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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Assaria Doinqs.

Dec. 27th, 1850.
! TIE principle topic of conversation
among our citizens now is who is IN
o. More"
The items from the pen of n. O
More seem to be a sine qua non, fO
the life continuance of our little burg
Christmas has come and gone, an,
old Santa Claus has by his nOcturna
visits on Christmas Eve, gladdene'
the hearts of little ones. To the anx
iOus little hearts, Santa Claus visit
are few and far between.
II. Il. Blair and wife, with their old
est boy-Judd-are spending most o
the holidays visiting friends and rela
tives in Salina.
John Scbafer, our school ''marni,
ID not with Us this week.
ii. b. Blair has bought of Mr.. Speed
ing beautiful farm of eighty acres
lying close to town. Wonder if Harry
won't soon lay it off in town lots?
Z. X. Fairchild is monarch of all he
surveys. Don't he and that schoo
'marm" make the dirt fly when
mounted on Charley's black ponies.
A young lady living mt Mr.. Carols
died last Friday and was buried Christ.
mas afternoon.
MIR. Schafer has let the contract fol
hauling the stone for his new eleva.
tor.
Our town well is completed, and il
now remains for DIR. Knox to hire
some one to clean it. SO says Jim.
Smith.
Christmas tree next Thursday night
at the Swede church. \ good time is
anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox participated
in the wolf chase last Saturday. They
caught nothing but a bad cold and lost
their dinner.
We are still agitating the bridge
question. If talk will build it We are
sure to have it.
Mrs. John Fairchild's father. Mr..
Simmer, started for Illinois to-day.
He expects to make his future home
with his sister.
Dick GinnOld will soon start for
Ottawa county. He expects to strike
u job while there. We think he will
take his double harness along.
John Ekstrand, DIR. Knox's genial
clerk, spent Christmas at home with
his father and mother, who live on
West Branch of Gypsum creek.
Joe Gunnerson is off on wild goose
chase to the State of Illinois.
Hawkinson G. Lindquist think their
ice crop will keep if it is not injured by
these frosty nights.
There was.a grand wolf hunt i'm the
vicinity of Bridgeport on Christmas,
which resulted in catching Jack rab-
bit.
One of Lindsborg's fair damsels
spent the Sabbath i'm the city.
1t is rumored that we are to have q
telegraph Office here pretty soon.
Our church is being refitted with
new seats, which will be an honor to
the church and blessing to those
who have to use them.
Assaria is badly in need of post
office facilities, and il is about time
that our citizens are locking after that
The business interest, of our
town demand postage stamp or
postal card, at least once month.
But enough, and l will say
n. q. MORE.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THE Kansas City Times speaks a
good word for Chauncey l. Filley, for
the position of Postmaster General i'm
Garfield's cabinet. In doing so the
Times says that Missouri has been
misreFresented by Carl Schurz and
she should be afforded last opportu-
nifty 10 set herself right before the
world. OF Fi.ley, the Times says /:
"He is a partisan, il is true, but part
isan with acharaeter is decidedly pref
cradle 10 a non-rartisan without char
acferr
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

Col YORK, once a prominent politi'
clan in Kansas, has again come to the
surface, as the following from the In.
pendence Tribune shows:
'COl. York spenta few hours in our
city last Thursday. The Col. is quite
well and is prospecting. He is selling
nursery stock and has a corps of fifty
agents at work and expects to make a
large delivery in the spring. They
guarantee all stock to be true to name
and replace all stock that does not
grow. See notice i'm another column
concerning the nursery"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THE Topeka folks are arranging for
grand entertainment to take place in
that city ON the 10th Of January, TO be
i'm its nature a welcome 10 the Legis-
lature and n dedication of the new
wing Of the Capitol building. 1t will
Ice sort of fair or festiyai-the pro-
ceeds of which will Ice donated to the
relief of destitute frontier settlers, and
will cost all those except members of
the Legislature, just twenty-five cents
each to attend. An Inauguration ball
Is also talked of
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

STATE OF KANSAS,
SALINE County.
IN Probate Court in and for saii County.
In TIE matter OF application OF MarSsre, Eriek-
sou Suardian Of Manuel Erickson aud Erna II
Enek~on, minors, 10 sell real estate
NollCE Is hereby given that in pursuance Of
= an cruer OF sale and decree Of said Court,
made and entered in said case on the 9Th dsy OF
ueeember, A. D.. iSsp, Il Margaret Erickson.
1uaniian OF Manuel Erickson and Emma H. Erick-
son minor heirs of Jonas Erictson, deceased, late
oil Henry coanty Illinois will on Saturday, the
an day OF January. A. D., lssi at the hour OF
10 o'clock A NJ, sell public sale to the highest
9idder Tor cash, At the East door Of the Court
House, in the City Of SsliIa in said County, all
the real estate of saii minors mentioned in said
10 Wit:
The undivided one foarth 60 of the South East
quarter Of Section No. Tveniy-.even, ca in
Township No. Sixteen, ii6l south Of Range No.
-Four, ~ West Of the Sixth 81 Principal Meridian
in Saline County. in the stale Of Kansas.
Salina, Dec. -. lssO.
MARGARET ERICKSON,
4s-SW. Guardian &c
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Notice.

Prof. Tees Almanac for ISL IL cot
Besides the usual Almanac Matter, II
ccn,sin. the forecasts Of the Weather;
their wonderful Verihcstion. Ia isss:
how TO Guard Against Lightning:
When IL /. Un-afe To Enter Deep
Wells. Nine &c-: how To Bake and
Roast: Cause OF Blight In Fruit Tres,
and much other valuable matter Al
together the pre-ent, .urp2s-<s any
other In practical information
For sample copy and terms to the
trade, end % cents TO
THOMSON, TIcE h LILLfNcsIoS,
PUBLISHERS.
$50 Pine street, ST. LOTS, No.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLARD
DAVIS, has written Icing letter 10
Miss Amanda Way, of Lawrence,
President of the Kansas Legal Tenn
per,s.cs Association. I'm which he
e,olds that the Prohibition Amend
ment took effect Nov. %, lss0, when
Che State canvassegs declared its adop-
ton and that al existing licenses
were abrogated from that date. Judge
Campbell, of the Wichita District. re-
Gently decided directly opposite.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

The right to hold seats of members
elected to the Legislature from newly
organized counties in Kansas is to be
tested before the Supreme Court, prior
to the coming session of the Legisla-
ture, the test case being the act appro-
priating money for the State Fish
Commissioner, which was carried only
by a majority partly made up by men,
hers of the new counties
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

81 shall never again feel so awfully
nervous about my babies teething,"
writes a grateful mother We almost
lost our little darling by long attack
Of cholera infantum, but happily heard
of ParkeS's Ginger Tonic in time.
took a few spOonfuls myself, which
soon cured my nursing baby entirely,
and an occasional dose has kept me
and baby in such good health, and
made US so strOngand comfortable that
Iwould not be without this reliable
medicine for worl,ls-r-A Mother of
Brooklyn.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THE Government is doing its best te
feed the Hanna family, late of this
city. The following are the salaries
drawn annually by the various mem.
bers of the family:
B, !. F. Hanna, Register U. S. Land Once, $3.50
Edwin p. Hanna clerk in the Interior Dept, 800
Benz. Hanna, 100.
Billy Damn, son-in-law Of D. j. F. Hanna,
and clerk in L. s. Land Once, 800
Grand Total, $500.
We refer to this matter in the kind
est spirit. The Hannas are real good
people and ought to be supported by
the Government.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

JOHN $. GILMORE, of the Wilson
County Cai-eR, will make a very
strong candidate for State Printer,
should he engage i'm the contest. He
is one of the most popular young men
I'm the State.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

+. p. BAKER & SoNs of Topeka will
soon publish new volume of Kansas
law reports. including all eases in Vol
ume l. of Kansas reports which Is out
Of print, and also McCahon's reports
containing the decisions Of the Terri
;oriaI Supreme Court. The new book
is carefully prepared by {. +. W. Dss-
sler. the well known law writer, and
the many errors in the former vol
umes will be corrected. To lawyers
who are not owners OF McCahon, and
the Kansas First, the new book will
he indispensable. Sent by mail post
paid for 1910. Address F. p. Baker
a SONS, Topeka
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
ITALY is making an effort for $

ITALY is making an effort for specie
payments. Two years ago her money
SYSTEM was about like ours during the
war. Her neighbors were all doing
business on specie basis, and she had
only paper worth about half As much.
A nation without specie in these times
isn't of much account.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

IT seems that Hon. J. Ii. johnson,
ofShawnee, is developing considerable
strength for speaker of the Kansas
House. He is certainly the peer Of any
candidate for that place, and i'm many
respects better qualified than any of
them for that particular office.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Floral Guide.

Of;he many Guides and seed and
Plant Catalogues sent out by our
Seedsmen and Nurserymen, and that
are doing SO much to inform the peo-
pie and beautify and enrich our coun-
try. none are 50 beautiful, none so in
structive as Iick's Floral GRidc. Its
paper is the choicest, its illustrations
handsome, and given by the hundred.
while its Colorei Plate is n gem.
This work, although costing but 10
cents. Is handsome enough for Git
Book, or a place on the parlor table.
Published by JAMES WICK, Rochester,
New York.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

Ir is now pSobable that in the con-
duct of the Sprasue divorce ease near
ly as much scandal will be evolved AS
in the Beecher trial. The scandal
lovers are i'm high glee. Decent people
are disguised at the outset
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Ders of the new counties.

EX-COUNTY TREASURER GEO.
HUYcKE, of Ellsworth county. has Ia
ken an interest in the Ellsworth Re-
porter. If he makes as much of q
stir in newspaper life as he did at the
Congressional convention held at Alb
ilene i'm 1876, where there was strife
between Col. Anthony and him to
"hold the chair" he will always he on
ton
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

IT is passing sweet TO hear the To
peka Capital call w. II. Iams, of the
Brookville Transcript, "our Democrat
ic friend"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Cause and Eject.

The main cause of nervousness Is
indigestion, and that is caused by
weakness of the stomach. No one can
have sound nerves and good health
without using Hop Bitters to strength
en- the stomach, purify the blood and
keep the liver and kidneys active, to
carry of all the poisonous and waste
matter Of the system. See other col
ufll-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

The Kansas City Journal, the lead
ing Republican paper on the Missouri
river, and the Topeka Commonwealth,
holding the same position as journal
on the Kaw river, have issued beauti-
full ANIMALS, containing wonderful
amount of information for all the peO-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

IT has been claimed that Grant and
Sherman have had failing out"
Few believe that these old veterans
who have so long been friendly and
intimate are ut outs.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

CHRISTMAS was not a very enjoya-
BILE day in poor Ireland. The trades
man, for lack of trade, suffered equally
with the poor tenant.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Townsite on the New Railroad.

0c0 ACRES beautiful Southern sloping prairie
JUL and bottom land on Gypsum Creek, Is
miles southeast from Saliua, the same south from
solomon City. This land h In the midst of one Of
the most enterprising neighbcrhoois in Saline
county two farmers clubs embracing sD
menbersi. enient 10 store. smith shops schools
and postofhce-being one mile from Piiny poet
ONCE. New line of railroad from Topepz 10 SAIL
M. via Council Grove, cruises the place, and the
survey Is mAdes gives il more than . mile Of
track. This . an admirable location for \ new
town, and good distance both from Salina aud
solomon City-to Insure . thriving place. The
creek crosses tina western border. and Hobbs
creek Is near the south line, thus anording good
drainage 1t would, however. make q hne grain
farm, nearly every inch can be put into cutivz-
tion; good stock ranch, there il An alum
dance Of timber for shelter
$4,000 on favorable terms. or the owner will take
an interest In any town company that may take
hold Of the matter JOHN ". BERkS,
S6Sf Banker and Broker Salina Kansas
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THE weather prophets prophesied
quite correctly. The concluding days
of December are about as was prophe-
sled.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

REV. DIR. f. ii. CHAPLIN, the cele-
brated Universalist divine Of New
York, died last Sunday at the age of "a
wears.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THE Rebel yell is not SO loud in
Congress SO far, this season.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

TERRIBLE snow storms i'm the east.
Several lives have been lost.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

RAILROAD fares east from Kansas
City are slowly returning to the old
| rates
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Liberty Township Items.

Thinking few items from Liberty
might not be amiss, hope you will
| find place in your columns for these
short notes Of current events.
Another bridge across the Smoky,
is talked of. The need and cOnven-
fence of such q bridge is beyond aues-
ton. A petitiontO call Fan election for
| voting bonds for such bridge has re-
ceived the required number of voters
names, and the election will be held
at an early date. The section line
east of Assaria is the proposed site.
A special meeting of District 50, is
called for January 3. to decide whether
nonresident pupils shall share the
benefits of the school in the above dis
trict. Some shooting off of the mouth
is anticipated.
Miss Coburn closed the winter term
of school in Lone Star district, with an
exhibition on Thursday evening, Dec.
%, which was creditable to all who
participated i'm the exercises. There
was a Christmas tree ut the same
school house, on Christmas eve. Live
ly times for the youngsters.
a Christmas social and supper was
the great event at Wheeler school
house, dist. So with upward of sixty
old and young in attendance. Short
addresses were delivered by Mr.. ID.
Sargent, who also led the singing; also
select reading by Mr.. A. w. Cadmus,
and the bOuntiful supper tn dispose Of
The "wee sma' hours ayOnt the twel'"
came before any were aware that time
was passing SO swiftly away. Mr.
Cadmus reading of Another Stocking
to fill, "Old Chums," An Order for
Picture" pleased all. 1.-The School
Masters Guests" with its happy hits,
was received with heartiest applause
and peals of laughter.
A new girl baby at Robert Wheel
er's. Not quite Christmas gift, but
entered on Santa SClaus' list. "An-
other stocking to flip when he comes
around next time.
A new school house was built DUR
ing the past autumn, on the old site i'm
the Daywalt district 1t has been the
cause of lively war of words, with an
occasional artillery skirmish of ink
stands and similar projectiles. Peace
has beea declared and the school
house will soon start on an excursion
around the district. The first move
being a mile south and one mile west
of the present starting point.
WIT(HHAZEI
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

Mrs. Cross George Eliot, the IA
nous novelist, died last week.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

l.. f. Sampson has sold his Interest
in the Salina JOURNAL TO his brcthsr
NJ d. Sampson. The Sanipsons are
good newspaper men, and re weh
them continued succe>s-Absi,ne Ga
-ctte.
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PENDING HORR0Rs
From the Topeka Commonwealth

-, N'o""eA'n-
The GIT OF prOphesy has been so of.
ten claimed by modern seers, and SO
many astounding incidents have been
ioretold that did not transpire, that il
Is no matter Of wonder that humanity
should be increduiOus as to the predic-
tons of these favored people; but per
h2ps the greatest calamity that ever
befell the earth since the time of y oah
Is just announced 10y Professor L. A.
Grimner, of the GAINESVILLE Ohio
CouTier; who POUNDS his belief upon
the astrological deductions conse-
quent upon the perihelia of planets Ju-
piter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn
| Which VIII occur in the year ISL.
Ihree OF these planets are characteri-
zed IN astrological science SIS mafifics,
anu though Jupiter ranks As a beneiic,
ne VIII he SO influenced by mische-
Vious associations as TO be AS mallg-
nant as his brilliant brethren, showing
| that evil communications among
these lumlaaries are As perniciOus To
rectitude OF conduct rs among the peO-
pie OF the earth;
Inc elect OF TINS remarkable perihe-
ina VIII be a deadly epidemic among
the peoples OF the globe and the dis
ruptloh OF the earth, and mortality
greater than any recorded will ensue.
Commencing in the coming year it
Will continue to 1857, when, under the
presidency OF the Star of Bethlehem,
which appears every 3l5 years, and
Will he visible in August, lSs7, this
frishttul devastation will be followed
by universal war.
Our measure of sorrow under this
great ailiiction is thus referred to by
the professor.
Ancient races will be blotted from
the face ofthe earth. Asia will be
nearly depOpulated, and the islands
that border Asia will suffer friphtfulIy
from the scourge. The countries that
join the northeastern portion of Asia
will suffer the ravages of the plague.
Russia will be the first European ma
ton that will suffer Unless correct
sanitary measures are taken before
ISL, the plague will be found deyas-
Eating large cities on the Atlantic
coast OF America. America will lose
10000 of inhabitants if the sewers
of her cities are as imperfect in 1881
As they are today"
Professor Grimmer then proceeds to
describe the route of this scourge of
death and the degree of suffering that
will be- appOrtioned to the various ma
tons doomed to the terrible infiiction.
the force of which, if the inhabitants
of the Pacific Coast have confidence
in the disclosure, will make them
mere anxious than ever to close their
ports to Chinese immigration. The
professor says:
The frigid zones of the Exquimaux
will be invaded by the demon Of death,
and desOlatiOn will be as apparent
there, in that frozen land, as in the
sun-scorched sands of Africa The
Mongolian race will suffer most, for il
is without doubt the most ancient.
Races are like empires-they have
their rise, decline and fall.
China will be depOpulated, or near
in 1851 i'm this country Ro,rds Of the
Asiatics will crowd their ships and
nee their country 10 spread the loathe-
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viii "a, i.,s. VIZ" ran..,. I'm na;, an" LIE, .,ey
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NOTICE Is hereby given that Il Is the intention
N Of the Board Of County COMMISSIONER Saline
County. to appropriate the sum Of One Thousand
COUNTY. for the purpose Of bsiidins a wagon or
road way bridge, at or near the crossing Of the
Mulberry, between sections y aud IS, Township
IL, Range west, or at the crossing Of the Null
berry between Sections s and 4. Township IL,
Range west. in Saline County, Kansas; also to
appropriate One Thousand ~ ,OOO) Dollars for the
purpose Of building bridge At the crossing OF
Gypsum Greek, in Gypsum Township, between
SECTIONS 10 and Is. Township l6. Range west.
The estimated cost Of each Of said bridges be One
Thousand 81 ,OOo) Dollars to Saline County.
BY order Of Board Of County Commissioners
Jos. SARGENT,
E-1 County Clerk.
Salina, Dec. Is, 1880.
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The Literary Revolution

CONGRESS has adjourned for the
holiinys
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

CLAY CENTER has q sprightly daily
called The Daily Herald
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30

THAT Jaw Gould has sold his Union
Pacific stock seems to be accepted IS a
fact. and in view of il, his speculation
is thus summed up by q Wall street
man: He bought the stock for 50
cents on the dollar. shared all the div
idends since made and sold il TO Van
derbilt ahove::par." Then again: He
took the Kansas Pacific when il was
worthless. costing him practically
nothing. had II assumed by the Union
Pacific and added TO its capital. and
now i, sells above par."-Kdasas Gty
Journal
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FOR SALE.

r ~. TNDERWOOD'N Residence on the
consistine Of ten rooms, hall, wanlrobes bath
ROOM pantry and cellar Well and ci.tern inside.
good barn, trees and shrubbery. Water works
by Windmill power. S7-sf
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KANSAS clTy's IMMINENT DANGER.

hansAs Wy iimes
To-day Jay Gould possesses the absO-
lutte control of the Kansas Pacific, the
Union Pacific, the Kansas Central +,
when run west OF this city. He pos
sesses the absolute possession OF the
Missouri Pacific, the st. Louis, Wa
bash and Pacific. and the Lexington
narrow gauge, all running east from
TINS city. lie also owns the Missouri,
Kansas ana Texas, running south
from this city. In one word, he al
ready controls, as an autOcrat, six OF
the great avenues OF trade which CEN
Ter mere Let nm 80 decide, and in
an instant he can smut OH over one
haii oil the current OF commerce which
i giving the growing lille 10 this city.
MOI satislled with TINS immense pow
er' ne Is In treaty with the Atchison,
topeka anu Sante re TO enter into his
comolnation TO control the south
west III Is reported, ana many CALM
~ thinking men believe. that the out
come OF the present war between the
Napissn; anu the Cnicago ana Alton,
Will be the conquest by Jay Gould OF
the latter line ana seventh trunk
line be added 10 his list.
Here Is Kansas Clty's imminent
danger. 1t Is To the interest Of any
railroad TO carry freight as far as pos
sible. The greater the distance the
greater the profits 1t will therefore
be Jay Gould's interest to carry every
car load OF freight 10 the utmost limit
ms transportation facilities permit
Ihis Will make Chicago and New
York the objective points Of the Jay
LIQUID southwestern railway system.
1t will drain from Kansas City the
golden stream which, IL LETT rs nature
intended-to pour into her warehous-
es and depots-would speedily make
her the rival OF Chicago herself as n
commercial center.
Well, what are we going to do about
II? Are We going to sit down calmly
and see our agricultural domain left in
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
Guardians Notice,

STATE OF KANSAS.
SALINE COUNTY.