The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-05-15
OUR KANSAS LETTER.

ED. Posr :-Ifsume Of our far west.
crn friends who are complaining 80
much of drouth and no rain had half
the rain which we have received the
last month they could well feel happy,
rs there has just been splendid growing
weather and the old croakors who pre-.
dicted II dry spring are again lisap-
pointed. Some parties are of the o9in-
ion that when 1t rains out here 1t
storms lriously and the water just
iours down. We do have heavy dash
es of rain but you have them also wish
YOU, but we have the same steady
sprnkling rains for 2 and days in
succession which always starts vcgeta,
ion ia the west as well as in the east,
we are about three weeks earlier than
Snyder Co. | prc.ume about the same
Latitude rs BI.tnore. Most OF the
heavy rains in this section fall vt night,
then there is nothing so pleasant ~ 10
move your bed up on The garrct and
listen to the pat,ering rain on the
shingles providing you got that kind
of u roof, if only Il sod roof aud it caves
then il is not so pleasant rs you stand
II chance of getting your cars chucked
with mud. | should think from now
until the middle of June will be the
most delightful season OF the year TO
to take Il trip through the west, both
for comfort and scenery, as now the
prarie is looking beautiful, grass is a
good heigth and interspersed with love
" wild flowers of all colors and hues.
lis enough even 10 make an Old maid
lay aside gossip for II moment al cx-
claim How Beau,iCul--do not for n
moment think that ! cherish i'll will
against this peculiar race of people.
but to be candii should prefer pilot
ing family of 10 or Il children west
ward than taking the responsibility of
checking one old maid. Experience is
a stern teacher.
Wheat is looking very well through
this section of country. Late sowing
which was scarcely up 4 weeks ago is
looking almost as well as that which
was sown early, it has n COED color and
if nothing happens there will he a very
fair harvest in this state, which is in
fact the granerv of the Union Oats is
very heavy on ground this spring.
Corn is up nicely and farmer are om-
ploying their spare moments in cuii-
waiting it-lf good season there will
be great many Potatoes raised in this
county this year. There is man 3
miles west of HaIstead who has plant-
ed 5 acres. Potatoes have been selling
ut from 40 to 70 cents per Bus until the
last month they have run mp to Sl.l5
and 81 % on account of the demand
for seed, in 4 weeks there will be plen-
ty ofnew Potatoes In market
The emigration of Darkeys does no,
seem to hayo abated yet, but as they
have not got this far into tho state we
cannot say much about it, there is talk
of sending or 5000 south Of Wichita
on government Land do not know
whether it is only rumor or not. The
Democrats are mad and declare II is
only political scheme while the re-
publican does all in his power to COM
fort the "Poor Niger" and indeed they
are to be pitied. Who l.. X. Jones is
who sent tho circulars through the
South starting up this rush, no one in
Topeka knows aud neither would
give cents for his scalp ilhe wa'
known, Vet these oromos, &c. were
all cont from Topeka, A great n,any
Of those refugees have diod since loav'
lng their homes In tho South camping
out at night and laying along the river
waiting ior boAls SO, does not seem u
agrce with them, that they were ship-
ped west Cor moro speculation Is owl
don't. II = political sohome Il must 10
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