The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-19
rrElls Of sEEREar.

Indians and Chinese do not affiliate.
A few days since at Seattle an encugA-
ter took place between a big brave and
q house servant, and the latter got bad
ly used. Then the victor said: Indian
Is all the same as white man; Chinaman
ali m same dog"
Mr.. Storrs. Of Mansfield. Conn. bias
offered to give to the Staten 5agm val
ued at $4,000 for the pupose OF es-
tablishing an agricultural school A
brother Of Mr.. Storrs offers alss . piece
of land Of one hundred acres. and
agrees to give $4,000 to help along the
institution. Natgn
I. a Philadelphia shop-keeper has sued
q neighbor for 5000 damages on the
ground that at a certain hour of the
day the latter's metallic sign reflects
noxious and offensive light rays into his
store. to his great annoyance and incon-
venience and detriment to his trade.
A Belfast, Me-, man, whose time
must hang heavy on his hands, and who
has some fame as q microscopic writer,
has surpassed himself by writing the
whole OF President Hayes last message
on one side of a postal card. He
sem it to tho President, who returned
him o letter Of thanks.
A jugglcr who had attained populari
ty in Berlin by his feat of sword-swal.
lowing recently broke q blade while it
was slicatied in his throat. The throat
was opened Mt the side to permit of the
extraction Of the part of the sword that
was broken of. and the operation was
performed successfully; but inflamma-
ton ensued, and the man died.
This is from the Hartford Courant of
Mare, g., 1773: IN. B.-This days pa
per makes a despicable appearance up
on q h~alf-sheet Owing to the want Of
paper), but it is to be hoped those in
debtcd will receive it gladly. and en-
terrain it kindly, as their neglect in
making payments is the sole cause Of
its disgrace"
A new method of obtaining grain in
photo-engraving has been introduced.b by
Mai. Warehouse. He presses sand or
glass paper into gelatine reliefs, and as
the shadows contain o thicker layer Of
the gelatine, and as. therefore, the sand
or glass is more strongly forced in, a
very perceptible grain is produced.
Tho formation into batallions Of the
pupils belonging to tho communal
schools Of Paris is progressing rapidly.
The boys are formed into -battalions of
600, divided into four companies. They
are armed with spccial1ight rifle with
sword bayonet, and uniformly dressed
with trousers, blouse and Scotch bon
net. The drill takes place every Thurs
day, and the general maneuvers will be
executed on tie first Wednesday of each
month. BY arming children from IL
to IS it will form m efectT of 49, 900
young soldiers,
Mr.. Harry Grimshaw is Of opinion,
now that mineral and other oils for illu-
minating purposes arc so cheap, and
lamps for their consumption nre so adj
mirably constructed and elegant in de-
sign. that there is not the slightest rea-
son why valuable collections Of pictures
and books should be exposed to the sui
phurous emanations of coal-gas. But
II all that has been stated about the ex-
perimental achievements during the
past year in obtaining electric light by
incandescence turns out to be true, Swan
on Edison will oon DO able to give tho
world something incomparably better
than either lamp-oil or coal-gas jets for
lighting up our houses, offices, and pic
ture galleries, museums or libraries.
The will Of the late John B. Brown,
nf Portland. Me, with one exception
the richest man in Maine. bequeathes
to his widow the homestead, $500. 900.
and $500, 600 in trust. Tho testator
also gives to the Maine general hospital
Is, 900; to the Portland Female Orphan
Asylum $1,000; to the Association for
INDECENT Women 81. 900; TO the Port
land Widows Wood Society $4,000; to
the Portland Institute and Public Ii
hrsry 81. 900; to the Maine Missionary
society 81. 900; to the Portland Benevo-
lent Society $500, and to the Portland
DiSpenssry $500. After some legacies
arc distributed the rest of the property
n given In trust TO three children.