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, 1885-11-10
The "Thirteen +" Superstition.
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In Paris there arc streets whore "a
bis does duty instead Of 10; and tho
h~ouseholders who thus ingeniously
sought to circumvent fate would not for
the world let the proper number be
painted upon their doors. Some years
ago Prince Napoleon tried to laugh his
countrymen out OF the superstition but
his effo.ts di not benefit his cause, for.
with characteristic perversity. he used
to invite twelve friends to carouse with
him on Good Friday, whereby he
grayely scandalized right feeling peo-
pie, whatever their theological views.
In America similar but less aggressive
attempts have been made to correct
popular superstition, and numerous
Thirteen clubs have been established.
the members pledging themselves to
dine thirteen at table on every oppor-
tunity. In France, too, there IS n lhir-
teen club, the headquarters of which are
at Senlis. and even in England there is
n little coteri9 of thirteen men who dine
monthly at n house numbered thirteen.
and pay thirteen shillings each for their
dinner and ll pence each to the wait
ers. Vet still the superstition is as
Ii ely as OF yore all over Europe and
America, and probably 1t will continue
TO flourish and to make people lncom
fortal 10 until the end Of time There
are, ~ all likelihood, men and women
who are even now undergoing twelve
months vague uneasiness because the
present year of grace, 1883. happened
10 lie j multiple of thirteen.
, 1885-11-10
THE LAND OFFICE.
same More Gratifying Facts Concerning
the Present Administration.


Tue department oil the interior mas
agreed TO furnish inc land once IN 'h's
eiy WIN another clerk sueh additional
heip having become very necessary on
account oil the rye ana ro"ln business
% tue register anu receiver Il "orA ol
Tue once hau peioie tue i~ncuinpency Oh
VIZ Nl'son' the ne" register, ialleh lar
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pS inc "ioS' tieiess "orH prouRn' 'ne
business up 10" 'any WIN tue u"''' anu
WIN tue "sS's'"nee winch 10 oe gwen
III" III Tue matter OF auaiiional CLERICAL
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III TINS connection II anorus LUZ l'hAp-
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tue puo'' arr uSIsn'eu WIN 'ne ne"
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, 1885-11-10
now "a LOOKS.


It does seem that the enterprise of
Cheyenne is asleep, OF very sick, or dead.
The constant boast Of the people, rich and
poor, IL the great wealth Of the Magic
City. \ stranger escn on the depot plat
form stretching his legs as he passes
through, hears, if he will but listen, that
Cheyenne has the greatest money per
capita OF any city of its size in the United
States. lie learns hat we have a club
house which would be a credit to New
York City; that the residences arc the
most superb. aud that they are furnished
in "barbarie splendor. lie is told that
the surplus in the banks is immense, and
that many millions Of money are invested
here in cattle, and he is filled, exceedingly
iull, of the t%oniness of Wyoming capt.
tai.
While all these things are true, il is
also true that the city hall is a disgrace to
a place Of the size, wealth and importance
of Cheyenne.
1t is also true that within thirty miles
are almost untouched mines which would
return the Investment hat it would take
to make them Immensely paying proper
ties, in sixty days
It is also true that the houses are not
numbered, aud that the streets are name
less except in records and the memory of
a few.
1t is also trne that a railroad from other
points is about to tap the richest part of
the country Of which Cheyenne is the
county seat and the capital, and that the
railroad which will do this tapping will
carry away a vast trade which naturally
belongs to Cheyenne and which this city
could gather in aud become prosperous on,
if she would build a road, even a narrow
guagc road, To the country which is being
opened up.
II is also true that our enterprise is
lying supiuely upon its back, huPging the
delusiye phantom of style. while other
and more wide awake, p%ruyidcutial, com
n%crcially ambitions and earnest cities are
laying the wires to gather our goods and
leave us to sing the saddcst Of all SONG,
at Might Have Been.
Then the bright sun will shine sadly
down upon our %mlrequeuted streets,
family cows will Craze upon the boule-
wards. and lasi year stocks and dust will
gather upon our shelves aud everything
will be wrong. But with ms will remain
the glorious facts that Mn. SO and So
has a prcttier dog-cart than Mr. This
and-That, and that Young Mr.. Thingum-
bob beat old Mr.. What s-llis Name last
night in a big game of progressive draw
while lawn tennis and the german arc too
sweet for utterancc
, 1885-11-10
Fall overcoats at Polack =
CURE FOR L.

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
fatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like perspiration, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm, is a common attendant. Blind,
bleeding and 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 eifecting a per-
mancnt cure. Price 80 cents. Address
The DIR. Bosanko Medicine Co., Piqua,
O Sold by W. N. Hunt.
, 1885-11-10

NfNN JUS
All men need amusement and it is
interesting TO see the variety of tastes
among retired men. In one instance it
was watching the weather, and for
many years paragraphs appeared IRE
quently on this subject. They were
signed e. NJ and emanated from a
man named Merriam, who found in this
special relief from the rich mans ennui.
eter Goelet loved the use of tools and
had n workshop with anvil, lathe, and
full outfit of machinists' implements
Cid John Jacobs only amusement was
billiards. of the present Astors. VIII.
lam is a yachtsman, while John Jacob
loves pictures, and his son Waldorf
finds r%ecreature in literature.
Another man amuses himself keeping
a diary, in which every petty detail OF
life becomes q matter of consequence,
and no imagines that his children will
publish it, and thus give him postum
BUS fame, as in the case of Pepys and
other chroniclers. Drexel amuses him
self by hunting for rare books, and has
already n costly collection. Hoe, tho
magnate of machinery, is gathering en-
cravings and ~curosities of art as we'll
as o literature. These amusements are
certainly much more commendable than
many othere which engage our rich
men and lead not only TO their ruin,
hut also to that of others.
, 1885-11-10


A plaster Of Paris statue Weighing
Ave pounds, one of il is snlidilicd water.
The indesoent opal is a glass of dint and
water, combined in the proportion of
nine grains Of earthly Ingredient to one
grain Of the fluid. The Transparent air
in breath contains about i've grains of
water. The solvent power Of water
is marvellous. The glass We drink out
of seems insolvent, yet Lavoisur found,
when in much use it acquired an i'm
prcgnation OF the flint aud alSal' of
glass.
The corrosive action of water and its
gases, though slow in process, yet the
results become apparent in the lapse OF
time. The old stained glass windows
at Westminster abbey are honcyoombed
OH the outside by the rain, an in many
parts nearly eaten through. Dne of
the principal fortunes Of Mahomet for
the damned was a q%uenchle,s thirst,
with nothing to slake IL ut warm,
filthy water. Lime and magnesia in
ate spoil alkaline soaps by combining
with the fatty acids, which give them
lubricity.
, 1885-11-10


A careful consideration of all the
facts can not fail to convince any one of
the danger of cherishing longer in
crowded communities the enormous evil
of city cemeteries. 1t is not the great
p%estilences alone which are promoted
and intensified by them. The testi-
mony shows that our ordinary endem-
les, scarlet fever, d%iphtheria, and the
minor diseases of children, become cpl
demic and widely fatal by the same in
flucnces. Our lawmakers do not rec
ognize as they should the dangers Of
the inhumation of human bodies, dead
from malignant disease with its specific
germs-germs which float in the air we
breathe and the water We drink; germs
which neither boiling nor freezing can
destroy; germs which, after being buried
in the earth for centuries, when
brought to the surface by excavations,
bring forth fruit, each after its kind,
and have power to produce a pestilence.
, 1885-11-10


A new danger to eyesight results
from the elevated railways in New a ork
city caused both by the minute filings
made by the working of the brakes and
from the dropping of live Goals and
sparks. There have been several cases
in tho courts where damages were de.
handed for serious injury to the eyes.
and in all of them the railway ompan
les have been compelled to pay hand
somely. In one case a lady walking un.
der the structure was injured by a hot
cinder striking her full in the eye,
causing permanent iuiurJ for which
n jury awarded 81. 900 damages. In
another case n similar injury from -
spark led a jury to give a large verdict,
and in a third where the injury was
produced by a fine steel filing lodged
in the eye an equally large amount WI,
awarded.
Sparks, Goals, live cinders, and ashes
will be done away with by the adoption
Of the electric motor, but no provision
is yet suggested for the metal particles.
1t should not be difficult to construct a
proper guard under the rails and a
hood over the wheel to prevent such re-
suits.
, 1885-11-10
Remedy for Consumption.

Scientific Investigators have found
that the power of the bacillus of con
sumption is destroyed when other bac
terra are grown in the same soil. Rec.
ognizing this fact, the new and remark
able idea has occurred to DR.. Cantani
of Naples of fighting bacilli with other
lacilli. If one of the organs of the
body be attacked by a bacillus which is
dangerous to human life, he introduces
a bacillus which is not injurious to
man, but brings destruction to the
dangerous bacillus.
In the case of a consumptiye patient
the doctor introduced a harmless or
ganism known as the bacterium termo.
and found that the bacillus tuberculosis
gradually disappeared from the patients
expectations. The man who diseov-
ers an antidote to this dreadful disease
will be a greater %benefactor than the
discoveries of antidotes against cholera
or smallpox.
, 1885-11-10
An IntcrnnI McvoIution

Which enables the stomach to throw off
the yoke of dyspepsia, is effected through
Hostotter s Stomach Bittcrs, a most eli
Gent ally in warning with all Disorders
which affect the digestive organs, the liver
and the bowels When the dyspeptic
experience heartburn, wind on the stom
ach, or II other familiar symptoms Of
his malady. a w%ineglassinl of this match
less stomachic will dissipato them. and
a pursuance Of the nmedy bring about o
Constipation aud bili0usness. eyiis
Ia the relief of which apcrirnts and cath.
artics are inadequate. also yield tothis fhe
Alternative. The restoration of appetite
and nightly repose, and the disappearance
OF those nervous symptoms that hahitually
annoy the chroric sufferer from dyspepsia
also cn.uc upon the use of the Bitter,
which Is likewise a standard remedy aud
preventive Of fever aud agne, rheumatism,
kidney and bladder troubles and debility.
, 1885-11-10

London is disinfecting its daily sew
age product of 700, 900 tons by the adj
dition Of about one grain OF manganate
OF soda to each gallon Of sewage. For
the moment the smell of the sewage is
destroyed, but it requires only a fairly
acute nostril and no chemical knowl.
edge worth speaking Of to understand
that such ininitesimal disinfection
makes no appreciable ultimate differ
ence in tho character of the sewage, and
affords to the public a perfectly illu-
sorry protection. Yet the process costs
money at the rate-of about 81, 900, 600
"A year
, 1885-11-10
A Use FOR poI.onou. WALLPAPER.
lGeniIeman's Magazine.

Mr.. Matthew Williams maintains that
tho hotels in the vicinity of the Cam
pagua, the Pontine marshes, the Ma
remma, and otter malarious regions
oil Italy, should lie papered throughout
with brilliant green arsenical papers
and painted with scheels' green or
other a%rsenical pigment, and thinks the
same should be done in New Orleans
and all other such PLACES" for the
special benefit Of n-acclimatized Wis
ilors, The recommendation is based
upon the well-known action of arsenic
Ms a protection against malaria
, 1885-11-10

The yellow Tibcr' rolls its muddy
waters through the City ofRome, at times
overdowing the lower part of the CITY. 1t
breeds malaria and imperils the health Of
all who visit the city, Browns Iron Bit
tiers will conquer malarial fevcrs quicker
and more thoroughly than any other rem
edy. Mr.. Enos Hite, 80 Court street,
indianapolis, says: 1T cured me of chills
and fever after ali else failed.
, 1885-11-10

Tho question how far an object on the
surface of a level plain al be removed
from II man before the curve in the
carth's surface makes it invisible may
be answered as follows, The depression
of the curve of the earth's surface is for
two miles 9.67 feet, three miles six
feet, four miles 1867 feet, six miles
twenty-four feet, ten miles sixty-six
teet, and fifteen miles 1850 feet.
, 1885-11-10

-VTT WUHI1N ~ WN0NNINW7T
The fight of these birds is incon-
eeivably rapid-so rapid, indeed, that
the eye cannot follow it where the full
speed is put forth. With such wonder.
full rapidity do the little sharpen,
wings beat the air that their form is
quite lost, and while the bird is hover
ing near a particular spot the wings
look like two hlmy gray fans ats ched
TO the sides.
, 1885-11-10
ARrLIAsLE ARTICLE.

For enterprise, push and a desire to get
such goods as will give the trade satisiac-
ton, W. n. Hunt leads all competition.
He sells DIR, Bosanko's Cough aud Lung
Syrup, because its the best medicine on
the market, for coughs, colds, Group and
primary consumption. Price 80 cts. and
S1.00. Samples free.
, 1885-11-10
Experience in IA Cyclone.


A II year-old Dakota girl, taken up
into the air by n cyclone, carried out Of
sight, and brought easily down in a
field a quarter of n mile away, describes
her sensation while in transit rs that OF
being rapidly and constantly pricked by
thousands of needles. Since her expert
cnce she has been affected similar to a
person with st. Nitus' dance.
, 1885-11-10

Doctors say that mothers vino take
pride in the weight of their newIy-born
children should weigh them Is soon as
20 siblc alter birth. Children lose
weight during the first three days Of
life. and the loss sometimes amounts to
,welvo ounces or more. 1t takes them
nearly n week to regain the weight they
Ind ~ the time Of birth.
, 1885-11-10

a new feature of the Boston cooking
school this year is a school lunch-room,
opened at the request of the mothers.
At little round tables boys are served
with substantial soup the thin soups
being considered net desirable), with
COCOA and chocolate, rolls, sandwiches,
gingerbread and plail cakes.
, 1885-11-10

In some OF the villages Ia the south OF
Germany there are a number Of employ.
ment oil ces where children are engaged
To sew on blttons The children are
taught. almost in infancy. TO sew on tiny
white buttons to shirts. an industry
which is generally farmed oui to agents.
who. in turn. employ poor families TO do
the work, whose children are allowed for
every gross Ia VI buttons the usluund
ing sum Of one pfenning mills nited
States currency which is not eVea paid
them in coin. but THE agents for the
most part being country gri GERS in
coffee, sugar or other colonial produce
, 1885-11-10

CoLc IN HoRsEs.- Chamberlain 5
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 collie in a horse is four table
.spoonfuls in half pint of water, to be re.
peated in thirty minutes if necessary.
The second dose is seldom required. Sold
by w. N Hunt
, 1885-11-10

You are allowed a free trial Of thirty
days of the use of DIR. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory APP
planes for the speedy relief and perma-
nent cure of nervous debility, loss of vi
tality and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many other diseases.
Complete restoration to 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.
, 1885-11-10

Persons desiring pure Lake Mahapaluta
ice should leave orders at Christ. Mauss'
baker, 3li Ferguson street, Or with the
undersigned SLOAN 4 Co.
, 1885-11-10

Trunks and yalises largest assortment
AT polack's s.
, 1885-11-10

The owner Of the premises asked
How long will 1t be before you get
through with this housel'
well, don't know, ma'am. The
boss is looking around for another job.
II he gets It. we will be done here
pretty soon, but il he don't, we may
keep on indefinitely. -
, 1885-11-10

Engraving in all its branches is don, a
ZEnNER. JACKSON 4 BUECHNER's
, 1885-11-10

When you cant sleep for coughing take
a dose Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
For sale by w. n. Hunt.
, 1885-11-10

| have the largest and most complete
house in Wyoming, and can and
will sell clothing cheaper than any other
house in the territory, b. lIellman.
, 1885-11-10

In Austr,a-aul canada Queen Vic
toria is rclertri to rs Tine Qneen, bnt
in In La she is always described as The
Empress
, 1885-11-10

There are no professional wi~ne-tasters
in America. They are numerous in
France, and their salaries range from
s !. 900 to s.. 01O. according to ability.
, 1885-11-10

Printing neatly executed at the Leader
job rooms.
, 1885-11-10

Hardware, stoves and hnware, nj Arp
4 ConwaY's.
, 1885-11-10

CHEYENNE TRANSFER CO.
From five pounds per day To a carload at
a time. Reasonable reductions to large
consumers.
, 1885-11-10

The celebrated Thos. Keene cigar at
Shaw's
, 1885-11-10

Township plais for sale at The LEADER
Office.
, 1885-11-10
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPll

Daily. pages. per year In advance $40. 90
Weekly, IL pages, per year in advance $50
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-11
The Indian Association.

The Woman's Indian association of Min
nesota met yesterday afternoon in the par
lors of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton. After opening devotions conducted
by Mrs. Van Cleve of Minneapolis, the
president, the reports by the secretaries,
Mrs. Allen of ST. Paul, and Mrs. Harrison
of Minneapolis, were read, showing good
work accomplished by the association. Re-
ports of the treasurers followed, Mrs. f. NJ.
Deane of st. Pau, and Mrs. Moore of Mime
apolis. The report of the memorial COM
mittee in regard to passing resolutions by
the last legislature was then given. 1t was
voted that the association take charge of the
two children of Mr.. Matthews, the Indian
missionary. Mrs. Allen was appointed a
committee of one to investigate the con-
dition Of the Sioux Indians, who were
friendly to the whites during the massacre
Of 1862. The following officers were
elected:
Mrs. c. o. Van Cleve, Minneapolis presi-
dent; Mrs. H. G. Woods, st, Paul, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. G.. W. Baird. St. Paul, recording
secretary; Mrs. II. G. Harrison. Minneapolis,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. W. Gilbert,
St. Paul, treasurer: Mrs. Paschal Smith, St.
Paul, memorial committee; Mrs. E. W. Gilbert,
ST. Paul, and Mrs. c. II. Woods, Minneapolis,
finance committee; Mrs G. w. Hackett, St.
Paul, and Mrs. Harrison, Minneapolis, COM
mittee on public meetings.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
call of the association.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-11

The directors i'll charge of matters con-
nected with the ice palace and carnival this
winter met yesterday in Room 2 at the
Merchants. Nearly all were present and a
discussion that lasted for half an hour was
had on matters pertaining to the enterprise.
1t was decided to send competent man to
Montreal to make study of all points that
will be of advantage in the construction of
the palace and arranging the carnival sports.
He will be practical architect aud will be
empowered to take such action on plans for
the building and its construction as may
seem to him to be necessary. The follow
ing gentlemen were selected to act as direct
ors from the railroad men of the city, though
it was thought best if the companies prefer
to substitute others to allow them to do so.
The following were recommended: j. T.
Odell, Northern Pacific; W. Il. Fisher, st.
Paul & Duluth: T. B. Clarke, Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; H.. G. Ives,
ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba; W. III.
Dixon, Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul; l..
T. Kimball, Wisconsin Central, and M.
Dupuy. Minnesota d Northwestern. Mr..
John Summers of the Windsor hotel was
added to the board of managers. Articles
of Incorporation were reported ready and
they will probably be filed to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-11
AoKER STREET KICKERs.
They Protest Against Being Lett up
in the Air.

They Protest Against BeIns Le1' Up
in the Air.
r One of the most interesting and lmpor-
tant matters before the board of public
works at its last meeting was the proposed
change of grade ON Acker street, from MIS-
sissippi street to point sixty feet west OF
Buffalo street. The proposed Improvement
is one that has stirred up the lion along
the north side of the street between the
noints of Improvement, and various pro-
tests have been sent in to the board and
placed on file, and the property owners ON
The south side of the street are pushing the
board on to approve the work as they VIII
be benefited, while the north side residents
nav the damages as well as receive them at
the crest of the hill over which
the street runs; the cut down
will be ten feet, and the dlrG
will go on to the lower side OF the StfeeI 10
fill the lots up to level with the grace,
while the houses on the upper SIDE Will De
left up in the air, and in order to reach the
grade the embankment Will nave 10 Dc cuI
down and the houses lowered at consider
able cost to the owners. Inc hortn sue
citizens make the kick on the argument
that as the south side residents are 10 re-
ceive all the benefits they should pay all the
damages. The proposed grade will be four
feet in a hundred. The last legislature au-
thorized the issuing of Sc, 900 of city bonds
to he apDlied to the Acker street improve
ment. and portion of this will go to tbs
change of grade. 1t is estimated that the
cost cost Of the Improvement will be 1916. A
large number of property holders on the
street appeared in person at the last meet
ing of the board and protested against the
confirmation of the assessment and the mat
ter was adjourned till Nov. 16. Below is
diagram of the profile showing the old and
proposed grades: