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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
BEGIN AT ONE.

We have 80 often urged the people OF this
city TO start and encourage manufacturing
enterprises, that it may have become mo-
notonous to cur readers. 1t is all folly to
think for a moment that these institutions
will seek Us. We must rely upon our own
efforts, and the sooner we begin the better
We have a promising and prosperous fu-
ture before Us. 1t is true that times are
very hard at present, but they are SO every
where. Our neighors are willing to help
US, if We help ourselves.
Read what the Oskaloosa Sickle and .Sheot
says:
Among other manufactures spoken Of in Leaven-
WORTH i a fruit-canniny establishment. With such
fruit growing counties A. jefferson and LeavenwOrth
and Platte, in Missouri, satisfied that
terprise Of this kind wonld he a paving one. Now
i the golden opportunity for that city. Her only
Iiyal Kansas City, is fcundering under heavy
debt some $3.50 TO 500 10 each man, woman and
child in the city. This Is unfortunate for our Mis-
souri, neighbor, but is nevertheless true While the
taN-riddeo people in such cities looking around
for other localities in which TO cast their fortunes
DeayenwOrth should to il that she presents at
fractions sufficient To induce capital and labor
tie there Manufactures will do it. To a fruit
very lafEt
amount OF capital, while, al the same time il would
give employment TO more persons doubt not
than any other enterprise hear talked about We
hope this subject will be thoroughly discussed and
agiiated in all its bearings.
4 fruit canning factory would pay in this
Western country. Let Leayenworth take
the iniatory steps in this matter, and not
let rival cities get ahead of her. let some
OF our enterprising merchants and farmers
agitate the question. THE TINES will al
WAYS he willing to help them.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
DELECrABLE SHEET.

The inimitable ape who manipulates the
scissors that furnishes the heavy editorials
for the organ OF the james Brothers, is very
angry because THE TINES continues 10 ex-
onerate good and honest men from the obi.
UNI cast upon them by the Kansas City
Times. 1t is well known fact that the
Times is not encouraged or patronized in its
own town, hence it continues to send out
mongrel correspondents into X ansas to in
vent lies about the State and people, in or
der that the paper may SELL The Gov
ornor, Legislature, and State officers, indi-
viduals, and even innocent women, are ma
ligned and villifed by this delectable sheet.
The people OF Kansas are beginning to find
out that the Times pretends to take an in
teres, in our State only to misrepresent and
injure Us.
\ paper that acknowledges 4 correspond
ent who will sell out for twenty-five dol
lars, is not worthy OF notice, yet We deem
ii our duty To warn the citizens OF this
State TO beware of the Times. Nobody
thinks Of calling it TO account, because its
accusations are hot read. The worth of a
paper is estimated by the attention that is
paid to its articles. When 4 man sues
journal for libel, you can tell he is injured
in the public estimation, but nobody ever
dreams Of the Kansas City Times being
sued for a libellous article. 1t is too low,
mean and contemplate, not fit TO be intro
duced into the family circle, and as hon
est political newspaper below the notice of
4 common rough.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
GOOD FRIDAY.

Good Friday, being the anniversary Of
oar Savior's eruciixion, is the most solemn
day in the Christian Church. The cross,
bun, however, has long ceased in Europe
and particularly in England, TO be the
morsel by which the severity OF the las,
days OF Lent were mitigated. In the old.
time, Lent was not more honored in
the breach than TIE observance. We
find, from the household of the
Earl of Northumberland, which was
kept in 1912, that throughout Lent,
beginning at Shrovetide and ending
at Easter, the breakfast Ia great meal in an
ancient family consisted for my Lord and
lady, of two pieces of salt fish, four herrings
or a dish OF spratts, instead Of the customa-
~ allowance at other seasons OF half chine
OF beef and the food at Lehten supper was
equally meagre. The transgressors of Lent
were subject to ecclesiastical discipline.
Strype, in his memorials, records that a
man did penance at 81. Paul's cross in l5l5,
for attempting to sell two pigs, ready dress
I'd, during the fast
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION

In the Wednesday issue of the Fort Scot
Monitor We find a very sensible article un
der the above head. 1t behooves every cit.
izen of this State to do his utmost to pro.
mote immigration to Kansas. We have
begged long enough. We have sent out re.
lief agents, who represented our destiiutior
to the people of the East, and our suffer
ings have been in n measure alleviated.
| notwithstanding the terrible stories OF
restitution and distress among our people
that have gone abroad, men have not los,
faith in our State, and even now the prai.
ries are covered with wagons, containing
brave and hardy pioneers, who come to set.
tie with us.
We need have no reluctance in advising
our friends to come TO our shores. Our
land is the richest and most fertile in the
Union, our taxes are low, and churches and
schools are numerous. The only drawback
to immigration is the fear of grasshopper,
and We will not see them again for seven
years.
Let our different counties hold meetings,
appoint immigration committees, and ex-
tend a general invitation to the people in
the crowded tenement houses OF our large
cities, to visit the fertile plains of Kansas,
and breathe the pure air once more. lie,
every individual imagine himself a COM
mittee constituted to further this object, and
We will retrieve the losses of the last year.
The TINES will continue 10 keep before its
readers the importance of this subjec, and
We earnestly hope that they will see the ne.
cessity Of action and by word and deed en-
courage enumeration.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
MAKE THE INDIANS WORK,

For some time past the papers OF the
country have been busy discussing the In
dian question. Gen. Pope devised plan
which he thought ought TO be adopted, and
communicated his views 10 President Grant.
This has awakened much interest in the
matter, and the comments Of the newspa-
pers have been numerous, yet all agree in
commenting Gen. Pope's ideas As good and
worthy Of adoption.
There is one thing very certain, and that
is that the present mode Of dealing with
the Indians is very expensive and not pro-
ductive Of many good results. Senator In
gals, during debate on the Indian appro-
priation bill, spoke at length OF the Indian
rings and the way in which the government
is annually robbed by unpr;ncipled con-
tractors
We do not believe in shooting down the
Indians like dogs, but we do think that
they should be made TO earn their living
like white men. There is no reasonable OBJ
lection to this. They are all able-bodicd,
healthy, and we'll able to work in the field,
or in the factory. This idea has been test
ed in Arizona, by Gen. Crook, and with
very favorable results. The s.. Louis
Globe saws that the Verde reservation is &C.
cupied by about fifteen hundred Apaches,
the craftiest and most cruel of all the
tribes, who raised reasonable crops Of grain
last year, and are expected to do still better
this year; and the same is true, relatively,
of the San Carlos and White Mountain
reservations. Each Indian is forced to
work regularly every day, under the direc-
ton OF a military officer, and the slightest
derelictions are promptly punished.
Now, why could not this experiment be
tried on the Fort Leavenwor'h Reservation?
Bring the Indian within the bounds OF
civilization, treat him well, but let him
understand that the government VIII not
feed him like pauper, but will compel
him to earn his living.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
GOV. OSBORN.

Abe special to the st. Louis Globe, from
Washington, OF Thursday last, does its best
to raise suspicious about Gov. Thomas A.
Osborn, who is now in that city. He is de,
scribed in the following language: at is
charged that through fraudulent operations
Of bond rirs in Kansas, there are from
100000 to 100000, IN illegal bonds, is
sued for various counties i'm that State
which have no population, and that Gov.
Osborn is one of tie ring and is now in the
East trying to dispose OF them"
The whole dispatch, SO lar as it relates to
Gov. Osborn, is utterly without any founda-
tion, and was evidently sent over the wires
for the purpose of weakening a warfare
Gov. Osborn is making against Superin-
tendent Hoag, for his unwarrantable inter
ference through the opposition party in the
legislature last winter. lie sought TO cover
has own sins both OF omission and commits
sion As the head OF the Indian affairs for
this district, by making war upon our State
Government for protecting our western
irontieragainst the merciIess attacks Of the
savaSes under the care Of Friend Hoag.
Gov. Osborn was sustained in his course
by the legislature, however, the people of
the State believing his first duty to be to
protect the citizens of the State and
watch the progress Of the peace policy al
forwards.
So far as the ''iond ring" is concerned, it
originated in ma act of the Legislature OF
1874, and is entitled AN act to authorize the
Boards OF County Commissioners OF Dick
inson, Lincoln, Howard, Barbour, Clay, Sa-
line, Pawnee, Reno, Ford, Harper, Jewell
and Barton counties to issue bonds for the
purpose Of funding and paying certain in
debtedness," approved March :, 1874. The
Governor refused his approval until urged
TO give it by the chairman of tho Committee
of Ways and Means of the House of that
session, in whose judgment he reposed great
confidence. Ii was through the influence
OF Gov. Osborn that the Legislature OF last
Winter, by joint resolution, directed the
Attomey-General TO commence an action
for the cancellation of all those illegally
issued bonds, and TO prosecute all the par
ties connected with issuing them crimi
nally, for their fraudulent and criminal acts
in the matter.
We have said this much TO show conclu-
sively that the CHARGE in the telegram al
luded TO was maliciously false and designed
to. project the 'Indian ring" of which
Friend Hoag is head center for our State.
Give the devil his due.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
A DISGRACE.

The constitution OF New Hampshire de-
clares that the executive officers and mem.
bers OF the legislature OF the State must be
Of the Protestant religion. Until late
years there were very few Catholics in the
State, but rs they have become more nu-
merous by immigration, they are naturally
DESTROYS OF having share Of the offices. 4
few members OF the legislature who are ad-
herents OF the Church Of Rome have been
elected in years past, and the fact OF their
illegibility has been ignored. The same il
likely to he the case with regard to those
chosen at the last election. The leading
Republican organs favor a change of the
constitution. Had the Wing party had its
way in 1850, this would have been done
swenty-tive years ago. The proposed re-
peal OF the test was voted down, however.
by the Democrats, the few Wing towns gen
orally giving majority in favor of repeal,
while the many Democratic ones were de-
cided in the negative.
Such law is a disgrace 10 State. and
we are glad TO see that the Republicans of
the Granite State are not as bigoted As the
Democrats.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
OSBORN AND THE BOND RING.

The Times is no longer alone in its fight
with the Kansas ring. 1t now recognizes a
most formidable ally in that staunch bat
free speaking Republican journal, the St.
Louis Globe.
Approaching full well the danger to the
party in Kansas il some means are not ia
ken to unload the fearful weight of fraud
and corruption that for years have buried
the good name of the State under the stig-
ma rotten commonwealth" the Globe has
grasped the cleansing spade and gone
straight TO the fountain head of the official
slime and filth, Governor Thomas \. Cs-
born.
The above Is from long editorial in the
Kansas City Times, accusing Gov. Osborn,
of this State, of being the head of the So
called kansas bond ring" The best part
OF the article, however, is where the Times
recognizes most formidable ally in that
staunch but free speaking Republican jour-
nal, the ST. Louis Globe" By reading the
following from the Globe it will be seen
what very strong ally the Times has:
Inc RICHLY stdtchcHt pUDilrAtu NtcteT-
day from our special correspondent at To-
peka, must have convinced all who read it
that, while gross frauds have been perpe-
trated in the issue OF Kansas bonds, there
is no warrant whatever for the connection
of Gov. Osborn's name with any of these
transaction. Kansas has been prolific of
corrupt politicians of late, and people are
willing TO believe almost anything that is
bad about any of them. We will say for
Gov. Osborn, however, tina; he has, during
his administration, kept himself well aloof
from Jobs and schemes with millions in
them !" and that, although he was bitterly
assailed in the campaign Of last fall, he
thoroughly refuted every charge involving
his personal character. We irus. he will
now Use his official influence to punish the
perpetrators Of the frauds which have lust
been exposed.
This manly acknowledgement is Just
what We expected from a Journal which has
some little regard for the truth. THE
TINES, Saturday morning, denied the
charges, and said that they originated only
in the brain of Friend Hoag. The
above extract from the Globe corroborates
our denial, and fully justiies the Governor.
As long as such filthy, unreliable sheets as
the organ of the James brothers are nat
ronized, so long will good men he abused
and yillifed.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
pos1-orr1cE CHANGES IN KANSAS

During the week ending March 20, 1875,
furnished by VIM. Van Week, of the Post
Office Department:
ESTABLISHED. - Mount Zion, Phillips
county, Homer c. Spauldins, postmaster
Poplar Hill, Dickinson county, Daniel Il.
Emery.
DrsCoNTISUED.-OasiS, Saline county.
PoeTMAsrERs APPoINTED. - Hadiam.
Washington county, ]. W. Taylor; James
Crossing, Jackson county, james VI. Eb-
right; West Union, Phillips county, VIM.
NJ. kepler; Winfield, Cowley county, Jas,
Kelly.
The name and site of Ri; Bend, Jewell
county, has been changed to Spring Valley,
Nichols county, Nebraska, and Charles C..
Green appointed postmaster
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
IMPARTIAL JURORS.

The Leavenworth TINES mentions tie ST. Louis
Gfote among the papers that believe Mr. Beeeher IL
be guilty The Club is simply impartial juror
and rs yet has heard but little than one side u
the case II hopes that Mr.. Beecher will be able 10
remove the presumption of guilt that has been
thrown upon him.. Louis Globe.
We take about the same stand as our st.
Louis contemporary. The TINES earnestly
hopes that Mr.. Beecher will be able to re-
move the stains cast upon his character.
But at the same time We do not think that
he has even attempted to do so. As we
have said before, Theodore Tilton NAV
have slept with Miss Lovejoy, or carried
Bessie Turner from one room to another
while she was asleep, vet We think that this
does not exonerate Mr.. Beecher. 1t would
be much better ii he would be contented
with painting himself white, and not waste
his time in daubing Tilton all over.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
RATHER STUPID WORK.

Ii may be smart, but We fail to see it.
Reports were in circulation respecting the
conduc: of Rev. |. S. Kalloch. He asks the
papers in this city to keep quiet. They
complied with his request. lie employs a
friend to telegraph the Kansas City Times,
asking ii they intend to publish anything.
OF course the Kansas City Times sends up
an agent. Twenty-Five dollars secures a
splendid puff FOR the Rev. |. S. Ealloch, in
Fridays X. c. Times. Now, this is all
right, and perhaps not. VIII not this
twenty-five dollars cause a good deal of
trouble yet? Did that money go into the
Kansas City Times money-drawer, or did
the gentlemanly correspondent pocket it?
Will the X ansas CITY Times answer?
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
TRADE C.RcuLARs AND MERCANTILE
AGENCIES.

/ K. g. Dun & Comp:ny's Agent in this
city, by the name of Green, is again circu-
lating paper 10 obtain advertisements for
} 4 trade circular
Mr.. Green got up a similar advertiser:
1 dodge last year, and succeeded in obtaining
from our merchants nearly thousand dol
lars. An examination oil T. c. Dun & Cos
Mercantile Agency Report for the city of
Leavenworth, will prove that every firm
that placed an advertisement in that circu-
lar, was reported at least as favorably as it
ought to BE-, and many who did rot sub
scribe were rated Glow down"
Any fair minded man will at once con-
cede the fact, that Mr.. Green, the agent for
X. g: Dun * Co., whose duty i, Is to look
after the pecuniary affairs of our business
men, and report their financial standing TO
Dun & Co., should he in a position to act
without prejudice Tor or against. Ii he So
licits OF them an advertisement, and sue.
ceeds in obtaining one. Mr.. Green is 50
much the better off, and he naturally fees
under some obligations TO that man. II
the merchant refuses to advertise in his
trade circular" Mr.. Green. if he is like
ordinary mortals, feels offended. Will his
opinion of their financial standing in such
cases be worthy OF credit?
We submit, therefore, that the course
pursued by Mr.. Green, under these circum-
stances, looks very much like Matchmaking
our merchants. Last year the circulation
OF his Trade Circulars" was only claimed
to be 5000. Therefore, an advertisement
in it would not be worth the one hundredth
part as much as it would i'm THE TINES or
Commercial.
An advertisement in such Trade Cir
cular' would not reach the eve of one per
son where the same amount invested in Or
binary advertising would secure thousands
OF readers
The merchant who knowingly advertises
in such Trade Circular" shows thought
lessness, or what is worse, an abject slayish-
ness and fear of the man who is employed
TO rate This financial standing. IfR. G.
Dun * Co. have any regard for their own
interests and the truthiuness of their re-
ports they will see to il that their agent in
this city is not only an honest man, but en-
tireiy free from all influences that NAV tend
to warp and prejudice his judgment. We
submit that the logic of this reasoning is
sound, and must meet with the approval OF
every honest man.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
INSURANCE BUSINESS.

We have received the advance table Of
the next annual report Of the Insurance De-
partment, showing the business, &C., of all
the Fire Insurance companies licensed in
the State in 1874. The company doing the
most business is the. Continental OF New York
City, then comes the Kansas, Of Leaven-
worth, Etna, OF Hartford, Home, of New
York and American Central, of St. Louis,
We are indebted to Mr.. Orrin 7. WEIGH,
the new Superintendent, for this courtesy.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
IT'S A BARGAIN.

1t is true that J. ". Roberts, OF Oskaioo-
sa, has contracted to buy the Commercial
He is to take possession April 9TH. Public
sentiment in this city is decidedly opposed
to maintaining two Republican papers.
Two dailies, one morning and one evening,
the one Democrat and the other Republic
an, would supply the demand. All at
tempts to establish Republican paper No.
!, have failed, and will continue to fail.
Six months experience will convince
Brother Roberts that he has committed a
sal mistake. Nothing, however, like try
ing. A six months trial will make him a
wiser but sadder man.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
Posr-oFFIcE CHANGES IN KANSAS

During the week ending March 9th, 1875
furnished by VIM. Wan Week, OF the
Post-ofiice Department:
EsTABLIsHED-Floreyville, Rocks coun
ty, Andrew J. Florey, Postmaster.
PosTMAsTEEs APPOINTED - Highland
Doniphan county, Mrs. Ella E. Herrick
Labette, Labette county, Samuel W. Col.
lins Locust Grove, Atchison county, Josh
Locker Lostine, Cherokee county, Micajah
I. Jones; Plymouth, Lyon county, Neven:
NJ. Carter; Redfeld, Bourbon county, W.
ID. Smith S,ernerton, Montgomery county
county, Elvira Benson; Walnut, Butler
county. Mrs. Sarah \. Cox.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
PRESIDENT FOR A DAY,

\ correspondent calls attention to the
fact that General Grants term of Office will
expire on Sunday, and enquiries who will
be President in the interval one day before
his successor is swore in. We answer tina;
the same contingency ha, happened before,
and that the outgoing President has always
been recognized as in Office until the new
President was qualified. The New York
Herald thinks that in great crisis which
rendered the lapse Of a single day import
ant the new President might be sworn in on
Sunday. There is nothing to prevent this
either in the Constitution or the provisions
OF any federal statute. 1t is mere matter
of convenience and decorum that the oath
OF President whose term begins on Sun
day, defers taking the oath until the fol-
lowing dav,