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vpv. If* M&-. $ K.\ liiiladelphia.—Few persons would relish the terrible but thrilling experi ence of four sailors, Thomas Ellis, John Niessen, Thomas Davis and Robert Macgregor, who recently arrived at Philadelphia, and many a man less hearty would have died through sheer fright had he undergone the ordeal. To be saved froma watery grave when their ship was wrecked on the rocky coast of an island off New Guinea, only to be washed up on ashore of a land infested by cannibals, then to fall into the hands of a band of savages to be tortured and mutilated at their pleas ure and finally to be fattened for a feast, is a fate not pleasant to contemplate, but the victims still live and bear tbe scars of their experience to corroborate their remarkable story. Wrecked in Terrible Storm. Last July while the ship Aigburth was sailing near New Guinea, bound from New South Wales for Java for a cargo of sugar for Philadelphia, the vessel en countered a terrible storm. It was a storm typical of these parts and rent the ship from stem to stern. Storms at sea are no uncommon occurrence, but if ever an earthquake struck a ship, the Aigburth encountered one on this trip. Capt. Reed, commander of the vessel, seeing that the ship could not long with stand the terrible pounding of the waves and water, ordered the boats lowered. Ellis, Davis. Niessen, Macgregor, the captain and two seamen were the last to leave the dismantled and sinking craft. The two seamen were soon swept overboard and were lost in the angry waters. The rest, after a trying experi ence. made their way to the shore. Only Jive Saved. Of the 27 souls aboard., only these five were saved. They had hardly left the tattered hulk before the remains of the once stanch vessel were dashed to pieces on the rocks. SHIPWRECKED ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND Terrible Experience of Five Sur vivors Among Savages. Escape a Watery Grave Only to Be Captured and Fattened for a Feast of the Man Eaters—Rescue Finally Effected By One of Their Number. They Passed from Branch to Branch Among the Treat Like Monkeys. The survivors congratulated each other on their narrow escape from the briny deep, and thought the worst of their experience was over. Although there were no signs that the island was inhabited, they thought that after the storm had swept its course, they would be able to rescue enough foodstuffs from the wreck to sustain them until they could signal some passing vessel and make their way to civilization, but the worst was still to come. Land of Strange People. They had been on the island hardly an hour before they noticed a swarm u? natives over their heads, passing from branch to branch among th« trees like monkeys, and with hardly a sound greater than that which might be caused by:& whisper. The shipwrecked sailors were considerably frightened by the sight, but later learned that it was one of a tribe of many others on the island that used both their hands and feet with equal ease in traveling. They found that much of the land on the island was low and marshy and that the natives had to travel in the trees or not at all. The latter were trained to this method of locomotion from child hood, but the sight of their dexterity astonished the Americans, who natural ly had never seen anything like it be fore. They were all big, powerful men, and their arms and legs were covered with ornaments, fashioned out of shells and stones, strung on a sort of fiber that they used as we use twine and rope. Shipwrecked Men Made Prisoners. The natives seemed as much fright ened on the advent of the shipwrecked sailors as were the latter, but after some little sign making- and advances, some of the leaders came down from the trees. Four of them lifted their boat out of the water and carefully examined it. Reed, the captain, had managed to save a rifle from the wreckage which he had brought with him. This was some thing new to the natives, and when he fired it they immediately swarmed up the trees, but finally came back again. It was not long before several hundred had gathered, and they soon made the five uaen prisoners. For a day they were treated with some consideration, when a new leader appeared. Then their troubles began. Capt. Reed shot one of the men, kill ing him, and during the excitement which followed the shipwrecked sailors made off Into the woods. Bival Bands in Battle. They did not dare to go far inland, and before long fell in with another band of savages. The latter indicated by signs that they were looking for the camp the white men had just left. The two tribes were evidently not on friendly terms, and together they made their way back to the scene of the wrefck, where a battle was fought, in which the new-found friends won the day. The shipwrecked sailors then es tablished a camp near the shore and for nearly a week were not disturbed, when they were again attacked by their first captors, but with the assistance of some of fie members of the other tribe man aged to beat them off. Then followed another period of two weeks of comparative rest and quiet, when another fierce fight took place, and their friends were defeated and routed. Fought with Poisoned Arrows. Ellis, in relating their experiences, says the savages fought with lances made of a very hard wood, and with ar rows, thrown out of the hand by a neat trick that he had never seen before. The warriors took the arrows with the point forward and, resting them be tween the two first fingers, with the thumbs down, and the little finger up. made a sort of a spring out of their fingers and shot the darts with amazing js '')Htlli .,*•."i speed and accuracy. The tips were all dipped In poison, so that only a super ficial wound was necessary to cause death. These darts were sot very heavy, nor long. They later learned th« welcome news that they were to be eaten, and that Their peace, however, was short-lived, for before long they were again captured by their original foe#. Tortured by the Savages. One.of the men, Niessen, received an unmerciful beating for letting a pole fall on the head of one of the chiefs. The accident was entirely unintentional, and while he lay insensible on the ground the savage hurled a heavy rock down upon him and crushed three of his toes. The rest of the prisoners were altae-f curely bound and could render toelr partner no assistance, but finally one of the men managed to release himself and cut off the poor fellow's toes before, he regained consciousness. This act un doubtedly saved Nlessen's life. Others of the survivors have terrible remembrances of their experience. One, Davis, was branded with a red-hot stone on his back, and the livid scar stilly remains. Ellis has two such brands.' Macgregor had a sharp lance almost "H" Tortured by the Cruel Savages. they were safe from that form of death, as the savages will not eat anybody who has been killed by the deadly poison. The natives, however, held the single rifle, the only means of protection of the white men, in great awe, and while ihey remained in possession of it their lives were comparatively safe. driven through his shoulder by one of the cannibals, and Capt. Reed did not escape his share. Captain Makes His Escape. But the rough treatment finally stopped and they were taken to another part of the Island. Capt. Reed in the meantime had made his escape to the inland and was searching for the brad that had befriended them. The rest were taken some ten miles from the place of their landing to the permanent camp of the tribe. Here they learned from the logs of other vessels that had been wrecked on the unfriend' ]y coast that they need expect no mercy at the hands of the savages. More than one poor soul had evident' ly been offered up here as a sacrifice to the cannibal chief. They were some distance inland, and there were no hopes of signaling- any passing vessel. Here they were given rude huts to live in and left to themselves. The canni bals, however, kept a rigid watch over their captives and they were igiven to understand that, they would be well treated if they made no attempt to es cape. Fattened for a Feast. Food was regularly brought to them, and the men at that time had no knowl edge of what' was id store for them. Their only hope was that Capt. Reed would in some manner effect their rescue, or that another wreck would bring some men with weapons and boats to the Island. With nothing to occupy their time, they passed much of their time sleep ing, which seemed, to greatly please the natives. One big, ugly-looking native, evidently the chief, kept close watch on their condition, and soon the terrible truth dawned upon them that they were being fattened for a feast of the canni bals, but they were helpless and alone and with no seeming hope for escape from the terrible fate. There was not a weapon of any kind among them, not even a knife, with Beamed by the Aid of a Single Rifle. I them which they might have killed selves, had they so desired. But life was dear to them and they proposed to make the savages pay dear ly for their feast. They also hoped against hope that Reed might come to their rescue. It was a trying experience for the shipwrecked men, and it is remarkable that they lived to tell the tale. Awful Fate of Others. They learned from the writings of sail- ors who had probably figured in cannibal feasts in other years, and their fate was very similar their situation and dally life was much the same. But all the time their ultimate doom was approach ing, they were fast fattening under the lazy life they were leading, to the great satisfaction of the cannibals. Nothing was heard of Reed, and it was feared that he had also met an un timely fate. In the center of the camp was a large and rudely built oven, or rather funeral pyre, on which some former poor vic tim had probably been executed. It was a sickening sight for the poor captives They were later taken to a Small Island some distance froln the mainland, where they were kept under a close guard. The cause of this, as they afterwards learned, was that a battle was impend ing. They also learned that they were to be served at the dinner which was to follow the victory which was antici pated. Rescued by Comrade. But here their plans were defeated, as the leading force wa3 was led by none other than Capt. Reed, and although the bat tle was long and desperate, lasting three days and nights, Reed with his rifle, for which he had an abundance of ammuni tion, able to inspire the smaller force with a degree of confidence that brought ultimate victory. The captives were ,then released from their prison on the island and for sev eral days rested in comfort in the camp where their former captors had intended they should be served-as-food. A few days later they made their way -back to the scene of the wreck, Where a good ly stock of the stores of their vessel was found. The life boat was still there and in good condition, and they decided to risk their lives on the water, rather than re main any longer on the island. After several days of a more or less perilous trip, they were finally picked up by a vessel bound for an Australian port. From there they made their way to Eng land and finally shipped on board a ves sel bound for Philadelphia. Tales of experiences of shipwrecked sailors on islands inhabited by canni bals are common in works of present day writers, but none are more strange or wonderful than this, which goes to prove the saying that "truth is stranger than fiction." THE KEEPING OF APPLES. The Market Now Demands a Supply All the Tear Full Around. Apple storage has become one of the most important features of the fruit in dustry. The demand for apples has in creased greatly, and to meet the demand large areas have been devoted to or chards in sections_where conditions do not favor ease in holding or length of keeping, says the New York Agricul tural Experiment Station Bulletin. The necessity of disposing of this fruit quickly tends to overstock the market in the fall and early winter, and fre quently to reduce prices far below the limit of profitable handling. According ly, the ability to hold part of the crop' until the perishable surplus has been dis posed of often means higher prices, easier sales and better accommodation to the public. Consumers are also gradually but surely learning discrimination and de manding not only good apples, but an ample supply of them throughout nearly the entire year. It is possible, by some system of storage, to avoid the glutted market and to hold the crops with little loss for sale late in the season, and make good profits from the practice bnt, like all farm and orchard operations of the present time, apple storage must receive careful attention to insure suc cess. The grower or buyer must learn what varieties are suitable for storage, what conditions piust be provided to secure the best and most economical manage ment of the stored fruit, and at what time and under what conditions the dif ferent varieties must be put on the mar ket. Apples are exceedingly variable in length of keeping. Early harvest often becomes too ripe and mealy for choice eating, while still upon the tree while schodack, in ordinary storage, may keep well until midsummer of the next year. They also vary in behavior in storage, some varieties scalding, shrinking, los ing flavor and becoming dull colored and unattractive, while others, after six months' keeping, come out smooth, bright, fragrant and crisp. These vari ations in behavior are to a great extent varietal characteristics yet the same variety grown upon sand or upon clay, grown in the north or in the south, grown in a wet season or a dry one, may Show very striking differences. The problem of selecting varieties and storing them properly is therefore a complex one, and requires careful study. The efficiency of the different systems of storage differ greatly with different va rieties, but in general storage with low temperature secured by the use of ice ex tends the keeping period from one to four months beyond the limit in ordinary storage, and chemical cold storage pro longs the life of the variety at least half a month—often much longer—beyond the life under ice. A Little Flat Breakfast. "Come on up and spend the night in my apartment," said Mr. "Al" Hal brook to Mr. Frank Daniels one night last fall, when both had been de tained in the city late. "We can put you up all night and give you a little flat breakfast in the morning." "A little flat breakfast," replied Mr. Daniels. "What's that—a girddle cake?"—N. Y. Herald. Patriotic Jap. A Japanese porter in a San Francisco' saloon had saved $39. He borrowed one dollar from the bartender acd sent the 140 to Japan for the war fund. •••'W m: WtWW "*Ti? 22 Cream Separator an ths Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1900. FOR ENGLISH CONSUMPTION Xind of Stories Belated About Amer ica at Some of the London Luncheons. At a recent dinner in London the con versation turned on the subject of lynch ings in the United States. It was the general opinion that a rope was the chief end of a man in America. Finally,-relates Modern Society, the hostess turned to an American, who had taken no part in ths eon venation, and said: "You. sir, must often have seen these affairs.'1 Yes," he replied, "we take a kind of municipal pride in seeing whieh city can show the greatest number of lynchings you Oh, do tell us about a lynching have seen yourself," broke in a 1 dozen voices at once. "The night before I sailed for Eng land," said the American, "I was giving a dinner to a party of intimate friends, when a colored waiter spiHed a plate or •oup over the gown of a lady at an ad joining table. The gown was, utterly] ruined, and the .gentlemen of her party at once seized the waiter, tied a rope, around his neck, and, at a signal from toe injured lady, swung him into the air:" "Horrible!" said the hostess, with a shudder. "And did you actually see this your self?" "Well, no," said the American, apologet-! ically. "Just at that time I was down stairs killing the chef for putting mustard' in the blancmange." 1 bindlaf m«Br tetMd •«•.*&* It WUI doH«% *ha MMW •klm M*l«r, ran Ughta •klm iWauxMUrt nw. 1! fM DWHiMftHM •tarSM*r mmtwIm. thlaad. outatoocaaixiB to u*, and jron will tmln 1, frM, pprtptld, our LATEST SPECIAL RATOR BATAUOeUK. Yo« WLU gtt offarand ouf frM trial proportion and you wll •Tra til* MOST ASTONISHINGLY LIBERAL CRI IEMRATOR OFFE RATOR OFFER SVER HEARS OF. Addrrf* K, MONK*CO.. CMICMfc reopie who never Natter themselves ars in little danger of being spoiled by flat tery.—Puck. lalur'i Home BaUder Cora. So named because 50 acres produced so heavily, that its proceeds built a lovely home. See Salzer's catalog. Yielded in Ind. 157 bu., Ohio 160 bu., Tenn. 108 'bu., and in Mich. 220 bu. per acre. You can beat this record in 1905. WHAT DO YOU THINS OF XHESB YIELDS? 120 bu. Beardless Barley per acre. 310 bu. Salzer's New National .Oats_per A. 80 bu. Sailzer Spelts and Macaroni Wheat. 1,000 bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre. 14 tons of rich Billion Dollar Qrass Hay. 60,000 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep—per A. 160,000 lbs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder. 64,000 lbs. Salzer's Superior Fodder Cora —rich, juicy fodder, per A. Now such yields you can have in 1905, if you will plant my Seeds. JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10O in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis.,. and receive their great cata log and lots of farm seed samples. [K. L.] He who dreameth may be a genius,, but he who doeth is a hero.—N. Y. Times. .{ Lalf a If some of the people in this and other, countries trying to master the new uni versal language would give their time and energy to learning English they would acquire a linguistic asset that is worth' talking about.—The Commoner. Life is not so short but there is always tii^ lor courtesy.—Emerson. READS THE BOOK. ••The Boad to Wellville" Pointed ths Way. Down at Hot Springs, Ark., the vis itors have all sorts ciif complaints, but tt is a subject of remark that the great majority of them have some trouble with stomach and bowels. This'may be partly attributed to the heavy med icines. Naturally, under the conditions, the question of food is very prominent. A young man states that he had suf fered for nine years from stomach and bowel trouble, had two operations which did not cure, and was at last threatened with appendicitis. He went to Hot Springs for rheum atism, and his stomach trouble got worse. One day at breakfast the wait er, knowing his condition, suggested he try Grape-Nuts and cream, which he did, and found the fcod agreed with him perfectly. After the second day he began to sleep peacefully at night, different than he had for years. The perfect diges tion of the food quieted his nervous system and made sleep possible. He says: "The next morning I was astonished to find my condition of Con stipation had disappeared. I could,'not believe it true after suffering for so many years then I took more inter est In the food, read the little book "The Road to Wellville.' and started following the simple directions. "I have met with such results that In the last five weeks I have gained eight pounds in spite of hot baths which take away the flesh from any one. "A frlepd of mine has been entirely cured of a. bad case of indigestion and. stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts Food and cresm alone for breakfast. "There is one thing in particular— I have noticed a great change In my mental condition. Formerly I could hardly remember anything, and now the mind seems unusually acute and retentive. I can memorize practically anything I desire." Name given by Postuxn Cat Battle Creek, Mich. •i'V&yXiS! il