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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
VARIOUS CAUSES

Advancing years. care, sickness. Aisappoint-
ment, and hereditary predisposition-sll operate
TO turn the hair gray. and either of them in
clines IL to shed prcmaturely. AYERS HAIR
VIGOR viii restore faded or gray, light and Ted
hair to rich brown or deep black, as may be
desired II softens and ceanses the scalp, Civ
ing it = healthy action. and removes and cures
Gandruff and humers. by its use falling hair is
checked, and new growth will be produced in
all cases where the foliclss are not destroyed or
glands decayed. Its effects are beautifully shown
on brashy, weak. or sickly hair, to which few
applications Will produce the gloss and fresh
ness Of youth. Harmless and SURE in its Opera
tion it is Incompatible as a dressing, and IS
especially valued for the soft lustre and rishess
Of tone it impsrts. II contains neither oil nor
dye and will not soil or color white cambria; yet
il lasts long on the hair. and keeps it fresh and
vigorous. For sale BY II. J. Fringer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

Ner. and Treso cruntiss are about 10 or
ganiz- -chool districts, under the law pass-d
at the last session Of the Legislature, pei
hitting sach organizations in unorgsnized
oouniie, Most OF the unorgsnized counties
Of the Safe will organize school districts a
an early day.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
How They Have Been Distributed

The number OF coIored people that have
landed here bss been overesumsied, and
that very largely. Up to date but l, 200
have been landed here. OF this number
the committee has clipped $50 TO Lawrence.
2S to Tonganoxie, l40 10 Le,ven~orth, 200
to Manhattan end 25) TO Ottawa. In addi-
ton to this abou, $50 have lef, on their own
ACCOUNT Wyandoue Herald, oath uh.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

The authorities in New York having in
hand the e1tirpa,ion Of the cattle disease,
have prohibited the importation of cattle
from New jersey. 1t is alleged that Pleu-
ro-pneumonis is dangerously prevalent in
New Jersey, aud that the prohibition is a
precaution necessary TO be taken.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
NOTICE.
US. LAND OFFICE,

Larned, Kansas. Feb. &C, ISIS.
HOMPLAINT having been entered at this
u Office by Anil ID. Wettick against John N.
Slentx, for abandoning his Timber Culture En-
try No. lsS5, dated Feb. &c, 1873, upon the Lots
g. and East L. Southwest IA section 6. town.
ship e south, range . west, in Foote county, ,
entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Office on the leth Gay OF May ls's.
at IL o'clock, A. NJ, 10 respond and furn sh fes-
tlnony concerning said alleged abandonment.
lS-lw c. A. NORRIS, Register
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

A censur, recently completed, shows thst
Wichits has n total population of OPS. and
S75 families.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

Al the next meeting Of the School fund
Commissioners the question Of the purchase
of the funding bonds Of quite number Of
Kansas cities will be considered.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

There is considerable activity by School
districts III the matter OF suing BOMBS and
building school houses.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
NOTICE.
U. S. LAND OFFICE,

Larned, Kansas, March I, 1873.
COMPLAINT having been entered at this
I of6ce by John NJ. Miller against George
Smith, for abandoning his Timber Culture En-
try, No. l, 565, dated March 1, 1873, upon tho
North West IA section "a, township 25 south,
range IS west, in Foote County, Kansas, with .
view TO the cancellation OF said entry the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
Office on the 10th day of May, 1873, at ii O'Clock
A. NJ, to respond and furnish testimony con-
corning said alleged abandonment.
4s-4w c. A. MORRIS, Register.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
victOria's Apprehensions.

Queen Victoria was strangely moved
when she heard the news of the at
tempted assassination of the czsr. She
has a morbid dread lesst some body shall
take il into his head to put an end TO
her happy reign by shooting her. She
never travels even from Windsor TO Lon.
don without an escort of from three TO
twelve stalwart gentlemen. Four OF
these attendants went to Italy with her
to enjoy the scenery and to protect her
against assassins. A correspondent of
The Cardiff Times relates an incident of
the O Ieen's passage through Edinburgh a
few years ago. She had gone thither to
unveil a statue of the prince consoit.
The city was full from gate to gate with
q royal and enthusiastic population. All
went well with the procession, till, Just
as it was about 10 turn into the square
in which the statue is erected, sudden
stoppage occurred. The queen, who WAS
sitting in an open carriage, seemed struck
with sudden terror. She started
clenched the side OF the carriage with her
hand, and, with every vestige OF color
fed from her lace, hurriedly asked what
was the matter. 1t was nothing but q
cavalry horse performing msneuvers not
included in the programme, but it seemed
as if she thought that smother brainless
boy had been caught with his obsolete
musket loaded with red hsndkerchiefs,
and his head filedswith designs on the
life OF the queen OF England.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
a Mvaeery EXCLAIMED.

Parlor scene: Mrs. Brown, who has spent
the summer among the White Mountains In
search Of health, and who seems to have
searched the whole mountain side without
being able to find pair OF blooming cheeks
or an inch OF healthful skin; Mrs. White,
who has remained at home because her hus'
band could not afford to go, but whose fresh
complexion and bright eyes seem to have
caught their bloom and brightness from
mountain breezes. -,
Mrs. B.-Dear me, Mrs. White, how well
you are looking! II you will not think me
impertnent, let me ask how you can Keep
so healthy in this dreadful city? have been
to the White Mountains, go there every
summer, in fact, and | can't keep on the
doctors list at that.
Mrs. w. (smiling)-Ill tell you the whole
secret, Mrs. Brown. You remember how
poorly was last spring, some days even be-
ing confined to my bed. DR.. - told Mr..
White to send me TO the mountains, but l
knew he couldn't afford it, and | tried DR.,
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Its effects
were so marvellous that also tried his Col
den Medical Discovery to cleanse my system.
In nv opinion one bottle Of the Prescription
and the Discovery is better than six weeks
of the White Mountains for sick woman.
have only been out nf the city week during
the whole summer: then my husband and l
went to Buffalo and stopped at Dr. Pierce's
Invalids' and Tourists Hotel. The baths and
mechanical apparatus for treating patients
were alone worth going to see. Besides,
our accommodations were better than we
had at Long Branch last year, and the drives
and scenery are superb. Let me advise you
to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
and try the Invsids' and Tourists Hotel
next summer instead OF theWhite Mountains,
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24

Matthews. Upon the death OF Matthews
the power returned, Sly said, to Hunt,
and when Hunt should die the millen,
mum would come in the twinkling of an
eye.
But there were to be more horrible
tragedies arising from the teachings OF
Mrs. Wakeman, and the hands OF her
disciples were to be laid upon upright
men outside of her little band Of fanatics.
The next victim was Ensch Sperry, a
good man, without an enemy in the
world, and the father OF the Hon. A.
ID. Sperry, for many years postmaster
Of New Haven, and at that time
Connecticut's secretary OF state.
Enoch Sperry lived on farm
in the town OF Woodbridge. On New
Years day (Jsnusry l, 1867, week
after the murder of Matthews he started
to drive into this city. When a short
distance from his home he met Charles
Sanford, twenty-eight years old, dis.
ciple Of Mrs. Wakeman, the nephew OF
the widow of the murdered Matthews,
and also the nephew OF Almeron Sanford,
who tied Matthews hands, and who Is
now living near this city. Young Sans
ford had an Ak on his shoulder. With
this, without warning, he struck the old
man On the head, burying the blade in
his brain He then took the body from
the sleigh and cut its head of. Leaving
the remains by the side of the road, he
proceeded to the hou of another old
farmer and much-respected man, Isaac
Umber6eld. Meeting him in the house
he engaged him in conversation, and
suddenly killed him with his ak. Um-
berfelds head he also cut of. He was
soon captured, but after desperate re.
sistance. The spirit, be said, had told
him to kill these two old men. He was
convicted and sentenced to be hanged.
but fatal attack of smallpox cheated
the gallows.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
Sentenced for Life

The jury In the Cox case were out all
the night and came in at noon to-day to
be recharged in full. At 3.45 they came
In and announced that they had agreed
upon verdict. 1t was detained to cor.
rect An informality and was then read as
follows: "We, the jury, find the pris-
oner guilty, and recommend that he be
punished BY imprisonment for life in the
penitentiary." Cox received the verdict
with calmness, having evidently nerved
himself for the worst. His wife on
hearing the words 20 fatal to her hopes
sat for . moment trembling with emo
tion, and iben rushed for an open win low
near BY, with the purpose to throw her.
self to the ground below. She was wild
with grief, and reached the window,
where she was caught by Cox, who held
her fast She threw her arms around
his neck and clung to him wildly ex.
claiming, "Oh, my God Oh, my poor
darlingP Her shrieks were hesrtrend>
ing, and the occupants of the crowded
court room could not restrain tears of
pity. Judge Hillyer sentenced Cox to
be confined In the penitentisry or such
other place - the governor may direct,
at hard labor for and during his natural
life. General Gatrell gave notice that
the defence would make q motion for a
new trial, and prayed q writ of SUPER
sedeas. Execution of sentence was
thereupon stayed twenty days. The pen
Atty Is virtually the extreme of the law
In this state, as law passed with Al
ston's aid BY the legislature, giving juries
the right to recommend life imprison.
ment in all cases of murder as they see
6t, in effect abolishes the death penalty.
Cox Is the first man convicted since the
passage Of the act.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
Tho Home Of LeprOsy.

A brief description of leprosy as 1t
presents itself iu China may not be un.
Interesting TO the general public, and
even 10 many members of the medical
profession, whose Acquaintance with the
peculiar characters of the disease is
vague. II occurs in three forms, which
are not entirely distinct, but are merged
one into the other. First-and generally
the incipient condition-what is termed
in scientific phase an@sthesia, or i'm.
pairment Of nervous sensibility in part
or parts Of the body. Secondly, aD@s-
thetic leprosy, wtere the loss of sensibil
ity 10 attended with scaly eruptions,
wasting and shriveling Of the skin and
sweat>glands (hence An unperspirable
condition Of the affected parts) and
ultimately by entire falling out of the
hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. Accom-.
panying the exteinsl numbness there
may Be or may not be internal pain in
the limbs. Ulcerations are apt to occur
fiom rude contact with bodies, through
lack Of warning protection afforded BY
the perfect sense Of touch. Thirdly,
tubercular leprosy, whom In addition to
the above symptoms. there Is q local
morbid deposit In the affected regions.
When this occupies the tissues underly-
ing the skin of the face and the cheeks,
the countenance assumes leonine
breadth, . satyric stare, or seems as If
cast In bronze. When 1t Is deposited
under the forehead, the heavy, beetling
brows give an expression Of hebetude
and depression to the face, as If the sub.
jects OF 1t were laboring, as in sad truth
they are, under some horrible incubus,
which they are powerless to shake of.
Immense thickening OF the integument
Of the lower extremities is common, and
il often accompanied with deep ulcers.
tions. Frequently there Is an eruption
of detached copper-colored tubercles,
sometimes as bronze or mAhogony rash,
whence the native name of Manning,
or spotted leprosy. Destruction of the
bones and joints, particularly Of the
hands and feet, fs o common sequel q
this form Of the disease. The eye,
become bloedshet, the sense of smell
impaired or lost, the voice hoarse and
nasal, the throat sore, and the breath
foul. Entire freedom from pain and
suffering Is quite usual, and Is no les'
remarkable than the absence of any
arrangement Of the general health. In
all instances, however, there is a marked
deficiency Of vital energy.
There ID ne evidence that the disease
10 induced BY any peculiar diet, whether
Of hsh orot other food. There Is not tn,
least proof Of any connection between
leprosy and syphilis, although, of course
they may co-exist, IS Is commonly the
case In the Sandwich islands.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
into wells and cistsrns, immediate action

into wells and cistsrns, immediate action
h nscsmary.
Breeds in Poultry.-"I have de-
cided that for both meat and eggs no
variety ranks higher than the light
Brahma. Possibly the Plymouth Rock
ranks nearly - high. The brown Leg
horns I have found 10 be perfect nsn-
sitten. They are admirable layers ex-
cept In cold weather, when found them
interior to the light Brahmas- The
Leghoms mature quickly owhen they
weigh three or four pounds, and are, /
think, almost useless for table use. They
are Wild and intractable. A fence five
feet high IL Brahma-pvoof. As much
can not b aid of one three times as
high II the word Brahma be replaced by
Leghom. / can not recommend the
brown Leghorns. though have flock
for sale."
Il h not capital that most farmers
most need at either low or high rates OF
interest, but quiet persevering industry,
coupled with economy. Farming Is In
no sense . speculative business. Capt.
tal can not Be turned over In q short
time. True farming, and the farming
that succeeds In the end, produces its
own capital. Lot the best farmers in
the world borrow large sums OF money
at the very lowest rates ief interest, and
the operation will break nine out OF
every ten. The soil is the farmers CAPT
tel, and he must use his labor In con.
formity with the seasons to make his in-
come. II the out.runs the seasons in his
haste TO grow rich, he will surely fail.
That aversion to conform to the sunshine
and the rain, TO move In concert with the
seasons, and the disposition to control
them, brings failure to the farmer. He
il apt To persuade himself that the great
lever to enable him to do this, Is bor'
rowed money. #I
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
A Fair ImpOstOr.

Every day on the Via Toledo, the
finest and most frequented street in
Naples, might have been seen an old
woman, bent under the weight of years,
clad in wretched mourning, creeping
past the line OF shops, like a moving
bas>relief, and sometimes hating at a
corner. She wore a tattered bonnet on
her head, black veil over her features,
and pair of ragged gloves on her fingers.
She never SPOKE, she never pu' out her
hand or charity, but with kind of growl
accepted whatever small coin the passen-
gers would vouchsafe her. That old wo-
man. gains were 20 francs per diem but
who was she? Nc one could tell, and The
never answered questions. Sho seemed
a spectre in the throng Of Vanity Fair,
an uncomfortable intruder, whom the
butterflies of fashion were only too glad
to pay and get rid of. The other day a
couple of municipal guards laid hands
on her, and, bundling her into cab,
took her off to the medicant's home.
One of the female attendants stripped
her, when suddenly from the filthy, ietid
envelope of rags emerged, Cinderella
like, lusty young woman, considerably
on this side of thirty, fresh. colored, fat
and prepossessing. Her makeup was a
marvel of effect Her curved spine WAS
arranged with a cord which passed
round her neck and was fastened at her
knees. Her hump was manufactured
from a ball of rags her wrinkled and
dirty white face was managed with imi-
tstion parchment On inquiry it was
found that this young woman was of a
good family, and that the gains she 50
earned were brought regularly
nome to her parents, who kept night.
house, where scenes of the most unhsl.
lowed revelry were kept up till all hours
in the morning,
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
,-.,... IN. s,.,.. from u.Inrin


1t is possible to do this even in regions oi
aauntry where miasma is most rife, and
where the periodic ievers which 1t causes r
assume their most formidable types. Inc
immense popularity of Hostetters stomach
Bitters is very largely attributable to the TACT
of its efficacy as a remedy for chills and
fever, bilious remittents, and as preventive
of the various forms Of malarial disease. In
those portions OF the West and South where
complaints OF this nature prevail, and in the
Tropics it is particularly esteemed Tor the
protective influence which it exerts and II
has been very widely adopted as a substitute
for the dangerous and comparatively inefec'
tive alkaloid, sulphste of quinine. Physl-
clans have not been among the last to con-
cede its merits. and the emphatic profes.
sional Endorsements which it has received
have added to the reputation it has obtained
at home and abroad.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
The Rains Of Szegedin.

A correspondent Of the Paris Steele,
speaking Of the work going on at the
ruined city Of Sxsgedin, says: "The
work Of simply clearing away the ruins
10 gigantic; however, men are engaged
on 1t day and night, even by torch. light.
Dead bodies are constantly being found.
Only . few days ago the whole family OF
Prof Ssbabadi was got out. The unior.
tunate people, nine in number, were
seen at the time OF the disaster on the
top Of their house, asking for help. But
the ruins still contain masses OF human
bodies and those of animals in an ad.
vanced stage of decomposition. The
air ID poisoned, and nothing is done to
disiniect It, and yet the matter must not
b postponed until the water has wholly
suoaided, ioe thea IL catastrophe might
- saesesdsd b sgiasnisA"
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
Campbells and MacdOnalds.
Halifax, N. s., Herald.


A good story is told of the Marquis of
Lorne and two GleDgsrry Highlanders
who called on him the other day. Ever
since the massacre at Glencoe, in which
the Campbells did the bloody work OF
the crown, the clan Camt bells have
been in bad odor with the clan Nscdon,
aids, and Campbells "csnna eat oot O.
the same kail-pot." The Glengarry men,
Macdonalds to the backbone, were in
Ottawa on business, and after much de-
bate resolved to pay their respect to the
Marquis OF Lorne rs the governor general,
not as the son OF the Callum Nor. On
their way to the hall they talked the
matter over again, and one of them suge
gested that perhaps the marquis, being a
Campbell, would refuse to see a Mac
donald, in which case their position
would be humilisting. At the gate
they met the marquis with Maj. de
Winton, and taking them for servants
the Highlandmen asked if the marquis
would care to meet "twa Macdona,ds"
to call on the marquis His excellency
replied that the marquis bore no malice
to the Macdonalds and that Sir John
Macdonald being his first minister 1t was
clear the Macdonslds had forgiven the
Campbells. /" Forgiven the Campbells J.
cried one of the visitors, forgotten Glen
coel Sir John is paid for that, mon he
has eight thoussn dollars a year for it
but the diel take me gin We iorgie or
forget p and with this the. .choleric Gaels
turned their faces toward Ottawa. The
marquis, however, disclosed himself, and
after hearty hsndshakiDg the feud was
temporarily healed. The visitors were
turned over to the Arglyeshire piper,
who is prominent member OF the house
hold, and by him treated 30 handsomely
that on their departure they frankly
acquitted the marquis of all responsible
lity of the massacie
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
vAau nores.

Mr.. David Gray told the Oneida
county farmers club that he had raised
. fair crop Of potatoes In poor coil by
"placing the ssed - near the top of the
ground - possible putting one good
hoeful Of soil on, then covering the hill
with large handful Of wood ashes. In
hilling, the ashes are covered, and rain
caaries down the slkali, which enriches
ths plant"
The statement to the eject that incl.
ons rai<sd from fresh seed bear q larre
proportion OF male flowers and very iew
ie1als 6owers, while, on the other hand,
seedlings raised from old seed will bear
nnny noFe female flowers than male" |"
= ooa6rnsd BY . French grower, and
~ London Gardeners Chronicle . ds,
ny TIE appearance and practice OF hor.
aealtsrists In Eagland."
Ateeud 10 The Drains.-Eyervbodv
vho has not already done 70 should loce
not . day n looking after The drsin,
that carry o6 the rsf1ss water and sIous
fiom dwellings and out-houses. Whers
tbs refuse h now permitted to SLOWLY
~ its way through uncovered trouebs
exs 1ipg only iew tees from . pestiie.
- - ~ hsoeding Of nala-
(Eou unsm v1e1hss, a
- - t11kle|
The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
Dssasr sAan oearsssews.

For several years we have publishsd
every spring directions for preventing
esows flom pulling corn BY covering the
seed with tar, and We reprint them
below, hoping that all our readers who
ere troubled BY crews will follow them
lbe We bslisve this method the cheapest,
eaaiest, and most successful ever devised ;
Indeed. ~ iaf - our experience and
observations 20, It Il absolutely perfect.
Crows will not pull corn which is GOV.
cred with tar, and II costs but Q few
cents In money and lew minutes' time
to cost oil the sesd that any farmer
uses.
For peck Of corn take half . pint ol
common tar; put the tar into . kettle
pour 10 three quarts of boiling water
Stir It for moment, or until the tar 4
dinolved; then q quickly - possible
pour In the corn, and stir II rapidly un'
I'll every kernel has got . black coat
Then turn o6 the water and throw In {
shovelful OF land plaster or roadsdust
and stir the mixture until al the ker
nels are separated and covered with ths
plaster or dust. The last addition Il
merely to prevent the corn from sticking
and enable one TO drop it readily. Some
people are are afraid TO use this plan, fol
fear the corn will Do cooked by the ho
water, 20 II will not sprout, but II you
work rapidly there isn't . bit Of danger
The water can not Be too hot when yor
begin. The corn will Be . little longe
In coming up, but Il will como and tn
crows won't touch it.-[Mirror ant
Farmer.