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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-25
She Is Delicate.

"Talk about wives" said Farmer Haw-
buck, "Tve got one wife in IL million.
Why, she gifts up in the mornin', milks
seventeen cows, and gifts breakfast for
twenty hard workin' men before 6
O'clock" "She must be very robust
Woman, Hawbuck, ," remarked one of his
hearers. "On the contrary" put in the
farmer, "she is pale and deiikit like.
Gosh. ef that woman was strong | dunno
What work she couldn't do."-Harpers
Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-25
In the Social Swim.

"Do you think the Bible commends
society, Mr.. Boody House?"
!HWell, Miss Collingwooi, don't ex-
Iactly know" stammered Boody House,
Who had forgotten it was Lent. "but !
Bguess il does. +
"In what part"
"Well. nov, Ican't; tell exactly, but /
think along in Noah's time most every
one was n the swim. " Toledo I,laas
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-25
7 AMONG THE MOSLEMS.r g
A COUNTRY WHERE WOMEN ARE
TREATED AS BEASTS OF BURDEN.

Maids and AfatrOns Toll in the Fields.
LAziness and Fiith characteristics Of the
Psople-Giris Married when Only 10
Years old. aa
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

SOME rather wicked comments
have been made 10y politicians on
the newspaper press being fully
considered la connection with post
office appointments and minor
places. II the political class, who
80 largely live ON the favor Of the
press, Of all parties, will agree to
pay the thousands aud thousands Of
dollars Of unpaid job printing bills
contracted for party purpose aud
gain, aud guarantee the future for
four years the press will give n bill
Of qulttanre very gladly. In cities
every line Of political announce
ment Is paid for at regular rates, to
all party papers, but the country
press In all states does the same
work free, and many times 10 the
exclusion Of matter of more interest.
The country press also stands, year
In aud year out. n a sort Of evange-
list, working always for the good Of
the cause, while the politician
thinks he does wonders II he speaks
half q dozen times during the
year. The country paper Is the
pack mule for the burdens Of many
men in this matter. They take the
load ON and over dusty roads, and
while they may he weary, on they
go. IL they should stop to nibble
even At a thorny cactus there IL
cussln' In the air, and when the end
Of the journey Is reached the mule
Is generally invited To care for him
self. The debt Of the Office holding
political class. Of all parties. TO the
press OF their faith, Is one that they
can never fully pay, and one also
that they generally care little about
paying.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

THIS Gre ct seattle, W. T., on
Thursdays which swept away the
business district Is said to have
caused 9 lose In excess Of tl5. 900, 600.
Many persons were rendered home
less, and restitution already pre-
walls. II ls feared q number Of lives
were lost,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13
In tbi, a, In other localities nearl

In this as In other localities nearly
every month develops one or more
aspirants for Official hOnors. The
mail service appears to present the
most inviting field for their smbi-
ton. As Q matter OF information
for these worthy candidates we will
state that eyey applicant for
position In this department il SUBJ
jected to q most thorough examina-
ton by the Civil Service Commits
sion. True, these exa limitations are
so far modified rs to do away with
The ordeal that required the candi-
dates TO have "sOcked with old Soc
rates, ripped with old EuriPedes and
cauIered with old Cantharides. "
Nevertheless they must have that
general intelligence calculated 20
make them efficient officials. The
following subjects are the ones upon
which they are examined: OrihO-
grAPhy, PenmanshiP, copying, arith-
metic-fuudamenta rules, fractions
aud percentage; letter writing, the
geography Of the United States, and
especially Of the state or railway
mail division In which the applicant
resides; the railway systems Of his
state or division above, and reading
addresses. Ordinary applicants
must obtain a marking Of 20 per cent;
soldiers and sailors disabled In the
service, 80 per cent. Applicants
who pass the examination will be
placed upon a RET lister Of eligibles
for appointment and will await their
turn to be called TO office. When a
Vacancy Is to he filled from a state
the names Of three persons graded
highest-sOldiers or sailors being
given the preference-are filled by
the commission with the appointing
power, and from them the select on
IL made.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

Rev. J. A. CLUrz, Of Baltimore,
secretary OF the Lutheran Board Of
Missions, upon whom the degree
OF doctor Of divinity has just
been conferred by Pennsylvania
college, has been elected pre- sldent
Of Midland college at Atchison.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

PROBABLY no instance Of American
adaptabIlIty was ever more conspic-
nous than In the Conemaugh valley.
The promptness with which the
police and sanitation has been done
IL truly admirable.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

WHILE they are talking uf buying
by public subscription u, some old gun
that belonged to John Brown, II may
be suggested ParentheticaIIy that
the owner would do only a pa
trlOtie act In presenting the gun to
the state. Aud this reminds us that
Judge August Bondi, OF this city,
WAs presented with an Isl2 flint
lock rifle 10y John Brown, the
lOsk Of which the Judge in
turn presented TO the State His
tOricsl Soriety la ISS5. In
Vol. 3, Kansas Historical CoIIec-
lions, mention il made Of the dona-
ton as follows:
"BOnhi, August. SaIiua: flinIlOrk
of Y. =. Harper's Ferry musket
given donor by capt John Brown
la 1876, saved from the ashes Of
donors cabin, burnt while he was
In the 'nion army during the Re-
bellIOn."
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

AMERICA seems destined 10 be
called upon to ali the papal chair
by the elevation Of Cardinal
Gibbons Of Baltimore p sue
cessOr Of Pope Leo XIII.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

The old Democratic "wah boss"
Of this country just now seems 10 be
both rideTless and leaderless.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

II IL announced that Gov. For
Aker is seheming for the renOmina-
ton for the third time for goyerno r,
with the purpose Of contendIng for
Senator Sherman's seat.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

WITH its roses, its Strawberries,
its weddings and its commence
ments, June IL bringing JOY to q
great many people.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

Rev. HERR has resigned as pastor
OF the Congregational church at
McPhorsOn, and goes TO Europe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13
Saline River BubSlIur..

The weather II warm ut last.
York IL doing q very large wheat
business.
Scott county Is TO have q sugar
pant nj Pence City.
Mr.. Harley short 10 at home after
. long term at the Normal.
8. Frazer, the noted singer, has re-
turned to the land Of the living.
DR.. Lutz, OF Culver, had q horse
killed by lightning last Friday night.
Mr.. Matthews, OF Cruwnpoint, iB
getting better but will have . stiff
-dageF.
The Beebe Bros. have arrived and
give fatterlng accounts Of the crops
west o. here. DRIFT.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

LEONARD SWEET, the famous Chi
cage lawyer, died Of Bright disease
last Saturday.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

FOR sALR-ExceedInRiy cheap
Inside residence property on
monthly Psymssts.
g. b. QUINCY q &C.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13
FROM THE sTaTE CAPITAL.

THE HiginbOtham bank at Clay
Center has failed.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

IL you want to buy . watch on the
dollar . week plan we will sell II TO
you a. low cr-lower than any
one else and deliver the watch to you
when you make the first payment,
you giving "satisfsctory security"
for the balance. In this way you
run no "chance" Of waiting eight
months for your watch snd do not
pay for Il In advance.
ID. a. J. b. WHITEHEAD,
Jewellers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

SALINA, KAs., June IS, 1889.
Corrected every Thursday NOM
ing by the Salina Mill q Elevator
Company.
aRAIN MARKET
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13
Baaas and orehss,..s AsssatIoa.

Latest musical publication Of c.
q. Conn. Large assortment on sale
ct lowest rates. Also band and
orchestra instruments at prices be-
yond competition at Vernon 4
Bonds music store. rs CGrIer Block
South Santa Fe, Sallna. 24-2t
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13
DI.ssIatIsa NotIee.

SALINA, RANs., May 25, 1859.
The firm Of Donmyer, Gibbs 4 Co.
IL this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Mr.. Gibbs retiring. The bnsI-
ness Of the late firm and Of the Cam
bria Mills will be continued by the
remaining partners, who will col
lect all outstanding accounts Of the
firm, and the business will be cor
Quoted under the firm name Of s. p.
DOnmyeI A Co.
B.P. DONMYER.
+. H. 0IBRs.
S-tf 3. A. MAPEs.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

PROF. J. z. WILLIAMSON, princi-
pal Of the Topeka schools, and
wsll.knoW here has been elected
professor Of Mathematics In
- 1evs college.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, Of
Bourbon, Ind, says: "Both myself
and wife owe our lives 10 ehiloh's
consumption cure" For sale by 8.
p. Hughes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

Col. ALLEN BUCKNER, of Baldwin,
the lighting ParsOn," has been
elected superintendent OF the Blind
Asylum ct Kansas City, Ks, to
succeed George II. Miller.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

IT has never been considered
strategic To fnrtify a position i'm
msdIaiely overlooked hy u higher
position. For sill time people who
build la the narrow vallry-with the
horror Of the Cunrm Iugh fresh In
their mind will never allow n
RESERVOIR to he built $40 feet shove
them. Al Olean, New York, there L.
= reservoir 80 feet above the town,
aud there Is danger uf its bursting.
IL IL probably the largest artifl-
cial body Of water la the United
States aud was formerly used to
feed . canal, nut IL now utilized
- . pleasure resort for hunters
and fishers,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

"Hackmetaek," q lastiRg and
fragrant perfume. Price Is and 80
cents. For sale by 8. p. Hughes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

CONSIDERABLE damage was done
Friday night by hail in various
counties In this part Of the state
especially In Russell and Sheridan
counties. Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell tells
Ne also that he travelled over . Ave
mile strip in Clay county, In which
the crops were almost entirely
ruined. North Of Minneapolis con-
siderable damage was also done.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

The quarrel between Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox aud Mrs. Gertrude
AthertOn still wages. The issue Is tire
mendOus aud the world waits with
bsted breath for the result. Mrs.
Athsrton says In her last proclana-
ton that she IL half = sOutherner aud
believes In the code, consequently,
she IL liable 20 call Mrs. Wheeler
out At twenty PAGES. Mrs. Anterior
IL evidently a very hiIh-spirited
lady, but she doesn't seem to have
much sense.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

THE servant girl who bravely
rushed TO the re-cue Of Rogers aud
his vile, Of Topeka, while the bur-
glar WAS making his murderous
shots, IL . resilient cf Spring valley
township, Mcpherson county. The
citizens Of Topeka presented the girl
MARY Rlinkermanl with . gold
watch In recognition Of her prowess.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
pugh Ordinance Passed
September %, 1889.

9loh u i enacted that wherever cobblng
ml ahu hereafter ordered by Council
pnt Nlilc, ihe owners OF lots are rpauir-
,ha.hl enough proper cObbllng stones aud
.n,ni W 'front.' OF their lots al their own
:, t,.lu aiu the Council VIII cause the same
4 dtu0M M, ,.,. u ht a regular and uniform grade
w i,ss s''eh ana TO be given, from time To
r,i Nv surveyor. said cobbling stones are
lbIiisned lbiu nsd within 10 days from the publica.
III m o,'ulhahce. ON motion it Is hereby
nnno snal Wherever necessary, and ordered
lUei1oad lea rom time 10 time, each lot own
d'ou dUst lo 70 scrape and clean the street
qit og ~ anu rubbish from curbing 20 the
Il, ue a street immediately In front of his
~, anu aiu take or haul the same away or
snsal 9a.lie ~ taken or hauled away, at his
rasso, 1sVs, II not so done and taken away
be 'saonaDle as'ile time set by the said Council
pe q, said Council may order this work
SrSt.ie az we eNpence OF this borough, and
daVsc sd9s me said drit. dust or rubbish OF
ciber hhtlge-lhe proceeds OF which 10 be
adj ner borough funds are generally ap-
DFT Sec d. BoLENDER. Burgess.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

ST. ELMO HOTEL, Nos. 9i7 & $40
ARCH STREET, PHIL'A. Rates re-
duced to So 90 per day. The travel
ing public will still find at this Hotel
the same liberal provision for their
comfort. lt is located in the ilDuledi
ate centres of business and places of
amusement aud the different Rail-
Road depots, as well. All parts of the
city, are daily ACCESSIBLE by Street
Cars constantly passing the door. It
visiting the city for business orpleas-
ure. Your patronage respectfully
solicited. Jos. VI. Feger, Proprietor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
King Humbert of Italy.

'King Humbert speaks German and
has won the heart of the German court.
He is also a capital talker, telling droll
stories with a serious face" says the
Confidential gossip of the GLASGOW Herald.
ellis hair grew quite white almost
of sudden three years ago, and at a
distance he looks very much older than
he really is or feels. He is a great
smoker and fruit-eater, hardly touches
meat, and drinks nothing but a little
weak claret and water. Coffee and tea
are forbidden beverages to him, as they
excite his nerves. When out shooting
OF man9uynng with troops he seems to
live mostly ON bread, apples and
oranges. His favorite amusement is
billiards; but he likes chess and whist
and plays very good rubber. His wife,
Queen Margaret, is a charming woman
in every way, insomuch that her popu-
larity has spread far beyond the borders
of her hus bands kingdom into Istria and
Dalmatia-land3 which belong to
Austria, but which are ethnographically
Italian. In all these regions the wear
ing of the daisy (marguerite) is for
hidden as a political emblem of IRE
dentism.n
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
He DOtes on Rats.

Joe Mitchell, miller of Griffin, Ca,
eats all the rats he can catch, and says
that ",hey are much nicer than squirrel
or rabbit" A gentleman passed by the
mill the other afternoon and large rat,
as large as squirrel, ran out from the
engine house. Joe, seeing the rat, gave
chase and soon killed it. Having
noticed the unsual intero,t manifested
in catching the rat, he asked Joe what
he was going to do with it. He said:
"Eat i+F Sure enough he soon had it
skinned, cleaned and sailed, and look
ing in all Appearance like squirrel.
SmaclIing his hips over the joyful pros
poets of rat supper, Joe went his way
looking for more rats - Chicago Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
Syrian Agriculture.

The valley of Cele-Syria is a fertile
plain and produces grain and corn. But
the wonder is that it should produce at
all, for it has been titled for centuries
and no effort is ever made to enrich it.
The modes of agriculture in use 1900
years ago are still in use. A crooked
stick still serves for pillow and simply
scratches the surface. saw the thresh-
ing floors. The grain is threshed out by
oxen treading upon it and dragging
wooden sleds furnished with sharp stones
and pieces of glass on the under side to
cut up the stalks. The grain, then sepa-
rated from the chaff by sleeves and pitch
forks, Is taken to the water and carefully
washed. All along our route, at the
threshing fields as far south as the ancient
Jezreel, in Samaria, we saw the Turkish
tax gatherer, OF the representative of the
lender, presiding over the process
and separating the product in portions,
leaving to the fellaheen or farmer the
smaller share. Twenty-Five per cent. is
the usual rate of interest, and most Of
UllO IluNO bCSOlhO ICduSCu w d
condition of serfdom. There are herds
of black cattle in the valley and large
focks of goats and sheep, which affiliate
easily together. The sheep have bulky,
fatty appendage at the tail. The black
sheep in this land are numerous brother.
hood. The old conundrum, "Why dc
white sheep eat more than black2" and
its answer, because there are more OF
Them" did not start in Syria, for the
black are often in the majority. In cue
large flock I saw only three white sp:ci.
mems, and it was rather out of courtesy
that we called one of these white. The
goats are an unmitigated nuisance. They
prevent the growth of trees, which but
for them and the oppression of the Turks,
who are about as bad, would again cover
the mountains, which are now bare
Napoleon said you will have to kill off
the goats before trees will grow on the
island of Elba.-NaiI and BppresS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
CLIPPINGS.

ApricOts are indigenous to the plains
of America.
Petroleum has been discovered In
South Austria.
Enormous smuggling frauds have been
unearthed in Peru.
Before the war the high water mark
in cotton was 5, 300, 900 bales.
Building is going on extensively in
the city of Jerusalem, Palestine.
The commercial travellers of this
country now number over $50, 600.
Prodding for coal continues to be the
popular thing in Kansas and the West.
The imports of linen fabrics INTO this
country last year amounted to $15, 000,
900.
Last year Great Britain exported 25, :
600, 900 tons Of coal and produced no.
100000.
Three countries in Georgia have
already sold 1925, 900 worth of water
melons this season.
The Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, of London, is
sixty five years old.
The emperor of Austria has paid the
late Crown Princes debts, which
amounted to 81, 500, 900.
From $50, 600 to 400, 600 cords of
wood, not of inferior quality, is con-
verted into pulp annually.
jefferson Davis is one of the three
oldest living eX-United States Senators,
since Simon Cameron's death.
Three new railroads are to be built
between the Atlantic coast and the Ohio
river through Virginia and Kentucky.
Manganese iron ore, said by experts
to be the best in America, has just been
discovered at South Wallingford, Con-
uecticut.
A foot measuring machine has just
been brought out by an eastern shoe
maker. 1t is far better than the old
strap and foot rule way. 1t gives an
exact fit.
In Japan in IVA the number of
temples was 1914, 087. The latest
enumeration, made two years ago showed
that the whole number had been re-
duced to 81, 842.
DR.. Schliemann, the noted Greek
arch@ologist and excavator, is master
of fourteen languages. In his youth he
was sailor before the mast on q Ger.
man vessel. 1t is said that he gained a
reading knowledge of English in si1
months of study.
The cable road system of San Fran
cisco which is twenty-five miles in ex-
tent, has boen partially completed, anG
one division of it has been turned ovel
to the operating department The cost
of the whole system is 81, 500, 900, and
the claim is made that the power plant
is the largest in the world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
New Uses for PAPER.

1t is by no means improbable that
paper will yet supersede cotton and
woollen cloth as the clothing material
of the people. One establishment in
the West is already doing an extensive
business in the manufacture of paper
clothing, and the fabric is said to equal
that of any other class of goods in style
and durability. For blankets, piano
coverings ald similar purposes the paper
fabrics are an established success. They
arc light and sorviceable. Paper pals,
dishes and canes are familiar to almost
everybody. Paper boards for making
houses, paper boats, paper water pipes,
column pipes and thousand other new
uses are becoming a very important
article in manufacturing, and its
products are being exported from this
country to every part of the globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02
Mexican WAYS

The other day / encountered village
t'costumore OF usage, which surprised
me into a gentle fir of wrath, says
correspondent of the Boston HsraLd
writing from Mexico. Having a desire
for a good beefsteak for supper / sent
to a neighboring provision store, where
they declined to cut the meat "because
the family were not regular customers.
Then the servant tried the place where
we were Irregular customers" and there
it was said that "the man who cut the
meat had gone home" and the question
was asked, "Why don't you get your
meat in the morning2" If you go once
to shop where you do not regularly
trade the naughty character ofyour reg
ular shopkeeper asserts itself; your reg
ular baker will refuse to sell any bread
because he has seen the servant buying
of a rival baker. Mexicans from the
city say that this is the provoking Gus
tom of all the small towns. 1t illustrates
the old national Characteristic of not
caring to bargain, deal or negotiate with
person if he is not agreeable. Proba-
bly, no nation is more governed in trivial
matters by its likes and dislikes than is
this one. The average Mexican cannot
understand why man should wrinkle
his brows and worry because he does
not have a dollar ahead. Have you
sufficient for to-day That is enough;
be happy and of tranquil heart. Ifyou
haven't cent to-day, 90 and eat with
your relatives or your compadre.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-02

During some interesting experiments
at Cherbourg, France, recently, two
sailors belonging to the French navy
were under water at a depth of ten
metres from nine in the morning till five
in the evening, on board the subma-
rine torpedo boat Goubct. The
commission of examination were
enabled by telephone, minute
by minute, to receive the impressions of
the two men, who were quite fresh when
they came up. Not drop of water had
entered the boat, and there was not the
faintest odoI porceptiblo. There seems
every likelihood that submarine naviga-
ton, either by electricity CT by means
of oars worked from the interior which
can be placed on the boats sides, will
soon be generally adopted for torpedo
use.