The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-04-03
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yemen In Washington VINO nos
bIcycles, and In Chicago thefe are
more than 900.
Russians copy American fashions,
ana the latest notion u 20 nsN .s.
American buffalo Febes.
The American Pet-dog Club ID
rsSuIarly Incorporated under the
Ia1e Of he state Of New York, And
has been for more than two years
Tombstone country, Arizona, con-
taIns 4, Asi.O9o acres Of public leoo;
Tha reeeryations ef Forts Bowie and
Huachuca eontsIn 900 and A,SOO
acres each.
On March 1, 1890, the treasurer Of
HYmboIdt county, California, had
IN the vaults SSle, $50 ~, the largest
amount ever In the treasury ct any
one time.
Many Of the settlers near Fresno,
Cal, ars % poor that they Ar
obliged TO live iu tents. One smsi
tent shelters . man, wife ana tnlf-
teen olive branches.
Burial reform In England con
templates the prohibition OF leaden
and ether soIidIy-eonstructed CEN Ne.
II f. proposed 10 use wicker-Work or
papier-Inache recePtaeles.
A farmer dug open . hsls In The
ground near Buchanan, Mich, Few
DAYS ago, and found i've skunks,
rabbit and three snakes, living TO-
Rethsr ia peace and plenty.
The British War ONCE has decided
that when 10 becomes necessary 70
bandsu6 A soldier Iu uniform he
must not be marched through the
streets, but O covered conveyance
shall be provided.
The once pOPuIOus town Of
Meadow Lake, New, has new bat
one InhabItsHt, and he has just
emerged from forty feet OF snow.
He left home through . traP-door In
the roof aud . tobOggan Incline.
On q branch road Of the Canadian
Pacific. near Sudbury, Csnsda, is
nickel mine that produces more
nickel than the worlds market calls
for. The output IL stated TO be 1000
tons annually.
A Cincinnati man wh0 has pre-
served q record Of 30 railroad
accidents happening In this country
in the past year, finds that only
thirteen out OF the lot occurred from
causes beyond human control.
The silver dollar authorized by
the Law Of IT92 weighted 4l6 grains
aud Its fiReness was SS2. The pre-
sent standard dollar weighs 4l2Ia
grains aud IL 800 fine. In pure silver
they are Substantially equal.
Not Q Friday passes bat what Some
ship sails from some port for some
ether port. Yet thousands OF intslli-
gent people prefer TO believe that no
sailor goes 70 sea on Friday. Why,
Columbus sailed on Friday.
A horse fell into an abandoned
shaft at Silver Fork, New, on Jan.
10, aud lived nlnteen days without
food or drink. When rescued the
animal was able 20 walk, aud In .
few hours was able to move about
all right.
The largest tree In the world IL re-
ported 10 have been recently found
la California, measuring 1T8 feet IN
circumference at q distance OF six
feet from the ground. This would
give q diameter Of about sixty feet ~
that point.
Jane SImmons, o little mulatto
woman living In Mlllsdgeyllle, Ca,
rs said 10 be the first woman In the
In the South 10 beco me butcher by
profession. She can kill, clean and
cut up more hogs In . day than any
man Ia the country.
Harris cloth, made on the islands
off the coast Of Scotland, was first
introduced to LondOners from
motives of bsnevOlenes by persons
interested In Its pOverty-stricken
representatives., but Il II now the
leading cloth Of the season for
tallOr-Inads dresses.
David Kline, q farmer at Frledens-
burg, Pa, says that for three years
he has not slept an average OF two
hours out Of the twenty-fOur; that
he does net feel sleepy, and does
not suffer from loss Of sleep. Whe n
he does sleep he takes his nap In 8
chair.
The cannery Of Armour & Co., has
q capacity Of putting up In one day
Ql5 ono mounds of coTned beef, 1000
pounds Of fresh boiled beef, 10000
iumb tongues, 400 or tongues, and
multitude Of minor products.
The worlds fair attendants will not
staTve.
w. y ASSNhhA
ranch near Pomona. Last Beptem-
Der he invested as In some chickens,
HRd has spent one hour q day In
looking after them. His receipts
from this single branch have been
t3sT, and he cannot supply all his
orders for eggs sud chickens.
Thunderptorms are more frequent
in Java than In any other part Of the
globe. On an average they occur In
the island on ninety-seven days In
the year In England the average
marks thuuderstsrms on about
Bsven days In the year-only half
the number recorded In France.
A bullet from one Of the new
English army rifles being used ut the
range at AIdershot Camp few days
ago went wide aud travelled two
miles before stepping. Practice at
the range has had TO be discontinued
on account Of the long range the
rifles sre thus shown TO possess.
The African elephant IL in danger
Of being as thoroughly extermlnatsd
rs has been the American bison.
The demand for ivory has caused
them 10 be relentlessly hunted, and
they have become 90 scarce that the
supply OF ivory has greatly decreas-
ed. aud its price has advanced In
proportion.
"Mr. DavIs's sorrel horse" re-
Iates the Savannah, (3a.) NeCs,
was Ia the lot at the back %
LIShtsey & LeWis's livery stable, ct
Fort Meade, aud one OF their two
pigeons was flying around. The
horse watched his opportunity. aud,
with q deliberate kick, killed the
pigeon 'ou the wing"
Two children playing upon q
grassy slope st Auehmithie, Scot
land, slipped and rolled down TO the
edge Of . steep prsciplce, Us feet
high, over which they fell TO the
beash below. Those who ran TO
gather mp their mangled remains
found them on their feet In the sand
In q general state OF mental bewild-
sFment aud with no worse injuries
than . few scratches.
The German Emperor having
Issued 40 order suppressinE the use
Of all French words In the postal
service, the Gear has antagonised 10
by q circular hieh declares thst all
letters, kilograms and packages sent
abroad must be addressed In French,
and the Russian authorities will not
be responsible for the transmission
Of any mall matter that IL not adj
dressed In that language.