The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-14
NEWS BREVrT1Es.


another, in various parts OF his body. !
A new journal for boys. under the
auspices Of the proprietors of the Illus
frated London Nescs. has been started
in England. and will be edited by Capt.
Mayne Reid and Mr.. John Latey, Jr.
The average age of members of the
Garfield Cabinet is 81. Mr.. Gladstone's
Cabinet averages So. There are two
septuagenarians in the English Cabinet.
but the majority are between so and 20.
In a country church in Holland there
is a painting representing the sacrifice
OF Isaac, in which the painter has de-
picted Jacob with a blunderbuss in his
hand. ready to shoot his son.
A Paris mandatory claims to nave
discovered a process for substituting
the leaves of the eucalyptus tree, which
in burning emit a delicious perfume,
for tobacco leaves in making cigars.
Col. Thomas A. Scott lately bought at
= sale in Northumberland County, Pa,
q clock made by his uncle in 1890. 1t
still keeps good time, and every three
hours plays a u N on a chime Of bells.
They are SO unaccustomed to fires in
Europe that a lady who saw a steamer
for the first time said with astonish-
mont: "But l should like to know what
those idiots go and heat the water for
when it has to be thrown on the firer
Kansas has secured from the United
States Government an allowance Of
265. 600 acres of selected lands, worth
probably 81, 900, 900, and 1892, 268 in
money. on account of 8 per sent ON net
proceeds Of public lands sold within tho
State.
The New York Christian Advocate
says that many excellent Christians
have smoked Or chewed all their lives,
and nevertheless nave Furnished the
best evidence of piety, and died in holy
triumph"
Arrangements have been made for il
Eliminating several Of the stateroomu
and the great corridor at Windsor Cas-
tie with the electric light II the ex-
pertinent proves successful, the light
will probably supersede gas at Bal
moral.
The process Of swearing the allegi-
ance of 81, 900, 900 or more subjects Of
the Car occupied more than ten days.
In st. Petersburg the workingmen In
large factories had to repeat the oath,
word for word, after the officials, who
then placed an approving mark on the
passport of each man.
An electric shock is the punishment,
inflicted upon those who commit in
fractions Of the rules in the Ohio State
Prison. 1t is not heavy enough to en-
danger life, yet it is pretty severe.
Some Of the men rather like it, and
| frequently break the rules to obtain a
| good shock. 1t answers the purpose Of
a drunken spree.
A New Jersey preacher, who was an
noyed by the ladies of his congregation
turning about in their seats, paused in
his discourse to say: Ladies', if YOU
will give mi sour attention for o few
moments. l will keep a lookout on the
door, and if anything worse than a man
enters, l will warn you in time for You
to make your escape"
The most gigantic evil of tho day Is
the adulteration Of food and drink.
The concerns engaged in this business
arc far more dangerous than railroad
monopolies, financial sy~ndicates, or
bloated bondholders; yet Government
pays little attention to the Wholesale
murdercrs, who poison the food and
drink of the people.
It is well-known that certain fowls
gil their digestive apparatus with gravel
and pebbles, which act as millstones in
grinding up their food. Recent inves-
legation shows that other animals are
addicted to similar habits on q larger
scale. Seals swallow stones weighing
from ono TO two and sometimes even
three pounds each. while one investi-
gator found. not long since. ten pounds
OF these boulders In tho stomach OF .
sea lion.
A new sect Of Adventists has sprung
up In Jasper County, Indiana, which e
distinguished by the sobriquet Of "Soul-
sleepers." The members themselves
do not use this term, but it has been
given them because they believe that
the body sleeps until the resurrection,
80 that the soul will be somehow, In a
state Of quicscence' until the general
resurrection.
The report of the Rev. j. Milum's
| visit to Abomey shows that the .'cus-
tom" Of human sacrifices still prevails
In Dahomey. Mr.. Milum is the general
superintendent of the Wesleyan Mission
station in the Yoruba and Popo districts
| stay the annual customs were being
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| horrible description, several hundred
natives being killed in the most bar-
barous manner and offered in sacrifice.
The French Government is laying
subterranean cables from Nancy to
Paris. This telegraph line is composed
Of twelve insulated wires placed in .
large tube Of cast iron. For each length
Of 500 meters doors have been arranged
80 that any section may be removed
and replaced without having to open
the ground. which is necessary in tho
German system Of laying the cables in
q solid bed Of alphalt.
A fashionable dressmaker tells tho
Cincinnati Enquirer that the chief
trouble with women's forms is their ir-
regularity. 'sThe number whose two
sides do not correspond is wonderful.
Sometimes n shoulder is higher than
the other, sometimes one hip Is bigger.
and sometimes the whole figure is awry.
Women's dress, is this era of clingin2
garments, reveals every imperfection.
unless art comes to natures help"
The school law which recently passed
the North Carolina Legislature is con-
siderably in advance Of the statutes M
ready in force. County Superintendent
nre provided; money is appropriated
| for teachers institutes; two normal
| schools for whites and two for blacks
are established; the tax is increased to
12A cents oil the 800, and local schools
support is encouraged by required cou,i-
ty boards to lay a special tax to meet
deficiencies in the school-funds.
Tho following incident Of President
Lincoln, which has never been pub
lished, is related by one who was at the
timo q member of the New York Sevcn.i,
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