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, 1884-08-19

To CONVEY to the people Of this
country the simple fact hat he would ac-
cept the nomination ola great party for
the Presidency, Mr.. Blaine required 5000
words. Mr. Logan, accepting the Vice
Presidential nomination, drew upon his
f~avorite English for 1000 words. \ few
years ago from one to three hundred
words we're considered amply sufficient.
A campaign of wind is, however, being
pretty thoroughly inaugurited. General
Butler yesterday gave TO the press his
letter Of acceptance OF the nomination Of
two parties that are insignificant in national
politics. To say what he felt moved to
say required no less than 1900 words,
or what would represent about eleven
columns of type in The LEADER
We feel assured HAT the readers Of
this PAPER have no such unsuitable de-
sire for the utterances of General Butler
at this particular time as would cause
them to clamor for his entire address.
We present elsewhere the gist Of what he
has to say. comprised within the space Of
a single column
1t will be noticed that General Butler
ably maintains the reputation tor political
jugglery which he long ago secured and
has consistently practised during a long
and somewhat he ,ke-el carer.
, 1884-08-19
The Use of ola musks,..

An exchange says that the condemned
muskets Of the goVernment-the Enfield
and Belgian rifles and other firearms OF
the late war-fnd purchasers among
Grand Army posts. amateur military com
panies, and spectators for foreign
markets. some OF them being converted
into breech.loaders for sporting
There Is still another demand for them
which is not generally known. Large
numbers OF smoothbore musket barrels are
remounted and restocked. and are highly
valued as duck guns and for other field
sporting purposes. even without being
converted Into brcech leaders. A sports
man. who is a very successful hunter, said
recently that an old musket- barrel restocked
was his most valuable gun, and yet
cost him only 50, and he has In his collec-
ton several Of the most costly breech-load-
ing stub and twist guns. ~ worth 800,
more or less. each.
But whatever may be the value of these
gun barrels, 1t is certain Thai a very large
number find their way into the market as
sporting guns. A gunsmith with an ex-
perience Of twenty-five or thirty years
lately answered, in response to an inquiry,
that a very large proportion Of his business
was the alteration and remounting of old
military gun barrels. which form Il CON
siderable portion of the sporting gun
sellers stock In trade. The cost OF these
guns is very slight, and their market price
brings them within the reach Of most
purchasers.
, 1884-08-19

IM- Quads Letter TO Boys.l
Every city has dozens of lawyers and
doctors who live starvation lives, and more
or less preachers and artists who are sell
dom, II ever, mentioned by name. These
men are mistakes. They have no heart in
their profession and never belonged there.
i can name you carpenters, painters.
blacksmiths, wagonmakers. and others,
who are ont of work half the time, and
the other half is mostly consumed in kick
ing and complaining against the times. 1t
Is their " fault. They are botch work.
men. II is like putting an accordion under
4 piano and expecting II TO plai piano
music. Had each learned the Trade he
was fitted for he would have excelled.
] tan name you twenty instances where
skilled workmen nave been taken rs part
ners in large factories. The clerk who is
capable, honest and p%ersevering Is bound
to win Il higher position. The joiner who
does his work to last for years instead of
months, Is ncver out of work. There are
house painters who are satisfied TO stand on
a ladder or scaffold at $3.50 per day.
There are other house painters whose
energy and enthusiasm have made them
sign writers and decorators. and raised
their wages to $40 per week. 1t is not SO
much what you do. but how you do It.
that brings prosperity.
, 1884-08-19
CLEANING AND DlslNfecrlMc.
Hints which Are Timely Ia cholera
Threatened Ikegions.

lCincinnati EEquirsr.l
There are some simple methods oi
cleaning and iisiufecilnR that ought TO he
made known generally, and II even one
half Of the people would adopt them there
would be a wal improvement
A good. stiff broom. well piled. Is about
the cheapest and Is one VI the most effect
ual Try II first Of all. and after trying
II. Try il again. aud keep on trying it. Its
better than gossip. or growing. or chatting
the gar age-gatLerer. or swearing az the
sircet-clc4ners, or making the beat hotter
aud hotter by fault finding. The broom
Is IL sovereign remedy for tho domain Of
dirt just as surely as ii Is Il woman's
natural organ OF duty and defense in the
case Of n worthless. illtempered. lazy.
loafing. beer-guzzling husband.
Next to the broom and It's partner in the
holy work Of cleaning is wafer, II used at
the right time. But for cleaning CUTTERS
and other fifth spots It ought TO be used
carly in the morning-beforo the hot sun
turns the water into "A yapor that carries
off with ii the noisome fumes, and 30 does
more damage than good.
OF chemical disinfectants one OF the
cheapest IL copperas-tust the cheap green
vitriol. Two cents u pound Is enough for
any body TO charge for Il. and the grocery
keepers, who trade with more house
keepers IN a half a day than any other
storc-keopors do in n week. couldn't rem
der Il better service than TO buy n barrel Of
coppens and deal II out 10 all their Gus
TONERS. IL Is TO be had NJ wholesale for
less than l cent a pound. and a barrel Of il
could do a very effective work in II large
ncighborhoOd.
Then there Is lime-the ordinary I'M
slaked lime-that can be sprinkled about
In cutters and pools. and ought to be used
much more extensively than II now Is in
the shape OF whitewash.
The most powerful and easily used Of
The cheap disinfectnnts Is chloride of lime.
Two pounds, at 10 cents a pound-that Ia
.uough for any whi;e-minded man 70
charge for il at retall-is as good nn in
vcstmcnt Of 90 cents as you can make. II
you want TO keep Il place clean. It
won't clean n dirty gutter, OF take the piles
Of rotten refuse gu Of your cellars. but
after you have cleansed the spots once and
want TO disinfect them the chloride of
lime rs your friend. Some buy ID bushel
II lime and mix with it a pound Or two OF
chloride. which is very sensible and effect
i've plan.
, 1884-08-19

The General never did know when he had
enough.-LoloeR Cftisea.
And now Logan placatcs the gentle
p~hilologist h using such terms as ''o,d
veteran. Pail idelphia Times.
Every young woman should have a
chance to write a letter of acceptance, or,
what is better, a5cept orally. -Rochester
Herald.
The design IN the banner of the Pro-
hibition party should be n pump, bearing
the legend Handle with care. Mao
York Journal.
The Blaine organs are making q great
clamor for Cleveland letter of acceptance.
Very likely they will be sorry when they
get it-Ph7adelphia Times.
Out in Kansas the followers of st.
John are called NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
If Joe Cook was only a candidate-but
perish the thought - Boston Post
Candidate St. John was once chased for
two days by Indians. Mr.. St. John must
have had q bottle Of fre-water in his coat
tail pocket. -LouistiNe Couner7,IoiuzaL
Candidate st. John will not furnish the
Prohibitionists headquarters very extens-
lively. An ice pick anda soda fountain
are about all he will need. -PhHadelphia
Press.
Walt Whitman has promised to write
some campaign poetry foi Blaine. That
is good news. 1t will break the jaws Of
all processionists who attempts to sing it,
-Neio Orleans Pcdylme.
, 1884-08-19
Literal Examinations.


Those persons who object to the French
names Of dishes MS given on menus. and
want them in English. would be much
amused with a literal translation of them.
For instance: Puts d'amour mean foun-
tains OF love, anls etoile. starry anise-seed
allies de poularde au soleil, pullets' wings
in the sun. DIES mufs n ~laurore. eggs blush
ing like aurora; b9uf a recarlatc, beef in
scarlet; sauce N petit deuii, sauce In half
mourning. and haricots vierges, white vir-
gin beans. French cooks. too. are ingeni-
ous In the new dishes, as well as in the
epithets they attach TO them. Thus we
have culottc u la royale, sauce veloute.
breeches in the royal fashion, with velvet
sauce; tendons de veau en- queue de paon.
tendons Of veal in a ~peacock's tail, and
opauie dc mouton en- hallon. EN- musette, a
shoulder of mutton in n balloon or n bag
pipe Sometimes their names are ; o
ianciiul Gs to be totally incomprehensible.
such rs the following: Praises de veau,
strawberries OF veal: flotte, sauce tomato. a
iieet with tomato sauce; and DIES pufs nu
miroir. egg in n looking glass.
, 1884-08-19

The lines which. by Shakespeare order,
were cut on his tombstone, and run thus
Reader, for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust inclosed here;
Blessed be he that spares these stones
But cursed be he that moves my bones-
have doubtless puzzled a great many per
son Light is thrown upon them. how
ever. by an old letter found in the Bodleian
library, says the indianapolis journal.
This letter. written about 1901, by one
Queens college man TO another. explains
that in the church where the poet was
buried was a repository called a bone
house for all bones which were dug up,
own should be thrown. The lines had
their effect. His grave Is emit feet
deem.
, 1884-08-19

IA RlfuAAA HNtFuAF 4huAAulNsl
The geysers OF New Zealand are found
on the North island. scattered through the
urea which extends from Tongariro Ia
semi active volcanic cone, In about the
center Of the island, 10 the Bay of Plenty.
They have long been known TO the natives.
who AVE no traditions as To their age.
but from time immcmorial have used
the quiet hot springs 10 warm their huts
and to cook their food. Every hut has its
boiler close to the door. bread is baked on
large slabs of stone. placed ovet the hottest
portions of the ground and on others, not
quite so hot. the lazy r%ecline, wrapped in
blankets. enjoying Vuloan.s heat In these
respects tho Maori- have the advantage
over our North American Indians. who
have always avoided the Yellowstone re-
gion on account Of their supcrstitious fears
The springs OF Saw Sayu on Nnnua
Lew, in the Feejce islands. are pseudo
geysers. The latter were owned by an
old woman who was captured by u chief
In 1858. and cooked In her " springs.
Miss c. T. Gordon Cumming. referring to
this. says: she was past 20, and must
have been very tough and smoke dried.
but as in her younger days she had been a
regular Joan Of Arc, leading her tribe
to battle. and herself fighting hand
to hand with a Ratchet, he de.
termined 10 eat her. So he had her cooked
with the sixteen men. and made a great
feast, and then 10 spite the people. before
leaving the district. he attempted TO choke
up all the springs, in which amiable effort
he partially succeeded. These springs
were also a ~favoiite place for depositing
all superfuous babes, especially girls who
never got much of welcome. They were
popped in alive. like so many HOLSTERS. and
treated with quite az little ceremony.
, 1884-08-19
TuBERosEs.


l-haAe RhAAAua OuAIsl
In misty greenhouse aisles or garden walhL
In crowded halls or in the lonely room.
Where fair tuberoses. from their slender
stalks.
a all the air with heavy, rich perfume,
Ny heart grows sick; my spirits sink like
load
The scene before me slips and fades away:
A small, still room uprising In its stead,
With softened light, and griefs dread, dark
array.
Shrined in its midst, with folded hands, at
rest,
Lifes work all over ere twas well begun,
Lies a fair girl in snowy garments dressed,
And all the place with bud and bloom DER
run;
Pihks, roses, lilies, blend in odorous death,
but over all the tuberose sends It's wealth,
Seeming 10 hold the lost one by its breath
While creeping DER our living hearts In
stealth,
o, subtle blossoms. you are deaths own
howersl
You have no part with love or festal hours.
, 1884-08-19
A Good and cenerou. spIrIt.

Chicago Tribune Man About Town" y
was forced TO smile the other day
when Mrs. Scoville. now known as Mrs.
Howe. the sister Of the late Charles
Guiteau, called on me to examine the Ms.
Of d book which she had prepared for pub
LEGATION, and In the course OF her converse
ton stated tina her former husband was
about to marry again, and that she had a
lot OF wedding stationery that they had
not used, and which she proposed TO send
him. in a good and generous spirit. TO IA
cilitate matters on the occasion.
, 1884-08-19
The Poverty OF GARFIELD and Lincoln.
youths Companion,l

youths C~ompanion1
When Gen. Garfield was on his way 10
Washington 10 be inaugurated As president
OF the United States. John b. ID well
known public man from Ashtabula.
boarded the train. He had been one of
Gariield's pupils when the latter taught in
a little log school-house in the backwoods.
As the teacher boarded with Mr.. BIS
mother, they had been more intimate than
IS usual with master and scholar.
Many significant stories were told when
they met which illustrated the hard strug-
giles Of the future president in his youth.
One was that. on some occasion he was in
vitcd 10 q country party. but on the very
day II was TO take place he split at the
knee one leg OF his trousers. He had but
one pair OF very coarse Jeans. and no
money to buy another. Garfield had set
his heart on going to the merry making,
and was bitterly disappointed.
You go To bed. - said his hostess. and
let me see what ! can do
The teacher .obeycd, and IN an hour re-
ceived his trousers so neatly darned that 1t
was impossible r. find where they had
been broken. He thanked her so earnestly
that the good woman cried out.
Never mind, Mr.. Garfield When
you're IA great man in the Ohio legislature.
nobodyn ask how many pairs OF trousers
you had when you taught up here in the
Reserved"
This little incident recalls n story told Of
our other martyred president. In 1880 n
tmveling pedler came one evening TO "A
cabin in Illinois and asked the farmers
wife II he could stay AT the house all
night.
I'VE eau feed your beast, - was tho
answer. but we cannot lodge you. unless
you IRE willing to sleep with the hired
man. -
Lets nave Il look at him first. - said the
pedler.
The woman pointed to the side OF the
house, where a lank. six-foot man. In rag
ged hut clean clothes. was stretched on the
grass reading n book. "Hen do. - said
the stranger.
The hired man was Abraham Lin
colu
, 1884-08-19
a RemarknbIe F.cape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Tunkhannock,
Pa, was afflicted for six years with asthma
and bronchitis, during which time the
best physicians could give no relief.
Her life was despaired OF, until in last Oc-
tober she procured a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, when immediate relief
was felt, and by continuing its use for a
short time she was completely cured, gain
ing in flesh so TBS. in a few months.
Free trial bottles of this certain cure Of
all throat and lung diseases at Gray *
Pearse's drug store. Large bottles hoo.
, 1884-08-19

We learn from one OF the London
society papers. The Lady's Pictorial. that
the hair Of 5trs. Burnett, the novelist. is
the Joy Of her existence; that Bret Harte
squints; that Mark Twain stammers; that
careless dark hair, that Henry James Is
like the prince Of Wales; and that Mr..
George William Curtis wears q glass eve.
, 1884-08-19

Frazier's Root Bitters are not a dram
shop beverage, but are strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep the bowels
open and regular, make the weak strong,
heal the lungs, build up the nerves, and
cleanse the blood and system from every
impurity. Sold By druggists. Sl.OO.
, 1884-08-19
China,s Actual Population.

T~"-N@-W ITUT"TT.I
L. p. McCarty. the well-known stats.
ticiansof San Francisco, who publishes a
volume annually of statistics, which arc
collected with great industry from all
quarters of the world, has ut last succeeded
In obtaining from the imperial office al
Pckin the official census OF the population
Of China According 70 the data thus oh
timed the actual population Of the Chin
ese empire is $50, 900, 000
, 1884-08-19

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapel hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles or no pay required. Ii is
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Gray & Pearse.
, 1884-08-19

"why do they call Ben Butler an Anti
M~oaoHolisi, father
It's the early letter Of acceptance that
catches all the ouse.-Bostoa Times.
Because. my child, he grabbed two
nominations and tried to get another. -
Utica Obserre.
General Buffers fa7orite poet Is Moore.
, 1884-08-19

In skinning calves. the French mode Is
10 make a hole. insert the nozzle Of a bel.
lows. and blow the skin from the flesh.
For this reason alone. Il IS said, French
calfskin Is superior 10 that made in this
country. where knives are used in the
skinning process
, 1884-08-19
An Honest Failure.


II WIHlNIFuNN NuUI
Kate Fields co operative dress Associa
ton brought only S7l at sherid's sale, but
Kate did not run of with the funds. Ii
was an honest failure, which Is more than
can be said of a good many collapsed en-.
terprises started by horrid men.
, 1884-08-19

A sure CURE for little grubs in the skin,
Rough skin, etc. 1t will remove that
roughness from the hands and face and
make you beautiful. Price SOC. Sent
by mail. Gray 4 Pearse, Sole Agents.
, 1884-08-19

~. louis KepubIlcan.I
Aud Lang SyneS is popularity sup
posed TO be the composition of Burns, but,
N fact, he only wrote the second and third
verses Of the ballad as commonly N re-
touching the others from an older and less
familiar song.
, 1884-08-19

Il Is stated that In an average life of
fifty years a man works Q, 200 days and
sleeps as many more, eats 1000, walks 500,
Is rick 600. and spends the rest of the half
century In amusing himself
, 1884-08-19

On a sun dial which stands upon the
pier at Brighton is inscribed this most
hopeful line: IT'S always morning
somewhere In the work.
, 1884-08-19

Job printing Of every description done
with neatness and dispatch at the LEADER
lob rooms.
, 1884-08-19
New Advertisements
ADVERTISERS

By addressing GEO. y. HOWELL a CO.
10 Spruce ST.. New York. can learn the exact
Gust Of any proposed I nc CT ADVERTISING In
American N.wspapers- ~ 100 Rage
, 1884-08-19

Mason's self sealing fruit jars and Jelly
cups at Craig, Davis 4 Co. 5.
, 1884-08-19

The best smoking tobacco is Little
Joker"
, 1884-08-19
PubIishsd 0aIly. exogpi Monday.


al the Posto1ics. Cayenne HVo
Sor transmission fhSSn0h he mail "a
sond slass mailer
, 1884-08-19

Those of our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEAD n by mail should see that
the are paid IN advance, rs ali subscriptions
not so paid are liable 10 be discontinued
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27

fact is that Paddy did not expect to find such
metropolitan audiences away up here, and he
acknowledged that he had made q mistake.
''Why," said he, ''they are rale New York
people, and mkt time I'll bring as good a
show as give them down there" He is funny
himself and he has few good people, but
the variety part of the performance was not
as good as that at the Olympic.
The work of remodeling the interior of the
Exposition building, Chicago, has begun
An acre and three-quarters of the floor will
be utilized, which gives length of 400 feet.
Including galleries there will be a seating ca
pacity for 5000 people. The stage will seat
1000. The aisles will be supplied with heavy
mating to deaden the sound of footsteps.
Each part of the house will have its own ex-
its to prevent confusion in emptying the
structure. 1t will cost SIS, 900 to thus put it
in shape for the patriotic necessities of a
presidential convention.
The Bunch of Keys did fine business at
the Grand during the last of the week and
the audiences constantly increased. The
piece is very skillfully designed and abounds
in laughable and effective situations. There
is semblance of plot, more in fact than is
usually considered necessary in such farcial
productions, and the people are exceptionally
good. Thelcapacity of the Opera house was
thoroughly tested in the way of stage appli-
ances and the result was most gratifying, the
interior of the hotel being perfect in every
detail. Much credit is due Manager Scott
and his corps of skllful assistants.
AT the Newcastle theater, London, upon
the occasion of the first production of Poster
ity, new and original comic opera by Meyer
Lutz, libretto by Augustus NJ. Moore, the
orchestra and performers were all ladies', and
even the conductors baton was welded by
a lady, Miss Lila Clay. The story shows the
fair sex ruling the roost, and the scene, laid
in England in the twentieth century, repre-
sents society in state of topsyturvy. The
ladies are the lords of creation, and they no,
only fill the public offices but do the counting,
the climax being reached when one of them
in defiance of authority, actually abducts the
son Of judge. The music is said to be good
and the libretto rich and racy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
st. Pn,tL attractions.

Why is Pat Rooney like a barber? Because
he gets his living with his mug!
The Olympic has been crowded nightly and
hundreds have been turned away
Lovely Lily Langtry is being handled much
more leniently by the critics this year, and
some assert that she is liable to become an
artist.
Pinafore has been successfully revived at
the Museum in Chicago, John McWade, Mac
st. John, Emma Baker and DIR. Barnes be-
ing in the cast.
Minnie Palmer celebrated her min eteenth
birthday last Monday. Minnie has happy
faculty of remaining under twenty years of
age much longer than ordinary mortals.
Jack Haverly, with the Mastodons, sails for
England May II. The company numbers
ss65 count them, 65," and will open at Drury
Lane theatre May 81.
Mapleson just completed short season of
Italian opera at the Academy of Music, New
York Many of his artists sail Immediately
for England to join Gye, the London i'm
pressario
st. Paul is honored tonight by having as
her guest Alexander Sullivan, president of
the Irish National Land League. This able,
earn est man will speak to the people at
Market hall.
The subscription gotten up among the ar
fists of Mapleson's opera company for the
wife of Lombardelli, who died in San Fran
cisco. amounted to about 80, 400. Of this
amount Gerster gave 81, 600 and Patti $3.50.
Miss Emma Juch has been engaged to sing
| a solo at the Chicago musical festival next
month She occupies niche in the temple
of enduring fame on the recomm endation of
Mr. Jimmie Morrissey, who says she is the
| rival of Patti. Inasmuch as Mr.. Morrissey
used to cry in the wilderness ahead of Emma
| Abbott it is presumed he knows what he is
talking about.-NepS Letter.
Mr.. c. D. Hess, proprietor of the Acme
English Opera company, which is so great a
| favorite with st. Paul people, has been play
| ing long season in the republic of Mexico,
and is so impressed by the appreciation of
| the people, and so satisfied with his success,
| that he has secured an interest in the man
agement of two theaters in the City of Next
| co, the National and the Principal, and is
inviting the best American companies to
| visit that section.
Entertainments at Chicago this week:
The Boston Ideals remain another week at
the Grand, ringing the changes on their old
repertory. d. E. Bandmann and Nine Jan
isch go to McVicker's, opening Monday
evening in Hamlet VIM. j. Scanlan opens
at Hooley's this evening. Storm Beaten
continues another week at Haverly's. The
Lights o. London will shine at the Standardy
D. Of CHI at
There will be no novelties worth mention
| ing.
| Last week Pat Rooney, the genuine Irish
man, gave four performances at the Grand
aaera house to a rather small business. The