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all. The o'lor " unwashcd bodies. MOI a.
mention cannibal orgies. which thc
I'erlng. crao. LOOK W. met al every turn
70" plainly revealed what these pconle
often indplged In. was "a make ~ wish
ourselves = little further III Malinra
and out IN the pure brccxes of mid
stream.
However. the rites Of blood brother
h"oi were soon performed, our palc-
skinned arms contrasting with the rich
brown Of the muscular old Esekiyaka's
as ~ barred them 10 the shoulder. while
the little knife used on these occasions
punc'nrcd tho skin just below the e.
bow, causing blood 70 How.
We were on the point of returning To
tho Florida, when q tremendous clamor
arose from the direction 81 the harricade
and shouting out that the Lufcmhi were
upon them. Every man rushed oil
y the stockadc. brandishing spear, and
knife. Only Esekiyaka and one Or two
81 bis aged counscllOrs remained be-
hind. and had my hands full endeayor-
ing 70 pacify Paddy and keep him from
following after the rushing crowd Of elk.
cited Malinga warriors Snooks and Spot
being in full cry al their hoelsl. who.
feared. would leave in paddys iron
jaws, II ho once got On their track. more
real cause for canine satisfaction thar
their floating tails Of monkey skin Of
fur.
The alarm. however. proved TO be
false one. In a few minutes the crows
rc-urroundei a.. grlnning and lccring
50 We thought II advisable TO retir'
from the chiefs presence and take a
our quarters on the forcdcck Of Tia
Florida. where We were speedily be
sicgel by a clamoring, hoallng crowd
cndeavoring 70 get near enough TO "a
change their spears. knives. shield
and any brass rods they might posses
for small blue. white and pink beads
or cowrie shells. 80 dense became tn
crowd. 50 pcrtinacioGs the small boy
and outsiders in climbing up on deci
and so odorous the atmosphere that "
were more than once compelled TO r.
sort to the extreme measure OF pullin
the connecting string OF the whistl
but the relief 80 gained was only ten
porary. for the rctreating wave I
human beings soon reformed on II
high bank. and. sweeping back wit
renewed force. threatened 70 submeri
US under perfect deluge Of ungrai
fed demands for more beads and CO..
rics
: In the midst OF this confusion Q
Esekiyaka arrived on board with
grass switch 70 keep OF flies and infi
corporal punishment on the small DO
who yentured TOO near his august %
son. lie had already presented Us wi
: fine tnsk Of ivory on our havi'
! sealed our friendship By an admixtu
~ blood. and hc now came 70 see VII
We we're worth. while discharging Z
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dirt. its people and their hideous' r.
nulsive countenanccs and still more
hideous ways. we hove up anchoras soon
as all the crew had reassemblcd and
started up river once more.
We we're now left entirely TO guess
work. to Judge Of what lay before us.
for Elcngc Mimic knew nothing OF the
river beyond Malinga 70 which he had
made one or two canoe journeys on trad
inc expeditions Of the Lulnngu and
lower river people. Next day we con-
tinucd our Journey up broader stretches
~ river still between the interminable
lines OF forest trees on each side, seeing
= few strange-looking wild ducks. whose
exquisite green and blue plumage, with
= shade OF gold running through u ike
the sheen OF a peacocks breast, lit up
| the somber waters Of the river as they
| ever and anon rose at the steamers ap-
proach only to drop down again TO the
! water a few hundred yards higher up.
! There were silver-tailed monkeys,
too. with black coats and plentiful
| crop OF white hair falling over inc
checks and from the back Of the head
behind and quite covering the ears
\ beautiful things. lcaping away deeper
| irto the rccesscs Of the forest from
some swaying bough ovcrhanging the
river on which they had perched'
watching us until we came too close foi
their tastes.
The long reaches Of the river opened
ont bend after bend and turn after TURF
without any sign Of village, and w
wore beginning to think OF camping 10
the afternoon to get plenty OF wood 10
next dav when the wife OF one Of IN
men supplied us with food for talk an'
= few minutes excitement
\ she had had several little family a.
fairs with her husband during tn
voyage and had invariably come q
second best in them. for no stood n
nonsense in these matters, and had on
anal and effective argument for al toe
prolonged conjugal discussions-a GOOD
thick stick. which he generally 700
care to provide himself with durin
wood-cutting operations.
4 However. to-day she was rather en-
boldcned by the fact that her husoan
. mad neglected TO bring the usual sapiin
from the last camping place, or else 81
had made up her mind TO strike On
. last desperate blow for woman's rign,
on board the Florida. The amicaol
wranrle between husband and wife ha
: continued for some time in the stern
, the ship. and insult after insult sue
: bitter phrases as that she didn't kno
how % boil . plantain evcn,' - N
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woods for the purchase hack OF their
relatives BY giving up All their con-
ceaicd stores 81 ivory 20 the raiders. 20
II came about that Malinga was now
without any thing 20 Offer Us.
But" added the old chief, IL can
4 ri,c you slaves ! have no goats or
fowls TO present you with. for We dare
hardi v leave our walls on account Of the
4 Lufembc in the forest back there; and
| the river. too. Is often barred 10 US by
the onslaughts from below--but Il you'll
have few men and women TO take back
with you down river, all right"
We cndeavorcd 20 explain to the poor
old savage that 1t was not the custom Of
white men 70 keep other people In bond
age. hut that we should continue our
journey higher up river. whore we heard
plenty Of ivory was TO DO obtained.
"Oh. you'll get plenty OF II up there
he said, ''but not with those things,
pointing to the beads and cowries lying
on the deck. Those are all very well
up there but they want spears and
knives, too. and they won't sell you q
single tusk. unless you have spear or
two 10 give in with the other things.
They have no iron in those countries %
make weapons. 50 you had better buy
. spears from us"
l This was an eyc-opener 70 us Learn
: ing that Esekiyaka's statement was per
foctiy true from Elengc Mimic. who got
a his information from other sources OF
1 shore. we sent out more beads AMI
. cowries for the purchase OF every spea
. and knife we could induce the savage
d 10 part with.
i we got rid Of the old chief toward
: shutdown, and, night coming on, settle
|. ourselves down for quiet, cool res
+ out in the center Of the river. littl
i dreaming OF the horrible deed TO be en-
: acted on shore while we slept.
:. Many OF our men slept on shore, pre-
e fcrring the warmth and shelter Of
- friendly natives hut to the iron deck (
I. the Florida. As got up next mornin
"a | observed them crowding down TO III
- beach and into the canoes TO come on
~ the steamer. On arriving on boar
y: Bionclo came up 70 me and said th'
~ the head and limbs Of woman had ju
~ been offered to him for sale. The ma
offering the head had asked for viii
n beads in exchange for il. iIorrified
70 this story. we asked Elenge Mimic il
IL knew any thing about II, and he a
~ swered that the same request had bee
put to him and that the people told hi
Id the murdered woman had been q
a with ''too much 10 say" so thu
Ct thought the best thing 70 do with h
vs. was to kill and eat her Our viii
r. chalk beads. however. had prov
tn stronger even than the desire for b
NJ man flesh: hence the offer Of the he
re and arms TO our men for some Of thu
at beads.
he Utterly Disguised with Malinga,
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rHe PENSION FRAUDS.



Those organs which are pretending
that the proposed pension bills are Tor
the benefit OF needy veterans. or which
are denonncing those who do not be-
licve in squandenng the peoples money
in undcserved payments to deserters.
are sowing the wind and may reap the
whirlwind. II it had ever been neces-
sarv or proper for the people 20 pay
500. 900. 600 year to the deserving PEN
sioners. there would not have been
voice raised against the most liberal ap-
prcnriations. But when tits announced
that the pension rolls are 70 be increased
that the surplus may be dissipateds
when it is proposed that the safeguards
adopted by the Grand Army shall not
| be applied in the pay ments OF pensions:
when such blatherskites As Tanner and
Dudley shall be foisted upon the coun-
| try as representatives OF the soldiers II
| Is time for honest citizens 70 take the
/ alarm. and speak for those who are really
deserving Of the Governmental attention
Every name wrongfully placed upon
| the pension rolls is q disgrace to worthy
veterans The long list Of men who are
drawing from the Federal treasury
monthly stipends which have been
allowed by scoundrelly officials, forms
a menace to the very existence Of
pension system. 1t il beyond the
bounds Of possibility that the people
will permit this disgrace to cutlive tho
term OF the Harrison Dudley admins
tration. and it is the part Of those who
believe in the full performance Of the
peoples pledges 70 the soldiers 70 guard
their interests in this matter against
the worse than rebels and traitors who
have been placed in power by Mr.. HaE
. rison CHICAGO Leader.
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ing Monopoly Protection.
The bin of the ways and means COM
mitsec for reducing the internal revenue
and the tariff. now ready 70 be reported
TO the House. goes far toward redeeming
the promise Of the Republican party 70
make the leading vices of the country
free and prosperous. The removal OF
the tax from alcohol used in the arts Is
equivalent to free whisky. as no method
has vet been discovered for preventing
frauds under such law. Manufactured
tobacco is TO be four cents . pound
cheaper. and the tax on snuh Is re-
4 pealod altogether These changes are
presumably among the great moral
ideas for which the Republican party
claims distinction
This alleged reform Of the tariff In
cludes large increase Of the tariff OF
wool. causing clothing and carpets q
cost the consumer more than ever. and
offers the farmer as solacc an increase
Of the tariff on butter. eggs. harley
and buckwheat, which are I'm
ported in such small quantities a.
not to affect the great mass Of thu
farmer, III all At viiA Ahcnrr = ~~~ =
from 50 to 60 per cent in the duty OF
sugar and Of IS per cent in the duty o.
molasses. because these reductions vii
benefit the wealthy North and West
the expense Of the infant industries
OF the south. and because the TART
on these articles was almost an entirel,
revenue tariff. as distinguished from
monopoly-protectlng tariff. The tart
on tin-platn IS raised 70 a prohibitiv
point thereby cutting of entirely ID
1000. 900 revenue which the Govern
ment has hitherto derived from tina
source. and at the same time enablin
the infant tin-plate monopoly OF thi
country to double its prices Il
plcascs. Such are the effects Of intrus
, ing the reformation Of the war tart
to the schcming villains who first d.
yiscd ii.
! The important point In this bill IS n
} fact that ii reduces the revenues Of n
} Government without reducing monopol
! s.protection.r Its policy all the va
! through is to build up and enrich Il
I Eastern manufacturers at the expcn'
: OF every other industry. and especial
at the expense Of the Western farmer
: Chicago Herald.
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even the white men looked pitifully on
her. The engineer shook his INST and
her husband-but there. let US draw
vail over what followed.
Later in the day. when harmony was
restored between husband and wife,
yenturcd to demonstrate with him on
striking woman-saying that
white man who did SO was looked on as
4 coward. lie smiled and replied:
..Oh. that may be all very we'll in
your country, but II ] didn't hit her
sometimes there would be no sanding
her at all. Why look at her now, she
quite happy"
And SO She was. and although not salts
fed that the man was right. ! felt he
knew his business better than did.
The delay caused by this incident
made it very late when we rounded
point Of trees and came in sight Of
Baulu village. 1t presented beauti
| full sight. lit up by the red light OF th'
setting sun. long line OF brown build
ings under bright green foliage ex
tending for nearly mile along tn
bank OF the river. background Q
dark, seemingly impenetrable forest
while the blue smoke from the eveninl
fires noated out over the stream, an
enveloped the upper end Of the her
broad reach OF river in dim haze
The sun sank as we drew near IN
bank. where we found the chief attire
in cloth OF dark red. waiting 70 re
ceive Us. surrounded by crowd Of mer
armed with the most perfectly mad
spears and copper-handled knives v
had yet seen.
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~.<h~<. coorr~<smsn VIII MOT Treas
vlsh GE~paEllean H<so'utson1ses
Commenting on an absurd report from
Washington Of some sort q 'dicker
batxccn the Republicans and some o.
the southern members Of Congress tho
New York Times says:
.~rne fact a. and n i becoming more ana
more plain every day. that the best po''et tcs
the south q patience Time y - frra' Ano
powerful ally. II has very little 70 gam non
ANY positive legislation and very much 70 gam
from waiting II u slowly but surely settling
The race problem Littie By little - various
,,olrtx n 4. learning how 20 divide the negro
vote. II was done last fall IN Virginia N rone
| portions Of Mississippi. Louisiana ana fionnA
ana q can and IN y done more sna n 49,.
nized In the North that division and NOT sup
| preston o. the vote 81 the negroes - ne
policy a. the south. the southern questlon
l viii entirely disappear Even now ~
20 far disappeared that the majority ~
Congress will not be able ana VIII n.ruy
| dare 70 try 20 pass any election law oirrete1
against The South alone. or capable OF being
| worked against the South alone. The schemes
| AZ the lcadcr--the Chambers. Shcrmans, kreds
are mischievous In appearance. put tncy sfo
vain. II would he . very bad bargain fcr Sontn-
crn men 20 Try 20 defeat them ~ mak'ns eo..
| ce..ious In other matters. Tor they would have
every thing 70 lose and nothing substantial q
The talk OF s'concessions'' from South
crn Congressman is ridiculous They
are not treating" with the Republican
revolutionists. The South is In the
Union; It is an integral part Of II; i has
equal rights and equal duties II Is in
terested just as the other sections IN
, sound legislation. and can pay its par1
TO the piper for saturnalian dances Il
, proposes to protect its interests openly
and boldly. relying on the American
! people. 1t has no favors 20 ask OF, and
j none to give TO- the Republican party
9 managers. Legislation good enough TO-
! the North may be bad. truly, but We car
E stand il as long as can any othel
! section. louisville Courier-JournaL-
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In less than four months time after
retting full control ~ tho Government
thc Republican party has succeeded ~
more than disposing Of the surplus and
placine itself In such a position that y
must either rcpudiate al il pledges 20
the soldiers or place heavy burden q
debt upon the country In an inucrsie"
ex-speakcr Carlisle says: ~ u already
apparent that the appropriations for the
ordinary expenses Of the Government
for the next fiscal year will 10 largely
IN excess OF the Sccretary's estimate.
n has been stated on tho floor OF the
House By Republican member o. tne
committee on appropriations tnat sns
sum OF S442. o99. 1880 will be required'
ana II this Is correct there will %
deficit OF s5,, 900. ITO. instead Of = sur
Mus. even n none Of the extrasagant
appropriations NEW pensions, BLAIR
bill. direct tax. etc that ! have men.
toned shall be made" When asked
whether or not all these bills would
mass, the ex-Speaker responded:
az course Il Il impossible for me 20 sas
whether they viii or not But one thing y
certain and the Country ought 70 understands
IL. Tney will be passed II the Republican par,
wants 10 pass them. II has the Senate, w
House ana the President. and the rules nav
been sochanesl thai the Democrats can ne'tnr
defeat nor delay ans measure that the mnlvrl'l
may see proper 70 introduce The pension
bills can be taken up any day and passed an
40 can ali the others. II the repeated pledge
"a AIDE 10 the soldiers and Others by the kepuu
lican party are not redeemed a. this session Q
Congress IL will be because that party does no
want 70 redeem them and does not Intend y
do 40. II has no excuse whatever for . laiiur
To promptly pass all these bills and II M
session closes without their passage II VIII .
useless for 1t hereafter 10 pretend that u y
favor Of them The time and opportunity nav
come. aud the party must take the whole =
sponsibility for action or non-acfion- II - Wy
that the passage Of these bills. or any conside
able part OF them. would make Il ab-oiuirl
necessary 70 impose additional taxes upon y
pcople or largely 20 increase the public oept
the issue OF new bondS- but the Republics
narfv knew this Just as well when u made I
promises 10 the soldiers Is il knows y NOV
and. therefore. II can not escape responsibility
on that ground.
Mr.. Carlisle might well have said tina
80 far as the pension bills are concerne'
n they will not be passed. The Republics
party cares nothing for the old soldi'
a after it gets his vote. The only pledg
the Republican party ever redeems .
: those made to the corporations. mono
olies and trusts. These will be redeemt
\ though the veterans die in the poo
house. -Indianapolis Sentinel.
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obligations Of African etiquette by re-
turning our mornings visit.
We gave orders 70 clear the decks q
all would-be bead and cowrie buyers
ana 10 hoist the anchor attached TO the
little windlass in the bows preparatory
10 moving out into mid-stream. where
We might discuss matters az our leisure
with the old chief Esekiyaka, however,
seeing the preparations for departure
made rush for the side and was oyer,
board into the first canoe before We naa
time to stop him. while his suite icl-
lowed suit many jumping into 'he
river IN their haste 70 escape.
II required our repeated assurances
| that we had no intention Of departing
suddenly with him on board. and TIE
present OF an empty tin Of Huntey y
| Palmer's "cuddy~ biscuits, 70 induce
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Esekiyaka to venture on the Florida
again. xx.,,.
He informed US that formerly Main
"a had been very rich In ivory great
stores Of It having accumulated from
different raids made UP 70 the head
waters Of the river, but that only TWO
years previously the men Of Luiungu
had come up with hundred war canoes
and many guns; that his people being
only armed with spears and bows anu
arrows. had been beaten. and numerous
captivcs taken BY the victorious Luiun,
Gus. who, after their victory, retired
| with their prisoners 20 the island opPo,
ate the village. From this point 'ney
| had opened up negotiations with tnc re,h'
nant Of Malinga in their retreat in 'ne
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.lour the ton Of steep bank some
y s,,oen feet above the river. From
n. eoncourse 81 savages lining the
and from the numbers OF canoes
ssarssl darling about ahead Of rs,
concluded the size Of the village
Re much greater than It's river
would have led US 20 suppose
reat cry went up from the multi
rs we shot into view, and the emo
they experienced 1t the strange
OF the big vessel putting and pant
b against the current Of their river
boon intensified when the deep
OF her harmony" whistle rang
Eer khe waters. and the ludicrous
|ty ~ the chief who had been
ling on the bank surrounded BY the
bilities Of his village 10 accord Us
fled welcome. TO quit the scene on
breaking out Of that sound. was only
kle less premature than that OF the
rcling crowd Of men. women and
drcn.
owcyer. we soon restored quiet, and
ne Minto. Bukunu and others OF
most intelligent OF the Equator ma
: jumped on shore and went up In
ch Of the chief to tell him who We
and why we had come 10 his coun-
They returned bearing an invita-
~ AZ sl~..<. ..ht<D ~..x< - rsrAnI IN
chiefs abode and become his
t-bro'hcrs- Patsie, my bulldog.
Ks and Spot, were already on
H, having been the first to land. and
driving great crowds Of people be-
them, who had never seen beasts
As these. and who, although they
longing and gluttonous eyes on
sie's noble proportions. and the
Fded limbs Of Spot. who looked
leuiarly sneering and pulled up with
A'ei aristocratic pride among the
iched canine Inhabitants Of Malinga
warned BY the strange look in the
try red eye Of the former. and thu
pendcnt strut Of the latter that the,
h animals better loft untouched.
re three dogs following in ou'
p We soon reached the enclosure Q
chief passing through the mos
sded collection Of the smallest hut
ffr Witnessed in an African village
fsery side stretc he'd lines Of these los
= o. palm-thatched structures II
row streets. and being rather . tai
was able to almost see over tn
" them all bounding this laby
n 81 streets, Or maxc OF bcchives
Fht call IL, for they buxzed on
nmed with wondering human voice
70 passed along, rose tho high bal
All along the land side Of the fort
ucn-~a structure built up Of tire
nks, plantain stems and old canoe
sk on end into the ground, their a.
= facing the enemy. al secured
ned together BY Llama ropes
n arriving at Esekiyaka's, the chief
~. we found him waiting for Us !
mldstof crowd Of similarly attire
marked savagcs to those we had m'
'ne little fishing village lower dow
armed with spears and shield
III IN their girdlcs elistcned the CO.
handles Of long, bright-blade
ses which rested on the thigh.
nese knives, when they talks
ong themselves As the savages ofts
turing our Interview with the chic
Y would grasp in their hands a.
pnaslse every point o. their spees
'no wave Of . bright blade throur
4'r'and the flash ofits copper hand
'hey pointed IL q their neighbc
eject Of this glittcring metal. add'
M repulsive and hideously mark
'.fes q all who gazcd upon US, sho
a'fty, discolored rows OF filed tee
'ae smiled u back on us-and abo
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CHINESE PROTECTION.


Except during the civil war sheep
raising has been for fifty years de-
clining business in this country for
reasons beyond the control OF lcgisla-
ton. The number Of sheep per capita
Of population was nearly 10 per cent.
greater in 1870 than in 1850, and at the
latter date there had been thirteen
years OF the highest protection for
wool known in our history. Here are
the Official figures: