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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18

A correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean writing from Greenville, Mich, under
recent date, states hat some hunters found
the remains of q man in Newaygo County,
that State. The remains had Lain, Il was
thought, where they were discovered for
more than q year, and most OF the clothing
was SO much decomposed as to render il
difficult to ascertain Its original color. The
cap was of fine cloth, blue or black, With
leather fr~ont-piece and some braid about tb9
front. The vest was a light plaid. No arti-
Gle, however, save the clothing, could be
found in the vicinity. The bones were al
found except those of the feet and legs. The
molars in tho upper jaw were large and
sound, the front teeth were mostly perfect,
but have been lost since the skull was taken
from the spot where it was found. The
skull is above rather than below average
size, symmetrical, and well-developed in the
lower and back portion. The place where
the remains were found is very nearly in
the course taken by Professor Donaldson's
balloon in the fatal ascencion from Chicago.
A direct line from Chicago to the spot would
pass very near the mouth of the Muskegon
River, and it would not be at all surprising if
the remains are those of the lost balloonist.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18
Vagaries Of an Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor of Burmah M
pers to be exercising his Krupp guns with
surprising effect, but he has had the misfor
tune Of losing one of his chief Ministers O,
State in an ntoward manner A short time
ago his Majesty purchased three light field
guns. An engineer suggested that thsss
guns might not only be carried about by
elephants, but also fred with efect from the;I
backs. The experiment was resolved upop.
The Emperor and his chief counseIlors in.
tently watched the proceedings. The mo.
ment the explosion took place, however, the
scene was all confusion. The Monarch Of
the Golden Foot had to conceal bis sacred
person under a wagon. The elephant, with
the discharged cannon on Its back, tore
wildly hither and thither, and, amongst
others, trod the unlucky Minister Of State
into . jelly. At last the infuriated elephant
rushed down the baznar, and so left the in.
habitants of the palace to themselves. What
though it trampled to death a score of Man.
dalayans or so2 That was of little conse-
quence to the Lord of the Seven Umbrellas,
when at length he found himself safe. So
q royal edict was announced that the faith
full subject of his Majesty might eat tho mis-
chievons brute /; and eaten he only was, with
curdled milk ard rice, and planta:ns, and
honey, and sundry secret potations. By all
accounts an elephant rump-steak is fin food.
The Golden Foot, having heard of this, is
said TO have successfully tried the dish, and
expressed 1t as his sublime opinion TINT it
was much better than the latest novelty he
had attempted, namely French boiled frog.
But his Majesty seems to be q tyro in the
art of gastronomy, anyhow, for he thinks
trufles are "small frogsi" Since he has
bought some Krupp guns, his chief amuse-
ment is to practice gunnery. Some Of his
dearest friends and counsellors are placed
about three-quorters of a mile distant, and
have to "look out" The target is an ami
mated one, and his Majesty enjoys the spec
tacle. As the balls from the palace battery
richochet along, the Burmese chiefs dodge
about or fall prone, and when the firing be-
hot, take to their heels across the
country. Shells, and grape and canister are
now rarely tried, for his Majesty finds that
bis councillors are too few to be thus Iber-
ally dealt with.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18
1900 Rare Wild Animals

Baby Elephant, "Chicago,"
Trained Tigers, Performing Lions,
Hyenas, Etc. A G-ton Rhinoceros, 1C
performing Lions. Rare collection of
the African. Antelope Family. More
Wild Beasts than any three of the larg-
est Menageries travelling.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18

= CnKMATroN among THE Arizona INDIANS.
III. s. Thompson, who returned from n
trip to Hardyville, Arizona, a few days ago,
reported the death and cremation of the
mother of Meadow, q noted captain of tho
Mohnve tribe. The wake was kept up for
several days, during which fourteen fine
horses, the property of the relatives of the
dead woman, were burned. 1t is the custom
of the tribe to burn all the effects of the
relatives of the dead at the time of death.
In this instance q large mount of property
was consumed, MS the Meadow fnmily for
some years past had been unusually healthy,
and consequently accumulated considerable
wealth. Beside the fourteen horses mem
mentioned, several tons Of mescal, a larRs
quantity of seels, a considerable sum in
silver coin, and all the provisions and cloth
ing Of the relatives Of the dead we're con.
consumed. Even he clothing they were
wearing whom they began their march around
the funeral pyre holped to feed the flames,
and the mourners returned to their homes
as naked as when they came into the world.
-Denner fGoll Nezna
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18
TIE Grcofcst .iedicoi DtscoreTy since Me Crea.
HIN, Of Nan, or s,rcr me CDsnn,ence-

fHs tTcufcst MEDICAL Discovery since III Crea-
HIN, Of Nan, or s,nce me Cosn1neace-
nenfof the Christian sEJysff Il
There never Iius bccn-n time when the
healing of 81 many different diseases has
been caused by outward application rs the
present: ills an u~ndisputcl tact that over
n',ii ui inc entire pupuiaiinn OF The Globe re-
sort w The use Of ordinary piaSters. NfE
DIX. MELvISS CArrIcuM PoRoUa gLAsrERs
are cknowle,igcd by All who have used
them, to hct quicker than nny other plaster
lneS ever before Tried, au,i that one OF these
pltStcrs VIII do more =, al service than n hun
Lcfs are slow OF action, am require to he
WITH toutiituhilS To eiicCt lcure; but with
,hese ~ Is e.'tirely different; lie Instant one
Is applied the patient Will irai It's elTeeE,l
IHysicians III nli ages have Thoroughly
tested anu well know the effect of Capsiclrm.
anu u mas Always been more or less. used as u
,heuicni hgent for an outward application:
.bul rs ouly of n very r,,cent dpi. ti,at rs nd,
Vai1tuges In 4; porous plaster have been dis
s'vereo: Icing, however. convinced Of the
w'hdcrinl cur,s eiiccIed by IN. NELVISis
CAlsIcUM poRors Pr srtRS alni li,cir sumo
rioitty over ait o,hcr pinstcrs. tiiry now
actnaiiy prescribe irein, In their prnclce, fos
s sunSan uisehses ,is rheumatism. pain Ia theside
~ oncK, and all such CASES as have rethire3
me use OF pinsters or nniment. Aftar yOn
nhSt tried other piasi.rs and lininients. and
cure, ask your drug, isl Tor DR. MEL.ytN.s
SAPSlCuM PotouS PLASTER. You Gun hardly
ocitcxe your own con victions of its wonder
:, om9c.s. Although powerful and quick in
- aetion, YOU can rely on Its safety for the
tnosI ueticale person to wear, as ID is free.
rom lead aud other poisonous material COM
,moniy used IN the m~anufaeture of ordinary
p,nsters. Onc trial Is a Sufficient ~gualantee
y us merits, and one piaster will sell hun
ureus To your friends.
ASK Your druggist for DR. MARvIs-s CAR
or on receipt Of % cents for one, 81 for Ave, or
t2 Tor n dozen, they will be mailed. most mid.
dSahy address In the United states or Cana
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-18

An MiXEDCARDS, with name. 10 c.Agc,its
4U outfits Tree. l.. Jones' co. NASSAU,
N, Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
The Investigation.

The Potter Committee resumed its session
on the 18th. II. Conquest Clarke, formerly
private secretary to Governor Kellogg, and
now in the Internal Revenue Department,
was examined regarding Louisiana certif-
Gates. He recognized the first and second
set of certificates in possession OF the COM
mittee as the ones prepared by him. Ander-
son having stared that there was an error in
the certificates, Governor Kellogg requested
witness TO examine them. Witness was
present when Governor Kellogg signed the
second set of certificates, and had himself
sealed them up and forwarded them to
Washington. He also sealed the first set
and handed them to the District Judge. All
signatures of the first set were sign ed in
the presence Of witness. Witness did not
prepare the messengers authority ccarged
with the delivery of the second set of Ger.
tifcates. He was of the opinion that the
authority which the bearer of the second set
of certificates presented was the authority
prepared for the messengers of the first set,
General Anderson. Recess.
When the committee reassembled Mr..
Clarke testified that he was under the i'm.
preston that he saw also Brewster sign the
second set of certificates, and the gentle
nan signed in the committee room, and NOT
in the Governors Office as Brewster, test.
fed yesterday. He had read the statement
in a Cincinnati paper, to the effect that some
of the signatures of the Louisiana Electoral
returns had been forged, and thought he
clipped the paragraph from the paper and
subsequently inclosed it in a letter to GOV.
ernor Kellogg inqiring what it meant, but
he bad never received a reply to the letter
Never heard anything while in New Orleans
of the so called Sherman letter. In conse
quence of the objections made by Governor
Kellogg to the hand writing in the first sci
of certificates; witness had caused a number
of copies to be made by the clerk in the of
fee writing a palmer hand. He (witness
therefore had a number Of certificates in ex
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
Fire Record.

The Academy of Music and Chamber of
Commerce Blocks, on East Market Street,
two of the finest structures in Akron and
two of the finest west of the Alleghanies,
were destroyed by fire recently, except
the stone front and portions of the walls.
While the ~coniagration was in progress, a
falling chimney buried three fremen, Abe
Click, Wm. Anderson and Phil Reamy in
the debris. They were only liberated by
the superhuman efforts of their comrades.
Click is not seriously injured, although he
was the last one out and came near being
burned to death. Remy suffered a compound
fracture on the right thigh above the knee,
the bone protruding. Anderson is injured
internally, also in the back, and will proba.
bly, die. The fire broke out in the west
store-room of the Goode-Commerce Block,
occupied by ]. P. Sebring as a dry-goods
store. A warrant was sworn out against Mr..
Sebring for setting the building on fire, and
he was arrested.
A fire at Edwards, Mississippi, destroyed
AcCain's jewelry store, Mccain d Bros.
drug store, Brolatta's grocery, Mrs. Buffers
house and fruit stand, ]. W. Warblinger's
store, D. J.. Donovan's furniture store,
Kelly & Naples tenpin alley, T. d. Paddle
ford's two stores, and the store of ]. W.
Key. Other buildings were damaged. The
fire was the work of an incendiary. The loss
is estimated at $40, 900.
A Jackson, Tennessee, special to the
american says a FIRE lately broke out there.
The finest block in the city was destroyed,
and the business portion of the town was
| threatened.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

remembered. Not even the light drapery
showed signs of The slightest culver. His
hands were clasped and his chin slightly
elevated. The Sheriff raised a handker-
gled in the air, having fallen about four
feet. His gasps and struggling for breath
were painfully audible, and his shoulders
and chest underwent terrible commissions.
After hanging seventeen minutes, he was
pronounced dead, and the body was lowered
into the coffin.
The sentence of four men to be hung at
Fort Smith, Ark, on the 21st, was com.
muted by the President. The Communication
of three was received several days before.
Two hours before the time fixed for the ex-
%ecution of the other a dispatch was received
from Attorney-General Devens suspending
the execution.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, the be-
loved of American poesy, is dead. Mr..
Bryant was born November 3, 1894, at.
C~ummington, Massachusetts. Verses
written BY him before he reached the
age OF ten years were deemed worthy of
publication by the editor Of the county
newspaper. At the age of fourteen,
when the country was agitated by the
near prospect of the second war with
Great Britain, he composed a political
satire entitled the "Embargo,o which
was published in a volume with another
poem by him on the Spanish Reyolu-
tion." The popularity Of these produc-
tions wa SO great that it was found nee
essary in the following year to publish a
second edition. He ~matricuIated at
Williams College in 1910, and then pur-
sued the study of law till 1915, when he
was admitted to the bar. But literature
was his delight, and the dry pursuits of
legal lore gave way very soon to the
pursuits that were more congenial to his
mind. "The literary life of Bryant"
says an experienced critic, "begins with
the publication of tThanatopsis' in the
North american Reviep in 1916, for We
need take no account of those earlier
blossoms, plucked untinely from the
tree, as they had been prematurely ex-
banded by the heat of party politics.
The strain Of that song was of a higher
mood. In those days, when American
literature spoke with a faint and feeble
voice like the chirp of half awakened
birds in the morning twilight, we need
not say what a cordial welcome was ex-
tended to a poem which embodied in
blank verse, worthy of anybody since
Milton, thought of the highest reach and
grandest power, or what wonder wal
mingled with the praise when it wa
announced that this grand and majestic
moral teaching and this rich and sus
tanned music were the work of a boy Of
eighteen" Mr.. Bryant visited Europe
in 1884, 1845 and 1S49, and perfected
himself in the principal European
languages; his translations from the
literature, of those languages are evi
dences of his facility. He also trans
lated the Had" and the Odyssey" O
Homer. They are the best works of hi
life, and are regarded, among eminenr
critics, as a long way in advance of tn,
best translations of those ancient poem
preceding them. They are scholarly
simple in language, and melodious il
rhythm. For many years Mr.. Bryan
was editor of the New York Eucnin
Post; his taste, dignity and discrimins
ton as an editor has paced that jeurna
among the leading papers Of the cour
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

that the party shall be called the National
Greenbaek Party" 1t demands the repeal
of the specie resumption act, and the is
sue of absolute money or ~greenbacks equal
to gold and silver; that al bonds now sub.
ject to redemption be Immediately re-
deemed in absolute money equivalent to
coin, and that the Federal Constitution be
amended SO as to limit and restrain Con-
gress from exempting any property, stocks,
bonds, or credit from taxation and from
granting all subsidies.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
Foreign.

The strikes in the Lancashire cotton dis
trict are virtually over, the men returning
to their work, after six or eight weeks of
idleness, at the ten per cent. reduction in
wages insisted upon by their employers at
the start. 1t has been a severe lesson to the
unfortunate operatives. They have suffered
an aggregate loss of nearly 100000 in
wages, while the mill proprietors have main
tanned their position and prohted by the op-
~portunity of working off their surplus pro-
luofo
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
Military Experiments.

A correspondent claims that the Cat
ling camel gun is a plagiarism upon the
idea of John Phoenix, who tells this
story, familiar to army officers:
"But in a certain Western fort, some
time ago, the major conceived the idea
that artillery might be used effectively
in fighting with the Indians by dispens-
ing with gun carriages and fastening
the cannon upon the backs of mules.
So he explained his views to the COM
mandant, and it was determined to
try the experiment. A howitzer was
selected and strapped upon al ambu-
lance mule, with the muzzle turned to-
ward the tail. When they had secured
the gun, and loaded it with ball cart
ridges, they led that calm and ~steadfast
mule on the bluff and set up a target in
the middle of the river to practice at.
"The real of the mule was turned
toward the target, and he was backed
gently up to the edge of the bluff. The
officers stood around in a semi-circle,
while the major went up and inserted
a time fuse in the touch hole of the
howitzer. When the fuse was ready the
major lighted it and retired. In a min
ute or two the hitherto unrufied mule
heard the fixing back there on his neck,
and it made him uneasy. He reached
his head around to ascertain what was
going on, and as he did SO his body
turned, and the howitzer began to sweep
around the horizon. The mule at last
became excited, and his curiosity became
more and more intense, and in a good
second or two he was standing with his
four legs in a bunch, making six rev.
olutions a minute, and the. howitzer,
understand, threatening sudden death
to every man within half a mile.
"The commandant was observed to
climb suddenly up a tree; the lieuten-
ants were seen sliding over the bluff
into the river, as if they didn't care at
all about the high price of uniforms;
the adjutant made good time toward
the fort: the sergeant began to throw
up breast-works with his bayonet, and
the major rolled over the ground and
groaned. In two or three minutes there
was a puff of smoke, a dull 'thud,
and the mule-ohl where was he9 A
solitary jackass might have been seen
turning successive somersaults over the
bluff, only to rest at anchor, finally, with
his howitzer, at the bottom of the river,
while the ball went off toward the fort,
hit the chimney in the majors quar-
tiers, ratified the adobe bricks down into
the parlor, and frightened the majors
wife into commissions. They do not al
Jude to it now, and nc report of the re.
suits of the experiment was ever sent
to the Var Department"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
MaahInrten.

The Matthews Committee of the Senate
me-. on the 2lst June, and james E. ADder-
son was called. He refused to testify with
u counsel. He said he had no desire to
throw obstacles in the way, but Senator
Matthews was a lawyer, looking after his in
~terests, and he did not see why he should
not have a lawyer to look after his own in
terests. 1t was decided that, in the alb
sence of the Senate, the Committee had no
power to punish Anderson for contempt,
and the Committee adjourned subject to the
call of the Chairman.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

WILHoFT's FEVER AGUE Tonic
panles Tor the benefit Of their employees,
highest testimonials have been given by con-
tractors and by the presidents of some of
the leading railroads in the South and West.
When men are c~ongregated in large mum.
bers in the neighbOrhood of swamps and
rivers, Wilhoft's Tonic will prove q valuable
addition to the stock of medicines, and will
amply reward the company in the saving of
time, labor and money. We recommend it
to all. WHEELocK, FINLAY &Co., Proprie.
tors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALI. DRUGGISTS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
STEcK HALL.-One Of the MOST charmi,

STICK HALL.-One of the most charming
halls for concerts in New York city is the
justly celebrated Steck Hal, No. IL, E. 14th
Street. The seating capacity is about 500,
and the acoustic properties of the building
are SO excellent tLat they surpass those Of
any other similar establishment. Connected
with this hall are the warerooms of the re-
nowned STICK pianos, the manufacture OF
which was started a quarter of a century ago
by Mr.. Geo. Steck. These instruments are
u~nrivaled for tone and durability, and have
taken the first prize at the Vienna exhibit
ton in 1873, and at Philadelphia in 1876.
The firm, in full sympathy with the times,
offer intending purchasers every possible
inducement as to prices and terms.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

Housekeepers are giving the cheap, adulter-
ated baking powders a "wide berth" and
why? Because experience has taught them
that an absolutely pure, full strength, full
weight article, such as DooLEY's YEAST
POWDER, which never fails to produce light,
wholesome and nutritious biscuits, mullins,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

WIN. T. MASON, ESQ Of st. Louis, writes
"The relief Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy
afforded me was perfect; l have not had q
bad night since taking it. This complaint
has troubled me for a long time, and l have
tried many things, but in no case found any
relief until the Remedy came to hand.n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

AccoRDING to DR.. Engle, a German
statistician, there are in Russia 1929
591 factories of various kinds working
with five or fewer hands, and 1888 en-
ployingfrom five to fifty. They unitedly
employ about 1925, 91S men and 37S,959
women.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

MOTHERS! Motherst Mothersi Don't fail
to procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for all disease les incidentto che period Of teeth
ing in children. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels,
aud, by giving relief and health to the child,
gives rest to the mother. 1t is an old and
Well-tried remedy,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

IT would seem that the commonest kind
of common sense ought to prevent a man
from buying trash, simply because he can
get a big pack for % cents. &ersdan's Cap
airy Condition POWDERS are strictly pure, and
are worth a barrel of such stuff.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27

IF any of the readers of this paper are
growing deaf, let them get at once a bottle
Of Johnson's Anodyne Linimcnt. Rub well
behind the ears and put a little into the ear
with a feather. Il
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
PRTCKIEY COMFREY.

This new forage plant Is especially adapted for feed-
creasing the milk Of cows. It comes earlier. lasts
later, and produces far more forage than any other
on average land. It IL not affected b. drought,
yielding heavy cuttings when other vegetation is ct
| eaten with avidity BY hogs. cows and horses. Can
| be planted at any time, except in severe frost:
PHiIIP HXTifAWAI, KiCHnOND. "a.