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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
A Musical Riddle.

An agitated foreign gentleman
climbed up stairs to the JOurndl's cdi
torial rooms yesterday afternoon, and
after getting his breath, sad to the frs,
man he met: 81 wish to ask you q kves.
ton On being encouraged to relieve
his Eurdened mind. he said: "Haf vol
attended re Zinfonie concerts zis vim
ter?' The editor confessed that lie
had. "Vell,' said the foreign gentle
man, will you answer me zees9 hat
study re music, sor. re last tirty year,
an | sink | know ZOmesing apout him.
Yet l 90 and l hear re long zinfonie,
and re Concerto on re piano, AMI re
Fantasia upon re violin; and viii con-
fess me Eat at re first hearing | oonder-
stand leedle or Messing Of him. And
as l seets and leestens to re music,
hear re young LADIES' all around me,
who l can not but sink knows less of
re music ian who hat 70 mooch study
him, and gay all say: 'How beautiful
How mooch soul zere is in re gompo-
sition!' How grand re development,
ven, by gar! contestants nossing-
[. myself, who hat so mooch play q
piano and re violin, and hear re best
music in Europe. Am 20 mooch re
lool, and is re American mees 20 moOcb
smarter ian am 1? Vii you answer
me zat. my kind friend?" Unfortu-
nately, however, his hcarer could not.
he had often marveled at sim
liar circumstances, and the foreign
gentleman went away. shaking his heaG
boston Journal
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
The Sehmidts Ahead 10 Far.

fremont has become famous for its
pretty girls. There is a large German
colony in the town. and the Gretchens
and Wilhelminas are the attractions for
the farmers sons in Westminster. They
wiifufly disregard the beauties in their
ncighboring ciit:reh pews and go to
fremont to the Lutheran Church.
where they sit in the rear seats and
oap.ivatc the maidens. Just out OF
FREMONT i've the families of the
Schmilts and Ksiserr, side by side. en-
ioying, until short time sqo, absolute
peace and plenty. the heads Of the re-
war o: 1870. aid in the long wint r
evenings their habit was to meet in one
or the other Of their kitchens atfd talk
o. the '-Silent Man" Each family has
eight daughters all pretty and re-
ligious. 1t is a sight worth seeing, say
the Westchester farmers, to watch the
Schmdts and keisers going to church.
In the early part Of the month young
man appeared in the congregation of the
Lutheran Church, whose charms were
so many that the Schmidt AMI keiser
families Immediately fell in love with
him. Then the friendship which had
formerly characterized them became rs
gall and wormwood Mrs. Schmidt
would stand on one side of her fence and
revile the stout Mrs. Keiser go degree
that one night Mrs. keiser invaded the
eneni'es territory and sat on
Mrs Schmdt's head. When Mr..
Schmidt came home and learned the
degradation of his family. he went into
the Keiser household. and after knock
ing Mr.. keiser down. jammed a dish
pan over his head and shoulders. Last
Saturday night the Young man In Iues-
ton. August Rippalyae, called on An
ME Schmidt, and after spending some
hours in her society. gave her final
embrace and departed. He had not
gone far from the house when Mr..
Kciser. his son and daughter Minnie
met him. After using the strongest
language to express their disgust at his
choice Miss SchmidD, they tied him
secttrel: to tree by the roadside and
left him to mediate upon the tickleness
of woman. After the hciser family let
him, Rippalyae shrieked to so good Il
purpose that he awakened Mr.. Schmidt.
who came out of his house in his night
costume aHd liberated his prospective
son-in-law At present Mrs. Schmidt
has lawsuit against Mrs. keiser for
assault; Mr.. Kaiser has an action
against Mr.. Schmidt for feloniouS as
sault. and Mr.. Kippalsas has sued the
keiser family to recover 1000 for as
sault. Mr. Rippalyae is also about to-
marry Miss Annie Schmidt. ~ Y.
Tyi{1f,lp.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
HUMOROUS.

-''Second-story thieves have agar
appeared in Brooklyn A second
story thief. like a second-story house, i:
seldom without abasement. -BrookIm
Eagle.
-''What nonsense exclaimed Der
tina. ''The idea of telling Mrs. Brown
that you were only twenty-three!'
''But didn't do right, dear?'' replied
Edith. You know mamma has always
taught us to exaggera G. 1t is better to
under rather tnan over5tate, you
know. "-Eoston transcript.
The obliging visitor, to show that
he is really ond of children, and that
the dear little one is not annoying him
in the least, treats the kid to a de upon
/ his knee. ''Trot! trot! trot How do
you like that. my boz? Is that nice?'
"Yes, SIR replies the child, .sbut not
so ce as on t &c real donkey-the one
with four legs.'-N. Y. Ledyer
Some soldiers were digging well
in fort, and when they came to the
water, the commanding officer went to
inspect progress. .'Well. Cuwan,' said
he to the Irishman at the bottom of the
well, '.you have found the water at
last ''Ah, Kernel" replied the 9th,
er, lit all depinds upon knowing how
the thing ought to be done. ANY other
man but mesef would have gone forty
fut deeper without coming to it,
The New York Critic invites per.
cons to send in the names of forty liv-
ing American men of-letters whom they
consider most worthy of membership
in an American academy of Forty In
mortals.' Well, there's Eli Perkins, and
The Sweet Singer of Michigan, Buffalo
Bill, and Private Dalzell. and Peck's
Bad Boy, and-and-we're stuck"
We don believe there are forty of 'em
unless ..Veritas,' '.Pro Bono Publico.n
Constant Reader" '.Many Citizens"
and such men-of-letterS are counted
Novistoun Herald.
"A New Degree: Little Nell--What
does those letters b. A. after your name
mean?' Young Pilkins They mean
Bachelor of Arts. l got them at col.
lege." Little Nell" That's what
thought. Wasn't it mean of them not to
give you the other letters? Pa said he
wondered you didn't get them Young
filkins (delighted)-" You mean the
degree of NJ. A Little Nell-No.
those were not the letters pa said"
Young Pilk;ns-.. Not? Why, what
was it he said2" Little Nell He said
he wondered you didn't get the G. b.
- Philadelphia CcN
There were nine men in the cal
and six women. The vehicle was roll |
ing along with the windows all rafting
so loud that those WHO were talking had
20 shout. Suddenly the driver checked
Up SO quickly that all in the vehicle |
heard the voice of tall, angular won-
an away up in the corner exclaiming:
s. Now. l propose Immediately
six unmarried men shot for the door,
While the three married ones simultane-
pusly remarked: cit is useless to pro-
pose to us, madam: we're married.
Chronicle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
Il MERRY MID.

Oh, she was such q merry maid,
So 1ull of mirth and 0iee
That every one who knew her said
So blithe and gay was She
Chat II q lover came to WOO
This madcap of the town,
HIS late he'd rlle: for well they knew
She q never settle down.
The sweetest music was her laugh
That ran in liquid trills,
Half like song of birds, and half
Like downward dancing rills;
10 melody her voice was set,
And, though the world might frown,
She did not fret. but said: Ills yet
Too soon to settle down."
lover sought the maid to wed,
And oh. what happiness
Was his, when, blushing rosy-red,
She softly whispered yes
with many shrug, and knowing glance
The gossips of the town
Said in advance: shell find chance,
Perhaps, to settle down."
But happy in her welded lot,
With gladness unsubdued,
She made her home blessed spot
For those in any mood;
Her children gayly frolicked round,
Her husband held her DEAR
And sick and sound a welcome found
Within this house of cheer.
Time stole the roses of her youth,
With much she had to part:
But spite of all, i'm sober truth
She kept her merry heart.
Such charms and graceS she displaycd
Who wore the matrons crown,
The gossips sa d: The merry maid
Is the sweetest wife in town."
Josephine r. Lard, IN ". y. Ledger.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
A Dramatic Incide mt at Sontay.

The Sot3Onnais narrateS u rather
dramatic incident which occurred at
| the capture of Sontay, and brought tn e
resistance of the besieged to an end.
| lac French Admiral, we are told, had
taken his stand on some breast-worEs
which had been thrown up near the
Notifications. and was personally direct
inc the operations of the attacking
forces. In the very heat of the engage
ment the fire from the town suddenly
slackened and soon ceased altogether.
The Niceroy of Yun-Nan. it appears,
had always believed Sontay to be an m
pregna lie fortress. and when he heard
that the French were marching upon it
he set out for the place himself, as he
wished to be present to witness their
defeat, which he regarded as inevita-
BE. Accompanied by the First Lieu
tenant, or aid de-camp. of the Chief OF
the Black Flags, he went from rank 10
rank encouraging the soldiers, and at
length he found himself facing the
French Admiral. who in his exposeI
position. not quite two hundred wards
Oh, presented an inviting target to the
enemy. "You have them before vou.r
SAID the Viceroy. turning to the younz
officer, ''the chief of these bands OF bar
barians who have sworn to destroy us
lou pass for being skilled marksman
here is an opportunity of proving your
self deserv.ng of your reputat ion"
The officer put his rifle to his shoulde,
and took steady aim at the Admiral:
but before he could pull the trigger he
Tell mortally wounded on the BODY OF
The Viceroy, who was shot through the
heart almost at the same moment. The
news of their death spread Immediately
through the ranks; the Black Flags ed
tor refuge to the citadel; and in less
than an hour afterward the French fac
was toating over Sontay.-St James |
Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
Insulted.

The editor of country paper IS Ire
Cuent!y reminded that his subscriber:
regard it, in more senses than one. as
their ''home Journal
| If their names do not occasionally
appear in its columns, or should AS
newlv-painted wood-shed receive nc
compliment, or no honorable mention
greets BIS mammoth pumpkin, the
editor soon learns that he is guilty Of
gross neglect. But the most amusing
exhibition of the injured subscriber Oc-
cured the other day in the Office OF a
Connecticut paper
One Friday afternoon, just after the
weekly paper had been published. and
tie editor was leisurely cutting the
pages of magazine, the door opened,
and a large, pompOus farmer entered.
The editor, recognizing him as sub
scriber, invited him to take chair.
''NO," said he, in a gruff tone, 81
only cum in ter stop my subscription. y
'.Why, what's the matter?' asked
the editor. Don't the paper suity'
''No, it don suit, not at ALL growied
the farmer.
''What don't you like?'
'sIr. Editor" asked the pompous
man. solemnly, lido you mean ter tell
me that yer don't know what b,ect
ter"
IL do, certainly"
Haven't l alters been good sup
porter on your paper?" said the man,
who was working himself into rage.
Haven | subscribed regular, and paid
for it. too? And want ter know why
you should pick me out to insult and
throw contempt onter!'
My dear SIR replied the editor,
soothingly. Il don't know what you re-
fer to. If you will show me how |
have insulted you, l will gladly mend
the matter.
.'See here!' gasped the other, chok-
ing with rage. drawing copy o. the
paper from his pocket and pointing to
Il list of names. Yer printed the
Esq, after those other fellers' -
names with a Big ..E'-and yer-spelt
mine with a--smaU &C. / say-it's an
insult an outrageous insult"
In vain did the editor, suppress no
his mirth. assure the farmer that it was
a typographical error. TIE outraged
man strobe out of the office and is to-
day the papers bitterest enemy
Youths Companions.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
1hat Boy.

Almost every father knows about the
inqu sitive boy, and frequently has oc
casions to wish his boys were girls. A
North Hill farmer began shaving him
self in the presence of his fcur-year old
hopeful. The boy commenced and kept
on with result somewhat as follows:
What are you doing, papa?''
SHAVING"
What you shaving for?''
80 get my ace Clean"
"Why don't you wash your face to
get clean! 'At's the way do
Il shave to get the hair off,
"What hairp'
''The hair that grows on my face"
''What hair that grows On your face??'
'.My whiskers."
''What are whiskers, Papa?''
Hair that grows on the face.'
''What does the wDisker hair grow on
the face for?''
Il don't know"
~ by don't you know why whisker
hairs grow on the face?''
''BecauSe-"
The interview come to sudden ter
n,lnatlon. A long cash and flowing
blood was the cause, W tn the sudden
departure of Young America in his
mothers arms as an incident. -Psilo-
leipzig CaH.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
Personal AND LITERARY.

Emily Faithful opens her lecture on
"Shams' with the sta ement that it is
equally applicable OH both sides of the
Atlantic.
An Augusta (Ga.) editor saws that
i've men in the Southern States now
.ead the newspapers where one man
-ead them ten years ago.
Ewing Isbell. of Warren county.
Kv, was born on Washington,s birth
'ay. his wi e was DO IN on the Fourth
Of July, their only child was born on
| christmas.
Miss Elizabeth Peabody, of Boston.
iow nearing her eightieth year, was the
irst TO introduce the kindergarten sys-
tenn in this country, and for more than
half century has been prominent in
worGs of philanthropy and sympathetic
with American progress in art and lit
.rature. -BOstOn Post.
General Graham, whose recent
victories in the Soudan have made him
famous, was resident in Montreal
about eigh cen years ago, and was then
District Commanding Engineer under
Colonel Ford. The General at that
time was one Of the youngest Lieu
tenant Colonies in the British service.
M T. Times.
There are only two American
books which have market value APP
proximating $1,000: they are the "Bay
Psalm Book. which has been sold as
high as $1,000, and Eliot's Indian
Bibic-''Up-Biblum God" in the
aboriginal tongue. a copy of which was
recently bought al the sale OF the library
OF the late Judge Henry c. Murphy, in
New York, for the sum of $685. CHI
ca9o Inter Ocean.
Ben amin Graft, who died in Phila-
delphia the other day, was the Oldest
graduate of the University of Pennsvl-
vania, and the Oldest member of the
Philadelphia bar. His sister Rebecca
was special friend OF Washington
Irving, who regarded her as one of the
most lovely women and perfect types of
the ideal Jewess possible to find. On
one of his visits to Sir Walter Scott he
interested the great novelist in her char
acter to such an extent that he took her
for his model of Rebecca in 'Ivanhoe."
Philadelphia Press.
H. B. Clailin, the famous New York
dry-goods merchant is very small
man, with fully hair and a small,
smooth, doll-like face. Every afternoon
at half-past three o'clock, wet or dry,
he Jumps into a light wagon behind
feet horse and goes spinning down to-
wards Coney Island from his winter
residence in Brooklyn. There is nothing
snowy or stylish aoout his turnout, and
few who see the little man mutfied in
f,r-lined coat with cloth cap drawn
over his towing hair would take him
for an important millona. re.-M. Y.
SIM
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
DR.. Biornstrom, superintendent

DIR. Bjornstrom, superintendent OF
a lunatic asylum at Stockholm. intro
duced a printing pross and some type
INTO the establishment for the benefit O
an ms ne compositor. The other pa
tients became Interested in printing,
md the doctor soon gave them NOR,
extensive apparatus The result is the
recent publication of the doctors bool
on I'D seases of the Nj nd" which was
set up. printed and bound by the pa
rients, and is pronounced a very gooe
piece of work in every respect 1t con
aims two hundred and TIVE cages
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
Peter Henderson. one of the be

Peter Henderson. one of the best
authorities upon market gardening.
highly recommends the white plume
celery, the stalks, inner leaves, and
neart of which are naturally white,
which fact makes unnecessary the cost
ly work of banking the celery to bleach
it. In appearance the white plume is
very ornamental. as the inner leaves
are disposed something like an ostrich
feather or plume, which suggested its
name. It is said to be crisp, solid and
of fine flavor, but not as long keeping
as the old green sorts, its tenderness
and crispness causing it to rot sooner.
.ChicdQ0 Tribune.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24
The cyclone pits which the We

The cyclone pits which the West
ern farmers are building are de scribed
as being in SIZE propoport onate to the
number of persons in the family. A
pit ten feet square, and sunk to the
depth of twenty feet, is the average
size. About four feet below the surface
heavy timbers are placed over the hole,
earth is thrown on and made even with
the surface around. and at tn, south
west corner an opening three feet square
is left. In these places of refuge the
farmers expect to nd safety in any gale
that doesn't blow the walls out of the
prOuEd.-BOston Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24

Dickens Sketches of Young Gen.
tlemen, published in 1873, d his
Sketches of Young Couples, printed
in 1910, have been reproduced in fac.
SImile, and will be brought out in Lon
don.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24

"A line of railway cars, to be drawn
by camels, will constitute one of the
peculiar features of travel and trans
portation in Central Asia.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-04-24

Broom corn requires rich soil. It
returns nothing to the land, and is best
grown on mire bottoms, where an an
nual deposi. of sediment restores fertil-
ity.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-22

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-22


Assiout and goes to the front forthwith. Adj
vices from Suakim state that tue rebellion is
increasing. Two fresh tribes have joined Ell
Mahdi. Osman Digns has abandoned his
attack upon Suakim and is now engaged in
massacring women and children and in
stealing cattle belonging to the AmRrar tribe
PROVIDENCE, October s.-John L. Sullivan
saws be intends to train down TO 200 pounds
or less, for a set-to with Latin. He is will
ing to wager 81 900 10 $4,000 that lie will
have the best Of Latin from the start and is
confident Of easily disposing of him. After
the Latin fight he desires a match with ALI
Greenfield, the English athlete, and with
Mitchell If he is SO inclined. He declares
solemnly that he has stopped drinking for all
time and is determined to take care OF himself,
After completing his engagements in this
couHtry he will give some farewell perfor-
uances and then make a tour Of England,
ireland, Scotland and Australia.
New York, October 9.-The Suns cable
gram from London Of October sth says: 1t
seems quite certain now that England will
soon have another African war upon her
hands. This time the trouble comes from the
south of the continent and the English base
Of operations will be Cape Colony, instead Of
Egypt
PANS, October s.-An official dispatch from
Hanoi, received to-day, states that Colonel
Dennier, with two battalions Of the foreigT
legion, two companies Of infantry and sec
ton Of mounted artillery, has had an engage
ment with Chinese troops in the valley Of TIN
Loo Chuan river, which lasted six hours. TIT
Chinese made stubborn resistance, but final
ly were completely routed. Four gunboat
assisted the French forces. Four Of tn
| French, including Captain, were killed am
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-22

day. luvoNiDg meetings. M As'vu vtvuius,
the Town hall and in the Skating Rink, was
prevented by an organized force Of their sp
poneuts.
ST. PErERsBuRe, October ia great
political trial las lust been finished. II was
conducted privately. All the officers of the
array implicated were sentenced to death. Six
other persons were sentenced to Siberia, in
Guiding Vera FillipOwa.
WAsHrNeroS, October lathe Interna-
tOnal Prime Meridian Conference, at its meet
ing to-day, adopted the meridian Of Greenwich.
The representatives Of France and Brazil did
no. vote, and the representatives of Santo
Domingo voted against 1t.
WASHINGTON, October lS.-There is good
authority for the statement that the Govern
ment Of the United States has not been asked
TO mediata in Franco-C Chinese affairs by either
Of the disputants.
Il Paris urges upon the Government the
necessity for the reinforcement Of Admiral
Courbet at Kelung and General De Lisle II
Io0quin in order to place them in position
10 strike a final blow at China.
NAPLES, October l2.-Gerrati, President Of
the Tribunal Of Commerce, died to-day o.
cholera The Cardinal Of San Felice sent !
gold cross presented 10 him by the Pope tC
assist the sufferers at Catania.
There were reported to-day, in the cholera
infected district Of Italy, 239 fresh cases anC
lsf deaths, including lis fresh cases an,
hity-one deaths at Naples.
LONDON, October 1.-THE Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Times reports riot at Cen
chow Or October 5th, when mob burned th
missionaries houses and the Custom Hous
records. The English Consulate was not in
!elea; No lives were lost and quiet was re