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, 1889-08-20
Haymnklng In Finland.

A curious way of making hay Is very
generally adopted by the Firms. Poor
men who own no meadows have long
been accustomed to cut what grass they
can find in the forest glades and other
waste lands. Owing to the lack of roads
and farmsteads the hay was stuffed
among the branches of neighboring trees
TO await the winter frosts and snow, when
1t could easily be carried off by sledges.
After a wet season some farmers noticed
that this was actually better in quality
than that which they themselves had
made from much better grass. The wild
crop, so to call it, Ind dried much better
in the tree branches exposed to a free
circulation of air than the rich heritage
which had lain long on the sodden
ground. Hence it occurred to them to
make temporary trees upon which their
own crops might be dried.
This experiment was attended with
such success that the plan has been widely
initiated and bids fair entirely to sup
plant the old fashioned methods. After
the moving is done n number of poles
about ten feet in length and provided
with long transverse pegs are set up at
intervals and the grass is loosely heaped
upon them. The result is said to be ex-
cellent. Even in wet weather only a
small portion forming the outside of the
pile is discolored, while the inner por-
tons, exposed to the air beneath and pro-
tected from the rain above, are dried in
perfect condition. Moving can be car
ried on in spite Of wind and rain, and
when once the grass is placed upon the
drying poles it may be left without fear
of serious damage until the weather
chnnres-Mnrk Lann Exnrass
, 1889-08-20

With all their democratic theories and
feelings, Americans are not n whit be-
hind the rest of the world in n fondness
for honorary titles.
When Samuel q. Pomeroy, afterward
Senator Pomeroy, was on his way from
Massachusetts, to settle in Kansas, his
travelling companion, n man familiar
with western customs, said to him:
"Pomeroy, a man on the frontier is no
body without a handle to his name. You
must certainly have one of some kind or
other"
Mr.. Pomeroy declared that he was not
entitled to any, but his friend persisted:
you were once a member of the Mas
sachusetts general court, weren't your"
Yes"
well that will answer perfectly"
The new was accordingly intro
duced as "Gen Pomeroy," and as long
as he lived he was known by that title.
Youths Companion.
, 1889-08-20
WHERE WIFI IT END

Where Is this pension business going t.
end2
The latest caDer is that evcn a dishon-
orably discharged soldier may receive a
pension provided he can set up a claim
that would serve in the case of an honor
ably discharged soldier. He NAV have
been discharged from the army for rank
cowardice, but Just the same he holds a
claim against the government which the
people of the country are forced to pay.
The pension business has degeneratcd
into a wholesale steal. Men who are in
as robust health as they would have been
hsd they never carried a musket or smelt
powder lin the cases) are drawing pen
sions all over the country with a regular
ity and precision which would undoubt-
eddy compare very favorably with the
faithfulness with which they performed
their military duties. A United States
senator (Manderson, OF Nebraska) who
seems as robust as an OK, and who earned
a first class living as a lawyer in Omaha
before he was elected to the senate. has
been drawing a pension right along. Only
the other day, under a new system of
ratings evolved from the prolific brain of
Commissioner Tanner, he received 81, 900
in back pension money. Henderson is
now in Alaska, but he had many oppor-
t~unities before he went there to turn the
money back into the United States
treasury had he so desired. Unless a
sentiment OF public Indignation forces
him to do so now, it is safe to say he will
never take this step.
The pension business as it now stands
is an outrage upon the people. No man
should draw 4 pension from the govern
ment unless he has become ~superanuated
in its service or been so disabled in the
war hat he has since needed the pension
to decen;lY support himself and his fam
lily. If a man was disabled during the
war he should have found it out at least
in two years after the cessation of hostili
ties. Claims for pensions presented ff-
teen or twenty years alter the war has
closed very seldom have any basis of gen
uine merit.
The pension Office itself needs a new
and radical rerating.
, 1889-08-20
JNo. =. CARROLL. Editor
He HAS EAITH

+. j. Tompkins, president OF the
Wellhect. Neb., Town Site company, who
is a barristcr in London and largely inter
ested in the investment of capital in the
western states, writes to ex Secretary
Shannon an interesting letter from
London. Appended are a few extracts:
81 am in receipt of the pamphlet,
'Wyoming's Resources which with the
beautiful map constitute a most valuable
account of four grand territory-soon |
hope to become a state. The growth of a
territory into a state, as a politi al unit,
with political life, is a fact of the deepest
interest, not only to the statesman, but to
the political philosopher.
Il AN greatly Obliged by your courte-
sy. | shall place the books 10 the hands
of persons of influence where they will be
made good use of. You would be sur
prised to learn how littleis known of your
great Western world in thus country. Dur
ing this year | have addressed in different
parts OF England meetings of farmers, ng
ricultural societies and boards OF trade,
and it was rarely any one knew much
about Nebraska and Wyoming.
Your Western states ought to have
an agent in the heart of London. If !
can aid you in any way here. by becom
ing YOU agent. counsel or otherwise, /
should be willing, for | rave not a doubt
-; 49,, an, mind that yonr Wos4crn Uorld
, 1889-08-20
a Sound Legal Opinion.

B. Bainbridge Munday. Esq, county
attorney Clay county, Texas. says:
Have Nred Electric Bitters with most
happy results. My brother also was very
low with malarial fever aud iaundice, but
was cured by timely use Of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life"
Nh. d. l.. Wilcoxson of Horse Gave.
KY, adds a like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will wa d of, as well
as cure all malarial diseases, and for all
kidney, liver and stomach disorders stands
unequaled. Price SOC and 81 at DR.. W.
n. Hunts.
, 1889-08-20

The National Encampment of the G..
A. X. will be held this year at Milwaukee,
Wis. Aug. PC to 81. Agents of the
Union Pacific railway will sell tickets to
Milwaukee and return at the lowest one
way first class fare in Nebraska and Kan
sas Aug. 81 to 2S inclusive; in Colorado
and Wyoming Aug. 20 to 81 inclusive;
limited to return leaving Milwaukee Aug.
p to Sept 5, final limit Sept. 10. For
those who desire to return later than
Sept. 5 the limit on tickets will be ex-
tended to Sept. 30 on application to the
Joint agent of terminal lines at Milwaukee.
Nebraska. Kansas, Colorado and Wyo
ming should be well represented at this
encampment and all should go via the
Overland Route" For further inform
alton apply to
Z. l.. LoMAx, G. p. A,
Omaha, Neb.
G. w. SWEET. Agent
cheyenne, Wyo.
, 1889-08-20
The Best Yet.

In addition to the unequalled dining car
service between Council Bluffs and Den
yer, the Union Pacific, The Overland
Route, y will on Sunday, Aug. IS. and
daily thereafter, run dining ears between
Council Bluffs and Portland, Ore, on
The Overland Flyer" leaving Council
Bluffs at 1855 p. m. Omaha s:l5 p. m.
These cars are models of excellence, and
the best meals the market affords will be
furnished at IS cents.
, 1889-08-20

THos. A. Edison, once a peanut ven
der on a railroad train, is now a count of
the kingdom of Italy. Brains and me
chanical genius such as are Possessed by
Edison deserve every consideration the
world can give them. A bauble one way
or the other can add but little to his fame.
, 1889-08-20

JOB printing at the Leader Office.
, 1889-08-20
c. w. SWEET. Agent,
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Over the Huntington.

The Burlington has made a rate from
Cheyenne to Milwaukee OF $50 65 for the
G. A r. eneampment. The only change
of cars will be at the union depot in Chi
ago j. +. MCCLUNG, Agent.
, 1889-08-20

One OF Henry Ward Deechcr's Franks.
When Mr.. Beecher was q student in
Amherst college he was given to pranks,
as mo collegiates are. Once his tutor,
who was over six feet tall and solemn in
appearance, came to his room to expos
tulate with him for what he considered
the boys frivolous ways. Mr.. Beecher
was expecting the visit and had put into
the wood closet all the chairs except
one. which had been sawed off at the
joint and stood about a foo from the
ground; her he crawled through the
hole in the students table and, seated
meekly among his books, awaited the
visit. Finally, n grave rap was heard
and n SOLEMN face appeared way up in
the air.
Mr.. Beecher rose and made as If he
would show him to n seat.
Don't move for tbs world" said the
professor; II only called to have q little
conversation with you"
Certainly" said Mr.. Beecher, pray
sit down." at the same time Indicating
the only chair.
The tutor looked at the low seat with
some uncertainty and then commenced
the process of sitting down. He went
down, down, but not striking anything
solid he Strengthened himself up again.
Let me get you another chair" said
Mr.. Beecher.
NO" said the tutor; 81 like n low
seat" and with this the tall man doubled
himself. like n jackknife and was soon
seen with his grave face between his
knees like a grasshopper drawn up for a
spring. When the eyes of the student
and those of tho solemn tutor met all
gravity gave way in consequence of the
extreme righteousness of the scene, and
both joined in a hearty laugh.-Brooklyn
Union
, 1889-08-20

II am Just in from Lexington, where
l have been attending the annual COM
mencement of the Virginia Military in
stitute.r The speaker was Governor
Ftzhugh Lee. "Yes, 'Stonewalr Jack
son was once a professor at the institute,
and the latter is still redolent of his &c
centricities. 1 knew him well, and he
was the last man you would have picked
out Of a crowd of military men, mo know
ing who he was, as possessing wonderful
energy, endurance and executive ability.
1t was only in the heat of action that
these characteristics famed out. At
other times he was dull, uncommunica-
tive and ~apathetic. In the parlance of
the day he was n crank in many things,
but a terribly earnest one. When a pro-
fessor at the institute he was the butt of
the students jokes. Yes, he was re-
ligious. He was known In the army us
the Blue Light Elder Gen. j. r.
Jones was his classmate at West Point
and was noted for his profanity. One
day, in the battle of Charlottesville,
some mules attached to our ammunition
wagon got stalled and finally got balky
under the lash. jackson was looking on
when Jones rode up. The latter took in
the situation at a glance.
See here, Jackson he shouted, let
me cuss EN- jackson smiled, but de
INJURED by shaking his head. While
Lees army was crossing the Potomac
into Maryland some Of the mule teams
refused to leave the water. Col. Har-
mon, Jackson's quartermaster, rode into
the water and poured volley after volley
OF curses and lashes on the mules, and
got them to moEing again. jackson sat
on his old sorrel taking It all in. Har-
mon, on perceiving him, quickly rode up
with the apology:
az beg your pardon, general, but
cusses and blows are the only language
that n mule understands Washington
Letter,
, 1889-08-20

KILRATN might put in a plea that he
didn't fight and have the plea sustained
by everyone who witnessed his dalliance
with Sullivan.
, 1889-08-20

I le largest stock of fine brandies. old
WHISTLES, choice hqueurs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets.
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10

shown in the cut. The man standing on the
ground cannot of course oetach the current.
But the perfection of the circuit may he
broken at any minute and ut any point by
wire falling acroSsit as in tire second cut.
And here is where the earth as receiver
of electricity aids in the destruction. Elec-
tricity flies to the earth as water flows
towards the sea. The wire lying across the
circuit and absorbing part of the current, to
use popular rather than a scientific term,
may run for miles and at some place man
may supply the connection with the ground
as in the third cut The man, of course.
would be killed under those circumstances.
Mr.. Brown maintains that a ground connec-
ton al any point on alternating arc cir
cult, as al G in the cut. can readily be de
tected at the dynamo station and located and
removed.
Not SO, be thinks. 18th an incapdescent
current, for the circuit is not complete a
diagram OF an incanleScent circuit Of 900
volts Is given in the 10, til cut The DYNAMO
is at D. while c c designate the convert
ers and L L L l. the lamps. The wires start
from the dynamo and end in space, while run
ming from each wire are short wires which
connect with the converters and these in turn
with the lamps. The main wires carry a
deSdly current, but the eonverters through
which the minor current is carried into build
ings reduce the voltage to a point Of safety if
they are in proper order.
In the fifth cut is shown continuous in
candescent circuit carrying 50 few volts as 70
be safe. that is about 100 In tnis case no
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10
ghe ahia Badly eagle suudag oruing ouenrber 1888

converters are used, but the lamps are con-
nected in the relay wires running from one
to the other of the main wires.
The last cut presents Mr.. Browns theory
of the current which caused the death of
Joseph Feeks There were no telegraph wires
crossed with the electriclight wires anywhere
in that vicinity, and for aught any one knows
the contact may have been at the extreme
end of the city. Mr.. Brown adds: ''You will
perceive one of the telegraph wires runs to
the ground, presumably at the Western Union
office; another of the wires is crossed with
broken wire, which also crosses one of the
electric light wires, while the second one
forming the incandescent circuit is crossed
by another wire leading to the earth. When
Feeks grasped the wire leading TO the ground
at the Western Union Office and allowed some
other portion of his body to come in contact
with the wire which was connected with the
electric light circuit by the first broken wire,
the lineman became part of the alternating
current circuit, and the current flowed
through his body as indicated by the arrows"
Within three days after the death of Feeks
a small army of men, directed by the board
of electrical control. had examined all the
main wires in the city, and reported detects
of all kinds and in so many places that the
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10


good time The town got its start as an out
fitting point for the Black Hills, and has held
it as the site Of government Indian school
and of the Pierre university. At present the
population is increasing rapidly, and there
are fair indications of a capital boom. It is
behind the other capitals, however, in hav-
ing no legislative building, and the legisla-
ture which chose the frst United States sena-
tors met in a ward school building.
Pierre has complete and well organized
city government, a very good system Of cleo
tric lights, first class water works and fire
department and system Of fire protection
which is really quite phenomenal for 80 new
a place. This comprises ten miles of mains,
dxty-ave hydrants and commodious quarters
for the fire companies The new hotel, to
cost $50. 900, will be after the taste Of the
most fastidious, and, in short, 1t may be said
that Pierre will be able to make the Dakota
olons quite comfortable
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10
STATE HOUSE AT OLYMPIA.

down to Ogden and Salt Lake City by an
other road, and to adjacent points by still
other lines The city is also building an in
cline on what is called the "Switch.back"
principle to the summit of the Rocky noun
tains only few miles away. Ten miles west
of the city are the great baths, supplied from
hot springs in the mountains, and at these
baths Col. broadwater has lately opened one
Of the finest hotels in the west The main
swimming tank at the baths is 800 feet long
and 12O feet wide-a sort of popular fun-and-
frolic bath.
The Montanians have agreed that Helena
shall be the capital until 1890, and then the
people shall decide by vote on permanent
capital During this time the Lewis and
Clarke county court house will be used as
state captol--it is sort of miniature state
house, and ample for present puTposes-and
if the people decide on Helena as the perma-
nent capital they expect to expend 81, O00, 900
on a building that will be their capitol and
their pride for all time to come. The city is
well supplied with hotels, street cars, branch
railroads to mining camps and otber appli
ances for a state capital. and aside from
what nature has done, the legislators will find
plenty of amusement in the lively city
Olympia never protested to be the first
among the cities of the new state of Wash
ington. and makes no extravagant promises
of being permanently even the fourth or
fifth; but it is an exceedingly lively town,
and was certainly the best choice for the cap
ital The streets are bread and the shade
trees have had time to grow, the point On
which the town is built is attractive from
the near vicinity of Budds inlet of Puget's
sound and the climate is almost perfection,
while not far away are the falls where the
Des Chutes river descends eighty-fve feet in
500 yards, making an abundant water power.
II is asserted that no other place in America
is so conveniently near both fishing and
hunting grounds of tie very best, and is at
the same time so lavishiy supplied with agri-
cultural products.
The sound affords oysters, clans and fish
all the year round, the adjacent woods still
abound in grouse and pheassnts, while in the
mountains, not more than twenty five miles
away, bear, deer, elk, and mountain sheep
are still found in winter. The many prongs
Of Puget's sound give the interior navigation
Of Washington such peculiar geography
that the nonresident could not divine by any
amount OF study the natural place for the
coming great city, and Seattle ana raoJrn
are active in attempting 10 decide it, but it
seems TO be agreed by ali that il is not 10 Re
at Olympia The anchorage is no. first
class, and large vessels can reach the wharf
only at high tide. The variation between
highest and lowest tides il often Is much as
twenty-four feet, and there are times wien
even the smallest craft cannot pass IL over
the mud fat
The first white settlement AZ Olympia wss
made in 1915; the town was laid out in 1851
and incorporated as city in 1889, and it has
been growing very deliberately ever since,
its interests aside from tire fisheries being a.
most entirely agricultural Congress appro-
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10
AN ALTERNATING INcANDEscENT CIRCUIT.
A CONTINUOUS INCANDEsCENT CIRCUIT.
ADANGERoUs ARC CIRCUIT.

citizens who read the report almost wondered
thai they were still alive. The mayor gave
it as his opinion, from a summary of the re-
ports, that there were at least 800 miles of
wire which should be cut down at once, and
one large section was cut with the consent Of
the company and assistance from its linemen.
The public was also astonished to learn that
the electric light companies had some 500
men at work repairing. As they had pre-
viously ignored all complaints and acted as
if perfectly certain that their lines were
thoroughly insulated, this practical confess
sion to the contrary gave the case bad look
So New Y ork is still in a panic, and does not
know whom to believe, and a loose piece of
wire on the street is avoided as if it were
gigantic cobra.
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-10
STATE HOUSE AT BISMARCK.

schemes in incubation at Olympia and the
''ferce senatorial fight at Helena" 1t is just
possible they will begin to hear of this last
even before this article is widely read, for
Montana not only has materials for lively
sensation, but its political parties are almost
evenly balanced
Helena is, from romantic standpoint, the
most interesting of all the new capitals, none
of the other three being located at what is,
or is expected to be, the largest city. In
Washington and both Dakotas the people
have followed the wise American custom OF
having their legislation done at some other
than the principal city. Helena dates from
the close of the civil war, when Montana was
sought by many men of broken fortunes or
impaired health, and at least $50, 600, 900
worth of gold was taken out Of the gulch or
little valley in which Helena is situated It
began as mining camp. Every pound Of
the dirt on which tie city is built has been
washed over, and some of it twice-the second
the Hot Springs hotel, sent a 800, 900 brick
to the Minneapolis exposition as a specimen
of the new states products, and the Helena
papers relate as a pleasant item of recent
news that Mrs. Meadow, part proprietor of the
OpOTueU I1OTSo lOuo. TcceIllly QIOfo l1IO UOWu
with little brick" of $40, 900 in gold, which
she deposited in bank.
Helena was wild and roaring camp, and
then lively town; unfortunately it next be
came town of many criminals, for the law
less got temporary control of the government
and road agents" multiplied One fine morn
ing the citizens rose to discover that the
"vigilantes" had got to work. On some doors
were marked Look outl'' on others 'Get
outl" and by way of emphasis three notorious
thieves were hanging by the neck from con-
spicuous beam. The ''vigilantes" hanged and
shot fifty-two men during their reign, and
the moral atmosphere was purified. Capital
came in even to an excess, a good government
was established and in 1S70'75 it began to be
remarked that Helena had as fine society as
any place in America. For many years past
the curious fact has been noted that the Hell
ena banks had more money on deposit in pro-
portion to population than those of any other
city in the country.
Helena also has an advantage over the
other capitals in the matter of sublime seem
cry, though Olympia has Puget Sound and
Bismarck and Pierre the raging Missouri.
One can choose his climate in Montana and
reach it easily in few hours from Helena,
now that the railroads and local switch and
motor lines are completed. There is connec-
ton east and west by the Northern Pacific,