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The morning call., 1892-10-21

L
able explanation that can be offered for
this is the extraordinary depopulation
OF the Scandinavian nations by the
horrible plague that ragged unInter-
rup;edly through the countries OF Eu-
rope between 1S47 and 1851. In Norway
alone the population was reduced from be-
tween two and three millions to about three
hundred thousand. Countries thus DIM
inished in population to such an extent had
no need OF seeking foreign settlements,
they had all that their requirements de-
manded at home, and accordingly commune
cation ceased with the outer world
From what has now been said it will I
hope. be regarded as satisfactorily conelu-
sve by the impartial reader that centuries
before Columbus time the Norsemen were
acquainted with the existence Of this coun-
try. and that the Christian religion had
found home here. In the words of the
members OF the Royal Society Of Antigua
rians: "rhe ancient tholus In Newport
belonged to Scandinavian church
or monastery, where. in alienation with
Latin masses. the old Danish tongue vas
heard seven hundred years ago."
Of course the value OF the argument de-
ponds entirely on the value of the sagas.
LUZ va Wis uSau CGuHUt Uo any TPd-
sonable doubt, Tor all the eminent north
ern antiquarians, without exception,
accept their testimony. Even the
cautious and critical Humboldt does
not object to their authority. Hence.
discussing the question of the discovery If
this country, he says: Here we are on
historical ground. By the critical and
highly praiseworthy efforts of Professor
Rain and the Royal Society of Northern
Antiquarians in Copenhagen, the sagas
and documents in regard to the Norsemen
to Helluland Newfoundland, to MARYLAND
ethe mouth of the st. Lawrence River and
Nova SCOTIA and to Vinland (Massaehu-
setts) have been published and satisfac-
torlly commented upon. = While
the Chalifat of Bagdad was still -four
lshlng under the Abassdes, and while the
rule OF the Samanides. SO favorable to
poetry. still iourished in Persia, America
was discovered about the year 1000 by Left,
son Of Eriek the Red"
The discovery of this country then by
Christopher Columbus was. as have said,
merely making more thoroughly known to
the western world a fact that had been
previously. and for centuries, in possession
of the northern nations of Europe.
Not with the view of detracting in the
smallest from the merits of the illustrious
navigator has the foregoing been written.
but solely in the interests of historical
truth. w. GLEEsoN.
The morning call., 1892-10-21

learn tnat CHRISTIAN church was estab-
| lished at very early reriod on
| the Atlantic coast. 1t would be i'm
| possible to state with accuracy the precise
| date when the truths of Christianity were
| first preached in the country. But this
| much is certain, that before the close of
| the tenth century there was Christianity in
| the land, for. according to the Landnama-
| book, the pagan chief Ari Marson, who had
| been cast by storm On this western land
| in the year 9S2. was baptized there and pre-
vented from leaving the country.
| The thought then naturally occurs as to
when and whence this Christianity had
found its way into these parts. Taking the
historical evidence of the sagas as guide.
am OF the opinion that 1t was introduced
into the country about the middle of the
ninth century or somewhere about $50 If
not at much earlier date. My reason for
coming to this conclusion is because the
Irish Christian settlers, who were the first
to coonize Iceland, were driven out of
that island by the pagan Norwegians in
the second half of the ninth century, and
they betook themselves In consequence to
more peaceful regions in quest OF new
homes. "But before Iceland was colonized
from Norway" say the sagas, ''there had
Papas. They were Christians, for after
them were found Irish books. bells, croz-
iers and many other things whence it could
be seen that they were Christians, and had
come from the West over the sea-
Again in the Shede of Ar Erode, sur
named the learned. similar positive evil
dence Is found attesting the presence of
the Irish in Iceland at that early period and
their subsequent departure, it is thought, in
westerly direction.
Thus, "At that time, namely before the
coming of the Mortimer, Iceland was
covered with woods between the mountains
and the sea. There were then Christian
people there whom the Mortimer called
Papas. but they subsequently departed, for
they would not be here among pagans; they
left after them Irish books, etc."
And in the prologue to the Landnamabock,
the most accurate and reliable ancient lee
landic history, similar testimony in almost
identical words is also given.
The question, then, that presents itself TO
the mind of the reader. and which demands
a solution, is whittier these Irish went and
where they subsequently settled. That they
did not return to their own native land ia
most reasonable to believe, for there is no
record or tradition in the country to that
effect Besides. thespirit that animated them
In the first instance. in quitting their native
shores, their object being to secure for them
selves quiet, peaceful retreats where they
might undisturbedly pass their DAYS in con-
temptation and prayer. Is entirely opposed
to any superstition of this nature 1t is ac-
cordihgly most natural to suppose that be-
, 1892-09-10
Acknowledgements

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Limpricht.
1ranslatio
Publication.

RT is hereby made known that
- whereas Asiatic Cholera has APP
peared in several Of the more import
ant European seaports, Government
has ordered the following mea-
sures
/. Ih.t until further notice all arrivals
from Europe will be subject to a quaron-
tine of IA days, to be reckoned from the
day of departure;
2. That the importation from Europe of
soiled linen and wearing apparel, if not
appertaining to passengers luggage, and
Of bedding, rags, w%adding, carding wool,
paper shavings, hair, and hides, fruits,
flowers, and vegetables is prohibited
3. That passengers luggage will be ex-
amined, before it shall be allowed to be
landed: and
4. That soilcd linen and wearing apparel
appertaining to passengers luggage, will
be disinfected under public control.
Government of the Danish West India
Islands, St, Croix, the 9Th September 1892.
C. II. ARENDRUP.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
How BIemishcS Are OFTEN Engrafted Upos
Our statute Books.

How BIemishcS Are Often Engrafted Upos
Our statute Books.
The laws are published in various
forms. They are first published sep
arately in sheet form, as 'slip laws"
as soon as possible after being received
by the bureau and numbered in the
order OF their receipt When so pub
Iished the slip laws are given TO the
editor of the laws "a competent per-
son elected from the legal profession
by the Secretary Of State and private
~ employed for that purpOse), who
notes marginal references TO previous
legislation. arranges the acts and res
olutions by chapters and prepares q
suitable index; and under his editorial
care at the end of the session OF Con-
gress, they appear again in pamphlet
form rs session laws" Lastly. at the
close Of Congress. the laws OF each
session are gathered by the editor into
a single volume and bound as Stat
utes-at-Large." The numerous read
ings given 10 the printed proof" and
the careful comparison with the text
OF the originals. efIectually guard
against discrepancies The manner in
which the department performs its
duty is thoroughly creditable; the
manner in which Congress dismisses
its own work is. in many instances,
absolutely disgraccful. Some of tfe
rolls received at the department are
disfigurcd 10y crasures, interlineations
and blOts, by errors in OrthOgraphy,
capitalization and punctuation, and by
hieroglyphic mangling that suggest
the masterpieces" of schocl-boy
art. These and more serious imper-
fections. once placed upon the parch-
ment roll. are law. However glaring
the blundcr. however miscellaneous the
distortion or omission. the State De-
partment is powcrless TO add n con-
Meeting dot or stroke. Mistakes made
by Congressional enrolling clerks have
undOne Legislation accomplished by
Congress after hours OF debate. An
item OF half a million dollars for pub
lie purposes was bodily left out in the
enrolment Of n recent appropriation
act; and the substitution OF comma
for a hyphen in transcribing a tariff
measure some years ago caused loss
10 the Government OF thousands OF
dollars before the error was detected
and further loss arrested by the pas
sage OF another act These are but
specimen cases. II is humiliating TO
think tina! a sleepy or incompetent
clerk should be able TO Illustrate the
Legislative will OF Nation, and start
ling TO reflect on the opportunities for
fraud by deliberate tampering with the
public rolls. Blemishes enough are
engrafted upon our statute-books by
the Legislators Themselves, in the shape
OF careless or unwise enactments;
surely, if We can not always have clear
craftsmanship. we should have at least
clear pcnmanship in the parchment
record of our laws. The blame. like
the remedy. rests with Congress-
Edmund Alton. in 81. Nicholas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
THE LATEST DISEASE.
It Has n short Name, But a Long List of
Unpleasant symptoms.

IL Has short Name, But n Long List Of
Unpleasant symptoms.
ut" is the name Of a new disease
so-called for lack Of more descriptive
title. Its symptoms and courses do
not tally with the description OF other
diseases, although il resembles a good
many in its different forms. The most
prominent symptom, in the first place,
Is muscular or neuralgia pain mostly
In the back. Another important symp-
tom is extreme weakness, coming on
suddenly, without any rise in pulse and
without fever. The patient is languid.
disinclined TO work, the appetite is
usually abnormal, and in a majority OF
cases the throat becomes affected, Civ
ing rise TO something like tonsilitis,
but ii is not however, amenable to
local treatment, as is the ordinary
form OF tonsilitis. Ii is infectious
without being contagious In other
cases the mucous membrane of the
stomach becomes affected, giving rise
TO severe symptoms OF dyspepsia
In still another class Of cases
the mucous membrane of the bow
els is affected, and the symptoms APP
pear TO be typhoid fever. but in all
these cases neither the pulse nor the
temperature shows any febrile dis
turbances in the first day or two. In
all these genuine cases the fever FIRST
comes and then the disease develops.
After the lapse OF several DAYS the
pain usually disappears, with the gen.
eral weakness increasing, and then. as
the heart becomes weaker, both pulse
and temperature become higher. The
glands, usually. in the neck or in any
part OF the body, are more or less af-
fected, being tender 10 the touch and
somewhat swollen. II il appears in
the throat or nose we frequently find
false membranes upon the surface OF
the mucous membranes closely resem-
bling the false membranes of diph-
liberia. differing from il, however, in
that they do not change color nor turn
up at the edges, nor is there any raw
pessor liberation beneath. A distin-
guished Philadelphia physician thinks
The malady Is caused by an organic
poison known as ptomaine, which Is
very volatile and is probably intro
duced into the system through the
lungs. The poison can be eliminated
only through the kidneys and the skin.
Stimulation Of their excretion Is the
proper treatment Public speakers,
singers and actors are prone to the all
ment-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
A Warrington Sanctuary where HssJ
Great Men Have worshiped.

n washington sanctuary "hefo 1eky
Great Men Have worshiped.
The distinctly fashionable place Of
worship in Washington Is st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church at the
corner OF Sixteenth and Lafayette
Square. 1t is one OF the oldest churches
in the city, having been built in 1916
by Latrobe, who was the architect OF
the central part Of the Capitol How
ever, though still quaint and old-fash-
Toned. the St John's Of to-day is a very
different structure from the old church.
and would hardly, l imagine. be rec
ognized by its designer. TWAS erected
in the form OF a Greek cross, the
ground plan OF which. with Latrobe's
autograph and a number OF other in
teresting relics. can be seen in the
vestry-room at the present time
St Johns, from its early days, has
been attended by men and women re-
nowned in the political and social
world Of the capital A little stained
glass window in the gallery tells this
tale quite plainly. 1t is inscribed as
follows: Erected by the Vestry to
the Memory of William Henry Harri-
son, Ninth President OF the United
States; John Tyler, Tenth President /;
Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President
Who Worshiped in This Church
While in Office" The inscription
on another window is equally in
teresting: Erected by the Vestry
TO the Memory OF James Madison,
Fourth President OF the United States,
Who Worshiped in This Church
While in Office" Upon the first floor,
in the right-hand wall, is beautiful
window, representing the angels OF the
Resurrection in the upper medallion.
and in the lower the annunciation to
the shepherds. This window bears
the inscription: ITO the glory OF God.
and to the memory Of Ellen Louis
Herndon Arthur, entered into life JAN
uary ~, 1880" Upon the window
ledge beneath this memorial Is large
brass plate with the following inscrip-
ton: ''In memory Of Chester Allan
Arthur. is placed here by the vestry.
He was the twenty-first President of
the United States, and worshiped in
this church, and he in 1884 erected
this window to the memory Of his wife.
He died November 8. 1886" Presi-
dents Monroe. John Quincy Adams.
Van Buren,. Fillmore. Pierce and Buch-
anan were also regular worshipers at
ST. Johns, and Lincoln, johnson and
Grant are known to have attended
service there.
The present rector OF the church Is
Rev. W. A. Leonard. The first rector
lies buried beneath the chanceL He
was the Rev. DIR. Hawley. He wore
the picturesque costume Of the last
century, black silk stockings, silver
buckles and shorts. In the pulpit he
wore the black silk gown and bands
and black silk gloves, with the fore
finger OF the right hand glove split
open so that he might readily turn the
leaves Of his Observation-Disclosures
Tattar
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
DIPHTHERIA IN BOTTLES

A correspondent found Prof. rasreur
in the magnificent building known as
the Pasteur Institute. in the Rue Ro-
tat, which has been erected by public
subscription as a memorial and as a
home for the greatest scientist Of the
age
Yes" said the professor, with q
pleasant smile, Il think that can
give you good news My able assist
ants, Drs. Roux and Yersiro. have dis
covered the germ Of the dreadful dis.
ease Of diphtheria, which perpetrates
such terrible ravages during the winter
months in your large cities. believe
II exists in a more virulent form in the
United States than it does in any other
part of the world. My assistants have
taken pieces Of the diseased tissue or
membrane from the throat OF the VIC
tim, and have inoculated several
animals Herewith. All OF the latter
have in due course died of q
disease displaying all the OBJ
iective symptoms Of diphtheria, that
terrible destroyer Of child life. So far,
so good. But the opponents Of the
animalcula theory in epidemic diseases
then argued that these experiments
only showed the terrible virulence Of
the original poison. To answer this,
my young scientific assistants, by
means Of a series Of glass tubes, diluted
the morbid tissue to an infinitesimal
amount A germ was.then taken from
the final result, and a rabbit was inoc-
ulated Herewith, which Immediately
died as quickly as the first victim In
the cause Of science before the dilution
OF the virus.
This is how we stand" continued
Prof Pasteur. I'VE have found the
deadly germ, but we have not as yet
secured a prophylactic for its cure or
prevention My confreres are now at
work solving the problem. and from
their success so far in this original
field OF research but little doubt that
the inoculating fluid will soon be
forthcoming. We have the virus bot
tied and corksd. We can give diph-
liberia to any number OF rabbits and
dogs and kill them as effectually as
though they had caught il first hand
in the regular course of events.
have not. however. succeeded yet In
alternating the virus, and SO can not
inoculate. Iwish you would lay great
stress on this point"
As the correspondent turned 10
leave. DIR. Pasteur submitted to his
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
Oregon, Washington and tthe Nsrthw,
Pacific Coast.


Pacific Coast.
The constant demand Of the travel
ing public to the far West for COM
Portable and at the same time an
economical mode of travelling, has
led to the establishment Of what IL
known as Pullman Colonist Sleep
ers.
These cars are built on the same
general plan as the regular first.
class Pullman Sleeper, the only diff
ference being Is that they are not
upholstered.
They are furnished complete with
good comfortable hair mattresses,
warm blankets, snow white linen
curtains, plenty OF towels, combs,
brushes, &c, which secure to the
occupantant of a berth ~ much
privacy as Is to be had I'm first-clsss
sleepers. There are also separate
toilet rooms for ladies and gentle
men, and smoking il absolutely pro-
hibited. For full Information send
for Pullman Colonist Sleeper Leaflet.
Z. l.. Lomax, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb.
l w. 8. BARR.
Agent Union Pacific System Sslina.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
II PAYS to Read the Papers.

especially your county paper, for
often through this medium business
chances and opportunities are pre-
ssnted that might otherwise entirely
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b. F. JOHNSON 4 Co, Richmond,
Va, have an advertisement In this
paper that will prove Of especial in
terest aud value to large number
Of people hereabouts. Write TO
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05
Tn. Home,I.st Man IN saiiua

As we'll "a the hsndsomest, and
others are invited to call on any
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-05

The man who called sarsaparilla
q fraud, had good reason; for he got
hold Of Q worthless mixture at
reduced rates." He changed his
openion, however, when he began
to take Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t pays
to be careful, when buying medi-
o mes
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For Sale or Trade.

Two lots, LOOKED feet on the corner
Of llth and South streets, with good
five room house, barn and out build
Jugs Fine shade trees on lot. This
property can be bought reasonable,
or will trade for farm property. In
uuire at this office.
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"a wolf In sleeps clothIng'-the
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as being just a. good As Ayers Oar
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bitten, insist upon having Ayers
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lnopection his glass tubes filed with
lily germs. microbes and bacilh d
uany diseases TO which the 6esh b
heir. In doing % the professor ~
marked, with smile:
Our children are In luck. It will
b much pleasanter 70 live In the
twentieth century. when epidemics VIII
be done away with Paris Letter
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