The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-11-21

A number of years ago, about the
time of tho inception OF tho Grange
movement, several farmers clubs were
formed in the county. We are sorry to
cay that but two of them exist today and
those arc the two clubs Of Gypsum
creek. These clubs are in Just "a
healthy,s condition % when formed and
prove themselves to be of great benefit
to their members, intellectually and 80
cially. They have met regularly and the
Interest in them docs not abate. There
should be ct least one farmers club in
every township of . county. just auch
organizations keep the farmers brain
from rusting. At one of tho meetings
he INDUCES in Just tho recreation need.
Cd. Mingling in female society, taking
part in the debates on tho diferent.topica
under discussion, Ard listening TO the
advice, experience and wisdom Of others,
gives him training which makes him an
equal with the Learned, tho accomplished,
the wise.
We learn that there is trouble in OF.
taws county among . largo number OF
farmers and others, who have boon in
daeed TO purchase cheap dry goods from
peddlers, who have taken their pay in
notes from tho persons buying and then
sell tho notes ut great discount to any
one who will purchase. We arc also re-
lisbly informed that the same peddlers
are about to commence operations in
Saline county. The goods they offer
n in
up, and are shoddy throughout. A eau.
tioa 10 only necessary, We think, 10 our
farmers, as they we'll know that they
can buy from parties who arc reliable
by applying to the merchants in our
towns. Give them the "grand bounce"
il you do not want to be chexted, and do
not listen to the smooth tongues of
these fellows. One fellow sold o bill of
goods to farmer for $3.50, and took
tho purchasers motto. Ho sold the noto
for el8, and then told the man who pur-
chased the note that he had made more
money than the note buyer. Such is
life!
A union Temperance meeting was
held ct the n. &. Church last Sunday
afternoon, ct $3.50 o'clock. Tho house
WAS crowded. After singing BY the
choir and an earnest prayer by o gen.
tlemsn whose name We did not catch,
speeches wero made by Rev. Barclay,
Of the Christian Church, Col. Spivey,
Mr.. Tupper-a Vermont Lawyer, who
thinks Of locating here, and Mason
Long, the temperance lecturer. These
gentlemen oil acquitted themselves
splondidiy. In the evening rousing
meeting was held in the Opera House.
The room was crowded to tho utmost.
Even the stage room and aisles were
all occupied, and tho crowd extended
from the groom baize doors in the grand
hall to the doors on the FIRST floor.
There were probably over 700 people
present. Mr.. Long spoke for an hour
or more, and WAS listened to with deep
attention. He spoke in an easy, con-
versational tone, detailing with great
esrnestness and very psthetically at
times his careor rs Q gambler and drunk
Ard. He has created . much better i'm
preston than some of the speakers on
temperance We have recently had from
abroad. He seemed to address himself
principally to the "boys," rs he famil-
iarly called them, and did 90 with tell
ing effect. lilo was followed by Rev.
Mr.. Lockwood and e. Il. Martin, the
President, both Of whom made brief
but appropriate remarks. Some $50
were raised for expenses.