The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-16

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all diseases 10y immersion in cold water
He Is known as Canalopath.
Teachers in high school It: "Are
pro and con synonymous or opposite
termsY' Scholar: Opposite. Teacher:
''Give an example. Scholar: progress
and congress.
A physician gives directions slow
to see the blood circulate His method
is not as simple as the old way of call
ing a prize-fghter a liar.
The Boston Courier gives the follow
ing wise piece of ad sice TO its bachelor
readers: "Neyer marry a girl unless
you have known her at least three days
and a picnic"
Fidgety Lady-"But what am | to
dog can't ride with my back 10 the
engine" Insolent Youth-Better speak
TO the conductor. He'll turn the train
round TO oblige you.m
John Bull will continue TO send for
American beef until he finds himself
confronted with hunk of the hind leg
ola Tennessee steer. Then diplomatic
relations between the two nations will
celse.
New Jersey is full OF leafless apple
trees that are still full of fruit. The
crop was too abundant TO be entirely
gathered. At the cider mills hundreds
OF bushels of apples lie ruined
on the ground, the capacity of the
presses not being equal 10 the demands
upon them.
II say, Glenn" cried two disputing
darkies, appealing for decision to a
sable umpire, (which word is right
dizactly or dezactly?n The sable UNI
pire reflected a moment, and then, with
a look Of wisdom, said: 81 can't tell
perzactly."
A conductor who has run railroad
trains forty-livc years says that travel
is always lighter on Friday than on
other days, and his testimony is CON
lirmed by other veteran conductors.
Indeed, tabulateG returns of actual
travel have added their testimony, the
falling of in Friday trayv. sine about
one-eighth.
A new machine has been put in oper-
alton in Rochester, n. V, for grinding
grain, which, it is said, will revolu-
tionize The milling trade, especially in
the grinding of wheat. The change
consists in crushing the grain between
rollers instead of grinding it by stones.
Tie invention is called the Hungarian
system, and this is its first introduction
into New York state.
An extensive water famine threatens
eastern Pennsylvania. A long drouth
has been followed by severe cold
weather, closing all springs and streams.
Many industrial establishments are
closed, farmers are driving stock for
miles to water, and water for household
needs is hauled in barrels. In the
Schuylkill valley all grist mills, woollen
mills and FORCES dependent upon water
for power are shut down, throwing
hundreds out Of employment.
please, sir, let me shine your boots?n
simultaneously calculated two boot
blacks on Galveston avenue, as the
stranger stopped in front of item and
hesitated which to employ. The little
boy said: "Let me shine 'em up, sir, for
| have TO support n little sick brother
at home, who Is deformed and can't
sce." LET me shine 'em up"
chimed in the bigger one, ''for ! am
that poor sick brother, and | don't
want to he under any obligation to such
Internal liar any more. He hasn't got
any brother, no how, and l see
better than he can.
Is apicture a work OF art or n piece
Of furniture? Such was the question
which the heirs and executors of tho
late Lord Londcsborough asked the
English vice-chancellor TO decide for
them the other day. Lord Ohio Fitz-
gerald, Lady Londesborough's second
husband, appeared as one of the parties
To the suit. by the terms of the will
in dispute, the ~testator left to his widow
absolutely all the articles of virtu in his
house, but he only gave her n life inter
est in the furniture and other property.
The lady claimed that the oil paintings
passed to her as a portion of the articles
of virtu, whereas the heirs disputed this
Interpretation of the law. Since the
paintings were valued Mt $4,000, there
was n multitude of good reasons for the
difference of opinion. The v%ice-chan-
cellor held that virtu referred to small
articles and pretty knick-knacks, not TO