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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06

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Vision. Noises In the Head. tbe Vital iuid
passing un0o-%rNed In the urine. and man y
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Free Thorough examination and advice,
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06

Pittsburgh: Reese ownes, n premi-
nent pork packer here, failed to-day.
Liabilities s1Go, 600; assets not known,
but said to be small.
st. Louis; The freight house Of the
indianapolis " st. Louis railroad, with
some fifty cars OF general merchandise,
burned this evening. Loss OF railroad
property 100000. Value of merchan-
disc unknown. Numerous casualties
occurred.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06

southwick Guthrie, until recently
bookkeeper in the Office of the auditor
Of railroad accounts of the interior de-
partment, has resigned his position to
take charge OF and settle with the sew
eral departments Of the government the
accounts OF the Central Pnciflc and
Union Pacific railroads for transporta-
tioIi.
French, auditor OF railroad accounts,
and Nicholas, government engineer,
will leave Washington tomorrow for
81 Paul, MINI, from which point they
will begin the annual inspection OF the
property and condition OF the North
ern, Southern and Central Pacific, and
other subsidized land grant railroads.
This inspection viii be made with the
view to preparing a report showing the
condition Of these roads, which Audi
tor French is required by law to fur
nish to the secretary Of the interior on
the first Of November OF each year.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06
Llne.teae not Mineral.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Commissionel
Williamson, Of the general land office
to-day rendered a decision In the Ka
weah limestone ledge mine case. ii,
held that the lands valuable for lime
stone do not necessarily fall within the
classification OF lands rs mineral. Hs
directs that the application OF the ap
plicant Jacobs to enter the tract rs min,
eral land be refused. and awards the
land in question TO the Southern Pa,
citc railroad company.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06
Yesterday. Ba.e r,aii.

Providence, Aug. 3. 5.-Clevelands 1
Providence 2.
Worcester, Aug, 5.-Buffalos 4
Worcesters 3.
Troy, Aug. 5.-Troys l; Cincin-
natis nothing.
Boston, Aug. 5.-Bostons nothing;
Chicagos 3.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06
The Great English Remedy.

IIs a never lAlling cure
for Nervous Debility,
Exhausted Vitality,
seminal XeakneEk,
|sperlnntorrlloaA. LOST
MANHOOD. .Impotency,
Paralysis and all the
Terri bic effects Of SELF
Abuke. youthful fol-
|lloa. and exceskes In
|nAture yeATE-such As
loss OF memory. Las
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-06

Dept; Cheyenne, Eyo.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29

A toiing man named Noftsingsr was hanged
at Gainesville, Texas, u few months since
for the murder Of man named Kline, The
evidence showed that ths murder was COM
mitted ON warm summer night, while Kline
and his wife we're sleeping out ON the porch,
his head being blown to atoms with shot
gun. The widow Of the murdered man was
recently confined with twins, thought she was
going to die, and confessed that she prepared
the pallet on the porch for the deed to be
committed, and was not beside him as was
believed, but had arisen while her husband
was asleep that the assassins might do their
work. She says the shot was fired by one
Gardner, but he was seconded by Noftsinger'
The latter was her lover before her marriage
10 Kline The woman is recovering and
will probably get well
The monument erection in commemmora-
tion Of the bsttle Of Kings Mountain is gran
ite shaft measuring twenty-six feet in height
and eighteen feet at the base, a shapely fig
ure whose smooth outlines contrast pleasant
ly with the jagged edges Of the surrounding
rocks. The design was gotten up by a com
mi tee appointed especially for the purpose
and consists Of shaft resting on broad
pedestal composed Of five steps, and slopes
to the top which is about two and half feei
square. 1t was originally intended to sur
mount the whole with Il bronze figure Of {
soldier in an attitude Of expectancy, loading
a rifle Of the flint and steel variety in usC
during the Colonial period, but the prcsen
condition Of the associations funds woulc
not permit Of the purchase Of the statute
and in lieu of this, the monument has beer
surmounted by pyramid shaped stone
The inscriptions are written on marble slab
imbedded two inches in the granite masonry
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
nnelinr in FIoridn.

The bowie-llnife was a favorite weapon
with the Floridians. Only "dead-
game" men could stand before this ter
rible weapon. The usual method OF
fighting with knives was to clasp the
left hands Of the combatants together
and put very keen, broad knives In their
HANDS; the seconds then stood within
reach of the men, to interfere with Q
pistol ball if either combatant violated
the rules of the fight. There We're
many affairs with bowie-knives in the
ante-bellum days of Florida. One of
the most noted was a meeting between
Maj. Jim Jones and Col. Grinard,
Frenchman. The bowie in this case
seems to have been compromise be-
tween the sword of the Frenchman and
the pistol of the Floridian. The duel
was fought in 1852. Itwas very bloody,
both men being gashed fealfully, and
Jones was finally cut into slices across
his breast and killed outright. 1t is
said that this duel was remarkable for
having been fought in utter silence.
Though the knives slipped in and out
Of the bodies of each man neither said Q
word. With their lips clenched and
their teeth set like a wise they fought In
silence. Not sound came from the
mouth of either, and when at last Jones
fell in death Grinard turned, and, wip-
ing the blood from his face, spoke for
the first time. addressing his second.
Preserving Timber in Ground.
In speaking of the well-known methods
Of preserving posts and wood which are
partly imbedded in the earth, by char
ring and coating with tar, it is said these
methods are only effective when both are
applied. Should the poles only be char
red without the subsequent treatment
| with tar, the charcoal formation on thu
| surface would only act as an absorber o
the moisture, and, if anything, onl!
hasten the decay. By applying coat
ing of tar without previously charring
the tar would only form casing abou
the wood, nor would it penetrate to tn
depth which the absorbing properties Q
the charcoal surface would insure
Wood that is exposed to the action o
water or let into the ground should tirs
be charred, and then, before 1t has en-
tirely cooled, be treated with tar till tn
wood is thoroughly impregnated. Tn
acetic acid and oils contained in the ia
are evaporated by the heat, and only tn
resin left behind, which penetrates th
pores of the wood and forms an air-tigh
and waterproof envelope. tits importar
to impregnate the poles little above th
line Of exposure, for here it is that tn
action of decay affects the wood frs
and where the break always occul
when removed from the earth or straine
in testing.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
Afghan Etiauette.

An Afghan never receives unceremoni-
GUS calls. The visitor must send few
hours notice of his intention. He is
then received at the door by some conf
dental retainer or retainers, and con-
Quoted through an open courtyard to the
foot Of q rude, winding staircase, which
leads first TO an uncovered landing, and
thence to the ordinary reception room or
balcony Of the proprietor. Here he Is
received by the host in person, and con-
Quoted with every mark Of courtesy and
respect to small row Of chairs, the use
of which article of furniture seems to
be general in good society in Cabul, and
to have quite superseded the carpets and
felts which satisfied an older gem
Grafton. After few words OF welcome
and inquiries in o set formula after
health on both sides, a tray OF fruits usu-
ally appears, and is placed upon the
carpet at the feet Of the visitors. The
fruits are followed by the tea-tray, and
cup Of highly-sweetened green tea,
without milk, is placed before the Wis
itor. The conversation is then carried
ON with more or less spirit on the ordi-
nary topics of the day, and here, il the
visit is a merely formal one, the inter
view comes to an end and the visitor is
conducted to the door with the same
formality and courtesy with which he
was received. If, however, confiden-
tial interview is desired, the attendants
are requested to withdraw.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
vol. Ill.

down from above with ten-fold clangor.
He reached the crank which the sexton
turned when ringing the bell No ans
was there,
"Hello ho, there, hol" shouted Cyrus
directly into the bells throat. But the
bells roar drowned his words. He
climbed still higher, and soon sat among
the rafters above the bell. He reached
down and felt the ali around the bell.
His hand struck something. "Oh I"
thought Cyrus. He felt the something
and found that It was the limb Of tree.
Following the limb with his hand he
found that the limb had thrust itself
through big hole in the lattice-work.
Every time the tall tree on the outside
rocked, this limb moved quickly forward
and withdrew again. Cyrus laughed.
he had found the ghost, for he knew that
the end Of the limb had caught the clap
per Of the bell, and SO that every time
the tree was rocked by the wind the
elapper struck. He caught the limb
with both hands and gave it hard,
strong pull. The limb bent and the bell
stopped ringing.
In the mean time the people were
waiting anxiously below. As soon as the
bell stopped Cyrus put his mouth to the
hole in the lattice. and called out that il
wasall right. Thesexton soon arrived with
the keys, and taking a hatchet, Cyrus
chopped the bothersome limb in two
The people Of Aquasco went to bed, and
many laughed at the sections ghost. On
the following day great number visited
the belfry to see the curious bell-ringer.
1t was found that an army of flying
squirrels had cut the hole In the lattice
work, and that the wind had forced the
limb Of the neighboring oak through the
opening. A little prong near the end Of
the limb had caught the clapper near its
| point, and 80 the wind made its noyel
bell-ringer. -Philadelohid Times.
cook until the edges curl. Have heated
a teacupful Of sweet cream or as ricl
milk as you can get, turn into the tureen,
pour in the oysters and serve.
FAvRE BEANS. Boil some white beans
until quite dry and tender. Into foul
| quart baking dish put an inch layer o
the beans, seasoned with pepper anC
salt, strew over minced bits of salt pork
cover with layer Of raw oysters
| sprinkle with powdered cracker crumbs
and bits of butter and cover with another
layer of beans, thus alternating until the
| dish is almost full. The beans SHOULD
make the last layer Pour over pint
or more, if the beans were very dry, o
oyster liquor, cover and bake half al
hour, removing the cover toward the las
that the top may brown.
CHUrNEY.- One pound salt, one pounC
mustard-seed, one pound stoned raisins
one pound brown sugar, twelve ounce
garlic, six ounces cayenne pepper, tw
quarts unripe gooseberries, two quart
best vinegar; the mustard-seed gentl.
dried and bruised sugar made int
syrup with pint Of vinegar gooseberrie
dried, and boiled in quart Of the vine
gar; the garlic to be we'll bruised in
mortar; when cold, gradually mix th
whole in large mortar, and with the re
naming vinegar thoroughly amalgamat
them. To be tied down close; the longe
kept the better.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE GRAssHOPPER Of THE ROYAL
EXCHANGE.

~ VIVA AsSSEtOh-EEEE Ob AAAG NV
EXCHANGE.
What are grasshoppers good for3
Child come listen to me,
Anl III tell you about grasshopper
That hops In history.
You have read of,mighty London
Its wonderful sights and strange
Its Castle, Abbey, and grand 81. Paupa
Tower and Royal Exchange.
Well, on the topmost pinnacle
OF the Exchange appears
A monster grasshopper weathercock
That has hopped three hundred yedrs,
A woman once left baby
In a summer field TO die,
Vita a merry grasshorper ehirping near
With It's noisy reYelry.
a happy-hearted sehoolboy
Listcued as he skipped by;
And, running to catch the grasshopper,
lie heard the baby cry.
oh, twas royal moment
For the sorrowing stranger there;
The boy the little one carried home
TOa mether's loving care.
The baby grew up TO manhood,
A manhood strong and great;
He was true and noble knight
In the service Of the state.
And when the royal building
Was founded in his name,
He lifted the humble grasshopper
Toits pinnacle of fame.
There, through the long, long centuries,
BY breeze or tempest shaken,
II tells, "God heard the Voice Of the lad
BY human love forsakenln
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
Smelling Moments Names.

Many, ii not majority, Of the names
OF 500 or 900 girls from the public
schools examined for admission to the
normal college gives us the impression
that they belong to mere household pets
rather than to young women who are mp
preaching maturity, and who are en-
gagged in serious work These girls mp
parently prefer the nicknames by which
they are known III the family circle and
to intimate friends, and therefore take
pains to adopt them iii their signatures.
In so doing, the public school girls are
not exceptional among our young wo-
men, for it is quite the fashion now-a-
days for them to grow SO enamoured OF
their nursery appellations that they cling
10 them MS their fixed and proper names.
They may even be offended when they
are addressed by their correct names,
which they imagine less pretty than
these pet diminutives; and some grave,
grown-up women will put Hattie or
Gussie, Mamie or Sallie on their cards
as if they we're in pinafores still.
The fashion is American; but our pa
triotism can not make us grow fond Of
it. The nicknames which appear in SO
large share of these public school girls
signatures would do very well for pets Mt
dog-show. When they are used to ex-
press the afectionate regard of near
friends and relatives, they also may be
pretty and appropriate, but they look
very silly in a formal signature, and
surely do not befit the dignity Of woman
hood.
We find, for instance, among these
300 names scores Of Minnies or Mamies,
and only here and there Mary, much
more euphonious and dignitied name
Jane is transformed usually into Jenny
Caroline into Carrie, Ellen to Ella,
Elizabeth into Lizzie and Bessie, Kath-
crime into Katie, Martha into Matte,
Margaret into Maggie, Anne and Anna
into Annie, and Harriet into Hattie
Such absurd names as these appear quite
frequently: Chattie, Lille, Millie, Til
lie, Kittie, Rosie, Nettie, Bibbie, Aggie
and Maggie.
The great aim seems to be to manufac-
ture name which ends in 10, and in nc
complishing it the finest appellations for
women who have names renowned in po-
etry and history, and of n sweet and mo-
lodious sound, nre chopped up into child
ish diminutives. They convey an ideu
OF pettiness, and do not belong TO girls OF
dignity and character like those
who are going to the normal college, sc
many of whom will have their living to
earn. And yet these girls think it is
pretty to be known by such pet names,
and so discard, as ugly and dold-fashioned
the names by which they are christened
What would they think to see college
register which give tho young men'i
names as Jimmie, Billie, Bobbie, Tom
mie, Charlie, Samie and Dicllie.
This fashion is extending among wo
men, and girls are even named with nick
names only, as if they were always to be
nothing more than nursery pets. AnC
yet this is period when women are con
tending for higher consideration as ra
tional beings, and when the range o.
their occupations outside Of the domestic
circle is constantly widening and grow
ing in importance.-M Y. San.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
Early SteambOating on the Hudson,

Early SIeamDUhtlnB On tle HuuhOns
The Albany Argus has an article on
Hudson river boating Of early days. 1t
says:
meant a great deal more than at pres
ent The Captains and pilots Of the
different lines of boats made it point
Of duty to interfere with the business Of
their opponents in every possible man
ner, and the feelings of passengers were
frequently enlisted in behalf OF the yes-
sci they chanced to be on. Many sto-
ries are told Of boats running into each
other, of pilots exchanging pistol-shots,
and Of other like encounters on the river
between opposition boats and tier
crews. One of these, occurring in Sep
tember, 1885, is related in the Argus Of
the 22d of that month. While the
North America was preparing to land its
passengers at CoxsaclIie, the Emerald
came along and collided with her, but SO
lightly as to do little damage. After the
boats had left Coxsackie, however, and
while, as the officers of the North Amer
ica assert, she was pursuing her course
quietly, the Emerald started directly
across the river toward her. She struck
the North Americas wheelhouse with
her larboard bow, carrying away side
house, railing, boat-cranks, etc. The
Emerald's wheel passed over the North
Americas small boat, which was lowered
down, and stove it to atoms. As the
North America slowly cleared from the
Emerald, the Emerald raked her whole
side, from the wheel-house aft. I'm
mediately after she cleared cheer was
started at the wheel-house of the Emer-
aid and responded to by her passengers.
The Directors of the North America
Steamboat Company assert that they
had in their possession certificate of .
person on board the Emerald who heard
the Captain and pilot agree to run intC
the North America and do her all the
injury they could, and that in the full
fillment Of this agreement the boat wa
steered directly across the river so as Il
strike the North America, and the pas
sengers were requested to go to the star
board side so as to put the Emerald in I
position to do as great injury as possible
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
Too High.

At a camp-meeting last summer q
venerable sister began the hymn:
Ny soul, be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise.
She began too high. "Ten thousand r.
she screeched, and stopped. "Start
her at five thousand r. cried converted
stock-broker present,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29

The scales of the red fish, famous in
New Orleans markets, are carefully pre-
served and sold at about SS per bushel,
being in great demand by the fabricat-
ors Of ornaments for wreaths and arti-
fetal flowers for ladies' bonnets, and for
various other purposes of fashionable
use and ornament. From fish of six
or eight pounds the scales are as large
as a quarter Of dollar. They are so
hard and firmly planted that the scaling
process has to be performed with an ak
or hatchet.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29

A SCHENECTADY lawyer charged 81 for
collecting a bill of $5, but Us it was
against another lawyer the court held
that the services were worth the money.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-06
AID FOR THE IRLSH.

A subscription list was started yesterday on tbs
Cotton Exchange for the Irish Relief Fund. About
900 was subscribed, the largest ntribution being
800 from =" p. T." 1t is reported that through the
bankers Eugene Kelly Il Co., $37, ,13l 33 in all has
been sent to tho various Bishops in Ireland to be
distributed among the poor. Drexel, Morgan Il Co.
have sent letter TO the Central Office of the Irish
Famine Relief Fund at No. 32 Park place. advising
Mr. Parne that they can no longer act treas
urers TO that committee. Steps have already been
taken to secure other treasurers The ac-
ton was unexpected TO the committee. John
j. w. ODonoghue, who is acting treasurer for Mr..
Parnen said yesterday to TRIBUNE reporter
"The reason given by Drexel, Morgan & 90. for
their action was that they had received cable
grams from their correspondents on tho
other side saying that they had better
because the three committees are having tronbls
with one another abont the funds" Drexel, Morgan
& Co. received $1,000 from Mr.. Parnell by mail
Yesterday but returned 10 to him. MEM
her of the firm sald: The action is entirely our
own. and not dictated from abroad. Our reason is
simply because the movement rs becoming pohtl-
cal one" .
The Master Steyedores' Association yesterday re-
solved 10 give its services III loading all provisions
intended for the starving poor or Ireland.
1t has been suggested In view OF the distress at
present existing in ireland. that the usual parade
on St Paireks Day should be omitted tor this year,
and that the money usually spent in that way
should be used in relieving the sufferers Inc socle-
ties VINO usually have charge or the arralgemeh,s
for the day III meet early next month 10 decide
on the advsabilty of having the usual celeDrat'oh