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Show ST. HELENA HAS A DOOM. "ll3rn.on.r.tLaf ' W&r"U!l l" I If.' .n.'l trlltllr lo II,. I.l.ncl Perhaps not tinea Napoleon was nn Involuntary resident at &t Helena has tho Island rlsm to so much proml-nenco proml-nenco as It may now claim to enjoy For this reason tho report of (lov Sterndale, dated August, 1900, will bo found of unusual interest The import im-port hate Jumped from JC313GS In 1837, to 01 M3 In 1893, nnd for 1900 a much larger Increaso Is anticipated I-nbor is In demand at good wages, thero Is no want nmong tho Indus tflous, and "It Is n pleasure to record," says tho governor that, although money hns been more plentiful nnd tho temptations of the public house greater, serious crimo has been absent nnd petty crimes less than In the pro-Tlous pro-Tlous jcar The cost of living has, however, greatly Increased, and during dur-ing tho present year tho prices of fool havo doubled and quadrupled, so tlmt what used to bo considered neccssartoi of life, such as milk, butter, eggs and meat, are now luxuries, nnd tho prln clpel food of tho poor, I o fish, Is both scarco and expensive. With tho Increased garrison and tho great number num-ber of prisoners of war, a largo quantity quan-tity of fish, which Is plentiful enough In the sea, could profitably be disposed dis-posed of dally wero the people energetic ener-getic enough to catch them I hnve nlwas advocated a fishery company hero, worked by Hngllsh capital an I labor, and had such a one been started start-ed as projected In I89G-1897, It woull havo been reaping a golden harvest just now, both In saltod and fresh fish. The aspect of the place has greatly changed, Instead of tho quiet monotony of past years, Jamestown Is a scene of noisy activity, and the perils of our roads are considerably Increased by four-ln-hand mule wag-ons wag-ons driven by reckless Kaffir boys " |