, 1879-04-02
THE KANSAS MANIA.
The NtIstnkn Illinois ami Inllfnnn Farmers
Atartc WIN Putt Up mud EfniErnto to Kntt'
HnA pnd Ncl,rnska.

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MORRIS, III, Staten bl'-for n nh'noef OF
ycnrs past, Aa1ntnE hnnd.b!lts have been posted
In eycry rnIrua station, ,,ost.of.Icr, u1r cross
1oa IRON sla'ne ' =. "csseo' neaae" , .'us , .ur
hatlsAa. a''t eett1ttS lofth IN 4s!ufFlflE eoloss
the s'wnndcrful fertility Of It's l,AAins." tits
satubsous cI,tlate,n u.l "tllc cl,eapnrss OF Its
lands" ~ these. tct,s ,f thunsa,uls ]ayr been
irc -, se,, tI,rr 'f,,1 frr,s ~ a ronnriv IN ,noro
,'u'ca s""e'' i.'e'F la''iS Ahu f'ol'e'.s " "".o
Eastern statcs at great sacrltico n'isl move 10
Kausas. 1t would seem rs tI'ugl, the so-ca'lcd'
"knnsns tuscr " had buconc n perfect mania.
,,,,oA ,na.. "suus aS n,m ~, a.. aIa h.ra
"acFc u!t'! "eFc gong 10 la''t' or now 'hf na'e
sold tc's lio1nes III illinois, Ee to kallaas, isid
in short lime lost wllat little thuY llai eaycd
bv life Of hart work, and uro nov writipu to
tio.~ fr,na. f,s ,,,, ,rn,a y, ,,.,nsa.
t.ef l''s,us ior l'''nes Win "nlen W s'e"eftet M
p"ek ~ ts'e1f ,of".cr nos'es VI 10 keep 'ie
WOLF from TIC door III Kansas.
Your correspondent )las taken the trouble to
tnyestisato tn,s nn,tcr. n,u1 in nn1a Inn, Inn
h...s 1s.ss @ T,,.,,.I" 1'.',,... 'a" 'a. ~
.. 'es"n 'uu4 i''''''s "'"' A"u'."" INV oees'"c
'uattcF o. htarH1' Hot n1lly to the etl'e!ahs
seeking kausas for hosnc, hut alEn for those
portions Of Illinois from which tl,cy un,ivratctl
lie llnt1s TINT ii, account OF the fnllrc ri crs,,s
In lrtouo.s, KanEeksy, Ford, Livingston, CHas,,.
ta!ui,, aid portiuns OF Southern l;rnnty, H.
Sale. viii, uI other cnu,,tcs during tlic mast
dlsllrartcncd sud ut Il yrry eruut sacrifice thur
i.u,,,ck aud sug pyysa.,nl 1rouyrty ~ vo,li not
bc feauiiy taj;cn with if1rti,, ind ayo bid fprc-
well 70 al the co'aforts ot Mn ssta'lisle home,
md hive gonu to "try thrlr luck II III Knusns
and Nebrlskt a,nt otiur Western Statcs, In
nally cses their homes l,nyo been sold for one
third thu prjcc which tic owners could have
elect 10 dcpycss values, until In some portions
OF ,lle rUuatIcs referred to .llero rcn1]y is no
market value to tlN. lurds. No prssol, colt,t
realize tho Injurious effect this c,iig,a.
State Vt Illinois. unless ,,c took ttc
nains that y,N,y eoyrcspondvnt hns to yisIt t},e
different pur,ious vi the Statt ntrl SEC for him.
self. rrotn one town wc fnll,lst tint seventeen,
This, II It were MI isolntcd cuee, woull BE- 4
tlottcr Of s,nnL moment, but It ts to great cx-
tent t,,r salnu In nearly all Of the cpntrat pur-
tons OF tln Ytntc, aud It l,croslcs a matter Of
uf course ' tic question naturally arises, To
what extent tl,osu ho have left thrir lo,les III
IlItn,1s uuu Int,!a,1a fmncrt themselves nv fher
movinsi Your correapondent i.as hcc, slown
lived IN lllinots nov In Ka,,sas, written to tilrir
old frieuls bcgglm, for money to he sent Il,
them to keep lllem FROM suffering ur With
which to get hack to tlGir former home. A
pronltnct l,ankrr III ono OF tic cOutltrs men
i!onctl stated thu. every few days Ie received
letters Frpn kauaas l,c!.!.fuy t[;t, III the must
pitiful terms to get sane tnDnpy for them nn,s
acntl IL Immediately. Many Ct thu letters wcru
from peoplu Ut considerable culture and refine.
1nrnt, and Il was puipiuj TO read the stnry Of
their suffering. md tclr trcp regrets that
thry hul left their homes III flifnuls,
The circumstances nnrruted nsa about the
same III ns Of the letters, that, alturea by tllu
hopc nj doing better t!,ny hnil s nil Tint tI,rv
t,oti ~ n ,,~.,u} easrtH,p f.rrA tl.,tx ,,rn,