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* how haggard I looked, ordered me to! an attack by savages without the aid . myself to so much as close my eyes, necessary. Many of the men had] pers, stone dead. ~ of conjecture to us, for to add to the "rain 'in our faces with such force that > ; Zain In 2 hardly see oh launch the| the body of a naked black man, stab- in which one of the men was pointing {and there, sure enough, was a barque _posé 'a matter of seconds, although to| There were signs : ¢ ho { he BY WILLIAM COLLINS. In the four-master Sally, out of Providence for the South Sea Islands, It was hard to tell 'how far distant, .1 shipped as second mate in 1869. To| they were, for one moment we saw get right into the story, we were in| fongitude 168 degrees west and 8 trough of the sea, we s degrees south latitude when we first, wails of water. met with trouble. No matter how thrilling an adventure he may on ; , that is the point which stands Wo pg all ese por the mind of a was still high enough to bother us, but ilorman----the latitude and longitude ever t ruth To fede trouble. I remember When the waves had very nearly sub- the night was a quiet one until abdut & six bells--=time for the sun to go down. Instead of dropping below the honi- zon, it sank behind a bank of clouds fully, which had almost the appearance of land in the distance and which hid the Were hungry, but even if we bright ball of the sun so completely the biscuits we could not have forced as though it were night. In fact, it them down our parched throats with- became dark so early that we could out liquid. Some of us were jea scarcely tell when the day .did slip that we had not been washed over- into night. | board with our mates, who were! For long there was not over-much drowned and out of misery. : wind, although puffs tore viciously at; The beach we were approaching the sails and rattled the yards. A low, seemed only about an eighth of a mile] so vibrant dinned in our ears. The us. Hard as we drove ourselves it puffs came at first from the northeast seemed as though we cou end then from the east. The ship the dinghy another inch, but at veered around under them, and even We were in the breakers and capsized. ' before we experienced any violent! Somewhat relieved by .the breeze the helmsman felt a hint of the water, a strength of the gale which was ap-, best they could, but Capt. Morris cali- proaching. We had time a-plenty to ed them back and made them drag the reef and make all our prepar As the captain feared a leeward shore we headed a few points into the teeth | Death worse than drowning, perhap of the gale, which soon began to toss even starvation, would have been ours us about merrily. had we not preserved that boat. In the next watch after the first signs of the storm we were plunging | ; about wildly in a monster sea. All|of it, at the same time tr, attempts to hold into the wind had been abandoned and we merely tried to keep from swamping in the heavy seas. In a sudden vicious gust of wind | e \ i ngly, | the .jibs, the.only canvas. set, were | fearing that if 'they gulped the liquid blown away. and 'we scudded: helpless théy might die. Re before -the 'storm. The pumps were] i Not far from the beach we found af e Inhospitable Islands at the ti charging own weapons. the feliow. eastward wo saw a low line of hills. | they turned and rushed us. Tt seemed that a whole army was wn on us, but as nearly as them and the next, plunged in the we could léarn later there were only aw nothing but nine of them. They carried queer «| spears" with stone heads and waved As best we could we pulled away long knives with crooked blades, prob- landward, six of us, but it was slow ably supplied to them by traders who k. The men fatigued and the sea should have been murdered with their y stroke counted, and at last,| The first native to throw himself: "upon Capt. Morris fell with his throat ided, we were able to see what kind cut so that his head almost rolled free of shore it was which offered us.doubt-! of his body and the second was drop- 'ful safety. The sun, shining unmerci-! ped by a backhand stroke of a knife , drew torrents of perspiration | by Sam Wells, which left seven of the from us and multiplied our thirst. We savages to four of us and Thompson, had saved | who was a prisoner, I had never wielded a knife against !'a human foe, but this was no time for lous | qualms, and when a big black fellow made at me with a kreese, I tried to parry and slash at him. have gone bad with me but for the big seaman, Bill Terry, who grappled with Over and over on the dul roar as of breakers, a'though not distant, bit it kept ever that far from ground they rolled, while I watched It would my chanee. For an instant Bill was 1d not force undermost and I fell upon the back last of the native, digging and slashing with my knife. Even then it gave me cold! a feeling of nausea, but I sprang to the men scrambled ashoye as my feet to use my knife on another i savage who was charging me. There was a ringing of blades strik- ations. | dinghy high on the beach, weary as | ing together, the thud of falling bod- o they were. This proved our salvation. ies and of revolver butts on bare heads s and the shrieks of the wounded, It sounded as though two armies were | engaged in the work of slaughter. Water was what we needed first The scoring was not all done on our and most, and we all went in search side, either, for Bill Terry was killed ying to learn outright and every one of our men what manner of island we were on, Sustained some injury. But the odds were becoming more to weaken. clear spring and the captain and I equal and we had more to fight for forced the men to drink sparingly, than had the natives, and they began Ome fled, then another, 'and with a rush the survivors disap- The captain had managed to keep, pearédt-into the forest. As he ran, one manned and every effort possible was, some cartridges dry, and by means of of the natives tried to stab Thompson, made to preserve the Sally, but she the powder we extracted from one of who was bound, but Capt. Morris saw reeled like a log and took water very them and two hard stones, we got a the act and hurled a knife, which struck the savage in the side, and he fast. fire going. Some of us stayed on the Hours we were tossed and battered | beach to dry the clothes of all the men, by the storm, flying like a great while others went inland a short dis- wounded bird before the wind, with tance fo forage. They soon returned not a stitch of canvas holding to our | With fruits of all kinds and reported strained timbers. It seemed that cach | that they had seen many birds which pursuing wave mounted higher and looked like game fowl, but were un- higher over our-stern and as though able. to kill them, what pistols they the ship must be ripped asunder from, carried being soaked. This brought the awful strain on planks and cables, | home to us with somewhat of a shock Yet when a.dull, unhealthy light be-| the thought that we might need pow- gan to spread about us--it must have | der: and bail for a sterner purpose been the dawn, although no sun could | than the shootifig of wild fowl, - We we see--we were still afloat. { might live for days on fruit, but a With the excitement of it all I did, half dozen men, tired and almost nerv- not feel tired, but the captain, seeing 0us Wrecks, could not hold out against below for a spell of rest, for he said of firearms. The captain alone had She storm i Blowing itself out and|dry cartridges and had managed to that we should all need strength for keep his rifle fit for use. So we laid the work still in store for us. At the flat stones near the fire and, removing same time he sent four of the men |the leaden slugs from our cartridges, below for a little sleep. spread the powder to dry." The metal For a long time I could not bring | shells and the bullets we retained so that we might remake the cartridges. While we were busy two of the men for it seemed that should we for one single moment relax our vigilance the vessel must go down. At last, from sheer physical exhaustion my eyelids drooped and I was sinking into obli- vion when, with a erash which hurled me from my hammock, the ship came to a dead stop and careened far to starboard. Timbers groaned and creaked., Above I heard scurrying feet amd cries of men and the thud of sea mountains pounding down upon our decks. I sprang to the companionway and climbed to the deck. Most of the life- boats 'were in. splinters, but the | wretched plight of the crew made the two unharmed dinghies all that was of habitation. Missionaries the woods. : this way for perhaps a quarter of a| been carried overboard, and two, Knowlton and Gunther, were Wwish- washing back and forth in the scup- What we had { was a matter. : ze struck weg gripped in his lifeless. fingers and} darkne! wind d stingi 55, sho: wind drove s stinging gle, and ten yards farther on we found | bed in the side. dinghies. This work consumed I sup- that the oth max, Thompean, had given the ages a ; "at this point; and the 'trail showed 'that several men had continued-in the d as| Were traveling. Spurred o | thought that Thompson was ali »| charged down the trail. =~ | = We had no notion of how strong a very | forceof savages we were to encounter. t|-All. we knew was that one of our { to provisi had wi A Tate tion we ve, we stained red, told the story of a strug- us." All eyes strained in the direction ' fled howling. Thompson and.a man named. Fielder were so badly wounded that they could not walk, so we made a sort of hammock out of boughs and carried them to the beach, where we buried Terry and the man we had found ly- ing dead on-the trail. We knew that even with firearms we would be unable to repulse an at- tack by the savages in force, so as| soon as we had given our dead mates a decent burial we gathered fruit and filled the water puncheons prepar-; atory to taking to the dinghy. The sea was calm and the moon shone | brightly, and we thought the wates was the safest place for us. The cap- tain had been undble to use his rifle in the hand-to-hand fight in the jungle, so we had his dry cartridges and the ones we made with the powder we had dried. All night long we lay on or off the beach, and two of the men were on went into the forest to look for signs | watch while the others slept. were [moonlight we saw the natives once or | In the fscattered pretty thickly throughout twice at the edge of the woods, but the South Pacific, and we hoped that|they did not attempt to molest us. some might have found a way to this |Back of the first line of hills a fire isiand. The powder dried quickly and, lit thé sky and we were ina quandary |" we busied ourselves reconstructing the as to whether it was a signal to na- cartridges. Our fortune seemed to tives on other parts of the island. Our have changed for the better, when plight was not an enviable one. In i suddenly we were startled to our feet the long watches I worried over it, for straight | by a horrid cry from the direction of it seemed there would be no way to land and we could not remain in the The captain sprang first into the boat indefinitely without more water thick jungle, which tore our hands and food. Life seemed to hold little and legs. The direction from which hope, and I began to feel that the best the cry had come led us straight into way aftet all would be to attack the {the sinking sun and .we continued in savages and die fighting. I actually determined to. propose "Ship to ff. an and sail away, leaving Capt, Morris ght, for mile, when the leader stumbled over, thie to the captain and the men when the body of one of our comrades. He it should come morning, and the!lar was dead, with a dozen long jagged thought so pacified me that I fell into chin, or turned back to form revers. A and, later on, to cuts in his breast and abdomen. An'a sound sleep. I was awakened in Slight fulness is introduced over the i arrow had pierced his heart. A knife, broad daylight by aery: ~~ bust by gather: set-on starboard. Bearin' foward: button trimmed. in our, fate. scharged his rifle as us and we our waapons. fag One of the men who was swung useless in the rowlock. We {bundled vin hy stern and Capt. Morris took his place at the r The barque was still at a" tance, and our pursuers were rapid.y; so that we were b; safe, When we thought enough, the captain ordered us to stop rowing. The natives howled with de- light, for they evidently believed we were spent, Bracing feet: wide apart to steady himself; the captain took careful aim at the leading boat. | Bang went his rifle and a black body leaped "high in the air, plunging into, the water. Eason ie But the enemy were not discour- aged. Onward they glided, and the de'ay while tha captain fired gave them an opportunity further to cut down our lead. They were gaining steadily on us .and at an alarming rate. We could see that the barque was hove to, and guessed that she had struck shoal water. Boats were being lowered, and although they were being? rowed to our rescue' this meant more time for the pursuit. - We had so little ammunition we did not dare waste it, and we played a waiting game, Soon arrows began to fly at us, but they fell short. "We'll stop that," said Capt. Mor- rig, and he used his rifle again, kill- ing another man. After that it was scramble at the oars, then stop for an instant to empty our revolvers and the captain's rifle. After the third volley one of the can- oes rolled heavily to one side and sank. The natives thrashed about in the water, but their comrades did not stop and rescue was at hand. There was a little puff 'of white in one of the boats from the barque, A d later "rowing | torplied over backward and his oar | dollars a floor, for them. The time was getting short| ve their lint on every, ut up with a soft" woo s 80 easy to turn it into -substitute--a that the mop slips over as smoothly as pn polished walnut. You can do the work yourself for around five Paint is the best covering for. old: floors that have no natural beauty-- 'but paint alone isn't enough. A small plane and an emery cloth come before the paint brush. Go over the surface splinter left. It's a tedious job but the outcome of the finished .task is de- pendent upon how thoroughly the scraping is dome. Xo FINISH AS YOU GO. The easy. way is to start at one corger of the room and go over the boards one by one, finishing each as you go. Nails and tacks may he re- { moved or else driven below the surface of the wood. Splintery spots and knots smoothen up best with a sharp knife. Each splinter and wave must be cut. back to the solid wood if, you expect to use the dry mop. This will give an uneven surface but when it is rubbed down with the emery cloth, and the paint and varnish are added, it scarcely shows. : Before you begin painting give the oor a good 'scrubbing with warm water and ammonia. One part of am- monia to 2ight parts water is usually substitute ® until it is smooth and even, not a| 0 {room isn't too much. desired color. on the can. You if you put it on This advice appl first coat, which into the surface. For a good fini there is but the best in tl ne When the floor ' treat it as you do a hardwood one. Martine much oil 'a eoft-wood | ond coat fill the g fal ake po 'using a good for the crucksan crevices. Mix soma of the paint fh withthe putty and. filler to give the, THREE coATS OF PAINT. J Now comes the paint proper, whicli| iz applied azsording to the directions, one or two boards at a , ; For painting use a fairly la round bristle brush: Brush out the paint first with the grain, then cross iit, then smooth it out with the grain. paint. It is poor economy to use but two when three would make a lasting job. In the choice of floor pafhts painting a coat of varnish will give the finish greater beauty i, better wearing qualities, The r should [yeart forty-eight hours before your| Fish Chowder can be made with a rugs are laid down. = 5 h putty. pu efit fish. n ropare; x 'tents of one box of flaked codfish wi an equal quantity of finely 'chopped. potato and an onion, also finely. chop- ped. Add one egg (well beaten) and a tablespoonful of - melted butter. Form into a large cake and-brown on - both' sides in a frying-pan. Serve. garnished with parsley or watercress. . For Friiled Oysters, arrange five slices of nicely browned, toast (butters ed) on a deep platter. Turn one pint of oysters and their liquor into a very hot frying-pan." Season with one-half teaspoonful of salt and a pinch of - cayenne pepper. When the edges of , the oysters frill, stir 'in one table- spoonful of butter. Pour immediately over the toast, and sprinkle with one- half cupful of chopped celery, ' will have better luck rapidly, taking only at ies especially to the must be well worl sh use three coats of rule to follow--buy market, After the pound piece of any kind. of white: fish cut into one-inch squares. Mea- sure an equal quantity of potatoes cut is hardened you can we heard the report, and simultane- ously a savage flung his arms in the air and sank® to the bottom of his canoe. = Then I think we all went crazy with relief. The dinghy drifted about in the sea and we lay panting inthe bottom, for the savages had wavered, and after the effects of a heavy volley from the two rescue boats had fled for the beach. Some of our men wers laughing and some were crying, but, the sailors from the barque clambered into the dinghy and helped us into the larger boats. : It was the barge Triton which had rescued us and she left us at Bombay, from which we shipped to Boston. A CHIC NEW STYLE, The two-piece mode--the classic 'of the season. If your wish is. for a sports suit that reflects unmistakably into 'half-inch squares. ¥Fry a scant Growing Annuals From Seed. By Miss Anna Moye for the Ontario] Horticultural Association. There is a peculiar fascination in growing our own annuals from seed. Success with some varieties, failure with others, makes one anxious to find the reason for the latter, so it is a case of "live and learn," with the enthusaistic gardener. Before my border was ready for the perennials I "used it for annuals. Asters, snapdragon, and ten-week stocks were the ones selected and sown in a hotbed in-April fn Florists tell us the annuals should be transplanted as soon as the first true leaves. appear, that is the first two after the seed leaves. 1 found them too small and delicate for an amateur to handle without consider- able loss, so waited for the next two leaves, then set to work. I made the hole with a narrow trowel, pinched off | the two seed leaves, and set the plant in the hole so the remaining leaves were almost touching the ground, half filled the hole with earth, gently press- ing it down around the roots and stem, then filled the hole with water, plant- ed six or eight more, then filled up the first one. When all were in a little nitrate of soda was sprinkled around each plant and worked in. They were protected from hot sun, wind, and heavy rain, and were soon. quite at home and 'grew rapidly. Cultivated regularly, and as' soon as buds ap- peared another application of nitrate of soda worked in, gave me dozens of' | strong, healthy plants that were full |: : of bloom when the snow came. -- wintered inthe ther is cool. AN Mr. R. L. Wheoler, Dominion Fruit Branch, Ottawa, how it might be the basket itself tender fruit but tilation and in are often caused in just one more ways presents di Another year I decided to specialize in stocks, sending to England for the seed. Four beds were made for the four separate colors, white, pink, rose, | followed when transplanting time came. 2 pdt £0 Mey and lavender, and the same methods |W hs Be Se Bees in the Spring Spring is the most important. and, the mode, you will find it in the model pictured here. 3 jumper blouse is in the new finger-tip length, with col lar fastening to one side under the; bust by gathers, and n bands are from the sides of the trimming-bands, ties at the centre of the plain back. The skirt is joined to a bodice top and is distinguished by two inverted plaifs of either side of the front. The diagram "by thé, a signalito the barque, but I doubt, yardsof whether, we were near enough to her | for the shot to be heard rate, she continued tow: began to row in her direction. It was' de weary work, but joy at the prospect of rescue helped us. We had not taken | forty strokes when around a point|! t, at any requ critical period of the bee year. The. principal object of all n ulation during thig period is to get a 'number of Ro reared in each colony prevent the tendency | to swarm. For i jon of : the. Don Ap C. B. Gooderha S.A.) in his bulletin on "Bees 'How to Keep Them," there hod his} f during the honey flow, an abundance bees between the ; a maximum. produc- melt to benefit flowi fase until the end of May or the beginning of June, in other words. until settled] warm weather. ' Protection to colonies the spring climate and to shelter from the wind. If there is no water within | easy reach it should be supplied in a warm sheltered place in or rear the apiary. The colonies should be exam- ined weekly, or fortnightly if the wea- able advice and information are given in the bulletin, which can be had free on 'application to the Publications Branch, Dept. of Agricu.ture, Ottawa. g ER =) By illustrations and descriptions Transportation Specialist, in a Fruit Branch pamphlet entitled "Loading and Climax Basket," published by the Dept. of Agriculture and available free on application to the Publications proper loading of cars is dong and and much waste saved. He says that carrier and proceeds to point out grave faults in loading. Proper ven- spection conveniences, must be considered. Trouble and waste Saskat 1p. Sch TOW. Again, loading with mixed size bas. kets (six quart and. Seven gun) cried but the practice of filling the ; doorway causes-end to end slack and \ "centre space is very necessary the heat to the. ite aid the the load, ir from the iced ends under the r and filtering through what-| éver space is provi adi 'The purpose at he fs bregibin space. "Un c quarter-pound of sa't pork, diced, with until both are tender, but not brown. Place the above ingredients in altern- ate layers in a soup kettle, add boiling water to cover generously. Salt and | pepper to taste and cook gently for one-half hour after it begins to boil. Scald one pint of mi'k and thicken it with two tablespoonfuls of flour blend- ed with a litfle cold milk, When thick and smooth add to the fish mixture, cover the top with split-and-buttefed: 'round crackers and serve. pota- toes will be more tender if parboiled | for ten minutes before combining with "| the fish. To vary this, a PRC matoes may take the place of a pint" of water, improving the digh for many tastes. 2 cellar depends upon * this and other valu- ansit. Eggs Southern Style afford a nice = way of using left-over chicken gravy. . Cook one dozen eggs until hard, re- move shells, then add to one pint of | chicken gravy. Serve very hot with corn bread or gems. FRO RL GE _ 'Bread Omelet is mado thus: . Crumble enough stale bread to make 'one cupful of crumbs and soak ther one-half hour in one-half cupful of" milk, then beat until smooth and adi one-half teaspoonful of sa't and five beaten eggs... Butter well a shallow oven-proof dish, pour in the mixture and: bake about tenyminutes. Servo at once in the dish in which it ia © baked, as it falls quic ' 'points "out how im- correctly performed is: a good seller of a oe loader and by trying to squeeze ekly. rt lire al-| are ng wy