The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-05-04

The JOURNAL has heretofore extend
ed words of praise TO the Salina Lit
erary. The society continues To make
gratifying progress. The meeting
last Friday night was very interesting.
and the audience more than filled
every seat IN the hall. The exercises
opened with song. followed by tine
recitation of Margaret Gray" 10y
Miss Belle Suydam, who received
many plaudits. Mr.. +. w. McClelIaud
read an essay Loyal Progression,
which manifested deep research into
the history and advance of our juri9-
prudence from earlist times. Mr..
Burch's Grafton, "Demonology," did
the young man much credit. Miss
league gave much tragic effect 10
"Shamus Obrien. The young lady
shows that she has a mind well cul.
tured. Judge Hanback, rehearsed his
'Recollections of Abraham Lincoln"
and il is only necessary to refer one
to the Judges enthusiastic oratory OH
things of the war and appertaining
to the war, to assure all ofthe happy
hit he made i'm his Optional" Then
came r. l.. Bond with "A Letter of
DEATH" and We all know he can add
As much pathos TO the sqnare inch
when the occasion offers as the next
man. He did excellent justice to the
subject and was highly applauded.
The whole concluded with +. f. Je.
rOme's "Oh! that Land of Kansas"
sung to the Golden Slippers" When
we heard this song first, We didn't
think there was half rs much music
and fun in II as when produced Fri
day night. OF this meeting We can
but say with fervency that"it was
good to he there" The two hours were
most agreeably passed.
Bartlett 4 Jenkins have recently
been making great improvements up-
on their stock yard premises. They
now have quite a collection Of build
ings, a little village as il were upon
the Smoky Hill. The buildings and
fences are either neatly painted or
whitewashed. The yards for the stock
communicate with the Smoky Hill. so
that plenty Of pure water Is furnished.
A number Of substantial pens and
sheds are constructed, which are
kept clean, and in which the porker
is well protected from the weather
and can enjoy life with ease and dig
nifty. By the side of a good-sized corn
crib, the feed house is seen, which
contains all the appliances for grind
ing and Smelling corn, mixing feed,
watering bran, etc. Water is drawn by
wind power-a good wind mill sur
mounting the feed house. The cattle
and sheep yard are constructed con-
veniently for feeding, watering and
sheltering the stock. The chutes to
the slaughter house are SO constructed
that little labor or trouble Is expert
enced in driving the stock TO alaugh-
ter. The slaughter house itself IL q
model Of convenience and neatness,
furnished with convenience for
slaughtering with the greatest dis
patch. When one looks first upon the
wheels, hooks and other instruments,
his nrst thought Il ofthe racks, thumb
screws, wheels, ETC.. Of the torture
chamber. But when the uses Of all
this strange machinery are made
plain he becomes certain that the
transition Of the steer. the hog or the
sheep from life to death, is q painless
one. Bartlett 4 jenkins have evi
IDENTIFY spent much money upon their
property In connection with all this
they have thirteen acres Of corn land,
which must prove Of advantage to
them In their business.