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, 1886-03-04
OLD CALENDARS AND ALMANAcs.
Milton

Custom. of Rome and Greece What
Wa. Found In PomPeii.
Calendars and almanacs in these
modern days, when ~meteorology is n
science and astrology is no longer be
lieved in only by the few, have become
largely mere records OF days Ordinary
and speciaD. repositories of all manner
of information and facts. chronicles Of
past events, etc. They were, however.
very different things in times when the
practices OF p~rophesying, planet ruling,
etc, were fully believed in.
1t is said to have been the custom from
the earliest ages in Rome and, perhaps,
in Greece also, 10 publicly proclaim the
opening OF zach month in some public
place. and then and there 10 afix to some
pillar. etc, a table OF the days of the
months, and the religious festivals, for
the information OF the people. From
this circumstance the first day of the
month was called Kalend or Calend, n
word derived from the Greek verb Kaleo
, 1886-03-04

Contentr.ent is not the result Of the
satisfaction of the physical wants 40
much AS il is the result of the satisfying
Of the sympathetic wants of men. The
American workingmen are not starving,
not even in our factory towns, but ser
wants, and butchers, and bakers, and
candlestick- makers aud men of every
degree and station who are under en-
ployers and cut off, by lack of means and
refinement, from those of their fellows
whose life seems to be free and delightful,
are starving for that kindlier treatment,
for that recognition of the identity, as
well as the difference, between them and
the rich, which the rich are not always
graceful in according. The rich man
stands beside the poor man and the first
thing he notices is the difference, but if
he is AS much of a man as he should he
will notice, too, the identity.
The differences are many, and most OF
them differences which ofttimes might Ike
overcome by n change in the circum-
stances Of either. The identity is some
thing deeper and less easy to change.
1t is that they are both men. with hopes
aroused by much the same things, with
possibilities of hatred born of the same
causes, with the same general tempta-
tons and repentances, with the same
longings for a~ifectionate appreciation,
with the same personal pride and the
same struggling painting desire for rest
and peace.-"Pentaur" in Kansas City
Times.
, 1886-03-04

something Bettcr fhau Gymnnstums.
I vas talking with George Hanlon
about the exercise such athletes MS he
recommend for the ordinary man to
pursue in order TO keep the muscles
properly developed. He said: Il am
down on gymnasiums for ordinary pur-
poses. They overdo the thing. Too
often they are presided over by men who
only care for the members subscription
AMI take but little heed as to his course
OF exercise. heavyweight lifting l won't
tolerate. 1t is most pernicious in its eff
fects on he body, and improves one set
Of muscles at the expense of another.
what | recommend is the plain. old
fashioned rubber bands or tubes. Fasten
them to the wall, about breast high. and
then begin. There is no particular for
mula to go through. Motions will suggest
themselves. Another set of rubbers can
be fastened lower down and the legs ex-
ercised by them. | have peculiar notions,
too, about bathing. l don't believe in
a comfortable room. Wet a towel, wiring
it out thoroughly, and wipe the surface
Of the entire body. Wet it again, but
leave a little more moisture in it, and
rub the body again. Once more, with
still more water IN the towel, and then
rub off dry. Our family has found that
by all odds the best method. Chicago
News Interview.
, 1886-03-04


Here, full upon the open square, as If
il were part of the natural a-ppurtenances
Of a Rajput capital. are confined eight
man-eating tigers, criminals of the neigh
boring iungles and hills, taken red
handed and imprisoned as state cap
lives. The huge brindled beasts crouch at
the bars, savagely glaring forth upon the
moving crowd outside. too busy with
pleasure and traffic to notice them. Each
tiger has tasted deep of human blood
one monstrous brute, lying on his back,
has devoured seven. another ten human
beings, and the tigress growing in the
last den Is declared by her custodian to
be known to have slaughtered fifteen
men, women and children. Most OF
such malefactors are shot, but these have
been shared in pitfalls, where the tiger IL
left until hunger has reduced him TO ex-
treme weakness, upon which the captors
manage to draw him forth, and shut him
up in lifelong imprisonment.-G. A.
Sala's Jeypore India Letter.
, 1886-03-04

Senator Wilson is the father OF a bill
which he hopes to have considered at this
session of congress, He proposes to
doable the postage on fourth-class matter.
which consists chiefly of small packages.
The present rate for such articles is six
teen cents a pound. This is double the
rate which existed until 1872. To double
the rate again will be practically to put m
end to a large amount of business now
transacted by mail or to increase to an OK
cessive extent the rate now paid on GER
tain lines of goods.
Newspapers particularly will feel the
change, and through them large advcrtis
ers, One advertising agency alone re-
ports to us that the proposed change will
increase their expenses on clectrotypes
sent by mail $4,000 a year. The chief
hardship Of the measure. however, will
fall on country people who live where
there are no express Offices, and who are
enabled to do shipping by mail
The parcels post" as it is called in
England, is an invaluable feature OF the
mail service. Here il costs more than in
any other country. Ii is possible to send
a seven pound parcel from any part of
Germany to Algiers in Africa for a quar-
ter Of a dollar. In Canada the rate for
''~iourth-class matter is four cents a
pound. and parcels can be shipped from
, 1886-03-04
Remarkable Feat in Book Renovation.

h'na"fhsni" fehi IN BOOK renovation.
\ Frenchman named Lahontan has
Just accomplished a remarkable feat in
book-renovation. He had sent him a
copy Of Coverdale's Bible that was com,
plctely saturated with fat, and had been
badly eaten by mice. His process was to
treat each leaf To a ~judicious course of
chlorine in solution and ammonia, while
The dirt was removed by some process
only known to himself. He then sup
plied the defective portions by carefully
uniting ON selected pieces of paper OF
lie requisite texture and shade. The
missing l~etter-press was fac-similed, the
whole was then sized and afterwards APP
eropriately bound by ms Of the beat
Partisan binders, the whole cost OF this
reatmsnt being S20O.-Frank Lesliea.
, 1886-03-04

IN" 'hhhEer OF inc tarths Surface.
The recent appearance Of a new islandin
n Of the Pacific ocean groups illustrates
the fact that hundreds Of ~geographen
and surveyors have all they can dc to
keep their work abreast of the never
ending physical changes of the earth's
surface. Great Britain employs ten ships
and 600 men in its admiralty surveys.
and much Of their work consists In max
ing new charts of waters that were care
fully surveyed from ten To thirty years
ago. New surveys along the east and
west coasts Of England last year showed
important changes in depths and other
features have occurred since the previous
surveys. Navigation charts ARE likely
after ten or twelve years TO be- AS value
less for purposes Of present information.
rs "A last months newspaper.-9oston
Transcript.
, 1886-03-04

From John Kuhn, Lafayette. Ind.
health, we have the following: Zone year
ago, | was TO all appearances in the last
stages of consumption. Our best physi-
clans gave my case up. finally got so
low that our doctor said could not live
twenty-four hours. Nix friends then pur-
chased a bottle OF Dr. VIM. Halls Balsam
for the Lungs, which benefited me. |
continued until | took nine bottles. am
now in perfect health, having used no
other medicine
, 1886-03-04

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
of wan 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
tunes, symptoms ofindigcstion are present
fiatulency, uneasiness Of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like perspintion, 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 tumors, a~llaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per-
manent cure. Price 80 cents. Address
The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co, Pqua,
o. Sold by W N. Hunt
, 1886-03-04

Can anyone bring us a ease of kidney
OF liver complaint that Electric Bitten
viii not speedily cure? We say they can
not. as thousands Of cases already per
manently cured and who are daily recon.
mending Electric Bittes. will prove.
Bnght's disease, diabetes, weak baes, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured,
They purity the blood, regulate the bow
els, and act directly on the diseased parts.
Every bottle guaranteed For sale at 50
cents a bottle by w. N. Hunt
, 1886-03-04

President CLEVELAND recently wrote a
Middle States Office seeker the following
Il return testimonials which you sent me
accompanied by a letter asking me for APP
pointment to an Office at my disposal. |
think to be frank with You is kindness. l
have no office at my disposal and have
not quite leisure to hunt u one for YOU.
There are a few things more important to
the people of this country than furnishing
Offices to applicants however worthy, and
some Of those things pertain under the
constitution to the Office Of president II
you want a public position | should be
glad to see you get it, But | have no
idea where to look to find one for you.
, 1886-03-04

One Of the society" papers recently
exposed a fiction which had become
Widespread. When Sir Charles Napier
took Smd. 1t was stated that lac sent
home 10 the government the punning
message, ~Peccavi, 10 inform them that
Il have Sind This is o a bad pun.
but the credit Of it is due. not 10 Sir
Charles Napier. but to Punch, IN tho
pages Of which periodical il appeared
soon after the announcement Of the tax
ing Of Sind. The pun is OF the same
order as lambs ~Docet~ Latin for Thou
teachest. and intended 10 designate a
chest Of t~ea.-Boston Herald,
, 1886-03-04

WnEN asked, What constitutes an
American ciuzen2" Gen. Grant replied:
He is an American citizen who believes
that our political rights are not grants
from supenors 10 interiors. but such as
flow out Of the order and constitution Of
nature He Is an American citizen who
believes that the power to sustain this
government is not physical, not legisla-
tive. but a moral forcs which has the en-
ergy and majesty Of law. He Is an Amer
lean who believes in the separation Of
church and state. and who has the cour-
age to stand mp for his religions principles
and maintain them to the last"
, 1886-03-04

There was exhibited at the university
In Rome, a short time since, "a greatly
enlarged stereopticon view Of a plant,
or fungus, which was claimed to be the
cholera bacillus. The enlargement was
made by a series Of photographs taken
through solar microscopes until the la
cillus was shown about the size OF an or
binary catcus plant. IL was covered
with spines and presented a very unin-
viting appearance. The exhibition was
unique, as it is the first time that the bac
illus has ever been presented in a way in
Which its peculiarities can be studied
fully and sily.-Boston Transcript.
, 1886-03-04

You are allowed a free trial Of h6tt
dags Of the use Of DIR. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric ~Suspensory Ap.
planes Tor the speedy relief and perma-
nent cure Of nervous debility, loss of VI
tahty and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many other diseases,
Complete restoration to health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No nsk is incurred
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, etc, mailed free BY addressing
Voltaic Belt Co, Marshall. Mich.
, 1886-03-04

All travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne can find the best accommoda-
tons in the city at the Western Hotel on
Fifteenth street. The location is agreea-
bic and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished, meals the best = first
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market, walters who un-
derstand their business. the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room arc among the
many attractions Of this popular house.
HERMAN KnME, proprietor.
, 1886-03-04

1t seems to be a clearly proved fact
that since the abolition of phlebotomy
dosing, and other empiricies of the old
school the average longevity of the
north Caucasian natives has increased
nearly seven years. Many men who
have al unyielding prejudice against
medicines, and insist on treating Their
disorders after a fashion of their own.
do seem to maintain health rs well and
live as long ~ people who run TO the
doctor with every besetting in.-lnter
Ocann.
, 1886-03-04

The number Of cattle now in the
United States would make a column
twelve deep stretching from New York
10 san Francisco and back again TO Bos-
ton. The value of this enormous herd il
more than 81, 200, 900, 600 and the annual
product Is four times as great in value as
the yearly earnings Of all the railway
companies in the country Chicago
journal.
, 1886-03-04

Professor William f. NJ. Goss, a gradu-
ate Of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, writes: Il believe that a
wall-devised practice in any VI the con
structive arts, involving not more than
one-third of the students time, win yield
as much mental improvement AS will re-
alt Il the whole time bedeyoted 10 study
from text books. Exchange.
, 1886-03-04

A Berlin woman lately attempted to
kill herself by drinking five ounces CT
kerosene. She became unconscious, but
wa fully restored TO health in three OF
lou days. The Deutsche Wochenschrif;
tells u a man who drank habitually an
ordinary liquor glass Of petroleum several
times weekly without any disagreeable
consequences Medical journal.
, 1886-03-04

Mr.. Thomas Meehan, the Philadelphia
botanist concludes that the use OF the
spines in the cactus is 10 break the full
force Of the sun ON the leaves. Plant
lovers set out their treasures In summer
under -arbor- Of fish-netting or gaivan-
lied wire, knowing by experience how
tho moving shadows Of the twine or
wire lower the temperature.-Scientif
Journal.
, 1886-03-04

lfyour avocations are mentally or phys
ically lnborious, ifthey subject you to ex-
posure in Indictment weather. ifthey con-
line you 10 the desk and are OF a nature To
involve wear and tear OF brain, and nerv-
Gus strain. you may occasionally require
some renoyating tonic Hostetters Stom.
ach Bltten Is the article for you; il stimu
lates the falling energies. i~nvigorates the
body and cheers the mind. Ii enables the
system 20 throw off the dcbilitating effect
OF undue fatigue. gives renewed vigor 10
the organs Of digestion. arouses the liver
when inactive. which il very often is with
people whose pursuits are ~sedentary, re-
news the faded appetite. and encourages
a healthy rcpose. Its ingredients are
safe and IL credentials. which consist in
uhe hearty endorsement Of persons Of
every class ~ society. are most convincing.
Admiralty is il adapted TO the medical
wants Of workers.
, 1886-03-04

james Russell Lowell is at the head Of
a Boston committee which is soliciting
funds with which to erect a building for
the American school of classical study ne
Athens. The Greek government Avill
give the site, two acres Of ground, worth
$13. OOO.-frank Beslio's.
, 1886-03-04

DURING Arthur's administration Gen.
Van Vlict was a leading figure, as he is
now. He was a strong Republican, and
every one T. now surprised to see him 50
close in with the Democrats Still every
one likes Van Vliet, and an army officer
should have no politics, But to our story.
The day after Cleveland was inaugurated
Gen. Van Vliet Appeared at the White
House and began TO instruct, in the pres
enc of Others, Col. Lamont as to how he
and the president should carry on the
administration, especially in the social
way. After he had gone on at some
length one Of the ~bystanders, who was a
statesman of some prominence. spoke up:
And pray how long have you been a
Democrat. General Van NlietY"
Since yesterday noon, sir. was the
reply. hH
, 1886-03-04

Or. Pliny Earle, the retiring superin
tendent Of the Massachusetts, STATE
Lnnatic hospital, preserves as a memento
Of his incumbency 200 envelopes adj
dressed 10 him ON which his name is
ingeniously spelled in 200 different ways.
Inter Ocean.
, 1886-03-04

Archdeacon farrar is telling English
audiences thai during his long journey
through the United States he saw less
drunkenness than in a single walk in
London. lie thinks America is far
ahead Of England in temperance work
Inter Ocean.
, 1886-03-04

OF the 67s Yale graduates who died in
the ten year, between 1875 and 1885.
there were 2sl who were past 20 years OF
age. And these men received their
education when candle-lights were used
At morning prayer. Yale Courant.
, 1886-03-04
SATAN.


He, above The rest
In shaps aud gesture proudly eminent,
Stool like a tower, his form had not yet lost
All it, original brightness, nor appeared
I<=s than archangcl ruined, and the excess
~ glory obscured: us when the sun, new
rison,
Looks through the horizontal misty air
Shorn OF his beams.
Darkened 30, yet shone
Above them all the archangel; but his face
Deep scars OF thunder had intrenched; and
care
Sat on his faded cheek; but under brows
OF dauntless courage, and eonsidcrate pride,
Waiting revenge.
Milton.
, 1886-03-04

lT is said at the war department that
there are not likely to be any appoint
ments made to I'LL any of the existing va
cancIes in the army, high or low, until
after March 10th. when Gen. Pope goes
on the retired list Then two major gen
erals will be selected aud the other conse-
quent appointments viii be made. The
president Is disposed to give tien. Terry
precedence as major general over Gen.
Howard, provided he can do 20 without
doing any injustice 70 Gen. Howard. lie
is RECEIVING a great many applications
from clcrgymcn for the three ehaplaincies
which be is going to I'LL, and there is also
a great pressure for the position Of judge
advocate with a majors rank and pay,
which Is opentTHf NMn
, 1886-03-04
PSORIASIS
And all Itching and ScaIy Skin and
Scalp Diseases Cured BY
Cuticura.

PSORIASIS. eczema. letter. ringworm. llehen.
1 pruritus, scald head. milk crust, dandrun,
b%arbers', bakers. grocer' and washerwomans'
plmply humors of the scalp and skim, with loss
of hair, are positively cured by Cnticura. the
great kin cure. and Cuticura Soap, an exquisite
skin beautiner. externally, and Cuticura Res
clvent, the new blood purifier. Internally, when
and all other remedles llil !
, 1886-03-04

In st. Petersburg there are men who
take about hot Tea in large metal pots
covered with felt, and sell 1t to hack
drivers and coachmen, who rave 10 wait
for long hours in the cold when there is
a party.-Foreign Letter.
, 1886-03-04

1, John J. Case. D. ID. s., having practlsed
dentistry IN this county for thirty-liye years aud
being w~efl-known TO thousands hereabouts
with u View 10 help any who are anlicf ed as /
have been for the last twelve years, testify that
the Cuticura Remedies cured me Of psoriasis,
or scaly skin, in eight days, after the doctors
encourageinent. john J. CASE, ID. d. s.,
, 1886-03-04

Daniels Lehrbuch der Geographic for
1885 gives the population Of the world at
1885, 000, 900, speaking 1904 langu-
ages and dialects, and embracing LOO
f1rms Of relleion.
, 1886-03-04

Grain. stocks and provisions bought and
sold on margin every day at our office.
Checks for differences made promptly at
, O'Clock Neff Prentice a. Go. 0 and x.
Commercial block Telephone No. ~.
, 1886-03-04

silence is absolutely necessary 10 tho
wise man. Great speeches, elaborate dis
rounSs~, pieces of ~eloqnence, ought to H.
, language unknown to him: his actions
lght ~ be his MISUNDERSTANDING.
, 1886-03-04
rRRMs of sunscRIpr1oN.

Daily. delivered by carrier. esc per week.
81 per month.
Daily, by mail, 81 per month. $50 for six
months, $40 per wear. In advance.
Weekly s2@ per annum si.50 for six months.
PAYABLE In advance,
, 1886-03-04

Remember the Fox coal IL the best in
the city Telephone No, l5s 10 A. O..
MEG rcgor, aud gel fall weight
, 1886-03-04

Tha average age Of the 400 inmates
" Sing Sing is 20 years.
, 1886-03-04

Are sold by all druggists Price Cuticnrn. SIC.
SOAP. 2sc kesolyent, 500 Prepared by the
Potter Drug and Chemical Go ~fiosfon. Mass
, 1886-03-04

FREE TRIAL noassnas 2, eases q
prostr2tion. result OF indiscrvtion. exctsscS or
any. otber. cause. cured BY N~ervtta. strong
ihith thst " VIII curc every case prompts me-
postage, ETC. On. A.. q. OLfN. Box 2i2, Chicago
, 1886-03-04

Leader once.
, 1886-03-04

lSuecessor to II. S. Oliver. FIRE INSURANCE
None but time tried and fire tested companies
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1886-03-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

In all its branches by W. ELLIOTT, on Eighteenth
street, one door west OF the old stand. Singleioot
All kind Of wagon work done first class.
, 1886-03-04

clic Hotel Company, Lesses of all Hotels and Eat
IN Pacific Railway Company. Transient rate 50 "
, 1886-03-04
DESERT ENTRIES. Compact FORM. \

of Experience warrants me in saying | am thoroughly posted. Enaniries mr.
answered. Send for my Settlers Guide. I. J. STANTON Land Attornev
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-08
Strength of Brick Foundations.

Experiments and observations concerning
the strength and utility of brick foundations
for machinery show that a rather soft
brick will crush under a weight of $50 to 900
pounds per square inch, or about 80 to 40 tons
per square foot while first rate machine
pressed brick will require from 300 to 400
tons per square foot. But masses of brick
work will crush under much smaller loads
than single bricks. In some English expert
ments small cubical masses, only nine inches
on each edge, laid-in cement, crushed under
81 to 40 tons per square foot. Others, with
piers 8 inches square and 2 feet inches high
in cement, only two days after being built, re-
quired A to G2 tons per square foot to crush
them. Another, of pressed brick, in best
Portland cement, is said to have withstood
2O2 tons per square foot, and with common
lime mortar only one-fourth as much. The
same authority, however, is careful to add
the statement that cracking and splitting
usually commence under about one-half the
crushing loads. To be safe, he recommends
that the loads should not exceed one-eighth
or one-tenth the crushing loads and so also
with stone The pressure of brick shot
tower in Baltimore, 246 feet high, is estimat-
ed at o. tons per square foot; and in a brick
chimney at Glasgow, Scotland, 4GS feet high,
at TONS
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-08
facings of Persian lambskin. Hats that look

rscings of Persian lambskin. Hats that look
,i;o corduroy come In gray and brown and
arc ma,lo up ready for trimming.
Bead bonncts are preferably In jet, al
though few are shown In irise and copper
color. They are trimmed with tullc and vel
vet flowers or leaves, also with velvet bows,
loops and pointed aigrettes Of velvet ribbon.
A charming bonnet In this style Is trimmed
with aigrettes of picot-edged velvet ribbon
In black and straw color. Evening bonnets
made of beads are in pale blue, pink, gold
and crystal. Ostrich tips with pearl bead
drops are used for trimming with picot-odged
watered ribbon
Straw hats will be worn until the very
coolest weather. Brown, navy blue deep
olive and black are the favorite colors.
Straw hats for late autumn are faced with
velvet or plush, and the same material en-
tiers largely into the trimming. Loose
punches of dark flowers are used on hats that
turn up at the side, and many punches Of
fruit in dark "bloomy" colors are used.
Peaches, plums, blackberries, punches of cur
rants, boughs full of dark cherries, and even
tiny peppers and an occasional carrot are
seen.
Ribbons are used in profusion for millinery
of all grades and are shown in solid colors
and in many fancy styles.-Demorest's
Monthly