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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
AMONG the mails of the steamer Calabri:

AMONG the mails of the steamer Calabria,
Oh arriving in New York, were some two
thousand balloon letters from beleaguered
Paris. They are extremely light, being
written on paper furnished by the govern
meni, and excited considerable curiosity.
The mails ''ria sky" leave daily, and carry
from $4,000 to SC, 900 letters. Even in the
event of their capture the packages marked
America are forwarded from Bremen and
Hamburg ria England.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

COMPLETE official returns from Maryland
give the following result: First Congress
sional District, Republican, 1898; Demo
cratic, Il, 500; Democratic majority, 4,l74;
Second District, Republican, S,O62; Demo,
4,622; majority, $3.50; Third District, Re
publican, 10,4l4; Democratic, 1879;
Fourth District, Republican, IL, 1856; Demo
cratic, l4,3Oi; majority, l,Sls; Fifth Dis
trici, Republican, S,457; Democratic, la
81 majority, l,794.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

sail ut short notice to attack Eaglish com-
merce in Chinese waters. The port Of Pos
seyette, ON the coast of ManchooEia, is thor
oughly fortified and fully equipped as .
naval station, and connected With St. Peters-
burg by telegraph. The army has been thor
oughly reorgani.sd in the past five years.
and . large force is now in or near the Black
Sea. Russians now in New York say that
the delay in making the demand for revising
the treaty Of Paris has been to get the troops
in position, and be prepared for the posi-
bilirv of war. --
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

NEARLY two columns of the New York
World, in fine type, set solid, are taken up
with the contents of :, wonderful newspaper
prepared by a correspondent in Paris. He
had cut all the news columns Of the Paris
Journals of November l., had pasted them
together, and then photographed them, re-
ducing what flied seven columns OF print TO
space scarcely more than IN inch and a
half square. This he then forwarded! by bal
loon mail; and although, TO the unassisted
eye, lis contents We're undecipher;sbie, by i,e
aid oi very powerful masniiyying glass and
a strong light il could be read.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

In connection with the agitation in this
ton, it il remarked tina. Tennessee, Illinois
and Vermont have only lately, As it were,
held State conventions, and at the recent
elections in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Louisiana and Missouri amendments to the
several constitutions of those States wers
voted on, not to speak of movements in
North Carolina, Massachusetts,, Florida,
Texas. Arkansas and Oregon.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

Ex-Gov. CURTIN says that the earnest
effort about to be made to secure general
revision of the Constitution Of Pennsylvania,
must meet with the cordial approval, and
enlist the positive efforts of the best men Of
both parties, for the necessity of thorough re-
form is painfully apparent to all.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

The New York Tribune has not wholly
made up It's mind to lavish its affection On J.
Fisk, Jr. Per contra, it speaks Of him a.
the 'obe>e and expensive incubus who
broods, bediaInonded and harlot-engirt, upon
the corpse OF the railroad from which he
pressed the life and CLOSES by calling him
Zone fat escurient adyenturer with harem."
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
ERox 1917 to 1869 both incl

FROM lS47 to 1869, both inclusive, ther,
arrived in New York, 1,644, 009 Irish and
1,6l6, 255 German emigrants. During ter
months of 1870 IS, $40 Irish and Sc, 3777 Ger.
mans arrived. The excess of Germans fol
The PreSen, year is 5.OOl, while the aggre-
gate since lS47 the Irish Quinn mbered the
Ten.ons by q ,755. Had peace prevailed in
Germany, this majority would have been re-
dnced and perhaps overcome.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

road from the Kansas State line to Calves
ton, one permitting the company to relocate
its road across the counties of Neosho and
Labefte and the amended Usage Treaty.
This last positively requires that company
to build and operate Its line to Fort Leaven-
worth, and is as agreed upon between Mr..
Morehead and myself l shall consent I'M
der no circumstances to relieve the company
from constructing It's line from Lawrence TO
LeavenwOrth, or at least from operating a
continuous through line from Fort Leaven-
worth to the south line Of the State.
Very truly yours,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
DENVER PRICEs.-Butter in Den

DENVER PRICEs.-Butter in Denver N
selling at 81 cents per pound; eggs, 80 cents
per dozen; potatoes. S2.75 per 100 pounds;
corn 81 per 100 pounds; green apples, 10
cents per pound; grapes are still in market,
and sell at 80 cents per pound, and Californi.
pears, packed like oranges, and sell at IA
cents Der pound, wholesale.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

THE civil service reform which We are
jus, beginning seriously aeitate in America,
has become substantially complete thing in
Great Britain. Nobody now gets place I'M
der Government there, without the Success
full passage oi strict examination, prescrib-
ed BY law, and all members Of Parliament
or bigwigs of any sprt can do for their friends
is to nominate them to the-lis.s ior examina-
flor,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
T,IEPILGRIMS. COMPACT.

On the Dist of November, 1920, Tor 1lth,
old style, two hundred and fifty years ago,
in the cabin of the Mayhower, in the harbor
of Provincetown, the Pilgrims adopted the
first written constitution. 1t is in these
words:
THE COMPACT.
In We name of God, Amen. We whose
names are underwritten, the loyal subjects OF
our dread Soveraigne Lord, King James, by
We grace of God, of Great Britaine, Franc,
Il Ireland, king defender Of We faith, &c.
hayeing undertaken for We glOrie of God,
and advancemente of We Christian faith, and
honour of our king and countrie, a voyage
to plant We first cOlOnie in We Northerne
parts of Virginia, doe by these presents sol
umnly & mutually in We presence of God,
and one of another, convnant 4 combine our
selves togeather into a civil body polfick,
for our better ordering & preservation 4
furtherance of We ends aforesaid; and by vir-
tire hereof to enacte, constitute. and frame
such Just Il equal lawes, ordinances, acts,
constitutions, 4 offices, from time to time,
as shall be thought most meete Il convenient
for We general good Of We colonie, unto
which We promise all due submission and
obedience.
In wi.nes whereof We have hereunder sub
scribed our names at Cap Codd We II. of No
vember, in We year of We raigne of our sOver-
aigne Lord, King James, of England,
Franc, & Ireland We eighteen, and Of Scot
land We fifty fourth. Ano Dom. 1620.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

yicts: and they listened With eager interest.
The lecturer sid it was the only audience Ae
had Hddressd that caught al his "pointsL"
This series il to be given regularly every
week, Mr.. Wendell Phillips. Miss Dickin-
con, Mrs.. Livermore, and other distinguished
lecturers, are among the names announced
for this course.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

THE FrecaG's Jos,.sal annonnce that :
great demonstration in favor Of the political
Independence Of the Pope will soon take
place in New York, and this viii followed
up BY similar meetings in other cities. The
editor in making up the announcement says:
I'VE call for crusade of the whole Of
Christendon, to put him ON els throne. The
Pope muk be subject to no earthly king"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

THEY have just had very successful baby
fair at Oskalooea, Iowa The babies were
divided into three classes. two for whites and
one for ooIored. The mother Of the success
full black child received gold-lined silver
goblet. The first prize, $40 baby carriage,
was given to poor mother who had only
been in the State few weeks.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
Literary f00A fer IePiss0es%.
| Boston correspondent Of the New Yorl

4 Boston correspondent Of the New York
Tribune writes:
The most unique course Of lectures ever
undertaken in New England or the country,
has just been established under the auspices
OF the Boston Lyceum Bureau. Ii IL to be
be given, as the Bureau reports, only to s'sea-
son ticket holders'-a euphe@isrn for the
convicfs of the Charleseown State Prison.
Mr.. Gideon Haynes, the Warden, who stands
at the bod of the official reformefs Of orr
prison syHem-or of reformen Who are in
Ofice-has from time to time given lee
snres to the convicts on his travels TO Europe,
and On othr subjects; Indeed, he is kimaelf .
lecturer ''outside." Mr.. Redpsth offered
- give him seg1l9 cmne from tle - Df
the bureau, and de- o6er vas a. ouce -
oepted Tbensi@vaa ;oPesea jae tidsy
aight BY Mr.. ]. Adm Smith, naval a
oer, Who foughf On TIE Kaanasee and -
gained some ceIebrHy Tor his lscansads ~
cruise, last winter, among Cur New England
iycenms. There are from 800 u coo cum
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
STATUS OF rmE GALvExroN kOA


STATUS Of THE GALvESTON Road.
The following explicit statement from
Senator Ross shows the status of the Galves-
ton road relative to Congressional Legisla-
ton. The facts stated are Of interest not
only 70 our city hut to the whole Staae:
LAWRENCE, rs, Nov. 3, 1870.
Hon. THOs. p. FENLON,
Leav@worth, Kansas.
DEAR SIR: Youn Of yesterday just ne
ceived. know Of no Legislation pending in
Congress to relieve the l., L. & 6. r. r CO.
from building from Lawrence TO Leaven-
worth, or Of any action having been inansu-
rated anywhere for that purpose. The only
measures now pending before the Senate
affecting that road are three separate bills
introduced by myself-oa,e to extend the
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
What II Rust In Wheat?

1t is small, microscopic plant Of fungus,
the seeds of which are distributed through
the sap-pOres These seeds produce young
plants under the epidermis or skin Of the
wheat-which they swell and burst in longi-
tudinal Sits all over the plant. These little
plants may be distinctly seen by means of n
powerful microscope, i'm all stages Of their de-
veiopment-from the numerous little round
regular heads, seen beneath the transparent
and unbroken epidermis, to the confused
mass after they have broken through and
scattered their fine powder over the whole
surface In favorable weather, and in good
wheat fields, rust makes but little progress,
and does little or no harm; but, when the
weather suddenly becomes hot and moist, its
attacks are often fatal to the crop. The
growth of the grain is at once arrested, and
ii the crop is struck before the grain has
formed, ii will not be worth cutting If
partly formed, it will he more or less injured.
Wheat growing on low, wet, and mucky soil
is generally more liable to rust than on hard
upland; but cases not unfrequen;ly occur
when it appears in belts or streaks, in the
direction of prevailing winds, blighting alike
every field of wheat, whether high or low,
in its track The remedy for rust is sowing
on dry or we'll drained soil, which is rich
enoug h to push the crop on and cause it to
ripen early, beyond the reach OF its attacks.
Early ripening varieties are best ON this ac-
count.-Annudi Register Of Rural Affairs.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF EGGs.-We
find the following in an exchange: The
white of an egg has proved of late the most
efficacious remedy for burns. Seven or
eight applications o: this substance soothes
the pain, and effectsially excludes the burned
parts from the air. This simple remedy
seems preferable to coIOdion, or even cotton.
Extraordinary stories are told of the healing
properties Of new oil which is easily made
from the yolks of hens eggs. The eggs are
first boiled hard, and the yolks are then re-
moved, crushed and placed over the fire,
where they are carefully stirred until the
whole substance is just IN the point of catch
ing fire, when the oil SEPARATES and may be
poured of. G One yolk will yield nearly two
ieaspoonfnls of oil. 1t Is in general use
among the colonists of South Russia rs Il
means of cnring cuts, bruikes and scratches.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
Eslueasas,n fer Al

From the y. Y. TinAG
The enormous power and
energy developed by the Pr(
during the present war have g
anew to what is known to'be
source of their strength-th1l
education. The prussiaAs 4
the best educated people in
they are 50, a. is well know1l
them ignorance is looked ~
e-t enemy OF tine State, and
pulsory. Every child NJ
attend school. At the
PrE-sian Kingdom, the1
at the basis o. The Fred
ignorant, proLetaire cla4
zen and private soldier
education, however
really rests ON a -
grnce. What an
Ais liza, Deen to
present struggle, the
WIZ be q -'iii sfea,e1
iro'i''e- !, sin 10 ~
Hohenh"iiern'. Ev
!, >',e-'';'f'' ',.ii''.s
sr....I -r i-u..te.u ~
Sutherland, has,
tr.e'i the same gram
SpfS education, ~"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01


BY placing one point under another the
LETT side of each fundamental sign, the second
series, comprising the next ten letters, are
formed; by placing two points under each
fundamental sign, the third series, compris-
ing W ' n Il &c, &c, DC, are formed.
The marks OF punctuation are the iunda-
| mental signs placed two lines below. Inc
system has been applied to musical notation
ia such manner as 10 make the reading and
writing of music a much easier matter ior
tbs blind than tor those who see. The seven
notes are represented BY the last seven oil the
fundamental signs, and each OF these Notes
may he written in seven different oc,aves by
merely pretixing L sign peculiar TO each
octave, and thus the necessity oi designating
the kew o; each musical sentence in the or
binary way IL avoided.
The mode of writing is very simple. The
apparatus consists OF board with a surface
grooved horizontally and vertically by lines
One-eighih Oi All Inch apart Over this
board a frame Is lifted like that OF Inc COM
mon map delineator, and ole or more sheets
OF paper being placed over the board, the
points are made with bOdkIn, through
a slip OF tin perforated thus, which
contains all the changes Used III the system.
As the sheets must be reversed To DC read,
the writing should be from right to left, that
IL NAV he read from lett To right. Several
copies may be made Dy one operation, u
desired. The paper thus written upon Ii,
alter careful revision, bound In -uirtaEtiai
form, and becomes a portion o. the archives
Of The Institution.
4 have been kindly permitted To take the
following notes from the i,rtuSTyiniri. annual
report OF the Superintendent, now Nearly
completed: 4 -et of books ms oeen opened.
There are no records giving any data COR
corning the Institution prior I'd the 2ith o;
March, last. The number oi pupils IN at
tendance the present year Is twenty. Sixteen
oi them were presen: last year. Two have
',een discharged; two transferred to
other institutions; and four failed to retnrn,
one from want OF proper eiothing. The
Legislature has made no provision Tor such
case, hence nothing could be done. Although
earnestly requested to do 80, the ces.sns
takers, and other officials, have failed To re-
;ort the number OF blind in the State. Many
persons show s,rea; indifference in the edacs-
lion OF their bind children, which Is very
wrong. They are MOI generally aware that
the asylum is place for education, and not
an inhrmary. \ great many. also labor
Under a mistake concerning the terms al adj
lais-ion, tuition, etc. Tuition, board, wash
ing. and nae of sc.OUl and music books are
rec. So are also instruction IN handierafl
and medical attendance. The notifications
If the Philadelphia Roman letter have al
ready produced four systems Of instruction,
which has brought about very PrePlexiny
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

oom p9eely uoneu02 AS ~ $4,000
ioxmaut lef Nm. Janes,was not dead, but
hope Of her Reessely was given ap BY her
frienda -OatSe Mirror.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

We are painesl to learn Of most distress
ing accident that happened To IN old citizen
Of johnson County. A our readers will re-
member, some months ago Dr.. Jans~ moved
with his family to Wilson County, in this
0eate. II seems that few weeks ago, Mn.
james, il order to protect their residence
from the ravsge Of prairie fire-, set
oue frex in The immediate vicinity Of
their house. In attempting IN control the
flames her dres caught Ere, and before as
s;sssuce could be rea8ered her sclOihes were
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

The method Of writing used in this insti-
tuition is that invented by Louis Hrailie, a
blind man of Paris, in 1929. IL is a modi-
fication OF BARRIERS system OF writing with
points. 1t is now adopted in most of the
continental schools, and in some of the in
stitutions of this country. The signs are
foty-three in number, embracing the entire
alphabet, and all the diphthongs and marks
of punctuation. OF these, ten. called the
fundamental signs, are the basis of all the
rest. These signs, which represent tine irst
ten letters of the alphabet, and the ten Ara
bic numerals, are follows:
ABCDE FGiII ii
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01


high-sounding pretentions, for no other pur-
pose than that of plundering the treasury
and inhicfing whitening, blighting curse
upon everything that tends to the advance
ment of education or the elevation Of our
race.
A good teacher cannot be retained too
long in the same school. A poor one can
not be dismissed too soon.
The County Teachers Institute was held
at Tonganoxie, commencing on the 10Th and
closing on the 2lst of May. The attendance
was very satisfactory, about one hundred
teachers being present. The attendance OF
the citizens was excellent. more especially at
the evening sessions. Drills in the various
branches laugh, in our public schools were
kept up from day to day. The able and val
liable support rendered by Professors Pleas
ant, Hiatt. T. W. Putnam, o. NJ. Baker. l.
J. Early, David Donovan, and X. u. Dill
worth. also Misses Morrow and Van Husen,
toQe1her with the able evening lectures Of
Prof p. J. Williams, Hon. d. j. Brewer,
Hon. =. McVicar, Gen. John Fraser, and
Prof. X. b. Dilwortb, stamped the Institute
of 1870 a one OF the most successful ever
held in the State.
We cannot close this report without the
following quotation from one Of the report-
ers: "The holding OF this Institute marks a
new era in the work Of education in our
country. . We have never seen brought
toettlser letter men and women, WHO are
more ably prepared to do their wor,, than
these ~ho have been present at thi- lns,i-
tute. Their work has been we'll done. IL
will remain after the present generation has
pa.-ed away. The number in attendance
from abroad has been very large. The peo-
pie have cheerfuliy, heartily and generously
thrown open their dOors, and have enter
tanned their guests in asch = hospital and
social way that even some linger ON the spot,
loash to leave"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-06

Bear In mind that MIsHLER's HERB BITTERs
IS skiliulIy com pounded free from inju ious CONS
poncnt paris. agreeable to the taste, and destruc'
tive to disease. Ii You detect any change from
The natural functions Of your system, no matter
how trivial or where located, If disease has al
ready cItrenc-ed itself, the really true and relia-
bic remedy in either is MIsHLER's HERB
BITTsRS. This assertion is based upon what we
kaow 1t will do In relieving, curing, and warding
off disease. For want of space we cannot detail
the diversified of this Bters, but It's general
effects upon the human system are to purify the
blood and Eccretions, correct morbid changes in
the blood, cqualze its circulation enrich its con-
srituents and regulate its supply; It imparts VI
tality and elasticity to every organ overcomes
all functional arrangements; assists In the pro-
cess OF digestion creates healthy appetite; pre-
vents and cures misasngtic and intermittent
ttvers, dyspepsia, liver complaint, nervous head
ache. kidney affections, and revives the physical
energies by infusing new life and power into the
system.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-06

MAYORS COURT, THURsDAY-ldyor Ely
son Eresid,hg.-Contfnued case of William
Rose, charged with having In his possession
and offering for sale a piece Of brass weigh
ing 1853 pounds supposed to have been stolen
from the Capitol, but afterwards ascertained
to be the property Of Mrs. Hubert. Sent
on to the next grand jury term Of the Hus-
tings Court.
Continued case Of Henry King alias
johnson (colored), charged with stealing
one n9,aG brass s. pedestal weighing 1888 pounds,
perty of Mrs. N. NJ. Hubert. Sent on to be
indicted by the next grand jury Of the Hus-
tings Court.
Thomas Lightfoot (colored), charged with
feloniously robbing George Dick of part
of a gun-carriage valued ut 500. Case con-
tinued until the 9th instant. -.-
Daniel Parker Zone Of Chahoon's eX-
policemen, charged with having in his pos
session five locks and fixtures stolen from
some person unknown. Sent on to be In
dicted.
Lewis Hill (colored), charged with unlaw-
fully assaulting and beating Francis Lewis.
Case dismissed.
Edward Thomas (colored), charged with
unlawfully assaulting and beating A. M.
Duke. Sent on to the next grand jury term
Of the Hastings Court, and recognized In
800.
John Burton (colored), charged with un.
lawfully trespassing upon the premises OF
-LMck and attempting to steal lead pipe.
Security required in 300, and in default ol
which sent to chain-gang for sixty days.
NJ. Shultz, charged with setting fire to the
house of K. Briggs and destroying S4CO
worth of goods on the 18th day OF Decem-
ber, 1869. Case continued until 1th instant,
and bailed in the sum of $500.