New-York tribune., 1908-09-13
AN ISLE OF ODDITIES.
Some Curious Facts and Fads Of PARKWAY
Newfoundland.

''VithaI that it is the worlds tenth largest
island, there is. perhaps. no one little body OF
points Of interest TO the traveller as does New
foundland. returning traveller remarked
Timss TffnSsz writes Felix Aoeh IN The Los Angeles
To begin with, the northeasterly point Of the
continent IS here, in the form Of Cape Spear.
where one is only a matter Of $50 miles from
Ireland The cape almost forms the step between
Then Newfoundland is unique in that it was
ever passing out only 50 late as 1879. when the
last Boethic. a woman went the way o. the hesn
before the white men They were branch OF
Then. again. Newfoundland has its interest be-
cause Of tbs work Of one Captain Whtt5ourne.
| miraIty 70 regulate the matters among the fishing
Vhitbourns wrote BOOK entitled w ssrWard To
for Avalon, now very rare but serving to sug-
famous volume.
No British colony was ever harshIy treated
that any one could erect a permanent house here
without. the specific consent Of the Governor.
huge burnt over forest-a jungle of white nnasts
bied into an concefvabie rnasses-this IS the re-
suit of a huge forest IRE sweeping almost com
They have custom on the miserable little trans
island railway. to-day. there in Terra Nuova OF
charging one a dime for bread and butter at each
meal this whether he order it or partake OF it or
Mail to Newfoundland costs > cents. not 2 cents
the first half ounce. as IL does to Canada Most
arrive with cents due. the government doubles
the shortage penalty and the innocent recipient
IN the tapr0oms Of St. Johns women serve as
bartenders and over Lne saIoon 5 ea f = gsT
ness No one is allowed 70 sell any such person 4
drink for period Of Two weeks under penalty OF
St. Johns possesses as unique a via erueis as
any town in the world Up from the haroor onto
the heights. street ascends IN a series or 2 9
zags. Al eaeh corner" or point to Inis serpsn- pen
the great Church OF England Cathedral down TO q
In the oficiaI spelling. St Johns has dropped tts
apostrophe Just as St Kits and St Ives did lonS
On twelfth night here in the fishing villages;
mumnners fsntasttcally dressed IN coySsaes @ ala
silks go ab0u- through the streets. making merry
until a late hour, when they unnssk
sr Fg piece Of steel lost by the Franklin Arctic
expedition and rebound in Greeniapd at ABOUT .
In these fishing villages the first time new
conner steps on gyf 5 5s HsE s5 or roreed 10 Tpe
his shoes with his handkerchief This Is nct 70
ward tas q6 on a., ts 1rferiv obvisus 70 any clean
illness in that regard but Is custom. I1e 81
then being expected to reward the service Win
Interesting tales OF the sealing 70 the north nc S are
told by these fishermen. particularly as 70 no" =
seal will leave given tceros say at o & tIoc ~
the norIlls ~ f ,yots and vet the seal viii return
TO II that same evening
The baby sea- too s 9sn & s9F the is iceos S On which
It lives BY the time IL : three In9n1as s o.o & -,
meet the warm Gulf Stream and melt The BABY.
BY that tine. has learned 10 swim e,rSoIs sne ~ n
the waters Of the sea. ard hence. better snlsidso
Then too they won't g tel how The nshElTSs s
@-f MT sand ~ the belly OF fsh IN order 20 nls9
,bs-n v-sfzh heavv and how one sucn Wnen c9l5-l-s
rssdsd the excuse that al fsh take on oeiiast %
fore a storm
In the groceries here vstermslons are ,Ss so.I -
tbS slicA and each slice BY Weighr An dNSIes7
,,1SIo- therefore retats IS cents AZ chea Pests
A. s+ Shotts a cliff OF iron ore was 1nS
q, s-act the cor1passss OF vessels, ntOcn - %
MsenetIc Mountain in OF the Ar1el1n -Sls.Ies
+sISs TSain1 inst below Cape Race ana Whete t-e
es-r~aots ara most variable many coli0 not -
(ireed but that Il responsible 1or the WEeSSs
occurring there -, ,.,...-.s yarasIss
,,,t sr virtI1ally never finds old CARIBOU dnel1ss
,InIess these are locked IN deadly sloLaSs 49,,
5err either stamp them 70 shreds on C1oppns tses
o~ sise rats and mice gnaw them away. - - -.
81 Johns ike some OF the Durcn c.S,es. nas a ia~
AGAINST throwing pieces OF paper IN Ire streS.s-
rhs first land on the American Siue OF 80 s-l.o
- nv Shfps in coming from ECrope on tnlS 80
"a "a ts Belle isle a tiny island long 'eueVeo iltas
3tsd nv demons from the Unearthiy slrleAs hsa-
.bs-A bv mariners The shrte<s. az l'atJet 3c -
rssrIt from the crashing and ErliidiAs OL 10 -
herxs caught the reefs there - ~
P-4soners in the colonial penttentlatE - II.
,o,1dIsnd wear a suit the right halt OF WIle-l 7.
whits the left black The result - most cuip'U1
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