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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

Boston Herald. October u.
The dry, cutting satire practiced 10
much by the cross examining lawyer OF
to-day is sometimes a. dangerous in
court as il would be on the street. A
short time ago a jury was sitting on a
case in Southern Colorado. 4 woman
took the stand and was somewhat un.
tremendously treated by the lawyers.
AT last a particularly dry and caustic
fellow began TO practice on her with
the cross-examina,ion. Now, among
the juTymen was one gentleman who
was drawn with apprehension and fear
OF consequences. lie vas a free, wild
miner, with no more idea of the re.
strictions Of law and justice than buf.
falo. lie had twitched uneAsily while
the woman was being examined, and
could only be kept still by being pro.
voked into a whispered conversation
with the foreman. As the cToss.eXami.
nation reached a particular point, he
astonished the court by jumping up,
thrustlne his hand into his hip pocket,
and exclaiming TO the lawyer, I'll thar,
Mr.. Stick in the. Mud ~ This from
iuryman brought every eye in wonder
1hh Ah huH'thtbt uINh hlhis AAt hftNfA
nothing. and proceeded: "Jack Nc
Cabe won't low no man TO talk 10 a
woman in that shape not while he's
round" The judge rebuked honest
Jack, and he skunk into his seat, EN-.
barrassed but mad. The lawyer, turn.
ing upon him with withering scorn, $e.
gan, bombas;ically, "Of what weight
with me is the opinion of an ignorant
iuryman7 II That's what |
thought" said Jack, a.. with one bound,
he cleared the rail and wound himself
around the lawyer. Before a constable
could reach and separate the struggling
pair, Jack had macerated the lawyer so
that he was obliged TO give up the case
and 60 home on n shutter. The jury.
man nearly cleaned out the court be.
fore he could be placed under arrest,
disabling two constables and putting
the crier and the judge to fight. An.
other argument against the jury system.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

yond the lines OF civilization. Again
for season the barbarian will have
peace, and again the white man will
come until the pale.iace shall have no
savage To confront him. But must this
disgraceiul system of frauds, OF butch
cries, of costly and inglorious wars and
OF Indian determination continue until
the Indian is blotted from the earth :?
lie will be eiiaced from our civilization,
but must it be in dishonor on the part
of the mightiest government of the
worldY IL should not be so it need
not be so, but il will he 80 until we un.
derstand that the Indian is only bar.
barian that he must give way TO civil.
zation that he is not IA treaty. making
power and that he should be the ward
of the government, the subject Of its
most generous humanity. When civil.
zation crosses his path he should he re-
moved, not by treaty, but by order Of
the government. He should be proyid.
ed with food and raiment with schools
and churches with all the blessings of
civilization he may choose TO accept,
and he could then be the author OF his
own destiny. He would adopt the vices
and few OF the virtues of civilization,
but every opportunity and inducement
should be offered him TO better his con.
dition. lie will not long survive even
the best provision for his comfort, but
he would be etiaced from the popula
ton Of the New World without the
stain OF blood on a great and free gov.
ernmcnt. Other theories have been
earnestly urged and persistently tried
in dealing with the Indian. but the end
has ever been the judgment of the law
OF might and the question for the
future is simply whether the rule OF
might shall be generously just or an
enduring stain upon our national cs.
cutcheOn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
Rose Meckcr's Letter.

The following is a letter from Miss
Meeker, daughter of agent Meeker,
recently murdered by the rte Indians
at the White River agency:
GREELEY. Oct. 81, as the eldest
daughter Of the martyred agent Meek.
er, Of the White River agency, wish 10
express my feelings in limited way
about this horrible massacre. Had
there been half ~ much expedition
and force put in operation from the
time Of my fathers calling for troops
until the battle as there has been since
the battle this horrible massacre would
never have occurred. The government
with It's slow movements has let my
father be murdered when il could have
been prevented. Ny father wrote
Governor Pitkin on September tenth
that his and all the lives at the agency
were in peril, and requested troops.
After three weeks delay 20 small de.
tachment was sent that it was over.
come, giving the Indians more power
thhn they had before. Had the COW.
boys of Colorado been called out on
September tenth they would have
reached there in time 10 save the lives
at the agency, and they would have
made 80 clear work of the red devils
that it would have been hard to find
one alive to-day.
The life OF one common white man
is worth more than all the Indians from
the beginning Of their creation until
the present time. and vet such a man
a. my father, with brains, intellect and
power 10 move the thoughts OF men
his life is now ignominiously put out by
the hands Of a savage fee whose life or
soul il not worthy OF a dog, and no
power in the land 10 stay the deed.
What magnanimous government we
have TO panper set OF creatures
whose existence should have been a
thing Of the past long ago.
Oh. my father could but have
died in your stead Ny protector, my
hope and JOY oh, the broken hearts
Of widows. daughters and sisters who
to-day ai this hour mourn the loss OF
their dear, mar,yred ones who were
their support, love, life and their all !
They are now gone from their sides
forever, with only sorrow and desola.
tion for their comforter through life.
Who can pay the price of this mighty
woel Truly, the blood Of the mar.
tyrcd ones cries out for vengeance, and
shall the voice Of anguish be hushed2
Roar MprEup
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
Gcneral POrter's Pamphlet.

Gen. Fiiz John Porter has published
pamphlet OF - pages, reviewing in
detail the services of the fifth army
corps, Of which he was the commando.
and giving much space to his own case.
Gen. Porter IN his pamphlet il very FREQ
IN his comments on ten. Pope. Ife
charges that the orders Of General Pope
we're often improper, If not impossible
to execute. Gen. Porter claims that he
was better acquainted than Gen. Pope
with the positions and movements Of
the coDtending forces, and with the
dangers besetting the Union army. His
dispacheS, he claims, prove this, and
theif value, he says, was acknowledged
TO him ia person on the battle field Of
Antietam by President Lincoln. lie
says that from August 20, 1862, at
which time he left Fortress Monroe, up
TO September >, he still believed that
Ten. Mcclellan was in command Of tho
army oi the Potomac, and that bis ser.
vice under Gen. Pope was TEMPORARY.
lie says the army bad no confidence in
the management OF Gen. Pope: that
reyerses had come upon him. and from
campaign conducted AS Popc's was
others at least as serious seemed inevit-
ale. On his trial all that the prosecu-
ton claimed was that he had no favora-
bic opiuio Of Gen. Pope or Of HE abili-
ty TO conduct "A campaign. The same
charge, lac says, could have been made
against iaany other officers Of high rank
whose patriotism has never been sus-
pcctcd. Gen. Porter asserts that his
dispatches furnished the government
with the only reliable information OF
the situation at the time, and he reiter-
ates that on the battle field Of Antie.
tam President Lincoln in person gave
me his congratulations for the past, his
warmcst wishcs for the future. and bis
thanks for having furnished these mes-
sages and lcttcrs-the only correct
information received from the army.
and which led TO the happiest results"
This pamphlet Of Gen. Porter will be
peruscd with absorbing interest.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
OUR MISSION SCHOOL.

Only little handful gathered them on the street,
Children with head. uncovered, aud children with
naked feet,
Childreu whose eyes looked hungry aud children who
shook with cold,
Children whose little faces wasted aud white aud
old.
Only little bnilIng twelve by twelve. at the moAi,
with hVa unpnnind benches and crazy chair To- buast
Two Windows onc to the westward looks at Tho setting
Pouring Ills last beams through It, Just when our
school IL done
There on the Sabbath evening many a month we've
met
There In that golden cleaning. you'll find gathering
yet.
swcctiy the voices ring and brightly the faces shine,
And the golden sunlight touches, with light divine
Aud ne we hear them sin gng songs Of sayluurs love-
We think Of the coming sabbahs ia heavenly courts
TIL looking along the vista Of those eternal years.
Dim are our eyes, with glaincas, aud the joy that
touches tears.
Tisn't the ehlrcn's faces IN the shining gloam
-Ttsut the ruugh"nod benches usut the diugy room
just for moment. brightly oomcth vision sweet,
Ut host Of shining angels, trrliins golden street
Bearing seal. their forchead. clad in garments of
snow
Wearing no trace Of .orro~ met and yanquished
Yet the gIoriacd faces, .ccn In that vision bright,
strangely resemble those hned to ours tonight
Then IN tender reverence holding In eluscr clasp
Little fingers that tighten round ours In chldsh grnsp
Looking down in the faces watching our own the
WHILE
Changing With to sadness, brigh,rnins with ours
t. smile.
We think of those little children as heirs of home
above,
Bcss-i uith Fathers blessing, loved With saviours
love.
Trcadns the earth in sorrow, but bound for the better
home
where hunger aud wan, and siekues. aui toil shall
never come,
What n this liilc building io them l. The Nck" gate.
leading ANsy from dansrt into The pathway straight
Something holy and joyous surely our ~ufk must TO-
Reaching beyond the Irrsoui, into eternity.
Then In the grand Tomorrow boxing hack II 80 may
Into th. life aud Al-af. living uu earth today,
Truly think remembrance" holy and pure and sv cot,
VIII hAlov the dim ui noon, where aud tho chill.
dfeu meat.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
THE SAME CANTEEN.
nr rnLhLIa O. nALIIsE.

~ cHAblIA q. HALIIHE
There bonds 81 all sorts IN ths would of ours,
frii"fH II friendship aud ties ~ fuAsts,
Aud trus-lovsfs knots wenH.
Tho girl utij the buy bound by a kiss
But there's never hand, old hisnd, like this
W" have dfuBk from the ssfns caBte.n'
II was sometimes water aud sometimes milk
Aud soHIetiHss apple jack, Anr Eilk
But whatever the iipp. has been
W" shared It together. in babH or biHa,
Aud warm tn you, friend, when think II this
We have drunk ffpn the sains eantsebl
Tho rich and the great Ill down o. dine
Aud they quan Ia each other In sparkling wine
Prom glasses q crystal aud green;
But Ru"ss in their golden potailyus thsy tni.s
The warmth u regard a. b" found in THE
We have drunk FROM the sAns caniesn'
We have shared our blankets and tent together
And have marched aud fought IN oil kinda uf weather
And hungry and h w. have been:
Had days II battle and day. II rect
But this memory cling g. and love the best
We have drunk from tho same oantssu.
For when wounded lay on the outer fafe
With my blpsl Rowing fact and but little hate
Upon which nay faint spirit could lean.
Oh, Then remember you 'fAwi isel b. tiy side
Aud bleeding ~ fast Il srenr both must have died
We drank from the sani" eAutren
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
What They are At.

II is very apparent TO the student of
current political events, that the stall
wart leaders OF the Radical party are
the enemies OF the Union 10 day, as
JEFF. Davis 4 Co. were in 1861, with this
difference: Davis and his confederates
buckled on swords and sbouldeTed guns,
and said "come on the Conklings
and Blaines never did, nor never will,
manifest n bold front of that kind, but
they will seek to accomplish the same
end that jeff Davis a Co. were after
a dissolution Of the Cnion-by stealth
and substitutes. The New York World.
in alluding TO an event of that kind,
appropriately remarks:
There are two ways OF destroying
the Union. one is by tearing it TO
peices; the other is by pounding it into
pulp. The Secessionist tried the first
way and failed. The Stalwarts are try
ing the second way, and they will fail
too. What our fathers founded their
children will maintsin--an indissoluble
Union OF indestructible States.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
The Presidential fraud.
Govern or Hendricks

Fprern or HelthEleka
think man that comes into office
like Hayes did ought to wear the robes
OF Office lees aauniingly. Tremendous
cheering. He wasn't elected, and
they know it. lie can't rest. Like q
disturbed spirit, he wanders about on
the face of the earth. and can find no
rest. lie goes from one fairto another,
but he has no peace. My countrymen,
although | had no des re to be q candi.
date for the Vice Presidency. you can.
not imagine how proud | felt when over
40,0O0,OOO citizens of the United States
cast their votes for me, and elected me.
Tremendous cheering. But oh. if !
had not been elected, and if by fraud
| could have slipped into the place,
how like condemned criminal would
have hid my face from my fellow.
countrymen forever. Deafening and
long continuous cheers part OF the
audience rising to their feet and yelling
themselves hoarse 1t was enough
that Hayes should be carried into the
position by fraud, but when he defeats
the popular will, his wrong | have no
words to describe. He holds Office and
draws his salary, but when he steps out
of that Office no one will be thought
less Of than he. Cheers. II may be
that Hayes did not know of the fraud
that was going on to secure his inaugu.
ration, but when we find that he has
conferred government office upon
every man who had n hand in the fraud.
ulent business, we are inclined to sus.
pect him.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
Not so had after All.

Colonel Robert q. 1ngersoll, even
though he Is proud of being known a.
AN infdel, and publicly Avows his unbe.
lief in his lectures 10 crowded houses
in all sections Of the North, under.
stands human nature, and clothes some
OF his ideas, in themselves just and
true, in the most attractive and elegant
language. What. for example, could
be more eloquent than this:
"Women are more faithful than men
ten times - faithful as men. never
saw man pursue his wife into the very
ditch and dust Of degradation and take
her In his arms. never cav a man
stand 1t The shore where she had been
morally wrecked, waiting for the waves
TO bring back even her corpse to his
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
Mans Constancy.

Out upon 1t, have loved
Three whole days together,
And am like 10 love three more,
If 1t proves fine weather.
Time shall tnolt away his wings,
Ere he shall discover
In the whole wide world again
Such a constant lover.
But the spite ont is, no praise
Ia due at all 10 me
Love with me had made no stays
Had it any been but she.
Had II any been but she
And that very face,
There had been ere this
A dozen In her place.--!SnekiiHg.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

The design, which was carried on by
the present Amccr, is To form n huge
fortified inclosure, one side of which
will be formed by the Behmaru Hills
The side parallel TO the hills is almost
complete. 1t is about mile long, and
consists Of q series of small rooms, but
built against a high thick mud wall hay
ing an arched veranda running along
the front. Tho western side has also
been nearly finished.
The plan of the campaign against Ca
bul has already been described in the
World. An advance was made in three
columns, General Bright on the Khyber
line and Brigadier Hughes from Canda.
har pushing on to mask the Hanks OF
the central force and overawe the hill
men, while Sir Frederick Roberts de.
scended from the Shuttargardan Pass
tKurum Valley route) upon the capital
His force was composed as follows:
Sixty-seventh South Hamshire Rcgi-
ment-L Lieutenant Colonel Knowles.
Seventy second Duke of Albany's Own
Highandcrs Lieutenant Colonel Clarke.
Ninety-second Gordon Highlander
Lieutenant Colonel Parker.
Fifth Goorkas.
Third Sikhs.
Fifth Ponjab Infantry-Major Nc
Queen.
Twenty-third pionecrs-Licutcnant-Col-
oncl Curre.
Twcnty-eighth Ponjab Infnntry-Lieu.
tenant Colonel Hudson.
Twelfth Bengal Cavalry, Fourteenth
Bengal Lancers, Fifth Punjab Cavalry
lone wing)-Colonel Hough Cough, V. G..
Besides this General Roberts had un.
der his command company of sappers
and minors. a battery OF horse artillery,
q battery of field artillery and a noun.
tain battery.
Major. G General Sir Frederick Sleigh
Roberts, X e. b., V. c., is one Of the
luckiest officers in the service, for while
he has been General and
is n Major. General in ludia, he il only
a major in his regiment Of artillery. He
comes of Waterford family. Three Of
the four sons of the Rev. John Roberts
who served their country in arms.
Thomas dying n Post Captain Samuel,
who fought all through the American
war, attaining to the honor of knight.
hood and filling an important office in
Ontario, and Abraham rising to he Gen.
eral and X. G. b. ere he died at the age
Of ninety. The captor OF Cabul is the
son of the last stnamed by second wife.
He entered the Bengal artillery in 1852
as n second lieutenant. and after acting
as A. -. G. to his father, then command.
ing the Peshawur division. was trans.
| fered TO the QuartcrmasterG General 5
! Department. He went through the
mutiny. being at Lucknow and Delhi,
where he got the Victoria Cross for
sabring a standard bearer in the walls
and taking his flag. He has ever since
been on the staff, was Commissioner OF
the Punjab, was Quartermaster General
in India, went to Abyssinia with the
Bengal Brigade rs quartermaster, and
commanded during the recent Opera.
tions the kurum Valley force. He has
been mentioned twenty.three times in
dispatches. Last spring he got into
trouble with the English press by 'muz.
zlingn Mr.. Mcpherson, of the London
Standard, whom he sent to the rear,
appointing one of his aids to act for the
journal. The correspondents offence
was commenting upon neglect to guard
conveys and q wasting Of time and men
in an ignominious foraylupon the Khosi
hillmen
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

DANCERS OF DEsroTfsH. Republi.
can party is seeking to maintain the
justice OF the iniquitous Federal law,
which tolerates the use Of troops at the
polls and the right to interfere in popu.
lar. elections. The lesson of history is
condemnatory of such policy, and the
party which had recourse to such n
course 10 secure its own political success,
would undoubtedly be willing to carry
out the bad principles which they pro-
fess 10 their fullest development, which,
~ any one can see, end in despotism
OF the meanest and vilest kind.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
Grant and sherman.
St Imi. ro.,-Dcmoorai Dem.

st. Lanis rosi-Dcmncrst (Deml
What two more vulnerable mon in
the Republican party are there than
Grant and Shermanf The Republican
party itself was sick Of Grants last
term. and his denomination i'm 1876 was
out of the question. Have four years
obliterated the memory Of thousand
crimes against civil liberty and public
morality Sherman has the confidence
of nobody. lie cannot excite enthusi.
asm in his own party, hardly receive
the general respect of his own parti-
sans. lie is selfish. No country was
ever cursed with worse political hypo-
critic. So that in the case Of the noini.
nation of either Grant or sherman, the
Democrats will receive the material for
most vigorous campaign, with the in.
dications Of success clearly defined.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23
The Latest Lab0r-savIa Machine.

A hog.scraping machine which has
just been tested in Chicago worked very
satisfactorily. A hog was killed, placed
in the machine and almost in an instant
came out with only few odd hairs on
his head and legs. Seven hogs were
passed through the machine in fifty.
seven seconds. and each came out a.
hairless as could be desired. With 9
few improvements. the machine IL ex.
pected to finish of GOO hogs in an hour
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

arms but ! have seen women, with her
white arms, lift man from the miro Of
depreciation and hold him to her bosom
ns though he were an angel"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

wHAT a difference have we often seen
between our Affections at our FIRST meet
ing with and our parting from them 7
We have entertained them with sighs
and tears, bat have parted from them
with JOY, blessing God for them as the
happy instruments Of our own good.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

sonE men advertise their lives, and
the public are Generally disappointed
because the advertisement promises too
much others let their lives advertise
them, and the public always gets moro
than Is promised.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-23

EVERY persons natural weight OF af.
Fiction Is frequently made more unhap.
py by the envy, malice, treaehery or in.
Justice of his neighbor.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-04-25
milk in Medicine.

Milk and lime water are now
frequently prescribed by physicians
III cases of dyspepsia aud weakness
Of the stomach, and in some cases are
said to prove beneficial. Many per-
sons who think good bread and milk
II great luxury frequently hesitate to
cat it. for the reason that milk will
not digest readily; shurnass Of the
stomach will often follow. But cx.
pcricAce proves tina; lime water md
milk ale not only food and medicine
Mt an carly period oflife, but also at
Il later, when, rs in the case ofinfants,
the functions Of digestion ard assimila.
ton have been seriously impaired.
a stomach taxed by gluttony, irrita-
ted by improper food, inAamed by
alcohol, enlecbled Ivy disease, or
otherwise unified for its duties, will
resume lis work, and do it encrga-
~tically, on all exclusive diet of bread
and milk and lime water. To a COB.
let Of COWS milk one may add four
table s%poonfuls Of lime water with
good effect. The way to make lime
water is simply to procure a few Jumps
OF unslakcd lime in n stone Jar, add
water until the lime is slaked and of
about the consistency ofthin cream;
the lime settles, leaving tho pure and
clear water at the top. Great care
should be taken o to get the lime
water too strong. Keep to the dircc-
tons as to the consistency. and when
the water rises pour it off without
obtaining anyof the lime.-Hcrdld Of
MaLh.