530,940 $ 7,496,911 $ 4,742,506 115^^ 1883 1884 229,382,586 61,484,550 13,832,752- '0,959.3''3 6,060,172 3,740,851 113^ 1884 1885 259,674,500 68,521,452 15,905,141 12,480,848 10,148,091 7.S8o-5''7 "8 1885 t886 304,373.540 85,178,294 18,831,758 15,160,468 12,263,902 8,557. '32 "9>^ '886 1887 358.935.530 106,749,295 21,590,845 17,826,892 12,420,285 7.658.392 ii7>t' '887 1888 419,886,505 125,019,731 25,401,283 21,127,591 13.500,000 10,400,341 117 1888 OFFici: OuEEN Buildings, Mollis Street, HALIFAX, N.S. A. C. Cowards, c««Hitii. Box IBS. A. C. EDWARDS and B. A. FIELDING, Joint General Agents for hie Maritime Provinces. CAUNIVAL NIIMHKU KVKNlNd MAII. I". <». Box .•!««. I'HhIf .lihlnms, "rUTKHS.' John Peters. E. B. Richardson. JOHN PETERS & CO. • I Manufacturers' Agents i • j. c. mackintosh. Banker --^■AND .■--' Stock Broker Genera/ Commission Merchants " ^I'^if^ '^ I Stocks, Bonds ,t» Debentures. I I AQKNTS FOR Canadian, American, English and Continental Hannfacturers. OFFI0B9 AND SAMPLE ROOMS, le PRINOB STRBBT WARBHOU8B. ... PICTKFORD & BLACK'S WHARF HALIFAX, N.S., (Canada.) Sl'KCI.Vl. ATTHN'MiiN To InVK.STMHNTS I'OK TkI'.ST.H and R.1TATK8. InVIWTMKNTS MaIiK in Sol'Nl) 1)IVI1>I;NI' I'AVtNl! iSl'.CI'HITIKS. AGENT FOR Prince Edward island Steam Navigation Company, The Cheque Bank, Limiii^u London, G.B. Cht'.|iit'» (iti l.iiiiilun isHiH-tl |m>ati1f- iiU (tvi-t llii* WotUl CORRESPONDENCE INVITED- 166 MOLLIS STREET, (Hlf (I-.MI sniitll W I TclCKlllph On'li-l J. C. MACKINTOSH, Halifax, N.S. JOHN STAIRS & CO. ^ Hardware ^ --T^AND! St. James Billiard Hall Commission Mercliants English and American Billiard and P ool Tables. American Bowling Alleys and Shooting Gallery. ♦ 192 & 194 MOLLIS STREET, — OHalif^ax, N.S. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ English Ales and Porter on draught. Choicest Wines, Finest Havana Cigars. + + ♦ bar Iron, Tin pirates, paints, SHEET Iron, tar, I'itch, + + + •!■ ■t- I Fresh Milk and Buttermilk. RICHARD SHEPEARD, 117 MOLLIS STREET, HALIFAX, N. S. Pig Ikon, pig lead, cordage, PIG TIN. Oils, TURPENTINE, ROSIN, FISHING SUPPLIES. CABNIVAL NUMHER EVENING MAIL. Cunningham &Curren, JHE ARMY AND NAVY BREWERY HALIFAX, N.S. IMPORTERS OF GRAIN MANUM< rurtEMH OF AND AIUNTH FO't FLOUR, CORNMEAL, OATMEAL, Etc., Proprietors of "CROWN" MILLS, Halifax, and "VICTORIA" MILLS, Truro. S. Oland Sons & Co. BREWERS OF CAPACITY, 400 BARRELS PER DAV. rt"?*- • »). ft- m 'IJIJ '^ ■ - J2i "C.ii.v.' \1 1, H' V. N.S. CUNNINGHAM & CURREN »QENTS FOH ARMOUR & CO . REINACHS, NEPHEW & CO., Tea Importers, GEO. YOUNGER & SON, Brewers, H. HOLLINGSHEAD, R. C. SCOTT, - - Manufacturer of " Matchless" Flour • IN CASK AND BOTTLED • ALSO M>Nur*cTURiM or English Table Beer Schenck Beer and Hop Beer As these three last do not contain sufficient alcohol to bring them within the provisions of any exioting Act for the regulation of the sale of intoxicating liquors, they can be sold without license. Chicago. III. London, G. B. WORKS: Manufacturer of '■ Whlt'e'cbu'd^'Fl^ur TUrllO GrOVB, DaftmOUth, N.S. OFFICE AND VAULTS: 243 Hollis St.. Halifax. N.S. "PEOPLES," "DANDY," "nYRSHIRE ROSE,' "CROWN," "ZOE." "DIANA" and nihiir lirandi of choic« Patent Flours always In stock. BRANCH OFFICE: 12 North Wharf. St. Joiin, N.f). mmm j*a n. Chaqo rnaNM J. CNAai Cragg Bros. & • Co JMMES ROUE. -.MANUKACTURKR 01 — Cox BARRINGTON »nd GEORGE STREETS. TCLfPHONC 460. Light Hardware, Fine Cutlery, i Stoves, Ranges i + ^ ' -I and ; ry> Kitclien Furnisliings i^ Plated-ware, I c' Tinware, ^ Woodenware, 5^ * Meclianics' Tools. ingei flie, Leiiiaiie, Soda Walei, &g. (0 .2 % 2 X Good Assortments. Moderate Prices. Wholesale and Retail. Finest Display of above goods in Halifax. Cutlery a Distinct Specialty. ALSO, Al'.KNT FOR THE CRLKBRATKI) WilmotSpa Springs Natural Mineral Water « SPADEAU." — FOR FU1.I. PARTICULARS, AHDRKSS — P.O. Box 406, or - - WOODS' WHARF, HALIFAX, N.S. Mhcdonhld & Co. • • ■ (LIMITISD) ■ . 1-7 and 162 to 172 Barrington Street, HALIFAX, N.S. Manufacturers •^ and ^- Importers Cragg Bros. & Co. Con BARRINGTON «nd GEORGE STREETS. ^4. --i- "i 'I ). 'if- ■ JXU^ EVERY RKQtUvSITE FOR ". ", APPLICATION STEAM, WATER AND GAS. 1875 THE OLDEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE CARNIVAL NUMIJER KVENING MAIL. REKL ESTATE AGENCY IN THE PROVINCE. 1889 JOHN NAYLOR HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENT 93 Hollls St., HA LI FAX, H.S. Mixed fariiiH in all pnrts of tht- rrnvincc from Ja.oo to |ei acre. KoiikIi latnls Troin :|<>r.|K-r ncrv. JOHN NAYLOR HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENT 93 Hollls St., HALIFAX. M.S . l-'iiiit .iirtiis in Ainiitpdlis ValU'y frotn ;v> to flui per nil- nil IMtM o A NllVA SOnllAN >l 111 l ise4i * Fresh and Salted Beef, Fresh Mutton, Pork, V'BOETABUES, i&C. I -i N i: A 1 > . iS: C . KnsBaiasaESsszsaserans J. A. LEAMAN & CO 'Successors to FADER BROS.) U/t70le5alT.S. + U/!7oI^sal^ Ciro(;er5 -^ Q:)mmi55io9 f(\(^r(;\)ar)\:^ 39 UPPER WATER STREET Halifax, N.S. • Jones rrewekv • Hayward & Kenny. IIREWF.RS AND HOTTl.ERS OF KNTRA FTNK X25 0•3=S.A.3^T■^lrJLE ST., - I3:jf^I_>IF.A.2C. KNIGHT & CO. DEALERS IN Kancv Oooi>s, Btc. ALES AND PORTERS 522, 524 and 526 Upper Water Street, HALIFAX, N.S. J. W. GORHAM & CO. (.Sll I KhSllR^ TU I. S. MaiLEAN A' Co.) AND y ISITORS TO THe CRRNiyni. CRN OBTniN: • + • • i Views df Halifax; Illustrated (juihe ro Halifax; Cuide Book TO Nova Scotia and Other Provinces; The Leadino Ma(;a/^ines and Papers; The Latest Novels and Cheap Readino ; The Newest and Most Fashionable Lines ok Stationery, Etc., Etc. JeRUSALE.M WAREHOUSE, AGENTS FOR THE BRAS D'OR STEAM NAVIGATION CO. (Limited.) HALIFAX, N.S. ifii ik CARNIVAL NUMMKII EVKNINU MAIL. ESTABLISHED 1827. T. & E. KENNY ESTABLISHED 1827. miillillllllflllllllll WHOLESALE DRY GOODS HALiipflX, I4.S. OFFICES IN ENGLAND: 161 GRESHAM HOUSE, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, E. C. 10 CARNIVAL NUMBER EVENING MAIL. SMITH ^ BROTHERS • • + + BAZiZ7A2C, IT. S. + + WHOLKSAUE, IMPORTERS BRITISH « CONTINENTAL DRY GOODS ^ MILLINERY SSSSZSSS3SSS Prints Dress Goods Black Goods Mantleings Jackets Gloves Hosiery Straw I Felt Goods Silks Velvets Ribbons Crapes Trimmings Flowers Feathers S3S3S3S3SBSS. DEHLERS • IN • CHNHDIHN • 7WIHNUFHCTUR6S =X«=>«<; -,. A/\7^^ ^"^^y recognize the adoption of Small Margins in above Departments, and are fully prepared to give Low Quotations to close Buyers of good standing. ■fik r 1 ks gs IS ns els ts jar ! \ 535 tly ies 1 CARNIVAL NUMBER EVENING MAIL. 11 . xaTjLSXiZsaEas larx ' MILTON IRON FOUNDRY. Yarmouth. N.S. FRHNK H. WILSON St CO. PR0PRI6T0RS. MinaMirersj)LStoYes, SMp M\%% dfld GcneFal Machinery. ^m*^'^^-' WE ARE THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE RENOWNED MILLS' PUMPS FOR SHIPS; ALSO OF POWER CAPSTANDS WHICH WE ARE CONSTANTLY SHIPPING TO GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, FOR IRON SHIPS. Provinces has had the Sale the STOVES WE have upwards of 120 different Stove Patterns, among which is the IsL.^Nii Crown, whose name is so familiar to nearly every man, woman and child in the Lower Provinces. No Cook Stove ever made in these CROWN HAS HAD, and still continues to have. PARLOR STOVE.S, HEATING STOVES, VESSEL STOVES, Etc., in Great Variety. HoLLowARE, Sinks, Lawn Vases, Etc. PLOWS. IN DIFFERENT STYLES AND SIZES; ROAD SCRAPERS, Etc., Etc. OUR GOODS ARE ON SALE IN NEARLY EVERY TOWN IN THESE PROVINCES. Ff^AHK H. uimsoH & co. milton Iron Foandpy, Yaftnouth, fl.S. : V J. P. COX : V Millers' ^ Agent •> and -^ Commissioji -^ Merchant • HALIFAX, N.S. • Wholesale importer and dealer in Flour, Cornmeal, Graham Flour, Beans, Round and Split Peas, Standard and Rolled Oat Meal, Pot Barley, Mill Feed, Etc., Etc. OORRESPONOENOE SOLICITED Office : PlCKFOt^D & BunCK'S UiHAt^F- 7^ • SUIT • OF • OXFORD - H07»^ESPU N . . . WOULD UK A IIKSIRABLK AND ISIiI'VI, . . . Souvenir of the Gneat Haiifox Copnivol SELECT one of the TAITM QIT UIJP A fA IQ i7f'("'RANVii.i,KSTREFiT Nobbiest raUerns flt Uvlin DllillJll Ol vUi jj wliere yoti cnn also see a fine collection of WEST OK ENGLAND, .SCOTCH AND CANADIAN TWEEDS, DIAGONALS, &c. Iflr GENERAL DRV GOODS, NOTIONS, FANCY GOODS, DRE.SS GOODS, &c., AT * No. 178 Granville Street, cor, of Buckingham Street. \ Proprlatora Martin Payne & Ha rvey Crowe!!. tISr Mind thb AnnRBS-s : Just Kcross the street south from Jims Scott & Co.'i Ami md Nin Dipit » THE BEST SYSTEMS OF LIFE ASSURANCE * ARK I'LNISHKD BY THE M flmericaii Life jissufaiiGe Coiaoji OP TORONTO GUARANTEE FUND, $300,000.00. FULL GOVERNMENT DEPOSIT. THE NORTH AMERICAN has made the greatest progress of any Canadian Company during the same period of its history .'. .'. .'. .". .'. .". .'. .'. .•. HON. A. MACKENZIE, M.P., President. HON A MOKKIS, ex M.P., Vice-Pres. WM. McCABB, F.I. A., F.S.S., Man. Dir. . 'THE North American's Tontine and Return Premium * Life and Endowment Policies are everywhere sought by intelligent insurers ^ ^ ITS Celebrated "Commercial Policies" place the boon ' *" ' of Lifo Insurance within everybody's reach. Cost per annum of $10,000. at age 35 to SO, only $130 00; or $13 OO per $IOOO „ -, THE North American Is noted for RELIABILITY » SOLIDITY, EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT and PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM HONORARV BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PRDVIttCE OF NOVA SCOTIA. HON. A. (i. Jones. Clinirriiaii. Hon. J. F. STAtRS. W. D. HABKINUTUN, Ksq. H. H Fft-LEB. liiM] jAMKsKisHNttAi'tt.Ksq., M.P., Lunctibutg. J. W. CARMieitABL, i;sq., New Glasgow. (IKO. J. Tkoof, lisq. S. M. BaooKFiKLt>, KsQ. K. GiLPtN, Jr., Ks<|. A. W. Kakins, Ksq , Yartnouth. W. D. LoviTT, Esq., Yaraioulh. C. H. Davidson, Hsq., Bridgewater. Allan Haley, Ksq., M.P.P., Windsor. JUDGE Morse, Amherst. W. P. MacCoy, Esly, beauti- fully blue. What a place for the swift canoe — it is covered with boats full of happy pleasure seekers, drifting, sailing, idling the sunny hours away ; drink- ing deep the clear, bracing air, just cool enough to invigorate, just warm enough to fan as the soft westerly air comes stealing down the gullies rich with scent of fern, and pine, and wild flower. See it at night, and particularly see it from a boat out lobster spearing. Never been lobster speaiing? Ah, then you do not know one of the pleasantest, liveliest, most picturesque bits of amusement Halifax afli)r(ls. The boat had better be a beamy one ; if with good height of side all the better. The party, four in number, with a "gooseberry" — to chaperon i" oh no ; to pole. If you want to take her alone, you still need gooseberry; a good-natured brother is first- class, and there are some excellently trained ones. Hut an ordinary humble individual will do very well. Ai)paratus ; two long spears, which are not spears at all, but long, light poles fitted at one end with two springy wooden barbs, the barbed part turned in- wards ; a torch, which can be made of birch bark stuck in the cleft of a pine stick, but is handier if made of tin with a big wick that will give a flaring flame. Don't be afraid of getting wet ; splashes will occur ; and don't take a tub for the crustaceans ; it is much better fun to let them crawl round ; leads to no end of pretty shrieking and aflbrds many chances for reassuring. And reassuring, I have heard, is a charming part of the sport. Now, with your torch lighted and he'd well out over the side of the boat, " gooseberry " pushes out and poles the boat slowly along close to shore on the edge of the long eel grass that waves eeriely in the transparent water. As two heads are better than one — well, anyhow, you keep a bright lookout over the ground and pre- sently you see a big green fellow sculling along leisurely. Plunge in the spear — probably you will forget to allow for the refraction and nobble His Nibs near the tail only to see him wiggle out with mar- vellous ease and rapidity. Try again ; doing better this time. The barbs giip master lobster clean be- hind the head and up he comes, his huge pinchers waving a frantic invitation to your fingers, an invita- tion you had better not notice. Give the spear a shake and plop the gentleman into the boat ; he will probably make first for the gooseberry, at the .\rm lobsters know a thing or two by this time and in- variably turn back before going far. They are con- scientious in giving the desired opportunity for re- assurance. That's all very well for those who want to spoon, grumbles a lone fisherman, whose soul is enthralled in a split bamboo and whose mind is wrapped in a double multiplying reel — but that's not fishing. No one says so, my excellent friend, but if it is fishing you want, you'll get fishing galore. Right on this same Arm you can have good sport with pollock ; fish for them with a fly and look out for your rod, for the little beggars will often come two at a time. Or if you want sea fishing, just drop a line at the turn of tide near Blackrock or off" Uelmont and you will soon haul up nice pan fish. But if it's trout you're after, yer honor, why shore you can git them for the askin'. I^kes and brooks abound roimd Halifax. Sambro Road, Prospect Road, Margaret's Bay Road all tra- verse districts abounding in game trout, and day after day you can drive out and return with a basketful. I could tell you of half a dozen Haligonians who know every inch of good water, and like the hospita- ble fellows they are will put you u|) to all the best spots and enjoy your getting good sport. Or if it is scafishing you crave, trot down to the Market Slip and ask for either of my good friends Stone or George Liston. If you can't swim and tumble over- board you will be quite safe ; George will have yoj out before you can get wet. Either of them will take you to good sp jts and make your arms ache with the pulling in of fine cod, orthe hauling inboard of frisky mackerel if so be that capricious fish has chosen to " strike in," that is, pay a visit to the harbor for your benefit. Yes, but there's Sunday, and Sunday in summer resorts is generally so — so — so unlike Sunday any where else. Granted. But Sunday in Halifax is Sunday, even though horse cars still run, greatly to the satisfaction of thousands of |)eople who find them useful. On Sunday you see the people going to church — not a few of them — but great crowds streaming towards the different places of worship ; while the bells ring out gladly. There are two curious things foi you — for elsewhere you see the crowds not going to church and you hear the bells toll, as if the clergy themselves meant to warn their people that the inside of a church is a very gloomy and depressing spot. Further, what you will not see elsewhere, is the church parade of the troops — scarlet and blue-coated soldiers marching along with a band at their head and the usual crowd of interested loafers keeping time with the men and basking in the reflected glory. The military service is always very attractive to strangers, who are taken by the brilliant uniforms of the staff and the various regiments, the band helping the organ, the volume of sound produced by the singing of so many men, the military precision with which the chaplain ends his sermons and closes the service in ample time to allow his audience to go back to dinner. The soldier pervades Halifax. You come upon him everywhere, as sentry upon a pro|)erty which apparently consists of wooden fence and a poster ; at barracks gate, at dockyard entrance ; marching in squads through the streets, under the charge of a sergeant or subaltern officer, just going in or coming off guard ; patrolling streets and looking for larky privates ; escorting in the dusk of evening or in the silvery sheen of moonlight the young woman tem- porarily occupying the fortress of his heart. Some- times he marches out with his regiment, and then he is well worth seeing, as rank after rank goes by in steady form ; or he is out on the Common going through manoeuvres of the profoundest interest to every one who does not know what they mean. And with the soldier, the jack-tar — rolling along with his trousers tight around his waist, wide on the feet ; his jumper and rolling collar and black necktie, showing off his firm neck and well set on head, and the big round straw hat with his ship's name on it. The tar is a splendid fellow, take him any wry you please ; and while the citizen may grumble at the soldiery once in a way, he has only a forgiving smile for the wildest pranks of the blue jacket. And when Jack Tar goes ashore, if you please, with guns and muskets and all, and constitutes himself into a naval brigade for field service, as you often may see him in Summer, he is worth going a very long way to look at, as he handles his guns, and wheels, marches and counter-marches all over the place. In his glory on board ship, of course, and down to the harbour you must go again to see him. Lying off the big war vessels in a shore boat, or standing upon a neighboring wharf, you hear a word of com- mand ; you don't quite catch it, especially as it is at once drowned by piercing whistles of boatswain and mates — but the effect you see : a crowd of heads above the bulwarks ; another command, more pipes — and away aloft swarm the sailors. And now those long yurds and tall spars that a moment ago were traced against the sky have disappeared, and under lower masts and top-masts the ship lies, stripped for actio-, or bad weather, giving you just that impres- sion of resolute force which you expect from a nian- ofwar. Pull round at night, in a row-boat — on a still clear evening, and in the bows of each ship you will see clustered the men, yarning together. From yonder leviathan come the strains of music ; she is the flag- ship and the band is playing during dinner, but as its strains cease a voice, clear and sweet, begins a simple, touching ballad, and in the hush of the starry silence is heard afar on the sleeping waters of the harbor. Or a strong and stirring chorus rolls from ship to ship and is taken up by the listeners in the boats. The fleet, indeed, on°ers a unique attraction in itself. The manoeuvres of boats under sail, the drill of the men, whether in making and taking in sail, sending up or striking masts and yards, the arrival and departure of ships, generally under steam of course, but not unfiequently under sail, afford visitor and resident plenty of food for enjoyment. I have seen a large corvette beat out of harbor in a good working breeze, and H. M. S. Contest, bowling out under a crowd of canvas, all at once set stun' sails on both sides,alow and aloft, as she made the most of a rattling northerly wind. A visit to the ships is always agree- able. The admirable order and neatness which reign all around, the snowy whiteness of the decks, the bril- liancy of the metal-work, the jaunty look of the tars swinging uii the ratlins or tailing on to a purchase, the formal etic|uette of the quarter-deck seen at close quarters, the thousand and one objects of interest from many-ton guns to new sounding apparatus, make a morning or afternoon spent on board ship one long to be remembered. The invariable courtesy met with from every one is not the least point in the visitor's estimation. Citadel and forts are different ; they can only be looked at from outside ; whatever secrets they con- lain are reserved for the raillitary men, and civilians and strangers must be satisfied to know that the works are very strong indeed, and capable of sinking an i ifii wei- 1 CARNIVAL NUMBER EVENING MAIL. 15 enemy's fleet in shot . ' ' if it escaped being blown up by the subt ;■ with which thearsman strike his victim. I may say that he did not always strike his victim, for reasons which you will quickly discover if you try to do it yourself. I cannot explain in scientific terms, one of the chief reasons why, at a lobster spearing party, the spearsman, unless old and experienced, frequently fails to strike his victim, but you can discover it by sticking a spoon into a tumbler of whiskey punch, or any other transparent fluid. If you do this you will observe that the spoon, although in reality perfectly straight, appears bent, and from the surface of the liquid to the bottom of the tumbler, is not in the direc- tion of that portion which is not submerged. It follows that, when the spearsman sees a lobster on the bottom,and makes a lunge at it,the spear seems to take another direction away from the lobster, whereat he (the lobster) smiles sardonically, and with two or three scoops of his tail, leaves the locality backwards, as if retiring from the presence of Royalty. At least that was the reason, assigned by our most scientific spearsman, why we did not capture more lobsters that night ; and it was considered good and sufficient by the majority of those present, more especially those who (like the writer of these lines) did not care a Caledonian " bawbee " whither we got any game or not ; always provided that we had plenty of healthful hilarity. It seems to be fixed by inexorable fate, that, at every festive gathering, there must be a dude. Vou have often noticed this yourself, I dare say ; and at our party there was a dude named Palefellow. He came arrayed in a costume that must have cost a large sum of money, and also great care in the selec- tion. It looked well before we embarked in the boat, but not so well after we got back again. This was owing to the occurrence of a great many casualties, or accidents, which no human wisdom could have fore- seen or provided against. This Mr. Palefellow did not take an active part in the proceedings, but reclined at the end of the boat beside a young lady of an ultra-sentimental turn of mind. He made no effort to assist in capturing the lobsters, or to entertain the company, and the rest of the crew — that is the male portion thereof — conceived a sudden hatred for the young man. This hatred soon manifested itself, and each strove to out do the other in damaging the costume of Palefellow. One of the most active and ingenious of Palefellow's eni- mies was a Mr. Bateman, of the Royal Navy. He succeeded, without arousing the least suspicion of malevolent intent, in upsetting two tumblers, one of Blood's porter and the other of milk punch, on Pale- fellow's coat and trowsers ; and dropping a large wad of marmakde down his back. Then there was the spearsman, a quiet inscrutable young man, who never smiled — in the literal sense of the word. He always landed his lobsters among Mr. Palefellow's feet, after first passing them close to the nose of the sentimental young lady, who, on each occasion screamed like an opera singer, and almost went into fits of hysterics. The lobsters, also, being lively and vindictive, att .eked Palefellow's buff-colored "spats" and had to be forcibly removed therefrom, each hold- ing samples of the material in one or both claws, which they branished freely in token of triumph. Speaking generally, it may be confidently asserted that there is no fun of an aquatic nature to be com- pared to the fun ok'' spearing lobsters ; always provided you have a company of jolly light heartol young deople, and one or two comical fellows to act in the capacity of ringleaders ; but to enjoy the sport, you must have on old clothing, which it will not breal- your heart to have spoiled by salt water, kerosine oil, or provisions of a mixed nature. Accidents are sure to happen. Perhaps, when refreshments are being handed aiound, some one will think that he, or she, discerns a large lobster crawling among the weeds on the bottom, and, to get a nearer view, he or she will suddenly lean over the gunwale of the boat. This will precipitate the young man who is trying to pass the nourishment on all fours ; and the dainty viands will be scattered, broadcast, over the laps of the company at large. I have seen it done lots of times. For pui poses of illumination oil torches are very convenient, but if you can get them, pine knots, in a sort of metallic landing net, are much preferable; because the offensiveness of the smoke of burn- ing parafine is only excused by its permanence — one good whiff of it will fix a flavor in the nasal pas- sages for a whole evening, destroying all enjoyment of the refreshments afterward. Old residents say that the lobster is becoming scarcer every year, and it must be admitted that this is so ; but a large catch of lobsters is not by any means essential to the success of a lobster spearing party. It is not the prospect of a large " haul " which IS the chief inducement ; it is the fun of an evening's frolic ; and the more young men who fall overboard, without danger of a coroner's inquest, the better. The lobster spearing party can also be confidently recommended as affording opportunities for flirtation not to be had at any other kind of entertainment; because, as already hinted, there are times when the attention of the company is entirely centered on the movements of the spearsman, as he makes a sudden plunge, or waves aloft a bristling crustacean. When these moments occur, if the spooney young man, seated by the spooney young girl, has not sufficient cnterprize to take advantage of his opportunities he deserves " to get left," and I sincerely trust he will, every time. If you have not already done so, by all means promote and carry out a lobster spearing party. Do not invite any dudes to appear in purple and fine linen of Egypt, but if any do happen to get mixed in with your party persecute them— ruin their vesture with bottled ale. anchovy paste, or the juice of the sardine — make their lives a burden to them for the whole evening — yea a mighty burden, grevious to be born. GO TO HALIFAX. In bye gone days, when ignorance was full of foolish show And stupid people often talked of what they did'nt know, Tliey used to think in silly scorn, we stood with open d'yors, A sort of modem Jericho for nuisances and bores ; And in their lack of knowledge of what concerned them thus. Their vagrants and tormentors were always sent to us ; And naughty children who deserved the rod upon their backs, \Ver« told by angry guardians, to "Go to Halifax I " Now time has brought them knowledge and widened out their ken, Those who have lieen in Halifax, go back much wiser men. And each returning summer, when worn with itdand heat In pent up court and office, or hot and dusty street. Memory recalls our fresh green woods, our tender summer rain Our cool still nights and days of rest for weary hearts and brain. These [uemories stir each languid pulse — those throbbing nerves relax, They close the desk and ledger and go to Halifax. And here in pleasant nooks above the blue and shining sea, They drink in health and vigor from ocean and from lea ; Watching the white sails as they pass, or flash of thunder roar. The great waves foaming on the rocks that line the sloping shore ; And when green mosses wrap the turf under the pleasant trees When fragrant tassels tremble, kissed by the summer bree/e ; 80 full of quiet beauty, no charm the landscape lacks And still the glad refrain is heard, " Oh, come'to Halifax I " So we In this glad festal week repeat the gracious call i Come to our sea-side city and keep the Carnival. Not Jericho or Hades, this ; ileasant land of ours, More like an Eden in its wealth of fruit, and leaf, and flowers ; .Sea, sky, and land are cool and fair, and full of health and rest. When Nature in her happiest mood will give you of her best ; And friends will meet you with a clasp, as warm and close as wax ; All know the warmth of kindly hearts who come to Halifax. M. J. K. L. Hi CAUNIVAI- NUMBKU KVKNIN(i MA[L. tMkANl.K H) POINT Fi.t.A.^AM TAkk. AT TWILIGHT IN THE SCOTTISH HIGH LANDS. Ronmin^ homevvars throiit^h ihe rosy twilight, Kingetl almiit with rosy hcalhery hills, Mid the ruarin(; of the mountain river Anil the ripple of a hundred rills,— Think I of the si)ft green luaeslufside me 'Iinj;ed with orange by the refore me Tinyed with steel-blue by the falling night. Think I of the trumpet of the river? Think I of the harpinj; ol the reeds? Think I of the low of di'-tam cattle ; Or the bright trout leaping fr')m the weeds? kather of the rosy checks of chililhood, Kather of a little rill-like voice, Big eyes brighter than the leaping trouf are Joining in a common hymn — rejoue. DOLT.I.AS Sl.ADKN. BLOMIDON. " And away to \\ northward Glomidon rose, and the forests old, itnd atoA on the mounlaiiu Sea-fogs pitched their tents, and mists from the mighty Atlantic Looked on the happy valley, but ne'er from their station descended* CARNIVAL NUMIIKR KVKNINO MAIL. 17 VIKW IN THE I'lrBI.IC liAkUENS, MAI IKAX. I OUR MICMAC INDIANb. •The mtmory of the Re " "' 'if • 1 ■> N \ 1 , . \ \ \ \ ■ ;■• v^ \;- mm* I?- x\ x-- ■ .4 3P ^^HHH^HBM|^pV^7, .„'^ ^-c^ MARY PALL. It dwells 'round Cattihtte's blue lake, 'Mid leafy forests hid, 'Round fair Dis t-fluse and the rushing tides Of the turbid Pisijuid; And it tends, Chtbogue^ a touching grace To thy softly (lowing river, At we sadly think of the gentle race That has passeower as it proceeded, would finish with a note so beautiful and so touching that it left the listener charmed, and impatient for more. Atone time were heard the notes of some well-known bird only to be succeeded by another and another, until you would fancy that the whole feathered tribe were here assembled, striving in friendly contest for the foremost place in nature's tuneful throng. It is a pity that this bii J has a peculiar note — a harsh. cftttike M«w— which It utten moit unexpectedly. A family of these birds when excited, can be exceed ingly uproarious. The American Redstart is an extremely beautiful little bird, and his actions inform ui that he ii by no means ignorant of the fact. He is always in motion ; searching along the branches, and tlirling his closed or open tail from aide to side. From lime to time he darts after a My, which he pursue) in a zig-zag direction, and, having snapped it up, return! to his search among the trees. On these occisioni, the Hashing appearance of his fiery markings has gained for him the local name of " Fire liird." The female is more plainly dressed. Waterton, the great natura- list, found this bird in Demerara during the winter months. I have a nest of this species, which is deco- rated more elaborately than usual. The outside is completely covered with the red Hull of the cinnamon kill, ;i i.ialerial whirh Is someliiius employed by the summer Vi'llow bud lor the s.ame purpose. This last bird is a well known frequenter of our gardens, in which it selects a small tree or bush as a site for its nest. Four species of swallow are common in this part of Nova Scotia ; the Cliff or Have Swallow, building under the eaves of houses and barns, the Barn Swallow breeding in barns, and the Chimney Sweep, which prefers to place its nest m chimneys. These birds are perfectly familiar to all, and may be passed over without further notice. The deep-voiced Ravens and the noisy cunning crows are also well known. These have a curious habit of tumbling about in mid air. 'The Song Sparrow is one of the many species which are commonly known under the very indefinite name of "(irey Birds," He may be recognized by his dark brown "breastpin." At any lime from morning until evening, he may be heard warbling one of the sweetest little songs it is possible to listen 10. It sounds somewhat like ihe syllables "chink, chink, chol vo ree ; old Bill Picket sha'nt have me.'' He likes the society of man, and seems never better pleased than when singing from a tree in his garden. The Purple Finch in one slate ol plumage receives locally the name of "Grey Linnet." When in full dress, however, the males jiresent a gay sight, and are then known as " Red Linnets." The name Purple Finch is rather misleading, for the color of the male is undoubtedly more crimson than purple. He is a fine songster and it is a splendid sight to see him engrossed in song, 'The wings hang quivering on either side, the crimson crest is raised, and his whole appearance betokens the ardour with which he is pouring forth his lengthy and expressive carol. May finds the ruby-throated Humming Bird in our Province. He is the smallest of our birds, but his diminutiveness is amply compensated by his eminent beauty and bold and active spirit. Observe his breast as he ttits from plant to plant, or |)oises on almost invisible wings before a favoiite flower. Now it is of a fine rich tint, rivalling, if not surpassing, the ruby in splendor — now a black velvety shade darts across it, accompanied by dashes of glowing orange, which again give place lo a darker hue, and then a gleam of light and he is gone. We turn away won- dering at the marvellous skill of the Creator who, has invested this little inhabitant of the air with such rich and resplendent clothing, which seems to bor- row its colors from the ever-changing tints of the evening sky. Imagine yourself on a wild waste of land as the gloom of evening is rising in the east and slowly overspreading the whole sky. Westward the hori- zon is broken by the tall dark spikes of a clump of firs which are clearly defined against the sky. All is quiet. ICveryihing seems to have gone lo rest. Suddenly the silence is broken by a mysterious booming sound which seems to fill the whole air, yet cannot be located. Then all is still save the rustling brushwood and junipers beneath the feet. What was it? Shortly a curious si|ueaking note is to be heard, which is repeated from time to time. 'Then the same mysterious sound again reaches the ears, and now the straining eyes catch sight of a swift low- flying object, which passes close in front, and for ;i moment is seen clear and distinct against the sky, and then, by a sudden turn, is obscured by the gloom as it sinks beneath the line of the horizon. Presently it is seen in another direction, mounting high into the air by alternate slow and quick beatings of the wings, meanwhile uttering the harsh squeak which has been already noticed. Having gained a good height it precipitates itself with great rapidity down some distance, and as it gains the extent of its descent emits the booming note and sweeps off in a horizontal direction. This is the Night Hawk obtaining his evening repast. By day he is usually fast asleep on the horizontal bough of a tree. From here he is sometimes startled by a gunshot and is then seen to plunge out and, flying a short distance, again takes shelter on a neighboring tree. Thii bird has a aurious manner of (lerching ; instead of silting across the bough ui most other birds do, it lies along it in a longitudinal direction. It thus hides itaeU' from many a prying eye which otherwise would instantly detect it at its midday nap. It is said that these birds occasionally breed on the gravel roofs of city houses. Wherever there are a number of dead treeii there will l)e heard the " tapping " and loud merry cack- ling of the (folden -winged Woodpecker, "Yellow hammer" or " I'licker." He is a happy, spirited fellow, well dressed but very shy. 'The rattling of his bill upon Ihe trees resembles the sound produced by drawing a piece