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


Passenger. .12:55 Pm. Passenger. $50 A N
Passenger. -1O:25 AN. Passenger. $40 P.M
Freight. 7:20P.M. Freight. .1l:25 A. NJ
Freight. 500 AN.
Freight from east arrives at Pm.
The Dodge City Public school will clos
on the 18th of May.
Two additional pumps have been put in
in front of stores on Front street.
THE Long Branch Saloon is fitted up il
elegant style, in anticipation of the Texs
Cattle trade.
SOME of the farmers in Barbour County
are making preparations to irrigate thei
farms.
SHEEP men in the southern portion o
this country are busy shearing. We heal
of no loss in lambs.
THE rain fell for thrse quarters Of Ar
hour at Cimarron and south of that poini
Sunday night last.
If WE had more rains, We should have Les
wind. But We believe We prefer these
winds to Missouri cyclones.
The Texas Cattle Drive does not promise
to be as early IS generally. This is all the
better, considering the circumstances.
One remarkable feature of this county is,
that notwithstanding the extreme drouth,
not we'll has shown signs of giving out.
WHIrTLERs are accommodated with new
and substantial seats in front of Wright,
Beverley 4 Co.'S, store; but don't knife the
benches.
BUSINESS men and Others interested are
hereby notified that City licenses are due for
the carrent year, commencing from the first
day Of May.
ED. Cooley is going to start saloon in
Medicine Lodge. He knows how to conduct
this buiness, and will keep first class stock
of liquors and cigars.
No MORE "prod-poles" to be used BY stock
shippers. After this date, Chicago packers
will deduct Is cents for every ham injured
by one of these weapons.
G. W. FoUGHTY set out 1000 Lombardy
poplar cuttings three weeks sgo, and they
have grown three inches since that time.
Drouthy Kansas, ia ii?-Cimsrron New
West.
MANY old settlers remember having
several times seen the Arkansas river as dry
as Just past. The melting SHOWS in the noun
tains ard summer rains will fill the river
once more.
The county attorneys Of this state held
convention in Topeka a short time since and
the sherifis are to convene at Junction City
June 9th. 1t will be the coroners' turn
next.-Nickepon Araosy.
Tury have alan cont itD down in IsvnoJ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The Republicans give rs 6 reason
why Hancock should not be Presi-
dent, that he is no statesman. and
that his exclusively military life has
not given hipi any opportunity to
learn anything but ,Tar. Now the
Republican party universally ac-
knowledges Grants ability as a
statespan, and we would like to
know where be learned his lessons
of craftsmanship. Mas it at West
Point, IN the army. or in the tan
yard? Certainly it vas IL one of
these places, for he never occupied
any other The assertion that
Hancock is no statesman comes
with n bad grace from the party
that for years has eulogized Grant
Hancock is not without experience
aud observation in matters of gov
eminent. He may not be largely
acquainted with the devious tricks
Of politicians and offsce-holders,
and indeed be may be entirely with
out experience in the slippery ways
of the Republican party; but he
certainly knows an honest act from
a rascally one, AM Judging from
the record of his life, he will not be
slow to denounce the one and in
dorse the other.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

We do wish that our esteemed
Republican contemporaries and
friends woEld drop the practice o.
saying "ths United States is Ma
ton" They may say, if they please,
"the United States is Hotel" or
1.-The United States is Steamboat"
and not offend against the rules of
grammM and the teachings OF
the fathers, tut if they go or
using plural nominatiye with n
singular verb they will soon get to
saying Garfield are weak candi-
date, and the like. The line should
be drawn Mt the constitution. Let
the laws of the language, at least,
be respectfully. y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
WETTING LEAD PENCILS.

The act ofputting a lead pencil
to the tongue to vet i. just before
writing, which we nQtice in SD many
people, is one of the oddities Of
which it is hard TO give any reasop
unless it began in the days when
lead pencils We're poorer than now,
and WAS continued by example into
the next generation.
A lead pencil should never be
wet. 1t hafdens the lead and ruins
the pencil. This fact is known TO
newspaper men and stenographers.
But nearly everyone else does wet "a
pencil before nsing it. This fact
Was definitely settled by uewspa-
per clerk away down East.
Being 81 i; mathematical turn of
mind, he nscertained by actual
count that of fifty persons who came
into the Office to write nm advertise
meut or notice, forty-fYe wet a PEN
cll IN their mouths before using if.
Now this clerk always uses the best
pencils, cherishing a eool one with
something of the pride soldier
feels IN his gun and sword. and it
hurts his feelings to have his pencil
spoiled. But ppliteness and bust
hess considerations require him to
lend his PENCIL scores of times every
day. And often after it has been
wet till it WAS hard and brittle and
refused to mark, his feelings would
overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencil,
and sharpened them, and kept them
to lend. The frst nerson who took
up the stock pencil WAS a drayman,
whose breath smelt of onions and
whiskey. He held the point in his
mouth and soaked it for several
ninu e, while he was torturing
himself in the effort to write am
advertisement for Q missing bull
dog.
Then a swpet-looking Young lady
came into the Office, with kid gloves
that buttoned half the length of her
arm. She picked up the same old
pencil and pressed it to her dainty
lips preparatory to writing an
advertisement for a la.t bracelet.
Hhe clerk would have stayed her
hand, even at the risk of q box of
the best pencils ever Faber catered,
but he was too late.
And thus that pencil passed from
mouth to mouth for q week. It was
sucked by people Of all ages and sta
tons, and all degrees of cleanliness
and uncleanliness. But we forbear
Surely no one who reads this will
ever again wet a lead pencil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The indications are that the New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad viii be
built at once. 1t will cross the river
ct B l,aat Rouge, and thence on the
left bank Of the river to New Or
leans. It will look funny to the
cotton men Of New Orleans to see
Baton Rouge shipping cotton to
New York BY rail, but Tom Scott
and Jay Gonld know where to build
railroads, and what for.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
Our town and parish are rapidly

Our town and parish are rapidly
gaining e favorable reputation
abroad. We have recently been
held up to the gaze of the world
through the columns of the New
Orleans Democrat and the Country
Tisitor, and the Yazoo City Miss. J
Herald. These journals all speak
in glowing terms of our soil, climate,
mineral springs, the FARMER, and
various other advantages which our
parish ENJOYS .oyerless favored COM
munities. The aboye-named papers
deserve the gratitude OF our people
for their complimentary notices.
and we take this occasion to thank
them, collectively and individually.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Serious complaint is made be-
cause in at least three Of the NUM-
cipal districts of New Orleans there
is no legal provision for arresting
and Furnishing criminals. At first
sight THIS is a bad case; but when it
is remembered that the criminals
are al pardoned when convicted,
it will be seen that it is cheaper to
have no lay to arrest them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

| An effort is being made, chiefly
i'll New Orleans, to induce the Soy
ernor to call an extra session of the
Legislature. 1t appears that the
Governor has made several appoint
ments 70 Office where there are no
vacancies, and which require some
legislation to get the present occu-
pants out of Office. While the last
session of the Legislature was GO
ing on the real interests OF the city
were neglected, in order to sustain
Towards Lottery. and sundry
other schemes equally as perniclous.
Now the city is in bad fix. The
city taxes are over eighteen mills,
in defiance of the Constitution,
which limits them to ten mills. No
body can tell when the present Off
Gals legally so out of Office, or
agree when city election should
be held. Under these affecting
circumstances, the influence of the
country is invoked to induce the
Governor to call an extra session,
to remedy the evils of which the
city folks complain. Now, it is our
opinion that the country people and
members of the Legislature have
done their duty towards the city,
and that the evils that af1ict the
people Of the city are the result of
their own cussedness. 1t is a ques-
ton whether an extra session can
do the city any good. 1t is bank
rupt financially. Its sanitary affairs
are in the hands of u committee of
citizens, which shows the ineffici-
ency of the city officials. 1t is the
headquarters of the rings and
monopolies that continue to curse
the State. That it is not u great
deal worse off is owing to the hon
esty and integrity of the country
members of the Legislature, under
whose management the country
parishes of the State are all well-to-
do. We think it would be we'll for
the city of New Orleans to plod |
along until the regular session,
when perhaps the people of the
city, who pay the taxes, will have
sufficient interest in matters of re-
form, will take IN interest in affairs
and overthrow the bummers who |
have and now control the politics
and legislation pertaining to the
city. Then perhaps something
night be done to clear up the pres
emit muddle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

We can hardly believe the report
that Garfield has promised, in case
ne is elected. to give Morris Marks
the position of Secretary of the
Treasury, and make T. Morris
Chester Attorney General, put it
may be so, for Merits Marks is one
great man, and Chester is great
lawyer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Hayes removed Arthur, the Re
publican candidate fof Vice Presi-
dent, from the Office Of Collector of
the Port OF New York. This is
about the only thing that can be
said favorable to Arthur.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
2cSDOOn,

Tomorrow is the first Of August,
the time fixed to begin work Oil the
New Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad, crossing Lake Ponchar-
train at Lewisburg. Wha- now is
President Woollffee9
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

History records tina. Don A.
Pardee and Garfield once belonged
TO the same regiment, but il is an
open question which vas the best
poker player.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

We notice that one of the oldest
and most respectable colleges in
North Carolina has conferred the
degree Of Doctor of Divinity on
Rev. A. J. Witherspoon. Chaplain
OF the New Orleans Seamen's
Bethel. This compliment was we'll
earned. but at the same time it
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Carl Schurz is man who can
adapt himself to circumstances with
great facility. A few years ago he
saw IN the Republican party the
great enemy to liberty and reform.
Now he SEES Ii the other way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The unhappy family in this State
called the Republican party will
have two electoral tickets, rs War
moth will appoint one and Beattie
another. The Customhouse en-
ployees who pays their money
can take their choice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The Donaldsonville Chief is now
doing it's best to ruin the Demo-
cratic ticket. by printing what it
calls the likenesses of the candi-
dates. These pictures are fearfnlly
and wonderfully pade-and print
ed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

On Monday, August .9sh, the
corTention meets in Baton Rouge
to nominate a Congressional can
didate for the Sixth District. We
see no reason 20 donbt the renomina-
ton of Hon. E. W. Robertson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

amounts to little to its recipient. If
among the crowns that are laid up
to adorn the brows of the faithful
toLers in the Masters vineyard
there is one brighter than another,
that is intended for Rev. DR.. With
erSnonn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Congressmaalpp Ackien is raising a
dust in the Third Congressional
District about the nomination for
Congress, which some time ago was
given to J. S. Rillieu. Acklen wants
it himself.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The cotton worm is reported in
many localities, and it viii probably
do considerable damage to the
crop. Prof Riley recQmmends
London purple as suitable poison.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

With an extra session Of the
Legislature, the country parishes
will be compelled TO pay tleir share
of its cost, Cor the sole benefit of
that frog pond, noted on Hardee's
map of Louisiana as New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The Republicans, in calculating
a majority fer their party in the
next House, count on two Congress
men from this State. In order 10
make this win, Wells and Arier-
son must get out the old Returning
Board.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

A Congressional committee, COM
posed Of Republicans. have report
ed James A. Garfield ms Il bribe
taker and perjurer, and now the
Republican party has the assurance
to ask honest men to vote for him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

1.-THE ass knoweth his masters
crib" but Jim Lewis didn't have
sense enough to know he must sup
port Sherman or lose the Naval
Office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Judging from the Lively appear
ance of the Gretra Courier, that
town is, for its size, one of the most
business-like ard enterprising in
the State. The Gourier is a fine
paper, ard deserves the patronage
and support ofall good Gretnatives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Taylor Beattie, is Chairman of
the Grant Convention, has appoint
ed State Central Committee.
This makes business lively among
the Republicans. The less they
have to quarrel about the harder
they fight.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
DIED:

EYANS-At the residence Of Mrs. A.
E. Kennedy, in Coyingten, on Sunday,
July %. 1880. at 80 A. NJ, EDGAR D.
Evans, sged 81 years, 3 months and .
days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

ceived, and as the vote of this State
is beyond the grasp of the Repsb-
licans. we cannot see how Mr.. Car
field can be elected.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
CONVICTION. La:
Saturday. July 81, 1880.

If the doctors know what they are
talking about, there is no yellow
fever in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

OLSEN In jacksonville. ST. Tam.
many parish, L., on Friday, July 30.
1SS0. at 2:i5 p. Il, MARY JANE DrTscH,
nee Minor. wife OF John Olsen. Born lip
Kingston. Jamaica. Aged 40 years and
n ne months.
New Orleans papers please copy.l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

They say Judge Be'.stie is too
honest to do anything in the Re-
publican party, and as a leader he
is therefore failure. This is likely,
as it would be easier for tom cat
without claws to make an honest
living, than for an honest man to
do anything with Louisiana Re
publicans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

The treaciery Of Judas IS said to
be rather respectable when COM
pared with the way Garfield betray-
ed JOHN Sherman at Chicago.
While pretending to work f1l Sher-
man, he was doing all he could for
himself
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

1t is estimated that one-sixth Of
the earth's surface is covered with
the tracks of lightning-rod men
and book canyassers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Fhe country is about tired Of the
psalm singing, pious Ohio patriots,
like Hayes and Garfield, whose fear
of the Lord is SO strong that they
are unable to keep one eye on the
devil. The President of the United
States should not be too piops to
tackle the Great Adversary when
ever he shows himself.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
LETTER FROM NORTHERN
TEXAS.
GAINESVILLE, Cooke Co, Texas, |
July Is, 1880.

found its way to my sanctulh, and
a glance over its columns carried me
back 10 tie ha!eyon days of yore
spent il the piney woods on the
sparkling waters of Pearl River.
Almost as # possessed with the
fabled Alladan's lamp, L could .sse
and hear old "Elack Bill" giving
the loud and distinct whoop of
look ont" while the voice of the
old hound, true to his instinct and
training, told us but too plainly, for
the good Of the fleeing deer, that
he was coming.
There is both pain and pleasure
in the recollection of those days of
yore.
Your little paper has carried me
back, and l wonder that old "Black"
has not heard the loud boom of my
old gun, by which l was SO well
known, let it be discharged where
i might.
Many othere 1 reoolleet and al
most see-tbe gay. rclicking chill
dren around the OLD school houses
of POOLS Bluff and Pleasant Valley.
Nog, Mr. Editor, since I see in
your paper that your crops are
good, I just wish you could ''see us
AS others see us" Our county is
absolutely one vast domain of pros
perity. Don't think I am stretching
when I say that our entire county
will make a. average of fifty
bushels OF corn per acre. Many
fields will make ninety. Just such
was never seen in any country; and
as to our cotton and other crops,
save that OF wheat and oa4s, which
the early dry weather cut shot
they are rs good as can be. Corn,
cotton, millet, potatoes, MELONS,
ETC., were never eycelled III any
country, and l feel safe in saying
that could any one or number of
your farmers behold our prospects, !
st. Tammany woRld finally lo2e |
them. Here we have several WASH
ington Parish boys (men). Capt. |
E. T. Morris, who came here about |
'5S or SO, then poor but strictly |
honest and persevering boy, who by |
his integrity and industry soon gain
ed friends and credit, and embark !
ed in the cattle business, but who,
like the balance Of us, was left flat"
after the war; but with energy
undated he again went to work, t
and though with several of his rela-
tives as membranes. he has
steadily arose in the scale of for
tune, and few days since re-
fused the sum of $105,00O for his
stock and ranch, hesi5es which he
has a magnificent residence here in
Gainesville, and a very fine farm in
the country. And there is Dave
Thomas, a piney-woods boy frori ST.
Tammany, who has also almost
a fortune. Hardy Pool,
as well as Billy and John Daniel,
(sons Of our loved friend Rest.
Daniel) have STOCKS of cattle. and
it is only question of time
when it may be expected to see
these st. Tammany and Washing
ton boys march up to our banks
and have their checks hanored for
$50, 900 or SIS, 900, as now the case
with Capt. Morris and others, who
were poor fifteen years ago. / alone,
Of those who are from your country,
nm still poor; it may be for the {
want of Judgment and industry,
put be that as it may, l am still :.
poor. 7
Here there are openings of many /
kinds to men of means Or energy, I
out every one, to succeed, must be
Up and doing, as everything is ON
move, and the sluggard is soon cast S
lshore-hence SO many returning t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

You never saw my hands as dir
ty as that. said a petulant mother
to her little girl 'No, but your ma
did," was the reply,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

All true English men will vote for
Hancock
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Seven days after the death of the
sailor who died in New Orleans of
yellow fever, the doctors declared
there was no danger of the fever
spreading. The bark Excelsior was
about sixty days from Rio before
the sailor took the fever, and yet it
was officially and scientifically de-
clared an imported case.
At the last Presidential election
the vote of this State had to be
counted for Hayes, in order to elect
him. We do not see what the Re-
publican party has done since to
make friends and secure more
States for Garfield than HAYES re-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31

Legal Advertisements One Donsr Per
square for the first insertion, and Fifty
Cents for each subsequent INSERTION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-21

Committee on Resolutions, to whom the lAnmany
communication had been referred, was not made
until late In the evening" Thstreated the letter as
apsrsOpal one from Haskin, ignored the Iammany
Convention entirely and did not so much as men
ton therequest for the appointment OF committee
A moro politely cOntcmptuous answer could not
have been devised 1t was adopted without oppose
ton, and Tammany's rebuff was complete. Later
on, close to midnight resolution was adopted sus-
tanning the two-thirds rule.
When the platform was reported by James u
Morrison, after midnight, the Convention had the
great sensation of the day. They were prepared for
a fraud plank but not for whole platform of fraud.
and they were utterly unprepared for the resolution
presenting Tilden as a candidate. Tho statement
had been repeatedly made by the highest authority
that 10 such presentation would be given but
when the Tilden leaders saw the size of
their majority this morning aud know
they could do anything they chose with
the Convention they determined to seize this avan-
Iage An interesting bit of crcumstantial evidence
helps to prove this though no proof is needed Inc
whole platform as read By Mr.. MORRISON was IN
carefully printed Slips except the llIdcn reSo'u-
ton; this was in fresh manuscript.
The unit rule was greeted with cheers ana Misses
The rigorous rules for keeping the minority
in subsection were listened to with some
surprise, but the platform was easily adopted
after little splnttering. Tho Convention
then dispersed leaving the vOyes of New York IN the
hands OF SamuekJ. Tilden, who uD TO o'clock this
morning had not made public letter Oh With
1rDWal