The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-01

which the simple minded natives have
seen spread before them on a screen
the streets of London and Paris and
many other wonders of civilization.
Pictures of Niagara Falls, Alps and
other wonders of nature do not make
the slightest impression upon the UNI
tutored minds; but give themglimpses
OF thoroughfares crowded with people
and vehicles, show them the lofty
structures in which the white men live,
and find soldiers and gay women clad
In all the colors OF the rainbow, and
they rend the air with their exclama-
tions OF establishment and pleasure.
In his last Journeys Livingstone had
q magic lantern; and several later
travellers have found this toy very
useful in. helping them win the friend
ship of their new acquaintance.
DIR. Junker found, during his many
years in Central Africa, that he could
not introduce himself more favorably
to tribes who had nev before seen q
white nan than by playing on his
ACCORDION. He never entered q new
village without first obtaining permits
sion, and he never failed to make an
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head of his little caravan. making the
woods ring with the liveliest melodies
of his native land. He found many OF
these people quick to catch an air,
and probably scores of negroes in the
depths of Central Africa whom he met
are still humming some of the iolliest
melodies OF Europe. One of the most
highly priced presents the great King
Mtesa ever received was a hand organ;
and a while ago a Mr.. Coillard found
on the banks OF the Zambesi a native
queen who had O. wheeZy ACCORDION,
v which she ran her fingers with
surprising agility, playing a curious
medley of savage airs.
A compass is one OF the essential
articles in an explorers equipment
and is an endless source OF wonder
and pleasure to many savages. In
Africa the compass is often regarded
as a fetch which knows all things and
unerringly shows the white man the
right road even amid interminable
forests. During the recent travels of
Jacques de Brazza, a. younger brother
of the more celebrated explorer
by that name, the fame OF his COM
pass spread far and wide, and the con.
slant demands to seeit became SO an
noying that for a time the explorer
told the natives that the fetch was
sick and had been put away in the
bottom of box to get well. Mr.. Nc
Donald, a missionary South of Lake
Nvassa, says he has made many
friends by explaining the mysteries of
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er surprise than the watch crystal
among those who have never seen
glass, and the missionary describes
the amusiag perplexity of one chief
who could not understand why he
was unable to touch the watch hands
which ne saw before MIN.
There is a wonderful potency in the
mere crack of a rifle or revolver
among sayages who have never seen
firearms. When DIR. Ludwig Wolf dis
covered a new water route to Central
Africa along the Sankuru River q
while ago his little party would in all
probability have been massacred by
the Bassongo Mino cannibaIs had not
tia white man given them a very ex-
allied opinion OF his power 10y q single
discarge of his revolver. 0neday Wolf
learned that the savages had decided
to kill him and his. comrades rs the
easiest way to gain possession of the
white mans trade goods. Their chief
refused to let the party go on their
way and told Wolf he had him in his
power. The poor wretch had never
heard of the magical powers Of
the shooting-iron, and seeing no
lances or bows and arrows he
imagined the visitors were defence
less. While he was insulting the stran-
ges. Wolf suddenly held his revolver
clo>e to the chiefs ear and discharged
it. The insolent crowd was struck
dumb with horror and the chief shiv-
cred from head to foot with fear. Ait
or giving the chief q few specimens of
his ability as a marksman, Wolf told
the astounded pGtentate that he WAS
going to leave and the whole tribe was
apparently glad to get rid Of so dam
gerons q person. 1t is thus that trav-
elers have a great advantage over the
most implacable tribes they meet. so
long as they can give<1 ome novel exhi-
bition OF power that is utterly mex
plicable to the savage mind. The
Arid River, in New Guinea, long re.
manned unexplored on account of the
hostility Of the natives at it's mouth,
but when Mr.. Bevan entered this riv-
er last Spring these same sayages, who
sailed out ia their canoes to attack
him, were so badly frightened by asin.
gle blast from his steam whistle that
they jumped overheard and swan for
dear life to the shore. Captain Ever
i'll ran the gauntlet of hostile savages
for scores of miles on the Fly River,
New Guinea, keeping them out OF ar
row range by footing his whistle. and
Stanley by the same means last Sum-
mel sent hundreds OF the Yambuga
natives scampering into the woods,
leaving his party in peace to prepare
and fortify the permanent camp.
where his reserve force has since re-.
manned awaiting the explorers re.
turn from the Nile.
II often happens, TOO, that savages
are disarmed of hostile intentions if
they become convinced that their
visitors are friends OF caller travellers
who won their good win. DR.. Holub
says Chat any well-disposed white
man can travel wherever Livingstone
went if the natives think he knew and