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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

Socialism than from all other causes,
hard times included"
Several OF the leading English papers,
in noticing the emigration to this coun-
try of workmen from Sheffield and 9TH
er manufacturing districts, prophesy
that they will probably succeed here
better than at home, not because wages
are 80 much higher or living so much
cheaper, but because they will be thrown
among American workmen, with whom
the object in making money is to raise
themselves and their children in the so
cial scale, and not simply to drink. 1t
needs no inspiration TO foretell that
man who chooses to give up liquor and
save his earnings will succeed better
than q drunkard in any country.
Whether the English newcomers, who
are denounced by the friends they left
behind them as chronic drunkards, will
choose to do this, remains to be seen.
1t is probable that they will. Those
who go to farming will have the novel
sense of ownership III the soil to stimu-
late their ambition, and will soon dis
cover that drink does not pay man
when he works for himself, even if he
could afford to drink when hired by an
other. Mill hands and operatives
crowded in towns will be less likely to
give up the sodden habit Of beer-swill.
ing in which they have been reared,
but even they Will soon discover that
the climate of this country makes such
tipping perilous pastime.
The freeborn Briton soaks in beer until
he dies Of old age; but if persevered in
here, even beer soon puts stop to work
and the MnrkinpmAn together.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

When in pasture cattle will frequently
break down the fences by rubbing
against them. A few rubbing posts get
up in pasture will be II great conven-
fence to the animals, and will save I'M
Jury to the fences.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

Two United States officers have sail
"a for Alexandria, Egypt, to bring 70
this country the ohlisk called Gleopatra's
needle sister to the one recently set UP
on the Thames emhnnkment, London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03
The New Mission of the Great Eastern,
Portland eMcA Times


The merchants ofChicago engaged III
The shipping Of grain and provisions IRE
for the sale Of the Great
Eastern, To run from Portland to Eng.
land ii the interest Of the Grand Trunk
Railway. The ship is fitting up III the
new refrigerlting process, hy which
fresh meats and dairy products are con-
yeyed across the Atlantic. We learn
that our mayor and city government
are alive to the great Importance this
matter will be to the citizens Of Port
land. The great docks and storvhouses,
built for the Great Easterns aecomoda-
ton so long AGO, and 50 admirably ar.
ranged, III cost Is the city of $4,000,
it is reported will be offered to the ship.
L i believed there is no port on the
Atlantic coast SO favorahly situated 10
accommodate the great shipments that
viii he made in her from Portland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

A CANADIAN girl carried n twenty.foot
ladder enc hundred yards, placed il
against burning house, climbed up,
md Well. she didn't put out the fire.
She fell backward on man and nearly
killed him. Hnird Caste.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

1Hk new Guion steamship Arizona.
is sand to be the fastest Of the ocean
steamers. Her last passage was made
iii seven days eight hours and eight
minutes, from New York to Liverpool
The Britannia and 6isrmanic, Of the
White STAR line. have long headed the
hist for speed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03

Probably the mid eyed goat i tie
only animal ever invented that can eat
a hours day. and then get up an
hour before day and deyoar a -four
barrel and seven eld frat cans for
lunch.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

es thick. 1t is proposed these dprh+
shall u under water t. receive YES
sells which will then be securely held ID
upright position in them b! IA system Of
arms of clamps. Driving power will
be placed in the docks themselves under
the bulge of the vessel, and will be
applied directly to the wheels
under the dock. Kieffer claims
that these docks will be capable
of a speed of fifteen to eighteen kllome-
tres per hour, and that whole distance
from ocean TO ocean al be traversed in
five hours. The entire cost of construc-
ton, he estimates at %, 00O, 900, francs,
while the ship canal favored by De-
Lesseps will demand the capital
of 10000 francs. He also says
that the tariff on vessels pass
ing over this railway need not be higher
than 1-50 dollars per ton against three
dollars per ton by canal, to yield fair
percentage or capital, and that while
seven years must elapse before the canal
can be completed, the railway can be in
operation at end Of three. Kieffer said
that permission was granted by the
Colombian government to Sebillot in
1873 to construct such ship railway
across the isthmus.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
A Bears Anpetite.

A bear has an appetite very similar
to that of n goat. On board the United
States man-of-war Alaska there is n
bear club which was obtained at Sitka
by an ensign, and which is the pet of
the ship. 1t is a very playful and soci-
able animal, climbs to the main-top
when so minded, and roves in freedom
throughoute very part OF the ship. On
its appearance on board it devoured all
the soap and candles in sight, and ate
two officers dress suits. They were
obliged to lock up the soap in an iron
safe to keep it out Of reach of the bear,
and the ensign who owns the animal is
mortgaged for two years pay for dam
ages to the officers suits. One of the
freaks of the bear was to raid on the
barber's shop of the ship and eat all the
shaving-soap, shaving-cupsand brushes,
hair-oil, combs and brushes. By order
of the captain, n guard Is kept over the
ships guns night and day to keep the
bear from eating them, the animal hay
ing made several attempts in that dir
ection.-San Francisco Stock Report.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

THE succession to Senator Hamlin is
the great bone of contention in Maine.
Congressman Frye and Reid, and Ex-
Congressman Hale and Peters are can
didates. Mr.. Blaine is acting as peace
maker between these ambitious gentle
men, and it is this fact which compels
the Senator to remain in Maine during
the canvass. 1t is also stated that Mr..
Blaine has another reason for not going
to Ohio; it is his relationship to Ewing,
the Democratic candidate for governor,
who is his cousin, and between whom
and Mr.. Blaine exists a very warm per-
sonal friendship.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
England's Zulu War.

England has seldom engaged in a war
in which there was less glory or in
which her people had less heart than
that which seems to be about to close
in South Africa. Neither the Kafirs
of early Cape struggles nor the redoubt-
able Maoris of later New Zealand war
fare possessed fighting qualities COM
parable to those which have been dis
played by the Zulus, and certainly
neither were attacked IN pretexts so
nimsy as those which were the occasion
of the long campaign against Cetywayo.
~. Y. Times.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

A Fourth ofJuly Snow-Storm.
From the Portland (Me.) Advertiser, July I.
A remarkable meteorological pheno-
menon was observed in several places
in this city on Friday afternoon. About
8 O'Clock, flakes of falling SHOW were
seen by many persons, who could hard
ly credit their senses. Sergeant Boyd,
of the signal service, happened to be
out at the time and caught caught sew
eral of the flakes on his sleeve. He says
such a thing might not occur again in
100 years. He explained 1t in this way:
Artificial snow may be formed in n
warm room, the air of which has be-
conn saturated with moisture from the
breath or any cause by suddenly admit
ing a current Of cold dry air. Shortly
before 5 O'Clock n cloud was observed
rising from the south. AT the same
time another rose from the northwest.
The current Of wind which bore this
long was cold, while the opposing cur
rent was warm and saturated with vap-
or. These two intermingled, and the
effect was to form crystals of snow.
The preceding heat and dryness of
the day also helped to produce this re-
suit. The barometer was very low at
the time, and the Thermometer dropped
10 degrees in ten minutes. The mini
mum temperature Friday night was SO
This sudden change was no less remark
able than the snow-hakes.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

Trouble Among the photographers
The working force of the Western
onion Telegraph office III Ogden is in
Il badly drIuuIalIZ"d condition. The
full complement is fifteen men, but
four operators have already left the SER
vice this month, and the resignation of
another, to take effect on the LIST prox.,
was rendered on the 14th inst. On
Friday evening last four others inform
ed the manager that unless their salaries
were increased from SIS to 800 per
per mouth, he might consider their sit
uations vacant on the LIST of August.
1t is said that il this demand is not
complied with, three of the remaining
force will leave the office. This will re-
duce the working force to a manager,
chief operator and two men, of whom
it is claimed at least one or two will also
quit the service. Should the present
programme be carried out, the overland
service is likely TO be interrupted, much
to the Inconvenience and loss of patrons.
The operators allege as the cause oftheir
disaffection, that on the removal of the
Office from Salt Lake to Ogden, salaries
for new men were fixed at S75 instead
of 800 per month; that the service re-
quired is arduous and excessive; the cir
cults extending to Chicago on the east,
and San Francisco on the west, and
the business consisting of intricate Clip
her messages and cables in foreign Ian
guages, requiring for its correct and ra-
pid TRANSMISSION the most expert operators
in the United States; the overland press
report is also exceedingly heavy, as the
Frisco Chronicle receives duplicate
copies of the associated press dispatches,
which must be transmitted separately.
The operators claim that unless their
demand lis complied with, the exod-
us from the oficeduring the past eight
months will amount to twenty-five men.
Only one man is as yet known to be en-
gagged to Gil II vacancy, as first class
operators are not to be obtained except
in the far east.-Sdh Lake Tribune.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
PRESS PARAGRAPHS.

The poet Longfellow was sailing on
Boston Bay ten minutes before the tor
nado struck it last Wednesday.
The aspect of the Democratic party,
since the extra session, is rs solemr'as
a funeral.
The receipts Of the post Office de
partment, as shown by the returns of
the various post offices throughout the
country, during the quarter ending
March 81, reached the unprecedented
amount of 81, $40, 900.
Official reports received Mt SPRING
field from 400 lodges of Odd Fellows
in this State show an increased mem
bership of over 400, against n loss of
sixty at the same time last year. About
200 dodgers are yet to hear from.
The Georgia Legislature is holding a
summer session, and tr~ansacting con
siderable business. One bill, which is
likely to become a law, might be passed
in other States with the best effect. 1t
provides that when q murder is com
mitted every cause before the courts
shall give way to that, and it shall be
at once tried. If appealed, the Supreme
Court shall hear and decide the appeal
at once. By this law a murderer can
be tried, appealed, sentenced, and
hanged within thirty days after the
killing.
The editor of the Cairo (Il.) Sun
says 1.-Two more cases of yellow fever
in Memphis probably means twenty
more, and adds st is strange that
the Memphis physicians are not sure q
man has yellow fever until black vomit
appears. But such is life. If a man
dies, it is likely to be yellow fever; If
he gets well, it may be malarial fever"
In this connection, it is noteworthy
that most of the thirty-six cases of yell
low fever reported at Memphis yester-
day have been in existence from three
to five days.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
The Road to Fame.

The young woman who desires to
have herself published in the newspa-
pers as fascinating, beautiful and ac-
complished," will please pack up her
clothes in a dirty towel, crawl out of
the back upstairs window ONE dark
rainy night, and elope with the man
who curries and feeds her dads horses.
It's a big price to pay for compliments,
but it will bring them just as certain
as a dirty rainwater Ibarrel will bring
mosquitoes in July. - Waterloo Obseru-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
SHIPS ON RAILS.
The Scheme of a French Engineer.

"
Francis Kieffer of Paris, French
engineer and accredited representative
Of a syndicate &C Partisan bankers and
spectators who propose to build n ship
railway across the Isthmus of Panama,
has arrived in New York. He said to
a Tribune reporter last night that the
object Of his visit at this time was to
interest some American engineers and
capitalists in the proposed undertake
ing known as systeme Sebiltot, after
the engineer who claims to
have originated it. Kieffer, said that
American approval of Sebillot's project
was all that was needed to induce
French capitalists to subscribe sufii-
Gent money to build the road. Sebil-
lot proposes either to build his ship rail-
way fromAspinwall to Panama or a ship
canal thirty kilometres to the noun
tains, then railway thirty-three kilom-
etres to another canal of ten kilome-
tres to Panama. Rails are to be laid
about twelve metres apart and are to
weigh 600 Kilograms to the metre high
est point ON theline will be eighty-five
metres above tide water. Vessels up
to steamships Of 700 tons will be trans
ported over this railway in immense
docks supported by wheels twelve inch
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

THE congressional labor committee,
now in session at Chicago, intend to
pursue the same course as that of the
committee which sat in New York last
year. They desire, besides getting the
views of the working men, to learn the
opinions Of prominent business men of
the chief questions regarding trade and
labor which are now before the public.
The trades unions of Chicago have
taken measures to present their case be-
fore the committee in proper manner.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
Distressing symptoms

In the stomach and bowels may announce
the existence either OF dyspepsia in the nrst
proach OF some choleraic complaint. or sim
pie ~diarrhooea.. Collie. bitter or sour eruct-
ntions. pressing down OF the bowels, n feel
ing of oppression or fiuttering at the pit OF
the stomach, are among these unpleasant
symptoms. They and their cause are speed
lily reInedltd by Hostetter'sS Stomach Bitters,
a single wineglassful onen causing an I'M
mediate cessation ofpain. When the dific-
ulty continues, IL is necessary 10 pursue the
use OF this standard carminative and anti
dyspeptlc medicine TO obtain entire and per-
manent relief. Nothing In the composition or
flavor ofthe Bitters is In the slightest degree
Objectionable. Medical men pronounce Il
eminently pure.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
DR.. SPINNEY

or San Francisco, California, having open
ed a branch Office In Denver. Is now repaired
to treat all men and women h may be suf-
fcring from
Young MEN,
Who may be suffering from the effects
of youthful follies or indiscretions, VIII do
well to avail themselves OF this the greatest
boon ever laid at the feet of suffering hui
mafity. DIR. SPINNEY will guarantee to
forfeit i've hundred dollars for every case OF
weakness or private disease OF any kind or
character which he undertakes to and falls
to cure,
MIDDLE-AGED ZEN
There are many at the age OF TIL rty to sixty
who are troubled with too frequent evacua-
tion of the bladder. often accompanied by a
slight smarting or burning sensation and a
weakening of the system In q manner the
patient cannot account for. On examination
the urinary deposits n ropy sediment will Of
ten be found. and sometimes small particles
OF albumin Will appear, or the cuIor will be
ola thin, milktsh hue. again changing to a
dark and torpid appearance. There nre
many men who die Of this difficulty. igno-
OF seminal weak ness. DIR. =. will guaranteea
perfect cure In ali such cases and n healthy
restoration OF genito urinary organs.
Office Hours-l0 to Il. Ito 4 aud ] 70 & sun
days nom 10 to ii a. m. Consultation freo.
Thorough examination and nd sice, s..
Call or address DR. A. b. SPINNEY. 3i3
Larlmer street, DenFer. over Greenleaf a
Co.'s store. J3S3m
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

The Rocky Mountain Netrs calls at
tention to the fact that the proud boast
of England that the sun never sets on
her dominions is now also true of
America, because, as the sun sets on
the western extremity of Alaska it
rises ON the eastern coast of Maine.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

No Western family can afford at this
season to be without Browns Extract
Blackberry and Ginger, a safe, reliable,
and pleasant remedy for Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Summer Complaint and
Cholera Morbus. 1t has been tried for
ten years, and is endorsed by physi-
clans and druggists. Procure a bottle
at once. Delays are dangerous. For
sale everywhere.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

A CALL has been issued in Boston,
inviting those favorable to the nomina-
ton of Gen. Butler for the governor
ship, to elect delegates to v at
Worcester, September End, for the pur-
pose of ratifying such nomination and
selecting n general state ticket. F.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
SUNDAY. JULY 81, 1879.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE has written to
the Queen, begging that no penalty be
inflicted upon 1t. Carey.

THERE is no serious foundation for
reported misunderstanding between
Germany and the United States on ac-
count Of the compulsory military SER
vice law being enforced in Germany aon
Germans who have acquired citizens
rights in this country.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

1t is remarkable that the active in
gradients of Fellows Hypophosphites
are alkoloids from trees which attain to
very great ages, taken in connection
with the fact that this preparation will
increase the longevity Of the human
family is a somewhat singular coincid-
ence-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ACard.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss OF manhood, &c, ! will send
a receipt that will cure you FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by "A missionary In South America. Send II
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH
7. INMAN. station ID. New York. ALLY
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-27

Courtesy of Wvo. Archives 81
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-16
Mountain Music"

Mr.. EDITOR: Some time since
you were kind enough to copy an
article of mine from the Scientific
Nea0s with the above heading, relat-
ing to a peculiar electrical phenom-
cna occurring at times on the Roam
Mountain. Some have been dis
posed to laugh at the idea of this
noise being anything but the buzz
zing of bees or flies, and it gives
me pleasure to have my theory con-
frmed by the following letter to DR..
J. Willard Hill, Of this city, from
a former acquaintance at the Uni
ver8ity of Strasburg, Mr.. J. R.
Mayer, Wyandotte, Mich. now, and
belonging to the United States
Engineering Corps. He says:
q have seen in the Scientific
New8, of New York City, an article
by Mr.. Henry Z. Cotton, from
Knoxville, concerning Mountain
Music This music is nothing but
the meeting of two electric currents.
This is a phenomena quite frequent
in the high Alps, and is always the
foregunner of a storm. [ have
often felt the electricity and heard
the harmony during the progress of
my work in executing the military
map Of Switzerland. The nouns
taineers call it the chant de pdppen-
stock, because of the kind of c2iQuets
which the electricity produces on
the steel shod points of the sticks
of the chamois hunters"
The word "c7tquets" which Mr..
Mayer uses is strictly translated
"clashing of swords" "clicks,"
"swaps," and is Of course a similar
sound to the swapping Of the dis
charge of electricity from Leyden
jar to any sharp steel point.
This adds another proof to the
many already published Of the re-
semblance of the climate of the
Western North Carolina mountains
to that Of Switzerland, for the bene-
fit of which so many cross the ocean.
1t is only one Of the many wonders
Of the Roam Mountain, that make it
worthy visit and valuable as a re-
sort. Were that range of noun
tains, with their peculiar bald spots
and magnificent flowers in Penn
sylvania, they would be the home Of
thousands throughout the summer
months. Respectfully,
HENRY E. Cotton.
March II, 1879.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-16
HARRIET REPGRya,
wholesale Grain AND Produce Mark

Wholesale Grain and PrOduce Market
OEBoNICLE OFFICE,
knoxville, TERN. March Il, 1879. !
The demand for country produce active
Wheat scarce and wanted at quotations
No advance in the prices of corn or oats
but both are in demand. Bacon and lard
wanted at quotations.
Field seeds in good demand and sup
piled by our merchants at quotations.
General trade active with prospects O
returning prosperity.
| The market is we'll supplied with FielC
Seeds, clover buying at P3. 75a4,0O selling
at 4. 75aS5 90 per bush. timothy selling a
Sl.90a20 90 per bushel orchard grass selling
at S1.4)a1.50; red top, 7Oa75c per bqsheI
BACoN-Buying, hog round, 44a5c
selling, shoulders, 44ei sides, 6a61; hams
7a8c.
Lard, new, Cache.
WHEAT-Active buying at ST. to lie
for white and amber: red, 95c. to 81; selling
per car loads at S1.15a1 25 per bushel.
OoEE-NeW, loose, 38a40.
Oars Active buying, 25a26; selling,
PoTAroEs-Loose, so to Soc.
F1E- Bal d, 65a75c per 100 lbs,
DRLgD F8uIF-Appies firm, to 14c.
per pound: Peaches; halves, 1872. Bjsck-
b3Er.0s nominal, 33a4c.
F1oUR-In demand country extra, ny
ing, - 25a2. 80, selling, $250a2 IS; family
buying, $3.50; selling, 81 $3.50 per
sack.
gsATHERs--Prin.o, 243to353: mjzeo Goa
Doc.
BUrrze-Dull, medium. ice coed to
prime Lac.
EGGs-Buying dull, 8a83c.
ward tendency.
RAas- Gotten. 1al4c.
BEZsWAx-22c per pound.
aIEsENG- Spring, 50a60.
5ENEKA SNARE-35s40
SLOW R00T- 4a44c
PINK RooT-10a15.
MAY APPLE ROOT-1C.
HIDEs-Dry lOallc.; green sc.
TALLcw-64c.
FLAX SKED-Per busheI. 70a76c.
BRAss-8c.; Copper, 10c.
WooL-Per pound, 20a3O
APPLES Green, 75a$L00 per ushel.
RYE-35 to 40 cents