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, 1890-06-17

Attention has been called to one Of the
greatest novelties in the construction of
street railroads. Glass sleepers, intro
duced by Mr.. Lindsay Buchll and Mr.. W.
Siemen. OF Dresden, have been tried with
Euch satisfaction that it Is now proposed
10 make broad, longitudinal sleepers
Of glass, having a g~roovein the upper sur
face. and SO combining in themselves the
functions Of both sleepers and rails. This
would do away with the necessity for
separate iron rails, with their fastenings
and other complications. In n paper by
DR.. Schott it is shown that by properly
tempering glass with oil this very brittle
substance 'can be made, mass for mass,
stronger than steel, and practically un-
b~real1able." This being the fact, may we
not soon expect to see railroads using
large quantities OF thir plentiful sub
stance for rails and for other purposes for
which iron is now used75St. Louis Re
public.
, 1890-06-17

King Leopold of Belgium speaks
and writes English with ease and ac-
curacy. He never lets a Sunday pass
without writing an autograph letter
to his friend and ally, Queen Victoria.
Whenever he travels he takes with
him his confidential English attend.
ant, Mr.. Charles Murray, who has
been in his service nearly a quarter
OF a century. Although the king Of
the Belgians has aged perceptibly dur
ing the past ten years, he has never
lost the equanimity of temper which
made him so popular in his youth.
The king is now IS years of age, but
his health is good and he expects to
live many years more.-New York
World
, 1890-06-17

The justices Of the supreme court are
not to be blamed If they are vain. All
day long they sit upon the graadest
throne in the United States. surrounded
by more show of Difference and honor
than wen the President receives, with
theatrical curtains of crimson silk draped
behind them and a great gold eagle over
their heads, with page boys at their
elbow, venerable lawyers bowling before
them, velvet carpets to hush the fall of
feet upon the court room floor, negro
doorkeepers watching over noiseless
doors, a dim religious light in the semi
circular room, and a never ceasing throng
of awed citizens Of this and other lands
reverentially staring them out of coun-
tenance. The Libyan lion at a circus
excites very little more venerahon and
awe from the spectators should think
that the justices must feel sometimes
how like wild beasts on exhibition they
are. Perhaps they don't think of it at
all. for one grows accustomed in time to
anything, even to being a supreme court
judge.-Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
, 1890-06-17

When the photograph was a newer in.
vention than it is at the present time,
Edison put one of the machines in q
clock and placed it in a guest chamber.
Being a great lover of n practical joke he
also placed a friend in the guest cham.
Der n night. Just as his friend was
disrobing he heard a voice exclaim
ELEVEN o'clock; one hour more" 1t is
needless to say that slumber did not de
scend upon the eyelids of the visitor
during that hour. At midnight the
voice exclaimed: Twelve o'clock; pre-
pare to diel" This was too much for the
visitor, and he sprang from his bed and
rushed to the library, where Edison and
his friends were waiting patiently e1-
pecting his appearance. The invention
was soon explained and quiet restored
Kansas City Times.
, 1890-06-17

Speaking Of Zoo babies" said Mr..
Stephen, the superintendent Of the gar
den, do you know hat newspaper re-
porters hoodos them2 1t is a fact.
Gas soon as any of our young animals
get written up they die. Look at our
giraffe. And when the grizzly bears
were born we said not a word about them
in public. One we left with his mother
and the other l took and began to raise
on a bottle.
Zone day ono of the newspaper men
came out and saw the grizzly baby got
ting its bottle. He wrote it up at length
and the little thing couldn't stand it. 1t
/ at once. And so when we have
more babies out here we will keep them
under cover until they get big enough to
stand the hoodoo Of newspaper publ
ty."-Cincinnati Times-Star.
, 1890-06-17

In America politeness goes, as it should,
before all else. One rule can be laid
down for general observance where a
persons ideas Of the proper thing to do
are unsettled-let him make himself at
home. He should do so in IA manner to
create some respect for home. unlike a
young mar who called at the Office of a
noted Philadelphia, somewhat famous
for his straightforward utterances.
Make yourself Mt home for a few
minutes" said the owner of the Office to
his visitor.
The young man, having seated him
self somewhat comfortably, but mistak-
ing a table for a footstool, responded
cheerily:
81 always make myself at home"
Then pity the people at home" was
the quick response.-Philadclphia Press
, 1890-06-17
Thai Altered the Case

Say, do you see that girlY'
"Why yes; she's a beauty, too"
"Well, you a just bet she is. /
was engaged to her once"
Then there was silence for the space
Of two minutes, as the two men drew
near and passed the pretty young wo-
man. Then the young man in the box
scat remarked;
you didn't speak to each other.
How is thati"
well, you see" explained the gen
tleman with the black mustache and
gray hair, Its a very peculiar story.
Sounds like a romance, but it's true,
every word of it l met her two years
ago down at Long Branch. She was
the daughter of an old Russian count,
who was reputed to be worth at least
half a million. Ifell dead in love with
her, and she seemed to be very much
attached to me. Well, you know
Thompsoni l invited him down to
came, Of course. Never knew Thomp-
son to refuse an invitation. He met
the counts daughter. They fell in
love with each other at first sight. He
proposed after he'd known her three
days, and she accepted him.
"Well, it made me mad. l knew
the fellow only wanted the girls
money, so l put up a job on him. l
told him that the count had failed,
and that he wasn't worth a copper.
As 1 expected, the blackguard went
back to New York that night, and next
day he wrote the girl a letter saying
that he had been mistaken and asked
to be released. The girl waxed indig-
nant and sent him flying, and then !
went to work and proposed myself.
She accepted me. Well, all went on
smoothly for a week when"-
What happened theni Did you
marry the grill" asked the box coated
gentleman.
moo. You see, at the end of the
week the old count died, and when
his accounts were looked up it was dis
covered that instead Of having n half
million to his credit he was in debt to
the tune OF 5000, 900. OF course, you
see, after that / couldn't marry the
girl very well, you know. Much as l
can do to support myself. New York
Evening Sun.
, 1890-06-17
HE LAST LEAF.

We soc the patriarch still
Briskly treAdiug Bsacon HIN
Full of joy;
For his heart Is pure and glad
AZ the good Sir GalAhAd
Or boy
BY the teacups when he sat-
The unrtvAled Autocrat
Did he know
He would rome day cling. ali mel
Last Loaf on the lonely tree,
Bent with SNOW!
Had he felt and had he known
He would wear the bays Alone-
Stnl / hold
Never would hAvs blAnched his cheek
SIN his harp had blessed the weak.
Charmed the old
His the gospel Of good cheer.
Doctors nj and poets ear
Joined to bless;
Heart with humankind Atouch-
Like the Master healing such
In the pres
Writing no impazsioned screeds
To uphold a party's creeds
Or tn vronp;
Broader than his BrAhmin casts.
He has won the world at last
With his songA
stm be walks the Boston streetx
And be smiles at these he meets
AZ he roamS.
All we love thai gray haired man:
Grasp his hand, dear, II you can:
That's our Holmesi
l. Knowles In Boston Traveller.
, 1890-06-17

You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about in. You NAV yourself
be one of the many who know from per
sonal experience Just how good 4 thing it
is. If You have ever tried it, you are enc
Of its staunch friends, because the won
derful thing about it is, that wheA one
given a trial, DIR. Kings New Discovery
ever after holds a place in the house. II
you have never used it aud should be af
tiicted with a cough, cold or any throat,
lung or chest trouble. secure a bottle at
once aud give it a fair trial. 1t is guaran
teed every time or money refunded. Trial
bottles free at B. q. David's drug store.
, 1890-06-17
nannoel. No. -he Only Food.

Some residents of North Saco got
into a discussion as to whether the old
fashioned hammock, made simply Of
Indian meal and hot water and baked
before an open fire, was any better
than the dishes of today. To settle
the question, delegates from several
families met at the parsonage, wit
messed the baking of a hammock and
tested the bread after it was done.
The verdict was that the hammock was
a success, but that there were other sue
cesses in life.-Lewiston journal.
, 1890-06-17

The other day a woman rushed frantic
ally into a Burlington, VT. drug store
bearing in her arms an apparently life
less baby. The mother wept and moaned,
and carried on at a terrible rate while
chahng tie little hands, and begged the
druggist To save the little one. A by
stsnder took the child, when it was
found that the sole cause of the trouble
was the number of wrappings with
which toe fond mother had incased the
infant, literally choking him into insen-
sibility. In a few minutes the child re-
covered and the mother went home hap
py.-New York Telegram.
, 1890-06-17
WAITING FOR MAY.

lis weary waiting for May, my dear;
It's weary waiting for May,
When never a breath OF the warm south Wind
Comes 10 open a green lsaved spray;
Sunshine for soma, with Its glow and light;
And for some grny skies-but it must be righL
It's weary loving too well, my dear.
And finding It all in vain;
It's ever the hand We have chung to most
Can stab with the sharPest pain
And hope dies hard; but the old wounds stay,
Heal them, hide them. As best We may.
Ny hair was glossy and bright my dear.
When / watched and waited for May;
Twas silyered long ere l learned TO know
1t never would come my way.
Yes, I knoW-tbe May blooms wither and fall:
To have never had them Is worst Of all
I should Ike 70 have had a time, my dear.
To look back on at close OF strife,
And warm myself in a ghostly sun
Which once had color and life.
Oh, never had light such 4 golden haze
As that which shines through the mist Of dAy1i
The shadows are falling fast my dear;
The night Is coming soon;
And / am fastening fast 70 q land
That needs nor sun nor moon;
And ! think beyond the grave I'll see
Sunshine and ~springtims kept for me.
-CnAmbexs Journal
, 1890-06-17

A very curious case has been exercis-
ing the authorities at the Cape. In ac-
cordance with the Lw which regards as
stolen every diamond which a mar sells
or has in his possession, unless its origin
n padigrse are registered at the detec-
tive department, a man brought up for
registration the other day a large diR-
mond, worth some thousands of pounds,
which had, he alleged, been given TO
him long ago by his sweetheart His
story was that a certain lady, still
living, and now the wife of another
man, had found the stone and sent il to
him some fifteen or twenty years ago,
inclosed along with a feather in a letter,
begging him to accept it as a keepsake.
The faithful lover had kept it all this
time, he said, but now, being hard up,
wished to sell it he demanded, accord
ingly, that the detective department
should supply him with a permit. The
detective communicated with the lady.
She, however. being a married woman,
seemed in no way anxious to have a fool
lsh romano of her csllow youth revived,
and ~professed to have no memory Of any
such transaction. Thereupon the mother
Of the claimant rummaged about and dis
CONcTcd Tic OIlblhA Actbois
feather and all
There it lies at the detective ofice-a
faded relic Of a sentiment of long ago.
1t is a composition porvaded by as little
wisdom as is usual in such things; but
accident has attached to it n value more
substantial than any, perhaps, which the
recipient putuponit" when etwo parted
in silence and tears" The latest news is
that the authorities believe the story, that
the g-enuineness Of the whole affair is in
fair way to be established, and that the
happy owner will soon be enriched by the
proceeds OF the diamond which has had
sostrange a history.-Cape Colony Letter.
, 1890-06-17

WHERE New York Churches Arc Building.
The geographical situation of the
churches on which these sums were ex-
pended is worth noting. OF the 81, 1884,
900 credited to the Roman Catholic
church all but $3.50, 900 was expended
above Eightv-ninth street. OF the $1.-
49,, 900 spent by the Protestant Episco-
pal church all but $50, 900 was spent or is
to be spent above Seventeen street.
Three hundred and seventy thousand
dollars Of the Presbyterian $3.50. 900 has
been spent north of Seventy-second
street. All but $4,000 of the S275, 900
Of the Methodists' money north of Sew
enty-fifth street, and a similar trend and
proportion with all the denominations.
ew York Press.
, 1890-06-17

The Greek boatman, Chazes by name.
who used to serve Lord Byron has just
died at Missolonghi. and been honored
with n state funeral by command of the
king, the public buildings at Athens be-
ing drapcd in mourning for this brave
survivor of the Greek var Of independ-
ence. 1t is sixty-six years since Chazes
rowed the poet through the storm that
caused his fatal illness, but TO him Byron
remained forever young and forever glo-
rious, as mnn, as poet and rs the would
be deliverer Of Greece from the yoke of
tho Turks. -Harper's Bazaar.
, 1890-06-17

Whore Ho"o jersey Cow Come From.
There IA a time when nobody in
this country paid $500 for a COW. Now
we are not surprised to read of one
dairy farmer buying a hundred
Jerseys, in Colorado, paying that
amount in cash for every one of them.
1t still seems a little odd, however, to
get the heifers of the Isle Of Jersey
from a Rocky mountain ranch.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
, 1890-06-17

Hiram Darnell, of Jasper, Ga, had
q bullet cut put of his back which had
been there tweuty-six years. 1t first
went through his hand, then struck
him on the cheek, cutting the flesh
and coursing its way to the back OF
the neck, then down the back bone to
a point nearly even with tie lower
part of the shoulder blade, where it
lodged.
, 1890-06-17

Friend-I understand you are going
10 preside at the desk of a summer hotel
this season.
Hotel Clerk am.
F.-Do you anticipate making a good
thing out of it2
q. C.-Yes, expect to own the house
before the season closes II / have my or
binary good luck.-Boston Courier.
, 1890-06-17

In the new hotel Mt Tampa, Fla, the
electric lights In the sleeping apartments
will be 80 arranged that they may be
made to burn with any degree OF brill
fancy by turning on or off in the same
way as a gas jet or kerosene lamp Is regu-
lated TO give more or less light. This is
the very last invention in electric light
ing and will overcome the greatest OBJ
lection to electric lights in bedrooms,
which by all former appliances give their
full capacity when used-TRmpa Journal.
, 1890-06-17

No one ever saw a man and woman
arm in arm in the streets of a Spanish
city without knowing they were foreign.
ers. A Spanish husband. even, never
takes his wife's arm in public. Nor
would a Spanish woman receive n male
visitor alone. Such is the system of pro
lection exercised owe women by hidalgo
grandee, tradesman and peasant in the
sunny land of
, 1890-06-17

At Fisk's restaurant in Middletown,
Conn, an old time bellies slipper is
shown that was made 100 years ago, and
had been shut up all that time in a secret
room of an ancient Middletown man
sion The slipper is two fingers in
width. and is an evidence that our great
grandmothers were vain Of dainty little
fact
, 1890-06-17

An English syndicate, with Lord Bras
sey and Lord Richard Grosvenor ut its
head. is about to turn Brussels into a
seaport by building a canal and three
Immense basins. The canal will be large
enough 20 admit ships OF l,OOe tons.
, 1890-06-17

The Georgia railroad has been in op-
Grafton forty years, and never killed a
passenger or had a mortgage on its
property. 1t is needless to say that all
passengers over this line have a lone
some feeling and notice a lack Of
something.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1890-06-17

Friend-You have a lot OF Agricultural
implements. Where did you get themS
Kansas Man-They fell to me.
"Ah, a relative Of yours died and left
them to you, chr
No, no; q cyclone did the work.
Detroit Free Press.
, 1890-06-17
We hare the prefttesf and
best line of carpets ira the
city. .4fPI TtNrabuH r. Co.


Leave orders for Mark Hopkins cele-
braten Rock Springs coal At Union Mcr-
camille Company store, G. G. Company,
South Side, and at 6l2 Twentieth street.
VIM MURPHY. Agent.
Telephone No. l67.
, 1890-06-17

Commencing May "a the limited fare
from Cheyenne via the Union Pacific rail
way to Sioux City will be sl4 and to
Council Bluffs, Omaha and Lincoln $l3.
This will not effect the presentlow through
rates to Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis. 4
G. w. SWEET, Agent.
, 1890-06-17

We are overrun with rats, but pa
won't let us have a ca or a dog"
why don't you get a weaseli You
know the proverb, Pop goes the wea-
vel .n-Chatter.
, 1890-06-17

There Is fashion in canes as well as
everything else. Big canes and crooked
handles have gone out, and the present
fancy is for n tolerably slender and
with a knob or other finish at the top
, 1890-06-17

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, c~hilblains,
-orns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price IS cents per box.
For sale by B. B. David, Druggist.
, 1890-06-17

Phil Osopher-Never borrow trou.
BILE.
Hooker Crook don't. Can YOU
lend me $5l-Van Dorn's.
, 1890-06-17

Not only to get way up work done,
but also to get our darnlng, patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY
, 1890-06-17
A Cyclone Tilt.

Student of Human Nature-Why do
you always wear your hat to one side7
Plug Ugly-Where l live the wind
always blows from that direction
Chicago Times.
, 1890-06-17

A Lafayette special to The Indinnapo-
lis Journal Of April 10 says: During
last nights storm lightning struck John
Eberly, of Pine Village. Warren county,
tearing out both his eyes from their
sockctS He is still alive"
, 1890-06-17

Transatlantic Traveler-Lt me in
troduce my friend Stubbs He's a dia-
mond in the rough.
Customs Officer with his mind on
business)-Diamonds in the roughf
Duty free Chicago Times
, 1890-06-17
ATOR.aGE

For household goods or
merchandise of amy de-
scrtpftOn. 1e1-,sis reason
able and Insurance eHecfed
aohess desired. Warehouse
On Cheyenne r N0rthern
track. CAu and ger esfi-
mates cheyenne Cosnssser-
csal company.
, 1890-06-17

There are thirty-two compositions
on the market TO prevent submarine
growths on iron ships, and none of
them do the work.
, 1890-06-17

While bird hunting w. R. Bunk.
ley, of Leesburg, Ga, killed a white
lark, the first ever seen in that section.
, 1890-06-17

Remittances must be either by New York
DRAFT, express or registered letter, American
money. Collections can be made by express
companies or banks. Tickets sent direct to
management will be paid by drafts on New
York, Montreal, st. Paul, Chicago, San Fran
cisco or City of Mexico. For further informa-
tion address JUAN n. Manager,
Apartado A. Zacnteca-. Mexico
, 1890-06-17

A hen at Conestoga, in Lancaster
county, has distinguished herself by
'avin0 nine double yoke eggs.
, 1890-06-17
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and In any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company. Sixteenth and Eddy
, 1890-06-17
o 900 TIck-ts ut SO; Halves S. !;
Tenths, 81: Americas Currency.
AGENTS WANTED Tn s'

city In the United States and British America.
The payment OF prizes is guaranteed by a
special deposit Of five hui dred thousand
dollars Is 10000 with the state government
and approved by Jesus Arechlga, governor.
Drawings under the personal supervision of
Lie. Arteaga, who is appointed by
the government as Intervention.
81 CERTIFY that with the state treasurer all
necessary guarantees are deposited, assuring
full payment OF all prizes of this drawing.
ARrEAGA, Intervention"
, 1890-06-17

ne largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hquenrs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1890-06-17


/.
Girl 10 chair car,
Railroad train,
Going eastward,
Home again.
Ill.
Little schoolm'am,
Been out west,
Teaching. hard work,
Wants a rest.
III.
Dashing drummer,
Gross the aisle,
Awtully horrid, but
Has to smile.
w.
Mutual mash,
Found it out,
Travelling on,
Wabash route.
, 1890-06-17
LEE WING.
Chinese Vegetable Remedies
for Sale.

Tor Sale.
He guarantees the cure of
the following diseases:
ALI diseases peculiar to
women, falling weakness,
and of a private nature;
female weakness, seminal
weakness, all sexual dis
eases, lost manhood, all
akin diseases, all blood dis
esses, ecrofula, catarrh,
rheumatism, cancer, tape
worm. salt rheum, malaria.
, 1890-06-17

Great reductions fM Sa-
teens OF all grades at
MYERS.
, 1890-06-17

Groceries and provisions
at the fOLUest cash prices at
II. g. .NcGreg0r's. CITY
and country orders ar
tended 10 promptly.
, 1890-06-17

This sCeeE Il aUiu Offer la
dies and chiidren's sUIife
suits regardless of cost
~ rERN
, 1890-06-17

Job Printing at the Leader Office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05

graves OF Chief Justice Booth. Commodore
Stockton and other prominent people. The
grave stone OF Hercules Coutts, with the
date 1907. was noticed.
This church itself Is the oldest Episcopal
church In the Uaitad stataa, outranklng by
Eome 30 years our own Old Swedes as an
Episcopal house OF prayer.
The church altar was richly decorated
with fragrant flowers. Bishop Coleman
took his place within the ohancel, whore he
was accompanied by sevs'al OF the clergy.
The remainder ranged themselves around
the chancel raile.
The bishop ofliciated. DR.. Littell read
the gospels and Rsy. II. Ashton Henry wss
assistant priest. The sermon WAS preached
by Esv, Joseph Beers who took his toxt
from John XIV, 10, verify, verify. say
unto you he that bslieveth ON me-" &c
Among the audience was kev.J III. kohler,
chaplain 10 the deaf and dumb.
Father Benson, general supervisor OF the
Order OF 81. John the Evangelist OF the
Cowley House, Oxford, England, who with
Father Field, the Johnttown hsro, was a
guest OF the convention yesterday, LETT for
Philadelphia last night. Father Benson ia
looking after certain work OF his order at
st. Clements Church, Philadelphia, aud az
bt. John the Evangelist, Boston. He Is an
accomplished scholar aud pulpit orator,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
-~7-T77-7=--|~-W-
LOCAL 8nsYLrAEs.

Chicken cholera is epidemic among
feathered blpeds In the suburbs OF the city.
improvements have bean made in the
Washington engine house, and the front Of
the building has been painted white.
Edward Starr, ased two years, a son OF
Alouzo Starr OF No. 9l3 West Sixth street,
got his fingers between the rollers OF 4
clothes wringer yesterday and had them
badly crushed.
Officers OF the Grand Ccnelave, Hepta-
eophs, will visit Friendship Conelave on
Friday evening for the purpose of exempli-
flying secret work. At the conelus on OF the
exercises refreshments will be- served.
The weekly PAYROLL OF Si7i.S7 was
ordered pal /. at the regular meeting OF the
Board Of Water Commissioners last even
ing. The balance in bank was reported "a
follows: current expenses, SOL ,52l.70;
special, $6326.13.
Souvenir programmes OF the Grace III E.
Bunday-school excursion TO Cape May on
June 18th, have bseu Issued. They co.,
tgiu light and Interesting reading matter,
and advertisements and the program me OF
music to he given by the Craze Orchestra.
Mrs. Margaret L. RUSSELL mother OF
Assistant Station Master Thomas Il. Brieon
and John @. Brison OF this city, died at Aer
home In Philadelphia on Monday. Hhr
funeral will take place tomorrow, the
remains coming here on the train arriving
ut theP., W. 4 B. r. r. station at 10 O'Clock.
Intermen at Wilmington and Brandywine
ceiaetary, with services at the grave.