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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01
The Man With q Silver Head.

Count Paul de Gabriac publishes in
his travels the following "reminiscences of
Lima:
"One day when dining with the
French Consul, the man with the sill
yer head was announced. He was a
Frenchman owning a small property
near the city. While taking a walk
some months ago he heard cries of
agony, and fastened in the direction
from which they came, surprised
three brigands, one of whom held a
travellers head between his knees, while
another cut his ears off and a third stab
bed him. The undaunted Frenchman
killed n Of the villains, whereupon
the two others fled. At this moment
and while attending to the dying trav-
eler, Peruvian gendarmes appeared,
one of whom, thinking the Frenchman
a murderer, with a powerful horizontal
blow Of his sword, cut the top part of
his head clean off, lying the brain bare.
The Frenchman, after laying an hour
unconscious, revived, picked up the up
per part of his head, walked home in
the boiling sun and had a silver plate
made in lieu of the original scalp, which
had shrunk too much"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01
The Crippled Postal Service.

Postmaster James said yesterday, in
regard to the withdrawal of the fast
mail trains: SIT is a great public ca
lamity, and will most certainly be felt
throughout the country. The establish
ment of these trains by Messrs. Van
derbilt and Scott was a magnificent con-
tribution to the public, and was un-
doubtedly greatly appreciated. The
increase in postal matter after the
starting of this system was fully one-
third. At first the newspapers will feel
the discontinuance most, but in a few
days merchants and bankers will be es-
pecially embarrassed. 1t disarranges
very many of our plans, and makes nee
cessary the employment Of a larger force
not alone in this city, but in almost
every postoffice in the land. The
New York mail left Chicago on Satur-
day evening, at 10 p. M, on the last
east-bound train, and arrived here
Monday at 5 a. m. Hereafter the Chica-
go Monday morning mail will take ex-
actly forty-eight hours to arrive in New
York, an enforced delay of seventeen
hours.n
Assistant Postmaster Pierson and
General Superintendent Youmans also
expressed most decidedly the opinion
ehdt thC uloCOiHtiiludlCt VI tuc last lTdlIl
would be an immense loss to the COM
munity.
H. N. Vale, Superintendent Of the
Railway Mail Service, who is still in the
city making arrangements for the trans
mission of the mails, said: sit is popu-
larly supposed that the fast mail trains
have alone been discontinued, and al
although this itself would be a most
serious hindrance to the rapid trans
missions of postal matter, still we have
received another check by the stoppage
of a regular postal train, which left
New York daily. By the curtailment
of the necessary appropriations, the
Post Office Department has been reduc-
ed to the state in which it was ten years
ago, and all the reforms since that time
have suddenly been swept away.n Mr..
Vale said that $780, 600 would have
sufficed to retain all the facilities which
had been enjoyed for the last six months,
and in the end Congress would find that
it would cost more to abolish the fast
trains than to run them. Without them
there would be a decided falling off in
postal-matter, and general dissatisfac-
tion would be shown. New York Tri-
bune, July 25.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

A great social event in Virginia City,
Nevada, was the opening of "The Sill
yer Palace a drinking and gambling
saloon. The local newspaper devoted
whole columns to descriptions of the
-gorgeousness of the establishment and
the brilliancy of the opening. "Private
invitations were issued" says the
Chronicle, sto several prominent citl-
zens, requesting them to be present
with their lady friends. The invitation
was generally accepted. Only those who
had been asked were admitted, and
many of the best people in town took
advantage of the courtesy of the pro-
prietors. The ladies seemed to find an
especial delight in entering upon what
after that night would be to them for
hidden ground, n wandered round by
scores"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01
A Touching Tribute.

Col. Robert Ingersoll's father-in-law
died ut Peoria, ILL.,, last week. The
funeral services were conducted by Col.
Ingersoll himself, no clergyman being
present. At the house he made the fol-
lowing remarks: "To fulfil a promise
made years ago, 1t is necessary for me
to say q word. He whom we are about
to lay in the earth, was gentle, kind and
loving in his life. He was ambitious to
live with those he loved. He was hos
pitable, generous and sincere. He loved
his friends andthe friends of his friends.
He returned good for good. He lived
the life of a child, and died without
leaving in the memory Of his family the
record of an unkind act. Without as
al and without fear we give hin
back, as it were, to Nature, the sou
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01
TUESDAY. AUGUST l, 1876.

We quite agree with the Inter- Ocean
when it says that the true solution of
the Indian problem is to deprive all the
tribes of arms, ammunition and ponies.
LET all arms and ammunition found
in the hands of Indian traders, or on
the way to their hands, be confiscated;
and let the sale Of a single rifle or round
Of ammunition by IN agent be deemed
sufficient cause for the breaking him of
his commission. A rigid enforcement
Of this policy would result in practical
ly disarming the hostiles in the course
Of a few months; for, although their
present stock of rifles would remain to
them, they would be quite useless for
want of ammunition
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

Mementoes Of a Sharks Meal.

Mr.. F. A. Hamilton, assistant keeper
of Ship Shoal Lighthouse, writes fthai
on the 9th of May, Captain Williams
and himself captured a shark measur
ing nine feet eight inches from tip to
tip. On cutting it open there were found
in its stomach, among other articles, a
watch, two metal buttons and a buckle,
which had evidently come from a pain
of trowsers. The monster had probably
made a meal of some unfortunate. The
watch is full jewelled, patent lever,
gilded and numbered 5000. Captain
Williams claims the watch, and sent
it to this port, to be left with Mr.. c. S.
Wilson until he comes in. Attakapas
(La.) Register.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

10 ~. NEWSPAPER AND A MOSr EFF
1ENT AID TO TIE INTERESTS N
49, GROWTH OF THIS YOUNG n
THRIVING TERilITeRy
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

and mother of us ali. Friend, husband
father, fare thee we'll" At the grave,
Just before the CONN was lowered, Col.
IngeTsoll spoke as follows; with morn
with noon, with night, with changing
clouds and changeless staHs-withgrass,
with trees and binds, with leaf and bud,
with flower and blossoming vine, with
all the sweet influences OF Nature We
leave our dead. Again, FAREWELL
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

The New York Sun heads its reports
from Big Horn, s1Ihe War upon the
Sioux" In view of events thus far
The War upon Government Troops"
would hit the nail more squarely upon
the head.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

An Ohio paper gets off about the best
thing of the season when it says it hopes
that Sergeant Bates will endeayor to
carry the United States Flag through
the Big Horn country. That Siouxts
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01

SsrOur Authorized Advertising Agents for
TIE LEADEk are, Ia New York. s. NJ Petten-
gill q Co, 81 Park Row, Geo. L. Rowell a Co.,
Il Park Row; ST. Louis, Rowell a Chesman,
corner Third and Chestnut streets, St. Louis
Advertising and Publishing Agency; Chicago,
II. H. Chandler, l24 South Clark street, Phila-
delphi n. W. Aver A Son, 1888 SAMSON street,
and Coe, Wetherlll 4 Co., Bulletin building.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-01
Rates Of Advertising.

No Ad6erfseaenf faserfed for Tess than my
cents.
Dali LEADER, all transient advertise
ments 10 cents per line, Nonpariel, each in
sertion ; 6 insertions eight cents per line; 80
insertions, 5 cents per line.
Local Notices, per line, bourgeois, each in
%sertion. 10 cents per line; 80 insertions S cents
per line.
WEEKLY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments Is cents per line, hrst Insertion one
month 20 cents per line; six months, 10 cents
per line; one year 5 cents per line.
Cheyenne, Jan. list, 1876.
H. CLAICHE, Proprietor.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

SHE VENERArEs lr.''--A woman ven-
crates her hustle 1t is not mass of
wire. orks to her 1t is not an animate
object to be controlled at will. No. 1t
10 to her a creature having hainG a
creature of life with soul Especially
is this fact illustrated in the dressing
room Bessie" says the woman to her
maid, after the toilet is completed, how
does it look 2" BY "it" she does not
mean tlounce, or a bow, but her bustle
and speaks of the article it" in half
doubling way, as though it was one of
those kind Of it's that have a sex-like
babies, bees, bugs, and such things
" Bessie" she says again, does it hang
well, and how does it move when l walk
this way-imitates the new style of chick
en- step-does it bob real well and pref
ty p And being assured that it is "jes'
beautiful, num-" she surveys herself in
the mirror for last glance, and asks
Bessie to note especially what 1t does
when she does SO, grabbing her form in
the vicinity of her hip, as if about to lift
herself over a fence by main force -
" does it show itself, or run out at one
side, or stick out behind, or what 2" AS
surei again, the owner of the latest tor
ture of fashion leaves her room, aud
steps from the threshold into the street,
murmurng, " do hope it will act, good
to day." halls u car, enters, and tries to
sti down.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

Tue Ans OF GETTING RlcH Lock
we'll to your spending. No matter wha,
comes in, If more goes out, you will be
always poor, The art is not in making
money, but in keeping it. Little expen
ses, like mice iu harm, when there are
great many, make great waste. Hair
by hair heads get bald; straw by straw
the thatch goes off the cottage, and drop
by drop the water comes into the cham
ber. A barrel is soon empty if the tap
leaks but drop a minute. When you
mean to save, begin with your mouth !;
many thieves pass down the red lane !;
the ale-jug is great waste. In all orher
things keep within composs. Never
stretch your legs further than your ban-
kets will reach, or you will soon be cold
In clothes choose suitable and lasting
stuff, and not tawdry fineries, TO be
warm, Is the IN in thing, never mind the
looks. A fool may make money, but it
takes wise man to spend it. Remem-
her it is easier to build two chimneys than
to keep one going If you give all to
back aud board, there is nothing left for
the savings bank Fare hard and work
hard when you are young, snd you will
have chance to rest when you are old
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

A MIRACULOUS CURE An almost mi.
racaloas cure IL reported from Sheldon.
street, the patient being the wife of a
well-to-do citizen. She has been, fof
years, ailing, or thinking she was ailing,
and recently took to her death bed and
kept her husband unhappy by lamenting
that she was going to die. Yesterday
her husband went ont and got buxom
young widow, who is her particular ab
horrence, to come in and look over the
house The dying woman heard him
opening doors and explaining things, and
lay racked with indignation and curiosi
ty. Presently the buxom widow depart
ed and the husband returned to the sick
room. No sooner had he entered than
she accosted him:
Peter Whitehead Hollingworth, what
have you been doing?'
Nothing, my love, nothing. Don't
excite yourself. BE calm. Oulv as you
were complaining that you couldn't get
up and see after things, and that the
house was going to wreck and ruin |
thought would ask Mrs Dasher in to
let ME know what could be done to save
you trouble, and relieve your mind Of
anxiety.
oh, you did 7" she murmured with
deep inspiration.
g Yes, and showed her all over the
house."
"And the beds not made, and every
thing like pig stye?'
" Never mind, my love. l told her
that she must excuse it, as you were sick,
because you were very good house
keeJ er And she said you. must be-"
ION, sne dld.
g Yes, and she said that if she had her
way. she'd have a new set of parlor fur
future in, and less vulgar wall. paper, but
that some people had no toste anyway.
Maria, and you and Mrs. Dasher are
pretty much OF a size, amt you" Then
he fell into trance that lasted for some
minutes. then muttering, well, perhaps
they'll fit, if not they can be mods oyer,'
departed.
When that husband went home, last
night, he was surprised to see his dying
wife up and dressed, and bossing things
with metallic ring in her voice, and a
glitter in her eye, such as he hadn't seen
for years, and when he innocently re.
marked, "Why, Maria, had hardly ex.
pected to see you up, again ?" she said,
:" know it. you bald headed old repro.
bate, but I'll live to bury you yet, and il
that painted Jezebel comes into this
house, again, III tear her into cotton
waste and jute-s strings"
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

A gentleman at Saratoga. after waving
his handkerchief for half an hour or more
to an unknown lady whom he discovered
at distant point on the shore, was en-
couraged by warm response to his sig
nails to approach his chafmer. Imagine
his feelings when, on drawing nearer, he
saw that 1t was his own dear wife, whom
lie had left at the hotel but short time
before. "Why, how remarkable that we
should have recognized each other at
such distance" exclaimed both in the
same breath, and then they changed the
subject
A little five year old of Meridian some,
wha. surprised his mother, a few days
since with the remark: God is every
where, he is all over me, and when you
spank me you spank Godn'
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
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The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
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Students can enter the College at any time,
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Be sure to visit or address this College be-
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The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

SHE THouGHT SHE KNEw.-Thc pas
sengers in the sleeping coach were just
closing off, when something howled
out:
"Ow-wow-wow"' ~
Greet dragons! there's a young one
aboard" !" growled fat man from his up
per berth, {" I'll bet hundred dollars
none OF US can get wink Of sleep, te-
night"
"Wow-wow" again whined the
child.
- There he goes, agsin2" growled the
fat man, i never travel but what run
across some ones offspring?"
Who's that talking?s' called the
mother Of the child in loud voice.
Me" answered the fat man. "Why
didn't you either leave that child at home
or stay at home yourselff"
Are you talking to me?' demanded
the woman.
Yes, ma'am, am say it's shame
to bring sick child into sleepiug-car'
to disturb twenty or thirty people,
Are you srther?" she asked.
No, hant"
E" Nor mother?'
No, ma am"
"Well, sir" she said, as she poked her
head out between the curtains, " when
you've been the mother OF eleven child.
ren, moved forty eight times. lived in
nine states, and worn one corset right
along for seventeen years, youll begin to
think you know your business. / thiuk
know mine; and if this baby wants to
howl, he's goidg to do it, if / have to
come over there and kick top and bali
Of conceit out of you.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
THE WEEKLY SUN.
1776. NEW YORK. 1

EIGHTEEN hundred and seventy six is the Cen
IL tennial year. 1t is also the year in which an
Opposition House OF Representatives. the first since
the war will be in power at Washingtqni and the
tho United States. All these events sure to be
of great interest and Importance especially the two
latter; and all of them, and everything connected
with them will be fully and freshly reported. and
expounded in The SUN.
The Opposition House of Representatives, taking
up the line of inquiry opened years ago by The Sun
will sternly aud diligently investigate the corrup-
tlons and misde eeds of Grants administration; and
Will 1t Is to be hoped lay the foundation Tor new
and better period in national history OF all this
counts, furnishing its readers wi carly and trust
worthy information upon these absorbing topics.
The twenty third Presidential election, with the
preparations for it, will be memorable deciding
upon Grants aspirations for a third term of power
and plunder, and still more as deciding who shall
be the candidate of the party of Reform, as well
electng that candidate. Concerning all these sub
jects, The Sun who have the constant Of being
thoroughly well informed.
The WEEKLy Sun, which has attained circulation
of over eighty thousand copies already has its read
the year 1876 will see their NUM- ber doubled 1t will
continue to be thorough newspaper. All the gene
raj news Of the day will be found IN it, condensed
when unimportant, at length If important, and
always we trust, treated IN clear interesting and
instructive manner.
family newspaper in the world, and we shall contin
ue to give in its columns large amount of mlscella
neous reading such as stories. tales, poems, scien-
uhc intelligence and agricultural information, for
which we are not able to make room in our daily
eultlon. Inc age!cultuFhl department. especially,
is one Of its prominent features. The fashions
regularly reported in its columns, and the
markets OF every kind.
THE WeERLv Sun, eight pages with ffty-sx broad
columns is 20 cents year, postage prepaid, As
this price barely repays the cost Of the no de
ducton be made from this rate to clubs, agents,
Postmasters, any one.
The DAILY Sun. n large four-page newspaper of
twenty eight columns gives all the news for two
cents copy. Subscription, postage prepaid, soc,
month, or $500 year. Sunday edition extra, 81 10
per year We have no travelling agents Address,
THE SUN, New York City
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

A gentleman who had married Sec
ond time indulged in recurring too often
In conversation to the beauties and vir-
tues of his first consort. He had. how
ever, barely discernment enough TO dis
cover that the subject was not an agseea-
bic one to his present lady. Excuse
me, madam" said he, al can not help
expressing my regrets for the dear deceas.
ed" Upon my honor" said the lady,
81 can most heartily affirm that am as
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
D7. c. McLANE'9
IIV ER PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended
rs a remedy for "ali the ills that
flesh is heir to-" but in affections of
the Liver, and in all Bilious Com
plants, Dyspepsia and Sick Head
ache, or diseases of that character,
they stand without a rival.
AG L E AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used
preparatory to, or after taking Qui-
nlne.
As a simple purgative they are
unequaled.
BEWARE OF IaITATIoNs.
The genuine are never sugar
coated.
Each box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DIR.
MoLANE's LIVER Pills.
Each wrapper bears the signatures
Of c. McLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

It is said that two tablespoonsful of
sweet oil taken every hour is q sure anti
dote against the poison of rattlesnake
bite. Cut this out and paste it in your
hat; it will be a good thing to try ityon
happen to get bit in a county where you
can't get any whiskey.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

80 made nine hundred dollars dur :
my hree-days' visit said young hopeful
to his father, on his return from New
York How so, my boy2' replied the
delighted parent. Why. l had thou
sad dollars worth of fun, and it only
cost hundred
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

The Norwich Bulletin says nothing
leases conscientious bachelor so much
= 10 dine with married friend and see
baby put his foot in the gravy.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
Crawford County Officers.

u. II CRFEKMoRE, County Judge.
Ed. a. ScoTr. County Clerk.
W j. ALEXANDER, Assistant County Clerk
j. +. WINFREY. Sheriff.
I. w. DAVIS, Deputy Sheriff.
CHARLES RIBLING and w. l.. TAYLOR, Notary
Publics.
JOHN j. BuRRow and NOSES LEMLEY, Justices
OF Van Buren Township.
J. G. GRADY, Van Buren Township Constable
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

What holds all the snuff in the world 2
No one nose.
A striking affair-a clock.
Always bound to follow suit-Your
tailor's bill.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

Subscribe for the Press.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
Van Buren, City officers.

F.M. NEAL, Mayor.
JAMES l.. WHITFIELD, Recorder.
j. S. II. HoucK. Marshal.
PHILIP SMITH, Cemetery Sexton.
The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26

STATE OFFICERS.

A II. GARLAND, Governor.
h. b. BEAVERS. Secretary of State.
VIM X. MILLER, Auditor.
7. }. CHURCHILL. Treasurer
s. T.. HUGHEs. Attorney.General
j. n SMITHEE. Com. of Public Lands.
j. X. EAKIN, Chancellor.
A. Il. WITT, Clerk Pulaski Chancery Court
l.. II. ENGLISH, Chief Justice.
w. IL. HARRISON. DAVID WALKER, Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court.