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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16
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Rev. NJ. l.. Gates, of this city, preached q
sermon on Dancing" last Sun day night, and
in the course of his remarks referred to the
fact that there would b. dance ut Rauey :
Hall the following evening. The band boys
thought TO perpetrate good one" by send
ing him an invitation and a complimentary
ticket, and did so, not imagining 1t would b.
accepted. But just as the first dance was
completed. every body was startled by an ex-
c'amation of "Eere l am - and there the
reverend gentleman was. To say that "a!l
were amazed" is Iame-very You could
have Rocked the company over with a pin
feather, and the silence was oppressive
de Immediately addressed al pres
ent, saying: you have in
vited me here, and have come. 1 tried to
induce my lady TO come with me- bat she re-
fused. However, that's no matter. I find
have number Il. / don't know what that
means. suppose when you invited me you
knew that my business was to preach the
gospel and to pray for sinners. / mean bust
mes" and dropping to his knees in me CEN
Ter OF the room, with mis- hands clasped be-
fore him, his closed eyes turned to rhe badly
plastered ceiling, offered earnest prayer
for all present, aud at its conclusion invited
them to come up to the watch meeting at the
church, and babe them good night. Tongues
were loosened immt diateIy, and every MEM
Der of the b and tod what he "mi.ht have
done " if-etc. But Mr. Gates was ahead, rs
ever ybody admitted.
The Coal D ieIds OF Corey County
IGOR. Burlington Patriot, 81
We often see glowing reports from our
mr., fhor tn -.
and frui; culture. etc, but see nothing in
regard to our coal. No one will attempt to
deny that coal Is to be our princip pal fuel in
the future. The rapid clearing OIL of our tim
bered lands makes this certain conclusion.
Very few counties in the State none west of
this furnish better coal than is found here
Biologists tell Us that there are three distinct
veins of coal in this (the eastern portion OF
the State running parallel with the Missouri
river-the I wer veins being the thickest.
The upper vein which crops out in many
places is the only Que worked In this county
Why is this: Why ship coal from other
counties, paying nearly as much freight as
the coal costs at the bankss Il there no rem
edy? We think there is. Why not organize
a company at once and sink a shaft There
are risks attending nearly II not all enter
prises IL is true, but why delay? The main
thing is a start in the right way, then per-
severance.
We believe by agitatIng the matter parties
will, If not already. come to consider the
shall we mine coal at this point;
a central. thrifty city, which mus double its
pc ulation In few years We are pay ing
from Is to - cents per bushel for coal this
winter. There Is no doubt IN my mind but
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16
KANSAS NEWS,

Travelling men report sales good in all
parts of the state.
j. G. Pangborn viii be the Topeka cores
pendent ofthe Kansas City Tines, during the
session of the legislature
A big snow storm at Dodge City on the
7th and s,h has greatly impeded travel either
By wagon or rail in Ford and ne.ghDo. lrg
counties.
The Boloit papers are advocating with
much good argument the establishment OF a
public library. Every town the size of Be.
lott Slouid have npa
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16

Organized lss,, holds quarterly sessions on
the I'd Tuesdays of January, April, July and
October. The officers are: d. o. Hopkins,
President; W. +. osborn, Nice-President; j.
NJ. Al isoo, Secretary; VIM. Manson, Treas
urer: c. III. McQuaid, w. b Shaffer and " d.
I. Wiseman, Censors.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16
Demand tor Town Lots.
A Serious Result OF Skating.

| lCanker City Free Press, IL
Land buyers are getting pretty numerous
hereabouts, and farm lands and town lots de-
mand pretty good figures.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-19

poor corn, and such stuff into your Door
est milking animals, and make them fit
to hand over to the butcher. Much
more profit will be found in this than in
wintering them through, with dairy pro-.
ducts at the figures which are likely to
rule for some time to come. It will pay
to keep the best, and to keep them well.
The profits in dairying depend not only
on economy in management, and the
production of first class goods, but in
keeping only such animals as having the
capacity of giving a paying return for
the investment of money, care and feed
put into them.
THERE are many who say, "I like
milk, put milk does not like me-" that
Is, it does not agree with them. The
reason Tor this, in most cases, it that the
milk coaguiates in the stomach in too
trn q curd to be easily digested. But
many who cannot drink milk, or eat
bread and milk, find no diff Guilty in di-
costing bowl of baked apples and milk.
Upon this hint the experiment has been
successfully tried by physician of large
experience, telling his patients who
could not digest milk to use apple sauce
as a concomitant, taking q spoonful
alternately with spoonful of bread,
crackers, or pudding and milk. The
apples prevent the formation Of solid
mass in the stomach, and its Juice also
aids digestion, so that no distress or sense
OF heaviness follows after a meal thus
taken. This information is given for
the benefit of all readers, and we think
1t will be worthy of trial, though, per-
haps, not successful in every case
american Dnirynaan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-19
Dakota Quicksands.

Red Cloud Agency Cor. N. Y. Evening Post
We started for Pine Ridge Cor Red
CLOUDY agency. Five of our party were
missionaries. The similarity of the
country now traversed to that passed
over between Randall and Rosebud gave
much monotony to this part of our trip.
1t was broken, however, by two Incl
dents. On the second day, having trav.
eled far with no signs of water, we sud.
denly discovered large lake. ALI Of us
were thirsty, tired and dusty. Our ia.
cilities for bathing during the journey
had been inconsiderable, and as this
expanss of water broke upon our view
one exclaimed, "there is sight for all
eyes," Two horsemen dashed ahead to
find a spot for camping. They had
scarcely reached the shore, however,
when both horses stepped into quicksand.
One sank almost to his belly. His rider
jumped FROM his back and providentially
alighted on a firm spot. But it was only
by the greatest exertion of man and
horse that the latter got out. The other
horse only had two feet in and was
therefore able to extricate himself. Da.
kota seems to abound in quicksands.
Every marsh, the shores of every lake
and river, every creek bottom, though it
be dry of water, must be trodden with
the utmost caution. The other day one
Of the young Indians from St. Paups
boarding school at Yankton agency, who
had gone out to shoot ducks, came back
with marks of mud On his clothes almost
up to his shoulders. He had sunk that
far in quicksand. How he ever got
was wonder.
One of the party managed with little
care to reach the edge of the lake, and
walking cautiously out over the yielding
alkali mud, found to his surprise that
the lake bottom was waterless. The soil,
still moist in places, had been whitened
by the sun till it gave exactly the ap.
pearance of wind-swept water. So per-
feet was the deception that when, a
little further on, we passed another such
place, rode nearer, wondering if this
could be lake after all.
We pushed on for several hours, and
late in the afternoon we reached well
come water; we drank heartily of it
and had supper; but it was almost dark
when the wagon containing baggage,
tents, ETC., drove in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-19

4 CLERGYMAN's wife had impressed
upon her little boy the necessity of
ejecting the skins of grapes, and few
days afterward she told him the story of
Jonah and the whale, "The whale is a
very large monster" said the mother,
"and he swallowed JONAH" "Did he
swallow other men, too?" asked the lit
tie hoy. Well, suppose he did," cou-
tinued the mother, who was somewhat
in doubt; and while she was hesitating
about the continuation of the story. the
boy interrupted, "And, mamma, did he
spit the skins out, too3"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-19
Wednesday, November 10, 1879.
THE TURKEYS LAST REoUF ST.

Now bark We, merry gentlemen.
And hush your foolish quabblee.
Aud listen to the turkey when
His last request he gobbles.
The scanty incl have to ltve1
Is spent In observation;
So pray you, gentlemen, forgive
The turkeys dissertation.
do observe among you all
selfshpess surprising;
You're satisfied when others fall,
And envious when they'r re rising,
This wicked world barn yard Is
And when the corn shower rattles,
Each Graves share that ia not his,
And with his neighbor battles.
The jaunty fowl with head in air,
He crows in exultation;
The rest q look of meekness wear,
And fawn in sdultation.
But let misfortune clip his wings,
Ye meet him with suspicion,
Aud every friend the Whisper filings
That watts him to perdition.
Oh. petty race OF greedy men
That kills me at Thanksgiving,
Does conscience never Irick you when
You see the way you're IlviDg?
How many of you spend your days
In houtst cneery labor2
Whose head upon his pillow lays
AT peace with every neighbour
You're merry when the skies are fair,
Your ssIfshness pursuing;
Your charity Is colu and spare,
Ard left for others doing,
What care you for the p Dor man lot,
Or for the widows sighing2
The mourDful sound We hear it 1t not
OF orphan children crying.
To-day my coat is old and brown,
My gait an awkward hobble;
'Mong Darn yard fowl, I seem q clown,
My voice is but gobble,
But when upon your board lie
In golden yellow glory,
With fragrant incense steamiDg high,
Then don't forget my story,
Oh, petty race of greedy men,
When | have died for others.
Pray think upon your duty then
TIE ali youe suffer ng brothers!
Above your head the skies are fair,
Der yonder roof they're murky:
beg you'll send my drumsticks there,
ANA please the msrtyred tm key.
-HoTper's Weekly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-19

thinking, observing man.
A FARMER writes that in dealing with
the cabbage louise his Ian, in the garden
is too look over the young plants in about
ten days or fortnight after planting,
rub it over with the fingers of the othel
hand just hard enough to destroy the
louise. When the reserves come up and
the leaves are larger he uses an old
toothbrush always with good effect.
The most profit from a sheep is to
raise lamb that will sell for more then
the mother is worth. This can easily be
done by caring we'll for the earliest
lambs. A lamb, ninety days old and
we'll fattened, will often sell for $40 in
the cities, and half that in the country
villages. A half breed Cotswold lamb
fed with little mixed oatmeal and
bran, and sucked by native eve, will
make an excellent market lamb
CIDER is preserved in Normandy by
putting half pint of sweet oil in the
cask and plugging the bung- hole with 8
wad of cotton. The oil, being lighter
does not combine with the cider, but
forms thin covering which prevents
the oxygen of the air coming in contact
with it. The cotton filters the sir en-.
tering as the cider is drawn off, so that
no insects or impurities can pass. Cider
in bottles is put in the cellar, the bottles
being covered with few inches of earth
which keeps the cider at an equable
temperature and prevents them from
bursting. ao'a
Now is q good time to weed out the
dairy. Put your pumpkins, apples,
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
Maxim-Keep UP: Appearances.

JThe follow wing practical sermon on an
old mazim is copied from The Maine
Farmer, in which it appeared some thir-
ty-tive years ago. The author oft is still
living and assures US that he has found
no reason to charge his conviction:
II q man be poor, let him keep the
knowledge OF the fact to himself. Let
the secret out. and ten to ono hIs friends
viii forsake HIM and even throw barriers
in his path. Better wear year best coat
and carry q bold and independent front,
than to stoop to the earth, beg for en-
ployment and whine over your Distress
es. Human nature Is such that mankind
will assist the rich, and throw opportu-
mites In their way to make money,
while they exclude the poo from every
privilege. Let it be known that your
property is all gone, and every bill will
be presented and an immediate settle
meft be .insisted upon; when, il you
were considered wealthy, your creditors
would wait twelvemonth for their dues
and then press the payment very lightly.
Therefore, resolve never to make knOwn
your poverty; but keep up good spirits,
and you will see your way clear to q
comfortable living.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
The Beauty Of Neatness.

Awoman may be handsome, or remark
ably active in various ways; but if she is
not personally neat, she cannot hope to
win admiration. Fine clothes will not
conceal the slattern. A young woman
with her hair always in disorder, and her
clothes hanging about her as if suspend
ed from prop, is always repulsiye. Slat-
tern is written upon her person from the
crown of her head to the sOles of her
feet, and if she wins a husband he turns
out, in all probability, either to be an idle
fool or drunken rutfian. The bringing
up of daughters to be able to work, talk,
and act like honest, sensible young wo-
men, is the special task of all mothers,
and in the Industrial ranks there is inn
posed also the prime obligations of learn
ing to respect household work for its own
sake, and the comfort and happiness il
will bring in the future. Housework is
drudgery; but it must be done by some-
body, and had better be well than i'll
done.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
Personal Intelligence.

Mr.. Fl. j. Jewett, President of the Erie
Railway. receives an annual salary of
SAC, 600. Col. Scott's yearly Income as
President of seven lines, Vice President
of eleven, and director Of thirty-four, is
over 100000.
Mile. Nevada Is the name of of new
American star who has been achieving
success at Vienna in salons OF Madame
Marchesi. She Is from the star West" !"
and her real name Is Wix0n.
1t is asserted that the sudden death of
the late Grand Duke Constantinowich
was the result of poisoning, and followed
close on the discovery that his Highness
was Nihilist-that, in fact, he was put
out of the way from motives of pclicical
security. 5i ,'-8 /
Mr. and Mrs. Seguin were offered 81 >
600 week to sing in "Pinafore" with the
Hess troupe in New York, but refused.
Next season Mrs. Seguin, who has not
accepted benefit for a long tune, will
be the recipient of two benefit perform
ances, one in Philadelphia and the other
in New Orleans, and it Is notlmproba ble
that for the Philadelphia entertainment
she will appear for the first time as "Lit-
tie Butteroup."
The manner in which De Gerardin got
his name is thus explain.d: He was an
,illegitlmat0 son, anu one uay no Wont "
see the gentleman who was accredited
with the honor of having brought him
into the world, and that parsonage said
to him; swell, why don't you take q
name, and make your way In the world?''
$50 will" answered the young joarnal.
list, land think, on the whole, that
will take yours" He did so, and has
never reflected anything but infinite
credit uponit. a r9.H
John Brown, the royal and imperial
flunkey of Her Majesty, the Queen of
England, has again stepped into public
notice. As the Qaeen arrived in Paris
from Cherbourg, during her recent jour.
ney to the Continent, she slipped and fell
as she was alighting from her railway
carriage. Lord Lyons, the British Min
lister, assayed to catch her, but recoiled
from the blow which the somewhat COM
pact and heavy body of the Queen gave
him. He reeled and swayed wildly for a
moment, and the Queen Of Great Britain
and Ireland, Empress Of India, ana Her
Britannia Majesty's Ambassador to the
Court of Franse would inevitably have
gone sprawling had not the trusty John
Brown rushed to the rescue and seized
aud supported them both. -NE.aii5.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06

seemed to be the, favorite odds before the
race, To-day's contest " to be supple
mented by one on june. 10, between
Elliott and an unknONn who was not To
be named until after t0rday's race, for
the Tyne Championship Cup. This has
been twice won BY Eliot, and II he wins
it third time, the cup becomes his psr4
sonal property. His antagonist on Jul q
16 viii doubtless be Hanlan. q
CoNaRATuLATIoNsv From TINE MARoUIa
,Ji89 Hla Or kOBNB.
Shortly aftsr Hanian'B arrival ct his
quarters he received the following tele-
gram from the Marquis Of Lorne, ut OF
tawa. i!l9 nffilBft - usf'i 4t fcl -'tf
Mr.. HANLAN:.-I congratulate you over
your snccess. 4
= /, : ~ ~ ~ ~, HANLAN,s REPLY.
To the Governor General, Ottawa
Many, many thanks for congratula'
TONS Will frame despatch az y memor-
ial for my familypsfS HANLAN.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
Current Notes.

California votes upon its proposed new
Consultation on Wednesday.
Paterson, N. j., is rapidly filling up
with silk weavers from England.
The internal revenue collections the
first of the month were the heaviest In
many years. H Ho
In Newark, N. j., every mandatory
working in iron is buster than at any pre-
vionsperiod in several years.
A little nine-year-old girl in Lewiston,
Maine, has already succeeded in break
ing one of her arms three times.
The Lower Connecticut river has been
much visit of late by seals, and some
ten miles below Haltk RI. i
South Carolina is makeing some pro-
gress in cotton manufacturing. A small
mill has Just been started in Westminster.
in that Stately an association of Farmers.
Fourteen years ago there was only
one Bessemer steel establishment in the
country. Now there are eleven, with an
annual production of more than SOC, 600
tons. ..it' "'i
According to the st. Petersburg Golos,
the Russian Government will here aftef
compel the propretors Of all factorits to
provide free hospitals and medical atten-
dance for those Of their employees who
contract disease or suffer injuries in the
Factories. 80 l1i.E j. u
Mr.. Woodbridge, of Hillsbo'o, Texas,
went into drug store, drew revolver,
compelled clerk, to give him some
strychnine, said he would shoot anybody
who tried to prevent his suicide, took ihe
pistol, and died with the cooked weapon
in his hands. af s5ffEfs
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06

Though the Russian Government has
/ 900, 600 men in the holy orders the work
OF converting domestic heathens and
heretlcs to the orthodox Church, Is neith :
er active or successful. The. official re-
port of the missions for 1877 in the prov
iIce of MINI Novgcrod has been pub
lshed. and the re ults are melancholy
The converts during the year In he
province from the heretical sects to
orthodoxy numbered sixty-two, equally
DIVIDED between the sexes;but OBS ortho-
dox he'll vers deserted the faith, and no
less that 469 of these Joined those scots
that have no priests Of any sort. ;
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
The Psessset rsswedy.

PocAssEr, Maas., Nay SAThe ssleot-
men arrived at Pocassef this ,mornin~
and public nesting was held a t2ss
Bay View House. Several porson5 ~
in their te timopy who have He'd ~.
versation With those who are, seid q ~
accessories tp the crime after the detd j.
From the evidences received 1t wnsvofei
named persons rs accessofi W f1 N.
crime after the deed; Adm p ! innsf.
Charles F. Howard, Nathaniel VIM
ALVIN Wing, Walter a. Wing. pkfrs..n'
Gibbs, Jr., Harriet N. Swift sand xI n
Louisa Howard.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
THE NEW D0AuD OF MEALEM.
Organi ixatfen liM.e Isysnln&.-l1se
re. ssS. q sn1nS..s.1S5. a 81,

~ s's,1'''.. ..5.-.-.-- n Z -'717'T ~
ton q e tsnii.g Cs.a.Aa-
| The new B6sid of Health & I held IL first
meeting last evening a1i the nnSmDefb
being present With two exceptions. VI
After ti,e membeFs had been sworn IN
by his Honor. the Mayor, Mr.. T. Elwo6d
Singley was call6n TO the CHAIR le',a-i
b The electa0n Afbr permanent oficess
was then gone Into Bog A.i,L lssg4
1 ,Mr. A. Brickta nominated for Presi-
dent Mr.. James Monaghan who was'
elected without opposition. ~ aAi
Mr.. James Xennedy was nominated
for Treasurer, and there being no fur
ther nominations, he was, on motion Of
Mr.. SingleY elected by .acclamation.
I. For the Gxecittive Officer Of the West
ern District, William Bowers and WI
liam Hickey was nominated. The vote
resulted, bowers. IA; Hickey, g..
For tie Enst6fn District, Daniel d.
Thomas. Patrick McKenna and John
Lungren were nominated. The vote NJ
suited, Thomas, -; AcKenna, l; Lup-
On motion Of Mr.. Singley the rules
governing inc OkU OOefu wotC soRSS~.
for the governmenty'of the new Board
and one hundred copies ordered TO be
printed.
The minutes cf the last stated meeting
Of the retiring Beard were read and
adopted. 9asag4 a1g3le .9r "a. II. Wt.f
The Chair appointed the following
| standing COMMITTEES
On Impurities In the Brandywine.
Ezekiel Bennet, Win6eld Byron, John
w. Hawkins. isaq JGiia.g .,is .a' b !.
On Accounts John Aiken, Daniel
| orc. Kenney, F. b. f. Miller.
| On Garbage John McSorley, H. H.
Hawkins, MiltonJ. Dowerso1ai 9ii %
| On Contracts and LicensesT. Eli
wood singley, a, li Bickta, X Dr. n, p. Nor
rison. "
Mr.. j.. WI HAWKINS presented snd
had read the law from the Revised Code.
in regard to throwing any offensive mat
ter in the Brahdywine. ,es
| On his motion 3 committee Of two
was appointed to wait on the Attorney
General, and urge him to prosscute the
suits now entered At New Castle against
| persons for pplluting the Brandywine.r
The Chair appointed Messrs. j. W.
Hawkins and James Kennedy, and On
motion the chair was added to the COM
mittee. ,r aIis,t,c,sas a,,., pns
On m otion adjourned. 80
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
To BE Hung.

The coming Spring, 10000 pieces OF
wall paper and 1900 pairs Of win
dow shades, all from the reliable
Wall Paper House Of J. R. Holt, 223
Market street. Mr.. Holt is selling 15c.
paper for 123c,, l2ac. for loc. l0c: for
&c.. and Sc. for &c. per piece. These
goods are of the very best make, and
Guaranteed at full length. Mr.. Holt
will sell you enough paper and border
to paper room u #. by 12 #. for the
small sum of 75 cents. So, you see, pa
pering is cheaper than vhitewashing.-
The spring designs are stylish and beau
tiful. Good oil shading 18c. per yard.
Window shades and fixtures, hung COM
plete, $l.75 per pair. Gilt papers and
Dado work 80 per cent lower than ever.
Give us call and be convened that the
above is NO humbugging advertisement,
but facts. JOHN X. HOLT, 223 Market
str.at. feb17-dtf.