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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-29

The universal custom OF charging s. for
shaving dead man has been sustained
by a wilkes county jury. Some weeks ago
John Armand OF Washington died and Ia
Stephens. the barber was called in 20 give
the dead man a shave. Later he present
ed r. A. Almaud che brother. with bin
for s. for services rendered. Payment
was refused and stephens procured the
services OF Lawyer ! r. Irwin and made
a test case of the matter. ana IN "a Justice
court and with jury the case was tried.
The prosecution put up several witnesses
20 show thas s. was the recognized and
accepted price for such work IN this com
munity After exhaustive arguments and
much reading Of law the case went 10 the
jury. after four hours 81 struggle. After
thirty minutes che jury returned with a
verdict Of s. for the plaintiff
Chinamnn'- Feelings Lacernted.
Another chapter has been added 20 the
ii Choy divorce suit. which shoYs that
che Chinaman IN America Is catching on
20 Christian customs This was suit for
damages MED by II Choy Of Augusta.
through hts attorney. S. =. Darlington.
against William Eidrid and John Loo
Ching for $500 for destroying the happi-
ness % hts home The plaintiff further oil
leges that his nother-in-iaw had abused
him, saying he had caused the family
name ~ his wife 20 be ruined. and that he
was the same as negro For al this
the slsnt-eyed son OF the Flowery King
dom asks the court 20 award him $500.
The chinaman's wife. who Is an attractive
looking young woman, who claims to be
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vessel. Went 20 Sea.
SHINING Memoranda.

Steamship vala Br6. Grey. Manchester
A r. Churchill.
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BLOOD DISEASES } J ;
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the outward az aud quck brings about thorough
permanent every portion Of the body affected
done IN such that the patient does need him
self give his business does he suffer the balance
his life from salvation any other reflex Of administered
drugs
The patient Is simply made again perfectly WELL sound
with 81 danger Of transmitting the disease removed
DR. Hathaway also treats with the
loss Manly Ngo and other chronic diseases OF Includes
all Kidney and Urinary aud Sexual disorders Varcocc
ETC.
Or Hathaway sixty four page book treating fully
which he treats and telling Of his method together
great deal q valuable Information which viii help anyone to
his condition. win be FREE application,
will also carefully prepared determination blanks.
% at onice or by mail.
n. o. ONCE hours-9 10 Il m to and 7 IN
Savannah, Ga. ., m. sunday 10 a. to ! p. IN
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the mouth OF visitor. is looked upon as
the hight Of favor and good manners.
That the uninitiated visitor would gladly
forego such demonstrative hospitality, it is
needless 10 remark, but to refuse n bite thus
offered would be an objectionable offense,
$50 he must swallow the dose with the best
grace possible.
Small platters of various kinds of food
succeed the big dish. and follow each other
rapidly; fish, pastry, creams come, then
perhaps stewS of goose, turkey, peacock.
vegetables, to be succeeded by sweets
again. without the slightest regard TO the
program recognized by most people when
taking their meals. The ordinary bever-
ages are water, sherbet and wine which Is
introduced before coffee. \ pyramid OF
'pllaIf' is always the crowning glory oi
an Ottoman feast, and brings the dining tC
n triumphant close.
The dishes being all removed, the at.
tendants bring in vases OF rose-water
and the ablutions, which, by the way. also
precede the dinner, being duly performed
again. the coffee and pipes are served. The
members rise and so away, or remaitI
smoking where they are, just as they
please, resume any occupation that may
have been interrupted by the meal, form q
group for conversation, or stretch them
selves on divans, generally convenient fol
the purpose OF mapping, which IS pre-
dominant trait i'll the race.
1t is most customary. however. for the
company 10 return to the apartment where
the family principally live. or as we would
designate it, a parlor or sitting room, and
in the absence of other forms of entertain
ment, a story-teller is often introduced tC
amuse the party and relieve the tedium of a
long evening.
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General Rack-Acher.

The Birmingham Post in quoting from
n correspondent in British India, relates an
amusing anecdote apropos of Gen. Cat
acres rigorous methods in matters of drill
and discipline. There had been a field
day of his command. and he had worked
the men to the last point of endurance.
There was long marching, forced march.
ing and mimic hill warfare i'll full field
order, and Tommy sweated for hours
How many miles had been covered will moi
attempt to say. Some of the men allege
20, others hundred and twenty, but any
how the long day was at an end, and dis,
heyelled and footsore, the troops marched
back into camp. Twas then that | heard
this delightful little dialog:
"Tired, Bill?" said a private to com
rade.
NO" unblushingly came the reply
"Well, Bill seeing as how it's all over,
thinks | shall just drop into the canteer
and have some beer. What are you going
to do, Bill"
There was pause.
"Do, 'Enerv?" said the dust-begrimeC
Tommy. We'll, Emery, l shall go anC
have bit of a wash, and then L think II
go for walk"
The tale went round many a table in the
land OF exile, and no one who knew Gatacre
failed to laugh outright when they heard
it. Tommy thinks the world of Sir vii
liam, however; his only objection is thai
"he does make 'em mwcrk"-wherefore haiti
he been nicknamed "Back-acher" by his
men.
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An Americans JOY Abroad.
Youths CompdniOn.


Mr.. Julian Ralph, an American traveller
and correspondent, has told, in a letter
recently published an incident which will
be pleasing to all Americans who like green
corn-which, of course, means all Aneri-
cans. Mr.. Ralph, in the course some of
years of travel, had never seen on the
continent of Europe an ear of green corn.
One day, in hotel in Paris, he met a
porter carrying basket of genuine Ameri-
can green corn.
Green cornl" he shouted. Ts it possible
that this is what see?"
"Yes, monsieur" said Madame Brunei,
the wife of the proprietor. ut is veritably
the green corn, of America. We grow it
on our farm. So many of our guests are
Americans, and so fond are they Of this
peculiar food, that we have seen it to be to
our advantage to make for them this singu-
lar produce on our fields in the country"
II took Madame Brunel's hand" says
Mr.. Ralph, land pressed it. 1 raised my
hand as one does who bestows a benedic-
ton. Heaven bless you, madame said
l, with such evident sincerity that she could
not take offense. You are the most mag
nificent and most wonderful woman in
FranceI"
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YEALlE's MANY HUSBANDS.

I am told the custom is reversed by the
Bateki or Boboonas people. Among them
the woman is the superior, and often has
many husbands, whom she buys and sells
at will. Generally these. women are hard
taSkmaSters.
Queen Yealie has many husbands. If
they do not behave to her notion she Or
ders them tied up and has hogging ad-
ministered. Often the beating is so severe
as to cripple the victim for life
l believe the laws made by the Govern
ments claiming the territory forbid plural
marriages, but in this matter the officials
are without power to enforce their author
ity, and polygamy is carried on unrestrict-
ed, although often under the guise of
slavery. 1t is my opinion that plural mar
riages will continue for many years.
1t is certain, however, that the Christian
| missionaries have done wonders with the
problem. l have known many of the ma
tives who, while not protesting the Chris
| tan faith, have seen the wrong of these
plural marriages, and are now living with
only one wife.
One old native came to me and told me
| that he had seven wives, and no less than
two children by each; in all 27 children.
| He also said that every wife except one
| had young children. He wanted my ad-
vice. l told him that had | taken seven
wives before l realized the wrong of it, and
each had young child, would take care
of all OF them so long as they demanded
my protection, at least until The children
were grown. If by that tirGe the mother
wished to separate, | would give her per-
| mission to do so, but / would be sure not
TO marry any more, and would also do all
could to discourage the practice among
| others.
He listened attentively while was talk
ing. When l had finished he said: Mas
ter, your views seem right, and | think |
shall follow them. But if one of my wives
sees her position and wants TO leave me
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In this region is found a good supply
of ivory, and up these small streams a
heavy canoe trade could be done. In this
region one can usually get three times the
value in native trade for our goods than
can be got 600 miles below. In fact, every
thing is extremely cheap in this region
Here one needs as barter some prints
and muslins, brass wire, bells, beads,
cutlery, matches, needles, hoes, axes, and
much more. With good stock of such
goods it is my opinion that one would be
surprised to learn how much good ivory
could be secured.
ain the Illustration are shown number
of native implements collected by MIR.
Camp The canoe paddle is made OF
brown mahogany and other native woods,
and is used by the women of Central AT
RIGA The Bolobo execution axe, from
which the drawing was made, was pur-
chased from native executioner, the au,,
thor paying a heavy price. 1t was used
at tribal executions in the Opoto District
for a long time. One blow will completely
sever the head from the body. The metal
is iron of good quality. The Bopoto wal
knife was made by native workmen CT In
terror Africa, and is OF iron of yer. supe-
rior quality.
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station (BolengO, / did not see until along
about O'Clock, when he appeared looking
very seedy. He complained that he did
not feel well.
After landing the goods we started for
the next station, some two miles away,
where my old friend Marinel had command
He was getting along spendidly as Gov
ernor of the District; and well he might,
for more gentlemanly fellow it has sell
dom been my good fortune to meet He
and were quite friendly. Ny hearty wish
is that Central Africa may always have
as good men in command as this gen
tleman.
GOOD OFFICERS NEEDED.
The region where dwell so many be-
nighted people, who are quick to learn,
should be in charge Of good leaders, men
Of intelligence and kindly feelings. In
my experience found that men who had
come to the country in authority often did
not have the good of the natives at heart
After an hour at Wamgota we steamed
On TO the mouth Of the Lulonga, and
stopped at the station established by Mr..
and Mrs. Todd. / talked with both these
missionaries and found that they We're do
ing good work in the Evangelical field,
she teaching school.
This being the home of several of the
men on the steamer Henry Reed, | thought
best TO stay here over night, employing
my spare time in securing provisions for
myself and others OF the party. The men
had been away from home over two
months.
That night was one Of special interest
to me, showing the home life Of these men.
as it did. During my stay here each of
the boys brought some relation TO intro
duce TO me. Some brought their mothers,
others a sister or wife, and few child.
They all seemed pleased when l took no
tice Of them.
l noted that several Of the mothers were
very proud of their boys, and l could give
each good report of her son, as all had
been good boys while with me. In fact, /
thought l had the prize crew of all the
Congo. OF course, now and then, one
would get tired Of the routine of steamer
life and resort to native tricks Of playing
sick or hiding, but they soon saw that /
noted the shortcomings.
Once in while one of the men would,
in revenge for some fancied or real injury,
do something that required severe meas
ures. AT such times | would have the Of
fender taken prisoner and tied. His friends
! always allowed to plead his case, and
then would hear the complaint Of the la.
tured party and his friends. Then I would
recommend punishment. Very often the
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HE0E PRDBLE.

I is huge wooden frame built in the middle
OF the room, which stands above the floor
about 18 inches, and when the family as
semble to dine, cushions are brought,
placed upon the frame, and on these the
members seat themselves tailor fashion,
| forming circle around a large tray which
occupies the center. To the onlooker the
company have the appearance of being
seated on the table, and although this is
not actually the case, the quaint dress and
posture present to his mind a scene at once
picturesque and ludicrous.
The trayis a very large wooden, plated,
or silver affair, according to the social and
| financial condition OF the family, and there
| on Is deposited q capaclOuS bowl, or basin
Of soup. About it are ranged saucers of
sliced cheese, anchovleS, caviare and sweet
meats of all sorts; interspersed with these
are gOblets of sherbet, pieces of hot un-
| leavened bread, and number of lockwood
| spoons with which to drink the soup.
| Knives, forks and plates do not figure in
| the service, but each one has a napkin
spread upon his knees. The bowl there
| fore is common property, like the tubs of
fellow armed with a spoon helps himself.
| When this is consumed, the bowl is borne
away, and another great dish takes its
| place. This time it is conglomeration of
substantials all stewed up together, such
as mutton, game, poultry, and any other
iColSiDicJ tllJ Ilcoo IGio
been divided by the cook into small portions,
which are dipped up with the aid of spoon,
or with the fingers, if the latter happen to be
handiest, which is usually the case.
| 1t wouldn't strike the average foreigner
as being very polite mode of partaking
of his food, nor conducive to a hearty ap-
petite, but it's the proper thing in Turkey,
and for host to fish out Of the mess
wing or leg of fowl and present it to a
guest is considered a great compliment;
and for a Turk of high degree to roll a NOR
sci between his fingers and then put it into
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might perhaps lie correctly stated that he is
of the Governors of Kentucky The story OF the contest
himself and Mr. Goeie is too recent recital
here He was naugur:stcd will tie rcnembered
by Legislature the that Goebe shot
cOneStin the honor with the IeueantCi
echam who in succeed Goebel by virtue of the
authori, the Legislature Recently the has been
brought before the Supreme Court OF the nied States and the
picture taken last week while Mr.. Taylor the city
pending the argument attorneys the
completely in the assassination of Mr..
tioebe the troublesome is still pending in all its
picking phases
snapshot of Senator Nathan Bay Scott of
West Virginia He is Republican, and lives at Wheeling, but
like the the world, born
Ohio. throughout the from and
the close that he engaged in the manufacturing
He President of the Central Glass
Works Wheeling. and also of the Dollar Savings Bank Of
that city He has been in politics in his State for long time,
and at the time he was elected to the Senate was
until March He is OF the business of the
body and will bring its delibeaton and positive
methods of trained in He had which
proved be very serious matter and last week he
admitted to his seat
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These ideas seemed to suit him at the
time, but never heard of them being car
ried out by the Chief.

These ideas seemed to suit him at the
| time, but never heard Of them being car
| ried out by the Chief
ENGLISH MISSION STATION.
We steamed up the Lulonga to Bangin-
| da, the next mission station of the English
| brethren, of what is known as the Congo
Bolo Mission. This station was founded
| by the Rev. John McKitrick and DR.. Harry
| Ginness, of London. They chose this
part of the country on account of a very
large population along the Lulonga and
| Moringa Rivers. The people are very in
telligent, and physically strong. This
country is slightly rolling and is well wa
| tered. 1t seems to be rich in mineral.
| am told that copper abounds in the south
| and iron in various parts. Lead IS also
| found
am Of the opinion that iron must be
| near, but the native means of smelling is
| SO crude that they can only work the
richest ores. l was not then prepared to
| make any tests, but would not be surprised
| if gold and other metals could be found
near Lulonga. Mari is plentiful at eight
| to II feet beneath the surface. l know the
| bed to be at least two feet thick, but how
much deeper no one knows.
| These people raise much mandioba and
corn, and white, semi-sweet potato; also
many other vegetables which are very
good. They have good variety of sugar
cane. After it is some three or four weeks
old the stalk is too heavy for the roots
and falls to the ground, after which each
joint takes root, and the top grows on and
on Indefinitely. The first or root end may
be taken off to within two or three
joints of the top, and in this way an mex
haustible crop is established.
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present this snapshot views of three statesmen
they appeared recently the streets of Washington Two
of them we'll known and one visitor
The left is Senator Jacob Gallnger, of New
Hampshre the Senate Committee Invalid
Pensions sturdy Knickerboeker in character by virtue
who settled in New York back IN the
Dutch days His father moved 10 Ontario Canada and marry
ing there. he born in Cornwall, March 2S, 1897. He
received an academic then studied medicine.
Removing New Hampshire he began the practice of his
eSSion the City of Concord where he resides, and be-
the leading physicians in New England In early
life printer and thus having acquired taste for
letters he became contributor TO medical journals and is
widely known his profession OF the leading writers
upon subjects pertaining the healing art After having held
several offices in his State he elected TO the Ash and
5Oth Congresses Declining denomination to the st Congress-
he elected to the Senate succeeding to the Hon Horny W
serving his second term. and his time will
expire March ,, 1903 He is OF great influence in the
careful conservative, logical and strong
position he Among his other accomplishments he is
q scientific whist PLAYER.
The gentleman the middle of the group is who has
recently achieved National noorety. He Governor Taylor
Kentucky although his well known
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THE VOICE OF LIBERTY.
Ode 10 fhe Liberty BeH.
BY AGNES \. WOODWARD.


Ring out in tones of music clear.
Der hill and vale, from shore 10 shore;
Let Freedoms song float on the air
OF Sutf ring nations evermore
Ring out. We bell of olden time.
Proclaim your message to the world;
Sing out in loud, triumphant rhyme
The story of our flag unfuried.
To Freedoms breeze, ocr Freedoms land,
To distant climes proclaim your Song;
Peal forth our Peace so good and grand,
Forth let il echo loud and long.
Your song is waited on the breeze
Your voice is heard beyond the seas;
Its tones float gently through the trees,
And echo back DER distant lcas.
Ye bell who once our fathers called
To fight for honor and the right
When strife and shattered hopes appalled,,
Ring forth to all their yictries bright
Long years have flown since first your tongue
In braZen notes sweet freedom told;
But still that voice OF great deeds done
Floats o'er ou r free land as of old.
Long years may fly as they have flown,
New hopes, as some OF old, may fall;
When we men and women grown,
Still Freedom DER our land Will call
Ye bell ring out in loudest praise,
Ger hills and vales from shore to Shorc1 ,
Ring out, as in your former days,
The song of Freedom evermore.
Proclaim to nations far and near
The story of our fathers fight;
That men may know and see and hear
How they gave up their lives for right
And then as Time scars past on wing,
As Liberty spreads throughout the WORLDLY
Your voice, o, bell, will ever sing
How Freedoms power our flag unfurled
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all according to the Golden Rule. How
ever, ! would occasionally find an old
Chief who wanted everything his own
way. In my travels through the Congo
region have known Of several such poten-
tates who were killed by their people, their
heads cut off, and, after being cleaned of
all flesh, placed on the roof of their house,
in sight of all the tribe, there to remain a
warning TO others who might become des-
potic in their sway.
PLURAL MARRIAGES.
Each District has its own laws, gener-
ally well suited to the conditions. Polyg-
amy is allowed, each man being permitted
to take all the wives that he is able to
support. Often among the Yantsi a man
has three to five wives, and some have as
many as 30 or 50 wives and female
slaves. To get more wives it is only nee
essary TO buy a few more female slaves,
purchase taking the place Of ceremony.
The girl or woman has no say in the
matter, and must accept the situation, no
matter how bad it may be.
According TO the stories told me by these
young women, who have got into this un-
solicited alliance, the abuses inflicted upon
these wives and young slaves is nearly
unbearable, and many times ends in an
early death. Polygamy is coming TO an
end in Interior Africa, but very slowly.
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q u <Rk.QpHlt M2lyioz1Ar!Y
iE.1..in . AFRICA.
Carrying the Gospel and Civilization to Congo Land.

natives would think me too lenient, and
unless they attempted extreme measures |
would never interfere with the punish
ment they chose to inflict.
Generally my opinion in cases requiring
punishment was respected, and often l
was called upon by Chiefs having trouble
with their subjects. l tried to deal with
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A DINNER IN TURKEY.
An Oriental ELL of Fare Customs Not Pleas
ing to Foreigners.

The code of etiquet observed at a Turkish
dinner strikes an American as peculiar.
To the stranger in the Ottoman Empire,
unused to aught save the prosaic fashion
of dining followed elsewhere on the Cont
nent, the Turkish methods of eating, man
ners, etc, are somewhat surprising and
a trial that he doesn't care to endure very
often, especially if he happens to be fav-
ored guest.
The Ottoman uses no table, and chairs
are an unknown quantity. Instead, there
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Any 2 of these books for a
club of one; any q
for q club of two; any
6 for a club of three,
and so on.
(The Club-raiser can offer
to each subscriber, also,
any two of these vol
umes. This makes club
raising easy.)
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Copyright by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 1900
Next morning after. our adventurous
landing at Equator Station 1 went ashore.
They were glad to learn that we had mails
and goods for them.
Mr.. Murphy, who had charge of this