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THE DEADLY MAIL-OAR.
Why so Many Railway Hail Clerks
Are Killed In RaIIroad Accidents

Denver Republican.
d you notice how many Of our railway
mail clerks are killed in railroad Rccidentsf'
asked Gen. Cameron, postotlic5 Inspector, of
a reporter Saturday. This news-gathersr
admitted that he seldom road of an accident
10 u passenger train which did not result in
tho death OF one or moro of tho mail agents,
and Gen. Cameron continued;
"Well, it's a shame that so many OF these
boys should be sacrificed. Only a short time
ago, in New York, four were killed Mt one
time. aud that sort of thing frequently
occurs"
~What is the cause of itT7 was asked.
"The fact that tho boys didn't have any
chance for their lives. Some of them might
escape when al accident occurs, il they could
have auy warning Of the danger. but they
can't, under tho present order OF things.
You know, the mail.cnr is placed just next
the engine IN making up u train Of cars,
then comes the fruit-car, then the express
and them the baggage-cnr. followed by the
passenger coaches.
at is easy to appreciate the reason for this
arrangement. II gets tho property OF tho
railroad company, and that for which it Is
responsible, as far away as possible. Now,
our boys get killed in this wny. You know
the inside of q postal-car IS fitted with parti-
lions hnl compartments for tho reception Of
mails, and, furthermore, that tho boys are
busy distributing mails between stations. II
tley ran to the door at every toOt Of the
whistle to see il danger was ahead, they
would never get their work done. Thu bag
gage men and express agents transact their
business at each station at which they stop,
md hence can. IL they choose. always DO on
the alert for danger. But tho mail boys, busy
at work, have no thought OF it-they are too
much occupied with their work.
"rhe engineer and fireman even have n
better chance Tor life than thesu boys; IL
they sec danger ahead they can prepare to
jump, and they also know just at what time
escape is possible, II at all. The sound OF the
alarm whistle may reach the ears Of one
whose mind is not occupied, but it would
hardly reach those Of one busily eudeavoring
to decipher chirography that would tsrrify
an ordinary mortal. Consequently, when
mn accident occurs the mail agents are among
the first TO receive the shock, and also TO go
down TO death In the wreck. II they are not
killed outright by the shock, they ars either
killed or maimol by tho broken wood and
ron which fills their cars.n
, 1884-04-05

Eastern Exchange
"Breadp exclaimed a VRssar college girl.
@Breadl Well, l should say l can make
bread. We studied that in our first year.
You sec, the yeast ferments, and the gas thus
formed permeates every where and transforms
the plastic material into a clearly obvious
atomic structure, and then" "But what is
tho plastic material you speak of" "Ohi
that is commonly called the sponge" "But
how do you make the spongei' "Why, you
don't make it; the cook always attends to
that. Then we test the sponge with the
thermometer and h%ydromster and u lot Of
other instruments, the names OF which Idon't
remember, and then hand it back to the
cook, and l don't know what she does with it
then, but when it comes on the table it is just
sDlendid.
, 1884-04-05

was belching forth n torrent OF oil, the fire
lost "a attraction except to the hotel pro-
prietors and persons financially interested.
For a full description of the scene | cheer
fully refer the reader to the flowing English
Of The Pithole Record of Feb. 8, 1865.
McWifliams received this gift Of fortune
with sullen thankfulncss; much in the same
spirit as that In which an angry, willful child
accepts 4 favor that it has fought for. He
took what was given; but there was no con-
cession in word or thought. II was a part o:
his resolution to take things as they como
he had already learned to part with them as
they go; which was much harder.
need not tell the events following tho dis
coyery of the Pithole surface wells. Having
served their purpose these wells fell away to
nothing. They were but the heralds of that
greater fall, in which Pithole itself went down
into material Oblivion. Flower and fern
bloom and wave over its ruins now.
McWilliams sold his lease when prices sat
on the very summit OF their wild glory, and
following the line of development into other
fields bought cautiously and wisely. He
gained the reputation of being a careful
opcrator-a nan who. leaving nothing to
chance, pounded away until success,
through sheer WEAKNESS, gave up her
store OF wealth. Fortune tried to play
with him once or twice. but gave up in do
pa CbtAih pbAa btie Nditlui
attention to detail with which he hammered
away at his own chosen ideas.
Mrs. McWilliams returned with the inten-
ton of setting up a brilliant establishment.
She went away again with a check for So, 900
in her pocket. In exchange she had given a
written promise never to return. As l have
suggested elsewhere, it was an easy thing to
impose Upon McWllians. A month after
ward she was lost in n storm, while on her
way to Europe.
Last winter, while standing as an idle
visitor in the correspondents gallery in the
house of representatives ut Washington, /
heard a strong, steady, familiar voice deliver
a speech on the tariff question. The honor
able member went ut his subject hammer
and tongs, and by his dogged ea~rnestness
claimed the close attention Of the whole
house. Something in his gesture, in u for
gstful moment, spun me back to tho oil
regions. 1t was McWilliaTns!
As he finished his speech he saw me and
fastened up stairs to meet me. His grip was
stronger and even more persistent than his
speech.
"How's your luck, McwilliamsT I asked,
when the first explosions of GOODWILL on both
sides were over.
"Oh, hang the luck" saii he, II never
think of it. All the luck there is in life is
what you can pound out with your fist It's
hard work and plenty OF it. But come down
to Wizards; my wife will be delighted to
see you"
"Your wifef"
ayes; not the first one-sho's at the bottom
of the sea, poor thing-but Miss Child; she
kept the school at Oil City, you know"
what, the little girl from New EuglandF'
"The Same"
"You must have had luck with you th-re,
McWil JAMS
mot exactly. She said it wasn't luck; but
that kept at it so persistoutly, so persever-
ingly, sho had to marry me. But come
come along"
And | went
, 1884-04-05
OUTER SADNESS.


III "'"'"N9H'T
| held my love against my heart and knew
The ded, delight OF loving her, yea all
The mnddening sweetness when beyond
recall
Her lips through mine my longing spirit
drew
And uttermost Heaven opened to my view,
Where she and / with love keep festival.
But with the calm that followed and the
fall
or gentler kisses, soft and sweet as dew,
Came in the March winds melancholy voice,
A weary monster seeking after prey,
And farther or 1 seemed to catch the noise
or waves that hiss and thunder while they
slay.
a sudden terror seized ME mid my joys,
And death" wns all the word Love found
to say.
, 1884-04-05

Tho very best preparation to insure a lux
uriant growth OF glossy hair IS TO be obtained
by going into tho woods where tbs will grape
vines grow luxuriantly, aud, AZ the season
OF the year in which the sap com.
mences to flow, tap the canes with n PEN
knife. and collect the refuse discharge In bot
ties. After bathing the hair in a mixturo Of
ammonia aud warm water, this natural in
vigorator Ia TO DO thoroughly rubbed int, the
scalp oncs daily. have seen the most lux
uriant, thick, glossy, waving hirspts crop
from this simpir iunoeuous application.
, 1884-04-05
R ~sTRIKEs-oUr.

Tho clock strikes one,
They sit apart.
II would thnt l were a bird y said he,
And then he softly sighed;
THAT | was loves white dove-ah lme!
To hover by thy side"
u would that l were a cage" said ale,
While her dropping eyelids hidR;
"That l might a prison be for thee
To keep thee by my side"
The clock strikes two,
With heart to heart.
SWould / were a gum" the father aid,
As he glided down tho stair.
White dove grew red as he mentioned bed
With n dark paternal glare.
The clock strikes three,
Arise-depart.
, 1884-04-05

That slight cold you think so little Of
may prove the f~orerunner of a complaint
that may be fatal, Avoid this result by
taking Ayers Cherry Pectoral, the best Of
known remedies for colds, coughs, catarrbs,
bronchitis, incipient consumption and all
other throat and lung diseases.
, 1884-04-05
Commissioner

Incorporntedi In 1865 for 25 years by the Leg
islat"re for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with q capital OF 81. O0O.OO1-io which a
added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part OF the present
State Constitution adopted December I'd. A
d. 1879.
The only Lottery erer roted on and endorsed
by The people Of any STATE.
1t never scales or p~ostpones.
H& Grand Single Number Drdirin0s take
place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY no WIN
A FORTUNE. Fourth Grand Drawing,
Glass ID. In The ACADEMY OF MUSIC
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, APRIL s.,
lSSl-l67th Monthly Drawing
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100, 700 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fiths in proportion.
, 1884-04-05

/ keep a null line of boots and shoes,
one of the largest stocks in the city and
a unreasonable prices. PoLAoK.
, 1884-04-05

The kidneys become diseased by impure
circulation which st, Jacobs Oil makes
healthy.
, 1884-04-05

Mrs. -. Il. WhIpple. Decatur, Mich, writes
that her face, head, and some parts OF her body
were almost raw. Head covered with scabs and
sores. Suffered ~fearfully and tried everything,
Permanently cured by the CuTIcURA REMEDIES
from a skin Humor
Sold by all druggists. CuTtCuRA, 81 cents
REsoLvESr. si-OO SOAR % cents. POTTER
DRUG n Co, Boston. Mass.
send ror"How to Cure skin D~Isenses
, 1884-04-05

u. r.. Carpenter, Henderson, N, Y, cured
OF Psoriasis or Leprosy, OF twenty years stand-
Ing b. CUTIcUnA EMEDI The most Won
derful cure on record. a dustpanful of scales
fell from him daily. Physicians and his friends
thought he must die. Cure sworn to before a
Justice Of the Peace and Henderson's most prom
inent citizens
, 1884-04-05

Fob printing Of every description done
with nea,aess and dispatch at the LEADER
Job raomS
, 1884-04-05

The hest smoking tobacco is Little
Joker"
, 1884-04-05

Engraving in all its branches is done at
ZEHNER, JACKSON 4 BuEcHNER's.
, 1884-04-05

For the best dental work and lowest
prices visit DR.. Warmers dental parlors.
, 1884-04-05
STEPHEN W.. D0WNEY

W afrcl 5 new Dlock at cheyenne, w yomlng,
Wyoming. Business in all the District Court,
Territory carefully and promptly prosecuted
Homestead, redemption, Desert Land and 4
agement of land contests in 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
, 1884-04-05
GET CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000 -
Tickets only So. Shares IN proportion.
Louisiana State Lottery Comply

I'VE do hereby certify that tGe supervise The
arrangements for all The Monthly and Selni-dn-
nudt drawings Of The louisiana State LOTTERY
Company, and IN person manage and coHtrot
The DrdiCings hc1nsetues, aud Hdf The same are
conducted irith honesty, fairness, and IN good
dnr totoard all parties, aud zoe authorize The
Company TO use his certificate, Nth fac siHaites
ofour signatures attached. in its ddpei tise'nclt Z"
, 1884-04-05

Those Of our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEADER by mail should see that
they are paid In advance, as all subscriptions
not so paid are liable 10 be discontinued.
, 1884-04-05

7 AIDES or Young Men Ia city or country
Liz take nice, light and pleasant work at
their own homes; 81 to IS n day easily and
quietly Inade; work sent by mail; no can
wasting; no stamp for reply. Please address
Reliable Mig 60 Philad'a, Pa, drawer TT.
, 1884-04-05

Chas. ~EOughtOn. Esq lawyer, % State
Street, Boston, reports n case of Salt Rheum
under his observation for ten years, which COW
cred the patients body and limbs, and to which
all known methods OF treatment had been ap.
piled without benefit, which was completely
cured solely by the CUTICURA leay-
ing a clean and healthy skin.
, 1884-04-05

mr.. and Mrs. Everett Stebbins, Bel
chertown, Mass, writes Our little boy was
terribly. afflicted with Scrofula, Salt Rheum and
Erysipelas, ever since he was born, and nothing
we could give him helped him until we tried
CuTIcURA. which gradually cured
him, until he IS now as fair as any child.
, 1884-04-05
New Advertisements.

GEEnS a FULL ASSORTMENT OF
GARDEN, Field and Flower
Seeds. carefully selected from choicest stock
grown. PRICES Low. Write Tor what you
want. DISCOUNT TO Onion seed II
speciality. Mention this paper.
II. $. KIRTLAN \ alesville, Conn.
, 1884-04-05

KATIE OF ADVERTISING.
No ddperthemen,s Inserted for less than 25
cents.
DAILY LEADER, less than 100 lines, 10 cents
per line each insertion 100 lines 8 cts per line
200 lines, 7 cents per line 800 lines g cents per
line 500 lines at 5 cents pee line. The above
are contract rates.
Local Notices per line, bourgeois. each inscr-
ton, 10 cents per line.
AL official advertising g ccnts per ling FOR
one week and over. Less than one week, it
cents per line.
WEEKLN LEADER. all transient advertise
ments - cents per line, inst Insertion one
month, 20 cents per line six moths, 10 cents per
line one year, 3 cents per line.
Address D~EmOCRATiC LEADER.
Cheyenne. wye.
Entered at The PoStoDiee, Cheyenne. HUo-
ming. H2r Transmission through The mails AZ
second SASS matter.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY. one year, In adyancc.-...-...........sl0UO
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per week. by y
WEEKLY, one year, IN advance.
six months, - =, .............. 1.JO
, 1884-04-05
ATT0RNEY-AT.LAW and Solicitor

in Chancery. Offices in Commercial or
and on Second street, Laramie CITY,
$ and before the Supreme Court of this
!. Special attention given to Mining
Culture Claims, and the man.
,es and before the Interior Department
Agricultural and Grazing lands made
Incorporation papers of Stock RAISING
. prepared. Correspondence as to legal
, 1884-04-05
The Democratic Leader.


More widely Circulated than amy
other Paper In the Territory.
, 1884-04-05

courtesy of Nyo. Archive
, 1884-04-05
DR.. WAGNER


Chronic diseases OF men and women success
fully treated. Surgical operations OF all kinds
mia, cured without knife or caustlc. Diseases Of
Eye and Ear n speciality, by one member OF this
firm
, 1884-04-05
new STAR RESTAURANT

E. BURLlNGAME . 6SsA + 4EFTq 9El ANR SHF N SsHdn Dan 3
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Address 446 Lawrence street, Denver, Colorado.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18
A NOVEL POOT.RACI.


A novel foot.race came of at Elko.
Tuesday, between a local lightfoot and
q prominent San Francisco stock man,
who is supposed to be none other than
Barney Horn, the particulars OF which
are given by the Independent as follows:
The Bay Skipper, who has great
breadth OF beam AMI bottom, is noted
for his staying qualities,-his distance
being four miles and repeat-and the
match being y mere skip of forty yards,
the local flyer was toned down with a
so H. sack Of -four under each arm. To
provide against accidents. a handy man
with a rope was stationed abreast OF the
outcome, aud when it became apparent
that Barney couldn't catch on in time,
the noosa was adroitly flung onto the
man with the sacks. bringing him to a
sudden halt, while Barney bulged under
the wire, winning the race and Hour 10y
. long neck.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18
A uIRlCULoUs ESCAPE.
A Mlupr Falls Thirty Feet In n shaft
and u covered with Rock From
Three alasts.

A correspondent of the Eureka Senti-
mel, at Taylor, ,White Fine county,
writes that on the night OF the 8th in
slant the most remarkable escape from
death happened there ever recorded IN
mining. John Wheatiey, an .employe
of the Argus Mlning Company, was
working on the night SHIFT IN the Sun
rise mlne, in a shaft about forty feet
deep. Four feet from the bottom OF
the shaft drift had just been started.
WheatIey and Pat Bonner had been
working IN the drift, which was not ex-
tended more than two fc.t from he
side Of the shaft They ha. pr' il
three holes aud had loaded them pre-
paratory to blasting. Everything BENG
in readiness, Bonner went to the top to
draw Wheatly up by means OF the
windlass. After the latter had started,
Wheatley SET of the fuses and called
out 10 Bonner to host, and this Bonner
did. Whaatiey having his foot Ia the
loop of the rope. When about eight
feet from the surface Wheatleys foot
slipped from the rope, whsreupon he
lost his hold on the rope and fell over
thirty feet to the bottom OF the shaft,
on the solid rock. Three blasts, only
four feet above him, went OF, com
pletely covering him with rock and
debris. Bonner, supposin, his partner
killed outright, summoned help. De.
scendiug the shaft, the miners found
Whea.ley unconscious. Strange to say,
the examination showed no bones
broken. The patient is suffering from
the Sc, ere shock and several external
injuries.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18
THE SILVER STATE.
PUBLISHED EVERY DAT (5UNDAYS EX-
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS:
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18
operat,yc and mechanicaI Dentistry.

DIR. n. D. CATE, Mechanical Dentist, from
San Francisco, Is now associated with DIR. J. j.
MOORE. All parties requiring ARTIFICIAL
TEEIn, or who have ill-htting plates, can have
teeth made ia the most approved style, ana
satisfaction guaranteed, by calling upon the
Doctors, Mt the Lafay ette Hotel
Ninnemucca, Nov IL, 1854.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18

To customers in all parts of the town OF Win
nemucca.
sarOrders from points along the railroad 90
elsewhere will be filled without delay.
fdYSend orders 10
JOHN DIFHL, City Brewery.
Winnemucca, May IA, 1884. Y
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18

Several rooms have been added TO the dormi'
tory department OF the CAPITAL RESTAURANT,
and persons desirous Of securing SLEEPING
APARraKSrs can find at the CAPITAL
Elegantly Furnished Rooms,
which are large and well ventilated, and which
cannot be surpassed for comfort In any place
In Eastern Nevada Mrs ID. T. CROOK.
winnemueca, December 20, 1885, Il
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18

One Of the most successful remedies ever
advertised Is Kerrs Asthma Cure. II cures all
pains, oolics or cramps. and general debility.
Try IL and be convinced. nl-ly
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18

Fine suits OF Rooms for visitors.a and familie
at the LAFAYETTE HoTELL dl
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18

r. RxsnARr Il Co keep full line Of Lumber,
and sell at reasonable rates. 81
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-12-18
Buckwheat Flour

Kings self.risng Buckwheat Flour, just re
oeived at r. G ROBINS. ol3
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-06
Mingled With a Few
Crumbs of Comfort.
TOO MUCH SOLID SOUTH, TOO
MUCH PERSONAL SANDER,
TOO MUCH BEECHER,
AND ABOVE ALL,
Too Much LOW TARIFF Talk
Slaughters Cleveland and Elects
Blaine!

The picture above fairly illus
trstes the plight in which the Ma
tional Democracy came out of last
Tuesdays contest. We had dare
hope otherwise, but for several rea
SOUS which we have no space to
enlarge upon here, we frankly con
TESS We are not surprised at the re
suit. 1t is sufficient to know for
the present, however, that I'VE have
met the enemy and are his'n'', and
hope for wisdom that will guide
our party leaders to success in the
future.
The indications from the latest
dispatches as we go to press are
that the States and electoral votes
will be distributed as follows:
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-06
Prohibition In LOUISIANA.

In conversation with commercial
traveller from Red r;vLr it was stated
that where he sold $4,000 worth of
liquors last year the sales this year
had not covered the travelling eX-
penses; that everywhere he went
Prohibition stared him in the face.
The Church is taking an unusual
interest in the cause. Ministers are
waking up see the evil of intemper-
ance as never seen before, and the
wall Of distress sent up by broken
hearts and the tears of the orphans
crying for bread is piercing the
hearts of the many who now look
differently on a subject of the great
est interest to the nation.-N. o.
Times Democrat.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-06

Those reliable cleveland journals,
the Philadel phia Times and the
Boston Advertiser. agree in pro-
nouncing the Morrison bill "mon-
umental blunder."- -Er.
The Morrison tariff bill was a
milestone around the necks of the
Democratic nominees throughout
the campaign, and more than any
other cause contributed to their de-
feat last Tuesday; and yet Missis-
sippi's Democratic Congressman
voted for it TO a man, and Mai
Barksdale, in his speech at this
place, declared it in perfect accord
with Democratic policy, and said
that the fight would be renewed at
Il next session. 1t will be a little
wonderful, however, if The "monu
mental blunder" is persisted in to
the extent predicted b. Congress
man Barksdase.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-06
Applications for space will be re.

Applications for space will be re.
ceived until Nov. %.
Exhibits will he received until
December 10, 1884. with the under
standing that all exhilnts.musL be in
place by the opening day.
The demands for space have ex-
ceeded anything in the history OF
former cxpCsitionS. The manage
ment added 10000 square feet OF
exhibiting space to the buildings
originally designed, and advantages
will he taken of the time now allow
ed To provide additional space for ex-
hihitors, who NAV rely upon dis
position To accord reasonable space
to all who NAV apply.
+. A. BURKE, Director General.