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Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
TRANSFERRING OF LATE.

A CITIZEN of Cordele, Ga, caught a
rabbit the other day that had a gold
chain about his neck.
A WOMAN in Slater, Mo-, pricked her
finger while handling insect powder,
and suffered severely for some months.
The people Of Starlight, Grundy
county, Mo-, complain that the man who
carries the mail to that town puts young
pigs, etc. in the pouch along with the
love letters. etc
A RESIDENT of Scarsport, Nc, lately
discovered peculiar phenomenon on
the beach. Large quantities OF CLAIMS
had been forced out of the sand and
were lying in piles in the clcfts OF the
rocks on Mosman's ledge. lie hauled
away more than seventy-fve bushels.
T. ii. PULIEN, of Milford, Ga, placed
note in a bale Of cotton which he
made, requesting the purchaser to in-
form him where it was bought. lie re-
Gently received letter from manu-
facturer in Moscow, Russia, stating
that the cotton had been sold there and
purchased by him.
AT pigeon shoot near Newark, Nj,
recently, pointer deg owned by resi-
dent of Harrisburg, Pa. carght a
wounded bird by springing into the air
after It, The bird was six feet above the
ground when the dogs jaws closed on
It, and the old trap shooters entered In
the sweepstake shoots said that it was
the finest catch ever seen.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

Between the manger and the, feeding
alley the partition is low enough to AL.
nit of readily feeding over it and see
ing the cattle, and it does not reach
down to the floor by foot. The square
feeding boxes have each handle, Sc
that they are easily pulled out into the
alley and cleaned and emptied, without
any lifting; the manger is swept out
into the alley, and the boxes relilled
with food at the proper time, and pushed
back again.
fine this good arrangement, if
could only do two things. One is, tc
board up the partition in front, and,
think. when get time to study it out .
little, can invent something that viii!
be moraJhe, SO it can be easily removed
for feeding, or if Il friend comes in to
sec the cattle. The other necessity is.
to both widen and deepen the gutter
behind the cattle, although this is not
as much needed, as the entire stables
are cleaned out twice Il day, and at
present cutters are foot wide and
inches deep.
One Improvement have made that
was not in Col Russcll's stable, or il
it was, did not observe it; it is ncces-
sary to nail two upright clcats on each
side partition of each cows stall to
slide the front piece or V down into.
Instead of two cleats ON each side, we
have half a dozen, and we can thus suit
the length of the stall to the length of
the animal, which is great conven-
iencc, as it does not take minute to
lift ont the V, as we call it, and set 1t
further back, or forward, as the case
may be.
Next, ! found that the stall floors
were just as short as it was possible to
have them. Next, that the gutter was
very great deal wider and deeper
than our own. But now came the RI
diculOus part Just above the gutter.
and running the whole length of the
barn, was a horizontal wire rope, of
such a height that mans head could
not strike it. On this were a number
of small rings, each of which had a
long cord hanging to it, and at the end
of the cord was common harness
snap. The whole thing looked
like Fig. 2. These snaps We're about
two feet from touching the floor. As
each COW walked into her stanchion,
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

WzaI.l sr1W 1un haze,
sickness, suffering and despair,
or health, strength, and spiritf :
You can take your choice.
All chronic diseases and de-
rangements peculiar to women
are permanently cured by DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t restores the female func-
tons to healthy action. 1t
removes the distractions and
suppressions which cause
trouble and misery. For pc
riodical pains, internal infam-
nation, liberation and kindred
ailments, it is a positive rem
edy. The system is invig-
GRATED, the blood enriched, di-
gestion improved, melancholy
and nervousness dispelled.
It's a legitimate medicine, the
only one that's guaranteed to
give satisfaction in the cure
of all "female complaints"
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

return from the chase. The daughtel
of Bison Head is greatly honored that
she should win the love of two such
brave and powerful chiefs: but she is
Young, and does not know her heart
Knowing of your bravery and great
abilities she decided to give you this
test He who shall succeed shall take
Wahoe to his lodge. Bison Head has
spoken; let each chief prepare to make
the trial"
An arrow was shot into the air by
one of the other young chiefs assem-.
bled. it being agreed that should it fall
point downward FleetfOot should be
the first to attempt the feat: if other
wise Big Wolf should be the first. The
arrow fell at 4 short distance and struck
the ground, penetrating it several
inches, where it stood, quivcring in the
earth, with the feather pointing up
ward.
No sooner was its position announced
when Fleetfoot prepared to make the
leap to either bride, dishOnOr or death.
He walked to the brink of the prccipice
and measured with his keen eye the
distance from where he stood to the
small space on top of the rock, on
| which lay the object of his leap. the
beautifully embroidered moccasin of
Mahoe, with his keen eye. Then, with
one glance into the depths below, as if
to see where he would strike, should he
fail to secure a foothold, he gradually
stepped backward few feet in order
to give his body little impetus before
attempting the leap.
Not a sound could be heard from that
vast multitude gathered on the rocks
above or the plain below; the occasion
seemed too solemn; all present knowing
full well the result of the young chiefs
leap should he not calculate correctly
the distance and jump either too far or
fail to jump far enough.
The suspense was of but moments
duration, however, as the body of the
young CHIEF was seen to shoot out into
space, after a short run, as he made the
leap.
He had guaged the distance correctly
and landed fairly and squarely on the
smallspace on the rock. a mighty shout
went up from those assembled, which
was Immediately followed by 4 cry of
horror. as the form of the young chief
| was seen to sway backward and for
ward and suddenly plunge headlong in
among the sharp and jagged rocks forty
feet below, where he lay mass of
broken bones and quivering flesh.
Before assistance could reach the un.
fortunate chief, a cry went up from
those on the rocks above. caused by the
form of Big Wolf, which shot down to
the brink of the precipice and out to-
ward the fatal rock. lie had failed to
guage the distance as accurately as his
rival; and this fact. together with the
fearful and as yet unknown results of
FlcetfOot's leap, caused him to just
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
KEEPING COWS CLEAN.

A Woman's Interesting Contribution to
Agricultural Literature.
Much Of the trouble in keeping cows
clean could be obviated by boarding up
the managers ON the back, or side farth-
est from the COW, SO she could not
step forward at all This detracts
greatly from the pleasure of looking at
the cattle (minc stand face to face,
with six-foot alley between), and it Is
also impossible, then, to feed from the
alley. My present mode of tying l
learned in the barn of Col. ii. 5. Rus
sell, Milton, Mass. Each COW has n
separate stall. and the partition runs
back to the gutter (as there is still am
pie room for them to back out) and the
front of manger is formed of a stout
piece, with big V cut out in center,
Fig. l; a a are two iron rods about as
thick as ones finger, which runs paral-
lei with the sloping sides of the v. and
are secured at each end by small bolts
On each Of these rods runs an iron ring,
with about fifteen inches of chain at
tached d b., and the other end of these
chains meet in a ring, to which is at
tached the broad leather strap (c).
have seen nothing more comfortable
for the cows, and nothing which gives
n better view of them, in easy and
natural positions.
When the cows get up, tho rings run
up ON the rods and spread out, so that
the chain is stretched horizontally
across the big opening at the top ospthe
V. When the cows lie down, the rings
slide down, till they meet at the lower
point of the v, and the COW then has
all the slack there is, and can turn her
head and reach away back in her stall,
and sleep with her head on her side.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

Tn German cruiser Fake Wa
launched at Kiel on April L II haa
engines Of $500 horse power. . ton
mage OF 1,5eo, and runs II SEQ miles On
hour. =,
Txxxn Il much talk Of establishing .
German naval station In South Ameri.
can waters, in order that the men-of.
war may be always at hand to protect
the interests Of Germans in rcvolu-
tionary times.
Swiss soldiers are hereafter to be
provided with a pocketknife with four
blades, which, besides rendering ordi-
nary service, IS to do occasional duty
as . ramrod to the new rife. and as an
opener to timed provisions.
GERMANy's squadron of evolution win
be sent out in two divisions Of threo
battleships, despatch boat. and seven
torpedo boats each. They will 10
manned by ESQ officers and 5000 sea-
men. The commander Of all will bo
Vice Admiral Deinhard
SOME interesting figures showing tho
cost Of some of the guns used In tho
British land and sea service arc fur
nished by q recent parliamentary re-
turn. From this it appears that nine
1SS-inch guns have been issued to the
navy ut an average cost Of s55, ,995. The
10-inch guns cost s2s. $50 each, and tho
5-inch $3,S40.
EXPERIMENTS recently conducted by
Russian military officers are said to
provo that snow can be used to great
advantage as defensive walls. Field
artillery, at q distance of 600 yards,
penetrated only eighteen feet, and in
fantry fire, at a distance of 100 steps,
entered to depth Of but nine fee. in tho
banks constructed for the purpose
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

A novel electric watch lighter. thu
tempolux, is being manufactured by q
firm of electricians in Leicester. Eng
1t resembles a large opcn-faccd watch
case, and has in its rim a minute in
candescent lamp and reflector On
placing the watch in the case and press
ing a small stud the face of the watch
will be brilliantly lighted A dry bat
terry supplies the the current, and may
be placed in closet, with flexible
conducting cord leading from it to the
head of the bed or stand on which the
watch is placed. The battery will last
for this purpose for years. and no chem.
icals are required
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

FIG. 2.

the owner grasped her tail, by the
plated switch, and in an instant he
had fastened the snap into it and let it
go. never saw anything so funny in
all my life! But it did just exactly
what tic owner wanted. As the cows
stood up, their tails hung in the nat
ural position, or pretty much so; the
gutter was SO deep and wide. and floor
of stalls so short, and stanchions kept
them from stepping forward, so that the
floors where they stood and lay were
spotlessly clean. just then some of the
cows lay down, and the owner pointed
with pride to the fact that not ono of
their tails lay in the wet gutter to after
wards befoul the cows. And it was all
true. There lay the cows. contentedly
chewing their cuds, ana each with lNr
tail gracefully fcstooned up, just out of
the dirt; not a particle of bedding, but
a good clean floor. n warm stable, and
plenty of good food, and each COW rs
clean as my own at home.-Eliza NJ.
Jones, in Country Gentleman.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
A HOMEMADE FEED CUTTER.

four scantling, three feet long, cross
them within one foot of the ends and
place thereon two boards, securely
fastened, to serve as q trough for
holding the clover to be cut Next
take . stick about one and One-haf by
two inches, and three feet long, and
fasten one end at or near the bottom Of
one of the legs with bolt and at the
other end Of the stick make a mortise
one and one-half by two inches long, &c
admit the heel of an old scythe which
has been bent back and made fiat,
with q half-inch hole in it to admit .
bolt Have the point Of the scythe
hammered down so that a handle can
be put on it On the inside of the
trough put two strips of thin iron about
one inch wide and as long as the boards
IRE wide, so that the scythe will not cut
into the ends of the boards. The stick
In which the scythe Is put should be
incased witi!a board, so as to steady
the motion of the scythe. One peck o5
feed can be cut in two minutes"
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
The Soap
that
Cleans
Most
is Lenox.
Syrup"

Martinsville, NJ, Methodist Par
sonage. "My acquaintance with
your remedy, Boschee's German
Syrup, was made about fourteen
years ago, when contracted Cold
which resulted in a Hoarseness and
a Cough which disabled me from
filling my pulpit for a number Of
Sabbaths. After trying Physician,
without obtaining relief-I cannot
say now what remedy he prescribed
i saw the advertisement of your
remedy and obtained a bottle. I
received such quick and permanent
help from it that whenever we have
had Throat or Bronchial troubles
since in our family, Boschee's Ger
man Syrup has been our favorit>
remedy and always with favorable
results. 1 have never hesitated to
report my experience of its use to
others when 1 have found them
troubled in like manner" REV.
w. HI. HAGGARrY,
of the Newark, New A Safe
Jersey, ME. Confer
ence, April rs, go. Remedy.
n NDEEN ~ 4
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
Railway Search Light.

A search light for railway purpose,
was tested recently by MIR. Wheeler
the electrician of the New Jersey Cen
tral railroad. One Huntington light oi
5000 candle-power was mounted on the
switch signal bridge twenty feet abovs
the track. AS a result the bricks couli
be counted in station building ono
third of mile away; when turned
on the track the ties could b<
counted to the same station. Color,
were plainly distinguished at half mile
distance. At 1,5OO feet it would enable
an engineer to tell the position Of
switches. The reflector was shaped
like those of locomotive headlights, sill
ver-plated and highly FURNISHED.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
HEARD IN LARGE CITIES.

A TwO-CENr diet kitchen is to be es-
tablished in New York.
New YORKEns every year spend
81, 200, 900 for umbrellas.
CHICAGO boasts of !, ,463 hotels. with .
total capacity for 135,ooO guests.
ROBERT SHAW, Of Brooklyn, owns tho
old gun with which Israel Putnam shot
the wolf.
A PORTER at large Philadelphia
hotel is worth $4,000. while the pro-
prietors are insolvent.
Forty years ago New York man
marked quarter and put it into circu-
lation. 1t has just returned to him.
PHILADELPHIA taste is growing
Frcnchy. The general exchange soon
TO be established has been christened
1.-THE Philadelphia Bourse."
A NEW YORK man who had been
licked by horse and but slightly in
Iured sued the owner Of the animal for
l5O, 600 and recovered verdict for
$500 recently.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

tends from a northeasterly to a south
westerly direction and forms great
watershed, the Big Sioux river drain
ing it from the west and small tribu-
tarics of the Mississippi from the east.
The sacred pipestone found only at
this point made it the mecca Of all the
Indian tribes once inhabiting that vast
region of the west and northwest terri
tory.
During the warm months of June,
July and August of each year scenes of
great festivities were held on and
around this sacred spot by the various
tribes which assembled there to OBJ
tain supplies of this wonderful and
precious stone; at which times all ma
tions from the crafty and treacherous
Blackfeet, who then inha bited the vast
plains of Kansas and Nebraska. to the
more phlegmatic Sioux, Dakotas and
Flandreaus, whose home was in Mime
sofa and Dakota, were gathered here
on terms of friendship.
On these occasions all fcudS and ami
mosities were laid aside, and with the
calumet" or pipe of peace" fash
toned from the stone to be found only
at that point, they pledged a Temporal
ry peace to bc broken only when they
again separated and returned to their
distant hunting grounds
At the time of our story this sacred
ground had not as yet been profaned
by the foot of white man. and only the
free SONS of the plains gathered there
procure a supply of the pipestone, from
which they manufactured all sorts of
trinkets as well as pipes, and spend the
time in the rude games of chivalry SO
customary among the western Indians
in those early days.
On the present occasion an unusual
number of Indians had congregated on
this spot and the plain surrounding
the quarries and below the high ledge
of rocks over which a beautiful little
waterfall plunged, the water of which
was collected in several small lakes a
shcrt distance below. From this ledge
the scene presented below was pictur-
esque and beautiful. Stretching up and
down the gently sloping valley, around
the beautiful little lakes. were order
ly arranged villages; each tribe Occu-
pying a separate location, but all being
SO arranged in a circle as to leave an
unobstructed tract of ground in the
center. on which festivities, games and
sports of all kinds were held, as well
as the graver councils of the great
chiefs.
On the open space could daily be
seen the rude sports of these free sons
of the plains. Some would give eXhibi-
tions of daring horsmanship; others
would show their skill with the bow
and arrow, their only weapon at that
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
A CORRECTED EXPRESSION.
When the Earth Wa. Young.

When the Garth was young. says the
astronomer royal for Ireland, it went
around SO fast that the day was only
three hours long. The earth was LIQUID
then. and as it spun around and around
at that fearful speed, and as the sun
caused ever-increasing tides upon it,
surface, it at last burst in two. The
smaller part became the moon, which
has been going around the earth ever
since at an increasing distance. The
influence of the moon now raises tides
on the earth, and while there was any
liquid to operate on in the moon the
earth returned the compliment
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
THE ADV.

There are three little letters.
That are used on every day,
In every publication,
With undispufed sway.
They are SO very modest
Ne'er prominent they'll be,
Bu: way down in 2 corner
Turks the d-dp.
You read about a shipwreck.
A hundred people drowned:
The wrcckagc Of the noble ship
For miles is strewn around
Your heart then swelis in pity,
For those neon the sea,
Until you read on further,
TO the ar.
Or perhaps upon railroad,
You'll read Of big smash;
And many people injured
Ia tic overwhelming crash.
You wonder il some relative
Upon the train could be-
TLen you kick yourself. because
You see the c-i-r.
And then q tale Of sorrow,
OF sickness and OF pain;
OF how John Smith, OF BungtOwn,
Could not get well again.
He lost all hope Of living;
at deaths door then was ho
Until he took q bottle Of -
Oh, hang that d-d-g.
Sometimes they try TO hide II,
And little stars e. they use;
While others sign -Ex-" to it
To make il seem like news.
No matter what they put there,
It's plain enough to see
1t is the same Old chestnut
That little d-d-c.
And SO you find itdaily;
In everything 1t lurks'
TITS seen in every paper.
And ne'er its duty shirks-
To tell the truth, dear reader,
And We laugh aloud with gleA
This poetry's not paid for,
It's an d-i-y.
E. d. Gibbs, in Printers In
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
POULTRY soRAPs.

0xxxnAIiY On the farm th4rt b Nd
hecsssity for buyius extra foods.
POULTRY win readily digest bones Il
they are broken dne enough for them
10 eat
Waxx hawks bother tho chlclEens .
few brush piles win afford good pro-
lection.
CuRD Is . good feed for young poultry
of all kinds and can be fed to tho laying
hens to q good advantage.
A PINT Of whole wheat TO . dozen
Aens makes very fair ration. Now
giyc it just before they 20 to roost-
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
USEFUL FEED CUTTER.

1t VIII Cut One Peck Of Feed for Poultry
In Two Minutes.
Those who arc interested in the use
of chopped clover for fowls, will no
doubt notice the illustration of q
cheap. homemade feed cutter, sent to
Farm and Fireside by Mr.. w. J. Noble,
State Center, Ia Mr.. Noble says: Il
am astonished at the great amount of
finely-chopped clover that flock will
eat, and for the use of those who desire
q cutter, send the cut of one not new,
but which will answer the purpose. To
make It, take four pieces of two by
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
Il. n NIL

that when pursued it simply plunge'
into its hole and stops up the entrance
with its own body. Fig. 8 gives side
view of this spider. and Fig. o dia
gram in section of its position in thu
supposed act of thus closing the door t.
its dwelling and presenting a living bull
Wark to the foe.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05


time; while others would try to excel
in foot races, the game of lacrosse and
other sports, the young braves at
tempting daring feats to prove their
devotion to some dusky maiden of their
own or a neighboring tribe.
Among the many tribes gathered on
this occasion was a branch of the
Dakotahs, under the chieftainship of
Bison Head, an Indian noted through
out that territory as a man of great
bravery and who had received his
appellation from the fact that he con-
stantly wore the skin of a buffalo with
the horns intact, as a trophy of a
hand to hand encounter he once had
with the owner, huge bull, and in
which he came out victorious
But the fame of Bison Head was
second only to that of his daughter,
Wahoe, whose beauty and accomplish
ments had set the hearts of many
Young braves of his own people, as
well as those of surrounding tribes, in
. flutter. Up to the present time,
however, no duslky warrior had sac-
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

\ of the prairie;
BY the great pipe.
\ stone quarry"
: Long fc low
could not have
e expressed the
truth in fewer
words than he
did in his poem,
Hiawatha, in de-
$ crib ng this
great plateau or
col e au in the
southern part OF
Minnesota. This
L L.
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

q All communications for THIS paper snoulA
De accompanied by tine name Of the author;
not necessarily for publication, but as an evf
fence OF good faith on the part OF the writer
Writc only on one side OF the paper. Be
particularly -areful in giving names and dates
distinct
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

cudDleS tne OWL
er to shut out it
purs suer. An
other very pc
culiar spider o
this class wa
found to have n,
lid or closure u
the aperture o
its burrow; bu
as its abdomen i
hard as leathei
behind and trun
Gated to foru
q perfect circl'
t b Q inferenc,
has I,een firawl
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it il pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eGectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs ID the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial IN it,
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
10 al and have made Il The most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs i for sale IN 800
md 81 bottles by IN leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand Win pro
cure Il promptly for any ons Who
vishes to tzy l. Do not accspt any
ubstituts.
CALIFORNIA Ee SXRNp ca
eAs AAsoioc0. eAL
looyStHlE. n. A6w NoAk ~
Dodge City times., 1891-06-05
The Automatic Qa.rt Measure

For measuring coal oil and gasoline
there has been recently invented Z
faucet that measures each quart that
passes through the cylinder Of which
the apparatus is made. A lever Is al
tanhed to the cylinder. and by on<
movement of it the oil Is discharged, the
cylinder reiilled and the Quantity regis
tered On l. tQothed dina.