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, 1891-02-20

One Of the black sst cats ! ever saw was
Topsy, and she was cute as she was black.
WheE mice and rats were scarce around
the house and in the barn in which she
lived she had a novel way Of letting people
know that she was hungry.
First, she would find q piece Of wood
and carry 1t in her Mouth to her mistress.
After dropping it at her feet she usually
made a pretense of eating 1t, and then
mewed so piteously that food was o
forthcoming.
One day Topsy became the happy mother
of five black kittens. They were born in
a big empty feed box in the barn. Under
her tender care they grew strong and
thrived. Topsy's life was wrapped up in
them. When they became large enough
to partake of solid food she brought succu-
lieut. wee mice for them to eat, and each
kitten got one daily.
For ten days she pursued this practice,
until people wondered where Topsy found
so many tidbits for her darlings. Her
fidelity to those little, black, animated
bundles Of fur was touching, and II was
with a panE OF regret that l learned one
day that she had been robbed OF her young.
Singly and In pairs they were given away
TO admiring nelghbors until none was left
10 receive the m-inistrations OF the young
mother. sim, with pathetic regularity
she continued TO catch mice and bring
them to the big box. There she dropped
them in, one at a time, until each Of the
absent kittens had been provided for.
Topsy never seemed to doubt that they
would return. Finally somebody nailed
the box cover down and Topsy could not
get inside. but for some days she visited
the spot and mewed most dismally. Then
she seemed TO become resigned to her loss,
and once more became like her former self.
New York Herald.
, 1891-02-20

When l see a woman scrubbing or bend
ipg over the washtub who was created
with an artists tastes and a poets song in
her heart; when 1 see a bright woman, In
whom the drollery and sparkle OF youth
die hard, amid a life of drudRery and IN
rest; when 1 see a woman patching trousers
and darning socks, who was Intended by
nature to reign the crowned queen OF some
high vocation; when l mark the pallor and
the lines of ~telltale care on the cheek that
In girlhood outblushed June's sweetest
rose. or note how the hands that once drew
divinest music from obedfent keys nave
warped and twisted in the faithful per-
Torrance OF homely duties, l feel like kiss
ing the faded cheek and folding the poor
hands in a reverent grasp, for, 1 tell you,
though she may sometimes falter by the
way, though fretful moods may sometimes
overtake her, not queens are more royal in
the Inheritance of their purple robes, not
clustered saints folded away from the
worlds turmoil SO faithful, not dying
martyrs so brave-for it is not dying that
tells. To die is easy ~enough-but livingl
there's the test. Anybody can die, but ah,
the infinite difficulty of livingl-Chicago
Herald.
, 1891-02-20

Fatigue should not be treated as a light
matter. Women often say, ~ am perfect
ly well, only 1 get tired easily" Then you
are not perfectly well. You need rest,
care and possibly medical treatment. Try
the rest first, and set your mind free from
worries Ind restraints. With the rest
take nourishing food, not tonics of neces-
sity, but instead OF waiting for luncheon
take a cup OF beef tea during the forenoon;
between luncheon and dinner an egg EN-
onade or a glass Of milk and a cracker.
Do not exact from yourself work which
you do not feel equal to do. Make it n
rule to lie down two hours each afternoon,
and go to bed early. Keep this treatment
up for three months, with all the out of
door life you feel equal to, and you will
realize what rest can do. The tired feeling
means that you need rest. 1t is as sure an
indication as that 4 clock needs winding
when it runs d~own.-Boston Traveller.
, 1891-02-20

The fact that the LATE Gen. Spinner met
his death from a cancer caused by an alb
rasion on the nose produced by eyeglasses
may stimulate somewhat the use OF lorgn-
cites. To those who actually need them
the lorgnette is a most convenient substi,
tute for perfect vision. Every near sighted
woman who finds herself daily graphing
in blindness for the elusive, slender cord
of her smaller e~yeglass will attest to this.
A lorgnette thrust in the corsaRe or hang
ing from the wrist is quickly secured. 1t
is also more easily adjusted and less pain
fully used than the other sort. Its abuse,
however, in the hands of vulgar, snobbish
women. who use 1t merely for effect, has
much curtailed its legitimate use.-Her
Point of View in New Yolk Times.
, 1891-02-20

II you nave always eaten bananas as you
eat grapes and pears and apricots, at the
conclusion of a big dinner, or as a tidbit be-
tween meals, you hRve not found out what
a glorious fruit it is. Suppose some morn
ing you try them in place of oatmeal por-
ridge. Choose perfectly ripe ones, and eat
them with bread and butter and coffee or
chocolate. II the latter beverages are
frowned upon by careful mamma milk
will do almost AS we'll. Don't eat them
through the day. but reserve them for a
breakfast delicacy.
It will reveal adelight which you had
never suspected the banana could afford.
This is the way people OF taste rejoice in
them in the balmy tropics where they grow,
and eaten thus there is no fear OF collie.
Perhaps IL o take two or three, instead
of one, you will feel satisfied without the
huge breakfast SO common in North Amer
lea, and then you will astonish the cook
with your robust appetite at noon. This
likewise is the habit among our tropical
n%eighbors, and they never suffer from dys-
pepsia.-Courtenay De Kalb in Harper's
Young People.
, 1891-02-20

Ella Wheeler Wilcox laments the condi-
ton of her sisters, but she blames it on
the men. She says: Unfortunately, men
want their sweethearts to DO brilliant and
snowy, and their wives to be domestic and
practical. The girl who understands how
to sew, cook, and nurse a sick child, does
not attract single men, and the superficial
belle does not satisfy her husband after
marriage. Hence the prevalence Of di-
vorce. Either men must become more sem
sible before marriage, more resigned after
ward, or mothers must begin to teach
their daughters in their cradles the neces-
sity Of combining the useful with the or
namental. the practical with the enter
tAining qualities"
, 1891-02-20
An from Rating wrong Food..

All IEoEa hAtlnk wrong EoooA
Talking about drugs brings one natural
ly to doctors. 1 was listening to young DR..
Joseph Grindon the other day telling q
number of interesting things about the
peculiArities Of peoples constitutions. One
lady was telling the doctor about a little
relative of hers. who had become violently
Ill not long since, her eyes and throat
swollen, and q real angry looking rash
coming all over her face and body. The
doctor had been summoned, and il was de-
clared by him not to be smallpox, scarlet
fever or any other dread disease, but sim
ply a little plum pudding which caused all
the trouble, and which q dose Of baking
soda enough to go on 3 dime) effectually
relieved. WAS It not oddi" remarked a
lady to DR.. Grindon. mot at all" he an
swered. II have known rashes in similar
cases 70 come from the slightest partaking
of oysters, shell fish or pork."-St. Louis
Post-D Dispatch.
, 1891-02-20
WOMAN AND HOME
A LITTLE WHITE FI5 AT WHICH
ANGELS MUST HAVE SMILED.

Style Versus FAshIon-wha the Baby Gan
Do-FooIIsh E~eonomy-Ths True Her
oInes-Beware of FHtIEue-The Men
to BIame-Dress for Small Boys
Once four young people were playing a
game similar to "authors," the only differ
ence being that a trick consisted Of four
books of the Bible instead OF the names of
authors / will call the young players
Nos. l, Q, 8 and 4, for convenience sake.
No. 4 was a young woman from the coun-
try, and she was very ignorant and unedu-
cated-a fact Of which she WAS painfully
aware. As the anne proceeded the other
three called repeatedly for the book
Psalms" No one seemed to have IL, and
No. 4 was very sure It was not in her hand.
But when all the cards were dealt, and all
the books save hat one formed, they
looked at each other and said: Some one
must have the book of Psalmsl No. 4, are
you sure you haven't it,"
"Yes, Pm sure" said No. 4, with a
weary, puzzled sigh; but l ave the book
Of P-salms"-and she laid the cards on the
table. There was an awful silence, and
Nos. 9 and 8 went into very paroxysms of
laughter which could not be controlled.
What Is itt' said No. 4, turning first
red and then white. while great tears
rushed to her eyes. Are you laughing at
mef"
"P-salmsT' roared No. 2, throwing his
head back in a frenzy of delight. "Oh, myi
oh, myr'
Then No 1 leaned over and laid n soft,
cool hand on No. IS arm, and said she.
very sweetly and grayely: Never you
mind, dear; they are laughing at the way
you pronounced the word. 1t isn't right, /
know, but I often pronounce it the same
way myself. so you need not care. They
always laugh At me, too. but | don't care
one bit"
Now. do you know 1 havo always thought
the very angels must have smiled gently
and indulgently at that little white fbt-
Ella HiRginson in West Shore.
, 1891-02-20

and the old cry of Egypt is dinned in ner
ears:
go make bricks; find the straw where
you cant"
There is not only a dearth Of edible mate
nAls, but of pans and forks and jugs. A
closed up stove warranted to burn cinders
has to be struggled with, and then the
master OF the house Rrumbles he can never
have a decent dinner at home. There are
holes in the floor. The housemaid has no
plate powder, 40 busters except old rags,
no brushes worth the name, so the floors
are half swept, the rooms undusted, the
silver dull.
No good servant will stay, and the whole
place is in a constant state of misery. As
many dollars are spent in consulting intel
lgence offices and paying fares as would
make the difference between the wages Of
an inferior and a superior domestic, but
the cheese pairing mistress does not see
this, and she Is constantly penny wise, but
very often also pound foolish.-New York
Ledger.
, 1891-02-20

The bed OF the baby Eskimo is not always
one OF e~iderdown. There are times Of
famine, now and then, when the condition
Of the ice makes hunting impossible, and
old and young starve TO death. Cases have
been known on o shores OF Bafin's Bay
where babies have been eaten by starving
adults, but infanticide In Greenland is un-
known, because OF a belief that the spirit
Of a murdered infant turns into an evil
spirit called AnEiak. that forever haunts
the entire village and brings endless mis-
cry and distress. John d. Spears in New
York Evening Sun.
, 1891-02-20

The pusher is q table utensil with whose
use the majority Of bachelors may be un-
familiar. for 1t is used only by small chill
dren. Even the best bred younRster Is apt
at first to help himself with the tools that
nature provided-to push refractory bits
Of food upon his spoon with his fingers.
The pusher has a handle like hat Of q
small spoon. Instead Of a bowl 1t has
across that end and at right angles with it
a little shield shaped piece OF silver with
the ends curved slightly forward, so that
the food cannot slide of at the sides. With
a spoon in one hand and a pusher In the
other some children can do wonderful
things.-New York Sun.
, 1891-02-20
ARE YOU GOING EAsrt

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY? Because in the FIRST 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-
giant
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.
@. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-02-20

Lady Macdonald. wife of Sir John, is q
brilliant woman. an experienced politician,
and a fascinating hostess. She was a Miss
Bernard, OF Jamaica, but was educated in
England. Sir John was made a baronet
the same year in which he was married,
and Lady Macdonald went from her quiet
home to assume her difficult position in
society, with great success. She is tall and
majestic in appearance. brilliant in CONVEX
~sAtion, and greatly admired in Canadian
social ciu les.-New York Ledger.
, 1891-02-20

The senior proprietor OF thus paper La
been subject to frequent colds for som
years, which we're sure to lay him up il
not doctored at once. He finds that
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is reliable.
1t opens the seereilons, relieves the lungs
and restores the system to a healthy con.
dltion. II freely used as soon as the cold
has seer contracted, and before it has be
come settled in the system, it greatly
lessons the attack and often cures in q
single day what would otherwise have
been a severe cold orthloesterH Hote
Regsta, Des Moines. Iowa. 5O'cent
bottles for sale 'by-A. z. Roedel.
, 1891-02-20

As you wish TO dress your boy daintily
use white nainsook and pique for his best
dresses until he is 8 years old, and lave
plaid or striped ginghams for mornings
and plain wear. Make them with round
waists, belted waists and box plated
waists, buttoned behind, the collar turned
down and edged with embroidery, the
large sleeves with cuffs like the collar, and
the plain skirt gathered, hemmed. mt just
long enough TO reach 10 his hoe tops. The
pique dresses should have jacket fronts
with rornA back. hnttoned and MATTED
, 1891-02-20

Some ingenious young ONE make
pretty and convenient work boxes out of a
Scotch Tam o. ShAnter cap. One of soft,
gray tones is lined with pale pink silk and
finished on the head bRnd with the inevita-
BILE little bow, which in this case Is a
rosette that seems the sine qua o to a
woman's decorative scheme. The cap rests
by its own weight conveniently open on a
work table and forms a really capacious
and safe pocket for spools. thimbles and
odds and ends, while tho soft exterior
offers an attractive needle cushion.-Nev
York Times.
, 1891-02-20

A Good Record. Il have sold Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for ten years."
says druggist L. B. Legg, of Vail, Ia,
and bave always warranted it and never
had q bottle returned. During the past
ninety days | have cold twelve dozen and
il has gwen perfect satisfaction in every
instance. 1t does not dry up a cough,
but looseus and relieves it, 1t will sure a
severe cold in less time than any other
treatment. so cent and 81 bottles for
sale by A. z. Roedel.
, 1891-02-20

All honor to the patient economies Of
those whose small means are barely Sufi-
Client for comfort, and yet perhaps have to
: h~usbanded for the sake of others. Many
= noble life has been lived by aid of minute
perpetual self denials. l am speaking Of
those who may nave ample means, but dis
penss them in a misery spirit.
Cheese pairing, II exercised in the draw
ing room, rules in the kitchen. There
everything the cook requires is grudGed
, 1891-02-20

Edith Swansneck was a beautiful girl
who loved King Harold of England. and
was loved by him in return. They parted
before the battle of Hastings Q065), and
after the slaughter was over the monks
sought in vain for the body OF the king.
Edith took up the search and discovered
the crownless and mutilated body of
Harold. which had been passed over by the
others Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
, 1891-02-20

Frequent shaving of a sickly mustache
in order 70 coax it is, in my opinion, a waste
of time. Just let 1t grow and trim 1t occA-
Eionally. Give the smaller and finer hairs
a chance TO attain some length. and the
mustache will present a heavier appear
ance than can ever be attained by frequent
shaving on.-Intsrview in st. Louis Globe
DemocraL
, 1891-02-20

A gentleman in Union county, Mo-,
who is too modest a man to have his name
mentioned IN the newspaper, was cured
of rheumatism BY Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines and
treatments for thirteen years. SO cent
bottles for sale by A. L. Roedel.
, 1891-02-20

A hotel where you can get solid and
substantial value for the money expended
is the Occidental. Good table board IS
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board and room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
we'll and comfortably furnished through
out. Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
Themes street
, 1891-02-20

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 DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. It is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case.
when used tor any affection of throat,
lungs or chest, such as consun ption, in
hammation Of lungs. bronchitis, asthma,
whooping cough, Group, etc, etc. 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly
safe, and can be depended upon. Trial
bottles free at B. b. David's drug store.
, 1891-02-20
DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

ms, John Curtis OF Peoria, III, writes:
Used enc box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $40 for q 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.
, 1891-02-20

We have some very desirable lots in
all parts of the city that we will sell As
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms, monthly payments if de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RTNER & JOHNSON,
1921 Ferguson ST.
, 1891-02-20

Emma Abbott was in constant fear OF
pneumonia, and upon her last professional
visit to Cincinnati it was noticed that the
windows and doors in her room at the hotel
were stuffed and blanketed in order that
not a breath of air might blow Upon her
She also wore q heavy collar as an extra
protection. And yet pneumonia claimed
her at last.
, 1891-02-20

When the two famous historians, Thisra
and Ranke, meI in Vienna in October,
1870, the former asked. with whom are
the Germans now fighting, since the fall Of
the emperor" Against Louis XIV" an
swered the German scholar.-Studies in
Europeau History.
, 1891-02-20

An exchange says that IL ever the wom-
en- Of this country start on a crusade
against the men their lines will be formed
in Kansas. There every own has it's equal
suffrage local society, and there are over a
hundred women's clubs in the state.
, 1891-02-20

Mrs. Septima Randolph Meikleham, the
only surviving grandchild of Thomas JEFF
~ferson, is a widow, 20 years old, living in II
humble cottage at Georgetown, d. c., and
supported by her dat ghter. who is a patent
aflra clark
, 1891-02-20

Ed A0pp a recetUiag
fresh oysters and CLAIMS tn
the sheH direct from " etU
York erery other day. at
his restaurant on Sta
fee5sfh street. supplying
of families a specially.
, 1891-02-20

Moagerly paid shop girls, factory girls
and small statesmen of the same rank are
frequently Obliged to go without the requi-
site articles OF clean clothing. because their
salaries will not cover their necessities.
That cleanliness ia a luxury may be a novel
statement to the rich, u 1t can never he
such to those less favored from a worldly
standpoInt.-Jenness Miller Magazine.
, 1891-02-20

Children should feel a sense OF freedom.
a sense of ownership in their parents pos
sessions, understanding that all restric-
lion are only for eIpediency; they should
feel that their parents guests are their
pleasing and not disturbing them.
, 1891-02-20

Tae largest stock of fine brAndies, old
WHISTLES. choice h9ueurs and superhne
cigars st Georye Mnsten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-02-20

John Robb, of Kingston, suggests to the
Ontario minister Of education that all pub
lie school children of Canada should wear
outer garments of the same material, thus
securing uniformity, and checking the dis
parity between the rich and the poor.
, 1891-02-20

skirt. His hat and walking coat should
be more boyish looking than the dresses.
Do not make Ruimpss to his dresses.-HAr-
DersA Bazaar.
, 1891-02-20

One OF the beautiful thIngs In tho into
rior Of Mrs. Kate Chase's home At EnRle-
wood Is large piece Of Gobeiin tapestry, one
of the few in America that once hung on
the walls OF King Louis P~hilippe's palace.
1t tells the story of Ulysses in the Ruiss of
a woman being entertained at a feast by
the queen Of some barbaric island. 10 was
much admired by Charles Sumner.
, 1891-02-20

New mattresses. 81, so; new woven
wire springs, 81. rs; second hand heating
and cook stoves at lowest prices. Every
thing delivered free. Corner Twenty-irst
and Themes. +. Bohnsted. Manager.
, 1891-02-20

The professor of rhetoric and bellies -lettres
in Eewcombe college, New Orleans, is Mrs.
Jennie @. Nixon, a Tennessee woman, who
found it necessary to seek her own living
after a girlhood passed in luxury or a
broad plantation. She is a clever news
DaDAr woman.
, 1891-02-20

In using benzine place a piece of linen Of
several folds on a table to act as q sponge
in absorbing the benzine. Stretch the
soiled article over the linen, dip a piece of
cotton or flannel into the benzine and rub
the spot well, after which dry with blot
ting paper. The benzine ought to be ap-
piled in a circular direction.
, 1891-02-20
ARNICArEp EUREKA CREAM

is the finest and most effectual lotion for
chapped hands. rough and sore skin, es.
~pecially prepared for this climate and
pleases everybody. Try it Twenty FIVE
cent bottles. Druggists.
, 1891-02-20
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS REQUIREi
TIME FOR CURE.

Persons at a distance who wish to be treated
by DR.. WNner need not feel be-
cause OF inability to visit him II they will
write to the Doctor he will send them n list OF
questions which enables him to send medl-
cines, counsel and advice to thousands he has
never seen. He has patients In every city,
town and Etation throughout Colorado, as well
as all over the United States See his address
In his Observation-Disclosures Tribune
, 1891-02-20

Better pay sl.D to g for a lace net, as it
will give twice the wear OF one at IS cents to
S1.25, which may be called popular prices."
AS regards the lining, satin at so cents INT
sursh at 50 cents are worn, but a duchesse
at 10 cents or a satin surah at 90 cents out
wears either OF the above fabrics, and is 80
per cent. better in appearance.-Exchange.
, 1891-02-20
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company, Sixteenth and Eddy
streets.
, 1891-02-20
PLAIN FACTS PLAINLY SPOKEN.

At one time n discussion OF the secret vice
was entirely avoided by the profession. and
medical works OF but a few years ago would
hardly mention 1t.
To-day the physician is OF a different opin-
lon; he Is aware hat IL Is his duty-disagree-
able as II may be-to handle this matter with
out gloves, and speak plainly about IL and
intelligent parents and guardians Will thank
him for doing 50.
, 1891-02-20

Take your pictures TO
TfgTrnbuu and hare modern
frames sfs ude.
, 1891-02-20
Maverick National Bank,

30 sToN a
Capital, S400, 600
Surplus, soc, 200
Accounts Of Banks, Banker and CorPora-
lions solicited.
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are excel
lent, and we re-discount for Banks when bal
ance warrant II.
Boston is a Reserve City, and balances with
us Gom Banks mot located in other Reserve
CiGies) count as a reserve.
Ne draw our own Exchange on London
1 d the Continent and make Cable transfers
and place money by telegraph throughout the
United States and canada.
We have a market for prime nrst-class In
vestment Securities, and invite proposals from
states, Counties and cities, when Issuing
bonds.
We do a general Banking business, and in
vite correspondence.
ASA r. POTTER, President.
JOS. w. WORK. Cashier.
, 1891-02-20

Job Printing at the Leader Office.