The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

by the shepherd to the next family.
which may be living twenty miles
away. In the course OF time he gets
back to his old pupils. examines them
in what they have gone over with
their parents and sisters. and then
takes them as much further on their
road TO learning as his two weeks
stay will permit. The bishop and par
son of Port Stanley, who are also paid
by the government. make a tour of the
island once or twice a year to exam
Inc the children OF each family. not
only on their catechism, but on their
secular studies. During a recent tour
Of the island the governor, Sir Grey
Wilson, did the same. He tells ME he
was much surprised at the advance
ment shown by these little Scotch
children away down here on the lonely
moors OF the Falklands. These chill
dren are. however. from the best stock
of the highlands OF Scotland. Their
ancestors are among the thriftiest peO-
pie OF the world. Indeed. many or the
shepherds save their money. and not
a few have taken their savings to
Patagonia and have there become sheep
farmers themselves. There is today
not a beggar in the Falkland islands
Still, the chances FOR the poor man
here are not great. All of the good
lands are now taken up. and nothing
are held under twenty-cae year leases
from the English government The
lands are leased IN blocks OF 5000 acres
at the rate OF 800 a year. II viii be
years before such leases VIII run out
and the value OF the land is now so
we'll known that the renewal OF the
leases will be at such prices as TO
leave little profit 20 the outsider. There
is a very limited labor market in the
Falklands. Those who are employed
get good pay. but the coming In OF
hundred new hands would necessarily
result IN the discharge of that many
men who now have work. The shep-
herds themselves have large families.
and some Of their children viii have
TO go elsewhere 10 find work.
CAPITAL OF THE FALKLANDS
But let us take look at Port stan
ley. the capital Of these islands. It
has only 200 citizens. including the gov
ernor and all his officials. but II has
more thrift and business than many
towns OF five times its size. IL is per-
haps the richest capital or the world.
for every one OF its inhabitants has
all he can eat. and 10 spare Port
Stanley Is sittHted on Stanley harbor
just beyond Cape Pembroke 81 the
eastern end OF East Falkland. Its har-
Dor Is a safe land-locked bay. about a
half mile wide and five miles long.
with an entlbnce 30 narrow that q
large ship could hardly turn about in
Il. Upon the south side OF the hsrbor.
running up gently sloping hill. are
a hundred or so neat one and two
story cottages. They are made OF
wood or stone with ridge roofs OF cor
rugated iron This is Port Stanley
As you look at II from the steamer Il
makes you think Of a German village
and as YOU come closer 10 il YOU find
"a ffss1a hAfaaa
yard and garden. and that the front
doors OF even the poorest OF the cot
tages have vestibules This Is TO shield
the visitors and the families from the
cold wind. In nearly every window
YOU see ported plants and flowers.
Such things Will not grow out OF doors.
and / venture tfbt there is not a town
OF this size in the world which has so
many green houses and conservatories
Beside each house is pile OF what
looks like cubes OF well-rotted ma
nure. This is peat Peat forms the
fuel OF the town, and II comes from
the bog on the top of the Hill. az the
foot OF which Port Stanley lies. Every
one here can get his own fue. FOR the
digging. and nearly every householder
! In Port Stanley goes 10 the moor ard
chops out his own peat blocks for the
winter.
Some OF the houses are quite pretAn-
tous. The manager OF the Falklands
company has a house containing a
& dozen rooms. and the cottages OF the
governor cover perhaps one-quarter OF
sn acre OF ground. all OF his rooms be.
/ ing on the ground floor There ara
! three churches. one OF which is called
( the cathedral This IS presided over
by the bishop OF the Fa!klands. An.
other church is Roman Catholic. ana
a third Is Baptist There are tive
hotels or public houses where YOU can