, 1877-11-26


az W,h p,,srf. ros nI.,kuptcam mil n,or. be conld
break twcuty.iyr Or thirty n,rr. for hi,nfrif. |
.,; t,.;,n =! n,,rh IN ottrrs- for will, iIc |
' I'",l,1 "et rash In lin iii. ht,o putting htn
ov.n re,,n,i int, wheat ffhc ercl for which !
wnnl,j r,rst him about ii Is per ncrc}, Ic ro,1d
use his team IN putting in crops Tor others by |
othrr times ,I,,ri,,- tbe ycar, he could eet more
NJ ies. wnrlt viii hix team: ur,i thus, il a
worker. IL, allie Il, wipvle through OF, a small
canStai. I,ut. "a rule, man with family |
ought to have cap,ai of
~ IrA,r s;tU 70 srAnr wt1u,
A ratr ~ ninU h,rtrs rnn hc i,o,,cht fnr from
III to 4IfU good Dxen 10 to s75 Tcr yoke, good
faIr wvrsi,,g.l,orses about Sl51, aud mules $l5O
~ s,rre @ men ran work their vay through With
mi ~ tronl,'e: an y,,t,ns married nsGi,te will,
smati fnr,i,irs II fi,usir;tn,s md pcJ1onical.
ani with eetse enough 10 appreciate ard aceept
III III Hi vii ,nrn,Ss rnr fcA ytars p1ain iy
jnr har,l wnrx' wearing ,,l riothcs. and curninr
tinwn u, hnri.,nn Vencr,lly. Fnr hofnr[rj mcr,
WIN havn .rt, uiis u aaye few hundred dali
ars, hut have nothing to luok forward 10 better
~ s,I!i tcy ev een,h m,lIcapc. vii bcnc very In
ccrtyif,. win have families growing IN around
Them. tsnr,iatlv III buyk, for whom tho 0htaIn.
ing o| Aleady employment, rs they .cacl.a work
inf arc. bct,,es each wear ,,,t,re diticult,-th!s
ruintfr. with tts iow.pricel la,,,ls, offers a
cf,utt.r fo hrrak away and take a new DEPART
tIrc Win
MORE HOPEFUL PROSPECTS, FOR THE FUTURE
than n,tvtflin, In their prcsrts rendition atfoysls
70 tic small fartags IN tlgli.pr1cc,l lan1s,
vim Il rrat,,t,e,t far rUo,n in Witch 10 carry OF,
successf,il farming ope.alions, ii sTers broati,
ci,cnp acres. whrrc III, can surcal himself To ls
hearts content; nnh also to the lnschantttI
lar,ucr or i,,nn OF means, who wishes 10 settle
hls boys on land, nn,l let " the country grow up
with them" Il also affords people u nny
country. who are acquainted, anl desire 70 form
colony and tnratc together, the opportunity TO
do So 1iy forming such cofony. aue'tctcnt In
numbers 10 tnkc np the Government Lands IN
township AMI purchase The ra'roa'! ian'ls, thcy
couft! have the entire control uf the township.
Many such et'lotllcs arc being for'nr,l. met,
while In Kahshs, delegation fF0in NORTH
crn Ohio, consisting Of twenty-five r-,
fron.fI,lc farmers anl businessmen,
who hah inst inade ettrn q a!ocatson IN u tuWnsHp
r. G ,s1 ss.s 1os .oes
anu churches, anu which "9tfiu oe ,,hclf pusi-
ncss-ccDtrc. So.sc Twenty-Five families arc I'rc.
parch 10 settle there the Snhltng snsttas anu
others as soon as they can disposc OF tlssf ousl
ness or property. ~.
Another such colony, from Illinois, has .c. e.
cured township III TrcEu tuuilty, and wtll
commence active operations IN tho sprlng., The
new counties, tiNc iresn, ouer esiec!al anvait-
seizure their land" right on Tue iiIc Of ths rail-
Inau, it'ktcaa ot havihg 10 r. oaeK rum ten 70
twenty miles, lis IN thu co,sittlcs cast, where the
latl4s tear the roau arr e'thcf or elailng-
For the absolutely poor man, VIII ,s. ,nnnIy. n.
and no capital D!it Ills lat,r, tnls country nas
iitt'c TO oNer, since some meahs a1e neecssafT
III Gsucs " 'aHS ,,t,, TIN, ,h,v
ane peop'e u "s''e'" A'N"'A' -'A''4A $0''@ S"S'
n"'s wv
nEAL71tfEsT CLIMATE IN THE "ohap'
From Its elevation, character u soll, pure
voter, entafu absence o' s!eHEns alu IlatsiGs,
1t Is, Without question: Aealthy country ae Tue
appcaranre Of its people plalnly, indicates. It's
claimed TO be especially iaYora9!s 10 econte III
affections. mud 10 in!ics' tcsortcd To- " c2nsumo
tlves,-thc most OF wnG,, as Is usually tilc rasc'
coHc ns lhss resort, anu LOO 'ate 10 ooslFe per-
manent benefit. ,, .,,.,.,, uo..,,
ihc 8tosn1s u "lnteE, tuouRt, so.!;etnacs ~
we're, arc short, anu euceseuea Ny H'ear, open
Wenthcr. .--.--..-.- ;.
Flowing and seodshe usua!!y eonahshGs In ID
FcbFnarY,-Etylng the iaFihcF some lhfcG
onihs ~ wne, 70 pat ~ cs ms spS ,t ,!cnt
growing, tnat spring "htat succeeds country
vol Will, fall-aow'l, md many q thc tar1aefs
divide thelF crops between ial' ono sprung
WHEAT. 49,, ,,u
', Ihc "grasshnppcr han heen = nutaenm 10
kausas, as well as to al tho western tfontlcF
from Minnesota 70 lug uult Of Mexico, oat M2
moro 80. While familiarity tnay NJ uaso ore1
contempt, It Is IcYeFtheless true thats as tHo
habits OF tue hopper have oecohaa pcttcf
kuoST. and practical mctGoas 0! GaafdiliG crops
FROM f's dcprcdattona Devised 9n.l adopted, st,e
fear ot him has been greatly !esseteu, anu t!c
Kansas fnrmcr will do-lay stoutly ma!utaln
that lio has
LESS TO rHAn vhoN rnh HOPPER
than tho Iowa and Illinois furmsr has irum tue
cjtnch.bur and other foes to crops with whtcl,
he has TO contcnd.
It Is doubtless true that our wholo Western
frontier Il ltable u periodical viktattOnB ot tho
'hopper. Thov have now disappeared alonE this
whole line, and It may be years before they put
in nuothcr atDearnnce, The older country t.,
md thv mors dvcrs!liel the sysictn OF hus-
haudry nructiccll, tho lcns II has to fear from
any sticf, enemy, stnca 1t will be Impossible for
| Us Is liable to he the cass In all conntries.
| Western kAtsas ID ny no ulcana apcfscct co1n-