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, 1891-02-25

A quick witted and daring western
lawyer once saved a guilty client from
sure conviction on a charge of poisoning.
1t was proved that the poisoning had
been done by means of certain cakes, a
portion of which was produced in court.
When the counsel for the prisoner had
finished his speech, he said: ''And these,
gentlemen of the jury, are some of the
alleged poisoned cakes. We declare to
you, gentlemen of the jury, that they
are not poisoned cakes. They are as
harmless cakes as ever were made, and
in order, gentlemen of the jury, to show
you that these cakes are not poisoned, /
will eat one of them right here in your
presence"
And he did eat one. He took good
care, however, to leave the room at the
earliest opportunity, and to make a bee
line for an adjoining room, where he
had an emetic in readiness and an anti
dote. But the jury never heard about
the emetic or the antidote until the law
yer's client had been acquitted San
Francisco Argonaut.
, 1891-02-25
AN OLD TINE INDIAN rsRRoR.
An Aged Indian Who for Ten Years Ter.
rorized the s.ttIers Of Arizona.

An Aged Indian VIII for Ten Years Ter
rorized the Settlers of Arizona.
They were talking about Indian out
breaks when one of the party, who had
been for many years a resident of Arr
iona territory, remarked:
l tell you, gentlemen, that this Indian
business is pretty serious. Why, down
in Arizona we lived for fifteen years in a
state of terror on account Of a maraud-
ing band of Apaches that had things
pretty much their WI way all this time,
in spite of all the government troops
could do to keep them in check.
l call to mind particularly Old Vic
torio. There was a warrior for you. he
commanded a band of some 200 bucks.
They were the C~hiracahua Apaches, and
the murders, robberies and depredations
committed by that band during those
ten years in which they were on the
warpath are almost incredible.
Old Victoria was nearly 90 years OF
age when the troubles began. He ruled
those redskins with a rod of iron in
spite of his years. And he was para
lyzed, too, completely p~aralyzed. He
was only able TO use his left arm a little
just enough to lift a cigarette to his
mouth.
He was constantly in the saddle, and
had TO be strapped on like a bale OF
goods. His band had the finest ponies
to be found anywhere. They would
sometimes appear at one place, and in
less than tw~enty-four hours you would
hear Of them some place 100 miles dis,
tant. All throughout southern Arizona
and northern Mexico old Victoria con.
tinued his raids until the settlers finally
gave up in despair. The government
troops appeared to be utterly powerless
in the matter.
Why, that band of redskins would
sometimes plumber a wagon train right
under the noses of the troopers, and by
the time the latter were mounted ant
ready to start in pursuit they would b,
out Of sight. The next day, perhaps, tn,
wires would tell of some fresh depreda
ton committed by the same band in 4
section of the country over 100 mile.
away.
This old war dog, however, was
finally rounded up and shot. He died in
the saddle, fighting to the last, and his
band, what was left of it, dispersed. Of
course the settlers heard of it and were
delighted. Dismay followed, however
when Cochise tool the field. This In
dian ran things pretty much the SAINT
way for five years, and then came old
Geronimo.-New York Herald
, 1891-02-25

The Rev. Dr.. Clinton Locke. the popu-
Ter Episcopal clergyman, OF Chicago.
NAL 10 a bad break the other day. bat
wla helped out by the quick wit OF his
wife On the day in question he saw a
Idly about to call wlom he was anxious
not TO meet. So he said to his wife:
WOW I'm OFF, my dear. I'll run up
stairs and escape till she goes away"
After about an hour he quietly tiptoed
to the stair landing and listened. All
wus quiet below. Renssured he began
70 descend, and while doing SO he
lhoughtlessly but e.nphnticilly called
ont over the bannister;
We'll, my dear. has that old Dor" gone
n lsstf'
The ueyt instant "A voice from below
tlu-el tho cold perspirati1n to bedew
bis ministerial brow and rooted him to
the spot. There came a response which
sounded inexpressibly sweet to him just
then. 1t was the voice Of his wife, who,
with true womanly tact, replied, "Yes,
darling, she went away over an hour
ago, but here is our good friend, Mrs.
Blink, whom | am sure you wan to
meetr-New York Tribune.
, 1891-02-25

Kill more people than is generally known.
Particularly is this the case in instances
where the constitution is delicate, and
among our immigrant population seeking
new homes In those portions of the West,
and where malarial and typhoid fevers
prevail at certain seasons of the year.
The beet preparative for a change OF
climate, or Of diet and water which that
change necessitstes, is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which not only ~fortiies the
system against malaria, a variable tenn
perature. damp. and the facilitating eff
iects of tropical heat, but is also the lead
ing remedy Tor constipation, dyspepsia,
liver complaint. bodily troubles specially
apt t attack emigrants and visitors to
regions near the equator, mariners and
tourists. Whether used as n safeguard
By sea voysgers, travellers by land, miners
or of agriculturists in newly populated
districts, this fine specific has elected the
most favorable testimony.
, 1891-02-25
DLLLY pALLYLNG.

1t seems strange that negotiations 50.
the establishment OF manufacturing plants
here should ulwoys fall to pieces. In the
abstract the questions 10 be considered
are very simple. suppose 4 party wants
to erect a mandatory here. The
people once assured that it will be Of
public benefit are ready to talk business.
A bonus is demanded. A little figuring
will show how much the citizens can
stand or the business deserves en-
enlargement. This point being reached
both propositions are brought down to a
business basis and the necessary security
is given for the fuliGlment of the con-
tracts. Were these propositions a matter
between two private individuals they
would be brought to a head without un-
necessary waste Of time. Both parties
would soon be able 10 decide whether the
scheme was to their mutual benefit,
whether each was responsible, and they
would be certain to arrange It SO that
neither could take advantage OF the other.
With the city it seems to be different
There are always timid people who con-
t~iuually express iears and suggest doubts.
They have no confidence aud are not
quite satisfied unless every intended
investor is willing to sink two dollars here
for every dollar he takes out.
1t seems to us that the board of trade
trustees should actually represent the
citizens in these matters. To them, all
propositions should be referred and by
them they should receive thorough in
vestisation. If this is satisfactory it
should rave great weight with the citi-
zens. If it has not, then the board of
trade and its trustees are highly orna-
mental aud very unnecessary appeu-
daRes to the business features of
this city and the sooner they are wiped
out the better il will be for the peace of
mind of all concerned
Such proceedings must be brought
down TO a more business like basis in the
interest of the community. If a manu-
featuring project is not feasible then it is
a waste Of rhe to talk about it; if it is
feasible the opportunity should be grasped
at once for hemming aud having and
hesitaunR only bring about discourage
mint and disgust.
, 1891-02-25

While native fishermen were u fish
ing with nets at Waialua, on the other
side Of Oahu, a monster shark got en-
tangled in n of the nets and was
hauled ashore on the beach. Almost the
whole village went down and killed the
monster with axes. The shark meas.
ured eighteen feet in length. When cut
up into pieces two good sized turtles,
one of which was still living, were found
in the stomach. The turtles measured
eighteen inches ecross. Other things Of
a varied nature were also found in the
stomach. The jawbones were brought
to Honolulu by the steamer G. R. Bishop
and placed on exhibition. The jaws
have seven rows of teeth and measure
twenty-five inches when fully extended.
The natives stated that the mate of the
dead shark managed to escape.-Hono-
lulu Times.
, 1891-02-25

Most young folks now know that the
difference between night and day on this
planet of ours arises simply from the
fact, that among the innumerable multi
tude of stars there is one infinitely nearer
to us than all the rest; being SO much
nearer to us that when we see it we have
day. When by the earth's movement
on its axis the sun has set in the west
we have night; at which time we depend
for light upon the more distant stars
unless, indeed, the moon is shining.
In the main, it is true that the enor.
nous difference in the intensity of the
light that we receive from the sun in the
one case, and from all the stars seen at
night in the other, depends upon the fact
that the sun is the star nearest to us, and
the other stars are suns infinitely re-
moved.-T. Norman Lockyer in Youths
Companion.
, 1891-02-25

The Alaskans, as a rule, are not par
ticularly found of bathing, but some OF
them like occasionally to indulge in a
sort of Turkish bath of a primitive char
acter. For this purpose a number of
long sticks are driven into the ground in
a circle four feet in diameter, being
thereupon drawn together and tied at a
point six feet from the bottom. A small
ire of wood, with stones, is lighted in
the middle, and tho heat is kept in with
blankets spread over the framework.
When only the cinders are left, and the
stones are well heated, the bather takes
a seat inside and proceeds to perspire.-
Washington Star.
, 1891-02-25

A new apparatus for measuring the
mean level of the sea has lately been in
stalled at Marseilles. 1t is based on the
principle that when a liquid wave trav-
erses a capillary tube or a porous parti-
ton, its amplitude diminishes and it is
retarded in its phases without the mean
level of the wave changing. 1t consists
of a glass tube, the lower end of which
communicates by a flexible pipe with a
plunger which is lowered beneath the
lowest water level. There are two cells
in the plunger, the lower being filed
with sand and open to the sea, the result
being that the column of water in the
tube rises and falls very little with the
tides, and the mean sea level can be read
from a graduated scale.-New York
Times
, 1891-02-25

DOENN 7 90 fIR En- OtGH
There have been many bills introduced
in congress at this session whose purpose
was to bring about some tangible solut on
Of the arid land question in the West.
None Of them. it is safe TO say, was cal
culated to offer more than momentary re
lief. and some Of them, while sincerely in-
tended to effect good, would, in their
practical operation, nave worked IN
calculable injury.
The trouble with all Of these was that
they proceeded from the wrong STANDPOINT,
viz: Federal ownership or at least federal
controt-oE-the- wsteERaFs-Th scheme
of reservoirs proposed by Maj Powell is
of magnificent proportions but IN our
Judgment is better suited TO an absolute
monarchy whose decisions would be arbi-
trary aud final in all matters than it is to a
combination Of states each Of which
has an independent control Of its own in
ternal affairs. The biil just introduced by
Senator Warren aims from the right di-
rection for it has TOR its basis state owner
ship Of the public lands. We believe,
however. that il falls short OF the best at
t~aiuablc results by expressly reserving the
mineral lands to the general government
Considering the conditions which confront
the settlers in this section Of the country
all Of the lands might have been included.
By such generous measures the general
government will build up powerful and
wealthy states aud as il Is from the
strength Of the individual states comes
the strength Of the central government,
the policy. in its broal sense, could not
but be regarded as a wise one. The bill,
whether framed to include all of the lands
or only uon-mincral lands. will arouse
Just about the same amount OF opposi-
ton. II n very general and
severe onslaught is made against
the bill codlug all Of the lands congress
would more readily fall into the mood Of
compromising on the cession of the nom
mineral lands alone. Nearly all impor-
tant laws arc the result OF compromise,
the opponents and supporters of a inca
sure each coucedinp something. In the
case of Warren's bill there is nothing to
compromise on. III passes IN its pres
ent shape. well and good, but if it is
modified 20 that the land will be subject
TO federal interference or supervision very
little practical good can result. There is
not the remotest chance of the bill becom-
ing a law at this session and It dies with
the close of the session on March I. At
the next session we believe it would be
better to strike for more than we expect
to get in which event we are more apt to
get what the Warren bill now contem-
plates.
In the meantime the question should
be agitated in the newspapers. They
have here a practical standpoint from
which to proceed. OF all the states in
the Union Texas is now receiving the
greatest number OF immigrants. The
state owns all the public lands and this
permits it in the first place to offer spec
ial inducements to settlers and secondly
through the revenue derived from the
lands to reduce taxation to a minimum.
With the public lands ceded to Wyoming
we would have here much the same con-
diuous as now prevail in Texas and the
agricultural future of the state would
practically be a settled problem.
, 1891-02-25

According to The Isle of Wight Guard
ian, the island one day recently was the
scene Of n strange dramatic performance
with a powerful east" There could
be seen Miss Genevieve Ward, DR..
Dabbs, Mrs. Dabbs. and a dramatic Wis
itor, a Mr.. Lumsdaine, together with a
young lady, Miss Ethel Goddard, and
this powerful dramatic company were
engaged-in what? They were reading
through a new play of DIR. Dabbs and
Mr.. Righton, entitled Dante to Sc
cure the copyright. The admission was
one guinea, which was paid at the door,
and the audience consisted Of one personl
And so the qualifications of the copyright
law were complied with, and the right
of the. authors to the title of Dante" is
legally secure against all corners. But
why not have given MS all the chance of
seeing it, for nights are dull and the
a~tricals are quite in our way-such is the
lament of the paragraph writer.
, 1891-02-25

There is no government tug at the
Norfolk navy yard now, and in moving
heavy vessel along the wharf front the
hauling is accomplished mostly by the
bull teams Of the yard, a primitive pro-
cess, but the best available Mt present.
1t takes about four yoke of bulls to move
a vessel easily along, but when they
tackle u big ship like the double turreted
monitor Amphitrite the bulls generally
go down exhausted before the hauling is
over. In doing tug duty for the past
year the bull team appears as a new fac
tor in the economy of navy yard affairs.
Washington Star.
, 1891-02-25

The 5ur'y north wiul blowing
His trumpet loud acd shHll,
And pii4Dg high his s~nowdrifts
Along the naked hill
Hes flying mNlly southwark.
And Epua hls angry note
VIII soft n, and he'll doG his
Icicle br1idercl coat.
For then he'll be the south wind.
And he will wander back
with roses in his wLiskUrs
And roses in his pack.
Hen wave LI~ Tower frlgUct
And, northrEu-Id, .Ulrteg free
Ills pack Of dpgsy flowers
On mO-ntain side and len.
-HuFpGr's Young People
, 1891-02-25
Their Only Medicine Chest.

William W. B. Miller, Deerlodge, Mon
tana, writes:
Il have been using Brandreth's Pills
Tor the last thirteen years. n though L
have had nine children, l have never had
a doctor in the house except three times,
when We had az epidemic OF scarlet fever,
which We soon banished by a vigorous use
of Brandreth's Pills. | have used them
for myself two or three a night for a
month, Tor liver complaint, dyspepsia and
constipation. In diarrhuel, cramps, wind
collie, indigestion, one or two Brandreth's
Pills Fixed the children at once. A box
OF pills is all the medicine chest we re-
quire in the house. We use them for
rheumatism, colds, catarrh, billiousness
and impure blood. They never have
failed to cure all the above complaints iu a
very few davs"
, 1891-02-25

Bring your umbrella" called Mrs.
Brinkley to her husband, the other Sun
day, as she waited at the door for him
to go to church.
Who's going to preach?" he called
back from upstairs.
Gar regular preacher"
as that sol? Well. l guess we won't
need an umbrella.-Texas Siftings.
, 1891-02-25
The Old Stage Lines

Grow fewer yearly. By the recent ex.
tension of the Union Pacific. the old trail
from Cheyenne, north to Douglas and
the Black Hills country is now occupied
by well equipped trains. This new line
makes easy OF access the rich mineral
lands of Wyoming. Fast trains, good
service, and low rates.
, 1891-02-25

A public school in Mexico sounds like
a large beehive. During one half the
day the children all study aloud, each
one trying to make as much noise as pos
sible. The rivalry thus stirred up is re-
lied upon to make each one look at his
book and learn something, whether he
wants TO or not
, 1891-02-25

George Perry, convicted of grand lar
cenY at the November term 1889. of the
Court of the First judicial District 10 and
for Laramie county, Wyoming. and SEN
fenced to four years 10 the penitentiary,
sentence beginning on the 5th of Deem
Der. 1889, will apply to the governor of
the state of Wyoming for pardon on the
10th da7 OF March, 1891.
Mrs. MARY JANE PERRY.
Cheyenne, Wyo., 18th day OF Febru
airy, 1891.
, 1891-02-25

Small Boy-Say, dad, why does the
leaves fall off the trees every fall?
Dad ian old salt)-Bless you, boy,
don't you know? The winds is high in
winter, an the trees has to lower sail
New York Weekly.
, 1891-02-25

Tue Lander Clipper asserts that the
mail service IN the Big Horn Basin is the
pride Of the department, and proves it by
the statement that the Buffalo paper OF
Jan. S and the Rutler OF Jan. I both ar.
rived there on the 18th Of February.
, 1891-02-25

Two hundred and sixteen thousand
copies of BLACK Beauty are claimed to
have been sold in America, and the HUI
Education association is having
the work translated into French, Ger
man. Spanish. Italian and Volauuk
, 1891-02-25

The late Duke of Bedford sat in the
house Of commons for twenty-five years
and in the house of lords for eighteen
years, in all a parliamentary career of
forty-three years, without opening his
lips. His estate covered 11S acres in
London, with about 5000 residences or
shops.
, 1891-02-25

Wisdom's Robertine Is the only thing
now used by fashionable women to per-
petuate a beautiful complexion.
, 1891-02-25

He-Darling, this engagement ring is
worth $3.50.
She-The last one l had cost 800.
He-You are older nowl-New York
Herald.
, 1891-02-25

JAILY LEADER, all transientadyertisements
ITcents per line each insertion, 8 consecutive
Insertions S cents per line; one month . cents
per line.
Minor mention notices. among local reading
matter, IS cents per line each insertion.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
palIy, deliver by carrier, sc. per week,
lpeI month.
Daily, by mail, u per month, $500 Tor sia
months, slo per year, In advance.
Weekly. 500 per anuum. sL2forsiT months
PAYABLE in advance.
, 1891-02-25
The IneurabIs % Cured
sTARZILNG REPORT or TILE MOST
MIRACULOUS CURES
ON RECORD.

Invaiids who may yet doubt the ability of the
Gun Wa Herb Remedy Co. to cure the In
curable ~ are hereby directed 10 write TO any OF
the following ladies or gentlemen, each and all
Of whom have been benefited or cured by Gun
Wa, Notwithstanding that q large number Of
them had been pronounced incurable, and several
OF them were given up to die by dozens of the
most eminent American phyHiciAnG- We again
says Write to any or all of them II you are sttn In
doubt and In need Of help
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-30

WssHISeroS, Jan. 29.--Tne Heuse
went into committee of the whole on
the Military Academy Appropriation
bill, but without action the House ad
lourned.
The Senate, after the morning busl-
ness, took up the Apportionment bill
and amendments providipg for addi-
tonsl representatives from the states
of Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas and
New York, were rejected, and the bill
passed IS II came from the House. The
Army Appropriation bli was then
taken mp. A proyIso n the ball that
no officer should receive pay ss an
ofhcer on the retired list. while Tecegv-
ing salary a. = Government officiai
wss struck out. The bill went over
without acton. Senator Allison gave
notice that nc expected tSoth the Army,
Appropriation aud FoTtidestlon bills
Tiil t.e passed tomorrow. After short
executive SESSION Senate adjourned.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-30
DAVIS NOT DEFUNCT'
Has Heart = Too Hard End He
Head Too Wiss fos 3hat-
RAllLE-DllfllEC THE PUBLIC
4 Had Maa Thai uas served riws Hries
- aaks the Sherse and shs werss
Think fhAt He wents So Die
Joe saith 6ises nls NsSsien.

William DAVIS, prisoner confined on
the second floor OF the jail, and await
iag tflal IA the Superior court on .
charge Of grand larceny, decided last
night about O'Clock that he would
transfer his case 20 higher tribunal
than that represented by the superior
court OF Grand Rapids, and drank
freely Of the contents of bottle con-
tanning preparation prescribed tor he
own especial case. After committing
THIS rash act he weakened and decided
that he would rather submit has csse "a
the Grand Rapids courts and loudly
called for help. DR.. Dishrow Was sum-
moned and administered an antldote
10 the sufferer, which relieved bis con-
dition.
The name Of this would be suicide
has been printed IN 'sPoliee and Court"
more prominently than that OF any
other name during the past thirty
days. The fact Is that Davis ls . had
man. cunning, shrcwd, scheming. des-
perate. He Is q professional criminal,
and is too young TO have tired OF the
life that has gwen him so much
excitement. DAVIS is too young for
penitence, and 10 not old enough for
remorse. Reasoning on these lines, Joe
Smith. the detective, asked the auth
oritles at the Jail TO look out for the
rascal. His attempt at suicide has a
scheme OF escape behind il. Davis cav
the ambulance take TO the hospital yes
terday the burglar Grace, afflicted with
malarial fever, and evidently con-
ceiyed the notion that . hospital is =
more favorable place TO escape from
than is jail with bolts and
bars. No man who has looked
upon the self-satisfied and defiant
face of this professional young thief
would ever dream that he could ser
iously attempt his own life. On the
stand, IN police court, he has many
times confessed himself not only the
thief of all the goods that have been
received by the Kew boys, but he ad-
mits himself the taker of Miss McCoy's
seal skin cape. He deported himself on
the stand like the hardened criminal
ti'at he is. He has already served time
3. MA. and ii is not at all likely that
-.,..nt business other than his own
=. lsate business when he put innde
himself the stuff that was only designed
for the basest uses. No. no, Young
DAVIS is not old enough TO get into the
hospital on little rifle like that! DAVIS
will go over the road, and will give the
people of Michigan much trouble.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-30
A MODERN RIVER OF JORDAN.
MRS. LaBourslier's Generous and Timely
Offer to the Newspaper Fraternity.

MRS. LaBourslier's Generous and Timely
Oner to the Newspaper Fraternity.
Once in each decade:somethlng really
good and substantial turns up for the
poor newspaper man. Mrs. NJ. s. La
Bourslier, proprietress of the Turkish
bath parlors, on tine corner of Monroe
and Ionia-sts., has announced it as he-
intention TO, on Monday, February l,
keep open house from 10 a. m. to 10 p.
M, free to the newspaper fraternity.
Whether the "Ben Hur'' productions
this week for sweet charlty's sake, has
inspired the lady to give the news
paper people her unstinted hospl-
tality, IS not known. Suffice it
to say that her kind offer will
be most gratefully accepted. On this
occasion all official distinction will be
forgotten; the snake reporter will be on
a level with the society editor, and the
''devil" may he gently sprinkled and
sponged alongside the managing editor.
IL ls suggested that each recipient of
Mrs. LaBourslier's generosity provide
himself with buffalo robe. 1t may
come handy immediately after the
bath III preventing colds and like atfec-
tlOns.