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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
THE PENlrENrIARY.

Investigations sre always in order. Kan
sas is pre-em: nen, for the vigor snd vim
with which she goes into the business Of in
quiring a. to the conduct Of her public men
and the management of her public institu.
tions. To day the Board of Commissioners
appointed to visit the different State insti'u.
tions and make thorough examination Of
the books of each one, will hold . sesion 1t
the Penitentiary. Touching the conduct Of
prisons questions off rerple1ing nature al-
ways arise. Older and more thorough ecoI-
omisss and reformers than there are in
Kansas have found questions concerning
punishment, reform, and prifoo
labor most difficult to solve.
hence it lie not strange that differ
euces of opinion exist in this State regard
ing the management of the Penitentiary.
On one hand We see the mechanic Of the
city decrying prison labor and asking, as ii
seems fair to ask, that the honest mechanic
should not be compelled to compete with
the labor of the convict Ga the other
hand, We see the farmer going to the prison
and exchanging the products Of his farm
for wagons, harness, and other articles from
the shops of the Penitentisry, and asking
with good reasons, that this system Of
exchange should be encouraged and upheld.
As TO the views of the State Board in this
regard We are not acquainted, but directly
to the question of efficiency in discipline &C
curacy in accounts and honesty in handling
funds appropriated for public use We have
the personal testimony Of Senator Wilson,
Chairman Of Il e State Commission, that the
penitentiary under the management of Maj.
Hopkins, Warden, and Capt. Hanks, Depu-
,y Warden, is in no particular Inferior to
other institutions of Kansas, and in some
particulars vastly superior to any other. The
sbest mansged institution Of the State" Il
what Mr.. Wilson said of the prison yesterday,
and We believe any intelligent individual who
takes the time AMI trouble to investigate,
will arrive at the same belief. No doubt
there are defects in the management, bu, We
believe the Warden has in the utmost good
faith consulted first the good OF the Stste, Ia
the sense of immediate pecuniary return and
in the further sense Of profit to the commu-
nifty, that may result in discharging q man
from prison with knowledge of some trade
that will assist him in earning an honest
living. The subject is one that every mem
Der Of the Legislature should acquaint him
self with, and there is no apeedier way OF
gaining information than visiting the Peni-
Tertiary and taking notes, like the speclsi
artists, 'on the spot"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The camels hair shawls are unusually
handsome this fall. The colors are richer
and clearer, the beautiful Ty rian red being
couslicuous, and the design finer and more
delicate. The prices range from SIS for An
ugly, square shawl -such a. nobody wants
to SIS 900, which lev would be likely to pay.
Those At $500 or $500 are very handsome,
tine and eoft, and more frequently bought
than any other grade. Csmels hair .cArf..
for which there is little ssle, can be had At
from IS to 800. They are, ordinarily,
worn mantle fashion, and are sometimes EN-
ployed for sashe.. The superb French cssh-
mere shavls, handsome - their India rivals.
come in similar de>igns and color; but
they are woven, instead Of being made by
hand, and they will not bear such hard
ussee. Their value u from SO to 5000 ard
$7O0-cestsinly dear enough TO saIisfy the
greatest spepdthrift. Among the most At
tractive shasls Of cheaper grades are the
Ottoman reps, Of Scotch origin. They vary
Ill the way from 81 SO to $50, presenting
The meAt attractive variety Of brilliant hued
s,ri..s. There ere quieser rh.sl', however,
al the hsod-o~e:, we n'a'n s'c"oa: o.
scarlet, black. OF While, With ts9-a So,
vro;,sh.: in h-,y., ..:..sss md ec..ian pai'-r,.
These are ex.repe,y pretty and elegant, snd
NICE enough for any occseiop. Warm. oom-
Portable. snd pretty travelling shavls can bs
hsd 1t priors between &6 and SIS. and are
sufficient to satisfy fastidi0us tastes.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The death is announced Of Laura keene,
the actress. She has been for years promi-
ueut ON the American stage, and, If We mis-
take not, has for the last three or four years
owned theatre in Philadelph;a. 1t will be
remembered that she was playing in 'Our
American Cousin" 1t Ford's Theatre the
night Lincoln was asassinated.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
a DIsrlAcrI0N WITHOUT a DlF-
RERENCR.

4 D10r1ACr1Oy WITHOUT q 01f-
FE8ENCR.
Referring to the suceeR Of the Farmers
candidates in large number Of the counties
of Ksnsas, . correspondent Of the A,chison
GloIs inquire: ''Has the Republican party
the integrity and ability to retrieve this dis
sster."
We are not amuug those Who regard the
result of the recent elect on in this State ~ 4
Republican reverse. A defeat of the Repub-
l,can party would be disaster which We
should labor earnestly to retrieve, but very
large majority Of The men elec:ed in Kansas
last Tuesday on the Farmers and Independ-
ent tickets are Republicans, Who have voted
and acted with the Republican party ever
since its 9gganiza;ion, and WHO are just as
loyal to tie principles Of that party to-day
as they ever we're. Their election is not 4
''disaster" to the Republican party-their
candid,cy did not mean hostility to the party
their nomination We protest,
BY the better element Of tie parry.
against tue wrongs that have
grown up within the party, and their elec-
lion simply shows . determination on the
part Of Republicans to reform and purify
the Republican party with Republicans. 1t
IL matter with which the Democracy ha-
nothing to dot is one Of our own aiairs-
Republicans recognize the necessity Of main
tanning the purity and integrity Of their
party ,and they are doing it In their own
way. Let those who doubt this, and those
Who think that the recent result means Re
publican weakness and Democratic strength,
prove their faith BY conducting the
next election on party isues, and see what
the result will be. The Democratic party,
did il dare to make such test n this. would
be beaten wJrse than il ever was before.
The opposition in Kansas has become 80
seak that ii ID no longer able to make a
campaign at all, and this il why, in 90
many of the Legislative di-trict-, both the
candidates were Republicans.
Let not the Democratic party, by what
name soever it NAV call itself, lay the Hatter-
ing JUNCTION to its soul that any considerable
number of the mem era of the new Legis-
lature will b. found voting against the Re-
publican party on any question involving
Tarty issues. Although We may divide
upon men we shall be a unit upon princi-
pies.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
Lly,xGsrOHs As A BOOMERANG.

LlVlEGScONE As BOOAEn AN0.
Un Ter the above heading the Philsdelptia
North american enters mild protest sgains,
the very amazing manner in which the
world renownsd DR.. Livirg<tone-Stanley'r
Livingstone in being ''lost." The
4mcrican thinks science is q good thing,
and exploration is good, and the persisten'
pursuit of noble object is prsiseworthy, and
vet it fears that just as the world had sur
felt of Train, and cause to tire Of the Graphic
balloon. there is danger that it will weary
of Livingstone, who seems posses,ed Of q
marvellous capacity for getting himself into
cheap difficulties, and reappearing when be
had been supposed utterly lost. He came
near having delegation of unlucky Johanns
men sent to the spirit world on account o'
the my sterious manner in which he took
the bush, and since then has kept the Geo.
graphical and other learned societies sitting
on pins, unable to express confident opin-
ion whether he was in the flesh or out Of it. Al
all eveUss pciisiOh "ss o""ANS~ w .'''
widow, and a. though there were something
galvanic iu the act, it is no sooner published
than he succeeds in reporting himself pris'
oner to some unpronounceable tribe Of Cen
tral Africans, who have affixed q price "a
their curiosity. The Doctor will probably
he recovered and will undoubtedly have N
interesting itinerscy Of adventures where nc
other explorer has been. The world vi!
accept it with pleasure, thanks and profit
but considering the agitations caused by the
tourist, il becomes a serious question wheth
er he cannot be induced now to stsy at home
and remit further exploration to Stanley o.
Train. The world would accord them I
longer term for acquiring information, ans
would undergo no particular perturbation a
the possibility of their devo'ing their lives Il
civiliz ,tion, go long a. their captors wer'
able 10 endure it.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

BRET HARrE is finishing Christmas
aorv. entitled "How old man PiuDket went
home. .'-E1ckange.
Without any disposition to prejudice the
book, from the fact that it was Chrlstmas'
". think il will turn out that the old man
wont home drunk
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The ladies in many cities. in view OF the
hard times and the eufering of the poor in
consequence, are already organizing for
works Of benevoleDce. Similar steps should
be taken at once in every city. 10 not wait
until the cries of the sufferers pierce your
ear., but organize At once and try to prevent
a,,ch erica
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
The genial old poef, Whittier,

The genial old poet, Whittier. vas re.
Gently visiting in Bostoo, chen young lady
reqnesaed The favx Of reading him one ol
bis osn poems, vhih-she bad the vanity 10
think s6e oouli Do accepaablv. Ar. Whit
der ut 9th his haad 70 liz car, listening at.
sestively. and, vhea The reading ended: said
sery quiealy, "Whv. really. ! did not kno.
il wa 20 sood.' On former occ.eion. a.
tas issesine 70 oae Of his ovn illusions, he
aii: :'Tiae's god; ] vosdsr vho wrote
mr. '.As A9eicsa s.eed John c. Whit
~ - - seilals
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

Ir ia snnouncsd thss the only daily paper
in Duluth has gone into winter quartes-s
suspended ill the ant Of May. The failure
Of The North Pacific road will fail like tbs
hand Of fite npon the ambitions village 4
ths hsal q ~ lake. No pm b i.s.s1sd
~ o9 - Oslpah esea 49, = =
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
a DkAL OF SAsSkE.

Nineteen Kansas exchanges have already
come to hand since election, in which the
leading article b<giDs-"The smoke Of the
battle having cleared away" There has
eviden,ly been . deal of emoke, tut the
chance seems to be good, now, for clear
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

ACCORDING to our exchanges, from all
paris Of the State, the gentlemen elected to
the Legislature BY the farmers, are all hrst-
clss men. We are personally acquainted
with quite humber Of them and know them
to be among the best men in the State.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

AC1rcIxHA1I exchange thinks the fowl
that are making their appearance about
the.e times, in the columns Of the Demo-
cratic papers are mighty hungry looking
- of croverS
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The ministers ny they try to be duly
thankful for this charming weather, but they
can't help thinking that the perquisi'.s
would be be.ter II the weather wasn't quite
20 good. Frosty nights conduce to maiFi-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

Professor Joseph Le Conte, Of the UniveF-
atty OF California, differs from Professor
Whitney IN his ideas Of the origin Of the
Yosemite Valley. The latter attributes the
formation of this wonderful valley 70 the
sudden engulfmsnt Of portion Of the Sier-
ras, but Professor LIE Conte is Of the opin-
ion that this, a. we'll ~ other deep perpen-
dicular slots Of the kind have been sawed
out BY the action Of the glaciers. Professor
lie Conte observes that glaciated forms are
unmi-tzkaby observable at many point. On
the walls Of the valley, and in some places.
even to the brink. In the contour Of the
walls Of the valley, their rounded form,
where the rock il hard, standing unbroken.
and without debris, at the base he finds
proof of the glacial erosion. On the north
aide of the valley every projecting shoulder
il thus rounded, and in sOme cases the
sunoo,hne~ is 10 complete, even At . con-
siderable height, that the rocks Rlisten in
the sunshine. The wonderful dome-liks
form OF nearly all the prominent poiuis
about this valley, and their striking resem-
blance to glaciat~d forms, cannot, he says,
be overlooked. The whole surface Of Tie
country is mou,onDe on large scale. Ifs0
thso the whole surface Of this region, viih
its greater and smaller domss, has been
moulded beneath . universal ice sheet,
which moved on With steady current, care
Iers Of dOmes-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

The New York HenaId estimates that there
are now 40. 900 people in that city COM
pulsorily idle-people who world be glad to
work and earn food, clothing, Goals and
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
TMeeklp Gimes
T4URsDAY. NOVEMBER Is. 1873.
GREEN 4.

The Holton E5press, in its last Issue, has
a strong editorial article urging the claims o'
..-;oyeruor Greene for the United States
Senate.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13
a Re,.a.Aahae 0eeraaien.

r Fr.nkl;n made h;s name 6.mon. che.
he Az hi, kite and brouehs DOM I;.hs.;n~
from the clouds. vh;cS had h.. 0,;,S
around vitbout having its nav. Nov ve
no, onlv 4 ,sh !, ,hroush on virs. bot srieocs
h.s cripplel eisctr;c;,v and uerd n 10 Der.
form miracles. The Times resdev will 10.
member vhen General Kiluatrick returned
from Chi ,hree ve,r .;nc. o1 havi., .
remark.ble ouer,,ion performea uDon rim
bv . nhv.;c;,n In Nev York- vho r,moved
a larse aeahv formation from the Gepsr,ps
81 hv 6lI;.. !, Am Of n..aI.. .nd ,h..
as,achine a saly,nic battery 10 II. Te.
minute. .fts, the corren. of electricity -
let on the bunch had entirely disap-
ne.red A rem.rk.ble oueration v,s per.
formed bv . Whi,ehalI physician . 5ev davs
.eo- a eeu.lem.n vho had hen s,ferine
from . s,o.,,hnnd.ncs of .dinose ,;e,us
conmlted !. phv.;c,.n- s.kino for rslief from
r.. h.,,,Ie, lrhe doc,o, ,ei6 hin \. could
-G... k;- L-...E 49,. ,.:.G,l
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

TUE German papen have iust been foot
ing up the military expenditures Of the tiif.
leads all Of them With the immense yearly
expenditure OF IA, DO 900 thaIess; Fr.nes
comes next, With IL! 100000 thalsr.;
Great Britain third. and Germany fourth
With 1855 497. Hr'sia and Germany est
for the mos, for their money. The whole
armies Of Enrope cnst yearly the pretty sum
OF $525. 900 O0O-eno1sh to make ~ CON-
fstabls all the resl Of our Gneisnati
Tina.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13


From the Nes York lhds pendent
The way to make easy times 10 ss clear -
daylight
Let every man or woman Who owen money
psy il at once. il possible.
Be willing to make a sacrifice in order to
meet promptly all your engagements.
Stop grumbling Al the fanlis or mistakes
Of others, and attend faithfully 10 your Own
AFFAIR.".
Deal fairly. leniently, and cheerfully vhh
all persons Who owe you, or are in p<cuni-
sTy trouble.
If you are out Of dehs, thask the Lord;
and then go round among your friends, and
enemies too. if you have them, and render
them all the assistznce in your power.
Don't hoard your money; but loan il, or
use il to relieve the NEEDY, on the sane
principle - you would give bread tc the
needy in the day nf famine.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

A l0t o. .ninsirvls vent to . town not far
from Bn-ion lately. and adverise'i to give .
performance for ''the benef: Of the pooe--
tickets reduced 70 ten cents The hall vas
cramrned full. The neIs morning . commit.
ter of the poor called upon the treasurer Of
the concern Tor the amount said bsne6t bad
s~s.ed. The tseasarer sapre.sed astoaish.
----' 80 'he As""."a 81 fhnssshs +" s,,d .hs
chairman Of the committee, you advertised
this concert for the bsDs 6t Of the poor" Re-
piled the trea urer: Didn't ve ps,t The tick
eta dosn To ten cents 10 that the poor could
all coros?' The committee vanished.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

ID i 40 OOO banda. earning SOJ WO OOO Ib<
.v m.,er;,l averaged an ,,er cent .hovin.
the wealth created by Quaker influence and
energy to be Sioo,OVO,Ooo IN 1917. There
y mar ksd difference IN the character o.
the buslne" OF PhiladeIphia and New I"rt
CRY: The stranger does not note here the
everlasting hurry, bus:le and cro~dlns ol
Broadway and wall street, and TOR tins r~a
son: a. q whole, the busine.. Of rh'ladeiPhIa
- ascompared with that oi New York, r Ie'
Ritim.te, rather than speculative; production
oecuP'e. the place OF Jobo'"g stock sPecnla-
ting, gold gambling and importing. fnila-
delPhia y truly great manufacturing city.
Her business men are to be found IN widely
scattered factories rather than In whole thor
oughfares of crowded counting honses. The
young business men have been educated to
be m.Daiacaufer. Ihey are conisnt TO f0l-
lov in the footsteps OF their fathers. and &C
eu%n!.te wealth. oy ,sein, and productive
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-11-13

| most exclusively in their manu'acfory.
was astoni.hed at the amount Of perfection
beauty Of goods, and the clockwork order il
which they are turned cut; every kind, from
The common table 10 the finest chamber and
parlor sets. equal if not superior to th0st
from competing cities are here manufactured
They employ about forty hands, and theiI
payroll amount. to 81, 900 month. ThciI
trade extends all over Kansas, and IL fasl
finding its way into Texas, Colorado, Nebrasks
and Missouri The -ales for the year will
sspount to SlOO,OOO. The raw material
averages about 80 per cent, showing that
this establishment alone creates wealth "a
the amount OF so. 90. We have striking
illustration in the Great Western Manufac-
turing Company OF this city, il represents
one Of the most productive, extensive and
valuable branches Of l<avenworth indus
trie-. 10 visiting them one will be aston
ished at the variety and extent Of their Ope-
rations. Here We find 80 hands steadily
employed in almost every kind Of iron
work, from the rough casting for farm and
mill work to an endless variety Of stoves,
and they are mee,ing competition from every
channel. Their portable and stationary en-
CINE. are fast winning their way throughout
the Wet and into Texss; the demand is
constantly increasing. Their sales will
amount To nearly 500. 900; the average
amount OF raw material IL about 80 r<r cent,
showing the wealth created to be $50, 900
One such an Establishment n this 10
worth more to Leavenworth than
any railroad that may center here.
We have in Leivenvorth one Of the 6nest
and mosl complete carriage manufacturing
establishments TO be found nywhere in the
xeA. This il one Of the indusries that
should be encouraged and pa'roniz Il. They
have large variety to select from. winch
are made under their own supervision
Mes~rs Cretor~ 4 Potter employ sixteen
hand-, their sales amounting to nearly
So. 60 yearly n this department Of ip-
du-try the rag mstsrial is ifss than in many
other; the wealth they create will amount
to So 600. Thss- details chow the exten;
Of different mar ufacturing industries here.
founded by men vho can.c ..sAs ... a... -.
csn'.i barely sufficient 10 start in . small
way, hat, with shoulders to the xheels, ener.
~, industry, and a practical knovlsdye of
their business, ruch as few msa po~e-s, they
ba ge built up establishments TINT s.s an honor
to themselves and the city they hsy. chosen
AZ the 6eid of their operations. Thee in
dividu.l, commenced and fought the great
battle Of lie with little or no aid from
our wealthy men. Their history essorce-
The great IeseOn to all new bexinness, that
fev things are impossible to the re,-oirte
vill. the patient and untiring purpo~e, the
direct and straightforward principle In
has revealed TIE iact that one
houssnd pefs0na are supported bv the earn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-20
An Extraordinary Murder.

The annals of criminal Jurisprudence
hardly contain more remarkable cas-,
than that which has been On trial at
Dover. Delaware. for the past week
Dr. Isaac {. West was the person he
tween whom and the state the jury
We're sworn to make true dcliVerInCc
and his crime WAS the killing of a ne
gro. C"och Turner. ON the 81 of De
ccmbcI last. Dr. West WAS an co
centric individual. called crazy 10y sum,
and foolish hv others. He had gradual
ted Il Dickinson college. studied law and
medicine, taught few Years. and ~
the age of - had settled at Dover
where he opened small laboratory fol
the manufacture of certain gL- of hi>
own invention. which he used in the
treatment of disease.
In the laboratory, on Monday. De
cemhcr 3. there was an explosion. and
those who were attracted by the noise
said that it WAS on fire on the inside
The flames were easily cXtimguiShcd
when on the tlonr was found the body
of Il man. which WAS supposed 10 hc
that of DIR. West. The body had been
completely skinned. the feet aud hands
had been cut off. and Identification
seemed impossible. His wife, howcv-
er. proved this shockingly mutilatrd
corpse to he that of her husband 1t
was at first supposed that the doctor
had been the victim of an explosion OF
his gas, but, on searching the premi-
scs, some powder was found under he
floor. which had evidently been placed
there for II purpose: and. furthermore.
it soon appeared that the mutilati"l
was not the result of an explosion. 1t
WAS noticed, too. that negro. some
times employed by West, had disap-
peared. Suspicious began to prevail
that West had killed this negro, Turn
er. and. having so mutilated his body
a. to defy Identification. had left,
thinking that it would he given ont
that the body was his own. torn to
pieces i'll an explosion. An apparent
motive for this strange crime WAS the
fact that Vests life was insured foI
S25, 900, which sum his wife would Sc
cure. On Friday, West suddenly reap
peared in Dover, and gave himself up
to Il constable, confessing that he had