The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
IN THE MARQUEsAs ISL Ts.
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The Marquesas Islands, 10 the South
Pacific Ocean. better known probably to
many as the Washington Group. are
considered by navigators as the garden
Islands OF the world-in fact, as an old
navigator once expressed it, the Garden
of Eden was situated there. not in Asia.
In 1912, the whaling brig Maria Their
esa, Captain HOLMES, sailed from the
port OF New Bedford, Mass., for the
whaling grounds of the Pacific, and
among her crew, ranking as ordinary
seaman, WAS young man who shipped
under the name OF Charles X. Roberts.
He gave his age as twenty two years,
and stated that he had never teen to sea,
but desired to see what whaling voyage
really was.
H. was shipped and made himself a
general favorite with crew and officers.
and when the ship reached the port of
Kline he was gwen all the share of
money that he desired, and liberty to
spend his off watches With the dusky
dsmsels he fancied.
HIS first acquaintance was with what
they call in that classic retreat. Tueeny
"a fortune tellsr), and she. thinking that
the young sailor had more money than
brains, concluded to have a part of it.
She told him that if he would consent
to remain upon the islands he could
have all the girls he wanted. She told
him to get an "appe" (apple) and take
the seeds out of it, and after grinding
them between two stones. to put the
powder in mess OF poi and let the girls
cot it, and they would at once fall into
his arms. He did as directed, but in.
stead of the girls falling into his arms,
he fell into sound slunber, and when
he awoke, instead of finding girl in
his arms, he found himself robbed and
his ship gone to sea without him. He
had too much sense to make a fuss about
the matter, and simply made virtue of
necessity. He married one of the girls
of the tribe in whose power he was, and.
as the customs OF the country requires a
certain amount af tatooing, he submitted
to it.
Mr.. Roberts lived for many years with
the people be had married among, and
to-day expresses himself as perfectly sat-
isfed with his condition among them.
the climate, he says, far surpasses all
others he has ever been in, and the peo-
pie, when you are once familiar with
them. are as hospitable as heart could
desire.
But, says this resident of the island
they thoroughly hate the French, while
Americans and English ore respected
and treated with the utmost courtesy at
long as they are in the islands.
Mr.. Roberts statements Of the glories o1
this paradise on earth would almos
tempt a man to leave civilization and gc
to the Marqueias.
Some years ago Mr.. Roberts left hi
island home and took his dusky bride tt
England and afterward to Australia, bu
the longing to see his native home wa
too great. and 80 from Sidney he tool
ship and few days ago arrived in thI
port of New York. The other night h
left for his native home. and, as he says
after an absence Of about thirty-six year
he hardly expects his folks will remem
Der him.
But" said the old sailor and adven
turer, 81 have an amulet that will PROV
my identity. Not that I want money
but want my folks to recognize IN
and look upon my wife as one of tn
family. If they don't I'll go back"
A Washington dispatch to the Ne
York World, of March Oath, says of th
new silver certificates: The $40 plate wi
first be printed. the 500 next. and so o
through the series. The style of engra,
ing on these certificates is Of very hig
order, and is undoubtedly superior I
even that upon the legal tender note
Each denomination will have differer
vlgnette. The certificate will be substal
TALLY the size Of the legal tender not
and will have printing both on face an
back. A portion of them will be read
for circulation by April 1st. The 81
certificate contains the head of Robe
Morris, the $40 certificate has the hea
Of Stephen Decatur. the $50 certifica
the bead of Edward Everett, the $1(
certificate the head of James Monroe. Il
$500 certificate the head OF Charles Sur
ner and the 1000 certificate the head
William L Marcy. Each certificate diffe
from the other, not merely in the fact
having different vignetts, but in havil
different styles Of letteing and differe
varieties Of lathe work and engravin
The same may be said OF the workma
ship upon the backs, there being
different design and different forms
lettering on each certificate. Orde
have already been received from NJ
York for Sc. 200, 900 of the certificates
the various denominations.
Du Chillau doesn't wonder at poly
amy ia popular in Africa, where WON
do most OF the work and don't requ
extensive outlays for dress. He saw
African chief who had 800 wives, q
tne whole lot hadn't three cents VOL