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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

-Stings of insects are relieved by the
application of ammonia, or common
table salt, or slice of onion to the
part.
TO keep flies off gilt frames boil
three or four onions in pint of water
and apply with a soft BRUSH Chicago
Journal.
10 beat the whites of eggs quickly
put In pinch of salt; salt cools, and
the cooler the eggs the quicker they
will froth.-Boston Transcript.
Baked Eggs: Break eight eggs in a
well-buttered dish; put in pepper, salt
and butter, and three tablespoons Of
cream. Bake twenty minutes.-Er-
change.
The Minnesota horticulturists at
their late convention declared the Will
son the best strawberry for the farmer,
as well as the best berry for marketing.
Chicago Tribune.
SCOT is one of the best manures for
house plants, and if it can be had in
quantities large enough it's excellent
for out-of-door use. For the latter it is
salt.-Cincinnati Times.
The cucumber, says the German
town Telegraph, will always produce
more abundantly if furnished with a
trellis of laths and string for its sup
port, as it is a climber, and not a creep
ing plant. Brush laid on the ground
around the hills is better than no sup
port.
An agreeable and appetizing dish is
made by cooking asparagus and peas
together. Cut tender stalks of aspara-
gus in small pieces Cloth vegetables re-
quire the same length of time to cook
season with cream, pepper and salt, or
In place of cream use milk with lump
of butter melted in tn. y Post.
In gardens and greenhouses where
boiling water can not be poured on,
ants haunts may be easily removed by
using picked bones, which will be soon
covered with ants, which may be de-
stroyed in hot water. Repeat the pro-
cess and the ants will soon be cleared
out, if number of bones are used, which
may be placed in out-of-the-way spots
where they will not be seen. but where
the ants will soon find them.-N Y
Examiner.
Pigs luxuriate on clover, and will
do better on it than any other feed. If
cut and thrown into the pen fresh twice
day, they will do better than to let
them run in the patch, and they will
not destroy near so much. If they run
in the patch they will tramp down and
root up more than they eat. When fed
in the pen, what they do not eat makes
an excellent manure, and that is where
the economy of the plan comes in
Toledo Blade.
The Scientific american gives the
following as waterproof branding
ink for sheep that will do no injury to
the wool: Shellac, two ounces; borax,
two ounces; water, twenty-five ounces;
gum arabic, two ounces; lampblack
sufficient Boil the borax and shellac
in water till they are dissolved, and
withdraw from the fire. When the So
luton has become cold complete twenty
five ounces with water, and add lamp
black enough to bring the preparation
to suitable consistency. When it is to
be used with a stencil it must be made
thicker than when it is applied with a
brush. The above gives black ink.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
Transplanting Trees In Japan.

Before transplanting trees, two pieces
of paper or cloth are tied to the
branches on the east and west, or north
and south sides of the tree, SO that it
may be planted as it stood before in re
lation to the sun. Particular care is
taken in removing the tree. Large
roots which extend SO far into the ground
that it requires great deal of labor to
dig them out are cut off at certain
points, either by the saw or any other
cutting implements, fibrous roots being
carefully protected. The spot where
the tree is to be planted is dug little
larger than the roots absolutely require.
If the tree is large, two or four strong
posts or stakes of convenient size and
length are set about it before digging.
and are connected by one or more hor-
izontal Stats. The stem of the tree is
wrapped in straw mating, and tied
firmly to the horizontal Stats. Where
two horizontal Stats are used they are
fixed to cross each other at the point
where the stem is tied. The tree is
thus in suspended condition, there
fore though we dig around the
roots quite deep, it may not only be
prevented from falling down, but its
fibrous roots, which would otherwise
be injured more or less by the heavy
pressure of the whole tree, can be saved
to large extent.
After having removed the tree to the
desired place, particular care is taken
in covering the roots well, and also in
watering, especially if the soil is rather
light. Press the dirt, which is thrown
into the hole little at time, firmly
around the roots, taking care at the
same time to set them in their natural
position as far as possible. On the
contrary, if we throw in dirt upon the
roots all at one time and carelessly. all
the roots, large and small. are crowded
together in one mass, many of which
will be injured, even if the tree is not
killed. This is especially true of those
trees whose roots are rather stiff, as, fol
instance, the Persimmon trees. After
the tree is planted it is examined from
all sides to see that it has been planted
straight, and then it is tied to three
posts which are so set about it as to pro-
tect it from the wind. The tree is gen
orally planted not as deep as it stood in
the previous place, but earth is heaped
around it to some extent above the
level of the ground, it being believed
that by thus doing the roots may get
more warmth than they could other
wise.
February is generally considered the
best time for transplanting trees in
Japan, though some hold the opinion
that November is better than any other
month for that purpose. AS a general
rule, however, it is believed that any
tree may be safely transplanted just at
the time when its leaf buds begin to
show little green color. Other things
being equal, never transplant trees be-
hind the proper season, though the
earlier planting may do no harm to the
plant. After planting make sun
screen which should be taken away
rainy or cloudy days. At planting wa
tering is considered important. Spread.
ing little wheat bran on the bottom OF
the hole before planting the tree is said
to make it grow vigorously.-S. -4raka-
ya, in N. E. Farmer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
Thinning Plants.

Among the numerous duties which
the gardener is called upon to perform,
there are few more important than the
judicious thinning of plants, yet impor-
tant as it is the work is often delayed OF
not half done; this is because, to many,
it is very disagreeable work to do.
When the plants are small, which is the
time to thin, it seems like waste OF
land to leave the plants as far apart as
they ought to be, so they are often left
to stand twice as thick as they ought to
be. The gardener makes an effort to
leave the largest and pull out the small.
est, but he no sooner gets plant out OF
the ground than it appears to him that
he has pulled up the largest and left the
smallest, thus keeping up a constant
irritation, which no doubt is increased
by the frequent sharp pains that shoot
down the spinal column to remind him
that the position he is obliged to assume
to do the work properly is not a natural
one.
These combinations of troubles which
never fail to put in an appearance, often
cause a postponement of the work be.
yond the proper time, if not entirely.
The man who will invent a machine
that will thin plants as fast, and as
well, as the seed-sower will sow the
seed, will be worthy to have his name
enrolled among those who are cOnsid-
cred the worlds benefactors. But al
present we must bend our back to the
work and dare to do our duty, by thin
ming plants to proper distance; there
is rarely ever anything gained by leav-
ing plants thick.
Among the difficult plants to be
thinned may be named the beet. The
seeds of this plant are SO constructed
that there is often two or three plants
that come from what appears to be only
one seed. These plants come up Sc
near each other that the leaves inter-
Irvine, thus making it difficult to remove
one without removing them all; but un-
less they are thinned to one plant in a
place, the crop will not be satisfactory,
especially if they are early beets for the
table. Carrots are also somewhat~1iff
cult to thin, though if taken when small
are not as bad as beets. Onions are not
quite as bad as many other plants, MOI
is it SO important to have them thinned
if the land is very rich. Squashes, GU
bumbers and melons need thinning
quite as much as any other plants. and,
although it is but little labor to do it,
it requires more than an ordinary
amount of courage to do it properly,
especially the squashes, which ought to
be thinned to three in hill. Those who
have not already thinned the plants in
the garden should lose no time in doing
o.-Massachusetts Pl0ughnadn.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
A Young Lady as an Itinerant Jeweler.

"Have you any jewelry that you wish
mended, or clocks to repair or regu-
late?"
1t was a young woman neatly dressed
who asked the question at the front door
of a house on Taylor street recently.
The mistress of the establishment re-
membered that she had brooch with a
pin lacking end handed it over to the
itinerant jeweler to operate upon.
Her actions showed that she was an
adept at the business. In neat box,
about fifteen inches long and five high,
were ranged a full kit of jewelers. tools,
including a spirit lamp and blow-pipe.
A new pin was speedily attached to the
brooch and turned over to its owner.
"How much is it?'
twenty-five cents" was the reply.
Having paid the amount the inquisi-
tive lady of the house asked the travel
ing jeweler whether she had much work
to do.
''Oh, plenty" she answered. 'ln
some houses 1 am kept nearly a day
overhauling clocks and doing little odd
jobs of mending. In some places /
have fixed as many as a dozen clocks. -
''Do you have much regulating of
clocks to attend to?
"You would be surprised if l should
tell you how many people there are who
do not know how to make clock run
faster or slower. But there are very
many There are some people, too,
who have expensive clocks who do not
care to tamper with them, and in such
places l am always asked to look after
them"
..How do you manage to make re-
pairs where it is necessary to drill
holes?"
''Oh, that is simple enough. / have
drills and small lathe that lean attach
to a sewing-machine, and there is
scarcely house now that does not pos
sess one of those useful articles"
'.Are there any other ladies engaged
in the work you are?''
..Not in this city that know of. But
I expect that there will soon be plenty
of competition, as there are many young
girls learning the business at the East.
But we can all find plenty of work,
guess, as there is an awful amount Of
breakage in jewelry. and we can, il
worst comes to worst. always work foG
less than men with big establishments
and high rents t6Psy. "-eM F1ancised
M.as9sae.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
An Old Mans Adventure on Railway
Bridge

An old man living in Marshall Coun-
ty recently met with an experience
which he will not soon forget. He was
walking down the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, about mile beyond Mounds
vile and near Higgins mill, late in the
evening, when he heard train coming
in the distance. A few yards below was
bridge, which the old man thought he
could cross before the approaching train
reached it. He started rapidly, but as
he stepped upon the ties the train ap-
peared in sight. 1t was still some dis
lance away, and he increased his speed
in hopes that he would clear the bridge.
Suddenly his foot slipped on one of the
oily ties, and he was thrown to his knees
between the rails. As he rose he glanced
toward the train, and his blood must
have turned cold when ne saw it just
coming into the covered bridge at a
speed which quick as thought annihi-
lated the short distance between it and
the trembling man. At the same time
the engineer, Chap Fleming, saw a
dark form in the headlights glare. real
lied the perilOus situation, and four
sharp. shrfll screams from the whistle
and the Wheeling of the air-brakes
showed at once that he was doing his
best to stop the train.
In the moment of time which this Oc-
cupied, the old man had seized his only
hope of safety. A position where he
had one chance in million for his life
suggested itself, and without hesitation
he lay down on the ends of the ties. His
action was watched by the engineer and
fireman, and its almost utter hopeless
ness was seen. They turned away with
an involuntary exclamation of horror,
expecting the next instant to feel the
lar of the wheels as they mangled hil
BODY to shreds. The man had scarcely
laid down when the train was on him.
and the cOw-catcher plowed him from
his narrow shelf. If before he had but
one chance in a million for his life, II
would now seem that even that chance
was gone. But not so. In his fall the
man struck upon one of the cross
beams which pass several ieet below
the track from .side to side OF the
bridge He clasped this with the strength
of desperation, and chung to it until
the train had reached the other side.
Then, with weak and trembling clutch,
he drew himself up 10 the track and
crawled rather than walked back to
shore. There he sat down, scarcely
bruised by his rough contact with the
engine or his fall. bat sick with fright.
As soon as the train could be brought
to a stand-stiu, Conductor Manning sent
his brakeman, a man named Hillard,
back to see if the man was dead. What
was their surprise to find him sitting BY
the track unhu-t, and, except for his
scare, no worse for his fearful expert.
ence-an experience probably without
precedent Wheeling Nv. Va Intel.
hgencer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02
Our Young Readers.
HOW THEY DIFFER.

Cries little Miss Fret,
In q very great pet:
" hate this warm weather: it's horrid to tan.
1t scOrches my nose,
And it blisters my toes,
And wherever go l must carry fan"
Chirps little Miss Laugh:
"Why. couldn't tell half
The fun am having this bright summer day.
sing through the hours,
Icull pretty flowers,
And ride like q queen on the sweet-smelling
hay"
m. T.. Sangstcr, in Hdrpcr's Young People.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-02

According to New York physician,
hydrate Of choral threatens to become
moro dangerous drug than opium u
any Of its forms.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
HoADLY AND FORAKER.

A Joint Debate on the Political Issues
Called For-The New York Herald
Speaks.
WASHINGTON, July 21.--Conservative pol
iticians here are complaining over the lack
of interest thus far developed by the Ohio
campaign, and Governor Foster and Speak.
er Keifer, who are here, have been urged to
stir matters up. The Republicans express
disappointment at the fact that Hoadly
has not so far deemed fl proper to invite
Foraker to an instructive joint debate, as
they think
The Invitation
ought 10 come from Hoatly. The New
York Herald to-day expressed the same
opinion, adding: 1T was the Democrati
candidate for Governor in Iowa who in
vited his Republican opponent to such a
debate, and it is to the Republican candl,
dates credit that he Immediately accepted
it. We have no doubt Mr.. Foraker, the
Republican candidate in Ohio, is waiting
for Mr.. Hoadly's invitstian, and we hope
Mr.. Hoadly will not let him wait too long.
The Ohio Democrats adopted very sensl'
BILE platform, and nominated an able man
on it for Governor, but that is not enough.
What is wanted is for that able man, the
Democratic candidate, to
Tell the People
of the State why they ought to vote tor
him, and not for Mr.. Foraker. 1t is not
worth while for him to tell that to the
Democrats alone, he needs to tell it to Re-
publicans as well as Democrats. The way
to do that, the way TO reach the voters OF
both parties, is to engage his opponent in
public debate on the issues which are in
volyed in the Ohio canvass. The questions
brought forward in the two platforms are
af importance not alone in Ohio. proper
discussion of them by two able men like
Mr.. Hoadly and Mr.. Foraker will interest
the whole country, and will instruct the
people everywhere"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
TIE (ONa 10y

Mr.. Huelius represents Is also engaged in
mining on an extensive scale In Colorado.
lie has already purchased 10000 acres OF
land, and is paying very fair prices for u.
Those are the kind OF emivnnts We wsnt
and they viii be Welcomed With open
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22

Total.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
BAD SPECULATION.
Sait TO be the Cause of Hechmer's
Failure
The Amount Short Now Believed to be
About Five thousand Dollars
Much EKaggeration.
SoDecidl 20 the Register.

GRAFTON, w. VA, July 2l.-The Heck.
mer defaulcstion has been the only
thing talked about in this city the past
week, and from all can learn am led to
the belief that his failure, and even his
Shortness in his counts with the Catholic
Knights OF America was known TO few in
this town some time before it became the
town talk. The fact that Heckmer's deed
OF assignment Was dated on Juno cod, 1889
and never fled until last Monday looks rath-
er strange, to draw it lightly. This matter
has caused considerable unfayorabie com
ment about Heckmer to begin with. Then
the persistency with which he retained
possession Of the books Of c. X. OF A.,
scores another mark against him
viewing Hechmer'> Case
from an outside standpoint he seems more
OF a fool than q knaye. A rough footing OF
his books by certain parties-friends of
Hechmer-shows that he had some So ,OOO
in his possession a short time before his
successor as treasurer of the c. X. of A.
was elected. As he turned over $4,000, 1t
would appear from this statement that he
was short some $4,000. This does not in
clude the s., 600 which Hechmer drew from
the bank here, and which had been deposit
ed for the purpose of paying a death certiti-
cate in St. Louis. The whereabouts OF that
81 9OCO is something which no fellow can
find out" The long sought for books OF
Hechmer's were found on his office hoor
covered over with old papers, while on his
tables were 800 worth of money orders
aud drafts, many being endorsed. Then
there were about 500 in money at the
post.office in this city awaiting Hecb ;
order. The lengthy specials sent from here
by
10 various papers, were in nearly every
respect incorrect. Even at this writing no
one who is posted on the true state OF
affairs could give a sensible or truthful re-
ply, if asked, how much Hechmers dehSlt
would foot up. IL is now generally he
lieyed, so far as known, land this IS merely
a guess after hasty footing up ot amounts
received and paid QUIT, that Heckmer has
went wrong for about 5000. There Is
hardly a person to be found who thinks
that Hechmer deliberately defaulted, but
that he used the money which he had IN
his possession. and the investments in
which he placed did not prove remunera'
tive, hence he could not replace the
money. The preferred creditors here Will
no doubt secure the amounts due them, as
Uecbmer's property will. il is expected.
make good his indebtedness. Until the
books of the c. h. of A., as REGIsrER
special from here Wednesday night stated,
are gone owe; byeXperts at lebanon, NY,
nothing really definite can ne ascertained'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
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The Belle Rsincs passsd sp With ~ q
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OF lies yesterday.
The Regular Isft fos Marietta ysstssdsy
siisrnoon 1ith Q big tsin
Business 10 booming % ths landta1 -
will 70 continue - lOag - The ~ ~
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22

Of the building and 10 was difficult 10 see
in IL. The conductor found the door IN
locked. As be entered he smellsd sicksn-
ing odor. -
Going towards the middle Of the car to
ascertain the cause he discovered The body
OF a man suspended from the ceiling.
Terror Stricken and Overcome
by the nauseating smell, he turned and
with q shrek dashed from the car and a.
most fell with Q swoon on the ground. 1t
was several minutes before he was able to
rise and communicate the fact of his hor.
rlble discovery to the other employees Of
the place.
On examination the body was found to be
in an advanced state OF decomposition.
the face WAS black and the eyes as well as
the tongue were protruding.,
The men who went into the car TO make
an investigation were prostrated for some
time by the sickening smell. Supsrintsnd-
ent Cox, before attempting TO remove the
body, sent fer Captain French OF the East
New York Police Precinct, who soon ar
rived and performed the extremely dis
agreeable task OF
Cutting Down the Body.
Whsr it was taken into the open air the
officers searched the pockets and found an
empty envelope bearing the name OF
James Irving Harrison, SO Penn street,
Brooklyn, F. D." Russia leather pocket
book containing the picture OF beautiful
young woman, baby (probaoly the mans
own cbild) and OF Ehe deceased: Inc oooy
was clad in o costly business suit.
The man, after removing his hat ana
placing it pom one of the seats, had taken
a clothes-line and, fastening one end
around the bar supporting the hand straps,
made a moose of the other end and after
putting it around his neck while standing
on a seat had then jumped OIL. his feet
almost touched the floor. A newspaper
dated July Ia, showing that he probably
hung himself last Sunday was found on
one OF the car seats. The paper was folded
in such a way as to indicate that the last
article be read was q description OF day
in the Potter's Field.
Coroner Keller was summoned, and he
gave q permit to remove the body 10 an
undertaker's. Inquiry at No. 81 Penn
street revealed the fact that the dead nan
was James Irving Harrison, who lived with
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Schiebel, leather.
merchant in Brooklyn.
Mental Depression the Probable Cause.
al can conceive Of no reason" said one
of his relatives, unless it was mental de-
preston, for his committing suicide.
have noticed OF late that he acted strangely.
I've heard him muttering to himself. He
has been lonesomer since his family went
away and has been seemingly worried
about something, being moody and de-
spondent a good deal of the time. | know
Of no business or domestic troubles that
he had. He lived in comfortable circum-
stances. His father and mother live in
Oshkosh. Wis, and are reputed to be
wealthy people"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
LITTLE loTTA LINKED.
Her Marriage Now an Established fac'
The Groom Gives n Swell Dinner.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2l.-lt may be
stated on excellent authority that Lotta
the actress. is married 10 o. E. Huss. OF
this city. The marriage took place several
weeks ago but publication of the license
was Withheld until the bride reached Eu-
rope. There seems no longer any
excuse for secrecy, and the husband
will leave via the National line
within q few days to join his wife. In
letter I.ottie enclosed to Mr.. Huss draft
for g. 500 which he csshed Yesterday, uhl,
izing q portion of the fund in giving aswell
dinner to q few friends. AT this party
Auss presented uudoubted proof of his
marrisge to frolicsome Lottie, and an
nounced he would leave for New York to-
day and would attend to a business matter
in that city prior TO his departure for
Europe.