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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01
New York Elevators.

The din of Broadway has become SO
deafening that the higher up in the air
an Office is the quieter and more prefer
able it becomes. Of the scores Of office
buildings now going up or nearly fin
ished there is only One-the Stock En-
change-which is less than twelve sto-
ries high. The Stock Exchange is only
four stories high. for the reason that if
it had been carried higher and the up
per floors rented to brokers the compe-
tition would have been so great for
those offices that ill-feeling would have
been engendered. To find downtown
building with no elevator raises indig-
nation in any one who has to run up its
stairs, and the art of climbing long
flights will soon be forgotten. At pres
ent it is wholly impossible to let an Of
fee on the fifth floor of a building not
provided with an elevator. 1t is also to
be said that the elevators of the present
are far superior to those of the past.
The rate at which those in the new and
splendid twelye-story building at Broad
way and Wall street go up and down
almost makes one dizzy, but the
movement can scarcely be felt.
This afternoon | had occasion to
make dozen business calls. re-
guiring about two hours work in all,
and out of curiosity kept record of
the height travelled in elevators. For
eleven of the twelve calls had to enter
an elevator. and twice retraced my
steps, finding my man out the first
time. Adding up the number of stories
l was lifted, find that Iwent up sixty
two stories, or a total height of S06 feet,
allowing an average of thirteen feet to
each s,ory-a very small average. This
is nearly twice the height of the great
pyramid of Egypt. and any traveller
who goes to the top Of the great pyra-
mid in less than half an hour on hot
day will be able to estimate the saving
in strength effe ted by our New York
elevators. Ii all our elevators were TO
break down at once business would
come to stand-still. In. Y. Letter.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01

A few days ago an aged German,
living on Market street. lett his vest in
the store of his employer for short
time. When he returned he found that
two watches. on. OF gold and one If
silver, had been stolen from the vest.
To each watch was fastened chain,
and these had been snapped off. leav-
ing small end remaining attached to
the vest. In the neighbOrhood of the
robbery lived Young man who has
figured in the police courts in this and
other cities. He has been in the Con-
necticut State Prison. and also on
Blackwells Island, in New York. This
fellow was suspected of the theft and
arrested while drunk. but no trace of
the stolen watches could be found, and
he would say nothing which would
give him away" He was. however.
sent to Jail for drunkenness. and il
there yet. The old man night or two
ago dreamed he saw the watches. COW
cred with straw, in q corner of tho
yard adjoining the house where ho
slept. The next morning he told lis
dream and was laughed at by all the
household except the woman head OF
the family. She advised him to 30 and
look over the place designated in his
dream. He did so. and in few min
utes his cries of JOY brought forth all
the household. He had, by poking in
hestraw in the spot designated, found
one watch and was almost overcome.
few minutes further search brought
to light the other watch and the chains.
Now the old man rejoices and is firm
believer in dreams. Hartford Comm
Times
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01
The Old Maid.

Yes; she's an "old maid" And YOU
young people laugh at her and speak
of her with a sort of contemptuOus
pity. She ha; earned this from you
simply through growing old. Simply
because her face has ever so little al
tered its outlines. The bloom on her
cheek has faded. and she has not for
companion a man to make her miser-
able. Yet she has heart full, NAV be,
of affection and sympathy and longing
for an object on which to expend it.
fOu laugh at her capacity for loving.
but in reality it's no laughing matter.
It's about the most serious quality be-
longing to these hearts of ours. 1t is,
when unqualified. the cause of more
pain and agony than all other agencies
affecting us put together. 1t is as vital
to human health and happiness as the
air We breathe. Could you see with
your eyes or realize in your minds half
the heart pain and desolatiOn existing
in thousands of households through I'm
met and minated love, you would
never speak contemptuously of the old
maid. 1t is but the outer skin and
muscle that is old. The heart within is
as young as ever. though little
warped, may be. little soured, little
eccentric through the trial and misery
of life marred through lack of SYM
patty.
1t is only the thoughtlessness of pro-
found ignorance which treats these SUBJ
jects with combined siggle and jest.
When next you see the old maid re-
member that, though surrounded by
human forms of her own kth and kin,
yet she may be journeying through life
alone. Alone for years in that awful
solitude, ashamed and afraid to speak
TO any of her hearts deepest yearnings
and lOngings: alone. longing tor the
cOmpanionship which she knows can
never come; alone. sighted. neglect
ed. and deemed now only fit for duties
from which bright eyes and beauty are
now exempt; a'One. suffering year by
year this hopeless hunger OF the heart.
Young people, this is your day of tri-
umph. 1t may be short. You, too,
may suffer as she does. Fifteen. TWEEN
ty years hence, you also. through the
appearance of few wrinkles, may
realize that the coveted surface admira.
ton Of others is deserving you for the
last newly-blossomed flower. You may
learn that surface admiration is at its
best but heartless admiration. and
heartless admiration is close to the
cruelty which ridicules the old maid
n. l. Graphic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01

door will freshen the not. dry air. This
principle of the reduction of the tenn
perature by evaporation is capable of
much practical application. In India
and other tropical countries. where ice
is almost unknown. the ratives cool
their water for drinking by suspendng
their water-bottlcs. which are of porous
earthenware. in brisk current of air.
caused by the punkahs or large fans of
the country. which process is said TO
cool it rapidly and thoroughly. But
above all, the great secret of doing
homework with comfort in warm
weather is to do it as much rs possible
in the early morning. resting in the
middle of the day.-thiiddelpitia Press.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01
An Intelligent Horse.

DIR. William H. Murray. the Super
visor of the Sixteenth Ward, is the
owner of gray horse that. at times.
seems to be possessed of human reason.
This horse is devoted to his master, and
it would be next to impossible to steal
it in the street, for it will not move
after DIR. Murray has left it until he re-
turns and gives it permission. To-day
the Doctor was driving at rapid gait
down North Pearl street. When OPP
posite the Homeopathic Hospital at
Clinton Square a man, who was crossing
the street, suddenly became dizzy with
the heat and fell down in front of the
horse. Stepping carefully over the
PROSTATE form, the horse was suddenly
stopped by the Doctor, who pulled the
rein the moment he saw the man fall.
There lay the man under the horse and
between its fore and hind legs. In 4
moment the animal. apparently under
standing the situation, raised itself on
its hind feet, and with fore feet in the
air backed over the body and away
from it. The Frustrated stranger arose
and went away. If the horse had not
been possessed of such intelligence.
the stranger would have been run over
and badly injured, as his head lay in
line with the wheels.-Ai6day Tunes.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01

A young man in the neighborhood
had Ia en- up loo acres OF land, built Il
house upon if. a barn. bored wells. dug
bitches, sown it in wheat. and n all
spent hundreds of dollars upon il. 1t
happened to be a dry season, and the
crop failed. He became discouraged.
and offered his claim and Improvements
at a sacrifice. The young lady gave
him 500 for his right, title and interest
in the land and every thing on it. She
let it lie. She need do nothing more.
She sold the insufficient crop for hog
feed. The hogs rooted and scattered
il. The winner rains came. and with
them came the volunteer crop. which
matured and has just been cut, yielding
twelve bushels per acre on 120 acres.
She will clear at least 81 500, besides
having the land and the improvements.
-IiSaiia Dcita.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01

According to writerin Nature tho
small migratory birds that are unab Q
to perform the flight of $50 miles across
the Mediterranean Sea are carried over
on the backs of cranes. In the autumn
MANY locks OF cranes may be seen COM
ing from the north with the first cold
blast from that quarter, living low and
uttering a peculiar cry. as if of alarm.
as they circle over the cultivated plains.
Little birds of every species may be
seen flying up to them. while the twit-
tering songs of those already comforta-
bly settled upon their backs may be dis
I n tly heard. But for this kind pro-
vision Of nature, numerous varieties Of
small birds would become extinct in.
northern countries, as the cold winters
would kill them.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-01

The Western cyclone blows everv-
thing from the farm except the mort
gage.-h. y GrapAic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
Court 90.
SIXTH DAY.

SIXTH DAY.
A decree Of divorce was entered in the case
of Croft VS.. Croft.
Naturalization papers were granted to Mr..
Deletrsz,
sEVENTH DAY.
II the Mettendorf case the court decided
in favor Of the defendant, Neubert, on the
ground that the plintiff has not shown such
| an interest in the land as to maintain the &C.
ton.
The case Of Kingsbury vs.. Caruthers was
| submitted on statement of facts. The court
ruled that where a party had taken up q
desert land claim, he would be protected IN
his possession till he should be ready tc prove
up on his land, and that evidence relating to
character of land would not be received in
the Territorial courts.
In the case Of Davenport vs.. MCGOWAN,
Cullen and Role being for plaintiff and Max
Waterman for defendant. & similar decision
| was made.
The motion to retax costs in Boyce vs..
Smith was continued until next term.
Sentence was then passed upon Il. ].
Hanna, who was sentenced to five years con-
fnement. Cary, the burglar, received ten
years.
The court then made an order that the
| records Of the court should be transcribed
and directed the order to be written in the
minutes. He also made some suggestions
relative TO platforms for witnesses and an
office for the clerk. After which the court
adjourned.
About 80 or 40 cases were disposed Of this
term. A large amount Of business was tran
sacted, and Judge Wade deserves much
credit for the way in which be has discharged
his duties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04

tively no evidence against DR.. Turner, and
that the matter appeared to have been a put
up affair. Now, if the Record has airy eyi-
dence or facts against DR.. Turner let it show
them. but not longer deal in insinuations. It
has been remarked that if DR.. Turner had
walked arm il arm with grand jurors before
his indictment and treated and give dinners,
and taken out to ride these men, while charg-
es were pending against him, as others have
done, an uproar would have been caused at
once. The Record inquiries, Why don't DR..
Turner leave? This in itself shows the wish
of the Record g%eniuses to drive out Of town
one who has somewhat opposed its course.
It asks, Why doesn't he prosecute the ones
active against him. Let me inquire how
much means have Healy, Donnelly and John
son, without mentioning the Record editOrs),
which could be secured upon a judgment. 1t
would cost money to bring g suit for damages,
and how much juice can be obtained from a
| sucked orange? There is another difficulty,
| charges have already been made before the
grand jury, Probate Judge and Justice OF the
| Peace and rejected because no one would be-
| lieye the testimony Of the girl, the principal
witness, from necessity, under oath. Now,
It is about time for the persecution to stop
and the good sense Of the people now resld-
ing il Fort Benton will no longer allow that
such calumnious illusions, unsupported BY
any evidence whatever, such as might be d.
rected to the best man ID our midst, should
thus be thrown upon the head Of DR.. Turner,
| and what is worse, upon his wife and chill
dreu. V1NDES.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
April ID, 1881.
FOB SALE Or RENT.
WACKHTER,s RANCH AT sTAND.OFF

w ACFHFER,S RANCH AT STAND-OFF.
The buildings consist Of, store l7by 10.
Dining-room, 15by16.
Milk house, 16by19.
Hose stable, Mby2O.
Cow stables, 62by20 and one 76by20.
Kitchen, 12by14.
Tool house, 12by14.
Ware house, 22by2o. Sub-celar beneath warehouse,
13by15.
seventy-:wo.. head Of. cattle, including 81 dairy cows
and 8 bulls.
Eight work hores and 5 brood mares 1 saddle horse
one 2-year old colt; one 3-year old stallion, and 3 year.
lngs.
One combined reaper and mower, Woods pat.)
One sulky rake: / harrow, iron frame; l harrow
i large box stove; | cook stove. Together with coun-
ter, scales, etc.
Ranch and stock sold separately or together, and if
not sold until ground is seeded or before July LIST, it
will then be sold with growing crops which VIII con-
sist Of 65 acres Of oats, 3 acres of wheat, 10 of barley,
5 of potatoes and ~ in garden and root crops.
For particulars and terms Of sale, inquire Of G. T.
Wachter, Stand-Of, or B.. A.. Kanouse, Fort Macleod.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
Letter ON the Turner Case.

To the Editor RIVER PRESS:
SIR i am one of a number of citizens
who believe in bringing the guilty to punish
ment and in asserting the rights of the inno-
cent. / cannot conscientiously say that the
Record is at all times actuated by such q
principle. / think it allows its personal
piques to carry itself away captive, and its
recent attack upon one of our residents seems
to show its weakness and coWardice. | IN
derstand the facts in the case to be these !:
That some two years ago Col. Donnelly sus-
pected DR.. Turner Of advising . man to jump
his ranch. Afterwards he, as Probate Judge,
sold some lots claimed by Turner. ThattWo
years ago DR.. Turner opposed the election
Of Healy and Donnelly. So far Turner was
undoubtedly wrong but men will have a diff
ference Of opinion on these matters. That a
year ago Turner was arrested and examined
before Donnelly on q charge Of rape on a
little girl whose name was not very good.
That Donnelly was requested to either trans
fer the action to q justice of the peace or to
ask the Justice to sit with him. It strikes
me that it would have looked better for Don
nelly to have done something Of this kind.
It was the opinion OF . great many that since
the girl contradicted herself in several mate
rial particulars there was no caase for bind
ing over the defendant. A short time aftez-
wards the girl voluntarily went to 9 lady and
told her and Col. Donnelly that she had lied
about DR.. Turner and that Henry Johnston
had induced her to do SO. why did Col. 2.
keep so quiet about this? | do not much
wonder at the jury bringing az indictment
when | remember how they were controlled
by the enemies Of Turner. This girl has
since sworn that she had sworn falsely
against Or. Turner. Il have been told by Mr..
Lowry and Judge Wade that there was posi-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
ESTRAY NOTICE.

The following horses are estray and have been taken
up by me, and which the owners can have by proving
property and paying costs, damages, and removing
them away. l gray horse; ! brown mare and colt; |
black mare and colt; two sorrel horses; / buckskin
stables.
MICHAEL SINNERS,
STEPHEN H0DaINs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
NOTICE.

We will herd ell Horses entrusted to our care for
one dollar and fifty cents per herd per month. We
will have a House and Corral at the foot Of the trail
above George Allis' Rauch, and We will deliver horses
a. Hughes City at 50 cents per head.
JAMES E. MORAN,
JOHN a.. La
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-04
DISSOLUTION DE pARTN ERsH1P
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNE RsHIP

THE partnership heretofore existing under the
i name and style Of Culberteon & Mills, has this
day, by mutual consent, been dissolved, r. S. gilbert
son continuing in the business. Ali debts payable to or
owed by said firm may settled by each of them until
further notice. r. S. CULBERTSON,
X. r. MILLS.
April ID. 1881.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05
FARMERS IN GEORGIA.

Georgia is considered one of the
most prosperous States in the South,
because the people have greater attcn-
ton TO factories, but it seems, like
Mississippi they are planting 100 much
cotton and not diversifying their
industries enough.
A correspondent for the Prairie Far
mer thus writes about the farming
industries Of that State:
Cotton holds imperial sway, and
with the money realized from its sale,
what are called supplies" and indeed
everything that is used by the growers
OF the great staple, are purchased.
This deplorable policy keeps up the
drain of money and throws the pro-
ducer into the hands of merchants,
factors, and Spectators. In such a
condition, voluntarily assumed, ION
fearfully mistaken view) no indepen-
dence can be enjoyed by the toiling
man of the South. Manhood Is check
ed of its noblel aspirations and the
mind is but a confused leader, carry
ing him on into multiplied difficulties
and deeper encouragement.
With the evidences of great capacity
for diversified farming present upon
our lands, the argument handled with
no little effect by prejudiced parties
without and even within our barders,
goes for naught. Whence the author
ily and wherein the reason that this
genial climate and generous soil is
incapable of producing in abundance
the varied products that are brought |
so largely from other sections of the |
country? Ample evidence that the |
contrary Is true are to be seen. Side |
by side throughout this State are
farms which furnish an illustration |
and confirmation Of my theury carried |
into practice. On one hand they are
run by the brain and muscle Of the
possessors on the other they are under
the watch aud dictation Of some "fur- !
nisher." The first present, a rule,
a scene Of comfort and ease the other,
dissatisfaction, constant worry and
fretfulness, or indifference which is |
fatal to success.
speaking, then, for large district /
Of country, its decrease i'm population /
is the direct result Of an unwise, de-
structive system Of farming which has /
precipitated hundreds into bankrupt /
cy, and is hurrying others rapidly in
the same direction.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05
PLANT LESS COTTON.

II will soon be time to make prepa-
rations for another crop, and we ear
nestly entreat our planters to plant
less cotton. 1t has already bankrupt
ed the whole country, and if still per-
sisted in, will bring starvation to our
doors. Some of the Northern papers
are advising the people Of the South
to plant more cotton. This does very
well for them, as it enables the fac
tories to purchase cotton very cheap
and sell more provisions to the South
ern people. The south could be one
of the most prosperous countries in the
world if we could only be Induced to
plant Just one-half the amount of cot
ton, raise our own sheep, hogs, mules
and corn, and build factories with our
surplus money. In this way we would
be independent, and could control the
price of our own cotton, which is
now in the hands Of spectators.
Texas is already making prepara-
tons to plant II large cotton crop. Let
Mississippi do the opposite, and plant
II small amount of cotton. The Bran
don Republican speaks sensibly on this
subject. 1t says:
"The time has come when you
should be making preparations for an
other crop, or at least deciding upon
the amount of land you will plant in
oats, corn, cotton, sugar-cane, potatoes,
etc. For Heavens sake, for your own
sake, for your families sake, and for
the sake of your country, stop plant
ing so much cotton, and plant more
food crops. Reverse the old style of
planting ten acres in corn to twenty
in cotton. Make it five in cotton, ten
in corn, ten in oats, and five in rice,
sugar-cane and potatoes, and then If
the cotton crop fails you may have oats
for your stock, and corn, meat, pota-
toes and molasses and sugar for your
families, and you won't have to mort
gage your land and stock to buy pro-
Visions. \ small crop of cotton will
bring as much money as Il large one,
because the price is regulated by the
demand. Don't depend upon raising
cotton to buy provisions, for then the
price of cotton will be reduced and the
price Of provisions will go up. Ifyou
don't raise corn you can't raise meat,
and without meat and corn you can't
make another crop. If you raise every
thing you want to live upon, you won't
need much money. If you have sur
plus of corn, meat, hay, fodder rice,
molasses, chickens, eggs, butter, etc.,
you can always find market for them,
and pay your doctors bill, your prirt..
er's bill, and almost every other kind
of bills with it. Plant fewer acres and
fertilize what you do plant, and then
you won't have so many acres to plow
and hoe over, and you will have more
pasture for your stock. Take our adj
vice this time,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Reports from northern Missouri and
central Arkansas show that nearly all
the peach and cherry trees, and many
of the apple trees We're killed by the
great Arctic wave that spread over
the South in December. Our cores
pondents say that their trees are GER
tainly killed to the snow line. The
result was caused, not SO much by the
extreme degree of cold, but by its
earliness in the season and its sudden
ness. This exceeding cold for Deem
Der reached the Gulf coast, destroying
the more tender trees in Texas the
fruit of the orange and other semi
tropical fruits, and many Of the tire $
in Florida.
Further, the extreme cold of the
first half Of January has, we suppose,
killed all the peach buds, as well as
some Of the trees, in all of the West
ern States with the probable excep-
ton of western Michigan, and also
injured many of the more tender
trees and plants. From the published
weather reports, northern Iowa, Min
nesota and Wisconsin must also have
suffered severely. In central Illinois,
SO far as our observation has extend
ed, the hardy fruit trees do not APP
pear to be materially injured. These
lessons, although expensive, are use
ful in giving us further experience in
what varieties to depend upon as
being hardy, and in this connection
we will soon publish report of w. G..
Barry, of Rochester, n. Y, on old and
new varieties of peaches, which will
be very valuable to new planters and
those replacing the ruined orchards on
our Southern borders. Mr.. Barry is
one of our most talented fruit experts.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Peas are now worth ten and twelve
dollars bushel in the Northern mar
kets, and other seeds proportionately
high.
1t has been said that we can't raise
our own seed successfully here. This
is Il great mistake. To test this, we
saved our own pea seed this year,
which kept perfectly sound, and were
not as much weavel-eaten rs those we
purchased at the North lost year.
Hundreds of dollars might be saved
every year, if those in the gardening
business would go to the trouble of
saving their own seeds. Enough of our
money is consumed every year at the
West and North in buying hay, corn,
and provisions, without spending more
for the few garden seeds we use. Save
more at home and economize, and we
will be more successful planters and
on rIpnarg