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, 1884-02-29
Governor Groome,. Pluck.
Inter ocean,


Tho following story Ia told OF Senator
Groome, of Maryland: When he was gov
ernor he ran up frequently from Annapolis
to Baltimore. One evening, just as the train
approached a station half way between the
two cities, Groome noticed a large crowd
standing near the station; they seemed very
much excited. When the train reached the
station Groome saw a colored man tightly
held by two nervous-looking white men,
while the CROWD danced around him.
Groom jumped off as soon as the train
stopped. The nervous looking white men
told him that they wero peace officers, that
the negro was q murderer, and that the
crowd were lynchers. Groome ordered the
officers and their prisoner on the train; told
the lynchers that he was the governor Of
Maryland and that they would stop him at
their peril, and then, getting on the train,
forced the negro through the cars up to tho
engine. Putting the prisoner, now half dead
with fright, Into the cab, hs ordered the en-
gineer to cut loose the engine and run back
to Annapolis This the engineer did, leav-
ing the crowd bowling in the rear. At An
napolis the governor turned the prisoner
over to the sheriff and then returned to Bal
timore. l am sorry to say that three nights
after that the lyncberE came into Annap-
oils. took the negro out of Jail and hanged
him All the same, Groome Is a plucky
man.
, 1884-02-29
A YEahrINa.

@If, sitting with this little worn-out shoe
And scarlet stocking lying on my knee,
knew the little feet had battered through
The pearl-set gates that lie twIxt Heaven
and mo
/ could be reconciled, and happy. too,
And look with glad eyes Onward the Jasper
IF, In the morning when the song of birds
Reminds us Of n music far more sweet,
1 listen for his pretty, broken words,
And for the music Of his dimpled feet,
l could be almost happy though l heard
Nc answer, and saw but his vacant scat.
Il could DO glad II, when the day Is done.
And all Its cares and hsart-aches laid
I could look westward to the hidden sun,
And with a heart full OF deep ~yearnings
Tonight Pm nearer to my little one
= BY just the travel Of a single day
IF I could know those little feet were shod
In sandals wrought of Light In other lands,
And that the footprints Of a tender God
Ran side by side with his, In golden sands
l could bow cheerfully and kiss the rod,
Since Benny Is In wiser, safer hands
@If he were dead I would not sit to-day
And stain with tears the wee sock on my
knee.
Bring back again my little boy to met
1 wouiu 70 phtient knowing ~ tous way,
And that they'd lead me 70 him DER deaths
silent sea-
But OF to know the feet. once pure and
whits,
The haunts OF vice nave boldly ventured in
The hands that should have b@ttled for the
right
Have been wrung crimson In the clasp OF
sin,
And should no knock at Heavens gate to
night,
foar my boy could hardly enter In"
, 1884-02-29
IGOR. London News.

lOS@H ~S1ec ~
We were bound for Nikko, taking the first
stage Of the journey by train, and the station
was about as far OF as it could possibly get
and still be in Toxic. We were In the lin
rckishaws by a quarter past 9, and the train
started at Z. But Ito, our guide, was already
fearful that we should miss the train. Two
men were harnessed to each jinrickishaw, and
away we went with incredible speed through
waking, yawning Toxic. A ~jinrickishaw
man thoroughly enjoys himself when he Is
running in couples with a train OF ~jinricki-
shaws The spirit of competition sends him
bounding along at racing speed. which he
will keep up for miles. The way be turns a
corner Is enough to whiten the hair in a days
journey. AYE, heepp be shouts, and dashes
round, with the jinrickishaws swaying over
on one wheel Before we had gone half q
mile / felt thoroughly convinced that the
jinrickishaws would be In time to catch the
train; but where l should be. depended upon
the particular corner at which the rickety
little carriage gave an extra lurch.
1t seems cruel work for tho men, who
frequently run along bare-headed. with the
perspiration dropping of their face like rain.
But both they and their faces get use to 1t
In time, and certainly the men make no com
plant Count zalusky. the Austrian min
lister, who has just arrived and saw Japan for
tho 6Ht time, tells mo he has already learned
one Japanese word, which being translated
means $50 slower" This he constantly
addresses to his jinrickishaw men when they
break into anything beyond a trot But
whether owing to imperfect accent or TO
willful disregard Of tho k~indly-meant injunc-
ton, he finds that nothing comes Of it
AYE, heepl" Our men dashed on round
corners and through narrow alleys, startling
women, frightening children, and only by
the utmost dexterity avoiding collisions
There seemed no end to Toxic, but it came at
last. and we found ourselves at the station,
with fully ten minutes to spare.
, 1884-02-29
The Imper-onal Press


The electrician spoke up, saying, slow 10
It that the American Newspaper writers do
not put their names TO their articlesr' Sale
1: an this eastern part Of the land the aged
newsstand keeper, whose noddle is not of
the finest quality, fears to have anybody
recognized as contributing to his influence
All the Frenchmen around the table
laughed n s~atirical laugh well" said the
electrician. "pick up the American papers
and read an article. and there's no name to it.
and I don't know any thing about It say:
We'll, that may DO true or 1t may not II
name was to IL I think it would
very far to correct the spreading of caro-
less and false news in this country. There
being no responsibility in the newspapers
for the different articles, everybody can lie
as much as be pleasex Ireally wonder that
there is 50 mach integrity in = press ridicu-
lously, absurdly impersonal."
, 1884-02-29
BEHIND THE VELVET CURTAIN.
RAMSAY Morris in NewsJoarnall
CHOPIN-oPUs 81

|
Ramsay Morris in N~ews-Joarnall
cHoPIN-oPUs 81
A dreamy quiet. a firelit room,
Two cups of coffee whose rich perfume
Steals over our sensss while fancy hiss
To Indian isles and eastern skiesi
A heavy anguor, a full content,
Odors OF rose and violet blsnt
With faint patchouli and new mown hayi
A memory sweet of meadows gay.
On a bearskin rug I lie at ease
And listen to wondrous harmonies
As they softly drift, with charm untold,
Through the velvet portiere's sweeping fold
The musics passion Is rich and strange:
IL holds me captive, I'm swayed at viii
BY the masters subtle grace aud skin.
My eyes are raised with movement low
To where, on a slumberous divan low,
see you stretched 30 near the place
That your soft breath fans my eager face.
The hrelight CLEANS on your silken hair,
And kisses the brow SO passing fair,
While l look on with Jealous glance
As Ger you cheek the shadows dance.
TRY In vain to study your mind,
10 real the thoughts which lie behind
Those deep gray orbs, to fathom the soul,
And lind the power which holds control
VI my every sense, my every aim.
Mhicn binds me a slave with unasked claim,
And makes me follow where'er you lead;
Your life the ali which my life doth need.
But the eyes no sign will e'er confess,
And the lips will tell me even less;
But when they culver. and break, and cry,
Ny own respond with answering sigh:
Oh, why should we hold our lives aparti
L cannotc cry down my hungry heart,
Better defy the harsh worlds decree,
AND shape a new path for you and ma
The music's dying its charms yet thrill
MY soul with a yearnfng intense and chill
creep still nearer, slave at a throne,
Til my hands touch those | long to OWL
A lingering murmur. a haunting strain,
Which fades, bursts forth, and fades again;
The waltz is over, its last note dies,
But safe on my breast your dear head Iea
, 1884-02-29
Bayinr Picture.


When Meissonier was painting the portrait
Of William II. Vanderbilt. a sudden thought
struck the millionaire. (which is your finest
work. be inquired of the painter. Tho latter
told hun -Who owns itf' was the next
question On receiving the information from
the artist, an agent was dispatched to the
owner. "WM you sellr' the agent asked.
-Yes," said the owner. shut no one Is willing
to pay my price" How muchT- from the
agent s much, from the owner. Here
10 the check said the agent And the
picture was Mr.. Vanderbilt'k This story
teaches that tho possession of great wealth
may have advantages and Illustrates how
easily = valuable collection Of pictures may
somsdmes be secured
, 1884-02-29
CHINESE ALMANAos
Elaborate System OF DIstrfbutien
Throughout tho Empire.


[San Francisco E1aminer.]
An the Chinese almanacs are printed In
Pekin, and are distributed In the following
manner: On a certain day appointed for the
ceremony, which takes place in the capital,
the mandarins (high imperial oficials) repair
early In the morning to the palace. and the
members OF the board, arrayed In their state
dresses, proceed to their hall to escort the
books, which are carried In procession to
the imperial palace. Those which are
intended for the emperor, the empress
and the queens are bound In yellow
satin and inciosed in bags OF cloth of gold.
They are placed on a large gilded machine,
borne by about forty footmen, clothed In
yellow. Next follow ten or twelve smaller
vehicles. surrounded with red curtains and
containing the books for the princes. Tcese
are bound in red satin, and are inclosed In
bags of silver cloth. These are followed by
men bearing on their shoulders several sables,
on which are piled the calendars intended for
the g~randees of the court and the generals OF
the army. The cavalcade is completed by
the president and members of the board,
carried in sedan chairs, and they are fol-
lowed by their usual attendants.
On arriving at the palace the golden bags
are laid on two tables, covered with yellow
damask, when the members Of the tribunal
having first Frustrated themselves, deliver
them to the proper officers, who receive
them kneeling, and carry them with great
ceremony to the foot OF the throne. The
silver bags are sent In a similar manner to
all the princes of the royal family, after
which the ministers and other great officers
Of state present themselves in turn and
kneel with reverence to receive their
almanacs. which are regarded as gifts from
the emperor. The ceremonies OF distribution
at the court being concluded, the books for
the use OF the people are sent by the tribunal
into every province of the empire, where the
forms observed at the imperial palace are re-
peated at the court of the head mandarin,
after which the people are allowed to pur-
chase their almanacs; and as this Is a privi-
lege Of which few omit to avail themselves,
the sale is immense and adds yearly thousands
OF dollars to the revenue.
, 1884-02-29
OF DIET.
Tastes of Different Nations---
Eleshy DeiIcacies for the Table

@. AoE tho A3bAo
London Society,"
Five thousaud cats are said to have beeu
eaten in Paris during the last siege. Accord
ing to the same authority, the cat is down
right good eating. A young one, well cooked,
is better than hare or rabbit 1t tastes some
thing like the American gray squirrel. but is
even tenderer and swceter. One thousand
two hundred dogs, 1t Is stated, were eaten In
Paris during the late seige, and the flesh
fetched from 2 to 8 franc per pound. Accord
Ing to Pliny, puppies were regarded as q
great delicacy by the Roman gourmandA
The bear supplies food to several nations of
Europe, and It's hams are considered ex-
celle t. The flesh Of the brown or black
bear, which is eaten by the common people
Of Norway, Russin, and Poland, Is difficult
Of digestion, and is generally sailed and dried
before it Is used. Two bearr were eaten In
Paris during the siege, and the flesh was sup
posed to taste like pig. Tho Indian tribes OF
the interior of Oregon eat bears. The hedge
hog is considered a princely dish In Barbary,
and is eaten in Spain and Germany. 1t Is
frequently eaton by the sick among the
African Arabs from the belief that the flesh
Is medicinal. Mice and rats ara eaten In
Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand,
and considered delicate morsels. The taste of
rats 10 considered to be something like that OF
birds. The Chinese eat them. and to the
Esquimaux epicures the mouse Is q real bonnie
bouche. Rats and mice were eaten In Paris
during the siege.
The porcupine is reckoned delicious food In
America and India, and resemble. sucking
pig. The Dutch and the Hottentots arc fond
Of it, and 1t Is frequently brought to table at
the cape of Good Hope The squirrel is
eaten by the natives OF Australia, the North
American Indians, and Is a ~favorite dish in
Sweden and Norway. The flesh Ii tender,
and said to resemble that Of a barn-door
fowl. It is sometimes eaten by the lower
classes in England and the United States,
and Is said to make excellent pies. The
aesh of the beaver Is much priced by the In
dams and Canadian traders, especially when
II has boen roasted in the skin after tho hair
has besn singed of.
, 1884-02-29
A novel P.ychoIexlsai Iaea.

professor Alexander Winchen.
Why might not psychic natures be on
chained in indestructble flint and plAtinumi
These substances arc no further from the
nature of intelligence than carbon, hydrogen,
Oxygen and lima .
Again, there is no reason why . given
amount of light should accompany intelligent
organization Many animals not among the
least Intelligent, find the night their appro-
pirate period OF activity. Some exist and
thrive in rayless cavern and ocean depths
On a planet dimly lighted, like Neptune, men
might be organized with pupils as large as
plates
, 1884-02-29
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, 1884-02-29
why the Rival Made Time

you folks don't seem to be troubling US
much yet" remarked the superintendent of
an old railroad to the superintendent of a new
rival line.
II would havs you know" was the reply,
shat we make better time than you every
day. and on long trips can beat you by a full
hour"
Possibly answered the frst; "but. you
see, as there is no one to get on or Of, you
don't lose any time at stations"
, 1884-02-29

Those of our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEADtR by mail should see that
they are paid in advance. as ali subscriptions
, 1884-02-29

A Massachusetts, paper says that all Texas
citizens wear their hats over their ears. How
do you suppose they would look II they wore
them under their earst
, 1884-02-29
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

No GdVerti'eneHt, inherited for sss 1an u
lerts.
DAILY LEADER. less than 100 lines, 10 cents
line 500 lines at 6 cents per line. The above
are contract rates.
Local Notlces per line. bourgeois. each inser-
ton, 10 cents per line.
All official advertising 8 cents per line for
one week and over. Less than one week, 10
cents per line.
WEEKLY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments IS cents per line, inst Insertion one
month, Do cents per line SIX moths, 10 cents per
line one year, 8 cents per line.
Address DEaOCRAT G LEADER,
CHEYENNE, y
, 1884-02-29
New Advertisements.

ADVERTISERS send for our Select List OF
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Spruce street, New York
, 1884-02-29
The Home or Little Nell.

Crowds of sympathetic visitors are sur
rounding the home of Little Nell in London,
which Ia soon to be demolished There Is
some doubt rs to the authenticity Of this
@old Curiosity Shop" but that does not affect
the sentimentalists, and especially the Amer
icanR "They went there TO worship o
.neighboring shop-keeper said, -took of theii
hats when they got through the doorway, and
isked questions about Quilp and the Grand
tather as II they had been actual persons.
The ladies were the worst. / have known
them to get down on their knees and burst
out crying about Little Nell" Miss Mary
Anderson might have been seen there more
than once, with her heart full OF tenderness
for the little maiden; and so delighted was
the fair American with the ancient dwelling
aud its ~overhanging story that the doors OF
the Lyceum were opened to the fortunate
occupant whenever he chose to 20.
, 1884-02-29

Ladies' approve Of your smoking
Little Joker.r
, 1884-02-29
Dissrncinx Ms Family.

IVofrI5oWh derhld.J
Mr.. Hurlbsrt formerly editor Of The Now
York World, Is In England. whore he Ia
going TO marry q duchess. 1t seems that
after a man has written editorials for a New
York paper be becomes hardened and
RECKLESS, and loses his self-respect. and Is
willing to-cr-to still further disgrace his
family.
, 1884-02-29

The pawnbroksr always taxed a good In
forest In his businsaa
, 1884-02-29

Entered at The Posfo11ee, Cheyenne. WVo-
ming, for tranrntission through he NATL as
seoond otaSS waiter.
, 1884-02-29
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81 Co.'S
MEDICAL and SURGICAL INSTITUTE,

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Take Notice.
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, 1884-02-29
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
w. DOWNEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

an IonmeieNai OF NaiIens hew DWtk aL Cheyenne, Wyoming. and a S.a Nl
street, Laramie City, Wyoming. Business in ali the District Copr,s oe
before ID supreme Court of this Territory carefully and promptly pIosecrane
Special attention given Il Mining, Homestead, Presumption, Dtsit Iand W.
Timber Culture Claims, ana the management of land contests In M IaN I
iad offices INT before the Interior Department 1t W Washington. ocajior"
ohoce Mineral, Agricultural n Grazing lands made. and latent san ww
chtaply n speedily. Incorporation papers of Stock Raising. Land. MhnMuu
WaterC Companies carefully prepared. Correspondence as To LEGAL n.aMns
and the investment of capital solicited. 3l1 I1I - "ANes
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-14
For Young Readers.
DER FIRST SIGHT OF A TREE.

IAN ,,va,a chus 49,, Ia, ,,,.,,, a.. r..
nil her life ANA hsa nev.r saan ~ 49, ~. :
taken into thu country ,avSsscr w,,n ,." ~"s
others nj the exnrnss, ar t. ..rresh,.;r g"m1
She chung "a one az Inc tcncbrrs ~ drnsar,,,
alarm on seeing tree md could MOI undn,.
stand w,at snch grs., gr. vs Inn NV unuer
..Why don't n Eccn st,iiyS an, .s A., ~ ~
II was only after some time that abe uouid h,
induced TO 20 near enough to touch IL I
They took the little I,ondon rlr, from ont tho
city street Wv '''o
To where the grass was growing rrccn. thu
birds were singing sweet. s'0'' '"o
And cvervthinU alnnv Tho rival - ersa har
The look OF wonder fixed itself within hor Vic.
let eyes.
Tho s,ro ,vss so, A., i-,s,,,,,.~ 49,. .sx.
Jug Ssr on the Se eS * %S'00"o 'cf' they kissed
stasy 10 speak, y wy 'S '' ~
Inviting her TO romp with them and tumblInv
Expecting she would laugh or scold like other
little girls.
Piled little child ''s ~
Hal lived within a iinry court whcrs sun-
shine never smiled.
And /, weary, weary DAYS and months the
Contncl within u marrow room, and on u
couch or pain.
The outdoor world was strnnuc IN her-thc
broad expnnse t,f sky
Tho soft green grass, tho pretty tlowcrs thc
stream that trIckicd by;
W hold f p"r b s H." S's"' ''"' "'oe ner
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-14
Didn't Press It.

A few days ago Detr0itcr and his
wife were making q trip through tho
State Prison at jackson. and both were
much impressed with the countenanco
of certain convict in one OF the shops.
He looked so melancholy and down
hearted that the lady's sympathics wcre
strongly aroused, and the gentleman
was certain that he could discover
evidences that the man had a great
deal of moral worth in his character.
One of the guards was appealed to for
information, and he replied:
..Yes, he is very well bchaved-one
of the best in the prison.
HE seems sorry for his offense,"
observed the lady"
"Yes'm."
"And | know he would be honest IL
pardoned, y added the man.
"Yes'r. You might speak to the
Governor. believe the offense' was a
triaing ONE
do you know exactly what it wase'''
sWhy, believe he came from YOUR
city. think he entered house in the
evening, choked the lady senseless and
then stole money and jewelry."
.'W-why! when was it?" gasped the
lady.
20, about two years ago."
"And he was sent for five yearsp"
asked the man.
''Yes'r. Ii you desire to press tho
matter, FL"
Press, be hangedr' hlurted the De-
troiter. Heres the very woman he
choked and robbed! It was my own
wife he nearly killed! Mary, I guess
we won't slop over on him any fur
Their, Detroit Free Press.