The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-01
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Bayard Taylor has one child, a
daughter of fifteen.
The English are for peace if they
can't have war.
Oakley Hall has become u criminal
lawyer in New York.
1t is now spoken of as ''the mighty
4129 grain dollar.
General Rosecrans favors the Mexi-
can Diaz and his administration.
Must we believe that the Empire of
Turkey is really over throneP
If night air is unwholesome, how
about the longevity of owls2
A Yankton editor, in u financial ar
ticle, says: "Money is close, but not
close enough to reach"
There Is no doubt but that the dollar
of our fathers would be useful in a pay
rental sense.
The Russians and Turks together
have buried 100000 men.
Blaine's handwriting looks like a
gridiron struck by lightning.
Suleiman Pasha never could enjoy his
breakfast unless he first hanged City
Bulgarians.
1t may not be generally known that
the late Pope was at one period of his
life a soldier under Napoleon.
The prettiest oma in Washington
society is said to be the wife of Repre-
sentative Willis, of New York.
Ny idea of punishment Is that W
get 1t as we go along. I'm a married
man. l have seven wIves.--Distin-
guished Mormon.
Count Orl6G, who is to be the Rus
sian minister in London, is minufone
arm. If he loses tho other his arms
viii be Orloff to.
as there IA help asks Canon Far
raj. Well, Canon, just you get home
from tie lodge about l a. 10. without
n latch-key, and see for yourself.
Graves county, Kentucky, claims a
woman who has given birth to 1--WE
children in thirteen moths. The dis
tracted husband las not been heard
from since the official count.
They thought they had discovered
another stone man, near Il western
town, a few days ago, but after scrap
ing three layers of dirt off the figure, it
was recognized as Henry Clay Dean.
1t Is asserted of n Philadelphian, that
he died worn out 10y too severe mental
effort, In the study Of how to live with
out work.
Even If a boy is always whistling
II want to he an angel" it is just rs
well to keep the preserved pears on the
top shelf of tue pantry.
A woman may not be able to sharpen
u pencil or hold an umbrella, but she
can pack more articles in atrunG than
n man a in u o~ne-horse wagon.
A small boy made 4 sensation for a
short time by quietly transferring Il
card bearing the words, Take one,n
from u lot of handhilis in front Of a
shop to n basket of oranges.
"A sweet singer of Michigan Was
smart enough for a Chicago interview
er. "You were the oldest of the fam
lily, were you not ?" he said. mo, of
course not" replied the postess; my
father and mother were older than me-. ;;
The Chicago Times thinks "the next
G~overnorof Illinois will pardon Rande.
Should he do so, 1.-THE next Governor of
illinois, would deserve to be sent tn
the ~penitentiary to fill he vacancy.
y tramp recently wrote to the Ken
nesaw, Ga, railroad company that the
road was in fine condition. but the alb
sence of foot planks on the bridges was
4 terrible Inconvenience to tile tourist.
I'm this great court that bears the
golden epaulets of justice, u said II Gin
cinnati barrister, where are the great |
waves that wash the shore Of justice?"
His client was sent down for thirty
days.
Capt. Edmond, an English officer of
regulars, who refuses to live with his
wife, has been ordered by the London
divorce court TO take her to his house
nee more as his spouse within thirty
days, or be declared In contempt.
There is a family in Madison county,
Fla, of remarkable stature. The Re.
corder reports their heights as follows:
The father seven feet four, the mother
is six feet eight, two SONS seven feet
three, and one daughter Is seven feet
nine.
A little four-year-old complained to
her mamma that her "button-shoes"
were hurting" why, Matte,
you've put them m the wrong feet"
Puzzled and ready to cry, she made an
swer: "wbat'lI do mamma? They's
all the feet I've g,tw
Double entry bookkeeping is pulling
some eastern business men SO much that
they are growing terribly. One man
wrote across the face Of his ledger there
ends double entry" Another, on get.
ting a new bo~ok-keener found that his
profits had been placed on the wrong
ofJa and he b.d fnC0o i,fo- I-.- L