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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
The vegetarian's stumbling Block.

There is one inherent weakness in the
creed ofvegetarians, and that is that they
can not get on without animal food
namely, milk and eggs. OF course the
fact stares vegs!ssffs,aps in the s face ct tina,
nature has pr9t animal nal, food 20 'o rc al,
awkward aE6anoe1o howard fact. Vege-
tarians, hoy tave lin the face of it. have
thought il beeyto include milk rs an
article ofcordiEArian diet. But milk can
not be ga goolout cows. and as the con-
sumpti have milk may be expected to
incres 49, is said as matter of fact to
mere. here little or no other animal
foof isss' zen, the number of cows must
be ng woyed to increase under vege-
tsAkhs. igime, but then there must also
ks. and these calves will grow up
@ssPHcome cows, and even bulls, and
=. the whole surface of the globe in
~ if they are not killed; but one OF
~ great arguments for vegetarianism
1.-THE cruelty of killing animals. No
.Jody, of course, desires that any animal
Shall be killed but with the minimum
If cruelty, but it would seem that II the
vegetarian Yields on the subject OF milk
be must also yield on the subject OF kill
Ing animals, and if animals must be
xiIled it is difficult to see why they
should not be eaten, seeing that there is
no doubt they make excellent food.
Milk, therefore, seems TO rs to be the
yeeetarian's stumbling block. and until
he throws milk overheard vegetar-anism
has little In it but, name. = Saturday
RerissC.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
Arabs Opinion OF the Mahdi.

The Constantinople correspondent of
the Morning Post states that he has had
the opportunity of talking at some
length with gentleman recently ar
rived from Ceylon, and who during the
last few months had many and contin-
uous opportunities of seeing and con-
ferring with Arab Pasha. This gentle
man said: ''The victory of the Mahdi
would cause no surprise whatever to
Arab Pasha, who over and over again
repeated to ME that his influence was
very great, and that England ought to
be prepared to see him march scEle day
or other on Cairo. Arab Fasha told
my friend that nothing had struck him
so much as the complete Ignorance of
Europeans as to the power of Moham
mechanism. What Europeans were
pleased to call fanaticism was n spirit
of self-sacrifice and devotion combined
with courage and organization, which
must make Europe tremblc. 1t was
that sentiment, and not his personal am
bition, which had made him in the
space of few weeks master of the
situation in Egypt. His name had be-
come popular all over the Mohamme-
dan world, and as proof of this Arab
Pasha showed my friend piles Of vol
umes which during his exile in Ceylon
had been filled by the most influential
personages in India, who still continue
going to Ceylon as on pilgrimage, to
confer with the promoter of tie Egyp-
tan rebellion and write their names
and words expressing hope in the
speedy triumph in books which are pur-
posely kept in the house occupied by
Arab. Ever since his arrival
in Ceylon Arab Pasha expressed the
opinion that the Mahdi would triumph,
as he knew better than Europeans APP
peared to do the spirit of the popula-
tons, whose dread of being Overpow-
cred by Christian nations is indescriba-
ole. ''-PnlZ- Mall Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
HUMOROUS.

Between BOhemians: will it give
you pleasure to breakfast with me?''
Certainly ..Well, put an extra plate
on your table and in u quarter of an hour
L will be at youf. room. '-Boston Tran
script.
els this your doge'' '.No; he be.
longs to Squire Smith. And between
Won and me he's a deal smarter than his
owner Eyes, there are dogs of that
sort. / have had several myself. y
Harper's BaEw.
During the thick fog the other even
ing Com Com took q poor blind man
bv the arm and led him to his door.
Telling the story to friend on the fol-
lowing day he cried: ut is terrible tc
be blind in such q fog"'-Paris Paper.
-"I understand they are getting up
another art imposition said Mrs.
Blank the other day. but they needn't
expect me to loan 'em anything. Last
wear the clumsy things broke an arm oil
of my Venus de Medicine and then had
the cheek to tell me it was that way at
first. just rs though | WAS foolish
enough to pay $4,000 for second
hand statoo--the idea,'-iSon Francis.
co Post
Three Western people. All old man
and two daughters, happening to be in
Boston the other day, entered store in
idle curiosity. The first oh. to at
tract their attention was the elevator
silently moving up and down with it,
carooes of PASSENGERS. "Whats that,
pau?-that thing going up and down
with sofvs in it?' asked one of the
daughters. The old man gave the ele-
vatOr a LONG, calm, deliberate stare. and
exclaimed with an awe-struck voice:
'.It's telephone. the first ever saw
-BOston Post.
A short time AGO London pawn
broker was aroused about one a. m. by
vigorous pounding at his street door.
Hastily throwing on dresslng-gOwn
he rushed to the window and demand
ed: ..Who's there9" 81 want to know
the time" came the response from the
pavement in the familiar tones of a
frequent customer. what do you mean
by calling me up at this time O. night
to ask such IA question as that?' re-
piled the irate pawnbroker. '.Well, aud
to whom else should | Gomez was the
rejoinder, in husky accents; you've got
my watch.
Two Austin sporting men were
Dragging about their shooting abilit
One of them said: Il can shoot charge
of shot through sieve, and not injure
the sieve in the least rs that SOP
said the other; that's nothing &c
speak of. Ican fire charge of buck.
shot into sieve and plug all the holes
SO that the thing will hold water. !"
But that would utterly spoil the
sieve,' said the first liar. Not at
ALL" returned prevaricatOr No. 2, =
just load up with smaller shot and
shoot holes right through the buckshot
every time "-TerGs Siftings,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
PERSONAL AID LITERARY.

The Boston Public Library is to re-
ceiye $50, 900 from the estate of Arthur
Schofield. Notwithstanding there is a
flaw in his ill-Boston Herald
VIII Carleton, the writer of farm
ballads, is said to be worth Sl5O.OO9.
There's no danger of his going "Over
the Hills to the Poor House. - ChicaJo
Journal
Mr.. George A. Post. Representative
in Congress from the Fifteenth Pennsyl
yania District, is but twenty-nine years
Of age, and is the Youngest member OF
Congress. Philadelphia Press.
ASA Barker, of Lynn, Mass. sui
,ided the other night. He was the head
and front of the concert-giviug Barker
family of a quarter of century ago.
He hung himself in the woods while
despOndent.-B0s Post.
Washington Irving once said to a
lady: Don't be anxious about the ed
ucatiOn of your daughters: they will dc
very well; don't teach them so many
things: teach them one thing" What
is that. Mr.. Irving?" she asked.
''Teach them.' he said, "to be easily
pleased"
james Converse. of Chill, N. Y,
and Miss Mary Chatterton. OF Roches-
ter, We're married in the large show
window of Il Rochester clothing estab
lishment recently. A large number OF
wedding presents were d splayed in the
window previous to the ceremony. The
whole affair was an advertising scheme,
presents included, but it paid the young
couple, the gifts being very useful.
Many Rochester firms contributed. ~.
y. Post
The late Joseph Swift. OF Philadel-
phia, left a fortune of about 81 900, 900,
and among his legacieS was one of So
900 to his daughter Mary. widow Of the
late Charles K. Thorne, Jr.. the actor,
and an annuity of 81 500 to Horace &.
Browne, from whom Mrs. Thorne was
divorced. The bulk of the remainder
of the estate goes to Mrs. Thorne's chill
dren by both her marriages, and to her
sister, Mrs. Emily Balch. and her chill
dren. Philadelphia Record.
Colonel John HAY, who was Presi-
dent Lincoln's private secretary, testi-
flies that the martyr-President had nc
assistance in the preparation of his
speeches and addresses. For instance,
Mr.. Lincoln, on his way from Washing
ton to Gettysburg, composed his famous
address at the lat er place and put it on
paper while on the train. After arriv-
ing there he revised and perfected what
is now generally regarded As master
piece of English composition and Amer
lean oratorV. CHICAGO Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
Boys and Work.

ii boy reads the papers in these
DAYS, he will see much about work and
learning to work. He will hear much
said of the difficulty of getting good
workmen. He will hear Of new SCHOOLS
for boys. where carpentry, brick
laying, painting, carriagc-making and
MANY other trades are taught.
Of course he means to do something
himself, but somehow he does not care
for these splendid new schools. 1T is
nothing to him that good workmd are
scarce and always find good Wages.
He is going into store or an Offfe, or
means to be doctor or lawyerA He
loes not propose to soil his hants and
wear rough clothes like a workmtn.
If there is any such boy whe may
read this, let him consider moment.
My cheerful young man, are you, sure
you know what you are talking about?
What do clerks earn How muc, does
4 Young doctor receive? Oh! but you
ion't mean to be poor clerk. Ysu in
tend to be great lawyer witt ten
thousand a year, or doctor with hcar-
rage. Charmed TO hear it. 1t is
noble resolve, but are you sure yNl will
get there? Really. now. how gan
young man tell, how can he be stkc he
will succeed? In this way: A man
succeeds who falls II love with his
work. He thinks about il dav hid
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
A Good Motto.

Ned Andrews wanted to be very good
and very great Perhaps the great
OUGHT to have come first, for Ned's first
wish was to become great man. He
thought that goodness YVES something
connected with greatness, and so he
wanted to be good, too. .....
He thought that ny might become
both ii he adopted some good maxim
that should be his ru}e of life. He had
read of several greT men who had be-
come famous by adopting some wise
rule of action and Idhered to it. So he
began to look ovef the list of proverbs
and maxims. He began with the letter
A. and went tothe last one, which was
"Be Jealous. i None of them seemed
to be Just wbht he wanted to adopt as
his MOTTO. HE went to his Hrai1he her at
last. and sHe advised him in the matter
and Ned VAS wise enough to accept her
counsel Il was new maxim or at
least Jed had never seen it printed with
thi3
- DO RIGHT IN ALL THINGS.
/'1'hat covers the whole ground y he
saiT land I'll adopt it. shall become
b,fl great and good if live il out.
/"You may not become great in
<yorldly sense, my boy, but you Will GER
/tainly become great in the true sense
for the greatest hero i'm the world IS the
one who lives rightly. Doing right is
the grand secret of II true life.
So Ned adopted this motto: Do right
in all things. Mrs. NJ A. Holt, tn
B0DtiI Weekly.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
Our Young Readers.
BOY AND MIN.

When Tom was a boy II was oftefs said
Thet he never wanted to go to Oeds
And he really appeared to take delight
In running about the streets ut nirnt.
All, much too long would have been the day,
Aid weary enough he'd have been OF play,
IL this very wiie-awake little chap
Had not extended his morning nap.
He'd sit up with the owls, and with eyes as
bright
As theirs oh. ever so late at night:
But no one had chance to remark
That Thomas ever arose with the lark
:. Early to bed and early to rise
Will make a man healthy, wea thy ana wise
Was an old-fashioned notion, Thomas said,
And well enough for sleepy -he;d
But as Tom grew older he left the owls.
Aud initiated dome site fowls g.
BY going to bed, oh, not rs he uS~t
But as soon as the chickens begtp 10 roost-
And he had no patience, I've heard them say,
With those who wanted to sleep all day,
For he was around and out Of-dOOrS
In the early morning doing his chores.
And that is the way we turn about
From youth to age. there isn't a doubt:
And the very things that We once despiSed
BECOME the things that are highly prized
And ii when your young You take deiignt
In being up with the owls all night
When YOU are old you II think it absurd
70 copy the ways OF 50 dull bird.
-Jose.nline Pollard, in Hdrpef's Young Fto-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
He Had Enough OF 1t.

Will hampton, of the Cincinnati Mer-
chant Irdreler. once clerked in a St.
Louis hardware store in the daytime.
and spent the greater portion of the
night in brOoding over the woes with
which his life was fraught. He once
discovered that his landlady had con.
tracted the painful habit of sending
down to the store for everything. from
a tack hammer to refrigerator, and
having them charged to his account:
thus, when pay day arrived, the cashier
always had to hunt around for nickel
to pay him off with.
AT last he rebelled, sought the pres.
ence of the landlady. and said. earnest
ly:
Mrs. Smith, on divers occasions
have helped you out OF the sea of adver-
sity and loaned you my umbrella, ask
ing no thanks; I've fished your child
out of the well twice. and the latter re-
warded me by playing horse with my
plug hat; playing horse is an innocent
amusement, but a plug hat doesn't
make much of a charger, and is apt tc
look rather rejected and sorrowful
when family has sat upon it for an
Give never murmured, when, in the
mornings found that the servant left
me no towel. compelling ME to wipe
my face on the back of a chair; l was
calm and composed when your child
fastened bucket of mud over the door,
way, and caught it on my head; and
controlled my rising passions when
the same innocent prattler emptied the
contents of a gallon syringe in my eye.
1--we smiled in the midst of Attic
tions, and governed my wrath when
your husband wore my shirt for three
weeks; but when you furnish a house
and provide your poor relations with
household utensils at my expense, all
the time feed ng me upon fried liver.
my soul revolts, and l assume the garb
of war.
4 assure you, Mrs. Smith, it is de-
pressing on man when he calls for his
pay and finds three cooking stoves, a
lawn mower and refrigerator charged
to him. don't grud &c you the stove;
l admit that the lawn mower may be
useful; but Pm not paying seven dol
lars per week for the privilege of fur
nishing this house.
eff you wanted jack-knife. or u
yard or two of wire. anu asked sne for
it, I'd be only too glad to get it toi :ou;
but when YOU fence a quarter section OF
land, and buy locomotive at my oN-
pense, the time has come for us two to
say goodbye And he busted the
palatial ranch. Louis Magazine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
Forcing a Change Of Tongue,

The Latin races are almost Insepara-
BILE, and the attempt of Germany to con-
vert Alsace and Lorraine into thorough
ly Teuton provinces is therefore pecul.
iarly interesting. The people of France
speak of Alsace and Lorraine as mourn
fully as mother speaks of her dead
child, and on their part the inhabitants
of those provinces cherish their French
traditions with the utmost loyalty and
make no effort to conceal their hatred
of everything German, although they
submit with promptness to the ordinary
Government regulations. As an effect
i've method of making Alsace and Lor-
raine thoroughly German, the eradica-
ton of the French tongue has been
undertaken in those provinces, and
their Governor, Baron Won Mauteutfel,
has excited the b:tterest feeling by re-
voking the resolution of the District
Diet of Upper Alsace which allowed the
use of the French language in debate.
There is no way but 10 submit to au-
thority, although the people must chafe
under what they regard as extreme
tyranny. and doubtless they long for the
outbreak of war provoked by Fran e
for the recovery Of her provinces. As
the combination Bismarck is forming TO
render France impotent abroad is grad
ually removing the prospect OF the res
toration of the provinces. the expert
ment of Germany in converting Gauls
into Teutons will afford the world a
long and attractive study. To uproot
the French language and compel the
ssslale Of Alsace and Lorraine to use the
German fongasl ;s-a task which many
think Germany can not scconalish. =
N. Y, Nail.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
Dog Oil.

"Everything is wrong this morn
ing," exclaimed Springswell butcher
yesterday. Il have just lost my best
customer. He was anxious to see me
killing and dressing, SO he stepped into
my slaughter-hOuse just as 1 was about
to remove the fat from dog
"a dog? You don't mean to say
'.NO; | don't mean to- say that we
butchers shove dogs and cats on The
market. but this particular dog was
brought to me by consumptive young
chap who lives near by. He wished
me to remove the fat that he might rem
der it, and use it as cure for his NAL
adv. and, as / said before, just as was
doing so in walked my best customer.
You never saw madden man in all
your life. He wouldn't give me
chance to explain, but alter swearing
enough to make that boys hair stand
on end he rushed out, saying that he
would have me lynched."
Isn't that a rather novel cure for
consumption
well, don't know l have killed
dogs for haIf-a-dozen who have con-
sumption: but there is man up town
somewhere who makes dog oil whole
sale" --
Further inquiry revealed the fact
that the manufacture of dog oil may
now be numbered among Detroit's de-
funct industries. The dogs from which
the oil was extracted We're procured at
the dog-pound after having been
drowned. When the fat had been taken
out. it and the canine carcasses were
steamed and pressed, and, rs result,
Lyman w. Blakely, manufacturer, OBJ
tanned, IS he described it, "a transpar-
ent oil almost as clear as water, and
sweet to the taste" He received only
three dollars per gallon for the oil and
found it did not pay, although this
amount was supplemented with small
sum paid by fertilizer company for
the flesh. bones and hide. The pur-
chasers of the oil were veterinary sur
geons. who used it i'm compromising lini-
ments, and people suffering from throat
and lung diseases, especially consump-
tives, who are usually willing to. use
any and all remedies suggested. 1t is
entirely unknown in the pharmacies.
and why it has gained even TIE nioiety
of popularity it enjoys it would be
hard to say-DetroI Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03

"A few days ago Homer Moor, OF
Greensboro, Ga, was driving yoke OF
oxen along the road, when they became
frightened and dashed off through the
woods near by. They ran into tree
and horn on one OF the oxen was
knocked completely off, flying a dis
lance of ten or twelve feet from the tree.
Homer hurriedly grabbed up the horn
and soused it in its socket. 1t took hold
and grew into its former place, and is
now as solid as ever. The only ob5,ec-
ton is that Homer in his haste put the
horn on bottom upward and it has
tendency to be lOp-sided. Save this
little fault the horn is all right and the
OK Frances around and hooks things
with his Old-time energy. = Chicago
Times
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03

discover the scene of that folly which I
now expiate SO dearly
Mari turned her pale face fully TO-
wards him, and seized his hands.
WHAT cried Vourmin, Twas it
you?''
Don't you recognize me?''
A long and close embrace was the re-.
ply.-N. Y. Sunday Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03
A RURAL REMONSTRANCE.


Old farmer Winrow raised his head,
And laid aside his paper;
His spectacles slid down his nose
And rested on its taper.
Wall. I declar'!" he cried aloud;
This beats the very dickens!
They've gone an shifted roun' the time,
As sure as chicks is chickens.
:" I never heerd, upon my word,
of anything to beat 1t,
] ra lily think them city folks
Hev got theer minds unseated.
An what is this / read in hee-?
Great Caesar! Save the flock!
They're goin' to stretch the hours out
To twenty-four o clock!
The worthy farmer scratched his ear
In deepest meditatiOn;
He gazed perplexcd upon the clock
With mental agitation.
For sixty years I've plowed along
As reg lar as the sun, sir.
An used the good, Oid-fashiOned timo
Without hitch, 10y gum. sir.
" But times hev undergone shift,
If be not mistaken.
An some new cranks try every day
To give this world a shakin'.
"They string my feds with telephones,
Or some new-fanged trashes,
They send out one-wheeled railway trains
To everlastin' smashes.
An yet, they be not satisfied
With the customs they hev slander'd,
But they must go an riginate
A new an fresh 'timc-standard.'
j ra' lily shouldn't be surprised,
Nor my old woman, 'ither,
If them thar city lunatics
Should drap time altogether.
An some fine day, when we arise,
Our daily race to run,
Well find tibet white we've bin asleep
They've turned around the sun!
But rally, now, ] didn't think
Nor my old Sal, reckons'
They'd go an steal from Father Time
Some fifty score of seconds.
All! now / see theer little game!
As I'm ca culator
They've backed their clocks a quarter-hour
To s'Ccp a little later.
E0sfOn COurier
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03

If you forget-as many > xomsI 4
has and will-to put the tlavosiDg eAlr.
tract in your cake, it is not TOO latesvsi
remedy the matter, if you think Or. Z
while the cake is hot. for If YET tieu.
your clean hand with the extra botsy
rub it over the top of the cake dscd
penetrate TIE cake, and viii ely elaly
delicate favor. Loss may BIT
you wish to nsvoe the cake " fila.
for less this extf1ct wi and
vanilpnsne % 'sssreat exte I'D in
bak t.-
lildrcn
is year
is Post
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03

: Theodore Tilton is living quietly in
Psris. attending to bis literary work.
N, r. Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-03

Al length, SalU the lattef: 'UOu De
praised that you are come! My mistress
was near dying
IAN old priest approached and said:
Shall we l@gin?'
"'Oh, begin by all means, my rev.
erenl father!!' replied l, giddily.
"They assisted the young girl to rise;
she seemed very pretty. Through a
levity quite objectionable. and, as it
now seems to me, incOnceivable, l adj
vanced beside her to the altar Her
servant and the three men who were
present were SO much occupied about
her, that they scarcely glanced ut me;
besides, the light, as have said, was
very dim, and my head was enveloped
in the fur hood of my travelling pelisse.
In very few moments we were mar
rico.
Embrace each other, said one of
the Witnesses. NV wife turned her
pale iacs towards me. For an instant
she gazed as if petrified, then telling
backwards, she exclaimed:
lit is not he! 1t is not he.''
"Out of the church l rushed, before
the astonished priest and the bridal
party had time to think of arresting nv
fight. I jumped into the sledge, and
soon left all pursuit behind"
And" said Mari, Ibid you ever
ascertain what become of that poor
woman
Never. I did not know the name
Of the village where was married, nor
can recollect that of the station where
I last stopped. At that time SO little
importance did / attach TO my criminal
levity, that when all danger of pursuit
was over, fell asleep in the sledge and
did not awake until / found myself at
another station. The servant whom 1
had with me was killed in battle. so that
every clue seems lost by which,:s a;e$Tf