The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-07
S.4MO1'S IHPECUNIOSITY.
Not Much Chance Among thu Natives There
for a Merchant Who Exacts Cash.

Not Much Chance Among thu Natives There
for n Merchant Who Exacts Cash.
For a simple lot OF oceanic savages. without
any circulating medium. the Samoans took very
readily to the idea OF money. They have any
number of words to describe the operation OF
giving, but there was never word for buying.
and none for selling. and the white people and
the natives had to get together and Ak it that
the word for measure was to do duty for the new
idea. Despite this limitation the Samoans
grasped the new idea very firmly. and now there
is no people SO mercenary as they. The same
Idea extends to the half-castesas we'll This was
shown by Lizzie. a half-caste American girl
One day as she gathered her little flock about
her she was asked why she did not take stops
to secure her marriage with their father. She
scornfully rejected the suggestion. Better as
1t is" she said. If marry him a divorce will
aptitude for finance.
Some time ago. in the lull between this revo-
man came over from Tonga with the idea Of
gong INTO business in Apia He had brought
al Gs nets an And gear as yell as cart in which
his business in Samoa as he had done in Tonga
that Is. to get the islanders to drag the heavy
for him, to peddle. and Tor this service they
we're to be paid in Kind with share Of the fish,
one-eighth Of the catch. But the samo MlSs
We're far more grasping. They made a de-
R Rs deaf F almost dSa e d RyoH w 5ss and I'D
At last the negotiations fell into the hands Of
one ofthe house chiefs at Matautu, who had lost
his own identity in marriage with the native
widoW q white man and had become known
sharing basis but he insisted tn the natives En S
they could he 'n saw hat sell .usb
Samoa; he then PROPOSED TO Qiva ha n
quarter Of the catch and for a long time the
bss slns that hung 6s sR, %
were to divide the. catch equally and for the
natives to refrain from selling, their share to
Inc residents OF Apia' On that basis the work
AFT After r s,n fey day. Mary Hamtqns husband
was nothing in the fishing for the natives ex
feept exercise II they were prevented from sell
F dnse M"sd ri The would
sell their fish also and settle with them on the
pa basis Us, Of what he get? The fsherman would
the t hsh that they thus consigned to him.
Ga they made the me- ssoss ssS
got half the catch for, the exercise OF their
should make his charge on the same ne sc rlnn
the In s ,pi made Ss hasty computation in
to his orsna ." a tfH Ss
assistants assistant, Quarter. Thereat he took the
SaHHs So the Best a6 o The eus at
But it is always best to take this great a' salts.
faction as early in the game as possible. for the
G guile savage has way OF turning UP when
There were reasons why the vender of fish
rst moD o 0ff nS sh had aGdFhT hs
ESen Eer{ y hf Ar to get With mions Of excel
snSher ~. APp had traded around
curiosity were so well known. that the coming
o. O. a ReW business man was a Codsend. Eat
had fresh chance to run up hopeiesSs " bilI liz
Mn w had FnST not The Local
custom Everybody begged to be served req w.
n rIatdyyD with fish: Up IN lfih there was one
lost Th no. SO bard that he had
beef tasted like; he had himself listed to have
aS Sh Gyery day and he propo.ed that there
would patronize both. Now. this looked prom
iising' wealth was clearly in sight, Therefore
yances to Mary Ham MS husband anyway %
the boys had earned it, and he was only an.
tcipatlng the settlement of their commission
When the, first Of the month came Mr.. FISH
all, 6 SSt go on III; collecting trip From the
is the main reason why they are in Samoa 40 |
f s66rdinG to the ApS understa9dIng Of From
generally traded out lis bili in suppis ,," ~
various sorts, twas when he tried The resi-
ne began TO appreciate what might be called |
the strlngency in the money market. but |
which Is really the chronic state. stunned by |
THIS new Development the fisherman presented |
receipted bill TO one Of the local LAWYERS and |
asked for his advice, This DISTINGUISHED coun-
SCI gave hislopinion that it was altogether the |
wiser plan to drop all thought OF making anT
collections, fold UP his gear and take the neIt |
steamer while yet he had the price Of his pas
sage Tor u ne remained he would become even |
as me other citizens Of Apia person forever
stranded, The advice was so manifestly good |
Now there Is one person who set his wits to |
work TO get the better OF a Samoan in n trans
action, and probably he thinks OF how easy il |
was TO work tho natives around 10 his proposi.
ton to give them quarter and heir insistence
on hslt' and then their Willingness to have
Hamilt0n's husband has something 10 say
about the transaction as a whole and what he |
mas 20 say is couched In the single word |
:. kalIo, which is the Apia vernacular for |