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Some Of the Grand Army boys may be

Some Of the Grand Army boys may be
interested in the following from Alex. B..
Pope, A. d. c., commander of the de-
partment of Tennessee and Georgia. He
says: we had an epidemic of whoop-
ing cough here Stewart, Tenn, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been
the only medicine that has done any
good" There is no danger from whoop-
ing cough when this remedy is freely
given. 1t completely controls the dis,
ease. so cent bottles for sale by A. E.
Roe el.
, 1891-05-10

II Miss Leonora Dodge is a fair sample,
It is to be assumed that the North Carolina
girl is not afraid Of reptiles. Leonora, who
is thirteen years old and the daughter of
Captain J. c. Dodge, a well known farmer
OF Appling county, rode out to the woods
the other day to drive up the cattle, and
came upon a very large rattlesuake. She
dismounted from her saddle, hitched her
horse, and chased the snake to a root, try
ing 20 kill him, but the snake succeeded In
reaching n den under the root. She then
remounted and galloped her horse home,
but soon eturned with implements sui.
icient to force the snake from its den.
Then she put a rope round its neck and
dragged it home, where she now has il in a
CAGE.
, 1891-05-10
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. ,
FOR particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists, Sold by
W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
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ability they will
next visit Aus
traliA and y c W
Zealand and wind
up t heir long
jaunJ by crossing
the North AIneri-
can continen t
from San Francis
co to New York.
The entire trip, IL
1t is persisted in.
will C o n 5 u m e
nearly two years
Both young men
are strong riders
and have had con
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tour Of the British Isles, their journey will
then lead them through France, Switzer.
land, Austria, Turkey, Greece. and the
Holy Land 70 Sue whence they will ride
by steamer TO Bombay. Through India to
Calcutta the silent steeds will carry them,
but him will be avoided on account Of
the unpleasant experience there Of Thomas
Stevens.
The Westinghouse will then take a
header into Japan, and will see what they
can see over the handle bars. In all prob
, 1891-05-10

The present winter has been severe on
country parsons in Maine. One preacher
in Knox county, after working hard all
the evening breaking through the drifts,
arrived in sight of the church just in
time to see the lights blown out. The
people had given him up and gone home.
Boston Jourunl.
, 1891-05-10

In almost every neighborhood through
out the West there are some one or more
persons whose lives have been saved by
Chanberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhei Remedy, or have been cured of
chronic diarrhea by it. Such persons
take especial pleasure in recommending
the remedy to Others. The praise that
follows its introduction and use makes it
very popular. IS and so cent bottles for
sale BY A. II. Roedel.
, 1891-05-10

hammer thrower'in position to undertake
a throw, The best men in America todHy
at this sport are undoubtedly j. ). Mitchell.
w. L. CoudOu, c. A j. Queckberner, c. j,
Currie and Hugh McKinnon. A successful
hammer thrower must be a man OF ex-
traordinary muscular development, whose
sinews are backed by a proper amount OF
avoirdupois, which is usually in the neigh.
borhood OF 200 pounds.
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Puell Indians $,
who has been con
fined at Fort Al.
Catraz, the mill
tary prison OF the
division OF the Pa
cthc, for eighteen
IN without
having had a trial
or being convicted
If any crime The
sole reason for his
detention, accord
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prison, and he viii undoubtedly be accom-
modAted. He was violently in love with a
fast woman, treated her to expensive wine
suppers and was e~Xtravagant in supplying
her demands for finery. When arrested he
had a revolver in his pocket, and he is to
be tried also on a charge Of carrying con.
cealed apo
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Among the 600 men composing the
First battalion of the Scottish Borderers
(the old Twenty-ifthl, which will arrive
from Brrmah in a week or two, there
are only six who went out with the regi-
rent to India in 1875, These are the
~sergsant major, a sergeant and four
members of the band.-Londou Tit-Bits.
, 1891-05-10

ployer and then
quietly disAp
peHred. Isbert's
duties were to 30
licit orders and
collect accounts
IN the retail
druggists. He was
not "A successful
c~anvHsser, but as
he went to the firm
well recommend
ed, and was ap-
~parently a trust
worthy fellow W,
Mr.. Gordon paid
him a good salary
and placed i'm
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downfall when he
was arrested for
felony recently.
An investigation
Of his books show
ed that he had
converted s., 800 Of
the unions funds
to his own use, his
peculations ex
tending over the
entire period OF
his secretaryship.
Ark says he wants
to be sent to a
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Passengers destined to the prominent
cities east Of the Mississippi river should
~patronize the Chicago. Union Pacific &
Northwestern line. Magnificent Pullman
and Wagner sleeping cars, elegant Pull
man and Northwestern dining cars. free
reclining chair cars. handsome dHy
coaches and comfortable Pullman c~olouist
, 1891-05-10


Mitchell, of Wash
ington, are thetwo
latest candidates
for fame, notorie
ty, or whatever
you may desire TO
call it, but they
intend to emulate
Thomas Stevens
and circle the
globe on bicycles
They expect to
leave New York
May 10 for Cork
After making a
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HNRAN aAAN+ So
derer bad evident,
ly used in his ter
rible work Over
the right y was
a great ragged
hole. from which
the brains hAd
Apattered into her
hair and over the
ground
She had made a
desperate fight for
life The ground
about where she
lay was heavily
trampled, and bits
OF ras chung TO
her dress II n q
, 1891-05-10

William S. Campbell says he does not in
tend to rid the fore part of the coming
season, whether he is reinstated by the L.
A. w. or not. Campbell is a bright light
OF all the big meets, usually, and his pres
ence will be greatly missed.
, 1891-05-10

A. E. Roedel, the druggist, desires us
to publish the following testimonial. as he
handles the remedy and believes it to be
reliable:
| bought a fifty cent bottle of Chamber.
lain's Pam Balm and applied it to my
limbs, which have been afflicted with
rheumatism at intervals TOR one year. AT
the time | bought the Pain Balm l was
unable to walk. | can truthtully say that
Pain Balm has completely cured me-R.
II. FAIR, Hollywood, Kansas. Mr.. A.
c.. Cox, the leading druggist at Hollywood
vonches for the truth Of the above state
ment.
, 1891-05-10

1ae largest stock of fine brandies. old
WHISTLES, choice hqUeurs and superfne
cigars ct GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-05-10
DEANEs DEATH PREDICTED.

voudoo voEht's vicious Prophecy Chances
TO he FULFILLED.
Much excitement was recently caused in
San Francisco by the sudden death OF Coll
Deane, Il prominent broker, who had in
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Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results. or in case of
failure a return Of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our ad-
vertised druggist a bottle Of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Ii is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case.
when used Tor any affection of throat,
lungs or chest, such as consumption. in
Illumination Of lungs. bronchitis, asthma,
whooping cough, Group, etc, etc. 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste. perfectly
safe, and can be depended p Trial
bottles free at B. b. Dayid's drug store.
, 1891-05-10

Here is n picture Of Jack Maggie, the
well known amateur oarsman OF New
York. His correct name Is J. Il. Maggie,
and he was born in the Emerald Isle about
twenty-five years ago. He is a brawny
young son Of Erin, weighs 1877 pounds, aud
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as wELL Ia ENps wgLL

The Reasons for a Chinese GirIs Tenn
pOrary Seclusion.
Lille Tin 10y IS the daughter of a Chi,
ness merchant OF Grass Valley, Cal. She
was recently taken to san Francisco by
her friends, snd placed in solitary confne.
ment in a room at the house OF Lee Hung
San. For five days and nights she saw
no one but those who bIA ght her food aud
rim
On the evening Of the fifth day her at
tendants dressed her in a dark blue robe,
and. enyelopiuE her in the folds OF a heavy
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Roys. Here's HouT ChanceI
Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darnIng, patching and
buttons sewed Oh without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1891-05-10
I'D sIaHs FoR LlnERrY.

An Imprisoned Indian Against whom
There Are No Charges.
Attention Is being directed to the case Of
Skolaskin, an influential chief Of the San
, 1891-05-10

II you prefer the best Rock Springs
coal. leave orders at Union Mercantile
COMPANY and @. G. eompany's store.
Telephone 81. VIM. Murphy, agent.
, 1891-05-10

Henry Ark, secretary OF the Coast Sea
mems union, San Francisco, offered the
common excuse of wine and women for his
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hand, and there he sits without moving
muscle for an hour or more at stretch.
Senator Payne is another of this class. be
is almost always in his seat, and when he is
not reading a newspaper (he is a very close
newspaper reader he sits in almost perfect
ouietude, paying close attention to the pro-
ceedings, but seldom taking active part in
them. His favorite position Is low In his
chair, with his thin legs crossed and bis
hand to his ear in a listening attitude. Two
or three others are of this class of quiet sit
tiers, but the rest are nervous. active men,
always doing something. Senator Plumb is
perhaps the most restless man OF them all
He cannot sit still. He comes into the
chamber after the prayer and goes to his
desk as matter of habit. If he sits down
it is only for n moment and during even this
time he is constantly doing something, moy-
ing books and papers upon his desk, shifting
things here and there, whirlng III his cnalr
to call out to somebody, always on the move.
Then he hobs up and goes across the cham
Der, talks to Senators, gestculatlng all the
time with his hands ana his head in sort OF
wide-open manner. If he has no part in the
matters then under consideration he hastenS
away to his committee-room, where me be-
HAYES in the same manner. He is an imDa-
tent man. Of tremendous Vig0r and over
flowing animal spirits.
Senator ingalls,, now about to take per-
manent rest from Senatorial duty, has been
very active. lie has learned that reposeful
manner which MS SucccSSOT pIoOdpiS
will learn, but he is no less industrious; he
merely makes fewer false motions.
Senator WOlcOtt, who, although young
man and new Senator, has already made
an impression and given promise of extra
ordinary influence, is full of fight and activ-
ity 1t is said that he has had his quarrel
with every politician in Colorado and that
1t is because of his belligerence and industry
that he has made them give him the highest
office within their reach. An impulslve
man, lie holds few hatreds, but settles with
his enemies on the spot and has done with
the quarrel at once. Most of the men with
whom he has fought are said to be now his
friends. lie is admirable and they admire
him. 1t need not be added that he is indus
trious as a Senator. When he ceases to be
industrious it will be in order to shovel a
little dirt upon his remains and set up
headstone.
Senator Teller, the other gentleman from
Colorado, is hard worker in another man.
ner. He is of the patient delving sort.
There is probably no closer student in the
Senate than he; no Senator more scrupu-
ious in getting information. II has been said
that Senator Edmunds knows everything
and his seeming familiarity with all ques-
lions that come before tile Senate gives
some warrant to this extrayagant assertion,
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"The rock cuts are two and three-quarters
miles on the east side of the lake, and about
six and half on the west side. The
canal viii be at all points, except in the
rock cuts, wide enough for two ships 10
travel in opposite directions. Of course in
the basins, in Lake Nicaragua and the San
Juan River vessels can navigate freely.
The time occupied in making the transit for
steamers will be about twenty-eight hours.
OF this time four and a half hours will
be occupied in passing the six locks. aud
one hour and twenty minutes is allowed for
possible detention in tie rock cuts. On this
basis II, $50 vessels can pass through the
channel in one year, but as the locks are
$50 feet long and 20 feet wide two vessels
each of 20O0 tons can be passed at each lock
age, greatly increasing the capacity. The
SueZ Canal has present transit of about
$500 vessels. The minimum depth OF the
canal anywhere viii be thirty feet.
TO sum up what we have Gone. We
have re-establshed harb0r at Greytown,
we have built town with houses, stores,
barracks, tool and machine shops. stations,
officers and quarters. We have the largest
and best dredging plant in the world, thor
oughlg equipped railroad with locomotives
and cars, a line OF stations over the route,
completed and accurate surveys, and the
whole line cleared of trees and vegetation.
q long line of telegraph and telephone ser
vice. An aqneduct to bring pure, fresh
water to GreytOwn is in construction.
There is every reason to suppose that the
canal will be ready for operation in 1897.
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done. 1t was wonderful piece of work. 1t
was built through water from three to four
feet deep. The way it was built was this:
Trees were felled and piled up across the
line Of road, making sort of cribwork or
corduroy road. On this cribwork nSitu-
diual logs were laid. On these were the
eross-ties of creosoted wood, brought from
the United States carrying the rails. AS
fast as the road was built construction
train was run bringing sand from the sea-
shore, which was dumped on the crlowork
until the whole was converted into nigh,
broad, solid, wel-ballasted rpadbed, over
which heavy trains can run at the rate OF
twenty miles or more per hour.
This railroad will be continued to the
great rock cut seventeen miles from Grey
town, anu will be of incalculable value in
this, The most difficult part of the work.
Thus we have already successfully solved
the two greatest problems presented to US.
We have a harbor, and we have swift and
easy access 10 the whole of the lagoon cut
by our railroad.
ION the west side of the lake the surveys
are complete and clearing is under way.
From Greytown the canal runs through the
lagoon to OchOa. Here it joins the San
Juan River, and there are Sixty-hve miles of
river navigation to Lake Nicaragua, then
hfty-hYe miles across the lake 10 near the
mouth of the Rio Lajas on the west shore.
From there to Brito on the Pacific Coast is
seventeen miles, the highest cut being
forty five feet. The harbor of Brito
requires but little and very easy work.
There will be six locks = three ON
each side OF the lake. They will be
of the same size as those at the Sault Ste
Marie Canal, and are not therefore expert
mental The first lock from Greytown will
be 81 miles distant, 80 feet lift; / 4 miles
further is the second lock, q feet lit. On
the DeseadO there are two basins, separated
by dam, and the third lock of 40 feet lift.
West of the lake, and 10 miles from it,
where the Rio Grande enters the southwest
corner of the Tola Basin, there is dam,
and the fourth and fifth locks, lowering the
level So feet. Two miles further is the sixth
and last lock, tidal lock of 20 10 30 feet
lift.
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mental activity; and since their labors lie in
the mental realm, and not in the physical, it
is unjust 10 set them down as indolent men.
or course, many Of them-most of them, in
declare given to finding comfortable posi-
tons when they sit in the chamber, and to
lOungug pretty heavily when they are in
the clOak-ro0ms, but for picture of bodily
ease would still recommend the press
gallery and the correspondents retiring
room, though l confidently assert-and be-
lieve it will not be denied that the men
who write the hundreds of columns of report
which go from Washington every night are
quite the reverse from lazy lot.
If there were no other evidence of Sena-
tors natural disposition to industry, the fact
that he is Senator would count for some
thing. 1t is not by Incidence that men pro-
cure such positions. If it be answered that
many of them purchased their seats with
money, it must stiIl be held that most of
these earned that money, and this argues
against innate laZneSs.
But there is ample and convincing testi-
mony in favorof Senatorial industry, and he
who will may see it. An hours careful
observation from the gallery ought to con-
vince anybody that most of the Senators are
nervous men, and nervous men are not apt
to be lazy. There are but few Senators who
can sit still two minutes at a time. Senator
Morrill, is perhaps the most striking exam
pie of Quiescence. He sinks down into his
chair until he seems to be sitting on the
middle of his back, rests his elbow on the
arm Of his chair and his cheek upon his
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nine years, with the privilege of renewal for
that time. For the actual work of cnnstruc-
ton the Nicaragua Canal Construction Com
pany was organized. or this company l be-
came President one year ago.
The work has gone on very quietly for
two years in making preparations. Seventy
five engineers have been making during
these two years most careful surveys and
studies. For every mile of canal at least
forty miles of lines have been thoroughly
measured, surveyed and explored. We have
figured to the last cubic yard that is to be
excavated Of earth and rock. Some figures
may be of interest. The total route from
ocean to ocean will be 1914 miles. OF this
nearly l02 miles are natural waterways,
90 miles of deepened channel, 26 miles of
canal proper through cuts, and three-Quar-
tiers of mile of locks. The amount of earth
rock 14.O2S, 3S3 cubic yards. During these
two years the whole right OF way has been
completely cleared OF vegetation. task of
no small magnitude.
"The canal begins on the Atlantic side at
GreVtown, at the mouth of the San Juan
River. For the first twenty miles it does
not follow the river, which is very tOrtu0us
and ciFcuitous, but strikes across in
straight line TO Ochoa, where it meets the
river. At Ochoa dam VIII raise the water
Of the river to the level of Lake Nicaragua.
This lake Is the key OF the whole problem.
It's surface is 10 feet above the sea level. It
Is 100 miles long. a miles wide and varies
IN depth from 30 TO $50 feet. It furnishes
plenty Of water for lockage. The dam
makes 12) miles of slack water navigation.
For twenty-five years the harbor OF Grey
town has been closed. An ugly bar stretched
across its mouth high above the water, so
that you could DIVE over nearly its whole
length. Our first problem was how to re-
open the liarbOr. The plan adopted was the
construction Of breakwater at right angles
10 tue bar and 1900 feet long our success
is most complete. One thousand feet have
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This is his recreation-this and listening TO
the speeches that are make later In the
afternoon.
To name the hard workers of the Senate
would be nearly to call the entire roll. Sen
ators Paddock. Allison, Jones of Nevada,
Doph, FRYE, Blair, Dawes. Cullom, Evarts,
Stewart. Sawyer. Henderson. Ransom, Stan
ford, Wilson Of Iowa, Aldrich, Plat, Quay,
Harris. Higgins, Stock0ridge, Chandler,
Mcmillan, Hawley. Cameron, Hoar, Nc
Pherson, Morgan, Vance. Voorhees,, Butler.
Vest, Moody and Farwell being Charm en-
of exactng committees, ara all busy men,
while Senator George, who is one OF the
closest students of constitutional questions,
Senator German, who attends to the politics
Of his State as we'll as his Senatorial duties,
Senator Turpie and all the Senators from
the new States are by no means lndolent
ones.
There are a few genuinely lazy men in the
Senate. Senator Hiscock of New ork is by
a long way the leader in this respect. He
Tolls physically and mentally. Senator
EuStis of Louisiana is pretty comfortable
sort of man, and Senator Blackburn Of Ken
lucky is not wasting away from oyerwork.
Others, too. would be eligible to the Lazy
Mans Club, but they are few compared TO
the number who really do six hard days,
work a week and who ought to be regarded
lis sufficiently in majority to rescue the Sen
ate from the reputation OF a body OF
lounger~. WILLIS b. HAWKINS
IpirSIjngt0u. March q 1891
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"Mebbe; after all these here cartridges is
shot off,
mo, 1 thought you would go with me
without having to waste any of the car
tridges. You know the price of brass an
powder have riz mighty of late"
ooh, now here, Mark, don't care nothin'
fur expenses. l don't mind shootin' few
balls into Teller that wants to put me in
Jail an afterward hang me-"
81 am glad you amt s,ingy, Bill. Some
of the boys over at the store said that you
was mighty economical, but l am glad TO
see you amt. 1t hurts man nightly,
you know to have it norated around that
he is close"
Il know that, Mark, an 1 am allus tryin'
hard to keep that charge from bein' flung
aEin my reputation"
I'm pleased to know you think so much
of yo'Self, but say, told the boys over at
Shady Grove that you would come back
with me an | wish you would"
I'D like to accommodate you. Mark, but
[ don't feel like strollin' to-day"
Sorry to hear that, for l told the boys
that I'd have you in jail by II O'Clock to-
day."
Il wish you hadn't told them, Mark; an
you oughtenter done it fur you didn't know
how busy | mout be-"
'.Yas, mebbe l done wrong" said the
Sheriff, but didn't know after all that
you couldn't fling aside your business an
come along with me. The boys air all ex-
pectin' you"
''Yas, the boys up the river expected Gin
eral Jackson once, but he didn't come"
$50 l hearn," said the Sheriff, IAN you
air not comm with me?"
That's what amt"
III bet you SIS. Bill. that you do"
I'll take the bet. but in the meantime IL
you take yo' arms often that fence I'll drop
you right In yo' tracks,"
That's the way like to hear man
talk, Bill. Say, last night the jailer an his
two sons went POISON huntin'' They