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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-17
Why he was an Abolitionist.

Frank II. WiIkie, in recent Illinois
,ketch of eE Governor Richard j.
OgIesby, Of Illinois, gives the following
incident in his early lite
How vas It Governor" quifed yis
tor that you. . Keotuckian, became
such a confirmed Aboitiopist :"
We'll, for mzBy reasons. but one of
the principal ones came from negro
man called Uncle Tim Hs vas
slave who had descsndeI from my
grandfather To my father. and VA the
only one in the family My father
died when I Was email boy and wc
brcame embarTassed, and in order 10
divide up Whist little there Was left.
Uncle Tim had to be sold. veil re-
member him ~ be- stood up on large
box to be ready for the sale. lie ass
a powerful uau. fIr abose the average
height, with a manly bearing fine
face aud skin ~ black a. ebony. lie
bad aiwass been Vers fond Of u children,
and ! thought almost ~ much of b m A.
It he had been my father. A. he stood
Waiting he mi lJrei. ~.tA tears stream.
ing from his eyes, a brother ofmy father
to buy him. That VS. impossible. and
surmising its cause .aId:
Uncle Tim, an going TO work 10
c'rn money AMI wgcm get enough
! will buy you and Get you free
Iii, fsce lighted up with pride
And pleasure =. I .sii this, but which
was Immediately folIosed by q look Of
Despair lie came down. lIf,ed me up
10 his arms aud said sadly Thanks
Marse Dick, you are poor orpbant And
won tneser be rich enough 20 buy Uncle
Tim. lie vas sold. and being past his
pTIm" only brought some 500.
~ moved 70 ~ no.,e IN time strug
rled went back to Kentucky and
grew no richer ! u-ed TO see Uncle
Tim occasionally, and alwsys assurei
him that some day would buy him.
lie always sccmed 10 li,t.n 20 the grate-
fully. but apparently had No hope of
success. 10 is4g went 20 California.
and after much Effort ! made few
thousand dollar and then returned
to tho state. Tho frat thing ] did
Was to fulfil my promise. ! sent the
money to my brother aui Uncle Tim
was rurchascd aud freed
Il was standing " front of The porch
of my hrother's house some days later
when rrrle Tim came ou' of q piece Of
woods little di.tance away and sp.
preached slonE path !, wAsA str,k.
ing p.c'ure-such never before or
since have Ei'n essoi. lIa wa giant
in statue hs abundant gray hair
was thr1~n back on his shoulders, his
face va llyii ashcr. remind urouo of'Ie
statue 81 Mases by Michel Angelo lie
cpu1tan1nro wac sgl0w here pslcsby
rose and sith expanded chest brought
his upraised arm down with The sweep
Of = sleigo hammer. and continued =
and .houe a. if lighted ly the very
spirit Of the Holy Ghost. when he
caught sight Of me he stopped. thre
up his hands and exclaimed Ny God
Ny God has the little orphan hoy
lived to buy and set me free
Then he pat his arm. about me and
tried to lifl me as Of old, but he had
grown too weak and too large. You
can't lit me any more, Uncle Tim, !
said. No, he answered in sad tone,
and then with an cKultant tone he
shouted a. he turned his face TOWARDS
the sky. 'Halleluish HAllelujah ! I'se
free +
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-17

piled not whore ooquetry would have
placed IL, but when necessity dictated Z,
namely, over the left eye Mrs Thomas
therefore consolcd herself with the re-.
hcoiion that IL was better her uncle
should knock Mt Mrs. Simpsons door
than at that Of more attractive fair one.
No her uncle, she was perfectly salts.
fed, would newer marry.
"Wbat have you got there, Sally p"
said Mr.. Fogrum TO his housekoeper, one
day, as she drew something from her
pocket, while standing before the side
board opposite to him. amt please
you, air." replied Sally, in a meek, but
not very gentle voice. "its bit O.
summht ! was going to show you. You
know, sir. my uncle Tim took leave OF
me yesterday, before no goea to sea
again, and so he gave me this paper,
which he says may turn up trumps and
make me comfortable for life"
"Well, let me see what it il, sally.
Is it the old fellows will? HUN why.
s lily, this is lottery ticket IA whole
lottery ticket yet will venture to say
not worth more than the rag of paper
It's printed on. IhAve myself tried the
lottery, times and often, ere nov. md
never got anything but-duapi uint.
mpnt.-'A blank, ~ hl,nk'-that
WAS the only answcr yer obtained
from them. What could possibly induce
your uncle TO lay out his cash in 50
foolish manner? 'Tis never worth
either keeping or thinking about. No.
l23, confound it! know il we'll,
once purchased share oft myself--the
very fret ever bought. when | wa'
quite a lad and we'll do recollect that
chose it out of whole heap, and
thought myself very fortunate in obtain
ing one with such sequence Of fgures--
one, two, three"
Most composedly did silly take the
ticket again, not at all disconcertad "A.
this denunciation OF iIl.luck, but, on
the contrary, with calmness worthy Of
stole. 'Tis true, she did not, like
patience on monument, absolutely
smile at grief; but then Sally never
smiled nor would smile perhaps, If
the rigidity Of her face would have
permitted such relaxation of its
muscles, have tended greatly to hegh
ten the attraction of her counte
nance,
Her master in the moanuhile con.
tinued eating, aud wondering, and
eating, until he could neither eat nor
wonder more but Diminishing Sally with
the dinner things, turned himself
quietly to the FIRE, and took his pipe.
Mrs. Thomas was sitting one morning
cogi'ating on some mischief that she
again began to apPrchcnd from tho
Widow Simpson, in consequence Of
certain Intelligence she had the dav
before received, respecting that lady'-
designs upon the person q her uncle
yybcn an, ,y,s ,Jdorl,. .,..,.1 -.
revcrie by loud rapping at the door,
and instantly afterwsrd. who should
entire the parl,r. hut IN. very sulier, cr
her meditation.-Mr S,mr.op Ecr
self
The Appearance OF 40 unusuaIavixitor
would alone have suffrod to surprise
her; hut there was ,omothiug in the
good lady manner and countonace,
that denoted she came upon very
'"p','"". ''''I'''
" n.y. 'l't' Homa'' exclaimed 'h",
almost hr'athI"--' as soon a- she entered.
have you heaTd?--your uncle
Good heavensr cried Mrs. Thomat
"what do you meau2-what has hap.
pcued?-my poor uuclc-ill-dyiner
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-17

-Four cabinets Cor less money than four
card siEes would cos, elsewhere, at Boyer's
Bishop street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
What Next

John A. Martin is elected governor.
He has succeeded so far in riding the
steeds, prohibition and anti-prohibi-
tion; but as yet the animals have not
started in the race. The contest is yet to
come. What Colonel Martin and his
advisors have promised right and left
i'll the campaign, the result clearly
shows.
The legislature meets in January.
One of the great questions to be settled
this winter will be prohibition. Many
republican members have been elected
pledged to resubmission, Others op-
posed to it. Both of these factions
have supported John A. Martin for gov
ernor. That the twO-faced candidate
has pledged support TO both there is not
doubt.
What will he done this winter, is hard
to predict. The governor will be COM
PEELED to take sides. One steed is trav-
cling towards prohibitions; the other is
antl-prohibition. The governor will be
compelled to dismount from one steed
to the other. 1t will be impossible af-
ter the legislature meets to ride both.
Which will it bep Somebody is sold.
One side or the other is to be cheated.
Which will it be2
If the republicans had elected the
next president We could conceive a pos
sibility of patching up a peace and
smooth over these dIscordant elements
for the good of the party. But Blaine
is defeated. There is nothing left for
the republican party of Kansas but
state patronage. This will help to make
confusion greater confounded.
We pity the position in which John
A. Martin will find himself as governor
of Kansas. Riding two horses in op-
posite directions, and the entire circus
going to everlasting destruction, our
next governor is in an unenyiable posi-
ton to say the least.-Topeka Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Hazelton's Troubles Settled

As we were going to press last week,
we stopped to say that a settlement had
been made between the town company
and the jumpers, and promised more this
week. We are now very glad to fulfill
that promise, and more glad to have it
all true, even more so than at the time
we made the announcement. AT that
time contract had just been signed
and nothing more. Now the ework is as
far along as can be until the session of
court this week.
One of the conditions was that three
men should decide, if two could not
agree, as to certain matters about lots
etc. But after little careful thought
and study, it was concluded by all that
one man from each side, selected by
their friends, could do their work as
well as strangers could, and save costs
as well as time IN so doing. The
thought took with both parties ami l..
&. Peck for the town company and
John Harrington on the part of the
jumpers, were selected. Two hours
work was sufficient time for two busi-
ness men to do the job, when the time.
and above all, the disposition to do it,
In less than two days after the matter
was broached by the jumpers in the per-
son of their attorney-Mr. Campbell, of
Harper-the agreement was signed and
the whole thing closed up as far as
could be till court sets Nov. 5th.
The basis of settlement is as follows
The town company agreed to select and
give the other parties l60 lots on fail
average basis, both of residence and
business lots. The lots now occupied
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Shaving Heifers.

DIR. Otis Mann, veterinary surgeon of
Springfield, Mass, who spent several
months in Texas last year on ranches
and in Fort Worth, writes to the Texas
Live Stock Journal as follows: "There
are four very essential considera-
tions in favor of the spaying of old
cows and beifers which are not desira-
BILE to breed from, and the first is they
will grow one-fourth larger.
Second. You will have better quail
ity of beef.
Third. 1t will bring from one to two
cents more, as it is more highly flavor
ed and more juicy.
Fourth. A scrub heifer after being
spayed will thrive and take on fat equal
TO steer and in fact they have been
KNOWN to surpass them.
About the risk; it is no greater than
the castrating steer Of the same age,
and takes about the same time for re.
coYery.
Cows when heavy with calf, can safe.
ly be spayed by using the proper lnstru-
ments, but not without; to stand the
operation well the animal should be in
good condition and it should be done
in good fair weather at any season OF
the year. They will necessarily fall Of
in flesh for short time but will recov-
er. The spaying of heifers and sows is
becomming very fashionable through
out the country as it makes very mucl
better meat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Ahout Fencin0


The old English common law was that
live stock must be fenced in, while most
modern statute law requires that it
shall be fenced out. The principle of
the common law was based on justice.
Crops are stationary property, while
live stock is movable property. The
land devoted to crops, the expense of
producing which is great, should not re-
quire fencing against the ravages Of
live stock. Where there are large free
ranges the necessity Tor fencing crops
is apparent. but as these pass away, as
land passes into individual ownership,
owners of live stock should control the
ranges, not the farmers. The latter
should not be compelled to manage the
live stock of neighbors. as well as their
own crops. The movement in favor of
controlling live stock in Texas is decid-
edly healthy, for stockmen are now
adopting fencing as an almost univer-
sal practice. In very few wears all
live stock will be under fences. and pri-
vate economies will have vindicated the
wisdom of law which in its nature, is
everlasting.-Farm and Ranch.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Atchison Globe: A man who W

Atchisou Globe: A man who was
standing in a corner yesterday held up
a piece of flooring, and said: THAT is
covered with the blood of Jesse James.
This piece of wood is from the plank
in the floor where the notorious out
laws head struck when he was slain by
the Ford boys, at st. Joe. was in St.
Joe shortly after James assassination
and like every one else that went there,
visited the house where Jesse met bis
death-the house which stands on the
summit of big bluff, and is owned by
an old widow woman. The number
of visitors to the place was so great
that she began charging D cents each
for entering the place and so cents for
cutting a splinter out of the floor. That
is how came into possession of this. 1t
was not long until the whole portion of
the floor where the bandit fell was cut
to pieces. A few months ago / was
again in st. Joe, and accompanied
some friends to the famous house. l
found more blood on the floor than on
my first visit. Every week or so fresh
planks are put down and sprinkled with
animal blood. The sale of splinters
goes on, and the old woman is growing
rich" Curiosity hunters will take
warnings
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

Young man don't spend your money
foolishly with no thought of the fu-
ture. Go to the country and save your
money for a home of your own: Pur-
chase piece of land and own it. Buy
it with a determination to keep it as
long as you live and leave it to your
heirs. If you have no money except
what you earn yourself, then scrupu-
lously lay aside part of your income
until you have enough to pay for a
piece of land. To be the owner of a
homestead will have beneficial effect
upon your character. 1t will increase
your self-respect, your confidence in
yourself. YOU will feel that you have
a responsible position and something at
stake in the community. The habit of
saving which you will have formed in
saving money to purchase piece of
land, will of itself be valuable to you.
1t will aid you greatly in acquiring 9TH
er property, and becoming independent.
The tendency of this is to make you
self-reliant, more ambitious, more in
dustrious, more careful and a better
citizen. The ownership of home will
add greatly to your happiness. The
feeling which it engenders is a source
of constant satisfaction. There is one
spot on earth which you can improve
and beautify. With that spot your
thoughts and affections become iden-
titled. 1t becomes an unfailing source
of enjoyment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

"Speakin' of productive SOIL" said
the man from Kansas, 1.-The half has
never been told. A few weeks ago my
wife said: Why, John, l bl'eve you've
took TO CROWN again. l measured
myself, an hope Gabrielll miss me in
the final roundup if l hadn't grown six
inches in two weeks. l couldn't ac-
count for it for some time, till at last
tumbled TO the fact that thar war holes
in my boots, an that internal soil got in
thar an done its work. Did you see
that 10y that was with me on the street
this mOrnin'? Looks like he war about
eightsen years old. Wal, about six
E.onths ago my wife sot our six-months-
old kid down in the plowed ground to
play, an gents, I'll Billy be doggone if
but you wOuld't believe that if l told
it. Yes, it's wonderful country,
gents. l could set here an hour relatin'
actual facts, but must rush out an do
some tradin'. I've got TO buy hatchet
to shingle my barn with. 1 left my old
hatchet out over night last week, an in
the mornin' it was full-grown AK
Goodbye"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Advice to Young Sportsmen.

Always bearin mind that it is the
muzzle of gun, that is dangerous;
therefore, never allow the muzzle to
point toward yourself or any other per-
son.
Never put your hand over the muzzle
of gun, nor allow another person
to handle your gun while it is loaded.
Use breech- h-loading gun with re-
bounding hammer. A muzzel loading
gun is both inconvenient and danger
Gus to load.
Hammerless guns are beautiful and
convenient weapons; but they are not
fit for boys to use, especially boys who
are just beginning to shoot.
Ii you are hunting in company with
others, be careful and courteous, al
ways refrain from shooting at birds
that are flushed nearer to your com-
panion than you, and do not allow your
gun under any circumstances, to point
at, or in the direction, Of any human
being.
Open your gun at the breech and take
out both shells before climbing over a
fence, getting into wagon, going into
a house, or handing the gun to person
not used to firearms.
Never drag gun towards you muz-
Zle foremost.
Treat an unloaded gun with the same
care that you would use in handling a
loaded one. II did not know it was
loaded" has caused many terrible ac-
cident.-
1t is best to thoroughly clean and dry
a gun after it has been used all day,
and when not in use should be kept in
woollen or leather case.
Never shoot at harmless and worth
less birds "just to try your hand" "
Most small birds are pretty, some Of
them sing sweetly, and nearly all OF
them are useful as insect destroyers
1t is brutal to kill them for any other
than scientific or artistic purposes.
When out hunting. observe every
| thing. so as to remember the minutest
details of visible nature. knowledge
thus learned is invaluable.
Boys when hunting together. should
he very cautious in thick covert. az
there one may bequite near another and
not see him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Curses on at. John.


The radicals of this country, and es-
pecially Of Kansas, are exceedingly bit
ter towards st. John, the candidate Of
the prohibition party for president.
Their curses upon their old-time leader
are loud and long and exceedingly Bit
ter. Acts Of personal violence have
been threatened; burning in efIigy they
have thoughtquite too mild a rebuke for
the apostate and apostle Of cold water.
These radical rawlings are without
rhyme or reason. Governor St. John
has pursued his favorite doctrine Of
prohibition to its logical and legitimate
consequences.
He is no nearer the democratic party
than he ever was. He will never live to
be old enough to be called even q bro
vet democrat. His position on prohi-
b:tion and the republican party is pre-
cisely that of Mr.. Lincoln on the sub
ject Of slavery and the union, as de-
clared in his famous letter TO Mr.. Gree
ley. He said he would save the union
with slavery il possible, or he would
save the union without slavery. st.
John would gladly have saved the poor
old republican party with prohibition,
but he would save prohibition with or
without the party. Like Rachel weep
| ing for her children and refusing to be
comforted because they were not-the
saint weeps sad and bitter tears oyer
the grave Of the g. o.p.
But for his darling prohibition he
ever wears beaming countenance, and
with the early blush Of morning, while
vet the dew is in the meadow. and the
lark is making the air full Of melody
with its lingering notes, he greets her
with the smile of tenderness and a pas
sionate kiss. Persecution OF st. John
will not keep the poor old party from
falling to pieces. It will not check the
spread OF his dogma In the republican
ranks. Garrison was stoned In the
streets of Boston, Wendell Phillips was
set upon by hooting mob and hurled
from Faneuil hall; but the abolitionists
absorbed the old whig party. and patch
ing the remnant on the old knownoth-
ing quilt, manufactured the new repub-
lican party.
The saint has this consolation, and
we can't see anything wrong in his in
dulging in sort Of grim, old-school-
Presbyterian smile of satisfaction over
the fact that while he has been fighting
for principle, there has been terrible
overgoing of the wrongs done him two
years ago by the republican party.
Under the circumstances a Christian
would be justified in indulging in q
''smile." The most feasible thing for
the party to do is to patch up a peace
with the saint as soon as possible. He
has much work yet to do, If the party
has any hopes Of salvation. 1t must 20
over to st. John and prohibition. Kan
sas City Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
Advertising Rates.
A Cabinet Meeting Of the Period.

t"aonfuttoH hcpubucdn.I
A servant said the president would be-
down as soon as she was done trying on
her dress. the attorney general took
out her knitting and said: "Well, Z
might as well be working. No telling
how long Well have to wait" Eager
attention 6n tho part of the cabinet in
terrupts the servants announcement:
'Her Excellency; the president of the
United States"
Good morning, ladies'"
"G0od morning, Mrs. President"
tAll in chotus.l ooh! what a lovely
dress"
YES" said the president. "I
thought would just wear it down and
let you all see it. 1t is pretty, isn't itY
just look at the hang of the tfain."
Its perfectly magnificent" said the
secretary of war. Those fine pleat-
ings of crepe de chine give it such
lovely finish. But isn't it just little
short in frontT''
why, of course, +" said the president
with some asperity. II have them all
made that way SO rs not to have to
change when tide the tricycle."
Il hope it's all silk" said the attor-
ney-gereral, sticking her Shifting
needle through her back hair, while she
rubbed piece of the dress between her
thumb and finger. ibid you save me
a piece for my crazy quilt p'
''Oh, yes," answered the president az
fably. And now let's set to business;
ladies. l haven't much time this
morning. Ihave to sit for my picture
at o'clock"
1.-The most important thing 1 know
Of, said the secretary of state, sis to-
decide on a minister to the court of St.
James. You know Lowell has asked
to be recalled"
"Oh, yes; forgot all about that"
said the president. Whom shall We
sendy"
IF it had only been earlier, !" said the
assistant secretary of the navy, reflect
iSely, Il would have gone myself but
the season is over by this time, and
then get so horrible seasick."
''It will be hard to get any one to Co."
said the secretary of war. ~ am told
the climate is so damp that your hair
never stays in curls at ALL"
IFS that so 2" asked the president
apprehensively. "Well, we must send
some one. And there's Germany to
provide for"
"Oh. what's the use Of sending. any
to Germany, Mrs. President Z" asked
the secretary of war,
"Oh, don't you know" said the sec:
retay of state, there's Herr Most and
pork and Lasker and Bismarck and all
those things to talk about"
II know there was color called
Bismarck some years ago" said the sec
retary of the treasury, meditatively, as
she sorted her crewels, s'bns 1t was hid-
eously unbecoming."
"But there's new red brown this
fall, said the postmaster-general, eag-
ly, that's perfectly lovely for dark
complexion, though l think myself
nothing wears as well as the old seal
brown.
Speaking of seal brown" said the
assistant secretary OF the navy, "how
about the commissioner that was to be-
sent to Alaska to provide US all with
sealskin dolmans It's getting pretty
cool; the frost touched my tuberoses
last night"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
About S am herd of cattle owned ,

About 5000 herd of cattle owned by
outside parties have been turned loose
upon the range of the Smoky Hill
Pool. This is cheeky, to say the least.
The members of that pool have expend-
ed thousands of dollars to make their
range available and are entitled, by all
the rules of fairness and decency, to
the exclusive use of their range. They
have no more room than is required for
the support of their own stock. There
is an abundance of unoccupied grazing
lands in localities further west. Some
people are never so happy as when they
are encroaching upon the rights of
others, just as some would rather lie
when the truth would do better.-Kan-
SaS Cowboy.