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Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

GIVEN AWAY.
One thousand Bottles of Msrsh's Golden
Blood 4 Liver Tonic to be Given
Away.
Everybody in Ford county who is suffer-
ing from Scrofuls, Chronic rheumatism,
Jaundice, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Costive-
ness, Headache, Loss of Appetite, Backache,
Female Weakness, Nervous derangenent,
General Debility, or any Blood, Liver,
Kidney, Stomach or Bowel disorder
obtain . trial bottle of MARsH's GOLDEN
BLOOD & LIVER TONIC, free of charge, BY
calling at the City Drug Store, Dodge City.
Persons who have tried this valuable
medicine can procure the large bottles at 20
cents and 81. 1t puri6es the Blood, Invigo.
rates the Liver, Stomach and Bowels, resu'
lates the Kidneys, and strengthens the
system.
For all diseases of the Throat and Lungt
uss MARsH's GOLDEN BALsAM, the great
cough remedy.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

In the experimental kitchen in the Iowa
Agricultural College the girl students are
taught the philosophy as we'll as the practice
of cooking. They learn the chemistry and
comparative economy of foods, the usual
adulterations, and the methods of market
ing.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

The daily yield of milk from goat aver
sges two or three pints for seven or eight
months of the year. She also gives three or
four kids, which at three to eight weeks old
makes delicate, choice meat, superior to
lamb.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

The last authentic report of Dillon's doings
Is that he had just offered . small boy a
nickel (borrowed) to kick him all over
Finney county for monkeying with that
Garden City buzz saw. 1t is mighty danger
ous:-G Garden City Irrigator.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

Virgins has decided to recall ill his
prophecies, and if Vennor had any respect
for the feelings of such people a. Eli Perkins
he would follow suit.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

J. r. Dodge, the eminent statistican, says
that ''there is no crop in the United States,
grass green and dry excepted, that equals
the value of corn. It is worth so per cent.
more than wheat and twice as much a. cot.
ton."
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

Livsrmore, California, posts the names OF
habitual drunkards in every saloon in town.
accompanied by prohibition of the sale of
LIQUOR to them. Here is q pointer for the
moralists.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

A Missouri statute provides that "for each
day sheep.killing dog is allowed to run at
large, after written notice has been served on
the owner, said owner shall be fined one dol
lar, and the fines 80 collected shall 60 into
the chool fund of the county,"
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01
u. S. LAND OFFICE, !
aEnod Ko,aSoc Eohrlaosyx 1902

Larned. Kansas February 5, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the following man,
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court of Ford county, Kansas, at the
county seat on Tuesday. March 18th, 1888. viz:
GEORGE l.. REXFORD, Homestead entry No.
4lSl for lots 3, A. 5 and Sc Or NV or &c 6tp 30 s
r26 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: George S. Emerson. E. A. Cof-
fey, Charles Coe, John Smith, all OF Dodge City,
Ford county, Kansas.
fes c. A. MORRIS. Register.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

A philosopher has said, ''Never prophecy
unless you know" How much happier
Virgins would have been had he followed
that rule,
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

An Albuquerque Newspaper man was held
up in that city the other night and robbed
BY footpads. Will wonders never cease.
Dodge City times., 1883-03-01
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
SUBSCRIPTION: o % per year, in advance
It tdoesn't take much to turn the head of q

Colorado produced sec, 100000 worth Of
bullion last year, ann yet mining il only in
its infancy in the state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24

tirely unnoticed, and such plants. and
those slightly larger, could seed the
ground.
OF all fruits in the world that of the
DURAN, tree of the Maylayan Archi-
pelago, must be the most extraordinary.
The fruit is ten inches by seven, and
contains four or five seeds the size of q
pigeons egg, all imbedded In a creamy
pulp: 1t Is queer-tasting fruit, &C
cofdlng to It's various degrees of ripe
ness. The DURAN eater can never tell
exactly what peculiar flavor he is going
to enjoy. Sometimes it is luscious to a
degree, having the taste of the richest
custard with the flavor of almonds.
But, then, surprise comes when thenext
DURAN Is devOured, for now it is like
cream cheese, sherry wine and onion
sauce. Occasionally its odor is faint
and delightful; at other times it is rank
and disgusting.
BLOATINe from overlooking on cIo-
yer is not uncommon among cattle In au-
tumn. No experienced farmer would
think of turning his stock into stout
piece Of clover when the dew is on or
when it is wet with rain; but bloat may
come from some disorder of the digest
i've apparatus; or if the heritage be too
rank, so that it cannot be properly dis
posed OF, it will ferment in the paunch
producing gas, which, by its pressure
closes all way of escape, and, unless re
lief can be given, the animal will die.
Every farmer should know how to
"tap" the paunch to let the gas es-
cape. If no other means are at hand,
insert sharp pen-knife about half way
between the last rib and the hip and
eight inches below the level of the line
of the back, the point tending some
what downward. This opening will al
low the gas to pass off and the wound
will soon heal. a better instrument,
and one that every stockman should
have, is the trochar, made for this pur-
pose. This consists of sharp pointed
steel pin, about six inches long, having
a tube (canula) which covers all but the
point, When the pin is inserted, the
tube follows it and remains, forming a
means of exit for the gas in the paunch.
Food should be light for a few days
after such en- operation. -Am1eracan
AQT3c1GLt1LT1St
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
Amber.
from the London Times. !

From the London Times.
Some very interesting researches have
recently been made on the flora of the
amber bearing formations of east Prus-
STA by Messrs. Goeppert and Menge. In
ancient times there must have been In
this part of Europe group Of conifers
comprising specimens from almost all
parts of the world. Among the SPLEEN
did specimens of the California cOnifeIse
were the redwood, the sugar pine, and
the Douglas spruce; and of the exam
pies of the eastern states were the bald
cypress, red cedar, thuYa, and the Pj1lats
rd0id0; from the eastern coast of Asia
we're the Chilean incense cedar, the
parasOl fir, the arbOr vitae, the glyptos-
trobus, and the thuyopsis; and the
Scotch fir, the spruce, and the cypress of
Europe, and the callitris of Southern
Africa. 1t appears that the deposits of
amber, for which the Baltic is noted, are
the products of generations Of these
resin bearing trees. The richest de-
posits are situated along a strip of coast
between Mcneil and Dantzic, though the
real home of amber has been supposed
to lie in the bed of the Baltic, between
BOInheim and the main land. 1t rests
upon cretaceous rocks and consists
chiefly of their debris, forming popu-
lar mixture known as blue earth, which
appears to exist through the province of
Samland at the depth of eighty to 100
feet, aud to contain an almost inexhaust-
IDLE supply of amber. Immense guam
titles of amber are washed out to sea
from the coast or brought down to rivu-
lets and cast up again during the storms
ar in oartain winds The aetI1al Weld
by quarrying is 200, 900 to 300, OC3
pounds year, or five times the guam
tity estimated to be cast up by the
waves on the strip of coast above~men>
toned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24

Help me to find him quick, or we
shall have the neighbors on u.s."
loot toot toot went the old horn.
Bow WOW WOW came from the dog in
his kennel, and the chickens on their
roosts near by, set up tremendous
cackle.
Tooot toot toooot The two ruff
fans, seeing that their game was up,
rushed for the door, but were met by
Mr.. Adams and crowd of neighbors,
who half-dressed, had rushed out to dis
cover the cause of the commotion.
Well, Kitty" and "Jess were
saved, the men sent to prison, and TO-
day Harvey writes his name Harvey Ad-
ans, with flourish, and calls the farmer
and his wife father and mother. He
goes to school, and his teacher assures
his proud parents that he is a fine
scholar, and will be sure to make his
mark one of these days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
g PRINCE f"
BY BETH DAY.

He came a stranger to our town, and for the child
we bought him,
And never asked the trading man from whom or
whence he brought him.
He had mournful, anxious look, an almost human
signing,
A Iow-voiced, wistful piteous call, that made one
feel like crying.
But he was steady, kind and true, and that was all
we needed,
So no one but the little maid his odd behavior
needed;
And from his stall to pastures green she daily called
Until he learned to know and love the little hand
that fed him.
And stiu she RED to understand his brown eyes
helpless leading,
Until we, to = the mystery sought, but somehow
Until one day in early FALL when every glowing en-
From Summers fires of glory lay beside the young
September,
A circus from a distant town Haunting to the
village,
che housewife left her busy toll the farmer left his
tillage;
And we we're standing where the sun, through wal
nut branches slanting,
Threw pickering shade, and Prince came up and
stood beside Us painting.
The sorrow from his mournful eyes like flying shad-
ows lifted,
AS slowly by the pasture bars the gaudy pageant
drifted.
But as it passed adown the street. his neghing
needing,
Great tears came rolling down his cheeks, his cries
grew shril and pleading.
And hour by hour, with ring which he himself
was making,
He did the tricks he had been taught although his
heart was breaking,
Until could not bear the grief we knew way of
staying,
And led him where he could not hear the circus
minstrels playing.
we placed him in a roomy stall, with other horses
near him,
And hour by hour the little maid went out to pet
and cheer him:
But at the eve his mistress came and told me, midst
her crying,
lay dying. The Continent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
A " TrOubIe-Man's " Life.
[From the Philadelphia Times.J

ltrom the Philadelphia I1me5.J
The life of telegraph company's line
man is laborious and dangerous one
and at times entails great hardship and
exposure. In Philadelphia the Western
Union Company have five men whose
duty is to repair damages to the line in
or within few miles of the city. One
of these is George Riley, who went to
sea for eleven years of his life and who
has been in the employ of the company
for thep past fifteen years. In speaking of
accidents In telegraph life he said:
."There is some danger, of course, in
line work, but as a rule it can be avoid
ed if one is cool headed and careful.
The trouble with most men is that when
they get accustomed to climbing they
become careless and reckless and some
times get bad falls. The only man of
our line that has been killed in my time
was thrown to the ground by the breaking
of a cross-bar. There are very narrow
escapes, though. I have climed pole
that thought was good and sound and
found when near the top that it was
soft and rotten. Once I fell about
twelve feet, and only saved myself from
falling to the ground by grabbing some
wires. In Philadelphia the company
has about fifty poles that are from
seventy to 100 feet high. Formerly we
used to climb these like the rest, but of
late years the monsters are fitted with
iron steps, and going up them is nearly
as easy as walking up stairs. The steps
were adopted because the poles are
valuable and the climbing made holes in
them and caused them to be exposed to
the weather. One of these poles is
eighty feet high. Formerly we had
either to climb this or to get to it from
the roof The jump from the mansard
roof to the fourth cross-bar was fully
five feet and the cross-bar, seventy feet
above the ground, was only three and
half inches broad. You can imagine
that this was a small foothold for such a
jump, and yet We never missed it. The
jump back to the roof was somewhat
more dangerous, there being a space of
only sixteen inches to land on and a
wall to bump against. [ took the jump
several times, but liked it less and less
at every jump.
"The best and boldest climber know
is Dick Penn, of Baltimore. He has
climbed old poles that broke under nim,
but, like cat, he always falls on his
feet. He doesn't use any monkey
wrench, as others do, in getting out the
two-and-seven- eighths-inch bolts that
fasten the CROSS bars to the pole, but
pulls them out or kicks them out. A
climbers outfit is generally pair of
climbing-irons, pair of nippers to
break wire with and section of wire
say ten pounds. I have seen Penn
climb forty-fve-foot pole with $50
pounds ofwire thrown over his shoulder.
James Grace, also line-man, was the
only other man who could climb with
this weight.
They call us at the Office trouble
men, for whenever there is anything
wrong on the line we are sent to fix it. "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
Plantation Philosophy.

Topic Read in Arkansaw Traveller
De tear oh sorrow is as bright as de
tear oh JOY.
Drinkin' whisky is like maxim mon
ey. De more yer's got de. more yer
thinks yer ken STAN.
Becase a man sings hymns amt no
sign he won't fight yer. De mockin'
bird sings nightly, but he whips cherry
udder bird in de neighborhod.
De man what doan recognize danger
is de man what is mos apt ter git hurt.
De pusson what doan think whisky will
hurt him is almos' sho' ter git burned
out.
Advice is all we'll enough, but too
much oh 1t brings de giver inter con-
temp. A little horse radish is mighty
good, but too much OBJ it will make yer
eneeZe.
De contemp' Oh man makes itself felt
chen 'mong animals. So many slurs
bah been flung at de yaller dog dat nine
times outen ten when yer meets him
he'll hang his head
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
In Need of Polish.
[From the N. Y. Graphic.I

IRON the N. I. Graphic.
A polishing school for gentlemen is
among the rumors of things to be in this
city. Among those now in need of bit
of polish are the following:
The man who talks in front of you
during the play.
The one who talks behind you.
The man who in going out squeezes
past you and your lady at the end of
every act, and in coming in sqUeezes
past again without word of apology.
The man who must go out at the end
of every act, anyway.
The man who puts his hat on the next
seat north of him on the ell" road car
and his valise and umbrella in the next
empty seat south, and keeps them there
until the passenger needing a seat asks
him to remove them.
The chronic colloquial interrupter who
breaks In on our Unfinished sentence
with some remark foreign to the subject.
The other man who takes ten times
the number of words necessary to tell
his story.
The bungling man who sits sideways
in the street car and one-thlrd of whose
adipose overwhelms you if next to him.
4uo mdu WHO UuSIl0S straight up 10
his longunseen friend who is con7ersing
with you, slaps him OH the back and
says, elbow dye ?" with total disre-
gard of your presence.
The man who "Opens or closes his car
window without the care or apprehen-
sion concerning the pleasure of others
sitting by it.
The man who will occupy the other
seat at the restaurant table when half
dozen are vacant about him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
RAYS OF LEARNING.

HABIT, If not resisted, soon becomes
ecessity.-Aag@Stjne.
HAPPINESS is like the statue of Isis,
whose veil no mortal ever raised. Lam
don.
ONE ungrateful man does an injury to
all who stand in need of aid.-Pu6JiHS
Syrius.
The secret of living is to say every
thing that can be said on the subject. -
V0Ltaire.
IT is a species of agreeable servitude
teem.-Queera Christine.
GIVE freely to him that deserveth
well, and asketh nothing; and that
is way of giving to thyself. -Fuller.
HAVE seldom known anyone who de-
serted truth in trifes that could be
trusted in matters of Importance
PGley.
He who seldom speaks, and with one
calm, we'll timed word can strike dumb
the Ioquacious, is a genius or hero
L0UGter.
DEFECT in manners is usually the de-
feet of fine perceptions. Elegance
comes of no breeding, but of Birth
Emerson.
He whose first emotion, on the view of
an excellent production, is to under
value it, will never have one of his own
to show.-A5ki7a.
1T Is with narrow-soulei people as
with narrow necked bottles; the less
they have in them the more noise they
make in pouring it out.-POpe
He that does not know those things
which are of use and necessity for him
to know, is an ignorant man, whatever
he may know besides. - ISiLOtSon.
OF all actions of a mans life, his
marriage does least concern other peo-
pie, yet, of all actions of our life tits
most meddled with by other people,
SeLdefl.
CONSULT your friend on all things, es-
pecially on those which respect yourself.
His counsels may then be useful where
your own self-love might impair your
judgment. Seneca.
THE roses of pleasure seldom last long
enough to adorn the brow of him who
plucks them, and they are the only roses
which do not return their sweetness
after they have lost their beauty
RlHiT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
Cured in a Dream.

From the Pottsville Journal
For number Of years Miss Annie
Steiner has been affected with spinal
disease, and for the last eight or nine
years she has been unable to W Tx even
with the aid of crutches. A few nights
ago she had a strange dream, in which
she was informed that she was cured.
When she awoke the impressions of her
dream were still upon her mind, and
she felt as if she was still in the realiza-
ton of it's truth. She soon demonstrated
the fact for herself by getting up and
walking across the floor. Ever since
then she has discarded her crutches and
moves about apparently cured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
Wages in Germany.
rFrono thu London Times. !


A discussion concerning the rates of
wages in the chief towns of North and
South Germany has brought out that
the average weekly wages, the working
day being twelve hours all through the
week, paid in Berlin to etone masons vary
from Is to % marks (the mark being
equal to our shilling); to turner's about
% marks; gold and silver artifcers, ac-
cording to the class of work upon which
they are employed, from u, to 30 marks;
beltmakers, workmen IN fouEdries, u to
Is marks; locksmiths Is marks; smiths,
Is to "a marks; workmen in machine
factories, from II to 81 marks; watch
makers and soapmakers, Is marks; tan
ners, Is to IS marks; linen and calico
weavers, 7 to Is marks; cloth-weavers,
from 10 to 90 marks; carpetmakers, Is
marks; joiners and kindred trades, Is
mark; butchers, 12to 20 marks; brewers,
81 to 81 marks; taiIors, to Is marks; fe-
male dressmakers, to II marks; shoe
makers, II marks. A Munich indus
trial journal, commenting on these
rates, observes that wages in South
Germany are about equal to the Ber-
lin rates, but the cost of living aud
lodging is much less.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
QuATRAINS.
BY THOMAS s. COLLIER.
RFSULng-

REsULDs.
When life was young said: 50 On yonder height
MY name will shine, carved where the rocks are
grand"
And now see the loom of coming night,
And all that have done is writ in sand
TO MORROW.
s. Tomorrow give to Love and the Lord.
But to-day is Fame's," he said
And the morning shone on broken sword
And mail-clad warrior dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24

A TRAMP called his shoes corporations,
because they had no soles.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-25
FIRE ON A sTEANIsHIP.

The Cargo of the British Steamship
..Sirocco'' Damaged and the Vessel En-
dangered-A Board of survey APP
pointed.
About 30 O'Clock yesterday morning
smoke was discovered by the Waterman
issuing from hold No. ,, starbOard SIDE
of the British steamship Sirocco, loadlhg
al the Lamar Cotton Press. An alarm
was sounded aboard the ship and all hands
set 10 work IN extinguishing the hre'
It's peculiar location between decks,
so that il could not De got
AZ very readily, the deck being oil steer
and covered with coal, made II necessary
IN raise the hatch and pull the bales out
singIv tn reach the flames. They were final
" eXtinguished, but not before the COM
partment was flooded. 1t is probable that
the principal damage will be by water.
4 board of survey, consisting OF Messrs'
!. +. Stewart, Lloyds agent, j. j. Wilder
and II. II. Gilmer. and two steamship
CaDfains. went on board the ship and had
an examination to ascertain the extent OF
damage. Thus far 90 bales have been
discharged. 66 of which are badly burned
and damaged by water, and ordered to
Central Press for further disposal. The
ship was also sent to Central Iress, anu
will have to discharge more cargo, proba-
bIv about 900 bales, as IT Is wet ana may
not he free from fire. The ships deck II
probably damaged, but cannot be seen
until the coal is discharged. The Nessel
had prattv nearly finished loading, ana
would have cleared yesterday. She will
now be very likely delayed a week or ten
davs. Fires Of this character are becom-
ins frequent aboard Of ships at this port,
and "a rigid investigation as to causes IS
urged. that protection may be had to save
the Droucrty endangered.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-25
THE PLANTERS WIFE.

\ Good Play at the Theatre Last Night.
\ fair audience welcomed the Harry
Lacy Combination in the "Planter's
Wife, at the Theatre last night, and the
fact is written in regret. The people pre-
senting the play are no strangers, and the
piece itself is not unknown. The enjoy
ment missed by those who did not attend
will keep. however. for tonight.
The play is Southern in its character,
and appeals for sympathy, which 1t re-
ceived. from all who listen. While 1T pOr-
trays Southern feeling, emotion and
patriotism. there is not a sentiment or IN
situation to Jar i'm the least upon the feel
ings Of any auditor. Most ingenious IN
this respect was the author. lie mas ac-
cOmplished what has been signal failure
in other similar attempts. The company
is ali it should be. While the chief
interest centres about the leading
characters, the other members OF the
east have all they can attend to. Mr..
Lacy as arthur Graham Is handsome,
easy, and above all natural. The ardent
and dashing cavalier, the high-minded
loyal lover and husband, who endures
much, finds in him correct reflex.
Miss Rigl is strong and elective, ana
from the utteTance of her hrst lines as
Edith Gray" she won the sympathy OF
her audience, who followed her with the
keenest interest. The house recognized an
old friend in Mr.. Frank NJ. Burbeck in the
character of ARTHUR Blake and the re-
newed plaudits he received must have
caused him to feel proud.
The remainder of the cast were well up
in their parts. perhaps, excepting the
trifie over-drawn character OF "Annle
Gordon" The actress, however, pleased
the audience 'SimeOn SimcOc" might
have been improved. With ''Annie Cor
dom he furnished the greater part of the
comedy. and may bc defects in them are
more easily noticed.