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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
Carriage and Heavy Draft Horses.

Born kinds of these horses have been
scarce and dear in our city markets
this spring, and the country has been
secured in every direction with the
hope of obtaining supply equal to
the demand, but with only partial sue
cess. For many years to come, we
are persuaded that such horses, if right
ly bred. will be the most profitable
stock that can be grown in our coun-
try. for there is not only an active
and increasing home demand. but they
will also be wanted for foreign exporta-
ton.
A horse for the gentleman's carriage
should be extra-well bred; that is to
say, he must have good shar, OF lace
horse blood in his veins, either imme-
diately or remotely, otherwise he will
be lacking in style, spirit, action and
endurance, all of which are essential to
be combined in fine carriage horses for
a gentleman's driving, either single or
paired.
For the buggy or light wagon, a
height of Il to l5i hands with a weight
of 900 to LOO pounds, is the best
size; but for pairs for the carriage and
the coupe, they should be l6 to II hands
high. and weigh from 1920 to l.300
pounds This enables them to make n
line, lofty show. and gives them sub
stance and power enough TO take a
heavy carriage full of people. not only
easily over city pavements and through
the park, but also over rough country
roads. when gentlemen go to their sum-
mer residences
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
Drinks for the Sick.

In speaking Of the annoying thirst of
fever patients, DR.. ii. ii. Kane in his
sick Room" saws. Thirst is Il very
prominen; and annoying symptom OF
fever. and one that requires little con-
sideration Plain water when taken
beyond a certain amount is very apt to
disorder the stomach and bowels, es-
pecially in fevers where much fluid and
bur little solid food is taken. Enough
water To guench the thirst would GER
tainlv he enough in most cases to dis
order digestion. or rather further disor-
der it, and so important is the little that
remains of this function that we cannot
afford To abuse it. Small pieces of ice
held in the mouth. aud allowed TO dis
solve, sometimes answer tine purpose,
but not in The majority of cases. Up
TO certain point. the action OF water
taken internally. in fevers, is excellent;
aside from allaying irritation by quench-
ing thirst, il Pushes the kidneys, carry
ing off much of the effete material pro-
duced by the high temperature. 1t has
been found that the addition of certain
substances TO water greatly increases
its powers to guench thirst. This Is
especially the case with acids. One
drachm of hydrochloric acid added TO a
quart of water will give it sufficient
acidity to accomplish the desired pur-
pose. while at the same time il adds TO
lis pleasantness. and sometimes relieves
nausea The use of acids III fevers is
highly commended by some authors.
IL =. .. -,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
The Chinese Forces.

THE Moscow correspondent of the
Cologne Gazctts gives some particulars
concerning the Chinese army. which,
it saws, il has derived from trustworthy
sources. 1t numbers not more than
6O0.G00 men. Only 100000 infantry
and 80, coo cavalry can be considered as
the active army; the rest perform garrl-
son service. The strength OF the troops
exists. however, only on paper. as the
greater portion is sent on furlough by
the commanders, who pocket in conse-
quence large sums. Notwithstanding
the improvements made since 1850 in
the army, it is not in anyway to be
compare1 with a European army. In
its first organization it proceeded out
of the eight small Manchoo corps. with
the help of which China was conquered
at the beginning of the seventeenth
century and the present dynasty estab-
lished. With the eight Tartar and
eight Chinese corps which were formed
later, China had an army of about 1UO,-
900 men. Only u small part of this
army has European rifles. and is drilled
to some extent by English and French
officers; the greater number have no
other arms but heavy swords, lances,
and even bows aud arrows. The
guards, formed at the beginning of the
eighteenth century, have no other task
but to protect the residence and the
family OF the Emperor. This guard
is composed OF six battalions OF
infantry, of which four are armed with
breech-ioaders and two with 6-foot long
runs. for the use of which two men
are required one to fire and one to
serve AZ prop. The guards, numbering
altogether about 1900 men, have also
1900 cavalry and a Russian mountain
cannons as artillery. Besides this army,
which may he considered the nucleus
of the Chinese forces. there exists also
n Provincial army. the Iuch-ing, or the
army of the green colors, which. as
China has Is Provinces, is composed OF
IS corps This army is reported t.
number $50, 900 men. but the part of II
armed and drilled in the European
manner and garrisoned in the large
towns consists of not mora than JO.ON
men. As to the Chinese fleet, il should
Lot-irrespeciive of the uniitness of the
ollieers-bc estimated. with its - well
constructed and fitted-out large wal
steamers. three frigates and ID gun
boats. so lightly rs il generally is. Thu
correspondent adds that, notwithstand
ing the weakness of the Russian flotill;
in the Pacific. an attack on the Rus
sian port of Vladiwostoek can be i'm
agined just a little as Russian landin!
near Pekin. which is now in bette
state OF defense than at the time of tn
Anglo-French landing in 1850. An at
tack on Kuldja may also be RENDERED
difficult by the circumstance that tn
Russians have found in the Dunghal
population devoted allies.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
How the Mercury Went Up.

"A tltNtll " Nt>ltiatN 4pithoth
a citizen about seventy years old sat I'M
der an awning on Michigan avenue.
cool, placid and contented. and the
mercury of his feelings down to about
sixty. He might soon have fallen
asleep, but along came another old citi.
zen about the same ace and stopped for
A moment to fan his heated face.
"Purty warm out?n queried the first.
Well. YES. but if some of these
Young men who are perspiring around
here today had lived in June, 1929,
guess theyd know what hot weather
was. tell you that was a scorcher,
and no mistake
"June. '29. Now, let's see. Aren't
Won little otf?''
"No. sir; | remember all about it.
1t was so hot from the sth to the 18th
that men could not work in the fields,
and hundreds of cattle died from the
heat"
"You are off Just year," said the
other. beginning to wake up. 1T was
in 1928. / remember it. because | ran
for Office that fall"
II cant help about your running for
office. know it was in 20, because
bIoke nv leo that year,
Il don't care if you broke your
neckr' exclaimed the other, his mer-
curry rising to eighty-six degrees at a
single jump. Il guess | know what
wear ran for officer
II say it was in '29 and I've got a
diary to prove itr'
And I've got two diaries to prove it
was in '2s, You are talking to an old
pioneer. sirr'
And so are you-one who heard
the wolves bowling before you were
born. Don't imagine that you know it
all.''
Whats the dispute?" asked Gus
toner who came out of the store.
'.Why, sir. I've been called a liar by
that person there.' replied the first.
"If wasn't SO old Id drop him in his
tracksr'
..And he's called me liarr' shouted
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
Wastes Of the Farm.

The Farmers Club, of Lakeville,
Massachusetts, discussed 1.-The Wastes
of the Farm" ID. L. +. Swift said that
among the wastes the first named was
paving taxes on unproductive land, OF
which some farmers have too much.
Hedges suffered to grow up on head
lands are another; continued blowing
from wear to year around a field and
turning the burrows out is a waste. Mr..
Sampson said what is not utilized is
wanted. He spoke of his farm and that
of brother, that formerly kept twenty
six head of cattle. two horses and fifty
sheep, now. keeps seven head. and they
have to buy hay and grain to keep them
through. He condemned composing
as a waste of labor. Pasturing by day
and yarjIing cattle by night is farm
waste. Ii is a waste TO keep crops too
long. Potatoes, with shrinkage OF
fifteen per cent. since last fall sell now
for forty cents bushel, that would
have brought sixty last fall. He thought
it waste to put manure for four acres
on eight acres. 1t is a waste for land
to lie idle, as it grows less productive.
FURNITURE PoLIsH.-The following
recipe will restore the original polish OF
furniture, especially in the case of such
articles AS pianos, fancy tables. cabinets,
lacquered ware, ETC., which have be-
come furnished by use: Make a polish
by putting half an ounce of shellac, the
same quantity OF gum lac and a quarter
of an ounce of gum sandarac into pint
of water; put them all together in a
stone bottle near the fire, shaking it
often: as soon as the gums are dissolved
it is ready for use. Then take roller
of wooden rags-soft old broadcloth will
do nicely-put little of the polish on
it. also a few drops of linseed oil; rub
the surface to be polished with this.
going round and round over small
space at time until it begins to be
quite smoo h; then finish by Il second
rubbing with spirits of wine and more
of the polish. Furniture thus treated
vii! have q brilliant luster equal to
! new.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17

A PHILADELPHIA woman who gave
her age as ten years younger than she
really is, explained to friend that she
was overlooked at the last census and
did not want to get the records mixed
up.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
Killed by His Mother-A Remarkable
Story.


Cured few days ago in village near
the Austrian capital. Some fifteen years
ago a young Austrian left home to seek
his fortune in America. He left large
family of younger brothers and sisters
to be reared by his mother. an energet-
ic woman who kept a small country ho-
tel. The young man arrived in Ameri-
ca almost penniless. He went West,
and after fifteen years of work in the
mines was worth $4,000. As he did
not know how to read and write, he did
not CORES pond with his family, and the
latter believed him dead. About two
months ago he determined to return TO
his country and share his wealth with
his family. He came to New York and
converted his gold into drafts upon the
chief banking houses of Vienna. Some six
weeks since he sailed from this city, en-
loving. in anticipation. the surprise his
arrival would cause his folk at home.
He reached Vienna without accident,
had his drafts cashed. and left AT once
for his native village. AS was natural,
after an absence of fifteen years, which
he had spent in the mines of California,
no one recognized him. He finally
made himself known, and spread be-
fore his two brothers the handsome roll
of bills of which he was the owner. and
which he announced he would share
with them and their mother. The lat
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27
OFFICE 400. STATE STREET.
Price Four Gents.

pers on the same day, and the question of
 precedence having arisen, Mir A. sprang to
 his feet and said: q think Brother B.
 ought to have the best place on the pro- gramme; he is an older man than I am. and
 besides, is full of his subject" When the audience remembered that Brother B. s sub Ject was ''The Devil, 1" cheerful smile seemed to beam around the assembly,
 Grandfather LickshinQle came into the of fee of the Petroleum World and said if there was anything he could not abide it was to see history ''all balled up, as this man had done It. He told the reporter to get out his short hand pencil and quote him word for word, and he would make Esop sick: 'tAs to the fable uv the boys and the frogs" said he. t'these air the facts, for I wuz present an saw the whole business. You see, some boys who wuz playin' near pond saw eight or dozen frogs in the water, an, boy-like, amused themselves by peltin' them with stones After several wuz killed, one of the frogs, big green feller, lifted his head outen the water and cried out Pray stop, my boys; what IS sport to you is death to usn Now, that's where Esop stopped But that ain't where the boys stopped Not much, Mary Ann. They laughed at the frogs remarks, and cried aloud, Bat him in the mouth ? and gathering up each handful of rocks they batted him with great cumulative ness. Moral-Boys will be boys The facts, continued grandfather, as to the man Iosln' his wig air follows: A certain man who wore wig and had the misfortune to lose both hat and wig in a violent wind storm at panic. His gay companions laughed at the great desert of Nohara, so to speak, on top uv his head, all save one, fe- male, who wept bitterly She is his sweet heart, they said. But no; she wuz the hair dealer who had sold him the wig, an held it by mortgage Moral-She should have held 1t by Stringn
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27

From his Address at Warren, Ohio.l
 / ann c Republican as tte tsoo great political parties mOao di0ided, because the Republican party is c national paaty, seeking the greatest good .for tue greatest nuna6er of citizens. There ts a1ot c precinct in htis past Mutton haUe it counted ds cast. NO matter aohat the prominence of the opposite aoarty, he can pro c1aina Jus political opinions, eoera # he fs Oaa1y oaae omaong c thousand, aoith- oat t6m and aoit1out prescription om account of his opinions. There are IA States and localities i7e some other States 9ohere Re1u6 Eicaas haUe not tis 2orioilege. 1His is one reG- son ao7ly / ama c Republican. But am c Re publican tor naG1ay other reasons. 1he Reru6- ticGn party assures protection to kfe and prop erty, tue public credit, and the oaynaeaat of the debts of tue gouernnae7at, State, county or naa- natcipazity, so far 0s tt caaa control. Ihe Dem does, tt hGs broken its promises to the ertent of Hundreds of millions, Gs naGny northern Democrats cana testify to tbeir soaroao. / am c Republican as 6etaoeen tue eeisti7ag parties because the Repab- GcGn party fosters the productions Of the field and .fa77n and of mGnastacto11es, and tt en- co1rGges tue general education of the poor ds eoeD Gs the rich. IHe Democrutic party dtscourages aH thee, 0hem in G6solute poaoer. IHe Repa16licae garty is c p0rty 0f
 progress and ot hber01ity toaoard its opponents. It encourages the poor to st7iUe to better utetT condition, Meig,aord3at to educate teir children, their more .fortat7aate associates, and, ira fine, tt entire equality before the Gaao of eUe7y citizen, naGtter aoltGt his race, nd- tsonalty 3aeg6oats condition. It t0Serates no prfUtGeged class. EUeTy one hGs the opportetni- ty to zaGke himself GI he fs capable of.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27
REBUKE THE sLANDERERs.

Somewhat to the astonishment, but much to the qualification of most of their readers the Democratic newspar CTS of this city have, during the greater part of the campaign, re- trained from personal attacks upon the hon. orableTand generally respected gentleman whom the Republicans have nominated for governor and whom they expect to elect. But for the last week or ten days those newspa- pers have literally 'tabused him like a pick pocket" Now we do not believe the citizens of New Haven, of either party, who know Mayor Bigelow approve of this kind of work. The most effective way of expressing dis approval of it is to vote for Mayor Bigelow next Tuesday. If all those who know he has been grossly slandered and are indignant on account of the way he has been treated should rebuke his islanders by their votes he would have greater majority in New Haven than he had when elected mayor.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27

increase the revenue. That seems very 1 strange, but will explain. The largest part of my business is the making of worsted and wool yarns for ingrain and Brussels car pets A few years ago the inportations ot these goods were very large. We made very few except of the very common goods. Now we are not only making all the lower grades we want, but nearly all the better class as fol lows: Tap, Brussels, body Brussels, Axmin- sters, Wiltons, and Turkish rugs The gov Pernment derives little or no duty now from
 this article of manufacture. Suppose you
 take of one-half the present duty. What do you do You stop our mills, and every other mill making this grade of goods. English carpet manufacturers will supply our mar kets, our treasury receipts will be increased. But at what terrible cost? Our own workmen will be idle.
 In conclusion this man, who represents just now very large class of men who are denounced as bul1dozers because they are advising their employees to vote the Republi- can ticket, says: ''Vote as you please but remember, my firm convictions are that every vote for Gen. Hancock is a vote cast to re- duce the value of your own labor. If he is elected and the Democratic party has it's own way, you will certainly find my words com ing true." The history of this country proves that MT. Lees conclusion is correct
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27
AS MIR. JAMES LEES SIDES IT.

Mr. James Lees, Pennsylvania manufac- turer, who came to this country from Eng
 land nearly forty years ago, has something to say to workmen which it is for their interest to pay attention to. Mir. Lees came here as skilled workman. He tramped the coun- try over before he could get work, and finally took charge of a country mill, and his pay was the munifcent sum of ten dollars a month and his board. His son George, IS years of age, and skilled workman also, got seven dollars per month and his son Joseph three dollars per month. These were the prices paid under good old Democratic 'starif for revenue only" The Whig party came into power with Harrison, and it passed what was known as the ''tariff of 1842. , Immediately on it's passage the wages of Mir. Lees and his sons were increased to four times as much as they were. In 1S44 Folk, Dallas and the tariff of AZ" was the Demo- cratic war cry in the North. In the South it was, as it is to-day, free trade. To make the pledge more binding on the candidates and the party, George NJ. Dallas, while being ser enaded by his fellow citizens of the city of Philadelphia, expressed himself as follows
 l James K. Polk and myself as in the hands of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen.' 3 How well did he keep his promise when the Democratic party brought forward bill for the repeal of the tariff of '42? There was tie vote in the Senate, and George M. I alias gave the casting vote in favor of it's repeal. Mir. Lees has never had any confidence in Democratic tariffs since.
 Mr. Lees has a very vivid and unpleasant remembrance of the result of the repeal of the tariff of '42 Manufacturers who had got on their feet again began to retrench and economize. Instead of building new mills to meet the wants of the constantly increasing population and give employment to the same, manufacturers had great difficulty in running what machin- cry they had. The gold dug in California kept the crash off until 1857, when i came, during the administration of that good old Democrat James Buchanan. A great many manufacturers failed, and want and ruin went stalking through the land.
 MT. Lees briefly reviews the recent action of Congress on the tariff question, showing eonclusively that the Democratic party is free trade party, and adds:
 By their own votes they have been stripped of all this pretence and buncombe of being in favor of a tariff, and leave them to the tender mercies of the workmen on election day. They claim they are under bonds not to reduce the tariff. They admit their con- duct has been so bad that some security is required by the people. They allege that certain amount of money has been raised to meet the expenses of the government. They forget, because they have so few business men among them who can post them, | that by reducing the tariff they will
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27
TRUTHS FROM .s TRUTH"
Somebody has sent out the following M

Somebody has sent out the following Me mento Mercy:
 ssNIorey is dead that still and quiet mans
 Who passed through life unnoticed and unknown Placid and smooth his beings current ran
 Beneath bushel Moreys candle shone. Though in the busy town of Lynn he dwelt,
 Where boots and shoes for hak the world are made, His life and presence there were so unfelt
 None his face, his home, his politics, or trade Calm and serene as Indian Summer time,
 Such WAS the life of departed friend youth and age, in Inanhood's lusty prime
 Fen from the cradle to his journeys end And thus perhaps he might have lived along
 Until had sped hundred years or so, But one of BarnuIns mules, high fed and strong,
 Flung out his heels and laid poor Mercy lowP
 Form of telegram to your shoemaker- Make me another pair exactly like my last Pui.ch.
 wag suggests that suitable opening for many choirs would be, ''Oh, Lord, have mercy on us miserable singers"
 A New Yorker is named Stealing, and he hates the name; but he took the curse off 1t for his daughter by making her Christian name Worth. .''-BOstOns Post.
 Last Sunday a Charlestown pastor ad- dressed his congregation in behalf of foreign missions. When well warmed up to his work he exclaimed Look at China! Look at h. diana-I mean India,' and went on with his theme, smile on every face.-Boston 1ra7a- script.
 It was at a late quarterly meeting of the Seventh-Day Baptist churches in Wisconsin that two clergymen were to present pa
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27

Democratic organs have hastily assumed that the large increase in the number of reg istered voters in New York city means a cor responding increase in their majority over that of 1876, and they are claiming a majority for Hancock of from 62, ,OO0 to 75, 900 in New York city alone The Tunes disputes these claims and says: With no other basis of computation than the table of registration it is easy to show that these figures are much too high. The total registration this year is 216, 929, against 167, 837 last year. An an- alysis of the table shows that the rate of in- crease has been much greater in Republican than in Democratic districts. In the Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Assembly districts, all of which are Republican, the rate of increase over the registration of 1879 is 30 B per cent; in the remaining districts, all Democratic, the rate is 23.46 per cent. If the total vote bears the same proportion to the registration as in 1876 there will be 262,- 600 votes boiled next Tuesday. Adding to the vote cast for President by each party in 1876 it's due proportion of the increase as in dicated by the above percentages, we have a Democratic total in round numbers, of 130,- 600, and Republican total of 72, 1000, giving Democratic majority of 58,000. This is what the table shows if it shows anything. But the real increase in the Republican strength in this city does not appear on the registry lists.