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Connie Of Jour. Printers.

l met Mr.. Thurlow Weed day or two
since in the office of one of our leading news
papers, and alluded to Mr.. James Harper,
and mentioned his views as to the ways for
working man to acquire independence. Mr..
Weed reflected moment, and repliei: 1T
was most emphatically the rule of James
Harper's whole life to study, not how little
he could work, hut how much. Mr.. Harper
and / learned our trade more than fifty years
ago of Mr.. Seymour. then the leading printer
Of the city. lie was our master, and one Of
the best men God ever made. He resided
at No. As John street. and lived directly OPP
posite his place Of business. James and
were partners. The advantage of having
good partner, where you worked month
after month together at the same press.
must he apparent. Often after We had
doue a good days work, James Harper
would say, ''ThurlOw, let's break the back
of another token" but james would beg,lile
me or laugh at my complaints, and never
let me off until the token Wis completed fair
and square. 1t was custom with us in ssam-
mer 70 do fair half days work before the
other boys and men got their breakfast.
'ames and1 would meet by apo intment, in
the gray Of the morning, AMI 60 down TO
by tapping on the window, and Mr.. Sey-
mour would take it from under the pillow
and hand to one Of us through an opening in
the blind. A pres<Man,' continued Mr..
Weed, "whO could do twenty or even ten
per cent. more work than usual was most al
ways sure of situation" James Harper,
Tom Kennedy (lOng since dead) and made
the largest bills in the city. We often earned
as much IS fourteen dollars per week-liberal
wages when you remember good board could
be Obtained as low as ten dollars per month";"
As Mr.. Weed uttered tllere words his eyes
Lit ND with the fire. that illuminated them in
his youth, and there was that expression a
moment about his face that showed he was
an instant living over again what were
probably the pleasantcst days Of his
varied and successful life. In alliding 10
these ''giants among us, LET Ia ask Does
the modern system Of labor under the
supposed ameliOrations of the eight -hSar Las,
trades unions, and constant strikes, promise
to bring up any representatives for the rank
Of the toiling millions like the legitimate
fruit Of the old industries, as represented by
Thurlow Weed, James Harper, and their CO
equals and associates. self-made men? Con-
trast the spirit of antagonism that row pre-
walls between the employer sndtl employed
with Thurlow Weeds uttezance, with deep
emotion in his voice, speaking Of his master,
who has been dead scvres of years, and one
of the best men God ever made. 1t is some
thing for the youth Of the country, thrown
upon the world with no resources but their
hands and brains, to figure to themselves
James Harper and Thurlow Weed, tall
athletic, six feet high, splendid Young men,
of the best American type, shaking of sleep
ere dawn, and hurrying To their business"
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( is beautifully governed,

The employees of the Peoria, Pekin and
Jacksonville Railroad, while digging well
the other day, at Little Indian station, dis
covered, at the depth Of twenty-five feet, in
a stratum of clay, the charred and unmistak-
able remains Of an ancient camp fire. The
sticks, with the ends burned off, were ranged
around heap of ashes. These relics are to
he sent 10 Cornell University.
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THE Emperor Napoleon has petitioned the
King of Prussia to assign him the Palace OF
Bellevue as a residence, as Wilhelmshohe is
too much exposed TO cold, raw winds for a
winter residence. German papers say that
he prefers Bellevue because it was once the
favorite winter residence of his uncle, Jerome
Bonapartc, when the latter was still King OF
WcstPhalia, in the time of Napoleon the
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

THE reason why Adelaide Phillips pro-
fessional career has been, in measure,
broken, is that she was no sooner on the
stage, after an interval of absence, than her
father called her to his bedside, where he lay
an invalid, and she always answered the
call
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TIE UoyyJ ra;o;ces ovar tho d;s,r

THE World rejoices over the disappearance
of yellow fever, and says its belief is not
heightened by the official assurance to that
effect 1t has maintained from the outset that
the municipal authorities Of New York were
more engaged in protesting their own inno-
cence offhe existence ofthe epidemic than in
taking any measures towards its expulsion.
New York Is beautifully goyerned
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re, caiyj FdispIchesZIr England He
- that & j. in BE state, I'D thai
: was NJ Il all sorry 10 9ave. HIT bu6
Ger shouldbe tlslsty fsaoJ8 pound was enly
to be expected in a besieged city, but Mr..
johnson, driving out, was several times "a
luted with cries of "a bas ks ariesoeyuss,n
and his horses were in great danger of being
shst IS tsos4A To- be RepybliGsnl A bal
loon went over this place this morning in .
deed, hardly day passes without one or
more balloons escaping from Paris. Yester-
day, At st. Germain, two, fastened together,
came out from Paris, and when directly over
s.. German, dropped a heavy packet into
the town, This fell directly into the Ursu-
line Convent. Away went the Prisian
officers in pursuit; but 10! when they succeed
ed in in Obtainisg enhance to the Convent,
no packet was forthcoming, the Sisters unan-
imorlsly declaring that they had seen moth
ing Of the kind. Every we'll"
said the officer, 81 shall quar-
ter twenty husars here to
night, If the packet does not appear, and
twenty more tomorrow, and so on, until the
letters are found" Last night, as l passed
the Convent on my way To dine with a
French banker, l saw one Of the green hus-
sars ON guard at the door-a sight some
what unusual. This morning the packet
must have appeared, as, on driving BY the
Convent door, ! saw no sentry on duty. The
balloon which brought this much-sOught
after packet had some half dozen shots fired
at il as it went over the Seine-Of course
without result, as it was at least 1000 yards
above the river. "Ah, if we had only a
ChaSsepot We would bring it down." said an
aide-le-camp to me. But it sailed ON unmO-
Tested, the object Of hundred glasses.
A few DAYS ago, ut Argentuii, balloon
was not SO lucky, as it was hit BY thrre shots
and came topping over, and its contents, two
French officers and some 1900 letters, fell in
to the hands Of the Seth regiment, quartered
at Argenteuil.
Letters continue to he occasionally deliv-
cred from Paris in ST. Germain. One of the
last told us the the price of French rentcs,
Monday last, 52f. zoe. Pretty well for a
besieged capital!
Versailles wears gnite gay appearance,
the black and white Prussian banner fiutter-
ing gayly over Louis XIV.'s proud and ugly
palace In Montesson, near ST. German, on
the road to Argentetiil, the field telegraph
has been cut, and the Inhabitants will suffer
terribly for it, rs it is death to interfere wit!
80 important a means Of communication
The inhabitants of st. German are very i'll
disposed, and not only write on the wall.
such inscriptions as this, "Le siege DUN.
grdnde rifle ct te iombeau dune grunde armee,
but tell the English and American RESIDENT
that as soon as the. Russians are gone the,
will cut the Threats of the ''sacres Strangers
The palace of Versailles has been turnet
into hospital, whither the wounded in thi.
mornings engagement are now being brOugh
in.
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Irmm the New York sua. Goth inst.

IFrom the New York Sua, Goth inst
In the court of Chancery in session at
Trenton yesterday. Chancellor Zabriskie
rendered decision in the case Of Virginia
McClurg VI. BENJAMIN F. Terry ct al. Miss
McClurg brought suit to have marriage,
which had been performed By Justice Of
the Peace, set aside by the court. The alega-
ton was that the parties met At social
gathering, and for the amusement of the
company were married by justice who
happened to be present. Afterward the de-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

TIE banner Republican towns have been
found. They are the prosperous townships
of Geneseo and. Clark, in lama County, Iowa,
which at the recent election polled a large
and unanimous Republican vote.
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THE common assumption that milk from
cows fed on distillery slops is less wholesome
than other cows milk, seems to be disproved
by chemical and microscopical analysis
lately made by some Cincinnati chemists.
They took one specimen Of milk from slop-
fed COW and another Of milk from a COW fed
on grain. The slop-sed milk was found to
yield more butter than the grain-fed, but in
other respects showed no difference, either in
chemical or structural composition. No
trace was discovered of diseased matter, or
of any other matter which pure milk should
not contain.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

GEN. BoURRAKI Is described as exceed
ingly hardy in appearance, SO years of age,
though looking much younger. He entered
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

fend1pt nd 4. eaily insisted uPsn the
e.. he ~ rs e. Cd g Js..;
The par vho1 Pie lined p weock 7 he
II cam or NJ LIE calA having come
into Chancery, Chancellor Abriskie decided
it to be valid must be agreed upon by both
parties, and he therefore declared the mar
rage null and void.
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In the Third (Schenck's) District of Ohio,
the majority for Sherwood, Republican can
didatc for Secretary of State, was 126 votes.
The maiorities of the different counties were:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

The murderer Wilson, who tried nine
days Of selfstarvation in the Connecticut
State prison, thus describes his feelings:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

The Ottawa Times, the official organ Of
the Dominion Government, says: "We are
glad that the United States Government
have had little return for the courtesy
which they showed us at the Sault Ste.
Marie. Two companies Of infantry, pro-
ceeding from Lake Erie to Sackett's Harbor,
attempted to pass through the Welland
Canal, but were not allowed to do so, and
had TO return"
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following are daily appearing in the German
papers: "In our deep and inexpre-sible
sorrow we give notice to our dear relations,
friends and acquaintance, that il has pleased
Almighty God to call away our dear young
est, beloved and hopeful sons, Rudolph and
Oswald, officers in the Third Westphalian
regiment Of infantry, in the flower Of their
age. They both died on the 10th inst, in
the battle Of Mars-le-Tour, the death Of
heroes for King and country. Rudolph was
struck by ball while storming the position
Of the enemy at the head Of his company, at
the moment that he was calling to his men,
Forward, my children" Oswald, who
vas taking an order to the first line Of shoot
erS, was killed in the act. v. Arnim and
his wife, Wetzlar."
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MANSFIELD, d., Oct. y.
On Friday evening last n furious whirl-
wind struck the tent Of Van Ambnrg & Co.,
who were exhibiting at Belleville, in this
county, tearing it from its moorines, s,rew-
ing the canvass around promiscuously, and
even overturning some of the cages Of ami
mails. There was fearful hubbub for n
time, the brute animals bowling, and hu-
mans screaming, yelling, eursing, and i'm
plOring in their frenzy Of fright. The ele
phan, took advantage Of the confusion to es-
cape to the country, but was -oon overtaken
and secured. Quite number of persons
were injured, little girl and man seriously
The little girl, it is stated, has since died
The names Of any Of the injured have not
reached here.
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VERSAILLES, Sept. 30-This morning
there was sharp engagement to the south
of Paris. The French made two sorties in
force from Fort Issy, and from an outwork
which they have thrown up, and, wonderful
TO say, occupied at Sevres on the hills COM
handing Paris. Both sorties were, however,
repulsed with very heavy loss on the French
side, and comparatively slight on the Pr,ls-
SLAMS. Toward the end Of the engagement a
French gunboat came down the Seine from
Paris, intending to assist the troops in their
sortie, but when near st. Cloud she was sunk
BY Paussian shell, and more than half her
crew were drowned and nearly all the sur
viyos captured. There was great deal of
heavy artillery fire, and the good people in
81. Germainwhence came this morning, at
once told us that the "Armee de Nantes" was
on lis way, and evidently looked on us AZ
sheep prepared for the slaughter.
Yesterday Mr.. Cecil Johnston, of the
British Embassy in Paris, drove cut with
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IT has been questioned whether Beaure-
gard really offered his services to the French.
The facts according to London correspon-
dent, are there: Previous to the fall Of Sc
dan he communicated to the Emperor,
through Colonel Duncan, his desire to serve
him in his military capacity. The Emperor
replied from Wiihelmshohe. He thanked
the General for the offe-, regretting i, was
him, in the present state Of France, to re-
new it to the Provisional Government, who,
10 doubt, would eagerly acceptit.
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"MIsrAKEs will happen in the Ives, reg,i-
ted families" An incident illustrating this
occurred in Augusta the other day, which is
thus described iy the Kennebec Journal:
There was a social sass'ering ~ ,he dinner
table Of one Of our citizens, who spreads
good table, Of several notable individuals, he
sides the immediate platives Of the family
extending hospitalities. A lady who came
late expected to see 4 much loved but long
absent relative. Coming in suddenly, and
glancins at a bald-headed gentleman, whose
face was turned from her, and thinking it
was the form and general appearance Of her
dear friend, she rushed towards him, threw
her arms about his neck and gave him an i'm
mense hug Of affection, which was about to
he followed with smack, when the lady and
the whole company discovered that, instead
of being her very dear friend, it was vene-
able individual, bachelor, Of modest de-
meanor, with whom she had no previous ac-
quaintance, and who was greatly astonished
at the afFecfionate bsss sather sbsupt saluta-
ton. The scene created considerable meri-
ment, which was pleasantly received On all
hands
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the EqPiresrA As q rev1Fd for servipesVhich
the lo1er (ifoggine ftorney Would i've
been ASH to own, e was prous to
the highest bdicA p Of = in the nj HE
Crown; namely, - H1s;dency of.ehe 6Uart
of Cessation. He is now impeached for dis
grazing the bench. His brother Judges and
subordinates in the Supreme Court must try
him according to law; and, although they
were all imperialists three weeks ago, it i
not doubted that, in the present temper of
she sines ll,sll1e.lIlsR6 1ilgy; ssA'
sentence him to dismissal.
The prying of the government into the pa
pers of their predecessors have made it GER
tain that most Of the cosspiracies against she
empire were got up by the police, and that
the Emperor bribed Porters and Postmen to
open letters. His main object seems to have
been to get hold ofthe letters Of his Minis
tiers to their mistrcscs. The fourth division
Of the French papers contains the report OF a
spy on the doings Of the Russian Minister.
This gentlemen Lost some document, and OBJ
serves that it can only be his Prissian col
league who stole it from him. Such is d.
plomaey. The Tuileries papers include the
following letter from the Emperor Maxi
milan to the Emperor Napoleon:
at is with lively pleasure and scnti-
ment Of true grasitude- mat have just re-
ceived at the hands ofM. EAnslais the kind
letter Of your Majesty, dated Aug ~, 1866.
The good advice which your Majesty gives
me a. a sincere friend, remarkable as your
counsels always are fortheir lucidity, is very
precious to me; it en,anated from the great
est sovereign Of our age, who is certainly the
best judge of those diplomatic questions
which occasion our solicitudcs in Mexico.
Since NJ. Langlais has enjoyed your Majes-
tvs confidence, he may safely reckon upon
mine. This assistance will lie Of the utmost
value to us since the great difficulty We en-
counter here is to be utterly unable to find
tools to work with As Minister Of Fl
nance, NJ. Langlais will have oPpor-
tunities Of mending our present situa-
ton known to your Majesty. 1t is difficult,
but not desperate. 1t is only the army
which decreases our resources; the other
members ofthe administration cost less than
| in any other country In the war expenses,
| it is those unfortunate auxilir;es which Gust
| so much, and which the Marshal thinks 50
necessary, although doubt whether they
are Of any real value Within the last few
days we have completed our works Of Po-
litical administration and Judicial OrganiIa-
ton, in several volumes. Twill send them
to your M,jesty. have given up my visit
to Yucatan, where the Empress will g
alone, in order to set to work in right
earnes, with NJ. ~Iangiafs, who has now all
my sympathies. -3he Marshal will send
You the Draconian law, which have bcen
obliged to sign against the gierriilas. II
will have good effect, aud We shall see thu
last Of these scourges Of the country, if thu
troops do not fail. pray your Majesty t'
recall me to the kind recollection OF the Em
press, and to believe in the sentiments o
high esteem and sincere friendship will
which am your Majesty's good brother,
l '..' "MAXIMILIAN."
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German physicians, as appears from
medical journals, have found a tincture Of
the leaves Of the Eucalyptus Giobnsns, or
Australian gum tree, to be a remedy for in
termittent fever DIR. Lorinser gave it to
ffty-three patients, of whom fory-three
were completely cured. In FIVE others there
was relapse, owing to a failure in the sup
Div Of the tincture. In eleven Of the cases
quinine had been used without effect, and
nine Of these were cured by the Eucalyptus.
This tree, of considerable size, grows in Aus
tralia. lis wood is very hard, AMI is used
in shirbuilding.
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The Neutrality Question 1setW cen
Prussia and the United States.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
We NAV anticipate that the curresr ond-
ence between Count Berns,orf and Lord
Granville will I've paralleled by correspond
ence between Baron Gerolt and Mr.. Fish. 1t
is said that from the United States, a. well as
from the United Kingdom, large supplies Of
contraband articles of war have been and are
still being imported into France. Impair
TALLY would seem to require that The Amer
lean like the British Government WOULD be
favored by the German Minister with di-
plomatic exposition Of the theory and prac-
tice Of neutrality. II cannot he supposed
that the remons.rance addressed by Count
Bernstorff to Lord Granville expressed
merely his personal views on the question to
which it related. The doctrine of ''benevo-
lent neutrality must Ike regarded as one
which the German Confederation is prepared
to maintain against all Corners. We are JUS
tilted in assuming that ours is not m excep-
tiOnal but an ordinary case; and in demand
ing that the principle which Count Berns,orff
has invented or revived should be applied by
his government not only to it, relations with
us, but also To It's relations with every other
power placed in similar position with our
own. The international policy Of the Ger
man Confederation should be melted out with
one measure in all quarters Of the globe; and
it Is fair To expect that Its representatives
should be restrained from blowing hot across
the English Channel and cold across the At
lantic.
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h. D. McCARTY, of Leavenworth.
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men in Paris, consisting OF 2JO well organ
ized battalions Of National Guards, and the
rest Mobiles and regulars. An estafette from
Fourichon had penetrated Paris, and the
news he brought the authorities there had
greatly contributed to encourage the defend
ing army.
The inaction Of the Prussians is believed
to forbOde some general attack. This oPin-
ion is strengthened by the numerous signals
the different corps have been sending up du-
ring the latter DAYS, in the shape of small,
different colored balloons. The French have
neglected no precautions. The country
around Paris is lighted by electric lights
from the forts every night.
The postal service is by balloon, and is
going to be carried on a. regularly As it will
lie possible 20 do it. Letters posted will he
sent by the big balloons, mounted by aero
nauts, for a stamp Of twenty cents, but must
not weigh more than four grammes. Be
side. these big balloons numerous small free
balloons will be continually sent out, by
Which the public will be 1t liberty to send
s'cartes Iasies," or open pieoas Of card, upon
one side Of which, they can write what they
have to saw, while the other side will bear
the address. This kind of missive will he
despatched for ten cents. So that the inhab-
itants of Paris are not quite cut of from
communicating with their friends. From
the different reports Of the balloons it APP
pears that from the heights at which they
passed over the envirOns Of Paris, excepting
in certain spots where large encampments
were n, ar, the Prussian lines of investment
were quite free from soldiers, which proves
that they remain hid all day, and no doubt
work ut night. r--| r-l 81
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SCIENTIFIC FAITH.


think ii would be the height Of pre-
sumption for any man to say that the condi-
tons under which matter assumes the proper
ties We call "vital" may not some day be
artifcially brought together. All l feel
justified in affirming is, that see no reason
for believing that the feat has been performed
vet. And, looking back over the past, and
finding no record of the commencement of
life, l am devoid Of any means of forming a
definite conclusion as to the condition of its
appearance. Belief, in the scientific sense,
is serious matter, and needs strong founda-
tions. To say that have any belief As to
the mode in which the existing forms of life
have originated would be using words in a
wrong sense. But expectation is permissi-
bic where belief is not; and if it were given
to me to look beyond the abyss Of geologic
ally recorded time TO the still more remote
period when the earth was passing through
physical and chemical conditions, which it
can no more see again than man can recall
his infancy, should expect to be witness
of the evolution of living protoplasm from
not living matter. should expect to see it
appear under forms ef great simplicity, en-
dowed, like existing fungi, with the power of
determining the formation of new protoplasm
from such matter AZ ammonium, carbOnates,
oxalates, and tartrates, alkaline and earthly
phosphaies, and water, without the aid Of
light. That is the expectation to which an
illogical reasoning leads me; but beg you
once more to recOllect that have no right
to call my opinion anything but an act of
philosophical faith.
CONTRACTION AND INFECTION.
The Appendix of the Twelfth Report of