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, 1888-07-18
TOW TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

Thirty red letter days at Kellner's.
The police courts were quiet yesterday.
The weather was quite cool for a por-
ton of the time yesterday.
There are several lines of sidewalk in
the city that need attention.
The stray cattle are wandering a little
further out on the prairie OF late.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 100, minimum 500. Rain fall, trace.
A picnic excursion to Chalk Bluffs is in
contemplation by a small party for next
Sunday.
The prisoners in the county jail. have
the coolest place in the city during the
heated term.
By the death of Lieutenant Brennan
Lieutenant Grumley secures a promotion
to a first ~lieutenancy.
Cheyenne will be pretty lively for the
next few days and it is to be hoped that
the weather will continue good.
There were several ladies in the court
room yesterday afternoon listening to the
evidence in the Patterson case.
A notice of the location of a mining
claim in the Platte Canyon district was
the only instrument filed for record yes
terday.
The meeting of the city council last
evening was a very quiet one and yet a
considerable amount of business was dis
posed of.
Owing to a failure on the Central Paci-
fc to connect at Ogden in time the east
erd bound passenger train was some hours
late yesterday.
While we have been wanting rain all
summer, it would appear that not far out
in the country they have been getting too
much of hat article.
Some enterprising kids have started a
lemonade stand close to the Y. Nj. G. A.
rooms and it is presumed they will do a
thriving business for the next few days.
A call was received in behalf of the
Denver Republican last evening for the
poem which IS to be read at the confer
ence reception this evening. Tbs is the
second call from Denver for the poem.
Buckley, the alleged saddle thief, will
have a hearing tomorrow providing all
the requisite witnesses are on hand. /.
N. Bard, the owner of the saddle, is al.
ready here and it is presumed the others
will be here to-day.
Mr.. G. Thomson, the German pastor
in Laramie, is in our city and will this
evening at 8 o'clock preach to the Ger
mans in the Scandinavian church, corner
House and Sixteenth streets, All Ger
mans should attend.
Expert testimony will not interfere with
the rapid progress of the Patterson case
hereafter, except when the defense has
the floor, at which time some of the
medical gentlemen who have not been
heard from may be called.
The suggestion that the Bicycle Club
play a game of base ball with the party
hat went out to Fort Russell and played
with the officers appears to have taken
root, and it is now seriously contemplated
playing a game on wheels next Friday.
The only little daughter OF a Cheyenne
family vas anxious to secure a little
brother. Her wish was recently gratified.
A few evenings afterward her grand
mother was astounded when the little girl
knelt to say her prayers, to hear her say:
Please God, now send me twin sisters"
The family are using all their influence to
prevent her from sending in any more ap-
plications.
, 1888-07-18

The upper chain of lakes from which
the hydrant water supply comes are very
low and need replenishing as soon as pos.
sible. There is but little water flowing in
the creek just now, although the recent
heavy rains out in the country and in the
foothills have helped out somewhat. As
soon as there is a sufficient supply in the
creek a liberal amount should be run into
the lakes for they certainly need it very
badly.
, 1888-07-18

The musical concert at Keefe hall last
evening was largely attended but did not
prove to be a grand success in some par
t%Iculars. Prof. Hutchinson was there and
did his part ~splendidly but Prof. Dahl.
berg was i~ndisposed and did not succeed
in doing full justice to the occasion.
, 1888-07-18

The members of the j. T. Clark Hose
company are to hold a reception at their
new hose house south of the railroad
track this evening. 1t promises to be a
fine affair.
, 1888-07-18

.aH the latest nesUs, all the
nesU MOUeis, and a full and
complete lime of all Kinds of
reading matter at Hollis
book store.
, 1888-07-18

Second hand goods bought, sold and
exchanged and satisfaction guaranteed,
at Hallam's second hand store, opposite
city hall.
, 1888-07-18

lac largest stock of fine brandies, old
whiskies, choice Rqieatrs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
Mouse, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
6treets-
, 1888-07-18

Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup is war
ranted for all that the label calls for, 80 il
it does not relieve your cough you can
call at our store and the money will be re.
funded TO you. 1t acts simultaneously on
all parts of the system, thereby leaving
no bad results. w. N. Hunt agent.
Spring chicken at the Saddle Rock.
, 1888-07-18

Clear Lake Ice.
Cheyenne Transfer Co-From five
pounds per day to a carload at a time.
Reasonable reductions to large consumers,
, 1888-07-18

Champion MOsUing Ma
chin Tiger anG EOf
tin 0rth SaLhcy Hay
RAkes at Cost i'm order 10
clear surplus stock fO7. the
season. For cash only.
III. HAS.
, 1888-07-18

Strawberry short cake at the Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-07-18

Goods almost given away at Kellner's $.
, 1888-07-18

Y'OH can buy yOHr bog u
Httte red sUagOh,, cheap, at
HOIt'S.
, 1888-07-18

Documnet in poor Photographic condition..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
siberian EAiIe abolished.

Reforms in Russia are accomplished with
ont agitation after long periods Of inaction
aud torpor The announcement Of the
speedy abolition of exile 10 Siberia has the
effect Of IA startling surprise. For two hun
dred years political prisoners have been
hanished 10y the thousand to work in the
mines of the Ural Stanovoi and Altai
mountains with the wickcdrst and meancst
criminals The first eNirs tu Siberia werr
lissentcrs from the Orthodox Russian
church, who formed populous aud prosper
Gus settlements there during the seventeenth
aud the early part of the eighteenth centu
rics. They were not deprived Of liberty or
political privileges but were allowed to live
where they pleased and tu choose their own
callngs The success of these colnuists in
developing the mineral and agricultural re
sources of the country lrd tu the impnrta
ton Of great host of political dssenters,
who were either clasSrd with criminals aud
condemned 10 labor in coal and salt pits or
IN gold, silver, copper and iron mines or
else were drafted as recruits for the Sibe
rian army of convict guards. Three fOurths
Of the population TODAY are Russian eNilcs
and their descendants. Halt "A million of
these political ruspects have neen hanshed
beyond the lral mountains since the pres
ent century opened the majority If them
doomed to lives oi privatlon and suffering
mud to prematur- death Nothing in mod
ern annals has been more arbitrary and
cruel than this hidrous system of punish
ment, which has dr,rrvedly brought lasting
repruach upon the Russian name. AleXan
der the l.iherator, while he enfranchised
the serfs and introduced a great series Of
reforms, dill nothing tn prevent the eXpor-
tation of suspects "a siberia Twenty five
years have passed, and this ahhorreut penal
system is NOW virtually abandoned.
The impulse required for accomplishing
this reform has come from the throne. The
administrative council Of the peuitentiary
department, acting in compliance with in
structions from the cars official advisers,
has adopted a series of recommendations
for the abolition Of transportation to SHE
ria. While some objections have been rails
ed by the minister of finance aud the DEGREES
have not been officially proclaimed, it is
known that the movement in favor of abo-
liton has received the hearty approval of
the ear, and consequently that the delay
in proclaiming the new policy will be only
momentary. The island of Saghalien is to
be designated as a small penal settlement
for criminals not political prisoners but
with this exception there will be no further
hanishments TO Siberia
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
no. 23.

Polly's tcndcr steady eyes met his. yes
! know"
Dye know I'm thief was in inil
at Pttsburg for a year"
Polly drew her breath hard A PRAYER
to Gud for help went up from her heart i'm
that second Of time. She held out both
hands
"Nes, Joe told me. But thi, is all over
now-all all over Nou have begun new
again, brother Tom come
She put her hand in his arm as they
walked down the street. lie did not speak
10 her until they came back Then he
stopped her again at the gate "My sis
ters have never been seen with me in pub
lie since ! came back I'll never forget
this Of you Mary never
a month later the squire said to his wife,
"Did you know Mary was goi over his
mathematicians with Tom, Regularly
coaching him. This little girl has the clear.
est head for figuring ! ever knew. But
what can be her object ~
Mrs. Demming cleared her voice before
she could speak "She has applied to some
Of her friends in Kentucky 10 give Tom
situation. Father. think there may be-
chance for the boy. He wants to begin
his life all over again among strangers
God help him muttered the squire He
surprised Polly when he met her next time
10y taking her in her arms and kissing her
with tears in his eyes
In the spring Tom went 10 Kentucky and
hogan his life anew lie has not broken
down in it,
1t was in the spring, too, that Uncle Ben
began to fail The old man was SO fond Of
Polly that she gave up most Of her time to
him; 50 much of it., indeed, that Joe com.
planned.
Don't say word, dear" she said, ''he
has such little while to stay. Let me do
what | can
II say, Polly was that the Bible YOU
were reading to him 10 day -
'Yes. He asks for it often
Joe began whistle and choked it down
with IA sigh. Uncle Ben had been such
godless reprobate in his youth that it had
never occurred to any Of the Demmiugs that
there was any way 10 reach his soul Helved
until late in the summer. The Sunday be
fore his death he sent for DR.. Floyd and
talked to him for long time
When the young minister came out of
the dying mans room he was pale lie had
been much moved.
81 will give him the sacrament to NOR
row, he said to Squire Demmng.
lyon think him worthy of it
'lf sincere repentance can make any of
MS worthy, he is. He asked that little Pol
~ should take it with him SHE has done
this for me, he said, It's her work ''
The girls overheard the conversation.
They sat gravely silent after the minister
was gone
81 do not understand Polly" said Grace
at last. "She never seemed to me 10 he
religious person
Perhaps, said the squire. I'VE have not
clearly understood what religion is We
took too much for granted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08

The completion of the Russian railway
line ON the further side of the Caucasus 10
Samarcand is an event of unusual import
ance, and one which is in many ways full
Of suggestion as to its ultimate results 1t
is nearly forty years since the road which
the Emperor Nicholas dscreed should be
built from St. Petersburg to Moscow was
completed, and slowly but surely the work
of extension has been con ilupd unt now
the rails extend from Moscow through
Rostov to the Caucasus Here there is
temporary break in the line which is yet
10 he covered but on the other side steam
er from Baku takes the traveller across the
Caspian sea 10 Ossoum Ada. At this point
the line which is Just completed begins, and
passing through Askahad, Merry and Box
hara, stretches Thousand miles away 10
far Samarcand. The progress of science
and the daring feats of modern enterprise
have accustomed us to surprises that par
take Of the marvellous but there is some
thing astounding in the association Of the
shreking locomotive aud its burden of mer
chandise aud passengers with the localities
which are 10 he stations of the railway
Merry, aud Bokhara, and Samarcand
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08

A bill to stop Chinese immigration has
passed the New Zealand house Of represen-
tatves
The other day the schooner Romeo and
the schooner Juliet were anchored side by
side in the harbor Of Belfast, Me
A Kentucky clergyman received for
wedding fee a load of wheat straw, a stack
Of hay and a jug of molasses.
Western papers say that seven of the "Q'
strikers have committed suicide from lie
spondency, and many who had homes part
ly paid for have lost them.
Miss Minnie Freeman, the brave young
Nebraska school teacher whom the blizzard
made famous, has decided to make Califor-
MIA her home for the future She has re
ceived S27OO from the subscription raised
for her benefit, besides two costly gold
watches, three diamond pins, aud as many
pieces of jewelry,
Edwin Booth has bought huus ON Gra
mercy Park, New York, for Sii 900. He
will renovate, decorate aud furnish it thor
oughly at further cost Of 500, 600 aud will
then hand it over as free gift to The
Players Club. MIR. Booth is the original
or and first president of the club called the
Players which was formed few months
ago.
The further the Nicaragua canal enter
prise proceeds the better its prospects ap-
pear. 1t is now announced that Lieut.
Moncal and Mr. Peary, who are conduct
ing the final surveys, have discovered that
the work can Ice done very much below
their former estimates. A discovery of this
kind is unique aud well calculated to give
new encouragement to the friends of the
American canal route to the Pacific
Congressman Scott, of Pennsylvania cut
rather a sorry figure the other day when,
after he had posed as II friend Of labor aud
II terrible enemy Of mnnupolies, Congress
man Dallel of his own state showed him up
as the manager of "pluck me- store, an
employer who pays his wurkmen five cents
n ton less than his ueighboring operators,
and good deal of monopolist ON his own
account. 1t was an uncomfortable quarter
Of AN hour for Mr.. Scott, and it is not sin
gular that he found II necessary 10 edit his
speech afterward, before it went into the
Raporl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08

\ letter has been translated from the
Turkish for the New York Independent by
DR.. George Washburn of Roberts college
that probably contains the only authenticat
sd confession Of the Muhammedau faith
that has been seen on this side the ocean.
DIR. Washburu, in transmitting it. says that
during 30 years residence at CONSTANT
uople he never saw So complete a statement
Of the faith Of Islam The circumstances
which brought this interesting letter iuto
existence are told in the Toronto Globe as
follows German not long since became
converted to the faith and wrote the Sheik
al Islam making known the fact and asking
To be received into the faith of Mohammed
anism. The reply which he received to the
request is prepared in all seriousness, and is
a curious one in many respects The letter
begins by assuring the inquirer that he is
tlready MOhammedan, aud consequently
needs nothing further in the way of recog-
milton or acceptance If IA convert believes
and proclaims his belief he will be immed-
Htely received into the faith without inter
ventlon of any religious authority or cere-
mony. The religion recognizes no inter
mediary between God and his people and
demands nothing further than "a faith in
the unity of God and in the mission of his
servant, Mohammed" The religion has no
clergy or persons in authority except as
provided as follows: "Ouly the accomplish
ment of certain religious ceremonies. such
rs the prayers ON Friday aud at Beiram, is
Subordinated to the will Of the Culph, of
the prophet and Sultan of the Mussulmans
since the arrangement of ceremonies for
lsamism is of his sacred attributes. Ohe-
Hence 10 his orders is one of the most i'm
portant religious duties. As to our mission
it consists in administering, in his name
the religious affairs which he deigns to con
iide to u.s.
From the entire simplicity which the let
ter sets FORTH it can he readily understood
how such faith and religious institution
becomes attractive TO those who have pro
gressed in their religious ideas little beyond
4 vague and underlined recognition of one
great source of power and omnscience. The
letter summarizes the perfection of faith rs
follows The believer ought TO have faith
in God, in his angels in his books in his
prophets, in the last judgment and in his
will as the source Of all good and evil He
who accepts these truths is true believer.
But to be perfect believer it is necessary
to perform certain duties to pray to Gud
aud to avoid falling into such sins as muir
der, robbery, adultery, etc. Besides the
profession of faith of which we have spok
en- above, good Mussulman ought 10 pray
five times a day, distribute to the poor
10th part of his goods every year, fast dur
ing the month Of Ramazin, and make once
IN his life "A pilgrimage to Mecca
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
FRIEND
ARE YOU SICK?

DO YOU have pains about the sides. chest and
lmrk Does your mouth have ct bad taste, psuec.
iuly in the morning Du YOU feed dun and slpppy y
vs. There sptt ut sticky sliWt collects about the
le"th lsyuur appetite poor Is there a feeling
hkc lraNy load ON the stomach sometimes n
iaint, all gone sensation al the pit uf the stomach
which food does not satisfy DO your hands and
l"t become cold and cammy Have YOU dry
cough Are your eyes suukcuy DO you expect
ofate grtenisl Culurtd mattrry Arr, you hawking
tired all the whilrf Arr. you nervous irritable,
ana gloomy Do you have evil furrbodings Is
lirrr glddiness q sort ul whirling sensation in
ih" llrtd when rising up suddenly DO your
n"WrlS become custiVpf Is your skin hot and
IiN at times lsNUur blood thick and stagnant :
are the whites of your eyes tingcd with yellow
Is Your urine scantN and highly couredy Does
u deposit sediment after standing DO you
frequently spit up your food, sometimes with
sour taste hnd sumttimcs with a sweet 3 Is this
frequently attended with pulpitatiuu of the heart
llas Your vision hr oruc impaired Are there.
spots before the eyes IL there feeling of great
p'Niuttiuu and weakness n you suffer from
any oi tm,7'' sytnpioms rnll al your drug store
uud yet Il hntt rpf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
Extraordinary Letter from Greeley TO
Lincoln.

The following extraordinary letter was
written 10y Horace Greeley to President
Lincoln after the battle Of Bull Run, and
Is printed for the first time in the Lincoln
life in the June Century 1t will he re
membered that before the battle MIR Gree
ley had kept standing headline in his pa
per, urging the armies Forward to Rich
mond, Forward to Richmond":
"NEw IoRK Monday, July %, 1861.
Midnight
Dear Sir This is my seventh sleepless
night yours too, doubtlrss-yet think
shall not die, because | have no right to
die. must struggle t. live however bit
terly. But 10 business. You are not CON
,dered great man and am "A hopelessly
broken one. You are now undergoing IA
terrible ordeal, aud God has thrown the
gravest responsibilities upon YOU. DO not
fear to meet them. Can the rebels be beat
an after all that has occurred and in view
uf the actual state of feeling caused hy our
late awful disaster If they can-and it
is your business to ascertain aud decide -
write me that such is your judgement so
that may know and do my duty And if
they cannot be beaten,-if our recent dis
lster is fatal, do not fear TO sacrifice your
self 10 Your country. II the rebels are not
beaten, If that is your Judgement in view
Of all the light You can get, then every
drop Of blood henceforth shed in this quar-
rel will Ice wantonly, wickedy she'd aud
the guilt will rest heavily on the promoter
Of the crime. pray you to decide quickly
and let me know my duty
"lf the Union is irrevocably gone, an
armlstce for 30, Co. ~, l2O days --better
still for "a year ar-ought at once tu he pro
al atsifh = .et,I a
ment. Then congress should call nation
al convention, to meet at the earliest possi-
hle day, And there should be an immediate
and mutual exchange or release of prison
ers aud dishandmeut Of forces. | do not
consider myself at present Judge of any
thing hut the public sentiment. That seems
10 me everywhere gathering and deepen
ing against prosecution of the war The
gloom in this city is funereal, for our dead
at Bull Run were many, and they lie uu-
buried vet On every brow sits sullen,
scorrhing, black despair 1t would be easy
tn have Mr. Crlttenden move ANY PROPOSE
ton that ought 10 be adopted, or To have
II come from any proper quarter. The
first point is to ascertain what is hest that
cun he done which is the measure Of our
duty, and do that very thing Mt the earliest
moment
This letter is written in the strictest
confidence, and is for your eye alone. But
you are at liberty 10 say to members of
your cabinet that you kioic | will second
any move you may see fit to make. But
do nothing timidly or 10y halves. Send me
word what % do will live till can hear
at all events. If it is best for the country
and for mankind that we make peace with
the rebels at once and ON their own terms,
Il. IL Il
in mind the greatest truth Whose would
lose his life for my sake shall save it,. DO
the thing that is the highest right and tell
me how am to second You.
yours, in the depths of bitterness,
HoRACE liREEt.EY 90
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
Composite.

The hash lay ON a plate;
II am thinking entity, II SAID
"l'm lying here in state;
am alive, tho all my parts are dead
II felt sudden thrill,
Then rose "a cllmor shrill:
20 Whole, You're rash
We parts are still ourselves, although in hash
Murmured the Mutton: "Ah, how yellow were
The cuwshps Ia the iiells how passing fair
Was all about when T. "a merry lamb
Began the life which led Ia where am
said the Potato: Warm was the brown earth
Of the fair hillside where had my birth;
What joy of growth within my bosom Wrllrd,
How curlrd my tendrils, how my tuhrrs sWrel ''
Aud unused the Reef: % How l.usu are Texas s
plnins
With what "A novel grandeur Nature rrgns;
What vast eNpanss-s; how our pulses stirred
As We swept onward Ia q mighty herd,
I 're the wing ster'ls, the sudden dash ''
"MeouWi"
"BOM-wow"
said the rest of the hash.
thn0gp TfibuHr.