The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-24

Several of the SGood" Templars got on
drunk the other day, and had gay old
time Woodson County Ios.
1t is very early for immigration, but
already it is setting in. Every day for the
past week teams drawing wagons loaded
with families and household goods, aeon.
panied by small herds of stock, have pass.
ed dthrough our streets Wichda Eagle
"A trip through most OF the country las,
week reveals Us the fac that fall wheat i
suffering. 1t looks bad in some places
though we saw none that we thought wa
killed. A good enow or a gentle rair
would be very respectable to the farmers a
this time.-Coausea GroUe Democrat.
Probably more butter is brought Il
town now and marketed than in midsum
mer. 1t is worth only 10 cents per pound
and for quality cannot be excelled. Thi
speaks volumes for Kansas as a first-clas
dairy State, and our farmers are beginning
TO view matters in this light..-BaTiingto'
Gazette.
Topeka is grumbling about bearing
the expense of the trial Of Lappin, anc
thinks that Shawnee county should no
bear it, but the State Well, that is one o
the results of being the Capital, and as sug
gested, is streak OF the lean which To
peka must take along with the fat.-Inde
peadenoe Tribune.
-Appropos OF the Black Hills fever rag
ing among some OF the Wichita BOYS,
man was exhibiting biblical map ol
Main street, the other day, pointing out III,
route OF the children OF Israel through tn,
wilderness, etc, to an interested crowd
when from across the street rushed a bare
headed denizen with, Where are the Blacl
Hills on that map" The pious salesman
concluded he had struck the wrong Grove
and subsiied.-W Wichitd Eagle
Some of our farmers are apprehensivt
that the early sown wheat, owing to tb,
extremely open winter. is in danger of joint
ing. III it should joint, and a cold spell
come, the consequences would be disastrous
number are pasturing Their fields in or
der to keep 1t down. We belieye il is gen,
orally understood among the farmers thai
jcinting should be prevented even if it ha.
to be cut down. Wiehitd Bacon.
Mr.. II. III. Flagg, living about foul
miles west Of town, up the valley, in dig.
ging well, came upon some strange curl.
ositics ohc uds last week, al Il Oeptu OF
nearly sixty feet below the surface. He
found perfect leaves-not of the fern va.
riety, which are sometimes found, bu,
leaves OF large pattern, resembling OAK
or maple. They were perfect in form, and
are fine specimens. He also found, at the
same depth, a smooth, round, hard stone,
about the size of persons head, resem.
bling canon ball, and about as hard,
which he broke open and found to be filled
with pure cold water. This was found in
the solid earth-no water near it. This
opens up the old discussion of "how did the
milk come in the cocoanut. ."-Lincoin Centre
Register.
From all parts come the busy notes of
preparation for vigorous crop campaign,
and farming will open on an extensive
scale in the spring throughout the county
Teams are in splendid condition, there is
an abundance of seed, and farmers are Law
ing in good supply of pIows, harrows,
seed-drills, cultivafors and other imple-
ments for carrying on farm operations. a
Large amount of prairie will be broken and
many thousand acres fenced in and pat in
TO early crops. Our people are Learning
the true value OF the productive soil at
their disposal, and We predict twice the
number of acres of corn, fax, castor beans
and bFoom-corn will be planted this year,
compared will last season.-BurliRHoa Ga
z6;fe.