The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-12

Thursday, r.: December 1s. 1872.
EditSrial C0rtespendence.
WEST ALEXANDRIA, PREBte Corx1Y, ONO,
Novumber 80. l672 }
Thss tpwA h locased in the geographical centre
Of the eastes tier Of Townships of Preble County,
On the wesaern bauk If Twin Crack, and 10 satu-
xsed ON the famous National Rnad-or the "Cum-
As.,>na Ro.d.p AZ il was called, when Henry
cav advocated its building by the General Gov
.,,m.nt. Although not finally built, We believe
in the manner intended, yet it NO doabt owes 'ps
,xieteuce 70 the Internal Improvement policy u
Hepry Clay; and II 10 now ono of the best r"ao'
and most important public thoroughfares In 'oe
Union. 1t was completed through TINS P.H !"
the country about the year 1889 Or ios"i anu tns
ancient miIe-stsnes, resembling sonoetonsa' m
f,rm the traveller, in letter. almost obl'tersted
hv t;me that This pont 10 - miles from Cun,ber-
land. and IS miles from CoiumOoA
h.. !. The pI.ce where We spent thoss happy
A.. nm xr could rmn around in that ipdepen-
dent plight pspuIsrly knswn - having "a letter
in the Office" or when II was announced that
aIob White was Oat Of Jail" Aquarter Of . Gen.
turv brings vast changes, more apparent to one
who has been absent the greater part Of the time,
and bas not witnessed the slow and gradual pro-
ea.s NJ change The old town 10 improved and
brusbed up, and has grown away out into fic
country. Fine residences now stand where we
uuce G.hcd in ponds Tor tadpoles- The old forest,
the glory of this country, which, even in our rec
objection, were 90 extensive that one not well ac-
auainted wouki readily bc Lust in them, have been
cut away, until they are mere clnmps Of trees
scattered here aud there. Even tue oid-timc
sugar camps" in this famous sngar-tree eoun-
try, arc disappearing; and the gigantic beeches,
probably more than thousand years old, their
smooth white bark SCARED over with the names
Of the boys and girls Of long ago. are falling vic
tins to the axe Of the chopper, - most Of the boys
and girl. have yielded to the scythe Of the reaper,
The forests must yield to the increasing demand
for tobacco ground. The nntting days may come
around. but the nuts arc not there; but bare
fields. unsightly with the stubs Of tobacco stalks,
.t.rc at voa in every direction. The day is not
far distant. when the people Of this country will
have cause to regret the indiscriminate destruc-
tion Of timber.
We u.cd to wonder whether there were any
rivers much larger than Twin Creek. Now, as
I've e''". ~' 1T -, ,,,,, ..rr,s. Il And
.so", a. !" In. ,,., n..i ,o 6lI our idea Of
mountaius, have apparently dwindled down 90
that we can almost look over their tops.
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