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Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
R0fflAd GuR1H

The author of ~Under the Punkah"
tells an amusing incident Of his life in
India. He had given to q tame mon,
key lump Of sugar inside a corked
bottle. The monkey was of an inquiry
ing mind, and the effort to get at thd
mystery-and the sugar-nearly killed
him. Sometimes, in An impulse of dis,
gust, he would throw the bottle cleaa
out of his reach, and then be distracted
until it was given back to him. Al
other times he would sit with countet
nance of the most intense detection,
contemplating the bottled sugar, and
then, ss if pulling himself together fol
another effort at solution, would stern,
ly take up the problem afresh and gaze
into the bottle. He would tilt it up
one way and try to drink the sugar
through the cork, and then, suddenly
reversing it, try to catch the sugar as
It fell out at the bottom. Under the
impression that he could catch it by
surprise, he kept rapping his teeth
against the glass in futile bites, and,
warming to the pursuit of the revolv-
ing lump, used to tie himself into regu,
lar knots around the bottle. Fits Of
the most ludicrous melancholy would
alternate with these spasms Of furious
speculation, and how the matter would
have ended it is quite impossible to say.
But the monkey got loose one night
and took the bottle with him; and il
has always been . delight to me to
think that whole forestfu1s Of monkeys
have by this time puzzled themselves
into fits over the great problem of bot.
tied sugar,
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

more and read them attentively. They
are the footings-the last unofficial-of
the population Of the city Of Chicago,
taken from the United States Census
Reports Of the years 1s40 and 1890, re-
spectively. Between them lies an In.
terval of only one half century, half
century Of such marvellous growth and
wonderful development as to well nigh
make one doubt the evidences OF his own
senses, and imagine it section OF that
long past age when genii waved magic
wands and palaces like that Of Aladdin
rose to perfection in single night.
Chicago is at present, and for three
years and more to come will be, for that
matter, o cynosure for the eyes Of the
entire civilized world. In 1893 the
Worlds Columbian Fair will be held
there, and all previous international ex-
positions completely eclipsed.
But amid the brilliancY and wonders OF
1t all, the city itself will stand out as the
greatest of all Exhibits" Many pens
are writing accounts Of the rise and
progress Of the famous city, and many
pencils depicting the magnificent work
of her architects and engineers, yet
there seems no danger Of the matter
being soon Overdone, or the interest OF
the public becoming satisfied, much less
cloyed.
Chicago began life as city in 1887. 1t
had population of 4,17O, which, at the
taking Of the sixth national census. in
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three hundred thousand mark and taken
its place among the foremost cities of the
country.
As the great civil war is used as a
point of time from which the most Of our
people date and antedate events, so the
Chicago fire has provided the residents of
the city with starting point from which
all historical occurrences and private ex-
periences are reckoned.
Great in her successes and trium mphs,
Chicago is not to be outdone even in her
miSfortunes.
On the night Of Oct. Sth, 1871, the
kicking of COW overturned lamp in .
stable in the West Division not far from
the river. and kindled the most disas-
trous conflagration of which the annals
of history make mention.
The preceding day the greatest fire in
the history of the city had swept away
several blocks in the West Division. but
this had been lost sight Of and forgotten
in the awful holocaust which ensued on
the sth and 9th.
At midnight Of that dreadful Sunday
the flames leaped across the river and
assailed the commercial quarter Of the
great metropolis. Despite the frantic
efforts OF the brave firemen, Its course
could not be stayed. 1t soon burst all
attempted bonds Of restraint, and, like
an insatiate demon, swept on, through
blocks devoted to squalor, vice, and pow
erty, to the brick and marble palaces
beyond.
So rapid was the march Of the fire
fiend that within two hours long lines Of
magnificent ~fre-proof" buildings had
gone up in fame and smoke, and down
in twisted iron and broken fragments Of
brick and stone. At 3 o'clock the Court
House, with its invaluable records, sue
cumbed to the enemy, the great bell
pealing what seemed q parting knell Is
it went crashing down.
From this moment the city was DOOM
ed. The fire swept on, crossed the river
to the northwsrd. and devastated the
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
1910, was found to have increased to
l3Q or ahOnt i'm a voar


ls4c. was found TO have increased to
4'4T9, or ABOUT lOo year;
In the nity years wnicn nave elapsed
since the latter oate, IL mas douoieo eight
tmes, ana ieit margin OF ABOUT So'oOo
Desldes. iakng TINS Item into account,
It's people nave oouDieo every SIX years
since lS4O. Inls edvencem nt oy geo
metrlcai progression 10y muitipncation
rather than addition) oreaks al the rec
ords OF the world, and discounts the
widest dreams OF AL the entnuaastic
oubole-oiowers ana boomers VINO In the
past have predicted her mighty future.
chicago ie now the arst city OF the
nation In point Of area, the second IN the
matter OF population, ana the third In
nothing OF Importance.
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MUSICAL.

There seems to bs little going on
in musical circles of late, but there
is much talk, among musical people,
of the marvellous cure Of Miss B,
the high contralto singer, who has
long suffered from 4 severe thru
or bronchial affection, superindnfe
by Catarrh in the Head, and w I
has been perfectly cured by
use of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Renee
coupled with the use of DR.. PiercY J
Golden Medical Discovery. FX
all bronchial, throat and lung aFct
tions, and lingering coughs, it is an
unequaled remedy. When compiit
Gated with Chronic Nasal Catarrh4
its use should be coupled with sad
use Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh KeneGY'
OF ali druggists.
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and block fort erected, and named
Fort Dearborn, after Gen. Henry Dear


Fort Dearborn, after Gen. Henry Dear
born.
The same year came John Kinzie, IN
Indian trader from st. Joseph, on ths
Michigan side of the lake. He pur-
chased and repaired the old cabin of Au
Sable. residing there with his family.
Upon the breaking out Of the war with
England in 1912 the indians took to the
war-path, and through their usual
treachery succeeded in msssacring over
fifty people at Chicago, including q num-
Der of women and children.
In 1916 the fort was rebuilt, and occu-
pied for twenty-one years. It was de-
molished in 1856.
A number of people are still living in
Chicago who were there when It was in
corpOrated as a city in 1887, and there
are few much older residents.
@Old settlers picnics" are annually
held. There one may hear many anus
ing and startling stories of the olden
time 1t seems incredible, but it is true,
that within the memory Of men now liv-
ing in Chicago. where stately build
ings now stand, wild animals were
hunted and shot. In the early
days the prairies were infested
with wolves, and wolf hunts upon ground
now covered with fine residences are
prominent among the memories Of the
early settlers.
From 1910 the growth Of the city was
steady and rapid. In 1850 it contained
29, 1868 people, which, in the next decade,
had become 1O9, ,2o6. The war proved a
great stimulus to Chicago, not only add
ing to its population but vastly increas-
ing its manufactures and commercial
Importance. In 1870 it had passed the
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kind, the entire effect being In no sensst
striking. Tho Chicago Of 1890 is thel
finest-built city Of America, and, many
well-informed people say, Of the world.
Progress and improvement is now
more than ever before the watchWord.
Buildings TO which the Chicagoan point
ed with pride dozen years ago are nowl
being torn down, to be replaced with
magnificent structures Of from twelve to-
sixteen stories in height.
In many regards Chicago leads all.
competitors Its manufactures are
enormous. It is the greatest grain, cat,
tie, hog, cured meat, and lumber market
in the world. As a railroad center 1t has
no rival on the globe. Its system of
parks and driveways leads those Of the
entire earth.
It has one great advantage over the
older cities. This IL unlimited space,
which enables industrious and thrifty
workers Of all kinds to possess houses Of
their own. The city ct present includes
ia square miles within its limits and
bids fair to extend them before many
years have passed BY.
To enumerate the remarkable institu-
tions Of the Chicago Of to-day, with its
1,100, 900 people, would require volume
OF . long series Of articles. After al, writ
iusconveys but q poor idea Of the situation.
To fully appreciate or even realize the
immersity and grandeur Of the city by
the lake. it must be visited by all who
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III, Assessed Valuation of the Goat.

McCorkle (the newly appointed real
estate assessor on his rounds )-There,
Misthur O'Toole, Owe put in the
primises at $40 q phut front and the
goat ct $40.
O'Toole-Phat the divil hev yez to
do wild the goat2 He isn't rale istate.
McCorkle-Oh, he isn't, isn't he
Don't yez attimpt to interfere wild
me dooties, Misthur O'Toole. Oh hev
the law an Oh know me bizless. Me
Instructions is to 'assiss at fair val
uation al rale property boundin' and
abuttin' on both sides sv the strate.
Olive been watchin' the baste, an it's
many . time hev Oh seen i'm a bound
in and buttin' on both sides av the
strate. It will be tin dollars, Misthur
OToole,
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section lying along the iaKe 1Or olS-
lance of two and half miles
As spectacle, it was, beyond doubt,
the grandest as well as the most appal-
ling ever presented to the eyes Of mortal.
From an elevated position the appear
ance was that Of . huge sea Of flame,
sweeping In vast breakers and btllows
over the doomed city. A square Of
substantial buildings would be submerged
like q child's tiny heap Of sand upon
the beach Of the ocean. Often the de-
vouring element seemed to the horrifed
spectators to take personal form, and
sweep mockingiy down upon piles Of
massive marble, which seemed to disap-
peor in the twinkling Of an eye.
Including streets, IN area Of three and
. third square miles WAS burned over.
The number of buildings destroyed was
more than 1900, while 100, 900 people
were rendered homeless. About zoo
persons lost their lives. It Is estimated
that the actual property loss, not ipclud-
ing depreciation Of real estste or delay
ing OF business, amounted to nearly
500, ,O00, 900, upon which comparatively
little insurance was recovered.
So remarkable is the energy Of the
people Of the Garden City, that business
was not long interrupted. Residences
were turned into stores, wooden build
ings we're extemporized. and before the
first snow of winter had fallen trade
began to assume something Of its wonted
proportions. About three years later.
July II, 1874, another great 6re swept
over the devoted city, destroying sixty
acres, or eighteen blocks, in the heart OF
the citv and ahont e. 600 600 of nroDeYty.
Over 600 houses we're consumed. but
most of them were wooden shanties Of the
poorer classes
The great fire. ruined thousands Of
people, and broke up and forever de-
stroyed no end Of happy homes So far
- the city was concerned. however, i
proved . substantial benefit The CHI
cago q ante-dre days contained mna1
handsons snd costly bundinOA lat ~
were 6tersDegss1 y1eh eeAape0 . ~
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
Its Tail in the Air.
CHICAGO, Ill.

Yes, a tree is an underground crea
ture. with its tail in the air. All it,
intelligence is in its roots. Think
what sagacity it shows in its search
after food and drink. Somehow or
other, the rootlets, which are its tenta-
cles, find out that there Is brook at q
moderate distance from the trunk of
the tree, and they make for it with all
their might. They find every crack in
the rocks where there ara q few grains
of the nourishing substance they care
for and insinuate themselves into its
deepest recesses. When spring and
summer come they let their tails grow,
and delight in whisking them about in
the wind, or letting them be whisked
about by it; for these tails are poor.
passive things, with very little will of
their own and bend in whatever dirAo-
ton the wind chooses to make them,
The leaves make a good deal of noise
whispering. have sometimes thought
I could understand them as they talked
with each other, and that they seemed
to think they made the wind as they
wagged forward and back. Remem-
ber what I say. The next time you
see tree waving in the wind, recol-
lect that it is the tail of great under
ground many-armed, polypus-like
creature which is as proud of its caudal
appendage. especially in summer time,
as a peacock of his gorgeous e1panse
of plumsge.
Do you think there is anything so
very odd about this idea? Once get it
well into your heads and you will find
it renders the landscape wonderfully y
interesting. There are as many kinds
of tree tails Is there are of tails to
dogs and other quadrupeds. Study
them as Daddy Gilpin studied them in
his Forest Scenery" but don't forget
that they are only the appendage Of
the underground vegetable polypus,
the true organism to which they be-
long.-Oliuer Wendell Holmes, in thu
atlantic.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

nbaRA u petnt Of visw. re
mule csQN - intertiswed, No de1Ath 10,
would dSclars ~ teanstsr decidedly
obStilate.
Ceek ANY thing else, madam. ! eauI'
show VOC SHINE great bargains in ham!
0pcks, put down to half price on acs
count Of the lateness of the season.
They age fine goods, double strength,
and Wi1 come handy next summer j.
7ou k1ow.r
~Efperisnced Matron "0h, the ordin--
ary kind win do for my daughesr next
suAmsf, She's to be married Christ
mas.
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His Forethought Came Afterwara.

Dashley-I was grossly insulted on
the street car the other day by big
overgrown bully who crowded me.
Cashley-Is that 80? Did you resent
the insult?
Dashley-No, I took it calmly. I
wasn't angry at the time; but / got
pretty mad about it the next day.
Cashley-Why?
Cashley-Well, I thought of splen-
did repartee that I might have sprung
on him if I'd only thought of it ct the
time. When I realized that it was
twenty-four hours too late felt pretty
mad, I can tell you.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

Little Johnny's father had been elect
cd commander of the grand army post
-an honor of which he had a good
reason 70 BE- prohd. johnny could NOT
conceal his esnltation when he heard
the news, "oh papa, ! m so glad you've
got to be commaisder!' he said.
"Thank you" said his father. But
can you tell me, my SON, why you arg
50 glad? "Cause you'll have soldiers
at your funeraly' Said Jehnny.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
WHAT CURES7 2

editorial Difference OF Cpiaiea On IN I'm
portAnt Subject.
What "a the force that Gusts disease; ana
which 10 the most convenient apparatus TT
Supplying I'll How far II the regular phySi
clan useful TO VI because We believe in him
and how far are his pills and powders and
tonics only the material representatives d
his personal influence ON our healthi
The regular doctors cure; the hom0p0tAA
doctors cure; the HahnemanniteS curej end
80 do the faith cures aud the mind cures
and the so-called Christian scientists, and
the four dollar -and-a-hAf advertising itin
Grants, and the patent medicine men. They
all hit, and they all miss, and the great
Idi6erenoe-one great difference-in the re-
suit Is that when the regular doctors lose a
patient no one grumbles, and when the trreg
tular doctors lose one the community stands
lon end and hoWlA-Rocheeter Union and
Advertiser.
Nature cures, but nature can be aidei
hindered or defeated in the curative pro
cess. And the Commercials contention is
that it is the part of rational beings to seek
and trust the advice Of men Of good charac
ter who have studied the human system and
learned, as far as modern science lights the
way, how far they can aid nature and how
they can best avoid obstructing her.-Buf
falo Commercial.
1t is not our purpose to consider the evils
that result from employing the unscrupu
lous, the ignorant, charlatans and auacks t.
prescribe for the maladies that a1ict the
human family. We simply declare that thu
physician who knows something 10 better
than the physician who knows nothing, Of
very little indeed about the structure and tht
conditions Of the human system. OF cours,
''he does not know it all ll"-Rochester Morn
ing Herald.
have used Warmers Safe Cure and bu
for its timely use would have been, veril,
believe, in my grave from what the doctor.
termed Bright's Disease.-D. F. Shriner
senior Editor Scioto Gazette, Chillicothe
Ohio, in letter dated June 80, 1890.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

In an open boat, he exclaimed: .Already
I see the countless millions who viii
some time inhabit these fertile valleys. .
Perhaps something Of prophstic vision
was given him, and he 1aw plcture Of
vhst tho swampy morass about him
you'd b at the end Of two csnturiss Of
time.
In 1900, Illinois and Indiana ware or
Sanized together into tho Indian Terri
tory, with. Tie sat of auvernnsnt ct
Vinceanss, Ind. In lool 8 fruaf3w nifi-
taEy poes va eetahliGlo1 . 6k1ca6o,
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
What Aade It So Ts.chips.

~Yes, said the Colonel, Il saw poor
Bradley about five minutes after the
tree fell on him. Now, there was man
cut off in his prime with everything to
make life enjoyable. He had wife
who adored him, the prettiest little
boy I ever saw, pointer dog worth
ELS ct the least, and what makes his
untimely end moro touching, We found
In his pocket bottle Of some Of the
finest whisky I sver tasted in my life.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
InspirAt10n Gone.

Friend-How are you succeeding at
your joke writing. Somberliep
Somberlie (the humorist) Very
well, but I am afraid I sha'n't continue
long 20.
why notf"
well, you see, it's Just this way.
I write my best Jokes when Tn feeling
hluest, when my manuscripts are re-
turned, for instance; but now the ed
itors accept my jokes 50 readily that I
don't feal blue enough to write more. ?
-Yankee Blade.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
ABLES Of sta.

&AD h1AS "a
ltistics have come
to be regarded,
and very proper
ly it would seem,
as the driest OF
all reading mat
ter. II any OF
our readers, how
ever, in obedi-
|ence to . custom
which has as
sumed the force
of habit, have
! skipped" til e
two lines Of fig
ures given above
and designed as
q text, or more
properly theme,
for the present
article, they will
do well to look
than 0vor once
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

Amy ION railway trainSThe build.
ers Of this road evidently do not cates.
70 honeymoon traffic,
Nabel-What &C y'ou mean?'
"They haven't . tunnel tho wholes
lenbte Of It."
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
Habituei Ccstfveness

e,u,,ea lerangepacut of the ent1s eysteH
- be~et. disea scs that ars ,iazcxdcnS 70 iies
Persons of ccstive habit are subject to Aeadrf
achs- Defectivs Mensry, Gloomy EoTeooe-
in1r- Nervousnes>, Eevers, DfosrsnesS' A,r,-
~ T.wner nd other syui Ptcrns, IshssA
Inists the safzerer for busines, or ss srecsot@
sssoeistions. Regular habit Of body a.ons
can correct these evils. and no.mnf .,is;,-, o.,
Tntt's Fiiis, BY their use not only u .he
eystem renovsted. bue1n consequences :, .ls
Earmonieus changes thus creaiea, ,ae
nervndee = feeling of satisfaction; she MI
III SrnIfies perforns their nanctisne WIN
vivacity. and there is an s1hii.r.t,on st
4ind and body and perfect heart ease 'A~
Sospsaks the full enjoymeas Oh ne
- 80 DILL
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
The Ladies' Delighted.

Tho pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which the ladies may use the liquid
fruit laxative, Syrup Of Figs, under all CON
ditions make it their favorite remedy. 1t is
pleasing to the eye and to the taste, gentle.
get effectual in acting on the kidneys, liver
and bowels.
"Nhy is the Indian used a. a sign for
cigar stores? ;, asked Climax, as he
watched Dakrey lighting the cheroot
Just given him.
II don't know-one in front-of-the
store-where-you bnught this?,.
Eyes"
"Possibly it means then-if you try
70 smoke-them you'll feel savage,
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

IN the combined fegsfer Of tho
First Presbyterian Church Of Morris
town, N. j., now being published, Is
recorded the death Of . negro servant
Of DR.. John Johnas, aGsd 81 yearst
Enlightened to death byahosts-"
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
ne Law An Rieht

Mr.. Snaggs-Just look ct the way
the law works. II . man loses . leg
or an arm in . railway sccident, he
can often get $15, 900 or &c, 900 dam
aees. but if he loses his LIE his widow
can't collect over 5000.
Mrs. SnAgg (reAectively y)-That IL
enough. Any widow with 5000 in
hank oan easily get another husband.
-0ood Nears.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

A LEWISTON, Maine. gentleman is
an1iously looking up an heirloom In the
shape Of an old Bible, printed with
German text and brought over by his
Dutch ancestors. II was in the possess
sion of an uncle who had lately died.
Among the gentleman's earliest remem-
!braaces is that Of . curiosity-seeker
who oncs tried to buy the much-prized
Bible from his mother. She refused to
part With ii ct any price. Thereupon
tho stranger had the audaoity coolly to
cut off fragment Of the leather cover
as relic. Hastily snatching 1t from
him she exclaimed. hsughtily, Il an
able to keen it. sir!'
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

Autumn Banter-~Y on want to comes
off," said the wind to the maple leafl,,,
IAN right; I'm just getting ready" an
sUered the leaf.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

ONE of the wonders Of California is q
feat of engineering which has never yet
been described in any book, and is but
little known outside the neighborhood
in which II II situated. In Sonora
County, near the Pacific coast, may be
seen an actual railroad bed in the tree
tops. Between the Clipper Mills and
Stuart Point, where the road crosses q
deep ravine, the trees are sawed off OF
a level With the surrounding hills, and
the timbers and ties are laid on the
stumps In the center Of the ravine
two huge redwood trees, standing side
by side, form tho most substantial
,upport.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
A HOLE ton feet in circumference Cd.

A HOLE ton feet in circumference sp.
keared In Oconee County, Ga, during
the great earthquake In 1885. II is full
of water, and there has long been talk
about its depth, but no soundings were
taken until . few days ago. Then rope
200 feet long was put down, but it
failed to touch bottom, and now there
are persons who declare that "the hole
extends into the bowels Of the earth"
It is proposed tc take . second sound
ing in the near future.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

IT was predicted 81 NE Zmssos's.
MANUFACTURER. RsSlroad 0asssss' and
MANY other elass journals Avs years.
aeo that the TssulS q lsbering mons
unions would be IN ensaaavs and de-
tfensive alliance on the p9t Of great
firms and corporations. The prediction
has come true, and there is NO sort Of
doubt that all the prominent railroad
men have organized. and that iron men
shoe men and other manufacturers afS
quietly banding togsthr Sor mutual
protection.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

He that labors may be tempted by
one devil; but he that is idle is tempted,
by thousand.
Grocer Don't buy any more bar.
rels of apples from that farmer. -
Clerk every well sir. Why? Doesnr'
he put the large apples on top and the
| little ones at the bottom?" Grocer
"Yss; but he forgets to indicate
which is the top, and that's three times
I've opened the bottom to show thd
customer.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

p noaey could be box1owe.! essilv
= lsodh1o tbe world vgnA 10 t.i.cf
so1nd ahslk1e1 psa11e
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

If you undertake to hire people to be-;
good, they will quit as scon as the pay.
stops.
Dodge City times., 1890-11-14

IT is very rarely that rum accom-
plishes any good, but it is fact that the
cause Of Justice has been promoted by
the use Of rum. A man who murdered
a policeman, in Scranton, Pa, eluded
the vigilance Of scores Of detectives who
were on the search. A few days since.
at Sunbury, Pa, he got drunk, COM
,nitted an assault, was arrested, and,
while in court, WAS identified.