The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-02

ing up OF an interest In KIND OF competl-
lion that would better become Texas ponies |
or Arabian ,lromedsries than members of
the human family, whore distinguishing
typical prerogative and function is think |
ing and not walking or running. Walking,
whether it means recreation, exercise or
business, If temperate, and reasonably en-
gagged in, is we'll enough. But there is
little to ADMIRE and nothing to commend in
the perform Isnces of q man who strips HIM
self in an .Iena and sets out to transport
his body oy er five hundred or q thousand
miles in as many consecutive hours. He
may be abb e to accomplish the feat but it
must be at the sacrifice OF health aud
strength, b, the person ever 60 richly en-
dowed with muscular tissue He is violat-
ing plain law OF the animal economy
which fortids and Furnishes excess. He
walks himself sore, limp and nerveless; he
is likely t. come out Of the business .
physical wrck. What is there in all this
brute amtition to admire, to enthuse over,
to bet upon, and to squander our money for
the mere privilege of seeing?
There "a ome compensation for the sue
cessful walker, it is true. He gets away
with the pI ize-money-a fms thing some
times-and the lions share OF the gate
money; bat the great, variousiy -toned pub
lie which furnishes the prize and gate
money, the ee'at and applause, what does it
get back,
II men ~ e to be lionized and paid for
exploits on foot, it seems to me that some
considerable is due those who do . great
deal of har, I, honest walking in the line of
regular bu siness. Take the farmer, for
instance. In the Spring and Autumn
he follow, the pillow, day in and
day out, without reference to the
number of lsps or miles accomplished,
quietly and unnoticed, and we'll enough
pleased will himself and his work, 30 he gets
in his crop reasonably and in good shape.
Every step lie takes behind his pillow means
bread for tn human family, revenue for
the govern nent, comfort and support to his
family, inc dependence and thrift for himself
aud others. Here is walking for your ap-
probation and your honors. We pay these
sun-burnt pedestrians of the grain-6elds for
the food they bring Us the lowest market
rates, and that too, often grudgingly. We
think whe,l we have done that We have done
all our duty to them, and 20 maybe in .
business point of view We have but it seems
to me that with a public sentiment that
would demand of such over-muscled long
vinded fellows Is Weston, Rowell, Ennis,
SC, an exhibition of their superior powers
of endurance in the cornfeld, instead of the
gambling arena, We would be altogether
better of.
LEAyENwoRTH AND LEADvILLE.
Coming down from Topeka last Saturday
L met on the train l.. Goddard, fresh from
Leadville. Goddard, az everybody knows
everybody in particular who has lived and
voted long in the county Of Leavenworth-
/ 40 wy SSoAoi, yOuuS Aloh,
and was glad to hear from his own lips
that he and other Leavenworth men, who
have struck for fortune in the Leadville
diggin's, have STRUCK it rich" That their
success in that line may incite other Leav-
enworth people, more particularly certain
members OF the legal profession, to go also
to the silver mines, is wish which doubt
not all working tax payers of the county
heartily share in. According to Mr.. God
dard's account, there must be silver enough
in the Lesdvilie mines for all. The ore il
taken cut Of holes which it is very costly to
e1cavate deep down in some cases; is
hauled in wagons, which furnishes
healthful and paying employment
to teamstera 1t is hauled to reduction
works, of which there are several in opera
ton at Lssdyille. 1t is there weighed, and
the proceeds, amounting sometimes to .
thousand dollars or more for q single
wagon-load, is handed over to the owner of
the mine in the shape of bank check
good for the best currency that the govern
ment and banking population of the coun-
try supplies. This is nice business, better
than farming, or even q position in the
| State Legislature. Goddard would not
throw up his Lesdville interests for re-
| turn even TO the county attorneyship of
Leavenworth county. l am free to say that,
with all my regard for the dignity of man
ual labor in the subjugation of weeds or
other impediments of crop-growing, /
would exchange the Empire farm for n
fair interest in mine which, like that of
Pendery and Goddard, "pans" out At therat
| OF thirty or forty thousand dollars in .
week. But hate to think of this thing
too elaborately. 1t is calculated to breed
. distaste for the soil, in which,
aft4 all, the hope and prosperity
Of the country is anchored.
Twas fortunate in getting position IA
vorabie for seeing and hearing while the
President AND HIS SUITE
paid their respects to the people in front of
the State House last Saturday morning.
With the Chief Magistrate, his manner
and personal appearance, was fsvorably
Impressed. His il . large, we'll balanced
head, full and complete in that part de-
scrIbed BY poets and psychologists as the
dome of thought y and in bodily proper.
tions he is robust and healthful. Just the
man to Judge cautiously and wisely, and If
necessary to set the post down firmly 1t
evidently was embarrassing to Mrs. Hayes
to stand up to be stared BY . thousand
eyes. think she would have looked and
felt more natural and ut ease with q short
speech suited to the occasion. General
Sherman il fortunate, If not great soldier.
and his little speech Wa happy and to the
point.
TIE NvEsrIGAfIoN.
is still going on, though vas not present to
take note Of the Proceedings this morning.
On Saturday Egyan and 6tumbsush were
gracious enough to admit that they had
ed in their supplementary memorial in
the case Of Mesns. Bishop,
Ballard and B!ackman. That, to use =
phrase very convenisntly At hand-.lets
me out"-but what ought to be done with
Stumbaugh and Eggers-?
IA. B.
THE COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK.
Special to The LKAvKxwoRrH TrxH.l
TOPEKA, KAs, September 30.-l1:5O P.
N.-The committee Of investigation are
hard at work, trying to clear their dseks Of
the great amount Of businen which the de-
mands of the case have innr.,d unon them