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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
Science and Industry.

Sumter County, Florida, will prob
ably ship one and half million oranges
the present year.
-COculus indicus, virulent. poison,
is largely imported into this Country,
yet it IS not known to be used in any
manufacture except that of lager beer
Oil has been '.struck" on the parish
lot of church in Pennsylvania, and is
now drawing" $4,000 year from
that source toward current expenses.
The King of Burmah is erecting
machinery at Rangoon to utilize the
abundant supply of mineral oil found in
Burmah. Ii the works are successful,
the whole of India will be supplied with
parafline from this new source.
The Flint (Iich.) Globe SAYS the
palmy days Of numbering in that city are
at an end, and the business on the de-
cline. Two large mills have cut their
last logs, and will either be removed or
converted into factories.
"A new fire-extinguisher has been
tested and found successful in New
York. 1t is kind of powder put up in
10-pound cans, which generates so much
carbonic acid gas when it comes in con-
tact with the fire that it extinguishes the
flames.
1t is computed that the grain used
for liquors in year in the United States
reaches 10000, 600 bushels, which would
make 1,050,00O, 900 four-pound loaves
of bread. Great Britain uses $4,000, 600
bushels of grain yearly for the same pur-
pose, and annually imports food to the
value of nearly 800, 100000.
1Oyster-sbells are literally used on
the'roads in the vicinity of Providence,
X. L., where they make very fine roads,
in the sandy districts. About
5000 bushels mile are needed to make
~ good dressing. The cost is only one
or two cents bushel.
Prepared pickles, when they pre-
sent bright-green appearance, owe
that color to the use OF acetate of cop
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
Odds and Ends.

Ouus Mh0
The New York Herald sweetly re-
fers to Vassar College as a - sugar re-
finery."
The poor we have always with us,
and mighty little good many of them get
out of it.
If you don't want to be robbed of
your good name, do not have it painted
on your umbrella.
How often, oh, how often, man
with only one solitary button on his
shirt, and that one brass pin, looks
with deyouring envy upon his wife's
new seven-button kid gloves, and wishes
all the shirts in his collection were just
one glove. There does seem to be
something wrong in this division Of but.
tons.-Hawteye.
&c am convinced that the world is
daily growing BETTER" remarked rev.
erend gentleman to a brother clergy
man. "My congregation is constantly
increasing" sYes," interrupted the
brother, who happened to be a peniten-
tiary chaplain, a. and so is mine'' And
there the discussion on the arrival Of the
millennium dropped
In the village of c. the children are
as strong partisans in politics as their
parents. A little girl of Democratic
persuasion had been taking tea with
little Republican friend, and was amica-
bly, helping her wipe dishes when the
news of Hayes's election was announced,
whereupon, dropping the spoons she
was wiping, she caught up her sun-bon-
net and disappeared. "What brings
you home SO early?" asked her mother,
as the little Democrat rushed into the
house: "Why, l happened to think that
there l was wiping Republican dishes,
and l just threw down the towel and
RAM" was the excited answer.-CArss-
Iian Union.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
The King of Sweden has made the

The King of Sweden has made the
University of Upsala a donation of 49,,
600 crowns, the yearly revenue from
which is to be distributed as premiums
to young authors of scientific works.
The Rev. A. W. Cummings, d. D.,
late President of the University of South
Carolina, at Columbia, has recently
been transferred by Bishop Harris from
the South Carolina Conference To the
Geaesee Conference, and is now the
Principal of Riverside Seminary, at
Wellsville, Allegheny County, N. Y.
AT the Episcopal Congress the bell
was rung on the speakers who exceeded
their time. Bishop Potter did it with
great dignity, and yet it had a queer
sound. 1t was done without respect of
persons, and grave Bishops and eminent
persons were called to time by it as
promptly q if they had been humble
prayer-meeting bores.
In the belief that the State of Mis-
sissippi has been derelict in her duty to
public school children, Mr.. Seers, the
general agent of the Peabody Educa-
tional Fund, has this year Withdrawn
the aid heretofore extended to her
schools, and given it to other Southern
States that are taking livelier interest
in the public education of their youth.
A new feminine evangelist is de-
veloped in the person of Mrs. Irvine, 4
Methodist lady, who has met with great
success in Pennsylvania. This lady has
a commanding presence and a fine voice,
and draws even greater crowds than the
gifted and popular Widow Van Colt
Great numbers OF sinners have professed
conversion under Mrs. Irvine's ministry.
The Rev. James F. Merriam has
been officiating for few months as pas
tor of Congregational church in
Springfield, Mass. He was liked by
the congregation, and council was
called for his formal installation. He
read statement of his religious belief,
as is customary, and it contained the
following: lin regard to the matter of
the punishment of those impenitent at
death, believe tie Bible does not teach
it; nor do | believe it teaches the con-
trary. 1t leaves the question an open
one. Hence, in my public teaching and
misistry, as a minister of the Gospel, |
would teach neither the one nor the
other. In my private judgment and be-
lief hold that future punishment, if
eternal in any sense, is so in the sense
that it is eternal death or humiliation"
Thereupon the council voted that Mr..
Merriam was theologically unsound,
,,,I ,oe,,-nI 20. Ill
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
School and Church.

Only three Episcopalian clergymen
in the Western Michigan Diocese get
over $1,000 per annum.
The Rev. James Mcleod, late of
Joliet, H., has been elected Superin-
tendent Of the Institution for the Blind
at Batavia, n. Y, and has entered up
on his duties.
"A telegram from Rome says it is
believed that Christmas is the time fixed
for the Pope 70 issue apostolic letters
re-sstablishing the Catholic hierarchy
of Scotland.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01

per, or verdigris, deadly poison. The
chemist Mitchell says that a jar of inn
ported pickles often contains verdigris
enough to kill one if it could be ell
taken into the system at once.
1t is not generally known that
there is an extensive salt lake on the top
of the Tehachepi Mountain in Califor-
MIA. about six miles southwest of the
point where the Southern Pacific Rail
road crosses the mountains. The lake
is somewhat difficult of access, out salt
is gathered from tho bottor, of the lake,
where it lies in layers from one to six
inches thick, and slipped to San Fran
cisco.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01

ton wss begun and pushed under his adj
ministration, but has not yet been COM
pleted.
The engagement is announced at
Rome of Miss Antoinette Polk. of Ten
nessee, daughter of the late Mr.. An
drew Polk, a niece of Bishop and Lieut.
Gen. Polk, and cousin of DIR. Mecklen-
burg Polk, of New York, to Gen. Baron
de Charette, who commanded the Papai
Zouaves at the battle of Castel-Fidardo.
Gen. de Chare.te was born in 1928, and
was married a number OF years ago to
an Irish lady, Mrs. Fitz-,james,wh died
not hong afterwards, bearing him two
children.
1t is extraordinary how the royal
family OF England is pursued by typhoid
fever. The Prince Consort died OF IL;
the Prince of Wales all but did so;
Prince Leopold some time since had en-
teric fever, supposed to arise rom a
similar cause; two months ago the
Prince of Wales's son caught fever
which was attributed to the state of the
drains at Marlborough House, and now
Miss knollys, one Of the Princess Of
Wales's ladies, has typhoid fever at Aber-
geldie Castle, the Prince of Wales's res
idence near Balmoral 1t might have
been supposed that if any one could Sc
cure good drainage it would be the roy
al family, but Windsor, especially, was
until within recent period abominably
bad in that respect.
l.,
Marshal Bogart, Il years old, was shot
in the abdomen by the accidental dis
charge of a gun in the hands of his
brother-Near Washington Court
house. o., George Knice, aged 10, was
instantly killed by the discharge of his
own gun while crawling through fence
Near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, George
Grigg, who had been hunting, was found
dead in the woods with load of shot
from his own gun in his neck.-Guy
Richards was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun while hunting near
Charlotte, Mich.-Johnny Malone, aged
IS, while hunting in Hatchie Bottom,
Tenn, was killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
The elder of two sons of Timothy Stowe,
of Newry, Me-, while cunning, fired at
a partridge and shot his 13-year-old
brother through the heart.-George Z.
Smith, of South Norwalk, Ct, slipped
and fell while duck-shooting. and one
barrel of his gun was discharged into
his leg and the other into his bowels,
killing him.-Christian Adder, of Shell
burne Falls, Mass, aged 10, while out
hunting, shot himself while trying to
fix the lock of his gun, the muzzle being
pointed toward him.-Benjamin Niles,
a West Springfield, Mass, farmer, was
killed by the accidental discharge of his
own gun, while driving on a load Of
hay.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
To CORRESPONDENTS.

I'll COMMUNICATIONS ior this paper should he
accompanied by the name Of the author. not
necessarily Tor publication. but n evidence OF
good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. Be particularly
careful in giving names and dates, To have
all letters or figures plain and distinct.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.


don Times, retires on a life pension OF
$4,000 year.
Mrs. Burnett, author of '.That Lass
o. Lowrie's,'' and her husband have
taken up their residence in Washing
ton.
The new Minister TO England is 8
fine-looking man. Though over e
years of age, he is straight as an arrow
six feet high, spare and trim, and full Of
life and activity.
Mr.. William Black is about to be.
gin the publication of new story-evi
IDENTIFY Scotch one, for it is called
"Macleod of Dare" 1t will be honored
by illustrations drawn by Nlillais, Faed,
Boughton, and other distinguished art
lists.
Miss Gertrude Jackson is Deputy
City Clerk Of New Albany, Ind, and her
Textbook is said to be one of the best
ever made in that city. The mass OF
figures, names and descriptions is not
only thoroughly correct, but beautifully
executed, as regards caligraphy. The
city appears TO he proud OF the lady and
her work.
Mr.. Habberton's unfortunate ap-
pearance rs lecturer in Chicago, says
the Tribune. was partly the fault of his
agent He had agreed to deliver GER
pected TO break the ice in small country
towns. Instead of this, he was forced
to make his debut in Chicago, and, be-
fore Il large and brilliant audience, was
overcome by stage fright.
Misses Hughes, Hurd, and Squires,
lady-teachers in public schools, went to-
gether to the polls, at Leland, ILL.,, and
insisted upon casting their votes for
School Commissioner, their argument
being that if woman was intelligent
enough and had right to be School
Commissioner, she ought to be allowed
to express a choice in the matter. Their
ballots were rejected.
-Farjeon, the novelist, fell in love
with his heroine in Joshua Marvel. I"
When she died, as became necessary in
the story, he tainted away and remained
unconscious for an hour. When he
awakened, he said to brother, who
was standing beside him, a. loved her."
This is said to be an evidence of keen
sympathy; it may be only evidence of a
keen desire to advertise.
This is the quaint and tender in
scription which Mr.. Ruskin placed on
his fathers tombstone in Croydon
churchyard: "Here rests from days
well sustained burden John James
Ruskin. born in Edinburg. May 10,
1875. He died in his home in London,
March ;, 1864. He was an entirely
honest merchant, and his memory is to
all who kept 1t dear and helpful His
son, whom he loved to the uttermost,
and taught 10 speak truth, says this OF
him.
Max Adeler takes his failure as a
playwright good-naturedly, attributing
it to his ignorance of the requirements
of the stage. He was unable to get the
characters into and out of the scenes
smoothly, and their movements were
ludicrous in way not intended. His
eliminating difficulty was in making an
end to the play, and he accomplished
it by haysng all the characters enter
abruptly, when enough tine had been
consumed, and close the representation
without any attempt to unravel the plot.
" 1t was all very funny" says Phila-
delphia correspondent of the Chicago
Inter Ocean, "except to the managers,
who lost $1,000 by the experiment"
School and Church.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01

Miss Wall, music teacher of Fond
du Lac, Wis, was thrown from bug
gy and fatally injured.
Lizzie Coley, aged 4, of Portland,
Me, was fatally poisoned by sucking a
painted slate-pencil.
A 3-year-old daughter of Jack
johnson, near Nashville, Ind, was
burned to death by her clothes taking
fire.
The first skating casualty of the
season is reported from Manistre, Mich,
where two boys broke through the ice
and both were drowned.
Thomas Daily, aged Sc, jumped
from a fourth-story window in Man
chester, n. H., and was killed. He was
suffering from de,irium tremens.
"A little daughter of James Arnold,
who lives near East Saginaw, Mich,
was fatally burned by her clothing tax
ing fire while standing by the stove.
Deacon William b. Spooner, of
Bristol, X. L., died through mistake of
druggist, who put up the wrong medi-
cine. Isaac .Wadleigh, of East Green
witch, Mass, died from a similar cause.
james Grow died at Louisville from
the effects of scalding by hot lard, an
entire thankful having suddenly poured
itself upon him while at work in pork
house.
An infant child of Mrs George Da-
Wis, who lives near Chillicothe, o., was
left alone by its mother in a chair near
the stove, while she went to neighbours.
During her absence the babes clothes
caught fire, probably from a spark, and
when the mother returned she found the
house on fire and the child burned near
ly to crisp. The fire was extinguish-
ed by the neighbors. The mothers ag-
ony was so great that she went into con-
WILSON'S and her life was almost despair
ed Of.
Suicidal: Perkins Hatfield,
wealthy farmer of Maguoketa, Iowa,
hanged himself. Cause not stated
Homer j. Ball, of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
shot himself on account of losses by
grain speculations.-Chas. Muer, aged
%, of Columbus, Ind, shot himself on
account of family troubles.-Michael
Lands, an old resident of Kosciusko
County, Ind, hanged himself without
any known cause.-A 16-year-old boy
named Warne shot himself in Ulster
County, n. Y.-Andrew Cyrus Thomp-
son, of Providence, X. L., milkman in
good circumstances, killed himself
through fear of coming to poverty
Charles E. Witt, a respected citizen of
Hudson, Mass, first hung himself with
clothes-line, from an apple-tree. The
rope breaking, however, he plunged
into the Assabet River, near by, drown
ing himself. His wife had recently be-
come insane.
Foreign Notes.
The Duchess of Edinhnr,r na,-ar
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-01


The Duchess of Edinburg never
smiles, and the English dislike her for
that.
Archibald Forbes, the famous war
correspondent, has been invited to Bal
moral, Scotland, by Queen Victoria.
The Emperor of Germany suffers
much from earache, and has lately pre-
sented in public the unusual spectacle
of a crowned head tied up in black
bandage.
: -Krupp is lucky man. No matter
who goes a-warring, they all come to
to him. Essen is said to be supplying
$50 cannon per month to the Gar, while
filling large orders for the Porte.
Kaiser William celebrates his gold
en- wedding at Berlin with great festivity
next spring, and Queen Victoria, as well
as many other potentates, is expected to
be present.
When Theirs was President of
France, he ordered copies for the Louvre
of all the masterpieces of sculpture and
painting in the great museums and gal
leries of Italy, Germany, and Spain, to
be made by French artists. The coliec-
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Rev. c. C. Watson exchanged pulpits
last Sunday with the Congregationalist clergy
man of Winchendon, Mass
John Mahanney, on complaint of +. f.
Doohttle, was tried before f. G. Barber, Esq,
Monday afternoon for assaulting and beating
him, and was convicted of the offence Fine
and costs Sl2.1G.
A strong effort is being made to convert
the hall in Stebbnss block, made for the ex-
press purpose of a billiard room, into a room
for literary purposes. Success to the move
ment.
In time gone by Hinsdale boosted of a
brass band Years have interviewed since its
origin, operation and dissolution. Recently
it was ascertained that six who formerly took
an active part in the defunct organization
have their residence here and the result of
this discovery has led to the formation of a
new musical organization denominated the
"Ensdale Sextette Band"
DR.. w. @. Barrett recently, on perusing
various periodicals. books, ETC.. stored away
as refuse matter, found complete history of
the war of 1872 by Robert G.. Harper, Esq.
Persons comprising four generations, dine
at one and the same table daily on River
street. and these individuals make up, in part,
the relationship which had its origin in
Grandpa" Wilder, to whom was given sur
prise and birthday party not long since, OF
which note was made at the time.
Prof, Williams, the noted horse educator
and trainer, gave very interesting and in
structive street lecture here Friday afternoon
Sept. 2lst, to large audience.
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Windham County Court.

Le,rjs Putnam amt Wife s TanOn This
was an action brought to recover damages for
injuries received by Mrs. Putnam on account
of the insuthciency of the highway. 1t APP
peared in evidence that in the early part of
the winter of 1873, while the plaintiffs were
returning from Vernon that the sleigh runner
dropped through an opening in the bridge
across Broad Brook, in consequence of which
the plaintiffs Were procipitated from the sleigh.
The evidence showed that Mrs. Putnam was
bruised upon her face and wrist and that her
spine was somewhat affected. Verdict for
plaintiffs. Sl14.5S
Gen. f. IVUder Is. lustin " BtER,r This
was an action of ejcctment brought to recover
the possession of piece of land situated in
Jamaica The parties both resided in jamaica.
and both claimed title by adverse possession,
neither party being able to show a valid record
title. Verdict for plaintiff, one cent damages.
j. s. PurBle It ais fdm'rs as. Lafayette
| Ihit6ed AMI Trustee. This was an action
upon promissory note upon which there was
claimed to he due about 5000, The defend
ant had claim against the estate of j. S.
Purple which he filed in offset to the note.
Verdict for plaintiff $1.4s,
| Ophelid Sn0~ rs. DontI Carpenter and
Ddnil e. Carpenter. This was an action
brought upon the statute which makes the
rum-seller liable for any injuries which the
wilful act of any person occasions in conse-
quence of drinking liquor. This ease has been
tried once and verdict for the plaintiff was
rendered, but the Judgment obtained in the
| County court was reversed by the Supreme
court upon questions of law, and case was re-
manded for new trial. The evidence showed
that Ira A. Snow, with his wife the plaintiff
attended town fair in Readsboro in the fall
of 1874. That during the day of the fair Mr.
Snow drank liquor upon several occasions and
ut different places until he became badly in
toXcated, that in this condition he started of
with his wife, driving the team himself After
going a short distance both were thrown from
the wagon down an embankment on account
of Mr.. Shows drunken management of his
horse, and Mrs Snow was seriously and per-
manently injured The defendant Daniel
| Carpenter, admitted that he sold Snow one
glass of liquor, but denied furnishing any ex-
cept this one drink. The evidence of the
plaintiff tended to show that defendant had
liquor in a barn, and that Snow drank there
several times. The defence showed by large
number of witnesses that Snow had a bottle
of whiskey with him at the fair and that lac
drank from it himself several times and treated
others to portion of it. That Snow also oh.
tanned liquor at an oyster tent and at the hotel
The plaintiff, in order to prevail in this case
under the ruling of the Supreme court, mus
satisfy the jury that the accident happened by
the willful act or design of Snow. The cas-
will go to the jury Thursday forenoon.
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THE TOWN FAIR on WEDNESDAY.


The fair on Wednesday was the best that
We have had, this having been the third one.
The day was fine and there was a very large
gathering of people. The display of horses
was large, and many very fine horses and
colts were exhibited There were not as many
cattle as heretofore, but those exhibited were
of n finer and higher grade. There was a
large lot OF sheep and lambs and a good lot Of
swine and poultry. Floral Hall was very at
tractve, and there was n very full and large
assortment of grain, fruits, butter and cheese
roots and garden vegetables. The fancy arti-
Giles comprised good assortment and were
rich in quality. There was fine display of
flowers and the floral department was arranged
with much good taste. Col. X. Haskins of
Bratteboro delivered practical address, such
rs the farmers and all interested like to hear.
Premium list next week. II.