The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-23
FACTS AID FAHcIEs.

20, Lord" prayed . Methodi-t minis
ter. keep me humble and Poor! ~:
Lord. il thou wilt keep him humble" said
the deacon Who next prayed, I'VE will keep
him poor"
Boring for water some three weeks since,
a man in Sooth Chicago struck . vein Of
10. which hiss been burning ever since
vithout diminutioo. To % the marvel is
that be did not sssike bed Of sulphur.
"A district seAoolmartes in one Of the
upper counsies of Nichiesa NJ asked What
siesbsa b pseStrrs6, and be replied" Oh.
amt partirulas-noss asy kind that will
Just peel the hide vhsa you strike"
"a cloud Of gloon ssd sadnes over
spreads The land asd newspaper .readefs
weep. 1t will Be . year-a whole year
before any more college commtncements
viii ihrfll the bls ,ms Of The American peo-
pie.
The Worcester Press speaks Of 4 con-
Temporary Who hir.s small boy to come IN
n intervals with . aep-ladder, and dust Cd
the top Of his ears. The other fellow says
the Worcester maa AoEs hn own TO have
them busted.
| az never hid trouble or . sorrow,
says EmerscD, (which could not forget in
fifteen minutes in the per0sal Of some favor.
its author" We gather from this remark
that Ralph w. never had boils nor . cold
in the hesd and, congratulate him.
Tho announcement that q Louisville
man has Invented On India rubber trunI
ehield which will ibid defiance to anything
shost Of . 6nt.class earthquake" viii CARY
Joy to many travellers Who have hitherto
suffered q the hands Of baggsge-sma:hers
"A San Francisco painter attempted sui
eide By fixing his puity-knife into . val
and then buning his head sgaanst it. HI
skull, however, proved 70 be too thick to b
thus penetrated, and he Was taken into cus
tody.
| "A Clevelsnd youth, of rather fast pro
civitie., fell in love with panon's daugh
ter, and, - . clincher 10 his Fl aims, said l.
the reverend gentleman: 81 60 my bottom
dollar on piOusDtss. snd will pray You 70
stamps on the spot"
i "A grave digger in the streets Of a coun
try town, the other day, CHANGED to turn
and noticed two doctors walking beside him
He stopped till they passed, and then fol
lowed ON behind them. 'And why 10 this?'
said they. II know my place in this rrc
cession," said he.
A louisville preacher visited nous
three times by request, at seven O'Clock il
the morning, three in the afternoon, an,
eight in tie evening, TO unite a couple VIII
expected to be married. On tie last vii
he was successful, and the happy gr, ON CAV
him half dollar.
1t i, expected that the war in FOrmosa
in which the japanese have been 50 far sue
ce&ful, will be Of much service TO sciencs
that large and productive island havin
heretofore been almost an unknown land
The prospects are that it will soon he opel
to both japanese and foreigners.
An Irish glazier va, putting pane O
glass into widow, when groom Who ~
standing by began joking him. telling hin
to mind and put in plenty Of putty. tn
Irishman bore the banter for some time, bu
At last silsnoed HE torms inter- with: AIrah
now, be of wid ye, or I'll put q pain il
your head without any putty"
i once knew gentleman, said Thack
cray, "a very worthy practitioner Of Vanit,
Fair, who used to do wron2s to his neigh
bors on puipoee, and in order to spolo,iz
for them in a very open and manly way af
terx ard. So. my friend was liked every
where. very iupetuous. but the hon. esl
fellow"
A New Orlears boy FILL f.om q roo
and was picked up for dead. A physician
connected strong battery with the body
Just atOse the rits, air was forced down ihs
mouth 9TH pair Of bellows, and the boy
IL 1t present aching - clerk in q grocery