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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22
The Roman Matron.

That august and forbidding person,
the Roman matron, is pleasantly pic
tured in the paper on "Private Life in
Ancient Rome" by Harriet Waters
Preston and Louise Dodge, which appears
in the Atlantic Monthly. The passage
runs:
The union thus formed and sanctioned
by the divine blessing was at first, and
indeed for long while, regarded as in
dissoluble. 1t assured to the Roman ma
tron a very noble position. She was
subordinate to her husband in their rela-
tions with the world, but her sway
within the home was undisputed. Her
spouse, no less than her children and
servants, addressed her with Difference
as domi,aa, or lady. No servile work
was expected of her, but, so far from be.
ing confined to one quarter of the dwell.
ing, like the Greek woman, she moved
freely through it, overseeing all its activ-
tiles and arrangements, the preparation
OF meals, the spinning of her maidens,
the lessons of her children. She received
her husbands guests and sat with them
at table, while the children, and some-
times even favorite slaves who had been
born and reared in the house, were
served at sort of side table in the same
room.
1t was not thought seemly for a ma
tron to 60 out without her husbands
knowledge OF unattended; but, upon
these conditions, she was free to walk
abroad place was deferentially made for
her in the public ways, and the stola
matronalis, or peculiar outside garment
which she wore, was supposed to be
protection from all discourtesy. She at
tended public games and theatrical rep-
resentations her testimony was received
in the courts she might even plead for
an accused relative. If she came of a
very noble race, she was entitled to q
funeral sermon, or public Grafton of
eulogy after her death.
Such was the ideal wifehood of the
good old Roman times, and there is a
sense in which it may be said always to
nave remained the ideal Everybody
knows that the mother of the Gracchi and
the wife of Marcus Brutus were ladies Of
austere fashion and Immaculate mind.
Nay, late in the fourth century, even,
we find ST. Jerome endeavering to shame
come of the more lawless lambs of his
dock by examples of personal rectitude
and dignity in the first pagan families.
But long ere that time the standard of
manners had fatally deteriorated. The
enormous increase of wealth, and the
habits of eastern luxury which came in
with the Macedonian and other wars of
foreign conquest, were prolific sources Of
corruption; while the study of Greek
philosophy, which was affected by clever
women equally with their lords, pro-
NOTED the growth of new ideas, which
rendered the "daily round and common
task of the older time particularly irk-
some.
Marriage with manus and religious
rites went more and more out of fashion
except for the priestly caste; marriage
upon any terms was avoided by very
many. Divorce, on the other hand, be-
came of daily occurrence, and could be
had on the most frivolous pretexts, as
the lives Of the Romans whom we know
most intimately, Caesar, Pompey and
their great contemporaries, only too
plainly show.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22
How Garfield Was Scared.

Secretary Foster has been telling some
queer secrets about President Garfield,
with whom he was on terms of the clos
est intimacy. AS illustrating his fear of
the newspapers summer night incident
at Willard's Hotel in Washington is re-
called, when party of Mr. Garfield's in
innate friends got together in one of tho
upper rooms facing Newspaper row and
began playing game of cards with
10,cent ante. 1t was hot, and the whole
party had their coats and vests off and
their sleeves rolled up to the elbows.
The windows were wide open, and by
the gaslight anybody could look in on
the game from across the street. Sud
denly a messenger boy came to the door
with message, which read thus: SIM
mense excitement on Newspaper row. a
big crowd is watching your little game.
Pools are being sold on the result, and
the boys are sending dispatches out over
the country concerning it. P" The mes
sage was read aloud, and it scared Mr..
Garfield half out of his boots. OF course
it was bogus message, but it was hard
to make Mr.. Garfield believe it was not
genuine. and it spoiled all his fun that
summer night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22
ABSURD FIGURES.
The Fitness of Things Too Seldom
Considered.


Seldom have men or women the fac
ulty of grasping all the details of their
own appearance; were the ability to do
this less rare, we should not be amused
OF panied, as the case may be, by absurd
vagaries in the way of dress. A small,
thin man will put on high hat under
the impression that it makes him look
taller, while in reality it only makes him
present the appearance of pair of scis-
sors under a thimble. A tall, thin
woman will wear hat, in itself becom-
ing, but which, taking her height and
slenderness into the question, gives her
all the appearance of a church spire.
Her stout sister, who has round, broad
face, affects headgear resembling a tur-
ban as closely as the fashion will permit,
and in consequence seems to lose several
inches other height. This principal runs
through the question of manner quite as
much as that of dress. The elephantius
woman adopts the kittenish ways which
are laughable in one of her appearance.
The diminutiye man drops his voice with
great exertion into heavy bass, and as
sumes majestic carriage that is suitable
for nothing short of six feet. But in
nothing is this lack of taste-to call it by
no harsher name-more noticeable, than
in the selection of songs made by the
average amateur singer. Imagine
young woman whose general appearance
indicates the most robust health, be.
seeching her hearers to lay her "among
the daisiesl" OF fragile youth announce
ing in weak, piping tenor, "Thy senti-
mel am II" Such things are never for
gotten, and at the end of a decade every
one of that audience, should they meet
these performers, will remember the un-
fortunate evening when they sang these
incongruous songs, and the absurd figure
they cut in doing it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22
What 1. Known About Fi.h.

Pliny, the great naturalist, who lived
at about the time of Christ, reckoned the
whole number of known species of fish
at ninety-four. Linnaus, the great
Swedish investigator of the eighteenth
century, could classify 47s, and he is
known to have been the greatest ichthy-
ologist of the age in which he lived. The
progress made in that particular branch
since the time of Linn@us seems all the
more wonderful, for now, since the ex-
petitions of the Challenger and others,
$4,000 species show up in the catalogues
of the fish specialists!-St. Louis Re-
public. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22

To sweeten salt pork. cut as many
slices as you will require for breakfast.
and soak till morning in sweet milk and
water; then rinse till the water is clear;
and fry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22

A good handful of salt should be added
to the water in which mating is washed.
The salt keeps the mating in color. Do
not use soap.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

WHEN the American farmer
learns that u II to his interest to
have his market as close To his home
rs possible he will solve the question
OF good prices. 80 long rs he ms to
take . dollars worth OF his produce
out Of the country la order to sell IT,,
just 80 long will he work under the
disadvantage Of long transportation
and an inferior market when he gets
there. The Democratic party say u:
LET us have the workshops In Eng
land ard the farms In America" The
Republican party says: let Us have
both right here In America" That's
all there IL involved In the question
Of protection. Less competition aud
more markets In what the American
farmer needs and that IL what the
Republican party proposes to give
him. but prattlers like Psdgett say
give him more competition and less
markets.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

SENATOR MoHLER's enemies, in
the hope, as last resort, of creating
sentiment against him, have raised
the "sge OF consent" question. AS
the law at present Is, the filthiest
prostitute in the world, il she be a
day under IS years of age, can send
any man or boy, no matter who they
may be, to the penitentiary. The
present age Of consent law has been
the source of more blsckmsil than
all other causes combined since Kan
sss has been a state. Senator Moh-
Ter favored changing the age OF con-
sent to is years, and then required
the female to be Of good repute be-
fore criminal action could be
brought. That law, as Senator Mob
Ter advocated it, protected your
daughters, and IL went even further
lit protected your sons. Your Sous
are young, without experience, and
subject to temptation. There are
thousands Of depraved and unscru-
pulous women i'm this world lying in
wait to catch the unwary. AS a
usual thing they have about them
young girls under the age OF consent.
These bring high prices in the hellish
market the prOcuress supplies, ana
that is why she always has them.
Having these young girls in her
power il is not hard for her with the
aid Of the present age OF consent law,
to catch the unsuspecting scion of
some rich and honorable family in
her tolls. Once caught there is no
escape but blackmsil or the peniten-
tisry. Inscriptions Alliance men
will come to you and say that Sena-
tor Mohler favored reducing the age
Of consent to II or even TO 10 years,
and that Internationally. They lie.
There was never q baser lie framed
in all the world than that, and yet
the Salina Union has been circulat-
ing it. We have explained to you
Senator Mothers position on this
question, and We fully endorse it.
On the other hand what can you ex-
pect Of Baldwin, an infidel, an athe-
list, an svowed enemy Of God Al.
mighty? Are such men likely to be
in favor OF radical messurers when
il comes to matters like the age Of
consent?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

SOME months ago the writer In
conversation with one Of the ALI
ance office holders OF this country.
was told that their local campaign
for two years, had not cost them ten
dollars. We do not wish to dispute
his statement; the public may have
II for what II IL worth, but II IL differ
ent this year. Up to date they have
paid out SIS for the use OF the opera
house In this years campaign. Aside
from this plenty Of liquor IL being
furnished the colored voters OF the
first ward. Aud men who do not
spend their earnings for fun are no.
ted scattering around the money
with unprecedented liberality. All
this IL being done in the Interest Of
the peoples party, aud II can be seen
by any who will look for H.. Our
word need not be taken. Just go aud
see for yourselves. 1t takes money
to run such campaign; you farm.
ers who contributed your wheat are
not paying the expenses. More has
been spent for beer In the last week
than you have contributed since the
party was born. Where IL all this
money coming from? From "Wsli
Street" as you call IL; from the rich
Democrats OF the east; from the Eel.
lows who believe, as Cleveland does
10 the uno-metallic standard Of
money, aud that standard gold Are
you going to allow yourselves to be
duped by voting for Weaver?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

II was our pleasure to listen to the
Hon. William Mckinley at Kansas
City last Monday afternoon. He
spoke at the auditorium, aud $3.50
was the hour set for the meeting.
At one O'Clock the crowd began as
sembling. BY $50 the horse, which
will seat 1000, was full. Every nook
aud corner was occupied, and fully
1000 people were packed on the stage.
AS many more patiently waited on
the outside to catch q glimpse Of the
noted protect:onist. 1t was his
sixth speech in Missouri that day,
and he spoke at Leavenworth again
that evening. On Wednesday he
addressed nine different audiences,
the last one In st. Louis. No man
but Major Mckinley could endure
such work. His speech was . won
der. Genteel 10 all parties. he pre-
SCENTS his side OF the question In such
q way that none can answer him.
AS q democrat remarked at the col
clusion In our hearing, "a most won
derful presentation Of his side OF the
question: And IL was. II all
Missouri could hear Major McKin-
ley, there would be no doubt but
even that state would give her
electoral vote to Harrison and Reid.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

AT last the calamity gang IL re-
duced to such desperate straits that
they have been compelled 10 hire
fellows to throw eggs at them In the
hope Of gaining sympathy. At the
opera house Tuesday evening II was
expected that some eggs would be
thrown by fellows In the pay Of the
calamity party. Republicans should
watch these egg-throwers, and haul
them W before the magistrates. II
may be that II pressed hard they will
tell the whole story In order to es-
cape punishment. The kind Of fel-
lows who throw eggs at public speak
ers In places like Kansas are fellows
who have no interest IN any party,
and who can be bought TO do any
thing
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

THE perpetrators OF the hardware
store robbery at Sslina have been
discovered to be three boys, aud they
are not to be prosecuted. That In \
good way to breed Dalton boys."-
Kansas city Journal.
Not so, my brother. II the affair
ended right there we grant II might,
but when II don't end there, IL IL
different The "old man" as youths
Of that age are wont TO call their faith
ers comes In right there. Gently,
and yet firmly he takes the hopeful
scion Of the family out to the COW.
stable, and having prepared an In
strument that Solomon once inti-
mated Is indispensable In domestic
government. he informs his son that
he loves him great deal, that he IL
now about TO do something the boy
will rise up and call him blessed for
In after years. And then he does u;
we who have been there know how
IL IL. IL will take more conceit out
OF q boys hide In one Minute than
ell the reform(?) schools call In ten
years. Reform schools are only
kilns for hardening criminals. The
CAD IL the great American crime
preventative.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

FARMER SMITH IL the author of
the county high school law, and the
labor day holiday law. What Is
dwellings legislative record7
Farmer Smith IL president Of the
state Board OF Agriculture, the state
Columbian Exposition board, aud
Farmers Congress. What business
interests Of the state are honored by
dwellings connection?
Farmer Smith served his country
four years a. . soldier, to preserve
the best government that ever exis
ted. Did Lewelling?
Farmer Smith converted 100 acres
Of raw prairie into one OF the best
farms In Kansas. aud reared q large
family of children In the bargain.
When, where and what did Lewell-
ing ever do In all his life that
amounted to 30 much as this?
Farmer Smith was for some years
q successful iron worker In one OF
the largest mills Ia the world. What
prominent labor Interest was LEVEL
ing ever Identified with?
Farmer smith has been known In
Kansas public life for many years.
How many months has II been since
LewelIing arose from the sub STRAIT
um Of obscurity?
Farmer Smith has been tried aud
found true to the name he has made.
We all know he would make 4 good
governor. What do we know about
Lewslling who Is not generally
known even Ia the city Of his home ?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

ACCORDING to the Democratic
party Of 1892, Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, the Adsmses and
Andrew Jackson countenanced q
violation Of the constitution. They
say protection is unconstitutional,
aud all these fathers OF our govern
ment were protectionists; every one
Of them signed bills OF that import,
or advocated measures like them.
II Vas right to protect American In
dustries In those days and u IL still
right. All the best men Of the ma
tiou are and have been protectinnists,
while all the fellows that ever had .
hand In defyiDg the authority Of the
government. or In trying TO destroy
it, were free traders. Be careful on
which side you choose your lot.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27
REPUBLICANS. STAND FAST.

And again we say the battle has
already been won. Last week over
lures were made to Republicans by
peoples party men to trade votes.
Votes were offered in the measure Of
two for one II the Republicans would
only vote for Baldwin and Pat Dolan.
Jerry Simpson has been beaten and
driven clean out OF the big seventh
by the vigorous campaign Of Chester
/. Long. Now, In order to retain his
grip on an office, Simpson wants to
go to Washington as U. s. Senator.
To this end he has sent out instruc-
tons to his henehmen all over the
state to do all in their power 10 Sc
cure n calamity legislature i'm order
that he may go back to Washington
and still further misrepresent and
disgrace this state. The populist
who said men sold their honor and
women their virture in order to exc
out bare existence Is right now en-
gagged in an attempt to sell out his
own party in order TO gain a seat in
the United States senate. The fell
low who said the Dalton boys were
no worse than the banks they tried
to rob, is robbing his own partisaDs
Of their election.
When any man comes to you Re-
publicans and offers to vote for some
of your candidates II you will vote
for some Of his, tell him no. 1t Is
not Necessary for you to get votes in
that way. By remaining firm to the
end as you have in the months past
you only add to the generalization
OF the enemy. They are beaten,
they know il, and they are now re-
sorting to every little scheme and
subterfuge they can devise in order
to save something from the wreck.
Some of their little 2penny orators
90 around the county and in remote
parts, while their teeth chatter in
despair, and what little conscience
they have left smites them, they tell
the people that the Republicans have
given up The battle. Their sickly
smiles, aud graveyard tones give
the lie to their statements every
time. This, too, is only q part Of
the scheme to trade votes in order to
save the legislature TO the calamity
ties. Don't let them fool you.
Still another indication OF the last
ditch into which the self styled po-
pulists have been driven il the action
of its local organ the Salina Union,
which has directed the force OF all
its powers to the defeat OF Mohler
and KOuns. 1t don't care a cent
about the other candidates and Is
letting them shift for themselves,
but Baldwin and DOlan IL has taken
under its especial patronage. One
week IL will lie about these Republi-
can gentlemen and the next tell
another in denying its statements.
Let it alone; 1t cs n do no harm. All
the Republicans have to do is to re-
main every man at his post Of duty,
reject all offers Of compromise, tell
the truth, and the battle is ours.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

The Kansas CITY papers gave US
last week their annual howl about
frauds connected with the registra-
ton Of voters. II appears that thou
sands Of "straw men" have been
registered by the Democrats, who
have control Of the election ma
cLinery. These are intended for re-
peaters who are to go from poll to
poll and vote the names on election
day. Bad as this In u will make the
Republicans parties to the crime II
they permit that work to 20 on.
United States Deputy Msrshal- may
be demanded to see that an honest
election takes place, and the people
Of the entire country, regardless OF
party look to the people OF Kansas
City to see that q square deal" takes
place. An honest election must be
had at any cost, regardless OF the
success Of any party, and the people
outside of that city do not regard IL
simply ~ q trick Of INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. The country holds
Kansas CITY, AMI every man who
lives there, responsible. We are
glad to note that measures are he.
Ing taken TO promote fairness Ia the
matter.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

UP to date there has not Teen o
Democratic speaker In this county
to hold . meeting In the interest Of
fusion. or course Click interloped
into the Burton Davis deb ate out
at Gypsum last week, but his own
meeting advertised for the morning,
drew together less than half . dozen
people, aud his abortive effort counts
for nsught. Outside of voting for
the Weaver electors the Democratic
votes for fusion in Saline county are
going to be mighty sparse this year.
We have some Democrats here, but
they doo't believe In anarchy, social
Ism and calamity, but they do be-
lieve In standing up for Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

Personally the JOURNAL has not g
word to say against p. II. Dolsn,
but Il hates the political company
be keeps, and believes the aims of
his party are pernicious In the ex.
treme. The fact that he 10 pledged
to send another man to the U. b.
Senate like PETER or Simpson 10
enough to damn his political aspira.
tions, and gain for him the opposi.
tion Of all patriotic people. In all
things whatsoever Mr.. Kouns IL ut
least Mr.. Dolsn's equal. For the
sake Of drawing our conclusion we
will say that the two men are equal
In honesty aud intelligence, but on
the side OF Mr.. Kouns 10 must be said
that he stands for the best interests
Of the whole people and the Repub-
lican party. II you vote for Mr..
Kouns there will be no reproach
from the possibility Of another Ca
lamity senator
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27
vas an American flag In the shape

was an American flag In the shape
Of shield.
The Examinations did not COM
pare fsvorsbly with those displayed
In Denver last August during the
Triennial Conclave OF Knights
Templar, although 8 few buildings
were magnificently illuminated.
On Friday the dedicatory exercises
were begun late aud conducted under
most trying circumstances. The
immensely of the building in which
they were hell can only be appre-
ciated by an inspection of IL, but one
can get some idea Of its size when
told that the entire block from Iron
avenue to Ash and from Santa Fe tn
Seventh could he placed In IL and
there would be an abundance OF
room sll around Il for professions to
march.
Ii soon became apparent that not
more than one or two thousand OF
the two hundred thousand present
as spectators would be able to heal
the exercises except the music.
Those who had reserved seats on the
lower floor not Only stood on the
chairs but many supported them
selves upon the backs of the chairs.
An elderly lady sitting near me
turned to her male companion with
q look Of supreme disgust, ~ a
young lady perched herself on the
back Of q chair just in front Of us,
and inquired "Do you think II can
be possible she Is Chicago girl?" I
saw the speech Of Vice President
Morton and could distinguish his
voice. / saw Mrs Palmer deliver her
address and saw Mrs lie Mogue re-
cite portions of the dedicatory ode.
but / heard nothing but the bands,
Theodore Thomas orchestra and the
chorus OF voices.
That one could hear so little did
not matter much for the Chicago
daily papers furnished q full and
complete account OF much more than
actually occurred.
The address Of Watterson and the
Grafton Of Depew were published In
full while less than one half OF each
was delivered.
On Friday the Illinois Central
claims to have run 432 trains, each
train containing from six to ten car:
and each car flied to overlooking.
The crowd present 10 variOusly
estimated, the lowest being two hun
dred thousand, the highest about
two hundred and eighty thousand.
The dedication Of the State build.
ings Saturday was well attended
Kansas as usual was at the head oI
the column and our state building
was the first dedicated
But my letter IL grow ing too long
Suffice IL to say that every one pre-
sent was thoroughly pleased, thor
oughly satisfied and filed will
| patriotism and national pride.
At the exposition much more viii
be seen, but nothing can make I
man prouder than did the dedica
| ton. OBSERVER