The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-18
Kews and Gossip,

There hiss been ''rape Of the lock' ou
in Louisville, Kentucky, under rather cdd
circumstance. Miss Pau line Leszinsky
who had gorge Gus head OF hair of her own
was awakened IN the night by a noise and,
after the customary al Pitations ard exami
nations of her door had been gone through
with, she lay down again only to discover
that the pet braid on the right eide Of he.
head had been covered IS it lay trailing or
the pillows, lea ting nei her hsir nor burg
lar for her II up-brAid. 1t was probably
cut OF by some one who knew its msrkel
value and who went for it through the win
dow.
The quarrel between Eli Perkins aud
Mr.. Wheeler, dramatic critic of the New
York World. is getting Lively. Perkins,
writing Of his adversary, shows what he can
do when he tiles in the serious v.in: "He il
perhaps che most accom-; lished dead bsa.,
the most adrci, confidence man who ever
wrote criticisms p with his right hare, and
grab bed for money with his lett. call L i'm
a liar and poltroOn, and q coward, and i;
| ever meet The fool and recognize him BY
his cheek and long ears, shalt hire n ,aro
20 kick him AMI Chintman to paste mud
on him. l can't do it myself. l prefer to
walk in a higher atmosphere" Eli didn't
borrow these remarks from John PLenix,
anyhow.
Eve ybody who wisle, women t, sue
oead in art will be glad to know that the
English girl who painted for the Exhibition
the picture "The Roll Call in Crimea" has
received $1,000 tor the engraving copy
right, and better than thst-consi lering
how much popularity is involved in the fact
the Queen has given her a commiseio On.
Above all Miss 1hompson's picture hss
baen the occasion o. a violent discussion Of
the gravest nature. Tie question il. How
dos horse move his legs WHEN wslkina?'
Divers auth critics ray that the ar,ist haa
painted her horse in motion in the most er-
roneous manner: ohsr authorities equally
competent deciare that she is quite right.
And 90 the talk goes on. leaving outsiders
a-marveling that 80 ordinary fact in Ma
ture could not be determined on the instant.
Miss ThomT sens picture il said to be spirit
ed and bold, and even if her drawing be
wrong it is certainly no wOrse an error than
Raphael made when he rspre.sn ei the Dis
ciples draw boiled Holsters from the Cali
lean Sea.-N. Y. Tribune
The Phllanthropic women who have
established Home for the reformation OF
drunksrds in Philadelphia, must expect
many disappointments. Many persons seek
such establishments, paying hardly nominal
board, simply because they have nowhere
else TO 60, or perhaps to escape imprison-
ment. Manv others who ere firm enough
under the influence of the Home. show no
strength sitter get Jag out of it. Altogether
too much is expected of Inetriate Asylums
Once, fer all, it should re understood that
they can work NJ miracl,s Unguestion-
ably they can help those who are willing to
hep them elves; but they cannot make a
man honorable by any patent process, nor
pnt cen science into any bosom Which ia not
willing TO receive it. There are many cases
we admit, in which resorms ion outside the
walls of home is hardly to be hoped for,
and with these the experiment should be
'ried; but We still think that ii a patient il
s:ror enough. and not too much Of nuis-
auce, the r.fornstion which is effected in
The face of strong temptation is mot like
~ to e iasuing.-N Y Tribune.