The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-07

SALIVA, KANSAS.
THURSDAY, January z. 1891.
"FAr Folks Reduced il the head.
ing of an anti-fat advertisement.
This must refer to reduction In
pocket.
THE editors of the Topeka Capital
and Salins Republican seem to have
formed . mutual admiration society
all to themselves. 1t IL well.
SAM WOODS body lies Wondering
in the grave, but judging from the
press reports from southwestern
Kansas, his soul goes marching on.
SENATOR PERKINS was duly in
stalled last Tuesday, and is now the
junior senator from Kansas. Frank
Flennikep, Mr.. Plumb's private
secretary, has accepted the same
position under Mr.. Perkins.
PERKINS and PETER served In the
same regiment during the war, and
: both their names commence with p,
but here the similarity ends except
that one shaves smooth while the
other wears 8 beard yard long.
The block system applied to rail-
roads and the block system in In
diana are entirely different.-Kaasds
City Times.
Somewhat. In Indiana the sys-
tenn means Block Headed Demo-
Gratis.
SEVERAL papers are urging Bill
Hackney to make good his threat and
stump the state against the Republic
cans, while others are coaxing him
not to. The papers who urge him to
do It are Republican, and those pro-
testing are against the Republicans.
THE president on Tuesday appoint
ed Judge A. j. Sesy, Of Oklahoma
City, as governor Of the territory Of
Oklahoma. He has occupied the
position of federal Judge Of the ter
ritory since its organization. The
appointment IL well received In
Oklahoma.
BENSON, the little dutchmsn who
was convicted Of numbering old Mrs.
Mettmsn on the government reserva-
ton near Lesvenworth, has been
granted writ Of error and will have
his case presented before the United
States Supreme Court. This means
his execution has been delayed in
definitely.
DURING the fret six months Of
State Printer Shows term, s17, 900
has been saved to the state, by
fe1s6n Of acts Of the last legislature.
junction Tribune.
This IL the first instance we ever
heard Of where the DEVILS livery
was appropriated In order TO serve
somebody else. Bill Higgins, the
horned and hoofed man, according
to the reformers, il the man who
saved that sl7, 900, and not the legis-
lature.
A REPORT lie out to the effect thst
the clay Center Dispatch has swal-
flowed the Critic Of that place. AS
last weeks Dispatch failed to reach
this Office we are unable to confirm
the report. 1t lie probably true, and
indicates that Mr.. Hutchins means
to remain in Clay Center. We are
glad Of 1t because the Dispatch il
one of the best papers In Kansas,
and lite editor one of our friends.
II IL charged that the government
is prying its nose into the business
Of the reform press Of this state and
some Of the brothers s:e becoming
indignant. After sending out that
statement In regard to the amount
Of money In circulation, no one
should be surprised at any little
dirty work the government chooses
TO handle.
We congratulate ourselves that
the above did not appear In Kan |
sas paper. It appeared In the
calamity organ Of Scotland county,
Missouri.
JUSTICE, - usual thing, over |
takes Q man ct last. Some months
ago one DIR. Graves sent some doc |
tored whisky to rich widow, oil
Mrs. Barnaby, seeking to kill her.
He succeeded In accomplishing his
purpose. and also getting into the
tolls ofthe law. Last week he was
! cc2victed st Denver, Of murder In
The FIRST degree. IL was an old
story over again. Graves was OIL
beneficiary In the rich widows will
and he could not wait for her to die
naturally.
SENATOR PsFFER's son, Charley,
II fireman on the Missouri Pacific
running out Of Council Grove
Junction CITY Union.
Well, what II he is7 He should
be given due credit for earning his
living honestly, and not cumming
around Washington, living OF the
old man, and making q general
nuisance Of himself, just because he
happens to be the son OF . senator.
The boy who has the moral courage
TO hssve coal into the seething fur
mace Of . locomotive while his father
T. United States Senator. and de-
fclinss 10 live OF his parent. h bound
g make his mark In the world some
day.