The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-28


yards. To ascertain the number of tons in
circular stack. multiply the square OF the cir
cumference in yards by four times the alti-
tude in yards, and divide by lOO-the quotient
represents the cubic yards of the stack; for
the number of tons, divide by fifteen. Ic
find the tons in long, square stacks, multiply
length in yards by width in yards, and that
by half the altitude in yards, and divide by
fifteen.
To MEASURE CORN IN CR-R.-if the sides OF
the crib are perpendicular, multiply the
length, breadth and height, in feet, together,
sndIhis product by 63, ard the result will be
bushels of ears. II you want the number OF
shelled bushels pretty accurately, multiply
by Il instead of 6s. II the crib has fiar,ng
sides, multiply half the sum of the top and
bottom widths, in feet, by the perpendicular
by the 6S or the Z, as before. These decimals
are the fractional parts Of heaped bushei in
a cubic foot.
To MEASURE GRAIN IN BINs--Muitipiy to-
gether the length, breadth and depth in feet,
and that product by IS. Suppose your bin is
20 feet long, feet wide, and 6 feet deep. This
will give yoa, when multiplied together. $50
cubic feet. To reduce this amoun; TO bushels
multiply by i5 and you get Ssi in the an
swer. Ii takes also cubic inches TO MAKE
bushel, and cubic foot has rs cubsc inches
hence the bushe! is to the foot asf, ,l50 10 LIS
or about as, which is the explanation OF the
use of the fraction As.
Dosage County Chro 1icle, iil
immigration TO Kansas is without parai-
LEI in the history of the West. Men OF I'M
daunted pluck ard energy are coming; men
of large experience and business capacity;
men of capital and men without money or
Its equivalent, save in their indomitab!e Will
endowed with the paysical and intellectual
makeup OF Bataye's mobiles; specimens. All
are coming in hopeful anticipation of their
ability to carve Gu: a home, and To lay the
foundation for future prosperity and ease.
They are coming by the thousands and tens
of thousands, and will continue TO come until
every riyulet that contributes to the waters
Of the great 'Faiher of Waters" shall mingle
their silver notes with the voice of the herds
man and the plowboy, and these wonderful
valleys shall become tributary to the progress
of peaceful pursuits ard our aggressive
civilization. Verify, here is lard for the
landless, which has been providentially held
in reserve to meet the demands of the worlds
overcrowded population. = Lands, by nature
made rich and carefully prepared for the
plow streams of pure water, strongly guard
ell by heavy belts of timber, and grasses for
the vast herds of the world, and 10 spare, are
here. In tiu,h, all that mankind could rea-
sonably or rightfully expect at the hands of
old, kind hearted Mother Nature is here un-
before u.s. People of all nations and
conditions are coming TO possess themselves
A. .,
early pioneers, and they have their reward.
Send us men and women endowed with ma
lures noblest gifts,-men and women physic-
ally and Intellectually strong. We want
none of your constitutional Growlers,-men
who are more willing to whittle dry goods
boxes on the streets OF our cities and towns
than to follow or ride the plow are not want
ed. We can afford to spare the time or hemp 20
dispose OF lawless outcastS. Bat TO such as
are willing to wo.ll, We say come.
ICioud County Cor. Commonwealth, .Ol
Oar usually quiet community was startled
Yesterday on hearing report that Mrs. Chas
Gray, who lives three miles north of here
had committed suicide. Further inquiry by
your correspondent proved that such was the
case.
The following are the circumstances which |
were learned f;om neighbors and at the in !
nuest: 1t appears that the unfortunate wo- |
man procured a double-barreled shotgun, |
which was loaded, went into hei bedroom,
and placing the muzzie to her left side, fired |
IL of, by using the ramrod. She died In
stantly. Some of the members of the family,
hearing the report, ran into The room TO see
what was the matter, and found her in the |
agonies of death. ON examination 1t Was .
ascertained that the hear. was cut in two.
The cause OF the act was domestic troubles.
sIrs. Gray stated the day before her death
that she could not endure these troubles much
longer But little was thought of the remark
nt the time. She had not lived pleasantly
with her husband for a number of years, yet
none of the neighbOrs thought she would |
take her life in consequence.
The event is the saideSt one that has hap
pcned for a long time. The lady was well
thought of by her neighbors, and her sudden
and tragic death has spread gloom over TIA"
She leaves a husband aud 1--WE
children. The family came from Iowa.
Huntington Patriot, l5.l
wednesday there was a gathering of some
forty to fifty persons, among them eight or
ten ladies, for the purpose of indulsing IN a
grand rabbit hunt between Hampden and
Wolf creek. FL. Drum was present with his
superb pair of grayhounds, and Messrs Hill
drcth and Holmes with their fleet trainers.
Four Jack rabbits were killed, three by Drums
hounds, and three cotton-tails were taken in-
There was some rare sport, and we hear OF
another hunt talked of soon. DIR. Manson
was the senior veteran in charge, and he Is a
splendid rider. ]. VI. Lane, Sheriff ID. Miller,
and others who love the chase, were present,
and We learn the ladies, who were mostly
from Burlington, enjoyed the race as well as
any of them.
lBeloit Gazette, i6l
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