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, 1885-10-11


POSTMASTER PEARSON, Of New York,
hopes the new special delivery system will
not become popular, ''as it is in direct vio-
lation of the fundamental principles of the
mail service. He says. "We could
easily make it possible to send a letter to
any part of the city and deliver an answer
in the space Of two hours and a half by
the regular mail, if congress would appro-
pirate more money, so that we could aug
ment our carrier service. ~
The officers of the post office department
at Washington do not believe that the re-
coipts from thespecial delivery service will
amount to a large sum at first, because of
a lack OF knowledge among the people of
the advantage it offers them, but when it
has been given a fair trial, and its benefits
are shown, no doubt is entertained that it
will become popular. The propriety Of
establishing this service was first preached
to the department officers by a German
newspaper, whose editor had read Of the
workings of a similar service in some
European city.
, 1885-10-11
THE FAMOUS eLAaNEY STONE
Visited by a Couple OF Amerioaus-Sot go
Easily Kissed.

Ni~it"d ny "a touple OF Americans NOT 40
Easily Kissed.
Irish tnr. J ansas civ Time
assing around the lake and by tho
little town Of Blarney the mi gate
keeper asks II we are Americans LpOn
our answering in the affirmative she
blandly says, "None but Americans
are allowed TO visit tho castle on sur
day In recognition of the compli-
ment VT each bestow IA shilling and re-
ccivo our first lesson in Blarney. Tho
grounds are beautiful, the castle is
SQUARE and about 100 feet high, with
towers some OF the walls have crum-
BLEED away with age and part of il is
covered with green, clinging ivy. II
fronts south with its rear upon the
steep banks of the small river.
We were informed by the woman
keeper that the famous stone was on the
top wall We presumed it would be
recognized at once, but upon ascending
and searching We were uncertain rs to
the specific stone, and returned below
for more definite information. II was
pointed out and We again assembled the
steep winding stairs through the lofty
towers and had no difficulty discovering
the noted stone. 1t is in the projecting
,ornice or facade Of the south front in
the center and over tho line of the
arehcd windows, secured by two iron
bars reaching around il, fastening it to
and making it a part Of the projecting
c%ornicc, suspended three feet from the
wall aud about 100 feet in mid-air.
We gazed %curiously upon it. I said
TO my friend "lmro,e your opportun
ity and kiss the Blarney stone. lie
modestly declined, and requested me to
indulge IN the oscillation. but | could
not consent. What. be suspended in
mid air, head down. without rope or
tacklei / could not think Of IT, what
man would who had ever gazed on the
cherry-red poutlng lips of a lovely
woman, warm with the divine fires Of
love and passion, lucious as the fruit OF
kdon, soft as balm-laden zephyrs sweet
with the breath of roses. Thus suspended
kiss cold granite. le gods never,
though II were marble that had felt the
magic touch OF the chisel OF FRA titles
till II glowed liked the animated form
of a breathing Diana. II any man tells
you he has kissed the Blarney stone,
mildly inform him he is a champion
prevarieator, for what two enterprising
Americans can't kiss and won't kiss
amt worth kissing.
by leaning oyer the wall OF the castle
we touched the celebrated stone with
the ends OF nj fingers, and contented
ourselves with no warmer token OF az.
lection. As we went and returned from
the castle we were much amused by the
little boys and girls along the way run
ming after Il car crying Please, sir,
until we tossed them pennies for which
they anxiously scrambled. They with
characteristic astuteness recognize tour.
lists and never fail by their opportunities
TO extract the desired penny or shilling.
, 1885-10-11
l~sploratlon Of the Great pyram,d

y. u. Bailey in st. James Gazette
Now that Great Britain is dominant
at Cairo, would it not be a good plan Il
clear away tie sand and rubbish from
tho base OF the great pyramid right
down to its rocky foundation, and try
to discover those vast corridors. halls
and temple, containing priceless curios-
tiles and treasures, with which tradi-
ton in all ages has credited the great
pyramid This wonderful building, of
such exquisite workmanship, was
erected many years before any of the
other pyramids, which arc only humble
limitations, built by another nation, and
also for other purposes; for neither
King Cheops nor anybody else was ever
Inferred beneath this mighty mass of
stone. The smaller pyramids also ex-
hibit neither the nicely of proportion
nor the exactness of measurement, both
Of which characterize the first pyramid.
from internal evidence it seems to
have been built about the year 2170 b.
c., n short time before the birth of
Abraham, more than 1000 years ago.
This-one of the seven wonders of the
world in the days of ancient Greece-is
the only n Of them still in existence.
The base of this building covers more than
thirteen square acres of ground. Its
four sides face exactly north, south, east
and west. 1t is situated in the geograph-
zeal center Of the land surface of the
globe. 1t was originally 4s5 feet high,
and each of its sides measures 762 feet.
1t is computed TO contain 5000, 900 tons
of hewn stone beautifully fitted to-
gether with a mere film of cement.
And these immense blocks of stone
must have been brought from quarries
800 miles distant from the site OF the
building. The present well-known king
and queen chambers, with the various
passages, might also be thoroughly illu-
mined by means of the electric or lime
lights.
The astronomer royal of Scotland
some years since carefully and labori-
ously examined all that is at present
known of the interior of this enormous
building lie states that measurements
in the chambers, etc, show the exact
length of the cubit of the Bible
namely, twenty-five inches. This cubit
was used in the building of Noah's ark,
Solomon's temple, etc. He also main
tains that the pyramid shows the dis
lance Of the sun from the earth to be
81, $40, 900 miles.
, 1885-10-11

than he had felt for many weeks,
there was no shadow on his oounten-
ancc when he met his wife, but smiling
good humor.
- GU said 4 ont" as left you this
morning.
"Wcll."
And / didn't"
"lou are a hero, said Mrs. Landell,
laughing
Not much OF a one. The conquest
was easy enough when | drew the sword
in earnest"
And you feel betteri'
"Oh, IA thousand times. What n curse
of ones life this quick temper is, am
ashamed of myself half a do EN- times a
day on an average. But I have made a
good beginning, and mean TO keep on
right until the end. "~
lion e. said Mrs. Landell to her hus
band, as she parted with him at the
front door on the next morning.
II won't" was the hearty answer.
And he didn't. as the pleasant even
ing lie passed with his wife at its close
most clearly testified.
Reader, If you are quick tempered
ont,
, 1885-10-11

The suggestion having been made
that the Ignition of petroleum tanks
may sometimes DO caused by sparks
from the rain OF thunder clouds. some
interesting results obtained with an old
piece of apparatus have been called to
mind.
In these experiments an electro
meter showed that the drops of occa-
sional showers are almost always moro
or less charged with electricity, and
that 1t is only totally absent during
foggy, moist days, and long storms.
The strongest charges were obtained
during thunder-storms; but the air
even has given indications occasionally
Of an electric charge without any fall OF
rain.
, 1885-10-11

Al a recent fashionable wedding in
that most fashionable Of London's tenn
pies, st. Georges Hanover square-the
american Register informs us ''the
bridegroom's best man was his eldest son
by his first and divorced wife, to whom he
was married twenty eight years ago. His
daughter was ono Of the bridemaids, and
among the company at the ceremony his
first wife was also present Neither
Chicago nor Newport can present a par
allel to this remarkable instance of do
nestle complexity and fecility.
, 1885-10-11
SO of Tropical Fruits.


One of the best evidences hat the
American people of this generation live
better than their fathers did is found in
the steady and rapid growth Of the trade
in tropical fruits. 1t is not many years
since the great majority of people
scarcely knew what a banana was, and
considered oranges and lemons as luxu.
ries to be afforded only in sickness or on
great occasions. Now, not only these,
but other tropical fruits, are bought and
eaten almost as generally and freely as
apples, and the consumption of melons,
peaches, pears, plums, and berries, is on
the same universal and extensive scale,
This is a change which tends to CRAFTY
the taste, and to promote health, which
is the foundation Of human happiness,
and is of advantage to everybody,
, 1885-10-11

Is FRANCE, if at an election for mem
bers of the chamber of deputies any of the
candidates fail to secure a majority, an
other election takes place, at which IL plr-
rality elects. Some 200 seats are to be
filed by such second elections to-day, and
the excitement in several of the districts is
at boiling heat. Boiling heat in a French
man means something red hot.
, 1885-10-11

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
Nature Own Ture Laxative, This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had OF
Hunt 4 Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties free and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. 1t is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, TO
cleanse tho system, TO act on the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently yetthoroughly;
TO dispel Headaches, Colds and Fevers; TO
cure Constipation, Indigestion and kind
red ills. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-10-11

When a man dies and enters into his
estate in a fashionable cemetery, he
must needs lie in his cerements accord
ing to the card in the Office at the gates.
where they toll the bell. Monuments
are no longer erected TO the dead; they
are erected TO the landscape gardener.
To have u great man height of monu
ment OF great man, seventy five feet
every two rods-that is the glory
which remains 10 the successful citizen.
, 1885-10-11

You may not be aware of it, but it's a
fact, that many of the medicines recon-
mended tor Group contain either ehloro-
form or opium, and cannot be given to
children in the large and frequent doses
required, in cases Of Group, with any de.
gree of safety. They are dangerous and
should be avoided at all times. There is
one preparation, however, that does not
contain a single ingredient hat would in
iure a child, and il Is n certain and posi-.
tive cure for CT up, and that is Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. II has cured
thousands Of cases and can always be
depended upon. Sold by w. n. Hunt
, 1885-10-11
SKIN BLOOD
Diseases from Pimples to ScrofuIa
Cured by Cuticura.

Hundreds Of letters in our possession. copies
OF which may be had by return mail. repeat this
story II have been n terrible sufferer for years
from diseases Of the skin and blood have been
obliged to shun public places by reason Of my
disfguring humor have had the best physi-
clans have spent hundreds Of dollars, and got
no relief until l tried the tuticura Remedies.
which have cured me and len my skin and
blood ns pure AS a child's.
, 1885-10-11

HAVING been advised by their priests
to submit to vaccination, the stupidity ig-
norant French Canadians at Montreal and
vicinity have apparently quoted down.
The discovery has finally penetrated their
thick skulls that vaccination and life are
preferable to the pestilence and death.
, 1885-10-11

For rich and poor who wish to enjoy good
health, and do not wish to resort to bitter,
nauseating liver medicines and cathartics,
is the concentrated liquid fruit remedy,
Syrup OF fes. Sample. botte..free, and SO
cent and 81 bottles for sale by w. N,
HINT
, 1885-10-11

TmE French hold their elections on Sun.
day, probably to provide some useful &C
cupation for people who won't go tc
church
, 1885-10-11
COVERED w.Tm SALT nusum.

Cuticnra Remedies are the greatest medicine.
on earth. Had the worst ease OF salt rheum IL
this country. My mother had II twenty years,
and In fact died from IL. 1 believe Cuticuni
would have saved her lie. MY arms, breasi
and head were covered with it for three years
which nothing relieved or cured until | used the
Cuticura Resolyeut, internally. and Cuticurl
and Cuticura Soap, externally.
NEWARK, O. j. w. ADAMS.
, 1885-10-11
BEAR SPRINGS RANCH.
JOHN NEWMAN, Prop.

THIS well known road ranch on the
Fort Laramie and Black Hills stage line,
has recently been rc-opcned, and the
proprietor is preparel to furnish good
Accommodations for man and beast,
Meals 80 cents. Horses to hay Is cents
per span. Hay sold by the bale. Large
coruls and barn for 10 horses. Broken
horses for sale.
, 1885-10-11
ECZEMA IRON HEAD TO FEET

Charles Eayre Hinkle. Jersey City Heights,
N. j., writes MY son. a lad Of Y years. was
completely cured of n terrible case Of eczema
head TO the soles Of his feet was one mass OF
scabs 4" Every other remedy and physicians
had been tried In vain.
, 1885-10-11

Soap, pc Resolyent.Si.O0 Prepared by the
Potter Drug and Chemical Co, Boston. Mass
send for How 90 rure skin Diseases
HpITpC Pimples, skin Blemishes and Baby
,nnmOrs cnrcd by CntlcnrA Soup.
, 1885-10-11
HRAD. FACE AMI BoDY RAW

i commenced TO use your Cuticura Remedies
last July. My head. face and some parts Of my
body were almost raw, My head was covered
with scebs and sores, and my suffering was fear
ful. ! had tried everything l had heard OF In
the Fast and West. My Case WAS considered a
very bad one. l have now NOT "A particle OF skin
wonderful.
DECATUR, Mich. Mrs. <. E. wHIPPLE.
, 1885-10-11

lc,eS CUTICURA ANTI-PAIN PLASTER
WS\l Is a new, original. elegant and inial-
NM ible antidote 10 Palm aud Infamma-
HNl ton, hanishing Rheumatic. Neural
IVAN gic Sclatic, Sudden. sharp and Nef-
~ sous Pains ~ by magic. Al drug
aisfs. Hr.
, 1885-10-11

Omaha steel barbed wire. Call for
prices at Arp h Conway's
, 1885-10-11
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100. ooo Tickets at Five Dollars Each
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion,

1857 Prizes, amounting to...-.....-..... SOS, 500
Application for rates To clubs should
be made only TO the office OFT Company In
New Orleans.
For further write clearly,
giving full address.
Postal notes, Express Money Orders, or New
York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by express (all sums OF t5 and upwards
at our eXpense) addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN. New Orleans, la,
or M; A. DAUPHIN. COZ Seventh St.. Washing
ton, DC
, 1885-10-11

Nobby suits for men. youth and boys
nj polack's.
, 1885-10-11

Incorporated In 1868 for % yea.s by the Leg
lslature for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with n capital OF 81, OO0.0OO-to which a
reserve fund OF over S5O.OUO mas since been
added.
By an overwhelming popular vote It's
franchise was made n part OF the present
state Constitution adopted December 81, A,
ID. ls7g.
TIE only Lottery erer roted oh and endorsed
By ehe people OF any STATE.
II ncrer Scales N P1stpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A Tenth Grand W
Class IA. In the G DENY OF MUSIC.
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY. OCTOBER IA
lSS5.-ls5th Monthly Drawing.
CADITAT DDIZE p-..
, 1885-10-11
New Advertisements.

WANTED Yong ladies' Ia city or country 10
w work for Us at their homes faScinatlng en-
ployment no Instructions 10 buy work can be
sent by mai. distance no objection 60 To 81 per
week can be made. No canyasslng. particulars
free. or sample OF work mailed for four cents To-
stamps. Please address HoME M~ANUfACrUR-
Iso DO, Boston. Mass. T.. O. Box 1916.
HTANrEp.-An active Man or Woman IN
w every county to sell our goods Salary $50
per month and expenses, ur commission. EN-
lenSes In advance. Outnt free. For full pariic-
ulsr address Standard SILVER WARE
60 bosroS. MASS.
, 1885-10-11

well - ] was before being rptured. Just think
how I had been badly ruptured for eight years
and now, nj ~ years Of aee. am made n well man
by your truss Eyer your friend,
NtCHOLAS PATTERSON"
For full particulars Of this great invention
call or address MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS
COMPANY, 1Ol Sacramento street, San Fran.
cisco, Cal. branch Offices -lH Madison street
Chicago. NJ, and $40 N. sixth street, 81. Loni,
Mo. ~ beware O limitations.
, 1885-10-11

Fall overcoats at Polack .
, 1885-10-11
Louisiana State Lottery COMFY

I'VE do hereby certify that toe supervise me
a'7dnQentenfs for all The Monthly and Selni-dn-
ft4dt drdDfn0s Of ne Louisiana State LOTTERY
Company, and IN person manage and control
me Drawings themselves, aud that ne same are
conducted iOfn honesty, ImrRess, aud 10 good
ldtfh fotO1rd all parties, aud te authorize ne
Company 10 USE hfs certificate, nth hdc-sfmiles
, 1885-10-11

II nsH time OF boys nHfer-
sCear Is 10 be found at M.
Marks, Eddy and Seren-
feenfh streets.
, 1885-10-11

10. Q. BAIRD and A. Q. CAMPBEILl, Al
tomeys at Law and Notaries Public, Chey.
second floor, Stebbins q Post 3 bank block
, 1885-10-11

Tenders his professional services TO the cit
liens of Cheyenne and vicinity. 0hic'
liams. Telephone No. ~.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-21
A Cat That Picked Apples.

Mr.. George Baldwin of Waterbury, has
several apple and pear trees, and last
fall his eat awoke to the fact that these
trees bore fruit which his masters fam
lily liked to eat, One day in October the
cats owner was surprised by the actions
Of his pet. The animal was walking
slowly about one the trees, stopping
every minute or two to gaze up AT the
apples on the houghs. After completing
its tour of inspection, the cat climbed
the tree and slowly made it's way out on
limb toward what was probably the
largest and ripest apple of the several
bushels of fruit on the tree. When ii
reached its goal, the animal made sew
sral attempts to break the stem with its
teeth, and finally succeeded, II had
taken care to bite off bit Of the stem
long enough to be securely held, and,
with its prize in its mouth, the cat be-
gan its descent. Once on the ground,
the apple was carried to the porch and
laid by the side of the door opening into
the house. The exploit was frequently
repeated by Mr.. Baldwin's sagacious
puss, and the side Of the porch was usu-
ally lined with applss,-Ne,c Haven
NeiUs.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-21
How French Women Dress.

New York Mail and Express.
The chief point to note about the dress
OF Partisan woman, no matter what her
station In life may be-, is its appropriate
ness. She does not wear as costly gar
msnts usually as the American lady OF
the same social class, but they are al
ways thoroughly suitable to her position
and to the occasion Of which they are to
be worn. A Frshch olegante, for in
stance, will neither go shopping in a
velvet costume, nor to wedding or Off
eial reception in cloth jacket nor cash
mere gown. She never goes Out on foot
in superb or SNOWY apparel, or appears
at a ball in dark silk, made high in
the neck and with long sleeves. Etiquette
forbids her receiving even the most
Intimate of her gentlemen friends in
her morning dress, though this rule has
been relaxed of late in favor of the very
superb morning toilets Of brOcade and
satin and lace, which have been con-
cOeted for morning wear by the leading
partisan dressmakers. These however
are simple reception toilets for morning
instead of for afternoon wear. Ii she de-
sires to go out OH foot she dOns the sim
plest of costumes in dark cloth or CASH
mere. Her visiting costume may be as
magnificent as her purse or her desires
may make it, and the same may be said
Of the dress ia which she receives callers
on her at home" day. Her theatre bon
net is much more snowy and dressy than
her visiting one. For street wear she
dOns bonnet in very dark velvet or felt
la the matter of gloves and ehaussurs
she is always irreproachable. For even
ing dress the satin slippers and silk
stockings precisely match the toilet with
which they are worn. There was an at
tempt made at one time to introduce the
wearing of scarlet hose and black slip
pers with white evening dresses, but II
proved total failure. Neither were
black slippers and stockings ever worn
in Paris with white or pale tinted ball
dresses, That fashion was not French;
il was possibly English-and unfortun-
ately, it was American.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-21
National Encampmont, G. A. r..


An elegant and very tasteful circular,
bearing on the corner the time hOnOred
badge Of the G. A. r. in bronze and col
ors, comes to US from the Michigan Cen
trail, "Ths Niagara Falls Route 1t
presents to the veterans all necessary
information about the various attrac-
tive routes it offers to the National En-
campment at Portland, June Oath. and
is OF unusual public interest. The in
ducsments TO an Eastern trip, cOmbin-
ing visit to old friends, and attendance
upon the largest and most notable mill
tary reunion since the war. are irresis-
tibls.
Members Of the G.. A. r. and w. r. c.,
their families, and such bands and
other organizations as may accompany
them, can purchase of the Michigan
Central, at the lowest rates, round trip
tickets to Portland ana return, good for
thirty days, and with the privilege of
stopping over on the return trip. The
first route takes them right through in
about fOrty-0ne hours via Niagara Falls.
Buffalo, Albany and Boston, and will be
taken by the COmmandsr-in-Chi and
staff, whose special train will leave
Chicago, Toledo and Detroit on the Goth.
This route has the advantage Of the
finest views Of Niagara from the train.
the grand scenery of The Berkshire
mountains, and the historic city Of
Boston.
The second route taxes them through
the wild, wonderful scenery of Canada
by the new line Of the Canadian Pacific,
via Ottawa, TO Montreal. thence past
Memphremag0g and other lovely New
England takes, by the only line run ming
through the heart of the White Noun
tains to Portland.
The THIRD rOnte described takes them
by the brink Of Niagara Falls and over
the great cantiever bridge, through the
rich fields of Western New York, by the
bewildering beauties of the Thousand
Islands, down the rapids of the st. Law
renee to Montreal, and then through the
White Mountains by Fabyan's and the
Notch, past the very feet of Washing
ton, Adams and the other giant peaks OF
the Presidential range. A special train
will run by this route and special
steamer chartered.
The Michigan Central justly claims
that 20 other line offers comparable at
fractions, greater comforts or lower
rates. 1t is first and foremost THE
Niagara Falls Route" From the cars
OF no Other road is good view Of the
Falls Obtainable; while the Portland e
Ogdsnsburg is the only line passing
through the heart OF the White Noun
tain region, NO other running withiA
sixteen miles of Mt. Washington.
A beautiful engraving Of Niagara
Falls, with the Michigan Central train
stopping at Falls View. and clear, well
executed map showing in color the diff
fersnt routes accompany the circular.
We presume that any Michigan Central
agent can supply a cory. but postal
card to o. w. Ruggles ut Chicago will
procure one.