The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-12-26
ou3 nIsFORTuNEs-THE LESSON

OU0 0l6kVHIUNES-I6 AEosVN.
No QUO wLo has a realizing sense Of
the effects Of the failure Of crops tue
pas. year in kansas can avoid arrlyin.
10 the conclusion that the misfortune
vill tell with marked results upon the
territory. The general belief is. that
i: viii prove . serious drawback TO the
prosperity Of our future state. and re-
tard its settlement and development
very materially. This is the FIRST con
clusiou to which large majority viii
ns.ur.lly come., But it is not really
necessary that history should record
,hi. conclusion TO be correct.
Undoubtedly for time that class o.
emigration which has no means aud is
merely seeking fortune as a" "dve"-
ture. will be deferred from our bordsrs
and turned in another direction. THIS
class. however. though ii often possesses
many desirable elements. is no; the best
for she speedy and substantial develop
rent Of q new country. IL We can
exchange for its class oi men who have
capital, even though the numbers be
less. the means for Improvement Will "e
vrsx.er. One man with zen Thousand
dollars at command can do more Tor
the development Of genera! schemes o
Improvements Than one hundred mel"
each with one hundred dollars. or even
with three hundred apiece; tor e''l'e!
of these sums would be consumed. and
probably much more. before thes
could be so situated as TO give single
dollar FOR llc general welfare.
l. is the true policy for our people L"
make the bes. OF their terrible mis'or
time. aui! as the circumstances o' TIE
en,e mas, OF necessity compel many
fsm;lies 10 sacrifice their homes arc
property. let us invite men OF meass
TO come with their capital. which they
can invest to better advantage IN Kansas
nov than in any rar; o. the world. w.
venture to say that greater Bargains
"a, be had in real estate in kansas to-
day than any where else in The Onlo"
or ON the public domain: anu 10" Is
tie time Tor capital to find Its va!
among Us. This fact capital should
lssrn. il i, has no, already found II OCT
,f suo.hcr effect Of The .lroaih and
consequent; want will bs to force cut OF
the territory tina. class Of people WHO
1.-Two a Of others-sponsers and !oate''
paupcrs who live al private ias,ead
of pubic expense; for tins kind OF pop
ula,icu is found every where ir greater
or less numbers aud wherever found
is dead weight. 1.-The famine does
bu, rid Kansas OF these blood-suckers
and ssmi-respeetable vasabo"ds. 1t VIII
prove highly beneficial IN this respect
doing u. oervice which probably
nothing else could accomplish for us.
We earnestly advise all who are nov
in Ksns.s aad can possibly remain until
next year TO do SO By ali means. lie!
no one sacrifice property who can avoid
il. True. it will require the sacrifice o.
wsny comforts to live through the
winter, AMI in large number OF cases
actual van. will BE- felt; but these PR
xs;iou, had better be "endur-d for
season." and then be followed by the
yoldsu fruit which ~ili De reapsd AS
the reward, than to sssk present ease
a. the expense OF present loss and
fu!sre toll.
Stsna BY you, homes. citizens Of Kan
cas-! IL We had the power. we would
write the words over the door Of every
hou.eho'2 in the territory. that 40 the
oxner entered or retired from lis dwell
ing tho sentence might meet his eye.
You may reply that another year
v;!l worse than ruin you. Yes, bus
vou will no, have another famine year
IN 1861. Already the earth has been
sa,urs,ei with the blessed rain. and
,here Is Ear more water in the soil o!
Kansas now than there Mas a year ago.
RAW produces rain. This is The great
Ian Of nature; and no one. whether
philosopher or common lsborer. has
failei TO observe .'how easy 1t rains IN
wei wsslhsr," as the phrase goes. TIE
reason 10 well known 10 the philosophical
s,udent. Moisture bege.s It's Ike. as
like produces like" throughout all she
Of nature: and the moist
earth sends up its ds"r vapcrs TO form
clouds, which only need to be oysr'aken
,r met by that degree Of cold which
.onlepses the vapor into drops OF water.