The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-08-22
NiscrllanrnuS.
Kansas.


myself for doing Kansas the injustice did in
my last scrawl, but my liver and spleen were
both in horrible working condition-eyerything
had q jaundiccd and disagrceable appearance. -
Did you ever hear dyspeptic speak kindly of
anybody or anything? We can't have dyspep-
tic angcls-and very properly we shouldn't
In justice to the State of my adoption must
send you what some Chicago man, who hasn't
the ghost of an interest in the growing little
city of Hutchinson, said
"llutchinson, the capital of Reno county, was
founded but few years ago by &. g. Ilutchin-
son. The population is now some three thous-
and and increasing daily. Many men arc living
in the city-young men at that-who hunted
buffalo on the town site in the beginning of 1871
--Rosan ~ Co., as an instance. The material
progress made in this cntcrprising frontier viii
lagc is really wonderful. The lower end of Main
street is adorned by fine brick court house, of
excellent design and finish, built at n cost of
twenty thousand dollars. Near the Arkansas
River is the mill (water powcr) four stories and
well proportional. In the Southern part of the
town fifteen thousand dollar school house of
handsome style indicates the high social and in
tcllectual "mOralc" of the new city. The bust
ness show is altogether surprising But n few
years ago this place was on the border and now
there is Il double row of commercial houses eX-
tending south from the depot for half mile
Many are spacious and cOmmanding-a few clC-
giant. The town is very substantially built, the
fine residences and cosy cottages being especial
ly noteworthy. For new town on the border
Hutchinson is not merely creditable, but rather
Il remarkable cXcmplar of Western town build
ing. 1t is backed by one of the largest and the
best counties in the State 1t stands in the mid
die of the broad Arkansas valley, with the great
river flowing peacefully under its very shadow
Great river is rather overriding it. The Arkan-
sas River here is somewhere near halfa mile broad
and from six to eighteen inches dccp) The
whole of Reno county is rich in the best Gle
nf w nt-Drn NC iuC n nd ma ,k-p
Indeed, for four long columns the Chica-
so man tells his feelings, in the style of gush
men attribute to women. Yet he has good rea-
son for so writing. The whole Arkansas valley
is fertile indeed, and had it trees-grand old
Maryland trees, it would be beautiful But [
say again, would not advise poor men to come
The interest on money is Outrageous per cent
per month and very hard to get. Men who have
nothing had better remain in Hartford and live
on their witc's family, than come to Kansas
moncyless. Not much sympathy for lazy men
if they are under financial cloud is expressed by
these small-soued, moderated business men Of
the West. Work work work all the time
No play. Every man is looking anXiously for
ward to the time when fate or fortunc-which
ever you please to call it-shall again smile
npon him; and he being "heclcd," as expressed
here, shall 'ilee rs n bird to the mountains"
there to spend the accumulated earnings of
years, and enjoy what DR.. K. ID. Lee would cal,
his "Opi,m caln dgitdliS." "IIappy day, hap
py day when We can take our stamps away"
is the Kansas hymn.
Wyatt Baker and Rouse, of Bel Air, have more
genuine get up about them, and use more prin-
tcrs' ink, than any two business men in Bel Air
In this they remind me forcibly of these wide
awake frontier merchants. Some of the bust
ness cards are exceedingly quaint and decidedly
amusing-attract your attention before YOU are
aware that your interest is awakened in some
new business house just started. The following,
for EXAMPLE. | select Mt random from thr t\yputv
before me-:
"Soon the voice of the hop toad and bull snake
is heard in the land, and the gentle sand burr
which sticketh closer than brother-will climb
into your stocking leg, reminding you that sum
mer is at hand, and that you should prepare for
the same by packing away your winter 'duds,
buy a new outfit from So ~ So, Cothicrs."
Here is another considerably better:
"a lady ON her way to some fashionable water
ing place-from New York by rivcr-had the mis-
fortune to see her trunk tumble overheard, and
promptly jumped in after it. Logically she was
right What should she, a fashionable woman,
want to 20 any where for if the trunk contain
ing her outfit was not thcrey Tho elephant
without his trunk would not be more helpless
Better thought she, the pearly depths of ocean
| and the tirst-circles Of mermaid society in that
unfrequentcd watering place with my trunk,
| than any summer resort without it. The lady
was rescued and so was the trunk. Everything
was found intact and perfectly dry. Why was
| it so? She had purchased from Mr.. So " So,
| such and such number, such street, The Boss
| TrunkiSt Of the arkansas Pdiioy."
OF course such cards would very naturally
strike your fancy. The desire to see the man
who could put an old story so that il would
| serve as an advertisement, would be irresistible.
| You would 20 to his shop. Then it's with him,
| if you go, without investing some money in his
wares. All Western people are terribly aggrcs-
| sive. YOn can't, if n merchant, remain as in the
east behind your counter, waiting patiently the
| coming of customers No, sir. You must
| 'drnm" them. Don't be too modest. Modcsty
is ut discount Forget you ever had such thing,
when you settle here. Look well after your own
| interest. Watch every movement ofyour neigh
Dor. lie is watching you. Cut your prices at
| least penny below all others. BY doing SO you
| can dispose of the old stock which has filled
your shelves for more than year. In fact be as
the wcazc in shrcwdncss; as the dove in mild
| ness Poltencss pays, but there is more to be
made by uniting with it the first named The
people here do not think it wrong-really adj
miro it-cal it business tact and enterprise.
Hike the mannerin which our Hutchinson mer.
chants meet you. There is an expression of the
face, telling you, without the use of words, 81
| am here not searching for the greatest of all
Blooms, health but for money. SO come on."-
Now comes the tug of war. If you are sharp,
| Greek has met Greek. If you are worsted as
cribe it TO his superiorpersuasivep powers. Why,
| sir, the manner in which he speaks to you would
| convey the impression to stranger that YOU
| both had been intimate from the cradle No
clawing, or the putting on of hands; both OF
which are so intensely disagrceable to gentlemen,
| but IL sort of caressing manner, which increases
your sclt-importance wonderfully. Often one,
especially the females will buy what is of no
earthly value to them simply because they wish
to please the young man with such beautiful
manners. Oh! my friend, he has pleased youl
| vanity, made you perfectly satisfied with your.
self very ordinary person indeed. Yours,
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