The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-26
A FLAG OF THE LOST CAUSE.
A Dying Confederate Gave it to q
Chief i'll the Samoan islands.

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Chief i'll the Samoan islands.
Soon after Judge Chambers. vino
now member of the Spanish WA
CLAIMS commission, was sen. to Same
ny PRESIDENT Cleveland he attcndc,
one oi the great gala festivities am
leasts so famous among the natives O
these Pacific islands. says the Wash
lngton star. These fcastS arc ncvc
to be forgotten by those who once at
tend. The natives come from man,
miles around the islands. Most oI
them reach Apia, where the rcasts
take place, in boats. Sometimes thcr,
are over 300 boats with from two I,
clghty-iour oars each, and containing
persons enough To fill them. The scene
IS one OF the most picturesque to be
round III any part OF the world BE.
fore the fcasts boat races and AQUATIC
sports take place III the harbor of Apia.
ana up to the time the islands were
parlltloncd, the representative of the
foreign governments were interested
Spccta' olS, and the natives considered
The presence OF the foreigners great
and important honor.
The tcasts might be called pic-nics
for they are held III the open AR. bui
instead of pies, pickles, cakes, sand
wichcs and Lemonade Tho cns, s,nn,n,,,
refreshments nj nr.rics no not;','SS, H''S
Kill and roast hund,cds or ni,rs r,a,.,, 20
chickens and other fowls, besides hov-
ing many varieties of fish. Some beau
tiluI grove is the only table, and the
Ground where lbc fool is snrn,l :.
covered with The rich orccn In,nns
Of the banana tree. Thr ,rnnto., hn.
is alwnys rvidrurci thn n,,i,,a..
paving csprcinl ottrn,inn ,o M.
guests. Al lhc couch,sinn of Do raa',
il is the custom to divide thc remain.
ing food amunm thc nronIr if holm,
accordiu,l nnsi,inn ,Lo
higher Il man stands The Inrrrr ,ho
of leftover food he has SOM ~
his house. I'm This os dur,,,, ,ho
coursr of ,h. rno. ,Lor
est precision IN the mouoormrn, Nt
no Time is there a scramble rho nn.
casiOu is a dclIuhtrul ou, tn rn,,Ln ~,
accustomed to il.
"All the native chiefs brine ruos of
some kind when cpmiuo tn thn rrosts
and take the greatest care or ,hrm ;,
SAID Judge Chambers in Loscr,h,mn
Samoan feast TO n rrnun Of frinmIs H."
other day. "Thcv arc FOND of omy
kind of FLAG. Those chiefs who ronnn,
obtain the nar of nations usc ranrv
pieces of cloth and ioticrcd n,n,c,ts
lie ia - noor man XXI 72,,,',', "'u,,''.
chief who does NOT own , n,m Innl..
inc out on the beouIirul srrnn in rho
harbor of Samoa on th,s r,I, d,y that
| have spokcn of nnticoI =, hn,, n'.
inc n llar tI,oi | roulJ MOI m,Ln n',
| took GLASS ana saw what / ihnr,,hi
was a Confederate u,o could no,
believe il possiblc hoynvc,. onI vni,
ed until The boat comc nc,r ,rhon
saw plainlv that il w,a , nnruIrn u,',
of the Conrcdcrocv po,nraIIY r,ne
greatly interested and scni ono or r',,
to ask ,hc rhinf ncon,o - sno no
me. '''O W '0
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