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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

speaker STANDS tsn fest away from the In
-iTu IN, snd lis voice Is beard tiis,irc;ly
: al the h-r rni II the line :; an .qIal or
e, aier dl tinte hon tie instrument. Til.
/ lnveElln was inspected by reporter on
Saturday, who fund L group Of wonder
! irg nsiqbbors gathered to hesr and
SEE the ,,,eat inveution. \ conversation
( Wa ia PROCESS between the elder Jexett,
I ia the -l-rs, anu his wife at their residence
/ N'r Iewett was leaning On the counter
! l res q. fUCr feet 2Say IRON the little box
| niCh vas the Instrument. He spoke in a
natural easy tone, not especially directing
his voice 10 the instrument. The answers
caGIc back with such distinctness. that they
were understood equally as well in the fur
thvr corner Of the store as at the mouth Of
| the Instrument. Mrs. Jewett was asked TO
sing, and the word ''Over There" came with
all The sweetness that would have been
heard if the singer had been in the adj join
| Ing room. Mr.. Jewett went home, and, at
the iegue-t Of his son, took a seat eight
feet IRON The instrument snd played the
! ~ kansas Traveller on his violin. Eve
/ r. r"'. WIS heard distinctly, not only in
! f'.. store, bat in tie street and in the rear
I ri, which is srp-rst,d by another room
4 .I"uI the store The closing Of a door,
. e pig floor footsteps, conversation be-
/ {, ef NJ. J-w-jt and O. hers in her room,
! / TT heard in the drug store. The
ii -. = ri watch placed in the instru-
! ,ir.ur VIZ h ard at the other end Of
tie Iin-. The inyeI tor is reiicent about the
i,,!ncIp,es Of his instrument. 1t has no
bat e-y and NJ magnet unless there Is
n .gnet most artful.y concealed. All that
J can te seen Of the ;yophone is a little box
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
The Masonic CRISIS.

The actual disruption in the general Ma
sonic brotherhood, which has been expected
for some time, must soon take place. The
Grand Orient Of France msy be discredited
with this disintegration. The facs of the
case are not without interest Without re-
ferring TO carrier Masonic institutions in
France, We may state that in l71l, the An
cient Grand Lodge of France, declared ex-
tinct, was formally replaced by bod y
called the Grand Orient of France; but
continued to "work" separately until June,
l19S, when it was solemnly incorporated
with the Grand Orient, which has continued
until the present time, though it has been
placed out Of communication with many
Grand Lodges, for some extraordinary de-
viations, from established rule-one DR.
Mackey, a well-known Masonic author,
says, being ''the recent abolition of the Of
fee Of Grand II ,ster-the duties being per
formed by the President CT the Council OF
| the Order.
Several months ago, the French Masons
"a. G, the Grand Orient of France) solemn
ly resolved that tn Y would no LONGER re.
cog pize the existence of a God in any
Masonic rit"s. Considering that Masonry
is eminently religious institution, wholly
unsectarian Christians and Jews being
members, with equal privileges,) this re.
pudiation of the Deity was so extraordinary
that the Grand Lodge of Ireland imme
diately severed all fraternal relations with
the Masons of France. In due course, the
Grand Lodges of Scotland and England
| and some of the American lodges, tool
| similar action.
The Grand Orient Of France are about
to issue a general invitation to their breth
rem in England, Ireland, Scotland, and tn,
United States to take part in a convent,
Tor secret convention) to be held in Paris
in order to revise the decision Of the Eng
disappearing lodges, which have literally
read the French MasOns out of all frater-
nifty, because Of their reputation of the
Deity. Ii the Anglo Saxon Masons
as they are called, adhere to theil
resolution, or even il they decline to accep,
| their invitation to join a secret convention
the Grand Orient of France have resolved
to declare themselves independent with
power and determination TO issue warrants
under their separate seal, constituting
branch lodges in Engls md, the United
States, and other countries. A few men,
bers, constituting the old section, will prob
ably maintain Masonry as a religious ele-
ment in France, but the newer and more
numerous revolters will continue to exclude
all reference to the Deity in their cere-
monials. Such is the latest aspect of an
affair which has a tendency, of course, to
annoy yMasons,fniEnglish-speaking countries
But the separation which has already taken
place de taeto must tend rather to strengthen
rather than weaken the ancient craft.
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A Deci>ion OF Importance To 81. Louis
and the Southwest.
L L. Ii . j


The important opinions rendered by
Judges Dillon and Treat in the Iron Noun
tain railroad case, published in another
part of this paper, will be read with inter
est by citizens generally and by all who
are concerned in Southern trade and the
general prosperity of cur city. Although
no formal decision was rendered in the
case, the position the road is put in by
these opinions is most favorable, and our
merchants and manufacturers may once
more be at ease regarding the management
of this great property, of such vital impor-
tance to our whole trade. The bill Of fore
closure il denied, and results in the check
ing of the agents Of Barring Bros, who have
for nearly two years past been attacking
the property through the courts to the seri-
GUS damage of all the parties interested.
Mr.. Allen has devoted many Of the best
years of his life TO the building up Of this
road, and the development Of the country
it traverses This most important line to
our commercial interests is now apparent
ly free from the danger of passing into for
eign hands, and should forever remain a
81. Louis institution. Our citizens must all
appreciate this substantial victory. Mr.. s
7. Glover made the principal argument in
the case on the side OF the railroad.
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DR.. Golfers COrnslalk sugar.
lGlobe Democrat, IL


Some excellent work has been done lat
ely by the chemists Of the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington, and if Dr. Col.
lier's experiments turn out as successfully
as they have begun, they will give the far.
mers an almost entirely new source oi
wealth. lie has been experimenting upon
the manufacture Of a syrup capable Of be.
ing worked into cryst ,llized sugar. The
only mill at his disposal was a very
old one, fitted with rusty screws, but even
with this miserable apparatus he succes ded
in expressing 2,113 pounds OF juice from
IL ,237 pounds Of cornstalks, and 1896
pounds Of juice from 1883 pounds of sor.
hum. With improved mills DIR. Collier
thinks that lnearlV so per cent. more nigh
easily be added. Farmers will now be able
10 utilize large portion of the produce o.
their fields, which was previously worth
less, and subsequent experiments will NJ
doubt augment the value of cornstalks and
sorghum as much as the extraction upor
an extensive scale Of sugar from beet at the
instance of the First Napoleon did the val
ue Of that vegetable in France.
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Going Down 10 Investigate the In
dians.
[ edalia Democrat, g. ]

edalia democrat, 8.
Last evening the train from St. Louis on
the Missouri Pacific road bore a number
of distinguished passengers. As soon as
the police caught sight OF them they we're
in favor OF raiding the cars, but when they
found that The party was composed OF noth-
ing more nor less than Congressman, the
guardians hung their heads and their clubs
in shame, and went off to see if the james
boys were anywhere in town.
The gang" consisted Of a special com
mittee appointed by Congress to investigate
the condition of affairs in The Indian Terri
torya and provide for he transplanting Of Ger
tain tribes to other and more congenial
climes, where the downtrodden 10, can hoe
his corn, scalp his neighbors and whoop the
whoop Of the just in peace.
Tn committee comprised the following
noted gentlemen:
Senators-Saunders, of Nebraska, Nc,
Creery, Of Kentucky, Armstrong, of Mis-
| souri,.
Representatives Boone, of Kentucky
Stewart, of Minnesota, Hooker, of Mississ!P
pi, Baker, OF Pennsylvania.
These gentlemen we're accompanied by
clerks and stenographers, and seargent-at,
arms, in order to make their lsbOrs less ar
duous. The entire company numbers TWEEN,
ty. They propose TO look into Indian al
fairs a little, and see what is best to be
done for the benefit of the original Aborig-
ne. They departed last night at $50 on
the southern bound train on the NJ, h. 4
+. At this point they were joined by Will
liam Bond, General Manager Of the road,
and Col. A. ID. Jaynes Treasurer. They
took supper at Schell City, and as Major
Bond informed Dcmcc at reporter, intend
to pas the night at Parsons.
From Parsons they go to Ninita, where
they will be met by large number of In
dians, and on their arrival at Muskogee
they will be joined by representatives of
the Cherokee and Choctaw nations, and
will attend the fair at that place. They
intend to make thorough examination OF
all things connected with the treatment
and condition Of the Indians in the terri
tory, and will make full report at the
Hext session of Congress. Before their re-
turn, or in about two weeks, they will be
Joined by second committee provided for
by Congress, when, as Major Bond express
ed it, 'Indian affairs will be overhauled
from Chief Joseph's boarding house to the
lava beds, and the cros.ways."
The party is in high spirits, and all seem
to enjoy the prospect OF paying visit TO
this beautiful section OF country. They
have certainly chosen a good time of year
to pursue their Investigations and transact
their business, ard they will undoubtedly
have & pleasant trip. A number of ladies,
wives and relatives OF the members, accom-
Pary the party.
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CINCINNATI, Sept 22-An invention
that far ouistrips Edison's telephone in
transmitting SQUAD, and in simplicity and
cheapness Of construction, has besn invent
ed by an Indiana young man, Mr.. Isra, !
D. Jewett, assisted BY his father, Mr.. Ii. d.
Jewett. The place where this invention,
which has been called the agophone, came
to light is little villsge of one hundred
inhabitants. ST. Omar, which lies two miles
from the railroad town of St Panl, on the
indianapolis, Cincinnati Il Lounville Rail-
road, thirty-seven mills from Indianapolis
Father and son are proprietors of a drug
store, printing office, musical instrument
store, post-office, and general repairing
shops, all in the same building. The in
strument they have invented is now in op-
Grafton between their general utility
shop and their reaidt nee, q quarter Of a
mile away. The difference between this
instrument and Edisou's telephone is that
it does not have to be held to the mouth
and shouted into By the speaker while the
listener must hold his ear to the tube to
hear the faint sound. In the a.ophone the
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

60 R csu me.

The work on the Washington monument
will soon be actively resumed. The amount
appropriated by Congress for Strengthening
the foundation Of the structure was S36, 900
and before the season for labor closes it il
thought that this amount will be expended
and some headway made on the monument
At least, all will be ready for operation
early next spring the hoisting machine put
into position, etc. The first work really to
be done is to extend, BY concrete, the base
of the monument about twelve feet four
inches further downward, and on each side
about twenty-three feet outward. The mon
ument is now seven feet eight inches in the
ground. The base will not be dug COM
Pletely under-only about eighteen feet
under all four sides Of the bottom. Where
the old work and the new join stone,
mortar will be used to effect the junction.
The figure. given are eubject to change at
the option Of Colonel Casey, who is in
charge Of the work.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10


Tie Albanians recently held a congress
at Monastic. They adopted five rules OF
reform, which are thus summarized:
Il. We will not oppose Christians.
2. We will not commit highway rob-
berry.
3. We will not get drunk, or if we do,
We will not bring shame on the Moslem by
doing it publicly.
4. We will not allow the women to wear
thin wells.
5. Frank shoes are temptation to neg
lect religious ablutions; we will discard
them and return to the yellow and red
slippers Of our fathers"
The queer part of the story, is, that since
the adoption of the rules, murders in one
district in Albania have diminished 90 per
cent.
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A CrcenbacK.r in W.el virginia.

new 10TH LINES, ~
John A. Tompson is the Gree nback can
didate for Congress in the Second District
of West Virginia, and it is said that he will
get large vote in the strong Democratic
counties. He is the lman who proposes
that through bureau TO b. established in
the Treasury Department Of the National
Government ard bureaus in the several
States, greeLbacks or Treasury notes shall
be loaned by the General Government to
the State at l per cent, and by the States
to the counties at per cent, and by the
counties TO the people at 3 psr cent, upon
their securities, to be decided on and de-
clared by Congress; "ihe money to be re-
tanned as long as interest is paid, or the
loan to be returned at the option Of the bor-
rover, thus relieving the people and sx:er-
minating usury without u>ury laws"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

ocra.ic judges were chosen August 1, with.
cuI oppo-i.iop,
Texas will elet. Safe oGictrs, Congress
men. one half ,ts Senate and ali il House
On he 5.h Of Noyemb.-.
Virginia will eject Representatives in
Congress on the oh OF November.
West Vns'nia will elec: Congressner
and legislature on the S.h Of October.
Wisconsin will elect, "a iue 5th Of Nov.
emb.r, Congressman, and one half the cen'
ate and all the House Of Legislature
which will choose United States Senator
Two Supreme Court Judges were elected
April 2. without opposition, on a combined
ticket, the Republicans and the Democrats
each nominating one by previous agree
meut.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
COI.ORAD Do.

For some unaccountsble reason the tele'
graph has brought US no information Of
the Colorado election. Special dispatches
to the Chicago TGLtme indicate that the
Republicans have achieved handsome
victory. The Tribune oi Tuesday morning
says:
The latest information at hand regarding
the result of yesterdays election in Colorado
indicates the success of the entire Repub'
lican State ticket by a clear majority over
the combined vote of the Democrats and
Greenbackers. There Is little doubt of the
election TO Congress of Nj. BelfOrd, who
was shamefully cheated out Of his seat by
the Democratic majority In the present
House.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
Mat a. PoGvscuph L..

DR.. Fowier, an Amerieal, reoeGtly cross
I'll he Eagii-h channel on Il 'pooo,caph.
This much the dispatches told Us Bu
what Is podoscaph? \ cyrrespond,nt q
The New York IiiGlgs answers the qu,s
tion: The ''podoScai.h | sup
pose it means consists Of two paper shei
boats. about ten f,et long, perfect minia
turss of ,hcse ordinarily used In collie z,
regatiss. lhese are join.d together, a
about foot or eighteen inches spsrt, BY
cross rods OF brass, and the occupant sranG-
resting one foot upon each, balancing him
self with his paddle, a single piece OF oak
vi a broad spoon blade at each eud." The
Doctor made the voyage in about twelve
hours
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
HOW THEY DoIH FRANCE.

In France, everything is done to make
the poorer classes thrifty. There are 5000
savings banks for school children alone, to
deposit their pennies. Economy is thus
taught from the tenderest age and is the
most important lesson in finance. In Ghent,
Il, 900 boys and girls deposit 100000 an
nually. No failures occur. The rate Of
interest averages four per cent. In 1870
there were 100000 penny Deposition" in
Erance
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

A man named Frost, now in New Eng,
land, is doing his level best to di.grace the
calling of a temperance lecturer. The
clergy of Norwich decided. after hearing
Frosts lecture on temperance, to give him
no encouragement. The Rev. S. W. Bacon
conveyed this determination to the lecturer,
and in his next speech Fro-t said: "There
is hell for just such men as he (Dr b.
CON- say here, publicly, ! mean what i
say, ard an responsible for every word i
say. DIR. Bacon is mean, low, miserable.
nasty, sinking minister of the gospel.
That's the kind Of an oyster | am. If he
wants to fight am ready for him. will
meet him morning, noon, or night, and
measure eff twelve pac with him any
where. He'll is made for Just such men as
he. l defy DR.. Bacon, defy the newspa-
pers, 1 defy the devil, defy them all.
will stay here until compel DR.. Bacon to
fight. The contemplate pup, he dare not
meet me on the field" A community Of
earnest temperance people would promptly
escort such q man out Of town.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

Nicholas Smith, who is now a Gr'er
.sck candidate iar Congress in New loik
says the only issue before the country a
present is ''Two dollars day and roast bsef
With the Nationals, against one chance ir
ph EN- of ffty cents day and bean soup witt
>, ss.a,her Of ths other parties"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

A grand Democratic re uni will be
held IN Wichita, Kansas, on Friday even
ing next the 4th inst. l.. W. Barton, The
Democratic candidate Tor Secretary OF
State J. T. Cox, Tor Attorns v Genera; and
Il. Fugate, for Congress in the Third Dis
trict, will be there And il il altogether
probable that ron. Jno. l.. Goodin and
lion. Jno. Martin will also add their pres
ence. Ii will be one Of the most interrst.
ing occasions OF the campaign.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
''WHAT
WOMAN,s RIGHTS.

many man idge Dillon has decided at St. Loui'
..swayzt wife's diamond pin could not be held
nes-sg IL assignee in bankruptcy for the pay
and nsstd her husbands debts. The pin wa
& palny nyslned At $3.50, and the assignee recovered
gstives. Prea pawnbrcker with whom it had
leading draedged by the husband in days of ad
MOLD hoi 1t was purchased by him several
20 and presented to his wife. The
DIR. Hunteld that under the Missouri stat
are are wa. allowed to hold the gift o.
der and Urband made at a time of his solve,cy
DE- .i.-t could not be applied to the payment
ISr n,g ,,of debts contracted subsequently.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
ee with Us in this respect.
o,s,, ,aNIMPORTANT LINE.

serious ,es, claimed at Washington that the
opiDg n fal
throat, bressi Pacific Railroad Company hal
i'omni,ia !. ia combination with the Atchison
ComPBun1 ~
Il hav. nr road, which is now completed t.
bie and cdicd, in the southern part Of Colorado
1ia dion ions snm,pushed forward rapidly to Albu
!. no bat for, New Mexico, where it will con
ih the Southern Pacific, which ex
prtce-Tr, .n..l H.. ,o;,, nav. spumer
q six $. 'NA '-.s f"
.ntlnlo- cursct Of this junction is TO give the
irep ptrei oniroad an outlet TO St. Louis, and
1 pei nrih nln Ike its rival, the Texas Pacific, al
wed.iri srth as we'll as in the South.
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she Nationals la iowa have SsvRl-
lowed the d. nsSCrals.

And now the Democratic party in lows
has gone TO meet Its late lamen,td connec
tions in Maine and Massachusetts,, and in
the political graveya ard of the year must be
placed yet another tombstone with the epi
taph: Swallowed BY the Fiaiists." The
process of deglutition was yesterday ccm.
pleted at Des Moines, and now all that re,
mains above rround OF The "pu.rid reminis
cence" in that State is the faint recollection
which will rapidly fade away, that there
was once but is not now a distinct party or
ganization called Democratic.
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rnE Ue,QU,roU< .NEwsr.PE,

Ths Ubiquitous newspaper man has in
vad.d the far-away polar r'gion OF Manito-
ba, and, of course, has started paper. The
later Ocean says:
Manitoba, IL will be remembered, had the
credit of originating the very popular cold
wave so much In demand last summer. This
was the first production OF tina. country in
which the people at large took any interest
and since that date the colony, or province
or district, has been gaining ground in i'm
portance. 1t has now newsy, bright, littl'
paper, Published at Selkirk, called The Inter
Ocean. We hope our little namesake wIll il
no way b-ing discredit on the name.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
AN-ISGeR~EnEVr.

The editorial in Sundays TEE 1eaded
"Cause anu Eject is goirg the rounds OF
the press. The Indey ycndence Cour'e- copies
il Ia fu'l, and adds:
We endorse every word from THE TINE.
on tie subject, i: is truth itself, and it is the
only Republican paper Of America tha. has
dared TO come out with the truth and tell why
there 10 day is a nec-ssity for the Working.
mems ra'ry, the Greenback party, and tie
causes thai brought cut that parry.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10

aid the poor poorer, filling the Comfy
with Idle men, and making it impossible '7f
The rnost-- t--iudustrious !.borer to earn enough
decently provide fer his wife and little
ones. If We want to hitch Kansas 10 the
iuggernsut Of the boIGhol!er, and array
hel on the side o! gold aad sgains; the Iec-
pie, then We want to send mon to the leg
islaiure wlo will supper: the candidate oi
"a. l-~.Nhoider
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Prosre.. I'm ,h. Old o.miu,.u.

81 Lpsls JOufual, IL
Virginia is fast taking precedence as be
ing in many particulars the M st prcgress
i've OF the States. She is The only ore
which has re established the whipping post
as the punishment for petty olierlses. She
alone, Of all the States, has adopted tbs
bell punch as Il source Of revenue 10 pay
the State debt. The last move OF patriot
ism and sacrifice is made BY one Of lei
daughters. who offers 10 sell her husband q
auction and let the proceeds Of The sale b.
applied to the payment Of the public debt
She recommends him TO those desiring ,C
purchase "as m an possessing all the quail
ities a woman capable OF controlling him
could desirr."
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lIamoTing for snosL.r Cardinal,
lSt. Louis Post, ] ]

The New York Herald editori lly insists
that the Pope shall send another cardinals
hat across the ocean TO tit Oh an American
head, is argument very much resembling
the invarible claim Of Id P,nnsylvany'
for Cabire. Office. 1t will probibly he
two or three weeks b, fore The Fope's aus
wer will be known, unless indeed the Her-
old sent him his ins ructions by telegraph