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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-03-15

ILL UOU00 V111 44m4IOe
ran RELIGIOUS cAsD PLAxER.
A private soldier, BY the name Of Richard
Lee, was taken before the magistrate Of 0las-
gov for playing cards during divine service.
The account IL thus given In On English
Journal:
A sergeant commanded the soldiers at the
church and when the parson had read the
prayer he took the text. Those who had .
Bible took it out; bat this soldier had neither
Bible nor common prayer book, but pulling
out pack of cards he spread them before
him. He first looked At one and then IN.
other. The sergeant of the company saw
him and said:
''Richard, put up the cards; this il no
place for them"
"Nevsr mind thai" said Richard.
When the service was over the constable
took Richard prisoner and brought him
before the Mayor.
"Well," said tho Mayor. "what have you
brought the soldier here for"
"For playing cards in church"
"Well. colder, what have you to say for
YOURSELF"
"Mucb, sir, I hope"
very good, if not. shall punish You
severely"
II have beeD," said the soldier, "about
ak weeks on the march. have neither
Bible nor common prayer book, and hope
to s,tisfy your worship Of the purity of my
intention"
Then spreading tho cards before the Mayor,
he began With the ace:
When see the acc it reminds me that
there is but one God.
When see the dues it reminds me of
Father and Son.
When Gee the tray it reminds me Of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
When l see the four it reminds me of the
EvaDgeliss that preached-to Matthew,
Marx, Luke and John.
When see the Eve it reminds me Of the
Eve vice virgins that trimmed their lamps.
There we're ten, but Eve were wise and five
foolish, and we're shut out.
When see the Elk it reminds me that in
elk days The Lord made Heaven and earth.
When see the seven it reminds me that
on the seventh day God rs:ed from bis
great work which he had made, and hallow-
ed il.
When Gee the eight it reminks me of the
eight righteous persons that we're saved when
God destroyed the world, viz: Noah and bis
wife, his three sons and their wives.
When 1 see the nine it reminds me Of the
nine lepers who were cleansed BY our Savior.
There were nine out of ten who never re.
turned their thanks.
When see the ten it reminds me of the
ten commandments which God handed
down to Moses on the table of stone.
When zee QMen it reminds me of the
Queen OF Sheba, who visited Solomon, for
che was as wise q woman as he was . man.
She brought With her 6fy boys and 6iy
girls, all dressed in boys apparel for King
Solomon to tell which were the boys ard
which we're the gi,ls. The King sent for
them to wash. The girls washed 10 the ell
bows and the boys to the wrist, 90 King
Solomon told BY that"
"WelI," said the Mayor, "you have de.
serbs d every card 10 the pack except ont"
"What is that?"
"The Knsve," said the Mayor.
II will give your honor description Of
that, too, If you will not b angry"
Il will not" said the Mayor, Elf Jou do |
not term me to be the knavs."
"The greatest knave ! know Of 10 the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07


browsed outside. 1t is explained that
the night picture was painted with a
paste made Of South Sea pearls mixed
with substance luminous at night,
while the day picture was produced
by powdered reef-stone.
The latest scientific exploration OF
the Yellowstone Park, made during
the past summer by members of the
United States Geological Survey,
shows that it contains 500 geysers and
5000 hot springs. These numbers are
somewhat larger than those obtained
in earlier surveys.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
The c thoitc air.

To-r;2nt will clo,e the Catholic fair at
T. dds bal. co:oer of Fist and Salmon
ee .. says the scr, 'c,d o; d t Saturday.
Al a:.'c'es on exhibition, including tie
Il .'ano, will be disposed O.. The fair
be l very successful aud well managed
) l. Sc c,owd IS Anticipated this evening.
The following a,;;cles ware won at The
Life: Bridle, Ben Hun2e~; butter dish C.
Il. Ma3ipu: bu., ec dish, A. Killeen: band
ke ce'e: boz, L. Die1man: c..se o: whisky,
p. Libe "; doll and buggy. Mss Alice
Jus..,: cold ling, Miss J. A. Birge; desll,
T. NJ. 'opy: vase", NJ. Com5er; pistol P.
Cuene =. ch;'d q ess, Miss Mamie Rice;
Two C. es Cr..er vb;sty: Lev. A. J. Clio
,'erz:: bu ;ec dish. y. Porotber: easy chair,
Joe1 Msck;1: p. Tor s owe, }. Manson; 'oos
s;oo', J. MeuSoo: c yer pitcher, s. Smith;
bed, Jos. Hague; cake basket, JAS Gill;s
sofa pillow, Miss Lizzie Corooi-p; No. 2lO,
gold watch.
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Cc'.2.

The symptoms o: .olic, one Of che most
s::55s' Sc. res 20 horse, are readily dejecc-
ed. lie he Sc ova- ably sc~apes with his
Fore 'oe,. k'cls a. he stomach anJ shi 5
abouj :: VI rs -oond, snelis yhe floor, les
down rois, rema' } ng :or a time on his
b c!, aud b:ea.hes heavily throughout.
At rece 1T mee.iog os the London Fa:-
mes Cub, a rele and su.e cure was p E.
sented bv gen ntlepan who has been al
bis J e among borses. When The horse
SLOWS tie svm IONS o: e1 aooe.ck o: collie,
anp'vs5 once hocse cloyh O: woolen ruc,
ryo1t o boiling wate', % ohe stomach
and 10 The SIDES and cover w;yh anoyhe,
Co1Dle o. co hes 10 retan the .le&5. As
they cool, renew the clo.bs as o ten as need
fe'. lAr3e ban poul ice, as hot as eau
be bo ne. IS eqca'1y e3ec.:ve, and retains
he heas lo,3ec
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Another Fioneer Gone.

Another good ci.:zen has been called to
the realms beyond. On The morning o:
November 2:d, 1858, Geo.se Edgar Aiken,
second con of John AIKEN: died with
typhoid pueumor;" at Silves;on, this
coun5y, aged 81 yeas a d S months. Mr..
Aiken was born az Eugene City, in March
lS47, where he lived until 1850, when his
parents moved to Wincbes5e:, near Rose
burg. Here he speut the re--t fifteen yeacs
o; his life and chen he went to PorClscd to
learn the photos' 'aph business under Joe
Euckner of that city. ArGer work ng al
this business three yea s, and becomip ,
d;ssa 5;sied with it, be engaged in the
wholesale boot and shoe business ON Front
Street of chat city, under the firm name OF
J. Kraemer Co., during which time the
w,,ter became acquainS led with the deceased
having occa@ on while he was enga ed in
the boot and shoe trade to purchase Of the
f.m qu; e extensively ror the rejs.I trade.
The deceased was pleasant, agreeable
gentleman and one whose dispose zion was
likely TO make him many warm friends. In
five years he disengaged himself from the
Wholesale trade, and went to the Sand
witch Isles. While there he was engaged
in raising Apgora go is. He then went
to Cali 'ornia and was appointed Assistant
Major General on Gen. Irwin's staff, in
which capacity he served two years. In
| 1873 he came to Salem and went into busl.
ness with John Farnb IN under the firm
name of Aiken 4 Farnham. Here he re-
manned until 1882, when he went to Silver
ton where he remained until his death.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
How TO Mix.

A mixer should learn TO milk quickly
says an e=che"ye. Slow milling will ruin
any cow, and there is lille doubt that
many cows a;e made upp: fable by bad
milking. As soon as the flow OF milk be-
gius it should he drawn as RAPIDLY as poss.
ible Stripping with abe foger and thumb
is a bal prac ce. and saould be unlearnd at
once. end the whole hand usel to milk
with. BY persever:ng one VIII soon be able
to m TX very short te It's if the hand is mod
erateIy small. The best mixers have small
hlpds; siren tn OF wris' will come in time
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
IncJeese of Facms.

According to tie census bulletin, the
number OF "a -a,s ia The United States was
1850, 900 Il 1870. and &C 10000 in 1880.
Much o; Wis increase is in the new terri
TOTES, some Of which we've sparsely settled
ten years ago, but the fact that Alabama,
Flor:ca end Texas, hs We more chan doubled
the number o: 3heic farms in the 5ine, while
Georgia, A .Lansas, South Carolina aud
Norvh c. :ol;na have nearly doubled, and
Mississippi, Vi-.,inia aud Louisiana have
increased from so to 60 per cent. shows
that tbe.e has been cuct'ug up OF large
plantations into smaller holdings.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned A. G
Mulkey has been duly appointed administrator OF
She estate OF John Mulkev deceased by the County
Court of the State of Oregon for Benton County
sitting ,or the transaction CT Probate business. AL
pe.sons having claims agailst sid estate are re
quesSed to present the same properly verified to me
at MY residance about two mi es nolthw1st of the
town of Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, at the
Office of Ke'say & Holgate in Corvallis, Oregon,
within six months frcm the date OF this noSce
This 18th day of November 1858.
AZ VS. }. G. MULEEY, Admins jraIor.
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r. A. M.

K. A. NJ
Ferguson Chapter, No. 5, R. A. NJ, meets Thurs
day eve, ing on or preceding full moon.
H. E. HARRIS, H. P.
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Job Printing ONCE for Sale.

We have at this Office il, the job depars-
ment sufficient good material to make up
two good job Offices To any one wanting
to purchase we will therefore sell a job Office
complete, including one press, and every
thing else necessary. We have new half
medium Gordon, and an eighth medium
Liberty press, as good as new. Of these
two presses the purchaser can take his
choice.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
Business Education

Paroles desiring thorough Busines
Education will save money by calling II
this Office and purchasing certificate of
scholarship to the Portland Business College
of Portland Ogn., with A. P. Armstrong as
principal
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Eornd

A dark FIR cape on the streets of Corval-
lis about two weeks ago. The owner can
get it by applying at H. E. Barris' store
and paying ten cents per line for each in
sertion of this notice.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
SOCIETIES

Corvallis Lodge No IA, A. F. and A. NJ, meets or
wednesday evening, on or preceding full moon.
w c. CRAWFORD, w. NJ.
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REAL E,sTA TIE Il GENCY.
THE BENTON COUNTY
REAL ESTATE ASS0c|AT|0,
THOS. J. BLAIR, President.
M. S. WOODCCCK, Attorne

T>HIs ASSOCIATION WILL BUY AND SELL AL
i Glasses OF Real Estateon reasonable terms
will thoroughly advertise by describing each piece
property entrusted to it for sale.
Mr. T. j. Blair will always be in readiness, and wi
take great pains to show property
Offices near T. ]. Blair's warehouse, at Il
GAzETTE office.
The following pieces Of property will be sold G
extraordinarily reasonable terms:
TOWN LOTS-Six vacant lots in the northwest pal
of Corvallis Nicely situated for residence, fenced
set out with good variety Of fruit trees. Price OO
TOWN LOTS-Two vacant lots in the southwes
part of Corvallis; Very nice for residence, fencet
and set out with fruit trees. Price $3.50.
DWELLING AND TOWN LoTs-1A lots on tn
corner OF 9th and Jefferson streets In Corvallis, Or
with comfortable II story dwelling with good room
good stable, woodshed &C. Half cash, balant
on reasonable terms. Price $llO0
SAW Undivided interest in mill run b.:
water, good planer and seven acres Of land use
connection with the mill Power sufficient to
all Of the year, situated handy to market and With
about miles of Corvallis with an excellent goo
road to and from it. Terms easy.
FARM-Farm all under fence only 81 miles from
Corvallis OF $50 acres 80 acres now in cultivation the
balance of be cultvated about 20 of it now in
wheat with fair house good barn and granery,
will be sold at bargain. Terms easy.
FARM-Farm of Ats acres for less than S1S per
acre, being of the cheapest and best farms in
entol. county, situated miles west Of Monroe of
mile from good school, in one of the best neigh
borhoods in the state with church privileges handy.
About l30 acres in cultivation, and 400 can be
cultivated. All under fence. with good two story
frame house, large barn and orchard; has running
water the around, and is well suited tor stock
and dairy purposes This is of the cheapest iarm
in the willamette Valley Terms easy.
LOTS-Two unimproved lots il Corvallis One
the choicest building places in the city for sale
enable. ALSO Four unimproved lots except fene
ed in Corvallis Or. The choicest building place in
the city for sale reasonable.
STOCK FARM-320 acres, about so in cultivation
$50 be cultivated 90 acres of good fir ana
oak timber, the balance good grass land Small COM
Portable house and barn 1t lies adjoining an mex
haustble range, making one OF the best stock
ranges in Benton county. Situated about 10 miles
Southwest OF Corvallis. Price $1,000.
FARM-A farm of 1876 acres of land situated !
mile from Corvallis in Linn County, Or. All under
fence; 80 of rich bottom land in cultivation,
56 acres Of good fir, ash and maple timber; good
houses, 2 good orchards and two good wells with
pumps. Terms: $50 per acre, half cash down and
balance payable in one and two years, secured by
mortgage upon the farm.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18
BROWNWOOD,

A most enjoyable entertainment
was given by Dir. Ed. King and wife
at their residence, one day this week.
All present had royal good time.
Mrs. Clingman entertained num-
Der OF friends at her residence here,
last week.
Miss Cora Wooten beautiful young
lady from eastern Texas, is visiting in
our city, at her uncles, ID. w. Woo
ten, Esq.
Mrs. III. w. Stepton, nee Miss Lena
Turner, with her sister Miss Mamie
Turner, have re turned home to Col
orado City.
A number of young folks, including
the sweetest flowers of Brownwood,
spent u delightful evening ut Capt.
and Mrs. Frank Henderson ON Mon
day night The occasion will long be
remembered.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church held mite-meet-
ing Tuesday evening at Col. w. f.
Knights.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18

THE question of an amendment to
the constitution providing for an annu
al al UdtOrem tax of not more than
twenty-five cents on the one hundred
dollars, was under discussion in the
house on Friday last. 1t also provided
for the division Of the state into school
districts and comforting the power o.,
the people by n two-thirds vote to
supplement the state tax by special
tax, not to exceed twenty-five cents on
the ons hundred dollars. for
school purposes. A vote on the
question was not reached,
but all amendments prop )sed were
voted down by overwhelming MAORI
lies, indicating that the bill would
pass as it came from the committee
The GAZETTE believes that there
should be the utmost caution used in
placing SO low maXimum on the
state tax by constitutional enactment.
Twenty-Five cents at this time is ample
for all purposes, but the time may
come when thirty cents would be re-
qured, aud would be unavailable in the
event this amen dment is adopted.
The representatives of the people
would certainly make the levy as low
as possible consistent with the de
mands of good government. The reg
ular session of the last legislature re.
duced taxation from fifty to forty
cents, and ut the special session again
reduced 1t to thirty cents. The PIES
ent body might with safety
make still further reduction,
but the emergency might arise
when in order 10 carry on the state
government and preserve the state
credit, that thirty or even forty cents
would be necessary--and constitu-
tional inhibition against such levy
should not be intcrposed. The other
provisions of the resolution meets with
the unqualified endorsement OF the
GAZETTE The state should be
divided into school districts and the
people OF those districts be permitted to
impose u special tax upon themselves
within reasonable limit for the sup
port Of their schools. The assertion
that DEgREss and his coafrereS adopted
the district system, and through it,
robbed the people of their subsistence
is no argument against the system. 1t
has been demonstrated by the expert
ence OF years, in other states, to he the
best system invented and the sooner it
Is adopted the sooner the public schools
will become useful aud efficient.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18
SOCIETY NOTES.
HOME NOTES.

Miss Minnie Cushman has returned
to the city to complete her studies.
Miss Alice Monroe a young lady
from Paducah, KY, is in the city
visiting relatives.
The young ladies of the Methodist
church propose giving cantata at an
early day.
The X of p. ball and banquet Mon
day night will certainly be grand
affair, the ladies are making extensive
preparations.
One of Fort Worth's ladies who was
married during the week, wore "a We
netian bronze ottoman rep, and plush
bonnet. en- suite, point lace, garniture
of natural lilies of the valley.
Miss Grace Wilson, of Springfield,
Mo. who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. $. A. Moore, left last night
to visit relatives in Denison.
The ball Monday night will be in the
new Smith Il Jarvis building on Hous-
ton and Fifth streets, the banquet III
the adjoining room.
A young lady residing on Taylor
street was the recipient OF an exquisite
y beautiful valentine on the l4th inst.
The face of this Cupid's message was
II mirror, oval shaped, surrounded by a
raised bank of flowers, reflected back
from the glass. When this leaf was
lifted, the valentine gave forth sweet
music in gentle strains, playing the
beautiful air of Ever OF thee Pm
fondly dreaming"
The GAZETTE Is informed of two
marriages to occur thiS week
To be absolutely nregtc in reception
visiting and wedding stationery, n so
ciety "bellen says il should be ordered
from this Office. The lady is surely ,
| Judge of such matters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18

action; still | live to cherish i,
ana tender name applied "a ma NJ
what is dearer? What is mo,a WY Y
slve than the love of a mnlb.'
gard to her far distant bow ras NV;
west seeking his fortune. Ho~
] had never left my mother ".
writing this | was interr,n,.se Y
railroad boy swearing az ~,
rate he looked up at me Viii II
lookf altogether changed IN ii,
ner and said: II have no one a IS u
to- he evidently thought I wa. n
ing a letter; he then related tom' 4
misfortune: said he left home :, ss,.j
years ago; and to-day capno "a n
anything ofhis family, he saysh.1
not care what becomes of him NM
has no one to care for him. "a d~
his mother (if living) oifers 49,
every night for the return Of n, MI 4!
lost son little does he care "a ). \
as he has become so hardened !. II
wicked ways that he fears NM
1OU nor man.
After being from home four =,
and felt the need of mothers s,is1
tie words of sympathy and reprca
picked up one day a mottowjlt \
few words of, ''What is home MIL
a mother" and sent it to inv ma
1t was not long before | received n
letter expressing her gratituus a
having been so tondly remembsIsl
her boy that had been absent n
her for so long; though having {
separated from her for six long ycsl
can say for the truth that skstJ
greatest comfort of my life. ShosIl
meet her to-day / would not eabs
her as Il stranger, but us the lad
treasure of my life.
Show me a boy that loves M \
mother and | will show you d Il "
has Il heart, as it were, like ASa|
Think of the nights that our Assal
have put us to bed and wait uuAt|
hour of midnight for the father i =
turn from the lodge las ina I
while at the same time they i
deceived their wives and have bxl
some gampling-hell, saloon, Of II
other disreputable place, having 4
they term II good time, tits sceius
a blessing that our mothers areks3
ignorance of these facts, but At /
same time it is awful for us to ri
these as facts. Such men are IA
criterons for their sons, say nothHj
their daughters.
In conclusion / will say, boys
your mother and stay with her
not let small things influence ya
leave home; if you do, you VII
ways regret it as | have done,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18

well known TO every one. The treaty
should at once be ratified. for IL cannot
fail to be OF great advantage to both
countries, as is shown In the fact es-
tablished, that u will TO n certain ex-
tent prevent Mexico from entertain
ing, at present, a proposition for
similar treaty with any other country.
All European merchants and agents
now in Mexico are violently opposed
to the ratification OF this treaty, which
is another evidence that 1t should be
ratified at once. Sometime ago 1t
was announced by telegraph
that Mr.. LIONEL GARDEN, the
English agent at Havana.
was In Mexico for the purpose of find
ing new market for English cotton
fabrics. We reprint below an editorial
from the GAZETTE of that date, Janu-
airy 18th:
In view of the fact that the, regular
diplomatic intercourse bet wcen Mex
leo and England has been suspended
since 1877, the agent of England will
first have to busy himself to get that
restored. 1t is argued that If France
could forgive Mexico, England surely
could, but the question arises, can
Mexico forgive England? Sir CHARLES
dixie expresses the view that Mexico
is jealous of the influence which the
| United States are acquiring and, con-
sequently; wants to encourage the in
vestment of English capital. These
! views are not sustained, however, by
the facts; rs the most prosperous Next
can towns and its wealthiest sections
are becoming thoroughly American
/ lied by the influx of both American
! citizens and American capital and
/ Sir CHARLES will doubtless find IT
| somewhat difficult to give new read
/ ing to the doctrine of manifest destiny.
The ratification of this treaty will
| have the effect TO establish the friend
4 ~ relations and good feelings
| between the two countries
which are necessary to both
for the interchange of their produc.
tons and the saving of much cost
in transportation and shipping. The
! jealousy (which. Sir CHARLES dixie
thinks Mexico feels will h I'VE been
entirely subdued, lift ever existed and
English capital will seek some other
country, being found in company
where 1t Is not wanted and crowded
by that which is more welcome. When
this treaty is ratified and commercial
intercourse established, both trade anc
traffic must of course rapidly increase
and thereby Texas alone will be largely
benefited We do not mean to h,
selfish in this matter. A liberal view
Of it will sustain us in endorsing thu
treaty. But, (contidentii'ly Texa
will get the dessert prepared for this in
terna,ional feast.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18
Postmaster Removed.

Some months ago Seth Cushi
Esq, "a citizen of Fort Worth rcsl
the appointment as postmaslds,
Aurora in Wise county. n qhla
soon after, but one of his bondsmH'
Il. III, Cole, who, it will be remeles
was arrested, tried and conslc'a
swindling one Harris in a trade
The government hearing Of ils'
removed Mr., Cushman, who rslsa
to the city yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-18
HONEY GROVE.

Miss Gussie StQbaugh, after having
Il delightful time in the city of Paris,
returned home to Honey Grove, where
she ever meets with a thrice hearty
welcome.
Miss Maggie Pirtle left on Wednes-
day last for Lebanon, Tennessee,
where she will spend n few months
Her father, Colonel J. n. Pirtle, who
accompanied Miss Maggie proposes TO
enter the senior class Of the Lebanon
Law school.
Miss Edith Wilson has returned to
her home in Bonham. Miss Helen +,
smith went with her.
Miss Dupee Lane and Miss Matte
Hale have returned from Texarkana.
Miss Sallie Bell is now visiting in
Brookston.
Miss Maggie BurSher paid Brooks
ton lying visit Wednesday.
The ball on last "Wednesday evening
was "A nice affair Il. Il. Worthan
never fails when he undertakes to get
up IL ball.