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, 1884-04-18
The Wonderful Electric Disk.

boston Budget
1t is rumored that a syndicate representing
over 500 ,OOJ, 00O has been formed for the
purpose of developing and introducing an in.
yention which is said to combine the useful
ness of the telegraph and the telephone with
that OF the electric light. The plans of tia
company, for some unexplained reason, are
kept very dark, and tho possibilities of the
invention are somewhat indefinite; enough
so to challenge doubt of the reality Of the
whole thing, il the claims put forward by
those who talk about 1t were not 50 positive
and evidently serious. One gentleman,
who said he was not at liberty To
state the names of the inventors or
to 20 into particulars at present,
said: "The electric light will soon be a thing
OF the past. The disk is an electric apparatus,
and by it We, in the night time, can receive
sunlight from any point of the earth where
tho sun is shining. Don't be i~ncredulous, my
friend; sunlight has already been transmitted
TO u dark room over a wire; l have seen it
myself" Then, too, scenes Of any kind, in
action or in repose. however distant, which
can DO focused on the disk at the transmit
ting end Of the wire, are registered with
photographic accuracy on the disk at the
delivery end.
These particulars are all given, with more
or less positiveness, by other persons, who
seemed able and willing to talk about the in
vention. None Of the parties interviewed,
however, would give the inventors name or
localizo the invention in any way, except by
saving that dit originate in Boston,"
, 1884-04-18

1872
Even some of the native Virginians find
time occasionally to make fun of the swag-
gering braggadocio of some OF the citizens
Of the sold Dominion" A gentleman from
Richmond said to me u day or two sincn:
The most eccentric character In the Con
federate army, 80 far as / know, was
Sergeant John X. Carp, n man always boast
ing Of his own valor and achievements
Carp was a character, and no mistake Ho
said to mo one day: 4 did more to
brighten the Yankees at Charlottesville
than any other one man. Why, sab, l
had sixteen niggahs, sab, yes, sab,
sixteen niggnhs, sab, loading guns for
me, sab, and l moved the Yauka
down Ike i was using a scythe, sab. Yes,
sab, they laid out in front OF me in heaps Of
dead men. While l was doing my Lowell best,
end enjoying the results OF my execution, an
officer, sab, yes, sab, Al officer, sab, In a gen
erals uniform, rode up TO me and exclaimed,
ais this Sergt. Carp, of Goochland county,
VirRiniaP | responded by saying, alt Is,
sah.". He raised his head and said, "Ser-
geant. why this indiscriminate slaughter;
will not your revenge ever be satlSfsdF' /
saw, sab, that the whole did Yankee line
was wayering, and / said, "'Gen. Lee, only
let me kill a few more OF ism, only q few
more, | implor9 you.'" | shall never forget
thelook on his face when he glanced al me
and said. Don't call me general-caI me
hobart fhl.. --f |..N.H||..
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cui OFF HIS NOSE.
Now "A Chicago Dnrber Avenged Him.
SELF on His Rival In Love-


Paul Varzerau is a barber employed on ths
north side. Theresa Barsalou1, n comedy
young woman has long been the idol Of the
tonsorial Paul. But while reciprocating the
affections of the young barber, she was fully
aware that a few thousand dollars which she
possessed in her own right in a measure
placed her above a barber beau. While her
feelings were thus nicely balanced, there mp
peared upon tho scene a young man bearing
the prosaic cognomen of William Brown.
He was a travelling man. His bold methods
of wooing were more than q match for the
timid advances Of Paul VarEerau, and ho bid
fair to whit the young maiden and her wealth
Paul saw this with many forebodings.
One Of Browns attractions was a remark
ably handsome nose. which was a noticeable
feature. Without 1t he would nave bcen no
body. 1t was of the Grecian style, white as
n pillar Of marble, and Us smooth. Young
women have been known to lose their hearts
to n pair OF eyes, to n handsome bead OF
hair, and, in instances of intellectual and
specialized young females, TO a forehead.
But Theresa fell in love with a nose-the
nose Of William Brown. She confided this
fact TO Paul Varzerau, and with words,
oveIy one Of which rnsped his feelings as no
vas wont TO rasp the boards of his customers,
expatiated upon the wonderful Influence
which this nose had over her. When Paul
left that evening hs made n fisndish resolve.
Two days later Paul Varzcrau stood behind
n chair in the barber skop where h. hal
learned William Brown was In the habit OF
getting shaved. 1t was on the afternoon OF
The third day that the Ill. fatel William
Brown entered the shop and seated himself in
Paul arzsrau's chair. There was his nose
cold, white, symmetrical md smooth. AAhl
IA few short seconds and | shall be avenged"
thought Paul, and he ground his teeth as he
stropped the razor. The keen blade cut "a
hair in twain.
BE careful aud don't get any lather on my
nose quoth William Brown; "no bay rum
on my face, either L.
"The puppyl how proud he Is Of his nose.
But | must DO calm and control myself
thought Paul. He mixed his lnther and
spread IL over thv face OF his customer, who
had closed his eyes and seemed to be indnlg-
ing in the luxury Of a doze. He shaved ono
side Of william Browns faco and dulled the
razor. Paul stroPped the razor back to an
edge. He then elevate the chin of tho
unfortunate man and laid bare his throat
The eyes did not open. Paul held the razor
aloft a second. Thon with a skillful swoop
it descended and cut of the nose OF William
Brown, who did not even open his eyes. Paul
Varzernu stool for a moment paralyzed. The
razor fell from his grasp. his knees gave way
beneath him, and he tottered out of tho
door. The nose was wax.
, 1884-04-18
Where Brother Fred wa. In Luck.

4 nlIhdeipnlh lltnesl
Gen. Dent, who acted as lord nigh cham
berlain to his brothor-in-law, Gen. Grant,
was called by Don Piatt The keeper Of the
card basket" Gen. D,nt was appointed to
West Point from Missouri, and it was a
lucky thing for him that he b.came chutnny
with Cadet Grant Of Ohio, TO whom be
shows the letters which he received from
his sister lula Grant became interested
in his friends sister, sent her mess rgas.
added postscripts 70 brother Fred's
letters to her, went with MIN to see her
after they graduated. married her, and
persuaded the parental Dent to aid him aftsr
he left the army. Since then the wheel Of
fortune has revolyed, and Grant has aided
Dent, who bad remained in the army, but
had only got to be q captain in the Ninth
infantry when the war broke out in '6l.
When Grant became lieutenant general, no
had hrother-in-law Dent placed on his staff,
with the rank, pay and emoluments OF Lieu
tenant colonel. He received many brevets;
he was promoted in the infantry, he was
transferred to the artillery. and u few months
since he became colonel OF the First artillery,
on the retirement of Gen. Vorges
, 1884-04-18

IOliye Logan's London Letter.1
The Misses Longfellow are gentle-faced,
but plainlooiing ladies, whose attire il Of
the most modest description. Their faces
were aglow with happiness. and no wonder,
for their parent had been honorsd in a way
that will mark him with glory through the
coming @ors, There was a great gathering
of Americans present; and from lip to lip
there passed astrange comment. give il to
you In a thousand to guess what it "a
Well, briefly 1t was this: What is it possi.
blei Are these the daughters Of Longfellowf
Why, | always thought the daughters of
Longfellow bad NO armsl We have got q
picture al homs. aud In II there are no arms
TO be seem And l hin there was some .
thing like disappointment felt by thess good
people, who had long cherished a delusion,
ON finding that the Misses Longfellow were
provided with plenty OF arms.
, 1884-04-18
The rush at the Auction Room, on Fe
nation ask your friends who have be
Ri MAHDI TO THE TRIBES

EDNA Dean Proctor in TIE Manhattan.l
l hnve beard the Voice OF the Lord,
As the Prophet heard of old;
For me have the blessed angels
The book of Fate unrolied;
Gabriel, hottest, highest,
Flashed to my cave from the sky,
And cried, as the dawn illumed the east,
"Wnsel for the end is might
Speed! for It's thine to save the saints,
IND their proud oppressors Stay,
And to fill the earth with righteousness
Before the Judgment Day"
Then he was zone as the lightning goes;
And my heart leaped up as flame;
And forth l rushed to the Holy War
For the glory of Allah's name;
And ripping river, and rustling reeds,
And the wind of the desert signing,
Echoei his cry as l passed them by,
Speed for tue hours are hyingl'
The sunbeans shone, like lances keen,
Across the Mecca plain;
The roar of the hosts was in my ears,
Their fury in my brain;
And l vowed to the Col of the Faithful
His Prophet alone should reigni
, 1884-04-18
a Light from -u.s,er Ruu.


ANeN iOIk llnnesN
A thick-se man. just II little below the
medium height, was walking slowly up
broadway yesterday. He wore a heavy fur
trimmed overcoat and a silk hat somewhat
muSssd. His lips and teeth were closed
firmly over a long aud fragrant cigar, the
lighted end Of which fairly blazed at inter,
walls. Il beg your pardon, Cap, will you oblige
ME with n lightr" said u breezy youth who
bad just succeeded in rolling a cigarette.
The thick-set uan stopped, removed the
cigar from between his lips knocked off the
ashes with a movement Of his little finger,
and passed thej weed over 10 tho breezy
youth, Til latter lighted his cigarette,
meanwhile snufiing the agreeable fumes Of
the cigar, and as be thanked the thiek-sst
man for the accommodation he added patron
izlngly, That's n very good cigar, Cap
The features Of the thick-set man never
moved a muscle during the Incident He
bowed slightly as he received back his cigar,
and, replacing il in his mouth. walked on up
the street putting gently. The breezy youth
bad not recognized him, but many other per-
sons looked after him with interest, say ing,
-lhats fAnas hAtehF
, 1884-04-18

Perfect soundness of body and mind is
possible only with pure blood. Leading
medical authorities of all civilized coun-
tries endorse Ayers sasaparilla as the
best bloOd-paifing medicine in existence.
II vastly increases the working and PRO-
ductive powers Of both hand aud brain.
, 1884-04-18

For the best dental work aud lowest
prices visit DIR. Warmers dental pabors,
, 1884-04-18

New Orleans Picayune' Care will kin a
sac, The care must be exercised in taking
aim. IT is extremely difficult, howeysN, "a
hit one in ti-s dark with . bottle.
, 1884-04-18

| can show the largest stock Of goods
for mems wear in the city. fOIACK.
, 1884-04-18

The best smoking tobacco is. Little
Joker.
, 1884-04-18
Young Men

Young Men
who may be suffering from the effects o youth
ful iollies or indiscrefions, VIII do well TO avail
themselves OF this the greatest boon ever laid
At the alter oil suffering humanity. DIR WAC
K will guarantee to forfeit five hundred dol
Lars for every case of seminal weakness or pri-
waite disease OF any kind or character which he
undertakes and falls 10 cure.
Middle-Aged Men.
There are many men of the age OF 30 to 20 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder, often accompanied By a slight
smarting or burning sensation aud q weakening
Of the system In "A manner the patient cannot
account for. ON examining the urinary deposits
a ropy sediment Will often be found, and some
times small particles OF albuinen Will appear. OF
the color will be Of akin or mllkish hue, again
changing TO a dark and torpid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this difficulty,
Ignorant of the canse, which is the second stage
tee a cure In all such eases and a healthy restora-
ton Of the genlto-urinary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough eNiininatlon and nd1ce, . W,
All communication should be addressed 10
Colorado.
The Young Mans Pocket Companion, by Or,
II. Wagner, Is worth is weight in gold 10 young
men. Price sL.2i sent by mail TO any address
Take Notice.
Has moved into lis new building, No. a95 Lar
inner street, Just across The street from No. 3i3
lArimer street, his old office tNEAR CITY HALL(
His new quarters are lifted up In grand styie.
DIR. WAGNER & co.
Cutthis Out and take along.
, 1884-04-18
DR.. G
& Cos
MEDICAL and SURGICAL INSTITUTE,


Chronic diseases Of men and women success
fully treated. Surgical operations of all kinds
performed. Piles, Flstula, NaricOcelc. and Her
MIA, cured without knife or catlStlc, Diseases OF
Eye and Ear a speciality, by one member Of this
, 1884-04-18

Two Cigars for rive Cents,
At Rhodes X Traxell's.
, 1884-04-18

BANKERS, GREELEY, COLORADO
on time deposits, Loan investments nego,
, 1884-04-18

AND RESTAURANT, New and nice,
Elegant rooms, splendid table, Every thing
Wyoming, opposite F. E. Warren X Co.
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KEY CITY HOUSE s Il:
STEPHEN W, DOWNEY

WarTens new block at cheyenne. Wyoming,
Wyoming. Business in all the District Courts
Territory carefully and promptly prosecuted.
Homestead, Presumption, Desert Land and I
agement of land contests III the local land ofic
at Washington. Locations of choice Mineral,
and patents secured cheaply and speedily.
Land, Mining and Water Companies carefully
matters and the investment of capital solicited
, 1884-04-18
The Democratic Leader.
Published Daily, Except Monday.

More widely Circulated than any
the Paper In the Territory.
, 1884-04-18

Successor to DIR. Gray. Offices ov
Drug Store, corner Sixteenth and Eddy
I'm the office day or night. United State.
one No. 80.
, 1884-04-18

GEO. BQLLA, Proprietor, fifteenth street.
near Depot, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Erst-class
and prices reasonable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-27
A Woman or Courage.
No., V-,.l- rT...t

Fordham is not pleasant town for women
to promenade after dark. A lot of ruiIians
known as the swamp Gang" are regarded
with terror by the peaceful inhabitants and
with respect by the stray policeman who
sometimes finds himself there. Hence it is
that women borrow revolvers when they go
out at night. On Sunday night Mrs. Mark
stein, an lrshwoman who is married to a
German, was obliged to go to a drug store to
get medicine for her little daughter She
lives near 81; Johns college and had dark
and lones me roa'. to travel; SD, after the
manner of her fair sisters. she stuck a Colts
revolver in her pocket. She had turned
homeward when she noticed that she was
being followed by man. Now Mrs. Mark
stein is able bodied, and in her younger days
ste used to boast that she cou d whip any lad
in Connaught She smiled to herself ere
fore and marched steadily forward The
man gained on her, and she lessened her pace
until he reached h +; then she asked him
what he wanted He made no answer, but
put out his hand with the intention of clutch
ing her dress. Mrs. Markstein drew her hus-
bands revolver, AMI cooking it placed the
muxzle before the startled ruffian, and said
quietly:
"Och an did ye want to know me! What
a swate little creature ye are, shure. An
would ye walk to me house wild mel'
The man locked at Mrs Markstein and
then at the revolver, ami with the revolver
close against his 81 .e he walked with tie
plucky woman toward her home About
half way two other men appeared and i'll
quired:
well, Jim! what's yer gotr'
Say. She's ny girl" whispered Mrs
Markstein to Jim, and all the while proddlng
his ribs with the pistol.
"She's my girl, boys" repeated the man.
"All right" was the answer, and Mrs.
Markstcin was relieved of further company
When she arrived at her gate she told the
man to so home, and fired her revolver in
the sir to quicken his steps as he hurried
down the road without saying farewell.
The shot brought out Mr.. Markstein, who
having heard his wife's story, filled pitcher
with beer, called in some compatriots. and
told what 'praye leeile frau vos mein
Prid got"
The police were furnished with q descrip-
ton OF the men and they are searching for
JIM" Inspector Byrnes has detailed some
of Ii. men with tile intention Of breaking up
the swamp Gang
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-27
POlygamy Dying Out.

A gentleman long resident in the ter.
rltory of Utah makes some statements
in The New York Evening Post that
Tighten up the picture os polygamous
Mormonism little. There are more
men than women in Utah by about
5000; polygamy is not by any means
universal. Indeed, he says, it may be
fairly regarded as exceptional. In one
county, out of eight bishops. only two
have plurality of wives. He names q
town of l 500 inhabitants in which there
are only six polygamous householders :;
another t 800, in which there are only
two.
Of course in some settlements il is
quite otherwise, but it seems clear to
him that the institution has passed its
heyday, ,and is in the sere and yellow leaf.
The maximum of wives grows steadily
less. "The climax of the abominable"
was reached twenty-five years ago At
that time ten and fifteen wives were
requisite to a very devout individual; /;
now three or four suffice. While the
endowment-house is continually receiv-
ing those who wished to be sealed for
eternity" there is q strong current
among the Mormons against polygamy
as anti-economic and inexpedient and
too widely at variance with the senti-
ment of the civilized world. In other
words, though the practice is defended
as right, it is gradually and not slowly
giving way, as it did not when Utah
was practically isolated from the rest
of the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-27


! am ~ toaiy. uod forbid Living
IN England he. not lcs.enesi, In the
lssss, nv Fespect for, and adherence 10.
my own great, luat. fre. American re-
pahlie The longer | AM away from
America. aud living under q monarchy.
the more am attached 10 the atm
plic,,y aud aincefity ~ republican
fofm II government So, from what
am about 81 write. d. no, fancy chat
have had nay head turned.
u has been my happiness 10 know
certain families ~ the English nobility
in whoss homes u u "a pleasure aud .
Joy :" he guest lut fof th. very sam.
fvason that u is . pleasure and = Joy to
" guest IN certain homes IN Boston
aud thleaso There are IN these homes
simple hospitality, good breeding AMI
hely living, M la not 10 me tho IN
lusilre oi believing because ! am living
IN London and am honor'd with ,he
ae insintans" of titled people that ] am
Hetsinn ~eak ~ nay republican back
bone I am not Historic ni.lity i'm.
I"ss upon me The duty of recording
VI" deep, indeed profound impression
"ffff " hRf hffN itttft NINN WV lNifb
mimi w tlio iast that the heir to the
unune ui ',u ~ Britain has thus out
safily, anil ~ mosi unusual way.
iak"n 50 nsnnino human iuisrsst in
ihe physical. -"clal aud moral condi
iion snd prospects ~ the very lowest
@nd hati'st pressed subj"e,s % this
iealm
Noisnly Who knows tho prince Of
Wai's ever suspects him Of being q
humhur. No man ~ the I niied Hing
dom ls ii.sf ~ al The rhaFaetorist - of
The rhailaisn than be- is. His royal
hlRhness D. uncommonly straight FOR
uari. independent anl manly. may
t'll yon Whai NAV iaa to you secret.
snd vii certainly l,e surprise. that
this nrst gentleman IN inf0re was
himsrlf among ~" very first who
natei in this matter oi seeking out the
ssasss ~. aud di-uNs NJ the remedies
t"f. The wrstrhsi animaiiam ~ the
lowest ,lassvs of his f'lluw country peo'
plr NJ man ia iuiupo no man IA
ihr world barn a. the purple. la, "a
riuluundef human inteFe-, Ia his
fellow men than has the Prince of
Wales
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-27
no" she Who OONoRED.
w" Millionaire raci, 49, aud His son.
Young va" I.nrirh,ag ~ Bride.

'' % tfri
I"'h ia" Packer bows. Eohert and
lihtit w'rr g." i like equals hv their
Lil'r nnd ih'.r moth r. In the little
Village wn"rr tina good old man livrl
lh'i" was . -uuulrr hoirl. Mhl IA WAS
latr'hit"d '"n~il,r,hl- dnrin, til.
,'',"n. Harry Packer often king his
meals trrc. \ yuun; girl named
",h""o |. tA" dan h'rr of a rr,p,cta-
hl" 'iiil"n living mar the villa e. came
tu iu assist AT th" table. he fire.
lu"n.y "f Harry Packers meals ut the
hotel attracted ~,ino attention. AMI
his brother hobart, or bob" "A,
h" ~aS fam larly ani Affection
at"ly called hN almost all who ever
know hm. -aI one day cforc the
idlrr aud Harry ~ the breakfast table
That Harry wh~ sweet on "A tile rirl
down ai th" hotel and that was the
reason H." dId no come to hi, meals
regularly Harry cplorcd M "A little,
ani after they hal fin shed Their break
last the old Iudg" tcatrd Ia mself on the
front porch. which ovcrlooks Mauch
hnuk and gives such magnificent
view of the l,high valley. the moving
boats and trans winch his own industry
hat created and brought together. The
ol gentleman said, "iiarry. who $ this
girl Robert refers to-"
Mrs Lockwood. father. the dangh-
Tor "t u man YOU know very we'll"
Ar" Non gong 10 marry her,
Harry ? saId the Judge.
u have some notion of It, father"
bid l'arr,.
We'll. wat til go down and see
her. shii TIA" Judge; and. picking up
hi~ old White hat and cane. the lul.e
quietly amlilrd down to the hotel and
asked for Mt-s Lockwood. She innn-
c"nily camc III the ollcr of the hot |,
with her ning ro IA apron ON. and
seated hcrself bc ,idc the Judge. just
what hn said tn hcr. oI she to him, will
newer hc exactly known. unless she tells
Il, but when the Iudro came ont he wa,
IA ng, aud APP, ared mighty well
pleased. He went home and found
Harry 4 u slit ny on the porch where
he hal let him. l;y this time the
judges face had resumed its usual grave
iut KIND expression. We'll. Harry"
he SAID. that IL u very n cc girl down
there, hut she has 40 money. We NUT
faise her some
Tho oil Iulgc put down his memo
randa for -5o,WN. the mother and 9th
cra lor -25 1000 ca'h aud this $50 OO1
was placed n the bank TO the exclusive
aud immediate credit of Miss Lock
wool the engagement was announced.
the welding day fixed the ma iaye
took place. and Harry Packer got the
glrl hc liksl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-27
Among the Philistines.


A common error with IA man Of culture is
to marry girl Of the Philietine class He
may get along with her well enough for a
month OF twn but lie soon find, that he is
exposed to unn;ellSent criticism AMI in
te:f-Tence, not only from her, Lut from those
relations og hers will whom he i, now
brought into contact
Perhaps size knows nothing, or next to
nc;h.n- when he Inarries her; he tries to
teach her something. but it makes her angry,
an Ee gives it up; then lac has to make the
l.; oi It ami TO endure tie intulerable te
Giuni Ct her compsniouship. Low and it,
.:;u-,;o to besiu with, she remains all her life
the sane, chilling her husbands en,husi-
as.n. and often hindering his advance in
knowledge.
Such woman is apt TO be jealous of her
hus! lands books. Cultivated women, in
dee.i. have exhibited the same ridiculous
jealousy: and William, for one, know is
afraid to marry lest his wife should not love
his library. She might be fond of him. but
what if Ler affection took no more sensible
form than Il at # the wife who, thinking
that her husband was overworking himself,
went and burned all his papers.
But why does man of genius ally him
self to a woman Mt i'll the least suitable Z
You may we'll inquire. Partly, perhaps, it
is because he falls in love, not with herself,
but with his own creation-his love is moth
ing but imagination. Tread the other day