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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
Girls Reared in Cares.

United States Consul Griffin, stationed
at Sydney, N. s. w., tells a remarkable
custom Of the inhabitants Of New Britain
as follows:
1.-The inhabitants, it is said by Wallace,
have a peculiar custom of combining their
girls in cages until they are old enough
to be married. The custom is said to be
peculiar to the people of New Britain.
The cages are made of the palm tree, and
the girls are put into them when 2 or 8
years of age The Rev. George Brown,
established Wesleyan mission in New
Britain in 1876, and learned from him
that these cages are built inside of the
houses and that the girls are never al
lowed to leave the house under any cir
cumstances. The houses are closely
fenced in with sort of wicker work
made of reeds. Ventilation under the
circumstances is rendered difficult. The
girls are said to grow up strong and
healthful in spite of these disadvantages
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
non which a huge japanese green f

upon which huge japanese green frog
hseps guard over the gong. This is only
Q panel of the picture, for the completion
a which you must look through the open
door into an. luminous little chamber
covered with soft wash of lemon vel
low, which is relieved by trio of sombre
seohings, gems by Whistler, by Monks,
and by Short. By the way. my friend
hewailed the hopelessness of any attempt
0.place the average exhibition picture.
Few pictures, alas!" sighed he, ARE
painted from decorative point of view.
Even among etchers there is little work
that can be placed in room so pure.
Japanese fans in gold, and in lemon
green, help to finish an original interior,
Which is completed by another little
swinging lantern and little cabinet.
From the antechamber we passed
through an open door into large draw
ing-room, of the same soft lemon yellow
hue. Tho blinds were down, the rain
Esigned without, and yet you would have
thought that the sun was in the room.
The accompanying drawings will explain
the arrangement Of the simple furniture,
and the lovely little etchings, the jap
anese fans. andsplendid cloths which are
used to drape inharmonious chairs and
tables. Here let me pause in my descrip
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
The Pony.

The pony is the horse of hardships.
says a horseman in an exchange, and
one that has sprung from some poor
country where he has ever been purely
the child of neglect, he and all the pre-
decessors of his race. In rich country,
like the horse regions of Kentucky. for
instance, his pony characteristics would
invariably run out in the course of few
generations. He is not a distinct strain,
as many would seem to suppose. He
doubtless sprang originally from as good
q strain of horses as the world knew of
at the time, and his present reduced siza
and characteristic toughness have re-
suited, unquestionably, from local cir
rrimStanceS.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
GOOD SHORT STORIES.


A Contract fcy . Winters isOard
There are number of the older resi-.
dents of St Paul who remember Nous
tache, an original river character, whs
was also familiar figure in all the river
towns between st. Paul and st. Louis
No one, however, knex him by any other
name than Moustache. He was a RATS
man by profession and a fighter by in
stinct Though weighing but $50 pounds,
for number of years, between 1868 and
1873. he was called the best man on the
upper Mississippi. His last trip for the
season left him stranded in Muscatine,
Iowa, late one fall, says the st. Paul
Pioneer Press 1t was possible for him
to work his way up to the pineries on
some steamboat. but Moustache decided
to play the gentleman for one winter, at
least, and accordingly sought out Ger
man hotel proprietor and stated his case !:
-Iwanr to board with you this winter,
he said, but l can not pay you by the
week.
well, how will you pay me-" inquired
the Boniface.
I'll tell yer what I'll do, an my word
is ginerally good wild de boys; I'll board
wild you all winter, take &c with Of red
Ticker per week. and pay you when the
RATS come up from down the river in
the spring"
Well. dot ish all right ash var ash I gan
see, replied the German.
On this basis Moustache put in num-
Der of months with the German, en-
livened a few times by fight between
the raftsman and some local bully OBJ
jectionab.e to the house. Thus Nous
tache made himself solid with the board
ing boss. Spring sprung. One day the
greasy blotter and called Moustache up
to the bar to help audit the account.
Let me zee, he said you hat been
here Won, doc, tree, YOUR monts und
halluf dot makes owit eighdeen, nine
deem weeks, and it: Now den. de poard
makes owit feefty-seven tollars, ind doc
tollars per week for bulge; dot makes
owit in all ninety-five tollar. Now, ven
you hay me:"
"Oh, I'll pay just as said I would"
said Moustache. You remember how
that was"
Il think do
"Yes, l said I'd pay when the RATS come
up from down the river.
~Yaw: der RATS ish going by now,
sffery tay."
Those RATS are going downstream.
I'm waiting, same as you are, fer the
RATS to come up the river. See!"
There must have been compromise
on this bill. At any rate, tine German
used to tell the story quite gleefully up
to the day of his death in 1888
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
"GIVE AND TAKE"
An Afternoon Dialogue Between Two Sons
of Rest.

A good deal of chaff has been INDUCED
in by the Hartford public generally since
the advent of ala grippe" says the Times.
Although the epidemic has been universal
and the immediate cause of number Of
deaths, jokes still seem to fly about COLI
corning the disease. A laughable incident
occurred at the corner of Main and Pearl
streets on Saturday afternoon. There
was a crowd of laborers waiting in all the
drizZle for some one to come along and
give them job, when the following little
conversation took place between new
arrival and one who had been standing on
the corner for some time:
''HellO, Dan; how are ye?'
s'Oh, purity well; but Eve the divirs
own stiff back!''
"Ha, ha," responded the other, ''it's q
sure mark ov the grup! an I'll tell yes
that you'll be after findin' it harder work
to get home, than yes dOin' now if it gifts
down to your shanks. Why, man, while
I'm lookin' at We, yes dOublin' up just
the same as half moon; only when you'll
git to that beautiful shape you'll not be
the illigant lookin' man We are now. 1is,
90 home and take tin grains of coinine
with pint of water"
Of course there was a general laugh at
Dams expense, and as the latter moved
backwards and forwards, he finally looked
up and said:
.sFaith. Pete, if there liver was Twin
picter ov McGinty, it's yourself that's the
imige Ov him. Yes face has all the rutdi-
ments Ov that classical gintlemen, only
yes SIGH dang liar that livery time We
opens yes mouth to speak a word yes red
hair trimbles with terrier, and the raisOn
is that livery word ye says is bigger lie
than the last one. I'm tOwld by good,
honest min. that ut one time We had fine
head of black hair, but yer continooal
hard work lying has turned it to the i'll
giant brick color it ISL
There was grand shifting of pipes, a
word or two for the benefit OF McGinty's
representative, when the dialogue was
broken off by an expressnan, who drove
up to the curb and shouted:
.COme, Dan, stop your internal yawp,
and get into the wagon; want you"
There's moment or two for fun al
ways to be enjoyed when, on doubtful
day, the honest sons of toll find outdoor
work interfered with, and so cOngregate
on the public corners for an interchange of
news. There is also a liberal scattering
of 'give and take'' between these ever
witty fellows that is rich and enjoyable.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27

dies IS sold under such trying conditions; no
ordinary remedy could sustain itself under
such plan of sale.
For all chronic or lingering Coughs, Weak
Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Short
ness Of Breath, Asthma, aud kindred all
ments, it Is most potent remedy. While il
cures these diseases it also cleanses the blood,
lnvigorates the liver, improves digestion, and
builds up both flesh and strength. Contains
no alcohol to inebriate, no sugar or syrup to
sour or ferment in the stomach and inter-
fere with digestion 1t is a concentrated,
fluid, vegetable extract. Dose small and
pleasant to taste. 1t stands alone i'm the field
Of medicine, and is as peculiar in its won
derful curative effects as in its composition.
Therefore, don't be fooled into taking some
thing recommended as Just as goods Bear
In mind, its the only Liver, Blood and Lung
Remedy possessed Of such transcendent
curative properties as to warrant its manu.
facturers in selling it under printed GER
tificate of guarantee, which wraps every
bottle. WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, Proprietors, 66S Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
ART ON THE WALLS.
tHHW FAxcIEs IN INTERIOR DECO
RATIONs AND FURNISHINGS.

How the Wall Painting May Give Your
Guests . Fine Compiler -Combina-
>taons Of Form and Color-Ths japanese
Fan and Oriental Draperies.
Especial New York Correspondence
There is even something new in house
hold art. This week l found myself
wandering up town to see an old frieno
who disdains to leave Gotham to freeze
Il the seaside; and in his own cool par
lou lives delightful days and sleeps
through delicious nights Of ethereal cool
pess. Be it never SO dark without there
b forever sweetness and light within his
walls.
Imagine walls and ceiling of lovely
lilac hue, from which hangs wlerd
Japanese lantern. On your left, stand
ing under the screened window, Is
round table clothed with rich Japanese
cover, with dragons and strange hsh ana
birds woven into the fabric. Upon this
cover lie japanese card-tray anda Jap
snese box. The floor is covered with
simple cloth of black and white squares
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
fdhM xores

Barley Is our only grain Of which thu
home product i not equal to the demand
The deficiency is chiefly supplied by i'm
portations from Canada
Kerosene applications to the skin q
animals, as remedies for lice and skft
ailments, is too severe. One gill Of kero
sene added to a quart of cotton seed OF
Is better.
The most effectual way for determin
ing the requirements Of a soil for thu
production of any particular crop % Il
test the question with different kinds
and combinations of manures.
The money expended ON roads, if prop
erly applied, will save wear and depre
citation of wagons Many good horses
are annually killed or foundefed by bad
roads. A road cannot be m ade too good
for travel.
The cheapest and best preparations foz
dipping the bottoms of wooden fenos
posts in to preserve them, is oil of tar o.
creosote oil heated to gig degrees, dip.
ping the post long enough for thorough
surface saturation. Coal tar or petro-
leum is the cheapest.
Every farmer should raise pigs and
cure his bacon. There is no meat equal
to that produced at home. You VIM Il
least know what you are eating, which
is valuable point in favor Of home
raised meat, As only healthy, thrifty
stock will be used for the home supply.
1t is not thought to make much diff
ference whether hogs akin is clean or
not, Judging from general custom in
feeding. But this is contrary to fact,
for it has been amply demonstrated that
an animal with clean skin does not con-
sumo as much as one not kept clean,
and gives a better return for the food
eaten.
This thing of feeding for an extra
quality of pork Is no new thing. The
swineherds of the ancient Greek and
Roman provinces useo all diligence to
tempt the appetites Of the nobility with
tender and juicy pork. The rich, then
as now. had more of a longing for the
choice meats than they had for the nc
quaintance of the producer.
Asarule. it is true economy to produce
and manufacture rything as near as
possible to the place of its consumption.
The man who grows on the farm all he
consumes on it, saves double transpor-
tation-the hauling home what he buys,
and the hauling to market what he soils
to pay for it. These two items Of cost
make all the difference between success
full and unsuccessful farming
a writer in the New York Tribune
gives valuable hint, which is worthy
trial. He destroys nOxious weeds by
pouring crude carbolic acid into the
heart of the plant" which probably
means the crown" Of the plant. DAN
delions treated in this manner were
killed down foot below the surface. 1t
is probable that any kind Of acid will
answer, especially the sulphuric and nu-
riatic. He claims it is easier than Dig
ging out weeds. Thistles may be Grad
lated in this manner
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
r.,,.,.a IN. Es,,or,., Heart.

Knox County (Neb.) Democrat: We de.
sire to return thanks to our esteemed
friend. Isaac Davidson, of Armstrong, for
a fat goose for our Christmas dinner.
And last but not least comes our ex-v1r-
ginia friend. A. Moran, on publication
day with magnificent turkey. Gentle
men, we apprehend your contributions
financially at their market value; but over
ali. the kindly spirit, the fellowship, the
ssBon Ami" lsaac Davidson is the worthy
supervisor and leading farmer Of Bohemia
township good. square type Of the En-
ulisb farmer, Amcricanized. Mr.. Moran,
Canadian born, virginian by experience,
a Ncbraskan by choice. A pair Of Gentle.
uen. Our best citizens.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
"TAKEN IN,

~ used often to read the newspaper aloud
to my wife, said Bert Robinson, "and once
was fairly taken in by patent medicine
advertisement. The seductive paragraph
began with a modest account OF the sea-
serpent, but ended by setting forth the yir-
tues of DR.. Perce's Golden Medical Discoy-
cry, which, it was alleged, was a sure cure
for all Bronchial, Throat and Lung troubles,
and would even cure Consumption, il taken
in time. The way was taken in was this:
had lung disease, and bought bottle
Of the remedy: l was a stranger to it, and it
took me in-and cured me-" Robinson's
experience is identical with that of thou
sands of Others. So true is this, that after
witnessing, for many years, the marvellous
cures of Bronchial, Throat and Lung affec-
lions wrought by this wonderful remedy, its
manufacturers feel warranted in selling it
as they are doing, through druggists, under
positive guarantee that, if taken in time
and given fair trial, it will relieve or cure
in every case, or money paid for it will be
refunded No other remedy for such mala-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
Tho Speed of Fowl.

A canvas-back duck flies at an habitual
rate of 80 miles per hour. which is in
creased in emergency to 100. The NAL
lard has a flight of 4s miles an hour :; the
black duck, pin-tail, widgeon, and wood
duck cannot do much better. The blue
wing and green-wing teals can do 100
miles an hour and take it easy. The red
head can fly all day at 90 miles per hour.
The gadwall can do 90 miles The flight
of the wild goose is 100 miles per hour.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
FASHION IN LAMPS.

Nsw and Artistic Designs in Lamps and
Standards.
Designs in glass and bronze vie with
each other nowadays to produce some
thing new and more than ever pleasing
in parlor and study lamps. TELESCOPES
and floor lamps are made in wrought
iron and brass, in brass only, and in deli
cately painted china. Some open up to
twenty feet. They have come into use
this year good deal. No well regulated
household can be without a floor lamp.
These lamps are now a fixture, and the
price goes up from . moderate sum t.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
HOUSEHOLD ORNAMENTS.

Tho figure Of celestial criminal with.
~ in the coils of grotesque looking
Aplphin form . new window ornamenk
The bronze PROV of an Indian dhow,
9th . yard-trimned mast, having .
49, thermometer inserted, makes q hand
0ome wall ornament.
Ths furocious head of bull dog, with
d1stsnded eyes and holding m his meuth
Ai1ver-plated bar from which hat peg
Uukude, i queer addition to han
nRniture.
Undcubtedly the most novel lamp ped-
Genl produced this seasouis taQ colunn
amt elas Stimulating the E6A Tower.
- baoe = formed By . series a hsssas1
m1IHonA
Nsfehfy, but wy aatsactfvs. ips oeEd
p Ies.4ee = s9--e =
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27
Hot Water and Dyspepsia.

Another hydriatic method, which acts
by removing the cause of disturbance, is
the slipping of hot water an hour before
meals, in dyspepsia, writes DIR. S. Baruch,
in the Time and Register. The hotwater
craze, which now has taken firm hold
upon the lay public, is but the legitimate
outcome of a valuable therapeutic applica-
ton of water, whose simplicity commends
1t at once to the Judgment of the inrelli-
gent physician. Brought into prominence
By DR.. Salisbury, who committed the er-
rOr of most enthusiasts of regarding it as
4 panacea for most diseases, it has now
been adopted by the profession as a most
valuable agent in many gastric troubles.
By removing the process of fermentation,
by cleansing the mucous membrane Of
mucous, it restores tone and vigOr to the
gastric lining, and enables the natural
forces to come into play. 1t is important
to observe strict compliance with the rule
laid down by the originator, viz: that the
water shoald he slipped as hot as possible,
and that an hour should elapse before a
meal is taken. Examples of failures due
to neglect of this rule are numerous in the
experience of all medical men.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27

F. H. Swords, a banker of London, sat
ing a newspaper, says the Philadelphia
Press. Suddenly he pointed to a para
graph in the latter and said:
''Listen to this statement: THE Van
derbilt estate is now calculated to be
worth at least $500, zoo, 0OO.'" Mr..
Swords folded his paper, and. leaning
back in the chair, continued: sOf course
l do not know whether this statement is
true, but saw it published in the Stan
dard several weeks ago.
'sThe sum seemed SO enormous that l
spent quite a while in calculating the
physical proportions of that number of
silver dollars. Here is little slip in nv
wallet here that may give you some idea.
If Adam, when he first looked around in
the Garden of Eden, say 5000 years ago,
had been met by Satan and had been EN-
ployed by him at regular salary of $780,
600 per annum and his board and clothes.
and If Adam had carefully laid his silver
dollars away in barrels each year, and
had lived to the present time, he would
now have $500, O00, 900. Again, if q man
born in the Christian era, 1890 years ago,
had lived and been steadily employed at a
salary of $4,000 per month, S443 per
day, and his living expenses besides, and
had saved every dollar of it, he would not
to-day have $500, 0OO, 900.
s'If 1t were necessary to transport this
number of silver dollars it would require
$50 freight care, each of q capacity Of
twenty tons. If these cars were put into
one train it would be more than four miles
long. If it were possible for 800, 900, 900
silver dollars to be laid on the ground in
q straight line, with edges touching each
other the whole distance, the line would
reach further than from LONDON across
the Atlantic ocean and over the North
American continent to San Francisco. A
sidewalk of 100000 silver dollars
could be laid 6 feet wide and more than
fifteen miles long. II SOC, 600, 900 dollars
were laid one on top of the other they
would make q column AS miles high. II
taken down and arranged in the form of
. cube each side Of the latter would be 81
feet long and wide, and it would weigh
more than 1000 tons. II such . weight
were dropped from the roof Of the new
City Hall the concession would b great
enough to destroy that part Of the city.' IS
A Shanghai correspondent predict
A big crash in China. He he ava
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27

ton, and put on record the gist of our
conversation concerning the home Of
taste.
snow, would you tell me how you
came to prefer tones to papers?"
Here the wall used to be covered with
. paper of q sombre green which cp-
pressed me, and made me sad. Why
cannot bring the sun into the house?'
said to myself, 'even in this land of
fog and clouds?" Then l thought of my
experiment and invoked the aid of the
house painter. He brought his colors
and his buckets, and l stood over him as
he mixed his washes. He resisted and
insisted. and I actually got my own way.
Ono night, when the work was nearing
eompletion, one of them caught sight of
himself in the mirror, and remarked with
establishment upon the loneliness of his
own features. 1t was the lemon ye'ow
identifying the workman's flesh tones.
Thus did the charm work upon this I'm
tutored savage. You smile at my en-
thusiasm. He smiles best who smiles
hst. assure you the effect of a room
foil of people in evening dress seen
sgainst the yellow ground is extraordi-
nAxy-and perhaps flattering.
ut is quite easy to adapt my system to
any house. OF course one cannot afford
- cast out the chairs and tables and
mirrors and sideboards and couches that
sns has already, but in many cases It il
Qsite possible to work sympathetically
With them.
SIS the actual cost Of these tones very
gyeat?"
.What you have seen, about $25 for
each room. Of course, I should tell you
lat when once = room is finished you
must regard 1t as picture, ana leave n
alone No adding here or subtracting
there, or you spoil the ensemble at once.
Ny friend then showed me new lamp
shade which he had made. It is of vel
low silk and is cut in strips like ban
Nef. The little lamps, made of silk. ad-
iusted to a thin white enameled frame
work, illumined by little fairy lamp or
- ordinary night light concealed within.
ere fastened to tiny brackets ON the wall,
and are remarkably effective.
FRANK ]. ELLISON.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-27

80 or $15, almost any amount. Thsy
are usually ornamented with delioately.
tinted lace shades. The latest are tie
SOCIOLOGICAL and archaeological Tampa
They stand on high pedestals Of quaint
design. One, for instance. is a tree With
q fox running after bird. All is vsry
naturalesque-the fox and the bird are
stuffed, the tree is wood. Floor lamps
will soon 60 out Of use If they continue
to grow in their present rapid pace. I
saw ono twenty fest high. Cut glaas
lamps 90 to any price, 800 to Ssoo. 1hs
beauty Of the pedsetal lamp is that h can
be moved to any part Of your house and
made to ornament ono room after an
other Is your fancy Or ooavsnsnce pre-
fora