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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

the h. wrote this, at any rate?' No wonder the operator had given it up ill despair.
 Not few marriages have taken place between telegraphists, the court ship having been carried on through the medium of the wires. Nor need you wonder that Hymen sometimes plays part when I tell you that a certain love code exists, known only to the parties most interested, and it is even possible for sentimental op- orator to transmit kiss instantane- ously. l have seen it done.
 con one occasion 1 also knew it to be used for very different thing from making love. It was in 1882, and was spending my summer vacation with my uncle, who lives near Will Transport, Penn. He has very large house, and my room was on the third floor. One night I was suddenly awakened by hearing faint ticking which sounded not very unlike tele- graph instrument, only it was more indistinct.
 "In an instant, from the force of habit, was wide awake, although it took me at least halfa minute before realized that l was not in my office and had been called over the wire. listened, and the ticking began again. Come up; all right is what heard. pinched myself to make sure I was not dreaming. but I again heard the ticking. 'Come,' is what it said this time. Jumped out of bed, and, seiz- ing my revolver, started toward the door. AS l did so heard some one rapidly running down the stairs. I opened the door and ran down the steps, and reached the sitting room just in time to see some one jump through the window and run. From the echo of the rapidly -retreating footsteps could tell that there were two pairs of legs. Burglars had pried open the window and got into the house. One of them had evidently come upstairs and given his compan- ion on the second floor the telegraphic signal to come up, which meant that the coast was clear, and that all the occupants of the house were asleep"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
She'd Nothing to Say.
San Diego Coronado.

Two distinguished citizens up ir Vermont engaged in a little fisticuff the other day, and 8 reporter of one of the daily papers was sent to interview lady who had chanced to witness the affair from her porch. The reporter found her extremely reticent about the affair. He had seen reticent ladies before, however, and did not give up in despair, as some men might have done when the lady declared that she wouldn't "open her mouth about the matter"
 "That is right" said the reporter, blandly, "stick to that. No one can make you talk if you don't want to-"
 'I know that" said the lady, "and Pm not going to mix myself up in a little disagreement between my neigh bors. Both of the gentlemen are neighbors and friends of mine, and wouldn't for the world speak word against either of them, for one was just as much to blame as the other, as far as l could see, and l saw the whole affair from beginning to end, and could tell every word that was said if wanted to. But Pve nothing to say about it, and that's the end of it."
 "That is right" the willy reporter said. "I admire your discretion and your fidelity to your friends"
 "Well, if I do say it myself, Pm a woman that can hold my tongue when l want to. No one but me saw the affair, and I don't choose to speak of it. I'd be ashamed to tell that two such prominent gentlemen as Major Dilley and Captain Barker fell out over bet they'd made at the Fourth of July races. The major said that Fleetwood won the race fairly, and Captain Barker said that the other horse won, and that was all there was of it. I'd not tell that two friends of mine called each other all kinds of | frightful names, and that the major hit the captain with his cane, and that they clinched then and rolled over and over on the ground and fought and swore awfully. Pve simply nothing to say about it. It would mortify the major, 1 know, if I told that he cried huff first, and Captain Barker's wife is too good friend of mine for me to tell that her husband bumped another mans head on the plank walk and swore at him. No, sir; you may as well go; T've made up my mind to simply say nothing about it, and forty horses couldn't draw a word out of me if don't want to tell it."
 I believe you, madam" said the hardened reporter blandly. "I respect your delicacy, and will not trouble you any further"
 And when a complete account of the affair appeared in the evening, the lady said:
 "Well, who on earth could have told that reporter about it! He never got word of it from me. Ijust told him I'd nothing to say, and 1 didn't"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
A Vast Catastrophe.
Exchange

Chinese newspapers and private let ters from Picking bring details of the overflow of the Yellow river in Sep tember of last year. This event was dismissed with the notice of few lines by most American newspapers, so little do we know of the real con dition of our brothers on the other side of the globe. Yet no catastrophe so vast has occurred in the world dur ing this century. As it is liable to recur at future times, brief descrip- tion of it's cause and it's effects may be of interest,"
 The Hoang- Ho, or Yellow river drains the great basin of North China as the Mississippi does the central states of the Union. It bears a singu- lar likeness to our own great river in several particulars, chief of which is the crookedness of its course, it's sud- den huge serpentine bends.
 It drains like the Mississippi, hill ranges of great fertility, carrying their rich alluvial soil to the delta at its mouth. This rich silt, or mud, as in the case of the Mississippi, chokes up it's mouth, until the river is forced to ooze it's way through innumerable bayous to the sea.
 In both rivers the spring rains and the melting of the snow on the moun- tains near it's source produce sudden devastating floods. The water disre- gards its crooked channel, and rushes straight across plantations, villages and cities.
 The Chinese, like the people along the Mississippi, have found it neces- sary to build ramparts on either side of the murderous river to protect them from it's fury; but the Chinese began this work nearly three thousand years ago. As the increasing deposit of silt near it's mouths closes them, the water is forced back into its bed, and rises higher titan the surrounding country each year, necessitating higher levees.
 Ten times since B. c. 1900 the vast flood has broken through these bar riers, and found new way for itself to the sea. In 1852 an outbreak oc- cured, and the mighty flood went back to the channel through which it flowed when our Savior was on earth. Each outburst is necessarily accompa- nied by large loss of life and destruc- tion of property.
 On the 27th of last September a crevasse broke the dyke, and body of water five hundred miles long, seventy feet deep and mile wide burst upon the plain. This plain-a territory of ten thousand square miles, occupied by over three thousand villages-was submerged. The destruction ofhuman life is estimated at five millions. None of the water has yet reached the sea {; 1t forms vast lake of death where last year was fertile, populous plain.
 The Chinese government has given nearly three millions of dollars, be- sides the annual revenue from great province, to rebuild the dykes, and a population equal to that of our mid dle states is swarming now like ants about the banks of the huge current, trying to put a. curb upon it, knowing that it is a curb which, at some future time, it will surely break through agair.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
THE EASTER MAIDEN's HYMN
BY S. W. TOSS.

1 feel a solemn sanctity, Sweet rest of soul IS mine, My heart abides in pious peace, My bonnet sets divine. Grace, like river, fills my soul, In chastened joy l sit, feel religions deepest power. My sacque's perfect fit. A holy fervor penetrates My souls remotest hooks, An earnest, chastened, fervid joy How neat that ribbon looks! The good man tells of Christian peace, The organs anthem swells, 1 bathe in streams of pure delight My dress cost more than Nell'si O, holy rest! 0, Sabbath calm! o, chastened peace serene! I feel thy deep abiding spell, How d0wdy is Miss Greenl I feel pure, religious glow, o, rapture undefnedi know my bonnet looks so nIce To those who sit behind!
 Yankee Bidde
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
NO OTHER '''twa1 ts,T,vt,5 ,t 5HE

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 For details, information, lowest cur rent rates, berths, etc., via this route, to any point in the Northwest. apply to nearest Ticket Agent or address
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
Dried Human Heads.
Science

In the National Museum are two shrunken heads, with nearly perfect features, long, glossy hair, and having the mouth closed by means of long fringe of cords. There is a doubled braided cord fastened to the vortex for suspension, and others hanging downwards for the attachment of col ored feathers.
 There seems to be some confusion in literature about these heads, and l write this note partly to state what l have learned and partly to ask for light.
 Dried heads are preserved by many South American tribes. Fletcher and Kidder ("Brazil," 473, illustrated) says:
 "The Tamoyos dwelt formerly in the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Mi mas Geraes, but, being harassed by colonists, were persuaded by the elo- quence of Chief Happy Assu to emil grate north. They migrated more than 5000 miles to the mouth of the Madeira. Their descendants are now between the Tapajoz and the Madeira, among the lakes and channels of the Tupinambas. They are now called the Mundrucus, the most warlike Indians in South America. They live in vil- lages, in each of which there is a for tress where the men sleep at night. This building is adorned within by the dried heads of their enemies decked with feathers"
 But the Jivaros, who dwell on the Napo river in Ecuador, do more than dry the heads. They remove all the bones, and shrink the heads until they are no larger than lady's fist, and are as hard and glossy as polished ebony.
 There is an account which says that these people, when they had killed a brave enemy, cut off his head, pounded it with clubs until all the bones within were beaten to jelly, then re- moved the bones and smoked the head until it shrunk to it's present propor- tions. This has always seemed un- reasonable, because the pounding would also destroy the skin.
 MT. Charles K. Knight, an Ameri- can citizen, went to the Napo country, 1S0 miles east from Quito, in 1871, and spent five years there in business. He procured one of these dried heads, which is now in the United States National Museum, from the Achualas, band of Jivaros, through an old h. dian who had seen the preparation. The heads thus treated are always trophies taken from slain enemy. An incision is made quite through the skin around the neck, well down towards the shoulders. The skin is then drawn off over the head, just as one would do in flaying an animal, cuttings being made whenever mus cular adhesion made it necessary.
 The features are thus left intact. The skin is then soaked in an infusion of some kind of herb, which MT. Knight did not procure. The second step consists of filling the skin with hot pebbles and sand, over and over, until it is quite shrunken and dry. The soaking in the decoction and the shrinking and drying are alternately practiced until the trophy is reduced to the desired proportions. The mouth IS then sewed up, cord is passed through the top of the head and the specimen is hung up in the smoke.
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
Lemon Hot Drops.

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07
Sorghum.

Now that sorghum is once more att tracting the attention of farmers throughout the country and has this time apparently come to stay, it is well to know that the Sorghum Hand Book, a valuable treatise on the culti- vation and manufacture of sorghum, may be had free of charge on applica- tion to the Blymyer Iron Works Co.,, Cincinnati, o.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

Jones-"Fish are spoken of as the fisherman's harvest. Why is that?"
 Smith-"Because the fishermen have to plough the waves to get them."- Boston Courier.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

"Say," said man in a restaurant eff these are canvas backed ducks bring me some with sheet iron backs Dye hear2n-Baltimore Press.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-07

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22
DIxIE's COARSE COTTON.
New England Mills Unable to Com
pete with 1t.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The Senate at
O'Clock to-day took up the tariff bill, re-
Stunning its consideration at schedule |, cot
ton manufactures. Mr.. Vest moved to
amend the first paragraph of the schedule
3l3 by striking out the words "Ten cents
per pound applied to thread, yarns, ETC.,
valued at not exceeding 25 cents per
pound and inserting the words "S5 per
cent. ad valorem."
CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE SOUTH.
He said that super6cial examination of
the whole schedule would show that 1t was
got up in the interest Of the New England
manufacturers who could not compete, In
the coarscr cotton fabrics, with tho manu-
factories in Augusta, Ga, a d who had to
depend on the finer cotton fabrics. lie
quoted from a speech of Mr.. hscock's to
The effect that the American cotton manu-
facturers could export the coal ser cotton
fabrics into the English colonies, and com.
pete there successfully with the L glish
manufacturers.
MIR. Vests argument was frequently in
terrupted with comments, questions and
remarks by Senators Dawes, Chase, AID
rich, Allison and Blair.
HIsCoCK REITERATEs.
Mr.. Hiscock said he would be gratified il
4uis Ntot Wpuiu tuo WHOlo VI
speech from which he had quoted. He had
then said (and he ow repeat with en-
hasis) that as to cheaper faol les manufact-
ured ln this country, in ths cost of which
manual labor played an immateri lpart,and
with the raw material here, the UNI ed
States could compete with the wo Id. He
had remarked in that speech (which was in
favor of aiding American steamship com
paniesl, that as to Mexico a d Central and
South America, 1t was those coarser goods
that they consumed, and that it was the
duty of congress to uild up.a foreign
trade with those countries. He had
been then, rs he was now, in ( .vor of pay
ing to American steamship lines just com
pensation for carrying the mails, but that
policy had been resisted on the other side of
the chamber, and English and German
steamship lines had been allowed to destroy
American commerce-practically carrying
the mails for nothing.
Finally, after set speech from Mr.. Coke
upon the general policy of the Sc Iate's sub
Stitute bill. and replies from Messrs. Haw-
ley and Dawes, the bill went over without
action on Mr.. Vests amendment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22
AN IRISH MAGISTRATES GRANT.
An Amendment Opposing it Ruled
Out of Order.

An Amendment Opposing it Ruled
Out of Order.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-In the House of Com
mons tonight in committee on the appro-
priation bill, Mr.. Gorst being in the chair,
DR.. Tanner offered an amendment opposing
a grant of $500 pounds to Capt. Seagrove,
an Irish resident magistrate. Mr.. Gorst
ruled that the amendment was out of order
as the gra had already passed tie com
mittee stage and been approved by the
house. DR.. Clark, Mr.. Caldwell and DR.
Tanner here proposed amendments to vari-
GUS parts of the bill, and Mr.. Gorst ruled
them ali out of order.
TANNER GETS EXCITED.
Mr.. Tanner excitedly protested against
the chairmans ruling: He said: "Whe
we are in committee of supply appropriat-
ing mo ey to a swindler, thief and serv-
ant of the Irish secre .ary Mr.. Balfour
ought to be present and not be such a
coward as he is"
Mr.. Gorst ordered DR.. Tanner to resume
his seat and to withdraw the word 'cow =
ardn
Dr. Tanner retorted: 81 call him both
coward d liar"
Mr.. Goscheu hereupon moved that Dr.
Tanner be suspended.
The house agreed without division, and
DR.. Tanner left the chamber
JOYCE LOSES A PRETTY PENNY.
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.--In the case of Joyce
versus Lord Clanrlcarde, the appeal court
has decided in favor of the latter, thrs
reversing the result Of the original suit
(Joyce, who was formerly agent for Lord
Clanricarde, brought suit for libel against
the latter, claiming Csc, coo damages. The
lower court gave him verdict 9l2, ,500.)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22
COLQUITT PRAISES BUCK.


He Thinks Him as Acceptable as any
Southern Republican in the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Colquitt
is quoted by the Post as saying just before
he left for home yesterday, that he thought
Gen. Harrison would put southern repub-
licau in his cabinet, adding: "a. e. Buck,
of Atlanta, wou d be as acceptable as any
republican would be to the democrats OF
my state MIR. Buck is now clerk of the
federal circuit court Of Atlanta. in which
capacity, l believe, he has always con-
Quoted himself creditably. OF course
would rather see Gen. Harrison take good
old time democrat with sturdy democrat ic
principles in his cabinet, but as there is not
much likelihood of that, we do feel in
terested in seeing a republican, if one is
taken from the south, who is in good stand
ing among his fellow men,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22
A LETTER FROM STANLEY.
He and Emin Are Said to Have Been
All night a u2. %.

LONDON, Dec 21.--A Zanzibar dispatch
says: Letters dated Stanley Falls. Aug.
%, have been delivered here by Tippoo
Tibb's. men. They state that a letter was
received at Stanley Falls from Henry Nj.
Stanley on Aug 2s Stanley was then at
Bonyalla on the Aruwhilli, where he had
arrived on Aug. H. He had left
Emin Pasha eighty-two days be,
with plenty OF provisions. Stanley had
returned to Bonzalla for loads of stores in
charge of his ear guard, and intended to
leave ten days later to reJoln Emin. he
replrted all the whites in tue expedition as
healthy, and said the expedition wanted
nothing"
ON THE ARUwHIMI.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-The West African
Telegraph Company has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from St Thomas, dated
Friday afternoon at O'Clock:
Ihave Just received information that Henry
N. Stanley with Emin Pasha, has arrived on the
Aruwhimi The.news is reliable. Further de-
tails will follow. PARSONS, Agent.
This st. Thomas is the island of that
name in the Gulf of Gu nea. a Portuguese
station. In the House of Commons this
afternoon Mr.. Goschen, acting government
leader, read he telegram amid cheers. Mr..
Goschen stated that the government had
not received any di ect official news con-
firming this report.
Referring to the report that Gen. Green
felt'S next march would be against Han
doub, Mr.. Goschen stated that the govern
ment had no news from Gen. Greenfelt
showing that it was his intention to under
take ch a march.
In the Stanley falls advices, it is stated
that Stanley wrote that Emih was in pos
session of vast stores of ivory and many
oxen, and that he had an abundance of
food. Sta ley intended to leave Bonyaa
at the end of August.
LONDON, Dec. %, 5 A. MA dispatch to
the Times from 2 nzibar, says: "rippoo
Tbs mess ngers came by way of Uguha,
Ujiji and Umonyembe with letters from
Stanley dated Aug. 25 They confirm the
other accounts that Stanley left Emin with
out Casati, and that both were perfectly
well. The essengers will return direct to
Tippoo Tib."