The Saline County journal., 1878-05-23
STERLING, KANSAS May 18th.

STERLING, KANSAS, May 18th.
The Adams & French harvester and binder
was the victor to-day in the field trial with the
Marsh and Osborne. Woods and Mccormick 8
backed out. Six Adams 4 French machines
were sold on the ground.
This machine is on sale at New Cambria and
Salina by s. z. Donm-yer.
The services of Elder +. ID. Barclay. Of
Cleveland, Ohio, has been secured as resident
pastor Of the Christian Church. Salina. Reg
ular services will now ne held every Sunday
morning and evening: prayer meeiin. on
Wednesday evening in the church. The Sun
day School now meets ar 80 A. NJ. instead
of 2:3O r NJ, as heretofore. To all Of these
services the public are cordially invited.
Messrs- Jno. Gels & Co. have just put in q
new desk-a beautiful piece Of workmanship.
This is now one the most handsomely furnish
ed banks in the State, The walls have been
beautifully frescoed by that prince OF artists.
s. C. Serville. and set OF oiled walnut
desks and counters. rich in design, completete
the elegance Of the establishment. The safe
ha, Yale time lock to guard the treasures
within.
Charley Hilton returned yerterday from a
trip to Beloit, Jewell Ciry, COncordia, and
Minneapolis. He reports that the Central
Branch have commenced building their road to
Beloit from Concordia and that the people ex.
pect that the X. p. Solomon branch and Cen
tral Branch will have q race for BelOit. The
recent rains We have had. had not reached that
portion of the State, and the ground was very
dry, and crops were suffering.
Highland Stock Farm seems to he taking a
deserved high rank, Throughout; the State. rs
one of the principal stock farms for the pro-
duction of blooded stock throughout the coun-
try. As an evidence Of which we notice the
reproduction entire, of our descriptive article
on this farm in the Hiawatha Dispatch. of May
10th. The particular breed which Hon. ThOs.
Ii. Cavanarlyh has undertaken to propagate,
will take a popular place in the market. as
much on account Of their symmetry Of form
and beautiful appearance, rs they will for their
beef and milking qualities. We predict a
ready sale for them at any time they may be
placed IN the market.
Paris Exposition, May. lS.s-President
the Prince of Wales. Ex- King Amadeus
many lesser nobiiities gath cred in solemn
concave. deciding the fstes of mDnarchics and =
publIcs (it in the Trampa Ely SUM, other
place that sounds like thaD when suddenly or
nous red object appeared in around the corn er
Of the Hotel des Elephants. The iustrious company
was startled, dunn m-iounded. spoke ysterical
Of .'chaos come again. an the red riots Of
other revolution A shire wd, long beaked Yankee
from Maine, sneeringly said il was = Washington
county barn; but he WAS coior-blini and mistook
brown for red. and after all it nothing but one OF
those tremendous big rel awberries from Dr. Grer's
garden.
The festival at the Christian church last Fri
day and Saturday evenings was indeed a sue
cess-in n social as well as financial sense.
Notwithstanding the rain and mud which pre- :
vailed on the days preceding. the ladies OF
the church prosecutedtheir arrangements with
vigor and succeeded in getting everything in
readiness. The seats had been removed and u
row placed down the center Of the church fac
ing north and south. On each side of the
church refreshment tables. stands for flowers
and fancy articles were placed, leaving ample
room for promenading. The refreshments
ccENcu NtiC urACiOuss anu tiC uCuIsttu WAS
greater than the supply" The fancy articles
attracted great deal of attention and were
nearly all sold, On Saturday evening Mr.. r.
A. Lovtt favored the ladies with recitation
which was well received. The two evenings
cleared for the ladies over Sl25.
We have received the Pictorial History OF
the world. by Jas. McCabe, and sold by the
National Publishing Co., Of st. Louis. 1t is
an epitome OF all history, very interesting
and full of valuable information. 1t contains
a separate and admirably written history OF
every nation Of ancient and modern times and
is full of valuable information concerning
them, presented In popular style, and ia a
that will enable the reader to refer in.
stantly to any subject upon which information
is desired. The book is q complete treasury
Of history, and there Is not question that can
be..asked concerning any historical subject, but
an answer to it can be found in this work, IT
is \ desirable work and should he found in
every family library. II is sold by subscrip-
ton. and agents would find il ready selling
work
Report OF the Enrolment and Attendance
of Salina Public School. month ending May