Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
J. ]. FOSTER, F. R. G. s., AND WIFE.



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TWO TREES IN ICELAND.
Japan has many volcanoes but the
island of Java is most prolific IN them
of any island in the world. There ara
80 volcanoes in that one island, IL Of
which are still active. ! spent 10
weeks there just after the kraEutou
eruptions in the carly SOS, went to
Iceland two years ago to visit Hoclu
and the thermal district there. Ice
land Is a very interesting country. The
island IL very barren, no trees grow
there: or at least only two trees are
known in the whole country. and they
are so stunted a man can reach the
top with his hand. These two trees
are SO priced i'm that country that they
are fenced round To prevent their be-
ing touched. Grass. too, is very scarce;
hardly enough to feed the tiny ponies
the ships of Iceland" These hardy
little animals do ali the carrying.
There are no railroads in all Iceland,
and they had not "A cable there until
last year Han the year i'm that Cuuu-
try Is day. aud the other half night.
The staple industries are whaling. seal
ing and fishing. They fish in summer
and dry the catch for winter. Dried
FISH is their staple food, and canned
stuff supplies the rest
MOROCCO. MOST PRIMITIVE.
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MoracSo II nnly ia SOC how mos most Of
~ sC,,,ie, ,,aS,a.,itios ~ i,.ili,o,,o,
may ne disnensed Win md how very
a a'rnS iife Is r.itbout ,hcm wiiI
agteeap,g tife ~ W,tnoui 1np,m 90 tb Mii'
tiers and other entertainments, but
just think of a country without such
every day couyeniences as the post or
telegraph system, without railways.
cabs, or tramcars. without daily or
weekly papers, one may look Tor
hospitals, watering carts or fire bril-
gades in vain. Trade goes on without
a gold currency. without bank notes,
without even a bank, most of the sill
yer in circulation being imported from
other countries. Here is country--an
empire-wthout museum or picture
gallery, without statuary or library, no
town hall, no public houses, and no
lecturers, no lamp post or letter box,
no canals, no companies, no promoters,
no stock exchange. and no foreign mar
ket. There are shops but no shop
windows, small shutters doing duty
as plate glass.
The sultan's fleet consists of one
man of-war. the El Hassani, which
means the beautiful, and to the sui
tan his naval force Is doubtless "A
thing of beauty and a joy. The COM
mander OF the fleet is Capt. Bensen,
a Swedish sailor. and with his one
vessel Capt. Benson has achieved
some signal victories for his royal
master. The sultan himself never
goes on board. as the Koran forbids
him.
THE SLAVE MARKET.
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"A slave market Is h rrE 'Wlv% gnDiy
Week IN MorroSco, ir "C ,,,J g.
leads me slaves Ioullu' IliaIu ~
male, ana lhey hrT ques.l4IC' IT,
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