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, 1890-07-06

Biennial Conclave Supreme Lodge and
National Encampment Uniform Rank
knights of Pythias. The | mon Pacific
The Overland Route offers to the
Knights of Pythias and their friends.
who intend going to the conclave, special
inducements in the shape of unsurpassed
train service and fast time. Tickets will
be on sale July 3rd to 9th, inclusive, good
to return July 22nd. inclusive, at one
lowest limited first class fare for the
round trip.
G., W. SWEET. Agent.
, 1890-07-06

New York, July 5.-The worlds
record in putting the sixteen pound shot
was broken today at the games of the
National Athletic club OF Brooklyn,
Geo. r Gray of the New York Athletic
club put the shot As feet and one inch,
being one inch over any previous record.
, 1890-07-06

BERLIN, July Sit Is reported that
the inability of Mai. Wissman to return
again to Africa is due to the morphine
habit that he contracted during bis long
service IN the dark continent. He suf-
tered from insomnia to such an extent
that he was Obliged to resort to narcotics.
, 1890-07-06

MADRID, July ga new cabinet has
been forne' IS follows: Prime minister,
Canovas d Castillo; foreign affairs.
Duke of Tetuah; finance, Cosgayon; in
terror, Silvela; justice, Villa Verde; com
merce, Isasa; war, Gen. Azcanaga; ma
rine, Admiral Berenger; colonies, Fabre.
, 1890-07-06

CHICAGO, July New York (Broth-
hood) lost the game this afternoon
through their inability TO bat Barstow.
Attendance 4. 100.
Chicago. ...........O 5OlOO20 5-l3
New York ......-.I Q 0 0 o l
Base hits-Chicago ~, New York 4.
Errors-Cticago 1, New York 5. Bat
teries-Barstow and Farrell, Crane and
Ewing. Umpires-FerGuson and Hol-
bert.
, 1890-07-06
Cincinnati C, Philadelphia o.

CINCINNATI, July S, - Cincinnati
(League) lost the game this afternoon
through costly errors. Attendance 3, 700.
Cincinnati .........0 2 / 3 o o. 6
Philadelphia. 40 l22200 l. 9
Base hits-Cincinnati IL, Philadelphia
10. ErrorS-CiDcinnati 4, Philadelphia l..
Batteries-Viau, Foreman and Keenan,,
Smith and Clements. UmpiIe-Powcrs.
, 1890-07-06
NTOR.aGE

For household goods on.
merchandise of any de-
ScrtpttOn. Terms reason
able and insurance effected
aUhen desired. " aYeh0Hses
on Cheyenne y " Northern
track. cal and get esfi-
mates. Cheyenne Conn
ntercfal company.
, 1890-07-06

CHICAGO. July 5-Cattle-Receipts
5000. Market quiet and steady. Beeves,
4 50@4.sO; steers, 80. 400 40; stockers
aud feeders. 50 3O(93 so; Texas cattle,
$l.35(93. 25.
Sheep-Receipts. 500. Market steady.
Natives, SO. O0@ 5. 90; western, SO GOA
4.s0; Texans, 50. 100000.
, 1890-07-06
STORAGE

For household goods or
merchandise OF any de-
scl.ipti0x. Terms reason
ss6le and insurance erected
schen desired. N,0rehOustS
ma Cheyenne y Northern
track. EHH Gnd get esti-
mates. Cheyenne CONNER
ci0l CO2,asDQ19N
, 1890-07-06
Saved o

WASHINGTON. July ga statement is
sued BY the treasury department showstha
S2I7.;260,s 800 in 4 an Al per cent bonds
nave been purchased since August 3. 1887,
at a total cost of 1924, 707, 259. This was
q saving over their cost at maturity OF
So9, Ola, SAG.
, 1890-07-06

BRooKLYN, July 5.-Bro1klyn and
Pittsburg tLeague) played two games
today IN the presence of over 5000 people,
In the FIRST game Baker did not pitch
with much effect. The second game was
more interesting or account of Pitts
burg's great rally in the eighth. A couple
of bad errors gave the Brooklyns the
winning run in the ninth. First game:
Brooklyn..........3 O0O2l0 8 x-l4
Pittsburg........-..O 0 0 . 0 0 0 ) 3
Base hits-Pittsbure 5, Brooklyn 10.
Errors-Plttsburg 6, BROOKLYN 4, Bat
tories Baker and Decker, Lovett and
Bushong. Observation-Disclosures
PIttsburg IL, BROOKLYN IL.
, 1890-07-06

Observation-Disclosures l., Columbus
Louisville-Louisville s, Rochester 3.
Toledo-Toledo IL, Syracuse l3.
St. Louis-St. LOWS II. BrooklYn /.
, 1890-07-06
Boston 10, Buffalo 8.

BosroN, July 5.-The Brotherhood
game today was well played outside of the
pitching department.
Boston ..............0 23O3lO DO
Buffalo ....-....I 5 . 0 0 0 0 o. s
Base hits-Boston IL, Buffalo 10.
Errors-Boston 5. Buffalo 6. Batteries
IGumbert and Kelly, Murphy. Keefe
and Mack. Umpires Matthews and
Leach.
, 1890-07-06
BASE BALL.


PrTTsBURG, July 5.-The local Broth
erhood club by timely batting, aided by
the visitors unlucky errors. won the game
this afternoon. Attendance s, 100.
Pittsburg ...........l 3 0 0 0 o I
Brooklyn.......... 2 3 0 0 | 0 0 o. G
Base hits-Piusburg G. Brooklyn 8.
Errors-Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 6. Bat
teries-Maul and Carroll, SowdeIs and
DAILY. Umpires-Gaffney and Sheridan.
, 1890-07-06
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the cheyenne
Transfer Company, Sixteenth and Eddy
streets.
, 1890-07-06

CLEVELAND, July 5.-Thc local
League club won this afternoon by
timely hitting. Attendance. 600.
Cleveland ...... IL $4,000 0 0 o. G
New York.........0 o 0 l ! 0 0 l l. 4
Base hits-Cleveland Q, New York 9
Errors-Cleveland 4, New York 8. Bat
teries-Garfeld and Zimmer, Welch and
Clark. Unpire-McQuaid.
, 1890-07-06

Iae largest stock Of fine brandies. old
WHISTLES, choice iqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1890-07-06

$50 Boys Blue Sailor
Suits, ,Utth silk e1abrOtd-
cred collar, for S1.49;
fOr-lne r price, So TO sees.
.M other 6Ous' suits fn
proper prOp0riiOnAte re-
dNCfi0n. Vim. NJ T.ERS.
, 1890-07-06

Groceries and provisions
at the fOIUest cash prices at
IL. q. McGregOr's. city
and country orders ar
tended to D1'OtlDIIH.
, 1890-07-06
TEST YOUR SIGHT FOR AsrIemATIsm

At &. W. Brown 5, who has glasses
ground especially to correct this defect.
By closing enc eye. if these lines do
not appear equally black to you when
holding them one to three feet distant
from the eye, the difference in the shade
is caused by astigmatism, which Is a de-
feet in the vision, and very frequently
causes severe headache. This trouble can
be remedied by glasses ground especially
IN correct this detect-
, 1890-07-06

Job Printing at the Leader Office.
, 1890-07-06

8 econd game:
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Discriminating Charity.

Out of the rainy darkness last night on unclean, ragged, dripping, drunken old man sneaked into the warmth and brilliant light of the luxurious office of the Palace, says the San Francisco Examiner.
 Before an attendant could seize and eject him he pulled the soaked brim of his tattered hat to two gentlemen and asked them for moIey to get a meal.
 The attendant had him by this time
 "Hold onl" commanded one of the gentlemen, who fished four bits from his pocket and bestowed it on the beGgar.
 Then he nodded to the attendant and said: "Now bounce him if you want to, Jimmie"
 "Why did you waste your money on that creature, Colonel?" asked the other gentleman. "He was about the most undeserving old wretch ever saw in my life2"
 "That's the reason I heeled him with a half," replied Col. Amos Tomp- kins of Virginia City Nev. (for it was indeed he).
 .'1t's bad enough to be poor and de- serving; it's cursed sight worse to be poor and undeserving. So all my charity's on tap for the undt serving poOr."
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Albert Edward and the Widow.

A story has been in circulation for some days to the effect that the Prince of Wales, who was very much smitten with certain young American widow in London this summer, had instructed a leading banking house to forward to this woman's address in New York city each day costly basket of flow CTS. The maximum figure was placed at $50 per day, and, as there was no minimum, the story went that $50 worth of flowers were each day de- livered to the beautiful woman who had captivated the heir to the British throne.
 It is pretty enough story in its way, but it lacks the essential element of truth. At least, the firm alluded to deny all knowledge of such a com mission, and the young woman who had been picked out by the various club men for such distinction denies positively that she is the recipient of any such courtesy from the Prince. As it is notorious that the Prince of Wales is in debt up to his eyes and ears, the story seems trifle incredible.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
CURIOUS FACTS.

Ono hundred and seventy-five mill lion cells are in the lungs, which would cover . surface thirty times greater than the human body.
 The gold beaters of Berlin, at the Paris Exposition, showed gold leave SO thin that it would require 282 ,00O to produce the thickness of a single inch, yet each leaf is so perfect and free from oles as to be impenetrable by the strongest electric light; if these leaves were bound in book form it would take 15,0OO to fill the space of ten common book leaves.
 There are nearly IS, 900 newspapers and periodicals in this country; gain of 800 in twelve months, and of z, 136 in ten years.
 The hottest region on the earth is on the southwestern coast of Per. ia, where Persia borders the gulf of the salno name; for 40 consecutive days in the months of July and August, the thermometer has been known not to fall lower than 100 degrees, night or day. ...
 Seven million persons are employed in the cultivation of the vine ill France.
 A bundle Of spider webs, not larger than buckshot and weighing less than one drachm, would. if strengthened out and untangled, reach distance of $50 miles.
 On dark nights white light can be seen farther than any other color; on bright nights red takes tie first place.
 In Paris, which shows 6 compara- lively good health record, the mean annual death-rate'is 22. 10; in Berlin it is 27.5; in Vienna, 26.7; tn Munich, 32.9; and in St. Petersburg, 4S.7; in Brussels, which appears to be the healthiest of Continental cities, it is 18.9.
 Sweden is perhaps the most Protest ant country in the world; of 8 popula- ton of 5000, ,0O0 there are only 200O Roman Catholics, the remainder of the population belonging almost entirely to the Lutheran Church.
 Vegetable flannel is a textile material now largely manufactured in Germany from pine leaves; the fibre is spun, knitted and woven into undergar- ments and clothing of various kinds.
 Aboriginal Australians have the smallest heads of any nation.
 According to the eminent physiolo- gist Sappey, the stomach contains five million glands by which the gastric juice is secreted, and few others which secrete only mucus.
 In the Cascade Mountains, about seventy-five miles northeast of Jackson vile, Ore., is Great Sunken Lake, the deepest lake in the word; it is said to average 2,000 feet down to the water on all its sides; the depth of the water is unknown, and its surface as is smooth and unruffled as 8 mammoth sheet of glass. it being so far below the mountain rim as to be unaffected by the strongest winds; it is about tif- teen miles in length and 1-2 wide.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Points for Smokers.

If you are smoker, and don't own a cigar case, carry your cigars in your upper waistcoat pocket on the left, with the mouth end down. The con- stant motion of the right arm (pre- suming that you are right-handed) is sure to crush the tobacco or loosen the wrapper, if the cigar be on the right side, and the same result is more read fly attained with the match end down. If you have to let cigar go out, do not pull in the last puff, but blow it through the burning end. This ex- pels the nicotine that would otherwise gather at the mouth, and prevents the cigar from having a rank taste. In- deed some smokers question whether cigar is not improved by this method of reducing it to an cold soldier"
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
A Tack in Her Foot.

This story is told of Rhea as occur ing recently in Scranton: She won not only the large audience, but her com pany as well, and when tho curtain fell she seemed overcome with emo ton. Her company congratulated her upon the excellence of her acting. William Harris, the Napoleon of tho play. said: "Mademoiselle, you werc superb, especially in the last act" "Yes?" inquiringly replied Josephine, unlacing the shoe of her right foot, while tears ran down her cheeks. "I think my voice had, as the French say. a tear in it, for I suffered the tor ments of purgatory." And when she drew off her shoe with an "Ouch 1" blood followed. She had trodden on big tack and she played the last scene with the tack sticking in hsr foot.- Albany Journal. k, sss
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
A New Torpedo Boat.

Great things are predicted of the torpedo boat Cushing, built for the United States Navy by the Herreshofs at Bristol, R. I. It is expected that she will be able to launch torpedoes at full speed with her helm hard over, an achievement never before accomplished in torpedo warfare The Cushing is built of steel, is 138 feet long, 15 feet beam and g feet deep. She has eleven water-tight compartments. Her two propellers are driven by quadruple ex- pansion engines, with five cylinders each, the high pressure relief valve being set at 260 pounds. Each engine will develop 800 indicated horse power, and 8 speed of twenty-two knots an hour must be shown in con- tinuous run of three hours. On trial trip she developed this speed readily under half-steam, the vessel, of course, being light. At a speed of 10 knots she has coal capacity for 5000 miles O: steaming. She will be provided with two torpedo tubes, besides Hotchkiss and Gatl.ng guns.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Christine Nilsson.

Christine Nilsson, say some one who recently met her walking in the Rue de la Paix, has grown positively obese. The once ideal Marguerite stalked pom derously along, stopping now and then to gaze into the shop windows, and when something specially attracted her attention she would stand with both hands on her hips, like Q fish-wife in the Central markets. The back of the countess neck looks like man., and the independent attitude, combined with by no means elegant toilet, en- tirely dissipated the enthusias> tic mem- ories of ono of the greatest prima- dome of her day
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
W. K. vanderbilt's S., 1000, 1000 Lesson

An official on the New York Central remarked the other day, in the course of talk about William K. Vanderbilt, that that gentleman had not paid very dear for his speculative experience in Wall street, though S7 ,00O,00 may ap- pear to be very large sum of money. "By the way" the railroad man said, 'sthe loss was not up to that sum, though it was commonly reported to be. The effect on MT. Vanderbilt was decidedly beneficial. He simply dropped out for good. Nobody can get him into a venture of any nature now, whether it tends toward a rail- road or not, and he passes his life ill social placidity. Tncre is no reason why he should speculate or go into any business, for with his enormous wealth it is absolutely impossible for him to spend his income. l doubt, indeed, f he could even give away his fortui inside of ten years without absolutel
 shoveling it into the street. For sucl . man business would bring responsi. bilities without any shadow of re- ward. This is the lesson that William K. Vanderbilt learned, and it was cheap at the price."-N. Y. Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Higher than Railroad Orders.

tNo, we don't bounce the tramps who ride on the bumpers of our freight train," said freight conductor who has 8 run to the West. !'I presume that we carry an average of dozen each trip, but if they remain between the cars we pretend not to see them"
 "But it is against ordcrs," was urged. .-@..
 ooh, yes, but therc is Q higher power than general orders, even for railroad men. Five or six years ago I used to be hard on the railroad tramp. I'd have the train looked over at every stop, and if we caught a chap he got handled pretty lively. Nowadays l throw out hint to the brakemen to shut both eyes, and, if the tramp don't presume too much o l my good nature, no one will disturb him."
 "What happened to change your mind?'
 "Oh little incident of no interest to the public, but great deal to me. I was married in December three years ago. On the third night got an order to run out with an extra. There was a cold rain, which froze as it fell, and one of my crew got hurt at our very first stop. This left us short-handed, and ss we could not supply his place 1 had to act for him. We were back in the mountains, running strong to make time, when the engineer whistled brakes for a grade. l climbed out of the caboose with the brakesmen, and set two brakes and was after the third, when lurch of the cars threw me down, and I fell between two of them. had just one glimpse of the red-cheeked bride at home, just one swift thought of her in widows weeds and her heart breaking, when hand grabbed me. was going down head first, but the strong clutch turned me over and my feet struck the bumpers. I'd have gone then, only some one put my hands on the ladder, flung his arms around me from behind to hold me there and said:
 "sYou are all right, old man. Your nerve will come back pretty soon."
 "And it was tramp, eh?"
 "It was, and he held me there until the train reached its stop, and then helped me down, for the sudden fright had taken all my strength and nerve away. But for him I should have been ground up under the wheels. This is the reason keep soft spot in my heart for the- genus tramp, and why, when I sometimes walk the length of every train and find every bumper occupied, look skyward and pretend not to see as much as an old fur cap."
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
FOR THE FARM.
Hints for Farmers and Busy
 Housewives to Appreciate.

The Department of Agriculture has just received from Europe consign- ment of choice silk-worm eggs, which will be distributed gratuitously to all persons who desire to raise silk worms in this country. It will also furnish books of instruction in silk culture be- fore the season begins. The depart ment has been purchasing cocoons from American silkgrowers at an average price of 90 cents per pound, and wish es still further supply in order to continue experiments in the reeling of silk from the cocoon. All persons, therefore. who seek market for their cocoons, or desire any information re- garding the silk industry, should apply to the Department of Agriculture.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
4 Magnificent Dress.

At state ball recently, the Czarina wore dress of gold brocade, with a train five yards long, trimmed yard deep at the end with Russian sables. She wore magnificent necklace of sapphires and diamonds, the centre stone being an enormous uncut Ural sapphire. On her head she wore kokoshnik in cloth of gold, encircled by row after row of diamonds, srpphires and rubies. Under this was g clrclet of diamonds as big as wall nuts, and behind hun 1g down veil of Mechln lace.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
THESE GRAPES WERE SOUR.
Embarrassing Position of . Young
 Boston Woman fin St. Petersburg.

Embarrassing Position of . Young
 Boston Woman in St. Petersburg.
 Many years ago there returned from a tour abroad a young lady of Boston society, who, by dint of course of study in Parisian boarding-school of high degree, and of more or less resi- dence among the British aristocracy, to say nothing of . grounding in good Bostonian cultivation before she was taken abroad, had become thoroughly polished and accomplished young per son, says the Boston Transcript.
 This young lady, who afterwards became distinguished in Boston society, related an odd story of an experience at the Russian Court while her father was visiting St. Petersburg. She had had the most remarkable attentions showered upon her at the Russian cap- ital.
 She was modest enough to attribute these honors to the fact that che was from the country remotest from Rus sia, and that Americans were at that time quite curiosity at the Court of the Czar. But her friends, quite re- jecting this explanation, credited the preference that was accorded her to her beauty, vivacity and accomplish ments.
 Whatever it may have been due to, 1t is certain that at state dinner given by one of the imperial grand dukes the American young lady was jumped quite over the heads of all the noble dowagers and miscellaneous duchesses and countesses of the court, and given a scat of honor at the Grand Dukes left hand.
 As she sat at dinner, the devoured of all devourers, and as the end of the feast was near, plate of grapes was brought. They did not appear to be anything remarkable, but the Ameri- can girl, to whom grapes were cer- tainly no novelty, did them the honor of helping herself to good big bunch.
 Then the plate went to the Grand Duke, who helped himself to-four grapesl And then the fruit was passed on to Princess of high degree, who took three grapes. One or two others helped themselves totwo, and the mass of the company had to be content with one grape apiece! .... .....
 Of course the American girl had re- alized by this time that grapes were a prodigious rarity in St. Petersburg, and were produced at such fabulous cost that even royalty contented itself with two or three. But, in spite of their cost, she declared that she had never eaten bunch of grapes she en- ioyed less than she did this one.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Didn't Come Down.

The other night Senator at Wash ington, whose identity has been sup pressed, received the card of . caller, which said: -..-. "Please come down and permit me to shoot six bullets into you.
 Mary Williams" He did't go down, but sent for the police, and Mary was walked of to jail. She said she thought he was . gru1 and uncivi old codger to refuse heg tyi1inr DeQueet.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Not a Party to q Quarrel.

Penworth-"My wife and I never quarrel. am sorry to say"
 Wickwire-"SorryW
 Pcnworth-sThat's what said. Confound her, she won't quarrel. She just puts on the most aggravating air of dignity any one ever saw and won't say Q word back. ."-Terre Haute Ex. press.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Only Six Cents Damages.

A New York tailor with Dundreary whisSers fell asleep on his bench, ana one of his brother tailors shipped of one of the "drearys' with his shears. A jury gave the victim six cents damagoe.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
A VALENTINE.

Go, o,Valentine. do not dare
 To go myself and speak The word which, like the morning air, Shall tinge this Rose's cheek. And when you see the scarlet tint
 Across her features climb, Betraying in a blush hint
 How she accepts my rhyme, ..-. Know this: if her heart have won, Her lips shall part and tell; If have lost, your day Is done, d swift match and farewell. Go, then, and while madly burn
 In loves devouring fire, I live if she one word return;
 Or else. like you, expire. Frank Dempster Sherman fin Harper's
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19

Puritanism and cultivation of the soil fourished in Massachusetts, and there are traces of them left, but Rhode Island was more anti-Puritan than Virginia or Louisiana, and once moro prosperous than any of her sister states. Education does not bring busi- ness unless associated with other means. We know places where the society is refined and cultivated. but the people are poor and their lot on unhappy one.
 The question is mighty. The higher life of some places turns to dry rot, without material to sustain it. Have circumstances made us less able than our grandparents, or being less able are we unable to rise above them? It is ridiculous to tell us that plain living and high thinking made former gener- ations what they were. In New Eng land even, excepting in the very ear Hest times, they lived in abundance and often in luxury. We have records of housekeeping that would be grand even to the present day monopolists. If plain living alone would help us, we know people in these days that would be both intellectual saints and millionaires.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
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