The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-27

II c4uAodtes Iue management, WIN
the aid given by the city council,
wa enabled 10 steer through almost
free from debt. and justly feel very
triumphant.
Our new tariff has TO some extent
injured the shipments to the states,
but 20 far IL not quite % disastrous
In Its effects - was generally proph-
ssisd. II principally AFFECTS the sx-
portation Of lime, potatoes, fresh
meat and horses. The great lumber
interests. the very life Of the prov
liner are in no way affected.
A young man Of IS years, Fred
Young by name, has Just "made his
life sublime" by q most glorious
desfh, and his name sounds through
the province aud through the Do
mInIon Of Canada. On October 30
this storm beaten coast was visited
by 4 storm Of unparalleled ferocity.
The sad waves were moaning 80 they
never did before. The breakers on
the breakwAter were OF mountainous
proportions. II was q wild, fierce
day. a little boy OF 10 years was
playing on q pier, casting sticks into
the voracious stomachs Of the angry
waters. A sudden gust Of wind car
ried the boy from his balance into
the water and he wss rapidly borne
from the pier towards the middle Of
Courtney Bay. Young, the hero,
returning from dinner to his factory
work, caught on the Wild winds the
piteous appeals Of the helpless boy
and rushed to the rescue. A moment
lost In procuring q life preserver and
then he dashes into the midst Of the
frothing waves and bowling storm.
A few well-dIrected strokes brings
him to the drowning boy, whom he
lifts up from the depths; and with
the boy twiued about him Ia an al
most death struggle, he raises him
self up on the life preseTver and calls
out to him who holds the line, "Pull
in, boys" THE rope Is lOst from the
grasp, aud the increased fury of the
waves carries the precious freight
further baywards, Is there no one
10 save? A boat Is launched and
brave men hasten TO The rescue. A
heavy sea swAmps II aud two more
lives are nearly lost. And still an
other boat is broken 10y the seas. A
brave man, strong swimmer, defies
The storm, ties the end OF a rope
shout his waist and pluuges toward
the boys, hut when he r. we'll cut and
half exhausted he fluids the TUpe too
short, aud no Is almost washed
ashore. Hundreds Of stout hearts
aud willing hands upon the shore are
helpless to cave. Forty minutes the
brave Young, ard the little, cllnging
form stand the butfsting waters and
the freezing air; but human sndur-
snce comes to an end at last. A
shrieking blast browns the accents |
Of the death agony and Young, now
far out upon the wslers, throws up
an arm "a IL In last supreme effUrt, |
aud disappears with his burden TO |
rise no more, In an hour the heroic
boy had stepped from the common
walks Of life TO the stars aud Immor-
tHllty. A handsome, marble statue
In commemorslion Of his heroIsm IL
to stand upon Kings Square, the re-
cult Of the joint admiration and con-
tributions Of his countrymen |
throughout the dominion, for his
name aud praise Is sounded through
out the land. An inquiry into his
former life rsvesls the fact that he
was n noble boy, loving and afTec-
tiOnate, of correct habits and Of the
best principles.
The hrst snowfall Of the season
was last evening. II was hardly Of
sufficient quantity to be dignified
Oy that name and this morning Is
gone,
On election day, rs I was not yo-
ter, 1 was patriotic enough 10 spend
the flying hours In the village Of
Lexington-a name dear 10 every
patriotic heart. While tracing out
the line of "skIrmish, /" which 10 now
dignifled by the name Of battle. and
thu rival In history Of the greatest
eonflIct that ever took place, ! came
to the town hall, where the voting
was taking place. The town hall In
Massachusetts recalls the "town
meeting" and the town meeting
brings to mind Sam Adams, James
Otis, John Hancock and American
liberty. For II was In these meetings
that our liberties were born, and the
inspired men named were the faith
ers. In the town hall Of Lexington
l witnessed the voting under the
system, and I was 20 4
much pleased with it that ferventIy
wished the same system was In force l
In every state In the unien. The pro-
seeding was so quiet, dlgnined, and U
decent. In one corner Of the large
room, enclosed by q railing, was the
series Of booths or boxes. Into this
'anctUm sanctorUm the voters were =
admitted one by one, receiving from k
! clerk . ballot prepared oficially,
which lad = stub corresponding with "
{, and which was preserved:b by the
Jerk. On this ballot were the names
4 the candidates Of all the parties,
md q crsss marked opposite . name y
Indicated that the voter voted for u
hat person. The voter, after rseeiv-
ng his ballot went 10 an unoccupied b
Doth, and there worked 1t his bal
Of until satisfied, and no enc was
flowed to interfere with him or
rompt him. From the booth he Y
ralked directly to the judges and .,
Jerks and deposited his ballot, after -
IL name had been found on the reg II
Itrstion lists, and from thence by q
scsnd Este took his departure. No -
vss allowed In the a,
,om and the presence ola constable =
that the rule was strictly Z
The same system Of bal n
ting prevails In all Dominion or
sneral elections In this provinces, b
nj not In the local elections. 1t Isa
stem that certainly protects the -