The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

man could put any confidenca =
your most solemn engagements
| As long as he lived on St HeIa..
Napoleon was a great object ~ qua \.
terest. The population of The :
land doubled during his STAY thar.
partly because ships stopped ths,a
more frequently. officials cama ~, -
see and report on the prisoper,.
condition, and dispatches came snS
went. -1
st. Helena prospered then. Pr,
since Napoleon's time it has h
come more and more isolats5
Steamers rarely find it necessarr
to stop, and in consequence rsI
dents become dissatisfied and lssv.
the island. Then, too, rats anS
pests have laid siege to the islam
so that it is more desolate TO-DAY
than when Napoleon rallied agaiBc,
its gloominess.
Charles will also undoubtedly AZ.
btract business to his island. Pc
will probably become a guide-boot
sight for tourists trial Napoleon
never had to stand in his remote
then inaccessible, refuge. From r..
ports of Charles first DAYS in his
new home, he will not like the gaga
of the curious any better than Ma.
poleon did. Napoleon scarcely went
anywhere because of the STARING
groups that gathered to see him
pass. Charles is said to be taciturD
and unwilling to enter the social
life of Funchal.
A Healthy Prison.
It is rather strange that both 81
Helena and Madeira should be we'll
known for their health-g giving eli
mates. Both have been long re-
garded as excellent places for tu-
berculosis patients because Of the
dry, balmy air, never very hot nor
very cold.
Madeira, especially, has attracted
good many invalids. though now
it enjoys more widespread popular
ity with healthy people who are
sufficiently affluent TO go in search
of congeniaI climate in mid-win-
ter.
There is an interesting story Of
a proposed sanatorium for Madeira.
Nearly 20 years ago officials Of a
German syndicate appeared on the
island and set forth a plan to build
a sanatOrium with a number of free
beds set aside for poor COnsump-
tives of Madeira Portugal agreed
and the building was erected. Ar
engagements were made to bring in
large quantities of furniture duty
free because Of the phiianthrOpiC
character of the project.
But after the furniture was land
ed and the building was nearly
ready for business, the sanatoFium
in some way became a hotel with
an annex to be used as a sanator-
ium. The project took on a dis
tinctly commercial aspect. An in
vestigation was ordered and the
building was found to have gun en-
concealed in the walls
It was further revealed that nearly
a mile of land along the sea front
had been bought by the syndicate.
The promoters who had been so
popular until then in Funchal were
sent away at once. And the saHa
lay vacant. It has
been said that part of this build
ing may be used by .ex-Emperor
Charles as his permanent residence.
Wherever he lives in Madeira,
Charles will be surrounded by flow
ers. The luXuriant foliage and
gorgeous blooms of the island are
famous. Red poinsettias that We
have as dollhouse plants at Christ
mas are profuse in Madeira. Pur-
pie wistaria, lilies, cameIlias and
violets are only few Of the scent
laden flowers which make great
masses of color on the island land
scape.
Pine woods add to the charms Of
Madeira, and there are fruits in Z
custard apple, pine
apple, oranges, figs, not to mention
the grapes for which Madeira is
most famous.
Altogether. considering his pros
poets and surroundings, many peo-
pie would say that Charles is
fallen monarch to be enyied rather
than pitied.