Show ISLAND A PARA I 1 r peculiarity OF STRIP OF LAND OFF MAINE COAST no government taxes churches or lawyea are known there Inh inhabit atil tants easily make a living and have abundant leisure the Is s of in th united slates states coast allow a long avrov no row strip i a dai a on the border lying between bay anil nail ibe the atlantic olean ocean it Is known on the chart as a i d island but sentimental sum hao named it crie ila la kun yen in n honor or of old jolin crit crie a carded Scotch luat v ho tied there t 0 roer more than I 1 Is lit lf a wn cen tury ao a a o act to the 1 loael I phia atre rd clr emia etula all the tile I 1 ear par residents now gunbei nu naci forto fort tora ato o lint in hii j N anut august when the ht voca ilan tourie invade ibe ite thero often aro atoni to person persons living a nong tho the rooks rocks and lakin oa in heavy contis of tan from doai the fresh apa breezes students bf PA clat etal problems ti 6 ba u that residents of thie this coram communion com munio unit have more of 0 the real roal comforts nt tit life mul und les lesi of lifes alfo worries than any caher 4 people on the bobc tl TI island aa a tinder no furm jorin of government ROV eminent and t though it 1 Is a part of tho the state ur maine the people pay no ta baet and have no of anny kind TI acre ie ls not a raf rat or it in n ala P re mile aid and a half hair of or iv ie k v etli I 1 jtb r anre no roaches fit n the antt cats or dogs behind t e s ove ovee nit n nu ito mosquitoes oe in tho aft freih vioola of c 8 tal water tho has no chubb in which to vo cri rh shilo abid aid no clergy 1 an to toll tell the lennit r ther tie tae are doing right or arong no lavry lawyer er ner oer thero there and anti no sheriff or constable ever rent to t masne or to serve ae A kindly ductor who lives in pool laval Is i tilty only olly who ty mes professional lelia to tho the place and he Is told to come br curler cu PIK 1 which fly to iho the tid faster t tl I 1 nn ouy any can call tale the nife mens sage vige an soon as the physician rece receive lei a call fo to F o A 4 algeon seo from his loft latt which bear bears a nic saige telling when to abend a ho doit hoit it to meet hi r nt at ofer 1 no that there may bt be no way there are eight cows and three horses on an the inland island hut but not a alls mile of road for them to travel in the horses are used tor for hauling up bonts and tho the cowe cows give aa milk for everybody walka by u well nell worn ivorn foot toot paths which were laid out by the co cove coar AR while leeking frosh feed among ho me bowld vre tho the chief and practical practically the only occupation bt bf the resident ie Is catching lobsters in n pote pots covered with netting every person tries to capture trough every day to bring 3 which 14 1 4 easily done when lobsters loh aters are sold to the steamers for 10 to 13 cents a pound As it takes only about two hours to tend the lob eter ster pot pots hie the Is island landora arond the reut of their time ome in ili buHi lIng linato whittling drIft driftwood and tating lob lobster which are ton to short f f r sell john ericson t gigantic ri f gantic swede sede la Is the only celebre 11 d man on the lalind island ho ile is six fett imil td eliha pounds and everybody belivea belk bell ieves vea him to bp tho the brnoit low powerful erful roan man on earth they talk talt by the hour airout hid eats of strength I 1 it summer su when the nf new w iron L kl 11 1 for capt jones sloop yacht caine to 0 o the island by steamer etea roer and waft wait rut on the wharf men went k to catch th h horses 4 to haul the hi length of i ui ill the pier and around to the ari ar while hey they were away grieson aim ht prof the heel keel and did not put it f it until ho lie had placed it li under the I 1 of the yacht yaca tit the distance wan KOO feit and the weight of the keil leel 1040 pounds A eon son of 0 ason jot join 1 I ir went ent to school un tin til he d moro than the five oth er combined and finished hie ilia education i 1 t the th age of 15 he ile then tipped the cal 4 at pounds |