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THE BEAUTY OF
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No city on the American continent
possesses In a greater degree tho In
deflnable quality of charm than Que
bec, with its romantic history and Its
qunlnt old-world atmoshphcre. The
historic grandeur of the anclont capital
of New France exercises a peculiar fas
cination on all visitors of Imaginative
temperament. Certainly Quebec, more
than any city In tho western hemis
phere, possesses that glamour of old
association which Illumines Athens,
Home, Venice, and, Indeed, most of tho
historic cities of Europe. It Is em
phatically a city that "grows upon
one,"
Heme of Wolfr'n A Irtory.
The one place of supremo Interest to
nil Englishmen Is the historic plateau
known as the Heights of Abraham,
,Jii8,t beyond the citadel, where, as I'ltt
follcltously expressed It, '"Wolfe, with
a handful of men, ndded an empire to
English rule." Few great battles ap
peal more to the Imagination than
this, won by a general at an age when
most of our soldiers considered them
selves fortunate If they havo obtained
their company; and conducted, too,
with sublime daring In defiance of nil
recognized rules of warfare. Every ono
knows the moving story of tho battle.
Indeed, ono might nlmost say that tho
immortal lines of Gray have earned
greater fa mo through tho oft-told In
cident of Wolfe, with a strango fore
boding of his fate, quoting them to his
officers when drifting down the St.
Lawrence to engago in tho dospcrate
adventuro which must Infallibly mako
him or break him, for thcro could bo
no mtddlo courso between an ovcr
nhelmlng victory or crushing defeat.
Luck was on tho daring general's sldo,
as we all know. His advance guard,
trccplng up the precipitous path from
MONTMORENCY FALLS, NEAR
QUEBEC,
the cave (now known as Wolfe's cave)
to the heights In single file, were duly
challenged by the French sentries, and
all would have been lost but for a hap
py Inspiration of ono of the officers
who spoko French well. "Qui vivo?"
was the challenge. "La France," was
the reply. "Quel regiment?" "Do la
relne," answered the officer, who for
tunately remembered that this regi
ment was at Montreal with Bougain
ville. Wolfe's advance guard was
within the lines of Montcalm's out
Bostsl Iterall I.nt Pliano of Waterloo.
When morning dawned, Montcalm,
who had ridden hurriedly from Quebec,
found himself confronted by tho thin
red lino of Wolfe's little army of 4,000
men drawn up In battle array. Tho
actual battle tho shortest on record
in modem times lasted barely fifteen
minutes, and might bo told, aptly ro
marks tho author of "Deeds That Won
tho Empire-," in as many minutes. Tho
plan of the battle curiously recalls tho
last phase of Waterloo, Tho French
advanced inchccked till within forty
paces of the English lines, when they
were thrown Into confusion by a well
timed volley from tho whole lino. Then
Wolfo ordered a general advance, and
the British charged with the wildest
enthusiasm, with Wolfo himself at the
head of his grenadiers. Wounded
three tlmrs, the dying general was tak
en to the rear. "Sco how they run,"
says one of his Btaff. "Who run?"
"The enemy, sir." "Then God bo
praised; I die In peace." A noble end
to 0110 of whom It might Indeed bo
said:
"One crowned hour of glnrlouii life
la worth an age without u name."
In many respects the battle of Quo
bee may be considered unique. The
actYial fighting lasted barely a quarter
' of an hoUr;- both generals, victor and
vanquished, were killed, while no bat
tle, perhaps, In the whole history of
modorn varfare In which an equally
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PECULIAR CHARM OF I
THE PICTVR.ESQVE
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small number of tioops were engaged,
was so far-reaching in Its results, and
better deserves tho much-abused epi
thet epoch-making.
Capture of tjuclirc
A book Just published "The Life of
Marquis Townshcnd," ono of Wolfo's
thrco brigadiers has thrown some
THE CITADEL, QUEBEC,
fresh light on the plans which culmin
ated In tho capture of Quebec. Tho
transfer of tho base of operations from
Beaufort, some flvo miles below Que
bec, to a point a few miles above tho
fortress, In ordor to cut Montcalm off.
from his haso of supplies at Montreal,
was, It appears, tho suggestion of the
brigadiers. This wns no doubt sound
generalship, but tho actual plan of sur
prising tho garrison by scaling tho ap
parently Inaccessible cliffs was an In
spiration of General Wolfe alone and
was Indeed a stroke of genius In com
parison. This historic battlefield has recent
ly been purchased from tho Ursullno
convent by tho dominion government
for JS 0,000 and has been handed over
to tho city of Quebec as a public par'x
No moro suitable parade ground for
tho presentation of medals to the Ca
nadian volunteers In the South African
war by the duke of Cornwall on Sept.
17 could well havo beeu chosen.
Quobec Is not exactly a city for, sys
tematic, specific sight-seeing on the
orthodox lines of Baedeker or Murray.
The real sights nro tho picturesque old
streets and squares, tho quaint' mar
kets and street life generally. Indeed,
tho peculiar charm of this romantic
city can only bo fully realized by those
who stroll about observantly but leis
urely, with no set plan or Itinerary.
HtriUInc l'nlnU of Vluw.
Then one can hardly tire of the In
numerable points of view. For tho
most striking coup d'acl of Quebec we
must, however, cross the river to tho
heights 'of Point Levlt, says a writer
In The Queen. From hero we can ap
preciate bettor the picturesque effect
of this Canadian Gibraltar; the upper
town, a cluster of fine monumental
buildings studded with towers and
spires, perched on tho summit of tho
rocky promontory, whoso cliffs seem
to rise sheer from the water's edge.
This striking situation gives some col
or to tho fanciful derivation, Quol bee!
this, according to the popular legend,
being the exclamation of Jacques Car
ter's mariners on first catching sight
of this noble promontory in 1535. This
plausible theory of the origin of the
name Is not, however, supported by
hlstor .1 evidence, as the name of
Quebec was first given by Cbamplaln
when ho founded the settlement In
1608.
Owing to tin being largely used for
roofing the aspect of tho city from
Point Levis Is rendered additionally
striking, the high-pitched roofs and
tho numerous towers and spires shin
ing like silver in tho clear atmosphere
KENT GATE. QUEBEC,
and bright sunshine and giving a sug
gestion of oriental splendor and color
to tho city.
Nrur-by 1'olntft of Interest.
Tho most popular excursion In the
neighborhood Is to the famous Mont
morency falls, which are easily reached
In about an hour by tho llttlo "Pilgrim
railway" to Sto. Anne da Beaupre.
Though In tho summer there Is not a
great volume of water, and much, too,
has been diverted of lato years owing
to tho Quobec city authorities, follow
ing tho precedent of Buffalo, having
utilized tho falls to generato the elec
tric lighting of tho streets, yet they
should certalnlv bo visited b'v all
strangers. Tho waterfall H about 270
feet high and lCl) feet broad.
An extraord!'inr formation of the
rocks bordering the rapids above the
fall ii perhaps even moro striking than '
the cataract Itself. Tho water hai
formed a steep stairway In the limp
stone cliff which forms the bnnk, and
so regular and oven are these ledges
that It Is difficult to realize that they j
are not. aruucini.
Ten miles farther along the lino Is
tho famous shrlno of Ste. Anno tin
Beaupre, founded In 1620 by Brctofc
emigrants as n kind of sister shrine to
the famous Stc. d'Auray In Brittany
This Canadian Lorctto Is visited by
cnotmotiK numbers of pilgrims from
all parts of tho province especially mi
Sto. Anne's day (July 26). Tho church
(which was formally created n Ba
silica by the present pope) Is modern,
only dating from 1S76, but It contains
many curious relics removed from tho
original church, built In 16G8.
Oi)ft lyA ICiruriiloii.
Another day's excursion from Que
bec Is to the curious sxttlcmont of In
dian Lorctto, n fow miles off, charm
ingly situated on the slopes of tho
Laurcntlno hills. It is n genuine In
dian settlement of converted Hurons,
founded toward tho end of tho seven
teenth century. Tho church Is nn ex
act copy of tho famous Santa Casa nt
Lorctto, and was built some 150 jours
WOLFE'S MONUMENT, PLAINS OF
ABRAHAM. QUEBEC,
ago. As a place of pilgrimage, though,
this Canadian Loretto cannot be said
to havo gained mmch popularity.
How Ho Kurceeritiil.
"If I hndn' acted upon the advice of
a friend I nm afraid that I should havo
not have been married today, at fast
to my present wife," laughed tho genial
traveler. "When I -courted the lady
she was of a romantic disposition, tho
result of rending a class of novelti that
pass for lltcraturo among some peo
ple. I think at that time sho had an
Idea that some day a. prince with nod
ding plumes would como riding out of
tho East and carry her nway for his
bride. At any rate, whenever I pro
posed, which was about an often as I
met her, I got beautifully turned down.
I was getting discouraged when an old
friend 'of mine, who understood the sit
uation, said to me: 'My boy, Jennie Is
a good girl, but her head Is in the
clouds tho greater part of tho time.
Now, what you want to do Is to catch
her when she Is down on tho earth
with the rest of us. Let mo give you a
pointer. Every Monday morning she
Is obliged to take care of the largo
family baking, and right there is your
opportunity to find her with her feet
firmly planted upon the earth. Call
around there when she Is over the top
of tho oven and state your case.' I
took tho hint nnd called early ono
Monday morning. I found her In a
calico dress, with her hair done up In
curl papers, and her nrms busily man
ipulating a rolling pin, and there, seat
ed on a kitchen chair, without one ro
mantic feature about it, she promised
to bo mine. She told me afterwards
that at the tlmo she didn't know which
way was cast, lotting alone conjuring
up a prlnco." Detroit Free Press.
Nmv Itellglon for lluny Folks.
A Japaneso, whose trado name la
A-um Paru-pa, has founded a new Bud
dhist sect with headquarters at Toklo.
A-um seems to be nn eminently prac
tical person. His new belief Is based
on the Idea that as heaven requires to
be Importuned and as buBy folks have
not titno themselves to do tho Impor
tuning, their best plan Is to Intrust the
task to somo one elso for duo consid
eration. Tho person who does the pray
ing by proxy must have unusual quali
fications. Mr. A-um holds, and he puts
himself forward as such a one, al
though he was onco Involved In trouble
over a transaction connected with the
sale of railway sleepers. He Is making
money fast In tho got-praycd-for-whlle-you-hustle
business, and has gained
many followers, among them some
Japanese of high standing. Now York
Sun.
Honor V.ixnjt
She "You know, John, you promis
ed me a sealskin wrap and" He
"And you promised to keep my stock
ings darned, and you haven't done it"
She "Well, you don't mean to siy
you'll break your promise on that ac
count?" He "Well. It's Just llkj this:
You don't glvo n dnrn, and I don't give
n wrap." Philadelphia Press.
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Tilt: 1IIIIT ll.VI.I, I Ml'lltl-
In many wajs the pjsl Ion of umpire
tn .t. i . ,n..n..n
in uiu wi-Blt'lii uiiu l-unii-ru lumuuii
games Is a dilllcult one to 1111, writes
Phil Allen, tho noted umpire. Having
been out of tho gnmo as a player for
several yearB, I cannot explain tho
fact that I still find myself on the
field ns nn umpire, except on account
of my real lovo for the sport. It's the
only gnmo of an athletic nature that
I've over cared for or had any suc
cess In, nnd tho positions of umpire
and referee nro the only onoa open to
an old playor not professionally Inter
ested In which ho cdn be right on tho
field and In tho game.
It In unfortunate, for the sport In
tho west nnd In the east ns well, I
think that there nro so few old plny
ors who hnvo had nny extensive prac
tice on tho field is umpires. There are
Eoveral rossous for this. Ono of these
results from the modern system of de
veloping tho players Into parts of
machine which the mngnlflcont group
of conches wo now have In the west
has worked out. According to tho old
system In tho east, a man would bo
apt to work out ns an Individualist A
sentimental Interest In such a man
grows up readily, nnd ho Is naturally
called on now nnd then to act upon tho
Held. Still, I cannot unilorstuud why
such men as Gale, Hcraehbergor, Ken
nedy nnd Hamlll to name some with
whom I nm best acquainted nro not
at work upon tho field today as um
pires. But In general tho result of
tho western system Is that there are
but few men who hnvo worked gut as
umpires. Most of the old players who
havo continued their nctlvo Interest In
tho game, even as a side Issue to more
Important teaching or work, are
coaches.
Unpopularity of tlta ronltloii.
' Of course, ono of the Important rcn
sons why mnny men avoid accepting
Invitations to umpire n big lnterunl
verslty football game la tho unpopular
ity of tho office. Football rooters may
bo sometimes more choice In their lan
guage than the rooters nt a National
League baso ball gamo, but their
thought Is about the same nlways on
decisions against their own men' Kill
tho umplro!"
For the development of umpires, nnd
by tho same token for the Improve
ment of tho game, there must be,
among the players, coaches and even
partisans of tho teams speaking, of
courso, of tho ideal implicit trust In
tho umpire. Tho rulrs committee real
izes this fully. All tho changes in tho
rules for this yenr nro mado with a
realization of this fact. Tho changes
are only changes of wording, and, as
tho rulo book states, are given to mako
tho existing rules more explicit and
to glvo an ndded power to tho umplro.
Implicit Confliluiu-e Neeileil.
I do not cure to umplro a game In
which 1 do not havo tho Implicit con
fidence of tho coaches of the opposing
teams. And they all tend to bo bus
plclous In the Interests of their teams,
very natura'.ly. For Instance, last year
the managers for each of two Import
ant mtddlo western teams at about the
samo time sent mo letters requesting
my services as umpire at their game. I
accepted, answorlng each manager
simultaneously. But later they secur
ed another umpire. I learned after
ward that each nernber had become
PHIL ALLEN.
fearful when he discovered that I was
tho first cholco of the othor.
There was a case, however, which
was tho othor extreme. A coach wroto
to mo asking If I would umplro on a
certain dato. I replied accepting, not
at the time noticing that for tho date
named his team was scheduled to play
another with which I hud been con
nected. I desired to withdraw, but tho
coach took tho truo position that tho
standard of sportsmanship among
collego men must, Indeed, bo low. I.'
a man In these days could bo expected
to faror any tcMn In which hn was
Interested, while acting ns an umplro
during nn Important gnme.
pahhi.no of a (iitr.AT .lorur.v.
The suspension of Lester HelfC, the
famous American jockey, from the.
English turf, bus been a leading topic
of conversation In sporting circles for
moro than a mouth. Kelff Is charged -with
luting done crooked riding Id
'pulling" W. C. Whitney s hor. Do
Lnccy, tint Itelff denies the charge, Jod
his contention Is backed by about all
the Ainui Irons In England. That the
turning down of Heltf will result In the
withdrawal of many Ameilcnn horse
owners from the English turf is a fore
gone conclusion. W. C. Whitney has
already announced thai all or his
horses will he taken from the English
turf next year,
ltelff's suspension marks tho passing
LESTER IIE1FF.
abroad of the most successful jockoy
that over bestrode a horse In England.
It brings to n close a career that Is on
ly matched In Its brllll icy by the dnz
zllng successes of "Tim" Sloan. Relff
accumulated money from his first con
nection with the turf nnd he has In
vested his savings. He made lucky
strikes In oil wells near his former
home at Flndlny, Ohio. Two years ago
he was reported to be worth $250,000,
not bad for a boy who started out on
his career as n Jockey by taking
mounts at county fairs In Kansas at
a week. That was 12 years ago.
This year he wad .undr contract to
William C. Whitney at a retainer of
T25.000. Tho money received for out
side mounts was probably more thnn
douhlo this Bum, besides whnt he Is
supposed to have made In betting. His
brother Johnnie, who Indirectly was
tho cause of his downfall, Is popularly
supposed to bo In receipt of ns much
as his brother from "Dick" Croker.
Johnnie has been regurded as a wa'rd
of Lester's, the former being only Id
years of age. Lester Is eight years
older than his diminutive brother.
JACKSON MOT FOUOOTTIIN.
Although Peter Jackson died pcnnl
less In Australia, his friends hnvo not
forgotten his many triumphs in tho
ring nnd will erect n monument to his
memory In Sydney. Jackson, despite
his color, waB popular In his native
land with all clashes, and his work In
the ring was always watched w.Mi
great Interest by the AntlpodlntiB.
When Jackson had plenty of money ho
was ever reudy to help tho needy and
he was especially good to boxers who
hailed from tho land of his birth The
other night there was a big benefit
given by tho white boxers of Sydney
to raise a fund for the monument
to go over the grave of tho black cham
pion, and a handsome sum was real
ized. HI'OUTl.NO NOTKH.
Tom O'Hourke's once roat string of
boxers has entirely gone from his
management. Tom Sharkey, George
Dixon nnd now Joo Wnlcott havo de
cided to travel along tho pugilistic
way without the services of tho vet
eran manager,
Edwurd Hanlan Ten Eyck, winner
of the diamond bciiIIs and holder of
tho aquatic championship of the Unit
ed States In single sculls, has accepted
u clerical position with the Boston
Elevated Railway company. He will
never again be seen In a rowing con
test. "Kid" Carter, who lost to Gardiner
only a short timo ago, is now nnxioua
to redeem himself by lighting Wulcott,
Ho beat Walcott on a foul in u twenty
round fight nt Hartford not long ago,
and 'believes he can go through tho
performunco with a more decisive vic
tory to his crpdlt. "Denver Ed" Mar
tin would also like to make a match
with Walcott, and "Kid" Lnvlgno
parsed through Chicago tho othor day
on h's way to Snn Francisco with a
chr-'leugo to Wulcott In his Inside
pocket.
It Is hinted In somo circles that Em
peror William has his eye on tho
America's cup and would like to cart
It over to hlB domnln. We ure not.
nverse to giving tho distinguished
royal pcrsonngo a chance to "lift" tho
precious plcco of silver, and nro con
fident that he can not produce any
thing In the boat lino that can com
pare with that which Yankee ln
gonulty can dovlso. Here's hoping his
majesty will make n bid for the cup
next year and will honor the occasion
by his royal presence.
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