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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 21 , 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES.
ON "AFRIG'S ' CORAL STRAND"
i Wnkeman Describes the Charming Oity of
Palraa and Its Environment ,
LEGENDS OF ANCIENT PIRATES BOLD
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Detail.
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PAI.MA , Mnjorlca , Jan. ! ! T. Correspondence
fit Tin : URCJ In these days of strong and
Wlft steamers plying between England nnd
nil Mediterranean ports , it u but a voyARO
of twoniplits nnd a day from Gibraltar to
the city of Palma , the capital of the Spanish
dependency nnd province of Bulonrtoa , com
prising the Holcarlo Island * ; or , if you nro
wintering In soutwcstorn Spain , you may
Journey In u nlaht from Valencia or Barcelona
lena to thl.i leant visited and most boatlful
of nil Mediterranean regions.
Your sloamor is seldom out ot sight ot
tome hugo or tiny Mediterranean craft , and
there is always consciousness of pleasant
nearness of other human Interest * * and nqulot
nnd restful sense of companionship upon this
great land-locked son , although It is longer
than thn Atlantic is broad botvroon New
foundland and Ireland , I have ever known or
tcltanother waters. However treacherous
ttio Mediterranean has boon to others , I have
never scon its face save In its blandest ,
sweetest mood ; when Its skies word fair , the
tmnMilnn nbovo it mllu nnd loving , Its airs
zophyrous and dreamful , nnd its face as blue
and smiling ns a rift of Juno-day lioaven.
"ATrio's Coral .Hlrnnil. "
Then , 100 , before tha troptn night settles
softly upon the sea and land llko a perfumed ,
translucent cloud of darkening pearl , thcro
Is spread before you such a roach of grand
nnd glorious coast line thp real "Atria's
coral slrand" of trnnscondont beautynnd not
Iho dread coast of the old missionary hymn
as renders true picturing impossible ; the
whole changeful panorama of head land ,
beach , forest , gtltcrlng village and noble
bay , backed along iho ragged southern horizon
zen by Iho eternal peaks of the A tint
heights , which seen under troplo suns soar
above the clouds to the region of silences
gnostly and phantomful with-tholr crowns of
snow nnd fco.
The very air unon this sea is odorous ns
with thyme nnd balm. The fancy , quick
ened by tradition and oriental mysticisms ,
builds wondrous creations , surpassing Iho
wildest nnd most fabulous tales of
the "Arabian Nights. " Snug lu n steamer
chair , ouo reclines and dreams. Subtle
essences us frora lolus llowora mingled witn
subtler rpso attars touch the sense and bind
in sleep. The deck stewards must bo sim
ilarly enthralled , for you nro never rudely
disturbed as on tbo Atlantic liner ; und
through nil the careful uignt , whllo thu stars
grow and plow nbovo , and the silent phos
phorescent sea pulses and throbs in ualo
flames beneath , you near this radiant haven
of this radiant , storied sea.
Then for n time nil Is still. The night and
sloop and languorous tropic airs on fold and
bold until tbo dawn has como , The great
atcamorwlth her now silent enginery , softly
tugplnir at her anchor chainnas drifted wnh
the tide until her tatoly prow nodi grace
fully to the quaint city upon the heights.
Your chair happens to stand amidships upon
the port side. There nro sweetest zephyrs
playing throughout the riggings of the curi
ous craft upon the bay. These kiss jour
fuco until your eyes open lazily , as ono wbo
awakens In regret at the dispelling of a
pleasing dreaai. And yet they open as
though you are but knowing another dream.
They awaited upon morning in Palma ; morn-
Inir so really a dream , so dreamful a reality ,
that no painter's art has ever caught n single
recognition of its glory.
Here , just ns the sun is rising , between
the sea's bed of crimson and awakening
city are swaying on the gentle tide hundreds
qf strange und curious craft , a wild cong
lomerate of the marine architecture ot tbo
Mediterranean , tholr yellow spurs but a mo
ment since llko giant reeds above the gloaming
ing of a shadowy marsh , now pinked from
tip to socket with Iho glorious sunlight ,
which hlnls in Us play upon Ibclr gaudy en
signs of the far lands where their homo
havens lie ; whllo far out on the water's
horizon , rounding Capo ITiguora behind ,
comes the morning tloet of iitbor-boal * , tholr
Balls of every striking hue , nnd Iho songs of
the ( labors stealing across the distancein
faint but melodious rhythm.
Hum Old Tubs.
Hera mid there are Turkish vessels with
tremendous single sails , square built fora
and aft lilto n sottlor'i Ion cabin. Scores of
the clumsy feluccas from Crete nnd the
'
Ionian Isla'nds , tno chebocs of the Arabs , nnd
tbo fdenllcal groat-boats of the olden piralos ,
Ho low'in the water round-about , tholr half
naked Greek or Arab sailors , lltlio of limb
and nut-brown ot face , vividly recalling
these glorious days of Barossa , bootv and
blood. But qualntor than all are the ra-o old
Jubs from Chloggln aud Venire , with the
eamo high prows and sterns they had in tno
daps of tbo Doges. They como with the
glHSi'of Murano , and carry bacic tbo corn ,
oil and wine of Seller and Valdomosa , and
on the bow of each craft is painted an ofllgy
of the Virgin , nn endless supplication
to the wuvos against every form of evil nnd
peril nt sea.
And there , facing the shining sea and
colorful harbor scene , rhea from thn shore
moro gracefully than Naples , as fair us
Alulurs , as tropical In typo and sootning as
Hiivuna , the nmplthoater litco city of Palma ;
once the brightest pearl of the sea girt
Isles ; still , stalely , silent , beautiful ; with
tone and tint of the orient in ils pinnacles
and inluarols , its dome shapou holmes , and
Its weird aud shadowy palms. Lovingly
contemplating the exquisite picture , its
romantic history old and new flutters from
the hiding places of memory and Iroop clour
and dlslinct Into your musings ; even as iho
tnnrnlng doves of Palma sweep from the
thousand shadowy burning niches of Its
niusstvo cathedral , and , alighting on but-
trojH , peak , battlement nnd spire , form pro-
cessloiml sllbouotlos of burn I a hod unco and
blue against the eastern sky.
"Tlio llnlvnrla Hllngerg , " ,
Out of the mythlo days coma bravo old
talon of the folk thnt flourished hero. Tbo.
luhnbltnnls , a heroic race , fought naked with
illngit ; ' nnd from tbo do.xtority of the war
riors the Island became known as rialoarlcn ,
country ol-tha strong armed stingers. The
old legends have It that tholr marvelous
proflclency'wltu thla weapon was attained
through the mothers refusing their children
I oed until "they con Id sling it down" from
beams or branches on which it was bung.
Trls very city of Palma is built upon the
iruins of the old Uouiuu town founded by
Qulncy Coolllui Motellus , who con-
Tillered the Island with galleys "plated
, WltU ox-hldas and aUtus at a pro
tection against the fatal strokes ot the
, Uuleuno stingers , "
Jlulcd In turn by Vandals and Goths , tbo
island. * eventually fell Into ibe bunds of tha
Moor * , shortly nftor southern Spain became
pr y to the hordes of Uobr-al-Tarok. Cur-
Hously the people of the Islands reached iholr
Mi-best prosperity under their African rulers ,
"Who taugtit thorn , al | the arts and cruelties of
piracy , until the Dalearlcani became master
of anal apread terror ever the onilro IVodl-
torriinoan. Toe islands were thus merged
Jute n clear yet torribla commonwealth ,
'
whoso power was 'often courted nud cm-
pldved by neighboring soveielgus. The
ncoumulauon of treasure wai enormous ; so
great as to Invite cupidity of invasion und
Bvuii to "holy" crusades , uutll Dor , Juymo I , ,
king of Arugou and count of Uircolooa , lu
Koptauibor , ia29 , sailed for Pairca wltt a
, Hunt of 150 galleys and 18.000 men , principally
iCatulutilun peasant wnrilors. Palma fell ,
ll'bo males of the mixed race of plrato
Moors and Ualoaricans were butchered , sold
k slaves or banished to tbo African coast.
( The women became too slaves and wives of
,1110 Catalunlan peasant warriors. The
Islands were partitioned oft among tb fol-
'lowers of Don Jay mo I. , founding a titled laud-
holding aristocracy , existing to this day ,
fcs proud , noh and noble blooded as Kuropo
, ) wor know. Tbo then Independent kingdom
of llaleurica. under eventual vassalage to
Pedro IV of Araicon , wa tin ally merged with
Aragon ipto the Spanish dominion. With
lothort of pure Balearic and Moorish blood
and fathers from the sturdy , sluggish nnd
ovor-conlontod Catalunlan stock , tinged and
tempered oy a matchless clltno nnd fruitful
coil , the 700 Intervening years have moulded
n rnco fine In physique , supple * of llmb.cheorv
of temper nnd heart , melodic of speech and
tongue , fair to look upon and truly good to
find and know.
ThoClty of 1'nlmn.
Havine left the beautiful , sleepy , sunlit
bay for Palma's streets , you hnvo entered n
city of nearly 70,000 souls , whom Italy , Spain
nnd Algeria sootn to bnvo formed a charming
composite In architecture nnd people. The
titigenoss of walls in ovcrywho'ro ronmrk-
nblo. Bvcrythlnt. is constructed at if for
eternal lasting. No street Is boauttlul , but
not one falls of a Dloturosquonoss that Is
often weird nnd grotesque. Every structure
pos'scsosln some portion.nnd frequently in the
most unexpected position , sumo wonderful
and ornate ornamentation. Tiny squares
with wlmpllng fountains are sot in all sorts
of odd corners. A hugo church may tower
on the one side of each ot thoso. At n corner
tnny aland , or project from a cu
rious nnd seemingly unnecessary wall , n
masslvo carved facade or imrcoylo from
which the water Is endlessly ( lowing. At
another sldo n mass of vines nnd verdure ,
capped to the sight by far domes or spires , is
only visible. Oiujuttlng at another spot , the
niiRlo of some huao building soemi to have
pushed Its way hulf across the plaza and with
Its galleries , balconies and tremendous over
reaching roof is ready to pitch headlong Into
the-open spaca beneath. Whllo another sunny
side shows only a roof of rod tiles aloplng
like n tent cover , unplcrcod by n single nper-
turo , from an Interminable hclaht wholly to
the edge of a stone cloldter-llko porcn be
neath.
Tim T.oni'scnno Palm Trro * .
In all open spaces are palm trees. And
tbcsc , rising from courts , lifting their
spreading fronds high nbovo roofs from
darkened thoroiightarcs , often loaning , like
the tower of Pisa , out of quaint old courts ,
nnd hftro and there bclug preserved bj' nn
entire building constructed around them ,
lend n dreamful , mystic , almost lonesome
and pnthetlu coloring to every massing of
structures upon which the eye may rest. To
motho palmwhether I have soon It in south
ern Sualn , In Sicily , In Morocco.ln Algeria , In
Cuba , or hero In Palma , whoso name had its
origin in the former extraordinary number
of palm trees upon the Island , hai always
been an emblem of dolorous Isolation and In
expressible loneliness. It hints of the camel ,
the Bedouin , the dosort. In art , In story ,
in fact , It over suggests the endless hope
lessness nnd Impassibility of the barriers bo-
uvoeu the races that subsist upon and rest
beneath it nnd these who know and love the
maple , beech and oak.
It Is a city of stoop ascents and ill-paved
streets , Cut of witching old oils of curious
architecture , nnd perhaps ns lovely and
splendid Interiors ns'any Moorish or semi-
Moorish city can show. All the houses re
tain features of Moorish taste and evidences
of medieval forms of habitation and living.
Tnonro not higher than throe or four
stories at bust. More have but the ground
lloor with nn upper one , and nn attic called a
porcho. Invariably the cntradas to the in
terior are studies in cnrvoJ arabesques and
fanciful Moorish designs. Balconies are as
universal and as huge or as lace-Ilka nnd
fragile as in Granada or Seville. A marked
peculiarity of all structures Is tholr huge
projecting ; roofs , spread out into pent houses
und frequently most fascinatingly xvorkud
out and decorated. And the lowliest tiomo
in all Palmn is charming in its patio or court
that lovliest of nil Interior arrangement
around whlqh Moslem or Christian homo can
ho built.
llcauty , .Sunshine unil Song.
Every ono of those courls is n place of
beauty , sunshine and song. In every ono
there Is the melodic tound of water from
running Jatty or fountain. In every one ,
whether glittering with slender marble col
umns and daintily wroueht arches or soft
ened in tones with mossy stone and crumb
ling tiles , thcro nro waving ferns nnd ( lowers.
Vines clamoor wantonly over entablature ,
arch and balustrade. The alcobns of all liv
ing in these abodes are within the sound of
friendly calling voice. And not ono la with
out birds of gay plumage and birds with endless
loss songs. I often wonder why the rich of
our own land do not build their homos like
thoso. A dome of glass Instead of the blue
Mediterranean sky , is all the change ro-
qulrod. Banish the pall-llko hangings and
withering shadow-places trom your stuffy
homes , and learn to live in tbo life-giving
licht like the Latin nnd the Moor. Put your
great New England fireplaces opposite your
arched entrances ; and make of these sunlit
open courts places of beauty , llghtsoinoues ; ,
melody nnd homesldo Joy.
Only when the feast nnd processional days
oomo "is Palma a gay nnd brilliant city. At
all other times It is sunny , restful , slumber
ous and almost silent. Its street folk are the
a line as of nny other southern Spanish city.
There Is greater content bora. No ono Is in
n hurry. Among tno lowly folk there is less
excitability ; greater good nature , nnd the
latter is of the gentle not the uproarious
sort. Here , ns in Madrid , is your locnoro or
milkman who dr.ivos his cows in from the
country nnd milks for you bofora your
door. The 'dulcero or seller of sweets ,
with his songful call by day and his tink
ling bolls by night , is hero. The cochero
or cabman "witli comfortable lam'.aulot and
pretty diligence will servo * you faithfully
without guilo. The morcnncnlsto or notion
peddler , the aqtmdor or water-seller , tbo
repatcro or huckster , who has tbo sociable
habit of entering shop or homo with hit
donkeys and paniors ; the zapatero or arch
way shoemaker and the latonero or linker ,
whom I have found to bo Snanhh Gipsy , are
nil hero In their lazy , pleasant und pictur
esque ways.
ways.A Soft , Drramful llttr.i.
By day Palma seems to the stranger to bo
continuously experiencing something like n
soft , dreamful buiz of activity in all
human affairs. Perhaps it is tbo reaction
after some great business tension , you rumi
nate. But no ; each day is as the day before
it. Everything is gently done. No ono is
astir before 10 in the morning. Tncn the
pretty market attracts bevies of beautiful
women and maids. This is followed by the
noontime siesta. The shops nro bright
and brilliant until evening ; but every
thing is quiet and restful within.
In the evening the cafes are ablaze with
light ; tno parks nnd passoos are thronged
with gay caballeros and lovely seuorltas.
Still there Is a hush nnd tranqulllty IP all
sounds and scomings. As tbo night advances
in every quarter of the olden city Is heard
the mandolin and guitar , tremulouspathetic ,
sweet ; like the echo of real tones rather
than thj vibrant notes themselves. Zopyrus
breezes pulse from A trie's shores. The ship
ping rocks gently upon Iheslar-mirrorod Day.
Go where you will all is life until long attor
midnight , but tender and subdued as if the
witchlngs of tno troplo airs lulled to repose
yet withhold from sloop. And at last tlfo
centlnclas of the fortresses upon IhA heights
bnvo chanted unswors to tholr challengers
wilh : "Avo Maria Purlslmal La una , y
todosoronol" you seek your couch in sweet
old Pulma of the Isles , your heart giving
tbo contlnolu'a answer lhat "All Is well 1"
KDCUII L.
Forty'yoars on the market. Sales Increas
ing every day. Cook's Extra Dry Iraperla
Champagne. Horuombor forty yoars.
Not I'rorano ut Flrnt.
The phrnso , "Tho devil to iay"lu not
so profane in its origin nor BO illogill-
umlo as some might suppose , assorts the
Now Yorlc Ledeor. In every printing
olllco Is u youthful epoclmon of Immunity
who cnnnot bo uudarstaniUngly designa
ted to the craft without borrowing tlio
Plutonio nppolhvtlvo ; The phruso In
question douutlass originated in a printIng -
Ing olllco on the Sucaslon of the Saturday - .
day night's sotUoraunt of weekly ac
counts. Tha publisher , with a scant
nurse , rocolvas the ominous call of his
foreman.
"Well , John , how Is it ? What must I
pay tonight ? "
"Typus wnots $5 , and Shootlngstiok
wants $4 , and Columurulo says ho must
have $7. "
"You'll clean me out entirely. My
subscribers havou't done a thing ut pay-
Jnp up this wook. But But lot's see.
Yes hero's the money , "
"And , sir I should llko a few dollars
for myself. "
"That's bad. But hero you have It-
nil I'VO ROt. "
"But , sir , you ( ergot there's the
devil to pay. "
And can wo wonder that thereafter ,
when the poor publisher wished to par
ticularly emphasize what ho doomed to
bo a perfect crusher lu the way ol busi
ness , ho borrowed this significant
phrase ?
MYSTERY OF THE SOUTH SEAS
Successful Search for Wrecked Treasure On
tbo Brazil Ooast.
LIVELY BATTLE WITH HUNGRY SHARKS.
A.Meeting Which Knilnil In l > Ui tor Chests
of liiillliin nnd ninmnml * lt < nv a
StriuitlLMl S.illor Stuiiililcil On
a Snug Ktukc.
, 1(0 : , tu Cliarla n. Lewis. ' ]
In the joar 1807 I found myself nt Hlo
Janeiro , Hrazll , Just out of hospital , not a
dollar in my pocket , and ready to ask the
American consul to send mo to the United
Stntos m the nnmo of charity , I had boon
out with an Amnrlcan wnalor , nnd had been
loft there so broken In hoitlth ttiut no ono
supposed I cojld llvo two weeks. As the
shit ) hitd taken no oil there was nothing
coming to mo. Indeed. I was In doot to her ,
nnd but for the few dollars raised among tbo
man I should have boon n pauper on landing.
Ono afternoon , whllo I WAS on my way to
the consulate to sea what help I could obtain ,
I encountered an Englishman , whom I nt
otico iilnntilled as n suitor captain or mate.
Ho slopped nnd Inquired my name , nativity
nnd occup.itlnn , nndvhon I had given him
the inlonnatlon ho slapped mo on the back
and exclaimed !
"It's a bit of luck that I mot you I I've ' got
n place for you , nnd we'll drop In soraowhoro
and have u gloss and n talk , "
Ho was a blunt spoken man , but a cautious
ono. Ho did not unfold his plans until he
had pumped mo protly dry and apparently
satisfied hlmsolf that I was a in an he wantoJ.
Even then I only got a part of the story , nnd
am still in the dark ns to many particulars.
The stranger's ' name was Captain Hooorts ,
nnd ho had given up the command of nn
English brig on purpose to enter upon n hunt
for treasure. Two years before , as ho in
formed mo , a coasting schooner which wiw
carrying > OO.OUO worth of dlamouudsboildos
n largo sum In rough gold , between Klo nud
Montevideohad been wrecked about seventy
mlles below Porto Alogrd. Why this trout-
uro nnd been Intrusted to u sailing vessel
und whether it belonged to church or state
or some Individual I never learned. The
captuiii had nothing to say about that , nun I
bound myself to secrecy regarding the whole
affair.
How Caplaln Roberts had located the
wreck was u matter I dUl not ask about , but
I did hear It said lhat all the crow wore loU.
I was a sailor and a diver , and ho offered to
stund ult the expense of tliu soirch and irivo
mo $10OJO In gold ifvo recovered the diamonds
mends only. 1C wo got the tola us well 1
was to have n larger share. Ho had char
tered n coasting Hchooior : for three months ,
and was then petting nboard whatever ho
thought would bo needed , I signed with him
that afternoon ns mate , and three davs after
wo had picked up nil our crow. Fortunately
for us u ship came In with twelve scninun
rescued from a burning uurlt ut sea , und wo
took oleht of them and n cook. This gave us
eleven hands all told on the little emit , but
wrecking Is n thing demanding plenty of
rnusclu a' the cranks , windlasses nud tall
rones. The crow proper were not let-Into the
secret , but signed for a voyage to Buenos
Ayres and return. They were so huppy at
scouring u berth that no ono cared which ,
way wo sailed or what iho ooject of iho voy
age.
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FOOD FOl : "SIMUK * .
There was : i Ulo banker behind the etpu-
dl'.Iou , us I accidonlly discovered , but ho did
not como uojr tint schooner , and Captain
Roberts visited him only hv night.V'o
were so well provisioned and provided lhat
It must hnvu taken n snug sum ot money to
lit us nut. Tnis the bnnlcor no doubt ad
vanced and took his chances. At tlio custom
house wo cleared for the La Plato in ballast ,
but some of thac ballast haJ been taken
aboard under cov jr of darmioss.Vo had a
diver's outfit , timbers , planks , spara cask * .
extra ropu and chains. : iml about the last
package recejwd contained n dozen muskets
and a lot of llxod ammunition , Wo slipped
out quietly ono night with the lido , and be
fore daylight carao wo wcrj far away.
Captain Roberts hiida nrcttv fair chart , of
the neighborhood of the wreck , and after a
speedy run down the coast wo reached it
one forenoon about 10 o'clock. Wnon wo
came to work inshore wo got a sight of the
mountain peaks laid down on the chart , and
in a couple or hours were sutlstled lhat the
wreck was within a milo of us north or
south. Just there was a roof about four
mlles off shore and oxlonding up and down
the coast for thirty miles. Behind Ihls reef
in many places was dcon wnler right up lethe
the shore lino. It being summer weather ,
with the winds light but holding steady , wo
anchored off the reef , and then tbo mon were
told that wo had como to search for a wreck.
It was all right with them , nnd afler dinner
two boats were lowered to uogin the search.
Taking the schooner as the center , wo pulled
both ways , running close to iho roof. The
treasure craft had been dismasted hi a squall
aud driven shoreward , and wo confidently
expected to find her hull , if it had not cone
to pieces , on or near the rofn.
Uoforo sundown wo had made careful
search for three miles either way , but with
out llnding the slightest traso of her. Next
morning wo tried It again , but noinlng was
brought to light. In some places thu roof
showed niiovo the surface .it low lido , in
others there was plenty of water to carry us
over at nny time. Tbo treasure craft might
have hit the roof at a favorablospot and boon
drivsti almost to Iho beach ; but before ac
cepting this theory wo got out the drag and
explored the deeper waters suaward from the
'
reef. Wo spent three days nt IMs'work ,
grappling only at the rock * hidden away
from thirty to sixty feel below , and using up
the men with Iho hard work. The schooner
was then sailed over the- reef and anchored
in a snug berth of thirty ffot of water , and
wo began the search of the shore waters.
Our process of search was this ; Each
boat look certain shore bearings and covered
certain territory between tbo roof and the
beach. The water was so clear lhat ono
holding nu umbrella over his head to shut off
tbo light could see the bottom anywhere at
thirty or thirty-five feet , and there was no
deeper spols inside tbo roof , In fact tbo
averugo depth was only about twenty-live
feet. The shore was a rocky talutT crownad
with n dense fore&t , wilh a few yards of
shingly beach at long intervals.
We had searched this Day for four days
without luck when I had the goad fortune to
discover tbo wrecit with my own eyes , Sno
lay within half a mile of the beach lu twenty-
two feel of water , and was bottom siua up
against a bigrocic. . She had probably passed
the reef In safety , but had struck this rock ,
wnlch thrust its head within three feet of the
surface , and in going down had turned turtle.
It seemed now that not a soul of her crew
bad escaped , and bnw anybody bad after
ward located the wreck and made a chart of
the locality was a greater mystery than over ,
Our 11 rat move was to bring tbo schooner as
near as possible , and then wo began prepara
tions to lift the wreck. She must be turned
over , so ns to lloat on her keel , If nothing
more , Lyinc bottom up , there was'no possi
ble way to get Into her cabin.
Next day , after Iho dUcovery , I wont down
In my diving dress aud attached chains to her
starboard side. These were spliced out with
stout roped loading aboard of our tcbosuer ,
and after half a day's work wo were ready to
haul. Wo could lift her a bit , but not more
than a foot , and after working ono day we
cave up that method for another. Casks
were sent down to mo and attached wherever
possible , aud but for the presence of sharks
wo would have had her over in a day. As if
ono monster had communicated another
for mlles up and down the coast , they gath
ered about the schooner and the wreck , and
I had the closest kind of a call front bolug
seized by a man eater that was fully fifteen
feet long. Standing on our docks LoouuVod
eighty six dorsal fins moVlng about us nt one
time , nnd I don't b W vo that was hnlf the
number of sharks within a circle of a quarter
of n mile. There coittil * bo no moro diving
wbllo they were hancing about , and wo sot to
work to got clear of tTi6lr company. Captain
Roberts had foresccn such nn emergency and
had como provided.
I doubt if n ship's cfovV over had deeper
revenge on Sailor Jackl $ implacable enemy.
The musknts were brought up nnd four of
the men told oft to un ihom. A fifth man
was given charge of"h whale lance , nnd the
rest of us were kept busy administering n
punishment which .riiVht bo called barbar
ous by huinatntarianSf' ' heated bricks rod
hot on tha galley steve , swiftly wrapped
them up lu cloths , and they no sooner touched
the walor lhan they \vrjro \ gulped down. As
soon ns n shark was wounded bv ball or
lance so ns to leave n trail of blood ho was
nt once savagely attacked bv others , nnd our
hot bricks soon turned a dozen or moro big
fellows belly uppermost.
It was n regular circus for about three
hours , during which nt least fifty of the mon
sters were slaughtered , and then Ihoso that
were loft alive suddenly drew oft to the last
ono , nnd wo did not sight another shark dur
ing our stay , I did not go down again for
twenty-four hours , however , not feeling cer
tain Ibnt some big follow was lying In wait
bnhlnd the wroci ; . When I did descend I
found Ihe schooner lifting to Iho casks , and
after attaching two or three moro she slowly
rose to the surface.Vo then not the bonU
out and towed her into n depth of fourteen
feet nnd then swayed her ever until she
rlcthteil. She vent to the bottom again , of
course , as the casks no longer buoyed her ,
but wo expected that.
It was no'w a compirntlvolv easy job lo got
nt the cabin of the Ircasuro craft. She had
boon dismasted and most of her bulwarks
swept away , and her bows had been steve In
us she siruck thn rocks. Everything ap
peared all right aft , however , nnd wo had
the ynwl anchored ever the wreck mid I was
nil ready to go down when wo hud u second
Intorrupllon , A coasting schooner , L-oing
down the const and stunillnt : xvnll In shore ,
csnlod us , and cither supunini ; wo worn In
dlstrois or actuated by motives ot curiosity.
she lay to off tno roo.f ana began to signal
ns , asking what was the matter. "Wo
answered that wo were all right , but
ho was not sullsllcd ,
She lowered n bout to pull to us , but wo
pot ahead of her. Thu captain handed mo
dowh a box of. clgarj and n dozen bullies of
wine , und I met the boat a mlle awuy. The
captain himself was In the .stern sheets nnd
ho seemed considerably put out when told
lhat wo had not been driven ever the reef
and were not in need of assistance. I told
him thnt our schooner had Itciin chartered by
11 naturalist , who was collecting fish from the
shoals nnd birds from the forests ushorc , and
ho swnilowo.l iho story nml returned lo his
crult u hapolor man. *
When I came to go down in my suit I found
almost A clear dock. She hnd been ohooner
rlcced nnd both masts had bjen carried uway
: it iho dei'lt. Beginning nt the heel of the
bowsprit anil running ulon the port sldo
about twenlv-llvo luat of her bulwarks were
loft standing. . Capstan , windlass , hatch
rovers and Iho sk.\ light , of the oabin had
been swept away. Thli latter fact was
grcatlv in mv favor , ns I could drop directly
into thu cabin. 1 was told to looic for iho
Ucasurn in the rnptuin'.i stateroom , hut mv
feet had no sooner touched the ciUm lloor
than my oulsUrotchud hands encountered
something which I itnew by Iho feel to bo a
dead man. My llndlnj ; him In the situation I
did still further deepened the invslery of tha
whole expedition. HQ.Avas lind fast and I
had to out bun loose w/llfrnv knifo. As noon
us rolo.sed thu body flo.x od upward , and the
man told in ? thnt it 'lldiiled out to sea with
Iho tide , riding on iho surfiica like u cork.
Evening win now di awing near , and
further r.oaich was abandoned unlit another
day. After bnnKfii" > t next morning I de
scended again , and wttbfti two hours bad Iho
treasure nub of the wrouic. I lound It , not in
the capUin's stuUn-oajtnf but , on the lloor of
tha main cabin the dlijnJonds weru in n cast
iron box unoui as lin-fu-ia ! : a child's savings
bank nnd Iho gold Inguouu wooden boxes ,
nnd 1 loft nothing behii.u.
From the treasurer' , bbinp found where it
was I argued lhit ttvcro hud been u mutiny
before the storm , and .that the captain had
been lieu in iho caUinhind Iho crow was
ruakinit ready lo dlvjjlh'iip Um spoils. Per
haps nftcr drivini ; over tlio roof und striking
the rock one had bepnrcnstllaMprg.to ) lell the
story , arid .iltwis ; on'.h'i tn foniviito ) ? wb. acted.
If so , ho'wover , the fncVwns'iiot admitted. I
IfMrncd no more than I1 have told you. Not
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onnof the crow know iho vaiue o'f our find
and. snilorlikc , asked bill few uur-stions.
When the treasure wns safe nboard wo re
turned to Rio. For four days not n man was
permitted to lo.ivo iho vessel. Then I re
ceived Ihe sum agreed upon , with u consider
able increase , tbo men xvero made happy
with a snuor sum of money counted down to
each , und wo were all bunslloJ aboard of a
steamer bound for Cuba , each giving his
premise to say nothing of the wrecking ex
pedition 10 iiny one. 1 learned later on that
'overninent vessels searched lor weeks for
Iho wreek , nnd that the Rio bunker had to
llee to EiiL'lanu for safotv , but that only
sidded to the strangeness of the adventure
Instead of clearing up Iho many mysteries ,
Of
Van Ilouton's Cocai IJJU. a-iJ gjjj tir-
thost. "
The Episcopalians of Philadelphia nro
going lo build a diocesan house to cost ? 10i- )
000 , of which about ouu-fl fin has already boon
raised.
The youngest of the prominent clergymen
of America is said to Rev. Samuel A. Eliot ,
son of President Eliot of Harvard and suc
cessor to Rev. Brooke Herefold's pulnlt in
Boston.
Dr. Olllesplo , ono of the secretaries of the
Presbvtgrlau Board of Foreign Missions is
on a visjt to foreign lands. When last hoard
from ho was In India and expects to return
in April.
Rov. Dr. Nelson , Episcopal , will bo conso-
cralcd bishop of ( Joorgiu , in Si. Luke's
church , Atlania , on the 21th lust. The ser
mon will bo preached by Hisnop Rullson of
central Pennsylvania.
Cardinal Manning loft no autobiographical
notes , which , while much to bo regretted , is
something lhat might well bo imitated by
lesser lights who hope to shlno moro after
death than they arc able lo do whllo living.
The oldest Unitarian minister now living
Is probably Rov. Thomas Treadwoll Stone ,
D. D , , of Providence , who completed his
( list year last wook. Ho is vigorous enough
lo address u mooting of ministers , and did so
last Monday.
Mcrr. Gilbert of Moorllolds , Cardinal
Moran of Sydney , N. S. W. , nnd Bishop
Clifton of Bristol are regarded as the mon
having the best chance of appointment as
Cardinal Manning's successor In England.
Tiny are all home rulers nnd considered
"safe" on labor questions.
The great organization , the Association for
the Propagation of the Faith , received In
IS ! 10 Iho sum ot Jl , tl .VA which was nearly
all distributed directly among Ihe missions
in Europe , Asia and Africa , North and South
America , the AntHlus.nad Ocoanluu. I'rom
the United Stale * it rcboivod f3'J,0'.U ' , and to
thnni It gave $ r.,040. if m <
There are forty-nlncijigclctlos organized for
Christian effort on IjiHialf of the Jews , at
present expending togjsthor nearly $500,000 a
year. Of tha sums exfceidnd ) these are speci
mens : The London caelety , $18'J'J-JO ; the
British society , $ U , 5''i , the Free Church ,
tU..MS ; the Church ofS.collnnd , $ : > S,700 ; the
Irish Presbyterian church , * 18,415.
Spurgeon's church ddp/ns / to bo seeking an
other Spurgoon , Tlio\c.u6leo \ of a successor
1s said to lie between itiiroo men who most
nearly approached tho'vtato preacher's dis
tinctive powers , Boecner'ft church In Brook
lyn made no attempt to nnd another Boechor ,
for iho simple reason that bo could not be
found , Tbo wisdom of-Bfoouhor's church has
been amply domonstr pdj In the great suc
cess ot Roy , Dr. Abbolijis
In the two Metbools. pnforonco3 of Malno'
last year seventy-two cVurchos , with 1 71,850
worth of properly and paying salaries aggro-
Bating )0.77U ) , gave f 1,505 lo churoh benevo
lence and 1105 for the support of superannua
ted pastors , whllo tha ' 1,511 Methodists in
the stale contributed for tbo support of
veteran ministers the sum ot $2,704 a frac
tion over 11 cents each.
Chicago finds itself confronted with the
same condition * err .tbo church question
which vex the souls of good people in every
larce city not half enough churches to hold
tbo population. On the other hand , Chicago
is no worae off probably than Boston there
are not half enough churchgoers to fill the
pcwi already awaiting them. In short , the
problem Is not how to build more churches ,
for money enough U always provided to do
that when needed , but how to lill the
churches wo have already. Chicago has COO
Protestant churches and sixty chapels , with
a total seating capacity of about iioO.OOO. The
Catholic churches will seat 400,000 , and that
loaves 000,000 persons , at least , unprovided
for ,
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AllUl'T II'O.UK.V.
Uncle Sam boasts two negro woman law
yers.
yers.Mrn.
Mrn. Chrlstnpaor Columbus' ivmdeii name
WHS Palaillno and her father was an old sea
lo ; : .
Dr. Marv P. Jacobl of Now Yorlc nnd Iho
fashionable Dr. Mary \Voolsoy Iloxon of
Washington are each said to earn over
§ 40,000 a year in the muclico of ihclr profes
sion.
sion.A
A branch of the Vircmla legislature hai
passed a bill aulhorblnpr the appointment of
women Dhvslcums on Iho slatt of all insane
hospitals whore women are among the pa-
lloiila.
Miss Jane Condon , daughter of the tjreat
corn-law reformer , ono of the women lately
elected to the London counnll ana declared
Ineligible , has juit marnod Iho well known
publisher , T. Fisher Uiiwin.
In 1887 Iho btnprcas of Brazil cave Queen
Victoria a dross woven onlirolv of solder
wobs. It is so line and beautiful thai it sus-
passoj the most splendid silk. The quuon
has it. among her most priceless possessions.
Mrs. M. D. Young , n dauRttlor-ln-law ot
tbo Mormon prophet , Brigbnra Youuc , Is
now visltliifr Iho oastoni states. She is nr.
editorial writer on a Salt Lake City panor
and a strong and caustic opponent of Mor-
monlsm.
The Now York Women's Press club has
ninei7-llvo members , each engaged in literary
occupation. Its objoctls to pain for women
the advantages arising from uiiil.v.fellowshlp
nn'd co-operation with these engaged in sim
ilar pur-mils.
"Mrs. Hotchkiss , widow of iho invonlor
nnd manufacturer of Iho Hotebkm gun , has
given n Iract of land , a building fund of
f ir > 0,000 and nn endowment of ? 500OSU for
the purpojo of building a preparatory school
for Yale colloeo ,
Mrs. Nancy Allison Frost , probably the
o'dott woman in Ohio. diodlastTucsday near
Marietta , ngcd 10S. With the oxrentlon of n
slight deafness , she possessed all her facul
ties lo the end , and both read and sowed
without Iho aid of classes lo the day of her
dcnth.
Caroline Eschard. ono of the loaders of
the movement for school suffrage
in Unio , pays moro taxes thnn any olhor por-
sou in the county whom she lives , is a di
rector of a bnnlc und U connected with
nearly nil of the important things on foot in
her locality.
India has sent u missionary to England ,
Miss Soomicrbul Powar , u native , high caste
Hindoo , who comes to point out the evils of
the opium trafllc. She .wears an orlonlnl
coslurno. but speaks English lluonl'y. ' Her
oralory is simple and direct , and she excites
the sympathy of her hearers.
IMI'IKTIKS.
Mow York Mercury : Bishop Hare of
Soulh Dakola Is fond of lolling stories about
himself lo Illuslralo Iho points winch ho
playfully makes that a man who lives on tbo
plains comes lo bo a good deal of a barbarian.
Once ho had the misfortune whllo entering
a dining room to step upon the skirt of a
lady's dress. Apologizing ho said : "You
know that I have been living with the In
dians lately ana have grown somewhat awk
ward. "
The lady oulcklv replied : "I don't think
thnt , bishop but I am surprised utono thing
that after living so long with the Indians
vou shouldn't bo bolter at following up u
trail. "
*
Ynnlcco Ulado : Do'boms Do you know ,
my friend , that when Hov. Ooucer onlciatod
hero I felt that ho never would bo appre
ciated. In fact , I don't ' know where he
would bo.
.fobums Well , ho seemed to have sense
enough to know that.
Dobbins Yosi
Jobblns Indeed ho did , for ho went as a
missionary to Soulh Africa. The natives
there not only appreciated but relished him.
Texas Siftlngs : Hov. Waugdoodlo Baxlur
somewhat bewildered his congregation by
saving :
' Slsiorn and broddron , dar will bo a called
mcotin' in dis buildln' tomorror cbonln' . "
"What's do hourl" called out a momber.
"You can como as soon or as Into as you
pic a so , provided ycr all got hoah at 7 o'clock
pewackly. "
*
Elizabeth Cady b an ton lolls an amusing
story of how , when sbo was a young girl , the
women of her church raised money to edu
cate a young man for the ministry. When
he had llnisbed at the theological school Iho
young dlvina returned to his native town and
preached his first normou on tbo text , "Lot
your women keep silnnco In the churches , "
Brooklyn Citizen : Sunday School Toucher
. Who ro'ado the sun and the moon stand
atlU I
First Boy Adam.
S. B.T.-Mo.
Second IJoy Moses.
S. S. T. No ; what's the matter with-
Joshual
Class ( In unlsou ) Ho's all right !
Chicago Post : The travelers' pocket flro
escapo. Is not , as popularly suppasnd , a tosta ]
moni.
III. , No'v , 21 , ' 89.
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years cast been troubled with billlousnoss
nnd tendency to kidney trouble. YourTroo
of Lifo u the only remedy I have over found
that gave entire relief. I cheerfully rocotn-
mend it to iboso who muy bo sufforing'fromj
kiudrud diseases. T. J. AIIKI. , '
Ex-member Illinois legislature.
Fpr sain by all drugglsls ,
I CURE FITS !
When lu/ cure I da not mean morelto ( top them
for m time ad tbta hf a tbtrn return again. I mean a
Ttdicilcur * . I h ? o inado llio diuua of FITS , Kl'I-
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Ulufalhblo rentedGU * Kl [ > res and Poet Offlc * .
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