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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05

A Presidents Wife.

Abigail Adams, the Presidents wife,
was undoubtedly the most conspicuous
American woman of her day, whether by
position or bycharacter. When writing
to her husband she often signed her.
self "Portia," in accordance with a
stately, and perhaps rather high flown,
habit of the period, and she certainly
showed qualities which would have
done honor to either the Roman or
Shaksperean heroine of that name. In
her letters we see her thoroughlyreveal-
ed. While the battle of Bunker Hill
was in progress, she wrote that it
was ''dreadful but glorious;" and in
the depression of the battle of Long
Island she said, eff all America is to
be ruined and undone by a pack of
towards and knaves, I wish to know
it," and added, fDon't you know me
better than to think me coward?"
When, first among American women,
| -t---~-s-~-<.-,+ASi y her nation Of the cn..rf
| of St. James, she met with equal pride
the contemptuous demeanor of Queen
Charlotte and when her husband was
chosen President, she wrote to him,
"My feelings are not those of pride or
ostentation upon the occasion; they are
solemnized by a sense Of the obligations,
the important truths and numerous du-
ties, connected withit." When finally,
after four years, he failed of reelection,
she wrote to her son: "The consequence
to us is personally that we retire from
public life. For myself and family |
have few regrets.
If did not rise with dignity can at
least fall with ease." This was Abi
gail Adams.
In person she was distinguished and
noble rather than beautiful, yet it is
satisfactory to know that when she was
first presented at the English court she
wore white lutestring, trimmed with
white Grape, festooned with lilac ribbon
and mock point lace over a hoop of
enormous extent, with a narrow train
three yards long, looped up with rib
bon. She wore treble lace ruf1es, a
dress cap with long lace lappets and two
white plumes, these last doubtless soar
ing in the an aboveh her head in the extra
ordinary style familiar to us in Gill
rays caricatures Of that period.
1t was, in those days, no very agreea-
BILE task to be the wife of the President.
Mrs. Adams had left on record graph
ic sketch of the White House, where
she resided for three months. The
change in the seat of government had
been decided upon for twelve years,
yet the building was still vast, unfin-
ished barrack, with few rooms plaster
ed, no main stairway, not a bell within,
nor fence without, it was distressingly
cold in the winter, while the Chief
Magistrate of the United States could
not obtain for love or money man to
cut wood for him in the forest which
then surrounded Washington. From
Washington to Baltimore extended an
almost unbroken growth of timber,
varied only by some small and window
less huts. There could as yet be in
Washington no such varied companion
ship as has given attraction to the seal
of government at New York and then
at Philadelphia; yet at Georgetown
there was a society which called itself
eminently polite, and Mrs. Adams re-
cords that she returned fifteen calls ir
a single day.-Ha,per's Magazine.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05

BgShe-sDo you believe in love at
first sight?" He-"Certainly, my dear
I've loved more than hunderd women
at first sight"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05

nara Michigan exchange speaks OF a
town having been "blizzarded.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05

n9-"Your fare young lady," said the
stage driver, as pretty miss stepped
from his vehicle and was about tripping
away. 'sOh, thank you,' responded
the absent minded little beauty, 81 think
your moustache becomes you real WE'LL
too"
, 1884-10-29
WAYS OF THE WICKED.


A chap of swollen head and disordered
raiment was brought before Justice
Fisher yesterday. The old, old charge
was read and the old familiar cry was
echoed buck from the wood box that the
defendant was a Undiscovered financial
ruin. One recruit has been added to the
shovel brigade.
Judge Lee put on his conviction
specks'' as the boys call them. to dis
tinguish them from the other pair which
they designate as his '~jovial four eyes. -
The prisoner had been to full for utter
ance and the Court knew it. Formalities
were accordingly dispensed with and when
last seen, the prisoner was rustling for a
bill with a saw buck brand in one corner.
Jimmie Lung, who signed his name at
the bottom of the complaint in a plain
hand, and who speaks English with sur
prlsing correctness, accused another
C%hinaman, named Prong Lee, of making
an assault upon him. Sunday night the
usual wash house picnic had been held
by a number Of alien suds singers. A
room of about the dimensions of
a half grown dry goods box
was just comfortably filed with a dozen
or so of the slant-eyed linen annihilators.
All were iabbering and the words got so
thick that they fell over each other get
ting out through a hole in the window.
Jimmie Lung and Prong Lee disagreed
about the right of Territories to vote in a
Presidential election and the dispute
waxed warm. Eventually they quarrelled,
as it may possibly be remembered other
amateur politicians have done before, and
Lee thought he would end the argument
and Jimmie Lung at one and the same
time. Monday Jimmie Lung entered a
complaint against Prong Lee and Officer
Nolan started out to arrest the frolicsome
Prong. He arrested six of him and at
last accounts had not captured the right
one. At any rate he found six Cinnamon
who called themselves Prong Lee and the
returns from the back counties are not all
in yet. Yesterday the search
was continued and the only original Prong
Lee will doubtless be found ere long and
his discovery will be attended with a pc
cuniary loss to him which will equal the
value of all the clothes he can accumulate
from trusting owners in a whole week.
, 1884-10-29
A PLEASING PARABLE.
The Wicked Little BOY and How lie was
indicated.

From the Chicago News.
Once a little boy named Jimmy went
cooning for watermelons away down in
Arkansas.
He got a good many, but another little
boy saw him and said be would tell.
In vain Jimmy got down on his knees
and cried and begged him not to tell. The
boy went to Jimmy grand old godmother
and began telling that grand old party the
story.
Just then a fairy AeE down from a tall
tower III New York, and another futtered
in from a brown tone building in Chi
cage, and another came Ip from the cor
ner Of Fourth and Vine streets Cincinnati,
and they got around the old woman and
filled her ears with the powder of partisan
ship and the oil of bigotry till she could
not and would not hear.
What IS the little boy trying to tell
me?' asked the grand old woman.
Then the FAIRIES all said
He is telling you what a good little
boy-what an honest and nervy little boy
your Jimmy is"
All" said she, Railways knew Jimmy
was an honest lad. Come here, Jimmy.
Here is the key to the cellar. Go there
and help yourself to all the goodies you
want.
And Jimmy winked at the fairies, who
followed him to the cellar, shouting at the
tops of their voices:
"Vindicated ! Vindieated -
, 1884-10-29
coRLErr FoR CLEVELAND.
Wyoming's Best known Lawyer
Blaine Bolter.


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Hendricks Club, Fort Collins. Colo.
Dear Sir have the honor to
acknowledge the RECEIPT of your t~elegraphic
inquiry of this date, as to whether |
would speak at Fort Collins under the
, 1884-10-29

Mr. Otto Adams. who is well known
among the cowboys and cattle men of
Wyoming has returned from a visit in the
Fast. While walking a street in an
Eastern city he picked up a card adj
dressed TO workingmen. The card is a
condensed statement Of the attitudes of
the two great political parties, and among
other pithy things the following extract
from it is worthy extended circulation
"A Republican speaker at a working
mems meeting in Ohio, said: Vote for
the Republican ticket and increase your
wages = A workingman cried out 4:
You've already increased them from
Sl.2O down to 90 cents. That's So, cried
the crowd-and the orator sat down..
, 1884-10-29
political sTRAws.

One would think that Cheyenne had
been moved down to chihuahua. The
knife seems to be the principle political
instrument.
The excruciating harmony of vigorous
discord still prevails in the Republican
camp. What with "Mugwumpso and
"Hoodlums'' and Labor tickets and Dis
senter7 the party Of palaver is enjoying a
funereal picnic nowadays.
j. X. Jeffrey still maintains a mastery
inattention to the duties of his six Offices
1t is inserted, however, that his pro-
tracted journeys to the outside precincts
are made in connection with his duties as
Clerk of the Brand Committee.
To quote the words of a speaker at the
colored mass meeting last evening
Now den dares Misser Mann-he'sE
he 5 i tollable tair sort of a fellow. but [
tell you what-vou folks doan wantter get
too smart a man in as dat air Prcsecutin'
torney. Git some of 20 coons up dar in
dat court m Joliet 20 home, suah An
An sc ewine to vote for Misser Mann.
l Is. That colored man scored a bulls
eye and it would be impossible to i'm
prove upon the statement of Mr.. Mann's
qualifications.
The eolored people of Cheyenne will
vote as they please, not as a few politi-
clans may want them to. They can not be
rounded up and driven to the polls
but they will exercise their right as eiti-
zens to cast their ballots for the men of
their choice. As a eolored man said last
evening, The colored people don't all
vote the same ticket any more than do
white people. One crowd may hold a
meeting, but it don't force all Of us to
vote the way it decides. We all know
that many a Democrat fought for the
stars and stripes, that many a Democrat
left home and family for the Union, and
that slavery was only one question which
the war determined. The main issue was
the life of the Union. Democrats are for
the Union and fought for it, too. The
colored people are getting too smart to be
lead around by the nose by the politicians.
and IN our own little election here for
county officials we vote just as we please.
, 1884-10-29

From the Arkansas Traveller.
Mr.. Pillman, declaring that the patron
age which he bestowed upon BARRIERS could
be harvested by himself and turned to
good account, bought a razor and decided
to grapple the sickle and reap the studied
growth. The other morning he entered
the sitting room carrying Il kettle of
hot water, which he deposited on a stoo
bottom chair.
IN have to shave in here, said he to
his wife. ats too dark in my room
Taking up his razor, he began passing the
shining blade over the strap.
This Ohio election has puzzled me, -
said Mrs. Pillman, putting aside the
morning paper.
Easy enough to understand, replied
the husband. Tine party got more votes
than the other, that's ALL.
yes, l know that, but how came one
party to get more votes than the other ?
That's the question.
you are right, my dear, replied Pill
man, who had lost $50 on the election.
That is the question.
But could not the Democrats have got
to the ballot-box first and put in the most
tickets %
"Ha!' putting down his razor and
opening his mouth.
And she continued. could not the
Democrats have had as many tickets
printed as they needed? 1t seems, from
what | can gather, that the Democrats
hadn't enough tickets"
The Disguised Mr.. Pillman swung him
self around and Knocked over the kettle
of boiling water. Mr.. Pillman, having
removed his boots, caught about a gallon
of water on his feet. Probably he didn'
invoke all the powers socially related to
the great horn spoon and hoped to the
whoop of unprecedented declaration.
He now sits with his feet done up in cot
ton. The election in Ohio cost him $50
in money and $4,000 in pain. This
country needs a set of politics that the
average woman can understand.
, 1884-10-29
personal

Dan Arnold went out to his ranch yes
terday,
John A, Baxter came in from the range
yesterday.
Samuel Morgan, Of Rawlins, was in
town yesterday.
S. o. Fowler, of Sidney, returned to
his home yesterday.
Mr.. John w. Brown, of Laramie City,
was in town yesterday.
Governor Hale and Mr.. c. w. Stewart
went to Denver yesterday.
Mrs. Leland and child, of Rawlins, are
visiting friends in Cheyenne.
Rev. G. W. Partridge, of Canyon City,
will preach at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday with a view of locating in
this city.
General Dandy, Chief Quartermaster
of this Department, arrived in the city
yesterday. He is the guest of Major
Lord, at Camp Carlin.
DIR. Chapman, Mrs. Chapman and
their daughters left Cheyenne Yesterday
for California. They stopped last night
in Laramie City, where they are the
guests Of DIR. and Mrs. Hayford and
where tonight a reception will be ten
dered them by their Laramie friends. To
morrow they resume their journey to-
wards California.
At Dyer's Hotel: W c Hart, Fort Col
Inns; Charles Lindsey, Spearish; Frank
L Lockman, Fort Laramie; G. X Har-
rington, Laramie River; B F Cober, J NJ
Henry, w II Simpson, Laramie.
At the Railroad Hotel: Kock l. Be
dell, Omaha; A D Fisher, New York;
Charles W Bingdorf, Denver; Walter
C~hearnley, Sidney; II A Engelbrecht,
San Francisco; William Austerletz, vii
liam Evans, Chicago; J B Arthur, Fort
Collins.
At the Inter Ocean: c b Anderson,
Scotland; f W Means, Boston; L b
Scott, Denver; 5 w Curtis, New York;
Chas B Coe, Milwaukee: J w Druit, Gin
c%innati; f B Gaze. Vermont; Daniel
Monahan. Greeley; C r Collins, w H
Dezier, Denver; Mrs | J Woodruff,
Boulder.
, 1884-10-29

To the Editor Of THE LEADER
CHEYENNE, October 2S.-If NJ. p.
keefe is the best man to represent the
working class in the Legislature of Wyo.
ming, how is it that he does not pay his
employees in full on the regular pay days.
and only pays SIS and keeps the balance
back until there is so dollars due: then
pays thatand then hold off until $50 again?
Further, he was the first contractor in
Cheyenne to cut wages from $3.50 per
day, and pays less to-day than any of the
rest i'll proportion TO the men he employs.
Now if the working men of this county
want laws enacted that will further their
degradation, walk up to the polls and
vote for NJ. p. Keefe; but don't worry,
he will never get there if the court knows
itself, and she thinks she does.
VOTER.
, 1884-10-29
IT WOULDN'T WORK.
A Republican Scheme for a Rally Of
ColOred People.
Thrilling Speeches Delivered to an
Audience of Three.
Some Interesting Situations and
0ld-fashiOned Taffy.

III 10 q hin
any
Announcement was made the other day
and repeated again yesterday. that "a
grand rally of colored people" would be
held at the Second Baptist Church last
evening.
The limited circulation of the alleged
Republican sheet in which the
ment was published, and the utter indif
Terence OF the colored people to the al
iurements Of politicians, combined to
make the rally a magnificent failure. 1t
: o clock the place Of the meeting was as
deserted as the Republican headquarters.
ABOUT hall past $ o clock the church con
famed Just four colored people and three
candidates who came for the purpose Of
participating IN the grand rally and in
~e'dentally to electioneer in their own be-
hali' Judge Bergman assumed an ex
preston OF benign innocence and a chair
near the door. Il. w. Mann had a back
seat and a very bad cold and Judge Fisher
larry orlstled with reserve and a latent
campaign speech. After a wearing silence
Oharies Cushenberry arose and delivered
a prepared speech which would have
Deeh a most excellent one had he skipped
.nose portions which referred to this
naIHe ga'hering oil colored voters, and
o'ner sentences which were evidently
written ,or delivery before a large audi
ence, Judge FISHER made a speech in
Which he again charged the rebel
noiues' Judge Bergman made a few
REMARKS explaining why he could not
in"Ae my remarks aud Mr.. Mann saved
"S reputation as d forensic orator by
"o speech aoali, Mt "ramger was
9Niee io'' pu' org the OBJECT OF the
"is anu 'aiAeu III aellghtiuly vague
way "'ou' the wrongs 81 the laboring
Tn ne eventually discovered that
''use bergman ; usually rotund eounte-
was IiRh.iuly distorted oy a series
spAoiiouic 'wl'chlhgs IN the vicinity OF
~ e9e' VT. granger at once SAID
A'ou' time ana scat mt
lit ono ne nau formerly ocen-
, 1884-10-29

Mary Cunniif, an Irish girl, with Mr..
Edward Hopper, No. 1906 Spruce st.,
has enviable fortune. A Woodworking
domestic-she has $1,000. She com
municated to a reporter that months ago,
she heard of The Louisiana State Lottery,
and decided on an investment. Her be-
lief in its strictly honest principles were
not shaken when she drew a blank for
four times subsequent, nor did she fail to
invest monthly, by mail, $l.0O with NJ.
A. Dauphin, Washington, ID. C.. She
has Just been notified hat the ticket. one.
fifth of which she holds, No. T0.4Gs, has
drawn the $4,000 prize. -Fhilddelphia
(Pa.) Neos, Sept. 26.
, 1884-10-29

The following entries of public lands
were filed at the land office yesterday,
to-wit:
No. S5l: Ole p. johnson; homestead,
leo acres in section Is, township 81,
range II.
No. l20: Jesse d. Mott: presumption,
northeast quarter of section 7. township
30, range 6S, coal land.
No. 2,11S: VIM p. Kimball; pre-emp-
ton, 100 acres in section S5, township H.,
range II.
No. 2,0G9. Amelia Glover; desert, 100
acres in section 80, township %, range &c.
, 1884-10-29

At the residence of Mr.. Ahrens, last
evening, Judge w. f. Lee united in
marriage Mr.. Otto Ahrens and Miss
Annie Clark, both of this city. A num-
Der of the friends of the contracting
parties were present and the event was Il
most pleasant one.
, 1884-10-29

From the New York sun
A bevy of girls were looking at a bridal
trOusseau.
"How exquisite How lovelyl' How
supremacy sweet etc, adj nauseam,
we're the EXPLANATIONS made.
you ought to be very happy, Clara,
said one Of the girls to the bride elect.
II suppose | ought said Claradis con
tentedly, but papa won't bring a news
paper reporter to look at them.
Chorus-What a shame
, 1884-10-29
FRESH ~OAsTERs.


Having built and fitted up a small,
neat photograph gallery, on the ground
floor, Sixteenth street neal Hill, adjoining
Abney's livery stable, l am prepared to
make good pictures of all kinds and
styles at very moderate prices. Parties de
string anything in the picture line will
please examine our work and learn prices.
Satisfaction warranted. Hoping to re-
ceive a share of the trade, | am respect
fully CHARLES WErrFLE,
Late AS LAtrimer street, Denver.
, 1884-10-29

On and after Monday, October 20, |
shall allow l23 cents rebate per dollar, on
all sales above 81, to reduce a large stock
of mems, youth and boys goods. This
is a rare chance to purchase, at a greatly
reduced price, Fall and Winter clothing.
PoLACK, Sixteenth street.
, 1884-10-29

, HV9 WuTHInRs
wv the leaves grown brown and sere,
Ar falling slowly from the trees.
ne chilly morning breeze
warts the echo of a sneeze
From a distance to u ear
And that echo to Us horne
on this tale OF woe has told
Ihat some fellows caught "a cold.
For the reason. as OF old,
mat ms oyereoat's In pawn.
, 1884-10-29

PINE BLUFF
October q, Thos. Mathews 70 cars
October p, Bay State Company ...-.-... . 20 cars
October 21, Clark & Hunton. ....-..~.... 4 cars
October q, Union Cattle Co-...--.....-..4 40 cars
October 81. Union Company 30 cars
November 1. Union Cattle Co..............3 ears
CHEYENNE.
October %, swan Land q Cattle Co-....-.2s cars
October 20, Swan Land & Cattle Co.........-30 cars
October %, +. II. McGee-.-~.....-.....-.22 cars
November !. Teschemaker & De Billier II cars
November / Milwaukee & WYo. Co.....-..iO cars
November /. Stephens & Mizner..-.....a 4 cars
October %, Ogalalla J" x c. Co ..............5O cars
October 30, Paxton & arker....--.~-.-... cars
October ~, Paxton & arker-.......-....0 cars
November 1, Paxton & Parker.......-... u cars
November ?. Paxton & Parker.......... cars
DINE
October d, N. NJ. Fitch ...-....--..- . cars
October -, ogalalla /. * c. Co....-.....9o cars
, 1884-10-29

Quick, complete cure, all kidney,
bladder and urinary diseases, scalding,
irritation, stone, gravel, catarrh of the
bladder. 81. Druggists.
, 1884-10-29

Ask for Wells Rough on Corns.n IS
cents. Quick, complete cure, Hard or
soft corns, warts, bunions.
, 1884-10-29

Cleans out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants,
bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers.
10 cents. Druggists.
, 1884-10-29

HENRY %HARRINGTONS
TICKET,
For Democrats and Republicans,
For Delegate in Congress,
FINE HEAVY OVERCOATS.
For Council,
FINE SUITS AT LOW PRICES,
BEAVER AND CASHMERE SUITS.
For House,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS AND CAPS.
For Sheriff,
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS.
For County Clerk,
QUILTS AND TARPAULINS.
For Probate Judge and County Treasurer
CALIFORNIA KNITUNDERWEAR.
For County Attorney,
GLOVES AND MITTENS.
For Superintendent of Schools,
TRUNKS AND VALISES.
For County Coroner,
GOAT AND BUFFALO ROBES.
For Assessor,
CARPET BAGS.
For Constable.
RUNNING SHOES.
Also as an Independent Ticket:
Former Present
price price
Candee Arctics. ...s2.O0 $l.50
Snow Excluders ........ 2.2j LIS
Overalls LOO "a
Knit Underwear, per suit. l.2j IS
Canton Flannel Underwear 200 I.5O
For further particulars see small bills.
, 1884-10-29

Hot monkey-punch, the drink Of the
season, at Esselborn's saloon.
, 1884-10-29
Mary CunnIa,s Faith Rewarded.

The best smoking tobacco is Little
Joker
, 1884-10-29

Free lunch every morning at $3.50 q. m.
at the Pioneer saloon.
, 1884-10-29

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-22
Ochiltree sized Down.

Ochiltree, the pestiferous hum
bug who is making such u ludicrous
ass of himself in Congress. is thus
sized down by the Chronicle:
Won't somebody take Tom Ochil-
tree out and kill him with q
stuffed club? He is getting to be
terribly tiresome. His latest belch
was the announcement of his inten-
ton to hold Bismarck personally
responsible for the insult to him
to Tom Ochiltree, mind you-for
having returned the Lasker resolu-
tions. "a Southern gentleman,
says Tummas, "never takes an in
suit" Let him 60 to Germany
and challenge Bismarck, and then
let some Dutchmau take him by the
seat of his bluejeans and scruf of
the neck and chuck him into the
Rhine. His constant exhibitions
Of frothy conceit will soon render
him a common nuisance.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-22
The Silver QUESTION.
contemporary.

AhsO s.AAs
Notwithstanding the war in Con-
gress which Is being constantly
made on the chief product of Ne
vada, the old silver dollar seems
destined to hold its own for time
at least. A Herald Washington
special of yesterday says:
1t is not probable that Congress
will stop or lessen the coinage of
the silver dollar this session, but it
is possible a joint resolution may
pass declaring that unless within
two years there shall be general
international agreement for the re-
hablitation of silver in Europe, at
the expiration of that time the
United States will stop the coinage
of silver. It is thought by several
silver men that the rapid increase
of exports from India, while it may
damage our wheat farmers by inter-
fering with the European demand
for our surplus wheat. will create
a largely increased demand in In
dia for silver, which this country
would supply. 1t is argued that
the large exports of wheat must en-
rich India. and this will necessitate
q considerable increase in the sill
yer currency of that great region.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-22

The record of disasters during
the past few days has been extraor-
binary. Floods, snow-slides, rail-
way disasters, explosions and fires
have ruled in all directions. South.
ern California has been visited
with foods that have resulted in
great loss of property as we'll as
life. In Ohio the obstruction has been
terrible and thousands of people
have persisted. The last explosion
in Uniontown. Pa, has wiped out
fifty lives,