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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
HURRY UP.
There is no Time to Lose on This
Offer.
Do no. Delay Day but Send Your
Money.
A Proposition That VIII Cause Your
Eyes to Open.

We have on hand, received during the pas,
week, ffty-one sewing machi1IA which We
must close out. They are the Wilson Sewing
Machines new No. ), worth s45 90, in work.
manship equal TO a chronome,er watch and
as elegantly finished as a first-class plano. II
received the highest awards at the Vienna
and Centennial Exhibitions. II sews one.
fourth faster than any other machine. Its
capacity is unlimited There are
more Wilson Machines sold in the United
States, than the combined sales of all the
others. The Wilson mending attachment,
for doing all kinds Of repairing without
Patching, given free with each machine. 1t
requires no special instructions TO learn how
to use il. This machine sells everywhere for
si5, but, having bought them at a price You
would hardly dream of, We are enabled TO
make the following
DAILY OFFER
For 30 We Will send the Wilson Sewing
Machine new No. 5. and THE DAILY TIMES
for one year. This is giving {53 for So.
WEEKLY OFFER.
For SS We will send the Wilson Sewing
New No. and THE WEEKLY TIMES for five
years to any. one address. This is $50 for SIS.
There should not be a moment delay in avail
ing yourself this Offer We have only fifty
one machines, and the moment they are gone
the offer is cancelled. Weguarantee satislac-
ton, as know the character of the Wilson
Sewing Machine Company and the value of
their machines. Send s25 by draft, registered
letter or money order. Do not delay.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

TT " -E4NI 4 IfUuII's =.
The following gentlemen are here to-day
from different counties, to confer with our
county commissioners relative to our bond
interests. They are representative men. and
their opinion will be valuable in view of the
bond meeting 10 b. held here tomorrow.
The gentlemen are MeSsrS. Stephenson and
Pierce, Of Johnson; Messrs. Keonar and Full
Ter, OF Franklin; b. :. Richards, Commission.
er, and VIM. Shepherd, Treasurer of Leaven-
worth county. An effort will be made to in
duce them all to stay and participate in the
meeting to be held tomorrow
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
SCHOOL. EXAMINATION.
The Ordeal Through which Pupils
Pass Before Being Admitted 10 the
High SchOQI

The Ordeal Through which Pupils
Pass Before Being Admit 10 ia e
High school,
SEvENTY-EIGIIr candidates for admission
TO the High School were examined yesterday
morning, at the High School Building Ten
OF these were from the North Ieavenworth
Colored School, and the remainder from Miss
Porter's and Miss Upton's rooms in the High
School building. In the examination in
reading. each pupil read paragraph from a
fifth reader, and was marked upon ii. The
class
READ VERY WELL,
and most of them will undoubtedly pass in
this subject. One hundred words were given
in spelling, the first word in every lesson from
the two hundred and fiftieth TO the three
hundred and fiftieth lesson in the speiler used
in the schools. The writing of the class was
tested from letters which they wrote. a let
ter was placed upon the board and the class
requested to copy it on
A SHEET OF NOTE PAPER
and make all corrections. The class was then
requested TO write a letter of their own 6m-
position and write it directly on a sheet of
white::paper in ink, without copying, the let
ter TO contain a description of Leaven-
worth, description of the room in which
they were sitting, and a statement in what
they were TO. be examined and how they
thought
THEY WERE SUCCEEDING.
The object of these letters was to test the class
n language, The class is one of good ability
and all of them have studied hard 10 prepare
themselves for the examination. II is the
largest class ever examined for the High
School and taking the members as a whole,
they are much better prepared. The.average
age of the class is fourteen years and ten
months, which will make the average age
when they enter upon their studies in the
High School next September fifteen years.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
Catictli.Gl.

L'IssIIIIlIItaiII IlU U~IIIIlIsT 7
We attended a pleasant meeting ofthe State
Board OF Education at Topeka last Saturday.
On the Recommendation OF State Superinten-
dent Lemon, srran gements were made for
county institutes and examinations o: teach
ers. Those applying for a state diploma Will
hereafter be examined in political economy
instead ofdeScriptive astronomy.
4 Number of Horses Narrowly Es.
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cape Being Killed.

\ hew,d log barn on the farm Of James
Belts, i've or six miles northwest of town,
was completely destroyed 10y the wind storm
on last sunday night. The roof and upper
part of the building was blown oil down even
with the manger, and the most singular thing
was, that there We're five horses in the barn
at the time and all escaped uninjured, al
though logs and poles Were thrown prOmiscu-
ously around them.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

these pests. Our old and experienced bov
men recommend the use OF charcoal, sulphur
and lime. placed where the hog can have
tree access TO it.
The gentleman, Mr.. Blackburn, claimed
that he used turpentine as a remedy. |
would say, use it again, with enough castor
oil to carry the worms out of the intesiines,
but would not give IL 70 brood sows.
Conmendab.c Enterprise OF n Rail.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
IerG ymAn Who VIII PrObab1l
Lose a Leg.

Severance cor. Troy Bulletin q.
Father Ambrose, who had his leg broken
three weeks ago, has been removed from
the Benedictine Parsonage TO Atchison. His
leg from bad treatment, is in terrible con-
dition. He will probably loose his leg, per-
haps his life.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
One Thing That Richards ETnmigra.
ton From the East.


WHINUI nifty I ITiItN- %. .
The great obstacle To emigration from the
Eastern States to Kansas is the want Of buy
ers for the land of those who want TO move.
This is very COOL thing, for if everybody
who wants to come to Kansas could get here,
the State would be only a vast camping
ground. From one to five thousand day is
about as much as can be comfortably taken
care of even in Kansas, where they do things
no other people can do.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
All Animal. Have Worms.
ICor. Colman's Rural Worid.l

In reply to Mr.. BIackburn's question, 1
would Just say, from the best Information
that can obtain, that all animals are born
with more or less worms. believe that in
sects. that are placeu In the intestines, for the
food.
Sometimes, however, these insects accumu-
late faster than nature requires from some
obstacle that appears in the system Of the
animal. II the animal has all the necessities
Of life, and the digestive organs are regular.
do not think that they will be injured by
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
Ihe Body of n Drowned BOY Found.
LA Cygne Joarnal.l

The body OF the young boy, Quincy, who
was drowned March Q, in the MariaS des
Cygnes river in Miami county, was discover
ed in that stream, some three miles above la
Cygne, sunday morning, by Willis HodgsOn
ami two other boys.
In Cygne in Linn county is an incorporat-
ed city OF the third class and has a growing
population.
NJ. Narys Challenges Any body 10 Heat
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An Attorney Turning His Attention
20 Fruit Cuiture-A Bfg Orchard.


Mr.. L. =. Wheat, of Leavenworth, owns a
quarter of land near Union school house in
Mary-vilIe township About two years ago
he leased il to a gentlem an, who, among 9TH
er things, was to set the entire quarter in APP
PIE trees. These are now set cut and growing
is, so good, thrifty apple trees. The lessee
is to have the use of the orchard for a period
of years after leasing.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
estlng Divorce Suit e
Jackson County.
Holton Recorder, Is.

lHoiton Recorder, 25.I
4 This suit, which most of our readers ar
aware has been pending in the District Cour
| for some months, and which, owing 10 tn
well known respectability of the parties, ha
excited a degree Of interest which no case O
the kind has ever before excited in the coun
! ty, came up for trial last Monday. Case Brod
erick, of this city, and Judge StiIlings, O
Leavenworth, were the attorneys for tn
/ plaintiff. Mrs. Campbell and Mesrs. Hay
den & syden, of this city. and Colonel Ever
est, OF Atchison, were attorneys for Mr. Camp
| bell.
Ga Tuesday evening, the Court rendere
Judgment in favor of the defendant, denyin,
the plaintiffs prayer for divorce and alinony
and by consent of both parties, ordering thai
the custody of their child, for the present, be
given to the IL,intif, the defendant, during
the continuance of the order of custody. 10
pay the sum OF $50 per annum for the child's
support ana education, and at all times to
have the right Of visiting and con seTsing
with the child and TO be treated with court
eSy and respect az such times. The court
also adJudged THAT each party pay their own
costs.
Mrs. Flora Campbell, the plaintiff In the
N<t>t+ ~ "a N1u-httA VI MI r.
one Of the most highly respected and wealthy
families in the county. The lady herself is
noted for her beauty and varied accomplish
ments, and has niaHy friends who sympa-
tnize with her in he domestic troubles.
Mr.. q. \. Campo II, the defendant. sIso be-
longs to a wealthy and highly respected fam
lily, and is regarded by all who know him as
a genial gentleman and a man of the strict
est integrity. He has been, for the past six
or seven years, engaged In mining
operations in Utah, and has been very sue
cessful. He now owns one-fourth interest In
a silver mine, the estimated value of which
is 100000. The trouble between the two Il,
most unfortunate to Doth, and is sincerely
regretted by all who know anything of the
circumstances
Wholesale Destruction Of Timber ON
Indian Lam ds-lt should be Stop
ped.
Summer Co. cor. Winfield Courier, 81
Why is nothing done to stop the wholesale
slaughter Of timber In the Indian Territory
south of sumner county, / saw sometime
since an article In your paper calling atten-
ton 10 this matter and hoped you would fol-
low ii up, and stop would have been put to
these proceedings. Hundreds Of men have
been engaged in cutting and carrying of the
best OF this timber for fuel, fencing, lumber
and speculation in open and notorious viola
ton of the law. Men have taken large con-
tracts to supply timber from these lands. l
am credibIy Informed thatone man has been
hauling saw logs from this land all winter
with seven mule teams; that several saw
mills 70 dni-,, a larvs. hu.fnsSs curffno fhese
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altogether was one OF the successes Q, the sea
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
SON County.

'N'sNEII IT I0F'07sSf -g.I
Hiram Curtis has 20 acres of corn that he
has been over once, planted April I'd. We
are competing with Louisiana for early crops
Art Shaw, just west of town, has 20 acres of
corn large enough TO pillow. 1t was planted
about the first of the month and the stand is
remarkably good.
\. E. Furnham shipped last Tuesday a car
load of hogs among which was one that
weighed 40 pounds. This hog was of the
Poland China stock and was about three years
old, and was raised by Mace Morgan near this
city.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
The More Crops Raised the Better the
wheat il.

Reno Center Cor. Hutchinson News, 81
will say that have three hundred acres
of wheat. This is the fifth crop on the same
land, and I have never failed to raise good
crop. The older the ground the better cropl
raise. The red May is, in NV opinion, the
best variety for this valley, and one bushei
to the acre is enough seed. The ground
should be pIowed as soon as the wheat Is cut
and rolled and narrowed. Then let IL TIL
from the 18th to the 18th of August and put
in with a drill. II wheat joints in the fall 1t
will winter.kill.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

Senator Ingalls, left for Washington yester.
day, by the c. B. 4 O., and will be In that city
sunday morning.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
Cherokee Folks Happy With Their
Narrow Gauge.

lOlrdIu IItSN, ~
The Cherokee folks are tickled with their
new narrow gauge railroad that the fellows
get up in the middle of the night to hear the
engine loot. Then all the enterprising citi-
gems whom the joyful sound awaken go to the
window, look fondly at the little locomotive,
say proudly to themselves, "Isn't she a dali
sy ~ and then return to peaceful slumber.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

There is prospect that the fierce flsht
which is at present raging in regard TO the
freight rate TO Missouri River points between
the Chicago and st. Louis roads will soon
come to an end This is BECAUSE according
To the reason set mp by the Chicago roads, the
Chicago lines have the better of the st. Louis
roads and that unless the New York trunk
lines come to the aid of the Mound city lines
theywlll be compelled to surrender. The Chi. |
cago Tribune says that
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
stone.

LIINIIhIOlI TltCOlU, Y.
In due answer TO announcement made
along the valley of the Blue, and ranging
from Blue Rapids to Bsattie, a furious hail
storm visited the township of Rock and Cen
ter last Sabbath morning, hail as large as an
egg. broken window lights, demoralized roos-
tiers, killed chickens in the shell, and eleva-
ted the ancient Henry generally. Seventeen
lights of glass were bulldozed out of the Ce-
dar Grove school house at the Life settlement,
and o.her things were smashed TO correspond.
Mr.. W. Lewis, while riding across the prairie
was severely thumped, and his mare sent to
her knees twice. While dIsmounted and
with his hand on her back preparatory TO
mounting again, a goodIy stone hit one of
his fingers, Gripping his hand for SOME time.
Corn Large Enough To flOSs i'm John.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

From ALI thSt can be learned, the result of
the great freight fight which has been going
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
That Ea,errri,,n- Paper.

Hutchinson News, %
y. L. Stevens, Esq. OF the Leavenworth
TINES, was in the city the first of the week
In the interest OF that eaterpriSins pa per.
r. =. RSanccroTt Will Probably Get
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
[Chanute Times, 81

The l.. l.. & q. Company are hauling the
large stone quarried at this place to various
points where they will Toe used to build solid
piers instead of trest work. The towns
along the road are each trying TO get the COM
pany TO make wagon way over these
bridges, while they a-e working at them
An Attorney Turning His Attention
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
Comfy.
[Girard Press, %.

The census of the city, just completed.
shows that there are $40 persons over twenty
one years of age residing in the city. or this
number 3l2 are males and 22s are females.
This indicates population of about 600.
There are in this city ll6 more males than
females over age. There are ninety unmarri-
ed men over twenty -one years old, and forty
three unmarried women over that age. Low
ell, Massachusetts,, papers please copy.
Irxiue the Murderer. but Thirteen
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LS-AsAA'% AS-s>, -1-l
The NJ K, F. ;. & q. r. r, a few days ago
completed the work OF setting out one hun
dred acres of land to shade trees at Farling-
ton- this county. In addition to this the
company has also planted several acres with
evergreen trees The land surrounds the
oeautifal lake at that place, and before many
years 1t will make one OF the handsomest
parks in the State, and be a place of resort
for people not only OF this county, but from
points far distant. The lake itself has been
supplied with large number of fish. The
company is determined TO make it a pleasant
and attractive place.
A Mans Hand Crippled By a Hail
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
le Murderer. bnt fhirteex
Years of Age.

lAtCHlSOn ' HdiiiplpH, 81
Mrs. Irvine, the mother of the boy Tom Ir-
vine, who was arrested by Constable Keene
for murder in Kentucky, went up to st. Jo-
seph last night To see her son. The boy is but
thirteen years old, and the boy who was kill
ed was but eleven. She claims that the kill
ing was accidental while the boys were scuf
fling over the possession of an apple.
stone 20 be Used for Piers ON the LIE, l..
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
Increase OF Population i'm Bourbon


Tort Scott Monitor, 25.l
w. Stone. assessor of Freedom township,
was the first one in with his assessment and
statistic rolls for that township. He gives
the population at 1917, an increase Of Isl since
she last census. Thus it can be seen that our
county is filling up, and that immigration is
on the eve OF pouring in upon us.
Plant Potatoes for SOur Cows il
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02

Good, sweet, yellow, hard butter is good
thing TO have. II requires skill to make it,.
1t also requires all necessary conveniences.
But few are supplied with these convenien-
ces. Consequently, the great mass Of butter
is poor. Farmers should see that their wives
have every facility for making a good arti-
Gle
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
THE MURDER

vas committed between ten and eleven
n,cIock Yesterday morning, in shop No. :, the
/ instrutnent used being wagon hound. The
| dace.seti WAS walking from the water buck
| 81 10 that part OF the shop where he was
| working when the prisoner picked up the
| hound and struck him on the right side o:
me heal the blow causing complete insensi-
hilirv death ensuing IN a very short time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-22
Undertaking.,

Gladys Wynne, in her household
talks, insists that the underclothing is
q matter of great Importance. "Many,"
she says, go shivering all winter, sim
ply for the lack of suitable and sufficient
underclothing. Boys and girls-especi
ally girls-are sent off daily to school,
through cold and snow, with scarcely
more undertaking than was worn dur.
ing warm weather while in this respect
wives and mother at home are often
equally disregardlul of their own health
and comfort. In our cold and changeful
climate this will not answer it is ruin.
GUS to health.
The most satisfactory underwrappers
are of white sale flannel, made "sack-
shirt " fashion, whole on the shoulders.
The bottom of the wrapper is pinked, "
and just above the pinking a small tuck
stitched in all around the neck finished
off simply by being pinked and strip
OF narrow tape stitched around on the
wrong side, just below the pinking, to
stay" the neck; then strip of flannel
over half finger in width, pinked at
both edges and across the ends, is stitch
ed the whole length of the wrapper
front, left side, just inside the pinking
at both edges, and in the center of this
the button holes are made /; the right OF
bottom side is faced with a strip OF
muslin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-22
ForesRn Rows.

w. H. Anderson sheriff Of Dallas, Texas,
attempted to arrest William Collins train
robber, in Pembina, Dakota. Collins resisted
and the men exchanged shots with fatal effect,
both dropping dead in two minutes
The British ship Fifeshire was totally los
while on the passage from Madras to Liver
pool and twenty-five Of the crew we're drowned
Kallevig, Moller & Co., London commission
merchants, have failed for $650,0O0.
A new ministry has been formed in Greece,
with M. Coumoundouros as president Of the
council.
The car of Russia's poor health causes
great anxiety in that country.
At a banquet given upon the swearing in of
the lord mayor of London, Lord Beaconsfeld
(DisraelD made a speech defining and defend
ing the position of tho governmental regard to
the Eastern question. He stated that an in
vasion Of India by a foreign power was imprac-
ticable and that the provisions OF the Berlin
treaty should be carried out.
A British detachment of 500 troops was at
tackled by an overwhelming force of Kaffirs in
South Africa and compelled to retreat. Subse-
qIently the natives made night attack upon
the troops and were repulsed.
The emperor of Austria has granted gen.
eral amnesty to the insurgents in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The Paris exposition has been closed. The
total receipts were 49, $50, TAO.
More than 100000 have been subscribed in
Edinburgh and Glasgow for the relief of the
broken City of Glasgow bank shareholders.
Juan Moncasi, who attempted to assassinate
the king of Spain in Madrid, has been tried
and condemned to death.
| Hanlan the Canadian who defeated Court
ney for the American championship, is ma ched
to row Hawdon, an Englishman, over the Tyne
course next May for 81 900 side.
Russia asserts that she intends to carry out
the provisions Of the Berlin treaty, rumors to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Alta meeting of committee Of the Kent and
Sussex laborers union, in England, it was
unanimously resolved to accept the offer of the
Canadian government to set off 5000 acres Of
land for locked-out laborers who may emigrate
| to Canada.
The American bark Devonshire, Capt Falk-
ner, was seized by CHILEAN corvette while
loading guano in the strait of Magellan and
taken to Punta Arenas.
The departure from England of Canada's
new governor, the Marquis of Lorne, accom-
panied by his wife, the Princess Louise, was
attended with numerous ceremonies.
Heavy rains in Italy caused the Tiber to over.
flow its banks and inundate apart of Rome.
Fifty-three Japanese military mutineerf
have been shot by order of court-martial