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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-25
Found by a Dream.

A remarkable incident was related to
an Acaldnche reporter yesterday by DR..
d. +. Goodyear, and it smacks so much
of the working of spirits that the story as
told the reporter is given, leaving to all
the readers of the AUdlamche the solu-
ton of the mystery as best they can.
The incident is rs follows: On Septem-
Der 2 Mr.. Samuel Dreyfus, for many years
Deputy Sheriff in charge of the Crimi-
nal Court, died at his residence on Ex-
change street in this city Of an affecta-
ton of the lungs. On the 9Th of Sep
TENDER one of his sons visited DR.. Good
year and inquired if his father had left
any of his private papers with him, as
it was we'll known the deceased had
been member of several benevolent
institutions in Memphis, and look
over those papers found at home re-.
vealed but one policy on his life and
that was in the order of the Knights
and Ladies of Honor. 1t was known to
his family and relatives that he had left
policies in other organizations of SIM
liar order to the amount of $4,000. DIR.
Goodyear. who had Eeen on intimate
terms with the deceased, did not re.
member of him having left
any papers with him, hut to
be certain carefully examined
the contents of his safe, but failed to
find any. MIR. Ben X. Pullen, formerly
Chief Clerk in the Sheriff Office, but
now City Register, was also questioned
by the son of the deceased, but he, too,
did not remember of any papers being
left in his care. Three days afterwards
the brOther-in-law of the deceased
called on DIR. Goodyear and made the
same statement regarding the missing
policies as had the son. Another search
was made, but it. too, proved fruitless
Now comes the strange portion of the
story. Yesterday forenoon, so relate:
Mr.. Ben X. Pullen, he fell asleep in his
Office and dreamed that Sam Dreyfu.
appeared before him and asked: ''What
had become of his papers, which he had
given him while he was in charge of the
Sheriff's Office He answered: They
are safe where / placed thcm," and
suddenly awakening proceeded at once
to the Sheriff's office, which is on the
floor above, and found the missing
package intact, where he had placed it
many months ago.
The package was without delay
turned over to the family of the de-
ceased, and in it was the missing poll
cies. The well-known character of Mr..
Pullen and DIR. Goodyear is guarantee
of the truthfulness of the story related
abOve.-Memphis { 7enn.) Ara'anche.
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clothes. or leaning against people. OF
tipping their own chairs over. or knock
ing down vase, or wOrk-basket, or
tumbler of water. They are as clumsy
as cow in the parlor. and do not mind
what they are about any more than
COW in the parlOr would what she is
about.
Besides these kinds there is another
kind heard of, called the Interrupters.
Interrupters are the kind that begin to
talk while other people are speaking;
no matter who may be speaking; nj
matter if It's their father, or their
mother, or company, the Interrupters
do not wait for any body to stop talking,
but break right in and say what they
want to.
l suppose that a boy or girl or any
other person might have two kinds Of
bad manners both ut once. Some of
the people Mt my house talked about
this. My cousin said that if a boy
should have pig manners and bear man.
ners both he would be bad to live with
and so would girl if she should. My
big brother said that if boy should have
three, pig manners, and bear manners,
anu UOukcN 1tuIIcIS, Hc WOultt Wtut w
keep him in a room BY himself. and so
he would girl if she should have
them; and said that if 10y and girl
should have pig manners, and bear
manners. and donkey manners. and
post manners. and Observation-Disclosures
manners. all five, he would want to
chain them up in cages: and said that
if they should have all six kinds, pig
manners, and bear manners. and dom
key manners, and post manners, and
cOck-a-doOdle- doc manners. and cOw-in-
the parlOr manners, and be interrupt
ers besides. he would want to put each
of them under barrel and stop up the
bungholes. do not believe he would
stop up the bungholes. for then they
could not get air to breathe. My moth
er does not believe anybody could have
so many kinds of bad manners and be
alive. Once my mother went some
where to stay and she had to come
away because the children had such
manners she could not stay. They had
bear manners and some of the other
kinds. / think it is very hard to have
good manners all the time until you get
used to hav ny them.-Mrs. Il. NJ. Diaz,
IN Hide 1AUale.
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Our Young Readers.
FRIGHTENED.

Once seven ancient ladies sat, serenely taking
tea,
Each with cap and kerchief white. knitting
on her knee:
Each with cup and saucer quaint, slipping with
asmile.
Chatting, chatting, busily, cozily, the while.
To complete the picture. in front OF each a
cat,
Purring, drowsily content, plump and peace
ful. sat.
Harsi a tiny, scratching noise! Each cat
cocks h r ear:
Each dame drops her teacup--hOlds her breath
to hear.
tempted by the silence. forth timid mousie
stole
Softly out; but wished herself back within
her hole.
Seven beasts with glaring eyes, tails erect in
air!
Seven DANES that, screaming, hop each upon
her chair!
Spell-bound at the drea 1ful sight. trembling
nous e stands:
Ancient ladies weep and moan. wringing Of
their hands:
Peaceful Tables turn and fee, overcome
with fear.
OF them all, which do you think was fright
ened most my dear?-GO den Days.
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The Mice and the Trap.

Up in the garnet in our house there
used to be lots of mice. But they never
were any trouble until one day papa put
some corn there to dry so that he could
use it to plant in the spring. When he
found that much of it had been carried
off by the mice.
SO he told me that he would give me
penny for every mouse would catch.
l was delighted, and Immediately got
our old trap, put some cheese in it and
placed it in the garnet.
The trap had but two holes, and SO
could catch but two nice at 4 time.
But l thought that a great many. when
for three mornings had found the trap
full, and had been paid six cents for the
mice. thought how rich should be
if / found two mice in the trap on every
morning fora year. But it did not hap
pen so, unfortunately for me.
One morning when vent to look ut
my trap found it sprung and the
cheese all gone. but there was no
mouse. set the trap again, and the
next morning it was the same way
trap sprung, but no mice and no cheese.
l told papa about it, and he was so much
surprised that he said he you'd watch
for the mice the next night and find out
how they did it.
Well, he went up to the garrett long
after had gone to sleep. First he
heard little squeak, then in the bright
moonlight he saw little gray mouse,
with large ears and brig eyes, looking
out from behind barrel Then the
little fellow came out, looked around to
see that there was no danger, and then
gave another little squeak. when three
or four more came out, and all went to
the trap, peeked into it. and saw that
there was more supper for them. But
they did not any of them put their
heads in to eat it. The largest mouse
put his tail into the holes, and, hitting
the cheese, sprung the trap; then he
pulled out his tai, got the cheese and
shared it with the others.
They all seemed quite happy in think
ing now nicely they were cheating that
little boy whom they saw SD carefully
setting the trap to catch them.-Our
Little Ones,
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earth. 81 had to take it ont and put in
another, 1t didn't burn straight. "
"oh' that's what you carry those
gilt-edged sla,e-pencils for?' was
| asked.
Eyes. they're extra carbons. Don't
have much use for them nowadays
though. They make 'em better than
they used to do
''Do you do this every night?'
"No," was the reply. Every other
week: '1'm trimmer and work by
day
What do you do then?''
II have to put tour new carbOns in
each OF twenty-seven lamps. first taking
out the burned ones, and have to clean
the lamps
Il shouldn't think anybody'd know
whether you'd cleaned 'em or not.
They're so high up said the stranger.
The inspector looked at the speaker
solemnly and drew something tha.
looked like coil of scorched auburn
hair out of his pocket.
''Do you see that?" he said. THAT
was part of spool of wire in an cleo
trio lamp that cost eight dollars-the
spool did, see? Well, the rod that held
the carbon in that lamp wasn't cleaned.
So instead of feeding properly-you
know it slips the under carbon down as
it burns-it stuck.
''The lightning took short cut
through that spool and. burned it like
thread. You see, the lamps are cleaned
for something beside show"
Don't those carbons burn out too
quick for you sometimes?" was asked.
''lf we catch 'em at it we retire them,
but there S an automatic cut-out in these
Maxim lamps that switches the light
from the. burnt-out pair of carbons at
twelve O'Clock each night on to the
other pair. The carbons retire one
another, you see."
"Are you responsible for the wires as
well as the lamps?' inquired the stran-
ger, as he halted before turning up Chest
nut street.
'You can't expect everything for
two dollars and twenty-five cents Il day,
can you?' replied the inspector. mo;
there's a regular set of telegraph line
men for that. They have to watch the
wires, especially at fires. when it's Their
duty to cut the connections into the
burning buildings and take out their
lamps. Such lamps rs the ones in the
Arch Street Opera-HOuse and the Dime
Museum are worth sixty dollars apiece,
and lineman will take big risk to
save property of that value. Then they
have to uncross the wires when the fire
men lay their ladders over them. One
of our linemen sat on top of a telegraph
pole nearly all night at late fire in
Richmond shaking out crosses. Phil
ddel4,hiG Times.
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By THE SEA.


lay on the rocks and watched the sea,
As 1t sparkling danced meath a sunny sky:
The warm, sweet wind just touched my
cheek
And sighed that romance had passed me
by.
] gazed at the sea, and sky, and shore.
Till a sudden sight made my pulses bound,
For little way from my rocky nook
Was an open parasOl, low on the ground.
IT was large, and white, and of India silk;
Its top tilted down was my vis-a-vis:
But guessed its lining-such shaded rose
As paints the murmuring shells of the sea.
Beneath, On the earth, spread q soft gray rug;
The fringe of a shawl could also note:
And trailing outside of the parasol disc
Was bit of a lace-trimmed petticoat.
My heart beat high with expectant hoUA-
Shall find my romance here by the sea?
While life endures will fancy repeat
The memories tender of white pOngee?
No longer lay on the rocky shore,
Watching the oceans foamy creep;
Softly to windward l stole for q view
II was somebody's baby sound asleep.
Life
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-25
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Many farmers forget that animals
need plenty of water.
Butter for winter use is best packed
in stone Chicago Journal.
Salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking in sour milk.
Fresh meat beginning to sour will
sweeten if placed out of doors in the
| cool air over night Erchange.
Removing tan: A wash to remove
tan is made of sliced cucumbers soaked
in milk, applied nightly to the hands
and face and left to dry on.-Tae House
hold.
Oil and place under cover. after
thoroughly cleaning, all farm imple-
mentS and machinery with which you
are through for the season.-TrOy (N.
~ Times.
"A good garden and small orchard,
well taken care of, pay more than any
acre on the farm, besides the luxury,
benefit. pleasure and health it gives to
the family.-Cincinnati Times.
Called and sore shoulders in horses
are often caused by the name working
under the collar while pulling. This
can be avoided by plating the name
and tying it up in such manner that
it can not touch the collar. 1t not only
Injuries the shoulder but the name also,
which is one of the beauties Of the horse.
~ y. Post.
An able author says: pickles are
exceedingly unhealthy as articles Of
food, and often cause acute dyspepsia.
Young ladies addicted to their free use
may be assured that they must certainly
part with their favorite dainty or bid
farewell to good digestion. Cucumbers
preserved with salt and vinegar are
next to impossible of digestion"
An appetizing entree is made by
taking cold boiled cabbage: chop it
fine; for medium-sized pudding dish
full add two well-beaten eggs, a table
spoonful of butter, three tablespoonful
of cream, with pepper and salt at Hbi-
tun. Butter the pudding dish, put the
cabbage in and bake until brown. This
may be eaten cold, but it is much bet
ter if served hot. 1t is especially good
with roast pork or pork chops.-M. Y.
Post
Cream Candy: ''Place a large cup
full of white sugar, granulated is the
best, in a porcelain kettle, with three
tablespoonful of water, and let it dis
solve at the back of the stove. then set
it forward, and let boil until it VIII
crisp in water. Stir in a teaspoOnful
of rose or vanilla extract, and half 4
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, pour it
into a buttered pan or platter, and
when cool work it until it is perfectly
white, cut it in little squares and set it
away to dry.-Erchange.
-Beefsteak Pickled: Lay steak in
pudding dish, with slices of onior,s,
few cloves, whole pepper, salt, and
bay leaf a sprig of thyme, one OF mar
joram. and some parsley, add oil and
tarragon vinegar in equal parts. just to
come up to the steak, and let it steep in
this for about twelve hours, turning it
occasionally; then either broil it or fry
it in butter, and serve with mashed pO-
tatoes. ltmay also be slightly fried in
butter, and then stewed with a little
common stock, and served with pit, uante
sauce. -BOston Post.
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He Saw Widows.

Officer Button, at the Union Depot.
picked up the other day memOran-
dunn book evidently lost by some one
attending the State fair. All the en-
tries are made in a busincss-like man.
ner, and some of them are readable.
The first entry is:
'Shall take sixteen dollars with zee
to the State Fair. SecOnd-class hotel
good enough for me. Beware of pick
pockets. Keep your eyes open for a
good-looking widow. View the ami
mails. and don't forget to take two clean
handkerchiefs along"
The second entry reads:
''fair up to the average. Saw a
widow in the car going up. Didn't
seem TO like my style. Somebody had
stuck me with bogus half-dollar. Saw
another widow on the grounds. Rather
too stout. Viewed the animals and was
kicked by steer.''
Third entry-''GOOd attendance.
Slept on the floor. Jam on the street.
cars. Passed the bogus money off on
Il bOOt-black. Saw widow at the no.
tel. Most too lean. Went to the the
alter last night. Saw several widows
but no chance to make an impression
Fourth entry-"Big crowd on the
grounds. Beat my way in. Saw
widow on the fence. Most too bolster.
Gus for my locality. Saw horse-race.
One horse beat all the others Viewed
the machinery and was hit on the ear
by loafer. Saw widow viewing the
headless rooster. Mouth most too large
for my part of the State. Slept in
barn fV nothing
Fifth entry-''Saw widow in the
post-office. Blind in one eye. No good.
Big jam. Tried to beat my way in but
couldn't. Saw horse-race. Saw
widow on the grand-stand. Bowed to
her. Cold cut. Viewed the big OK.
Saw q widow in Honey Hall. Raised
nv hat. Got left. Feel blue"
As that was the last entry it would
seem as if he gave up in disgust and
started for home. A person supposed
to be b m ''saw a widow at the depot
Friday afternoon, and became SO OBJ
roxious that she hit him over the head
with All umbrella and two or three mep
reached for him with cowhide boots
Chicago Times.
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Nursing the Lights.

All down Delaware avenue, on Friday
night, a half a league of glowing cleo
trio light bowls at the top of half a
league of thirty-fve feet poles, sput-
tered, turned from white to crimson
and then sputtered again and turned
from crimson to white. At the same
moment an inquisitive stranger at the
corner of Vine street heard man on
top of the pole in that neighborhood
swear and snap his fingers. The
stranger proceeded to stree" the man
on the pole. Pretty soon he came down.
He was small and wiry and carried a
carpet-bag full of gilded crayons.
''Do the lights sink because you swear
and snap your fingers, or do you swear
and snap your fingers because the lights
sink?" said the stranger:
Il snap my fingers because they are
stung," replied the small man. "We
poor devils of inspectors often have our
fingers badly burned"
"Why is that?''
''Because if we take hold of the line
wrong in fixing the lamp we get our
fingers stung. Letting 60 quickly, we
frequently open the circuit. Then the
lamps all sink. but before they can 90
out we have it closed again. 1t don
happen often, though, nowadays, but
it's the commonest cause of that sput-
tering in line of lamps"
don't you sometimes get worse
dose than a tinger-burning?'
mot often. l got a queer shock
once, though. 1 had line cut and the
circuit was open. l had one end of the
cut line in my hand. The ladder on
which was standing shook little, and
l threw out one hand and caught hold
of an iron awning post. Just as soon
as touched it the current was estab-
lished again. and l got a shock that
made me see stars"
''It is a wonder that YOU were not
killed, like the man in New York.
The man in New York got killed
because he was in hurry to get through
with his work. He had eli ht or ten
wires to manage. In cutting a loop he
didn't finish with the first of them, and
so got all the power of a sixty-ight ma
chine into the last of the wires. After
he cut this last he took both ends in his
hands to join them. The current, OF
course. passed through his body
How often do you climb those poles
in night"' said the stranger, as the
inspector halted at the base of another
pole.
las many times as I can in ten
hours. I and my mates are expected to
do it once an hour" and, putting one
foot on the first peg, he began his as
cent. With his back against the pole,
the stranger yawned like the dark gulf
Of the Delaware behind him.
1t seemed that his chatty companion
had fallen in love with some starry
divinity. SO long did he stay in the
skies. Clump-a-clump, clump-a-clump'
came the inspectors boots down the
pole at last. Found a soft carbon
up there" he said, q he struck the
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-25

deep, narrer gulch, with steep, rocky
sides so overgrow'd with bushes that
you might easy tumble over afOre YOU
was awar'.
Zone of 'em clum up an hitched one
eend of rope to linn tibet stuck out
over the edge, an a moose at t'other
eend was slipt over my head.
"'We haint got no passun handy,
says Jem. so you'll hev to say your
own pray'rs.'
"I've done said 'em a'ready,' says I,
so thar nothin' to wait for
"You see, in thar hurry. they forgot
to tie my hands, an Twas feared they'd
think of it ev'ry minnit they waited.
".Hev you nothin' furder to say?'
says Jem.
"'Nothin' more at present. says l.
"'Fire i'm over, them! says he-'One
-two--three-an' away
"A strong boost sent me fyin' over
the brink; but quick as ligktnin'. l
ketched the rope above my head. The
jerk liked to tore my arms out, but
they saved my neck. My feet nearly
tech'd a narrer ledge, Onter which /
drapt, arter slippin off the moose. Then
found a shelvin' place, and slid down
safe to the bottom.
Iheerd a mad cry above. They'd
discovered my escape. l know'd the
outlet O the gully, an could re'ch it
fust, as t'others d have to 90 round
some ways.
81 was runnin' for dear life, when l
heerd ueep moan, an turnin' to look.
seed man lyin' at the foot O. the
cliffs.
Help me, for Gods saksr' he cried.
ketchin' sight o. me. I've fell and
broke my leg
'The rocks warn't so high at that
pint, witch 'twere that as probably ID
save his life.
"I'm perishin' O thirst, says he.
II know'd my life hung on every
moment, but l couldn't let fellow
critter suffer. I'd lost my hat, but tuck
the strangers an run to wharf know'd
thar was spring an filled it. an run
MIN back, hilt it to the mans lips. Jest
then heerd shout at one eend O. the
gully answered by another at t'oher.
My purshuers d hemm'd me in!
"'What's that noise?' ax'd the
stranger.
"'It's a mob arter me to kill me-
says /.
".What for?' says he.
"'I picked up lost puss, with some
money into it, says /, witch, they say.
belongs to a missin' stranger. witch is
boss hes been found. with blood onto
the saddle. They sarched me an found
the puss, an pcrtend as how l muir
dered the owner
al lost my way in the woods, to-
day. says the stranger, 'an' while
wandern' about to find it. also lost my
puss. Then my nose got to bleedin',
an afore / could dismOunt, some drops
fell onto the saddle. Afterwards my
critter SHE'D an flung me down yer; an
I've no doubt it's me they think you've
"'Hurrah! yer he isl yelled Jim
as him an is gang come
rushin' on, swearin' vengeance at ev'ry
step.
90 But hello! what's this?-as I live,
thar's the murdered man.
1.-The murdered man soon explained
all, an the whole crowd begged my
parding. We kerried the stranger to
Jem Whackitt's, an got doctor to sOt
his crippled leg-arter witch we'd
drinks all round, an shuck hands over
agin.
"Jem said twas all the fault o sar-
an | own, Mr.. Cheerman,
Eve he'd strong spite agin 'em ever
sencc. "-Jmdge Clark, in N. y. Ledger.
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a new agitation. an offshoot Of the
Land League. is springing up in the
west of Ireland, and threatens to give
serious trouble. The class concerned
in this movement consists of shepherds,
nearly two thousand of whom are said
to be enrolled. The members OF the
association refuse to take situations
from which other members have teen
uniustly dismissed, and decline to work
TOT obnoxious persons Chicago Times
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Richard whiteside, thirteen, and

Richard Whiteside, thirteen, and
Frank Haywood. eleven, belonging ia
good families in Boston, started out to
kin the few remaining Indians in the
from his mother to defray expenses.
HAYWOOD stole the money which White
side carried and the latter had the young
thief arrested at Lynn. The police
sent tie boys home to their parents,-
Boston Herald,
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The Mosquito at Close Quarters.

Viewed through the microscope the
mosquito presents picture of mechan-
zeal ingenuity as marvellous in execu-
ton as it is devilish in design. In the
bill alone, which seems so fragile to
the unaided sight, there is a combina-
ton of five distinct surgical instru-
ments. These are lance, two meat
saws and a suction pump. The 6fth
instrument l have forgotten. but labor
under the impression that it is porta-
BILE Corliss engine to run the rest of the
factory with. l know that the hum of
the mosquitoes in the cottonwood thick
cts along the Lower Mississippi remind
ed me constantly of the hum of man
ufacturing village, and several times l
walked back several miles looking for a
town before 1 could convince myself
that the buzzing l heard was made by
mosquitoes, with their engines running
to sharpen their saws. When the in
sects operate on man the lance is first
pushed into the flesh, then the two
saws, placed back to back, begin to
work up and down to enlarge the hole.
Then the pump is started and the vic
TINS blood is syphoned up into the res
ervoir carried behind, and finally, to
complete the cruelty of the perform
ance, the wretch drops quantity OF
poison into the wound to keep it irritat-
ed.-Forest and Stream.