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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23
CHATTER v.
THE CASE

The case, which came on for trial a
few weeks later was very briefly and
imperfectly reported in the papers. The
facts, as they appeared in the reports,
were neither sensational nor interest
ing. A certain Ruth Heron, aged 81,
unmarried. was charged with stabbing
and wOunding with intent to murder one
Henry Stoke. The prisoner was repre-
septed by counsel, but there was prac-
tically no defense. and the jury found
their verdict without leaving the box.
In passing sentence, the Judge told
the prisoner that only a providential
interposition had prevented her
from being charged with actual MUIR
der; he should sentence her to the
term Of seven years penal servitude.
The prisoner, who appeared perfectly
unmOved, then left the dock.
AS reported, the case looked like
nothing more than common street
brawl among drunken and disorderly
persons. There are thousands Of un-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23
An Egg-Stealing Snake.

When the farmer in South Africa
loses his eggs on several successive
nights he does not load his gun with
No. shot, and, with his ha1dker-
chief tied tightly around his head so
as to cover his nose, lie in wait in the
darkness for certain little black and
white animal to appear in the hen
coop. The black and white animal is
an American, not a South African,
institution. The South African
farmer needs not the handkerchief
nor the gun; he requires only small
stick and strong lantern. With
these, if he ventures out into the
coop when the fowls are squawking
in alright, he may be able to bring to
justice low creeping thief in the
shape of a snake. The process will
be the more easy because his snake
ship, who is only about two feet long,
will have increased the weight and
size of his head to the extent Of one
egg. His mouth is just big enough
to take in one egg, leaving the tongue
to play about on the outside.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23

married girls of 81 who go mad with
drink every night. and assault the ruff
fans, their associates, though to stick a
knife into a man is reckOned beyond the
rules Of the game. 1t was not stated
where the assault took place, or what
was the position of the wounded man.
or the relations of these twain. There
fore the case occupied five lines, and no
one paid the slightest heed to the terri
BILE wreck and ruin of life. That q
girl of 81 should be locked up in a prison
for seven long years, and at the end of
that time should be separated from the
virtuous by the memory of shame, and
crime, and Jail, is thing that happens
every day. Only another of our unhap-
py sisters come to grief. We are such
a large family that we can not love all
our sisters, can We?
In the city there were some persons
who showed each other the paper, and
whispered: John Stokes eldest son.
Devilish unpleasant thing A week
later the matter was clean forgotten,
save by the younger men who still re-
membered the romantic episode in the
life of Harry Stoke, and still told the
tale how he was knitted in a row, by a
girl, and taken up for dead. Now, had
the case been fully reported; had GER
tain questions been asked, which should
have been ashed;-had I been upon the
jury l would have asked these questions
namely, why this girl called upon this
young gentleman in his chambers on
Sunday afternoon what had been their
relations? whether she brought that
knife with her? what she said before
the thing was done? and so forth: there
might have been some sympathy for the
girl: the jury know nOt-might have
brought in a different verdict, and there
would have been a corresponding YER
dict, or an equivalent sentence passed
upon the injured man by the world out
side the courts.
Let us add one or two details not re-
ported il the papers.
The case was taken after luncheon.
When the prisoner was placed in the
dock, she lifted her veil and looked
round the court with seeming curiosity.
She was pale, but not trembling or con-
fused, nor did she appear in the least
afraid. II she had been a mere spec
tator she could not have been more I'M
moved. When she had looked steadily
at the Judge on the bench, the Jury in
their box, the clerk below, the counsel
in their wigs, she lowered her veil, fold
ed her hands, and stood impassive. Be-
ing called upon to plead. she made no
audible reply, but the official beside her
leaned over her and informed the Court
that the prisoner pleaded, Not Guilty.
The principal witness was Henry
! Stoke. Considering all facts OF the case,
one might have expected him to be in a
] highly nervous and agitated condition of
mind and body. It is always horrid to
go into q witness box and give eviden ..
even when one has to give, 80 to sp, 4,
outside evidence. But in such a ca - as
this, when ones motives may h. 50
cruelty misinterpreted, and one a. Dns
harshly judged, and when one ay be
asked the most disagreeable q $ ms
about things one would willing ry
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23
KANSAS CHURCHES.

The Rev. DR.. John Hail, of New
York, preached in Marion recently. He
owns land in the northern part of Marion
county.
Kensington Mirror: The Congrega-
tional church building is to be dedicated
October 2. Rev. l.. p. Brood, state SUI
perintendent of the Congregational
churches and other ministers from
abroad are expected.
According to the latest census bulle-
tin there are 1,249 Methodist Episcopal
church organizations in the state. with
83, 28S commitments. There are 733
church edifices and property valued at
S1,912,O15. Kansas leads Missouri %
per cent in the number of Methodist
organizations, and about AZ per cent in
the number of communicates.
Oxford Mocking Bird: Rev. w. Y.
Burns, former pastor of the NJ. E.
church here, is at present conducting a
successful revival, in tabernacle at
Belle Plaine, assisted by Rer. w. A.
Quick of Udall. and his brother of Null
vane, and H. w. Giddons OF this city.
He is also to have grand missionary
rally on September 14th to 18th, with
sermons by Revs. Martindale, Hartley,
and Pres. Phillips of the Southwest
Kansas College, Winfield, Kansas.
Wichita Eagle: Sunday the Baptist
church held its annual Harvest Home"
exercises in the auditorium of the Y. NJ.
G. A. building. The room was lavishly
adorned with grasses, grains and veg
etables, melons, squashes. corn, potatoes,
tomatoes, apples, etc. The stage was
arched with a grape vine full of cluster
ing fruit. Back of the altar stand the
wall was covered with notices, such as
Civil and Religious Liberty" mo ALI
ance of Church and State The win
dows on either side OF the altar stand
were full Of grain in sheaves, and large
plants OF euphobia. In front of the
altar were boquets OF carna and roses
and assorted flowers. Great punches Of
golden rod here and there, with an occa-
sional cluster of sunfowers. 1t was q
fine display.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23
STOCK AND FARM.

Argentine Republic: Seven hundred
cars of grain rolled into Argentine
from IL o'clock Saturday night until
Sunday noon.
Fort Scott Journal: Children with
matches played around j. J. Gasoway's
haystacks, near Bronson, and now pile
of ashes marks the spot where the stacks
stood.
Oxford Mocking Bird: W. J. Clay
pool has shipped five carloads of water
melons, besides satisfying the craving
appetite Of the misunderstanding public
OF this vicinity.
Hoisington Dispatch: 1t seems that
steam threshers are setting a number of
fires this year. Mr.. Settle had about $50
bushels of wheat burned and the sep
arator of the machine, belonging to q
Mr.. Hill, burned.
ingalls, Union: Frank and Charlie
Dlllman finished threshing their small
grain last week, having total of 5,644
bushels. Their wheat yielded twenty
seven bushels to the acre, while the bar
ley turned out sixty five bushels to the
acre.
ElDorado Republican: Samuel A.
Clifford, of Clifford township, bought
16O head Of native Agar ODDS from j.
w. Barker, last week, and will full feed
them. Probably finer bunch of steers
will not be ripened in this part CT the
state this winter.
Junction City Republican: p. Fl.
Bower, who lives on School creek, Mil
ford township, told the Republican OF
the success he had this year with his
barley. Last year he had Captain Rock
we'll get him 100 pounds of barley seed
in California. He planted it on March
%, the seed just covering II acres. He
harvested it June 26, and the other day
had it threshed. The yield from the 100
pounds of seed was just fifty eight
bushels of as nice barley as one could
wish for. This variety is beardless and
Mr.. Bower prefers it to the bearded.
He claims that barley is better for hogs
than corn, and that it is extra good feed
for all kinds Of stock. He will plant
twelve acres next spring. Mr.. Bower is
practical farmer and hint of this
character from him is worth considering
by our farmers. And they should also
bear in mind that barley natures early
and thus escapes the dangers to which
our corn is cut subject "a drouth.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23

average ef 81 per ton. The mill has
been troubled with scarcely Of cane,
caused BY the farmers being unable to
secure help. Only from about go to 100
tons Der day have been received, and
the mill can easily handle 200 tons.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23

THE city Of New York has 1,157
rnillionaires. In 7-cent lodging
house in that city, a missionary col
lected 81. 35 for the Grant monument
fund. Most of the subscribers earn
not more than 30 cents day. But
the point is evident, Grant is to have
his tomb, and we won't rub some
THINGS too deep
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-23

:'THERE is provincial notion in
this country" says Mr.. Smalley, Lon
don correspondent OF the New York
Tribune, that England must get the
worst of any arbitration whatever, 50
that arbitration itself is not pOpu-
lar" That means that the average
Englishman is so sure that his gov
eminent is always right to the full
extent of its claims that any abate-
ment or compromise Of them is un-
lust. Yet outside Of England the
British government is not usually re-
rarded as the embodiment of fairness.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
NEWS NOTES FROM ABROAD,

IN der-Wermelskirchen Germany. a man has been fined Sl5 for calling another a socialist,
 FIREFLIEs are employed in some of the West Indies for lighting purposes, being confined in glass lanterns for that object.
 THE official figures for the French vintage show 30,000, ,000 hectolitres, nearly 5000, ,OO0 more than in 1890. The cider crop was 100000 less than in 1890.
 SEVERAL large Vienna bankers and manufacturers announce that they will prohibit all their employees from going to the races during the coming spring season.
 THERE are about HOO men employed in the Bank of England, and their united salaries, including pensions, amount to about S1, 100000 per an nun.
 THERE are 1,50O, ,OOO,0 cigarettes smoked in Great Britain every year, and ill the United States the cOnsump- tion reaches 2,4O0,000, or 100 to every man and boy.
 MR. CHARLES BOOTH proposes that every person in England over siXty-five years of age shall receive from the state five shillings a week. That can be done for seventeen millions sterling annually.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

Iris among the possibilities that one more territory at least may be admitted to statehood by the present congress. 1t is expected that bills for the admis- sion of Arizona, probably New Mexico, and possibly Utah may be reported in the house. Advces from Washington indicate that reports ID favor of the ad
 mission of Arizona and Oklahoma are liFely to be made in the senate, but that report in favor of the admission of New Mexico and Utah cannot be looked for in that body. The admission of Utah is opposed on the ground of its Mormon majority, and that of New Mexico on the ground that the back ward condition of its population units 1t for admission. On the other hand, opposition is made to the admission of Oklahoma on the ground that it has been too recently settled, and that its population lack the necessary character istic of permanence. On this showing the chances Of Arizona for admission are good, and it has been suggested that Oklahoma may be admitted for reasons of compromise.-Bradstreet.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

No town on earth the size of Tucson is more in need of a society for the ore yention of cruelty to animals than tn: city. To the horse, man is under con stant and lasting obligation, but not withstauding this plain fact he is tho most abused animal on the face of tb' earth. The poor, sore-backed, collar galled, half-starved brutes that caI daily heseen on the streets of TucsoI are disgrace to the better sentiments 0 our people. Surely the citizens of Tue son are none the less humane than thos of other cities where dumb. brutes ar protected against the inbumanity 0 their drivers. Some such organization should be established here. We hav' among us mary humane men who Urea their horses with almost the care an' consideration of children, but agan there are those who brutally fioy thei half-fed animals without provocatior and it is this latter class that should b. looked after. Yesterday a pair O wretched looking animals, too poor d
 most to walk, with the haIr whIppe' from their backs, were seen slo Sly pull ing g heavy load through the mudd. streets, while the brute Of driver con tinued to rain blowe on the naked back of the poor, defenseless animals, whic shrunk under every lash, but were to- weak to do more than slowly move th' load. Such scenes are disgrace to oul civilization and should be stopped.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
FARMING IN FOREIGN LANDS.

IN Greece 155, GOO of tons of entrants are grown, on an average, every year.
 IT is stated that in some of the Eng fish agricultural districts, the popula- tion has decreased forty per cent. since the last census.
 A NATIONAL mark for Danish butter will shortly be introduced, complaints having been made that butter from other countries is bought as Danish.
 ENCOURAGING reports are received of the raisin growing of Mooroopna. Large orders a1c being received from abroad for dessert pudding raisins. Wine is also becoming an encouraging agricultural industry.
 CANADA makes a refund on wheat, Indian corn, peas, barley. rye and (if for export oats. which may be carried through the Wclland canal and the St. Lawrence canals to Montreal or any part east of Montreal.
 IN Guatemala modern agricultural implements must, as elsewhere, settle the labor question in favor of human ity. Let intelligence guide and physi- cal labor be performed by machine work without human suffering.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
A SCIENTIFIC SIDE DISH.

GERMANIUM is chemical substance, but it is worth sixty times its weight in gold.
 THE latest calculation of the earth's distance from the sun, based upon the transit of Venus in 1882, puts it at 92,- 043, ,O74 miles.
 A SCIENTIFIC journal states that-a lit- tie sugar put on the hands with soap will greatly increase its father and cleansing power, and will remove dirt, chemical stains, etc.
 AN English physician, Dr. Lennox Wainwright, affirms that mixture of menthol and carbonate of ammonia has proven to be the best remedy for hay fever. It is used as smelling salts.
 SCIENCE comes to the front in the manufacture of grindstones. The best now made are composed of mixture of pulverized quartz, powdered flint, pow dered emery and rubber. They out wear by many years any natural stone.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

As David B. Hill of New York vii, beyond preadventure, be the next Gem- )cratic presidential Dominee, anything hat may be said of him will be read with interest. His latest sizing up has been at the hands of the magazine writers in which the Review of Reviews plays all important part. It says:
 Personally MT. Hill is a man forty line years of ege, of medium height and compact, square shouidered figure. His complexion IS waXen pale. His head is ound like bullet, and shiny bald like tonsured monk, and is we'll set on a -aiher thick neck, which Is scared on Ine side by gash given years ago by .n infuriated caller. His eyes are faded )luish gray, deep set, and close to his luse. They are restless, gltterlng cunning eyes that cannot endure a steady gaze. Under the direct look, ev- sn of casual caller, they uneasily wan ter from point tC polLt, as 1T CONSCIOUS unwilling that their depths should Oe explored. These crafty eyes and the sinister expression about the base of hIs lOSG duu Ol llS EOuNCl m impression at the first meeting to a keen observer district disagreeable."
 We fear, however. inc foregoing may oe considered partisian for the reason hat the political bias of the magazine ast quoted is considered somewhat ioubtful,i so for that reason we take pleasure in reproducing an admirable summing of the Hill program, as out lined in his two speeches, one at El- mira and the other at Albany, New York. by the Indianapolis Sentinel, one If the most rabid and unccmpromlsing democratic papers in the country. It said:
 Ut IS a program of cowardice, dishon- esty, and partisan imbecility. It is a program of trickery and false pretense 1t contemplates shameless violation of solemn pledges and deliberate aban- doument of sacred principles. It repre- sents DO respectable body of public op- inion, and voices nothing but the wish- es of little coterie of political adven- ture and mercenaries. The Sentinel de- ciines to sanction the proposed policy of demagogism ard poltroonery."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
THE M'KINLEY BILL SUS-
 TANNED,

The supreme court has put the Me Kinley bill on the firm basis of consti nationality. Of the many objections raised against its constitution vRlidit, but one appeared to The Inter Ocean st the time of their presentment to the court to have even an appearance oi merit, and it is upon this one alone that the court was divided, though the majority held, as The Inter OceaR ex pected, against 1t.
 The rulings of the supreme court are, in brief:
 l. That the omission of the tobacco rebate clause from the copy of the bil! signed by the president dld not invali- date the duty levying clauses.
 2. That the sugar bounty clause does not invalidate the revenue feature of the bill.
 3. That the reciprocity clause does not unconstitutionally delegate legisla- tive power to the president.
 4. That the speaker of the house of representatives has power to count a quorum under the rules of the house.
 Upon the third of these propositions only did it seem to us that there was ground for difference of judicial opin- ion, and upon it alone the judges were divided, Justices Fulleriand Lamar dis senting from the majority of the bench. However, now that all these propositions are sustained, it is not likely that any further objection to the constitutionality of the law will be presented. The bill is as good in law as it IS in practice.-Inter Ocean.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

THE Tribune almanac for 1892, just out, is wonderful book. We can hard ly spare the space to enumerate the whole list of contents of this admirable volume of reference. Our readers can send to the Tribune for a circular giving them full information, and we advise them to follow this course, If they are in doubt. They can be sure, however, the almanac contains all the statis- tical information they are likely to want, including some specially valuable new features. The country is discussing currency questions now, and The Tri- bune gives in this Almanac two tables fo immediate interest. One is the coin- age of the United States for every year since 1795. The other is the circulating medium iof each kind and the total amount per capita for each year since 1860. There is a perpetual calendar, copy righted, of great value; and great mass of other exceedingly useful tables and statements. The great Tribune Alma nae for 1891 had an enormous sale. The book for 1892 IS likely to do even better. Price 9 cents.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
HINTS ON HORTICULTURE.

THE splitting of peachstones is at- tributed to excess of moisture at the root at the ripening stage.
 SWEDEN believes in horticulture It is said that more than twenty thousand children are regularly instructed in tree-planting anu kindred subjects,
 To THOSE who can only grow window plants that twill stand everything" we would name Aspidistra larida, some times called ParlOr Palm.
 IN the recent plant potting contest at Madison Square garden George Martin pOtted twelve hundred and seventy seven cuttings in an hour and won the first prize.
 FIG GROWING is possible in well-pro- tected situations and with good winter covering as far north as Canada; but, while interesting to the amateur, should not be expected to be made a source of profit~-American Gardening
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12
Vile and Unworthy

Of consideration are nOstrums of which it is asserted-and there are many such that they cure immediately bodily all- ments of long standing. There are none such that can. Chronic disorders can not be instantaneously removed. Con- tlnuity in the use of genuine medicine, such as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, will eradicate chronic physical evils. Not the least of these last in the force of it's opposition to medicine Is constipa- tion to the removal of which, if persist ed in, the Bitters is particularly adapt ed. Constriction of the bowels is a con- plaint which should be dealt with early and systematically. So are it's usual attendants, liver complaint and dyspep- sia. For these, for malaria, rheumatism, kidney trouble, and more recently "la grippe" :his highly and professionally commended medicine is an unGOubted specific. Nothing can exceed It, more over, as means of imparting strength to the feeble and nervous.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

LISBON, March "A hurricane has done much damage to property and the .,harbor works here. Six persons were struck by flying debris and killed Many others were injured. The river Tagus has overflowed and is threaten ing considerable damage.
 SALEM, Mass., March Judge Endi- colt, for the counsel for costestants in the Searies case, this morning filed a formal waiver in behalf of Timothy Hopkins and wife, of appeal from de- cree allowing the will Mary F. Ssarles.
 WASHINGTON, March No new de- velopments occurred today so far as can now be learned in the Boring sea con- troversy. The situation will be fully considered, however, at the regular meeting of the cabinet tomorrow.
 PITTsBURG, March 7.-Robt. Mcclure, agent of the Law and Order League, ,who has been making war on newsdealers, carriers and newsboys for selling papers on Sunday, was arrested today for per jury and gave bail for his hearing Turs- day.
 LONDON, March 6.-The grand Jury today found true bill against Mrs. Os- borne, on the charge of perjury and lar ceny, growing out of her theft of jewell " from Mrs. Hargreaves, and the libel suit brought against that woman after she was accused of the crime.
 BALTIMORE, Md, March "A daily paper publishes the personal presiden- tial preference of ninety-slx editors of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia The total for Cleveland in the three states is lthirty-six against twenty-five for all other candidates. The republic an preferences are mainly for Harrison.
 LONDON, March 7.-Hon. Chas Foster, secretary of United States treasury and Hon. Goschen, chancellor of the exche- quer have had two interviews, but mo- thing is settled concerning the holding of the currency conference. That mat ter depends entirely upon coming nego- tions.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March T. Nine shoe factories of thls city, which have here tOfore been considered union shops, opened today as non-union, the question being put to each employee tLis morn ing at opening whether or not he or she was a member of the union. Nine workmen were discharged from the Ma tional brewery. The Executive Council of the Manufacturers union meets thIs afternoon to consider the position for conference with the federated trades.