The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-01-19
Rather REMARKAeLs.

A GEORGIA undertaken advertises that
be has 1.-TWO brand-nev elegant hearses-
one for the white and one for the col0red
people"
A PATIENT lately received into the Wabash
County Indl Insane Asylum prefers grass
70 any other food and chews a cud like q
COW.
KEGS Of whisky have been washed ashore
ct Toledo that are supposed to have lain in
q ship-wrecked vessel at the bottom Of the
lake for thirty years.
A NAN in jackson. Mich, has a small
black-and-tan that plays the mouth-organ.
His performance, though not remarkable
in q musical way. seems 10 delight the dog,
and he whines for the organ several times
day.
A TRAVELLER, recently returned from q
trip 70 New MexicoS says that in a little val.
ley in the south Of the territory be saw ripe
apples, green apples and apple blossoms
oil growing in the same orchard
A MILL in Carlton. Mich, recently burned,
and during the entire confiagratiOn the big
engine ran steadily. and so m some way
was saved from destruction. The working
Of the engine kept the pumps going, 50 the
boilers were kept supplied with water and
there was no explosion.
A DRIVING wheel OF u locomotive that was
drawing passenger train burst recently
near Milford. Pa One piece whizzed past
the hreman's bead and passed, screaming
like q shell from a cannon. through the bag
gage car, the smoking car. aud a passenger
coach without doing injury Ia any person
on the train. The train was running 81 the
rate Of forty miles an hour when the acci-
dent occurred
A NASHVILLE man claims that he has q
dog that can read. The dog Is accustomed
70 60 70 newsstand and get the morning
paper and carry il home. One morniag re
Gently the dog dropped the paper when
near home, and, happening 10 glance At Il,
he saw Il was not the journal his master
usually bought. ThereupOn he picked the
paper up, returned 90 the news-dealer and
had II exchanged, without a word Of CON-
mand from anybody.
THERE Is q curious we'll Of water In
Williamsburg County, South Carolina The
well Il about twenty feet deep. and the
water on one side Of Il Is all the time bub-
bling up like water when Il IL boiling. On
the opposite side Of the well the water Is In
. constant state Of agitation, sizing and
popping as though Il was confined In a hot
vessel The noise can be heard some dis
lance from the well The water is cold and
fine for use. This phenomenon has been
going on for some time.
FHR Nevada City irssseriDt says. "A
gentleman OF this city had the misfortune q
few weeks ago 70 lose by death his wife. A
few days ago be visited a bank on business
and was told by the cashier that AZ the !
time Of the death 81 his wife she had 90
Dumuiaied and hEd uE deposit in the institu- |
ton IN her name the SUM s5.O00 The /
Widower was thunderstruck and could |
hardly believe what the cashier told him. /
BE soon reaiizci I've feet. however. when |
the cashier gave him acerfificate o. deposit /
for that amount
Organized F-mal~ Thieves
new method Of - aling has Just been i
detected at Vienna. Au tfia. a number 4
OF women established employ nsnt oiiices
for placing shop ris and succeeded in
gaining the cnniidencs 81 nafii ernus store
Keeper The Young ladies' thev recon-
msnded were first n-tru, ted % rob their
ard hanl over the proceeds q
Their thefts 10 tn agents, The latter
made their regular rounts every day. On
sntering q store The agent wuu'd make q
small purchase. for which she would pres
lend 20 pay with a large note. The
fictitious difference, consisting Of money
stolen, vs. ihsn opsniy placed On tie
sountsr and pock etsd b. the agent. The
after retained - cents o. s. q every
lays tskiHgs Of each girl AMI paid the re-
naindsr 20 the latter, The whole gang &
loE in custody. The occurrences nay
cad 70 the general iatrn notion Of our
Iystem OF cash er's desk in every store
10 replace the orlina y money-drauer
leoesaibls 20 every empioye. The lsssss
4 some Of The store KEEPERS are estimated
= ss.000 10 400.
NE Prince ana Princess Of Wales VII
Ielebrate their silver wedding March 10,
IS
"A tear from the eye Of sympathy b.
'omes jewel in the crown of faith
4DeEiass AsCnAaSt IrsVsies