The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
ORR WESTERN RELIEF
EUND.


attention of our readers to the suf-
ferings of our farmers of Kansas
J and Nebraska, whose lands have
been devastated and whose crops
were destroyed during last Years
The people of the frontier are not .
complaining class. They showed
no tendency to abandon their places
and to rush to the cities to pass the
hard winter in idle pauPerisui.
They stayed where their work was,
and prepared TO face the famine
with The same quiet courage which
they have been in the habit of OPP
posing TO the ordinary difficulties
and dangers of the border. But 81
was evident that without assistance
great numbers must succumb TO the
combined attack of hunger and
cold. The state authorities and the
officers of the army joined in pre-
senting the true state of Ihings, 10,
the attention of the country. and
the Tribune seconded their apneal.a
We requested those who had any.
thing to contribute TO the reliaf of
the sufferers to send their offefings
to the committee at Omaha, or TO
Gen. James S. Brisbin, who was 'au-i
thorized to receive them. A NUM-
Der of our readers, however, pre-
ferred to send their contributions 10
this office. Upon this, we suggest
ed dollar su scription, and the re-
| suit has been highly gratifying.
and Ex-Gov. Saunders, Omaha, Me-,
and FIVE hundred dollars, received
| H. srlx Of
dollar or less, in response 10 our
suggestion.
The sources from which this sum
was collected give it an especial
significance. Very few wealthy
people Joined in IL. One of the
largest single contributions was
that of $50 from the Right Hon.
William +. Foster. The lest came
mostly from those who when they
send &. dollar gain higher crafty
cation by depriying themselves OF
lower. One thrifty householder,
on contemplating his winters sup
ply of bacon, sent a dollar as
looking out at the snow,
well housed, and sent her mite TO
uCID lAAOA4s CCVCE0 al SGItC llCn
made raids through the trains W hich
were carrying tired citizens to their
homes, and never failed to reap a
good harvest of dollars. But the
richest field after all was the sym
pathetic sphere of home and the |
family. The rosy atmosphere of
the coming Christmas was especial |
~ favorable for the development of
kindly feelings toward poor child |
rem in the west who may be forgot |
ten by Santa Claus. A very large |
proportion of all that has come to |
us is the result of this generous |
sympathy on the part of little child |
TEN who have cut down their holt
day budget and explored the chin
find s dollar for those who need it |
more than they do. No one could |
give away money more hardly earn
the rate of three cents a day "for |
not sucking ourrthumbs :; a double
sacrifice, which ought to be doubly |
blessed. The dollars we have re- |
ceived from children, sent in little |
notes, painfully printed ia capitals,
authenticated by many blOts, sim
COTclH dI4SSPclI1 oIiu OOIAOAOu5Ay uh-
grammatical, seem almost too pre-
cious 10 be spent for pork and corn,
and well-nigh make us hope that a |
part of the contributions may be
squandered in candy and tin sold
iers.
We feel therefore, that the Offer
ing we have had the pleasure of
sending to the destitute people of
the far west has the character of
personal sacrifice which gives to |
all charity its highest value. A |
round hundred Thousand voted by |
commercial board would have
bought more provisions, it Is true,
but Il would not have represented |
such q sum of earnest kindness and |
humility. 1t might have given the |
receivers wider relief, but it would |
not have done so much for the CIV
ers. Every hour which has been |
spent i'm canVassing for small sub
scriptions, every moment of kindly |
chat over the dinner table, result |
ing in ransacking of pockets, eve |
ry diversion of boarded pennies |
from their natural destination at |
the toy-shop to the work of dis
tant charity, is worth far more here |
than it is in Nebraska. "YOu can
not eat your cake and have it," is a
maxim of worldly prudence. But
if you give it away You will have
the worth of it always, and the
truth of this is confirmed by daily
experience as well as by the teach
ings of religion.-N. Y. Tribune.