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I AMONG TM« POLYNCfilANfi. f IMi MiMti u4 NalltMl UfiNk—Tfc* Nl Mato Wink oao versing with Surgeon U. W. Whitaker hs Mid he Joined hie aMp, the Mohican, at Ban Frencinoo. Cal., in May, 18S.>. and railed ia tier through tlio Gol den Gate the billowing tnoatii for an ax- tensive oruiau in the South Pnclllc. which lasted over three yean. His supply of information shows that ha has been a dose olecrrsr of the customs and habits of the Polynesians. As a surgeon, he wn* brought more intimately in contact ‘ rith them than others, and had the op- of becoming personally no- srith many of their strange . and ha says some of his best friends have been formed among thoee people. One of the moat curious and In teresting customs ho told your correspon dent of wts that of kava drinking among tho inhabitants of tlio Samoan group of (islands. He spoke very highly Of those people, and said they were the finest race of peoplohehad seen, tho men being of largo and almost perfect physique, sym metrically pronortioned, with straight, coarse black hair and a rich brownish color. Ho also said the women were evenmoro attractivo than the men, be cause of their mild manners, kind and > ?ho custom of making, and the form alities of drinking thekava, aa related 'by the surgeon, was lntenoolv interesting and will be news to all readers. Sava, be said, was a vegetable growth tint E arn abandonee on the islands belong- to the pepper family, and from the s of this plant they made their na tional drink of kava, by first chewing the <root until it was well moottotedt then ^placing it ia a wooden basin which they _ twith „««>, It was ready to be served out He wdd the first thought of this is always, repulsive to a civilised whits man, and he Invariably refuses, to drink of it when :,cffered to him, but if he stays in the islands long his prejudice is sure to bs xmrootae, and It is not a great while be fore be bsoomes a convert and is fond of the strange drink.- In describing the process of brewing 'the 'strange beverage he said a young iri, the most oomely and attractive in , household or village, was the ono se- ‘ id to chew tho root, which would bo thoroughly cleansed and broken j —an pieces " i|t » l| 'i |> for the of tthe domseVs mouth. Before commcao- dng to masticate she would invariably ;thorouglily wash out her mouth with water in preeenoo of alt tho assembled guests, ana would then fold her gftceful ‘person, a la Turk, upon a mat spread on the floor, and chow and chew, all in one mouthful, until a sufficient quantity 'would (be rtady. Tht hands, in the meantime, having been also washed. £ water would be addM and the chewed root thoroughly mixed up with tho hands , end by n dexterous manner all tho coarse particles removed. 'When tho beer Is adjudged to bo oompteted by the fair ono, throo vigorous clappings of tho hands all round ‘ signifies it is ready to ,be served. Strange to say, tho .most punctilious etiquette is. observed in serving it, and for the want of which many an 'irreparable offense, iu tho estimation of tho truo Samoan, lias been given. Tho honored guest always receives tho first bowl, and, according to tho dictation of an old chief, 'the bead of tho family or the master of ceremonies. The nut brown maiden, a 1 blushing figure of symmetrical physical beauty, presides at tho bowl, Phcebo like, dishing out tho Samoan nectar. A custom most closely related to this peculiar habit, continued tho doctor, is that of pai eating by tho natives of tho Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands. Pot is strictly Hawaiian, ho said, and is eaten by every man, woman and child, from King Kalakaua down, in those islands, and forins tho mainstay of lifo for tho common people. Tho habit is so univer sally established that tho native Hawaiians oro called and known by tho rmmo of - “Pai-eaters." Tlu.ro grows in aft tho Pacific islands a plant of the lily family, with .largo rich loaves and straight, bulbous root, which i» full of farinaceous food material, which, together with bread fruit, forms tho staple of life with ’ tho Polynesians, hiking tho nlaco of .bread end potatoes. It is from this root that pal is Pai making is as much of an institution mid quite os great a necessity in tho Sandwich Islands as bread making it in tho United States. Tbcpni maker to his Majesty Kalakaua is regarded by him in favor next to his chamberlain, and it a personage much envied. It is prepared fresh every day by first roasting the taro roots, from which it is made, maaKing and mixing it with a proper quantity of water, then carefully strained to freo it from oil lumps, after which it is set aside to fer ment When fermentation advances to ■the proper degree it is ready to bo sold to tbo consumer. It is now either white, pinkish or bluo in color, according to the .■ kind of taro used in making, has the con sistency of thick flour f.tsrch, looks liko it, and, hi fact smells liko it It b served in KoawoodN bowls, highly polished and of different* rises, according to tho tastes and copacHy of the happy eater of paL The manner of eating pai b not, at' first, so distasteful to the stranger as kava drinking, but tea perfectly refined Mste, according to our aoMptann of tho word, the first rspsstof raw fish which b always eaten with polls Bill happily calculated to sharpen tho appetite. Tbo bowl of pel b placed in front of tlio guest of the household after ho 1-=-- folded up lib fret and legs and dispci al «f (beat as brat be osa, but not always to JMf torntort au4.MtfriMto.unJm I* lias Warned me mum or m-.mg in too native style, i« ntppoM-d lo tut by stick ing one, two or three lingers l;i the pasty mass which l i stirred in e circular no tion until a ball of it ad Korea to the ‘fingers, when they aro removed, end by a strange, circular, twisting action given tlio liend to foroa the fingers full from that in tho ball, it b lifted and transferred to the mouth, where the fillers aro sucked perfectly freo and ckxm of the pot, and as they ore with drawn a noise b made which b unlike any other, and con only bo mode by this means.—Nashville Democrat. SAN ANTONIO, WILDER, STATE OF TEXAS, . • WILLIAMS. - " r and after Sept. SBth, 1888, one of the v shore steamers will leave New York every Friday at I p. m., arriving In Brunswick follow ing Monday. Returning, leave Brunswick every Thursday afternoon. Close connections at Brunswick with B. A W. S. T., V. A O. and A. P, A L.railroads. Through 1 dlls lading signed to AUanta, Albany, Americas Macon ana all Interior points. Insurance between New York and Brunswick, one-fifth of one uer cent. Freight and passage as low a* by any other line. For freight, passage and general Informa tion apply to THOS. FULLER, Agent, Brunswick, Ga. Throw aside your old olothes, -and provide yourself with something 'new. seasonable and stylish from tbe old reliable okmfer, JAS. S. WRIGHT, Corner Newcastle and Monk Stracts. I have Just received an able goods selected 1 - m artels, and oan sup] stock of season- la tbe Northern town with I an elegant at by myself to iplyf the town Clothing, Hats, SHOES Gents’ Furnishing Goods, NECKWEAR AND HOSIERY Which' were purchased for cash, and conso qucntly can be sold on closest margins. g^-Sults made to order from samples, much cheaper than from a tailor jand HI guaranteed. JAS. S. WRIGHT. FROM MARKET! GENTS’ IRHH GOODS FOR FALL AND WINTER That I have ever handled in Brunswick. I call special attention to my Hats, Shoes and Neckwear FLANNEL 8B1BT8 AND HANDKERCHIEFS, Latest Style Mats ail Caffs. FULL LINE OF Clothing! SUITS TO ORDER. A One assortment of underclothing, and every, thing belonging to my line. Mr mottols, “One Price to A1I I” Call and I* convinced. J. B. WRIGHT, Comer Newcastle and Gloucester St. FOR SALE 600 Fence Poet*, ligbtwood, cypres* and cedar. • 100 cord* oak, blckoty and cedar 2ST. DIXON Wo.4 ysH, m Petee meat, totwem Mena- Days fill Cm ffpllta Xfl and we trust SUNSHINE AND PROSPERITY. Y:-\ jrGOODS.' iHRUNSWICI/ WESTERN R railroad ■ li Waycross Short Line. on and after Thursday, Oct. 10, 188$, passen ger train* will run as follows: oanrasL btamdasd tim*. FOR THE WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH^^ Mail. Express .v 7:00 am . v+7:1*am . v' 7:88 s^n . r 8dJ7 a m v 8:38 am y 9:01am "am i! attempt to r from it. Then too, if we oonld let every lady to Owns to enumerate ail the goods we are oXeriag at lem than ttoir value, sc we ooly Uvea tew of them. THIS FALL This eon- lything We are displaying the largest assortment of doable fold goods erer pat:on the {market, slate of Jacquard, Arrmaro and plaid effects In all the standard shades (which ^surpasses an; which has been heretofore plaoed before tbe public br our competitors. MOURNING DRESS GOODS. Handling Immense quantities of Prestley’s celebrated black goods we are enabled to make lower prices and to guarantee every yard of cashmere, Henrietta and other varnished board brands of black goods we sell. This is our pet department. - . Knowing tbo necessity of securing black goods that will not turn brown or creak In wearing, we have spent aomo time to selecting those most worn and beet adapted to the market. We point with pride to tbo result of our laborf-buylng goods direct from the but homes who sell nothing else but black goods, there is no risk of gettfng goods redyed from unsalable colors as is often the ease with many nooses. Besides this brand of goads are unquestionably the best mannfaetnoed, and as we buy large quan tities we get rock bottom prtce7, and aa our system la to sell at very close margins, we guarantee our prices on these goods to be lower than tbe same that are sold anywhere and elsewhere in tho State. Wccall special attention to the following black silk-warp fabrics. Carpets, Carpets! VELVET, BRUSSELS. TAPESTRY; INGRAIN, WOOLEN, AND HEMP OF LATEST DESIGNS AND PATTERNS, AND BORDERS TO MATCH. And we want every one to understand what we give to one wo givo to all, so wo will t and every purchaser of *» worth of merchandise Fok Caen, a ticket entiteling the L ohanoe at a magnificent salt of waluut furniture, consisting often pieces, which will bo drawn for on January 10,1880. Don’t stop and think you will not get it, who knows? You may bo the lucky no. Come nnd try your luck. ■£ £ ...ar Aaopm fgpSSsf rille...! IvTtBS*? “ lv (Mem ea lv MOa* .lv T:08 am 10:00 a i SUflf Sumner lv l:Hpn Willingham lv Idlpii Davis ...... lv 3:06 nix Albany. ar 8K oVtoam ll :65 pm Montgomery .£T New Orleans ar Birmingham.... Decatur ■3 4SIS 6:30 p zn Hot pm tsais 10:10 pm NsshvlUe. St Louis.... Louisville.. Cincinnati.. ..ar Atlanta Marietta ......a SE";:: - 7:30 am 7:30pm 11:35 am 83X1 pm 7:i5pm 7:35am 3:37 am 6:53 am 330am i;: D. HOYT & CO., DEALERS IN- HARDWARE. Stoves Guns, Pistols, Cartridges, AGBiUULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, SASH, DOORS. BUNDS and Wagons FatlrararM BAUMGARTNER BROS., BUTCHERS AND‘GREEN GROCERS, M AKE a specialty of Delicious Fat Beef re ceived daUy from Armour’s Stock Yards in Chicago. It is deliciously Fat end Tender, and I* solaTwenty-flvo Per Cent cheaper than same meat oan be bought elsewhere. Try a. Fieoe .And you will have nojothcr. Beef, Poik, Sausas^, Etc., ALWAYS ON HARD. REMOVAL! NEW QUARTERS I can now bo found in my new stand in the Scarlett Block, WHERE HY STOCK OF MTS, SHOES, HITS, CAPS, Dry Goods and Notions WILL BE FOUND Marked down TO BED ROOK. 3D. T. X>tT3NTI^T. PUTNAM’S Livery He! Corner Monk and Oglcthorpcstrects - securing from my stable The Finest Turn-Outs AND THE BEST OEXVIO'.K. Your order so(ic!t#<l« n4 iiHififtloH guoruii JL T. PUTNAM, SEA ISLAND BOUTE. BRUNSWICK & SAVANNAH AND WAY LANDINGS. Steamer St Nicholas W ID leave Savannah for BtanarriokaTary Teas- MT-* o. ss s8SSS® : ^ ,f,S5 I NOTICE. I EifisS i. G. GAKHVrr, Master. 8:40 am 8:41 am lfOpn 7:l*am . 8:10 am FBOM THE WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH. Florida Mail. Express Cincinnati ......lv 8.00pm LouisvUle lv 8:05 pm Chattanooga lv 1:11pm Marietta., lv 6:17pm Atlanta lv ...... 7:15pm lv ■■■■■.. 11:00pm Cincinnati lv 7:50pm Louisville ly 13:10 am St Louis lv 7» nm Nashville.... lv 7:tfam Decatur lv ISM pm Birmingham lv 4:15 pm NewOrieans lv 7:00 am Montgomery. .....lv OjQpm' Albany lv 8| Davis:. lv «l Willingham lv fL__ Sumner s ....lv 6:48a 0:" &8.: •lv 0:04am Iv 7:10am . '..lv 8:35am Waresboro lv 0:30 a m Waycross ar 9:35am pm .ar 4:30pm ar 11:36am 11:30 an Jacksonville.. ar 13:00 m 13:00 m Charleston.. New Orleans.. eons ..lv mia..-.- -lv - JaeksonvUle.,...,. CaUahan Charleston... Savannah F15ft» .lv 8:05am .IV 3:ooam .lv 7:08am Waycross lv 10:00 am SchlattcrvlUo lv 10:30 am . Hoboken lv 10:41 a m Nahunta lv 11.-03 a m WaynesvlUe lv 11:57 a m Jamaica lv 18:05pm ' Pyles’ Marsh lv+lias pm Brunswick ar 13:60 p m +8top on signal. • Purchase tickets at thn station, and save extra faro collected upon the train. Tho mall train stops at all B ft W stations. Connections made at Wsycross to and from all points on Savannah, Florida A Western Ballway. Pullman Palaco Sleeping Cara. Fir t HEW SECTIM1L UP of FLORIDA l- cipal products of the soff and the time ol thelv maturity, the latter prepared under the ansp.cus of the Department of Agriculture of the ~ ~ - * — “’lege, also County Maps and of each county, anthcnti- Staio Agricultural Collcf iphl cated b; Agrii Pamphlets descriptive < ^. >y the Boards of County Commissioners, TOWN SITES, TOWNSHIP PLATS And tho LANDS tor sale by too Lend Department South ftorMa R. K., And The Plant lavsstaisnt Company All published for gratnltons distribution, ad - draw D. H. Elliott, General Land Agent, San ford, Fla. H. S. HAINES, GEO. W. HAINES, ‘ Gen’l Manager, Superintendent. C.*>. OWENS, J. A. MCDUFFIE, Trafflo Manager. Gen’l Pass. Agent F. W. ANGIER, Ass’t.Gcn’l Pass. Agent. BRUNSWICK TO / ■ ■ S» MACON. ATLANTA AND CHAT TANOOGA* VIA THE— lTKHH.,Ti.&9A.BAIlTA| O'” RffiMffSf™- SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SEPT. SO, 1853. Leave Brunswick 810pm 016 am Arrive Maoon 145 a m 600 Arrive Atlanta 610a m Leave Atlanta... 040am 13 30pm Ar! Chattanooga-1355 pm 031pm SOUTH BOUND. Leave Atlanta IS 10 a m 5^SS2wtek..v.'.:.;..:uS:2 All train* ran daily. . ' fffv, J. F. NORRIS, Ticket Agt, Brunswick, G*. B.W.WRENN, G.P. ftT.A^, Hr— L. J. ELLIS, A.G.P-A., A pi_ onpm 1015 pm 050 am 345pm T 0’Ooihroa.J*. W F. Sntoxs 1* - T. O’Connor & Co., INSURANCE AGENTS* FIREI MARINE! ACCIDENT!! BKPRX8EET «.BTAUIIOHER OOMFUISE OF THB WOULD. octlO.lv Dr. IB. McCASIILL, f ERMANEMTUr LOCATED AT ST. SIMONS MILLS, Ga. * Tvwtlfivi piMiloi!ii)WiiMii