The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-27
CURIOS FROM AFRICA.
The Odd Collection of Two Young
Britishers---Points ON
Cannibals.

have made the acquaintance lately of
a remarkable young man-of two re-
markable young men, in fact Their
names are Herbert Ward and E. j. Glave
They are both Englishmen and neither is
over twentysix years of age.
Glave has just returned from the
Congo, where, as the agent of the Bel
gian government, he has resided for the
past seven years exploring that dangerous
country with view to ascertaing its
commercial possibilities.
Young Ward has had heroic expert
ence. First he lived among the Maoris
of New Zealand, and was made q SUBJ
chief. He spent year among the head
hunting Dyaks of Borneo, and for the
past five years he has been in the Congo
country. He is one of the survivors of the
Emin Pacha Relief Expedition under
Stanley.
To properly recount the remarkable
history of these young men would take
volumes. The murder of Major Bartle-
lot, the tragic death of Mr.. Jameson, the
raids of Tippoo lib, the scenes and
dangers of savage warfare, pestilence,
starvation and death, all these go to
make up an experience that only re-
markable man could survive. It is not
my purpose to describe ali this now, but
/ want to tell you about some of the
weird strange things these young men
are now in their rooms at the Everett
House, New York city
CURIoS INDEED.
These curiosities are unique in their
way. Certainly nothing like them has
ever before been seen in this country.
Most of them come from the heart or the
African Continent, more than thousand
miles from civilization, where not more
than half a dozen white men have ever
penetrated. Here are few of them
Ivory war horns cut down from ele-
plant tusks of great size aud value by
the natives OF the Upper Congo. These
are blown to give alarm signals in time
of war. Some of these horns are cut
down from tusks which must have
weighed upwards of one hundred pounds
They almost make me shudder, even
now,n said Ward. tJust fancy being
greeted by this internal footing from up
the river, and concealed in the tail
grasses sand then waiting to be shot at
with poisoned arrows and being COM
PEELED to dodge great heavy spears, knives
and other such weapons. y
In the way of knives and spears, Mr..
Ward has quite a collection. These wea-
nons most of which are quite unknown
to Europeans. display marvellous evi.
deuce of design and execution The jaw
elhs or throwing knives from Ucha are
unique They are thrown in warfare in
the manner of the Australian boomerang
The mere sight of these weapons was
enough for me. have concluded now
not TO go to Africa.
NATIVES PHOTOGRAPHED.
l want 70 mention here photograph
taken ~ MIR Ward. The background is
weird forest scene. Seated on n low
bench - savage looking negro. entirely
nude, white standing beside him Is 4
young girl. also nude, except for string
OF beads or some snch garment These
aniable cannibals Chats what Ward said
they werel CONSENTED 50 have their pie
lures taken In consideration of strip OF
cloth.
but the 'canniSaless - Such an air Of
coquetry. WIS quite taken with her
Ward said II eoul only see these people
smcared with oil and grease aud get near
enough 1850, WelL,he SAYS these people
can Give the Mephlts a iacri ealsd points
on odor One 81 Wares picturea shows a
\. lie OF ivory that mint have been worth
W '$r, lfse{ thousands n dollars,
~ (of urnAmensa there are such
a. s ss secsfdhaa ~ neekheea Of human