The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-02
SUNDRIES

THE greatest pork parker In Chicago has
physician IN his eInioy ly the ycar who
receives from his one patient ten thousand
dollars year.
PoRTaBIE elcctric Lamps are the latest
provision for safety in Illuminating mines.
These are convenient aud cheap and well
adapted for underground use, as they pro-
duce no smoke TER unpleasant smell. and
lessen the danger Of fr,edamp.
The first elephant on exhibition in New
England. and said to have been the first in
the United States. was killed az Alfred, Ne,
IN the year iSl1. about one % L. west Of the
village. Ia q picce 81 woods near the Round
Pond, so-ciiied. on the Oh par, road lead
ing 10 Dover. y H. A man lg the name Of
Davis hal az alteration with ;h..p proprietor
Of the m-nagerir the day previous. while on
exhibition n Alfred. ailJ sought revenge by
shooting the eggplant
TIE SNAKE. -hr,ls its SKIN hv rubbing
against = sapliu or other hari surface IN
al the delicate Si..u at,l1f fh, mouth Is
parted anu iurI,I hl !. q l.'s, inches, when
the snake s,'e.,s narrow u''ry 20 NJ the
body. and thus hc'I ti,c skin STAYS. while
the reptile criwis ,ou' af iS h.der The
cuiicle IS turned .-u-ll,. ult when found
Snakes are believed to b.. blind Just before
shedding; atiya~t. tL. ..ves a-r q. thorough
~ covered 10y tI- old -..in a. Juy other part
" the bo,ly
TUE Interesting statement Is made In the
last MUNICIPAL rrfos,1 90 ih, CORPORATION OF
Cheise1. near llollln. That. contrary 70
what has generally been assumed ia the re-
lations of oc,'upif ious aud heal o.. the sewer
men u that pia.-- show marvellous health
aud vitality. Notwithstanding they spend
seven hours daily ia the srvc-s. often in
cramped up p'-iIlJus. dealing with offensive
and dangerous matte. Oue nf the sewer
men. who l. i3W lel-iJurd 81 Is eighty
six years old. ANA va a s.lrvrIl4u for more
than iwrutN eight Years. another who IS
yet a. work. Is seventy fuiir. ami has fol-
lowed the occupation !Yr Ilure than thirty
years.
Az interesting ar-Durt ~ the manner IN
which Indians poison ti"ir arrows. IS hero
given by AZ old Indian -Fir.t we take a
a blOated yellow r..itlrsuuk, m August,
when be Is most poisonous. and o.. him with
q fOrked stick to a stab-. then We tease
him until b. 10 30 a great rage. This is done
BY passing a switch over his bo4v from his
head % his tail When De- thieshes the,
ground with his body aui his ewes grow
bright and sparkle libr diamonds we Kill A
deer, antelope, or some other snail animal.
and, tearing ont the livrr. throw o. % the
snake. while Il is warm a.d tlc blood is still
cOursing through 60. The reptile yyIll strike
il again aud again. and pr,riy som IL will
turn black. The liver b Icf ir for about an
hour, when D. will b. is. hl-s and emit a
sour smell Arrows az. ;hru brought and
their iron heads pushed u-u Or. liver Cu 10 /
the shaft. They ar. lrii s,ir...s there for
about an hour and a ha.f when they are
withdrawn and dried ia The suu. A thin.
glisien 1g yellow srIm a'ihrr--s 20 the ar
ruw, anu Q 10 50 much q, I,,......- raw fe,h
Il II certs % 10 poison % tnde.th
iHE progress Of the Gospel iu Japan is he |
ginning 70 be recognized by She aJhcrenis
Of the systems of religion uhi,'h have hfh- [
erto been acrcptci in that country. The adj /
vocates u Buddhism ARE beginning 20 see |
the hand writing un th,- wall and 20 .icllnow- |
ledge the romp.rjc overthrow u! the system |
can not b. tar distant. 4 .i.ranes,. piper |
says; We rrgrrl 90 say that Buddhism. in
our opinion. can up, ling ho.i is ground. |
and that christianity must finally prevail |
throughout all Japan. Jsqll.s. Buddhism /
and Western scirnrc ,-rI uot stand .u- I
gether. They are Inconsistent O. ne one with |
the other
The Canada Methodist church covers the |
whole Of the Dominion % canada. Now /
foundland and the Bermuda Islands. with /
prosperous mission ia Japan. q has loo /
ministers and ministerial prpbati0ncrs: |
members, 1873; valueuf church property. |
t9s95Oti; college property. 4siFZ5: sun /
day-schools, 800; scholars attending sun /
l9l,lsj; Sunday school scholars |
meeting In class, 3l.iOi; Sunday-school /
scholars who have taken total abstineIice /
pledge, a'-2Ni; Sinday--chooi papers taken.
sSs,69; amount paid Tor ministerial support /
per annum- ;0H5i2, being alou; an average
OF Sol0 per minister Missionary money /
raised last year, ;i't.>il- b'ing about "
cents per mrubcr