The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-09
Gen. Beauregard is peti,ioning for
the removal of his legal disabilities.

ldencc, X. L., Is spending the winter I'D
Paris.
Herbert Spencer is fifty years old
and unmarried. lie is said 10 BIO very
fond Of a quiet life.
At. Stewart doesn't smoke nor chew.
lie is a man of frugal habits, and viii
die rich some day.
The Hon. Robert C. Winthrop has
been selected as the Centennial orator
Tor the Fourth of July in Boston.
Winslow, the absconded forger, was
a captain in the Navy and afterwards
publisher of Zion'S Herald.
Queen Victoria had decided 10 send
twenty pictures of the Royal collection
to the American Centennial.
Gov. Peck of Vermont has decided
10 call special session of the Leglsia-
ture TO provide for the Centennial
Mr.. James Russell Lowcll's course Of
lectures at Cornell University next
Spring will be on "EarIy European
Literature"
The expenditures Of the State OF Mas
sachusetts in connection with the funeral
of Vice President Wilson amounted TO
S5,322.2S.
George II. Pendleton and family are
ia Florida for the winter.
The autobiography Of President Fin
ney will be published early next year.
When does a farmer double up sheep
without hurting him? When he folds 1t.
When docs tho sea remind yon OF
widow hood ?-When you sea weeds
upon 1t.
When do the teeth usurp the tongues
prerogative?-Whcn they are chattering.
What is wanted TO mako man and
wife pull together Accord.
Why is a dishonest bankrupt like ar
honest poor man because both fail to
get rich.
What word is it that of which You
take away the first letter, all will still
remain Fall.
A burlcsque- writing lover wrote this
10 his intended-"Y our eyes are azure,
i azure YOU"
Some author tells us that much is
said about the tongue. True-the thing
is in everyboIy's mouth.
1t is eaid the reason that Boston de-
tectives use an axe 10 enter gambling
house is because they want TO get the
chips.
When a Virginia judge ordered Henry
Door to shut Up, Mr.. Door refused to do
so on the ground that he was not a fold
ing door.
There's n woman in California 40
years old, who claims 10 be the Oldest
woman in the world. Queer claim for a
woman to make.
Why, pull-backs are just the thing Tor
skating. If the wearer should per-
chance skate into hole, she would be
pulled back of course.
Search the river Perhaps Mr.. Tweed
has fallen into il. DO it at once. DO ii
before the old chap has chance to be
bailed out.
It is stated that William NJ. Erarts
will go upon the stage. This prejudice
against street cars il taking WIDE hold
upon our public men.
Bridal tours are going out Of fashion,
and the young man can enjoy the hrst
blissful days directly under the watch
full eye Of his mother inlaw.
A middle-aged gentleman, deeply in
tcrested in the Centennial, asked q miss /
OF sweet sixteen if she knew what inn
portant event 1876 would be noted Tor,
and she responded, "Leap year"
Advertising pays in every way. An
Iowa tradesman, who advertises extern
siyely, was thereby lately discovered by |
his wife, hon he deserted several years
ago.
A Yankee who recently returned 10
New York from New Foundland, says
that the fog is so thick there that he
used to drive a nail in it TO hang has hal
on.
Tho difference between tenant and
the son of poor widow has been as
certalned TO be this the te nant has to
pay rents the son of poor widow
has not two parents.
ANY paper can publish the appoint
ments after the coming in of new Ad-
minlstration, but what paper in the
world 10 large enough to publish half The
dis-appointments
"Fellow-citizens," sand q candidate for
Office, addressing an audience of colored
people in South Carolina, "my skin is
white, it is true, but my soul is blacker
than yours"
The Cinnamon living in New York, 10
the number of 450, celebrated their new
year at the Chinese temple on Baxter
street, last Friday and Saturday. The
temple contains several idols, the chief
being, Fo. The lesser deities are King
Heaven King, Grasp Empire Heaven
King, Ciear-eyed Heaven King, and
Light Heaven King.
1t is stated that Fort Plains young
lady received the following note, accom-
panied by bouquet of flowers "Dear
II send by tho boy bucket of flours.
They is like my luv for u. The night