The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-01

elevate the standard and aims Of the
directors OF our public schools, and e
they are ineligible 20 the highest pc
litloal Offices, they would be free from
the temptation 10 sacrifice ed0estiOnal
interests 20 ambition, IS l. common
amongst men. or course women do
not I'sei up the boys" At the precinct
saloons; they do not yell around the
primaries they do not organise bal
lot thieves, nor do they run with Tire
niachines but every citizen who has
q daughter 10 educate should feel the
necessity o. intelligent fidelity and
refinement In the managslneat d
public Observation-Disclosures TiHles.
A mlstaken vote q better than none
at sll. Political indifference and DO
lftical despair are the two greatest
dangers % the republic. The ma
chimes best ally Il the stay-At-hOme.
Something can be said for . mon
archy, for now and then Il does put
the government Of the nation Into
the hands Of good man soHiethlng
for an aTistOcracy, for Il At least enA
deavOrs to entrust the government -
the hands Of the mOst Intelligent and
vlrtuOus +; something for q genuine
democracy, for this aseeFtsins the re-
snltant Wish from q comparison Of the
views OF all, wise and ignorant, rich
and poor, high and low. But absO-
lutely nothing can be said for = bu-
FeaucFucy, In which the government
is left 10 be administered by the SCI
fish, the ambitious, and the corrupt,
while the industrious, the honest and
the virtuOus allow disgust, peFpiexIty
OF indifference 20 keep them from the
polls. Ingenuity can conceive no
worse government than this. vet
ing In the air" is better than not VOt-
Ing ct all.
Ms. Helen NJ. GOngeF will writs
regularly for the Chicago Inter Ocean
and the Indianapolis Journal during
her sOiOurn In Europe. She viii
write especially on the Irish and Ia
Dor problems. f..rt. 4. /
The effect on the health Of women
produced by sixteen hours per day Of
washing, dish washing, sew
Ing, sweeping, baby. tending, and the
numerous other labOrs that cOnsti-
tute the sum and Substance Of house
keeping has never disturbed the d.
gestiOD or conscience Of men. They
are concerned about the health OF
those women only who enter Temun-
eFative occupations or seek for "high-
or education. '-LRdiGnapOiis Ssnfinsl.
The New York Homo journal tells
u q young woman who was riding Ia
, street car when = Fespeetably-dressed
young man put his arm arcane her
waist The young woman had nerve,
aud presence Of mind. She
did not scream nor make q scene.
She quletly drew from her dress q
pin, and drove &c to the head In the
hand Of the Observation-Disclosures young
man, who gasped and gFOaned and
speedily got out OF the car. Unat-
tended ladies ere often the object OF
attentions from men, bat 10
hey would emulate this example,
matters could generally be brought 10 !
] sudden and satisfactory tefmln-
ItiOn. - ,-i i.l
With impudent hypocrisy Massa-
ihusetts men, YEAR, after year, cele- |
Brate ths anniversary % the Concord |
IiEht and the battle Of Lexington.
Fresh from voting down the petition
Il women for equal rights, they 70 to
he old battle fields where men died /
OT equal rights, and With great,
yelling words they make pretenee %
aspect for principles which they
themselves trample under foot. The
newspapers that mock 1t the Petition
{ Women echo the empty words. It
} as u thieves paid respect 10 homes
=, or liars pretended 10 love the
ruth.
All honor 90 the women Of WISH
lgtOn society Who devote themselves
, Che philanthropies as well as the
OuTtesies Of life. On Saturday after
oOns there are several industrial
chOOls for girls, In which the wives
high officials give their services -
cutting and bastIng the
'Ork for poor little Wails. Regard
lss % political an liatiOn, thee ladies
90 enter the colored mission schools,
Ospitals, and homes Oi the sick, sin
i and friendless, 10 care for, aid,
lmfOrt, cheer and encourage. This
de Of life at the capital OBSERVER APP
relative mentions-- JournQi 81 E,dat-
itso's. Il
The skill acquired by American
ooPs IN destroying FAilr1ads was eE-
aOrilnary. They WOald form allne
! one side Of the road With crow ,
NJ and poles; then would thrust
lase under the rails, and hsaging al
Ones, would turn over many Flia
the road simultaneously. The tias /
ere then lled up and The rails pnl ,
Fus the hears, and the heaps Were'f
Oh llre. Ths middle % ths rails
iug hottest, The ends bent down -
eiF own Welsht "but the soldlefs 70
ereass the damaea, would take
nEs, and Ona 81 tWa men IS each I
ID Of the rail, cRETy u With force
ainst the nearest tree and tWfri u
aund, thus leaving rails forming !
IBda 20 ornament the fageat trees % {
sOrgia.n All this work VS. going 1 =
at the same time, there being 3
meient number % mes detailed faf
IS DurDooe, % that before the tar :
2 CD % the last inalaiii1ent OF road q
e rails previously taken idp vera Al
ady deslroysd-RsvfeW 81 Grants
-. ----..--l y = JUS
Cleveland, In bis aaeea
8nths' term % ofnee, has whites Q
sre Vetoes than Washington. !
iauls. Jackson, HadIsOu, mOnroe, Z
Quincy AdaIns, Van Buren,, Hafri. :.
q, Egler; Polk, Tayl0r, Fiilmofe. !
ere, Buchanan, Lincoln, Garfield q
a Arthur made ia tlslfs over, ses3 !
Az veer1 a. fhe Prod er ffe1 nlffs. II !,
III be nssuas 10 have 5ust Rot AIRY