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, 1885-01-09
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lucln bluH new YORK Lotter.I
How would you like 10 stand tho Wander
nilts in a row and make thom hop, skip and
jump just as you pleased The man who
does this IA about the oddestlooking fellow In
town. His real name Is Robert Manuel
Smith, but he doesn't use tho Smith part OF
IL except TO provide n middle letter, for be
calls himself Robert s Manuel. He used to
be an actor in n mail and rather comic way,
but his heels soon became more talen ted than
the remainder OF him promised ever to be,
and he opened n school OF dancing.
II Is as a terpsichorean instructor that he
directs the movements OF those Vanderbilts
who learn to dance. He has hair In abund-
ance, and Of a yellowish white; his features
are i~nimitable, which Is a fact mot 10 be
greatly regretted, and his gait suggests that
It was acquired in some place whsre tho side
walks are paved with eggs. II be succeeds
In impressing his own Individual style on all
his Vanderbilt pupils, then the family will
become the most distinctive for manners Of
any In New York. How he got the job l
have not been able 10 find out, but he has
had Il several years, and It is said to be
profitable. His income Is estimated at s5, 900
a year.
His pupils from tho Vanderbilt family. in
Us various branches. number about twenty,
and rangr from 3yenrs TO 50 In age. The les
szs are usually given in William as big res
idence, and they have just been resumed for
the season. Three new quadrilles and some
notifications Of the waltz have been APP
proved In a convention Of fashionable dane
ing masters, and with these the young Van
derhilts are being n familiar. Manuel
also has charge OF the polite department OF
children, and hat is why. judging from his
own style, l say that there is likely 10 be a
remarkable generation OF m~illionaires.
, 1885-01-09

New York Cor. Chicago Journal
Poor Camille was dying for 10 cents on the
stage OF a Bowery theatre. She was dis
posed to DO conscientious about 1t, not,Rith-
standing the dime low price of admission.
Neither gasp nor moan did she mean 10 omit
from the role. She had tottsred across the
room to the mirror and yelled at her emacia-
ted reflection. in strict imitation Of Clara
Morris; and she had just fallen exhausted
and hopeless on the couch, at the juncture of
the play where the arrival Of Armand is an
nounced. Tears were flowing copiously from
the feminine eyes in the audience, and the
masculine vision was considerably moist, too.
Camille WA sobbing convulsively, and g pin
couldn't have dropped without being caught
at it, so stili was the listening.
Then came family the distant notes Of
Sweet Violets." Was the dramatic lover
approaching 10 sentimental musici 1t
sounded 80. The tune increased In distinct
ness. and it seemed evident that Armand
was marching TO the death-bed OF his sweet
heart with a full band. The volume Of
sound disclosed the squeak Of hfes, the blare
OF bugles and the beat OF drums. There
was u momentary expectation OF a process
sion Of Armands on the stage,
with spectacular effects; and then
the hurrnhs and other hubbub
mistakably from the street. The strife for
exit couldn't have been much greater II an
alarm of fire had melted 1t.
Armand is herel" shrieked the actress.
So was the procession Ten thousand men
and boys were not deferred by the idea of
losing a portion OF thar 10 cents worth. No
stress Of dramatic interest could stop the
stampede. The women Joined In IL The
dying heroine sat upright, With unssemly
strength, am gazsd angrily at the disap-
pearing audience. AftarTard she died In
disgust before less h a 100 persons.
, 1885-01-09

u a RtattA ~ 1Au AEAutl1@o EOdi.I
snow, liston to me, and III teach you some
points about the piano business. You see,
evory woman knows all about a plano. II
she don't some one else docs, or thinks 50.
and is sure to tell her. Tharois a cool 800
profit to us on a $500 piano, IL we got III; but
we don't; there's the trouble. We have to
divide, just the came as II we were politi-
clans. A lady ome into the store and says
she wants 10 buy a piano. Aftor trying
every instrument In the place, or having US
try them, and getting all tho prices, she
says; III not mako up my mind to-day.
III got my daughters music teacher, who
knows all about pianos, to come down and
try them.p
Next day along comes the music teacher,
with a card which says she is from the Con-
servatory Of Music at Milan. Why, I've had
cards enough OF old Milaners hare TO all the
conservatory, lot alone leave room for teach
ers and pupils Says the teacher. after Two
got over the paralyzlng effect OF the card,
m be down tomorrow with Mrs. So-and-So
10 pick out a piano. OF course, Iexpsct the
usual commission Yes, masam,' says /.
10 per cent, and away she gocs. Nsxt day
the buyer and music teacher come and pick
out a plano. Tho music teacher does some
heavy standing around, tries every one
opened and gives her opinion as wise as an
owl. OF course she can't tell tho difference
between a good plano and n poor one. 'Causs
no one but a maker or tuner can. A rood
tuner will get the same sound out Of @ s200
piano as any one can out OF the best instru-
ment made. That is, he will In a place Of
moderate size. "f
~You amt tell anything about a piano by
playing 1t; only whether it's in tune or not
And tho more you know about playing the
less you are likely to know about pianos.
Yes, sir; a cheap piano VIII sound as wen as
4 good one. But how long viii it lhstf That's
the question. That's where the music
teachers fooled. She'll nose around inside
and look at the hammers bobbing up and
down, poke her parasol ut the wires and run
her fingers over the keys. and ttstis all she
knows about it Wh-a she's got through
wasting cfT time she'll advise the lady 10
buy the one nearest the lady's price, quarrel
with me about getting a music stool thrown
in, and that's all We have to give her 10
per cent for doing that, and, besides, she'll
want n commission on every bit Of music the
lady buys
, 1885-01-09
THE HELPFuLNEss OF ART,


As illustrated in Clara Bellies story
OF Lolita and HIarm Jones.
cincinnati Enquirer.l
A story Is told TO mo about Lolita, thu
ever-so-cunning and ever-so-old actress, and
It 10 illustrates the h~elpfulness Of art TO
nature that l repeat 1t for tho encournRemenf
OF those among my readers who are inclined
TO despair Of making themselves pr~esentabIe.
1t is said that Lolita was conducting 70
heaFsals OF q new play at one OF our theatres
afternoons while a spectacular piece was
being presented evenings. In tho lntter a lnrKs
number Of girls were employed ss dancers
and hgurantes, and, according p ussge in
such matters, they were under d.e Sbarrs Of
n costume mistress who p-szsse3 autxcTatc.
ally In the w~Rrdrobe-roopn TLs srfrias woo
very direct and unsentimentni n asr trnat-
mont Of the human material sopf h 20 her
by the stage manager. She WINS ksovu az
Marin Jones, and she wasn't h~nndseeaa, but
she could judge exportly as 20 the beauty
which came under hcr scratiny-cr rather
sho could size IT up accurately for stage
uses She would say 10 a girl whose face had
the delightful bloom OF a millmaid. but
whose features were irregular, aComplexion
don't amount to nothing; just as good as
your'n can be painted on. Then a snilow or
pimply creature, but with a perfectly
shaped face, would hesitatingly pre-
sunt herself. you'll do well enough Mrs.
Jones would remarks an fix you up for
the first row" Considerable latitude was
given her, because she could estimate al
almost unfailingiy what the result OF adorn-
mont would be when set bohind the foot
lightA Well, Lotta came up TO the theatre
for hor rehearsal. She doesn't dress elabor-
ately in private life, and on this occasion had
the aspect Of a shrimpy and rather unpros-
porous woman. She ran across 10 Marin
Jones, who mistook her for a newly-hired
ballot-girL
Come in here, she said, abrutly.
Lolita m~ischievously followed her into the
wnrdrobe-room.
"Take off you cloak and hat and lot us
look at you, " wns tho command.
The actress obeyed, and was subjected TOT
scrutiny OF her face and shape. Now, her
arms are so thin and her mock 80 scrawny
that she rarely ever shows them on the stage,
and the lack OF flesh was not ut all disguised
at this time by the dress she wore.
u guess they'll be sending a skeleton in for
mo TO buIld up next" Marin Jones angriIy
exclaimed.
@But don't you think you can do me up,
please, 80 | can get my 81 a week in the back
liner Lotta pleaded.
20 yes was tho savage reply, @but it'll
take about two hours overy time TO do itH
Then you're not so brisk at it as l am my
self" Lolita retorted, "for IL takes me no
moro than twenty minutes"
, 1885-01-09


~ am SO years old, and this is the first time
l ever made a fool of myseifp
So spoke Farmer John Dayton, as he stood
at the bar Of justice, and his look and man.
ner went to provo that he meant what he
said.
"Seems rather queer that an Intelligent
man Of your age should get in this fix" re-
piled the court.
1T does, and no mistake, and 1 can't ac-
count for it I had finished my trading n
was ready to go home, when a chap wanted
to sell me a dog. In the course Of half an
hour l drank two glasses Of beer, and the
last l remember / felt awful good and was
Stepping high and waving my hat"
Are you used to beerfn il
well, l drink three or four glasses q
month"
1T wns the two glasses so close together.
Don't dc 1t again" ls
@If / do you may have me hungi"
II h suspend sentence In your case, but
you must take this as a warning
@Won't II It's a warning that stands out
like n circus bill on a country blacksmith
shop, and I shan't forget It'll I've lost about
sl4 in cash, been locked up all night, split a
suit of clothes and made a fool Of myself, and
you needn't expect to see ne again. Good
bye, 'Squar'. and you ever come
out our way I'd like to nave you stopir
, 1885-01-09

The first issue of Dir. A. r.. Johnson's
new paper, the Rock Springs hdepen-
dent. has reached this Office. It jumps at
once into a prominent place among the
prosperous weeklies Of the Territory. It
is very neat in tyfe -raphical appearance
and will a~cceptably til 20 intended field.
There are now thirteen srsklies printed
in the Territory and four dailies, an in
crease Of four weekIies and one daily in
the space ofa few months. OF these pa
pers three weeklies and three dailies are
printed in Laramie county, one daily
and one weekly in Albany. one weekly in
Crook county, two weeklies in johnson
county, one weekly in Fremont county,
two weeklies ia Carbon county, two week
lies in Sweetwater and one weekly in
Uinta. This increase in such a brief
space Of time indicates rapid ~concentra-
ton Of population at various points in the
Territory. which gives rise to the hope
that new and permanent towns are being
founded. The appearance of a weekly
PAPER in a community, DO matter how in
significant the publication may be. is an
era In the history of the own and a con-
spicuous milestone to mark the growth of
4 scattered and disconnected collection Of
houses into a prosperous and thriving
town. As a medium to advertise the OK
istenee Of a community, nothing under
the blue canopy Of Heaven can ever equal
a well conducted newspaper, and this fact
should not be forgotten by the people
whose wants and doings these new papers
undertake to chronicle
, 1885-01-09
LET us HAVE CoUNcILMEN.

The Democrats will this evening place
in nomination one candidate from each
ward for the office of City Councilman.
These nominations should not be allowed
to 20 by default TO incompetent men.
Live, energetic men with the general, as
wei as the individual good, at heart are
wanted.
For years the men who have gone TO the
City Council, with extremely rare excep-
tions, would come under two classes:
either they were numskulls who could be
led around by the nose by men Of brains,
OF they were men bent on advancing their
own interests, even at municipal expense.
Neither the one or the other class Of
people are wanted in the City Council.
The city government for the past year
cost in round numbers $4,000 The out
steoNo9 Indebtedness against the city at
se first Of the year was $l47,00
Next year the tax payers do not want
to pay IS q day for each team employed
on the streets when better could be obtain
ed for 81 a day; they do not want TO ex-
tend the streets beyond the corporate
limits so as to render valuable the prop
erty of particulap Councilmen to the neg
lect of the more central portions Of the
city they do not want big contracts,
which under the law should be advertised,
given put to particular individuals by a
single Councilman or even a committee
without the knowledge and consent Of the
whole Council they do not want to pay
a Street Commissioner for time really
spent in doing political work they do not
want to pay a policeman g.. so a day for
guarding a single vagrant whom the city
would be better rid of.
They want to see an end to scheming
and lobbying and the business of the
Council made more of a public concern
aud less Of a private convenience. whether
at the i~nstigation or through the conniv-
anee Of Democratic or Republican states
men
The time is ripe for a revolution and it
should date from the present moment.
The Democrats should turn out in num-
bers to the various ward meetings this
evening and select men who will honestly
work for the benefit Of the constituents
they may represent.
, 1885-01-09

Mn. Mary A. Daley, Of Tumkhannock,
Pa, was afflicted for six year with asthma
and bronchitis, during which time the
best physicians could give no relief.
Her life was despaired of, until in last DC
tober she procured a bottle Of DIR. Kings
New Discovery, when immediate relief
was felt and by continuing its use for q
short time she was completely cured, gain
ing in flesh so TBS. in a few months.
Free trial bottles Of this certain cure OF
all throat and hung diseases at Gray &
Pearse's drug store. Large bottles 81. CO.
, 1885-01-09
THE SONG OF THE GOSSIP

tHerPar's Young Peoplel
One old maid,
And another old maid.
And another old maid-thnts thrse-
And they wore a Eossiping. I'm afraid.
AZ they sat slipping their tea
They talked of this.
And they talked OF that,
In the usual gossiping way.
Until every one was as black as your hat,
And the only white ones were thsy.
One old maid,
And another old maid.
For the third bad gone into the street
Who talked in u way OF that third old maid,
Which would mover do 70 repsat
And now but one
Dame sat all alone,
For tho others sVerc both away.
-i've never yet met" she said. with a Kroan,
Such scandalous talsss as they"
ALAS and nlackf
We're all OF n packl
For no matter how we talk,
Or what folk say to our face, our back
Is auie TO breed gossip and talk
, 1885-01-09

T~ra1e-tsSot Down ~
uAms-Knn Club
II would announco de fnck,v CONTINUED the
president. dat do Hon. Shamboo Smith. OF
Kentucky, has appealed TO dis club fur funds
to start him out on de road TO lecktur on de
subjick OF DO We Fulhn Our Missioner
While he am not . member OF dis club he
seems to be a pusson Wild a desiRh toad In dc
progress OF de world. an we will take up a
colleckshun fur his benefit. Sir Isaac Wal
pole, will you pass dc hatF
The hat was passed and the collection made
and turned over 10 the president, who
counted up the change and said:
do sum total hggeu up 10 cents, includin'
a dime wild a hole In It. De money viii be
fornrded to de Hon Shnmboo, an he can
start as soon as be pisases"
The secretary announced q communication
from Mansfield, Mass, offeringa now variety
Of sunfiower seeds TO members Of the club at
special rates, and inviting a cash offer from
tho museum for the skulls Of several cole
brated murdererz.
size afraid we can't trade wild him, " re-
piled the president after a brief consultation
club doan' run to sunfowers wort a cent, an
our line OF relies doan' incioode any skull
lower in do scale OF society dan a member Of
de lo~gislachur.i"
Giveadam Jones here arose to mako an In
quiry, and when his presence had boon OH
claliy recognized he asked II the club be-
lieved In the doctrine Of tho survival OF the
fttest. Brother Gardner scratched his head
and seemedt to be considerably perplexed, and
Giveadam continued:
AIN case we doan' It am an acknowledge
mont that the imbecilo an de idlsr hev de
same rights an privileges as de statesman
an de representative OF industry. In case
we do. we who hev survived am consequently
de httest an darfore good huff. l should
like a squar' decisun In de case tonight
"Brudder Jones, who put you up to dis biz
nessf asked tho president in n voice full Of
solemn warning.
There was an interval of silence 30 deep
and painful that Elder Toots could be heard
breathing as he pared down bis corn with a
borrowed jack-knife.
Il reckon / sort o. put myself up to 1t, sab, .
came the answer at last.
HWeIl, you sot down to oncoi On all
proper occashuns dis club stands ready to
elucidate It's doctrines an give its reasons,
but dis am not one of do occashunz While
de httest orter an may survive, doan' fatter
yerself dat bekase ye hev outlived a heap OF
odder folks dat you am any better dan you
orter be, or dat your testimony in a case OF
'sault an battery would pass unquestioned
eben by q one-hoss lawyer"
, 1885-01-09

The Republicans are rapidly acquiring
the belief that they must look in The
LEADER to find the news even about their
party movements. A Republican
nominating convention was held in the
Third Ward Wednesday evening and as a
matter of course the result Of it was given
to the public through these columns the
following morning. The Sm failed to
learn of the meeting, probably because the
Great American Apologist was engaged
in evolving a pellucid apology for some of
the various things loudly calling for apollo
Qies.
, 1885-01-09

Imerchant TraveIer.1
A young physician moved from an eastern
town to Kansas, and hung out his Single.
One day n neighbor called on him, and dur.
ing the conversation inquired il he had ever
opened an office in the east
"Oh, yes, Ihad a very nice Office, indeed, '
WINS the reply, with more on less pride IN the
tone.
Did you a " much practiceT'
swell, no, not < fly.
That's trnpsr, for you seem to be n well
posted a What was tho matterlS
"Really 1 don't know, but somehow my
patients all seemed to die before ! could
practice on them very much.n
, 1885-01-09

The following treatment has been used
extensively during the past ten years with.
out a single failure. which ought to be
sufficient to commend it to universal favor
and adoption: Give Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and observe the directions with
each bottle. II acts quickly and can al
ways be depended upon. Remember that
hoarseness is the first symptom of true
Group, and if Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is freely given from the time
the child first becomes hoarse ii viii
prevent the Group and all danger and anx-
iety may be avoided. Sold by Hunt &
Whipple.
, 1885-01-09

[Atlanta Constitution.l

Darling" he whispered, as the clock
sadly struck 2 and he still sat there trying
TO impress her with his love, -tbere is ono
thing / so much desire. Would you let me
AXE something that would be eternally
sweet TO my remembruncef
II don't know" she ooyly replied, making
a move as II TO fall IN a 3o-cent shirt-front,
but there in one thing you could take that
will Oh my happy cup to overlooking"
what is 1t, loved oner' ready to catch her;
but only a cold answer came, that sounded
like the bottom Of a coal-box in December.
~You might take your leave"
, 1885-01-09

LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE
WYo.. january 6. 1886.


Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intsntion to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that said proof win be
made before the Register and Receiver Of
the United States Land Office at Chey-
enne, Wyo.. on February l6, 1885, viz;
John Ashley, for the northwest quarter of
the southeast quarter, northeast quarter
Of the southwest quarter, and the south
half Of the southwest quareer Of section
IS, township 70, north Of range 70 west
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of said land, viz: John Nc
Laughlin. George NJ. Cross. Hiram Da-
wilson and Charles Kicker, all of Davis
Ranch, Wyoming.
HENRY Nj. RorHERr,
Register.
, 1885-01-09

a KuUEU9I ~ =
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett has Just done a
thing which probably no man ever did be:
for. He crossed the continent by railroad
FROM New York to San Francisco and re-
turned, the entire journey occupying only
thirteen days He went all the way in a
special car, with a small party Of friends his
object being 70 consult with J. W. Mackny
, 1885-01-09

A cooperative house-oleaning company
which Is advertised to rob domestic life Of
one Of its chiefest t~errors, Is the latest output
of New York ingenuity. We cannot regard
i as anything but a dastsrdiy attempt 10
cripple the American humorist where he is
Ftrouneet ""
, 1885-01-09

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter. chappod hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles or no pay required. II is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. 5l
money refunded Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Gray & Pearse.
, 1885-01-09

lExchange
Mr.. Tollemache, the rector Of South
Wytham, in England, has his children
named.
Lyuiph Vdwallo Odln Nestor Lyonel Foed-
mag Hugh Erchenevyne Saxon Esa Crom.
well Orlna Neym Dysart Piantagenet Tollc
mache-Tollemacho
Mabel ~HelminghAIn Ethel H-untingtower
Beatrice Blaronberrie ~Evangeline Wise de
Loui de Arellane Plnnsagenet Toedmag Saxon
Tolicuache- Tollemachc.
Lyonia Decima Veronica Eoyth Undine
cisa Hylda Rowenn Ada Phyra Ursula
Yssbel Blanche Lelias Dysarf Plantagenot
Observation-Disclosures.
, 1885-01-09

The Cheyenne School Board handles
$4,000 a year, but who ever saw a pub
lished statement of the manner in which
the money is expended? Let's have an
apology If nothing else.
, 1885-01-09

.JA,rEsM OxDEr, in The Current of
January 10. under the caption An
Unappreciated Work, discusses Dickens
Tale Of Two Cities, showing why it
has failed of appreciaiion in some quarters,
and revealing lie great merits.
, 1885-01-09

The Apple mission is the name Of an or
eanization In Boston, which distributes apples
TO the poor Of that CITY, hundreds OF bushels
beng given away annually.
, 1885-01-09

Robinson latter q long whist-bout at the
clubl-Ics awfully late, Brown. What viii
you say to your wifsf Brown-dn n whis-
por-Oh, ! shan't say much, you know
Good morning, deart" or something o. that
sort. She'll say the rcstl
, 1885-01-09

TELEGRAPHIc rates have been reduced
50 low as far west as Chicago hat it is
almost as cheap to use the wires as the
mails. This section continues, and will
continue. y pay the stiff regular rates.
, 1885-01-09
PeaB0dy's candies arefsresh


why MncNoddie staid from Church
"What can keep Mr.. MacNoddle from
church," asked a worthy parson of his
s ssSes II hope i Is not methOdis%p mr.
that" What then?" rs it calvinism7'
Worse than that your reverence. ,
Surely IL not atheism Truly, your
reverence, it's even worse than that Its
rheumatismp' But the people who are
troubled With that unpleasant ism can
find relief in Brown Iron Bitten. Mr..
Never Of fifth street. ST. Louis, say
Browns Iron Bitters completely cured
me Of a three year-old rheumatism.
, 1885-01-09

Thirty thousand gallons OF rum wore re-
sently sent from London to Egypt for Lord
Wolseley's soldiers. Il Is now explained why
he English forces in Egypt in estimating
he strength Of the enemy, always got their
numbers doubled
, 1885-01-09

Telephone No. l7o for the best coal in
the market ''The Stewart" sold by Mar
shall Smith
, 1885-01-09
1000 lbs 20 fhe ton of the
best coal, AT KiNer = John
SENS.

Wedding and visiting cards great in
variety at the Leader office.
, 1885-01-09

BrOuaes at Rhodes 4 T%roneIl'A
, 1885-01-09

"LiI,le Joker rs the best smoking