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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24

Rev. jeremiah. native, as missionaries.
| The latter 10 an ordained native whose
work the Lord seems to acknowledge and
bless above any other workers in this
field. Arno has Kaaia, Mejury, kekuewa
and Jaluig kapali, all Hawaiians. AT
Mamerik there Is Matthew, a native.
This year two new islands further north
in this group were visited by the Morning
Star, where the natives were glad to re
cesve q teacher Iankaian. a native) to
work upon both islands. The captain Of
the Morning Star took his wife and little
girl on shore at these two islands, and II
being the first time a white lady or child
had ever been there. they were, Of course,
as great curiosity to the natives as the ma
tives would be to The Journal readers.
The most interesting of the Marshall
islands Is Mile. The king and six chiefs
are Christians. The natives are indus
trious and civilized, and nearly all cloth
ed. Cocoanuts, pandanas and bread-fruit
they sleep, also a finer kind with fancy
wear for skirts, cord and many useful ar
ucts. Best of all, the king and chiefs en-
courage SOuuucSs Al tucAI pcOptc-
After these islands are visited, and the
work upon them finished, the missionaries
are landed again at Ebon and the packet
continues her course few hundred
miles to the
CAROLINE GROUP.
Before reaching this group, however,
she stops at kusal, or Strongs Island.
This seems to be an island alone IN the
| world. II lies between the Marshall and
Caroline groups, but Is not claimed as
either. 1t is by far the most interesting
place In Micronesia. 1t Is a beautiful
island, twenty miles In circumference,
with high mountains. the highest being
2,l4 feet above the waters edge. A,
the present time there are but about two
hundred inhabitants. They have a beau
tiful language of their own and very
different from the language of any other
islands in this ocean. Nearly anyone VS.
iting this charming place would be willing
to fOrsake the world and spend the remain.
der of his days here. 1t produces or
anges, bananas. cocoanuts. bread-frult,
pandanas, pineapples, sweet potatoes,
watermelons, etc. Nearly anything cul.
tivated grows luxuriantly. 1t was one OF
the first stations occupied by American
missionaries. In 1852 Rev. b. G. Snow
and wife landed here and found abou,
eight hundred inhabitants, since which
time they have decreased to the present
small number. Here these missionaries
remained and labored faithfully for ter
years. At the end of that time they had
the satisfaction Of seeing nearly everyone
upon the island hopefully converted, a
large and strong church established and
the people so mucn civilized that they felt
their work there was accomplished
| Lekisk Sa, one ofthe natives, was ordained
as pastor of the church, and Mr.. Snow
and wife turned to a new field Of labor or
Ebon. Anyone that visited these two
islands would fully realize the selfdenia
required on the part Of these missionarie'
| to make this change.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

II is mentioned as a curious coincidence
in the London papers that within few
weeks of the Duke of Newcastle's death
both his former residences should be burnt,
Clumber and Lord Granville's house In
Charlton House-terrace, which used to be-
long to the Deuke. II is to be hoped the
omen may have no significance as TO the
personal destiny Of the unfortunate Duke.
The House OF Lords was crowded on the
night that Lord Lansdowpe moved a vote
of censure on the governments South
African policy. Royalty mustered In
great force. A chair was placed for the
King OF the Belgians in the centre of the
space at the foot Of the throne. Tie ladies
gallery was crowded, and, with one re-
markable exception-a lady clad from bon
net to shoes in brilliant scarlet-all were
In mourning.
A London policeman lately saw lad o.
| 10 lying. as be thought, In a fl against
the ratings Of the house. He proved to
be dead. He had complained of being I'M
we'll few DAYS before, and had not been
sent to school. lie and other boys had
been playing at Peace" for several days,
and had tired 70 initiate hanging, etc
Unfortunately for the boy. his play turned
into grim earnest. and he successfully &C
complished what he commenced IN fun
This is the fourth case of boys strangiinl
themselves in England since Peace wa'
hanged. in endeavoring to initiate hi'
hanging.
When Cetyvayo ceased visiting the Eng
lish at Greytoun. his father sent him nea
the Transvasl. where he formed friend
ship with one Joseppo Diario. a Por;u
guese. better known as joeeppo. VII
provided him with all be desired. includin.
brandy and Portuguese beauty. Cetyway'
never paid his debts TO Joseppo. hot tn
latter found compensation IN bein!
permitted 10 carry on the slave trade
Thanks, too. TO this Josepro. the Zulu
commenced plundering in the Tr2nsvaal
He vent round on pretence Of being
wool merchant TO isolated farms. an
would make ere OF dead leaves. canslnI
la dense smoke, By aid Of which the Zulr
surprised the residents and carried Of th
booty. except the slaves which telonge
to Jo-eppo. This Joseppo il said TO hAv
much 10 do WITH the war. He vss enc
sentenced to b hanged ss Xssrce, 81
lsot Of.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANOTHER CUT.


On the 18th the Chicago and Alton road
announced itself ready for st. Louis business
at the following figures: From St. Louis to
Kansas City, eight cents per hundred pounds,
on first and second classes; from East st.
Louise, five cents on first and second classes,
and three cents on third and fourth; grain to
East St. Louis, five cents. The difference be-
tween East st. Louis and st. Louis rates, is
because Of the fact that the c. 4 A., does not
have to cross the st. Louis bridge to reach
East St Louis. This cut has caused great de-
moralization in the freight rates of roads COM
peting with the Chicago and Alton.
OWNERS OF THE KIP.
In the United States circuit court there
is now pending suit brought by citizens OF
Leavenworth county. who hold stock of the
Kansas Pacific railroad to the amount of two
hundred thousand dollars. These stockholders
claim that their stock il paid up in full. while
no other stock in the road is 50 paid. The
suit, if decided in the interest of these stock
holders, will give them control Of the entire
road.
ONE OF TIE REsULra
As one of the results of the recent break.
ing MP of the Southern pool. the St Louis
roads have reduced rates to and from St Loui.
and Missouri river points about a. follows
Lumber to Missouri river points, from hfteer
to Eve cents per hundred; cattle from the west
FROM fifty to twenty dollars per car; whoa
and corn. from twenty and fifteen cents Il
eight cents per busheL.
INTENDING ITSELF.
The Central Branch L. Z. railroad hai
let the contract for building one hundred anc
seven miles Of rAilroad. This contract include
| three branches; one from Ca~ker mp the nortl
| fork Of the solomon to kervin- Phillips coun
~ \ distance OF ffty-eix miles; one from
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
COMMERCIAL
nxKIY oRAM HxvIW.

We are indebted to Messrs. Lynde,
Wright 4 Co, of Kansas City, for the following
reliable review of the grain trade:
Wheat-English markets for the week have
ruled dull and unchanged, without any appa-
rent indications of improvement whatever.
More favorable weather has attended the farm
ing interests throughout Great Britain and IN
duced liberal receipts.
Continental markets are without their usual
animation, and to-day's cables report weaker
feeling. The prospects of large arrivals from
the Black Sea, the free receipts from the
American ports, and the large stocks still in
sight in the country, prevent any undue anxi-
ETY. on the part of the English millers As to
short supplies in the future. In our home
markets values have tended decidedly down.
ward. Winter wheat for the week shows de-
cline of &c, and spring wheat Sc bushel.
The chief cause of the present weakness has
been the continued rains throughout Kansas,
favoring an average crop, and disappointing
the dismal expectations of ten days ago. Re
ceipts have not improved. Exports fair, and
visible supplys shows q further reduction of
500, 600 bushels for the week. To the numer-
Gus inquiries concerning the wheat held by the
wall Street Clique" We have the information
that this wheat is still held off the market,
| though some strong holders ut Chicago and
Milwaukee are reported to have unloaded their
wheat during the past few days.
The possession of SO large an amount of
wheat as Is now under me controi OF tns
clique, with their nnancial streng'n Ano
known determination, naturally tena 70 create
some nervousness after SO material decline.
II Is not unlikely, therefore: we may see .
sharp reaction to higher prices before the
month closes. though present influences are
confessedly discouraging To holders.
Corn-With the depressed values IN "nest
at home and heavy markets abroad, corn mas
caught the infection, and prices are I?9e low
er. At present low prices, TINS dechne Is = ser
ions one, but while farmers deliveries are 30
free, and stocks IN sight show nodiminutioh'
we cannot expect any positive appreciation.
Oats and hye-Are IN good demaho At .
shade higher prices. heceipts nave pcen very
moderate and exports far.
Freights-Ihe disruption OF 1he SouthMes.-
ern pool has swept regular tariffs out OF exist
ence and rates on gram to lineage and OF
Louis are quoted az &c per iVo IDS, win cor
| respondingly low rates to the seaooaro.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS..
GRAIN-No. winter wheat, 9ac; NO. 90
9lc; No. do. SIC: spring wheat, NO. = s2c'
No. 8, 10c. Rye, No. =, soc. OATS NO. = Zoc'
Corn. No. z mixed, 2s94c. ,o
PRoDucE-butter, good 10 choice' io@ zoc'
Eggs, SEC per doz: Chickens per doz, s.oe9
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24

Tfs-n =
Al mater q s2rs. there are. no dcat<.
jsss ~ good p~ops. At The ysrsh ~ II The
sossh. 10 the IVES. "a 10 The E2ss. N kas-
lasd q. IN America. n Germany - 70
Yr.no>. and the real qsss,soa .. sof vhseh
nztsoa o. seefssn oxs boast III resJ brss
psople. bot vh,oh has The ssass really ro<d
peopse. zsd vhsek The largest ezshs1 a
ignorA.s and degraded peoy'e N pros>s.
ton 70 y.oysi1.oa- T.kiss tAs rsrv q
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vs.bos. isAslrinx IN van bc.ssfsssesA,
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mn. vcrrn asA eh;sdren thsa say esAu
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III % Tie f.oe Il Ne gios>. bss vs hsa
ss,hsr sos<aody else sSosld ssy q 70 -
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
CRIME.
DOUBTFUL roIIcr.


The authorities of Rochester, \. T.,
have arrested numbers of the employees of the
Central railroad for disobeying the city ordi-
nance restricting the speed of trains within the
city limits, blowing whistles and switching
trains on street crossings. The railroad COM
pany threatens to remove the depots from the
city, in consequence.
AFARcr ENDED.
The Olive trial. at Lincoln. Nebraska,
was ended on the 18th. and the jury brought
in verdict of guilty of murder in the second
degree. and the judge s-ntenced both prisoners
to imprisonment for life.
pocBLR rRAoKpr.
At St. Genevieve, Mo-, last week. Sam
uel Scheffer. white man. shot and killed two
negroes. The tragedy resulted from IN old
dispute. The colored men attacked him with
the result here given
VIM. c. Martin, real estate agent oil
New York. was myrserioasly assaulted in bis
own Office and died from the result Of his in
juries-
BOUNCING THE svNpLEnA
All the owners, attaches and vendors o!
tickets Of the Missouri esate lottery have ben
indicted BY The grand Jury IN g. Louis
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
a xEw rRHxpEyr.

The presidency Of the Wabash railroad
has been accepted by Cyras ". Field. on con-
ditioa that be may resign - SON - be can
6nd suitable man 70 kIl his place. Davis
D1dlsy Field - bses nsAs sssag1sy for Tie
company.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24

stopping FIRST at Ebon or Boston Island
There are two American missi0nares here.
Rev. J. =. Whitney and Rev. Dr.. Pease.
with their wives. This - ID. centre q
operation. IN the Marshall Group. The
srs, missionaries that came 70 thu. island
we're Messrs. Pearson and DoAne IN l.5i.
pr. Pearson remained two year. and Mr..
Diane siI years In l,s2 Rev B. G. sno.
and wife came here from kuszis and re
NAMED tiIl 1876. when illheAl;h oonp~il
ed them 10 return hone Nr- Within.
began hi. labor herr IN ISL and Ut
Pease in l.11. After dsliserIngthe ye4ril
goods and mail, eith~r one o. nosh o. tfse-'
raisx,Oaarie. came o. board the Nornin;
Star 10 VISIT and Examine the uork upo'
the ether ISLAND. in this srozP under To
| Hawaiian missionaries OF native sezeeers
The islands ooupisd By the A. b. G. y
Y. N tina group are Mile. with tso ia
tons. kaviss SavaA. . HAVANA ~
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
POLITICS.
TEXAS ELECTION.

Columbus Epson was elected to Congress
to fill the vacancy left by the death of Mr..
Schleiker, of the 9Th Texas district. The
Greenback candidate was Money. There was
. light vote and the election was quiet.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15
Two Oad Fsts.

Morris Ash has a pet sturdy young
wildcat. He svery tame, and between
him and Mr.. Ash's big dog warm
friendship exists, the two frequently
playing and rolling over one another
with their lveliest good nature and
Enjoyment. The cat, however, Is kept
opt of Difference to The prejudice of civ
)lization, at the end Of long chain.
Harry Fogg, of the Peoples Market, is
the owner Of still more interesting
pet--a black eagle. The bird was
caught by Piute Indian, about two
years ago, while yet a mere chicken.
Now he is a tremendous fellow with a
six foot spread Of wing. He is kept in
the back yard, in stout wooden cage.
The bird is a beautiful one, his plumage
being as smooth and shiny as new satin.
He Ia Aerce toward every ybody but his
master, for, whom he has a great regard
feeding from hisJignd and taking pleas
tre in having his feathers stroked and
his head scratched. His chief pleasure
is to bathe, just like a canary, In a
mammoth pan Of water, W.T. tch he sends
flying in all directions witlNShis wings.
His food is principally rawN Sseef, but
the hand Of charity now and again
throws him live cat. or chick <, and
then the eagle mnrders and esA 18th
intense satisfaction. &
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15
Curious COINS,

London appears to be rich hunting
ground for persons of numismatic
tastes. A private collector has recent
~ added to his stores four curious
coins, al discovered wiLu,u s,s,.. a..
Paups Cathedral. The first Is a small
bronze seal, about the size of a shilling.
representing the martyrlom Of st.
Stephen, with the legend "Eece, uideo,
celos ape,tos." 1t was discovered In the
mud OF the Thames, near Westminster
bridge, and is in excellent condition.
the figures, and even the stones thrown
at the martyr, being quite sharp and
distinct, though 1t ID clear, from ref
erence to A'phonse Chassant's "Paleo-
graphic des Chartes." that the seal is Of
the 18Th or 18th century. 1t Is ON
jectured that 1t was the seal of guild
or confraterntty OF st. Stephen, proba-
bly, meeting In st. Stephens Chapel at
Westminster. Next in order comes a
leaden seal attached to a bull of Pope
Boniface TX; this was found near the
Cannon Street Station. The others.
which are the most curious of all, ure
two gold coins of Ali Ibn Josef, third
king of the AlmoravlG@, one of the
Mussulman dynasty in Spain, who re-
a'gned ut Cordova in the 18th century.
The inscription In Cuflc characters on
each side may be rendered, "Non est
Feus nisi Deus; Muhammed (est)
Apostolus Del; Pripceps (Ameer) Mus.
elmorum, ALI lbn josef" On the re-
verse Is "Imam (ChaliO Abdallah.
Prince (Ameer) Of the Faithful. -
Round the edges of each runs the
legend. ''In the panIe of God; this
denar was struck at Almeria in the
year 525' dating from the Hegira).
The crescent on these ooins is yerv
clearly marked; and Is curious az
proving that the crescent had been as
sumed as the Mussulman's symbol
long before the capture Of Constanti-
nople by the Turks. These coins were
offered as Chinese, and bought as DOS
sibly Persian; and 1t wac only when
cleaned and deciphered that their full
value was discovered.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15
Tho European Plan.

recently stranger, clad In duster
ana carrying a carpet-ssck, entered a
hotel on Delaware avenue. He marched
straight up to the counter, where the
amiablo landlord stood picking his
down the amapeeT ,n sndI6bfsa bs sst %sss his bag
off and set it down with the pilo of
other baggage In the rear of the bar.
"Please register your name," said the
landlord. passing him pen.
"How much Is it, mister ?"
"rhat depends on what you get.--
We keep hotel here on the European
plan.'
81 cay, mister" said the countryman,
all In a tremble, "please give me that
bag, and I'll get right out and not 80,
a word"
The landlord gazed at him, but made
no movement toward the bag.
"Please, mister, give me my bag
There is nothing In it but few SHIRTS,
indeed there isn't. Here's the key. iii
let you search it.'' continued the
stranger, trembling still more violently.
The landlord passed him the bag, and
as the stranger instantly shot for the
door the former exclaimed:
"Weli. blame me If ain't puzzled to
know what kind of a fool you are."
F"t the stranger paused to hear no
compliments, and he was a good half.
mile away before he took courage to
lean against an awning post and NUT
ter:
"GraciousI What an eacapel Keeps
hotel on the you rope in plan, does
he? suppose he wanted to rope me
In and perhaps kill me. Lord what
wicked places these cities are. I'll 90
home immediately" And he kept his
word"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15
a Now Way OF O-trioh Hunting.
When first went out to South

When l first went Out to South AT
riea, my great ambition was to shoot
an ostrich; but although they were
plentiful enough where we were, they
seemed very wild and shy and would
not come within shot. At last, early
one morning, came upon half dozen
of them feeding together in an open
plain. Unluckily they were too far Oft
for an easy shot from the bushes where
l stood, ana knew that the moment
came out into tho open they would
be off. While was wondering how to
got at them, l spied single ostrich
coming up from the opposite side. and
stopping now and then to look about
him, L thought at first that he was
their sentinel, and had seen me; but
on he came, and soon joined the herd
who scarcely seemed to notice him at
all.
l was just thinking Of laying myself
flat on the ground, and trying to creep
up within range, when, all ut once, tho
nearest ostrich rolled over like a log.
seemingly dead. The next moment
down toppled another, and then third,
when the rest appeared to take fright,
and scurried away as fast as their legs
could cary them. In their flight they
passed within easy range Of mo, but l
was too much aston.shed to fire. Turn
ing round again, however, saw that
the one which had como up last was
still In the same place, and was just
thinking OF trying to eet shot ut him,
when all In moment, the bird vanish
ed, and In its stead appeared the short,
black, shining body of bushmanl
For moment really thought was
mad, or else In dream; and then 1T
struck me that perhaps this might be
ono OF their hunting tricks had heard
so much about; so 1 stepped forward
and gave a halioa. The man turned
round, and [ recognised famous ma
tive hunter of our district, who was
said to have been out with DR.. Living
stone, and whom we used to call Mat
thew as the nearest approach to his na-
tive name of Maheetu.
"Halloa, Matthewl" cried I, "have
you turned bird for 0nce?"
"lt's the best way. baas" (master),
answered, grinning. eff you want to
catch ostriches, you must become an
ostrich yourselfl"
And then he showed ME how it was
done. He had fitted an ostrich skin on
his shoulders, with the head still at
tached, and small rod thrust up the
neck to keep 1t straight; and now hav-
them look like the legs 'As"os w. mans
had gone in among the herd and shot
them one by one.
1t was my first experience of the
trick, though saw it often afterwards,
and pretty smart one it was. Don't
you think so?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15

did not long survive the Disgrace Of the
public disclosure Of hts guilt, and after
his death Theodore Hook suggested as
an epitaph: "Here lies England's pre-.
mier baron. patiently awaiting the last
trumpP said Il young man to the witty
Sheridan, 81 know man who cheats
but do not like to expose him; wha,
shall l dor" "Back him." was the
quiet reply. 1nnumerable stories arc
told Of the Mississippi gamblers who
reaped such rich harvests in the "good
old times" before the iron horse had
interfered so seriously with tie river
traffic of this great valley. a good one
Is told by Joe Cowell In "Recoliections
Of tho Stage" He was sitting in the
cabin Of steamboat watching a quiet
game CT euchre, when he observed that
another spectator, standing behind one
OF the players, was communicating with
the opposite partner and informing him
OF the number of trumps held by his
opponent by laying on the table in
front of him the same number OF fin
gers. This continued for some time,
the player thus "postedn winning all
the games. Finally the intormer placed
one finger Oh the table, and quick as a
Hash the beaten gambler chopped 1t
OIL with bowic-knife. "What DO YOU
moan 2-you have cut off my finger"
cried he wounded man. eyes, and if
l had had more trumps you would have
lost more fingers" was the cool reply.
lt has been discovered by those who
have taken the trouble to give the SUBJ
ject careful study that there can be
no fair play at gambling. At rouge ct
noir the play is SO arranged that n cer-
tain advantage OF ~ per cent must ac-
crue to tho bank against tho player or
all the money staked Oh one event.
And no amount Of calculation or man
agement can vary these odds against the
gamester. Every game indeed admits
OF cheating, and in almost all cases it is
practiced. Dice are so "sccured" that
game of hazard is nothing more nor
less than robbery. Carls are marked
shu1lied, packed, pricked or skinned,
and professionals frequently use
cards with conclave or convex edge, so
that their success depends upon the
delicacy Of their sense of touch and the
steadiness or immobility of their coun-
tenanCe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-15
He Met Her At Tho Fair.

At the Ch .ldrens' Home fair, a
nice young man. sauntering around in
the vicinity Of the floral department,
was suddenly accosted by fair young
girl, who held out pretty rosegay to
him and said:
"Allow me to offer you this button
hole bouquet sir" and she presented 1t
with bewitching grace.
ga thousand thanks," said the young
man bowing quito low, and taking the
flowers from her pretty fingers.
Snow who the deuce Is this fair
Flora, that she should give me but.
ton hole bouquetY" was.a question the
young man asked himself, as he con-
templated tho rosebud, the heltotrope,
the geranium leaf, and the jasmine
''The, rose--that's for love-" mused the
young man as he reluctantly turned to
60, "but blessed If can tell what the
hcllotrope, the geranium aud jasmine
stand for, but I'll find out before sleep
If have to ransack every book in the
public library"
"Fifteen cents. please" said the
young lady, calling gently after him.
The young man grew white, red and
spottcd by turns, handed her dollar
note, and without waiting for change.
rushed out on the sidewalk, and but
ted his head forty or fifty times
against the side Of the building, while
lie called upon all the gods that inhabit
the blue empyream to look down upon
the doRgondest fool that ever lived
since the world began. ,ifE &
.yrF -----------eAD4----, s4flf "A
"A sulI III the Iennesses Courts ran
from 1891 to 1875. A. s,.. 8 5s II IS m