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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06

GEORGE PECK asserts in his Sun that
"a peculiar suit for damages against
newspaper is liable to be commenced
against an alleged funny paper not a
million miles from Milwaukee. An ad =
vertisement was contracted for in which
bald head and head with plenty of
hair was to appear. One was to be Ia
beled "Before using" and the other
"After using" The newspaper man.
either by mistake or for fun, put the
legend "Before using" under the head
that had plenty of hair, and "After
using" under the picture of the
bald head. It is said to have been as
good as can-can to see the owner of the
bald-headed remedy, when he saw the
way the newspaper had mixed those
children up"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
PLEASURES or MEMORY.

You asked me of your mother, child
Your mother whose fair form ia dust,
Whose soul is with the saints, trust
Why, as you asked me that and smiled
Methought saw in your young face
A sweet reflection of her grace.
Ok, she was nobly, grandly fair!
Her eyes we're as the heavens blue,
Her hair was of golden hue,
Gar ruby lips beyond compare X
Oh child, your mother, in her day,
'Mongst beauties held the beauty's sway!
And was she gentle, child, as thou?
Why wrench the arrows il my heart
Why bid the burning teardrops start?
Oh, child, methinzs see her now
Waiting down by the wicket gate
rs years agone she used to wait.
Why do I weep? Who would not weep
To think of how she waited there
Till she could grip me by the hair
And in her wifely fashion sweep
The garden walk with my poor frame?
Patience was your sweet mothers name.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
Story of q Hat.

Twas at the concert. She came bar
carolling down the aisle, with that mo-
ton OF hips and arms peculiar to Boston,
which is the quintessence of homely
gait. He had carelessly left new silk
hat in her seat. She sat on it, rose in
dismay, reached for her purse and Of
fered him an X. He refused, but re-
quested to kiss her hand. She refused
also.
"Then," said he, CT will accept the
$40, and say I preferred it to kissing
you. "-Harv0rd L01a0oo7e.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06

both came to grief and were landed,
horse and foot, in the bottom of the
ditch. Tom recovered first and hurried
his horse along the bottom for quarter
of mile, and finally clambered out;
but Folansbee lay stunned in the bot
tom, while his companions continued
the mad chase.
The steer was turned at midday into
the main street of the town. All the
dogs in the place chased the frenzied
animal and barked in chorus horses
broke from their fastenings, and behind
came McCrary and Dilworth shouting
like wild Apaches. The frenzied animal,
with his human burden, followed every
where by shouts, banks and indescribable
din, shot through street and alley, was
headed into square and plaza, and final
ly succeeded In going through the Orion
saloon, breaking up two fourishing poker
games, making his entrance through the
front am, and LIS LIS exit at the back. His
Nemeses, McCrary and Dilworth, as
though playing "follow my leader"
spurred their foaming and reluctant
steeds through the same passage and,
although the proprietor protested with
six shooter, they, too, made their exit
with safety. Up the street, with re-
newed vigor, few the unwilling Mazep-
pa and the wild beast, the latter
running amuck now and endeavoring to
pierce every living thing he encountered
with his long, sharp horns. Suddenly,
when in front of the Court House, the
steer stumbled and fell. Deputy Sheriff
Charles Smith took advantage Of this,
and, with few quick cuts of his bowie
knife, released the Monaghan Mazeppa
from his perilous perch. The released
| Chinaman threw himself under the pro-
pection of the officer of the law. The
harried steer, seeing his mounted per-
secutors approaching, struggled to his
feet and darted away.
Tom Dilworth, when he discovered
his prisoner free, loosened his RATA and
shouted to McCrary to catch the steer
and he would capture the Chinamap.
Swinging his lasso around, he charged
up ard loudly called on the Deputy
Sheriff to stand aside. The officer of the
law drew his pistol, while the Monaghan
erouched and trembled behind him, and
the Sherif's Deputy shouted defantly,
"Touch him at your peril" Without 6
seconds hesitation the RATA was thrown,
and encircled the officer and the China.
man, but before the line was frightened
by the quick turning horse the crack o.
Smiths pistol was heard, and Dilwortt
fell dead from his saddle. The horse
frightened by the falling body, bounded
away, and the two or three turns take1
round the horn held the RATA firmly
and the brave officer and abused China
man we're dragged, bumped and jolte{
through the main street. The dog
made matters worse by their barking
and the citizens endeavored to intercep
the mad career of the riderless horse
Finally, alter dragging them mile, tn
RATA broke. They were picked up, bu
SO badly were they bruised and tor
that it was hard to tell which was eau
casian or which Mongolian. McCrary
seeing from the outcome of affairs tina
there would be trouble, hunted u
Folansbee, informed him of the fata
termination, and both fed in fear c
their lives.
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4 Lsuse's Choice.

"Now whoever saw an old-gold
rose?" she cried, appealing to the mir
ror, or black asters, or brown lilies of
the valley, or pea-green chrykanthe-
NUNS? It's just like man Not the
least idea of taste! And they'll put any
thing on to him. Probably some old
things they had left over fromlast year.
and then stuck them together on a
child's hat, and told Jack it was the lat
est style! And he believed them, the
ninny! It's just like him! Well, he
may wear it if he wants to, I shan't."
Jack arrived at this iuncture, his face
beaming like bran-new tin pan in the
MONDAY sunshine. Seeing the millinery
in the hands of his helpmate, he ex-
claimed gleefully:
$50 you've got it, Mary! A little
surprise, you know. It's sumner,
amt it?"
81 should say it was, Mr.. Jack"
It was the tone of these words rather
than their intrinsic intelligence that
caused Jacks face to elongate so sud-
denly.
"Why, what's the matter, Mary
he exclaimed in alarm.
"Matter, Mr.. Jack p returned Mary,
holding the bonnet out at arms length,
as if it had been recent occupant of
the smallpox hospital. Matter, Mr..
Jack p she repeated "I should think
you'd ask Just look at it'll
"Why," said Jack, beginning to lose
confidence in his ideas on taste, isn't
it pretty ?"
"Pretty !" screeched Mrs. ].
With that she let the millinery fall
from her grasp, and then dropped all in
heap on the nearest chair, and fell to
weeping like force pump.
1t was hard on poor Jack. He had
promised himself no end of pleasure as
the result of his little surprise. "Mary
will be SO happy p he had said to him
self. eft will come so unexpected, too !!
And how she will admire my taste p
Instead of this, that beautiful bonnet lay
neglected on the floor, and his wife was
on the verge of Mysteries
What was he to do under these dis
tressing circumstances? Do? What
would any husband do in the presence
Of tears?
ooh, well, Mary" he SAID, coaxingly,
"if it doesn't suit you, of course you can
change it. ought to have known that
man isn't fitted to pick out bonnet.
There, dear, don't cry any more; but
put on your things and go right down to
Plushington's and pick one out yourself.
Now don't cry, dear. I've got to go to
the office; but you'll go to Pushing
tons right away, won't you, dear ??
Mrs. Jacks tears gradually dried,
though great sob every now and then
showed the terrible anguish which still
rent her bosom. She deigned no answer
to her lords entreaties, excepting some.
thing or other about that "horrid
thing" and was about to break out
again into fresh weeping, when Jack
begged her again to go to the milliner's
right off, kissed her hastily and discreet
" left her alone with her grief. Wher
the door was safely shut behind him
the truth must be told-he did say some
thing that rhymed with lamb, but it i:
certain that "lamb" was not the wore
H. ,,co1
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TOMAN GOSSIP.
a >~~@-~~
Id Lydi0nt.

There are twenty cases of measles i'll TIE cox
rd enc in the Annex.-Ad uocGte.l
Pretty maid of Annex fame,
How did you get the measles?
WIS it in the Fine-ArtS room
Among tie busts Gpl easels?
Vas it per.dyenture III
The hal of German eight,
Or in Chemistry, perhaps,
Or from tete-a-tete?
Or have you a wor !Lper-
Some Junior, lei ME Say
Who caught them f ON some friend of HIS
And gave the..l both away?
Tknow not, pretty Annex maid;
But if you have lover,
For his sale and your own hope
That You may SOON recover.
Tprard Crimson
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
Ec,c Beauty Is Rata Sm Teras.

TIE young men hive way in Texas
ri rating the guis as they do cotton. i
only moderate in style and appearance
ne is good ordinary, if more than
',sually attractive she is good middlig,
'ut if superior in all the graces and
harms, then she is the highest grade
'niddiing fer: Further West, in the
cattle region, she is long horn if only
Of moderate beauty, but short horn if
Of superior quality.-St Louis Repub-
kic0n.
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HOW HE FOUND 1T,

One of those contradictions to the as
sertion that the child is the father Of
the man is affirmed of Daniel Webster.
After he entered professional life, he
became a great orator; but, while at
school, he could with difficulty be pre-
vailed upon to take part in the "decla-
nations, (which, once a week, enlivened
the old-fashioned school-house. A gen.
tleman, who tells the following amusing
story of how he found Caesars parch-
ment, says that if he had known of Web
sters example, he would have initiated
it and been much happier boy than he
once was.
How well I remember 1.-THE first
time acclaimed before my class. The
piece selected was Antony's eulogy OF
Caesar. At last, the dreaded hour ar
rived; sick at heart, took my trem-
bling stand upon the platform; the room
swan before my eyes, the heads of the
scholars bobbed distractedly about, my
mind was blank.
A twitter ran round the room; some
one began to speak-it must have been
I, but did not know it; gradually my
identity with the speaker became estab-
,lished, and all seemed well, when I'M
fortunately as I arrived at the words:
But here's a parchment, with the seal of Caesar;
found it in his closet
some slight interruption drove the whole
speech from my head; there I stood in
helpless, staring dismay. 1 repeated
II found it in his closet
Alas! I could not find the broken
thread
In vain. Once more I shouted, il
tones that ended in sob:
II found it in h-his c-c-closet!"
Here the teacher interposed, well
sir, if you didn't find the rest of it you'd
better carry it back to the closet anG
leave it there"
There was roar from the school;
rushed in tears to my desk. Thus ended
my first oratorical experience.
To CURE WARTs.-Dissolve as much
common washing soda as the water viii
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06

1t was wonderful how quickly Mrs.
Jack recovered from her sorrow. Hard
ly had the street door closed ere she was
herself again. There was now look Of
triumph on her face. Hastily putting
on her street garments, she showed the
despised bonnet into the handbook,
and minute later was on her way to
Plushington's.
It is needless to follow her thither.
IF you are woman, you know how
woman disports herself in q millinery
shop; if man, the less you know about
such places the better for your peace of
mind.
The next day was Sunday, Easter Sun
Gay, and as Mrs. Jack walked down the
broad aisle in her new bonnet-the bon
net of her own choice-she was su-
premely happy. And Jack was happy,
too, to see his spouse in so heavenly q
frame of mind.
"Well, yum p
Thus said Mrs. Jack, as she took her
seat; for right in front of her, in the
Bangupton pew, there sat Mrs. Bangup-
ton-the recognized leader in the fash
ionabIe world-with a bonnet the very
counterpart of that "horrid thing {"
which Jack had sent home as q surprise
to Mrs. J.
This is what Mrs. J. "vummed :"
about.
There were the Identical neutral
strings; the nondescript roses, chrysan-
themums, lilies and asters were all
there; the "mean, scrimpy, night-cappy
thing" was before her in every particu-
lar.
It is safe to say that Mrs. Jack got
little edifcation from the service that
morning. Mrs. Bangupton's bonnet was
mixed up with the hymns; it was every
where throughout the creed, collects,
prayers; the morning lessons were en-
tirely devoted to millinery; the sermon,
from text 10 finish, was Bangupton and
bonnet; and the text was made up of tho
same ubiquitous elements.
On her way home Mrs. Jack was not
so cheerful as when she started thence.
On the contrary she was taciturn, sad,
not to say morose. Jack saw that some
thing was wrong, but, being discreet
husband, and having yesterdays episode
fresh in his remembrance, he said
nothing. It was, no doubt, the wiser
course.
Upon reaching home, Mrs. Jack flew
up the stairs, but not until she was in
the solitude of her own chamber did her
sorrow find words. Clutching con-
vulsively at the strings Of her new bon
net, she pulled it off and then sank into
chair and burst into tears.
ct don't care. there p
This was her only exclamation. She
continued to weep and sob for five min
rtes, perhaps. Then suddenly she dried
her eyes, took up her bonnet, scanned it
all over, and, with a look of satisfaction
rather than of JOY, exclaimed
"Well, I picked it out myself, at any
rate None of his buying! I'd died
rather than have him buy my bonnet p
And no doubt she would. Boston
Transcript.
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little, looked over his spectacles around
the room, then at the defendant, then
at the lovely plaintiff kneeling before
him, and stammered out: "The court
renders Judgment in her favor for $25."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06

To CURE WARTS. as much
common washing soda as the water will
take up wash the warts with this for a
minute or two, and let them dry without
wiping. This repeated will gradually
destroy the largest wart.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The old maid of the present day has much
to be thankful for. No dirty-faced children,
mud b~edragged, to scour and clean; no cry
ing babies, keeping her awake of nights and
demanding her presence at the nursery when
her tastes and Inclination beckon elsewhere.
Her days are days of pleasantness, her nights
are nights Of peace. She retires to her vir-
gin couch when she p~leases, and does not
nave to lie awake listening for the unsteady
step and wavering night-key of her better
half, who has been to the lodge. She can
toast her feet by her sparkling coal CRATE,
warm the brick for her feet, mix up her
bot toddy and lilo down to pleas
ant dreams. No harassing thoughts
about the children's teeth or fannels,
no getting up in the night to hunt the
paregoric bottle, or worry about that horrid
cough, or where the sc~hool-books are left. No
patches tosew on pants, no baskets of stock
ings to mend, no endless lot of shirt and sus-
pender buttons to adjust. She can have
quiet and repose. rest and tranquil peace.
She can travel and read, like Lord Lovel, of
the song, Far Countries for to See" But,
blessed of all, she can eat, discard corsets,
keep the digestion in good order, the appe
tite keen. Talk about a lonely life, and liv-
ing on the aroma of love and the sweet per
fume of affectionl Away with such bosh
Give us something solid. Nobody was ever
lonely with a well-flled stomach. Loneli
ness is not the worst evil in life, any way; Il
is bliss compared to uncongenial or half
hearted companionship, and a silence broker
only by the creek of ones rocker is melody
beside u fault-finding and pickering husband
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VERY REMARKABLE SNAKE STORY.
The Battle of M water-Dog and the
M~occasin--A Contest to the Death.

Louisville Commercial.
''The water-dog is dead,n said Lucien Alex
ander, the well-known druggist and snake
fancier. ut died yesterday, and | wouldn't
have taken the whole Tenth ward with the
school trusteeship thrown in for it"
"What killed itf' asked tho reporter, to
whom Lucien was pouring out his grief.
He was scalded to death. I had a moe
casin and the water-dog in the same jar to-
gether, but somehow or other they couldn't
get along with each other. They were con-
~tinually fighting over the food 1 gave them,
and yesterday they concluded to settle their
differences forever. They SPARED around in
the water for awhile, neither one seeming to
have the advantage, but finally tho water
dog executed a flank movement on the
moccasin and swallowed about three inches
of his tail and body. Instead of the moccasin
trying to free himself, he laid per-
fectly quiet and commenced pumping
himself full of wind, like a bel
lows. As he swelled up the water-dog
backed off, but it was too late. 1t was like
pulling a boot Off n SWOLLEN foot. The moe
casin kept on pumping, and the water-dog
continued to expand. As he spread out you
could hear his ribs crack, and l expected
every moment to see him fly into a Thousand
pieces, but suddenly the swelling ceased, for
the moccasin had gone the full length of his
expansive powers and he commenced to con-
tract. Reduced to his ordinary size the
water-dog lost no time in slipping off, but he
was so weak from the terrible strain he had
received that for a moment or two he was
powerless. The moccasin took advantage Of
this, and, turning on the dog, swallowed him
whole. Then followed one of the most re-
marlSnble occurrences l ever witnessed. The
dog, evidently scared almost to death,
began galloping back and forth the full
length Of the moccasin. By the waving
ridges on the snake every move
ment of che dog could be told. Back and
forth he went until the friction inside of the
snake must have been terrible, for the water
began to get warm from the heat of the moe
casin's body. Every time the dog would gal
lop toward the head of the snake the snake
would close its mouth, causing tho dog to turn
and run AWAY. This performance was kept
up for fully an hour, during which time the
water grew boiling hot, and the whole skin
peeled of the snake. Then the flesh got soft,
and tho first thing 1 knew he went all to
pieces like a chunk of soft soap in a wash
basin. The dog soon shook off the remnants
of the snake which adhered to him, but he,
like the moccasin, was scalded to death also.
You see that grease on the top of that jar of
water. Well, that's all that's left of my moe
casin and water-dog.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

George William Curtis is at Newport, be
ing the guest of the M%nrquands, writes n cor.
respondent. He feels at home anywhere in
Rhode Island, MS hat is his native state
Curtis is now in his Goth year. 1t is more
than IA third of n century since he made his
first appearance in literature, taking Mt once
a flrst-class position, which he has retained,
both as an orator, author and editor. His
residence is on Staten island, where many Of
the leaders in Harper's Weekly are written
Mast, who has temporarily discontinued his
cartoons, lives 10 Morristown. and travel
but little, though he has recently visited
Saratoga springs. He Isl native OF Bavaria
and began his career as nm artist in the hum
blest manner. His hits ut Tweed aud the in
famous ring did much toward breaking tht
latter, md James Gordon Bennett has ais,
WINGED under the power of his crayon. Mast
indeed, is n wonderful genius, hut ser what
roal to the public was opened 10 him il
Harper. whose patronage indeed has givei
him fame a. well as wealth. Hence it viii
be well for him 10 resume his place. AS other
wis. he will soon be forgotten. II" nredS tn
Hnrpers full as much as they need him, an
the salary $40 per week. is certainly yer,
handsome. Mast has first and last draw
$50, 900 frt N Harper's Wee%ly.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

Robert Laird Collier in Inter Ocean.
am sorry to say it. l am most deeply
sorry to say it; but the American child
everywhere in Europe, so far as l know, is
considered a nuisance. He is wilful, even
imperious: he is unaffectionate, or at least I'M
demonstrative in affection towards his
parents; he contradicts; he says often, snow,
l don't want to-" Now, why must IP' ~
didn't" 1 have heard him say right here
and now in Paris, II won't" No other child
in civilized lands talks like that to parents.
Perhaps matters will mend with time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12
lailu Esaner:,,
(PIoNEER OF WYoM1NG.)

Entered at the Posto1tee, Cheyenne. Wvo-
ming. for rdnsmissfon through The mails as
second class matter.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

To all who are suffering from
the errors and indiscretions of
youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood, etc, ETC.,
l will send a recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary
in South America Send a self-ad-
blessed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH I.
LYMAN, Station d, Now York City.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

BfNlOH DuUBt
Carved wooden ornaments are fancied Just
now by those always on the alert for some
thing new, but fret-snws are too cheap for
things Of this kind to be fashionable very
..an
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Is three times the man he was before
he began using Wells Health Re
newer" 81. Druggists.
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Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs, rats
mice, gopbers, chipmunks, cleared out
by "Rough on Rats" 15c.
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Singing irritation, Inflammation, all
! kidney and urinary complaints, cured by
] "Buchupaiba." 81.
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Te-as Siftings: The fool ienteth a house
and remaineth poor, but the wise man faileth
for 10 cents on the dollar, and buildeth a
house of his own
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

YES & historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
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Carefully Ed tied, it studies the real Interests
of the Territory, Independent in sentiment,
it yields to the sWay of no man or
set of men.
National Republican., 1883-05-19
OUR RUG SALE

The tremendous rush in this Department
during last week and tho enormous guam
tity sold is the best evidence Of the wonderful
National Republican., 1883-05-19
Handkerchief Departm't.

White All-Linen Handker-
chiefs are cheap. We call spe-
cial attention to a few numbers
which are specially cheap:
Forty-nine dozen Misses Linen
Cambria II. S. Handkerchiefs,
6Hc. each; 75c. perdozen. The
quality is not poor and the price
low for Hemstitched goods.
,s%GF ed F Forty-seven dozen Ladies L.
Cs,H.S. Handkerchiefs, &C. each,
3 for 25c., cheap.
Two hundred dozen Ladies'
l.. c. H. S. Handkerchiefs, Ioc.
each, very cheap.
Seventy-three dozen Ladies'
l.. c. II. S. Handkerchiefs, "a
inch hem, at I2Hc. each. The
finest quality ever sold for this
price by any house.
Forty-six dozen Ladies l.. C.
H. S. Handkerchiefs, printed
border, finest quality ever sold
for the price, 12Hc each.
New styles Printed Fancy II.
S. Handkerchiefs at 81, IS, 90,
80, and SIC.
Gents Plain White and
Printed Border Handkerchiefs,
extra quality for the price, IL nc.
each.
Gents Sd White and Fancy
Bordered H. S. Handkerchiefs,
our famous quality, 25c each,
So per dozen.
Ladies' and Gents Silk Hand
kerchiefs, in the new shades OF
Mandarin, Crushed Strawberry,
Nile Green, very handsome.