The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-13

away. We're mum
Mr.. VIM. Hogben has made q an
toy display in his windows at III
Delmonico Restaurant. The hnl
large doll seen there q 10 be drawn b
ticketA Those purchasing q certain
value Of goods are entitled to chances
In the doll.
At the Communion Service las
Sabbath at the Presbyterian Church
there were eighteen more additions
making in all fftJ-Rins additions tc
this church during the last year
Last Sabbath also closed the ten full
years Of Rev. Mr.. Slmkins' passionate.
The new comet can now be seen By
thensked eye aftersunset in the north.
west, near the star Vega, the only stan
ofthe first magnitude In that vicinity
Through the telescope It looks bali
the size Of the moon, with just the
suggestion Of a tail
II
In an article on the Spanish Ian
guage from the pen Of Rev. Maxwell
Phillips, published two weeks ago,
the sentence reading Undoubtedly
the Inspiration suppressed the literary
spirit In SPAIN" should have read,
Undoubtedly the iRgtiisition sup
pressed the literary spirit in Spain"&c.
The following item concerning an
old Gypsum Greek boy was published
in the Kansas City Journal Of last
Sunday:
Mr.. Frank p. Devens has for few
days been busiiy engaged In removing
his drug store from Grand avenue TO
the corner Of TrOOst avenue and Thir-
tenth street, and on night before last
some thieves entered the latter place,
which was not securely locked, and
stOld a wagon load OF goods. The
burglary was reported at the police
station yesterday, but up 10 last night
10 clue had been discovered as 10 who
the daring "craeksmen" were.
The annual meeting for the election
Of officers Of Bridge Post, G. A. R.,
took place last Monday night The
following officers were elected: A.C.
Wait, Commander; Senior V. c.. J.
NJ. Burt; Junior v. c., c. Post; OH
Ger of the Day, J. G. Lloyd Officer Of
the Guard, s. 8. Knapp; IQuarteF-
master, Stephen Post; Chaplain, Mr..
Shier Surgeon. A. B. Chapman. At
this meeting, amid much applause,
COmrade Wait was court martialed.
The installation of the new officers
takes place on the evening Of Jan. It'll.
About 3 o'clock yesterday morning,
the large barn and sheds Of Mr. Sam
uel Miller-the well-known farmer
living on the Ninth street extension
were totally destroyed by fire, and with
them the following property: $500
bushels Of corn 1900 bushels Of
wheat; $50 bushels Of rye;
1900 bushels Of oats; five head Of
horses; 500 worth Of harness. Mr..
Miller estimates his loss at about
$1,000. We understand that ne carried
no insurance. Mr.. Miller thinks it
was the work Of an incendiary, as he
saw q man prOwling abeut the premi-
ses who, upon being asked 10 assist at
the fire, left the place in some haste.
Some Of the boys had heard Of the
"sure and certain" marriage OF One Of
.heir number last Tuesday night, and
started for the supposed quarters Of
the "haPpy pair" to give them q ser
enade. The instruments were tuned
to diseOrd and were soon In their full
dlscOFdant blast. 1t was not a smiling
groom which stepped forth to give
them IS for cigars and beer, but the
Village blacksmith" with Large and
slnewy" hands, who started for the
musicians with q shilalah and scat
tered them "a a giant might have scat
tered the pIgmy nlortals, in those
days when giants walked the earth.
The supposed groom is still a bache-
Tor, plOdding along in his forlorn,
weary way-thinking how It might
have been last Tuesday night.
The following are the additional
subscribers to the college fund this
week
F. M. Hamilton, $500.
Rothschild Bros. $500.
]. & F. l.. Weaver, $500,
VIM. Bishop, $500.
G. r. Underwood, $500.
s. S. Godfrey. $500.
Briggs & Gebhardt, $500.
This makes $l9, 500 in all which has
been raised. Citizens must not rest on
their oars over this showing. II Is
not likely there will be many more
large subscriptions, and there are yet
s. 600 or $4,000 to raise. ItbehoOyes
every citizen to constitute himself a
OF one 10 boost the sub
scriptiOn list along. There b much
work to be done yet before the goal is
reached.
One evening not long since, eler
gyman had the temerity TO enter the
JOURNAL Office for the purpose Of
looking over an article in which said
was interested. While en-
gagged in reading with a lamp before
him, the printers devil had lamp IN
his -half-flled-Whlch he sur
missed might be upon the point Of ex-
plOdlng. With the DEVILS alacrity e
taking in the situation, !" he proposed
TO the foreman that he 1.-THE DEVIL
should exchange lamps with the eler-
gyman-nO doubt thinking that the