The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-06
Total grain, bushels. 300. .O
A MeaIev az NIisceIlnnies.

Editorial Correspondence Of the independents
have seen the model town of the West. Of
course, shall not here mention its name, for
the reason that l do not wish to imperil my life
in rival towns; but perhaps can describe the
happy place accurately enough to enable the
after-coming traveller to steal into it without
alarming the sensitive citizens of other commu-
mites, and TO see it for himself. First of all,
owing to so many bewilderng railroads. no one
can accurately direct your way to the model
town, except one of its own inhabitants. do
not myself pretend to tell you how to reach it,
for am yet dependent on the inhabitants to be
informed when I come to it. But imme-
diately on reaching it, you will be
cheered 70 learn that it has never had
fever and ague, although this scourge
has seriously afflicted the next village. The
population of the model town is divided into
two classes: first the real inhabitants, and
second the imaglnary-and the latter are the
majority. This imaginary class are peculiar
people. They never associate with the rest of
the population, but are of inestimable yalue i'm
giving character and importance to the town.
For instance, they are the silent ,rtners of the
principal merchants, and help greatly to main
tain the credit OF the mercantile class Mole
over, they are constantly projecting new rail-
| found 1t altogether impossible as vet to nav the
debts OF the old. Accordingly these imaginary
people are laying out Imaginary tracks running
! imaginary trains, carrying imaginary treirhts
ana dividing imaginary profits Then. again
tne mouel Town is young-seyeral months
younger than its rival; but has grown more
rapidly owing to its greater Inherent vitality II
happens to be favored with a beautiful climate
the year round-the Thermometer in winter
having never been induced to 90 lover
man thTty-three degrees below zero: nor have
lhe cutting winds ever been known actually 10
draw blood. In mild weather the wagon.roads
Leading to market are soft mellow apd nIiohIe
ana the sloughs rich and rank The Vicinity
contains an abundance of oil which waits The
SINKING OF wells and of capital Moreover The
coal beds are deemed inexhaustihIe since as
YET, the supply remains undiminished Nv the
, removal OF any coal from the heds The
nelghoorlng timber (after the introduction of
| Goall Will be amply abundant for domestic mel
Ihe hotels are unlike anything m the Easi~as
snail cheertully testify when / reach home.
. 10 crown all an INTELLIGENT eommunitv sunnoTi
D coarse OF ieetures-as you will see nhen I
mention that have been lecturino in tbe model
Town Oh the West every night for the last six
) But now turn from town TO corotrr nh
Y "cattle ON thousand hilsn made n nict,yra thai
dellehIed the salmist. A thousapd cotNo ON
one lntermmaole plain make the picture Witch
2 now see. fonder prairie waits for en- Giant and
2 famous Boy biuit 70 blow up his horn Of tbs
cows IN the corn like to see n stnrdv nv
attack standing c0rnstalk; he goes "a IL Ike !
Congressman biting in twain a Pres1den ia veto
E Tbe l0Ily' ulCtalOrial plant snaps crackiea. anO
gTumblee, put all IN vain; Tor Ia tbe ianguaes
r Of hr' FreeercS Douglass, 'it is catawam pously