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The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Pride has but two seasons .
ward spring and an early fall
Silence may be golden. but II n.
succeeds In borrowing a dollar.
A man should not be blamed n.
ignorance II he doesn't know epop,,
find out. "
II a man really deserves pra,a
doesn't want 1t. and IL he really W,
It he doesn't deserve 1t.
Father Time doesn't believe in lo,a
the grass grow under his feet. Thu.
why he always carries a scythe y
cago News.
The Good ERecfs OF Apple Es,,..
The apple is such common f-ut, :.
few are familiar with its rema,.,,
efficacioTs properties. Everybody o.'
to know that the very best thny \
can do Is to eat apples just befo,.
tiring for the night The apple /,
excellent brain food. because |, \
more phosphoric acid In easily dIge,]
shape than any other vegetable k,oJ
II excites the action OF the liver \
notes sound and healthy sisep !,
thoroughly dlsinfects the mouth n
In not all. The apple agglutiua,e,
surplus acids of the stomach, heln,
kidney secretions and Ia one OF the !
preventives, known or diseases q,
throat.-Journal OF Agriculture.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
THE COMBINATION FEVER.

If the Northern Securities Company
succeeds in consolidating under one
management competing railroads in
the Northwest it Is said. on the au-
thority of railroad expert in st.
Paul that other security co mpanies
will be organized for merging all the
railroads of the United States under
one control. Then, after the transport
ton combine has fastened its
clutches upon the railroads of the
United States, it will merge with ship
ping interests and form a gigantic in
ternational trust for the control of
transportation by sea and as well as
on land
This is a brilliant scheme. anG If
is not visionary one by any means.
The men interested in great enter
prises are always on the alert. pre-
pared to take advantage of every OPP
portunity The public is dreamy, in
Of the operations of the masters of
finance and industry, Nothing seems
to be impossible now in the way of
combinations: indeed. the rolirY Of
concentration. we are told. is as yet
only In its infancy. When it has at
tanned its full development, it is not
improbable that the earth and the
inhabitants thereof viii We owned by
few enterprising gentlemen.
Maybe that will he the beginning
of the end.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
The Earthquake. u e.

To the average resident of :he tenn
perate zones an earthquake Is a rare
and terrible event. creating more con-
stcrnatlon than any other visitation or
nature. In the tropics, however. par
ticularly in Central America. 1t Is Won
derful how easily the residents De"
come accustomed to these shocks.
which do not come. however. wholly
without warning.
You are sitting on piazza on Il hot
afternoon chatting with your friends
when suddenly the sky seems to grow
hazy and the crows stop cawing. There
IL a general rush. and, though you may
not know what Is the matter, you can
not help feeling uneasy.
The old natives say. Were going TO
have n little shake" and then the
house begins to rock, the tumblers fall
off the table. you feel deathly sick at
the stomach. and the thing Is all over.
The sky clears. the crows begin their
noisy screams, and things are soon put
right again.
Ask those who use The Citizens
Classified Ad advantages II 1t doesn't
pay them,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Burbank or the Early Rose OF Mlchl-
gan. But they keep down the price OF
the American potato.
And If there Is no money in the
potato business-if the low priced
potatoes of England and Ireland are
to flood the markets, who is to raise
potatoes in this country in future? Is
there remedy
OF course. Give the potato raiser a
bounty. What is the American tax
payer good for If he is not willing to
encourage the great American in
sdustry of potato growing. And hasn t
the potato grower as many claims on
the pockets of his fellow citizens as
the ship owner? or course. he has, and
If the millionaire ship owners get a
bounty, the potato farmers who are
quite willing to be millionaires should
receive equal treatment.
The American farmer should see
to it that the Congressman who pre-
fers ships to potatoes should be made
to explain himself when the voting
harvest is being stored in the ballot
barn.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
rnintN ON n-LohStcr.

A lobster is found IN the water but
not always in f1ct, some of the most
successful Iojs stcrs that cy.'r lohstercd
were born auj raised on dry land.
one can usually tell a lobster by its
actions. For Instance. If Il young n; II
enters a o. Wdcd drawing room ai,l
walks all over the feet Of the &&scl-
bIed guests without their consent or
approval the young man at once L..
comes II lobster.
The fathers Of Holsters usually hava
money In fact, it IS difficult to be Il
real stand up and fall down lobster
unless the lobSter's father has money
1t Is an odd fact that many girls
seem to admire Holsters. It would
seem that n girl ought to know better.
but she doesn't until she uarries Il
lobster. Then she tumbles.
Lobstcrs have no brains If Won
don't believe 1t, split Holsters head
open with an AK If you don't care any
thing about the ak.
This world would he a much moro
desirable abiding place II there were
no Holsters in lt.-Ohlo State Journal
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
SALTED BUTTER.
why 1t Keeps Better Than ButteE
That Ia Fresh.

whv 1t Keeps Better Than Butter
That Is Fresh.
Why does salt butter keep better
than fresh butter? We must first real
lze that the bacterial population Of a
moderate sized pat of butter may be
reckoned by millions, that tiny lump
only large enough 10 70 into thimble
has been known to be tenanted by
nearly 4S0OOO00. that. In fact. In con-
suming slice of bread and butter you
may unconsciouslv be nsslmilatlng in-
diyidual lives exceeding In number
those Of the whole OF Europe. Thus
The urgency for keeping these hordes In
check and hence the efforts which are
made. first, to set up effectual barriers
to their ngrcss by taking proper pre-
cautions In the production of milk and,
second In the conduct of the processes
involved IN the manufacture and distri-
button of the finished article.
Included In these processes is the ad-
dition Of salt In such quantities as TO
Justify the butter being known as salt
butter. this addition being made with
the object Of extending the keeping
powers Of the butter or. In other words.
to suppress to large extent the activi-
ties Of the butter bacteria. That salt
does act in this manner Is shown by
the fact that in butter thus treated a
very large reduction In the number OF
micro-OrGanisms present Is effected.
There can be little doubt. therefore.
that the common butter microbes do
not by any means regard salt as their
elixir of life.
In England boracic acid Is said to be
extensively used In butter as preServ-
alive or antiseptic agent. while in the
United States recent public health
document states that none was report
ed to have been found In the samples
OF butter examined. This Is proba bly,
due to the fact that In America there
exists a strong prejudice In favor OF
salt butter, whereas in England the use
of salt butter is the exception and not
the rule. Hence in America salt can
be used as n prrservative instead OF the
bOrncic acid employed for that purpose
In England.
The densciy populated condition OF
butter above referred To is not to be
wondered or If we realize that the ra w
material in the shape of tniik may con
'an from 5On.hC0 TO as many as ltg..
Mo,o00 of bacteria in a few drops.
Longman's Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Sir Joh1 Sialuer had wonderful
musical memory. II was put TO the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had TO play she organ in the Mes
slab" and folio copy. on which alone
coming The conductor was in despair
Sir John cut the knot by Il wonderful
tour de force. playing the part fault
lcssly right through and entirely from
memory. probably the only time the
Messiah" has been so rendered.-Lon-
don Standard.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
A COUNTRY ROAD.

A du.tv stony way, whose bordr ring 500
n = a .htaL uith hackberries and goldenrod;
:" n, harc hills on one side looking down.
IA from tbe other you can see the town
r"I,o, tho rivers course through meadows gresns
~. ,t;on thick woods and marble ledges lean.
A ,i,,,o farther, where the road descends
a hronl,s soft tinkle with some bird song blends.
'cnre from its edge the dear old DANES small
cot
u,lt hidden by quaint howers); lush bergamot
uaLas s,yept its banks. its depths the boys still
swim go e.
y. notch tho minnows from some willow limb.
t',or its bridge how often have stood,
wo,cbirg fine west whose glory seemed to Hood
with tcndercst light the poorhouse and the graves
Reside it-turn to gold the brooklet's waves
rin from the hill oh. dearest sight OF All,
sow my father. and | heard him CALI
ro came with sturdy stride and swinging pail
Nv hand in bls~told my days whole tale
uf lows. that meath his bright smile seemed 70
grow,
NNpc Icsspned was nv every childish woe
As bis sweet words fell on my soul like balm
While we walked homeward through the fragrant
calm.
Mary NJ. Mccarthy in Boston Transcript.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
SHIPS AND POTATOES.

The subsidy builders at Washing
ton ar % busy planning their raid
pu thr national treasury that they
haze rglectcd an opportunity to do
some ng handsome for the farmer
I'm and's cheap ships arc the
b4a,.no with which the subsidy
I"li arc trying to scare The Congress
mcn INTO line
What about potatoes? They are
coming into this country by the ship
load They are carried in E.ngIapd's 8
cheap ship grown ON Englands
cheap soil by the aid Of Englands s
cheap labor. and landed IN New York
for $40 a barrel.
There is tariff on the tubers. 1t is
true. Every hushel has to stand and
deliver to the tune of 25 cents. but
that doesn't keep them out. They are
comparatively cheap and mighty
good. In fact. these pauper potatoes
suit New Workers as we'll as the Obi,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
and his knowledge of American his
tory sadly inadequate.
OUR FOREIGN POPULATION.


The National Geographic Magazine
finds that in the census statistics of
1900 falling off of immigration from
! Germany. Ireland and England Is in
dicated along with an increase of i'm
migration from countries less closely
related to us in race and speech. Our
total foreign-bor population in 1900
was 1886 664. an increase Of 1,107. III
since l>9o The remarkable fact is
brought out that there has been in
the last decade an absolute de-
rease Of the German and Irish foreign
t"n elements of our population. The
Germans last year numbered 1850, 800
IL .su4 The Irish numbered 1873
567 against N7I500, a loss of
252 942 or over quarter of a
million. There has been immigra-
ton from both countries, but owing.
perhaps. To the boom in Germany up
10 1900 and the improved conditions
in Ireland under the recent land legi3-
lation, persons of German and of Irish
birth have. it seems considered it to
their advantage to geturn to the old
country. 1t is not shown what part
of the foreign born Irish are from
Ulster or from the south and west of
Ireland--areas which iiiier in the race
and religion of their inhabitants-but
the great majority are doubtless fro.1
the latter.
The AngloSaxo immigration is, it
appears. smaller in the aggregate thar
the German, though not so much
smaller as is commonly supposed. The
foreignborn element of our popula-
ton from England is 84l 967; from
Wales. 3.682; from Scotland, 1877;
from Canada exclusive of French),
7S5,95S; from Australia, GS51; total,
1862, ,435. II it be assumed that of tie
7 l.6l8, ,5G1 immigrant Irish as many as
418 567 were from Ulster, it Wll APP
pear that our Anglo Saxon fore Gl.-
born element in 1900 numbered VIZ
tuaily about 1881 O02, about a quIf-
ter of "A million less than the aggre-
gate OF German foreign-born. Ii to
anonE us. just given. be added the
395, ,-31 Oi our Canadian immigrants
put down in the census as "French"
and the 100000 Irish credited to the
south and west OF ireland, the total
OF eXsubjects of Queen Victoria
among our foreign-born population in
1900 will be 1876, ,299, or nearly a mil |
lion and a quarter more than the eX.
subjects of Kaiser Wilhelm.
The elements of our immigrant I
population that have largely in
creased, while the immigrant Eng
lish and Germans have decreased, are
the Italians, Swedes, Russians. Poles,
Austrians. Bohemians and Elungar-
ians. The italian element among us
numbers 484 ,207, an increase since
1890 of 30l 627; Swedish, 573 040, an .
increase of 94,999; Russian, 424,096, I
an increase of 241,452; Polish, $685.
oiU. an increase of 1885, ,070; Austrian,
27d,2 ,249, an increase of 132,97S; Bohe 7
mian. 1856 ,99l, an increase OF 3S8S5;
las SOP, an increase of So +
SCI. There have been minor increases
from Holland China, Mexico, Japan,
Denmark and Switzerland, but they
to lItle. A large proportion Of
our Immigrants, it appears, return to
their former home after a few years.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
OLD FOLKS.

Men and women who have reached
advanced wears of life need a medicine
to tone up the system and strengthen
the stomach and kidneys, which aiter so
many years faithful service have become
weakened. The best medicine to meet
their needs is Hostetter's Stomach BIT
ters. Do not fail TO try it.
Grandfather John Harris, Clay tonville. KAN
saws: ~ have used your Btters and attribute
my long life and continued good health to It's
use"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
nlneren, rro "a the Res..

They are talking about how they
happened to marry.
Il married my wife," said one after
the others had all had their say. be
cause she was so different from any
woman had ever met"
How was thatY chorused the
others.
"She was the only woman I ever
met who would have me-"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
A Hard Character.

He-l went 20 the palmist's last week
10 have my character read.
Sbe-Yes? What did he say?
He-He didn't say anything. He
looked at my hand, coughed bit and
then gave me my money back.-New
York Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
Flrat silver webbing.


According to historian. this Is the
way the flrst silver wedding came
about. 1t was in the time of Hughes
Caput. Two of his most faithful serv-
ants, man and woman. had grown
gray In his employ. How could he re-
ward them?
Calling the woman, he said Your
service Is great. greater than the mans,
whose service is great enough, for the
woman always finds work harder than
a man, and therefore ! will give you
reward. At your age l know OF none
better than a dowry and husband.
The dowry Is here. This farm from
this time forth belongs to you. II this
man who has worked With you for five
and twenty years is willing to marry
you. then the husband Is ready"
Your majesty said the old peasant.
"how is it possihI" that We should mar
ry, having already silver halrsI'
Then it shall he a silver wedding"
And the king gave the couple silver
enough to keep them in plenty.
Such was Ii" origin Of the silver
wedding. custom which. spreading all
through Franc subsequently became
kuoWn to the world.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Goo Goo" eyes frequently 6
great bodily injury" Defective
cause headaches and nervous int
We guarantee to cure the latter
recomend the absent treatment
the former. DR.. II. A. Schell, opt,
Century block.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

We carry an elegant line Of samples
for ladies' man-tailored garments from
Kline kohn & Co. the largest up-to-
date ladies tailoring houre in the Unit
ed States. Smith the Tai or, in the up
per Wedge
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
NOTICE OF REMOVAl.

have removed my blacksmith and
horse shoeing shop to Scott stree. ou
Military Plaza, between Jackson and
Ochoa. where / will be pleased to re-
cclve my friends ana patrons.
$3.50 MIGUEL HIDALGO.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Ladies' $3.50 sacques for $1.00 a,
Parisian Millinery Store during
three days clearance sale which
mences Thursday, January %. A
lot of hats and ladies and child,
underwear.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
HEADS SHOULD NEVER ACHE

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stoppe,. it for
Mrs. N. A. Webster. of Winnie, Va
she writes: DR.. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me of sick headaches !
had suffered from for Two years" Cure
headache, Constipation, Billiousness.
Csc al druggists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24
NOTICE.

THE SIXTEENTH SERIES OF
STOCK IN THE CITIZENS BUILD
ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Is
NOW OPEN FOR SUBSCRIPTION.
FOR INFORMATION ADDRESS THE
SECRETARY.
J. NJ. ORMSBY. President.
GUST A. HOF,'. Secretary.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

The French Restaurant caters to the
best people in the city. The service is
first-Class.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Ladies, If you want bargains visit
the Partisan Millinery during Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday next
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Ieiglers Log Cabin candy is pure
and wholesome.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-24

Have you room for rent? The Citi.
zen's Classified Ads will secure room
ers for you.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-03-20
@orte ftuO btut0.

Sd9Gid fonn man in BEN @npreun9en bon Sogen.
&atentmeb5tnen Ieen: pluiere eOi5inen beett 9tueS
llno fDnnen mir bafir oarartiren. yatrlid nb Die
2eue. Die 70 etlpaS bebapte ME i'm Stonbe, ben 9e=
ipeiS fir tbre sln9oben 3u eferr 9enn ieoer e9cr=
moBen nerninfttge Weuit6 muB fit6 bpb io9en, bag
cine Wtebi5in nbt ole froufbetten beilen faint Gtne
WebiSin fann bbCbiteus ene @ruppe pou &roufbeiten
betlen Die ionmltb BON elmer llradbe berfontntert.
s. gseuItdbter & Co. Die GgentDumer ieueS berbnltel
9te5eptS ber alien M}bnde ppn ct 8ernaro na6 fpel
dem ausi6lieBlttb aus BEN renten @fuu5en6eitonb.
tbeilen bic bemdbrten Ct gernaros GrauerpiGen 5be:
reitet merbelt bebouptetn nibt baB beie 4ten fiir
iit6 nitt in billi9en, frii9crt6en gsorten fonber
agen enat baB bteie 8ileu Die fir ltlr rs @entS IN
allen Np9otDafen 81 boben inb, ale &ranfbeien bea
Ntogen3 uno Der &eber Deilen nnb Ite iinb ieoer5e
bereite, IolGes lt3 bepeteu. sic MAIDEN ntd]t uur
geripre6uu9eu ioubern bolten bieielben eu9.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-03-20

fousertierte, ina0ten cine 9abnFabyt
nah 2inrnat abtpdrts. Qlm Mnble=
mubr 3eri1ellte bas Gabr3elg. giner
Der Wtuiifer tontlte gerettet perben, Der
onbere, Senorhorriit Sbiemer Gus
Maooebllrg 20idbrig, ertrant.
Der 8eihluB bes Gegierllnesratbes
bon ct. 8alen, tpelher Die Gremation
auf bem Grieobofe BON ct. Ganen gee
faitet, bat perihieoene llltra5 aus oem
Sdusden gebrabt. Nus ibrem 9eieqnes
ten 8ofabularium liellen file eine 8liis
tbenleie bon Graftausbriifen auf, Die an
ben GtDl inittelalterlitber groreisiften
eemabnen uno ebenip Die Mbli1t ber=
Inlgell, cine 8arritaoe 9esen ben Gotts
Ieibeiuns 5u erribten.
em @emeinbeipital in 8ieI (Bern)
| lit an 5onntaa Na6mittag Geuer aus=
eebrcdeu, tpel1es ben Da1itubl pol=
Hdnois serit0rt bat. 9ie Sranten oes
Q. Stoftperfes muBten in 5i1erbeit
gebradt uerben.
eSn gonineen (Margau) III bas ben
@eI6piItern G1erter uno Gtattbalter
5iirit geb0renoe Soppelbaus (5trob=
oab) allsebrannt.
9urb Sseuer, oas alIerbings 9eoampft
iperoen fonnte, erlitt Die 5pinnerei
Murg (Nar9au) beoeutenoen S1aben ;
bod brau6t Der getrieb nidt einge=
felt au tperoen. Sie SDbranten uno
Die WalIerperloraung baben iib gut
beipdbrt.
SIN 6Ggebaus bes &ub. S6dr in
Sborigen (gern) brad 6euer aus, oas
aber 9elDI6t meroen fonnte, bepor es
sroBen g6aoen aneeridtet bate.
Sn Wabern bel Bern 1T in Der
.Samstas Na1t in Dem Sauie oes Srn.
Or. iur. Spreneer, bas BON 6rn. Sob.
@iei9mann, 8asarbeiter, benobnt
mar, bon bDstpilli9er 9ano SSeuer ee=
leet tporoen, bas aber ebenfaus re1t=
aeitis 9elDi1t merben fDnnte.
2ebte g8ode feierte in Mnoermatt
(llrD Sr. Qllt=S1ulneiiter Columbian
&uli in seiftiser II. t0rperlider Sriide
ieinen 81. @eburtstag. gei oieiem Nn=
LAB ersdblte er ben @ratulanten BON
ben Grlebnilien, ndbreno ben II Sab
rem ieines 9orfidulmeiite ST
bofft oas 100. Sabr gu iiberfdreiten
ST. pfarrer 6iider bot am 23. 6e=
bruar oas ssubildum ieiner 25 idbrigen
Nmtstbdtisfeit als @eiitliber oer Drift
fatboliiden Gemeinbe in Narau gefeiert.
Sooann bat am 20. Sebr. Der Si6=
ter uno S6riftIteller Soief 8ittor Wio=
mann, 6euilleton=&e oafteur oes .gunb"
in Bern, ,feinen 60. Geburtstag 9efeiert,
bel DelAer Gele9enbeit ibm eine Menee
BON gbrun9en SIT She'll tpuroen. st.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-03-20

9lus 81 Paio, Seras, miro gemelost
3ebntauieno Meni6en, BON oenen Die
meilten Mmerifaner paren. tparen 3eu=
gen bluti9er Stiertdmpfe in Suare5.
Merico. 3nei Der betanntelten fpani=
i6en Stiertanpfer, Surlltes uno Ma5z
santini, iparen bic 9auptattr attion.
5eds Stiere uno 5 Pferoe puroen
1et0Otet.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-03-20
GreurInncn fit 6eimltatten>Suner
bia Pennlblbania>9iniem.

GrmdBi9le @rcurfions=Eidets fir Seimftdtteniuber
nod gDeiten unb SHben pia 8enniplpantu Sinien
tueroen am ID. 1lnb l8 Wdr3 a1 l. uno Is apriL ipe
om 6. nno 90 Wta ansgeeeben merben. Sir Sobrpree
itd an Die @aii. II. Sifet=asenten ber Rennippania
&iuieu.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-03-20
S S dtrlfe 1lntin1lul- 5Bnf1k, s. assss

Gn1tnI gnrfr, Oitir.
seapital OOOO 0espinn ,,uo ttcbertd)m6 $15,OOO
araabeut 81 & sppn5enb ise-graiion, g. g. aeps;
Go6r ghcn gecus: : MfHantGaifer Iten. Yetrr
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DRle naut poasb Die reselmdbgu Gbdf ner 9anos= uAo
sparban au Gnagen merben 3nRn b3ablt
m eparbant Gnlagen bon 81 uno aufpaf an9ez
nemnlen.
Sb br rgen 3l OI 2anoes ooer I'M 4usanoc 3aun
aen An naden ID ummt u mir paen gud @elo
MAIDEN beooers auf unr Gtorum oufmiam pe0es aus oH
anaebenfn GeIdsu e 2anosstb ummengebtf ne aus oer
folgenoen Site rIibtl6 1T
S. S. Sppnino gdbt Der Gtpmn Sire Gap @o uno Der yogal r
= pp Co.
6. g. 2epis. Mr3 unb gBunbar8t
Spbn 9aniDn, Gunoenlbnoer.
g. Seis prdHbn 9s 5rtis 60
a. gDeiB, Rleoebdnoler
S. gsenb Der 6rmo s. gBenb & 60.
81 SC. @lIon. Gaufmann in Wasnpa, ..
8. 8eienbader, gigentbumer bs Serber Sote.
e. q. gBenb, Srma s. gDenb & SO.
$. 9. Grorpn &pbhnSersper=geN
g aunbidat pebm Gu6 in ieoer gssie n
aeem fommn Die nit einem aunoen gonfbeeb udn9 lno
Dsg- Die ganbamten ipreben oeuti6 =asa
Gamf.2 s. gtraBe No 50, GamaI 9nner Sbio
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-05-23
FATED MARTINIQUE.
SCENE OF THE RECENT VOLCANIC
DISASTER.

IT. Pierre, the Modern Pompeii, Was
Called the Paris of the West In
dies-CharacterIsti of the Island
and Its Inhabitants.
The island Of Martinique. where the
recent disastrous volcanic disturbance
took place. with the neighboring island
of Guadeloupe. forms the last of the
French possessions in the West In
dies. Martinique is about $50 miles
southeast of Porto Rico. The islands
greatest length is forty-three miles and
the mean width dfteen miles.
A cluster of volcanic mountains In
and line of lower heights between
them form the backbone of the island.
which eliminates in Mont PeIee. which
rises I.4JO feet above the level of the
sea.
The volcanic origin of Martinique is
unmistakable. 1t abounds in warm and
hot springs, and there are six craters
of volcanoes to be found in different
parts of the island, most of them ex-
tinct. Mont Pelee. however, has occa-
sionally been active, an eruption occur
ring in 1851, and its mutterings have
always been source of terror to the
inhabitants.
st. Pierre. which was practically oh
liberated during the recent eruption of
Mont pelee, was the principle city of
the island Of Martinique and the largest
settlement In the French West Indies.
Fort de- France, the capital of the
colony is ten miles south of st. Pierre
and has population of about $4,000.
In 1899 this city was DESTROYED by an
earthquake. but subsequently rebuilt.
The city of St. Pierre had a pOpua-
ton of 2j000 about twice the popula-
ton of Pompeii, wiped out by Vesuvius
in A. ID. 70 1t was situated on the
northwest coast of the island, but a
few miles from the volcano. Lying on
the shores of the Caribbean sea. the
town was divided into two parts by
rIyulet. over which have been erected
several handsome bridges. Numerous
public buildings, schools, handsome