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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19
The Solomon Branch and saiins,

The running Of the Solomon valley
trains through to Salina, is again be-
ing agitated, and should be until
successful. A moments thought
will enable anyone to see the advsnt-
age to be derived from such an ar
rangement both as to travel aud
mail facilities. Let us push the
movement until we get what we
should long ago have had.-Minned-
polls Messenger.
WHY don't the Union Pacific peo-
pie extend their passenger service
on this line to Salina? Petitions
have been sent In from every town
and city along the line asking for
this, and the people who patroniZe
the road are asking why their wishes
are thus disregarded. 1t does not
look like good policy on the part oil
the road TO carry passengers to Solo
mon and let the Rock Island take
them to their destination. AT pre-
sent passengers have to wait at Solo,
mon from IL till o'clock for the
through train on the U. p. main
line, which they do not care to do
when they can go ahead on another
line. The u. p. would retain all
this custom and greatly accommo-
date its patrons by extending the
service to Salina,-BetOit Courier.
Our people are awake to the ne
cessity of better railroad connec-
tions with Salina and the Lincoln
and Mcpherson branches, and ask
that our branch train be run through
| to that city. The expense OF run
ming the extra IA miles each way Is
a mere bagatelle in comparison with
| the increased convenience to the
patrons of the road by 80 doing. Ii
appears to us that saving to the
company could be made by running
| to Salina. The engine could be kept
| up and all repairs to rolling stock
done lust as well there as at Selo-
mon and the expense OF coal HEAVIER
saved, while the coach cleaning
could be done at Salina without ad-
ditiopal expense, thereby relieving
| one inspector and car repaires at
Solomon, leaving the amount OF
tares now thrown to the Rock Island
and Santa Fe, through loss Of con-
nection, q clear gain. This extension
of the run would work advanta-
geously to all concerned, giving bet
ter mail and express facilities to the
people Of Salina and vicinity, as
we'll as those Of the Solomon valley,
and to the road an increased BUSH
ness. The business men OF Saiina
ought to reach out for the trade oil
this valley and the best way to do II
is to demand closer railroad connec.
ton through the extension OF the
branch run proposed above. Let us
hear from the metropolis OF the Sa'
line and Smoky valleys.-Detpho'
Republican.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

Mr.. Nicholson OF Erie, Pa. is In
Sslina looking after his western in
terests
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

&c. Phillips came In from Colo
RADIO, and visited with his family q
dsy or two this week.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

Rev. Geo. Merriam Of Usage city,
preached in the First Baptist church
Sunday evening.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

The prediction for long cold win
ter IL i'm a good way to varified.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

Mrs. Jonas Benfield is visiting her
sister at Great Bend this week.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

Hon. r. II. Price Of Hutchinson,
was in the city Monday on business.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

Those who missed the Gilmore
entertainment are very much put
out with Themselves.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19
Adyertised Letter LIS

Persons calling for any Of the
above, please state that they have
been advertised. c. s. RADCLIFFE,
Post Master.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19

A son of Councilman Godfrey Is
reported as dangerouly i'll.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-19
CITY AND COUNTY.
This is surely a sugar beet country

The first snow OF the season last
Monday
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
FAIR IS THE WORLD.

Tender was spring, when sbyly she came
wooing,
Kissing to life the clods that long wero
dead: Il
Summer was fair her generous aims pur-
suing, 3.
Filling the world with garlands and with
bread. "a
ruleth,
with leaf and blossom rudely thrust
away;
Sweet is the air the sturdy north wind
cooleth,
And dog and gun take their awaited day.
Keen is my JOY, though sadly their last
petals
The faithful nsters drop upon the sod,
Blthe Is my heart, though grim the frosty
cystals
Lie cold upon the PROSTATE golden rod.
Fair is the world, my Juoyunt youth recall
ing,
As deep into the woods take my way;
Fair Is the world, though forest leaves are
falling
| And moor and marsh and upland change
TO gray.
| For overhead the eager wild fowl greets me,
And from the upland pipes the plover's
cry,
The saucy 'scape" of startled jacksnipe
meets me,
/ And timorous hares to friendly cover fly.
/ Yesl fairs the world, though Old Time
turns the glass,
And woods are bare Of any bird that
sings
/ For staunch old Bang goes "feathering"
through the grass,
And stirs the copse with whirr Of hurrying
wings.
] Outing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

satisfaction. 1t was an invitation TO
spend week or two with my old FREUD,
Fred Halleton, at his place in Leicester
shire; and with the vivid recollection
before me of a pleasant Christmas speat
at 6aulby Hall some three years ago,
lost no time in penuing cordial assent
20 the welcome invitation. A few days
)stor beheld me, followed by porter
carrying my various impediments, on the
platform OF ST. Pancras, prepared TO
make my journey down to Leicester by
the half-past three Manchester and Liv-
erpool express. The Pullman was
crowded with pack of noisy school
boys, so l eschewed it AMI selected an
empty first-class carriage. l took pos
session of my favorite corner seat, with
my back to the engine, and wrapping
my leg round my knees and unfolding
a newspaper glided away from the city
of smoke in remarkably good humor,
partly in9pired, no doubt, by capital
lunch, aud partly by pleasurable anticl
pations OF my forthcoming visit.
Fred met me at Leicester station, and
saw with regret that he was looking
pale and i'll and much thinner than when
had seen him last. He seemed pleased
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
A MAD CHRISTINA AS
ny f. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM.

II there is one thing more than another
when bachelor commences to doubt
whether his state of single blessedness is
the most desirable form OF existence it is
at Christmas time. The joys of the sea-
son are essentially domestic Joys; and
every one is either looking forward to
convivial meetings with circle of rela-
tlons and friends or happy reunion
with his own family. At such time a
middle-aged bachelor with no relations
feels rather out Of it.
Now, although must plead guilty to
ten years of bachelorhood, l never was
one of the misanthropical type. l was
single Observe the past tense) not from
principle, but merely from force Of cir
cumstances, and was never addicted to
shutting myself up with my books and a
cat, and growing cynical remarks at the
pleasure seeking world. On the con-
trary, | am Of a somewhat jovial disposi-
tion, and was always fond of society.
Christmas time liked 20 spend at jolly
country house, and could turn my mind
to charades, dancing, romping with the
villagers or children, conjuring and
many other accomplishments In fact,
] may say with fine modesty that | once
heard myself described by couatry
hostess as an "extremely useful sort of
man."
The idea of spending Christmas in any
solitary rooms, with only my landlady
and her domestic to talk to was a con
tiugency which 1 had never contem-
plated for a moment; but last year
was very neatly brought face to face
with it. l generally had at least two or
three invitations to select from, and
chose the one where l should be likely
to meet the most interesting set OF
people; but on this occasion my usual
invitations did not arrive. The Har-
woods, with whom / had spent the
Christmas before, had lost child, aud
were in mourning; the Houldens were
wintering at Nice (NIrs. Houlden was
delicate) and at Houghtop Grange both
the girls were married, aud ths Christ
mas house parties were things of the
past. These were my stock invitation
and rs | recollected Others among my
circle of acquaintances to whom some
thing or other had happened since last
year it slowly dawned upon me that il
| desired TO avoid Christmas in Lon
don had better make arrangements to
remove myself either to northern hy-
dropathic establishment which | had
occasionally honored with my presence,
or to Brighton hotel, where was sure
of falling in with some pleasant COM
pany. just as l had arrived at this
melancholy decision, however, a letter
arrived which afforded me the greatest
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

In letter written shortly before his
death Historian James Parton illustrated
his views on the financial side of author
ship by saying: "An industrious writer,
by the Legitimate exercise Of his calling
that is, never writing advertisements or
trash for the sake of pay--can just exist,
no more. BY compromise, not dis
honorable, although exasperating, he
can average during his best years $1,000
10 $4,000 year. But no man should
enter the literary life unless he has a
fortune or can live contentedly on $4,000
year. The best way is to make q
fortune first and write afterward."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
Christmas Carols.

Musical specialists divide carols into
two classes, the sacred and the secular,
although there is third, the words Of
which are a curious admixture Of both,
as for example;
If the sun shines through the apple
tree on Cristmas Day there will be an
abundant crop the following year.
Now the time is come wherein
Our Savior Christ is born;
The larder's full of beef and pork
The garner's filed with corn.
The music is often excellent, many OF
the carols being composed during the
best days of the ecclesiastical masters,
and in not a few of these compositions
appear fugue, counterpoint, and even
canon of excellent composition and har-
mony.
They were originally sung in all the
churches at Christmas time, instead of
the hymns for the day, and in the rural
districts of England this custom is still
observed. But more frequently at pres
ent they are heard from the lips of stroll
ing bands of singers, while solitary
warbler sometimes serves to recall the
uarroller in Dickens's Christmas story,
who begins outside the door with;
"God bless you, merry gentlemen,
may nothing you dismay," when old
Scrooge cuts the song short with u
ruler.
Many collections of carols have been
made, and some of them are really re-
markable compositions, being fugues in
three to six parts, aud the words of not
few convey ancient legends, OCCASION
ally remarkably poetical, both in idea
and language, such as "The Carol OF
the Holy Well"
All under the leaves, the leaves OF life,
met with virgins seven;
And one of them was Mary mild,
Our Lords mother of Heaven.
Oh, what are you seeking, you seven fair
maids,
All under the leaves Of life?
Come tell, come tell what seek you
All under the leaves of life.
We're seeking for no leaves, Thomas,
But for a friend of thine;
We're seeking for sweet Jesus Christ
10 be our guide and thine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
things to witness when they do come

thihgs to witness when they do come
Uh."
~ should imagine SO, assented, de-
voutly hoping d fit was not then pend
ing. Soon l managed to make ny
adieu, aud with sigh Of relief found
myself once more in the hall. | made
my way to Eurdett's room, but he had
gone to bed, and seeing it was nearly II
o'clock, decided 10 90 to bed and,
preceded by servant q could never
have found the way myself, l mounted
again the wide stairs and threaded the
numerous passages which led to MY
room, 1t was at the end Of wide cor
ridor, on either side of which were six
doors.
"Does any one sleep up herel' asked
the man as he bade me good night.
He pointed to a door exactly opposite
mine.
"That is the masters room, SIR" he
replied; aud the one at the bottom end
is Mrs. Halaton's. No one else sleeps
in this part of the house. The servants
rooms are all in the north wing"
am generally able to sleep at what
ever hour l retire; but it was early, and
the fire looked tempting; so, instead of
Immediately undressing, changed my
coat for smoking jacket, and, lighting
pipe, made myself comfortable in an
easy chair. Soon heard Mrs. Hallatou's
light footsteps ascend the stairs, and the
door of her room open aud close, aud
little while afterward Fred halted out
side my door to bid me a CHEEKY good
night, aud then entered the room oppo-
site.
How long sat there cannot tell, for
l fell into a heavy doze, and when l
woke up with sudden start it was with
the uneasy consciousness that something
unusual had awakened me. sprang to
my feet and looked fearfully around.
The flickering flames of my fire, almost
burned out, were still sufficient to show
me that nc one had entered the room;
but while 1 stood there with strained
senses 1 heard sound which made my
blood run cold within me and, although
l am no coward, shivered with fear.
1t was the half-muffled shrek of woman
in agony, and it came from Mrs. Hallaton s
room. For a moment was powerless
to move; then 1 hastily unlocked my
door, and, hurrying down the corridor,
knocked at hers. There was no answer
l tried the handle; it was locked; but,
listening for moment, could hear the
sound of woman gasping for breath.
1 rushed back along the corridor to
Fred's room. The door was closed, but
unlocked, and threw it open.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

"Fredl" 1 cried; but Fred was not
there, nor had the bed been slept on.
A candle was burning on the dressing
table, and in the right hand corner OF
the room was what appeared to be a
hole in the wall, bnt when l stood
before it l saw at once that it was q
secret passage running parallel with the
corroidor. Looking down it, could
see light at the other end, and know
room, caught up the candle and bend
ing almost double half ran, half crept
along it,, until l reached its other
extremity and foun myself in Mrs. Hal
latons room. | stood upright and
glanced half eagerly, half fearfully
vround. The room Was empty, but the
window directly opposite to me was open,
and as my eyes fell upon it stood pet
ri6ed with dull sickening horror, aud
the candle dropped with crash from
my nerveless fingers. There was a
miniature balcony outside the window,
aud on this stood Fred Halaton, hold
ing IN an embrace, which was certainly
not of love, the fainting form of his
wife. The moon was shining full on his
face, ghostly and demoniacal, with the
raging fire of the madman in his eyes
aud the imbecile grin of the lunatic on
his thin lips. In moment the truth
flashed upon me, and as l stood there
gaping and horror struck he saw me and
burst into fit of wild laughter.
"Ha, ha, hal You Neillsonl What
joke! See what glorious view of the
grounds Come and bend over, man
don't be afraid. Does the height make
you dizzyl It's made her;" and he
motioned to the insensible figure of his
wife, whom he still held clasped in his
arms. "Do you know what am going
to do with herr I'm going to chuck her
down there, and he pointed to the gar
den below. "a mad woman is of no
use to anyone. Come and lend me a
hand"
Mechanically l rushed to the balcony
aud strove to wrench from his encircling
gasp the fainting form of his wife. Like
flash his imbecile grin vanished and
his eyes filled with malignant fury as
/ ne let go MS grasp OF MS Wlle auu spfdh5
at me like a tiger cat. 1t was in vain
that l wrestled with him. His long
arms were around me and held me as if
/ I were in a vice. l tried TO shout for
help, but my tongue oleaved to the roof
of my mouth, and faint gurglinS was
all the sound / could command. Nearer
and nearer we drew to the parapet's
edge, until at last could see the lawn
below, studded with flower beds like the
pattern of some fancy work; for Gaulby
Hall was built high, aud we were on the
third story. felt his hot breath in my
face, and caught has diabolical look of
triumph Us he slowly forced mS back
ward against the outside rail, which
orsaksd and swsrysd with my weight,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

and then my struggling feet seemed 70
part with the earth, as with a wild yell
of
Leicester Leicestorl' opened my
eyes and sat DIP with a start. Tho paper
had slipped from my fingers, and the
train was slowly steamiug into Leicester
station, and there, standing upon the
platform, smiling and robust, looking
the vcfy picture Of health, was Fred
Hallatoh.
That Christmas party at Gaulby Hall
was tho most enjoyable l was ever at,
and the people (the house was crammed
full of visitors) the most entertaining and
agreeable ever met. There was one
young person especially IA Miss Alice
Pratlson she was then--with whom go:
on remarkably well. / never enjoyed a
visit so much IN my life as | did that
one, nor ride 50 much as one afternoon
when Miss Pratison and 1, after n capital
run, rode home together with her little
hand in mine and our horses very close
together. Next Christmas, il Alice
doesn't object, mean to have a jolly
little house party of my own.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
Scientific Vision.

The human retina and the chemical
retina, says Professor William Schooling,
see very differently. Look at the Plei,
ades with unaided eye an you may see
six or seven or dozen stars; look at it
through three inch Telescope and you
may see perhaps 300. Study it through
a telescope for three years as NJ. Wolf
has done, and map the stars aud their
places, and you may record 600 TO 700
stars on strange background of nebu-
lous light; expose a sensitive plate for
an hour and more than twice that mum
ber are revealed, lengthen the exposure
to four hours aud you have a picture of
1926 stars with a different and more
extensive RsGkgTegR9 81 RsbsI9sisy,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

The Breeders Gazette says it recently
visited the Union Stock Yards at Chi.
cago, in company with a gentleman from
England who is carefully studying
American agriculture. His exclamations
were not called forth by the magnitude
OF the yards and the multitude of animals
gathered there, but to the ill-iattened or
immature condition of nearly all the
cattle in the pens. ave triedn con-
tnued the Gazette, ''to interest him by
calling attention to the characteristics of
lots from widely different sections of the
country, but the diversion was but brief,
and he always came back to the same
point of wonderment. why do you
Americans send such i'll fatted beasts as
these to market when there are great
maize fields on every haudp We offered
as excuse overploductiop, the partial
failure of the last corn crop, and that
growers were discouraged, but failed to
quiet his mind. The well matured
animals-only a handful in number
were bringing from $3.50 to $500 per
hundred pounds, while myriads, SEEM
ingly, ranged down, down, down,
reaching $3.50 per hundred pounds.
Our English friend left shaking his head,
puzzled that America should have
maize fields of almost unlimited area,
with scarcely a we'll fattened animal in
Chicago stock yards"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
THE KEY OF CHI HisrMAs LAND

Who has the key of the Christmas LandP
Where the bonfire shines,
And the holly twines,
Carolers sing--a merry band
And stars are bright DER that fair strand
Who has the key Of Christmas LandS
Light are the hearts in Christmas Land;
In each group you meet
There are faces sweet.
Bosoms young and guileless are there,
And brows not yet wrinkled with care.
Who has the key of Christmas Land2
Dear baby hearts in Christmas Land,
We want to be near,
And join in your cheer
When the tree with its strange fruit bends
And you wait for what Santa sends
Who has the key of Christmas LandP
Lovo has the key of Christmas Land,
Oh come Cherub Love,
With wings like the dove,
Spread over hearts thy light OF peace,
Sow for a harvest full of Increase
Open the gates of Christmas Land.
Open the gates OF Christmas Land;
There is much 10 do
And the days are few.
Bid all men set Charity free;
By thy grace, let us see there bo
None OF Gods poor in Christmas Land.
-WiIiam L,tle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

G. W. Chids, in the Philadelphia
LeGger, is authority for the statement
that American gardeners are now pro-
ducing as fine chrysanthemums as those
OF japan, which, thinks the New York
Post, will scarcely be credited by Sir
L Twin Arnold, who has soiourned so
long in that country and expatiated on
its floral beauties. Probably the finest
specimen of this flower to be found in
America to-day is product of the slip
sent from japan to Mrs. Alpheus Hardy
of Boston, and named after that lady.
The wonder is that Americans should ex-
eel in TIE cultivation of this flower after
n comparatively few years of familiarity
with it. The chrysanthemum did not
become generally known here until 1862,
when a number of varieties were intro
duceJ from Japan. We have now up
ward of 1000 Of them. They have al
most supplanted the rose in the favor of
rich and poor alike.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

1t seems likely, notes the Chicago
Herald, that electricity is to be called
in to explain many of the celestial
phenomena which have hitherto been
ascribed to other agencies. That won.
derful yet beautifully simple instrument,
the spectroscope, which has revealed to
us so much of the cosmos, still seems to
be bafiled in some directions where
difficulty would scarcely be anticipated.
Strangely enough, the phenomena which
it fails to satisfactorily explain are
either such as are known to be electrical
in character or are at least strongly sus-
pccted of so being. From this and
other facts, Stas has been led to suspect
that the ordinary Interpretation of the
spectroscope arc not to be relied on
when it is applied to electrical phe.
nolnena
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

In Gray's Harbor, Washington, the
pelican is common sight. Captain
Bergman, of the steamer Typhoon, shot
two of the birds the other day, aud in
orderto find out how much water the
pouch of the bird would hold, he cut off
thehead of one of them and tied string
tightly about the neck. Water from a
faucet was allowed to flow In, and when
the pouch was full 1t contained six gal
Ions
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
Christmas Hints.

buy no more than you can afford.
Give no gift where you do not de-
light to.
Shop no more than you have the
strength for.
Entertain only within you means.
Keep your Christmas nerve aud muscle
and heart and hope and cheer first for
your own home, your own tireside, your
dearest, your closest, your sweetest-aud
then for the homeless, the fireless, the
unloved, the "undeared," and be true,
true, true to the last Christmas card that
goes to your postofiice, or the last
"Merry Christmas" that crosses your
linsl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
Christmas Proverbs and Saws.

A warm Christmas, a cold Easter
A green Christmas makes q fat grave
yard.
II ice will bear a mln before Christ,
mas it will not bear him afterwarl.
If Christmas finds a bridge he'll break
it il he finds none he'll make one.
The shepherd would rather see mis-
wife enter the stables on Christmas Dag
than the sun.
Yule is come, AMI Yuic is gone,
Aud we have feasts well;
So Jack must to lis Hail again,
And Jennie 10 her wheel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23
Getting Ready for Christmas.

Husband (who is laying the carpct) -
"Oh, gaee-- Blank it,"
Wife-"Go on, dear, say what you
think; I've covered my ears. You
know | can't bear TO hear such talk,
especially when Christmas is so near. 49,
Teas S8tiRqs,