The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-05-20

lie has spent most OF his life at sea. lie seems
+ to love the land and especially that part OF i
embraced within The borders OF kansas.i
/ An exchange observes that the seeds ofvege-
tables. properly gathered and cared for. viii
retain their terminating powers as follows :
beans, years bcets. I; cabbage 4 A; carrots.
,; sweet corn 2; cucumber. 10 lettuce. ;
melon. 10; onion, l parsnip. ]; peas. : rad
ish. 3 squash 10, tomato. Z turnip, 4.
/ We understand that the school board of this
district has decided not 70 finish the upper
story of the school building this year. Ii is
supposed that the building now have will
accommodate the scholars for another year.
In view of the hard times it is perhaps better
that the bonds voted for finishing the building
should not he issued for the present.
Some of our merchants don't advertise il
newspapers because they think it does not
benefit them but let some one come along
with business directory or advertisers card,
and these same merchants will be the first To
get :. skinned " out Of from three to ten dol
lars for an advertisement that is as profitess
to them as talow candle without a wick.
The Episcopal pound festival last Thursday
evening ysas-vycll attended and a decided sue
cess. T1hcre was plentiful supply OF choice
ice cream and cake. fruit. &C.. and very hand
some amount was called from the tables
There was considerable amusement over the
pound articles. as the different packages We're
sold of by Auctoneer Price The amount real
lied TO he church from the festival was some
thing over $40.
a home and home match game Of base ball
is 10 be played at Ellsworth one week form
tomorrow at one O'Clock. 2. NJ, between the
Smoky Valleys of this place and tie Border
Rulian base ball club of Ellsworth. The X. p.
has reduced its rates OF fare to S2.75 for the
round trip. Undoubtedly many Salina people
will accompany the valleys to see how they
have them be selves on foreign shore.
Kansas City, it seems. was sold as well as
Salina. over the report OF the Black Killers"
running Kansas Pacific train. The following
is from the Kansas City JonrazL Of Commerce.,
of the 18Th INST:
A lot OF Black Hill seekers raised rumpus
on The train. in the vicinity of Topeka. yc>ter-
day. One fellow. who had lit iu the rebel
army" knocked the negro porter, John. down.
and the party had heap ot fiIH. Late in the
afternoon We heard that The entire party had
been rrrSted after leaving Topeka. hlviag at
tempted TO run the train 70 su.t themselves. =,
1t has been raining the past week as 1.-THE
powers Of Heaven were being u>cd to drmon-
sritc liat there is no such thing as .'nrouthy
Kansas" steady rain has occupied the al
tention of the weather. of and on. for several
days. Some are already cOmpain@ the season
thus far 10 the season of 1862 One thing j.
certain-limt If we have many more of the
same kind of .'gushcs'' we have been having
for the past few days. there will be heavy
foods in the Smoky and Saline valleys and an
ark will be in demand.
Mr.. Robert T. Nickes and Miss Ida b. Van
zant. a niece of John K. Loar. Esq. were
married at the aJtcr's residence, wednesday
at O'Clock p. m. by Elder j. w. Allen. pas
tor of the Church OF Christ. \ few relatives
aud intimate friends only were present. The
parties Went TO 1t. Louis. and from there viii
20 To kansas.-JIets1aUj!ic, (W.) Daily Jota-
net.
And thar accounts for Doctors trip East.
Ano her OF our bachelors forlorn has thus gone
to higher spere of usefulness. II NAV not
Otit D llitNt ~ S'lif tiIstf ih'N ii4NihH h-i'
that he may coin many niekle in lis new
life. May fortune smile Pleasantly OH Bob
and his cs,imable bride. -
SSaiua is now the largest city-wcst Of Tone
k;; Oh the X. p. Railroad 1t is growing
steadily and its future appears promising in
indeed III j., destined to be- the chief wheat
market on the Kansas Pacific, and is already
making professions of that nature. The cen
ire OF a large agricultural district; near the
confluence Of two rivers. the valleys or which
possess as fertile a soil A. can be found any
where in the world near Il third river valley,
the products and trade o.. which are already
brought to her; surrounded by smaller
streams with valleys rich and fertile, Salna is
qualified at present, even. to claim that She has
the basis tor a populous city. and that she will
be. at no distant day. Already she possesses
The reputation of beng one OF the most enter
prising as well as beautiful cities in the State.
Mr.Powers. who resides in Salt creek valley.
Leavenworth county, offers ten cent, a pound
for one thousand pounds of young grasshop-
pers. OF this Offer the COMMERCIAL says:
Here Is a chance for some of our enterprising
graS~hoppcr trapperS To try their skill and
make little money. II, as the gentleman
Told us the other evening. lie can catch seven
pounds in ten minutes. he can make biz wages
working for Col. Powers. Why not. by coli
cert OF action, destroy the brood Of young hop
perS:
How'S that for 'grasshopper transaction"
We have hide buyers and Cd bone buyers in
Saline county. aud who is to be the first at the
front as millemsn in the grasshopper
'ralc: The only difficulty in the way is that
Itaycnworth county ha> larger cropof grass
hop9crs than Saline county. and the latter
NAY no; DC able to compete with the former in
eastern markets. X
Since the late rains fishermen lave had
splendid luck. People come from the Smoky
loaded down with fshS> We are no long
err of the opinion that it takes ''iutclleeA" to
catch fish. Some OF our citizens who have
never displayed any great powers of mind have
been discovered coming home with
fish We sometimes have an idea well try our
luck with fish pole. since il has been iuduhi-
tablv established thar brain power is not re-
luisite in fishing aud that the brain may be-
come more powerfully eating freely OF ii,h
lI the dnuer-table The noble cat i brainy
looking individual. How could ke be. other
wise when be feasts daily ulron the 40 LIVERY
horses winch have from time immemoriai been
buried IN tho dark and unfl'homed caves OF the
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