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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
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matilda, | am young AID rich. car
make You supremacy happy" "You
car, George, by leaving me forever.
He went his way.
"WboIn do you like best, Aunt Jane
or Aunt Mary 2" asked little miss
"Oh, Aunt Mary, of tourse, cause she
keeps the cookies on the lower shelf"
No jest about this it's q simple state.
ment OF facts going the rounds Of the
newspapers "lnto every married man S
mind there sooner or later enters the
conviction that he cannot dress his wife
in plain clothes and keep the current OF
affection flowing for him at q spring
freshit gait"
/ doctor" said a wife to the practitlon-
err who was cutting open her husband S
shirt as he was in a fiji of apoplexy, "cut
1t you please, along the seam"
The newest article made of iron is Q
"cast iron grandmother" not n term OF
reproach, but machine for darning
hose.
a new newspaper has just been start
ed in London in the Arabic tongue.
The editor is an Arab by birth and in
creed Christian.
a man who jumped overheard recent
ly to save his wife from drowning, has
explained his action satisfactorily to his
friends. He said she had a good deal OF
Jewelry on her person and gold was
high.
She was romantic and be was practL-
cal. She remarked dreamiIy that her
soul was troubled-that the forebodings
of fate were running through her head.
And he coldly advised her to use fine
tooth comb.
Oars guine to be wah," remarked q
colored citizen, san, all We niggahs mout
jess well git ready for active business"
wv bich side shall we take?" asked one
of his hearers. "You niggahs take de
Canada side 2"
By Heaven upon the same ma n, S
upon a unexplained mount, there grow
more kinds of wine than one; on the
south side something little worse than
nectar, on the north something little
better than vincgm.-Rishter.
There are in st. Louis twenty six kin
dergartens, with an average attendance
OF fifty pupils each.
Sixty-two islands, belonging to the
State Of Maine, were sold at auction, the
other day, and Brought only "a little over
$500.
every infant" says Tho Scientific
American, "can say no several years
before it can say through quite unscien-
ufc, possesses deep knowledge of hui
man nature, adds, " 1t should be remem-
bered, though, that infants are rot in
vi,ed to take something
Mr.. Blosburg, of Burlington, was
crossing i pasture-lot the other day when
a bereaved cow, whose sole offspring
had been torn from her side to supply
tho demand for veal, waltzcd after him,
escorted him TO the nearest fence and
deity tossed him over. And Blosburg
merely remark Ell hat he had never been
so nearly killed with kin(e)lncs in bis
life.
\ Suits pending in Big Hollow, Green
County, n. H., between IL young man
and his employer. The young man
sued his employer for work done, and !
the latter offset the claim with one for /
lights and fuel consumed by the young
man while at his house excepting
with the school marin,
twenty nights, at So night. Singular
" enough, the lady is a daughter of the
Justice before whom the action is 1
brought
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
Citizens OF SalIna. Attention.

The Kansas Pacific Railway the OLD Kansas Pioneer
Like Is making extraordinary exer1ons 20 aid tDus
snds 10 population this IL extends as you
ail well know from kansa, City and Lsaycnworfh 10
Clay Center Las AnImas. Denver boulder. aud Chey-
enne Those points beng the iermiBi Of the line
and brauccs II reaches all important places IN Kan
sas Colorado anil New Mexico passes through ali CTR
principal cities and opens up to settlers al fertile
valleys It's agents constantly At work in every
section Of ne UEoa and are talking % the people and
distributing tons Of printed mafteT illustrating snd
describing state. Our people can all ia this
good work by writing 70 their friends who wss 20
take trip f1r pleasure health and urge them - visit
the great Colorado Resorts. You can aisa send thr
of those % your frenGs anil sequsInfsBces ly
Sng u 81 tire Missouri River ani whom Toa fhnk
might nc Induced - remove to Kansas, TO Mr. CoTBcii
KsHsas Gity. and he viii send tusm printed MISTER
and have his agents cali open Them In fhou.-
aaJs In isnorance viii obtain knowezixr Of
eiHiiv. Mr. h. Dtkes = tseneTal .sJp't and NJ
u l.. CoEreil = General Fasseazcg Asea; VITA o.
Gces at Kansas tstr-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

The Social Gradient: Lower Level
Mistress: 81 wish you would manage
to get up to prayers more punctually of
an evening, cook" Cook (who "knows
her place.: "Well, m, it amt my fault
IN. It's, of course, for the parlor-maid
10 move first"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
Father lem Rnrke.s flraiarr.

Father Tom Burke aseends the pulpit
stairs with slow and heary step 10
speak on the passions OF Christ. He in
his charity and humanity must feel that
be is more than man in representing in
himself the agonies of Christ in his pic.
tured semblance before sea of humani-
~ the bloody and cruel scenes enacted
on that darkened day on Mount Calvary
nineteen centuries ago. Father Burke
feels all this responsibility, and Is equal
TO tie occasion. He looks with his
claim, intellectual eye and pallid face up
on his people. AT glance he feels and
deeply appreciates the grave labor be-
fore him the seething, swaying masses
soon become settled and transfxed; all
hearts beat as one; s'all eyes become one
great orb" looking at this priest, all
sound ceases as if the congregation were
dead. till bis rich and magic voice breaks
the painful spell, and does not relax for
four hours, his beautifully modulated
voice beginning almost inaudible, mo-
mentariIy gaining in cadence, vol1me,
and force, never by any inarticulatInn
missing the substance or sound of one
letter of one word I'LL be ends such a
masterpiece of scriptural, historical ora
tory Us was never heard IN any church,
or on any stage, or any congressional or
legislature hall in this country.-New
York Democrat.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

According to the latest statistical pub
LEGATION the population of the globe Is
l,423, $4,000. Europe has 800, lis 800
inhabitants Asia, 82i ,4iS. $50; Africa,
l99,92l, 600; Australia and Polynesia.
4.74S,600 America, S5.5l9, 500. The
increase in America for the year is given
at loo 600.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

When burlington girls father, az a
quarter past II, cautiously entered the
parlor with hat in each hand and re-
marked quite firmly: "Mr. Hotclo,h,
was just going out to take a snuff of
air and thought I'd ask you which hat
was yours, so as not TO make mistake, y
young Hoicloth took his arm from the
girls waist, and as n shade strcaked ont
over his features, he said: ooh, yes,
Mr. Coldbatb, | must 90 down and see
the election bulletins before they re TAX
en- in" and after looking at the girl with
a variegated aspect, he passed ont. bid
ding the old man heartfelt good night,
robed in about as much feeling as q
champagne headache.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

There is small theatre in the Black
Hills known as the Bella Union Varie.
ties. The members of the company can
find nothing in the range of dramatic
literature that has sufficient realism 10
be set before an audience made up OF
pioneers, b!ackguards, gamblers and
miners, to whom life is real and earnest,
and not at all artificial. The actors can
not project themselves into the TRACE
dies of play wrights, so they act out their
own in the presence OF an appreciative
audience. Abou: the middle OF Novem-
Der an AK was thrown upon the stage by
the husband of one of the-actresses. The
stage WAS cleared, and the assalaht as
sumed an attitude before the audience.
Suddenly the avenger appeared at the
xing-u was Dick Brown-and fired
tour shots at the intruder, shrieking rs
he threw down the revolver, "Hc has
followed me long enough" The audi
encc was wild with u ght.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

OF course the "niggers" had everything
their own way for awhile. 2. Q. Bond,
true Irish gentleman, representing The
sacred interests of John Morrissey, Til
den and reform, was about, and handled
the shilIaIah "like b.azes." Wag. and
Gels were "Dimicracks," and bad the ira
ditional platform with 'em and in EN-.
I The voting went on and then came the
intimidation and bulldozing. Ku klux
! in white sheets, looking more like Be-
doulns than white liners, lnteriered,
scatt,red the darkies, election board and
all, and ran off with the balIot-box.
Then came the proceedings OF the Re-
turning Board, which were original and
good Finally the result was declared
and Hayes had the election. After this
! Brother Jonathan and the Goddess OF
Liberty appeared, to settle all things.
X. X. Jeffrics (colored) represented the
Goddess of Liberty, Geo. Kinney (col-
ored) Brother Jonathan. Then tab
leaux, well illuminated. In fact, the
proceedings from beginning to end
were personifcation of the scene liable
to be dreamt of by niger with the
delirium tremens. The whole perform
ance concluded with shoe down jol-
LITIGATION, accompanied by very respecta-
bic music. Charles Low was the best
dressed man in the whole affair. Clothed
in suit of red, spotted here and there
with silver ornaments and with "hon-
est horns" he represented the Devil
we guess. At least he 60; up a devil Of
a row among the niggcrs. The lamp.
black actually peeled off-such was
their fright. j. n. Schwartz represented
the female negro in good style. Some
were dressed Enthusiastically and perform
ed well, bat we do not know who they
were. The bulldozing performance was
truly success.
Twenty minutes after these proceed
.ings, voting on tho Christmas tree cor
menced. There were several candidates.
The tree was voted to Amanda Peter
son, Of the Pacific House, as the best
little girl in town. The tree brought
something near 500.
Twenty minutes after this, the "bride
doll' was voted TO Mamie Wilson,
daughter of Mr.. b. l.. Wilson, as the
most lady-like little girl in town
Misses Bobbic Jeffries, frankie Seaton
and Freddie Brakeman to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The evenings performances were
sell enioyed BIZ ALL
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

Mr.. DufIey, of Oak land, Cal, went 10
u masquerade bail recently in the char
acter Of giraffe. His costume created
much amusement, especially at the sup
per table, where he remarked that he
must drink three bottles Of champagne
in order TO wet his throat all the way
down. On bis way home, at an early
hour in the morning, he was fatigue3,
ana lying down under a trceboX fell
fast asleep. A ;imorous policeman sec
ing the strange figure from a distance,
and concluding rather hastily that n
tiger or some other wild animal had es-
capped from the menagcr.o that was ex-
hibiting in the next block, fired four
shots at the recumbent giraffe, one OF
which perforated the padding nd is now
in Mr.. Dutfey. The News
Letter, speaking on the authority OF the
wounded Dutfcy announces that in fu-
ture be will be sent home from fancy
balls in push-eart or furniture wagon.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
Wat has Happened at The Hall During the
fast Keek, as Related By the Daily Bazaar.
Eighth Evening.


"All the village train from labor
free" gathered at the Hall last Saturday
evening to pass away their time. If we
were in the habit of telling the truth we
might claim that the whole city was
there. Men of portly stature went and
after being jostled in the crowd came
oct looking like pressed cigar-angu-
lar, marrow" and slim. 1t was a terri
bic ordeal for the fat men. To pass
from the front TO the rear door was like
camel going through the eye OF a
needle.
The dancing department, the wheel
of fortune, the oyster departmental
fact all the departments were Literally
patronized. 1t was aperfeci harvest for
the chance solicitors. AS soon as a We
tim hove in sight be was completely
surrounded and hemmed in by the
ladies. He could not have fed from
their presence except by pair of wings
or balloon. lie consequently agreed
10 an unconditional surrender and de-
livered over his sword unceremoniously
The Christmas tree and IFS scenery
was again illuminated last Saturday
night. The people were enchanted by
its beauty. While the illumination
tinged the Western hills of the scene and
brought out more distinctly the moss
covered rocks, the wild crags and the
pastoral scene in the plain- below, peo-
pie said it was perfect, treeto-nature and
could not be improved upon. We YER
riIy believe the sight-seerS are attracted
to the Hall more by the scenery than al
other displays put together.
Soon after the illumination the contest
over the Parker gun commenced. From
the lime that il was first announced that
a Parker gun was to be voted 10 the best
shot in Saline courty, it has been evl-
dent that the contest would be exciting.
By the grape vine telegraph it was learn
ed that several hundred dollars were TO
be expended. As "a consequence we
looked for such contest asenerer hal-
pencd at any of our fairs before. The
voting on the black board amounted to
nearly 1000 votes, when manager Gels
announced that only few minutes were
LETT in which TO make up sums for the
'Iast charge" The boys almost held
their breath as the minutes passed by
Solemnly they stood over the ballot box
and in their hands, ready to drop them
envelopes filed with bills which were to
decide the battle. At last "lime" wa, !
called and stream of envelopes poured
nto the box as its lid was drawn too. !
The count commenced. Both caEd.' /,
iates-Mr. Willis Kesler and Mr.. J. L.
Robinson-wcrc popular, and it was
wholly impossible to conjecture the re
uIt. A $50 bill announced for one can
lldatc would make topsy-tervy work OF
fellows speculations. Finally the
money was all counted and it was found
hat J. E. Robinson was elected by ovel
100 majority. Tho gun brough'
;4S2,75.
The regular auction came off and a
iumbcr of articles sold well.
Something near 700 were taken this
evening.
Ninth Evening.
More money was taken in at the Gool
ost cvnpipr ho, dpr;pt, on1- az her nj, hi
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
Tenth Evening".


emusic arose with voiuptaous swell
again last night, and light feet kept time
10 it on the dancing floor. There wa.
no :ro2blc in keening the floor occupied
That music is delighrial, No MATES
how unconcerned and Indifferent The
foot may be to musical notcs-be it a,
untutored as the last in the shoe shop
it will finally give away and become an
humble slave to Hawkins band music
Last night one sober and sedate man,
who, with naughty strides, was treading
the DOM on-keep of the smoking room,
ne'er conserving, consented TO uniim
Der his sober feet and dance sort OF
Highland fling. lie said he could not
resist the temptation. lie would have
danced had rope been around his neck
and the hangman about TO let go-pro-
vidlng such music was drifting into his
i;;:;!a:er massive ear. Even as NOISY u
man as Ed. Bowen became suddenly
quiet and seemingly entranced by the
delightful strains he heard.
Two pairs of fine vases werc placed on
the wheel OF Fortune. The young TEL
lows gathered about and tried their
luck at drawing them. Some of them
had achieved many victory at throw
ing four aces from the little black box,
but they couldn't manage that arrow
very successfully. 1t would haul up at
tho white spot on one side of the vases,
or at the black spot on the other side
1t was useless trial and the boys sought
out "greener pastures
These thoroughbred fowls were on
hand. They roasted high. From the
top of the shelving-not from the bust
of PalIas-the rooster looked down upon
the people. Then be turned around
and looked against the wall. He
"crowed thrice" when one Of the boys
was in The act OF taking handkerchief
which did not belong TO him.
At ten o'clock the pink vases and card
receiver was rallied. "No. 2" was the
ticket which drew the prize. Master
Eddie Gels held it.
At half past ten o'clock the polls were
opened for the purpose OF carrying Oh
he "tonv rooster" election. Several
.andidates were announced. Orvis,
Bob Jeffries, Bowen and some others
seemed destined TO be denominated the
oniest of the tony; but in stepped
george Lockwood ana carried of the
prize.
Considering this was the first evening
after New Years day, the Far was well
attended and the entertainment profita.
Die.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
KANSAS CENTRAL. LAND AGENCY.
John w. BerkS,
GENERAL. LAND AGENT,
Salina, Kansas,
OFFERS FOR SALE

ALI the Lands of the National Land Company;
ALI the State Agricultural College Lands;
ALI the State Normal School Lands;
All the King Bridge Company Lands;
ALI the Amos Lawrence Lands:
ALI the Scotch Colony Lands,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04
Ninth Evening.

More money was taken in at the Cool
last evening than during any other nigh
of tho Fair. The burlcsquc on the Lou
isiana election had been published pretty
well, and early in the evening people
commenced focking TO witness II. By
the time the performance had com.
menccd the room was literally packed.
Not only this but sight scers had mount
cd partitions, climbed up on shelves, and
sought every lofty position they could
find. The ST ,ge which had been pre-
pared for the performers, Eas crowded
so much that hardly room was left them
for their antics. Sitting room com
manded fabulous prices. A dry goods
box was worth IFS weight in gold. We
surrendered one to a lady, and conse.
quently we know whereof we speak. a
prinoely fortune could have been made
just by renting rough board seats. Even
"a splinter turned on end would have
captivated some of tho forlorD looking
persons who seemed to say in each
glance, "my kingdom for q seat"
After waiting and watching some
time, the "star performer" appeared.
Marching through the room they mount
cd the platform and commenced work.
The boys were pretty well fitted out in
lamp-back and 'nigger fixin $ 10 match,
considering tho little time they had had
TO prepare in. Some OF them made first
rate niggers-in fact better niggers than
white men. Some of them looked as ii
they would fetch a couple of thousand
dollars apiece at the auction block. in
old slavery days, while If the lamp blacl,
was removed they were just ordinary,
"no account' white trash. Lamp. black,
like charity, covers a multitude of sins
These remarks should rot be considered
as personal, tor there was not n per
former on that stage for whom we did not
have as much esteem as tor the blacklist
nigger between here and Ethiopia.
We did not occupy a front seat, conse-
quently we are not prepared to describe
infinitely the ''parlor splendors" of that
stage. The polls were there, the judges
of the election and the voters All the
comedy and tragedy there is in an cleo
ton was witnessed on that stage. The
blacks, OF course, were ia the majority (;
but there was sprinkling of white
to make It interesting.
Our colored friend, T. L. Bond, first ad-
dressed his people appropriately on the
issues OF the day (chief among which
was TO vote against Tilden and reiorm).
He referred ieclingly TO the hundred,h
year of tho existence o; the black mans
euiogized the father of his
country. Mr.. Washington, who was also
A eolored man. Immediately after the
close of his eloquent passages, the polls
were formally declared open by the col
ored sheriff, II. ID. Baker. Yoa know
Sam Long holds the Office "wiihoai
e lor," and Baker proposed TO hold il
with color." The voting commenced.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-04

We Offer IL sections of land body 10 in body.
of buyers They all well watered and
for colonies, stock ranches or extensive farms.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
A Fall.

A naval officer of her majesty's ship
Royal Adelaide had most uncomfort.
able berth at Stonehouse, England, on
January 8. A police sergeant and two
constables saw him open window on a
third floor early in the morning, get out
on the sill in his nightdress, and then
drop out OF the window, holding on by
his hands. One OF the officers endeavor-
ed to enter the house, while the others
stationed themselves under the window
to break the mans fall. He held on
for three minutes and then fell, turning
over in his descent and coming down
headforemost on the sergeant. There
was a clash Of skulls, and both men
were thrown on the pavement and badly
bruised. The naval officer was SOM
| nambulist
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
Horrible Infanticide,

Some weeks ago man named Crouch,
living near Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, de-
serted his wife and child, the latter
eighteen months old, leaving them in
destitute circumstances. The mother
and child suffered great priyations, and
have been supported by charity since.
A few days ago Mrs. Crouch gave birth
to another child, which she burned to
death in a stove. Shei is insane.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
VOL. VI.
The Vermont Font of Type.

I'm sitting at my desk, Tom.
Before me on the floor
There lies a vermont font of type,
Full twenty thousand score;
And many months have passed, Tom,
Since they were bright and new,
And many are the tales they've told
The false, the strange, the true.
What tales of horror they have told.
Of tempest and Of wreck;
OF murder in the midnight hour,
OF war full many "specl; -
Of shipsthat lost, away at sea.
Went down before tie blast
Of stillcd cries Of agoIy.
AS life's last moments passed.
OF earthquakes and Of suicides,
OF bank defaulters. broken banks
And banking systems rotten;
OF boilers bursting, steamers snaeged.
Of riots, duels fought,
OF robbers with their prey escaped.
Of thieves their booty caught.
Of flood and fire and accident
Those wornout type have told,
And how the pcstilence has swept
The youthful and the Old
Of marriages. of births and deaths.
Of things to please or vey us,
OF one mans jumping overheard,
Another gone to Texas.
They've told us how sweet summer days
Have faded from our view,
How autumn's chilling winds have swept
The leaf crowned forest through.
How winters snow hath come and gone,
Dark reign of storm and strife
And how the smiling spring hath warmed
The pale flowers back to life.
l can't pretend to mention half
Ny inky friends have told,
Since shining bright and beautiful
They issued from the mold
How unto some they joy have brought.
To others grief and tears,
Yet faithfully the record kept
or fast receding years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
Up the Hill.
4 wind up hill all the way?

Does the road wind up hill all the wayF
Yes, to the very end.
Will the days journey take the whole long day
From morn till night, my friend
But is there for the night resting place?
A roof for when the slow, dark hours begin
May not the darkness hide it from my faceF
You cannot miss that inn.
Shall meet other wayfarers at night?
Those who have gone before.
Then must knock, or call when just IN SIGHT
They will not keep you standing at the door
Shall find comfort, travel-sore and weak
OF labor you shall find the sum.
VIII there be beds for me and all who seek?
Yea, beds for all who come.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
" THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
BRIAN TAAFE."

BRIAN TAAFE.
But the body of the instrument was in
the scrawl of the testator.
81 bequeath all the stones in this box
to the hearts that could turn their father
and bcnetactof out on the highway that
stormy night.
81 bequeath this rope for any father
to hang himself with who is fool enough
to give his property to his children be-
fore he dies"