GREAT SMASH I For a short time I shall make a great reduction in the price of EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. BUDE AND VICINITY. English people of late years have be. . . . come _msp1red with the American custom of gomg to the sea side for shor i;er or longer periods durin11 t he snmmer months "' d . f or a cliange of air, an the west coast 1s . the favorite resort for Londoners and residents of other inland cities and towns. Among the small watering places of the West few if any have ri~en so rapidly in favor as Bude, an unpretentious little seapor t in the pariah of Stratlon in Cornwall. Little can be said regarding the public buildings, excepting a nice modem church, two chapels (as dissenters' places of worship are called in England) siderable number of modern lodging houses, ehielly bmlt in t erraces ; but the ! -W-all The finest selections will, of courf?.e, 'be the best, so don't delay. the Falcon and Bude hotels, and a con- PICTURES. FRAMED V ERY LOW. STATIONERY, &c., as usual. absence of great buildings rece ive~ ample compeneation in the natural advantages of a bracing atmosphere, abundance of marine scenery, and facilities for seabathing, its wide expanse of fin e sands exteudin!! for several miles, its long seaboard of rugged 8".lld oftimes beautifully variegated cliffa jutting out as bold headlancls or siaking int0 sandy bays, its breezy tracts of verdant downs overlooking t he sea- all these affordini;: ample scope for a varied a.nd inexhaustible series of se!lside enjoyments. But these natural attractions merit much more than mere enumeration, for t he ext ent and beauty of the Bude sands are as unequalled ns the gr!.\ndeur of its waves-those " white-maned horse~ " which charge the dark brown cliffs with a fury only intensified by their long gallop from the far-off North American shores. Bude Haven is in about the centre of the long shallow bay from which it takes its name. The village is built in the shape of a horse-shoe, most of t he t erraced houses being scatt.ered indiscriminately under the shelter of the high moss-covered downs which strech for miles on either side and over which many an enjoyable excursion is made. In the centre is a hugh sand-ridge, known as Shalder's Hill, bearing on one side two chapels- Wesleyan and Free MethodisL. On the outer edge of the hill, and facing inlar.d, st,rnds a picturesque m ansion known as 'l'he Cas· tie, whilll the Bude river murmun its way over bright round pebbles and r ou" h shingle rook river -bed to Father Oce;n on one side, leaving the at.her to be graced by the Bude Canal, of whose wonders more bye-.rnd-by. The river is 8panned by two bridges, a large atone structure at the entrance to th e village from StraUon, and a rustic wooden b ridge for the convenience of p edestrians. The haven or lrnrbor faces west, with low cliffs running for about a quarter mile on the north side, and on the south a mor e lofty range having b eds of rock and reefs belo w them. Th e S,rnas fitm and dry at low wate;· run for a distance of between three and fo ur miles on the north side and nearly- midway between the two sides stands a large rock, spoken of as a miniature St. Michael's Mount. It is called " The Chapel Rock", and anciently it iR said had a chapel on its summit, but we co~ ld see no ruius of the structure, The rock was, however, surmounted by a flag-pole, and is used to assist the safe entrai: ce of vessels into the harbour. From the base of the cliffs on t he south side t here is a breakwater nearly 1000 feet long, constructed over 30 years ago by a local company assiated by Sir Thomas Acland, lord of the manor. The h ugh boulders used in the construction we were told are often lifted from the bed like so ·nany cedar blocks by the force of the t errific seas which break over them. The formation of the rocks is very curious and · aried, many of them being wrought into all manner ·of fantastic shapes by the action of t he waves. One sheet of rock in part icular, some hundieds of f eet in length, presents the semi- circular appearance of t he r oof of somfl mammoth dwelling, with colors changing from a dull grey to blue, r ed sandstone and a multitude of other tints. On an eminence on the south side of t he harbor is a chapel dedicated to St. Mich ael and All Angels, erected as t he date stone t ells in 1835, by t he late Sir l'homas Acla1id, Ba ronet, who also en dowed it; on the summit of a bold headland above is a striking red brick man sion, the Bude residence of a Mr. Arthu r Mills. Jn the cemetery we noticed the fi gure-head of a wrecked ship and a monumental ston e bearing this- inscription : "Her e lie d eposited t he remains of t he Chief Mate and 13 seamen, a por tion of th e crew of the .Bencoolen, which was wrecked at the entrance of the harbor, October 21st, 18Ci2". We notkcd also t hat in many of the gard ens there were figure-h Pads or smne other part of many a gallant eh lp t hat had been hurled upori this fatal coast. The B~ncoolcn, au East Indiaman of 2000 t·me, was laden with t elegraph pol es, m:tny of which with oth er parts of the wreck stand in the locality as sad mornentoes of the tragic event. Owing t o the dangers attendin g the entrance .of ships into Bude harbor, th eir only mode of unshipping formerly being to run in upon the sands and dieche.rge their cargoes as they lay, abou~ 50 years ago a canal and <] Uay was cof!etructed, the form er being one of the most skillful enterprises in the country. This "highway of water" runs directly in from th e sea at high tide through a dep lock on to Holswor.thy and L au nceston- or rather to Drux:ton Wharf, a short distance from the village in all about 36 miles. The dilficulties presented by the intervening high hills are literally sur mounted by a ser ies of very ingenious inclines over which barges are r un by means of rollers, hydr1\ulics a nd water power. Accompamied by Messrs.Nicholas Treleven and W', A. Weeks, we drove out to H obbacatt Down to inspect the meclumical contrivance t here for working one of these inclines. .By the oourtmiy ef Mr .Jas. Slee men, the manager, brother of l\frs. 'l'hos. P. Goard, of Howmanvil lc, we were shown the working of the iru;aniolls contrivance. The plane is ab· ~t 900 feet long and has two lines of 11i._ 1Is worked ~y an en~leY chain. . The r,.1le are furnished with small iron wl1·1els made fa.st to the chain, which is worked by two vast t11uks, 8 feet in diameter, alternately tilled with water, and desconding into wells 220 feet deep. The tonk fi rst 1owerec. .1 · > b · 1e con· 1s empt" ieu ya e1mp trivance and raised again t o the surface by the weight of the other tank as it decends filfod with water. Thus the cha.in is kept in motion and the barges are raised and lowered on the incline '(Jhtne. We were informed that the.re are seven locks between Bude and Lanceston. This canal has b een found an excellent and r emunerative means of conveying to the countl'y inland large quantities of Bude sea sand which is noted for its manural properties. It is said to contain from 60 to 70 per cent. of lime, and t bouSl!.nds of tons have been carted inland from the foreshore without as far as we could see, the least diminution of the ·w hat farmer or farmer's work11 upply. man wi thin a range of twenty miles baa not been to Bude for sand ? The Bude canal was the desigr.. of a Mr. Green, engineer, and cost nearly £ 130,000. Thia summer at the time of our visit the water was S'l low that barges could with difficulty be run up to Holsworthy. STOVES, STOVES! - AT THE- STOVE AND TIN DEPOT, NEWCASTLE, CHEAP FOR CASH. My stock of COOKING RANGES consists of the Do you want any Jewel Range, with the new Duplex Grate · also Grand Duchess, Grand Universal and Diam'ond Range. For PARLOR STOVES, I have a large stock, with and without ovens consisting of ' PICTURES -OR- Art Garlands, Universals and Art Sultanas. Also a full line of Cook'.ing Stoves of the latest patterns and for size weight and finish, are unequalled. I also take orders the N OVELT; S TEEL PLATE_ Ho~ AIR FUR_NACE, it is a powerful heater and very i-easonable m price. Gramte und Iron Wares constantly on hand. Eave Troughing, Roofing and Job Work done on shortest notice and prices, considering material, as low as the lowest. ' fo; FRAMES? If you do, Call at 36 .tf W~ T. BONATHAN, Newcastle. WT9MVV M~DOUGALL & METCALF, VARIETY BOVTJM:..A..~V-ILLE '::J - P. TREBILCOCK. BowMANVI LLE, Ocr'R 26, 1887. ---==-- --=--=-==========::::;::: , === Bowmanville's Young Men. F or some years there has been compluints in tho local papers r especting what is donEi in certain club rooms iu this town, where young men meet to spend t heir evenings. We know nothing of the nat ure of the past imes indulged in in these places, but we do know that boys and young men mmt h ave amusement and recreatiou,and if it iti not provided for them they will provid1> it for themselves. And just here let us inquire What have those who have Jrnd most to say about these club roDms don e t o furnish r e3pectable places of pleaaant r esort for our young men 1 Simply nothing. Is it not a stand ing disgrace to Bowmanville with all its boasted progress, refin.ement, good morals, wealth and intelligence, that no public plw9 of resort h as been provided in which its young men may spend their evenings 7 I n E ngland nearly every countcy· village we visited the past summer had its p ublic reading room where in addition to the leading newspapers and magazines, aubscr ibed in many instances by individual citizens, vario1 rn games were provid~d such as chess, dominoes, billiards, appliances for calesthenics, etc. And h ere is a large mandacturing town, containing a large number of very respectable young men, and not a single place provided for t hem where they can drop in of an evening and amuse th emselves. We cannot May how much credit is due t o t he Scott Act, but it is a very rare thing of late to see anything but the very lowest grades of young men frequenting the bar-rooms, and it is very rarely that any of our citizens, excepting a few well known t ipplers, are suen loafing around the h otels. This goes to show that the youn g men of this town are respectable. Some may urge that there are places provided for young and old, in the weekly meetings of the churches, the temper ance societies and other societies. True, t here are,but while many attend t here, they do ' not meet all the r 2q uirements. S uch mcctinqs are generally conduct ed by a. few and in a formal manner. 'W hat is wanted in addition to these 1s a place whereyoung men can go and come at will and whet·e they will be uud er no restraint other than l::.eing required to condu ct themselves properly. We appeal to the citizens of Bowmanvillo to seriously consider this matter and if sufbcient encouragement is given,a suitable room should be securcrl at once, and a r ending room opened . Do not raise t he objection that it has been trictl before and proved a failure for lack of proper appreciation. No such place has been prov ided for man y years, the young men of to-day have n ot been given a chance to show th eir appreciation. Only give t hem a chance and allo w them t o speak for t hemselves. F ollowiug up the suggestion we have made we will furnish for a public reading r oom $ 25. 00 worth of popular reading mdtter, including the best literary publications of t he day, and in sufficient variety to meet alMost every t aste. We shall b e pleased to k now the mind of our citizens respecting this aubject,a.nd if t.h&re is sufficient interest manifest ed, a meeting will be called to give effect t-0 the su ggestion her ein made. Short st ories will appear in the :November Scribner's, by Rebecca Harding Davi.a and Mar garet Crosby. The former writes of life on a Louisiana bayoa plantatioo. About h ulf a mile from Bude is Binha.my, a pleasant farm on which is a q uadrangular moat, indicating a. stronghold of the feudal chief, Ranulph de Blancminste who withdrew himselt from private life and bequeathed all h is goods 11.nd chact els for the poor of the parish. The superstitious Cornish people believe his spirit still haunts t he moat in t he cruise of a hare. "' From Efford H ead, a fine cliff southward with a beacon on the top, a magnificent panoramic view of the bay and the surrounding country ia obtained. On the way to this eminence we passed th e church and reached the storm t ower built in the shape of t he Temple of the Winds, and erected by the late Sir Thos. Acland l\S a place of shelter for the coast guard when on dnty. J udging from the power of the ' 'gentle breeze" t hat we experienced , they need such sheltet·, for so great must the force uf the wind be when the coast is swept by t he western gales, that the guards must find it impoesible t o stand up. On the other side of the harbour is Summerlease D own part of which is laid out as a lawn tennis and cricket gr riund. Away to t he ue>rthward ltB far a.3 the eye can reach stretches a long line of rugged rockij and high, bold headl1mds, includin~ Sharpnose n ear Monwenstow, fringed at their fee t with the seething, snowy biilows and amid cloud and su nshine p resenting a phantasmagoria of everchanging color , until the vision fade~ away in the blue dietancc beyond. Lynston ancl the Bb~k Rock of Widemouth lie on the 1muth, with 'l'revose H ead as the farthest land-point discern· able. '-Yid.imonth is a popular r esort for picki1icking parties, its bay being one of the prettiest along the coast, and i ts sand~ scarcely inferior t o those of Bude. Under the "Black Rock the superst itious believe the no ted wrecker, Featb.erstone is to b e impri8oned until h e ca.n iiccom.· plish the impossible task of spinn in~ a rope of sand. A. few minutes walk from t he Storm Tower brought 1111 to Efford H ead, the high est point in t he neighborhood, i~ud from which a more extended view of the country is obtained. Inlan d may be seen our old Cornish friends mentioned in a former l etter, R ough T or and Brown Willey, which seem to keep an eye upon us wherever we go. Returning we meandered among the r ucks round the breakwater and the harbor mirroring our figure in many a crystal pool and collecting animones and delicate specimens of sea-weed which abound here. One very great drawback to B ude as a w<1.tering place is t he danger attending boating which is almost impossible except within the breakwater at high tide, when a shake and a toss may be enjoye<1 to its full by those n ot afraid of sea~ickness. 'rhe greatest caution has to be exercised also in bathing, it being un safe for any but expert swimmers t o venture out when the tide is on t h e ebb. During our stay a gentleman was drown ed there while bathing with a friend. The influx of visitors to Bude this year was much smll.ller than usual in J uly owing to the Jubilee Festivities being held all over t he country. hu t on the occasion of our visit, lodgings could scal'cely be had for money or love. We left this charming watering place very relu ctant ly and regret that a contemplated subsequent visit was not enj oyed for want of time . A cousin <Jf the writer's presides over oue ,h& divisions of the .National Schools of 1 at B11de . We have recently b een reading " Th e Vicar of Morwens tow," or " T he Life of Robert Steph en Hawker, M.A.," whic h has r each ed the fourth American edition, so popular is tho book. Who that h as come from North D evon or Corn w.ill within th e last 7u years and not heard of this n ot e<l divine ? Very few we believe. L et t his fact then be our excuse for repl'od ucing h ere on e of t he many pranks he played while a youth, this time on the superstitious people of B ude. At full moon in J :ily, 1825 or 1826, as the story runs, Mr. l:tawker swam o ut t o a r ock at some 'Clietance from the shore, pbited seaweed into a wig which h e threw over his head, so that it hung in lank streamers half way down his back, enveloped h is legs in an oil skin wrap, and other.wise naked, sat on the rock , fiaslung th e moonbeam11 about from a hand mirror, and sung and screamed t ill attention was arre11ted. Some people passing along the cliff heard and saw him aud ran i nto Bude eayitig that a mermaid with a fish's tail was ~itting on a rock combing her hair and singing. A number of people ran out on the rocks and alon g the beach and listened awe-struck to the singing and discordant wailin11: of t h e merma.ld. Presently she dived off the rock and disappeared. N ext night crowds of people assembled to look out for the mermaid and in due time she re-appeared and 11ent t he moon flashing in their ftM:es from her glass. Telescopes were brought to bear on h er , but she ilang on unmoved, braiding h er tresses and uttering r emarkable sound& unlike the singing of mortal t hroats are ottering Coal as follows : Stove and Chestnut, .............. ....$6.25 Grate and Egg,···:··· ························ 6.00 Twenty-five cents extra will be charged when accounts run over one month. HALL. -- We are selling some new kinds, just received, LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, POST & CORD WOOD Always on hand a lowest prices. McDOUGALL & METCALF - O F-- · LITERATURE, ART, AND FASHION Sl<etch c~ ofNott-d P lnccs nnd Pco1·le, Illu~trutccl Hints on tlLe :t'u sltlous, hrn e~ S1·lc11dlcUy.11Ius1rate(l A.t·tlclcs 'l'nfos n.ud No\'Clct.M bl' l·'umous Author· ·· ' · ~umcrouH 1V~rk·Ttlble J'uttcrn~. KENNER & Co. Sl1e Tried in vain to Get Relief" and h ad quite . 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I had tried in vain to get relief and had quite given up all hope, till a friend told me of your Bitters. I got a bottle at once and I am happy to say the Bitters made a new woman of me. I can heartily recommend t hem to any one troubled with liver complaint. Yours truly 0AltltIE STEPHl!NS. 'J'EltMS, ..U.WA.YS I'.\' A.Dl' ANCE, 2 Coples 3 Copies 4 Cot>leH G Uopie~ 5 1:op1es 7 Co1'1cs !!13.50 for 4 .50 for $ 6.40 l'or 9 ,00 rnr $8.00 ror 10.50 A l'EAR. With the elegant book, " Choice Gems," or a largo steel engraving "The Wreath of lmmortelles," as a pre~ium for getting up tho club. ' With en. ext.ra copy of tho Magazine for 1888, aa a premium to the { perwn geLtlllK up the club. ' With both on extra copv of the Magazine for 1888 and the le.rge steel ( engraving or the book 'Choice Gems' to the pereon getting up the club. FOR L ARGER CLUBS STILL GREATER INDU CE MENTS ! Address, post-paid, . CHARLES J. PETERSON, 306 Chestnut St Philadelohia, Pa. « Specimens sent gratis. if written for, t o get np clubs with. 4.3·lw. ror { Thi~ A unmLer of remarkably fine pe>rtraits of well-kn own amateur athletes inmotion, will illustrate Dr. Sargent's article in the November Scribner 's, ou " The Physical Chanicteristics of Athletel!." which have been practiced in do-re-mi. went on for sever al nights, t he crowd growing greater, people arriving from Stratton, K ilkhampton and all the villages around, till Hawker got very hoarse with his nightly singing and rat her tired o f sitting so long in the cold. H e ther efore wound up the performance on e night with an unmistakeable "God sava the King," then p lunged into the waves and the mermaid never again revisited the "sounding shores of Bude". Another of his tricks was performed. at Str atton during his holidays one year. A shop keeper on High Street hacl left his st ore, and like the boy in t he "Bad Boy's Diary", young H e.wker slipped into the house sud found a piece of mutton roasting before the tire. Robert took it off the crook, hung it up it t he shop, and placed a bundle of tallow dips before t ho tire, to roast in its pl ace. At another time in Stratton he got one night into the stable of the surgeon, hogged the mane and painted t he coat of the horse like e. zebra with white and black oil paint. Then h e sent a message to the d octor, as if from a great house at a diatance, requiring 11is immediate attendance. The aoctor was obliged to saddle and gal lop off th e horse iu the condition in wh wtl he fou nd it, t hinking there was n ot time for him to stay till the paint was cleaned off. l\lr . Hawker h as r elated another of his mischievous t ricks when an undergrnduate . There was a poor old woman rmwed Nanny R eale who passed for a witch. H er cott11.ge was an old decayed but, roofed with turf. One night R obert H awker got on the r oof 1md looking down the chimney saw Nanny crouching over h er t urf fire, watching with dim eyes an iron crock filled with potatoes that were simmering in the heat. This utensil was suspended by its 1wiug handle to an iron bar t hat wenb across the chimney. Hawker let a r ope wit h an iron hook at the end alowly a nd noiselessly down the chimney and unnoticed by poor Nanny's blinking eigh t , caught t he handle of t he caldron and it witll its me:i.ly contents began to ascend the chimney, slowly and majestically. Nanny thoroughly aroused by t h is unnatural proceeding of h er old iron vessel, peered despairingly after it and sh outed at t he top of h er voice, "MMsy ' pon my sinful soul I art gawn off- tatiea and all ?" 'l'he veseel WIJ.S q uiotly grasped and carried down in hot haste and planted u pright Olltside thll cottage d oor. Aknock, gi ven on purpose, summoned the inmate who hurried out and stumbled over, a.s she afte~wards interpreted t he event, h er pemtent crock. " So there" was her joyful gr~eting- "so then theer't come back to halt , then! Ay, 'tis a-cold out o'doors. At another time when Hawker and a college companion were "stopping over night at an inn i n Boscast le, he rrot out very earlv in the morning, before the citizens were 11wake, and going to all the I am now showing a comJ?,lete S tock pigsties of the place, r eleased t he occuof New ' pants, a.nd then stole back to h is bed. He faatE:ned t he door and liste!led for , re;Jnlts. The outcries and yells were \ fearful. Some h uman voices began to mingle wit h t he tumult : t here were - ANDshouts of inquiry and surprise, then shouts of expos"ulation and en treaty a.nd .Jo again " a st orm of hRte and wrath and wakening fear. " At last t he tumult Which for Style and ·Design cannot be reached t he ears of the hostess who be11an surpassed in t own , and to which I into puff and blow and call for Jim. After vite t he special atten tion of the ladies of waiting a prndent time, Hawker called t his district. for shavin~ water · and inquired with ANDERSON. astonishment into the catlse of that horrible d isturbance which had aroused K ing St., Bowmanville. 40 him from h is morning sleep. Tb.is brought the widow in h ot haste to his ! door. " ' Vhy, t hey do s ~ y, captain , was I soi:rrntN!!, h er doleful ·response, that all the pegs [;LtAl\lSING, up-to wn h ave a -rtlbellad and they've a-be HEfiUN G. and let one the wother om, and they be I tCin·c" all a-gwaia to sea, hug-a-mug, ban~ !" M , A.J. A~RH, (To be contimied . ) NewGoods F a ncy Goods, MRS. fAll ANO WINTfR MllLINf RY CA'f Cold in llaad, "Peterson " for November is b efore us ; it is evidently determined to go ou t, this year, with flying colors. T he steelplate is the finest of t he year : it is a c<Jpy of one Millais's most charming pictures of <;hildren- the portrait of pretty lit tle 1'he Miss M uffct , of nursery fame. wood engraving " Three H ome Rulers " is, in its way, equally n otlceable: it ie t he loveliest production of Kate Green The fashion-plates s.way's facile pencil. display their usual excellence. The prospectus for 1888 offer the promise of even greater attractions for the coming t welvemonth. " Peterson " has earned t he right t o style itself a magazine of literat ure, art and fashion : for, in every essen tial, it uni tes the distinctive features of three separate magazines, either of which on e would acknowledge to be of superior merit. Specimens sent free to th ose who want t o get up clubs. Address P eterson'11 Magazine, 306 Chestnut-st,, P hiladelphia, Pa. auve t or skin d.l.llenH. ll11:1tttul t~llet lux ury as well 11.1 n r;·otl eiir PROP, LOW'S 1!111.PRUlt SOA.P h n. de HAY FEVER. 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