The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-09

= One Of the boys in endeavoring to witness tb
II transit Of Mercury last Monday. made quicl
transit into the cellar back Of Campbell. Sioal
X & Tuthilrs store. He saw stars OF dineren
j. magnitudes. and will hereafter drink light
err spirits.
= This week we publish the first ofa series o
+ interesting letters from New Zealand. Oul
correspondent Is an interesting writer anc
, will make his letters very readable. The letteI
: pubiished this week was mostly written OF
board Of the ship.
e TIE SALIsE COUNTY JOURNAL, which Is a.
! ways q good newspaper, came to US last week {
double sheet, crammed full Of news, and loca
matters Of great interest TO the locality whers
{ it is printed. - web - to the state 1t large
e l-Leavenworth Daily Press.
Ober, Wilson & Co. have now opened and
. ready for inspection over 40 dozen case.
' OF gents calf boots. Hand sewed, machine
sewed and pegged, ranging in pnoe from S
to SO. You can save from 50 cents to u
on pair BY buying your boots from as.
BOW down thine ear and hear words Of the
wise and apply thine heart unto my knowl.
, edge" Genuine Middiesex and Washington
Mills blue flannel suits for less money than
Iany other house In Salina. The Baltimore
Clothing House. We Will not be beaten.
A. we announced last week Mr.. 8. Seaman
has become connected with Mr.. ". c. Add
son in the lumber business, having purchased
Mr.. J. W. Petersoa'a interest In the yard. Mr..
Seaman Is one Of Salinas best men, and bis
name will Be tower Of strength for the new
lumber firm.
Salina can now be called ssOur forest home. I"
It Il beautifully shaded town. All Of its
avenues and streets arc lined with fine trees.
What picture Is presented now in COMPARE
son with that Of ten years ago. Hardly tree
was then visible upon the prairie where now
you can find shade every where.
| We are now opening d dozen more Of those
ladies' serge boots: lace and congress. The
prices are much lower than ever before sold
At In Sallna. They are just the thing for wo-
men. and only 80 cents, Sl.25. $40. sl.75
and S2,OO Call and see them.
OBER, WILSON & Co.
! We hear q great deal of complaint con-
corning the road running northwest, on the
south side of the Saline. Il Il stated that In
places 1t IL almost impossible. and load
ed wagons have to be unloaded that the
s.yawning abysess and morasses' may be pass
ed. The trade given US by the Lincoln coun-
ty farmers may be checked, II the road is not
put In order.
The Nellie Boyd troupe issued no compli-
mentary tickets to the printers of Salina last
week, and that accounts tor some OF those ar
ticles 20 full OF "sarcasm" launched against
them. The. troupe drew crowded houses after
the articles were printed al the same. So it
seems the people do not always believe what
newspapers say.
The Germans OF Salina will open SUBJ
scription school, June 2lst, for teaching Ger
man In the Salina school building. The d.
rectors have rendered . room gratuitously.
Matilda Stadler. who is now teaching In To-
peka, will teach here. She comes well recon-
mended. Terms Sl.0O per month.
The senior editor Of this paper having been
appointed by the President Honorary Commits,
sloner from the State of Kansas to the Paris
Exposition, to succeed Hon. F. p. Baker. pro-
NOTED to U. 8. Commissioner, expects to leave
for Europe some day next week. During his alb
sence he hopes to contribute weekly letters to
the JOURNAL, which he trusts will interest all.
The scholars of Mrs. Buckner's school were
treated to May party at the Park last Fri
day. The coronation Of Miss Efne Whitehead
as queen took place In the presence Of the dig
nitaries and high officials OF the flower king
dom. After all the pomp and ceremony at
tending this regal celebration, princes and
princesses INDUCED In swinging, romps
through the woods, sandwiches and dough-
nuts. aud the like.
As the intrepid and eagle-eyed huntsmau
assembled tho steep slope OF Chimborazo. and
well nigh exhausted BY arduous climbing In
rareied air, east his blankets upon the noun
tain side. that he might rest his weary bones,
there sprang out upon him from dense thick
ct, close at hand, ono OF the 1ercest OF Wild
beasts. It was tho treacherous Puma. the
so-called American llon-ths terror of the
primeval forests OF the Andes. But that
hunter wasn't BIT afraid pooh he dIdn.
KNOW WHAT lear was. ne QfeW Deal Win
bis Henry repeating ride, and fred II shots
right through that Puma's window lights. A.
ter the funeral exercises which took place
with duo solemnity In Rio Janerio, the re-
mains were exhumed, the hide stuffed BY .
prentice hand, and shipped 10 the drug store
of Aug. Engstrom & Co., Santa Fe avenue,
Salina. Kansas. where will be found also all
Of the preparations known to elegant phar-
macy, including DR.. Himoe's phosphorated
elixir Of Peruvian Bark with Iron. Wine OF
Wild Cherry Bark and other celebrated rene !
dies for the great epidemic. spring fever. !
Such. dear friends, are the strange vicissitudes
of the huntsman's life In the Wild jungies and
primeval forests of the Andes.
Col. Henry Stage. OF Gypsum creek, has |
been corresponding with Mr.. Nickerson, Pres.
ident Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad, with reference to the possibility of
q branch road being constructed from Flor.
ence to oSalina. The correspondence culmi.
mated In an appointment made BY Mr.. Nicker-
son to meet . committee from this county at
Topeka on the 10th inst. to consult ous the
matter. Accordingly meeting was called at
the c0,rf hc,,ee Last Aondav n,,se> . -r,~b~.