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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21
One OF the EpOchs.

Among the latest commissions issued
by Acting Postmaster General Hatton.
says a recent Washington special. is
one to .Bilr' Nye. lately appointed
postmaster at Laramie City. wy. I.
Nye is the editor of the DaiiT Boone
rang. In accepting the nomination he
saws:
LARAMIE CRY, Wy. T, August 70. IsSs
MY DEAR GENERAL: | have received tn
news by telegraph of my nomination and CON
nrmgtion postmaster at Laramie, and
wish to extend my thanks for the same. I
have ordered an entirely new set of boxes and
past-oiiice outfit. inclul ng rev cnrru gated
cuspadores Tor the use Of clerks. I lock
upon the. appointment myself rs IA
triumph If eternal truth over error and
wrong. II is one of the epochs. AS ! may
say. m the Naiiuns onward march toward
political purity and Perfection. don't know
when have noticed any stride in the affairs
of State which 50 thoroughly impressed me
with it, wisdom Now tina We are coworke.S
I'm the same dep irtpent | TINS. you will not
feel shy or backward in consulting me al any
time relative TO matters concerning Post-of-
nee Department affairs. BE perfectly frank
with me. and feel perfectly free jus; 10 bring
feel reluctant because may appear at times
cold ana reserved Perhaps You think / do
NOT know the difference between rost-o;fice
window and a three-em quad hut rnsif is n
mistake. My general INFORMATION is lar be-
yond my years. With profoundest regards.
remain, sincerely yours, BILL NsE.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21
HUMOROUS.

Ella Wheeler wants us TO '.sit down
at set of sun and count the things that
we have done" Can't do il. Ella.
That's our busy hour; and. besides, We
don't care to keep count of 'em. 1t
wouldn't pay.-NorristOTn Herd'd.
An aesthetic Invita- on to dinner
concluded with these words: Il have
asked four minds to meet YOU"
Thanks" replied the uncultured one.
Il am awfully sorry not to come. but
have already accepted an invitation TO
dine with four stomachs the same
night"
Mr.. HOLINESS has foot rs long as
his life. and when horse stepped on his
toes he said he didn't care so much for
tue immediate pain in the toe, but it
was so long TO heal. Heal. you under
stand; see? heel. heal, heel so long to
heal-Ha, ha. ha! no. no. no. he. he.
he'-B"riing,on Hd,ck'eye.
A Syrian convert to Christianity
was urged by his employer to work on
Sunday. but he declined. But" said
the master. "does not Your bible say
that il a man has an OK or an ass that
falls into a pit on the Sabbath day he
may pull him out?'' Yes" answered
the convert; but if the ass has habit
Of falling into the same pit every Sab
bath day. then the man should either
till ur the pit or sell the ass"
"A suddenly rich and very muscular
Young man from the oil regions stopped
at Il seaside hotel the other dav for the
first time, and had great difficulty in
getting ANYTHING to eat. \ sympathiz-
ing stranger at his elbow whispered:
:. You will starve here if You don't tip
the waiter Two minutes aiterward
the waiter found himself tipped over on
the floor. The young man did not
starve. Ppiadelphia Se,rs.
What methodi al fellow you are.
Brown said Filkins. who had stepped
into Browns office during the latters
absence. why, what do YOU mean?"
asked Brown. who had just entered.
'Mean?" echoed Filkins; "to think
that YOU should lock all your drawers
up when you We're only going out for
five minutes. Tisn't likely that any
body would NEEDLE with your papers"
:" OF course nol.' replied Brown; .'but
how did You lind out that the draw
ers We're locked" -BoSton Transcript.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21
REPARTEE.

Shall marry the man that lover
Sang I'hillis. sweet Phillis the fair;
Aud the music went soaring above,
As IL twas her fnTorfte air.
And n voice coming out from the sky.
FrJn the singer she hoped TO entrance,
Quite startled her with the reply:
She wiz II she once gets the Chance
.shall marry ste xrs that lover
He sang ON a'sut~equent day:
Fang high IT, bis attic above.
When he thought the fair Phillis away.
A surprise came up from below,
An answer his aTdor TO cool;
Twas little emphatic: mo. no,
Not unless the girl, too is a fool"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21

serve to stand before Kings for your
diligence? Possibly. my young brother
may not Yish TO stand before Kings
Very well, then he doesn't have q.
But if he does. there is only one way or
him TO get there; he must be diligen, in
business, whatever his business is; con-
stantly active; persistent and devoted in
his application. He wants to keep his
elbows. not his feet, on mis- desk. He
must work harder in the morning of his
life, just when he wants to play, than
he will in the afternoon.
II won't be at all easy for YOU. dearly
beloved, to be diligent in business. $"
A man IS often very busy who isn't at
all diligent in business. The most act
i've man | ever saw was a man who did
less than you would suppose ten men
could do. He lived on the street. He
talked politics ten hours day He was
always going TO run for some office. bu;
nobody ever nominated him. He would
drag you away from your desk or book.
TO talk to You by the hour about some
thing you didn't care cent for; he
knew little about every living mans
business save his own: he spent the
most of his time in caucus and the rest
of it in convention and procession, and
yet, when you went into that mans
Office, there WIS great legend staring
at you from the wall. right over his
desk-"Time is money!"
BE diligent in your business, dearly
beloved, and YOU will have no time 10
manage your neighbours affairs. and
this will laa,a of sr.nIIa MI
mischief. And just as soon as your
neighbor finds that your time is too val
liable TO be wasted upon him for moth
ing. he will want it, and pay for it. Men
always want what is hard for them to
get. BE diligent, and your Thoughts
will tend to plenty" Be diligent. and
"out of Asher your bread shall be fat"
BE diligent, and God shall give thee
of the dew of heaven, and the fairness
of the earth. and plenty of corn and
wine." and whole chapter of amend
ments can't keep it from you. Be dill
gent. and your fullest manhood will be
developed; the world will be glad that
you have lived in it. and society will
miss you when you are called up higher.
BE diligent in your business. and the
thousdnu anu one temptations tndt De-
set the lazy man cannot be heard by
YOU, absorbed in YOUR own honest
affairs. Be diligent and "rejoice in
your labor; this is the gift of God" and
lit is good and comely for one TO enjoy
the good of all his labor that he takerh
under the sun all the days of sIife;
for it is his portion" Be diligent. and
rest and refreshing will follow your toll.
for 1.-THE sleep OF a laboring man is
sweet, whether he eat little or much"
IS Seest thou man diligent in his bnsi-
ness? He shall stand before Kings; he
shall not stand before mean men," Cut
that text out, my young brother, and
paste it over your desk. 1t may save
your situation.
There will be no collection this MORN
ing. Ii the sexton wants any money
from this congregation. he will be lit
tie more diligent in his business and
dust the pews back under the gallery.
same as the body pews down in front.
and sweep the carpets at least once a
month.-Burliaqton HdUksye.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21
DILIGENCE IN BUSINESS.



Seest thou man diligent in his businessr
file shall stand before Kings: he shall not
stand before mean men.'-iTOperbs LriL ~.
Dearly beloved, you will not listen to
any Scripture in other pulpits this morn
ing that carries more truth to the square
inch than this. And the especial atten-
ton Of the young men in the coDgrega-
ton is called TO the text
The reason why. or at least one reason
why, the Psalmist. after he had been
young, and was old. could not remem-
Der ever to have seen the righteous for
saken or his seed begging bread. was
because a lazy man can be very right
eous Not righteous enough TO hurt
him. The spectacle of lazy Christian
would be as great n rarity as fat skei-
cton.
II your Bible teaches you anything it
teaches YOU that there is no room in
this hive for drone. 1.-The hand of the
dlligent shall bear rule; but the slothful
shall be under tribute" The way
OF the slothful man is rs hedge of
ihorns; but the way of the righteous is
made plain" The desire of the sloth-
full killeth him. for his hands refuse to
labor 1.-The sluggard will not pillow
by reason of the cold. therefore shall he
beg in harvest and have nothing"
hath no,h;nr. h,,, The snr, Of ,ha ,;;,;-
cen, Shaii ne mod. "a, ..So, Sio,hfni
n hus;ross. ferre,,, in s,,;r;, sar,;nr ,ha
Iord " ..sn ;dIe SON, hall Sufer Inn
ger" Alazy CHRISTIAN brethren would
ind h,t cold comfor, II ba sbonId exort
himself IN read his Rihle
The diIioen, soul always nossessed
the land Nj m. mon or wnp,an Who
stems into n load mans sboes and , fort
pna I'm, ,ha no., .,nd ,r;r, vi, i,.rn i,
their teens wL,t Sai,,r il worth
and how 10 cain aud rsa rawsr ,h.,
monrv cannot Inv are the neonIa who
NOV. IN. yo,IJ E;ford ~. IN, al.
Tor a, H. D,,I,..,.,.l,, 49,, 80 I'll.
conmon s,;lnr. Ran Joh,son Ms q
br;rk I,r.r. Iobn Runvan MS a ,;nter.
Ungb KILLER WA a onsrrvman. Sh,Les'
n.ara,s fa,h.r 49, ~ ;Ii;;or,ta ha J;Sn',
~ hn,r - Iii h;s go nar.o.
neither did his son and no morn do
- g.. H., ',,a n.. r. L. @
;hnr Of Pah;nSnn c,nsoa w,s 'n aI,nna,
whol,y s.lsS,anaht. E5n.r 4 p u,.s
The :on - s,rnIi;,m ,,larars. r.
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,aIInw cb,naid,.. ST. p;.harJ ! mlr;oh,
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rho 50, ~ :. ,rrnoar. car,ia Massar -
ran life os an e,.,.and hon. and Cation
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21

Two children named Arten died in
Westmoreland County, Virginia. The
other day. from eating poisoned water
melons. t,ken IRON field owned by a
Ar. King. 1t appears that King had
put strychnine on his melons to prevent
hem from being carried off,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-09-21

"a Kansas joker has had to pay
5000 for destroying mans eve with
an explosive cigar
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09

enln. By Noah Brooke. author d
The B1y Emigfants."
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Brooks, Authof Of the LAND Of Nod. I"
etc, and including A Cristxsos
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Prepared expressly for holiday
times.
There will be short stories by
Louisa NJ. Alcott. and many other
Well.kuown writers for young folka (:
papers on hopse duties and recreofioRs
outdoor sp0rfs. occupation and in
strvcfion for boys and girts, with pop
ular features aud departments.
Price $500 year; 8 cents num-
Der. The succeeding issue, THE
Wonderful Christmas Number" will
have. also. = colored frontispiece and
many unusual attractions. The GEN.
TURY Co. New York, n. Y.
THE Washington Evening Critic
says:
. Mr.. James Phillips, who has Just
been appointed assistant paymaster
In the Z. s. Navy. Is . con of ex-
Congressman Phillips, Of Kansas.
He Ia sturdy going. intellectual
young man and will certainly make
his mark. His thousands of friends
Wish him well.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09

times acorus and the vaxioue kiods d
nuts Will keep In 6no e0ndltio0 b.
spreading them thickly on the surfhcl
Of the Hfound In the opeu air and
covering them over With four or oix
inches Of earth or sand.
Small seeds, and those that Aro Hight
and cha6y. such - seeds Of the alder,
sycamore, catalpa, tulip tres snd mol.
berry. - also some Of the Later ripen-
ing winged seeds, - the sugar maple
and the various species ofash, should
be gathered when ripe and spread
thinly in an airy situation, TO par.
TALLY dry; after which they can be
stored away In coarse bags and kept
In Q cool. airy room until required for
sowing In ths sprinG. Lerch. pine and
generally seed Of all c0nlfefuDo plants
should be kept In . similar manner
during winter.
To succeed In raising plants with
good root system. II IL essentially
necessary that the seeds should be
sown In deeply-worked. light, loamy
soil. Clayey soils are not 10 be &c
lected, - they too readily harden on
the surface and form an imperviOus
crust, % far - relates to the pushing
power Of the young germs. Where
no other soil IL available except clay
We have seen good results attained BY
covering the seed with sand; there Is
nothing In . clay soil to prevent
growth when once the young plant
show themselves above the surface.
The soil should not only be deeply
worked, but it should always be made
rs rich and fertile As possible. In
general there IL altogether too little
account made Of this primary require
msnt, aud very many failures In first
attempts In the cultivation Of special.
ties. such Is that of raising trees from
seeds. may be clearly traced to care
lessness In the selection, preparation.
and enrichment Of the soil.-Rsrof
World.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09
Cream And Butter 4.

A question quite frequently asked
Is how many inches or pounds Of
cream does il rsquire';O make IA pound
of butter. Two such Inquiries now
lie upon our table. and We have Ina.ir
reply several times before this. Nee
essarily IL Is impossible to answer
such u question definitely. Cream
differs in richness, and OF course the
richer the cream the less IL will take
TO make a pound Of butter. The
average richness. on composition, l.
about as follows: water, "a. 80: butter
tpure fatty natter 25.40, cascin and
milk sugar. 1.6l: mineral matters
lash 2l9. From this il will be- seen
that upon an average IL requires
about four times the weight Of cream
To make a pound of butter. But
cream generally does better than this.
and sometimes vastly better. DIR.
Voelkers states tibet his experiments
lead to the conclusion that one quart
Of good cream will yield from thirty
to fifteen ounces of commercial but
ter; and when cream II very rich.
as when the cows are fed foods that
are very rich in oil, a pound of cream
will yield almost pound Of butter.
1t Is the superior richness Of the Jer-
sey cream that gives that breed Of
cows their value. In the first place
the milk Is rich in cream and in the
next place the cream itself il rich.
The COW herself has a great deal TO
do with II. Some cows are noted for
their large yield of milk, but are val.
liable only when the milk itself II
sold, 1t being poor in fats. III dairy.
man Is supplying the town with
milk he wants COW that will yield
largely Of milk, but cares nothing for
its richness. But IL he 10 making
butter, he will desire cream more
than he does milk, and will find that
many good mixer Is practically
valuless for his purpose. But II does
not all lie with the natural butter
producing merits of the animal. or
course food has vast deal to do with
the richness Of milk and cream. If
we feed what Is destitute of oils, of
fat producing elements. necessarily
the milk will be less rich. But In
feeding We must be careful and not
create too much fat. A COW fat
enough for the sham9les Is not ia the
best Of milking conditions.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09
Raising ForeN Trees From Seed.

It Is q good general rule 10 SOW seed
all kinds rs soon rs they are ripe
They will vegetate sooner IL sown i'm
mediately after being gathered from
the plant than they will do AT any
future time. Exposure to the siI
hardens the outside covering Of seeds,
which has tendency to retsrd ger.
miuatiou so that whether a seed will
terminate in one week, one month.
one, two, or more years after IL la :
been put IN the ground. will depend
very much upon the amount Of dry
Ing exposure 10 the air that IL was
subjected To before il was sowu.
But 10 Is not ALWAYS practicAb or
convenient IL SOW seeds immediately
after they are ripe and have been
gathered: therefore. the alternative l.
10 try TO preserve them in the best
manner 81 as 10 retain their vitality
unimpaired, 81 that they will germi-
nate rs speedily as possible when
Gown.
There arc many seeds which ripen
during late Summer and i'm the Fall,
which cannot very well be kept dur
Ing winter without more or less Diet
rioration. Some, such ~ the silver
maple, red maple. elm and poplar,
ripen early and will not keep we'll !;
these should be sown m soon - ripe,
and they will probably grow to good
sised plants before the growing sea-
son ends. Silver naples may be had
from three To four feet high by De-
cember from seeds sown the proceed.
ing June. Among those which do
hest when sown in the Fall, or Inn.
msdiately after they are ripe, are the
seeds Of the peach, cherry, sweet
chestnut. haselnut, walnut, hickory.
oak, horse chestnut, beech and linden.
II these cannot be sown In the Fall
they must be kept over until Spring
BY mixing them with sand or dry
ssrth Of any kind. and kept In . cool
place, such ~ an open shed, or . well
ventilated, cool cellar; II kept In .
warm placs they will not Be IN such
rood condition In Spring - when
kept cool and slightly moist. Some
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09
Lice On PoultN.

Have my poultry lice ON them? This
10 q question that every poultry man
should ask himself ut all times. II ID
safe To say that seven out Of ten per.
sons will answer this In the negative,
and also that the seven are slack In
looking after the interests Of their
fowls. There are very few chickens
which do not have more OF less lice
on them. II Is needless to say that
less rather than more In desired for
their comfort, health and general vel
fare. During the warm days Of July
and August veriuin breed very fast,
especially when ppultry Is confined In
small quarters that are kept perfectly
clean.
I have been raising poultry for .
great many years, and l have never
been troubled to any great extent with
chicken lice. The way have taken
to escape the pest is AZ foilcws: I first
started with good healthy stock, had
good warm houses, lined with tar
paper, which Is vermin proof, and
kept the floor and nests perfectly clean
I always kept q good stock Of air
Stacked lime on hand. and when the
nests had been cleaned, put handful
in the bottom Of each. scatter IL around
a little and put the hay on top Of 1t. /
treat the floor the same way, but put
sand ON top Of the lime, and then with
q fine toothed rake remove the drop
pings from under the roOsts every
morning. This can be done In . few
minutes aud leaves your house clean
and pure. Every nest aud EOOst on
the place Is movable, and on the very
first appearance Of vermin they are
removed. and the place either fumi-
gated with burning sulphur, or
sprinkled with coal oil, then after
" hitewashing the nests and roosts
they are again put In place. This may
seem to represent too much work, but
IL you are thoroughly interested In
your pets you will be more than re-
paid In seeing the comfort they take
and in adniiring the smooth and glossy
appearance Of their feathers, and at
fhe same time II will he more proflta-
Bile, as they Will be far healthier and
lay better. If the old fowls are kept
perfectly free from vermin, there will
be hut little trouble with the young
stock, but in case the lice begin to
make their appearance on them q very
little coal oil put on the tops OF their
reads and under their wings will kill
he vernrin. One must be careful aud
lot put too much on, or II will raise
Ulster and often results In death.
Ilso kept In some dry corner Of the
'ard a box full of either fine road dirt
n sifted ashes. which the fowls have
rec access to, and they will show
heir appreciation of II by busting
frequently The benefit
Will he seen In their being free from
p, ga American Stock
,Ien.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09
The Century.
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-09
St. Nicholas
YOUNG 0f FOLKS.

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