The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-03
FROM STRANGER.

We are struggling to endure the sollstl-
cal fervors OF these centennial days; amid =
swarm of house flies, deficiency Of the cir
culating medium. and the whooping cough
which Just now is going the rounds without
favor or partiality, Of the young and rising
generation of this locality.
We wonder why house flies and the
whoopiDg cough are graded so low in the
category of human Affections. The house.
fiy is surely very great and multitudinous
annoyance, and We can think no better OF
them, though some insectologist has told
us through the columns Of our weekly news
paper, that they are not altogether an un-
mixed evil that in fact they are doing Us
much service by constantly gathering up
atomic impurities in the air and bearing
them away, which would otherwise enter
into our blood, bring on disease, and short
en- our days.
As for the scarcity Of money, that, We
take a hint from Nasby, and lay at the
doors of "this corrupt administration. T"
They used to call it laziness, and extrava-
gsnce; now We have another name fur it /:
it is Bepublican Corruption. They used
to tell the impccunious wilmer, who never
had a cent in his pocket or a days provi-
sions ahead, to take off his coat and 20 to
work; now they tell him to howl reform"
and vote for ilden and Hendricks. The
The voters of this section do not lay claim
to uncommon "gumption," but they cannot
be thus deceived. John Randolph, OF
Roanoke, was won't to tell the politicians of
his day that "chapge is not Reform" We
think the people OF this day are sufficient
| " assured OF this thing without trying the
dangerous experiment OF taking the govern
ment from the hands of those who saved it
from destruction, and giving it back to
those who Indignantly tried to destroy it.
In farming community at this season
| of the year much more attention Is nat
uralIy given to the harvest and the grain
market than the affairs Of the State. i
notice, however, considerable interest in the
| opening canvass, more particularly as to the
choice OF Congressman. The Republicans
of this section, are emnently satisfied with
the course OF Hon. W. A. Phillips, and
earnestly desire his reelection. We have
tried him. and found him to be efficient
and untiring in looking after the best inter
ssts OF his constituents. We like the attI-
tude he has taken on all questions OF geuer-
| al interest, and we are not disposed to call
him home for no better reason than that
there are other men in the District who
are "spoiling" TO share the hOnors and
emoluments of the position he now occu-
pies. When it shall have come an acknOwl-
edged fact that offices was not institute, d
for the benefit of the people, but solely for
the good of office seekers, then We shall
want all the offices and all the rotation
that the circum stances will possibly admit
of. Until then, our motto as one Of the
people shall be-when we have gotten the
right man for the place-let us keep him
there.
The small grains Of this part OF the coun-
try are now all harvested, and pretty gener-
ally in GOOD condition. l am warranted in
putting the average of the wheat field at 20
bushes per acre. The rye crop is excel
lent, but oats nothing to brag Of. A great
many small patches Of tobacco, are growing
in our township. The prospect is all that
can be desired, and ii the yield should he
equal TO the home consumption, We shall
say this ia number one country for tobac.
CO. some attention has OF late been given
to hemp raising W. A. Harris, OF / aw-
renee, has raised forty acres OF this staple
on his fine bottom land between this pl ace
and Lenape. NJ Entyre, the boss hemp
cultivator of this region, prOnOuDces 1t one
OF the best fields of hemp he has ever seen.
They are at it now with hemp hooks.
The corn crop is everywhere growing
finely and the most of it bids fair to mature
in abundance and in prime condition.
Corn shipped from this part Of Kaw Bottom
to Ba rimore and Chicago, has been pro-
nounced by those who have handled it
there, to be the best that has come in their
market this season.
Hurry up that starch factory, We want
better markets and better prices, We have
wood enough to do Us for fuel several years
to come. Our hogs succumb to the dealers
before we can get them in condition for the
pork packer There is no prospect Of
general European war to swell the demand
We look to the capital lists of Leavenworth
for a starch factory for the benefit Of our
corn market, and if they do not move in
that direction pretty coon, We shall put up
factory ourselves either at Lenape or
Stranger, though We may have to dispose
of our X ansas and Missouri bridge stock at
a ruinous discount, in order to raise sufii-
cient funds to "heel" the enterprise.
Rev. L. Newcomb, late of Pomona,
Franklin county, has accepted call from
the Congregational society Of lhis town. He
has Just moved here with his family.
SrRANGER, August 1st, 1876 J. A. 3,