The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-05-15

Cheap times are always hard
times. The best times always are
those Of comparatively high prices,
when the manufacturer gets good
prices for the products Of his mills
and shops, the merchant for his
wares, the mechanic aud iaborer for
his work, the farmer for his pro-
ducts and business generally being
done on the high pressure system.
Tall buildings are not Of modern
origin. In Edinburgh, where
houses, standing on q deciIvity, were
higher on one side than the other.
one IL said 10 have been fifteen
stories altogether in height. All,
however, were burned down In q
great fire which happened In 100,
after which buildings OF twelve
stories IN height were substituted.
Kosuth is always glad 10 receive
visits from Americans and IL never
tired OF speaking Of his visit to the
United States. His two sons, Fran
els and Louis, are civil engineers.
The one IL the director Of some great
foundry near Naples, while the
other h chief engineer Of the gov
eminent Mediterranean railway
lines. Both have been naturaliEed
a. Italian citizens.
The cost Of the proposed Niea-
ragua canal IL now placed at S64 on, :
900. The distance between the
oceans IL l65 miles, but only twenty
miles of canal will have TO be dug.
The San Juan river must be deep
ened and some artificial basins con-
structed In the valleys Of other
streams. Lake Nicaragua affords
fifty-siX miles Of free sailing. The
Suck canal, which was cut out Of
the soil and sand for IUJ miles, cost
ISL 900, tD.
A curious incident occurred at Eli.
colt street Tuesday morning. A
mllkman's wagon was standing on
the street with the horse united, a.
it IL customary while the owner IL
DELIVERING his milk. A farmer came
along leading q COW by a halter on
his way 10 market. The sight OF the
COW so terrified the horse that lie
ran away nj n terrible speed down
the street. That milkman's CUSTOM
ers are now wondering how long u
was since his horse saw a COW .-BHf-
JdiO Courier.
Stanley says that during his recent
African expedition he came across y
new aud interesting race OF blacks,
the WanOumas, who we're absolutely
European In type and very inielli-
gent. They appeared to be descend
ants OF the ancient EthiOpians, who
settled Ia some way not known to
him In equatorial Africa. These
people never intermingled with The
aboriginal races, but kept their
blood intact, considering the Ordin-
airy negroes beneath them.
Sir Peter Coats, of Anchend TAne.
Scotland, whose industrial enter
prise il rs well known In Rhode Is
land, As In the country north Of the
Tweed, figures prominently in one
Of Charles Diekens's most popular
novels. For the two brothers Goats,
OF Paisley, are known To have been
the originals Of "Chesryble Broth
ers" In Nicholas Nickleby They
united business and charity i'm q very
remarkable way, and they amassed
fortunes a. quickly as they gave
them away.
A Chicago architect has submitted
plans for an immense building 60
mold the entire exhibit at the worlds
fair. The proportions Of this build
ing are to be n diameter Of 800 feet,
with q roof rising to q height Of I, 100
feet, covering ia its sweep i62 acres
of ground. The roof IL to be sup
ported by q lower higher than the
EIfiel tower. The entire cost of this
structure would be something over
t6,UOO,UO. Some Of the Chicago
papers are quite favorable to the
idea.
At present English is practically
an unknown tongue at the Vatican.
The pope can neither speak il nor
read ii. Cardinal RAmpOlla, the
secretary Of state IL in the same
plight. So IL MOnsignor MOcenni,
the under secretary. Cardinal Sim
conf, chief OF the Propaganda, who
has charge OF all the English speak
ing countries, cannot speak a word
Of our language. MnnsignOr Jacob
mi II learning IL. OF the italian
cardinals only one, Cardinal Mazelia,
can talk English, and he, 10 IL worth
noting, is q Jesuit. The general Of
the Jssuits, Father Anderledy, also
speak English.
One of the largest cattle COM
panies of the United States, repre-
sentlng q capital of $3.50, 900, with
headquarters at Kansas City, has
given orders to its superintendPnts
Ia Kansas, Texas and New Mexico
to purchase all the corn they can
secure at NJ cents n busheI to supply
their needs for year TO come. An
officer of the company gives IL as his
opinion that mo man now living
will ever again see corn selling at -
cents n bUshel," and that the adj
vance In price will be pretty steady
from now on. All the large cattle
he says, are now buying
corn in anticipation Of the rise.