The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-12

foreign Ichapses'
IT,. i woman in Indiana nine fe
ten inches Ia u,-that ID, abe would be II o.
hair stood erect On her head.
This year. ooe.berries are remindil
the people of San ]" Sancisco that thia "orl
i, full Of sorrow, trouble and cello.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks II
great mae. of Americans ''too senteef
read postal card. not addressed to them.
-Arrangements are making in Philsde
mia for renewal OF the tree executions 10
children. The fund on hand from last yea
amounts to 2.9Os.
"A Young lady studying French. an
finding that the "belle" meant Zine, toll
some one in . letter that eve had gres
deal of belle weather lately"
"A new Haven cut-purre, in dash'ng a
a handsome chain worn by lady IN th'
street, missed the chain, but laid open tn
open the lsdy's dress from shoulder to shoui
der with his little ring-knife.
AT the conclusion of an exciting run
away in Columbus, Ohio. the other day, al
idiot of a policeman stepped up and ar
rested the driver of the fuRacious steed fol
fast driving, and he had to go to the lock
up.
A sensitive Pennsylvania went out ant
hanged himself few days ago bscause 8
few friends laughed at him; and at abou
the same date, an Albanian, under similar
circumstances, went in and killed few
friends.
j. B. Lemons, while changing cars al
Duquoin, Ills, early the other morning. wa
knocked down and robbed of seven thousand
dollars. So much for needing the vulgar
admonition: $50 in Lemons, and gtt
squeezsd.-Louisrile Courier-JouT7aut.
He il true philanthropist who kicks
into the gutter the banana skins and orange
peels be finds on the sidewalk. But he Is q
truer philanthropist who kicks into the gut
ter the wretch who threw them there.-Lou-
isriNe Couier-Joanai.
Sue Mason, of Madison county, Illinois,
is described as one of the most exquisite!y
beautiful girls in the world. Four young
men have drank themselves to death on
Madison county beer within the last year on
her account, and now Mira. Gaines is try
ing to show that Sue is in partnership with
an Alton undertaken.
The young ladies Of Clyde are getting
to be high toned. Why, you old
OYSTER is that you ~ is the way the fair
one saluted another on the street recently,
and the angel in high-heels POLITICALLY res
responded "You bet Pm your Katy-did
every time.-EIsemont Ohio Messenge;.
Senator Scott, talking TO Pennsylvania
Sunday school, Sunday or two ago, asked
the scholars why Simon was kept IN prison
One of the teachers quietly prompted boy
to say that it was for hostage, and the youth
no: quite catching the words. piped out: "He
was detained for portage
In order to put an end 10 the Carleton
Emerson CONTROVERSY, the Rochester Demo
crat states that "Betsy and l are Out" was
written by Penield man, and that as early
1855 he was in the habit of repeating it to
his wife whenever, in their daily arguments
he was at less for the proper language with
which 10 make noise and shut her up.
A parvenu was showing some Of his
friends over his splendid new mansion, re-
ple,e with much gliding, and, though gen.
eral superiority Of Injuries curious to relate,
a total absence of any bathroom. This was
much commented on, when the hos; remark
ed ''that it was hardly worth while TO tuild
any, considering the very few baths one took
in the course of the year."
-Qneerly enough the Boston Adsertiser,
Of Thursday last. the day before the last
great IRE, had long article on Attacking
Fires in Time" in which it was demonstra.
led that woman with pailful of slops
was of more use than fire engine, and
another article on Fireworks, in which
he prevalent incendiary method Of celebrat-
ing the Fourth of July was condemned.
A French author, who is engaged in
getting up book on Americans, has been
boring Jones to death for information. The |
,ther day he asked j., "Vat vaz re differ |
,nce between re Yankee vimmen and ze-
Southern vimmen ?' '.Ill tell you" snOrted |
Jones, eff you won't bother me again. A !
ankee woman loves her husband, children |
md minister about the same, apd lives on
,odish and pumpkin pie. A Southern
woman has feet too small to walk on, and
wears shoes too small for her feet."-[ Wash
ngton Capital.
Jenkins in The school-room is a delight
ful person. This ia how he talked about
day at New Albany, Ind.
sMiss-was neatly and tasteiully dressed
n white Paris muslin with blue trimmings.
Her essay was we'll received. Miss-was
Elegantly dressed in white of extremely light
exture, lace sleeves and ornaments of
lower. She read her essay on the Excel
ence of Labor clearly and distinctly. Miss
M-eloquently taught us that life is not
, Hat,ering Dream but that
Life is real, life is esrnest,
And the grave is not its goal
''Her dress was of white illusion, founced,
trimmed with white satin, white overskirt,
ooped with white roses" What are the
'ates about that they left jenkins alive.
Jones is a collier at Dudley, England,
nd Jones, as model bad and most unreason-
BILE husband, shall be introduced to the
American public. He is collier of an cpl
urean turn of mind, and very much be must
islike, (as most of US do) to be disappointed
NJ hat Of !