The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-03-25
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Gerster's voice is said to have been
permanently injured.
During February 1878 Northern
ers visited Jacksonville, Fla.
Emperor William will be 50 years
old next Monday, March -.
One hundred thousand bushels OF
peanuts are stored at Norfolk, Va.
Pasteur is suffering from oveFwork,
and fears a second paralytie stroke.
Fred Douglass now SAYS that the
President asked for his resignation.
Queen Victorla's yacht Osborne, is
to be given $500 worth Of repairs.
Krupp, the Essen gun manufactur.
er, owns 54T iron ore mines In Ger
many.
Mr. Cleveland wrote $50 veto MESA
ges during his two years Is Governor
Of New York.
Martin Miller, Of Selma. Ala, has
been fined SlOO for marrying q cOlOred
woman.
At PenobscOt, Me, q poster an
uOuBcing q church festival had this
postscript: "NO flirting allowed"
Ex-senator Chaffee had q dread OF
doctors, and the latter are now assert
ing that had he Obeyed them he
might be alive.
At the sale Of the Heseltine collec-
ton in New York, a MeissOuier
brought the highest pTiee-S7, 800 for
Taking an Afternoon Ride"
Swedish papers announce the COM
ing betrOthal OF Crown Prince Oscar
of Sweden and Princess Louise,
daughter Of the Prince Of Wales.
Young ladies will be delighted to
learn that a sort Of elOthes-pin has
been invented which makes artificial
dimples after one application.
William Dean HOwellis father. two
sisters, and Sn invalid brother live in !
Virginia, says the Philadelphia Tines.
The Duke Of Portland with 81, go
900 annually from ground rents alone, |
Is the richest nObleman In Britain.
Miss Rose Cleveland Is reported to
have written an article for the North |
American ReUietD on the poem 'Ostler |
Joe" and its effect on society.
Every American Indian costs the |
United States S., 600 year, estimating |
the Indian population at 100000 and |
the appropriation S7,0OO,O0U.
The entire collection Of Mrs. Nor |
ganis pictures, etehings, engravings, !
books and art treasures sold at auction |
In New York during the last fortnight, |
Drought 81 ,2O7. O52
An American lady living in Flor
ence has presented the Pope with q
gold pen incrnsted with valuable
gems, in honor Of his recent encyelt
cal "ImmOrtale Del"
A lady In the Queens service, who
made the mistake Of wearing a cherry
ribbon during q recent term OF court /
mourning, has been deprived Of her
position for two months.
Miss Francis f. willard wants 10
lecture before the Kentucky Legisla-
ture on Temperance. This l. liable 20
bring about q collision between Ken |
lucky gallantry and their love Of
whisky.
Mrs. Livermore and Mrs. Lucy
Stone will appear before the House
Committee on Territories to-day TO
urge the passage Of su act granting |
the right OF suffrage to women 10 the |
Territories.
The American eagle which sur
mounts the flagstaff In Harvard |
square, Cambridge, now wears bat,
aud the college boys are suspected OF I
knowing who took compassion on |
the old fellows bald head
Professor J. II. siddOns, a grandson |
Of the great English actress Sarah /
Siddons, died Ia Washington Sunday |
evening. He was born in Caleutta, /
Indis, ia $50. AMI built aHd managed /
the first theateT Ia that city he Was /
81 one time editor Of theLondOu Amy /
and Nary Gazette.
The United Kingdom, incinding I
the Channel Islands, contains q. AL /
SD acres. The population numbers /
over IS, O00, 900, and yet the land has /
accumulated 10 such an extent that /
81 people out Of the population own /
no less than 3o.064, 534 aeres-
Our supply Of wheat for bread and
seed Is nearly double that Of Europe,
and our supply Of all cereals b usually /
three 70 four times AZ great ~ the
European average IL should be eX-
planned, however, that maize with Us
supplies the place 81 roots and many
foreign plants in Europe
james Walker, q miser q Union
town, Ohio, died the other day. He
possessed 50 Ca. He was q bacheloF
and lived in q little log house. he
lived principally CO clover and bran
In summer. Hespent most Of bis time
In winter IN bed and ate raw corn and
meal 30 save the expencs Of IRE. A
couple Of years ago, although In feble
health, he walked tWenty-one miles
70 get cent that vas owing him
through the mistake Of the county
treasurer.
The story that h going the rounds
Of the press shout two Of Mr. Biaine's
daughter joining The Catholic
Church i not news. Beth q the
elder daughters have been communi-
eants for several year8. and attended
s.. Matthew'S Church while In Wash
ingtnn. Nm. Coppinrer was married
By Catholic priest, - everF one who
was there e the time 81 the wedding
n tie new herse VIII Feusr1iIer.