THE Volume VI. OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT , OrrosiTB St. Paul's Church, Main-st TERMS : The COT. UMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published every Saturday morning, at TWO DOLLARS per annum, payable half yearly in aavance, or I wo JJollari Fifty Cents, if not paid toithin the year, No subscription will be taken for a shorten period than six months ; nor any discon tinuance permitted, until all arrearages are discharged AD VER TI SEME NTS not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at une uouarjor tlie Jirst three insertions and Twenty-five cents for event subsc quent nscrtwn. CF" 'A liberal discount made to those umo advertise by the year LETTERS addressed on business, must be post paid. ZilSE IS YOUR NATIVE STRENGTH. BY JOSEPH BUTLER- Rise in your native strength, Mechanics of the land, And dash the iron rule From rude oppression's hand! By all the might of MIND. . Anume the place ol man Heed net the scoff of those - Who scorn the artisan, Yt sinews of a state, Your nation's pride and boast, TV hose glory crowns her hills, And guards your native coast Yeu are her wenlth in pease. , Her vital breath yfi aie: And when the bolts of death are hur'd, Ye are her sheild in warl By the eternal sword, To stern browed Justice given By Freedom's holy self, The might of wrong is riverl Strong monument arise, In record of your praist, Transmitting down your names; To men of other days Proclaim to all the world Your usefulness and worth, Speak out with trump ted tongue, Ye mighty men of earth'. Was not the soil you tiead Wea by yotr fathers' blood? Then on Oppression's self Roll back oppression's floodf Seize with determined hand The standard sheet of RIGHT, And let not even death, -Turn your resolves to flight, By him who gave to man The soul's ethereal fue, That glorious day to NOW Our motto, onward higher! WON'T TAKE TWENTY DOLLARS. Sons waggish students at Yale College, a few years since,were regaling themselves one evening at the 'Tontine,' when an old farmer from the country entered thero (taking it for the bar-room,aiid inquired if he could obtain lodging there. The yonng chapsi mmudiatelyanswered him in the affir mative, inviting him to take a glass of punch. The old fellow who was a shrewd Yankee, saw that he wa.t to be made the but of their jest, but quietly laying off his hat and telling his worthless little dorthal ho had to lio under the chair, he teok a glass of the proffered beverage. The students anxiously inquired after the health of the old man's wife and children, and, tho farmer with affected simplicity, told them tho whole pedigiee.with numerous uuocdoto regarding his farm, slock, &c. fcc: Dn von belnnir in llifi r.linrrlit'rulci'rl nnt - " of the wags. Yes, the Lord be praised, and to did my father before me, COLUMBIA I have sworn upon the Altar o" eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny over tho Mlud ofMaM..-ThomM Jcffer,ott ' BIjOOMSBURC) COLUMBIA COCWTY, PA. SATURDAY. MAT . ,a,7 Well, I suppose you would net tell a lie, replied the student. Not for the werld, added the farmer .XT l ... . wow what will you take for that dogt' pointing to the larmer's cur, who was no worth his weight in Jersey mud. u would not Uke twenty dollars for that uos. I -wr l wenty dollars! why ho is not worth twenty cents," Well I assure you would not take twenty dollars lor him. Come, my friend, said the student, who wun nis companions was bent op having ... . . . some capuai tun with the old man, 'now you say you won't Nil a lie for the world, let me see if yeu will not do it for twenty J. 11 Till ! . . . uuiiam. iii giro you twenty dollars lor your dog,' I'll not tako it? Here let us see if this wun t icuiik tuu iu ion ue, auucu ine li ...... . ..II ill .i student, producing a small has of half dol- lars, from which ho commenced counting numerous small piles upon the table.. The farmer was sitting by the table with his hat in his hand, apparently uncom-emnd. There.' added the student, Mhere are twen- ty dollars all in silver, 1 will give you that for your dog;' mi ... ..... i ne oiu larraer quickly raised his hat to ihe edge of the tabic, and then as quick as thought scraped all the money into it ex . . - tir I 1 1 . i .cjm uc nan ooiiar, at ine same time ex. claiming 'I won't take twenty dollars! Nineteen and a half is as much as the dog is worth lie is your property.' A tremendous laugh from his fellow tudentstshowed the would be wag.that he was complelyly 'done up,' and that he need not look for help from them.so he good na- turedlv acknowledged himself beat insist- uon tne eia larmers taking anether giass, sd they parted in great gleo the student retaining his dog which he keeps to this ay, as a lesson to him never to attempt to play tricks on men older than himself, and especially to be careful he w he tries to wheedle a Yankee, farmer Uncle Sara-j FOE'S "TeAPo A REMKISENC): OF BORDER LIFE. About the middle of July, 1782, seven TFyandols crosed the Ohio a few miles a bovt Wheeling, and committed great dep redation upon the southtrn shore, killed an Id man whom they found alone in his cab- in; rnd spreading terror throughout the neigh borhood. Within a few hours alter their retreat, eight men assembled from differ- nt pans oi tue smau settlement, and pur sued the enemy with great expedition. A mong the roost active and efficient of the party, were two brothers, Adam and An drew Poc Adam was particularly popular. in iirengiu, action, ana naruinora, lie had nu equal being finely formed, and inured to all the perils of the woods They had not followed the trail far before they became FMisGed that the depredators were conducted by Big foot, a renowned chief of the Wyandot tribe, who derived his name from tho immense size .of his feet. His height considerably exceeded six feet, and his strength was represented as Herculean He had also five brothers, but little inferior to himself, in company; thoy wete the terror of the whole country. Adam Poe was overjoyed at the idea of measuring his stiength with that of so celebrated a chief and urged the pursuit with akeenttes which quickly brought him into the vicinity of the onemy For the last few miles, tho trail had led them up the southern bank of Ohio, where the footpiints in the sand were deep and obvious, but when within a few hundred yards of the point at which ths whites as well as the Indians were in the habit of crossing it suddenly diverged from tho stream, and stretched along a rocky ridge, forming an obstuse angle with its former direction. Kero Adam halted for a moment and directed his brother and the other young men to follow tho trail with proper caution, while he still adhered to the PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB. paint where he supposed them to lie. Hav ing examined the priming of his gun, le crent cautioimlt- th I i Hivpr.ll hid UUDUGIi UnUl he had a view of the noint of Hre lay two canoss empty and annarent- My deserted. Being satisfied, however u,a' the Indians were close at hand, tin r, I .... . ' " " la nomine in his vie ance. and mni-tlr I . . J Emed a jutting cliff, which hunr iramedi- ateiy over the canoes. Hearinir a low murmurl,eIoflr he p&ered cantieuslv over tne tank tt beheld Hi objects of his search. Tne g'ganlio Big Foot, lay below him in .i . i . ... mo snade of a willow, and was talking a low eep tone to another warrior, who semed a mere pigmy by his side, Adam "unously drew back and cocked his cun I Tl. L. r .. .. ... " was iair tne distance did not xceed twenty feet, and his aim was unerr- lnS Raising his rifle slowly and cautious- t I V M m tftnlr n ot--.l.. . . ti .. v ic.uj aim at nig root s brea8, ant tevr the tracer. His run nasned. Both Indians sprung to their feet . a aK? nrjeotion of surpiso and for a S'"eIe second they all three stirred upon eaoh other. This inactivity, however, was soon 8Ver- Auam was ,0 much hampered by tnc Susne to retreat, and setting his life upon a cast of the die, he sprang over the 1 tlarrt inhini .1.-1. ft "u B,,c"ore" lllra ana (um- Ba,nin8 his power leaped boldly down the precipice and alighted upon the breast of Big Foot, with a shock that bore kirn to '.he earth. At the moment of enntant. AHm had also thrown his rieht arm nrmmH iI,d smaller Indian, so that all three came to the earth together. At that moment a sharp firing was heard among the bushes above, announced that tho other parties were en gaged,. but the trio'below were loo busy to attend to anything but themselves' Big Foot was for an instance stunjed by ,the. yioience ol tue shock, alio Adam was eni oiea to keep them both down. But Ihe exertion necesary fer that purpose was great, that he had no leisure to use his knife, Big I'oot quickly recovered and without attempting to raise, wrapped kis long arms arounu Auam s nouy, and pressed him lo . ...111 9 I hu breast with the crushing force of a Boa Constrictor! Adam, as we have already remarked, was a powerful man and had set dom encountered his equal.but never had h felt an embrace like that of Big Foot.II instantly relaxed his hold of the smaller in dian who sprung to his feet, Big Fcot then ordered him to run for his tomahawk which lay within ten steps, and kill the wnuc inmi wmia ne neiu'iiim in his arms. A.dara seeing his danger.struggled manfully to extricate himself fiom the folds of the giant, but in vain- The lesser Indian ap proached witfr his uplifted tomahawk, bu Adam watched him closely as he was about to strike, gave him a kick so sudden and n olent, as to knock the tomahawk from his hand and sent him staggering back into the water, Big fool uttered an exclamation in a tone of deep contempt at the failure of his companion, and raising his voice to the highest pitch, thundered out several words in the Indian toneue. which Adam could not understand, but supposed to be a direc tion for a second attack. The lesser Indian now again approached, carefully shunning Adams heels, and making many motions with his tomahawk, in order te deceive him as to point where the blow would fall. This lasted for several seconds, untill a thunder ing exclamation from Big Foot compelled his companion to Strike. Such was Ad am s dexterity however, that he managed to receive the tomahawk in a glanceing di rertion upon his left wrist, wounding him aeepiy out not disabling nun. lio now Hade a suddsn and desperate effort to free himself from the fiant and suceedid. Instant- ly snatching up a rifle, (for the Indian ceuld not venture to shoot for fear of hurl- ing his companion,) he shot tie lesser In- dian through the body. But scarcely had he done so when Big Foot arose and place, ing one hand upon his collar, and the other upon his hip, pitched him into the air.as he would have pitched a child. Adam fell upon his back at the edge of the waten but before his antagonist could spring upon him was again on his feet, and stung whh rage DEMOCRAT. t the idea of being handled so easily, he attacked his gigantic antagonist with a fury which for a time compensated for his infe riority of strength. It was now a fair fist fight between them, for in the struggle neith er had leisure to draw their knives. Adam's superior activity and experience as a pug iliit, gave hiia great advantage. The Indi an struckawkwardly, and finding himself rapidly dropping to the leeward, he closed with his antagonist, and again hurled him to the ground. They quickly rolled into the river, and tho struggle continued with unabated fury, each attempting to drown the other. The Indian being unused to such violent exertion, and having been much injured by the first skeck in his stomach, was unable to exert the same powers that had given him such a decided superiority at first and Adam, seizing him by the scalplock. put his head under water and held it there, un til the faint struggles ol the Indian induced him to believe that he was drowned when he released his hold and attempted to draw his knife. The Indian, however, to use Adam'e own expression 'had only been possummgV He instantly regained his feet and in his turn put his adversary under. In the struggle both were carried out into the current beyond their depth, and each was compelled to relax his hold and swim for his life. There was still one loaded rifle upon the shoie and each ewa.n hard in order to reach it, but the Indian proved the most expert swimmer, and Adam seeing that he should be too late turned and swan um who me sireaw, intending to dive, and thus frustrate the enemy' intention. At this instant Andrew, hearing that his broth er was alone in the struggle with,two Ind 6- lIlT tno eoge ol tho bank jbove, in order assist him. Another white man followed liim nUe.lit .. : it ... . . ...... wi.ibiji mm accing Auam in the river covered with blood, and swimming rap'idly from shore, misiook him for an Indian and fireu upon him wounding him dangeroufly 111 tVia r-L ... t .! I .1 ... ... ..." -numucr. Auam turneu anu seeing nis Brother, called loudly upon him to'shoot '"e big Indian on the ahorel' Andrew man U uuKCTir, was empty, naving jus been discharged. Fortunely Big Foot had also seized the gun with which Adam had shot the Indian so they were both upon an equality. The contest was who should load first Big Feot poured in his powder first, and drawing his ramrod out of its sheath id too great a hurry threw it into the rivcr,S:whilo he ran to recover it, Andre wgained an advan tage. Still the Indian was but a seco.id too late, for his gun was at his shoulder when Andrew's ball entered his breast. The gun dropped from ins hands and he fell upon his face upon the veiy margin of the river, Andrew alarmed for his brother, who was scarcely able to swim, threw down his gun and rushed into the river in order to bring him ashore but Adam moie intent upon receiving the scalp of Big Foot as a trophy, than upon his own safety, called loudly upon his brother to leave hi.n alono and scalp the big Indian who was now endeav ourins to roll hiatself into the water, from romantic desite peculiar to the Indian warrior, of securing his scalps from the snemy. Andrew, however refused to obey and insisted on saving tho living, before at tending on tho dead. Big Foot in the mean time had succeeded in reaching the deep water before he expired, and his body was borne off by Ihe wavis, without being stripped of the pride and ornament of an In dian warrior. Not a man of ths Indians had escaped. Five of Big fool's brothers the flower of the WyamUt nation, had accompanied him n the expedilon, and all perished. It is said that the news threw the whole tribe inio mourning. Their remarkable size, their courage and their superior intelligence gave them immense influence, which, greatly to their credit was generally exerted on the side of humanity. Their powerlul interposition, had laved many prisoners rim ths stake, and (Wen a milder ohar Number 4 acter to the warfare of the Indians In tht part of ihe eountry. Adam Pee recover edofhis Wounds, and lived manv vaara jHfettiii memorable conflict, but never for gPflpe tremendous 'hog' which he sustain- the arms of Bie Foof That Fankee.Tht editor'of the Nor wich News says that the other day an old lady walked into his office, and 'let out, n follows: jYou've got all sorls o' books here han't yet' 'No; ma'am some kinds o'booki w havn't now on hands.' 'Wall now, what han't ye gelJSeemi to. me you might have every things' We hav'nt got Foster on Flea Bilee, nor Cook on TownjMeetings, nor Dwight on Hot Nights, nor Lalhrop on Physic, nor 'Wall, I should'nt ha' thought it, but you've great 6i6ei, han't ycl 'Wall then, let me put on my specs, and look at um.them are that havo got the apoth ecary in um, are the sort I want d'ye lake tipple-sauce?' 'Yes, raa.am, we take 'all sort ' tauct.' Wall, I guess If you.re mind to pick ma out a geod un that's got thedx and getse marked on the lids, and throw in.n sarin book, I'll take one and bring the sauce if we have a good apple season, next wjn ter.' 'Could'nt throw in the psalm book no how' A Kissing in the dark. The Cleveland Herald tells the following story, which wo copy for the benefit of affectionate- young gentlemen. It it a regular Virginia break down: , A-younglady and gentleman were ono eyening playing the 'Graces.' and aa those acquainted with this 'sport' know that when the gcntleman'throws the hoop or ring over the head of the lady, he has right to a kiss. After playing seme time the gentlemen threw the ring over the head of the lady, and h started for the kiss.Sho ran and put out the light, went out of ths room into tho kitchen, and told the colored girl to go into the parlour and light the lamp, and to open the doer very -quietly and make as little neise as possible, Tha girl did as she was ordered. Mr. was waiting on tiptoe at the door for a 'good one, 'as aeon as the ser.vant girl enter ed the room, he caught her and kisced her, and in a moment heard Miss clippina her hands and laughing most heartily, be cause Mr kissed the cook. Gentlemen should be careful about kiss ing the girls :n the dark. SEED POTATOES. As the period is fast approaching when the farmer.will be putting in the crop of early potatoes, we would advice him to plant none but the best. We are aware that different view are held by many, but for ourselves, we firmly believe ibat many failures in the crop arise fiom small, or re fuse potatoes. Our own observation and experience justifies us in saying, that in an equality of soil; manure and culture, tha product of large potatoes will always greatly exceed that of small imperfect ones, lhf'h of the same variety W, mr.ant fcjsy" v " "u" upon one occasion to Have bought a lot of 30 bushels of refuse patatoes for their cheapness , for planting, which we treated with every possible care; so far as manure, preparations of the soil, and after culture were concerned. The product of this Iot were Iiko their narenis. nerfeci ilivm-r. mall alike in vines and tubeis, and an- pearing from the beginning not to possess the requisite vigour to ensure healthful vegetation. We madi from a plantin? often bushels of the same potatoe, which we se- leted in consequence of their great size, planted in similar ground aud treated in all respects alike as to manure and culture, the same season, six limes as many roots as from tho first parcel. And while tho fint were fiom their diminutive- size, tot 3M :K Hi t 4 1 1 I1 i
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