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, 1888-06-16

A hotel clerk is presumed to be equal
to any assault at words inflicted upon
him, and, MS a rule, this presumption is
correct, but there is one individual whose
name is legion, who Is responsible for all
the suicides of hotel clerks throughout
the country. 1t is the many who tell
you something and adds ''eh?" or ''ain't
it7" after each sentence. He awaits
your Endorsement of what he is saying,
and IL at any stage of the conversation
you fail to respond he will pull your
sleeve, and insist on your saying yes"
We meet him every day, and dread him
as the young mother does the scarlet
fever. Democrat.
, 1888-06-16
Lawlossness In the West.

A man has very little more to fear in
the west than in the east, in spite Of all
the lawless acts one reads about. I'm
doubtedly a long standing quarrel some
times ends in a shooting match; and of
course savage affrays occasionally take
place In the barrooms, in which, be it
remarked, that, inasmuch as the men
are generally drunk, and, furthermore,
as the revolver is ut best a rather inaccu-
rate weapon, outsiders are nearly as apt
to get hurt IS are the participants. But
if n man minds his own business and
does not go into barrooms, gambling sa-
looms and the like, he need have no fear
of being molested; while n revolver is a
mere foolish incumbrance for any but u
trained expert, and need never be car
ried. Theodore Roosevelt in The Cen
fury.
, 1888-06-16
prepo.aIs for sinlsing Artesian wei.

RAwLrNs, June 9, 1888.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the secretary of the Wyoming
~penitentiary building commission, until
Monday, July ., 1885, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, for sinking an a~rtesian well
about 500 feet deep on the grounds of
the Wyoming p%enitentiary at Rawlins.
Wyo. Said bids must be for boring. tub
ing and all other material necessary; well
to be complete. and must be accompanied
by bonds for 81. 900. Tubing must be OF
heavy wrought iron and not less than So
inches diameter at bottom of well.
Contractors will be required to give
bonds and will be paid in cash when work
is received by the conVkssion.
There are now two ~artesian wells in the
city. The U. P. a flowing well. was
struck at $50 feet, and the city well which
rises to within forty feet of the surface, is
507 feet deep.
The penitentiary commission reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
j. u. OSBORNE.
President.
j. p. WALLACE,
Secretary.
, 1888-06-16

osalea proPosalS VIII DC recelveu OY tne
ipI euit ia,L ouliuing cominlssiUn unti1
u d uay y 9uly, ~ iooo, al
uo| ~ = and VI sun uaSir i Ut WnnnES
TonS;,nn II eioostGn u .ne nSonls
n;,h tIa i"nn % ~ a ec anS ana
tinn Que 5S 'l nF nh oi s sec'iSn ~ anu sec.
W. :, TT uGapucf oo, o Ih t%a law. laws
" iJIna,;S honinHy' pasSeu ny 'no 'en'h
pa ;;GEnoI, goo ;,s,r,,,;oo .,
h;ddorn ho snao J. At ~ i n#on oF 10
Daorotnrr m ofs ,bo oomm q o ~ Rorl;na
w. ler u tnc oolnuiiSsio"' III n""nnS'
"SSIm%hi9a III, ln;I T. ,;-od =, r,u,;,L
w;n,h ~ o. IN Vi iSqua'eu & LnnS
"amahin . H. Ota u bn;ia;nr o om
$500 " i nmemnt Dunk 70
he IA anJhm;t.aS III ba - II
1 ,.;II p ho fs nrSa;,ad a. , Mnicn uUnu VI une eek
, 1888-06-16

rHE slang phrase, lies all right" is
being revived with great intensity. Last
fall whea President Cleveland visited the
board of trade in ST. Louis. and there
was an immense crowd on the floor, d
diuinutive Jew pcrchcd on an altitude in
the gallery which overlooked the crowd,
and asked in a ~falsetto voice, What's de
matter wild Grover Cleyeland?' The
audience Immediately shouted back, as il
by a preconcerted arrangement, Hes all
right" During the convention in St.
Louis this cry was raised again along the
streets in the hours of the night, Whats
de matter wild Grover Cleyeland?" and
Immediately there would swell up the re.
Spouse, "he's all right"
, 1888-06-16
THE MAJORITY.

How fare they all; they OF the pallid faces,
Beyond our power to beckon their returnf
How is it with them In the shadow placesf
How shall we learn
Their solemn socreti How can we discover,
By any earnest seeking. the true way
Unto the knowing in what realm they hover,
In what high day,
Or In what somber shadows of the night,
They are forever hidden from our sightf
We question vainly. Yet IT somehow pleases,
When they have spoken the last sad good-by,
1t somehow half the pain of parting eases,
That In the sky,
In the vast solitudes of stars and spaces,
There may be consciousness and Life and hope,
And that when we must yield to deaths embraces
There may be scope
For the unfolding Of the hotter powers,
So sadly sti1ed In this life of ours
Tracy Robinson.
, 1888-06-16

Could not carrier pigeons be put to
practical use in east African One grand
difficulty with which European enter
prise has to contend there is that Of
getting intelligence from the interior to
the coast. The distance, seldom as much
MS 500 miles, is practically insurmount-
able; and Mr.. Stanley, for example, has
disappeared for so long a time as to ex-
cite the gravest fears. 1t is impossible to
put up te~legraphs until we can punish
those who steal the wires, and messen-
gers cannot be relied on. They can
cover twenty miles a day; but sometimes
hey are killed. sometimes they are
frightened, and sometimes-very often
they loiter for weeks at the villages, IN
able to comprehend why white men
should be so punctilious about time.
There are years before them, why hurry7
The consequent intermissions of informa-
ton impede all enterprise, and make
every enterprise n leap into the dark. II
a pigeon post could be established, rs 1t
might be, for instance, with Emin
Pashn. il would make news fairly GER
tain. London Spectator.
, 1888-06-16
r:u-.ln'. surprising Military W.

ltussia SURPRISES every other nation in
her cavalry branch and its resources.
Ihe still clings TO the non repeating rifle,
the I}erdan. and does not seem inclined
20 dt5rlacc il Even with her lately con
5tructel strategic lines. she Is sadly def
ciyit Of the means OF mobilization. Be
s. Ws maintaining her frontier zone, she
is Obliged To- sustain ON the east a force
sufficient to support her menace against
J!c Balkans. While, in comparison to
Germany and France, she is inferiorly
otiiccrel. owing to the franchises yet en-
joycd by the nobility. the virtues of her
troops are beyond question. Napoleon
frid them deserved tribute. at does not
suffice to kill the Russian soldier, y said
he; You must then knock him over"
And even now the Roumelian delights to
tell how the Russian, beaten back from
the cnnnon's mouth seven times in n
day, came sweeping on over the dead, to
win at last.
He is brave to rashness, full of enter
prise, and shares the F'renchman's prefer
euce for the %bayouet. His poverty, his
dirty clothes. worn to the threads, his
seeming Incidence and clumsiness, i'm
press the beholder u~nfavorably at first
sight, Yet these Characterization are ex-
Grnai proofs of merit, Immob;le in
ranks, he is impulsive and persistent in
action, passive in obedience, tenacious in
battle; he is sensitive to kind words,
suffers privation as n necessity of his X
istence aud supports the most trying
fatigues without complaint. In short, he
combines the stubbornness of the Teuton
with the valor of the Gaul. He has the
f~erocity of the Turk in conflict and tbs
mercy Of the Christian after. OF this
the work left by poor McGahan bears
abundant testimony. E. D. Cowen in
Chicago News. d
, 1888-06-16
land SEEKERS, EXCURSION
To the Pan Handle of Texas via the Deu-
yer, Texas ~ fort worth Railroad.

The Denver, Texas K Fort Worth rail-
road will sell excursion tickets from Den.
yer to any station on the line in New
Mexico and Texas as lar south a. Wichitl
Falls at one fare the round trip, for train
leaving Denver at 1870 a. m. june 81.
Tickets good fifteen days, with stop over
privileges within the limit at any station
in New Mexico and Texas.
This is a fine opportunity TO investigate
the Texas Pan Handle country, and all
who desire a new field for business OF
farming should JOIN this excursion. For
full information as to land. farming. bust
ness location. etc address II. A. Cameron,
commissioner OF immigration, Denver.
For rates OF fare, time cards. maps. etc +,
call OF n ticket agent of this line or ad-
dress GEo. ADY,
@. =. * r. A, Denver.
, 1888-06-16

JOHN NJ TuURsToN, of Omaha. is
most prominently mentioned for tempo
rary chairman Of the Chicago convention.
A railroad corporation lawyer wouli be a
fitting presiding officer for n convention
which nominated a railroad president such
as Depew for instance. However, Blaine
stock seems to be following the weather
into the hundreds,
, 1888-06-16

a little girl u. Byron. Mich, had a
birthday party recently. and vent down
10 tell thu editor about it, so he could
put ii@in the paper" She said; I'VE
had two kinds OF cake and six little girls,
and didn't have a single 6ght."-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
, 1888-06-16

NS>& wound enjoy your dinner
D ~" ard are prevented by Dys-
Thcy are a positive cure for Dyspepsia, In.
digestion. FlAlulcncy and Constipation.
We guarantee Them. 25 and 90 cents.
Or. w. n. Hunt.
, 1888-06-16

WE hiv, received the first number OF
Be Gorrt's Mugazine, published by Bel
ford, Clark x Co.. of Chicago, and edited
by Donn Piatt. 1t will rank surprisingly
well with the very best magazines Of the
country, One complete novel is published
in each issue.
, 1888-06-16
NNA

MA and reliable Medicines are the best
oSN todepend upon. Acker's BLOOD Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all
p%urities ofthe Blood. Inevery form of Scrof-
nlous. Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, 1t is
invaluable. For Rheumatism. has DO equal.
DR.. w. N. Hunt
, 1888-06-16

It Is said that the Chinese remedy for
smallpox is to make the patient beat a
drum. II he can do it he Is all right.
Formerly they used to beat the patient to
cure him. hut civilization progresses even
in China-New York Sun
, 1888-06-16
Tho Adhesive Postage stnmp.

Patrick Chalmers, Of Wimbledon,
England, has been engaged for some
years, and apparently with much success,
Ia demonstrating to phillatelists that his
father, the late James Chalmers, of Dun.
dee, was the inventor Of the adhesive
postage stamp. The credit is usually
given to Rowland Hill, who succeeded in
getting penny postage adopted, and GER
tainly rendered a great service in so do
ing. but it is claimed he took his idea
from "A p~ostofice blue book of 1886, and
that, when the idea was becoming a fail
ure in practice, Mr.. Chalmers saved 1t by
his device. In fact, a German writer
has pointed out n passage in the Penny
Cyclopaedia" wherein it is said that Mr..
Hill stated hat the idea did not originate
with him. When he died, about eight
years ago, and the London press gave
him the entire credit of the postal re-
forms, there wa a general protest from
Dundee, where more than thirty years
before Mr., Chalmers had been presented
with Il testimonial in honor Of his having
originated the adhesive stamp. Chi
cago Times.
, 1888-06-16

What you need is a medicine which is
pure, efficient, reliable. Such is Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t possess peculiar curative
powers.
, 1888-06-16
JNo. f. OSBORNE,
ISAAC G. MILLER.

Penitentiary building commission.
Attest: JAS. p. WALLACE,
Secretary.
Dated at Rawlins, w. T., June /, 1888.
, 1888-06-16

j. =. WALLACE,
Secretary.
, 1888-11-08

According to the bills of fare preserved
in the city archives at jena, Goethe was
in the habit of dining exceedingly well,
He also liked company at dinner, for,
during the period covered by the bills
when he had not one guest with him. he
had three. He always had four courses.
and sometimes more, the dishes of his
choice being such as roast beef and roast
pork o n the same day; soups with dump
ling, and a sirloin with anchovy sauce,
with roasted pigeons and roast mutton
to follow, the dinner rather of a glutton
than of a poet. For a week and more
he dined in this fashion, the bill only
coming to a little more than So. 1t is
satisfactory to know that this really
great man could dine well, and was not
a q%uerulous and dyspeptic wreck, though
1t is not SO pleasant to know that the
poet squabbled with the landlord over
the items, and vel went to law with
him on the gubject.-London Life.
, 1888-11-08
Llre of Gerrnan Peasants.


orc frina n 2 Gorn,au I'LL we
o,oIoaIs sS III ~ ~ NLiase. ~
e. "ansiet .ao 90 IA l'
- - : - -,
and roosted ,rbent anJ IL rUh;ah Iii, GTni -
iarra1T nsod a. Iii +aI-o - a. LIS
son7e s1ioos of brorrn branS W oCns 800 oL =
I'll inn, ~ u;tI - ~ ~ NIeau
O o'cIocI ono+bar noaaI Ill W.
for 40 naonia bod oiroodr 6nno W sot heri
yvorE bT tbat 49, - 49, Jten ~ neatInL
meaI This second braoy fost ua%one
sist Of slices Of broHn 80 49, I'll
hItter and han, Or b,,ttoG 49, IA &c. ~
hntter With COOS or breod -r;th 49, VI
sansaoe only 70 which "a . r,,ia ~ ~
male members ~ the far,i1r rory sm
dom bv fe,ooiesN o;thor III ~
oschnans,, corn brandy or -
weak beer l. narrator ~ ca
An AVERAGE neosont for,nr -
ing five heads. would about cnnsnma nor
wear, two fat MICS fonr or fna 80 PEI
" iS" LUCAS doouI hai a dozen
, 1888-11-08

Is one which is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results, or in case of failure a
return of purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from our advertised
druggIs, a bottle Of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption. 1t is guaranteed
to bring reliel in any case, when used for
any affection Of throat, lungs or chest,
such as consumption, inflammation of
lungs, bronchitis. asthma, whoOpIng
cough, etc., etc. 1t is pleasant and agree
able to taste, perfectly safe and can al
ways be depended upon Trial bottles
free at DIR. w. n. Bunt's drug store.
, 1888-11-08
THE NATIONS WORKING POWER.

Energy of Various Countries Estimated In
Foot Tons-An Englishman's Tribute.
Among the many scientific papers read
at the recent meeting of the British asso-
citation in Bath, none possesses a higher
degree of interest than the brief mono
graph of Mr.. Michael G. Mulhall on the
sGrowth of American Industries and
Wealth" 1t is all the more interesting
because it is the work of a distinguished
English statistician, and SO must be re-
garded as free from any blemish of pa
triotic ~exaggeration.
To look upon the picture which Mr..
Mulhall gives of the astonishing life,
wealth and energy of theJunited States
stirs the blood. In every one of the
three principal sources of power--man,
horse and steam-we greatly exceed the
leading nations of Europe, as will be
seen from this table of 2Ir. Mulhalrs,
showing the aggregate energy of the
principal nations in millions of foot tons
daily:
Countries. Hand. Horse, Steam. Total.
United States. ......s,454 $4,000 $500 s9,9i
United Kingdom. $500 $500 $500 1880
France $500 1880 30,3i0
Germany....-...-.6,9SO 1880 1880 1890
An inspection of this table shows that
in round numbers the working power OF
the United States is three times as great
as that of France, two and one-half times
as great as that of Germany, and n
and two-thirds times as great as that of
the united kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland. 1t is equal to that of the two
greatest of the older nations combined.
If there were any danger of the re-
public's putting forth its gigantic strength
in aggressive warfare, there would DE a
panic terror among thep powers across the
ocean, that a hundred years ago beheld
its birth with indifference or contempt.
Moreover, as Mr.. Mulhall shows, the I'M
. paraDeled growth of this country has
only begun:
"At present the increase of industry,
energy and wealth goes on undated.
The next census in 1890 will probably
show a population of GO, 900, 900, with an
aggregate energy of almost 100, 900, 000,-
600 of foot tons daily, and an accumulated
wealth of IA, 600, 900, 900 sterling, figures
never before applicable to any nation in
the world"
Uncle Sans boys are not given to
vainglorious boasting as much as they
used to be, and perhaps one reason is
that there is no need for them to boast.
A power like that which this republic
now possesses speaks for itself, and all
the world needs it. The moral force
emanating from such an o ag-
gregate of physical energy is I'M
measurable. There is not a move
ment for political enfranchisement
on the face of the globe that
does not feel itself strengthened by the
influence of the United States. 1t is
glorious to lie a citizen. of such a coun-
try, infinitely more glorious thar to have
been a Roman citizen at the height of
the Roman renown!
Well, all this splendor of national de-
velopment, which the British men of
science have just had displayed for their
admiration and wonder, the people of
the United States have created for them
selves, and they have created it by ex-
tending the same lines of progress which
their forefathers struck out a century
ago.-New York Sun.
, 1888-11-08

IS & historical Dept; Oh venue, Bvo.
, 1888-11-08
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Chevenne Wvo. Oot O 1898

Notice is hereby given that
William A. taylor.
of Hinsdale, Mass, has filed notice OF in
tention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. 1920, for the whole of section
4, in tip -, n of r 81 W, before register
and receiver at Cheyenne, Wyo,, on Sat
urday, the 10th day OF November, 1888.
He anne the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclaim
alton of said land: George w. Welsh,
Gilbert Shapcott, Pharis S. Munich,
Charles Peters, all of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-11-08
GAUTlON

are stamped on the bottom of all my advertised
shoes before leaving, the factory, which protect
r. a dealer offers w; L. Douglas shoes at a re-
and price stamped on the bottom, put him down as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-18
DIFn-


BRICK On April u, 1855. at @ O'Clock D. m MAR
GRET, the beloved Patrick Brick ssed forty
SIX years, after Ions and painful lluess which she
bore with Christian fOrtltuds.
Funeral will take place SATURDAY morning from her
late residence IL street uortwesL at 30 oclok
TO proceed 70 ST. Aloyslus church Friends aud rela-
tives invited u sttsnd. 3.
BYRON, On Tuesday. April l7th. 1855, at 4:I5p.
m, ShokeE n. infsht son Of Walter I. and LENA "a
Relstves and friends invited attend funeral from
hls PARENTS residence. 32l Eighth northeast
Thursday. April 18th, NJ 3 pm
JOHNSON In Baltimore. April IL, 1855, THOs
W. JOHNSON trm OF johnson. Sutton 4 Co. q former
resident OF Washington Tor twent-- fve year,.
brother OF Geo. j. johnson.
Funeral Thursday, from his late residence. loi5
North Charles street n O'clock pm.
0'NEu. On April II. 1855. 1T SEQ O'Clock.
native Of the County Clare Ireland for the lat
thirty years y resident OF this city.
Funeral Will take pa,e from his late residence 3l7
street northeast. Friends and relatives RESPECTFULLY
iDefted 20 attend. -.
sINMs. Departed this life on Tuesday mOrnins
twenty minutes to 10 O'clock. April L. lsSS. JOHN
WILLIS. only child Lottie 4. and John J. slnuxa
oged years III months and Is days
We long for the touch OF q Vanished hand
For the sound OF a voice that b stall,
But God has severed the loving band.
And we neekly bow 20 his VIII
by Hn Auxs
Funeral take place from Lincoln Memorial church
IL tn and II streets. On THURSDAY. at half past 2.
rANsANT. Athis parents residence, 32lo n street.
West Washington, on ARA IL, 1eS>, STANlIy
PIERCE, infant Of James NJ and Annie II Nan.
want aged tive years ana eleht months
Interrnent at soInerton Pa
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from the New York Sun
How many women are there who understand the
successful combination OF comparative comfort
and q sleeping carr The commercial drummer
Will say none; the man with an ingenious wife
may say one In hundred; the truth probably
lies In middle standardization one In q thou
sand As o rule the spectacle OF a woman endeav-
oring 70 arrange herself for the night In a sleeper
Is either ludicrous or pitiable, according 10 the
nature Of the observer. II she Is unaccustolned to
travelling by rail at night and Is person OF ordi-
LAY, sne goes az ~ Win an evident
toilet In the berth; so in she climbs laborlously.
Then she roots around q while, knocks her head
her skirts wound tightly about her limbs Ia a
most fnextricable fashion. IL is only when she
1nds herself cleaning her muddy overshoes on her
new spring sacque that she concludes the thing is
Then she climbs out again, stands facing the
berth, buttons the curtains behind her, and re-
sumes operations. The porter comes along, and,
ignorant OF her presence Jostles her rdeiy, while
other passengers bang their valises unceremoni-
onsly against her. TO add 10 the pleasure of the
situation, the curtains slip apart at the most In
oppOrtune moment IL she Is not a very strong
minded person she is apt TO give up the night In
only TO lie awake rwo-thirds or the night indulge
in nightmare with smash-up trimmings The OF her
third, ana rise very early with a splitting head
ache, bad temper, and feryent wish She had
This is the rule, and happy the man who en-
counters the exception, Tor he Will treasure her
\.
The exception was encountered one night last
week. She was alone, and a passenger on the
Chicago express which left the Grand central
depot al p. m. Her quality was not made ap-
parent until within about 50 miles OF Albany.
Tnen It became evident that she regarded comfort
as superior 10 the pr prieties every time. Der
berth being prepared, With a look or quiet deter
minarion, she stood up and drew the curtain be-
hind her; not close enough, however, TO embarrass
,ier movements, on came her waist; then
sac stepped out or her dress skirt, and
holding both neatly, slowed them away. Next
her corsets came on Then she pinned a shawl
around her shoulders, Threw aside the curtain,
and came forth. Reaching her bag she secured
brush, comb and hand-glass, and proceeded coOlly
10 arrange her Lair Was her wont IN her own
toldoir. Thus far the men In the car had done
their whole duty by looking the other way; bur
they gave il UP when she deliberately took out all
her hairpins, removed an elaborate switch, at
tached IL the hook at The side or the birJh ana
combed 1t out carefully. This done she folded IL
up put it away, got into bed, took on the shawl,
and in ten minutes was softly snoring.
Then the men went into their own compart-
ment lighted fresh cigars passed round a flask
and wondered who might be the fortunate possess
Of such q woman.