The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1870-06-30
Established July 1850

last one completed, called the Bur
llngton 81 Missouri River Railroad
opened last January, runs through
the State from the Mississippi to the
Missouri, on the parallel of New
York City, and through the mos
southern tier of counties save one
The name of its eastern terminus
Burlington, was given by Vermont
er, and in memory of his Greer
Mountain home. This route, starting
from Chicago by the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad, is now
the tavorite line to the Pacific.
No part Of Iowa has been longer
or more densely settled than the
eastern half of this Burlington &
Missouri Railroad. It's western hall
is as yet more sparsely peopled. Its
settlement was retarded by the slow
progress of the railroad, and by
lands withdrawn from market in re-
serve for railroad giants. But the
railroad being now completed, the
company last month began to bring
their lands forward tor sale. and
farm hunters are rushing in. So
great is the concourse that the four
hundred thousand acres now offered
by q. s. Harris will soon be absorb
ed. 1t is no wonder that the last
chances this side of the Missouri for
the most desirable lands in the most
desirable latitude, should be soon
snapped hp at forced sales hurried
on by the Il. r. Company's need OF
developing the country.
But the Burlington e Missouri
Railroad has crossed the Missouri,
it is already opened more than half
way to the capital of Nebraska, and
will enter it in month. Thence it
will push over to Fort Kearney,
there intersecting with the Union
Pacific. This cut off will avoid the
detour through Omaha and draw
down the inter oceanic chain more
nearly to the latitude of New York.
1t is both tap anu tunnel of the best
of all homestead regions.
The last Of my fears is that many
Green Mountain boys will lack pluck
enough for the farms which it is now
their privilege to seize, but | have
some fears lest some Green Mountain
girls will miss that share of Woman's
Rights which belongs to them in
Iowa. What is that? / might an
swer, "Husband of course" but
will rather say, "Tools for hands
that can use them, scope for your en-
ergies-amDle room and verge
enough" What sort of boons do
mean that Iowa will give you?
Come cousining beyond the Faith
er Of Floods, and you will soon see.
Ten years ago nearer eight than
seven thousand (758D Vermonters
bad already gone from you into
10 va. However they have faded
out Of our memories, you live in
theirs. Come and see them and
double your happiness, because you
will be more useful in q wider
sphere. Your culture which now
sometimes lacks an arena for it's ex-
ercise, in the new State shall find it.
An accomplishment common with
you may be rare at the west, and
rarity gives value, as it did to Whit
tington's cat in Barbary. Gov.
Slade, by helping female teachers on
their way west, did a good work,
not merely for the Mississippi Val
ley, but pre-eminently for those
teachers themselves. But the good
Governor has gone, and know
not on whom his mantle has fallen.
Besides, teacher brought out by
herself will always do better for her
self and for others, than one import
ell by any outside pressure. Be
then Governor Slaae for yourself
But at the last census the excess
of Iowan males amounted to nearly
forty thousand go, 222) and | fear it
now exceeds fifty. The consequence
Is that no sooner are Vermont girls
beyond the Mississippi-unless they
push on to Mormondom-than they
find themselves article for which the
demand exceeds the supply. Unless
greeaer than their native hills, they
rarely return east of the Great Riv-
err, except on bridal tours. They
may hide themselves in a school
house, or undertake plain sewing.
But, though their needles are war
ranted not to cat IN the eye, that is
more than can be said of the users
of them. Though men are proven
bially the stupid sex, they cannot
pass by angels unawares, especially
when their visits are SO few and far
between as in Southwestern Iowa.
Spread your wings toward the set
ting sun, and the lady you go to Wis.,
it will soon be writing back to your
Vermont mother these few lines from
as yOw like t:-"There was never
anything so sudden, bat Caesars
thrasohical brag of came, saw
and oyercame.' For your daughter
and my brother no sooner met, but
they looked no sooner locked but
they loved no sooner loved but
they sighed, no sooner sighed, but
they asked one another the reason /;
no sooner knew the reason, but they
sought the remedy, and so have
they made pair of stairs to mar
riage, which they will incontinently
climb. Clubs cannot part them"
T. ID. Il.