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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
MINISTER'S AGAINST SUNDAY OPENING.

The Reformed Pastors Association and the members
OF the Presby :eran Minister'S Association at their
weekly meetings yesterday adopted memorials which
were telegrarhed to President Cleveland. secretary
Carlisle and secretary Oney ut Washington and Presi
dent Palmer, Director General Davis and President
Iginbotham at Chicago protesting against the open
ing OF the Worlds Fair on sunday. The telegram
sent by the Ministers Association. which Includes
Prcsbyterans, Reformed clergymcn and Congregation
alists I'm IL, membership WAS this
7" The members OF the PRESBYTERIAN Ministers, Asso
citation OF New-lork City unwilling To be- placed
I'm position where they must either violate their con-
sciences or forrgo the Columbian Fair. They respect
fully request You enter their protest against the
proposed opening Sunday, and entreat opposite nc
ton"
The telegram sent by the Reformed pastors
was cOuchcd In similar language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

Tho ness Of Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins the founder Of ne
New.Y,rk school OF Applied Desgn. has brought many
notes Of sympathy to from her many friends. Early
In April Mrs. Hopkins went TO Chicago charge
exhibit which the school has the worlfs Fair.
While there she became III. She FASTENED her homo
In NewYork, where she has since been suffering from
nervous prostitution few days ago IL said thas
she was threatened with Of the BRAIN Dr. cl
Ierth IL in attendance. Yesterday she sill
,ery A. She lives No. IS East Thrtiet-st. several
years ago separated by action II court from hss
husband
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
TUE MEETING or THE GARDEN DIRECTORS

be monthly me ting Of tn, Board OF Directors OF the
,,o,sor s..are Garden Company TO b. held today Is
wed with special Interest not only p' INC s'ockhod RS
49,, , ne the null Ne which imcrcstd In the future OF
49, ,,,,o RMS Is the first directors meeting held
,no ,,c recent stockholders meeting at which the
,nn,mcu Of committee sell tn, property was decided
n IL doubtful property can D. oii at or near tho
figure named at the mc'Ihe' "''ooo"' "' ""'e'' '''
nes, wear aw :, &c elected to-day
w +. wharton, uee-iresidnt aud manager. who has
s A.. uys mead of tn enterprise for M last ysr.
ma .nt in his resignation II viii remove one OF the
chief csuses ss ssaplsin Of INC m'no'i" "oexnosoen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
SIZE GETS TIE PRAISE But NOT TIE PRIZE

Ncw-IIavcn. Conn.,, May 15.-Miss Elizabeth Shell
don. daughter of ex-Judgc sheldon of this city, has
lust received notice from the Board OF Managers Of
the Kentucky Women, Department at the Chicago
Worlds Fair that her design for the decoration Of
Kentucky Room in the Woman's Building was the
most acceptable one submitted but that. owing TO
an arrangement unknown to the board at the timc
the competition opened, the managers ar" Obliged
TO award TO Il Kentucky designer the prize offered
for the work Miss sheldon Is the decorator Of the
Connecticut Room Of the Nomans building, which
has received much attention because OF its artistic
quality. she Is graduate OF the Boston Museum Of
Arts school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
COLONEL THEODORE WELD PARMELE.

Colonel Theodore Weld parmelc veteran Of the Civil
,vr i,d nj his home No. 3lJ West Fiftysixhst, sun
d,, manning lie born in this cty in June, 1888.
A, the breaking OF the war he member OF the
-,h regiment New.Yolk Volunteers. Before tiis Iegi
mani v,s ordered Washington. he resigned from to
,.se command the l1ith Regiment New-fork Voiun-
,oers with which he went to the front IN 1851. At the
io NJ Port Hudson while serving under Banks. his
nor. was shot. falling him and severely injung his
rne from which he never fully recovered. his injury
cam n,lcd him to reign his commission. lie returned
rouc where h. lay in bed for twenty-five months lie
AGAIN went the front Major Of the 31th R.limen
x.yyork Volunteers, Colonel Charles Roome, command
IN, and remained with this regiment until the clio OF
the
After the he became commander OF the list Reg
mont holding the place for year. lie resigned his
comml s,on in SGS, and Europe for his health
After returning America, he again mad colonel OF
the regrlett remaining In command for year. when he
again resigned
Mr. Parmclc. in 1857. married daughter OF Generas
Charlie, II. Roomc. Two children. Il and daughter
wer, the result OF this union In 1870 hc married Mary
,anew his lirt wife having died soon after the birth
Of the second child His two children by his first wife
anu their stepmpther survive him The funeral VIII b. held
NJ his home The services will be conducted by the Rev.
will be assisted by the Rev. Dr.. Hastings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
GAZE OF ARTICLES or DECORATIVE ART.

special sale OF work from the Society Of Decorative
Art was begun at Sherry's yesterday and will continue
ali the week The display OF artistic needcwork and lace
A. ,cma,kable A number Of the pieces exhibited for
s.,e are DUPLICATES II the work already sent by the
socicty TO the Columbian Exhibition.
Among the officers and patrons OF the society present
.s,oasy were Mrs. Thomas s. Young Mrs. T. X.
stursIs Miss Newboid. Mrs A. H. stone, Mrs George
~ uo-o,, Mr.. Richard Irwin. Mrs. I. u. Jones'
a.. II Cboapc Mrs. j. W. Pnchot, Mrs A. S.
LIT, Miss Edsar and Mrs. w i. Bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
4 vaSoy KILLED by Az ELECTRIC WIRE.

WORKINGS employed the top floor Of the building ef
Marshall Ball. In BrOaf.s newark. about Ave o'clock
yesterday afternoon a appear on roof In tho
rear and begin making repairs 70 the masonry buo'
denly man fell as he In the act Of lifting wire
which had been suspended the roof lie did not
move after falling. A policeman Was sent Tor. Inc
found be dead. His face was purple Ia color
and his hands buraed ty eantact with Hive electric
wIie He proved be George Springer. mason forty
years old living with his wife and child At NO. u
OrIcansst Newark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

Chicago, May II >pccialj.-John W. Machay ar
rived at the Grand Northern to-day, and Will spend
n fortnight in viewing the Exposition. lie is ac-
companicd by Mrs. Mackay and his sons John W.,
jr. and Clarence. Mr.. Mackay has fully recovered
from the wound inflicted by Rippey, and refers to
the attempt assassination as II II were OF little
Importance. 1t l. said that Mrs. Mackay has rented
q house H. the fashionable south side neighbor
hOod. and that IL is her Intention to entertain gen-
erOusly during the Fair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

Des, ribic parties only wisnms handsomey utnisheo
rooms with superior t,ari have frtcIass accommo'
dations Ia strictly private family residing In choice
locality disposal guests dniy
charge for conveyance either 70 Or from the fsr
excellent opportunity for those who prefer
quet comfort to the confusion of crowded hotel of
boarding house Terms $500 per week Tor one mnem.
mens can be made for reser,ng rooms b. af1essne We
n. s.. Room III, rs Deartorn-st. Chi ago. ILL.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

ro,in president OF the woman's Branch
Of the Auxiliary Congress. followed Mrs. Palmer In
the speaking. and gave expression 10 some excellent
and sensible views. Addresses were also made by
Mrs. May Wright sewall and Lady Aberdeen. This
evening the foreign representatives introduced
TO thy American delegates. and a reception to all
members Of the Congress given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
OBITUARY.
THE REV DR. BARTHOLOMEW KRusI

The Rev. DR.. bartholomew Krus pastor OF the
German Presbyterian Church at Madison and Mont
gomery sls., died early yesterday ut his home, No.
276 Mldson-st.. after long ilIsess. The cause
OF death was heart disease, combined with kidney
trouble. The funeral will be at the church on
Thursday ut p. m The body Will be placed IN front
Of the altar at 10 m, so that the friends mas take
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
RENIAMIN AYCRIGG.

BENJAMIN Aycrirg u well-known lawyer ana member
~ the Paterson Board OF Trade. died Sunday NIGHT
r,m typhoid fever At the homo Of his father Charles
Aycrigg In Pssssie. Hs IVES Z native q Psssaio ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
TIE PEOPLE WILL APPROVE.


TIE PEOPLE WILL APPROVE.
From The Springfield Union.
The Worlds Fair buildings architcciuraIly beau
tiful and IL Is sinful 10 enjoy beautiful archi
lecture on sunday With the admission lee reduced
TO - cents sunday. The Worlds Fair grounds VIII
people. who will be benefited by this concession II
care b. used To that liberty does not become
license. the action OF the directors VIII Dc IuHy ap
proved by the people.
AN UNBrsINE>SLIKE COMPROMISE.
From The Philadelphia Record
The local Directors of the Worlds Fair have nibbed
at the sunday opening question In tentative fashion,
though willing and even anxious 10 afford occasion
Ior wr,urne and resulting heart burning. Their
Dgllry ulibbling compromise measure OF opening the
gates and side shows. but closing the main buildings
Is as destitute of business sense as OF dignity
IT WILL PLEASE MANY wORKINGMEN
From The indianapolis sentinel
The Worlds Fair Is TO b. opened on sunday, rs IL
should be-. The announcement VIII bring JOY TO the
hearts of hundreds Of thousands Of American working
men who have been unable their way clear 10
securing the benefits OF the Fair when they could only
do so By losing their regular pay during their al.
tendance II will also b. hailed with delight by all
these broad gauge noras,s who saw In closed Fair
the inevitable sunday rDut ana riot In the purels OF
the great city by the lake
NOT A CHICAGO QUESTION ALONE.
From The Cleveland Leader.
II vouu b. creiitible to the fairness and common
sense OF the men who are leading The HIGHT IN zee
they should at least admit that the question has two
sides and that Chicago Is not the only place TO De
considered.
WILL POPULARIZE THE FAIR.
From The Kansas CITY Star.
Under this arrangement the Worlds Fair be
made 10 sib,crve a purpose which IL certainly wond
moi II absolute sunday closing were enorced-the II"
s,ructiop and amusement Of the masses Of the work
Ing Ieople. The final result will b. the poplariza-
ton OF the Fair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

The Interstate Casualty. Co, O. wiilam-st; - ~
annie capital qua antceng its policy holders oil she
benefit, promised them Ia Of accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

mr. Ha.bre,ck has moved his or,cc for the painless
exfr,ction OF teeth with from 3Nfhst ahd boaa"V
10 20 Gthavc OF 42d-st-, N T. I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
Reliaious Nonres.

MRS MARGARET BoTToME vii spe,k on women
Tc.day's nsondav meeting. Do fiith<ve. Rev. 4. H.
YATMAN. Leader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

neechnu,'s Pills enjoy the largest sale OF any FRO.
pictary medicine in word Made only In 81 Helena
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
YRS. DUXGAp HoPxIyys ILLyEss.

before his removal to Paterson. was member q -
Board Of Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

eKensico Cemetery, Harlem Railroad. le minutes
from tho Grand Central Depot New Depot AZ entraneos
Once 10 East t2d.st-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

REV. HENRY srELLNEYER will sneak on The
q. Z. yATIAN. Lesass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

John IL Wooderson, Mrs. Robson Miss Amy Busby
MISS o'ive May and Miss Grace Huyck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
THE WORLD'S FAIR SUNDAY QUESTION.
A VIOLATION OF CONTRACT.

From The Boston J0urlal
The directors of the Fair have accepted large
appropriation from Congress, on the express sipa-
ton tuat the Fair should not he opened on sunday
They have spent the money, and now they deliberately
propose TO repudiae the terms upon which they pro
cured IL from the Government. II they persist in
their purpose there ought 10 he, and doubtless will be,
some way of holding them crimnally responsible for
their violated contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
6perlal Notices.


Bangs 4 Co..
$50 AND 741 BROADWAY,
WILL SELL AT AUCTION
wednesday aud Thursday Afternoons at P. NJ.
THE LIBRARY OF The LATE
THOMAS w. STRONG.
(sol6 by order ~ the ESecutors)
collection OF general English literature many books
including comic papers no LONGER issued ais, ebenoa
te,atns ms "ins ss durSs ,S pSoslnsa ~
Cravings many Old political and social careatures an1
'N''''''' And Frday Afternoon at 80 +. NJ.
private collection OF Rebellion Literature Confete-
rate Publications. &c
The Arctic.
Painting BY +. w Stokes, view at wunderlich's,
SOS Broadway. VIII remain on exhibition until May 20
Postsmcs Notice.
Foreign mails Will close promptly In all cases. 81 this
MoNDAYmAs ~ m for Norway Norway direct. pr;;:;:
:r I1' va Bsh. 1sp s's' ana s'1 sss:s
I ;,as ISsTS SS,ei and Guss:
mali 4stRsnxr: SS $500 Lain VI.
Sep E Viz Antwerp s tss ss ma BE- s'sf Re;
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M tsSpSs@entsT 9 M for veae'%s. saS ccis..s:
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and M Sisa io S's md f em sa.
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LicbIx Company Extract OF Beef.

Annual sale Owe eight million Jars.
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Tostsfncs Notice.

Painting BY f. w. Stokes view at Wunderlich's,
sos Broadway wifi remain exhibition until May 20
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MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY.

once, $50 shave, corner 23d.st.. NJ.
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nor are they besegng private houses with appcn'iohs
for board and lodgings. They have not rs yet,
been compelled TO take refuge In the parks, heithef
have they been compelled 10 walk and from Jack
son lark. The biggest crowds have. OF COURSE no,
come yet but when they do arrive they will find that
Chicago Is quite able 10 take OF all OF them.
The nguras which characterize everything asso lated
with the Exposition have moi denied the right of
thl, appcla,ion 10 the Women's Congress held mere
today. 1t Is indeed Worlds Congress, ana III u
Is represented the potency OF women In ai'aifs III
TIE latter days Of the nineteenth century. lt'
objects well stated by Susan Il. Anthony III
these words: 1t will advance woInan's cause
a hundred years. because IL will lmpart learli-
ins IN every department OF life In when NAN n's
always Icisncd but to which woman /, ana a'"aSs
words aas Oi thu ss1sason c sl" % seeing
miraby Differed organization ours claiming , une
This Congress will be the completion OF another great
step In the direction of that perfect condition Tor
freedom exists among women that they VIII, me n ",.,
be allowed 10 follow The pursuits for wcm ' n9 d,e
attributes shall BE- recognized first. All want TO show
wOmanhOOd first, We want to show how wuehoou h'iu
not not every woman is designed and ordained for
housekeeping; we want 10 show that woman sho ,s
be %o Sr Which a Gr and nd
save many man from being sacrificed 10 sour o'e"o
There is philnn,hropy as well philosophy IN
this reference by Miss Anthony 10 sour n,,"a ar, n
Hike u.s. ana her hint mat one oil ti' oy ~
Congress j. that thosc wom,n who's" .i''' III
and creative talents IN this particular me shi' o.
withdrawn fiom the srrvioc aud that The Worh snaii
Dc rci,gat,d unto men has III" breath OF ""'P'''''
within II. .,, M al
The Congress Is delightful gathering ,s -, "u
,nirable women. who have done and nfr ,.,,
doing much for the advancement Of the conu','n o'
their SEX. During Its progress the snDreS and pol,
tics rs we'll many kindred topics. VIII w ais-
cussd Charles G pony made the 1 9s,, y 40 20
dress, the convention arena being the I'VE" vi "
jumlis ~ the new Memorial Art 1nsti,n.s. ~. Is
fell that Mr.. lsonney IN his address maze nmseh uc'
acme 10 the women. Mrs, Charles hcn'
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,,,, =, ~ ~, ,,rpo.>- rr1,p rro yoIr,,,
TT MAJ ~ y fEl'SoN PEAI' ~ w.
with a GOODNESS that abaShed thr others; De
gan to monopoilze iHln. she appeared 10
appropriate Deane to herself
as her right as social queen
s.nce he was by long odds the best thlng
IT, be found among the men. lie enjoyed
her society, but was clearly unconscious of
The maYkd preference She showed for him,
and accepted it as he did the attentions of
all the other women.
ut was @oSs,pcd about the post in a
quiet way. of course that the two were on
gagged. I knew Mrriwcthor better than
anyone else. as we occrpjcd the same omar
tc.s. and | d5J not believe This poSsin al
Though they yvrre together very often
Il SUPPOSE watched the nair more close
" fhan anyone else Nv friendly iutnrnct
in MprtVetbor caused mt. to dn il ana my
observations LETT no doubt ON nv mind as
to Tho uarUr, of Miss F9l.linutni's ronI;n~s
towards HIM. Proud and cold in hnr hn.T-
inc toward others. She was nil snIiIr. .md
prctty snccches whom Dcana was ,r,,,',1
If he w:tltzcd TOO nftnn win rI.,,+I,,,,. ,,
man. she could not conceal nor rb.,o,.in
'Dc9nn never sooi,n f. ,n, ,I,'n,t ~; sc
fairs u,jfb her hnf nue I,,- t,,',ioI ,,,
Inc subinrt in S., dciirata 'T.,t, ~ q, uIol
M = hi and naIn Some F.%,t ra,,, ',I!'-i
t.,1d hun fh1t j. was nrntt,. Man, 4h,,1
,,-,s in love viii, him t r.a,,' 1n't sue
mark viii imIatnnno and 'G d my re-. re-
matter with Tho r"ni .>n,,, "o tTS',i 'Ile
,,,, ara t',l, ,ii T0nSense cameron
women t al i 10y .'ol snow
a. n.' - d o'ici -'cTt 10 say 'hal
d iu'rIII3 ul!' i'A" me coi"uel daugh-
Ter Would IAN IN ioEe with me.
ein"pN uidh KNOW women as he
h'r" mem; ON my OPINION; winch had
p'Nn lo.lncu upon evidence that was too
spnr!Ha.'" to De doubted. was not altered
by ms words.
nave Sald mat he was not illrt;
repeat IL mere; But at one time | believed
Otherwise Our room was bnShtened by
the photographs OF !nnumerabie women,
each one OF W4oM might nave thought at
one tlnie that she would some day be Mrs.
NenW"ther' III th-S charming convention
Oh beauty however was me picture OF one
Woman-SWeet d2inUrc and prctty-who by
10 possible chance could have shared, in
This general hope. it was Il photograph of
Aie"n Murphy. 4 serGcant'S daughter L
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phinS and seals than at the present day.
The on the sheep and the horse which
accompanied the Morse colonists to their
new home form the staple wealth of their
descendants. for the number of those who
live by breeding cattle is three to one.
compared with those who chiefly depend
on the for their subsistence Milk aud
whey are almost the only beverages of the
IcclanderS. Without butter they will eat
no fish. and curdled milk, which they eat
fresh in summer ana preserve in sour
state during the winter. is their faYOrte
repasg Thus they set the highest value
on their cattle, and tend them with the
greatest care. In the preservation of ti.2s'
sheep they are much hampered by the bad
ness Of the climate, by the ScantIness of
winter food. and by the attacks of the ca
gles the ravens and the foxes, more par
ticularly at the lambing season, when vast
numbers of the young animals are carried
off by all of them. The wool is not Shearcd
off. but torn from the animals back. and
woven by the pcaSantry. during the long
winter evenings. into Il kind of coarse cloth,
or knit into gloves and stockings, which
form one of the chief articles of export
"While at breakfast, says Mr.. Shep-
herd. I'VE witnessed the Icelandic method
of sheep-shearing. Three or four powerful
young women seized and easily threw on
their backs the struggling victims. The
legs were then tied, ana the wool pulled
off by main force. Ii seemed, from the
cOntOfIlOuS OIL Sollic VI tLt MlttChN" "hl-
mails. to be a cruel method, but we were
told that there is Il period in the year when
tho young wool, beginning 10 grow, pushes
the old out before it. that the old coat
is easily pulled out The number OF heads
OF cattle in the island is about 40,O0O, that
of the sheep 100000.
The horses. which number from 10000
to 10000. though small, are very robust
and hardy. There being 10 wheel CARR
ages on the island they are merely used
for riding and as beasts of burden. Their
services are Indispensable, as without them
the Icelanders would not have the means
of travelling and carrying their produce to
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CYCLONE-STRUCK.
n WHIRL WIND THATREACHED FROM
NASSAU TO ICELAND.
Something About Strange People Who
Have Watched the current of Events
for Thousand Years.

Today the people of Iceland are asking
themselves 'wherc they are at
Not that they have ever heard of Tom
Watson, or that they have any knowledge
of the slang literature of the great Amer
lean republic but because they have been
experiencing an extra SILVER. born of the
cyclone which struck them on Friday night,
and which has dealt devastation through
the lava assures of the little island
The gyration of the elements which be-
gan in the cluster of West India islands,
which tore up the southern part of Florida,
ragged along the south Atlantic coast, leav-
ing its thousands of dead, left the coast
about the mouth of the Chesapeake river
and tore inland across Pennsylvania and
New York. On Tuesday night it went
tearing through the dreary moors of
Maine, shaking up the maritime provinces
Of Canada, on Wednesday night, and
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wrecking the shipping along the grand
banks off Newfoundland on Thursday
morning. Thence it Travelled until 1t al
most caught up with the arctic expedition
of lieutenant Peary, which had over two
months the start of it, Detecting just III
time to save him 1t took on Il Sedtal!pS
habit. and, striking across. struck the
shores of Iceland some time on Friday No
wonder that the sturdy peasant, fat and
Squatty. should have paused while attend
ing to his chunky little horses, and looking
toward the southwest, wondered al the
str9e~" visitor which he saw Approaching
il y is few minutes atterWard thl' ne
arose 10 ind his stables blown away and
his little animals out of sight; then arising
and rubbing his eyes, the expression OF
Congressman Cobb came quite naturally
TO him, and he asked:
"Where am | att!
Though for over a thousand years lee
deposits of lava thrown up by the angry
earth. the face of the country is as unlh-
viting as the climate which enforces the
thrift by which her people are dlsCu-
land has figured in the history of the
world. sometimes quite prominently, its
far northern latitude has placed 1t out OF
the line of ocean travel a land of Yolca-
noes whose mountains are bys immense
guiShcd. Some of the earliest instances OF
struggles, and successful ones. too, for the
PRINCIPLES Of local self-government. are re-
corded in the almost unpr0nounceabe Ian
guagc of this people. In fact, the earliest
germ of a parliament rs now understood,
existed III Iceland, and from her people
those of more southern latitndcs have
learned lessons which they are reluctant to
acknowledge.
When the first settlers went to Iceland
they found hut two Indigenous land-quadru-
pcds-a species of field yole and the arctic
fox. but the seas and shores were no doubt
tenanted by a larger number OF whales, dol-