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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
Time to Interfere.

Sam Bolus was a great, hulking SIX
footcr. H. had threatened Dick Hy-
ans, who was half his size, so often
that he felt the time had come to SUBJ
stitute acts instead of words. Dick
would persist in walking across Sans
meadow instead of keeping to the
kings highway.
One day Sans patience gave out,
and seeing couple of his neighbors
watching him, he chased Dick down
the road until he caught him.
Then the trouble began. Dick was
cornered and had but one thing to do,
and he did that so effectually that in a
twinkling he had big Sam on his back.
while he sat astride on his chest and
used natures weapons with might and
main.
Sam wriggled and twisted, but found
he couldn't help himslf, while tho
laughter of the bystandcrs did not add
to his comfort by any means. Finally
he roared in desperation:
why don't you part us9 Don't
you see we're killing each other"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
Famous AmazOns Of DahOmcy.

The Republic of France is at
with the King of Dahomey. anu .
French newspaper published the infor.
nation that a battle had been Fought in
which eight comba:ants were killed and
many wounded. Tho interesting factin
the dispatch lay in theHlast lines:
Among the dead were found some Of
the female warriors of the King OF Da-
honey" Who are these Amazonsl
About one-fourth of the females ara
said to be married to the fetish, many
even before their birth, and the re-.
mainder are entirely at the disposal Of
the King. The most favored arc select
cd as his own wives, or enlisted
into the regiments of Amazons, and
then the chief men are literally sup.
piled.
The Amazons form the flower of thu
army. They are marshalei into regi.
ments, each with its distinctive uniform
and badges, and they take the post OF
honor on the flanks of the battle line.
Their number has been variously esti-
mated at from one to six thousand.
Their weapons are blunderbusses, fiat
muskets and bows and arrows. They
are in part recruited in a remarkable
manner. If woman in Dahomey has
an acrid temper, or if her husband
wants to get rll of her, he honors him.
self by presenting her to the King. who,
if she has the requisite physical qualia'
cations, turns her over to his army Off
GERS to he drilled as an Amazon.
1t is said that at the death Of tn
King horrid scene ensues. The wives
after the most extravaganza demonstra-
tons of grief, attack aud murder each
other, and remain in an uproar until
order is restored by the new sovereign.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
A Reptilian Fighter.

The gigantic Ceratopsidae, whose
skulls Prof. o. c. Marsh has been ex.
aiming, appear to have been not the
least important of the creatures that
lived in North America before the
bison. Remains of these reptiles have
been found over a distance of near.y
500 miles in the upper C-etaccou, de-
posts along the eastern flank of the
Rocky Mountains. In the best known
genus of the family, the skull. exceed.
ing in size that of every
land animal hitherto known, must
have reached a length of more than
eight feet. 1t was wcdge-shaped, and
had r, mar kable and most formi / able
armature, including a sharp cutting
beak in front, a strong horn on the
nose. pair of immense pointed horns
on top of the head and row of sharr
projections around the back of the
head. All were protected by o horny
covering of great strength.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
An Old convict, lust released from

An old convict, just released from
the Auburn (N. Y.l peniten tiary, boasts
of the fact that he was conducted to
that institution by Grover Cleveland.
He was convicted of murder and sem
fenced to imprisonment for life at Blf-
falo in 1871. Grover Cleveland was
sheriff at the time of my SENTENCE he
says. sand instead of sending deputy
to Auburn with me he went himself,
saying that he had never been In the
Stae prison and wanted to improve the
opportunity. believe am the only
man in the world who has been escorted
to prison 10y President of the Unitel
States. The very last paper Mr.. Cleve-
land signed his name to at Albany as
Governor was my pardon to take effect
in 1890, and here am."
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

place. If the mother of either Of
these young men had been present
she would have been extremely uncom-
Portable. As each round was called
they stood up doggcdly and cut away
with their keen rapiers long after
one would have thought the weakness
from loss of blood would have
made continuation impossible. 1t was
an exhibition of bulldog courage that
had its heroic side. Before the time
was up the surgeon put stop to the
fight, deciding that the worst punished
Of the two had had enough. Then en-
sued the dressing of the wounds, one
Of the most interesting features OF the
dap. The wounded called for cigar
cites or cigars, and calmly smoked
while the needle and knife did their
work and the scissors made bare patches
in the hair of their heads. Meanwhile
another couple were called auf der
Mensur Ito the combat, literally,
to the line). This third
bout was fought to the finish,
but was no whit behind the other in the
amount of blooi split and hair cut OF;
a lick of the latter futtered through
the air and was picked up by the doc
tor and put on his operating table with
the remark that he would give it to the
young man sweetheart, which, by the
way, is customary. At the end OF each
duel, when the goggles were pulled of,
the fighters shook hands and grinned at
each other in the most friendly fashion;
the groggy nature of the smile may bo
imagined, but it was pleasant to see as
a sign that no bad blood remained, -
and much less god blood, as well.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

The great Bear River Canal in Utah,
for the construction of which 81 000,-
600 has been provided, is expected to
sc one of the most extensive irrigation
FORKS in this country. 1t will irri gate
200, 600 acres IN Salt Lake Valley and
COCO, 00) on Bear River increasing the
value Of the land to $50 an acre. Bear
Lake is in eastern Idaho. The reser-
voir for the canal covers $50 square
miles.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
She Sweetly Requested.

There were seven men standing %
the rear platform of Gratiot avenus
car, and every one of them was smok-
ing. when a woman signalled the con-
ductor to stop. He he'd the door
open, but she stood end surveyed Inc
crowd for a moment, and as no one
moved she sweetly requested:
Conductor, won't you please KNOCK
out one side of the car, so that / csA
get out without urbIng those gen
tlemen" -DetroI Free Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

1t is to be hoped that the dams
which they are building for irrig alton
purposes in the arid region are being
constructed so as to prevent any such
disaster as occurred at Johnstown.
Some of the dIms are immense. The
following are the dimensions Of four
recent lily comp eicd: l. The Walnut
Grove Dam. near Prescott, Ar, ITO
fee; high, $50 acres, capacity, 4,000.-
600, 600 gallons. =. MERGED Dam, in
Central California. mile long. 60 feet
high, ESQ acres, capacity, $500, OOO.-
600 gallons. 3. Swee;water River
Dam, near San Diego, CAL, 90 feet
high, 725 acres, capacity, 5000, 0O0,-
600 gallons. 4. The Bear Valley
Dam, San Bernardino County, CAL. 60
feet high, 1880 acres, capacity, TO-
600, 900, 900 gallons.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

In the United States there are 43deaf
and dumb institut ions caring for 6743
inmates. 80 for the blind with 2i7S
pupils, and IL caring for 1871 idiots.
1t Is estimated that $12O, 900, 600 are
expended annually for the sick and
poor-.he little wanderers. orphans,
foundlings, cripples, idiots, insane,
drunkards. and paupers, and in other
philanthropics.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
case.

Captain William Reed, who has been
on the police force of Pittsbsrg. Penn,
for forty four gears, claims to be the
oldest police officer in the United
States in point of service. He recently
celebrated his seventeen birthday. OF
the twenty four policemen who con-
stituted Pittsburg's force forty-four
years ago Captain Reed is now the sole
suryiyor
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

The English government is building
q dry dock at Gibraltar Of sufficient
capacity to hold the largest iron-clad,
and there is much bitter feeling in
Spain, and also in France. at this new
assertion of England's uualterable de-
termination to preserve her dominance
in the historic sea that laves Malta and
Cyprus, and is the waterway to her
Ind an empire.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

In France, &C cording to late Stats
tics. there are no less than z, OOO, OOO
married couples that are chlldless,
2. 500, 900 with one child. 1890, 900
with two, / 800. 900 with three. /, OOO,-
900 with four, 500, 900 with five, 3OO,-
600 with six, and 200, 900 with seven
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05

Gent may or, if he is little man from
q physical point of view. A big,
husky tramp was brought up before his
honor for trial. The vagrant became
insolent, and the mayor knocked him
down and sat on him until suffi cient
help arrived to take him to prison.
Then the mayor quietly called the next
raSn
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
Che 1l1eekIp 1flessenpsr
PUBLISHED EEKLY BY
ALBERT BIENVENU.

Doctors, as a rule. are reticent about
their fees. but DR.. Willa.i Parker was
paid 500. 600 for the successful re-
moval of an excres cencc from the face
and neck of the son and heir of one OF
the wealthiest families in the vicinity
Of Now York.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-07-05
Quite Tasteful.

30 Sophy! l hear you kissed NJ
Rondo, the poet, in the conservas'
last night"
'Um-m-mw
"TeIl me. What was it likef'
"Well, he has a very pronouno1
literary TASTE" -Pues.
, 1890-11-15
rUIrTs.

Sheriff HndselI OF Carbon county is in
the city.
State Treasurer Grsmm has appointed
F. B. Sheldon deputy treasurer.
Councilman Frank Rice of Laramie is
seriously i'll and not expected to live.
David G. Thomas of Rock Springs, a
candidate for mine inspector, is in town.
Tim Kinney of Rock Springs was
greeted by many old friends during a brief
visit hero yesterday.
@. A Campbell, after a stay Of onlv
a days duration in town, leaves for Texas
on business this morning.
David DELPHI, Pine Bluffs; Jos Hub
bard, Horse Creek; W. G. Brewster and
Chas. Marlett, Of Dixon, are at the
Dyer.
Assistant Surgeon Walker, stationed at
Fort Russell, has been granted a leave of
absence for one month. to take effect
Nov. is.
Morton Il. Post has resigned the man
agement Of the Ogden Hot Springs Re-
sort and expects to make a European
trip. Upon his return no will go into
business at Ogden.
II. .. Holgman. Laramie; P. W.
Plank. Lincoln, Neb.; j.. s. Bailey, Fort
Collins; W. H.. Soholes, Burlington, Ia,
aud Thomas Sheehan, Meadville, Pa, are
at the Metropolitan.
, 1890-11-15
carleton TONIGHT.

The musical season OF Cheyenne will
have no more interesting event than the
Carleton Opera company. This brilliant
organization has been gaining new laurels
this season. and mas achieved a series of
sue sesses which have been n matter of
great pride and substantial profit to the
nag w. T. Carleton, who arrived
here in advance of his company yesterday
morning. This evenings performance
will be devoted to 0ffenbach's Brgdnds,
which attained so great a success last sea-
son in New York at the Casino. The
Carleton Opera company produced the
same opera at the Grand opera house in
New York while it was being PLAYED at
the Casino, and the general verdict of the
New York press was that the Carleton
production was in nc way a sufferer by
comparison, one paper saying. earle
toms production at tho Grand opera
house throws heavy artistic shadows
across the Casino performance. SPECIAL
scenery will be exhibited for the opera,
and the costumes are both handsome aud
artistic.
, 1890-11-15
HOUSE, bill No. / was printed at this

HOUSE bill No. l was printed at this
office yesterday, the committee on print
ing discovering that it could be done
cheapest aud quickest here. Only one
hours time could be allowed in which to
get it out and it therefore required the
services of Eve printers. The Legislature
is apparently unwilling to accept the loose
and ridiculous construction of the consutu-
tioual provision made by the Sun. Law
makers naturally have a profound respect
for the fundamental law. Besides, the
Legislators do not want to pay % of the
peoples money for something which can
just as readily be purchased for 81. No
taxpayer will protest against such an idea
of economy,
, 1890-11-15

Mr.. George Cliff, heretofore assistant
superintendent of the Wyoming division
of the Union Pacific, has been transferred
to Pocatello and made chief dispatcher.
DR.. w. A. Hooker. superintendent OF
the Wyoming State Insane asylum, re-
turned Monday from jacksonville, H.,
where he went a few days to get those
persons sent to that asylum from Albany
county, this state. There accompanied
him back six of the demented, Eve of
whom belonged to Albany county and one
TO Sweetwater county. One of the six
was a Chinaman. The doctor experienced
no trouble at all in making the return
Journey.
, 1890-11-15
STATE NEWS.


F. W. Bidwell, formerly clerk in the
freight Office at Rock Springs. took charge
@. Z. ChrismAn, resigned.
1t is rumored that Passenger Conductor
P Fl. Brophy will shortly be promoted
and become superintendent of the Wyo-
ming divisions; that Larry MAlloY, an
other passenger conductor, will be assist
ant SUPERINTENDENT. aud that r. d. Fow-
Ter. the present superintendent, will again
be made chief dispatcher.
The Carbon county delegation has al
ready made it known that they want a
bill passed which will enable Rawlins to
submit the question of bonding the
city for water works to a majority Of the
people.
, 1890-11-15
EVERYBODY INTERESTED.
Voters, as Well as Doctor, Have
Chance TO Win Prizes.

who is MeGiILvraY7" is the question
being asked by a great many people these
days. The most popular physician in
Wyoming say the votes Of his friends,
so far as received. DR.. McGillivray is
evidently a stranger to many, but the
friends he has arc stAunch ones. DR..
Grimes, too. Is receiving a large number
of votes, His friends are apparently
more numerous than McGiIlivray's, but
are not as active. The friends OF DR..
Quinby. DR.. Hunt, DR.. Marston and
others are becoming interested in their
behalf.
The vote up to 10 O'Clock last night
,ras "a fnlloua.
, 1890-11-15

The firm OF Killian & Green is dis
solved. and the business will henceforth
be conducted by w. II. Killian. Mr..
Killian has long been identified with the
meat market business of Cheyenne, and
his shop, in the old Sun building on Fer
guson street, is perhaps the most attract
i've in the city. 1t is completely stocked
with everything in the market line, and
no firm in the city offers better induce
ments to its customers. Killian is a top
man in his business and knows exactly
how 70 cater 70 the public.
, 1890-11-15

A CHEYENNE merchant advertised in
Wednesdays LEADER for a clerk, In
response to the advertisement he yester-
day received kilograms and letters from
Rock Springs, Laramie, Rawlins and sew
eral other points in the state applying for
the position. The state circulation of The
LEADER has very rapidly increased Of late
and this is very good evidence ofa.the
care with which il is read.
, 1890-11-15
A Most valuable Agent.

d. Armgardt, NJ. D., e5 Jackson street,
Brooklyn, N. Y. writes:
Being familiar with the stimulating,
healing and anodyne properties Of All
cocks Porous Plasters. | commend them
as q moot valuable agent in the class of
diseases for which they are intended.
The stimulating action when worn over
the gastric region materially aids in re-
storing strength and energy to digestion.
aud the consequent building up OF tissue
and restoring tom to the general system.
, 1890-11-15

John Thompson OF the Warren Mer'
camille company yesterday received the
sad intelligence OF the death of hi,
brother George at Centreville, Oak.
George Thompson was once a resident Of
Cheyenne and will be remembered by
man people here. he was engaged in
business in Dakota and was meeting with
much success. Mr.. Thompson leaves for
Dakota today to attend the funeral.
, 1890-11-15

THE reports of the international Amer
lean conference have been received at this
office. They contain valuable informA-
ton concerning the status Of trade be
tween the United States and South
Amerina
, 1890-11-15

We have some very desirable lots in
all parts Of the city that we will sell as
cheap as can be bad and on the most fav-
orabIe terms. monthly payments il de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RIaER 4 JOHNSON,
1871 Ferguson ST.
, 1890-11-15

Commencing Nov. 10, aud until fur
Their notice, the first-class fare to St Louis
via the Union Pacific, 1.-The Overland
Route" will be 1906. No change of
cars between Cheyenne and st. Louis.
fer w. b. DUNLEvY, Agent.
, 1890-11-15

Morgan 4 Clarke, corner Eighteenth
and Themes. have a fire proof warehouse
where they will store YOU carriage or
buggy for the winter. Call on them for
terms.
, 1890-11-15

The committee of arrangement, having
In hand the arrangement for the iremen's
ball. will leave nothing uudone to make
their 18th biennial ball a grand success.
, 1890-11-15
SENATORIAL ELECTION TO.
DAP.

This will be a DAY big with events in
the legislature, At the hour of noon the
legislature will meet in joint session to
consider the election Of a United States
senator. As it will be an event never be-
fore witnessed in Wyoming it will be a
matter of profound interest to the people
and will undoubtedly attract a great at
tendance of spectators. What will the
harvest be2
, 1890-11-15
Card,

Or any number of cards. Ladies Wis
ting cards written in the most elegant
styles at the Business College. Office,
room Al. Commercial block.
, 1890-11-15

Many old soldiers, who contracted
chronic diarrh9a wilhelm the service. have
since been permanently cured by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrtna
Remedy. For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1890-11-15

The constitution provides that the suI-
eessful candidate for United States sena-
tor must receive "a majority Of all the
votes cast" at the Joint session. If all
the members of the legislature are pres
ent it will require twenty-five votes to
elent
, 1890-11-15

Hearts IRE all the rage
ira JeiCetry. Zehaer, BHech-
Rer " Co. receired some
cer-y nne styles tn Lace
Pms, Pendants, Scarf
Pins, Rings.
, 1890-11-15

The most acceptable present you can
give a young lady is a box of HuylersI
candy. Rhodes i Troxen have a fresh'
invoice.
, 1890-11-15

- ~ n DhaseS emnaI Weakness Los of Anhood elect VAnoocbl mt
j r~un Of ahue or eKee@sw hlhu units men 10 marriage pr LIES ,du
49, ~ tie. is owing TO a omPhauon-Pr1stnoThea Con1hapon nee
Specialists m West Ninth Street Kansas city, Mo- 400 Gay street
san Fnnosc1o CAL M Butt city. hont W visit al western mt
y ~ - = =. southern cities quarterly .
mr., LEBTGS Wonderful German I~DTigOFatOf 70 b ' R4ses it r sass' s Sa H sSSs . %Ps int:
, 1890-11-15
Special sale In UoaKs al

Special sale fn G0aks at
flyers.
Ladies' and Mtsses'C tOaks
at Eastern Prices. flyers.
The n0bbfest and best If
ftstg G0aks and Jackets
y0M aCiu fnd at Myers.
,uy prices on d0aks iufH
be the IotUest this sceek OF
amy FRA the cary. Myers.
, 1890-11-15

There is no caudy in the world equal
to Huyler's. The ouly place to get it in
Cheyenne is at Rhodes & Troxel's.
, 1890-11-15

Lowest guess-McGillivray. 306.
The last congress passed a law with the
object of killing the lotteries. It
chiefly concerned the post office depart
ment and the lotteries as it prohibited all
mail matter intended for lotteries from
passing through the mails, and all news
papers containing lottery advertisements
from being received at the various post
offices. According to a Washington
dispatch the law has been 50 construed
by Attorney General Miller that advertise
ments in newspapers Of guessing contest
under their various phases do not come
under the provisions Of the law.
AS it was the original intention OF
THE LEADER to have a guessing contest
in connection with the voting contest for
the most popular physician, it now takes
advantage of the law as now construed
and in addition to this prize first offered
also offers prizes to the voters as will be
seen in another column.
, 1890-11-15

NET GOODS.

All kinds OF fruit for preserving at the
, 1890-11-15

Until Dec. l a life size portrait in frame
for s25 at Kirkland's. Regular price from
ASS 10 $40.
, 1890-11-15
Take your pictures TO
Tsss-sbtsu and haze modern
frames made.


Huyler's candy fresh and at New York
prices at Rhodes & Troxell's.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-20

shoot him Il be undertook II. Hawkins
plunged in, when bang went Mrs. Haw-
kins' Winchester. He hid behind the
tank-houss, and every time he showed
his head . bullet WhirEedpast. Hisplay-
iul wife kept him shlvering there the en-
tire afternoon. His reservoir, which cost
several thousand dollars, was ruined BY
his haste TO use Il before 1t was dry. but
money was no object with Hawkins.
Fun, he said, was what he lived for, but
few could see where the enjoyment vas
in leading such a wretched life, which
10 the death Of himself and
his wife BY delirium tremens.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-20

The first white child born In the ter
ritOry Of Washington was Alice Whit
man, daughter Of Dr.. Marcus and Mar.
eissus Whitman. Alice was born Of thG
Whitman Station in "a. The llrst Whit
male child born In Washington vas CyTul
WalkeF, son Of Rev. Elkanah and Mar
Walker, and was born d the Cunkian
mission on what Il now called Walker
prairie. Alice Whitman was drowned in
Walla Walla river In her fourth year
Mr.. WALKER Is . teacher at the Warm
Springs agency in eastern Oregon
Journal and WdIekman.