Dodge City times. [volume], September 14, 1882, Image 2

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THE DODGE CITJ TIMES
8tib3criptitm, $2 per year, in ad ranee.
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KICHOZ.AS B. KX.AINE. EDITOR.
AFTER THE SALE.
The wniron, with high fantastic Inn.
Of b'mnb'.lil jro-xl., H at tbe gate;
The chiuimr il irkc n to n th nm-1;
Wtoyo.- thenl-I man wait?
Hunan, blU'l rockinir-ibttlr,
I munie! ttilclth hef !r fit air
AWjMtwrtfarprul;nnjr fate would i-pare,
Ues bud lied arrl nwipfl and turablc-1 there
A rotlambI fnlifbt
Of all bis rlr h-," the tamter na'-l,
Ji Nnronh tbl prc-riou rilcrcnmlnsl
blanket nnu lied f.r hi -4 Id pray bend,
I'nr nil hi lifvIonjr jtaln.
Hani wse, 1 otrnl Imt Ihey say that Pride
luthnie a fall Hi4 r-tpea ho lfe-1
u ibe cbdl March wiud. "Hurry up!" be
id.
And catlieml In the reins.
Tbeold wife bows her at rlrlctii fftoo
On the doorMone, weary an worn and gray,
Tbe old man Hnr.Tr. alrout the place,
Taklnjr a lKstounoy;
liiir-ka In oneo tnorj' at th? jrrent barndoor.
On the inpty mow and the Vjcant floor.
.All th train ctf hi life ha e gone before.
And why should he ca.ro to stay?
Only aitofd with a broken bjr
if. left, and a bucket without a ImiIL
Tbe harnrci 1 too from hook and peg,
Kttn lb whip Inin its nail:
Ir(ar'badoi8 bun from tbo wall.
No frfindlr whinny from i-hed or stall,
Mruimilked hfUer' nelooinlnjrcnll;
'XbviMiuIlry and pies hao nn.tnoJ, all
hw pt ut by (b- Sheriff sale. -
Hack tothodoor-jard well ho goes
For a part fmr look, a fare ell drink.
How drlnplnzly tint bucktl ros
AnlpoiMttforhlniim the brink
In thotuinuit-r ipme, and plahod hi feet
hen thj nii catne in from tho hjrvct beat!
Ho l-leetlli 4001 the draught, bow sweit,
T1 misery now to think.
"W bat cn of pveefut, pronerm life
Oiu-olllU-d the yard rUtd---onlnowI
"V hen be often woul I ray to hi pleaded, proud
wire.
That tbo lann appeared, munebow,
Moro thriltr and cbot r' tb1 olher men".,
W 1th Its cattle in pasture an 1 swine in pens,
HUatm? of Iambi and rackV of hens
And well-stored crib and mow,
The early years of their proud sueeei.
The year of failure and mutual blame.
Are pat, with the tod that wa happim ,
And the strllo Ibat hwi wrmw and shame.
he caino tn him hief ul and Klron-i aud fair
?Mw wholsth end wrntth1ttinf: there,
With her bupKnof grief aud lit r old thin hair
Hawed o er her let ble frame?
Do you reraemlierr Thl-t well, he said,
" Wa sunk that suminerwhen Jano was
Unu
bhe u? I to tand In the old bouK?r?hed
An I Mow thedinneMinrp
Ju alter j t are or iliinb a rail
if tho dour-3 ard f nee for a cheer hail
Then runt- thecurb for a brim mini; pull,
W hi. n 1 came up from the corn."
"rt by think of her now nalnt whoe nam
JliUiani heirt lonjf cilice wre sealed;
Wbmemeinorr in their ii es became
A sorrow that never has healed.
1 1 r Hi it I on the en Kklnjf stair,
lUr pirlivh Iniaye U ccr whero!
Ifn ht art. ber lanjrhler, be see her hair
JIiow back in the win 1, iw she corner to bear
His lumheon to the fteld.
"Tftas a terrible wronf" The old wife
spoke,
P aj Ins hi r trauut f ramo to and fro.
"Ill my it now!' Htr strained oico broke
Into a wall of woe,
It bauulmeawakn,UhaunUmenlccpI
And lll nee hi1 txxn so bard to keep
Nionp Hut there Hh Brief too deep
r or c cr a niuu to know V
AquaTrcf aiirulchpho hUtnne,
Ills look w a plcrrtd with u keen remone;
Tbe blame, 1 suppose, u as nil my own;
An 1 1 hat o no hearc. of iiiurscl
rtat iltavenl nornnrprltf to hide r"
Liftintr b' trIHiui hatatde,
HebHtkeiup,bti;irrd aul hollow-eyl,
J4k one ln biirn nsrwrnl hud dried
HU Uars at their er wwnn
Xti,no! I don't mean th it,"" she wept,
I e felt MtusuITcr.nmiiiy ada,
jnd off t n at uitrht u hen ou thmiyht" 1 slept,
An i whn 1 bao heard 3 ou pra,
I'ntil lt.Hmedtbat my heart woul 1 burst.
And as for tho blumo. ou kiniw.at tut.
J clnimedyou ero riffhtanddld mj worst
To fonti htr to oue.
Tor the dream rf our lives bid leeutoinako
Our Jano a lad nt fora lord:
Our scheme wrniall for our htiJrens sako.
An i it -aeoned a cruel row anl
To see her with outvies sc-ni rt fuo
I or all th argument w o 11ml ! ue
Tbe nuui y u hum aiprod, aid thooo
Tlie one j-ou most abhorred.
" llufwarn -he hid ihosen and air waj done,
Vou needn't ban bttn o haftl and stern;
"We mihtLjofirjriuntrM ioorde ir 015,
And welcoiwd hrrr turn
Tni ueer could ti.ow whtshA was to roe,
ou nevtT ein tnow biw 1 j earn to see
Mj (htUeimiii aowhJDM-ikly
lyeuni, and $ tarn, and 3 cum!
be ( ho for berelf. nud w ho cjn tcil ,
Mitbrarvlyiir wH, tfs true, n-1 'e
heraa.2oraIl thHt. bait chosen well
And bow can wo forjret
II bfO ICor .Uiet and unawares
ltiihel uiihberiuioarhbniuiMfBA.rc,
VlioXAnsid u up in hiJlooMKffaIr?
And dnuxvd u down w,th detU'
ell. w ell rwith a heavy rh I ct's gi
I bvru t ttetnatKa'S wj-t Afc.Jauol
omothinir rriht nttbeden3 Justo,
If thej were tr do ayain
Imt Alice I dead and th farm is trone;
Our bnp?n, au-J alt that wo built them en,
1 rieiHU, wealth are scattered hither aud yon,
Aud only urclvcs rema'n
"Ttoeso bousbs wlli blossom and fralta wfl
5 fall f
The same! When I changed tho orchan
iot
And fenced it all with rood stone wall,
tndpij'nned tbe garden plot,
Anl built the arbor and planted trees.
And made a home for our prtdo aud o,ise.
We Itttie thought thee were all to please
Mrangers ho knew u not!
Others will reap where we h& e own;
Hut others never can nn Icrsund
"rtjjat watchful care tbeu llelda have known.
Or how j lord tbo land.
Here maids will marry anl babes bo born,
1 be fun will shine on the wheat and corn,
tYep be ratbered an 1 sheep bo shorn.
Hut by a stranger's banu..
Cnme, wlfel" ith bitterest i aln reeret,
Hemcmberlnir all irood thitnr that were-
The oM man yet can half forgot
His woes, in mtr of her.
She entered, a yountr man's happy bride,
:bc crowned h!a borne with hoiw and pride.
And now roes forth by an old man's side,
A weary wauderer.
With slow, disconsolate, broken talk.
They look their last and pav tho pate;
The wapon i pone and tbey mut walk
A mile, and if s Krowiuar late.
Phe tars a pare I, be lifts a pack.
Hut what do tbey see there, up the track,
Araint tbe suuct. 1h lining black?
Tis rtranirol tho wapon i comfny back.
With its melancholy freight.
And what Is the drlt er shrieking out?
Xow Heat.cn, for a moment, keep them
sane!
Turn at out I turn aboutr they bear him
shout.
An be tJourUbc whip and rein
You've n home and a pood friend yet, you'll
flndr
A coach I following eloe behind:
A face a tolceOb. Heartntiekindl
Oh, llpt that tremble an 1 tears that blind!
Oh, breaking hearts! itsJvne!
J. T, Trowbrlljt in OarConttnem
Trali-le "Sign."
About two miles from town Ito sud
denly checked his horse, gazed intently
on the ground aud said: ' Some fellow
ltas lost his saddlc-hore here this mora-
in-."
ihero was no advertisement on any
of the trees oflering a reward for a lost
horse, and as there was no lost horse in
sight wo were at a loss to understand
how, if a hor(! wa lot, our friend
could Know so much about it.
' The doctor inquired: How do you
know that a horse has been lost?"
I ee his track.
Are there not hundreds of Lorcs
pasturing on. the prairies and how do
5ou know that this is not the track of
one 01 uienif
"Because he is shod, and the horses
herding on the prairies do not wear
shoes.'
"How do vou know that he Is a
saddle-horse and lost?'
"I M?e a rope track alongside his
trad; the hore has a saddle on, and the
rope hangs from the horn of the saddle."
" lJut tthv mar ho not be a horse that
some 0110 lias rfJilen o er this way this
morning, and whv do you insUt that it
13 Iot?
" IJecausc. if a man had been on his
back ho would have ridden him on
straizht course, tut this horse has
mot oil from side to side of the road as
he strolled alonir, and that is a plain
sign that he gra7ed as ho w ent and that
he had no rider."
"After thatit would not surprise me,"
raid the doctor, "if pu were to tell us
the ase of the horse, aud the name of
the owner."
"Well, that vould not be very hard
to do. There, are s-ijrns that h.i a told
rue the owner's name, and there are
other shrns that, if I had time to exam
ine, would tell mo hKne. I know he
is one of old man I'endugrait' hordes.
I'entlczrait has .ilanro bunch of horsts
down 111 tho bottom, and an old nijzer
down there does all his shoe n;. and
shoes no other lior-es except his. ?o we
know his shoo track iu-t the same as we
know hibrand."
After this conviction on circumstan
tial ciidrncc, it would not hate seemed
extraordinary If the Itemnant had given
Us his opinion of the life and character
of our great-grandmothers, drawing his
conclusions lrom an examination of
some of our physical peculiarities.
It is wondtfriulhow expert tlics; men
become in reading what thoy call
"shins" on the prairie or in the woods.
X sign escapes their jiracticed ee; all
manner of tracVs, trads and marks are
to them dnta on which Jo ba-c conclu
sions. The jicculiar iuo enient ot an
ttrdmil will indicate the presence of
t-omo other animal in the nei!?hbori
1100a. a Droken iimti oi 3 treq, a,
crn'iit-u wecu, mo ueons aroun l a
camp-fire, the flight of a buzzard, and
other such signs are to tho cow-boy .am)
the fronticrsmin Vhit the, sign-boanls
ana'auvcrlisements are to peonln who
hc in cities. Texas Stjtitigs.
Hints About Turnip IUMn?.
There is no late or second crop that
can be more easily grown, or more
ijuickly brought to maturity, than one
of the strap-Fea cd varieties'of turnips.
And on almost any place where vegeta
bles are grown can be found at this sea
son a piece of laud w here this crop can
be conveniently grown. The turnip
crop is often considered a coar-c and
common one, but we learn to appreciate
it when, it cannot readily be obtained,
as was shown by the high rates paid for
the almost worthless foreign turnips
which were imported the pit winter.
If It is intended to raise tnmips large
ly, and do tho work of cultivating Dy
llorsc-pow er, the sow ing should alw av s
be done with that end in view, as in a
field where such a crop is grown there
can be no greater mi-take than that of
having the rows too close together, thus
prev cnting horse ctilth ation.
In the cultivation of all root crops the
soil should be fine, smooth and rich, the
latter being highly cs-ential to the pro
duction ot tine roots. The land should
also be as free froni weeds and weed
seeds a? possible. A noted onion
grower said, a few j ears since, tint he
who plants onions on weed- ground
will repent it all summer on his hands
and knees; and the same is true in a
measure of turnip culture. Turniji
growers who desire the best re-ults pre
lcr to have the soil for this crop prepared
n few weeks or months ahead, in order
to have it thoroughly settled. Ihey
are sometimes grow n as a second crop
to follow pease w ithout plow ing thesod
afresh. If the soil be dry, a good degree
of firmness can be given to it by rolling
it; but wet land should never be rolled.
If the manure be fine and can be aj
plicd liberally, it may be spread broad
cast and v ery lightly plowed in. or h ir
rowed in with a heavy harrow; or. if
preferred, furrows can be opened at the
proper distances, and the mannre spread
therein aud cov ercd. This plan is more
economical of the manure. If commer
cial fertilizers are applied, it is best to
put them as close to the seed as they
can be placed without doing injury, but
they should be somewhat incorporated
with the soil in order to li.ne them in
the best shape for plant-food, dood
wood ashes are a most excellent fertil
izer for turnips, and this is one reason
w hy the- do so well on new land that
has been burnt over. Potash, super
phosphate of lime, and Peruvian guano
are also excellent fertilizers.
When land is abundant or rough, the
rows may lie three feet apart; but horse
cultivation can be done when the rows
are as close as tvv o feet. A mistake is
sometimes made in -"ridging" up the
rows of turnips, a practice which, on
dry soils, is often detrimental to their
growtlu The rows shou'd be as nearly
straight as po-siblc, to allow- the culti
vator to run evenly and cIomj to the
rows, thereby saving time in hoeing.
Plenty of seed should be used, as it in
surcs'evenncss of plants in the rows,
which is not so likely to be obtained
when it is sown spin ngly. Turni-eed
can be sown very satisfactorily with the
seed-drill, as its round sliape cau-e- it
to distribute freely. As soon a the
plants appear, attention should be given
to the weeds. Xowherein horticultural
oiierations is "a stitch in time .saves
nine" so true. If weeds are attended to
in season, it not only saves much time
and Hbor in removing them, b'lt tho
vouug plants ai e left undi-turbed. To
insiiro a good crop, the soil should he
kept mellow and free from weed5
throughout the season.
Thinning should be done a? soon it
me plains oeconie strong enongn 10 en
dure the operation. When thethinning
requires considerable labor, it niav be
done to a great extent w ith a hoe'nar
row enough to keep the turnips the
proper distincc apart by striking out
the turnips in bunches, so that lhoc
which remain miy be thinned bj hand.
The amount of thinning i'ceosir wijl
depend considerably on the strength of
the land, rich soil requiring a greater
ditanco between the roots than poor
soiL should the turnip-fly become
troublesome, the planU should be uited
with air-slacked lime or soot; bnt tha-ie
pests do npt usually do much dama n
after the plants attain their second
leaves. A'. I Kramincr.
rERsoxAt asj LiTEiunr.
Ken Hill's last words were spoken
to his pastor, Hcv. C. A. Evans, and
were: "Almost home."
Secretary Folger, of tbe Treasury,
is called a perfect picture of Benjamin
Franklin, and w ith good reason, for
Franklin's mother was a Folger.
Sav s F. J. Furnivall, flie Shakespe
rian critic: "Shake-peare's own live
signatures prove that the most authentic
form of spelling his name is Slinks
pere.' "
Ko7a Itonheur is sixty-two v ears old
and has quit w earing pantaloons and
Ureses like any other woman. This
leaves Mary Walker in the full enjoy
ment of. a dangerous monopoly.
llauleyc
Hans Von llulow, the pianist, is go
ing to marry a woman named Maria
Amalia Knlharini Josepha Schauzer.
When she adds Von llulow she will
have a real seven-octave name. Lowell
Couriir.
Berlioz, the composer, when he
was in love, said to the adored one.
"Ariel. I adore you, I bless you; in a
word, I love vou "more than the weak
French tongue can say; give me an or
chestra of 100 performers and a chorus
of 150 voices and I can tell you. "
Tho best proc sentence ever writ
ten on this side of the Atlantic, accord
ing to Mr. E. P. Whipple, is this from
Emerson's lecture on Shakespeare:
"The recitation begins; one golden
word leaps out immortal from all this
painted pedantry, and sw eetly torments
us with invitations to its own inaccessi
ble homes."
Some Sanscrit minu'cripts of parts
of the bible of the Buddhists have been
found in Japan. It is thought that
many relics in Stncnt of great value
may yet be di-eovered in China and
Japan, though prohibit not any that
will have any important bearing upon
the religion either of the Jews or of the
Christians. Chicago Journal.
A correspondent relates the follow
ing incident in the life of the Ilev. Will
iam Arthur, father of the President:
"While presiding over the Baptist
Church in West Troy his choirdrawled
out thehwnn with variations, which did
not please him. so he took his text and
preached tw hours and forty minutes.
His head deacon grew impatient and
consulted his watch. Keep v our w atch
in jour pocket. Deacon Jones,' said he,
'3 ou had a long sing, and now I am go
ing to preach till I get thiough.'"
Chicago Herald.
-Josh. Billings' two springs in tlte
White Mountains are now in ercelfent
condition, and over the cup of'therfub
near Emerald Pool is the legend: ' Tak
a drink, mi frend, but don't tak-the
cup. Yur-s without a struggle, Josh
Billings."
HUMOKOUS.
The way things aro going now the
enterprising railroad of the luturewill
advertise "Brand-new time-table every
morning." I'hUadUiihia Seu s.
s A Denver Alderman spells water
with two t's. Ho doubtless thinks it
better to have too much "t" in h'is wa
ter than to much water in his "t."
Courier Journal
Kingston, Canada, refused a mar-'
riage licen-o to a man because he is
ninety-two years old. Come oicrto
this side, old" man. Age is mver ob
jected to in the United Mates. DUiuit
Free 1'rem.
Calino's wife goes out to work.
The olher d ly, as she reproached him
forgettingup so late, he replied: "Ah.
madam, I sleep ten slowly, and I need
in consequence much, more time for rc-po-e
than jou." French Paper.
Th;ugs one would rather have left
unsaid: Amiable hotes "What! must
von go alrcadv? Keally professors it's
ioo oau oi mis sweet xoung wile oi
j ours to carry v ou oil" so early. She al
v.avs does." Profes-or "Xo, no, not
alwavs Mrs Bright. At mot houses I
positively hate to drag her away.
I'une'i.
When the Xe-v Vork Vac-lit Club
wa4 in Marble-head Harbor, recently,
milk was so Harce' that one dollar's
quart was offered for it. A somewhat
excited old Jadt, on hearirg tho new-,
rushed to the iloor and exclaimed:
"Just think onit! A dollar a quart for
milk! 1 w tsh to Hiq Iord I hid a cow
and a pump!"' l'-oton lst.
A little hoy had his long curls cut
offtheotUr day, and was annotingly
reminded of the "fact In the remarks of
all hisIriends. Coing with his faintly
into the country, soon after hi arrival1
hd came running into the house in great
sorrow, crying: Odamaia, mamma,
even the hens laugli-at me; they all say,
"C'ut-cut-cut-got-your-hair-cut"'