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IN ATTENDING- MON'TREAL 1884 OARNIVAL, DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT OTTAWA, the Capital of the Dominion.
Ottawa is second to no city in Canada in natural charms, and it is in short space to give any adequate idea of the numerous structures becoming every day more important as the Capital of the Domil)-ion ornamenting the beautiful site of Ottawa-the Post Office, the Churches, of Canada. The Government Buildings begun in 1860, have cost the Dufferin and the Sappers' Bridges, the City Hall, the Markets, &c. $5,000,000. There are three of them, and they form a national The works erected there by man, simply serve to enhance the work monument of which the Canadians may well be proud. Each one of of nature in this favored spot. The city stands on a plateau of hori them is a magnificent pile, and the centre one in particular is one of zontally stratified rocks which rise 100 feet precipitously from the the finest buildings, outside and in, on this Continent. The style of rive:'. On the.brow stands the government buildings, already mentiond. architecture is the Gothic of the 12th Century, with some modification The scenery in every direction from the city, is grand and impre>sive. to suit the climate. The materials are a cream colored sandstone, with The Chaudiere Falls in the Ottawa, two hundred feet wide and forty arches·ofred sandstone from Potsdam. The Senate Chamber in which deep, are only excelled by the Niagara Falls. There are also the is the throne, occupied at the opening of session by the Vice-Regal re Rideau Falls and the Rideau Canal, which cuts t11l"ough the city, and prese.tatives of Her Majesty, and the Hall of the House of Commons, joins the Ottawa through eight massive stone locks. besides their great beauty and interest, furnish an instructive lesson, on The grounds of Rideau Hall, the residence of His Excellency the account of their close resemblance to the English arrangements. Par· Governor General, Lord LansdowneJ are open to the people. . liament will be in session during the Carnival week. The Library, in Ottawa has a population of about 40,000, and is in the centre of an a unique and exquisite building attached to this structure, is of great enormous lumber trade, having almost unlimited water power. The value and importance, and conta;ns 200,000 volumes. It is impossible Hotels are good, the Russell House being one of the finest in Canada.
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MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL.
we have plenty of it, even to build palaces with, we are in a nicer state than ever before for all kinds of fun and frolic. Montreal on a genuine winter's day, with " The time of frost is the time for me, its clear blue sky and bracing air, is at its best and When the gay blood spins through the heart with glee; 'Vhen voice leaps out with a chiming sound, acknowledges no superior for its many charms at this When footsteps ring on the musical ground; period of the year. Other cities may boast their When earth is gay and the air is bright, When every breath is a new delight." delightful. summer seasons, but Montreal, beautiful Yes, there is nothing so enjoyable as a Canadian even under the summer's sun, is simply enchanting, Winter and especially in so favoured a city as Mont amidst its winter frosts and snows. Where could the real, the Metropolis of the Dominion; the time has man of the brush find a better study for a chef d'a:uvre
VIEW OF MONTREAL. gone past, vanished forever, in picturing our winter than in old Ville Marie: during a- winter's day, \\hen as gloomy, dull and uninteresting. What fun our all is life and activity on the streets. Richly ca American cousins were always poking at us on our parisoned horses harnessed)o every variety of sleigh, ice-bound condition; and what funny (though amus furnished with the most expensive robes, are to be ing to us) caricatures Tom N ast generally drew of the seen stepping along proudly to the jingling music " Kanuck" in his winter toggery, swaddled up in of their bells, while peeping gracefully up amidst capot, moccasins and tuque, with icicles of extra the robes are to be seen the beautiful rosy faces and ordinary proportions hanging all rOLlnd him, as if he roguish laughing eyes of Montreal's belles, protected had suddenly arrived from discovering the North Pole. with furs of the finest and richest description. As Well, there is no greater preservative than ice, and as a: contrast to this and giving \\~armth to the picture
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MONTREAL. WINTER CARNIVAL.. with its delicate touches of colour, may be seen here but of minor importance, which will certainly be and there amidst the grand turnouts of the haut avoided this year. The very happy results of the ton, the habitant's modest cariole in its coating of Carnival last year marked an event of no uncommon vermillion and its coarse buffalo robes. Jean Baptiste nature in the long and eventful history of the city. is lazily smoking his Canadian tabac, his good-hu The event and its great success were sufficiently im~ moured rugged face beeming with delight from under portant to warrant the citizens making the festival a bright red tuque, while his manly breast is protected an annual one. This decision has, we know, pleased in good home-spun of grey or blue. The air is filled everyone, and in time to come the Carnivals of Mont~ with the harmonious music of the tinkling bells and real will become as famous as those of Rome and New the mefrY talk and laughter of the occupants of the Orleans. To many, no doubt, the question will come, sleighs. Such a scene is only to be witnessed in a why a Carnival of Winter Sports was not thought Canadian city or at St. Petersburg, and the rest of about many years ago, and carried out, and everyone this Continent is just beginning to know it. Those we imagine will be anxious to do honour to the Cana- of our "kith and kin" over the lines who have im dian who originated the festival. ' agined that there was nothing worth a "red" in the "HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE," way of amusement unless worked under the protect .' ing folds of the "Stars and Stripes," are honestly is a maxim held sacred by all fair-minded men, and to owning up that Canadians, in this matter, take no the originator of our Carnival due honour should be second place with any nation. It has taken some paid. " Well, who is the originator?" we hear cried little time to convince Cousin Jonathan that we were on all sides. "The city papers ;:tre as usual mixed, and not in quite as cold and uncivilized a land as Siberia, credit different persons with first starting the idea of and that we had games and sports in ;winter which a Winter Carnival," cries another youthful historian. rivalled in their vigorous and healthy nature the sports To answer the question is simple enough. The intel and trials of strength of the athletes of ancient Rome ligent mind that grasped the' idea of holding a Carni and Greece.. This change in the views of our neigh val of our wil!-ter sports is forever at rest. The late bours has been coming about for some years past, but Mr. Nicholas Hughes, affectionately called by the the happy and successful carrying out of a Carnival present generation of snowshoers, "evergreen," was of Winter Sports last year, decided everything in our the first man who spoke of and for a Carnival. For favour. Our American friends came, they saw, and three or four years prior to his death, the old rac were conquered, and manfully admitted that such quetter at each annual dinner of the Montreal Snow picturesque scenes which they had seen by night and Shoe Club would mention his Carnival scheme, and day could only be managed in such a favoured place as speak hopefully of the good it would do for Montreal Montreal. The success of last year's fete was more and Canadian sports. The kindly brave old gentle than was anticipated by the most sanguine of its man did not live to see his brilliant fete carried out. promoters. It was hurriedly arranged and there was He had however planted the seed, which is bearing little or no experience among the leaders of the move abundantly. There were few stronger advocates ot ment in such matters, and hence there were not want manly sports than Mr. Nicholas Hughes. He was a ing mistakes and a few soreheads who prognosticated splendid athlete, a hard one to follow and keep up al1 manner of failure to the whole affair. We remem with on a heavy track, with the wind blowing a sheezer ber being button-holed on St. J ames street, by a well in the face. To the novice on the shoes he was in known city character, who prophesied that the Car kindness, and never felt so happy as when breaking nival of 1883 would be such a fiasco as to' destroy the track across the mountain to "The Pines" with the all chances of ever having another. Asking for some lads. In death, his love for the "Tuque Blue" and reason for his strange and unaccountable opposition, racquettes was so strong that his dying request was our friend modestly informed us that "a parcel of that he might be laid at rest "by the side of the. boys" were managing the affair, and only failure snowshoers' track." We hear that his old club intend would follow. Well what has been the result? The erecting a monument to his memory. J:his is right, curtain has been rung up, the drama played and and all snowshoers should join in, also the Carnival the verdict of the large and fashionable audience Committee, and raise high, by 1885, such a monument present (as the local dramatic critics say) highly at "The Pines" as will forever keep his memory flattering. True there were some errors committed, green. The foregoing is the true story of the origin of WM. NOTMAN & SON, ~dr:?ta;i&M/ ttY 1&/ f!jaee& MONTREAL.
MEDALS AWARDED AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: London, 1862. Paris, 1867. Centennial, 1876. Special Gold Medal Australia, 1877. Paris, 1878.
VISITO~S TO THE CA~NIV A'L Should not fail to call and see the large variety of ~CAN AD IAN +VIEWS~~ AND~~ FI GURE+ SUBJECTS~ So characteristic of the Country and nwde of life: its sports a7rbd pasti7nes. '
PORTRAITURE In every variety of style and exquisite delicacy of finish, which has earned for the firm a world wide reputation.
STUDIO :--~ 7 & ~9 ELEURY STREET, • And jor convenience oj Guests at the WINDSOR HOTEL) Room 118~ at East end oj grand Corridor, where specimens can be seen and appointments jor sittings can be. arranged.
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MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL. • our Carnival, th~)Ugh we readily admit that the prac South Eastern, Delaware and Hudson River, and tical carrying out of the arrangements and persistency Central Vermont Railways. A tour through the in agitation in bringing it to a successful issue, is due .city by the visitor will be worthily repaid. On to the members of the several snowshoe and toboggan all sides will be seen public and private buildings clubs of the city. So, from a few words spoken at a which for architectural beauty, dimensions and costlic social gathering of snowshoers has there been devel ness are scarcely surpassed by any city on the conti oped a festival, "racy of the soil," which bids fair nent. Their interior arrangement and decoration is to form a part in the history of our national life. also marked with a high degree of elegance and Geographically speaking there is not another city on taste, indicating a gTeat advance in refinement and this continent so well adapted for a winter festival as artistic, education of the people. The marvellous is Montreal. progress of Montreal is perhaps best exemplificd in
A BRIEF HISTORY the growth o. its Newspaper Press. This will be better understood when it is mentioned that the Montreal of the city will, we imagine, be interesting to the Star, which within ten years has risen from a circula visitor. The foundation of the city begins about tion of four thousand to ninety-one thousand, the the year 1640, when M. de Maisoneuve with a few latter figure being the aggregate of one i"sue of its families from France, took possession of some land two editions, the Daily and Weekly Star. These on the site where now stands the new ward, Hoche figures rival those ,of many of the most ~elebrated laga. In 1535 Jacques Cartier landed on the same papers of the great American Cities. Among the place from his ship, the Hcrmerillo7Z, and from the principal buildings and institutions worthy of notic top of the mountain he drank in the beautiful ing, starting from the Windsor hotel, itself a beau views presented to him, and in honour of his king tiful structure, are, first, ., St. Peters," which at gave the mountain the name, Mount Royal, from present is unfinished. This fine building is a fac which has come the present name of the city, Mont simile of St. Peter's at Rome, and when finished real. The city, when first founded by Maisonneuve, will be about quarter the size of it. It is 300 feet in was called Ville Marie. Up to the year 1759 things length from the grand entrance to the 'nave, and the contiuued to slowly grow and prosper under French breadth of transept 225 feet. The average height of rulers, the only dangers which the early settlers the walls will be 30 feet, those to s~pport the na\-e 42 encountered being the sudden and unceasing attacks feet higher, with a further elevation of 66 feet for the from the savage Iroquois. Like all garrison places in grand dome, making the extreme height from the those early days, the town was surrounded by high floor 138 feet. The only parts of the edifice that fortified walls. The taking of Quebec in 1"759, where will not be modelled after St. Peter's at Rome will be "Wolfe died victorious," placed the Marquis de Vau the roof, our climate not admitting of -a flat roof, and dreuil the governor of the city and Chevalier de Levi, the colonade at the entrance. The Anglican Cathe the cOl:nmandant, in a difficult position, and on the 8th dral, on St. Catherine street, is another beautiful September, 1760, they surrendered to the British; the temple of worship, and is purely gothic in design and " Lillies" were run down and the "Union Jack" run decoration. Coming down Beaver Hall H{ll are to be up on the flagstaff. In I 765 the first great fire seen churches of the congregations of St. Andrew's, occurred, 108 houses being burned in a few hours, Unitarians, Reformed Episcopal, and the Children of leaving homeless 2 I 5 families; the population at the Israel. At the foot of the hill is Victoria Square, a time being about 7,000. After a short occupation fine bronze monumt'nt of Her Gracious Majesty hav during the American revolutionary war by General ing been erected there by the citizens about ten years Montgomery's troops, it returned into the hands of the ago. Round this square are several very fine blocks, British, and has ever since held fealty to the Empire. the chief one of note being the Young Men's Christi3.11 The progress and growth of the city the past 50 years Association. It is built of Montreal limestone with has been wonderful, and few places on this continent Ohio sandstone dressings, and its style is a compound can boast of more solidly constructed public and of the Mediaeval or decorated Gothic. Along St. private buildings. It is also the terminus of the two Jarrtes street, the "Broadway" of the city, are to be great trunk lines of railway in Canada, the Grand seen some of the leading Banking and Insurance Trunk and the Canadian Pacific, besides being con Institutions and Railway offices. The Merchants nected with the United States by means of the Bank is a most imposing pile, and facing it, across the' ------_._------,... ______r ...______IIIiII __ IiIIII ______!IIiiiOLL2JC~· '':i!'':::;'.:3' ::'l";:C"::C;''I:;' ,~"~ .. ~ t- THE ACCIDENT )uSlt1:anc,C (!touxvany of ~Dl:tlx ~tlt~Xi'(t HEAD OFFICE:--260 ST. JAMES STREET) MONTREAL.
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Domi,'l.i.o:), fwd r:-nitcd States. 15m ::::::::::::::m:~~"=--="~:"-====':~:->:'":4::::::::::::::::::::"======- : ______~ MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL. street, is the Mechanics' Institute and South Eastern N elson, with a full length figure of the great Admiral Railway offices; above this is Molson's Bank, built surmounting the column and curiously enough look solidly of Ohio sandstone, with red granite pillars in ing landwards. This square is appropriately named the entrance. Further on is the City and District after Jacques Cartier, and the very spot for the Savings Bank and Barron's Block, further on the column to the hero of Trafalgar. Further up the Bank of British North America, which is of cut stone street are the new buildings of the City Corporation, and of the composite style of architecture. Across looking very imposing in the modern style of architec the street, in progress of construction, is the building ture. To the south of these and the Court House ·is of the Standard Insurance Company. Next to this is the famous "Champ de Mars," the historic military the old St. Lawrence Hall, and above this the new drill ground, upon which in the P ESTABLISHED IN 1862. '."'._·h~~.,·~.,·_.·_.,""·"""·_.'·"·'.'·.'·_."""··.'.,..,. .. ,.,., .... ,., ..... ~.,.~ .. ,.~ ... -,.., ... ,., ..... ,.. ~, .... ,.,....··~"'·, .... ~.~·, .... ".,· .... ··.,·,.·\.,·,.'·U·'.I".I· 1.1· •• • •• ,· •• t " :;~ .• ~V§J~~ ~ ~$'~~ ;~L .~~ ~~V·~~ ~ ~~_~~~~~ ' •• I.~.' •• '.h'.".'.,." ••• ,.~,.,., •• ,' •• ,._J •.,.,., •• ,.•. ,•••.•. ~ .•• "•. '.h' •• '.'.' •.,·h ••• ' .... ,.... '"' •• I.'.' ...... ' ..... h,lU .... '.'04.'.'.' ...... ' .. h.'v' .•. ' •• ,.,._ ...... ,•• JI.~JlI ~ -I 1\I.£C>:N:"TFl.E:;.A..I....., who have received the HIGHEST HONORS ATTAINABLE for the manufacture of CIGARS, namely: Medals and Diplomas in Paris, in 1867, and at the Centennial at Philadelphia in 1876,-IN COMPETITION WITH THE WORLD,-also at several Provincial Exhibitions. They are Sole Proprietors of the well-known brands "CABLE," "EL PADRE," "MODERN ," "VERY FINE," "SENECAL," &c~, &c. ~ The Proprietors are erecting very extensive Works on COTTE STREET, and expect to move from 54 & 56 McGill St., to their new premises, about October, 1884. MONTREAl.L WINTER CARNIVAL. WINTER SPORT? m consequence of the increasing demand and the rapid growth of the City. The Grey Nunnery, on Something we trust to suit the tastes of one and all. Guy Street, is another old instituti~n, originally I n the words of the dramatist- founded in 1753, and placed under the superintend • "There's no want of meat, sirs ; ence of Madame Youville. The hospital and convent Portly and curious viands are prepared, To please all kinds of appetites." are very extensive, and Duilt of Montreal limestone. History tells us that in ancient times the Greeks, not The Convent of Ville Marie crowns the west face of only carefully educated their youth in all the sciences the Mountairi, and is world-famous as an educational and arts, but also saw that their physical development institution. This place was formerly the residence of one of Canada's ablest Governors-General,'the ami was not neglected. In fact, special masters gave in able and gifted Lord Elgin, a most worthy descendant struction in this part of the young Greek's education. of Bruce of Bannockburn. Looking from this point, No wonder then that the race was a manly, haQd to the south,one sees spanning the mighty St.Lawrence some one, ~nd it~ warriors accounted "the bravest of that most costly and magnificent work, the Victoria the brave." The Briton and his kinsmen the world Bridge, a triumph ofengineering skill and a monument over show as keen an appreciation for all manly exer to Robert Stephenson and Alex. M. Ross, the engineers. cises as ever Greek or Roman. And this is easily I ts total length is 9, I 84 lineal feet of 24 spans of 242 explained. The latter looked upon sport as a kind of feet each, and one (the central tube, 60 feet above high religious duty; and of the most serious nature, while with water) of 330 feet. The first stone was laid 20th July, the Anglo-Saxon it is serious, but only in the amount 1854, and the first train passed over it on the 17th of healthy' pleasure and enjoyment to be derived from December) 1859. Its cost was about £1,3°0,000. His it. We find that many of the Greek athletic exercises Royal Highness the Prince of Wales completed the have some similarity to those practised by us to-day, structure in 186o, by driving home the golden spike, 'Piz., running, boxing, wrestling, and games of ball, still to be seen,' and it was formally opened. In the something like foot-ball, and our own national game vicinity of the bridge are the extensive shops and works lacrosse. To give a graceful, easy carriage to the of the Grand Trunk Railway, covering acres of ground, form, dancing was included by the Greeks in their on what is called Point St. Charles. The Company have sports at the Olympic games. What would Plato and alSo lately erected handsome and commodious offices Aristotle have said if, in their day, there had been on this 'property of red brick. Near to these offices growlers against physical education, as is to be found are the well-constructed cattle sheds of Messrs. Acer to-day-though in a minority-among us. All that & Co. The growth of the exportation of cattle, and is written about the fondness for out-door sports, with Montreal as a shipping point, is a marked event. our schoolboys and students, as detracting from their Messrs. Acer & Co., with most commendable enter mental development, is senseless. A lover of sports prise, have expended a great deal of money in their can alw!lYs be reckoned upon in an emergency, either cattle stables, which are a boon, not only to the poor in 'debate or in the field of battle, and so it comes that animals, arriving tired and ,yeary on trains from the all Northern nations' as a rule, being admirers and West, but are also of benefit to shippers, as now the supporters of physical education in connection with animals get a chance to recuperate before starting on mental improvement, have seen their soldiers victorious their sea voyage. Coming back from a drive through and conquerors in fight, while their statesmen have the Mountain Park and the Protestant and Roman been noted for their diplomacy and statesmanship. Catholic Cemeteries, the visitor will not fail to notice The brain is certainly made healthier and active bv a McGill University, on Sherbrooke Street, founded in judicious course of physical training. Here in Can~da 1813 by the late James McGill, a merchant of Mon we not only boast of sports for Summer and Autumn, treal. On this street some of the hand~omest private but when all Nature is clothed in its fleecy mantle of residences of the city are located, and at the west end snow, the youthful Canadian and Canadienne can turn of it is the Grand Seminary for the training- of young for healthful exercise to skating, hockey, snow-shoe priests, and from this point a beautiful view westward ing and tobogganing. For the former we have com can be had of the pretty villages of Laprairie, St. fortable, commodious rinks, or, for those who prefer Lamberts, and the Indian village of Caughnawaga on it, clean places on the St. Lawrence while our noble the south shore. And now, what can we show in the Mount Royal, when buried in two' or three feet of way of snow, nightly rings with the merry VOlees of those ------.----- I~ CO~~ECTIO~ "w-ITH BONDED STABLES. C. M.'ACER & CO., J H KIMBALL, MANAGER. PROPRIETORS. I~LPORTERS OF TI-IOROUGI-IBREDS.. HORSES AND FANCY STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. IJfiiii!lCarnival Trotting R.aces will ta/f,e place on tile above course, See J.J>rogrlunnu: IJage :12. 1818. ESTABLISHED. 1818. De;;:') iCl.vite TOURISTS ani STRANGERS visiting the city. to the inspection of their rich and varied assortment of GOLD anel SILVER JEW-ELLERY, ~:1 every variety of Manufacture, specially TOBOGGANS, SI(ATES, SNO\/V-SHOES AND LACROSSES, JF Tr-:IE;R CWN MAEg AND DESIGN. ELAC-,:c ONYX JEVTELLERY, FINE ~'N ATCHES ,::f S-"viss Gnd vValtha:"'Yl malms in Golli Cases fro1'n $20.00 to $300.CO; in Silver Cas::::s, fr::::-:l $3.00 to $50.CO [L~l w3.Tranteci p81'fect time }:J8;Jefs. Als], a general aSSJrtmeht of F ANey GOJDS, 8'_lit'3.ble Souvenirs of our WINTER CARl'll\! AL. 247 St. J A1[ES srTRE ET', 1'hinl 1)001' fr0111-\Tictol'ia SqnH,re. a PROGRAMME. MONDA Y, 4th FEBRUARY. MORNING AND AFTERNOON.-Tournament on out- door Skating RinlL EVENING.-InaLlguration of Ice Palace on Dominion Square, Illuminated by Electric Light, with pyro- technic displays every evening during tIle week. Special lllumination of the Grounds of the Montreal Tobogganing Olub, Sherbrooke Street West. Hockey Match at Victoria Skating Rink. tramping across it on the racquetts, or bounding not even in Rome or New Orleans, can such an en down its sides on the toboggan. Let the visitor come chanting scene be witnessed as at our" Victoria" on with us to that grand palace for skaters, the a fancy dress night. As to the merits of our "Knights of the Steel," the world has adjudged Canadians' a VICTORIA RINK, first prize, with the usual diploma and medal. A keen on a Masquerade night, and we imagine that a pic rival to skating in the youthful heart is the exhilarat ture, remarkable for brilliancy and picturesqueness, ing and exciting sport of will be presented as cannot fail to call forth hearty praise. Hundreds and hundreds of skaters are on the TOBOGGANING, ice, dressed in every variety of fancy costume, grace having all the characteristics of coasting, so much in fully gliding round to the music of one of the military dulged in by th~ youthful generation of the land of bands. The colours and varied hues of the dresses the" Screeching Eagle." There are now in the city all work in and blend harmoniously together. Round no less than four clubs, with large membership. The the rink hang gaily-coloured flags. Thousands· of chief club is the" Montreal," colours red and h(Treen , jets of gas are burning. A miniature ice-grotto, with with its sliding ground on the small mountain, Cote fountain playing in the centre of the rink, from the St. Antoine. This is the finest site for tobogganing top of which red, green an'd blue calcium lights are on the island, and from the opening of the season to shown, imparts to the ice columns and spouting water the 'close, day and night, the slides are used by mem a dazzling and beautiful effect. Looking from the bers and their friends. To the uninitiated the sport east or west galleries the eye never wearies at the looks dangerous, but take one trip down the hill and merry scene. Every moment there is a change of the away for 400 or 500 yards on the flat, and the novice picture, as the skaters get mixed upon the ice, or form will hurry back, dragging the toboggan up the hill, themselves into sets of quadrille and May-pole just for the fun ?f having another spin down the side dances. Weare egotistical enough to believe that of the mountain, one or two thousand feet, in a few THE I"",~ ...... MERRIEST CARNIVAL Ever held, Winter or Summer, is that of the Families Protected from Hunger and Cold, · Struggles and Squalor,perhaps Beggaryor Crime, By the Policies of ~~THE TRAVELERS~- Life and Accident Insurance Co., OF HARTFORD, CONN. Cheapest First-Class Insurance in the World! LOOK AT OUR DAILY PROGRAMME And see if you can find anything equal to it. We issue every Day LIFE POLIOIES. AOOIDENT POLIOIES. EST and Cheapest Investment for the Family.!fAn ordi NDEMNIFYING the Business or Professional Man for his B nary Life Policy for $1,000 in THE TRAVELE~t age 25, T Profits, the Laborer for his Wages, lost from Accidental ~osts but $15.3.5; at 30, $17·55; at 35, $20·45; at 40, $24·35, Injury, and securing Principal SUql in case of Death. an enormous protection at trifling cost. Evena few dollars a week lost in wages, with the cost of liv ing still going on, and doctors' bills accumulating,-what a ENDOWMENT POLIOIES. weary struggle it costs to make it good! TilE TRAYELERS' sys Best Investment for Personal Benefit, even w£thoitt tlte insur tem of weekly indemnity while disabled from accident enables ance! No other form is so certain for a long period.' bonds one to " start even" with the world after such an experience. and stocks may be called in or may fall to nothing in value; dividends may be passed, reducing the average value heavily. OOMBINED POLIOIES. No other form is so secure from the probable necessity of rein- vestment. Life Policies with Indemnity Contract attached, clteaper titan AU ol,1r policies are non-forfeitable after three payments. most companies furnish Life Polides alolle. Rates as low as will Secure payment of the FACE V A.L UE of policies. ASSETS. over $7.000.000. SURPLUS. about $~.750.000. On. Deposit vvith. Do:r.ninion Govern:r.nent. $~5~.OOO_ It has $144 to every $100 of its Liabilities, so that its abili 'y to meet :ts obligations Exceeds that of any other successful Life Company. J?.A..ID FO:c....ICY-::S:::OLDEES., O~EE $9.,OQO.,OOO., In sums from 43 cents to ~I3,OOO. In Twenty Years of Business, nearly 1,000,000 Men have insured with it, or more than with ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THE WORLD! of whom more than 100,000 have received Cash Benefits on their Policies, 0 amounting to $6,25 0 ,000 in the--Al3cident Department, and $2,75 ,000 in the Life Department. Its Cash Payments for Accident Losses alone now average over $2,500 a Day. . JAMES O. BATTERSON, Pres't,>i':\ ROONEY DENNIS, Sec'y. JOHN E. MORRIS, Asst. Sec'y. Principal Agencies in Canada: MONTREAL, WM. HANSON, 329 Notre Dame St.; TORONTO, C. F. RUSSELL, 28 and 30 Toronto St.; QUEBEC, S. WILSON DRUM, II9 St. Peter St MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL. TUE8DA y, 5th FEBRUARY. , MORNING.-Oolnmencement of Ourling BOllRpiel. Hockey Tournament continued. Oontractors' Drive and Banquet. AFl-'ERNOON.-Snow-Sl1oe Races, ~1:ontreal Lacrosse Grounds. E\i'ENING.-Fifteell,Mile Race, 'lictoria Sl{:ating Rink:. Fancy Dress Oarnival, Orystal Skating Rink. GTaIld Opening and Illul~linatioll of the Tuque Eleue rroboggan Olub Grounds, Sherbrool{:e Street. .. - .~.------~~- seconds. Last year there were no greater enthusiasts and Chinese lanterns, while at the top and bottom of the sport than the charming young ladies from of the hill are large bonfires which illuminate the Boston and New York. They kept up the fun from country round for miles and lend'light and beauty an early hour in the morning till late in the evening to the scene. Next in the way of winter sports and never tired. "It's glorious fun, the sensation is comes delightful, and I cannot get too much of it," said one very pretty Bostonian, as she hung· on the arm of a stalwart Canadiall. Her eyes at the mumcnt \I' ere and steeple-chasing over the Mountain. The annual dancing with i-:-iee, while from her ruby lips rippled races, on the shoes, of the severaJ clubs of the city are forth joyous laughter and witty speLch. The hand as well attended as' the summer meetings and the some, picturesqu~ and serviceable costumes for the racing as ~harply contested. Each club has its parti sport are also much admired, and man)" a "blanket cular night for its \'(cekly tramp, and 110 matter coat" and fancy coloured "tllque" went back after whether the weather be storming in ~orth - \Vest Carni\·al week to the "Hub" and "Gotham." The " blizzard" fashion or the night be still and clear the other clubs are the "Tuque Blelles," having· their slides, tramp takes place to the stated rendezvous, where an Lin the Lacrosse C~rounds, St. Catherine street. the hOllr or so is spent in a convival manner before the ,I :'IIountain Park" this slide being within the park, ~lazing log fire. Y.al'lls are spun out about the doings ;:nd I.'e hear of another club being· formed, \I·ith their III da:,s gone by of the veteran J'IIcquetters, and after groullds on Fletcher's field. a fel\' songs appr()pri~\te to the occasion and a jolly The sport has become \·ery popular and fashionable cOllntry dance, the order to "fall in" is giv'en by the w,thin the past three or four years through the efforts lcad~r. the" I\hlppers in" take their post;;it the rear of of the" Montreal Club" and its President. Mr. Charles th~klll1e and then with a hearty good-nig~t the leader Torrance, \\'e almost forgot to mention that 011 gala stn 'es away with a 10110' s\\in(l'iI10' tl'ot r '1 d b·'· h b lor 10me an nights the sides of the slides are lit up with torches bed. Thc tramps 00 much to foster a strong fello\\'- .. --~------_._-_. -----~-~------...._--- _._._------_.- .- --- .. •~---. MONT'BEllL____' ______~ _ __'!!If/!) .., ~€> ' • ,~OR the past 30 years this Hotel familiarly known as the, "ST. LA.W:RENCE" has been a household word to al, Travellers on 0)11 ~, tpe C,'ontinent of );orlh America, and has been patronized 1,:, all the Royal and ~oble persona'~es who have visited the City of IJiII '1\[ , !" 1 ~ lif( ,n' ,ant rea!. ~4 ,~~ fv , Th,s Hotel" incluJin~ tl~e .e~tire block which is admirably situated,. being l!l the ',ery heart of the '::ity and contiguo,us to the ~ Gcncral rost Otflce, I'Ub,IC })mldmgs and other places of Interest and Busmess, has heen recently acqu,red by MR. HOGAN ,tne former Proprietor, who h s handsomeiy an,] appropriately decorated and renovated the interior, anel completely refitted the whole of the apartments with new furniture, compri,ing roo new rooms, increasing the present number of apartments to 250. A new and Elegant Passenger Elevator 11"5 also been added, and the Hallsand Public Rooms are lighted by the Electric ancl incandes:ent lights, making it the most attractively lighted Hotel in , the Dominion. ' The Hotel is managed by MR. SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, under the immediate supervision of )iIR. HOGAN, than whom no one is better qualified to conduct an hostelry of such magnitude as the St. Lawrence Hall, and than whom no one has gained a ,better reputation as an obliging, generous and considerate host. o All Baggage Cheel.:~ shou.ld be given -to -the :Port<--~rs ill. ../\...t-teudau. .,. TER:M:S :M:ODER l\.. TE. -wi" HENRY R.BIRKS & CO., JEWELLERS, &0. >"\ SPEOIAL DESIGNS IN Or3,D>llltli,&. Ji'e,w,e),JII@r'y ;: ...!~S'll(!)i"w.oJIII\.(')~ ~._•• '•• j.~, ~ ~1!al(elP.!ll\e PiRiS, ~ lir".~,(a-~it,@'ISl') a.~~ (a:e@ \i\T ATCliES, FINE JEWELLER'{, DIAMONDS, &c. INSPEGl'I{/,;.,r I.7(T7TED. CLOSE PRICES. 222 ST. JA~ES STREET. ___. __ ~ ______~ __ ~------~~.~~.. ------~--~ .... ------.~w--u.- a MONTREAL. WINTER CARNIVAL. WEDNE8DA y, 6th FEBRUARY. OIVIO HOLIDAY AND GRAND GALA DAY OF CARNIVAL. MORNING.-Skating and Promenade Ooncert, Victoria Skating Rink. Trotting Races at the Montreal Driving Park. Ourling Bonspeil continued. Hockey l-'ournalnent continu.ec1. -L~FrrE RN 00 N.-G rand Sloi bo'h 1n&?:<..) Pctrade, Inar.:::;halled 011 Dominion Square. I.Jacrosse, the national Gan'le of Oanada, op. Skates. EVENING.-·-(}ranc1 T'orchlight Procession of Sno\v-Shoe Clubs of th.e city'and vicinity, and improrrlptu Oon cert on ret Url'l. ~~ ttack and Defence of the Ice PaLice, vvi tTl s},)8cial dis pla~y of Fi reworks. ship among the snow~shoers. Among the principal CURLING STANES. Clubs are the "Montreal," the oldest and chief, thd The hardy sons of "Auld Scotia," with that strong "Emerald," the "St. George," the "Argyle," and love implanted in their breasts for the "land of the "Le Canadien." Several new clubs were organized heather," have, with many other old customs of Scot during last fall with fair prospects of success. The land, fostered in Canada the grand sport of Curling. past few years has seen the rise into popularity of that There is hardly a village or town in the Dominion fine old-fashioned gam~ called where Scotchmen are resident that cannot boast of its "HOCKEY. " curling rinks, either open or covered, where "Johnnie Thomson" and his bairns "swoop up" the "stanes" We know that nothing an Irishman enjoys better to prevent "hogging," or take a "wick" in or out, as than an afternoon spent in "hurling," and the Scot the "skip" directs. At first the game looks very tame gives the same pastime the name of "shinty," the and devoid of all interest and excitement, bet pre Englishman and Canadian calling it " hockey." The sently as the "skips" go down to place their stanes in game might be called winter lacrosse for that matter bunched rink then the excitement begins, and the as in playing it the principal features are the same, fascination for curling increases. It requires a steady excepting that the ball is struck along the ice instead hand, sharp eye, cool head and sound judgment to be of thrown from the 'crosse. For some years past a good curler. The Scot has all these qualities, hence matches have taken place on the Victoria Rink be curling to him is the most enjoyable of winter sports. tween teams from the "Rink" and Quebec. These Montreal boasts Qf several fine clubs and some of the matches call out a great crush of spectators, and the k:enest curlers i~ the country. A grand "Bo1Zspeil" science shown in play while on skates, is always sure Will be held dunng the Carnival week, when rinks of hearty applause. It is said that when the North from all ,over th.e Dominion will be present, and when Pole is reached, that a Scotchman will surely be the day s fun IS over the "chills" will sit down to found there and with his good "beef and greens," and over smoking hot toddy = ------~======~ Dolmans, {}eflfs~ FlIr n ' Sea I L n Dolmans, n UO(]fs Satin de yo U(]lIl7flefs ~ (}lolJe~ ~ Seci/ian and . . OashmereOirGu/ars . 1/7 greot vorlet FlIr a QI. Seal 8acQues. (]/J s oj (]II . &c., &c. . deScril>-I-. f'17017S. . 367 NOTRE DAME' STREET. , I MONTREAL_ BOB]N & SADLER, I . S94~ S96 & S98 S1\JOSEPH s'rBEET\~ M()N1l'BEAI- -~-- - --~-- ~ =---~-- MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL. , . ~ -,--.-,-- THUR8DA y, 7th FEBRUARY. MORNIN G.-Curlillg J30nspeil continued. Hockey 'Tournament continued. AF1"1ERNOC)N.-l"1rotting Races at the Montreal Driving 'Park continued. SllO\V-SJ108 Steeplechctse over Mount Royal. E\TE~I~ (-i .-(frand Fancv I)njss Carn i.val at Victoria Nk:ating Rinl-c,-Ic8 l\-'lIlplt:, Cirotto Cilld FountaiIls. (}TOUpS of Skatei's will illustrate the clli0f Historical Celebrities of Canada, the leading pursuits, and the principal sports of .the DOlninion. sing loud and often, "Scotland Yet." Another fea to be had in the several theatres and music halls of ture of our winter is the remarkably fine the city. TROTTING RACES ' THE ACADEMY OF MUSIl which for years have taken place on the river. How is the princip al house in the drama and music line and ever. through the enterprise of Messrs. Acer ,& CQ., a situated on Victoria street, uptown. It is handsomely very good half-mile track has been made near their and strongly constructed in every particular, and has an cattle sheds, Point St. Charles, and on this course the the latest improvements in stage arrangements, safety trials of the. Canadian "Dexters," "J. 1. c." ~nd from fire, etc., and was ereeted by the late Sir Hugh "Maud S·." will take place. The location is a capital Allan. The lessee and manager, Mr. Henry Thomas, one for the sport, having gTand stands and everything has succeeded, after much hard work and many ob necessary for the meeting. Very properly the Carni stacles, in m,aking the Academy the leading theatre of val winds up with a grand ball at the Windsor, which the city and Dominion. 111 saying this we do not under the youth and beauty of the city attend to bid good rate the merits of other houses and manaO"ersb , but bye to visiting friend.s and make eng·.lgements for the the leading artistes of the day have all pr,onounced next year's festival. It is to be hoped that this new the Academy one of the most complete and com departure in our winter season will be firmly and fortable theatres in the world, both for the players steadily kept up, and that each year will see greater and audience. Within its walls the beautiful talented improvements in the arrangements. Adelaide Neilson has charmed thousands bv h'er artistic \ acting. Her" Juliet" will never be forO"ot-ten and is a IN - DOOR. A;'IFsE:llE::\TS. b , gretnd monument to her memory. That great genius of \Vhile Montrealers are particularly well-off in the the French stage, Sara Bernhardt, has also played here, way of .out-door amusements for the winter, there is and, as .. she herself hath said it, ., with more pleasure also no lack of intelligent and interesting enjoyment than an) where else on the Continent. Then we have - .~--.--~------...... __ .-... _ ..-.--- ... - - B L AND ICE SIKA· ES@ AMERICAN RINK. BARNEY & BERRY; SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ~ CATALOGUE FREE . . AIRBANKS' :, ~ . : - . --- THE LEADING PIANO HOUSE IN CANADA. -AGENTS FoR- Weber, Decker & Son, Hale, Dunham, Vase & Sons, Williams & Son, and Bdl's OrfYans, '-WHOLESALE AND R~'='AIL_t 228 and 228 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. .•. --.~ ..------... _ •... __ ... --b·· 5.... MONTREAL. WINTER CARNIVAL.. FRIDA Y, 8th FEBRUARY. MORNING.-Hockey Tournament continued. Ourling Bonspiel continued. Skating and Promenade Ooncert at Victoria Rink. AFTERNOON.-Trotting Races continued. Races and Games on the out-door Skating Rink. EVENING.-Grand Ball at the Windsor Hotel. Skating cpmpetition, Ten Mile Race, Orystal Skating Rink. Races and' Games, Victoria Skating Rink. Grand Opening and Illumination of the Grounds of the Park Toboggan Olub, Mount Royal. had sweet winsome Mary Anderson who has been its acoustics capital. Here has been heard the peer frank enough to state that Montrealer:s are the most less Neilson in her' Swedish songs, and our own critical people in the country to play before. Within Albani, Mrs. Osgood, and Miss Thursby, and other the last two years another beautiful woman, and great leading artists have all sang here to delighted specta actress, has been presented to us by Mr. Thomas, viz., tors. On Cote street is the old M'lle Rhea. This lady has won her way to all hearts THEATRE ROYAL, by the force of her genius and charming social EIuali for a long time the only first-class house in the city. ties. To add to the above galaxy of brilliant stars When the troops were here many, many a fine per we are promised the coming spring a visit from Miss formance they gave in this cosy house. The growth Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. In comic opera, . of the city westward has changed somewhat the class everything new has been seen, and a fitting close to it of its patrons, but it still provides some very good was the visit Christmas week of Col. Mapleson's Co, in companies during the season. There is also the pretty grand opera, with the world-famed Patti in " La Tra little music hall called viata," and Madame Gerster in "La Somnambula" and" Lucia." During Carnival, Mr. Thomas, we have NORD HEIMER no do~bt, will be prepared to give first-class entertain On St. James Street and; over the firms music ments appropriate to the occasion. Close to the store. It is a "bijou" of a theatre and generally Academy is the QUEEN'S HALL enga;::;ed the season through by amateur theatrical companies, of which we have quite a few, and also by also the property of the late Sir Hugh Allan, who young ladies' concerts. It is the most fashionable seeing that the citizens were in want of a first-class resort of this kind in the city. There are also the music hall, built the present magnificent one. Its " Weber H,{li "and the" Mechanic's Hall" for similar decorations inside are Eastern in design and in de purposes. The latter place is now taken up with a licate tints. The seating capacity is about I,200; prosperous " 10. cts Show" which is "all the rage." eM_ ------~------~======~= J 0. H N M U R P H Y & CO., IJY.:1:PORTERS OF ALL KINDS OF USEFUL DRY GOODS, And Manufacturers of MANTLES, COSTU M ES, &c. VISITORS to the City will find it to their advantage to call at our establish ment during CARNIVAL WEEK, all kinds oj DRY GOODS being offered at GREAT REDUCTIONS. THE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON IS OUR OOLORED SNOW-SHOEING AND TOBOGGANING OOSTUMES, same as worn by Her Excellency the MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE, and can only be procured at our establishment. SNOW-SHOEING AND TOBOGGANING COSTUMES FROM 59.00. JOHN MURPHY & CO., - 403 &: 405 NOTRE DAME STREET, 105, 107, 109 & 111 ST. PETER STREET. THE WINTER CARNIVAL' DON'T P·ORGET TO VISIT W, J. CLARKE'S BEAUTIFUL FANCY GOODS STORE, BEAVER HALL SQUARE, (Three Minutes' Walk from the Windsor Hotel.) RARE INDIAN CURIOSITIES! G AN ADIAN SILVER JEWELLERY! SOUVENIRS OF CANADIAN WINTER SPORTS! VIEWS OF SNOW-SCENES, TOBOGGANS, SNOW-SHOES! VIENNA AND PARIS NOVELTIES! . THE LARGEST VARIETY OF GOODS, ~~ THE CHEAPEST SPOT IN CANADA . .fIll Goods marked in Plain Fi~ures, at ,One Price only. "W. J. CLARKE, Importer, BEAVER HALL SQUARE. --~~~~~~------~------.~------~======MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL. SA TURDA Y, 9th FEBRUARY. MOR,NING.-TerminatioIl of Hockey rro~rl1amen t and Ourling Bonspeil. AFrrERNOON.-Montreal Snow-Shoe Olub Annual Races on Lacrosse Grounds. ·Meet of the Montreal Tandem Olub on Dominion ~quare EVENING.-Hockey Match, Victoria Rink. • Grand Pyrotechnic Display at Ice Palace. Special Illl1trlination of Toboggan Hills. CONVEYANCES. GENERAL INFORMATION. TARIFF OF CAB FARES. One-Horse Vehicles.-From any place to' any other, (pro The Carnival is held under the auspices of a Committee of Citizens, vided the time occupied does not exceed twenty minutes) for one or the SPORTS being under the immediate direction of Committees two persons, 25 cents; three or four person~, 50 cents. From any from the various Athletic Clubs. ' I;'lace to, any other, (provided the time occupied does not exceed half A detailed programme of each day's programme' will be issued :'mlloilr) i0r orie or t,,"o peTsons, 40 cents; three or four persons, 60 cents.' When' the driv~exceed" tbe time limited as aforesaid, hour during Carnival week, and will ir;clude novel attractions which are fates to 'be;,cbarged.,, now under consideration by the Executive Corn'mittee. Special C;rni , 'By the Hour,-For the 6rst hour, one or two persons, 75 cents; val excursion trains have been arranged for by the railways eritering three or four persons, $ 1. For every subsequent hour: one or two Montreal. Full particulars as to reduced fares, etc., may be obtained persons, 60 cents; three or four persons, 75 cents. at railroad ticket offices in Canada and United States. Two-Horse Vehicles.-From any place to any other, (pro Extensive accommodation for strangers has been secured by Mr. R. vided the time occupied does not exceed half an hour) one or two per sons, 65 cents; three or four persons, 75 cents. \Vhen the drive \V, SALTER, Chairman Lodging Committee, who may be addressed at exceeds the time limited as aforesaid, hour rates to be charged. 178 St. James street. By the Hour .-One or two persons, $ 1 ; three Or four persons, The Toboggan Hills of the Montreal, Tuque Bleue and Park Clubs $1.25· will be at the disposal of visitors during Carnival week, and members Fractions of hours to be charged at pro rata hoilr rates, but no less of these clubs will welcome strangers to their grounds. than one-quarter of an hour shall be charged when the time exceed, Special tickets for Carnival week, admitting holders to all the the hour. " - " privileges of mem hership, will be issued by the Victoria Skating Rink, Fifty per cent. to be added to the tariff rates from 12 midnight ~4L~ ~ , whose rink is the largest ane! most commodious in America. The tariff by ,the hour shaJI apply to all rides extending beyond the Visitors to the city bringing ;fancy dresses will be allowed to partici . city;limits when the enga~en1ent is made within the city. pate in the Grand Carnival to be held on Thursday 7th . Baggage. -For each trunk or box carried in any vehicle, 10 MESSRS. W,l. "OnlA]', 0-' SON, with the co-operation of the various cents; but no charge shall be made for travelling bags, valises, boxes SpOlting Clubs of Montreal, will publish a picture illustrating the or parcels, which passengers can carry by the hand. principal events of the Festival. Carriages are very numerous in Montreal. For excursions, or for a drive round the Mountain, or a visit to the c~ll1etery a special bargain His E~cellency the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Lansdowne. should be made. The best plan is to order a carriage at the office of Lady L111sdowne and suite, will, be the guests of the city during Car~ the hotel, and thus prevent a wrangle, niva1 week. ----,------,---- '------m .. ------1S UMMERHAYES,&+ WALFORD~ ~PHOTOGRAPHERS~ -1No. ,I 1~ BLEURY ~ STREETh- ~MONTREAL~ VISITORS TVILLDO TYELL TO CALL AND -EXAMIJlE . SPECIMENS ALL STYLES OF J~rINTER PICTURES TAI(Ell. ,,=PRIOES ~ODERATE_ NEW YORK: 112 Fifth Avenue. BALTIMORE'_ BALTIMORE, HENRY PRINCE, & ~or. Eutaw & West Sts. 204 206 W _ Baltimore st. SHEET MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, 228 ST. JAMES STREET. . - MANUFACTURERS OF I CAR NIV A L MUSIC. GRAND, UPRIGHT AND SQU'ARE I " THE QUEEN'S CANADIAN QUADRILLE. "-Dedi PI A NO -F0 ~ T E S. cated to Her Majesty. "QUADRILLE. JJ_ View of the Citadel of Quebec, FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC in colors.-Dedicated to the Prince of Wales. THESE INSTRUMENTS HAVE, BY THEIR EXCELLENCE i ATTAINED AN UNPURCHASED PRE-EMINENCE, WHIG} "VALSE. JJ - View of Montmo~enci Fa.Us, in colors. C:STABLISHES THEM THE UNEQUALLED IN -'Dedicated to the Prince of Welt'c:. TONE, -lOUGH, fflr ALL COMPOSED ON CANADIAN AIRS.~ WORKMANSHIP & DURABILITY. ------= -~------FRb~ NE W YORK ana the SO UTH , ,- -TO MONTREAL--- The Short Lirle is -via Saratoga AND THE roltA WAil &; DUroSOI CAJjJAt CO~S RAIL"WAY. EXCU RSION TICKETS at very loY" rates FOR THE CARNIVAL ON SALE EVERYWHERE. Parties of 25 or more can charter SPECIAL DBA WING ROOlvl or SLEEPING CABS for the trip. FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO D. M. KENDRICK, Ceneral Pass. Agent, ALlaANY, N. Y. GRAND WINTER CARNIVAL AT MONTREAL, -H-VIA THE-H- MONTR[AL & BOSTON AIR LINL THE CREAT SHORT ROUTE .... DAY EXPRESS, ,vith J)arlor Oa,r, leaves BOS TON at 8.30 a. In. NIGHT EXPRESS, \y:ith Pulln~aTl's llC,Y and ele gant Sleepillg Onr, leaves BOSTON at 7 p. In. At Creatly Reduced Rates, ~FW<:>r Sa1e E::veryvvhere.~ For further information, apply to v.T. :aA YKOND, General Agent, 240. Washington Street, ElC>STC>N'", ~ass.