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North Pacific Islanders Who Eat Their Own Children,
Believing By So Doing it is For the Best.
S AN FRANCISCO, July 20.-One of
tho moit remarkablt tale* of can
nibal life ever conveyed to the
ear* of civilisation ha» been brougnt
from the East Indies by a sailor named
Charles Wileon, who recently arrived
here on an Australian vessel.
Wilson states that on one of the
email Islands In tho vicinity of New
Guinea there is a race of savages who
actually eat their own offspring.
In appearance and manners, Wilson
aay*, these people are different from
any other savage race that he has
ever met and he has been In almost all
parts of the world, having been a gold
miner and prospector a* wel las a
sailor.,
lief waa one of a party who had been
working for some time In the mining
regions of New dulnea, and had there
heard tales of the fabulous wealth of
mines on some of the smaller Isles of
tbo Pacific.
The party went from New Guinea
in a small steamer Jointly owned by
Us members. “The Instructions that
were triven us led us to take a course
about north northeast from the part
of the northern coast of Papua, where
we had been mining," said Wilson
when Interviewed, “which should have
brought us to the neighborhood of tho
Molucca* or thereabouts. We stopped
at the first coast that we sighted af
ter having sailed in the direction Indi
cated for alnwt threo days.
“From tbo Investigations subse
quently made by our party, 1 should
say that the island we had arrived at
was about twenty miles squuro. It
seemed to us at first to be unpopu
lated, but our knowledgo of the crafty
and treacherous nature of the New
Guineans made us adopt every precau
tion against surprises.
They were about as perfect physical
specimens as I had ever seen, and al
most white. Although .unarmed, they
evidently knew what our weapons
were for, for they acted very uneasy
until we set our guns down. As our
other weapons were not visible they
soefti became more Impressed with our
good intentions, and after some amount
of consultation made signs to us to
follow them.
“It was now our turn to be cautious,
and resuming our weapons, we fol
lowed them at a respectful distance.
We soon came to a cluster of huts
which surrounded a building of much
more pretentious character. When the
occupants of these saw us they ran
ah*ad with crJss which seemed to be
token the utmost kind of fear.
“One of the things which we noticed
was the almost entire absence of chil
dren* among the adults.
“Motioning us to remain awhile
where we were, the young men and
young woman advanced into the larger
house, and we scarcely felt Inclined to
follow them when we raw that the
entrance porch to it was formed of hu
man skulls.
“We were given very little opportu
nity for choice about doing so, how
ever, as wo found ourselves mysteri
ously surrounded by the very men who
had uttered the cries and who had ap
peared to run away from us. They
were now reinforced by others, armed
with long spears, and looked anything
but timid by this time. j ~_
"We were practically driven before I some very threatening looks when we
a semi-circle which they had formed refused to eat it.
Into the ghostly looking portal, and,) “Home liquor was next - brought out
deciding that It was beBt to go ahead ; In queer looking earthen bottles, of
without any fuss, did mo. We were which we were Invited to drink. Fear-
brought lnt*> a lurge chamber, where, ling to test their patience too far, we
surrounded by some hundred or more | euch took a email quantity, and a
spearmen, sat a dignified-looking old j more villainous compound I never tast-
The famous cantatrlce, Mme. Emma Calve, has scored a success in London
In De Lara's "Mess.-illne “ She will present the new opera in America. Her suc
cess In it Is as great as in “Carmen."
man, who pointed to our guns, ...
dontly with the hope of leading us to
lay them down. Fortunately, however,
we did nothing of the kind.
“The king then motionod us to some
small stream discharged itself queer-looking seats which were neat-
tho K>ceun at a point near where
i first landed, and for several reasons
i determined to follow Its windings
tho Interior. We found that it
not n avlgnbio for a vessel of the
draught of our steumer, so It war de-
oldod that white two of our number
should remain with the vessel, we
other four would make our way cau
tiously Inland. We were not long Hi
discovering traces of auriferous deposit
and the sands brought down by the
stream, and concluded from a brief as
say that wc would fltid what wo were
In soarch of on tho island.
’*Tho dense tropical vegetation,
which Tenches down to the water’s
edge, formed a convenient shelter for
the vessel, which wu anchored close
inshore. We had with us both revol
vers and guns, a brace of . istols ca h
and a rifle. Two or three of us wero
artned, besides, with cutlasses.
“Am we hod no small boat, which,
In fact, would have been of very little
use under any circumstance* the four
of us started up along the river hank.
The walking was exceedingly bud, ow
ing to tho demtmeM of the Jungle, and
appearances seemed to Indicate that
the Island win entirely uninhabited.
Whenever pnsxiblo we reconnoltered
by climbing up Into a tree mid there
fore traveled slowly. The first night
we slept In the branches of a huge
tree of the eucnlyptun variety nnd had
far from a comfortable time of it, but
felt safer against animal* or suvages.
“Tho following »Uy, early, we came
UDon evidences of natives In tho shape
banka of tho stream. Thu huts were
built of mud and wero neatly thutched.
Homo of tho occupant* noon appeared,
young woman and a young man
being first visible. In appearance they
re***inblcd whites more closely than
anything I had ever scon umong sav
age*. From their manners It was evi
dent that, although leading a rude life,
they wero not uneivlllsed .
* They wort very lightly clad, nnd
tli»M o wero no signs of weatainn to bo
e.'cn on them, so we finally ventured
out to their encampment. They at
first commenced to run away when they
saw uji, but after we had made friendly
i for some time they came
tered around tho apartment, and
sat down. After a long exchange of
signs, from which apparently neither
the king nor ourselves were much the
wiser, except that we made him un
derstand what our mission was by
showing him some grains of gold, we
wore led out of the king's presence,
completely surrounded by our unwel
come body guard. While their manner
wua not menacing, wo did not feel
comfortable, kept strictly prepared for
any emergency und resolved to sell
our lives dourly.
"From the chiefs house we wero ta
ken to one of the roialter huts and
Invited to enter, but this we refund
to do. Food was then brought to us,
and we again refused to accept the
favors of our suvage hosts, but pro
duced some of our own provisions,
which w© showed our willingness to
use If they would cat their* the prin
cipal dish of which seemed to resem
ble pel. Our suggestion was acceded
to, nnd we soon formed what was ap
parently a peaceful family. Water
was brought to u» by some of the wo
men, -who now appeared, and ns this
was fetched directly from the stream,
we felt no hesitation In using It.
“After wo hud finished our repast wo
were again ordered, by the motion of
the npeur*, to get on the march, and
ut first suppofed that wo were going
to be led out of the village. To our
surprlw, wo were led to what had the
, appeurance of being a roofed-over
Istoi'kade, In which wore some twenty
or more children, evidently under
'One of these children was brought
out and led to a spot in front of the
chiefs door. lie was u (’.ark*haired boy
of about 12 years of age.
“One of the spenrinen now stood out
from his fellows, took aim for un In
stant, und In another the spear was
quivering In the tlesh of the child's
bosom. The lad fell ns dead ns if u
bullet had pierced his brain or heart
and In a moment tho hellish character
of the beings we bad fallen across was
obvious to us. The body was thrown
on a hugo mat, und uround It the tnon
nnd women gathered to glut their dsre.-
Illsh passion for human flesh und blood.
It was highly intoxicating and in
a short time our guards were lying
uround us, all of them more or less
stupefied by It.
“We now saw our possible oportu-
nlty for escape and a few hours later,
when the sun went down, under tlfis
cover of darkness, we managed In some
miraculous way to do so.
“The chase to the steamer was,.how
ever, a hot one <fnd we several times
narrowly escaped being speared.
“We stopped no longer to search for
that we shoal i doubtless lmve had
the pleasure of being eaten separately
nnd Invited to partake of each other If
we had not made our escape.
“Our Informant stated that theee
wretche* consider they ore doing a re
ligious duty In butchering and eating
their offspring, claiming that there Is
no hnpplness In Jlfo after youth: has
pa**-l nnd that their souls are saved
by the operation.
' It Is believed that they are descend
ants of an almost extinct race, as they
have nothing In common with any other
existing people.”
JAMES WIIITMARIC.
Homo portion of the body was put on
The closer they came la platter, which was taken to the king;
were astonished at their | other portions of tho body were offered
almost classical features. |to us, and we were the recipients ot
Is Playing a Waiting Game While Salisbury Floun
ders In Troubled Seas.
MEN’S NECKWEAR,
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includes the collar
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and here is the store
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Vi v cl. • r it
Tlie New Designs in Ties,
are always shown
here while they are
tho latest things in
thoir line.
BURNETT & GOODMAN.
Third Street.
Phone 454.
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The glowing RUBY should adorn
Those who in warm July aro horn.
Process of
Antiquing
Not Enough Old IIuk« to Supply
the Demand, So New One* are
Made to Appear Antique.
Rings and Brooches
Jeweled with
RUBIES and
DIAMONDS
Are the correct birthday gifts for July.
A good assortment of these gems at
L. 0. Stevens Jewelry Store.
That new furniture Is made to re
semble old has long been known, but
quite the newest concession to the pre
vailing love of the antique is the pro-
gold on that Island, but. as the natives j cess known—to a very few—as “antl-
hnd apparently no boats, determined qulng rugs.”
to make a circuit of It before going I *.j t 8eelna queer,” said a young man
elsewhere. We found a settlement of • . Un rQnrir t«r vn <«
ordinary Malayans on the other side , Tr ? U, JJ
of It and through one of them, who had ,-terday, that folks should be willing to
once been a sailor on a British mcr-» pay more for old rugs than for new,
chantman, learned the horrible fate we-but the fact is that the colors in those
... ... that hav£ been worn for ten or twenty
“This man told us that our captors, * _ • .■ ,» 1A
were a distinct tribe of themselves who; ? car * are 80 much soften than in the
numbered no more than about two hun- II- 8 not so strange, when you come
dred persons. They never Incrcnae In to think of It.
number ami are believed to be gradually “People's vanity has a good deal to
dying out. Only one male and female -do with It, too. It seems ‘wealthier/
child In any family Is allowed to grow j somehow, to have had fine Oriental
up, tho rest being eaten by their tribe; r for a long-time than to have Just
before they have arrived at maturity.: bought them, and sp they almost always
These peculiar people will ent only | want the antique. Now it doesn’t
whites outside of thoir own flesh, and j stand to reason that there can be old
blood, disturb no one else and nro | rugs enough to go found, so the dealers
therefore left to themselves, being; tried various ways to make the new
shunned and dreaded even by other ones look old. They soaked them in
cannibals. They will only eat their I water, they put them In the sun, and
victims immediately after slaughtering.• laid them all over the" wareroom floors
walked on, but Oriental colors
are too Arm to be affected easily, and
nothing seemed to do much coed.
■ “About two years ago an American
chemist invented a process that seemed
to fill the bill, und started a place In
New York for “antiquing’ rugs.
"The powers of the 'antlqulst' are not
called into requisition by the large
houses, but some of the email im
porters. principally Turks and Arme
nians. patronize tics establishment reg
ularly.
“People In buying rugs often say they
like a certain pattern, but the colors
are too bright; bo the dealers go to the
Amason’s AAAA Rye.
In recommended by pliyslclnnn to thoao needinur a utlninlant.
Its Krcnt iirc nnd purity renders It invaluable In tlie sick room.
Not cheap, bat very line. 91.00 a qnnrt. If you are a little
unwell you can't afford to tuko chances with your system.
J. W. AMASON,
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'PHONE B30.
402 POPLAR STREET.
PAYS 6 PER CENT. ON DEPOSITS.
Deposits of any amount received
0 per cent, per annum will be paid,
Equitable Banking and Loan Company.
GEO. A. SMITH, Vico-Prest. and Mgr.
Planters Hotel.
Centrally
Locatod.
*■ Barnard and Bryan Streets,
Savannah, Ga,
* BATESi 91.00 and 92.00 per Day.
Newly Furnished Throughout.
Until Rooms, with Hot and Cold Water, each floor.
STREET CARS TO ALL RAILROAD DEPOTS,
Cuisine unsurpassed. Meals at all liours—Europeuu plan.
Connecting Saloon and Barber Shi
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W. C. GROVES, Proprlcto
Our Carriage Plant
Turns out the finest vehicles In
the country, and you can buy a
Runny , a Phaeton or Surrey at
prices that yon couldn't touch them
at a few years ngo. Modern Im
provements In the manufacture of
fine carriages enables the maker to
sell them at prices that arc within
reach of the slim pockcthook.
The Williams Buggy Co.,
BARFIELD,
Corner Second and Poplar Streets.
AGENCY FOR THE
FIELD FEE
It la white pique trimmed
Made of largo, strong vires, heavily galvanized.
Amply provides for expansion and contrac
tion. Only Best Bessemer steel wires
used,' always of uniform quality.
Never goes wrong no matter
how great a ilraia
is put on it. Does —
not mutilate, but ' '
does ilckttlj taro
cattle, horses, Z. 3L-»'i£—X^
hogs and pigs. SEsSt
V' i\ Amnim.
S ranch of his own In
wit pattern,
mppiy Juft
if he has an old
Nine times out of
that he has some
he same design in
ft He goes to the
It takes two days
EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED
by lha manufacture;,.
Vill and see it. Can show you how it will savo you money and fence
your fields so they will stay '-need.
id If ltip ru, wa*
If You Cannot Call
•time. That's!
1 wt°nAnd Sea Our Lins of
Wagons. Buggies and Carriages,
/th.V^conno'i! write us for prices. We sell “Old Hickory” ami “Ten-
v ,! aessee” wagons ami the “Smith” Buggies of Barnes villa
• h«v* » and many other makes, at wholesale and retail. You can-
» sv\d\>M“Sr! not do yourself justice without getting our prices before
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