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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
EtIik0r UckrnH Ei.ce Yress :.
Detroit Free Press.

Some time ago reporter Of your
paper had AN interview with me which
he said lie would like To publish.
consented on one condition that yOi,
would not mention my name until
gave you permission. ] have now ac-
compiished the purpose had in mind
and wish tO say to ysu (which you
can publish or not H. you see fit that
] had debated for long time whether
] would shake of some of the profes.
sional fetters which bound me with
Others for years, and tell the truth, or
not. When looked back, and thought
Of the tortures, like those described
by Dante in his trip 10 the Internal
regions, which ] endured from dy--
pepsia, and recall how much I would
have given at that time for the relief
which have since obtained, deter
mined that l would take the step 80
long meditated, and thereby discharge
n duty to my fellow men. III could
thereby save one poor mortal one
night Of the terrible suffering endur-
ed, I would he fully satisfied, be the
other consequences what they might.
My dyspeptic condition was pro.
duced by a torpid liver, which did not
-
the blood. This produced derange-
ment of the stomach, Inflammation Of
its coats, dyspepsia, constipation,
headache, depression Of spirits. yellow
complexion, fat-coveied eyes, chills
and fever; in short, I was miserable
to the last degree. appealed in vain
fellow physicians. The mystery OF
10 4. slnas.ar 4
every where-ex hausted all authorized
expedients-put to no purp~e!
When in this frame of mind, des-
perately In need Of help. but expecting
none. one ofmy unprofessiOnal friend
called my attention to some unusual
cures wrought by prominent remedy
and urged me to try 1t. Iemphatical-
IL declined. But secretly, and with
the firm determination that would
never let anybody know what had
done, l began its use. II WAS only an
experiment, you know. but for that
matter, all medical treatment IL ex-
detrimental. Well, to make long
and surprising story short, | exper-
fenced . sort of physical revolution.
Nv skin got q better color. My liver
resumed its functions. I no longer
had to arouse the bowels with cathar-
tics. Ny headaches disappeared with
my dyspepsia: but still was not con
WINGED Mature did it," reasoned. /
But, 1 determined To push the investi- !
Ration tn the extreme. While | was
in active work, tried the effect Of I.
the remedy ON my patients afflicted
with kidney. liver and urinary die /
eeses, watching every development
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
Leap Into Popular Favor.

II Is not always that the world &C.
knowledges what Is right and best /:
but Burdock Blood Bitters, by univer-
sal acIuiesence, have been awarded
the premium for cleansing the blood,
curing indigestion, constipation, reg
ulating the bowels, and toning up
weak nerves. Price $l.OO, trial size IL
cents. For sale by Oscar Seitz, Salina
Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Mr.. Frelinghuysen is unquestiona.
bly, good man, but he better get some
one to write his cougratualory mes.
sages for him. The telegram to the
Queen on her recent escape from as
sassinatiou sounds AS IL it were writ.
ten by an attache of New York York
newspaper. He says: 1.-THE feeling OF
indignation and thankfulness for the
Queens safety Is deep and universal. "
Just how many are Indignant" and
how many thankful" over the safety
Of the Queen he does not say. but
probably divides them about equally.
Then too, he says we are indignant
and thankful remembering the SYM
pathy of her Majesty in our recent be-
reavement, Implying that IL Victoria
had not been sympathetic I'm our be-
reavement we wouldn't have cared
two straws about her being shot
This may be true. but II is certainly
ungallant. No wonder the English
press call the message well meant,
but clumsy." The President, who
has Il fine faculty of saying neat and
appropriate things In appropriate
places, is not likely tn lie particularly
gratified ut such an exhibition. and
will probably look over the next mes
sage himself.-Infer-O Ocean.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
HOW TO TREAT WORK HORSES.

kay" I'm Coleman's Rural, give.
some very good advice on the above
subject, i'm the following p aragraphs
"A vast deal has been written about
| the proper manner Of treating work
horses. but have never read lecture
that did not contain a great deal Oi
tomfoolery.
"All new and experienced horsemen
should consult common sense. study
the nature and habits of the horse,
and do not vary from them. Never
strike q horse for any other purpose
than to get his attention. II he is
afraid of an object and you whip him
you only increase his fright. Show
him that the object he Is afraid of will
not hurt him. and he will walk up to
it as fearlessly as il 1T were a peek OF
oats. II he Dalks and won't pull ut
the traces, you must remember that
he also balks and won't pull at the
halter. The treatment that taught
him TO refuse to pull backwards is the
very same treatment which induces
him to refuse to pull forwards. Teach
him to break a halter. and he will
with all his might whenever fastened
in that way. Teach him to pull light
load by the traces. and he will do his
hest at a heavy One-and when he does
this you ought to be satisfied. Give
him clean, sound feed and warm soft
bed to lie on in winter, even IL II costs
YOU your parlor furniture to do so. 1t
j. better to have knot of wood for
seat and your horse bedded with clean
straw, than to have a twenty dollar
cushion chair and your faithful work
animal DOING on his legs in q filthy
stall. In the former case your horse
will earn you enough to buy fine ma
hocany chair but in the latter your
fine furniture will be sold for debt, and
YOU will be poor as well as your horse.
Farm horses should, " heuever the
day ;s warm enough tn bring out sweat.
he allowed to wallow and scratch
their sides and backs on the ground.
They will get much more comfort in
this way than you can give them with
the curry comb. Many rely on tina
currycomb to keep their horses In or
der. II is the greatest nonsense one
can practice. Clean, sweat hay and
grain and q clean, soft bed to sleep
on, with proper place to wallOw, will
insure fine coat of hair and q strong,
muscular body. Nothing else can.
AZ a general rule, those not tutored
i'm the management of horses, will do
we'll to consult the horse and treat
him accordingly
Over much of the country the win
ter has been exceptionally favorable
for live stock The temperature has
been mild; there have been few vi.
client storms or extreme changes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Mr.. Ira Mulholland, Albany, "
Y, writes: FOR several years have
suffered from oft-recuring bilious head
ache, dyspepsia and complaints to my
sex. Since using your Burdock Blood
Bitters I am entirely relieved" Price
&lO0, trial size 10 cents. For sale by
Oscar Seitx, Salina. Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
THE FARM
POTATO CULTURE.


Perhaps there is no question in
which the inhabitants Of Kansas are
more universally aud personally inter.
ested than the one Of potato culture.
The thousands Of dollars that have In
the last two years been wrenched from
our pockets and sent tn other States to
purchase this necessary vegetable; the
high price the potato nov bears In our
market, and the fact that hundreds OF
our farmers aud citizens are unable mt
the present time to indulge in the Use
Of this healthful article are but rs
many voices crying to every farmer IN
Kansas. Raise potatoes! But one says,
| have planted potatoes for the iast
two hears and they have utterly failed,
and l am discouraged! But. brother
farmer, did not your neighbors across
the way or the one down in the other
neighborhoOd raise two hundred BUSH
ell on one acre last year, dry ~ the
season. WAS, and will not the same
method of culture bring 10 you and To
me a like glorious result? Let US
inquire, then. into this mode Of cult
walton and go and do likewise. Farm
-r- of saline county and of Kansas.
shall we listen Ia this voice for aid
that comes to us from every inhabitant
of our prairie land? and shall we EN-
ploy the Inean- that Providence has
placed within our reach tn relieve
suffering? Then will every man. wo-
man and child in this delightful, sunny
land of ours have reason To rise up and
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
An Old Friend,

He was afflicted with a lame back
ani general debility; he was recon-
mended Thomas Eclectric Oil which
cured him mt once. This famous spec
life is u positive remedy for bodily
pain. For sale by Oscar Seitz, Salina,
Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Used to say: Boys, II your bloosi 10
out Of order try Burdock tea" and
then they had to dig the Buriock and
boil II down In kettles, making nasty
smelling decoction; nov you. get all
the curative properties put up In . pa-
latable form In Burdock Blood Bitten.
Price el.0O. trial dse 10 cent?. For
sale by Oscar SeIts, ealina, Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
H0rDer's Periodicals..

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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
Picture OF Garfield.

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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Golden Medical Discovery" words
registered ~ . trade-mark) cures all
humors from the pimple or eruption to
great viruIent eating ulcers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Mrs. A. N. Frank. liz West Taper
Street, Buffalo. N. Y, says she has
used Thomas Eclectric Oil for severe
toothache and neuralgia. and consider
ers il the best thing she knows Of for
relieving pain. For sale by Oscar
Seitz, Salina, Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

sanity and an
'arly grave. or
10th. No mat
IT, hos shatier-
81 the system
nay ''e fro,n *.
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Kind, a short
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
Harper's Bazaar.
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This popular journals q rare combination %! lit
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essays are by the hest writers Of EuTopa snl im-T-
lea its engrzyinss posss>- the highest artistic
excellence and IN all matters pertaining To fash
ion IL Is universally Acknowledged 10 be the lead
ing authority in the lsni. The volume viii
contain many leading novelties
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

The "Favorite Prescription" Of DIR.
Pierce cures "fenlale weakness" and
kindred affections, BY druggists.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
THE WEEhLY iNTERO(EiN

l. lhc most popular family paper pub
li~hct in America and now has reg
ulIr circulation ~ more than iOp,eyO
copies. In contrast with most Weekly
papers issued from H." offices of great
Dai,ir-. TIE W.-ELY INTER OCEAN
j. carefully edited by an editor espcc-
iaily assigned t1 that duty. This ac-
cents for the thorough manner in
which the news from all the world j.
handled aud the uniform excellence Of
its Literary columns. As n Leader
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

In the Senate Mr.. Davis, of Yves,
Virginia, last week introduced n bill
proposing to greatly enlarge the field
of the Department of Agriculture
Among other things II would make
il the duty Of ministers, cousuls and
commercial agents Of the United States
resident in foreign countries to learn
the character and probable quantity
of American products used, or likely
TO he used, annually, by the countries
i'm which they reside. also the current
prices Of the same I'm those countries.
and report once month or Oftener Ia
the Department Of Agriculture, which,
by the same bill, would be required
To publish As much Of these reports IS
may be necessary, and to send to
each post office In the United States
one copy Ofeach report thus publish.
ed. 1t IL also made the duty Of the
postmasters in the large towns of the
United States to forward to the De-
partment statement Of prices current
nj their respective markets.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16
In Political Thought and Action

THE INTER OCEAN has wider repu-
tati0n than almost any Of the contem-
porarie-. It, ability and earne~tness
are acknowledged by all
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-16

Statements so Outspoken as the
above and coming from such q reliable
source are valuable bejond question.
They conclusively show not only the
power Of the remedy which has be-
come so well known and popular. but
the great importance of attention In
time To the first indications Of declin.
ing health. When professional men
of such high standing sink their pre-.
judice and willingly declare their be-
lief in that which they know To b,
valuable, the public may confidently
follow their example.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
BOUNCING FISH.

In natural history, and one which has
commanded marked attention from
ichrhyologists and scientists, is the
kan buntal (retrocdon solandri), or
bouncing fish. l. is numerous on the
coast OF Borpeo, and common to the
waters in Sarawak. 1t is very poisonous,
and It's bite is fatal.
The appearance OF one otthese strange
fish on the beach will put to fight q
great body of natives. It is n repulsive-
looking object, its body being aaccid,
and covered with short, flexible spines,
which stand erect when the fish is an.
gered. 1t has brilliant, restless, snake
like eyes, and sharp, formidable, saw
like teeth. When irritatod. it will in.
fate itxlf to prOdisious size, and emit
"A loud, whistling sonnd, similar to the
whip-poor-will.
1t goes bouncing about on the ground
like an indian rubber ball, and can float
at ease upon the surface OF the water.
1t makes vigorous resistance when at
tackled, and the loud whistling will at
tract others, who will como to the as
sistance Of their neigh5or.
Some years ago thirteen persons
were fatally poisoned after eating of the
roe OF this singular fish. The tongue
was white and mottled in those who
died, and the month exhibited u strange
blueish tint. Death resulted in twenty
minutes after eating Of the fish.
There is a superstition thst the Ma
lays and Dyaks can eat this dangerous
aad curious marine death-shadow,'
as the sailors call it, with impunity, by
cooking it with certain kind OF plant,
which abs0rbs and neu;ralizes the
poison, and thereby counteracss it,
deadly effects upon the system.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
CHINESE PANS.

I'm early times the fan in China served
as the generals flag or baton-was
rallying sign like the white plume OF
Henry of Navarro. They were at hrst
made of bamboo-leaves or OF feathers;
then of silk-first white and afterwards
embroidered. Their original form was
rectan gular; afterwards they took the
shape of the nenuphar or great white
water-lily. NJ. de BouIboulon. in his
Voyage en- Chine" gives n formidable
list of the uses TO which the fan is put.
The dandy is known by his nice conduct
of a silken fan, as his brother of Western
lands by his crutch-cane. Young
Celestial misses dirt with their fan.tele.
graphs as expertly as do the Spanish
senoritas. Mothers fan their children
to sleep. school masters correct negli-
gent pupils with the handles of their
learned fans. The employment OF thu
fan as an autograph album is an oil
Chinese idea, but the Occident has NJ
adopted the stiff fans of thin gold'
leaves, ivory or jade OF the East, nory
the bronze or iron fan of commandm
of the Japanese middle ages. which
baton and battle-ax in one.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
SOMETHING NEW.

An exchange gives tie following
statemen. OF an orchard successfully
pastured by sheep and hogs: The
orchard occupies thir,y-.wo acres and
is made the run OF thirty hogs and one
hundred and fifty or two hundred sheep
aud lambs during the summer. Enough
grain and bran are given them to place
them in good condition. They eat
every blade OF grass and green things
close down and every fallen apple rs
SOON as dropped, for which purpose
sheep are better than hogs, which sleep
so soundly as not to hear an apple fall,
but sheep are always on hand and de-
YOUR everything as soon as it touches
the ground. The fruit each year
grows fairer, with fewer worming speci-
mems, and the manure, from feeding so
much grain, has given healthy growth
to the trees. To prevent tho animal
from gnawing the bark the trunk is
washed over once q month with a mix
ture OF soap suds, whale oil and sheep
manure. II the animals are given q
constant supply of fresh water they
have less disposition to eat the bark.
The profits OF this treatment consist in
placing the sheep in the best condition,
in finely growing lambs and in heavy
crops OF fruit for market.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
HIBEREATIHe.

What We n ndtrstand by the hibernat
ing Of animals ought not, strictly speak
ing, to be called Information, since 1t is
precisely analogous to that which is
common in tropical countries during
seasons OF intense heat. The Germans
call one "winter Sleep" and the other
usummer Sleep" There seems to be
10 essential difference Between the two
states; nor is there, in the opinion Of
most authorities, any difference between
the ordinary sleep Of an animal ana its
long winter sleep. except that the latter
is moro profound. 1t is popular mis-
take to suppose that the winter sleep Of
animals is due to extreme cold, since,
Is a matter Of fact. almost all hiber-
mating creatures 60 to sleep before
the extreme cold OF winter sets in.
Besides, as has been said, precisely
similar phenomenon is met with in the
tcrrid regions OF the earth. Mr.. OAR
win, in his journal, says: "When we
first arrived at Bahia Blanca, Septem-
Der 7, we thought nature had granted
scarcely q living creature to this
sandy and dry country. BY digging in
the ground. however, several insecta,
large spiders and lizards were found in
half torpid state. On the 10Th few
animals began to appear, and by the
18th, three days fromthe equinox, every
thing announced the commencement
of spring. The birds began to lay their
eggs, numerous insects were crawling
about, while the lizard tribe, the cor
slant inhabitants Of candy soil, darted
in every direction" at is well
known" adds the same writer, "thas
within the tropics the Information, or,
more properly, a,tivation of animals If
70 yelned by the tine Of drought"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Man has a million more red cor-
puscles in a cubic millsmeter Of blood
than woman.
In ordinary rainfalls the rain comes
down at the rate OF from two to four
inches day,
A Philadelphia engineer claims to
have invented machine by which the
power of the tides can be utilized.
Two Lsipsic chemists have devised
a process for obtaining sugar in q
permanently liquid form. This result
is said to be effected by adding to q
purified sugar solution small quantity
of citric acid, which combines with the
sugar and deprives it Of its tendency to
crystalline.
An exhibition of the arts and in
dustries Of Bavaria will be held at
Nuremberg next year, and. vigorous pre-
parations are being made in the way OF
building. Already contributors to the
number Of 1,7O2 have promised to a.
sist, and the whole affair is to be on the
grandest scale.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
DEATH OF A PAT BOY.

Dave Navarro. the Fat boy. dea ,"
said Capt. Goshen. the giant at New
York museum the other evening. Il
know all about him. knew him when
he was four months old, mele small,
ordinary child. His mother showed
him 10 me while WAS on exhibition mt
Rochelle. H., in 1862. and | held him in
these arms"
Did Dave really die OF the smallpox
at Pittsburgh. this morning. asked one
of the fat women. Why, feel awful
bad aboutit was corresponding with
Dave, and had letter from him just
before he was taken
Dave was sad firt." said man
the museum who had just returned from
Pittsburgh. "lfe made acquaintance
everywhere, and his correspondence with
ladies was immense
"IIe never had his equal for fatness,
said Capt. Goshen with sigh. IL saw
Daniel Lambert at his best. and Dave
was bigger. America produced in him
the champion fat boy of the world. lie
had an awful temper when he was
reused, and carried q pistol TO shoot him
self with"
TO shoot himself with?" echoed the
reporter. 49,.
"Yes, replied the giant serenely, lin
case of some accident, fire or railroad
smash up, in which his size would pre-
vent his escaping"
81 was the first man to exhibit him"
said the proprietor. 1T was at Lake
Front, Chicago, in 1874. He was u
wears old. don't know how much he
weighed. / never had him weighed.
His weight was estimated at $50 pounds.
| first exhibited him in this city in 1877
at my old Bowery museum, and he was
at Coney Island last summer"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
EIyGLY PRESENCE.

His personal appearance, his voice
and manner, then, as always, greatly
enhanced the effect OF everything he
said. The slender boy, unfit for the
labor Of the farm, had developed into a
man of large and commanding pres
ence. Mr.. Webster was less than six
feet in height, yet every artist has por-
trayed him as OF almost heroic stature.
The fact was that he impressed those
who saw and heard him as CT gigantic
mold. A Liverpool navvy is said to
have pointed at him on the street. and
cried out, "There goes a king!' and
CARLYLE is said to have reported that
he looked like ga walking cathedral"
His head was very large, OF fine shape,
and with q most noble brow, beneath
which great eyes looked out full OF
dusky light when in repose, and glow.
ing like fires when he was excited.
His massive features, black hair and
swarthy complexion, together with q
manner extremely grand and solemn,
all contributed to render him impress
i've to an extraordinary degree. His
voice was one OF great richness and
compass, in Its highest pitch never
shrill, but penetrating to the lowest
corner of h II or senate chamber, and
in the open air to the very outskirts OF
a vast crowds Ghtic Monthly.