The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17

Inexhaustible beds of Ignite have
been found between Jaffa and the Dead
Sea. This with the asphaltum, also
abundant will make the Holy Land q
coal supplier for all Egypt and Syria,
both of which having no wood, pay
from Sig to Sl4 Q ton, for foreign coal
A new Pope always selects the name
by which he is to be called. The pres
ent Pope, on being asked for bis choice
asked for tho name of the patron sain,
OF the day. On being told it was that
OF St Leo, Re replied, "Then announce
me a. Leo KILL"
A fond mother, hearing that an earth
quake was coming. sent her boys to the
country to escape it. After few days
she received note from the friend say.
ing: "For goodness sake, take your
boys away aud send along that earth.
quake instead"
A leader of fashion in San Francisco
has had her chairs and sofas, and the
cushions of her carriage stuffed with ar.
omatic herbs, in imitation of . practice
prevalent among Oriental nations. She
lives in an atmosphere of constant per-
fame.
"What are You after my dear?' said
. grandmother to little boy, who was
siding along room, and casting furtive
glances at gentleman who was paying
visit. 81 AN trying to steal papa's hat
ont of the room without letting the gen.
tlemen know tho wants him to think
he's out"
A John Bull, conversing with Cana
dian Indian, asked him il he knew that
the sun never sets on the Queens Do
minions. "No," said the Indian. ado
You know the reason wby?" asked John.
"Because Heaven is afraid to trust an
Englishmen in the dark" was the say.
ages reply.
An artistic London tailor exhibits bis
cloth tor sporting suits by turing his
window, placing stuffed cartridges and
pheasants in it and displayin the bales
of cloth thereon, so that intending pur-
chasers could Judge for themselves how
tho goods would look when worn in the
field.
On the 4th of July, 1863, at the battle
of Gettysburg, Albert Jackson was shot
in the right lung. Tho bullet was not
Mr.. Jackson recovered, and
lately he was taken with violent fit of
something obstructed his wind
pipe, and in the paroxysm the bullet
was coughed up.
A largo number of Anglo.A ustralIans
are bent on colonizing New Guinea, and
some of them have addressed letter to
the Governor of the Dutch East Indies
the loan of $50, 900 acres for
years, between Humbolt
Bay and the hsrbor of Dory, in order
to form settlement.
At Woolwich, England, recently a
wire drawer was summoned for neglect
ing to support his wife, and it was ellie !
tied that he was on strike and had for
months been receiving strike
wages of S. week. The magistrate
that he would have done bet. !
ter by working. what said he work
for % shillings. when could get 20 for
dong nothing
A dilapidated and unwashed speci.
men was caught in the kitchen of resi-
lent. He was standing on chair
the upper shelves of the
dresser. When Intercepted he replied
that he was o New York detective, and
was looking for Stewards body. The
excuse awaited him not. Ho shOwed al.
together too much enterprise for New
York detective.
Brazil and the South American Re-
publics receive IS per cent of their for
,ign goods from western Europe, and
,nly Is per cent from the United States,
chiefly in flour, provisions, petroleum,
md lumber. England, Franco and Ger.
many have had the advantage on accoun,
If their long credits, frequent steam
and low frelghts.