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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

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:S, cSHsI can be done while living at home
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~ isss e g.. Gc.. Portland, Maine, and receive
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SS~.ssa ~ Ssn esSn from 8 to e% per day and
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Snss 1o.e made ovef 80 in . si1gte dsy ct this
, 1888-10-04
CURIOUS LONDON CLUBS.

Amusements of the Judge and Jury"
The 'Canaries'eTh Teapot Club .
A short tour through the East End of
London has convinced us that the clubs
Whereabouts are equally as singular as the
curious contests held in that quarter.
One of the most amusing is the Judge
inc Jury. This is a society formed for
the purpose of trying mock charges
among its members, and is usually held
in the parlor of some convenient public
house once a week in the winter months,
and at stated intervals at the present
time. Stepney, Limehouse, Whitechapel
Spitalfields and other typical East End
localities all have their Judge and Jury.
The charges" are always of q most out
rageous as well as humorous description.
Many years ago bird f~anciers' clubs
were much in vogue, but there are very
few in existence now. One of these was
for the purpose of relieving a brother bird
catcher when in distress of a peculiar
kind. The law only allows birds to be
caught at certain times of the year, and
representatives of the lime n wig
found laying down their bait out of sea
son were subjected to severe penalties. A
weekly payment of Sd. or Cd. to the funds
of the society was sufficient to secure a
prompt payment of the penalty if caught
thus infringing the law.
Another club, peculiar to the bird
catching fraternity, was once a recog-
nized institution, and we believe, although
1t is not conducted on such a large scale
nowadays, that interested parties still
meet and talk the matter over in a small
way. The members are known as The
Canaries, and the latest idea or dodge dis
covered in transforming the humble SPAR
row into a more aristocratic bird by
changing its Goa to another color was
discussed and experiments made on the
table. 1t was said, too, and on good au-
thority, that these men were in the habit
of further experimenting on the birds by
piercing them with red hot needles in or
der to make them sing better, but one of
the oldest dealers in Bird Fair assured
the writer that this latter experiment had
never been done to his knowledge
You will find in the east clubs for pick
pockets and their brethren, clubs for beg
gars, who mass their takings in the way
of victuals together and partake of a
meal from the same dish; but one of the
most curious is the Teapot club. This
society is supported by the frequenters of
cheap lodging houses, whose limited ex-
chequer will allow them to occasionally
partake of the fragrant cup. The teapot
OF the lodging house parlor is the COM
mon property of the tenants, and in many
of the houses a woman has it given into
her charge, while those who wish for a
mug of tea every evening can have the
same guaranteed on payment OF from Id.
to lid. per week. With the subscriptions
from the dodgers ''siftings at Is. per
pound" are purchased and brewed accord
ingly.
A club, too, exists in the east, only
open to men who have met and conquered
some recognized champion in the pugilis-
tic world; but among some of the most
curious we are inclined to number those
devoted to gambling for such small
stakes as permits lads to enter the arena
of speculation and-lose. There are
scores of these places in London.-Lon-
don It'd Bits.
, 1888-10-04

man walked into an uptown saloon
the other day and called for a glass Of
beer. He fshed a new silver dollar from
his pocket, spur it on the counter. and
offered to bet the bartender the beer that
it would turn up heads. The bartender
took the bet and won it. for tails were up
when the coin settled. A well dressed
countryman by the bar looked interested,
and the mar exclaimed pettishly that he
would call the next spin for a dollar.
Done, said the countryman. The
man spun the dollar. called tails and
won.
Mere luck. said the countryman. dis
gustedly, "or else a trick I'll go you an
other dollar on it if you let me spin it,"
The man assented, and the countryman
spun the dollar The man called tails,
and tails appeared AS the countryman,
with an exclamation, turned to go, the
man said, in a patroniZing tone:
II bet can call it four times out of
FIVE"
Five dollars on it, said the country
man, hotly.
The man put up the money with the
bartender, and, as the countryman' spun
the dollar, called tails five successive
times. The dollar settled tails four times,
and the man pocketed the bet. Then he
said:
Look here, greeny, since I've won
seven of your dollars and don't expect to
work this city again very soon, III tell
you something you didn't know. When
you spin a coin the side that has the
heaviest markings will settle at the bot
tom nine times out of ten. provided the
surface you spin on is perfectly level.
With a new silver dollar you'u win by
calling tails just nine times in ten on the
long run. Other coins don't have such a
difference in weight between the mold
ings of the two sides, and amt so certain,
and in old silver dollars the difference is
lessened by the wearing off of the inscrip-
tions. You stick TO new silver dollars,
work it gently, and you'll have your 81
back before night. Good day New York
Sun.
, 1888-10-04
DEMOCRATIC c.,,

The Democrats of Laramie county are
hereby called upon to elect delegates from
their respective precincts to the Demo-.
cratic County Convention to be held AZ
the court house in Cheyenne on Thurs
day, Oct. 4, 1888, at | o'clock %. IN. for
the purpose of electing ten (lC delegates
to the Territorial Democratic Convention.
and placing in nomination candidates for
the various offices, to-wit:
Three (3) members of the Council of
the Eleventh Legislative Assembly for
the first council district.
Six (6) members of the + ouse of Rep.
resentatives of the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly for the first representative dis.
trict.
One ~ member of the House of Rep
resentatlves of the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly for the twelfth representative
district, including the counties of ALBANY.
Converse and Laramie, in such manner
as shall hereafter be determined upon.
One Q) sheriff.
One ll) county clerk.
One % probate Judge.
One W county and prosecuting attor-
ney.
Three ~ county commissioners.
One (ll assessor.
One ~ surveyor.
One Il coroner.
One ~ road supervisor for each road
district.
One Il superintendent of schools.
Two (2) justices of the peace for the
Cheyenne precincts.
One ID Justice of the peace for each
Of the other precincts.
Two ~ constables for the CHEYENNE
precinct.
One () constable for each of the other
precincts.
Five (5} members of The coun ty central
committee.
And for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the convention.
Tie primary meetings of the various
precincts for the election of delegates will
be held on Saturday Sept. %, 1888, at
the place set opposite the names of the
respective precincts.
The primary meetings in the CHEYENNE
precincts will be held at I o'clock D. NJ.
of that day and the polls be kept open
until $3.50 O'Clock D. w..
The several precincts will be entitled to
representation as follows.
, 1888-10-04

A lady riding in an elevated train re-
Gently was attracted by the singular
beauty of a hand bag carried by the lady
sitting by her side. Curiosity overcame
reserve before long, and she remarked
upon the beauty Of the bag.
1T was made from the skin of a rat
tlesnake. said the owner, calmly.
How wonderfully pretty it isl ex-
claimed the admirer, leaning forward to
examine it more carefully. The owner
looked pleased and surprised.
You are the very first person" she
said, ito whom have told what it is that
has not shrunk from it, saying, 1 don't
see how you can carry itl' This was one
of Barnum's big rattlesnakes A friend
of mine is employed in the circus men
agerie, and when this reptile died he gave
me the skin. have a small rug made of
it, besides this bag. and it is bordered
with the skin of a leopard that also be-
longed to Barnum. | nave the skins of
several of Barnum's dead animals and
they make beautiful articles. That of a
giraffe made into a robe bordered with
tiger fur is greatly admired. l am long
ing for an elephant to die now, for have
a chair that will be fine when it is up
holstered with the mouse colored hide. 1t
is n great advantage to have such unique
decorations that no one could initiate
them. York Cor. Chicago Herald.
, 1888-10-04

Jacob Dreicer, the diamond dealer who
made the sensational sale Of jewelry to
George Laws friends, the sloggers, is a
Saratoga character. He seems as soft
and amiable and flexible as a maiden, but
that is merely his way of accomplishing
his business. There is more looking at
diamonds than buying them" he says.
That is true of every place in the world.
If | could charge 8 cents a look from all
who come here l would O be rich with
out selling a stone" As it is, the shrewd
fellow says he is merely paying his rent
and his fare back to New York. 1T is a
queer business, he says. People think
- man buys diamonds when he has made
a little extra money. 1t takes more than
that, tell you. He buys diamonds only
when he feels good. Ii a man feels Just
right, diamonds seem just the thing to
invest in for himself and his wife. If he
didn't feel good they might as well be so
many bricks. Suppose a man made a pot
of money, and got up with a headache, or
his wife made hin cross by refusing him
something-he has no use for diamonds
then. The ~littlest thing that crosses a
MAJ who has diamonds in his mind will
drive them out"
He knows another thing, does this
shrewd dealer in luxury.
He knows enough to sell his goods in
the store, and nowhere else. The stora
is my stage" he says. There is where |
play and understand my part. If a man
k diamonds way to his hotel to show
to his wife might as well give him up
as a customer. She shows them to one
lady. The lady is envious. Isn't that a
flaw in that one?' she says. She shows
them to another. Beautiful, says that
lady, but | like 'em clear white, or rosy
or whatever color these don't have. She
shows them to a third lady. and that one
says, They're splendid, but Mrs. Jones
are bigger That settles it, particularly
as the husband has been told by one man
that he saw a finer pair sold for less
money once. "-Saratoga Cor. New York
Sun.
, 1888-10-04

Drifting from the judiciary to COVER
nors, my congressional friend told how
Governor Dick" Oglesby busted" a mo-
nopoly. In his sight a barber monopoly
Is as odious as n big railroad corporations
pool. When he was in the senate Oglesby
was one of the best story ~tellers there,
and the story of his experience won't lose
anything if given in his own language,
though at second hand. 1t was in the
bonanza days of Leadville when the
stranger within its gates paid for what
he got. II had q little hole in the ground
out. there" Governor Oglesbv tells his
friends, land went to see when | was
going to get dividends. | wanted a shave
and they sent me to the only barber
in the place. 1t was the toughest shave
l ever got, and I'm blessed if the robber
didn't ask for four bits when | offered
him n quarter. Now, when you're on the
borders of civilization mebbe two bits
isn't too much FOR a shave, but half q
dollar when you've just stood another as
Sessment on your mining stock is too
much. swore and said the next time I'd
go somewhere else. But the robber only
laughed and told me to try it on.
Sure enough there wasn't another
barber in the town. There had been one.
but he had struck q lead and was able to
buy all the tonsorial establishments in
the country. However, pretty soon one
came along. He didn't have much to
begin with, but | told him to start up and
I'd get him some customers. Then
stood out in front of the other fellows
shop and told every man who came along
what a robbers den it was. Some Of
them only laughed. but others went to
my man and saved two bits. The mo-
nopolist tried to raise a row, I wouldn't
be bluffed, and in less than a week he'd
come down to twenty-five cents. Then
my man put the price at fifteen cents,
and before | left that was the regular
charge in Leadville, and you could get. a
shave for less than it cost to take a
drink. "-Washington Cor. New York
Tribun
, 1888-10-04

a great amount of political engineer
ing will be done by friends of candidates
to secure for their man the first place on
the ticket, and the best ma will proba.
bly, secure the coveted place. Then if
Endorsed by the majority of tie people,
the election is assured. Electric Bitters
has been put to the front, its merits passed
upon, has been Endorsed, and unanimous
" given the first place, mons remedies
peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure
of all diseases of kidneys, liver and stom-
ach. Electric Bitters, being guaranteed,
is a safe investment. Price soc. and 81
per bottle at DR.. w. n. Hunts drug
store.
, 1888-10-04
CONSIDER IT WE'LL.

We desire to reiterate what we have
previously said in regard to the nomina-
tions which will be made by the Demo-
cratic convention which assemblies at the
court house at l o'clock this afternoon
There has never been a period in the
history of Laramie county which presented
the same opportunity to the Democratic
party, and it now remains with the dele
gates to the county convention to make
the most of the situation. The ticket
placed in the field by the Repub-
licans is confessedly weak, although
it contains the names of some men
whose strength is by no means to be de-
spised. The general weakness of the
opposing ticket should not breed too much
self confidence. This is one of the occa-
sions when the very best material in the
party should be brought to the front.
The availability OF every candidate for
every Office should be carefully canvassed,
and his relations, whether for strength or
weakness, to the rest of the ticket should
be thoughtfully considered.
A grave responsibility rests upon the
delegates to-day, but we have every con-
fdence that they will acquit themselves
creditably.
, 1888-10-04

Night sessions for debate only are
the greatest curiosities of a congressional
session. No vote can be taken at them
and no call for a quorum made, and as a
consequence very few members attend ex
cept those who are to speak. The gal
leries are always empty except for the
regular crowd of hearers who huddle in
the mems seats neal the clock. and ever
the pages and doorkeepers talk politics in
the lobby to keep themselves awake until
the lights go out. There nave been in
stances where the member who was
speaking had no audience at all, and on
n occasion after a debater had got
through and left the hall the sleepy chair
man had to send a page afer him to bring
him back and adjourn the committee.
There had been no one else in the house
while he was speaking, and when be left
he took the committee with him. The
chairman could not get it adjourn d be-
there was no one to make the mo-
ton. and rather than stay up all night he
brought the member back. 1t is needless
to say that there was no objection to the
adjournment, and that the motion was
carried unanimously.-New York Press
Every Day Talk"
, 1888-10-04

As to dialogue. remember that your
characters should reveal themselves in
dialogues as much as in action. They
must speak as they think, each after his
own manner. 1t is true that in real life
most people seem to speak with the same
forms and fashions and formula; make
the same little jokes and employ the same
little metaphors; going on with these
without the least sense of WEAKNESS till
the stage, or the novel, or a comic paper
supplies them with a new set. You must
therefore in dialogue, as | have already
said, exaggerate. Your talk must be
crisp-it must never drag, and above all
it must not be too long.-Walter Besant
In Lcndon Atalanta-
, 1888-10-04

are spent every year by the people of this
state for worthless medicines for the cure
of throat and lung diseases, when we
know that if they would only invest 81 in
San'a Able. the new California discovery
for consumption and kindred complaints,
they would in this pleasant remedy find
relief. 1t is recommended by ministers,
physicians and pubic speakers of the
Golden State Sold and guaranteed by
DR. w. n. Hunt, at 81 a bottle. Three
for 81. so The most stubborn case OF
catarrh will speedily succumb to Califor-
MIA Cat R-Cure. Six mouths treatment
for 81. By mail Sl.l0.
, 1888-10-04
RATES OF ADVRRTIsING.
JNO. r. CARROLL. Il,
Editor.
CALL
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC
TERRITORIAL COMMITTEE.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. il, 1885,
The territorial Democratic convention
will be held at Cheyenne on Friday, Oct.
5, 1888, at l o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate for dele
gate to congress, and for the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
come before it.
The several counties will send delegates
as follows: Albany, :; Carbon, 6; Crook.
3; Converse, 4; Fremont, 4; johnson, 5;
Laramie, 10; Sheridan, >; Sweetvater, a;
Uinta 6.
1t is of the utmost importance that
each county be represented in person by
its delegates.
By order Of the committee.
w. H. HOLIDAY, Chairman.
w. r. SToLL, Secretary.
, 1888-10-04
How to Make Good Koumlss.


The Bashkirs are renowned for their
skill in making koumiss. or fermented
mares milk. which is now extensively
consumed by patients suffering from dys-
peptic and wasting diseases, and so easy is
it of digestion that invalids drink ten,
fifteen, and occasionally even twenty
champagne bottles a day, while a Bashkir
is able to overcome q couple of gallons at
n sitting, and in a hour or two to be ready
for more. To insure good koumiss it is
essential that the mares be of the steppe
breed, and fed on st"ppe pasture. They
are MIXED from fu,.: 10 eight times a day,
the foal being ke.' part from the mother,
and allowed to sJcK only in the night
time. The mare will not give her milk,
however, unless at the time of milking
her foal is brought to her side, when such
is the joy of reunion that after sundry
acts of loving and smelling and kissing,
the maternal feeling shows itself by her
sometimes giving milk from both nipples
at once.
Milking is lone by the Bashkir women
who. taking a position close to the hind
legs of the mare, rest on one knee, and on
the other support a pail directly under the
udder, pulling at each nipple in turn, and
receiving from three to four pints each
time of milking. To make koumiss the
milk is beaten up in a churn (but not suffi-
GENTLY to produce b~utter), and by fermen.
tation is converted after twenty-four
hours into weak koumiss, from which con
dition after twelve hours more it passes
into a medium degree of strength, whilst
strong koumiss is produced by ~assiduous
agitation of the milk for two or three days,
and it is then said to be slightly ~intoxica-
ting.-Henry Lansdel, DID. in Harper's
Magazine.
, 1888-10-04

The approach IF the cold weather
brings to mind the necessity for securing
fur goods. Articles of this description
are always expensive, but an opportunity
is sometimes afforded for securing bar
gains A very rare char nee is now afforded
at Whitcomb's closing out sale where fur
goods, including caps, gloves. etc, are
being sold for fifty cents on the dollar
Tho chance to get good goods cheap is so
rare that no one should neglect the oppor
tunity thus afforded
, 1888-10-04

No; Name of Precinct and Place of Holding
Del. Primaries.
II Cheyenne-First precinct, Clark hose
house.
u Cheyenne-Second precinct. Alert hose
house.
IL Cheyenne-Third precinct, City hall.
l Bordeaux, Hunton's road ranch.
ChuGwater, railroad station.
! Pratt i Ferris, upper Pr ranch.
| Egbert, railroad station,
. Fort Laramie, Rustic hotel.
: tairbank, Wyoming Copper company's
boarding house.
l Granite Canyon, school house.
, Hartville, Watson's store.
| Hawk Springs, Herrick's ranch.
Hubert, Groher's store.
Hauphotf, Hauphof's ranch.
! Iron Mountain, postefice.
] lslay, school house.
| Little Bear, Little Bear post Office.
Little Horse Creek, postofice.
l Moran, Moran's store.
? Pine Bluffs, Tracy's store.
| Phillips, postofice.
l Pole Greek, p. o. ranch.
! Patrlcks, Patric postofice.
| Rawhide Buttes, R. Tborps's store.
Silver Crown, p. Simmons ranch.
| Swedish Home, school house.
/ iva, postGfice.
! Upper Horse creek, school house.
| Wheatland, post office.
l Wendover, MEG uire's hotel.
l Walker, Walkers ranch.
Willow creek, Johnson's.
l.. R. BREsNAHEN.
EDGAR H. LEIBEY, Chairman.
SpprptarU
, 1888-10-04

temporary officers the permanent officers
thus preventing the strength of the Busy
B., for instance, from being guaged.
After that move the rest was considered
plain sailing.
, 1888-10-04
Notice TO Tax Payers.

UFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER AND
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
CHEYENNE, Sept. II, 1888.
TERRITORY OF WYOMING,
COUNTY OF LARAMIE. IS.
All persons and corporations liable to
taxation are hereby notified that the tax
list OF Laramie county for the year 1883
has this, the third Monday in September,
been placed in my hands for collection ac-
cording to law, and that said taxes are
now due and payable at my office without
further notice.
Any tax remaining unpaid on the Both
day OF November, A. D. 1888, will be de-
linquent and subject to the addition of a
penalty of ten (l0) per centum together
with interest and costs of collection.
ISAAC BERGMAN.
County Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
, 1888-10-04

j. F. LUDIN, editor of the Lander
Mowta,neer, a vigorous exponent of
Democratic doctrine in Fremont county,
is spending a few days in the city. Mr..
Ludin says the prospects of complete
Democratic success in Fremont county are
very lattering. He looks for a swc eping
Democratic victory in November.
, 1888-10-04

We have Just received our fall sty les of
sultings and they are neater than eVer be-
fore, On account of adopting the cash
system IN that department we can make
suits from IS to 80 cheaper than b. fore.
II you want a SUIT made see what we
have. B. Hellman.
, 1888-10-04

Should you be troubled with blotches
or pImples appearing on your face, try
Bergs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker.
1t will positively give you a smooth skin
and clear complexion. Soil by w. n.
Hunt, druggist.
, 1888-10-04

The shrewdest move Of tie whole Re.
publican convention has hitherto escaped
notice. This was the rrpOr, Of the com,
mittec on organization which made Tie
, 1888-10-04

On" tnbnlAr FIRE proof boiler-.32 tubcs.
PA horse power; nearly new. One ii
inch wire cable for ferry boat. about 800
feet long, new. Both the above at Fort
Steele, Wyo Address
w. B. HUGUs & Co
Saratoga. Wyo.
, 1888-10-04

A unique but scarcely commendable in
novation was introduced by the Republi-
cans in giving a seat to a delegate who
only a Few weeks before had been serving
a term in the county jail for murderously
beating a woman. The fellow was not
simply a delegate but had a proxy besides
and was therefor entitled to two votes in
tie convention. 1t has even been asserted
that he was selected as delegate by the
machine before he had left the sacred
precincts of the Laramie county bastile.
Proxies were a prominent if not a pc
culiar feature of the Republican conven-
ton. During the nominations for Chey-
enne precinct officers, Col. A. T. Babbitt
arose with that courtly grace which
distinguishes him, and proposed some
body for Justice OF the peace. He was
called to order by Judge Bergman and
readily yielded the floor when he realized
that he was a proxy from Hubert and
therefore not entitled to a voice in the
selection of Cheyenne precinct officers. 1t
was very remarkable the number of
proxies who hadn't the remotest idea of
what their alleged constituents required in
a local way.
, 1888-10-04

Fresh oysters received daily at Saddle
Rock.