The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-24
PASSING EVENTS

iof The hrst time on October Is, 1881.
In 1872 his expenditure De Advertising
vas s. 200; In 1915. 500; ID 1881, /,
500. 900 Ga 1855. $3.50. .O00. esl At bis
death II exceeded 500. 600 He found
his reward.
The Catholics Of England hsve CON-
pleted arrangements for tbe erection
Of q cathedral in Westminster at a
cost Of one-half million sterling and
will be erected In q stones throw Of
Victoria station. The deslgn approved
Is similar TO the TVafid Kircde'i at
Vienna.
Printers nre odd people. Fhey lock
forms, dislike pi, "setm all day stand
ing up. have numerous "chases, I"
''justifyn all they do, and prove Il
whether right or wrong; set the type
ia q stick" and then put u on the
"galleys," Ike anything "fat" and
are often making ''impressions."
The spy "Belle Boyd" who ct the
outbreak Of the rebellion was IS wears
Of age. Il the matrUnly wife of Colonel
John Hammond. Of Texas, " 40 dwells
on q ranch near San Antonio He
was one Of St0hewAll JaeksOn's scouts
in Virginia She was as may be re-
lnembered. banlshed 10 Europe She
has four children.
A New York man seeks u divorce
on the strong ground that his wife's
breath is 50 bad he cannot kiss her
But suppose women should begin 20
ask divorces for similar reasons, what
q prolonged howl would go up from
many lips stained with tobacco juice
and breath poisoned with beer. sour
mash aad old cheese A man OF sense
who has smelled The multitudes OF
men would never raise the question Of
''bad breath. "
The following cure for membrane
Gus Group has appeared IN the news
papers. A correspondent says: The
doctor having great confidence in the
power that lime has In destroying the
membrane, began at once Stacking
lime in the sick room, keeping the1
air the child breathsd thoroughly i'm
pregnated with steam from the lime.
This was kept Or for seven days and
nights, at which time the child began
to Improve. His body became a mass
Of corruption IN the form Of pimples
filled with matter, showing how badly
poisoned his blood was. He Is now
cOnvaleseinR.
The death of lean TrOttle OF Geneva,
recalls a man Oi an energy anh eour
age which have selslanl been surpassed.
He was bnru without legs. hands,Or
feet, vet he learned ~ write. fastening
his pen at his elbow. and when b.
grew older became an active hay
maker used the reins with dexterity,
and was 80 good shot that he often
carried off the village prizes for mark
firing. He was independent and
sagaeiOus and has left widow and
four children amply provided for.
Tempting offers were made 20 his
parents, and later to himself by show
men, but were invariably declined.
The burning OF q swiftly moving
passenger train :On q railroad
near Bradford, Penn, seems 10
have been an extraordinary accident.
There was oil on the track on a down
grade, and the brakes would not
hold. Sparks from the engine set the
oil on fire, and the dying train was
soon wrapped IN flames. Presumably
the oil on the track was the result OF
leakage from some Of the many petrO-
leum trains which pass over the road
daily. It Is difficult TO see what can
be done 10 prevent the repetition Of
such an accident, short Of having all
the down grades on railroads In the
oil regions under constant supervis-
ion.
The successor to Henry Willard as
president Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, Is Robert Harris. Mr. Harris
was long general superintendent of
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy.
and in that position earned reputation
scarcely second 10 any smong railroad
managers. As vice president Of the
Erie company, with his residence In
New York, he has taken high rank In
railway circles. AS 8 director Of the
Northern Pacific board, Mr. Harris
has during the past three years be-
come fully acquainted with It's capa-
bilities. He will sever his connection
with all other roads and devote his
undivided time his new reSpOnsi-
bilities 4. F. Oakes will be vice
president and general manager.
The beneficiaries under the win OF
the late Mrs. Vsleria g Stone, who
died at Maiden, near Boston. seems
to have been pretty well distributed
throughout the country She gave
nearly S2,0l0, ,0OD for public purposes.
Among her bequests were Sj3, 900 to
AndOver Seminary Sl50,000 for Use o.
the American Missionery Association
Nashville. Atlanta. Talladega, fon-
galoO. and New Orleans; SIG. .0OO TO
Carleton college, NOrthiield, MINI I;
s. 900 10 the Chicago Seminary; SIS.
$50 TO Drury college Springfield, Mo;
S2O, 900 to Hampton Institute, Nir
ginia; S GOO TO DOane college. Crete.
Neb.; $ 900 10 Washburne college
Topeka. Kan; S20.OOO to Rlpon col-
lege, Wisconsin and 81 on East West.
North, and South. where good was
to be done
Whale-hshing was not profitable
last year, bat on the contrary resulted
In lO-s to those engaging in it. The
cause was the failure of the arctic
season. The whaling feet numbers
rs vessels of all classes hailing from
Atlantic ports, q decrease Of l3 from
last year. The number sent from the
Pacific ports to tie Arctic Ocean was
Increased from eight 20 nineteen last
year, the catch there being for bone,
which is Of greater profit than oil nj
the present low price. The purchase
OF sperm oil for consumption during
the year, as reported from New Bed
ford, amounted TO 5000 barrels OF
whale oil, and Of whale bone, 5000
pounds. The largest number Of ves-
sells ever employed ct one time in
Il. a 4 i. l..