The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-15

season before it transforms, it often doe
great damage TO crops. We have seen tn
grass roots of meadows so completely cate,
off iron one to two inches under the SUI
face, that The sod could b rolled up like
scroll. So also, hogs eagerly search for
variety OF insect life OF which they are fond
Pigs also are said TO hunt Tor the nests @
field mice, and devor the young. 1. ha
bien thought by some German farmers TIA
the late plague OF mice, iG Germany, MAJ
be attributed TO the practice nov prevalent
there, OF keeping swine entirelT peaned up
instead OF allowing them as heretofore thei
liberty in the fields. Certain it is. that no
only in the field, but il. our orchards sxin,
msy become great helps in the destruction
oil not only vermin, bat many noxious in
sec:s.
A bourbon County Nan Makes q
Su.sp for the 1ocn.
Fort Scott Herald, ST.
Mr.. Lyon, who lives about mile and 8
half frcm the city has coal mine on his
farm which for some time past has been
working DRIFT that Is somewhat danger
Gus on account Of not being properly
braced. This drift is near the mouth OF
the shaft from which the li-'i. can be seen.
On Monday night Mr. Lyon dreamed he
was working IN til; dangerous chamber,
and that ii was about to cave in and over,
whelm him; Just then he awoke, and saw
the full moon, which was Just rising. shin
ing in at the window, and being under the
influence OF the dream he imagined il was
the mouth OF the shaft, and he went for
il with the velocity OF cannon ball-Re-
sult-a dsmOraliz- ii window AMI q power.
fully astonished native.
Pearls ;n she Whitewater River.
lwitchita Eagle, ST.
Many years ago, we think it was IS or
80, there was considerable excitement in
Topeka and the few towns thsn south of
that point, over the announcement.thatp pearls
had been discovered in the Whitewater.
We know many that made the trip from
Topeka to the Whitewater 10 search for
these jewels. A jolly Green Mountain boy
by the name OF Stoddard found one for
which he received about SIS, but the most
OF the pearls were very small and of little
commercial value, Fred Ortmap, at To-
peka purchased few quilts full Clint.
Arnold, now living in Wichita, gathered a
large number for which he received thirty
10 fifty dollars. The pearls were found 10
the clam shell which was fshed up from
the bottom Of the creek. A majority of
the fishermen got the ague-sot it bad. |
Since that time We havenever heard any,
thing more about the pearl business until |
lat week when Gene Schattner found three |
pearls in some clans taken from the Little |
River. Two Of them are very clear and |
fac, but so small as 10 be Of little CONNER
cial value.
a Domestic Scene In Topeka.
Topeka Blade, 81
The biggest sensation on Fourth street |
10 day occurred al the residence Of Miles
o Reilly. O'Eeily is running little shoe
shop on the avenue, and is well-known in
the city, having lived here some seventeen
years, and it is wellknown that Miles likes
his whisky straight, and occasionally gets
on little high. To-day seems 10 have
been his regular day to get ON drunk and
he went home a little before noon pretty
full, and from information that We could
CLEAN, was = little abusive to his wife, who,
while she has Leyer been ad-
judged crazy as we know
IF, through legal process, it
is generally accepted is of an unsound
nind, and she concluded to get away with
Miles, SO she seized a garden rake that was
handy, and with maniac's rage, rushed
Tor her hubby, the first stroke biolgkt him
10 the ground and inflicted an ugly cash in
ais right shoulder, then she uniformly cut
aim with the teeth OF the rake in the face
and on the arms. The police were on the
ground as soon as possible, and with the
sheriff took the woman Oft 10 Jail. DIR.
McClintock was called in and administered
20 the wounded man, and at latest reports
ne is getting along very well.
The Errors in Selecting Breeding
stock.
kans2s Farmer, 81
There are two errors very commonly
committed by persons selecting animals
rom which to breed. Some pay too nTg,h
attention to pedigree, and too little 10 furm,
viii lie Others err in the opposite direction.
The one will select the animal with the
ongest pedigree, whatever be his form,
While the other docs not care about the
pedigree, bat bases his decision on a per-
onal inspection OF the horse. The latter
II the two il the least Objectionable. since
he stock will be far more likely to inherit
he qualities OF an immediate rather than
hose OF remote ancestor, While form
md character are OF prime Importance, yet
he blood should never be neglected.
specially is this point to he regarded
where stock Is bred for the purpose Of again
breeding from it, since he who breeds from
lnimals whose immediate ancestors were Of
unknown descent, will be pretty sure TO re-
'ent of his error.
The Riley County Tax Levy.
Manhattan Nationalist, 81
The Board of Commissioners OF Riley
county, kas, met at the Clerks office, in
Manhattan, on the 9Th day OF August, 1873,
1t o'clock p. IN. Full Board present:
The Board was called to order and pro-
eeded to make the leavy of taxes for 1873.
1t was ordered that, for the purpose of
aising a fund for county general expen-
es, tax OF seven (7) mills on the dollar
Ne levied on all the taxable property in
Riley county for A. d., 1873, and based on
he following estimate, to-wit:
,ounty officers salarys, 81 800 90
District Court expances, go. ....... III 0 20
heriff, jail and prisoners 80 90
Justices and Constabies, ......... 80 90
Ia ntenance Of poor, ..--.-.........-1 10 co
IsscssorS, ........................-. $50 90
looks aud Station JOi 90
elections ............. l6J 90
loads and bridges, ............... 10s 90 |
cent, fuel and Office expens. s... so 90
delinquent taxes, 1,i52 70