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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
CID Uucie ia.

il the titls of an excellent new song. bv
Horace DGmaIs. Thousands Of songs
have been published in America WITHIN
the last few year. but few ever contain
merit enough 10 become gerry popular.
The above song IL u gem. IN fact Que of
the sweetest negro melodies ever pu, o..
fore the music loving public Sung nigii-
~ with Immense success. by Milo. Il.
Barlow. of mlns.rel fame. Price. 40 cents
per copy. The title page is illustrated.
md contains fine view Of . southern
plantation scene-can be obtained from
any large music dealer. or from the pub
Usher, F, w. Helmick. No. 50 West
Fourth street, Cincinnati, o. r7'-.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
GENERAL JoBBlN9.
Hurseshueing a Speciality

The cheapest and best place to got
Blacksnithing done in the city.
Shop north side Of railroad-west part Of
sWa.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
FIRE ARMS

Ammunition a Specially.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20

AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
f. C. ZINMERMANN.
GENERAL

OUTFITTING.. STORE!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Abolish Fast-Freight Lines.

A movement is now on foot to abolish
all the fast-freight and have all the
through freight business carried on bv
the railroads direct. It is generally con-
coded that the fast-freight lines cost the
railroads great deal Of money, much
of which could be saved if they were
abolished. The regular Contracting
Agents of the various roads, it is claim ed,
could do all the work that is now done
by the multitude of agents employed by
the numerous fast-freight lines. It is
charged that the fast-freight lines, or most
of them, are managed in the interest of
some of the managers of the roads, and
not in that of the stockholders. The
plea is made that the abolishing of the
fast-freight lines would throw number
of laboring men and clerks out of en-
ployment; but this claim does not hold
good, for most of these employees would
have to be employed in the freight de-
partments of the various roads, the work
of which would be greatly increased.
The only men that would be thrown out
of work would be an army Of high priced
fast-freight line managers, agents, and
other officials whose princiL al duties
consist in drawing their salaries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
A Full Grown Evil.

No sooner had it become generally
known that the Agriculturalists had
been rewarded with bountiful harvest
than grand scheme was set on foot to
bear the market, and compel the sale of
the crop at largely reduced figures.
The steady decline in wheat for the
past month is only one Of many con-
vincing proofs of a grand combination
of dealers reaching from Milwaukee to
Liverpool, and including all the leading
grain market centres in this country.
Most farmers throughout the grain
growing sections Of the Middle and
Western States have been unfortunate
with their crops for several years, and
are, to greater or less extent, in debt :;
SO that they feel the necessity Of mark
citing their grain this season as fest as it
comes from the threshing machine A
combination of the grain spectators
to "bear" the market and keep prices
down will work a. great injury to Agli-
culturalists, and consequently to all
other industries throughout the North
west. Speculation by corporations and
combinations has so recklessly and wan
tonly trampled under foot the rights of
every legitimate enterprise, and all hon
est industry in this country, that it is
not at ali strange that bankrupt courts
are over worked, every industry Ian
gushing, and communism showing it
self in every quarter. The price of the
products of the farm, the factory and
the workshop are alike "bulled" or
beared" at the will of gambling spec
ulators, composing boards of trade ,;
and the law of " supply and demand
is nowhere allowed to assert itself The
Wall street gold ring no more effectually
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

times cultivates the fertile steppes be-
tween the Danube and the Black
Sea.
THE ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS
numbers 10000 men at the lowest COM
putation. They will be assisted by two
Roumanian divisions-in all about So
900 men. TIE battle, which must soon
take place, promises to be the greatest
of the war, and will probably be decisive
Of the campaign in Bulgaria for this
year.
THE RUSSIANS FEEL THE GRAVITY ON THE
SITUATION,
and will omit no precautions to insure
success. They admit that the Russian
advance in Adrianople has been delayed
month, and unless the coming affair
at Plevna results in crushing defeat of
the Turks, winter campaign is I'M
avoiable. The Russians view the pros
poets of winter with pleasure If the
Turkish army concentrates it is believed
that at Plevna decisive battle must be
fought. In the late battle at Plevna the
Egyptian troops showed astonishing
COURAGE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

rules the daily quotations of gold, than
the boards of trade" control the grain
quotations. Neither the demand of
Europe for the wheat crop Of the United
States, nor the supply Of wheat has
anything to do with fixing the price of
wheat Boards of trade regulate the
price as best suits the schemes Of gam
bling spectators, and without reference
to either supply or demand. Is it not
about time for the Congress of the
United States to devise some legislation
that will put an end to gambling in the
products of the farm and factory, and
furnish the needed and just protection
to Agriculturalists and to other legiti-
mate industries upon which the weight
of government rests?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Sitting Bull.

A late dispatch from Washington
says that an agent of the Canadian
government was at Washington asking
that the government make some pro-
vision by which Sitting Bull and his
tribe-now in British territory-could
return to the United States The matter
was referred to Gen. Sherman, who
recommended that such provision be
made, as the Indians were in starving
condition, and unless something is done
there would no doubt be the same trouble
on the northern frontier that now ex-
lists on the Mexican frontier. Upon
Sherman's advice the president and
cabinet agreed to select commission
to act in conjunction with commission
from Canada, to make terms with Sit
ting Bull and secure his return to the
United States agencies
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
WRECKED.
Loss of the Steamship Ellen.

A New York dispatch of the 18th
inst, says: "The Star and Herald Pana-
ma special, just received, announces
the total loss of the Pacific Steam Navi-
cation Company's boat ELLEN" Capt.
Coalhuth, on the morning of the 10Th
of July, at Losville, ~ miles north Of
Valparaiso. Four bodies had been re-
covered Forty-three of the crew and
passengers had reached the shore in
safety. Twenty were still on the rocks.
A British war vessel and CHILEAN gun
boat went to the scene of the wreck as
soon as reported, but were unable to
render assistance, owing to the rough
weather and fog. The survivors on the
rocks, from exposure and want OF food,
THREW THEMSELVES INTO THE SEA
to end their misery. Only three were
saved. The correspondent writes that
out of a crew of 81 all told and passen-
gers, there are probably sixty-three
saved. There could not have been less
than ninety to one hundred passengers.
The
LOSS OF LIFE,
therefore, may be estimated at about
one hundred persons. The commander
of the vessel is thought to be among the
lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

PARIS will have an international ex-
position in 1873 if France has Paris at
that time. This last point seems to be
the thing that is troubling would-be ex-
hibitors. The political condition of
France is such that it is a serious ques-
ton whether it is wise to ship to Paris
costly articles for exhibition, and it
seems that Secretary Evarts has intima-
ted as much to Americans who were
making preparations to exhibit their
wares at Paris. The Russio-Turkish
war has every appearance of continuing
through the next year, and that would
greatly embarass the exposition even
though no other nation was drawn into
the war; but the unstable condition of
the French government creates the
greatest distrust. They have not had a
revolution for several years, and one is
likely to occur almost any time. Should
Paris be turned over to the commune
while an international exposition was IN
progress, it might prove a q fat take " for
the commune, but it would not be so well
for exhibitors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

A FEW struggling and unsatisfactory
kilograms were sent east from Helena,
Montana territory, but their tone is such
that the country need not be surprised
to get an account of another massacre,
second only to the Gustav massacre OF
last year. Col. John Gibbon, with about
200 soldiers and citizens, attacked the
Indians on the Big Hole river, and after
a hard battle losing the greater part of
his command, retreated to a place of
safety Fuller reports may reduce the
loss, but it is certain that the Indians
have gained another signal victory over
the federal forces.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Nashua, and Wednesday the 22d at
Manchester. The extension of the visit
to New Hampshire is made at the par
ticular request of the governor of that
state, and a Legislative committee of
which Col. Ordway is chairman.
TWO IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIONS.
There are several investigations in
progress in the different departm ents of
the governmen which promise shortly
to yield considerable interesting reading
matter for the public. The most i'm
portant of these is the investigation of
the Indian bureau. The taking of evil
dence in this investigation is now sub
stantially finished, and Secretary Schurz
will at once commence an examination
of it, with view to determine what ac-
ton should be taken in regard to the
matters which have been developed. 1t
is understood that large amount of
important information has been gather
ed concerning the swindling of the In
dams and the government in contracts.
Another investigation which promises
to lead to interesting results is the in
quiry now being made into the bureau
of statistics. 1t was supposed by the
gentlemen who are making this inves-
tigation that they had taken all neccs-
sary evidence two Or three weeks ago,
but some important abuses were devel-
oped ten days ago and good deal of
evidence has since been taken about
them. 1t appears that there has been
a good deal Of looseness in the manage
ment of the bureau, and things have
been done for which there is no author
ity of law. The comm ttee had expect
ed to make a preliminary report, but
owing to the latter development they
made only verbal communication to
the secretary previous to his departure
for Ohio, and will present one final re-
port about the LIST of September
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
MARKETS..
MILWAUKEE MARK Ell.

ssMILwAUKEE, Aug. -Wheat-Heavy
at 81 for No. /; 81 .25 for old No. 1
81 80 for old hard 81 Is for new $1.1S
for old No. 2; $104(0$1 O4I for No. 9:
$1.O95 seller August; $1.O15 seller Sep
TENDER. Receipts of wheat-13,5 800
bushels; shipments, 1000 bushels.
Corn-Dull at 447c. Oats-Quiet at
233c for No. 2. Rye-Steady at 55c
for new No. 1. Barlcy-Steady at CSC
for No. 9.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO, August -Wheat-Activ
but lower, at 81 .O64 seller August; ST. 90
seller September, and CSC seller the year.
Corn-Active and lower at 44I(044sc
cash Or seller August; 44c seller Septem-
Der. Oats-Quiet at 232c cash or seller
August; 23Bc seller September Rye
At 547c cash. Barley-Lower at Csc
cash ; &c seller September. Pork
Lower at $132 cash $13.1 seller Sep
TENDER. Lard-Easier for cash; $8.621
seller September $3.50 seller October.
Whisky-At $1.OS. Hogs Receipts,
II 600; moderately active and firm
light, very quiet on heavy sales frmer
at So. 25<0$5.3O for common to choice;
heavy 81. SO(0$5.40. Cattle-Quiet Re
ceipts, 700.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New YORK, August H. Wheat -
Firm; sales Is 900 bushels choice North
western at $3.50; $4,000 bushels Winter
at 81 .4S(0$1. SO. Corn-Quiet and strong
at 59(96Oc; sales 10000 bushels spot
since call. Oats-Quiet Whisky
Quiet at 112; sales, Is barrels. Pro-
visions-Pork quiet; 1885 bid for Sep
TENDER. Lard quiet; $905 bid Septem-
Der; 500 for October; $S879 for No
vember and December $S.77a for the
year.
BALTIMORE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-Flour- Weak
and lower Howard Street and Western
Supertine, $4(0$5; Extra, $5.25(9$6;
Family, $6.12(9$7. Wheat-West
firmer and higher Western Winter
Red, $1.454 August, $1414; Septem-
Der; s1.369$1.36 !; October $1.36
Corn-Western steady and firm offer
ings light; Western Mixed. spot, 6O3c;
August, 6Oc; September, 6OBc; steam
er, 543c. Oats-Weak and lower
Western White, old, 37(938c; Mixed,
35(936c. Rye-Quiet and steady; 65(9
&c. Provisions and heavy. Pc
troleum-Dull Crude, 73@74c; Re
fined, 130134c. Whisky-Nominal at
SLIP.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Personal.

Songstress Kellogg is at Saratoga.
General Butler has gone to Halifax.
Cardinal McClosky is visitor at New
port.
Mr. Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune, though an editor is firm Pres
byterian.
The annual income of Queen Victoria
poor wOman-is still kept down to
So, Us, 900.
Joseph Jefferson will return to the
American stage in October, after an alb
sence of nearly three years
The majority of the Cardinals have
decided that the place of the election of
the next Pope shall be Rome.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois, is not
sick, as reported; and as for the cancer
in his stomach" there is nothing in that,
either, SO far as he knows
President Hayes will leave Washing
ton on the 18th for Bennington, Yer
mont, to take part in the celebration
there on the 10Th. He will remain in
ANCN ltlllb OllC WYNN
Deacon Billy Mckee has changed his
hymn, Il plant my feet on the Gospel
rocks, and save my nickels for the mis-
sionary box" and sings pathetically
sole Uncle Sam is a-suing Of me, and |
save my nickels for the paying of he."
Mr.. Edward Warren, who achieved
notoriety in the famous Wharton pois-
oning case at Baltimore, and subsequent
ly became srrgeon-in-chief in the Egyp-
tan army, has been requested by the
Khedive to obtain the services of a large
number of American physicians and
surgeons for his army.
Mr. Townsend has discovered that Mr..
Garrett is the father of the riot. He
has little or no knowledge of human ma
ture," writes Townsend, land had exper-
imented upon his operatives SO frequent
ly and so successfully that he had no
idea they could strike At last they had
no alternative but to make q strike or
die"
Col. Tom Scott has issued neat cir
cular of thanks to the 'loyaP' employees
of the Pennsylvania railroad, promising
to redress all grievances when presented
to the proper officers for consideration;
and also that employees shall share the
prosperity which he is confident awaits
the company in the early future.
Governor Kellogg, in an interview at
Chicago, expressed considerable satisfac-
ton at the fact that two Of the Southern
States were compelled to call for Federal
assistance as soon as trouble broke out
within their borders. He regards this
as a vindication of his own action in
Louisiana when he called for troops.
He thinks Governor Hartranft ought to
be able to put down the mob with the
militia and volunteers under his COM
nland without calling upon the United
States troops to help him.
While Gen. Howard is leisurely pur-
suing Joseph in Idaho, and sending rose
colored reports by way of Mcdowell to
an admiring public, the Indian difficult
ties have broken out at the other end Of
the country A dispatch from Texas
announces the slaughter of thirty three
United States troops and the painful
retreat of the remnant of the detach-
ment to place of safety, under circum-
stances of great deprivation and suffer
mo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

The Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany has received word of the loss OF
the steamship Ellen" Capt. Colworth
commanding, on July15th, seventy miles
north of Valparaiso. Nothing definite i
yet known as to the extent Of the loss
of life, but it is thought over one hun
dred passengers were on the vessel at
the time she went down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

RUSSIA is displaying great activity in
recruiting her armies, and reports from
Russian sources state that she will soon
have larger army in the field than she
had for duty at the beginning of the
war. Russian officers are beginning to
realize that the work of conquering the
Turks cannot be done in a few weeks
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1877.

THE peace party in Russia is causing
the government serious trouble, and it Is
becoming stronger every day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

By adding the re-exports" to the ex-
ports, the exact comparison with the
imports can be had. The growth of the
exports is noticeable. While the value
Of the imports in 1877 is but small
fraction over that of 1S69-'70. the value
Of the exports exceeds very largely that
Of any previous year The excess of
exports over imports during the year
was $152, 100000 "a large balance We
regret to say that the exports do not
show any heavy increase in manufac-
lures.
The figures showing the trade in spe
Gle has also its interesting features
The table is as follows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
The Foreign Trade.

The value of the imports Of the Unit
ed States for the month of June, 1877,
was $47, 1888, 900, which was large in
crease. During the four months includ-
ing June, there was decided revival of
imports; the increase over the same
period of last year was more than $40,-
100000. The figures showing the pro-
gress of the export and import business
during a number of years are Of inter
est. They show the period of initiation,
and the recovery from it. The values
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

times cultivates the fertile steppes be-
tween the Danube and the Black
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

The trade of the last six months Of
the year ending June 80, 1877, COM
pared with the same period of last year,
is thus stated
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
THE LEMON CURE.

A correspondent of an English medl-
cal journal, furnishes the following rec
ipe as new cure for consumption: Put
dozen whole lemons in cold water and
boil until soft (not too soft), roll and
squeeze until the juice is all extracted,
sweeten the juice enough to be palata-
Bile, then drink. Use as many as doz-
en- day. Should they cause pain or
looseness of the bowels, lessen the guam
tity and use five or six day until bet
ter, then begin and use a dozen again.
By the time you have used five or six
dozen you will begin to gain strength
and have an appetite. Of course, as you
get better you need not use so many.
Follow these directions and we know you
will never regret it if there is any help
for you. Only keep it up faithfully.
We know of two cases where both of the
patients were given up by the physicians,
and were IN the last stages of consump-
tion, yet both were cured by simply us
ing lemons according to the directions
we have stated. One lady in particular
was bedridden and very low; had tried
everything that money could procure,
but all in vain. when, to please friend,
she was finally persuaded to use the
lemons. She began to use them in Feb
ruary, and in April she weighed one
hundred and forty pounds. She is a
well woman to-day, and likely to live as
long as any of us.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

brings its own expression over the face.
The worst of it is, that when these pas
sions pull very often, the face does not
return to what it was before, but the
muscles harden and retain that ugly ex-
preston. By indulging in evil passions
people may work their faces up into such
awful faces, that sometimes when you
meet man in the street you can tell,
just by looking at his face, what his
character is. A face that was very low
able when it was that of child, has
had the passion of anger pulling at it.
SO often that it always wears a sullen,
cross, dissatisfied look. Now, dear chill
dren, do you want to have pleasant faces
that everyone will love to look at ? Then
don't let the ugly passions get hold of
the strings. Put them into the hands
of love. and charity and good will and
truth and honesty, and then they will
be beautiful faces. I have seen faces
without single handsome feature, that
were sweeter to look at than the most
perfect features that were ever formed.
And why? 1t is the expression. And
what makes the expression? o, it all
depends upon whether the bad passions
or the lovely graces get hold of the little
strings. Christian at Work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
LITTLE STRINGS.

You may have amused Yourself with
face made of gutta percha pinching
it one way, and pulling it another,
and remarking what different express
ion it will assume. When you left off
pulling it, it returned to the same face
it was before. Now your faces arc softer
than gutta percha, and they are full of
little strings called muscles pull them
one way or another, just according to
your feelings. You feel sad the little
muscles pull your face into doleful ex-
preston. We can tell, by looking at
you, how you feel. Or. you feel merry !;
then the muscles pull your face into
smiles and dimples. But often there are
wicked passions at work at the strings.
Anger pulls, and Q, what . disagreeable
look the face puts on in minute Pride
pulls the strings, Of deceit, and each
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
A WORD TO BOYS.

What do you think, young friends, of
the hundreds of thousands who are trying
to cheat themselves and others into the
belief that alchoholic drinks are good
for them Are they not to be pitied
and blamed ? Do you want to be one
of those wretched men? If we are to
have drunkards in the future, some of
them are to come from the boys to whom
l am writing; and l ask you again if
you want to be one of them? No? Of
course you don't!
Well, have a plan for you that is
just as sure to save you from such fate
as the sun is to rise tomorrow morning.
1t never failed; it never will fail; it
cannot fail; and l think it is worth
knowing. NeUer touch liquor ia 0ny
form. That's the plan, and it is not
only worth knowing, but it is worth put
ting into practice.
| know you don't drink now, and it
seems to you as if you never would.
But your temptation will come, and it
probably will come in this way:
You will find yourself. some time,
with number of companions. and they
will have bottle of wine on the table.
They will drink and offer it to you.
They will regard it as manly practice,
and, very likely, they will look upon you
as milksop if you don't indulge with
them. Then what will you do? Ell?
What will you do? Will you say, "Boys,
none of that stuff for me know a
trick worth half-a-dozen of that?" Or
will you take the glass, with your own
common sense protesting, and make the
whole draught bitter, and feeling that
you have damaged yourself, and then go
off with het head and a skulking soul
that at once begins to make apologies
for itself-just as the soul of Col. Backus
does, and will keep doing all his life p
H. G.. Holland, IN iScribner.