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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
In the Trenches on MiIk River.

A New York Herald correspondent
narrdtes some Of the scenes that took
place during the six days in which Cap
tain Payne's command was besicged by
tho Ute Indians on Milk river. Color
ado One morning soldier in Payne's
command, wounded in the arm and 80
II that he had had no appetite for two
days, turned to "A colorcd soldier close by
him, saying Here. pard, stop shoot
ing at them bluffs and for the Lords
sake make me little Coffee The coll
orcd hero thus addressed. whose name
the narrator could not recall, answered
not word, but set 10 work. There was
no coffee in the pit. but there was some
in the next one which was tossed over.
But how TO make fire without wood,
that WAS the question. The colored man
calculated the chances, made break for
the suffers wagon, snatchcd II loose side
of II provision box and came back with
Il bullet hole in the board, which was
meant for his own body. Then he made
fire in a corner Of the pit and prepared
the coffee for his patient.
The suffers wagon was n fair target
and the sutlcr himself was hit in the leg
while making An incautious approach to
1t. 1t had n limited supply OF provisions
the regulation hard tack and raw bacon
and little liquor, which was of great
service 10 the wounded. Another We
hiclc which will doubtless be preserved
at Fort Steele ~ Il pet relic of recent his
tory, is the ambulance taken down by
Major ThoInburgh. 1t stood out with
the wagons, near the ccutcr of the oval
space occupied by the troops. and il
ventilated by some thirty builct-holcs
Rankin, the scout, got under it one day
fC1 . nap, and was awakened by ball
which struck one Of the spokcs within
two inches of the top OF his heaa
In this way, unwashcd, unkcmpt,
lily fed, at a time when even night, iliu-
mined by stars, refused its customary
shield Of darkness, the men Of Paync's
(whi.c) and Dodgc's (coiorcd) com
mands awaited further succor They
were not only beleagucrcd by gay ages,
who kept cross fire on them from two
commanding bluffs. but were listeners
TO constant insults uttered in English
and seeming To come from some white
man quartered with their savage foes
when a horse or mule fell a taunting
voice from the bluffs would come.
saying:
Better 60 out and harness him again
or your funeral -"
Again " Lift up your hats and give
uE a mark
Still again: Come out of your holes
you cowlIds and fight square
This last from the renegade cnsconccd
with the l'tcs.
Several witnesses describe the arrival
of Merritt and his troops. and say that
when the general met Captain Payne the
two threw their arms around each other
and that tears were shed. This is not
unlikely. Both mon were exhausted
Payne by his wounds and anxiety. MGR
ritt by his long march As for the rest.
there is no concealmcnt about the tears
There was such scene in that wrcichsd
corral FOR five or ten minutes as few
men witness twice in a lifetime. or
want to-
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
Sensations Amer Opiun smoking.


Did feel drowsyP No. Ifclt auietiv
ubilant and happy. The problems Of
my life were all gone. The mysteries Of
ne were mysteries no longer. / lay
there and blandly sneered at the world
~ tling OF no consequence whatever.
could not take my eyes from the light.
but II was "A tiny geiAeUse no longer. II
rcccded from me and grcw bigger. IL
was star-it was thc full orbed moon:
the attendant moved IL few inches, and
though WAS conscious Of his act, the
light itself was fiery comet with a
sweeping tail that had shot through i'm
me Burable length Of night. Now IL
grew and grew. II WAS the sun. The
whole world, the stars, the universe
were being absorbed in il. / was alb
sOrbcd in IL. The glory touched me on
all sides; below me was the tiny earth.
lilliputian ball, upon which myriads Of
crawling men fell down and wOrshiped
me. Opposite To me was Joe. ! WAS
conscious Of his prcsencc--of everything
about me. Had any one spoken 10 me ]
should have answered nationally enough,
yet the things about me were not 20 real
as my dwelling-place in the heart Of
light. | was living dual existence.
] was immortal. ! had commenced
upon the eternal life
Eternity! The thought became real
20 me. Time was no longer, save in my
own person. ] was the time-piecc for
eternal ages. ! was wound up and
going. The pulsatiOns Of my heart each
measured "A thousand years. A dread
iul tension heightened me out and
stretched me in all directions. A great
movement was going on which taxed all
my powers-thc tension grew more and
more tense. | could endure il no longer.
there was a quick sharp snap, a relaxa-
uon OF all my energies, all my powers,
and / was the eternal clock and knew
that ] had ticked and marked off one
second Of the fathomlcss ages and that
second had recorded = thousand years of
human time. The pendulum moved TO
two yllabics-for-cvcr forever. for
ever! ! lay dreading the billiohth
eternal year which should mark but one
mundane hour, and at the beginning OF
which should strike.
1t Is impossible for me TO express the
awful sense Of expansion, indefinite ex-
pansion which everything took on, or TO
write out one in a thousand Of the wild
fancics that rushed through my brain.
] was not asleep. was not dreaming;
by an exertion Of will / could have
risen. gone out of the place and walked
home. ! more than once counted my
pulse. ] reused myself and looked 10
see If my friend was beside me. He was
quiet. and apparently sleeping. Every
thought that passed through my mind
took upon itself and surrounded itself
with "A long sequence of quaint fancics-
WA. If. +. Round. tn Good Company
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
4 bird that Cries "Pa. Pa. Pm ~

Let me tell you about some queer
birds that saw in South Africa. They
are called Hadeda" by the natives. and
are "a large as crows, with long legs and
bills. and wings that are dark-green in
one light and golden in another. The
birds look like gentlemen in dress suits
with their hands folded under their coat
lails
The hadeda lives in marshy placcs.
hut they are easily tanned to live in
houses, and soon go in and out as If they
were part of the family. And. indeed.
you might almost think they were part
Oi it, for, when they cry. they say "Pa.
pa. par quickly, like an impatient child.
Two OF these birds that I saw were
very fond of the father of the family,
and would follow him about all day.
On Sundays they would even walk after
him into church unless he locked them up
Mt home. Once they actually did walk
into church. marching gravely up the
aisle. and taking their stand near their
master, who was the minister. behind
the little lectern or reading desk. II
was very funny to see these three solemn
figures standing there, and II was lucky
the birds did not think to call out Pa
pa, pal" just then, for the congregation
laughed quite enough as IL was. The
birds wouldn't go away, although tho
minister told them to In severe tone
so he had to walk out. and they followed
him into the open air. When he came
In again he shut the door close behind
him and so kept them out.--M EnaEdd
IN R Nicholas.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
The Mikado of Indiana.

The Detroit Free Press humorist gives
this police court sketch: II was the
hour of four o'clock in the afternoon.
4 young man of twcnty-four summers
suddenly appeared at the Central mar
ket and kicked sedate- looking citrun
sky high with his right foot and mashed d
three or four cgg-plants with n whirl o
his left. When asked 10 explain the
fundamental principles Of his platform
he played pitch and toss with several
heads of cabbage and crushed the Juicy
sweetness out OF halfa peck of tho musky
Bartlett pears. About this time several
men and women rosc 10 = point Of order
and were recogn ized by the speaker,
who ruled that there was no show for
discussion and peeled his coat 10 prove
IL. This pceling brought = peeler, who
put stop 20 the destruction by putting
a stop 10 the young man, who loudly
declared that lac was the Nikado of In
diana and away from home on boom.
d" suppose IL was temporary insan
ity?" qucried his honor. when the
story had been told and the witness had
fallen back.
Either that or ft." replied the
prisoner. /" didn't mean 10 raise a fuss.
but somehow the spirit came over m g
and I couldn't control myself. Tn g
sight Of a citron always gives me a feel
ing of frenzy"
"Citrons," said the court ss he looked
up to see what day Of the month il was.
do not contain that satisfying sweet
ness found in a watermelon
That's true" sighed the prisoner.
But citron, afler it has passed
through a certain process known to
housewives. becomes delicacy which
ranks first in the affections Of the pre-
servc-eating public"
IL believe you-yes, de-"
"Citrons. after they have been kicked
into pulpy state when raw. have lost
all value, and are Of no more good foT-
ever. Therefore"
Therefore, I'm to he seat up7" inter-
rupted the prisoner.
Yes"
For about sixty days'"
Just about"
Very well. I'm the biggest hoosier
in lndiany! I'm regular mikado on
rollersl I'm catamount with extra
claws, and won't stay in your old Gala
boose over fifteen minutesW
"All Of which goes 10 prove that
sixty days is too short time, and
I'll make IL ninetyI'' calmly replied his
/ honor and at ninety ii stood.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
The True Story OF {" Robin Adair".

The hero of Robin AdaIr" was well
known in the London fashionable circles
of the last century by the sohriquet of
the Fortunate lrishman - but his pa
rentage and the exact place of his birth
are unknown. He was brought up a.
surgeon. but Ibis detection in an early
amour drove him precipitatcly from
Dublin" to push his fortunes in Eng
land. Scarcely had he crossed the chan.
mel when the chain of lucky events that
ultimately led him TO fame and fortune
commenced. Near IIolyhcad, perceiv-
ING n carriage overturned. hc ran to rem
der assistance. The sole occupant of the
vehicle was "lady of fashion, well
known in polite circles, who received
Adair's attentions with thanks, and, be-
ing lightly hurt, and hearing that he
was u surgeon, requested him TO travel
with her in her carriage to London. On
their arrival in the metropolis she pre-
sented him with fee Of 100 guineas. and
gave him general invitation to her
house. In after life Adair used to say
that il was not so much the amount Of
this fee, but the time it was given, that
was the service TO him. rs he was then
almost destitute. But the invitation to
her house was still greater service.
for there he met the person who decided
his fate In life. This was Lady Caroline
Keppel, daughter of the second Earl Of
Albemarle and Of Lady Anne Lennox,
daughter of the first Duke of Richmond.
Forgetting her high lineage, Lady Caro-
line. ut the first sight ofthe Irish surgeon,
fell desperately in love with him, and
her emot ons were 40 sudden and so vio-
lent as to attract the general attention o
the company. Adair, seeing lis advan-
tage. lost no time in pursuing 1t, while
the Albcrmarle and Richmond families
were dismayed mt the prospects of such
n terrible ueSalitnfre. Every means
were tried to induce the young lady to
alter her mind, but without effect.
Adair's biographcr tells us that "amuse-
ments, long journey, nm advantageous
offer, and other common modes of shak-
ng of what was considered by the fam
ily as an improper match, were already
tried but in vain. The health of Lady
Caroline was evidently impaired. and
the family Mt last confessed, with good
sense that reflected honor on their under
standing rs well AS their hearts that IL
was possible to prevent, but never to
dissolve, nm attachment; and that mar
riage was the honorable and. indeed, the
only alternative. that could secure her
happiness and her life. When Lady
Caroline was taken by her friends from
London TO Bath. that she might be sep
arated from her lover. she wrote. It is
said. the song OF Robin Adair" and
set IL To n plaintive irish tune that she
herd him sing. Whether written by
Lady Caroline or not, the song Is simply
expressive Of her feelings at the time. and
~ IL completely corroborates the cir
cumstanccs just related, which were the
town talk OF the period. though now
little more than family tradition, there
can be no doubt that they were the ORR
gin Of the song NotccaStle C01rant.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
Young Marksman's Peats.

Captain Bogardus, champion glass
ball and pigeon shot, gave an exhibition
at St. Paul. Minn. After the captain
had finished. Eugene. his fourteen year
old son, took the stand, and for nearly
half an hour held the audience in breath
less attention. Eugene is youthful
prodigy. says the Globe. For one so
young his feats have never been equaled.
With his little rifle, resembling more =
toy fircarm than a death-dealing instru-
ment, he astonished the lookers-on by
breaking foriy-seven out of iifly glass
balls thrown into the air. besides many
other odd and difficult feats. When
DIR. Carver gave his exhibition Mt the
fair grounds, last season. people looked
upon them as remarkable and wonder
full. But now comes a mere youth. who.
almost with toy rifle, does equally. ii
not more. difficult feais. Carver used n
large rife, Of which Eugenc's Is but 4
miniature copy. Eugcne's shooting re-
cord yesterday Is ahead of anything DIR.
Carver has done. Despite n strong wind.
hc not only showed himself able TO break
glass balls, but To- hit half dollars, quar-
tcrs. marbles. nickels. and even three.
cent pieces. His quiet. impassiye, re-
tiring demeanor IL also n matter Of won
derment. Apparently unconscious of
performing any extraordinary feat. he
,ontinres 10 load and fire his little piece.
in no way elated 1T his success. Eugene
is certainly prodigy. and will. no doubt
astonish the world with still more re-
markable performances in his line
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
Tic Head Chlcf Of the Hes.

Ouray. the head chief Of the Utcs at
the tncompAhgrc, il an Indian of re-
markablc ability. lie has made two visits
10 Washington. and. seeing the power
and immense number Of the whites.
has become in every sense Of the word q
pcaccable Indian. lie lives in a house.
Cultivatcs some sixty acres OF ground.
has large flock Of sheep. wears the
clothing Of white man, rides around in
a covered wagon or carriage, and has
largely adopted the habits and customs
of civilization. lie has learned TO sign
his name. and was in the habit Of send
ing letters direct Ia President Grant
stating his grievances and what he
wanted. His influence has been all
powerful on the side of peace. and that
there has been no collision between his
pcnp,e and tho whites Is du" 10 him.
He Is not. however. the hereditary head
chief. but became 50 many years ago
through his force of character and the
favor Of the Indian agent. who acknowl-
edged him as such. Frequent attempts
have been made 10 assassinaic him by
the Indians themselves, especially those
of the hereditary Chcftain blood. who
are jealous Of his power and dissatisfied
with his change from the old habits and
customs. The whites much dread that
in some time or other these at
tempts may succeed: then there will b g
trouble; there will be no restraining
force. aud the bad Indians will got con
troll ol the tribe. II will not be their
numbers. but the scattered character of
the mining population, the numerous
mountain hiding-placcs, and the mac
ccssibility Of tho country which will
make them formidable enemies and the
war pro;rartcd and expensive.
Many years ago the Sioux captured
the son OF Ouray while lac was on buf-
falo hunt on the eastern plains Of Colo
RADIO. The hoy then was tive We years
Of age and his only child. II has been
Ouray's great grief, and rs he was
taken prisoner and is still living. he has
made every effort to regain him. but n.
set unsuccossfully. The government
ought rs he thinks assist him, and get the
boy back. Ouray last year gave strong
proof of his determination TO keep his
people quiet toy the summary punish.
ment Of O-se- paw, Ute medicine chief
who was, If possible, even more restless
than Colorov. lie was constantly trav.
cling from the white river agency to the
southern Ute country, exciting all the
Utcs and endeavoring 10 get them tc
join him in an attack upon the whites.
claiming that they had beeH defraudcd
by the Brunot treaty. and the whites
ought not To be allowed 90 remain in the
San Juan country. Ouray saw that hs
was getting quite n strong party on hii
side. so TO stop the trouble, after M
angry controversy. as he was leaving
the council, while in the act of mount
ing his horse. O-se-paw was shot dead
by order Of Ouray. Denver (COl.) Tri.
bif,ic
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
The InhnsnIiahle PamIlr.

The other day n genuine tramp with q
stomach ycarning for n picked-up mCa!
undertook to enter n yard on Windt
street. 4 large. fierce dog stood nj the
gate 10 give him a hostile welcome, and
after vainly trying TO propitiate the ami.
NAL the tramp called TO n lad of ten who
was making kite on the veranda:
"Hey. sonnyw
Yes, I'm hay" was the reply.
Say, bub. call off yer dog" /.
mo use--Eo use" replied the lad
" Even if you got In here mas waiting nj
the kitchen with a kettle of hot water.
Sarah's working the telephone to git the
police, and I'm here to holler murder I
and wake up the whole street. ."--Fres
Press.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

Tho New York U0pinicrc,ni .ddrcviiscr
pathetically calculates: Many n poor,
but religious editor has been compelled
TO receive pay for his valuable paper in
turnips. string pumpkins, and
such-like articles of diet, but we never
remember TO have heard of butcher
who would accept column of para
graphs In return IL. rcrtcrbousc steak
CT a small roast Tor Sunday.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

The wife of the bonanza king, Mr.. j.
w. Mackey. has had her portrait painted
In Paris BY Cabanel. She has n fair,
earnest face, and great, lustrous blue
eyes, with dark hair. Tie dress In
which the portrait is painted IL Of Grim
son brocade. faced with pale pink satin,
hordered with ace and v"aOui sleeves.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

The photograph camera is playing an
important part in the art of counterfeit.
ing. according TO the Detroit Free Press.
Chief Brooks, of the treasury depart
ment service. has gathered in large
number of counterfeit notes so skillfully
made as TO be accepted by the banks.
The fiber paper has been the principal
protection heretofore. because counter
feitcrs have been unable to procure 1t !:
but the photograph repro1uccs IL and
the Patchwork almost with perfection.
and very rapidly. The red letter num-
bering Is the weak point. 1t Is photo
graphed black and the washing Of red
over IL may bc detected with glass.
These Photographic issues are appearing
evcrywhere-in San Francisco and Bos-
ton--and no trace of the men engaged in
the business Is yet found. The common
operators have been wccded out OF the
business and first-class talent only. IL is
believed, Is now engaged The Bank OF
England's plsn OF destroying all notes
that come into its hands and issuing
new ones II urged ~ n remedy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

The results Of the Portuguese ccnsus
of 1878 have been published. showing n
population of 4,7i5. 024 pers ons-2, ,3i4,.
800 males, and 2,i30, sol fcnales--inculd-
ing Madeira and the Azores.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

In France, horses and vehicles exclu-
sivcly employed in farm work. are cx-
empt from half the ordinary tax.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

One hundred and thirty persons are
employed at Vasssr College, Pough-
krcpsic. N. Y, 10 wait on the girls and
auond to the estate.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

The Chinese continue TO pour into the
Hawaiian islands in such numbers that
the question Of how to stop them is
growing TO be of serious importance.
they constitute already over n hfth of
the entire population, Hid are almost all
males. They are useful on the sugar
plantations, but they do not assimilate
with the native population. whose ex
tinction they threaten at an early day,
and whom they will hardly replace sat
isfactorily as loyal subjects and citizens.
Tho government Is trying TO get the
needed labor supplies from the South
Sea islands. but the owners OF the Ha-
waiian sugar estates. who care only for
their business interests, are perfectly
willing To take the cheaper Chinese.
Over 1900 Cinnamon arrived at Homo
lulu in the second half of last year,
which, considering the scanty popula-
tion Of the islands, is pretty heavy i'm
migration.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27

Total ............. 500. .3l3. $50 rubics
In American currency this amounts
to about S2.6i4, 735. .IlO. Engand's
debt is en-, 9sl .5g7, or S3.ss9, ,9O7, gsj
The debt of the United States il about
e.. 2J6. 205. .sg2.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

We are assured that better times
will come with the resumption of
spepie payments; that there will be
an imitation of the currency to the
extent of the specie that will be put
in circulation consequent on resump-
ton, and the result will be a renew
al of the activity of the industries of
the country, and a fresh start on the
way to unexampled prosperity. That
is the rosy-hued picture presented
for u contemplation. We hope
that all that is promised may prove
true, and not a color of the bright
picture may be dimmed by any un-
toward circumstance. He must have
a stony heart indeed that does not
want to have better times come and
who does not long to know that much
of the misery of poverty that has
afflicted the land for several years
past has disappeared, and that there
is good cheer ahead for the working.
man and laborer! The country ha:
been forced through SO great trials
trouble and suffering to reach re
sumption that sunshine ought to fol
low it. We are promised that i
will.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

According to the statementof Sec
Sherman, the First National
Bank of New York has been the
holder of government coin to an I'M
usually large amount, not less than
$30,000,0 900 having been deposited
in its vaults for a period of six
months, to be used ostensibly in the
refunding and sale of bolds, but at
fording to the bank by the manipu-
lation of this enormous trust, q pro-
fit estimated by Mr.. Hewitt, and so
stated in the House, at not less than
5000, 900. AS there is no law to pre-
vent the Secretary from making such
a deposit, it cannot be said that The
transaction is illegitimate in itself;
but when it is recollected that the
First National is an o%utgrowth 81
the Jay Cooke concern and ideatii
ed with the old district ring, owhich
Mr.. John Sherman is supposed tc
have been no unimportant part, the
inference is not altogether irrationa.
that Mr.. John Sherman is to some
extent a partner in the First Nation
al's profits. He would hardly have
selected that bank as his favorite de
positary, except upon the principle
of a fair divide.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The Washington Post says it is
mentioned as an astonishing thing
that, with all it's sympathy for the
negro, and all its willingness to have
him in Congress, the solid North has
never sent a representative of that
race thither." That is rather strange
on general principles, but not when
the true inwardness of the situation
is understood. Outside of the limits
of theory and party the Republicans
have no sympathy for the negro. Of
course, the colored men this side of
Mason & Dixon's line are better fit
ted by education and past a~ssoeia-
tions to satisfactorily discharge the
duties of Congressional Office than
their brethren on the other side of it;
but it would be quite as difficult to
elect a colored man to Congress in
the "Solid North as in the "Solid
South"