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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Measuring Cord Wood in Timber.

The question asked by a correspond
ent as to how many cords of wood Il
thousand feet of logs will make, is very
fairly answered by another correspond
ent. The amount VII depend very
largely on the size of the logs, and also
upon the straightness, smOothness and
taper CT the timber 1t is often impor-
tant to know whether n particular
bunch of timber would bring more if
sold in the log than if cut into wood. In
sealing for lumber. q log is always
measured at the smaller end. A crooked
log is ''docked' enough to make it
straight. In very crooked timber this
VII sometimes amount to One-third Or
one-half of what the log con aims, for
the scale is simply an estimate Of the
amount of lumber, board measure, that
can be cut from the log. and crooked
timber must be made straight in saving.
In ordinary pine, comparatively free
from limbs, the top end OF n twelve-foot
log is about two inches smaller than the
butt. In short, limby or g buckwheat''
pine, there are often two or three times
this difference.
''Doyle's rule for scaling is almost
universally used in Michigan. This
rule is a very simple one. A sixteen
foot log is taken as the standard. Take
the diameter of the smaller end, deduct
four inches for slab, and the square Of
the remaining diameter will. give the
contents of the log. For example: A
log is "a inches through; deduct
inches, square the remaining 20 inches,
and we have 400 feet as the contents OF
the log. The same rule applies to all
sizes of logs-a log II inches through.
16 feet long, scaling G4 feet, and one s
inches 16 feet. Longer or shortel;;
lengths are got by multiplying 10y the
required fraction, II feet being / and
20 feet of 16. II will be readily seen
that thousand feet of small logs will
contain much more wood than thou
sand feet of large logs, because there is
so much more slab. A thousand feet of
logs inches in diameter would furnish
250 slabs for wood, while there would
be only 10 slabs in the same quantity of
logs "a inches through. have seen q
cords of Is inch wood cut from the slabs
of thousand feet of small logs, though
this would be as much as could be OBJ
tanned from the entire contents of the
same amount of large logs Cor.
Country Gentleman.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
A Dangerous Chinese Vessel.

The new Chinese corvette, the TiIg.
Yuen, has been built at Stett n.by a
German firm, but it seems to have been
constructed on thoroughly Chinese pin
cipies. One of its special features is
that every time its own guns are ed
considerable injury is done to the vessel.
At the first discharge of one of the big
Krupp guns with which the corvette is
armed the effect produced was cGnsid-
cradle. Skylights and W ndows were
smashed, a smoke-stack was snapped
in two, thick iron rail on the bridge
was wrenched from its place, furniture
was shattered to pie es, (which gentle
men could put in their pockets and car
~ away with them as mementOes Of The
OCCASION and an eruption of ccals
from the bunkers appeared on deck.
Like Don QuixOte, when he tried the
damaging power of his sword On his
helmet. t might have been supposed
that ''the scratch crew from the Gerran
navy who were aboard the Ting Ytien
were quite content with a single exrer-
iment. But, having seen what the gins
could do when discharged siDgly. they
thought they would find it pleasant TO
know what volley was like. Tho eff
feet was tremendous, and very nearly
reduced the whole vessel to u condition
in which gentlemen could have put it
in their pockets and carried it away AS
a memento of the occasion. Evidently
the Tlng-Yuen is formidable additi
to the imperial navy. Its owners will
always have the satisfaction of knowing
that. if it is ever taken by the French,
it will prove very dangerous to its cap
tors.-N. James Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
What a Jealous chubby" Found.

Last Wednesday afternoon promi.
nent business man, residing in the ex-
treme western part of the city. was seen
occupying one of the benches inLincoln
Park, busily engaged handling several
hundred pieces Of small paper A
reporter happening in the vicinity. and
having the pleasure of the business
man $ acquaintance, asked him what he
was trying to do.
Il found these bits of paper in the
dining-room of my house, and l am of
the opinion that some fellow has been
writing to my wife, and as l am anxious
to see what the letter contained, came
to this place to put it together
"Can / assist you?' asked the re-
porter.
"Yes, if you promise not to give any.
thing away"
At the expiration Of four hours the
work was accomplished, when the
husband was astonished by the follow.
ing:
CINCINNATI, 1883.
Dear Sir: Please come down and settle tina
shoe bill. 1t has been.0n my books for sew.
eral months. and wish it pad. II not paid
by July LIST, will he obliged to sue you.
The husband jumped into the ponG
hard by, and up to date had not beer
heard Of Cincinnati Enquirer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

"A mixture of black pepper and
hour, In proportions of four of the
former to one of the latter. busted on
cucumber vines Immediately after rains
Is a good protection against insects
Il. Y. Post.
In Russia the finer variety of plums
are raised by planting the trees at an
angle of forty-tive degrees or lower.
and bending them down before snow
tails in winter, which then covers and
protects them completely.
"A correspondent of the NeW En-
gland Farmer thinks that a liberal dress
ing of phosphoric acid. potash and lime
viii prevent the ravages of black knot
in plum and cherry trees, saying this
disease is unknown where land is new
and rich in mineral elements.
Veal salad, if made with care, will
actually take the place of chicken salad,
and will deceive the epicure. Use at
this season of the year a little lettuce
torn in small bits and plenty of celery
salt. Make the dressing Just the same
as If the meat were chicken.-N T.
| Post
"A nice filling for chocolate cake is
made of five tablespoonfuls of grated
chocolate, five of sugar, and the yelk of
one egg; if the egg does not moisten it
sufficiently wet it with little milk: put
it in little tin pail and set it in dish
of boiling water. and cook Ike custard
until it begins to bubble. -Erchaays.
1t is common to cut grain as low
down as possible. Sometimes this is
necessary to gather it all when felled
by rains, but otherwise there Is no adj
vantage in low cutting. A long stubble
is often an efficient protection for young
clover in winter. 1t holds the snow,
which would otherwise blow away
Chicago Tribune
1t is a practice among gardeners
when reporting plants to pack the
earth very tightly about the roots. The
gardener reason for this is the fact
that a loose soil acts as sponge to re-
tain too much water, while Il very COM
pact soil will hold little more than
the plan, needs. This is wise precau-
ton to guard against overwhelming.
liz <i'rt' tCc't 'u5t tCI tii.it
that synonym of mcanness. ''pusley,'
may be got ID of by raking it into heaps
the larger the betier-betwee the
rows of vegetables. The centre of the
heap will soon ferment, and in short
time reduce the entire mass to a
black b,otch upon the ground. If all
mean men could only be got rid OF as
easily!
"A successful grower of ounces at
tributes his success to the fact that
most of the trees were set in low, MUIR
Ky ground. and with such shelter that
their fallen leaves and those of an adj
Joining apple orchard, made good an
nual mulch. He says it is not the
trunk and branches of the ounce that
are tender, but the roots, trees being
almost invariably killed in eX'osed
situations where frost penetrates deep
ly. He mulches well with autumn
leaves and well-rottad stable manure,
saying the better the manure with rea-
sonable limits) the fairer and larger the
fr.1,i v IL
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
A Good Story.

| IN the village of W lived n man
who had once been Judge of the cOun-
~, and was known all over it by the
name of Judge l.. He kept store and
saw-mill, and was always sure to have
the best of bargain on his side. by
which means he had gained an ample
competency, and some did not hesitate
to call him the biggest rascal in the
| world" He was very conceited withal,
and used to delight to brag of his bust
ness capacity whenever any one was
near to listen. One rainy day. as quite
a number were seated around the stove
in the store, be began. as usual, to tell
his great bargains, and &: last wound
up with the expression, 4" Nobody has
never cheated me, nor they can't
neither.
Judge" said an old man of the
company, 1--we cheated you morn you
ever did me- i.
"How sop asked the Judge.
If you'll promise you won't go to
law about it. nor do nothing. IL tell. or
else won't: you are too much Of law
character for me-
Lets hear! let's heart cried half a
dozen voices.
"Tll promise" said the Judge, "and
treat in the bargain
well, do you remember that wagon
you robbed me out Off
IS never robbed you Of any wagon,
exclaimed the Judge; Il only got the
best of a bargain"
"Well. ! made up my mind to have it
back, and
"You never did, interrupted the cute
Judge.
"Wcll. you see. Judge, sold you one
day very nice pine log, and bargained
with you for lot more. Well, that log
| stole off your pile, down by your mill.
the night before, and the next day
sold it to you. The next night l drew
it back home, and sold it to you the
next day; and SO | kept on until you
bought your own log Of me twenty seven
times"
That is false!" exclaimed the infu-
rated Judge, running to his books and
examining his log accounts; "you never
sold rs twenty-seven logs of the same
measurement.
Il know it, said the vender in logs;
"by drawing it back and forth the ends
wore off until it was only ten feet long
Just fourteen shorter than the first
time brought it-and when it got SO
short drew it home again and worked
it up into shingles. and then l concluded
| had got my wagon back and slowed
away in my pocket-book.'
The exclamation of the Judge was
drowned in the shouts of the bystanders,
and the log-drawer found the door
without the promised treat. And to
see man mad you have only to ask the
Judge if he ever was robbed. Tile
Hnirin0u
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30

all turned into ferociOus tigers. and
were crouching, just ready to spring
upon the boys-my boys" said grand
ma, with a little CULVER in her voice.
though she laughed at tho idea.
but, Mary, what do you suppose
Tabby did? She lifted up one paw.
and pointed right at your father, and
she said-oh dear, it just kills ME to
think of it.-she said: There! 1 think
that one is the prettiest; We'll save him.
but kill all the others. All spring now
when do Yes. Mary. Tabby really
did say that. But that blessed little
tiger-cat, Mary. she looked up into her
mothers face, just as YOU did into mine.
and said. oh so pityingly: % NANNY.
let's save them all" But Tabby said:
Seven boys in one house! Why. it's
enough to distract a person TO think OF
it: their noise would drive one wild;
and, besides. they would eat us out OF
house and home
"Why, Tabby must have understood
every word that l SAID said Grandma
Thompson. as eagerly as if she were
telling real incident, ''she repeated my
very words almost
Then Grandma Thompson recollected
herself, and she and Mary laughed in
concert. land the little tiger-cat.
Mary, she said But the poor mother'll
| miss them so!' and. Mary. did You ever
hear of such a thing? Tabby turned
right around and looked at me and
said: Pooh! she won't care; she can't
count. and if she has one left. it will b.
all the same to her Oh. the idea of
such q thing as another having to count
10 know whether she has all her chill
dren or not!
''Well, Mary" said Grandma Thomp-
son, after long and solemn pause.
during which her indignation seemed
to be struggling with her amusement.
II can't have seven cats in the house.
really can't; but I'll keep two-the
little tiger and one other. But am
sure. shall never think again that
mother doesn't know whether she has
lost any of her children or not, because
she can't count them '-hate Laurence,
in YOUTHS Communion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Our Y0uug Readers.
THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SAY
"NOI"

o. 1t was sad and it was strange,
He just was full of knowledge.
His studies swept the whole broad range
OF High-school and of College:
He read in Greek and Latin. too,
Loud SanscrIt he could utter:
But one small thing he couldn't do
That comes as pat to me and you
As eating bread and butter:
He couldn't say mol" He couldn't say
I'm sorry to say it was really SO!
He'd diddle and dawdle, and stutter. but oh!
When 1t came TO the point he could never say
NO"
Geometry he knew by rote.
Like any Harvard Proctor:
He'd sing fugue out. nOt6by note:
Knew Physics like Doctor;
He spoke in German and in French;
Knew each Botanic table;
But one small word, that YOU ii agree
Comes pat enough to you and me,
To speak he was not able:
For ne couldn't say mo-" He couldn't say
It's dreadful. of course but twas really so.
He'd diddle, and dawdle. and sturter. but oh.
When it came to the point he could never say
And he could fence, and SWIM and float,
And use the gloves with ease. too,
Could play baseball, and row boat,
And hang on trapeze too;
His temper was beyond rebukc,
And nothing made him lose 1t;
His strength was something quite SUI
perb,
Bu' what's the nse of having nerve
II on, can never use it?
He couldn't say MOI" He couldn't say
Mo-"
Ii one asked him to come, if orc asked him
He'd diddle. aud dawdle, and stutter. but oh I.
When it came to the point he could never say
When he was but a little lad.
In life's small ways progressing,
He fell into this habit bad
OF always acquiescing;
Twas such an amiabe trait,
To friend as well as stranger,
That half unconsciously at lass
The custom held him hard and fast
Before he knew the danger.
moi"
To his prospects, you see. twas terrible
He'd diddle, and dawdle, and stutter, but oh.
When it came to the point he could never say
mo-"
And so for all his weary days
The best of chances failed him:
He lived in strange and trOublous ways,
And never knew what allied him:
He'd go to skate where ice was thin;
He'd join in deeds unawful;
He'd lend his name to worthless notes,
He'd speculate in stocks and oats;
Twas positively awful!
For he couldn't say "No!" He couldn't say
mol"
He would veer Ike u weather-cOck turning so
slow;
He'd dddle, and dawdic, and stutter, but oh.
When it came to the point he could never say
MOI"
Then, boys and girls who hear my song,
Pray heed its theme alarming:
BE good. be wise be kind, be strong
These traits are always charming;
But all your learning. all your skill
lVntl Fl hc.l{n a nd
Might just as well be left alone,
If you can't cultivate backbone
To help you in hfC's tuSSe.
And learn TO say NO" Yes, learn TO say
NO"
Or you'll fall from the heights to the rapids
below.
You may waver, and falter, and t-cInble, bu:
oh!
When your conscience requires il, be sure
and shout mo-"
If.1,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Helping Mamma.

T'nkle. tinkle. tinkle. That was the
telephone bell. Mamma dropped Neddy
and her sewing. and ran downstairs.
Halloo! Is that You. papa Yes
of course, all right 80 Good bye
said mamma; then she rang off, and
went upstairs again.
Papa has just sent word that Aunt
Kate and Uncle Joe are in town, and
will be here at dinner she sad to
Lucy. THE cook is sick in bed, and
must make Il cake to eat with the frozen
custard. Jessie can 90 down stairs with
me, and you must take care of Neddy
until come back
"All right. mamma. said Lucy. "but
l wish l could help you make the
cake
..Some other time. Lucy; but to-day
help mamma by keeping Neddy out OF
mischief.
Me help mamma make cake to-day
said Jessie, enc and my dolly"
Then they went into the kitchen.
Mamma put her two Little helpers in a
high chair, and then got the things
ready for the cake.
lone cup of sugar. four eggs. cup
of butter, three cups of -four" sad
mamma. as she put them on the table.
land two spoonfuls of baking powder
stirred into the -four
Just then the milkman came. and
mamma ran to get the ii sh for him.
The box of baking-pOwder stood by the
snowy heap of flour within Jessies
reach
Il s'pect l must help mamma she
said
Mamma came back soon, stirred up
the cake, poured it into the pan, anal
popped it into the oven.
Uncle Joe always likes cake, and
think that will be n nice one. don't
you, Jes>ie9' giving tie dear little girl
a Kiss on the tip of her floury nose.
Il think so, too, mamma, cause |
helped"
Pretty soon mamma opened the ovcE
door. What in the word was the mat
ter with the cake? Up. up. it was 60
ing, over the top of the pan, higher,
higher, until it dropped down an ran
all over the bottom of the oven.
Mamma was used to JCss.e's ways OF
helping; so she only groaned. and shut
the oven door. Then she looked into
the baking powder box. 1t was
empty! Jessie had put half pint OF
baking-powder into three cups OF flour!
No wonder the cake tried to climb
out of the oven. 1t was too late to-
make another. Mamma told Uncle
Joe about it. He laughed so hard that
Lucy thought he wolld choke. Then
he said: If You will come and be
my cook, Jessie, III give You three
dollars week" But Jessie shook her
curly head, and said: II cant. cause
have to help mamma. - ur Lite Oass.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Il BASE-RALL RALLAD.

J. Smith is dead That fine young man
We ne'er shall see him more.
lie was member of our club
Since 1864.
His private virtues were immense,
His manner free and blun,
= He wore a paper collar, and
Was never known to muf.
He rarely took drink more strong
Than lemonade or pop:
He hated drunkards, and was
Magnificent short-Stop.
His nose was Roman, and his eyes
Continually were peeled;
He made splendid umpire, and
\ beautiful left-field.
His hair was red. and shingled c,ose;
Much sunburned was his face,
He never showed with more effec.
Than on the second base.
Being man, he mad his faults,
As likewise haze we ali;
He felt n preference for the New
York regulation bali.
Though not a matrimonial man,
He dearly loved match,
Aud. like his sisters. had but few
Supporters on the catch.
He had a noble mind as exc
A very supple wrist;
And when he pitched he gave the bah
His own peculiar twist.
OF politics and church affairs
He held restricted views:
His feet were usually cucaSed
In canvas, hOb-nailed shoes.
But he is gone. With ms and outs
Forever he is done;
He broke his heart and hurt his spleen
In making aholne-run.
His body we have planted now,
His soul is in the sky;
The angels reached from Heaven down
And took him on the fly.
darlington UdWfeye.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30

The weather suddenly becoming
cool, a Smyrna (Tenn.) man put one
of his shirts on pet sheep that had
been shcared few days before, but
toning the collar around the neck.
Then things became lively. All the
dogs in the neighborhood ran in iull
pursuit after this nondescript object.
Horses SHE'D, cattle beloved, and SUI
perstitious negroes exclaimed: .'Fo' de
Lawd sake, at the sight of the shirt
ed sheep. The poo. sheep. not knowing
what to make of all this, ran only the
harder, and it has not been seen since.
Detroit Post.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-04-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We ara sutl or zsd to announce
H. c. CONN, OF Copiah, as n can
dda,e for the flee If District Attor'
ney subject 10 the actin Of DINO
cratic District Convention
We are authorized 10 snronnc- w
l. Haley as a candidate FIR the office
u; Chanc,ry cle,k OF G ,iah county,
subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic arty.
We aro aulhoriz ii 10 ANNOUNCE Is.
X Hawkins rs candidate fr tie
.flico OF Treasurer Of Copiah county,
subject 10 the action Of tie Dsmo-
cialic party.
We are authorized TO snrru1cr
Dr.. A. Hunter, as candidsts fo'
,ilice of county treasurer al Copinl
county, snhisc, 10 the action OF liz
democratic coLveLttoh.
Tie many friends Of Il + Catch
ings. announce him as candidate
for sup' rvi'o or Iiom beat i Subject
10 the acton Il tie convention.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-04-20
THE CHALMERS CASE DIS
MISSED.

S"re'el Ia Tue! .Damcc's'.
J,'E,oy. A9 il lG-ln The case OF
VI cr. Secretary of s a'r,'s. J. r.
C.,!Etrs, u @ SUI e,ior { mt to-day
.,l,:tcd lie ji'sn.n: If tie Or
vi. CInrt aud dismissed CI>lner's
ten FOR mnaismus, ID Lis crs'.
'rh, u,t ici1: ''il.t maadaurs
y tie a,prupris'c m7su' 10 d'c'ara
tho result III an olc:;!on, "a beyond
Li-pn'c. Tas Sec:n'a'y Q! STAKE us
20 Iii, dr'y,;s merl'y nsiais:cri'lof.
icer and AMI naLls 10 the court as such
and may be preceded aSainst..by man
damus. 1t is q Fundamental princi'
pc mover . grant the writ ofman To-
mus where, il issued it would prove
unavailirg. Tie secretary OF state
having declared Manning elected,
aud the Governor having commits.
stoned him. We adopt The language Of
,ha S prone Coast OF Missouri, in
tho case OF Band va. Rodmao:
Tho case has passed bsyord control
Il his court. and the only redress the
relator has. IL he consipers himssl
aggricved, is by legal contest made
in pursuance Of law" Numerous
cases Announcing tho samo principles
wore cited aud approved.
Tho court ais, held .ha. conmis'
sion by the Governor is irrevocsb'e,
tx-eit in Gaze o: his ap?o;n 'ee,
renewable ~ his ll,ssnre; it mus:
stand 49,, vac rud u; Il annuli by n
pcdy which The righ, 10 investigate
the facts Of the election aud decide
wh, is en,ille 10 the flice. The
,tA,uto require tic Secretary Of
STATE to 7sn ub tie votes cast, ~
shown by TIL re;urnes made t. him,
AMI t. decl.re tho retu!, to tho
Goysrror. who Commissions. The
Se,re e,y,fStS:c is pot required to
issue auy cerG6 a'e IN paper to the
persons e,ec:el. lie simply declares
the result aud tho Governor fur
ai4hes the craden,ial regime by oct
of oneress. IL we were To require
tina Secretary tomak Ky another deelsr-
stiop OF the result, il would Tee nngs'
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-04-20

'ory. II vo,ld not cops:itLts the
required crcdential. II we were TO
command tho Secretary OF State +,
issue certificate Of ny sort TO The
petitioner, we would require what
no law ioqnircs Of hims in retursns0
the e'ec'iop. II wa fssuwe tibet the
Cover. or would ,,lem IL lis du'y I,
regard II new dec'nra ion OF the result
ni the election forced from tho Sc
retsry Of st to by the court, nothing
s,i,l would b, Effected, because the
Covers or has no power tc recall or
vacaie the commission heretofore
is ued II We slou'd declare that the
commits ,ion yrs Illegal snd void. We
would translate our legitimate
functions, and present the uascemly
.po c ncls o! n 90 nd' mnrtion OF the
flisirl at OF ;!e Chief Executive OF
the State. in the performance OF the
duly inpo6ed on him Ivy tho Con,ti-
tuition and laws OF tho State. with the
the Clerk IT the House Of Rspresen-
,a,ives o! Congess primarily and the
uouee Ultimately to ti: in jn'gront
Oh thoac. Of this court in proncucirg
| Tho commission void. II the Governor
shuld issue sno.hsr commission there
~oaa b. two persons armed with
c, r,ificae under the great seal OF
Mississippi. suiiors' for recognition
as tic righ'inl claimants OF an Office
only QUO can hold; The corrs will not
do n vain thing. it will rot act where
1t cannot s'jadicst", it will not pro-
uounce judgment to be disreGHrded
! it has nothing to do with the contest
between pc toner an Manning in The
present altitude Of their controversy
We have not found preced,n. FOL
inference in such statu OF Tho case
and are lot wiling TO mako one."
Judge Campbell de.ivsitd tho nbl'
opinion OF the court, which the law
reis pronounced .urd law. Capt
NJ crs is being corg:nt ,lat,d on u
hands. F,;c seemS 10 le ag lis
Chalmo.S.