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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
The King Of Burmah.

The King of Burmah is little over
20, and he has been barely four months
on the throne. He is tall, well-built
personable young man. He is very fair
in complexion, has a good forehead,
clear, steady eyes, and firm but pleas
ant mouth. His chin is full, end some
what sensual-looking, but withal he is q
manly, frank-faced young fellow, and is
said to have gained self possession, and
lost the early nervous awkwardness Of
his new position with great rapidity.
OF his character little has yet developed,
but circumstances have occurred to
prove that he is very far from destitute
of will of his own, and that he has no
fondness for any diminution of the royal
prerogative. As we passed out OF the
palace after the interview house in the
palace grounds was pointed out to me,
within which had been imprisoned in
squalid misery ever since the illness OF
the late King some twenty male MEM
bers of the royal blood, who were re-
garded as likely, ii left at large to use
efforts for the hlndrance Of the acces-
sion of the lad who now sits on the
throne, and who, among the youngest
of the sons Of his father, was selected to
succeed. partly by female influence,
partly by reason Of the belief Of the
ministers that he would interpose little
obstacle toward the accomplishment Of
the programme Of constitutional reform
with which they desire to begin new
reign. And in a stable near by incar-
cerated there q month ago, are confined
three of the ministers, living proofs that
constitutional reform is trickish UNDER
taking, when all the traditions about
the throne are those Of absolutism, and
the youngsters who are soft seeming
and pliable when powerless nonentities,
learn swiftly to take their own part when
placed in position of power. King
makers, it is true. can be king-breakers,
but it is also true that many 8 king
maker has himself been broken By the
king he has made. And dare say the
ministers in the stable there are rather
sorry now that they did not make an
other choice. London Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
Novel Insurance.

The Danish maiden Assurance"
Society is hardly novelty among insur-
ance systems, for it has been in exist
ence with successful results for several
generations in Copenhagen, though thus
lar confined strictly to the noble class;
but we venture 10 say it is known to
comparatively few in this country. Ac-
cording to this plan, as soon as female
child Is born to q nobleman he enrolls
her name in . certain Association Of
families Of his own class, paying GER
tain sum, and thereafter fixed annual
amount to the society. When she be-
comes Of age she Is entitled to fixed
income and an elegant suite Of apart
ments in large building Of the Associa-
ton, with gardens and park about it in
habited BY other ladies who have enter
ed it under the same conditions. When
she dies or marries all this right to in
come lapses, and the endowment of the
Association is swollen by the money
paid in. II the lady marries even
year before she comes Of age. al the
money that has gone into these annual
premiums secures nothing for her.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

the pie an oasis-a green spot on the
Transcript.
Rye grows seven feet high in Geor-
gia, but the Georgia editor prefers it
three fingers high--Cincinnati COM
mercial.
"A doctor to his son" Johnny,
wouldn't you like to be doctor??" mo,
father" "Why not, my son?' 'sWhy,
father, couldn't even kill fly"
The exercise of whipping carpets
is recommended for the development of
muscle. Don't let your wife do it, or
she may get the start of you in devel-
oPment. Chicago Journal.
AsprRNrED AND ExAsPEE,rEp.
He thought her heart was wholly his.
As hts was wholly hers:
Her love she whispered in his ear,
As soft the pussy purs.
whene'er she cooed to him. ''My dear.
Well never, never part"
Her words were balm unto his soul,
He knew her weil-by heart
And when her tickle glance was turned
Upon another flame.
The words were much the same he used
When speaking her dear name.
But twas rs one who'd know of lie
The darker, gloomier part:
al know her better than before
know her by her art"
Boston Transcript.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

the cultivation of rice, which is stated
to be better crop there than wheat is
in any other State.
The industrial authorities and
tradesmen of the city of Berlin have
arranged for an exhibition to be given
on the LIST of May next in a prominent
part of Berlin.
Gen. W. 5. Rosecrans is engaged at
San Francisco in the manufacture of a
patent safety powder, which explodes
only under high pressure or at a great
heat.
Stout calico is made waterproof by
the Chinese with a preparation which
proves efficient in any climate, and is
supposed to be composed of the follow
ing ingredients: Boiled oil, l quart
soft soap, ounce, and beeswax l
ounce, the whole to be boiled until re-
duced to three-auarters of its quantity
when mixed. The calico treated with
this mixture answers well for life-saving
apparatus.
European journals announce a new
method of lighting railway ears lately
adopted upon the Nicholas road, which
which connects St Petersburg with
Moscow. The new light is carburretted
hydrogen. The lighting apparatus con-
sists Of an elegant globe, in which burns
jet of gas supplied from a reservoir in
every car. These reservoirs are always
filled at both ends of the route, though
they contain much more than enough
for the journey, so that the immense
comfort Of a lighted car can be enjoyed
even when the train should be ''snowed
up" all night.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03

persons, were poisoned. Bryant and
two others fatally, from eating wild
honey.
Mrs. Eyerhart of Union Court
House, Ind, was Mortified upon awak-
ing the other morning to find her baby
dead in her arms. As it had been in
perfect health, it was probably smoth-
cred to death.
Shaw & Co. s mill at Silver Springs,
Tenn, blew mp on the 10th, killing
Sam Bransford, seriously wounding
Kemp and G. Mallen, badly scalding
Shaw, and killing horse. The mill is
a total wreck. The boiler in Hawley &
Co.'S steam saw-mill at Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich, also exploded on the
10th, killing the engineer and seriously
wounding two other persons. The mill
was entirely destroyed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Mary L. Booth, editor of Harper's
Bazar, is described as a matronly look
ing woman, with no nonsense about her.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher Of Des
Moines, Iowa, has been offered 5000,
for a lecture tour in Colorado, upon
"Social Science"
Donald G. Mitchell is writing his
tory of the republic of Venice, the ma
terial for which was in part gathered
by him while Consul in that city in
1853 30.
Mr.. W. S. Gilbert, author of "Pin-
afore," is a tall, lank, raw-boned Scotch
lawyer, with sandy hair and whiskers.
His face is usually wrinkled with an ex-
preston of great nervous irritability,
and his temper is of the shortest.
-Tennyson as Laureate has written
a poem dedicated to the Princess Alice,
which leads the Echo, of London, to re-
mark that it is satisfactory to know that
he is ''doing something for the fl0O he
receives annually from the peoples
taxes"
Two of the most striking figures in
the Paris salons are Ivan Turgenetf,
with his imposing stature and flowing
white hair, and Emile de Girardin, who,
though 20 years old, is the most bril-
liant, witty, and youthful of Frenchmen.
-Beranger, who forbade that a stone
should be erected over his grave, is to
be complimented with q statute next
year, on the hundredth anniversary OF
his birth. Victor Hugo is chairman Of
the committee for raising funds. George
Sand, Michelet, and Rabelais are also
soon to have statues.
Walt Whitman recently appeared
in New York City for the first time as q
public lecturer. His long, full beard
and flowing hair are snow-white, but
his Ease has the ruddy glow of health
He recited his recollectiOns Of Abraham
Lincoln in his peculiar graphic and
striking language. He announced with
much naivete that he desired to make
engagements as q lecturer and reader Of
his own poems.
Thomas Hardy, who is the only
rival of William Black for the honor ol
being the most popular of recent En-
glish novelists, is SO years old, and was
educated in a provincial village, becom-
ing, as one might fancy from his figures
of speech, the apprentice of country
architect. In London, however, he be
came student under Bloomfield, and
a disciple of the Gothic school. He
won prizes in architecture, and studied
to be an art critic. Finally he chose
fiction.
Miss J. NJ. Slocum, n teacher OF
Canandaigua, n. Y, is winning place
as writer on political economy. She
graduated in the Law Department Of
Michigan University. She had chosen
political economy as life-study, ant
the legal studies were pursued with :
view to increasing her knowledge O
that science. She delivered, some tint
since, lecture on Demand" which
met with sucn distinguished success tina
she has been called on to repeat it a
numerous other places.
Science and Industry.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03


Sir Richard Wallace has given 10
new fountains to the city of Paris, which
are to be erected against the walls in
different parts of the capital. They are
of cast iron, and on the same pattern
throughout, like those now seen in the
streets. A constant supply OF filtered
water will thus be at the command of
the poorer inhabitants in the vicinity of
each.
The royal plate at Windsor is worth
81. 900, 900. 1t includes gold service
ordered by George w. to dine 40 per-
sons, and shield formed of snuff boxes
worth $4,000. 1t includes also a pea
cock of precious stones of every kind,
brought from India, worth S15O.OOO,
and Tippoo's footstoOi-a tigers head
with crystal teeth and solid ingot Of
gold for his tongue.
John Bright addressed his constit-
uents at Birmingham on the 10th. He
was enthusiastically received. The
whole tenor of his speech can be gath
cred from the concluding sentence,
which was: 1.-The Government are i'm
beetle at home and turbulent and wicked
abroad. leave them to the judgment
of their constituencies and the heavy
condemnation of history"
Ada Hungerford, sister of Mrs.
Mackay (wife Of the California million
aire), and star of the American colony
at Paris, was recently married at Rome
with great pOmp to Count Telfensr.
The Pope sent a representative TO at
tend the wedding, which drew ont the
elite of Roman society, and King Hum
bert was present at the races with
which the day was celebrated. Telfen-
er is connected with railroad operations
in South America. He takes his bride
to the grand palace built for Victor
Emanuel.
At the Marlborough Club, London,
Count Shouvaloff, the Russian Am
bassador, played away in few
hours q sum equal to his whole sal
arv, and one Of the wealthiest Com
moners has been so heavily bitten that
he is going into bankruptcy for total
exceeding half million pounds. An
other young politician. heir to histor-
ic corOnet, who had been going at a
terrible pace. was was dragged out OF
the club to the amazement OF the men,
bers by his mother, who said, +" You are
not gong to follow Hastings and New
CASTLE" nT e-Tr-. ~
Rudolph, future Emperor Of Aus.
tria, promises to be an accomplished
and scholarly sovereign. He is an ex-
cellent linguist, a good scientific stu.
dent, and has also fine literary abilities.
As he desires to speak the language Of
every race he will one day have to rule
over, he is now studying the Turkish,
that he may not be at loss if he ever
found himself in Bosnia. He speaks
ten languages already, seven or eight Of
which are used in the Austro- Hungarian
Empire. He is very popular with his
soldiers, whom he always addresses in
Czechian. sIe
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Haps and Dlishaps.


An old man named Shank was ia
tally mutilated by a circular saw in a
mill at Monterey, Ind.
AT Marysville, o., Otto Gender,
aged II, while loading rifle was shot
through by the ramrod.
Henry Mclaughlin. Philadelphia
boy, died from the effects of being
struck in the stomach by baseball. ?
An infant child of Jacob Clerger,
living near Ada, o., was strangled to
death while being fed from bottle by
its 3-year-old brother. rfr
A small child of Mr.. Joseph Borda
of Sandy District, near Chariestown, W.
Va, was scalded to death by the negli-
gence of the cook in allowing it to try
to lift kettle Of hot water from the
stove.
The little son of Rev. C. J. Cooke,
Sulphur Springs, Texas, climbed up on
yard fence, and, falling, his clothes
caught on nail in such manner as to
hang him by the neck and choke him
to death.
John Bryant, well-to-do farmer,
living at Pander Court House, N. c.,
and his whole family, consisting Of five
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03


In Paterson, N. j., so manufacture
ing establishments employ over 5000
men.
American plate-glass manufacture
ers are driving their French rivals out
of the market.
The Newark, N. j., cutlery manu-
facturers have, it is said, more orders
than they can fill.
There is heavy demand for steel
rails, and the Pennsylvania mills are
nearly all at work.
-Pittsburg, Scranton and Troy are
furnishing steel rails for the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
Birmingham, Eng, is importing
hay forks, clocks, apple parers and
clothes-pins from Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Locomotive
Works has 1900 men engaged on loco.
motives for Australia, and it is buster
than since 1873.
The Troy Bessemer steel works are
producing over 1920 tons WESLEYAN
unexampied product.
Well informed persons estimate that
the British emigration to the United
States this year will reach 100000.
The crop prospects in the Southern
California coast counties are better than
at any other time for the past seven
years.
Florida is turning her attention to
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-03
school and Church.

Illinois churches received $1,000
members from the Sunday-schools last
year.
A translation of Longfellow's "Song
of Hiawatha" has been published At
Moscow for the benefit of soldiers disa-
bled in the late war.
The Sundsy-school for the Chi
nese in Chicago has 70 scholars, and
for every scholar special teacher is
provided.
Fisk University, at Nashville,
Tenn, has Just received $50 200 from
the Stone estate, through the Rev. w.
II. Wilcox.
The telephone has been successful
" introduced into the Breckenridge
Street Presbyterian Church at Buffalo,
so that the pastor can address at once
two congregations two miles apart.
Six candidates for the Methodist
ministry were asked in the conference
at Hartford whether they used tobacco.
They all replied that they did not.
Thereupon The Bishop ejaculated,
..ThanK God!" A hearty amen re-
sounded from the Conference.
The Rev. Louis Mazawacanayana-
Louis Iron Thunder-once q hostile
savage, but now an ordained minister
of the Gospel of Christ, is pastor CT a
church at Buffalo Lake, OAK, consist
ing of % members, all of them full
blooded Dakota Indians.
The Rev. Joshua V. Hines of Ne
braska, formerly a well known "Miller-
lite" preacher in New Hampshire. has
Joined the Episcopal Church and is now
candidate for holy orders. He is 10
years old, and has been in the ministry
s. years. but is in the enjoyment of Wig
orOus health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

A correspondent in the Peoples Column sug.
gesfs plan of regulating the water supply I'm
accordance with the water pressure at any
point. On Pennsylvania avenue the level is
aDout ten feet above tide water. At n and 18th
streets 1t is over 100; on Capitol Hill nearly the
same. approximately, ten times as much water
WIZ pass through the same pipe with the
pressure that exists on Pennsylvania avenue.
- with the pressure on Capitol Hill. The plan
suggested Is to establish regulation taps, In
Or AsiDg In size for every ten feet Of elevation
n such proportion as to give the same flow at
eyey elevation. 1t is claimed that the change
o. taps can be made at trifiing cost and with
out trouble. This plan may accomplish the
ems claimed, but we would suggest that 1t
Would be requisite to increase the size of the
9uppH pipes as well as Of the taps.
Another correspondent urges that hydrants
should be placed In every square for the use of
the poor. 1t would seem just, at any rate, that
number OF hydrants equivalent to the number
q pumps displaced by the introduction of
Potomac water should be erected throughout
the city.
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10 Corrsspondsnts.
The Prospect I'm HIaine.

Next to the contest In Ohio, political interest
Is manifested In the triangular fight In Maine,
between the greenbackers, republicans and
democrats. The Boston Herald, an tndepen-
dent paper, generally well informed In New
England politics, reviews the situation In
Maine and concludes that the re oublicaDs are
making some gains but seem destined to de-
feat. The active work OF the campaisn has
not been entered upon by the old parties. but
the greenbackerS Initiated their campaign bv a
number OF meetings on July 4tb, which were
largely attended and showed considerable life
In that party. The republicans propose to
make about a seven weeks campaign, which
win be begun by John Sherman'S speech at
Portland. This Is looked for with as much
interest as any speech ever made in the state,
and the fact that the Secretary of the Treas.
ury Is going down there to help his party
out Of IFS difficulties, shows the importance
which is everywhere attached to the result.
Other republicans Of prominence are going to
Maine It's understood that Gen. Garfield will
be there presently, as well as Mr.. Burroughs,
Of Michigan, who has been there before and Is
liked, and Congressman Hiscock, OF New York.
who is stranger to that section. Old Martin
b Townshend, Of New York. and some men
better known than he is, have also been sent
1of, but have not yet accepted. Representative
rye, who Is an effective stump speaker,
mas made one vigorous speech. and
VII soon be at full work The demo-
jefats are mum, but the greenbackers
as already Indicated are lively as crickets.
There are quarrels, however In the greenback
party; and 1t Is estimated that Davis, the repub-
1can candidate for governor, viii gain two or
three thousand votes by attacks made upon his
soldierly qualities by the Maine Standard: there
are assertions of hard money democrats to the
republican ranks On account of the party
andhation with the greenbackers; and from all
these causes the current is setting In the dfrec-
ton Of tie republicans, but up to this date not
In suncfent force to Indicate that they will be
able to win. The largest vote ever polIed in
Maine, 1S6, S23, was thrown In 1876 The aver
age for the last ten years has been about
10e,000. This will be considerably exceeded In
september. Last years vote was: Connor, rep.
66 554; Smith, gr., Al 81: Garcelon, dem IS POS:
Majority against Connor, 1s, OPS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

the New York papers have had Washington
telegrams stating that the purpose, or one OF
me purposes, OF Mr.. Charles Foster In visiting
washington was to secure the appointment of
sufiicient number OF deputy marshals for the
e0forcement OF the election laws In Cincinnati.
NO deputy marshals could be used In the Ohio
9iecton next fan even II the usual appropria-
1on Tor the judiciary had been made. The
Oh1o election VIII be purely state one, and
deputies are not authorized by any law except
b national elections. For this reason it would
eem that one OF Mr.. Fosters objects In visit
Dg washington could not have been to see that
Equities should be employed, particularly in
cincinnati, under the condition that their ser.
Ices should cost the government nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

And now 1t is stated that Governor Parsons
|of Alabama, Is 'well backed for the position
|of District judge In the vacancy occasioned by
|the death OF Judge Humphreys. But why
should we go to Alabama or PENNSYLVANIA for
gudge when we have lawyers better quallried
Tor the position By their knowledge of the law
operative In our courts?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

The Maryland republicans have speck of
luck tn the election of their municipal ticket In
annapolis. 1t is said that there was much dis
SATISFACTION with the democratic ticket, and
numbers who have usually voted with the
party, bolted and openly voted the republican
ucket. The result In Annapolis will probably
encourage the disarected democrats In Balti-
more to repudiate the Objectionable "rlng
ticket" and 1t Is possible that an 1ndependent
ticket may have a show OF success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15
500 iT EakNEb $l.358

prefit In l3days, recent turn of the market By
tie new system Of protective time options for oner
aii.g stocks in Wall street Larger or smaller ia.
vestme nts pay - opoI tonstey well or better by
this syste is based 1t is worthy the closest nves
tigation Of all who desire to make money more rap
IDLY ana secure than by any method Of stock ope
rstons hitht ito known Full explanation ana much
vauabl. fiji ancisl information on applicatio, to
NJ. ssrs- ITPAMAR DIBBKLL 90 B.NKERs Axn
BaoksRs. 10 Broad street. n 7. City j5t q, s,lmSK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

The health department, it win be seen, is
about proceeding to thoroughly cleanse and
01sinfect the alleys of the city, and desires to
procure, as far as possible, at the same time. a
thorough cleansing OF the yards, outbuildings,
&C. This is good work, and the citizens viii
doubtless cooperate cheerfully to make 1t a
success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

Boston has said 1t, and 1t Is greatly to he
credit, that the Duke OF Argyl II should be treated
2 her borders with the same, and only the
|ame consideration, accorded 10 any untitled
Fisitor OF worth and ability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

The above is only small part Of the property for
rent and eale on my books For complete list zee
bulletin issued on the LIST and 18th Of each month
which can be had on application ct my office, or viii
be sent by mail II desired.
Loans.
$4,000. $4,000, o., 500 81 500 $500. s70O. $500 .t
par CT " 0Oo At rer Ct. jyl2tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15

The New York Sun booms for Hancock again
O-day.
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nlePO9KRS OF SECONDHAND MOTHuo-
Qsn 81 tie 81 ossh pricss hon g. oSfdtEI
aEkZO0, &06 9th st.. near Pa avonuA Brnndh, -
Pa ave By calling ct or sddre1dng tie sbov0 ~
pro@pt atsention WI b g1ven % q 0rdsEk
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JIEGISEER OFFICE. WASHINGTON MONu-
IL MENT,
WASHINGTON, d. g. July 18th, 1879
PROPOSALS FOR WROUGHT AND CAST IRON
WORK FOR THE WASHINGTON MONU-
MENT.
Sealed proposals for furnishing and SITTING in Do.
sit.On Wrought and Cast Iron Work required i'm the
interior Of the Washington Monument in this CITY
Will be received at this Office until II m on the 28.h
day OF July. and opened imnledia ate Y thereafter.
specifications, drawings, blanks, and any further
Information required be obtained at this office
THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY,
LIEUT.-CoL. CORPS OF En- GINEER,
1yl56 Engineer in CHARGE.