The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-17

ws copy from the the Kansas City
yournct An article relative TO some
dirt sought 10 Be worked against
Kansas by . former resident Of this
counsy-a Mr.. wIikerson. We are
glad 10 state In this connection that
one II the citizens Of Salina, Col.
e. C. Culp, vas instrumental In put
ting . stop to wilksrson's misrs-
presentations and 30 have him dis
placed - the Kansas correspondent
Of the New York !SsR, In which
some Of his misrepresentation sp-
peared. We give credit Ia the man.
agsr Of the SuR for bouncing WIKI.
inson - soon as he learned Of the
lsttsf's methods. We are surprised
that the Chicago later. Ocean has
fallen into the error Of ereditiBg
anything wilksrson might write
shout Kansas, and are confident
that - sosn - the manager Of that
paper learns Of lis error relative 10
the mortgage Indebtedness, that he
will dismiss his unreliable CORES
pendent at once. Kansas has been
Perslstently misrepressnted by thoss
who could not bleed her people, it
seems. 1t II about time that decis-
i've measures be taken 10 counterac.
these malignant efforts on the part
Of irresponsible persons.
Kansas has no stauneher defender
than Col. Culp OF sAlina, and the
thanks Of our citizens should be un-
stinted for the prOmptness with
which he sat down on Mr.. wilker-
son.
Ho THERE, what about the center
for concentrated heat, which some
people seem to think Is In Kansas.
Listen here what the New York Tri-
bune says Of last Tuesday In that
city: 1.-THE hottest day for fourteen
years blew blasting breath over the
city yesterday. The climbing horror
Of the thermometer went up to 10l
deg. No special dispensation such
a. relieved the Hebrew children In
the fiery furnace was vouehsafed the
city, and direct and radisted heat
made the vast oven burn and glow
beneath the rays Of the pitiless sun.
No shade afforded comfort, no place
relief. A wind blew from the SOUTH
west, but II was like the blast from
the sirocco from the IIybisn desert.
II scorched whatever Il passed over.
Humid, hot, sitting. the superhsat-
ed air hung between the miles Of high
buildings, and the intensity Of the
suns rays was gathered up and dis
persed again by the Pavements. a. II
they were lenses built for concen-
trating the rays"
The rate Of increase In population
in this country IL falling behind
somewhat from what has been cal
eulated and WIS expected. That Is
all right, too. We we're growing too
fast for our own good and the good
Of the human race. The world
would be immensely better and the
people happier II there were not 20
great haste 10 increase In numbers,
wealth, and all that kind Of thing.
When the people get to be better
contentsd with their lot, and not 90
about sill the time signing for some
thing they haven't got and can't
get, which II they got would be per.
haps q detriment to them more than
an advantage. IL would be . far
happier world to live In than we
now have. The disclosures Of the
census ought to open our eyes 10
several things to which we have
been blind 10 these many years.
THE census returns, the superln.
tendent says, indicate that the
mortgage indebtedness Of Kansas
will not run over 30 million dollars.
How II that compared with the re-
ports started and published ell over
the country that this Indebtedness
amounted to go millions and over?
Can anybody ever Sgsin place any
confidence In the words Of Demo-
cratic newspapers In search Of few
votes 10 help along their failing
cause? The greatest outrage ever
perpetrated upon this long-suffering
community was the publication Of
the mortgage Islander for the purpose
of trying 10 iniure the Republican
party. All kinds Of legitimate war
fare are right In politics; but 10 In
lure the business interests Of . state
for partisan purposes IL an outrage
which the people should never for
give.
elsewhere we present O brief
sketch Of the life and services Of
Gen. John c. Fremont, who died In
New York the first Of the week.
Fremont was enc Of those capable,
modest men who 20 about doing
their duty without any unnecessary
fuss. His aehleyements would have
made some men immortal. We
always had Q liking for the path
Under from the day We read sketches
81 his first exploring expeditions
this country In company
With that intrepid guide and
indian fighter Kit Carson. who
vas 90 long . leader Of expeditions
,ver the plains. The nation will
rot soon forget the insstimsble
'ervices done by Gen. John c. FIRE.
mont.
HENRY n. STANLEY, the great
African explorer, ives married In
london last Saturday 10 . very ,
gortby woman. He had been III .
'revious 10 the ceremony, and was
to 20 through the cere-
nosy leaning on orutches. IL was
lot the only brave thing he has !.
one.
THE effort made for some years Q
ast 10 establish o universal Ian. Q
mage Il about 10 fall. Well, whats |
10 use OF it any way? We get 3
long very well - &c 10. II We had