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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

unknown country from Fort A. Lincoln
to the Black Hills, through the very
heart of their country, with a part of his
regiment, without firing a shot
The result of this expedition was the
finding of gold in paying quantities in
the Black Hills, and from that time dates
a hatred by the Sioux that only ended
with his death.
The Sioux then fOresaW that, in a short
time, they would lose their choicest hunt
ing grounds, an event which, when con-
summated, they traced directly to Gen.
Custer.
Exaggerated reports from the camp
followers of Clusters army soon had the
effect to stir up the minds of the adVen-
turers from the States, the hardy miners
from Colorado and California, and the
hunters, trappers, and frOntiersmen of
Wyoming and Montana, which resulted
in a desire to visit the new EldOradO.
Parties were formed by stealth, and led
by the most daring spirits, and in spite
of the fact that the Sioux, who were row
sustained by the military, were noting
every move, several succeeded in gaining
the goal and a realization of their
dreams.
The Government now decided upon a
change of tactics. A treaty was made for
the cessiOn of the Black Hills, 8 treaty
that was never ratified by the leading
chiefs, and very indifferently kept by the
whites.
Late in the fall of 1875 the agents at
the different agencies were instructed to
call in all of the Indians then away hunt
ing and to inform them that their right to
hunt in Wyoming and Montana had ex-
pired. The Sioux failed to comply with
these orders, and in March, 1876, Gen.
George Crook took the field against them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
PrettE 10 on q 20 Snort.

He had just come in from days
fishing In the perch pool, and was in
the act of opening his mouth to tell of
his exploits. when his wife, closing the
book which she had been reading, said !;
ooh. it's you, George, dear. I'm glad
to see you back. It was so dull with
you away that I took up the Bible to
pass the time, and was reading the
Book of Revelations as you came In.
That's a wonderful book And, Just
think, 1t says, All liars shall have
their part In the lake which burneth
with fire and birthstone Have you
caught anything ?"
NO, Mary" he answered; 81 didn't
Catch thing, but I thought as I
went out to get fish we might as well
have a string, so I called at the fish
store and bought these"
She said she was glad to get the fish
and talked to him with much cheerful
ness; but he was gloomy and preOccu-
pied, and scarcely said word In reply,
and, in a short time, giving the excuse
that he was tired, went off to bed.
Poor fellow
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

and annual sun-dance could be per-
formed, and here we find them camped
near the mouth of the Little Big Horn
River, where the Inflated Custer over
took them. The chiefs and head war
riors were now in daily council and con-
sultation, the willy Sitting Bull and his
able assistant, Rain-in-t he-F Face, coun-
selling prudence and strategy. the impetu-
Gus Crazy Horse (the Custer of the Sioux
advising charge and a riding down of
the enemy by sheer force of numbers, a
part which he fulfilled to the letter later on.
The column under Gen. Alfred Terry
was advancing steadily along the Yellow
stone River. The Sioux were kept in
formed Of his movements by spies and
couriers, and his presence gave no IN
easiness. They were accustomed to the
white mans mode of warfare, and little
thought that Long Hair (the Sioux name
for CUSTER would leave the infantry to
toll on as they might, while he with his
cavalry and a few Indian allies, moving
by forced and heavy marches, would meet
and dare them on ground of their own
choosing.
The spot selected by the Sioux for their
camp was we'll calculated for defense.
Thanked tby deep ravines, and deep and
almost impenetrable underbrush in the
rear, it was wild place in nature chosen
by the Indians for their preservation.
The first notice of the near approach of
troops was given by a few squaws who
have been out some distance from camp,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

That one drug house in Vioksburg
should receive orders for fifteen tons,
or 80, 600 pounds, Of paris green In one
day demonstrates the extent Of the app
prehenaion felt by the cotton planters
concerning the cotton worms In the
large area of country tributary TO or
trading with that city With the cot
ton worms so formidable In their sec
ond generation, the third generation.
which forms a vast increase over its
progenitors, may do very serious dam
age It is extremely unfortunate, il Sc
be true, that the available supply OF
paris green has been already exhaust
ed. It is likely that far more than the
amount already used VIII be needed
for q month to come. Where these
pests are unchecked by poison. IN their
third generation, they have been
known to rayage cotton fields and
leave the stalks as bare Of foliage il
the latter part Of August and Septem-
Der as they are in early February be-
fore being pulled up and burned. pre-
paratOry to the planting Of a new
crop.-Nelg Orleans Times Democrat
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with twelve companies of cavalry and
about forty scouts (Of whom the writer
was One), mostly frOntiersmen and half
breeds.
The General succeeded in meeting and
completely destroying a Sioux village on
Powder River, Wyoming. This had the
effect to turn the more timOrous Indians
toward the agencies, and the most warlike
under the leadership Of Sitting Bull
GaUl, Rain-in- the-Face, Crazy Horse.
and other sub-chiefs, toward the north.
Until this time the Indians had been
living in a semi-state of war and peace.
but now the lines were drawn, the gaunt-
Let accepted, the war pipe was sent to the
various camps. and as early as Nav. 1876.
q village of nearly 1000 Sioux. Chew
enHes, and renegGdes from other neiph-
boring tribes had assembled on the
Yellowstone River.
All was life and gayety. The Indians
felt safe in the security which their num-
bers afforded. Game was very plentiful.
Their horses were IN prime condition for
the chase or for war. Games of chance
and athletics we're freely INDUCED in.
Racing, training, and friendly contests
with rifle and bow and arrows were of
daily occurrence. The children Of nature
were enjoying only such sports as nature
had taught them.
The runners were now returning from
the Canadian Northwest, bringing arms,
ammunition, and recruits to their cause
Everything promised security from want
hunger. or invasion by the pale-fsees.
The medicine men meantime were moi
idle. Stories of the bravery of fathers
were rehearsed to sons. They were ex-
horted to be as brave and strong of heart
and the land they now occupied would
be secured to them for a great many
years The gods had been invoked; the
medicine was good. They said that un
less they called down the wrath Of thl
evil spirit by acts Of cowardice no enemy
could withstand them, that the Grea
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
Wants More Honesty.

A negro policeman in a southern city
called on the mayor and said
10. honor, things amt gwine along
ter suit me.
What's the matter ?"
Wy, dar amt ernuff honesty in dis
yere ,munity ter suit me.
It's not a pOliceman's duty to look
for honesty, but for dishonesty. IF
everybody were honest we might as
well disband the force.
Vas, sab, OATS SO, but still I do
ike ter see er man make some little
attempt ter be honorable. Fer in
silence, my 'speEience las night. I
want treated p'litely den, I ken tell
you dat right now"
How were you treated ?"
Shameful sab. I wuz on duty out
yQnder in de park, close ter de little
lake where it's SIGH er heavy fine fur er
pussOn to fish in. 1t must hab been
putty nigh midnight when I seed a
man pulin' out catfish I slipped up
an nailed de generman fore he knowed
wuz in de neighborhood. MISSY,
how he did beg! He toIe me dat he
wuz er man o mighty fine family an
dat 1t would mighty nigh kill his folks
ter know dat he had been rested fur
stealin' fish.
Dat doan make no diffunce wild de
law, says l.
"Den he shifted his tactics. Look
yere, pOdner,' says he, III give you five
dollars eff you'll let me off dis time.
Dat made me think er little i kim
thinks I, make five dollars fur de city
an keep down er SCAMP at de same
time
'C4immv de money saws
Here, he said, handin' me er bill.
It's ten-give me five I jest had five
dollars in my pocket an I gin it to him
an he didn't lose no time in hustIin'
erwaY frum dar. I sauntered on up ter
er lamp-pOst an thought dat I better
look at de bill ter see eff it wuz counter
felt, an bless my life, dat trifin' gener-
man had done gin me er one dollar bill:
an sab, I'se out 70 dollars, an I wants
ter know whut de city gwine ter do
erbout it. j"
"The city viii take action in the
matter"
THANK you, sab. Gwine gin me
back my ten dollars, is you?"
No, going to remove you from the
force"
"Whut! Jest because I lost fo' dol,
lars ?"
No, because you disgraced your po-
sition."
Want me dat disgraced de position.
It wuz dat rascal dat want honest.
Man come lose TO dollars O. his own
money, tryin' ter make five dollars fur
de city, an den gifts bounced. Oar
amt no gratitude in dis country, sab. "
Take off that star"
Look yere, eff you'll jest let me keep
on bein' er policeman you needn't gin
me de TO dollars. You needn't put
yourself ter no trouble on my err
count er tall, an neber viii mention
de TO- dollars"
"Take off that star and get out of
here!"
Oar it goes. Man tries his bes' ter
do right, an folks comes er hingin'
trouble in his road. Neber seed de like.
I amt gwine be so homes after dis.
Folks dat has any dealin's wild me haE
got ter take dar chances from dis time
on, ken tell you dat. "-Ar k0218a1C
IrGUeIeT
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

familiar to every reader; anu Wu4I5 IH0
details of the great disaster, the horrors
of which shocked the civilized world,
have long since become a part Of history,
few are familiar with the causes which
resulted so fatally to the 'long-halred
soldier, " his gallant officers, and men.
The writer, from a long association
with the Sioux, as hunter, scout, trader,
and DeDutv United States Marshal, thor
oughly acquiring the Sioux language and
knowledge of their habits, has been
able to gather data inaccessible to the
transient or casual observer.
The name and fame of Gen. Custer
had spread among the Sioux in the early
seventies, and the writer can afford no
better illustration of the respect IN which
his powers as a successful Indian fighter
we're held by the savages than the fact
that he was able to cross the then almost
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

rear and educate ten thousand chill
dren. The dog is a noble animal and
doubtless the most intelligent of any,
and possessed of much reasoning pow
or, but dogs could dispense with some
of the good things which fall to their
lot and be the better off for it; for in
stance, gold, silver and jeweIed collars,
and satin and velvet and embroidered
baskets. cushions. and blankets.
The style in dogs changes every six
months for fashionable women, and
Just now the caprice runs toward black
poodIes, shaved In fantastic manner.
This is the best kind of dogs to teach
tricks, as they have q Weil-deveIOped
sense of humOr, and this Is the kind Of
a dog that always wears the white FuI-
fie and plays clown in dog clrcuses,
and they generally manage to keep up
q circus wherever they are.
When men keep dogs 1t Is done eth
er from love of sport OF some kind IN
which a dog is indispensable, or from
loneliness, or lack Of human sympathy,
or downright cynIclsG, and dog IS
quiet, unObtFusIve companion true and
faithful, and above all IN perfect haF-
mony with all his masters moods with
out a iarring note.
A woman keeps dogs for different
reasons. For sport, if inclined that
way, for fashions sake, to make herself
remarkable among the women, as q
sort Of shield against love-making on
the part of her admirers, and as sort
of living object, q Cross between a doll
and a live baby, on which to eLpend
her exuberant affection and her nat
uraI flow Of endearing terms. a woman
finds 6 dog an excellent 1olls snd 9
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
hated foe, is no longer a subject of Won

mated Zoe, IS no longer SUBJECT Or Won
der.
About the first of June, 1875, the spies
who had been sent out to watch the
movements of the enemy returned with
the news that Gen. Crook, with a large
command and an ally of Crow and Snake
Indians, had appeared on the Tongue
River. As soon as this was learned it
was resolved to send out party to make
a sortie, to discover their strength and
engage them if practicable. This was
continued from day to day, in the hope
of drawing the enemy into some ground
where an ambush could be laid. This
they came near accomplishing on the 18th,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
Statesmen in ProsDect.

what q housefuI of children you
have, uncle, said a gentleman to an
old negro, whose cabin sWarmed with
children Of all ages and sizes.
yes, sab, yes, sahl9 replied their
father, proudly, thirteen IN ali, sab
en- not one too many. Couldn't spar
one. All boys but two, sab, en- chances
fo' de las one ob EN- to git into Con
gress. Yes, sab! faint many men
has de chance ob bein' fader to Iebe1
CengEessmsn-no sahLo
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

Spirit was watching over his red children
with pity, and that now he had placed it
in their power not only to avenge
their own wrongs but those of
their fathers. The many wrongs the
white man had done them were
detailed by the old witches and time
tellers Of the tribe, and when it is con
sidered that this was the bravest and most
warlike Of the Sioux nation. the result of
the engagement with Custer, their most
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

and if they had been decoyed into the
canyon of the Rosebud the fate that
awaited Custer would have fallen on
Crook
After this unsuccessful move it was de-
cided to 60 closer to the mountains, to
the end that the wounded could receive
better care and have cold water to battle
in, ETC.. and also that their religious rites
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

Mrs. Youngwife (three months after
marriage}- Charlie, dear, let me shave
you sometime, viii you
Mr.. XOungwife2 my darling
can't trust you with a razor you might
cut your dear little fingers.
Mrs. YOunWife (three years after
marriage Charlie, let me shave vous
VIII yOu2
MIR. Youngwife-No. old woman
you'd be sure to cut my bhroat les
alone spelling the razor. Take
carving knife and 60 practice on
buttaT
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
DIDN'T Want Any Accidents.

@Is there a man from Michigan In
this car 3" shouted q brakeman on an
Ohio road, and three men stood up.
The conductor says, continued the
brakeman, that If You ague fellers
don't stop shaking this here car you'll
have 10 get of We're coming TO q
tickIish point In the road, and we don't
want no accidents. Judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
THE SHEEP AND THE rARTFF.

"I notice, said a thoughtful man to
! sheep, that you are still raising wool
on your back.
eyes, indeed, was the answer, ~and
why not ?"
Because the tariff has lowered so
there is no money in wool Ishould
think you would quit raising it. )"
1 do not raise wool for money" said
out of his tail I raise wool because
when the wind next winter is blowing
through my whiskers, I shall need an
overcOat. You may get warm in dis
cussing the tariff, but 1 am not built
that way"
MORAL.
1t is a good thing to attend strictly
to ones business.-C hjcGgo Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

HE tragic death
of the gallant
General George
A. Custer, with
five companies of
the SeventhUnit-
ed States CaVal-
~, in the Valley
Of the Little Big
Horn River, in
Montana, is Of
too recent occur
renee not to be
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

for the purpose Of gathering Wild turnips
Ga favorite food with these people,. They
reported that they had seen q heavy cloud
Of dust moving toward them, and Paral-
lei with the river, and as buffalo always
travel at right angles in valleys so as to
cross the streams square, they argued
that it must be hoEsemen. This aeWs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

oak.
The man who excuses himself for
getting on a tear on the Fourth Of
July by saying that sit comes but
once a year, viii usually find enough
other holidays that come no oftener to
keep him pretty busy SOLDERING up.
A burnt child breads the fire and he
Will be putting in his spare time try
ing to find some way Of playing with il
without being burned.
It is always the best horse that dies.
Pay as you go, and if you can't pay
stay at home.
The school ma'am may not be so
heavy as the prize fighter, but she is
more valuable to the country at large.
Some men regard strong drink as
their enemy and they bravely resolve
to die with their face to the7fOe.
The time spent in envying your
heighbOr's possessions would, If put IN
at work, enable you to make your
neighbOr envy you.
It is all well enough to tell the boys
not to gamble, and TO teach them that
it is a banefuI habit, but it is foolish to
tell them that all gamblers lose money.
They correctly argue that if one man
loses another must win, and they set
out with the determination to be the
other man.
There is much food for thought in
the statement made by an eminent inf
del, that Baptism, with soap, Is a good
institution"
The chicken regards the duck in the
pond with a species Of horror, and the
duck thinks the chicken very foolish
for not INDUCING In the luxury of a
bath. Don't blame people for not do.
ing as you doc b5cago Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

NEW York journalism is at q very
low ebb when it gives columns to some
King Of the Dudes as Il has done.
Yet It sneers st tbs rural aeWapapsE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
LETTERS FROM THE COREFRs-
NECK Or NoTHnS Hall. ,
KILKENNY Corners. 1855 Z

r. EDIIUR: Els /
WIS a sayin in my
last, Sally Boggs
was thare to 90
long with US. I
Warnb overly tic
kled to hev her, fur
she often ses to me,
ses she
Mis- S cooper,
you don't know
what a good man
you've got, fur you
hain't never had
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

earess or q slap often turns an en-
barrassing situation into harmless
channels.
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LAST FIGHT.
AN INDIAN SCOUTS STORY OF THE
HORRIBLE MASSACRE.

How the Gallant Cavalry Leader Was Led
Into the Death Trap by the Willy Sitting
Bun and His Lieutenants- New Light
Unon an Oh subject.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
Dogs of High Degree.

ERILY, it is better
to be a rich mans
dog than a poor
mans child, as far
as care and Great
ure comforts 90,
and it is probable
t b eF g is more
money spent upon
fine dogs in this
country than would
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
AMERICAN FABLES.
TIE WHALE AND TIE CRAB.
THE MULE AND THE FENCE.

A mule one day tried to jump over a
barb wire fence, but he did not jump
high enough
See here, he exclaimed angrily, as
he took an inventory of his injuries,
what do you mean by tearing such
great holes IN my hide? There are at
least seventeen different wounds on
me near the equator. Have you no
conscience 2"
Reckon not, answered the fence, as
it picked some mule hair out of its
teeth, "but I have barbs, as you doubt
less found out. You jumped onto me.
and now you may blame yourself"
MORAL.
COurt-p1aster and arnica viii fix the
mule up all right, and he viii try to
lump the fence again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22
COrnfeld Philosophy.

III n1gner
up the lad
der q man
is the worse
he viii be
hurt if he
falls.
G. p g a {
oaks from
little acOrns
grow, it is
true, but it
won't take q
fire tennain
utes to burn
u o t h a +
same great
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19
Tees 20 cents soasz.a rosrd,
SATURDAYS MARKETS.
THE FoRT WORTH MARKET.
BUTTER-Good Texas, 1oaI5c per b; nortl

BUTTER-Good Texas, 1Oal5c per b; north
err. I5G2Oc.
COTTON-SGIOc.
COFFEE - Rio, 1siLG19iLc; prime, 2bc;
choice, 2024G21c; fancy 20s4 d2llsc; Java, 277sc;
Golden, Rio, C; Pea Berry. 22i. 322lac.
CHEESE-Eull cream Wisconsin. 1li59I215c;
Badger state, 12laG1aizc; Young America, f7l4a
CANNED GOODs-Prices per dozen: Pineap-
dRrd, 2Bs 81 IS; lbs, s. 15 seconds, 2hs, 81 I5s
sibs, 81 10 strawberries, Ems. 81 Is; blackber-
ries, Pms Saed 81 90; green cages, s.; raspbgr-,
ries, 2Bs. 81 40;S msrrowfat peas. Gus, 81 IS;
oysters. full weight ID, S5c7dSIUO; 2bs. 81 sea
/ s1.s tomatoes, standard, 2ibs,.SScGSI %; Sibs.
81 20Gfs}es green corn, S5cdSI 80: salmon, ID
81 TO6l S.; Warren's Colorado river salmon
s. 10: sardines, rs, domestic, s. 50a6 90;
imported, sI2 GOALS 20; Eagle condensed milk,
IS Is. California canned goods: Cutting brands
are on the market and are quoted: Apricous
az IA 81 Is; peaches, yellow free, 81 40; peaches
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19

Behold then to-day, the spectacle of q;
drowning soul and Christ the swimnts5
I believe it was in 1913, when there Yere
SIX English soldiers of the Fifth Fusffiers
who were hanging to the bottom of a cap
sized hOat-q boat that had been upset by
q squat three miles from shore. 1t was
in the night, but one man swan nightly
for the beach, guided by the dark noun
tains that lifted their top through the.
night. He came to the beach. He found
q shore man who consented TO go with
him and save the other men and they
put out. 1t was some time before theyS
could find the place where the men were :
but after awhile they heard the cry:
''Hetpi Helpi' and they bore down to
them and they saved them, and brought
them to shore. Oh, that this moment
our cry might be lifted long, loud and
shrill, till Christ the Swimmer shall comes
and take US lest we drop a thousand
fathoms deep.
If you have been much by the water,
you know very well that when one is in
peril help must come very quickly, or it
will be of no use. One minute may de-
eide everything. Immediate help the
man wants or no help at all. Now, that
is just the kind of relief we want. The
case is urgent, imminent, instantaneous.
See that soul sinking. Son OF God. lay
hold of him. Be quick! be qutekl ;Oh,
l wish you all understood how urgent this
Gospel is There was-a man iii the navy
at sea who had been severely whipped
for bad behavior, and he was maddened
by it and he leaped into the sea, and no
sooner had be ieaped into the sea than,
quick as lightning, an albatross swooped
upon him The drowning man. brought
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19
NEW ORLEANS SPOT.
GALVESTON SPOT.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE SPOT
MARKETS.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON. Tex. Aug. 1.-THE following are
day at the leading markets, together with the
closing for middlinE yesterday, with to-day's
sales:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19

STOCK AT ALL UNITED STATES PORTS.
Stocks this day 81. 943
Stocks this day last year. iii, 80
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

NptClaI 70 the TaZette.
New YORR, Aug. Invisible supply of cotton
IN the world according to the Chronicle OF this
Total supply to-day. ....... q5T 4SS
Same day last year. ga ga
Difference . .... . n 49,