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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21
How Bears Fish.

Very few people know that bears
take to water naturally. They roam
over the mountains AMI through the
forests dig open rotten logs for ants
and worms, and secure all the hornets
nests they can, and tear them to pieces
and eat the young grubs, pick berries
of all descriptions and eat them. and
would seem to belong to the dry-land
animals.
The fact is different. They love the
water. not, perhaps, As well rs the
moose and deer. but better than most
dry-land animals.
They are very fond of fish. and are
expert fishermen. and show mOre cum
ming and instinct. if not reason. than
many city chaps | have seen about the
lakes.
l came suddenly upon a very large
bear in \ thick swamp. lying upon a
large hollow log across a brook. fishing,
and he was so much interested in his
sport that he did not notice me until l
had approached very near to him. so
that l could see exactly how he baited
his hook and played his fish. He fished
in this wise: There was a large hole
through the log on which he lay, and he
thrust his forearm through the hole
and held his open paw in the water and
waited for the fish to gather around
and into it, and when full he clutched
his fist and brought up = handful of
fish and sat and ale them with great
gusto; then down with the paw again,
and SD ON.
The brook was fairly alive with little
trout and red-sided suckers and some
black suckers, so the old fellow let him.
self out on the fishes. He did not eat
\their heads. There was quite a pile OF
them on the log. l suppose the oil on
his paw attracted the fish and baited
them ever better than a fiy-hOOk. and
MS tOe-nails were his hooks, and sharp
ones too, and once grabbed, the fish are
sure to stay.
They also catch frogs in these forest
brooks, and drink of the pure water in
hot summer days, and love to lie and
wallow in the muddy swamps, as well
Is our pigs in the mire.
They often cross narrow places in
axes by swimming, and also rivers, ard
seem to love to take a urn in the
water. [ Once saw one swimming from
the mainland to the big island in
Mooselucmagantic Lake. with just o
streak of his back out of the water, look.
ing like a log moving along. Sometime:
YOU see only their heads out of the
water; ut other times half of their bod.
les afc to be seen. We account for this
difference by their condition. If fat,
the grease helps to buoy them up; ii
lean, they sink lower in the water
Lewiston (lMe.) journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

The London Lancet does not ap.
prove of children's parties. and thinks
that not only in winter. but at all sea-
sons, the amusements of young children
should be simple, uneNciting and as
free as possible from the characteristic:
of the pleasures of later years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

"A patent-meGicine man advertise:
that. beginning life upon nothing, he
attained such a pitch of prosperity tha'
he wore velvet robes with diamond but
tons, and stood before kings.-N. l.
Neus.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

A willow tree standing in the cen-
ter of Nicholasville, KY, which meas
urcs fourteen feet in circumference at
the base. was planted by Judge Wake
sixty.two years ago from a riding
switch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

DIR. Poore, of London, in contrast
ing coffee and tea. says the former con
tains more alkaloidal stimulant and the
latter ore tannin. Tea calls for less
digestive effort than coffee. but the
tannin of tea Injuries digestion after a
time. Out of ninety samples of ground
coffee purchased in London shops only
five were found to be wholly genuine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21
For the last five or six years.

-"FOr the last five or six years."
observed a distinguished American
architect, II have been occupied al
mos, exclusively with public buildings.
l could count On the fingers of my
right hand the private houses l have
erected. My temper in consequence
has become comparatively sweet, for
nothing is so trying to an artists soul
as to be subjected to the esthetic whims
Of charming women who desire his pro-
fessional service. "-Ha1per's Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

"A school-boy in London committed
suicide the other day. He had failed to
pass an examination, and for many
months before had been overwOrked and
cruelty punished in school. His teach
er states that he was not a Upright
lad" audit was no doubt the absence
of this brightness that caused him to
lag in the educational race that was set
before him. The wise Coroner's Jury
brought in a simple verdict of suicide"
Perhaps = verdict of .'killed by a false
and vicious system of education" would
have been trucr to the facts.--Detroit
Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21

The remains of All Sam, the
Chinaman of the Jeanette, have
travelled $1,000 miles in search of a
grave. but are not yet in their final
resting place. They will soon be taken
across the United States to San Fran
cisco. 5000 miles. and then across the
Pacific. 10. 900 miles further, to the old
home in China, thus making the circuit
of the globe and O~ne-fourth of a Sec
ond circuit. He was brought from
Asia and goes back to Asia.-N. Y.
Herald.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
Too Late For Comment.

Philadelphia Press
There are 10000 colored voters
in Mississippi to 10000 white, yet
Cleyeland's majority is over $4,000,
while Blaine, according to the returns,
received less than one third Of the
colored vote. Dos any one believe
that this is the leg mate result of a
fair election? IL, re is no one with
any claim to intelligence who does
not know or with any honesty who
will not admit that the so called cleo
tions of Mississippi are dreary farce,
and that, were fair expression of the
wishes of the people allowed, Cleve
land would have had as much chance
of getting the electoral vote of Min
nesota as of Mississippi. Yet the
people of the North are expected to
submit patiently while the fraudulent
elections of Mississippi, Louisiana and
South Carolina, each of which has a
majority of colored voters, decide
who shall be President of the United
States.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
Too much confidence was placed In
The Irish vote and too little regard
paid to the colored population.
Support the Journal.

For the past two years we have
struggled hard to present to the col
ored people Of Pennsylvania paper
devoted exclusively to their interest.
We have defended their rights and
voiced their sentiments when every
other newspaper was silent. We
gave them at great expense such
news concerning the members of oar
own race as was obtainable nowhere
else. We opened up q pleasant
avenue of intercourse between the
different sections Ct the State and the
country, and msny cd friends were
found, and knowledge Of the
weekly occurrences at the former
homes OF many were given, aud all
we asked then, and all we ask now,
is for their support. If the coiored
people would give us as liberal a
patronage as they give to other
papers, which have no material inter
est in their welfare, we could give
them far better paper. We &C
knowledge with pride the great inter
est our many supporters throughout
the State have manifested in our sue
cess; and while some Of our agents
have robbed us, others have been
truly honest. And while many of
our subscribers have received the
paper and never paid for it, others
realizing that paper cannot succeed
without its subscribers pay, have
shown their interest for our success
by paying up promptly. Newspapers
devoted to the interest of colored
people have rugged road to travel,
as rule, and have to depend largely
upon the encouragement received
from those to whom it deyotes its
columns. We, therefore, appeal to
the colored people of Pennsylvania,
and this city, for renewed support.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

THE Washington Adv0c0te being
one of those lucky papers with a
Government Office at its back, flies
into passion and attempts to chas-
tise the JOURNAL for giving the
reasons why one of the Honorary
Commissioners of Massachusetts, re-
fused to serve, and advising the col
ored people not to be put aside in the
exhibition, unless every facility was
allowed them as was allowed others.
The hide of the editor of the AdUo-
cate is very close, and nothing pricks
him so severely as when he thinks
some one might get a hold of the
public teat upon which he has feasted
90 long. He is as true and earnest
ia his protection Of the public funds
as Democracy is to her time honored
principles. No matter what may
happen; days may come and days
may 90; the rivers in the valleys may
run dry: the sun may cease to move;
the wreck of matter and the press of
time will be survived, but he will
ever hold on to the public teat and
defend any interest on which he has
a pull. We are and have been in
favor of the New Orleans exposition.
and we want our people to have
every chance for as creditable a dis
play as possible. This is is our only
solicitude, and for the success of that
display we propose to contend for as
liberal contribution as can be had.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
What Shall We Do7

Mr.. BLAINE has been Gated, no
matter what the cause; but that the
solid South and broken faith in the
North among the leaders, has been
largely responsible, is quite evident.
For twenty long years have the col
ored men stood faithfully by the Re
publican party. They have been
murdered, dashed and hunted like
animals, and yet they have never
swerved in their fidelity to the cause
of the Republican party, and when
ever one turned his back upon the
party, his own race was the first to
censure him. Always feeling that deep
sense of gratitude to the party which
done so much toward mixing him a
citizen, he naturally felt to leave the
ranks of that party was the deepest
ingratitude Within the last few
years it has appeared that the Repub-
lican party were endeavoriDg to rid
itself of the Negro, Appeals were
made to every race and class Of PEG
pie for their support, while the sup
port of the certain and reliable vote
of the colored man in the South was
left unprotected. The Irish were
appealed to; the German was cajoled;
the Italian was smiled upon; while
the most earnest devotees of the tarty
were left to their fate, and this fate
has brought defeat to the Republican
party. Now. what is the position Of
the colored man? Does this defeat
of the party by its leaders free the
colored man from further obligation?
Will it be to bis interest to oppose
the party now about going into pc yer
as vigorously as he has done hitherto,
or will it be to the best interest of the
race to divide in opinion and in their
support between the two great pol.ti-
cal parties? Within the next fcnr
years new Issues will arise. The
rapid advance in intelligence of the
colored man will teach him to dis
criminate between the difference of
the paramount interest of his race and
the paramount interest of his party.
Many of our young men graduating
from school will cast their first votes,
and it is essential that these votes be
directed in the right direction. We
present these questions to our readers,
as they will certainly have to be an
swered in the near future.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

In view of the fact that Pennsylva-
MIA gives such large majority, and
the Legislature is largely Republican,
the party might surprise Itself by
giving some colored man outside of
Philadelphia decent position, some
thing above the third house commit
tee rooms, pastors and folders, and
such like. The reason we say outside
of Philadelphia, is because hitherto
that city is always represented, while
the rest of the State is left out. All
the colored men who vote in this
State don't live in Philadelphia by
several thousand.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
PRESS COMMENTS,

The Government Still Lives.
southern Tribune.
Let not the Negro think that life
is only worth living under a Repub-
lican administration, but recognizing
that this is his country as much as
any other citizens, recognizing that
this Government owes the perpetuity
of its institution to his services in the
field, let him 60 to work and better
fit himself for those duties Of citizen.
ship of which his bitterest enemies
dare not deprive him. God rules and
the Government still lives.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

TIE time-honored principles of the
Democracy will now have four years
in which to cavort around, and in the
meantime prove to the world whether
they truly believe in free ballot and
a fair count whether the colored
man in the South is to be longer dis
franchised, bull-dozed and murdered,
and take advantage of the opportu-
nifty they have to do something for
which colored man might support
them without a conscientious scruple.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
Glorying in Their Shame

Charleston News and Courier, Dem.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, In a
speech at Atlanta, said that the
100000 colored people in the
Southern States give those States
about thirty seven Representatives in
the House, and thirty seven members
of the Electoral College. Governor
Cleveland's majority over Blaine in
the Electoral College is 81, the mum
Der Of votes which the Southern
States gain by the Acknowledgement
of the colOred people. Without those
votes, the total electoral vote would
be 364, and a majority would be 1872,
which is the Blaine vote exactly.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

IT must be gratifying to the colored
men to read Mr.. Blaine's cogent re-
marks at Augusta, Maine. 1t comes,
however, at rather bad time. Had
Mr.. Blaine put half of those senti-
ments in his letter of acceptance, and
in some of the many speeches made
during the campaign, they might
have carried with them more force.
While there is much truth in all he
says the cOlored people realized all
this at the time their friends were
trying to pass the force bill; and,
perhaps, had Mr.. Blaine realized
more fully then the Importance Of
protecting the colored vote, be would
not now, while suffering the bitter
pangs Of defeat, have cause to mourn.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

MANY young colored men will for
the first time in their life live under a
Democratic administration. The
present generation is the hope of the
race. They can command greater
respect for themselves and their race
as intelligent American citizens by
accepting philosophically the result
of the recent political contest than by
displaying a vindic;iveness, which
would only invite unnecessary discord.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

Mr.. WIN. SoLLERs, of the Eighth
ward, took occasion to vigorously
defend the Eighth ward club and
arraign the Heckstown band for the
display of colorphobia.they made dur
ing Republican parade. Mr.. Sol
lers gave this band of sticks to under
stand that such conduct as they in
dulged in would not be tolerated by
the people of this city.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

WE have no admiration for the
leading Republican papers that kept
the minds of the people IN such a
state of anticipation and hope, when
they had every facility for ascertain
ing the truth. There are many peo-
pie who believe they knew the result
as well the second day after the cleo
ton as they know it now.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
Peace Reigns.

Louisville Bulletin.
The transfer of power from one
party to another, in this country, Is
equivalent to the change Of dynasty
in any of the effete monarchies in
Europe. That such a thing can occur
without popular outbreaks, or tie
shedding ofblood, proves the strength
Of our free institutions, and the law
abiding character of our people.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

NOBODY can estimate how much
DR.. Burchard received for those three
words. The curses put upon him
are enough to damn him eternslly,
while the prayers sent forth for him
are enough to raise him into seventh
heaven of hope and contentment.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

Some Democrat, filled with bug
juice, imagined that he saw a colored
man throw a stone into the parade
on Monday night. 1t was simply a
delusion of the brain, interpreted by
an overdose of free rum.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
They Helped to do It.

Detroit Plaindealer.
Elk president Hayes, wrapped up
in his conciliatcry policy, paved the
way for the present condition of
things by the withdrawal of troops
from the South and leaving the col
ored people 10 the mercy of their
worst enemies. What Garfield would
have done is matter of conf ,cture.
The conservative Arthur thinks more
of the fashionable fete than of the
rights of men at the ballot box.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
THE STATE JOURNAL

Has the largest circulation of any paper in the
State managed and published by colored men. 1t
has circulation in every part OF the State and is
the only general newspaper devoted TO the IN
Advertisers will lind the THE STATE JOURNAL
a good meuium for reaching any part of the
State.
Specimen copies sent free.
Address all communications to
JOURNAL PUBLISHING Gu;
Harrisburg, Pa.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
Mis-spent Money!.

Philadelphia Independent.
Millions spent to convert the Irish
to Republicanism and not one cents
worth of good accomplished. John
Kelly paraded as working for Blaine
and working for John Kelly all the
fime
The state journal., 1884-11-22
So Be 1t.

Washington Bee.
The blood of the forty Negroes
killed in Louisiana will cry to Heaven
against Mr.. Martinez of the Louisiana
Standard who aided and abetted the
Democrats in their atrocious muir.
ders.
The state journal., 1884-11-22

We presume that if the newspapers
rive Mr.. Cleveland chance he will
make up his own cabinet.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
The Bone Of Contention.

Arkansas Herald Mansion.
There is no Democrat living who
fought TO destroy the flag which he
is anxious to take possession of, can
quietly calm himself without having
avenged himself of what he conceived
TO have been his misfortune by con-
tending for the lost cause. II we
could tell which of the two would be
the bone of contention, the negro or
the treasury department, we would
picture in glazing letters as near as
possible our future hope and position.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
ADVERTISING.

No advertisements taken for less than fifty
cents. Specia rates for quarterly, one-half
yearly or yearly advertisements. Nouces LOT
public meetings. church entertainments ana the
like will be charged for half the regular rates.
When job printing is given to this othce no
charge VIII be made for local announcements.
pIII, Gov Cd wi he collected monthly.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
More Than Satisfied.

IndI9napoIIs World.
We hope the Republican party Of
Indiana is satisfied with the Irish
vote it received. We are afraid that
our rumored Irish gains existed in
the fervid Imagination of some paid
Irish patriot. The party had large
number of patriots on their roll.
The state journal., 1884-11-22
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Who has for the past two years occupied
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High school The location i pleasant,
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Physical Geography. Grammar,
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FOREIGN NEWS.


PARIS, August 14th-A. M-There were
fifteen deaths from cholera at Aries and
one at AK last night. The report from
various towns for Yesterday is as follows
At Bazaersk ono death, at Montody five, At
I.avalle ten.
Grave-diggers at Los 0mcrques noticed
slight movement on the part of two sup
posed corpses. BY the application of fric-