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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-12

Boots and Shoes.
WE are proud of our Boot
and Shoe Stock, and
are willing to compare it
with any stock in the State,
knowing that we handle the
best brands-made by the
best Factories in the United
States, bought very cheap,
for cash, and are offered at
prices that cannot fail to
please. Remember thatwe.
are sOleagentS for the world
renowned Guseck Boots.
Do not fail to examine
Our Stock i'm this line.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-12

A. d. GOODwIN, Supt.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
GypSy PeculiaritieS.

Few more fantastic scenes can b.
conceived than a gypsy wedding. Th'
place usually chosen is a sand pit II
two long rows, fronting each other tht
attendants take their stand leaving a
path in the middle. halfway down
which a broomstick is held up about
eighteen inches above the ground. The
bridegroom is called, walks down the
path, steps over the broomstick, and
awaits the maiden's arrival She, too
is called, walks down between the
rows of gypsies, lightly trips over the
stick, and is then received into the
arms of her husband A few days Of
feasting follow, and then the wild
wandering life is resumed. Children
grow up in the tent or van, and as the
wants become greater, the gypsy mat
ron adds another to her resources o.
making a livelihood The fortunes
she predicts to the farmers blooming
daughter bring many a meal to her
hungry family, and the elegant lady
who allows her to stealthily enter hef
rich home rewards her with money OF
cast-off clothes when from the lines Of
her hands she has been foretold fa-
ture full of spIendor. Old age comes
slowly to the gypsy race; weakness
pain and suffering are strangers among
them, and the physicians craft ls ds'
spised as are all the other institutions
of the Gorios. But when death :"
length enters the gypsy's tent ne .
borne uncoffined to his last reslins
place, deep in the forest or on 'n'
lonely heath, and as often as then
wanderings bring the gypsies 70 Ia .HG
place where one of 'our people Is ie,'
to rest they stop and pay short ~ ~,
ute TO the memory OF him who sl7eP'
beneath the moss Of the heather
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
How TO Lifi the burden.

"My son, put that log On the wagon. :"
II cannot father 1t weighs many
ms, and exceeds the strength of a
auudred men,
You eall put i on the wagon, and /
will teach yon how. chop and split it
nto length, suitable to your strength.
Now let his be a lesson to you. All
Trough life you will find heavy bur
len, ~ carry, heavy tasks to perform.
10 not inspect them in bulk and be-
7ome dishearlened, neither grapple nor
attempt to master them with one effort.
Perform what your strength will per
mit-a little each hour each day.
You win gradually become strong,
and meet with success in the end. BY
attempting to lift a heavy log at one
effort you might injure yourself be-
yond recovery But by lifting a lit
tle at time You would, in lifetime
move more logs than could be stored
II township Great success in life
is secured by knowing Your strength
and lifting accoriingly by continuous
and persistent effort rather than
momentary struggle There is anoth-
er way by which you can move heavy
logs There are many inventions de-
signed for this purpose the existence
Of which you do not suspect. In some
instances you are only required to at
ta9h the graphing hooks and the bur
den is borne wherever you desire
Remember that in all undertakings in
life there is one way to proceed much
better than all others. Investigate
closely, assuring yourself that you are
working by the best method. Other.
wise you will be lifting the log with
out appliances. Only tile best meth
ods lead to success in this progressive
and competitive age If you cannot
discover these methods you will sec
your rivals pushing ahead. You win
be outrun in the race. "-Healn ana
H0me.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08

nnmning was continued for tlifeo
bonrs no o,mmandant in the mean
time marching IN and down the kitten
en- wondering why the men dld no'
canitnlate About eight o'clock II
the morning voice was heard at 'ns
little GRATED aperture which served U
ventilate the cellar. saying
u want "a speak with the Frene'
officer
raytgne renlied from the window
advancing his head only little
aWtu YOU surrender"
The Prussian officer answered tha'
he would
1.at, ont y ado
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
A Sup rIlnOMS Boy.

William Trotter has been paying his
addresses to Miss Rosa Hedsteer OF
Waco. His visits have not been very
frequent of late, and last night,
Tommy Miss Bosa's younger brother.
said -
"You ought to come and see us
every evening, Mr.. Trotter."
.--essIFhy, Johnny?"
"Because it makes sister Rosa SO
happy to have you go away You
ought never to miss an evening"
They missed Trotter for the rest Of
that evening .-S1tjHgS.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
Grant and the .ntncLr 1nd..

Inc hentueky women are is en-
thusiastic about horses as tbe mon
They unhesitatingly place the horses
before themselves as the great attrac.
tons Of the state | remember hear.
ing conversation between General
Grant and a Kentucky girl at the s
LOUIS Merchants Exchange in 1873
when President Grant vas yisjtin,
the St. Louis far. 4 number ~
ladies' We're introduced to the preSi.
dent, whereupon he spoke in very
high terms Of s. Louis the fair g.,
u ou are mistaken. Mr.. President
we are not from St Louis lauehing.
y S'id one Of the girls. we are from
Neiltoeky, very tine state, you know
which possesses three things an mon
oi taste must appreciate Smhngly
lhe President asked her what thsv
We're She answered we have IN
fastest horses, the prettiest women
ana the finest whskey in the world
Inc President replied: "Yonr horses
are certainly justly renowned have
some on my farm near here. Yourself
una party prove the correctness If
your second observation. hut whiskey
$ one Of the things that reoniro
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
moM S.rnge. count.

1t is very amusing to see the people
Of Kamtschatka attempt to reckon
above ten, for, having reckonea the
fin ers Of both hands, they clasp them
together which signifies ten they
then begin at their toes and count 70
twenty, after which they are quite con-
founded, and cry "NIatcha," that IS
"Where shall | take more?'
A Moravian missionary relates OF
the Greenlanders that they in counting
proceed beyond twenty with great re-
uctance, and generally apply to all
numbers above twenty name whicp
means "innumerable"
Parry, the great Arctic explorer,
says of some tribes Of Esquimaux that
they require to use their fingers to
count as high as three, and generally
make some mistake before they reach
seven.
Many South AmeIean tribes are
said to have no more than four dfstin
numerals; and the consequent diflicu
ty in understanding high numbers
well illustrated by a statement of Hun
boldt, that he never met an India
who would not, if asked his age, say
indifferently, sixteen or sixty, not con
scious that there was much differenc
between the two.
The following anecdote of a Soutl
American traveller confirms the state
ment. This traveller, when out Will
party of ten or a dozen Indians
asked one of them, "Are we many ?
"l es, we are many" "Are we innu-
merable?" YES, we are innumera-
ble.' THAT tribe" he says, "when
they wished to tell how many captiyes
they had taken We're unable to state
the number, but would mark out a
space Of ground and say there were as
many as could stand in it.
The inhabitants of some West Indi-
an islands are said to exclaim wheney-
er anumber exceeds ten, 'As many as
hairs Of my head" or "As the sand Of
the sea"
The Yaneos, a tribe dwelling near
the Amazon, have no name for any
number beyond three, "and lucky it is
for those who have to do with them"
says the traveller who records the fact
"for their name for three is Po-et-tar-
ra-ro-rin-co-a-ro-ac.' word Of ten
syllables. Who can wonder that arith-
metic has not hourished in these lands ?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08
A Generous Man

!, j, ',a !, you see anything Of a pocket.
: po3A mat dropped somewhere Il fba
i,.1 osaiOon ~ | occupied Ia t night. Iand.
ola ..oo. ANY money in it, Man,
w, s,op' Yes, sir. Here is vopr rae.s,.
'ooa,. oooa' with the money The maid -.
ls.l,aa nollss' enough to bring it 70 me AMI +
.o.rsa. loorsa It up in the safs eAb ve-1
y d. 'rI.s MP Proceeding, very. Ihal intend.
e. ,sii p'aaIng the money in saving, fsa. i, +,
saan .a,s a morning where it would ss1e
a. s vaa aaSlng 4 per ceat. r.~s,,
~ .non, 5Oaf y honesty I viii say aa.ss.r
Ssen Sssi !. me Interest for the t.ue +,
..sta = your Possession ana vos -.
rss,. % square withthe cham -. ',,.
: nm :. nothing small asog. ~ 49,.
nyinp Truss ! ; a man Who .ea-o.
J5,lrsal s Y Do whats rIgsr 49,. !
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-05-08

We also hand'e IHFge STOCK OF BrusselS,
more than three carriages-o'fn,e n, fbi1ltlia ba1lalinar.
ing to the queen, the other to Diane
de Poitiers, and the third to Rene de
Laval. In England coaches $50 called
from the Hungarian kossi) date from
1850 though whirIicotes 60 back to
the fourteenth century. So far as we
know, neither Dante nor Beatrice used
forks in eating, and yet we should
hardly class them as sayages.-Yine-
tenth CeHt,tr4.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
LEPRosY.
a Dreaded Plague Which Is Widely Dis
seminated.

a Dreau0u EAaSuG WAASA 10 AACA DAS
seminated.
Few persons are aware that leprosy
still prevails to a considerable extent in
various parts of the world. The Chi
nese are popularity believed to be the only
people especially subject toit. Medical
writings show, however, that it is not
only widely distributed in India, China,
some portions of Europe, the Sandwich
Islands, the West Indies, but that in this
country there are several centers where
cases have been observed. One of these
leprous centers is Louisiana, where the
disease has existed for over a century. 1t
was at one time SO prevalent that in 1885
a leper hospital was erected in New
Orleans. Within a few years past quite
a number of cases have been reported
in lower Louisiana, and five or six years
ago an official investigation was ordered
by the legislature.
On the Bay of Chaleurs, in New
Brunswick, there has been a leper hospi-
tai for many years, the disease has been
considerably restricted by governmental
supervision, and seems in a fair way of
soon disappearing there altogether.
The disease has been imported into
Minnesota by Norwegian emigrants, but
is said to be on the decline in that State.
In California it is reported to be fire.
| quently among the Chinese. No reliable
statistics of its prevalence there are, how
ever, available.
In this city several cases of the dis
ease have developed within the past ten
years. Cases have been reported in the
medical journals by two of u physi-
clans, who have made a careful investi-
CATION into the subject. One of the cases
has never been away from the city.
showing that the disease was acquired
here.
Whether leprosy is contagious or moi
is a mooted question. Physicians dis
agree upon this point, as they do on
SO many others. The weight of evf
dence is to the effect that there is great
danger from contagion. Leprosy is alb
solutelY incurable by any method o
treatment known to the medical faculty
and it is fortunate that it is as rare as i
is.-Baltim0re Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

The Image Breaker on the Father Of
His Country.

The Image Breaker on the Father of
His Country.
"He Washington died in his sixty
eighth year, and in the heyday Of his
glory and his fame. Time has since dealt
gently with his memory, and he has
come down to us as the greatest of all
leaders and the most immaculate of all
men. No other face is so familiar to us.
His name is written all over the map Of
our country. We have made of his
birthday anational feast. The outlines
of his biography are known to every
schoolboy in the land. Yet his true
biography is still to he prepared. General
Washington is known to us, and Presl-
dent Washington. But George Wash
ington is an unknown man. When at
last he is set before us in the habit as he
lived, we shall read less of the cherry
tree and more of the a Naught
surely that is heroic will be omitted; but
side by side with what is heroic will ap-
pear much that is commonplace. we
shall behold the great commander re-
pairing defeat with marvellous celebrity,
healing the discussions OF his officers
and calming the passions of his mutt
nous troops. But we shall also hear his
oaths, and see'him IN those terrible OUT
bursts of passion to which Mr.. Jefferson
has alluded, and one of which MI. Lear
has described. We shall see him refrs-
ing to be paid by Congress, yet exacting
from The family of the poor mason the
shilling that was his due. We shall
know him as the cold and forbidden
character, with whom no fellow-man
ever ventured to live on close and
familiar terms; we shall respect and
honor him for being, not the greatest OF
generals nor the Wisest Of statesmen,
not the most sanity of his race, but q
man with many human f~railties anC
much common sense, who rose in tht
fullness of time to be the political de-
liverer of our country McMGster''
HiStOrY.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

Of me sword enters the unfortunate
beast, and he staggers and struggles till
he falls in a pool of his own blood. And
now the multitude yell, shout and wave
hats and handkerchiefs. The music
keeps pace with the progress, and
keeps step with the character of events.
Now it is wild with Joy, and is barbaric
in its peals of triumph. Four bulls
were brought into the ring, and this
cruelty was repeated. One man was
thrown from his horse. Two horses
were gored and Quilted by the bulls, and
were led dying from the gaze of the
spectators. AS each bull fell dead a
team of mules was brought in and the
beast dragged out.
No apology should be offered for this
inhuman and brutal sport. No civil
lied State should for q day sanction by
its laws or permit by it's customs such
horrid and debasing pastimes. Yet |
was not wholly at a loss to understand
the fascination of the bull fight. Pity
fer suffering was soon lost in admit
| ration of skill. The multitude OF
people were interested, not in the
bull, butein the handsome, dashing, dar-
ing men who encounter the rage and
fury of the beast. 1t was not only the
bravery and adventure of the men that
gained the admiration of the people, but
even higher qualities of mind were
shown. The men had poise, composure
and perception. The infinite agility OF
all the men in the ring was a constant
source of interest and excitement to all
the spectators. The ever present dan
ger, even unto death, addedintense sus-
pense. Every spectator was on tiptoe
of hope or fear during three fieeting
hours. [ know of no form of sport OF
amusement so exciting as the bull fight,
but it is revoltingly cruel. The crowd
drove, rode and walked back to the city
as gaily and as orderly as it had gone
to the toro. Singing, music, joy, laugh
ter and flowers blended together tt
make all the people forgetful of theil
inhumanity and happy in the sense 0:
victory, in which they all seemed t.
share.-Robert Laird Collier IN Boston
Herald,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
MY FEAR.

! have six children, and three are dead;
And three are out in the mad worlds din
SELLING muscle and brain for daily bread,
In deadly odds with want and sin.
Life grudges to each the little asked
So scantiiy dealing each pitiful dole
Till it seems to be sometimes as if the price
OF living we're paid with blood or soul.
For the other three, I raise no paint;
Sheltered close in a fold SO warm and deep
Touches not the calm. of their tender sleep.
And nightly my tired heart has turned
To these six Of mine, n d, nightly sad:
And none of my fear for the shattered dead"
-. H. Kennedy, IN Current.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
John Browns Rebuke to a swearer.

Mr.. Gill has a rich store of John
Brown anecdotes. I remember one he
used to tell when we were grangers to-
gether in Keokuk County. 1t is this:
Brown was greatly opposed to the use
of profane language, and sternly for
babe it among his men. At one time he
captured a border rufian in Kansas, and
he could shame a Flanders regiment
with his horrible oaths. Brown listened
to him for some time, partcok of his
supper in silence, lighted his pipe from
Goals in the ashes, then said to the
border heather: Il very much dislike
to hear you using such language
Greatly surprised at the declaration, he
asked Brown to state his objections.
s.TI tell you, sir," he replied. E'L there
is no God it is exceedingly foolish, and
if there is it is desperately wicked y
And MI. Gill remarked that old Brown
said it in such a fatherly way thar the
fellow desisted, and never afterward
sWore in his presence. - Des Moines
Ledger.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
WHO IS HEP EH2

Behola him as he walks the streets,
With head erect,
Saluted by the boys he meets
With great respect.
His large blue eyes with pride aglow,
And lofty air,
He seems a master spirit, though
His feet are bare.
How jauntily his hat he wears,
The back pulled down,
Although some tufts of reddish hairs
Peep through the croWnl
Now who may be this lovely bud?
Your ear incline:
He's captain of the champion club,
The small boys "nine."
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
4 GREAT IRON FAMILY.
Some Interesting Facts About the Grubb
Estate in PennsyIvania.

Some Interesting Facts About the Grubb
Estate in Pennsylvania.
On the 26th of May, writes a Lancas-
ter, Pa, correspondent, Clement Brook
Grub r~epurchased the old Mount Hope
furnace property in this county, for the
sum of $500, 900 cash. This is one. of the
finest old iron properties in this country,
embracing $500 acres of land, with
fine farm, and the mansion, although
built by Henry Bates Grub nearly one
hundred years ago, is one of the finest
in the State, and is really of modern
STYLE, having an immense hall and cell
ings fifteen feet high throughout. 1t is
situated on an eminence which affords a
front view of almost unprecedented
beauty and grandeur extending to and
over the city of Lancaster, which city is
fifteen miles distant, and til fianked on
the east by a beautiful and extensive
terraced lawn and garden, making it
one of the most lovely summer resi-
dences possible to conceive. The con-
nection of this estate with the great
Cornwall ore mines, in which it has a
perpetual right for a full supply of ore.
is what gives it its great commercial
value, and the desire to again possess
the old homestead where he was born,
and to regain that ore right which was
conveyed by him to his brother, A. Bates
| Grubb, more than thirty years ago, in
| duced Mr.. Grubb to make the purchase.
MI. Grub is now, by Inheritance, the
~patriarchal ironmaster of the United
| States, being the Oldest member of the
| Oldest iron family in this country. His
Observation-Disclosures Peter Grub,
came from Wales, near Cornwall, to
this country in 1879, and made large
purchases of land in what are now Leb-
anon and Lancaster Counties, from the
Indians, and subsequently had the titles
confirmed by William Penn, and upon
one of these tracts he found an immense
deposit of iron ore, which he named
Cornwall, and which mine is still the
wonder and admiration of all'who visit
it. Mr.. Isaac Lowthian Bell, M. r,
and the greatest ironmaster in England,
and whose opinion is considered au-
thority throughout the world, told me
whenh he was in this country in 1876 that
he had visited most of the great iron
mines in the world, including those OF
Spain, Algeria, the continent Of Europe,
England, Scotland and Wales, and many
in this country, including those Of Ala.
bama and the iron mountain OF Mis-
souri,, and then said: stBut Cornwall
bears the palm as the greatest iror
mountain in the world" From geologi
cal investigation, aided by tests made
with the diamond drill, it has been pretty
well demonstrated that Cornwall car
produce 5OO,0 900 tons of ore per yea
Tor three hundred years to come. Th'
original Cornwall furnace was built b.
Cirtus Grubb in 1925, who operated
for many years. Peter Grubb, the sec
ond, built Mount Hope furnace in 1884
The Cornwall ore mines are now owned
and worked by the families of tn
Grubbs and Co1emans under the heat
of the Cornwall Ore Bank Company.
-PkiIddeEphG0 gin1ts.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

Have music in the 0family circle.
You will not find the husband, father
or brother seeking amusement abroad
on winter evenings, when his home is
blessed with vocal and instrumental
music. Music fills the soul with that
pure, holy feeling which viii fertilize the
soul of friendship, and home, above all
other places, should be attractive and
happY.-Tribane and Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

Ginger Crisps.-Two cups of mo-,
lasses, one CUP of lard, one tablespoon
Of ginger, one tablespoonful of soda
dissolved in a very little hot water and
enough flour to make a smooth dough.
Roll thin.-The Household.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

The Connecticut River, once a navi-
gable stream for a considerable distance,
is said to be drying up because of the
destruction of the forests along its
watershed -Hartford Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22

At a cattle-killing match at Sacra-
mento recently, one man killed and
dressed seven cattle in f~orty-seven min
utes.-SGn Francisco Cali.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-18
THE MEAT WE EAT.

A statistician who has given the subject close study estimates that from fifty to sixty per cent of the income of the industrious people of this country is expended for food products, and one fifth of this, or from ten to twelve per cent of the whole income goes for meat. From this it will be seen that the stock raiser absorbs a very con siderable proportion of the in- come of the thrifty peo- pie of the United States, get ting approximately $2,00O,00O,OO0 for the meat which he grows. Ment, therefore, comes second only to bread in order of importance as an agricultural product. This being true can any farmer afford to wholly ignore the production of beef, pork and mutton, and thus have no share in furnishing this one-ffth of the food which the country needs? Is not any sys- tenn of farming in which the herd and flock are igoored resting upon other than sound basis? It can not be otherwise. Exclusive grain farming has ruined more land and bankrupted more farmers than any other agricultural policy every followed by a considerable portion of our people.-National Stock man.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-18
Sbe stt. SnBtea 8erala.
THE ARIZONA PIONEERS.

The Pioneers are taking active steps to bring the attention of the administration to the existing state of Indian affairs in Arizona. They do not expect, simply as body of men, to accomplish the removal of the Indians, but they desire to start a movement that will bring such state of affairs about. And who, among all our people can this duty more appropriately fall upon? Nearly every member of this so- ciety has at some time passed through just such experiences as the unfortunate settlers of eastern Arizona are having to day. Many of them bear scars of the hostile conflict with the Apaches, and all of them are familiar with history of Indian atrocities in this sun kissed land. The weight of their opinion and influence should alone be suf- ficient to move the government to action in this matter, but inasmuch as they have extended an invita- tion to the public for a concerted movement, the occasion should be embraced to at least show the de- partment the sentiment of our peo- pie, if it fails to bring about the re- suits hoped for. We do not appre- bend failure, under the pro- gramme laid down. There seems to be disposition manifested by the present administration to put a final quietus upon the Apache troubles, and while their attention is absorbed with this subject it is the proper time to act. We applaud the wisdom of the Pioneers in talk ing the initiatory steps in this worthy cause, and hope that it may bring fruitful results.-TucsOn Git iZen.