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, 1891-03-26

Few people" said a naval officer, zap.
precinte the tremendous power Of the blast
caused by firing IA big gun on board Of a
ship An example Of its effect was seen in
some trials in firing the 60 ton gun Of the
new battlcship Trafalgar, considered one
Of the three or four finest vessels Ia the
British navy. The gun was pointed di
rcctly ahead, and fired with a charge Of
$50 pounds Of slow burning powder and a
l,2j0pound proiectile. The blast produced
by the rush Of the powder gas and the shot
was 20 tremendous that the plates Of the
forecnstle were forced in u the deck
beams bent out OF shape, while almost
every round carried away some fragment
Of the projecting portions OF the ship, even
when the training was to the right or the
left.
1t is estimated that the vessel would be
reduced to something very like a wreck
were % rounds to be fired, either directly
ahead or directly nstern. This interferes
With, or renders impossible, firing when
either in flight or chase, aud has caused
our naval constructors to modify the plans
for the projected battleship-. as it is not
deemed desirable to nave them sink from
the discharge OF their own guns New
York Tribune.
, 1891-03-26

New fashions for spring and autumn
crop up like mushrooms in a single night.
But how are they made, and who makes
them2
Menlaugh at the caprices Of an unwritten
code by which the outward line of beauty
has become almost as variable as the occult
course of the female mind itself; yet, though
conformity to custom in the matter of
dress shows no uppreciable weight il cast
into the balance against life's serious re-
probabilities, time and time again does
this simple little problem perplex the
scoffer to tie point of a~bsurdity.
A man may still be honest in a hat Of
last years shape, but to insist upon wear
ing it is to go heavily handicapped; the
odds are ten to one that, from looking as
kance at him, his fellows will proceed to
charge him with eccentricity, and end by
grave doubts about his reason. He finds
himself suddenly forced some fine morn
ing to set aside his own taste for that of
the whole civilized world, which agrees in
thinking his brim an inch too wide. How
has the world participated itself so swiftly
TO this just conclusions The process is
as startling as any trausmutation of the
Hlchemists; it defies augury, like the philos-
Opher's stoue.-SCribner'S.
, 1891-03-26
ARE You GOING EAST,

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, aud because on all
trains there are, free TO all, new and ele.
CANT
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
Q. NJ. HANSON,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street
, 1891-03-26

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no SPECIAL men.
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise. "A purer
medi inc does not exist and it is guaran.
tced to do all that ia claimed. Electric
9itters will cure all diseases OF the lrv,.
and kidneys, will remove pimples, boils.
suit rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood.-Wn drive malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure all
m%alarial feyers. For cure Of headache.
constipation and indigestion try Electric
Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded. Price so cents and
81 per bottle at DR.. W. n. Hunts drug
store
, 1891-03-26
WHERE MAMMA IS EcuNp.
u Is a Product Of Several Countries. an
Is Found in Trees Like Pitch.

u Is a Product Of Several Countries, and
Is Found in Trees Ike Pitch.
The mama Of comes chiefly
from Sicily. 1t is a sweet substance OBJ
tJEed from a small tree, which is known
10 the mama ash. This tree can be grown
as far north As England, but in that coun-
try it yields no mamma, and is cultivated
for only. The mamma is formed
from the sap, The trees are ready to be
tapped ut the age Of $ years, when the
stems have n diameter Of about three
inches. The tapping is lone by making
cuts through the bark to the wood, the in
cisions being one or two inches long and
about an inch apart.
The first cut is made at the lower Fart of
the trunk. The next day another cut is
made just above the first, and so on, day
after day, during the dry season. The next
year the untouched part of the stem is
operated upon in the same way, and the
practice is continued in successive years
till the tree is exhausted.
The finest mama is that which is in
crusted around pieces OF stick or straws
placed in the missions. Flake mama is
that which has hardened on the trunk.
The inferior quality is from the lower in
cisiOn. After its removal from the tree
the mama is dried on shelves.
There are other plants that yield a SINH
lar product. The tamarisk of Arabia ex-
udes from its branches a substance that
becomes solid in the cool of the morning.
This is known as tamarisk honey. The
emulation is assisted by the puncture Of a
small insect. 1t is said that this honey is
described by native writers as a dew which
falls upon the leaves OF the tamarisk and
other trees.
The Persians gather n kind of mama
from a leguminous plant by shaking its
branches or by picking the leaves and
gently beating them over a cloth when
dry. Throughout Persia and Afghanistan
naturally produced mamma is harvested
from different trees and shrubs. 1t is eaten
by the people as a sweetmeat and is ex-
ported to India.
In Australia n sweet substance IA oh
tained by the natives from the sandalwood.
1t is a favorite article Of food with them
and with the colonists. TIT mama gath
cred from the leaves of the eucalyptus is
rather II product of insects. The eNuda-
ton Of the sap is due TO their puucturing
Of the leaves, and the same is supposed to
be the origin OF the mamma which IL col
lected from the Jwigs Of certain species Of
oak.
The notion Of the Arabs that the MANN
was a dew deposited upon the leaves Of
shrubs reminds us that we have the phe
nomenon Of honey dew on leaves of the
elm in this country. 1t is to be observed on
hot and dry days in August. The upper
surface Of the leaves becomes vanished
with a soluble sweet gum, much rrsorted
to by Insects iu the morning. II hardcn4
in tn. bot syn. This appears to be a true
natural cyu.aJiau Cf sup from the leaves,
Causri by rN,---ryr urtt. There is no in
dieatiuu Of ,la leaves being puncturad.
The y .,. Of The iuseats are a result. not a
muse iggIufs Communion
, 1891-03-26

Little Johnny Yerger has caused a breach
between Gus DeSmith, a society gentle,
man, and the Yerger family. Gus called
to make a friendly visit after supper, he
having previously informed Col. Yerger of
the intended honor. The whole family and
Gus were in the parlor. when Johnny riv-
eted the attention of all present by asking
Gus DeSmith'
Have o brought your gimlet with
youf"
"What do you mean, Johnny2'' asked
Gus.
81 don't mean muffin; except l heard pa
say you were coming up this evening to
bore us all. "--Texas Siftings.
, 1891-03-26

Tha death Of the young son Of Gen. AlgeI
recalled to a congressman a story concern
ing the boy. Owing to the esteem in which
Gen. Alger held Gen. Logan the former
named his son after the distinguished Ill.
inois statesman and soldier. Gen. Logan
frequently visited Gen. Ayers home and
was very fond OF young Alger. This con.
sideration Was so marked that n friend OF
the boy was led to remark that IL was a
great thing to be named after a great man.
Yes said the 7-year-old, Il have been
named after a great man, Gen. Logan, and
! have talked with Brouthers, the greatest
irst base in the League. Chicago News.
, 1891-03-26
A FEW REASONS

Why you should try the celebrated DR.. 81.
Wagne methods OF cure:
l. "Dr. H Wagner Is "a natural physician. -
o. s. FOWLER,
The Great Phrenologfst.
You are wonderfully proficient in your
DR. j.. MATHEWS.
3 Few can excel you as a doctor"
L. The afflicted hnd ready relief in your
presence DR. ]. SIMMs-
3. "Dr. H Wagner is a regular GRADUATE
rom Bellevue Hospital, New York City; has
hAd very extensive hospital practice and is
THOROUGHLY posted on all branche of his be
9. d H. Wagner has immortalized himself
py ms wonderful discovery of specific RENE
ginia City Chronicle.
thousands OF inyands flock to see him.
san Francisco Chronicle.
8 The doctors long experience as a spe-
eialist should render him Very successnui6N
Rocky Mountain News
, 1891-03-26

The ~stupendous nature Of the task that
a man who essays to provide food for some
thousands of these voracious little crea.
lures sets himself may be imagined when
IL is stated that a confined spider has been
proved by actual experiment toeat twenty.
six times It's own weight in the course OF a
day At this rate n man Of ordinary size
would require three or four bullocks and
from fifteen to twenty sheep to satisfy h!s
appetite daily.-Cornhim Magazine.
, 1891-03-26

Trustworthy authorities state that the
use Of ice for preventing the decomposi-
tion of dead bodies was known in very
early days, rs there was a tribe in Finland
which during the latter part of the Seventh
century preserved the bodies of their dead
for many months without embalming
them, using either snow or ice for the pur-
pose.
, 1891-03-26

Are you ambitious to do good2 Do not
wait for great opportunities. They never
come to the one who neglects to grasp the
little chances. A banana peeling removed
from the sidewalk, a basket carried for a
weary woman, a o aud smile to a lonely
child at the window pane, a note written
to one who seldom receives a letter-these
are worth doing, and are your education
toward the improvement of possible great
oppottunities.-West Shore.
, 1891-03-26

The output from the large concerns in
New York amounts to 5000 pies daily and
the blkers turn out about 10000 more, or
1900 a day, $4,000 a week, and "a, 1901 900
per ycar-an average OF about 10 pies per
capita. These pies, II into quarters, the
usual sizes outside Of boarding houses,
would make IOg,2 100000 pieces.
, 1891-03-26
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
nailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-03-26

Lord Salisbury-Have you ever calcu-
lated, your %highness, the number of UNI
brellas you ave used since you assembled
the throneY
Queen Victoria-I suppose no more than
other folks.
Lord Salisbury-I was thinking You did
You know we have had fifty years of con-
Einuous reign.
And Lord Tweedledum and the Marquis
II Bareacres burst out in a LOUD haw-hnw.
Jewellers Circular.
, 1891-03-26

Mr.. Bullion-'I notice, sir, tina you call
to see my daughter quite frequently, and
as she-er-appears to be favorably i'm,
pressed by you, l think have a right to
inquire concerning your prospects.
Young Mani shall be rich some day"
81 am glad to hear that"
Yes. YOU daughter and l have been
secretly married, and she has promised me
half you leave."-New York Weekly.
, 1891-03-26

There is a tradition that Hannibal was
born in Malta. This famous and historic
island was the chief stronghold in the
Mediterranean Of the C-arthuginians Of old,
as it is now OF the English. There and in
the neighboring island OF Coco there still
remain extensive ruins Of C-arthagiuian Tor
Phupuicianl temples and an abundance OF
C~urthnpiuinn graves
, 1891-03-26

A hotel where you can yet solid and
substantial value for the money expended
Is the Occidental. Good table board 25
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board and room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
well and comfortably furnished through
out. Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
rhomes street.
, 1891-03-26

The nationality Of a man who rises in a
London public vehicle to give his place to
"a woman is at once suspected. The male
European mine reduces the question to IA
practical business basis. l paid my fare,
1 secured my seat; il she found no seat it is
her misfortune, not my fault. Let her
complain to the
, 1891-03-26

The following item has been going the
rounds Of the press, and as our druggist,
A. + Rocdel, handles the goods, il may
interest our readers.
Having had occasion TO use Chamber
laiu's Cough Remedy, it gives me pleas
ure to state that | found it TO be the best
medicine for a cough | ever used; IN fact,
1t toured me Of a cough that had batlcd
several other cough medicines. N. R.
BURNETT, Atalissa. Iowa.
, 1891-03-26

Ed Knapp as receiciHg
fresh oysters aud CLAIMS fn
Ehe shell direct from ~ eIU
York ecery other day. at
his rest HHFdHf on Sic
re, nth street. Supplying
families of "a specially.
, 1891-03-26

Here 1t is, and it fills the bill much
better than anything we could say:
1T gives me the greatest pleasure
t. write to you in regard to Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. During the past winter
| have sold more OF it than any other
kind, and have yet TO find any one but
what was benefited, bv taking it. Ihave
never had any medicine in my store that
gave such universal satisfaction" j. NJ.
rooney. Druggist, Geuda Springs. Kan.
so cent bottles for sale by A. +. Roedel
, 1891-03-26

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Standard Cattle company ill be held
Mendny, April 6, 1891, Tor election of
officers. at the office of the Union Cattle
company, Cheyenne, Wyo., at u o'clock
noon. r. NJ. ALLEN.
General Manager
, 1891-03-26

81 ave got a boy. " said the proud father
who is destined one day TO shine brilliant
ly Ia the political armament"
shows Al aptitude for statecraft, does
he'"
NO, but he can't write a letters
Joseph News.
, 1891-03-26

Gives a better quality of ice than that OF
any other dealer, and we cannot be under.
sold. Give your order to our milk OF
bread wagon.
ELLIS. SLOAN & SHAVER
, 1891-03-26

An object Of some little interest has
been brought TO the house Of commons by
IA Lancashire NJ. p. This is an English
one pound bank note bearing the date Feb.
Il, 1877. The note was one Of the last ever
esael and has been half round the world
, 1891-03-26

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.
, 1891-03-26

Mr.. James Lambert of New Bruins
wick, ILL.,, says: Il was badly afflicted
with rheumatism in the hips and legs,
when | bought a bottle OF Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. 1t cured me in three days.
| am all right today aud would insist on
every one who is afi ted wl,h that ter
rlble disease, to use Chsmber,ain's PAN
Balm and get well at ouce, For sale by
A Il. ROedel.
, 1891-03-26
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company, Sixteenth and Eddy
streets.
, 1891-03-26
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS REQUIRE
TIME EOR IIIR

PERSONS at a distance who wish to be treated
by Dr. wagner need not feel backward be-
cause OF inability to visit him. II they will
write to the Doctor he will send them a list OF
questions which enables him to send medi
clnes, counsel and advice TO thousands he has
never seen He has patients in every city,
Town and station throughout Colorado as we'll
as All over the United States. See his address
IN ms advertlsement-Denyer Tribune.
, 1891-03-26

Tae largest stock of fine brandies. old
whiskies. choice ~tqueurs and superfne
cigars at GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-03-26

Visions Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects Of severe
weather.
, 1891-03-26

was entirely avoided by the profession. and
hardly mention it "Ouiu
To-day the physician is OF a different opln-
ION, ne Is aware that IL is his duty-dlsagree-
able as IL may be-to handle This matter Vim.
out gloves, and speak plainly about il and
Intelligent parents and guardians will thank
MIN Tor doing so.
-
To all those engaged in this dangerous prac-
tce l would say, nrst of an. stop IL an once
Make every possible effort to do 80: but in you
hall, II your nervous system is already too
much shattered, and, conseouently. your viii
power broken, take some nerve tonic 10 aid
you In your effort. Having freed yourseif
nom the habit, l would further counsel Won
TO go through a regular course OF treatment,
for 1t is "A great mistake to suppose that any
y: :FS 4! a s5f : + s s.: $S:s s#:$I$: 9 e : i$$s
The number OF young men who are incapacI
, 1891-03-26

When, in the SAUNDERS of midnight, II
man or a woman dreams that he or she is
swimming IL makes all the difference in
the world-or the water-whether his or
her head is under or above the surface. II
plenty OF them, but II you are navigating
all right. with the placid element beneath
you, 1atter yourself hat you will live to
make all or most Of your enemies your
footstool.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-17
JOEL GUTMAN & co.
JOEL GUTMAB &C.,
NOS. n2. ll4, no, IS. 100, l22
NORTH EUTAW STREET,
Baltimore. Nd.
There isn't a day from one 1oeek's
end 10 another that ace do
not offer
Special Bargains |!

Visitors t. tie city viii slwaysSfud 1t to
their advantage TO cali in and see US. Even
IL yCu do not come to buy, we invite you TO
make US a social call We have large store
we do an immerse business and our es-
iablshment is one Of the features and at
tracti ms Of the city. You are welcome to
make our store your headquarters. If you
have packages that you do not wish TO take
avouad with you bring them here and Lave
them to our check room. Wen take care Of
them until you cal or send fer them. And
while you are in the store make it your
home. Use our reception and reading rooms.
All the leading papers and magazines, as we'll
as writing materials, are at your disposed. -
maid is in constant attendance. She will
attend to all your W nts Feel free to ask
questions and ask us any favor that it is in
our power to grant We are not selfish
me chants, Per onally, we are above it, and
n a business way we aIe above IT, Our
house is founded on ih broad, liberal ptin-
ciple Of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-17
EApssaaive E<e,.

Hands, next TO faces. ate considered
mest capable of expressing character.
This is no doubt true; but feet also, 10 a
person with sharp eyes and brain quick
at an inference, often afford indications
of character not TO be despised.
Look at tile feet, for instance. OF the
row of schoolgirls ON the front settee in
recitation room. beginning. appropriately,
at the foot of the class.
Tile feet of the last and lowest girl are
short. clumsy, and crowded into French
kid boots with painfully narrow toes-so
narrow that their owner can not keepher
feet still, but shifts them uneasily from
one position to another in vain attempt
to find one that will be comfortable It
is not difficult TO imagine why their
owner holds no better rank; dull and
vain girls do not usually lead their classes.
Her next neighbor, too. wears shabby
kid boots with high heels troddea To one
side. and she must have forgotten her
overshoes this morning, for her boots arc
wet through
A little further up the line q daintily
formed aud elegantly shod foot taps tho
floor so nervously one feels sure its pos
SCISSOR does not know her lesson as she
ought, and is wondering what question
she will probably have to answer. Her
neighbor's feet, large. well formed, and
comfortably clad. rest firmly and Sc
reney on the floor aud suggest no such
mental anxiety
Glancing further up the row the eve
encounters an interesting variety; stout
boots, thin boots, shabby boots, snowy
boots, high heels, low heels, no heels;
stumpy feet, slender feet, trim feet,
bunchy feet
There is girl with square toed num-
Der skies and girl with shiny patent
leather tipped threes. There is pair of
purplish, worn bronze dancing shoes
party finery being used up at school
There is a pair of laced boots with
trailing shoestrings, and pair Of button
boots with nearly half the buttons gone,
and goodly proportion of the remainder
hanging by thread
There is q pair of elaborate tan col
ored slippers with ribbon bows, whose
owner must have worn rubber boots
anu DIOuBHl Hef Shippers III pdiCSi.
There is a pair conspicuously patched
boots upon shapely feet which are placed
well forward, with no mean attempt TO
hide the patches in shadow of skirt.
There is pair of boots which are not
mates, upon feet, one of which lops feebly
inward at the ankle, while the other is
crooked around the leg of the settee
The feet which lead the class are ar
rayed in leather boots, stout, high, and
laced up firmly and neatly. They have
been blacked with mems blackirg, which
wears long and stands water. and their
lower parts display an excellent polish,
but above the line where arctics stop they
are sadly muddy.
They stand well as their owner rises to
recite, and she does not shift from one to
the other, but rests her weight evenly
and quietly on both
She is a farmers daughter, who has
two miles TO walk every morning over
country roads to the train, and Is to ride
afterward. She is notable scholar, and
there is little doubt that next summer
those sturdy feet Of hers will mount the
platform steadily and gracefully when
she delivers her valedictory.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-17
PRICE ONE CENT
N,nrimg .hs BIC te So.

sometimes. said an experienced
nurse. "the numerical system OF singing
Is decidedly useful. Many a mother ia
singing a restless child 10 sleep has sung
the same song over and over again. re-
peating the verses indefinitely Usually
this form of rhythmic repetition il ef-
fective; there are few children thai can
hold out for moro than an hour or Two
against il il the voice is gentle and the
singing is continued without break AMI
with gradually decreasing Volume ~
tone. But occasionally il happens that
just as the child is about 70 10 20 sleep
there is brief period when its senses.
though veiled by drowsiness, are really
remarkably acute. and when the work
of hours may easily be upset n an in
slant
A momentary halt In the singing may
awaken the child the almost impercep.
tible rustic attending the bending for.
ward to see il the child is asleep NAV
have the same effect, and there comes a
time when even the words OF the song
strike the sensitive nerves with waheful
rather than restful impulses. Here is
where tue hullatitCaA ~ StciA Ahag hG NNcN
10 good advantage, substituting for the
regular words of the song with their dis.
similar and therefore somewhat disturb.
ing sound waves other words more nearly
uniform in character.
Suppose, for instance. the mother is
singing 'Grandfather's Clock and that
she has been singing IL for an hour or
an hour and half, and has repeated
the verses maybe seventy or eighty times.
At the critical moment between wakeful-
ness and sleep she glides gently into
Thirty one, thirty-two, thirty-three,
thirty.four, thirty five, thirty-six, thirty
seven, thirty-one. thirty-two. thirty.
three, thirty -four, thirty-fve, thirty-six,
thirty-seven.'
"The similar sounds which these words
produce make but the faintest ripple on
the sensitive ear, and generally ten or fif-
ten verses Of the song SO sung are enough
for the purpose. New York Sun,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-17

Balzac, the French author, says that a
woman's character finds expression in
her favorite color. A woman who pre-
fers orange or green gowns is, he thinks.
quarrelsome. Those who sport yellow
hats or who go clad in black without
cause are not to be trusted White
should indicate coquetry. Gentle and
thoughtful women prefer pink Pearl
gray Is the color of women who consider
themselves unfortunate. Lilac is the
shade particularly affected by overripe
beauties; therefore, according to Balzac,
lilac hats are mostly worn by mothers on
their daughters marriage day anl by
women more than 40 years old when they
90 visiting.