, 1889-06-23
MARINE NEWS.

Ba5-An attache of a big federal office
moved last week. The last load toted to the
new domicile was the family cat. Grimal-
kin promptly returned t the old ranch
and was as promptly brought back. This
was repeated three times. The gentleman
bethought himself of a remedy learned
in childhood. 1t was to grease the paws
of the Ute-a Ute won't stay on the
reservation. The homely treatment was
tried at once. The thing is really unac-
countable, but that cat sat in the sunshine
by the kitchen door, licked off her paws
and ~contentedly settled down to life in
new quarters.
has-Everyone has read of this scheme
of placing little piles of sugar about a
restaurant table and thereby keeping the
flies off yourself. A constant reader who
tried it says the waiter brushed the bait
ava and threatened to favor the Gus
toner with an extra check.
B6s-George Taylor the curiosity man,
is in Denver strictly sober. The paunch
mas DCCDulC iCco BioHIiuCub III ibottittiftt
has subdued the carmine which erstwhile
suffused his beacon light. George is the
only proper curio salesman. The tender
foot who would question his word would
doubt the scriptures and the stranger who
gets in his tolls is utterly unable to escape
without investing in a job lot Of memen-
toys.
gS~The battle of Horse Creek occurred
thirty miles north of Cheyenne fifteen
years g last Tuesday. Indians being
removed from Fort Laramie to
some Nebraska point mutinled
and killed half a dozen soldiers. A
blood thirsty squaw Drained a lieutenant
with a hoe. Judge Lee AMI several 9TH
er Cheyenne men were along.
R6~ Jones, the catarrhal bricklayer
who established the telephone express
business in this city is IN Denver looking
anything but prosperous,
las- There are some remarkable bits of
verse in the Salvation Army Hymnal.
One of the melodies tells OF a telegraph
line to the golden city and imparts the in
formation that prepaid messages of com
fort await the faithful.
pas- Remarks were made when a fakir
planted a big telescope at the Post bank
corner Friday and announced hat the
natives might avoid immodestly gazing at
Venus with the naked eye by coughing
up a short bit. Some one suggested that
local politician level the machine to.
wards Washington and see if anything
was coming their way. Another thoughtIt
should be chartered for the Post creditors
so that they could, in en~deavoring to as
certain if there was anything left for
them have every advantage.
Ra1- A Hill engineer last week re-
ported that a brakeman had fallen from
the locomotive and disconnected one
side" The assistant conductor had dis
located a shoulder.
Ras- Mail service to the ranch of II
WEEKLY LEADER subscriber was re-
Gently increased from once a week to
twice. He promptly notified the Office
and ordered the weekly edition sent every
three days.
R5~A Salvation Army exhorter need
not necessarily be a deep scholar. This
was heard in Harmony hall the other
evening; 1.-THE good book says, seek,
and We shall find,' and sock and found
sas~Bill Root says hat during the last
city election at Laramie a colored heller
brought up at a voting booth with an
ebony wench of the bulk of fully three
hundred weight. As she waddled to the
window a hoodlum shouted: "Who or
dered that ton of coal?" The negress
paled, sputtered and cussed and the hceler
said in speaking of the occurrence: 'Fo
de Lord, boss, if she know what politics
dat man she shure vote de odder ticket. y
Ba5-"George, the Josher," formerly a
Camp Carlin character and well known
here, is in town from Arizona. 1t was
George who once filled a tenderfoot with
tanglefoot, made him believe that a GENE
terry was a marble yard and traded him
the place for q mule team.