The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-12

were registered nj a single botel in In
terlaken, Switzerland, one day in Aug.
ust. The money spent in that little
country BY our countrymen and NO.
men this summer will amount to an en-.
ormons sum.
The Empress Eugene when at Chisel-
hurst attends mass every morning,
walking In all kinds Of weather from
her residence. about a quarter Of a mile
distant. Since the death Of the Prince
Imperial she has taken a position in the
saeristy where she cannot be seen by
the congregation.
Mr.. Gladstone is going to Madeira,
as a sea voyage will, 1t is thought. tho
roughly restore him. He is said TO be
at present troubled about the will Of his
late sister, Helen Gladstone. 1t has
mysteriously disappeared, and the ex-
ecutors have offered a reward of $500
for its recovery.
Mr.. Larkin j. Mead, the sculptor, is
busy In his Florentine studio modelling
the colossal figure representing the
Mississippi river, which is TO be present
ed TO Central by Mr.. Elliot +. Shepard.
The figure, which is n reclining one sur
rounded by fruits and animals, is to be
executed in white marble.
Referring to Sara Bernhardt's rich
and elaborate costumes and 10 her de-
claration that she cannot live on less
than $4,000 a year. Harper's Bazaar
remarks that ''the American public
may rs well understand what it is that
is expected OF themn during her ap-
preaching theatrical visit to this coun-
try.
Mr.. Ruskin In his last lecture con-
cluded with the exhortation: snake
your children happy in their youth; let
distinction come TO them, IL 1t will, af-
ter w%ell-spent and well-rememlered
years; but let them now break and eat
the bread OF heaven with gladness and
singleness of heart, and send portions
to them for whom nothing is prepared;
and SO heaven send you its grace before
meat and after It," q
Vanity Fair, London, in a sketch ac-
c~ompanying the portrait Of James Rus
sell Lowell, United States minister ut
London, says: "Mr. Russell Lowell is
n learned, kindly, strong, pleasant,
honest man. He writes with great
quickness and facility, and always with
great correctness, that English lang
uage Of which he.is so proud and SO fond;
and he is personally altogether one Of
the most delightful Of men,"
A Womelsdorf (Berks county, Pa
correspondent Of the reading Eagle says
that Samuel J.. Tilden, Of Gramercy
Park. has offered 81, 500 for ''the larg-
est dog in America" which Is now at
that place. The dog is an Uln dog,
and vas bought in Germany last sum-
mer. He weighs 1872 pounds, measures
SIX feet nine inches from tip Of nose to
tip of tail, and is only 9 years old. He
attracted Mr.. Tilden's attention at the
last dog show in New FORK city, hay
ing received the first diploma.
Miss Murnford has an elderly admir-
er, who the other day presented her
with a handsome lace collar snow, do
not" he said, with q sort of elephan-
tine playfulness, 'do not let any one
else rumple it." "No, dear" answer
ed Lavinia, 81 will he careful to take
it of. sporting Times London.
One Of the six county prisons sold by
auction at the Home Office, London,
under the prisons act 1.-THE one at Mold)
has been purchased by the French Je-
suits. The price paid was 500, 900,
the intention being to convert it into
IN educational establishment.
A genuine incident: DIR. J.. called up
on n lady acquaintance the other day
and was met at the door by the lady's
little girl. He asked her to tell her
mama that DIR. L. had called. The
child went up stairs and presently re-
turned. "Did you tell your mamap"
asked the doctor. Eyes" And what
did she sayp" ''She said, % pshaw!'"
WORKOUT horses are bought to feed
ca~rnivorous animals Mt the Philadelphia
ZOO, and it takes about four horses n
week to supply the amount required.
They are got for 81 or So apiece, which
makes them much cheaper than beef.
Many of them come from the street
railroad companies. 1t is reckoned that
the seals swim $50 miles n day in their
tanks. They are almost constantly in
motion.