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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1891.
BACK WITH A MAN EATER
ADVENTURE OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Iflilltf Enjoylus Plank Oltlinu «»«* tb«
Watea Near Ute Shore au P-iLhuaiaaatle
Visitor Narrowly K»cap*<l a Sava go
Shark —Qneer Sjaort Amid llrt-nkari.
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“Speaking of adventures," said my
companion, who had lieen listening to a
number of stories told in the obi l)oat
house, “1 ran relate one that at least at
the rime seemed exciting enough. I had
been traveling around the world, after
the fashion of Englishmen, and liad
■topped at the Samoan islands on my
way up from Australia to run them over
and gain some information regarding
the natives, their ways and customs, and
as a result 1 became enamored with the
place, climate and people, and remained
there nearly a year.
"Ourit.g that time 1 made myself
familiar with nearly all the islands of
the group, and one in particular had a
singular fascination to me. Once on the
hill tops I looked down upon a long
beach, '’poll which beat the finest surf 1
have c'-er seen The waves were simply
great rollers, which- came in a slow,
dignified fashion that was most impress
ive. The men, who had all been there
before, ran down the shore, where 1 soon
saw them hauling some planks from the
bnsli, which 1 learned they had con
coaled on a former occasion. In short,
the waves were used by them to enjoy
one of the most exciting sports imagin
able, and I was very quickly initiated
into it
FASCINATING SPORT.
“The men threw off what little cloth
ing they wore. Then each seized a plank
and attempted to branch it. This was
aosiei said than done, and many were
the upsets that ensued as the big roller*
came in. bnt Anally all of them got be
yond the shore and beyond the point
where the waves broke, and then I saw
where the sport came in. Turning in
■bore the men threw themselves upon
the planks, and, watching their opportn
nity, steered them so that they held
their position cm the crest or the roller
and came in with it Once under way
the natives skillfully raised themselves to
their feet, and ao standing upright came
rushing in. Some were tossed ,off. others
ware caught in the breaking wave,
while the most skillful and intrepid re
tained tlielr standing position until they
were literally flung upon the beach.
‘•I was younger in those days than 1
am now, and soon convinced myself that
1 should enjoy this sport as well as the
natives, and, securing a plank, 1, too,
poshed ont from the shore. The first
wave that struck me nearly drowned
me, bnt 1 dived into the next and my
plank beat me in abont two minutes.
"During that visit I did not attain
sufficient skill to enable mo to take the
ride standing, bnt on subsequent occa
sions i became fairly proficient, and
then the sport for a time became a veri
table craze with me. I interested a
number of Englishmen and Americans
in it, and we really fell into the habit of
getting op wave riding parties, i had
become so skillful that I rarely missed a
wave, and conld make my way out with
ease and como riding in with perfect
equipoise. I became so daring that 1
often swam ont beyond the rest that 1
might obtain the fnll force and exhilara-
ttf'-i of the ride, and one day when the
sea was particularly high und rolling
very heavily 1 met with my adventure.
' CHASED BY A MONSTER.
1 "There were six of us enjoying the
sport, with as many natives. I bad a
{dank especially made for the purpose,
wide and stoat enough to bear my en
tire weight, and by lying upon it I soon
forced my way over the incoming rollers
and floated in tbs comparatively smooth
water beyond. Here J turned my plank
shoreward and waited for a good roller.
Every third one was, as a rule, large,
and finally a big, green bodied one came
whirling in, shotting ont the horizon.
As it oame I caught it, and as 1 felt the
transferred motion lightly sprang to my
feet and steadied myself on the monster
that extended np and down the shore
and was rushing to its own destruction.
"On 1 went, shooting gayly to my
companions on the beach. Then I sud
denly became aware that something was
i beside me. 1 gave a side glance and the
reality almost made me lose my foothold
upon the rushing plank. Wliat I saw
K ins the sharp dorsal fin of a man eating
shark cutting along through the water
like a knife. The monster was thirteen
or more feet long and was partly turned
np toward me, showing the white, gleam
ing under surface.
"What passed through my mind in
those few seconds can hardly he imag
ined. 1 gave myself np for lost, as I be
lieved the shark would soon rush at the
plank, when over i would go, an easy
victim. I do not know that 1 have more
than ordinary nerve, bnt It flashed
timmgb my mind that possibly the shark
waa waiting for me to fall, and would
not -make an attack nnlesa 1 did, and in
some unaccountable way I was enabled
to retain my self possession. Every
ond I was gaining; every second brought
the lrfg wave nearer the beach. Now it
was on the verge of breaking. Still the
shark maintained its position. Then 1
heard the welcome roar above me, and
down ft come like an avalanche, scintil
lating and gleaming, until with one
- mighty burst the aquatic monster broke.
Cor a single second 1 stood in the gleam
ing mass, and then was dashed upon the
. beach safe and sonnd.
"The shark did not come in. which
was evidence to me that it had not been
overcome by the rush of the water, fcnt
was simply following me with due re
gard, to ito cuisine. I need hardly say
that this wai my last .
breakers there. Upon inquiry I
that natives had been attacked by
daring the wport on ie?ertu 1 “'
When I look back upon it and
Men Cooks Alnafl «»u Time.
“One of the things to which I did not
at once become accustomed in my man
cooks,” said a housekeeper who hns lately
attached a chef to her establishment,
his forehandodness. Soon after his ar
rival l gave a dinner, and being used to
going down stairs late in the afternoon
at such times, and also a little curious to
see if there were a pronounced difference
between the methods of Bridget, the de
posed. and Pierre, the newly arrived, J
made an errand to the kitchen. I could
see at. once that- my presence was deemed
an impertinence, but I forgot to resent
this in my horror at the condition <*f ;tf-
fairs. The dinner was set for 8 o'clock,
and it was then between 5 and 0: as far
as i conld see, however, it might have
been sent to the table at that moment
A saddle of Canada mutton was the piece
de resistance, and this Pierre was draw
ing from the oven for what appeared to
me a final hasting.
“Vegetables that took twenty mi mites,
as 1 supposed, to cook wer6 gayly bub
bling on the range, an entree was ready
to be pot together, and the cook was ap-
l>arently about to perform that act:
sauces were made and standing in the
THEY ELOPED ON A RAFT.
bain-marie: the fish kettle was on, and
suspected it contained the fish—appar
ently the dinner was ready—and spoiled.
•I ventured a remark. ‘Yon under
stand. Pierre.' I said, ‘we dine at 8.’
Oh. yes, madanfe,' he answered.
Then, as if he were willing to tolerate
this one interference: ‘Madame need
have no fear. Everything will be ready
At the instant.
“I thought it might be and withdrew
fairly sick with anxiety over what
seemed to ine a hopeless failure. That
dinner, however, was perfection, every
dish apparently served at the moment 6f
its prime. And since then 1 have trnsted
Pierre and haven’t gone downstairs to
be distressed by his promptness.”—Her
Point of View in New York Times.
A Common DIimm.
Dyspepsia has become the most com
mon disease of the country; all classes
are not exempt, attacking the young as
well as the old, caused no doubt from
our mode of living and the too free use
of tobacco, etc., and yet it is one of the
. _ , ,, . _ . ... I most difficult diseases we have to en-
A !t<n.Idjrl from the Wild, .if II., , In U|0 , lwt „ ve yea „ Dr . H nll
LUMBERMAN STEALS HIS BRIDE
FROM HER FATHER’S BOAT. I
FOR RENT.
IVnn.TlTUnU llarkwood. Country—An discovered a remedy, (Ur. Hull’s D}’S
Irate Father outwitted— His Opposition ] peptic Elixir), up to this time has not
Ws. Only Spiteful. I failed to cure in a single instance. Wo
j can refer you to W. A. Wright, Comp.
Th, Rest Secret.
"Tell me not of your doubts and die
conragements.” said Goethe: "1 have
plenty of m.v own. Bnt talk to me ol
yonr hope and faith.” The tone of com
plaint is one which we are all too ready
to accept, and which is not only in
jurious to ourselves bnt hnrtfnl to all
who come in contact with ns. In speak
ing of a young woman who bad filled
several good positions, bnt with no de
gree of success, an elder woman said;
■She conld have kept either position and
earned a good income if she had not
been so dissatisfied. She was continu
ally finding fault, und never felt that
she was appreciated.”
It may lie safely said that this attitude
of mind is one that nlmoet predetermines
failure in any line of work. Patience
nnder adverse circumstances will often
bring ubont favorable results, while
complaint only accentuates and fixes the
cause of complaint. Avoid mention of
the disagreeable things that may corn*
into yonr life, if yon cannot be patient
yon can at least be silent. The secret of
snccese lies not so much in knowing
what to say us in what to avoid saying.
—Boston Traveller.
sensation of rushingonwardhigh on th* <* WWtA.
creak of a big wave I closest with 1 comld Tbs, fiber t,Is, ,*Wg,
L
A rathsr’s Kiss.
A father was seeing his son off on the
cars for some distant point. There was
a moment of qniet conversation between
the two. perhaps a few wordaof such ad'
vice as n father should give a son. and
then the train came thundering into the
station.
As the latter, a tall fellow, well nlong
in bis "teens,” stepped on the platform,
he extended his hand and bis lips to h1s
father. There was a gentle kiss of fare
well, and the two separated. There was
no gush, no nonsense, no affectation; jnst
the expression of fatherly tenderness that
hod followed that son since he lay in the
cradle.
Is there any danger of that boy stray
ing from the path affectionately pointed
otit by his father?
Or is there any danger of that father
ever having to excuse that son because
he is "sowing wild oats?" We think not
The gentle power of a mother’s kiss has
been sung by poets, bnt is (here not also
a wealth of tenderness and a lasting
memory for good in the kiss of a father?
—Hartford Post.
Scaring tbn Conscience.
Of all her curions customs London
cannot boast of a more singular one than
that formerly so strictly adhered to at
Holland house, one of the most historic
old mansions in the British capital. The
last of the Lords Holland shot himself
dnring a fit of despondency; everything
pointed to a clear case of self mnrder,
yet the Holland family could never bo
dissuaded from the notion that the old
man had been murdered by some un
known assassin. Accordingly, every
night for years it was tho custom for one
of the family to go to the rear of the
house punctually at U o’clock and fire a
gun, for the purpose, it is said, of “scar
ing the conscience" uf the murderer.
This curious practice is a relic of medi-
asval days in continental Europe, and
the case to point is probably the only
instance where it has been noticed since
the days of the Crusades.—St. Louis Re
public.
Small Par for Many ClrU.
The average wages of 150,000 ill fated
working girls of New York is 00 cents a
day, and that includes the income of the
stylish cashiers who get $0 a day os
well as the unfortunate girls who receive
80 cents a day in the east side factories
and Bliops. The lot of the average sales
woman who has not the help and shelter
that parents or a married brother or
sister could share is hard indeed. One
has only to look into the pale, pinched
faces of these poor girls to know that
thousands of them ore actually starving
to death. And that, too, in New York.
-New York World.
811k base Uemp-
. A; substance having all the essential
qualities of silk hrm been made from
Wijd.hemp of Japan,VW* IWftf
A lumberman dressed m woodsman
style came hurriedly into the union de
pot. Leaning on his arm was a pretty
girl nlmut eighteen years old. Her pant
ing breath and fiery cheeks gave evi
dence of her excitement, which was
seemingly made more intense by their
rapid walking. Following them was an
other lumberman, more perrons than
the first. He seemed to be on guard,
and kept his eyes turned toward the
rear ranks. He said nothing until his
proteges were on board the day express
for the east. A few minutes afterward
an older man. with an air of business,
elbowed his way through the crowd und
confronted the woodsman.
They started an animated conversation
abont the conple who had just Imarded
the train, and for a few moments it
seemed that a fight would take place.
Kindly advice from a bystander saved
them from the officers, however, and
the two walked off together. Later in
the day the older mail appeared at the
depot and bought a ticket to Brad's
Bend, on the Allegheny Valley railroad.
He was approached by a reporter and
readily consented to tell the story.
His name was Andrew Myers. The
girl who had been carried off by the un
couth woodsman was a daughter of
Myers. They imd eloped from her
father’s lumber raft. The daring act
took place near Brady's Bend, and was
the crowning act of a romance made ex
citing by a determined lover, an irate
father and a faithful girl, whose respect
for her father's wishes had hitherto pre
vented n clandestine marriage.
PATIlKIt AND liOVKtt FIGHT.
The trio live on the Clarion river near
CImrington. They are well known in
the Inmber country. The yonnger man's
name is Frank Snyder. He is prosper
ous in the woods, and is considered a
good business man. hut he is rough in
his way. and for that reason was not con
sidered by Myers fit to be his daughter’s
lover. Miss Myers thought differently,
however, and for a year insisted on re
ceiving the attentions of Snyder. Never
theless she refused to elope with her
lover, and wonld only nnswer "wait."
The rafting season on the Clarion river
commenced. Both Myers and Snyder
bad timber to ran to market, and were
constantly thrown in each other's way
nt the river bank. When the rafts were
nearly ready to bo started they acci
dently commenced talking nlmut Miss
Myers. Kindly expressions led to insin
uations, nnd then n war of words, which
was quickly followed by a blow from
Myers. A moment more and both were
rolling in the mud. They were soon
separated, bnt not until Snyder - had
tnado a vow to get the girl Myers
heard the words and became eqna Ily de
termined that his enoiuy should never
bo his son-in-law.
A few honrs more and both were to
start down the river. Myers was afraid
to leave his daughter behind, and giving
as an excuse the statement that lie want
ed her to cook for the men. he brought
her on the raft und gave her quarters in
the rough shanty which Is frequently
bnilt on largo flats. Snyder saw the ob
ject of Myers' move, and when the lat
ter pulled ont with his raft Snyder quick
ly followed with his own.
Paha combs too late.
Both raft* arrived at Brady's Bend
shortly, after 0 o'clock Saturday night
Myers pulled in to tie np for the night,
and when abont to land Snyder’s raft
came np. He was acting os pilot him
self, and, seeing Miss Meyers standing
on the river edge of her father's raft, he
ordered his men to pnll in such a way
that bis own raft ran close to that of
Meyers When at the nearest point he
jumped from his oar, grabbed the yonug
girt and, as he leaped back, yelled at
his men to pnll into the current. It was
a daring act, but Snyder bad been vic
torious, and found no trouble in per
suading Miss Myers to give her consent
to their marriage when the opportunity
came. He knew Myers would follow,
however, and to make Bare their - escape
be determined to ran at night.
They arrived at Sharpsbnrg next
morning. Meantime Myers had come to
Pittsbnrg. and was waiting at Herr's
island for Snyder and his game. Bnt
they didn't come. They guessed what
be wonld do, and left him down the
river while they went to Union depot on
a cable car. Myers heard of this trick
abont 7:30 and went to intercept it, bnt
he was too late. Tho woodsman he met
at Union depot explained the occurrence
leading to the flight, and told Mr. Myers
that they were going to Camden, N. J.,
to get married.
Mr. Myers was still angry when seen
■t the Home hotel. He confessed that
Snyder was a suitable man for any sen
sible girl, and his chief grievonoe seemed
to be that his daughter should go on a
bridal tour with a man whose wedding
ontfit wonld startle civilization. Never
theless he admitted that Snyder had bet
ter clothes at home, and his last remark
was that if Snyder had made much
money lately ho wonld forgive him.—
Pittsburg Cor. Oil City Derrick.
lien, of the State, Judge IL F. Lyeo, Mr.
George D.iskor, Macon, Ga , Dr. I*. P.
Dozier, Georgetown, Ga., Mr. Jos. Har
rison, Columbus. Ga., nnd hundreds
of others if desired. Manufactured by
Ur. Holt’s Dyspepsia Elixir Co., Monte
zuma, Ga. Bottles double former sizo.
Price 31. For sale by all druggists.
Dr. Holt's Croup and Cough Syrup
prevents and cures croup. No cure no
pay. Manufactured by Dr. Holt’s Dys
peptic Elixir Co., Montezuma, Ga.
ap21-l m
Sir Charles Dilke is -18 years old. He
is a man of average height, with a long
brown beard and a deep voice. He is
wealthy, capable of hard literary work,
a convincing speaker In parliament and
a man of good manners and excellent
taste in dress.
Two dwellings, one of them suitable
for boarders.
FOR SALE.
l>a*ne Nature Is a Good Book-keeper.
She don't let ns stav long in her debt
before we settle for what we owe her.
She gives us a few years' graco at the
most, but the reconing surely comes.
Have you neglected a cough or allowed
your blood to grow impure without
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and above deception, and a guarantee is
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By drnggiata.
Central and suburban property at bar
gain figures.
President Balmaceda, of Chill, is ■
stem and arbitrary man, with cold gray
eyes, thin lips and angular chin. He
possesses more education and ability
than are usually found in a South Ameri
can dictator.
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For sale by Fleetwood & Russell, Ameri-
cus, Ga. 3
Henry Cabot Lodge, the Massachu
setts congressman, has a slender but
sinewy figure, the faco of a literary
man, abundant brown hair and a Van
Dyko beard. He is dignified in de
meanor and-always well dressed.
M. CALLAWAY,
Heal Estate Agent
Americus Iron Works,
-BUILDERS OF-
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matter how it became poisoned It must
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English Blood Elixir has never failed to
remove scrofulous or syphilitic poison.
Sold under positive guarantee. Fdr sale
bv Fleetwood & Russell, Americus,
Ga. 4
Loss of Bleep sustained from anxiety
' ' nd
. nt over the little one ao slowly am
pitifully wasting away from the effect of
teething, nnfltyou for business, why not
_ - - - - • - ial.
try Dr. Bigger*’ Huckleberry Cordii
Gentlemen—I have suffered for years
with * kind of tetter, or breaking ont all
over roy body, and at times these small
pimples would terminate in boils. While
traveling in the south last year t had
occasion to try a bottle of P. P. P.,
whieb was recommended to me by a
friend, and to my aurprise It helped me
so much that I got' six bottles, and
after taking the full contents, I felt
better than I had since tho beginning of
my trouble, and while I have no symp
toms of the disease returning, I am still
using the wonderful blood medicine at
intervals, and am fully satisfied that I
will l>e entirely cured of a disease that
for fifteen year* has troubled me. I
cannot express my gratitude to yon for
so wonderful a benefactor as yonr P. P.
P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas
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Jacat Pkteus,
Traveling Salesman,
may5dl‘2-w-2L Savannah, Ga.
Captain William Bruco, of San Fran
cisco, has just cut his third set of teeth
st 82.
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NOTICE TO MILL MEN.
property will be told
Cheap For Cash or Bankable Papers.
C. A. BELL.
ddreo me at Americus or csU and i
Young Head, and Old.
Danglit.-r—You should have turned
down the upper corners of your visiting
cards, ms. when yon called on the bride.
That means congratulation. But yqu
turned down the lower corners. That
mean* condolence.
Matron (with dignity)—You'd better
wait till you are married before yon crit
icise your raa.—N*w York Weekly.
.. Don’t
“Monkey”
with yonr
Blood.
Delay Is dja/gtrmn tn sick-
ruptlon breeds corruption; c. «i
iWMOUM,lf netfecbiMit-vt t> p
Into iacumble eferouic cm-
Si
ed Scrofula^ Skill klrtijRlou*
poiMHilnr t luh-'rl
ft, Ekiti k.rtitnt< ’ ■
has cured ttouunuffc,
CAM* of C.-iu cut.
It Is a iiowcrfu? tonic *
cate pernm*. >c» L It
and iiu-a|>at>:.‘ of
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A treatise on V'.kxI t
rkh
a mailed cu uj
cation.
DnxtraisU Sell It.
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Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga-
Th. Powers That Ha.
Phot Qorwessmaik-T-WhAl, do . yon
think of Senator Saphqad's bill?
SWEET WATER PARK HOTEL,
Litbla Springs, Georgia.
i
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R. F, NEHRINQ,
PROPRIETOR.
Msoi stmt, Duler Allen flout
AMERICUS,GA;
LIGHT BREAD A SPECIALTY!
MnlrCtotf (SO* heft RU( Sm4 ud bb Wagoi 6o« nt Sailr
Conntry Merchants gupplled with bread at wholesale price*.
1 will e.11 you tbs best boggy In Georgia, price sndjqusmy considered. Repairing ol
all klnde solicited end executed promptly and neatly. AU work warranted.
T.
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Cotton Avonus.,
- • ■ Opposite Prince’s Stables’
Americus, Georgia.
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thing you want to drink from.
isky-eonr In Americas. My
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