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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
Hank II :; H0 ahAhln. commissioner
PROBATE OF WILL OF MOSES SARGENT.
GTATE OF VERMONT
> Orleans District, s,

N UrIean5 UlsLT1cL, s.
In Probate Court held at Irasburgh in said District
the 18th day of January. A. D. 1880.
An instrument purporting to he the last Will and
Testament of Moses Sargent, late of Barton,
said district deceased, being presented to Court by
Mary A. Sargent the Executrix therein named, for
Probate.
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons
ed therein be notified to appear at session of SAID
Court be held at L. H. Thompons office in Irasburgh,
on the l4th day of Februry, A. D. 1880. and show
said Will for which purpose is further ordered that
copy Of the record of this order be published three
weeks successfully in the Orleans County Monitor.
printed at Barton, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
By the Court-Attest
L. H. THOMPSON, Judge.
true copy of Record-Attest,
o5 L. II. THOMPSON, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
ESTATE OF THOMAS SMITH.
Communication N Office.

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Orleans,
Commissioners to receive, examine, and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
Thomas Smith, late of Greensboro, in said District
deceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that will me- for the purposes
on the 24th day of February and 25th day Of May
next, from 10 O'Clock IT,, until o'clock, p. m each
of said days. and that six months from the 9th day of
Dec A. d. 1879 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors present their claims for
ination and allowance
Dated at Greensboro w. this 3lst day Of December,
A. d. 1879.
., F II s To aRaHsM Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19

RRMARKs.-The butter market is without change in
price. There is fair demand for anything of an ex-
ira quality, but buyers will only take common grades
at low prices. Cheese is frmer and higher Eggs are
plenty. Flour is quiet but steady. with lower wheat
market. Pork, lard and hams are barely steady and
tending to lower prices. Potatoes are in good supply
and market is quiet. Corn and oats are off shade
and the market is trembling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19

Passenger Trans Leave
NEWPORT-Sotlth-SO5 m; 600 m; ll:05 p M.
North-5:45 m; 7:l5 p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES m; 6l4 m; ll:l5 p m.
North-2:22 m; 8 Al pm.
BARTON LANDING-Sotlt-8:30 m; 6:31 M;
ll:25 IN. Nortt-229 m; 2:l0 p m; 6lo
pm.
BARTON-SouEh-s:45 a m; $50 m; Il:3S m.
NOrth-3l2 a m; 1855 m; 600 pm.
SOUTH BARTON-SOuu,-s59 m; ITO m; HAS
pm. North-2:5o m; l:4l m; 1858 M
CLARK's-South-9l6 m; 1884 m. North-l:25
pm; $3.50 p m.
WEST BURKE-South-9:25 m; 7:44 p m; 1900 a
m. NOrpi-235 m; l:l6 m; 5;27 m.
LYNDONVILLE-South m; $40 m; 1920
am. North--2:l4 m; 1855 p m; SOC p m.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
New Advertisements To-day.

@. Y. Percval Barton. Queen Anne Furniture
James Belts Co.. Hartford Conn, Agents Wanted
]. W. Murkland. Barton, Cash
vick's illustrated Floral Guide.
]. p. Ellis, Barton, Want 70 See You
DR.. J. c. Aver & Co. Lowell. Mass. Cathartic Pills
J. W. Hail. Barton. Notice
Thomas Smiths Estate, Greensboro.
Joseph II. Dewing's Estate Glover.
Moses sargenrs Estate, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
ORLEANS PROBATE COURT.

Until further notice Probate Courts will be held as
ollows:
ALL. II. ThompsOn's Office in Irasburgh on the LIST
Tuesday Of each month. except August.
ATT. CIRCUITS Office IN Newport on the last Friday Of
each month"; except July.
L. H. THOMPSON Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
Wanted.

Sherman & Co., Marshall, Mich, want an agent in
this county at once, a salary of 800 per month
and expenses paid. For full particulars address as
above. o45
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
MAS SONIC.

Regular Communication Of Orleans Lodge. No. So
g. A. NJ. Friday. January 23.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
DIED.

MH-All notices of deaths inserted free; obituary
notices and poetry fire cents per line.
In Newport. Jan. H. Nellie Cameron of West Glover
aged 81 years.
In Craftsbury JAM H. ]. Ward Norris. aged rs yrs.
In West Burke. Jan. 10. Mrs. Rev. L. H. Tabor, aged
81 years.
At Lyndon Centre JAM 49, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ira NJ. Richardson.
In Hardwick Jan. IS. Jennie Badger wife of Lucius
Burnham, aged % years.
In Craftsbury, JAM 8. Ira Carter. aged 81 years.
In Craftsbury. Jan. 10, Mary Heath, aged So years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
Boston Wholesale Produce Market.
CORRECTED EXPRESSLY FOR THB
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR,
a. d HIBBA RID

Jobbing and Commission Dealer in Butter, Cheese
Flour. Lard. Eggs, Beans, Dried Apple. &C.,
81 John Street, Boston, Mass.
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2eading Aotites.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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THE UPPER MIssIsCO VALLEY.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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A'true copy of Record-Attest
E. n CONNAL Rapisfnr
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
DauntIess Democrats.

The Democrats Of Emporia and Lyon
county manifested degree of pluck on
last Saturday night which it would be
well for Republicans to emulate. De-
spite the terribly depressing
intelligence from Ohio and In
diana, the great unterrified faith.
fully carried out, in all of the closest de-
tails, what was intended to be a jollifica-
ton over Democratic victory, and went
through the Formally of their adver-
tised jubilee with a heroism that would
put to shame the fortitude of the Spartan
boy, whose vitals were being invaded by
the young fox under his coat, while he
stood calmly in the presence of the
man from whom he had pilfered it
Eureka and Topeka sent their flambeau
clubs to add to the success of the occa
sion, Lawrence contributed Ed Ross
and Leavenworth yielded up, with
princely generosity, Martin Van Burer
Bennett. OF the speaking we know
nothing and care less. We never adj
mired the characters of Judas Iscariot o.
Aaron Burr, and consequently regart
life IN short too squander AM
of it on Ed Ross. OF tn,
procession we. can cheerfully sa,
that it was a very decided success, and
that the parade was probably as credit
ably as any that has been seen ii
Emporia. The music. the fireworks. ant
the fiambeaux were all quite enjoyable
and as the procession moved alon,
Commercial street, it presented yer
handsome and imposing appearance
The local club did the handsome thin
by their visitors, and everybody, the r,
publicans included, seemed to be wei
pleased with the demonstration.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
BELLS

Bells are of great antiquity and anti
ouarians have worried themselves and
their readers about the antiquity of bells,
and to small purpose. The Romans
used bells for various purposes. Lucian,
in the year $50, mentioned an instrument
mechanically constructed with water
which rang a bell as the water flowed TO
measure time. Bells summoned the Ro-
mans to the public baths. Several old
bells are extant IN Scotland, Ireland and
Wales. The oldest are often quadrangle
lar, made of thin plates of iron ham,
mered and rivited together. The four
sided bell of the Irish missionary, st.
Gall, GAG, is preserved at the monastery
of ST. Gall, Switzerland. The history
of bells is full of romantic in
terest In civilized times they have
been associated, not only with all kinds
of religious and social rights but with
almost every important historical event.
Their influence on architecture has pro-
duced ali the famous towers in the
world. Bells early summoned soldiers
~ al nS well az SlfAA1SAAS ~ oAth "a
senate, or christians to church. They
sounded the alarm in fire or tumult
There are few bells of worldwide re-
| nown and several more or less celebrat-
ed. The great bell at Moscow, which,
according to inscription, was cast in
1913, was in the earth 103 years and was
raised by the Emperor Nicholas in 1886.
The present bell seems never
to have been actually hung or rung.
having cracked in the furnace. Photo.
graphs of it are now common, as ii
stands on a raised platform in the mid
die Of a square. 1t is used as II chapel
1t weighs bout'440, 900 pounds; height,
| 10 feet 4 inches; thickness, 2 feet;
weight of broken piece, II tons. The
second Moscow bell, the largest IN the
world in actual use, weighs 1913 tons
The great bell at Pekin weighs 90 tons
While some uses of the bell have passed
] away, new ones have been introduced
A few instances will give the reader al
idea of the indefinite use to which
they have been applied. The expires
sion tolscurse with book, bell and can
dle'' aliudes to the form of exor
cism in which the bell was used tC
scare away the evil spirit. Bearing the
bell alludes to the prize of silver bel
usually given at horse races To the wan
ner; hence comes what is, after all only
the bell reversed and used as drinking
vessel-the prize cup. The dustman''
bell is now seldom heard. In a word
then, it is plain that the whole of civil
lied life is set to bell music in one shape
or another. In modern times the church
bell and the school bell go hand il
hand. The church bell rings out thu
time for receiving instruction of ;
!, spiritual character on the Sabbath, while
the school bell announces the time dur
ing the week for the youth to gathe
and receive instruction which will pre-
pare them for the duties of lie. A cit
/ without bell is like a house without
-. | clock C.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
ContemntIb1e Conduct

It Is with sense of profound regret
that we record the fact that some I'M
known parties were so utterly devoid of
common, decency as TO hurl stones and
eggs into the Democratic procession as
ii was moving along Commercial street
on Saturday, night. 1t is said that
member of the Topeka fiambeau club
was struck in the face with a
rock, and very severly injured, and that
other persons along the line of march
were hit with eggs. We have no
language to express our severe condem-
nation of such dastardly performance.
the perpetrators of which, could they
be identified, should be stigmatized as
contemplate towards by all respectable
men, and punished to the full measure of
their deserts. 1t is to be greatly regretted
that the responsibility of such dirty
work could not have been fixed upon the
guilty parties, and thus. haze stamped
them with the Dpprobrium they SO rich
ly deserve. IT it was the act of a Re
publican we sincerely deplore the fact
bership any one solow down in the NOR
al scale, and if proof could be furnished
establishing that fact, we should join
with ali orderly citizens in holding such
rascafs up to public execration. It seems
scarcely likely that any Democrat should
disturb n demonstration conducted un.
der the auspices of his own party, and
yet the following facts may throw some
light on this matter:
Our informant, Harry Leibfried, says
that on Saturday night he was startled
by the sound Of breaking glass, and step
ping onto the pavement, discovered thai
his illuminated sign and the
one in front of Major Da
Wis saloon had been shivered to frag
ments. Three of the members of the To
peka hambeau club, UNDERSTANDING near,
one of whom told Harry that the stones
had come from the opposite side of thu
street: At.this juncture, Mr. Jim Feis
came up and eontradicted the Topeki
party, saying that he had seen the Who'll,
performance, and that the rocks had beer
hurled by one Off the three whit
had been talking to- Mr.. Leibfried. B,
this time Marshal Fleming came along
and the Topeka boys were taken Int
Major Davis place. and accused o
throwing the stones, which was finall'
admitted by one of them, and the cap
tain of the club, happening along a
about that time, the matter was fixed VI
by the perpetrators of the mischie
paying $12. This much of the distur
bance, at least, is located, and if an
further information can be furnished, W
will gladly publish it, strike whom
NAV
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS!I
= Full LIs. Of AppoLstmenla.
rnnnsnAY. ocropnR elsr.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER elsT.
Wells School Hvuse-T. N. Sedgwick
and e. W. Cunningham, speakers.
THURSDAY, ocToBER 18TH.
Americus--C. b. Graves, Almerin Gil
lett and T. e Lambert.
TAe Friends School House-C- n.
Sierry and ]. +. Culver,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH.
Drake's School House.-Dr. i. A
Wright, J. +. Culver and T. n. sedg-
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %.
Readings. b. Rigs, DIR. 6. w. Sut-
ton and t. N Sedgwick, speakers.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 90.
Emporia-C. y. sterry and others,
speakers.
Agnes City-Almerin Gillett and t.
N Sedgwick.
Fremont School House-C. n. Sterry
and j. F. Culver
Walkup Schoo, House,. +. Lambert.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER &c.
Lakeside School House. \. Sterry.
E. w. Cunningham and James Miles.
darlforl-C- b. Graves. S. b. Riggs
and w. W. Scott
Bunker Hin School House-T. N.
sedgwick, j. F. Culver and Almerin
GiIieiL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %.
Pollock's School House,. F. Gull
- .,,,a N ~ G.d,x,-icl-
Plymopth-C. b. Graves and G. N.
Stery. 3 2a
Elmendaro-s. B. Riggs and J. W.
Feighan
Neosho Rapids-C. b. Graves, AImer-
in Gillett and 4. n. Sedgwick.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Born.
| Fowler's School House, i. Culver
and Alnerin Giiiett..
Wells School Houses b. Riggs and
c, N. sterry.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1sr.
Emporia-J. G. Waters, c. b. Graves
L. B. Keliog, James Miles and l. E. Lam
bert -
Reading-J Jay Buck and Charlie.
Fletcher Ef.
Americus-s b. Riggs,J W.Feighar
and DR.. T. Arthur Wright.
| Plymouth f. Culver, f. W. Gun
ningham and w. T. Dixon.
Hartford-T n. Sedgwick, DIR. G. w
Sutton and Almerin Gillett.
Fremont, Central School HOuse--C
N. Sterry and W. w. Scott.
All of the above meetings win be hello
at : 40 O'Clock in the evening. The com
mittees in the several townships viii
have charge of the meetings and MAKE
the necessary arran gements.
BY order of Lyon County Central Re
publican Committee.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
Personal Mention

feTSOnaA aAcutiOu
Judge Peyton and family have gone
to Pueblo, Colorado.
Mrs Manley and daughter went to
Florence ON Saturday for few days
visit
Mr. T. j. Hankla. of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, Topeka, spent the Sabbath IN
Emporia.
boz Mark Patty started for Colorado Mon
day We hope the hest success will
attend him.
Hon. Thomas Ryan favored THE
NEWS Office with a very pleasant call
Wednesday morning.
Tom Sebastian has gone to Kansas
City to take position Ia the Rock Is
land office with his brother John.
Mr. chas Torrington, of York, Penn
sylvanis, was in the city Monday, on &
short visit tn his brother, r. f. Torring
ton.
Asa NJ. Egbert, of Lebanon, Ohio, j.
stopping with his aunt, Mrs. Geo. w
Bennett. He comes with the intention
of settling among us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peters. of Ironton
Ohio, who have been visiting in the fam
lily of Jacob StotIer, in this city, returned
to their home Monday.
Mr.. II. Richie, of Council Grove, ant
one of the Republican presidential cleo
tors, has been making speeches in iii
nois and doing good work for the caus
in the Hoosier state
Wilbur T. Wright, of indianapolis, i
visiting his uncle DR.. Wright, in thi
city. He says that all indications poin
to the promise that Garfeld's majorlt,
will be much larger than Porter's.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22

and family Sarteli is going to leave
us this time 10 a certainty. ID. #. Me
Canley's brotIcr-in-iaw froM Illinois -
visiting friends in this place BURLow.
There will he a prohibition rally at
the NJ. f church Thursday evening.
Miss V. Z. Dickerman, of Ohio, one of
the stale temperance lecturers and "a first
class speaker win be present and address
the meeting. The Apollo cslrRet band is
expected to be present and furnish
music. Every temperance well-wisher
out to be present,
"WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20.
All persons indebted TO me will please
take notice that some queer fellows in
Chicago and other small towns refuse to
take promises in payment for goods that
they have sold me, so | am compelled to
adopt the same plan, and do hereby re-
quest.all persons TO come in and see me
and pay at least part of what they owe
me. Yours truly, Us. GIRsoN.
The social at the NJ. f. church was a
success socially, financially and physi-
cally. The physical part we enjoyed
hugely, as it consisted in bounteous
supply of cake, chicken and all kind of
eatables generally. Afler few hours
spent in social chat we went home feel
ing it was good to be there" Two of
the Paeients al the hospital are much
worse. and there has been man sent up
from Emporia to assist in taking care of
them. Gate hinges are in demand
MI orb ALL
plenty, hogs arc lively and the grave
yard" witness was not so grave rs he
might have been at the sociable.
RJRJow
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AMERIcUs NoTEs.

SATURDAY, Oct. 16.
Wiley has just received a large stock
of canned fruit which he proposes to
sell cheap. His un-colored japan tea
is having boom.
A large invoice of all kinas4pf collins
just received at NJ. w. Glbson's.
Fine segars at Bonds drug store.
Best domestic syrup in town at the
old reliable one priced house of the I'M
designed. M. w. GBsoN.
g. Greenlee beats 'sNeis'' segar one.
He brings in a branch of apple tree with
ten apples, large ones too, within q space
of six inches. Nelson will have to look
| again. William CharleswOrth has
returned from Indiana. He did not stay
until after election OF the result might
been otherwise He had better staid
there as he will lose his vote here.
The Americas hospital f0lts flag of
TRUCE from every window. The Lite
northwestern is the cause of the display.
| -. Miss Susie Curtis has returned from
an extensive visit in and about Parsons.
| c. B. Graves will Address the people of
/ Americas, October 9th, at z 80. The
/ f3TDOO1 TlFcl DIAiOt Ills dlSSOItdICS
1 have a meeting set for the sanae time.
Is. b. Riggs and j. w. Feighan and
other able speakers will address the peo-
pie of Americas, Monday evening, No
i yember let. Mr.. Feighan is a southern
i man and will tell you all about the
4 'ssolid south." There was talk of the
/ Apollo band going down 10 the Demo-
cratic rally of Saturday night, bat when
they heard from Indiana, they concluded
they could not stand the pressure.
The vice president of the Kansas tenn
perance association has addressed the
Rev. Mr.. Guilett stating that lady from
Ohio will deliye a temperance address
at the NJ E. church, Thursday evening,
i at 80. Sunday, October II, ice froze
one third of an inch thick The re-
i manning six that are sick at the hospital
are on the Improve Prayers and well
wishes are good but potatoes are great
deal more acceptable under the existing
circumstances. . Rev. Lowe delivered a
fine sermons at the evangelist church
yesterday BeRLoW.
MONDAY, Oct IS.
/ Wakefeld's encyclopedia of jokes for
1881. Free at NJ. w. Gibson's-
Patent medicines at Bonds drug store.
Il Wall paper al Bonds drug store
, The inst snow of the season came
! Quietly and went away lively. .Ander-
son 6 Buffers office is again the head
quarters for politics. and any one want
: | ing lively argument can just sail in.
, Harrison CohuTn has sold his farm,
!, / Cold weather and coed doctors are bring.
ing the slck out all right. Mr., Cotton
/ and Mrs. Stanky are visiting Dr.. Wright
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There was an unusually large audi.
ence present Sunday evening at the Pres
byterian chuch, interested in the discus
sion of the temperance question. Able
addresses were made by Rev. Mr.. Will
liams, of Sterling. Mrs. Rodgers and
Rev. Mr.. Dudley. The intelligent inter.
est and deep earnestness which charac-
terize this great contest ara surely the
earnest of a grand and Overwhelming
victory to be won on the sd of Noyem
Der. Let every man. woman and child
rally to the indication Of Temperance
and the crushing out of the great enemy
now sending untoldmultitudes to a life o
degradation, crime, infamy and eterna
death.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

Wall Street.
NEW YORK. October 20.
Money-Market easy; 2GS per cent.
Railroad Bonds-StFuDg and higher.
state secnrifies-D Dull and nominal
Live Stock Markets.
ST. LouIs. october 20.
81 5504 IS; mixed packing. "a 4094 80; butch
ers' % fancy 81 COCA IS. Receipts. 1900; ship
Cattle supply fair. but mainly of native
butchers stuff, which have sold readily At
81 2513 Is; shipping grades scarce and quoted
and unehanged; grass Texans, 81 zoos rs for
fair to choice; receipts, Loo; shipments. 100
sheep-Steady; medium 70 fancy, fS04; re-
'i.'@' = KGss CIrT, October 20
Cattlc-Market irmer and stockers and feed
ers in very good demand q natlys steers s sSss
eTs, 8 T0as 50; cows, $2zs32 70: Texas steers.
se25a2 50: Colorado steers, - 1908 30; receipts
: iiS weak and loo lower; sales
ranged at 81 0oG14 90: bulk at 81 15e14 20; re-
ceipts. 1,9I4; shipments. i:
Sheep-AaTket quiet at " % Tor ia1r 20 good
natives; receipts, %; shipmeuts,-.
Graia and Produce asrket
Kansas LfTY, October 30.
wbeat-Reecipts. p .o09 bushels; shipments,
L, use bushels; in stone, 2s6 ,40s bnShels- Mar.
Corn -Reeeipts. I.72o Bushels; shipIDeEts
24II basbcIs; in store, 4I,7e9 No mixed
Bike; No white mixer, 33kc I'D.
Oa1s-No. 2 &c asked
Reno .. zoe bid
Eggs-AEarket Grn ut Ice per dslzea.
Bufter-Choics firm al 30s.
81. LorIs, October 90
Fsoar- Qaiet, unchanged. Choice totaBcy
S 4955 60: fancy, a 1904 s.; Xxx. - ss9G 90;
XXX IS 40J4 80.
Wheat-No. red. 81 OoxG1 eoa No. 3, red
93x9341S; No. red. $50 bid.
Glorn-loWer; SeL439Te-
Uats--uigher: 29xc.
( Rye-Qafes: e5H083c-
Bariey-Quiet; 1905.
Pork-DuliI; SIS 90
Dry salt MeArs-L Lower; q 80. 20, o.
Bacon-LoEer; IS SIX. SIX, 8 625<
LaFd--fsuiet; IS 10fb3 IL
Eggs-eniet; lS8f6.
Wbeat-So. : red. 80 s96l 90; 40. 3, red
oorn-paIi. weak. lower; No. :, saK@sske
Oats-Steady, 31Xc.
Rye-Steady: No :. sls-
Bariey-Str0ngs No. = spring Sc.
PoEk-Actise but lower SIS 80.
isask Meets-ShoniGeTz. 81 So Short nh, 81 O
short clear. s. Is
Lard-Lower; IS I09s Is
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rhe plaee 10 stop.


When people in the east read articles
from newspaper correspondents referring
TO starvation in Kansas, they should hear
in mind that the destitution described
Is confined to western Kansas. or that
section lying west of the Sixth princi-
pal meridian. or what was formerly
known as the great American desert,
where, at the growing season, for the
past year, the rainfall has been insult
ficient. in eastern Kansas, and especial
ly in the great Neosho valley lin which
Emporia is located, good crops are
realized each year, aud an abundance OF
fruu can be relied upon, as certainly as
in any of the Older states.
Had the writer's of the numerous ar
ticles recently published in eastern pa
pers. seen the fine display of fruit and
vegetables. corn, wheat, etc, made by
Capt. a. NJ. Sommers, land commission
er of the NJ. X. s. T., at the late fair at
Hannibal, Missouri, and which We can
certify we're raised in the Neosho valley
OF Kansas, they would open their eyes
in wonderment, and exclaim: "Can
people starve in a country where such
products are raised 81
At the fair mentioned the NJ. X. 81 t.
railway land department had table 50
feet in length. space furnished them by
the fair association, upon which was
spread the fruits, products, etc, of the
Neosho valley, and which was the adj
miration of all visitors. The Hannibal
press passed numerous compliments, one
ofwhich We copy from the Clipper Herald
of September Goth, 1880: mir. Frank
Goodnow, representing the land depart
ment of the NJ. K. & T. railway. from
Neosho valley, Kansas, has on exhibit
ton a most magnificent lot of apples
corn and wheat which he brought from
that section Of the country"
We can only say to those intending te
come west: Don't go too far west. but
stop at Emporia, and look at the beau
ties of the Eeosho and Cottonwood val
lies