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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
Tea.Table Gossip.

SOME of the new black stockings have
red bands woven into them, so as to
make them look az if cross-gartered.
The big button, the owl button, the
scallop shell or palmer's button, the
Vatican hutton, hand painted on pearl,
and the many-tiDted cut steel buttons
are some of the new styles.
Bonnets of white plush, with pearl
and silver faceted beads, white ostrich
and graceful drapery of Spanish lace.
are shown FOR wear at day receptions,
the opera and the theater.
The daughter of wealthy Turk is
having her wedding outfit made in
Paris, and part of It is a gown Of hello
trimming Of velvet and point lace, and
point lace apron and veil.
Tablecioths are becoming so rich and
beautiful that nobody will dare to use
them. One of the newest patterns is of
damask embroidered with peacocks in
three shades of blue silk and with apple
blossoms. 1t is valued at one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Some of the new trimmings are made
with beaded braid, which initiates beads
without their weight. This braid con
sists of fine round cord, wound around
with a strip of tinscl or iIne metal re-
sembling gold. silver or ietted beads.
A mammoth bow of very wide satin
ribbon is now worn on the left side,
Just below the waist line. This gives Il
pretty finish To many simple toilets,
especially when worn with null iichu.
Three wide loops and two short ends
form this square bow.
The beaver and felt hats come in all
colors. In place of the slightly rolled
brims of last year these have straight
fiat rims. raised at one side with pom
Don or bunch of feathers. They come
in old gold and two colors--the outside
of light tint, the facing of darker
beaver
Some of the bonnets are almost bar
barrie in their rich materials and tropical
colored plumage. Among the new and
unique shapes are the Charlotte Corday
and the MonsignOr, an imitation of an
iislian Bishops hat; and the caleche.
arevival OF the old-fashioned .'caiash;n
this last comes in beaver, and does
not require any trimming but strings.
A simple way to make raised worsted
work is to take a hairpin or stiff wire,
bent in shape of straight hairpin, bend
the wires near or far apart. according
10 how high you want your work.
Wind the worsted around the wires.
the threads close, continuing until you
have it as long rs you want single
leaf or part of u flower. Now lay this on
Your cloth, or whatever YOU wish to
put your work on. Sew through the
middle, catching down each thread or
worsted. Pull out the wire, cut in the
middle of each loop on both sides, pick
out with pin until it all stands up
round, then trim with scissors Before
sewing ON it is best to draw the threads
tight together. passing a thread around
with YOUR needle aud fastening. For n
rosebud, wind shaded worsted, the
light at one end and the dark at the
other; over this wind green. few
threads over the light and thicker over
the dark, and you will have shaded
bud with calyx outside. You can
vary shadingan size according to taste.
~ T. Grdpiic
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
GAINESVILLE Times.1

Many Of our readers may be benefited by
the following reliable statement from Messrs.
A. Heilman IL Son, the well-known Druggists
of this city, who write: We have sold thou
sands of bottles of that valued medicine
Hamburg Drops-and every bottle that We
have sold has always cured 1t never missed.
We recommend it u, the best medicine We ever
sold, and could furnish statements of cures
sufficient TO I'LL the largest paper printed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

There are many kinds of pride.
About the most unnatural kind is a
pride of humility, which is compound
of pretensions, meekness and affecta-
ton. Humility is good thing when it
is genuine-that is, when it is real hu-
mility, and not half-sulficient con-
sciousness of ones own superior hum
bleness. The pride of humility is very
severe on all other kinds of pride. 1t
will not tolerate them in the least. 1t
tolerates nothing but itself.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
jackson MIMI Republic.l

UNCLE SAMUEL HALL says that St Jacobs
Oil has limbered up his limbs and he is now
ready for that foot race on the Fourth. We
are ready, too, Uncle. You did the fair thing
when you notified US in advance that you had
used ''St- Jacobs" We can prepare accord
ipglY.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

The CHARTER OAK COOK STOVE now in
my kitchen has been used ten years. II
bakes perfectly with less fuel than any stove
that know of: is perfectly clean. no dust or
ashes escape into The room, and cheerfully
recommend it to any housekeeper wanting a
first-rate stove.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

You can live on Mat, sleep on Hops, resist
ague and malaria with Caisava, and enrich
the blood with Iron. In short You can find
new life in MALT BIrTERs, made OF infer
mented Malt. Hops, Calisaya and Iron, as
every druggist will tell you.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
The Most Desirable stove to Buy.

All our customers agree in saving that the
CHARTER OAK is without doubt the best
Cook Stove they ever used or sold, and be-
lieve IFS large high oven, ample warming
closet, and an excellent Reservoir, make it
the most desirable stove that housekeeper
,.sn luy
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

Every one of the more than 100000 CHAR
TER OAK STOVES now in the hands of as
many housekeepers have proved eminently
practicable, easily kept in order, doing all
kinds Of cooking quickly. clearly and with
great economy OF fuel and labor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

After many years trial. we are satisfied
that the CHARTER OAK is the best Stove we
ever used, and cheerfully testify that it is
the best adapted 10 the wants Of the general
public Of any stove in the market.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

Parsons lNDELIBLE INK is the best for
marking linen. Sample will be sent postpaid
for 30c. BY +. ii. Stoddard, Northampton, Mass
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

REpDrN6's Russia SALvE is unrivalled for its
speedy healing qualities. Price DC
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

Best in the world. Made only by the Fraze
Lubricator Co, at Chicago, New York and 81
Louis. Sold everywhere.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it 25c.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30

GALVESTON young ladies carry walk
ing canes.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-10-30
TAKE Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure

c.lU e EsevOlvcr.. Illus. Catalogue free.
Wins y Graf Western Gun Works. Pittsburgh. Pa
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

TIVE mother of Jennie Wade has been try
ing W obtain from Congress a pension on
account OF the death of Jennie. Ii seems
that Jennie, whose parents lived near Gene
terry Hill within the Union lines on the
Gettysburg battlefield, was engaged in bak-
ing bread for the Union soldiers, when a
bullet passing through the kitchen door
killed her instantly. Jennie, therefore, died
in the service of her country, and the fact
ought to be recognized and pension granted
to her mother. But Congress did not look
at the subject in that light, and as a conse-
quence a pension was not granted.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
Cork.

1t may not be generally known that this
valuable substance is nothing more or less
than the bark of an evergreen oak growing
principally In Spain and other countries
bordering ON the Mediterranean. In English
gardens it is only curiosity. When the
cork tree is about fifteen years old the bark
has attained thickness and quality suitable
for manufacturing purposes, and after strip
ping a further growth of eight years, pro-
duces second crop, and SO on, at intervals
for even ten or twelve crops. The bark is
stripped from the trees in pieces two inches
in thickness, of considerable length, and of
such width as 70 retain the curved form of
the trunk when it has been stripped. The
bark peeler or cutter makes a slit in the bark
with knife, perpendicular from the top to
the bottoms he makes another incision paral-
lei to it, and at some distance from the
former, and two shorter horizontal cuts at
the top and bottom. For the stripping off
the piece thus isolated, he uses kind of
knife with two handles and curved blade;
sometimes after the cuts have been made he
leaves the tree to throw off the bark by the
spontaneous action of the vegetation within
the trunk. The detached pieces are soaked
in water, and are placed over fire when
nearly dry, and acquire more compact text
ure by being scorched. To make them fat
they are pressed down with weights while
vet hot
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

The Journal charges that the Exodus In
vestigating Committee has cost the country
$4,000. Now, then, will the Journal state
Just how much of that SAC, 900 has gone into
the pocket of Hon. John G. New? We want
the Journal to say IL the charge is true that
Mr.. New took mileage and per diem out OF
that fund when he did not testify; we in
sist that the Journal shall speak out. The
impression has been made that Mr.. New has
drawn money from the exodus fund to
which, upon any theory of equity, he was
not entitled. He Is regarded as grab.
ber," and the only grabber. We want to
know, and the people of Indiana would like
to know, how much the Chairman of the
Republican Central Committee of Indiana
grabbed out of the exodus fund? Did he
grab enough to square accounts with his ex-
pepditures to help on the exodus of pauper
negroes from South Carolina to Indiana to
vote the Republican ticket? Let us have
the facts. The Journal has set the ball in
motion. and we propose to keep it rolling.
Now, come on. and tell US, Mr.. Journal, how
much money Mr.. John @. New received for
testifying. You have got to do it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
He Meant Business.

One of those timid young men who can
never work up sufficient courage to even hint
at marriage to girl, had for months paid his
addresses to beautiful damsel in the suburbs
of Quincy. The object of this alteration ex-
pected the momentous proposal at each visit,
and had thoroughly rehearsed her part, but
visit after visit went by and the proposal
came not. As the two sat in sparkable
proximity last Saturday night, the side door
opened and the girls father marched in, clad
Just as he was when he slid out of bed mo-
ment before. The girl hid her face in her
hands and said: ''Why, fatheri'' and the
lover turned pale and began to lock for his
hat. Giving his hair twang the old man
said:
'Tom, do you want to marry herr
"Why, sir. I-indeed, sir"
"None o. that, confound you-yes or mol"
roared the parent.
"Well, sir-ye-ye-yes, dop
Turning to the girl the old man said:
martha, do you want him2'
eyes, par'
"Thar, nowl I've done in Just half min
ute what it'd took you silly fools month to
git at Now snuggle up agin, an 60 to talk
in about housekeepin'p
/. And the old man went back to bed, and
was soon dreaming ola future son-in-law.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

effort of this man 10 escape honors never
rendered him, and which his party had no
desire to bestow, is one of the most curious
revelations in our later politics. He was
supposed to represent the reform or better
element in his party, wherever and what
ever that may be, and was thought to be 8
very available candidate. But he has proven
himself not only false to this record, but has
allied himself openly with the worst element
which ever entered into American politics,
one representing not only the concentrated
corruption of the times. but the attempt to
change the policy and traditions of the
country by the nomination of q man for a
third term. He has shown himself a small
man, one fitted TO bow down to power, or
to act as lsckey to those who have favored
him in the past. His Iittleness has oeen dis
covered, and from this time forth he ceases
to have any influence in American politics.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
The Hard working but inefficient Ant.
TFrOm ga Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain


Now and then, while we rested, we watch
cd the laborious ant at his work. 1 found
nothing new in him-certainly nothing to
change my opinion of him. 1t seems to me
that in the matter of intellect the ant must
be a strangely overrated bird. During many
summers now have watched him, when l
ought to have been in better business, and /
have not yet come across living ant that
seemed to have any more sense than dead
one. refer to the ordinary ant, of course; 1
have had no experience of those wonderful
Swiss and African ones which vote, keep
drilled armies, hold slaves, and dispute about
religion. Those particular ants may be all
that the naturalist paints them, but 1 am
persuaded that the average ant is sham. /
admit his industry, of course; he is the hard
est-working creature in the world-when
anybody is looking-but his leather-headed-
ness is the point / make against him. He
goes out foraging, he makes a capture, and
then what does he do? Go homer No; he
goes anywhere but home. He doesn't know
where home is. His home may be only three
feet away; no matter; he can't find it.
He makes his capture, as have said; it is
generally something which can be of no use
to himself or any body else; it is usually seven
times bigger than it ought to be; he hunts
out the awkwardest place to take hold of it.;
he lifts it bodily up in the air by main force,
and starts-not toward home, but in the OPP
posite direction; not calmly and wisely, but
with a frantic haste which is wasteful of his
strength; he fetches up against pebble, and
instead of going around IT, he climbs over it
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

he could easily shoulder q cannon
weighing LOO pounds, and be had seen him
take man in his right hand, pass over the
floor and dance his head against the ceiling
with as much ease as IL ne had been q doll
baby. The mans weight was 1876 poun DIS
Psrtaking of the patriotic enthusiasm of the
times, he entered the American Revolution
airy army at the age of sixteen. He was
present at the storming of Stony Point, and
was the first soldier, after Major Gibbon,
who entered the fortress on which occasion
he received bayonet wound in the thigh.
He was at Brandywine, Monmouth, and
other battles Of the North, and was trans.
ferred to the South under General Greene,
where he was engaged In the actions of the
Cowpens, Camden, Guilford Court House,
etc. He was 80 brave, and possessed such
confidence In bis prowess that he was per-
fectly fearless He used sword with blade
five feet long, which he could WELD like a
feather, and every swordsman who came
within reach of him paid the forfeit of his
life
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
HIS LAST GREAT VENTURE.
TheS Suicide of the Boldest Spectator on the
New York Stock Exchange.
New York Herald I41

The Suicide of the Boldest Spectator on the
New York Stock Exchange.
New York Herald, H.
The body of Max A. Plat, the stock bro
ker, who has been missing since April 20
last, was found floating in the river at the
foot of Congress street, Brooklyn, last even
ing by Michael Haley, residing at No. IL
New Bowery, this city. About a week pre-
vious to his disappearance, while in his
office at No. So Exchange Place, this city, he
swallowed a quantity of laudanum. He
was seized with commissions soon after, and
his friends removed him to the residence of
a ply sician in Thirty fourth street. When he
had recovered sufficiently he was taken home
to No. 242 Warren street. The following
morning his wife found in one of the pockets
of his coat letter addressed to herself. 1t
was in the handwriting of her husband. In
it he babe her and the children goodbye and
stated that he intended to end his life
When questioned about it Mr.. Plat passed
1t off as joke. One morning about week
later he left his house in very excited and
nervous state. He made but one transaction
during the entire day. 1t was the sale of
$4,000 Government bonds. He departed
from his home at an early hour in the after
noon. Within a short time after partaking
Of his supper he kissed his wife and left the
house. He did not return that night, and
the following day the police were informed
of his strange disappearance. His private
papers, $25 in money and his watch were
found in neat package in his parlor. The
police in their search for him learned that
at about 10 o'clock on the night of his disap-
pearance he was seen by Waterman at the
foot of Irving street He appeared dazed
and said he was looking for his home, which
was in Butler street. Mr.. Plat went in the
direction indicated by the Waterman, and
was never seen after. Tne deceased was at
one time in the employ OF Van Hoffman &
Co, and represented them In the old Gold
Room. He was said TO be the boldest spec
ulator on the street. He was a member of
the Stock Exchange, and his family will re-
ceive $4,000 from the gratuity fund. They
will also receive several thousand more from
the sale of his seat in the Exchange. Coroner
Simms was notified last night and gave per
mission for the removal Of the remains 70 an
undertaker's establishment on Hicks street.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

II Mr.. WAsHBURNE is the most complacently
self sacrificing patriot in the entire coun-
try. He early announced that be was for
Grants nomination. He persisted in declar
ing, in letters and interviews, that he was so
attached to him that he was for him "first
last and all the time" which would seem to
carry him some distance as his friend. But
some of his own satellites were not so favor
ably disposed toward the third term, or
toward Grant personally, so they organized
and carried q number of County delegations
in Illinois for him, and he picked up some
stray delegates from other States, and in the
Chicago contest his friends joined hands
with the Blaine men, a1d the result was q
bolt on the part of the third-termers. II
was thought that all these things could not
be done By Mr.. Wsshburne's friends and be
be In utter ignorance Of, or entirely uncon-
nected with it In the face of all this, be
hied himself away to visit his brother in
Maine, and from that PARKWAY retreat send.
out new affirmation that he is "for Grant
first, last and all the time" and q denia
that he knew any thing of the movement tC
use bis name in Chicago, which wass greater
surprise to him than to anybody else. Tn.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

THE negroes have the balance of power in
Ohio, their vote constituting the entire Re-
publican majority. Yet they have received
no recognition, even in the appointment Of
one delegate to the Chicago Convention.
They have one alternate. In Indiana, where
the negroes constitute more than 10000 of
the Republican votes OF the State, they have
received no more recognition than an 90
caslonal appointment upon the police force.
of course, the Republicans are the friends of
the negro. Don't they bring him all the way
from North Carolina, and then let him shift
for himself? But when the time comes for
giving him some small reward, it always
comes up missing.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
SORGHUM SUGAR.

The experiments that for year or more
have been going forward in the Department
of Agriculture at Washington relating to the
production of sorghum sugar in the United
States are attracting wide and deserved at
tention since they demonstrate beyond all
controversy the practicability of producing
all the sugar required for home consump-
ton with large surplus for expectation.
The importance of the experiments made
by the Department of Agriculture, which
lead to the conclusion that America can
produce its own sugar, will be more fully
appreciated by figures showing the con-
sumption Of sugar in the United States for a
number OF years:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
The Giants and the Dwarfs.

giants buxom daughter, while on frolic, strobe
Down from the mountain stronghold, her bluff old
sire's abode,
When in a vale Cd ox-team she found hitched to
pillow,
Behind which walked rustic, and all small
The oxen, pillow, and peasant burden slight she
thought;
So wrapped them in her apron, and to the castle
brought.
''HalIooi" the giant shouted. "my dear what have
you foundl'
Said she: 'Some tiny playthings picked from of the
ground"
Her toys the giant glanced at then quoth 'My child
bewarel
Take back the little creatures and place them where
they were;
For if this of pigmes don't till the ground and
SOW,
We giants on the mountain will lean and hungry
grow"
From the German of F. Fucker.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
II win be seem that in eight years One PEG.

1t will be seen that in eight years the peo-
pie of the United States consumed IL, 159,
PAS. SOS pounds of sugar, and the value of the
imported article is set down at 1874 Alb 143.
1t is believed that this vast expenditure of
money for foreign sugar can be saved. Ex-
periments made by the Agricultural Depart
ment go to show that land which will yield
from twenty five to thirty bushels of corn to
the acre will produce one ton of sorghum
sugar. We see 1t stated that "lsst spring
General lie Due, the Commissioner
of Agriculture made distribution
of early amber sorghum seeds, and has re-
ceived reports from more than 900 of the
farmers, in thirty-one States and Territories,
who planted them. 1 have made summary
of these reports in order to ascertain as near
ly as possible what the average yield of sugar
was. The results Of my computations are
only approximately correct, because have
taken no account of the amount of ground
planted In each State and Territory. Each
farmer reported the average number of gall
Ions of syrup, containing twelve pounds Of
crystallizable sugar to a gallon, which he got
from an acre, and divided the sum OF these
individual averages by the number OF re-
turns from each State and Territory to asoer-
tain the average yield in that State or Terri
tory. The following was the result, gallon
in every instance meaning twelve pounds of
crystallizable sugar.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
Deeds of a Revolutionary Giant.

The allusion Of recent letter OF your
airy giant hero, Peter Francisco, revives
many traditions and "reminiscences of the
wonderful performances and daring deeds of
that extraordinary man. My father, recent
ly deceased at the advanced age of ninety,
will remember him, having frequently seen
him in his native County of Buckingham,
and related many anecdotes of his stirring
and perilous adventures and hairbresdth es-
cspes as he heard the recital fall from the
lips of the giant himself. He described him
as six feet one inch in height, his weight 26O
pounds his complexion dark and swarthy,
features bold and manly, and mis- hands and
feet uncommonly large, his thumbs being as
large as an ordinary mans wrist.
Suoh was his personal strength that