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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

Masonic readers will be glad 10 learn
what bad and corrupt citizens they all
are, and what evils their fraternity has
done in the world, and especially in the
United States. and the following abb
stract from the letter Of John w.
Phelps, OF Brattleboro, VT, accepting
the a-nti-masonic nomination for the
presidency will give them the informa-
tion. He writes; 1.-THE north and
south must unite in a common opposi-
ton 10 the masonic lodge. In order to
restore n national, American tone Of
sentiment TO the country. The lodge
Is an English device of a barbarous age,
and OF exclusive ar~istocratic tendencies,
and is wholly out OF accord with our re-
publican institutions, which, however,
1t sways, controls and corrupts. OPP
position 10 II presents the best possible
grounds for combining the political ac-
ton OF all parts OF the Union. The
masonic lodge may be said TO be one Of
the undestroyed seeds Of that same for
eign disease against which the United
States waged the seven years wal OF
the revolution. II has become the lead
ing political power among us since the
slave power has been overcome, and IL
Is more dangerous TO the republic than
was even the slave power itself. Be
lieving that reform in this direction is
the first need Of the country. and that
all reform is impossible SO long rs the
principal Offices Of the government are
either held by Freemasons or bestowed
by them, l am ready to accept the col
ors which you offer me and bear them
into action, whether accompanied by
few or many, and whatever may be the
result OF the contest in which we are
engaged.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

THE following story is told of sena-
tor Cameron and Col. Tom Scott when
they were secretary and assistant secrc-
tary OF war: One morning Mr.. Cam
eron opened the door between their
rooms and called out excitedly: "Col.
Scott. Col. Scotti" "Well general "
said the imperturbable colonel. "Col.
Scott, | tell you 10 has stolen my
hat" "Ah, general" rejoined the
colonel without looking up. A few
minutes later the generalcame In again,
still more excited, and exclaimed: .Col.
Scottl Col. Scottl I tell you tins is the
worst place for stealing l ever was in
Undoubtedly, general. undoubtedly
you ought TO know" was the cool reply.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

The Chicago Ld1AGi says; There u
really no better beef than this country
produces, and il il hardly an sEsgEer.
stiOn 10 ssy the cheapest Il the best
The bunch grass upon which cattle sub
sist at least expense is the best Of food
for them The lean. lAnk Texas steer,
mostly horns and legs. Is rapidly disap-
pearing from the union stock yards OF
Chicago, the chief cattle market Of the
country. In its place we have great
round boyines, ht 10 furnish forth .
right royal barbecue. The most fAstid-
ious beef-eater could ask for nothing
better. The plains Of the far west are
bound to rival the prairies Of the north
west in foreign trade. The wheat Of
the latter will he matched abroad by the
cattle OF the former. The only quest
ion is whether beef product shall be
sent across the water dressed and fresh
or on the hoof.
Chicago enterprise has tried both
ways, and found the latter the more
satisfactory Of the two Thus far no
adequate means Of keeping the meat
cool enough have been hit upon. Yam
kee skill will yet conquer in that line,
no doubt. But however successful may
prove the expectation Of fresh beef, the
live stock trade will flourish and grow.
Nothing can stop IL except hostile act
ion Of the government at the port of
destination.
The present consignments 70 Liver
pool by Chicago parties are large and
frequent. the business baing confined
10 no port Of departure. Sometimes the
shipment is from Montreal. sometimes
from Boston, oftener from New York,
and o unfrequently from Philadelphia
or Baltimore.
The present necessity OF slaughter
ing the stock on landing is quite an un-
necessary precaution against disease.
There could be M profit In paying pas
sage for u Texas steer, or rs the laws
Of Illinois designate such stock. Chero-
kee cattle. II is only the best that
would yield a profit. and they are al
ways free from any chronic disease.
However 1t may be with the stall-fed
oxen in Europe. such Is certainly the
case with the open-air stock Of this
country. The resolution moved in
Parliament a not therefore encounter
intelligent opposition, except from those
interested in levying. by lndirection
and shaun, n prohibitory tariff. in ef-
feet, upon the Importation into England
OF American beeves. This class must
be in a hopeless minority. We are con-
hjent that II the house OF commons is
not miAled by false representations, 1t
will soon remove all obstacles now In
the way OF this branch Of trade.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

EVER since the nomination of Han.
cock ut Cincinnati a steady stream OF
visitors has poured In upon the demo
cratic candidate, Mt his official resi-.
dence on Governors Island. While
Hancock has treated all who called up
on him with uniform and undertaking
courtesy, and while he was no doubt
delighted to meet with 80 many friends
and admirers, II has finally become up
parent that the strain Of his official du-
ties, with that Of his necessary great
private correspondence, has compelled
him 10 place some limit on the time do.
voted TO receiving the congratulations
OF his friends. His Official command ID
a very large one and embraces tho
whole Of the southern states rs we'll rs
the old department Of the Atlantic. In
consequence Of the Of these
duties, the following notice, copies OF
which were received at the national
headquarters, has been issued: .'In
order that Gen. Hancock, without In
terrupting his official duties, may be
able to see the friends who desire to call
on him, he will be at home from IL n.
m. 10 Up. m. IN Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays" Gen. Hancock remain
ed Mt home Saturday, being occupied
the most Of the day in attending to his
official duties. A number OF visitors
called, the most important being Ran.
dali, who had quite a long interview
with the general, mainly in review OF
the political situation. Two editors
put in an appearance, James p. Barr,
Of the Pittsburg Post, and Meek, editor
OF u Belfort, Pa, paper. DR.. Reese
II. Voorhees, and G. s. Voorhees,, sons
Of Senator Voorhees,, Of Indiana, were
among the visitors and were most cor.
daily welcomed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

THE LORdon Daily Nsrs and a crit.
ieal correspondent have been having q
passage at pens aprOpOs Of the use by
that paper Of the phrase ian anserou.
politician" The correspondence just,
ly insisted that '~'anserine'' was the cor.
rect word, and, when the editor cited
Sydney Smith nj his authority for the
objectionable form, retorted that be wa.
By no means prepared 10 aseept rs En-,
giish for daily use every whimsical word
which the witty ano had used In q
whimsical ut. lie clinched the argu
ment by producing from the same vol
ume OF sydney Smiths works the phras
Is ''P~edetentous pace and pedetentouI
mind" ''plumopicean robe of Amer
lean controversy" and '~balloticalI,
speaking" and inviting the editor /,
introduce any ore OF these into curren'
English. The editor declines 10 pursu,
the controversy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

While a funeral was in progress at
a house in n New Hampshire town
the other day, says the Providence + ress.
q small man in his shirt sleeves walked
In at the gate and up to the door.
"What do you Think" said he to a
man who was standing on the steps
''of n man that would sell u poor lone
widow a blind cowp"
"Who did it?"
The corpse inside"
Eyer don't sayl"
"Wal, he did, an l kin prove it, an
| had an idee that n man that could do
sech n mean thing rs that couldn't
make a very scrumptious looking corpse,
an that's why I came round here to get
a squint at It."
He stepped into the entry and was
there met by a burly son OF the corpse
who had overhead his remarks ut the
door.
$50 yer want ter git a squirt at the
old mans corpse, do yer-little red.
headed, freckled son Of a bow-legged
monkey?" said the son of his late
worthy sire, ''but I'll give some one
else q chance to look at a corpse that
will make 'em sick OF scare 'em to
death"
In about three minutes what was left
Of the little man in shirt-sleeves looked
rs II he had been III through a patent
threshing-machine, and when he picked
himself up from the middle OF the road
some time after, he had to turn around
four times before he could get his bear
ings' sufficiently correct to enable him
to point his nose homeward.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

THERE viii s 10 cabinet meeting
to-day, - tie prssldsHt, accompanied
By sherman, Col. Corbin and srysEal
others, will leave At noon for Columbus
70 sttsnd the SOldisn' reunion, where
be will remain until Friday. In shout
three weeks lac viii start for a two
months trip TO the Pacific eoast-for
the longest journey ever made by q
president while in Office. California Is
10 be thoroughly explored, after which
the party goes TO Arizona, where they
win start ON q journey northeastward
by stage. Mira Hayes, General sher-
man and his daughter, and Generals
Mcdowell and McCook will accompany
the president.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11
A Mothers Gratitude.

We feel like coneratuiating mothers OF
ptning babies that at Last a preparation has
peen iound To take the place OF n healthy
young mothers milk. Innutritious and Inn
proper food sends thousands OF Infants 10
premature graves; and many n mourning
ofrccsng their darling. pIning and slnkinr
DAY by Gay and at last carried OF by that In.
amt scourxe. -summe complaint had they
or"PAcdotrophinc." This late discovery OF
9erman Cheinists contains the elament. OF
motners mill. Is always uniform In quality,
most easy digestion. Ph, slcians csmmsnd
ithlkhiy. and doubtless thousands OF Infants
arc ennuaiiy saved by It's use. We call the
attention OF motnert most earnestIy n
GERMAN INFANT MEAL Hold BY All
druggists nj 20 cents per can.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11
GKS. GARFIELD has returned TO hii
home in Mentor, Ohio.

GOULD, Dodge, Ames, Thomas A.
Scott and others are In Philadelphia 10
attend the Texas Pacific meeting to-
morrow. They will arrange n consoll-
dation Of interests with Gould's Pacific
roads, the 6,Oo0 mile railway which
girdons all the southwest and Colorado
and Kansas. The plan is fully devel-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11
A Gard.

To all who are suffering nom the errors
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send q recipe that Will cure you. FREE OF
This great remedy was dikcov-
cred by q missionary In south America.
send n seIf-addressed envelope to the REy.
JOSEPH 7. ISMAN. Motion n. Nep York Cfp.
mysdAwly
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
Brain Work and Bad Habits.

"Bad habits, impure air, unhealthful
food, neglect of exercise, the use OF to-
bacco and whisky, have killed thousands
of students, where hard study has killed
one. More people die, L think, from
want of sufficient brain work than from
too much of it. When school girls die
from tight corsets, heavy skirts, heating
chignons and other unnatural infections,
it is very kind in gentlemen to say,
Killed by hard study; ; but women
know better. Some years since L had a
hired girl who suffered almost constant
ly from headache, but she wore continu
ally heavy chignon, supported by wire
pins in her hair. Her headache was not
caused by hard study. This same girl
often spent forty minutes at night put
ting up her hair, and as many minutes
in the morning taking it down again.
But the worst of it was that, after all her
care, she was sick, and consequently
ugly. Young ladies can't safely study
dming school hours and then spend
the hours allotted to exercise and
recreation in the eXhausting labor of
altering old dresses in the latest
fashion, or even in embroidery of stitch
ing ruffies. They can scarcely afford an
hour day for the crimping and frizzing
of their hair. 1t is rather n curious
study to notice how women, in all times
and countries, have been bent on chang
ing themselves from what God made
them. In some countries they blacken
the teeth and bandage the feet; i'll others
they fatten the heads and paint the
face, friz the hair and variously deform
the form divine. Now, if all this were
necessary to make woman beautiful, it
would be labor and care well spent, for
every woman should make herself at
tractive, if possible. But is it not true
that the highest beauty, as well as art,
is to be natural? Were not our grand
mothers in their youth, though in plain
attire, admired and loved quite as sin
cerely as the present generation of girls
are ? Good health, good disposition
and intelligence are the best beautitiers.
/ have sometimes thought collection of
the various styles of chignons, stays,
hoop skirts and other denominations of
woman's apparel would make valuable
and instructive addition to some of our
museums. Mrs. Hickman, IN the
Cleveland Ledder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
Rejected Manuscripts.

Authors have hard time to find pub
fishers before they win reputation and
their works become famous.
Thackeray carried his VANITY Fair F"
to nearly score of publishers before its
merits were discovered, and Charlotte
Bronte had similar experience with
"Jane Eyre"
Kinglake could find no one willing to
take "Eothen," one of the most ele-
gantly-written works of our century, and
finally made it present to publisher,
after frankly stating his bad luck.
Anthony Trollope, who has accumu-
lated fortune by his popular novels,
received only 500 for his first years
labors in literature, and 500 for the
second.
Mr.. Motley's great book, "The Rise
of the Dutch Republic, was declined
by Mr.. Murray, with compliments and
thanks, and Carlyle's French Revo-
luton was returned with the same
courtly refusal.
Even Lord Macaulay had two or three
articles returned from the Edinburgh
ReUieU. This, however, was not due to
their want of merit, or to the editors
failure to discern it, but solely to the
jealousy of Lord Brougham. Any
young writer who hopes to win fame or
fortune without hard struggles may cool
his enthusiasm by thinking of such re-
pulses
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
The Population Of Africa.

Although we have not, nor are we
statistics of the population of the interior
of Africa, there is very little doubt that
we have greatly moderated it. Much
important information has lately been
gathered on the subject, especially con-
corning the distribution and density of
the inhabitants of that far-off land. In
the great lake district, for instance,
there are territories as thickly settled rs
many European states-relatively small
millions of people.
The negro regions are by far the most
populous, while the desert regions are
the reverse. A French geographical
society gives the estimated figures of
various subdivisions of that continent,
as follows In the Soudan the popula
tion is S0,000,000 or about 53 persons
per square mile The town of Bida, on
the Niger, for example, contains fully
80, 600 inhabitants. East Africa is rated
at 10000, 900, and Equatorial Africa at
some 40, 900, 900 souls. A late authority
on ethnology sets down the negroes as
10000, 900; the Bantas, 5000, 600 the
Foolahs, 5000, 900 the Nubians, ,5O0,-
600; the Hottentots, 80, 000, 000-making
total of 172, $50, 600. The figures only
approximate, of course-are considered
toolow both by German and British geog-
raphers, the former estimating the pop
ulation as high as 200, 100000. Much
hope has been repeatedly expressed of
the future of Africa, which is rich i'll
mineral products and capable of MAIN
tanning a prosperous commerce with
other parts of the globe. Along the
coasts and caravan roads the chief trade
has been, and continues to be, in slaves.
1t is thought that recent effort will yet
do much toward abating the odious
traffic, as the natives are capable of
something better. Many of the tribes
are above the condition of savages. They
have fixed habitations, though merely
mud huts, defended by stockades, and
have some laws or customs favorable to
commerce. Among several tribes the
native merchant is greatly esteemed,
and his property is safe even during
war. The land is cultivated; the in
habitants wear dyed cotton clothes ;
gold and iron are ingeniously manufact-
ured. and certain kind of intelligence
seems to be very slowly spreading.
What Africa most needs is free CONNER
cial intercourse with the outer world.
and that must arrive. Who knows but
that, in the coming cycles, the highest
civilization may not be found where the
first civilization arose ?--NeW York pa
per.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
A Panther.Slayer.

Mr.. Haugh, who lives near SCOTS
mills. started for Beaver lake, to get
some cedar timber. He had along a
large-bored rifle, little rat-terrier and a
rather large dog of part Newfoundland
breed. After leaving the main road and
getting to an almost blind road he saw a
panther cross the road ahead of him. He
stopped the team, tied them to small
tree, and followed the dogs, who had
succeeded in freeing the panther in a
very short time. 1t was on large oak
tree, about thirty feet from the ground,
and growing savagely. Mr.. Haugh fell
back short distance in order TO get
rest-shot, fired, and the beast fell dead
to the ground, having made a spring
which brought him about fifteen or
twenty feet from the tree. On going
back to the wagon the children pointed
out another panther, back on the road
over which they had passed. On APP
preaching it to get a shot, it darted into
the brush, followed by the dogs, who
succeeded in freeing that one without
any difficulty. On following the dogs,
Mr.. Haugh found it on the large limb
of fir tree, about twenty-five or thirty
feet from the ground Getting rest
on the side of a tree some distance away,
he shot this one. At the crack of the
gun the panther jumped from the tree
and was followed by the dogs. On fol-
lowing them it was found dead about
100 yards from where it was
shot. On approaching the ranch
where Mr.. 5. Huelet once en-
barked in the cattle business, he
found that the little dog had succeeded
in freeing a panther about two-thirds
grown. This one was shot dead. Be
fore Mr.. Haugh had time to load he
heard the big dog barking at something
about 200 yards off down the hillside.
On going to where it was he saw the
biggest panther he ever saw-a very
large female. She was growing and
swapping her teeth at the dogs SO much
that she formed the most savage picture
he had ever seen. 1t was difficult to
get good shot, but, on firing, she came
down and the limb on which she was
with her. As she ran off the dogs fol-
lowed her, and, on coming up with them,
he saw her on stump about twenty-five
feet from the ground. Mr.. Haugh
shot again, but, ms no vital spot was
struck, it only succeeded in making
her growl and lash her tail fiercer than
ever. On looking for bullet Mr..
Haugh found that he had only half a
bullet left, with which he had TO make
successful shot or lose his game. His
patching was all gone as well, so, tear
ing off part of the lining of his coat,
he put it round the bullet and rammed
IL home. Taking clreful aim he fir ~.
This time he saw the huge beast tum-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
At a French Hotel.

A waiter entering the room of one of
the guests in the morning to take him
his boots asked him if lie slept well
during the night. "Slept well Sleep
was impossible A mouse in the room
kept up frightful racket all night
long s" BOOTS swore up and down
that it was the first mouse that had ever
been heard on the premises, and was
profuse i'm his attempts to account for
it. "Oh, never mind said the guest.
81 can never sleep the first night in
strange bed, anyway, and the mouse
amused me while / lay awake" A
while afterward the stranger called for
his bill, and in it read: Bedroom, 8
francs" Eight francs for that dirty
little hole That's outrageously steep"
"Steepl" exclaimed the host; has
the gentleman forgotten the little
mouse that amused him so much during
the night?"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
Another Dead City.

ST. Joseph, Fla, was once busy sea-
port, had railroad to lola, on the APP
palachicola, shipped cotton to the ex-
tent of hundreds of thousands of bales
annually, and was the entrepot of sup
plies for Western Florida, Southern
Georgia and Northeastern Alabama.
Railroads from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic at length deprived it of its COM
merce and made its own railroad worth
less. The track was taken up and used
elsewhere. The inhabitants gradually
abandoned their homes. Yellow fever
visited those who remained, and the
living were unable TO bury the dead.
What few escaped fled, and not a soul
was left to claim property or home. A
tornado completed the ruin. Every
house was leveled to the ground, and
to-day there is not chimney standing
to mark the spot where not long ago
stood a busy little city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

OF all the epidemics which have ever
appeared in Russia, diphtheria is the
most destructive. This will be immedi-
ately perceived by the following statis-
ties of epidemic diseases in Russia in
1877, appearing in the report OF the
Russian medical department for that
year: Small-pox-persons attacked, 1O,-
1877; deaths, 2,632; neutrality-suspicious.
attacked, %, 1873; deaths, 6,439; diph-
theria-persons attacked, 46, 1876; deaths,
sos; measles-persons attacked, A.
925; deaths, 5,912; typhus-persons at
tackled, 50,445; deaths, $3.50; whoop-
ing-cough-persons attacked, 11,775;
deaths, 606; dysentery-persons at
tackled, 1920; deaths, 1,266. These
numbers are irrespective of army cases.
Thus, according to this statement, the
deaths from small pox were % per cent. ;
from scarlatina, % per cent. from
measles, 1913 per cent; from typhus,
11.2 per cent; from dysentery, 9.5 per
cent; from whooping-cough, 81 per
cent, and from diphtheria, more than 40
per cent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

A LARGE elephant escaped from a cir
Gus at Versailles, France, and INDUCED
in short promenade through the
streets, to the dismay of the passsrs-by,
who hastily took refuge in the nearest
houses. The animal walked into the
garden of the Hotel de France before
steps could be taken for his removal to
the circus. A whole body of police in
vain tried to coax him from his. retreat,
and the voice of his tanner, who soon ar
rived on the scene, was equally inetfec-
tive. At length it became evident that
force would have to be used. Accord
ingly number of stout ropes were
fetched, and the elephant, being firmly
bound in them, was, with a great deal OF
trouble, partly pulled and partly pushed
to his stable.