‘I . _ pf, _, I. . . ' _ _ . 't1~ _' " ' "W 41* ' " '~'- °~_-11”' "v A- -A » . , _ _ ' "D .. M- v _._ ____ f'”` " ‘1'f'-1‘r2£i11i'*1-Il T?"-'12 I-l"_T-“"”--"1"-1' ' _*lx '_1’:.._.‘ “=°;::.; ;.-': "_":;; ‘ 'r ~: ~ :-__-:;~ _-;' :_ _~;;~ -_;-:_-»_:.-_-5 » --ff --~‘-V - » !`m’3;.,!>,.|/ < l » ~ i » . Q » - v . ' 5 ’ 1'v‘.‘,f.. ~.,." ,. . -7- »,.,, 7 . .tl.‘i’§’€€iEv3¢}‘.&5§i°Hfi‘;¥.PJi?i.l cHARLo'r'rETovv N, i>iu>i-fre. EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA wED>rEsDAv, DECEMBER 16, 1908. {..:".:'.'.‘».‘?%.‘*i'E_‘.'..‘*.}'..“i-.‘.ll - - Y -_*lil* .h _ . , . f ex ‘» el ., , , . 1 _ , . ElW FT °"` ’“’ *“ ' rf- :PU VA N02 DVANCIC \»-1 Y '” .1:"-_ ' , if--7% 7 _ ._ _.-_.___ - __ - -'- ' ' » _ ~-.-7.L,_- :___ ;‘-°r_~~._. _.JL 1.-r-:'r~7 r - :_ 1-"5 *"1"*-‘-%_"';`__“-1.' 7.*-*__-..l_._.".tl: _rf 1* :_~l___;::;:;t r' i;-r ;‘ '-T--gt-- _»-: T - » W- -:__ 1 I \ Msny old cities ure so crowded with ancient buildings, narrow streets and old. i\lll\Ql¢d hygienic conditions gs to ap. pear archaic and unattuu-tl\'e. Though there are some splendid exceptions to these rules, this is certainly true of L0". dun, Paris, Munich and Edinbiirgli most of all. Here is ri splendid city built ue a citadel on u high, steep rock, command- ing a. magnificent view of the pluin, thc forests beyond und thc sea. The city was 'not alone placed here because of the lovely vista, but it wus a natural protec- tion against warlike clans and ngninst the wild bolr, wolf and other equally danger- ous animals living in the deep forests and great marshes. For niuny centuries what is- now a rarely beautiful city was only .1 paltry villege. lt had no galleries, gov- ernment buildings nor churches. The liuusee were limited to a few menu straw- thatched huts occupying the upper section of the central ridge. The protection and the beauty of the place soon uttracted many of the men 'und women living in the valley and at ii distance and they soon sought this spot as their home with the understanding they should livc on friendly terms. The village soon grew so rapidly it was unable to hold them all,» so the town burst the conlines of the urea of the Castle Rock and began to 'ex- tend along the ridge declining eastward. As early us the twelfth century David 1 held his court in the castle. It was he who founded the Abbey of Holyrood. William the Lion, the second in succession to Du- vld I, gave to the city the title lla royal burgh," and changed it into a. 'inintagef for the k.ing's currency. Two centuries later Robert Bruce held a convention of eltntes _inmthe Abbey of Holyrood ny Q... < i ` ‘ave " '- ' ' 0 d. Still, so small llltl mean, however, was this now proud diy that up to this period and later it would appear that the population did not amount to more than 2,000, housed in more thatched-roofed fabrics none of | l » thc town gn-\v so rapidly th`nl runny homes und mod: sl. cluiri-lu-s .~nuu lil_li_~d»trhé' vnllcy. 'l`lu: nhl und uuu' pau'ts'l»l` the town were liulaud hy ilu- north lu'iilg<'. Looking ull' in unc rlirrr-liuu uuf- secs brain- tiiul gardens :uid high hills <1-c>\\'