davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
How Some Little Birds Travel.

Our little ones in the country may
have smiled to see n chicken mounted
on the old hens back while she sat sum
ming herself in the yard. Perhaps the
young thing with few feathers sang
soft '.Cree-cree," to tell that he enjoyed
his position. At night he would better
like to be brooded under the mother
wings. When Biddy got upon her feet
and went marching on, off tumbled
chick. Now he must use his own legs
or be left behind. Those bits of legs
may well be weary sometimes with long
journeys about the farm.
One or two species of birds are known
to fly long distances, carving their
young on their backs. Small birds take
passage across the Mediterranean Sea
on the backs of large and stronger ones.
They could not fly so far. Their strength
would give out, and they would drop
in the water and drown.
Along the northern shore of the sea,
in autumn, these little birds assemble,
to wait the coming of cranes from the
North, as people wait for the train at a
railroad station. With the first cold
blast the cranes arrive, flock after flock.
They tly low over the cultivated fields.
They utter peculiar cry, as of warning
or calling. 1t answers the same pur-
pose as the ringing of the bell when the
train is about to start. The small birds
understand it so. They get excited.
They hasten aboard, scrambling for
places. The first to come get the hes:
seats. If the passengers are too many,
some will have to fit back to the hedges
till the next train. How they chatter
good-byes-those who 90 and those who
stay. No tickets have they, but all
the same they are conveyed safely.
Doubtless the great birds like this WARM
covering for their backs. In this way
the small birds pay their fare. And il
is these last who must be out in the
wet if 1t storms. The little passeD-
gers are of different species, like
Americans, Irish, Germans and Chi
nese travelling together in cars or
steamships. Their Journey takes them
through the air, high above the wide
sweep of waters. They are close COM
panions on the way. BY and by they
reach the beautiful South country.
There they build nests and sing sweet
ly, as they build here and sing for us in
our happy summertime. Indeed, God
cares for the sparrows. Our Little
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

An Eastern horseman says scratches
can be cured by winding Wooden RAG
around the horses ankle and letting It
remain until it wears off.-Chicdgo
Journal.
| Mrs. &. d. Swart, Cannonsville, n.
T., lost a COW, and examination after
showed 'darning-needle in her heart,
supposed to have been swallowed with
apple parings.
| Moss on single roofs, by holding
the moisture several days after rain,
hastens the decay of the shingles. 1t
can be removed by throwing Stacked
lime on the roof just before or immedi-
ately after rain.-Detroit Post.
DO not allow the plants to be robbed
OF both food and moisture by worthless
weeds, and more OF them can be de-
stroyed in one day, when they are small,
than IN ten after they are we'll rooted
and cover the ground.-Erchange.
-Hominy Waffies: To two tea-cups
Of hot hominy, add one tablespoonful
of good butter; when cold, add one cup
Of sifted wheat flour, little salt, and
enough milk to make stiff batter; add
three well beaten eggs, mix the ingre-
dents well together, and bake in waffle
irons.-N. Y. Times.
After field is newly seeded with
blue grass says the NeW England
Farmer, it should be allowed to 60 to
seed once or twice, or until thick turf
is produced, but never afterwards, as
producing seed diminishes vitality. If
dry weather stops growth, the grass is
very nourishing, and is eaten greedily
by animals till the rain comes to drenoll
and rot it.
So many of the small fruits, such as
blackberries, pluhs, etc., are delicious
picked that a general rule for making a
sweet pickle is desirable. To seven
pounds of fruit allow two pounds Of
sugar, one quart of vinegar. and spices
to your taste. Cassia buds makes a
very delicate flavor, but are somewhat
expensive when compared with other
spices.-N Y. Post.
-Peach-leaves are poisonous and
often prove fatal when eaten by ami
mails. The leaves are said to contain
pruSsic acid, and number of instances
are recorded of sheep being killed by
eating them. Instances have occurred
in which cattle and sheep have. been
poisoned by eating the leaves Of the
wild cherry. 1t has been said that the
leaves of the cultivated cherry are free
from poison until they have wilted; but
cases have been known in which the
green leaves have proved poisonous and
fatal to animals. Chicago Tribune.
The later the plants can be put out
without detriment the better, for it is of
no advantage to have them head some
time before the proper period ofstorage
for winter If the ground is rich and
in fine condition, the plants will push
ahead as fast as may be desired. Cab
bages should be worked frequently. the
oftener the better, which protects them
from drouth and enables them to grow
during the dry period. Being gross
feeders they are not partial; and there
fore any kind of manure is serviceable,
but if well rotted, the action therefrom
is more immediate. In setting out late
plants water the roots, if possible, COW
ering with dry earth. Put them in
deep and pack to the roots closely
Farm and Garden.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06

and two officers, one of the latter being
| Captain Humphrey Carbonel.
So it was all over. Death had parted
them, They had taken their marriage
vows to love and to cherish one another
until death did them part-and 10
now it had stepped in to dc its work.
All! but something else had stepped
in previously: angry passions INDUCED
in, malice not suppressed. But fol
that. Humphrey Carbonel had never
gone out to the fatal plain where deatf
was unfortunately putting in hi:
sickle. Emma Carbonel would hay,
given now her own life to recall the
past.
Experience must be bought; some
times all too dearly. She saw how
worse than foolish it is, taking it at the
best, to render our short existence here
one of nrarring anger. Evil temper
bears us up at the moment, but time
must bring the reaction, and the re
pentance. A little forbearance on bott
sides, especially on hers, few sooth
ing words, instead of spiteful retorts
and this bitter retribution had not beer
hers; or his, in dying. "a soft answer
turneth away wrath" If they had but
obeyed the words of holy writ!
And now what was left to them:
Death had claimed him, and all was
over To her, a lifelong time Of
anguished remorse, vain longing to
undo what could never be undone in
this world. Could not some of us, no,
and hasty in our dealings, learn 9
lesson from it?
But something better was in store fol
Emma Carbonel. Humphrey did not
die. Within week the news came to
her that the injuries, which had in
duced death-like swoon, mistaken a,
the time for death, had not yet been
fatal, He was removed to the hospital,
was being treated there by skilful sur.
geons, and the issue was as yet un-
certain.
The issue was not for death, but life.
Some months later he came home, 9
MANNED soldier, bearing about him
marks which time would never eface.
Just at the dusk of evening, as she
had pictured it in her fond dream, he
came. When the fly drove up to the
door with him, she was surprised, for
he was not expected until the next day.
He came in slowly, limping. The hustle
over, the servants shaken hands with,
he lay back, fatigued, in the easy chair,
Emma kneeling before him, clinging to
him in passionate emotion, tears
streaming from her eyes, whispering
to him in deprecating terms to forgive
her.
upon condition that you forgive
me, Emma" he answered, agitated as
herself. ut has been sharp expert.
ence for us both. My darling wife,
do not think we shall ever quarrel with
one another again"
"Never again; never a single mis-.
word again, Humphrey, so long as life
shall last. "-ArgoSy
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
A Thief as a Witness.

EYES," said the old prosecuting law
yer, 1--WE have some pretty sharp wit
nesses to handle sometimes. These
thieves get SO they can dodge aquestion
very successfully if they don't wish to
answer it. l remember once l had q
well-known thief on the stand as wit
ness against another thief. Twas pref
ty sure he wouldn't testify to the truth,
but determined that if he did not
would convict him of perjury. wanted
to prove that there were less than a
dozen persons in a certain room at the
time the theft was committed, and that
the defendant was one of them. 1t was
my purpose to show to the jury that the
defendant and this witness were the
only persons not of excellent repute in
the room at the time, and thus heighten
the probability of defendant S guilt.
"How many persons were in the
room when you and defendant were
in?" I asked.
".Between three and four hundred,
said he.
Il knew could prove by every other
witness that there were only ten or
eleven, and it struck me l would do the
public service by giving this witness
full opportunity to perjure himself. !
asked the stenographer to read the
question and answer, and asked the
witness if that was his answer. He
said it was. Now, sir, said ], on
your oath you say there were between
three and four hundred persons in that
room?'
yes, SIR
" DO you know the law relating 10
perjury?" / asked
60 Yes. sir
DO you know that intend to send
you to the penitentiary if you persist in
swearing thus falsely?'
.'You can't do it; am telling you
truth" said he. as cool as yellow dog
under an ice-wagon. II pilsd the
thing up on him mountain high; asked
him all the questions l could think Of
that would tie him tight. AS soon as
possible after that 1 had him indicted
for perjury, and on trial he beat me
sky-high."
How on earth did he do that?''
'.Why, he simply swore that he meant
there were between three persons and
four hundred in the room. And that
let him out He was a quick zone at
repartee, too. asked him question,
and, as he wanted to gain time to think
it over, he pretended he didn' hear me.
Perhaps said I, sarcastically, I'D bet
ter write the question; may be you can t
hear no. said he, in the same tone.
perhaps I'd better hear it; may be you
SAINT write. ''-Chicago Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
Our Young Readers.
MUD PIES.

Oh won't you Join the Cooking Class
That meets In Sandy Hollow,
On every pleasant afternoon,
With SignOrina ROllO?
She makes the incest little cakes,
All scallOped round the edges,
And winds q wreath around the dish
OF buttercups and sedges.
Her recipes are all unique.
And never have been printed;
She'd not forgive me if the rules
1e'en SO much as limited.
But I'll assure you. if you come,
A series of surprises,
Twill really make you smile to see
The puddings and the pieses;
The biscuits, each about as large
As an Old-fashioned penny;
The cookies cut in hearts and rounds
And quaint devices, many:
The fritters-but to rouse your zeal
I've surely said a plenty.
One words sufficient for the wise:
And here are more than twenty.
Ella W. Kicker, in ". 7. Independent.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
THE CROCODILE GIVES d DIN.
NER PARTY,

A willy crocodile
Who dwelt upon the Nile
Bethought himself one day to give a dinner.
ECONOMY" said he,
is chief of all with me,
And shall considered be-as Pm sinner?"
With paper, pen and ink,
He sat him down to think;
And first of all, Sir Lion he invited;
The Northern Wolf who dwells
In rocky Arctic dells;
The Leopard and the Lynx, by blood united.
Then Mr.. Fox, the shrewd-
No lover, he of good
And Madame Duck with sober step and stately;
And Mr.. Frog serene
In garb of bottle green,
Who warbled bass, and bore himself sedately.
Sir Crocodile, content,
The invitations sent.
The day was come-his guests were all assem-
bled:
They fancied that some guile
Lurked in his ample smile;
Each on the other looked, and somewhat trem-
bled.
A lengthy time they wait,
Their hunger wakes great;
And still the host in conversation dallies.
At last the tables laid,
With covered dishes spread,
And out in haste the hungry party salles.
But when-the covers raised
On empty plates they gazed.
Each on the other looked with dire intention I;
Ma'am Duck sat last of all,
And Mr.. Frog was small
She softly swallowed him and made no men,
ton.
This Mr.. Fox perceiyes
And saying: BY your leaves
Some punishment is due for this transSrcs-
sion,"
He gobbled her in haste,
Then, much to his distaste,
BY Mr.. Lynx was taken in possession!
The Wolf, without pause,
In spite Of teeth and claws,
Left nothing of the Lynx to tell the story;
The Leopard, all irate
AT his relations fate,
Made mince meat of that wolfish monster
hoary.
The Lion raised his head:
"Since am king he said,
I" 1t i'll BELTS the king to lack his dinner!
Then on the Leopard sprang,
With might of claw and fang,
And made a meal upon that spotted sinner
Then saw in sudden fear
Sir Crocodile draw near,
And heard him speak with feelings of distrac
ton;
"Since all of you have dined
Well suited to your mind,
You surely can not Erudge me satisfaction
And sooth. a deal of guile
Lurked in his ample smile,
AS down his throat the roaring lion hasted;
ECONOMY, with me.
Is chief of all" said he,
"And am glad to see there's nothing wasted"
60 d Cheer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06

Superstition fourishes in Georgia.
According to the Sumter Republican,
the young men of that town carry on
their persons as charms buckeyes, rab.
bit feet, pigeon legs, alligator eggs. and
many other things, which they imagine
will give them immunity from disease
and secure good luck in business a.
fairs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06
Unreliable.
Companion.

One afternoon q gentleman was
shown into Mr.. Lamar's library.
MIR. Lamar said the visitor, lido
you know Lad by the name of Gregory
Bassett?''
Il guess so." replied Mr.. Lamar.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06

-Pug-dogs have gone out Of fashion
as ladies' pets. and Japanese spaniel'
and Italian greyhonnds have take1
their place, Chicago Journal,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06

Miss Mary Anderson has been de-
scribed enthusiastically in the London
Queen as ''the American beauty"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-06

instead, the pOStman came in at the
gate, and knocked at the door. Me-
chemically she wondered why he was so
late this evening. She heard the SER
want who answered the knock say the
same to the man.
Eyes, it's late" he answered. ga
mail from the war is in, you see; and it
brought a good many letters"
The woman came in with thick let
ter and the lights. Her mistress took
it with nervous haste. A thick letter.
and from her husband! until now his
letters had been of the thinnest and
slightest. The writing-ras it Hum
phrey's? Why, yes, it was his: but
what could make it look SO shaky? She
opened it carefully, and some Enclosures
fell out. A fond letter or two of hers
written to him after their marriage, dur
ing a temporary separations; a curl of
her sunny hair; a plain gold ring which
he had worn ever since his welding
day; and little folded note with few
trembling lines in it.
Il am dying. Emma Fell to-day in
battle. God forgive us our folly, nv
precious wife! l believe we loved one
another all the while. There is another
Life, my dear one. shall be waiting
for you there. Humphrey"
Emma Carbonel did not CRY, did not
faint. She lay back in q low, large
chair, her meek hands clasped in sup
plication, praying to be pardoned for
all her hard wickedness to her dead
husband, feebly beseeching God, in His
mercy, to take her to that better life.
The next day the papers published
"a list Of the fallen, Fifteen soldiers
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-20
TREASURER'S NOTICE

The following warrants drawn on the Current
Expense and Redemption Fund will be paid on
pre- s-ntation:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-20


sion TO Society. Dimness of Vision, Noises in the
Head; the vital fluid passing unobserved in the
urine, and many other diseases that lead to insan-
ity and death.
DIR. MINTIE, who ia a regular physician lgrad-
uate of the University Of Pennsyl ylvanial. will
agree to forfeit FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
case of this kind the VITAL RESrORA-
TIVE tunder his special advice and treatment!
will not cure, or for anything impure injurious
found in it. DIR. MINTIE treats all private dis
eases successfully without mercury. CoNsrLTA-
rIoN FREE. Thorough examination and advice
including anay sis Of urine, Is 90. Price Of VITAL
RESTORATIVE, 50 90 a bottle, or four times the
quantity. $40 co. sent to any address upon receipt
Of price, or c. o. D., from observation and
in private name. if desired. by A. E. MINTIE, NJ
D., II Kearny street, San Francisco, Cal.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE, sent on application
by letter stating symptoms, aud age. Com.
municstiOns strictly confidential.
DIR. MINTIES KIDNEY REMEDY. NEPHRETI-
CUM, cures all kinds of Kidney and Bladder Com.
plants, GOnorrhtra. Gleet, LeucorrhHA. For sale
by all druggists 81 bottle six bottles for IS co.
DIX. MINTIE'S DANDELION PILLS are the best
and Cheapest DYsPEPslA and BILIOUS cure in the
market. For sale by all druggists.
All orders for medicine c. o. ID. must be accom-.
panied with 81 (as . guarantee Of good faith.
which will be deducted when the package 70
shipped
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-20
The Great English Remedy

is 4 ncVcr-failing
Cure for Nervous Debil-
ity, Exhausted Vitali-
ty, Seminal Weakness,
SpermAtorrhTa, LOST
MANHOOD. Iinpotency.
Paralysis, Prostrator-
rhoea, and all the
terrible effects of Self
Abuse, youthful follies
and excssses in nstureY
years-such ~ Loss of
y.Lassitude. Noe
fl1rnal EypiSsion AyNr
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-20

Plants for gold and silver mills, embracing the
latest and most improved machinery and processes
for base and free ores.
Water Jacket Smelling Furnaces for silver. lead.
and copper ores. with new and important improve. e.
ments. superior to any other make.
Hosting Works. Pumping Machinery, Chloridx-
ing Furnaces. etc
We offer customers the best results Of thirty
years experience In this special line of work, and
acter of mining and reduction machinery. superior
in design and construction to that of any other
make, at the lowest possible prices. We also con.
tract to deliver, in complete running order Mills
Furnaces, Hosting Works. etc. in any of the
mining States and Territories. Estimates given or
application. Send for illustrated circular.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-20

- weekmsie at home by the indus
~ 0n trio,ls. Best business now before
the public. Capital not needed.
~ We will start you. Men, women,
W A boys and girls wanted everywhere
to work for rs. Now is the time
You can work in spare time, give your whole
time to the business. No other business will pa
you nearly A. we'll. No one can fail to make enor-
nous pay, by engaging at once. Costly outfit ard
terms free. Money made fast. easily and honss-
ahiy. Address TRUI Co., Augusta, Maine.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-07
Hay Fever.

For twenty years was suffaretfrohd
Catarrh of the bead and throat IN q yery
aggravated form. and during the SUM.
mer months with Hay Fever. i pro.
cured a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and
after a few applications received deei
ciied benefit was cured before the boss'
tile Was used. Have had no return OF,
the complaint. CHARLorrE PARKI1ER,
Waverly, N. Y. e sie 'eg tsiI
One and one.half bottles OF Ely's
Cream Balm entirely cured me OF Hay
Fever OF ten years standing. Have
had no race Oft for two years. ALBERf
A. Perry. smithbofo, n. 7. ss'os
Since boyhood 1 have been troubled
With Catarrh and Hay Fever, and ,hsss
been unable to; obtain e permanent relief,
until 4, used Ely's Cream Balm. !. It hass
cured me. y. L CLlckEsEk; New
Brunswick, n, j. Price SO cents: : ~, -.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-07
Popular Low Rate Excursions te
Sandusky and Put-in.Bay.

Commencing Sunday, June 17th, and
continuing every Sunday until further
rotice, the B. & u R. r. Co. in connec.
tion with the Steamer Jay Cooke, will
sell round trip excursion tickets, good
for Sunday only, and on the trainlleav.
ing Bellaire at IL ;57 P. NJ. at the fol
lowing extremely low rates. Sandasky
and return, $3.50; Put In. Bay, S4.00.-
Returning on the train leaving Sandusky
at 5:l5 P. NJ. The B. d o. Co. in ar.
ranging these cheap Sunday excursions
aims to give q day of recreation and
pleasure, to those who are necessarily
confined during the week Those desi.
ring to 60 to Put-in- Bay will have some
three hours, to visit points Of interes
there. and return to saudusky, in time
for the 5-l5 F u trpin,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-07
Falth or win-Power Caur:e, Cau:,, .WhiekY

Maggie Mitchell, the actress, tells Q.
stofYlot something stranger than iaitfv
cute. ! These archer words: 81 was af.,
flicted with partial paralysis of the nieft
limb, and almost lost the use ofita Il
was billed to open In large city, and ii
vas still on crutches. Every means that,
medical skill could Suggest, including
electricity, was brought to bear 10 nv,
case, but / was benefited little. The
night arrived, the house was crowded,
the galleries were noisy, and l was at
a side wing OH uctutches. When the
time for my entrance arrived asi Fan.
chon," with q supreme effort I threw the
crutches aside and sprang through the
window with the chicken in my artns,i
and went on with my part as flAtufally
asevsr. From that day to this / have
never had recurrence Of the troubie.g
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-07

Near Lynchbulg, Va, huge mocca.
sin snake was seen robbing birds nest
To mulberry tree. After 1t was killed
it was found to contsin four young cat.
birds, quart OF mulberries and thfes
kittens.
Whoseever and whatsoever are two
precions words often 10 the mouth OF
Christ. "Whosoever will may come -
Nv hatsoever ye shall ask in My name,
ye shall receive"
Hoods Sarsaparilla is made Of tonts,
herbs and barks. 1t gives tone to the
stomach and makes the weak stronH.-
Sold by Druggists.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-07
Feruna.

: - f q. 4 =
This medicine was isIoduced 10 the,
medical professions and to the public at
large by S. B. HARTMAN, NJ. d.. in 1877.
after he bad, prescribed 1t to over 40,-,
600 patients ~ almost every disease 10
which e sh is heir. i. -. - :
II is wholly composed of ntimetous
vegetable ingredients, each one of which
Is ackno wledged by the medical protes.
sion to be the most potent Of all the her.
bal remedies known to medical science.
But It's great virtue is mainly attribute
able to the new and peculiar proportional
in which the harmonious ingredients are
combined, and to the extreme care ex,
ercised in its manufacture, using only
the pure. active principles, aud exclnd.
ing all that IS crude or irritating. No
one should be without Perana.