The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-25

bon and source OF real wealth 10 q na~
ton after all
Mr.. A Bronson Alcott has no faith
in the opinions Of the ancient disciplin-
arians of New England. Il hold,n said
he the other day. s.that the man who
cannot govern children, or men either,
by moral means-by the power of his
eye, the charm of his manners, the re-
sources of his intelligence-is not wor-
thy TO control his fellow-creatures.
Beware of all imported candies, they
arc universally adulterated. A cheap
article of glucose is now made by Q
chemical process from old linen rags
and other substances, which cannot BE-
detected by ordinary taste or means,
and furnishes a profitable adulterant
for ~jellies, candies and confectionery
generally. Pure candy is about as raru
an article as can be found in the mar
kct-
As a curious fact, it has been noted
by Sir Samuel Baker that q negro has
never been known 70 tame a wild ele-
plant or any wild animal. Tho elc-
plants employed by the ancient Cartha-
ginians and Romans were trained by
Arabs and others. eve by negroes
1t had often struck Sir Samuel as very
distressing that the little children in
Africa never had a pet animal; and
though he offered rewards for young
elephants. he never succeeded in get
ting a alive
The gross earnings of the Suez ship
canal for the present year will be $S,-
066, $50, while the disbursements, in
Guiding IS per share. have been only
%, 765, 60, leaving for distribution
among the shareholders 81, 2S0, 985 as
the profits of the year.
In Great Britain. as appears from a
Treasury return published q short time
ago, the receipts of the Patent Office
during the twelve years. 1868 to 1870.
were FL ,779. 1892, and the expenditure
only f504. 1922. leaving a net gain to
the public exchequer Of Fl, 275, $50.
Mary Ellen Chase is authority for the
statement that women outnumber men
three to one in heaven. Win she dis
pei the agonizing doubts in q puzzled
brain by coming forward and explain
ing how, under those circumstances
heaven could be heaven-for the men.
Before the year 1900 the Spaniards
commenced TO import African slaves
into the West Indies, and some were
landed on the Spanish portion Of what
is now the territory of the United States.
The first slaves landed upon the terri
tory of the original states were 20 sold
from a Dutch vessel at jamestown,
Virginia, in 1919. The earlier slave
trade, after New England was settled,
was chiefly in the hands of Massachu-
sets and other New England shipown-
ers, who not only brought negroes TO
their own ports, but sold them wher-
ever they could find a market. Slavery
in Massachusetts was ended by he
adoption of the constitution Of 1870.
but Vermont had abolished it three
years before.
The English newspapers refer humor-
ously to Fan alliance of beer and BIZ
bles, bricks and mortar" There is q
great brewer at Warrington, Sir Gilbert
Greenall, who, upon one side of one OF
his public houses has built q school and
on the other side a church. Somebody
quotes as apropos of this queer contig-
uity the old couplet: wherever God
erects a house of prayer. the devil
builds q chapel there" This Tory
brewer, they say, has taken a contract
for both. But this is not SO good as the
ancient quatrain written upon . church
the vaults of which were let for the
storage of strong drink. Upon the
door of this miscellaneous ediice some
wag wrote: There's o spirit above and
q spirit below; A spirit of Joy and a
spirit of woe; The spirit above is the
spirit divine, And the spirit below is
the spirit of wine"
A singular sort of compliment was
once paid to Tom Playside in New Or
leans. At the end Of a much-applauded
scene, when ..bravos'' rent the mir and
flowers were falling thick around him.
a carpenters broad chiscl sped whizz-
ing from the ''flat' n few inches from
his head. The offender was speedily
discovered and brought before the in
dignant actor. ..What have 1 ever
done to you," he said. .that you should
attempt my lifeP" Attempt your life.
Mr.. Playside," cried the honest fellow
with tears in his eyes, II never drcamt
of such a thing. But they was all a
throwin' you things, Mr.. Playside, and
1 hadn't nothin' but my old chisel to
show how l liked yc, Mr.. Playside, and
go l throwed yer that" "All right"
said the actor. laughing. "horo's your
chisel. but next time let me take your
liking for granted."-Hour
The majority Of the people do not
hive any opinions. They have simply
notions, impressions, sentiments, feel
irs5; they have p%rejudices, o desire to
sec this thing prevail. or that. But
how many men are there that, concern
ing any great problems OF the world.
have earned the right to say that they
have an opinion? How many men arc
thero that have studied the question.
that have weighed opposing claims and
their opinion is worth tho breath it
takes to utter it? There are thousands
of people who are like looking glasses;
they have n shadow of whatever hap
pens to BIO standing before them. They
have an opinion SO long as they arc
talking with some positive person who
believes something. but lot that person
go away. and it Is ready for another