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Competition Among Farmers.

With a growth of the demand there
has come q vast increase of competition
to the American farmer. The wonder
full development of transportation facil.
tiles has thrown each grain or stock
grower into direct competition with
those engaged in the same business all
over this country, and in Europe and
Asia as well. The prices of the crops
grown by Western farmers are much
more influenced by the good or bad
harvest in Great Britain than by the
good or bad harvest in dozen neigh
boring counties. Over much of our
country marked change in condition
is in rapid progress. In quarter of a
century several of the Western States
have passed from the pioneer stage 10
that of well settled regions, sending
out large numbers of people to fill up
still newer regions. As this change
goes on, the price of land advances.
until the rate of increase in price be.
comes slow. Competition increases
greatly, and it ceases to be the rule
that almost any one can fairly succeed
as farmer. Excepting some periods OF
final depression, it is doubtful if any
country ever offered better opportuni.
ties for reasonable success in farming
than has our own. AS the country
grows older, and the population be-
comes greater, with consequent in.
crease of competition, and of price OF
land, the condition of affairs viii begin
to resemble that in most older coun.
tries. Success in money making win
not be the general rule. It win be won
only by intelligent and persistent ef.
fort. There will be an abundant sup
ply OF men who can produce the com.
mon qualities of farm products in the
usual ways. Only those who can pro.
duce articles above the average cost OF
production win have satisfactory profits,
Better preparations for and intelligence
in the work of farming are clearly de-
manded, if success is to be secured in
the comparatively near future,-Na,
tsonG Lac Stock journal.
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Trout Frozen In a Block Of Ice.

AT tie Office Of the Virginia City and
Gold Bill Water company, YESTERDAY
afternoon. was on exhibition block of
ice in which were frozen several trout.
The ice was frozen by the company's
ice Machine on the Divide. The trout
were almost as plainly visible as though
they had been suspended in air. They
were in natural attitudes, and appeared
to have copgealed without knowing that
anything vas happening to them. AS
all their spots and colors were distinctly
visible. and they stood immovable with
tails and fms expanded, they would
haze formed a splendid study for an
artist. Indeed, we think that there Is
. hint that painters of such subjects
should not neglect. Bets were made
that they would thaw out - alive and
kicking" and the block of ice was ac-
cordingly placed in a tank and allowed
to melt, but at last accounts the trout
were lying on the bottom apparently
quite dead. Artificial freezing was ey.
identity too quick and sharp for them
VsrQsnsa city fNev. ] Enterprise, :.
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la Concorde to the Palais de L'Indus-
trie. On the roof of the building are
placed two Maxim arc lights, with re-
Electors, which makes the approach
through the silvered trees of the Champs
feet long and 100 feet wide. 1t has a
high, arched glass roof, and galleries
divided into thirty or more rooms.
The main entrances, staircases
and corridors are brightly
lighted with arc lamps, made by
Siemens, Werdemann and Fyfe. The
grand nave is brilliantly illuminated
with scores of electric lights pendent
from every available point. which are
searching as the meridian sun. Yet the
general effect is very pleasing. Forty
familiar Brush lights, driven by single
engine, lighted up one end of the build
ing. In the center of the great hall
stands tall lighthouse, provided with
a revolving electric light, Fresnel's
lenses, and red, blue, green, purple and
orange glasses, which shed everywhere
professional patches of colored light.
At the base of the lighthouse is an arti-
fetal pond, surrounded by turf and
flowers, in which NJ. Trouve gayly rides
in his electric boat. Its screw is driven
by small electro motor.
One side of the building is occupied
with boilers and steam and gas engines
working swiftly total of 1900 horse
power. which drive in front long bat
talien OF dynamo-electrical machines
patterned by Grammes, Siemens, Brush
and others. Throughout the hall are
hundreds of miles of conducting wire.
The low musical hum of the machines,
the ringing of electrical bells and gongs,
the .rustle and chatter of thousands of
visitors and the intense light and sparkle
of electricity make the whole scene one
of singular excitement and beauty.
The exhibits of the French occupy
one-half of the hall. those of foreign ma.
tions the other half-graceful festoons
of the tri-color and other bright flags
designating the national sections. Our
hearts. FIRST turned to the Stars-and-
Stripes, where we found a neat exhibit
of delicate mechanism, in charge of a
pleasant gentleman, who seized upon
the position to acquire fiuency in the
French language for further use in a
Western college. 80
Great Britain and Germany occupy
about. equal extent, then, in order OF
size of exhibit, come Belgium, the Uni
ted States, Austria, Russia, Sweden and
Norway, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Hol.
land and Denmark. Lacquered jars for
cells and insulators are exhibited by
Japan. The objects exhibited are d.
vided into many classes; but the public
seem chiefly interested in telegraphy,
electric lights and the application OF
electricity as motor power. The ex-
hibit of the three firms of Siemens in
England. Germany and France is great
er than that of several small nations
combined.-C'or. Chicago Tribune.
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flor pou'tg Beadtrs.
4 LESSON.

One single grain of corn took root
Beside the garden walk;
Oh, let 1t STAY" said little May,
= want 1t for my stalk
And there 1t grew until the leaves
waved IN the summer light;
All day it rocked the baby ear,
And wrapped it warm at night.
And then the yellow corn-silk came
A skein of silken thread:
1t was as pretty as the hair
Upon the babys head.
Alas! one time, in idle mood,
May pulled the silk away,
And then forgot her treasured stalk
FOR many a summer day.
AT last she said: g I'm sure my corn
ls ripe enough to eat;
In even rows the kernels lie,
All white and juicy sweet
All me! they all were black and dry,
Were wlthered long ago;
What was the naughty corn about"
She said. Ito cheat me SOL
She did not guess the silken threads
Were slender pipes to lead
The food the tasseled blossom shook
! To each small kernels need.
The work her foolish fingers wrought
Was shorter than breath; 49,
let every milky kernel then
Began to starve to death!
So list, my little children all,
q This simple lesson heed: fss.r
mat many grief and sin has come
from one small. thoughtless deed.
.-Wide-AWGkc.
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A Peculiar Trait Of Colored Women.

Admitting, as we must, that the ne.
groes are more or less imitators. how
are ave to explain the fact that thev
never kiss, for do not believe ANYBODY
ever saw two negroes kiss. I have at
tended q number ofSnegro weddings,
and never yet saw the bride kissed,
while, on the other hand, wedding
among the whites, with it's attendant
reception without kisses, would be
something SO strange as to call forth
general comment. I have also heard
that Indians never kiss. Are we to sup.
pose, then, that kissing is confined to
the white race? | have always consid.
cred kissing as an aesthetic pleasure, to
be thoroughly enjoyed only by those oil
a delicate and refined temperament.
You, will also. find that among the
lower classes of white women kissing is
rarity.
For twenty odd years I have lived
in the South, have had negroes in nv
house ever since was child; during
my whole life have been interminpled
With them, and never but once have !
seen one negro girl kiss another"
'sThen you have seen an exception to
what you claim is rule?'' - <
Eyes; but then it was done in such
an ignorant, bungling manner as to be
really laughable.",
.t".How sop
.',asI. ltell You that, and if you ever
have ansoccasion to 'dissertatei on the
art Of kissing you may find place to fit
it in One of them was . very, bright
mulatto, and stood inside the gate; the
other was a dark-skinned girl, appar-
emily d visitor just leaving, and stood
outside OF the gate. As / approached
they were talking, when all Of sudden
the Ight-colored girl threw her arms
around the neck of the blacker on, with
the foreclosures of an angered poll.
tician, bumped their heads together,
said goodbye" and ran into the house.
She probably called il kiss, and 1 have
let it 60 as an exception to the rule, but
IN TRUTH it was more plainly an assault;
they were entirely ignorant of the art
OF kissing, and did not know how To
give or receive the blissful boon. This.
However, was hardly fair case, as one
OF the girls was nearer white than black.
4sazsall my life i have never seen two
genuine negro women kiss, and have
9ften heard my father remark the same
thing He was over sixty years old,
and frequently told us it was a tradition
through all his family that the negro
women never kiss. A friend of mine,
who has been q great traveller, has WIS.,
tied Africa and Hayti, has remarked to
me the strange fact that negro women
meyer kiss u 0uisaiHe Pnsf
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.Aes0 WIG onOob VI III yiHSS up C1Dley lake
to such an extent as to leave only few
slush spots here and there, and in these
alligators sought refuge in large num-
bers, digging huge burrows into the
ground. This has furnished great sport
to the settlers in the neighborhood, who
have gone in crowds to these spots and
flshed with fine success for the enor-
nous reptiles. The manner of catch
ing them has been to thrust long rods
with hooks at the end into one of the
cavernous burrows and stir up the oc-
cupants. One of the alligators would
snap at the rod, a jerk would fasten the
hook into the soft part of the lower Jaw,
and it would then be easy to draw the
animal out and kill it with hatchets. It
is not every year that such fishing can
be enjoyed, even in Florida.
The most important export of Ice.
land, next to Goldfish, is wool. Consid-
ering the amount of wool required to.
keep sheep warm up here, says q
writer, this is more of temperature
index than a sheep census. In Iceland
the sheep are never shorn; the wool
gets ripe and is pulled Off quite easily,
without causing ihe anima. any pain.
1t may, in truth, be said that wool
grows in Iceland. The annual export
amounts to 100000 pounds, and.
though when it comes off the animal it
is the dirtiest wool in the world, it goes
to market the cleanest. Near Reyk-
jarik there are a number of boiling
springs, where all the household wash.
ing OF the town is done. To this spring
all thegplucked wool is brought and
washed in the steaming spring, then
taken out and dried on the grass in the
sun. - :, =
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While Mr.. Goodsell was returning
from the park he met a train going in,
carrying the machinery for a new saw
mill and planning mill. The saw: mill
will be built at a point about two and a
half miles from Teller. and win be
driven by a fifteen horse power engine.
The planning mill will be set up in Tell
er, and will have a fifteen horse power
engine to drive the machinery. The
enterprising men who are doing this
good work are Messrs. Beckwith &
Hill, of Estes Park.
Capt. Redfeld and VIM. Halstead are
out on business.
The stages Of Patrick Bros. + run
ming full both ways.
The water at the soda and sulphur
springs is being bottled and taken to
big cities for sale.
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Says the Denver Republican: A party
of very distinguished Germans arrived
and took apartments at the Windsor
Saturday night. The members were
Carl Stranger, Count Won Henchel, of
the German legation at New York; r.
Halenta, manufacturer, from Brelitz;
Wolff, State attorney. from Sarge
mund; L. Won Bulow, First Lieuten-
ant, from Berlin; Count Won Erlach,
Lieutenant, from Berlin; Count Won
Seepoch, Lieutenant, from Dresden.
The party is on a trip around the
world, under the car and direction Of
Carl Stranger, who has made a similar
trip before. The excursion started
from Berlin on May 80. They went to
the mountains yesterday and are ex-
pected to return this evening. After
remaining another day in Denver they
will resume their lengthy journey.
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Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, the demo-
cratic candidate for United States SEN
ator from New York, came In from the
west yesterday. A representative OF
the LEADER ushered himself into his
presence, wishing to interview him
upon the political situation at Albany.
Mr.. Potter professed to know nothing
whatever of a political nature, as he
left prior to the nomination. He was
highly pleased with his western trip,
having visited San Francisco, Yosemite
Valley and Salt Lake, and was aston
ished at their marvellous growth. He
went from here to Denver and will
spend a few days in the mountains be-
fore his return to New York.
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German and French taught by II. F.
Margadant. For particulars call ut G.
f. Annett's, Seventeenth street.
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According to Milton the first thing
Eve did after leaving Adams side, was
to survey her charms in a silvery pool.
No doubt she was a splendid creature,
but beauty is not the heritage of all her
daughters, and many of them resort to
"GLENN's SULPHUR SOAR" to obtain
the dazzling complexion which Eve re-
ceived from nature. The great merit
of this unexcelled cosmetic is that it
leaves no traces Of artifcialty. Beware
of counterfeits. See that &c. N. CRIT
TENToN, Proprietor" is printed on
each packet, without which none is
genuine. Sold by druggists at 20 cents;
three cakes GO cents. But the most
brilliant complexion with gray hair
would be an anomaly, and therefore
this blemish should be removed by the
use Of "HnL's INSTANTANEOUS HAIR
DYE" which is unsurpassed alike in
cheapness and perfection of color it
bestows. Depot, No. z Sixth avenue,
New York.
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roIsrs.

lie Due seems 10 have vanished.
Judge Kingman is lying in at his
residence.
r. X. chafee went down to Fort
Collins yesterday.
Z. B. Millet, of Kansas City, is au-
tographed at the Union Pacific.
Hon. A. R. Converse left for Chicago
on Sunday. where he viii meet his fam
lily, and return with them lin a week or
so.
Mr.. Geo. A. Dunlap is representing
Wood Brothers, the well known live
stock commission agents, Tin Chey-
enne.
Major H. Glafcke, editor of the
LEADER, left yesterday morning for the
Copperopolis mines. to be absent one
week.
MIR. p. T. Shelby. assistant general
freight agent of the Union Pacific rail-
way company, passed through yester-
day, on his way from Omaha to Den
yer.
Gen. Devens and niece arrived in
Cheyenne on Sunday, and were at once
taken out to N. r. Davis ranch.
They are enjoying themselves very
much.
Miss Kitty Haight. of New York,
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The LEADER presents this morning
a true picture of Guiteau, the assassin,
after the photograph by Bell, of WASH
ington, taken a few days after the
shooting Of President Garfield. The
public is sufficiently familiar with the
history and disposition Of this execra-
BILE being, and nothing need be added
here. A glance at the features of the
man shows that he bears out his ruling
haracteristic-overwhelming conceit
and love of notoriety. Indeed, it is
now settled that it was simply love of
notoriety that prompted the dastardly
deed which SO nearly deprived this
people Of a beloved president. The in
sanity plea is no longer available.
Guiteau seems TO have become
charmed with the idea Of assassinating
President Garfield, simply that his
name might go down In history. 1t
was the anne love of notoriety that
prompted the young Ephesian, Eratos-
tratus, to burn the temple of Diana, in
Ephesus, the night Alexander the
Great was born. AS Colley Cibber
says:
The aspiring youth that fired the EphesIan
dome,
Outlives In fame the pious fool that raised IL.
Probably Guiteau obtained a point
from that fact, after finding that in no
other manner could his notoriety be in
sured. He chose to go down to his
tory as a foul murderer. rather than to
be absolutely ignored.
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50 much Of psIagrspL s, special Of.
ders No. 90. current series, from these
headquarters, a. requires company A,
ninth infantry to proceed without de-
lay, by way OF Rock Greek, w. T., TO
Fort Mckinney. W. T., is revoked.
Company A, ninth infantry will
march without delay from camp at
Cheyenne depot to Fort Nc Kinney,
w. T., and there take post.
First Lieut.. (now captain) A. H.
Bowman, ninth infantry, is relieved as
judge advocate OF the general court
martial convened at Fort Sidney, Neb.,
by paragraph 1. special orders No. 46,
from these headquarters.
Second Lieutenant (now first lent. }
John A Baldwin. 9th infantry, is re-
lieyed as a member and appointed
judge advocate of the general court
martial, convened at Fort Sidney,
Neb., by paragraph 1, special orders
No. 46, current series, from these
headquarters.
Upon recommendation of the medi-
cal director of the department, Captain
William c. Shannon, assistant surgeon
U. s. A., now on duty at Fort d. A.
Russell, W. T., is assigned to duty
with the escort to the Ute commission
from Fort Bridger to the Uintah
agency.
He win be provided with such medi-
cal and surgical supplies as may be ne
cessary from stores on hand at Fort
Bridger.
On return of the escort to Fort
Bridger, Assistant Surgeon Shannon
will return to his regiment.
Leave Of absence for one month, on
surgeons certificate of disability, with
permission to apply for an extension of
two months, is granted Major Issac d.
De Russy. Fort Sanders, w. T.
Col. A. G. Bracket, Third cavalry,
commander Fort d. A. Russell, W.
T., is appointed a special inspector and
will inspect at this post such u~nservice-
able property for which Captain Deane
Monahan. Third cavalry, is account
able. as may now require the action of
an inspector.
Company F, Third cavalry, now at
Fort Sanders, W. T., will march with
out delay to Fort d. A. Russell, ".
T., and there take post.
Major K. M. Baker, of the Second
cavalry, was some time since tried by
general court martial at Fort Custer,
Montana, for drunkenness on duty and
sentenced to dismissal. President Gar
field on June 80 mitigated the sentence
to suspension from rank, and half pay
for the period of six months. This ac-
ton was in consideration of Major
Bakers long and valuable services, to-.
gether with the recommendation Of the
members Of the court, which was con-
CURED in by the general of the army.
First Lieutenant Richard T. Jacob,
jr., sixth infantry, was recently tried
by general court martial atFort Hayes,
Kan, for conduct ~unbecoming an off,
Ger and a gentleman and sentenced to
be dismissed the service. The presI-
dent on the LIST of July confirmed the
sentence.
The Ute Indian peace commissioners
leave Fort Bridger, w. T., Monday
July IL. 1881, for the Uinta agency,
Utah Territory, where they are to meet
the Yampa. Utes and select lands for
them some where on the Uinta reser-
walton, Utah Territory. They will be
escorted by company H, 4th infantry,
commanded by Captain r. H. Young.
They will be supplied for a 40 days
trip. REX.
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Notice to Tax Payers.

Public notice is hereby given that the
board Of county commissioners will
meet as a board of equalization at the
county clerks Office in Cheyenne, on
Saturday July 9th, 1881, at 10 O'Clock
am and will continue in session from
day to day, for ten days.
The board will hear and determine
the complaints of all persons feeling
aggrieved by the assessment Of their
property, and will eQualize the assess
ment roll of said county for the year
1881. III.
By order Of the board Of county com.
missioners.
JOHN X. JEFFREY,
jy6-7t Clerk of the Board.
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Notice to Stockmen and Ranchmen.
Now is the season OF the year to lay
in a stock of Addoms & Glover's Com
pound Carbolic Healing Salve. 1t is
especially prepared for sore back horses,
gals, scratches, strains, &C., &c. 1t is
a certain, safe and mild remedy, and is
recommended and used by most of the
stockmen of this country. 1t is also a
remedy for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers,
and all i~rritations of the skin. A.. H.
Reel says of this Ointment: 81 am
satisfied it is the best ointment made
for sore backs, &C., VIM. Hecht says:
81 use your Carbolic Healing Salye and
consider 1t the best remedy for all sores
that occur on horses" Sent by mail
on receipt Of price, 25c and 81 a box,
by the proprietors, Addoms s. Glover.
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WHITE PINE, Jefferson Co.,
TENNESSEE, June 10.
To the editor: 1 was q union refugee
from East Tennessee in August. 1862,
and went to kentucky, were I enlisted
in the 9th Indiana volunteer infantry,
commanded by Col. Straight, and
served with the regiment until it was
mustered out at indianapolis in 1858.
On the 18th of December 1858, 1 en-
listed in the 18th Indiana volunteer
cavalry, (Col. Anderson, of the regular
army.) at Jacksonville, and Joined the
regiment in camp at Michigan City,
where I was put into Capt. Fosters
company G. At Murfreesboro, in De-
cember 1854, while Hood was besieging
Nashville, a portion of my regiment Ia
large PORTION being home on a fur
lough) was engaged with the enemy.
On the 18th Of December 1 was acting
as hospital steward, and while we were
engaged with the enemy, the animal 1
rode was shot and thrown to the
ground, my hips being dislocated in
the fall. There was near me, at the
time Lieut.. Shee, Corporal Joseph
Small, VIM. Wagonblast, Anthony
Van Shack, and others whose names I
have forgotten. Col. Anderson was at
Murfreesboro, l think, at the time.
l was mustered out Of service, in July
following for disability, at Vicksburg.
l have never recovered from the injury
I received in that action. have been
trying to procure q pension since that
time, as 1 have been disabled and par
TALLY paralyzed by the injury received.
The pension office wants the testimony
Of some Of my comrades. and 1 don't
know where to find them. I ask you
to publish this in the hope that it will
meet the eye of the comrades named
above, or others who were at the Muir
freesboro fight in December 1864, and
if they will send me their address they
will confer q great blessing on an old
and disabled comrade.
ABEL MORGAN.
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The Western Hotel.

Strangers coming to Cheyenne should
stop at the above named hotel, and
they will get splendid accommodations
In rooms and st the table, and be treat
ed In IN excellent manner by the genial
host. Herman Kimme. And those Of
q citizens who want good day board
should p~atronixe the excellent dining
rooms OF this hotel. The fare Is No. /
and the rates ere very reasonable.
jy11tf.
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MARKS & MYERS
Notice.

Bids for the building Of a west wing
TO the public school house in the city Of
Cheyenne will be received until July ~
at II O'Clock m. Drawings and speci-
h~cations car be seen at the office Of E.
p. Snow, clerk Of the school board,
with whom bids may be left. Bidders
will not be allowed to take the draw
ings and specifications away from the
office OF the clerk.
BY order OF the board of trustees.
W. w. CoRLETT,
DIR. FAREWELL,
j. SLAUGHTER,
july7dit Committee.