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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-24

NShNaEN ~ nv heo OSCu
given 10 Mrs. Harrison, the Presi-
dents wife. Immediately the de-
ocrstIe press set uPs howl about
corruption In the republican party.
The gin Of the cottage 10 the lady
Was made to seem an set Of great
outrage upon the purity In politics
and proprieiy In social life. II tran
spires that the cottage was not pre-
sehted to Mrs. Harrison ct all, but
the President bought it and paid
for &c 10 the tune Of $1,000. But %
seems that even I'm this business act
some kind Of devilment has heen TO
pay for which the republican party
IL io he held responsible. II has In.
deed come to pretty pass when an
American citizen. whether he bs
president of the United States or q
ward hummer, cannot transact . lit
tie private and personal business
without being hauled over the roals
for it. 10 doesn't seem to matter
what q man does nowadays, IL he
be the republisan president or other
olIieial he 10 held 10 be O criminal
for 10. OF one thing the democracy
may rest assured-Mr. Harrison will
60 on doing what he thinks 10 right |
aud pay no attention 10 what the ir-
responsible bovlers may say.
Ne hiss an ugly habit Of forming HE
own conclusions % to what 10 right |
and m equally ugly habit Of doing |
what he thinks he ought to do con-
and is not 10 be deter.
red by adverse criticism. He came
rom . state where some % the
Of politicians live and he
has been % accustomed 10 their ma
ieious attacks that be viii not be
disturbed by the clsmoS raised.
The people at large are getting on
o this habit Of misrepresentation By ]
and win not Be hood
sluked longer. Hereafter. may d
lot Be hoped that political can.
'alEns will be conducted on their
merits and not ~ the NE 81 mud
NJ eeieetisnsi psrss.slitiesf
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-24

Nails. shelf hardware. and farming tools :
Try Us. n good goods and hoaes treae
we will hold your trade.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
A superstition of Sailors.

Col. Nicholas Pike tells The Brooklyn
Standard Union an interesting story
which illustrates the superstition of sailors
regarding the killing of the albatross
when | was en- route to Port Lewis, ISL
and Of Mauritius, as American CONSUL" he
says, 1.-THE albatross and petrol were always
around our vessel, the United States
steamer Monocacy, and the sailors tried
for a long time to get one of the former
for me, but were unsuccessful. But at last
one was caught and after great resistance
was drawn on board but not before his
strength and skill were taxed to the utter
most. In about half an hour another one
was taken and we let them go about the
deck together. They were fine birds, but
looked very droll waddling along the deck
together.
81 was instructed to procure one for the
Long Island Historical society, and was
anxious to get it without injuring its
plumage, and so gave one of these birds a
dose of cyanide of potassium, and in sec
ond he lay over on his side without a
struggle. Following this incident we had
continual squalls, when / found to my ut
ter establishment that to me was attributed
good deal of the contrariety of the ele-
ments. The sailors averred that it was ali
owing to my having killed the albatross.
When the storm was at its height they en-.
treated me not to kill any more of these
birds, as they are considered to be the
spirits of seamen lost in the ocean,"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
The Coffee Tree.

The coffee tree is from six to fourteen
feet high, and the same tree bears for a
number of years. The trunk is from twelve
to eighteen inches in diameter, and when
fully grown much resembles our own apple
tree of from ten to twelve years standing
Ordinarily the lower branches begin to
bend as the tree grows old, the wood being
very timber and pliable, and soon form
themselves into tho shape of gigantic
umbrella, many of the branches reaching
the ground. The bark is whitish and
rather rough; the leaves much resemble
those of citron tree. AS it always grows
in tropical ATTITUDES, it continues green
throughout the year, never being entirely
bare of leaves. Blossoms and green and
ripe fruit may be seen on the coffee tree at
any season of the year,
When the blossom falls off there remains
in its place n small fruit, green Mt first,
which becomes red as it ripens not unlike
large cherry and very good to eat. Under
the flesh of this berry, instead of stone,
is found the seed we call coffee, wrapped in
a fine, thin skin. The bean is then soft
and very unpalatable, but becomes harder
as it ripens, and the dried up flesh or pulp,
which was edible when young and tender,
becomes a shell of dark brown color and
the berry waxy, transparent green. Each
shell contains one berry, which when sepa-
rated forms two of the coffee grains of
commercials. Louis Republic.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
pigeons at a Quarter a Dozen.

''Thirty cents for pigeon" said an up
town man to dealer in game, "that is q
big price for few ounces of fowl Do you
know that have sold pigeons for twenty
five cents dozen many timer That was
when was boy and lived on he Sawkill.
The birds were caught with a net, hun
dreds of them at a haul. They were hand
some birds, with beautiful plumage.
have often felt as though it was a shame to
kill them. Part of my work was to bring
the game to Kingston and sell it. The go
ing price was twenty-five cents a dozen,
and glad was to get even that. Often the
pigeon market would be overstocked. Some
seasons so many were caught that we were
forced to keep them in coops for time.
Wild pigeons do not do well in conflne-
ment and are apt to refuse food. Kings
ton Freeman.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Trees and Climate.

The effect of trees on climate has formed
the subject of an article in Petermann's by
an able Russian observer, M. Wocikoff.
He maintains that the diminution of evap-
Grafton effected by forests is not due to the
lower temperature known to exist under
their shadow, but that the most important
factor is the resistance to the winds by the
trees. This causes the air of the forest to
be changed more slowly, and thus the sat
urated air is not so largely replaced by dry
air, and the moisture is less rapidly carried
away.
The vicinity of a forest increases the
summer rainfall considerably, but has less
effect in winter The storage of rain water
in the moss, fallen leaves and heritage of
the woods affords a supply of vegetation
during dry seasons. A striking illustra-
ton of this is afforded by a forest on the
western shore of the Caspian, where the
vegetation is very luxuriant, although it
never rains except in autumn and winter.
M. Wocikoff has observed that forests
lower the temperature Of the country
around them. In Bosnia the summer is 6
or degs. cooler than in Herzegovina.
This difference is attributed to the woods
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
A r., iIroad Car Used for a Barn.

For months box car, that for present
purposes may be known as No. l ,45S had
been bothering the man who keeps track
Of the cars on the South Shore road. He
traced it to certain station, and there all
track Of it was lost. In the mountainous
region Of the far west a car has been known
to tumble down a precipice and thus be-
come lost, but here such thing could not
happen. The subject os the mysterious car
grew upon his mind to such an extent that
he deter mined to find that car or perish in
the ate npt. Accordingly he went to the
station at which place the car was last
heard from and started after the truant
box car. Coming down the line to point
but fe v miles above lshpeming, he went
in on branch to mine that is small
shipper, and where the track is not kept
open in winter. Getting mile or so out
on the branch he suddenly ran onto No.
l,45s Upon investigation he found that a
farmer Who lived in the vicinity had been,
and wal still, using the car as barn, there
being 81 x horses in the car at the time. 1t
is needl ,ss to say that the track was plowed
out the next Sunday, and the farmers barn
is now ngaged in the wheat traflic,-Min-
ing Journal
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Insuring Debtor,s Lives.

The fashion of insuring the life of a
debtor in favor of his creditor, at the lat
ter's expense, of course, is just beginning
to take hold in New York. In England II
has been known for couple of hundred
years. When trading vessel, in the olden
times, was about to set sail on perilous
voyage, not only was the ship insured in
favor of the owner, but the captains life
as well. The captain himself was, in such
cases, a partner in the venture, and to the
extent Of his partnership debtor of the
owner.
One of the best known restaurateurs in
the country owes wine importing house in
New York the tidy sum of Sl4, 900 for goods
had and received. The agent of the wine
house made an offer, after fruitlessly trying
for several years to collect the debt, to in
sure his creditors life in his (the agents.
favor, not long ago, but the proposition
was met with an indignant refusal-New
York World.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Color in Diamonds.

"While no one knows positively what
caused the carbon to crystalline into a
diamond, it is thought that the first crys-
Utilization is absolutely white, Then by
the action of nature in alternate heat and
cold the diamond was sent through the
whole gamut of color; the darker it is the
harder it gets. Some black diamonds
have been on the wheel for years without
making any visible impression on them.
The stones are found in all colors.
will show you," and taking from the safe
little square packages of tissue paper Mr..
Farnham unrolled them, and with forceps
laid on piece of white paper first per
fectly white diamond, and then in success
sion blue-white, pink, green, a tan, a
straw, marigold, an olive, brown, Gin
namon, very rich dark brown and a
black.-New York Herald.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

The white banded hooking bird of south
ern So It'll America-the finest feathered
melodis in the worlds one of the species
that az company music with appropriate
motions. And just as its song is so to
speak, inspired and an improvisation, un-
like an song the bird has ever uttered, so
its mot ons all have the same character of
sponta ,eity and follow no order, and yet
have grace and passion and a perfect har-
mony nth the music unparalleled among
birds assessing similar habit. While
singing he passes from bush to bush, some
times delaying a few moments on and az
others just touching the SUBMITS and at
times sinking out of sight in the foliage,
then II an excess of rapture soaring verti-
cally to u height of a hundred feet, with
measul ed wing beats like those of heron,
or mo inting suddenly in wild, hurried
zigzag then slowly circling downward to sit
at last With tail outspread fanwise and vans,
glistenlng white in the sunshine, expanded
and vibrating, or waved languidly up and
down, with n motion like that of some
broad winged butterfly Mt rest on a flower.
-Lonl mans Magazine.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

Professor Alexander Winchell is credited
with the invention Of cement that will
stick to anything Take two ounces of
clear gum arabic, one and half ounce of
fine starch and one half ounce of white
sugar. Pulverize the gum arabic and dis
solve it in rs much water &c the laundress
would use for the quantity of starch indi-
Gated. Dissolve the starch and sugar in
the gum solution. Then cook the mixture
in vessel suspended in boiling water until
the starch becomes clear.
The cement should be as thick as tar and
should be kept so. 1t can be kept from
spelling by dropping in lump of gum
camphor or a little oil of cloves or sassa-
fras. This cement is very strong, indeed
and will stick perfectly to glazed surfaces
and is good to repair broken rocks, miner
ais or fossils The addition Of small
amount of aluminium will increase the eff
fectiveness of the paste, besides helping to
prevent decomposition Weekly
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
TIE ..sALL WENT THROUGH HIM.
The solder Thought So and He sat watt
III ing to Die.

The Soldier Thought So and He Sat Wait
ing to Die.
II was wounded three times during the
war, slid Maj L. with a merry twinkle
in his 6ne brown eye; "once fatally, but
YOU sec am still an inhabitant of this
beautiful earth"
"Perha2s," suggested one of his listeners,
''you weie like the man of whom the news
paper mapwrote, The ball entered his left
side, infin8ing mortal wound With good
care he viii be able to pull through all
right"
''That's just where the ball did enter"
replied the grizzled veteran cheerfully. II
was in the Shenandoah valley with Sheri-
dan, and we were having lively little
time of 1t, a regular hare and hounds race
allthe time, it seemed. We were chasing
the enemy out of the country, and in one
of our charges / suddenly stopped short,
feeling as If red hot sword had been thrust
through me- was wounded, badly, too.
The ball had entered my left side and had
passed clean through my body, leaving
fierce burning trail.
"'Well,' 1 said to myself, Abe L., this
time YOU are dead man. No man can live
when bullet has plowed its way through
his vitals'
'T staggered out of the line. The fight
ing business was so brisk just then that
wounded men were looking out for them
selves. managed to get to log and sat
down on it to wait until should die. The
pain was so fearful that / could barely
move my limbs. It seemed to paralyze my
nervous and muscular force As l sat
there watching the men scampering along
one of my old comrades passed me,
"'What's the matter, AbeT he cried.
HitY
"They've done me this time, answered
"'Hope not he turned to yell back as he
ran. One doesn't expect delicate attention
at such times.
"Well, / waited to die until finally said
to myself, IF this is dying it isn't so bad
after ALL
II unbuckled my belt to ease the pain
and thought that would like to see what
a deadly wound looked like. took look
and there was no wound there. / could
not believe my eyes. | knew | had been
hit, for l could feel where the ball had
come out in my back. | put my hans
around there to touch the hole and could
not find it. There was not sign of a
wound in my side, not a mark on the skin.
1t took me not more than thirty seconds to
buckle my belt around me and make run
for my company. l caught it in twenty
minutes.
'How's thisY two or three of the boys
painted We thought you were killed
We'll, you see am not, said, falling
into the ranks.
az had been hit by a spent ball, and that
night when examined my side found a
black and blue spot on it as big as my cap.
didn't mind it in the least. A man who
suddenly RECEIVERS from mortal wound
feels pretty cheerful. New York Tribune
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
A Fnrtnne for Someho,lr.

A fortune awaits the man who can make
watch spring that won't break Every now
and then some one comes 10 the front with
the claim that he has made the discovery,
but all have so far failed. This breaking of
watch springs Is largely due to electrical in
siuences. Sometimes we will get in a lot of
watches from the factory While they are
awaiting shipment number Of the springs
will snap, and back the watches go TO the
factory. After a watch spring has been de-
magnetiaed It is less liable to break, Of course.
But 10 say that a watch spring will not break
or that some win break is nonsense Chicago
Tribune.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
1.-THE OLD WEATHER vANE."

There's many year has passed along
The broad highway Of time,
Since jim an, me ilxed good an strong
Upon the old barns topmost ridge
That old sssd arrer made of pine,
That's braveiy p'inted, rain an shine,
The Winds direction true"
''But wind an rain has done their work;
The old vane swings no more;
Jes' sways and trembles In the gale,
Instead Of veerin', as OF yore,
Now east r west, now north r south,
warnin' US OF rain r drought,
Jes' as it happened So"
AN like that poor, old, worn out vane,
Has Jim an me played out
We've braved life's changes, time again,
An stood the tempest an the rain,
But now we're simply weitln' here.
Until the breath of life shall veers
An send us heavenward."
Philadelphia Ledger,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Poison in Water.

A physician expresses the opinion that in
many cases of nervous debility, which have
been ascribed to overwork, insufficient
nourishment, ETC., the real cause may have
been lead in the drinking water. Among
the symptoms of lead poisoning are an@-
mia-deficiency of blood-a dull hue of the
skin, digestive arrangements, a coated
tongue, fetid breath, nausea, collie and par
tial paralysis. Water should never be
drunk in the morning without first having
been allowed to run freely,-New York
Commercial Advertiser
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
wbv He Lost the Market Wagon.

An odd bequest was recently uncovered
from among the musty records of old wills
recorded in the county clerks Office at
Schenectady, by lawyer of that city,
which he thinks the profession will relisL
in reading, The document reads: II give
and bequeath TO Blank forever my market
wagon" Attached to the foregoing is this
codicil: "Whereas, since the making of my
last will and testament, said Blank claims
to own said market wagon and says that
can use it occasionally, and if want it l
must come for it; and, whereas, l don't
fancy such remarks, | hereby revoke the
bequest of said wagon 20 said Blank, and
put said market wagon in the residuary
clause of my viii. Albany Argus
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

The highest priced real estate in this
country Is In lower Broadway and around
Wall street.. IL ranges upward from SIS q
squar foot to prices that even millionaires
are ashamed 20 acknowledge they have
paid Tor IL. know Of sales that have re-
cent?, been made at tlO5 a square foot, and
offers for some at $50 What Is more to
the p irposc, when high office buildings are
put up ON tho property the rentals prove
that he ground Is worth the price.-Inter-
view n New York Press.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Three Trims to Europe Yenrly.

A franklin street merchant has for six
years aiken his vacation regularly in the
SUNNI or by making three round trips in
success sion ON an ocean steamer. 1t gives
him little over six weeks on the water
durinlt the summer, and he is long enough
in Loi don and America between the trips
to att nd TO the details of his business.
The spense when figured up is remark
ably ght, but a man must be very fond OF
the Sc TO undergo continued trips in this
fashion practically all summer.-New
York World
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

An extraordinary incident took place re-
Gently % a wedding no 81. silas' church,
Ilvsrpool while The party were walking
fr,srr the rsrriag,- Ito the church woman
valks,l ug Co the bride aud bridegroom
and Hung an apruuful Of Hour over them.
slhs al-o thuaw "a quantity over tho best
man auI tfIdssm8Id, and ran away. The
puffrtuuafr auupIe " ere coyervd with hour
fro. hsl..l 90 fout. but after having been
hrasi.r.i down they entered the church,
,si.srs d. UfHfwnuy was performed Win
.a.t faffl rr interruption.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
She Was Glad.

New Englanders are given to saying that
they have no need to travel to get change
of climate, and the same seems to be true
of jewellers in some other places as WELL
Old nanny lived in North Carolina, very
near the line. When the boundary between
that state and Virginia was changed she
was told that now she lived in Virginia
"Well," she answered, II am powerful
glad. l always heard that Virginy was a
healthier state than North Car lina."-
Youths Companion.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
A Living Proof.

Young Mr. Freshly (conversing with an
elderly friend of the family)-When 1 see
how we have things now, electricity, tele-
graph, telephone, and think how people
lived sixty years ago, can't help thinking
that our grandfathers must have been fools.
Mr.. Oldboy obviously nettled) when l
see some of their grandchildren can't help
thinking the same.-Boston Times.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
20, AT the opera.

A church choir in a neighboring town a
few Sundays ago were singing "A charge to
keep l have" to the music Of the "Prima
Donna Waltz" A lady, observing that a
stranger in her pew had no hymn book, po-
lteiy handed him one. Thanks" said the
gentleman, with great suavity; "Iseldom use
a librettoIn-Boston Gazette.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

Clara was years old when she went on
a journey, and gentleman who sat behind
her in the railroad carriage asked her what
her name was. Clara Strengthened herself
and threw a frown at him.
PLEASE don't speak to me-" she said,
primly, "Pm not terquainted wild you"
The gentleman had no choice but to apollo
gize.-New York Press.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

An engineer on the Iron mountain road
has perfected an automatic bell ringer on
his L eomotlve, and now, when running in
corp, ration limits, OF whenever the bell
must be rung. hs tast Jerks spring, and
the III Is kept going by steam power till
he tu rms oil the steam.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
And the Cat Disannsarsd.

Two Tennessee men saw a cat on the
fence. One said she was yellow and the
other declared she had an orange hue. The
lie was passed, each was cut with knife,
and when separated the cat had fed and
no one could prove that she was not black
or white. Catch your cat before fighting.
Detroit Free Press.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

The Latin union, a European league, is
constituted Of France, Belgium, Greece, Italy
and Switzerland, and their coins are alike in
weight and fineness, though different In name.
Spain, Servia, Russia, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania have adopted in part the same system,
cut they have Get Joined the ''union.D
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

Allcrlin antiqukry has discovered in
h0llo cane the dagger with which Ravil-
lac sasslnated King Henry " Of France.
Tho legger was stolsn from the palace Of
iusti In Paris in ISIS
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
cAuRcn NEwsPApERs
49, Csthaus PARISHES supplement the
mimi hA The rre.s.

ralpit ~ the Press.
Attte Sunday services la the Catholic
stanrhes fhe priest. i~forc beginning his
-.rr.sr. r..,.ls Go the congregation num'
isrrf r...sil,s rgiti.ns o. thr parish aud TO
a. dnt.-s ~ iha plrshieuers. In large
snf psf..i. t.Is priests hsye found 70 dim
.,ia 81. r.ts many ~ the pcopl" under
.fssat rI.a. uH'ls iutelligrhily This Is
s..aua. .f tf. s4ariurss 90 che masses and
a.. taafras. ~ thr congregations Ine
Tt.rfI.f f.s-I.r.. f tstChurrh ~ ~ Paul
a. Af..fl H wt-t Hny ninth stFcct,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18

The Ice Co. is making better Soda
Pop this season than ever before. Try
Il. my2-2m,d.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-18
Metcnlf Fertilizer.

McGehee Bros. are the sole agents
mere for this well known brand Of fer
tiIizer. Send them ynnr orders.
Apr3d-tf.