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YORK — EBORACUM. 



" York, York, for my monie, 

 Of all the Cities that ever I see, 

 For merry pastime and companie, 

 Except the City of London. " 



York, probably the most ancient city in Britain, and 

 according to historians, a flourishing place two thousand 

 years ago, is the capital of the largest county in England, 

 Yorkshire, and the most celebrated town of the North 

 of England. A city of 60,000 souls, it stands on both 

 sides of the little river Ouse, which winds its way to 

 the Humber. 



Like great London, York boasts of a magnificent Lord 

 Mayor ; like Canterbury, it feels happy in owning an 

 archbishop ; like Quebec, it is proud, very proud of its 

 historical souvenirs and monuments, its walls, bastions 

 and gates, except that in York, he who would dare hint 

 at the removal of its gates and city walls, might con- 

 sider himself lucky, if he should escape " hanging. " 



York lies about midway between London and Edin- 

 burgh, being 198 miles from London, and 201 miles 

 from Edinburgh, Its new Eailway Station, built on a 

 curve, in the Italian style of architecture, is the hand- 

 somest Station in England and the largest, being 800 

 feet in length ; that is 102 feet longer than the great 

 Midland Station, next to the Charing Cross Station, in 

 London. It has a lofty vaulted dome, elegantly designed 

 and decorated with blue glass. 148 Eailway trains 

 rush daily through this superb structure, of which the 

 city is justly proud. Like many other ancient towns, 

 York's annals blend the legendary with the historical 

 element. 



Geoffrey of Monmouth, attributes its foundation to 

 Ebraucus, a King in Britain, about the time that David 

 reigned in Judsea, Ebraucus, called it after his own 

 name, Caeur-Ebrauc, the city of Ebraucus. A thou- 

 sand years later, it was known to the Eomans as Ebo- 



