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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04

President Hayes said, in one Of his recent
speeches. that however much men may have
differed about the policy OF resumption, now
that We have got back 10 the solid, specie
basis, We had better stick there. Tie Pres
ident's head is eminentlv level in this.
sensible men Of all parties will cordially
agree with him.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04

The newly sown wheat 10 coming up nice
ly, Notwithstanding the dry vesther. We
can beat the world in this country for
drouth. Wheat seems 10 come right along.
finland Tribune.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04

A piece OF information which will be
somewhat surprising to many Of our read
ers, is the fact that District Judge is to be
elected IN this Judicial District, at the COM
ing election. For ar Office Of that import
ance the matter has been kept extremely
quiet Nearly all have been laboring under
the impression that Judge Peters term did
no, expire until next year, bat ii seems that
everybody vas mistaken. Judge Peters il a
candidate for reelection; whether there are
any other Candidates We have not learned.
neither have we learned whether any con-
vention will be called to nominate candi-
date or not. In fact, the whole thing ia a
dark and bloody mystery.-[Peabody Ga
zette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04
4 Strange People.

Doyou know that there are strange people in
our community. we say strange because they
seem to prefer to suffer and pass their days mis-
erably, made SO By Dyspepsia. and Live. Com
plant, Indigestion. Constipation, and General
Debility. when SHILOH's VrTALIZER Is guar
anteed to cure them. Sold by II. J Fringer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04
Joseph Hoes married Mis- Lncy Pigs
last week in Norton county.

A story comes from San Francisco that
Grant declines TO be candidate Tor Pre-i-
dent, and declares in favor Of E. B. Wash
burne, of Illinois.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road,
which, with its seven-lesgued boots. has
been extending its tracks in all directions,
will open to-day three or four branches.
having built in Kansas alone Isl miles, be-
sides the New Mexico extension, OF which
ia miles have been constructed this year,
leaving 100 miles more from Las Vegas to
San Domingo to be completed by the first Of
January, 1850.
The following branches from the main
line, as stated, go into operation to-day:
/. From Emporia to Eureka, bearing
south to Greenwood county, length Of 50
miies.
2. From Florence west to Mcpherson
county. AZ miles.
8. From Wichita (which has been the
terminus OF branch from, Newton, on the
main line.) to Winfield, in Cowley county.
80 miles.
4. From FL Psso, en- the Winfield
branch, going southwest 10 Wellington,
Sumner county, % miles. On the New
Mexico extension of the A., I. 4 $. F.
road they are laying tracks from Las Vegas
to San Domingo--100 milss-when the Rio
Grande il reached. The road passes within
fifteen miles of Santa Fe, which lies to the
north, and will be reached by a short
branch, and from san Domingo it IL c5
miles south to Albuquerque, which like the
Santa Fe will be strnng along on the great
through line to the Pacific coas, like onions
on string.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-10-04
Town Lots and Lands For
Sale.

Town lots. improved and unimproved
land improved and unimproved. in small
and large quantities, orsale. Apply to
Nj. COLLAR.
, 1879-12-29
A Novel Institution.

There exists in Denmark a singular
Institution, established mainly for the
benefit of the daughters OF the nobility.
When man of wealth is blessed by
the birth of a daughter he causes her
to be enrolled at this institution, paying
very small sum, with q fixed annual
payment of a moderate amount. When
the young girl reaches the age of TWEEN
ty-one she not only finds herself in pos
session of very nice little income, but
she has right to occupy and enjoy
fine apartment, we'll furnished, in an
elegant house, with parks and gardens,
and her companions will be ladies,
young or old, who are members of the
association. 1t is not obligatory upon
a member to reside longer at the
chateau or more frequently than suits
her convenience. Ii the father dies
and the young girl is unprotected she
has an asylum at once, even if the SUBJ
sequent annual subscriptions are not
liquidated, and when she attains her
majority her annual income commences.
If she should die or contract marriage
her interest in the association passes to
the general fund. If she should be
married when she is twenty all that is
paid in by her father accrues to the
association, and it is this source of in
come that enables the institution to
demand only small annual subscrip-
ton, which renders it easy for father
to meet the demand, with the assurance
that if his daughter cannot be married
without marriage portion, she will at
least be in the enjoyment of a comfort
able home for life. This institution has
been prosperous at Copenhagen for
sixty years. The features of the plan
are somewhat singular, and not adapted
to this country In some particulars, but
the plan of commencing with the birth
of daughter to provide for the old
age of the infant is rather commend
able. 1t is life insurance to the very
letter.
, 1879-12-29
Charming Birds.

We learn from correspondent that
there resides in the vicinity of Harris
burg, an out-of the way place in Han
cock county, about three miles west of
Mount Blanchard, a very remarkable
child, only five years old, who seems to
have the power to charm birds at will.
Her mother first noticed this strange
fascination that the child possesses
about year ago. The little girl was
out playing in the dooryard among a
bevy of snow-birds,' and when she
would speak to them they would come
and light upon her, twittering with the
utmost glee. On taking them in her
hands and stroking them, the birds,
instead of trying to get away from
their fair captive. seemed to be highly
pleased, and when let loose would fly
away short distance and Immediately
return TO the child again. She then
took several of them into the house to
show her mother, who, thinking she
might hurt them, took the birds and
put them out doors, but no sooner was
the door opened, than the birds flew
into the room and lit upon the girls
head and began to chirp. The birds
remained about the premises all win
ter, flying to the little girl whenever
the door was opened. The parents OF
this remarkable child became alarmed,
believing that this strange power was
an Ill omen. and that muchdreaded
visitor, death. was about to visit their
home. But death did not come, aud
during last summer the child had
numerous pets from the birds. The
child handles the birds so gently that
humming bird, once in her hand, does
not fail to return.
This winter bevy of birds hav
kept her company, and she plays with
them for hours at time. Every morn
ing the birds fly to her window and
leave only when the sun sinks in the
west.
There is nothing peculiar about the
childs personal appearance except her
wonderful magnetic eyes, which sparkle
like diamonds. The parents of this
little girl are poor, superstitious peo-
pie, and have been reticent about the
matter until lately, fearing that some
great calamity was about to befall
them
, 1879-12-29
Streets of London,

The stores are not, for the most part.
distlgured by glaring signs. There are
signs, but they are comparatively few
and small and inoffensive; and of flag
staffs and transpareE cies and other rag
fair appurtenances, there are none.
This is one characteristic If London
streets that makes walking through
them pleasant and soothing process.
And this unmarring modesty of out
ward show involves no inconvenience.
1t is the strangers own fault if he can
hot find any shop to which he wishes
to go. But there is one peculiarly of
London streets which is somew hat en-
barrassing to stranger; they are not,
the long ones at least, numbered regu-
larly from end to end, with the odd
numbers on one side and the even on
the other, but irregularly and in Sec
tions; the sections being those parts of
the street which run through certain
quarters; and the same street has diff
ferent names in different quarters. The
quarter in which a house or shop stands
is generally named, as well as the street
itself. This produces those double
designations which strike US in London
addresses; for example, Bedford
street, Covent Garden p Wellington
street, Strand;;" and ever" Bond street,
Regent street." The complication
makes no difficulty when once you are
used to it ; and it has picturesqueness
and individuality which seems to me
far preferable to the right-angled and
numerical street arrangement, which
rules off a city in square blocks, and
numbers the houses IN one block 100,
those in the next 200, and SO on. There
is a certain piquant interest in such
designations as Black Swan without
Temple Bar, The Golden Ball in st.
Paul's Churchyard, the Queens Head
against St. Dustan's Church, or the
Kings Arms in Little Britain.
, 1879-12-29
A VOtary on His Travels.

The tolls of the superstitious to win
religious merit show faith and pa
tience worth of better cause. The
EAST Indian Pioneer gives an example
in the following incident, given on the
recent return of some British officers
from Afghanistan:
Scene-the widest part of the Khy
Der, with barren rocks towering on all
sides; an English officer riding along,
escorted by motley company of Ma
liks and tribes-men all armed to the
teeth; more armed Afreedees in the
middle distance; weary, lonely figure,
toiling on the dusty road in huge black
boots, face burned brick-red and
fringed by scanty. sandy beard. The
figure is clad in thick wadded gar
ment, and has bundle on his back.
Halt ! Who are you?"
ga Turkestani.
"Where are your comrades p
81 am alone"
Where are you going p
"To Mecca"
"How will you get there?"
"God will help"
"Peace be with you"
"And with you"
The figure moves off, and the armed
circle breaks up. This poor devotee
had tramped hundreds of miles through
hills and valleys, swarming with cut
throats, secure in his simple faith which
had led him to leave distant Turkestan
in quest of the still more distant Mecca.
, 1879-12-29
Blrnt Men.

you'll like him if you can get along
with him, said Digby, speaking of the
man whom he had thought of hiring
for clergyman-"i if you can put up
with his rough ways. He is plain,
blunt man-perhaps too blunt-bnt he
means WELL"
We tried Mr.. Blunt, and we had
enough of him; and since that time we
have had but one opinion Of So called
blunt n,-we mean your men who
blurt out their thoughts without re-
gard to time or place. The Lord de-
liver US from them We want none of
them. They may speak the truth, but
they produce only evil. Having no
sensibility of their own, they care not
for it in others. Electricity is vivifying
and life-supporting, without it, in our
bleak December, we should shiver and
debut when it comes with thun
derbolt, it is death. Heat is generous
and glorious; but we don't want a bar
of red-hot iron dropped upon our head.
The rain, when it comes in gentle drops,
is gladstone and refreshing; but the
tempest we do not covet.
And so in, the intercourse of life, we
need to have our faults pointed out,
and our errors exposed; but it can be
done in Christian kindness and SYM
pathy,-thc story of our sin can be told
with tenderness and goodwill, and the
chiding can be administered without
harshness. We don't want sledge-
hammer admonition, nor do we like
that our dream of peace-mistake
though it be-should be broken by an
icy shower-bath. In short, we don't
like these coarse-grained, blunt men.
, 1879-12-29
xustt Sound 3ispatfh.
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The Sparrow

I'm only little sparrow.
A bird of low degree;
My life is of lit,le value,
Yet there's OLe who cares for me-.
i have no barn nor storehouse,
neither SOW nor reap;
God gives M sparrow's portion,
But never seed to keep.
l know there are many sparrows
All over the world we are found
But our Heavenly Father kuoweth
When one of us falls to the ground.
Though small, we are never forgotten;
Though weak, we are never afraid;
For we know there isiOne who keepeth
The life of the creatures He made.
fly through the thickest forest,
lighton many spray;
l have no chart nor compass,
Yet never lose my way.
And 1 fold my wings at twilight,
Wherever happen to be,
For the Father is always watching,
Aud no harm can come to me.
, 1879-12-29

EXTERIOR WILLIAMS MOTHER
German Emperor still tenderly cher
ishes the memory of his mother. the
lovely Queen Louisa. The rooms which
she occupied in the Castle of Konigs-
berg are by his special desire kept re-
ligiously in nearly the same order in
which she left them, and are reserved
for his private use. When Louisa took
refuge with her children, after the bat
tie of Jena, in mill on her way to
Konigsberg, she wrote on windowpane
with the diamond in her ring, the
touching line in which Goethe speaks
of the eating of bread with tears. The
glass bearing the inscription was long
cherished by the family OF the miller,
until he, in dying, bequeathed it to the
Emperor.
"This is my plsything," say the chill
dren; that sunny seat is mine" This
is the beginning and exsmplification of
the selfishness and all the usurpation
OF the world.
, 1879-12-29
Not Known.

A public dinner occasion at Harvard
when Mr.. Everett was President of that
University immortalized well-known
pun in the toast, 1.-The name of our
distinguished President-fame follows
where Everett goes" In one case, at
least, Everetts fame did not follow fast
enough to catch up with him. Atsome
festive gathering in New York not long
ago one of the speakers told this anus
ing story of the great scholar and states
man:
He was one of the passengers in a
loaded stage running out of Concord.
When they came to the cross-roa ds, a
young lady came out and desired to go.
There was no room. Having arrived at
an age that would make such an offer
graceful and proper, he offered to take
her on his knee. She thanked him and
accepted. They conversed during the
trip, and when he neared his destina-
tion he thought he would astonish his
fair burden by letting he- know what
distinguished knee had sustained her.
He told her as modestly as he could
that lie was Mr.. Everett-Edward
Everett.
"Uh y said the sweet creature,
"you be Be you one of them men
from Salem?"
She had never heard his name It
was the last time during life that he
tried to impress a stranger by an
nouncing his name.
This ignorance of the eminent men
especially literary notwithstanding
the proverb about the prophet in his
own country" is laughably common.
Going to visit Lonfellow the other day
a friend inquired of Cambridge car
driver where the poet lived.
"What, Longfellow the grocer ?"
"No, Longfellow the poet"
II dunno nothin' about him.
Velvet oloakAwill again be worn.
, 1879-12-29

OAT MEAL.-To each cup of coarse
oatmeal have four of cold water and
one teaspoon of salt (; put this in an
earthen saucepan and let it simmer
slowly for an hour stir it often, as it
burns very easily. Should an early
breakfast be required, this can be
cooked the day before and warmed
again, as it can not be cooked quickly.
, 1879-12-29

Fringes are very wide.
, 1879-12-29

Velvet oloakdwill again be worn.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

With greater trash than yiolent drastic
purgatiye. True, such q medicine relieves
constipation for the time, but at the expense
of great injury to the intestinal canal which
it both infames and weakens, thus uniting
itfor the performance of its proper functions.
Widely different is the action Of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, @ tonic aperient which pro.
duees effects prompt, Indeed, but never yi0-
lent and convulaing TIE purity of this bo-
tanic ingredients, its unobjserionable favor,
its gepial influence upon the mind, and the
thoroughness of lts remedial action in cases
of constipatio liver complaint and dyspep-
sia, combine to render it most desirable
family specific. 1T increases both physical
vigor and substance, tranquifzes end inyig-
wonted relish for the food. A wineglass
three times daily is about the average dose.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02
f,rn and 1bl.n'at''n.
marrswsnx Hand.

MarFBwzmg hAnd
of al the implements used on the
..rm there is but one, the pillow, that is
L. necessary to good cultivation as the
barrow. and, as q general thing, there is
,,one thst there is 40 little account made
= bv farmers. Good plowing is of the
c,f stest importance in preparing the
{s,;l fox sny crop, but 1T is well known
,set thst there is too little good plowing
Edons in the west, and, after poor job
Eof plowing hes been done, q great deal
Fdsnsnds on our being Thorough with the
narrow. This, also, we are little neg
Iioeut about, especially In preparing the
land for corn. Our best planters do
c,od work where the land is smooth and
yell pulverized, but we cannot expect
them to do good work where the ground
IL in bad condition. In my opinion, the
|principal points Of improvement made In
bsfrows is in the greater number OF
teeth now used. This, more than any
other one thing, is essential, as the OBJ
iect 10 to work the surface.
Most harrows in use have about forty
teeth, and that is not enough. My way
is to have the frame made of small-sized
scantling, and teeth mot over inches
and not less than sixty OF them. We do
not expect to work deep, and conse-
suently heavy frame and few teeth
will not pulverize as well as lighter
frame and more teeth, while the draft 10
about the same. / have been using one
made in three sections OF 2x23 inch stuff,
hour bars in section, with 27 adjustable
steel teeth. By Adjustable, ] mean that
when the draft bar is attached to one emo,
the teeth stand perpendicular, and, hay-
ling great number of them, it does
much better work than the old Scotch
narrow. By attaching the draft of Ethe
other end, the points of teeth drop back
four inches and make it a frst-class
smoething harrow. This harrow
retsiIs at about twenty dollars.
A dig price compared with the old
fashioned forty-tooth affair, but cheap
when tine working value of each is taken
into confederation. i speak Of this one
Eof mine as an illustration, and knowing
that it is q good tool--perhaps other
makers have as good, perhaps better
ones than this Think no farmer should
be satisfied to use poor harrow because
/ it is cheap in price. Buy the best, if it
does cost more. as the difference iu price
will soon be made in the extra work it
fwill do.
Another fact ia, we do not harrow ov
ground enough. Who ever heard q
farmer say he had got his ground too
smooth and fneS And how often do we
think we ought to lay out more work in
putting in our cropss Iwould never buy
o harrow that had less than sixty or
seventy steel teeth, and one that has q
simple and reliable arrangement for
Sratt.--iE. A. f.. in Prairie Farmer.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02
f.o.t seven soaaas au D hree wseka.

Allau,s Anti>Fat is o genuine medicine.
and will reduce ecorpulency from two to tive
pounds per week. Purely vegetable and per
feetly harmless, acting entirely on the food
in the stomach, preventing the formation of
fat. 1T is also q positive remedy for dyspepsia
and rheumatism,
BosToN, MASS, Feb. II, 1878.
Botosaac Meoicsne Co., B .falo, NY.
Gentlemen=-T The lady alluded to lost seven
pounds in three weeks by the use of Allan's
AntisFat. Yours truly,
SAITH, DooLITTLE ~ SMiTH,
Wholesale Druggists.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

There il no time 10 be lost when O cough
attacks one in adopting means OF prevention
against consumption and bronchitis. A
cough may. with perfect truah, be termed
the incipient stage of those destructive mai.
aides, and it is the height OF folly TO disre-
gard It. jf Neglected, twill .assuredly eul-
inmate in some dangerous pulmonary aftecr
ton, but III Or. VIM. Rails Balsam for the
Lungs be used, the complaint is speedily
yana uished and all danger agerted. There Is
no pulmonie comparable to this great spec
ific. Sold by druggists.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

white pepper and salt; stir in this one
halt pound grated cheese; boil all
together a few minutes; add the macsr-
oni; boil ten minutes.
FRAxGIPAEK TART.
Sheet tart-tin with puff paste pour
into it some of the following cream
Beat well four eggs, add to them a pint
of cream, tour spoonfuls of -four and
some loaf sugar; put them into stew
pan, and rasp in, with lump of sugar,
the peel of lemon simmer the whole,
constantly stirring it, on slow fire, for
about twenty minutes; then stir in two
dozen sweet and bitter almonds, pre-
vionsly beaten to paste, with few
drops Of water. Having filled the tart
with this cream, bake it, and sift over it
fine sugar.
DUTCH ROLLS.
There used to be steam packet that
went out OF Amsterdam that gave first
class feeding to her passengers, and once
/ mixed up with the Dutch cook, ne
was Swede, and / got this receipt from
him for his rolls, which were very good
and light, and / have made them since
with brilliant SUCCESS: Sift three quarts
OF -four: break three eggs into pint OF
cold milk in which put teaspoon!ul of
yeast and stir us; cut spoonful of but.
ter up fine and work it into your -four !;
mix the milk and eggs and yeast with
the -four; knead thoroughly. Make i'm
to rolls, butter the pan, and stand by
the stove to rise. Bake liz quick oven
DUMPLINGs FOB SOUP.
Take one pint Of four measured be-
fore it is sifbed), turn into a sieve, and
measure into it one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar, one-hah of saleratus, one-half
of salt and one of sugar. Bun this
through the sieve, and wet with milk /;
have the dough stiff enough to roll Gut
it into small cakes snd cook as directed.
Be sure that your soup boils fast enough
to get up good steam, and keep boiling
while the dumplings are in the pot; it
you do not they viii bs heavy. Some
persons like them for dessert. When
used for that purpose they should be
eaten with syrup.
FRENCH CUsTARD.
Separate the whites and yolks of eight
eggs, beat the yolks up very Light and
add them to one quart of milk which
you have sweetened to taste and favored
with vanilla; put it in a fsrina.kettle,
place it over slow fire, and stir it all
the time until it becomes custard then
pourit into puddingsdish to cool whip
the whites until they are perfectly stiff
and dry /; have all ready paa of boiling
water, on the top of which place the
whites, and cover them, and place them
where the water will keep sufficiently
hot to cause steam to pass through and
cook them. Put in dish, suitable tor
the table, Layer Of the custard, and
CRATE o little nutmeg with q tablespoone
full of wine, and pour over it,; Then q
layer of the whites, and 30 on until it is
all used up, reserying 9 Layer of white
for the covering, over which you graf
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

An ARTICLE OF TRUE MERIT. - Browns
Bronchial Trochesp are the most popular
article IN this country or Europe for throat
diseases and coughs, and this popularity is
based upon real merit. rs ots. abox.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

A thoroughly good cabinet or parlor organ
is worth two poor ones. Mason ~ hamian
make the best The prices are Q JitEle higher
than those of poores organs, but 1t is much
cheaper In the end to obtain the best.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

THE COFFEE POT.

a carelesaly kept coffee pot will impart
a rank favor to the strongest infuaion of
the best Java. Wash the coffee pot
thoroughly every day, and twice week
boil borsx and water in it for fifteen
minutes.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

People residing in paludal districts, or re.
moving to such localities, can place reliance
In the efficacy of DIR. F. Wilhoft's Anti Peri.
odie or Fever and Asue Tonic to prevent or
rather counteract ali malarial diseases. IL
never fSils to cure Chills and Fever, Dumb
thiils and Enlarged Spleen, and is guaran-
teed 70 contain no dangerous drug. The com
position OF this me'iicine is ven with each
bottle, and can be had from all druggists.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

The MendeIssohn Piano Co., No. 2i East
18th street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue.
The Lake Charles echo., 1879-08-02

Ohsv gaoksop's Best siwsel Navy EObaee0