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, 1885-11-12
3 POSITIVE MAN.
Mob Burdrfte'- Picture OF the aian wis
IL Never Qnits Sure Of Anything.

ItNuA y . + &rN
Ms son, II You can lie positive | am
glad Of IT,, | like to sec a man positive
that he knows what HI knows | am
glad tn hear you talk AS though you knew
all about IT, ] do admire a positive char
hcter. Alas. therein do | lack. | am moi
skeptlcal. but | am not a positive man.
| an not really positive about scar ely
anything | nave been taught from child
hood that two and two make four. and |
believe II. but II you rush at me and cross
question me aud corner me about II, |
will have TO " up that all | know
about 1t is what the teacher told me.
! don't think my teacher would lie
about a thing like that. II 1t were a
question OF millions now. there might be
SOM temptation to slip In a thousand or
two ON "A poor ignorant fellow who didn't
knew anything about It. am not posi-
tive when America was discovered nor
who discovered It. There are claimants
MI the way from the lost tribes OF Israel
and Eric the lied down to Oscar Wilde
llow am ] 10 know | Am not even
positive when | will pay my debts
And this grievous lack Of positiveness lis
there such a wordO makes mo dread con
trovctsy.
had rather give In to a positive man
a week than dispute with him ten
MINUTES pccauAc ne II POSITIVE hDOht
everything and / am positive in nothing
Why. after he has silenced me | am not
positive that he Is In the right am
mol even positive that he Ia positive He
says he Is. but I don't know. So wait
mn very patient aud often IL happens
| nhy say II always happens. that n few
Days, a few weeks. a few months. or a
year. even-A yenr Is not long. shows
iiiAl his WAS altogether wrong and that
wAs unquestiouably right ON every
point
Aunt then how triumphantly | hunt
him up. and call up the whole question
again. and glory over him. and ride over
him rough shod. and say TO him. There
wha' did ! tell your Didn't say 70 ?
Wasn't | rightf Didn't ] warn your
Didn ! know Are you convinced now.
you pig headed old colossus Of ignorance
and Presumption The next time l tell
you n thing is 50 you'll know that it Is so.
whether Il is or not That's triumph for
YOU my boy
Hul ah me. | so often grieyc over my
lack OF positive conviction Do you cul
livate n positive character. my son And
when you know 1t about all come down
aud stay a few days with me. I'll try to
lead you into n few ambiguous pits which
| have vaguely dug here and there about
my a%pocryphal grounds in an indeter.
inmate sort of way for my absolute
friends TO fall into
, 1885-11-12
Celtic super.tItlonl

The Celt, says a writer who has
made much study of his character. has
turned everything to supernatural uDes.
aud every object of nature, even the un-
reasoning dream of sleep, Is a mirrow
which flashes back death upon him. " Yet
these people hav nearly lost the fear of
death. aud Is iii common salutation to wish
one a decorous and peaceful departure.
Tho ancient Gaels and Cymri believed in
intercourse with fairies. whom they
called by any other name than their own.
hence the designation Of "the men of
peace. =" -the hunters In green, " "the
good people. 4" etc.
Their aversion TO naming these beings
was greater on Friday than at any other
lime. for on that day their powers were
greatly increased. To wear their ~favorite
color. green. was an objectionable insult
Elites of a complex nature were gone
through to protect the u~nbaptized infant
and its mother from their clutches Sto
ries were often current OF persons who
had been detained by fairies for many
years The urisks were a sort of inter
mediary race between spirits and mortals
If kindly treated they might render scrv
ice TO the family 10 which they had joined
themselves Witches were consulted anil
believed In in Wales as lately as 1926
The Cymri also had their giant and good
Foulkes Ty Du. but, when evil was about
to overtake them. the Tybiath. or pre-
sentiment. forboded IL.
The ~Highlanders put great faith in
messages from the unseen, and a hundred
little incidents which others would let pass
UNDECIDED arc for them fraught with tho
most solemn meaning The cock which
crows at midnight conveys the intelli
gence Of a death in the n%eighbothood-
Itching Of the nose or ringing in the earn
bears the same message. If the High
lander's cattle die the eyil-eye has gazed
upon them The boat that drifts en- ~
out to sea has been pushed from its moor
ings by the fairies
, 1885-11-12
Dakota ''u'.laa settlers.


There are several large Russian settle
ments in Nc hcrsoD and Campbell
counties. The people are said to b.
prosperous but clnnnish. aud addicted
10 strong drink Their houses Ire
thus described. The houses are
models Of architecture in their way.
They are usually built entirely Of
sod or powders and divided into two
apartments b. a blanket or strip OF calico
stretched across from the ceiling. All
the crcvices and holes in the walls are
carefully filled with mud. skillfully ad-
ministered with a large buffalo bone
When dry the walls are nicely white
washed both inside aud out, aud it ap-
pears to be the pride of the Russian
housewife to keep them as white and
clean as when first built.
stepping into his rather primitive
abode you will find in one of the apart
ments a comfortable bed. usually made Of
feathers. which with a rude bench or two
constituted all the furniture. The house
is heated by a huge tight furnace built OF
stone aud mud The only fuel used is
hay, which is fed into the furnace by the
%arInful. after being tightly twisted.
, 1885-11-12

a1Ws AlhFtAANA AiltNl
The only feature Of interest was the
very uncommon number of whales. which
for two days surrounded the ship. 1t
seems that there was a convention OF
whales met for some fishy purpose. and
they were not only disposed 10 display
their dimensions. but 10 show us some
other characteristics they have in com
mon with all created things. We also
saw one Of those fights which the whale
hns with the thrasher. a fish with long.
sharp Jaws and keen teeth. who fastens
himself into the mouth Of the whale and
then beats him with his long drawn-out
body. resembling n tail. until the poor
monster is worn out with his efforts to
shake him oil. and gives up the fight
Then the thrasher leisurely enis out his
tongue and departs for pastures new.
The blows given by this thrasher could
be heard for two miles, and the whale
made the sea boil In his vain efforts to
to shase OIL the murderer. lie would
dive. but il was of no use. for the thrasher
could stay under water any length of
time, while the whale must come to the
surface to breathe. The last we could
see through the glass the thrasher was
pounding and the whale was rolling.
pounding the water with his tukes. and
sometimes throwing his huge body al
most entirely out of the water.
, 1885-11-12
TRIBES OF LfTrLs MEN
Villages or rigmies in Yneatau IN ~arn
"f Central An-iea-~Azteo Children"

Villages of l'igmIeS in YneatAu
nf Central Anriea-rAzleo Children"
Americas Architsct
Mira Alice 10 Flongeon writes a curious
account. published In The Scientific
American. Of some villages OF pigmies
disco erred by her husband and herself on
Tho eastern coast OF Yucalan 1t is sin
gular I at recent chronological discoveries
In various paris OF the world nave related
10 dwarf tribes. and Mrs. 10 plongeon.
before describing the Liliputian towns Of
Nucatan, reminds us that a number
II stone tombs were found a few
years ago on tho banks of what
he printed account calls the river
Mcrrimac. containing adult hui
man skeletons only three feet long. and 1t
is probable that the colonization OF Cen
trial Africa will show the existence OF
many tribes of little men In Mexico.
particularly in the south. the dwarfs play
a large part In the traditions Of the natives.
who attribute TO them the construction Of
the ruined buildings found there, and
sometimes profess to have seen them. or
TO have been disturbed by the sound OF
their hammering at night The place
most frequented by the dwarfs seems to
have been Cozumel island, a low, fiat reef.
about twenty -four miles in length, OIL the
east shore of Yucatan.
On this island still exist the ruins OF
pigmy cities of considerable importance,
with temples built Of carefully hewn
stone. the largest of which is fourteen
feet long and nine feet high. and has q
doorway three feet high and eighteen
inches wide and near by are wellcon-
stIucted triumphal arches nine feet high
en- the ~neighboring coast arc still to be
seen the remains of villages, all the houses
in which are of stone. hut so small that
no one larger than an ordinary child OF d,
years could comfortably get into them
There is some reason to suppose that the
little race still survives.
According to the Indian guide who led
DR.. and Mrs. lie Plongeon to the ruins.
aud who professed to have seen the
dwarfs frequently, they arc very small
and quite shy. appearing only at night,
with large hats on their heads and ne.e err
speaking to those whom they meet Many
OF our readers are old enough TO have
seen the "Azios children " the diminutive
specimens of a race supposed to be ex
tinct. which were exhibited about the
country twenty-five years ago; and it is
not impossible that the remnant of tribes
which occupied the country long before
the Toltec conquest may be found in the
valleys of the Cordilleras. Just us repre-
sentatives of nearly all the ancient Eu-
ropean races are found still existing in the
remoter Alpine valleya
, 1885-11-12
Fall overcoats at Polaek .


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, uneasiness Of the stomach, etc,
A moisture like perspira.ion, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm, is a common attendant Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once TO
the application Of Dr.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tnmors, ~allaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per-
manent cure. Price 80 cents. Address
The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqua,
o. Sold by W. N. Hunt
, 1885-11-12
victor Hugo. COM

Nijtor llugo's coffin is an oh ect OF
much interest to eXcursionieis visiting
Paris \ lamp throws n li-ht on the
coffin and the now defaced. furnished. and
moldy own which are hca ped up around
H. All that were made Of natura lowers
have been thrown away. but they re
NAMED long enough to communicate their
udor OF decay 10 the Others. o lar the
heaps OF floral wreaths have sen ed to
hedge In the colin and keep hunters Of
souvenirs from pulling of the cloth upon
H. The moldy flowers are often pilfered.
and there is II trade carried on outside the
Pantheon in cast-oh .vioicts winch have
figured on ladies bonnet-. but which ARE
offered by the vendors us coming from
Victor Hugo's tomb
, 1885-11-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing fourth-class postmasters were APP
pointed to-day Arizona-Payson, Miss
Ada Bower. Nevada-Fairplay, Mrs,
Sue Hayes. acknowledgements G..
Clarke; Lakeport, VIM. T. Whitten.
The president to-day appointed DIR.
John G. Lee, of Philadelphia. secretary
OF legation at Constantinople.
The evil service commission discussion
of the Sterling case at its meeting to-day
in an informal msnnor reached no conclu-
sion. 1t will be the subject of discussion
at to morrow 5 meeting, when II decision
will probably be arrived at
The president appointed Gen. Joseph
X Bartlett, of New York City, Il be
second deputy commissioner Of pensions,
in place of Lewis c. Bartlett, resigned on
account of i'll health; and VIM. Ii. Nor
gan. Of Nashville, Tenn, a member of the
board of Indian commissioners. in placed
Orange Judd, resigned.
, 1885-11-12
T%EaRIroRY OF WYoAnNd. 80


TERRIroRY oil WYohnNG.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE.
In the District Cont, First Judicial
District in Chancery.
Charles n. Lightloot, Complainant.
VS..
Ida Lightfoot, Defendant.
To Ida Lightfoot, defendant, Il non
resident Of Wyoming Territory:
You are hereby notified that Charles n.
Lightioot, complainant, did, on the 24ti
day of August, 1885. file in the said court,
his bill OF complaint against you, the object
and prayer Of which is to adjudge you a
lunatic end person of unsound mind, and
that a 1 guardian be appointed to care for
you. Also, that you be decreed to have u,
interest other than as a trustee for the bene-
fit of said complainant and his children,
by you as his wife, in the following dis
cribed premises. to-wit. Lot No. 8 in
block No. 297, in the City of Cheyenne,
County Of Laramie, and Territory Of
Wyoming, as said lot aud block are laid
down aud described in the plat OF said city,
on file in the county clerk and ex-oficio
register OF deeds of said Laramie county,
and that you be decreed to be incapable
Of managing said trust, and that the title
to said described premises be conveyed to
said complainant in trust for the benefit Of
said children aud yourself. and for such
other and further relief as shall be meet.
You are further notified that mn i%niunc.
ton has been granted BY the Hon. John
W. Lacey, the presiding judge Of said
court, enjoining you and every person or
uprsons acting bv throurh mr. tnr Vpf
from disposing of. mortgaging or in any
wise Numbering said described premises,
or any part thereof.
You are hereby notified that you arc
required 60 answer said bill Of complaint
on the e3rd day OF November, 1855
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Oct. Z, 1855.
CHARLES y. LIGHrFoor,
Complainant
joins X. JEFFREY,
Clork aud ex-Ohicio Register in Chan.
Gerry.
BY T. j. FISHER,
DeDuty.
, 1885-11-12

1t would he far better policy to wear
only one coat at a time. aud to make
whatever change may be necessary by re
moving a thin coat and replacing it by a
thicker one when going out of doors. and
the reverse when coming in. II instead
of wearing %overcoats people would wear
coats of different thicknesses. according
to the weather and conditions generally.
they would avoid the danger OF cooling
by evaporation; the garments saturated
with moisture would be renewed. and dry
OF the body instead Of on it.
We believe no inconsiderable proportion
Of the colds. attacks Of lumbago and sven
more formidable results Of what are pop
ularly called chills. may be traced to the
practice of wearing overcoats. which
arrest the ordinary process Of evaporation.
cause the clothing within TO be saturated
with accumulated perspiration. and are
then removed, when rapid cooling takes
place The avoidanfe OF this peril is to
be attained by such change Of coats as the
conditions require.
, 1885-11-12

Which enables the stomach to throw of
the yoke of dyspepsia, is effected through
Hostetter' = Stomach Bitters, a most eff
cicnt ally in warning with all disorders
which affect the digestive organs, the liver
and the bowels When the dyspeptic
experiences heartburn, wind on the stom-
ach, or any other familiar symptoms of
his malady, a wineglassful ofthis match
less stomachic will dissipatc them, ana
a Of the comedy bring about a
cure. Constipation and biliousnese, evils
to the relief OF which aperients and cath
artics are inadequate, also yield tothis fine
Alternative. The restoration of appetite
and nightly rcpose, and the disappearance
Of those nervous symptoms that hahitually
annoy the chronic sufferer from dyspepsia
also ensue upon the use Of the Bitters,
which is likewise a standard remedy and
preventive Of fever and ague, rheumatism,
kidney and bladder troubles and debility.
Iao.l klanEo a. tka Ioador offna
, 1885-11-12

NJ. Plateau, the psychologist Of Client.
has been occupied upon some interesting
experiments to solve the question whether
insects can distinguish the shapes of oh.
jects with their eyes Can a fly recognize
the person who is bent upon destroying
III Or does a wasp exactly know which
of a group of persons /; intends to stingg
NJ. f1ateau replies "No The result of
his experiment goes to confirm the theory
already laid down by Exner-namely
that an insect perceives with its eyes the
intensity of the light upon an oh ect. and
also takes note of the movements of an
oh ect. but that it is not able to distin.
guish one OF. ect from another by its out
ward shape
, 1885-11-12
nenai-S

In all reasonable ways let us seek
beauty and ensue it. not misery, forbid
ding others the enjoyment that We love,
for the ser Furnishes himself While
we study the use and value Of art, let US
help others TO study. too. and avoid the
miserable cry that art is for the elect =
/ ut good things within easy reach Of tbs
whole %populace ct Us ave cultura
widespread. not restricted to Il few. for
that Is demi semi-cIlture with a ven
Qeancc.
, 1885-11-12
The Legation mt pekin.

The legation at Pekin must be n perfect
bugbcar at the English foreign office. 1t
has been vacant three times in the last
three years. and the di nculty of finding IL
sl liable occupant has only increased as
t lac has gone on. The members Of the
diplomatic service who are entitled to it
by promotion fight shy Of the exile.
Better three or four thousand n year Mt
Bernc. Stockholm. BRUSSELS. or The
Hague Thar hve or six thousand in tho
capital Of Cathay. " is their rendering Of a
well known line OF the laureate
, 1885-11-12
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.


r, NJ, Pomeroy, a wealthy and promi-
nent resident OF Boston city, died last
night at his residence on Commonwealth
avenue, aged 20 years Mr.. Pomeroy
built the central branch of the Union
Pacific railroad, and was president OF the
road for several years.
Advices from Calcutta state that King
Theebaw has ordered that all English
men in Burmah be exterminated. 1t is
feared that all the Europeans at Wanda
lay have already been mnssacred. The
Burmese are blockading the Inwaddy
river at Winhala.
Knights OF labor ut Victoria, b. c.,
have resolved to wait in a body on the
large employers Of Chinese labor and re-
quest them to discharge their hands on
condition that they furnish a supply of
white labor in place Of Chinese,
At o o'clock last night religious services
were held at the late residence of Jno.
Mccullough, at which only the members
OF the family and a few friends were
present At the conclusion quite a large
number Of people were allowed to view
the remains.
Rev DR.. A. J. O'Connell, who was
commissioned by the late Catholic plenary
council to bear the DEGREES formulated by
Il. IL. A. Al. .--u.l - D.I.
, 1885-11-12
Marshall Clements Convicted.

DENVER, Nov. IA Saguache special
to the Neros says: The trial Of tho Gle
ments family for the murder of Thomas
Clements and wife ended this afternoon
after a six days trial. The jury rendered
a verdict of murder in the first degree
against Marshall Clements. Sentence will
be passed on Saturday. The other three.
John Clements, Nano Clements and Kate
Clements were remanded to jail to await
the action of tho court Theyare charged
with being accessories after the fact.
, 1885-11-12

Those who deem the Japanese a relig-
ious people are mistaken. They have no
toms are intermingled, and the intelligent
Jap who bows each morning before the
two gods which invariably decorate the
household altar shelf (Butsu Dana does
mot for a moment believe either Dai-
Koku. the rice god, or Yebis. the fish
market god, all-powerfui. They are sim
ply patrons of good luck. and he would
no more think Of removing them from
the shelf than the Irishman would to take
the horseshoe from the door.
, 1885-11-12
The Qussn's Frugaii,y.

The British association was recently in
vited to BalmorAl. but the queen did not
show herself and the lunch was frugal p
The scientists. however. Jared much
letter thar the social science congress-
scy eral years ago. for on that occasion
there we're no refreshments. and the mem.
bers were only allowed 10 pass through
The private grounds and then sent back
TO Ballaler the party being eight hour
without food.
, 1885-11-12

pelle OF several summers-There was
another Mr. Foliibud here a few years
agn-but he is no relation OF yours. prob
bly,. az he was from Cincinnati
Mr. ollibud-ls he 4 bachelor
Bclle OF several summers-he was then.
but he has since married a Miss Gusherly.
of Chicago.
Mr.-f ollibud-Why. that's my father.
, 1885-11-12
Daagerou, nys-ston.


The brooklyn board OF health has been
dyed stockings and underwear. being
N we'd thereto by the frequent reports of
ia animation aud eczema caused by their
wear 1t has been found that the trouble
Is attributable TO the use of anthony lye
in fixing the color.
, 1885-11-12

The yellow Tber'' rolls its muddy
waters through the City ofRomc, at times
overlooking the lower part of the city. 1t
breeds malaria and imperils the health Of
all who visit the city. Browns Iron Bit
ters will conquer malarial fevers quicker
and more thoroughly than any other rem
edy. Mr.. Enos Hite, 80 Court street,
indianapolis, SAYS 1T cured me of chills
and feYer after all else failed.N
, 1885-11-12

There's a v~ariolold type of plety. They
lust put You in bed a day or two. aud you
were out before anybody found out you
were sick The varioloid type OF p'ety
has taken possession OF this country; but
1t isn I catching. But you get one of the
old fashioned. continent cases Of small
OK. and everybody will catch 1t that
r,us Into the room.
, 1885-11-12

Health is wealth.. Wealth means indie
pendence. The keynote is DIR, Bosanko's
Cough and lung syrup, the best cough
syrup in the world. Cures coughs. colds,
pains in the chest, bronchitis, and primary
consumption. One dose gives relief in
every case. Take no other. Price so
cents and 81 90. Samples free. Sold by
w. n. Hunt.
, 1885-11-12

Colo IN HORSES Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is a
certain cure for collie IN horses. Many
horsemen have used il for years and in
hundreds of cases without losing one.
The dose for colo in a horse is four table
.spoonfuls in halt pint of water, to be re-
peated in thirty minutes if necessary.
The second dose is seldom required. Sold
by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-11-12

Al travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne eau find the best accommoda-
tons in the city at the Western Hotel on
Fifteenth street, The location is agrcea.
bic and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished. meals the best a hnst
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market. walters who UNI
dcrstand their business. the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room are among the
many attractions Of this popular house.
HERMAN kMME, proprietor.
, 1885-11-12

hhko lierah
In tho red hills Of Calaveras. Walter
Mercer IA young Californian. recently
found a cave Of countless wonders In
one chamber are the Angels Wings-two
magnificent formations, white like the
wings Of a seraph. and SO delicate that to
the eye hey seem as II a slight tap would
bring them down in fragments.
, 1885-11-12
Exchanging Humanity.


A small, brazen statue. with feet OF
lead. representing a lad sitting asleep on
ap anchor. has been dug up on the islam 1
OF Cyprus This proves that the telegraph
was known TO the ancienta Else whJ
should they have telegraph messengsrs2
, 1885-11-12

President Garfield. when a student.
high up in college. selected one good
novel a month to relieve his weary mind
from the solid work in his class He read
1t for seasoning. as II were.
, 1885-11-12

| have the largest and most complete
clothing house in Wyoming, and can and
will sell clothing cheaper than any other
house in the territory, b. Hellman.
, 1885-11-12

The bee is a granger. He startled the
first co operative store that was ever put
up. he established the FIRST savings bank
aud otgznired the first mutual aid asso-
citation
, 1885-11-12
Cattle Receipts.

CHICAGO. Nov. ll.-Cattle-Receipts
1000; market slow and weak, shipping
steers, $50 to 1900 pounds, SO 1905. 80;
stockers and feeders slow, 81. 100000;
through Texans 10 cents higher,
600 to 1850 pounds, 81. 50(G3. so, west
err rangers firm; natives and half
breeds, $3.G0(G4 50, cows, 81. 70CG340;
wintered Texans, $3.OO(G5.00. Sales
pa; Montanas, l,27l pounds, $l.35;
30 Montanas, l,2ls pounds, s375;
$50 Colorado Texas, 800 pounds, SO. so.
, 1885-11-12

English soldiers In Egypt are housed in
mud huis The ease with which they
were constructed shows that there IS no
SPECIAL di Guilty in making bricks with
NM AlrnM