The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-18
QNeeklp Gimes
THURSDAY, APRIL IS 1872.
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Seventeen applications fToia ladies, all il
vain. for regis.-s,i5n were made in one ward
an New Haven.
A lady, Ms. George ". Reed, has
been elected .a.es!alen,:e:.: Of schools Al
Montpelier.
The Princess OF Wales ard Quoen
Marie Henriel.e ol Belgium are both an.
nounced eRcriTits-
Twenty BROOKLYN churches unite this
week in a grand fair FOR the Wo,aan's | MON
Missionary Society.
The Grand Duke Alexis goes to Eio
Janeiro direct from Havana, thence 10
China by Tie way Of the Cape Of Good Hope.
An Illinois farmer, wool raiser, has
kept his annual clip for I've years past, and
threw it all upon TIE make. at once, the
other day. Il amounted 10 over 1900
pounds, and lie got ,ixiy-;ive cents perpound
all round.
A somewhat ascetical!y inclined gentle
man having written 10 the Bishop Of Quebec
as TO the sinfulness OF dancing, Bishop VIII
iiams concludes his reply with those words:
Il am alive 10 the danger of fIivolity, but
there are greater dangers in Young mans
path; would rather see my son too fond Of
the ball room than too shy oft
The Swiss Confederation, though is
population nurIhers little over 2,500, 0O3
persons, contains three aG;ionaiilies, German,
French and Italian, and - split up into
twenty-five semi-indepenient cantCns. Each
canton is divided into administrative dis
iricts prefecture and political communities
jcommunesi.
A jealous tax collector III Michigan
town, forcibly robbed delinquent citizen on
The street recently, and took his gold watch
As security for the payment Of the ;az.
Neither would he give up the csp.ur, prop
erty until informed by counsel that the pc
ceeding was unlawful, when lie returned Il
with an apology.
Some idea OF the value oi oar great cat
tie hive, Texas, may he gained iron. the
statement that there are nearly four million
head of cattle in that State. Seven hundred
and fifty thousand calves are raised and
branded every year. All are raised on the
great Texas plains which cover an area OF
one hundred and ii,y-two million aercs.
Experiments have Lately been t.icd al
crossing the bullalccs with domestic cattle,
and the result Is pronounced highly saii.iac-
tory, breed o. animals being produced
which retains many Of the the valuable
properties of both breeds. The animals are
large and strong, the chief objection TO them
being that no ordinary fence stops them for
a moment, ard tina, they love the water
50 much that they will swim ard sror: in II
even when II Is full of ice.
1t is no: generally known that oysters
and clans can see. Ills, however, tie fact.
They have not regularly constructed eyes,
which give distinct Impressions of objects
Oh the retir.a, hut they have lolting nerve
ilIaments, that give them sense Of light.
They are rudimental optics, hu; sufficient for
all the purposes .of these very humble
animal forms.
A visitor to the United STATES Supreme
Court writes: ''Facing the door Is you enter,
Oh a raised platform, in si!ken rotes sit the
nine Judges-suppo5edt 10 Ae the raost dig
nilied tribunal in AmericG-anj ] have 10
doubt il is, notwithstanding have seen one
oil the Judges eat an apple with great ;us;O
while seated on The bench, and another par
take Of molasses candy, ard after The repast
lick every one Of his ten linge' i.h great
satisfaction"