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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

Soft NAPLES make the best quick
growth trees for the titnberless States
Troy Times.
If your hens feed on the manure
pile and drink barn-yard water don't
expect eggs of delir,te flavor al
6any Express.
--In using cloves for pickles or pre-
serves the blossom end should be re-
moved. as this darkens the liquid with
which it is cooked. Cincinnati Times
Some successful growers plant
peach trees between apple trees in the
orchard or garden. The peach grows
and bears quickly, yielding largely be-
fore the apple trees need the space
~ !. Examiner.
Carrots Mashed: Scrape. wash,
lay In cold water. then cook tender in
boiling water, drain well, mash with a
wooden spoon, work in a good piece
of butter and season with pepper and
salt. Serve hot.-Boston Bulletin.
Drop Ginger Cookies: One cup
each of molasses and sour cream, one
half cup Of sugar, one egg. one tea
spoonful each of soda, ginger and
cinnamon, and three heaping cups OF
-four. Drop in spoonfuls on dripping
pan. Bake quick. -Bostoas Globe.
An amateur gardener has found
that petroleum poured into the crown
of such plants as dandelions, thistles
and plantains will kill them, hut in
Kidding the lawn of these deep-rooted
weeds care must be taken not to food
the grasses with the oil Chicago Her
aid.
"A hoe for use in a garden requires
as much care rs scythe that is used
for cutting grass. 1t should be sharp
of weeds, and should have so good a
polish that it can be moved through
the soil without much exhibition of
strength.-M E. Farmer.
Liver disease in fowls is indicated
by dizziness, yellow excavations, which
generally adhere to the feathers, and
ultimately lsmcness. Use a spoonful
of epson salts for twelve fowls, dis.
solved in enough water to soak grain
in for one meal. Give white mustard
seed frequcntly.-N. Y. Times.
1t may not be generally known
that after clothes are starched in the
usual manner, if they are passed
through a bath of chloride of zinc,
heated to about sixty degrees, the
starch will be held through several
successive washings and viii suffer no
change by being exposed to the dew
or Chicago Journal.
Sand is not as good as fine dry
dirt as an absorbent. In sandy 1oca-
tons, where dry dirt is sometimes not
easily obtained, it will pay to pur-
chase mari, using it as an absorbent
wherever dirt can be applied. The
mari is an excellent fertilizer, and the
effects of its use will be better when it
is composted than when it is used
alone. Y. Post.
-Caramels: One and half pounds
of sugar, one cup of cream, one tea
spoonful of butter, half cake Of
Bakers chocolate. Mix all together
in a stew-pan, and let it cook, stirring
frequently until done. You can find
this out by dropping little in a tum-
bier of water; If done it hardens at
once. Just before pouring it out OF
the pan, flavor with vanilla or lemon.
Pour into a buttered dish, and, before
it gets perfectly cold. cut into squares,
by running 3 knife up and down the
dish. about an inch big. 1t will break
nicely when cold.-Boston Budget.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
Mn ARNyae
Couldn,t Fool Him A-ain.

care you going to hang your stocking to-
night, Glllispoon!" asked Clairette Coshan-
nigan of one of her mothers boarders.
'NOt much! l got enough of that last
Christmas. hung silk sock, and Flip
kens filed it with toasted cheese, and the
rats chewed holes in the sock and spoiled
it. You can't fool me again.
Not Even . Tail-Feather.
"Pa, did you lose all your money in the
Chicago firer' asked Maud Estelle of her
father
''Well, dear, Jobs turkey was capitalist
compared with me on the morning after the
fire.
81 don't know what you mean by that"
"Why, don't you read your Bible. Jobs
turkey had one tail feather, believe"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
Too Small for a Byke,

"What are you doing with that wash
tuba" exclaimed Mrs. De Ton to her son
Torky on Christmas eve, as he deposited
the article along side the mantel in the par
lor.
"rve been asking Santa Clause for BIZ
cycle and my stocking is too small to hold
it, ma, SO got the biggest thing could
find in the house,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

57>TrI we're cha uays, n q
gether as they put on the final touches
.oh, de.r how glad l am it is Finished
sald gay Kate Blossom; ''my fingers are a.
rough as nutmeg-graters. Isn't it too hac
tba. we couldn't have had the wedding!'
"Hush"' said her companion, Alice Ba
ker, in low voice; "there is Nav com
ing. She might hear YOU"
"We!l, she knows we are al. her friends
am sure am as sorry as can be for her
but do think that Maurice Dawson is only
music-mad, and if he would give up all tina,
nonsense about lost chords' and music
in the air. he would DO as sane as any
body"
But Re Is losing his health; it is affected
by his rialady, 50 it must be real"
Nothing but monomana. If some one
would burn up all that music, he would give
up trying to be genius, and attend to his
business
''Look at May; isn't she sweeta" whis
pered Kate.
She had just finished a wreath Of ever
greens, and, while waiting fer place to
hang it, had thrown it tower her head, where
1t rested, giving to h3r fair, serene face the
look of one of Guido's saints The stained
glass window at her back, and the intro
spective look in her dark eyes, added to the il.
fusion. She was one of the favored few whom
every body loves, and as the girls regarded
her rapt expression they stopped working
ami chatting, and became SD ldenly silent.
AT the same moment some one entered the
organ-loft and touched the organ with q
pracuced hand. The full, rich, pleading
tones rose high end swellcd into grand
burst OF exquisite music, that maintained
its supremacy for one enhancing moment,
then quavered and trilled, and wandered
OIL lato an lntricacy of unmelodious dis
cord.
"Poor fellow said one of the girls, with
shudder. at is dreadful to hear him."
May Allen took the wreath from her
head, and stepped aside from the halo of
light in which she stood. Her face was
transiigured.
did you notice how nearly he accom-
plished the closing strain in that cantata
Ii he could have held the notes in the re-
peat but that is whore he fails-only he
will succeed Yet. l am sure that when he
does, he viii be well again.
He ought to go to -sorl!" exclaimed
Alice Baker, impetuously. Il have no pa
tienca With him.
Eorll!' retorted May, with sudden an
harder than he to fini ana maintain that
equilibrium of music that is always escap-
ing and tormenting him: Do not the best
judges who have beard him say that his
compositions are wonderful! That he would
be to music what Poe was to poetry if he
could succeed. wish could help him"
She wrung her hands and burst into an
ecstasy Of weeping.
All the young things crowded about and
kissed her, while Alice Baker pleaded for
pardon Tor her thoughtless speech. May
was too gentle and good to hold anger long,
and peace was soon restored But when
The girls bad finished their work on the
church decorations, she slipped up, stairs
and stood 10y the side of the ''mad must
cian," Maurice Dawson. He was nervously
lingering some manuscript notes that lay
on the rack before him.
Is it the Christmas music, dear 2" she
asked, gently, as she stole to his side.
He started and laughed mirthlessly.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

DR.. j. S. Combs, Owensville, O., says: ~
have given Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites to four patients
with better results than seemed possible
with any remedy. All were hereditary
cases of Lung disease, and advanced to that
stage when Coughs, pain in the chest, fire.
auent breathing, frequent pulse, fever and
Emaciation. All these cases have increased
in weight from 16 to % lbs, and are nor
now needing any medicine"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
Had HIS Hat Under IL.

"What do you mean by hanging that
dirty, torn stocking on my door-bells" said
an irate gentleman to a tramp whom hs
found sitting on his front doorsteps on
Christmas morning.
Its der ondly wun got, boss, en- got
me 'at under it ter catch any wittals a.
drops rev der holes.n
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

"InAvE BEEN AFFLICTED with an Aztec.
ton of the Throat from childhood, caused
by diphtheria, and have used various rem
edies but have never found any thing equal
to BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. "-Rev. q.
H. f. Hampton, Piketon, Ky. Price 25 cts.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

For twenty years Mrs. John Gemmell,
Milroy, Mif1in County, Pa, was paralyzed
and unable to walk. She used st. Jacobs
Oil and was cured.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

A Lady's Unfortunate Experience,
Was that of one Of our acquaintance who
suffered from scrofula, yellow complex
ion and distress of the stomach for years
before using DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic, which
finally cured her.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

JUDGING from the recent defalcations
this might be called 1.-THE age of steal"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

SHE wouldn't but he wooed, and finally
they were both one.-Nerchant Traveller.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

EXCUSE the liberty I take. remarked
the escaping convict.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

BEST, easiest to use ind cheapest Piso's
Remedy for Catarrb, By druggists. SOC.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
consumption Can be Cured"

THE home stretch-trying to make both
ends meet.-New Haven Meas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23
MUSIC-MAD.
The Story Of a Christmas Eve
Wedding.
lOriginal.l

Struck one chord OF music, like the sound of
great amen"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

CROSSED many times, but leaves no mark
Old ocean.-St. Louis Chronicle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-23

T was Christmas eve,
and the young people
of Dayton had just
completed trimming
their church for the
festival days, a n d
We're chattipO tn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
NEWS OF THE DAS

During the week ending Saturday even
ing one hundred and forty six deaths were
reported in Baltimore.
1t is announced that the 2Sth of October
has been decided upon by the government
and the American committee for the inaupu.
ration of the statue Of liberty in New York
harbor.
The use Of petroleum as fuel for a railway
engine has been successfully tried in Egypt,
and it ia said that even in that small country
yearly saving of$250, 900 would be effected
By substituting it for COAL
Tho young Emperor of China is to have
new aud costly throne at Shanghai. It's
foundation pedestal is to be made of gold
bricks, and the suh-preiect of 500 Chow has
sent to Pekin 5000 pieces of solid gold
bricks, Of the ordinary size of clay bricks for
that purpose.
The contract fos a million dollar bridge
ever the Missouri river at Kansas City, for
the lew st. Paul line, has been let. The
ccutract price for the sub and super struc.
ture is 100000 When completed and
ready for use the bridge will represent o
milliondollar investment.
Mai. 3. g.. Fulton, son Of Charles c. Full
toe, late publisher and owner Of the Balti-
more american. states that he will file g. bill
in equity in the Circuit Court to have an
auditor appointed to examine the accounts
| of Gen. Angus as trustee and administrator
| of the estate of his father.
Frederick Fogiey, aged twenty three years
while walking with his brother in the woods,
near Reading, Pa, yesterday, drew re-.
Volver, and placing it in his mouth. fred,
killing himself almost instantly. Fogley
had been married about two months. but
his wife had Of late refused to live with
him.
Hon. Frank Hurd, of Ohio, free trader,
scored victory Saturday last in the dem
ocratic congressional primaries in Lucas
county, including the city of Toledo. He
beat his opponent, Mr.. NJ. J. Euright, four
10 one in delegation Of SO. 1t was conced.
ed that solution Of the congressional ques.
ton would DO found in Lucas county. the
homo Of both candidates, and the greatest
interest was taken in the primary elections
The vote was large, ard in some localities
was greater than at any State election.
| The remains Of Mrs. Jennie Rudolph, the
! bride OF six weeks, who committed suicide
in Baltimore on Friday last, were buried
yesterday The funeral took place from the
residence of her husband, and was attended
by large concourse Of people. The body
| lay in the same parlor in which she was
married on the 10th Of last month. 1t was
clad in the white satin robe which she wore
on her wedding day, and the young gentle.
men who acted ss ushers upon that happy
occasion were the pallbearers. Rev. H
Scheib, the minister who pronounced he,
wife, OBLIGATED at her funeral rites.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Jefferson Thomas, for many years
leading grocer of Richmond, died Saturday
There are reports of slight earthquake
shocks in Henry and Patrick counties and
ut Danvlle.
A Norfolk dispatch says that fatal dis
ease prevails among horses all through thai
section of Virginia, and hundreds of farmers
have lost stock.
Halifax county, by majority Of $500
has voted subscriptions of $4,000 each to
the ynchburg and North Carolina and At.
Jantic and Danville railroads.
Friday night young colored man named
John Nelson, living in Atlantic City, Nor
folk county, on returning home from church,
attempted to extinguish lamp filled with
kerosene, when an explosion occurred, Gu
veloping Nelson in shoot OF flame, an!
burning him from head to foot. He ran out
OF tho house, screaming for help, the wind
seeming to make the flames burn iiercer.
After running few yards he fell to the
ground and there burned to death.
The centennial session Of the Lexington
Presbytery was held at Timber Ridge last
week. The Presbytery was organized one
hundred years ago, with Rev. John Brown,
q native of Liberty Hall, Limerick county,
Ireland. and pastor of Timber Ridge, mod
orator, with twelve other members, the ter
rtory including the Valley and what is now
West Virginia. Rev. Geo. d. Armstrong,
D. d., of Norfolk, pastor fifty years ngo
delivered the centennial address. Mojor
Jed Hotchkiss, of StauntoD, followed in a
discourse of rare historical information.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
Sullivan and Ryan.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-After considerable
cheap talk aud much disappointment over
failures to bring John L. Sullivan and Pad
dy Ryan together in glove contest, it is
announced by Pat Sheedy, the manager OF
the Boston pugiist, that an agreement has
been signed whereby the champion slugger
and his old antagonist will have a bat.
tie with the gloves. sheedy arrived
in the city last Saturday with docu-
ment, signed by Sullivan, agreeing to
enter the ring with Ryan for sparrng
match, the meeting to take place at San
Francisco, within two months. Yesterday
Ryan attached his signature to the paper,
and the prospect looks good for meeting.
At the conclusion of the fight on the Pacific
cosstthe two pugilists are to return together,
giving aparring exhibitions, stopping at the
principal cities in the West, including Salt
Lake and Denver
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
Mysterious Murder.

DOVER, N. H, Sept. PA farmer living
at Isnglass Bridge, near the Darlington
line, found horse and buggy near his res.
i'lence this m;,rning. A large pool of blood
was found in the body Of the buggy, and
there were also three teeth that had evident.
~ been knocked out of somebody's mouth
recently. The cushions were torn and the
dashboard broken, and there was other
evidence of desperate struggle having
taken place in the carriage. A short dis.
lance from the carriage woman's bat was
found. The farmer took the turnout to
Rochester aud the chief of police ut once
started to make an investigation. A man
and women with strange horse and buggy
were seen at Darlington last evening. Tho
team has not been identified.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
@9G sSsSsS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Station Agent Robbed.

DENVER, Sept. PA special from Dem
ing, N. NJ, says: Friday evening at dusk
two armed men rode up to the Santa Fe
Il. H. station at Mutt and robbed the agent
Il. q. Farmer, of al the money he had on
hand. They then compelled Farmer to
accompany them quarter Of mile ont Of
town. When he returned from his enforced
journey he gave The alarm and party
was organized to capture the thieves. The
party overlook them mile from town and
when within twenty PAGES the robbers fired
On them wounding Henry Harvey in tie
thigh, the ball SCATTERING the bone aud MAX.
ing dangerous wound. The rest of the
party returned to Mutt and telegraphed to
Deming. A special train Left here at $50
with twenty men. Having no horses, they
could do nothing so they left two of the
party to follow the trail at daybresk and
returned bringing the wounded man to
Deming HarVey's leg was amputated Sat.
urday morning, but he sank under the
shock and died at six p. m. and was buried
here to day. Word was received early this
morning that two men answering the des-
cription of the robbers were encamped
about twenty miles southeast of Deming.
4 posse started for the camp and brought
in the men at daylight Their names are
Jim Goulde and Joe Clarke. They are
the same Nom who robbed the express
agent at Separ twice and robbed the King.
ston stage about two week ago They &C.
knowledge their crimes. Tho prisoners
we're taken TO Silver City Gil special train to
preyeat their being lyuched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27

FATAL SHooTlNG.-Thep primary election
in New Orleans Saturday resulted in a
tragedy, in which prominent politician
was killed by newspaper reporter. Frank
Waters, OF the City Item, an evening paper,
INDUCED in some structures on the part ia
ken by the police in the contest of the
Eighth ward. AS he was on his way down
town in street car, he was hailed by Jo-
seph Baker, leader Of the democratic fac.
ton in the Eighth ward, who inquired if he
was author of the article. Waters replied
that he was, whereupon Baker called him
liar. Waters responded with blow, and
Baker drew his revolver Waters was only
q second or two later with his weapon, and
his SHOT followed Bakers almost Instantly
After the first shot the two men backed
away from each other, and Baker fired two
more shots, Waters not responding. Waters
was uninjured, but Baker received ball
through the abdomen and bladder, aud will
probably die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27

RAIN AS A STIAfULANT.-The health Civ
ing properties Of rain are not appreciated by
the general public. Rain is essential to ply
steal vigor in localities that have IN extern
sive population. Man and his occups tions
load the air with countless and unclassi.
fled impurities. The generous, kindly rain
absorbs them, even as washerwnman ex-
tracts the dirt from soiled clothes. The
ammoniacal exhalatons, the gases resultant
from combustion are all quietly absorb
ed by by brisk showers. People talk about
"dry climate" but it is q snare and q de-
luson. There is nothing in it, A very dry
climate will never support a large popula-
ton, for it would soon become so poisoned
that it would be fatal to the human race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
To the editor Of the AIeraadrie Gazette =:

10 me edlt0r Of the dterandriG Gazette:
AS am, perhaps, better qualified than
your other readers to answer the question of
Dramatic Club hope you will allow me
a little space for that purpose, and also to
correct one or two slight errors. First,
was not in Sandy Spring at the time the en-.
tertanment was given. Second, the money
has not been received by me. Third, the
entertainment given in Sandy Spring was
not dramatic. There were tabaleaux, music
and the recitation of "Pace aux Danes"
which is not play, there being no action
whatever, only parodied conversation be-
tween four of shakespeares prominent fe.
male characters.
On other occasions there have been PLAYS
given at Sandy Spring, and the great differ.
encc between such in Sandy Spring and liz
Alexandria is that in the former place per-
formers and audience arc all near relatives
and intimate friends, meeting constantly in
each others homes, and when larger room
Is needed adjourning to the Lyceum Hall,
which they built for such purposes and for
their own convenience, but where the pub
liclty is no greater than in their own homes.
ELIZA II. MILLER.
Baltimore county. Md, Sept. &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
Ehe President and Charleston

There is one matter that has beeu the
subject of u great deal Of quiet discussion by
people all over the country, though l have
seen 10 mention Of it il the newspapers. II
is the Presidents failure to give expression
to enc word OF sympathy fer stricken, de-
stroyed Charleston / cannot better express
the popular feeling ia this matter than by
| quoting the words OF prominent gentle
| man from Georgia now in the city. 1--WE
| are quick, sympathetic people," said he,
North as well as So;ith, and therefore the
Presidents course is the more extraordi-
nary. The Oldest city (but one) of the
South is almost destroyed-a city rich in
colonial and ante-revolutionary memories
! So great and terrible was the visitation that
it touched the heart of the world. The
| Queen of England expressed her sorrow in
a graceful, well-worded telegram. From
every capital in Europe there came words
of coincidence and offers CT help. But our
own Chief Magistrate, the first democratic
President we have had for quarter of
century, has not said or written one word
to comfort these stricken people. What if
Cleveland had come directly home and gone
to Charleston in person? 1t would have
wv IL" Ah"'Sii"i 5oou DuG now
such an act would have been appreci.
ated far and wide! They order these things
better in Europe. See how the King of
Italy acted when little island in the Med
iterranean was rent in two by an earthquake
in 1854. He was on the spot in person in
less than four.and.and twenty hours. The
King Of Spain did the same thing when a
like calamity heIal his people. But for
cigners may send letters of sympathy.
backed By personal offers of aid, while our
own President does not show by word or
act that he has even heard of the awful
calamity that has stricken Southern CITY.
and left thousands of people homeless and
destitute. Suppose President Cleveland
had done what Arthur did, when the cy
clone struck Charleston three years ago
offered Il word of kindness, and telegraphed
the Mayor to know if there was need OF
pecuniary help? Suppose the democratic
President had issued brief proclamation.
reciting what had happened, and asking
the big hearted people of the United States
to help their brothers i'll misfortune, or bet.
ter still, headed great popular subscrip.
ton himself? But no, he did none of these
things. tell you, we do not understand
this" More was said, but this is enough to
show the feeling and sentiment that is gen.
eral about this unfortunate omission. Cor.
Washington paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-27
Am !ipgppal.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.--In the matter OF
the application made By counsel for the
United Lines Company for an order calling
upon the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany to show cause why the judgment en-
tered against the Bankers and Merchants
Telegraph Company involving the sale OF
property advertised for September 2Sth
should not be stayed until final hearing, and
decision on the appeal to be taken upon the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, giving Sc
curity, Judge Andrews day held that The
appeal could be heard at the February term,
and that an undertaking in 100000 would
be sufficient