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Proposals for Completing CapItoI
Building.

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Office Of Capitol Building Commission. !
Territory of Wyoming,
cheyenne, Wyo., June 10, 1888.
Sealed proposals for the completion of
the Territorial Capitol Building at Chey-
enne, Wyoming Territory, by the addition
OF the two wings thereto, the central portion
being erected, and the supplying OF all mate
rial and every class of work therefor, in &C
c%ordance with the plans and specifications,
which plans and specifications may be seen
at this office, in the said capitol building,
on and after this date, will be received up
to II o'clock, noon, on the 25th day of
July, A. ID. 1888. Each bidder must de-
post with the secretary of the commission
together with his bid, a bond or certified
check in the sum of 5000, as security
that the bidder, if the contract shall be
awarded him, shall within ten days after
the award enter into contract for the COM
pletion OF the building as required by law,
SAID specifications and this notice: and n
failure to enter into such contract within
the time specified, will forfeit all claim to
said contract. The person or persons to
whom the contract shall be awarded will
be required to give bond in double the
amount OF his or their proposal, with two
or more sufficient sureties, conditioned as
required by law. Blank schedules for the
use OF bidders will be furnished by the
secretary upon application. Bids must be
endorsed Proposals for Completing Cap
itol Building" and be addressed to the
secretary of the commission, Cheyenne,
Wyoming. The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved.
By order of Capitol Building Commits
sion. l.. II. BREsNAHFN-
j. @. Baird, Chairman.
Secretary.
, 1888-06-23

The geological effects of ice seem to
have been greatly exaggerated. From
personal study Of living glaciers in Nor
way, and similar experiences by others,
Professor ]. w. Spencer declares that the
potency of land glaciers to act as great
erodlng agents, capable of ''planing down
half a continent" Oh blowing out great
valleys or lake basins, or even of greatly
modifying them, is most strongly Q
ved.-Boston Budget.
, 1888-06-23
The wicked neporter,s Reward.

st. Peter-You were q wicked reporter,
I see, and only went to church when sent
there to take sermon How many SER
mons did you report2
Reporter-One a week for twenty years;
twenty times ffty-two is-twice nought's
nought, twice two are four, twice Eve are
ten-1,040 sermons, sir.
go over to that feecy cloud and lie
down and rest"
How long can l stay there2"
Forever Omaha World.
, 1888-06-23

WE HAVE still left a few copies of
yesterdays issue of THE LEADER which
we will distribute gratis to the readers of
the Sun who wish to obtain a verbatim
copy of the national Republican platform.
As it was rather long the Sun adopted
the somewhat unique but inexpensive
method of splitting it up into two doses.
, 1888-06-23

'1t's just wonderful, Bromley, how
Edison keeps on ~inventing things. He
hasn't his equal In the world"
"Darringer, I don't know about that.
If NY boy keeps on he'll beat Edison all
hollow. He's ~inventtng something every
day"
"You don't say sol Why, what does
he invent7''
Excuses. "-Detrois Free Press.
, 1888-06-23

Aftiicts nearly every one in the spring.
The system having become accustomed TO
the bracing air of winter, is weakened by
the warm days of the changing season
and readily yields to attacks Of disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is just the medicine
needed. Il tones and builds up every
part Of the body, and also expels ali
impurities from the blood. Try it this
season.
, 1888-06-23
A Murderer Hanped

LOUISVILLE, June 22.-Wnliam Pat
terson was hanged this morning for the
murder of Jennie Pownan. q servant girl.
Patterson protested his innocence on the
scaffold, He strangled slowly to death.
-Four minutes after the drop fell he said:
Curse them" and then Lord save me."
His struggles were fr1ghtful.
, 1888-06-23
Dated at Rawlins, W. T., june 7. 1888.
Proposals for sinking ArtesIan wen.

RAwLINs, June 9, 1888.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the secretary of the Wyoming
~penitentiary building commission, until
Monday, July 2, 1888, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, for sinking an a~rtesian well
about 500 feet deep on the grounds of
the Wyoming pe~nitentiary 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, 200. 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 commission.
There are now two artesian wells in the
city. The U. P, a flowing well, was
struck at 1856 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. e. OSBORNE,
President.
j. P. WALLACE,
Becretarv-
, 1888-06-23
a little German band on the


Il Is said that canaries and other birds
may be freed from insects by placing a
white cloth over the cage at dusk. Dur
ing the night the insects viii leave tho
birds for the cloth, and in the morning
they can be destroyed by placing the cloth
in hot water. A repetition of the process
will soon clear away the pests.-Ghicago
Herald
, 1888-06-23

Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup is the only
medicine that acts directly on the lungs,
blood and bowels; it relieves q cough in
stantly and in time effects q permanent
cure. w. N. Hunt agent,
, 1888-06-23

Proprietor Of fine grounds Ito young
Landscape gardenerSHsve you ever
studied er-er-pathologyf
Landscape Gardener-No. SIR.
Proprietor-Weu, then, you won't do.
/ must nave q man who thoroughly under
stands laying out paths.-BurHngton Free
Press.
, 1888-06-23
Not tho Music of tho spheres.

my dear" said a sick husband as he
lay with his eyes closed, 81 think my
time has come at last. l can hear strains
of the sweetest music that ever mortal
ear
That's a little German band on the
street, John"
That's 80" he said, rousing himself,
Tell EN- to move on ."-New York Sun.
, 1888-06-23
WHO elDEs HIS TIME.

Who bides his time-he tastes the sweet
OF honey, In the safest tear;
And though he fares with slowest feet,
Joy runs TO meet him, drawing near;
The birds are heralds of his cause,
And, like a never ending rhyme,
The roadsides bloom In his applause,
Who bides his time.
james whltcomb Riley.
, 1888-06-23
A capital OGense.
EnA-A L.

That newspaper punster who refers to a
vice presidential boom for Gen. Lew Wal
lace as having Ben Hur-d in the East
ought to be hanged without benefit of
clergy.
, 1888-06-23

1t may be interesting to chess players
to know the origin of the word "check-
mate" According to Notes and Queries,
1t Is literally the Arabic "es sheik imat,"
the sheik Qing) is dying.
, 1888-06-23
" TO m

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums. allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty.f five cents
a bottle
, 1888-06-23
what Smith Can Get.

The nomination of the worthy Filter by
Emory Smith will make that old gentle
man dance for joy. If Smith has I'M
relatives he wishes placed on the Phil
police force in they will go without ques-
finn
, 1888-06-23
a Very PerplexIng Question.


Whether two negatives uttered by
James g.. Blaine are equivalent to an af-
tirmative is a question which is causing a
great deal of perplexity in the minds Of
Republicans just now
, 1888-06-23
Vagler&Ca.
sPEOIAIrsTs

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class OF
diseases, believing that no condition of human
ity Is too wretched to merit the ympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be-
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and that
to relieving the afnIcted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
p~hilanthrophist and a benefactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plcetion eXcels IN any other branch of his pro-
fession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
is dawnlng when the false philanthrophy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish Law, to die uncared
for, has passed away.
YOUNG=M I'm
Who may be suffering from the effects of youth
ful follies or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter OF suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER Will guaranteeto forfeit five hundred dol
lars for every case OF seminal or pri-
vate disease OF any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to cure.
MIDDLE-AGED IMEN.
There are many men OF the age OF 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations of
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
or burning sensation and a weaken
ing of the system in a manner the patient cam
not account for. On examining the urinary de
sometimes small particles of albumen will ap-
pear, or the color will be of akin or millish
hue, again changing to a dark and turbid ap-
this difficulty ignorant OF the cause, which is
the second stage of seminal DIR.
Wagner will guarantee a cure in all such
cases and a healthy restoration OF the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Republi-
can.
All communication should be addressed
DIR. WAGNER & Co.
lll4 Larimere street. Address, BoxI 27S3, Dem
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along
, 1888-06-23

WYoMINd's DELEGATES to the Repub-
lican convention voted for Allison on the
first ballot and Sherman on the two sub
sequent ballots.
, 1888-06-23
PITB IN


louisville Courier,JournaL.I
MI. Sherman is the Oldest ~favorite son
in the United States.
, 1888-06-23

Philadelphia Press.i
1t looks as though Mrs. John A. Logan
had punctured the Gresham boom with
her fan.
, 1888-06-23

King Humbert's palace In Rome, the
Quirinal, contains 1900 rooms, only 1876
Of which are occpg9tsdby the king and his
, 1888-06-23

A SUSPICION of the Kilkenny cat cpl
sode is beginning to creep into the Chi
oago convention.
, 1888-06-23

According to the naturalists, wasps re-
member the locality of their nests jus.
ninety six hours.
, 1888-06-23

Fishing for compliments is doubtful
sport.
, 1888-06-23

The total vote in the Chicago conven
ton is 1876; necessary to a choice, 4l9.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
General lIarrison's Home Life.

General Harrison invited me to ac-
company him during my brief visit last
week on one of these MONDAY home
trjps of his. Then and subsequently l
had some charming glimpses Of house
hold which must be called the ideal OF
refined and gentle domesticity. The APP
proach TO this home is pleasant, for Del
aware street Is paved with cedar blocks,
and lined With tees that cast graceful
shade over green lawns.
The Harrison house is q brick struc-
ture, of substantial design, with ample
roof, and a pleasant porch overshadow
ing the from. door. A carriag way at
the side gives access TO the modest
building in the rear, where is stabbed the
one horse of the family, big sol e,vhich
Mrs. Harrison drives more than any one
else. A spacious lawn spreads it7 green
expause at the front and side Of the house,
and Is walled at the rear by the broad
leaves OF trellised grapevine, which hice
from the street the strawberry bed.
Mrs Harrison is a model hostess, and
has the fame among her social ffienps
here a. a marvellous honsekeeper She "
the same age as her husband. Her father
DR.. Scott, was professor Of chemistry IN
Miami University, Ohio, where young
Ben Harrison WIS graduated and where
he won greater prze than hi- degree IN
a bride Who mas always been a true and
helpful companion. Dr.Scett Is stiil living
/ In Washington, and is hale and hearty
gentleman, though his snow white nan
ana heard bear testimony t. his age Of IS
Mrs. Harrison. matronly Of look' viva
cioDs broga eyer, dark hair without Inc
Of gray, comely features ard lirs ma
smile and vet are firm, has the happy ghI
of making guest feel az once at nome
She mov,s much in society here, and o.
course. the society that Welcomes ner j. o.
the beat. She ia a great fayorite amons
other women. and has the faculty OF max
ING them her warm friends. IL is com
mon saving among her indianapolis as
sociafes that she would make a. charming
4 a mistress Of the White House as she l
the delightful NATION Of quietsr nome
A. he- girlhood was passed IN q e1llegia'
atmosphere, both By opportunity and IN
ciina.ion she il Of intellectual tastes. ~
IA a prominent and active member Q
ladies' literary society here, and her read
ing 4 vide aud varied. While FOND 2
classical ht. nature, she j. always fury II
formed a. to the writings OF eonte nPt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
RAILWAY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

We CLEAN from Thomas Curtis Clarke's
article on The Building of Railways" in
Scribner's Magazine, the following an
swers TO questions:
How many miles of railway in the
United States? 10000 miles, about half
the mileage OF the world.
How much have they cost $9,000,o00,
600.
How many people are employed by
them? More than one million.
What is the fastest time made by a
train? Ninety-two miles in ninety.two
minutes; one mile being made in forty
six seconds on the Philadelphia d Read
ing railroad.
What is the cost of hIghclass eight.
wheel looomotivey About $500.
What is the longest mileage operated
by single system? Atchison, Topeka d
Santa Fe system eight thousand
miles.
What Is the cost OF palace sleeping
car! About $4,000 or $1,000 if vesti.
buled.
What is the longest railway bridge-span
ia the United States? Cantilever span in
Poughkeepsie bridge. 54S feet.
What is the highest railroad bridge in
the United StatesY Kinzua viaduct OH the
4 RE road, 800 feet high.
Who built the FIRST locomotive in the
United States? Peter Cooper.
What road carries the most passengers:
Manhattan Elevated railroad, N. Y, 525
600 a day, or 191, 625, 900 yearly.
What is the average daily earning OF an
| American locomotives About 500.
What is the longest American railway
tunnel? Hoosac tunnel, on the Fitchburg
railroad az miles.)
| q What is the average cost of construct
ing mile of railroad? At the presen.
time about $4,000.
What is the highest railroad IN the
United States? Denver j. Rio Grande;
! Marshall Pass, 1852 feet.
What are the chances of fatal accident
in railway travel? One killed in 10000
600. Statistics show more are killed by
falling out of windows than in railroad
accidents.
What line of railway extends furthest
East and West? Canadian Pacific rail
way, running from Quebec to the Pacific
| Ocean.
How long does a steel rail last with
average wearY About Is years
What road carries the largest numbol
of commuters? Illinois Central, 4,S2s,
1928 in 1857.
What is the fastest time made between
Jersey City and San Francisco Three
days, seven hours, thirty minutes
and 81 Iteen seconds. Special theatrica
train June, 1886.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
MISUNDERSTANDING.

That the blackberry can be successfully
grown has been practically solved By Civ
ing il due care, good cultivation and pro-
lection. Prepare your soil well by giving
it a liberal coating of manure. Pillow it
thoroughly and drag it till all larg g Jumps
are well pulverizsd. Set your plants out
carefully, press the dirt around them
firmly, in rows seven feet apart, the
plants three feet apart hoe them
well and keep the center Of the rows we'll
cultivated. In the fall cover the plants
with earth. The first year you are really
laying he foundation for a profitable
undertaking. and no care should be neg
lected to have each plant well establish
ed and in as atrong and healthy condition
as possible. The second year the plants
need more care than the first year. The
wood that will grow this year is that from
which you have good reason to expect II
bountiful crop of fruit II is necessary
to protect the growth from being broken
by tho winds by placing wire on each
side of the row, the same TO be supported
by stakes every sixteen or eighteen feet,
and this same wire will answer to protect
aud hold your plants when loaded with
fruit, for the succeeding year.
When the new growth has reached the
height of two feet, nip the top off, and
that will cause the new growth TO branch
out and form good strong branches, and
be more handy to handle, while covering
also produces more growth of wood suit
able for fruiting. In laying them down
remove small quantity of earth from
the side you wish to lay the brush and
nress with foot firmly against the crown
and press the top lightly with fork
Secure the plant after you have laid it
over by putting few spadesful of dirt
upon il, and the next plant will lop upon
the first and by laying than down length
wise of the row, you have them in close
compact row. After your row is down
cover the plants out of sight, but be care
ful not to put too much upon them, for il
is not necessary Ii. Hamilton, before
Wisconsin Institute.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

else, he has shown himself worthy of his
grardsire.
Philadelphia Record Personally Mr..
Harrison appears to be popular enough
in his own State, although mis- defeat for
Governor IN 1876 WAS accomplished with
ont difficulty by "B.ue Jeans Williams
He will make a live canvass in Indiana,
ana the Democracy will do well if they
succeed in carrying that State against
MIN.
Springfield Republican; The Repuh.
ican convention has nominated for Pres
ident man whose honorable, historic
name has never been sullied; whose record
of public service is creditable If not con
spicuous; who has the cordial good viii OF
the people of his own State, and whose
personal qualities, SO far as they are yet
known, promise no derogahon from the
dignity of the Presidential Office should
he be chosen 60 ill it..
Harper's Weekly; General Harrisons
nomination promises a cleaa canvass.
The offensive elements of personality
which were prominent in the campaign OF
1884 are happily eliminated, and we may
fairly anticipate the discussion of prin-
ciples and policies rather than an ex-
change OF vituperation and scandals.
This ia a great gain tor good politics. and
in this respect the campaign of 1883 opens
aus piciously.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
noopwNMNG cnlNEsE GHOSTS.
Trying to Make Dead Man Believe that
He Belongs to Strangers,
NgVs Nnrl ts,utpr{efal A .lvgrtiapy.

Trying to Make Dead Man Believe that
He Belongs TO Strangers,
New York Comcricial Advertiser.
A Chinaman seems to combine with
fear of spirits maryeloSs faith in their
stupidity, as is witnessed by the expedi
ents ne adopts TO niroumveut and deceive
them. He apparently attributes 10 them,
among other things, q curious iucapaoity
for recognizing Their claims upon their
own people i. only they can be got 30
enter upon their spiritual existence on
the premises of others. In such case
tho penalty of any neglect will most
probably be visited on these latter un.
fortunate persons. IL ia they who had
better provide the funeral and pay the
expense of It, lest the spirit, starved and
piqued, should return to the place whence
he had sci out TO wreak his vengeance.
An incident that occurred in the expert
enoe OF Shanghai missionary somewhat
amusingly illustrates a bold attempt 20
remove altogether the risk that men
ordinarily provide against by their ances
tor worship. "The missionary was sit
ting, one cold winter evening, az his
study table. A servant came IN and in
formed his master that dead man had
been found in the garden. The mission
airy went out Go look into the matter.
Sure enough, under the wall of the gar
den lay human body, loosely covered
over with straw. An economical family
mad evidently brought the dying man
and laid him there that they might save
! themselves the expenses of the funeral
| by throwing them ON the foreign mission
| airy, and the ruling passion OF thrift had
further dictated the substitution Of a
covering OF straw for his personal cloth
| lag. Tho missionary telt the body all
over and found it already cold; but, on
| tho chance of their being life left, he had
it carried indoors, whore he poured down
| it throat dose of patent medicine in
which he had great faith, No the same
time ordering more straw TO be thrown
upon It. He then returned TO his study
Some time later he thought he would 20
and see how his corpse patient was get
ting on. On this second examination he
fancied he detected faint sign of life
in the region OF tho heart. More OF the
patent medicine was given and more
straw. TO make long story short, the
dead man came TO life again and stood
up in all the naked dignity of his man
hood. Well, the missionary, who was n
particularly tall and large man rugged
out the little Chinamnn as bost he could
in clothes from his own wardrobe, aud
as soon as he was well enough, sent him
back TO his loving wife and Alial sons.
As he approached the house some of the
latter saw and recognized him. notwith-
standing the stlaugeness OF his gsrb
aud being sincere believer in the doctrine
of transmigration, rushed TO their
mother, crying aloud that that thiei
had come back again 10 earth and father
that this time he had been born Z
foreigner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

the hurry of work requires more than
day of ten hours, but with proper manage
ment there will not be manv such days.
The men ane teams can endure this ADDED
labor and time for awile, but If II Is the
rule, and not the exception, the overTork
produces habitual WEAKNESS aud listless-
ress, so that neither man nor team can
do fair ten-hour- days work. In the
city workshop the daily ten hour. work
must be given every day of the week, and
usually tho work is very monotonous
after while. On the farm the
work varies from month 20 month, and
often from Gay 10 day. To man whose
attention and thought are given to his
Labor this variety of farm work Is pleas
ing. Thought in q single direction, on
one subject continually, becomes craMp-
ed, and the man in time becomes
machine. On the farm the variety of
thought increases the capacity of the
mind, aud the general education of
farmer is better than that of the mechanic.
And the occasional necessity Of doing
more than ten hours work in a day is
oftener beneficial than otherwise, as in
ducing thought and study to avoid the
too frequent recurrence OF such extra
labor. farmers day must be elastic,
but its labor can be kept within certain
limits If his skill md ability for planning
are brought INTO exercise. Overworked
men soon become poor help, and at the
same time the stickler for high wages,
even for = poor quality of labor, soon
finds that two or three days work per
week, obtained here and there, are not
equal in the long run to honest work at
Reasonable wages.