The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-19

Oats-No change In this market. Farmers
deliveries have been ibersL and some or
ders for European account hare been fned.
Choice white IL wanted ct . fair premium over
mixed
SIC bid: No. s. OIfc. Winter
wheat No. 4 cash, 7ss<e bid: No. 5.
&c bid; No. 4 eash sAies. Tie Barley.
nominal ct SOC. Oass, No. 2, lslsc. Rye, No. 2,
Sse bid. Corn, No. 2, mixed, cssh, 22'Ic bid.
LIVE STocx-Choice native steers, e3.75 to
e4.00; prime native steera, &s-5otesso: good
native shipping steers. AZ. 1850 TO 1850 rs,
to 1850 ibs. s3.o0@3: ;; fair to good butchers
stecr.. av. 800 to 100 bs, 5l65d325; good
feeding steers, Nv. 1000 to 400 bs. s2.soe
$40; good stock steer ~. SO TO 1000 Ms,
good flesh. s25Osd2sO choice ,ws and heif-
er., s2.5o@ 500; Cor COWS heifer., e2.a5
@2so; common I, fair =. and heifeTs.
SL75S2o'; mich cows. siaoo9so.co
Hogs, heavy packers, $255G2e0; light and
medium grades, sai0@25O. sheep. prime
natives. s2.759S.0O; good medium, $1,000
$3.50. common stockers and Aexicans, el-25
9lD.
PRoDucH MARkKr-Apples. s20o12so per
Dbl Gutter. good to choice, l2dl5c, Eggs, liza
lsc. f-sirie chickens, sa25d240 per DOZEN
Ouails 6s,rs5c. Chickens. el.503 Ito per doz-
.as. 7ad7aIc; eaSice Eastern size. Cranberries.
5000 100 per bS. Hides, green. 4951sc
per d.
81. Loui.-wheat, 9oi...: Jan. soiae; Feb,
9lalc. Corn. 2si.c; jan, 2ss.s; Fen, Sic;
Milwaukee-whe.f. cash, 49, De~; Ssse;
jan: s4iae; Feb, Sc.
Chicago-Wheat. Dec, s3i<c; Jam. $50
jan. Iac; Feb. 81 OBJ We; May, s5i4c. =
Baltimore-Whea:. No. 2 western steady At
sl04I5. Corn, mixed western, old, s6A<c; new.
451<c-
New York-wheat. quiet; No. Chicago, ESQ
&c: No. 2 Milwaukee, 9sc@ Sl.0o. Corn, quiet;
steamer. i5l4c; No. 2. Eac.
Toledo - Wheat closed frm; No. red Wa
bash. cash. s5sIc; JAN, 96Llc; Feb, 93e4c.
Cora, firm; cash. 35c; new, $3.50; rejected
size.
Liyerpesl-wheas.. unchanged at Sc Oh to es
Id; spring. u Cd to 9s Sd. Corn. 2ss Sd 10 2ss I'd
A Dinner At toe salta.'s Palace.
The guest Ia not Incumbered by too
much ceremony; no seif. high-backed
chair bewilders him and destroys bis ease.
May | say it?-he has not the care OF
lady whom he must lead into dinner. and
upon whose wishes he must atteT&- He
crosses his legs upon the cushion wha'S Is
spread for him. takes his spoon IN one
hand and his serviette in the other, and
without a word waits till the dishes CONF.
A minute or SO elapees. attendants bearing
A huge round tray arrive, and deposit IT
between the eonvives. Upon this tray
there is large bowl Of soup. together
with little plate, and one knife and fork
for each guest. There are besides several
tiny dishes. upon which are displayed
sweetmeats. pickles. cavines and ollves'
some pieces of bread complete the tray.
For moment the diners regard the tray.
and perchance taste an olive or a sweet
But the chief of the table, if he be an In
telligent person, does not waste much
time. With a wave Of his hand to en-
courage his friends, he dips his spoon IN
TO the soup bowl conveys the rich gravy TO
his mouth and this is at once initiated by
all his guests. Now and then one or 9th.
er will drop piece of bread into the bowl
and fish it out again. either for himself or
a very particular friend. and so the dipping
goes on till the soup Is finished-the bowl
empty. A pause ensues while some call
for water and others rest IN anticipation
of the next course and the next effort.
YER shortly another dish makes ITS
appearance: .ais time, perhaps, some
kabobs. or a kind OF Sh=-a. IN which
quantity of vegetables are use1. N 60
the spoons once more. and the feast con-
tinues. Most probably the next plate VIII
be outlets or fowls, whereupon the various
pieces are taken up with tie fingers. and
disposed of with some rapidIty. And now
comes the critical moment for you, If you
are present at this feast as stranger.
You, az European, will have placed your
meat on your plate, and will he carefully
cutting il up, when suddenly a more than
ordinary Juicy morsel will he pushed into
Your mouth by greasy pair OF fingers.
You must not resent this; it is token OF
loving kindness; a sign that you are re-
spected. esteemed, beloved. Eat It; you
are favored mortal. A dish Of yegeta-
bles. par ct simple, very likely succeeds,
and then one of pastry, IN which chopped
mea. il concealed: ard. lastly, what the
Turks who speak English tell you Is the
Ottoman plum pudding-pillaw-withlns,
enough meat IN 1t TO make 1t palstabie.
With your spoon you once more take
scramble: YOU eat till the dish IL empty.
and then. like your friends, lean back tiii
Jug Of water is brought: water Is poured
over your hands. a cigarette Is gwen you,
and the coffee comes. Your Turkish am,
ner in the palace of Sultan Abdul HAND
is finished.
Many such MsshePs In Phi1ade1phia-
Prom the Phiiadelphia Tiuos.
The Sunday-school books used TO tell ms
horriblestorIesof Hindoo motherswho throw
their little children 10 the crocodiles Of the
Ganyes. Not more cruel than these women
was the motii-s whose pnmotherly con-
duct in cour. i. r-.crded u another
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