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Lewistown, Dot. 24, 1851 — tf.
KIHIOVAU.
Operations on tlie Tec lit.
SAIVIUEL BELFORD DENTIST
OFFERS his services to the citizens ol
Jyivietown. and the adjoining counties, in
- DPS TA LSPR(S ER V. Ihi v
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Lewistown, Aug. 29, 1851. —tf
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! POOR HOUSE STATEMENT
lor I Sol.
1 Augustine Wakefield, Jiobcrt Mathews 4- j
James M. Brown, Esqrs., Directors of
the Poor ami of the House of Employ- ;
ment for the County of Mifflin, in ac- •
count with said county, to the 31st De- <
cember, 1851, inclusive:
DR.
To cash rec'd from County Treasurer §2827 50
" for sheep pasture, 3 50 !
" for hauling, 2 50
" for clover leave, 1 87
" for pasturing drove, 6 00
" do. do. 3 00
" a fine from a Justice, 58
44 for corn and pasture for a
drove, 15 02
" from John Cowen, (pauper) 350
'• balance in favor of the Di
rectors, 414 02
§3277 49
f R.
By cash paid for repairing and fitting
up house for the poor, §276 42
" for stock, (>BS 2(1
" fanning utensils, 125 09
" provisions—uieat, pota
toes, &c., 377 01
" bedsteads, beds and bed
ding, Uf> 67
" grain, hay and seed. 194 12
" household and kitchen
furniture, 127 81
44 merchandize, 148 17
" for boarding before April
Ist, 1851, 23 50
44 wagon and plough gears, 63 00
" books and stationary, 15 09
" insurance on property, 20 90
* l expenses of Steward to
Dauphin and Cumber
land poor houses, 9 31
" for making bedding,cloth
ing and for house work, 58 75
constables for serving no
tices on Overseers of
the Poor, 7 5w
for meat vessels, 14 25
" hardware, 34 00
supposing and burying
out door paupers, G5 16
" Overseers of the Poor, of
West township, Hun
tingdon county, for
Walter Knox,(pauper) 115 00
" for labor on farm, 161 09
44 for fire wood, 36 00
" for rails, 50 00
" traveling expenses, I 70
" for shaving paupers, 10 U0
44 out-door tnedicaJ aid, 10 00
44 for drugs, 1 12
" matron, 21 50
" for tubs and buckets, 9 U0
44 Geo. Guthrie. Steward,
for one year, 500 00
§3277 4'J
NOTE. —Debts contracted in 1851, and due
to sundry persons for merchandise, farming
utensils, biacksmithing, hardware, drugs, wood,
coal, saddlery, salaries of directors, d.c. amount
ing to " §1577 45
To which add the above balance due
the directors, 414 02
t
1991 47
Paid by the Steward since the 31st
Dec., 1851, out of monies drawn
from the County Treasurer, 1055 38
Balance of the debts of 1851, remain
ing unpaid Jan. 23, 1852, §936 09
for the payment of which, the Steward holds an
order on the County Treasurer for §IOOO.
Produce of the. Farm.
About 600 bushels of wheat.
" 800 " corn.
44 300 '• oats.
169 " potatoes.
7 " onions.
2 A 44 beans.
5 " seed onions. ,
5 " beets.
50 loads of bay.
2 beeves killed, weight 893 lb.
2 beef hides, " 144 "
7 hogs killed, " 1658 44
Stock on Farm.
4 horses, 12 head horned cattle, 20 shoots, 2
breeding sows and 17 pigs.
Farming L tensils.
1 four horse wagon, 1 two horse wagon, ] one
horse wagon, 4 set of wagon gears, 4 set of
plough gears, 1 set of single harness, 1 wagon I
saddle, 1 set of wood ladders, 1 set of hay lad
ders, 1 sled, 2 ploughs, 2 harrows, 1 corn culti
vator, 1 wheelbarrow, 1 fanning mill, 1 grind
stone, 1 double bitted axe, 1 set of splitting
teols, 2 woodsaws, 6 forks, 3 shovels, 6 corn
hoes, 3 garden hoes, 1 grubbing hoe, 4 spades,
4 scythes, 6 cow chains, 4 halters and chains, 1
post bar, 4 augers, 1 scoop shovel, 15 bags, and
2 new cistern pumps.
/house Furniture.
8 coal stoves, 1 cook stove, 1 wood stove, 1
book case, 1 kitchen cupboard, 4 tables, 3 stands.
1 shot gun, I coal buckets, 30 bedsteads, 36
beds and bedding, 3 iron kettles, 7 tubs, 10 buck
et", 1 set of butcher tools, 39 chairs, 5 chests,
1 sink, and 2 churns.
I fork Dour hi/ Paupers.
2 haps quilted, 5 coats made. 8 vests made, 12
pair of pants made, 43 pair of stockings knitted,
7 frocks made, 5 sheets made, 7 shirts made, 6 !
inexpressibles made, 24 aprons made, 10 towels
made, 1 caps made, and 4 sun bonnets made.
Paupers.
Number brought in April Ist, 1051, by the
Overseers of the Poor, " 30 j
Number admitted on orders from Justices of
the Peace, 36 i
Admitted without orders, 8
Born in the house, 1 ,
Whole number admitted through the year, 75 '
Died iri the house, 9
Discharged, 40
Bound out, 2—51
I
Number in pmr house January Ist, 1852, 24
Number of out e.oor paupers, 12
Died through tu year, 5 7 j
Leaving the nutvjner supported by the coun-
tv, Jan. Ist, 1852, 31 j
We, (he undersigned, auditors of Mifflin coun
ty, elected and sworn according to law, having
examined the accounts and vouchers of the Di
rectors of the Poor and of the House of Em
ployment for said county to the 31st December,
1851 inclusive, do certify that we find a balance
due to the Directors aforesaid, of four hundred
FRIDAY EVFAIAG, FEBRIARY 13, 183*2.
and fourteen dollars and two cents, by the coun
! ty aforesaid.
, Given under our hands at Lewistown, this
: 23d day of January, 1852.
R. A. McKEE, ) .
THOMAS HAZLETT, j Audllors -
February 6, lt-52-4t.
1 -■■- - 1 .3
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LIGHTS AND SHADES.
BT MRS. IIEMANS.
The gloomiest day has gleams of light;
The darkest wave hath bright foam near it;
And twinkles through the cloudiest night
Some solitary star to cheer it.
The gloomiest soul is not all gloom ;
The saddest heart is not all sadness;
And sweetly o'er the darkest doom
There shines some lingering ray of glad
ness.
Despair is never quite despair ;
Nor life, nor death, the picture closcg ;
And round the shadowy brow of care
Still hope and fancy twine their roses.
tscrllaweous.
Logan, the Mingo Chief.
BY F. G. MAY.
Near the banks of the Ohio river, and
within sound of its rippling waters, quietly
repose the remains of Logan, the King of
the Mingos. There still exist a few forest
trees to cast their leafy pall over his grave,
and by their kindly branches, to shade his
remains from the rays of the sun. But
the wigwam has disappeared—the war
dance has ceased, and the camp-tires have
gone out. Unconscious of lite change
above him, and at his side his war weap
ons and his pipe, the Indian sleeps the
long sleep of death.
Years since, his faithful followers were
forced front their favorite hunting grounds,
and now tfiov are sleeping in distant
mounds, far away from the grave of their
leader. The light eanoes.no longer skim
over the smooth surface of the beautiful
Ohio—the shrill war whoop no longer
springs from the opposite hiils nor do the
green valleys witness the 4 corn-dances,'
and festivals of war. The red man has
disappeared, and not even a descendant
ot that powerful nation is left to cast his
form on the great chief's mound.
Sleep on, brave son of the forest ! the
ploughman's \oice is the only death-song
ehaunted over your grave ; the cattle tread
the only footstep around thy head. Rest
thee, with thy arrow at thy side—thy spear
unmoved —and the war club still unraised.
There waits no armed hand at thy word to
rush upon the toe ; there remain 110 herds
of buffalo, no savage bears, no howling
wolves, to llcc at thy approach. The
chase has ended ; and long since all that
you have loved has disappeared. Cities
have reared their towering edifices on your
plains ; and crowds >I busy pale faces
now tread upon the ground that once was
sacred to the 4 brave.'
Here have 1 often Flood, and over the
gr. \ i of the departed warrior mused,
sadly, on the fate and wrongs of the
children of the forest. The resting place
i of Logan is situated near La Grange, Jef
ferson county, 0., and i only a slight
mound, surrounded by a few trees, near
the banks of the river. The stage route
to Wheeling passes within a stone's throw
iof the interesting spot —it bears no carved
stone or marble tablet to commemorate the
remarkable eloquence and true bravery ol
a great chief.
Logan was a friend ol the while man,
and was ever reads to interpose his in
fluence. to prevent tiiose wars which were
waged with so much cruelty by the In
dians, on the first settlers of western V ir
ginia. He was loved lor his generous
, spirit, and being a man ol great influence,
his aid was invoked by the settlers. It
was not until the white man himself, Col.
Cresap and others, had assassinated his
family and his friends, on Yellow Bank,
now in Jefferson county, that the lion was
aroused within the breast of this noble son
of the forest. Then, indeed, was the deep
spirit of revenge kindled into a flame that
burned fiercely and strongly; and it was
oniy after lie had slaughtered many of the
4 palc-faces,' that his vengeance was at all
gratified. At the head of the combined
forces of Indians of different tribes, he
marched against Lord l)unmore,thciiGov-
I ernor of Virginia, a decisive battle was
fought at the mouth of the Great Kana
j wa, ami the Indians were routed by Lord
Duninore's troops.
| The proud spirit of Logan disdained to
sue for mercy ; and he refused to place
himself among the suppliants. But, ever
' jealous of liis honor, and fearful lest the
j sincerity of the treaty, which had been
made with the whites by his Indian lircth
-1 ren, should be mistaken, and bis own
course doubted, be sent a messenger with
his speech, to be delivered to Lord Dun
i more. This address, so full ol deep elo
quence arid nobleness, at once touched the
hearts of the colonists. It found its
| way to Europe, and was there published
as a remarkable evidence of natural and
unstudied eloquence. It was the occasion
of long and protracted discussions as to its
authenticity, many writers contending that
it was not genuine : but Mr. Jcilerson, in
his able 4 Notes on V irginia, had furnished
such abundant and convincing evidence of
its authenticity, by affidavits from old
settlers and persons who were hearers of
the celebrated words, that all carping and
doubts ceased, and now no one doubts that
a red man was capable of uttering
4 Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.'
How illustrative of his warm affections
for the white man, were the opening
words— 44 1 appeal to any white man to
say, it lie entered Logan's cabin hungry
and lie gave him not meat; if lie came
cold and naked, and he clothed him not."
Here, from the lips of an untutored heath
en, were the words of holy inspiration,
the precepts of Christian faith ; welled in
his heart were virtues that all were loath
to believe could have a habitation in the
heart of an uneducated being—an uncivil
ized Indian, a roamer of the forest, he
who painted his face and arrayed himself
in the skins of the wild beasts.
He pointedly refers to his non-interfer
ence in the iong and gloomy wars waged
by his own brethren against the earlv set
tlers, though it was of a race against a
race, a defence of their rights as owners
ot the soil against foreign invasion. 4 Lo
gan remained idle in his cabin, for such
was his love lor the whites.' liven atlhe
expense ol the taunts of his Indian breth
ren, did he maintain his neutrality ; they
pointed, as he passed, and said, 4 Logan is
the friend of the white man.' Yet he suf
fered them to regard him as a foe to his
race, 4 the friend of the white man,'sooner
than raise the murderous knife against
those whom he honored lor their superior
civilization, their good education and their
better manners. He had even thought to
have lived with them, 4 but lor the injuries
of otic man.*
How sadly, then, does he depict his
desolation ; how keenly lias his revenge
been aroused on contemplating the loss
of his dearly loved family, by the hands of
the w bites, for whom he had made so many
sacrifices, and whom he so much loved.
Col. Cresap had murdered his family and
his friends—all within whose veins a drop
of Logan's blood had flowed. Was it not
natural that lite deep revenge of his heart
should have turned him the fierce enemy
of the whites? 4 They have not even
spared' says he, 4 my woman and childten.'
These enormities called on him for re
venge. They had sunk 4 sharp toothed
unkmdncss into his heart with vulture
keenness. A serpent was wreathed around
his heart, and stung his very thoughts to
strife.' He rallied his forces, he nerved
himself lor a desperate conflict, and with
ali the fierceness of his Indian nature he
led his brethren into a war against these
very 4 pale faces' of whom they were
jealous in Logan's friendship. Hut, he
had
44 Fought his last battle,"
and, after his severe discomfiture, sank
into deep melancholy. Logan was 4 him
self no more.' llis proud soul had been
humbled ; liis affections were misplaced,
and his prowess in battle had failed. He
had done ail that his noiile soul had
prompted. He had believed that Col.
Cresap had, with full knowledge of him
self and family, unprovoked and without
cause, murdered those whom he loved, in
cold blood.
And hence, with the desire for retaliation
and the feeling of revenge starling as im
ages before him, he pursued his objects
until superior force and prowes sover
tliiew htm. and brought him to his con
sciousness—liis natural self. 1 hen was it
that he delivered his sad, caustic and re
buking speech.
Logan fell into dissipated habits. We
are told that he became the victim of 4 fire
water," and drank deeply of the intoxicat
ing bowl. On a trip from Detroit, then
a trader's station, to his former scene ot
glory on the Ohio, tie was murdered in a
drunken fracas, and his brethren, with a
full veneration for their great chief, carried
his remains to liis favorite spot, on the
banks of the Ohio, and there they were
deposited in the earth ; receiving yearly
the visits of his tribe, until civilization
drove them back into (he torest and time
exterminated the last ot his race.
\ 1 "APT.—We have heard a great mativ
queer stories about mean men, but none
that gave a more powerful idea of meanness
than the following fact. A man once drove
up to a New Hampshire tavern, and cooly
asked the landlord for a cent's worth of
hay '. The landlord led his horse to a shod,
and let the poor frame of a beast stuff him
self and then filled the wagon with coarse
hay. Meanwhile, the owner of the horse
called for a basin and soap, and after wash
ing his hands and face thoroughly, wiped
himself dry on a 44 spandy-clean" towel,
laid down his cent and was moving off.
4 -l suv !" said the landlord, "won't you
take a drink before you go ?"
44 Well, seeing it's you, 1 don't care if I
do," was the reply, and back he went and
took a drink.
44 You don't live in these parts, I believe,
stranger," said the tavern keeper.
44 N0," was the reply, 44 1 don't, but I go
by occasionally, and \on treated me so
well this time, Pll cull and patronize you
agaiu !"
Politeness does much in business.—An
impudent clerk can do more injury in a
store than the neglect of the proprietor to
advertise his goods.
Sporting Scenes in Texas and [
New Mexico.
#
By a Member ol' the Mexican Boundary Commissi lon
THE RATTLESNAKE AND OTHER SERPENTS. I
While speaking of the rattlesnake among
the prairie bogs, I may as well add a few
words connected in relation to his snake
ship. Those venomous creatures abound !
throughout the plains of Texas and New I
M exico. We meet them continually in
our path, and they always gave us notice of
their proximity by shaking tiieir rattles.
Often did 1 hear this warning without dis
covering the enemy; and on such occa
sions it is best to get out of the way. The
rattlesnake never attacks except when pro
voked, and they arc easily killed. A blow
with a stick will disable them, when thev
are readily dispatched. The young men
of the expedition were fond of shooting
theni with their pistols, and so much ammu
nition was wasted in this sport, it it may
be so called, ttiat it became necessary lo
issue an order forbidding it. We bad
some experience of the bite of this snake.
As we were approaching the Concho
river, one of our horsemen discovered a !
large rattlesnake directly in our trail. He
gave hint a shot front his six-shooter, which
took effect, nearly cutting his body in two.
He then attempted to ride over him, when
the snake raised his head and struck the
horse in the hind leg, about a foot above
the hoof. Several saw the snake, and we
stopped to see if any injury had been
done. We at once discovered the marks
where the fangs had entered, from which
the blood was oozing. Within five min
utes the horse, which was a very tine one, t
began to limp. Soon after, his leg began
to swell, so that lie could not walk on it,
and it was with difficulty that he was led
into cani}i. so great appeared to he his ag
onv.
Within half an hour we reached our
camp, and proceeded to alleviate the suffer
ings of tiie poor animal. A small air
pump was applied lirst and some biood
drawn from the wound—poultices were
applied, and the horse was watched with
care during the night, as he lay at length
on tite grass. In the morning his entire
leg and thigh were much swollen ; never
theless, he was led along after the wagons.
After a few days tlte swelling subsided,
and he showed symptoms of sickness,
which increased so that at last we were
compelled to abandon him.
We saw many other snakes of different
kinds, some of them of the most brilliant
colors, which were safely put away in al
cohol. There is one species called the
4 chicken snake.' which at lirst gave us
much alarm. This snake we always
found in tops of trees, moving with as
much rapidity from branch to branch as a
squirrel. For this motion, his form seemed
admirably adapted by its. great length,
which was from live to eight feet, though
his body was not larger than that of other
snakes of half the length. The chicken
snake, I afterwards learned from Texans
in the party, is harmless. These men
would catch them by their tails and snap
them like a whip. How they derive their
names, I I'v.ow no 4 . This rnuch i Q ccr-
tain, that there are no chickens in the re
gion where we met them. It is possible,
however, that in the settled portions of
Texas they may infest the poultry yards.
THE WILD TURKEY.
Let me say a word about the wild tur
key, in every respect a more interesting
subject than that of snakes, unless one
happens to be a:i adept in herpctology.
What noble game is this bird. 4 lt is game
as is game,' as Captain Cuttle would say,
and no one would question the assertion.
However, there is doubt whether the Cap
tain ever traversed the plains of Texas.
My lirst contact with the wild turkey,
was in the wooded valley of a small
stream, where 1 rode in to water my mule.
At this time a flock of at least thirty full
grown turkeys rose up within ten feet of
mo, making a noise like the roar of mus
ketry. 1 was so much startled at their
sudden appearance, that I was thrown off
my guard, and before I had time to un
strap inv gun from the saddle, the whole
flock were beyond my reach. I was more
cautious afterwards, knowing where the
haunts of these birds were, and hence was
more successful in shooting them.
The usual haunts of the wild turkey is
in the river bottoms, which, in Texas,
abound in the pecan tree, on the nut ol
which they feed. They are seldom found
in the plains, unless there is wood near.
The best way to shoot them is to take a
stand in the wood near a river, towards
sunset, when they come to roost. 1 lie
call of a turkey is easily imitated by an
experienced sportsman. 1 his call or
whistle will nitract any passing bird to
wards you, which, when perched on a
tree, perhaps above your head, will call
his or her brood lo the same spot. As
thev alight, one after another, tiiev may
be shot down, without disturbing the rest
of the (lock. In this manner a sportsman
may shoot half a dozen in half an hour.
It is exciting sport to give them chase
when one is on horseback. They will
run for miles without taking wing, and a
sporlesman sometimes finds himself far off
before he is aware of the distance he has
run. 1 found myself in this predicament
several times oa foot, and determined nev-
Series—Vol. 6—l\o. 17.
' er to give chase to turkeys again unless
mounted.
At a stream known as Turkey creek,
where our party lay in camp a day, we
; found the greatest abundance of this fine
bird. It was the place before alluded to,
where so many de er had been shot. On
the same day three men brought into eatnp
; upwards of thirty turkeys. This bird, on
: an average, is heavier than our domestic
turkey. Its flesh is much the same taste.
Indeed 1 could not recognize any differ
ence. Jhe last we saw of them was about
200 miles west of the Rio Grande. The
country between here and there is too bar
ren for any game of the leathered kind.
Even the Pecos did not, in the one hun
dred and fifty miles we travelled along the
banks, afford any game.
THE VKAIRIK FOWL.
This bird, which belongs to the pheasant
species, abounds in the lower part of Tex
as. 1 have seen none this side of the Pe
cos, and hut few between that river and
San Antonio. In the rich prairies below
San Antonio toward the coast, this game
is very abundant, and is in ail respects the
finest bird in that region. In size, it is be
tween a partridge anil a domestic fowl.
In the prairie it steps along with its head
elevated, and resembles the latter more
than the former. It is easily approached
and more easily shot. Its meat resembles
that of the partridge in taste, although
somewhat darker in color. !So much has
been said of the prairie fowl, which is
well known in the Western States, that
further notice is unnecessary.
ANECDOTE OF THE BLACK TAILED DEER.
A few evenings since, a stranger visiting
our rauchc, brought with him a large dog ;
but no sooner had he entered the area oi'
the ranche than he was attacked by a dog
of a similar size, belonging to the estab
lishment. So violent was their onset, ac
companied by such a noise, that they
brought out all the occupants of the ranche,
myself among the rest. The Mexicans
clenched the dogs and tried to separate
them, but their efforts were vain ; their
noise and screams having the effect rather
to urge the combatants on than to separate
them. About a dozen persons stood around,
when the deer, which always came within
the area at night, hearing tiie noise, stepped
up and took his place among us, eyeing the
fight with great apparent interest. But he
soon became excited, and raised his tail
and ears and took a near position, watch
ing the efforts of the men to separate the
dogs. But no sooner had they given up
the task as a bad job, than the deer plunged
at the combatants, and with one blow of
his fore feci knocked them heels over head
some ten feet, causing them to let go their
grasp.
lint the separation was momentary, for
the dogs again llew at each other with tho
greatest rage, as though bent to tear each
other to pieces. The Mexicans now took
them by their tails, pulling theni in oppo
site directions, but they still grasped each
other's throats. The deer had again taken
up his position among us, and after watch
ing the second efforts to separate the ani
mals, coolly walked up near them, pranced
about as a f.olicksomc horse, when mak
ing another plunge, he tore them asunder,
and drove them out of the arena. He
then walked leisujgly to the gateway, his
usual place of sleeping, and stretched him
self on the ground, apparently well pleased
with the adventure.
We have four dogs about the premises,
which the deer kttows well; but when
any strange cur puts his nose within the
gateway, our so-called timid creature rush
es at him instantly, and drives him away.
AT COST!
rgV.'E undersigned offers to the public, af-
JL fording FIRST RATE BARGAINS, his entire
stock of
Dry Bftofs &- Shoes,
at COST. Having taken the National House
and Stage Office, 1 find th it I have too many
irons in the tire to keep tiiem ali going, and
therefore give the people this opportunity to
buy cheap. J- I'HO A! AS.
Lcwistown, October 31, 1851.
Tn Country Mcretaanls, Tat em Keepers, kt.
V LARGE stock ot superior liquors, con
sisting of
Wines, Braudles, fiin, &c,,
are now offered tor sale W IIUJ.ESAI.E and KE
TAir. at COST, at the Grocery Store on the
Canal, opposite the Collector's Office. Deal
ers and i avcrn Keepers will find bargains.
\V.\J. RLWALT.
l.ewistowti, Jnly 18, 1851. -tf
JAMES CRUTCHLEY,
Valley street, Lcwistown, near Heisler's Can
dle Factory,
Manufactures every uese.iption of
Picture am! Wlaws
_S.i 9
SUCH as Gilt, Mahogany, Rosewood, &c.
and can furnish Frames and Glass of any
required size.
UFA,ILDISG, VARNISHING, AND
POLISHING of old Frames, and Repairing
Work generally, done at short notice and on
reasonable terms.
(£7"*Tho public arc invited to call and ex
amine his stock.
Lcwistown, August 1, 1851.
PETROLEUM, or Rock O.'. m \. A.
DID BANKS' Variety store,-