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, 1889-02-07
JN0. y. CARROLL Editor.
CLEVEL4ND'S OCCUPATION.


A Washington telegram has. finally set
tied the mooted question of what Presi-
den. Cleveland intends to do after the 4th
of next March. 1t says: The official
announcement from the white house puts
= stop to all speculation about Mr.. Cleve
lands immediate future. He is not go,
ing to become a simple, isolated Jersey
farmer. He will not live in Washington
in the shadow of his great doings and
career; he will not idle about Europe.
He is going to work, and he will work
hard. Anything short of that would en-
danger his life. He must labor or 20 to
pieces. Lawyers regard him as fortunate
in making connection with the firm OF
Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & MacVeagh OF
New York City. 1t is a very prosperous
association of eminent legal men. There
is some idea hat Mr.. Cleveland's relation
with this firm will not alter the name
that his name will not be Joined. He
will have his private rooms, with his
name on the ground glass door, and be
regarded as the leading counsellor Of the
establishment. He will not 20 into court
and become an advocate.
THE people no doubt approve Of this
step that the retiring president has taken
and will be glad to know that he does not
propose to drag his name among any I'M
savory corporations of Wall street to be
auctioned to the highest bidder among
them for purposes Of deceiving investors.
In the summer Mr.. Cleveland will fish
more than ever. His time will then be
his own Friends OF Mrs. Cleveland arc
pleased to know that she will be so stu
ated as to continue to enjoy and adorn
circles. She will become at once an
eagerly welcomed recruit in the drawing
rooms of the metropolis, the friendship
already established between her and some
of the leading people in New York will
not be interrupted. conspicuous among
whom are the Whitneys and their set
and the Gilders and their ~coterie. The
Clevelands will not open a house in the
city until next autumn.
, 1889-02-07
Feeling Its Oats.


Douglas is destined to be a great rail-
road center. Having already a line OF
railroad belonging to the greatest system
Of roads on earth-the Chicago & North
western-with division headquarters here,
she will also soon be in possession of tie
Cheyenne & Northern branch Of the
Union Pacife-with division h~eadquart-
ers here for that road also. Following
close on the heels of the foregoing comes
the request from the Wyoming & Eastern
officials asking Douglas to give the neces-
sary ground to erect shops here. This
means division headquarters for that road
also. Here VIC have three lines of rail
roads, with division headquarters for
each.
, 1889-02-07
a FIshy story.


Last week one OF the men engaged in
putting up ice came onto a curiosity in
the shape of a large catfish solidly i'm
beded in a chunk of the crystal fluid.
Upon the chin OF his piscatorial majesty
is said to have been noticed a visible
growth OF whiskers, and in his stomach a
silver medal struck off during the admin
istration of John Quincy Adams was
found, which was well worn and had evil
IDENTITY seen hard service.
, 1889-02-07

SObNi1 VT lJAhAhilE.
Hubert Il. T~eschemacher
VS..
Edward p. Roberts, Jessie r. Roberts
and John Hess.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of sale issued out of the district
court of the first judicial district in the
above entitled case on the SLh day OF
January, 1889, and to me directed as
sheriff Of Laramie county, | have levied
upon and will on Tuesday, the 9Th day
OF March, 1889, at the hour of /
O'Clock p. m. of said day. at the front
door of the court house in Cheyenne,
Laramie county, Wyoming Territory,
offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following real estate in Lara
mic county, in the territory of Wyoming.
to wit: Lot No. 7, in block 800, as said
lot and block is laid down in the plat of
the city of Cheyenne on file in the ofice
Of the county clerk and ex-oficio register
of deeds for Laramie county.
Dated Cheyenne, Feb. !, 1889.
JOHN A. MARTIN,
Sheriff Of Laramie county.
, 1889-02-07

What ON earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in nheap nostrums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties at
o profits, rather than take a med
icine of world wide reputation and one
that is giving universal satisfaction at
equal price2 No medicine in the world is
giving such unparalleled satisfaction for
purifying the blood as Beggs' Blood Pu-
rifier and Blood Maker, and every bottle
that does not do its work will cost you
nothing. For sale by W. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1889-02-07
Winter In Michigan.

MARQUETTE, Feb. 6-Wintcr has set
in with terrible earnestness at last. A
blizzard has prevailed all over the upper
peninsular. Traffic has been delayed on
some of the railway lines. The storm las
not been an unmixed affection, as the
swamps are freezing up solid, thus facili-
Eating lumber hauling.
, 1889-02-07

The Douglas Republican publishes a
telegram from Casper under date of Feb.
l which is as follows: Quite a large out
fit of Sioux City & Ogden railroad grad
ers arrived in town this evening to pur.
chase provisions. They will commence
grading at some point in tins vicinity and
grade through to the Nebraska line, d.
rectly down the Platte valley"
Perhaps this line may be something
more than a pape railroad after all.
, 1889-02-07

During the past spring and summer our
Southern brethren have thronged into
Colorado. and after climbing our peaks,
exploring our canyons and snowballing In
midsummer to their hearts content, re-
turned delighted with our scenic attrac-
tons, and charmed by the spirit of hearty
hospitality with which they were well
coined. Now it should be our duty, and
n pleasant one, to return these visits.
The Fort Worth railroad has given us the
opportunity. Their advertising depart
ment has Just issued a pamphlet entitled
Winter Tourist Routes and Rates from
the Summit to the Sea-" giving reduced
excursion rates for this winter season and
a number of different routes through the
South.
Uoloradoans cannot Justly plead the
necessity of escaping from a severe winter,
but many Of them would be pleased with
the change to a semi-tropical climate
where the flowers p%erpetually bloom, and
a visit to places of such historic interest
as Houston, Austin, Galveston, San An.
tonic or New Orleans. Or, if they should
wish stranger or more tropical chimes,
these routes include a-trip to such interest
ing old places as Monterey, Saltillo and
the City of Mexico. Full particulars may
be obtained by addressing Geo. Ady, EN-
eral passenger and ticket agent of the
Denver, Texas Il Forth Worth railroad,
or the Union Pacific ticket agent at
Cheyenne.
, 1889-02-07

MAYOR GRANT Of New York has de,
cded that if citizens receive permission
from the city to have electric or other
lights in front of their premises, these
lights must be kept burning all night
as a compensation to the public for the
privilege of using the street.
, 1889-02-07

TERRITORY OF WYOMING, =.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE, 90
Mark NJ. Coad, plaintiff,

IEhhIIoHn OF w 1OMlNG, -,
COUNTY OF LARAMIE,
Mark NJ. Coad, plaintiff,
VS..
Oscar +. Cowhick, ct al. defendants.
Notice IS hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale issued out of the dis
trict court of the first judicial district in
the above entitled case ON the Sth day OF
January, 1889, and to me directed as
sheriff of Laramie county, | have levied
upon and will on Saturday the 10th day
Of February, 1889, at the hour OF .
o'clock p. M. of said day, at the front
door of the court house in Cheyenne,
Laramie county, Wyoming Territory,
offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the following real estate in Lara
mic county, in the territory of Wyoming,
to-wit: Lots No. 3 and 4, in block No.
l43. as said lots and block are laid down
on the plat of the city of Cheyenne on
file in the office of the county clerk and
ex-oficio register of deeds for Laramie
county.
Dated Cheyenne, Jan. IL, 1889.
JOHN A. MARTIN,
Sheriff of Laramie county.
, 1889-02-07

TIE little town OF Sheridan figures up
$4,000 spent in improvements during
the past year, The figures include s2l,-
600 spent upon a brewery and 5000 on
one private residence.
, 1889-02-07

Our admiration of q famous man
lessons upon ncarcr acquaintance with
him, and we seldom hear Of n cele-
brated person without a catalogue of
some notorious weaknesses and in
firmities. Addison.
, 1889-02-07

The gold and silver belonging TO tho.
Duke of Cumberland weighs some
twelve tons and the jewels are valued
ut 50, 600, 600.
, 1889-02-07
Dr.. Vagae'&Cs
sFECrAL1srs-

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
ana attention TO this much neglected class of
ulseases,b believing that no condition of human
ity is too wretched 10 merit the sympathy and
best services OF the procession 10 witch ne he
tpnsi as many are Innocent sufferers, and that
to re 1lihy \ who !, devotes himself
them from worse than death, is no less a
phllanthrophis and a benefactor to his race
phcation excels IN any other b anch OF MS pro-
iession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
condemned the victims Of folly or crime. like
the iepers under the Jewish law to die uncared
Tor, has passed away.
YOUNG NJ EN
Whom may he suffering from the effects OF YOUTH
full follies or indiscretions, will do well 10 avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DR. WAC
Nkk VIII guaranteed to forfeit i've hundred dol
Ihfs LOT every case of semina weaknes or pri-
vate disease of any kind or character which he
Undertakes and fails to cure.
EN-
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
smartIng or burning sensation and a weaken.
ing OF the system in IA manner the patient can
not account for. On examining the urinary de
poslts a ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen will au-
pear, or the color will be OF akin or miikish
hue, again changing to a dark and turbid ap
pearance. There are many men who die 81
this difficulty ignorant of the cause. which is
the second stage of seminal weakness Or.
wagner viii guarantee n 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-RepubI-
can.
All communications should be addressed
DIR. WAGNER & co.
lIl4 Larimere street. Address, Box 27Ss Den.
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along
, 1889-02-07

Attend the opening of the Ryan &
Hart Commercial tonight. Rooms 49,
is Commercial block.
, 1889-02-07

Call at the Standard market and get
prices now that they are selling strictly
cash.
, 1889-02-07
DR.. WAGNER & co.
LADlES$PEBsB4!EESss

Do Your own Dyeing, Mt Home.
They will dye everything. They are sold every
where. Price i0c. n package. They have no equal
for Strength, brightness, Amount in Packages
or for Fastness of Color, or non-fading Qualities
They do not crock or smut; 40 colors. For sale By
GEO. w. HoYT. CHEYENNE.
, 1889-02-07

TERRITORY OF WYOMING, &C
COUNTY OF LARAMIE, %
Hubert u. Teschemacher
, 1889-02-07
MAKING DIRECT CONNECTIONS

Denver, Cheyenne,
0dgen, Salt Lake City.
Sacramento. San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Portland. and all
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada,
California, Washington Ter
ritOry, and Pacific
Coast Points.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
One Hundred Years Ago.

Envelopes for letters were then un-
known, and those bearing a postage
stamp and ready gummed did not come
into use until 1870 Postage was cal
culated. not by the weight of the letter,
but by the number of pieces of paper
of which it was composed, and if the
envelope had been known its use would
have been made practically impossi-
ble,- because it would have doubled the
rate of postage. which was high. An
envelope would have made the postage
on half-ounce letter between Chicago
and New York, for instance, half a
dollar. Sheets of writing paper were
then OF four pages, each being 81 by IL
inches. which was doubled so as to be
sent without an envelope and sealed
with wafer by the common people,
and with sealing-wax by the fashion
ables. 1t is related of a Government
officer that once having received a let
ter sealed with wafer he declined to
open 1t, because the sender had sealed
1t with his spittle, !" the wafer comm on
~ being softened in the mouth. There
have been more than three hundred
patents issued on envelopes and en-
velope machinery in the United States
The daily consumption of envelopes
Tor letters alone in this country is now
estimated at $4,000. 600. or /. 252, coo. :
oO0 annually. to say nothing of those
used for seed. samples. packets and
other purposes. Washington Critic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
MILLIONS OF RABBITS.

Australians Extensive Trade In the Skins
of tho Little Crop-Destroyers.
When the acclimatization societies
of Australasia introduced the rabbit
some years ago they thought they were
accomplishing good work and little
anticipated what a serious injury these
rabbits would effect in less than ten
years. and that their determination
would be a costly and impossible work.
Rabbits have so increased now in Aus
tralia and New Zealand that the
colonists are at their wits end how to
repair the evil. The extent of the in
jury done to the pasturage required for
sheep may be inferred in some measure
from the enormous number of rabbit
skins exported, which, however, prove
blessing to the cheap furriers of Eu-
rope and America A local industry
has also sprung up in the colonies in
making soft felt hats from their fur
Coney wool was encouraged and valued
in England $50 years ago, and is now
worth 81 cents pound.
The damage done to the crops in
the Australian colonies by the little
animals that furnish the skins for ex-
port has become of such magnitude as
to furnish the subject of parliamentary
legislation there. From the single
colony of New Zealand there has been
exported about 20, 600. 600 skins, valued
at nearly s., $50, 900. But the property
destroyed by these rodents is estimat-
ed by millions, and this industry of
rabbit skins is one which the people
there do not wish to see prosper. In
Victoria the colony is asserted to have
sustained q loss of about $15, 600, 600.
The cheap Innings of coats and ladies'
cloaks aud many of the dyed articles
OF fur are due to rabbit skins, home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13

|BmaA bit of tobacco into q tiny box
which he carries in his waistcoat
pocket AT the end of each smokers
year he sends all these cigar tips to q
charitable institution in his province.
Two years ago the asylums in the little
province of Brunswick received four
hundred marks worth of tobacco In
this wise. After slowing away the
ssorphan's SHARE of the cigar, the
smoker takes knife from it's chamois-
skin bag and finishes the job which the
clipper began. A case containing .
cigarette-holder and q leather match
safe are the last articles which the
well-bred German about to smoke adds
to the collection of small bags and
cases on the table before him. OF
course, all this elaborate preparation
to smoke one three-cent cigar strikes
the American tourist as q trifle ridicu.
lous. A German, however, regards it
as Indicative of the breeding Of the
smoker. He looks upon the rough
and-ready manner in which an Amer
lean carries his cigars, matches and
knife much as an American looks upon
brush and night-shirt.
The little code of pocket manners IL
enforced just as tyrannically by Ger
man public opinion as other branches
of German etiquette. Americans. who
consider such minute matters all bosh
and say SO. are apt to be roughly cor
rected or altogether abandoned by
their more fastidious friends Lila
the Inspector in "The Moonstone,"
German etiquette holds that there are
no trifles. and any foreigner who holds
otherwise can not cut much of aafigure
In German society,". Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
REPEIiNG RATS.
Build Barns So That They Can Not n arbor
Rode nts from Terriers.

Build Barns So That They Can Not II Arb0r
Rodents from Terriers.
Most of the barns put up in our
country are about as perfect rat war
rens as can be contrived. The floor of
the cellar should be cemented, and its
walls made of brick or stone. If rat
then gets down the stairs into it, he is
easily caught by dog, as he can make
no hole here to crawl out. Nothing
in the upper stories should be piled SO
close to the sides of the building as to
prevent a small dog and large cat
getting between, to catch any vermin
nesting there. All grain or meal bins
and boxes must be covered with tin,
zinc or sheet iron, to prevent rats and
mice gnawing through to eat them.
Many rats may be got rid of in the
following easy manner: Take four
pieces of joist, three feet or more long,
and nail boards to these to make a
square space inside. Set the lower
boards three inches or more above the
foot of the joist, so as TO leave space
for rats to run under them. Scatter
corn on the ground in the center of the
pen. yard or two long and wide; lay
down jOist at two ends of this. and
then cover the corn with boards Place
this near the barn. and it will make q
ice warren for rats; and by tolling
them with few kernels of corn from
the barn to the outside of this pen.
they will soon make their home
under the boards inside. After get
ting well settled there. sink the
foot of each post so deep into the
ground as to bring the edge of the
lowest board of the pen close to the
ground, so that no rat can crawl un-
der it to escape Now put into the pen
one or more dogs, that have been
trained to hunt rats; lift up the boards
under which they have harbored. and
there will be lively time in catching
them.
l have seen twenty or more rats
caught in such a pen at single time.
A pair of well-trained dogs will dis
pose of so many In few minutes l
had terrier that would kill as many
probably in less than fifteen minutes
She would jump and give rat single
grip. just back of the head. which in
stantly broke his neck and laid him
out dead. After she had finished. she
would return to look them all over,
one after another, and If any life
seemed to be left, give another grip
which instantly settled the matter
Country Gentleman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13


and foreign. In the last ten years g.
0O0. Geo rabbit skins have been export
ed from Victoria.
In addition to the exports from the
colonies. many have been used locally
by hat manufacturers and others and
large numbers have doubtless been de-
stroyed or allowed to decay. The ex-
tensive supply from Australasia has
flooded the English market and the
trade has on hand q supply sufficient
to last for year or two. The En-
glish rabbit breeders also found it to
their advantage to kill rabbits mainly
for their skins, and the supply of home
skins is said to reach 0.OO0, 600 an
nually. Belgium, which supplies us
with the tame-bred rabbits so largely
appreciated and imported for food
sends away over 6, O0O, 600 rabbit skins,
but then. these skins are much larger,
of q finer color and better fitted for
furs than those of the wild rabbit In
some of the Australian colonies at
tempts were made to preserve their
flesh in tins for food. One company in
South Australia employed forty or fifty
trappers and thus prepared 5000 or
1000 rabbits day. But this utilizing
process has been dropped since the
wholesale poisonings have been re-
sorted tO.-JOurnal of the Society of
Arts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
LIFE IN OKLAHOMA.

bTeozV LOCALS Appropriated from tho Col.
umns OF the Territorial Shorter.
The Oklahoma Shorter, in it's last
issue. contained the following breezy
locals:
Colonel Jim Highbee has secured the
beautiful lot at the corner of Bull
wlIacker avenue and Kill'emuuick
street, and has begun the erection of a
tent thereon. This lot formerly be-
longed to Dick Skinner, but he gave it
up at the same time he gave up his
life. Colonel Jim is good shot.
We are glad to learn that our friend
Dan Bunker has at last come into pos
session of choice lot. Dan killed the
former claimant with his first shot.
Dan is rustler. and never does things
by halves.
The report THAT the ten men found
dead last night ON Goosebristle creek
had been shot, proves fabrication.
They were the victims of congestive
chills.
Wanted: Ten frst-class grave-dig-
gers. Also. four Or five more coffin
makers. Must be willing to work
twelve hours a day. but pay is large.
Cophin & Son.
Subscribers must pay for this paper
in advance. Life is too uncertain to
take any chances.
Major Burdock, one of our gentle
manly undertakers. came up yesterday
to see us. The Major is smiling. and
says he never had more Aattering bust
ness prospects. He is running large
corps of men day and night in order to
keep up with his orders. He says he
is prepared to make liberal terms with
those who contemplate taking claims,
if they wish to arrange in advance for
burial.
There was quite a lot of freight re-
ceived at the depot yesterday, consist
ing chiefly of collins and guns.
Notice: We are prepared to bury
boomers quicker and cheaper than any
other house in the city. Send in your
friends. We will take pleasure in
burying them. Plantum & Co.
Real estate has changed hands rap
idly the last few days. The new own
ers usually show their liberality by
burying the former claimants.
several 4OAduS CttIu0 Ia yesterday
to locate claims. Our undertakers are
watching the corners for good har-
vest
Food and ammunition are becoming
scarce. We learn. however. that a
carload of shot and powder is expected
to-day.
First-class meals at all hours at
fremont Hotel. Bean soup, fifty cents
a dish. eggs ten cents each (when we
have them). water five cents glass.
Call in second tent above the Shorter
Office.
We learn that our genial friend Dick
Tucker has given up his claim and re-
turned home. We are sorry to lose
Dick, as he was one of the most cheer
full and whole-hearted men among us.
If he had known the claim was so
worthless it is doubtful if he would
have shot the man who held il down
before him.
Bill Swanson was in to-day and re-
ported that he had secured fine claim
just east of town. OF course, he had
to remove the man who was on it, but
Bill did it neatly, and then paid the
funeral expenses There il nothing
small about Bilk-Thomas p. Mont
fort. in Time.