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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

Ass's1 ssssA sAic n4bCy 10 VNass8 OSsSsSN
rs far up as Paradise creek though there
are yet good prairie claims, within Is
miles Of Salina, to be taken under the
homestead or presumption act. Good and
substantial houses are being built larger
farms opened, and other substantial i'm
provements made all the way up the val
ley. e---lz----
Winter wheat could not look better.
Corn planting has begun and farmers are
all in good spirits, expecting to raise heav-
y crops. We arc glad to have the United
States Land. Office come so near rs
Salina, for it will he quite help to the
surrounding country us well Us Salina;
but if the Land Office cau~e s the city. to
put on any more city airs, We country
people will have to keep awaw from
there only when compelled to go. The
ordinances and not giving us y county
road on the South side OF the Saline val
lcy.frOm near Littles ford to Salina, has
caused our people already to talk Of 60
ing to Ellsworth and BrOOkville, to trade
Some have gone to BrOOkville and re-
port very favOrably, saying, "that we
r:.n trade to . better advantage; buy
goods cheaper ant. sell produce higher,
than ut Salina" Sslina has had the
trade of this valley ever since it was set
tied, and the Saline county authorities
have never given Us u road to get from
the road leading down the valley through
Ottawa county; and now fields are being
made and hedges set out, causing our
old trail to be stopped up and the travel
to go miles out OF the way to get to u
city," Here if colt happens to follow
our teams, We are liable TO bc fined tor
violating the city ordinances. Mr.. Gar
vim, who has spent hundreds Of dollars
in Sali;,a, the other day left one of his
sucking COLTS at home in the stable while
he was gone to the city, and when he
found that his colt hal killed
itself. IL ere was u loss to him of $40 or
$50 in trying to obey Salinas wholesome
laws. do not think there is town or
city in Kansas that has such offensive
aud Odious laws as the city of Salina.
Many of them seem to an outsider to be
made to help keep up the city finances,
by imposing unnecessary fines on cOnn-
try people who come here to trade. Now
that your city has the Land Office, and
wants the Land Officers, to next govern,
the Congressman, the next district Judge
the next Secretary of State, the next
State Senator, the next United States
and the next Auditor Of State,
and here the captains and colonies and
the Dtnitcs, to fill these Offices with,
would it not be well for the city to have
some respec, for the people from the rural
who come to the city Occasionly |
10 trade. Let the little colts follow their
when they are driven to town,
md don't compel farmer to buy an
extra picket rope to tie up, or bring his
wife and boy to water old Buck and
Berry when they drive them to town.;
,r goes through there to mill; particu-
arly when the poor old fellows are SO
hear plowed down that it takes three "get
Up thcres,and two licks" with the whip to
tart them. More again il this t:.kcs::well.
cOuNrRY CCSS,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

Millinery! Millinery!
Mrs X. =. Lincoln has and will keep 1t her resi-
,iec- ON 9Th stsert two s,rs south oi Wilson's sor
good and as,.'ai,ncnt of straw and fancy miiln
-iy guO.ls. Also
SEWING Done TO ORDER.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

James NJ. Mason, ex-confc'lerate minis
ter to England, died in Virginia, Nay LIST.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04
To SCa e00aesessoGSrs.

We invite s sssss~.seuss fr-~i, "a. =. ....,,.
ssy n".fhrs b~S-fsns ~ ~ ss-f, sod tsy. .ti.s
ssi al fSws "a t~ nss-s snsrfsiis Sfssr. -
30 ssti 10 fszsi tien~ ans mr. a
Seanssx sss~s.sssss ss-s ~ ~~sssns ksas.
f.rfs. usssi.r 10 - fsr s.sh -ii .E-<fi, Ss!
.ts- har~f AMI fs sssf t-sryss~ ins~s.t.i ~sfs -
hsd- -s~A. 80 xysis- = sts~s ss-rs,s.ss.s -.
rub vn ssss ns-ss isss-s IN Giiisx ss.T. E,r trIss
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04
OTTAWA COUNTY.

iss s~s-ss-Aha. I'D A.H n.s,.s s-sssus-s s<
Nas-.,~xss ~ e>s.as -<f M hf - - . ~ a
81 ~<fss n surswIs ssh Gr--h NO. s.sr.xA -.
lad. pSsssy e isn,-r- eisprs o. - 60 "a
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los
9sev~s AsAszsa- ast . ~ assls ~urS~,-s -
o~ssy ~s4s In 81 sf 80 e s<sss IL Z u,a-T
~ srsv; osS 90, s-.a..s - k1r tzz>r
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

The Indians arc on the war-path in
New Mexico.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

yf-pnrfss- writing ~ IN rgsri tn say I.uticai.f
,s.er ssiy.rs-.-i tsnt.. siIui always r.f.r
numI-~r .iir.ti, tss ssis H. fi,-
ts. ..f pnl-s 81 all sfi-l g. "a.
.i,is ~ t utrL r-iz~i 1iss T. ysEs...l Ts
run.--r. ss~ tu.iss r-rs,t. an. si..s
4, arm that. ksou Al . s.s.s m. tract sis.fed
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04
vRex fsr SALINE viiisY.. =
SALINE VALLEY, Kansas,

April 18th, 1911.
EDITORS JOURNAL: Regarding your
paper as friendly to the country and to
places other than Saline county, as veil rs
the city, VIC thought to give you tais, for
publication. The Saline valley is imprOv-
ing very fast Immigration is corning in
very fast and this valley is being settled
rs far up as Paradise creek though there
are yet good prairie claims, within Is
miles Of Salina, to be taken under the
homestead or presumption act. Good and
substantial houses are being built; larger
farms opened, and other substantial i'm
provements made all the way up the val
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

$50.
.ixlryn MIL, one half milr fun S.,,,mn, River
cnnsy ..-.s ,s ~sn >ans, s.ur and hall mile. fruu,
Civ I'm 4, my inm Iisi>ay SAM fr.s. S,.l.su.a
r3xY q - - and anil b q s~ u s-rth.. :; m
Isl.
~ arvvs bottom l..., -,
one E;urth az NM = Ss,osn.s River and salt trr,S
and thr nr OF III - ih~ fornrr thcins 9TH
acre cash. N'"o u r&Wl o. prr
er.,,. ~ Saa IN Col tn~k oe~ an, . A.,f ..,,~.
MUM " S,'"nss River, ~ixAi mill. n,,s.s ~ ,
= ,. y !"ssaS 'hr hi Of nv Of ,rct"u II isrs-I
200.
n ~ - nssn land. twelve mir, vovsh~,~, .fS.
- ~. H.. .@ thr salin~ River lsw IL -srtiua .:
W, pss~v "t stuck water anil rsnrr sti.s,vi =:
. 2S6.
e. sc,ss s'' o. section =. township 10. rsse~iw
~ ocseS ~ ssrti,sa n ..
u PR serr Oh.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04
O~saS sNVess.a

". i.s.-- s.---J &C. s.s<f~5,ss q s.s.-I D. T. -
~. x~Sr s.~.sssS ssss.rfsss ;. o. ss s,.fss-.-.a
~. 50 xss~s s~-i O. k.s.-.. "a =
W. isrr.-xsuY So sw s~s @-~G - - me-. n
m - 80 go 80, - % hsss - - sur<-.-s,. =
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

cnE tms o. viii .rll the cas-, half 4 o: e, ssr.,
west halt Il ei5 Irr .rre II misG be dfshr into
srre lots and sold 1t gr'-af slvanc~.
100.
two miles ra,t of Rsrkyille t>~c. !, i3,r ~ spuse
Cr~k fcrt. ~ thr l.nd. farms all .i..ut t. sio p~r
acre; onr-iifh cash, balance on k'ag tinr.
Ia.
quarter 81 mik fF,sn timber Saline River tornE
th- ~ hfof >-rsk'e 81 H. rsw); eisl~r sere; a. 10
''-"' balance ." '"'s tim" s,s
IN scrrs bottom salin- River. which runs ihrcuxh
ti- land a.. nv II Ir thc sw "t ami = q q SEC
ihrrr mills north~r.i II s.iis. eis pr .cTr; Ssi
cash. balance ~ hong tinn-.
l26.
lima and one mile ir.a Mulberry Crr~k lhri.g .seti,.
Ii, IL, rtw) u l~r scT~; tI, - cab, balance IN
very long tilsr.
l27.
81 arrrs host"m. twelve miles south Of Saiina 0hr
hi II the qr of sr<ssa l.. M, ~. - PR acr;
s<s cash, balance IN hung snsr.
l2S.
- .crr-. all lo,tam ON solomon River fur miles
xr.t AZ s.'snsm thy uhc hi Ut scs'"n - Il. i~)
$50.
IN NEARLY all hotton eight miles of Saiua,
ihr southwest 81 Solomon city, nr truM the
REX Uh~ q hi 81 >s~ii"n Is. Z u, ~. q, 80;
H. y" cash. balance On long ;s. time
lis S-iW handsome prairi~ AMI hostom, or
mile rum timlar solomon River, eight nrs nesth
of >slina the frsn Solomon City (thr gr 81
sscfi'.n IL, :~l plenty ri water running thssagh
Il. tr~ tr~~s. u I~r .rrr; tGI cash. balance hong
lime.
l35.
~ acrrs strong bottom. smoky Till River. .ix
nlls> -ast "f >ana, mile from the railway rh~
hf at ~ 1r Of sscf'ni u, - w. oio par scr; !
et's cash. balance long time.
Ia.
In aeres prsirr, fourteen miles southwest of Salina
tfh- me- r 'f sscfion Is. Ii, vi; In ss-l n-iRhlor
ssssi, quarter al - mile from tinlcr % Isr acre.
,nc-inh cash, balanc- ON long TIM.
l49.
l'0 acres ruling prairie. on--half mile ff"m havarn
M railway, nine miles of Saliaa tic ns ar q
len - IL. r&wl. ts I-r arr; etts cash, balance
~ long time.
1j6.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

100000 Acres Of Rallroad IaDAs,
h
:.-"orn
Assistant F7akG askm Svea
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04
CITY LOTS-SALINA.

Al c'o~ isui-. we'll anil strn,s~sv-i and Tor
sale 81 similar prics, anil term. s- si-,,-.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

.3 bntt.m mlsS ra-t of Ssna. six .ssiis-
west 0f scotsman ity Uis hr or pr ani hi cf So
Ir IL section and frartim II 'lr af srsn u. ~
2! VI; hcwn lo& hus~. r.sl we'll. ar.r r'rrii shelter
Er stock &C. n acrs oil lansi. mill. III hsl.r tw"
and three years oil asi tssn.'rsry tnriWv: thu
Smoky Hill River Erm- the boundary line fr ,n-.
large quantity timirr, Msrt Wsss1 esb pr
cash: Or o. so m,y rnsain anil two year, n
MI csn
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

l0s snnsAh prair~. milrs southwest ri sa-
lima Npng th~ or of section o.; L. NJ; farm all
aisu it, .. pr acrc Oncnnh cash. balance ON long
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

- so.s hsasnm .si cssirr, nise MIR ss,hvs-s sf
ss,ina. fasr srrH - hssssis - s.ilusy. MsR-ry
tsv~k vss thsagA. M asSv tsue-r N-snx tn ~
q ---f'sa q. u, rsuI. e.prsr-~; os--aeh e.-k.
tatsner a. kMg tsn~
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

VIZ ss ~ sext asp sss1 6apsng ~ ssws sbw az
% s.rfsa n, Is. tssl; go aw.o ~ ssssv n ~
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-04

- seses hsas0. - Eansss rseiar Railway, suo
Min e.ss q se1sss M ~ e " sf ~ sn NJ af
- - - sr<ata1sHes ~. oaxe ~ aaw osh: 90 49,
thfg1 eaaA, tninDnr - tee yvass = - trf expf.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

w Some German papers having
pointed out that Heligoland belongs
rightfully to Germany, the London
Standard says in reply: "To give up
Heligoland would cause great deal
more aff1iction to the Heligolanders
than it would to the people of Great
Britain. If the consent Ofthe former,
however, can be obtained by tegiti-
mate means to the tranfer, there can
be no objection to Germany being per-
mitted to add this to the other re-
sources of the Fatherland. To yield
Heligoland, though it were even bare
rock, upon compulsion, is however
another matter altogether. No nation
can attempt to take it by force, unless
she is also able to match England b,
sea, and at present we continue to be
I lieve that Heligoland is tolerably safe
Not the less, however ought the En-
glisl people to take to heart the inso
lent menaces which some German
! have permitted themselves to level a
us under the unaccustomed excitemen
of victory.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15
DUTTON ONIONS,
ID FOR PLANTING,
at H. ST. JOHNS

TAKING THE VEIL.-The St. Louis
Times, of the 9th inst, gives a very
edifying and interesting account of the
reception of ten young ladies into the
Convent Of the Good Sheperd, in that
city, on the previous day. Four of the
number took the first formal step to-
wards becoming members, while six
more made their final vows and are
now members OF the sacred sisterhOod
"preferring humiliation, poverty and
modification in the house of the Lord
rather than dwell in the tabernacles o.
Sinners" Among the elect we notice
with interest the following Dames from
New Orleans:
Sister Mary St. Bernadine of Sienna
formerly Miss Carter of New Orleans.
Sister Mary of st. Rosalia, formerl!
Miss Smith of New Orleans.
Sister Mary of ST. Catherine of Sienn;
formerly Miss Greeley, of New Or
leans. Picayune
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

A Coop JOKE ON EDIToRs.-SOon af-
ter Chief Justice Chase (tlen Whig)
assumed the gubernational chair in
in Ohio, he issued his proclamation APP
pointing a thanksgiving day. To make
sure of being orthodox, he composed
his proclamation almost exclusively
of passages from the bible, which he
did not designate as quotations pre-
Stunning that every one would recognize
them, and admire the works as we'll as
hissheste in their selection. The proc
lanlation meeting the eyes of a Demo
cratic editor, he bounced at once upon
it-declarcd he had read it before
couldn't say exactly where-but he
would take his oath that it was down
right plagiarism from beginning to end
That would have been pretty fail
Joke; but the next day the Wing editor
came out valiantly in defence of thu
governor, pronounced the charge falls
and libellous, and challenged any MAJ
living to produce one single line of TIN
proclamation that had ever appeared
in print before.-[Columbus States
man.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15
The Sherman Bill.
TIE OHIO SENATE MOVING Ac.,vs.
COERCION.

Mr.. Jenner, of the Ohio Senate h.
offered the following re solutions
which will soon come up for discussion
in that body:
"Whereas, The State of Kentn.l,
sister Republic exercising the rich,
| of a sovereign State, refused to cha
ter certain corporation asking II.
right of way through the territory ~
said State /; and,
s.Wbereas, Without desiring ia ma.
an opinion as to the course of action ~
the General Assembly of the State ~ -
Kentucky in refusing charter to s.;a
corporation, We hereby express onr h.
lief that each State of the Feds..,
Union has the full and fee riobt ~
control its own State legislation ana
determine who, if any person or co,.
poration, may secure rights within H..
saiilState; and that there is no anlh". s
ity rightfully to coerce or threaten
said State for the privilege 90 eyer.
cssed; and,
. "Whereas, The bill reeently ;n,,o
, duced into the Senate of the United
= States by the Hon. John Sherman
9 United States Senator from this State
having for its purpose the for,in,
J. upon said State of Kentucky a co,po'
: ration contrary to the express will q,
the people of snch State, as representa-
in their General Assembly, each mem.
= Der of which is directly responsible Ia
the people of his State; and that tLs
said bill is an open menace and threat
S aiming to coerce said State and people
g contrary to their desire and will, ani
4 in direct defiance of the reserved right,
= of the States, now, therefore,
e "Reso.ved, That the introductio,
y and support of said bill by the Hon
John Sherman United States Senato
from this State, is in direct viola.io
t. of every pledge made by the Geners
e. Government to the States when on
~ present compact was formed, and
20 but another step in the direction {
IS Capitalization and assumed authorit
If by the Congress of the United State
e and that we hereby express our nj
- qualified disapproval of this and ever
lg like effort to interfere with the reserve
ne rights of the States and to centrali
. i'm the General Government.
" "Resolved, That any persistent I
70 fort to pass said bill deserves the !
~ bike of the people of this State and
-, all good citizens of the United Stat
ei Tho love the Union and hope for
lie prosperity" Ordered Printed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

PRooF READING.-If the readers of
the newspapers understood one-half of
the difficulties in procuring accuracy,
instead of wondering and scOlding at
mistakes, they would be surprised
that there are not more. How few
readers appreciate the services of the
individual who examines the ''proofs'
of paper before it is printed. He is
one of the most important agents to
the production of correct literature.
andpne of whom NO reader seems to
think. His is the most thankless o.
all the employment among men. Let
him bring out a paper withouta faul
for weeks and weeks in succession, ant
no body thinks of him. But let hin
allow an error to go uncorrected--a
we happened to do in fve-line churcl
item a few weeks since-and imme
diately he is known to be censure
and his paper subjected to Immature
criticisms. He has no thanks for hi
labored patience, but blame if he
not faultless. He is certain of one G
two things-forgetfulness or e L
,fsure.-[ Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15
Foreign Reviews.

We are indebted to the Leonard Scott
Publishing Company, New York, for
the January number of the Westmin-
ster Review and the London Quarterly
Review. The Company is ever pune
tual in supplying its subscribers. We
refer to the advertisement for the mod
crate terms at which these foreign pub
LEGATIONS are furnished. All five OF the
periodicals are furnished for fifteen
dollars a year.
The Westminster has the following
table of contents: /. The Literature OF
Diabolism and Witchcraft. 2. Profes.
sor Grote and the Unitarian Philoso
ply. 8. The Poetical Writings OF 10
setti. 4. Social Condition Of England
n der Henry VIII. 5. Bulwer's Lift
of Palmerston. 6. The Future OF TIL
Railway in the United States.
France and Germany. 8. Contempt
rary Literature.
The Quarterly has the following:
Our National Defenses. 2. Nj ODER
Whist. 3. Count Bismarck, Prussl
and Teutonism. 4. The Revenues
India. 5. The Invasion of France.
Lives of the Lord Cliancellors OF lr'
5 land. 2. French Patriotic Songs.
: Cathedral Life and Cathedral Wor
9. Political Lessons of the War.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

nsa. The funeral expenses of a
member of Congress, says the Chi
cago Republican, 'cost the Govern
ment about $1,000, exclusive OF his
gravestone in the Congressional
burying-ground." An eXorbltant
price, certainly, but it is so seldom
the people have the pleasure OF see
ing member of Congress buried
that they don't mind the excuse.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

THE ABoRIGINEs USED IT.-The me-
dicinal virtues Of Roots, Herbs and
Banks, which were used by the "Med-
icine men !" of the Indian tribes, and
which long experience has proven to
possess the most efficient Alternative
properties for the cure of Scrofula
Kings Evil, Ulcers, Cancerons and In
dolent Tumors, Mercurial and Syphili-
tic Affections, Enlargement of the
Bones, letter, Ringworm, Boils, PIN
pies aud disease resulting from de
PRAYED state of the blood. and all fe
male diseases, are contained in a high
ly concentrated form in DIR. TUFTS
SARSAPARILLA and QUEENS DE
LIGHT. 1t is a very popular medi
cine, and deservedly SO.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15
C1GAn ET1ouETTE.-In Havana, say

C1GAR ETIQUETTE. Havana, says
an exchange, the custom of smoking
is universal one. There, young and
old indulge freely in the use OF the
weed, dividing their attention pretty
much between the cigar and the Gig
arctic. Even the ladies of the bet
ter class in many instances indulge,
though not to so great an extent as
is commonly reported. The negroes
can not work.~at all without their
quota of cigars; and looking out OF
of the window of room in that mag
nifcent hotel, eel Telegrafor.' the
writer remembers to have caught a
glimpse more tLan once of the negro
women at work in the laundry, every
one of whom held cigar IN her
mouth, and pulled necessarily while
the clothes were being manipulated
upon the wash-boards.
In Havana, as throughout Cuba,
there is a cigar etiquette, to infringe
any of the rules of which is construed
as an insult. 1t is, for instance, con-
sidered breach of etiquette when
you are asked for light to hand
your cigar without first knocking OF
the ashes. A greater breach, how
ever, is to pass the cigar handed te
, you to obtain light from, to a thire
party for q similar purpose tn
rule is to hand back the cigar will
as graceful wave as you can com
!, mand, and then if necessary, pas
your own cigar to the third party.
' The insult direct in cigar etiquett
e is for the party to whom you appl
5 for light to pass on and leave 20
!. with the remains of his cigar, OF
intimate to you, by word or actor
: that he has no further use for it, an
o that you can throw it away. In CT
ba, where cigars are Plentiful, IL
# usual custom is. when you ask for
If light, even if the party be strange
', to pull out your own case apd OH
1t him cigar, by way of recognizir
d the civility in stopping to accomm
W date you. The Spaniards are natu
he polite people, and the strang
$" stepping into the Louvre and 9th
IS public places of resort in Havana,
~ struck at once with the marked co
~ trast in this respect to similar gat
Of erings elsewhere.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15
ALEXANDRIA, La

LEARN ALL You CAN.-Never omit
an opportunity to learn all you can
Sir Walter Scott saiafthat even IN a
stage coach, he always found some
body who could tell him something lie
did not know. Conversation Is ire
ouently more useful than books Tor the
nurposes of knowledge. It's therefore
q mistake to be morose and silent,
among persons whom you think ignor-
ant. for little sociability on your
mart will draw out, and they Will be
able to teach you something, no mat
ter how ordinary thier employment.
Indeed, some of the most sagaclous re-
marks are made by persons OF this dcs-
cription respecting their particular pul
suit. Hugh Miller, the Scotch geoio-
eist. owes not n little of his fame &c
observations made when he was aJonr-
newman stone-mason, and working III
onarry. Socrates we'll said : thai
there was but one good, which is know
ledge. aud one evil, which is ignor
ance. Every grain of sand to make
heap. A old-digger takes the smalIes
nuggets, and is not fool enough TO throw
them away, because he hopes to ina
huge lump some time. soln acq"rin'
knowledge, we should never desplse al
opportunity, however nnpromlsins. l
there is a mement's leisure, spend
owes good or instructive talking VIII
the first you meet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

IT The telegraph, few days since,
announced that the Act of Congress
granting 100000 acres of land to the
Backbone Railroad had been signed by
the President. This shouldgive the
road credit sufficient to insure its con-
struction within a few years. The
Texas Pacific RAILROAD bill has also be-
come a law. We may, therefore, hope
to have railroad communication with
San Francisco within five years.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

Boy SMoKERs.-Here and there
about the street corners and around
the doors of amusemnt, you will ses
a lot of urchins, some of them DE-
Gently dressed and presenting . res
pectable appearance, who are engas-
ed in asserting their manhood y
putting away at execrable cigars u
is fair to presume that their anxious
mamas are not aware of the foul hab-
its their darling boys pick up ana
practice outside of the parental rooi;
but for their benefit they should
know that it is stated that French
physician has Investigated the effect
of smoking on thirty-eight boys be-
tween the ages of nine and fifteen
who were addicted to the habit
Twenty-seven presented distinct
symptoms of nicotine poison. y
TWENTY-FIVE there were serious d'sof-
ders of the circulation, indigestion,
dullness of intellect, and a marked
appetite for strong drink. In three
there was heart affection; in eight De
S toriation of the blood; in tweiSe
, there was frequent epitoxis; ten hse
e disturbed sleep, and four had ulcers
It ton of the mucus membrane OF %
). mouth, It is easy, then, to see no'
x the ranks of the drunkards and dls
e solute men s'about town" are recruh
d ed, when there are SO many boys =
j. training for delerium tremens ana =
81 ,, the horrors of dissipation.-Lou'l
N vile Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-15

II In another place, we publish
from the Savannah, Georgia, News. of
the 4th inst, an account of the killing
ofJudge George w. Fish, a brother of
our ow-townsman, DR.. James S.
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