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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11
LITERARY NOTES

In the New York Lodg'r Of No
vember ~, Robert Grant begins n
brilliant and entertaining social
satire under the title Of Mrs. Harold
Stagg. The story il told with the
amusing and quaint cleverne%s which
has made the authors reputation,
and contains many striking ideas
which will cause SOciety's backbone
to creep. LIke"The Anglomaniacs''
IL places its heroine under y cross
fire from q wealthy swell and tai
ented youth TO fame and fortune
unknown-a situation which allows
Mr.. Grant coveted opportunity to
lombard New York society.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11
CENTURY F0R DECEHuER.

The December Century, IL NOR,
"Christmasy" than il usual with
that magazine, there being a Christ
mas story by Joel Chandler Harris
and q Christmas poem by President
Henry Morton, Of Stevens Institute
while the editor In "Some Christma:
Reflections" ssys that perhaps the
readers may find rs much Of the
true Christian feeling In DIR. Abbott's
article "Can q Nation Have q
Religion ?" and in the article on the
"Record Of Virtue" rs in the more
ostensibly Christmas features" Of
this number Of the Century.
The frontispiece II a striking head,
"Caphne," by George w. Maynard
In "The Century Series Of American
Pictures" and the opening paper Is
General Bldwell's account Of Life
in California Before the Gold Dis
covery." Here Is also published
Ranch and Mission Days In Alta
California: :" these two articles show
ing with what thoroughness the
CeRtury's new aud important series
IL being carried out.
The hundredth anniversary OF the
death OF Franklin IL marked by Mr..
Charles Henry Harris psper on
Franklin 10 Allegory," with a ful'-
page engraving of franklin after n
portrait by Peale, aud reproductions
Of French prints.
The fiction Of this number includes
stories by Joel Chandler Harris,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps-"Fourteen
10 One" q true story); Rich ard
Harding Davis, and Maurice ThOmp-
SOFA Pair Of Old Boys" F. Hop
kinson Smiths "CoIonel Carter OF
Cartersville" IL continued; and
"sister Dolorosa, " three-Part story,
by James Lane Allen Il legun
This 10 Q companion story 20 Mr..
Aliens tragic story Of THE White
Cowl."
After the Autobiography OF Jefier-
son, the famous comedian, Il il in
terestIng to read In this. nu .nber the
views on acting by TOrnmaso salvini,
the greatest Of living trsgedians.
Other illustrated papers are Mr..
Maelay's "Laurels Of the American
Tar in 1872" and the secoDd Of Mr..
RockhilI's series on Tibet, this one
being called The BOrder-Land Of
China"
The poetry Of the number has
nothing more striking than the
half dozen novel pieces entitled:
''6ome Boys" by James wbiteomb
Riley. and pr nted, with pictures by
In Bric-a-Brsc. Other
poets Of this number are Austin
Dobson and Celia Thaxter. George
Parsons Lathrop tells In au Illus
trated poem the pathetic story Of
'MaFtby yirginla's Hand"
Further topics treated ere Trees
In America" 1.-THE Railway Zone
Tariff Of Hungary" and Higher
A Word 20 Women"
The latter an open latter an open |
letter By Mics josephine Lazarus.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

John J. Ingalls, With q less able
statesman, o less earnest patriot
and . less sincere, steadfast and
Influential RepublIesn.
II has been made 10 appear by bis
political enemies that the Kansas
legisiature-slsct 10 arrayed In oppo-
sItion 10 Ingalls,, and that he can.
not command enough votes to In
sure his return 10 the senate. I'm.
less men who have been identified
with the Republican party In q
state that made one Of the fiercest
and most helpful fights 70 keep Its
coil from Q democratic slave oligar-
ehy prefers to send democrat to the
senate rather than Senator Ingalls,,
there IL Republican material enough
to elect ingalls, by . handsome
majority. OF the forty state seua-
tors thirty-nine are Republicans and
one 10 q Democrat. In the house
there are twenty-se, en- Republicans,
seven Democrats and ninety-one Of
the farmers southern alliance. or
the ninety-ons alliance members
sixty were formerly Republicans
and thirty-one Democrats. The
question to be determined 10 whether
the sixty-iour Republicans OF the
Alliance will sffiliats with the
Democrats a. against Q man Of their
own party. who has brilliantly rep
resented and conferred honor upon
Kansas through Q series Of years
among the most eventful In the
peace history Of the country.
There never wss o time when 10
was more important that the Repub-
licsn party should be strong In the
United States senate, and IL 10
hardly to be believed that war-tried
and time confirmed Republicans Of
Kansas will at this critical time
send . nobody or Q Democrat TO
rattle around impotently or dis
astriously In the place the greatness
Of John J. Ingalls, has filed 10 the
admiration Of the world. Ingalls,
will 60 before the legislature with 90
Republican votes In the two houses.
He will need nineteen Of the sixty
Alliance members who have always
been Republicans to make his cleo
ton sure, These sixty men have
got to vote with Republicans or
Democrats and II they are willing to
vote with their own party, the party
that was 30 faithful TO principle Of
old that Il made Kansas bloody In
order to make her free, what Repub-
llean In Kansas 10 more deserving Of
their support than John J. Ingalls,? |
We believe the cid Republican
spirit Of loyalty will assert itself In
the vital hour, and that the sixty
Alliance men will see As they saw In
other days, that the Republican
party 10 the real benefactor and
friend Of the union and Its people,
and that the sblest men Of that party
are always the best men to repre-
sent Il In the halls Of national Iegis-
latlon.
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weddinr oswn.


Pretty Partisan wedding gowns for
the season are artistic and beautiful In
the extreme. The richest are compoeed
Of the new brocade,i satins. on whose
lustrOus surface branches Of orange bloc
SONS. white hlAcs, snow drugs. or the
popular 6eur-de-ls are strewu. Silver
embroidery or brocade Il seen on several
Worth dressea When = plain fabric Il
desired peau de sole, bsngaline. soft,
thick, repped silk or white satin sewn
thickly with pearls. a In Dorothy Ten
nant, may be chosen. For trimmings
there are ruehes Of white ostrich tips or
OF lace, thick. close frills Of white nous
seine de sole. or handsome silver and
pearl passementeries. Often the long
poiOnaise is Of brOcade. and the under
skirt OF embroidered lace or muslin- Ut
plain skirt with bodice waist has a
long train Of rich brucade.-New York
Ledger.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

Mrs 0'Brien. wife Of the Irish exile, Is /.
Russian lady Of social distinction. and l,
described by those who have met her q.
highly intelligent and accomplished. In
personal appearance abe Is Of . dsrk typ,
Of beauty. petite and fascinating. She
Is jealous sdherent Of her husbAnd'.
cause, and has translated into Russian
and French the works Of John Morley,
the Liberal leader. for the Widespread
dissemination Of his views Being Rus
sian born, il is to be presumed that ths
present complication in her husbands
Affairs is in no way dishesrtening TO her
political hot water seeming 10 be the
condition upon which the ears subjects
thrive, or at least In which they fire.
quently find themselves. New York
Times
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

The cold winds Of autumn make the
following advice very seasUnAble: Ross
water and brandy Is recommended for
roughness caused by walking or driving
in the wind. Another skin tonic Is a.
cohol and water. The white Of an eng
beaten well, five grams Of alum In
five grams Of sweet almond oil, b said
" Be sure remedy for wrinkles. One
teaspoonful Of carbolic acid in . pint Of
rose water is an excellent remedy for
pimples. Strong tea will darkeu the
eyelashes, we are told, while sage tea
makes the hair dark. and cream made BY
Q pint Of glycerine and six ounces Of
lime water will, when rubbed thor
oughly into tbs hair. make IL glossy aod
keep the scalp clean. York Jour
nal.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

Il now shown by eastern people
in the settlement of Oregon and
Washington, particularly that region
adjacent TO Puget Sound. The rea-
son for this Is the almost unlimited
resources that have lately been
opened up, and the surprising
growth Of Portland, Tacoma, Seattle
and other cities and towns along
Puget Sound.
The Union Pacific on aceout Of It's
fast time, short line, through
pullman palace sleepers, free recIIn-
ing chair ears, elegant dining cars,
and free Pullman COlOnist sleepers,
from the Missouri river, IL the
fsvorite route TO this region, and
tickets via this line should always
be asked for.
For complete Information relative
to this remarkable section, time Of
trains, rates, pamphlets, etc, call GU
your nearest ticket agent or address
the undersigned. +. l.. LoMAx,
Genn. Pass. Agt., Omaha, Neb.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THE demand for free silver has ct
LAST penetrsssi the sylvan environs
Of the White House and it 10 now
automatically stated that . special
message will be sent to congress In .
few days recommending immediate
legislation In favor Of free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver. Several
free coinage bills have been intro
duced, among them one by Senator
Plumb. It IL probable that ere
another week something definite
looking to this end will have been
accomplished.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THE Kansas City Globe IL pretty
good paper but It IL some times OF
on account OF Its lack Of Information
In regard to some thing; for which
Il is In no way TO blame. In speak
ing Of Salinas claim to being the
best business town In the state, 10
classes Us with such slow old towns
as Wichita, Hutchinson and Topeka.
With the one exception Of Kansas
City Salina Ii the best town In the
state, and IL making the most pro-
gress In commercial matters. This
IL no bluff; our hand il open TO In
spection.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THAT $G,50o,nGO appropriation for
q deep harbOr at Galveston, is receiv-
ing much favorable comment over
this entire section 81 the country.
In connection with reciprocity this
measure Is quite a boost TO Kansas /;
and II all came about through repub-
llcRn legislation, too. The time will
soon come when Eansans will take
ship at some point on the gulf Of
Mexico when they go on their sum-
mer tours 20 Europe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

SENSIBLE Democrats are begin
ming TO fear that "some unforeseen
complications" will prevent their
victory In 1899. Political history
shows that UNFORESEEN complica-
lions" have generally presented
themselves ut inopportune times for
the Democratic Party.-GIobe Demo-
rvuf
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THE Kansas city papers, As usual,
are blowing about the "PhenOmenAl
growth" o. their stock yards, and
well they may. As an organized
gang Of plunderers who have grown
fat Oh Kansas farmers and stock
dealers, the men who conduct them
have no parallel in history, beyond
anV uuPstion-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

A TRAVELLER, Just arrived iI
Topeka going east, tells the Capital
Of q conversation he fell into with o
Peoples party man on the me
Kinley BILL" well" said the man,
''if we can't get rid Of the d. bill
any other way I would vote 10 pay Il
of snd be done with all this fuss. I"
Topeka Capital.
The above serves TO illustrate how
great newspapers are sometimes
taken in by the rankest old, hairless
purblind, gags afioat. That same
alleged joke was current when the
Mills bill had the boards and the
Lord only knows how old IL Is. Two
or three fellows came post haste TO
the JOURNAL lately and claimed to
have "a good one" on Our Pat, and
then proceeded to rehash this same
old gag. Even the great are some
times unsophisticated. Since writ
ing the foregoing this same Joke"
has been posted against Jerry Simp-
son aud seventeen members Of the
state house Of representatives be-
sides the member from Saline.
Next!
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

SEVEN divorces were granted at
the last term Of court snd Judge
Lamkin issued 1S7 marriage licenses
during the past eleven months. This
shows that there IL still o respectable
majority who believe that marriage
A not A failure,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11
a Railway nnovation.

The Missouri Pacific Railways
new line, by way Of Coffeyville and
Wagner, to Little Rock and the
Southeast, which has been open for
several months, will insugurate Q
new departure In train service on
August 3lst. A through daily pas
senger train, consisting Of coaches
and Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cara,
will be established between Kansas
city and Little Rock, with sleepers
running through to Memphis. CO.
ing south, the train will leave Kan
sas City about 9 O'Clock In the even
ing, connecting ut Little Rock for
Hot Springs and all points south
and east.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

MORAL purity does not count for
much In the democratic party u we
are to believe some OF the organs OF
that persuasion. The following IL
clipped from the Topeka Dcmocrat:
Never in the worlds history did q
people go back upon long-tried and
gallant leader simply for an onense
OF the character that IL laid at the
door { Charles Stuart Parnell.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

Ben CLOVER, q newly elected ALI.
ance congressman, In an interview
with the Kansas City Times says
that "what the farmers of Kansas
want now Is Democracy and they
must have II in original packages,
with the picture Of Andrew Jackson
blown on one side Of the bottle and
that Of Thomas jefferson on the
other" which leads US to inquire
whether this actually represents the
Republican alliance votes.-Oldths
Mirror
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

MONEY" is plentiful and Cheap
In the Argentine Republic, but il
takes So In paper to equal In value 81
In gold. II the greenback, free
silver and land currency cranks
were permitted TO run things In this
country for = year or two we would
have q similar experience.-GIoJe
Democrat.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

IT Is all right TO pension the Wild
ows Of dead generals Of the late war =,
but the granting Of large persons Is
what IL unjust about Il. Mrs. Gen.
Custer now has bill in congress to
have her pension raised TO 5000,
while the widow Of some deserving
soldier has to struggle along on a
mere pittance to keep body and soul
together In large family. Republics
besides being ungTateful are also,
sometimes, discriminating.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

VIZ neglected 10 chronicle the
transfer Of the Lindsborg .NcTs from
the Bethany Publishing Co. to A.
Ringwald. Mr.. Ringwald was the
founder of the NoWs, and now that
he has complete control over his
own child We look for great things
from him. This weather seems
fruitful Of two ihings; viz: Marriages
aud newspaper changes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

EVEN English editors begin to see
Il. Speaking Of the Mckinley law,
the editor of the London Financial
Times says In his paper that 1.-THE
excessive unpoPularity" Of the
measure abroad was largely due TO
exAggeration on the part of the
American Democrats. who have
spared no expense or misrepreseuta-
tien In raising opposition TO the
scheme
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THE recent Democratic campaign
cry that the national treasury Is
about TO be bankrupted through
Republican legislation Is not sus-
tanned by the hard facts. In short,
what Democratic cry Of the late
campaign has been sustained? The
revenues Of the government from all
sources for the fiscal year ending
with last June were 800 per cent, I'm
excess Of the expenditures, the DIFF
ference being SiO5, 344, 500. The
treasury receipts for the current
fiscal year are estimated to be s406, :
600, 600, and the expenditures 1854.
OOO, 900, leaving q surplus Of So, Co.,
600. This, with the estimated re-
celPts Of lsgl-'92, will give about
So, 10000 as the sum available for
the redemption Of outstanding bonds
and Otf Jr uses. The indications
from tkese figures are that Uncle
Sam will be able TO pull through
without resorting to excessive
economy is needful expenditures.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

SEANEN seem TO be good liars as
well as experts in profanity. OF late
many collisions have taken place at
sea, and In almost all cases each
captain claims he signalled TO the
other vessel Ia get out Of the way
and rice Tsrsn.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

HEADED by the New York Hcrdld
the Democratic press have been
bowling for several months now
about our bankrupt treasury.
Secretary Windows annual report,
however, shows instead OF a deficit
. handsome surplus. The old cry Of
dangerous surplus" will again be
in order. Poor, old Democracy,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

SENATOR VOORHEES, 10 very
anxious that the Indians shall be
cOaxed to abandon the idea OF q
scslping crusade. He was scslped
once himseIf-In q controversy with
Senator IngaIls-snd easily remsm-
bers how painful the operation was.
Globe Democrat.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

, SINCE election 1t IL reported that
Jerry Simpson has eschewed plug
tobacco and now uses fine-cut
altogether The cOngressman.elect
from the big seventh Is gradually
becoming refined.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

II may not have occurred to any
body, but of late there hiss been and
now il a striking similarity between
the Democratic party Of this state
and q cows tail. They both grow
downward.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

The Greasers in Mexico are kill
ing each other off again. After while
Mexico will be in shape to invite
white immigration, IL this war Of
determination continues.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

REPORTS Of restitution come. from
Western Nebraska and South Dako-
ta, owing to failure Of crops, which
was caused by drouth.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

PRESIDENT POLK, Of the national
farmers alliance, travels In . private
palace ear and pays no Transports
ton, accepting the railroads hospl-
ralily.-AbiLcne Rehector.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

"TIDDLEDY wINKs.' 10 the latest
craze. Alex. Butts says IL Is much
more intellectual amusement than
pigs In clover; further than this we
know nothing about IL.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

It IL becoming unpopular for
Kansas newspaper man TO remain
unmarried. Sallna has one or two
eligible newspaper men yet.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

THE Kansas City Times speaks Of
President HarrisOn's venture" In
signing the Mckinley bill. Well,
his venture was successful, wasn't
Il?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11
ZEE FINANCIAL POLICY OF TnE
ALLIANCE LAID down.

OcALA, FLA, Dec. .. AT the
session Of the Alliance yesterday the
financial policy was considered and
the report Of the committee con-
tained these clauses,
Firss-we demand the abolition Of
national banks. We demand that
the government shall establish sub.
treasures or repositories In the
several states, which shall loan
money direct 10 The people 81 q low
rats Of interest, not 10 exceed 2 per
cent per ennsn on neapsrishsble
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11
SOME TARIFF PICTURES.

From the New York Press.
This Ii how England and foreign
countries generally will bleed US
when we have TO 10 depend on them
for what we might Is well make our
selves. When England was selling
us steel rails In 1857 for $50 ton,
q
according to John Jarrett, the price
In England was t6s. 40 O ton.
We had to pay for English steel
rails Ia 1857, In gold. $50
Last year American steel rails
sold ut $25
Home manufacturing, promoted
by protection, has brought down the
price Of wash boilers from s2.25
in 1880 to Sl.T5
In 1890.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

HUTCHINSON, Kan, December ).
The state manager Of the loan
department IF the Northwestern
Life Insurance company of Mil
waukee was in this city yesterday
He said to a NsIrs representative
tina his company has one million
dollars invested In Kansas farm
mortgages and has had only one
foreclosure. The compsny realized
In full on this loan. He attributes
the disaster that has attended 20
many loans 10 the greed Of eastern
investors to secure q high rate Of
interest and to incompetent and
dishonest local agents, whose rec
concentrations amount To practical
sales. He was here seeking rev
loana
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

How quickly men change their
opinions. Before the present session
Of congress began every democratic
paper In this state that comes to this
ONCE In exchange, In their Prognos-
ties on the forthcoming message,
prophesied that IL would he In the
line Of an entire change of front in
republican policy. The message came
aud instead Of a change there was
tie resOlute Stand Of courageous man
on the lines laid down ia the plat
form Of the convention that placed
him In nomination for the high Of
nee he now holds. The only change
has been In the critics Of the presI-
dent, who now declare that Il was
all that could be expected from such
Q man, and just what had been fore
Swallowed by them beforehand.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-11

The little town Of Albion, Mich,
claims ESQ widows among its Popula-
ton. "Samivel beware Of Halbion. I"