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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-03-12

In one of our recent ramblcs, We
ran across an Indian burial ground
of more than ordinary interest. II
is situated about half mile nortl
of Curley's log house, between three
and four miles northwest of the
Agency, on q high hill, commanding
a magnificent view in all directions.
From this point the river valley can
be commanded for miles, both north
and SOuth-thc Kinghshcr valley
spreads in every direction toward
the north, Fort Reno stands boldly
forth in the landscape on its promi-
nence, while the Agency ncstlcs
snugly in the valley. Due eas
stands the Cheyenne school build
ing upon a high hill, with its grove
OF timber sllirting to the southwark.
So much for the surroundings. The
burial place consists Of platform,
anchored to q small troc-thc whole
being q scallolding OF poles set upon
twcnty-thrcc forl,cd poles. Upon
this platform, in plain Wow for miles,
are the bodies OF seven Cheyenne
children, each body wrapped in
blanket after blanket, shawl after
shawl and, finally, as an outside
covering. white duck. Each BODY
presents the appearance OF q huge
white bundle, several feet long, and
nearly as high, rounding at the top.
The neWncss of the poles. etc. shows
where the first small platform was
built to the tree and loaded with its
burden Of dead humanity, aflcrward
platform after platform was added
Us the deaths occurred, until seven
bodies occupy this resting place.
Thus ii will grow until the clements
Will scatter them broadcast upon the
ground, when they will be buried
again beneath the ground. Upon
the platform, hanging to branches
and dead limbs and scattered on the
ground, are various household utcn-
sils; in view were noticed five small
pals, cup and saucer, 2 tin cups,
t small coffee pans, tim plate, q
wash basin, medicine pouch, hoe
and anaXc. A space ten feet around
is trampled clear of grass and weeds,
and few feet away is the medicine
pole with a small medicine box
(trunk) at It's base. The dead bodies
OF two horses, shot at the funeral
ceremonies. are close at hand. 1t is
the Indian belief tnat the horses,
blankets and household articles will
be of use to their dead in the happy
hunting gromds-thcirideal heaven.
The habit Of burying their dead on
platforms and in trees is custom
OF the Northern Cheycnncs, and
Robert Bent, our well known inter
prefer, informs Us that he has no.
uccd as many Us 80 chiIdrcns' bod
los swung up.in an immense cotton
wood JIco upnorth on tho Arkansas
myor. Iho prevailing custom of the
Cueycnnes and Arapahocs ON this
reservation IS to select the HIGH
point Of q sandhill or ridge, SCOOP
out q shallow hole and, amid The
mos. dismal waiIine and mourning
bury the body with its load of wrap
pings. 5 few limbs of trees are scat
tered over The newly made grave,
" r@ q. water is placed upon it and
n few household utensils scattered
around, A horse is tAcu shl, down
near the grave. A few mourning
relatives haunt the locality for sew
wai days, and persons travelling
across thc country, frequently run
across one of these parties with their
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
Sad Southern Stories,
Texas Siftings. |

A musical man, accompanied by hand
organ and child, has been giving street
performances for the last week on the
streets of Austin. After he had twisted
one of the Beethoven, soul-stirring sym
phonies out of the instrument of torture,
the artist sent the child among the crowd.
A legislator, who had just voted on the fix
ing of the per diem of the members, dis
gorged a nickel. Il wants anoder Nickel"
lisped the child. "What for?" dot nickel
you put dot cup in vas for de moosic, but
mine fodder ish a professional peggar pc
sides"
"What luck did you hab las night ?''
asked Aminidab Bledsoe of Whangdoodle
Baxter, two of the most popular colored
men in Austin, or in this section of Texas,
for that matter. Didn't hab no luck at
all. Oar was no chickens in reach. /
found lot of shirts hangin' on line, but
de wedder was so Indictment dat de shirts
and adder close was fcoze to de line so
tight couldn't puIhdem off. Maybe de
Lawd will temper the wind to de shorn
lamb, and moderate de wedder, so l can
pull dem close often de line eff dey am still
out ter night" "Why didn't you cut de
line at bofe ends and go off wild de line,
close and all?" "Brudder Whangdoodle,
mex time I'll be proud ter hab yer 90
along. You has studied de subject line
upon line and precept upon precept."
Col. Bill McCracken enjoys the reputation
of pouring out more whisky for one drink
than ony other man in Austin, newly elect
ed members of the legislature excepted.
The colonel was taking a drink at the
Gently Dreaming saloon, when the bar
keeper remarked: 81 say, colonel, waited
on a man while ago who poured out
bigger drink of whisky than you do" "He
was probably member of the legislature.
He doesn't count. I can't compete with
old professionals" No, he isn't member
of the legislature. He is very Intelligent
looking man, a stranger to me. He is in
the other room playing billiards" Col.
McCracken looked into the other room and
exclaimed: "Why, that's my son Tom. He
has just come home from military school
in Kentucky"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

trotters Among the recent additions TO
the latter are the following: S. S. Hobson,
of Utica, from Walter 1. Hayes, Ringwood
Park, Clinton, Ia, the stallion colt, Judge
Ellis, by Almont Rather, dam by
Young Backus; George Breck, Helena,
from Messrs. Clingan & Bro, Birdsboro,
Pa, the bay horse Cowpay, by CuyIer, dam
Birdie Grey, by Brigadier, son of Brig
noli.
Emeline, by Henry B. Patchen, the brood
mare who became celebrated last year by
reason of three of her produce, Adele Gould,
Kate Taylor and Ray Gould, with records
of 2:19, 2:23M and 2:294, respectively,
coming into the 2:30 list, is owned by Col.
E. W. Conover, of Middletown, NJ. Adele
Gould and Ray Gould were sired by Jay
Gould, and Kate Taylor by Aberdeen. Be-
sides these, Emeline is the dam of Augusta
Schuyler, record 2:31, and Alice Black
wood is by Blackwood. 1t is doubtful if
any other mare can make such showing.
note from Preston says the sleighing
has been spoiled by too much snow. Mr..
M. T. Grafton has had the misfortune to
lame his trotting stallion Trample by
Tramp, in a drift and he has been laid up.
Mr.. John Kathan is jogging black geld
ing he bought last fall of unknown
breeding; Token, brother to the flly
bought recently by Mr.. Powers of St. Paul
and a four-year old by Trample, dams
breeding unknown, all his property. He
is also breaking some youngsters for Mr.
Grattan, and expects to soon take in hand
the clinkers Maggie K and LIE Clair for the
campaign of 1888. Mr.. Grattan's Herod
mares, Queen, Mink and Magic, and his
Emperor mares, fopsey and Jessie, will
all foal in the spring to Trample. Little
Queens last years FLY, called Temptation
is almost as big as her dam and the image
of her. It is stated that Mr.. Grattar
would part with Queen for a very reason
able sum. If re would here is an oppor
tunity to get very pleasant driving fast
roadster
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
OHIO NIORAIONS.
Preparations for the ReOpening Of the Long
DiSMsed Temple at Kirkland, o.
cleveland, O., Special


The Mormons of Kirkland
are making great preparations
for their reunion of April 6. The work of
repairing the old weather-beaten temple is
nearly compiled. The quaint old structure
is losing its identity by which it has SO
long been known, and, instead of taking
form and shape of the more modern houses
of worship, seems rather to be fashioned
after its original construction. The pecul-
lar yet eminently fitting location of the
great temple first impresses the visitor. 1t
can be approached from each of the four
principal points of the compass. The
most frequented road is the one reaching
it from the north, and that leaves the main
east and west road 200 yards west of the
beautiful residence of the late president.
Capacity seems to have been amied at in
its reconstruction. Each of the three
stories occupy all the space between the
walls. It looks like huge Romish cathe-
dral Inscriptions i'll Greek line the inte-
rior. The huge curtain which hung in the
center of the temple in the time of Joseph
Smith is being renewed, and in few
days will hang in its place. Just what
Will No eAO PAoS AdAhLAO VI Iho SIOdC uu1OA
Is as yet little uncertain. Every day, how
ever, swells the magnitude of the ap-
preaching event. The representation from
the Mormon capital that will be present at
the grand reunion is now placed at 1900.
many of them are descendants of those who
were conspicuously identified with the
struggles of the church for existence in
Kirkland, and in theirI letters express an
anxiety to look upon the historic ground.
Mormons here say that the 9th OF April
commentaries no feast day in the history
of the church, but has been set aside for
this event by the Salt Lake authorities.
From Salt Lake and Plano all the money
comes, and all the details of the jubilee are
arranged.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
SALTWATER GLOBgLEs.

1t is reported that change Of time be-
tween Saltwater and st. Paul will go into
effect on the lower road.
Two new coaches have been placed on
the Saltwater and st. Paul division of the
Omaha road. They will be in charge of
Conductor Chase.
The election of Senator Sabin has proved
a succession of surprises to the greater por-
tion of the good people of this CITY. This
state of things eliminated In an attempt
to surprise the gentleman himself. This
movement was little social stratagem on
the part of the ladies of Saltwater, fore
most among whom were Mrs. Warden
Reed and Mrs. Judge Butts, to whose man.
agement the success of the affair was DUE.
AS it was known that the senator would be.
at home on Saturday, the evening of that
day was selected for tho entertainment,
Accordingly, at the time designated, be-
tween forty and fifty couples assembled in
the spacious parlors of Mr.. Sabin's resi-
dence. Among the guests were number
OF prominent citizens of st. Paul and
Minneapolis, to whom a kindly welcome
was extended by the host and hostess. The
evenings festivities were diversified to suit
the taste Of all. Singing, dancing and
social converse were INDUCED in until
1880, when the guests wara invited to the
banqueting hall, where an elegant repast
had been prepared When all had been
served the time had come to say good by.
The evening was one of unalioyed pleas
ure, and will long be remembered by all
who were present.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
The Je,cett Yalley Stock Farm.

Mr.. A. Post, proprietor of the Jewett
Valley Stock Farm, some two and half
miles southwest of Faribault, Rice county,
was among the delegates to the Agricul-
tural society in ST. Paul last week. From
conversation with Mr.. Post we were
pleased to learn that his stock ia
wintering in very fine shape, the aged
and the young ones alike being in the best
Of health and spirits, while the latter are
coming forward as rapidly as could be de-
sired. We are also pleased to learn that
it is Mr.. Posts purpose to pay more atten-
ton to the development of speed in the
produce of his farm than he has in the
past, not only by more systematic course
of training, but also by means of partic-
pating in properly governed and conduc-
ted speed contests within the state. II
this intention should be energetically car
ried. out, Mr.. Post, with the get of Voiun-
teer Chief, Taylor, VIM. H. Dixie, Gold
smith and Allen G. Patchen, from which to
select, will prove formidable competito:
We learn incidentally that Mr..
Post is driving to the pole
this winter, two colts by Volunteer Chief,
who are not only of fine size and snowy in
harness, but who are showing very prom
ising turn of speed, and that others fully
as promising are to be found upon the
farm.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
The E1epIant ana the Practical Joker.
TChambers' Journal

Rev. Mr.. Watson gives a very curious
story in illustration of this animals Won
derful long memory of wrong suffered.
One of these pests of society, "a practical
Joker" visited caravan in q west of Eng
land fair and tried his stupid tricks upon
an elephant there. He first doled out to
it, one by one, some gingerbread nuts; and
when the grateful animal was thrown off
its guard, he suddenly proffered large
parcel wrapped In paper. The unsus-
picious creature accepted and swallowed
the lump, but Immediately began to exhib-
it signs of intense suffering, and snatch
ing up bucket, handed it to the keeper
for water. This being given to it, it eager
ly swallowed quantities of the fluid. "Hs"
cried the delighted joker, Il guess those
nuts were trifle hot, old follow" You
had better be of" exclaimed the keeper,
sunless you wish the bucket at your head"
The fool took the hint just in time, for the
enraged animal having finished the sixth
bucketful, hurled the bucket after It's tor
mentor with such force that had he lin
gered a moment longer his life might
have been forfeited. The affair had not,
however, yet concluded. The following
year the show revisited the same town,
and the foolish joker, like men of
his genius, unable to profit by ex-
perience, thought to repeat his stupid trick
OF the elephant. He took two lots of nuts
into the show with him-sweet nuts in one
pocket and hot in the other. The elephant
had not forgotten the jest played upon
him, and therefore accepted the cakes very
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
Girls Who Get Tired.
lPhiladelphia Press.

Probably the average girl dosn't know
time. She is for ever wishing something
or another was something else until it is
something else. and then she wishes it was
still another thing. When she goes shop
ping she has the most dreadful time of it.
She is almost always certaian to want to re-
turn whatever she gets and get something
else. When she does not do this it is be-
cause she has not on her shopping excur-
sion been able to keep her mind together
long enough to buy anything of sufficient
consequence to return.
The uncertainty which chracterizes their
shopping experience, however, does not
embarrass them when it comes to selecting
husband. 1t is easier for most girls to
pick out husband than it is to match a
ribbon, and some of them don't give as
much consideration and thought to the
one as to the other. And yet it isn't very
easy to exchang husband when one finds
she has made a mistake. Perhaps the
girls are not so much to blame. A sweet
mustache and lovely necktie are not to
be resisted by everybody; they are well de-
signed to capture the average girl.
But while some girls change their mind
little too late, there are those of a quick
er disposition. One of these latter has just
come to the public attention in Illinois.
She has been sued for breach of promise.
She engaged herself to sweet mustache
and perfectly lovely necktie, but shortly
discovered that she really didn't want to
marry them. When she was brought into
court to explain, she merely indicated in
the chosen language of the untamed west
that the young man was nice to look at
but he made her tired. He had nothing
but his mustache and necktie, and she was
one of the rare girls who had found out
this fact before she had married herself to
these things. Whether the jury will award
the mustache and necktie any damages
has not yet been determined.
In cases like this girls would DO them
selves more justice if they would get tired
sooner. The large majority of them
don't find out how tired they are till after
marriage, and then the husband whom they
have not concerned themselves very much
to select cannot be exchanged like the
three-quarters of yard of ribbon which
has cost them weeks of anxiety andpain-
full thought and care. The average girl
won't care to read this. She doesn't want
advice on the matter of selecting husb
and, but when she goes to buy new pair of
stockings she will seek the wisdom and ex-
perience of all her acquaintance. Girls
are the prize puzzles of this world.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
Lizards and Music.


Lizards, such as some of the geccotid@
the lactid@ and the inguanide, certainly
betray a sense of musical vibrations.
Little geckos, and other house lizards, if
they do not exactly come out to listen, IS
they are reputed to do, will stop instantly
in their flight over walls and floors when a
note is struck, and remain motionless for
some seconds, aS though actually listening
for its repetition; and have seen taragui-
ras in garden mesmerized by guitar in
the same way. But it is to be observed
that in neither instance is the mesmerism
complete enough to prevent their GLIDING
capture, and that if the music be continued
they soon bacome habituated to it and re-
sumo their wonted movements. am in
clined to attribute the effect to the recep-
ton of the air waves by the general sensi-
bility of the cutaneous surface, the feel
ing of what is most likely disagreeable
thrill, rather than to any impression on
the special sense of hearing. Sitting at al
open grand piano one day, looking at some
Manuscript, but not touching the keys,
legatitia, making his way down the wall
against which the instrument stood, by a
series of crooked jerks ,icaught my eye, his
little sbrawling hands and iridescent body
sharply defined against the white back
ground. Oh the further end of the piano
lay paper of 'dulces." This had attract
ed swarm of flies, andlthe flies on their
turn attracted the legatitia. Down he
came, with abrupt suspicious darts and
turns to this side and that. until he stood
on the level ground of Tire piano top, paus-
ed, fitted half across it, and paused again.
Just as he began to run once more, having
cautiously brought my hands and feet into
position, I struck tremendous double
chord with the hard pedal down. Poor
lite chap! thought had killed him.
He was absolutely knocked off his legs and
turned over on his back, where he lay
feebly kicking. Before ] could reach him,
however, he han recovered. regained his
feet, flashed up the wall and disappeared
into crevice. expect that this lizard at
any rate, had very low opinion of music
afterward.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
Ne,r Eancn Stock Farm,

We notice that Mr.. Geo. F. Jackson, of
Minneapolis, proposes to devote some of
his time and money to the establishment
and operation of fancy stock farm Of
1000 acres, in Kandiyohi county, diyersi-
flying operations by the breeding OF blood
ed horses. cattle, swine and sheep. In the
sheep line Mr.. Jackson is commencing
with the Oxforddown; swine, ths Poland
China, and cattle, the Holstein. In the
horse line, hs Is commencing with the
Normans, for form and heavy work, having
secured the four-year-old dapple grey stall
lion, Avelin, imported last fall, and weigh
ing 1,600 pounds, and the three-year-old
stallion, Glorious, also imported last fall,
and weighing LOO pounds. From this
brief mention it will be seen that MT.Jack-
son has commenced well in the three lines
enumerated. If possible, he appears TO
have done still better in laying the founda-
ton for breading the trotter. AZ the
head of his troSting stud, he has the stsl-
lion Volunteer Jr., by Volunteer, tbs most
prepotent sire OF the greatest of all trot-
ting sires, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, having
twenty-three performers in the $50 list,
and standing third to the old horse in the
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

The Chicago Driving Park announces
the following trotting stakes for 1888 and
1884, in which Minnesota breeders ought
to be represented:
THREE-YEAR OLD STAKES.
No. l. The Ashland Trottiug Stlke, 1893, fol-
colts and FLIES (foals of 1S80) to be trotted
when three years old, during the summer trot-
ting meeting OF the Chicago Driving Park fol
1883; $500 entrance, of which SIS is forfeit, and
must accompany the nominations; SIS payable
on May l, 1883, 500 on June 1, 1888, and the re-
meiniDg $50, from those who start only, on OF
before 8 O'Clock p. m. of the day preceding that
pamed for the race; the Chicago Driving Park
to add $1,000.
No. 2. The Ashland Trotting Stake, 1884,
for colts and FLIES foals of 1881, to be trotted
when three years old during the summer trot-
ting meeting of the Chicago Dri, ing Park for
1884; 500 entrance, of which SO is forfeit
and mu.t accompany the nomination; SIS on
Jan. l, 1884, $25 on June l., 1884, and the re-
naming $50, from those who start only, on or
before o'clock p. m. of the day preceding that
named for the race; the Chicago Driving Park
to add $4,000.
FoUR-YEAR OLD STAKES.
No. 8. The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1888, for
colts and FLIES (foals of 1879, to be trotted
when four years old, during the summer trottiDg
meeting of the Chicago Driving Park for 1888;
500 entrance, of which SIS is forfeit, and
must accompany the nominations; SIS payable
on May l, 1883, $40 on June 1, 1888, and the
remaining $50, from those who start only, on or
before o'clock p. m. of the day preceding that
named for the race; the Chicago Driving Park
to add 81 900.
No. 4. The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1884, for
colts and FLIES (foals of $780,, to be trotted
when four years old, at the summer trotting
meeting of the Chicago Driving Park for 1884;
500 entrance, of which $40 is forfeit and must
accompany the nomination; SIS OF Jan. l, 1884,
$25 on June /, 1884, and the remaining $50,
from thoss VINO start only, on or before o'clock
p. m. of the day preceding that of the race; the
Chicago Driving Park to add 81, 500.
CONDITIONS.
All of the above stakes to be mile heats, best
three in FIVE, in harness, and to the rules of the
National Trotting Association. Moneys to be
divided as follows: Seventy-fve per cent. of en-
trance fees, forfeits, and added money to the
first horse, fifteen per cent to the second horse,
ten per cent. to the third horse. In all stakes
five entries required to fill.
All forfeits and payments must be made in
cash on the day specified by the conditions of
the stake, and in case of default of any pay
ments the horse is ont, and all payments made
before such default are forfeited.
Entries for all the above stakes close ON Thurs
day, March l, 1888, and nominations must be
accompanied with the forfeit money, and adj
dressed to D. L.. Hall, secretary, l26 Monroe
street, Chicago, Ill.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
E'lulakeutsna at Tashinaton.
2 q" ITO w ~ ''"I0''0VVVI''
Washington Star lInd. !. Feb. g.


Are we becoming a nation OF snobs and
funkeys? and are we to have recognized
class distinctions in the United States, as
they have them in en-ordained mon
archical countries? Indications point
strongly that way. At the reception re-
Gently given in honor of the governor
general of Canada at the British legation
in this city, a special table was laid
IN one part of the din
ingroom for the guest of the
evening and a small party, from which
other guests of equal official distinction
and personal responsibility were excluded.
In some houses in the city it is announced
as good form" for all the inmates of
room to rise when the president enters, and
a request to that effect has been made on
more than one occasion. And now, to
crown all, it is officially announced that
the president will next week give a recep-
ton to ''the diplomatic corps aud officers
of the army and navy" OF course the
president, as any other individual, has the
right to extend his invitations to and with
hold them from whom he p,eases; but
why, on an official occasion, a class dis.
tinction like this should be made and
slight put upon the officers of the civil
service by the head of government
which is supposed to be civil rather than
military i'll its character, will be difficult
for the average American citizen to under
stand. He will be thinking pretty soon
that it is time to take new bearings and
return to the good old days of republican
simplicity and democratic equality, and
take action accordingly. 1t is we'll for
those who sail ship to note the signs in
the sky before it is too late.