The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-31
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A leader of . band of robbers in the
Mahrattz district, India, was, several
years ago. converted 70 Christianity.
He studied for the ministry. and Is o
the pastor Of . church in WatwaL.
The first cloth over made in this coun-
try was manufactured in 1890. At Hart
ford, Conn, by Jeremiah Wadsworth,
and the first suit made out Of il was
worn by George Washington.
An iron church. forty by twenty feet
in size, was sent from London, Eng, TO
the Esquimaux, and after being two
years on the way at length reached Its
destination, and was dedicated.
When Jenny Lind visited America the
famous c~aricaturist Cham amused HIM
self by representing an American walk
ing about with his hand in . glass case.
81 do not use it any longer" said the
American. '-since Jenny Lind has shook
it-v
Ole Bull, by his last will, ~bequeathed
to the Museum of Bergen, Norway. q
number of his jewels, medals and decor
atoms, given him in the course Of his
long professional career by Kings. En-
perors and other titled personages. In
cluded in the bequest IL the golden
crown, set with diamonds and pearls,
presented to him some ten years ago by
citizens of San Francisco.
A farmer away down in Maine mar
ried . love of school girl. who didn't
know the first thing about housekeep-
ing Or farming. When he took her
home she neglected her household du-
ties, and went ranging about the farm
''botanizing'' and studying geology.
The neighbours wives did o like her,
but before they knew it she had discov-
cred on her husbands land . mine
worth e40.0 !
In southern California the tomato is
perennial. A vine in Los Angels has
been trained over the sunny side Of .
house, and is now twenty-five feet high.
It has blossoms and At the same time
fruit in all stages Of growth. In San
BueneventurA . grape vine, planted
seventeen years ago, measures forty,
inches around the stem, and cover AMI
urea of about eighty feet. It yields an,
annual crop of about one thousand
pounds. single clusters averaging three
and . half pounds. I
H.. Currier, Of B~iddeford. Me-, one Of
the proprietors Of the .Biddeford Ma.
chine Works, Is having constructed for
his own . . steam road-wagon, which
il expected to mako good time ON any
ordinary highway. Tho vehicle looks
very much ike an ordinary wagon, sx-
cept that it has NO shafts. and weighs
but $50 pounds. 1t u designed to run
rs miles without having the fire re-
newed, and will cost about o4O0.
The tale that Gambetta, when Q child.
voluntarily put out his right eye in order
to be removed from . seminary which
he abhorred, Is pronounced an absurd
fiction. The real facts are, that one
day, when only 8 year, old. while look
ing at ! cutler boring holes in tho handle
Of q knife with . drill fastened to an old
broken foil bv . piece Of cat-gut, this
rude machine gave way by reason Of too
great tension, and the broken foil struck
the right eye Of the child with great
force, perforating the cornea This ter
rible accident causing him to DO one
different from his kind, he was petted,
pampered and spoiled by his parents,
his every whim and fancy INDUCED, and
every caprice Of his ardent and violent
character allowed free play.
Probably the largest rock in the known
world il the south dome Of the Yosemite.
Standing at the fork of the upper valley.
it rears itself, a solid, rocky loaf, coo
feet above the ground. A moro power
full hand than that Of . Titan has cut
away the eastern half, leaving . sheer
precipice owe . mile in height. No
man ever trod the top of this dome un-
til last year. Former visitors gazed in
wonder 1t the spikes driven into the
rock by hardy spirits who had repeated
ly endeavorcd TO scale it. The shreads
Of rope dangling in the wind told the
story Of their failure. Last year. how
ever, after thousands Of dollars had bean
expended, several persons found their
way to the top of the dome. and this
summer two sieep were found browsing