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, 1890-03-27
Our Legislative Report.


To the painstaking legislative reporter
of The CHEYENNE LEADER the territorial
press is indebted for the only full and
comprehensive record Of the proceedings
of the late legislative assembly that was
published. 1t was a big lob to keep track
of the daily doings OF thirty four active
men in two branches of the assembly,
and THE LEADER certainly outstripped
its rivals in the effort to achieve the
feat.
, 1890-03-27

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 a thing it
is. If you have ever tried it, you are one
of its sfaunch friends, because the won
derful thing about it is, that whea once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
you have never nsed it and should be af
ficted 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. B. David's drug store.
, 1890-03-27

The most valuable of all private collec-
tions belongs to NJ. Philippe de Ferrari,
of the Galliera family, who regularly at
tends the Paris mart to enrich his album.
This family souvenir has already cost
more than three hundred thousand dol
lars, or a million and a half of francs.
The acquisition of stamps seems to be
the only object for which NJ. Ferrari
considered his mothers millions good
enough to be spent, for he has been
known to pay from $500 to $500 for a
collection from which he wanted only a
single stamp.-Paris Letter.
, 1890-03-27
Rev. Staunton,s Farewell.

10 the Leader.
DOUGLAS. Wyo.. March 81, 1890 -
Last night at the evening service of the
Congregational church a generous con
gregation listened to the valedictory SER
nor ofthe Rev. BENJAMIN Stauntou.
He reviewed his pastorate of the past
three years with many words of commend.
alton for che community, who had con
tributed SO greatly to his comfort during
his inoumbency. The reverend gentleman
preached from 3 Cor. 1871; Finally.
brethren. farewell; be perfect, be of good
comfort, be Of one mind, live in peace.
and the God of love and peace shall be
with you" His sermon was listened to
with marked attention.
He is not only al able preacher, but a
Christian gentleman, and it will be a
long time before Douglas will have an
other so able and eloquent a minister. |
have heard many of our most eloquent
men and AN satisfied there is only one
such man in the United States. Rev.
Day, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, was present and assisted in the
devotional part of the service.
Immediately after the benedlction by
the pastor Mr.. H. R. Paul stepped for
ward and quite feelingly aud ~felicitously
addressed him in behalf of the com
munity. closing his remarks with the pre-
sentation of n parchment testimonial and
a well filled purse. Mr.. Stanton will
leave behind him a host of friends in
Douglas, and We reluctantly say farewell.
tITIZFN
, 1890-03-27
WORTH $1,000 A DAY."
Smoke Issues From the Big CHM
ney at the New Shops.
The Blacksmith Shop Will Be 0per.
ated Next Week.
A Shop for Car Building to be Con-
structed This Year.

Smoke foated from the big chimney OF
the new Union Pacific machine shops for
the first time yesterday. A Cheyenne
banker, who has money in every public
enterprise and whose faith ia his town is
~unbounded, gazed %intently at the pleasing
spectacle and said:
That smoke is worth IS, 900 a day to
Cheyenne
A second boiler was placed for the ma
chine shop yesterday. having arrived the
previous night. 1t will be tested this
morning. The third. completing equip,
ment of this class, is expected daily.
Superintendent Munroe said yesterday
that he hoped to commence operation Of
tho blacksmith shop next week. There
has been a delay in the shipment of ne
cessary pulleys. Every thing else is
ready for the firing up. Foreman Turn
bull, lately of South Park shops, has
been placed in charge here by the super
intepdent. There is plenty of work for
this department and Cheyenne & North
ern construction will increase it.
The magnitude of the Cheyenne shop
plant is not at all appreciated by the aver
age citizen. 1t is doubtful if a man in
town outside the machinists knows that
car axles are to be made in the blacksmith
shop. They will be fashioned from scrap
iron. All the scraps made will be used
here This department is in the east end
of the blacksmith shop and consists of
furnaces and massive shears and hammers.
A considerable force of skilled workmen
will be employed here.
A mile of betting is required for the
Cheyenne shops. Muoh of it is here al
ready. 1t is to be placed at once and the
machine shop will be started up in less
than three weeks.
There is genuine pleasure in a walk
through the shops with Superintendent
Munroe. His familiarity with every de-
tail of the extensive plant is really aston
ishing. He moves through the maze
quietly and answer questions and Issues
orders in low tones. He and the men are
on the best of terms. Chief Clerk Reed,
a new citizen and a genuine acquisition,
is Mr.. Munroe's RICH: hand man.
A number of odd looking small reser-
voirs in the big boiler room attract at once
the attention of the visitor and arouse cur
iosity. These are for air power to run
motors in the machine shop.
The transfer table can be made ready
for use in a short time and the electric
motors to furnish power are supposed to
be on the road, as well as the light mo-
tors. There will be about 300 globes
through the plant.
One thing learned by the railway re-
porter yesterday was that a wood working
shop is to be built this year near the car
penter shop. 1t will BE- an extensive es-
Enlistment, the engine room to contain
the same equipment as that of the new
machine shop. Cars will be built here.
, 1890-03-27

Taking effect March 18th passenger
rates to principal cities east. will be re-
duced. This does not mean a rate war
between the lines in Cheyenne. but is in
tended to give Cheyenne people the ben
fit of unsettled rates.
First class limited tickets, cheyenne to
Chicago or Peoria, SIS; st. Louis, SIS;
second class to Chicago or Peoria, SIS.
First. class limited, Cheyenne to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Omaha. st. Joe, Atchison, Ne
braska City, Lincoln. Beatrice. Hastings.
Grand Island, Columbus and Central City
$40.
From Cheyenne to Kansas City. Sll. 40
DO you think of going east, call at the
Burlington office. where you can obtain
all necessary information.
J. f MCCLUNG. agent.
, 1890-03-27

Information is received this morning, as
coming from an attorney of the Burling-
ton, that at a late meeting OF the stock
holders the funds for the purpose OF
building the road from Newcastle to Buff
falo were appropriated, and it was further
voted to complete the construction Of such
line this season.
, 1890-03-27
Capitol Hill Addition.

Chas. H. K. Smith, of the opera house
colony, filed the plat got his Capitol Hill
addition yesterday. The tract is north of
the boulevard and of Lake Minnehaha.
1t has been cut into eight lots of forty
six blocks each. Grant avenue, running
north and south is the main thoroughfare,
with Washington and Euclid venue on
either side of the addition. The east and
west streets are three numbered
, 1890-03-27

Senator Vance says a constituent of
his in a pine woods district of North
Carolina, to whom he sent a copy of N
of The patent office annual reports, spoke
to him of the occurrence in this way {:
"Gineral, got them speeches o yourn,
but l couldn't read 'em through. Thar
wnr a leetle too much Wing doctrin'
into 'em."
, 1890-03-27

Deeds for these transfers have bee1
filed for record at the Office of the county
clerk:
David Lanuen and wife to Frank
j.. Bon and L. J. %Schuneman,
lots 5 and 6, block 223...........$ 500
G P. Organ and wife and F. NJ.
Phillips and wife to John K.
Jeffrey, $50 acres on the South
Side .:n".......:..~................ 25, 900
q. T. Hedges to the city of Chey-
enne lots 4 and 5. section "a,
township IA, range 67....."..... 900
Franklin Boulter to John X. JEFF
frey. 40 ceres in section 4, town
ship 10, range &c ............ 1000
A. Robbins to q. T. Hedges, lots
4 and 5. section "a. township IA,
n 67......... .....m....r.. $50
, 1890-03-27
An Installation.

These Uniform Rank Knights Of
Pythias officers were installed last even
ing:
Captain, Wm. R. Schnitger; lieutenant,
E. A. Gay; herald, A. Russell; recorder,
Ralph s. Adamsky; treasurer. E. Col
we'll; sentinel, p. s. Cook; guard, R. E.
Mccormick.
, 1890-03-27

Myers & Foster, 3O7 Sixteenth street.
successors to John Myers, proprietors of
the Wyoming shoe store and shoe shop,
have put on two more good men and are
now able tn turn out any number of boots
and shoes to order. Repairing OF all
kinds, good leather and good work at
moderate Drices
, 1890-03-27

A bad habit broken away from is a
good days work. The earlier a habit is
formed the stronger the hold it has.
Private personal habits are more diff
cult to get rid of and have more demon
slizing effect than public ones.
, 1890-03-27

VIM McUoy has moved his red Globe
restaurant to 504 West Seventeenth
street, where he will be pleased to serve
his ola and new customers. Meals Is
and 25 cents. Mr.. Mccoy was one OF
the first to open a short order house in
Cheyenne. and is well known as a first.
class "chet." My tea and coffee are I'M
equaled in the city. Come and see me.
, 1890-03-27

Job Printing at the Leader office.
, 1890-03-27
]. W. COLLINS, Pres.

j. ". COLLINS, Pres. c. l. BEARD, Cashier.
G F. MORGAN. Assistant Cashier.
Interest Faa o Tine Daonh* Special Attention Paid nc CoAchom and
E-ehnHor Draf' D'nwn on Principal Chs of The Eat and Frrme
, 1890-03-27

DOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms
L with or without board. Good day
board cheap. Mrs. A. Curley, POOP Ed
dy street.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
ELEPHANTS AT WORK.
The Monster Animal Has Almost Human las
telligence.


The Hon. Carter II. Harrison, in his
Race with the Sum-" describes visit
to some timber-yards and saw mills in
Rnngoon, where he saw what he calls
the lions OF the city-the working
elephants. The lumber is not sawed
into boards, but the slab is taken of
and the good stuff left in tho form OF
square timber. The logs are many of
them three feet in diameter and thirty
or forty feet long. These the elephants
draw from the river, and pile in sys.
tematic order. Then when they are
needed. they roll them to the ways
and assist in adjusting them for the
saw.
After the log is cut, the elephant
goes among the machinery. takes the
slabs away. and carries the COOL tim
Der and piles it up or lays it gently
upon the OK carts to be hauled off.
While we were present a carpenter
wanted lumber from particular log
which was under several others. One
of the monsters rolled the upper logs
|
mill. The way was not clear-the log
butted against the others. He pushed
these aside and guided his piece
through them with a sagacity almost
human.
His stick became wedged. He push
ed and tugged; it would not bulge,
but at whispered word from the
mahout and the promise of nice food
he bent to it. Still it stuck. With a
whistle audible for half a mile, he
got on his knees, Strengthened out his
hind legs, and put his whole force In
to n push. He was successful. We
could almost read his satisfaction, in
the gentle flaps OF his huge cars and
the graceful curve. OF his proboscis as
he put it up to the mounted mahout,
asking for his reward.
Sticks more than two feet thick and
twenty feet long are lifted bodily
upon the great worries. and are then
carried off and laid upon tho gang
, ways so gently Us not to make q jar.
, We saw one of the elephants carrying
, such timber along u path not three
| feet wide among masses Of loose logs.
, He had to plant his fore feet upon
\ the logs, and thus walk a considerable
distance. He looked as II he were
walking upon his hind legs. The cor
3 ner Of frail little bamboo hut stood
n in his way. He lifted the log OYER thu
9 roof, and bent his body so that hi
0 sides gently scraped the corner OF thu
= house and did not shake it A hun
= dredth part of his weight would hav
caused it to topple from its pill
foundation. Youths Companion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
Jessie Fremont's Ring.

The following story is told OF one Of
Missouri's famous characters: Jessie
Benton Fremont was among the
audience in Plymouth church on that
famous occasion before the war when
q slave woman stood on the platform
to be ransomed. Her price in gold
must be paid to her captors or she
must be returned to the land where
human flesh was q chatteL At the
close of the sermon the plates were
passed. Mrs. Fremont had no money.
but hastily pulling from her finger q
gold ring with b engraved on the
stone. the gift Of Colonel Frem ont,
she laid it on the plate. The ring
was recognized. aud was sold nj
auction for high figure and present
ed again TO Jessie Fremont. The slave,
it is needless to say. was ransomed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
Ho Saw the Guns at Gsttysb1rg.

During the national encampment In
Boston, an old comrade with silvery
hair was led into tho cyclorama OF
Gettysburg by u bright faced little
miss. The old man sat down. while
the child described to him the features
of the picture. Occasionally he asked
her question. and slowly shook his
head as il in doubt OF tho accuracy of
her account. She had described to
him in her own way, the onrush Of
picket-men and the hand-to-hand con-
Aict at the stone wall. where the Maine
veterans met the charge Of the SOUTH
erners, when he asked: "But where's
the artillery, May?"
"Oh, you mean The big gunl
They're over there on the hill, in a
row."
"All in row." he asked.
"Yes," she replied.
He shook his head. "Look around"
said he, There must be some moro
that are not in line"
"Yes," she said, ''there are some
more down here, but they are all
upset; guess they're busted"
sis that where the men are coming
over the WALTZ"
| Eyes, grandpa"
'ls there grove OF trees?"
Eyes, it seems to bs full of men. but
the smoke is so thick you can't see
them"
"Oh, see Them" he cried.
1t was then noticed by several com.
rades who were standing near him,
that he was blind. The little girl re-
piled, "Oh, no. grandpa, you can't see
them"
"Yes I can" cried the old soldier
II can see the men, the grove and the
broken cannon lying about"
The child looked at him in innocen,
surprise and said: "You are joking
grandpa"
mo. my dear" replied the old man
"No. That was the last thing l eve
saw on earth. There was caissol
, exploded there just this side OF tn
stone wall and that was the las
! terrible picture ! ever saw, for l
, was then I lost my eyesight and
a have never got the picture out Of m
al mind. Portland Telegram.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
WARS AWFUL CARNAGE.
Fitzhuyh Lee Tells a Story OF Bloody Scene
During the War.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Of Virginia. n
short while ago, told quite an in
toreating story about the greatest
fatality of the war in proportion to the
number OF troops engaged. lie was
talking about Congressman Carlton rs
an artillerist in the war.
''When Gen. Scdgwici's corps" he
said, ''surprised our troops by cross
ing the Rappahannock ut Fredericks-
burg, and capturing a regiment and
brigade and portion OF the WASH
ington artillery stationed on Marle's
Heights, this cut off from our main
line that small portion OF our troops
stationed between Fredericks bLrg and
Hamilton's crossing. on the Richmond
and fredericksburg railroad. Among
these troops so cut off was battery
of artillery in position just opposite
Deep Bottom Run, on the Rappahan-
mock river. and far in advance of the
balance OF that portion of our line.
"A brigade of Sedgwick's corps,
which had crossed the river at Deep
Bottom Run, discovering the position
OF this battery and seeing that it was
| unsupported by and cut off from the
main line of our troops. marched upon
/ it preparatory to charging and cap
turing it.
1.-The captain commanding this bat
terry, who is now Congressman Carlton
of Georgia, discovering the movement
OF the enemy, at once realized the
situation. and knowing full we'll that
| to attempt to retreat in face OF the
enemy would result in the capture
and loss of his battery, promptly.
although entirely unsupported, moved
his guns forward, meeting the advanc'
ing brigade, and when in easy cannistel
range poured volley into the enemy:
ranks, which staggered and drove
them back.
"Reforming, they advanced again
when Carlton repeated the dose witt
the same success.
attempting third time to charg,
the battery, and seeing the resolut'
determination Of Carlton and his me,
not to yield the field, they rushed pei
. nell into an adjoining ravine, whe1
the artillerist turned his guns upo
them in their hiding place, and scarce
ly a man was left to tell the tale.
"The official report made few day
afterward by the Federal officer i
command Of the brigade, rs to the los
in this engagement, was about LOO
killed and wounded. The loss SUI
tanned by Cartoons battery was II
:, markably slight"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
Shetland Ponies.

The ponies are not an agricultural
but a domestic necessity. In Shet-
land. as in parts OF Ireland. every
family depends for its supply OF fuel on
peat, and us the peat is seldom found
near at hand where the houses stand
but on the hill behind them-there is
always hill in the rear in Shetland,
every island consisting mainly of
hill with patch or two of smooth"
land in few snug hooks by the shore
and as it often is distance Of several
steep and stony miles, each house re-
depending on the distance and char
acter OF the road. A family living
"convenient' to the peat may require
only two peat carriers. and another
family may require half dozen. The
material, after it has been dug and
dried in the usual manner. is carried
homo on the backs of the ponies in
blankets called "cassies." 1t is obvi-
GUS that the back which performs this
kind of service should be broad and
strong. The Shetland pony is strik-
ing example of development; for gen.
erations past he has been bred and
reared and trained with uniformity
which could rot have been secured in
any other part Of the United Kingdom.
Hence his physique and general char.
acter, his hereditary instincts and in
telligence, his small size, and his puri-
ty and fixity OF type. A pony belong
ing to breed which has to pick it:
zig-zag way down Il steep declivity dur
ing many generations must be sure
footed. BY the rule pony whose
grooms and playmates include dozel
juveniles-the children Of the neigh
borhood. who roll about underneath
him or upon his back-must be gentle
and the pony living on the scathhold
or air sometimes rather than heritage
must be hardy. The pony OF the Shet
land Isles. is in fact. the offspring Q
circumstances. He is the pet OF tn
family. gentle as the Arabs steed un
der similar training. He will follo'
his friends indoors like dog, and lie
the platters or the children's faces
He has no more kicks in him than
cat and no more bite than u puppy
London Field.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
Wall, not exactly, Brother Way

Wall, not exactly, Brother Way
miro, not exactly; personally. as far
as myself are concerned, I'd like ter
see you come inter the fold; but Eve
tried so long ter get you thar an failed
that I've made up my mind the Lord
don't want you"
The Lord don't want me- echoed
Uncle Billy in establishment.
"Yas. that's il: relse. If he did. why
you'd come in. Fer them as the Lord
intends to save, he'll save; an them rs
he intends ter d. he'll d, and that
ends it."
Then I'm lost. am I, lost forever"
las fer that, | KANT say, Brother
Waymire. It's jess US told you.
used ter think that it was old Abe
Moggcrty who brought sinners ter taw;
but | know better now. Old Abe ain
kuee-ni.h to y grasshopper when it
comes to 5ringin men to repen tance.
Jess as | say, if the Lord wants you &c
be saved, he'll tech that old heart o
yourn, an if he does. why it's him an
not the preacher as should git the
credit. Wall, must be ergoin', Brother
Way mlre. got some fodder to hau
yit to-day. Hope ter see you out tel
meetin' mex Sunday. Good by
Vas" said Uncle Billy. with some
earnestness. "Yas. I'll be there; this
new talk o yours has kinder got mt
interested an ef the Lord hain't goin
ter have anything ter do with an oil
codger like me, Id kinder like to fine
it out right away
l need scarcely add that Uncle Billy
was converted" and joined the churcl
in less than u month from that time
and to-day he is Il class leader in tn
Night Owl Protestant NJ. f. Church.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-04
Tho Country Girl.


The girl was young and country bred
With big straw bonnet upon her head,
And oh . she had eyes of the softest blue
And she looked so sweet and 50 innocent
too,
To the fellow who came to court her.
He was a lad from Gotham town,
His hair was black and his eyes were
And the dainty moustache meath his Ro-
man nose
Wasn't half so strong as the breath Of .
rose,
And he wore a black and white blazer
"And oh"' said he, as he saw her there,
With the CLINT of the sunlight on her hair,
'I'll have some fun with this country maid,
She's deucedly pretty, but I'm afraid
She's as green as cabbage and clever"
He gazed in her eyes that shyly dropped,
And then, as he lower aud lower stopped,
He kissed her pretty finger tips.
Then sought and found her ripe red lips
That We're sweeter than any posey.
I'm teach you what love is" he softly
said;
But the maiden tossed her pretty head,
And her answer fairly made him start:
II know that lesson, sir, by heart;
Why, it's older than McGinty.
For every year since don't know when,
| I've been taught it and told it by all the
young men
| That come down here for their summer va.
cation;
And though look shy and as green as can
! be,
You'll get left if you're lcckinG for flies or
| me.o