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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
\ stray Boy.
Ir.mporia News, 6 |

This afternoon Mr.. T. J. Stinson of Wsu-
shara, brought stray 10y to this Office. The
boy was first seen Tuesday night riding a
horse, on Elm Creek, Wsbsunsee county and
stayed that nj ,ht with ii Hill. He said there
that he was hunting a stray white pig. He
went from there to Chicken Creek, in Lyon
county, where he ID his horse and got his
dinner at a farm house. He went from there
east and stayed all night with Mr. Easton, on
Soldier creek, Usage county. He said there
that he was hunting for a back mare and
colt. Mr.. Easton took the b y and horse to
Wilmington, and there Mr.. sfinson saw him,
aud told Mr.. Easton that As he was going to
Emporia on Thursday, he would bring the
boy and horse here, which he did. The horse
was an OLD black one, without saddle or
blanket, and was put up at Birwick's sta BILE.
As near as could be judged fIom what the boy
said at,Wilmington he belongs near Emporia.
The boy is about the size OF most boys Of 81 K
yesrs, but says he Was eight years old four
days after Christmas, and that his name Is
Archie Judd, that his father and mother are
living somewhere west, but he does not
know where, has one sister, that he left his
home Monday, and wants TO Ind II again,
that his father Is a 6rmer, on the upland
near Chicken creek. He is n healthy, bright
looking boy, dark eyes, evidently used to ex-
pOsure ssnnd able TO take care Of himself bet.
ter than most boys Of his age. He fails. how.
TO enable any one to tell where his parents
live. III Mr.. stinson cannot find an owner
for this stray youth, he will take him btck
TO hts farm, and try to make him useful.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
The Indian Question in Dakota.


II is not easy to understand the situation
in the part Of the James River valley, In
Dakota, heretofore occupied By band of
Indians of the Sioux tribe. Fur many
years these Indians have occupied and cul-
tivated lands in the valley. They have been
pescsble, honest, industrious and friendly
TO the whites. Upon some pretext lot of
white squatters have lsiely entered upon
the Indians laLds and driven them from
their homes. Whether these lands have
ever been ceded TO the government, or are
part of The Sisseton reservation, ia not ex-
plained iu the reports of the outrage; but
in any case, the fact nf actual occupancy
by the Indians, even if the land is the prop
erty Of the government, would seem to set
tie the question Of the right of possession.
The lndi''s, il is said, threaten trouble for
the squat.ers, and the commanding officer
of the Sisseton agency has sent company
OF cavalry to the disputed territory TO keep
the peace. Cnles. the lands have been ac-
tualiy opened for settlement by the whites,
he should be ordered 10 remove them and
restore the Indians TO their homes. 1t is
against public policy to leave great terrific
ries TO the exclusive use Of lndisns, thus
blocking the natural highways of trade and
the progress Of settlement; but it would be
difficult to find an argument consistent with
law, reason or humanity against allowing a
small colony of Indians TO occupy the
houses they have built and cultivate the
fields they have titled fJr a rter Of a Gen.
furv
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
AFITTING REBUkE..

The protest Of the Ohio GreenbackeTs
against the revival Of the memory Of the
war, receives most fitting rebuke al the
hands OF the Chicsgo Time in hefollowirg
terse editorial:
No protests Of party chieft ans no resolves
Of psrty convent ons, Will prevent the sur
vivaI of the war fe.ling a. long az The opin-
ions aud i'd, as upon which the war was
~sged continue 10 he the sub ject matter OF
controversy. The war at the foundation
was contest between the receding idea OF
State sovereignty ard the advancing idea Of
nationality. As often as controversy between
these opposing ideas shall be renewed, 40 Of
len will be revived the hateful memories
and rekindled the passionate feelings Of
war which was the manifestation OF an an
tagoni.m of principles that no efforts oil po
liicsl soI histry Ca. reconcile. Ii the re-
kinding of the war feeling is 10 be con-
demned by every lover of his country, then
upon those who renew the controversy
which Is the inevitable cause Of the re-
kindling the condemnation of every lover
Of his country should fall. Nothing can
prevent the re-kindlIrg Of the war feeling
hut an abandonment by one side or the
other OF the war controversy. On which
eide ia it more rational to look for the
ahandonrlent-on that which has won in
the contest, or on that which has LOST"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12

Atchison it crossed over into Missouri and
made its presence and power felt at Barn.
ard and other points in Nodawsy county,
appearing there about six o'clock in the
evening, almost simultaneously with its
appearance in Jackson county, hundred
and fifty miles south. We next hear of it
in Adair county, due east from Nodaway
county and over a hundred miles distant
Ii was felt in Adair county at half-past
nine o'clock at night, and is described as a
black and waving cloud descending from
the sky, touching the earth at separate
points quarter TO a half mile distant from
one another, and 81 times rising in the air
lts greatest destruction was committed
in the valley; wherevever it touched the
ground trees were torn up BY the roots and
houses were crushed like paper-boxes. The
house of Mr.. John Davis, q mile from
Kirksville, was torn to pieces and carried
into the air, thirteen-yesr- old daughter
OF Mr.. Davis going up into the darkness
with the whirling fragments ard safely
dropped to the earth at point three hun
dred yards from the site of the ruined
dwelling. Lees Summit and Blue Springs
in Jackson county were the only points
south of the Missouri river where the phe-
nomenon appeared; there were storms Of
wind and rain at other places, but the
black, waving, funnel-shaped cloud that
licked the earth with such de-olating effect
in Kansas, was not seen south of the river
except at the two points named In ackson
cnupty
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12

Prof. A. j. COOK, OF Michigan
Paris green takes first rank an insecti-
eide. From its vITuleucy asa poison its use
cannot be made universal. On vines and
fruit trees il should not be used If the trees
and Shrubs are ia fruit, except very early in
the season. The color of Paris green, as also
its insolubility, are great y in its favor.
From the first IL is not liable TO be mistaken
for some harmless substance, and accident-
ally taken as medicine or used in cooking.
And from the second ii is poweriess to poison
the soil.
White heliebore is a less d +ngerOus poison
and In many cases quite "a eflicis mt as Paris
green. This is vegetable poison, and il
made from the root of the veratrum album,
plant which grows abundantiy along the
slopes of the Alps The powder IL cheap, cost
Ing only forty cents per pound, while
an ounce To two gallons Of water will prove a
deadly mixture In many of our pests. This *
sugs which attack our strawberry vines
raspberry, goOseberry and currant blsI e.
and evergreens. / emphasize It's uesiTabiiIty
in fighting the Ubiquitous cuTrant slug,
which is aiming with some show Of sue
GEES to rob US of oar currants, which M ans
Our best Jelly end Jelly cake. These blightiug
siugs do not all match at once, but come forth
in successive brOods, from the middle or iHs'
of May even to July. Hence, several applI-
cations of the poison must be made-as many
as the pres nee OF the insItiate destroyeTs
Ignorance or neglect of this fact
has led some to lose faith in this remedy.
Copperas in strong solution j. a less efii
cient lnsecticide, which from my experience
i cannot recommend very highly.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
Indian Troubles Again

caldwell Sumner County Posts !
Mo- day at about p m, a courier arrived
from Sheridan's RooSt with orders for com
pany al" OF the 23i Mounted Infantry, who
have been executing the orders of TIN. Inte-
Tor Department, viz: 'of turning out the set
tiers from the Territory" and which was to
to be stationed at this point during the sum-
mer, to return TO the Post Immediately.
From what information our reporter could
gather from Ii. ut. Dodge, would suffice us TO
say that a part of the Indians had already
started for the nor,h.
Capt. J. J. Coppinger, now inspecting
agent. arrived from the Post NJ about four
O'Clock Monday afternoon, en- route for Leav-
enworth.
Company al" with Capt Renyard In charge
started lmmed ately for The pOst.
Sergeant Fish. of Company II" Fourth
Cavalry, came in over the Pan-IIandle route
ported that The outbreak has not b-come
general. He also stated that the Northern
Cheyenne Indians are Very much dissatisfied
with the territory, their people are sick and
great Dumb-rs of them are dying OF. He
thinks that the CEeyenne's will not make
general outbreak until their chief returns
from Washington, and then they calculate to
go either by permit of the Government or by
force. II Is quite likely that the Indians are
aware OF the soldiers being scarier.d d through.
out the Territory, and are msking arrange
ments TO take advantage of the opportunity
afforded them.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
THEY MIST oEEH THE WILL OF
THE PEOPLE.

The Mayor, City Council, Bard OF
Education ard County CommissiOners
were nominated and elected upon their
pledges Of honor that they would never
levy a tax tn pay the present bonded in
debtedness OF the city and county until the
debt was compromised. These pledges
were repeated during the canvass, and the
solid men Of the city and county voted for
these cffSe-s with that distinct under
stardipg. Meetings composed Of the best
men in the county, large msss meetings
and delegate meetings have all united in
giving uniform instructions 10 these officers
not 10 levy the tax. Indeed, outside OF
one or two hirelirg attorneys there ia no
difference of opinion. The people demand
thst the mayor, council, board OF education
and county commissioners refuse TO levy
this tax. These officials have no other
alternative. They must obey the demands
of the people, whose servants they are. The
demand Cf thirty Thousand people, who
have been robbed ard are now being plum
der.d over sgain BY merciless, soulless
attorneys and their clients, will and ought
to hsve more weight with these officials
thsn the mandates Of all the courts in the
world. Tie officials who represent our city
and county must and will obey the power
that made them. Should they do other |
wise The curses and execratiors of a Justly |
Indignant, outrsged and wroDged people |
would render their residence in this county |
dissgreeable and unpleasant. Their posi-
ton is indeed one not to be envied. With |
the demsnds of the courts on one side, and
that greater power, the people who made
them, on the other side. Under these cir
crmstances, no court with human sympa-
thies can deal barshly with men thus
situated. We are glad 10 chronicle the
fact, that with one solitary exception, that
of a mad, crszy, hired attorney, with no
warm blood in his heart, whose fees meas
ure the extent Of his soul, no one d. dsmsnds
or expects unusual hsrshness in the
enforcement of DEGREES
No witness of the temper of the meeting
yesterday could help noticing that the pa
tience OF the people wi h this bond ques-
ton was nearly exhausted, let all do
right, and troubled conscience will rot
again cause nightmare dreams 10 drive the
guilty one forth naked and alone, crying
murder and screeching for aid.
These lines we're written during the light
nings and thunders CT lest nights storm
and We could not help the thorgh' IN At the
lightnings and wrath of God would visit
those who are now using the ingenuity of
devils to work the destruction and blast
the life and hope of future prosperity from
the he earfs of thirty thouaspd v,oopla
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
How TO Handle Tools.


would like 10 tell the boys Of the rising
generation that If thry adopt the following
rule, they will get through the world with less
tiresome limbs than the most of men do.
II is very common thing to see a man
when at work with an axe, hoe, spade or
fork, teven in handling carpenter tools il
will be found conveniently who puts one
hand foremost all the time. Let one begin
in his youth to work with either hand for
waTi, and when tired in one way change
hands and II Will almost seem like resting
Not only is IL "A relief, but II will prevent "A
man from having a one sided set about hi IN
when getting old. Having adopted this
when young. 10 Is now a great help TO me-
With an axe IL matters not To re which
hand holds the end of the handle: / can Tell
"A tree quicker and easier th Sn many "A strong
young man, doing the work without getting
out of my tracks AS ii We're
In pruning trees and grating using the
saw IN the left hand has often come handy,
and in ripping plank with n hand-saw use
one band a. well as the other. Not an hour
ago while hoeing IL was right and Ief', which
does not tire much Frequent y wish to
drive a nail where II is very incon ven lent to
use the left IL " III come into play. Let the
young lad try il, and in wears sfter this they
will thank me for the suggestion | am try
ing to d-ill my own boys To IT, but fear they
do not practice enough to become experts.
Some think that there are persons born left
handed, don't believe IT, 1t j. all in usage.
The left hand can he trained lust well :
the right Even Old mec accu-tOTn fG@mSel-
YES to change hands, and Will Fl I'd 1t relief.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
How TO Transplant Ever.reeo~.

Geo. hhusin All, OF . ualla, Mol
AS soon as the plants are dug, see that they
are securely packed in your wagon, or in
boxes with plenty of moist packing material
among the roo s. Toe roots should not be
exposed TO drying winds or frost for even "a
quarter of an hour, while they are mired. II
the roots of an evergreen becomes dry, they
are dead, and will not swell and revive again
as the roots of q deciduous tree. Your holes
should be prepared before hand, and be
large enough TO allow the roots room to
spread. In planting, spread the roots even
ly and naturally, setting about an inch deep
er than they were in the nursery; work the
ground which should be we'll pulverized, in
among the roots with your fingers, SO that all
is nicely filed up, pressing down lightly
with your foot when finished II the roots
here become at all dry, dip in wat. before
planting, as the fine soil Will adhere better To
the roots. When all Is finished, mulch with
litter straw. dead leaves or saw dust, any
thing TO hold moisture. II you have done
all this carefully, you need not sprehend
any failure, your trees are as sure To grow AS
apples or peaches. In excessively dry weather
during the summer a thorough watering can
be given, say once every week, but II wei
" ulched, they will stand any common
drought,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
Beer in Convention.

Tie manufacturers OF lager beer have
been for several days in annual convention
assembled at s.. Louis, all the great brew
cries of the country being represented.
The statistics which Mr. Reuter-, the Presi.
dent, presented chow how great is now the
consumption of this ancient beverage
which tie Germans were brewing and
drinking in the time of Tacitus and long
before. The returns indicate that this year
in the United States perfect sza Of lager
will be manufactured and consumed-that
is, about 100000 barrels; this aggregate
inciudrDS> beer exported, sgainst which
must be set of the quantity imported, which
in 1873 was 167,.09 gallons
OF course, in such a convention there
was not wanting eloqu. nee in raise Cf
beer, It's nutritiye value, and what Mr.. Reu-
ter called "the deciIed nervous animation
experienced after partaking of it." More
interesting, however, were the statements
of Mr.. Frederick Lauer, of Reading, Penn,
as TO the effect of beer upon the political
reconstruction of the South. He professed
TO give only the results of his own personal
observation. Swo years ago he visited the
Southern States. He then found the in
hsbitants confning themselves almost ex-
clusively TO whisky. What was the result :?
Riot, outrage, dissension, bulldozipg and
confusion generally. On recent visit Mr..
Lauer had ob-erved marked change for
the better. He found perfect order, pea e
and harmony prevailing between the races" !"
What wss the occasion Of thls wonderful
improvement? A more general consump-
tion of beer instead Of whisky. Nay, the
enthusiastic Lauer went so far "a TO declare
that in his opinion isrge expectation of
lager to Louisiana would "secJre cessa-
tion of the negro exodus"
This would, irdeed, be an easy way of
settling a veXed problem and whether NJ.
Lsusr be right or not, beer would doubtless
he better for the bull-dCzsrs than bourbon,
if only they could be persuaded to drink
it, which we doubt. Ii Mr.. Lsuer would
substitute an immigration Of Germans for
an incre tsed consumption OF beer, he would
not probably be far from wrong in his
prophecies. The beer would follow az a
matter OF course, but the good etiecr would
result from the presence Of the drinkers
and not from that OF the drink.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
Dry Barn Yards.
[Cor. Practical Farm.r.l


Whst a pleasure il is to have dry barn
yards at this season of the year, rry barn
yards are seldom found during the opening
Of the spring. We see horses, cattle and hogs
wading through mud and water six or eight
inches des p, and the farmer himself must 90
at walking rails, poles, pieces of board and
such things, or he too Will get his boots badly
muddied or his feet wet. There are numer-
Gus ways OF having n dry yard in the first
place "a barn should be located Cn plat of
ground which is rolling or naturally dry :;
second, a barn should always be spOuted,
running the water into cistern third, II
there are low places between house and barn
the water should be drawn away 10y an
underground ditch; fourth, all small yards
around the bai II that are Obliged u br IITu-
eel ON, 10 feed or water, should bs well Uttered
(bt ginning in early winter with corn stalks,
straw, and all other coarse material, white IA
Will soon make "A nice pIle of manure. The
pratice of feeding around prom iscuou>Iy
over fields is IA bad one; We thereby lose
much manure and tramp the life out of the
soil. Ii is poor economy to keep straw stalks
over, If they are not fed or used for bedding,
they should be torn down and tramp!ed by
the stock, which Will soon nit them TO haul
To the field Nd stock, unless II he sheep,
should be allowed To run between the house
and barn when the ground Is soft. Walks
and roads fIom house To btrn aDd from barn
To public highway, should be constructed Of
gravel
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12

kSOr- fTAlEIt alnler-
The following general rules will be found
applicable TO the cooking OF all vegetables:
BE sure To use them while fresh The evsp-
GRAFTON of moisture which willis them, also
renders them uuwholesome and Ias'eless.
Fresh veg tables will cook in much less time
tnan those which are stale. The more rapid
ly they cook the better and they should new
er be allowed to stop boiling alter they once
begin, unit dons, when they should be dlshed
I'm nediatelv and served hot. Too long cook
Ing WI lpJure 10th color and flavor. Too
nttle Will make them tastele>s mi indlgesti-
be. Those which should look " niie must D..
boiled in mixture of milk an 4 water. Those
which should look green when done must be
lett uncovered " hlle cooking. A small par
ticle of c-rD bnate of ammonia mixed IN the
water In which green vegeta bles are cooked
will preserve the color without irj juriug the
flavor, but fresh young vegetables look and
ttste we'll enough without re>orting To such
devices, which are mainly employed by pro-
fessional cooks.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
The Largest Farm in the World

hdu>ds spirit O.
The largest cultivated wheat farm on the
globe is said to be the Groudin farm, not lar
from the town of Fargo, Dakota. 1t embraces
some 4O,C0O acres, bon government and rail-
way land, and lies close 10 the Red river. Di-
vided into four parts, it has dwellings, gran.
aries, machine shops, elevt tors, stables for
30 horses, and room for storing |, 90 % o BUSH
els of grain. Besides the wheat farm, there
is a stock farm of 10000 acres. In seeding
time, 20 TO 50 men are employed, and during
harNts 25J 10 SuJ men. Seeding begins about
ApfH ., and continues through the month,
and Is done very Systematically the m ichInes
following one another around the field some
four rods apart Cutting begins about August
5, aEG ends the fore part OF september, sue
ceeded by the tnrasuIBg, with eight team
fhrashers. After thra>niDg, the stubble
ground II plOwed with great plows, drawn by
three horses and cutting two iurrOws, ana
This goes on until about November l. There
are many other large farms In the territory.
The average yield OF the Dakota wheat farm
is from % 10 25 bdShels per acre.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

The following notice wss circulated
through the city yesterday:
DEAR SIR-You are requested TO attend
a meeting at the rooms Of the Academy Of
Science this TUESDAY, evening, June 10th,
at 730 o'clock, to deliberate as to the best
course TO pursue relative 10 cur sch ol
bonds.
By request Of some of the old and new
members Of the SCHOOL BOARD.
In response, large number Of the most
prominent Taxpayers were present.
The general expression was one OF con-
demnation for the past course pursued by
the Board Of Education, in holding secret
meetings for the purpose Of defrauding the
people by the payment of the
school bonds at higher rate than
might otherwise have been effected.
The sense of the meeting also condemned
any secret action by any body Of officers
elected by the people, and justly too, for
when the people elect men to responsible pc
sitions, they have a right TO know what is
being done, and when 1t is deemed ''necessa
~" to have a meeting in secret, it is fair to
presume that something criminally wrong
10 the people is intended. We are glad in
deed TO know that the men whose interests
in the future, are centered in Leavenworth
County have had the good business fore
sight to take the bull by the horns and say
gentlemen if We elect you to an office Ct
trust We shall expect you to be trustTorthy
and in being go you will not need to hide
your sctions from US. 1t il our money you
are required to use and it lie our right to
know how You use H."
We predict that not one Of the new bonds
arranged by the board in executive" ses-
sion, and issued, will be paid, for the whole
was illegal and will be consid-
cred void in the courts.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
KAISER MILlIELM.

There are rumors, partly conirsdicted
yet doubtless having some basis, that the
Emperor William of Germany il drawing
near his end. He is certainly quite feeble.
This is no more than would be expected re-
garding man eichty-two years cid, especi-
ally after his life had been thrice at
tempted within few MONTH, saving moth
ing of two recent falls. The EmPeror's
golden wedding, to be celebrated to-mor-
row, will probably be one Of the grandest
affairs Of the kind that ever occurred.