Dodge City times., 1881-05-12
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS


the vulgar parlance, "chop on yourself."
JoE.-The young ladies' express them
selves highly plessed with your appearance.
They think plug hat becomes you.' By
the way, they don't know that the hat is a
borrowed enc.
SALLY.-The faintnsss or goneness in the
region of the anaiomy you speak OF is not
heart sickness. You probably eat too much
pie. Diet on beans for awhile, and your
liver will get in orjer sgain.
LIME.-These paragraphs are the pro-
duc'ion of Imagination, and it is quiie ma
ural come OF them make capital hit'. Sray
sho,s from pistCl are more apt to strike
than well directed aims. The best way Tor
you to mansge it is to let on that you have
not been struck. People like TO indulge in
sport over a persons shortcomings. Always
take the LAST piece Of cake on the plate, it is
presumed there il more--cake-
JASE.-fhe F" ma.her' ia dan6ified
yourg man whose whole stock in trade is his
good looks aud store clothes. His traits are
10 make captivating impressions upon young
lsdiss-he is in fact street corner loa'er;
and expects to catch the smiles of the young
ladies as they pass by. He can be found in
the cities. There are n0ne OF them In Dodge
City, that We know Of. A, least We have
never noticed any Of them. ln some cities
they abate the nuisance by ordinance.
SAM.-We don't know il there is any vir-
tue in a msd s.one. IL il claimed that Its
''drawing' qnalitie' is supersiitious belief
Tn. bet uad stone we know of is a good
shot gun in the h iuds OF a nervy man. The
rapid mnlliulics,ion Of the cur race should
be f.llowed by an exterminat on more rapid
d z. may have their uses, but II is not aP-
yaren, whar their variot u-es are. he mad
d sc re Throughout the county is causing
N INV OF the ours TO lite the dust. The trusiy
revolver is doing the work and nobly, too.
LUCY.-Don't use loSder or pa nj or
oh.r artificial atrac ion., denomina,ed
=" -au c,ichers" Young men like to see
young la les plainly attired-that is, sensi-
bic young men DO. Trying by ariheisl
means to add to your besuty u.ay lead to
wrong impression be ng made. Using sim
pie means will catch simpletons; bat your
plain grscss will attract and win the young
man of sense, honssy and industry. Don,
make an artificial figure of yourself.
SALLY.-A gen lsman may be man who
is not afraid of work. Idle men and well
dressed men are rot always gentlemen. A
gentleman may be working msn, who has
s-lf respect, honor and dignity. There are
gentlemen in every walk in life, in every
pursuit and vocstion. The fop is not gen.
tlemsr, though he may have genteel sp-
pearance He may have very rude and dis
courteous manners. In selecting a beau
don't bank your capital on aprearances.-l
The rough exterior may possess a good
heart.
BIRDY.-The wafer in the Arkansas river
has fall of about eight feet to the mile, |
hence an overflow is almost impossible; the
swift current carry ing away the surplus wa |
ter at the rate of six miles per hour. By
the June rise is meant the flood in the month |
of June. There is. a May rise in progress
The fluctuations Of the current is owing to
me'tirg of SHOWS in the mouniains. We
may anticipate heavy iise shortly.
DAN.-The newspaper referred 10 Prof. |
Proctor. the noted Eogliah astronomer, in |
perihelon. 1t had reference to his marriage