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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

Nothing shows moro clearly the trans
itory character OF public lite in this
country than the fact that but one Sen.
ator who answered to has name in the
United States Senate before noon of the
4th day OF March, 1861, has been con.
tnuous member Of that body since, and
that is Senator Anthony. OF Rhode Island.
Of the forty eight Senators who were
in Office at the breaking ont of the war,
twenty-one have died, viz: Sumner and
Wilson Of Massachusetts,, Wade and
Chase OF Ohio, Foot and Collamer Of
Vermont, Kennedy and Pierce Of Mary.
land, King and Harris Of New York,
Hale of. New Hsmpshirs, Doaglas Of
Illinois, Fesseeden Of Naaas, Aady
johnson Of Tennessee, Baker OF Orsgoe,
Powell Of Kentucky, Bayard Of Dsis-
ware, Simmons Of Rhode Island. Thomp-
son of Now Jersey, Grimes of lows, and
Durkee Of Wisconsos. Moro than this,
there 10 scarcely apablic man rsoainiag
Who was wsll.known and widely ,nhasn.
tial before the war. Seward, Sunnse,
Greeley, Lincoln Douglas--all are gone.
Except Mr.. Med,ll, OF the Chicago Trib-
une, and Charles A. Dana, OF the New
York Sun, We do not recall any promi.
nent editors of twenty ysare ago Who
are still in tho harness. Greeley, Ray.
mond, and Bennett, we're 1t tho heed Of
the profession in 1857 and their placss
are vacant.-Lawrence Journal.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
4 GoeA Pistol story.

A correspondent in the Nashville
American repeats the following story,
which WAS told him BY Georgian who
witnessed the scene described:
Georgia has . stringent pistol Law.
Tho penalty 10 forfeiture of the pistol
and fine Of $50 and, at the discretion
Of the court imprisonment for thirty
days. A short time after this Law wen,
INTO effect, Judge Lester was holding
court 10 ono OF the mountain counties OF
North Georgia, and right in the midst OF
the trial Of . cause, be . ked the attor.
neys 70 suspend . few moments, and
told the sheriff to lock the court house
door and let no man psss out withou,
PERMISSION from hin. Then said the
jadgs, in HE firm. decided way: Gentle
men, I saw . pistol % . man in this
room few moments ago, aud cannot
rsooaGils il to my sense Of duty - Q
peace o@lesr TO let such . violation OF
the Law pes unaoticsd. IL may b that
is 10 ~ duty TO 20 before the grand
jury aad indict him, bat il that nan will
walk sp 70 this stand Aad ley bis pistol
and . lss Of 81 down hSfs, will Let
hin OF tAis tios, othssviss I vill 20
betoss tAs grand jury end testify against
him.
TIE jsdgs pssssd, ssd N sstossey
sho wss sisaisg down jsss bseess he
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

A painter began the portrait of Q
young lady belonging to the best socis-
ty. For some reason or other tho fami-
ly Of the young person and the arsist
got into a dispute, and the work was
stopped.
The painter, who had begun his pict-
ure, added to the head, which Was love-
", the body OF nympb, without the
least drapery.
The picture was exhibited at the So
Ion. One night the young lady's fami.
ly, accompanied by some aristocratic
friends, visited the Salon and came
across the nymph.
ooh, mon Dieu" exclaimed . lady
who recognized the face, arc We to I'M.
derstand that your daughter sat for the
artist in that charming but somewhat
decollete costume"
you surely do not think 90, respond.
ed the mother, excitedly; the scoundrel
he painted the picture from memory
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
John A L0gan's Pluck.

Now York, January 3O.-JOhn Logan
has walked over the course again in ILL.,
inois. 1t was he that elected, or rather
inaugurated, Rutherford Bays, by get
ting David DAVIS out of the Supreme
Court; nothing. on earth could have kept
him off the electoral commission, and
the vote would then have been "S TOT"
in favor of Uncle Sammy Tilden. Johu
A. Logan is q man whom democrats
ought to set up nights to hate. For he
left the Senate in order that the Repub-
licans might have the President.
By the way have an old reminis-
cence of him. Ut seems to me my let.
tiers are largely-perhaps too largely
reminiscential.) He came into the office
Of the Chicago Evening Post, one day
in the winter Of 1871, accompanied by
another stalwart politician of illinois
And he said to me, | was managing ed.
itor at the time y 'Haye you heard the
news!"
acknowledged that probably had
not been made acquainted with the
startling thing he alluded to.
I'm going to be the next Senator
rom tnls St8te, sa1u ne.
you don't seem to have any news
paper backing to speak Of said, mo
paper in Chicago has nominated you
No. be replied and am going to be
Senator, whether any Chicago paper
helps me or not
You would prefer the backing OF
some good paper!'
%, certainly he said. And that 9
the point. am going to be Senator
sure! Set it down ~ q fact. Now, il
you want to make . little reputation for
your Post, yon can make il BY mention.
ing that fact
The audacity Of the man struck me
al almost amusing. l said would see.
That evening an editorial council was
held, and the next day we came out for
Logan. His campaign at Springfield
was picturesque IN the extreme. Lo-
gan's earnestness pervaded everything
His worry positivcness mado hosts OF
convicts. HIS accomplished and beau
uful wife held one constant levee in one
of the parlors of the hotel, with attract.
i've companions to assist. She did all
that grace and hospitality, music and
social fascination could do to send Der
warrior to the front. He won the day
over Oglesby then as easily as now, for
he has warm personal qualities not pos
sessed by "Uncle Dick. Cor. Indian
apolis Journal.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

Arc We never to know the exact truth,
or even the approximate truth, respect
ing the operation of the bibitory law
in Maine! A report hes just been made
by Mr.. Ingraham, OF Portland, which 10
full of discouraging ststements. Accord.
ing to Neal Dow, who sends letter "a
that effect about once . month TO bepab.
lished in England, the policy OF prohibi.
ton has succeeded perfectly in di0inish-
ing crime, in lessening the aggregate Of
pauperism, and in reducing cases ofdrunk
enness. Mr.. lngahsm tells the Lsgis.
lature in his report. thst ander the oper.
alton of the law, drunkenness has increas.
ed tho number of lunatics, made 20 BY
hard drinking, has nearly doubled in the
hospitals. Massachusetts, add the Prov.
incies have supplied Maine With liquors,
draining the State of millions Of dollars
while the amount paid BY Counties for
enforcing the law, reached the sum Of
sos, 900 each. annually. Who is right,
Mr.. Dow or Mr. Ingrahsm!-N. Y. Trib-
une.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

stand got up, slipped his hand in his
hip pocket, drew out . neat ivory-han-
died Smith 4 Wesson six-shootor, and
laid 81 down before the judge.
This is all right, remarked the judge,
but you are not the man that saw
with the pistol
At this another attorney, sitting i'm.
mediately in front OF the judge, got up
and, drawing out small Colts revolver,
laid it and 81 bill upon the stand.
This Is right again, said the judge,
but You are not the man speak Of
Thereupon . large man just outside Of
tho bar walked around. ran bis hand
bis bosom and, drawing out . huge old
army pistol. laid it and 81 on the stand.
Il declare, exclaimed the judge, ii
this don't beat all; you have done right,
my friend, but you are not the man
saw with the pistol
This process went on until nineteen
pistols and $40 were lying on the judge's
stand. Then there WAS . pause and IL
appeared as If the crowd were pretty
we'll disarmed; at least, if there were
any more pistols IN the house their
owners did not seem disposed to give
them up.
Gentlemen resumed the judge, 'herc
are nineteen persons who have acted
like men in this business. but tho man
that saw with the pistol has not come
up yet; and now continued he. pulling
ont bis watch and looking toward the
far side of the courthouse. Il will give
him one minute to accept my PROPOSE.
ton, and if he does not do it in that
time, | will point him out to tho sheriff
and order him to take him into custody.
Immediately two men from tho back
part OF the house began to move toward
the judges stand. Once they stopped
and looked at each other, and then,
coming slowly forward, laid down their
pistols and their dollars. As they
turned to leave the judge said, This
man with the black whiskers is tine one
that saw with the pistol
Then Judge Lester gave . short lee
ture upon the cowardly, foolish and
wicked habit Of carrying concealed
weapons, and assured his audience that
in the future the law would be strictly
enforced. The court proceeded with its
regular business, and it is needless to
add that in that county the habit of
carrying pistols was broken up.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
PrOud Baby Princes.

The young Prince of Naples is frank
manly boy of ten years OF age, the only
child OF King Umberto and his first.
cousin wife, Queen Marguerite. He is
not . handsome child. He has small light
eyes, the heavy features of the present
Savoy house, and his bristly hair rises
up above his forehead; but his face is
intelligent and bright, and it has sim
pie, child like naive expression; his
sharp little eyes have the keen, inquir-
ing look OF his fathers. without the star
tied expression noticeable in those Of
King Umberto. Like all members of
the house OF Savoy, except, to be sure,
his grandfather Vittorio Emanuele, be is
very fond of court ceremonies and court
display. When he was between three
and four years he was sent to England
to consult specialist about weakness
be had 10 the feet and ankles. As he
went through Paris his attendants motto
ed that be was disccntented and even
irritable. His governess asked him
what allied him. "Why does not the
guard here salute me-" be replied, with
fierce, childish passion. Not bad that
for . royal youngster four years old.
Ii recalls story once told me by .
friend-who was q Prrssisn Court Lady
of Honor-of one OF the cons OF the In
perial Crown Prince. When be WA .
little tot under four years Of age, they
had great trouble TO make him wear his
gloves when he went out driving. AZ
last they had told him the guards bad
orders to march away before he came
down to tho carriage, 60 - to avoid Civ
ing him the royal saiute. which they
could not do If be did not wear his gloves.
This ended the trouble instantly.
Every day when the hour Of driving
came, the boy ran to bis nurse and beg
ged her 10 help him poll on his gloves.
Then he would rush 10 the palace vis-
dov, thrust oct his two !itils gIOscd
hands. shskisg thsu eagerly, and cEying
in his baby voice: "Doet 90 away!
See! hase The gloves on.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

The question hss been raised whittier
the men selected to lay out the Sunday
school lessons for the current year are
not too learned! 1t 10 not every great
man who is fitted to instruct children.
Some of the lessons mapped out are not
such as men wise in this department
would hsve selected. II the gifted divines
who do this work will call to their aid
score or so Of the intelligent Christian
ladies Of the Sunday school tho lessons
will be better adapted to wants Of the
children, and improved in every respect.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
THE PURE BRED

Notice.
OspIcB COUNTY sur'r Pusi &c lxsrRrcriox
SALrxx CovNry, KANSAS.
SALINA, January Il. ls.s.
THERE will be . bimonthiy examiu aton for teach
efU oeFttocaees. the drss the last saturday In
February. and thereafter the day IN each al
tefnsse month. Exercises begin 9:6 a m and
Close af LIS p. m. and will be conducted writing
A fee Of one dollar. required by law, OF each .rpii-
cant, before adirittance to examination. All are
loss OF time.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
The Superintendent will BE- in his Office Sat-
urday, except examinafion days. Ia which n.
will be found In mis- once the following Monday
He would remind school officers TO be prompt in send
ing reports - required by Law.
WILLIAM BISHOP,
l-0 Sup't Pub Instruction.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
Names Of the States.

The origin and meaning of the names
of our States and Territories is often
asked, and for the benefit of those wish.
ing to know the following will be found
to be . correct meaning of the same:
Maine was called after the province Of
the same name in France; New Hamp-
shire in England; Vermont, from 'Verd,
or vert, green, and mont, mountain;
Rhode leland the Island of Rhodes;
New York, after the Duke of York,
afterwards James the ii; New Jersey, in
compliment to Sir George Csrteret, q
native Of tho Isle of Jersey who became
ono of it's owners At the hands of the
Duke OF York; Pennsylvania after Viii
liam Penn; the word means Peun's
woods, from Sylvia, . wood Delaware,
after Thomas West, Lord De 10 Ware,
who visited the bay in 1910, and died on
bis vessel at its mouth; Carolina. from
Csrolue; Charleston after Charles ! /;
Georgis, sitter George II Florida so
called by Ponce Do Leon, who discov
cred it on Easter Sunday, called in Span
isb, Psscua Florida Oregon, 80 called
by Captain Carver from oregan or organ,
river Of the west, but by some authori-
tics from oregsnia, wild majoram which
abounds on the Pacific eoast California
70 called by Cortex in 1885, from book
of romance which told of an Island OF
that name which abOunded 10 gold and
and precious stones; Texas, from Tahe,
happy buoting grounds, applied by the
Aztecs who fed thither after the subju-
cation of their country BY Cortez Ne
vsds, from the Spanish meaning Snow
Clad; Arizona, Sand--hill. The following
arc Of Indian origin:
Virginia, 10 honor of Queen Eliza
beth, the Virgin Queen Massachusetts,,
the country about tho great hills Con-
necticut, upon tho long river Alabama,
here va rest; Mississippi, great and
long river or father Of oil waters Ohio,
beautiful; Indiana, from indian; Illinois,
from ,llni, men, and the French sofix,
. tribe Of mon; Michigan, q word tor
fsh; Kentucky, ct the bend of the river;
Tennessee. river Of the big bend; Wiscon.
sin, . wild rushing channel; Missouri,
muddy; Kansas, smoky water; Arkansas,
from Kansas with the French prefix of
arc, . bow; Iowa, French form of an
Indian word signifying drowsy or the
sleepy ones; Minnesota, cloudy water;
Nebraska .. water valley or shallow river;
Dakota, allied or joined together, the
name Of tho confederate Sioux
tribes Utah 10 named after the Utes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
Kansas Civ has An hooor.bl. AMI

Kansas City has "a honorsbls ambi.
ton. She wants to BE- annexed TO . live
State, and has memoriaIizsd the Kansss
Legislature to that effect. Kansas City
belongs by right of name and location 70
the State OF Kansas. The change wosld
result in good to al parties. The wosld
set at rest the mind Of 81. Louis, which
constantly fears she will become second
to Kansas City 10 her commercial trsns-
Inter Ocean.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Publication Notice.

tie District Court ~ Saline County. Ksssas.
LAURA o PARSONS. PisinsiH.
y n DoWNEn nss.,A.,s
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
Leee.1 q the iron na.k.

During tho seventeen years confine-
ment of this strange prisoner 10 Sainte
Marguerite, st. Mars, who brought him
to the fortress, was replaced by Mon
sieur dc B0npari, - governor. The
daughter Of the latter, just emerging
from childhood TO womanhood, grew up
with this mystery about her. She had
seen the graceful figure of the masked
prisoner promenading at night upon
the terrace and 1t worship in tho chapel,
whore no was forbidden TO speak or tn
uncover bic face, the soldiers in attend.
1nce always having their pieces pointed
toward him if he should attempt to do
either. Sho discovered that her father
always treated him with the greatest
reepect, serving him bare.beaded and
standing. His table service WAS OF
massive silver, his dress Of tho richest
velvet, and he wore the finest linen and
the most costly lace. She had heard
her father accidentally speak to him a.
s'the prince" No wonder that his sad
face occupied her thoughts by day, and
his noble figure haunted her dreams by
night.
She, too, was very young and beauti-
ful, and their eyes occasionally met in
chapel. He sang beautifully, and was q
very skillful performer on the guitar.
It is said she climbed the rocks under the
castle terrace ana sang songs to tho poor
captive. Thus . romantic love sprang
up between them, and - it gained
strength tho young girl dared TO purloin
the keys from her father, and 90 obtained
access to the prisoner. Whom tho gov
ernor discovered bis child's treachery,
be was struck with the greatest dismay.
His oath vas binding upon hin to put
TO death Immediately any ono who had
spoken 10 the prisoner. But she con-
fessed her love for him and pleaded
piteously for her young life. The cap
i've, also, 70 whom the governor WAS
much attached, joined bis prayers to
bers. and implored that they might be
made man and wife, and then tho secret
would be safe. The governor was not
stern enough to immediate his child, and
perhaps Q CLEAN Of ambition may have
flashed across bis mind, - in the event
of the death of Louis XIV, the prisoner
would DO acknowledged, and his daugh-
ter sit on the throne Of France.
However, their nuptials were per.
formed by priest of the castle in the
dead of night, and al wsre sworn to
secrecy. From this union two children
we're born. A whisper Of this reaching
the cars Of the minister, the Marquis OF
Louvois, tho prisoner was Immediately
removed to the bastile for safe keeping,
and the mother, the priest and the
governor disappeared. The children
we're sent to Corsica, to be brought up
in obscurity under the name of thor
grandfather, Bonpart, which was cor
rupted into Bonaparte. And thus, says
the legend, Providence avenged the
wrongs of the twin brother of Louii
XIV, and restored tho eldest branch o.
tho Bourbon lines to the throne o.
Franco.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27

Y. n. D0wNER, Defendant.
gu>be above nsmed defesdsaf. e - DovDev. Q nos
II rsss~nt Of the state Of kansas. b bersby sosAsd
fhst he has be~n soed by ne shove naDed p,siniG
aid Court. and thsf astaehsseoe - - lsvSpA
upon certain Of his property. and shaf h. sssUer
The PETITION died th~rvfn o. heE,fv sb~ 3Rh dny NJ
April, A. u. ls.s. fbs pefif vii b. taksa -
rrne and Judgment renoesed accordingly; tn mature
of which wit be sjudg0eot asniss tbs said =. u.
rate Of eight per cent ssosm fOm te In day 81
October, A. D. ISIS and for TIE aaie ~ psopsssy
attached 10 Wit s-cfon 5, 10 tousshiv L. soash 81
rsngv and the east half os soss6 go aussssv
OF -~eion g. and ie vest half Of sossA eaagssr
Of -fon 50. in township ~ scash OF Mage T.
safisfy sasd judgment, aod Soe onseD 81 sn2-
:s-t SAnvGa Bose. Attsepeys fos PiaisssH
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
PACIFIC HOUSE.
JEYYRIEs 4 P0sTLEwAIT. Proprietor
OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE.
SALIVA, KANSAS.
prss BUS 70 and from all rra..,.-

The Pacific House IL . new building and contains IN
esuyenienoes Of first class hotel 4 spacious ssmp
room has been opened and arranged Tor the
travellers. IL V located nearly opposite the coai
with without roenss Satisfaction ant .et vi
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-19
Excerpts From the Atlantic
WASHINGTON FIFTY YEARS AGO.


In those days it was no easy task to reach
" Washington from distant parts of the country.
and the members of Congress from those local
tiles used often to leave their homes three or
four weeks before the opening of a session. A
few performed the journey in their own car
riages, and others rode saddle horses, which
they retained for their use during the session,
and then sold But a large majority of the
Senators, Representatives. correspondents and
claimants who came to Washington travelled
in the stage-coaches, and there was always
great demand for seats just before the COM
mencement of session, on all the lines which
centred at the metropolis.
The stage lines which ended at Washington
always had fine teams of horses to run in and
out of the city, and passengers arriving used to
be taken at full speed up to the door Of the
hotel which they had previously indicated to
their driver. There were half a dozen from
which to choose, but the favorite establish
ment was the Indian Queen Hotel, which occu-
pied the site of the present Metropolitan Hotel,
and was designated by large swinging sign,
upon which figured Pocahontas, painted in
o,larng colors. The landlord, jesse Brown,
come the coming guest" was native of
Havre de Grace, who had served his appren-
ticeship to tavern-keeping at Hagerstown and
in Alexandria A glance at the travellers, as
they alighted and were ushered by him into
the house, would enable him mentally to as
sign each one to a room, the advantages of
which he would describe ere sending its des-
tined occupant there under the pilotage of
coored servant When the next meal was
ready, the newly-arrved guest was met at the
door of the dining room by NJ. Brown, wearing
a large white apron, who escorted him to
seat, and then went to the head of the table,
where he carved and helped the principal dish.
The excellences of this-fsh, or flesh, or fowl
he would announce, as he would invite
those seated at the table 10 send up their
plates for what he knew to be their favorite
portions; and ho would also invite attention to
the dishes on other parts of the table, which
were carved and helped by the guests who sat
nearest to them. Those at the table thus
knew what was before them without reading
eaborately printed bills of fare, often contain
ing the names Of dozen dishes that have no
existence except in the imagination OF the
caterer.
Washington had then been called by an OBJ
serving foreigner 1.-THE city OF magnificent dis
tances,' an appellation which was well
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-19
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

merited. There was group of small, ssabby
houses around the navy yard and the marine
barracks; another cluster on the river bank,
just above the arsenal, which was to have
been the business centre of the metropolis;
and Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to
Georgetown, with the streets Immediately
adjacent, was lined with houses, many of
them with shops on the ground floor
The executive departments Were To-
corners of the square in the centre of
which was the White House.
Pennsylvania Avenue-the Appian Way Of
our republic-was graded while Jefferson was
President at cost Of $4,000; he personally
superintendod the planting Of four rows of
Lombardy poplars along that portion of it be-
tween the Capitol and the White HOUSE,
row along each curbstone, and four oquidistant
rows in the roadway, which was thus divided
into three parts, like Unter der Linden at Ber-
lin. In the winter and spring tho driveway
them axle-deep, and some of the cross streets
would be almost impossible beds OF red clay,
worked by passing horses az wheels into
thick mortar. On one occx bn, whom Mr..
Webster and o friend u BsrtOok 70 60 to
Georgetown in hacknsy-coach to cttsnd
dinner party, the vehicle got stuck in mud
hole, and the driver had to carry his p2ssen-
gers, one at a time, to the Sidewalk, where
they stood until the empty carriage could be
pulled out. Mr. Webster, in narrating this
incident years afterwards, used 70 laugh over
his fears that his bearer would fall beneath his
weight and ruin his dress suit. John Ran
dolph used to call Pennsylvania Avenue "ths
great Serbonisn bog" and descsnt on the
dangers of trip over it, to or from the Union
Hotel at Georgetown, in the large stage vita
seats on the top called the Royal George"