, 1875-02-13
IOWA..
characteristics of tho State and
Her People.
Ths System Of Lady superintsndents O,
Common Schools.

Snfttnt Corrtsrondsnes NJ 7hs Ehttenn 7ttbuna
MAasnALLTowN. Ia, Feb. 10.-Io1A u srana
State. Nov, 1t may not b yery csedltabts IA.
one's coustanoy to 60 on from our oe lltihols
,nto anch sudden admLratlon for another Sta.a..
10 be 10 quickly "oH with the old love And A.,
with Tie now i" yet The fact romaius tia. Iowa..
State Of splendid possibilities, grand espabl,I,
ties, and OF men and women nho ara by IN
means uncolnprohouatvo Of the goods tho cod,
laye provided in thts fair land. 1hn broad p,,J.
ries smils 4 hoseitab1e welcome TO tbs nanderar.
the soil ia gracious, and tho eklcs drop plentr
This towns arc active, ovaraowing with llfo ana
energy, on the q,ii vive for tbs latest lmproya.
ments; and tbs country ia hopcst, earnest, stov.
ing. There IL an
ALLPERvAn1No sEAncu1Na-our sp1n11
hese,-if1 may thus term it,-nurn 10 At,rac& Tia
best things to itself. Ihiu IL 10 Btata for =
dreames amid these strong, energetic psoplo,
and, eyen vera ouo's dreams woven of tho hIeh.
est and finest tlsaues they would be hastil,
brushed aside by thoso vigorous minds, for
some tangible and active work. They feel tn,
deed, that hero
life raeats. be surs, both head and heart,
Doh actiss, both complete, and both IN earnest
When . little OF tho repose that ahall a1lov
meditation ~ we'll Is action. \ little mora lsti.
tudo and iudulgcnco for 1uict thought, and less
demand for constant toiI,-Nben this ropo,s
shall come TO rostlcss, throhbiug Iowa, then,
surely can no State dissaMce this.
Yet .NAtnts evidently intended Iowa for 4
hardy, vigorous llto. The cold northwest Winds
she sends sweeping down over ,heso praries
blow AWAY all delicate tracery Of fancy, chill ,ha
purple tloon Of nootrv. md Ia a deprne, r.n-s..
H. as,,.s.s '.,s;s ~ ase.e'. sep'e7s
go. - ",., '-1"s' ~o"" ~ .H'pnssa"'
o1Ass WIN ho uonbonbo soous hef. nor does
andt ~. ~
given you half-nondcring, half. critical gn,a
that tlan.,s yonr d,eams and nnta vorr fer,,.,
=, ALL, e,,e soa. 49, s., wt.t - 80, ts'.sa.
W. utS"s' eao "oeS N.Y. "oA' "o~s W soo 'a4nkf
WHAT CAN You po7
II You are 20 unfortunate ss' to fmprexRh. h.r
rroct;c,, ,,dr,h;r ,1,,t Wv, .,s ss t,a nId hs,.s
~, ~ ....s," ~s' ~ ~ w oA4sa
shs tuzna to her oun activity leaving you
in the chill and force OF her wild winds:
aud you, from tho depths Of yout soui, prc,
nnInnt her sntd,d and nn,nnrnc}at5vn. n ~
tiash NJ lntaut sns1"y s.,a ca1is "non h"r -.
tcndAnt M,,jinkoerts In fnn il To \ flamn. and
atimristed hv har uni ser;ssa sdmi,.t;o"t Snt
y Ajo, m Aipa .rIs. !" ~ vo,,r rn.ntai sis;s.,'
ovsf which: ,oar let .re inP.tiant 70 % tfesa.
marnet.nm' mia tbo vary oentra Of ti,c intenss
itfs: you torart vour CLAIMS Of s,,nsct.rIoric. s
and tatk IearueiiJy Of 1tmosphorio nhnnn,nens1
fOrr thnnu1t4-{hnE n 1Aft ff,t a1rSR ,w1n11
soar to lbs inpitos over theso infnito ,. slresl %
now. instead nus.tion ~ thsif nrtdnot;vs
nover. nnd vo,i f}nd vnu-aets. T11t ~ yonr avn
iiiar,tat iistcn;ng W,th - dn"rco ~ inte-ett ~
statistics Of wbcet, corn, aad cattle. lows en-.
tortaius ~ ~S'S' -1 N". '0'
A u1ou ns,rrcr rou utnsr1r.
Her aims ara lofty. and hee hsuIs azs pure.
and aha rcioices IN her charme. Sho Ia too Ms
God and stern for r,eIe vanity. but 1cmiuas ots
of tho old ladv rho stood regarding herseif w1tS
nuisgnisei comnlaccncy in .he ,n,Trnr' ana
turnine to lar rr.nlchildreu. remarked. "Well'
neyeF aid .bel,eYo in vanity, hut Il Il 4 aood
tbsur to i,sye comely eountensncai" a''S
Iowa is too TOO earnes. aud busy 10 bc in tho lo,s,
A cooue.tos vet. with = truo fcmiutno iurtine,
Tor a3miTation she l.aa 1ss,,ef !. htiin hdok II
whioh her apDearRnco aud raeourcep are yivldA
pottraycd. thnt iLev mny be Known and road of
iii mep. In lila BOOK. I'll Ler SONS snd daueh.
trra nra vjaoron,iy instr,,ntad. II in lar cats-
ch1suo. Il n calicd tha cnorrnphv AZ fowa and
conta,ua an exllnupttyo deHcrintion Of every inch
of inni beionrinr to her. Wo unto the luckIess
toacller wh5 does not de7ota ave and three
fourtis hours ont Of eyery s,x to tnis te1tboof.
Eu,erlpu your sohool-roon,. tho firsk obiect tbat
Rreo,s yon 1sa
GIGANTIC MAR OF IOWA,
tn which the Board Of Eiucetlon will cnnduoi
yo,, with mora thnn s;Iiai nr1da and afYection.
Fernuaon dspjayjnu tlIe huat Of Hze rreat
Christopher EoIomes' was nothing to this
Thoy watch you olonely to SEQ il you croas vout-
nen befors Il. and kneel. and afe, in, General.
iustrious predecessor uaya "daya Of toI and
n1rhts Of waking to the study of thfe sDsorb-
LUZ picture. MentaIly consien,ne tho enormon.
0ortrait Of their matsrnaI lows e tbe Iao.t 70
mote aud obscure corner Of tbs universe you
maiptsjp an outward compos uTe, and forca an
interest tlat surprises yourself.
Wheu you enter tue olI]ce Of tho County 3D.
perlutonient, that II nav be ascertalned sheths.
your advancemout in Tie three RS" IL auth
Gent TO ,nstrno. tho Youth Of thia land. Tou aTe
asked. first. to bound Iowaj You are intcrro-
gated 10 to Ter Capital, her area, hor population,
Ear uroducaionn. Crthouranhy stems in. sud
asxa you to spoil Dss Moiues bioux City, Fori
Dolen. Dnhnoue. Kspkuk, anl OstslooeA
Mati,nmatlrs cl11n1tcrocs ynn 10 And ti,n ann of
the sopulaton N al tho towns, and eubtrtct Il
from tho sum total Of the population oi tia
State,-tlerety ascot taininK the number OF in-
habltapts Of ihe country. History intczTogstss
you ~ to the "discovery" and "iEss sett!r
mentB" OF her iaolixel State. When Grammss
greets you, shs only asks that you conform your
individual wordA and tenae to those Of hs1 Iowa
Physiology asks you how many bones. ideas
nerves. bats, atl taionts the human frame ol
an Iowan comprises. You Cannot, for tho life Gt
you, SEQ why these should dl5rer from the IT,
maiuder Of the human species. but