The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-03

rushed through my mind, aDd D felt AL
most like bowling with worshiplnF reveF-
ence before the h1mbls building where he
once lived. d yssfsie0d gave me macy
touching incidents of his life at home.
He Told me how the people of the city
loved him---hoW the humblest people
Hooked up 10 him-tow he loved them,
and how be sould go ont of the way TO
do them kind favor. Even political
I enemies adored him as a private citizen.
turned away fro1n The Tevered spot won
dering if the country would ever have
another struggle like that through which
Lincoln led us. aud il suca crisis should
ever come, If Providence 1oul raise up
another leader like Abraham ,L::4ooIn..
also visited his tomb. AID am, glad to-
know that il IS soon TO b, made what il
! should be. Il is at present sn uueomely
stractutes Mrs. Lincoln seldom comes
10. Sprin gfield these letter days. The
people of the city almost despise her. and
feel like letting her sink to a, iguomin
! ious obscuriIy, destiny which every
American who loved Lincoln. will be
ell satisfied with. She i, coarse, yul
gar snob.
Taking the next morning train, I con
tiDued my journey. passing through de-
lightful aud rich country, the Saugamon
valley. The Sangamon is smaller
stream than The Neosho which surprised
me little, after hearing so much about
1T. Tie next important torn is Lincoln.
1t formerly had some other name and
/, was Q very pretending burg. Its
, name was changed to that OF the late Pres
iLent. and Cor the last Few years * has
made rapid strides towards prosperity.
Il contains about 5000 Inhabitants. has
college and many fac rHssIscces and
= blu sihess houses. ERE I MAS glad Il
meet G.. H. EsrabrcSII, E.q, whom
lsanvs 'hf S,o- E.-es~, aad who Is. 5000 10
: "eo~ ms citizen of Lyon county. He
resides at Atlanta. another important
4 village on this road, few miles furthes
8 on toward Bloomington. Mr. E. has a
. f~e residences here, surrounded with
fruits and shrubs, which l wish he could
bring with him to Kansas. but l knoW
}. his energy will not long be without such
: comforts in his new home. Atlanta is {
e good business point, and contains about
5000 Inhabitants. Al noon We arrived aI
Bloomington. the seat OF the State Nor
NAL School, and beautiful and thriving
T town of some Is 600 inhabitants. This
q town seems to be more elevated than
y Spring Geld, aud Ike il abounds with shade
trees. From the depot many ine bust
: ness houses aud residences are visible.
At Bloomington / took dinner. and can
: testify to The good qualities of the Nc.
Leas county squashes, and the homeii.
ness of Bloomington servant girls, who
: all have ahose horrid knots OF hair on fhs
. tops of their heads. Ishould call Bloom
9 iington desirable place TO live Ia. fhs
o Normal school is located about mill
;. and 9 half from the town. QIi,e yIliag'
/. has grown up around the school, contain
ing MANY nice residences and some bust
ness houses. Ii ia called Normal Tn
l. school building itssl! is a credit TO the &c
telligence and enterprise of the State
st Merely passing By it in the cars. l cal
10 give no description of the building. Th
school has been a great blessing to til
10 cause of education in the West, Througi
'r al the Western States IT'S influence 10
te good has been felt and acknow lodged
3, From iss walks have gone forth scores G
10 accomplished aud thorough educate 8
and its establishment brought a new da
for The teachers profession. 1t has don
N more TO raise the standard of the profes
an Kansas has already received great benefit
Ok from it, having at the head OF man
=, of her schools graduates of this institu
%. ton. May We hope that our Norm;
OF School will CONTINUE to prosper until
s. will be rival OF its Illinois r-AA-.-- -,
"a. The country through all this part OF HI
:. nois suffered very considerably from IA:
years droutb. In many places no
g wells had to be dug. the old ones g'vln
n ont, and there being a great scarcity
n water everywhere.
II. 1 arrived at Chicago at $50 p. n
:. Here l spent one day. A stranger ca
- see nothing of this city in that shol
y. time Ii is the busiest, noisiest city
OF have eeen-more 50 than either ST. Lou
I'm OF Cincinnati. 10 wealth. St. Louis !
ma ahead of her. S; Louis has her Soulher
!. hotel and her Polytechnic Institute whic
outrival anything l ever seen in spleu
US dor, but for business and for fne bus
PIT ness blocks, Chicago beats item al
he Any one who visits this city can neVe
X forget the roar and din Of wheels. tt
e scream of steam whistles, the rush {
: hundreds of thousands of people throug
g the streets, the crowded street cars an
ew omnibuses and those who are used I
liz quiet village life are right glad to get OF
on Of the eternal DIM after hearing it or
-, day.
10 Taking sleeping car for Cincinna.
OF at $50 p m / arrived in the latter Gil
> about noon the next day. I only temaiI
IT'D ed in this city few hours. and sa
mo- nothing of particular interest. This
The great hog center-the porkopolis
80 The West. The pork business is acti,
isT but the busiest season Is over. Busine.
N of all kinds seems to be lively, judgir
NJ from the crowded streets. Here I sha
7, purchase the new materials for TH
: Nkws Office. finding better assortmel
- here than 10 either of the cities heriofoi
OF, visited.
e, But this is already too long. and
81. close. s.
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