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creplt savage would make his appear
ance, walking humbly ON all fours and
prostratmg himself before the wonder
ful white men, At last treasured by
the visitors peaceful attitude, the en-
tire population Of the village would
come out of hiding These interior
Papuans proved 10 be IA jovial and
Hight hearted people, ana when their
confidence was once gained they were
most friendly and hospitabc This
fact was made evident To the travellers
after stay of several days at one Of
these settlements. They were anxious
to proceed farther but found them
selves absolutely without beads, which
are the legal tender Of the Papuuns.
Messengers We're sent to the coast for "a
fresh supply, but the naturalsts were
impatient TO proceed. They resolved to
borrow The necessary funds from their
hosts. Having assembled the entire
tribe. the situation was explained I'm a
lengthy hawnguo, and the papums
were asked to strip themselves OF the
coveted beads, which they wore in great
quantities, aud lend them to the strun-
gers, with the understanding that they
should be repaid ON the travellers re-
turn some weeks later. This they
agreed cheorfully to do and proceeded
at once 10 dlvest themselves Of an their
cherished gowgaws.
one OF the race mysteries OF Now
Guinea is cNcmplllicd by the Motu-
Motus. a tribe OF piobald human beings
whose origin Is unexplained. These
unique Papuans seem to be rather more
Intelligent than The average natives OF
New Guineu and do not intermlrry
with the ncighborng tribes They
build their curious dwellings on an
open wooden framework The super
structure is a closed IN gable made Of
thatcher long glass, TO this elevated
habitation the owner and his family AS
Cend by means OF slanung pole. In
some instances there are special lad
dcrs for the accommodation OF their
dogs
Tho Papuans are remarkably clan
nish. but they are also fond of inter-
tribal social exchanges, manifested for
the most part iH weird dances and eX-
;wyagant banquotA Those who take
part In the dances wear fantastic cos
tunes, consisting almost entirely Of
headircsscs and body ornaments made
Of beautiful feathers and the almost
equally gorgeous native grasses They
smoke the bau-bau, a native pipe made
from a length Of bamboo closed at both
ends and provided with "A small aper-
ture. Into this opening is inserted the
,,uI a. { ID fFrfop Loaf roIleI into tL. fnrt,,
OF a Cornucopia and containing bit OF
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Some Interesting and Not Overdone Cannibals

tobacco. The stroke from the burning
tobacco is drawn into the hollow tube.
and when the receptacle Is full the hole
IL plugged, and the smoker inhales from
the end OF the tube,
Fortunately for the natives there are
no dangerous carnyora in the island.
The Papuan hunts wild pigs with
wooden spears and entices them and
the giant cassowary into nets. The
wallaby, species OF miniature kanga-
roo. is taken in the same manner.
There are man eating crocodiles IN
some Of the streams and numerous
poisonous serpents infcst the dense
forests, There is also a spider which
spins a web so strong that it is used
by the natives for a fishing net. All
that 10 necessary Is TO set up In the
forest a bamboo stick bent at the top
into a circular form In the night the
spider comes and nils the circle with
the firm sillten web,
Fourteen Of the eighteen known va
ricties Of birds Of paradise are common
I'm the island, and there are cassowa-
ries, cmus, cockatoos and other birds OF
splendid plumage In great abundance
Here also rs the habitat OF the bower
bird which not only builds one Of tho
most Ingenious nests known TO natural
ists but actually lays out garden
around IT, II picks the blossoms Of or
chids, which abound In the forests, and
arranges them In alternate rows OF
mnuvc and white.
The total population OF New Guinea,
which * much larger than England. is
estimated at 100000. Although the ma
tiycs are savages In the full accepta-
ton Of the term. poygamists and not
infrequenty cannibals, they have In
mauy instances shown marked viii
iugness TO respond TO clvilizng influ-
ences. Their vitality and endurance
are little short Of marvellous Near the
British settlements many OF them are
beginning to learn English and they
seem 20 be anxious 20 be taught how 10
cultivate their fertile soil Although
they are exceedingly quarresome
among themselves they show no dispo-
siton to modest foreigners.
Their capacity to travel long dis
tarcCs IN "a limited time is almost in
credible ON one occasion carriers were
dispatched to a camp thirty miles dis
tant I'm am almost inaccessible noun
tain region. They started at s o'clock
In the morning ana came back into
camp at o'clock ON the afternoon OF
the following day They had made the
Journey Of sixty miles and on the latter
half had been loaded with burdens that
would have made white man groan.
THOMAS w. ARCHER
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Of various nations to produce the best
results and finally settled upon the
French. Thus II was that French con-
tractors employing an army Of coolies
who worked for 10 cents a day and
found themselves were engaged for
several years upon the building Of the
stronghold
II was about ten years---in lS9l-be-
fore Port Arthur was handed over to
the Chinese government by the con-
tractors. During all this time OF it's
slow evolution the outside world mani-
tested little curiosity and less interest
concerning It. Rowing correspondents
sent occasional accounts of its wonder
ful unfolding, but IN those days stories
from the far east were believed TO be
more exciting than reliable II is a
fact, however that by this time Port
Arthur had become a rather well built
city Of more than 1000 houses and
buildings outside OF the government
works which formed decidedly inn
posing ensemble upon the water front
II was inhabited by commercial pop
| uation Of 5000, not TO mention the gar
rlson Of 1000 Chinese soldiers. The
forts were mounted with guns which
were then the most modern IN the mar
ket. and Chinese gunners were given
daily instruction by experts imported
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together with the better constructed
vessels Of the japanese, sailing the
yellow sea I'm the coastwise trade had
made common resort Of the handbook
ed harbor of Lushunk'ow, as II was for
merly called. From seward the spot
was almost hidden. the only indication
of its presence being u slit In the high
cliffs which rose preclpltously from the
waters edge. This natural cleft In the
mountains was only about 200 yards in
width originally. once within this mar
row entrance, there appeared Il wide
stretch Of water hemmed I'm on every
side by lofty cliffs. In the narrow val
leys between these cliffs few Chinese
nondescripts Of unsavory reputation
had built mud huts and lived IN them,
secure from the attention which their
reckless mode Of obtaining livelihood
might otherwise have attracted from
the Picking government.
That was the condition Of the spot IN
1860 when four ships of the British
navy sailed In at high tide through the
cleft and proceeded TO land a surveying
party. The commander Of the little
fleet was Lieutenan. William Arthur.
with Characteristic British disregard OF
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first class battleship during a COM
mission would span In single column
from London TO New York. while the
sardines II similarly disposed would
encircle the earth at the equator.
The number OF silk hats made annu-
ally IN the United Kingdom is about
100000.
over hundred kinds OF wine are
made in Australia.
The FlJan fossil coral is the best
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building stone IN the world. Soft ass
cheese when FIRST cut, II burdens IN the
air TO the consistency OF granite.
Single eyeglasses are prohibited I'm
the German army. Even II soldier
has one good eye, yet needs glasses, he
must perforco cover both eyes with
them,
The Thames flows at the rate Of two
miles an hour.
An average sheep Weighing 152
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lane, Hackney, London, Tor flats 10 hold
1000 tenants, who must be Jews only,
Jars and bottles that smell Of onions
win be quite sweet and odorless II left
out of doors filed with sand or garden
mold
The committee ON public accounts has
Just issued It's report OF the cost OF the
coronation of Edward VII, It was
&l,796I45.
ono Briton IN forty Is rcd headed
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THE ROUND WORLD.

sundays and fixed holidays excepted,
mVOooo worth of fish is daily dragged
country. ''''
n ntihs guns In the British navy the
pe,oel'ase of hits Is 32.3-that is TO
ivy, ,,i me ileet as a whole makes two
misses to every hit. WV
Vn American railways one passenger
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ward, and when q sufficient puucture
Is made the drill is removed, and the
blood is permitted 20 flow When
fantness supervenes the flow Ia check
ed by the application Of ashes to the
wound.
As the explorers penetrated the In
terror they passed through many native
villages which at hrst seemed TO be do
serted. After awhile an aged and de-
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pounds gives ninety-one pounds Of
mutton,
About 10000 gross of pens are pro-
duced from a ton OF steel
Ions Of water per mile,
An inch Of rain means that lOl tons
Of water have fallen upon every acre
OF soil
The scales used In Weighing dia-
monds are so delicatoly poised that the
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and its inhabitants, and each succeed
ing visitor finds abundant material for
Illustration without trespassing on the
rights of his predecessors, II u.s. In
short, a country which literally runs
riot In ways that are alien to civlliza-
ton and happenings that are not yet
recorded in letters.
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weight OF single eyelash will turn the
balance.
In the thirteenth century an the
brewers and bakers were women.
when men began to take nm these
trades they were known as men brew
ers' aud men bakers"
Copper money In France is TO be
gradually replaced by aluminium bronze
pennies Of a pale yellow color.
a site has been secured In Dalston
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the name that II had borne for centu-
ries, he modestly rechrlstened It Port
Arthur, a proceeding which had little
effect upon the honest freebooters OF
the coast. who call It by It's more eu-
phonious Chinese name even to the
present day The Chinese government
likewise declined to accept the new
name, and II might have passed into
oblivion II the British traders at Shang.
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king authorities had decided on Port
Arthur the contracts for the construc-
ton OF the new wonder were given to
French firms that had already demon
strated their fitness TO undertake ouch
colossal enterprises, Tho astutc states
man who was then al the head Of Chi
mas scheme OF progression Informed
himself most leisurely concerning the
comparative ability OF the contractors
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not introduced It into the pigeon da-
lect of oriental commerce, Although
the name, unlntelligible as 1t was to the
oriental understanding, survived, 1t
added nothing to the immediate pros
perlty Of the place. Twenty years later
II was merely a convenient shelter for
small shipping from the sudden squalls
which are a feature OF the Yellow sea
region.
About that time, however, the Celes-
tial empire began to show some signs
of awakening from its long centuries of
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sleep. Some OF It's more progressive
statesmen made little incursions into
the western world and returned to the
court sanctuary at Peklng with new
IDEAS Several years before this time
that clever American diplomat the late
Arson Burlngame, had 80 gained the
confidence OF the Chinese government
that It began TO cultivate a tolerance
for things occidental Following his
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One OF the most recent contributions
to the wonder serial Of New Guinea has
been furnished by a naturalist and his
son, lad of seventeen, who have been
exploring the central division Of Brit
ish New Guinea for the double purpose
Of seeing the country and It's marvels
and securing specimens OF lepidoptera
for the museum Of a great university.
They set out from Hall sound with a
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particularly by thick growths OF sting
ing trees. These curious trees In size,
shape and foliage resemble sycamores,
The underside of the leaf Is extremely
rough, and It's spines possess singing
power like that Of the nettle, only much
more decided. and the irritation is more
lasting. The slightest contact with a
leaf Is sufficient to wound, First a
white blister appears, followed by rcd 70
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that which results from the application
of menthol A peculiar form of blood
letting Is also IN great vogue. The
operation is performed by two persons,
who sit opposite each other The OPP
orator places the point Of small drlll
of cassowary bone on vein in the
Others forehead the patient leans for
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advice and treasured by the visit to the
United States of the treaty commission,
Celestial families Of distinction began
to send their sons abroad In order that
they might acquire further knowledge
of the foreign devils and their bar
barous ways. All Of this resulted IN
China's determination to establish a
navy. one Of the first steps toward the
realization Of that scheme was the SCI
lection OF a suitable location for a great
naval station. Having little confidence
IN the ability Of its own engineers, the
government employed French and Eng
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lish exports to sail along the coast In
search OF the most available spot for
the contemplated innovation The uni
versal verdict was IN favor Of Port Ar
thur. and II was planned TO transform
the place into one of the most COM
pletcly fitted naval stations IN the
world
Thus & happened that the plans de-
vlsed for the development OF Port Ar
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ness covering about a square inch
around each pustule. Rubbing aggra-
Yates the irritation which becomes
maddenng. The pain does not grow
less for twelve hours, and the natives
know Of no antidote. They take the ut
most care to give these trees a wide
berth.
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in every 100000 Is killed. in France
one in every 100000 and In Britain
one In every 100000.
The royal army clothing depot turns
out If, 900 garments every week. This
Is IN the piping times OF peace, In time
OF war the output has often exceeded
100000 per week.
The number OF Nppers consumed In
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company Of native carriers bound for
the interior of the island Part Of the
journey was accomplished IN canoes.
Most of the distance, however, was
covered on foot and was marked by
many stirring episodes.
The difficulties of the way were
heightened by certain natural features,
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There is also q smaller singing plant
resembling the nettle which the natives
use as a universal specific for all ALL
ments AS soon as a clump Of these
plants Is discovered the women begin
10 gather punches OF the leaves which
they preserve carefully for future re-
quirement They rub their bodies
enough to cause violent irritation This
is followed by chilly numbness Ike
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e,yk.ysS12Sl va, among the canni-
balls of New Guinea
would not have demanded "A special act
OF faith for acceptance, In those days
cannibals were common enough In the
remote regions of the south Pacific, but
the present generation has been spared
the narrowing details OF these faraway
horrors. II seems, however, that cam
niballsm has not entirely disappeared
from the face of the earth,
According to Ellis he and seven COM
panions were wrecked last summer on
the northeast coast of New Guinea.
They We're Immediately surrounded by
swarm Of naked savages, who cap
tured four of the party, the remaining
four who were armed with guns, oscap-
ing inland. TO their great surprise, the
prisoners were not put TO death, but
were confined In comfortable quarters
and treated with marked consideration,
being fed abundantly on an appetizng
vegetable diet After several weeks
they observed that as the result of In
activity and the wholesome food they
We're becoming fat. The more adipose
they acquired the more marked became
tue devotion of their captos. They
were congratulating themselves that
uhelT lines had been cast IN such pleas
ant places when It occurred to Ellis
mat they We're being made ready for
one OF the frlghtful banquets which are
accredited to this UNEMPLOYED region.
rms CHASTITY awakening made them
desperate. They resolved to escape the
terrible finale at any cost. They tried
10 escape, but their inhuman captors
We're on the alert, They were sinking
rapidly into the lethargy OF despair
"hen the cannibals were attacked by
lrloe Of noncannibal natives led by
,nelr former ship companions, who had
Ueeh taken In by the friondlies. The
'n'lre party was permitted ultimately
10 return to civilizations
among the very few inhabtable cor
hefs OF the round world which have not
|el been deprived OF the charm of now
Guy by frequent and exhaustive news
paper exploitation the great island of
New Guinea ranks foremost. Il has
peen wonderland since the marvel
gus reports Of the early Portuguese
,uVlsalors. Traders and missionaries
rom all seagolng countries have been
"''a1ea at the strangeness of the land
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thur were drawn originally in the Of
fees OF French engineers. They en-
braced great dockyards, workshops,
dry docks rentting basins and foun-
dries to be set conveniently along the
water front and ON the cliffs system
of fortihcations such as the world had
never seen. These plans were not COM
pleted In hurry They were subject to
a series Of notifications and revisions
extending over several years and We're
passed upon with great particularly
by III Hung Chang and the govern
mcnts lesser advisers, After the Pc
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AIF a century ago the
experience OF Thomas
Ellis, one Of the crew
Of the mercha ant
steamer Astra khan,
recently arrived at
Philadelphia from Ja-
va, among the canni-
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ApAN's fierce ana I'M
swerying determine
lion to bring about the
overthrow Of Port Ar
thur at any cost was
never n mystery to
mankind in general
II was only military
dinlomats who insisted
zgled. Diplomacy takes
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