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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22
Why She Knew.

The other day there was suit in
Justice Alley between two Wayne Coun-
ty farmers regarding the ownership of
fourteen unmarked grain bags. Each
side was prepared to stoutly swear that
the bags were his, and each had wit
nesses to back his testimony. The COM
plainant swore to buying the bags at a
certain store on a certain time, and his
hired man swore to handling them as
they were taken from the wagon. The
defendant swore that he purchased them
AT a certain place at certain time, and
his wife was called to the stand to tell
what she knew about it. She was a
large, feshy woman, and very much
bewildered.
"Land save me! but was never in
such crowd before, and | feel as if l
should faint!" she gasped, as she took
the witness stand.
"Never mind fainting, Mrs. "" said
the lawyer. "Tell the jury what you
know about those bags
"Oh! land! but l know all about
EN-! We bought 'em on the 10th of
November"
"HOw are you sure it was the 10th?'
"Sakes alivel but know it was, for
I boxed Melissa's ears that morning for
leaving a spoon in the dish-water, and
she was married on the 18TH"
"Who asked for the bags at the
store?''
"Oh, stars and garters! but 1 did! l
remember it as plain as day"
"What did the clerk sayp"
"Oh, stars! but he said, certainly
and he went and got EN-"
"What else do You remember"
"Oh, lands! but l wanted calico
dressi'
"And you didn't get it?''
"Bless granny! l didn't, and we
jawed all the way home"
"And now why are you positive that
these are the bags?"
"Oh! dear, oh! but while we were
iawing | threw 'em out into the road.
Some one lend me fan, for I'm most
dead!"
"Never mind being most dead, Mrs.
Y. What else about the bags"
"My husband boxed my ears for
throwing 'em cut Oh! stars! l didn't
mean to tell that"
He did, Ell? Well, what else?''
"Oh, dear! but when we got home l
kicked the hired mar?"
"Kicked the hired man, ehP Well,
how can you be positive that these are
the bagsP"
.Great snakes. aren't you done yet!
Yes | am positive''
How can you be-"
81 don't want to tell"
"But You must"
"Well, if l must, / must, though I'm
sure shall faint away. That night
boxed Melissa again.
"Yes."
"And husband boxed me-"
"Yes.r
And we both boxed the hired man.
and we were all so mad we sot up all
night in our cheers and have had chill.
blains and catarrh ever since, Do you
suppose we'd have made fools of our
selves over fourteen grain-bags belong.
ing 10 man living three miles away
That settled the case with the jury,
and the verdict was in favor Of the de,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22
Several Good Things.

II you want good digestion,
II you want good health.
If YOU want good baking,
If you want the best stove,
II you want the cheapest stove.
If you want good square meal,
Buy CHARTER OAK STOVE.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

PIMPIEs AND HUMoRs on THE FAcE.-In
this condition of the skin, the NEGErISE is
the great remedy, as il acts directly upon the
cause 1t cleanses and purifies the blood,
thereby causing humors of all kinds TO dis
appear.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

h CLIPPED from the columns Of the Journal.
Courier, New Haven, Conn, the following
endorsement: "Gratitude Of 3 character
strong, earnest and impetuous, is daily, in
person and by letter, being lavished upon II.
H. Warner & Co., for the introduction of, and
the making so extensively known, their won.
derful cures, named as Warmers Safe Renee
dies ~
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

THE Elkhart Buggy and Harness Manufac-
turing Company, Elkhart, Ind, ship buggies
and harness anywhere with privilege of exam
inng before paying for, and pay all charges il
not satisfactory Best hand made buggy har.
ness, oak stock, 50 to SIS; best team harness,
SIS; platform spring two-seated wagons SIS;
three-spring wagons, S.5. Catalogue with
prices sent free. Address W. B. PRATT, See'y.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

one of the New York dry goods
firms has recently displayed gown en-
broidered with moss rose buds, in which
real moss was used to make the calyx
of each flower.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

Iris said that four million packages OF Fra
zer's Axle Grease were sold in 1873; and we
believe it.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22
Living After the Gallows.


usurping King of Scotland, that when
the brains were ont the man would die,
and there an end; and a like termina-
ton is commonly supposed to attend the
operation of hanging. But, If the
strange story sent yesterday from Pesth
records the establishment of a prece-
dent. we may be on the eve of a great
change, and persons who have been
hanged will be seen walking about day
or two afterward as if nothing had hap
pened.
We do not mean walking about as
Banauo did; for it will be remembered
that when the shade of that ill-treated
Thane appears to Macbeth it is no more
seen by the Queen and courtiers than
the Ghost in "Hamlet " is seen by Ger
trude. IL is in the material, not the
spiritual sense, that the resuscitation is
TO be brought about; in the flesh, and
not in the air-drawn picture traced by
agonized remorse, that the phenomenon
is to be made visible. Thus in time
people may even get to hanging them.
selves as an amusing experiment, and
either be revived next day or, ike the
Swedish philosopher who picked HIM
self some years ago and is to come to
life again, we believe, in the year 250O,
resume existence at pleasure at some
future period.
The case reported by cable from
Pesth is this A convict named Takacs,
who had murdered two women, was
hanged. After the usual time he was
examined by the physicians and found
dead The body was cut down, and by
way of scientific investigation was sub
jected TO an electro galyanic current for
several hours. The supposed corpse
then rose and assaulted the persons who
had restored it to life with great energy.
In the sequel congestion of the brain
and delirium set in, but the man lived
for some time and died yesterday morn
ing after living, as we gather from the
account, about forty-eight hours. 1t is
further announced that the ''entire medi-
cal faculty . of Pesth are considerably
exercised > over the case, which Is APP
parently regarded as without parallel;
and will probably move the friends of
executed felons for some time to make
similar ESSAYS with the hope of even bet
ter results.
We believe, however, that instances
OF surviving the galloWs have occurred
before, and such Is certainty the OPINION
current among the humber classes IN
Great Britain ana ireland ana prooapiy
elsewhere. Ihere We're two or three
persons hVlng IN Australia twenty years
ago who were reported to have been
Drought 10 NE AGAIN after Delhg hahSseu'
and, II we mistake not, there was an au-
tbapf;ca,ad examnla nf Sueh' n fbinp
somewhat eariier IN Scotiahu- IL me
neck Is not broken, as the phrase Is, anu
inc SUBJECT s"oohs' as oiteh happehs'
before the drop, reSuscitauon Is MOI I'M
possible, and what happens IN one case
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22
Garden Culture Of Strawberries.

EARLY spring is the time to set
plants to insure good and strong
growth of plants. Every family having
a garden should have few rows, or a
bed large enough to give good family
supply. Select d rich piece of Grclsnd
free from baking and the standing of
surface water: pillow the ground and
pulverize finely; then make the rows
five feet apart and set the plants twelve
or fourteen inches apart in the row.
Early vegetables may be planted be-
tween the rows the first year. A little
guano in the bottom of the row is what
I use instead of manure, as it has a
tendency to start the plants during the
wet part of the season. Ipick off all
the blossoms. l keep them free from
weeds by constant hoeing, taking care
not to touch the roots or destroy the
runners, which allow to run all they
will until the middle of August, but not
to take roo. About that time | pull
verize the ground and set the runners
about three or four inches apart,
uniform with each other, commencing
next the parent plant, taking care not
to break the runners loose from the
parent plants. i set the plant just deep
enough to make it firm, and it will soon
take root. The runners of most kinds
will be plenty to make the beds full
enough.
cover the beds at the approach of
winter with heavy coat of fine light
stable manure; the finer the better.
In the spring loosen it up with rake,
after the vines have grown few inches
high. l take up the young plants that
have rooted in the alleys, to make new
beds. then put straw or chaff in the
alleys, as this keeps the soil from
getting ON the berries during wet
weather. The manure put on in the
winter keeps the soil from the berries in
the center of the bed, and the chaff or
cut straw holds the moisture and is very
beneficial to the crop during dry
season. / have grown from 5000 to
10000 quarts per acre, of some good
varieties, in this way.
There are great many good kinds,
such as the Sharpless, Cumberland
Triumph, Miners Prolific, and Down
ing's, and of these prefer the Sharp
less.-G. W. c., IN Country Gentleman.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

LADIES who would be artistic and
stylish must have a finely painted fan
and parasol.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22
Entirely satisfactory.

The Charter Oak is as near perfection as
we ever expect to find stove. Entirely
satisfactory; in short, a perfect success AS u
frst-class cooking stove.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

AsK your druggist for Redd;ng's Russia
Salye. Keep it in house in case Of accidents.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-22

William p. Gillespie was on his
death-bed at Columbus, Ind. The
physician told him that he could not
live many hours. 'sAre you sure
can't get well?" the patient asked; 81
don't want you TO make mistake about
it. IS there possibility of recovery ?"
He was assured that his speedy demise
was absolutely certain. Then he ex-
planned why he was so anxious TO get
exact information. He had murdered a
man twelve years before, and had never
been suspected of the crime. He desired
to confess and be forgiven if he really
was going TO die, but not otherwise. He
died, and the truth of his statement has
been amsly sustained.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20
Brazilis Delights.

The mosquito makes his home in these
wilds, writes traveller in Brazil A tiny
fly, called "polvora," from being small and
multitudinous as atoms Of dust, passes
through the meshes Of the finest net, then
penetrates hair and beard, and ,heu sticks
its yenomous proboseis into the skin. The
loathsome tick named "carapetto, when
disturbed on the cones and twigs by the
foot of the passer-by, swarms up the trou-
sers legs and fastens upon the flesh. 1t
has so firm bite that if it is plucked of
its head is left buried deep in the flesh,
difIusing a virulsnt poison Of its own.
The hairy caterpillar, by day or night
equally beautiful, luminously phosphor-
escent in the dark, and with covering Of
brilliant hues like dolieatcly formed moss,
the ends Of which branch into pointed
antlers, infict with every point of these a
very painful sting. There is lively red
ant whose tormeuting powers are not to be
despised.
But one Of the worst enemies Of man
kind, as well as cattle and hogs, is big
spotted fly, which comes along silently
aud pricks the body Of his victim. 1t
sucks no blood aud in tils no venom; its
minute weapon instantly withdraws, and
leaves no soreness or irritation at the time.
The man thus slightly punetured does not
rub or scratch himself lie little knows
he has received the deposit Of an egg which
will soon become a wriggling maggol, but
capable of growing to an inch aud quar-
ter in length aud half an inch in thickness,
with fne rings of black spikes or bristles
around its body. 1t has horrid trick Of
revolving on its axis, tearing the flesh
anew 10 it. hourly eyolulions. Mules,
oxen aud wild deer suffer likewise from
the hideous visitation.
Wasps aud hornets there arc, Of course.
There is small, black, stingless bee,
which crowds SO thickly upon exposed
parts as to leave no room for mosquito
to alight, As the bee only tickles, instead
Of biting stinging, or laying an egg 1t is
welcome, but il is impossible to cat without
deyonring half a dozen OF more.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20
A Beautiful Story.

Coleridge relates a story to this effect -
Alexander, during his march into Africa,
came to people dwelling in peaceful huts
who knew neither war nor conquest Gold
being offered him he refused it, saying that
his sole object was 10 learn the manners
aud customs Of the inhabitants. "Stay
with US, said the chief, @as long as il
pleasetb thee" During this interview
with the African chief two Of his subjects
brought case before him for judgment,
The dispute was this The one had
bought piece Of ground, which, after the
purchase, was found to contain treasure
for which he felt himself bound to pay.
The other refused to receive anything,
stating that he had sold the ground with
what il might be found to contain, appar-
ent or concealed. Said tie chief, looking
at the one, "You have a SON." and to the
other, "You have a daughter; let them be
married aud the treasure given as dow.
ry.s Alexander was astonished "And
what, said the chief, "would have been
the decision in your country n ave
should have dismissed the parties aud
seized the treasure for the kings use. u
"And does the sun shine 10 your coun.
try 2" said the chief; "does the rain fal
thereg Are there any cattle there which
feed upon herbs aud green grass2p Ger.
tainly," said Alexander. aAh," said III,
chief, "it is for the sake Of those iunocen
cattle that the Great Being permits tn,
sun to shine, the rain to fall, aud the gras
to grow 10 your country"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20
Necessity Of Amusement.

There are, even now, some old fogies
who would have men and women work
from morning till midnight, day after day,
week after week, and year after year, with
out relaxation or amusement Of any sort.
But just as the man is merging into the
machine, and learns to 90 his rounds like
horse in bark-mill, in sudden fit Of
perversity he dies. Just as you get him
to believe that riding and fishing, walking
and fencing, dancing, attending the theatre
or conccrt-rcom, in moderation even, is a
waste Of time, you have to send for the
doctor, the undertaken, or the superinten-
dent Of lunatic asylum The philosophy
that would abjure innocent recreation
would also take away the spring and youth
the former from the seasons, the latter
from human life. The facs is, human ma
ture Graves relaxation and excitement, and
We are rapidly waking up to the fact, Al
people we have been ovcrworking our
selves, for eight or nine generations, and
the system is beginning to tell upon us
The eareworn look of our citizens exhibit.
the sad story at glanec--we require more
holidays our recreations are too irregular
too few and far between. We stand il
need Of iuvigorating sports and Of plent,
Of healthy amusemeuts. We shoEld b,
more intellectual even, if VIC devoted les
time and thought to the culture cf the in
tellect; We should become more manysided
less iantustieal, and should enjoy health
Ter old age, Those people who turn thei
face against rational amusement had bet
ter blot out the sunshine and strip th
earth of its flowers. Recreation Il cssen
tial to perfect health and happiaess.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

Speaking Of wild flowers says wri.
ter in the Calyorn;iaa, 81 have in my
minds eye level expanse of pasture
land, lying between the Merced and San
Joaquin rivers, near the two or three
empty houses called Dover, which, for va.
rious aud muliitudinous color, Kaleidoscope
permutatiOns aud general rainbow effect.
| have never seen equallsd. Thousands
Of acres--not hundreds--dotted with the
orange Of the poppy, the purple Of the vio-
let, the yellow Of the buttercup, the pink
of the clover, the blue of the larkspur and
the deep scarlet Of the silene, seemed "a
weave a carpet harmonious Ia color and
exquisite in It's blending and contrasting
sinis"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

COOKERY VS.. BRAINS. - according TO
a paragraph in the New York Times, tue
ehets in French cookery are paid most
eKtruyagant salaries. II is true that some
Of the work which they do is ahigh art, .
and il is easier TO compose a new poem
than new DISH to design piece Of statu-
ary than to concoct an original sauce or
gravy. But the salaries paid to these ar
lists Of the kitchen win stiIl help to explain
why it is that many better men, Of higher
and nobler aims, are left sometimes to staryc.
In New York these cooks salaries arc
much higher than in Paris, but then you
must pay your chef for the pains and pen.
alties inflicted upon him by expartriatiOn.
The Lo,os Club pays It's cook $4,000; the
New York Club $4,000, the Union League
$4,000, the Manhattan $4,000, the Union
$4,000, the knickerbocker s., 800. Among
the hotels, the Breroort pays $4,000, the
buckingham $4,000, the Clarendon 81,
500, the Metropolitan $1,000, the Astor
st. Nicholas, Delmonico and Broadwa,
the same, aud the Fifth Avenue $1,000
These salaries are higher than those pait
to the majority Of ministers Of the Gospel
college professors and government en-
ployes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

The largest body Of water on the maps Of
Eastern Nevada is Ruby Lake, 20 BY y
miles, and Of considerable depth. Il is
located at the foot Of Ruby mountain. OF
late years the water seemed 10 diminish.
At last il appeared to be sinking, and now
the last drop has disappeared through sub.
.errunean sinks such as occur ia every
lake and stream ia the State, aud through
which nearly al the waters 6f Nevada aud
most Of the water OF those IN California
find outlets 70 the ocean. 1
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20
asun.e.,sn Sunset.

The following extrayagant piece Of de-
scription, written by S. S. Cox, and pub
lished 10 the Ohio Statesmen Of May 18th,
1858, is said to have won the New York /
representative his souJriquet Of '.Sanset;" |
What stormful sunset was that Of last |
night. How glorious the storm, and how
splendid the setting of the sun. We do
not remember ever to have seen the like
on our round globe. The scene opened in
the West, with a whole horizon full Of
golden interpeuetrating luster which COW
cred the foliage aud frightened every
object into his own rich dyes. The oolors
grew deeper and richer until the golden
luster was transfused into storm. cloud,
full Of finest Lightning, which leaped 10
dazzling zigzags all around and over the
city. The wind arose with fury, the slen-
der shrubs and giant trees made obeisancc
to Its majesty. Some even snapped be-
fore its force. The strawberry beds and
grass plots @turued up their whites" to see
Zephyrus march by. As the rain came
and the pools formed, and the cutters hur-
ried away, thunder roared grandly, and
ruug with hearty chorus. The South and
East received the copious showers, and
the West all at once frightened up in a
long, polished belt of azure, worthy Of a
Sicilian sky
Presently cloud appeared 10 the azure
belt in the form Of castellated city. II
became more vivid, revealing strange forms
of peerless fanes and alabaster temple, ant
glorious red aud grand iu this mundane
sphere II reminds us of Wordsworth
splendid verse in bis Excursion:
"The appearance instanianeously disclosed
Was Of a mighty city boldly say
wilderness ofbuiidings, sinking far
And self Withdrawn into glorious deptf,
Far sinking into splendor without end"
But the city vanished only to give plac
to another isle, where the most beautiful
forms of foliage appeared, imaging para
disc in the distant aud purified air. Tn
sun, wearied with the elemental commotiou
sank behind the green plains of the West
The great eye in heaven" however, wen
not down without a dark brow hangin
. over its departing light. The rich fus
of the unearthly light had passed and th
rain had ceased when the solemn churc
bells pealed, the laughter Of children OF
and joyous after the storm is heard wit
the carol Of birds; while the forksd an
! purple weapon of the skies still dartin
Illumination around the Star.lit cottag
trying to rival its angles and leap into i
dark windows
? Candles arc lighted The piano strikt
up, We feel it is good to have a home
good to be on earth when such revelation
A of beauty aud power may be made. An
as We cannot refrain from reminding OF
readers Of everything wonderful in OF
= city, we have begun aud ended our feeb
etching Of sunset which comes so rare
that its glory shonld be committed to il
mortal type.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

The superstitious and the curious may
be interested to know that the letter s
played au important part ia the life Of
Napoleon Ill He was a Swiss citizen,
he revealed himself by the coup d'esat q
sirssbourg; be prepared the coup d'elat ol
1851 at the famous reviews Of satory; Sc
bastOpol and solfcrino mark the apoeee d
his glory sadowa was prognosiie ii the
end, and Sedan saw his Gall 10 September.
In the life Of Marshal MacMahon the letter
NJ has dominated. Tho letter occurs twice
in HE name. BIacMabOn; 10 conquered
his glory AZ MalakoiI, and was created
Marshal and Duke at Magenta. He came
iat0 power on May "a; b. fsll IN consc!
queuee Of she raaclionary campaign of May
lCi be resigned The Presidency % mill.
sary question, and retired III disgust 10 bis
estate at MontaFgis
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

Why A Car WASHES Irs FACR-A
cat caught sparrow, and was about to
devour it, but the sparrow said, aNo gen.
tlcman viii eat til he washes his face. =
The cat, struck with this remark, set the
sparrow down, aud began to wash his face
with his paw, but tho sparrow few away
This vexed puss extremely, aud he said
"As long as ] live | win eat first and wash
my face afterwards" which all cats do even
to shis day.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

How quietly flows the river to the sea,
yet i always gets there. This is good
point to remember when you are trying to
rush things.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

@Time makes al things right. except
lhs disappointment fellow feels when he
is lell BY train.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20

A contemporary says: The men Of TO-
day are not what they used to be. Oi
course not They used to be boys.
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Selert puetrp.
THE COMING OF THE GRASS.

Whence cometh the grpss-
The sudden, secret graszG
From what deep world Invisible
What subtarmneAn citadel,
What armory OF eldn laud, No. H
Comes forth that swiftly marshaled band,
That vision Of unwarlike spears,
1nnumerable as the heavenly years.
How eometh the grass
The irresistible gnlss
We know not how. We cannot tell ..4
The moment Of that miracle;
We know not when, we know not how;
We know the earth was bare, and now
That Pleasantly the footsteps pass
Above the yielding emerald OF the grass.
Where eumeth the grass-
The all-abounding grass
Along the hills the meadow sweet,
The riverside, the village street.
In forest nooks its taSsels wave;
Its patient green enfolds the grayc
Beside the cottage home doth press
The tender. faithful grass with mute cares.
Why cometh the grnSs
The bright, uDtlring gTaS
That down the ages doth repeat
With every year It's idyl sweet
To teach the truth declared for thee,
By gracious lips Ia Galilcc
"Ile careth.r Then, when doubts harass.
Heed thou the wise, soG whispers Of the grass