The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-06
pnoHfsrrroS lost in Nebraska.


PRoTfBrTior Lost IN Nebraska.
THE majority against Prohibibi-
ton la Nebraska IL 5000.
EVEN Pennsyivsnis has elected q
Democratic governor by 5000 plu-
raIity.
Col. PHILLIPS is beaten by more
than q thousand. Only the offieial
count can decide.
DR.. TnBEY ,shake-yOur party is as
badly In the soup as ourU. Let us
miugle our tears together.
JUsTICE BREWER, Of the Supreme
Court, will be assigned to the circuit
10 which Kansas l. located.
THE veteran historian Bancroft has
resolved 10 write no more. His
mind IL still clear but he forgets
dates.
The question Of prohibition cut no
figure al all Ia the campsisn-at
least not amongst farmers, " here the
prohibition strength lies.
DID you, any of you notice. amid
the confusion OF the closing days Of
the campaign, that the reports Of
trade and business were larger than
ever before. Calamity howlers
should take bsck seat.
Up In Nebraska the women do not
stand any foolIshness ON the liquor
question. Mrs. Mary r. Sawyer Of
Crete, Neb., has sued several saloon
keepers and their bOn'lsmen for &c.
900 damages because her husband
committed suicide under the in
fiuence of liquor.
WE trust everybody IL satisfied.
As we go along let us all I'VE include
mugwumps aud calamity hOwlers)
remember that II IL impossible in
this world to get everything we
want. Even the millionaire can't
buy n good digestion or resiful
nights all the time.
OSCE upon time the KnOw-nOth-
ing party, Of dark lantern secret
meeting fame, HouTished greatly for
a little while and then sank sudden
~ 10 rise no more. Some years ago
the Grange, another party Of secret
conrIaves. rose and fluurished like a
green hay tree for a space, and faded
away. History repeats itself.
CAS- anybody truihfully assert that
the charges against Willis aud the
long drawn out allidavits copied from
official records n Affected the campaign
the least hit in the way they were
intended? We think not. Such
methods are more apt To work the
other way than that expected. A
good deal 0f spice In a campaign
gives interest. But Wholesale charges
Of corruption or wrong doing are
ammunition wasted.
THE Grand Hotel, San Francisco,
WAS destroyed by fire Monday. II
Was at one time considered the finest
hotel in the world. The loss il esti
mated IT half million. Fortunate
ly no lives were lost. 4 few days
before hotel WAS burned down In
New York town aud q number of
persons burned to death. Such ga
lamities are becoming altogether too
frequent. Hotels seem to be- special
Is marked for destruction.
Ina letter from Vermont Noble
l.. Prentiss tells about the steriliiy
Of the soil there, aud compares that
with the sOil OF Kansas. He says:
"Here i'm the midst Of the country II
Kansas every acre Of which, n men
cultivate land In China or Holland,
might hP titled. There are many
counties In Kansas every acre Of
which might be turned over 10y an
ordinary pillow aud without using
that sueer New England contriv-
ancc a side hIIl' pillow"
As experiment in cooperative
housekeeping went into operation
nj Manhattan last Sunday. Some
thirty-nve persons representing
eight families and several single
persons, have formed an association.
Meubership Is limited 10 forty and
are made in advance. The
charge for adults Is SIS per week.
The president IL Rev. Pendleton
Brooks, rector OF the Episcopal
vice president, Mr.. J. Bro
dus; treasurer, n. Ballard; secreta-
~, Prof. 7. II. White. The sssocia-
ton has rented the lower room Of a
nht EtHluthtt. iHfl 10Y h"fg ~
pert TO save ouse-Sives much
drudgery. solve the hired girl ques-
tion, live better and save money.
The movement excites much inter-
est and will he watched With curiOs-
ity a. to ils results.
THE happiest people we ever saw
were the farmers "Wednesday. They
were evidently rejoiced 10 think
that they had achieved 4 triumph.
Many of them believe they are right.
They have been taught to think that
everybody else is Preylng upon them.
Under the circumstances We do no!
blame them for being very jolly at
The victory they have achieved.
They will get their eyes opened by