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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18
Miscellaneous.

THE Supreme Court lately decided case
of considerable Importance. c. F. W.
Dassler, of Leavenworth, refused to pay
his road or poll tax to the street commits
sioner of the city, and as a consequence
was arrested and fined. He then brought
proceedings in the Supreme Court to test
the constitutionality of the poll tax law,
and that tribunal has decided the law to
be constitutional. This decision also set
ties several other similar cases pending.
The poll tax, therefore, must be paid.
A POST of the Woman's Relief Corps has
been organized at Petersburg.
RETURNS from seventy-six counties gave
Martin, for Governor, a plurality of 33 600,
which is considerable increase over the
vote Of 1884. Governor Martins plurality
is estimated at between 5000 and 10000,
and the majority at about 10000
The twentieth annual meeting of the
State Historical Society will be held at
Emporia December z, and 9.
FRACTIoUs horses and the Salvation Army
make carriage repair shops profitable at
Topeka, and also help the doctors along.
GARDEN CITY has seventeen drug stores.
THE Social Science Club of Kansas and
Western Missouri recently held its sixth
semi-annual meeting at Emporia. A large
number of ladies were present, mainly
from the western part of the State.
LILLE BOND, sixteen years old, was adj
judged insane in the probate court at
Leavenworth the other day. Her halluci.
nation was that a young man had proven
false to her.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas Asso-
citation of Trotting Horse Breeders was re-
Gently held at Topeka, when officers were
elected and the work of the ensuing season
mapped out
TIE Prohibition vote OF the State was
something over 5000.
The constitutional amendment to in
crease the number and salary OF supreme
judges was defeated at the late election by
fally $1,000.
FULL returns show that the Kansas House
will consist of IS Republicans, Is Demo
Gratis, three Independents and one Anti
Monopolist.
EMPoRIA has voted bonds in the sum of
t160, 600 for the purpose of changing the
location of the water works. The city al
so gave a majority Of 400 TO-: the $50. 1000
court house bonds, but the country vote de-
feated the bonds.
THERE are on the docket Of the district
court at Leavenworth thirty-six divorces
cases for trial ct the. ensuiDg term.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

THE monthly report of the condition
of the blast furnaces of the United
States shows 8 II furnaces with a weekly
capacity of 122, GAL tons in blast on No
ycmber l and 272 furnaces with a
weekly capacity of 63, 499 tons out of
blast. AT the same time last year 233
furnaces, having capacity of 76,723
tons per week, were in blast. The re-
port shows an increase in the produc-
ton of charcoal iron over last year of
% per cent, of anthracite of 80 per
cent. and of bituminous of 80 per cent
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

The Dantzig Germany Zeitumg
predicts terrible distress during the
coming winter. 1t says that trade is
paralyzed and that work is failing ev-
erywhere; that the authorities at the
State dockyards discharge men weekly
and that in the arm factories there are
many hundreds idle also.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

Nor far from Mexico City there is a
perfect pueblo" 1t is a community
of pure Indians, ruled by six wise old
men and six wise old women. They
are chosen by vote Of the tribe, and
must have led honorable lives and
raised family of six children in order
to be chosen to the patriarchical Office
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

THE work of construction on the
Mexican National railway will be
pushed forward rapidly from now on,
the required loan of $4,000, 900 having
been secured. The work will be started
from Saltillo and pushed southwark
with all possible dispatch. The COM
pany's engineers were at San Antonio,
Tex, recently. locating forces to send
to Saltillo.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18
"A GREAT deal Of talk has HI

"A great deal of talk has been
caused at Dunkirk, N. Y. by the un-
timely and unexpected return. after
seventeen years absence, of three
married fishermen. They had been
cast away in Greenland. Like three
Enoch Ardens, they have returned to
find three Philips in their places. or, as
the reports put it, ''their wives in the
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

"A careless nurse in Providence, r.
l.. left her little charge in its carriage
on the sidewalk while she went into a
store. The wind rolled the carriage of
the sidewalk 1t overturned and
frightened horse, which, in plunging,
crushed the poor little baby's head.
Providence journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

"A Los Angeles (Cal. )paper, having
no appreciation of the beautiful, COM
plains: There are too many artists
here, and not enough tillers Of the soil;
too many people trying to paint sunsets
and picturesque scenes, and too few
who are willing to set out vines and
plant orange trees"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Vote of Kansas.

The following table gives . comparison
Il the vote cast in Kansas for Governor
in 1886 with that of 1SS4 The vote in 1884
was for Martin tRepublican), Click Dem
ocrat) and Phillips tGreenbacker), and
that of 1886 for Martin Republican,,
Moonlight DemocraD and Branscombe
(Protibitionist). The vote of 1856 is not
official nor complete, but the table will bs
corrected when the official canvass is made:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

The stomachs of several cattle which
died near Whitmore, Ia, were found
to be lined with mud taken in with the
filthy water they were compelled to
drink
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18
fUnorGanized county II 1884.
Thanksgiving.
The Governor has issued the following
ThankSUiYinp nrnclamatian.

The people of Kansas have manifold rea-
sons for acknowledging the goodness and
mercy of God. The growth of the State dur
ing the past year has been unexampled in the
history of American commonwealths. Pes
thence has not invaded our borders. Fair
harvests have been gathered. Our industries
have multiplied and prospered. Peace and
good order have gone hand in hand with
sobriety and obedience to law.
Therefore. ], John A. Martin, Governor Of
Kansas do hereby designate Thursday, No.
vember rs, as day of thanksgiving and
prayer, and DO recommend that the people
Of the State forget their accustomed en-
ployments on that day, and assembling in
their usual places of worship render
thanks to tho Divine Ruler for the blessings
He has vouchsafed, and do suggest and
recommend thar those who have been
blessed with abundance should, while giving
thanks for the bounties they enjoy, re-
member with generous hearts and bOuntiful
hands those who are needy or suffering.
In testimony whereof l have hercunto
caused the great seal of the State to be
affixed.
Done at Topeka this 9th day of November,
A. ID. 1856, and Ct the independence of the
United States Ill. JOHN A. MARTIN.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

A HENRY GEORGE club has been
organized in Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of placing in the field Labor
candidate for mayor next February.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

THE estate of the late George l..
Lorillard was sold at the New York
Real Estate Exchange the other day
for S34S, ZOO.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

CHARLES H. HAM, for a dozen years
United States Appraiser at Chicago,
has been removed and Francis A. Hoff-
man, Jr., appointed i'm his stead.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

No, no, it is not egotism; it is just
q way the Ohio editor has of talking.
Instead of saying sit rained here yes
terday," he says: I'VE were pleased
TO see 1t raining in our town yester.
day. Washington Post
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18

The trustees of the great Brooklyn
bridge have decided. SO it is said. to
permit foot passengers to cross free.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-11-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

The holders of the boxes in the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York
this season represent S790,OO0,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

Experiments wein made some time
ago at the Kroncnbcrg workn.n's col.
ony near Essen, Germany, belonging 10
the celebrated steel works of KrUpl,. for
thepurpose of purifying refuse water
from tie houses sufficiently oalIow for
its flowing into river without danger
Of the water Of the latter being rendered
unfit for cleansing purposes. The Chem.
iker Zcimng remarks that this Is as
much rs eau reasonably be expected
from u process Of publication, il being
evident that the use Of river water for
drinking Is u remote contingency,
against which no special precautionary
measures are necessary.
The system Of publication in question
Is founded upon the simple fact that I'LL
tho substances held In suspension by re.
fuse water aud Mch dissolved INSTANCES
rs have tendency toward decompuSi.
ton, can be easily precipitated and de-
composed by a relatively small addition
of lime and green vitriol. The former
is first added, nnd when it hus exercised
its full decompOsing power, the sulphato
Of iron completes the prOUsSOf puriica.
ton. Al the Hronenbcrg colony this
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
The Advance in NIcdIcal treatment.

In addressing the Midland Medical SO.
ciety, DR.. Wilks, a greatly respected
physician Of Guys hospital, told some
truths that most doctors keep to them
selves. Speaking of the constant seek.
ing for new medicines, he SAYS "We
have enough drugs for our present state
Of knowledge, In spite of the enthusi.
asm as to the value of drugs, there must
be large amount Of skepticism in the
profession DIR. Wilks fully recognizes
the advancement made in medical treat.
ment in late years, hut refers to II MS an
Improvement in pathological aud clin.
zeal knowledge, and not to the power OF
new cmOdies.-NIeiicaI Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
Bncklen's Arnica SalYc.

The Brd Salrc in tile world Tor Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Re.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
blains, Corns, and all skin EruptiOns,
and positively cnres Piles, or no pay re.
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% ctr. per box. For sale by W. S. Hoy,
Druggist. dec. lO-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
super.tItIon Of Tho pawnbtokcrs,

There is said to be a tradition that the
first man who goes into pawns Top of
Monday morning is never permitted
to leave without buying what he wants.
Pawnbrokers have a superstition that IL
they don't sell to the first customer who
comes in on Monday they will have bnd
luck all the week, And this has be.
come rule with people who pat
roniSe pawnshops, A man got a $40
overcoat last winter for 50 because he
went into a pawnbroiers the first man
or Monday ind asked to look ut some
Observation-Disclosures News,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17


The captain OF the steamer Olympia
has been accustomed Cor some time past
to make daily observations Of the
temperature Of the surface water o. the
ocean during his transatlantic voyages.
On his last westward trip, in the early
part Of November, he found the average
temperature of the Atlantic along the
fOrticth parallel to be about as degrees
from Gibraltar to 6s degrees west longi-
hIde, In crossing the gulf stream, how.
ever the warmth was considerably
greater, In previous years the average
temperature was only about 70 degrees
for the month of October, and consider.
ably below this during November, so
that this year the water seems to have
baen at least 3 degrees above the
temperature of former years. This diff
ference Is slight,' but it shows n back
wardness in the approach of winter
compensating in u measure for or tarly
spring. -Scientiiic American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
A number of flying fixes from
the Black forest of Germany. are to
brought to this country.
no Boon that Science mas Con.
ferral

IClICu
Has been iraught with greater blessings
than that which has accrued to tile in
habihnts OF malarial ridden portions Of
the United States and the Tropics from
the use Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The experience of many years has but
too clearly demonstrated the inetllcien.
cy Of quinine and other drugs TO effect.
ually combat the progress Of interlnil-
tent congestivc and bilious relnittent
fevers, while on the other hand, it has
been no less clearly shown that the use
Of the Ditters,n medicine congenial to
the fraiiest constitution, and DERIVED
from purely botanic sources, affords q
reliable safeguard against malafisl dis
ease, andarrest it when developed. For
disorders Of the stomach, liver and bow.
els, for general debility and renal inac.
tivity, it is also a most efficient remedy,
Appetite and sleep are improved by 1t,
it expels rheumatic lumos from the
blood, and enriches circulation impoy.
Grished by mal.assimilation
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17


Lord Tollemachc, who has Just COM
pleted his sOth year, Is said TO be the
model English landlord. He possesses
about 1900 acres Of land in Cheshire,
and during the wholeof theagricultural
depression, from 1871 to 1885, he had
neither a vacant farm nor a tenement
IN arrears His estate in Cheshire has,
during his lifetime, been cut up into
farms averaging about 200 acres in ex-
tent, his lorlship considering that q
thrifty farmer with sons and daughters
could do exceIlently on a 2OO-acre farm
while he would suffer severely on q
smaller holding, In order to break up
his estate into farms Of that size, lie
built, or rebuilt, between fifty and sixty
fann.houses at the cost Of $4,000
pounds sterling, each Of these home.
steads costing about 1900 pounds ster-
ling, Inaddition to this, Lord Tolle.
maclle has built 200 cottages for tlie az.
colnmolation Of the laborers.
In regard to tho education Of children
on his estate, an nnectlote Is told Of his
lottlsliip's practical common sense. Lord
TollemaclIe was anxious to provide
mixed schools for the education Of the
fartners' and labores' children; but
after the buildings lad been erected at
nnnsidn,.n lila nvnt,y,aa l,o E,,,nd tt,aI a..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

ID ". si hoy caa always le FsIisS
.npon, not only eafty ii stock thebti
gteyegshinsi butte seeate Die Agency
Of snch articles Is haye9ell.ln6en NOR.
itaad arepoFuIaE with he pecple. thtFe.
by sustaining the reputation Il BENG ii.
ways e1terprislng, ind reliable
Having secured tie Agency Or the eele.
brated Dr. King New Discovery ior
Consumption, will seIlis Oil 4 positive
guarantee. i viii surely tare any and
every affection Of Throat, Lungs and
Chest, and 70 show our confidence We
invite you 10 call and get 4 rrial Bottle
Free.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

Henry Emmanuel, in his History OF
Precious Stones" thus exp!O1cs the
story of Clcopata'spearl. A pearl of the
magnitude which has been Inscribed it,
he says, could never lave been dissolved
in vinegar, but would have required a
much stronger acid, such as would have
destroyed not only the fair Esyptian's
teeth, but her MISUNDERSTANDING.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

The waters of Lake Tulare, in Cali
fornia, which had been receding for
long time, have risen rapidly since the
autumn rains, and many sluatters'
cabins TINT were built on dry land are
now a mile from shore. Iii thought
probably that the lake will assume its
old OF even larger proportions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17


Robert Yale, Of Norwich. N. Y, has a
historical cane, which probably Is the
oldest walking stick ever built in this
or any other country. 1t contains 1000
pieces Ofwood, and each inlaid piece is
given an artistic and symbolic form, 80
that the cane by its various colored
woods is given a most artistic look, al.
though no color is used upon it. He
planned and constructed it, and the cane
represents five months labor.
Sixty Of the 1000 pieces Of wood are
relics Of great value to the relic hunter,
and comprises a piece Of wood from the
oldest tcnantable house in America, the
Fairbanks residence, built in 1890, and
now occupied by thesevmth generation.
The head Of the cane is from the tree at
Grown Point to which Gen. Putnam
was tied after being condemned to
death by burning by the Indians.
St in the cane is a wreath Of hair from
tae head Of Rebecca Bates, one Of the
neroincs whose strategy drove the
British to their shipping after landing
to attack Scituate, Mass. There is a
piece Of wood from the Charter Oak;
another from the house of Hancock, the
first GigRer Of the Declaration Of indie.
pendenre; another from tho house
where wltchcraft originated in Salem,
and another from the building where
the victims of that craze were tried.
Set in the cane is small piece Of
Plymouth rock, and also piece Of
wood from the MayAower; also, woods
from five different forts on Lake Cham.
plsh, from Hawthome's residence at
Salem, from the church where Roger
Williams preached, and from tile tree
beneath which Jonathan Edwards
preached to the Indians at StoCllbrilge,
Conn; also, n piece from the curbing Of
the well commemonted by Woodwork,
in his poem, "The Old Oaken Bucket
etc The only foreign relic in the col.
lection is q piece Of wood from the
Tass2 oak, The cane Is n unique and
attractive piece Of work and is valued
at $500 by its owner.-Norwich Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
Tho ohInnman. laurhInr and erwin,

A"u NhN"NHNhs Laughing ana GTylnBs
Every one who has known Cinnamon
personally knows that n great deal Of
what is said of them is sheer untruth-
either mendacity or the product Of u
brain SO excited by intolerance as not to
know what was untruth. For instance,
one Of our most reputable iuarllals
printed two or three years since u CON.
tribution in which it was urged that
Chinaman was not n human heiNg, had
no soul, and no claim Of common hu.
mainly on us. Tho proof offered WIS
that laughing and crying were tho dis
tinctiye marks of the human animal,
and no one had ever seen a Chinaman
laugh Or cry.
lam not certain that the major pre-.
mise is zoologically correct, but / can
bear witness MS To the minor premise,
for | constantly see the Cinnamon that
come under my observation laughing rs
merrily as children, when they get To
skylarking among themselves, or when
their mastery Of tile language proves
sufficient To convey an American joke
to their comprehension. ] have seen
them stand and laugh with their bash.
fulneSs, too, when making q little
present or undergoing some other So
CHILLY trying interview. They ARE stoical,
reticcnt, and proud, and it is probable
that few people have ever seen them
cry; yet, l have known one Clinlmnn
to sit down and cry with vexation be-
cause his bread would not rise, another
to shed tears Of indignation over u
breach Of good faith TINT had been
practiced upon him, and another to
walk to the window to hide his tears ut
parting with baby lrc had become Rt-
tached to in the family where he
worlscd.-H. Shcwin in Overland
Monthly,
In 1908 the governments expenditures
were Sl,OOOOOO; in 1905, $4,000, 600; in
1915, &2,,OOO,OOO; In 1895, Sli,OOO, 900;
III 1885, $l1,OOO,OOO; in 1S4S, &22, 900, 900;
In 1879, $j9.OOO,OO0; in 1855, 1900, Geo.
OOOi in 1875, El7O0OO,O0O; in 1895,
S2SO,OOO, 900, These figures exclndl tho
interest on the public dcht.-Excln pSo
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

"Doctor,' said an anxious hus.
band, something has happened 10
my wife. Her mouth seems ret
and she can't say a woSd.p s'lNby,
she must have the lock.jasl' said
the drctor. do you think sos
Well, ifyoa are up my way some
time next week, | wish you would
step in and see what you can do
for her"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17
ltoryll u q. oid MANS VIM.

= c " =. IT. lI.Tai Id =.
Aman Who had been in active BUSH
mess II life sought TO make arrange
inenh Whereby he might IN BIZ declin.
ing years, ny aside tie cares Of lte and
spend tie retaainaer Of bis days In
serene retirement. And - he made AZ
rangements % i've around among his
children, and divided mp and gave %
item ms property. All went well Tor o
sfaee Dlt after 9 time he became ccg-
infant Of tie fact that his children
looked upon linn only a. . burden. he
bethougiit himself Of an old safe Of hls,
which many years before had been left
q the place where he once did huA1ess.
One day he said 70 his daughter where
he then wssstayingi -Angel-tn, Should
like togo over and visit tile old place
once MOTE aud see some Of my old ac-
qlainiances there. When he had
visited the place where his safe was, and
had made soIne arrangements In relation
70 It, he returned.
Awhile after this he said to bis daugh-
Ter; sAngel.tn, am getting to be an
Old man. md youaremy youngest child,
and have . mind to have my safe
brought and left here, where II will be
near me. Ny will Is in my SAFE And
so Angeline had a CONVEYANCE dis.
patched to bring the safe. Itsarrival at
Angelinc's caused no little amount a
speculation, on the mart Of the old man,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

STANDARD ,rlME- East Of Huntington
10Th meridian, or Eastern time; West OF
Huntington, Goth meridian, or Central
time, which is one hour slower than
Eastern time.
No. /, daily, except Sunday; leaves
Clifton Forge daily, except Saturday ar.
riyes Cincinnati aud Louisville dailv..
except Sunday. Sleeping Cars from
Clifton Forge to Huntington.
Nos 2 and >, dali, between Hunting.
ton and Clifton Forge. Nj, 9, daily Ok {.
cept Sunday from Richmond to Nc6ott
News, Old Point Comfort and Nofinlk.
Nus. 3and9 Solid rrdins dllIy, win;
Pullman Sleeping Cars, between WISH.
ington, Richmond, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. DO not stop for local business.
Nos, daily, except Sunday, from Gin.
cinnati and Lexington, arrives. Clifton
Forge daily, except Monday; leaves CHI.
ton Forge for Old Point daily, except
sunday. Sleeping Cars Huntington 10
Clifton Forge
X, + Il PsIuNcrloN ACCOMMODATIONS,
No. Aleaye Richmond, except Sunday
4 COP. M,;arriye Il. +. & +, Junction,
. 10 p. VI.
No. s, daily, except Sunday, leavcsR
F. y T. Junction 7 IS A. NJ; arrives al
Richmond 8 4S A: NJ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

A OUNAIUuwante lor The Lives Of all the
NIINWlNNPre,idsnt, Of the .. S. The Lac.
luLIlt Sse9. ha9d,ams,i, hest book ever
N'A' sold for leN than twice OUT price.
The aAsst selling book IN Amen,l, lnimonss
profits to agents. All Intelligent people wait Il.
Any one can become successful agent. Terms
rec. HALLErr lOug Co., Portland, Maine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-02-17

LocomOtIvN' Sent to Other Countries.
The United Stairs is now sending
abroad about S3,OOO,OOO worth Of loco.
motives per annum, the total value of
those exported in the last fiscal year be-
ing $9,SlO,OtG. This, at an average Of
$4,000 each, represented about $50 en-
gines, In the fiscal year ended June
80, 1882, the numbSr Of engines shipped
did not exceed 1873, the estimated value
being 81, 4j5.7l7. OF the 2S2 locomo.
tives exported from the United States
in lSS3-S4, Is went to the Argentine Re-
public, 40 to the United States Of Co.
lombia and Panama, "a to Mexico, 80 to
Brazil, p to the Dominion of Canada,
10 to Chill, II to Australia, 1910 Central
America, II to Cuba, Q to Spain, 8 to
San Domingo. Jto Sweden, 9 to Ven
ezuela, and ! to England Scientific
American.