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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25
AS WE EXPECTED.

40 cSuiuS ottoutlOn " tuo pOutiCoi
record of John A. Martin and raising
the question of his fidelity to tho princi-
pies of tho Republican party in the past,
we did 90 in answer to those editors who
have seemed to insist that Col. Martin
had . mortgage on the party for servi-
oes rendered, and was entitled to pre-
eminence at this especial time.
We knew that few of the editors Of
the State who are now singing the prais.
- Of Mr.. Martin, were residents of Kan
cas- in that dark hour of our political
history, when Andrew Johnson aposta.
tized, and brought all the power Of his
position and patronage to the disintegra-
ton and destruction of the Republican
party, with the avowed purpose of sur.
rendering the fruits of the war to con-
quered foe, and handing over the control
Of the government to those who had
sought to destroy It in bloody war Of
rebellion. We knew that the editors
who had been so lavish in praise of his
"twenty-one years of consistent devotion
to the party as an Editor of the Cham,
plon," were not aware of the joke in.
volved in such commentator and
praise, and expected from such an ex.
clamation of surprise, or prompt deni.
81 of our statement.
This being true, we did not suppose
the acting Editor of the Champion
would put his foot in the trap 80 sudden.
" and stupidly, as he has in the follow.
ing paragraph in its issue of the 18th
inst % follows:
The SALINA JOURNAL is laboriously
trying to prove that Col. Martin has
not always been true to the Republican
party! The JOURNAL Is certainly q
ne,Cs paper.
No man better than Ward Burlingame
knows that the effort of the Journal to
prove that "Col. Martin was not always
been true to the Republican party" was
not publishing ne,os, but reviving hlsto.
~. He knew very we'll that Col. John
A. Martin was the Editorial head and
front of the "my policy" raid in Kansas,
and lead the mottled host of Johnsoni.
fed Editors of which the author OF the
extract We have quoted was one.
He knows that Col. Martin was not
only untrue to the Republican party,
but that he was bitter against those who
opposed the policy of President Johnson.
He knows that Col. Martin zealously
defended the action of President John.
son IN vetoing the Civil Rights and
Fresdman's Bureau Bills, measures which
were promptly reconsidered BY Congress
and passed over the veto. He knows
that Col. Martin endorsed the demand
of President Johnson that the seeding
States should be at once admitted to rep.
resentation In Congress and resume al
the rights they enjoyed before the war,
without guarantees of good faith, and
with no promise for securing the rights
of citizenship to the emancipated blacks.
II Andy johnson was arrayod against
The Republican party, its policy, and its
principles, then it certainly follows that
Col. Martin occupied the Same position,
and the fact is not news a. the Champion
would intimate, but it is solid history,
woven into the record by acts which
speak for themselves, and which arc f.
milar to many of the older citizens of
Kansas.
Secretary Schurz has decided lin the
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25

We still hear encouraging words from
all directions as to tho candidacy OF
Hon. I. II. Cavanaugh for Secretary Of
State. He is sure to win.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25

The Treasury department has given
notice that silver dollars will be fur
nished in exchange for greenbacks fol
transportation.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25

Frank Goodnow Co, report the following:
Wbext Red winter, MOL. IS No 2, Sc
MOI 4 No Z. -. white winter, No I. IS
No2. So Nos. Il No4. -.
Spring Sc per bu.
Oats. l5c per bu.
Rye, 2Oc.
COrn-Esr 20c. per bu shelled. 20c.
;, Corrected by r. T. Watson, dealer in Groceries.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25

hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true
and copy of ordinance BY the Mayor
and the Councilmen Of the City Of salns. July o,
ISIS.
Attest: E.E BOWEN, City Clerk.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-25

hAoA DAY to Agents csnvassing for the Fire
~ /sido Visitor. Terms and out iree Ad
~ dress p. o. VICKERY. Augusta, Maine.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
The Washington Monument.

Workmen are now engaged in removing
from the base Of the Washington Monu-
fnent the accumnlations and debris of a
quarter of a century, preliminary to the re-
sumption of work upon that long-neglected
and dreary pile of masonry. We fear that
we are destined to see the completion of it
in accordance with the modified plan; the
discordant and barbarious conception of
the Pantheon at its base having been re-
placed by Mead's terraced and balustraded
esplanade and the proposed height of 600
feet for the central obelisk having been re-
duced to 485, at which elevation it still will
overtop the highest structure now existing.
But as the spire of Cologne Cathedral will,
when completed, rise some 26 feet above
our republican monument and there is no
knowing what superior aerial heights the
effete monarchies of Europe may think it
worth their while to attain with steeple or
less, if the money holds out, to the great
republican obelisk, in order that it may
still stand pre-eminent in this respect If in
no other. The gentlemen of the Washing
ton Monument Association if they really de-
cline to submit to public competition the
form which this conspicuous testimonial
should ultimately assume, and if they real
ly retain the essential features of design
made some 80 years ago, when there was
little or no art in the country, will doubt
less save themselves an infnity of vexation,
labor and delay, but they viii have irrecov-
erably lost a great opportunity. We again
on behalf OF the high interests of art, COM
mend this subject to their careful revision.
I5 may not yet be too late.-AmerieGn
Arc1itect.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
What the Eaationals Can Do.
They are published.

#s-
The strength the National party is de-
veloping in the South srartles and frightens
the Democracy. The elections in North
Carolina and Tennessee have set the lead
ers Of that party to wondering whether
they have such strong hold on the South
as they have been felicitating themselves
they bad. II would be premature to at-
tempt to point ont the possible results of
this movement, but it seems to be gen.
eralsy agreed that its extension mnst nee
essarily be fatal to Democratic supremacy.
In that party it is making serious inroads.
And then there is another significant fact.
There are thousands os men in the South,
Republican at heart and Republican. at
principle, who dare n..t, in spite of the era
Of concaiiatlon, vote Ear candidate on q
Republican ticket. lis may not be in Sc
rions danger of his lie, but the name Re-
publican is so offensive to the people of
the South that whoever boasts of his Re
publicanism will find ii short time that
bis life does not run over sands of gold.
Under the name of Nationals these men
can with i.npunity oppose and destroy the
power Of the Bourbon Democracy ~ L.
Com. Adg.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23

THE first Chinaman who came to Amer
lea, according to the San Francisco Chron-
scle, was Chum Ming, in 184S. He was
native merchant of Mai Sang, province of
Canton, intelligent and enterprising. He
went into the mountains, and, finding gold,
wrote to friend, Cheong Yum, in 184S,
about the new country. Cheong Yum i'm
mediately came to the Pacific slope, but,
before doing so, told a number OF his conn
tryinen about the discovery of gold in
America. 1t was then that tho Cinnamon
began to flock to the Pacific coast. There
were at that time no steamers TO bring
them, so they came in sailing vessels. In
lS49, the Argonauts began to arrive from
the East, and at thar time the Chinese in
fiux was a mere drop in the bucket. With
i'm the next four years the arrival of Mongo-
lians became more frequent and In larger
proportions, SO that Id 1869 there we're
1, 600 On tie coast. 1000 Of whom lived IN
San Francisco. AS soon as tho tide of emil
grafton bad set in toward California, the
Yeoung Wo and the Kong Chow, the first
two Of the present Six Companies, began
the business of aiding the shipments.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23

THE SPIRTTUs SANcTUs IN BLOOM
The New York Times says: At the home
of Hon. ThuIlow Weed, No. 10 West 18th
street, there is now in bloom one of the
rarest flowers in the world, the Dove flow
er, or Spirifus Sanctus, of Brazil. The
flower is rare, even in its native land. The
stalk is about. 40 inches in height, with a
leaf like that of a tuberose. On the top are
four of the flowers. the lowest of which is
in full bloom, the three others in bud. The
flower in bloom is small, and of the most
exquisite cream color. Its perfume is del
;cate. 1t is similar in shape and size to a
Medeira nut opened, but still joined. One
half of the flower remains upright, and the
other half lies dow q exactly at right angles
to IFS mate, exposing in the erect part a
most dainty floral grotfo, in which rests,
apparently upon perch, petal shaped
like dove about to fly, with outstretched
head and extended wings. The dove is
cream white. with tha exception of the
upper extIemiiies of the wings, which are
beautifully speckled. The perfection and
lifa-like appearance of the dove are iEcred-
ible TO persons who have not seen the flow
err In the land of its growth the Spirttus
.sanctns is held in great esteem, and among
tile snpersfitiouss In absolute yeneration.
Many legends are told about the 9 sacred
flower MIR. Weed received the plant
about fortnight ago. and il bloomed yes
terday. a3
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
With Full Power.
Sacramento nion.

The following was related by a Catholic
priest, Father H, who ID his mission
work in Southern Colorado and New Mexi-
co met with many extraordinary people
and incidents. On one occasion he happen
ed to hold services in small cut of the
way chapel where the varied duties OF jani-
tor were discharged by a gentleman of Irish
descent During the service child was
brought for baptism. It may not be gener-
ally known that in the Roman Catholic rit-
ual the priest, before touching the child
with water, puisra little salt in the water
in the presence of the congregation. The
janitor, however, had prepared the water
beforehand, according to his own idea as to
the proportion of salt, when the priest, hav-
ing omitted to place the salt in readiness,
whispered softly to his attendant :
Pat, will you please to get the salt ?"
Pat responded in an audible whisper from
behind his hand "Sure an put it in al
ready"
Father H, not fully understanding.
repeated his request.
Again Pat replied, more aadibly than be.
fore, and with slight dudgeon in his tone ::
"Sure an put it in I tell ye."
g. But the ritual demands that the priest
should perform the ceremony before the
congregation" explained Father H,
considerably annoyed at the janitor's OBJ
stinacy.
The Trishman procured the salt and, hand
ing it to the priest, electrified him as well
as the congregation with the remark, de-
livered in surly growl: ze
"Here ye are. Bedad yecan make pickle
of it if ye want to-
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
A Living Death.

Banishment to Siberia means literally a
living death. The miserable prisoners,
many Of them well-born and noble, never
see the light of day. but work, eat and
sleep all the year round in the depths of
the earth, extracting silver and quicksilver
under the eyes of taskmasters who have
orders not to spare them. Iron gates,
guarded by sentries, close the levels of the
mines, and the miners are tailed of in
gangs of twenty. They sleep within rock
hewn recesses-very kennsls-into which
they must creep on all fours. They are
racked with the joint pains which quick
silver produces; their hair and eye brows
drop off, and they are reduced to skeletons.
They have only two holidays year, Christ
mas and Easter; and all other days, Sum
days included, they must toll until exhaust
ed nature robs them Of the use OF their
limbs, when they are hauled up to die in
the infirmary. Five years in the quick
silver pits are enough to turn man Of
thirty into an apparent sexagenarian, but
some have been known to struggle on for
ten years. No man who served in mines is
ever allowed to return home. The most be
can obtain in the way of grace is leave to
come up and work in the road gangs, and
It Is the promise OF this favor as areward
for industry which operates even more than
the lash TO maintain discipline. Women
are employed also, and get no better treat
Inent than the men. Convicts wasted b.
disease and racked By pain are. il many
instances, kept to hard labor under the
lash. II ID i fearful life. far worse than
death. &C ristian Il Isl = doom iss po-
Iisical prisoners % this hoErib'e exile.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
Astronomers Disagreeing.

The astronomers who viewed the eclipse
have disagreed as to the results, and the
people of the world, in consequence, are in
painful state of doubt as to whether or
not we are all to be frozen to death in short
order. DIR. Draper says the sun is "quies-
cent" but apprehends no climatic changes,
while Prof. Lockyer declares that the sun
is losing its energy, and that decided and
serious climatic variations must follow.
The only thing for the layman to do under
this state Of affairs is to lay in stock of
candles as provisions for his table against
the day when the fire of the sun goes out.
That is unless he has faith in DR.. Draper.
In that event, while his more timid neigh
Dor is laying in stocks of skins and fat
meats, he can improve the shining hour to
buy said neighbor's possessions at a COM
Portable discount. But seriously, the re-
suits of the observation were of most re-
narkable character. Some of the disclos-
ures are said to have caused general sur
prise. The official reports will be awaited
with much interest.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
Female Clerks at Washington.

Among the clerkships at Washington, the
poor-paid drudglng places are filled by wo-
men, the lighter, better paid Offices by men.
Copying and figuring Is the work mostly
done by women. In the Department of the
Interior 500 girls and women are employed.
Their wages range from $50 month to
s., 400 year. Few get the latter price.
One young lady, Miss Cook,a stenographer
in the Indian Office, gets 81, 800 year, the
highest price to woman in Washington.
But, lest all the bright young lady short
hand writers who read this should at once
start off in body to get 81, 600 year at
the Capital, it may be as well to state that
there are only places for about six steno-
graphers in The whole Interior Department.
These six places are filled, and the occu-.
pants ars healthy. They do not intend to
marry. . They are afraid every man would
not be worth 81, 600 year to them. Wo-
men clerks are more troublesome to man.
age then men. This is the verdict in most
of the departments. They are more regu-.
lar and faithful in their duties than the
men, at the same time they are more quar-
relsome among one another. A standing
cause of war among ,hem, ridiculous
enough, is the opening and shutting of
windows. This one wants ventilation,
while the one next to her is dead sure to be
afraid of draft. This one slaps the win
dow up, and that one runs after her and
slams it down, and SO the game goes on
slap, slam, while the ladies' eyes dart fire,
and their little throats choke up too full for
speech. This catfish quarrelling went SO
far ia the Post-O Office Department that the
United States authorities had to interfere,
and make the rule that windows should not
be raised till certain time of day, 80 that
the windows of the United States general
post-ofice are now opened and shut accord
ing to Government orders. A moro con-
temptible thing about womankind it has
never been my painful duty to record.
Many unjust stories have been circulated In
the newspapers about the women clerks at
Washington By correspondents who were
not half or quarter as good as they. The
simple fact is that the great majority of
them are modest, faithful, hard-working
women. They are quite as good and intel
ligent as the same number of women any
where else in the world. Most Of them
have families or relatives to support. The
stories that have been told about them are
not only wicked lies, but under the circum-
stances they are extremely cruel. At the
same time the corduct of few iHcompe-
tent women, who got their places through
political favoritisfn, really has been such as
to give color to the newspaper stories.
They do their work inditferently, or not at
all, come together and gossip by the hour
in the dressing rooms, squabble and raise
petty rows in the departments, until it is
even wished that they were dead. Such
women are kept in their places because
they have masculine relations at home that
can vote. and the men who keep them there
are honorable Senators and Representatives
who declare that civil service reform is
humbug. .-C CiD. Commercial.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
The Women Of Cyprus.

The women of Cyprus are quite peculiar
in their costume, wearing pantaloons fas-
tened around the ankles, with fancy color
ed boots, a profusion of CHAINS and trinkets
around the neck, and heavy girdle held
by massive metallic plates. They dye the
hair lrstrous brown with henna, and
they deepen the expression of the eyes by
coloring the eyebrows with the same dye.
Their dress is of the brightest colors--
crimson, blue, etc., and their head-d is
a perfect copy of that seen on Phmnician
and Egyptian statues. They seem to take
pride IN exposing their charms, which
other women conceal; their boaoms are
almost entirely uncovered. They are tall
and Juno-like in mien and figure, with re-
markable handsome and classic figures.
They are among the most beautiful women
CT all the islands, recalling the finest fig
ures of the ancient statues. Unfortunately
they do not cultivate grace Of form; and BY
thirty they become quite stout and heavy.
There is a certain dignity and elegance
about the women of Cyprus that is very
striking. They probably approach nearer
to the ancient form of classic beauty than
any other of the modern descendants Of
Helen They have but httleo no educa-
ton, but they are not lacking in intelli-
gence nor in desire for knowledge. They
have beenso long crushed to tho earth By
Turkish oppression that they have lost
,nost of the best qualities Of their race.
They are. nevertheless, industrious. pa
tiens laborers, peaceful and temperate.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
AN EVENING CALL.
SOLID CHUNKS OF PHILOSOPHY ON THE
FRONT STEPS IN THE TWILIGHT.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
Gem'len," said Brother Gardner, as he
rose up and placed his band on copy of
"The Great Orators Of Madagascar -
"gem' len. de ole woman war out to deliber
the wash'n' de odder night. and drapped
over to see de Widder Johnsing fur few
minits. sat down on the front steps in
de deepenin' twilight. an while de skeeters
sailed a roun' frew de sleepy atmosfere, I
axed de widder why 1t was dat de man who
does de moas' blowin' about hard times
hez de leas' to lose by panic; an she
showed de gold film in her toof ez she
sweetly replied:
"'Misser Gardner, dar will be tatur bugs
jes' az long az dar am taturs.'
ssDe sof' clouds sailed across the azure
surface of de bewtiful moon, an axed de
widder why the church preachers stood up
in deir pulpits an wept ober the heathens
in China, but forgot to even heave a sigh
ez dey passed base ball, dog fights, jumpin'
matches an nayborhood rows on deir way
home; an de widder she shined up her
brass rings wild her apron an replied
"'Misser Gardner, all butchers may be
honest, but all butcher scales may not
weigh Is ounces to de poun'. 1t am pow
erful easy fur us to fir f., II wild odder peo-
ple's noses, an j.s' like us to forgit dat de
ends of our own turn up
81 sat dar in de increasin' darkness, feel
in goneness for de want of sweet turnip
to eat, an I axed de widder why de man
who doan' mean to squar' up wild bis gro
Ger am jes' de chap who finds fault wild de
size of quart measure, an she lodged %
pinch-beetle an replied
6. sMisser Gardner, dis woruld am SO con-
stitooted dat de dog which barks de loudest
gifts de moas' bones. Money am powerful
good, ole man, but de mex bes' .fing to it
am good par O lungs an plenty of sur
face between de eye an de chm = ..-..-.
"Gem'len, ez soon ez ice goes outen de
river an git little time to fink, l'ze
gwine to dwell on such fats ez de above an
figger up conclushuns wild a soi' pencil"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-08-23
How She Fixed Him.
From the Rockland Courier.


The young man evidently was honest in
his intentions, but three years of constant
courting failed to overcome his excessive
bashfnlness. They were sitting on chairs
at respectful distance apart. Said the
young man, having spent five minutes in
search of subject:
"How do you get along with your cook
ing?"
"Nicely," replied the young miss. "Pm
improving wonderfully. can make splen-
did cake now"
"Can you?" said the young man in q
pleasant manner. =" What kind do yon like
best ?''
81 like one made with -four and sugar
and citron and raisins and currants and
lots of those things, and beautiful frostrng
on top" responded the young miss.
Why, that's wedding cake, respond
ed the young man nervcusly.
ST meant wedding" said the young miss
slyly.
They are published.