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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-06
ELECTION NOTICE,

nlO the voten Of Liberty Township. in Saline
IL county. Kansas
wnERKis, ON the 18th day Of December, lss0, Q
petition signed By fths Of the voters Of said
township, has been presented TO the Trustee. Clerk
and Treasurer Of said township. asking that vote
he taken on the question Of issuing bonds TO the
amount Of Two thousand ts2 .000l Dollars for the
purpose Of aiding said county in building bridge
across the Smoky Hill river at point ON or near
the section line, running east and vest. between
sections six 10 and seven ca, town sixteen nS).
range two ts vest.
Therefore be Il known that on
Tuesday,. the llth day Of January, A.
d., 1881.
between the hour Of eight O'Clock, q m, and six
O'Clock, p. m, st the Star School House, In said
township, elebtiou will be held for the purpose
Of voting bobds o Aforesaid.
Al those voting In favor OF the bridge bonds
shall have written printed their halloss the
words. :For tie Bridge and Bonds" all those OPP
posed, "Against the Bridge and Bouds"
1sAAc LnrRR, Trustee.
J. r. BExxErT, Clerk.
r. :RoBISsoS, Treasurer.
Dated December nth. lsl E-3v
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STATE OF KANSAS
COUNTY OF SALINE.

NOTICE il hereby given that II IL the intention
IN Of the Board Of County Commissioners. Saline
County. TO appropriate the sum Of One thousand
(si 0usJ Dollars out OF the general fund NJ Saline
County, for the purpose Of building . wagon or
road way bridge, at or near the crossing Of the
Mulberry, between sections - and ~ Township
Il, Range vest. or at the crossing Of the Null
berry Between sections and 4. Township IL.
Range 4 west, In Saline County, Kansas: also to
appropriate One Thousand ~ .O00j Dollars for the
purpose Of building q bridge at the crossing Of
Gypsum Creek. In Gypsum Township. between
Sections 10 and Is, Township rs. Range ! vest
The estimated Of each Of said bridges TO be One
Thousand ,Si ,Do) Dollars TO Saline County.
BY order Of Board Of County Commissioners
Jos SARGENT,
47-M County CLERK.
Salina Dec. Is, 1880.
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fume on his mustache. His way Il
telling it reused all her suspicion4
and now the engagement ID broken
But il was the harier
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Wha, Preachers Should Preach.

Rey. T. T.. Haze. In North American l;eviev.
The danger for America Is that tho
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the life and power which quicken to
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Before A. NcPhail. Justice Of the Peace of Sane
Ky View Township, Saline County Kansas.
ExocH wHrIk, Plaintiff.
NELs NELSON, Defendant.
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SHAY Of lecember 1Ss' order OF alta -lient for
the sun Of Ten $50 Dollars issu.d by the above
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CocxrY or SALINE
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Deceased.
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-09
A ToOTHsOME RoMANCE.

1t happened. of course, in that land
OF cbivalry and adventure-the far
West. She was one of the loveliest aud
most accomplished daughters of Chey-
enne. aud while enjoying q ride through
the fashionable promenade of that beau
tiful city. her Arab steed suddenly,de-
veloped the cussedness of bronco and
SHE'D at the spectacle OF Q handsome
youth leaning contemplstively against
lamp post. The musing Apollo was
clad III picturesque Spanish outfit and
at the moment was mentally debating
what he should do with his last dollar.
The Irregular beat Of the horse hoofs
reused him abruptly from his reverie,
and with Castilian grace and the agil-
ity Of trained mstador he spraug for
ward aud curbed the frightened animal
mot in time, however, to save the
beauteous equestrienne from o fall
which harmed NO limb. but broke off q
pearly tooth. End of chapter one.
The hero of eur narrative was deeply
smitten in the cardiac region. The
lovely heroine disappeared from view
and next day sought . dentist to rem.
edy her Disagreement. The delicate
pearl that flashed through 'iins within
whose rosy labyrint when she smiled
the soul was lost was hopelessly
crushed. Beauty in distress appealed
TO art; the knight OF the forceps pro-
missed 10 search high aud low for
pearl Of the proper size aud brilliancy.
The search Was made faithfully, but
not until the decs;st saw . young
Spauiard leaning against lamp post
did be find the coveted prize. Whether
It was N incisnr or canine, sn eye
tooth or . stomach tooth that was re-
quired, the record fails TO sta.e-nor
does IL matter much. The youth glad.
Il sold one of his teeth for Slo0, offer.
ing ell bis stock in trade as the same
terms. The tooth was submitted ~ pro-
per treatment. and the young horse
woman appeared ut . ball on the fol-
lowing evening apparently nous the
worse for the accident. But with Q
woman's curiosity che would have Civ
en- her head TO have Known whence
came the tooth. End Of ~ aptsr two.
Time passed. The Spaniard made .
fortunate purchase OF stock with his
500 and not only began to patronixe
the tailor bat INDUCED in bank &C.
count One evening last week chance
threw him into . select little party.
where the FAIR rider happened to be
present. and he related his dental ad-
venture. When he smiled and pointed
to the vacant place in his mouth the
young lady gave little shrek Her
little secret was discovered. and now
the Cheyenne and Denver papers an
nouncs that the Spsniard viii get his
tooth back at the altar on the 25th Of
the month. End of the story.
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DIVORCED.

30 my lawyers have been suceessfuI
~, have won me the righteous decree
That sewers the links. once uni,s6
,,, nlds poor, wronged woman be f,ee
veil IN glad the struggle il over.
That am no longer q wife,
Anu may crop the past, like garment
Attne door OF another life.
divorced Well, ought to be happy:
nut. somehow, the sunshine won't oms
And their friendly congratulations
sound 10 me like muffied drum
ie. KNOW the husband that married
mas broken each altar-made vow
ana ought 10 thaak God for the mercy
ihat has given this freedom now
on, Wny, since I've broken the fe,ters
=, Aho the future should seem moe bright
Must memory clamor ~ loudIv
And put all my comfort 70 flight,
why should remember his wooiug
u,i ne oisstui but short, dream OF lowe
"nen thought the words that he ut,,red
Were blessed by the powers above
~ Ihe lingering touch Of his hand,
now thrilled when he said be was ieslo,s
VI tne very breezes that famed,
Ah! little he knew how loved him
Inat kneit before God each night
hna prayed that might be made W vortbv
vi the dear. blessed marriage rite.
At last when we stood at God.s alta,
i pledged him my life without fea,:
ihe heavens seemed open before me.
And angels OF love lowering near.
MY pledges were not lightly spoken,
were not Idle lip words with me;
10 honor. 70 love. and obey him
Appeared then 70 easy, you zee.
year pasied-a year OF snch rapture.
such transport and exquisite bliss.
The world seemed Garden Of Edei-
Ans now IL has ended in this.
l tnoaght--poor. blind fosl--that IL bri1htn .-s
Would never 90 out In gloom;
played, like child in a graveyard.
With flowers that grew on a tomb.
The love which he swore was eternal
Went oat like O candies light
The dead-sea fruit turned to ashes.
:, And the day faded into the night.
he said that hour from heaven
Could not win glance Of his eve:
But siren OF earth-quite earthlt,
Gave his protestations the lie.
God alone knows the writhing anguish.
The misery words cannot tell,
That came when my bright dream was over.
And the soul-worshipped Idol tel
he alone sees the tears drop within IA.
When the eye without Is dry;
Ana the heart strings are slowly breaking
While the world passes coldly by.
hoped that the rude awakening
m Might have stranged the love bore
Inat u we were parted forever
then might know quiet once more.
30 stood the laws inquisition,
And suffered IL wholly ia vain,
For. though We are legally parted,
IL has not deadened the pain.
Divorced Yes. ought to be happy,
But feel that never will;
he has broken my heart, aud left me-
But. oh, God! how love him still.
And there's only one thing | pray for
=, Let me touch his hand, and then die,
Carrying with me 10 heaven
The feeling that be was by.
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II is said that shrewd Boston pho
tographey. whose patrons are mostly
from the class who struggle to be gem
teel, owes . remarkably successful basi-
ness to the fact that he keeps seaiskin
sacqus for the use of his lady sitters.
Every girl in America wants q ssslskin.
II she can't have il, she can ct least 60
to this knowing artist and have n
cabinet taken in all the glory OF tvo-
hundred dollar sacque. and kill her
friends with envy.
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sTwixt women end wine. mans lot 10
to smart; the wine makes his head ache'
the women his heart.
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Gall for terms at residence, corner Fifth and
Jefferson streets, seattle. ap2l-tf
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-06-23
HaSot.

Elder TOots, Al q meeting Of the Lime
Kiln Club. arose and begged leave TO in
quire whether the club had taken any
action toward relieving the sufferers of
the Chicago fire. IL not. he wanted 10
move that the sum Of 800 be voted from
the treasury for that purpose. For about
a mimi. Paradise Hall was so silent that
the u. If the clock sounded like a
boy pou"diug on an empty barrel. Then
the president asked:
"M what Chicago fire?'
"Why, sab, moas' Of de hull city has
bin burnt up"
"Whar did you git dat news:' .
Fright heah. sah.' was the reply, as
the elder held up scrap-book in which
was pasted newspaper account of the
big cOnflagration of ten years ago. There
was a general laugh aud wild uproar
when the old mans mistake was realized,
and after the excitement had subsided
the president said:
"Elder ToOts, you am good man on a
plain Job of whltewashin., but when you
tackle literature you am purity sartin to
git upset. Onless you desire to withdraw
that resolusion an substitute one wotin'
money to buy Adam a spring obercoot
you had better sot down"
The elder fell back in a lump and ad-
justed his spectacies for another wrestle
with the old scrap book Detroit Free
Press