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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07
Elements af Homo.

never saw a garment too fine for
man or maid; there ne.er was = chair
too good for cobblcr, or cooper, or
king to sit in; never house too fine to
shelter human head. These clements
about us, the gorgeous ky, the imperial
sun, are not too good for the human
race. Elegance fits man. Bat do we
not value these tools of housekeeping a
little more than they are worth, and
sometimes mortgage home for the ma
hogany we would bring into it7. l had
rather eat my dinner off the head of a
barrel, or dress after the fashion of ] ohm
tha Baptist in the wilderness, or sit on
a block all my life, than consume all
myself before l get to a home, and take
SO much pains with the outside that the
inside was As hollow as an empty nut.
Beauty is great thing, but beauty of
garments, house, and furniture is . very
tawdry ornament compared with domes-
tic 1--we. All the elegance in the world
will not make home, and | would give
more for spoonful of real, hearty love
than for whole ship loads Of furniture,
anu all the gorgeousness that all tn. up-
holsterers of the world could gather To-
gether.-7heodor Parker.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07
A Doc WITH MORE THAN HUMAN SA-

A Doc WITH MORE THAN HUMAN SA-
GAcIrY.-A mother of little girl, six
years Of age, at Huguenot, N. Y. hearing
screams, rushed to the sitting-room and
discovered her child enveloped in flames,
and an English bulldog, tearing her
burning garments off with his paws and
teeth. He had already taken over half of
her clothing of, and tits believed, had he
been left alone, he would have saved
the..little girls life. The mother, crazed
at the sight, rushed forward and grasped
her child to her bosom, and held her
close, thus battling the efforts which the
faithful dog made, although singed and
burned dreadfully himself, to tear off
the clothing. The girl was burned to
ieath, and the mother fcarfully burned.
The dog, that exhibited more than hu-
man sagcity in its efforts to save the child,
had been her constant companion, hav-
ing been raised with her. Since the bur-
ial of the child, the dog wanders from
room to room as if searching for her,
uttcring aplaintive whine, expressive of
bis grief. He takes no food and it is
believed that he will pine. to death.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07

Tn CENTENNIAL WORx-Philadelphia
proposes building to overlifty acres
OF ground. The building used by the
London Exhibition of 1862 covers less
than half this space, or pa acres. To
construct this building, $50 workmen
were emplored-for sixty weeks, and
s70O, 900 in gold were paid for the labor
directly to people engaged on the struct-
ure. The building in Paris used for the
Exposition in 1867 covered 80 acres.
Philadelphia proposes to erect one thir-
ty per cent. larger even than this. The
United States has placed no money ut
the disposal OF the Commissioners to
take the initiatroy steps, and the Gov
eminent does not stand behind the
scheme, as in France, ready to furnish
and foster every successive movement
of the managers. We must do the thing
in our own republican way, and we will
do it gradually and well; but first we
must act as united, intelligent communi-
ty, in which each member is fully in
formed as to the plans and methods Of
action. Philadelphia where most of
the materials are to be purchased must
furnish the means necessary to take the
preliminary steps.-Ehiladelphid Press.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07

Brcvet Brig. Gen. B. S. Roberts writes
-lothc New York Sun that disease which
seems be identical with the present cpl
demic, broke out among the cavalry
horses at Fort Sumnrr, New Mexico, in
1seS. He says.
At first it defied all treatment, and
the majority of The horses attacked by
it died. On examining the threats ofthe
dead horses, / found the lining mem
brane of the larynx highly infamed
and thickened, and thick mucous pus
filing il causing suffOcation. l ordered
all horses on the first appearance OF the
disease to be thoroughly rubbed between
the lower jaws and along the larnx down
the neck with spirits of turpcntine, caas-
ing very severe external irritation ana
blister.
al saved every horse thus treated,
and in very few days entirely broke
the distcmpcr, aud checked the epidem-
ic.
81 do not doubt that thousands OF
horses where this epidemic prevails can
be saved by adopting this treatment.
II acts more quickly as counter irrit-
ant than any other remedy known, and
relieves the fever Of the membrane OF
the larynx in very few hours. Be
sides, spirits of turpentine is always at
hand, and can be more readily applied
than any other counter irriant. 1t should
be thoroughly rubbed in through the
hair to the skin for distance OF some
twelve or fifteen inches, under the jaws
and down the neck of the horse, imme-
diatclv over the larynx. The remedy is
severe, and makes the skin sore for sew
eral weeks, and for an hour causes great
suffering TO the horse. But it acts
promptly and effectively, and in my
Judgment il will be found the best, and
perhaps the only care for this fatal NAL
adv, causing such suffering and loss
among horses throughout the country"
W. II. Rutgcr, of New York, sends the
following to III. b. Creveling, president
of the St. LOUIS transportation company:
Ten drops of caiboliC acid in one ounce
of wafer, injected with syringe at the
root Of the tongue, night and morning,
will effect cure. One ounce TO each
patient.
BEIGH's REMEDY FOs THE EORsE Dis
EAsE.-Anti cruelty Be,gh su: gests as
remcd, for the prevailing horse disease,
complete res, warm blankets, non expos
ure to drafts OF air, disin.ectants, and
the total absence of bleeding and pros
trating cathartics. Twenty or thirty
drops of tincturc of iron in /. gill of ia
nlaca rum diluted with water Civ n eve
nv four hours, in order to preserve
strength of the horse, and tincture OF
arnaca, will produce relief. A plaster
bound round the throat, composed OF
one portion of cayenne pepper and two
of flax seed, mixed with vinegar is ex-
ccIlept.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07

VOORHEES, AND GREELEYIsM.-It is re-
lated OF Mr.. Voohees that, on the night
after the Indiana election, when he had
discovered that he had succeeded in
turning y popular majority of $50 in
his favor two years ago into one of $50
against him, he met a personal friend.
who is . Republican, on the street, in
Terre Haute, to whom he bitterly re-
marked: "This Greeleyism is big
thing, isn't!" Voorhees, thus gave ut.
terance to the doleful U'ailing winch viii
shortly come from every trading, truck.
ling Democrat in the land. He has
found, g they all will soon, that dishon-
esty in politics does not pay, and canno,
Be possibly be made topay.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07

PLAIN Talk TO THE SAvAGEs.-Com.
missioner Walker, in a talk with KiOwa
and Comanche delegations, on the 22d
told them that they must 60, with oil
their bands and families, to Fort Sill, and
remain there, not leaving the reserva-
ton without consent of their agent, and
must surrender all animals stolen. In.
dams not at the place named by the 18th
of December, will be treated as enemies.
and hunted down by the troop whenev.
or found. The delegates promised obe'
dance.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07
An Important Invention.

A very interesting invention by Rev.
Mailing Hansen, Superintendent OF the
Royal Deaf and Dumb Institution at
Copenhagen, has recently been announc-
ed, which promises to be of extensive
practical application. The original OBJ
ject was to furnish an apparatus by
which the blind may be enabled to write
or print; but as constructed it is of gen.
cral application, and promises to be
useful for writing or copying with ra-
pidity, far exceeding that OF ordinary
writing, and rivaling stenography. The
leading idea of this apparatus consists in
the arrangement of type on hemis-
phcrical surface, with sheet of paper
stretched upon drum revolving slowly
beneath II. The type is impressed on
the lower surface OF a rod, and the up
per surface has button to receive the
impact Of the finger. By little expert
cnce it becomes possible TO strike the
type corresponding to the letters with
such rapidity and precision upon the re-
volving cylinder as to reproduce in print
any particular word or sentence almost
as rapidly as read or uttered. A sheet
OF carb0nlzed paper Is lnterposed be-
tween the type and cylinder, as in the
ordinary printing telegraph, iegible
letter being transferred on each impact.
The apparatus is too complicated to be
fully understood without an engraving,
but it is now in the process of manutac-
ture in Great Britain, and can be seen in
operation at the office of the patentee.
The limit Of the most rapid writing with
pen and ink is given at tour letters per
second, ordinary quick writing not ex.
ceeding two while ordinary speech at.
tains the rate of nine nr ten letters per
second, and quick speech from fifteen
to twenty. With practice speed of ten
to twelve letters per second has already
been reached by this instrument, and it
is possible that with training, and per.
haps with some further modification OF
the apparatus, a still greater quickness
can be accomplished.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-07

49, 1880 -
TIN SHOP,
where We manufacture all kinds Of Tin. sheet
an. .%d ,.s q and do al. Id
! EVERY ONE IN WANT OF
ANY KIND OF
f arm Implements
Farm Machinery
WILL FIND II TO THEIR ADVANTAGE
TO CALL on
GOULD e. KELLOGG.
1Os SANTA FE AVENUE,
Sa1fn0, {. Kansas.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE
Leading Implements Manufactured
Champion combined Reapers
and Mowers,
Buckeye Self Rake and Dropper
Reapers and Single Mowers.
Kirby's Single Mowers and COM
bined self-rake Reapers
and Mowers.
il. Case Threshing Machines.
We Warrant Every Machine
Sold to give entire satisfaction.
We will set our machines up, and if not satisfactory
when nj work We will not ask parties to buy.
No trouble to exhibit machines; and will go and
work them with any other machine In the market anil
let the buyer take his choice.
We have also the well-known
JOHN DEERE Pillow.
AND HIS LATE IMPROVED
Walking CulHvator,
The beet in use. Also, the justly Gel. bs.fed
FISH BROS WAGONS.
Too well known to want any recommendation. e,o@p,
that We warrant every wagon sold
Always on hand complete stock Of
STEEL GOODS
OF the best brands and At prices that will sssoush ev-
S,li on Us before purchasing any kind Of nps~m~nf,
We have now on hand for exhibition the
FINEST FINISHED REAPER
Ever seuf 20 this market Call and IL and apsneshnx
NV - seif-r.ke Reaper tNo charge for loskinx)
DEALING 70 rseev. Al fo1.sr p.srosssr 40 q s,srs
one 70 call and .se Us
Respectfully. GOULD 4 KELLOGG.
Book and Variety Store.
SPRING STYLES 1872!
LADIES. YOU WILL FIND
Bosssets, Hats, Fy0srers, Orma-
ssents, De-. Re-.
OF ~ --latest and most desirable ..xi~s ., - Ia -,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
The Thimble.

The name of this little instrument.
used by tailors and seamstresses for
urging the needle through cloth, is
said to have been derived from
''thumb' and ''bell," being at first
humble, and afterward thimble. It
is of Chinese invention, and was intro
duced in England about the year 1896
by John Lotting, who came from Hol-
land, and commenced it's manufacture
in 1slington, near London, and 1ur-
sued it with great profit and success.
Formerly iron and brass were used,
but latterly steel, silver and gold have
taken their places. In the ordinary
manufacture thin plates of metal are
introduced into die, and then
punched into shape. In Paris
gold thimbles are manufactured
to q large extent. Thin sheet
iron is cut into DISCS of about two
inches in diameter. These being heat
ed to a red heat, are struck with a
punch into a number of holes, grad
ually increasing in depth to give them
the proper shape, it is then trimm
polished and indented around its outer
surface with number of little holes
by means of small wheel. It is then
converted into steel by the concentration
process, tempered, secured and brought
to blue color. A thin sheet of gold
is then introduced into the interior
and fastened to the steel by means of
a polished steel mandrel. Gold leaf is
then applied to the outside and at
tached to it by pressure, the edges De-
ing fastened to small groove made to
receive them The thimble is then fin.
islled and ready for use.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
Paving In (,aunls

A Paris letter writer SAWS: =" Here ia
a story that is going the rounds. Yom
know it is the custom of usurers wLon
they agree to advance n certain sun, nf
money to fast Young men to make them
take part payment in the most useless
trash, such as mouse-traps, old candle
sticks, etc. A vulture of this species
died the other day in the Rue de Maui
beuge. The old fellow was very super.
stitious, and one day q .farceur, fur
nished with horn and tail, appeared in
his room at midnight, and announced
that he was the devil come to take
possession of his soul. The old miser
was terribly scared, and fir ally offered
his midnight visitor 10000 francs to
let him oil, which he accepted. Old
Harpagon tottered to his safe to get the
money, when thought occurred to
him. Il say, SIR said he, wouldn't
it be all the same to you to take part
in goods9 I've got 5000 francs worth
OF stuffed parrots, and A roar of
laughter revealed the trick, and the
identity of the wag, who was deeply in
debt to the miser. In three DAYS the
pld hunks had him in Clinchy, for i'm
orisonment for debt had not then been
abolished"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
Hunting Seal Lions,

There is an old salt hereabouts,
known as Captain Eastman, who
makes regular business of catching
sea-lions alive. There is q large and
constantly increasing demand for these
pets from eastern showmen, and Cap.
tain Eastman now has a schooner out
on hunt for whopper for a man
named Barnum, who runs O small side
show in New York. The animals are
usually lassoed, though sometimes
chloroform is used. A great many are
being killed after lassoed-if they
reach the water-the lassoes stopping
their breath and drowning them. The
captain has one now Gagged, which
weighs nearly $500 pounds. The best
plan of catching them Is by the use Of
chloroform, which renders them pow.
erless; but they require an immense
amount of this costly drug. The cap
tain is now making a mammoth net,
with which he bell yes he can capture
them cheaper and better than by any
other METHOD San Francisco Ghr0ni
clo
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
Effects or Alcohol UpOn Fowls.

A French doctor has recently been
making some curious experiments as
to the effect of alcohol on fowls. The
birds took to dram-drinking with evil
dent delight, and many an old cock
consumed his bottle of wine o day, so
that it became necessary to limit the
allowance. They all lost flesh rapidly.
more especially those who drank abb
sinthe. Two months of absinthe drink
ing was found sufficient to kill the
strongest cock or hen. The fowls which
INDUCED in brandy alone lasted, how
ever, four months and a hall while
the wine-bibbers survived for ten
months. Their crests also swelled to
four times their original SIZE, and be-
came unnaturally red. The Pail Mall
Gazette doubts whether man is iusti-
fled in trying experiments in drunken
ness with the dumb creation merely to
ascertain how far he may him.
self venture to get drunk with impuni-
ty 4; but having proceeded thus far, he
may rs we'll 60 step further, and by
the introduction of the teapot into the
hen-house, find out whether there is
any ground for the suspicion entertain
ed III some quarters rs to the innocent
properties of ten. A few experiments,
also, i'll "late houls' might he made
1T the same time. A party of
carefully selected cocks and hens might
be allowed to minglc in the festivities
of the London season, returning to
their roosts at the hour when they usu-
ally commence to cackle and crow. 1t
would possibly be found that one week
Of "political reunions" concerts, balls,
and brushes would be as disastrous in
it's effects us two months of n',sintI,c
drinking.
THIS week the ANIMAL meeting of tho
Bible Association of Great Britain will
take place on Wimbledon common.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18

clared that he was so worn out by tho
discussion that he really could not be-
gin building that day. As he flew over
the grass plat, much content with his
victory, he saw large worm lazily
numbering out of it's hole, and fell
down upon it directly; but after a
smart tussle and a good shaking it sue
ceeded in getting back into its home.
Presently blue tit, hairsbreadth
smaller than himself, came flying down
past him on a fat caterpillar upon which
the wren had just get his eye. ''That's
mine !" said he, pouncine onerilv nm
on it, and successfully driving AWAY
the tomtit. As he sat on his prey
twittcring boastfully, an old gar-
dener, half blind, passed
by, leisurely eating bit
of dinner, and cutting his bread and
cheese upon his thumb. He hoppcd
"ngrily after the mans heels, and pur-
sued him for some distance; the old
gardener, however, did not turn, and
walked quietly on, quito unaware OF
tine attack of his ferocious assailaut.
"Well, I've chased away that dread
full monster said the wren, pautinc
for breath. "What an ugly beast t
is; aud when he has all the advantage
of two legs like ME why dosen't he
learn to hop prettily, even if he can't
fly9 And then those two great awkward
Tapping things that hang by his sides,
which he fills his mouth with, how
much better it is to pick up ones food
neatly with a bill as dol"
When the evening was come he re-
turned to his twig and looked back on
his days work with much complacency.
II gave my wife good set down about
the nest thoughthe. II frightened
that worm we'll As to that most tire
some, stupid tit, I don't think he'll
trouble me soon again. And then I
drove away the great, big, awkward
thing on two legs which. was prying
about where our nest is to bel don't
think he'll he back in a hurry! To be
sure I'm SO great and strong and pow
erful that even if the sky itself should
fall down, I should not be afraid I"
He tapped his wings majestically as he
spoke. At that moment in the gloam
ing, a dead leaf which still hung to a
beech twig above the wren, fell down
upon his head, and in perfect agony
of fright he flew away and hid himself.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
MEDICAL GuEsswoRK.-The profess

MEDICAL GuEsswoRK.-The profess
sional treatment Of disease is in great
measure experimental If one medi-
cine fails another is tried, and some
times this. it.or~miss practice is pur
sued until the resources of the faculty
are exhausted. This, in the truest sense
of the word, is e,,epiricisne. But when
the physician has made a valuable dis
covery, he is called by his professional
brethren an Esepiric because he ad.
vertises the result of his labor and re.
search. When DR.. Walker of Califor-
MIA introduced his celebrated VINEGAR
B1TTERs as a remedy for all blood dis.
eases, no struck a tremendous blow at the
empirical system, az applied in our hospitals,
and in private practice. It was soon apparent
that his medicine was not mere palliative OF
alleviative that only modified tho symptoms Of
disorder; but that it reached The very source
of the nalddy in the blood and the secretions,
and literally rooted It ont. The process Of
renovation and disinfection went on together,
vigor WAS impaired to the organs from which
the virus Of disease had been expelled. That
such is the effect Of this popular vegetable
remedy, no one who has had opportunities of
observing its operation in cases Of liver com.
plant, indigestion, affections of the bowels,
govt, rheumatism, and pulmonary disorders,
can possibly doubt.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-18
The Days that Are No More.
BY ALFRED TENNYSON.

trhis most beautiful song, given to tho world Il
MS Princess" by the worthy Poct-Laurcate owe
the sea, will be sccognized, ut this season Of tn
year, by many surchargcd retrospective heart "a
word-echo, we'll nigh perfect Of Its own wild thro
btng.-F.l
Tears, idle tears. know not what they mean;
Tears from the depth of some divine despair
t'so to the heart, and gather in the eyes,
In looking on the happy Autumn fields,
Anu thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as tho first beam elitterng on sail,
That brings our friends up from the under world,
Sad n the last which reddcns over one
That sinks with MI VIC love below the verge;
SO sad. 30 fresh, the days that arc no more.
All, sad and strange as in dark GUNNER dswns
The earliest PHI q Of haif-nwakcncd birds
To dying cars. when unto dying eyes
The easement slowly grows . glimmcriDg square;
So sad, so strange, the days that arc no more.
Dear IA Remembered kisses after death,
And sweet ns those by hopeless fancy fcgnu
On lips that arc for others deep AN love,
Deep as first love, and wild with ali regret;
. heath In Life! the days that are more.
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A New Means or Propeilinp Sl,ins.

The Liverpool Albion reports that
recently q number of gentlemen inter
ested IN shipping met at Canada Basin
to examine q new means of propelling
ships, which has been invented and
patented by Mr.. j. J. Allingham, of
Hamilton. road, Everton. Mr.. Alling-
hams idea is to make the waves, act
ing upon the hull, propel the ship and
this he proposes to do by q very novel
continuance. Beneath the keel of the
vessel he would fix two oblong steel
frames, each fitted with two sets of
blades to open and shut crosswise.
One frame he would secure to the FORE
part, and the other to the stern. Both
the frames would be fixed ut
an angle. When the vessel rises
On the sea the pressure of
the waves upon the frames would
of necessity force her forward; and,
when she sank, the blades opening,
would form the opposite angle, and the
onward motion would thus be continued
The apparatus would also have the ef-
feet of steadying her. When she rolled
over to the right, the blades Oh the left
side of the frames being shut. the
frames would tend to bring her back to
the perpendicular: and when she rolled
to the left, the closing of the blade on
the right side would have similar eff.
feet. The angle OF the frames would
have to be increased or lessened, ac-
cOrding to the state of the weather, 10
stop the vessel it would be simply ne.
cessary to close the blaoes in the
frames. 1t will be seen that the action
OF the appliance depends entirely
upon the motion Of the waves:
but at sea it is rarely the case
that there is not sufficient mo-
tion in the water to raise a vessel
several feet. Tho inventor believes
that the apparatus would be sufficient
propelling power for ships not required
to travel at great speed but would
supply ships with IL limited amount of
rigging an auxiliary power, and to pro-
vide against accident. The working of
the invention was shown upon model
ship seven feet in length. The little
vessel held it's way against the tide,
and, even in comparatively calm water.
travelled with considerable speed. The
opinion of the spectators seemed to he
that the invention is in somewhat
crude state at present, but that it is
founded upon a sound principle which,
skilfn)ly applied, would be of great
value to the mercantile marine.