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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10
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Proposals for Fresh Beef and Beef Cattle.
OFFICE OF THE G. S.
OMAHA. Neb.,

ONAHA, NED,
Dec. 18th, TO
Sealed proposals in triplicate, subject
to the usual conditions, will be
received at this Office or at the
office of the G. S. near White
River agency, Col, until II o'clock,
noon, February I'd, 1880, at which time
and place they will be opened in the
presence of bidders for furnishing and
delivering all the fresh beef from the
block required for issue to troops sta
toned at or near White River agency,
Col, and beef cattle on the hoof re-
quired by the subsistence department
for the troops in the field operating
therefrom, during the period from
March 1st to June Both, 1880, inclusive.
AT the same time separate proposals
will be received at this office or at the
Office of the A. e. S. Snake River, Col. :,
for furnishing the same articles for the
same time, for troops located at the
camp on Snake River, Col, (about 70
miles south of Rawlins.)
The government reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Blank proposals and specifications for
bidders, giving full instructions as to
the manner of bidding, conditions to be
observed by bidders and terms of con-
tract and payment, will be furnished on
application to this office, or to the A
e. S. of either of the posts above men.
toned
Envelopes containing proposals
should be marked proposals for fresh
beef from the block and beef cattle on
the hoof," and addressed to the under.
signed, or to the commissaries at the
above named posts.
The proposals for fresh beef from the
block must be made separately, and or
separate forms, from those for the beef
cattle on the hoof
THOMAS WILSON,
j3-dGt Chief c. S.
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What an Englishman Thinks of Amen.
can People.

He says ''they hurry, they eat quick,
they gulp, they belch, they have stom-
ach-ache, headache, liver troubles and
bowel complaint; they fret and they
scold, they get cross at nothing and
without cause; they look sallow and hol-
low-eyed; they look hungry and can't
eat; they spit up food, they have wake
full nights. They die early because
they disregard'true principles. These
troubles and many others, grow out of
and from torpid liver, and result in dys-
pepsia or indigestion. They can be
cured and have been cured and in every
case with n guarantee that they will be
cured by the use of Doctor Mintie's
Daudelion Pills. Sold by all druggists.
Price 80 cents per bottle. d1S-dawtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10

New York, Jan. 9.-The Queenstown
crew of the British ship Cape Verde,
capt. Haswell, from San Francisco for
This port, have mutinied. Warrants
nave been issued for the arrest of ring
leaders.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10

Chicago, Jan. 9.-James r. Keene
has purchased eleven thoroughbred
brood mares in England, the nucleus of
his future stud. He has not yet decid-
ed where be will locate it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10
100000 Envelopes.

For sale, cheap for cash, at LEADER
office. We will furnish them, with
printed cards and return request for
$500 per thousand. The envelopes are
made of extra thick Manila paper, are
well gummed and ''high CUT daw
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10

Health, strength and vigor of the
kidneys and bladder always follow the
use of the great Buchu compound, DIR.
Mintie's Nephreticum. Bright's Dis
ease, Diabetes, Inflammation, Smarting
OF Private Diseases are quickly cured
by it. For Leucorrh9a it has no equal
Don't be persuaded to take any other
preparation. Everyone who has tried
it recommends it. For sale by all drug
gists. d1S-dawtf
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washington, Jan. 9.--The greenback
conference fixed upon June 10th as the
'me, and Chicago as the place for their
national convention.
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Notice.

The co-partnership of Swan Brothers
was dissolved on the 9th day Of Janu-
airy, A. d. 1880, by mutual consent,
w. f. Swan retiring from said firm
A. II. Swan and Thomas Swan will COL
lect all accounts due to. and will settle
all debts owing by, said late firm.
A. II. SWAN,
THos. SWAN,
w. +. SWAN.
gg First and only
Ia Steam Printing House
EG-In Wyoming
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LEGISLATION AT THE CAPITAL
short session in the House Yester.
day.

day.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Hayes, of Illi-
nois, introduced bill granting a PEN
sion to each survivor of the Mexican
war, who was not engaged in the late
rebellion or who did not abet the same.
Referred.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the house went into committee
of the whole, Cox in the chair. on pri-
vate calendar. Several bills were
passed.
Adjourned until Monday.
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Subscribe for THE LEADER.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
burglary rs an Art.

As one of the most prominent young bur
glar. of san Francisco was walking out Of
court the other day just after having secur-
ed an acquIttal regarding his latest job hy
= prompt and business-like ''divyH Withthe
powers that be al the usual rates, a we'll
to-do but anxious looking stranger touched
his arm and beckoned him into doorway.
'-l1-c,; arn Teddy, the Ferret, aren't
you, asked the gentleman, ''the rler who
was tried for safe-cracking:"
"yYell, wot Of itl' replied the house
breaker
why, just ihis-youll excuse my
speaking 50 low, but the fact is I've come
all the way from the San joaquin TO look
up party in your line of business"
'.Have, eh:"
".Yes-I-well, I've little proposition
to make 10 YOU
Exactly" said the Ferret, calmly :"
you're bank cashier down in the foot
hills'
Glow did you know that T. stammered
the gentleman, much amazed.
''And your cash and accounts are 20 be
gone over by the directors on the first, and
as you can't relize on your stocks, you want
me to gag you some time next week, shoot
your hat full Of holes, find the combination
in your breast pocke; and 60 through the
safe il the regular way
"Great heavens, man! how did YOU find
ali that out!'
why, g-,oszed it. It's the regular
thing, you X. 2. Got three orders to At
tend to ahead Ci yours now. LeTnme see.
Can't do anything for YOU next week, but
might give YOU Wednesday and Thursday
Of the week after. How'll that suit you:"
The cashier said he thought he could
make that Go, and in lees than five minutes
they had struck bargain and arranged the
whole affair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
Baron Trenck E,iyaiied.

The Jail at Geneva. Switzerland. consists
OF three stories and is separated from the
Rue du Cloitre by wall reaching to tie
second story. At the angle OF the building
nearest to the street are three windows,
one above the other, all heavily barred !;
the highest of them is further protected by
a hood or penthouse and belongs TO the
prison workshop. Recently the warder-su-
pelintendent of the workshop was having it
cleaned ont by two prisoners, one of whom
bears the name Of MenesSade. When the
work was nearly finished Menassade was
told TO carry some ciuders into the yard.
When they arrived in the yard the superin-
tendent was surprised TO see long cord
dangling from the workshop window. lie
ran hastily upstairs to ascertain what this
could mean, leaving the prisoneraiole with
the turnkey. The turnkey, having no ap-
prehension as to the safety Of his charge,
ran to the chief iailer on duty to inform
him Of what had happened. Under the
penthouse OF the workshop window the
superintendent: found 4 ropc-laGdcr, OF
which the cord hanging from the window
formed a part. 1t had been placed there
by Menassade when he was cleaning the
window early in the morning. and. as be
came known later on, the making OF il had
occupied eight months. Ills work was
shoemal,ing, and with the bits OF strings,
thread, bo0t-laccs, &C.. lie managed to Sc
| crete, he wOve . long rope, and then with
pieces of wood lie had picked up here and
| there he formed il into a ladder in every
respect sufficient FOR his purpose. Ills idea
was when he took the cindeIs into the yard.
on which occasions he was unaccompauieJ,
| to draw down the ladder from the pcnl-
house, mount by means Of it to the top OF
the wall, then det2ch it Go which end he
| had conlTivcd a very ingenious devlce). de-
scend 10y il into the Rue du Clcitre, and sc,
clear away. On The return Of the snpeTin-
/ tendcnt 10 the yard MenaSsade had disap-
peared. The theory formed by the prison
authorities was that while the superinten-
dent went up stairs to the workshop, Men
assade, by the means of his rope and with
the connivance Of the turnkey, had contri-
we'd to get over the wall and make good his
escape. Under this impression the turnkey
was arrested and lodged in one Of his OWL
cells, kilograms were sent on in all direc-
tons, gendarlnes stationed on all the roads
leading to the frontier, and every place in
Geneva likely to conceal 6 fugitive FROM
justice, carefully overhauled. All thi:
time the missing man was inside the Jail.
The momeut the turnkey had turned his
back. he had followed the superintendent
to the workshop, and while the latter wa
busy with his discovery of the rope-laddel
he had hidden himself in place where
it never occurrtd to anybody to look fol
him. High above the superintendent's ros
trum, whence he surveys the prisoners a
work. is window, almost dark and sunl
deeply in the wall. With the agility anC
ncissleesness Of cat, Menassads climbed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07

Asa ferry-boat steamed ont OF the Fulton
Sip or the New Iorl, side on Sundy morn
lng, pretty girl OF about Is years of age
entered the ladies' cabin, which was filed
With persons going 10 church in Brooklyn,
and walking hastily around deposited in
every lip printed card, headed Il am
blind"
''It's my father, ma'am," the little girl
explained, addressing herself, with tears in
her eyes, to lady. He is very old, and
blind, and he has only one arm, and he's
waiting for me in the Brooklyn Ferry
''Poor little girl - the plying lady mused.
Yours is a hard lot and she dropped a
dime into the tin plate that the child carried
around as she gathered up the cards she had
distributed.
Pennies and larger sums were poured into
the tin plate, and when the boat entered
the Brooklyn slip the little girl was drying
her eyes and counting up the net results
of a very rich harvest.
Her father did not seem to have kept his
appointment with her in the ferry-house
but she was met outside the gates by des-
perately drunken young man, into whose
pocket she freely poured her earnings, and
then shs accompanied him, in IN apparent
" contented state of mind, along Fulton
street.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
Feather Mats,

The choice plumage should be plucked
from the fowls without scalding, and each
variety kept separate. Put them, not too
many at time, istO shallow pans and place
them in a mode1,-e oven for twenty min
utes, being syra not 10 let them get over
heated and s-Jrchcd. Afterwards hang
then away in paper or cotton bags, and
when ready TO &C take out only few at a
time, in boxes large enough to keep them
from flying. Any strong material may be
used for foundation to the mat. The
cOmmOn gray canvas 10 be found at the
tailOr's is very good, and bed-tickinG an
swers quite as well, but is harder to sew.
The feathers must be sewed on this fOunda-
ton. one at time. and as close as pos
sible, each row Of feathers tapping well
over the row before ii. so as 10 make the
mat full and durable. The simplest arrange
ment is alternate rows of the different
varieties, which will give mOtiled effect,
or, centre Of partridge feathers and
wide band Of green, from the neck of the
drake, or some similar combination. II
geonetrical designs are used for centrl sand
corners, they must be perfect to be effec-
tive. and this is difficult to accomplish
without practice. Making a feather mat is
rather 4 tedious undertaking to be sure, but
then there is a satisfaction in having quite
an elegant a1fair when it is done, and one
that could not be bought for a song. The
completed mat mus, be lined with heavy
coiored fiann.l or cloth, pinkod on the
edges it Is suitable for parior doors, and
would be a valuable possession to a person
troubled with cold feet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
Low til, Pyram,ds were isuiIi.

To get the base of the pyramid-762 feet
on each edge-perfectly level, they must
have adopted the method of cutting out
from the rock : place for the foundation OF
the pyramid, and them pouring wascr,
marking the height to which it rose on the
sides. To obtain duo north and south
line il would have been necessary to bore
into the solid rock in such direction that
from the shaft thus made the north pole
star could have been observed at its lowest
point in the small circle il makes around the
pole. Then by boring another small per-
pendicuiar hole to meet the shaft, and drop
| ping a plumb line and connecting the ori-
| ice III the surface with the oTihce of the
shaft at its corresponding point there was
| formed a true north and south line. Ac-
cordmg to Herodotus fresh set Of l00.-
/ 600 men was employed in building the
pyramids every three months, so that there
was plenty Of labor TO conduct all these ex-
periments. After getting the base stones
laid the other layers Of stone could be put
on carrying Up the shaft that had been
sunk. This would terminate one Of The
faces, and TO continue il higher it would
have to turn or branch out in another direc-
,ion. \ refectedray of light would give
them the means OF turning the shaft at right
angles. Thus was completed the ins,ru-
ment for the measuring Of ;he exact tine,
and its lsrgc gallery into which the interior
passage widercd out would be useful for
observing the stars passing over il, and,
being very deep, the stars could be seen in
tic day time, and observed not only by one
observer bu. by many, who could take the
time Of the stars southing at the same no
ment, and get rid Of what is called per
soral equation" or differences in the readi-
ness Of different Observers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07

\ Yale student was showing his sister
over his rooms in college, when some OSc
knocked al the door. Supposing that il
was one Of lis friends, and rot wishing TO
be chafTcd, he hid her behind the cu!tains,
admitted az elderly gentleman who apollo
gized profuseiy FOR bis intrusion, and excus-
ed himself by saying ti,at it was many years
since ne had been al Yale, and could noi
leave without paying visit TO his dear Old
college and the old rooms he had occupied
as & student.
"Ah!' cried the Old gentleman. looking
around, .tEe same old sofa. Yes and. the
same cid carpe;-cverything the same"
Then, walking into the bedroom, he re-
marked, ''Yes, and the same Old bed. and
the same wsshstaHd. Yes, everything TIE
same"
Presently he stepped toward the curtains,
and remarked, ''Ah! and the same Old cur
tlins,' Looking around he beheld the
young lady, AMI turning around, said: ''Ah,
you young dog, and the same old game.
but. hastily replied the undergraduate c,
'..hat young LAZY is my sister" 10 which
the reply came. ''Yes, l know, and the
sane old s,ory'
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

up to this recess and doubled himself up il
such fashion that when, shortly afterwards,
the police searched the room il never occur
red to them that the bundle Of rags they
saw living there was other than what il
seemed to he. In this position he remained
until night, when he descended from his
perch, and with the help OF the tools found
in the workshop removed board from the
stage which sCstainS the superintendent
rostrum Creeping inside he made it MS
hiding place for eight days and eight nights,
only coming out in the intervals between
the warders' rounds to prepare for another
plan of escape which he had conceived.
He fixed hook on the board TO keep it in
its place when he was inside. As there
was a lavatory attached 10 the workshop
he had an ample supply of water, and. he
sustained life on two slices of bread day,
distracted from the breakfasts Of the pris-
OneTs, which were placed near his hiding
place, More he dared not take for fear of
exciting suspicion. With a piece of steel
and stone he struck light; by the help
OF some cardboard he converted an old pc
troieum lamp into q dark lantern, ane from
the string which abounded in the workshop
he manufactured q strong knctted rope.
On Sunday mornings after the rooms were
swept it was the custom of the wardtrs to
carry the waste materials up to the garret
on which occasions they generally left tn
door unlocked. slenassade's plan was 1
remain concealed until the following Sun
day, follow the warders to the garre,, slii
in unperceiyed and lie there perdu unit
nightfall Then the garnet window beiF
unbared., he would, by the aid of his knC
ted rope, have let himself down to the win
dow-ledge below, on which there is sufii-
cient standing room for man OF his cat
like agility, and so on until he reached the
wall, whence tie descent into the street had
been a comparatively easy task. As he
would have taken the rope with him, no.
body would have known how Or when he
had escaped. But this hopeful scheme was
marred by cn untoward incident-one of
the warders in leaving the worlIroom turn
ed the key in the lock. Then Menassade's
courage failed HIN; another week Of semi
starvation and suspense under the super!n-
tendents rOstrum on the chance OF the
door being left open the following Sunday
was more than human nature could bear
and when the warders returned they were
surprised to see before them the man they
had so eagerly sought, and for whom the
police even then were securing the country
far aid wide. ".Ic U0itdr nc exclaimed,
'.j6 &c reRds - The individual most re-
joiced az this denouement was naturally the
disgraced turnkey who had been locked up
a whole week for an ofIense Of which he
L.
he is still greatly disturbed, that fo- seven
days he should have literally sat upon one
Of his prisoners without knowing it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
Care of the Hands.

4 handsome hand is g charming object
in itself and seems to indicate refinement
in its owner.
To be perfect, the hand should be deli
cate and somewhat long.
The back should be Just plump enough
to prevent the veins from being too pro-
minent-
The fingers must be long and taperinE,
forming little graduated columns Of perfect
proportion.
When the hand is open there should be
little dimples at the knuckles, which ought
to be slightly proDiincz. when the hand is
closed
Much Of the bes1ty OF the fingers and
hand depend upon the proper care OF tho
nails. These, If cut too close, deform the
finger ends. rendering them stGbby. The
upper aRd free border Of the nail should
always be !eft projecting i1e or 50 be
yoad the extremity OF the fingers. and
should be pared only 10 a slight curve, with
out eEcroaching too much on the angles.
Soap and the finger brush are all that is
necessary for cleaning and polishing the
nails. The habit OF biting the nails is as
ugly as it is fatal 70 them.
When the skin of the hand is hard and
rough, they should be kept almost con-
stantly gioved and washed frequently but
not too often with lukewarm water and
I fine soap, to which may be added a little
bran. A little cold cream before going to
bed Is common and useful application.
The skin Of the hands should always be
Z soft and flexible.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07

poor, he has some property, and his mother
viii not have me for daughter-in-law. She
talks of disinheriting him"
"And you do not want him to be dis
inherited, do your" said Maurice ironically.
'Tndesd!" answered the lad, eve must
live."
'Tha, Is only too true! I pity you, my
children"
They went away. Maurice left alone with
his head bowed down on his hands, thought
for long time.
His idle fancy had flown away-no:hing
remained of the slender young girl but q
peasant who was still handsome, but very
near becoming an ordinary matron.
80 it was with our dreams," said he,
rising.
"The only sure thing that we caa gather
from them is to do little good with them. "
The same evening he wrote to Paris, and
4 few days later he presented himself at the
young girls house.
81 have sold your portrait, - he said TO
her. in the presence Of her astonished
mother; 81 receiveda Il large sum for it. II
is quite fortune. | have brought it to
you in order that you may marry your
lover
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
websrer, Choate and sumner.

I Thirty years igo, when a student at Am
herst College, remember going over witt
several of my classmates to Northampton
where Daniel Webster and Rufus CkoatC
were the opposing lawyers in the great Oil
yer Smith will case. l shall never forgot
the impression made by the great contrast
between the manner and gesticulation OF
these two distinguished pleaders in their
closing arguments The court room was
crowded almost to suffocation, and the i'm
mense interest involved, together with the
high reputation of the opposing counsel,
combine to excite ihe attention and Interest
Of ell TO a remarkable degree. Webster
gestures as well as his words were conpar-
itively few, but weighty, massive, the very
embodiment. of dignity and conscious
strength. Most OF the time during his half
hour argument he stood perfectly motienless,
his body slightly bent forward and his
hands behind his back, ChOate spoke for
nearly two hours in manner the very coun-
terpart of Webster'S, and yet equally appro-
pirate 10 the speakers individually. He
was all alert, every vein swelled to fuilness,
every muscle AZ its utmost tension. He
advanced toward the jury and retreated-
He rose on tipjoe, and several times in his
excitement seemed to spring up entirely of
his feet. lie ran his long, nervous fingers
through his dark hair, and anon shook them
in the air above his head with so swift q
motion that they seemed TO run into each
other Ike the spobes on spinning wheel.
His plea lasted two hours. The day was
hot, and when he had concluded he sank
into the arms of aitendonts in a state of
perfect exhaustion, and was borne out into
the lobby like g corpse. The excitement
in the court room was intense, but Web
ster's calm, stern logic carried the day over
ChOate's brilliant and fiery rhetoric. The
verdict was for Webster and the will. One
word concerning the gesliculatiOn of Charles
Sumner. ne was always dignihed and
possessed, and in his movements, as
well as words, always conveyed the idea of
deliberatiOn and scholarly culture, rather
than that OF spontaneous warmth and i'm
pulsive feeling which is most apt to stir
emotion in hearcr. But be had one ges-
ture which he used not often, but always
once or twice in his great speeches. which
never failed TO send the blood thrilling TO
my temple, and l noticed it had similar
effect'On many others. lie raised his hand
higher and higher, with appropriate gestic-
ulation, while building a climax, and, when
he came to cap it, he rose on tiptoe and
thrust lis hand DIP into the air with great
force and with look OF exulIant triumph
1t was magnificent. Il fitted the subject
and the man.