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Show t A VISIT TO THE SEA- !'" " SIDE. 7 A RIDE ALONG THE 1 ' WINDING ROAD, , i r DISCRHTION OF TIIIj RliSORT: Return to Doncasler. To, Ilia nvcrnc riwcllur In tliis Islo n '- trip to (liu Hcunidc Id otic uftlio greatest pleasures ot the Btumnrr, nml Is nlwujF ff ' looked forward to, or buck upon ah bright , spot 111 tlie dreary dcucrt of uvcry day . toll. To ijriitlfy llibHiealrellio railway. Mj run trios to tlm numerous resortn nlynr- 'ous ti'turvuU during tlio koxson, Kiid tlio . - pcrtoii Ih poor Indeed who cannot take onoottliuso trijn. Thousands ot children child-ren vjow themselves on tlio tAnela of tin; groat sen as tliry wntch the lido rise-Hii'd rise-Hii'd (nil. " .Vie, liko tlio rest, wanted to lake an , , out nt a leeort. It wn. a ckar cool day in curly September that we ttnrted for thu seaside, to brcutho again tlio sen air and uatuli tlio great cxpanso of water ty that bud onco irvntcd within u quell -"'' terrlbtu feelings of nnyttlsh. Tiero vrcru six of us In company, thrco ladles und tbreo elders from Utah, and a jollier 7 , crowd never net otitfor nduy'a i.lcaeuro. , ' 'iVo band down our tbreo bobs each, yet the necessary pasteboard, tuke possen- P3j IJ tlon of u coinpartmunt on a Q, N. train m '. and ami)' wo go, Koru wonder the sky is elo ir, and thu buii alibiing, though thu air fuuM, but wo arc shut out from it ii n I tun e-ujoy tlio tnesliig scenery as the irln HpliiB along throngh some lovely .- 1 jlI comtry whero the ever present gieen isdotted here and tbero with fields . a jf Imrvcbted grain which hai not ytt v fe . liecn liankil in. Then comeg the lower moors wl.eio tbo hcuthur Is in bloom Jj. M nud tho hunter wondering about in " 'r feearob of game. Wu laugh and talk , . rind enjoy tho lleids and orchard as we ' ijjiccd nctOBS the level country . 'Oi.r I , train iu-kc- n short etciji t tbo grand j '?' ' ! covered .lultou at York where wo (p - ' j;et a gllnippe of tbo i allied ral and n j Jilllo of thu town but proceed furiber Hl -und ere lonn thu sky Is oercat, tbo uTlr wind begins to blow and the lino day j .changes toa disinul or.e, lsible alloctlng , -our Bpiiils. Wu leao thu lcel audi I wind in and out iimoiig tho hills amid j scenery reminding mo of weBlern Now York, for llel.ls bac given placo to ox- tensive wo.) which crown ecry bill. t Our rldu draws to an end and woaro nt carhro, tlio finest retort in this district. As bo in as wo pats outside thoBtntion mo II ml an overcoat would liavo been useful. The sen is kome distance away 4t ml 'wo boon make our way towards tho 4 ' bvnuli ltcforu us is the aeml circular ( tiy Joining llie water of the North Sea ' "uhkli Blretclus away In iho distance, uoral bathing ans wero out In tbo j ' 'aterand wlillo wo stand shivering on Ihlliorowofcco anilinbcr In balblng. Thu elioru is not couiid with bath Jioums bill balhin.5 an "n wheels vIiIiImu'o iiulle-lout In tbo water when j jii U80. . A fci-u wall Is built around tbo 4 " ' , hoi'e, below it being Vbo eands w hero ' ho children play when tlm tide Is (ml, ft .ibovo Mt is tbo promenade filled willi .clplo rl.ling and walking. Tins in .Mlkdlipk-asurorecortbitHinecin have .40 ehco or nleii.uro here, for iery a uovu'ou in ikon person Is at jour heels j '. jegulua'yoii If buy soniellillig, take a I ide.goon thu water, etc bo Unit "no" I i tho most useful woiil in the vocabul ary, Wo leao Hie south side, paw irniind tho cnsllo bill to tho north side Here the wind is stronger than ever, chilling tbo observer, piling tho watci upon tbo beach, and far out it can be jccii la)lni with tbo white caps nnd tossing tho waters about. After n jliower we nssend a proir.hicnco between tho north and south sido crowned wltb an old town rtnd known as thu castlt hill On topof tliis Iho wind Is blow In. almost a hurricane but horcmulu Jour enough to boo thu old castle, and row pt canno'l Btnndlug guard over tbo" bay. Wo also g-)tn gool view of thu town fi oin bore. Wo mako a quick d.cut, and soon leave tho north Bido to seek more cougontal ipiartera nt the more popular south side. The harbor, fishing smacks, light house nud most of tin town Is on this side Wo pass along the sands lo a Urge building called Tto Spa, pay six pence each and enter. Tblals a due building, and la onu it tlio most atrracttvu places on tbo beach. Inside Is a largo hall, beautifully decorated and seated where a fluo oichcstra discourses music every afternoon while tbo people sit and listen, read tholr books or papers, or talk quietly to their companions. On tho upper lloor Is a largo refreshment room whero meals aruBervcd, Jlera you can en Joy your meals and watch tbo rolling billows wltltout being ren sick. On tho hillside hill-side buck of tho building Is a lino garden overlooking tho sea, commanding a view of thoseaandsomu of thu fino buildings, principal among which can bo Been thu largo and magnificent Grand Hotel j standing near theshoro ho that weary I travelers can bo lulled to sleep by the sighing of the waves. Tbo attcrnoon concert over, we leave the Spa through tho gardens across a long brldgo Into the town. Hero wu visited the principal etriets and tw some of the finest decorated shop windows win-dows I have seen. The Jewelry and notion shops being tbo finest, We also saw Bomo nice buildings and hotels which arc nuineTlous here. After dark we tako a walk on thu beach and sco i tho pretty lasses out on parade ; then at 8 o'clock wu go. to vhe. 'Station and start nga'in' for Doucastcr. Dai knees now coveru the face of nature, we fccu nothing outside, and amuse ourselves us best we can until wo -Haili boniu. nbcrowoanc glad lo get mound a liro. W. Uuneji-tci.fn'pi. 10, 1R9I. Architect's Ofilro lias chari.0 of all the work tioii every public building In course of construction tliroi gbout the United States, nnd Itisa grrvo thing t-Intlmato t-Intlmato that contractors for this work have power enough to forco the head of that olllco out of public life. The reason given out at tbo Treasury ofthcSceio-tary's ofthcSceio-tary's asking for Mr. O'ltourko's restg-t nation In tba long continued friction between be-tween blm and his chief clerk, nnd Hit chief o( the law and contract division of bis olllc, which kept tbo business of the office dislurlied nil the tiin" Tho two officials who couldn't go with Mr. O.Uoitrkoaru Kentuckbins nud personal friends of Secretary Carllslo Neither the Hupucltntu nor tbo Democratic Demo-cratic Congressional committees have taken any decided laslteon 011 the silvi r question ; they both ttll candidates for Coiigroes that It is a matter for them In setllo Individually to suit themselves. Consequently tbero nro Democrats candidates making their cam.nns as friends o( frco coinage nnd as opponents, and it Is Just thusnmo with tbo Kepubll-cans. Kepubll-cans. In U1I1 connection tbo v lows ol Senator lto.ichi of North Dckota, aro Intcrstlng. Ho bsjb; "That nil Im-ortant Im-ortant question In m stato is finance. Tho tariirniul nil things else aro of little Importance compared with silver. The populists, who have a strong organ ballon In tbo State, nro out for free coinage, w hllu neither of tho old parties aro thoroughly committed on l.ho question. Tlio ltcpnbllcauS will try, lo aatlBfy thu silver people wltb boiuc sort of expression friendly lo Bilvcr, and tho Democrats cannot nllord to tako any balfwiy position. Tlio silver question is liound to bo tho vital iwuo. Tlio western people nro for silver, without regard lo the attitude of either party, and the situation is ktich ns to render a readjustment of party.llnes probable. In my stnto n full statu ticket is lo bo elected, and tho Sitiatu branch of the legislature holds over for four years, nnd will paitfiipjlo In the election of Senator Hausbrough'B successor. The tbieo parties are lliereforo making a hard fight foi the legislature, and the populists die strong enougli not to bo without hope of not getting tbo next Senator." The first step towards getting tho sugar bounty before tho courts was taken hero this week when liulslana firm on gai;ed in growing sugircnncaiid making sugar applied to tbo court for a mandamus to compel Sccr Hry Carlisle, (obavothilr plant luspectcd so as to enable tneni taotflect thu bounty on the Hinr prod- -..V frmn J.ils.ycr,H;)cr:fru. cano Tho petition was presented k Judge McComas, who directed Secretary Carlisle to show causo on October 4, next why tho mandamus should not Issuo ns projed. ThearguinenMa looked forward lowltb much Interest, although it is thought that a inut'l) stionjer case can bo inailu for the beet sugar makers, who have been refused Iho bounty on sugar that was made bf foro tbo county was repealed. |