The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-24
no Kansaa CitY and Back.


Editor of The NEWS, in company with
Gov Haskell, took trip in 'his excel
lency's'' ambulance to Kansas City, Via.
Lawrence. To say that the roads were good
doesn't fully express it-else how could We
have made sixty miles day?
Thankful were we, as the wheels of our
vehicle whirled US rapidly up the slopes of
the divide, that we were free again from that
house of toll in which we had been impris-
oned since the deep. bright yerdure of the
last year paled and languished meath the
torid glare of the autumn sun. But now it
was spring again, and never did sweeter
change appear in nature. Were we one of
the few who had hoped to bail the new sea-
son of flowers, and had thus viewed it on
the very morning of our first dream? How
many. we thought, who have looked forward
through the clearing off of the storms of
winter into that beautiful dteam-land of hope,
when they should scent the flowers and listen
to the song of birds, and be made 'new unto
life," are now peacefully reposing beneath
the green earth-their spirits in that land
where spring is eternal. There are others,
too, tender plants of winter, that will be
we'll again, they hope, when the spring
comes, and their hearts are beating quicker
with the quickening pulses of nature.
We found the season month in advance of
last; the grass, where the prairie had re-
Gently been burned, was two inches high,
and some of the trees were in leaf. The
farmers were busily engaged in blowing,
sowing wheat, fencing, building, etc. A
few fields Of winter wheat we saw looked
fine occasionally there was one that ap-
peared dead in spots. but we saw none that
looked entirely killed. The spring wheat,
large proportion of which has been sown,
will have to await the spring rains before it
will start.
Burlingame has done but little the past
winter, except in the Legislature-the same
as many other towns IN Kansas have done
She needs considerable amount expended
in finishing up what buildings are already
commenced, and a small additional popula
ton to occupy them. Burlingame has never
been crowded very mnch for room in which
to put her new corners. and that is probably
the reason why she has not been in so great
hurry to complete what has been com
menced. We could not help but contrast
all the interior towns we saw with Emporia
in this respective are building to make
room for an over-burthened population al
ready amongst us, while others are building
in order merely to attract in what they
haven't got.
Lawrence presented lively appearance as
we rode in, Massachusetts, street being
crowded with teams from the broad country
around. The Eldridge House. which is one
capital, wore an air of quiet dignity which
has settled upon it since the adjournment OF
the legislature. tits, however, unquestion-
ably the most magnificent and best conduct
ed hotel in Kansas. We visited the Repu6-
can office, where we found both of the
TEACHERS, attending to their duties, which
are somewhat more laborious now than ours.
We also found our Emporia co-ad. and friend
Jake Stotler there. The Republican is a
paying institution, and deserves success
There are few business houses in Law
renee which we would like to recommend
to the people down this way: Messrs. Fl
S. d L. Fillmore, who have magnificent
stock of dry goods, embracing the finest
qualities WOODWARD & Finley, and Prem
tiss IL Griswold, have each as fine drug
stores as any western town can boast; Frank
Roberts has fine stock of stationery, wal
paper, ETC.. and Allen & Gilmore were re-
ceiving an immense stock of hardware,
plows. and agricultural implements-whom
as friends to this region, deserve our pat
ronage.
There was a little interest taken in politics
for rarity in Lawrence at the time we were
there, on the question of delegates to Chi
cago. The .'war among the roses which
has existed between Robinson and Lane over
the dead body of John Brown, is likely to
let these two champions out of the ring in
the coming fight. Lane, il is thought. has
struck foul blow, and Robinson. as long a.
he pitches in,'' will make fun for the out.
: Esiders.
On Thursday We reached Kansas City. tht
terminus of our journey. Those Who have
any knowledge Of the rapidly with which
the elements of construction have there
been united for the past year. can but par.
tally conceive the change that is now going
on. We noticed more particularly large
number of new business houses that have
been erected since last fall. several of which