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Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Tn. Story Of a New r erk House.

bue StoSy OF q No"
There is in New York upon one OF
the most Fashionable thoroughfares, a
most magnificent house-yea, it Is a
veritable palace-which can never be
looked at by the sentimental woman
without tear coming to her eye, be-
cause Of the story attached to it.
Itwas designed and built by one OF
the richest men in New York-the
heac of an old Dutch fami!y-for the
woman he loved. Throughout the
whole house, which might have been
called "The House Beautiful" were
the colors, furnishings. ornaments and
dainty touches that were the young
brides taste. The ballroom, in which
she expected to trip SO many merry
measures, was walled and sealed In
many colored marbles; but the lover
himself, directed the building OF the
porte cochere under which her carriage
was to roll, so that, stepping out, she
would not be touched by drop of rain
or fake of snow. Everything was
ready; the horses were paving in the
stable waiting for the day to come when
they would carry their new mistress
out; the coachman and the footman had
their big white rosettes at hand to wear
on the wedding day; the house was full
of fragrance, for beautiful flowers were
massed to please the eye of the coming
mistress, and everything seemed to be
in harmony with this loving, thought
full, care; for the sun shone bright, and
it was somebody's wedding day. Yes;
but it wasn't an earthly wedding, for
when, with quick footsteps, her moth
er went to wake the expectant bride,
she found her dead. The last kiss she
had given, had been to her lover the
night before. The last kiss he ever
gave any human being, he gave to her
as she rested In her coffin But he
lives on in the beautiful house and
does, with his great fortune, a deal Of
good, all IN the name of the woman he
loved. The shutters are never opened
in that wonderful house, the carriage
has never been used, no feet have
danced in the ball room; but it and the
solitary man are there as evidences of
the fact that love can SO completely
fill the heart that all life is nothing
without it.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Deep Water Harbor al Caicasieu.

Below We give resolutions adopted By
the county commissioners of johnson
county, Kansas, on deep water har
Dor at Calcasieu Pass:
Whereas, the great want Of the az
ricultural interests of Kansas, as of all
the states between the Mississippi river
and the Rocky mountains, is cheaper
rates Of moving their productions to
the centers Of consumption in the east
ern states, and to European, South
American and other foreign markets
and
Whereas, it is practical to open uT
harbors upon the Gulf of Mexico,
within about six hundred miles of Kan.
sas City, saving one-half the haul by
rail to reach transportation by sea tc
all portions Of the world; and
Whereas, by report Of assistant en-.
gineer, Thomas L. Raymond, Novem.
Der 3Oth, the Calcasieu Pass, now 1G
feet, can be dcepened to 25 feet, and
suitable harbor constructed at cost
in the neighborhood of 5000, 600, and
this report Was fully concurred in by
Captain Fisk, Nov. 10, 1889; there.
fore,
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners of johnson county,
Kansas, that We earnestly and respect
fully petition congress, as measure
of relief to the greatly depressed in
dustrics Of Kansas and other states,
that they appropriate sufficient sum
OF money to open up this or any other
harbor, if any can be found more prac-
ticable at or near the farthest northern
projection of the Gulf of Mexico, be-
tween the two marts of trade, Calves
ton and New Orleans, and as nearly
equldistant as practicable between
these two cities; thereby, as speedily
as possible. affording competing routes
to the sea cost. Believing that such a
measure would be Of greas benefit in
developing the interests alike of the
states west Of the Mississippi, and the
southern states upon the Gulf Of Mex
leo, encouraging capital in investing in
railroads and opening trade and COM
merce to regions now in their infancy
of development.
Resolved, that the clerk of this board
be instructed to forward copies Of these
resolutions to each of the senator's and
representatives of Kansas and Louis
lana, with the request that they be pre-
seutsd to their respective houses Of
congress.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
As the Times predicted, at the crit.

As the Times predicted, at the crit
cal moment of Mr.. Carlislc's race the
Courier-Journal came to the front and
laid down the law. In its issue of Fri
day morning appeared double loaded
leader containing the following: There
is no longer anything but mischief in
further opposition to his nomination,
which is demanded alike by the demo
Gratis of the state and the nation, and
We hope that the gentlemen contesting
the field with him Will see this as clear
ly as everybody else sees it, and will,
without delay, gracefully withdraw in
his favor" Whcreupon there was a
general graceful withdrawfur' and
Carlisle was nominated as soon as the
Courier Journals advice had been we'll
digested When Colonel Waterson
says to Kentuckian ''Do this" he
doeth it.-Kansas City Times.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

Mr.. Blaine has been doing some very
plain talking to members of his party
in Congress about the proposed FEEDER,
al law, so plain that the relations be.
tween the Secretary of State and sever.
al distinguished republican members Of
both House and Senate 'are decidedly
strained and constantly becoming more
so. Mr.. Blaine thinks and does not
hesitate to say that the enactment Of a
Federal election law at this time by the
republican majority in Congress would
be practically committing political sui,
eide; he believes that what would be
gained in the South under such law
would be lost many times over in other
sections of the country and that the re-
publicans would be badly defeated in
the next Presidential election. The
question has also been formally discuss
ed in the Cabinet and two of its mem
bers agree with Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Har-
rison and two others are non-committal,
and the other three favor the enact
ment of such law. In the meantime
it looks very much as if the radical
members of the House proposed to at
tempt to pass bill-the Lodge bill d.
vested of the Australian ballot portion
at the very first opportunity
Whether they will succeed is a quest
ion.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
First publication May 2. 1890
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of an order Of sale issued cut Of the
District court Of Ford county Kansas, wherein
j. B. Watkins was plaintiff and Andrew X. Bull
lock, Maggie E. Bullock, James c. Jones and
Elizabeth Jones were defendants, will on
Monday, June 2, 1890.
at the hour of O'Clock p m, at the front door Of
the building now used as a court house in the city
of Dodge, county of Ford and state Of Kansas, Of
fer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, all the right title and interest
OF the above-named defendants, in and to the fol
county of Ford and state Of Kansas, to-wit:
Lot eight, Of section thiIty-twO 3s and lots 3&4
three and four of section thrty-thre 33 township
twenty-seyen 21 range q twenty-one.
Said property is levied upon as the property Of
the above named defendants, and will be sold with
out appraisement TO satisfy said order Of sale.
SheriIs office, Ford county, Kan, April 0, 1890.
ii. b. BELL. Sheriff.
W.J. Patterson
and At Orneys for plaintiff.
NJ. Symmetrical,
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

PUBLICATION NOTICE.
In the District Court within and for the Coanty of
Ford, in the state Of Kansas.
Southern Kansas Mortgage Company, corpora
ton, Plaintiff.
Thomas Wells, wiford Wells, and unknown heirs
of Grant Wells, Amelia HOingsworth, James
Moore, Emma Moore, Ellen DemIng MOllie
Daugherty, William Pullman, Lou Pullman.
John Daugherty, heirs at law Of Mernervia
Thomas Wells, Wii!ord Wells, and unknown
heirs Of Grant Wells, Amelia Hollingsworth,
James Moore, Emma Moore, Ellen Deming, Molle
Daugherty. William Pullman. Lou Pullman, John
Daugherty, heirs at law Of Mernervia p. Wells,
deceased, will take notice that the Southern
Kansas Mortgage Company, plaintiff did, on the
26th day of April, 1880, file its petition in said
District Court, within and for the County Of Ford,
in the state Of Kansas, against the said Thomas
Wells, Wilford Wells, and unknown heirs of
Grant Wells, Amelia liolingsworth, James
Moore. Emma Moore, Ellen Deming, MOllie
Daugheriy, William Pullman. Lou Pullman. John
Daugherty, heirs ut law Of Mernervia p. Wells,
deceased, defendants. and that the said defend
ants, and each of them, must answer said petition
filed as aforesaid, on or before the 18th day Of
June 1880, or said petition will be taken as true,
and u judgment rendered in said action finding
that the amount DUG on said mortgage together
with the int. rest thereon is fot the sum af six hun.
dred fifty IS650OOl dollars, with interest thereon
at the rate of II per cent per annum from the 1st
day of April, 1887, and for costs of suit: and
further judgment against said defendants Thorn
as Wells. Wilford Wells, and unknown heirs of
Grant Wells, Amelia Hollingsworth, James
Moore, Emma Moore, Ellen Deming. Moflie
Daugherty, William Pullman, Lon Pullman,
John Daugherty, heirs at law Of Mernervia P.
Wells deceased, for the foreclosure OF certain
mortgage upon the following described real es
tate, to-wit: Southeast quarter (lal Of section
No one Il in township No. twenty-scven l21l
south Of range No. twenty-four [2i west Of the
9th principal meridian, containing 16O acres,
living and situated in the County Of Ford, in the
State Of Kansas, and adjudgins that said plaintiff
have the arstlien on said premises. TO the amount
for which Judgment viii be taken as aforesaid,
apprasement, and the proceeds applied to the
pay yHent Of the amount due plaintiff and costs Of
suit: and forever Gai.iIg and fnreclQsing said de-
PENDANTS and each Of them, OF and from all right.
title. estate, interest, property, and equity Of
denption in to said premises or any part there
Of Attest: THOS. LAIlEY, Clerk.
[Scal.l
First publication May end, 1890.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

The Singer Sewing Machine Compa-
ny have recently purchased property on
Broadway, New York, paying therefor
nearly ore million dollars. The price
per foot was slS2, and is the highest
ever paid for land in that city or on
this continent, with one exception. The
ground on which the Equitable Insu-
rance building stands cost 5000 per
foot The Singer is one of the wealth
lest corporations in this country.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
George ". Crane & Cos. failure vii

George W. Crane & Co $. failure will
not, We think, cause the newspaper men
Of western Kansas to quit calling on
congress for irrigation appropriations, on
account Of the tears of regret they shed
Those county clerks and commissioner:
who got per cent on work done fol
their counties and that fellow who was
furnished with second hand linen colors
by his agent will probably shed enough
to keep the hot. winds off this season.
Ingalls, Messenger.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
ORDER OE SALE.
State OF Kansas, Ford county, IS.
Sarah c. Haighf.

Wilbur c. Baker and The Kansas Loan & Trust
Company, Trustee
Br virSue of an Order OF Sale 10 ms directed and
delivered issued out Of the eth Judicia; District
Court OF the State Of Kansas. sitting in and fof
Ford County. viii, on
Tuesday. June 81. A. d. 1880, at The hour
of ? o'cIock D. m Of said day, at the Court Honse
door in Dodge City in the County, and State afo.c-
said. offer at public Sale and sel 10 the highest
biAaer, for cash in hand, the following described
rem property to-wit:
The southeast quarter Of section twenty, town.
ship tweniy-eight south Of range tweEty-four
west of the 9th T. NJ. containing l63 acres more or
less.
DAD property to be sold without cpl raiss ment
commanded by the sa'd order OF sale 10 saiisiy
the demands u the ZANE.
ii. 3. BELL. Sheriff.
Fist qualifications. May q, 1890.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
ADVERTISERS

Should by no means loose
sight of the fact that an adver-
tisement, whether a Ioc local
or a double-colu display ad,
will reach and be read by al
least one-third more people
in the TINES, than if inserted
in any other paper in Ford
County. This being the case,
an advertisement in the TINES
is worth one-third more to the
advertiser, and yet our rates
are as low as the lowest. Be-
fore placing your advertise
ments call and see us. Our
subscription books are always
open for the inspection of ad-
vertisers.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
The Mckinley monstrosity,

The Mckinney monstroslty, by
courtesy called a tariff bill, has been
forced through the House under the
gag law and its party lash. It will
probably 60 through the Senate by the
same means. The democracy are in
good shape to 90 before the county in
the future elections.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

Property owners are hereby notified to
remove all manure piles and other rub
bish from their premises and adjacent al
leys in the city limits before June 1st.
If not attended to by that date will
have it removed at the expense of the
owners.
WAIDO TARBOy. Marshal.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

One fare for round trip to Topeka re-
submission deeting May 90. Tickets on
sale May 10Th. to 22nd. and for return
May 25th.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
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Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Cleveland to the Farmers.


A few weeks ago J. A. Hill, cor
responding secretary of Oak Grove lodge
No. %, farmers alliance, near this city,
wrote to ex-Presldent Cleveland, enclos
ing copy of the declaration of purposes
of the alliance and asking for Mr.. Clevc-
land S views thereon. Following are cop
les of Mr.. Hills letter and Mr.. Cleve-
lands reply;
Hon. Grover Cleveland, New York.
Oak Grove Lodge No. %, Farmers AL.
lance. Steubenville, O., March IRE
spected Sir: May We presume so far upon
your patience as to ask short note from
you in endorsing the principles of the
National Farmers Alliance, of the exist
ence of which YOU are no doubt aware.
and tor which We claim a share of the
fiattering result in Iowa last fall.
inclosc our declaration of purposes
for your consideration, and being, as we
unfortunately arc, the living monuments
OF the evils of prohibitory import duty,
politely termed protective tariff, -
need add that We look to you as the
champion of our cause aud the man of to-
day who had the courage to face defeat
rather than stand in any uncertain pos
ition in the greatest issue of the day.
A few encouraging words from you
will prove wonderful incentive to fur
ther efforts in behalf of our common
cause-tarif reform. Very respectfully
yours, ]. A. HILL.
Corresponding Secretary
MIR CLEyELAND's REPLY
j. A. HILL, Corresponding Secretary.
March 24.-Dear Sir: / have received
your letter accompanied by copy of the
declaration of principles OF the Farmers
Alliance. l see nothing in this declarat-
ion that cannot be fully indolsed by any
man who loves his country, who believes
tina: the object of his government should
be the freedom. prosperity and happiness
OF all cur people and who believes that
justice and fairness to all are necessary
conditions TO its useful administration.
1t has always seemed to me that the
farmers of the country were especially
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
POSTAL LAWS.

1. Any person who takes paper regularly out
Of the pOst-ofice-whetherd directed 10 his name or
whether he has subscribed or motifs responsible
for the payment.
2. Ha person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrearges or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount whether the paper is
taken from the Office or not.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
THE SELECTED DELEGATE.

GROVER CLEVELAND
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

J. II. PHILLIPS, Agt.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23
Rock Island Route.

WALDO TARBoX, Marshal.
Dodge City times., 1890-05-23

In the District Court within and for the County of
Ford in the State of Kansas.
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company,
a corporation, Plaintiff.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-09

and seltzer in front of the blaze that
night he indulged in imaginings that
would have shocked the hard-headed
housekeeper upstairs WORSE, than did her
private electric current the day the bat
terry was overcharged.
Durston had for the noment forgot
ten all about old maids and burglars.
lie was in condition of bodily
and mental repose that drove into
outer darkness all the unpleasant
things of life. Finally the conviction
came upon him slowly that it was time
to go to bed. He fought hard against
the proposition, but there was no escape
for him. Looking at his watch he found
that it was long after one o'clock
Turning out the lights in the library he
| entered his bedroom. He was still in a
state of sleepy contentment. Just as he
was about to put out the gas he was
startled by slight noise that seemed
to come from the cellar. He listened
intently. Five minutes passed, but
there were no further sounds from be-
low. Durston surrounded himself by
perfect darkness and crawled into bed.
But he could not sleep. That unluclky
noise had rendered him feverish. The
thought of burglars had destroyed his
serenity of mind. His revolver lay on a
chair by the bedside, and he kept his
hand on it for some time. The weapon
seemed to whisper to him: "Peace,
Durston; go to sleep, my child. I will
not go off until the burglar comes"
This assurance on the part of the pis-
tol quieted Durston somewhat and he
was beginning to feel very sleepy again
when he heard a light step on the
stairs. There was no mistake about 1t.
After keeping sullenly aloof for years
Durstons burglar had como at last At
first our bachelor felt cold chill creep
ing up his spinal column. Then, as the
burglar carefully stole through the hall
and entered the library, Durston was
astonished to realize that he was lying
in bed with pistol in his hand, house,
breaker in the next room, and that he
was beginning to enjoy the adventure.
The thought flashed through his mind
that even breach-of-promise case might
not be as horrible as he had imagined.
"The reckless fellow seems to think
that there's nobody in the house."
chuckled Durston as he heard his Wis
itor light burner in the library. Then
quietly getting out of bed and stepping
gently to the door Of his bedroom Ours
ton pointed the revolver at small,
dark, rather well-dressed man who stood
in the center of the library looking
about him eagerly.
Put up your hands or I'll send ball
through you," cried Durston sternly.
The dapper little burglar saw at a
glance that his game was up.
Don't do any thing rash" he re-
marked calmly, helping himself to a
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-09
THE OAKS TRAVELS.
a Tree That Grows In Every Portion Of
the United States.

Every kind of tree has an interesting
history in itself. But few trees are
more useful than the oak. 1t produces
comparatively few seeds. Who're it
yields one seed the ash and maple yield
1000, the elm 10000 and many other
trees 100000. The acorn has no pro-
vision made by nature to protect it like
other tree seeds. Many kinds have
wings to float them on the water and
to carry them in the air. The wings of
some are placed in such manner as to
carry the seed by rotary motion Won
derful distance, even in light wind.
The acorn natures without covering
and falls heavily and helplessly to the
ground, to be eaten and trodden upon
by animals, and yet the few which do
escape are well able to compete in the
race for life.
While the elm and maple seeds are
drying upon the surface and hickory
nuts and walnuts waiting to be cracked,
the acorn is at work with its coat off. 1t
drives its tap root into the earth in
spite of grass and brush and litter. Nc
matter if it be shaded by the forest trees
so that the sun can not penetrate, it
will manage to make short stem and
put out few leaves the first season,
enough to keep life in the root, which
will continue to drill deeper and deeper
When age or accident removes the tree
which has overshadowed it, then it will
assert itself Fires may run over the
land, destroying almost every thing
else, the oak may be killed to tho
ground, but it will throw up a new
shoot the next spring, and when oppor-
tunity arrives will make q vigorous
growth in proportion to the strength of
the root, and throw out strong side roots.
After this it will care no more for its
tap root, which has been its one sup
port, than the frog cares for the tail OF
the tadpole after it has got its own legs
The oak has travelled all over tho
country. In the Green mountains and
in the New England forests, among the
pines of Pennsylvania, in the Adiron-
dacks, in Wisconsin and Michigan, ex-
cept in sand, have found oaks. In
Northern Minnesota and Dakota the
oaks grow at the northern limit. IN
Colorado they are found as shrubs
among the pines and Douglas spruces;
in Arizona they grow like hazel bushes
among the heavy-wooded pines; on the
Sierra Nevadas oaks reach far up into
the mountains, and oaks have been found
among the Redwoods on both sides of
the Coast range mountains Wherever
the oak is established it will remain and
advance. Darwin has truly said; "The
oaks are driving the pines to the sands. "
Robert Douglas.