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MODERN CRUSOE

INTERESTING NARRATIVE.

EXPERIENCE IN EXPLORING SOUTH SEA ISLANDS,

the open at a time. Of course, the real adventure here was that of spending two nights all alone in the cave it babited by Alexander Selkirk during the four years and four months of his solitary residence on the island (1704. 1709).

Robinson

"It is generally stated that Selkirk gave an account of his sojourn to Daniel Defoe in order to prepare there given the classic Crusoe' was formed. It was certainly a romantic experience Selkirking for Science and I shall have a long story to tell of my observations, sensations and conclusions.

notes and observations on these im- whip, spur, yoke, barness nor any portant heads. My main work, however, has been to find data to prove or disprove a theory of general submergence of extensive land areas I am satisfied by evidence in many in the Pacific in the past. Briefly, lines, that the Juan Fernandez group bas suffered profound submergence probably more than once that

rather than a slow subsidence.

"I have with me a full wagon load of specimens some of them rare living plants-which I hope to bring much Hawaii has really got in com- home to Honolulu to help show how mon with these far off islands of the Southern seas.

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

THE GERMAN AGREEMENT.

ever, be, with Mr. Kerr and Mr. Roosevelt, had managed to get Herr Sickel to a point where he, he was about to accept some such clause pro tecting Americans when the former Hamburg-America director direct to Mr. Harriman with a con- tract which had previously been sub- The twenty-year contract between mitted to the US Shipping Board,

A STRANGE CONTRACT.

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went

This contract, Mr. Clegg declares, Mr. Harriman accept-

ed

"It was a beautiful sight to see the island, cloud capped, rising 1.0 metres above the sea and looking for all the world like a giant round biscuit that bad cracked and split open in the baking. An even score of very deep, narrow valleys open to the sea on the west side I shall never forget the impression of wild grandeur and picturesque beauty and the riot One by cre the mystery spots of and colour of it all, as the sun, was it for the press, and from the ideas occurred in the rature of a drop in this race, for the rider who can Line and the American Ship and i'Germans that the Board had, instant- the sath are coming within the sinking in the west directly over the range of cascal inspection. In this summit. it needs a Howard Pyle to connection Prof. William Alanson convey the picture our little boat Bryan, an Bawaiian scientist and ex- in the blue shadow, the fishermen picrer, whose latest effort in behalf busy with their nets, and over and of the common knowledge was an above and around all colour, z veri-

WITH A FORMER BANDIT CHIEF. exploration of Robinson Crusoe's Isle table marine palier's palette, soft-

"I made the trip round Cumber and its neighbour, Tas. Aquera, cen-ered and made mystic by the slanting

land Bay to English Bay, where the ibutes an interesting narrative. Anlight.

ADVENTURES AFTER LANDING,

cave is, in a fishing boat and was American exchange says

Pref. Bryan, who recently visited "Landing the pext morning "with put on the besch' by my canoe man, New York, and is new in San Fran- all my scientific gear was by no who in his palmy days was at the cisco trying to edge his way into ore means a safe or simple task. How bead of one of Chile's largest and of the few and crowded steamers ever, by 9 o'clock my mezo and I, worst bands of highwaymen that ply between this country and stocd on shore with everything about band operated along the Andean his home, is an upholder of the

us reasorably dry. Thus began what pass into the Argentine. theory that in prebisteric times there was 10 be at least two weeks of cavalry got through rounding up was a great continent in the Pacific

Alexander Selkirking' on an an the gang he was the only one left which was sunk in some natural inhabited island, as the arrangement alive, and even he had one eye cataclysm which left only its highest was for the boat to catch 1.000 or shot out. Since then he has lived a peska, above the waters..

1500 lobsters and carry them to retired and, for him, ä monotonous Valparaiso, then return for me on its life for he was sent to the then existing penal colony on this island next voyage.

His

When the

"I hope to be able to visit the island of Mocha, 400 miles further south and much bearer to the Chilean coast than those just explored for have given them close inspection and have gained many points apparently missed by olber naturalists.”

QUEER RACES.

STAGED IN OLDEN TIMES.

means of guiding the animal is allow- ed. The rider must depend entirely upon his voice to accomplish the end he has in view, and as the oxen do open field, the training of the animals not race on a track but across a large and the skill of their riders undergo a severe test.

Speed is a secondary consideration the Hamburg-America Steamship and which so obviously favoured the induce his steed to go in a-straight Commerce Corporation, according to ly rejected it. line is sure to win.. The start is the claims of Mr. Alfred Clegg, vice

Herr Sickel, according to Mr Clegg. made at one side of a field a mile president of the Kerr Steamship square, the finish being at the Company Incorporated, is so favour are lined up and the signal, is given eventually rehabilitate the German riman, president of the American opposite side. When the competitors able to the Germans that it will is now acting as assistant to Mr Har the fun begins. Despite the efforts line as a world power in shipping Ship and Commerce Corporation. of the riders the majority of the and deprive Americans of any benefits The contract now in force, says Mr oxen refuse to head towards the from the use of their ships, Mr. Clegg, Clegg, will require American ships to mark, and as the spectators are who with Mr. Kermit Roosevelt and do the pioneer work and shoulder the field and are Mr. Kerr recently broke away from į considerable losses in certain trades allowed in I at liberty to do anything they wish to the W. A. Harriman interests because during the first five years of recon interfere with the rider except touch they were unsympathetic to the structing Germany's "broken_dow the race are act inconsiderable. deal, tells the inside story of the every maritime nation will be fighting him or his mount, the difficulties of posed German-American shipping trade routes, during a period when Oxen are not excitable beasts as a negotiations conducted in 1919 and hard for its overseas carrying, trade, rule, but the shouts of the spectators 1920 by the Hamburg America Line and the competition will be keen est and the efforts of the riders soon officials, and pictures the Germans and the losses most savere." At the reduce them to a state of complete as making every effort to use end of that period, he continues, the will have bewilderment. It often happens that American ships to restore their trade Hamburg-America line an hour has passed before one of the routes while new German ships are 200,000 new tons in service. There being constructed; and then later, is nothing in the agreement, Mr. oxen passes under the wire."-

But when once the task is accom when the company has been rebuilt, Clegg declares, to prevent the plished the winning rider is fully to discard American vessel, as Germans from putting their new BEES, BIRDS AND BEASTS.

repaid for his pains. The axis cripples would an old crutch, and shipa on, routes which American "The details of the adventurous without Lope of return to the

decorated with garlands and flowers, retain the most profitable trade ships have built up and forcing the There is a story to the effect that and the lucky owner receives a routes for themselves. He declares Americans to take their ships to less experiences and mishaps of that mainland. I have his picture. He

But the honour that that under the terms of the existing profitable services. Meanwhile, other sojourn I will save to tell you in looks the part, you will agree. The persen. It will take more than ore majority of the men of the colony farmer in Westphalia laid a wager money prize. long evening op the lanai to do were there as penal colonists. My that twelve bees of his, released at a the victor brings is the great thing. contract the Germans will be able to American steamship corporations It is a pleasure to believe that it justice. It will include real shoot shoemaker had killed two men. My distance of three miles from their Winning riders are remembered for do this unless a pooling agreement, will be prevented from competing of the American Ship and Commerce you will be interested to know of ing-we got thirty in one.das-goat camp boy was a reted robber, and hives, would travel as rapidly as a years, and it frequently happens that still to be negotiated, is agreed upon for the old Hamburg-America trade, my safe return here from a very shooting-we shot nine cut of ore so on down the list. Certainly not like number of pigeons over the when a peasant refers to some past and dictated by, experienced seamen because of the powerful interfercoce

"The contract throughout," says Corporation. ccessful scientific expedition to the flock-the tragic death of our old Fifth avenue society but all kindly same course. The first bee, properly event he recalls it to the mind of the jealous of American rights.

powdered for purposes of identifica listener not by mentioning the date wonderfully interesting islands of goat dog. Amarillo (Yellow), who and attentive to me.

his destruction "Towards the close of the tion, did, as a matter of fact, arrive took place, but by saying it was in Mr. Clegg, is stamped with the Mas Atlera and Mas Aquer," he went over a cliff

Friday at its hive & quarter of a minute to year when so and so won the ox German desire to be helped over day mtry

same five years, when probably only the wrote. My former trip to Easter en the racks a good 100 feet third

At Saint Cloud, Paris, there was Americans will have steamers. After Island required journey of over below, and finally of the accidental, came down over the mountains before the coming of the first pigeon race. 7,000 miles in a little sailing vessel shooting of my mozo, which happily with a spare male to bring me and to its cote; and there were three

was laid down a very steep hill, and Americans is an advantage for the and was a preparatory experience for was not fatal, though it brought this my plunder back to the settlement. other bees that came in before the once a novel cycling race The course five years every slip up or default by A curious form of race is some the contestant who came in last was Germans for the balance of the con-

tract perfad.” this trip, which was made in a sixty expedition to a sudden cicce after So while my solitude was not as long second pigeon arrived.

Noah's Ark race. At one that was prohibited, and riders were not per means of travel to or from the islands. turn to Mas Atiera in a tramp while it lasted.

"The topographical and climatic It was a different experience, but lobster brát that same day. As I by no stretch of imagination could it dressed the twenty skin and fish conditions of the land are very recently run near Calcutta a goatmitted to set foot-on the ground or Heir W. G. Sickel, former Hamburg-

wounds of my companien I passed ar to Hawaii. The eastern part proved the victor over an elephant to tack across the course,

American director, Mr. Clegg declares and a hores, the latter belog a bad Barrel racing is a favourite amuse that both be and Mr. Kerr insisted be called travel.de luxe.

Mas Atierra, commonly known certain resolutions which, if put into of Mas Atierra is much the higher third. The slowest races in the ment among the workmen in upon the principle that one party as Juan Fernandez, is 390 miles off execution, will make the world safe the coast. It is 12 miles long and 3.) for camp servants, so far as I am part, culminating in the truly inac world are the snail, contests, which barb of London. Some forty should not be permitted to

cessible El Yunque (the Anvil), which 2/3 miles in the very widest part. concerned..

But we both felt that good luck on the southern side drops abruptly a normal times are held in certain cellar mep, coopers and others comes withdraw - for the Mas Aquera is 50 miles further west

d is 6 by 31 miles in extent. Both come cut of bad, for bad we not down into the sea 3,100 feet. The part of Germany at what we would peted in one race of this description. the other any steamer from-a are high volezno islands, deeply caught the uzp. Golets we would upper part is of very hard volcanic all county fats. The winners are Then followed a double hecelled trade route which it had worked up. declares that Her Sickel never fadly rejected the principle, but always eroded by time into wonderful valleys. Į bave been marooned for a month rock, which forms the crest of all of much esteemed and frequently fetchrace, the men engaged, being obliged i probably at a sacrifice Mr. Clegg managed to evade it. Finally, how-

What he found on Mas Atierra, otherwise Juan Fernandez, or Crusoe's Eland, and its near neighbour, Mas Aqcera, is best set forth in a letter he wrote to an Hawaiian friezd, giving an account of his adventure.

OFF FOR CRUSOE'S ISLAND.

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ton lobster boat, the only existing twelve days, as luckily we got a reas Selkirk's, it was equally complete itmes indulged in, in India the Feclared the winner. Brakes was. Throughout the negotiations with

high prices. "A

to push before them; two empty "A rare that in a peculiar sense is barrais instead of one. not to the swift is one that la run

the wild, inaccessible, peaks. The

if the word be permitted in some of

the rural districts of Germany. Early

and long lines of ribs separating the deep valleya.

benefit of

The scenery in grandeur, beauty and lorger, with an attending shortage island has been cut to the very bone verdure is almost, if not quite, equal of food, for our regular beat had by erosion, which has left a backbone to what we know as the oldest parts to undergo repairs in Valparaiso

AN-AID TO DIGESTION. "On out arrival at Juan Fernandez

in May, during the celebration of a of our beloved Hawaiian Islands.

CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM festival that to a certain extent cor After eight days of indifferent proper I went into-residence, so to

SEEKING LOST CONTINENT.

weight in the stomach after alling we arrived at Cumberland speak. Living in the home of one of

The most striking thing is the responds to the English May Day, an THERE is nothing so, good for mascu-WHEN you have fallinser and cramps of the muscles, bruises - and like. esting, you may know that you bate Bay, on "Selkirk's Island" where we the fishermen's families, I was made wing at anchor for a day while we as comfortable as is possible on the general and, in many instances, close ox race is held. The entrance fén is larrbeumatism, sprains, Ismeness,

Chamberlain's Fabiéta to aid your digen. took on board eight local lobster baland, spent four weeks hard but similarity of the plants and land small, but the conditions are most injunes as Chamberlain Pain Balm eaten too much and should this one of tion, For Me by all. Chemists and Etcrakeeperazi Fishermer, with their boats and gear. profitable field work. Several short animals to representatives that are odd It will effects cure in her time than #athen retail for the further excursions to remote parts were found in Hawall. It would almost Each or must be ridden by its any other weatment For by all

four days in require a book to reste all of my owner and ridden bareback. No Chemists and Shoreksepert land, arriving in twenty-four hours.

Anout Irritations With Soothing Cuticura

First bathe with Catitira Soap and hot water. These super-ertany most cascahealannoyi

thing so! sures a clear skin and good finir