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Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

suits Of his toll, but by their organiza-
tons they fN the price both of what he
las 20 sell and of what he must buy, and
ae linds himself at tie mercy Of all; and
1t is no wonder his sons are early dis
posed to seek d livelihood amidst the con-
tamiaating pnpulace of the city.
If the farmers of the county were pro-
perlY organized they would sooner find
out what their part of the country was
best adapted TO, and at once there would
be production sufficient to create mar
ket for it.
Again, in the matter of buying or sell
ing, tn farmers should be organized.
Suppose for instance that all the farmers
of given township were members of a
Farmers Alliance, and through their
committee arrange to buy all their ag-
riculural implements from the same
firm at discount that the firm could
well afford, getting all the trade of the
township. This would save many doll
ars to the farmers. And why not the
same arrangement in every line? take
for instance the grocery. line. Say there
are sixty farmers in the township alli-
ance, and they buy an average Of five
dollars worth of groceries per week pei
family. This would amount to S15, 900
per year for groceries alone. If by all
buying from the same firm.they get re-
duction of only ten per cent; that would
be saving Of 81, $50 to. the errmembership,
or an average of S26 each. So in all
lines and branches OF business.
And in the sale of produce, if buyers
did not paysa reasonable price the ALI
ance could ship its own produce and get
the benefits
This matter grows on anyone who
W i'll take the time to look into it. If the
count y was organized it might profit by
the organization of crop insurance
against hail storms, as they have done
in Dakota And there, no class of in
surance the farmers need so much as
this and there is none SO easily carried
US this.
Let each township take steps to or
ganize at once, and then let the county
be organized. GRANGER
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

Without the herd law, roaving stock
commits tlespass every time it sets 4
hoof upon any private property. 1t is
only by common consent that stock is
permitted free range. The law forblds
it, and those who have growing treesand
grain simply ask the Commissioners to
put an existing law into force. The
only opposition to this comes from men
who are largely interested in stock, and
desire to feed it at public expense.
No one would object to their utilizing
the thousands of acres Of buffalo grass
on our praires if IN 50 doing they will
keep the stock from destroying the
crops and trees. 1t is not to take
from the stock man any right, but is to
protect the farmer in his ri ght that
this law is asked. Even if the stock
interests of Ford county were greater
than the grain interests it would be no
injustice to ask owners of stock to
keep it from trespassing. The free
range permits stock to lntrude where
1t does not belong, and destroy the pro-
perty of others, npon which it has no
right to be. Certainly this right to
cultivate his own land, and reap the
harvest of grain in return for his labors
should not be denied the farmer if he
were but one against hundred stock
men; how much more then when the
grain growing interest Is by far the
greater.
One large owner of property near
Dodge City is anxiops to plant trees
from the stand pipe to his place, a dis
tance of two and a half miles, but he
cannot do it while cattle roam at large.
Many men in Ford county were anxious
to put out crops this year on land so
far away from their houses they could
not watch it, but 1t was useless to do so
while the growing crop was liable to be
destroyed by their neighbors cattle.
A majority Of those who are work
ing hard to bring Ford county to the
iro't as an agricultural county are yet
TOO poor to build fences to protect their
crops, and it is simple Justice that they
should have that protection which the
Jaw would afford them if put IN force.
The petitions already presented to
the Commissioners bear the signatures
Of over one thousand farmers. Beyond
any question this is nine tenths of all
the farmers Of the county who are
legal voters; and considering the mum
Der who have temporarily left the
county since the last election, 1T is un-
doubtedlv the requisite proportion of
the legal voters of the county. But
to remove all question. Every bust
ness man of Dodge City should make
it his business to sign the herd law pc
tition before next Monday noon. The
farmers ask you to help them in their
efforts to have this law enforced, and
as it is their matter, and does not per-
sonalld affect you, you can we'll afford
to do it.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
THE HERD LAW.

A matter of vital Importance to Ford
county, and one upon which there is
some diversity of opinion, will come be-
fore the County Commissioners next
Monday. The question is: whether
owners of stock shall be required to
enclose or herd them so that they may
not roam at will to destroy growing
crops and young trees. The common
law makes it the duty Of owners of
stock to restrain it; and not the duty
of the rsiser Of grain to protect it.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE


The farmers of Grandview township
have organized themselves into Farm,
ers' Alliance; whose object is the mutual
benefit of it's members, both financially
and social. Their organization looks
forward to the organization of every
township in the county, and then the
county its self They meet once amonth
or oftener at Mt Pleasant school house,
where they discuss subjects pertaining
to the interest of farmers, j. e. the best
paying crops modes.o cultivation stock
etc The matter of greatest interest just
now is to the kind of crops best adapted
to this country, and the best mode OF
cultivation. The production of broom
corn as crop comes in for good share
of interest just at this time, and goodly
number of farmers, who have examined
into the matter are going to put in fall
crop of broom corn. If any body will
90 to the trouble to look up the matter
they will find that broom corn has been
the largest, paying crop per acre of any
crop produced in the state except pota-
toes. The seeding and cultivation costs
as little perhaps as any crop grown in
the state.
There are many reasons why the farm
ers should have such organizations.
First, and foremost, they need the ad-
vantage of each others experience in
their chosen profession.
1t is absurd to suppose that any farmer
can make the best success by the use of
none other than his own experience.
Life is too short for men to think of dis
carding the help they may gain from the
experience of others, and attempt to learn
all he is ever to know by beginning at
the bottom of the ladder of experience
and making each rung for himself. In
fact it is only the ignorant who lift up
the feble cry. against book farming"
as they term it when any body gets up
out of the rut and grow.
Farming like all other professions, re-
uuires brains and information to make
anything of a success. Let farmers
read up in their business, post them
selves on the mode of every mans sue
cess, and the cause of every mans fail
ure.
All this is of more Importance here
than in any older state, when many years
ago the first settlers endured much great
er hardships than the people here are
called to endure, until by actual test
they at last learned what kind OF farm
ing their country was best adapted to.
Another reason why farmers should
be organized is, that we live in an age
of organized brotherhoods. All trades
and professions are now organized for
self protection and benefit. Leaving
the unorganized farmers to battle against
the winds of adversely single handed and
alone.
True, all are dependant upon the re-
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

I'VE don't know of any thing that Is
needed more than mince pie trust
Rochester Post-Erpress.
If you want to get up subscription
for broken head, just ask policeman
what his clubbing rates are.-Burlinq-
ton Free Press.
1t is satisfaction to know that if
we were pretty bad when we were boys
our own were not there to make a note
of it.
America is ahead of Europe in
everything. We have more weather
here in one week than Engl and can
produce in six months.
1T is said tina joint committees in
legislative bodie frequently discuss q
rib at the expense of the public.
ton Gazette.
-"Charlie, didn't you leave Miss
Smith rather suddenly the other even
ing?" "Well, yes. To tell the truth,
she was beginning to get tender and !
got frightened" ."-Philadelphia Gull.
Scientists say that the savage has
more acute sense of smell than civilized
people. When two ,avages get to-
gether how they must suffer!-Boston
Transcript.
-Caligula once spent 500. 900 on a
single supper. So history says. The
truth probably is that he spent 500 on
the supper and handed over the rest as
tips to the walters. s.-BaItinaOre Ameri-
can.
Queen Victoria has been photo
graphed smiling. The photographer
brought the pleased expression to her
face by promising her the pictures at
half price.-Binghamton Repu blican.
If some one who knows would ex-
plain why there is so much more cough
ing to the square inch in church con-
gregation than in a theater audience
he would solve much vexed question
of the hour.-Boston Common Wealth.
1T is said that women are not
naturally financiers. This is just
about as true as the statement that all
crows are white. Hand S. bill to the
fair occupant of bazar at church
fair and see how much change you get
back. 0, no, women are not finan-
ciers, O, no!-Burlington Free Press.
The barber's pole used to represent
an arm with blood streaming down. as
BARRIERS of the olden times were also
surgeons. There is question as to
the origin of the blue stripes. but it is
supposed to have been taken from the
the patients countenance when the
DOCTORS bill came in.-St. Paul NeaOs
-"And why are you surprised, Mr..
Sampson" she said, drawing herself up
with hauteur, "that l play the piano so
well?' because your hands are so
small, Miss Smith, that you must find
it difficult to strike an octave" Then
she played some more for him.-1id-
Bits.
The civilized gormand expresses
disgust when he hears about the birds
nest puddings and rat pies of the China
man or the redolent knappee of the
Burmese; but half an hour later you
may see him sitting down to hotel
table, and ordering such offal as calves
brains, sleeps kidneys, beef liver, pigs
feet and other viscera too offensive to
mention. Good Health.
When a Georgia man became en-
gagged to his present wife number of
years ago he gave her yearling heifer
in lieu of an engagement ring. The
woman now has large herd of cattle,
the product of her present. Few yo ung
women would accept heifer in place
of an engagement ring, but in some
cases, when the marriage ceremony is
performed, they accept a calf.-Nor-
rlst0aun Herald.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

If yon have not signed the herd law
petition read the article on this subject
in another column. Do not pass the
matter on the plea that it does not In
terest you, for it affects the welfare OF
the county, and hence is of vital inter
es. to YOU
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
NOTICE,

NOTICE,
In the Probate court of Ford county, Kansas. In
the ma tier Of the estate Of John johnson de-
ceased
Take notice. that Andrew johnson Admins
traitor of said estate has fled his petition with
said court, asking for an order directing said sd-
estate for the payments of the debts Of said es-
tate Ldh number (l9) in bleck No. three 81 Mill
tary avenue in the city Of Dodge City Kansas.
The hearing Of said petition has been fixed by
said Probate court for the d0th day of Aprl 1888
1T D. m. ANDREW JOHNSON.
AaministYator.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
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Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

J. d. Dent & Co. have just received
81 900 worth of new boots and shoes,
embracing a fine line of bran new first
class goods. They will be sold at ex-
actly what they cost. The best oppor-
tunity ever offered to buy goods in this
line
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

Itch. Mango and scratches of every
kind on human or animals cured in 80
minutes by Woolford' s Sanitary Lotion.
This never fails. Sold at City Drug
Store, Dodge City. 3m
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

L-suLAH ADVERTISEMENTS one dollar per inch
sp.a. Pc month.
ipcAL NorIcEs, ten cents per line FOR the first
insertion and five cents per line for each subse-
qu-lt insertion.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

Merchandise to trade for farms; address
A. Clark, Box $40, Dodge City Kansas.
or Box l04, Peabody Kansas Give full
particulars improvements on land &C.
so 5t.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

To RENT.-A furnished front room for
one or two gentlemen; next house south
Of McIntyre's lumber yard. If.
Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

= The DODGE CITY TIMES has large ard
growing circulation in Ford and adjoining coun-
iics, and is a valuable advertising medium. Ia
Evening journal., 1888-10-24
pOINGS or nEN.

THE marriage OF the new Emperor Of China
will cost over SO. 900, 600.
JusTIcE GREY is six feet five inches In
height and weighs 800 pounds.
CHlEF JUSTICE FULLERis Ave feet six inches
height and weighs 125 pounds
PAUL KoroHAIsKy, q Russian boy only four
years old, is the latest musical prodigy.
j. NEWTON GoTTHoLD, the actor. author
and manager died recently az his home near
pittsburg.
THE Emperor Of Ausioa has but one pas
sion, grouse shooting, and that he INDUCES
sparngly.
sENoB sAnAsArE, the great violin player. is
small, handsome, genlal, and fond Of telling
stories.
THE cost TO the ear Of the recent visit Of
the Emperor Of Germany is put downas close
upon S250,000
PROFESSOR CEowELL Of Amherst college, ii
so blind that his wife has 60 lead him through
tho streets 81 Boston.
THE Marquis Of Salisbury Inns presented his
second son the family living 81 Hatfield. worth
$4,000 q year.
SIR ARTHUR Sullivan is short and stout,
with low forehead, short, curly hair, black
eyes, and a square, bulldog chin.
NJ BABIANA, a French scientist, claims TO
have discovered organs Of sight in the yeget-
able growth called pandorina.
JAMES WALLAcK, a New South Wales en-
gineer, is at work upon a steamship which he
says will make sixty miles an hour.
CRAzY HEAD, over go years old, and once
chief q the Crows, is now scholar at the In-
dian school at Carlisle Pa.
W. CLARKE RUSSELL has gone 10 1.-Two nj
Deal, whore the sailors and fishermen spin
maNy yarns which Ind their way into his
novels.
II is announced that J. II. Mapeson has
received $4,000 for the Italiun, French
German and American rights Of his memoirs.
LORD DurrERIN, Yieeroy Of India, isnow
dependent upon an amanuensis. owing 10 the
tendons Of his hands having contracted.
ONE OF the most SUCCESSFUL farmers II Ire
dell county, ~ a., is d Russian nobleman who
was exilod ia 1919 because Of his political
principles.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND james q. Blaine,
Speaker Carlisle, senator ingalls,, Warner
Miller and Sunset Cox began their careers
as school teachers.
0S learning that at the funeral ceremony Of
Frederick Ill, the new emperor had nceoused
70 only one person the grasp Of She hand. that
person being Waldersee Bismarck Is re-
ported TO have exclaimed, II shall amputate
that hand
Evening journal., 1888-10-24

Delaware and Maryland. p. m.
Cooler, followed by warmer weather,
southwesterly winds.
New York Herald forecasts
storm centre of considerable energy will
probably form in the Northwest to day
and move east -southeastwardly causing
dangerous gales on the lakes to morrow,
followed by "cold wave. reaching this
section az the close of the week. The
depression now near Lake Ontario will
move east-northeast causing dense fogs
on the New England coasts to-day Tenn.
perature rose in the United States yes
terday The chief minimum was - de.
grees at Mortified, Vt. the chief minima
were from Is to so. ON the East Gulf
coasts. In the Middle States cloudy or
partly cloudy slightly warmer weather
and fresh southerly 10 westerly winds
will prevail, with rain, followed IN this
section by fair. cooler weather. On
Thursday in this section fair weather
win probably prevail. with lower, fol.
lowed by higher temperature and fresh
southwesterly winds, preceded by rain on
the upper New England coasts. and on
Friday cloudy to partly cloudy. warmer
weather in these areas. preceded by fair
conditions and followed by rain in this
section
Baynard's thermometer; IA. M. 54; 0
q. M, co. II Q. m, 62 p IN, g.
Evening journal., 1888-10-24
snssen County Mortnnry.

The following report Of the Sussex
county mortuary record is made by r. b.
Frazer secretary Of the State Board OF
Health "Whole number Of deaths re.
ported, al white, 1ts; black, % males,
~ females 81 sex not stated, 10. Cause
Of death. Consumption, IL; pneumonia,
/; Ldysentery, Il pleurisy, Il typhoid
fever, III diphtheria, p tetanus, 4
malarial fever, bowel trouble, . inter
mittent fever, 1 drowned, 1 pertonitis
/ ; rheumatism, ! all other diseases re.
ported. % diseases not stated, 63, per
sons, 30 white and 13 colored, and theii
ages ranging from one day to 6j years
old have died and been buried in viola
ton of law by the undertakers Eacl
case should have had an inquest hello
over it to find out the cause Of death
Why physician should refuse to assign
the cause Of death cannot understand
Births Whole number of births re
ported, 40 males. 20 females. 30 white
36 colored, Be sex not stated, coloi
not stated |.
Ma riagas: White, 90 black, 1 to tai
81 his is shameful report, even min
listers are violators of law
Evening journal., 1888-10-24

Edward NJ. Curtis the Oldest son az s
Minot Curtis. died at Newark Yesterday
morning, IN his 4Jth year, Of q humorous
affection Of the bowels, and after com
paratiyely short illness Mr. Curtis was
Tor many years a merchant Of Boston.
but moved to his native town several
years ago, where he had since resided
With his father. He was a member of
st. Thomas Episcopal Church, being
recently elected a vestryman IT. that
ehurch and receiving a visit from Bishop
coleman the day before his death. Mr..
Curtis was Of an exceeding pleasant and
aitable temperament and was universally
liked The funeral will take place to.
morrow at o clock at St. Thomas Church.
Evening journal., 1888-10-24
M. MEGARY & SON,
sic Tatnall Street,
AND
S. E. Corner Sixth and Tatnall.
STOVES

We have added to-day sev-
eral new patterns in Cook and
Parlor Stoves. Those wanting
a good, reliable stove can get
it here. We keep only such
stoves that we can guarantee
to be first-class.
Among our Cooking Stoves
will be found the following
well-known stoves: Victor, Re
lance, Richmond, Electric,
Helpmate, Beechwood, Tri-
bune and Spencer. You can
not 60 astray on any Of these
stoves. They vary in price
from SIS to SIS, complete
with all cooking untensils. Re
member, we offer you a No. 7
stove with pots, pans, wash
boiler, kettles and all things be-
belonging to a stove for SIS.
Among our Heating Stoves
will be found a very neat sheet
iron body at 81, $4. 50 and S..
Cast iron self-feeders, hand
somely mounted with nickel
trimmings and bronze top
ornament, So, $40, $I2 and
$I3, from this up to $50.
A very handsome new de
sign, square body with nickel
trimmings, top and skirting,
only SIS. More nickle here
than iron. Ask to see this
stove.
We warrant every stove we
sell. Our stove sales in past
seasons have been great, but
we expect them this season to
be greater, and we have spared
no trouble to buy a good as
sortment, which will be sold al
the lowest cash prices. Come
see us and see that what we
say are facts.
Evening journal., 1888-10-24
PLATFORM NOTES.
Rev. LYMAN ABBorr. Beecher's successo

REV. LYMAN ABBOTT, Beeeher's successor,
Is a popular lecturer.
MAJOR POND offered James G. Blaine $780,
600 for fifty lectures, which offer was de-
clined.
GARRETT P. SERvrss has been re-engaged
by the Peabody Institute, Of Baltimore, for a
course Of tour lectures.
MISS KATE FIELD always has as many lee
ture engagements as she can Ill and is ready
every season with new subject.
JOSEPH Cook has withdrawn from tho Red
path Bureau, having sold al Of his time to a
Chicago agency, which pays him S100 lecture.
HENRY WATrERsoN is much sought after
for the platform. He will make q transcon-
tinental four in May, lecturlng along the
line.
CHARLES DICKENS is much asked for. He
will read in England the coming season. re-
turning 70 America in October, 1889, for gen
eral tour.
BILL NYE and James Whltcomb Riley, will
make an extended lecture tour. They are TO
appear in joint entertainment, neither one
without the other.
REV. SAM JONES viii lecture during the sea-
son under the management Of the Slayton
Lyceum Bureau In Chicago. He gets $500 a
lecture and all his expenses.
MRS MARY A. LIvERMoRE is still leading
woman orator and lecturer. She delivers
from 100 to $50 lectures each season. She
has acquired fortune lecturing and stlll has
IT,
GEORGE W. CABLE began Ave weeks en-
gagement on tho Pacific coast commencing
at The Dalles, Ore, Sept 10, visiting Port
land, Salem, San Francisco, Oakland, and
ending in Denver, Oct l3,under Major Pond s
management.
SUNSET Cox and Daniel Dougherty are In
demand, and could each mako 81 900 week
II they would accept engagements. Mr.. Cox
will only lecture during the month OF April.
Mr.. Dougherty will make atour Of fourweeks
In February.
SINCE the death OF Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, Talmage has been the leading plat
form attraction, commanding from $500 to
$500 night. Hsname appears on nearly all
the bureau lists, but most Of his engagements
are made by his WIFE
Will CARLETON Is tho only person who lee
lures by tho mile. In New York and within
10 miles OF New York, Sl00 per lecture: il
within 80 and under 100 miles he gets $3.50
over 200 miles and within $50 miles from
New York, $3.50; II within 300 and over $50
miles, $500 and so on. He would lecture Ia
San Francisco one night for 81 900. Austria
liza, Si4. 600 Japan, 1924 900, Bombay, S26. 900.
These are the highest figures ever asked by
/ a lecturer.