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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12
A Valuable COrn.COb.

Mr.. William Woolley, of Montezuma
Valley. Colo. has been visiting at Du-
range. Mentioning his arrival the Rec
ord says: MIR. Woolley brought in
some interesting specimens OF ancient
pottery gathered from the ancient
ruins, also a corn-cob which he found
among the debris in a room OF stone
dwelling which he opened up. The
roof over this room was perfect; so that
no moisture could penetrate it, which
accounts for the preservation of the
corn-cob, which, there is every reason
to believe, has been there for ages. No
corn has certainly been grown in this
valley in modern times, or ever will be
until it is partially irrigated. The
presence of the corn-cob is an indica-
ton. too. of what was grown here under
the ancient civilization. and conse-
quently of what can be grown here
again when water is once more OBJ
tanned Mr.. Woolley reports that the
gulches tributary TO the valley hav,
their sides lined with cliff houses. also
that in some of them there are pictures
of animals and hieroglyphics in mineral
paints. which are as fresh as though
painted but yesterday. Thus does our
young civilization press upon the heels
of forgotten ages and chase the diving
races round the world"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12

On postcard on view at an ex-
hibition in Germany there had been
written in German system of short
hand the large number of %, 900 words.
Subsequently Mr.. Hurst, of Sheffield in
England, the publisher of the Paono-
graph, a shorthand magazine. offered
prizes for miniature shorthand. The
system was to be Pitman's, the writing
to be legible to the naked eye. and to
be on one side of an English postcard.
which is considerably smaller than a
German card; 5000 words on the
former being reckoned equivalent to
81, 900 on the latter. The first prize in
this competition was awarded to G. H.
Davidson. whose postcard contained
y, 1868 words, including the whole of
"She Stoops to Conquer"
an essay on John Morley. and half Of
HOicrolt's Road to Ruin"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12
THE DOODLE GAME.

Reviya Of Old SSs indie In . New (snrb-
s"-t~iied Honest Greenhorn. vIetImIxed
by Shnrper.. Who Are OstensIhle Dealers
In Counterfeit Money.
For some time past number of en-
terprising sharpers in New York, have
been working a modification OF what is
known as the .'boodle racket" and
with great success among greenhorns in
Illinois. Missouri. Iowa and the West
generally. The old game had become
so thoroughly exposed that it was
thought the swindlers had given up the
game. 1t appears now, however, from
investigations made by the Secret Serv-
ice officers. that the greenhorns are be-
ing fieeced literally. The only new de-
vice is the rather bold plan of insisting
on meeting the customer face to face in
New York. The swindle is now oper-
ated only for large amounts. The vic
tim is first selected by responsible
agent, who posts him on the address of
his confederate in New York. When
the greenhOrn writes a letter of inquiry
he receives a reply in the form of the
following, which was received by a
would-be ''shoverof the queer" short
time ago:
NEW YORK City.
my DEAR SIR-Yours received. l
have the goods you want. They are far
better than any of its kind ever before
circulated. and in workmanship and
appearance entirely equal to the real.
These bills are printed from skeleton
plates, n new invention. BY means of
these plates exact duplicates of the orig
inals are obtained. There is no danger
in handling these bills, if in prudent
hands. Therefore. l am very careful
with whom l deal. NV desire is to
have these bills exchanged far away
from where they are made. l offer
them to. those only who are recon-
mended to me by my customers. can
sell all | make. in this city, but money
exchanged here goes too often into
banks. and through the hands of ex-
perts. In this way hundred dollar
note was detected. These bills l offer
are ones, twos, tives, tens and twenties,
regular greenbacks. They have never
been detected yet, although a great
many are in circulation. II YOU are
willing to go into the exchange business.
shall be pleased to meet you at anv
time you can conc pn here, as l only
deal face to face with all my customers.
In fact it is absolutely necessary for
me to be acquainted personally with
every one | deal. IL establishes the
required confidence between us. II
sell my goods at wholesale only, and
want but one man in county to
whom | sell. Most all my customers
take the agency for one county, which
l give them if they buy $1,000 in my
goods, price $500. II they buy $40, 900.
price $500. they can select their coun-
ties to operate in providing they are
not taken. If a person takes the
agency for county no one else in that
county can have my goods. The lowest
amount sell under any circumstances
is $1,000. price 500 cash; of course, it |
would hardly pay any one to come a
long distance for such small amount |
For travelling expenses allow $500 in |
my goods on 5000, 81 900 on $40. 900, !
and 500 on $1,000. For instance, you |
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12
nlnstrisus CabhIerS

No one but shoemaker could have
thought Coieridge serious in his strange
saying that the shoemaker's bench had
produced more eminent men than any
other handicraft. The Shoe and Leather
Reporter has. however. complied "bill
Of particulars" in the shape Of n lis: Of
famous cobblers. which seems TO act ~
an effectual estoppel on all jealous
craftsmen. Hans Christian Andersen,
who needs no Introduction. may head
the list. and Hans Sachs. OF Nuremberg.
who. though he made shoes all his life.
vet also made q. 900 poems, PLAYS. farces
and rhyming fables. NAV be put next.
Sir Cloudesley Shovel was shoemaker
until he enlisted in the navy. and so
was Sir Christopher Minis. another
English Admiral. John Hewson. one
of Cromwelfs Colonies. and signer
OF Charles LIS death warrant; Samuel
Bradburn, the ''Demosthenes of Meth
odism." rs well rs Bishop; James
Lackington, whose catalogue of publ
cations reached the total-enormous
for that time-of thirty volumes
in 17S7--all these were cobblers at first.
il not nj the last. Continuing the En-
glish list. William Clifford. whose MEM
DRY is preserved by complimentary
allusion in Byron's English Bards
and Scotch Reviewers" and whose
body is buried in Westminster Abbey;
George Fox. the arch-Quaker; William
Carey. a missionary famous century
ago. and who read the proofs of the
Bible in twentv-seven Oriental Ian
guages; Samuel Drew, "the Locke of
the nineteenth century," whose expert
ence as an author led him to formulate
the sad truth that 1.-THE man who
makes shoes is sure OF his wages, but
the man who makes books is never
sure of anything" Thomas Holcroft,
whose name is not nearly so well
known rs that of n single one of his
plays, 1.-The Road to RUM the
Bloomfield brothers, whom Byron thus
apostrophized:
We tuncful cobblers. still your notes prolsng,
Compose at once slipper and II song"
John Pounds. whom school children
cried at being turned away from-all
these. and lesser lights too numerous
to mention. were English shoemakers.
Coming to our own country. Roger
Sherman, one of the ''si.siers.' leads
the list in time, but Vice President
Henry Wilson in rank. Besides these
were Congressman Shelley and Noah
Worcester, founder Of the Massachu-
sets Peace Society. And ex-Govern-
Ors H. Z. Baldwin. Of Michigan. and
William Claflin. of Massachusetts,, if
they never made shoes. at least dealt in
them largely enough to be named here.
Altogether the list is sufficiently I'M
posing and convincing 10 justify yer:
diet in favor of Coleridge's saying.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12
Worry.

II you find yourself disposed to give
way to that mind-weakening. happiness
destroying disease Of worry. try to re-
cuperate your nervous system. Go to
bed and sleep your imaginary troubles
away. II you cannot sleep. il is sign
that your blood IS sluggish; your nerv-
Gus system is used up; your muscular
system has had little or no employment.
Then do something to tire the muscles
and start the blood. Do not fall into
the delusiyc snare Of gentle exercise
that is admissible only for invalids.
Whatsoever you do. do it with all your
might. Take tramp on the hills: saw
wood; ride horseback; give fifteen min
utes to an Indian club or pair of not
too heavy dumb-bells; run; Jump; any
thing to exert your body and stop tho
exertion Of your mind, to set your mus
cles into exercise and give ycur nerves
u rest. Get into glow and perspira-
ton. and make yourself feel thorough
ly, healthily tired. Then take bath.
get ON clean clothes, eat light meal
with a good appetite. and go to bed;
and. ten chances TO one. you will go to
sleep and wake in the morning cheerful
and hopeful. prepared to laugh at your
former melancholy.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12

In some of the rural districts OF
Italy lover who wishes to make dec
laration OF his passion places rose leaves
before the door of the lady. II she re.
iects him she sweeps them away; but
if she accepts him the rose leaves re-
main.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-12

"A volume of smoke rises constantly
from the midst Of densely wooded
morass in Wakulla County, Florida.
and has for at least fifty years been
mystery TO the people Of that region.
The spot is five miles from the nearest
point to which any person has ever PEN
etrated. The negroes believe it is an
entrance to hell. and regard it with
awe. Some of the whites accept the
theory Of volcano. Judge White. OF
Tallahassee, lately organized an expe-
dition to explore the swamp, but failed
to make q way into the tangle of ran&
growth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
NEEDED HEI LTU REFORMS.

HOW TO ABATE TIE NUISANCE OF LARGE HORSE
sTABLEs-rHE SMOKE FROM WOODWORKING
MANUFACTURERS.
A new branch of work is being entered upon
at present by the Committee Hygiene of the County
Medical Society. member said yesterday "The com
mittee, among many other things ia interesting itself
about the abatement of the nuisances from the smells
horse stables, and the prevention of smoke
ding wood and box factories. and saw and planning
mills.
Almost all stables have sick horses in them from
time to time, the excrctions from which contamnate
the rest OF the manure, however healthy
this may be. The horse liquids soon become
ammonacal and offensive and very few stables are kept
Wnoies9mciy dry SawdnSt is largely used in the great
h'htuchN morse s'apcH, some az which are models of
cleanliness. The balsamc acids of wood fix and
neutraIile the anmoniacai salts and render the
slWduSt a good fertilizer improving the quality of
TIE rest of the manure. Comparatively thin layers
further help these wholesome Influences and prevent ali
There are many arc stables in the best part of this
ard al other cities, which are kept sovcnly way
that they are not only repugnant to well people but
very injurious to The sick The committee has received
many complaints from this
Now very large quantities rawdust nSumrd
the woodworking manufactures spoke OF. IT is sup
80 high IN them that much unnecessary smoke pro
duced This IN mnggy weather has very injurious eff
thr"ajs, bnt especially on those afflicted with
mona dpGincra and Heart HG''D dI.aSsG p" Tho
saw mills have such abundance sawdust their
smoke u nnconsuncd tucl and If saWdust is thrown
broadcast into furnaces it soon breaks into flame with
little production OF smoke, the development greater
neat and, of course, is attended by the saving fuel
" In Dr. Roger j. Iracy's district all nuiS-
anccS of TINS kind have been abated. but
the North and East lysrs are lined with smoke producing
establishments, which do great damage to the comfort
and health of many people. Mr. otcphcnson the car
Mahcr mas prevented ali nuisance from ms factory by
Simple care III stocking supplying sawdust to his fur
mace and he fines MS stokers every time smoke issues
from ms clnucys. Large quantities of saWdust could
ne uS'd pr"habl M the great dumps. In tins
way two great evils can be abatcd the time
tue benefit of all concerned market VIII bc made
Sawdu~t mel VIII he saved; smoke will he prevented,
ana manure WA bc lnproN ed IA quality and made less
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

ST. Patrcks Church; chaplains of the assistant
Grating Bishops, the Rev. Il. j. Dunno of All Saints
Church. and the Rev. Morris f. Burke, Society Jesus
of the Church of the Holy Family master of ceremonies
the Rev. ID. j. Rcardon, of the Cathedral.
After had been said the sermon was delivered by
the Rev. DIR. McGlynn of New York whose theme was
" The Institution and Functions of the Priesthood"
The Rev. Father Butler read the Papal bull ratifying
the creation of the new bshopric This followed by
the ceremony of taking the oath Of tcay the head
the Church by the bishopeect. Bishop McMullen then
received his conservation at the hands Archbishop
Tccpan.
In addition to the bishops assisting mt the serverviccs
me following were also present. Bishops Dwenger,
Fort Wayne; OIfara. Scranton, Pa; O'Connor Omaha;
krauDaucr, Green Bay. Bishopselect, Flash Lacrosse
Hogan kansas City; Fink, Leavenworh; seidenbush,
Nncennes; Fitzgerald, Little Rock.
The ocal clcrgyme and many from outside the city
were also present.
ON Friday delegation of citizens of Davenport, in
chdlhg Mayor Henry District Attorney Lane and five
members from each of the four parishes Davenport
Will arrive here to conduct the bishop his home
Saturday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
BICYCLES AND HORSES.

The bicycle riders and the Park Commits
Foners had another hearing eray before the referee
L. l." faris AT bis Office No POI Broadway Assistant
Corporation Counsel Townsend produced seven Wit
nesses whose testimony perfectly uniform in respect
10 the fact that horses would often take fright at bi-
cycles George w. Nroom, OF Somerset County " j.
toid how his horse when frightened by a bicycle had
started TO run, but for ineligible only TO
the equine mind had the direction of the bicvc
rider, leaving him all OF heap" Mr. Wetmore coun.
sci Tor the bicycle manufacturers suggested that horses
should be totally excluded from parks on account Of
Their evident tendency niure riders OF bicycle
Julius i. Munckwitz. Assistant Superintendent OF
Phfhs presented diagram of large part of Central
fafk Tor the purpose OF showing how a vehicle
must approach upon some OF the sharpycurvcd drives
before 1t could he seen I'm Mr.. Mmckwitzs opinoni
appeared to be of the utmost importance whether tne
trees m TINS or that place were elm maple spruce,
anu Mr townsend spent "A good while upon the botany
OF the dercnt parts of the Park The was adj
J9uIned Tor further hearing 10 next Thursday al IL
O'clock -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
ACCIDENTS on TIE rENNSYLV4NIA RO1D.

Two accidents occurred on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad yesterday morning within six hours of each
other. The first near Uniontown, Il station about
twenty-five miles from Jersey City As "a freight train
was going down a grade known as the UniOnown hill
about "a. the engine became detached from the cars
without the knowledge Of the engineer AT Railway
Bridge the crowded upon the engine several of
them were thrown from the track Nobody was hurt
The midnight train for Philadelphia was delayed two
hours and half and the train from Philadeph due
here at midnight delayed four hours. The early
morning train out, called the newspaper train"
delayed hour. Both trains clear by >: 10 a. M
The other accident occurred at $3.50 n. Menlo
Park. just an extra East bound freight train was
going "a siding at the Mcnlo Park station, the carly
local passenger train from Milestone crashed into the
hlndermOst The cabOOsc OF the freight train
TWO badly crushed, but nobody injured.
The engineer instructed ut Mctuchen To keep look
out tor the freight train ahead Of him. but tor
reason lie did not have his engine under control he
reached the siding The superintendent OF the road said
last evening that here te shock from the col
lson that many OF the passengers did not know that
accident had happened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
TOSSED BY 4 WILD STEFR.

drove of thirty or forty Texan cattle became
nnmanagcabe Mt the abattoIr at the foot of Sixth
ST.. Jersey City, about Z n. IN. yesterday The
drivers and employees about the place succeeded
finally in corrIllng all but three of the steers OF
these, one ran to GToVe-St.. and down Grove in a
southern direction, followed by an excited aad
yelling crowd of men and boys, who goadcd the al
ready maddrnrd animal into fury. One man was
chased by the bail near Sccond-s. but hc succeeded
III reaching convenient doorway just IN time To
escape the animals horns. The steer kept his
course down through GrOvc-St., TO NcWark-aye
and then through Monteomcry->t. 10 Washington
where he turned i'll the direction of the Penn
sylVania Railroad. One of the llagmcn saw him
coming and tried to turn him back by waving his
flag. The steer kept right ON, however, and with a
roar lowered his head and made dash for the flag
man, who turned and sought safety in flight. lie
was too late, for rs h" turned the steer caught him
under the coat tails with his horns and tossed him
about fifteen feet. The tagman was not seriously
injured. At tins Juncturc Il man shot the animal.
Another of The steers made his way through Hen
dcrs0n-st to llobokcn where he was captured after
he had jumped into the river and swan around into
the lIObokcn Ferry slip. The other one was cap
turcd before he had gone many blocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
BROOKLYN's RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY.

The commissioners appointed by the Su-
prcme Court to hear the views of property and
to determine whether an elevated road shall De built
over the route of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companv
viii begin their work next Saturday. They United
States District Attorney A. w Tcnncy General John b.
Woodward and Edmund briggs president of the Will
lamsburg Fire Insurance Company. The brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company is of the recently formed
corporations for furnishing quick transit to Brooklyn
Charles r. Flint, who is the business partner Mayor
Grace OF this city, Is the PRESIDENT and he Samuel
Mclean are the chief stockholders. The routes laid ou
Tor the company Include the following:
From Watcr-st, at Fulton Ferry, across Dock and
FrOnt-sfs.; also over Mcrcein. Garrison York Main
Prospect and Washngtonsts.; private proprV and
along Sandsst; over and along Adalnsst. Fuou-,t
ana mp FultOn-st. To the city line.
In Myrtlc-avc., from Adams II. to he city line
From fultOn-st. west of GraudaV along Atlantic
the Bedford station the BROOKLYN. Fln1hlsb
and COncy Island Hallway ut Frankin-aV
The company was formed under the operation of the
second Rapid Transit Commission appointed by Mayor
Howell. The capital stock is 81 900 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
BISHOP or THE SIR or D1TENp0Pr

Chicago, July 24.-Thc Very Rev DR.. John
McAullcn today consecred in the Cathedral f 20
Hoy Name as Bishop OF the ncwly-created See of
Davenport. The ceremonies began at 1913 a. M aud
were performed by the following persons in their ammo
pirate order
Celebant and consecrator, the Rev. Dr. Fcehon Arch
bishop of Chicago; assistant consecrating bishons
Bishop llennesy, OF Dubuque, and Bishop spaldlng of
PEORIA asss ant priest, the Rev Dr. Joseph p Roros
of st. Mary's Church; deacons OF honor the Row
Thomas Burk, of St Coumbkill's Church. and the Rev
John Wadron of ST. Johns Church; deacon of the oss
the Rev. DR.. j. j. McGoyern, of Rockford Ill.,: sub
deacon, the Rev b. NJ A. Barrett, of st. Stephens
Church; chaplans of bishop-eee the Rev. =. W. Rear
don of ST. Jamess Church. the Rev. T. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.

FALL RIVER, Mass, July 25.--Yesterday
morning when John McMullen, a teamster who
had been out attending to his horses, returned his
house he found there John L. Dwclly, a blacksmith.
whom be had previously suspected of intimacy with his
wife, and he informed by his little daughter that
Dwey had been In the bedroom with her mother Mad
dcned by the disclosure, Nc Mullen immediately upon
Dwelly and pounded him in most uumcrcifu manner.
Subsequently lac attacked his wife, and 1t is said
during the day he beat her frequently. About o'clock
this morning McMullen went Ia Ohcer Daily and told
him that he had found his wife dead in her bed. The
officer with McMutn to his home, and there found
he dead body Of the woman showing evidence OF haV-
ing been beaten in "A most shocking manner. McMullcn
was placed under arrest and Dwcly also locked up
as soon yesterdays trouble was asceriaiucd. The
murdered woman was about thirty tye years old and
leaves children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
CH1RIIIES And CORRECIION.

EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF TIE NATIONAL COW
fEEENCE-NtW~fORk AND PAUPER IAlMIGKA-
TION.
BooToN, July 25.-Yhc eighth annual session
of the National Conference of Charities and Corr,,
began IN the State House here today President T. r
SahDorn IN the chair committee WAS appointed to
nominate officers for the ensuing year. and To select -
pace ol meeting Tor next year. Governor Long dcliv-
cIed an address of welcome, after which buancss cam
mIltee was appointed, consisting of H. A. Hill of Eoatou
Dr d. luthor, OF Pennsylvania, George = Robinson of
Illinois, Dr. IIoyt, Of NewYork, and f. b. Sonborn of
Massacusetts committee OF Ihree-conssting OF tho
rev T. H. wines, OF Illinois, DR. CadWallader Pam,
syV~la, and Robert Treat Paine, OF Massachusett,-
was appolhleutn consider the CXpcdicncy OF publisi
periodical IA the organ OF the Conference Or Ram.
presented series OF resolutions adODted nj mo Sf.tn
conference 81 superintendent held at buffalo ur,n,
that measures bc taken To relieve New York IRAN it, mt
que puIueh OF puposin ana crime caused by immigra
lou Inc resolutions were referred the Couu,itt..
on immigration. Retiring President SanDurD ,,livrrrd
an address reviewing tho work OF the orgaitllltio