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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

Notes.

To secure good layers next winter hatch
the pullets early. Begin a. soon AZ the
severity of the winter shall be over and
bullets will then have plenty Of time to
develop. They will not lay well until fully
matured.
Dodge County, Neb., is feeding and Shell
tering SO, 600 Oregon sheep this winter.
Experiments show that it pays TO grind
the cob with the grains Of corn, - it pos
sesses nutritive qualltieA
Four thousand head Of sheep were
shipped from Benkleman, Neb., one week
recently. They sold ut IN average Of $L50
per head and were sent to the eastHru part
Of the State to be prepared Tor market
It Is estimated that the cattle losses in
the United States last winter footed up
2066, $50 head.
An advantage found in the use Of silage
in winter, according to an observer in
Massachusetts,, 10 that the color Of the but
ter made from cows fed upon it u a. yellow
a. in the month Of June, when they are at
pasture.
Five toes oc each foot Of . dressed chicken
is an excellent indication Of quality, as such
are the markings Of the Dorkin9s and Hou-
dams.
Get the hot-beds ready now. It will be
too late if postpone. longer, unless the fresh
manure has already been saved, which
must be free from Litter, 50 - to quickly
create heat,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Governor of New York has nomln
ated John Clinton Gray, of New York City
| to succeed the late Judge Rapello as Asso
ciate Judge of the Court of Appeals.
VIsCoUNT DAs NoGUIERAs, Minister from
Portugal, died at Washington on the oath
He had been Minister to this country FOL
the past ten years.
COLONEL CHARLES WILLIAM MOULToN
brother-in-law of General and Senator
Sherman, died in New York City recently,
aged fifty-seven.
JOHN T. ALLEN, Secretary of State OF
Texas under Governor Hamilton, died re-
Gently, leaving his estate worth $50, 900 to
the city of Galveston to found an indus
trial school.
THE Republican convention at New Or
leans nominated the following State ticket:
For Governor, II. G. Yarmouth, Plaque
mine; Lieuteuant-Go vernor, H. c. Minor,
of Terre Bonnie; Secretary OF State, j. S.
Patty, of st. Mary; Stats Treasurer, An
drew Nero, of Orleans; State Auditor,
James Forsythe, of Catahouta; Attorney
General, General W. G. Wylie, of East
Carroll; Superintendent of Education, B.
F. Flanders, Of Lafayette.
The Gar has refused to permit the Or
leans Princes to join the Russian Imperial
guard.
THE negotiations for treaty of COM
merce between France and Italy have ter
minated, Italy being willing to give only
small favors.
THE Constitutional Prohibition resolution
has been passed by the Massachusetts
House by vote OF 160 to 20.
A RECEPTION was given by the Presider
and Mrs. Cleveland at the executive man.
sion on the Goth to members of Congress
and the Justices Of the District and United
States Courts. Mrs. Cleveland was as
sisted by Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Whitney and
Mrs. Don M. Dickinson.
Hon. j. NJ. PATTON, Representative in
the Mississippi Legislature from Smith
County, died on the Goth, of pneumonia
Senator Seat and several other members
Of the Legislature were also lying Ill with
pneumonia, which was very prevalent in
jackson.
THE Spanish ousul-General at New
York denies emphatically the truth of the
stories of trouble in Cuba
The Manitoba Legislature has adjourned
to March /, to allow the new ministers to
hold their elections.
d. {. MINER. nominated by the Louisl-
ana Republicans for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
has defined to permit the use of his name.
hartley O'BRIEN has been nominated
for Congress in the Eleventh Michigan
district by the Democrats and Labor party.
A LARGELY attended meeting of tariff re-
formers was held at the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia, on the 9th, ''to enforce and
endorse the recommendations of President
Cleveland for reform" The principal
speakers were Congressman breckenridge,
Of Kentucky, and ex-Congressman Frank
Hurd.
THE House Committee on Elections has
disposed of the Indiana contested election
case by ordering a report declaring the
seat vacant on the ground that White, the
sitting member, was ineligible, while
Lowry, the contestant, did not have ma
jority of the votes cast.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

APtBLIC test took place at the Ches-
ter Pa.) rolling mills recently of the
new device for the saving of fuel and
improving of iron. The process is
simply the spraying of fine coal, re-
duced by the cyclone pulverizer to a
powder, into chamber attached to the
furnace. in which the combustion is so
perfect that all the waste hitherto &C.
curing in smoke and ashes is entirely
obviated. The general result showed
a saving of between forty and fifty per
cent of coal, saving of fifty per cent.
in time of heating the farnace and a
greatly improved quality of iron.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS,

DAVID WHITMER, the last Of the original
witnesses of the finding Of the Book of
Mormon, died at Richmond, Mo-, on the
18th, after long illness. The night before
his death he AFFIXED his name to on afida-
Wit affirming the truth Of Joseph Smiths
story. He was born in Pennsylvania jan
uary s 1905.
The large iron works at st. Etienne,
France, have suspended. 1t is thought the
municipality of Paris will take steps to
keep them in operation.
Z. Ten tons OF superior Texas cotton seed
have been sent to Zanzibar, Africa, in
charge of an experienced planter for use
by the German East African Colonization
Society.
TIE Krebs Lithographing Company of
Cincinnati, O., has fled mortgages for
$ll3, 600 in order to secure parties who had
advanced much money to them.
DURING December past 3, 32l immigrants
arrived IN this country, against q, l7S in
1856 During the year 1857 immigration to
this country amounted to 5O9, 7Sl, against
S66, S6l in 1855
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
FARM NOTES.

Manure that's "fire-fanging" Gas it will
! sometimes do when the heap is very large)
should be turned over, as the heating pro-
cess, if allowed to continue, may cause
loss of ammonia.
The tendency Of lime is downward, amt
when applying it the best mode would be to
broadcast it over the surface OF the ground
and allow it to so remain until ready for
spring blowing.
Hay, to make good milk and butter,
should be cut ripe, but cut in bloom is more
palatable; timothy should not be cut too
RIPE so as to lose the seed, they being most
nutritious food. Hay over-cured loses sub
stance.
In England the hogs are fattened on bar
ley. 1t makes meat Of q superior quality,
there being greater proportion OF lean;
but as corn is the cheapest grain produced
here it is more economical for fattening
than any other.
Every farmer may provide himself with
fresh meat the entire year with small
flock of good mutton sheep They will
cost but little if the flock be small, and
meat of better quality may he secured
than where the flock is large in number AMI
bred indscriminately.
"A
neighborhood Of Deerticld have agreed to
plant each an acre OF cane, for the purpose
of offering an inducemeut to any parties
who may think favorably Of putting in
sugar plant in that locality. The large
body of snow in the north part Of the coun-
w insures good crops the coming season.
Lakin (Haa.) Advocate.
There is farmer located on the Platte, a
I;t<l hO n
bushels of white beans the past season.
He informs the Field aud Farm that, SO far
as he has sold them, they have netted him
three hundred dollars an acre. He has
grown little navy variety and has no
trouble in selling all he can produce. They
are as staple as wheat and far more profit
able.
When starting into the business Of COM
mercial poultry do not begin upon too large
a scale. One or two hundred hens at most
are sufficient. The business may figure
out nicely on paper, but there is a certain
amount OF practice absolutely necessary to
success, and when the beginner starts on
too large a scale he never comes up to the
expectations or calculations, and gives up
in disgust.
Whether it be best to spread the manure
on land intended for corn in winter or
spring depends on the land. II too rolling,
much OF the soluble matter of the manure
will be washed out and carried on by the
rains, unless the land has BEEN plowed and
left in the rough condition (unharrowed),
so that the rains may more easily carry the
matter downward. 1t is best to haul the
manure now, so as to avoid such labor in
the spring, which is usually the busy
season.
If there is any sign in good crop follow
ing cold winter we will be bountifully
blest next year. The writer thinks 1t
would be good idea for farmers to pu: out
q variety Of crops in the spring-say 20
acres OF corn, 10 acres of cane, 10 OF oats
and five of millet We know by experience
that early seed corn had better come from
the East, as we will get better results the
first year. Coming from the North, it takes
it the first year to become acclimated to QUE
seasons.-Ingaus (Kan.) OnioH.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
A NOVEL weapon of defense has been

A NOVEL weapon of defense has been
found in the ruined pueblos of Arizona.
In the doorways of several Los Mucrtos
rooms the Heminway expedition has
found many huge defensive stones.
These stones are ponderous masses of
volcanic rock, rather handsome in
shape but destructive in design. The
upper end tapers to sort of handle.
The stone was suspended in the door
way by buckskin thong, which was
fastened to the ring or handle. The
method of usingitwas extremely simple.
BY holding it back and then letting it
dy file of men could be hewn down.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
STOCK ITEMS.

Hogs require some kind Of coarse, bulky
food. Too much grain and nothing else -
detrimental
There is said to be . project on foot at
Springfield, ILL.,, looking to the organization
Of all the livestock men Of the State.
France has seventeen different breeds Of
cattle; Great Britain has fourteen. They
were all formed before breeders undertook
to improve them. It is the soil, climate
and feed that form breeds. Nature makes
breeds, breeders improve them by selec-
ton.
1t is fact that dogs seldom attack sheep
kept with cattle, unless in the case OF some
old rogue, and then only when the sheep
are found at . considerable distance, for
the instinct Of the cattle is to attack AMI
mails found chasing or worrying other stock
near them.
An Iowa man gives his experience in
sheep raising to the St. Loui; Journal Of
agriculture as follows: II had 100 sheep =
year ago. They were fed ON hay and straw;
no grain. One was drowned in the spring;
sold $50 worth of wool; raised 50 lambs;
one died when two months old; 80 had
lambs; one Of the old sheep died; sold $llO
worth of sheep; six were killed by dogs,
and have los sheep in the flock now, better
sheep than had last year.
We frequently hear of dairymen who
without any previous instructions what
ever have sawed the horns of their whole
herds, and no more serious results are re-
ported than q slight falling OF in the flow
of milk for day or two. The operation
probably gives the an, nal pretty bad
headache for q few hours, but the suffering
to the whole herd must be slight compared
with that caused in a single season by the
reckless fiourishing of these useless and
dangerous weapons by the masters Of the
herd.-Erchauge.
AT this season Of the year swine should
be sorted or separated according to size.
The economy Of this is evident at glance.
The feeders require the richest feed in fat
| forming quality. The stOckers require
bone and muscle-forming foods and the
breeding stock plenty Of range for exer-
else, in connection with sufficient quanti-
ty of foods Of various kinds 10 give store
of fat, with good flesh and muscular devel-
opment. As rule the farmer can sell
stock to a better advantage when sorted by
himself. The buyer sorts to his own ad-
vantage without any favor to the owner.
Most farmers now understand that it IS
bone and muscle rather than fat that is
needed in the horse. Oats are the best
means of supplying this, and some oats
should form a part Of the ration Of every
horse in active service. But wheat bran,
at SIS ton is cheaper ration than oats,
and in some respects better. 1t is slightly
laxative, and thus helps to keep the diges-
ton good. With . little clover hay, bran
and few ground oats mixed with it, tho
cost OF keeping is reduced, the ration d.
versifed, and the horse keeps better than
on any one or two kinds Of feed. Animals
often turn with disgust from their food be-
cause of it's sameness, as people do under
like circumstances.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

ii. G. KETCHUM, of Fredericton, n.
b., protector of the scheme to build a
ship railway across the straits of CHG
neco. was recently in Ottawa, Ont. He
said the work would be pushed rapidly
in the spring. and it was expected that
Cumberland County would provide the
right of way for the track. The Do
minion Government has agreed to pay
subsidy of one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars year for twenty
years on the condition that the practi-
cability of the scheme is satisfactorily
demonstrated.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

PROBABLY the most extensively
dressed man seen in Pittsburgh, Pa.
for many day was Toy Sun, a San
Francisco merchant. who went through
there recently on his way to Washing.
ton. His garments were combina-
ton of silks, satins and laces, and five
large diamonds did duty for buttons.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

The hundredth anniversary Oahu
airy 22) of the birth of Byron was the
theme of enthusiastic articles in all the
Greek papers, which expressed in the
warmest terms the gratitude of the
Hellenic Nation for the inestimable
service of the English poet to the cause
of National regeneration and indie
pendence at Mesolonghi, where Byron
met his death. The statue erected to
him was covered with wreaths of spring
flowers and evergreens.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

THOMAS S. GARDNER, the proprietor
of the Chicago Farm Journal, who was
arrested last April by the United States
postal authorities for fraudulent use
If the mails in conducting a lottery
and gift enterprise, has been found
guilty in the United States District
Court and fined five hundred dollars.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
An Old Printer Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-George Clark, presi-
dent Of Typographical Union No. 8, Of this
city, died yesterday after a brief illness
He was one Of the best known printers il,
the country, having been twice president
of the International Typographical UnioE
and prominent candidate for the position
Of Public Printer prior to the appointment
Of Mr.. Benedict. He was strong con-
sentative man, OF fine ability, and was very
highly esteemed, both inside and outside of
his profession. He had been a resident Of
this city for thirty wears.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

In the London Divorce Court re-
gently, in the case of an English
woman named Turner. who had mar
fied an American named Thompson,
and had had the marriage annulled by
an American court, the Judge held that
the woman having married an Ameri-
can and lived with him in America
was entitled to the same laws as her
husband; and, therefore, the decree
pronounced in America was binding in
England without further decree from
an English court.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

PRESIDENT CARNoT, it appears, had
an escape from being murdered the
other day. Aman presented himself at
the Elysee and insisted on delivering a
letter into the Presidents own hands.
He was arrested and taken to the
police station and loaded revolver
was found in his pocket His name
was Gresel and he evidently was a
Innate
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

THE Fire Insurance Association of
New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and
Hoboken, representing seventy-tive
companies, met recently and suspended
all rules as to rates of insurance and
payment of commissions. This re-
suited from the course of certain nom
association agencies, and a knitting war
OF rates was expected.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
LETITIA MCCULLOUGH, W

LETITIA MCCULLOUGH, widow of the
tragedian, John Mccullough, died re-
Gently in Philadelphia after an illness
of three weeks. Since the death of her
youngest son, William johnson Nc
Cullough, in February, 1886, SO soon
after the death of her husband, Mrs.
Mccullough had not been in good
health. A cancer in her left breast
was the cause Of her death.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
ADprrIoNAL D1sPArCHEs.

CLEARING house returns for week ended
January % showed an average decrease Of
1873 compared with the corresponding weel
of last year. In New York the decrease
was 21.7
January % were reported dull and fiat. In
London discount was stagnant, securities
Of all descriptions being li;eless.
A LEAK of naphtha in the Binghamton
On. " gas works caused several explo
sons the other day. A man named Sulli
van accidentally had his clothing saturated
with the liquid and going near fire to warm
himself met with a horrible death.
A PANIC without serious results. occurred
In the Peoples Theater, New York, the
other night, owing to the bursting Of q
steam pipe.
The Empire block, Malone, N. Y, and
other buildings were destroyed by fire
recently, inficting loss of 100000.
A FIRE commencing in the Urling build
ing, Fifth avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
10Th destroyed property valued at $500, 900.
Insured.
The Daily newspaper office, York, Pa,
was burned out recently.
THE second section of a passenger train
ran into the first section near Screven, Ga,
on the Savannah, Florida & Western rail-
road recently, killing Engineer Devine and
seriously injuring his fireman. Four sleep.
ing cars were burned.
IT was stated at the Naval Observatory,
Washington, that the eclipse of the moon
on the evening of the 2Sth was observed
under the most favorable circumstances,
and that valuable information was obtained
in regard to the dimensions and motions of
the planet.
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge, Knights
OF Pythias, has been expelled from the
order.
The French Chamber has ratified the
Franco Mexican treaty.
CAPTAIN VINCENT GILL, with ten soldiers
and party OF citizens, overlook band Of
Yaquis numbering twenty at place called
bucabamba, Ariz, recently, and in the
hight which ensued two Indians were killed
and i've sQuaws and seven children can.
tured. One Of the citizens received tive
wounds.
The Western theological Seminary,s
main building, Pittsburgh. Pa, was badly
damaged by fire the other day. Twenty.
two students lost their books and cloth.
ing.
EIGHT COWS, suffering from pleuro.pneu.
monia, were killed recently in Hudson
County, N. j., and others were to be sim
ilarly treated.
The Varledadas Theater in Madrid was
destroyed by fire recently. No one was
injured.
KING JOHN, Of Abyssinia, has moved his
camp two days nearer Massowah.
The other morning fire broke out in the
brick building in Brooklyn occupied by st.
Johns Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,
and which Is occupied by four or I'VE
hundred children. Motives were lost.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

THE civilians residing on the island
upon which is situated Fort Westmore-
land, in Queenstown harbor, having
made bonfires of tar barrels to cele-
brate the release of Mr. O'Brien from
Tullamore Jail, the British Govern
ment decided upon their eviction, and
orders were issued for their ejectment
forfbrvifb
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
PitclhfOrk Accident.

OAK GROVE, Mo-, Jan. 27.-Robert Fish
back. young man living about seven miles
north of this place, met with quite serious
accident yesterday evening and one which
will without a doubt prove fatal While
hauling load of straw it began to slide
from the wagon and the young man with
it. He had three-prong pchfork stuck
almost entirely through his stomach. He
can not survive long
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

The surgeons were unable to extract
the bullet in Louise Michel's head. Luz
cas-, the crank who shot her, at Havre,
France, recently, says if he has killed
an Anarchist queen the Revolutionary
party will disappear.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

Acknowledgement GARLAND has
published denial of the report that he
is to run for Senate to succeed Senator
Berry, of Arkansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Prince of Wales has received a
present Of table ten foot around,
made of the hide of rhinOceros.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

The Greek Minister at London has
been ordered to Washington to secure
the abolition of the duty on currents.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

PAULINE LUCIA, the prima donna,
has announced her intention of taking
up her abode in Vienna and giving
singing lessons.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

JOHN JACOB Aston has contributed
one thousand dollars to the pension
fund of the New York policemen.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
"A little girl came home from /

"A little girl came home from her
grandmother's one day with very
full account of an elegant lunch-party
that grandmamma was giving. Sur
prised that she had known nothing
about it before, mamma made in
quiries, only to learn that no such
party had taken place. Questioned in
regard to her imaginative effort Ma
BILE answered. plausibly: ''Why, mann
ma, sometimes you make up tories to
amoose me, and thought I'd see if I
couldn't make up tory for you -
old Gent!emln Ito a very rich old
lady, at party)-"Who is that hand
some young man standing over there?
Old LAZY That's my son-in-law. He'f
a very brilliant young man-made a
large fortune by the law" Old Gentle
man Indeed! How's that?" Old
Lady-..Tne law made him my daugh-
ter's husband IN Y Ledger.
Edwin ID. Hilton. Paterson ma
chinist, has completed silk loom
which occupies less space than typ,
writer and weayes silk ha ldkerchie. 5
of pretty pattern, four inches square.
A child can operate it Silk manu-
facturers of Paterson say it is the
smallest working loom ever made.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02

and speaks Of it as being detrimental to
those who have fewer educational advan-
tages. / myself would like to see dress
making regarded not merely as learned
profession, but as q fine art. To construct
costume that will be at once rational and
beautiful requires an accurate knowledge
OF the principles Of proportion, thorough
acquaintance with the laws Of health, .
subtle sense Of color, and q quick percep-
ton Of the proper use Of materials, and the
proper qualities Of pattern and design. The
health Of q nation depends very largely on
their mode Of dress; the artistic feeling Of .
nation should find expression IN its costume
quite as much as in its architecture; and
just As the upholstering tradesman has
had to give place to the decorative artist.
so the ordinary milliner, with the lack Of
taste and lack of knowledge, her foolish
fashions, and her feeble inventions, will
have to make way for the scientific and
artistic dress designer. Indeed, so far
from it being wise to discourage women of
education from taking up the profession of
dressmakers, 1t is exactly women of edu-
cation who are needed, and am glad to
see in the new technical college for women
at Bedford millinery and dressmaking are
TO be taught a. part Of the ordinary cur
ricuIum. There has also been society Of
lady dressmakers started IN London for
the purpose Of teaching educated girls and
Women-Csew Wtide. II Wom0s,s World.