Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-05-06

feet off the ground to accomplish the
act. The man was probably insane.
He was in comfortable circumstances.
Foreign Notes.
The astrologer Of the Porte fixes the
day for the session of the Turkish Par
Lament.
1t is proposed in France to supply
slabs of gun cotton As part Of the cavalry
equipment, to be carried i'm sort Of
waist belt, and used, if necessary, for
the destruction of railways, stockades,
etc.
The newest device at Partisan fancy
balls is to dress the head alone in char
acter, whereby the world is edited with
the spectacle Of medieval princes in
dress coats and pumps talking with
Helen of Troy in a costume fresh from
Worth's.
Fred Archer, the leading jockey on
the English turf, is only Is, but during
the racing season of 1876 he rode no less
than 651 times, and won 217 races-a
feat never before accomplished by any
horseman on the. turf. His years re-
ceipts, in fees, retainers and presents
were about $4,000.
The French try to make out that the
of the Paris Figaro, lately strolling about
London, noticed a large crowd hurrying
into wooden booth. Having paid his
shilling, he entered also, and found the
great attraction to consist Of sailor sit
ting quietly smoking and drinking beer.
Over his head WAS the following inscrip-
ton: '.This is the only sailor in the
Arctic expedition who succeeded in per-
spring at the North Pole.
1t takes an Asiatic to pay compli-
ment Lew Fo Yhan, one of the Chinese
Ambassadors in London, was recently
taken behind the scenes of the theater
where Miss Monroe, the pretty Ameri-
ear actress, is playing, and desired the
interpreter to say to her, - / do homage
to her beauty and her talent, and will
build for her a theater of ivory rs wide
as London" This Lew Fo Yhan is n
gorgeous Chinese fop, with pigtail Of
wonderful length and glossiness.
Lately, in London Police Court, a
daughter gave mother in charge for
pawning her dress. The mother, it
proved on investigation, had wrecked
the happiness of the whole family by her
drunkenness. Her husband had remon-
strated, but in vain. The daughter
worked hard to get living, and matters
ut length came to such pass that she
was compelled most reluctantly to take
this painful step. The Magistrate COM
mended her for so doing.
Hitherto, street cars on the Ameri-
can pattern have no favor at Lyons,
France, but lately contractor, taking
advantage Of the prevailing stagnation
in the silk trade, has proposed to that
municipality to construct line at his
own cost, and hand over all the proceeds
for the first three months for the benefit
of the distressed operatives. Then, il
the municipal authorities SO desire. he
will remove all traces of the line. The
proposal is likely to be aceetled to. In
fact, the Project hardly dares ref1se,
with all the hungry men he has just now
around him.
"A French authority recommends the
use of sawdust instead Of hair in mortar
to prevent its peeling off. His own
house, exposed to prolonged storms ON
the sea coast, had patches of mortar to
be renewed every spring. and after try
ing without effect a number Of substi-
tutes, ne found sawdust perfectly salts
factory. 1t was first thoroughly dried
and sifted through an ordinary grain
sieve to remove the larger PARTICLES.
The mortar was made BY mixing one
part cement, two lime, two sawdtlsf,
and five sharp sand, the sawdhist being
first well mixed dry with the cement and
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