The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-03
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suddenly become very wealthy recently
attended a dinner party at which there
Was the usual 6llet OF beef with mush-
rooms. While engaged upon the beef
he whispered to his neighbor, '.Do you
eat the clothes-pin heads, tooYr
Newspapers are discussing the sub
Ject Of the connection of the malarial
diseases with the mental characteristics
Of the victims. A student Of Shakes
peare has said that as the great drama
tist was bred in an atmosphere filed
with malaria, he created lagos. Ham
lets and Macbeths.
A miner deserted his wife in Wiscon-
sin, and she found him In a Colorado
town and chased him out into the hills.
The miners were so greatly pleased
with her grit that they bought a board
ing house for her and regard her as the
heroine Of the day.
The professor Of Anglo-Saxon at Ok
ford, Mr.. John Earle, says that old
popular beliefs in the uses of herbs, as
indicated by their outward forms, and
giving rise TO "folk-medicine,n still
prevail in rural England, eyebright
being considered good for sore eyes. ad-
der's tongue for serpent bites, and the
plant known as bloodwort for stopping
hemorrhage.
A Galveston school teacher had a
great deal Of trouble makinga boy un
derstand his lesson. Finaely, however
he succeeded, and, drawing a long
breath, he remarked to the boy" II it
wasn't for me you would be the biggest
donkey on Galveston Island. "-Galcesior
Netrs.
Some boys recently dragged out Of
the bed Of the river near saltwater vii
lage one Of B~urgoyne's four-pounder
iron canons, which has lain there for
nearly 1903 years. 1t is in n good state
of preservation, and it has been pro-
posed that it be discharged on the ami
versary Of the surrender.
The woman Of the house is in a sad
fix. A big fruit yield and u Presiden-
tial election come together. There is
any quantity of stuff to do up, but the
man, who should peel and pit, is of
carrying q torch or shouting himself
hoarse, and consequence, there will he
a dearth of sweets this winter. = Dan
bury NeUs,
Daniel J. Donohue, the boss warbler
of Brooklyn, challenges the world at
large and anybody in particular to
whistle with him for $50 to sJO0n side
and the championship of America. lie
lays great stess on the fiute-like charac-
ter of his piping, and defies the universe
tc match it.
A fat lady with n contented air and
n smile Of calm indifference which
seemed born of a philosophy whose car
dinal principle was that she was in the
world and the world had got TO take
care OF her, clambered into n Chicago
street car, and after sitting there a few
minutes, beckoned the conductor and
said blandly: This car will take me
where l want to go, l suppose, won't
it?" where do you want to go?"
asked the merry raker-in of nickels as
he ratified the change in his pocket and
gave the numbers on his bell punch "a
professional glance. "Well, l don't
know exactly" said the fat and care
less lady; there's u street called Shurt-
left avenue, amt there?" 'Yes, but
this car takes you about n mile and a
half out of the way" Any other wo-
have given an Indian war whoop and
sakes, stop this car, somebody, won't
you'll" and have punched her parasol
into several passengers eyes, and made
a grasp at the bell rope which might
have yanked the whole end of the car
ont; but this portly personidcation of
indifference only settled back in her
seat and said: "Does itY Well, | sup
pose | can walk across. can't II" "Yes,
ma'am," said the ''skipper bold, =" over
come with respect for a woman who did
not undertake to capsize his craft.
what number do you want on Shurt-
left avenue, ma'amp" 81 don't know
exactly" said the corpulent lady; 81
guess it's 300 and something"-as IL it
was n matter of almost too little con
Germ to think about. II guess, per-
haps, when you get to a good place you
had better stop and let me out" she
added. after awhile, and then she gave
herself up to looking out of the window
with n GOODNESS rs much rs to say that
she had relieved her mind OF all anxiety
and the burden Of the whole response.
bility rested on good luck and the con
ductor.