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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

+ Erskine, who. WAS always very fond
of talking about himself, was once
panegyrising his own humanity. ssFor
instance, - said he, 'sthere is my dog; /
wish it to be happy in this life, and /
wish to be happy in the other. Like
the Indian, / wish that wherever may
go, my faithful dog may bear me COM
pany." And confoundedly unlucky
dog he would be-" muttered Jekyll.
Erskine, when at the bar, once COM
planned to Jekyll that he had a pain in
his bowels, for which he could get no
relief. "I'll give you an infallible spe-
cific," said Jekyll. ssGet made Attor-
ney General, my friend, and then you'll
have no bowels at all. :"
Il hear,n said a friend, ''that our
friend Smith, the attorney, is dead, and
leaves scarcely any effects" sit could
scarcely be otherwise, . said Jekyll, ''he
had so very few causes. -
An attorney named Else, rather di-
minitive in his stature, and not partic-
ularly respectable in his character, once
met Jekyll. s'Sir," said he. ssI hear
you have called me a peltifogging
scoundrel. Have you done so, sir?'
Sir" said Jekyll, with a look of con-
tempt, 81 never said you We're a petit
fogger, or scoundrel; but I said you
were little Else.'''
Jekyll could be coarse and imperti-
nent enough at times. A Welch Judge,
notorious for his greed of office and his
want of personal cleanliness, was once
complaining of being neglected. 'sMy
dear sir, said Jekyll, in his most amia-
BILE tones, ''you have asked the Minis
ter for almost everything else, why don't
you ask him for q. piece. Of of soap and a
nail brush?n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26
Why Men Smoke.

No habit adopted by whole race of
men-indeed by all races of men-but
must have rdison d'efre The dhu-
deem of the Irishman, the cbibouk of
the Asiatic, the calumet of the Indian,
the cigar of the white American, would
not exist simultaneously on every part
of the globe, if in the use of tobacco
there did not slumber some spell of
great potency over him. The lazy man
it seems to make lazier; the nervous
man it makes more nervous; the brain
worker inspires, and on the artist it be-
slows visions of beauty. All lecturing
against it has proved vain. The habit
spreads with population over Australia
and Polynesia, and in couple of CEN
turies from now smoking will be as
universal as eating.
1t behooves us, then, to see that some
thing is done to insure the rehabilita-
ton of the better qualities of tobacco,
which seems deteriorating SO fast. Ma
nilla is ceasing to produce even de-
cent cheroot, tobacco cultuer dying out
there like wine culture in Madeira.
One thing is certain, that the substitu-
ton of the cigarette for the cigar is ex-
ceedingly dangerous.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

A far better, more significant and
enduring plan for the perpetuation of
the name and fame of General Custer
than that of the New York Herald IS
proposed monument, would be to have
the gallant Seventh Cavalry officially
designated as "Custer's Cavalry.
while in recognition of the officers and
men Who fell with him in the charge,
let their bravery be perpetuated so long
as the regiment exists by roll call of
the dead heroes along with the names
of the living. Pittsburgh Commercial.
Good idea. Let's all call it Clusters
Cavalry" hereafter.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

1t is customary to ascribe to the Of
ficers of the army fondness for bring
ing on Indian campaigns; but one has
only to listen to the conversation of
these gentlemen who have to undergo
the fatigue of these inglorious march
ings and countermarchings, to which
those who pursue the willy savages are
subject, to feel that if the army could
decide the questions of war or peace
war would only be had recourse to
when all other means had failed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

Several years, ago an article went the
rounds of the Territorial press, giving
what purported to be history Of the
grasshopper pest in France and Spain
in the eleventh century. 1t was stated
that the grasshoppers in those countries
totally destroyed the crops for several
years about that time, and that the regu-
lar armies, together with volunteer
forces, were called into service for their
destruction. 1t does not appear in the
history that any particular good was
done in that manner. In all probability
the mailed knights found more trouble
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26
A Good Word for the "Tramps. ;

The New York Graphic interposes a
plea for tramps, saying, sit should be
remembered that for three years. times
have been exceptionally hard, and honest
and industrious men have found it
impossible to get work to do. City work
ing people are told to go into the coun-
try, where there is work enough at fair
wages for whoever will do it, and the
words of the ancient philosopher, Go
West, are perpetually dinned in the
poor laborer's ears. These people start
for the land Of promise without money
and soon become sunburned and foot
sore. They ask for work and are refus-
ed as vagrants, and beg for bread only
to be turned away as thieves in disguise.
In some towns they are locked into the
police stations at night and kept at
work on the highway till IL O'Clock in
the morning to pay for their lodgings.
and then turned adrift under the threat
of imprisonment if they return. If any
quicker way has been devised for turn
ing man in quest of work into a first
rate vagrant and thief than this, it has
not been divulged. The whole theory
is wrong from top to bottom, and the
first step towards getting rid of the
tramp nuisance is in providing work for
the poor people to do at nominal rates. -
While it is doubtless true that u few hon
est poor people are driven to adopt a
migratory life, it is unfortunate that
the generality of persons denominated
"tramps," either refuse outright to
work, or perform offered labor in such
way as to discourage efforts to employ
them. Not unfrequently the kindest
care and attention has been repaid by
base ingratitude and crime, for which no
previous experience can be pleaded as
palliatory in the slightest degree.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26
The English newspapers are heavy q

The English newspapers are heavy on
condemnation. The following is the ac-
count one Of them publishes of our Cen
tennial 4th of July celebration: ssThe
American Feast of Independence was
celebrated on the 4th inst. all over the
country, in an unprecedented manner.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams delivered
an oration, and Mr.. James Russell Low
ell a poem, at Massachusetts; Mr.. Rob-
ert G. Winthrop an oration at Boston,
and DR.. Storrs an Grafton at New
York;
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26
CHEYENNE MORNING AUGUST Is 1876

some foe in them than Crook has got in
General Sitting Bull But it does ap-
pear where war failed the arts of peace
were successful 1t was stated that deep
plowing, thorough pulyerizing of the
ground, and watering by irrigation in
fall and winter, was successful in des-
troying the pests. 1t is unknown wheth-
er this has been tried in Colorado, but
it is plan well worthy the attention of
our Granger societies.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

raF LEADER are. in New York. s. n Petten-
III & Co. 81 Park Row, Geo. +. Rowell & Co.,
4 Park Row; st. Louis. Rowell & Chesman,
>orner Third and Chestnut streets, st. Louis
ADVERTISING and Publishing Agency; Chicago,
a, h Chandler, l2i South Clark street, Phila-
ad Coe, Wetherill & Co., Bulletin building.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26
Rates of Advertising.

Rates of Advertising.
No Advertisement inserted for less than NM
cents.
DAILY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments 10 cents per line, Nonpariel each in
sertion; insertions eight cents per line; 80
insertions, cents per line.
Local Notices, per line, bourgeois, each in
sertion. 10 cents per line; 80 Insertions cents
per line.
WEEKLY LEADER all transient advertise
ments 25 cents per line, first insertion one
month 20 cents per line; six months, 10 cents
per line; one year cents per line.
Cheyenne, Jan. LIST, 1876.
II. GLAFSKE. Proprietor.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

Manton Marble says the war record
of Governor Tilden is all right. But
Manton Marble needs endorsing before
his endorsement can go down much. It
is too much as if one thief endorsed
another.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

Connecticut produced 76O new inven-
tions last year. or one to 764 inhabitants.
That was nothing. A Democratic edi-
tor can multiply that number of inven-
tions, indefinitely during single politi-
cal campaign.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

A New York paper thinks Colorado
ought to be remanded back to terrific
rial condition on account of the kidnap-
ping of Judge Stone. 1t says in the
same connection that Jay Gould offers
s., 900 reward for the kidnappers of the
Judge.
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Subscribers who fail to receive their
papers regularly will confer a favor by
Immediately reporting the fact at this
Office. tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-26

Accounts collected at reasonable rates.
Remittances PROMPTLY made over Gilmer,
AL kinds OF business intrusted TO ,nc will
rscsivs prompt attention. dewitt
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

WAsHISGTox, October 26
By the President of the United States
of America proclamation:
From year TO year we have been accus-
TONED TO pause in our daily pursuit., an
set apa a time to offer thanks TO AZ
mighty God for the special blessings He
has vouchsaied To us, with our prayers
Tor the continuance thereof We have
at this time equal reason To be thankful
'nr His continued protection and for the
many material blessings which His boun-
ty has bestowed
In addition to these favors accorded t.
us as individuals we have especial occa
Ion To express our hearty thanks to A.
mighty God that by his providence and
guidance our Government, established -
century ago, has been enabled To fulfill
the purpose OF its founders in Offering
an asvlum to the people Of every race.
securing civil n religious lib-itv to Ill
within its borders and netting out G" ev
cry individual alike justice and equality
| before the law
IL is moreover especially our duty to
offer our humble prayers to the Father
ut all Mrrcirs for continuance Of His
divine favor to US as a Nation and as in
dviduals.
BY reason OF all these considerations j,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the Uni
tel States, do recommend to the people
of the United States to devote the Both
d,y of November next to an expression
of their thanks and prayers to Almighty
God. aud laying aside their daily avoca
lions and all secular occupation, to as
SemLle in their respective places OF wor'
ship and observe such day as a day o.
thank giving and rest.
In witne.s whereof I have hereunto
set my hand nd iu el u ell OF th'
| United States 10 Ie lnAed.
Done at the City OF Washington, thi-
the 26th day OF October. in the year oi
our Lord one thousand eight hundre,
aud seN enty-six and of the Independents
Of the United States Of America the on'
hundred and first. L. ). GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILroS Fish, Secretary of State.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES.

Nearly forty years ago, when we first
studied the problem Of slavery and the
mode Of its abolition, we read paper
called "Zions Waterman" 1t had, as
its motto: Verify, we are guilty con
cerning our brother"
Until after the rebellion had made
considerable progress, nine-tenths OF the
people Of this country were SO thorough
ly proslavery that any man who dared
say that slavery was wrong, was in dan
ger of losing his life. The nominal free
dom of the slaves fell far short Of what
the people and Government owed to the
colored race. All the property in the
slave States was the product Of their la
were turned loose without a dollar OF
their earnings, and they were completely
dependent upon their late masters
When the Government conquered the
traitors, it should have taken the proper
ty held by them and given to the right
full owners. Verify, we are guilty con-
cerning our brother"
We believe in an overruling Provi-
dence. We believe in a God. one OF
whose attributes is justice. We have
foith in the future. Let those who
doubt, read the first ten chapters of Ex
odus. Some OF the dealings OF the Al
mighty with slave holders seemed mys-
terious then, but in the end all was clear
as the MONDAY sun in a clear sky.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

very strange, sui iiicult Of prouuncia
ton. ! could probably come a. near a
correct pronunciation az most Ameri
cans. and yet know that my prouuncia-
t,un WIS often ridiculous There are two
letters in the Welsh alphabet that no
American can pronounce correctly They
are u and ch. Now ask some Welshman
to pronounce the word thyWyllwch.
(lsrkncss) ) aud then you try IL, Il you
want to put the Welshman upon his
good manner in bis attempt to refrain
irom laughing 20 your awkwardu,-s.
With the exception OF ihi. difficulty of
pronunciation, the Welsh language t.
much les difficult to learn than the
Euglish. The yowels rarely, if ever.
have more than one sound. while the ac-
cent, believe, j. always on the syllable
next the last. no matter how many sylla-
bles may BE- in "a word ! was told by a
Welsh scholar that hc had seen words Of
! fifteen syliables, aud tnat they were all
accented on the syllable next the last
Only think Of wading through thirteen
Syllables without any accent until you
reach the fourteenth, where you can
throw yourself upon an accent
The Welsh, like the Getmous, arc hon
est. OF course there are exceptions, bal
| these exceptions are rare. do not sa,
that, as a rule. my countrymen are dis
honest bat will say this: that my cx
perience with the Welsh, German an,
lrish people Of jackson county, has brrI
that there are fewer ra-cals among thrs,
foreign born citizens, in proportion q
their numbers, than there are among "a
tive born American
] have lived more among the Wrl.l
than among other foreign born citizen.
aud have had more dealings with them
About the years lS37-S-9, did consid
cradle work for the Welsh immigrant.
! plowed Tor them many a day for whicl
/ received one dollar per day ia gold, 20
myself horse and plow Tha. was cor
sidered very excellent wages forty year
lago now a man will think lac mus, stalv
It he cannot get that amount for himsel
alone, without the horse and plow.
jackson county owes a large part q
her wealth, enterprise, mnLality aud if
teiligrnce, to her large welsh popul,
ton. This industrious, energetic, p.
.ient people, inspired the old fogics VII
settled the county originally. with ne,
lie and energy, and now the desceu,
ints OF the original settlers are little.
any. behind the de-cendauts Of th
Welsh, in all that is required for lrs
class citizens.
Having now given several numbers q
hesc Note, to the sul ject Of the Well
.cttlomrnts in this county, wall pas
pu, in future numbers. to other matter
Connected with the past aud presrI
conditions Of our county.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

In commenting upon the practice OF
carrying concealed weapons, Judge Du
Halfway said some things last week.
which we most heartily iudorse. lie said
that a man who carried a revolver gener-
ally did 20 for the purpose Of self de-
tense, while the man who carried, con-
C aled about his person, brass knucklrs.
a billy or sluugshot. generally did so for
purposes OF assassination. Such fellows
were in the habit Of slipping up behind
a man in the dark, aud in most COW
ardly manner, striking him with such
weapons.
. We commend the remarks made by
the Judge 10 the cowardly wAelps who
have been sncaking around armed in
this way. We also recommend the more
respectable (?) persons who justify their
in pursuing this co sardiy course
OF the sneaking assassin, to ponder upon
the well timed remarks OF the Judge.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

Mr.. r. Hastings, brother Of the late
w X Hastings, was here at the funeral
Of his brother ITe was much gratiiied
at the many tokens Of respect shown the
family Of his brother by the citizens Of
this community and desires Us to return
his sincere thanks.
Mr.. Hastings, at our request kindly
furnished US the following brief account
Of the early life OF his lamented brother :
Wm X Hastings was horn in Colum
hiana county, Ohio. October Is. 1923
Worked in q Carding and Fulling mill
until about fifteen years of age, when the
mill was sold aud farm purchased
Worked on the farm for some years
N-xt hc, and his oldest brother pur
cha I'd a Falling and Carding mill in the
town oi Mt Union, Stark county Ohio
In one corner OF that mill. Professor
II trtshOrn struck of q school room about
the size Of Dr. a. e Munahan's Office
rom which spraus Nj Union College
Ills education was got ia ID strict schools
except ole term in Ob-rlin College,
studied law With Mason * Potter. of
New Lisbon, till they moved TO Cleye-
land; finished with Simon Nisdrn, now
Probate Judge in Columbiana county,
ohio. During his studies he taught
three district schools IN said county.
lie was admitted to the Bar ia Canton.
Stark county, Ohio, about three years
previous To his coming To Jackson
lis motto from youth always was,
win if can" In debating cluOs he
would always take the weak side. lie
was blessed with kind and piou- parents
His father lived To the age Of eighty, and
his mother now lives to mourn ! j. loss,
at the age OF eiphty-four years. His pa
rents raised family Of seven children,
five SONS and two daughters. William
X. is the first To follow his iather.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

The election in jackson was quiet one
The Democrats did not work with THEN
accustomed zeal, and when the vote
were counted out it was ascertained thai
the Republicans had majority Of 26 il
the town and township, gain OF % over
the October election. The people then
went to the telegraph Office, and filled it
full. Some dispatches began to come in,
from scattering townships, all showing
Republican gains As there were per
haps fifty men and boys all smoking at
once, and for hours, in a small, clos,
room, we were compelled to leave at ten
o'clock. Pretty soon we heard the rebel
yell, which was kept up without inter
mission until about clock on Wednes
day morning. The mail train brought
the news that there might still be some
doubt, and quiet reigned. During tn.
night our town was in possession Of Il
wild, roaring, seething mob. They
screamed. yelled, cursed, and sang songs,
fired revolvers, and made the night .
thousand times more hideous than it
was on the night Of July l6, 1868, when
it was in the possession of John Morgan 5
rebel army. In all seriousness, we ask
decent Democrats what they think OF
this first demonstration Of reform" un
der Tilden?
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

We end tbc following In the Ports.
mouth Tribune Of yesterday. (wednss.
day.
Yesterday morning the Accommoda.
ton train. due here at in33 A. M. when
about miles from Webster vas wrecked
by a broken rail. probably caused by the
Mail train out from Portsmouih The
Locomotive was entirely dispiac,J lfom
the track. leaving the tender lying across
tho rails. The engineer. Bslsar Address.
was seriously injured IN attempting 90
jump from the engine. aud being caught
under the tender There being two
stock cars attached. loaded with cattle.
several Of them were liilcd. bat none Of
the passengers were injured
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
THE END OF THE GREAT CONTEST

The grandest contest OF modern times,
has ended. This contest began twenty
ago. The question was one of human
freedom. and human rights. The people
Of the United States decided on last
Tuesday, that the war was failure; that
the rebels were right in the rebellion, and
that the great North was wrong; they
have decided that the Declaration of In
dependence is fraud and a sham, and
that the Golden Rule is a lie.
The latest news, up to the time of go
ing to press is, that Tilden has carried
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut In
diana, and all the old rebel, slave states.
Many of our readers will inquire, what
now; what will be the result Of this vic
tory of the rebels and their allies
No very immediate change will take
place. But in few years, at most, the
Democrats will secure majority of the
Supreme Court, when that tribunal will
hold that the Democratic doctrine enun-
ciated a. their national convention in
1868 is true; that the last three amend
ments to the Constitution are void, and
that slavery has never been, and cannot
be, abolished; that those slave holders
who cannot reclaim their late slaves,
shall be paid for the same. The rebel
war claims will be paid, or the national
debt will be repudiated.
Northern Democrats say they will not
consent to this. But it has been abund
antly proven that they will consent to
any thing their Southern masters demand
VI NhShus OClOIC tue Db. hOhlS NOuNtH
ton there were scores Of them in Jack
son county who swore they never would
vote for Tilden. Many OF them swore
after the nomination that they never
would vote for him yet they all, except
three, in Lick township, meekly marched
up and voted for Tilden, when a solid
South made the demand.
The last hope Of the helpless colored
man is gone. lie will again be a 81 We,
unless an overruling Providence shall
have some design in this rebel victory
which man cannot fathom. The rebel
victory at Bull Run in 1861 was mys
terry; yet all can now see that Union
victory then would have fastened slavery
upon this country forever.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
TIE GREAT SUSPENSE.

After We bad wfittcn our articles on
thc result Of the election. on Wednesday.
a dispatch passed over the wires. 20 the
effect that Hayes bad been elected by one
majority. on the electoral vote Then
tho Republicans yelled and threw up
their hats On 1hursdiy morning it
seemed that riidsn bad 80 sur. Iiayss
~ sure. aud Florida. wiih 4 votes. 10 BE-
decided u that went for Hayes. BE- was
safe. a. 10 o'clock Mr Booth. who i IN
Columbus. sent a dispatch that Tildsn
had ig6 sure. aud then the Democrats
yelled. SO u stands a. THE writing. II
clock Thursday.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
The Very Latest.

We have kept our paper back
until Thursday night, In order TO
get the result Of the election.
We telegraphed 10 Gen. Comfy,
Of the State Journal, for the Lat
est, and at 3 o'clock ON Thursday,
received the following:
Columbus. ohis. oet.o.
u. Maehisy-An depend. on riorida and
Nsrih Carolina. nssh ia dosbt.
These States have been RepublI-
can heretofore, yet we believe that
Tilden II elected.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
NOTES ON JACKSON COUNTY.
by D NAcELEY.

/ have given al some length the anti
cles by Mr.. Hughes which shows how a
welshman views the early settlement of
that people in this county. / resided
near the center OF the great Welsh set
Element. and brcame quite well acquaint-
ei with them. IL indeed appeared odi
to see men wearing pants made Of c0rdu
roy, only coming down to the knees, and
then stockings, and shoes instead o!
boots. Sometimes these shoes had solc-
made OF wood, an inch or more IN thick
ness. The women often wore fur bat-.
much the same shape and style Of the
silk plugs now worn by the men.
And then the Welsh language was so