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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

ton of the fallen Indians, followed up
the trail Of the missiDg one until it reach
ed the river, beyond which point could
discover no trace whatever. From the
amount of blood which marked the trail,
together with the unmistakeable evidence
that he had picked bis way with diiiculty,
| was led to believe that he was uortally
wounded, aud in order to prevent his body
from falling into the hands Of his enemies,
be had groped bis way to the river and
thrown himself into the current, which had
borue him away.
The Indians had killed my COW. and that,
you can rest assured, was no triAing loss.
yet, in my gratitude for my escape from
the nerciess savages, ! would have been
entirely willing to have made greater sac.
riGcss. l was we'll provided--by means
Of arms and ammunition taken from the
six Indians-in case of . second attack,
but this, fortunately, proved to be my last
adventure with the savages. Not one of
the band had escaped to tell the tale and
incite bis brethren to avenge the death Of
his other comrades.
"Ah!' exclaimed the old man, while the
tears gushed from his eyes at the memory
Of that eventful night, "that was . glori.
Gus shot-the best l ever mads.''
The hero of this adventure lived to see
the rude wilderness, where he had pitched
his lonely cabin, transformed into smiling
fields and peopled by hardy and enterpris.
ing pale faces, among whom his last DAYS
were passed in peace and plenty, undis.
turbed by the presence OF bis old time
foes.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

Country papers are Of much more use
than the people imagine.
They aid in directing public attention
to matters in which every citizen OF the
country is more or less interested.
They aid in giving character and impor.
lance to the county in which they ere pub
lished.
They contribute. in variety Of ways to
the formation of public opinion on subjects
of public interest.
They stimulate a taste for reading, and
dissemin nate, in the course Of one year, .
vast amount Of useful information which
would not reach . portion Of their readers
through any other channel.
They are Of essential use in family in
fostering q taste for reading among chill
dren. Country papers enjoy an advan-
tage in this respect over papers published
at . distance; because many Of their items
are of local interest, which naturally At
tIACtS u Culi0 0ttcutiOu. uC OuNSItiSiIIs
columns of these papers are particularly
attractive to this class Of readers.
Country. papers by the local information
they contain, are often the means of draw.
ing new and valuable citizens to the coun
ty in which they are published.
To the objection we do not unfrequent.
y hear argued against the support Of coun.
try papers, that the price charged for them
is too high. i, may be replied. that the
price at which the paper can be afforded,
depends mainly upon the number Of SUBJ
scribers. The chief expense in the publ
cation Of paper consists in setting up
the matter. one thousand. or even ten thou.
san |, copies can be furnished At very
small addition to the cost, over and above
that Of composition.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

D~ A notorious individual, Colin lie
Bleu. who had long been the terror Of St.
Landry and Galcasieu, Miss, was killed
recently a. the latter place. As he was
approaching the hotel. four heavily loaded
guns we're discharged at him, lodging for
" shot in his body. Three young men
were arrested for the deed, but subsequent
iy released, 1.-The deed having been done
by the consent Of the community" lie
Bleu, on one occasion, forbid the judge to
hold court in Calcassieu, and actually, by
pointing pistol At him, made him leave
the bench.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
what IL LlEet

Once was not, and now / Am. This
is great thing to think Of; it is great
thing. Up and down Syria the patriarchs
wandered, and in their tents talked with
their wives, in the valleys pastured their
cattle, and here and there built affairs for
sacrificing on to God; but in their way Of
life there was no part for me. At the bull.
ding of the Pyramids. laborers crowded
and toiled and shouted; and there was great
easnestness, but there was no feeling Of it
for me. The hundred gates Of Ihsbes
opened and shut, but there was no going
in or out for me. Thonsa ads of millions
Of men and women were born, and loved
one another, and died. bit in all that kind
ness there was ro share of it for me-
Rome grew and grew vast, and decayed,
but there was no place in it for me. In
England, Britons dwelt together. and the
Saxons sat around their blazing hearth,
and Norwegians and Normans had houses
in which they enjoyed themselves; and age
after age men talkd with one another. and
worked together, aud rested together, and
were merry and sad together, and l was
not anywhere. The sun shone on this We
ry spot, and it was cloudy here and i,
rsinej, and just as it does now, time wore
on +; but I was not in it. And what thou-
sands of years birds had been singing, and
flowers had been Towering, and rivers had
been flowing, and day and night had been
while was nowhere! Nowhere? Alive
Twas not. But | was thought in a
thought in the mind of God, and now
have been made, and now am what Prov
idence has care OF. But when :hnx Of
the time, the eternity past, in which Twas
not, and then think of the day in which
was born, fresh from the hands of God,
| feel as Adam may have done when he got
up from the earth, aud knew himself that
moment made out Of the dust Of it.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

TRANsPLANrING.--Ay young lover having
obtained the consent of his beloved, un-
dertook to gain that Of the father. To
that end he began BY asking his consent
to transfer the lovely flower from the pa.
rent bed To-" Here he broke down in
his set speech, but managed to wind up BY
saying. from the parent bed to my own"
The old gent cooIly took his pipe from his
mouth, and replied: "Well, young man, |
don't know rs have any objection, pro.
vided you marry the gal first +
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
The Lest Erenaat.

Since the commencement Of the search
for the remains Of Ne. Thusstoa, the lost
eroaaut in the svanps Of Aiehigsa and
Canada, two bodies have bssn found, but
neither vas idssti6sa - that Of Mr.. Thar
stsn. A correspondent Of the Detroit
Free Press, rejecting o. his aad issa, has
been induced % coapsss ths time Ae
would be in falling 70 the earth bic mean
velocity, - we'll - the momentum with
which be would strike The earth. His el.
ovation was thought to be three miles
when last seen, and assuming this 70 Be
the distance he fell, il would only require
thirty one and heH secosds for him to
resch the earth, . mean velocity Of A65
feet per second. Assuming his weigh. 10
be loo lbs, As would strike the earth with
. mousn,am equal 70 6s.80O pounds, or
. little more than 80 tons--a power suti.
cient to scatter his body, bone and msssls
into atoms % miauts - scarcely 70 be
porceptibls. II not % bsry him dssp into
The earth.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
A Good Word For Crinoline,

The Philadelphia Bulletin points ou.
the following advantages resulting from tho
use Of crinoline ut frees women from a
needless weight Of skirts, It strengthens
the system BY exposure to cold, and aids
manufacturers, stimulates the whale fish.
cry, improves figures, displays ankles to
delirious extent in getting up stairs, and
gives editors subjects for articles. All
things considered, We see no great reason
20 grieve over the institution. 1t is not ev.
cry fashion whlch developss SO much Of Va,
ried industry as crinoline."
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

STRUCK DIEr.-A London letter writer
says, there is in that city young lady,
from Baltimore, who is the most beautiful
woman in the British dominons. She is
the dream OF the poet-the beau ideal Of
the painter, the unequa'led, heavenly
mould OF the inspired sculptor. Her eyes
reflect both heaven and earth, and are
more brilliant than either" The fellow
must be in 'luv.'
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

"a. Samivel, Samivel, beware Of tho
virnmen as reads no newspapers. Your
father married woman as read none. and
you're the sad consequence. You're as
hignorant as 'orse. Hignorant people
say it's throwing money away to take pa
pers, and foolin' away time to read 'em!
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
P.rpstual saashins.

Bsyard Tayler, who last summer made
= journey 70 North Csps writes from Ham.
mesfest bic impression Of tho continuous
pohr daylight Of the Arctic lstitudes, from
which ~ sxtsset the following:
II sn tired Of this unending daylight,
end would willingly exchange the pomp Of
The arctic nidnight for tho starlight dark.
ness Of hsme. We are confused by the
'oss Of night; ~ lose the perception Of
time. One j. never sleepy. bu. simply
tired, and alter sleep OF eight hours by
sanshins, wakes up - tired - ever. His
sleep q last u broken and irregular; he
substitutes . number Of short maps, dis
tributed through, and finally gets into q
state Of general uneasirsss and discom-
fort. A Hammeriest merchant, who has
made frequent voyages 70 Sptzbergen, told
me that in the latitude Of so degrees he
never knew certain whether it was day or
night, snd the cook was the only person
on board who could tell him. ...
AT FIRST the nocturnal sunshine strikes
you ~ being wonderfully convenient
You lose nothing Of the scenery; you can
read and write - usual you never need
be in hurry, because there is time enough
for everything. It is not necessary to do
your days work in daytime, for no night
cometh. You are never beated, somewhat
Of the tress Of life is lifted off your shoul
ders. But. after . time, you would be
g!sd Of an excuse to stop seeing and OBJ
serving And thinking and even enjoying.
"Thers 10 no compulsve rest. such as
darkness brings-no sweet isolation, which
10 the best retrsshmsnt OF sleep. You lie
down in the broad day, and the summons
arise attends On the re-opening OF your
eyes. ! never went below and saw my
fellow passengers asleep all around me,
without sudden feeling that something
~ss vrong-thas they we're drugged or
under some unnatural influence, that they
thus slept 90 fast while the sunshine
STRAINED in through the port holes.
"There are some advantages of this
northern summer which have presented
themselves to me in rather . grotesque
light Think what an aid and shelter is
removed from crime - how many vices
which can ouly flourish in the detective
stmospheres Of night must be checked by
The sober reality Of daylight! No assas
sin can dog the steps of his victim; no
burglar can work in sunshine no guilty
lovers can hold stolen interviews by moon.
light--all coneealment is removed, for the
sun, like the eye of God, sees everything,
and the secret vices Of the earth must be
bold indeed it they eau bear his gaze.--
Morally, ~ we'll - physically, there is
safety in light and danger in darkness
and yet give me darkness and danger
Let the pasrolling sun 20 OF his beat for a
while, and show little confidence in nv
ability TO behave properly, rather than
worry me With this sIespIsss vigilance"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

FooD FOR CANARIEs.--Persons who have
pet canares, will find that they are ex-
travagan.ly fond ofthe seed produced from
the plantain, which may be found in al
mos. every yard, the leaf of which is known
to every schoolboy As an excellent remedy
for the effects Of a bee sting. The birus
will eat these seed veraciously, when they
appear to have . decided distaste to every
other kind Of food offered them,
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

Az "UrpER Ten" CoSvlor.-Huutins-
don, the Wall street forger. now keeps the
acc, books of Sing Sing prison, smokes
twenty cigars per day, and sleeps on
comfortable feather bed in the prison hos
MI nj
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

nay, The following is one Of the best
epigrammatic retorts on record:
You men are angels when you WOO the maid,
But dsyils when the marriage vow is said
The lover, not TO be ou,lone, replies as
follows:
'rhe change, dear girl. Is easily forgiven
We nnd oSrnslves 10 hell instaAd Of heaven"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

1A- Men Of power are seldom wordy or
diHruse-lhey indulge not in the decorative
trappiugs Of rhetoric-but, BY few bold
master. strokes, give determined expression
to the essential aud central idea, TO which
all minor thoughts are subordinate.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

Ma. The cradle is . wo;nau's pallot-
box. Yes, and some Of them deposit in
il two ballots at onee.-Er.
Yes, and some of them have been known
to g to the poles before reaching twenty.
ons.-Er.
And others have "deposited,"a ballot
before they were legal voters.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~. You must travel through despot.
ic country 90 As to fully understand what
the inappreciable luxury of liberty means
in the same way as in order to appreciate
the real blessing Of health there is nothing
like walking through hospital.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

- "6smmy. Sammy, my son, don't
stand there scratching your head stir
your stumps, or youIl make no progress
in life." "Why, father, I've of,en heard
yoa cay that the only way TO get along in
this world wss 70 scratch ahead."
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~ A Cincinnati paper notices tho last
solitary banquet Of last mans" club in
that city. In the cholera season Of 1882.
seven Reatlemen agreed to meet annually
aud dine once together IS long as they
lived. bottle Of wine to 10 sealed and
drank in asmori.m, BY the last survivor
The 6rss reunion was held on the 9th Of
October, 1882, and on the 9th Of October.
1858, DE-. Waiter, sole survivor Of the sew.
on, draak from The bottle. and pledged the
six dead friends whose empty plates we're
Lis only society q the last melancholy
feast.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
Trials u . Coantry Editor.

Our friend Dsvidge. of the Southern
Statesman, recently received = letter from
a subscriber, requesting him to discontn.
ue the Statesman because it was badly
printed, The editor thereof responds as
follows:
The FIRST pass we made 1t getting
printer in our office, was a venerable look
ing individual that came through town
some time ago in search OF work. lie was
ragged and tat,e,ed, giving indubitable
evidence that be had seen the ups and
downs Of life. His name was Wallace.
Wallace obtained our sympathies and af
fections; we needed W allace we employed
Wallace. The second day after Wallace
went to work, he asked us fof . dollar;
we gave Wallace dollar in specie. We
thought when We gave Wallace the dollar
that it wouldn't buy hin . suit OF clothes,
nor was it sufficient to stake him in a.y
kind Of business of which we could form
conception. We were at loss to know
what kind Of disposition Wallace would
make of that doilar-but we had . vague
idea. In an inexpressible short space of
time Wallace was drunk, very drunk.
Wallace raised row in the Office; be
cursed everybody; he called us bad names;
he told US to 60 to bad places; he de-
manded more sheckles. We suggested to
Wallace the propriety of taking a nap
Wallace grew indignant. lie went into
our sanctum and violated it's sanctiiy by
tearing up our editorials he went into
our press room and knocked everything
into pi-Wallace aud we fought-WalIace
made sudden depression from our office,
down stairs, on the pavement. We spent
So. 90 OIL Wallace for which we have no
resource.
The next printer We got was Roberts.
Roberts did not understand the art OF
printing. His type when set up occupied
the position the stage horse does to the
driver when going down hill. Rober,s, in
regard to whiskey, was what Mr.. Toombs
says the South is in regard 70 the Union
-"He loved it not wisely but too wsll.'
Mr.. Roberts never drew . sober breath.
1t took all the black boys in town to keep
him of the pavement. Atlength Roberts
disappeared-not like Roland, the son Of
the mist, in blue blaze, I've wish it had
been.) But he disappeared between IL
O'Clock At night and 4 o'clock in the morn.
ing. We owed Roberts ~ %, which sets
os even. Well, the weather was cold our
ink froze, our subscribers wouldn't pay,
our creditors made US pay, our devil struck
for higher wages, our family was sick, and
other things occurred which we will not
mention, lamong those things we will not
mention was our trip to Marion, etc.,
These are some Of the reasons Why our
paper has made SO bad an appearance.
We scrite very distinctly, but can't help it
il the printer sometimes don't set il up as
distinct. p
We can't let our subscriber Of. We
will promise him hereafter TO give no room
for complaint, and he will please send Us
81 90 Is soon ~ hs can get it. We dom.
care about it any sooner.
~~~>
~ An old lady, possessed Of fine
fortune and motel for her penchant for
using fguratiye expressions, one day IS
aosY lad h.. A. e
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

nA.An Irshman being asked, on late
trial, for certificate OF his marriage, barred
his head, and exhibited huge scar, which
locked Is though il might have been made
with FIRE shovel. The evidence was sat.
isfactory.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

Day- 81 have lost my Appetite said
gigantic lrishman, and an eminent per-
former on the trencher. TO Mark Supple.
Il hope,' said Supple, mo poor man has
found il. for il would ruin him in . week."
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~ After the clergyman had united
happy pair not long ago. an awful silence
ensued, which was broken by an inga-
tient youth exclaimins Don't be so aa
speakably happy =
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~ An old lady, possessed Of fine
fortune and motel for her penchant for
using fguratiye expressions, one day IS
sembled her grand children, when the fol.
lowing conversation took place:
My children" said the old lady. IT am
the root aud you sre the branches"
"Gran- ma" said one.
"What, my child ~
Il was thinking how much better the
branches would flourish if the roots were
in the ground"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

- A Mrs. Ludwick Snyder died late.
y in Clear6eld county, Pa, at the advanc
ed age Of l0s years. Her husband, who
survives ksr, is liz.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

Two Suckers came to talk at one of our
city restaurants the other day, and were
rgaling ona "lone nine" beside bloom.
ing hot stove, when the mud and bad roa s
became the topic Of the con, ersation. Que
observed that several coal teams had stuck
in the mud axle-tree deep, and that he saw
twenty yoke OF oxen straining every nerve,
but without effect. The other no doubt
thinking that pretty tough yarn, replied:
"Tha' when he came to the city, be saw
man sitting on the fence cracking his
whip, and yelpng and believing at most
furious rate, be approached him and en-
quired what was wrong.
"Oh. nothing much, answered the team
ster. 'only (poin,ing to the road) have q
wagon and four yoke If oxen in that mud
and the darned brutes won't pull bit |"
At this moment an old Hoosier enter.
ing, who only heard the winding up part
Of the story, drew up . chair ond COM
menced yarn about what he had seen.
Says be: Friends, were you ever on the
American Bottom? crossed it yesterday
evening, and wading through the mud,
which ~ . matter Of course was not the
best walking, kicked out hat when =
voice which said
'Quit that, old fellow" saluted my ear
Looking around and seeing nothing,
concluded TO give it another, which did,
when the same voice MAS heard to say:
"Stop, you are kicking my head y
discovered that man was sticking in
the mud and observed
"Old fellow you had better be getting
ous before night or you will be sure TO freeze
He followed up: II don't care darn
1--we got good mule under me!
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

- Women ass fond Of telling - they
hate handsome nsn but yoa may b. ssrs
hat Is u oaly ugly nca shey tell -. 9
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

nr"Papa, does the logwood they put
in the wine give it the red color''
"Yes, certainly
"well, papa, is it the logwood in the
wine that makes your nose so red =
"llush your nonsense, child-Bet'y, get
q candle aud put this child to bed
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

"Hillo, Mister Postmaster ! is there
iver letther here for Dennis O'Frathsr-
TYP
e"I believe there is,'' said the postmaa,
ter stepping back and producing The letter.
"And will you be SO kind - TO read it
TO me, seein' ! had The misfortune to be
edica,ed to rade niver bit?'
ITO be sure" said the accommodating
postmaster.
He then opened and rssd the spistle
which WAS from the "old country" con-
corning his relations there, etc. When he
had finished, Dennis observed:
"And what would you b. akin for the
postage on the letther p
"Fihy cents"
"And It's chape enough, yer honor
but - l niver think Of akin 70 10 thrus,
mo, just kape the letther for the pay and
soy, Mister, il I'd call in one Of those days,
would ye write m answer 70 it,"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~ II you'd learn how to bow, watch
. mean man when he talks 70 gentleman
Of some wealth.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

No. In jolly company, each one was
to ask question. If it was answered,
the proposer paid forfeit, or if be could
not answer it himself he paid forfeit.
Pats question was:
"How does the little ground squirrel
dig his hole without showing any dirt
about the entrance ?"
When they all gave it up, Pa, said:
"Sure, do you see, he begins at the 9TH
er end of the hole"
One Of the rest exclaimed
"But, how does he get there ?"
"Ah," said Pat, chat is your question
can you answer it yourself?'
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

ne"l know | am perfect bear IL m!
manners" said u iine young tanner 10 ha
sweetheart.
mo, indeed, you are not, John; you
have never hugged me yet You are more
sheep than bear
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
PNlplt AnecdOls.

A minister. preaching on the subject Of
Misrepresentation and slander, said -
"when professors Of religion so far de,
grade themselves and their profession a.
to attempt to injure others by lying aud
misrepresentation, they should remember
that when the devil was disputing with
the srchangel aboa. the body of Moses.
the Lord would no. permit the archancel
to bring railing accusation against the
devil; and until they can prove that the
individual they wish to injure is worse than
the devil, and that they themselves are
better than the archangel, the Bible re.
quires them to hold their tongues anl
mind their own business
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11

~ A very poor lookou.--A Jail win
dow.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
"An.rie. In lsysssris.."

~ Punch. q the reqaess Of ssmerous Amer
ican friends, dsvotes portion Of hs apsce
to the immortalising Of A~ Of the I'd
dresses transmitted from The various States
to New Ysrk Ia honor ef he Atlantic
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