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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
THAT POLICE SCANDAL.

dissatisfaction With the Decision OF tho
District Commissioners-The Presidents
Views.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The decision of
the District Commissioners in the police
scandal case continues to excite great deal
of comment Disagreement with the ver-
dict and dissatisfaction with the dismissal
OF Lieutenant Arnold are heard everywhere.
On one point there seems to be pretty
general agreement in public, and that is
that Major Walker, however excellent
in his intentions and integrity, is not
the proper person to fill the position
of superintendent Of police. Prior
to the decision, members of Congress gem
orally were quite indignant and some
threaten Congressional investigation I'M
less the Commissioners gave a satisfactory
verdict, but the retirement of Major Walker
seems to have appeased Congressional
wrath, and members are now apparently
willing TO let the matter drop. Colonel
Lamont, the Presidents private secretary,
according to the Star last evening, is au.
thOrity for the statement that the President
las lost no sleep on account of the police
mudde. This remark was not intended,
however, to convey the inn reSsiOn that the
President took no interest in the matter.
but rather that he did not feel inclined
TO interfere either by expressing an
opinion relating strictly to District affairs.
The Critic on the other hand, publishes All
interview with a gentleman who had talked
with the Chief Magistrate, and reports him
saying: THE President takes a deep in
terest in the matter, and from the tenor Of
the conversation had with him this morn
ing, shOud not be surprised il there was
n sudden upheaval at the Commissioners
Office. One thing you may rest assured OF
and that is the police force will be through
~ Overhauled and a reorganization per.
fccted which will prevent any repetition Of
the present scandal"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
AFRICAN sAvAcEs.

People ON tho Congo Who Roll Their Dead
Relatives In Big Bales Of Cloth.
Walcke, on his return from five
years on the Congo, has given some
interesting details in regard to the peo-
pie of its banks. Those of the lower
river have been brutalized by the i'm
portation of liquor, and form . strong
contrast with the people of the interior,
who have so far escaped without demon
alization. On the upper river the Bas-
sunde are the first people to dress their
hair. 1t is noted that those tribes who
neglect their hair are deficient in physi-
cal and moral qualities. With the Bas-
sunde it takes several hours to per-
form the toilet. They are polygamous,
the wives living in pairs in little huts
grouped around the principal house,
where the head of the family resides.
marriage is simply a matter of bar
gain and sale. The number of wives
in some sort gauges the importance IF
the husbands. They have no cere-
mony in connection with marriage or
birth, but funeral is the occasion of
much display. 1t is fortunate for the
traders that these people, who wear
hardly anything but breech-clout in
life, when dead consume immense
quantities of cloth. A man who has
not worn twenty yards of cloth in his
whole life will be rolled in four
hundred yards to be buried.
When a death occurs the body is en-
ergetically washed, half the village
joining in the work with loud cries
and bowls and distribution of rum.
The body is put in sitting posture
and painted red. The chief de-
pressions are then stuffed out
with dead leaves, and the
whole is rolled with cloth into a cylin-
drical bale. The process goes on for
three months, as the body is not put
under the ground until all the dead
mans estate is exhausted in the pur-
chase of material. Meanwhile it is
placed in specially constructed hut.
The bigger the bale the greater the
dead mans credit; so that, in case of a
chief. the people will sometimes con-
tribute to enlarge his wrappings. FL
nally the bale is wrapped in particu-
larly fine piece reserved for the pur-
pose, and is carried in triumph about
the village, and then buried with salvos
of musketry, which, if the powder
holds out, are repeated nightly over
the grave for some time. As usual
among the negroes, the death is al
ways ascribed to sorcery, any one sus-
pected being obliged to undergo the
ordeal of drinking a certain prepare
ton. If within a certain time the sus-
pect is overcome by the effects of the
draught, he is put to death as a MUIR
derer. The cult of the people is pure
fetichism; they have fetch for each
sort of danger to which they may be
by chance exposed-one for serpents,
one for crocodiles, etc. A native being
told that he must be happy at being
safe from crocodiles, replied: "Not at
all; the fetch loses its power when
brought near the water" They APP
pear to serve merely as sort of re-
minder what dangers are to be avoided.
Science.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
Storing Winter Vegetables.

Root pits and out-of-door cellars are
the only fit places for vegetables stored
for the winter. A house, in the cellar
of which cabbages, potatoes, beess,
carrUls and apples, besides cider bar
reis and vinegar barrels, full and
empty. wash tubs, soap barrels and
such like things are kept is tainted
from cellar to garrett. There is no
sweet pure air in it. People get ac-
customed to it and don't notice il
much, except on damp, warmish days.
but it is poison for all that Milk,
cream and butter can not be kept In
such house. or hardly in . dairy
house connected with it ADerjcon
DGisYiA.s.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
Naval Hospitals.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Surgeon Cen
eral Grinnell, of the navy, in his annual re-
port repeats his recommendation for in
creased appropriation for the preservation
and repair of the several naval hospitals.
In recommending prompt measures to in
crease the advantages and improve the
medical corps of the navy, he says: eva
cancies in the corps have not been filled for
several years, designations, deaths and re-
tirements have depleted it more rapidly
than candidates can be obtained, and it is
impossible, with the present inducements
offered to find medical men possessing the
necessary qualifications who are disposed
to become medical officers of the navy"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
lntubation Of the Larynx.

The operation of tracheotomy, by
which an opening is made with the
knife into the windpipe for the relic
of membranous Group and diphtheria,
seems likely to be superseded by the
intubation of the larynx. In this new
operation small tube is inserted
through the mouth into the windpipe,
and all necessity for cutting opera
ton is thus avoided. 1t is claimed by
the advocates of this method of treat
ment that it is far easier to introduce
this tube than to perform tracheotomy,
and that more lives are saved than by
the old operation. The statistics which
are given in the medical journals 60
far to confirm their opinions, and as
the process is being generally intro
duced, but little time will be necessary
to substantiate the claims made for it.
Science.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

DO not use coal oil lamps in bed.
rooms. with wick turned down low. it
produces asthma, heart-diseasc, throat
disease, etc.-LOuisritie Outlook.
Above all things else, if you would
be successful poultry raiser, keep
things clean about the hen houses and
runs; it pays handsomely to give them
proportionatcly as much attention as
yon do other live stock.
Apples packed for the market
slculd run uniformly from top to bot
tom of the barrels. and it is more inn
portant to have the quality good than
10 seek size. Throw out wOrmy fruit
and every thing that falls below an es-
tablished standard. Chicago Journal.
For covering jelly cut your writ
ing paper trific larger than the glass
it is intended to fit, and then dip il in
melted lard. Then take it out and
drain all that will come off and lay it
neatly over your jelly, and the work is
done, warranted to keep and no whisky.
boston Budget.
Manure on grass land, meadow or
pasture, has best effect when it is APP
piled Late, even if it be after snow COW
ers the land. Do not leave it in heaps.
Spread it at once, where it will serve
the double purpose to protect the roots
of grass and to enrich the land
Western Rurdl.
Biscuit: Sift together three times
one quart of flour, one tablespoonful
corn starch and one teaspoonful good
baking powder. Add one tablespoon
full of lard, a pinch of salt and la cupful
of cold water; mix and bake in a quick
oven. This will make eight or nine
good-sized biscuits. Globe.
Milk Mush: Three cups of hot
milk, one cup of boiling water, one
scant cup of white Indian meal, one
even teaspoonful of salt. Scald the
sailed meal with the boiling water,
and stir into the hot milk; boil in a
farina-kettle for twenty minutes, stir
ring all the time; beat hard at the last,
and serve in an uncovered Dish. Eat
with sugar and cream. The Caterer.
Gardens where clay predominates
may be improved greatly by coal
ashes spread to the depth of three or
four inches, to be worked in next
spring. This treatment repeated until
the clay has something of the character
of light loan, will at last make the sit
uation as good as it can be. provided
there is also enough stable manure
used to enrich the soil.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
There is good deal of refuse and
rubbish in every garden that can with
profit be disposed of by feeding it to
the cows. Beet tops, turnip tops. cab
bage leaves. ETC., can be fed to advan-
tage and without perceptiblc injury to
the flavor of the milk, il they are eaten
just after milking and in moderate
quantities. But it will not do to let
COWS eat such stuff to excess or in
large quantities. Chicago Standard.
Water Pound Cake: One pound
of butter, one pound of powdered SUI
gar. four eggs, one cupful of boiling
water, one pound of prepared flour,
flavor with lemon. Beat butter, sugar
and the yelks of the eggs to cream,
then add the boiling water, and stir
gently till cold. then the pound of
flour with the whites of the eggs which
have been beaten to stiff frOth, the
lemon last; bake one hour. This
cake can not be told from real pound
cake. and it will keep two weeks
The Household.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
A Grateful Bishop.

PORTAGE, Wis. Nov. 29.--Engineer
Thomas Little, whose heroic attention to
duty on the night of the East Rio disas
ter undoubtedly saved many lives. was
presented last evening by Bishop Whipple
vita gold medal. The Bishop was on
his way home from Philadelphia, where he
bad the token struck OF At the United
States mint The diverse side bears the
inscription, "Bishop Whipple to Thomas
Little" and the reverse side, For his
heroism in saving the lives of passengers
at Rio, Wis, October %, 1885," The medal
is plain but very neat, being trifle smaller
than Q silver dollar.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
SOWING OF WHEAT.

Experiments Proving That Light Seeding
Is by Far the Best.
Almost every farmer who has made
any sort of study of the question has
his own theory of the amount of wheat
which it is advisable to SOW to the acre
in order to secure the best results. The
difference in opinion is remarkable,
some farmer sowing two or three
times as much as others, but without
apparent benefit from so doing. 1t is
an important point to determine the
exact amount which will yield the best
results and beyond which it is an I'M
necessary expense to 60. With low
prices for wheat it is of the utmost i'm
portancc that every item in the cost of
production should be kept at the low
est possible point consistent with good
farming. In the cultivation of many
acres the cost of the seed is no incon-
siderable item, and any thing that will
assist in reducing that outlay ought to
be welcomed by all.
At the Ohio Experimental Station
during the past season some expert
mcnts have been made in this direc-
ton, the results of which are of great
value. Plots of land were carefully
prepared and sown with wheat at the
rate of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, z and 8 pecks to
the acre. At 60 pounds to the bushel
this is the proportion OF 30, As, 60, Is,
80, los and 120 pounds to the acre.
The result was somewhat remarkable
and shows that within certain limits
one quantity of seed produces no
more than when half as much is used.
The plot upon which 80 pounds to
the acre was planted yielded A. 6 BUSH
els per acre, 50 pounds of seed gave
43 bushels. 80 pounds of seed gave APP
bushels, Is pounds of seed gave 1922
bushels, 80 pounds of seed gave 38.9
bushels, 105 pounds of seed gave 81
bushels, 120 pounds of seed gave 28.6
bushels.
The largest yield was from a sowing
of As pounds per acre, but the quality
of the grain was poor. being but SO
pounds per bushel, whereas the grain
from the plot seeded at the rate of 80
pounds weighed COS pounds per
bushe]. The best result by all odds
was obtained from tho lightest seeding.
This is furthermore substantiated By
the fact that on the light-seeded plo.
the straw was but 1879 pounds to the
acre, while on the 75-pound plot it
was 7,943 pounds, these being the
highest and lowest yields. On the 80
pound plot it only required 249.6
pounds of straw to each 100 pounds of
grain. while on the 120-pound plot 414
pounds of straw yielded the same
amount of wheat
The irresistible conclusion then is
that light seeding is by far the best, al
though this must of course be largely
determined by the peculiar character
istics of the soil of various localities
San Francisco Chronicle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
The COllegianS.

PRINCETON. N. j., Nov. 26.-After the
foot ball game here yesterday, many of the
collegians became intoxicated after reach
ing the village and became involved in q
fight I'm the barroom of the Nassau Hotel.
Several other fights occurred ut other parts
OF the town and at the railroad station Rob
ert S. Greene. Jr.. Princeton, 1885, son of
Governor-eiect Greene, was knocked down
By hickman, who jumped on him and IN.
jured him quite severely, one of his arms
being broken in two places The hackmRn
has not as yet been arrested. A free fight
occurred at the depot between Princeton
and Yale students, but was stopped before
any one was hurt.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
Death Of Big Thunder.

BISMARCK. Dak., Nov. Eft is reported
here that seven Indians-Big Thunder, the
Crow chief, among the number-were
drowned whilo attempting to cross the Mis-.
souri, river at point about ten miles north
of here. Big Thunder was one of the most
famous chiefs of the Cow Nation, and his
son, White Eagle, is said to have been with
the party when tie accident occurred. The
Indians were crossing to join a band of
their tribe which started out to wrcak VEN
geancc on the Sioux, who killed number
Of Crows several days ago.
There are reports that several miners at
Sims were frozen to death during the biz
xard
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
Effects of n Shock.

BUCHANAN, Mich, Nov. 26.-Several
weeks ago the body of man was picked
up near the depot i'm this city. 1t was
supposed to be that OF Beardsman, Der.
rien County farmer, who was away, and
word was sent to his wife. Beardsman
was not the victim. but when he returned
to his home to-day he found his wife's
black hair changed to snow white and her
mind shattered SO she did not know him.
The identity of the body has not We: been
discovered
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
~, -on,a he p,e..ea "a ,rnou. az . man

We would be pleased to know Of man
or woman who has never had headache or
been subject to constipation. As these
seem to be universal troubles little advice
may be in order. Why should persons
cram their stomachs with nauseating pur-
gative pills, ETC., which sicken and debiEtate
when such pleasant and sterling remedy
Is Prickly Ash Bitters will act mildly and
effectively on the liver, kidney, stomach
and bowels, and at the same time tone up
and strengthen the whole system, causing
headache, constipation and all such dis
tressing evils to quickly disappear.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

"WHEN two pugilists step into the ring
what kind Of musical composition are
they going to perform?" inquired one trav-
cling man Of another. 'Give it up" "a
knock turn" was the reply.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

CoMPLExIoNAL Defects are eradieated, not
hidden, by Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Hills
Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, SOC.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

WHAT can be more disagreeable, more
disgusting, than to sit in room with per
son who is troubled with catarrh, and has
to keep coughing and clearing his or her
throat of the mucous which drops into it
Such persons are always to be pitied II they
get Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy there need
be NO failure.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
100 Doses One Dollar
For Good Purposes.

kOf- 6OOO PURPOSES
Mrs. M. A. Dauphin, of Philadelphia, is
well known to the ladies of that city from
the great good she has done by means of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
She writes Mrs. Pinkham of recent in
teresting case. GA young married lady
came to me suffering with severe case Of
Prolapsus and liberation. She commenced
taking the Compound and in two months
was fully restored. In proof of this she soon
found herself in an interesting condition.
Influenced by foolish friends she attempted
to evade the responsibilities of maternity.
After ten or twelve days she came to me
again and she was indeed in most alarm
ing state and suffered terribly. Igave her
q tablespoonful of the compound every
hour for eight hours until she fell asleep,
she awoke much relieved and evidently
better. She continued taking the Com
pound, and in due season she became the
mother of fine healthy boy. But for the
timely use Of the medicine she believes her
life would have been lost"
YOur cPuRRfSk has the CnuanOund a Nor hotfla
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

UNITED STATES SENATOR BLACKBURN says
Red Star Cough Cure is safe and reliable.
Price twenty-five cents a bottle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

. Rupture radically cured, also
pile tumors and fistul8. Pamphlet of par
ticulars 10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

WHEN is butter like Irish children! When
it is made into little patsy 7. Teleorans
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

CoueHs, HoARsENEss, SORE THROAT, etc,
quickly relieved by BROwN's BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. A simple and effectual remedy,
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose. Sold only in boxes.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
A Sad Case of Poisoning

is that Of any man or woman afflicted with
disease or arrangement of the liver, result
ing in poisonous accumulations in the blood,
scrofu1ous affections, sick-headaches, and
diseases Of the kidneys, lungs or heart.
These troubles can be cured only by going
in healthy condition. To accomplish this
result speedily and effectually nothing has
proved itself so eflcacious as DR.. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" which has
never failed to do the work claimed for it,
and never will.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

A MOTTO for young lovers-So-fa and no
father.-N. Y. Independent.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

A TUG is the only thing that has its lows
behind.--St. Paul Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

CAN anybody tell why popular subscrip-
lions are 50 very unpopular.-Bos:on Tran
script
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

A "cALIco WRAPPER ''-DrY-goods clerk.
National Weekly.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWater. Druggists sell it Csc.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

A cAr-BoAr is always dangerous when it
SQuallS.-LOueU Citizen.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

TOLD in few words: oy-Gun-G Glad
Fun
Gun-Bust-Boy-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
ElY'S
CREAM BALM

I scas cured before
the second bottle Of
My's Cream Balm
soas exhaxsted. Iso0s
troubled Nth chronic
eatorrh, gathering in
head, difficulty IN
breathing and dis
charges from nay
ears.--C. J. Cor6i,s,
923 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

A YAcuT is always for sail-Aerehont
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02

Your Druggist has the Compound. 81 per bottle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-02
sI0GKG CUTS

We win furnish duplicates Of LIVE STOCK
CUTS, or any other Cut shown in any Specimen
Book. at or below quoted prices for same.
A. N. KELLOGG NEWSPAPER CO.,
Electrotypers and Stereotypers,
e1A West Sixth St.. Kansas CITY,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-07-31

Experience has shown us that the best
time to cut timber for posts, rails or
stakes, is in August. The bark will
hen come off really, and the wood be-
comes harder and endurcs longer than if
MT at any other season. Hickory never
makes good post or stake, as it ro;s
rapidly in the ground or on it, aud if cut
when the bark adhercs, will soon rot or
likely be cut to pieces, before it can rot,
" wor MS. But if cut in August, very
ey, if any trees make more dnra all
or off the ground. The bark drops fl
nj the wood becomes so hard that it
iingles" when struck, while the worms
10 not attack il. Hickory rails; made
rom trees cut in August and kept off
h. ground, will last for fifty years.
White oak makes durable rail or
post, cut at any season, but IFS durability
is increased at least fifty per cent. by
cutting in August. "Pin oak" is uHl
for posts, or for rails either, on or on the
ground, when the tree has died, and S
entirely unfit for post, and almost unfit
for rails if cut when the sap is Aowin
but rails made from pin oak tree. cut i
August, will last at least twenty years of
the ground What is true of pin oak i,
true of red elm. If cut in August il is AZ
durable as hickory or white oak, as lorl
as it is not set in or on the ground
White elm is fit for frewood only, II
matter at what time it is cut, and this j
true of wild cherry olso. With but fey
exceptions the gain by cutting in Angus
is sufficient to compensate for cutting a
that time. 1t is not necessary that tn
rails or posts be split out then. The tree
may be felled only, and the further wor
be put off until cooler weather. BUTT
better to split the trunks into rails Q
posts for later use as soon as felled; tn
wood will then season rapidly, and tn
highest point of durability is attained
AM. AGRICULTURIsT FOR August.