Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-03-22
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his daughters, which figured at the Paris
Exhibition, has been sold at Vienna for
$4,000.
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild has
published a novel in German called
"Vroni," which is spoken Of as cred
table production.
Little Minnie Quinn, aged u, of At
lanta, has published a pamphlet edition
of poems she has been writing since she
was years old.
-Woman's World says that President
Eliot of Harvard University, the cook in
the Parker House restaurant, Boston,
and Mary L. Booth, editor of Harper's
Bazar, each receive $4,000 year.
The memorial tablet on the house
where John Keats, the poet, died, was
unveiled March in the presence Of the
principal English and American resi-
dents of the city.
The Japanese Government has au-
thorized the issue by q Japanese pub
Usher of an edition of the book of
Genesis in Chinese, prepared for the
Japanese by the insertion of the kun
ten, the work of the American Bible So
ciety. agf
Miss Selma Borg, . lady of Finland,
has recently given in New York course
of lectures on her native land. The
course closed with concert of Finnish
music, at which Miss Borg led the or
chestra herself.
Miss l,svinia Geodell and Miss An
gie King have formed partnership, for
the practice of law in GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The press of that city states that the
new firm embraces ability, industry and
enterprise, and is bound to meet with
success.
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan is cookbook
ing young bachelor, with round face
and dark curly hair. Mr.. w. S. Gilbert
is 43 years old, and has fine head and
an expressive face. Americans are at
present much interested in these two
gentlemen, who are the authors of the
popular Operatta of Pinafore.
Mr.. Emerson is quoted as saying of
Bronson Alcott: al could spare any of
my friends sooner than Alcott; he al
ways brings me new fire from the en-
pyrean, and feeds me with holy love.
He has, too, strange faculty Of discov-
ering the best books in q library, no
matter in what language they are writ
ten. or whether he knows the language
or not"
The Emperor of Brazil keeps up q |
regular correspondence with the So
wants, srtists and literary men of the
principal European centers. He COM
pliments any notable work by asking
for copy of it, and in this way he has
secured at Rio quite q collection of
books and pictures, compromising the |
donors In return with jewels and orders. |
Science and Industry.
Street cars manufactured at Bridge
port, Conn.,, find sale in London, Eng
land.
Japan is now manufacturing boots
for sale in the United States from leath-
er brought from American ports.
During the winter packing season,
Chicago packers have butchered 1885,
600 head, against 1851, 2S5 head last
season.
The emery mines of Chester Coun-
ty, Pa, are unsurpassed for the purity
OF their produc;. Here, four or five
years ago, the largest and best mass of
emery-weighing 200 tons-ever found
on this continent, was discovered.
"A company is being formed in Mil
waukee for the purpose of building a
Touring mill of 100 run-of-stones capac-
ity. this giving to Milwaukee the largest
Touring mill in the world. It is claim
ed that the company will be organized
and the mill constructed without DELAY.
Road and farm locomotives seem 10
be growing in favor in Europe. One
English firm has built. altogether, over
500 of these engines. OF these the I
British Government has purchased I