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THE BEWITCHING THOUSAND ISLANDS. The Majestic Beauty of the St. Law rence River-A Joyous Party. The great convention ever. as all things earthly must have an end, yet with enchanting memory of its hal lowed influence. we made ready for our departure. It was not a common privilege that we enjoyed of partici pating with congenial souls in the planning for the next tri-ennium. nor is it a worthless honor to sit with men of high resolve and noble purpose. though the work be arduous. and the hours long and tedious. The execu tive committee has planned well. and the forecast tells of increasing inter est, (f larger generosity, of more ex tensive and :ntensive effort. Not the 'east item to arrest the at tention wxas the thought presented by Chairman Hartshorn. that the time had come when we should build "A Temple Uno The Lord." the Interna tional S.ndav school building, to be erected in some central city. at a cost of two million dollars. It is a great project, one that will call for supreme effort and fervent prayer. and yet this contempiated : story building may become an accomplished fact. before many of us who are young and tender of years. shall have cut our eve-teeth. All honor at least to him who has the faith, and nerve and who posseses the ability to build. It is hard to leave Toronto, and we are loath to write of other scenes and journeys. Nous nous revenous touious a nos premiers amour. We have spoken of influences hallowed influences, but what are they? Can they be measured in so many words. Nay, nay, metaphor- itself cannot rightly de scribe the essence of them, it would be like "painting the lily or adding perfume to the rose." One must feel and experience the em'Aions that ex alt and purify and make glad the heart of man: no more could the art ist transmit or transfer his gift at will, because forsooth the rustic rudely handles upon 'the canvass his master's brush and palette. But at last we "tear ourselves away' and turn our inquisitive faces in the direction of the Thousand Is lands, Montreal and Quebec. During the days of our boyhood we had read and studied of the settlement of the French, and of 'their frequent wars with the Indians. and alternately with the British, whic'h history de scribes as the King William's and Queen Ann's wars. We were now in propria persona, to visit the scenes made famous by the prowess of French and British alike. We were to set our feet upon 'the very soil that perhaps had felt the "tramp, tramp, tramp" of martial s<oldi'ery, in t'heir eager approach, the orieto the other, in the enibrace of a dauntless..death, such .as that of Wolfe and Montcalm upon the plains of Abraham.' We 'travelled cover the Grand Trunk railway from Toronto to Kingston and by boat down the St. Lawrence river as far as Montreal, and then by the Grand Trunk railway again to Quebec. That is the way to make the trip, and if you go. my read er, and go you should. I1 pray that it may be your good fortune to meet and interview the obliging and accom modatinig agents fi the Grand Trunk Railw"ay system, who are very cour teous and attentive. Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Homing were very kind to us. The Grand Trunk well deserves its soubriquet, as the service is the best and the schedules are admirably ar ranged for the tourists comfort. WVe start off with joyous hearts and keenest anticipations. and next morn ing about 5:30 we are landed at Kings'tor'. With an hour at our dis posal, some of us walked briskly through the business centre of Kingston. before old Sol had awakened to bid us welcome. Kingston is a great educational cen tre, with colleges of continental re pute, especially worthy of note the Military college. which gives to Kingston the name of the WVesc Point of Canada. We e'nioyed the delightful breeze that was wvaited over Lake Ontario. and felt re freshed with sharpened appetites to devour the matutinal meal. Kingston is situated at the head of the St. Lawrence river. All the build ings appear to be built oi limestone rock, giving an air of solidity and cmpnes O we gro on our grod boat and soon we launch out upo: the heaving bosom of the majes'ti St. Lawrence. Before us lie the inuou channels of the famous archipelago o the Thousand Islands. It is a scen of bewildering beauty, a picture o ravishing delight. The Islands num bering in all 1.700, vary in size an appearance. very many being orna mented by magnificent summe homes of the wealthv. We wind ii and out and around the Islands, wit] their romantic scenery, and we won der if souls could not delight them seves here as if in Paradise! Delightful though the scenes ar< we are admonished to supply the in ner man and afterwards from the dee of the steamer feast oir eyes durir: the remainder of the day upon thes enchanting sc:nes. So we repair t the dining hall, to find alas! a crow, of hungry mortals, each one eage and of devouring countenance. Wha a jam! Half an hour 'elapses and i begins )o look as if there is not any thing left in the larder. Fortunatel: our time comes and so we are ad mitted, .ungrv and fatigued mor tal to enjoy a good breakfasi The inner man refreshed. we saunte to the upper deck. and while we tak in the exhilara:ing breezes and feas our eves on the matchless and be witching views. wo laugh ourselve into exuberant merriment as ou pantominist. Mr. C. spins his yarn and tells his jests. Nature has done so much for thi region and in the St. Lawrence, yo1 will find the grandest river scener: on the continent, our own Hudsor following close behind her, howevei And now our boat "Kingston," draw close to shore. She lands and take on passengers at Alexandria an Brockville, and we see people who ar new to us, and we hear voices tha sound different to ours. Here we se the famous Windmill, with its narrov loopholes, here we see the ancien forts, here we see the lighthouse along the way. But our lake steame is too large to "shoot the Rapids" an so we are transferred at Prescott to river steamer, the Brockville with it commodious observation decks. A we draw away from Prescott. we ar, soon taken through the troublei waters, called the Galops. "\Ve are i2 the Rapids," xeclaimed everyone, an< hearts pulsate more quickly, as w, undergo the excitement. One afte another of these experiences follos for lo here we are in the very mids of the rapids Du Plat, with water s< dark and green. Our eyes look ahea and we expectantly watch otir ap proach to the Long Sault Rapid. down the stream near Cornwall sev eral miles distant. Before us is seething flbod of mighty waters an we imagine ourselves between th Scylla and Charybdis jaws of th roaring stream, and are happy tha Our pilot is carrying us safely througl the jutting headlands of these danger otus rocks; with steam almost shut ofi the steamer rides the surging and uni dulating waves with apparent prid and hauteer while the waters das and spray on everf side, and w glide along swiftly over the rushin current. If I could draw a picture, I woul show you the majestic steamer as sh rides the quivering surging strean and though she struggles as the hear i"g waters come in all :heir force an f::ry against her, she is mistress r the situation, and her passengers sin, aloud her praises, not forgetting al the while the skill and precision a the men who steer her safely at th nvheel. Nearby is St. Regis, the pic t:-resque home of an Indian trib< D)id y'ou ever read of the Deerfiel :.aassacre, and do you recall the inci rent that led the St. Regis Indian to this deed of savage butchery Within this Indian village, ther s:ands a church with its spire clearl: visible, a veritable beacon of warnin: I may say' to sinner and saint alik< Within lhe belfry there is jealous: lept today the bell, that occasione< the massacre, which we are told hal been captured hr an Fnglish vesse and forcibly taken to Salem, Mas5 and sold to the church in Deerield Nothing dismay'ed the St. Regis In dians learing of this capture wer bent on revenge. exhibiting one of th Indian's many' marked chiaracteristics with stealthy steps these outrage< sons of the forest marched a erea distance to D)eernield. anid in the si!en h1o2rs put 47 of her citizenus to deatl I with the bell they treasured so high- I ly and today it hangs unmolested by 1 s Indians. friends and foes alike. f And now we catch our tirst glimpse 1 e,f the mountains, that lend enchant I ment to the view. their blue appear- r - ance adding charm to the distant 1 i horizon. They are spurs of the Ad - irondacks we are told. The vessel ! r pursues her course. and within a dis- 1 1 tance of iT miles. we are transporc- 1 h ed safely through Cateau, Cedar Split. - Rocks, and Cascale Rapids. All of r - these give us a good shape up, for the 1 descent is 84 feet in the it miles run. naturally causing the waters to be - turbulent and swift. The air is fresh and exhilarating, we wear our rain coat with comfort and our souls are 1 tilled with joy and gladness. as we ponder over the exciting scenes. only 3 to be cast down because every mem r Iher of nmy family was absent, and I t a.one of them all. was experiencing t such delightful scenes. We had - thought of lunch again and our gold- 1 en-hearted party were all of one mind. ine dinner it was, preceded by the . hrst course of the menu, salmon de liciously prepared which had been r caught out of the upper St. Lawrence. It was a delectable dish, in fact the t meal throughout was just such. one . usually gets on the river boats and they are famons. But there are bet- l r ter things than eating. when one's ap petite is satisfied, and so we resume - our places on deck and await with al most breathless anxiety the approach to the Lachine Rapids, the climax of them all. But before we enter the rapids, the river assumes the propor tions of a lake, and they call it Lake St. Louis. It is here that the Otta wa river empties its muddy or rath er brown waters into the St. Law-. rence, but so unlike they do not readily combine, and for quite awhile the varying colors of brown and green may be seen and with no dif f.culty the one can be discnguished 1 from the other. Hardby are Indian villages with their usual almost un pronouncable names, and peopled by t.v Canadian Indians who are clever in handicraft ,nd the like. The rapids deriv:. heir name from the townr of , Lachine sitnated on the river's bank: t vas founded by La Salle in 1670. Nature conspires just he:e to give us 1 scenery beyond compare, and Provi dence was very' kind to us as we had a day of bright sunshine, and clear r est atmosphere and each of us were in possescion of usual physical com fort. In splendid frame of mind we "shoot the Lachine Rapids," famous the world over, But there is a still ness and awe that almost penetrates and the sense of danger fixes i'tself upon you, 'gaiety is,more subdued, se every passenger realizes that now there may be accident or miscarriage. Our floating palace has before this, however glided over there waters, though like a ~mighty cataract, our pilot is steady of nerve and the crew are not novices, and so we have an assurance tha-t all will be well, not withstanding the huge boulders of rock that seem' ever and anon to!I beckon us to dis3aster and death. The old Indian who has for years manned s1 ?1 A is-lasHi1 byA First-Class WHir BC ated. J. H. Hair's BarbE he vessel no longer presides at the !elm. but a white face is there, and vhat an Indian has done, you may e sure the white man can do, says >ur Captain. And wve guess he is ight. for we make the descent safe y. and leave the breakers to the rear, hough we long to go back, as the >leasure is full of exhilaration and de ight. \Ve,pass under the great Vic orice jubilee Bridge which-spans the iver, and is one of the marvels of ridge building. It is about two miles ong. We are nearing Montreal, vith its magnificent harbor, full of -essels, from near and foreign ports. sack of her and overlooking her is !er Mount Royal. but of these I must ell in a later article. Wm. E. Pelham. Fair View Items. W'e have been having some nice howers. which our farmers were glad 0 see. The health of this community is -ery good at this writing. Our school at Fair View opened a ew weeks ago with a very good at endance. Miss Sallie Pugh as teacher. The protracted meeting starts at 'e:hel Baptist ciuch on the 5th Sun lay. the sermons will be delievered the regular'pastor, Rev. A. McA. :nan and the Rev. Vernon I'Anson, >f Columbia. The writer had the pleasure of hear ng an able sermon delivered by Rev. ;hearouse, he preached to a large at endance, the Macedonians were glad o see the Wheeland crowd present. Miss Lizzie Moore spent last week vith Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore of prosperity. Mr. M. C. M. passed through the 'air View section Sunday afternoon vith one of his beaus, it has also been eported that he has been using the >aint brush, we think all this cer ainly means that the knot will be ied soon. Miss Maggie Moore spent last Sat !rday night with Miss Mary Amick. Mr. Dan Ham, who had the mis urtune to fall off of his mule several Just received 2 car loads of Buggies. I car load of Wagons. and alot of up Lo-date and first class Harness. All to be had at REASONABL.E PRICES at A T. BROWN. ut and Shave, in a f rber, at popular pric( ~r Shop, Lower Main t it days ago and breaking his collar hone. glad to hear is improving nicely. Much success to The Herald and News and its readers. L. M. M. "Th.e MEe t Onie." FIFTH ANNUAL -: TO : ATLANTA, GA=. The New York of the South, -VIA C. N. & L. and S. A. L. R'YSP. uionday, July 31st, 1905. $2oo ROUND TRIP. Longer Return Limit than Ever Before. DONT Miss it. DON Forget it. Sciat TNn--Lo, Rates--F8st Se _edhe, LEAVE. ROUND TRIP. Little Mountain 8.00 a. m. . . . $2.25 Prosperity . . . 8.15 a. m. . . . $2.00 Newberry . . . 8.30 a. m.. . 2.00 Kinards . . . . 8.50 a. m.. . . 2.00 Arrive at Atlanta at 3.00 p. in.; Re turning, special train will leave Atlanta at 9.00 p. in. Tuesday, August 1st. Tickets good to return on regular trains up to and including Seaboard. train No. 32 leaving Atlanta 1.(0 p. m.. Thursday, August 3d. For further information and tickets, call on any C. N. & L Agent or J. W. DENNING, Ag't, Newberry, S.C. Share In the Saving! We are offer ing our entire stock of Ham mocks for ones fourth off thea regular priceE 1Call and seer them. irst-class Barber Shop4 s, should be appreci Street, near Southern