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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24
TWO SHOOTING scRArEs.


One wemsa Case and ne 0slsr Over
ma Uspaid Debt.
For the last two terms Of court. the
case OF Came vs.. Came has attract.
cd much attention. IL . suit for
divorce brought by Robt. Came. Of
Cambria township against his
wife, Eliza Came. The history Of
the love affair Of this pair il roman
tic and should be brought to the A.
tention Of the patent novel writer's.
II In alleged that Robert, who II well
up In years wanted . wife to comfort
his remaining days, and press out
the wrinkles OF times furrowing
hand. So, regardless Of the fact that
many handsome, virtuous and
eligible women Of Saline county are
growing into old maids, he put his
fortunes into the hands Of Q foreign
matrimonial concern In the east,
which has Q practical monopoly on
the hearts of many females Of un.
certain age and easy virtue.
This has vitiatied public sentiment
somewhat In this regard to the whole
affair. The people of Kansas believe
In patronizing home industry. and
woe betide the one who defies public
sentiment In regard. Twice has
Judge Thompson refused . divorce,
on the ground that Mr.. Came mar
ried In haste, and should be given
plenty leisure In order to repent. On
the other side Mrs. Came alleges
that Robert has hypothecated $500
In cash, as they say In the east when
anybody disposes Of property not his
own.
Thursday last Mrs. Came. while
monkeying with q 80 cslibre revolt
yer, which was evidently loaded,
playfulIy pointed the barrel at the
old man, and pulled the trigger. The
bullet lodged In his arm, and the old
gentleman came this Is not . pun)
to town forwith and swore out .
warrant against the woman, and
then had his wound attended to.
The story generally accepted by the
public 10 that told by the old man
who says Mrs. Came suddenly APP
peared at his house, contrary to the
orders Of the court, about midnight
on Wednesday night. She gained
sdmittance by ruse and they had
long talk about reconciliation
which amounted to naught. About
10 o'clock tie next morning Came
says the women drew q revolver,
saying the time had come for set
thing their trouble once for all. She
fired, and the rest Of the story has
been told already, except that the
woman is now sojourning In the
county bastile.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24

II you want to taste the food our
forefathers enjoyed, call ct Dedmau
Bros. Meat Market and get Q alice
Of Buffalo steak.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24
DRESS GOODS.
CHINA SILKS.

In thirteen different shades for
fancy work. Cut price now, % cts
q yard.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24


In regard to the sugar beet indus
try In Nebrasks - It came under my
observation, I have prepared the
following report:
] visited the plant In Grand Island
and found It running night and day.
The factory at this place has cape-
city Of using $50 tons of beets every
twenty.four hours The Grand Is
land Improvement company made
contract With the parties who built
the factory 10 raise them $500 acres Of
beets each year for two years at $500
per ton. This IL about the cost Of
raising beets ut an average Of ten
tons per acre.
Employing . team drove three
days among the farmers and took
their statements In regard to perpar-
ing ground and the cost per acre,
when they used machinery-the diff.
ference IL about so per acre.
A Mr.. Watson, who raised fifty
acres, and did all the necessary work
by machinery, gave the following
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24

Wanting farm loans call upon JAs
DuxcAN, loe Iron ave.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24

o. Holcomb will furnish you one
do.en cabinet photos for s1.00. II you
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24

Dedmaa Bros. promise their Gus
toners BufhIo steak for Christmas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-24

Children oU foI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
The Longest Funeral.

Which public funeral in England has
been attended by the greatest number Of
personsl
That of the Duke of Wellington, the vic
tor of Waterloo, who was buried in st.
Paul's cathedral on the 18th of November,
1852, when a multitude of ell ranks, es-
timated at a million and half persons,
were cOngregated along the line of the
route, distance Of three miles, To witness
and share in the imposing spectacle.
On the night of the 18th OF November the
coffin was taken to the Horse Guards from
Chelsea, where the body had laid in state.
Bye o'clock next morning-the morning
of the funeral--tbe troops were mastering,
the Duke of Cambridge in command. Tho
funeral cara six wheeled one-dragged
by twelve horses, was cast from guns capt
ured in the battles recorded on both sides
Of it. The procession was so long that af-
ter the Rifles, who led the way had started,
it was an hour and a half before the car
started, and half an hour later before the
extreme rear moved.
Eighty-three Chelsea pensioners took
part in it, One hundred and twenty thou
sand people were gathered in Pail Mall
The tiers Of seats, rising range above range
under the dome and in the transept Of 81.
Paul's, held % 600 spectators of the highest
rank in England and the continent. The
dukes coffin was lowered through the
floor and rested on the TOP of Nelson's
tomb until the 18th Of April, 1858, when 10
was placed in its present sarcophagus. -
London Tit Bits
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
,rr. MitcheI1.. snake sfor,.

Andy Mitchell, OF Apple VALLEY, Ga,
was bitten by a rattlesnake, and in conse-
quence he had his hand amputated a. the
wrist. He was descending into an old
well, and placed his hand on q step that
his foot had just occupied. when he felt an
acute sting. Withdrawing his hand he be-
held a ground rattlesnAke hanging 70 D.,
with the fangs implanted deeply in the
flesh. IL was necessary 70 shake his hand
vigorously before the snake would let 20.
The reptile fell into the bottom Of the
well which was one mass Of tsngiewso0.
On flashing light into the old well what
was his astonishment 70 see living mass
Of squirming addsrs twining aEd uHtyvin-
ingl Throwing some fire into toe well the
dry matter caught, and the hideous reptiles
were consumed. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
Trained NEenorv.

Harry Steele, a freight conductor, SAYS:
/ graduated from the rank OF brakeman,
and when II became rolerably certain that
was on the high road 20 promotion |
asked my conductor one day how he man.
aged TO remember tho number OF every car
on his train. Comes natural" was his
reply: but that didn't seem enough 70 me,
nor did | see how n man could possibly
learn the numbers on twenty or thirty cars
so accurately that he could record the
number Of each one left az a way station
without refreshing bis memory by glance
After worrying for a while i laid out so
for a series OF lessons in "a system Of memory
training that was all the rage then
acquired the system ell right, aad found
Il consisted Of "A series OF tables of 'assecia-
tions" whereby long lists a. figures could
be learned almost at a glsnce, / learned
these tables all right, and precficed The
system daily on the train car numbers
When, however, my promotion arrived
soon dropped the system, and Tor years /
have forgotten every table and principle
But, as ray old conductor sail, 10 came
natural" can ascertain in few minutes
the number Of every car I take out and
leave along the road. and cannot call TO
mind an instance in which / have blum.
dered The faculty i remarkable one,
but all competent conductors are blessed
with it.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
md there was a trembling in her voice as

and there was trembling in her voice as
she said:
"Men, you know that your captain is
very sick. Yonder comes pirate, if there
ever was one. If he captures US those who
live through the fight Will go into the in
terror as slaves or worse. IL we are all
agreed 10 fight we can beat him off. What
do you say?"
well fight to the lastp' shouted one
and the cry was taken up by all.
Thank Godr' she fervently exclaimed.
"Give him brave fight and no one can be
blamed if we are defeated Sooner than
fall into his hands will blow the old ship
skyhigh and all of us with her"
We had no cannon, but we had fifteen
muskets, lot of cavalry sabers, and the
captain had not lodged about those waters
with his eyes shut. He had two or three
years before purchased dozen hand gre
uades or stink pots, such as are used by the
Chinese. These were brought up with the
rest and found 10 be fused and in good con
dition They weighed about two pounds
apiece and each was inclosed IN a net. 50
that it could be tossed quite a distance. We
loaded our muskets, took our stations and
were as ready as we could be- The cap
and the cabin. He was out of his head,
which was the better for him, as she had
his revolver for use.
TIE dhow snea&ed along until nearly op-
posite us. All work had been suspended
aloft, and she must have known by this
that we were ready for her; but she came
on just the same. And no wonder One
of the men went aloft with the glass, and
ne made out two guns on her deck and a
perfect swarm of men. She was doing
a bold thing-run rs aboard in broad
daylight. She would not use her guns,
fearing that they would be heard and
bring Us assistance; but if that mob ever
gained our decks we were gone. We lay
with our head 10 the northwest, 50 she
would pass our port quarter first. Here
two Of the strongest men were placed with
the grenades, and two Of US with muskets
were between them. The others were
placed TO fire over the stern.
Down came the dhow. foot by foot with
never a cheer from the crowd Of cutthroats
on her decks There was menace in their
silence. but it had no effect upon Us. We
were determined 10 fight. aud 70 fight 70
the last. got the first shot, and knocked
over a man on her forecastle, and then all
began - blaze away. she Gid not IRE IN
return, but forged up on our quarters, and
! could see fifty Arabs, each one with a
crease, crowding against the rail 70 be
ready TO board.
Now, heave." yelled one OF the sailors
with the bombs, and both lighted the fuses
and hesved away.
Before we could tell what damage bad
been done the dhow was alongside. She
threw her grapnel, but did not catch, and
she rubbed her whole length and went
ahead. As we saw her failure we blazed
away again with the muskets, and every
ball found a man. She sailed ike a witch.
and before she could be checked was
cables length ahead. She had just put her
helm over when there was an explosion,
followed by great sheet Of fame, and We
saw that she was hard HIT Confusion
reiCled from stem 70 stern in a moment.
snd We added 10 il by peppering away az
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
An Inpertans oraission.

Mrs. Williams lad never been satisfied
with the arrangemen4 Of her old house,
and so, when her husband proposed to
build new one shs said she would Ike To
draw the plans; then she should BE sars
that she would have enough closets and
other coaveniences
Mr.. Williams Sid. Certainly, my dear,
you draw the plans. and then you cxn have
Jones look them over and see that they are
practicable"
''Of course they'll be practicable. and ID
will be only q matter of form for Mr. Jones
TO pass approval on them" said bis wife
confidently.
The plans were made and remade, a.
tered and realtered. until at last they gave
Mrs. Williams perfect satisfaction. Thers
were enormous closets at every turn. and
open freplsces wherever shere was =
chance for one. and with a sigh OF relief
she started for Mr.. Jones Office.
When she displayed the plan of the first
floor she WAS much gratified as the archi-
tect's evident approval. and although he
seemed on tine point of asking some ques-
ton once or twice he did not do so. and in
triumph she spread oct the plan Of the
second floor
What do you think Of that" she asked
in the tone Of one assured Of a pleasant an
sWer
Charming, my dear madam, charming
said the suaye Mr.. Jones; ''but-ah-Sh-
how do you propose TO reach the second
floor, may / ask"
"Oh' said Mrs. Williams with a HORT.
fed gasp, Il forgot all about that, there's
no place for any Satisfactorily Com.
panlou
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
The evolution of the skate.

The origin of the skate is wrapped in
oblivion, but all commentators on sport
agree that its introduction was due 70
actual necessity, as a means of locomotion
over a frozen surface, rather than for the
purpose of amusement. As far as can be
learned from the records of the past nearly
all the northern European races used a
rude device for travelling over the ice. and
the next record is found in Holland when
a Dutch sailor, who was storm driven on
the coast Of Lapiand in the Twelfth cent
ury, learning from the natives to 'skait
withe boenes on hys feete, introduced the
strange practice to his countrymen. Ii Is
worthy of notice that "skait' Is the Hol-
lander's word for glide.
From Holland the skate was introduced
into England about 1l7o, the historian
Christopher saying that Young men do
20 10 the create moor at Aooriehs. Oh the
north wall lof Londonl and there do binde
boenes TO there feete, holding stakes in
there handes with which they sometimes
do strik the ice" One pair Of these bones
is now preserved in the British Museu n
and ano ler in the collection Of Col. Roach
Il would seem that the skate progressed
very slowly for many years, for IN 1850 the
historian stowe SAY = iAS 0Pihcub-th. 10
I've bones on TO their heses, and running on
their toes do slide on the ice on their heles
with great speed, often suffering grevous
falls and broken bones
In 1864 the first mention of the iron skate
appears, and Pepys tells rs that a man
named King brought a pair from the
island OF Ihoes, and that II i662 the lake
in II. james park was covered with cit
zans ENJOYING the new diversion Bristol
was the first town - see their nSe in Eng
land
FROM then on the skate remained for
many Years simply wooden psisen and a
metal blade. Ii use became general, and
was probably used in this country dur
ing the first winter passed here b. the
Pilgrim Fathers. For many years the
skates used here were imported from Aus
tria and Germany, but a. usual with Amer
leans. no sooner did the demand increase
than = domestic supply sprsng up 70 meet
il. Il Is worthy OF noSs in this connection
that American skates ana their improve
rnents now dominate the skating world
The first skates made IN this country were
the handiwork Of a man named SANFORD.
living at Eaglesville, Conn The exact
date i lost. but il was II lisa
This skate had a long curved runner,
which turned up in front q the foos like a
p!ece Of spri1- wire. az must be s@es-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
We Nav Have to Import wheat.

II i not likely that We can add very
largely 70 the annual product. The wheat
areas are fairly occupied, excepting those
north Of Washington, and the possible
service of the arid sub-mountsiDous djs-
tricts when successfully irrigated The
Canadian wheat fields have an enemy in
Jack Frost, and some sections Of the DA-
k0tas are far from being like TIE valley o.
the Nile. The fact is, We are being fenced
in, and in the matter Of food supply tex
cept meats we are no, likely 70 glut the
markets u the world with surplus Of
wheat, 81, indeed, the time does hot soon
come when we may have % IN gort 70 EEees
Igr Embellishments
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12

fair range. An aDlaze WITHIN nve min
utes she fell off, headed for shore, and was
run on a reef about a mile away.
We saw some save themselves by boats
and RATS, being swept into the shore by
the tide, but it was afterward learned that
upward of forty-five men were killed or
drowned, and that the loss of the dhow
broke up bad gang of pirates. Mrs. AID
rich was on deck through it all, emptying
the revolver into the crowd as the dhow
passed US, and when all was over she went
down to her husband with face only a little
whittier and mouth more firmly set. She
did not betray her womanly weakness until
she came TO thank us. Then she broke
down and cried like a-well, just like a
an-Reminiscences of an Old Mar
liner in Hartford Courant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12

tionately remembered by many an "Old
boy" This runner was fastened to the
wooden standard by screws, and a narrow
strap, heel and toe. held IT in position on
the foot. The next Improvement was what
is known as the clamp" introduced in
1865. These gripped the sole and heel and
dispensed with straps. At first these were
used on the heel and a strap on the toe,
but later the clamp was affixed to both.
The clamps were worked by a double
threaded screw, and this idea was patented
and sold 10 a Worcester Mass firm.
The double threaded screw was super
seeded by the lever IN 1859, a style that
quickly spread the name ana fame OF
American skates all over the civilized
world. Here to a great extent the inven-
tion Of improvements ceased. Many styles
have been introduced that have varied in
some detail, but for actual practica! use
the 1869 model with some notifications
still holds the palm. The long reach
racer Is the latest innovation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
4 Mighty Mean Tick.

\ B-year-old child with q large appetite
and a special fondness for pancake and
maple strip arrived ~ the breakfast table
the other morning AID forthwith demand
ed cakes.
Eat your oatmeal first, 3" said her father
How many cakes can have sad the
greedy young lady
The father. who il given % practical
jokes, cogitated for a moment and then
said.
IF you eat one platsfui Of oatmeai you
can have three cake, but y you eat two
platesful you can have four cakes, and u
YOU eat three platesful you can have SIX
cake=."
The child accepted the arrangeTnen.
promptly, and one pIatsful Of oatmeal Dis
appeared in twinkling, then another
p.ateful followed slowly, I'D a third was
consumed with evident difficulty
The cakes and strip were then prepared
The younEster had been growing more
solemn every moment, and when one
rnouthful q cake had been disposed ~
,16dealy roared oct IN anguish.
Ny tammy's fall Of oatmeal and e2n +;
eat auv cakes AZ all-boo-hoor'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12

G o gre SIS m a n
Ben Butter
worth. Frank is
- years Of age.
and his work as
fullback for Co
lumbia last fail
attracted much at
tsntioo. lie : a
braiDy player, a
swift runner and
an artful dodger.
His tackling j. ex-
n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12

ceIsehN+ eIu Dc Can I4-7A1''@ d y ?. ~ y
always De relied upon for safe kick. His
work against Lehigh and Princeton was
particularly good. he may be heard Of on
Yale team in year or two, as he expects
. enter that university soon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12

zen Baby was SIX. We gave her CSStoria,
When She was a Child. she cried for Csstoria,
Whom sHe became Mss. she chung to Castoria,
.-1. hem CastoriA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
FulIback Frank Buttcrworth.

One Of the crack football players who
came into prominence during the season
of 1890 was Frank Butterwo-th, the son Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
NI7l!lfZ Eagle
GLOAMIN.

rs setting sun has dropt below the sandy reach;
beach;
here in the garden beds the flowers close their
eyes,
And twilight's soft wan mist across the woodland
lies
Oh, is not this most sweet of any time or hour.
After the garish day, and ere the night clouds
lowerg
lis as though Natures self should pause upon
her way,
Gray clad and pilgrim like to mediate and pray.
Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-12
At Last.

Mrs. Cobwigger-Did you ever find a
man under the bedg
Mrs. Merritt--Yes, the night we thought
there were burglars in the house. found
my husband there-Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
LEI RosY At vILToR "A.

Six Gases Discovered Among the
Hovels of the Chinese.
CHICAGO, March 20.-A special from OF
tawa says: "Word has reached here from
Victoria of the discovery of six new cases of
leprosy right in the heart of the city, which
Cinnamon we're endeavoring to conceal. 1t
appears that it became necessary for the
municipal authorities to drive a large num-
Der of Cinnamon out of their novels to build
a market hall The stampede disclosed the
fact that six Chinese lepsrs in the worst
stage of the disease had been dwelling with
their countrymea. Two of them were sub
sequently found, but four of them are still
hiding, and their friends refuse to disclose
their place of refuge. A medical investiga-
tion was ordered"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
INDIANAPOLIS STRIKERS.
The Painters Gain Two Points and
Coacede One.

The Painters Gain Two Points and
Co1cede One.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 20.-Arbi-
tration of the labor difficulties was the order
in Indianapolis yesterday. For nearly
month fully 1900 men belonging to the
painters, carpenters and plasterers' unions
have been out on strike. Yes erday the
master and journeymen painters came to
an agreement The masters conceded an
eight-hour day and raised wages 81 cents
over last years schedule. The journeymen
agreed to allow masters to employ some
non-union men and take as many appren-
tees as they saw fit. Yesterday afternoon
the arbitration committee, representing the
building trades council and carpenters and
general contractors associations, met but
disagreed on the demand of the unions that
none but union men be employed. The
action of the journeymen painters in con-
ceding the point was strongly condemned by
the other unions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
RETALIATION ON GERMANY.
Senator Paddock responsible for tn,
Rumor.

Senator Paddock responsible for the
Rumor.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Pad
dock is given as authority for the statement
that the President had said that he would
retaliate on Germany by shutting out i'm
ports from Germany if that country con-
tinued to discriminate against our hog
products. The President believes he has
the power to do this under the joint resolu-
ton designed to confer it passed by the last
congress, but it is denied at the white house,
state department and treasury department.
that he proposes to exercise it.
THE WISH FATHER TO TIRE THOUGHT.
Senator Paddock, In his account of what
he believed to be the Presidents purpose.
limited his threat of retaliation to German
beet root sugar. Senator Paddock's Ne
hraska constituents want either the Ger
man beet sugar kept out of competition
with their beet and sorghum sugar or also
want their hogs admitted to competition
with German hogs. Senator Paddock is
quoted as saying that when he sug~
gested this retalitory action recently to the
President The President told him that he bad
already instructed Minister Phelps to init
mate to the German government that our
government would take that course if our
hog products were kept out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
CHARLESION's CITADEL.

The Cadets Celebrate the Birthday of
John @. Calhoun.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 2o.-The
birthday of John G. Calhoun was celebrated
to-day by the corps of State Cadets at the
citadel. This afternoon the new library Of
the Institution was formally opened, with
$50 volumes Of standard works. The old
library of the institution, 5000 volumes,
was destroyed at the burning of Columbia
in 1866. Addresses were delivered by Supt.
Coward. Gen. f. W. Capers and ex-Mayor
Courtney. After the exercises the corps
had dress parade on Marion square, aud
an open air concert in the parade ground.