The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-20
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A few years ago 8 japanese Publisher
brought out q life Of Washington IN
forty5fFe volumes. with illustrations IN
which the father Of his country Is repre-
scented In modern dress, wearing .
heavy mustaehe, carrying . cane, and
accompanied by q skye terrier.
A schoolgirl saw a play performed at
San Luis, Cal, in which he heroine
died by poison. after suffering very
much from unrequited love. The girl
had an unhappy love affair of her own,
and the performances on the stage i'm
pressed her Sc deeply that she bought
arsenic on the way home and committed
suicide.
An action for libel Is pending in Eng
land which Is expected to bring about
some sterling revelations. 1t Is by the
member of Parliament for q northern
borough against o newspaper. and the
relationship of several prominent per-
sons TO unfortunate limited companies
Is likely to be called into question.
A very beautiful memorial of the dis
aster Ct Cabul, in which Cayignari and
so many other gallant fellows fell, has
been placed in the chapel of Felstead
school 1t is a stained glass window.
designed TO commemorate Lieut. Ham
ilton, v. c.. q former pupil Of the col
lege, who fell while leading one of the
last desperate charges of the beleaguer-
ed men from the embassy.
A conference on the Sunday question
held recently in Edinburgh took rather
gloomy views OF the subject. A London
secretary referred to the alarming
-.l tba ;rAuancn NJ thu Sunday
society and the increasing favor with
and picture galleries were received
both in England and Scotland.
During the Cars journey from Iva
dia it Is said that ten peasants and two
soldiers were stationed as watchmen
along each yerst Of the entire distance
from S~abastopol, making q total of 35. 900
men on foot, with !, TOO mounted. These
were on guard two days and a night,
therefore It must be supposed that half
were reliefs. The cost Of the watch
men, including the journey 10 Livadia
In the summer, is estimated to have
been f16,000..
When a man wants to enlist in the
army Of China his courage Is subjected
q . very unusual test The recruiting
officer places . candidate in q chair and
proceeds to extract o tooth. and the
conduct Of the patient under this ordeal
II said to decide the question p TO his
fitness for the military service of the
empire. II he bowls and jumps up
and down he Is pronounced unfit; but
IL he smiles and exhibits generally q
feeling Of satisfaction he secures a per-
manent place In the ranks.
A mean householder in Toronto re-
fused to allow the body Of q woman who
had died on Ids premises to be removed
for burial unless he was paid $50 for
rent and attendance. He also present
cd another bill for S25. alleging that the
visitors TO the deceased had worn out
his carpet. At the request Of the OFF,
chatting minister, . policeman was de-
tailed to be present At the funeral. with
instructions to arrest him II he created
any trouble. which he was prudent
enough TO avoid
Come Of the washing waters Of Paris,
which were formerly run into the city
sewers. are now collected in casks. and.
the suds being subjected to chemical
treatment, the fatty matters are manu-
factured into toilet soap. made fragrant
by the addition of oil OF roses. Accord
ing to this process q little sulphuric
acid Is added to the soap water obtain
cd from washing linen. the whole Is
then stirred up. and the fatty matter Is
allowed to stand for n few hours. when,
~ lis collecting on tie surface OF the
e,,litef,yi ~. rasks, i,