The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
OUR EASTERN LETTER.

BRooKLrS, n. Y, February q, 1881.
Ed. CHIEF In your issue of the 10th inst,
were pleased to extended letter from Cadmus,
from Lawrence, our old home and from which place
We began our correspondence to your paper. We
very much gratied to learn that ..the State Uni
versity is in 4 most fiourshing condition" As long
the educational institutions of the State pros
perous much brighter is the star of hope for the
future welfare of civilization depends more upon
the training and development of the brains of the
rising generation, than much talk about prohibit
ing the manufacture Of intoxicating liquors. We
have doubts about the wisdom of the bill recently
passed at Topeka If anything in the nature of pro-
hibitiOn is desired, it ought to be made national is
for. just long the States surrounding Kan
are antitemperanee the .bloats- will have their
liquor, and young men will be tempted to drink
more frequently than when the grog-shops were ut
their doors. Why this is so, cannot be explained,
except that American young men like to be contra
ry, and taste forbidden fruits. We will drop this
subject right here, and say in conclusion, that the
only way to solve the liquor question is to make and
enforce law prohibiting the manufacture of into1
icating beverages in the United States and forbid
ding the importation of the
washington's birthday is being observed through
out New York and Brooklyn, and there is no end to
the parades, entertainments, balls, etc. The day is
sky beautiful as any ever in May. 1t is prob
able that the heavy. dreary part of winter is bro
ken up. We have heard nothing, yet, about the
''peach buds but ''sprins poetry has begun to
make its appearance, and thus editors are having
frequent opportunities for mailing the junkmen.
We heard Rev. Edward Beecher deliver dis
course, last Sunday. There is about much differ
ence between Ed and the great Henry Ward as
there is between apple the tree in May and an
apple on the tree in October. There is nothing in
Edwards preaching above the ordinary; have
heard students fresh from theological school deliv
er in a much more interesting manner. But his re-
marks were full of sound sense, and the advice he
gave well worth following. Had VIC not heard
the great Plymouth orator, it is very likely that
should have better appreciated the address of his
brother. Speaking of Beecher, reminds us to say
that in his last Sunday morning sermon, the great
preacher said that there many people who
wanted him to leave the Congregational church, but
he had made up his mind to stay with the church of
his father. 81 will not leave it" he said but will
remain, and love my enemies
The pedestrian, RoweIl of London has arrived,
and is in training for the great international walk
asyou-please contest, to off in Madison Square
Garden, New York, in March. There will he excit-
ing times, and the metropolitan city will again be in
n fever for six days.
We suppose there are some people in Kansas who
have heard of j. ii. Havery. He is in every respect
4 representative American, and spends more money
in charitable deeds than any other amusement man
Rger. He controls three theatres in New York, and
one in BROOKLYN, the latter standing the site Of
the building which burned, some years ago, on
which occasion, it will be remembered, hundreds
Of people suffoeated and burned. There are
some folks, by the way, who will not attend the
theatre, account of the horrible associations
nected with its predecessor. Last Summer Haverly
sent minstrel troupe to England. which returned
last week. II a hazardous venture, but the ex-
pertinent proved to be n very profitable We |
learn from the minstrels, that people in England |
knew nothing of fried spring chicken canned corn,
of the knights of the cork-or rather, they ate of
this food because the Americans did-and, finding il
to be good fodder" have taken it into their heads
to have a little more Of the came. The Americans |
also introduced many other noves-in drinks, food.
etc, etc. The Prince Of Wales visited them. and 1
was very much pleased; he took his children with |
him, and, it is said they delighted that they
could not keep quiet.
The recent law Of France, prohibiting the importa-
ton of American pork into that country has caused
sensation in New York but it will undoubtedly af-
feet the Western cities to n large extent. Those
who pretend to be posted on the subject, however,
declare that France will amend the law il is too
stringent for the general welfare of her people.
CARLOS NoGGS.