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, 1880-09-20

draw it through your mouth two or
three times. laughing merry laugh all
the while. Do not attempt to polish it
off with your handkerchief. It might
spoil the handkerchief.
Third--In drinking wine at table do
not hang your eyes up on your cheek,
or drink too fast and get it up your nose.
Do rot drain your glass perfectly dry
and then try to draw in what atmos-
phere there is in the room. This is not
only vulgar, but it tends to cast large
chunks of three cornered gloom over
the guests.
When you have drained your glass,
do not bang it violently on the table
and ask your host chow much he is
out" This gives too much of the air
of wild, unfettered freedom and the
unrestrained hilarity of the free lunch.
Fourth When you get anything in
your mouth that is too hot, do not get
mad and swear, because the other guests
will only laugh at you. but remove the
morsel calmly, and tell the waiter to
put it on ice little while for you.
Fifth-When your esffee is out and
you desire more, do not pound on you
cup with your spoon, but be gentle
and ladylike in demeanor, telling some
fresh little anecdOte to please the
guests, looking yearningly toward the
coffee urn all the while.
Sixth-If you have to leave the table
as soon as you are through, do not
jump up suddenly and upset the table,
but make an original and spicy remark
about " having to eat and run like a
beggar," and this will create such
hearty laugh overyour sally of wit that
you can slip out, select the best has in
he hall, and be half way home before
lie company can restrain its mirth.
There are some more good rules that
1 have on hand, not only relative to the
table, but the ballroom, the parlor, the
croquet-lawn, the train, the church, and
in fact almost everywhere that the soci-
ETY. man might be placed. These I will
give the public from time to time, as
the growing demand seems to dictate.
-Cheue1ne SU1
, 1880-09-20

Elihu Burritt's Life and Labors is now
published. The moral of Mr.. Burritt's
life as student plying for the best
years of his youth and early manhood
the art of blacksmith, is obvious. AS
an enthusiastic reformer, his theories
must await their consummation in the
final reign of peace. AS practical
worker ia the cause Of emancipation,
his services were of signal importance,
and his efforts in behalf of cheap post
age have been crowned with success.
His writings are of the popular cast,
and remind us of Cobbett; if without
his caustic vigor, still wholly devoid
Of his coarseness and vituperation. As
a man. his worth and purity and his
amiable and attractive personal quail
ties made him the favorite of his friends
and family and endeared him to mere
acquaintance.
, 1880-09-20
Be in No Hurry to Move.

Ee was a wise man who said, "The
roundest peg seldom fits into the
roundest hole without some par
ing" There is no position in life
which, at the first, has not something
irksome and trying about it. New
corners cannot expect to feel at home
at once. We remember our first
wretched night at a school where we
afterwards became supremely happy.
Well do we recollect the misery of the
first few months of calling which we
afterwards valued and enjoyed. Our
mind was sorely depressed on first
coming into that sphere in London
which has since been the delight OF
our life. Let no man, therefore, when
he at first commences work in any
place feel at all discouraged by the
uneasiness which may come over him.
It is natural that he should feel strange
in new position. The burden is not
yet adapted to the shoulder, md .lao
shoulder is not yet adapted to the load.
While feeling the irksomeness of a
fresh position, do not be so foolish as
to throw it up. Wait little while,
and time Will work wonders. Ycu will
yet take pleasure in the very things
which are now the source of discomfort.
The very worst thing will lie to hasten
away and rake change. for the change
viii only bring trial IN fresh form.
and you will endure afresh the evils
which you have already almost mas
tered. The time which you have al
ready spent at your new place will be
lest, and the same weary first steps
will have to be taken upon another lad
der. Besides, you may readily leap
out OF the frying-pan into the fire.
Change has charms to some men, but
among its roses they find abundant
thorns.
, 1880-09-20

Torn BY HYENAs.-A special from
Richmond, Va. says: Yesterday,
while Coup's grand circus was parad-
ing in Winchester, the keeper of cage
of hyenas was pounced upon and torn
to pieces by the iufuriated and treach-
erous animals. The keeper, who was
in the cage at the time, had his back
slightly turned toward the multitude.
The spectators fell back aghast when
they saw the whole den of hyenas sud-
denly pounce upon the man, and,
throwing him to the floor of the cage
began to mangle him with their teeth
and claws. The keeper, whose name
was Drayton, made q desperate attempt
to save his life, and, despite his criti-
cal position assumed his usual cool
tone of command, but the beasts mad
dened by the taste of blood, did not
heed him. The people whs witnessed
his brave struggle for life were power
less to help him, as they feared that by
opening the doors of the cage the
hyenas would pounce upon them. At
length some showmen succeeded in
rescuing Drayton, but he was SO badly
wounded that his life is despaired of.
, 1880-09-20
The French Fete.

There has always seemed something
especially romantic, inspiriting, and
even grand in the taking of the Bastile.
The news that the great prison had
been taken and was to be razed was
hailed throughout Europe as sign that
new era had dawned and that the
people were to be greater than the
kings. Even at st. Petersburg men of
all nations flung themselves into each
others arms and wept for Joy. The
amiable Cowper had alrGady assured
his readers that there was not an Eng
lish heart that would not leap to hear
that the horrid towers of the Bastile
had fallen. The Bastile was, in the
eyes of liberal Europe, as we'll as in the
eyes Of revolutionary France, the
symbol of all the iniquities and all the
misdeeds of the kings of France; and
the pathetic histories revealed, or sur
missed, when the Bastile was taken,
aroused an Indignation against the
monarchy responsible for them which
only faded away before the greater in
dignation excited by tho atrocities of
the Jacobins.
Students OF history may easily satls-
fy themselves that the taking of the
Bastile produced very important results
on the train of events then occurring
in France. The union Of the three
orders was completed. and the Constit-
uent Assembly organized on June 9th.
Then the court turned against the As
sembly, and determined to bring up
troops ard overawe it and Paris.
Necker was dismissed on the eleventh
of July, and on the twelfth the Swiss
and German regiments were ordered to
act in Paris, Then the revolution be-
gan. The French troops fraternized
with the Parisians, the people armed
themselves, and in forty-eight hours
the Bastile was taken. The king ac-
cepted the taking of the Bastile as
sign that all resistance was useless.
He went to the Assembly pledging
himself to recall Necker and to send
away his foreign troops, and he HIM
self went to Paris, and entered it in
the new character Of submissive and
patriot king amid the applause OF the
populace that had just captured his
prison. Then the taking OF the Bastile
started the emigration, and the kings
brothers and their friends concluded
that country in which such things
could happen was not country in
which it was safe for them to live.
lastly, the fervor of Paris quickly
spread to the provinces, and became so
intense and SO potent that the Assembly
was fired with new spirit, and only
three weeks after the Bastile was cap
tured there took place the famous sit
ting of the fourth of August, when the
Hobles and clergy solemnly abandoned
all their privileges, and the reign of
equality was started in France. No
one. therefore, can deny that in the
history of France the destruction of
the Bastile meant much more than the
razing of one stronghold Of regal tyr
amy. 1t not only started the Franeh
revolution, but 1t impressed a special
character on the revolution. 1t went
far to make it republican, and it tended
to create an association Of equality
with liberty.
, 1880-09-20

PECULIAR RELEpHANTs.-Ctesias, the
Cnidian, who lived A. d. $50, reported
that the elephant has no joints, that
consequently it is unable to lie down.
and is in the habit of sleeping as it
rests against tree in its native forest.
This popularity, he stated, is taken ad-
vantage Of by the hunters, who cut
down the tree, whereupon the huge
beast rolls helplessly over on its back,
and is easily captured or dispatched.
The real facts are that elephants often
sleep standing, and that the wilder
ones seldom lie down. Yet tame ele-
plants as often sleep lying as standing.
Christopkorus a Costa declared that
elephants have been known to speak,
and this question is one which even
Sir Thomas Browne never ventured to
contradict-he thought it might be
possible. .-AU The Year Bound.
, 1880-09-20

The total value of petroleum and Pc
troleum product export for the past
year was in round numbers. $34, ,000,-
600, being falling off of So. 900. 900, as
compared with the year preceding.
, 1880-09-20

Flies work from sun to sun, but the
mosquitoes work is never DONE I'm
Identified Exchange.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25
SINGULAR CLIMATIC EFFECT.

1t is q ngulsr fact that almost everybody
looses flesh on coming here from the East.
The aversge J, IS in weight sustained il about
one-sig!dh. For instance, In the course Of
two or three months a s00-pouDd man loses
twenty-five pounds ard become, us.
FOUNDER. This is due TO the high altitude
II Denyer-a mile above tie sea-io the
dry and light atmosphere, 10 the scarceness
OF vegetation and to he comparative abund-
ance Of oxygen, which Ton, umes the iiSues
and taxes the vital iuI ctions 10 greater ex
tent than on lower attitudes. Leadv lie, Tor
Instance, which is two miles above the sea
level, the dimir ut on in weight does not fall
short Of SIKH or seventh, and it takes
pace muth more rapidly than here. In that
nigh altitude. Tor, lung diseases, such as
pneumonis, very frequently set 10, and
they prose fatal in about 30 par cent OF the
css;s attacked. But very i.w dog, except
hounds, can live in Leadvil.e, and no cats
survive there In Denver, however, we
have multitude OF both dogs and cas-, and
they arpsar TO experience no d'tficu about
Twin, and getting let. Yet it is a noticeable
ialt hat animals al men lose a share OF
their strength after coming here. Alter be-
ing here two or three months their muscrlsr
power is not near So great as In the eat.
Nor can they endure so much hard work
Eight hours OF CONTINUOUS labor does more
to XII ,ust AID pros rate man here t1an
ten hours in Illinois or Wi-cobsin. And
when worn out aud pro-tra,ed a feeling OF
| ssitude and droxsii ess that it ia very diff
cult to d;spell com.s over one. In such in
s;srces many hours OF rect are requisite to
repsir and rebuild the wasted energier.
Mentli labor is even more exhausting than
physical. A healthy man may do manual
IA or Ter eight or ten aoursa diy. and tx
perience ihere'r ,m no sp cisl evil tfiecs;
but let mental labor he pursued with the
like ass dniiy, and the nervous system be-
comes weakened and iiri able. la time the
physical powers be,ome disoriered and
weakened by sympathy and by the strain up
on th,m to .upply the brain waste. Tn ST
FAC are more Iredic .ble OF newcomer. than
of those Who have resided for year or
more a, high al udes. Persons and ami
mails thoroughly acclims,ed do not expert
ence these dra wbscks. Indeed these could
not iooi better anywhere Than they appear
here. The grea, diff :nly is in getting ac-
(Colo.) Great West.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

Of a newspaper is not obliged to sop the
paper OF any subscriber until a. arrearases
are paid. 1t makes no d fisrer ce whether The
paper is taken from the ,ffce or not, the
pub ishtr can collect ray until all arrears
are paid. Subsrribeis 10 arrears who have
no propsry iiAble 10 attachm. n; and decliI e
10 ply. c4n he arr. sied for irau'.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

The heavy Knows in Colorado, particularly
a'ong strip ex ending for fifty miles out
from The foothills along the mountain ran
g.s, have caused immense trouble to cstils
and sheep men, some Of the latter having
lost Lundr d. of sheep. The grass supply
is cut of IN that region, and otLer lUca tiles
will have to be sought.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

The secr,tiry of the Ioierior has decided
that a married woman whose husband is Il Il
living, bat who has exhausted bis ri. ht I'M
der the lis. can make entry and acquire tile
in her osn right urd,r ;he desert land set.
This decision Of Secretary Schurz is blsed
upon the broad ground tina, won IN Is a
CT izin jist as truly as msn is, and as the
law ia quss ion provides for entries of desert
lsnds simply as citiz MS OF the United Sta'es,
the erj)yment of the benefits can not prop.
erly be resni led TO msle cit n.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

A colored man, living in New York,
having admired colored widow. living in
the next block above, hut being sfrAid 10
come out boldly and r,vesl bis pss,ion, went
t. white man Of his acquaintance the ether
day, requesting him to write the lady letter
asking h.r hand in marriage. The friend
wroie, t,ilirg the widow, in few brief lines
that the sI,. OF her feel was the talk OF the
neighboIhooi, and askiug her if she could
not pare them down a ligile. The name Of
the color,d man was signed, and he was to
call on her Sunday night for an answer.
The writer OF the letter met the negro
limping along the street and asked him
what the widow said. The man showed him
a scratched nos. q lame leg and spot on
hi. scalp where handful OF wool had been
violen IL jerked out, aud answered in solemn
tone.: "She didn't say nuffin, and didn't
stay dar mora a minute.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

Mr.. Eengnoii, who is liing a fine resi-
dnce on the Apishapa is tuuying his work
hlong as rapidly as possible. In add ion to
his bouss, he II building number OF corral.
and houses to .h,l.er Lii. immense sheep
herds during The winter.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

The Lirned Optic c,lis the attention OF
the city authorities TO the opsn, notorious
sale of interfering liquors which is now
goirg on in Larned in violation Of the
whisky ordenanoe and the laws of the State.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

Tie Cover or of Idaho sends out official
notice that po ygsmy is speeding into hi-
Territory from U'ah. II !. very catching.
The Governor viii probably be surprised TO
learn the disease has reached Washington
City in a mild form.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

A tenderioo, who arrived from Ontario
on a belaei train this morning, was the
victim OF cruel Joke, whereby Las Vegas
loses prospective CITIZEN. The Canadian
noticed the cracks in the ground caused by
recent visiiaiions OF Jack Frost, and in his
ignorance of the phenomenon, asked an old
"moss-back" whit II meant. "Loezee,
youth, and don't yer know as how them
cracks are made? Yon don't know that We
are In an elrthquake country, do yees? We
bad smsli eruption here last night and
them's The holes ii left. We expect a right
smart turn of the 9uskss this year, add yer
mus. look gu, that yer don't git swailsred
up when ye amt loosen'." We do no,
wonis- that the trembling newcomer went
down to the depot imm edisIely and patron
iz,d Chief Hovey. His ticket read Detroit,
via Alton.-Optic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

We are pleased 10 learn from cur farmers
that, althongb We have had some very cold
weather and grea, deal OF frost, our prom
ising wbe,t ere is siil! unimpairei and in
predictions. WON Rspub' lean.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

There will be two new moons THE month
IL nothing happens 10 prevent it. One was
on the LIT ard The iecond will be on the 3ls.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

Wild GEESE are en- the GIea, Bend make,
for So dozen.
, 1880-12-05
SILVER PLATED v ARD

From the Standard and
Popular Manufacturers, in
Guiding Rogers & Bros,
Rogers & Sons, WIN. R0g-
ers, Derby Silver Co., Rus
sell & Co., Manhattan Sill
yer Co., and Aurora Silver
Co., bought in Bankrupt
Stocks and Job Lots, and
we offer them at Retail
positively at less than the
manufacturers prices.
, 1880-12-05
WE ARE CLOSING OUT

8tooks Of Underwear. Gloves and all Winter Fur
utshinQs any prict to make room for Fancy Goods
Boys Gloves. huckskin palm. cloth hack. l+c
Hoyy Gloves, ali buckskn, Gaunt16ts Ic-
Nnys' warm Atttens for only lc.
Mems cloth back bnck palm Gloves, &c
Mems sc quality Suspenders. 12c
Mems SC quality Susrenders. &c.
Chi1dren's knit Wool Hoods. l?c-
Chkdren's hAnd-kn1t, ulsters, sc
Ladies' sleeveless Jackets, ~.
Ladies' Mertno heavy Underwear. Bc-
Ladies' =: aud button Kids, 19o pAtc, In 0pe11
shades only.
Germantown W oo}, &c skctn.
Best Zephyrs. yc ounce.
Sutin and Gros trnin Ribbon. IN remnants, Nos- Z,
g and L.: aIl co1urs &c, worth - 81, &c
Hatste HAndkerchlefs. silk embroidered 1lc-
ChiId.en's colored border Handkerchets. lc.
Ladies' Embroidered sca1loped edge HAndke1-
chiefs &c. worth &c -
Finer qualities, 19. n, &c. worth 81 &c, md IL
Derby Hats, stlG felt. l-c worth 75c.
Your choice Of whole Feather STOCK &c, including
goods worth $L3t All &c
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-08
An Tinaccommodating Telegraph OPP.
orator.

An Albany IN. W lady thinks that
men are very accommodating, es-
pccially telegraph operators. She re-
Gently returned from New York, where
she had bought dress pattern of a
prominent firm, but on reaching home
found three yards more were needed.
The pattern selected was a new design
and in great demand. What to do 10
get her order to that firm for the needed
quantity she was at loss to know. She
hesitatcd about sending a letter, fear
ing it might not be delivered in time.
She conceived the idea that she would
order by telegraph, and proceeded to
the marble building corner of State
street and Broadway. After writing
the message on the Western Union
blank, she took from her pocket sam
pie of the dress pattern and pinned it
securely to the blank. She handed her
message to the receiving clerk, who
counted the words and told her the cost,
at the same time removing the pin and
the sample from the blank and handing
them to her. Looking at him, she ex-
claimed: my good man, that is sam
pie of the goods want, and unless you
forward it they won't know what to
send" The clerk politely replied: "My
good woman, we will send your mess
age, but cannot send your sample"
She replied: eff you can't send the
sample you won't send any thingr' and
took back her message and left the
Office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-08
WIT AND WISDOM.

The little peach catches the early
MARKEDLY. o. Rcayune.
Virtue comes in small packages,
but vice by the baleful. IN. Y. Ncws.
Some men can't take cold without
blowing about it.-Boston Transcript.
Brick tiles-Hats worn by inebri-
ated young men.-NorristoOn Herald.
Decoration day occurs to woman
313 times a year. We omit wash day.
Narration Independent.
Take care of the onions and the
scents will take care of themselves. -
Wheeling Sunday Leader.
No one will ever realize until he
has tried it what nice shots can be
made at a dog with the first crop of
peaches ON sale at the fruit stores
Exchange.
The trotting, racing, coaching,
baseball, archery, yachting, hunting,
shooting, fishing. camping, loafing,
dancing and flirting season has come
again.--Puck.
AN exchange says that a ton of gold
is. worth only about half a million dollars.
We give this for what it is worth; our
time has been so taken up with politics.
and somebody has hidden away the
scales.-Boston Transcript.
-ssNot one American woman in twen-
ty-ive can walk five miles," says an
English physician. See here, Doc, you
just show an American woman a street
five miles long, with bonnet stores ev-
cry ten rods, and see if she can't walk
the whole distance.-Boston Post.
TIE bakers cart was standing by
the door, minus the baker. Little club
climbed up and, looking into the boxes,
feasted her eyes on cookies and jumbles
innumerable. 20, Use good mind to
take COOKIE" '.But that would be
very wrong" said nurse, reprovingly.
1.-The baker won't see me-" '.But God
WILL" solemnly. 81 know; but He
never'll tell the baker. "--New Haven
Re0isker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-08
Vanished Faces.

It is said that wrinkles are painted
out of faces by process now coming
into use. The coloring, whether white
OF pink, is moistened with fine, thin
shellac varnish. Then the wrinkled
parts of the skin are colored and held
at a sufficient tension to smooth out the
wrinkles. The varnish penetrates and
stiffens the Skin in drying, and smooth
surface is left. A bottle of shellac is
among the toilet articles of many New
York women, it is claimed, and some
of them have acquired wonderful de-
gree Of skill in using it. The drawback
ie that it soon cracks. roughens, and is
hard to remove. A renewal is needed
every day, and the result must be per-
manently injurious to the skin.-Bosto's
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-08
A Fixed Locality for the Farmer.

Habits of industry tend to beget con-
tent, which in turn produces an aver
sion to removal, and Is favorable to per.
manent improvements, both of the soil
and the home surroundings, without
which last, real estate is of compare
lively little value. Land of itself is
cheap; it is the improvements put
thereupon which give it value, though
OF course there is a difference in the
real value of land for agricultural pur-
poses, depending upon the makeup
and consistency of the soil. When .
farmer once makes his location of
farm and home, it is much better that
ne do it with fixed purpose that it be
q permanent one 50 long as life and
health last--"a rolling stone gathers
no moss" He thus becomes acquainted
with his soil and all his surroundings;
becomes accustomed to local eds,
markets, climate and alfother essentials
needful. He becomes acquainted with
the proper culture and capacity of his
soil. which better insures success than
where change is frequent. AS q gen.
eral rule the migrating man belongs to
that class who are careless of the soil,
0" ~ AOa PlCSCuI CNOpSs uIdkO uO
improvements worthy of the name,
never having an eye for the future. His
lands are heavily taxed by injudicious
management, and without having Sc
cured the value of his labor, bestowed
in bringing them under culture, he is
left with a crippled farm yielding only
poor crops. TO move again in quest Of
virgin soil, is but mourning heavy ex-
pense, hard labor, loss of time, innu-
merable privations, and parting with
many things apparently of no value
until want makes the need of them felt.
Such management is inimical particu-
larly TO the children, for men managing
thus are always in advance Tor behind
which is it?) of civilization, and the
inheritance to be hoped for is property
without that knowledge which renders
property useful. The settled and con-
tented man is by far the more prosper
Gus in the long run. If he makes not
so rapidly, it is sure and safe. All his
calculations are based upon experience;
familiar with things around him, his
path is plain, his landmarks estab-
lished, his confidence sure; all whom
he m acts are known; his children are
provided for, and their education re-
garded. How different this from the
life of the wanderer!-Cor. Country
Gentleman.