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The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05
The Improyerest slll.

The bill which Mr.. Phillips has intro
duccd in Congress, ostensibly tor the
Improvement Of the western plains will
IN our humble judgment have An effect
just the reverse. ltprovides that snly
even sections shall be subject to home
stead entry, the odd sections to be sold
to '.actual settlers" at Sl.25 per acre, the
proceeds TO be paid over to the State oI
territory in which the lands are situated
and by them appropriated for the pur-
pose Of irrigation, artesian wells, rail
ways, canals or bridges. This bill ap
plies tG all the lands ,cest OF the Gth prin
cpal meridian in Kansas, Nebraska and
Colorado.
This bill reminds US of the boy who
tried TO pass off bogus quarter be
tween two copper cents. II is simply :
railroad gobbie in disguise. Unable any
longer to steal the public lands or subsi
die them with money wrung from :
people already over taxed, the great rail
way corporations have adopted 4 more
circuliUus, though not less certain course
For two hundred miles " est of the 9th
principal meridian no canals will eveI
/ Le built, ar,csian wells will never be Us
ed TOR the purpose 70 irrigating As irriga
ton itself, by artificial means, is never
required. The rain fall in the great ex
tent of the territory embraced in this
bill is amply sufficient for all purpesei
Of agriculture. Hence, it becomes oh
vious that the railroads for whose bene
fiji this hill has evidently been introduced
would, if not own tho land, soon p"ckc'
the proceeds of the sale Of it. More
the passage Of SUCH a bill would do a.
much or more TO rctard the settlement
of the unoccupied lands in the western
part Of the State, than direct land
grant would do, as in the latter case tho
residents would probably receive the
benefit of road soon to be built, where
AS under this bill the land must be sold
To actual settlers, the proceeds to b.
appropriated to some railroad in the dis
tant future. Altogether it OCCURS to Us
that Mr.. Phillips is being made cats
paw of, by the railroad monopolies and
that he is himself furnishing evidence
of the truth of the charges heretofore
made against him Il. being the rallroa
representative in Congress from tho
State of kansas.-Kir,cn Chief.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05
ruE CIVIL SERVICE.

A new reform in the way of appoint
,ncnts Is proposed by tho Committee OF
the House Of Representatives on reform
IN the Civil service. The plan Of q
goard of Commissioners has been found
to take too much power from tho hands
of Congressman, and they are naturally
desirous OF regaining il. The opponents
Of. tho present system say it is too cx'
pcnsive; that tho examinations arc not
such as arc needed to test the fitness o'
the candidate for practical business
work, and arc such as can DO readily
answered by persons fresh from studies,
who may have no practical knowledge
which will bc OF usc to them in the po
sitions which they may obtain.
The proposed reform is to divide, pro
rata, among the several Congressional
districts, tho appointments, in tho dit.
ferent executive departments, on the
same principle as those of cadets to the
Military and Naval Academies. In this
way the appointments will be distribut.
cd..ovcr u largo portion of the country,
and the claims of localities will, perhaps,
receive greater attention, and Congress
,aen will have better show Of aiding
their henchmcn.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

Getting elected 20 the English parlia-
men; 10 pretty serious business Tor the
pocketbooks of the candidates Genera
ily, the one with the largest bank scesun,
cares the day. And after all the costly
struggle, the sGceessfGl contestant dor.
no,hsvc chance To retrieve himself - ifh
a big salary. like Yankee congressman,
brt iabors for bis country entirely gr.iis
and for the honor thereof At the re
cent election in Resfrevsbirs. n which
tvo wealthy eolonels p.iied their money
ba,s, one OF them pad SIS. 90 for elect.
ionesring parposss, and the other an:
successsui one see-ret The s:ee4ioa OILY
By go,n: him ses. 800 better. A vacan-
ey oocsrs- Tse government may s~bd
down their fayorite, or the eo,n,sy eiab
or the reform dab may send down their
fsvori,e, or, asi 10 oi,eser the case. some
man msy rssh 10 before either of these
on has osn scrosnt and ask ,ks people
20 faros hin with . sssf IN parliament
II be 10 liberal be socs 10 . i,bsss.
se~r: asd makes his terms sish
hin I; IL = tory. be goas 10 ssss sory
sgenI tor sseh district kas it veil.
kEo~a parliamentary agents, ~ho
sn5srsi,si the political ssssss Of ,ks
i-c.sf..e, -nd kn.s the rue zssi osis Il
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05
AWJuderrul Old ShtD.

The following is from the LIvcrpooI
Albion of recent date.
The Truelove, OF Hull, arrived in the
docks Mt Hull, from Philadelphia, with
a cargo of petroleum, and flying flag -
feet long, American colors, with the fol
lowing in the white strips: "Thc True
love, built in Philadelphia, 1904" The
fag is present from the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company, for which
company the TrueIove Carried cargo
Of cryolite from Greenland, and il was
the falfillmenl Of this engagement which
took her back to the place OF her na'iv-
i,y after an absenss of over u century.
Ii appears that the Truclovs was built
tor the merchant service in l114, and
proving handy, swift, sailing craft she
was employed by the Americans during
the first war with England as privateer,
but being captured by British cruiser,
WAS purchased in Hull from the British
Government, about the year 1850. She
was then employed in the wine trade
between Opor,o and Eul;, and during
the war with France was fitted up IN
true man n-o:-war style, SO that she could
run without waiting tor an armed escort.
In 1874 she was transformed into whal.
er, being strengthened and fortified TO
encounter the dangers OF the icy north.
This wonderful vessel has made not less
than thirty voyages to Greenland, cross.
ing the Atlantic aud Polar Oceans with.
out any serious mi>hap. Ter last voy.
ages ~ q whalcr were in 1868 and 1857.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

for Governor by q most glaring fraud
Of railway combinations. II the farm
ers will contrast this course of the Dem
'ocrsts with what the Republicans arr
doing in their behalf, they will not need
to look twice to see where their friends
are found. The United States Senate
Transportation Committee will throw
much light upon this subject when It.
report is made, and its measures and
Recommendation, will doubtless do great
good. The Republican Governor Of Hi
nOis led Oft IN recommending and urg'
ing the adoption of satisfactory methods
Of relief when the movement was first
started. Other Republican Governors
have taken similar action. The nomi.
nation Of Farmer McCutchins in New
Hampshire shows that the Republicans
are in full sympathy with all needed re-
forms of this character. 1t may have
been very indiscreet thing for the bem.
ocrats to show their clOven foot so soon,
but we trust it will be q le son our fara,-
ers especially will not soon forget or
fail to fully improve. The extent to
which they have already been sold out
is only an intimation OF what tie Dem
Ocrats would do were they restored to
complete power in the Government, and
ought to be sufficient to put farmers and
all others upon their guard.-Atbdny
(N. " EreRiny Journal.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

A correspondent Of the Commonwealth
pitches INTO the legislature in the fol
lowing words:
But, Mr.. Editor, what one Of these
great matters has been attended to by
this legislature ! What one great, benc'
ficent law has been passed! Not one,
sir, not one that shows any staicsman-
ship. The railroads tax law is simple
farce, If not declared unconstitutional,
will be repealed next year. Grangerism
IN the legislature is . most miserable
failure. How those so-called Reiormers
can face their constituents, | know not.
But one thing do know. Some OF them
will be asked TO ''risc and explain" when
they come home, and If they don't sue
coed in throwing the blame all on the
legislature, As they will be sure to try,
they will be roughly handled.
Let "A. Il. c." no matter "who in
HI he is" go righ, on in his wholesome
criticisms. lie is doing good. lie is
showing the people how feariully small
is the capacity aud integrity OF some OF
these legislators. The candid and cor
sidcra,e view the Commonwealth takes OF
the great questions before the Legislature
this winter is pleasing and encouraging
TO the thinking and honest people of
the state, and they bcseech you to "cry
aloud and spare not"
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

Among the bold, defiant rebels who
siaid in Congress as long a. possible a,
the outbreak of the rebellion, probably
the most offensive traitor was Wiytall,
one Of the Senators from Texas. Always
self-possessed and defiant, As we'll Us con-
sumeA with that omplacent conceit that
all Northern men We're by nature con,
stitutionally towards, while every South
ern man was as certainly y hero, it rs'
quircd great amount OF patience to
SIT and listen to his reasonable utter.
anccs. In March, 1861, the writer OF
this paragraph happened to be in Wash
inytOn, anu in the Senate Chamber, W hen
Wigfall uttered the following language,
shaking his fist, by way Of gesticulat;on
at Senator Harlin, OF Iowa:
GAS things are, it is useless, am sat
is6ed, TO talk about reconstruction. This
Federal Government is dead. The only
question is, whether we will give it de
cent, peaceuble Protestant burial OF
whether We shall have an Irish wake al
tho grave. Laughter. Now, am op
posed to fighting, and would prefer
pcaceabie burial; but il the Republican
Senators insist upon fighting, and they
can get the back bono put into then
President-cIcct, and can get Mr.
Chase rciEstatcd in the Cabinet, from
which he has been expelled, do Eo
know but that VIC shall have to fish
= think myself it would be fol
the benefit Of both sections, that W.
should not have AN Irish wake at ou'
fu 4eral; but that is tor the North 10 dc
eide, aud not for Us. IhI'
Union i, dissolved, never, never 10 b'
reconstructed upon any tcrms-nOt ever
if Won were TO hand us blank paper ant
ask Us TO write 4 constitution, would VI
ever again be confedcratcd with you
But poor Wigfall did not in the seque
contribute much to carrying out thcs'
fulsome and offensive boasts. True, h'
assisted in the bombardment Of Sumter
and rose TO the rank Of the Brigadie
Gcncnerai in the Confederate service
but his part was, after all, an obscure
and unimpOrtant ono after he left th'
Senate. The notice Of his death, few
DAYS ago, is the first that has been heart
from him for several years.-Chtcdg
Inter. Ocean.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

I. Any person Who takes paper
regularly from the postoascs-shetbss
directed TO hrs name OF another, OF
whether he has subscribed or nos-is
responsible for the payment
9. liza per.,n orders his paper dis
eonInsed he aust nay all arrcssases,
or the pablishe- may confines 10 send
!, un,ii payment 10 made. and eosicete'
TO The whole amosni, whether the paper
is taken from the o0re or not.
3. The courts hare decided that r.
fs.ing to take se-sravers and pcred'
e..s from the poe, oAlce. or remsv'ns
and leaving them sacal'~d tor. - pm.
M. ,ssie eyiixncs o. iutcnsioai l.asl
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

On February 9th, Senator Summer
offered q substitute for the House bill
providing that tho celebration of the
one bundreth anniversary o. American
Independence shall be national and not
international in its character. In support
of this be said:
One of the first votes of the commits
sion went to shsw that the celebration
should be national in character and not
international, as they provided that it
should be open from the anniversary of
the battle Of Yorktown. But a change
came over their guiding spirits, and
thew now wanted to have q worlds fair.
The two ideas were inconsistent and in
harmonious, England would be invited
to participate, and taking her seat on
the centennial bench, would listen to
the arraignment of George ILL.,, and his
tyrannical qualifications. Italy would
have representatives of her two sover-
eiyns, Victor Emanual and of Plus IN.
Germany would have a representative
of their Emperor who believed in the
riNut ulNlUc. huSiiS "Ouao w
scnted by her descend dant Of Joseph H..
who declined an introduction to Ben
jamin Franklin, giving as a reason that
his business was to be royalist. Kings
and Queens, Emperors, Princes and
Potentates would be invited, and this re-
public would be expected to welcome
them. He did not think they should
be invited, as it woull not be consistent
with our own self-rcspcct.
Another thing, worlds fair hero
would be different from one in Europe.
The Centennial would not have the same
number Of people as drawn by European
exhibitions. We have but 100000
people in this country, while the worlds
fairs of London, Paris and Vienna had
all of Europe to patronize them. lie
did not think the country able TO incur
the expense of this exhibition.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

the best patty tactics. They can gener-
ally tell about what the chances are, and
about what effect can be produced by n
certain amount OF money, and the candi-
date can tell whether his pocket can meet
the emergency, and every tory and lib
cral in the kingdom feels a-personal a in
tcrest in the contcst. Each of tho Lon
don papers has its leader upon the can
didaie for the Orkne-, or The Iemoiest
corner OF Ireland: for, rs ore man IN
pariimcn. counts as much as another,
what matters it what sc, of people give
him his certification Of admission! And
thus the whole political interest OF the
country is made eager and anxious over
the fate Of one lit,!e constituency.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

There is a good prospect of the State
lnsanc Asylsm being removed from Os-
sawatomie TO Topeka. 1t is sensible
"moye." Some of tho legislators can
thus become inmates of the asylum at
little cost to the State, and tho "Reform-
err" when. disgusted at Republican mis-
management, can sorrowtully wend his
way to a place where he can tear his
hair and troth, with safety to the peo-
ple at large. Let tho Asylum be re-
moved by all means.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05
pemocrae1 sclll.s ou, the Far.er..

To long line OF deception and fraud
in its past history the Democratic party
is now adding the t, icks and imposition.
it is praclicIng upon the farmers and
granscrs. No sooner was that move
men; started than sharp, tricky local
dema.osues, in accordance with q wink
from prompicrs behind the Democratic
sconcs, made haste to get control Of the
organizations. And so, from being u
dead weight to all progress, this old,
rotten carcass Of Democracy suddenly
transformed itself into 3 party OF re-
form" Ii 1t would contine its Iabors to
reforming itself, the world would say
amen, and it would not lie out Of work
tor good while tO come. GoIns from
its acts IN piling up . large national debt
and bankrupting the Treasury in time
of profound peace, when there was no
interest to pay OF the debt created BY a
Democratic rebellion, 70 its gigantic
frauds in New York City, to say nothing
Of its Chicago Cages and lesser lights,
all ut once i, has set itself up the model
party Of honesty and purity, and claims
the right TO go into the forefront Of the
farmers movement.
1t is surprising III. farmers did not
see through this Thin disguise OF hypoc-
risy at glance and promptly repudiate
their proffercd assistance. But gener-
Gus, forgiving, open end manly them
solves, they knew it vas full time for the
Democracy to bring forth fruits meet
for repentance, and q few OF the more
rnhnfINn
Democratic deceit AID dishonesty arc
dyed in the wool Of that party, and it is
useless To attempt to wash them out
The experience Of the fArners in their
new relations with them is cvcrwheim-
ing testimony on tho subject La the
election in Wisconsin las, fall the farmers
were sold out body aud soul IN the old
Bourbon Democracy, - the result has
shown. All appointments by the new
Governor are myraincd Democrats. The
Speaker Of the Assembly is an old poll
tical demagoguc Of like stripe. And
although the farmers Of that State went
is,o the contest 10 secsrc redress Of rail-
way grievances, il is now openly charS-
ed, and the charge has strong evidences
to suppe RI il, that these Wisconsin Dem
ocrais, elected by the votes OF farmers,
are the plant tools Of the railways asd
,an the campaign last fall secretly in
their interests. In Iowa and other West
ern States, wherover the farmershavejoin
ed hands with the DcnsOcrais, they have
gen, rally been sold "at in the same way.
And In New Hampshire. where the
Democrats ara vorkiag hsrd to sscsre
hoip from sho farnsrs, j, 10 epesiy
charged By leading opPoss,iou paPos
which has moro honesty than Is ;:sser-
ally found in Democratic Journals, that
Weston. =. uli. H,ar.you. v a nola.aat.si
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

H. " kOOO . D0ObS wv =" Ss ss~oSs~e
A friend of the late s. s. Prentiss o.
Mississippi was At the point Of death
from an attack of mania potn. For {
week his physicians had eesayed every
known remedy to put their patient e
sleep, but in vain. Prentiss knew that
Footc had made visit to Texas. HI
was nursing his sick friend when con
sultation of tho doctors was held, and
they announced that the case was hope
less unless the patient could be put tC
sleep, that they wcuid exhaust all the
means known to the profession.
Prentiss sprany from his seat and said
to the doctors, "Damn it, give him
Foote's book on Texas to read, and
will insure Its soporitic effect" The re-
mark of PIentiss was too good joke
to be kept, and it reached the ears OF
Foote, who challenged, and Prentiss
was too much Of Southern cavalier to
decline, and the met, and Foote was
wouHded and the pa ties made friends.
1t happened that the meeting was 50
notorious ,ha, very large collection
crossed the river at Vieksburg to witness
it, and among them number of boys,
who were SO anxious TO get full sight
that they climbed up many trees about
the grounds. When tic seconds bad
planted the parties, Prentiss
looked around and saw the boys in the
trees, and jcs,ingly remarked, "Boys,
you had better take care FOote shoots
mighty Wild" This remark was pub
llshed in the papers, and annoyed Foote
to SUCH degree that he again challerg.
ed Prentiss, who met him u second time.
At the meeting FoOte fired and miss.
cd, and Prentiss fired his pistol in the
air, and the parties were again rcconcil-
cd.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05

With the death, on the 3d inst, of the
king of the Hawaiian Islands, tho see
ond of the small dynas,ics which have
rulcd that group comes To AN end. The
kamehanichas, five ~ number, held
sway successfully from 1896 To ls.2,
William IunaIi.o, who was descended
from vet older linc OF aboriginal chiefs,
ruled but thirteen months. He had TIC
reputation of a great roystcrcr IN h's
youth, but made a dccoruns ru!er. Cor
respondents intimate, however. tha, lac
tired occasionally OF the rropriciIcs oi
his capital, and had a way OF rcvcrtini;
to his ancestral barbari>m on such octa-
sions. Leaving his coralbuiit palace a'
Honolulu, hc would sccludc himself IL
some remote par, of the group, far from
the cold eve Of missionary criticism,
and there indulge in orgies like those
with which history charges Suila IN hi,
retiremen, at Pu,co!i. lie had receiv-
ell, like all the Hawaiian chiefs OF the
education q, the hands of the mIs>ionar-
les. At the time OF his death, he had
Just completed his Seth year. His sue
ccssor will probably b. chosen from
among three candidates: Berenieo
Pauahi Mrs. Bi-hop) the daughter Of a
female chief OF high rank, and woman
of refinement David kalakana, ch!ci
OF pure Hawaiian blood, now forty years
old and Euima, qlccn-dowagcr, the re-
lict of Tic late kamcbsmcha ". Yrs.
Bishop seems to b. the likcllcst candi-
date. Queen Emma" is said 10 have
lost popularity OF late. II is conceded,
however, that any ono oi the three would
make a suitable ruler. Mrs. Bishops
accession To the thrown would be mat
ter Of some interest 10 Americans, her
husband being m American aud the
Secretary OF Finance uDjer the late
Government Queen Bercnicc would
undoubtedly think better ofa rceipro'i-
ty treaty with the United States than
the late ruler Of the Islands. who was a
strong Hawaiian in politics and ia
thought. The interest felt in the Islands
about the succession is not so plreiy due
to reverence for ssngsbip a. has been
supposed. More than halt Of the income
Of the Governmcn; goes TO The mainten-
ance of various officials the king gets a
salary OF So, 500 in gold for governing
. total population Of 5000 Hawaiians,
ba.fcasies, and foreigners. II vii! readi-
iy be Supposed that desire for money,
as we'll as for regal honor, is Influential
with candidates for the empty throne.
The Saline County journal., 1874-03-05
TuE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

Tho aprortionmcnt has been finally
settled, and the congressional districts
are formed as follows:
Ia Dist-The counties OF Lcaven-
worth, Atchison, jefferson, DoRiphan,
Brown, Jackson, Pottawattamic, Ne.
maha, Marshall, Riley, Davis, Clay,
Washington, Republic, Cloud. Ottawa,
Ssiine. Dickinson, Jewell, Mitchell, Ian.
colin, Ellsworth, Ellis, Russell, Osborn,
smith. Rocks, Phillips, Graham and
Norton.
ct Dist-Thc counties of Wyandotte,
Douglas, johnson, Franklin, Miari,
anderson, Linn, Allen, Bourbon, Ncosho,
Crawford, Wilson, Montgomery, La
bette, Cherokee.
sd Dist-Ail the remaining counties
hot included in the above districts.
The division is not at all satisfactory
to the people OF this section. As near
~ VIC can gather, the majority of our
citizens would have preferred being
placed in the Sd district. But tho ''ig.
urcrs" Of. a certain Congressman manag-
cd to attach us to the tail end Of the
district they supposed would exalt their
favor;ic. In this they made a mistake,
as time will show. Passing by the pres
ent. il would have been much better for
Us in the future If we had been placed
in the Southern district.
A congressman who will figure and
plot 10 form district to his own liking,
is entitled to little consideration, and
very ii,tlc will he get from the people
next fall, though he now fancics he has
everything his own way. lie will find
that sc!omins d"magceucs aie not what
i.,c pcnrlc WANT for Con:,ressmcn.