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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-09
SURRoGATE'S NOTICES


NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT: Notice is hereby
IN given that the account of Benjamin G
Paul. Administrator OF Louis Stanton, deceased,
will be audited by the Surrogate and reported
for settlement to the Orphans Court OF the
County OF Gloucester. on Friday, Nay 9th a D.,
1888. BENJAMIN & PAUL,
Administrator
Dated surrogate's 0ffice, March 25th. 1916 s-Si
NOTICE OF SETTLEME t. Notice Is hereby
IN given that the account John 7. Ogden
sLd j. Clark Helms admins; rator Of Priscilla FL
Lock, deceased, will be audited by the Surrogate
and reported for settlement to the OrDbaus'
Court Of the County Of Gloucester. on Frtday.
JOHN T. OGDEN,
j. CLARK HELMS,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby
IN given that the account Of Harriet H Me-
liz a1ne, Administrator of Henry s. Mellyaine,
deceased, will be audited by the surro.
gate and reported for settlement tollhe O phaIs,
Court OF the County OF Gloucester on Friday
HARRIET H McILvAINE.
Administrative.
NOTICE OF sETTLEM ENT-Notice is hereby
~ given that the account of Lummis NJ.
Stewart, Administrator of Josiah Raline de
ceased, will be audited by the Surrogate and
reported for settlement to the Orphans Court Of
the County of Gloucester, on Friday June gath,
A D., 1898. LUMMIS M. STEWART.
Administrator
Dated Surrogate's Office April 22 A. d., 1898
NOTICE OF sETTLEME NTANotice Of hereby
IN given that the account Of Mary Downs and
VIM. D Fletcher Executors of David Fletcher,
deceased, will be audited by the Surrogate and re-
ported for settlement to The Orphans Court of
the County Of Gloucester. on Friday, JUN 10Th,
A d., 1888 MARY DOWNS
WILLIAM d. FLETCHER
Executors.
Dated surrogate's Office, May goth. 1895 rs
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby
IN given that the account Of Daniel
Brown. Executor of William Butler, deceased,
will be audited by the irrogate and reported for
settlement to the Orphans Court of the County
OF Gloucester, on Friday. July 29th' a D 1858,
DANIEL B. BROWN
Dated surrogates Office. May goth. i69S. 526
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-09
II Roomed House

and bath room, barn a, d hen houses The house
Is comparatively new, with water conveuieuces.
heater, and was constructed by he deceased for
his own use hence is well and substantially built
CONDITIONS made known on day of sale or
by calling upon the subscriber,
HARRY c. SHARP,
Administrator.
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-09
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-09
SHERIFF's SALE.
Monday, the Twentieth Day Of June,

BY virtue If a Ait of feri facias, 70 me di
rected issued out of the ChaUeery Court Of the
State of New jersey will be expo ed at public
sale on
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would accept, but would leave 1t on
the floor. The acceptance meant that
two years later, at the end OF the
mourning period the recipient would
return an equivalent to the donor.
Young Man-Afraid- of His Horses
had two wives, one full blood and
the other a half-breed. When he died
his full blood wife retired to her house
and received no company. Neither did
she show herself during all the rites
and ceremonies attendant upon the
funeral The half-breed wife, how
ever, not only came out, but showed
such an excess of grief as is seldom
seen as she appeared at the omaha
she had her arms and legs bare and
they were hacked and cut in a most
horrible manner. AS she walked every
footprint was Marked with blood, and
it ran down from her arms. Her ap-
pearance at the omaha was signal
for the old women who were mourn
ing for the chief, and they proceeded to
inflict similar mutilations upon them
selves. Howling and moaning, they
ran about like so many escaped luna
tics, all the while scourgfng themselves,
while the men joined in the horrible
chorus of walls.
This continued until late in the after
noon, when the Rev. Mr.. Snavely, the
Episcopal clergyman OF the agency, ap-
D6dTGu anu p1Cpdi ca " NOiioeENe eAAN
ceremonies Of that church over the dead
chieftain. The blue cloth robe of state
which had been worn on great occasions
by Young Man-Afraid-o Of His Horses,
was laid in front of the casket, and in
the presence of thousands of mourning
Indians the beautiful ritual of the
church was read in the Dacotah Ian
guage, the clergyman being assisted by
George Fire Thunder, an Indian cate
chist of the church. While these ser
vices were going on inside, thousands
of Indians were moaning, wailing and
bowling on the outside of the omaha.
At the close of the services the In
dian chiefs and warriors assembled in
side the omaha, and one by one they
reccunted the many brave deeds of the
dead chieftain in which the reciter took
part. When all had finished. the cas-
ket was carried to the hill northeast of
the omaha, and there, by the side of his
father and children, who had gone be-
fore him, he was laid to rest with his
weapons by his ide.
After all the personal property of the
dead chieftain was distributed among
his friends, the relatives took upon
themselves the badge of mourning
which was to last two years. They
covered their bodies with canvas, cut
gashes in their arms and legs and then
cut their hair short. According to the
code of Indian ethics the hair is not
touched during the entire time Of
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highest esteem among his tribesmen.
On Friday morning, July IA. 1888, the
Indians Of Pine Ridge agency became
greatly excited, armed themselves ana
congregated in groups about the agency
and grounds. So great became the ex-
element that the whites became
alarmed and inquired regarding the
cause. The Indians said that Young
Man-Afraid- Of His Horses had been In
trouble with the whites and had been
killed No explanation of this was Of
fered. but the Indians insisted that 1t
was true. For two hours the uncer-
tainty continued, and then telegram
came from Newcastle, Wyo., 200 miles
away, saying that the chief had
dropped dead from heart disease that
morning. The Indians had received the
intelligence Of his DEATH but not its
manner, two hours before the telegraph
brought the news. r. O. Pugh, who
has been overseer and superintendent
among the Sioux for more than twenty
wears, and who is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with their affairs, says that he has
known of several similar instances and
in every case the news received by the
Indians had been verified by courier or
letter hours or days afterward.
The body of the dead chieftain was
placed in a casket and sent to Pine
Ridge agency, arriving there the Mon
day following the death. The camp Of
the chief was about ten miles from the
agency and there the Government had
erected a big council chamber for him.
This was known as the chiefs omaha,
and here were held dances, councils and
ceremonies of all kinds. To this omaha
the body was taken and laid in state
about the building. The east and the
north are sacred points Of the compass
The women and professional mourn
ers began their bowling and wailing
early in the morning, and at times the
sound was almost deafening in its in
tensity Louder and louder would the
sound grow, until it seemed as if pam
demonium had come upon earth. Then
the wailing would die away and grow
fainter until but solitary voice would
be heard, moaning and sobbing in the
intensity of grief. Then one after an
other would join until the whole body
would be at it again. and so it con-
tinued as the hours passed by.
All about the omaha the warriors
congregated, filing in and out and pay
ing their respects to the dead chief
tain. each leaving some tribute on the
Z floor until there was pile Of fine blan-
kets robes, brides, saddles, bolts Of
calico. ornaments, and, in fact, every
thing that an Indian possesses and
deems valuable, covering the floor
about the casket. AS each Indian de-
posted his offering he designated to
whom It was to go, andSthe one named
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mourning. At the end of the period
some friend is called in who combs and
plaits the matted mass, receiving
horse for his pay.
The most peculiar phase of the life
Of Young Man-Afraid-of = His Horses
was the fact that he could read
and write English script, but was To-
tally ignorant of printed letters ne
was self taught in this, and would
never attempt to learn to read print.
The writer has in his possession let
ter written to him by Young-Man-
Afraid of His Horses snort time pc,
fore his death. 1t was written IN req
ink and is fair example OF indian e4-
preston in English. 1t reads as loi-
lows
WHITE CLAY. S. D., March l, 1859.
Dear Sir: Some years ago my 1atner
he was with the white man AWAY. he
wants to listen what our great rather
what he tells the Indian TO 40. tnat ,,1 sne
man. and he also listen to our agent
what he said and he never do any wrong
thing. and the agent told my fatner that
if the people have fight you must not go
there because you are not pad man.
that's what the agent told my fatner,
and they told my father that they gong
to give him a big foods to eat, sugar, COZ
fee and COW, how long as the Indian live
on earth and the soldiers told my that
way again Black Beard and one other
/ going to eat COW Away and big food
to eat they told my father those L hear
so / want that way Away, and they told
nv father that / going to eat big food u
wears So l heard all those things and
all the soldiers my friends told me again
that / going to eat live COW and big 1000
to eat All the soldiers and General One
Star all those they are my TRENDS SO
listen to them what they told me and
helm them also and if / am die / don't
care for my soul. And those four new
fathers that them soldiers going give US
foods that's the reason l want to said
something. All my parents, they chill
dren so hurry eat up their FOODS so hurry
that's the reason 1 want you to give them
more foods to eat. they give them few
sugar coffee flour beans so they eat up
soon, and our great father all this our
words so / want to listen ana 1 told
nv people may be good and behalf
must behalf themself. Now this
time INV parents and they children will
90 on what the white man tell them to
do so / wish you would be kind to them
if YOU please That is ALL. L am glad to
shake hands with you
YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS
HORSES.
General One Star, referred to in the
letter. is General Miles and Black
Beard is General Howard. The letter
was written for the purpose OF secur-
ing larger supplies for the Indians of
the Sioux nation, and it was during the
tendency of his application that the
chief died. CHARLES HARLAND.
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ever end their appetites for that kind
of food. Old Chief Thakambau of
the coast tribe had loaned us lot OF
his best natives as guides and soldiers
1t was on this trip that l was 1orceo
to witness one of their horrible feaStS.
well, we tracked the man-eaters to
their villages after deal Of hardship,
but invariably found the huts empty
The rascals, by some native wiles were
always warned of our approach In time
to decamp. AS If to taunt US they al
ways left behind a pile of human bones
and other signs to show that they were
still man hunting and defed us.
"On our last advance, when we were
quite deep In the, mountains, one of our
scouts came to us with the news that
missionary and his entire party of ma
tive followers had been killed by the in
habitants of a small village near by"
=" Did anybody escape?' asked our
captain.
Three white men, answered the
scout. They had firearms and the can
nibals were afraid to approach near
them, SO the white men backed away
and escaped
After ascertaining the exact location
of the village our captain decided to
raid it and if possible prevent the forth
coming feast. To prevent any chance
of it's coming off he ordered another
man and myself with several natives
to go ahead with him and reconnoiter,
while the rest of our company of sew
enty-five men should follow as fast as
the rough character of the country
would permit
TT happened, however, that our
guide was entirely mistaken in regard
to the locality of the village. 1t was
much nearer than we had figured, and
before we expected it we heard distant
shouting.
"'Those are the cannibals, we all
cried at once and ran for the nearest
defense thicket But this move brought
us closer to the village. Then we found
it advisable to climb into a cleft in
cliff to see and to prevent being seen.
From this point we could look across
into the village and see the women
piling wood into the ovens and making
other preparations for the coming
feast.
1.-The distant shouting drew nearer
each moment, and soon the most fero-
cious-looking crowd / ever saw came
dashing into the village dragging the
bodies of several dead men.
"Then the feast commenced and we
could do absolutely nothing but stand
and watch it, hoping against hope that
our main party would hear the shout
Ing and close up.
1.-THE first thing the natives did was
to prepare the bodies. This process
was much as housewife does in pre-
pairing chicken for roasting. Than
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they were trussed and tied into posi-
ton, and, after being placed on long
hardwood board, were showed into the
heated ovens. There they remained
about eight hours. All the while the
people of the village shouted, danced
the island liquor.
1.-The scene at this time beggars de-
scription 1t was one wild whirl of IL
centious debauchery.
"At a signal from the chief the dane
ing suddenly ceased and the ovens,
made of bricks and stones, very much
like a bakers oven, were opened and
the bodies were dragged out and placed
in the immense wooden bowls waiting
for them The same kind of a bowl as
this" indicating the one on exhibition.
Then an official of some sort came be-
fore each bowl and with spear and
knife cut the bodies into portions.
These portions were quickly seized and
'greedily devoured.
From our hiding places in the cliff
we could catch the voices Of the feast
ers, and our natives translated the FL
jiars' opinion of roast white man. 1t
seems that this white man had been
roasted in a special oven and special
care had been bestowed on his prepara-
ton.
There was, however, some disap-
pointment among the feasters. They
decided that white man was too salt
and not as good as they had expected
Some of them thought 1t would have
been better to have kept him awhile
and fattened him for the feast. 1t was
decided that this should be done with
the next white man they captured
But the chance never came to them.
During the long hours we had been
standing in the cleft of the cliff our
company had been about a mile away
waiting for the captain to return and
give further orders. AS he did not
come the officer in charge became un-
easy and reconnoitered himself a bit
Hearing the shouting he approached
the village. When he saw the feast 60
ing on he concluded that we were the
victims. and at once took command Of
the soldiers upon himself.
HE ordered an advance. It did not
take our boys long to break up that
cannibal feast. There was a short
sharp resistance, but a few rifle balls
created a panic and the cannibaIs
fairly disappeared.
1.-The next day we were attacked by
the same cannibals and 1t was a lively
fight Three of our men were killed,
but we almost wiped the tribe out Of
existence The few we didn't kill we
captured. and since that time there has
been no trouble over fesh-eating in
Fiji.
IT forgot to say that the evening
after we cleaned out that first village
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the cannibals sent us a basket with
about forty pounds of human flesh in
it, with a haunting message to eat 1t
and get some courage, as we should
need it. That was the last act of de-
fiance of that kind they ever had
chance to play on US.
1.-THE question has been raised about
women being allowed to eat with the
men on the occasion of these cannibal
feasts, but old F'ijians told me 1t was
not customary, although not absolute
Iy forbidden, and it was usual for the
men to eat their fill first; then women
came in and took what was left. One
old chief replied that he would like to
see the woman who did not contrive
to get her fill.
Another old chief, when asked about
pork and man, said there was no COM
parison between them, human flesh be-
ing so much the best.
"A man was called long pork while
a hog was called short pork
"One custom of revenge and insult
among warning cannibalS was to col
lect the bones of the bodies thus eaten
and reduce them to powder. Then
when peace was restored and the tribes
Toasted together this nice ingredient
was added to some favorite pudding.
Afterward should war again break out
1T was the height of triumph to taunt
the late guests with having eaten the
dishonored bones of their kindred
I'm the mad quest to satisfy their
craving for human flesh these canni-
balls would often dig up the bodies Of
those who had died natural deaths.
"On a hill at the head of the valley,
near Nivotheene, stands another town
named Balavu (the long town., which
in 1871 was surprised by neighboring
tribes. who slew and ate 260 victims
This was the last great feast on the is
land. and it continued several days."
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1" HERE has lately been placed on
exhibition in the Academy Of
Sciences a genuine cannibal
bowl from the South Sea Islands.
It is an ugly blood-soaked relic
-. a. took DAYS to scrub clean
and rid of a sickening odor of human
aasb The bowl is about five feet
ocross at the top, is hewn out OF a
.inola block of wood, and In days gone
by was used for holding the cooked
bodies of human beings after they were
taken from the oven to be carved and
served to the cannibal feasters.
CaDtain George e. Jackson, who
snent wears cruising among the South
Sec Islands. on hearing of the arrival
IF this bowl a few days ago, at once
bastened TO examine it. He scrutinized
q from all sides to assure himself that
1t was genuine.
1--WE seen bowls of that kind used
MANY a time" he said. In fact, L
think was present at the last cannibal
feast In thesFiji Islands, when several
of them were in use. I never want to
see such sights again.
.It is generally thought that canni-
halisrn in the South Seas is at an enu.
But it was not stamped out In day.
1The conversion of the Fijians was
ACCOMPLISHED from the coast lnland py
missionaries. And so it was that the
interior mountain people for many
years captured victims for their Ieasts
from the inhabitants along the coast.
Several attempts were made by white
men to reach and punish these noun
tain cannibals, but it always resulted
in loss of life followed by feast or
human flesh in the camp OF the cannl-
balls.
THE principal town and stronghold
of the mountain people was Nivotheene,
situated at the head of the Reeva R1v-
er. The case of the last white man
they captured and ate was very sad
The Rev. Thomas Baker, a Wesleyan
missionary, with seven of his native
teachers, attempted to reach Nivo-
Theme, but when within a short dis
lance of the place they were set upon
by the Na-Vosa tribe, killed and eaten.
Baker had been strongly urged by the
coast natives against making the at
tempt. as 1t was we'll known the Ma
Vosa tribe had long been eager to eat
a white man.
II was with an expedition that was
bent on stamping out cannibalism
when the report of this crime came to
hand. OF course, it reused every white
man in the party, and we redoubled our
energies to round up the man-eaters
and give them lesson that should for
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WEIRD FUNERAL RITES
Over the
HEAD CHIEF OF THE SIOUX.

e.: E: :: :: G: e.:
to die among the Indians was
Young Man Afraid of :
His-Horses, hereditary chief Of the
Sioux. who died of heart disease at
Newcastle. Wyo., July IA, 1893. The in
cidents attendant upon his funeral will
in all probability be repeated should
Red Cloud die, as he is also held in
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~ HERE has lately been placed on
exhibition in the Academy OF
Sciences a genuine cannibal
bowl from the South Sea Islands.
II is an ugly, blood soaked relic
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LAST FEAST OF THE FIJI ISLAND .CANNIBALs
By an Eyewitness.
100000 Q G ooo 9 @ @,
HAS JUST CONVERTED
1920 CANNIBALS.

REV. JOHN, PATTON
has just returned from
several years of active and
arduous missionary work
among the savages of the
New Hebrides Islands.
Though he takes an i'm
mense pleasure in the large
number of converts he
made to Christianity, his
greatest pride is that he
was able to induce a very
large number of cannibals
to forsake the practice of
eating their captured ene-
mics.
DR.. Patton made a rough
estimate of these converts
and placed the number at
1920.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
PUBLICATION NOTICE.,

In the matter of the Condemnation of Certain Side
walks within the LimiIs of the City of Great
BEND Kansas:
Hard & Montgomery, owners of lot No. 10, Block
IN3
Herman WEIGH, Owner of lot No 1, Block l27
Sieglried Lechner, Owner of lot No 10, Block
1877.
III. W Vowel. Owner of lot No "a Block 1877
Everett Fisk. Owner of lot No. l. Block l3S.
Elias Muwrer. Owner of lot No 10, Block I3S all
in the original town site of the City of Great bend
Kansas.
E. 5. Medberry, Owner of 25 it, front in Block 2.
j. H. Washburn. Owner of 1TS #. front in Block 2
Margaret w. NJ cad, Owner of % it, front in Block
Charles Tappen, Owner fs5 it, front in Block
g all in the Arkansas Valley Town Company IS
addition TO the City of Great Bend, Kansas.
YOU AND EACH OF YOU AXE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that pursuant TO the provisions of
Ordinance No. 49, amended by Ordinances
Nos 2O3 and 204 of the City of Great Bend
Kansas, the Improvement Committee of said City
did on the Ord day of October A D. 1898, duly view
and inspect the sidewalks abutting the premises
hereibefore set out and desert bed and upon which
said premises abut, did then and thore find the
same to he out of repair and in unsafe and
dangerous condition, and did duly condemn the same
and portion thereof. and you further noti-
fed that unless the same are duly and properly
Torn out and Removed within "a hours after pub
LEGATION for two consecutive weeks il the BARTON
COUNTY DEMOCRAT, the said sidewalk and every
portion thereof will be up and removed by d.
rection of City Council, and will either be abau-
doned or replaced under the direction of the City
Council OF said City, and ali costs expenses and
charges thereby incurred shall be assessed against
the said premises taxes and collected according
to law.
1876 GEORGE CRUMxACK, City Clerk.
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Bitten bv a Mad dog.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Howell, of Scott
City, came to town Tuesday of last
week with their son Willie, who was
bitten by rabbid dog Sunday evening.
to have the mad stone applied. Mrs.
A. A. Holmes has one of these very
rare stones and has treated many cases
of dog bites successfully. There are
but very few of these wonderful mad
stones in this country-one In Kansas
City and one Ia Platt Co., Mo. The
stone when applied to a wound made
by rabbid animal will adhere as firm
ly as though it was grown to the flesh
until it is thoroughly charged with the
poison, when it will fall off. 1t is then
put into a vessel Of fresh milk which
draws the poisonous substance out Of
the stone. zen it is applied again until
it refuses to adhere. In this case it
took firm hold and remained so for
two hours. When the stone is highly
charged with this poison and put into
the milk the milk will become deep
green. The wonderful stone has Puz
zled science for ages. They are form
ed and found in the stomach of the
black tail deer