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, 1891-03-20

TIE IRRIGATION OR oINANCE

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There is a good deal Of talk in town
about the new water OF finance which re
Slricts the use OF water for IrrlEatlng pur-
poses TO the hours between 4 and 9 O'Clock
p. m. At first glance it might look a.
though this furnished amply sufficient
time 10 which TO imgate even the largest
lawns 10 the city, but when it remembered
that pretty nearly every bydnut 10 town
is opened at the same time the pressure
at each particular hydrant must be com
paratively little and the amount Of water
TO be secured is by no means so great as
as it would at first glance he supposed
TO be.
In this connection the members Of the
council should not FORGET that the lawns Of
the city do more to advertise Cheyenne
than any other agency, while they contri
butte TO an extraordinary degree to the
beauty OF the surroundings. Pretty hearly
every Griz ezpends a great amount Of
time IN keeping his lawn in fine condition
aud the authorities should deal with them
a. literally a. possible in the matter Of
water supply We believe experience has
proven that the Supply of water secured
between 4 and 9 o'clock in the evening is
not sufficient for thorough lawn irrigation.
If this Is true many people who are forced
to water their own lawns will soon grow
discouraged aud the neglected lawns will
not tend 70 euraLture visitors to the city
or elevate the real estate prices.
The city council should consider this
now ordinance very carefully before actine
,tron it
, 1891-03-20
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Now the SIM alludes T. The LEADERS
apology Tor tho utteranccs Of Rev. DR..
RAIDER THE LEADER has male no aool-
ogy for the gentleman, which ia perhaps
the very reason why the Sun says 1t has.
Oar contemporary seems to be growing
aldle Drained fighting windmills with true
Quixouc enthusiasm. 1t fears that Dr.
RAIDER is engaged in the task Of o%rganiz-
ing q third party which, with
the organization of the Alliance
party. seems TO drive it frantic with fear
OF the future. Its prejudice against Dr..
RAIDER extends back a year or more. That
gentleman discovered some double-dealing
on the part Of the Suns TWIN Idols aud
he didn't conceal his disgust any too care
fully. This vii! accouut for a great deal
of the milk in the present. cocOanut. The
Sun always has a motive for such actions,
Usually II j. OF a personal nature aud
sometimes it is not any too honorable, In
the present instance its fight on DR.. Radcr
l. made less because of his statement re-
gardiug drunkenness among the sexes
than It is for political reasons.
, 1891-03-20

Far north in the forest some beautiful birds
Sang sweetly amidst the deep SHOWS
The pines stopped to listen 20 catch each -o7E
word
They usually roar when 1t bJFs
The wind 1t was mad. and It blew ln a rage,
Determined the pine trees should roar;
Il scattered the SHOWS in a furious shower
But the birds only sang the more,
These beautiful birds wore tho rsiiesr % rCat~
The pines were arrayed all In green.
The SHOWS, ROBBED In white, made a painting com
plets-
The uublsst the wind had e'er seen
Then Boreas paused and a c5mprnmIss made.
And offered quite gently 20 blow,
II tho orchestral pines would play for 'U" birds
Accompaniment sweet and low
So. north, on the shores Of superior aa-rse
In the s1iuId-s deep and vast,
Dame Natures great court It's subjects lgtartt
With an opera unsurpassed
w. Il Balboa
, 1891-03-20

OF course most people know that
frogs and toads are evolved from tad
poles, but there are some very strange
things about these batrachians that
possibly you don't know. Because
this changeling is SO well known to
nearly everybody it may be dismissed
by saying that it is born with gills and
lives entirely under water until it
reaches the transformation period
then lungs appear in place Of the gills,
the tail drops of, legs sprout ont, and
an animal fitted to live on land is the
rcsult-Pittsburg Dispatch.
, 1891-03-20

DENVER is greatly worked up over the
fact that It's death rate is higher than in
any city IN the United States except New
Orleans, This certainly is a rather pecu-
liar reputation for a city which has always
claimed 10 be a health resort. When the
health seeker has to battle against disease
and m]urierous rufhaus combined, as they
arc now compelled TO DO in Denver,
something be done by the municipal
authorities TO maintain a reputation for
healthfulness when It is 50 much at yari.
ancc with stnti- les 3 tier sanitation is
loudly called for, but to make the scheme
eompl,t ~ successful better police reVula-
tiIus should also be demanded.
, 1891-03-20

Our Ottawa correspondent tells the
story of a queer incident in the supreme
court. Counsel for the appellant in a
case from the west had been for a good
half hour stating his case TO the court.
Mr.. Justice Strong had been talking
freely with the counsel, as is his wont,
and vas apparently helping the tinid
pleader out, when he started at some
thing the lawyer said and asked, Are
you for the appellant Yes, my
lord" oh said the judge bluntly,
Il thought you We're on the other side, "
Toronto Globe.
, 1891-03-20

. NV tNAfAh NtAAA'A h'ENh FIhNAAAs
With every advance of emigration into
the Tar " est, a new demand Is created
for Hostetter's Stomach Bltters. Newly
peopled regions are frequently less
sllubrious than older settled localities, on
account of the miasma which rises from
recently cleared lands, particularly along
the banks of rivers that are subject to
ireshets. The agricultural or mining
emiRrant soon learns, when he does not
already know, that the Bitters afford the
only sure protection against malaria, and
those disorders OF the stomach, liver and
bowels, to which climatic changes. ex-
Dosure, and unaccustomed or unhealthy
water or diet subject him. Consequently,
he places an climate upon the great
household specific and preventive com
m~eusurate With its intrinsic merits. and is
careful to keep on hand a restorative
aud promoter of health so implicitly to be
relied upon in time Of need.
, 1891-03-20

In several cities the councils are con-
sidering ordinances to establish the eight
hour day on all municipal works. The
arguments generally brought forward
against the measure are that it will in
jure a great many more taxpayers han
it will benefit, and that it is an interior
ence with the right Of free contract. One
alderman in Minneapolis said that if that
city adopted it labor would flock from
the four points Of the compass to enjoy
, 1891-03-20

The stamping machines at the govern
meut minis, e~IabOdying Us they do all the
best Inventions o~btainublc. yet do not do
their work with absolute perfection in
every instance Occasionally a silver dol.
lar IS turned ont with a JrifIng defect, aud
then the coin generally causes more trou-
bic many times over, than il is worth.
This iuperfre'ion is a slight crack IN the
edge Of the c1.n which is likely to escape
fhc notice 81 any ordinary scrutiny, but
like the r-ttiu the lute Of which the poet
sing, it maags the dollar music mute.
The cCmIuluest way 20 test a silver coin
10 ind out neither 1t is a counterfeit or
not is 20 drop II on a table or counter. II
it has a clear ing it IS supposed to be good.
As a matter Of fact, some counterfeit coins
now current, which are made Of anthony
and tin, have a sound almost Identical with
that Of a real silver dollar. What makes
this test stfl more uncertain is the fact
that n real silver dollar with the little rift
rounds al IL It were lead when dropped.
The opening destroys its jingle Just as q
crack ruins the melodiousness Of a bell
New York Tribune
, 1891-03-20

IT looks vyr, much as though the bid
ders for the bonds had formed a combina
ton to hold up the city. They seemed
to believe that thy had the town
at their mercy because the work, for
the pay mcut Of which the bond were to
be issued was already under way and
some OF the bills must he met very soon.
The ouly unfortunate thing about it is
that several hundred dollars should have
byen spent in foreign newspapers in nd-
yrH.i,inr the ale Of the bonds. The same
result. could have been secured by the
advertisement in the one Cheyenne paper
IN which It was published. Copies Of
this might have been mailed to firms
which usually operate in such securities
aud the rec ,lts which would have
been achieved lJull not be much worse.
, 1891-03-20

But the most amusing feature of the
Worlds fair squabble was that in which
the ''dago' was the star actor. The
Italians are not citizens, consequently
they couldn't work. OF course it didn't
make any difference that their fault
could be overcome in n few minutes by
application to the proper civil authori-
ties. Let it be said to the credit of the
labor organizations Of Chicago hat they
cared less about the question of citizen
ship than those of unionism and local
residence, but the humor lies in the po-
sition into which certain papers were
forced. The objection to the employ
ment of foreign labor was supported by
some editors who favor the Mckinley
bill and some who oppose it, and it is
generally admitted that that bill has
done much toward dampening the ardor
of foreign exhibitors. Well, the bill is
"A law, and foreigners are not to be EN-
ployed by the fair managers, so it is
about time to quit calling it a Worlds
fair
, 1891-03-20
Ap,rn rnIv,

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bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter chapped hands, chilblains,
sorns 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.
, 1891-03-20

If the labor organizations are not given
the recognition which they receive from
mos of Chicago's contractors on other
jobs, hen they should at once show the
chief spectators that it may be dollars
out of their pockets. If the "~unorgan-
lied Americans want n finger in this
pie they should enter the doors of the
unions, which are always open. As be-
fore said, there is no question of patriot
ism in this Worlds fair. It's a big show
for profit. In the latest American lingo,
Everybody is out for the stuff " and if
the capitalists b. nj the show think
they can do ms WI financially by an
tagonizing organized labor as by remain
ing friendly with it, that's their affair.
They can figure it out on their balance
sheets in 1891.
, 1891-03-20

We rave some very desirable lots in
all parts of the city hat we will sell as
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms, monthly payments ii de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RTNER 4 JOHNSON,
1921 Ferguson st.
, 1891-03-20
Through sIeeper to st. louis.

Commencing Sunday, Feb. !, 1891, a
through Pullman Palace Sleeper will be
run from Salt Lake City and Ogden to St.
Louis via Denver and Kansas City over
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
RAILWAYS.
, 1891-03-20

The Cheyenne Ice company has an un-
limited supply of good clear ice, which 1t
will sell cheaper than it can possibly be
bought elsewhere. Leave orders at RIner
& Johnson's. or telephone Ga.
MURRAY & DYER.
, 1891-03-20

What was the u Of this unusual
proceeding? Why were the rich indiffer-
emit to the contaminatiug influences of
the lower class2 1t was the presence of
Death. a mar of worldly power, one
who had moved among the exclusives,
had met the great equalizer and been
conquered. Gen. Sherman vas no more
to the common people than many other
famous citizens. His funeral cortege
was a sight worth seeing, just like any
large display, and the people swarmed
to see it, their desires sharpened by the
announcement that certain political and
military celebrities would be in the pro
cession. But cant help but think it
meant more to the mansion owners. 1t
told them that though they might pile
up millions and be powerful over their
fellowmen, yet at the last six feet OF
earth makes us all of one size" 1t said
to them. These piles of stone cannot be
taken into the grave, for this day let
them serve the people" And the soiled
coats of the laborers rubbed against
marble pillars. and their rusty brogans
pressed brown stone steps.
, 1891-03-20
ARyICATEp EuREkA CREAM

Is the finest and most effectual lotion for
chapped hands, rough and sore SKIN, es-
p~ecially prepared for this climate and
pleasos everl body. Try it. Twenty five
cent bottles. Druggists.
, 1891-03-20

II you prefer the best Rock Springs
coal. leave orders at Union Mercantile
company and @. Q. c~ompany's store.
Telephone CT. VIM. Murphy, agent
, 1891-03-20

Wisdom's Robertine Is the only thing
now used by fashionable women to per.
petuate a beautiful complexion.
, 1891-03-20

The finest line OF fresh and dried fruits
you ever saw. Also, a lot of large Goldfish
at A. Underwood h Bros.
, 1891-03-20

Gods blessing to mankind, say thous-
ands who have been cured by Oregon
Kidney Tea.
, 1891-03-20

never was an admirer of military
greatucss-suCh n feeling would not fit
In with my horror of war-and the name
If William TrCumsah Sherman meant
moro tome that day than ever before. A
thrl.-u l times grander than The March
to the s. l' was the solemn and eloquent
proco--.rH that bore the remains of the
dead sol ...r through the avenue which
was lined for SIX hours with velvet and
rags. To many !, may seem that | *
aggeTlte the importance of the affair,
aud probably | do; bat | have so long
been puzzled over the apparent belief of
the rich in the power OF wealth that /
could not help being impressed with
what seemed a proof that they for one
day recognized thtt Death isno respecter
of persons.
, 1891-03-20

Ii you want to please your ~housekeepel
try Jack Frost -four
, 1891-03-20

The ordinance was adopted by the De
troit council, but the mayor put his veto
on it. In giving his reasons ne said:
Such action as this ordinance contem-
plates is IN infringement upon the rights
of free American citizens. A large class
of our fellow citizens nave Justly and
successfully resisted the en~crOachments
Of sumptuary legislation. They have
successfully maintained that the state,
in this free country, has no right TO die
tate to them what they shall eat or what
they shall drink, any more than it has
20 prescribe what they shall wear, or by
what form Of religion they shall worship
The Creator. Why, then, should the au-
shOrities assume to say to an industrious
citizen, who desires to push his way in
he world, and to raise himself above the
surroundings in which he is born or
inds himself placed, that when he has
worked eight hours he must stop
Detroit's mayor is evidently laboring
under the impression that the working
mar does not want his work day
shortened, and he (the mayor comes to
the rescue to keep the hard hearted con-
tractor from compelling his employees to
take a little more rest. He (this Detroit
mayor ought to have an ordinance
passed compelling contractors on munic-
ipa1 works to allow their employees TO
work nights, Sundays and holidays.
The congress of the United States passed
an eight hour law thirteen years ago,
but it is probable that the mayor of De
troit has not heard of it yet.
One feature of the impressive public
demonstration in honor of the memory
of Gen. Sherman escaped the Argus eyed
New York reporter. TIL parade was an
immense affair, and the throng of specta-
tors that lined the streets through which
it passed could not have been larger. for
every foot of space was occupied. This
the %chroniclers of the event observed and
printed, but they said nothing of the fact
that Fifth avenue, and particularly Muir
ray Hill, took down the bars, or allowed
them to be scaled on that afternoon by
the hosts from the slums. l have wit
messed several great parades OF the fash
ionable avenue, but never before have l
seen the fences, steps, stoops and win
dows of its rich mansions covered by
men in working garb and urchins with
dirty faces and tattered coats. At the
time Of the Centennial celebration the
common herd was not permitted to cross
the line which divides the sidewalk
from the m~illionaire's palace. but during
the Sherman parade all restrictions were
forgotten. The steps, doorway and even
the window sills of the Aston residence,
on Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue,
were packed full of representatives from
"the Bend and "GothaIn court" and so
it was as far az I waS able to investigate
mp the avenue,
, 1891-03-20

The number of men and women out of
employment in Chicago, and who want
work and are suffering from lack of nee
~essaries, is counted by the thousands. In
she pitiful stories told in The Herald it
is always the same sad cause-no work.
Charity does not, caunot reach all the
suffering, and the number Of graves in
the paupers' cemetery is growing every
day. This awful state of affairs is not
among the class idle because of disincli-
nation to work. Let that be remembered,
and when you hear that the contractors
of Chicago are organizing to fight the
shorter work day, and that the Worlds
Fair managers will not adopt the eight
hour day, you will probably doubt the sim
cerity of many who say, While we can
not submit to the dictation Of the unions,
We have the interests of all American
workmen at heart"
, 1891-03-20

And while this wrangling about the
construction of the big show is going on
there are more idle men in Chicago than
a dozen such undertakings could furnish
with employment. Never before has
there been 50 much hardship in hat city
as at present. The Chicago Herald has,
during the past few weeks, given &C
counts of misery and suffering in the
Garden City which equal in horror the
pictures given of New York city by ia
cob Riis in How the Other Half Lives"
The Herald early in the winter organ
lied a relief bureau, and through it thou
sands have been saved from starvation
and from freezing to death, and yet the
misery seems to grow instead of dimin-
ish. One days report several weeks ago
showed that 1913 deserving families were
being kept alive upon voluntary charity.
, 1891-03-20
LABOR AND HE FAIR
CHICAGO ovERRUN WITH WORK
MEN AND MISERY A6OUNOS.

DepIoraBIe state Of An,irs in the Gar
den CIty-Grotesque Objections to the
Eight Hour Work Day Velvet and
Rags on FIuh Avenue.
The trouble over the construction OF
Chicago's Worlds fair buildings presents
several peculiar and conflicting ques-
tiOr-. more or less interesting to labor
and labor organizations. 1t was not sur
prsing that. with over a million idle
workingmen in the country, the near
approach Of the time for beginning the
work should mark the arrival Of the ad-
vance guard of the army of enforced
oilers to be followed by a constant and
increasing invasion. Before a pick was
stuck in the ground there were many
times more wOrkmen han are needed
in the city, and of common laborers
there are now probably four for every
job. Neither is it surprising that the
contractors should draw upon the I'M
organized and consequently most igno-
rant and slavish class for their labOrers.
They would not be contractors if they
did otherwise. 1t is necessary in their
business to get all they can, and give as
little as possible in return.
All the talk about patriotism in the
Worlds fair is nonsense. 1t has been
business from the start, and the meanest
kind Of business Mt that-the speculative
kind. 1t would have been Just the same
in any other city. The discovery %
America is 10 the average citizen, wheth-
er native born or uaturalized, of less i'm
portance han the big, round, clammy
American dollar. And wherever the
iniquitous competitive system obtains
the stick Of a pin will draw about tho
same kind Of blood. Speculation domi-
mated the contest for the selection of a
town; it delayed for months the choosing
of the site in Chicago; it is running. and
will continue to run, through the affairs
of the show even to the minutest details.
Therefore, the talk of President Gage
that "the fair is an American institution,
and it would be inconsistent TO recognize
only the organized portion Of labor, is
buncombe.
, 1891-03-20

They must be sold to make room
for spring goods. All Heavy Cloth
ing and Underwear at less than any
house in the city.
316 W. SIXTEENTH ST.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-12
Differences Among The Friends.

Even the peaceful and straightforward So
ciety OF Friends, which is now holding its
yearly meeting for New England in this city
does not seem to be entirely free from those
differences Of opinion that are so troubling
the Episcopalians and Presbyterians and
other denominations As the great world
drifts along its currents invade even the
staunchest religious creeds. Some of the
friends are troubled at the appearance of
certain innovations in their church, and the
meeting here at Portland has been the SUBJ
1ect Oh some anxiety lest those innovations
might be helped along A correspondent of
the New Bedford (Mass.) Standard has sound
ed the alarm, taking for his text "Ramovo
not the ancient landmarks which their fotb.
ers have set:"
IL Is now quite generally known that n ser,oro
INNOVATION Is being made upon the ancient nrS Sus
1ns D,acn ol e CIrstan church. having be-
the society, but to some extent 1t has aro al ~
found an acceptance In some OF the smaller meo;y
lngs In New England. The attention of the wrI,a.r
has been particularly called TO this subject from
letter published In The Friend, Philadelphia, for
oI1 month, 3Oth, from an aged member Of the old
ana william Penn, and their faithful representa-
ives Of later days, wherein he says: ut is very
a tSa l9 h me 70 give up the assembling of myself
nave Deen won't to go; but must either listen to
humble cottage" "' NO'"0 ~ my
ot az aSa a1os, among other grievances that .some
ond e esipe.s are DESTROYS of having an orpan
az anu pa[t u lhe meeting has engaged minister
W Rle ~ over tnem as pdstor1 - ''''''''A
~ ~ pam 70 be seen how slbvers,va .h, g.
Oh the long established simplicity Of he soc sls
The doctrines of the early Friends 80
summarized by the late William Hewitt in
an article on George Fox aud his contem n,
poraries'" are remarkable for their Gin,
plicity: 'i"u-
the lylng influence of the Divine Spirit ON tho
The spirituality of Christianity. corsoo,,o.,.,--
the non-eSsenttallty OF ceremonies consequently
The civil and religious freedom of ALI man. 80,
consequently, an adherence of all tyTanpvn ana
zeal or ecclesiastical; the shape Il the dasnnt
or the priest. uespot
Inc anttChristianity of war.
=, Inc Tree gift of the gospel; consequently an All
hoTreDce Of hirelings. - GU
The equality of the sexes; 10 sex in souls-au
are one m Christ Jesus; consequently elevatInp
woman to the highest sphere of honor, usefulness
dress. " 'SA' "u III
Inc conservative Friends hold that there
VIII be great loss to the society If, waving
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-12

The fashionable society of London is all
on the side of the defence in the Gordon
Cumming case, because to be on that side is
to be on the side of the Prince of Wales.
whose favor, OF course. is Of very great ad
vantage to peoele without heredity titles.
who are anxious to be on Intimate terms
with lords and dukes and princes. But 1t is
evident enough that among the middle and
lower classes the sympathy is almost en-
tirely with Gordon-C Cumming There is a
strong suspicion that he was dragooned by
the Tranby-Croft party into signing his
confession In the hope that 1t would hush
up the affair and keep the Princes name
from publicity In connection with 1t. The
cheers that greeted Sir Edward Clarke on
the street mean that there is a large class of
people in London that approved his plain
speech In regard to the Prince of Wales.
OF course row that they have got Sir Gordon
Cumming practically convicted in court
fashionable society will turn upon him and
Danish him from every club and social circle
which it controls. He will be summarily
kicked out of the Marlboroug club, and the
Turf club, and cashiered from the army
everything that can be done TO crush him
will be done. As, however, he has just mar
ried rich American, and as money is very
eloquent in Englanda as well as in America,
1t may be doubted If the process of crushing
him proves quite SO effective as the Wilson's
and the Prince would like.