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Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Mystery Of a Photograph.

A well-known photographer will
vouch for the following facts as told in
the London Tablet. He was called in
one day to take the photograph of a
young girl of about twenty. who had
died few days before. The corpse
was laid out upon bed with the hands
clasped over the breast. Death had
come very gently to her. and, except
for the stiffness. she lay there as if in
sleep. Some flowers had been strewn
over the body. and on the floor by the
side of the bed. and standing out in
black relief against it. was the coffin.
The photographer silently adjusted his
lens and took the photograph. During
the ten minutes needed for the expos
ure the photographer paced up and
down in the long corridor outside the
room where the dead girl lay. When
he returned he saw on the lid of the
coffin flower, which was not there
before. How did that flower come
there? No one had entered the room,
the windows were closed. and there
was not breath of air stirring. Why
was the flower now lying on the coffin.
when few minutes before it was on
the bed between the hands of the
corpse? The photographer listened,
but he could hear no sound except the
beating of his own heart. In a few
minutes, however, he determined to
dismiss the question from his mind and
busted himself with packing up his in
strument. Then he paused-possibly
NE falling flower had left trace on
the negative. or. as the day was
gloomy. the photograph might not be
quite successful. He would try again.
A second photograph was taken and
the artist returned home. That night,
sitting up late in his studio, he develop
ed the two negatives. The position Of
the corpse was not the same in the two
negatives. The photographer strained
his eyes. half disbelieving the evidence
of his own senses, but there were the
two negatives before him. telling him
in their silent, unmistakable truthful
ness that between the taking of the two
photographs the arm of the dead girl
had distinctly moved. The mystery of
the flower on the coffin was solved, but
it was succeeded by mystery more
terrible still.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
The lIOrse-Haired "Snakc.~

The ''horse-hair" snake is a common
source of error. The creature that
is usually called by that name origin.
ates and has life history as follows
A small flesh-colored mite is in water.
1t changes to a purplish lead color and
comes to the top of the water. where il
sports for 4 time, and when looking
across water of a still evening, especial
ly if looking toward the setting sun,
one can see masses of these tiny Great.
ures that look like smoke on the water.
When they reach this stage of develop
ment they leave the water and get out
on the leaves and grass. Here, as op-
portunity offers. they attach them
selves to the feet of large insects
especially of grasshoppers. katydids.
etc. The legs of these insects being
hollow they crawl up them, where they
grow till they fill the legs and some
times the cavities of the bodies of these
large insects.
This accounts for the fat, clumsy
condition of many of these insects.
After a rain in which the insects drown
the full-fiedged 'horse-hair snakes
come forth to delight the small boy
and to interest the student of nature,
after which they lay eggs in the water.
if it does not dry up too soon, and
curl around them for time, and about
the time the eggs hatch into the little
flesh-eolOred mites first described the
''snakes' die.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Time to Go Homo.

Here is good story from the De.
troit Free Press: A little after IL
o'clock last night young man evi-
IDENTIFY not many minutes from the alco-
holic atmosphere of . bar-room. was
walking up Monroe avenue, when in
front Of the Plankington his gaze hap
pened to fall on the burly forms of the
two eorpulent individuals who play the
two Johns in the comedy of that name
now running a week at one of the local
theatres. The young man halted, rub.
bed his eyes. Strengthened out his
spinal column and went through all
the different movements included in
the process of ''bracing up," looked
earnestly at the two portly forms, each
wrapped in q close-ftting overcoat,
each topped of with a shiny silk hat.
then he shook his head mournfully and
resumed his walk. just before he
reached Randolph street he met an ac-
quaintance who, hailing him, said:
''Hello, there, Charley, what's Your
hurry? Not going home. are YOUR
''You betcher sweet life am" +" was the
emphatic response. II think I know
when Ish got 'nough. Seem double
now. Big fat man down street; took
look at him; hang me il din't see
two of him. Here's word of advice,
ole fel. When you shee double go
home. don't tarry. git" and away be
went. firmly impressed that he had
been the victim Of an optical illusion,
induced by the libations that he had
offered up at the shrine Of Bacchus.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

"Six months ago II WAS" said he
1T seems century OF changes
Since here beneath this very tree.
We watched the moOnlit mountain ranges
hate this chattering. skating crowd,
That so profanes our silent river.
tn sacred spot where once We vowed
A faith that should endure fprever!'
And 20 me meet again." said he.
In the same place where then we parted;
How the old time comes hack to mel
The words that left us brOken-hearted"
swift fell the answer from her mouth:
Speak for yOurself-if you remember
The wind blows north that then, blew south,
And June dies long before December
"And does q woman's heart" said he.
Change like the wind or summer wcather3
YOn moon Is yet the same. you see,
That shone upon us here together
Beamed with q radiance mild and tender
While this forgets the warmth Of June
In winters fair and frozen splendOr"
'.And does that mean farewell?" said he:
rs II warning to remember
That dream OF June can never be
Which dies in such chill December?
Your very wortis!" Yet even 50
She said. controlling tears and laughter.
DO you forget December snow
Melts in the June that follows after?
''But shall 30 or stay?" said he.
Searching her fado with doubt and wonder:
a nd II you care ut all for me-
Why play at keeping US asunder?"
'Because'-she smiled. while softly fell
Above her eyes their deep-fringed curtain
Il did not mean, at first, but-well,
You seemed SO OdiOusly certain"
Kate Putnam Osgood.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

vine compassion, mastered the earthiier
emotion of terror in the great heart Of the
woman who loved him. She followed him
and laid her hand caressingly on his shoul-
der.
Il don't hate you, my DEAR" she said.
81 am sorry for Arthur-and, oh, SO sorry
for your He caught her in his arms.
His gratitude. his repentance. his silent
farewell were all expressed in last kiss
1t was moment never to be forgotten
to the end of their lives. And before she
could speak, before she could think, he
had left her.
She called him back, through the open
door. He never returned; he never even
replied. She ran to the window, and
threw it up-and just In time to see him
signal to the carriage and leap into it
Her horror of the fatal purpose that was
but too plainly rooted in him-her convic-
ti0n that he was on the track of tho assas-
sin, self-devoted to exact the terrible pen
atty of blood for blood-emboldened her
to insist on being heard. Come bach, !"
she cried. 81 must, will, speak with
yOu."
He waved his hand to her with q gesture
Of despair. Start your horses, ," he shout
ed to the coachman. Alarmed BY his voice
and his look. the man asked where he
should drive to. Lord Harry pointed
furiously to the onward road. Drive"
he answered, ito the Devilf'
THE END OF THE FIRST PERIOD
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
ROCKS IN rHe ATLANTIC OCEAN,


The discovery which was announced
yesterday of new rock in the Atlantic
Is the latest information which the ad-
miralty has thought proper to issue for
the warning and instruction of mari
ners, says the London Daily NesCs. In
. year when great preparations are be-
ing made to celebrate the fourth CEN
tenary of the famous adventure BY
which the American continent was
brought to the knowledge of Europe .
few square feet of gneiss 1--WE and half
fathoms under water may seem but q
scanty addition to the new world. But
q rock covered by the sea is to the sail
or often of infinitely greater import
ance than an island above it. For,
while it is not easy to run against the
land, even in the dark, it requires .
great deal of caution to avoid splitting
vessel on a bank over which it cannot
float. Considering that ships have been
Plowing almost every inch of the At
lantic for the last three or four hum
dred years. it forms curious problem
in the mathematical theory of chance
that up to date not one has grazed the
rock in question. Nevertheless it lies
only twenty-five miles of Cape st.
Marys on the southern coast of New
foundland, and. though covered by
thirty-three feet of water. is right in
the track of vessels making for the
mouth of the st. Lawrence, and when
heavy sea breaks might form q seri-
ous danger to navigation. Up to two
wears ago its existence was not sus-
pected in official circles. but there is
reason to believe that for . long time
past one of the fishermen of it. Johns
has been well acquainted with its posi-
ton. But rs it was favorite haunt
for cod, this prudent person kept his
knowledge to himself, only revealing
it when its discovery was inevitable by
the surveying ship sent to search for it.
As anticipated. the spot was soon
crowded with fishing boats, so that the
original discoverer will lose the profits
he has hither reaped from his mOnopO-
ly, and must remain content with the
modest reward he has received and the
barren glory of having the rock named
after him. But what will strike great
many seafaring men is that with all
our charts, which are understood to
be continually revised, navigation
cNcu Tic DcSt-kuOWu Is
still by no means free from preventable
risks.
Only two years ago the Avocet rock
in the Red sea was revealed, less fortu-
nately than in the case of Lambs rock.
by disaster. And it is not many
months since that a costly iron-clad
~as sunk in one of the most familiar
of the Maltese bays, on rock Of the
existence of whicn the photographic
was entirely ignorant. 1t
was not laid down on the charts. and
the ingenious suggestion that it was .
mass of recent date was diff
cult of acceptation. even by those most
anxious to find an excuse for its pres
ence at a moment so untimely for her
ship Sultan.
The question suggests itself at once
it is likely that we know every .
existing danger to navigation in the
Atlantic, or whether any others are
likely to arise?
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
ICOS1INUED.l

CHAPTER XL-MRS. vIMPANY's FAREWELL.
The doctors wife followed Miss Henley
out OF the room, as far as the landing
and waited there.
She had her reasons for placing this re-
1tfatnt on herself The position OF the
landing concealed her from the view of a
perDon in the hall. II she only listened
Tor the sound of voices she might safely
discover whether Lord Harry was or was
not in the house. In the first event it
would be easy to interrupt his interview
With Iris before the talk could lead to dis
closures which Mrs. Vimpany had every
reason to dread. In the second event there
would be no need to show herself.
Meanwhile Iris opened the dining room
door and looked in.
Nobody was there The other room on
the ground floor, situated at the back Of
the building, was the doctors consulting
room. She knocked at the door. Mr..
Vimpany's voice answered: Come in."
There he was alone, drinking brandy and
water, and smoking his big black cigar.
"Where is Lord Harry" she asked.
''In Ireland, suppose" Mr.. Vimpany
answered, quietly.
Iris wasted no time IN making useless
Inquiries. She closed the door again. and
left him. He, too, was undoubtedly in the
conspiracy to keep her deceived. How had
tt been donel Where was the wild lord
ct that moment!
whilst She was pursuing these ref1ec-
lions in the hall, Rhoda came up from the
servants tea-table in the kitchen. Her
mistress gave her the necessary instruc-
tions for packing, and promised TO help
! her before long Mrs. Vimpanys auda
efous resolution to dispute the evidence of
her own senses still dwelt Oh Miss Hen
ley's mind. Too angry to think of the en-
barrassment which an interview with Lord
Harry would produce, after they had said
their farewell words in Ireland, she was
determined to prevent the doctors wife
from speaking to him first, and claiming
him rs an accomplice in her impudent de-
nial of the truth If he had been. by any
chance, deluded into leaving the house,
trick that had been played on him, and
would certainly return. Iris took a chair
in the hall,
1t Is due to the doctor to relate that he
had indeed justified his wife's confidence
in him.
The diamond pin. undergoing valuation
In London, still represented present ter
ror in his mind. The money, the money
he was the most attentive husband in En-
gland when he thought of the money, At
the time when Lord Harry's carriage
stopped at his house door he was in the
from the cellaret in the sideboard. Look
ing instantly out of the window he dis
covered who the visitor was. and decided
on consulting his instructions in the pock-
et-dtary. The attempt was rendered use
less, as soon as he had opened the book,
by the unlucky activity of the servant in
answering the door. Her master stopped
her in the hall He was pleasantly con-
scious of the recovery of his cunning. But
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
A Case OF Mistaken Identity.

Ayoung lady of this city who IS en-.
gagged to well-known young society
gentleman recently made an expert.
ment to try the temper and habits Of heI
fiance which nearly resulted in dis
astrous consequences. Reading her
morning paper she saw an advertise.
ment for domestic. The number Of
the house was that Of her lovers. where
he kept sort of bachelors hall with
his father, who is q widower. 1t oc.
Cured then and there to Miss II. to
supply the demand by proxy. She
knew Of tidy little German who was
bright and engaging and who wanted .
place. She sent for her and gave her
in nstructions as to what size was to see
and hear, and particularly charged her
to observe how Mr.. F. conducted him.
self, what he ate, and if he was good
tempered and easy to please. Chris
tine promised to watch everything and
report at the end of the week.
But before the week was up the girl
reported with all her belongings and
her eyes overf1owing with tears. She
had been asked to black Mr.. F.'s boots,
he had ordered her about as if she were
q dog. and he wouldn't eat anything
but Cruel and toast. and he swore a
her because she forgot to wash of the
front steps. Then Miss H. sat down
and wrote to her lover:
You are brute. No man who was
not brute would ask q woman to
black his boots and swear at her for
moments fOrgetfulness. I consider
that have had narrow escape"
There was frantic man won't tear.
ing up the avenue that evening and
rushed into the presence of Miss
H., but it was some time before be
could make her understand the truth
of the matter or that he was not that
manner of man. The girl had not
seen him at all, but had been employed
by his dyspeptic old father-whom she
knew solely as Mr.. F. Itwas simply .
case of mistaken identity.-DstroI
Free Press.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

Charlie-..I love the old-fashioned
homes with their great cheerful fire.
places" Henry-"Can't say that I
do. Did you ever see the one down to
my girls house?" Charlie No,
never knew there was a fireplace in
the house." Henry-''Therc is, though.
1t is located Just outside the front door
at the top Of the steps" En-
:crpriss.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

A statistician who seems not to be
very busy has been figuring it out that
the saloons of the United States, il
placed side by side, would form a con-
tinuous line from New York to Chica-
go. We sincerely hope, however, that
they will not be so placed. 1t would
ruin every other line of travel on the
Wdshin1tOu Post
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
The Gold Product OF 1880.

During 1889 slightly over 800, 600, :
900 worth of gold has been dug from
the earth on the four continents; the
largest quantity came from Australia,
California. and south Africa. Africa is
looking up.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
excuse

excuse.
StilI posted at the head Of the Stairs, the
DOCTORS wife heard Iris speaking: but the
tone was net loud enough to make the
words ineligible at that distance; neither
was any other voice audible in reply.
Vaguely suspicious of some act Of domes-
tic treachery, Mrs. vimpany began to de-
scend the stairs. At the turning which
gave her q view of the hall. she stopped;
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
CHAPTER x1L-LoRD HARRIS DEFENSE.

CHAPTER X1I.-LORD HARRY'S DEFENSE.
After a short interval, the drawing room
door was opened again. Waiting on the
threshold the Irish lord asked if he might
come in.
Iris replied coldly. "This is not my
house." she said; II must leave you to de
eide for yourself"
Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to
her-and stopped. There was no sign Of
relenting towards him in that dearly
loved face. 81 wonder whether it would
piteous humility, :.if went saWsys" WIN
If she had been true to herself she would
have said Yes" Where is the woman to
be found, in her place, with heart hard
enough to have set her that examplef
She pointed to chair: He felt her in
dulgence gratefully: Following the inn
cuse his conduct.
There is c1ly one thing that can say
gin by deceiving you. While you had
your eye on me, Iris. was an honorable
This extraordinary defense reduced her
to silence. Was there another man in the
world who would have pleaded for pardon
in that way.
"Pm afraid have not made myself un-
derstood." he said. May try againf"
"If You please"
lutte effort to explain himself Intelligent
ly, this time:
'See nowI We said goodbye, over there,
in the poor old island. Well, indeed
meant It. whenI owned that I was un-
worthy Of you. didn't contradict you.
wife, after such a life as have led And,
do remember, 1 submitted to your return
ing to England, without presuming to
make complaint. All. my sweet girl, It
was easy to submit, while could look at
you, and hear the sound OF your voice,
and beg for that last kiss-and get it:
Revereno gentlemen talk about the fall
Of Adam. What was that to the fall Of
Harry, when he was back In his own little
cottage. without the hope of ever seeing
you again, To the best Of my recollec-
tion, the serpent that tempted Eve was up
tree. found the serpent that tempted
me. sitting waiting in my own armchair.
and bent on nothing worse than borrow
ing trihe OF money. Need say who sho
WASP don't doubt that you think her .
wicked woman"
Never ready in speaking Of ACTS Of kind
ness. on her own part, Iris answered with
think @ % better es Of Mrs yimnsny S 'tI thap yon n
suppose"
Lord Harry began to look like . happy
man. for the first time since he had enter
cd the room.
Il ought to have known tt!" he bvrse
out. Yours is the well-balanced mind,
Mother Vimpany has had hard life Of ft.
Just change places with her for q minute
OF so-and you'll understand what she
has had to 90 through. Find yourself, for
instance, in Ireland, without the means to
take you back to England. Add to that.
money for him at the theatre, and . man
ager (noe an IrishmAn, thank God) who
ye1uDeo to engage you-afte1 your acting
hes 6lled hii dirty rockets IN past days-
, 1890-09-04
n PEcULIAR DISEASE.
Alaska fishsrnen Seriously Affected
While Handling salmon.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a
Among the arrivals from Alaska re-
Gently is Il fisherman who has been
employed for some months past at
Bristol bay. A number of canner.
les are located along the river, and
about 200 fishermen are engaged in
salmon fishing there. Fish are
caught In large nets, from which
they are removed by hand. Lately
after this work, many men have
been attacked in the hand
ana arm by serious blood pois.
oning. Hand and arm increased
to n horrible size and took on
leaden hue. Then the swelling
commenced to subside, when rum
ming sores broke through the tight
ened skim and, in effect, the arm
was half payalyzed. The swelling
was accompanied by q dull pain ~
the head, with falling away o'
strength and Il complete eXhaustioh'
The sufferers multiplied rapidly,
until nearly one-half of the fisher
men were down. No deaths resuiteo'
to the knowledge of the narrator,
but no complete cures were effected
When the swelling subsidized the sores
continued in more or less activs
state. The trouble created panT
among fishers, and they commence
to forsake their work. There Wa
no doctor nearer than Ounalaska
and baudages and pouitices helpeo
little to ease the pains of the sur
ferers. The case is novel one ~
medical science. In handling sar
mon 1t very often happens that tne
hard, sharp fins and scales slightly
puncture the s.;in. 1t has neve.
been known before, however, tnas
blood poisoning of the strange kiho
described has resulted. HI
, 1890-09-04

lIneuist and conversationalist, and con
sidercd one of the best authorities u"
good form and good reading IN EnRi"umu ~.
Her repose Is most remarkaDIo' Sno
can remain In one position LOT hou,'
and endure complscently and even
gracefully the excuses OF neat, co'o'
dust and glare that disturb whole con-
panies In coach. pavilion or ih.elio,.
IL Is to Miss knollys that tho Prinoessoss
Maud and Victoria owe their peauuiu'
manners and great good sense
Miss Nordhofi, daughter Of Q. @. Noru-
hotf, of Washington, is not friendly 10
the labor unions. Anxious to get out OF
tho beaten track, she determined 70
learn bookbinding In all its branohes,
and for that purpose went TO Lonuon W
apprentice herself to an old hrm. 10.
belon ging to trade union, she iouhu ~
impossible to learn the secrets oil craft
Tho proprietor admitted her, .he man
ager ordered her to bo placed IN tns
folding-room by way OF beginning, anu
the foreman of the shop seemed asreen-
bic and umiable, but her non-memper-
ship proved AN obstacle TO her progress
She returned to America only 10 en-
counter the same difficulties, put MISS
Nord huff 4, made of material that WINS,
She forced an issue by perseverance, anu
persistency, aud is now on the hignway
OF success. Tho art mastered she IN
tends to have an establishment Oh mel
own one OF these days.
, 1890-09-04
The Clever Wifo.
IC...,.,or1

"The best parts pick out the pret-
test women, by preference just now
pretty Americans. Marriage Is the
grand test Of mems opinion, and in
marriage the most cultivated are not
the most successful" The answer
to that jlbe, which one hears pretty
often, and which, though substan-
TALLY false, has a surface truth In 1t,
Is contained in the simple question,
"Why should they be?" The laws
Of nature are not going to be altered
in order that men and women may
know mathematics or anything else
a little better. The desire for beauty
is inherent and indestructible, and
exists, II Darwin may be trusted, In
every sentient thing, If not also In
most of the entities to which
we usually refuse to as
cribe the attribute Of sentence
1t Ii not to be killed out by cultivat-
Ing the brain, though II may be
modified, and is being mod ified
with some rapidlty. We can not
give instances without invidious.
ness, and most of our readers can
supply them for themselves, but,
personal attractiveness being equal
the highest intellectual culture
stands Ia no girls way. We do