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, 1885-07-21
Sir Ashley Cooper a. a Horse Daeto,


In the life of Sir Ashley Cooper II Is
said that he required his coachman to at
lend every market morning at S%mithfeld.
and purchase all lame young horses ex
posed for sale which he thought might
possibly be convertible into carriage or
saddle horses. should they recover from
their defects. lie was never to give more
than z pounds sterling for each, but D
pounds sterling was the average price.
In this manner thirty or forty horses
were sometimes collected at Gaelisbridge.
his fnrm. IN n stated morning every
week the blacksmith came up from the
village. and the horses were in successive
order caught, haltcred. and brought TO
him for inspection.
Having discovered the cause OF their
lameness, he proceeded TO perform what
ever seemed to him necessary for the cure.
Tic i'm royomcnt produced in Il short
,imc by good feeding and medical attend
ance. such as few horses before or since
have enjoyed. appeared truly wonderful
Horses which were at inst with di equity
driven TO pasture. because of their halt.
were now with rs much difficulty re
strained from rum ny away. Even one
fortnight al Gaelisbridge would fire.
qucntly produce such an alteration in
some of them that it required no unskill
FIJI eye in the former owner himself to
r%ecognizcihe animnl which he had sold but
"A few weeks he orc fifty g%uinoas were
paid for one Of these animals. which
turned out - very good bargain. and Sir
Astley's carriage was for years drawn by
"a pair of horses which together cost him
only ~ pounds 20 shillings sterling.
We believe a similar business to that Of
Sir Ashley copper is carried on by a class
Of horse dealers in New ork and other
80 81. n.- 80. III
less horses are bought for a few dollars
and taken 10 the country. where the
change to pasture diet, the needed rest.
and tie watchiul and careful treatment Of
the owner frequently transforms n worth
less horse into a valuable animal
, 1885-07-21
The Dropping OF the IN.

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BY the way, il may be as well 10 re-.
mind American comic writers that Enp.
lish people of ranl. do not misplace Il
neither do they say "blarstcd. - nor
"cawnt" for cant see by the New
York humorous papers that this Jaw" is
supposed ia thattown at least to represent
the English broad Il The fact is that the
sound rs here given is like r. not posi
lively rolled. but still an r. As for tho IA
the line between white blood ana black is
not as distinctly drawn in American as
that between those who do or dc not this
evil thing Socially speaking TO misplace
an Ii is the objectionable sin. One may
possess every virtue and accomplishment.
but, as | have heard il put, drop In h
and you are id" This Is one great
cause why there is such IA limo Of demar.
cation between the classes. and why the
lower class recognize their own inferi-
GRITTY.
once heard a very pretty. ladylikc.
well-dressed woman say that a certain
man had paid attention to her. but could
not. OF course, marry her. because he was
"A gentleman. After II while 1 heard
her drop an h, and it was all clear. A
Pariah in India might as well talk of a
Brahmin us IA husband. What is most
extraordinary in this manner Of mispro-
nunciation Is that it seems to he incur
able. | nave heard Of a uuadroon in
America, before the war who told her
mistress that, if being skinned alive and
rolled in salt for a year would make her
white, she would gladly submit to IT, /
am sure there are hundreds of thousands
in England who would do the same to be
able 10 speak their WI language cor.
rectly.
There is one sound in Welsh and two
in Arabic which | could never master.
simply because my ear could never detect
il, for | am one Of the unfortunate few
who have no natural gift for languages
and only learn one by ahor. So the vul-
gar English ear can not detect the h. or It
rather invariably hears the contrary.
Some people will talk for hours. how
ever, without tetraying this, but when
they become excited and forgetful there
comes at first II little h in and her a small
Ii out until the floor is kneedeep with
dropped his Many English people
think than Americans en- oy superior
culture, simply because we do not mani.
fest his singular defect.
, 1885-07-21
The Neeale and rl.rsat Pan.

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The Agave Americana holds the place
Of Asia,ic hemp and tgypiian papyrus
Ancient hierogly phics were inscribed on
the leaves. maccrated in wafer and glued
together as the bark Of paper mulberry.
Much attention has been paid to the
manufacture of paper from its leaves.
THE fabrication of this material is des
tined to be a great industry. - says tho
x Catalogue of Mexican Products. owing
10 the quality and cheapness of the mate
rial.
The fibers of the leaves with the thorns
at the end are a piled 10 manifold uses
The edges of the leaves are indented at
each indenture is a spine These spines
are freluentlyssso strong as to serve the
Indians for nails. A needle and thread
is al-o furnished the natives by the sim p
pie process of pounding the leaf so as to
soften the pulp. then scraping the latter
away allowing the tibers with thorns at
tached to remain, These are dried by
hanging in the sun Il few days. and the
Indian woman has her needle. VIII Oh is
smooth and not liable to rust: her thread
to sew her coarse dress made from petal
flax" q textile fabric of this plant,
prepared in the crudest manner. yet
stronger than cotton which has gone
through many processes of manufacture.
A rope is made from the nber of the
magucy which is used in the mines and
for tho cordage of ships on the western
coast The poorer c as ses of Mexico
thatch the roofs with the caves, and these
being concave serve rs cutters to conduct
the water away from the caves
, 1885-07-21

Now. handsome men nave never been
been popular in irginia, as was shrewdly
remarked by a writer in The chmond
Wing forty years ago. when explainin ,
the unpopularity of colt nj that time in
the Old Dominion The favorites Of the
Nirginians have general been the reverse
OF handsome Jefferson, Madison. Mar
shall. Monroe. Jack Taylor. and Stone.
wall jackson bore little resemblance to
the Apollo elyidere. Washington him
self was far from being a hands me man
in his youth. although old age mellowed
his stern lineamenis with the grandeur
which Stuart has idealized for tho de
light of all coming generations. ebert
b. Lee, it is true. WA a very handsome
man and the idol of his people. but he
was an exception to the rule which gov.
erned Nirglnians for so many years
, 1885-07-21

y TELEGRAM from Washington says
The testing of the constitutionalty of
the civil service law is a growing idea with
a number Of persons who are not only op.
posed to the measure, but believe that it
Will not stand the test before the highct
Judicial tribunal This view is %concurrcd
in by a number of officials who are not
charged with not faithfully executing the
law. At least one member of Arthur =
cabinet, who helped to frame the rules
now in operation, doubted very much
whether their operation was not contrary
to the constitution. Reasons accumulate
for looking for a contest next winter over
the law, It's advocates Icing opposed by
two tactions--one for It's total repeal, an
other for its material modification. Re
cent occurrences are likely to bring the
commissioners under fire, if half of what
is Threatened is attempted. The latest
charge against them is offensive parti
sanship, which is grated upon a prior
n against the chairman of discriminat-
ing IN favor of Republicans in putting
candidates in the service. In plain terms.
1t is charged that a Republican who was
examined only twenty days before was put
10 work when a Democrat, with his GER
tidcate, had waited two years and still
waits.
, 1885-07-21
Hint. on su inner Diet.

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Milk is a very important summer diet.
but should be used IN moderation or it il
liable TO produce M effects. Drink IL In
small mouthfuls and rest a ome be
tween Them. Dyspeptic persons are nd
viscd to beat the milk a few be
fore drinking That treatment breaks the
butter globules and renders digestion
easier
We strongly recommend SKINNED milk
and fresh buttermilk ms summer drinks. in.
stead Of ice water The ice water dys.
pepsia. "A common malady during the
summer months. may be entirely relieved
by using small Quantities of freshly
churned huttermilk, accompanied by what
is known as n moderately dry diet
Breakfast should not be a heavy meal
and hot food should be used In modera
ton Hot tea and coffee literally par
taken often prevents M from feeling
comfortable all day l.adishes ice cold.
oatmeal crackers and milk. a dainty slice
OF cold lamb, fresh fruit and cold as
paragus present n breakfast that makes
hot weather q luxury
, 1885-07-21

lBlakeiy Haiiin san Francisco Arsonautl
| have often been amused at the dis
cussions Of actors over certain lines in
PLAYS or pieces OF business which thoy
considered peculiarly their own. This
sort OF thing resulted in IA fight once in a
corridor OF q Cincinnati hotel, where two
professionals, who were very much down
at the heel. waXed wrothy over a line in
-bthello II was that part OF the dia.
logue between tthello and Iago. where
the Moor says OF Cassie. is he not
honestl" lago says. Honest my lord H
One Of the actors claimed that this second
lire should he read with yelled and crafty
meaning spoken, Ia fact. so rs to throw
a very slight discredit on tassios honesty.
and yet not openly accuse him, That's
rot. said the other actor. complacently
the way that there line should be read is
with surprise and disgust You don't
suppose there would be a curse at the end
81 the line without meaning somethingY
The way to read that line is this Honest
Ny Lord 50
, 1885-07-21


TnE new prohibition law of Iowa, hav-
ing been in force year on the 18th of July,
a Davenport paper has taken pains to
collect statistics from twenty-five of the
larger towns of the state to show how it
has worked. These were collected from
mayors and town clerks, who say that the
entire number of saloons now openly in
operation is 967, against TO before the
new law went into effect. In one place
the increase has been from 50 to 10, in
another from 6s 10 LOG, and in still an
other from $50 to 10, mcr the old
law the councils of these different towns
had fixed licences at Guuies ranging from
$3.50 to 81 900 In some places this pro-
duced a revenue Of nearly $50, 900 which
WAS Of course euuroiy thrown away when
the state took from communities the
right 10 ISSUE heoncts at any price or with
any restrictions, however severe. The
general opinion llyors the repeal Of a law
which has thus defeated It's " ends and
which has demonstrated 30 thoroughly
that prohibition does not prohibit.
, 1885-07-21

Nine tenths Of the fire crackers come
from Canton. where they arc made by
convicts hired by Flashing X Chow Hing
from the government at the rate Of 3 cents
IA day. All Of the work is done inside Of
the prisons. which consist of a reservation
Of 800 feet square. staked of and sur.
rounded by high bamboo palings. The
paper employed in the manufacture Of
IRE crackers is made OF bamboo film. and
is without doubt the strongest paper
made. Each cracker is filed. rolled and
pasted by hand, and the nimble fingers OF
the %convicts finish them with astonishing
rapidity.
The powder is different from any other
made and despite the fineness of it, is
nevertheless equally as powerful as our
best blasting powder. When ready for
the market they ARE sent to Hong il ong.
from whence they arc distributed all over
the world. In the year 1884 .5OO. 600
boxes OF tire crackers were entered in this
country Each box contained forty pack
ages. aud each package from sixty four
10 eighty crackers From this some idea
Of the number of fire crackers exploded
on Independence Day may be gained
, 1885-07-21

THE other members of the London
press have entirely ignored the Pail Nail
Ga-cttcs i~cculent exposures. The at
tempt to bolster up a series of obscene
publications by inducing a lot Of respecta-
bic old gentlemen to investigate the evil
dence on which they are founded does not
seem to serve any good purpose, except
to promote the interests of the Pail Mall
Gozcne's publisher, The British gov
crnment has acted wisely in refusing to
make any prosecution in consequence of
the publications. as public trials would
only stir up the entire offensive mess
again and stir ii deeper, which could but
result in general social Generalization
The best thing to do when a carrion is
discovered is to bury it out of sight anu
smell as quickly as possible.
, 1885-07-21

You are allowed q free trial Of thirty
days Of the use Of DIR. Dyes Celebrated
Nolmic Belt with Electric S%uspensory Ap-
planes for the speedy relief and perma-
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Complete restoration 10 health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, etc, mailed free by addressing
Voltaic Belt Co, Marshall, Mich.
, 1885-07-21

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of want of weight in the back, loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
Of the kidneys or neighboring organs. At
times, symptoms ofindigestion are present
hatulency, u~neasiness Of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like perspin.ion, producing a
very disagrecable itching, after getting
warm. is a common attendant Blind,
bleeding gnd itching piles yield at once to
the application Of DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumors, allaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per
manent cure. Price 80 cents. Address
The DR.. Bosanko Medicine 60, Piqua,
u. Sold by w. N. Hunt
, 1885-07-21

Athirtlc framing and Mental culture
iFrluh I1slisfs mustiatedl
A few years ago. the notion wa very
prevalent thai athletic training was some.
how an auxiliary OF mental culture. that
the trapcsc was a friend Of trigonomctry.
and the boxing. gloves n promoter OF
Greek. and that the best scholars were
generally identical with the handsome
chaps who won the boat race. Opposed
to this strange delusion was the well
known fact that n undue proportion of
the creative men Of tic world had been
either physically feeble or n~ctually de-
formed, like Lamb, Pope. Milton, Byron,
Carlyle and Stuart Mill but this seemed
to 10 forgotten like the other obvious
conside alton that the honors at compotl.
ton games canuOt be won except at the
expense Of hard professional training.
aud q great amount of time that must be
taken from study.
Now comes the venerable Dr.. McCosh.
il his report 10 The Princeton trustees.
and lie gives Us some important data for
n conclusion. lie snys Il have before
me the lists Of students who arc officers
aud members OF foot ball and base ball
teams. in all twenty seven. We now
rank the students IA groups. In all six
groups. and ind TINT no one of the
twenty seven j. in the first group, that
only two arc In the second group. that
the remainder. with five exceptions. are
in the lower half Of the class. and fifteen
are IN the two lowest groups. the fifth
and sixth.
This is n showing that will rave a pro
found influence on the destiny Of Ameri
can colleges II will create deep alarm in
the minds Of parents whose sons are now
taking a college course from the physical
point Of view, aud will cause a good
many self respecting undergraduates to
reconsider a question which they have re.
garded as settled. More than half Of the
professional athletes OF a great college arc
found at the very foot Of their Glasses
A natural tendency TO high rank as an
athlete IS fatal 10 high rank as a student
, 1885-07-21


DoDGiNG the service Of a legal warrant,
summons or subpoena is an old dodge,
but lodging a notification of remova from
Office seems to be peculiarly a nineteenth.
century invention. Governor kincaid, OF
Alaska, was removed over a month ago
and Mr.. Swineford, of Michigan, APP
pointed TO succeed him. The department
has been trying to inform Mr. Kincaid OF
his removal ever since, with remarkable
lack Of success. He travels faster thai.
railways, mails or kilograms, and alwaJ B
manages to have just left the place whore
the last missive is directed. At last az
counts he was hunting for some northern
retreat in Alaska where mails and mes
sengers have never been known to pene
rate Perhaps Mr.. Swineford ma,
drive him into the Arctic ocean finally
aud reign undisputed over the Indian,
aud icebergs of our northwestern acqui
sition.
, 1885-07-21
BOSE ROMANCE.

Two roses. freshly sweet ana rare,
bloomed ia the dewy morning
On netghhoring bushes green AMI fair.
One garden-bed adjoining.
'AhF sighed the pnir, "whnt Joy, what
pride,
II on one branch together
We two were growing side by side
Through all thi. golien weather.
Thero camo a youth WHO roughly tire
The roses from their bowers,
Aud T. his sweetheart proudly boro
The two fair, fragrant n vers
Upon her bosom with delight
Thy blonmed-bnt not forsvar.
They fated-ahi but rapture bright,
They faded thers together.
, 1885-07-21

A general court martial is appointed to
meet at Fort Laramie, Wyo., at 10 clock
a m, ON Wednesday, the 10Th day of
July, 1885, or as soon thereafter as pmc.
ucablc, for the trial Of such prisoners as
may be properly brought before it De-
tail for the court: Capt Daniel W. Ben
ham, 7th infantry, Capt Henry B. Free
man. 9Th infantry; Capt Constant VIII
lamr, 9Th infantry, Capt Charles A.
Coolidge, 9Th infantry Fnt Lieut. Fran
els Woodbridge, 7th infantry, Second
Lieut. Daniel A. Frederick. 9Th infantry.
Second Lieut. Daniel l. Howell, 9TH in.
iantryi Second Lieut. J. Epsy Mccoy,
7th niautps Second Lieut. Sclah II IL.
Tompkins, 7th infantry, First Lieut.
Cha les A. Wonlru, 7th infantry Judge
advocate.
, 1885-07-21

IF cholera does come - said one of our
pu pit men in his sermon. Iii will attack
the i'll fed, the incorporate. the disc.
bedieut, the people weakened by dissipa-
ton or fear. ther things being equal ii
will leave the strong. the obcd.ent and the
healthy. The first INTUITION is; he not
afraid. 4 cheerful man is proie ted
against epidemics by the mere fact that
he ices not permit himself to fear an at
tack Of the prevailing disease | need not
tell you to obey all the sanitary laws
Not only to make your houses aud homes
clean. but also make them cheerful.
Cheerfulness is n health -giver. The man
who strives for pleasure is not happy.
while exhausting pleasures are more lie
leterions than wearylng toll e
Next to nm obedience to the ordinances
Of the board of health. | would recon-
mend the closing Of all business houses on
Saturday afternoons the spending of
Saturdays in such Il way that there will
be 20 Sunday morning headaches. and
the spending of sundays so hat there
will be no Monday lassiiude. lnordinate
pleasure kills more people Thar cholera
or any other epidemic. Another health
giver is u good conscience Tho con.
science. 4mrdened. with evil. anticipated
or accomplished, is n di%sorganizing Gle
nent to happiness and health
, 1885-07-21
~ HAD 4 DAISY.
An Undertakes Interviews a Reporter In
spite Of the Iatter's Protest.

-" - $3.50
Detroit Free Press
"Come out through The back way and
ser ms daisy" he chucklcl. as lie rubbed
his hands together.
~ bat gone into the funeral flowers
business on your W account? Yet. after
all. why notg IN undertaken might as
well furnish the flowers as the co lin "
Come on. There-how does that strike
YOU
That's a hcarsc-a new one.
but its he daisy { was speaking of.
Ism she 5 ic span a i shiny
cry % &C.
Il should smile 1t lays over anything
of the sort IN this town. and don't YOU
forget H. Get in aud lie down and let me
bob the springs 10 show you how easy it
rides.
NO thank you.
You 20 on There's points about a
hearsc the public ought to know Get up
on the driver scat 80
Reuse me. but | prefer = ramily car
riage. "
h pshaw but you are TOO thin
skinue ustnotice those springs tell
you IL will be n positive pleasure to ride
above en- The dish Of those wheels is
absolutely perfect. and such n finish
es. very nice hcarso. -
You bet Say. il will be Il proud hour
in my life when | hitch a span of white
hor,es to that vehicle and prance around
10 the house of the late dcceased Lands
but won't the other undertakers look
blue Say, feel Of these curtains-pure
silk.
I'm take your word for it
60 on, now. Hang it. but when an
undertaken puts up his cash for n regular
daisy like tbs. you newspaper fellows
ought to encourage him Just remember
that the old fashioned way of carrying a
body around in a lumber wagon and then
gaze on this Just notice how these rear
doors open to admit the coffin
cry handy.
~Handyl Why. mas. it's superb Have
you noticed the glass in the sides2"
Seems to be very good.
Good Why. its the finest in the
worid-thc very finest ! wanted some
thing to show OIL the coffin, and here it is
| tell you, the late deceased ought to feel
proud to ride in such II vehicle You can
say in your paper that it knocks EN- all
out say. how arc you On Styles
What styles"
Collins and shrouds. OF course Come
in n minute. | We got a new thing in
Notwithstanding you are bound TO APP
p%reciaie, and I'm after a patent on II collin
with an air receiver in it, Say do me a
favor Let me enclose you in my new
coffin and sec how long the supply OF air
will last you Ill bet a dol
But the reporter had gone.
, 1885-07-21

Malarial, miasmatic and contagious or cpl
n-derm'c diseases, and many ailments at
4tendiag change Of climate TODD and wa
ter, may be entirely prevented by wear
ing % Cutictra Plaster over the PIT Of the
stomach, with frequent changes, when
ever exposed to these affections. A cure
by absorption Is effected by It when all other
plaster fail. II Il the best plaster known To
physicians and druggists. At druggists. sc. i've
Tor $40. Nal ed free, POTTFii Duo AND
CHEMICAL Go Boston.
, 1885-07-21

DO love George. " unused Clara softly.
-or is It simply a sisters affection that ]
feel for "
Just then Bobby burst noisily into the
room aud interrupted her sweet medita
lions
Get out OF here. you little bratn she
shouted. aud Selling him by the arm she
shot him through the door.
All, NO. - she sighed. ms she resumed
her Interrupted traia Of thought, my
love for George Is not a sister love Il
is swceter. purer. higher aud holier. "
, 1885-07-21
RATES on ADvENrInINe.

nAuLN LrADTR all transient advertisements
10 cents per line each Insertion. G consecutive
insertions y cents per line one month . cents
per limo
Minor mention notices. among local reading
matter, 10 cents per line each Insertion.
WEEkfN LEADER. all transient advertise
meuts 5 cents per line nrst Insertion ono
month, ~ cents per line SIX mouths 10 cents
per line one year . cents pr line, Marriage
and birth notices $ 0f each. No advertisement
inserted for less than - cents.
n. CLAICHE. Publisher.
, 1885-07-21

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Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
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Hunt q Whipple druggists, Sample bot
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one dollar. Ii Is the most. pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, to
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Kidneys and Bowels gently etthoroughly;
to dispel Headaches. Colds and Fcyer 70
cure Constipation. Indigestion and kind
rcd Ills. For sale by W. N. Hunt
, 1885-07-21

Cuticura Remedies are the greatest medicines
on earth. Had he WORT ease Of salt rheum In
ms country Ms mother had u twenty years.
and In fact died from It. | believe Cuilcura
would have saved her life. NY arms, breast and
head. were. covered for three years. which
nothing relieved or cured until used the Cufi-
Lutlcura Soap, externally i. W. ADAMS.
Newark n
, 1885-07-21

You see. " he va explaining. ia an
swcr TO the inquiry Of what the pros ects
In Wisconsin were ~our folks are about
discouraged
Nv hats the Jrouble9"
"t holora
Why. the cholera hasnt reached us
yet
Il know. but eycrbody's talking We
cant raise cucumbers on account Of the
scare. and we dasn't go into onions on &C.
count Of the bad weather. We shall shell
out II few taters, a little corn aud more or
less wheat. but | tell YOU. stranger. II my
wife didnt earn 81 a day at dress-making
Id bc ready to give up the battle.
llagiarists ARE n species OF purloiners
who hlch the fruit that others have gath
cred. and then throw away or attempt TO
destroy the basket