The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-04
From the Real Estate REGISTER

We offer Il new hat to the first man
who will bring us Il well developed
red-legged grasshopper, which was
Matched from an egg deposited in
Kansas last fall.
SO far as Humiliation and prayer
is concerned, Missouri can't have too
much of it. But if they are going to
have famine, what's the use of "fast-
n.y. at this stage of the game.
There will be but few blackberries
the year. The excessive heat last sum
mer injured them, and the extreme
cold of the, winter, finished them so far
as this years crop is concerned.
a prominent granger rushed to town
the other day with the news that the
grasshOppers were eating all his wheat.
An examination of the tracks left in
the field, proved them to be about the
size and shape of twO-year old steers.
The Chicago Tribune says the grass
hOppers have eaten every green thing
west of the Missouri river. If few
Quintillions Of them would light down
in the Tribune office, they would find
greenness enough for one square meal,
sure.
Mr.. Hawk from Ohio, has commence
ed improvements on his property, re-
Gently purchased here. Mr.. H. is a
successful stock grower, and will
bring to this place some fine stock this
fall. We have seen samples of wool
from lamb eight months old belong
ing to him, which is fully eight inches
lon
A couple of railroad companies gave
the Kansas editors free ride to Gal
weston and back, for and In considera-
ton OF the adoption ty the aforesaid
Editors, of n resolution recommending
the organization of Territorial Gov
ernment for the Indian Territory, and
opening said territory to settlement.
SO far no particular harm is done, as
the railroads have evidently got the
worst of the bargain. Very few Of the
newspapers even published the resolu-
tion, much less endorsed it editorially.
We hazard the guess that there are not
three papers in the State, outside of
the counties adjoining the territory,
that dare openly advocate such resolIi-
ton. If they shonld, they would very
soon find that the people have ideas
and interests very different from the
railroad companies.
Never in the history of this city, has
there been a better time than the pres
ent, for onr citizens to unite i'm some
general plan for public improvements.
While other towns of our size are
bnrdened with debt with but little to
show for it, Emporia owes scarcely
anything, and is in good condition to
take hold of any enterprise that will
result in the public good. Although
it is questionable to talk about new
railroad projects at present, yet we
still believe that the times are propi-
tious for reviving and carrying out to
successful completion, the railroad en-
terprise which has long been a favor
lite one with many of our citizens. We
allnde to narrow-guage road from this
city down the Walnut and Fall river
valleys. The people of Greenwood,
Butler, Howard and Cowley counties
are probably satisfied by this time,
that no dependence can be placed in
the visionary railroad schemes
which have Oecapied their at
tentiOn for several years, and will be
ready TO take hold earnestly of prac-
ticable enterprise of this kind. The
narrew-guage is growing rapidly in
popular favor, and bids fair 20 be the
railroad Of the future. We have not
space to elaborate the subject, but SIM
ply offer these suggestions for the con-
sideratiOn of our citizens, believing |
that an earnest, united effort on our
part, viii accomplish the object. !