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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

As A mepsgerie was entering New Eng.
land town, and the majestic elephant march.
ing at its hesd, was nearing a particularly
muddy creek, one of the local deacons va
seen to burst wildly FROM the throng o1
spectators, and to fy, with stre.s,ing locks
and co.,-,sii. uttering Wild aposropaes te
the. "sood gosh" Of New England worship.
and evidently ao1iously only to escape any
where out Of the world. He sas Pursued
ty . committee of select men, and finally
s.opped after a chase Of three miles. Then.
with tears Of repentance. he unfolded hi
terrible story. 1t seems that when boy, he
had met that identical elephant ct circu'
and given him tobacco ins.esd Of peanuts
winch the trusting beast expected. Ii e q
well-known fact that IN elepLsnt once de-
ceived in THE way. will "lay" snr his de-
csiver for the resl Of his natural lisr. and
that. whenever he meets him, he sill dei4<e
him With muddy water. Con-eience and this
common superstition he'd made . coward Of
the GOOD deacon, and he bad Aed from the
doom of dirty vater. which he fancied bad
finally oyersaken him.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

Tc literary men, preachers, teachers,
lavyess, doctors. jon 'nalis.s, and brain
vorkers in general, the following hints, fol
which We do not know whom to credit, srs
exceedingly worth attention: 'The fact is,
that A. life becouss concentrated, and, iif
pur.uits more eager, snort sleep and early
rising become impossible. We take more
sIeep than our ansesiors, snd We take more
becsuae We sapt more. Six hours sleep
vill do very we'll for ploy nan or brick
layer. or any other man sso has no ex-
hius.ion bat that produced BY mama; ;abor,
sna lie sooner he takes it after the iabor y
over the hestss. But for . man whoAe labor
= mental, the stress Of work is on his brain
ard nervous eyssen, and for him vho i
tired IN the evening Biih Q day Of mental
appIication, neither early to bed OF early 70
~ i vSoiesous. He needs letting down
to The level of repose. The longer the in
terv.I between The active Des Of the brain
and hN retirement to bed, .Se batter hia
chance OF sleep snd Refreshments. 10 him
an hour AFTER midnight Il probably - good
a two hours before It. and even then his
slerp viii not 20 completely and qniekly
xsssoss bisa - it will bie neighbor sho is
,Svs;eaIiy sised. He mus not only 80 TO
81 hacs: kh iie iosgs,. Hn bsst slseP
psohchly iiais ~ sssH sossiaS Aoase
- a ~ lssvs9 epepe1t ~ Pap
-. - abhenaenR s. ~.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The ladies' pet at the Calskill Mountain
this summer parted his hair in the middle
60 accurately that stray hair on the wron:
side of the dividing line made his neck ach'
on the heavily burdened side. His delicat'
hands rivaled the hands Of his sweet wor
shippers who measured their diamond ring
upon his taper fingers with the most exquis
ite pleasure. The other day couple OF gen
tlemen from New York came up to thu
Mountains They went away that same after
noon, and the ladies' pet, he walked betweer
them, with gives upon his wrist, and thre'
of the diamond rings Of his sweet worshiper
upon his fingers. Forgery, you know?
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
MOE n OSS.

Brigham continues to draw. The Council'
Bluffs Nonparea of Tuesday morning says:
Two extra trains loaded with recruits for
Brigham's Land came in on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road at 9:i5 yes.ter-
day morning. The party numbered $50,
and occupied eleven passenger coaches.
while their luggage required five baggage
cars for its transportion. They We're OF
English, Welsh and Scotch nationalities,
the two former predominating. and were the
most progressing body Of Mormon immi-
gratis we have ever seen. They sailed from
Liverpool on the steamer Idaho on the 23d
Of October, and we're fourteen days on the
passage to New York. No accident or cas-
ulty has occurred to the party up to the
time Of their arrival at Council Bluffs. One
recruit was added to their number while
bowling along on the cars at the rate OF
twenty-five or thirty miles an hour. Elder
John I Hart, of Salt Lake City, was in
charge ofthe immigrants, assisted hy Elders
Neif and Barton.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
WHAT IT MEANS.

The result Of last Tuesdays election does
not mean defeat of the Republican party
in Kansas, neither does it mean a gain for
the Democracy, as the Democratic papers in
terpret it, because the most of the men elect
ed re independent candidates are just as good
Republicans as those VINO ran on the regular
ticket. 1t means a movement on the part OF
the Republican party, for purity within the
party, and protest against the loose way in
which party caucuses are too often managed.
The Republican party of Kansas has lost no
ground by the recent election, but the better
element of the party has asserted itself. No
better Legislature ever convened in Kansas
than that which has just been elected, and
no Legislature that ever convened in the
State, was more thoroughly in sympathy
with the principles of the Republican party
than that which is to assemble next January.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The Pit,sburg Commercial observes thatthe
causes of our financial difficulties are not to
be found in over-trading, I or in undertaking
to build too many railroads, but in trying 10
do everything with borrowed money instead
Of putting solid capital into the enterprises
sought 10 he accomplished-in piling debt
upon debt until credit has run wild and pro-
duced a reyul-ion. There is force and truth
in this, and the same course has produced
The same results in Europe repeatedly. In
all corporate undertakings the basis of actual
capital, ether subscribed or paid up, Is
alwsys inad. qna,e. One concern with an
author ized capital Of million will start
with a hundred thousand, counting upon
pro6.s to raise the value of the share capital
TO the full million, and issue bonds to raise
cash means. And 80 it goes through the
whole range of corporate investments, until
thousands of people scarcely know what Is
sound and reliable and what investment to
trust.
Many of ,Lese n'erpri es are successful in
realizing large profits for the shareholders,
and this temps hundreds of others to venture
on the same perilous sea, with such dIs's-
trous Con, eq FENCES az We see at present on all
sides. The national banking system differs
from al! these in demanding the share cspi-
til to be paid up in full and in cash. And
this l. the only safe corporate system in the
country, and has shown in the pending crisis
i.s impregnab.e strength. Now let us sup
pose that all our corporate institutions rested
upon the came stable basis, how different
would be the condition OF the Republic al
the present time. Suppose that a single
great Safe were TO rigidly require every
corporate concern to have all its share capi-
tai paid up in full, and in cash, and bonded
security Deposited in the State Treasury he,
fore commencing Fsiness. 1t must be evi
dent that there would be fewer corporations,
fewer corporate insolvents, fewer losses o'
money by the people in such undertakings,
and more reliable management generally.
Bubble companies, founded wholly on pa
per, are the cure Of any country where they
are tolerated, and before many years the
general Indignation against them will riPen
into 81 h furious outburt as to prohibit
them altogether.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
WHAT WE aUsr no.

Attempt to disguise it as we may, We
cannot shut our eyes 10 the unpleasant fact
that We are even now in the midst of very
hard times, while the prospect i. anything
but encouraging. 1t will do no good to talk
sbout what might have been; whatever may
have been the cause of the existing pressure,
and however long it may continue, people
generally have experienced and apprehend-
ed enough TO feel that they are called upon
to be more economical. Not only those Who
have yielded to the prevalent love Of dis
pay, and have carried their expenditures to
she utmost possible limit, but those who re
gard themselves a. prudent and saving, are
convinced that still greater frugality is
Denesary. With these last, many of whom
feel that they have succeeded only BY hard
work in leaving fair margin on the credit
side, the disposition to lessen their pecuniary
outeoe appears to haye no possible field of
exercise. Yet even they, on looking over
The items. Will fnd that net -small portion
e What they spend Is devoted to supporting
po1i1ioa IN society which has been fane;ed
ashs sseansy, asd not 70 the sne.tiah a
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

As We obtain a clearer view of the pOlit-
ical situation in this and other States, and
coma to comprehend better the cOuses of our
defeat in New York, We fad less reason for
dependency in the present or fear for the
future than many Republicans appear to
have cherished.
Beginning at home, We have shown by
actual figures in another article, that this il
no, Democratic rictory. but, rather, lie.
publican defeat. The Democratic gain over
the vote OF last year is absolutely insigniti.
can't, while the Republican lo's is counted by
thousands. The later simply staid at home.
This sentiment is as applicable to the State
a. it il to Monroe county.
But looking at the result in New York We
find that re have Republican Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and Republican ma
jori,y 10 both h0u-es of the Legislature,
while the Democratic minority ia both the
Senate and Assembly Is large enough to put
their opponents on their good behavior.
The results Of Tue-d .y's elections in other
States are. on the whole, by no means dis
courzginx to our party, when We consider the
stupid spirit Of apathy Republicans appear
to have encouraged this year. Massachu-
setts, New jersey, Minnesota, Arkanras.
Michigan and Mississippi have gone Rspub-
iican, some Of them by increased msjoritie-.
Virgins, Missouri and Maryland are, Of
cuurse, Democratic.
In Illinois. Wisconsin and Kansas, there
we're farmers' or peoples tickets, which drew
their strength mosliy from the r publican
vote, and though the returns show unfavOra-
bly, for the Republican party, yet on pol:ti
questions . majority Of these independent
.ficers elect will act with that party.
81, looking over the entire field, it IL clear
enough that We have no reason for diScour-
agement with regard to future contents Of q
more important character than that Of
tuesday. ID mocrats, Of eOurse, will look
at the matter in this light, but intox icaie':
by their apparent strength in n battle which
WAS fought with very small fragment O
the Republican army, will rick at the aP,
preaching S!a and National elections, =
general engagement only TO be sg,in over.
whelmed with defeat. The ''off years
when We have invariably polled small votes,
have proved the base Of our opponents. w.
are much mistaken ii this does prove like its
predecessors in that re-pect.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
LEW w:sGAYLOkD CLARx.

NJ. Lewis G .ylo,,! Clark died suddenly ct
his residence at P.ermont, h. Y, on Mon'
day, aged sky three. Although Mr.. Clark
az the outset Of hi- Career was actively en-
gagged for some years as Journalist, yet
when he sr-umed the editorship Of the
KniekeyJocker I.dsI=ine, 10 1854, he was
only iwenty-four years Of age, for ne was
born at Disco, Onotdsga county, \. l., In
1910. Although 90 young he al once e1hib'
ted the most singular aptitude for the posi-
ton, beinp, both by temperament and educa'
li,n, fired to &C, a. censor on the literary
labors o! others. He vas Eventually sympa-
thetic and modest, and he possessed . rare
combination of suaviiy and judgment. Dlr-
ing the twenty 1--WE years he presided over the
fortune- Of the Magazine be was called upon
to dissppoint the expectatiors Of thousai d.
yet he never made sn enemy. The warm
appreciation which he earned BY his own
contributions. under the head Of 'GoesiP
with Reader. and Correspondents" for the
articles submitted to him, gathered around
the Maga-ine noble circle Of authors, in
Guiding, indeed, ali .he noted literary names
Of the last generation. For the kindly,
genial editor they felt an affection. for which
We must cross the Atlantic to find q parallel
in the annals of periodic literature.
But not even Blackirood in its palmiest
days could dip play q prouder roll of names
than was displayed on the pale blue covers OF
the Eniekerbockcr. Among those who sur
rounded the genial editor were washington
Irving. Gulian Z Verplanck. Fitz Greene
Halleck. II. 7. Tuckerman, }. K. PAuiding.
\. T. Willis, Gen. Morris, and other stars Of
only Iess reful:ence in the literary world
The modern reader need not therefore be
surprised to learn of the high degree of 30
ciai influence which the Magazine command
ed. A drawing room without a hn'eker-
booker on the table in those days was AZ much
an anomaly as it would be to-day without
3 photograph album. For twenty years the
Knieker5oeker held it, ground. but as its con-
,ributors died cfi they we're not replaced by
Younger men, for these found channels more
consonant with tie charged condition Of
New York. Gradually its circulation dwin-
died to a mere nothing, and in 1859 it died
almost unnotic-d. From that time Mr..
Clark lived lie of sEetirement in charm
ing little villa at Piermon', contributing fire.
quently articles to the Ereniag Ioa aud the
Home Journal. During his retirement he
published an Wustrdted Knickerbocker Jour
nal, which had a wide sale and brought him
considerable profit. With him may be said
TO close the literature of the past, Of which
Washington Irving was said to be the chief
exponent. 1t was scholarly; j, was humor-
Qua it was pleasing but 1t produced no
strong man, and was, indeed, a reproduction
Of the Eaglish classics, an echo from the
Addisonian era.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
NOS. CALV1N REAsONER.

The Lawrence Tribune pays this we'll de-
served compliment to one o: the best men
elected to the new Legislature:
This gentleman (Mr. Rsasoner) who
proved himself one Of the abIest men in the
Home last winter has been reelected by the
people Of Osborne county, and will, We un-
derstand, he q candidate for speaker this
winter. We doubt il among the many able
men elected this fall there is one better quail
fed or who could fill the place more accept
ably, if he VIVA called to preside over the
House. He lives on the border of that por-
tion of our State that according to the pres.
ent constitution is dislranchised and it would
be a compliment to Western Kansss, which
has neither Senator nor member OF Congress.
Besides Mr.. ReasOner is an etiitor Of the O'-
borne Times which shows him to be gentle
man Of breadth and culture.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
SOLD.

The individual whose chief delight cor
sists in perpetrating "selP' upon the ne"s'
papers, is ever on the alert. He thinks thai
newspaper men are sharper than other folks
and therefore to "selp' newspaper is bettel
than To ''selP' whole congregation; there
fore the newspaper man, while he prays
must needs also watch. The Lawrence
Standard is the last victim, and was "taker
in" by the following dispatch:
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 6.-lnformstion has
Just been received here OF a horrible murder
which was committed at Prairie Creek, Neb.
on the 2Sth OF October. Isaac Waldron, one
of the most respected citizens of that place,
struck A. c. Hicken with sharp Ak, COM
pIe.ely severing his head from the body
The murderer is still at large, and no steps
have been taken as vet looking to his arres
and punishment. The act was done in cold
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
.usl.p rae TDRr1D ORu 4 NJ. ;

We sincerely trust that come humane in
dividual will come to the rescue Of the tor
pid org,ns-some Bsrgh, or Howard, or
some other intensely philanthropic Person,
of any age or gender. whose goodness o.
heart swelIs up to slopping over, and goes
out after things as we'll ss people, should
hearken 10 the cry Of the torpid orgsns;" it
is q vail that comes 10 ns by every mail, and
stands out like funeral procession in the
columns Of every exchange We open. We
don't know what organs these are, but n
they are torpid, and need help, we imagine
they are the organs Of the candidates thst
were not elected. But whatever they may
be. We hope they may soon be able to re-
sumo their normal functions. and stop cry
ing for help.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
MICH CRY AND Little WOOL.

After all the fuss and furore, and ratihca'
ton meetings and cannon firing, by the lie
mocracy, over what they call victory
in Kansas, the returns show that the straight
Republicans will have a good working ma
iority in the Legislature, and that three
fourths of those returned as Farmers OF
Independent" are also Rebublicana, and
ready to work with the party on all party
issues. Where the " victory" comes in, for
the Democracy" is not vet apparent to the
ordinary observer. though perhaps the Kan
sas CITY Times is able to discover it.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
IrEaa.

The Sioux Indians are di-glis'ed with
their summers work in the vicinity Of the
yellow stone Park. They say ''S!.ectscl-,i
man from Spoon Buffers country heap
fraud, white woman all cotton, dried up,
and full OF hOrse hair; heap fraud"
There ia said to be can of niIro-gly.
eerine buried in The capitol square at Ral.igh
North Carolina, where it has been buried
since the seiga, but the exact place Of con
cealment has been lost, and no one dare
dig ior it, a. the blow of a pick might send
the digger skywards.
-Oh one Of the trips Of California
steamer, the steerage passengers " re 40 n!-
mero,ls as to make it uncomfortable. The
sleeping accommodations were aptly de-
scribed by a Californian, who appro iched
the captain and said :: ~ should like t.
have q sleeping berth, If you please. "Why.
where have you been sleeping there last two
nights since We left ~ "Ws'al, I've been a
sleeping atop of sick msn, but he's got
bet.er now, and won't stand il any longer" !"
The Sacramento Record, Of a late date,
says: "An odd entry for q premium was
made at the Pavilion last night. Mn. J. b
Walters entered the bair upon her head
Four years ago ehe cut of her hair. shing-
ling il close 10 her head, and now il is Eve
feet long, reaching within eight inches Of the
ground when she is erect. The hair ia fine.
strong, thick, and of dark brown color"
The propriesors of the Old South
Church, Bo-ton, by 4 vote Of q majority OF
their number, will petition the next L-gisla
ture to remove all restrictions on the sale OF
their church property. Az the property may
be made valuable for business purposes, and
il nov worthless for its former use, from the
TACT that il has been transformed into tenl-
porary postC flee, it is thought that the Leg
islaiure will not hesitate to grant the reque-t.
-"How old is your mammal? asked q
love-smitten old bachelor of the daughter
of the widow Who had enchanted him. 81
don't knov, sir; mas age varies from about
forty three to twenty-five" was the artlssa
reply, and the bachelor was disenchanted.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
PUEllcl IMPROVEMENTS.

Whatever Improvements of public char
acter are likely to be needed in this city dur
ing the next year should be commenced
now. The coming winter will be one OF
unusual severity upon the poor in all por-
tious Of the country; thousands OF people
will oe thrown out Of employment, at best,
and whatever can be done by the public to
alleviate the general distress should be done
a. a matter of duty. If the city of Leaven-
worth should inaugurate, at this time, sys-
tenn of solid, substantial public improve
ments it would do more to relieve the whole
community of "hard times" and establish
feelings of confidence in the future OF the
city, than anything else that could be done.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The Kansas City Times still insists thsi
Jennison was q candidate for the Legislature
in this county, at the late election. and Is
much worried to know Why the "returns'
from Jennison's district don't come in. We
would not suppose that . Journal with as
much ''enterprise'' - the Times boasts Of,
would long remain in the dark upon mat
ter of 90 much importance as this. Why
not eend up special correspondent" aud
see about il?
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
MEETING rO-NIGHr y

r. B. Taylor, E-q, editor Of the Wy
andotte Gazette, whose announcement ol
himself as q candidate for U. 8. Senator We
noticed yesterday morning, was in the city
yesterday and made arrangements to address
the people of Leavenworth at the District
court room tonight. This g the first Of the
campaign, and We trust Mr.. Taylor msy
have large audience to hear him explain
his portion; he is a good man, is thorough
II familiar With the politics of the State.
and now that he is on the Senatorial track in
earnest will probably do some interesting
talking. Go and hear him tonight
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The St. Louis dispatch says ''.he result Of
the Chicago election was no more than the
defeat Of Puritanism." The Chicago Times
having labored with might and main for the
defeated party, the Globe says: "This makes
the Times an organ Of the Puritans, and puta
Mr.. Story forward as one of the Pilgrim
fathers. We trust he appreciates the honor,
and We are thankful to the Dispatch for the
information" Thoee who are acquainted
with the "relieious" opinions Of the Times
will appreciate the point made by the Globe.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

Calsisg TAssgs ~ their nsghs Ns0es.
We cannot think Of words without quail
ities, any more than m exponent without
value. Here the Law of association IL So
preme, and here lies one Of the greatest
temptations to the soul. We deceive our
selves by diseuising qualities BY names. We
give the old sin new name, and look not st
its old nature, but new title. The most
worthless sieambOats Of the Mississippi are
mo~t elsborately painted, and bear the n,ose
attractive names, and sometimes over the
wheel house you can see the outlines Of parts
Of several names BY which the public have
been from time to time deceived. We have
two names by which We designate things. &C.
cording as they are mine or thine. What
We call in our neighbOr mean self-hness, ws
call in ourselves prudent regard to our
best interests. What ve call in him despic-
able cowardice ue call in ourselves prudence.
What we call in him avarice, We call in
ourselves economy. What il vile passion in
him, is in us impulse. Dissipation in
him II to Ia only sowing our wild oats. He
is q drunkard, We are only conviviAl. What
We would call rascaliiy In him We call
-hrewdness in ourselves. And 40 We 60
through life befooling ourselvea Nay,
more-as David, Who said, "As the Lord
God liveth, the man Who hath done this
thing shall de-" tOl;ed bis own death knell,
for ON the echoes of his breath came the
word, "1hou an the man." We wrap our
sins like mummies in voluminOus folds. We
clOthe them in purple and fine linen while
they are enslaving us.
1t would save us many q SORROW here, and
OuY sOnls at last IL Ne would call thinRs bv
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The Courier-Jounai, in commenting up
on the establishment Of postal savings banks
and q Government telegraph, wants . Gov
ernuent restaurant added; whereupon the
Washington Chronicle remarks that such an
establishment would be Of but little service
to the Courier-Jomnal unless il had "free
lunch" department.