The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
srKAncErowNso orrHrw WORLD
Dne uaiis On the oe-sa. an.ta~T oa lie
and Another q. ws1ani.sa-

and Another q. vo1Ani~sa-
The marine village ef 1npas.si. n
New Guinea. wou,3 take irg q. i-s'-
ng on the score OF hiBSo!arlty. lice
The houses are all supported on pl;sH
and stand right ou; Ia the cccan. some
considerable distance frUIa The shore
The object of this strange poEiiion a.
o project the iEha biisnis aEAsnEt sud
len attacks o' the dreat.d bead hunt
srs. who are always on the lookout for
victims Other Villages In this happy
land are rcrchsd MP la all irnt lnac-
| ,sssihie trees. for the sa.ae we!gA'y
| reason.
Another curious place Is ,owa
| without a name cn one of the arms of
Lake Huron. This consists of son~
200 wooden hats. During tho summer
| these ll;ti. dwellings are hidc'n Evag
in n Clearing On SHORE. and the toTa
| contains no, a single .nhabiiaa' But
| IN the arrival q. winter. Ehca the lac
is frozen over xIih ihick oua;inE %
ice. the o~ne-s % the huis arrive and
proceed 20 move their houses out onto
the surface Of the lake. The floor of
the huts Is taken n2 and n hole cn'
through the Icr. ThroBEA these folcn
the residents ash. carrying co. their
operations until the spring releases ih-
lake from its Icy bonds. sa.a iais cA-
traordinary town il oncs more broken
mp. the shsn'ies 70 hack 60 their rrs'-
ing place and the GKhcr1Aen EcAtfrr
)y0 the country. This place .f'a
boasts a .,nring factu-y All n churrh.
no; 10 mention several Saioons-ali On
.he ice
Athos. a town situsiel a. n rromon-
tory on the coast cf Macedonia. VOL
deserves the ;itie of the raos; curious
town In the uIisetze. The p-Dlnsaia IL
known as The Mountain Il tn
Monks" from the fact that sore or
90 of monas:arIes are dotted anos; the
rough hillsideSor the vzlieys. l. -Ees.
establishments dwell a nurn,rOLs vcdg
oi ascetics. Mind and hOapiiabl. 30
wanderers. bu; full % Tlpfrs'iiion. AL
believing s. the doctrine of se92raiiS7
20 o wonderful degree.
The actual town. as disii,ct from iis
monastic envlrons. Is called caryes.
and supplies the simple wants cf TIE
moaks Here are TO he :ousd fiGs-fs 3
~ shops. crowded bszars. nourifhirs
trades and all the buzi.e and energy
of a modern towa. But ooe thiag sDol
strikes the yisitor as strange. Thor
Is no; a female 20 lie Eecn snyghrr-.
for the geniIer sex b. vigorously baH-
shed from tie piane. Even ihe su'all
Turkish garrison. from Tire command
J ant down 10 the prIyaies. cJasisiS o'
: bachelors.
: This extraordinary law Is cerTscd -
: even among the domestic animals.
: Only the Wild birds eyace II. and 'aca
4 only when free. for no female bird n
D ever brought TO table: the fowl on-
D has for dinner is sure 20 be a oockerc,.
, For this unparalleled state Of Alfalfa
There Is only a legend 10 account Al
Though TO our practical minds n.nzy N
q 4 degree. IL In implicitly believed IN b.
: the inhabitants. IL appears ths; IN onH
r Of the chief nonax;eries on the pr"I'
, lontory there is a miraculous boon.
= which Is q picture or image sacred a.
!. lmernbers OF the Russo-Grcek csuTrh
:. This particular picture Is a re2resen.a'
!, ition OF the Virgin and the legend SAP
That one day as the Empress PulcAeria
: xho had literally endowed the church
as well as beautised and restored b.
was engaged in her cevotioas. the va:
gin spoke. asking what she. q woman
was doing In the church Tae psczi
lady. no doub; amazed. cid not re3ly
9 whereupcn the voice commanded be
to leave. saying that the feet of
y woman should never again tread IL
foor. The empress. probably sur2-iSs'
a, the seeming ingrs;itzde cf IN
speech. a. well IS awe-sfruck. seft IN
"a place. which no female has since es
!, i,ered. How the prohibition thus ar
. b.trariIy established came TO oomps
N bend the length AID breadth Of 10
/, promontory is not very clear. As
-esidence for bs~hful bachelors "
should imagine Athos would be hard
!, surpsss.