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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
Curing q Balky Horse.

On Thursday man came into the
Sun Office with the worst looking head
on him that ever was seen outside of
Oconomowoc. His eyes were both
blackened, there was q cut across the
nose, one ear was stuck on with court
plaster, one arm was in q sling, and he
used pair of crutches. He hobbled in
the door of the blue room, and asked if
the editor was in, and on being told that
the great prevaricator stood before him,
he spit on his hands, grabbed crutch
as one would club, looked wild, and
accepted an invitation to set down on
the sofa He sat down reluctantly as
though it hurt, and after laying his
clutches on the floor, and feeling Of his
ear to see if it was on yet, he said:
about three weeks ago you had an
item in your paper telling about new
scheme for curing balky horses. TWAS
an electric battery to be placed in the
buggy, with wires running to the horses
bit, and when q horse baked the in
structions were to touch q button with
the foot, when the electric current
would 60 to the horses mouth. take his
attention from his balkiness, and he
would 70 along 81 right. DO you 70.
usuhtF eWoA On itepw
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26

last became fully conscious and reused
up. was cold and in great pain. and
for awhile could not move my arms.
1t was dark, and raining gently. 1
felt the rain on my face, and heard it
on the broken-dOwn corn, in the midst
of which lay. was wet through and
covered with mud and dirt.
A long time passed before could get
up; and then kept tumbling over the
corn, which lay snarled and PROSTATE
all about. l wandered around in the
dark, amongst the corn, for l knew not
how long; but at last got out of the
corn-feld, to a rail-fence, which 1 fol-
lowed till came to the river. Here l
sat down, being very faint and in great
pain, and did not move again till it be-
gan to grow light. then discovered
that 1 was on the opposite side of the
river from home, and at place more
than mile below where we had been
fishing. Not far from where l sat there
was boat; and, after time, l mus
tered strength enough to paddle across
the river in it. On that side the road
ran along the bank, and getting into it,
l staggered on towards home, feeling
the worst that had ever felt in my life.
l had not gone far when l saw a man
with a horse and wagon coming
towards me; and l soon recognized one
of our neighbors, Mr.. Colby. When he
saw me he seemed astonished.
Harry Lincoln!" he at length ex-
claimed, "is it you or your ghOst?"
answered that could not be quite
sure which it was, as vet.
Mr.. Colby turned his horse round in
the road, and said: "Get in here, quick!
twill be the gladdest morning there ever
was at your houser'
why, my dear boy" he said, after
l was in, "the folks are about crazy at
your house! They think you were
drowned yesterday afternoon. Harvey
was picked up, just over the river from
where you were fishing, with a broken
arm. Close beside him was dead calf
and about two hundred feet of wire
fence We hunted till dark for you, and
gave you up for lost in the river. The
tornado's done no end of damage, but
your folks won't care for that, now"
You should have seen that man drive.
He seemed in a hurry to see how glad
my folks would be. And to tell the
truth, they were rather reioiced to see
me. In fact, my mother shed some
tears over her boy, leone back to life"
as she said. l had never known, until
then, that they cared SO much about me
at home.
1t was week before 1 went out of the
house again. And the next time / saw
Harvey we agreed to dig a tornado
hole before another summer-a cellar
out of doors, to be covered up with
planks and turf, with a trap-door to drop
into it by.
We dug the hole-it is all ready-and
when we see another black balloon COM
ing. we are going to cut and run for it.
-Youth's Companion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
HUMOROUS.

AN Oil City choir at rehearsal Sat-
urday night ran over the ''Hallelujah
Chorus" The music escaped unin-
jured.-OI City Derrick.
"A railroad conductor is about the
only man in the world to whom is in
trusted the privilege of making time.
Almost anybody can kill time.
--Digby has been working hard at
Italian all winter, and resolves to try a
little on newly-arrived immigrant:
Parlate Italiano, Signor? Immigrant:
Arrah! now, what are ye givin' us?-
Life.
"A clergyman asked some children:
"Why do we say in the Lords Prayer,
who art in Heaven since God is ev-
erywhere?" A little drummer boy an
swered: because it's headquarters. y
~ Y. Tribune.
"A plant has been found that cures
bashfulness. 1t should be promptly
tried on the man who leaves the hotel
by the back window because he is too
diffident to say goodbye to the cashier
and clerk. Chicago Tribune.
"A man named Schelling, in Tai
botsville, is suffering from trichine,
from eating ham. Here is an excellent
opportunity to quote the old saying,
"Too much pork for Schelling," but
there are limits, even in punning.-
MorristoUn Herald.
What do you suppose 1'lllook like
when I get out of this?' indignantly
inquired acknowledgement young
lady of conductor of fearfully over
crowded tram-car the other day. "A
good deal like crushed sugar, Miss"
said the conductor. And the lady stood
up and rode four streets further with
the smile of an angel.
The next cyclone that passes over
the country Will lie the ''sweet girl
graduate Its path will he as wide as
tho continent. and its force will be such
that youthful hearts now whole will be
pulverized. The affair will appear as a
funnel-shaped cloud of white muslin,
large end down and upper end banged.
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
MIR. Utta S. Thete was wandering
through a wood the other day. He
stopped before fine cluster Of huge
llCCS, anu, StilAHS ScutAllCuGdl 0LCi-
tude, thus soliloquized: "How sooth-
fully soulful! how sublimefully utter!''
Suddenly Mrs. Shillinga Pound, a
butchers wife, whom he had not OBJ
served standing near, replied: LAY.
what grand butchers blocks they'd
make" Utta S. Thete staid long
enough to utterly utter one soulful
throatful scream of horror, and then
vanished. Post.
To remove varnish from the piano
legs, let the children play in the parlor.
Never clean your teeth with sand
paper, as the sand is apt to make the
gums sore.-Never attempt to black
your boots with scrubbing- brush; it
has tendency to ruin the leather
Don't throw away your broomsticks. A
broomstick is splendid thing to train
a sunflower Onto keep flies off a bald
head during sermon, the head should
be we'll saturated with kerosene before
going to church.-Puck.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

DO not leave any unoccupied land
to grow q crop of weeds. When an
early crop is removed SOW at once any
crop that will keep them down. Buck
wheat or peas are good, and may be
turned under before frost.-N. Y. Her.
aid.
Keep asparagus beds free from
we>ds and do not allow the tops to be
cut. The more vigorous the growth of
tops this summer the larger the crop
will be next spring. New beds of plants
grown from seed must be hOed occa-
sionally.
Farmers have often noticed that
where green apples have been left on
the ground till they rotted the grass be-
meath them has been killed, apparently
poisoned by their contact. A dressing
of lime or ashes will correct this acid;ty
and restore the soil to fertility.-N. Y.
Times.
Save the late potato vines for COW
ering strawberry beds in winter. Spread
them thickly over the ground late in the
fall, and they will afford sufficient pro-
lection through the cold weather. When
spring comes they will be found so
rotted away as not to interfere with the
growth of the plants. They have also
the advantage of containing no weed
seeds.-Erchange.
Mary Currie writes to the Household
that the housewife can make her fuschias
bloom in this way: Take small piece
of copperas and lay it on the dirt.
When you water the plant it will dis
solve. / have nice one that had one
hundred and thirty-two buds and BIOS
SONS at one time. l was afraid it
would blossom itself to death, SO quit
putting on the copperas.
1T seems to be an unknown fact to
most of our domestic assistants that
platters and vegetable dishes are sure to
crack sooner or later if they are set on
the hot stove. If they are left there a
moment only. there is danger of their
good looks being spoiled. 1t is \ good
plan to have something on or near
the stove where such dishes may be
placed; of course, if one has shelf
above her range or stove, there is no
excuse for the annoyance mentioned
above, but if there is no shelf, brick
may be kept in the heater and used
when it is necessary, or an iron flat iron
holder will be found useful. Y.
Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

President Buchanan graduated from
college when he was only fifteen years
old.
Thomas McElrath. who founded the
New York Tribune with Horace Gree
ley, lives in an humble way at Harlem
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was
seventy-one years old recently. She
still gets fair income from the sale of
"Uncle Toms Cabin
Charles Sprague Pearce, the Bos-
ton artist who has received the medal
of the Paris Exhibition, is less than
twenty-five years old, and is almost an
invalid because of weak lungs-B0ston
Post
Ernest Longfellow, the poets son,
has made a selection of twenty of his
fathers poems, which he will illustrate.
The subjects are mostly landscapes, and
the pictures will be made of the scenes
themselves.-N. Y. Post.
Don Piatt is living quietly on his
farm at Mac-a-Check, Ohio. HI suffers
greatly from an affection of the liver.
and as this prevents his participation in
big dinner occasionally, his life is any
thing but a pleasant one.-CAicdgo
NeWS.
Miss Mollie Garfield is now a
charming girl of sixteen, and to her has
fallen greater share of physical beauty
than to any other member of the fami-
ly. She is pursuing her studies at u
private school, and has few acquaint-
ances outside of her school associates
N. Y. Graphic.
John A. Campbell, of New Orleans,
is regarded by many as the first of
American lawyers. He is very old
man, and was on the bench of the United
States Supreme Court when the war
broke out, and he went with the Con-
federates. He lives very quietly, sur
rounded by one of the finest law libra
ries in all languages in the world.-Chi-
cago Journal
Annie Louise Cary seems to be in
earnest when she says she loves her hus.
band more dearly than she loves her
art. She has refused to sing at the first
Brooklyn Philharmonic concert, al
though in fine voice. The offer was
$1,000 sum which she did not seem
to regard as any inducement whatever.
She has sung at these concerts every sea-
son but one for twenty years. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
DIR. Frederick H. Knapp, dentist
who died in New Orleans recently, was
a native of Chenango, N. Y. He had
certificates showing that he had at
tended professionally upon Henry Clay,
Thomas II. Benton, Charles NJ. Conrad,
Zachariah Taylor, Andrew Jackson.
General Santa. Anna, and many other
distinguished people. He was a prom
inent Mason, and took the thirty-third
degree twenty-eight years ago.-M Y
Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
An Incredible Statement.

A Houston paper, referring to the
death of lady, says she was overtaken
by fatal attack that ended in death.
That fatal attack should ever end in
death seems 50 wildly improbable that
the matter requires investigation. If.
however, it should be shown that the
fatal attack really did end in death.
thep we are prepared to believe an al
mott incredible statement in San An
tonic paper, that there were poor. starv-
ing and INDECENT paupers in that city
who needed food. It startles even the
most careless to read that in this age
and country. there are not only paupers,
but that these paupers are poor. Not
only that, but we are called on to credit
the statement that the poor paupers are
in INDECENT circumstances This is as
far as our credulity will permit US to go.
The final assertion, that these poor, in
digent and starving paupers need food
transcends the bounds of the most ex-
trayagant sensationalism. If Journals
Of standing continue tomake such reck.
less assertions. sooner or later the read.
ing public viii lose confidence N them
-3s1a sVKnaA
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
Popular Science Catechism.

What is this?
A druggists clerk, darling.
Is he not druggist?
No, dear.
But he is putting up a prescription.
Oh, no! he is not.
What, then, is he doing?
He is trying to put one up.
Is he succeeding?
He is very near success.
How near?
Well, the doctors prescription calls
for five grains of quinine in each dose.
And what is the druggists clerk
doing?
He is putting five grains of morphine
in each dose.
Oh! But will not this hurt the poor
patient?
Not very much.
But how, much?
1t will kill him.
My! But what a dreadful thing for
the clerk!
Not half so bad as for the patient.
What will the poor druggist say
when they arrest him for the murder?
He will say his clerk put the prescrip-
ton up.
And what will the poor clerk say?
He will say he was sleepy and mis-
took the bottles.
Why! are the bottles of morphine and
quinine kept on the same shelf?
Certainly.
Then such mistakes are liable to oc-
cur at any time?
They are, my precious.
But why does not the poor druggist
hire clerks who know the difference be-
tween quinine and morphine?
Because he can hire a boy who does
not know for less money.
Then we are in danger whenever we
take the medicine the poor doctor Or
ders?
We are, darling.
Can we do nothing to protect our
selves?
Oh, yes!
What?
We can throw the medicine out of the
window.
But is not the druggist or his clerk
punished for killing innocent people in
this way?
No, dear.
Why?
Because the over-zealous Sheriff fills
the jury with druggists and dealers, and
they acquit both the druggist and his
clerk.
Oh! the druggists and doctors stand
by each other?
Every time.
But when the poor druggists clerk
puts up such dose by mistake, does he
not really murder the poor patient?
Oh, no. my pet.
Why?
Because the poor patient commits
suicide by taking it.-M Y. Life.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26
An ODD FELLOW.
TOM TO WILL AT SARATOGA.

TOM TO WILL AT SARATOGA.
Yes. as you say, they're charming girlA
Bright, lady-like and witty,
And whether they wear bangs or curis,
They're all uncommon pretty.
And then they dress SO we'll, tbs clear
They think it's wOman's duty
To study just what kind OF gear
Will most enhance her beauty.
But really begin TO find
The place trihe dreary-
OF so much loneliness combined,
Old chap, I'm growing weary.
And, truth to tell, I'd like to see
A girl q wee bit hOmely;
I'm sure 1t would refreshing be,
Among host SO cOmely.
And / am thinking of one now:
Her nOse-well, IL is funny,
And though the sun has kissed her brow
Her tresses are not sunny:
Nor are her eyes of wOndrOus size,
Like some that I've seen lately;
And while she with no fairy vies,
She's neither tall nor stately.
Her laughter wakes the echoes, and
She's altogether jolly;
No diamonds sparkle on her hand:
Her names not May" but Molly"
She never sounds the final ''g,"
Says ''puddin', ''walkin'," ''stunnin',
And speaks no French, and yet to me.
BY Jove! she's awful cunnin'.
And though these girls much lOvelier are
In fact, with graces laden
I'd rather have, would by far,
Ny little homely maiden.
-MdrOdret Eptfn0e, in Hdrper's Weekly.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26

William G. Rich, for ten years past
Secretary, and at times acting Gov.
ernor, OF New Mexico. has been o
carpenter, an editor, q soldier and .
lawyer
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-07-26

"A bachelor compares 4 shirt.button
g lite, because II too ostsn bAap y
thsea9s
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-04-16
A NEW DEPARTURE!
WILLIAM MILLER
Cabin q L m u TX q Il
And UphOlsteFcr.

AMu tphOlSteFcf.
No. 63. ................. Hotel street,
Opposite International Hotel,
Between Nuuanu and Fort streets.
rJNHE public will please take notice
l. that have just opened in the above
premises, and as am a thorough prac-
ticnl mechanic in my line of business
having done some of the finest work at
the Palace and other residences in Homo
lulu rccently-would therefore most re
spectfully solicit call from the com.
munity.
Fine upholstered work in every variety
Drapcry and Lambrequines of every
description made to order.
Carved and polished, window corniccs
neatly made and arranged
Repairing and polishing Pianos, Mu.
steal Boxes, etc.
The finest French and vanished pol
ishing done in the Kingdom.
Carpets, Oil.cloth and mating cut and
laid at short notice.
All work guaranteed and done on the
most reasonable terms. 1854 1y
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-04-16
MUSIC! MUSIC!


published Any special will receive and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02
TUNNELTON.

James Donohuo, OF Eighty Cut, spent
the Sabbath visiting.West Union friends.
Jno. II. Phillips and wife are visiting
relatives in Grafton.
J. b. Cressler, of 81. Joe. was in the
burg or Saturday.
'Pocahontas' seems TO be in whirlpool
of female wraugling, so to speak.
On waged of 50, Mike Connolly car
ried the following load from the store of
Sbaffer 81 Bonaheld 10 his residence on
Tunnel Hill % bushels of corn meal, 9
bushels of potatoes, 178 pounds of beef 81
pounds cabbage, p pounds butter, and
won the bet. Connolly is a modern Samp
son in.sirepgth, sand If there is a man in
America who can stand before Jno. L.
Sullivan for 4 rounds, Connolly is that
man.
Miss Julia Bona6eld, who is teaching at
Irondale, was home on brief visit the lat
ter part of the week.
NJ. Q. Gibson and Planter Shrout are
the boss yarn spinners.in this neck o. the
woods.
What will the girls say now ? Jimmy
Hunt and Tom Bo.ysrd wear bangs.
Col. j. ID. Howe, of howesville, was in
town on Monday evening Gu route TO r ow
lesburg.
A, j. Bonafield and son Hugh, were
down to Newburg on Monday.
George Brown has taken Horace Gree
ley's advice and gone west He left for
Arizonia Territory last week, He carries
the best wishes of his Tunnelton friends
with him.
Mrs. Thos. Dorsey and children, of
Keyser, are visiting her father and moth -
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Cruise.
p. Helm, of Cumberland, Md, was here
last week buying lumber.
PATSY DOODLE,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02
GAINESVILLE.

jefferson Cuppett raised 40 buslles of
buchwheat this year.
The steam saw min Of Samuel a. Teets
is now running on full time
The excitement In reference TO the etec-
ton of the fiagpoles which we mentioned
short time since, has died away. They
were erected by the men who are making
geological survey.
Mrs. NJ. f. Feather and Mary J. Falkin-
slime were visiting friends at Valley Point
lsst Sunday.
Lewis Gale, the artist, has moved his
gallery TO Accident, Md.
L. b. Cuppett spent two or three days
in Oakland, Md, last week. Don't know
whether be was seeking the JOB of tieing
the hemp necktle for John Smith or not.
Mrs. N. J. White, Of Kingwood, is Wis
iting friends here.
The election of officers for our Literary
and Musical society took place last S4tur
day evening. The following officers were
elected: President Andrew Teets; vice
president, Miss LYDIA Wilhelms secretary,
w. r. Shaffer treasurer, Miss Nettle JEFF
freYs; librarian. Levi Srrsuser. We in
vito Tag 81 Plug TO come over, and take
part with us in our efforts TO delve 10 the
bottom of the Literary arts and sciences.
PAssIM SCRIBE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02
PLEASANT HILL.
j. JACKSON.

This place is situated 5000 feet above
the sea level
The steam saw mill at this place is doing
a big business.
We have no store here, and that is o
thing that is very much needed If some
one would open out good store at this
place he could do good business. We
need blacksmith also.
Jas. a Beatty will teach school No. %,
and j. G. Mason the valley school the
coming winter.
The ARGUS reaches US regularly ever
Saturday,
Our crops are generally good. The
early frosis injured the buckwheal some
what.
A. Q. Titchnell was visiting here this
week
NJ Q. Teets has gone to Pennsylvania
to visit friends
Our farmers are building, clearing their
lands, and a spirit Of enterprise is noticea.
Die on every hand.
The chestnut gathering season is over.
Digging potatoes and thresLiug buck
wheat is now the business ~ the farmer
Born, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Graves. a
bouncing boy.
Everybody seems bent on Improvement.
William Browning has been repairing his
mill Peter L. Cramcr, William II. era
mer and II. Hardesty have all been putting
up new buildings this season, and we hear
that p NJ Dodge and Levi May coutem-
plate building new barns soon.
w. y. Titchnell is building new saw
mill on Cupps Ron.
Israel Mller talks Of buying the John
Browning farm.
Among our visitors this week, we no
uced Rev Hart, Of the U y. Church
W. NJ. Dodge, Amos Dodge, Butler De
wit, James Taylor, A. w Frederick and
others,
EAST SrDR.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02
SINCLAIR.
MRS. LYDIA SCOTT.

Winter is almost here with its merry
days. The boys are beginning to fix up
their old sleighs and put clsppeIs in their
sleighs bells. Won't they make 'em jim
gle2
Rev. j. w. Bedford has retu rned from
conference and again is seen walking the
streets whistling aloud his favorite song.
John U. Golf was the guest of Uncle
Tom last Sunday night.
Brook Ridgway is after that VOLTS
scalp. Don't know whether he will get
1t or not
Geo. Shaw, of Sandy creek, was visiting
in this vicinity last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Florence RidgwaY was visiting at
Capt. A. Q. Bowmans, in Barbour county
last week.
U. W. Showalter was visiting his home
in Barbour county last Saturday and Sun
day.
Allen Ridgway will soon have his new
honse completed and will then move. Boys
be ready and give 'em good serenading.
r. e. Holyheld was visiting friends
here last Sunday and trying his luck on
some Of our girls.
A panther has been In this section of
late very frequently. A great many ore
afraid to travel after night. Some of the
boys seem 10 not fear much.
NJ. N. Luzader was circulating among
his many friends at Sinclair last Saturday
and Sunday. Re and J., B. Ridgway con
Quoted a singing school Saturday night and
Sunday which was well attended. Mr..
Luzader will commence musical conven-
ton at this place on the night OF the 5th
Of November, and continue one week. A
good time is expected and all are invited
to attend. A concert will be given on the
following Saturday night or Sunday.
Nessrs. r. NJ. SUMMER, Charlie Holy
field, Thomas Spring and Alexander Sum
mers, are engaged building the new school
house at No. sub district. 1. II. Sinclair
expects 10 teach the No. school this win
Ter again.
Quite a number Of tho SiDclairans AZ
tended the Singing school 81 Zion last
Wednesday night and report a good time.
Mr, Smith Denison had bic new house
dedicated last Sunday by a singing school
10 The afternoon and grand snpper AZ
night a general good time was had snd
al enjoyed themselves splendidly.
JOE MC8RULgE
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02
EIGHTY CUT.
JUvroR

This place lie situated on the y 40. R.R
four miles west of Rewlesburg, two miles
east Of TunneliOD, and contains about 100
Inhabitants, O. w. Wheeler keeps IN,
only store and ho does a good business.
There are about 90 hands working in
the stone quirY near here.
j. il. Conner, who has been at King
wood attending school, is home again.
Charley Bower will teach our school
this winter.
Jacob Rush and family have moved TO
Grafton
Gov w. II. Wolf,watchman at the cut,
is one Of the most eolid Democrats in
Preston county.
A family row occurred in town last Sun
day morning. Tho husband came out sec.
ond best with badly scratched face.
We have not a beer or whisky saloon
here, but unfortunately we have cider
shop.
The rail fort, situated a short distance
north Of this place, is quite resort for
the youug5tcu.
Eighty Cut is noted for her hotels.
SCmPToR.
Please give Us your name with next
communication. rEd.