The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-08
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

The members Of the st. Nicholas
club may grieye TO be informed, on the
authority Of a correspondent of the
London GIObe, that ''among the signs
Of the times in Holland must be noticed
the disappearance Of long pipes. Cigars
are now all but universal, even with the
lowest class Of workmen. During my
stay in the country l only saw two long
pipes"
The Jerish Messenger says that one
hundred heads Of Jewish families at
Bucharest, among whom are seventy
fhandicraftsmen and a larger number Of
a~griculturists, have petitioned the ALI
anee Israelite TO purchase land for
them In Palestine on which TO found an
agricultural colony. These men do not
desire charity; they offer TO contribute
a sum of 400 francs each and to pay the
remainder Of the amount advanced by
the Alliance in annual installments.
The action OF the Alliance in this mat
ter will be looked forward to with much
interest, as its favorable answer may
lead to fresh life and activity in the
holy land and open a new career for
thousands Of oppressed Israelites in
Roumania.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette writes: / strung the following
rhymes together TO tickle the a T Of
my little boys, four and six years old.
They tease their mamma to read ii over
and oyer agaiu, and then fetch the big
illustrated dictionary to have her point
out the funny animals with such
strange names and tell what she can
about them. This fancy for rhyme and
rhythm is, ! suppose. a characteristic OF
nearly all children, and perhaps the
publication of this will amuse a wider
circle than my own little household.
The aim has been, after euphony, TO
have the most incongruous animals in
juxtaposition:
Alligator. Beetle, Poreupine, Whale.
Bobolink. Panther. Dragonfiy, Snail,
CaAA oaAtttbs AAAt
Dromedary. Leopard. Mudturtle, Bear.
Elephant. Badger. Pelican, Ok.
~Flyingfish, Reindeer, Anaconda, Fox,
Guincapig. Dolphin. Antelope, Goose.
Hummingbird. Weasel. Pickerel, Moose.
hex, Rhinoceros. Owl. Kangaroo.
Jackal. opossum. Toad. Cockatoo,
kingfisher. Peacock, Anteater, Bat.
Lizard. Ichncumon. Honeybee. Rat,
~Mockingbird, Camel, ~Grasshopper, Mouse.
Nightingale. Spider, Cuttlcfish. Grouse.
ocelot. Pheasani. Wolverine. AUX.
Periwinkle. Ermine. Katydid. Hawk,
Quail. Hippopotnmus. Armadillo, Moth,
Iiattlesnnke. Lion. woodpecker. Sloth,
-salamander. Goldfish, Angieworm. Dog.
Tiger. Flamingo, scorpion, Frog.
Unicorn. Ostrich, Nautilus. Mole,
Viper, Gorilla. Basilisk, Sole,
whippoorwili, Beaver, Centipede, Fawn,
Zantho. Canary, Polliwog. Swan,
YellowhAmmer. Eagle. Hyena. Lark.
Zebra, Chameleon, Butterfly. shark.
Intelligent foreigners who come
across American newspapers occasion
ally must get queer ideas Of Jul politi-
cal and professional habits. They find,
in addition to the one real actual army
officer who is aspiring to the presidency
of the republic, two other so-called
generals aiming at the same high prize;
one so-called general and one so-called
governor aspiring TO the Yice-presiden-
cy; any number Of so-called generals
and colonies, Butler, Raum, Fitzpatrick,
Forney and all that genus, roaming the
country making political speeches, in
stead OF attending to their supposed
military duties; and another so.called
general leading the greenbacker battal-
ion in Massachusetts,. Last week a So
called colonel (but actually a police
clerk) was before one Of the New York
courts for assaulting an Italian organ
grinder, and one Of the Brooklyn thea
tiers is under the management OF n
other military hero who pompously
afixes the title Of colonel to his name
in programmes and advertisements and
on the bulletin boards. An actual
military officer has just been arrested
under u charge Of u deficit in his ac-
counts rs paymaster; but he is the only
one of the countless multitudes airing
military titles that our army has any
responsibility for. The intelligent for
eigners alluded to may therefore be
relieved of the idea that United States
army officers are engaged in a mad
scramble for presidential and other
offices. There is but one of them so
engaged, and he, poor fellow, might
better have stuck to the study OF the
"Articles OF War;"