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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1921)
OH,'WHERE WAS THE #/ MOVIE-TtAW , | W- — 1 jsaznr<?aA£D7V 'j&zGJwr&zisg" —- Wvt-r x EERE - oh wliere » was t,ie movie |W / man? Of course, after the experi ences of the photographers in the ■ W Great War —in the air, on the ’ Wring line and among the Ü boats —almost any other pho- tographing adventure is bound to seem tame. Just the same, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson L had nn experience in the Solo mon islands in the South seas not long ago that has thrills all Its own. It’s - different—that’s all. The Solomons, be it known, are one of the few places where the “King of the Cannibal Islands” still reigns and does business at the old stand. Os course none of the natives in dulge openly in “Long Pig”; the white man sees to i hitt. But back in the bush it is still about as wild as it ever was and the white man can’t watch the savages all the time. And the appetite and the taste persist in the Solomon islands savage. Also, back in the bush the petty king takes unto himself os many wives as he wants, in the good, old-fashioned ,wa.v of the Solomon islands —may- be that's where they get the name. And natural ly a king witli a white wife in his collection would be some punkins —which is where Mrs. Johnson comes into the story. As for Mr. Johnson, evi dently the kettle hasn't been east that can con vert him into a cannibalistic titbit. Johnson’s home is in Independence, Kan., but 1 he is seldom there because there is adventure in his. blood and he cannot stay long In one place. Harking back a few years, he was with Jack Lon don on the famous cruise of the Snark. Forever after there was nothing to the sedentary life of the ordinary American for him. He had to roam, and the region that has presented the greatest lure for him Is thp Solomon islands. Like many another woman, his wife, Osa, did not discover until after her marriage exactly what sort of a man her husband really was. She as sumed that she had married an enterprising young business man whoso passion for photography need give her no alarm. She knew, of course, that he had been a friend of the late Jack London, but how, when he displayed such a proper, newly wed Interest in the rugs and furniture and cur tains of the new little home in Independence was tin* poor girl to guess that one fine day her spouse would decide that he just must go adventuring In the South seas again? When he made the announcement about six months ago, however, Mrs. Johnson decided she was bound to be a pal and helpmeet or die In the attempt, so she decided to go along. And thus it came to pass that, a few weeks later, in what is known as the “Big Numbers” district, home of the fiercest race of cannibals at present in exis tence, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were risking their lives to obtain photographs of These people. Thpy are said to be the first white people ever to en ter into this district and come away. From the moment of Johnson’s landing in the New Hebrides and the white people became aware of his misison. he was warned against making photographs of the savage natives of the large Island of Malekula, hut the stories he heard only made him want to photograph these people all the more. It was with the idea of being close lo this island that he visited the small island of Vao and made arrangements to stop with an American missionary located there and wait his chance. Every day for a week he watched for some schooner. His Intention was to make arrange m< tits with the captain to take him to the Big Numbers district, 22 miles from Vao, on the other side of the island of Malekula. But no schooner came along and he grew restless, for he wanted the pictures. Finally he secured a whaleboat be longing to a trader and persuaded five semi civilized rannlbuis of Vao island to go along as crew. Bight here Is where Johnson made three mis takes. Mistake No. 1 was in going. No. 2 was to taking his wife with.him. No. 3 was in not taking along a motion picture man. They sailed away from Vao one morning and shortly after noon of the same day came into Big Numbers bay and drew the boat upon the sandy beach. At first not a native was in sight. Then about 25 savages emerged from different places along the horseshoe bay and came to them. They were of larger stature than any Johnson had seen in this group. Around their waists they wore dark hands that covered them from their upper hips to their first ribs. This band is sort of a belt that is wound around two or three times — outside of this they were entirely naked Most of them had very hairy faces and big heads of bushy hair and many wore armlets and anklets of wild boar tusks. But their faces were tin- striking part about th-m; they were flu- ug ln st and crudest and most repulsive the ex plorer had ever seen. Their mouths were large, their eyes those of an animal and their skin was 'Asvsm'- *'* *■ " . ttaUflß*'- r- Av k^^^aßa 3 m M l ys»j«(M*S&s:* 'v.’sSTv: ... ‘ . . . .... ........ ._ '32&JZIBfcSQIY CVZTAGJ? <&/ VAO thick and seamed with lines. A few of the young er carried bows and arrows and clubs, hut with out exception the older men carried rifles. Mr. Johnson should have been warned right there that such savage animal-like beings could uot be trusted. But he had heard of a chief who had 30 wives, and he wanted to photograph him. These people told him their chief was close by, so he decided to get to him. Following the lead of their guides, the Johnson party climbed up and np, first through a heavy jungle on the side of a hill and then on top of a plateau. While they stood there four bushmen made their appearance on another ridge a short distance away. By this time Johnson was get ting a little frightened. When they reached the bushmen they saw that their cruel faces were made more hideous with big plugs through their noses. The bushmen glared at Johnson and his party and then started a fierce jabber with Johnson’s own savages. Fin ally one stepped on a large boulder and started a queer shouting chant that was so shrill It seemed to carry for miles. In a short time he was answered by a like sound from away back in (be hills. Johnson and his party were about three miles from the sen. It was 4:30 and he was afraid it would be dark before they could get back again. So he told his natives to pick up his parapher nalia and they would go back. Then on top of the ridge there hurst Into view the biggest, most savage and most impressive savage that Johnson had ever seen. He was more than six feet tall and a mass of muscle. He came toward the party with a bearing which Indicated that he thought he owned the earth. When ho stopped In front of them they saw a face that had a great deal of character in it, cruel, brutal char acter. At first he stood and glared at the little party one by one. Finally he fastened his eyes on Mrs. Johnson, and then Johnson became more fright ened than ever before In his life. However, John son banded the chief a package he had prepared beforehand, consisting of four yards of colored cabco, fifty sticks of tobacco, twelve boxes, of matches, a sheath knife and a large mirror. The cannibal chief, however, showed no signs of friendliness, merely handing the things to one of his men, and keeping his eyes glued on Mrs. JcJinson. whose face was drawn with terror. Since he had put up some pretense of photo graphing. Johnson got out his apparatus and went to work and in 15 minutes exposed more films than he hud ever done In twice that time. He says lie just photographed to be doing something, but overy action was mechanical, and wh°n he finished the Big Numbers savages were still glar ing at them. Finally he packed his apparatus and marie signs to his savages to pick It up and that they would leave. He stretched out his hand to say goodby to the chief, and mechanically the latter gave him his own hand, which was so large Johnson’s wa« lost in it. Johnson then told his wife to do the same, which she did. But the rhipf did not let go. Instead, he stretched out his other hand, felt Mis Johnson’s arms and face and run his hand over her body. Finally the thief let her go and for the first time took his eyes off her, and then turning to Johnson’s men commanded them to drop the THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. photographic apparatus, which theyjlid. He then gave orders and they backed away. Just then Mrs. Johnson cried to her husband to look around. In the bush and cane grass surrounding them In every direction were savages,tilt least a hundred of them. Johnson now decided to get nwny If possible and leave his apparatus, hut as he and Mrs. Johnson backed away they were both seized. Johnson told bis wife not to struggle, because that would only make their situation worse. He had decided to tell her to draw her revolver the first chance site got and shoot as many of the savages as she could. Then in the excitement he hoped to be able to draw bis own revolver, and shoot right and left. Then they would mnke a run for it. Anything was better than letting her fnl! into the hands of the chief, who evidently had decided to add her to his collection of wives, As for himself. Johnson had not the slightest doubt that his fate would be the cooking pot. Then Johnson heard the first words of English spoken by these people. It was “man o’ war” and a tremendous chattering arose. Every face was turned toward the sea, where the British patrol ship Euphrosvne was seen coming swiftly into the bay. Johnson’s carriers then came running back and talked loudly und excitedly to the chief, while the latter’s people all jabbered at once. The chief himself stood like an image, saying nothing, but watching the Euphrosyne ns she dropped her tin chor and quickly lowered a boat. Johnson made the most of it. Through an Improvised sign lan guage he made the cannibal chief understand that the man o’ war had come for him and bis wife. Then for a long time he waited for the chief to speak. But the chief made no sign and Johnson, pressing bis psychological advantage, made his carriers pick up his apparatus, took Mrs. Johnson by the arm and started down the hill. They were not stopped, although their hearts were In their mouths until they reached their boat on the beach. Doubtless the discriminating render has al ready noted that this story of Johnson’s adventure is illustrated from photographs of the harmless savages of the missionary Island of Vao. Why not from photographs of the savage and his can nibal band? Well, Johnson confes«es that in his “excite ment” he didn't get a single negative. He was too “rattled” to make his camera work. Where, oh where, was the movie man? Airplane Wings That Fold The naval airplane of the future will un louht edly consist of a fuselage equipped with wings that collapse to permit easy storage In the hold of ship or supersubmarlne. The development of the feature is still In the experimental stage, hut favor is already inclining to rigid wings that are hinged nt the fuselage. On an entirely different principle, however, Is based a recent invention of this sort. The extension and retraction of the wings, as demonstrated with the Inventor’s model, are controlled by wires that run to a crank in the I pilot’s cockpit. To retract the wings he turns the crunk; each wing (on the model) breaks Into nine hinged pieces, and all come to rest folded snugly against the fuselage side. Such handling of the wings Is, of course. Impossible with the spar-nnd-rlb structures now used; It Is to be taken for granted that the inventor has another struc tural scheme, as construction of nn experimental plane Is said to he In progress nt nn airplane fac tory near Birmingham, England.—Popular Me chanlcs Magazine. To Tap Well of the Gods The (keck government’s proposal to supply the city of Athens with water from Mount Parnus sns, 30 miles away, will cost about $40000,000 and take fonr years to complete, acording to Thnd deus Merrlman, deputy chief engineer of the New York department of water supply, who arrived here recently from Piraeus on the steamship Pan nonia. Ho went to Athens with W. K. Smith lost August to work on the plan. ■jp.jCXrtp Wait not till you are backed by numbers. Walt not until you ara sure of up echo from the crowd. The fewer the voices on tho side of truth the more distinct and strong must be your own —Charming. WAYS WITH SOUR CREAM. Those who are fortunate enough to lave sour cream (which Is often. In many farm homes), will like (o have a few rp m minders of how It may ■' •? i-S 1,0 used. Sour cream **?“*'" «JJ Ims been used for gen erntions for cookies, dLI'M cakes, biscuits and grid- C\ die cakes, as well as for **—J snlarl dressings, pud ding sauces, cake tilling, fish and meat sauces and fo*’ various dtdightful frozen dishes with fruit juice. These are but n few of the va rious uses for sour cream. Those who are fond of codfish In while sauce will find that sour cream used in place of the milk will make i most tasty and appetizing dish. Be cn reful to cook the flour and nitter well before adding the cream, ns that must not cook very long or it will curdle. Sour cream when mixed with fruit iulces of various kinds, sweetened to I.isle and frozen, will make a de licious. smooth, velvety cream Or ange juice, with sugnr and waler soiled with the grated rind and cooled, I lien added to (lie sour cream, Is a nosi delightful combination. For ;i cake filling, take one-half cup ful of sour cream, one cupful of sugnr, ind boil until it hairs; add a pinch if salt and a half cupful of hickory nut meats. Sour Cream Cookies. —Add a cup ful of sugar, a cupful of molnsses, (o two cupfuls of rich sour cream. Add Iwo well-beaten eggs, a tenspoonful if soda find one of baking powder, a tahlcspoonful of ginger, a dash of cin namon and cloves, and enough flour lo roll; lot stand on Ice to chill before rolling out. Shredded Cabbage With Sour Cream Dressing.—Shred the cabbage very Ihin, plunge into cold water and let j stand until crisp. Drain and add sour cream, sugar, salt and a dash of vinegar to give the salad (he right zest. If the cream Is very sour, the vinegar will not lie needed. For a salad dressing of any kind of vegetable, a tenspoonful or two of boiled dressing and a half cupful of whipped sour cream will be found very acceptable. So many gods, so many creodn. So many ways that wind and wind; Wbllo just tils art of being kind Is all this sad world neods. —Wilcox. A CHAPTER ON SOUPS. There are soups and soups. f soup is more in the nature of a stim ' , ulnnt than a nu- p I" trlent. The hot 'sf liquid being ons T * 1 y assimilated prepares the wny /O(Qw— for the heavier —\v—//— I food which Is to follow. Cream soups, with bread and butter, make n fairly nutritious meal. Split Pea Soup.—Soak a cupful of split pens over night In two quarts of •old water. In the morning put the peas over tin; fire with a ham hone or n piece of salt pork, a slice of onion, and simmer four hours; rub through a sieve, return to the fire; melt two ta- Itlespoorifuls of butter, add two of flour; mix well and add a little soup to the consistency for pouring. Stir into, the soup and cook live minutes. Reason with salt, sugar and pepper to taste; add one cupful of thin cream and serve hot. Amber Soup.—Brown three pounds of beef from the shin, cut In small pieces. Use (he marrow from the hone to fry the meat In. Add the hone with one-fourth pound of hum to thre( quarts of cold water; let It simmer for three hours. Then add a fowl cut In halves, an onion, half n carrot cut In pieces, a stalk of celery, a sprig of parsley, three cloves mid half a dozen peppercorns, nil but the last three browned in the fat. Cook until the chicken Is tender; remove the .owl and strain. Cool and remove the fat, stir Into the stock three fresh egg soells; let boll two minutes, skim, strain, re heat and serve. Cream of Onion Soup.—Slice four j <>n'' tis and cook In boiling wnt.r un- j til soft, changing the water once during the cooking. When tender, rub the on ions through a sieve and to a cupful ■ the pulp prepare the following: Melt a tahlespnonfnl of butter, aril when hot and bubbling ndd two table spoonfuls of flour. Stir until the mix ture leaves the sides of the pan. Add hree cupfuls of cold milk and cook intll nooth: after ten minutes of •'■oklng ndd the onion nnd the liquid •a which they wore cooked. Boh up epee and serve. Beef Broth and Egg.—Take n half ' upful of beef stock and remove ail •it. Have an egg benten stiff. Heat be broth to the boiling point, season •I. suit the taste of the patient, stir • ne-half of the beaUm egg Into It nnd serve at once. Virtu* 1* In * manner contagious; more especially the bright virtu* known ae patriotism, *r love of coun try.—Dickens. A SYMPOSIUM OF BREAD PUD DINGS. A bread pnddlng mny bo ns dainty and ns acceptable ns the most frilly fancy dishes, hns an aversion ding and leave out the word. Human nature Is n good deni alike all over the world, and If we think we don’t like a food, it Is a sign of weakness to admit that we were mistaken. Emerson says chang ing one’s mind Is not a sign of wenk nes, hut of progression. .lust try these on the family that won’t eat bread pud ding: Pineapple Pudding.-—Dry until crisp three slices of broad in alt oven, then roll with a rolling pin until line. To tho hrend crumbs ndd one cupful of sifted flour, one tnhlespoisiful of melted fnt. one-half cupful of sugnr, one cupful of milk, one-half cupful of pineapple juice, two tenspoonfuls of baking powder; mix nnd pour into a buttered linking dish nnd hake In a hot oven 120 minutes. Use this sauee: One jilnt of boiling water, one table spoonful of sugar, one tnhlespoonful of butter, one lahlespoonful of flour: stir and mix Ihe sugnr nnd flour, then cook until all Is well blended. Re move from the fire and add two ta hlespoonfuls of grated coconut nnd half a tea spoonful of lemon juice. Servo round the pudding. More acid may he used if liked, or vinegar may lie substituted for lemon juice. Spiced Pudding,—Take two cupfuls of graham bread crumbs, one well bouton egg, one pint of sour milk, me taifiil of sugar, one cupful of chopped dates, oiii* cupful of nut meats, one tenspoonful each of soda and cinna mon and one-half tenspoonful of cloves, one tnhlespoonful of melted butter. Bake fit) minutes In a moder ate oven and serve with whipped cream flavored with vanilla and light ly sweetened. If puddings and pics become slight ly cool before the meringue is put on there will not he nny drops of liqnid forming over Ihe meringue. Water which is sixty lo seventy per cent of (he body weight aids digestion ami carries off waste. It id not a light matter, tho way we upend our time, our strength, our In telligence. The higher duties of wom anhood, the higher evolution of hu manity through her, of society through tho household, demand a more health ful condition of household economies than the present shows. Our house holds are surcharged with waste mat ter and ourselves are spent in Us ar rangement and removal. Soul, mind and body are limited by the dustpan.— Helen Campbell. HOUSECLEANING TIME. The old-fashioned method of gen eral upheaval during the spring clean ing has passed out with Btlie Incoming of the vacuum cleaner and rum mage sales. Today very few housewives are al lowed to accumulate oid clothing or any house hold utensil that has passed Its usefulness In the home, ns any society tliut needs money calls a rummage sale " nnd three benefits result —Ihe house wife Is relieved of her surplus goods, the woman who needs them buys and the society gets the money. All are satisfied. It takes courage often to do away with things which because of associa tion, are dear; but one’s lime and strength, as well as Faith, are of much more value than an assemulnge of “Just things.” For the housekeeper who ha-; i<»•-< omlze (as about !X) per cent of ail housekeepers do, which makes life In teresting), and who finds it necessary to redecorate the walls when the paper Is soiled or faded, calsoiuine may be used with good effect. If the paper Is firialy attached to the wall it will need rio special treatment, hut all loose places should he carefully pasted and well dried before applying the wall fin ish. Put the calsomlne on tho ceiling j lirst. to save spattering Ihe side vails. ~ : A long stroke down tho length of (he •nkos a smoother finish than a side stroke. Usually one coal Is sufll clent unless the paper is dark, but two will always look better. A linoleum covering Is easy te the feet if put on a pine floor. The linoleum should fie varnished yearly te keep It bright and save wear. Km lies cupboards. If painted white occasional ly. can always he kept looking well, A damp cloth to wipe the shelve-* will keep them fresh nnd clean with little attention. Bedrooms should he especially free from dust-catching draperies and use less bric-a-brac. When draperies are used they should be washable.
