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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-06-29

CHfNCn BuGs OUrwiTrEp.-The Yankee
nation can beat the world in overcoming
obstacles. The other day, farmer who
had tried every means to rid his grain
fields of the pestiferous chinch buas, but
without success, bought barrel of tar
from the gas company, and made circle
of tar around his entire cornfield. The
next time he visited the field, he found
an entire army corps Of chinch bugs in
line OF battle. drawn up in front Of the
barrier rcconroitcring the position, COM
pIe.elv vanquished, and unable to pro-
coed. They were taken prisoners. and
the leaders executed on the spot. This
is no joke. Farmers, try it, and you
will save your corn crop.-Lderence
Journal.
W. hate not learned Of the chinch
bug being prevalent among our farmers,
hut reproduce the above as q possible
remedy should they make their appear
ancc.
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~SOr 100 FAST

An article appeared in Tuesdays To.
peks Commonwealth that may be taken
with certain degree OF suspicion, though
the paper, generally sincere in its profess
sions, may not have had any Interior de-
signs. The Commonwealth, in speaking
Of the railroad excitement in our State,
says: We would wish to do nothing to
discourage this enteprising sentiment, but
it might be judicious to suggest to the
people that they had better be cautious
and not suffer their zeal for railroads to
run away with their discretion" and used
other language Of the same import. The
article is indited on the heels Of meet
ing held at Emporia and another at Sa-
lima, in the interest Of the citizens secu-
ring the building Of the Holden NO.
railroad to their respective localities
Topeka has been striving to secure the
Holden road for its place, and should it
be built to Emporia and Salina it is very
certain that it can not go to Topeka. So
tho question arises, does not Topeka
hope to prejudice tho people of Lyon and
Saline counties against railroad aid, aud
taking advantage Of tho opposition thus
created come in and obtain the road
There is another consideration that might
influence us in this hypothesis, which is,
The travel and trade by way Of and to
Topeka would be materially lessened on
thc completion of the Holden road by
his route. The Commonwealth still far
her advises tho people in each county
% seek for one railroad and remarks that
for such q road the county can well al.
ord the means to build it.
We have one road but what we need is
competing line. For that road wo have
.ad to extend no aid. Being free of
ebt We can afford to aid another good
abroad, and We should consider what
Dad is the most feasible and would be
ne most advantageous and whether the
rOposed outlay would be commensurate
18th the good results to be derived. 1t
the duty Of the people of Saline coun-
to pay but little or no attention to
ich articles coming from a competing
-cality and calmly calcnla.e for them
lives the railroad question, and if they
o convinced that the means warrant the
ads, to 90 to work.
By ell means we caution the pcop}e
d to DO "too fast" but in the steps al
ady taken, and those we hope to see ta-
On, that will result in secure additional
Eilroad facilities, they have not been too
81" What we argue for is an unprej-
Iced, unbiased Judgment Of the people
d the nonplying Of outside parties.-
ne say b. cautious OF al such articles.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-06-29

SALINA EDIToRs.--Friends Hanna ofthe
Herald, and Johnson of TIE JOURNAL,
have been doing dirt to each other for
some time, which they have kept up SO
ind;scrcetiy that their association and
intimacy have begun to assume shape.
There is evidently something the mat
ter with Hanna" and it is believed that
Johnson is to biame.-Coxxca Grore
Democrat.
We shall fsthcr nothing Of the sort
it's none Of ours. Sampson is the guilty
wretch, and he must look after this
small responsibility.
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ST. LOUIS, June 27.-Prof. Narsh, Of
Yale College, accompanied by several
scientific young men, was at Chicago
yesterday, en- route to Fort Wallace,
Kansas, where be will conclude the geo.
logical Investigations begun last year.
The party will then 60 to Oregon, and
examine some UNEMPLOYED sections Of
that State.
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mDM0H mIKRD
,,:... ~. -. 80. - I..,.,,
Th;,L;r. th,t . h,;ef et.temert If our
.a.".' 5so-n a. The Soiomon VALLEY
sOu", - 49,. - ,.on. rs..i..s + "a.
49, H. ;n.ert;on ~ The S,IIor;nv +,
-, ~. H t
1s.c ..ss.r 400 the ~aaIev above Mime.
..of;s -. s",v L"ow. ..vs he the
$3.50. ~. s.r.,. ..s .r.,- sst,l..r.
~ Si,s..S tho r;rsr
'' a, tLrt time there was a most Office at
.h,s ni.ca l.s,t for the convenience Of
~. s.w r..s;5ir, here r. Yockev be; NO
nos,m.s,er
E,n,~rot;on hogan IN ,novc in ran;dlv
,,,ont the first Of limo last. since Which
time ho,rs,r,ds nae heen foter and
h"us.s erected for : distance IF one hun.
dsoJ niles I,c,ond ,h;s no,,,t and now
...an.;,.o ,s ,Lo ,.oun,,;. tt,o,,o 10 s.o-,.e,
l.. a nnorter section az Land lint what Is
Owned and occunied fr some ;naiv;dual
or ;nS;r;Su,Is fhc former Isc;m- correct
~ n,s,.. ;ns,o,.cs as h.chciors arc al.
wr,-s corscn.ent =, = new country
Ech,bos IL s;,wotcd eleven mica above
u;yua,mnl;s has a beaut;fnI locot;ar
o,.d L;ds I,;r =. DO . ri.re ,f mo J;,,lc
ss....s..n.a
= .rSo, avs, ,;;,;;ls;re- ..rs ,cr.,.,..a ~,
C.sl,,. S.,.,,,;,. 4, ~. @vb;ch wcs
.,",L.s iii A.. .,,,nas aud vroc.r;es
and ,iex have an ,estensixe and incress.
;n,. .r.j.
hotel w,s k.a, kv Mr. yn.lu but
:, ,,,,,, 1901 .nd m.y.m.d h.. Sfs n. 9
E;sns,. s;,r,neri, af ORE M d is
w.ii s,,n.,r,ed nv The c;,;,ens .,.,,s ,fra.-.
L.. S.rp,,;n,, OR !, search .r Land
". ~ nv S,ra.LIcr f;,rocrlv from
1,d;.,. hull, . .,o"d bu;i,i;nv f,,,eJ Il
...;,h H.. -. "u..nsw.-o and .ro-
80. ...d - ...;,;n,, !, i;Le-.I. n,,ron.
.na 4 n.r dru. tore mn,ler the nro.
,a,,.,.-.,,;,, ov S,.nI.,. T. Kim, :, barness
ihn, Hack smiths shon and three
dweIl;n.s c..,s. i,u.c the town as it is
now .,nd h.rdw,rc store will he in
oner,,;,n soon
There X saw and erist mill in process
If cr.c,;ou and the rat will be ready to
saw biz July LIST. and grinding will be
dnue bv the 6s., az Sentcmber. The
mill Is owned bv N.ssrs. Beaver. Si,np-
SON & Keiser
We arr. no, without school and church
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-06-29

The people Of Kansas and adjoining
cities, with humanity worthy them,
have undertaken the relief Of the Edo
RADIO people. Topeka has subscribed
$500 and Kansas City $1,000. The
storm was severe upon Eldora.io, and
the people are in destitute circumstances.
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There has been some considerable dis
cussion among some of our citizens AZ
TO how the editors Of TIE JOURNAL stood
o. the question Of voting bonds in aid
OF railroads. Our views, as nearly as We
can compile them, are about as follows
l. We do not desire to be classed with
those who have 40 little Of the progress
i've spirit Of the age that they are contin-
-ually bowling "Down with railroads!
We believe thst railroads have done
more for civilization than any other
agent except the church. We are in IA
vor Of railroads "by large majority"
and will do all in our power to encourage
their construction in this country. But
when the railroads ran sser the peoples
sacred rights Of life and property and BE-
come odious monopolies-then will We op.
pose them with all our might and main.
To keep railroad companies within due
bounds, and mako them the governed
rather than the governors, We must have
competition, and that We will get by en-
couraging railroads to make our county
one Of the objective points.
2. While we are not disposed TO see
our county Ovcr-burdened with debt and
in the blighted condition financially that
some Of the aswns of Aisso uri, and even
Kansas are now in, We are ofthc opinion
tina. If we vote bonds to the amount of
$4,000 or 100000 judicious!y, We
shall lose Hething but rather gain one
hundred fold in our wealth ard credit.
BY voting judiciously we mean, giving
our money to the most advantageous
railway route. We want some road to
connect at Salina that leads from some
great thsreughfare-not u road that has
its origin ont On the deselste prairie.
No should vote our bonds ts no paper
railroads.
3. If capitalists do not undertake the
construction Of the roads in the first in
stance, the men chosen as directors Of
the company should be men that are
willing to work, full of life, energy and
Chicago enterprise, not men that may
happen to bear titles or be dubbed
"Hon.," unless they arc Of the right
metal. If, then. we get the right men
at work, they may with proper efforts
succeed in engaging Eastern capitalists
attention to our resources and the great
advantages that will result to them by
investing in our railroad stock.
We are Of the opinion that our county
could stand an investment at least Of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
in bonds, but we would not encourage,
on our part, a harum-scarum investment
in. every road that is sounded in our
cara.
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MEATS! MEATS i!

Opposite the livery stable Of Dopegnn 4 Dyers will
b.. found the market OF August III, bells, wherr
can be l, the best of all kinds o meats The propT-
etor practical butcher SD will siy down the knife
for no Inan own my own pastures and take aivan-
tage Of the market thus enabling to offer the pub
lie cheap ans; beef Try aud if can't dish
You nj rich jnicy steak ar ilnr piece Of mutton.
IC1s 1O13
have iirge quantity "f ice and orders len at my
market will h. PRONG Attended t.:
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state Dif4ectory.

state Directory.
C.s. sen.iers-s c. fo,tE.oy and A. CALDWELL.
Representative In Csasrrss-D. r. L0wR-
Justices ofthe SuprrSsr C0aEt-S. A. klIAAy Chir1
Justice; ID. J. BREwER an9iDcA &0elDs ,sA1oooe-
ate Justices.
(;OvernOr-yANEs u uA1e9S.
Lieutenant GOvcrnor-P. J. Ex&1
Secretary II Stafe-W. II. aAAxLVo0D.
Treasurer-J. Z. HAYES.
AUlifor-A THoHAx
Superintendent u Public Insdacsjpc-a. .. 1oCAA'
tiny.
Attorney Gener.i-A. L. w:II3A,f.
County Directory.
Judge Of The District Coast-W. II. CAxYIElD.
Senator s0th District. u. PRKsCOrf.
Representative 18th Disarict-J. II. SSEAp.
County C9mmissiouers-M. d. SL0CCH, ]. {. IEn-
ny snd T. ID. wUKERsnAN.
Clerk Of the District lOurt-A. 5. N0gfoN.
Probate JuI2e-A. ". BEEBE.
County Clrrk-DAvID BEERE.
County Treasurer SmErERD AN11SE.
Sheriff.. ". ErssELL
Register ~ Dee1is-A. S1Ei0oN.
County Attorney. &. NOnLEn.
Superintendent Public las,ructioe-A. ?. c6tinn.
City Directory.
Mayor-C. r. Underwood. -.
CounciuR-n-w. y. TLAxpERs. DAVID 8RoW3, &C
ERO Posi-. Y. II. DguLE and 3. D btAnee.
Police Juigc-JDHS FosrEn.
CleEH-fKfc WILDNAx.
Trcasurcr-THOxAs GlowosiGI
Aarshal-W. ". CLAEKsOS.
City Attorneys. \. WiLDNAH
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Boutwell,, Secretary Of tie Treasury
and Pleasanton, Commissioners Of the
Internal Revenue, have engaged in .
very bitter quarrel, which is being carried
on with great bitterness, and with little
prospect ofa1pesdy settlement.
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Notice.

SSi:;ss desiring IN. service Of my Horses
I" Lig4aitoo,,s' 6. Ka1saA,ss - Doke,ss o.
80 GOuHg NOS0a0,0
after the LIST day Of July ISL will Gnd tn III q; IN;
Farm, one-ards-hali miles west Of Town.
e.. l.. lIl,SSEY
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-06-29

Salon wichery was nowhere con-
pared with the ease thas has rscsauy
come to ligAtia Perry county, Illinois.
Two giris hsvs bssn sealisg Aossse,
da.eing on roofs nd psrSsrniAg $40
baGic fiaAa nevev baobser seoaDeA
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Losss Napoleon and family ars living
veryq uietIy ct Chsaelhurst The En-
peror b fl and healthy.
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To Cattle Aenl

have fitted up stock ranclc the east branch Of
Wolf Greek Rnssr couniy. kxnsas. and asn pr~iarrd
TO take of cattc. CAREFUL oeutiou guaranteed.
will take cattle for the BY the month; OF VIII
take th~p the share for p-rss of fou two to nve
For further information nilrcss tr unsi~rsisn-
cd at Elkhorn. Lincoln county. k.ns.s. Wolf Cryrk
hoN). JAMES DORNAN.
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To Stock Ogovees.

N Saas.PS -. 5000 - a.e =
RUa - hUa01 - ~ e 80 - Gan y
81 - q OG1oA - 80 -
CS.o...sssE%k:St
-. - EfSs
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To Stockholde rs.

Stockholders in the lincoln Center town company
viii pay the firm Of nanlin WOollcy the amount
of the a,sc.sicnt made by the Board oi Directors Of
said company, shown below:
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Y. = w
The above m h-ng levied FOR III. purpose
paw ing for the land on which sad VI located
H. VERNON, SECRETARY
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Dissolution Netice.

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ns<s.sT - r. h.l.-sy, 4l.x ts.s.s.. . -
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sv1s hsse h-~s IN = - frssy ssS4- a 3 sfIsss
~ 0yoss1sd % esij q ae>s - - susss1Sns
4aoIA. &c.,. 9a1 -, M
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4alina aobertisen,ents.

An rv,arrd 10 tSo III woFk b cur Hing b work-
mallhe 4aaser AID with pronnrfoess Or'iefs from
DR. caQsey solicited.
rTEf be found 1t Goodnow' . Lumber Yard. Santa
Pc Avenue
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1ailg Nennebse yournal
AUG u STA.
SATURDAY MORNING. March a. 1871.
TIE RALLROAD BILL.

The Legislature of Massachusetts is nj
more ready to accept the general railroad
bill, of which the one presented and advo
Gated by Mr.. Pike in the Maine Legislature
was copy, than was the latter body
The vote in the Massachusetts House was
strongly against it and settles its fate for
this session at least. The main points
urged in its favor were that it would do
away with the obstacles thrown in the
way of new railroad enterprises by old
and jealous corporations, avoid embarrass
ments to the Legislature, save time in
starting new roads, and promote the public
Interest generally. II was urged in oppo-
silion that the bill infringed upon the
right of eminent domain. taking it away
from representative body Of the people
and lodging 1t nowhere; that ii would not
lessen the labors Of the Legislature nor
prevent lobbying and corruption and that
finally IL was a bill In the interest Of GER
tain wealthy railroad corporations. Under
the circumstances the consideration Of the
meriks Of the bill must have been inferfered
With By the suspicious raised a. TO the mo-
lives which originated ii. and its rejection
may not be held to be . fair test or finally
Beside, lis features were new.
bold, and It's operation II car
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Their height is from one to four feet, some
times six feet.
One group in Dale county consists of a man
surrounded by six quadrupeds. The man
image is about one hundred and twenty five
feet in length-one hundred and forty feet
from one hand to the other, as they are
stretched out.
There is a magnificent turtles body fifty
six feet long, with tail extending backward
two hundred and fifty feet.
A dwelling house now stands on the body,
while Catholic Church has been built on the
TAI. z.,aa=---.- s-ess.,s.s .--...a.. s-a~
Near Greenville, Ohio, is mound called
the Alligator. Its total length is two hundred
and fifty feet, breadth forty feet, legs thirty
feet long, height four to six feet.
In Adams county, is a famous serpent
mound. 1t is on high spot of land, or hill.
The serpent's head is on the summit. The
body winding backward around the hill down
toward the foot The length is seven hun
dred feet, five feet high, and thirty feet wide,
at the centre.
The neck is stretched out and curved. The
mouth is open. Just within the extended
jaws is an oval mound of earth, five feet high,
forty and sixty feet in diameters. This gives
some idea of the extent OF the jaws.
What were these image mounds to the peo-
pie that made them? Were they notimages of
worship? On smaller scale we discover
such among the early, half civilized nations
of the East. Animal worship seems to belong
to a certain stage of religious development
The serpent worship has been almost univer-
sal. Might not the huge serpent mound we
have described have been wrought as an image
of worship? A thousand years ago may be,
periodically, millions of people gathered
around that hill to worship the serpent. May
be the mound within its jaws represented the
world that the evil serpent deity was striving
to destroy. May be the serpent offering Eve
the fatal apple is pictured there. Who shall
tell? May be the future will decipher its
meaning. s~ f. .... .zs-.-r#
We cannot doubt that these implements.
enclosures and mounds were the work of a
numerous people of considerable civilization,
who inhabited this land centuries before we
have any historical record. Why their ex-
tinctionp Who before them possessed the
land? Whence came they? These are ques-
tons the future may answer.
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ried into effect uncertain, so that legisla-
tors would naturally feel reluctant and
hesitating as to the adoption of its pro-
visions. Probably it will be presented at
another session and perhaps with better
success, but the fate of the bill in both
Maine and Massachusetts shows a con-
sentative feeling in regard to railroad
legislation, and Il disposition to keep the
power and growth of railroad corporations
under strict guard. The better informed
opinion in this State seems to be that the
measure if adopted would be advanta-
geous, and that the dangers set forth
by its opponents as likely to result from it
are visionary and would never be known
in its practical operation.
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pairing their arguments, and the pros
poets are that the contest over the report
ofthe Commissioners will be long and ex-
citing. Prominent Senators, who have
heretofore exhibited no partisanship npon
either side of the question, say that it will
be impossible to get two-third. vote to
ratify treaty of annexation, whatever
the report of the Commissions may be,
and that the Senators who will oppose the
treaty have fully made up their minds al
ready. and will place their opposition on
the ground of the inexpediency of annex
ing more contiguous tropical territory
The Commissioners report will, they say
convince no one who is not already con.
yinced."
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LETTER FROM BOSTON.
BosroN, Feb. %, 1871

BosroN, Feb %, 1871.
To the Editor of the Rennebec Journal:
Passengers waiting in the Boston, Lowell
and Nashua Railroad Station, at the foot of
Lowell st. in this city, sometimes notice the
great number of cars marked Woburn Branch
Woburn Centre, ten miles from here is the
terminus of the branch which leaves the main
road at Winchester. 1t is a very wealthy
town, containing many fine residences and
several old and noted public buildings. In
the year 1923 it was included in the town of
Charlestown, and in l642 the Congregational
list church was built, and, although having
been remodeled several times since then, is
now called one of the best, as it is the oldest
church in the State.
On the public common is an elegant statue
in bronze. 1t was erected to the memory of
the brave soldiers belonging to this town, who
lost their lives in the service of their country.
1t cost twenty FIVE thousand dollars, and bears
on one side Of the base an appropriate inscrip-
ton, and on the other the names of seventy.
two fallen heroes. The principal business OF
the place is that of tanning, although there is
an iron foundry there and peculiar business
carried on by MIR. Nathan Simons, who man.
ufactures out of the odds and ends of leather
which he buys for trihe, soles, heels and
counters for boots and shoes. He employs
three hundred persons, mostly girls.
John Cummings, Esq, has large tannery
| 4 I IL. =. srx1& A. IL
month. He also owns several tanneries in
Maine. By far the richest man in the place
is j. B. VIM, Esq, who is extensively en-.
gagged in the tanning business. Alex Ellis
Esq, formerly trader in Waterville, Maine
now does business in groceries in this town
of one hundred thousand dollars a year
Stearns Bros. & Co., in the same line of goods
do business of one hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars.
Less than three years ago young man, es.
teemed and valued as clerk in dry goods
store in Augusta, becoming dissatisfied with
his small pay came to Boston to look for EN-
ployment, and finally started store on an
extremely small scale in this enterprising little
town, and by his carefulness, attention and in
dustry, to-day has fine, new store, the large
stock of which he owns without single debt,
and employs several gentlemanly clerks to at
tend to his already numerous and increasing
customers. This is another example of what
young man can accomplish who has good
principles and adheres to them.
Tom MIRUM.