The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-01

81, Harpers Weekly besides nearly all the
great London dailies of 40 days back,
and the daily papers Of Australia and
New Zealand. Here, also, are to be
found comfortable sofas, many cloth
covered writing tables and . bar, IN
one corner Of the room, where u pretty
barmaid dispenses the swine when il is
red" beaming her golden smiles, mean
while, upon the imbibers; and let it be
said, no better artifice could be devised
than This English one, to augment the
thirst Of the prospective customer.
The average men, here, have rather .
slim appearance across The shoulders,
and, though there is healthy glow on
their checks, their appearance is any
thing but stalwart; one is pleased to see,
however, many hale and hearty Eng
iishmen and Scotchmen who have
brought the iron vigor of the north with
them to this land.
The women of Dunedin, are more
uniquely pretty than beautiful; We have
not seen . beautiful woman yet, and, il
may be owing either to . real scarcity
OF them or to some delicate sense oil
propriety they have, but there are sci.
dom many ladies to be seen on the
streets. We conclude that they need q
fresh importation of fair ones.
We did not 60 to church to-day, and
as We walked up Princes street towards
evening, we met . canny looking old
Scotchman, aud sccosted him. He had
''coOm DOT from the na,rth O. Scotland
thirteen years ago with skipper, who
was as dacent mon as iver put cloothes
on him U, he was dreadful (meaning
dreadfully kind to Sailors" II was IN
American ship, and "shs had na,ver
hove to, since she was built" This ole
fellow told mo that he had struck into
the gold diggings and now he "hidni
haive to wark any moor" In reply 4
some queries of mine concerning tb,
quality of the fare at the large Spanish
restaurant which was near by, no said
INA, ma, l would ma geevc their slop
belly room" He claimed to have . higl
opinion of Americans, and told me o
several Of them no had known, all ia
dacent," etc.
Dunedin il q picturesque city ant
everything about il is beautiful in form
the landscape would be perfectly charm
ing, were it not for the almost constant
dull, smoky character of thu: atmosphere
which nearly ruins the color OF it
nevertheless tho views to DO gained to
ward sunset upon drive to the Ken
sington and Caversham suburbs are pic
turesQue and beautiful. Then the dis
tant ocean and the mountains the nearer
bay and wooded uplsnds, are glorioul
in the mary c0lored light Of ebbing day
The city, indeed, 10 its area of S65 acres
encloses many hills. and from the sum
NIT of any one of these view of all tn.
others may be had on one Of these
hills the First Church stands, which il
the finest religious edi6ce in the south
ern hemisphere. From the steeple OF
this church fine set Of photographs Of
Dunedin and the surrounding country
have been taken by one of the resident
artists.
Other handsome buildings of the towr
are the University, High School, Gus
tom House, Post Office, Provincial Gov
eminent buildings, Hospital, Benevolent
Asylum, Lunatic Asylum, Masonic Hall
and . great number of fine warehouses;
stores and private residences. The
University building cost $4,000. Thi.
institution is supplied with five chairs
of classics, including Latin, Greek and
English literaturel mathematics and
natural philosophy, chemistry (theoreti
cal and practically mental and moral
philosophy, anatomy and natural philos
ophy, respectively /; and it is chiefly sup
ported by the rental of zoo, 900 acres o.
land with which, some years ago, it was
endowed. We also found . well-chosen
library Of books ct the University, and
the interesting museum Of Captain hut.
ton, who, q as naturalist, and is fAvora-
bly, known both in England and
throughout the colonies. They have an
art school, also in Dunedin, where in,
struction 10 given, both day and evening
TO over one thousand pupils, 10 the Va
rious kinds OF freehand and mechanical
drawing.
The Athenatum has . large, oomfor-
table reading room, and . quite exten'
sensive library. Tho Botanical garden
and the acclimatization grounds are in.
tcresting places Of resort and tho foot.
lights Of tho Princsss' and Queen
theatres are never dark Of an esenieg.
Very near the center of the city 10 the
Octagon Zoo called, Of course, from it,
shape, although 1t has become trimmed
and shaved almost into . circle. This
corresponds TO our public square or the
plaza Of Mexican towns. This Octagon
is altogether very pretty little affair.
laid out with grass plots of various
shapes, clean vslks and psvements. and
planted with ornamental trees.
Tho streets Of Dunedin, Of which
there are about 100, each G6 feet wide,
and one or two Of them nearly Eve miles
in length, have smooth, unbroken IS
phalt psvements. Tho supply Of drink
ing water 10 abundant and of the best
quality. Illuminating gas has been in.
troduced into all Of the public buildings,
and most Of the private hosscs.' These
matters are not municipal, IS with ~.
bat are attended to BY private comPa-
MES.
There are two morning d.ilics here
and one evening paper, which Ne take 10
be fair allo rance for . town OF 26 900
in ahif anita In addition IN thia thar