The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-24


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will give - attsnticn ioe : nooens.
veil try and pilot Il through one Of
the best counties In the State. sup
nose you fellows enter the county In
Goshen township. pass down through
Hays to Clay Center, cross the river
into Blaine, and, passing through Ex-
eter, enter Ottawa county near its
southeast corner, and thence-go Is
YOU please-tO Salina. There's farm
ing community for you that IL better
than all of Cloud county put together.
-Gay Center Dispdtch.
LIFE AND Work OF GARFIELD: EN-
bracing an Account of his Struggles
In Childhood; His Career - . Sol
der; His Success - Q Statesman ;
His Elevation to the Presidency ;
His Dastardly Assassination. By
John Clark Ridpath, LII. D. Pub
lished BY Jones Brothers 4 Co., Gin
cinnati. Chicago, Philadelphia and
Kansas City.
so his life has aovsd
From its mysterious urn . sacred stresn,
Alone are mirrord; Which. though shapes Of III
Nay hover round its surface, glide In light,
And takes no shadow from them"
An honest biography Is one Of the
noblest works Of the writer Of litera-
ture. A thoroughly reliable biography
of Garfield will take high rank In En-
glish classics. No subject can more
surely inspire the pen with el0Quence,
nor more certainly convey to the youth
of our land the best lessons Of persis-
tent industry, heroic endurance, lofty
patriotism, and finally realization Of
the noblest ambition. To convey q
proper idea of its moral grandeur, all
commonplace words are impotent.
Mr.. Ridpath is professor Of bellies
letters; an expert In the science Of
language; an essayist Of enviable rep
utation one of the most eminent Of
living historians; and ne not only
brings to this WORK q heart full of love
and reverence for its subject, but .
mind completely stored with its lore,
and capable of using il to the best ad-
vantage. Advance sheets, which we
have examined, indicate careful prepa-
ration, and are evidently the work of
q ripe scholar, and u most fascinating
writer, both of which terms agree with
the reputation already established by
the learned author.
We are persuaded that this is the
work that the American people want
as permanent memorial of Garfield !;
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are practically u fraud upon purchas-
ers.
We feel sure that i'm buying q record
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petent and conscientious in his labors,
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ume hastily compiled from questions
bic authority, uncouth i'm its appear
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We are informed that agents i'm all
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unprecedented sale.