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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-29

To render them easy to please;
Go talk TO Bill Benson and ask him how long
He has lived upon cherries and cheese.
Remember the bottle that Perry once filed
jim Harvey will scarcely deny,
How precious Is water, tho doubly distilled,
When the lakes and the rivers run dry.
What heaven we'd have of our own.
With Squirel-Eye warder to watch at the gate
And old Billy Christ on the throne.
Now boys let me tell you what most admire
Excepting fair women, you mind
| IT'S the man who possessns the chivalrous fire
OF courage and honor combined.
And this is most characteristic of those,
Whose names il Is needless to give,
Yet doubt not the current of fellowship flows
Betwixt Us so long MS We live.
Enough for the present else perhaps you will
think
l have carried my reader too far,
Step over and give Billy Benson the wink
And let US stand up to the bar.
Here's health to our Captain so courteous and
true,
Here's health to the gallant Jose.
And though We missed catching the Skinawa
crew,
We shall give them the devil some day.
so pass round the bottle and fIl up your glass,
FOR our days at the hest are but few,
L me drink 10 The ladies' and drink TO the lass
That Is waiting and watching for you.
Thank heaven my boys for land which is blest
With y frontier so Doundless and Tree,
So drink to the hunters and drink to the West,
And pass the ''red liquor To me.
Reynolds City, Texas. sept. l6, 1871.
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T.,e loss % as pias iipe.
BIZ Ar,ierssa .-.}s1g .s needless 10 doubt
To joe l.U a. u-4tar,
Wind Coz. L.-sl. siindifs about
Ind sia, IN atcar NeigHteer."
Ge.asr WI "a al5 cover us face.
Ana, h > dr '.si a-fvrii! 100.
Thuugs H.. "a "a 1855 hsli lima rom the race
80 auh ed l.! -a "afa,ring Jes.
But villa has IA - D. be. "a do az to-day,
And ~hr. l. "a fg'i- iIrk.
Who Il -. i.Istes,,. Co.,. %. wish aicolic clay,
To i'aady ~hc 10 ne sick.
Ii.ss AZ h.B,- l. dare 10 suggest
Concern The Iu.,' 10. concei ming The hides.
AM. he toois Which are suited The best.
First pnichas gu, get the L. K Il H.
iaut ras~d,
Let the .ore b al lie st ttirty-eight.
The IN aoin. With. u AID Inc less Il Is gro0ved
The moic Il Is saiue.i oil Late
For . suitable In lie IN nd. vide Bill Kriss,
lie ccn i.li OF vi 'ii,oui haw,
Ii Is 6, eckel,d ali vy,I bui, don't forget this,
LoOk out ior .ic u ick an The jaw.
Nexi hire 4 hunter 10 shoot through the herd,
Don't hil the Uid Coz IN the lead,
Be c-reni OF this; now from what have heard,
All Waite as tiie man ,haI YOU need
IL Is al extrayagAnt trick,
And yuu never VAL make . success Of your
work
II YOU hire such SINNERS as Mick.
With awkward employees there is but one
chance,
Keep.the aeshy part on the inside.
Or " sst viii b. certain TO see at glance
All the holes that are cut in the hide.
whensoever this gentleman turns away
Slip IN small spike If you can,
II viii pass as n bull, This the fellows all say
Is y most economical plan.
And now perhaps my readers will think 1t is
That We 6Hd IL more difficult far,
To- skin twenty buffalo out ON the range
Than STANDING ii Aiken's bar.
Now bully George Aikens, his heart is the best,
Il IS twenty degrees over proof,
must add thai his malt Is exempt from thai
Having tested II under his roof
just look how Tom Sherman is thriving in spite
of amosI aporlectic disease.
In Dodge they are reading his burial rite,
While he smokes cigar at his
Beware Of the pigcon-hole table in town.
This advice would give TO II Few,
Who play ing like Sol cannot pocket bail
Without knocking the UP Of the cue.
You're Inclined for thai periious game
;i.iEk the dcbeDtnres dear nj a dime;
Mr.. Rush Is convinced Of the same.
Don't steal from your neighbcr TO furnish your
self,
Though Others have stolen from you:
Better mske clean breast Of the matter td
West
And purchase your outdt anew.
Hut pray do not nun extravngant bill
Unless that you have an estate,
Better follow the track Of the warrior black
And 80 II On buffalo straight.
IL Cook starts fierce and poliiica al talk,
To make every nerve In YOU quiyer
set Hudson 10 scat himself down on y rock
And sing yca the ION Roaring River
Don't fret yourself mach bout the war, 1T is bes
For The coontry's financial career,
smoky Thoinpsoa's ideas will always digest
Washed down by his excellent beer
Nov acme Of the boys since their trip TO The PLAIN
Are mol quite so much given to roam
And l trust when they IhInk OF their trials xnc
pains,
They WIN live more coaten,sd .. homie
fhese arr nasny examples snfneientiy streas
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that can be found, as you will surely re-
quire.i it.
On last ThursdAy evening the . mp
Supply Social Club gave another ono Of
their famous hops, which, a. usual. came
of in the best of style. and gave satisfac-
ton to all concerned. Among those pres
emit were Captain Hemphil and lady,
Lieut.. O. W. Budd, of the 4th Cavalry
and Lieut.. Z. Vance of the 10Th Infantry.
Mrs. Fields, Shue, Boland. Stork. Pei
man, Smith, Salmon, Wren. LeLeou and
McNamars. and Misses Maggie Shue. Mary
Crowley. Kate Crowley, and the dashing.
sprightIy and fascinating widow Fringer
were present and participated in the
dance. Those ladies were admired for
their devotion to style, their useful Occu-
patton seems to add dignity to their bear
ing and loneliness to their graceful move
ments,
The most complete surprise of the even
ing was the ''cutting the pigeon wing
dance" by those octOgenary ascendants,
major Tice" and Mrs. Si.ue. Their
sprightiy limbs showned wonderful vigor,
and this special dance" created . roman
tic sensation of real enjoyment.
Among the civic list were Messrs. Reyn-
ODDS, Charlie. Shue Crowley and Wren,
all gentlemen who delight to tip the
fantastic toe"
The ladies paid great compliments to
the famous caterer, Corporal Hsssfield.
whose attention was untlring in supplying
lemonade, anu it is darkly whispered that
the gay corporal has captivated one Of the
fair sex: at least it is said he was seen
going in q certain direction where
dwells the ono / love-"
The supper could not be excelled in this
latitude. and great credit is certainly due
the cooks. pastrians and committee of re-
freshments. OLD CACTUS.
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A Russian Merchants House.

When a Russian merchant becomes rich
he builds for himself fine house, or buys
and thoroughly repairs the house Of some
ruined noble, and spends money freely on
inlaid floors, gigantic mirrors, malachite
tables, grand pianos by the best makers,
and all other articles OF furniture made O.
the most costly materials. Occasionally
especially on the occasion Of a marriage
or a death IN the family-he will give
magnificent banquets, and expend eraorm
Gus sums on gigantic sterlets, choice
surgeons, foreign fruits, champagne, and
all manner Of costly deIicaeics. But all
this lavish, ostentation expenditure does
not affect the ordinary current Of his daily
life. As you enter those gaudilg- Furnished
rooms you can perceive at i glance that
they are not for ordinary use. You notice
. rigid symmetry and ndeserlbable barren
ess which inevitably suggests that the
original afrang ngements Of the nphoIsterer
have never been modified Or supplements
ed. The truth is that BY far the greater
part Of the house IS used only oil state
occasions. The host and his family live
down stairs il small, dirty rooms, furnish
ed il q very different, and for them more
comfortable style. At ordinary times the
fine rooms are closed, and thd fine furni /
ture carefully covered. If yoa make =
tssite de poJitesse after an entertainment
At which you have been present, 4ou will
probably have some difficulty in gaining
admission by the front door. When you
have knocked o. rnng several times, some
one will probably come round from the
back regions and ask you what you want.
Then follows another long pause, and at
ast footsteps are heard approaching from
within. The bolts are drawn, the door is
,pened, and you are led up to d spacious
IraWing room. At the wal opposite the
windows there is sure to be d sofa, and be-
ore it an oval table. At each end oil
he table, and At right angles TO the sofa,
here will be 4 row Of three arm-ehairs.
he Other chairs will be symmetricallF
ranged round the room. II few
linutes the host will appear, il his long,
ouble- breasted black coat and Well-poIish
I long boots. His hair is parted ID the
fiddle, and his beard shows Do trace of
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Buried Nations.

The whole channel of the Mediterranean
must be strewed with human bones.
Carthaginians, syrians, Egyptians, sidon-
ians, Persians, Greeks and Romans
there they lie, side by side, beneath the
eternal waters, and the modern ship that
fetehes freight from Alexandria sails in its
whole course over buried nations Itmay
be the corruption of the dead that now
adds brightness to the phosphorescence of
the waves. All tell in the East that a
superstition exists on this subject, which
represents the spirits of the departed as
lowering, whether on land or water over
the spots where the ruins of their taber-
nacles are found; SO that in ploughing the
Mediterranean We. sail through armies of
ghosts more multitudinous than the waves.
These patient spirits sometimes ride on
the foam, and at other times repose in
those delicious little hollows which leol1
like excavated emeralds between the
crests Of the waves. Tt Is their union and
thronging together, say the 0rieutala, that
the phosphorescence ofthe seas,
for wherever there is light the billows fash
with the Iuminonsness Of vanished gener-
atoms, that concentrate, as it were, the
starlight On their wings.
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tea, with slices Of lemon and preserves
or perhaps a bottle Of champagne, are
brought in By way Of refreshment, The
female members Of the family you must
not expect to see, unless you are an in.
innate friend for the merchants still re.
tain something Of that female seclusion
which was in vogue among the upper
classes before the time Of Peter the Great.
The host himself will probably be an intel
ligent but totally unedueated and decided
" taeiturn man. About the weather and
the crops he may talk fuently enough, but
he will not show much inclination to go
beyond these topics.
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Training a Child.


It is astonishing how the nature and
disposition Of . child may be altered by
early tuition. Let a child be always with
its nurses, even under tie guidance Of q
mother, regularly brought up as thiIdren
usually are, it will continue to be child,
and even childish after ehilhood is gone.
But take the same child, put it by degrees
il situations Of peril, requiring thought and
observation beyond its years aecustom it
to nightly vigils, and to watching, and to
hold its tongue, and it IS astonishing how
the mind Of that child, however much its
body may sleep, will develop itself SO as to
meet the demand upon it.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Poetry.
GOOD NIGHT.

Remember my last good night, were the words
That fell on my griefdulled ear;
From tho thin pale lips Of one had loved,
From youth 10 my manhood's years.
>he was passing away, SO fair so good
70 home of rest and peace;
70 d land of light whose glories excite
GIad praises which never cease.
Wrhad played in youth npon the same green sward
We sat on the same low seat;
Ar the patient teacher strove to direct
Our wandering thoughts and feet,
! loved her then with a love far stronger
Than yonng hearts are won't to know
Ut was not fancy-1 have it yet,
Though ehastened by grief and woe.
Bat her soul has fed, and sit and Think
Mid the softly fading light,
Of quiet room and loving face
And the whispered words good night"
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Strong IgaY0fion.

A casa.of strong devotion was developed
I in Denver, q few days ago. A young man
+ of eight summers had just had a front
tooth pulled. He did not vince when the
string, to one end Of which the ineisor was
attached, was given q violent jerk that
decided the matter, but frightened up as
if greatly relieved, and confronted his
mother, who was performing the duties Of
dentist, with, "Now, mamma, please
pull the other" AS s'the other was not
loose, the lady refused, and the boy weat
away seemingly disconsolate. Soon after
ward he returned, and the mother, noticing
a peculiar vacancy about bis mouth, began
an inspection. A few well-directed ques-
tons brought to light the fact that he had
performed the job himself. Glow did you
do it?" she asked. II just put string
around it, gave it a pull, and out it came
"What on earth possessed You to do it 2"
cause, mann, BE replied, rather meekly,
"Maude P. has both her'n out, and /
wanted both Of mine OUT Maude and
the young man are sweethearts.-Denver
Tribune. z
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9Toman7s Curiosity .

/
4 Detroit man was pushing an iron
laWn-rolIer around yard on Woodward
Avenue, when ! old lady came along,
leaned up against the fence, and watched
him for q while, and then called ont
Say, mister, what are you pushing that
around for?a
10 roll the lawn" he answered.
"What do yon want to roll the lawn for ~
ITO make ii level.
sWhat 10 you want to make 1t level
for n she continued.
"That's what was ordered to DO be
answered, q he wiped away the perspira-
ton
aBut what did they order you 70 DO it
for n
"Vhy, they think 4 smooth lawn looks
The best, | suppose
"Why d they think smooth lawn looks
the best r. she persisted.
n haHen't time To talk BE said, al he
started nP again.
"Nhy haven't yoa tine d talk n she
shouted.
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A Grateful Editor.

The editor Of : weekly paper in Nevada
writes, il the course Of leader: 10ur
best and warmest thanks are due to our
fellow-towns-man, Mr. Carrathers, for four
strings Of delicious pork sausages. They
gladdened orr editorial appetite for a
whole week at breakfast Nr. Lucas will
also accept our grateful Acknowledgements
for his present Of some fresh tripe and a
sack ofpotatoes. The butter which Mrs
Jones laid on our table last Friday was
the sweetest we ever tasted, and the eggs
were delightfully."- fresh. Haekett and Bill
lings are also remembered by US for their
elegant present Of cheese, two water
aud a box Of crackers. We have
no doubt the pills which Nf. Bunker, the
druggist, has forwarded Us are of the fn-
est quality, but we hope to. have no =neces-
sity for their use for some time to come
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TIE sGRMoN.-The Hartford CORES
Pondent Of the Springfield Republican has
this story Of . Congregational clergyman
Of that city who exchanged with another
On his way home from the church he
found himself behind three ladies engaged
in . lively discussion over the music OF
the service, one condemning the soprano,
and another the tenor, while the third
stontlY defended both. As the discussion
grew warm, tie third lady sought to pour
oil on the troubled waters, and, in the
words Of the clergyman, did So to perfect.
ion BY q single jndicious and truthful re-
mark, 70 which all Of them at once assert
ed "And what was that, pray y asked
his interested auditors, as lie told the story
90 said lie, ashe simply said, Well, it
was q miserable sermon, anylow.
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Widow Peasley.


Mrs. Peaslee had been widow for two
wears, and did not want to be widow any
longer She was very unhappy being a
widow Not that she had so much regret
e Peaslec-O, no. Indeed, if the truth
were told, she had rather felt as if Peasee
were doing the handsome thing by her
Hhnu he caught the measles. He was
su,paty.eight or nine before he did this;
a4a having escaped the contagion during
h4 first childhood, he had a perfect right
to IL in his second. But it went hard with
HIM, aud after an interesting illness offour
days. during which he "swore the the very
hair off her head" as Mrs. Peaslee inform
ed her neighbor, Mrs. Brown, he passed
away
He was a man Of property, and, of
course, Mrs. Peaslee wept becomingly at
his funeral, and made herself as gloomy as
possible with Grape folds and bombazine.
She employed Paul Julius, the village
poet, to write sixteen verses~by way Of al
obituary-verBes which Mrs. Julius, who
was not romantic, declared touching
enough TO wiring tears out of griliron.
She also had" tombstone set up to bis
memory, with a very-much- -bent-over angel, !,
with spreading wings, reclining against an
urn, which looked like patent coffee-pot,
and underneath the announcement Of Mr..
Peaslee'a age was inscribed this passage
from the Spanish; "Aas vale tarde que
nunca."
She had asked one Of her nephews,
wild young fellow, just entering his senior
year at college, for some expressive
scntencefrom some foreign language to put
Oh his Uncle Eben's tombstone, and the
7onng rascal had imposed tbis-aBetter
late than never !''-upon her, assuring her
that it meant "There ia rest in heaven II
When Peaslee's will was raging mad.
All his property had been willed to 1
s''''''' 1o"' 'i'',i l,'e'le1ef sas's' I 81
thirds" But she charged the tombstone,
angel and all, to the estate, and obtained |
he price of It, too. After that, finding
that she was desperate woman, Jonathan
0ouS',' 00' 1ef '"lFus' anu 'ns
"'qo" ~, Se' up . mouse iof hsFsei'
D'fS9'y Grape Oeg&n 70 give way %
,"'F"osI anu Flo0ons' ana "hen "iooW
.es"s '' 40" lavender t0e Iac' IS s'2H1n- |
",' I
-ntS' a. Peaslee was stu young, she owned
\" thirty, but was really about forty, and I !
1.3 Ss,5 Sooo-look'ng woman ! suppose shs q
soron5 ~ I,,a ",,ooa''s0 - = = looA @''s' : t
Ro~,;lfs ,5@,'1, po3-
roprtsh;n r ,DSse S S,'' - ~ r 4A.,lV.
WAS lovely onJ tha ao,,o' .e&..a ,.l.,5 IS
smooth w. s' s',5 800 i IL s., ls
with male Iovsnda, >t.;' - 1T r,a II :
the dav w,s sat aaa ..a.5 ;..a5 as l-N 4
Bnt to nsa ~ 3,a ,,'1 '. - '4.us p'Ln'so. 3
teentb cantn 5;f, 5ts ~ l.@s p,ss = 's p;,1 mn
and week. batara t, +I ~ sorasq ,ra5d; - pal1 =
seized n;th ~" o,S", 0g'oso - Neuu'ns ne ~ 9
hours WAS o,~." '-,S.Dlo, ~, n1 ~lla i : Aen
a widow. She n,t ~ III III ,,a...;;
it vas by M ,no.ns n,str Ii ,-aaa i
fISEN-anH y r.
three months. At the end of that fine sbe :. !
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Here Is The latest Partisan ainner-dress
Moonlight -bIue velvet, embroidered with
white silk and silver the back is Of
orange-eolored faille, with steaps Of full
velvet retaining its fuIness. Velyet. coat
embroidered with silver. White satin
Waisteoat. with silver and turquoise but
tons, alternately. II the hair a hummins-
bird, with I diamond between its beak.
Blue velvet band round The neck, with
diamond drop.
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oi course, ne dld not die when he expected
to.
A month or two after the squire's exodus
John Nugent came 10 town to engage il
the very stricking business Of putting NJ
/ lightning rods. Immediately the widow
was seized with. terrible dread of light
ming She had rods put On all her build
iugs, the hen-house included. Mr.. Nugent
took g room at her house. When il
Numbered, she few to him for protection
He protected her. When it did mot thunder
she was afraid it was going to, and sought
of hiIn consolation. He consoled her
There was more lightning than usual that
summer, aad Mr.. Nngent had his hands
! fnl Altogether it was delightful time.
Every body was happy.
August the fifth was set for the wedding.
B t@, alas on that day, of all others, ap-
peared al the Widow Peaslee's front door,
inquiring for Timothy jenkins, a freckle-
faced woman with FIVE children. Mrs.
Peaslee told her that she had net the
honor Of his acquaintance. And she called
Mr.. Nn5ent down to protect her from the
woman's abuse. At the first glimpse Of
him the woman darted forward aud seized
him by the arm. ~~...
20, Timothy, you heartIess, unfeeling,
man you, to desert your affectionate wife
and all your interesting family Of children:
And then there was an interesting scene,
during which good deal of hair changed
hands, and every thing was badly mixed
up. And it all ended by Mr.. jenkins
marching Jenkins off with young one on
each shoulder, and the others hanging to
his legs.
Still the Widow Peaslee was a widow.
At first she thought Of falling sick: like the
heroines nnovels, when great emergencies
occur, but on second thoughts she changed
her mind, and sought consolation in
various little proverbs. Scraps Of poetry,
also, came to relieve her mind. She
thought favorably Of wonderful product
ion which begins, "If at first you don't
succeed, try, try again" Then she re.
the spider:
Three times the spider tried his web fstan to til
beam;
to cross the main had people tried before
Columbus
will NOT give up to spider Spain, aught but DEATH,
luoth the widow, courageously, and she |.
5athed her eyes, for she had been crying
! little, and prepared plate Of toast and
ely for old Peter Pray, who was rich and
! bachelor.
But the Widow Jones was before her,
Old Peter on her arm, and feed,
ng him with mutton broth. Mrs Peaslee
vas too late. She gave the toast to
Eellison's dog, and went home almost in
despair.
But Providence favored her. A railroad
1as Lid out il her vicinity. It was con j
tructei, and brought great many strang-
= '5'as es9. -. easise 'ooh so1ne
oaf1efs-oh1y sllgle men, 'aales = ohlPef !
- one = 'hs'h. jumper nsa enarge O
ls'S''.s o3eis'''o''s - - = 'e1se y focAs .
- ulss:les II { a7 S1aoE laze'na'eo
!. t. g !" - ''l-ls 10y SV5e engaged.
II os+9le ~ zsls : Il l!.-t1'ea
L.. : 80 - : s..loA' ''A"8 s"5
- f-.Ne -
n '''-lS = = st.-.!''4 oil0ssi} ofei ~ ie =
II o'Nalq- +" "en y a'Sae li's ascent; :
hfte' ivy tess alio s"o arlas "nen lle Q
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THE LAWYERS gLA1n.-TheY tell a
good story Of an old business man who
recently found himself scornereds fnanc.
q, =, and desired to 60 into bankruptcy
He applied to q lawyer tossknow how much
it would cost to have tie papers made out
and the business put through. He was
told that the expense weuld be about one
hundred dollars, and, appearing to be
satisfied with the price, he told the lawyer
to go ahead. The lawyer followed the
instructions, and when the work was done
he called for his little one hundred dol
lars. "All right, said the bankrupt you
can put your claim right in With the
others
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The Man Who Stops His raper.

Philip Gilbert Hamerton, in his admi-
rable papers on intellectual Life,n thus
talks to the man who stopped his paper !"
Newspapers are to the civilized world
what the daily house talk is to the mem
bers Of the family@they keep our daily
interest in. each other, they save US from
the evils ofisolation. To live as a mem
ber OF. the great wEite race that has filed
Europe and America and colonized or
conquered whatever territory it has been.
pleased to occupy to share from day to
day its thoughts, its cares, its Inspirations
it is necessary that every man should.
read his paper Why are the French
peasants 20 bewilderea and lit sea z 1t il
because they never read a newspaper.
And why are the inhabitants Of the United
States, though scattered over territory
fourteen times the area Of France, so
much more capable Of concerted action.
so much more alive and modern, 50 much
more interested in new discoveries Of all
kinds, and capable Of selecting and
the best Of them Its because
the newspapers penetrate everywhere, and
even the lonely dWelIer on the prairie or
IN the forest is not intellectually isolated
from the great currents Of public life
which flow through the telegraph and
press"