The Daily Missoulian., 1912-05-05

must first chop ont his plot from solid
rock ana fiji t.lc excavation with soil.
II is Il common thing Ia see Il land
holder sawine great blocks of lime
stnn" from ridge in his back yard
10 u" used for buildIng an addition tn
his house, Even the roofs at the huild-
ings ar" constructed nt limestone The
same material iS used for the substnu-
tial hedge like frrccs which for miles
border The Well-kepi roads When
burnt il forms uuickltme with which
all th" roofs are white washed.
Crushed into small pieces this ral-
rar""us rock makes the finest Of roads
which absorb ana drain ufl water al-
MOST os rapdk as 4 fans.
For centuries the Icrmndian h1a des
pended upon tn rain Tor his water
supply. and has never cXp."iDucrd u
serious water famine. Tn guard against
such . contingency, however tn" guy-
,fnmrnt NJ dr,lling au aftesiln wcll
~ Aput uear Hamilton Whor" ofGl.
h"rrs believe fresh wat may IL
found
While il is estimated that ter, ar.
nNer 900 islands in the Befuudan Ar
'hiprlhGo, only siN of them nra i'm.
porlhut and these are connected br
bridges and ferries affor1ine easy ac-
cess The country Is divided into nine
parishes" originally tcrmned "rrihcs."
aud each his its own church aud post
oflic y. The highways are dotted herr
mud ihcr" bH 50 many general" stores
tAt the visitor ~ upi Ia wonder If
the Islands are entirely dependent
upon IN" outside world for their sup
plies. The explanation is simple rhr
arlblc area of Bermuda ia 40 small
that only crops nf high quality, rather
thhn quantity, are raised. The fancy
brands are sold AT high prices in the
New York markets. ana products of the
same species. but of cheaper grade
are Imported for home consumption
Sotwitl standing the fact that this NO
eosaitatcs pa$ing duties going aud
coming large nrofit Is shown on the
transaction Another reason IL that
many things which could he raised are
not because the native negro prefers
Ii drive Il hack nr wear n hotel uni
form instead Of thing the soil. White
II" balance al trade Ia aeliust thu
country. since lhoy buy more thnn tJoy
sell, this ia more than offset by a com
narutivtR new, but eVer-incrrastng
crop the tourist who probably pays
better than all the other crops COM
hinpd
Fho country seems to have lost step
with th" worlds progress and IN some
respects has thus preserved it's iudi j.
Nidlality and charm, \ recent effort
to insihli a trolley system was de-
! fcated hy large majority and a COM
I l'hilA formed 10 run automobiles was
| dissolved hy the government The pie :
tnresquh donkey cart and sea going
] open hack hold supreme sway, and Il
/ line OF stages which carry passengers
! white and black and cargo of mis-
cellaneous freight all piled In together,
! Is the usual method Of transportation
! for the natives, The one feature Of
| the country that probably impresses
! the visitor is the immaculate cleanli-
ness of everything. Thcre are no ram :
/ shackle negro cabins and no evidence
of pInchng poverty. While the colln
Try presents II decidedly hnly aspect
the highest elevation is only 260 feet
:, Trailing over, h"tW en. and even ont
E. ltt" CANYONS through the hills, the
E, white limestone roads elston in the
GENIAL sunshine iko n streaming Waite
satin rihhnn, f'anl,cd on either sid" BY
substantial stone Walls beyond whicl,
may be seen We'l-kopt hedges and
snowy white roofs standing out sharp
| ~ against the ,;rccn background of tn.
ever present cadars. Negro women
! and children are seen working In The
| fields, and IN the case of the portll
guese farmer, The whole family. nh,
natives are mild hammered. In har
meny. ii would seem, WIFI the mildness
Of the climate Evep the onions are
unaggressiye. while the fragrance ol
a lily field In bloom is a thing to be
remembered.