Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-06
AN OLD NEWSPAPER.

esieu ~ oecCftp1ou Vi newspaper pfiut'
cd nearly one hundred yeArs ago. W. II
Harris, Of this city, collector Of rare and an
cient ooins, has sbosn us copy of . news
paper, "rhe Pennsylv snia Packet and Dai.
" Advertiser" printed July 6, 17S6. The
paper is in fair state Of preservation, bu
poorly printed, and much different in s'yls
from the newspaper Of the present day. j. is
abolt one-hsli the siz. OF the TINES On
the loser margin OF the fourth page is the
imprint Of the printers, as follows: "Phils.
deIphia: Printed and sold BY John DUNLAP
and David c. Claypoole; on the south tide
of Market ttrset, the third Houfe E 1T o.
Second hree,, where Subscriptions and Al.
verifementr, &C.. for this Paper, are than3-
fully received. and Printing in lis different
branches is done with Care, Elegance and
Observation-Disclosures to this Paper (ir
the city, are fervei with il at their Houfts
early every morning, and thofe at diftance
by The quickeft conveyance"
The number Of the paper is 23l5. and was
served at the price Of iour-pence. 1t is NOT
model Of the topographic art, but We ven
ture to cay it is a genuine print. We are
aware that during the Centennial many FAC
simile copies of Colonial newspapers were
printed; but there is an offset" in the head
ing of this sheet which could not be done by
imitation. There are other evidences of its
genuinenees.
The outside pages ara filed with adver-
tisements Of various descriptions. That OF
Stephen Girsrd, dealer in Port wine, DC,
appears. One notice reads: "Ihonss Null
Iony requests of William Cummins and R.
bert Kean, to let the public know how be
nas deceived or betrayed them" Such ex-
plantations nowadays are not slways honestly
made. An advertiser wants "a sober, hon.
err. attentive man; free negro, or mulatto,
answering the above description would nave
the preference. Two dollars reward is ofisr.d
for the return OF an Irish servant lad. The
printers in those DAYS advertised for rag,
p wing cash. An ad ,ertiser offers reward
OF TOUR dollars for the return of pair Of
stol-n sndirons.
There is little editorial mater in he p,-
per. The local page is filed with de-cdp-
tions Of 18th Of July celebrations. European
news Of April lst is given. Boston news il
.iyen. Ten dave old. The Indians were steal
ing in Georgia.
Crime WAS severely punished in that time
''At Bucks. 19h June, bills were prssenlei
against Joshua Richards and Jonas Tnom.s
for burglary. were returned ignoramus 4"
Timothy Cockly was convicted of rape and
sentenced to be hanged. Three o,heis were
indicted as accessories, convic ed and order.
ed to be burnt in the hand, and 10 give Sc
curity for their good behavior. Henry Rel
gait was convicted Of burglary and senteuc-
ed to be hanged.
The condition of the United States was
deplorable, states the editor: "rhe nations
of the world using every article and strale-
gem that can be devised to injure US and Gu,
Of our trade-the right to the navigation Of
the Mississippi absolutely denied US, which
prevents our back country from being sei-
tied" The editor asks, "How long will
near four millions of people be dupes to
their own prejudices and misfortunes-,he
people ought to create suficien, power for
the purposes Of governing with efficacy"
"a SOW, belonging to Mr.. DrinaD,in Kin
malice. farrowed seven pigs, each of which
had two mouths, and in each mouth two rows
of teeth"
An insect Was destroying the wheat in New
York. The farmers substituted bearded wheat
inafoad of the hald a. <,o,nrnon Lid -l:ak