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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-10

"a tho daneihgSehooii What can H. accom-.
plishi Usually more or less agility in the use
OF the feet. Occasionally q sensitive, fexi-
bic body catches and follows tho movement
Of the feet, giving an additional grace to the
exercise, but rarely does 1t express any mean
ing beyond the assumption OF a fashionable
gymnastic.
This in the light of its greatest possibilities,
while tho graceless monuments of its falling
short OF this are neither infrequent nor m-
known. Thus the advantage Of the dancing
school as a means of body culture sheds but
a sickly CLEAN upon the vast necessity. In
despair at the monotony Of inefliciency, we
fly to the sperialties, singing, painting,
elocution. Occasionally, after a long study.
a pupil gains a superior knowledge and pro-
ticiency in one of these directions, but the
great majority work a little and weary Of it,
then bury this with other possibilities be-
meath an embarrassing seeming. And society
is surfeited with those who paint a little, sing
a little, dance a little, who, when they are
not so engaged, are simply ill at ease and alta
loss for entertainment, and their companions
equally at n loss for helpful, enjoyable in
terest, for few and far between are they who
have learned to think broadly, appreciate
readily, talk and move well, even a little
and whyf Because we have no culture in that
art-mos useful, most readily accessible, and
most necessary to social grace, the art Of con-
Versation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-10

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Horse Cars IN Turkey.

There are no sidewalks in Galata,
and everybody goes in the streets. As
a consequence, the first weeks fatali-
ties of the horse car company included
four Armenians, three Turks, Nu-
bisn, and a Greek, children and dogs
not counted. Business was equally
good the second week: but the third,
they had the misfortune to include a
Pasha. 1t was bunglng piece Of bus
mess, for they did not kin the Pasha;
they only maugled him And when he
got around again he put In his whole
time working for an injunction against
the road. 1t was shown IN evidence
that the company did not want the
Pasha or the other people killedI that
they had been at considerable expense
to dispose of them; and further, that
1t had rung Its bells, as by law required
and so was not responsible for the peo-
pie who got in the way. The Pasha
flled his answer, and said that he had
heard the bell; that any one not deaf
could not heip hearing it; but that it
was not his bell. and he could not be
expected to look out for every slave
that rang one in the public streets. il
the slaves were to he bell sheep for the
Pashas he thought 1t was time for the
latter to resign. 1t was very pretty
quarrel, and occupied good deal of
Government time. But finally COM
promise was reached and an arrange
ment adopted which has continued In
use until the present time. The speed
of the car was not slackened nor its
right Of the way denied. But in con-
sideratlon of the crowded state Of the
thoroughfares and the impossibllity Of
making the populace turn out or mind
the bells the company was handicapped
with outruuners. Each car was pro-
vided with a negro, armed with club
whip and TIN horn, whose business it
was to run some fiften PAGES ahead on
the track blowing his horn. They are
picturesque fellows, these outrunners,
in their red fezes and green shirts, that
are open nearly to the waist.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
apofcon.

On the Avenue de Keyser, in Ant
werp, the broad one-paved street that
leads from the Cathedral square to the
Geological Gardens stands circular,
windowless building. After paving a
franc for admission was left to grope
my way along a narrow, dark passage
way, which only came to an end when
a quintette of toes tried to dislocate
staircase. Stumbling upward, day
light finally appeared by the opening of
a small door. The scene was bewilder
ing; the transformation was as wonder
full as it was sudden. A moment before
l had been propelling my way through
groups of jolly Belgians who thronged
the avenue; now / stood OH the battle
field of Waterloo, one of those marvel
Gus panoramaS of battle scenes that
picture the conflict with startling
reality. A clear sky, save for q patch
of black clouds in the east that threat
ened thunder storm and few lurid
shafts of flame shooting from burning
buildings, gave a mocking brightness
to the scene of blood. All around the
eye ranged over imaginary distances of
hills and valleys and steep-roofed houses
until the earth and sky joined hands
and dropped the curtain. While yet
taking in the wide view, l walked to
the wooden railing that incloses the
platform, and leaned over. The first
look almost mesmeriZed me with horror.
/ shuddered with a terror painfully
real. There lay, almost within reach,
a dead soldier, his ssbrecut face both
bloody and pale, his eyes glaring with
transtxing glassiness, his teeth protrud-
ing from the bloodless, shrunken lips,
his hair tangled in bloody masses. Be-
side him, almost hidden in the long
grass, was his gun, snapped in two,
while his helmet, resting on bed of
yiolets, faded and dying from the crush,
lay near his dead horse. 1t is supposed
to be D o'clock In the afternoon. To
the right is a deep ravine, a ready filled
with dead and dying soldiers. On one
side is a British square, each man
citadel of strength as defiance and cour-
age CLEAN from his eye. One noble
fellow, pierced by ball, Is dying, his
right hand clutching his coat with
terrible grasp. One can almost hear
the death rattle of the herol Bearing
down upon them with wild, reckless
abandon is a corps Of grenadlers and
the Milhaud cuirassiers, with drawn
sabers, with which TO add to the groan-
ing, bleedinr heaps in the ditch. Here
one is thrown from his saddle, and is
being dragged TO death over the up
turned earth; there shell from an
English gun is cieaving ahorrible path
way through line of begrlmed uni
forms. Over all is shed the reflection
from burning barns and hostelries.
Surrounded by score OF officers a sol
yer, plainly attired, though his uni
betokened military rank, is aExi-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Another Relic of Washington.

In the Office of the Rogers Iron COM
pany at Ausable Forks, Virginia hangs
document in the handwriting of
George Washington, witch is an object
of much interest to visitors. 1t is a
memorandum for arrangements which
were to bo observed In entertaining at
Mount Vernon of the Count de Ro-
chambeau, who was expected to visit
Washington there. 1t reads:
MEMoHASDUM FOR THE SERVANTS:
They are to cross at Colchester and
lodge at DUmfries.
They will, for themselves, get enter
tainment at the best public house In
the town, and direct dinner to be ready
for us at that place by II O'Clock to-
morrow, and by no means to exceed it.
''They are 10 draw public forage fol
their horses, this being laid in at that
place.
They are to set out at o'clock to-
morrow morning for Fredericksburg
and put up at the best tavern, where We
shall lodge, draw public forage there
also, and are to wait there for our arri-
val or further orders.
"GEo. WASHINGTON. "
"MoUNT VERNON, 11th September,
17Sl.
IN. Bubble forage is to be drawn
for the horses of the Count de Roch-
ambeau, etc."
This document was found nearly fifty
years ago among the papers of Benjam-
in Graves, who was the third sheriff Of
Clinton county. 1t has been in the pos
session of his grandson, II. d. Graves,
ever since.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Advice TO MY Son.

Did you ever hunt for something you
didn't want to findf asks Burdetter
People frequently do. No man wants
TO find horizontal collar button, nor
does the gentlewoman who carefully and
anxiously looks under the bed every
niSht for man, really went to find the
man. She believes there is one there,
but she would be greatly disappointed
and surprised to find him. Never look
for things you do not want to find, my
son 1t Is hard enough to find the
things you want. If you do not want
to find faults in your friends, do not look
for them. Ii you do not want to find
your enemies, do not hunt for them.
They will hunt for you, my son. And
ahat is worse, they will find you, too.
have known men who passed all
their lives hunting for things which no
body wished to have discovered and
which only made the finder miserable.
There are zen who can't smell helio-
trepe held at their lips, but have a nose
for carrion that would be fortune to
some poor struggling buzzard. He
never looks for good point about any
man. He finds the spots on the sun,
and sees not one ray of its brightness.
A clear running spring brook gives him
the hydrophobia, and mud puddle is a
revivlng Turkish bath to his mean little
soul. Ii he could 60 to heaven, which,
praised be all goodness, he never can, he
would be Of all men most miserable, BE-
cause he could find no mud to throw at
the angels.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11

parts who's leading her to think far too
much Of him."
"Oh, stop, stopl'' broke in Cissie.
MedlOck. Perhaps she can explain
Thank you, Miss Dennistoun you're
very good, Pm sure but Pm happy to
say l want none Of your kind excuses"
Polly interrupted. at may be q relief
to your mind to know that I'm engaged
to be married il a month to young
man in q genteel way Of business, who
intends setting up for himself at Mi
chaelmas as chemist and druggist"
"And I've taken her to Mallowdale
and introduced her everywhere ~ moan
ed Lady Cecilia.
''That was part of the bargain, said
the undaunted Polly. 'I'm sure no
one can say I've not done my part"
The girl was mistress OF the situation.
Doctor Medlock and the Squire even
looked at her with a sort of admira-
ton.
"You young hussy," said the former,
''what put such a prank into your
head ?''
"Reading and observation" was the
reply. Il found that ladies were get
ting good pay for playing at being serv-
ants 80 why should not servant get
the same for playing at being lady 7
My last mistress gave me all her cast of
dresses when she marrled. and, as far
as look goes. I'm sure I'm as good as
any lady. and, as for the work, great
deal better"
The Squire found that the disclosure
was proving too much for Lady Cecilia,
who was making arrangements for a
speedy fit Of Mysteries.
Cissie and the Vicar were both stand
ing dumbfounded, blushing like two
peonies. 1t was evidently time for him
to assert himself.
snow, my good girl, the best thing
you can do Is just to go indoors and
write to that good old mother of yours,
and say you're going home to her to
stay till your marriage. You shail
start tomorrow comfortably, and have
your months wages"
''Quarter, IL you please. I am not
domestic servant"
"Quarter then; and you'll hold your
tongue like a sensible girl, not only for
our sakes, but your own and your che
mist's-eh ?" Polly nodded. snow
be off and pack upi"
The Vicar and Doctor Medlock here
discreetly bade farewell.
"Now cheer up, Cecilia" said the
Squire, turning to that lady; there's
no harm done. No one will ever hear
more of it. 1t might have been worse
If Reggie had been at home. He's had
a providential escape, say"
''Oh, Reginald, Reginald, 1 never will
have my own way again as long as l
live :" cried his wife penitently.
The Squire laughed.
"Well, well, we've both made some
mistakes, and wish mine were as easily
forgotten rs yours, my dear"
He picked up the crewels and, with
resonant kiss, replaced Lady Cecilia in
her basket-chair.
Cissie, smiling and blushing, was busy
at her table under the cedar tree making
pleasant suggestive clinking with her
cups and ssucers.
Mouton composed himself anew to
repose, the rocks overhead cawed peace
fully as they sailed homewards, and the
setting sun sank on the last day Of dis
cord at Dennlstoun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
VOL. XXXVII1.
IN THE STORM.

-. s,rea Of shadows from the sky,
Wide fields withsut flush of green,
c.,,, lif-Iess branches tossed on high,
A .ullen waste, a wintry scene.
-hs rushing of the swollen brooks
Comrs on the wind both sad and cold
rb. hind. are silent in their nooks
Thr flow r. are prisoned meath the mould;
The woods that were so green and fair
JIsye nothing now TO make them glad
No rusic-fiow, no blossom-glow
All sometimes Life Is just as sad
S,5 heart that feels its youth is past,
Wbo,e dsys are duh with heavy carel
, lo,.ly lot mid strangers cast
ROW drear and sad Il is 10 beari
~ rbsn A sudden darkness falls
VI here lately Shone Loves brightest glow,
tn, shadow Of Despair appals
TIN, soul, and lays its courage low.
IT. -h..n We feel that naught can heal
Our aching hearts or soothe their pain.
- In,k on hlgh-the dawn Is nigh,
ILe sun Will surely rise again.
, s,ovfror starting from its sheath,
y0unr grasses in the sheltered lane,
Ar5 mi, ed daffodils beneath
The eorchauI-bOughs are green again
And. ah, the thrushes how they sing
The .kvlarkS how they soar on high
View lie hath come 10 eyeryt hing
Rstwixt the joyful earth and sky.
The sunshine warm dispels the storm
From scenes no longer bleak and bare;
zen so hath Life, with all its strife,
Sweet SpTin,-tide seasons fresh and fair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Changed Hands.

At the beginning of the oil excite
ment In Pennsylvania a very religious
old farmer who owned forty acres In the
center Of the belt" had offers for his
farm until he couldn't sleep uights.
They began at 81 900 and went up to
500, 600, but to each and every would be
purchaser the old man steadily replied:
''lf the Lord has put coal-il under
my farm it isn't for me TO dispute his
will"
One day however the agent Of syn.
dicate came along and asked what figure
the old man would set on his acres.
''I've bin offered $50, ,000."
'Yes."
''I've bin saying as how the Lord put
the lie there for some purpose Of his own.
Exactly"
"WelI, now, if you could convince
me that about one barrel in ten Of the
lie from this farm would be used for
people to read their bibles by 1 reckon
I'd set my figures at ABOUT $50, ,000."
In less than three hours the farm
changed hands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Pashas and Dogs.

The dogs are blessing to the Turks
II Mohammedan gets very drunk and
wants to run amuck and is AFRAID to go
out and kill man for fear Of the after
consequence, when he gets to feeling
real nice and murderous he takes his
knife and goes into the streets and
sticks it recklessly into the first dog he
meets. If he is real murderous he kills
two, and so great is the respect for the
CANNES that he gets more reputation as
q "bad man" ont OF this proceeding
than if he had killed four or five mere
dohammedans. A pasha ranks nearly
up TO dog in point of secular respect,
nut the dog holds over him in religious
anctity. The dog has the right of way
IN the public streets, and have seen
heavy pack train turn aside for one ly-
ing asleep on the cObbles. So fully
assured are they of their social position
that they have lost the sensitiveness
one expects from the race in civiliza-
ton. One day in the fish-market
greasy, yellow fellow walked into stall
and selected good sized fish while the
vender's back was turned, hauled 1t
down and began licking it preparatory
to making a meal. A Turk never
allows his religion to drop into mat
ters of loss and gain, and the owner of
the fish sacrilegiously interfered with
club. A civilized dog would have taken
the hint and departed, but this canine
saint had too much respect for his cloth.
Relying on his sanctity, at the first blow
he sat down on the pavement by the
flsh and lifted up his hand to heaven in
a howl. He shivered and squirmed and
wrinkled his skin as the blows grew
more persuasive, but 1t was some min
Htes before he was convinced that the
affair was not joke ard that he really
was not wanted. 1t is the foreigners
who abuse them most. kicked one so
hard behind that he tilted clear over
and struck on his hose. He did not
pay any attention or make sound.
He just tilted back into his old position
and went on summing himself without
sven looking around.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
Playing Chess BIindroId.

There is nothing very remarkable In
playing a game Of chess without seeing
the board. When one mastered, the
trick IS not only fairly easy Of perfor-
nance, but the fact that the process is
purely mental rather facilitates than
impedes the action of the mind. To
the blind d-folded chess-player, there is
present a mental picture OF the board
with the pieces in position. He can
change the position of the men as
easily as he can think, and after he has
once mastered the difficulty OF fixing
the mental picture, it is distinctly be-
fore him. Some players, who do not
IN their common process of memory
use picture phantoms, work out tho
moves as algebriacal propositions are
occasionally worked, by phantoms Of
sound; but as a rule, cheSs-players are
mental-picture-readers, and can at
pleasure call up any one of several
pictures of boards as they last conceived
them. The most difficult feat, and one
which very FEW mental chess players
can accomplish, Is to play two or three
games simultaneously, the moves made
by their opponents being told them in
close sequence and Their own moves
being directed after all the reports of
the proceedings of their opponent, have
been received. Thus, if there be sew
eral PLAYERS against the one mental
player, he must be told and remember
what each of his adversaries has done
before he begins 10 give the instruc-
tiOns for his several counter moves.
In this exploit the most perfect devel-
opment of the mental faculty Of dis
tinct picturing and the displacement
and recall of mental pictures at will is
exhibited. The prodigious difficulty
OF the feat can be realized In The at
tempt to perform it. Even the expert
blInd-folded chess-player can rarely
succded IN accomplishing the perfor-
nance we have attempted to describe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
How the story Grew.

The lowest name printed on the stone
tkb in the doorway of Court street
adding, Boston is only an inch or two
s,x.se the threshold. To add to the
eS~-alty which may be experienced by
AA IN pArfect vision none Of the names
on tne .st are in very large letters. A
near sigE ted man was observed rubbing
his nose as,ng this slab in downward
direction. As be settled lower and low
er, absorbed IN his inspection, two or
three people stopped to look at him. In
order to get to the last name he was
obliged substantially to lie down in the
DOORWAY. BY this time the two men
had increased TO Eve, and five was
enough to do the business. When the
near-si5hted man had got on his feet
again there was crowd The crowd,
or rather the inner ring Of u looked at
the man with curiosity and interest, and
the man returned it with o1iSVst and
annoyance.
whats the matter?" he ssAed,
sharply. Nobody answered him.
II understand there's man DIR, 80 Sr
tainted in the doorway"
llc ClUONCu ndy
the gathering throng. "Where is heT
he demanded again. The near-slghteo
man had passed on. The drunken man
was nowhere to be seen. No two people
told the same story. The officer ended
by clearing the sidewalk. But pulsations
of the original excitement continued TO
throb about that doorway for hours.
Everybody knew there had been row,
but nobody agreed as to the cause. A
thief had been arrested, man had been
obbed, a street fight had taken place.
Late in the afternoon one ragged ur-
chin was explaining to another In front
OF that awful theatre of operations how
this was the place where 1.-THE big cOdger
had hit the little codger and driv his
whole front teeth down his neck" The
awful mystery that hangs about most
street excitements hung about this one
all daJ.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11

Boston has 90, ,575 school children.
Cape May is to have a $50, 600
fer.
Fig brandy Is ryw California
drink.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11

The Rothschilds own s400, 600, 900
of United States bonds.
Washington territory promises a
large yield of fruit this season.
"A swarm of bees. nine mics long,
recently visited Oaxaca, Mexico.
Forty cords Of oak wood will yield
just about ten cords Of msrcbantabls
charcoal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11

asked and we'll have him here to lawn
tennis and dinner-he offered to teach
her when she said she didn't play and
.-and-yOu're beaten, you spiteful
thing l''-and she shook a pretty little
fist at her own flushed face in the glass,
and marched away bedwards with the
step Of conqueror.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-03
A Complete Opening.

A visit TO the extensive store rooms OF
l.. Wolfson reveals the fact that this es-
Enlistment has been completely filed
with Il new stock Of fall and winter
goods, in all the departments through
out. The beauty and elegance In de-
signs, patterns and shades, are all sight
of beauty to the eye, while artistic ar
rangements show taste and culture In
choice OF color. The clothing depart
ment, to which special attention Is con-
stantly had, by n corps of skilled sales
men, Is one of the most completely filed
in every way as to habilliments for gen.
tlemen, and contains In all grades, even
to the most fastidious, all sizes In suits
or single pieces. Special mention in
this department is justly due to fine
assortment of walking and dress suits,
In connection, and to which is added a
large and select stock of fine and stylish
overcoats OF the latest patterns.
Another Item in the house is the select
assortment of hats from the most fash
ionable and stylish; among the latter of
which is the elegant Stetson hat,
the Eureka" In fancy and dress
head wear, In all shades now
In vogue, and which, In itself, forms a
complete assortment while the whole
ensemble would do credit to any good
sized hat store.
The gentlemen's furnishing goods
found in Wolfson's can not be excelled
in either quantity or quality and include
all styles and sizes In silks. merinos and
other materials in pure white or colors,
bleached or unbleached, and special
mention Is made to the large assortment
in sizes of suits in heavy silk and wool
for winter wear. Gentlemen wishing
to obtain fine outfits for any calling in
life can not do better than TO call on
Mr.. Wolison and examine the extensive
emporium OF everything needed in n
gentleman's toilet. They will find 1t to
their interest In the end, as his prices
can not be beaten by anyone. l0-2-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-03
DRoposALs FOR ORDNANCE SUPPLIES.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, September 20, 1851.
SEALED PROPOSALS., In triplioatc. upon
the blank forms furnished from this Arsenal
only, will I've received bv tho under signed un-
I'll " o'clock NJ, on " EDNESDAY, OCl ODER
20, 1884. for furnishing the suppl .. In such
quantities and ut such times during the hsoal
Ofiicer Of this Arfenal may require. viz
Forage. Fuel. Lumber, Leather, Cotton Cloth,
Mating, Iron, Alcohol, Pants. Tools Station
err. sc.
A preference will be given to articles Of
domestic production. Catalogues giving the
estimated quantities and articles required can
be had on application TO this Arsenal. Also,
full Information as to the manner OF bidding.
conditions TO be observed by bidders and tern I
Of contract and payments.
Tho Government reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked on the outside Proposals for Ord
nance Supplies" and addressed To tho under
signed. ISAAC ARNOLD, JR.
Major OF Ordnance, Commanding