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, 1890-12-21

1t is frequently asserted that a woman
with property has neither pluck nor cool
ness in managing her financial affairs,
granted even, as it rarely is, that she
has the Judgment necessary. A trifing
loss disconcerts her and n profitable
transaction elates her, each unduly.
That one woman can stand mp under
rather trying circumstances may, how
ever, be truthfully alleged. She is 4
New Yorker. TO all intents and purposes,
though her home is ina New Jersey sub
urb. Her husband is a Wall street man,
and her first claim ~ distinction is that
notwithstanding tins fact no dollar Of
her property is in that vortex. Still she
likes investments. Three or four years
ago she purchased through an agent an
unimproved piece Of land in a promising
western state for slightly less than $500.
She had grown used to holding it and
gave it only an occasional thought, when
one day within the past six months she
received by wire from her agent the as
founding offer Of SIS, 900 for her land.
IL must be admitted that she was
thrown into a state Of tremendous ex-
citement, She sent first to the telegraph
office to have the dispatch repeated, ana
when it vas confirming the first mes
sage, she wired to her husband to come
home at once. He took the next train,
fearing some disaster, and rushed in with
breathless anxiety. For answer she gave
him the message, and he strongly urged
her 10 accept the offer. But, fortified by
his presence, the wife became cool. She
decided that n sudden rise Of that sort
meant something, and she would await
developments. The offer was declined.
Three months later it was doubled, but
now this Portia in finance has become
convinced that she holds property of
permanent value, and the second offer
she declined by herself.-New York
, 1890-12-21
Are You rIrs Eco. EIgh. Ineho. rane

Are You fINo FeeI LIghN IncHoH THU
What is there about the figures 8 feet
s inches hat is so attractive to police
men? Did you ever notice a description
of a drowned man who was not just that
tall? Maybe you have, but just notice
and see if the vast majority of them do
not conform to that rule, and also are
reported as wearing congress CATERS.
Whether men measuring 8 feet 8 inches
high and wearing congress CATERS are
more prone to drowning than others. so
far as is known, has not been determined,
but it certainly is an odd suggestion
which comes to the mind of many who
constantly watch such cases.-New York
Tribune.
, 1890-12-21

Mr.. Cox, the borough surveyor of
Bradford, England, having been deputed
by that city to make Investigations with
a view of ascertaining the best system
of street car traction, has made a valu-
able report on the subject. He speaks
in the highest terms of the work of the
accumulators on the Birmingham cleo
tric line, and states that the receipts
there are twopence per car mile, as
against tenpence with horse traction, a
difference which is likely to have con-
siderable weight with the corporation
of the city of Bradford, to which his re-
port has been Standardization Let
Gov
, 1890-12-21

Capt. j. NJ. Holmes left his home last
week for New York, from whence he will
start on his sixty-second voyage around
Cape Horn. He has the reputation
among seafaring men of having made
the trip around Cape Horn more times
than any living man, and if the captain
keeps his word he will reach the century
mark on the trips before he r%etires. This
time he is bound for the Golden Gate,
and will probably not be seen az his
home for a year or more. He is captain
and principal owner of the proud ship
Charmer, which has weathered many
gales and brought him safely around the
treacherous Horn over sixty times.-Cor.
New Haven Register.
, 1890-12-21

A monument has just been finished
which is to be erected on Helvellyn to
the memory of Charles Cough, who in
the year 1905 was killed while mount
aineering, and Of the faithful dog who
for three months watched we his mas
ter's remains. Sir Walter Scott describes
the event in the poem, II Climb'd the
Dark Brow Of the Mighty Helvellyn,"
and Wordsworth records it in his lines
on Fidelity" The cost of the monu
ment has been borne by Miss Frances
Power Cobbe and the Rev. II. D. Rawns-
ley, vicar of Crosthwaito.- London
Times.
, 1890-12-21

A Canadian Clergyman, who is hale
and hearty at rs years of age, gives
these rules which have governed his
life:
The use of plain food, with plenty OF
fruit.
Personal cleanliness by frequent ablu-
tons from head to foot.
Flannel next the skin the year round,
graduated according to season.
Open air exercise every day.
Ventilation of sleeping room hummer
and winter.
Eight hours sleep each day.-Ex-
change.
, 1890-12-21
In,ltea the crewa % rat ornnre..


The following will give an idea Of
what Boston is spending upon some Of
its principal buildings: The new court
house will cost perhaps from $1,000, 900
to : 5000, 900; the state house extension,
5000, 600; the public library. s.. 500. 600;
the syndicate building, on State street,
s. 600, eco or s., 900. 900; the Ames build
ing. at the foot Of Court street. 500, 900,
and the Sears building repairs and alter
ntions. $500. OOO.-Boston Letter.
, 1890-12-21

A negro woman apparently died in
Shreveport, La, but when the funeral
procession arrived at the cemetery next
day she rose up in her coffin and wanted
to know what was going N. The mourn
ers were terror stricken and dispersed in
a hurry, leaving the woman to take care
of herself. She is now as well as ever.
, 1890-12-21

A very novel suggestion for the con-
struction of forts to defend our seaboard
cities comes from Mr.. Anderson, the
head of the engineering firm which has
contracted with the government to build
the lighthouse on Outer Diamond shoal,
at Hatteras. His proposition is to sink
caissons upon the sandy shoals which
exist at the mouth of nearly all our riv-
ers, and upon them to erect forts of 800
feet in diameter, built of solid concrete,
with walls fifty feet thick, with a bomb
proof armor of steel over the interior
New York Telegram.
, 1890-12-21

Carl Boentjen, Of Astoria, has on exhi.
hilton a marine curiosity. 1t consists of
an ordinary seaweed some 20 feet in
length, and at the lower end the cluster
Of roots has a hrm hold of an aggrega-
ton of marine shells several pounds in
weight. These shells are occupied by a
curious inhabitant that has n beak that
resembles a chickens, only it is divided
uerpendicularly instead Of horizontally.
San Francisco Call.
, 1890-12-21

Ann Grimble, colored, died in New
Orleans last week at the reputed age OF
iJ2 years. She was at m time a servant
"a the employ of Gen. Andrew jackson.
The Washington body guard are rapidly
diving way to the army Of servants en-
pIoyed by distinguished statesmen OF
later date.-Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1890-12-21

Miss Edith J. Balm, a reporter for The
Woman's Penny Paper, tried to enter
the reporters gallery at tho house of
commons, but did not succeed. She,
however, met the redoubtable Michael
Davitt during her struggle at the door Of
parliament and accepted n position on
his paper. Miss Balm is a good taIker
and a good politician, and her energies
will be devoted to the interests of the
factory women and their organization
into trades unisps.--London Letter.
, 1890-12-21

Some men who had lost an anchor
neal Linekin. in the town of Boothbay,
He, grappled for it the other day and
fought they had it. Twenty men drag
led il ashore and upon the beach, when
their prize proved to be, not the anchor,
but the upper jaw of a whale. 1t was
- feet long from the bow in front to
end joint. and y feet across from
end TO end.-Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1890-12-21

Clambake-Great schemes, those ma
chimes. dropped in a nickel the other
,lay and weighed Susie Jones. She
weighs exactly 100.
Puniab-I think that's pretty con
ttmptible.
acknowledgements. Why?
Punjab-To give a girl a weigh for Ave
yCnts--America.
, 1890-12-21

Maurice Bernhardt, son of Sara Bern
hardt, who lately wounded his antago-
mist in n duel, is remembered by a good
many Americans, who met him here
during his visit to this country with his
mother. His mother allows him S35, 600
a year for expenses and he runs in debt
besides.
, 1890-12-21

The receivable traditions of China go
back to 5000 years before Christ, and
one of their sacred books, the Sinking
Creating of history and of the govern
ment and laws of the ancient monarchsl,
begins with the Emperor Yao . 1857 years
, 1890-12-21

Dec. is, 1901 have this day dis
posed of my entire stock of books, sta
tionery, holiday goods, etc to Mrs Il.
Walker who will continue business at the
old stand. All accounts due me will be
receipted for by her and the liabilities As
sumed by the undersigned.
Gro. Il HoIT-
, 1890-12-21

Daughter-But, pa, all the people
whom. Mr.. Nicefello has dealings with
speak OF him as n perfect gentleman.
Practical Pa-That's because the
young fellow is such n fool hat he
never knows when he's being swindled
Good News
, 1890-12-21
Mrs. Locke. $4,000 Gin.

Mrs. b. d, Locke, of Haverhill, n. H.,
has given her beautiful residence. valued
at 81, 900, to the New Hampshire Or
phans' home. 1t has been decided to
accept the generous offer, provided an
enabling act can be procured from the
Legislature, which is necessary, owing to
the charter Of the institution. The
buildings Will be devoted to n nursery,
accommodating thirty-fve to fifty, and
will constitute n branch OF the New
Hampshire Orphans home. Boston
WuuIan's Journal
Invited the Crowd to Eat Oranges,
T. \. Meter purchased 1900 sweet
oranges and placed them on Concord's
wharf. foo of Ocean street, for free dis
tribution. The only proviso was that
the eater should quarter the fruit and
place the peel in a barrel Of alcohol
standing neaE. About 1000 of the
oranges We're eaten by the surrounding
crowd, and Mr.. Meter got u goodly
amount OF work done FOR nothing. The
peeling will be shipped to England TO be
used for medicinal purposes-Florida
Times-Union.
, 1890-12-21

Many of the stereotyped mortuary ira
ditions are passing away, and ever the
receptacles in which dead bodies are
placed are no longer the somber things
they nnca Mere.
, 1890-12-21

The slave population of the country
was 2 ,OO9, O43 in 1880, 2,4s7, 355 in 1910,
1904, 313 in 1850 and 1888, 76O in 1860.
Missouri had %, 091 slaves in 1880, 5S,240
in 1910. s7,42e in 1850 and 114,931 in
1aRn
, 1890-12-21

A functionary in the Russian army
who has come into considerable prom
inence lately is Il jew named Baronok,
whose duty is to spy upon corrupt Off
GERS and ferret out their stealings. He
is known as a very intelligent, honora-
BILE and impartial man. Lately he con
victed Gen. T~omanowsky, "A favorite of
the car.
, 1890-12-21

That paper that was published in Bos-
ton 200 years ago did not have a war
correspondent, but it managed to print
ia the latter part of September an ac-
count of the expedition against Canada
that occurred two months before. In
those days a newspaper man had a good
chance of dying before he was caught in
a wrong staten pnt.-Boston Herald.
, 1890-12-21

Is that nothing is too good for me when !
travel" and In consequence we ave become
noted as the most luxurious travellers In the
world. That which the people demand the
roads must supply, and thus we have also me
the world. The traveller now Dimes In a Pull
man palace dining car clear hroug In ms
journey from Council Bluffs and. Omaha 70
San Francisco on the Union and Southern
Pacific roads.
, 1890-12-21

Dec. "a, IS and 81. 1890, and Jan. /,
1891. the Burlington" will sell excursion
tickets to points in Colorado and Wyom-
ing at rate of one fare for the round trip.
Points in Nebraska, within a distance Of
200 miles, at rate of one and one-third
fare. Final limit Jan. 5.
J. f. MCCLUNG, Agent.
, 1890-12-21

Professor Strabismus-Now, young
gentlemen, you have heard n brief ac-
count of the condition of trade in this
country. What is our most pressing
needi Mr.. Bloxem, you may answer.
Bloxem-A really good five cent
rirnr -Ennrh
, 1890-12-21

Mr.. Hammond, Of Bangor, Mich,
threw a knife at a mouse. The blade
struck the floor, brokein two and apiece
of the steel cut off his baby's a and in
ficted injuries probably fatal.
, 1890-12-21

Commencing Nov. 10. and until fur
Their notice, the irs-class fare to St Louis
via the Union Pacific, THE Overland
Route" will be s2465 No change Of
cars between Cheyenne and st. Louis.
W. b. DUNLEvY, Agent.
, 1890-12-21

Jack Hustle-Wm you marry mef
Rita Rtstle-This is so sudden-giye
me time.
Jack Hustle-Eou can't afford to waste
any mere time. You must be % now.
fay YES. Rita--puck.
, 1890-12-21

Peanut bar and all kinds of tAffy, Csc
per pound at Ellis.
, 1890-12-21
For sALE-old papers. LEADER Office.

of Hyo. Archives & His
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-12
THE SOCIAL WORLD

IHESOCIAL WORLD
i
What Was Done in Society
Circles Last Week.
The Requa Luncheon in Honor
Of Hiss Fair.
The Bancroft Juvenile Party on Sat-
urday Afternoon.
Wedding Of Mr.. Henry Gray and Miss
Mamie L. Ames.
The spalding Dinner at the Hotel
Bella Vista.
The LudingtOn Luncheon On Mon.
day Afternoon.
Marriage of MIR. Eugene Johnson and
Miss Iottie CoTyeII.
The Smell Seminary Reception Across
the Bay on Friday.
The Carr Juvenile Gathering on De-
visadero Street.
Festivities at the Hotel del Monte
Last Week.
The Phillips Musicale in Oakland Last
Wednesday Night.
The Trinity Parish Entertainment on
Monday Evening.
Performance and Dance OF the Vermont
Association.
Engagement Eotes-soeiety Personals-Pri-
Z vate Gathirings-Parties and Picnies
u Take Place-Etc
, 1890-06-13

The dead light" is the name given
TO the air port shutters Of a ship, which
nre always put in and well secured at
nightfall and whenever bad weather is
expected, and to the uninitiated the
order to put in the dead lights carries
more or less of the d~isagreeable with it.
The story is told of a gentleman com
ing around Hatteras when it was blow
ing half a gale of wind with consider
able sea, who, upon hearing the order
to put in the dead lights, rushed off to
his berth in a fever of repentance and
began saying his prayers, or at least
what he thought were his prayers, with
such rapidity and in so loud a voice as
to attract his next door neighbor, who,
thinking that something must certainly
be the matter with his friend, whom he
had never before known to go to the
length he had then reached, rushed
into the others room to find out what
it was all about, and was still more as.
tonished to find out hat it was not his
prayers but the Greek alphabet he was
repeating. Fear and hurry to prepare
for the next world had proved too much
for a faithful adherence to what was
taught him in his Sunday school days,
although upon his friends intrusion he
said; THE ship is going down, and
I'm praying to be saved. New York
Times.
, 1890-06-13

An Indian Celebration on the wind
River Reservation.

The Arapahoes Of the Wind River res
ervation have just finished a sun dance of
four days. Formerly the Indians did
severe penance at these celebrations. bat
the barbarous portion of the festival has
been eliminated by order of the govern
ment.
This sun dance is a test of manhood.
The tried bucks. when the old custom
prevailed, put the candidates for tribal
honor on the rack. A slit was cut be.
tween the shoulders OF a lad who aspired
to be a warrior. A thong was passed
through this and the two ends made fast
toSaeupple tree. The novitiats slowly
,tofS himself from bondage, abstaining
from food or drink during the trial. Of.
ten three DAYS elapsed before the flesh
was broken. Young men of slight or i'm
paired physique frequently failed to stand
the terrible ordeal.
Now the Indians try their powers OF
endurance aud do honor to the king of
day by dancing in the open air. A lady
at the agency writes a Cheyenne friend
that the reds had a high old time for four
days.
, 1890-06-13
FRIDAY. JUNE 10, 1890.
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
T~hrOughout the City.

Furnished rooms, 200 East Nineteenth.
Mrs Robinson's sells home made taffy.
There is a letter at this Office for Marc
G. Perkins.
List your property with ID. w. Gill,
1922 Ferguson street.
Census Supervisor Merrill will arrive
from Rawlins this morning.
The sheriff. new office will have a door
leading directly into the jail.
j. s. Matthews has about finished
plans for the new high school.
McCabe & Young's minstrels, at the
opera house Saturday night are certain to
please.
Fred Bohnstedt is arranging 10 open
a new aud second hand furniture store on
Themes street.
The ITALIA orchestra's first hop was
given at Lakeside park last evening and
was quite successful
In supreme court yesterday defendants
motion to dismiss the Roy VS.. Union Mer.
camille case was allowed.
Next Monday and Tuesday the Weber
Comedy company, travelling in its own
special car, will show here.
Alter the Mennerchor rehearsal last
evening the @. B. G.. took possession of
Keefe ball and had a fine time.
Theo. Menges and wife have sold the
south half of block s, Minuehaha addi-
ton, to Sarah E. Peare for 81. 900.
Members of the 17th infantry have
caught the bicycle fever. Ten men
are forming a club to purchase a wheel for
each.
Frank NJ. Higgins will examine at the
court house to-day applicants for railway
postal aud departmental service. Com
mences at 9.
y petition is being circulated asking
that the territory be given mail service
on the fast passenger trains as well as on
the exclusive mail train.
The Union Pacific band will give the
first OF a series OF open air concerts at the
park Sunday, defeating the stand built
under LEADER auspices.
The council building committee has
about decided to again advertise for bids
on the Alert hose house. 1t is hoped
there will be little delay in this matter as
the house is badly needed,
A special to the Denver Times gives
the most important passages of Senator
Teller's speech on the silver bill. 1t was
a speech which carries conviction to the
heart of any honest man and ought to be
read by every workingman in the United
States,
, 1890-06-13
WITH A NEW PROCESS.
Agent of the Preston Reduction
Company Visits Town.
A Speciality of Low Grade and Re-
fractory Ores.
Starting a Plant for Their Own
Mines at Boulder.

Another man with a new process for
reducing low grade refractory ores came
to town yesterday. The gentleman was
A. B. Preston, of the Preston Reduction
company of Elgin. ILL.,. aud Boulder.
Colo. He made quite a good impression
on mining and business men to whom he
was presented by Prof. N. E. Stark.
MIR. Preston returned to Boulder this
morning. being called there on urgent
business. He will return here in a couple
of weeks and visit the Silver Crown
district.
The Preston company is about to com
mence at Boulder the operation of a good
sized plant built to treat the ores OF their
own mines. If the company comes here
it will be simply on a business basis. Mr..
Preston had heard of Silver Crown and
desired to inspect the camp. Besides be
has learned that Cheyenne is a splendid
point for the maintenance of a custom
smelter as the Union Pacific brings to
this place from the west nearly 1000
cars Of ore every month.
MIR. Preston says petroleum is the pre-
ferred fuel for his process, though they
can operate successfully with coal. For
the Boulder plant crude oil will be brought
from the wells at Florence. Colo. He has
spenta lifetime in experimenting with
ores and has now interested men of mil
lions in his process. The gentleman HIM
self not without means.
In the course of an interview yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Preston said that while he
had seen many samples of Silver Crown
ore and liked some OF them be would not
venture any opinion or prediction with re-
gard to works here until he had inspected
the mines carefully and made quantity
tests OF the ore. BE would only remark
Significantly that his specially was the
profitable treatment of low grade aud re-
fractory ores.
In a few months Cheyenne will be able
to furnish petroleum fuel to any concern
wishing to use it.
, 1890-06-13
pAMoN,s VISIT.
Pythian Knights Enter
tanned Here.

The visit of Damon Lodge Knights of
Pythias of Laramie to the Cheyenne
ledge last evening was an exceedingly
pleasant affair. The local society worked
two degrees on candidates to the amuse-
meut OF the visitors.
About midnight the lodge adjourned to
Wilcox's restaurant, where an elegant
banquet was discussed for an hour.
Frank II. Clark was a graceful toast
master. Responses were made BY Messrs.
Schnitger, Gosden, Richards, Kingsford,
Bright, Hunt. Kuykendall and Chaplin.
These Laramie Knights were over aud re-
turned home this morning:
P. j. Gosden. Geo. Narsmith, Jas.
Stirling. Geo. Stirling. W. j. Morrison,
Axel Lindstrum, Otto Gramm, t. j.
Nash, d. P. Smith, p. G. Rauner, VIM.
Nottage, Thos. Downey, Chas. Hegewald,
Jas. Wells, Harry Osborne. Price Jacobs,
Harry Careaud. Fred Tregoning, Thos.
Scott, Harry Smith, Chas. Yund, ]. T.
NJ. Kingsford, q. S. Greenbaum, w. Z.
Chaplin.
, 1890-06-13
WAR ENDED.
The Base Ball Association Getting In.
dependent Grounds.

At a special meeting Yesterday after
noon the Base Ball Association directors
reconsidered the action by which they bad
decided to quit business and voted to con-
tinue and give the town better ball than
ever.
The fair grounds field will be abandoned.
Negotiations have been opened for the
lease for three years Of a block between
Twentieth and Twenty first and Seymour
and Maxwell. This is a splendid location
and any man who can bat the ball out of
the lot will be entitled to u h,me run.
If the block is secured. and there is
little doubt on this score, the grand stand
will be moved there and an eight-foot
fence built. There was talk of making
the fence twelve feet high, but jack
ScroRgius and Charlie Hynds have prom
ised to buy tickets at the gate when they
go out to zee a game.
With independent grounds in a good
locality the Association will be in pretty
o shape, as the team now here is
already self supporting.
1t the grounds can be fitted in time a
game will be had with Greeley a week
from tomorrow. Manager Rhodes will
go to Denver 10 a day or two and arrange
a summer schedule with the clubs of that
place. The Capitols will open the Lara
ME grounds the 22ud.
, 1890-06-13

Chus, NJ. MeGarvey of this city has
been awarded the contract for about 500
600 worth of grade work in the Union
Pacific yards here. Fitzpatrick Bros. Il
Collins were next to the Cheyenne mar
in the contest for the big job.
Mr.. McGarvey is at present engaged
with NJ. P. Keefe in building wafer
works at Fort Russell and will hardly be
able to begin on the yard work before
the 2lst. Q
The successful bidder was heartily con-
graduated by his friends here yesterday.
He certainly gained a signal victory in a
strong field. Mr.. MeGarvey has had
plenty OF experience with large contracts
and will doubtless make a good thing out
of this one. He will give home men
preference on the work.
, 1890-06-13

Sale of the Swan property on Seven
tenth street has been confirmed by Judge
Saufey, and Sheriff Martin has been in
structed to make deeds to the purchas
ers. The officer was further ordered to
pay 81, 500 of money derived from the
sale to Tom Swan and Mary Swan, their
homestead interest. The remainder OF
the money is to be held at the pleasure of
the court. Another hearing will likely
be had the 25th.
, 1890-06-13

Inc bilious are its certain prey. In inter
mittent and remitteut fever, dumb aguc
ana ague cake, the liver is always affected,
and the blood contaminated. with bile
One OF the chief reasons why Hostetter's
stomach Bitters is such a sure defense
against chills and fever and every form of
liability to the disease, by reforming ;r-
regularity of the hillary organ in ad Vance
of the arrival OF the season when the dis.
ease is prevalent. There is no finer fort;-
tying Dreparative for those about visiting
or emigrating to a locality where the
miasma-taint exists. There is no certain
immunity from disease in an endemic
or epidemic form to be secured by the use
of the average tonics and anti spasmodics.
But where quiuine fails the Bitters sue
coed both in preventing and curing.
Moreover, it removes every vestige OF
dyspepsia. and overcomes constipation,
rheumatism, inactivity of the kidneys and
bladder and tranquillizes and strengthens
The nervous system.