davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1886-10-28

The idea of claiming the construction OF
the Cheyenne & Northern as a Republi.
can achievement, is a hallucination which
seems seriously to affect the SIN. The
only opposition apprehended to the voting
of the bonds seems-from the back files
Of the Sun - to have been from an alleged
reckless, bride giving and wholly unregen-
crate 'cuss' named Lusk. This is the
SIM charge, yet high among the names
of the brethren in the Sanhedrim, to
whom it is given to distribute the Offices
and direct the vote, is one Frank :. Lusk.
Now tins gentleman is first assistant fore
man TO Mr.. Bergman in the party ma,
chine, and had a larger vote (by proxlesl
in the convention than any other. If We
did not know him to be the same dan
gerous conspirator against whom the
Sun warned the public last spring, We
should believe this a case of mistaken
identity. The Suns language is too
plain to admit of such an escape. +. 5.
Lusk is cxplicitlg named as ready to buy
votcs-unquestionable proof the accurate
Sun had obtained before making the
charge-against the issuance OF tho Chey-
cnne & Northern bonds. Now the SIM
will please name one Democrat who op
posed the measure-who even voted
against it Our contemporary insults the
workingmen whom it approaches with so
shallow a device. Does it not suppose
that they are men Of Ordinary common
sense Yet all its allegations are equally
true with hat which concerns the Chcy-
nm X Northern railroad.
, 1886-10-28

As MANY homestead entrymen from
time to time conclude to commute their
entries to pre- emption and purchase the
lands they have entered upon, instead of
waiting until the expiration of the time
prescribed by the homestead law, i, is
well for them TO understand the nature of
the proof required by the latest decisions.
The secretary OF the interior has ex-
plicitly ruled that in such cases The set
tier offering communication proof must
show actual settlement, improvement and
cultivation from the date of entry to the
time of offering proof which must be a
period Of not less than six months. ~
This decision, which was made in Janu-
airy last. and is reported in 1 l. D.. page
3si, is the law which must govern the
local officers in their acceptance or reiec.
ton of proof in such cases.
, 1886-10-28

Mans Mechanical Devices lave Long
Ago Been Anticipated by Nature.
Rev. i. g.. Wood, in his new book.
"Noturc's Teachings has discussed n
subject not before handled at length. It's
object j. to show how mans implements
and mechanical devices nave been antici-
patcd in nature. lie asserts that there
is no invention of man which is not an
ticipnted, that all his mechanical devices
have been used in nature for countless
centuries. He claims that the great dis
coverers of the future will be those who
carefully study the natural world.
Tho burr stones of mills are a copy OF
lnolar teeth. The hoofs of n horse are
made Of parallel plates like n carringe
sprine. The finest file made by man is a
roneh afTnir when compared with the
Dntch rush used by cainetmakers. The
Jaws Of the turtle aud tortoise IRE nntn-
raj scissors. Rodents lave chiscl teeth,
md hippopotnmi have re teeth, which
nre constantly repaired rs they are worn.
The carpenters plane is anticipated by
the java Of q bee. The woodpecker Inns a
powerful little hammer. The diving
bell only initiates the work of the wnter
spider. This insect, although as easily
drowned as any other, spends n great
part Of its life under water. Having CON
structcd n small cell under the water, 1t
clasps a bubble of air between its last
pair OF Ices and dives down to the Gu
trance Of its cell, into which the bubble is
put. A proportionate amount Of water
is thus displaced, and when all of it is cx-
PEELED The little animal takes up its nhode
in this %subaqueous retreat.
In laying its eggs on the water, the
gnat combines them in a mass shaped
somewhat like a lifeboat. 1t is impossl-
BILE to sink it without tearing it to pieces.
The iron mastApf n mon ,rn ship is
strengthened by weep ribs running along
its interior. "A p%orcupine quill is
strengthened by similar ribs. When
engineers found that hollow beams were
stronger than solid ones, they only dis
covered Il principle which had been used
In nature for centuries before the crea-
ton oil man. A wheat straw, ii solid.
could not support a heavy head. The
bones Of the higher animals, If solid,
would have TO be n great deal heavier TO
bear the weight which they have to sup
port. The frame work Of a ship resembles
the skeleton of n herring, and he who
would improve aerial navigation might
study the skeleton Of a bird with advan-
tage. Palsy made n careful study of
the shells by the seaside, In order to learn
the best method Of fortifying a town.
The ship worm feeds on wood, and
gradually tunnels Its way through any
submerged timber. 1t also lines its bur
row with a hard, shelly coating. Brunei,
taking Il hint from this, was the first to
succeed in s%ubaquatic tunneling. The
Eddytsone lighthouse is built on the plan
Of n tree trunk, and fastened to the rock
In Il name somewhat similar to the
way a tree IS fastened TO the soil 1t is
supposed that the first idea of u suspen-
sion bridge was suggested by the creep
ers Of n tropical rest.-Wilmington Col
legian.
, 1886-10-28

SHARPLEss selected deputies to whom
he was willing to entrust his personal
safety, and on the only occasion of his
taking the field personally with a prospect
of danger ahead, understanding to
the lowest estimate six hours and n half
in order to get the right men, in case he
should by chance ovcrtakc the r%ufians of
whom he was in alleged pursuit. 1t is
true a family was being terrorized in the
meantime. but Sharpless probably knew
that nobody would be hurt, and as liquor
was sold on the ranch, he thought it
didn't matter much. \ sheriff is not re-
CURED TO do ali his own riding. but there
Is an imperative demand for an officer
who will not shirk a plain duty. Ono
OF whom 1t can be asserted, without at
tempt at denial, that during four years he
never IN a single instance did anything
which can be mentioned to his credit. il
not the man for the place.
, 1886-10-28
Territorial Democratic Platform. Adop-
ted at RawIins. Oct. 2. 1856.

The Democracy of Wyoming Territory,
in convention assembled, declare as fol-
lows:
That the principles OF the Democratic
party as enumerated in its platform
adopted by the national Democratic con
vention at Chicago on July 10, 1854, are
the rule and guide of our political faith;
That We affirm the principle
ted in our national plottofm. that the fed
eraI officers in the territories should be
restricted to citizens previously resident
therein;
That we believe that the interests OF our
territory demand "A reorganization OF the
judicial and executive departments OF our
territorial government;
That the growing interests Of our terri
tory demand increased facilities in our
mail service;
That We believe in nominating and
e~lecting men to the different offices wholly
upon the ground of principles. merit and
capability;
That we do hereby make a solemn pro
test against the controlling influence of
wealth In our elections, and pledge our.
selves to do all in our power to discourage
and prevent the corrupt use of money in
this and all future elections;
That we demand the enactment of laws
providing for arbitration between EN-
ployers and employed. and to enforce the
decisions Of the arbltntors;
That we demand the abrogation OF all
laws that do not bear equally upon capital
and labor, and the removal of unjust tech
nlcalItics. delays and determinations in the
administration of Justice,
, 1886-10-28

AMONG the reasons which the Buffalo
Echo gives for its failure to apologize for
the existence of the Democratic party. are
the following
Had it been the Democratic party thai,
in the last legislature, sold out 10 the
Union Pacific railroad, and by a strict
party vote refused TO pass an act to com
pei that road to pay It's Just taxes to the
territory we would apologize = Had
1t been a Democratic governor that vetoed
the coal bill. a measure intended to make
the Union Pacific railroad pay It's miners
what they Justly earned, we would apollo
gize; had it been a Democratic legislature
that opposed every measure in anyway
beneficial to our people, we would apollo
glzei and finally, had it not been the
Democratic porty that. in the last legis.
%lature, opposed every kind of class legis-
lation and legislation for the benefit of
powerful or Plantations. we would humbly
apologize to the people and promise not
10 do so any more, but as the matter
stands we must respectfully decline the
invitation.
, 1886-10-28

No ONE will accuse Thomas Sturgis as
being an enemy TO corporations, as such,
or as being biased by Democratic predilec-
tons in favor OF popular rights. Yet
that gentleman, while a member Of the
council-together with his colleagues,
Messrs. Reel and lrvinc-made a deter
mined stand against the attempts of a
corporation attorney TO control legislation,
and, in the clearly expressed opinion Of
the Sun-which may be taken as both
sincere and correct-Mr. Sturgis was en-
tirely right. o
, 1886-10-28

The other afternoon n horse attached 10
n heavy wagon ran away ON Wcst Ran
dolph street and plunged up the street Mt
n lively rae, causing n stampede OF pc
destrians and lighter vehicles. \ man
dnrted out in pursuit from the throng on
the sidewalk and the crowd cheered to
see "A man afoot chasing a rrnawny
horse. The man gained slowly on the
horse and finally reached his side. Then
he laid one hand on the shafts and caught
the bride with the other. He give two
or three strong pulls, bending the horses
head over sidewise cach time, and kept it
up until the horse stopped. seldom has
n pretticr piece Of work been seen. and
the crowd cheered Justify. The man was
Frank Glover, the pugilist Chicago Tri-
huue.
, 1886-10-28

PRESIDENT C~LEvELlNp's prompt ac-
ton in restoring the discriminating duties
against Spain on account of that country's
disregard Of treaty obligations, has
already led the Spanish government to
reconsider, and negotiations have been
commenced with a view to adjusting all
Commercial difficulties upon a basis of
reciprocal advantage. None other should
be accepted by the United States.
, 1886-10-28

THE extreme apprehension exhibited
by the SIN in denouncing the action of n
railroad attorney whom, in n moment of
childllke confidence, it had supported for
the council, was fully warranted by the
facts, by the opposition Of Mr.. Corlct,'s
colleagues especially by that of MIR.
Sturgis-and by an earnest memorial
signed by numbers of Cheyennc's best
citizens. including many leading Republi-
cans. Yet the corporation prevailed, all
the same.
, 1886-10-28

Or THE Big Four, Jeffrey has been in
Office eight years-holdlng for the greater
part OF the time three places OF profit and
trust. Bergman has had but six years,
during whichThe has held but two offices,
while Sharpless was sheriff for only four
years. In the opinion of these gentle
men, they have not had nearly enough.
The views of the people will be expressed
next Tuesday.
, 1886-10-28

REMEMBER, workingmen, hat the
amount of taxes you happen to pay is,
according to the SIN, an important mat
ter to be considered in determining your
qualification for Office. The next move
will be to deprive you of a vote on the
same grounds. You have sense enough
to inquire for yourselves as to the truth
of all statements made by the organ, not
w%ithstandIng the tafIy it will continue to
give.
, 1886-10-28

II IT'S legislative candidates the Democ-
racy has men who can be relied upon to
protect the rights of all classes and to
guard the interests of the people against
any injury from any quarter. There is
not a man on this ticket who cannot be
trusted more fully in this respect than the
leading Republican candidates, Riner and
Tcschemacher.
, 1886-10-28

En- GOVERNOR SpRAGuE's present wife
has taken her pen in hand to assail Mrs.
Kate I base, her predecessor as Mrs.
Sprague. On account of the name which
the latter lady inherited from her honored
father, the public is inclined to discount
tenance all comment. The incident shows,
however, the inconvenience Of having a
wife on the retired list.
, 1886-10-28

The Sun makes the alarming though
not altogether ineligible statement that
THE LEADER lis now in arms because a
railway company, which is to day doing
more to benefit the city and county than
we expected, is liable to have one solitary
member in the legi lature whom it is
THOUGHT will defend their interests.
, 1886-10-28

THERE is a brutal f~rankness about the
claims put forward by the joint or several
organs of the Big Four which is amusing.
No Democrat has the least objection; the
Republicans not specially interested in
perpetuatiug the party scrvitude may, il
they wish. submit to the slight.
, 1886-10-28

Tic was an Lnglishman, and he found Il
new grievance agnint California. lie VI
much impressed with the country and it,
productions. lie was very enthusiastic
until they showed him Il pumpkin weigh
ing lyJ pounds. This is too much, don't
You know he said, with an injured
air. "A pumpkin 100 pounds. Hang it,
! only weigh 1856 myself. San Francisco
Chronicle.
, 1886-10-28

Is y column our Republican conicm-
porary attempts to cajole the workingmen
and in another shows that it regards a
property qualification essential to fitness
for Office. by insinuating hat the amount
of taxes n candidate may pay should be
considered. Doubtless it is sincere in this
view, which explains why the Union Pa
cific should be entitled to a councilman of
IL -
, 1886-10-28

EVERY man with sense enough to
think tor himself knows the difference
between a Joint stock association for bus
mess purposes, organized under a Z general
law, and a corporate monopoly acting
under 4 special charter. The San is fully
aware of the distinctions which it pre-
topds To confound.
, 1886-10-28

TnE most creditablc achievements of the
ninth Legislature were the acts providing
for the erection OF a capitol and the estab
llshment off state university, but it is rid
lculous To parade these as party measures.
The strictnessof partisanship was invoked,
however, to secure the passage of Mr..
O'Brien's bill to extend the term of resi-
dence required, from ninety days to six
nauntL-
, 1886-10-28
BLACK HILLS STAGE
~ANDEXPRESSc COMPANY

Coaches leave Union depot, Cheyenne,
at 6:30 a. M, daily, Except Sundays;
touch Chugwater, Fort Laramie. Rawhide
Buttes and Lusk, and connect with the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and Tor Sundance, Buffalo, Fort Fetter
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas. (Wyo.),
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska.
and Rapid City, Spearfsh and Deadwood.
OAK.
The cheapest and shortest route by
twenty four hours.
The u. S. mail carried. We have first
class eating stations, and our division
agents take all pains to secure the com
fort of passengers.
L. f. LoNGHuRsT, Agent.
, 1886-10-28

As Mr.. jeffrey. in the course of his
box distributing tour. had to visit
Schwartze's ranch. Mr.. Sharpless went
along for protection. The commissioners
however, would probably disallow any
extra charge on that account.
, 1886-10-28

THERE is a luuatic in Pennsylvania
who imagines that a gas jet is burning
within him. but the Big Four labor under
a stranger delusion still if they think the
people are going 10 give them a new lease
OF official life. As wen make the offices
perpetual at once
, 1886-10-28

ONLY three of the Big Four have been
making a our OF the precincts. The can
didate for county attorney, for obvious
reasons, was left at home and in his stead
a lawyer sent who caa talk aud wants to
leqi-late.
, 1886-10-28

MANY Republicans will vote for
Bergman and Jeffrey from force of habit.
They have done the same thing ior SO
many years that it r,auiro- moral courage
10 assert their right
, 1886-10-28

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. II
soothes the child, soitens the gums, al
lays the pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrh9a. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1886-10-28
For Road Supervisor,
JOHN A. Marlin.

If THE hoodlum vote is Influenced by
self interest, it will he cast solidly for
Sharplcss and Mann.
, 1886-10-28

Two letters written by benedict Ar
mold, dated six months apart and propos-
ing marriage 10 two different women, ere
said TO be in existence, and to be Identical
II terms This is Just about what might
be expected of n young man who, when
lie we7 a drug clerk in Norwich, used to
grind up Glass in a mortar and sprinkle
il ln tn' street where harefootcd boys
walked Norwich Bulletin.
, 1886-10-28

Tbs Boston Record rather sloserly de
srulics French jokes us tests which
cheer. bat do not i~nebriate."
, 1886-10-28

All advertisers in these columns are thoro
,ughly reliable. Business or correspondence
Lutte safety.
, 1886-10-28

~. q. BAIRD and A. g. CAMpBELL), AT
torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, CLey-
second floor, st obins d Post S bank block
, 1886-10-28

THE Gilchrist Iron and Scrap Metal Co.
Highest price for Scrap Iron, Old
Metals, etc. Special attention to car los,
subject to sight draft of ! amsunt. 32nd
and Blake. Denver.
, 1886-10-28

REAL ESTATE. LOAN, AND LIVE
STOCK. Ferguson street, Obey enne.
, 1886-10-28

Tenders his professional services to the Gil
liens of Cheyenne and vicinity. Office
liams. Telephone No. ~.
, 1886-10-28
DENVER DIRECTORY,

Ii Z. BLOOD. M'fg'r Agent Bar and
and Saloon Fixtures, Mirrors. Bill
lard and Pool Tables, Beer Pump Eau
Gets, Beer Coolers, Show Cases. etc. All
kinds Saloon Glassware. 1916 Larimer st.
Denver.
, 1886-10-28

Successor to II. S. Oliver, FIRE INSURANCE
None but time tried and fre-lested' colupanies
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1886-10-28

ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office Della
ware Block, Cheyenne, Wyo.
, 1886-10-28

The Democracy of Wyoming Territory,
in convention assembled, declare as fol-
, 1886-10-28

CHEYENNE. WYOMING, operated by the Pa
ciic Hotel Company, Lesses of all Hotels and Eat
IN Pacific Railway Company. Transient rate 800
, 1886-10-28
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND
LOANS. Land Scrip of all kinds, Ranch
lent Insurance in the best companies at the
on street. Cheyenne Wyo.
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to our memories in a single instance. The great
flood of "reminiscences which Is sweeping over the
country has shown how unreliable is the MEM
DRY OF man. Mems minds change in years, and
the facts impressed upon the mind of 1860 are
not the same when filtered through the mind
OF 1886 After Mr.. Lincoln's death we packed
up all MS private papers. don't know just how
many tnere were, but there were large num-
Der OF chests We put these in charge of Rob.
ert Lncoln, and he handed them over to the
keeping of David Davis When we got back 20
the United States. after an absence of FIVE years
MIR. Lincoln and Judge Davis caves these papers
into our own hands, and they have been sub
ject to our control and seen only by us from
that day to this"
"What are your habits OF work7n
81 begin TO write at about $50 in the morning
and remain at my desk until little after II
A thousand words consider a very fair DAVIS
work, though under pressure / sometimes do
twice as much find that in abrideing docu-
ments or. correspondence I can use a STE
nographer to advantage, but in the composing
of other matter / write better with my own
hand. Nieolay dictates the most of his matter
He does it to save his eyes, and uses long-hand
rather than shorthand amanuensis. Hewrites
about the same amount daily that do. He is
very quiet, modest man, full of energy and en-
lowed with remarkable power of perseverance.
he mastered short hand because he thought il
would aid him in making the notes for this
work
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by this department to do work among the Nor
mon women. many of whom would gladly es-
cape from that life If an opportunity was pre-
scented.
Catherine " Waite, who graduated from the
Chicago Law School. last June, and was soon
after admitted to practice at the bar, has just
started a quarterly magazine, called the Chicago
Law Times, which is q valuable addition to legal
literature.
Among the addresses at the recent meeting of
the National Prison Association at Atlanta. Ga.
were one on "Prison and Police Matrons," by
Mrs j. K. Barney, and one, ''Reformatory
Prisons for Women" by Mrs. Ellen c. johnson,
of the Massachusetts Womans Prison
Miss Myra Simmons has been appointed fe-
male inspector of the Soldiers Orphan schools
In Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Col.
Seneca G.. Simmons for whom Post 116, of the
PENNSYLVANIA department, was named, who died
CALAMITY leading the Union forces against the
enemy at New Market Cross roads.
The latest achievement of the W. G. T. o., of
Lafayette, Ind, is the establishment of wait
lng-parlor and reading room where women with
their families and friends may find pleasant
resting place when they come to town to do
shopping. etc. A lady is constantly in attend
ance to extend the courteses of the place TO Wis
ltors. On Saturdays warm dinners are served
for 20 cents. Ten cents per day is charged
those who use the parlors.
Miss Clara Barton was made life member at
lief Carps with all the privileges of the associ-
alton, an honor bestowed upon no other woman.
AS testimonial and passport to all corps in
the United States, they ordered badge pur-
chased, which has just been presented to Miss
Barton. 1t is the regulation badge of post ma
tional officer of the w. r. c., except that it is
of gold. 1t is the Maltese cross suspended from
bar pin, bearing the name of "Clara Barton"
The red Geneva cross which drops over the rib
bon is set with diamond solitaire This is
merited recognition of Miss Barton's great
service to humanity, and especially to the
American soldier.
Miss Anna Gould, to whom the late Mr.. Til
den left 800 900 in his WILL is probably the most
lucky of the women who have engaged as 'read-
ers" in families. During the five years Miss
Gould was at Greystone she read to Mr.. Tilden
800 volumes, besides newspapers, magazines,
letters and miscellaneous matter This inces-
SAINT reading was arduous labor Mr. Tilden
was very critical, and if she did not pronounce
word correctly would set her right and make her
read it again. If she thought he asleep and
read careessy he at once reused up and
Quired another reading When he engaged Miss
Gould's services, Mr.. Tilden agreed to pay her
$50 per month and give her home at Greystone.
Later he told her he would leave her $25 600 in
his will. and after time promised her 800. 900
if she would remain with him as long as he lived.
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Two Kinds of Women.

San Francisco Report.
Men say they cannot understand why "mans
woman" is never ''woman's woman" Because
a mans woman is not womans woman, men
invariably put the causes down TO sister womans
envy and jealousy. Though there are hundreds
whom this double-faced cap fits, woman world
as a whole is neither en~ious or Jealous
Of exceptional cases / do not speak. But
men never realize and never can be
taught that mans wsman 'has two faces
under q hood one for men and another for
women. Do my male readers, if have any be-
gin to see chinks of light now9 They should,
after that last sentence A mans woman, with
men, is bright. animated, entertaining, coaxing,
toadying or taffying. as the case demands. Put
her with women and she is a poke. She won't
do this. that or the other She simply yawns
through time until the return of the coat tails
1t is an almost invariable rule that the woman
most liked by man is least liked by her own SEX
The reason why I've just been telling.