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, 1891-04-01
AsToR HOUSE ExTRAvAGANcE.

The Little Old Lady ThouEht That Too
Many Candle Were burning.
\ dear old lady from the country sat
with her sou, also from the country, in
the big dining room of the Astor house a
few evenings ago. Men who have come
to New York from the country, if they
had seen her, would nave been remind
ed Of their grandmothers. Her face was
kindly, and there was just a little color
in it. She wasn't very tall, and her fig
ure was comfortable. She wore a shawl.
Her bonnet was a little one, and in the
front Of It was some white lace. Her
gown was of bombazine and of some
what ancient u
The big, brightly lighted room inter
ested her. So did the people ut the
tables. While the son was engaged in
the somewhat perplexing task Of select
ing tina supper the old lady talked audi
bly, with the waiter. She told him that
she hoped Landlord Astor and Mis- Aston
were pretty well. The waite%explained
that Mr.. Allen was the landlord, whereat
the old lady expressed polite surprise.
When the waiter had gone with the or
der she devoted a few momentst to study
ing the chandeliers. They represent
candles.
Il wonder, she said, chow under the
sun Mis- Allen ever gets up there to
snuff EN-.
Snuff WHAT" asked her son.
why, them candles; they're so high
mp"
The young man did not answer.
The old lady again gazed at the chan
deliers reAectively. They amt no need
of all that light" she said. Mis- Allen
is a powerful wasteful woman
Her son was apparently a man of few
words. Her criticism was unnoticed.
Presently the waiter brought the bread
and the plates, and what the old lady
evidently thought was n superabundance
Of knives and forks. She greeted him
pleasantly. Back again. heyf7 she said;
you're pretty quick. But, Horace, she
added to her son, ''you ordered m
thin more han bread, didn't your
1T will be here shortly" put in the
waiter, with a polite bow. The old lady
gave him n sweet smile. "Tm pretty
hungry" she said.
Several Of the diners had overheard
her observations. Some of them were
hard faced business men. They didn't
laugh at her. They only regarded her
with lively interest. She smoothed out
the tablecloth carefully, and inspected
the silver, evidently with approval.
The waiter brought the meal and gave
the old lady close attention, which pleased
her immensely. She smiled on him and
asked after the health of his family. AS
she rose from the table she said to him:
Tell Mis- Allen I'd like to have her
recipy for that snow puddin', but I'm in
a hurry"
The waiter bowed and said gravely
that he would do SO. And as the old
lady passed out of the door one of the
diners raised a glass and exclaimed, THE
old lHdy-God bless hert"-New York
Letter
, 1891-04-01

To be called Her Royal Highness is
the destiny of every woman born to
wear n crown, but it remains for one
woman among all the royal families to
have the endearing title of Her Royal
Sweetness given to her, and that honor
belongs to Alexandra, Princess of Wales.
She has that marvellous art of making
goodness seem attractive; of making
the right act the pleasant one and of i'm
pressing upon all who know her the
knowledge that to do good is to have a
pleasant time, and not to do it is to miss
some of the pleasure of life.
Many princesses have been written
about as having been beautiful, as hay
ing caused great wars, as having done
great deeds of valor, of having made
men die for them and kingdoms quarrel
over them, but of none of them can it
be said, as it is of this gracious lady,
that the whole world bows down before
sweetness and goodness, that peace has
been the watchword of her life; and
not only does she value peace, but those
loving sisters, Faith, Hope and Charity,
abide with her.-Lady Elizabeth Hilary
in Ladies Home Journal.
, 1891-04-01

The first that was heard Of natural gas
in the states was in the year 1915. when
it was found in Charlestown. Some six
years later, a story is told Of "A woman
going out one dark night to draw water
at n place called Fredonia. in New York
state-when she put down her lantern,
much to her CONSERVATION "A spring Of
gas by the well took fire. Ia 1924, when
Lafayette passed throughthe same neigh
horhood, in honor of the occasion. Taylor
house, where he staid. was Illuminated
with the gas laid on by pipes direct from
the earth.
The great reservoirs Of natural gas
were first tapped in the process Of boring
artesian wells. As soon as one Of the
drills reached n certain depth the whole
apparatus was blown high up into the
air, and the gas escaped by the vent with
n roa that could be heard from afar.
One American gentleman boring for
water met with this experience, and, hay
ing no other use for the gas. stuck a tall
pipe into the hole, applied a light 10 the
top, when the flame shot upward, and
thus created a beacon fire which iilumi-
mated the country round for miles. Years
afterward this light was still burning,
and probably may be seen to this day
Chambers Journal.
, 1891-04-01

The Wabash Line is now running its
Canon Ball train from Kansas City to
Toledo, ~vestibuled, leaving Kansas City
at $50 p. m. making direct connections
with all trains from the West at that
point
Free reclining chair cars and Pullman
buffet sleeping cars from Kansas City to
Toledo. at which point as well as At Fort
Wayne aud Defanse, direct connection is
made with all the limited trains for the
East, Southeast, and Northwestern points.
This is a s;ar route. Ask for your
tickets via the Wabash line.
G. NJ Hampson, commercial agent,
1927 Seventeenth street, Denver, Colo,
q. L. Allen. travelling agent.
DENVER, March IS.
, 1891-04-01

The egg is the sign of the resurrection,
whicht the Easter festival commentaries.
The Jews place it on the Passover table,
thereby indicating hat their race is
to be resurrected. The Persians and
Druids both used it in their religious
ceremonies, and not only the Russian,
but the MohamInedan, on the early
Easter morning gives the greeting,
"Christ is risen" and the reply, Christ
is risen indeed" is followed by an ex-
change of eggs, and the egg is as we'll a
feature in all the old Eastern legends,
many of which are too improbable to
even bear the semblance of truth; others
might be true, inasmuch as truth is
oftentimes stranger than fction.-Emma
J.. Gray in Good Housekeeping.
, 1891-04-01

4 Calcutta newspaper relates an inci-
dent which illustrates the magnificent
way in which the rIjahs Of India-or at
least those of them who remain opulent
and powerful-repay a small debt. Not
long ago the Rajah Holkar, of Indore, in
paying a visit to the vicerOy, the Mar
quis of Lansdowue. at Calcutta, was
shown by the marquis several Of the
London illustrated newspapers, In cut
ting the leaves of these journals, Lord
L~ansdowne used an ivory paper cutter.
The ralah had never seen a paper
cutter before and was much interested
in the little instrument.
If your eIcellency will make me a
present Of it, he said, II will send you
another in exchange"
The viceroy promptly gave his guest
the paper cutter. and the raiah returned
with it to his own dominiOns.
Lord LansdOwne had almost forgotten
the incident when he received notice
that the rajah's return gift was on the
way, and he was presently astonished to
have brought to him Il young and hand
some elephant, each Of whose tusks had
been skillfully wrought into the shape of
"A paper cutter.
A servant brought some illustrated
newspapers, at which the elephant seized
them with his trunk and proceeded very
skillfully to cut the leaves with his
sharply trimmed tusks, He had been
trained to this accomplishment under
the rajah's orders.
The living paper cutter, it is under
stood, is still in Lord Lansdowne's pos
session, but it is not one of the ordinary
furnishings of the viceroy's library. For
his customary opening of books and
newspapers he keeps a less bulky inn
plement.-Youth's Companion.
, 1891-04-01

There nre very few bridges in the
world over which troops are allowed to
march in regular step. In general, when
coming to n bridge, particularly a sus-
pension bridge, the drums or bands are
stopped, the array is broken and the sol.
diers pass over without keeping step, or
rather taking pains not TO keep step.
The reason Is found in the fact that a
very slight initial vibration, if continued,
is impaired TO the whole structure, and
In a short time becomes SO strong a down
ward strain at every recurrence as speed
lily to endanRer the safety of the strong
est bridge.
The same principle is illustrated in
some houses, which can be made to
tremble from roof to foundation by per
sistently and regularly pressing with the
foot on a loose board in one of the floors.
a similar curious circumstance is seen
in the case Of certain churches in which
1t is dangerous to play the heavy pedal
pipes Of a grand organ, for the reason
that the vibration becomes so great as to
shatter the panes of glass in the win
dows, and ven to imperil the safety of
the roof. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
, 1891-04-01

There is a farmer in Wrightown town
ship who will perhaps in time get rich,
as he is economy and watchfulness per-
sosifed. He engaged a girl to assist in
the house at stated wages per week.
When they agreed to settle, nearly a
year later, he had n bill against her Of a
little more than So for loss of time for
gaping at the cars as they went to and
fro. 1t seems that after the construction
train got to running she would go every
time it passed TO the door, look at it,
throw up her hands and apron and laugh,
so pleased at the sight. This loss of time
was charged against her in their settle
ment. Long headed man. that.-Doyles-
town Democrat.
, 1891-04-01

The fact that we know each other very
well is the reason of the charm of a Ger
tain American club. 1t gives an idea of
this place to say that people find them
selves neglecting their business in order
to get there in time for luncheon. 1t is
not that the company is so unusual.
There are, no doubt, attractive men, full
Of interesting knowledge; there is plenty
Of good talk. But it is not enough that
the talk should be good; the men must
be seen and heard through an atmosphere
Of friendship. Some of the incest men
choose to say very little; but these are
men in whom, in the course of daily ac-
quaintance, you learn to discover very
charming qualities and friendly DISPOSE
tons.
Possibly everybody is not charming.
Perhaps there is even a bore or two; but
bores are very human, and, to my think
ing, rather coy. There is a gentleman
who tells over the same story, but nobody
minds it as muEh as he wouldif he knew.
and he doesn't. Even the gentleman who
is always talking about his health per-
forms a beneficient office; he insinuates
into the minds of his auditors an i'm
preston that life Is valuable.-E. S. Nadal
in S~cribner's.
, 1891-04-01

An early morning customer in a big
retail dry goods shop is apt to hear some
quaint talk among the clerks, who amuse
themselves by chatting one another while
waiting for the active trade of the day
TO begin. In an up town shop the other
morning a customer heard the follow
ing dialogue:
Say, fanny from the ribbon counter.
what is it, ribbons2" from the fan
counter.
why is it that y on are so unpopular
with the ladiesg"
Give it up"
Because in cold weather they don't
fan-see, you:"
Say, ribbons, why is your trade like
that of a granger"
why is it,
Because SC much of it is gros grain. "
New York Times.
, 1891-04-01

A Young Society woman's Remarkable
Experience Before \ Mirror.

A Young Society woman's Remarkable
Experience Before = Mirror.
AT the ball last night, said a man
talking to a companion at his club din
ner, "a girl with whom l sat out n of
the dances told me Of a rather curious
experience she had earlier in the evening.
She said she was in the hands of her
maid for the ball. was seated before her
dressing table having her hair done; the
room was warm and flooded with light:
her ball gown was IN her sight. She
was reading during the process some
light society novel, and, as she rather
shAmefacedly confessed, muLching bon.
bOns between times.
All at once she rev tired of candies
and fiction, and, putting both aside, sat
looking in the glass while the maid
worked. She was thinking Of the ball
and various anticipatiOns she had CON
cernigg it, when, suddenly. without
warning, and from no apparent cause,
she found herself face to face with her
death.
''She put 1t very graphically 1t was
personal death 1 was struggling with.
she said, not the abstract death hat we
read Of in the newspapers nor the future
neutrality-suspicious. mortality which We
more or less indiffereutly accept as one
common destiny. Il was the actual end
Of my life. the fms Of everything for
me, and the going out from my homs
and friends to the darkness and horror
Of the unknown beyond. What religi-
Gus faith | had forsook me completely.
u trembled and a cold dampness
gathered on my forehead, | choked and
started 10 my feet. Ny maid, alarmed.
asked If / were i'll. l said yes, aud |
was-ill with dread, but nothing more,
for | was conscious Of feeling perfectly
well. She went to fetch a glass Of water,
and before she returned the vision. or
whatever it was. had gone as quickly a.
it had come. The hairdressing was re-
sumed, and could detect no physical
results Of the visitation, which was terri.
bly, real and awful while it lasted, and |
shall not soon forget H.
II reminded her Of some verses Of
Aldrich on a similar subject, where.
while the carriage waits Mt the door for
milady's forgotten fan, the husband or
lover is confronted in the same dismal
way. but she had never seen or heard of
them. Her experience was evidently
very genuine and had made a consider
able impression upon her."-New York
Times.
, 1891-04-01

Agnes, aged A., called at an uptown
grocery store the other day. II want a
tick of gum, she announced. After get
ting the desired article she remarked
that she hadn't ANY penny" How do
you expect to pay for your guml' queried
the vender of delicacies. well" an
nounced the youthful philosopher, 81
will give you a kiss" The kiss was
taken, but Agnes staid, and finally,
flushed with success, she made another
offer; MY cousin Ethel would like a
tick, and I'll give you another kiss for
it." Both girls chewed that afternoon.
Burlington (Vt.) Independent.
, 1891-04-01

No small insect ever escapes from the
web Of a spider, a fact which is not to
be wondered at when it is considered
that an ordinary sized snare may CON
tain as many as $780, 600 viscid globules.
Tho spinner is constantly engaged in re-
pairing injuries TO the web inflicted by
wind, stray leaves or captured insects.
Once a day the whole snare is subjected
to rigorous examination, and any broken
or loosened threads are adjusted ,-Corn
hill Magazine.
, 1891-04-01

They must have a strange herd of
sheep in New Zealand, where n settler
announced that he wanted IAN indus
trious man to take charge of 5000 sheep
who could talk Spanish" He must have
been related to the young lady who an
nounced THAT she could do all kinds Of
sewing and embroidery except music. ~
A western lad reads: Wanted an en-
ergetic young man for n retail store
partly ont Of doors, partly behind the
counters" a contemporary asks what
will be the result when the door is shut.
Providence Journal.
, 1891-04-01
ARE you GOING EAsTt

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY? Because in the fret place it is
to many OF the principal cities Of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
CANT
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax OF luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
G. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-04-01

The promptuess and certainty of it
cures have made Chamberlain's CoupI
Remedy famous. Il is intended espe
eial'y for coughs. colds, Group and whonI
ing cough, and is the most efsctull rem.
edy known Tor these diseases. so cen
bottles for sale by A. L. Roedel.
, 1891-04-01
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, ILL.,, writes:
Used one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $50 for a box
rather than do without them. as they
have proved,a Godsend to me" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.,
sor particulars, and their book to wives
nailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-04-01

The following was related by the late
Judge Breckenridge, of western Penn
~sylvania: Il once heard a Virginia law
yer object to an expression in one of the
acts of the assembly Of Pennsylvania,
which read, That the state house yard
in the city of Philadelphia should be
surrounded by a brick wall and remain
an open i~nclosure forever. Providence
journal.
, 1891-04-01

Mr.. Repplier playing cribbagel-
What a very fine crib board. Miss Pas
seC,
Miss Passee playfully-A gift from
my very first sweetheart. Mr.. Repplier,
when | was only 10.
Mr.. Repplier with polite Interest,"
Indeed! That is quite the oldest crib
board | ever saw that is -er- i
nDur---Wn Shnrn
, 1891-04-01

Riugway-Those are not your clothes,
are they?
Feutherstone-No, my slilor's.
Ringway - What are You wearing
them for5
Enthusiastically W are being re-
paired. -Clothier and Furnisher.
For a number OF years | have been
subject to violent attacks Of iufammatory
rheumatism, which generally lasted about
two months, On the first OF this month
| was attacked in the knee, aud suffered
severely for two days, when | procured a
bottle OF Chamberlain Pain Balm,
and it relieved me almost instantly. |
therefore most cheerfullY recommend it
to those who are similarly afflicted every
where. r. d. Whitley, Martindale, n.
c., Feb, 1883. Mr.. Whitley is a prom,
inent man in tins place, and his disease
was very widely known, as be suffered
such severe paius.--W. NJ. Houston &
Co., Merchants. Martindale, n. C. SO
cent bottles for sale bv A. Z. Roedel
, 1891-04-01

Commencing Sunday, Feb. !, 1891, a
through Pullman Palace Sleeper will be
run Rom Salt Lake City and Ogden to St.
Louis via Denver and Kansas City over
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
~railMays
, 1891-04-01

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Standard Cattle company will be held
Monday. April 6, 1891, Tor election Of
officers. at the office of the Union Cattle
company, Cheyenne, Wyo., at II O'Clock
noon. R NJ. ALLEN,
General Manager.
, 1891-04-01

For years the editor of the Burlington
Junction Mo- Post has Teen subject TO
crAmp collie, or fits Of indigestion, which
Frustrated him for several hours aud un-
fitted him for business for two or three
days. For the past year he has been us
nj ChameerlaIn's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh9a Remedy whenever occasion re-
quired. and it has invariably given him
prompt relief. 25 aud so cent bottles for
sale by a. T. LoedeL
, 1891-04-01

There is a story told Of a French savant
who was shown a priceless jewel by a
great duke.
Thank you, my lord duke" said the
man of science, ''for allowing me to
share with you the possession of so great
a treasure"
In what way said the duke.
why, your grace can do no more
than look at it, and you have allowed
me 10 do the anne. All the Year
Round.
, 1891-04-01

Boys. Heres Your ChRnceI
Not only to get way up" work done
but also to get your darnIng, patching auc
buttons sewed Oh without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY
, 1891-04-01

Mrs. Blifkins time midnight)-Hor-
rors! Husband! husbandl l hear some
one burrowing through the wall.
Mr.. Blfkins-Well, well! 1t must be
that book ageut. knew we'd all be in
bed by IL o'clock, and l told him to call
at half-pas--Good News.
, 1891-04-01
A FEW REASONS

Why you should try the celebrated DR.. q.
Wagner's methods OF cure:
l. -Dr. a Wagner is a natural physician
o. s. owLER,
The Great PhrenoloKist.
you are wonderfully proficient in your
knowledge OF diseases and medicines"
DR.. ].
B. Few can excel you as a Doctor"
4. The afflicted ind ready relief in your
presence DIR. j. SISrs4s'
s. "Dr. II. Wagner is a regular graduate
nom Bellevue Hospital, New York City; has
had very extensive hospital practice and is
thoroughly posted on all branches OF his be
loved science, especially on chronic diseases ~
q. "Dr. IL. Wagner has immortaliZed himself
BY his wonderful discovery OF specific rene
dies for private and sexual diseases."-Vir
gtnia City Chronicle.
Thousands Of invalids flock to see him"
Francisco Chronicle.
s. THE doctors long experience as a spe-
ciallst should render him Very successmi6-
Rocky Mountain News.
, 1891-04-01

le largest stock of fine brandies. old
whiskies, choice hqueurs and superine
cigars st George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-04-01
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company, Sixteenth and Eddy
streets,
, 1891-04-01

Visions Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects Of severe
weather.
, 1891-04-01

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 staunch friends, because the won.
derful thing about it is, that whea once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
ever after holds a place in the house. Ii
you have never used it and should be af
hicted 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.
, 1891-04-01

Gods blessing to mankind, say thous.
ands who have been cured by Oregon
Kidney Tea.
, 1891-04-01
COMPLAINTS REQUIRE
TIME FOR CURE.

Persons a a distance who wish 10 be treated
by Dr. wagner need not feel be
cause OF inability TO visit him. II they will
write 70 the Doctor he will send them a list OF
questions which enables him to send medi-
clnesi counsel and advice to thousands he has
never seen. he has patients in every city,
town and station throughout Colombo. as we'll
as All over the United States. See his address
IN MS advertisement Denver Tribune
, 1891-04-01
PLAIN FACTS Plainly SPOKEN.

At one time a discussion OF the secret vice
was entirely avoided by the profession. and
medical worksof but a few years ago would
hardly mention It.
To-day the physician is OF a different opin-
ION he is aware that 1t Is his duty-disagree-
able as II may be-to handle this matter with
out gloves, and speak plainly about II and
thtellgent parents and guardians win thank
, 1891-04-01

To all those engaged in this dangerous prnc-
zee l would say, nrst Of all, stop 1t at once.
MAKE every possible effort To do so; but IL you
htll, II your nervous system is already too
hluch shattered, and, consequently, your will
power broken, take some nerve tonic to aid
you IN your effort. Having freed yourself
from the habit, l would further counsel you
10 go through "a regular course of treatment,
Tor IL Is a great mistake TO suppose that any
one may ior some time-be 1t ever so little
give himself up to this fascinating but dang
erous excitement without suffering from some
oi It's eNll consequences at some future time.
Inc number OF young men who are incapaci
lated TO MI the duties enJoined by wedlock IL
hlarmingly large. and in most OF such cases
THIS unfortunate condition OF things can be
traced to the practice of self-abuse, which had
been years before. Indeed, a few
months practice OF this habit is often SUM-
client To Induce spermatorrhoa in later years,
ana have many of such cases under treat
ment at the present day.