The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13
ABOUT KANSAS.
What an Ohio Lady thinks OF the


What an Ohio Lady thinks OF the
Country.
Mrs. DR.. Hawkes., of CIrcleViIle, Ohio
who lately visited relatives and friends
here, has a spicy Kansas letter in the
Circleville Herald of the 10th uIt., from
which we take the liberty of making the
following extract:
At Lawrence two of our party left us fol
Altoona; few hours later another step |
off at Topeka, while three go westward
! still to Salina. Topeka is a bright prairie
| city Of 10000, divided by the Kaw or Kan.
sas river, into North and South Topeka
On either side and all around are farms
| orchards, prairies, blossomy and fresh
Activity reigns and everybody and every.
thing seems brfstling with oxygen and
information.
Gov. Anthony received US very kindly
| at the State house, took us all over the
handsome building, one wing OF which
had been completed at cost Of half q
| million. In one room IL arranged the
Centennial display, and there we met
| Prof. Gray, Secretary of the Agricultural
] State Board. He gave us interesting in
l formation on the grasshOper subject,
showed us the minute insect which fast.
ems itself to the 'hopper's wings, and
whittier he goeth, 1t doth go. Prof. Gray
proved scientifically that the choppers are
| overcome; practically it so appears, when
one sees the remarkably fiourishlng con-
dition of the crops.
| LuXuriant growth is eVeryWhere. I'm.
| mense helds OF splendid wheat, fine pas.
| turage, here and there patches OF dark.
| rich earth, then miles of emerald green.
! make vivid picture not easily forgotten,
| while the bracing, stimulating air gives
me sensation of motion without exer.
ton. that Is almost intoxicating. be-
| believe the marvellous growth OF this
State Is due, IN part, to the atmosphere.
just take gsllop over the prairles, as
Dave this morning, and you feel like you
could eat mule and run the driver q
mile.
EmporiS is a beautiful town of 8. 900.
| watered by the Cottonwood and Neosho,
and Is fast assuming city-lIke proportions
This week l have been attending the
school examinations, and find in many
| ahead Of US. They have buildings In
each ward, beside the fine State Normal
situated at the head Of Commercial street.
The exercises Of the graduating class Of
"a We're credit to the State, although /
believe President Pomeroy and the legis-
lature are not acting in perfect harmony
for want OF an appropriation. Prof. Pom
| eroy showed US the handsome parlor,
where the alumni were holding their re-
| union, the library containing pictures OF
each graduating class, and from the upper
| hall windows you can see for miles over q
country which, think, may resemble the
Garden Of Eden. felt as though / should
like to 60 back fifteen years, and 20 10
studying here in this building.
As Jane says "KansSs produces aston.
ishments" along with It she has wheat and
pasture which. in the year '75, produced
o value Of S43, go, 494 % exclusive of live
stock. She has 4, 749, 90O.Se acres under
cultivation and pasture, and they say here
that you have to go to the top of the house
70 get sight ever the corn fields. AS for
L hNNzk- hnssAg t. -
| leaving Lawrence we had to hold umbrei.
las over US in the cars, as It has rained
almost every day since, It Is the dampesl
drouthy country 1 ever saw.
| Mr.. Lewis Luts has nice house here In
Emporia.
/ Yesterday we spent the day at Mr.Wm
Cochran's, about half q mile from the
| city. Or course We had a good lime.