Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-22
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PEORIA, Int Dec. =. j. a.
~. EE0r:- Thinking p: APPS word
nom me might be acceptable, aud having
a uJle spare im- l could no, resist the
temptation To send YOU a iine
The people are jas, nov talking of he
py.s dents Message. aaI ai.uoush the
Western msn j. Supposed To- nyor mia
zion. Yet the financial question. rs dis
cU,,el ia ,lc Message. seems io meet
genera. apy.oya. t,om the ne,ses. \
io1S ~ the country aud is resources does
o., impress The beho.ler with the idea
chat "a great wan, OF ind atom exists here.
Visiting town o0 ,hc C.R I. &; =. r.
r. few day, since had ample oppor-
WuIy 20 converse with tho farmers Of
that region racy have abundant crops
OF corn. which is selling for from 50 to
A. cts. rec busAcl, while wheat. (and
tloy claim short crop is worth only
90 cts. One man told ne he and his son
Owning two irm-) had harvested 1900
J4shols and had about 30 acres more TO
harvest. they. having paid tor their
i,sMs saI erected Ihci, houses, purpose
now 90 90 into speculation. and alter
Alkiag with them Tor some time left
them. wishing that q voice lor their own
good would Say 10 them as was said to
certain men in ollea time. Except ye
abide in The ship ye cannot be saved" for
/ fear their fine prospects will succumb to
The mania OF speculation which seems 10
possess them. The saying that economy
is wealth" has not reached the western
farmer, and i, would give m eastern man
striking illustration Of The "Prodigal
son." could he, accustomed a. he is 10
thrift ahi Industry, see the manner in
which they throw things around 10 pro-
niscuous disorder. \ Harvester cost.
ing 500 is lett where the last bundle Of
grain IS cu', and their other machinery in
the same way. II no one steals it they
know where il is when they want it again.
provided they remember where they
used /, last.
Coming cas-, to Iowa City, We lind a
place of 1000 inhabitants, who in former
days aspircd wonderfully. They wanted
the State capital. but alter building the
State House. and making all due prepare.
tons, the wisdom Of the State saw Git to
remove 20 Des Moines, and now the "eily
buildings" arc used to accommodate 700
students Of the Iowa State University, -
aud they Of Iowa City no longer look at
Des Moines with envy, hat with calm and
ueaysiing pity. lor The Capitol is there,
and here it is likely to remain.
Still further eas, and we strike the
Mississippi river at Davenport Acros
the river here i bridge built by the
general Government ctIil-e-Nay
u.trr .ue E.ur1ad ut., ns I.- iot all
Us long a. certain condition, arc compiled
with aud 400 lou-cr. II is owned and guard
cu by The L and /, entirely under con
t,ol OF lie officer commanding On the
island There aIe men in Davenport and
one hack :hat for some nisdemeanor are
not allowed TO cross the bridge al all,and
the city police, after being represented
IN The guard.house by one of their num-
Der, conclude that their badge does not
give them any right that the soldier on
duty is bound 10 respect.
From Rock Island we me south east
TO Peoria, H.. Five miles from Rock
Island We come to Coal Valley broad
valley of many acres, and underlying
the whole area is an apparently mex.
haustitlc mine of coal. Car load after
car load is being shipped from here daily
and the whiry and rattle of the chain
tells the listener that the earth is still
giving up its treasure to the seeker But
time and space is failing, So will give
YOU the rest ne Xt time. F.
BANGOR. Dec. l5.-A lire broke ont on
Main street 1880 10 nigh, destroying
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