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Misplaced Co.'S Hdence.

On the Rock Island train coming into the
city last night, 4 young man with a freight
OH and a monte deck was trying to play his
lutte game, Oh the sly, among the unsophis-
tIcated, and ran against an old travelling man
whit had, as he afterwards said, been sue
cesslvely book agen;, sewing machine agent,
liz htning rod man, safe agent, and lately a
patent medicine man. Sauntering through
the train the young man took the seat next to
the veteran agent and began operations.
"Do you live in Kansas CITY, sir 2"
''No, thought I'd come and take a look at
it hear it's a rafting place"
.'Gning into business there 2"
IN lay be, if | think | can make it CO."
4 am g ing to open a stock Of m-rcha n
disc there myself, shipped fr"m New York."
and the young man proceeded to divulge his
plans in The most colf tenlial manner, and in
Que time produced his freight bill.
Say, trlend," broke in The agent. you're
going 10 open a store, are you Have you
bought a safe yet? No? Well, just waiI
till | pull down my grip and show you plans
of No. l, 2 and 3 safes doors notched in
slCe round corners outside-cabinet work
INSIDE made TO order time lock outside, pa
tent Yale lock inside. Close a contract now
for a thiEty-four inch safe ten dollars down,
ten dollars a month until paid eighty dol
lars laid down in Kansas City take freight
blll for security FOR first payment, and bor-
row from my'uncle, who is Chief of Police,
to lend you that trlfe till you get that remit
lance from the old man"
Tue young man squirmed ~uneasily in his
Seat, and manifested a desire to set away,
but that veteran agent s'smole'' a smile, and
laying hold Of the young mans lapel gently
continued '.Don't be in d hurry, beautiful
car, elegant accommodations. Don't say
yOu don't want that safe. / know you want
it. I'll send j on one. I'll tell you what else
y a want. Got a lightning rod on your
store No? They say that lightning is
tai, k-r'n chinch bugs in Kansas City. La
d $ have lightning rods on their hats. A
lightning rcd sels off the building shows
the proprirtor's a solid man-got fole4hought
an caution. It will help your credit.
Which will you take Let me show you
some samples. Can give you copper, com
position or iron strap, round link or spiral
rods-life of Guiteau-good to read while
your waiting for customers-teach you how
to stand IF the landlord, or raise the
wind in depressing times"
In the meantime the train had come to a
stand still on the bridge. and he young man
rose exci,edly and said he would see him
again, but must see a friend in the mex car.
The veteran agent shouted for him to hold
on a moment md he'd show him a trick with
three cards, but the youth had fled from the
car and the train. kansas City Journal.
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THE ATKOCIOUS ASSASSIN.
A Chat with Mcdonald, the Sculptor
who Gives HIS Impressions OF the
Gorilla.

Washington special to the Chicago Times:
Mcdonald, the sculptor, is a curious mar.
His high cheek bones, blue-grey eyes, sharp
nose, his blue-black, close cropped side wills
kers, and a tall. angular figure stood out as
typical features in the man who looks like a
professor in some country university. He is
many sided, and full of theories. To.us s his
y language, he has been making IAN ana
tomical. psychological and mental study of
the assassin. To the Times correspondent
the elderly sculptor talked easily and fuently.
"HoW did you find Guiteau's figure p Was
asked. "He has the figure of an athlete.
You know | stripped him and measured him
carefully at all points. He has a very thick,
stout neck; his chest is splendid, deep and
full; his arms are very long for his body and
very sinewy. Under favorable conditions
he might have been a great athlete. AS it is
he is a very powerful man."
"Do you think him sane ?" "Certainly,
but he is a human animal in his appetites and
his passions. Ia order to learn the habits
and peculiarities of an animal confined you
must go to his keepers. / have been with
his keepers three weeks, and | now under
stand all about him. He is a human rattle
snake"
"a rattlesnake?' "Yes, sir; there are
men in that prison who have grown gray in
watching prisoners made up from all classes
of criminals. In the entire history of these
men they nave never had a prisoner like this.
Never has there been a criminal under their
care before who has net had some friend or
some attrac i've trait to win sympathy from
some one about him.. This man has not a
single friend. He knows no gratitude and
here is not a mar in the prison who Can
c%onjure one small kind thing to say of the
least incident Of his life in the prison." II
have added the professor, Examined his
head from a chronological standpoint. He
has absolutely no love, no gratitude, no
sense of decency, no courage, while self e.
TEEN IS enlarged abnormally. He is crue
absolutely having no heart. In short he is a
human rattlesnake."
"Was he patent under your examinatioD?'
'Oh, yes; just because it gratified his vanity.
He thinks that the American people are ar
xious to see him, and be was proud to get
out on exhibition, it it was only in effigy.
He expects to be out soon himself, and this
will pave the way for his lecture tour"
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Hints TO Farmers.

For the benefit Of some of our rural read
gard to gardening.
Do not forget to plant ''butter" beans, so
called because it takes a good deal of butter
to make them taste like beans. Plant them
in rows two octaves apart. The planting of
this bean furnishes a good deal of finger ex-
ercise for persons who are learning to play
on the piano. Do not put the butter in the
b
Early Rose potatoes should be planted
early. 1t is not called Early Rose bee 4use it
grows on rose bushes, but because it gets up
at five O'Clock in the morning. Do not make
the mistake of peeling these potatoes before
planting. AS for cutting to one or two eyes,
We think they had better have one eye single
to their own happiness. This potato is to
be be eaten whole. Mashed polotatues should
be soWn broadcast.
The string nean is the best bean to grow
on strings. One string will do for ten beans.
Some of the high-strung beans need poles.
These may BIZ pulled az and taken on Fl hing
excursions, and be returned with the lines
strings.
The Champion of England peas were
named after Tom Sayers, the great prize
fighter. These peas 10 not need any pods
on them. We have planted them for many
years without pods on them. One great ad-
vantage of the Champion of ENGLAND peas is
that they s 80 tor themselves. Tom Savers
got away with two quarts of them once,
but he trussed too much to his own ability.
You can handle the Champion of England
without gloves. In selecting ground for
them it is best TO have the sun in their eyes.
They stand a good deal of rough weather,
but have been known to yield to a knock
down blow. Peas should never be eaten
win a knife, because they roll off. It is
best to pour them into q funnel.
O4ts should not be planted wild. Still we
have known oats sown wild to produce q
larger crop than the tame oats. Many of
them are soWn by moonlight and some by
gaslight. Tn best place to SOW oats is in.
doors by a nice fire, and with a little sprink-
ling Of cold water. Whisky is a destroyer
Of the crop, and though very good for har-
rowing in, iniuces a growth of weeds. 10
Scotland the oats are fed to men an in Eng
land TO horses so that a famous Scotch
man said that nowhere could such horses be
found in he world as in England, end no.
where such men as III Scotland. This is the
reason why on the border inns are sometimes
called oatels. Oats are very heating, and
many q Scotchman who eats them is CON-
PEELED to come up to the scratch. Thus arises
the famous s'hot Scotch" which refers to a
Highlander who has had too many oats.
They warm him up.
Do not fail to raise sheep. The proper
ton should be three dogs to one sheep. They
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will make ii lively for the sheep. When you

will make ii lively for the sheep. When you
go wool gathering take your dinner with you
for you may get lost. Lambs are best cooked
a lamb mode. Cinnamon eat rice with NUT
ton. Hence their knives and forks are called
chop sticks. Thus a Chinaman will say
ssLamby hard to bleat." Lambs are best
when they begin to gambol-you bet-on
the green. 1t is funny, but Lambs finest
work was on pigs. Yet, vice versa, we
have seen seen pigs getting in their best
work on lamb and green peas. Ask a Chine-
man cook what goes with lamb, do you mind
and he says peas and greens. x cuse me.
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A ROSE BUD.

1t rained yesterday, and the pleasures
OF visits and drives were denied
So / brought out my casket of treasures
Ger which in times past I had sighed,
And I sat down aud looked them all over
Such a mixture you never did see!
There were letters from Tom, my old lover;
An lode" Harry Blake wrote to me;
My own tender notes Tom returned them
When we parted in anger one day,
And now l have finally burned them
They were silly enough I must sayD
A pretty guard-ring-'twas a token
OF love from that handsome st. We're,
(For you know, dear, tho no VOWS were spoken,
We were lovers the whole of one year,;
A program of Maudie Gray's party
The ONE where the girls were all wild
Over elegant Austin McCarty,
Who only had eyes for this child;
A curl of Maud's hair chow I scorn her
And hate her to-day J ; an old glove;
And, off by itself in one corner,
A Rosebud. ITO Kate, with my love-
Was inscribed on a ribbon tied to it:
| hunted in vain for a name;
And l suppose once that [ knew it,
But | don't know it now all the same.
An / sat there and wondered and wondered
That box held heart-treasures alone,
And that rosebud DER which | now pondered
Meant some JOY or some grief 1 had known.
| had worn 1t no doubt on my bosom,
To somebody's JOY and delight;
And then l had treasured the blossom
To remember the giver and night.
For some lover by whom I was Tilted,
Or whom had jllted, twas kept;
And over whose petals all wilted,
No doubt / had frequently wcpt.
And think that I sat there an hour
And puzzled and ~pondered in vain,
And then in a pet threw the flower
And the ribbon out into the rain.
As the wind blew it into the gutter,
/ sighed that a dream-which one day
No doubt was quite utterly utter
Should end in so vexing u way.
ELLA WHEELER.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The undersigned, having bought the dairy business
formerly belonging to Mr. John Neubert, hope by close
attention to business and the supe ior quality of milk
and cream supplied to customers. to give entire salts
faction. Having moved the dairy to D~elatraz's Ranch
in town, We will be able to deliver milk and cream
twice a day, before 6 a. m. and 6 p. m, thereby sup
plying want long felt by our citizens.
EITHER & EMBLETON,
36tf Excelsior Dairy.
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AvO1ced.

Gray hairs are honorable but their prema-
ture appearance is annoying. Parker's Hair
Balsam prevents the annoyance by promptly
restoring the youthful color.
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Cheyenne Post once.

The following figures furnished by
this office Of the business transacted
during the last quarter, may serve as a
good index Of business In this city /:
Receipts for the quarter December
3lst, 1880, s2,75S.
Receipts during the same period for
the year 1881, s3,430.
This shows an increase of about %
per cent.
Money orders issued during past quar-.
ter, 1916 domestic, amounting to 800,
900; SO foreign, amounting to 81, $50.
Total, s2,ls51. 531 money orders paid,
amounting to s9,S03.
Registers sent during the quarter,
1,2l2. This shows an increase of about
20 per cent. over same period of 80.
The whole business of the office has
increased nearly one fourth. Post
office business is a true index of the
general business of the town, and these
figures are very favorable indeed.
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The Cheyenne City telegraph compa-
ny has filed articles of incorpora-
tion.
A little furry of snow appeared and
disappeared last evening, just to re-
mind us that this is winter. p
The Lingards are enjoying a very
successful season in Denver. They will
visit Cheyenne about the 18th inst.
Highest temperature yesterday, 40;
lowest, 80; highest velocity of wind II
miles per hour. Melted snow .o5 of an
inch.
Atlanta C0nstituaion-Guiteau says
he is a high toned gentleman. We hope
that he will be a high strung man also.
The friends Of Miss Helen Patterson
enjoyed a party given in her honor at the
residence of County Clerk Jeffrey, last
evening.
Attention is called TO the several calls
published elsewhere, for as many eau
cuses to be held in view Of the APP
preaching city election.
The holiday editions of various
western newspapers are a fine illustra-
ton of characteristic enterprise AS
compared with the conservative
east.
The officers OF Allemania Lodge No.
g., l. o. of o. +. were installed last
evening after which they repaired 10
the Western hotel and partook Of a
fine supper.
New Years day blossomed out into
the usual number of ''gOod times. ,
Officer Ingalls, had the pleasure OF
walking in with seven unsteady cases
yesterday.
Attention is called TO the official re
ports of the County Treasurer and
County Clerk elsewhere. The figures
set forth are interesting facts for al
property holders.
Owing to the press upon the columns
Of the LEADER the ''second lesson'' il
the series OF articles upon building II
Cheyenne during the past year, is SCI
out until to-morrow's issue.
The statement published elsewhere
shows a very a~attering condition in tn,
affairs of the First National bank o
this city, Their surplus has been in
creased from $3.50 to $50, 900.
AS will be noticed elsewhere, a cal
has been issued for a citizens meeting
for the nomination of n councilman
from the FIRST ward. L. A. Davies has
been suggested for the position and his
friends are urging his name with a dea.
Of confidence.
DIR. Barkwell received Monday a car
of carp spawn from the fish commits
sioner at Washington. The waters o
this territory are thought to be too colo
for this species of fish, however, ant
they were changed with the Greeley
commission for native fish.
New Years day one Of the children
discovered out enjoying the mild beau.
tiful weather the same ms we m~ortals,
oae lonely grasshopper and one festive
potato bug, both alive and kicking
How is that for a mid winter dis
covery.
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Proposals for Building.

Sealed proposals for the erection of a
church for the society of the First
Presbyterian Church Of Cheyenne, in
Guiding the furnishing of materials ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
now preparedand subject to inspection at
the office Of +. w. Cooper, architect,
in Cheyenne, will be received at the
office of said +. W. Cooper, until Feb
ruary 9TH, 1882, at four O'Clock p. IN.
Good and sufficient security will be re-
quired from the contractor for the per-
formance Of contract, and the commit
tee reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
L. NAaLE,
A. II. SWAN,
A. II. CONVERSE.
j4-3t Building Committee.
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Dec. 81. ,s1.

CHEYENNE, Dec. 81, 'Sl.
Having finished invoicing my stock
of goods and turned them over to my
successors, Messrs. Whipple s. Hay, L
an now prepared to settle up accounts.
All persons owing me bills can call at
my Office at the old place, where L can
be found, and shall be happy to see
them. Please call and settle up and
make it a happy New Year for all con-
cerned.
Thanking you all for your liberal
patronage and kind regards, and wish
ing you a happy New Year, l am yours
truly,
jan1-6t j. s. TAYLOR.
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The 18th day of Dec, 1881, came in
its regular course, and on that day took
place the extraordinary semi-annu3l
drawing of the Louisiana state lottery,
under the sole management of Sens.
G. I. B~eaureRard, of La, and Jubal
A. Early, of Va, being the 10th in
monthly sequence. Over half a mil
lion Of dollars was placed at the dis
posal of the lucky investors in tickets.
Some are much richer, and no II feels
the imperceptible drain on his cigar
fund made by the sending of a dollar or
two to NJ. A. Dauphin. New Orleans,
La, and others will follow suit by Jan.
10th, the next distribution day.
Underwear, all colors and prices at
Polack,s-and cheap.
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Chairman of City Dem. Con


nor If if your lungs are badly wasted
away al you be cured by the use of
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry" 1t is however, unequalled AS a
tonic, Alternative, and nutritive, and
readily cures the most obstinate cases
of bronchitis, coughs, colds, and in
cipient consumption, far surprising in
efficacy cod liver oil. Send two stamps
for DIR. Pierce's pamphlet on Consump-
ton and Kindred Affections. Address
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ-
alton, Buffalo, N. Y.
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#
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
PLATTE.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 90, 1881.
SPECIAL ORDERS, Nc. 1872.
L. The following named men enlisted
at Fort Omaha, Neb., are assigned as
follows: 3szals
Geo. Klein, to the 9th infantry; H. j.
Barker, to troop l, Sd cavalry; w. HI.
Cormick, to troop F, Sd cavalry
2. Private w. E. Helvie. re-enlisted
at Fit. Douglas, U. T., is assigned to
company 1, 9th infantry.
BY order of Brigadier-G General Crook.
j. T.. MARTIN,
Major and A. A. G.
French officers are now in the United
States buying horses for the cavalry
service of France. These officers are
authorized to purchase 5000 horses.
The achievements of American bred
horses in Europe during the past yeai
have opened the eyes of these people t.
the superiority of u racing stock.
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PORTLAND, Mich, Aug, %, 1881.
IL. ii. Warner & Co. {: Sri most
heartily recommend your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure, to all sufferers from
urinary difficulties. L awe my present
existence to its use. j. S. MATTHEWS.
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Call to the Democrats OF Cheyenne

Call to the Democrats of Cheyenne
City.
You are hereby requested to meet in
your respective wards Thursday even
ing, January 9th, at 7 O'Clock, and
nominate three members of the city
council to serve for three years, to be
voted for the 10th day of January, 1882.
Also each ward meeting will elect
three delegates, who will meet in con-
v~ention at the city hall, Friday even
Ing, January 9Th, at 7 O'Clock, for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate Tor
mayor and elect a city committee to
serve for the ensuing year.
Democrats of the first ward will meet
at the J. 7. Clark's hose house.
The second ward democrats at Jas.
G. Abney's office, 18th and Hill streets.
The third ward democrats will meet
at the city hall.
L. MURRIN,
| Cbotrman IF C;ty Thar, Con,
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There will be a meeting of the Du-
rant fire company tonight for the cleo
ton OF officers. BY order Of the
foreman. RALPH ADAMsKY,
1t Secretary.
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A Handsomely furnished house with
six rooms to rent. Water in house.
Large back yard and very convent
ent for a private family. Enquire at
residence, 32l 18th street. d29t6
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A. 81 G.. Bitters are manufactured
and sold by Dare 6 Collins, successors
to Addoms & Glover. a23tf
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SemI-AnnuAl Statement OF N Urea
surer OF Laramie COUNTY,
WyomInE.Territory.

To the Honorable, the Board of County
Commissioners, of the county Of Lara
ME, Territory Of Wyoming:
The treasurer has the honor to sub
init the following statement OF the
business. of his office for the
six months ending December 81,
A. D., 1881, and the financial
condition OF the county on Jan. /, A.
D. 1882:
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Polack sells clothing cheaper ther
any other house in the city.
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None but ladies and gentlemen ac-
companying them admitted to the floor
Of the skating rink Wednesday nights.
1t RHODES Il ARNOLD.
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Call TO the Citizens OF the First Ward
You are hereby requested to meet at
Lasher's Skating Rink on Thursday
evening at 7 O'Clock, for the purpose
of nominating a member of the city
council to be voted for on January 10th,
1882, and to serve for three years.
BY order of the Com. j42t
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No article has yet been discovered
that is 80 effective in all cases of falling
health in the old, or weakness in the
young, Us Colden's Liebig's Liquid Ex-
tract of Beef and Tonic 1nvigorator.
Ask for Coldsn's, take no other. OF
druggists generally.
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for the teeth prevents decay and hard
ems the gums. Sold by Dare & Collins,
Successors to Addoms & Glover. 23otf
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Front Room for Rent

over Dare & Collins drug store, corner
of Eddy and 10th streets. Inquire in
the store. n17tf
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"Snow-Flake" Cigars, for five cents
the boss, brand, at Donavan & John
sons. j4-3t
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Notice.

Notice.
On and after December 3Ist, 1881,
the business heretofore existing in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, under the firm
name of G. ii. II j. >. Collins, will by
consent of those interested, be contin-
ued by J. S. Collins, who will pay all
debts owing by said firm, and to whom
all notes and accounts must be paid.
j. S. COLLINS,
successor to
G.. II. & j. S. COLLINS.
Cheyenne, Dec. 81, 81 Jim
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We hare the largest, finest, choicest and
best selected stock Of Carpets in The trest.
n29tf +. Il. Warren d. Co.
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Peter HANNA is the duly authorized
agent for Rock Springs and Colorado
coal. sl4-tf
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Call and sample Donavan & John
sons Snowflake" Cigars. j4-3t
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We uoill sch you Carpets cheaper than
anybody. +. b. Warren & Co.
n20tf
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At L. Murrin's you can lind the gen.
uine article in the Whiskey, Brandy
and Gin line. d20tf
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Call and sample Donavan & John.
sons Snowflake" Cigars. j4-3t
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Ready made clothing in great variety
and at the lowest prices, at
m2-tf SMITH u HARRINGToN's.
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A full line of California canned
goods at Donovan s. Johnson's j3-3t
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why Are You Bilnous3

Because you have allowed your bow
els to become costiye, and liver torpid.
Use kidney-Wort to produce a free
state of.the bowels, and 1t will stimu-
late the liver to proper action,
cleanse the skin Of its yellowness, cure
bilious headache, and cause new life in
the blood. Druggists have it, both dry
and liquid-Zion's Herald.
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At l.. Murrin's you can select any
brand of Wine and get good goods; no
imitation. d20tf