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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28

the Adr:atic Sea l. vas estimated BY
philosophers and astronomers of that day
10 he IS miles above tae earth, accompa-
MED with Kissing noise, and finally e1-
plcded. Il was twice as large as the moon
and more brilliant
At Quito, I;aiy. abou. 9 o'clock at night,
a globe OF fir. arose from behind one OF the
neighboring mountains, and illuminated
that city in l769.
In Jamaica, in 1882, an exactly similar
meteor was observed
On the 18th of November, 1888, an exhi-
bition OF tre-balls took place, which was
visible from different localities from the
North American lakes TO the Gulf Of Mex
leo, and many people now remember that
night OF terror to the weak-minded and su-
pers,itious. This was the most striking and
magnificent display Of the kind, perhaps,
the world has ever witnessed, and was we'll
adapted to Gil the mind with awe and as
constituent.
These meteors seem to emanate from the
same point OF direction, and eventually fall
to the earth.
Many Of your readers will remember
this last shower as the ''fsliing stars" The
writer we'll remembers tine distress Of one
poor woman, that the nights would hence
be 80 dark, as The siars had all fallen but
her surprise was equally az great the next
night TO see the Stars As numerous and
bright as ever.
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HINTS TO CORRESPONDENT.

There are two things which people who
aspire 10 be newspaper correspondents
should thoroughly learn b. fore they begin
TO write: First: never write on bo'h sides
OF the paper, and second never write I'VE"
when you mean 81 - A communication
must needs be very interesting to warrant
the editor in copying every alternate
page OF it, or in going over it all
to mark out the "wel-" and put in as"
Amateur correspondents generally think
that communications must bs made 10 read
like editorials; but observation should
teach them that the editor, whose editorials
may be filled with "we's," always uses he
personal pronoun ~ when he writes com
munication, even to his own paper. ave"
is used in editorials because an editorial is
the ut.erance OF the paper, itself, and the
paper is supposed to express the santi.
rnents OF an indefinite number of people,
but a communication only claims to ex-
press the opinions of the individual who
writes it; and the only individual in this
country, At the present time, who can pro-
perly refer to himself in the plural num-
Der, is Mr.. Cronin, of Oregon.
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AUDITORS REPORT.

We are in receipt OF 4 copy OF the 10th
annual repor; Of the Auditor of Kansas,
showing the financial condition OF the STATE
at the close OF the last fiscal year, Noyem-
her so, lS.6. We learn that the revenue OF
the State from all sources during the year,
including the balance on hand at the be-
ginning OF the year, was 81 ,S45, S3S IS, and
The disbursements daring the same period
were S1,099, 7l62 leaving balance in the
Treasury at the beginning of this month Of
S2i6 ll7.0i. The Auditor approves Of the
new law, on assessment and taxation, pass
ell at the last ses ion, and though it has
not yet been long enough in operation TO
juGge fully Of its operation, be says its
working thus far shows decided improve
ment over the old law. He recommends
that the law authorizing the registration OF
local bonds with the State auditor be re-
pealed, for the reason that he thinks If is OF
no advantage, except TO help the sale of To-
cal bonds in the eastern markets-an adj
vantage which the corporation never gets
the benefit OF. He concludes with the fat
iesipg statement that call of the bonds of
the State that have matured during the
year have been paid when due. All war
rants have been paid on presentation at the
State Treasury. Oar bonds command a
high premium in the money market of the
east, and more than all, the year closes
without complications with the State Treas
urer's Department. A condition of affairs
so favorable must be looked upon with
pride by all who take an interest in the
good name and credit of the State
There are several items in the report
which require explanation: For instance,
in the secount with the centennial mana
gers, there is the item 'for erection of
building at Philadelphia and defrsying the
expenses of Kansas exposition" twenty
five Thousand dollars. That's good round
item, and the people viii want to know
something about the character of the sex.
penses" which are covered by il. And it
appears that little over thirteen thousand
dollars was expended for printing for the
Board OF Agriculture, over eight thousand
Of which was taken from the Centennial an
preparation. That is, also, an item that
might bear little explanation.
Of the money now in the treasury, Sl0s..
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THE STATE PRINTING.

We publish in The TIMES this morning
an interesting communication on the State
Printer matter. Our correspondent treats
the subject in n able manner, and shows
that he knows what he is talking about,
bu; there are two or three points overlooked
in his letter, which should not go unnoticed:
II Martin could afford to pay more than
twenty thousand dollars, ont Ct the profits
OF his first term, to secure his first election,
isn't it reasonable to suppose that his sec
ond term. TO which he was elected without
such expense, yielded him very hsndsome
income; and, il Mr.. Martin hasn't made
anything out Of the office, as he claim', al
ter holding it for four years, how long
would he have to hold it, at the same rate,
before he would be willing to give it up?
These are questions that Mr.. Martin ought
o answer
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January MaSaxines.

Among the striking articles in the Janu-
airy Scribner, are Prof. Poyesea's character
islic paper on Norway and Norsenen."
General McClellan's illustrated account Of
the khedive's Improvements, his army and
the slave trade; Chas. Rarnard's interesting
illustrated paper on The English Work
ng-Man's Home" Mr.. Clarencs Cooks
eighth contribution on household decoration.
Other illustrated articles are: "A Sketch
Of John Burroughs" with portrait) BY
Joel Benton; "Liverworts and Ferns" BY
Mrs S. 3. Herrick "Dsy-Dnam.," a poem
OF New England Ii e, by Hannah r. Hud
son; DIR. Hollands Nicholas Mioturn." in
which there is shipwreck, and Papa
Horns Tulip" BY r V e. Meyers; a. ex-
travaganzs, with iAughable silhouettes, by
Howard Pyle. There are poems by Mr.
Stoddard, H. H. DR.. Holland. Charles De
Kay, Mr.. Glider and Miss c. E. Brooks.
s.. Niehl1s, for January, has contribu-
lions from Mr. Hewitt, Professor Proctor,
J. 7. Trowbridse, the author Of "Helen's
Babie.," Mr.. BOyesen, H. E. Scudder, Lucy
Larcon,, Henry Baldwin and Mre. Dodge.
Nov, thee are some OF the brightest writer's
in the country, ard they have written in
their brigh,e-t, and ligh,est, and sprightii-
est way for the children who take the 81
L. it any wonder the Magazine
is 60 great . favorite? At what former
times have such pains been taken to give
The children thoroughly Wholesome, and at
The same time, thoroughly snjoysble litera-
lure?
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EDUCATION ENGLAND.

London elected school directors on Fri.
day, December lst and the result was an
overthrow Of depominational organizations.
Not only the church of England, in it, at.
tempt to control popular education, fail
almost uniformly in lis candidate, but the
Roman Catholics were equally unfortunate.
The London Times speaks of it as an sun
qualified declaration on the part of the
electors, as body, that they will not listen
to the seciarian jealousies that have lately
become so prominent, and that they are re.
solved to uphold the school board as the
predominating instrument of education in
the metropolis"
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POST.orrICE CHANGES IN KANSAS

during the the week ending December
90, 1876, furnished by William Van
Week, Of the Post-Ofic. Department:
E.tablished-Holyoke, Ellsworth county
Charles c. Gray, postmaster. Discontin-
ued-Cady, Linn county; Hershburser,
Lincoln county. Name and Site changed
New Memphis, Cherokee county, to Star
Valley, and Anthony r. Better appointed
postmaster. Postmasters Appointed-Cald-
we'll, Sumner county, John Fl. Sain; De
fsnce, Woodson county, Alfred Van slyke
Morehead, Labette county, Harmon Sipes
Naomi, Mitchell county, Phillip II. Run
die; Parallel, Riley county, J. P. Osbourn
Pawnee Rocks, Barton county, S. F. Lett
ner; Reedsville. Marshall county, Allen
Reed; South Haven, Sumner county,
Thomas Hunter; Stockton, Rocks county,
Edgar F. Randall.
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WINCHESTER PICKUPS.

December &c, 1876.
On Christmas eve, predicted fair and
lovely day for Christmas, but not so. The
sun was not visible once during the day,
and the snow flakes fell in such downy soft
ness, that l was reminded Of my youthful
days when would have believed that old
mother somebody was picking her geese.
1t was good Christmas day, however, and
our folks seemed to enjoy it we'll. Early
and late the younger part of the town
could be heard, With long tin horns. filling
the air with dismal sounds and their joyous
laughter. A shooting match engaged the
elders, and Sterret of Boyle, came up with
a few OF his men, and interested the boys in
bird hunt. Everyone knew i. was Christ
mas 1876, and made the best Of their know
ledge. partook Of a rare dish to me,
pea;owl. Have long had an acquaintance
with the bird, but never before knew OF
their edible qualities.
The ladies Of the Methodist Church will
give a necktie festival on Friday night, this
week, for the purpose of raising money to
finish their payments on the organ. Let
all attend SO worthy an enterprise.
The next meeting of the Literary and Ed
ucational Society at this place will be on
January Is, 1877.
The programme is:
Essay, u. A. White; Defamation. Hugh
ONral; Select Reading, Miss Mary Cop
land Cube Root. John NJ. Cotton; Decla-
hation, James Wilhelm; Sci ct Reading,
Miss Amelia C,rithers; Essay, Thomas
Kerley Ancient History, Il. c. Young;
Analysis, d. c. Tillo,son; Discussion, "Tae-
DRY, and Practice of Teaching" opened by
J. I. Fulton, Eco.
Lecture in the evening. Good music will
be furnis
Last Friday evening witnessed the close
of the first term of the Winchester ..cade
my for the present year. The closing exer-
cises were held in the evening at the K. p.
Church In this village. A large and inter-
.st.d audience listened 10 the exercises
which lasted about three hours. There
was much to commend in the exercises.
They all showed that there had been dill
gent work, both on the part Of the teachers
and the pupils. shall only take occa-
sion to mention few of the performances
WHICH III my oPihioh hesSiNS SSpSSAoA soH-
sideration. Ali were worthy. l mention
especially the salut,tory by Mr.. Joseph
Terrence, the "Northern Laborers" by
Mr. j. W. Ashwood, and the valedictory
by Miss Ida Bromley. Of the dialogues,
the "Pair of Boots and the "DificrltIes in
a Mormon Family" weic god. Several
pieces of very fine instrumental music were
furnished by Mr.. Samuel Mitchell, Mr..
NJ itrhews, Miss Vine Wilhelm, and Mss
Ida Bromley. At the close Of the entertain
men,, Rev. Bailiff made few very appro-
pirate remarks in commendation of the in
stitution. He earnestly directed atten,i n
TO the Academy. What it had done, what
it was doing, and what it expected to 10,
and called upon the people, one and all, TO /!
give to it the helping hand, and try and
sustain it. A vast amount of good was be-
ing accomplished through its instrumental
ity, and all lovers and believers in popular |
education should lsbor earnestly both BY |
mind and purse to advance 90 worthy an
Don JUAN.
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For the Leavenwofth Times
ECHOES FROM ELLIS COUNTY.

Whew! how cold.
Christmas last Monday, o! We head.
Happy once more, skating tip top.
Fresh sausage is now IN order.
A good number Of folks spent last Sum-
day on the ice.
A great deal OF blowing about, "the
weigh, OF my hog" just now.
Heavy snow storm on Saturday and
Sunday.
Thermometer . degrees below zero on
Saturday morning at Fort Hays.
Sleighs were out on Sunday last at Hays
City-4uite a rarity.
Sheriff Bardsley and Hon. d. II. Gil
keson, took the horse thieves connected at
the last term of court in Els county to
the State prison last week.
j; was reported that dutch Henry" was
on the X. p. X. L, laying for the train
that took the horse thieves eastward. So
quiet was it done that Lutchy failed to
leave the train.
The "boys" at Fort HAYS have been ex-
pecting relief from the 23rd Infantry, but
up to the present, their arduons duties
have not been Iightened, bnt sill they are
happy-in anticipation that q company
will be sent there at an early day to help
cut ice.
The latest political poetry has kind Of
Jai doing ring. Hear Maj Nipple:
Arouse sons of thunder from Elprida's glades,
Up, VI them, ve blood hounds OF Texas;
Shalt mental wIeIders oil Insitock and spades,
Wi ia ,ts oainunss ser and vex US?
Shall n leader Of yandals, with wounds all aSape,
heceiy- IN tef nee OF coercion,
De eat our rsformsr and 1.-THE IN rel tape,
Each oDjeci If ooath.Tn aversion?
MOI No! by the unfadIng Rat that wreathes
he memory green OF J, Davis,
This kniie in his b dy sha lind = red s. cath,
SAugat lsc WIN fr, m tyranny save u.s.
Those bufternut dous h-fsces up IN the north,
VINO IT. mble al shooting the nixgera,
Viii q.icsiy fall IN " it'll The great SOLID South, |"
Ana eagihel our ballot OF .rigg. rs
Wei rule Iuin, let tue cJnst luences fall,
lone On e heads ftte Ia.iun;
Indugurafe Tisden, their homes II aprall,
~ attn The hes Of eNteI nation.
II OIcgon's Gov r or is ne T. the cause,
Ard Jronin lands up o Is rgnf,
1--WE i iuauguT ate SsnaueI N spi e o. all law"
And fer this We are re2 ~ 10 light.
But hold | must clo-e my stove pipe
has fallen down; my wife has rpilled her
craneberries on the floor; the children are
trsmping them on the carpet, and am
very much Disconnected. o, what . mess
for a father! QUID NuNc.
FORT HAYEs, Kan, December p, 1876.
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CENTENNIAL PnOrurx-

The financial result OF the Centennial Ex-
hibition has been revealed by proceedings in
court. After paying all debts there will re-
main about 100000. The total sub
scriptions to the stock of the enterprise were
81 100000. There is disagreement among
the representatives OF the Stockholders as to
the manner of distributing the assets, and
the Centennial Board Of Finance asks the
United States Circuit Court to decide what
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ES..TY YEli:s i:Ero:..: THl pJ.i.c.
DIR. C.MCLAME'G
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
Or
VI;R,EITFUGEs.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

iNHE Countenancc IS pale and lccde2-
l coIo'ed, W.iA occasional iLuaae,, os
l '!.'un'cTID~d spot OF o-c or b0ti
-. , 80, -, -, - ,,'i-' 49,. :.
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SOME of our Republican exchanges do
great injustice to Gen. C,rse, BY chasing
him with the parlor Brigadiers of the late
war who are now SO anxious to march TO
the front. Gen. CoIse was one of the moot
gallant officers in the Federal army. He
was through all the important battles Of
the Southwest, and was slways conspicuous
for bravery and dash. He is all wrong in
politics, but that is no reason Why he
should be deprived Of the laurels he fairly
won in the dark days Of the rebellion. We
can not afford to tarnish the fair fame of .
soldier in order to injure the reputation Of
q politiciap.-GlobeD emocrof.
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HCNsLIaTiNG.

The chief work performed By the Com
aoauedhh seems to be in the defense OF
political hacks, who have been guilty Of
deiraudirg their creditors or of plundering
the public funds. We would advise that
paper to Join temperance society and q
church, and go to preaching again. This
back sliding wont work, you can't serve
both God and the devil at the same time.
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Or. C.. McIANE'S
PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended as
l remedy for all the lis that flesh Is
heir to-" but ir affections OF the Liver,
and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases of that
character, they stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
As a simple purgative they are IN
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has 4 red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DE-. M'LASE's
Liver PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of
c. MeLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists ard
country storekeepers generally.
ma 2-IlsiS~
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CERTAIN foreign capitalists are talking
of putting their money in a scheme 10 put
sheet iron and glass roof over The whole
of the ruined town of Pompeii, expecting
to be reimbursed by an increased admission
fee TO the place.
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G0letttn Tlmes


The Second Annual Exhibition OF the
Ieavenworlh Poultry and Pet Stock Asso-
citation. at Laing's Hall, was opened yester-
dav. il is acknowledged the best and finest
show of the kind ever held in the West. 1t
will remain open Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Every man, woman and
child in town, can enjoy an hour or two In
yis;tirr the show.
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Judgment Of the Public

During the pIsi Ave y-arS tn, public have
care ully observed tn w'n eriui cures accom-
pllsh. gu tn Use OF VEGErINE- FIR ia its
US many An afflicted suff. r.nas been restored
to Der ect health, after har ne expended small
fortune In procuring medical advice ard Ub-
tanning poisonous raj medicines
Its medical properties are Alternative, Tonic,
SO vent and Diuretic. There 10 M disease OF
the human stem Tor which the VEG II NE
cannot be used with perfect safety, As II does
not cont in any metallic poisonous co L.
pouni. IL s composed exc usIve OF barks,
roots anil herbs; 1t Is very pleasant to take;
every child likes il. 1t IS safe and reliable. rs
the following evidence Will show:
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Ir is unfair for the Leavenworth TINES
to accuse the Topeka Commonwealth Of sup
porting Mr.. Anthony from any other mo-
tive than that Of the strongest patriotic
convictions. The idea Of 10 eka paper
pro.titutipg Itself Hutchinson Enaminer.
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THE experience and recollec,ions of the
past filled Ben Hills mind when he gave
expression to his opinion Of Northern Cop
perheads in this epigram: "The Northern
Democrats, inyincible in peace, invipcible
in v,rv
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THAT METEOR.
A IL Appeared At Fort Hays. kansa,

A. IL Appeared AT Fort Hays. Kansas.
[By Our Correspondent, ouid Euncl
Scarcely had"Old Sd" passed beneath the
the Western plains, ere the heavens display
. wonder to artonished eyes, in the shape
Of an Iyneous Meteor, on Thursday evening,
the 2l.t inst. Many of the good people, of
Hays City, and the Fort, did not chance to
be out. but some Of us were wide-awake
and did see thi. strange phensnenon. And
what vas it? All, that 10 the question.
While it is possible to calculate upon the
movements Of we'll regulated heavenly
bodies, We mortals know but little Of the
principles which govern such cratic visi-
tors as fiery me,eors. Mystery envelopes
their origin and destiny.
Is their propelling power steam, electri-
city, or the force OF circumstances Do
they appear At stated intervals, or to suit
the exisencies Of the occasion? Must we
regard it as an omen of evil-some future
calamity ?-or was it forerunner-a war
ner Of the approaching storm? which fol-
lowed within thirty hours afterward.
Shakespeare says:
''when the planets
In evil mixture, 70 disor wander,
What plaques and what por' ends? nat mutiny?
What raging Of the sea- shaking Of the earth?
Commo ious IN The winds? fnghts, changes,
horrors,
Divest the cra-ks. rsnd and deracipa;e
he u ity and married calm OF States
Quite frSm their dxture.'
Whether the Bard Of Avon had the Po-
litical World Of America in prophetic view
when he wrote the above-it is for your
readers to determine and whether the ad- |
vent of this meteor, or lost planet, or what |
ever it was, II indicative of the rpnding Of |
"the unity and married calm of States" il
for our political friends to decide, or wheth. |
er Louisiana, Florida, or the Oregon mud |
dles, have anything to do with sportent |
mutiny, Pin . prophetic sense in connection
with the late meteor.
This meteor appeared, a seen from Fort
Hayes, about fifteen minutes before eight
o'clock, on the evening of the Dis, ips,snt
like . bail of fire, about the size of the
moon in zenith, and not very high in the
heavens Ii was seen Tor nearly . minute,
pacing from the west to the eat across the
Pot, TIL lost in a misty cloud
This phenomenon, Mr.. Editor, il not
without . precedent. In the year l676-I
Just 200 yea1 ago. great globe OF Ere was
zen II Bonoma. In I,aly, about three-quar-
len Of IN houn alter sunset. 1t passed to
he wsst very rapidly, and disappeared over
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THE premium of two hundred and fifty
dollars offered by the proprietors Of the
Kansas City Times for the best Christmas
story, has been awarded, by the judges, to
to Hon. Henry King, of Topeka, for story
entitled "a Kansas Pilgrim"
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Valuable Evidence.

The following unsolicited testimonial from
Rev. o. T. Walker, ID ID. formerly pastor of
BJvdoin Square Church Boston, and at present
settled in Providence, Z. l. mast re deemed
as reliable evidence. No one should fail to o.
serve that this testimonial is the result Of two
years experience it'll the use Of NtGETISE in
the Rev. Mr.. Wa ker's faulty, who now pro-
nouaces ID In valuable:
PRovIDESCE, z. l., iGi Transit Street
II. z. STEVENS, Esq:
feet boUnd 10 express with my signature the
high va ne place upon your VEGEIISE. Ny
family have used IL Tor the last two y'aTJ. In
nervous debility il is invaluable, and recon
mend u to all VINO may need an inv goT ating,
renovating tonic. o. T. WALkEk,
Formerly Pastor Of Bovdoin square Church,
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THE Chicago Taa says the Democratic
papers are thrown into spasms by the pro-
posal TO elect Grant ID the Senate, and
thinks this Is g pretty good reason why he
should be taken as the Republican candi-
date and elected.
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THE editor OF Harpcr's Weekly has freely
criticised the course of President Grant, but
he now says: "For his great services, for
his devoted patriotism, and for his proved
personal purity amid all the unclean ru-
mors and foul charges Of his enemies, his
place in American history ia secure"