The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-20
ON THE WING.
EUREKA, KAS


To make a successful traveller, one
must possess many qualities not in pos
session of everybody. In the first place
he must have liberal supply of that
collateral security for landlords, COM
monty called greenbacks. Secondly he
must possess tongue that will go off
aud do execution without a moment S
warning. Thirdly, he must have a stock
of traps on hand, equivalent to that COM
monty said to belong to a government
mule who has been one year i'll service.
Twentiethly and lastly, he must be able
to coincide with the views of every
hard looking customer he may chance
to meet, especially if said customer car
ries pistol. After a long experience
in this branch of missionary work, the
undersigned may, with propriety, be
called a successful traveller, though
with regard to the first, he does not
possess il to any alarming extent, (few
newspaper men do.)
Our route this week has extended
through the southern part of Lyon
and northern part of Greenwood coun-
ties. This is, undoubtedly, one of the
finest portions of Kansas, but the land
is held mostly by non-residents and is
consequently rather thinly settled. This
section is probably better adapted to
grazing and fruit raising than any other
branch of industry. We saw many
large herds of cattle on the prairies ad-
jacent to the road. VIM. Martindale,
at Madison, is engaged largely in stock
raising, he is wintering about seven
hundred head of cattle. We staid one
night at VIM. Clarks, in the neighbor-
hood of Linn post-office. This is on the
Verdigris, seven miles above Madison.
The numerous small streams that form
their junction with the Verdigris in this
vicinity give the neighborhood large
amount of timber, and water for stock.
Mr.. Kelley is post master here, and is a
very affable and accommodating gentle
man. 1t seems the passion for horse
stealing has invaded the breasts of some
individuals in this quiet little neighbor-
hood lately, for Mr.. Kelly had valua-
BILE horse stolen short time ago, and
has not been heard from since, though
several parties are on the search for it
We called on our enterprising friend
John Duncan, at Madison, found him
entertaining some mammoth schemes
of business character, which, if car
ried out, will change the appearance Of
| things there in a year or two vary
much. We are much surprised that
such thing as a mill at this point has
never been built, the country is well set.
tied, much grain has been raised, and
no mill nearer than twenty miles. The
Verdigris affords plenty of WATERPROOF
er, and mill could be erected here
with much less cost than at most places
tracted meeting near here for some
time, at which they have received sew.
eral additions to their church. At one
of their evening meetings, young mar
of the trough cup" persuasion, con
cluded he would raise a row, so tC
strengthen his good resolutions betOol
himself to vendor of 40 rod wealth
and suddenly became very wealthy, he
then proceeded to the church, exhibited
a revolver, and treated the congrega
ton to discourse remarkable only fol
its profanity, part of which was direct
ed to the preacher. His fine was five dol
lars and costs. We were favored with
a walk over Mr.. Godfrey's fruit farm
and nursery. He has about 700 treei
planted now, and will set out abou
LOO more this spring. His farm il
mostly upland and well adapted to fruit
growing. From this point we drov,
direct TO Eureka, passing on the way
Jaynesville and Homer Greek post-of
offices. These two cities contain ont
house each. During our ride we amused
ourself by holding tightly to the buggy
and bowling most profoundly to thu
dust we were continually meeting. Thu
wind blew very hard that day. Thi
bracing wind made business lively 70
dealers in hair restoratives. At tn,
present writing we are pretty well fix
ed in a warm room at the Eureka hous
with warm fire in the stove, listening
to the rattle of tho sleet against tn
window-panes.
F. n. Jennings, of Emporia, is here
We were asked, yesterday, "what othe
good looking Emporia man is tina
across the street," We did not know
exactly, what the fellow meant, bu
told him it was Jennings.
Wead, (not the bachelor,) looks near
! ly as well as ever, and talks and laugh
a great deal. We think he will survive
Yours Emphatically,
y G. G. PATTERSON BRIK.