Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-04

A Queer People.

'"lAhllIh'lo , N h.il AlHNa' Vl'NAs'lHE % AN''NN
book Of mission Iry travels in Africa, thus
aliudP8 To one of the tribes which are
found N that terra inoognita.
But the strangest Of all are the stories
told of the Do<os, who lived among the
moist warm bam mboo woods 70 Il c south of
KaiIa and Susa. only four feet high, Of
n dark olive color, savage and naked, they
have neither houses nor temples. neither
fire nor humrn food. They live only on
ants, mice and Scrpcnts, diversified Gy a
lew roots and fruits; they let their nails
sroy Yong like talons, the better to
I dig for ants and the more easily to tear in
/ pieces :hem tav rite snakes
They do not marry, but live indiscr:nli-
native lives Of animals, multiplying very
| rapidly, aud with very little maternal in =
Isli,r.oL. The mother nurses her child for
! O: " shot, time, accastoming it to eat
aut5 and sernents &c soon as possible and
when il can help itself it wanders away
where it will, and the niotncI t!Iih@S no
more about it. The boxes are invaluaV.o
as slaves, and are tax m in large numbers.
The slave-huntcrs hol up bright colorel
clothes as soon as they come TO the moist
bamboo woods where these human monk
cys live, and the poor Dokos cannot re.
sist Il c attractions offered by such supe-
rior oplc. They crowd around them,
and are takca in thousands.
In slavery they are Gocile, attached ohe-
dicnt, with few wants and excellent heilth
They have only one fault love tor avs,
mice and serpcnts, and habit OF speak
ing TO Yer with their heads on the grounu
and their heels in the air. Yer is their
idea Of a superior power, to whom they
are diSpirited or angry, or tired OF ants
and snakes, and longing Tor unknown
| food The Dokos seem 10 cone nearest
| of all people yet discovered to that terri
bic cousin Of humanity-"the ape
One OF THE NoLUNrEERs.-A correspon-
dent Of the Cincinnati COmmcrciu,w who re-
Gently visited the camp of the Federal
troops in Kentucky, became much inter-
ested in a youth attached TO The Boone
] Rangers" lie is just sixteen years OF age,
and has one of those mild, pie asant faces,
which are so attractive in II youth. lie
sat quietly, but couteutedly, with Il
grouI OF hs co2.r dies his large gray
eyes dancing with delight as unsophis-
treated nina transpired.
pictured him some mothers iayor'
Ito SON Drawn ayoy from the maternal
protection Ly It love OF fndventurt or a spir-
it of patriotism. | at last approached him.
How old are you p was the question.
sixteen years he blushingly answered
Are you nOttOO young TO attempt so!'
ditr's lie?
Too young" he eXclaimcd,' 5 hls lriSht
eyes flashed. No sir, amt. guess !
can fight for the Union is well us any
body5
But YOU might fall under the iatigue'
wi - ! do ruess my brothers
o,o,,,, and hon take care of me. amt
) ,c,aLond G,,l nrntocts the right.
, rbis last cy,,re,sinn confirmed the i'm.
rre.sion thot ihe nuiet youth was rclig.
,o,.lv inclined. hut at the same moment
Jiscoy,reI a pack of cards IN his coat
norIket
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S = .m,.r,,,lor,d ot discretion.
,
( o.,eor, TO yr RELEAsED."-We lcarl
Jars have zone from Washington
,i'uS "a iJ,lio ,or a., release oG MeSsrs
5 Carson, Kelly ana i'etam' '''vs'T" or ,i, m
1 Harrisburg few days 'i"cT' .! " W ,,, ~,
government 1t Is saiu 10 ,,,,,,ov, nale oov,' ,Ea
e isactorliy prove" 10 'ne gov, '''Iu' T,a Snn,l
!" the viHi: OF these gen''te.htr' ~ 'nU n,,d ,ba
was purely on rrEa'e ous'ress' "IU M, nr
the iun"S i'nr" i,,o,;e. ~ ,He,' oc r,oney dn
y lne process o. O. O0''''''''''
& NJ ...i.;,, ,r ,orrep
= ADV AN'h IN I''ctS'-o W. o ~ ,.,IInr
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3 quence ot the blockade Hi 'he .,"t'H "a o.
's elna ports, and the snia', 9I','''y y, Co., ="
@ market. Before the oIockaoe y So'' w,
which | e(ore the blockade, sold for 81 .
ner Lorrrl. now commands from 81 %
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