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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The RMral Nev Yorker says that
horses are subject to diphtheria, and rec
ommends the use of chlorate of potash
in such cases, giving two drachms, in
solution. at dose.
Handle seed potatoes carefully. If
the skin becomes bruised the eyes are
apt to have their vitality injured. This
is sometimes the cause of q partial fail
ure in the potato crop.-E1change. j.,
Insect bites. and even that of rat
tie snake, have proved harmless by stir
ring enough of common salt into the yelk
of good egg to make it sufficiently thin
for plaster, to be kept on the bitten
part.-Boston Globe.
Pigs feet fried may be new dish
to some one. Make batter of flour
and sweet milk, season with salt. The
batter should be quite thin. Dip the
feet into it and fry in hot lard. Serve
with drawn butter, or with sour sauce.
IN. Y. Post.
The Farmers Magazine says:
Next year when you are putting in
your seed remember when two plants Of
the same kind are growing together
one is weed. The most dangerous
enemy a plant can have is another Of
the same species growing by its side.
for they both feed on the same food,
and competition is the result.
A writer in the Druggists Circular
offers the following remedy for earache,
which, he says, after repeated trials,
never fails to afford almost instant relief:
"Olive oil, one ounce; chloroform, one
drachm. Mix, and shake well together:
then pour twenty-five or thirty drops
into the ear, and close it up with a piece
of raw cotton to exclude the air and re-
tain the mixture"
An entree specially designed to ac-
company roast pork is made in this
way: Peel as many potatoes as will
cover the bottom of deep piedish.
Sprinkle half teaspoonful of drie1 | sage
over them. Cut IA small onion in thin
slices, and spread them over this. Add
salt and pepper, and little Jumps OF
butter, according to your taste. Cover
the bottom of the dish with water, and
bake in a moderate oven.-Boston Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
Diplomacy, According to "Monsieur. -

The French Figaro publishes the fol-
lowing amusing incident, which is said
to have taken place during one of the
state dinners at Berlin, and at which the
late Lord Beaconsfield and the Marquis
Of Salisbury were present:
Prince Bismarck, who is we'll known
20 be a great eater, filed his plate with
cherries; the Marquis of Salisbury OBJ
served it.
Prince said he, suddenly, "what
you are doing is very unhealthy
WHAT" said Prince Bismarck, in
astonishment.
"You have just swallowed two cher
cy-stones
"You are mistaken - said the Prince,
with marked GOODNESS.
"Neverr' replied Salisbury, with that
1auteur which characteristics the proud
English aristocracy.
Monsieur le Marquis!'' said Bis
nxrck, his eyes shooting fire.
1t was at this moment that Lord Bea-
ION sfield came to the rescue.
Perhaps he insinuated, in his soft
st voice, "you are both right: your
Highness must be so occupied with Sc
;ious thoughts that yor might mad
vertently have swallowed tiny stone -
"Two?' interrupted Salisbury, in 4
decided tone.
"Or two" continued Lord Beacons-
field. as calmly as possible; land you,
my dear Lord and colleague, enjoy such
good sight that nothing escapes you.
Now. Prince and Marquis. will you
allow me to decide this difficult ques-
tion?''
Howl" murmured Bismarck.
Your plate. Highness. if you please. :"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
Deacon POdsOM's WOOiny.

allow long is it since Sister Podson
passed away?" asked Becky, with quiz
ering tenderness of tone.
Its nigh on sixteen year now," re.
piled the deacon, with a heavy sigh,
which was echoed by Aunt Becky.
''Sister POdson was such a dear,
good SOUL" said Aunt Becky, softly:
sit seemed pity we couldn't a'kept
her always. But Gods will be done.'
Eyes. Gods will be DONE" repeated
Deacon Podson, with another deep
drawn sigh.
'She was so lovin'-like and goodr'
said the dear old woman, without a
shade of that jealousy which shrivels
the heartless compliments of younger
women under such conditions.
Eyes, Sister Boggs, she was"
"Call me Becky, Deacon Poison"
can you'll call me JOSH
Eyes, J-J-Joshua,' and I know
Aunt Becky put her gingham apron up
to her face. Ten wears of courtship,
and doubt not this was the first time
she had addressed him by his Christian
name. l thought surely the deacon
would see his chance and throw both
arms around her neck. fold her to his
big breast and say: MY Becky, my
own, own Becky" This is about what
l should have done, but Deacon Podson
is older than /, and has passed the
gushing time of life.
Il hev been a-thinkin' about some
thin big. long time, Sister Bo- that
is, Becky. I've been a-thinkin'
tibet"
What on earth could the man be
waiting for? Had he tainted? Had
his tongue been paralyzed by the burden
thrown upon it? l strained my ear,
but could catch no sound. Long, long,
oh! how provokingly long the silence
dragged. AT last heard a kiss-yes.
l could not be mistaken, it must have
been kiss and then a few soft sobs,
and that told of tears of joy in Aunt
Becky's eyes. Had their souls read
each other in the darkness, and flowed
together in eloquent silence as their
cheeks lay close against each other?
1t must have been so, for after Deacon
Podson had gone away, Aunt Becky
stood and looked out of the window a
long time; and when she turned back
and. lighted the lamp to put Bobby to
bed there were tears in her eyes and a
happy smile on her lips that plainly
said 3 blessing from the God of love
had fallen on her heart.-Ben Wytde.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
This last v.s IN Eno,;sb the corr..

This last was in English, the CORE
spondent adding that Lord Beacons-
field was the only diplomatist at Berlin
who never talked French. The plate
was sent to Lord Beaconsfield, who at
once emptied the contents on the table.
All eyes were now fixed on him. With
his long, bony, agile fingers, covered
with precious stones, he began to ar.
range what looked more like a child's
game than an occupation worthy of
such a distinguished Minister. He put
all the stones in line. and placed q
stem on each stone. Then. in that clear,
piercing voice that has so often moved
the House of Commons, the English
Prime Minister began to count one. two,
three, and so on to forty-seven stones,
and likewise with the stems, till he had
countedfOrty-nine. The proof was there
two stones were wanting.
Bismarck rose and said. in an agitated
voice: Marquis. you are right" then.
turning, said in loud voice: Lord
Beaconsfield, you are a great man!''
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
Mr.. Miffin's Terrible Gun.

On the floor in one of the rooms of
the Norwalk Iron-Works Company is a
long, heavy cylinder. Its length
is about twenty eight feet and
the diameter of the bore is about four
inches. In another department
men are at work constructing an air.
compressor. When the latter is COM
pleted it will be connected with the
tube mentioned above. and what the
inventor confidently believes will be a
most tremendous engine of war will be
completed and ready for trial. Several
years ago, while in Washington, a gen.
tieman from Ohio heard naval officer
say that if gun could be constructed
that would throw dynamite it would
thoroughly revolutionize modern war
fare. Mr.. Mitfin-that was the gentle
mans name-proceeded at once to in
vent such a gun, and he has reason to be-
lieve that it will be perfect success. 1t
would not do to use powder as pro-
pelling power, for its sudden action
would explode the dynamite cartridge
at the start and blow the gun to atoms.
Compressed air ut a pressure of about
three hundred pounds to the square
inch will take the place of powder, and
the gun now in South NOrwalk is ex-
pected to throw three-pOund cartridge
distance of two miles. Imagine the
effect Of a cartridge of even so small
weight striking the side or deck of "
vessel or the ramparts of fort. The
explosion would be terrible in its re-
suits. If the gun is a success, others of
size sufficient to throw one hundred
pounds of dynamite ten miles will b.
constructed. The gun, loaded with sand
instead of dynamite, will be tested i'll
South Norwalk at an early day in the
presence of naval officers, scientific men
and others. -Noraoalk Comm Hour.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

Miss Martha Jellison, who had
taught school for sixty years, died in
Ellsworth, Nc, the other day at the
age of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post.
General Butler found the State
House of Massachusetts, destitute of
Bible. He should be given credit for
leaving a handsome copy for the study
If his successor. Ben is one of the best
Bible scholars in the United States
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The New York Historical Society,
with 1898 members, no debts, and
1863, 900 on hand, is taking steps to Sc
cure new building. The present quar-
ters on Second avenue are much too
small to accommodate its library of sew
enty thousand volumes and its great
mass of maps, pamphlets, pictures and
other objects.-N. 7. Times.
Major William Arthur, of the army,
bears strong personal resemblance to
his brother, the President, though OF
lighter build and a more distinctive mil
itary bearing. He has seen great deal
Of active service on the plains, and was
brave and efficient officer during the
rebellion. He still bears the scars OF
severe wounds received in battle. For
politics he cares little. his tastes being
purely military. Washington Star.
Charles Nordhoff, who edits the
Washington news department of the
New York Herald, is paid salary OF
$4,000 per annum. and has in addition
a house which is provided for him by
the proprietor of the Herald. His wife
is daughter of Bishop Ames, and in
teres;s herself especially in the welfare
of young women from Indiana who GO
to the capital either to find employment
in one of the Departments or to enjoy
the pleasure of Washington society.
The library of Harvard College
contains the first two drafts of LOngfel-
lows Excelsior" The first is written
on the back of note addressed to
Longfellow by Charles Sumner, and is
Endorsed September 28, 1S41, 3:3C
O'Clock, morning. Now in bed" The
second shows variations and erasures.
For instance, the line "A youth who
bore mid snow and ice'' was written
four times before decided upon: "A
youth who bore in snow and ice" "A
youth who bore pearl of price" and
"A youth who bore above all price.
The inception of the line "A tear stood
in his bri ght blue eye' was, "A tear
s'ood in his pale blue eye. '--HarJora
Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
A Corner in. SMALLPOX.

There IS physician in Washington,
D. c., who, at the moment of penning
these lines, is in a badly demoralized
condition. He has been specializing in
smallpox and the deal has gone against
him. He has been toying with small.
pox options, and has had to put up toe
many margins, SO many, in fact, that he
is now pretty thoroughly cleaned out,
financially, and the neighborhood in
which he resides is terror-stricken fol-
fear that he will 60 to practicing again.
To stoOp from dizzy, high-tlown
metaphor, and come down among the
barnyard fowls of rhetoric, this Wash
ingtOn doctor has lost six thousand dol
lars in the smallpox business. The
Washington doctor reasoned that fol
the past three consecutive years the
United States had been singularly free
from any virulent visitations of small
pox, and after figuring with some Wash
ington weather prophets, who occasional
ly have time to dabble little with few
extraneous falsehOods outside of theil
regular profession, he made up his
mind that this winter would witness a
smallpox epidemic which would bore
pits into the arms of the gnarled oaks
of the forest like red-hcaded wood.
pecker.
The Washington doctor resolved tc
corner it. So he drew his little six thou.
sand dollars out of the bank, purchased
small farm up the Potomac. and stocked
the smallpox ranch with COWS an6
geese, the COWS to breed virus, and the
geese to grow quilts with which to car
it for family use. All last season the
doctor was as busy as bee tapping his
COWS for virus, and plucking his geese
for quilts. He filled up his barn with
loaded quilts, and it was only when he
was down to his last one hundred dol.
lars that he commenced to look around
for the visible supply of smallpox.
But it was not visible. To any alarm.
ing extent smallpox had not reared its
horrid front on the horizon of any COM
munity in the United States. On the
contrary, the various answers which he
has invariably received from local
Boards of Health with whom he has
communicated have all been in one
strain: mo smallpox in sight. Town
perfectly healthy.''
Accordingly the Washington small.
pox specialist begins to look down in
the mouth, his heart sinks like plum
met. and hope and his one hundred dol.
lars are ebbing fast away. He
finds that he is on the wrong side of the
market, that the smallpox has gone
back on him, and that, so far from be.
ing regular visitor who can be de-
pended on to drop in at stated intervals.
it is inclined to be variable and erratii
in its movements.
If smallpox wave should eventual.
ly sweep over the land. and any parties
are axious to 60 prospecting for virus.
we have no doubt that the Washington
doctor will willingly grub-stake them
and let them sink shafts all over his
farm on the Potomac flats. In the
meantime his new sign reads: ''Going
out to do days work taken in here. -
Texas Sitti,sgs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

Rev. John A. Cass, wellknown
Methodist clergyman, writing from
Europe to the Worcester Mass Spy.
says: Vienna, the capital of Austria.
is the most magnificent city on thu
planet. Not Berlin the mighty, not
London the worlds center, not Edin-
burgh the elegant. not Paris the beauti'
full, not Washington the wicked, can
for one moment stand in comparison if
we contemplate the stately magnifcence
Of her public and private buildings,
while if We consider the beauty of her
women, not even Boston or Worcester
can be put on . par with Vienna"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
DO ONE THING WE'LL.

Do one thing well,
And it will tell.
II you will only wait q spell,
Nor courage lose,
Nor e'er refuse
Your best endeavors still to use.
Though at the start
You may lose heart,
And tear your crude designs apart,
Still keep right ON
Until you've done
Your task, and own victory won.
The stubborn will
Tolls on. until
1t meets success, and proves its skill:
The fight maintains,
Nor e'er complains,
And is rewarded for its pains.
Tasks well begun,
If left half done,
Are not much good to any one;
Who thus misspends
His time intends
His life to fill with odds and ends.
The master-hand.
Can fame command,
And make its impress on the land;
Who would excel
Must doubts dispel.
And labor to do one thing well.
-Joseplinc Pollard, in ". Y. Ledger.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

On ono of the Brooklyn street-car
lines the conductors are carrying
watches set into the fare-recording ap;
paratcs swung from their necks. The
watches are for the accommodation of
the passengers, who may thus read the
time of day as the conductor passes
through the car.-N. Y. Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

"A confirmed old bachelor was out
at socia: gathering the other evening,
where he was so unfortunate as to be-
come seated behind q party of vivacious
young ladies. Conversation turned
upon athletic subjects, when ono pert
young miss inquired: '.Mr. Brown. what
is your favorite exercise?" '3Oh, ]
have no preference; but just at present
l should prefer dumb bellies" was his
rather curt reply.-Cticago Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

Neuralgia and tootheach are some
times speedily relieved by applying to
the wrist quantity of bruised or grated
horseradish.-N. ?. Herald
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07

Beethoven became deaf in 1901,
blind in 1928, and died in 1927, after
composing ons hundred and thirty-seven
different works.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
"A Terrible Infant

Derrick.
A Terrible Infant
recOlect a nurse called Ann,
Who carrie me about the grass,
And one fine day fine young man
Came up and kissed the pretty lass.
She did not make the leas: objection.
Thinks l: AHA!
When ] can Talk I'll tell mammal
And that's my earliest recollection.
Irish gentleman (paying debt of
hOnOr): "There's the sovereign We
kindly lint me, Brown. I'm sorry
haven't been able''--Saxon Opocketins
the coin): Never thought of it from
that day to this. Forgot all about it."
Irish gentleman: '.Bedad! wish ye'd
tould me that befOre!'
This introduction gives me great
pleasure, believe me- frankly en-
claimed Brown, when introduced to 3
popular society actress. ''Really, you
latter me, MIR. Brown ''NOt at all.
have worshiped you from a distance
for over twenty years and Brown
is still engaged racking his brain trying
to find out why the actress cut him
short, and has since declined to recOg-
nize him when they accidentally met
Boston Globe.
"A colored individual who went
down on the slippery flags at the corner
Of Woodward avenue and Congress
street scrambled up and backed out
into the street and took a lony look
toward the roof of the nearest build
ing. "You fell from the third-story
window" remarked pedestrian who
had witnessed the tumble. .'Boss.
believes yer," was the prompt reply
.'but what plzzles me am de queshun
of how 1 got up dar' an why was
leanin' outer de winder "-Detron Free
Press.
According to the testimony of the
witnesses you were caught just as you
were getting out of the window, with
the contents of the TIL in your pockets.
Now, what excuse have you got?' and
the magistrate leaned back in his chair
very complacently. IL know il, your
honor, and shall always be grateful tc
the man who caught me. When have
these somnambulistic fits l am in dan
ger of falling out of windows and hurt
ing myself THAT idea never Occurre'
to me-" remarked the magistrate, pen
sively. ut has often occurred to me-"
remarked the prisoner. with uncon-
scious humor. THAT being the case, ]
will direct the Governor" ITO turn
ne loose?' ."No, but to have an extra
par across your cell window, for fear
you may fall out. Chicago Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
HUMOROUS.

my Lord" said Tawmus, you've
no idea what horror it gives a man tC
steal up behind a girl who is scribbling.
look over her shoulder and. find that
she's idly writing your name, with u
Mrs prefixed." boston Post.
"A Bumper" What's phrenol-
ogy, map Bumps on the head, my
dear" WAS pa chronological when
he came home the other morning and
you were putting vinegar and brown
paper on his head, ma?n-Fun.
AS two ladies were gazing at the
large black bear brought into town
Yesterday, one remarked: "Oh, what
nice buffalO-rObe his skin would
maker The other replied: "Or such
splendid sealskin sacque. oil CITY
Derrick.
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The Oldest Masonic Lodge.

The Masons of Philadelphia have at last
been able to make good their claim that that
was the mother city of Freemasonry in Amer
lea. and thus set at st the plea of Massa
chu.etts for the priority" SAYS the Philadel-
phia Times. The lodge book of St Johns
Lodge kept by Benjamin Franklin, and Civ
ing list of members from June "a, 1871, to
June n. 1873, stiff vellum volumn, all in
Franklin's own handwriting. is now in the
library Of the historical society, having been
presented to it by George T. Ingham of Sa-
lem, n. j.. who received it from a descend
ant of Hall, who was Franklins partner in
the printing business 1t is well preserved
and bears on its face its evidence as an origi-
nal record 1T is says Clifford p. Me-
Gala, junior grand warden of the grand
lodge, who discovered it, 'the oldest Mason
ic lodge book by far in America. The oldest
existing lodge record book previously known
in Pennsylvania dates back only to 1850, and
the Oldest lodge record book in Massachu-
sets that of ST. johns Lodge, Boston, was
compiled and written in l75l-2, and records
events only from July, 1888, when Masonry
was established in Massachusetts,. The dis
covered record sntedates it two wears. In it
are the details of the Masonic lives of such
Masons as VIM. Allen, the chief justice of
the province; Humphrey Murray, Benjamin
franklin, James Hamilton, Thomas Hopkins,
father of the signer of the Declaration of In
dependence; VIM. Plumstead. Joseph Ship
pen and Philip Syng who were all provincial
grand masters, and also the records of very
many more.