The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-01

the additional word Kansas We had neve
before been envlous of our taller sisters, but O
we stood beside prominent case III the room
containing wheat, millet and oats, we realize
that one of two things must be true, either tn
grams of Kansas had an uncommon aspirG
ton upwards or, like Zaccheus, were little q
stature" Figures are called dull but how o.
ten they are full OF eloquent meaning. Stand
ing beside these tall products of the soil W
opened the quarterly report of the state boar'
Of agriculture and were reminded that in thi
great and rapidly developing state, counties
like corn, have sometimes "A marvellous W
ward growth. Sedgewick county is only
wears old In 1870 it contained 1895 inhabi
tants; in 1873, 1f,l25; acres under cultivation
1870 1850; increase of cultivated acres durln!
the last six years, 90, 1921 increase from 1877
to 1873, 4j,S12.j0. Field products, 81 sos, 223
81. Increase in total value of farm animal
Sl6,5S970. Products of live stock $10l, S4s,0
Products of market gardens, Si,70G05. Aplar
ian products, $3.50 Horticultural products
$i0,90S41. Total valuation Of farm product
for 1878, $2OG2, 1896 Its twin sister is Nc
Phcrson county. Population in 1870, 1888; il
1878, 1 PSI acres under cultivation 10 go, So
increase of cultivated acres during the last sly
years 1876, l4l,15; increase from 1877 to 1878
4G,513.1S Field products, Sl,9T0,52S.6l. In
crease in total value OF farm animals, S0S sos,
80. Products Of live stock, SS5, SS7, Is. Pro
ducts of market gardens, $l,99iSO. IIortcul
tural products, $13,1215j. Total valuation Of
farm products for 1878, $2,170,34104. These
two counties are the wealthlest in the state
Rice county IS seven years old. In 1870 there
were five lonesome people on its 4G0S acres
in 1873 there were G,149. Farm products val
ued at S7l5, 770l4. Chautaqua, Edwards and
Rush counties are each years old Chauta
qua values her farm products at $685., S170i
Rush at $205, 79345
The historical rooms are rich in treasures OF
the past. Certainly the historian whose happy
task it will be to write the history of Kansas
will find here abundant material for his work
and excellent facilities for getting at it. John
Brown, whose "soul went marching on" was
a prominent figure in the early stuggle of the
state against the supremacy Of the slave idea
and as such she delights to honor his memory
Photographs Of his stern yet benign features
pictures of the humble home of those adven-
turous and toilsome years, the very pistols
which rang out his challenge to the slave pow
err, his life written by the child of one of his
early friends and with the intense and earnest
eloouence of devoted and admirlng love for
the man make John Brown almost a living
presence
An interesting and marked feature is the cab.
met filled with books written by Kansas au
thors. 1t is fitting that the state which dis.
plays so proudly the products of her 52,043,-
500 acres should with equal pride and
care gather up the thought work of her sons
and daughters. Here are the embalmed re-
mans of the Kansas Magazine, periodical
in form and ably edited, published in
Topeka, which ceased to breathe in 1872
This magazine was said to be more than the
peer of either the Atlantic or Scribncr, but
like many another child of genius it starved
10 death Dropping mental tear over its
memory we fastened to the other side
Of the room to inspect with delighted
eyes one of our pet fancies--a state scrap
book. No, not one but many standing IN a
ects and all items pertaining to that subject
md arranged in it with mcthodical care. The
'esult is these volumes are unique, intensely
interesting and contain an immense variety of
Information not attainable elsewhere Here,
90, is n most vivid and truthful photograph of
he daily life of the people, for the large case
prepared for their reception receives every
week representation from each of the 275
papers constituting the press of Kansas.
1t was high noon when we turned away
rom these cases and passed out Of the histori-
al rooms feeling more than convinced that
We had not seen nearly all of It's treasures. A
ew moments more and we had hidden the
,apital forewell and added another morning
o our list of red letter memories.
position of an American sovereign must dis.
,ipne his mind and fill the store rooms of his
Grain. For this purpose Topeka has not only
provided her admirable common and high
schools but that nothing should be lacking to
,rown her efforts for the thorough education
If her children, she has completed the work
~ erecting two noble colleges. Unfortunately
,ur examination of the College of the Sisters
If Bethany was from the outside and not from
he inside. We did not enter its halls and
lence can only speak of its fair exterior. 1t is
lnder the care of the Protestant Episcopal
church and the presidency of the bishop Vail
md opens its doors exclusively to the favored
lass known as young ladies.
One mile and half out of the city on Il