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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21

Correspondence Of the State Registef.l
Rad CInuD AGENCY, Oct. 5, 1875.
"A great many of the readers Of the
Register, interested in the opening Of
the Black Hills country, will wonder
how it came about that the efforts of
the Commissioners, headed by Sena-
tor Allison, failed to secure a relin-
quishment Of the Indian title. Hav-
ing been on the ground for one
month, and present during all the
preliminary and all other negotia-
tions, think can explain the
causes satisfactorily to all, and brief
ly they are as follows: From the
very commencement Of the Black
Hills talk, an organized effort has
been made among the Indians to
make m,he demand an enormous
price for their right. For this pur-
pose, a great many white men, deep
" interested in contracts and steal
ing, went among them, spreading
stories of the wealth of the Hills
that Aladdin could not equal. Ac-
cording to these stories, gold was to
be picked up in great nuggets, SO
that wagons could be loaded to their
full capacity in short time; and
also that very many other valuable
minerals could be found. All of
which work was pushed vigorously
by the whites and half-breeds, the
prospect for long continued chance
for plunder giving giving them
zest for the work that nothing else
could do, save the cash in hand.
Hence, the Indians came to council
with ideas as to the value of the
Hills country as wild as they were
false. The Commission were fully
apprised Of their notions, and to get
around them, they concluded that
the best proposition to make for al
concerned, was that of lease, Civ
ing the Indians 100000 per annum
as long as the country was occupied
by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
this amount was to be applied TO
ubsistence-the remainder to OBJ
| iects beneficial to their civilization.
The Commission had no faith, what
ever, in the fabulous gold stories
told about the country, and desired
to leave a loop,hole for the with
drawal Of the Government, in case
their opinions concerning the coun-
try were verified. This propositior
was laughed at by the Indians, who
made counter proposition, being 9
guaranty that the Sioux should be
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
A Legend or the Northlnnd.
Br PHnDK CART.

PhtH0E CARL
Away. away to the Northland,
Where the hours OF the day are few,
And the nights are 90 long In winter,
They cannot sleep through
Where they harness the swift reindeer
To the sledges when it SHOWS;
And the children look like bears cubs,
In their funny, furry clothes.
They tell them curious story
don't believe It's true;
And ye. you may learn lesson,
II tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good St. Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about 1t preachip 9.
Just as he did, you know
He came to the door of cottage,
In travelling round the earth,
Where little woman was making cakes,
And baked them on the hearth;
And being faint with fasting,
For the day was almost done,
He asked her, from her store OF cakes
To give him q single one
30 she made very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it. aud thought II Sc ened
Too large to give away.
Therefore she knesded another,
And still a smaller one;
But 1t looked, when she turned ii over,
As large as the first had done.
Then she took tiny scrap Of dough
Aud rolled aud rolled it fiat;
And baked it thin as wafer
But she couldn't part with that.
For she said, My cakes that seem too small
When eat of them myself,
Are yet too large to give away
So she put them on the shell
Then good st. Peter grew angry,
For he was hungry and faint;
And surely such woman
Was enough to provoke saint.
And he said, You're far too selfish
To dwell in human form,
To have both food and shelter,
And fire to keep you warm.
" Now you shall build as the birds do
And shall get your scanty feod
By boring, and boring, and boring,
All day, in the hard, dry wood"
Then she went up through the chimney
Never speaking wofi:
And out of the top Il " woodpecker,
For she was changed to q bird.
She had scarlet cap on her head.
And that was left the same;
But ell the rest of her clothes were burned,
Black as a coal In the flame.
And every country school-boy
Has seen her In the wood;
Where she lives in the trees to this very day,
Boring, aud boring for food.
And this is the lesson she teaches,
Live not for yourself alone,
Lest the needs you will not pity
Shall one day be your own,
Give plenty of what is gwen you,
Listen to PHYS call;
Don't think the little you gise i great,
And the much you get Is small
Now, my little boy, remember that,
And try to be kind and good,
When YOU see the woodpeckor's sooty dress
And see her scarlet hood.
You maynt be changed to q bird, though
you live
As selfshly as you can;
But you will be changedto smaller thin g
A mean and selfish man,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21

There are now from 95 to 100 shoe
factories in Philadelphia. The larg-
est have facilities to make weekly
from 5000 to $4,000 pairs, ranging
down as low as 400 pair. When in
full operation these can make in .
week from 100000 to 100000 pairs,
including mems, women's, misses
cbildren's and infants shoes,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21

The Prohibitionists of Mime
sofa nave put their foot in it. They
have blindly nominated for Governor
a man VINO, as it turns out, raises
barley, knowing that it is used ex-
clusivcly for the wicked purpose Of
making beer. They ought to take
him out and shoot him, but we pre-
sume they'll hardly do it.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
THE SIOUX SUN DANCE,

The most brutal sight one can wit
ness in the Indian country is only
afforded when the "Sun Dance" oc-
ours, and its brutality is such that
one only cares to see it once, and
would then gladly forget its hellish
orgies. For several days the Sioux,
Cheyennes, and Arapahoes have been
making grand arrangements for this
dance, and yesterday came the finale.
For twenty-four hours previous .
general dance and singing had been
going on At the camp, FIVE miles
above here; at times as many as two
hundred warriors were in the happy
circle, while three big drums gave
out noise enough to start three or
four pandemoniums, with the not
very musical voices Of large num-
Der of squaws thrown in to add an
additional feature of the horrible.
The object of the "Sun Dance is to
test the courage of the young war
riers to endure physical pain, under
the most trying circumstances, the
one enduring most coming out with
the barbaric honors. At ten O'Clock
seventeen young warriors, stripped
entirely naked, save limited breech.
clout, came into the circle and were
operated upon. This operation wa.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
From the Hlllsdale Rn.iuess.

Henry Clay, unlike the modern
type Df statesmen, was not happiest
when the public gaze was concentra-
ted upon him. In All old letter,
which has just come to light, he thus
declined an invitation to deliver an
agricultural address I" You alarm me
about speech. l really cannot con-
sent to make any, much as I am fat
tered and honored by the request of
the managers. think l have made
speeches enough during my life, if l
never make another, which am
strongly inclined never to do. If you
will let me come over among you and
he at my ease, like any other farmer,
l think it possible ! will come. But
if am to be exhibited, scrutinized,
and commented upon, like the other
beasts of the show, l protest solemn
ly I will not bulge . foot, but re-
main quietly at home"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21

When corn is issued the -four ra-
ton is reduced one half. This is the
full ration. and it is seldom that it is
issued. Delays incident to the In
dian service, rats, and SO on, make
the full issues generally very rare.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21

performed by Medicine Man, horri-
bly, rigged out. The first one to
come up was q magnificent looking
fellow from the Cheyennes, all bone
and muscle, and in glorious health.
The Medicine Man cnt first four
gashes about three inches long, on
the shoulders, near the point. With
a smooth stick OF hard wood he made
q hole underneath the Sits he had
cut, each taking in an inch or more
in width, and through which hole he
passed buffalo thong, ani tied it
tightly. Then the breast was served
in the same manner after which one
thong was fastened to fourteen feet
pole. To the other thong was tied a
large beef hesd--s long horned Tex
an, with about ten foot of thong be-
tween the back and the head. The
young wsrrior then jumped into a
lively dance, getting song of some
sort in keeping with the performance,
jerking that bull head around so fast
that At times it was four or FIVE feet
above the grouud-all the time pull.
ing as best he could 1t the thong
fastened to the pole by jumping back
and swinging upon it. At times the
flesh on back and breast seemed to
stretch out about eight or ten inches,
and when LET up would close down
with pop. The ropes in the breast
fastenings were the first to break,
one breaking at the top of the cut,
the other at the lower end. The top
one hung down full four inches, and
this the medicine man cut off dex-
trouslv. It was put through an in
cantation, when the bloody, sweaty
warrior was put through race OF
about forty yards with that bull head
hanging to his back. At one bound
the horns stuck well in the ground,
and with a vigorous pull the thongs
broke, and warrior was made. He
was terrible looking object, and SO
nearly exhausted that he had to be
helped away. During the last half
Of his torture he uttered not word,
nor did he open his mouth, nor even
vince. His wounds were washed
and bound up, presents made to him
of horses and robes, and he recog.
nized as q brave man. There were
sixteen more performances Of like na.
tnre, save that no other ones took
the double ties on back and breast.
Thirteen we're tied by the back the
others by the breast. The fat fel-
lows got away with the business very
quickly, but the lean, lank and more
muscular fellows had long and tough
jobs with it. One fellow, breaking
in frantic effort, and falling under
the heels ST my horse, resulted in
peeled head for the Indian as well as
= sore back. | confess that | only
remained to see two of the victims
go through the ordeal, gaining from
my companion, half breed inter-
prefer, the statistics concerning The
fat and lean fellows who had enough
Indian in them to stomach the whole
OF the bloody brutality. The war
riors who went through the ordeal
were all from the North-those who
have but little to do with the whites,
and that little mostly in the way of
scalps and horse stealing. The more
civilized fellows have learned better
than to make such confonnded fools
Of themselves.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
INDIANS AT RED CLOUD.

The FAILURE Of the Treaty for
the Black Htlls---A Register
Correspondent Oh the spot
Council Sights and Scenes
The lIat1Ons tO tine 1ndians---
The Sioux SUN Dance---A Dog
Feast.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
c,r CHAMBERS. ND.

DHlsICIAH AND SURGEON, has pracs
ticed twenty iys years Ia this sscL.la,
and need only a.k continuance oftae pm
liy1ouhdenca hitherto shown,
Office In City DruE Store Resider9e on
Cedar ST.. opposite Rsformed church, fipton,
Iowa Won
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
UNDER THE SNOW.

The work of the sun is slow.
But as sure as as heaven, we know,
So we'll not forget,
When the skies are wet,
There's green grass under the snow,
When the wind of winter blow,
Wailing like voices Of woe,
There are April showers,
And buds and flowers,
And green grass under the snow
We find that it's ever SO
IL this life's uneven dow;
We've only TO wait,
In the face Of fate,
For the green grass under the snow
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
Justices.
IOnN :. TUrf1tLL.

lraTIcE OF THE PEACE, NOTARY Pup-
y re ms, rance Agent. and on.eyanccr.
1ty,ce astth the G0nnty Wa0oTder n lie ourt
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
a DOG FEAST.

On Saturday friendly Ind an who
had conferred the pleasure upop me
of smoking cigars quite generously,
invited ire to come to bis tepee, up
the canon, that night, as ne was GO
ing to have a feast, and he desired
that Col. Beavais and Capt. Ashby,
of the Treaty Commission, should
also come. Sword is the name Of
the entertaining party, and the ON
vite," while not presented on sal
yer, or even printed or written on
tinted paper, was accepted, entirely
for the novelty and not for the boiled
dog. We were bid 10 come early,
and at snndown were at Swords
canvass mansion. 4 multitude Of
children, with double number Of
dogs, welcomed ns in truly aborig,-
nal fashion. Sword Immediately
designated to his sqnaw the particu-
lar dog that was his choice for the
pot. The same was caugh, aud tied
by short rope to q stake. and the
female "went for" the dog with q
club. Striking at the head, she
missed and bit him on the nose. He
filed his objections To that sort of
treatment, and raised fearful howl.
This brought out three other squaws
with clubs and a dozen dogs, and
from that on it was nip aud tuck"
with the dogs and squaws in getting
punishment in Oh that tied dog.
Finally the clubs beat life out Of it,
and it was ready for the next step.
II was thrown on quick brush fire,
which singed off all the hair. The
squaws scraped it well, took out the
entrails, cut the carcass to pieces,
put it in large camp kettle, and set
it "a bilin'." So far there had been
lots Of fun for the visitors. In about
two hours the dog vas pronounced
done, and the feast ready. Some
twenty prominent Indians had been
invited in-and they never go back
on feast. Each one OF the visitors
was seated on robe between two
Indians, and each man was furnished
with a pan. Two Indian soldiers
were detailed to "dish out" the dog,
and | am confident that they did SO.
To Col. Beauvais, who is of St. Louis,
was given the whole head, which set
in his dish, grinning at him like
well, there is nothing so much on the
grin as dogs head boiled. Posi-
bly, your readers cannot obtain all
adequate idea of such sight save
only in one way-boiI dogs head,
set it in pan and gaze at it by the
light of pine knot! ! positively
decline to state what your cores
pondent received in his dish, but
Capt. Ashly, who is from Nebraska,
had his pan garnished with an ele-
giant hind leg, and few joints of
tail. Bade to come to q feast, it
must have been grave breach of
Indian hospitality not to partake, but
Col. Beauvais, who is an old Indian
trader, informed the whites that if
they did not wish to eat the dog,
release could be purchased. None of
the visitors we're hungry. and it took
$50 to convince the Indians that
they were not SO. The dog was en-
,irely eaten up, the bones being
picked as clean as though flesh had
never covered them. S.
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DIssElI 4 sVARRETT.
q. Il. WALKER.

IguRST.I II faw and Notare Public
n Nilton foaH WIN practices IN ali the
Courts ot eetar county. Particular afsen-
tloD given 10 fIUoate business. Wins
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Physicians.
GEO $. E0CHr. Mnz
s.ESsIGN, n. D.,

1ss {SEIAN q 81 HdEUNI IitIoF,EVW
Having lind thirty years experience
DR. f. slopes to give satisfaction in all cases
snti u-,.d u lIls care. Office, at residence,
Two biocks cast OF Court square. laff
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L.. l., ~WE ET,

Il. u, SWEET,
>,"TSHl TUEi.IC, CONVEY
Attorney Mt Law Collecting and Life
Sisaraace agent.
thee Mt his resiienes corner II itn and
i.,rusf sfs., Upton.
Hnving no high reat a. Jay, his e'arges
GEe consequently low al!
BLAIR WOLF,
NOTARY PUBLIC aud Insurance Agebr.
~ West Branch, Iowa. IS
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-21
INDIAN RATION s.

give you the following table Of
rations, being on basis Of one hun
dred rations for ten persons ten days.
II will be seen that the fare is not to
be "sneezed at" and up to the grade
of.lssue to the volunteer army:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
Master and slave.
tProm the Des Moines, Iowa, Register

From the Des Moines, Iowa, Register.
There lives in Dcs Moines at least one
example Of the good feeling existing be.
tween some slave owners and their chat
tells in the days OF slavery. The hero Of
this unheroic tale is a colored man, about
as years Of age, who was for many years
owned by a Mississippi planter. There
existed between himself and master a pc
culiar affection, which each retains to the
present time. The slave, whom we will
call John for convenience, was liberated
during the third year Of the war, by
wandering band Of federal cavalry which
CHANGED to sweep through the parish in
which he was owned. They informed him
that he was free. and invited him TO go
with them. John listened to their state.
ment and then went to the house 10 con.
suit his master. That gentleman sub
stantiated the statement Of the soldiers,
and told his slave that slavery was prac-
tically abolished, and that he could not
be retained for service contrary TO his
own wish. John studied over the matter
while, and finally went again TO his
master. The result Of the second confer.
ence was that John left his wife with his
master while he went TO Vicksburg, and
was soon earning good wages in the serv.
ice o. Uncle Sam. When the war ended
he returned TO his wife and to his master,
whom he found In Strengthened crcum.
stances. Johns money procured him
some needed necessares, and his square,
sound sense aided in putting the planta.
ton in running order again.
The following spring the ex.slaye came
north, accompanied by his wife, and SET.
tied in Des Moines. Once he has been
back to Mississippi TO visit his former
master, and twice each month letters are
exchanged. John says his master is the
best man he ever knew, and the master
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
A BootblacIS Marquis.
From the Chicago Times. Qsth. !

About year and half ago French.
man. who had lived for some time in
Chicago and operated on the Board of
Trade, committed suicide. He was
member Of one Of the oldest and most
noble families in France, that Of dc Bel
10y, ard was by right marquis. Being
depressed in spirits, he went, one even
ing, in company with some friends, into
wine.cellar on Clark street, and, after
drinking several times, drew a small piss
toll and fired bullet into his body.
There was, OF course, confusion at once,
whereupon de Belloy walked up to the
counter, where the owner of the place
presided, asked his pardon in the most
bland terms for creating any undue dis
turbance, fell back upon the floor and
died. The strange man had a strange,
eventful, and romantic history. In brief
it was that he left France abont 20 years
ago and came to America. In northern
Michigan he married fsherman's
daughter, and maintained himself and
family for some time by teach
ing. Six children grew out Of the union.
Several years ago he came to Chicago
and began operating en- Change, his bu.
siness career proving checkered one.
After his death his widow found it diff.
cult matter to get along. Her oldest boy
engaged in boot.blacking and selling
newspapers upon the streets, becoming
rapidly as dirty, saucy. and shiftless
boy as is to be found amongst the gamin
of Chicago. The widow subsequently re-
moved to Geneseo, in this State, where
she now resides with her family. The
strangest part of this story remains to be
told.
Information has just been received here
that the mother of Marquis de Belloy,the
father Of this boot black has Just died in
France. The Chicago boy is the oldest
son, and by right inherits the title of
marquis, while his mother becomes the
Warehouses do Belloy. The boy will
hereafter be the head Of this proud fam.
lily, which traces its lineage back behind
the Crusader. All that now remains is
to prove the legality ofhis mothers mar
riage and his own legitimacy to secure
the titles and the right to all the lands,
estates, nd Entertainments of the family OF
which they are the representative heirs.
Good for the boot.black good for the
daughter. Now then, won't
some American girl please keep her eye
on the young marquis and gather him in
matrimonially as soon as he gets old
enough
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
A SPECTACLE.

when the funeral cortege passed through
Haupstrom to the depot, all Heidelberg.
Zo,oOO 10 $4,000 persons, lined the win.
dows and curbstones, with heads uncoy-
cred and in respectfully sympathetic at
tltudes, that not being considered reflect.
ing upon the university or the authorities.
The spectacle itself was unique. Eleva.
ted Tar above the heads Of the crowd, the
coffin stood upon heaped pyramid
of funeral furniture and col.
lege insignia. ImmortelIcs and
grave blossoms Of many kinds covered the
collin, the catafalque and the bearers.
Flaring torches glared smokily through
the feeble darkness OF an early June
dusk. The town lay buried in the black
shadows of the overtowering hills, the
streets in semi.blackness where the
shades lay thickest. Through the packed
thousands the cortege wound its way
slowly, the band playing the dismalist
sort of dirge. Behind the hearse were
a group Of the dead boys corps comrades.
After these, groups Of all the other corps.
But the most remarkable spectacle of all
was the murderer in white knee breechcs.
low shoes with silver buckles, and
sword, with plumed hat under
his arm, and flaming
torch in one hand, just back and next to
the hearse, as though he wished to assure
himself that his victim was finished, and
that no delusion had been practiced Be-
hind these were the friends of the dead
in carriages, and behind these all Heidel.
berg solemnly falling into line as the
cortege passed. There were fully two
miles of torches, the students corps pre-.
senting very brilliant spectacle, their
swords and accoutrements flashing under
the flaring pine torches which they all
carried. At the depot the body was put
on the train, and the parents were left
alone with the dead. The procession
faced about, the band struck up lively
march. and the crowd falling into the
quickstep, accompanied the torches back
to the University building, where char
acteristic ceremony was enacted. Group
ing themselves in vast circle, the corps
struck up "Gaudeamus," and after the
glorious sounds had died away their
torches were flung whirling in the air, the
ceremony being significant of the termi.
nation of the career of one Of their
number.
l hear of steps being taken to bring
the murderer to justice. The penalty,
according TO the college code, is two
years detention in some semi-prison,
generally at large in some small town. A
member of the German Parliament has
set to work to frame law making duel
ling capital offense in college towns; but
since the law of the empire recognizes a
court of honor for affairs of this sort,
don't see how this is to be brought
about.