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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29
The Girl Pound In China.

MOUNG EDWIN, Burmese, who has
been educated in this country with the
view of sending him as Baptist mis-
sionary to Burmah. lectured recently in
Baltimore. Speaking of the deplorable
condition of women in the East, owing
mainly to peculiar religious teachings,
he said: "Girls in China are believed
to have no souls, and to kill them is not
murder, and therefore not to be pun
ished. Where parents are too poor to
support the girl children, they are dis
posed of in the following way: At reg
ular intervals an appointed officer goes
through a village and collects from
poor parents all the girl children they
can not care for, when they are about
eight days old. He has two large bas-
kets attached to the end of bamboo
pole and slung over his shoulder. Six
infants are placed in each basket, and
he carries them to some neighboring
village and exposes them for sale.
Mothers who desire to raise wives for
their sons buy such as they may select.
The others are taken to the Govern
ment asylum, of which there are many
all through the country. If there is
room there they are taken in, if not
they are drowned"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29

eye. ~ desire no quarrel with you, bu,
don't fear you"
The gambler glared at him for mo-
ment, and then, his features relaxing
into smile, said
captain, you're brave man, and
will be your friend," and he retired,
quietly closing the door after him.
A few weeks after, the war being at
an end, Capt. Quitman was returning
some overland, accompanied only BIZ
his negro servant. Crossing a small
stream, and mounting the bank, which
had dense underwood on both sides, he
found two trees felled across the path.
Suspecting that he was in trap, he
turned and saw three men, armed with
guns, coming up in the rear. He could
neither advance nor retreat. Instantly
springing to the ground, he drew his
pistol, and placed the horse between
himself and the robbers. The sharp
crack OF rifle behind him, ard the rush
of the ball over his head, caused him to
turn. Seeing the gambler whom he had
met at San Augustine galloping his horse
at full speed towards him, he prepared
to sell his life as dearly as possible. The
man, dropping his gun to show tina; he
was not an enemy, approached. Recog-
nizing Quitman, he said:
"Captain, I'm mighty glad had the
chance to serve you. l and my partners
were coming this way, and |, being in
the advance, saw, as turned the angle
of the path, the situation. Let's see If
hit one of those robbers
On searching. they found traces of
blood, but no signs of the robbers.
Some years after, this gambler was
convicted of gambling, and sentenced TO
six months imprisonment and one thou
sand dollars fine. Quitman paid one
half of the fine. The gambler, it is said,
subsequently reformed, and became an
estimable man, respected by all who
knew him.-Youth's Companion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29

"A correspondent of the Louisville
Courier Journal tells story Of case in
regard to patent on a corset, which re-
Gently came up in the United States Su-
prime Court. The judges of this august
court are all very grave and dignified
gentlemen, and the black silk gowns
which they wear add to the solemnity
of their bearing. The corset patent was
delicate subject to bring into this au-
gust court, but the contending parties
had gone to law on the question "a to
whether ''coutil" was cut on the straight
or bias, and in regard to the whalrbone
castings. One patentee claimed that he
had improved upon the original design;
that the first patentee's corset placed
the whalebone in the casing, and that it
had to be fastened with needle and
thread; that his patent had the advan-
tage of an invention which closed up the
top and bottom Of the opening. The
lawyer who was arguing the case
brought lot of the corsets in court and
distributed them to each of the Judges
that they might examine the invention
as he explained it. The novel spectacle
was presented of each one Of these gen.
tlemen timidly scrutinizing the myster-
les of the bias and straight, and pushing
whalebones in and out of the castings.
All tried to look knowing and capable of
giving an astute opinion; they whis-
pered to one another, Of course exchange
ing only legal knowledge, but the ludic-
rous situation was appreciated by the
lawyers and spectators.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29
The Roast Beef OF Old England.

THE roast beef of Old England is
largely furnished nowadays from the
stock-yards of Young America; and so
with the beef on the hoof. In 1875 four
million pounds of fresh beef were scat
from this country to Great Britain; the
next year the export jumped TO thirty
three millions; the year following to
forty-nine millions; while for the past
two years it has been fifty-four millions
each. This increase iSprodigicus, but
it is paralleled by that Of the export of
live cattle. In 1876 there were 81 1893
live cattle exported; in 1879 there were
1920. In the past four years there
have been exported, in round numbers,
100000 live cattle and 200,000,000
pounds of beef. Enormous as these fig
ures are, they still increase, and lately
have been supplemented by great ship
ments of live sheep and fresh mutton.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29
"A lady of Troy attended three hun

"A lady of Troy attended three hum
bred funerals last year. She probably
writes letters to the funeral fashion pa
pers.-N. Y. Com. Adc. Her life must
be a perpetual misunderstanding But
letin. What exposure that woman must
be subject to; she'll probably die of
coffin.-Barren Hill Times. She must
be dreadfuliy tuckered out. Strength
ening prescription gratis: Take to her
beer.-Bungtocn Banner. If her ap-
petite for funerals doesn't pail she'll un-
dertaker three hundred this year
Sguedunk Herald. She doubtless
plumes herself as the champion
mourner.-FtathersriHe Record. And
possibly has cultivated good tomb
stone.-MYsical RerieU. Think that
bell TOLD lie or made miscount.-
Trathteller. Brethren, the subject is
too grave to be so trifed with. Let's
quit.-IdLerild Mirror.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29
The Geodetic Union OF Europe and
Africa.

THE important work of connecting
the systems OF triangulation covering
Western Europe and Northern Africa
was consummated in the latter part of
October last. Preparations for it had
been going on for several years under
the direction of Gen. Ibanez and NJ
Perrier, acting respectively for the gov
ernments of Spain and France.
Four mountain heights were selected
for signaling operations, namely, Null
hacen and Tetica, in Spain (the former
being the highest in that country, and
Fihaoussen and M'Sabiha, between
Oran and the frontier of Morocco. 1t
was decided not to trust alone to solar
signals, but also to employ the electric
light at night, and the event fully justi-
fed this resolve, for the solar signals
totally failed, being seen neither in Spain
nor Algeria. The difficulties of the en-
terprise, then, will be obvious on con-
sideration, for to produce the electric
light with sufficient intensity it was
necessary to have recourse to electro
magnetic apparatus driven by steam en-
gines, and the problem was that of haul
ing up Gramme machines. engines OF
six horse power. and various instru-
ments, to- submits OF l'o9o to 5000
meters height, making roads on these
desert mountains, organizing supplies
of water and fuel, and finally providing
accommodation and sustenance at each
station for twenty to one hundred men
and hfteen or twenty beasts Ihere
was a military guard attached to each
station I'm Algeria especially this was
necessary, and the soldiers worked
IN roadmaking, etc. Inc tune open
for operations was short between the
intense heat and the early SHOWS. On
August ~ all were at their posts
Colonel barra9uer on Muihacen, MAJOR
Lopez on Ietica. Captain bassot on
tllhaoussen,and NJ. ferrier onM Saoiha.
But In VAN were SOAR signals sent oy
day ana electric oy highti the vapors
from tne mediterrahean proven imPer-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29

Among the stories which are told
at st. Petersburg Of the attempts made
by the Nihilists to penetrate into the
Winter Palace is the following: Gen.
Gourko, when Governor of st. Peters
burg, had the right of entering at any
time into the Emperor's room without
being announced. Once, however, the
doorkeeper, seeing something unusual
about his appearance, stopped him say
ing it would be necessary to inform the
Emperor of his arrival. The General
objected at first, but, finding that the
doorkeeper only grew more suspicious,
ultimately agreed to his being an,
nounced. The doorkeeper then told
the Emperor of his doubts; upon which
the latter went to a writing table in bis
room, which was connected by teie-
graph with Gen. Gourko's residence.
and telegraphed, "Where Is Gourko?'
at home" was the reply This, Of
course settled the point; the false
Gourko was arrested, and turned out to
be member of the Revolutionary Com
mittee.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The American show at the Berlin
Fish Fair is the subject of admiring COM
ment for its fullness, variety and rarity.
Last year 2,000,000 persons of that ma
ton deposited Sl5S, 100000 in the saw
ings banks.
THE two sons of the Prince of Wales,
Albert Victor and George, have been
promoted to the rank of midshipmen.
With this official advancement it is con-
solatory to know that their pay will be
increased from one shilling to one and
ninepence day.
The microphone has been success
fully employed by Prof. Mine, of Toxic,
Japan, 20 announce the premonitOry
signs of an earthquake. He places the
instrument in pits remote from roads,
and he is careful, also, to exclude all in
sects, the movements of which would,
of course, affect the indications, and
lead to false differences.
AN .insidious worm called the fluke is
causing losses among the sheep in Great
Britain actually exceeding, in the ag-
gregate, the cost of any of the wars
which have figured in the indictment
upon which the Tory Ministry is said to
have been found guilty. In some parts
of England, chiefly in the southwestern
provinces, whole tlocks have persisted,
and not a sheep is sound.
Mr.. GLADsTONE's eldest son has been
returned for East Worcestershire in
which the large Lyttleton estates lie.
The late Lord Lyttleton was Mr.. Glad
stones brother-in-law, being married to
the second daughter and co-heiress with
Mrs. Gladstone of the late Sir Stephen
Glyn. This eldest son of Mr. Gladstone,
who was Lord of the Treasury during
his fathers administration, is profound
" stupid, and could with difficulty OBJ
tain his degree at Oxford. The fourth
son, Herbert, who was defeated at Mid
dlesex, but who will be returned in his
fathers stead for Leeds, is especially
bright, and is likely to make his mark
in the House.
THE Sovereign Count of Erbach-
Erbach, who claims descent from Char
lemagne's daughter Emma and her
midnight lover, Eginhard, has offered
his hand to "a gardeners daughter,
Fraulein Luck, Of Bessungen, near
Darmstadt. His Highness's imperial
ancestress, whose stone coffin, in which
she and her lowly-born consort were in
tered together nearly eleven centuries
ago, is preserved in the venerable castle
Of Erbach to the present day, set her
descendants an example, by herself
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-05-29

Speaking of the sudden variations
in the weather and the danger of taking
cold, friend says it isn't safe to change
a pocket handkerchief nowadays.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
How Grant Went to West Point.

A Columbus (Ohio) letter to the Gin
etnnati Commercial relates the follow
hlg entertaining story on the alleged au-
thority of a Republican ex-COngress-
man of that State, who says that Gen.
Grant told it to him Just before his first
domination for the Presidency: When
/ was boy" said Grant, " living in
Georgetown, my mother ran out of but
Ter one morning, and, needing some be-
fore it could be had at the store, she
sent me over to the next-door neighbours
10 borrow some. Well, I was Just as
well acquainted there as I was at home
almost, and opened the door and went in
without knocking, and just as went In
one Of the folks, the old gentleman, /
believe, was reading a letter from a son
Who WAS IN West Point. Well, I didn't
want 10 disturb them while they we've
reading the letter, and stood there and
heard what was read. Well, the son
said In this letter that he had beer
tound-that Is, he had failed to pass ex-
Rmination, and he would have to come
home, and he had sent the letter one
mail ahead, so that the surprise
Rt his retufn Hight not be so great. got
the butter and took it home, and then
rush eddoWn to Thomas L. Hamar's Of
fce-he was our Congressman then
and I asked him If he wouldn't send me
to West Point. He told me that he
couldn't send me- until this eAher boy
got through, and that wouldn't be for
three years yet. But, Hamas,' said [,
suppose this boy should fail 10 pass ex-
animation, and should be sent home,
Will you send me, then 2 well. Uly,'
said he, I guess if he can't pass there'l
be no use of your trying it But
want you to promise that you will send
me, said I. AL right, said he, if he
can't get through, I promise to let you
try it. Well, during the day HaInar
heard about the other fellow, and the
next day [ went and asked him if he had
heard the news. Hs said he had, and,
after laughing at me for the promise, he
said it was all right, 1 should CO. Well,
I went, and because my mother hap
pened to be out of butter has made me
General of the army OF the United States,
and I don't know, after al, but what it
may make me President"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
Tun ChiIdrcn,s Snieidn

Thos Crowl, Of fBeaver county, Pa, was
discharged with his regiment from the
United States service at the close of the
war, in 1855. He had served three years
in the army, and participated ia most Of,
the great battles, escaping without a
wound. While on the railroad on the
way home a collision occurred. He was
killed. He left n wife and two small
children. The widow subsequently
married Jared Williams The stepfather
was abusive to the children. Three
Years ngo one Of them, girl 16 years
sd, was turned ont Of doors by him,
after .hoing beaten She drowned her
elf Ii q stream near by. The other
.hild was n SON, named Peter. He was
50 badly treated by his stepfather that
iIe yilit home and obtained situation
Williams carried his persecution of the
boy to his place of employment. Not
long ago he succeeded in having Peter
discharged from his place, The boy re-
turned home and bade his mother good
The next morning he was found
in a barn, half mile away. He
t himself through the heart
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
Living In Quiet

A rule for living happily with otherA
Is to avoid having stock subjects for dis
putatioR. It mostly happens, when
people live much together, they have
come to have certain set topics, around
which, from frequent dispute, there is
sHoh growth Of angry words, mortified
vanity, and the like, that the original
subject of difference becomes a standing
subject for quarrel, and there is tend
cney in all minor disputes to drift down
to it. Again, if people wish to live well
together, they must not hold too much to
logic, and suppose that everything is to
be settled by sufficient reason. DR..
johnson saw this clearly with regard
to married people when he said /:
'' Wretched would be the pair, above all
names of wretchedness, who should be
doomed to adjust by reason, every morn
ing, all the minute detail of the domestic
day" But the application should be
much more general than he made it
There is no time for such reasonings, and
nothing that is worth them. And when
we recoilect how two lawyers or two pol
tticians can go on contending, and tha
there is no end of one-sided reasoning OF
any subject, we shall not be sure that
such contention is the best mode of ar-
irving at truth. But certainly 1T is not
the way to arrive sit good temper.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
The Fiend and Ills Lann.Momer,
"Wh1r-r-r-r-f5
EBlast himl
IN

n
F. eBlast hinl
7hie'' ''Zz-z-z-zP'
Blast him again
''Rr-rr-rr-u-rr!'f
Turn over in bed and VOW that you will
shoot his hens, poison his dog, and leave
fish bones where his cat viii find them
and choke to death.
Why?
Why, that triple-plated, bomb-proof,
trOn-casted and hard-heartsd nsxt-door
man, who went to bed at sundown for no
other purpose than to get up at o'clock
in the morning and gallop his old lawn
mower arOundl
"Rattlel Whirrl Bangl Rr-rr-rrl"
Oh, he's there. He simply stopped for
\ moment to spit on his hands and get
ready for a new twist. Just by the
bells, and some fool of doctor has told
nlm that the morning air is good for him.
he knows that he is disturbing every
Aan, woman and child within a block Of
Aim, but what does he care?
"Cickety- y-te-cickety- y-chckp'
There he goes. He's got his coat of,
his pants IN his boot-legs, and he's think
ing how nice it would be to live In the
country and canter around over the dew.
<st swar1 Country be hangedl Lawn
mowers and next-doOr neighbors be
Gagged! The man who sold him that
:Awn-mover warranted it 60 be noiseleBs.
last remember that when you get to
.hooting. Noiseless, oh, yesl
''M-R4-m-m! Bur-r-r-rl Z-Z-z?
The baby wakes up with howl Why
shouldn't he? Can baby stand more
,hsn horse? Everybody wakes up. If
ga think people can sleep on and dream
,f tho gates of heaven while 3 man is
;,punding sheet iron with hammRr you
lave lived in vain.
"a-u-r-r"
Good. His old machine haA struck o
,.oaa. Hope the contact has wrNnched
every wheel, twisted every spring out
, claee, and flung the villain head over
lis against the fence! Nobody but q
liiain would have lawn to NOW In the
:.i.st place, and nobody but mutton-head
,ould go slashing around on an empty
,.'mtch in this malnrious climate. His
..,ailh? What is his health compared
,:tu the peace of his neighbors? Who
:r-s whether he gets fat and lives on, or
grows lean and dieS? He ought
< licl1ety- te-ciok- -click-c -chck-cGckl
There he goes, the old machine making
more noise than everl Hit hin with a
brick. No, don't do it. Such 8 man as
fhat couldn't appreciate decent clip on
10 OR with a missile made by human
y,1da. Draw a bead on him with shot
..Iu? Neveri Keep your ammunition
{ owls Owls have sense enough to
.,iak by the roost until o'clock. Argue
tn him? Not much; you couldn't
,.luvillce such man that he ought TO be
m ever by a drove of Texan steers
...rY more than you could make a Turk
sieve that he ought to pay 100 cents ON
$ dollar
''Gm-g-g-g! z-z-z-zl Bang! Rather
T-r! Zip
Let him alone! There is Providence
and that Providence sometimes gives q
illain rope to play with, just to see him
,yuirn when he is brought up with a
,larp turn. That mower may explode.
e not, the morning air viii bringon sore
throat, tOothache, neuralgia and colds.
Nay he have them all jump In on him at
,nca and stand by him like an Indians
memory, and may every neighbor whom
lac has disturbed by his villainoUs noise
grow fat and sleek and rich and live to
beat him for the only Office he ever cared
fSrl-Dctroii Free PreSs.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

SrINGs AND Rrr-g. Carbonate Of soda,
wet and applied az z,pmaliy to the bite Of
q spider, or ANY Ve4CsAous creature, viii
neutralize the poisa1o,,s effect almost In,
stantly. 1t acts Ike charm in the case
of snake-bite ~
CURE FOR CoLDs.-To make eandied
lemon or peppermint for colds, boil one
and a half pounds Of sugar in half pint
Of water till it begins to candy around
the sides put in eight drops Of essence !
put it upon buttered paper and cut with
a knife. ....- ....
TICKS. after shearing
4he ticks leave the sheep for the longer
wool of the lambs. The lambs thus
infested should be dipped m a decoc-
ton of tobacco stems, which viii destroy
the ticks. Several special dips are in
the market. a.-.
SIRUP OF Gun ARABIo.-Melt two
ounces Of gum arabic in two ounces Of
water, then add pint of water, half
q pound OF sugar, and boil for short
time withdraw the mixture and strain,
then add tablespoonful OF orange
flower water.
CROUP PREVENTIVE. First get piece
of chamoiB skin, make it like little bib,
cut the neck and sew on tapes to tie it
on then melt together some tallow and
pine tar; rub some of this in the cha
mois, and let the child wear it all the
time. Renew with the tar occasion
ally.
RICE CRooUETTEs.- Soak some rice,
then boil it IN milk. When done add
sugar, the grated rind of a lemon, three
yelks Of eggs form into croquettes and
fry in lard The lard must be boiling,
and sufficient to cover the croquettes.
When done sprinkle over with some pow
dered sugar.
To RoAsr A CALF's LIvER.-Wash
thoroughly and wipe dry; cut long,
deep hole in the side stuff with crumbs,
bacon and onions chopped salt and pep
per to taste; bit of butter and one egg :;
sew or tie together the liver lard it over,
bake in the oven hasting frequently
serve with gravy and curTant Jelly.
PoTATo -SALAD.-This Is Berlin fash
ion: Take your potatoes, not too large
ones and boil them potatoes that are
mealy are not good when cold, cut in
slices and pour the oil on them, and let
them stand little while slice Il third Of
an onion as fine as possible, and one ap-
pie, and mix with the potatoes; add
vinegar to taste salt and pepper. The
addition Of a Dutch herring makes her
ring salad.
A DELIcIoUs AND EAsTLY-MADE STEW
Which may be left in a slow oven sew
eral hours, or even all day. Take two
pounds of gravy beef, cut off the skin
and fat, divide it into pieces about an
inch square, wash it, then place it in a
large bowl OF small crock, cover 1t with
water, on rather add as much as desired
for gravy or beef-tea let it stand an
hour, then cover it with plate, and
place it m a show oven, adding previous
" a little salt, and, if liked, an onion, cut
up fne. 1t should cook four or five
hours, and then there viii be enough
gravy for delicious and most nutritious
beef-tea, MS well as an excellent dish Of
wholesome meat.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
Sound Slumber.
Lewiston Sfe.) Journal.


The night Of the recent fire at
North Turner Bridge, Mrs. Albert
WiHship aroused Mr.. Winship and
cried; Husband, Mr.. Starbird's
house is all on FIRE ! hurry up ]" He
did SO, dressed on the double quick,
and with pals ran to the fire and
did valiant service in saving sur
rounding buildings. When the ere
had burned down he quietly went TO
bed. On Sunday morning he rubbed
his eyes and said to his wife, II
feel dreadfully. am lame and feel
completely exhausted" well you
may" said the wife, "arter working
SO hard at the Ere last night" What
do you mean?' said Mr.. Winship.
"Why, the Starbird house was burn
ed last night and you worked like
hero, saving the other buildings
AIr. Winship looked dazed for mo-
nent. then took his hat and looked
over the premises and came back.
"Well. Marcia, the buildings are
surely gone, but / never would have
believed even you, when you say
that / went to that fire, if they were
not gone. l don't know a thing
about it," He had been through
all the excitement in stste of SON.
Dambulism without being awakened.