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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15

my mouth and dropped :" scat" out
of the window. The yowling increased
! added pair of so boots to the affair,
boo,-iack followed the boots. but the
noise continued with more zeal. if pos
sible, than ever. My contribution was
not the only one. From other windows
a continuous fire was kept up; bottles,
boots, shoes, slippers, and every avail
able article that could be reached was
SHE'D into the darkness at the noise
Occasionally more terrific yell would
seem to indicate that the objective point
had been reached, but still the yelling
continued with unabating ardor.
AT last / bethought me of dark Ian
tern had, and, lighting it, turned the
light down into the back yard in the
direction of the noise. What | saw |
can tell about, but how ! Eel. and looked
would need a larger pen than mine 10
describe. To say that my hair stood
up would be very tame 1t not only
stood up, but ii fairly lifted me from the
floor. | saw hanging from the clothes
line couple of Tom cats, tied together
by the tails, and engaged with all their
might IN taking each other apart, while
in the yard was man with bag, into
which he was putting my boots, boot
jack, and other contributions, making
for him a fair nights work, and, after
gathering up all the spoils, as he I'M
slung the eats from the line and placed
them in the bag and scaled the fence, it
dawned upon me that had been sold.
/ blew out my light and crept into bed,
wondering if my angel grandfather was
not smiling from beyond the clouds At
bis grandchild.
| know several more things about
cats. but shall keep them to myself
unless the court obliges me to disclose.
There is to-day in America one young
man who has not interest enough in a
to get up in the night and
watch the conflict, or throw articles of
value at the felines, and his name is
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
A CarnivOrOus Horse.

Mr.. Ezra A. Hermann owns horse
which has departed from the traditions
of his ancestors, and is carnivorous, if
not omnivorous. The animal for some
time has shown a disposition to take
fresh meat, and when it is offered to
him will devour it with apparent relish.
He will also drink milk with avidity, and
estimates mouse or rat as quite
tit-bit. Yesterday, Mr.. Hermann. in
handling some tobacco-boxes, killed
mouse. His son, who was present,
offered the mouse to the horse, and it
was snapped up, masticated, and swal-
lowed in breath. Ezra is somewhat
astonished over the strange taste of the
horse, and is disposed TO find fault with
the animal because he prefers flesh to
grain and hay. The animal has good
feed of such as is usually provided for
animals of the equine kind, and he is fat
and sleek.-Dayton (Ohio) Democrat.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
Bitten by a Tarantula.

A party of Sacramentans returned
home last evening from a trip TO the
mountains, bringing with them two deer
skins, one wildcat skin, and few other
trophies, including two tarantulas-
dead ones. They had little incident
attending the transportation of these
specimens which occasioned cOnsidera-
BILE alarm. 1t occurred in Cache Greek
Canyon, on Wednesday, as they were
returning home. The tarantulas, for
lack of better receptacle, were in
closed in a cigar-box when caught, about
10 days ago, and this box, carefully tied
up, was deposited beneath the seat of
the vehicle. While they were jolting
through the canyon the seat slipped,
and the two men occupying it found
themselves dropped suddenly into the
bottom Of the wagon. One of them
struck the cigar-box, crushed it, and i'm
mediately felt that something had hurt
him. A glance showed him that he
was resting on the tarantulas, and with
a yell of "I'm stung. I'm stungr'. he
jumped from the wagon, and, dashing
his hands behind him, as though desir-
Gus of lifting himself out of
his boots, he bounced wildly along the
road, then turned and made for
the wagon, shouting to his amazed and
greatly alarmed companions "Whis-
Ky? Quick! I'm dying! Why cont
you hurry.' The ether three men,
there were four in the reached
simultaneously for the demijohn, broke
off the cork in their haste to pull it out,
ard in an effort to knock off the neck of
the demijohn, to save time, broke the
entire concern and nearly all the con-
tents We're lost. About a pint o. the
liquid was saved, however, and without
saying as much as IS Here's luck,'' the
party that was bitten swallowed it. Soon
he began to feel better, and eventually
felt SO remarkably well that it was evil
dent the poison had been forced to sue
cumb. Then the work of Strengthening
up the contents of the wagon was COM
menced, and the tarantula box was
carefully lifted ont and examined, when |
behold! the "bugs' were found per-
fectly lifeless, and so dry and stiff that it |
was evident that they had been dead |
more than "a hours, while a couple of |
tacks in the broken cover of the box
a very good hint as to the ma
ture ofthe injury which the bold hunter
had declared to be tarantula bites.-I
Sacramento (Cal.) Record Union.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
HISTORY OF THOMAS CAT.
The Days of His Infancy-His Record as a
Musician and Disturher of Repose.

Musician and ib1-turter Of kepose.
George A. cuimby, in the Boston Giobe.l
| have taken the precaution TO cloth
myself in coat of mail befor attacking
this subject. The Tom eat being en-
cased in coat of male too, l wish TO be
on rs near an equal footing with him as
possible, but still he now beats me by
two feet. 1t is hard to get the adrant-
ago of cat. Any body who can get
the advantage of cat does not need a
guardian; he can Just 90 right out into
the cold world and earn dollar day
the year rv2cd. ftr
The eat WAS invented long time ago
have forgotten the namo of the invent
or. II wss patented, and for long
time the inventor held il as monopoly,
but after a time the patent run out, and
the cat came into general use, since
which time there have been some i'm
provements added, SO that the cat of
this age is hard thing 10 beat. La.
Cats are of n compile Of kinds One is
the Tom eat. and the oiher-well, the
other isn't. A cat is all born at once
with the exception of the eyes, which
are always nine days late. When cat
commences it is called a kitten, and
there are usually considerable many
brothers and sisters of him at once. and
for nine days they ere obliged to 90 it
blind. The eye business sticks me. Il
have read up all the works of optics,
and notice thar most every thing that is
going TO have eyes have them built in
under the original contract, even 10 the |
potato, and why the cat is left out |
can not discover any more than 1 can !
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
That
Gait

The Tom cat and the street-lamp at
tend TO business chiefly at night. Day
time they are more ornamental than
useful. Sprawling around the stove,
basking in the sun, he passes away the
day in sleep. As night approaches he
braces up, and starts out to attend to
business. He has no friends. Every
cat he meets is an enemy. He meets
the enemy and they are his, or he is
theirs; il is as often one way as the 9TH
or. As soon as he sees the foe he arches
his back, initiates his tail and sounds the
war cry. Talk about the tocsin alarm;
the Tom cat calls in voice that imme-
diately gives him the belt for hideous
noises. The enemy near each other;
there is not a clash of arms exactly, but
there is an interlocking and braiding of
legs, two Jumps of animated hair go
into the air and come down onto the
ground and roll over and claw. and
scratch, and fur flies, and il flies fur.
and they scratch faces, and they face
scratches, and they yawl and howl, and
bite and tear for few moments, and
then unbraid their legs and sit down
and look at each other for minute, and
collect their scattered senses and try
and discover what particular portion OF
their anatomy is missing, and then both
at the same instant turn and annihilate
space in opposite directions, with
unanimity of thought that is wonderful
in dumb animal. This is not an illu-
minated picture, but is hunk of truth
about a cat fight.
The Tom cat ranges with undisputed
sway on fences, porches and house-tops.
a man 10 fully realize the charm of
country home and a steep roof, needs to
pass night under tin roof and have
an assortment of cats hold levee above
his head. As he listens to the Emusic
in the hair" and leaps from bed as
cat springs from the chimney-top and
lands on the roof above his head, and
then engagesin aGreco-Roman struggle,
while man throws up the window and
yells and swears and throws boot-iacks |
and backing brushes in the direction of |
the noise, it is then that the city loses
its charm, and dollars don't look bigger
than ten-cent pieces to him, and he
wishes himself back in his country home,
where milk is but five cents quart and |
eggs grow thirteen to the dozen.
l know what l am saying. passed
\ night once away from home. What
learned that night would fill very
arge barrel. had retired and was en-
ieavoring to tangle myself up in sleep,
when most indiscribable bouquet of
ounds stole into my room and entwin-
d itself about my ears. 1t was
he first strains Of cat fight.
got out of bed and opened !
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15
Anecd0te OF the Gar.


In Russia, nobody has the right to APP
proach the Car on the streets, much
less 10 speak to him. Iii one should do
so, he would be arrested The Emperor
Nicholas was in the habit OF walking out
and often broke the law in spirit BY
speaking TO persons whom he CHANGED
10 meet. One day, while the Emperor
was promenading before the large hotel
OF Alorskos Street, he met an elegantly
dressed young gentleman, leisurely
smoking his cigar with the same uncon-
Germ as if he was in Partisan cafe.
The Emperor approached and saluted
him in military style.
sit appears that you are a stranger,
SIR" said he.
SLOW di' sou find that out ?" said the
stranger.
''Because you are smoking in the
street, which is forbidden by the police
regulations
"Thank you, SIR" politely replied
the stranger. ~ always make il a rule
10 respect the laws of the countries which
visit" And he made movement to
throw away his cigar.
I" No, You need not do it now. As
long as you are walking with me, no.
body will make any remarks to you.''
g Are you, then, a great parsonage of
the Empire?" said the stranger.
IS have some influence said the
Emperor.
Very happy to hear it," said the
stranger. ." understand that with in
fluence one can accomplish almost any
thing here
"You exaggerate. sir,'' replied the
Emperor. Certainly powerful pro-
lection is good thing; but we Rus
SLAMS like to know with whom we have
TO deal, and this is attained only through
seme good protector, of course"
swell, sir, if that is the CASE said
the stranger, ~ will avail myself of
your kind offer. l came to Russia on
business, and a little protection would
be most acceptable indeed" And he
proceeded to explain his business, puff
fling his cigar all the time, and talking
with the Emperor.
They were walking in an elegant
street, full of picture shops, and nearly
all had pictures Of the Emperor in their
windows. The stranger did find some
resemblance between them and his
agreeable companion, but the idea that
he might be the Emperor himself never
crossed his mind. Finally, seeing the
respect shown by all the passers-by,
and that all made room for them to
pass, and happeningto see at that mo-
nent full-length portrait of the En-
peror, the doubt was no longer possible.
IS Pardon me, sir,' said he, scarcely
lble to control his emotion. "Have I
lot the honor to speak to the Emperor
"Yes, SIR" replied the Emperor,
milling, 90 but do not be uneasy. | on
Y advise You to be more discreet with
our cigar next time, as the Emperor
nay not be always at your side to pro-
ect you.'
And rs soon as he arrived at the pal
zee, he sent for the Chief of the Police,
md gave orders to facilitate the business
# the stranger. The latter left St.
'etersburg a few days later, delighted
With the kindness of his exalted pro-
ector.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15

Edmond de Rothschild, of the house
OF Rothschild Brothers, of Paris, is en-
gagged to the daughter of the chief of
that house in Frankfort, The marriage
will be celebrated in that medieval seat
OF the Germon Diet, which was also the
cradle of the ROthschild family.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15

He was from the country back of
Newburg, and he came to town for the
first time. As he looked at the telegraph
wires he said, g Why do you make your
wire fences so high?''
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15

why woman looks under bed TO find
I a man.
The cat is composed Of peculiar
composition, similar to India rubber
the exact combination Of the material
is one of the lost arts. l dropped a cat
out of five-story window on Broad
way once, and he bounced up about a
rod and landed on bis feet. He didn't
even feel to see If any bones were
broken; he simply glanced at the lamp
post on the corner, and read the name
of the street TO get his bearings, and
then sailed away rs peacefully as
though he had just got out of stage.
1t is wonderful how far a cat will tum-
bic and not break
Cats have tail built into them on the
after end. In repose it is about the size
Of broom handle, bat when excited
the owner has the power of blowing it
up about the size of Bologna sausage,
and when erect in the air it gives the
cat very gamey appearance. The
principal uses of the tail to the do
nestle cat are few. Their memories
are poor, and they forget and leave
their tails round on the floor for people
to step on. One of the chief delights a
cat experiences is in getting its tail I'M
der the rocker of chair, just in season
to catch the whole weight of the chair
at the come down.
To get the pure, unadulterated cat,
one needs to go to the city and make the
of the Tom cat There is
more life TO the square inch in city Tom
cat than can be found anywhere else,
barring piece of cheese. There he
ilourisbes in ali hi, native vigor. There
his cat-like qualities find full play.
Then he courts
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-15

Then he courts,
Then he fights,
Then he yells,
ON moonlight nights.
Climbing fences, lodging boots,
Also bullets as he scoots
From the chimney TO the gutter,
Down conductor 10 the shutter,
Into the garden plat,
Scat
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

FRANK LESLIE GOES UNDER
assignment for the benefit of his credi-
tors has been made by Frank Les
lie, the well-known publisher. The liza
bilities are stated to be in the vicinity OF
100000, and as assets, of course not
available for but small amount OF
estimated value, there are large stock
of wood cuts, the accumulation of twen-
ty years, and said to be worth 81 900,
600; the machinery, presses, furniture,
type, and the whole of his large print
ing establishment, estimated at 100000,
and as valuable properties his Nlustra-
ted Newspaper, Popular Monthly, CHM
neg Corner, Illustrated Times, Ulasstrite
Zeitu2sg, Pleasant Hours, Lady's Jour
nal, Sunday Magazine, and several 9TH
ers representing a good deal of money
how much cannot be stated The Chin
neg Corner alone cleared in one year
$50, 900 net.-Herold.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

BUSINESS ACTIvITY.-Justl listen to
the Louisville Courier Journal working
up revival Of business energy and &C.
tivity. Wake snakes:
Don't sit down and say Damn the
Dutch! Do like they do. Get up and
go to work. fittings amt lively enough
put your shoulder to the wheels of COM
merce and trade and aid in getting the
road-wagon of old fogyism out of the
mire. Hitch the mule of energy in the
shafts, take the whip of enterprise in
your hand, and make dust fly along the
road of progress. Getu dod blast your
lazy hides, advertise your business, let
people throughout the country know
who you are and what you We got to sell,
and our word for it, you'll have some
thing else to do and think about this fall
than. to sit around and wait for business
to come to you and 'cuss the Dutch"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18
SUMNER LONGINGS.

Over the fields comes fragrant sweet
And the Joy of summer would be complete,
Could catch the sound of her coming feet.
old Song.
Gould feel her cheering presence near.
Could 1, watching and waiting. see or hear
The soothing fiip-fap other sunny ear.
st. Louis Journal.
Could see where morning zephyr blows,
The pearly tints of dawn disclose
The bloom on the end of her red, red nose.
Burlington Hawkeye.
When across the cross-lot lane she signs,
Could cross across-a glad surprlse!-
And watch the cross of her cris-cross eyes.
Elk forgotten)
Along the stubble, against the storm,
She moseys, whistling through the farm,
Her hustle slung over her freckled arm.
Graphic.
Entranced she hears the robins trill,
And maid-like sits on the red-ant hill;
Then wiggles, and runs for the ripping rill.
Prairie Farmer.
And running falls, and cracks her nose,
Despoiling five of her ten toes,
And thus are ended the maiden's woes.
journal.
Up she gets and to the water goes
The ants m eanwhile increasing her woes,
And the spots they sting are as red as ros'
Galloway Gazette.
The rose is red, the violet's blue,
Why don't she wear thick leather shoe?
And the sting of the ants wouldn't go through
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18
SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvERTIsER-
Daniel Webster and the Ouakers.

while I was in the Senate (said Gen.
Shields) I saw much of Webster both in
and out of the Capitol. He met me one
day and said: ''Shields. I find T have
got into difficulty with some of INV con-
stltuents, some Quakers, who are dis
satisfied with my advocacy of a certain
measure. and they have sent a large
delegation down here from Massachu-
setts to make protest. [ have prom
lsed to meet them this evening. and 7
would like to have you there.n
why, what can do?n
our native barney, Shields; it NAV
help me out of the trouble.n
laughed at the idea of blarney effect
ing anything where Daniel Websters
eloquence could not convince: and I
made that objection; but he insisted, and
L promised to be on hand. Evening
came, and joined Mr.. Webster at his
rooms. Presently the delegation arrived
and were seated a dozen or twenty of
the most solemn men [ have ever seen,
all rigidly costumed in Quaker dress
Without wasting any time the chairman
arose and addressed Mr.. Webster in a set
speech. He commented severely on the
course of the Senator as to the measure
in question, setting forth the bad effects
which 1T might have on their sect, ex-
pressing great sorrow and surprise that
Mr.. Webster had been found supporting
such bill, and concluded with a vigor-
GUS protest in writing which bore MANY
signatures. Webster listened attentive
ly with unchanged countenance, and
when the spokesman had resumed his
seat he rose and replied. He spoke half
an hour. and before he concluded he
grew as eloquent as he was often heard.
His defence was that he deemed the
measure one demanded by the interests
of the whole country, although it might
not be specially adapted to the wants
and interests ofany sect, and after clear
ly setting this forth he made such ap-
peal to the delegation to remember that
they were Americans as we'll as Qua
kers, that was fairly electrified. The
effect produced by his words on the
delegation was astonishing. When he
began they were all seated after he had
spoken ten minutes one after another
rose to his feet, until they were all STAN
ding; then they commenced 10 move
toward him, and they had soon sur
rounded him in a body. Before he fin
ished saw the chairman take out his
petition and tear it to pieces and when
he had finished, some of them were
shedding tears, and all were grasping
| Webster's hands as fast as they could
get them. "Friend Webster,n cried the
spokesman, "thee is right and we are
wrong; we owe thee an apology we will
say no more about it; thee knows thy
duty better than Wei
The next day met Mr.. Webster, and
with countenance of perfect gravity
he said: "Well, Shields now didn't we
barney those fellows nicely Cores
pondence N. Y. Times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18
CARRIAGE MAKING.
r HI. WATERS q SON,

r III. WATERS Il SON,
- Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES
NEAR VIRGINIA HOTEL, STAUNToN VIRGINIA
Keep constantly on hand Car
riages and Buggies Of every de- kaSs4ss4A
to business and fair dealing SEAkGfSN>
they guarantee entire satisfaction
Ry-Strict attention paid to REPAIRINa.
GIVE them call before purchasing. apr IS
CARRIAGE MAKING.-
Vat the solicitation of many osE
of my former. patrons, I haveffsYs-tfe5ssSaesfaa
again taken charge at my old NAGNNlH~
stand where will carry on the CARRIAGE MA
KING Business in all its various branches. and
am determined that my work shall not he
surpassed in finish, style. durability or price.
Special attention given 10 repairs
aug4-tf JOHN M. HARRY
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

Cincinnati Saturday Night: "Isn't
there danger in fishing?" asked nerv-
GUS lady, as she saw her husband depart
with a fish-pole and pail of minnows.
Replied the husband, "The dangeri is re-
duced to minnow-mum."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

A Western editor throws up the sponge
with the remarks that sit doesn't paw
to run a paper in a town where business
men read almanacs and pick their teeth
with the tail of herring.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

Plevna contains about II, 900 people, :
churches, 10 mosques, 8 minarets; LAP,
houses are.inhabited by Christians, and
1927 by Mussulmans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

Quinine is now so high in price in
Europe that doctors are using instead
the liquid solution of strychnine, and
find it nearly as efficacious and much
cheaper.