Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1911 — Lonely Isle of St. Kilda. [ARTICLE]

Lonely Isle of St. Kilda.

The loneliest inhabited island in the Western Isles is surely St Kilda, situated some 85 miles west of Harris, says the London Daily MalL A Glasgow flrm of shipowners has received a letter from the clergyman located on the island, stating that the first mall the islanders have received since the Glasgow steamer Hebrides made her last cruise at the end of August was brought in by a trawler the other week. It was a day of great rejoicing. They are looking forward to the Hebrides' first visit in May with her usual complement of tourists and stores. All the natives, who number about 80, are In the best of health, and the weather has been exceptionally mild. The spinning season la in full awing. They are all working steadily away untroubled by the turmoil of general elections, and happy in their own little Atlantic kingdom.