, 1881-02-08

STALKS, awaiting ,nftter days. 1t Is in no
danger nf spnillilg. III this climate 1t keeps
perfectly In npcn cribs Gr even piled up In
great heaps, with II layer nf loose bDarls to
Keep Il frnn tl!e damp grnuntl. There Is no
tracing up Of s'x-cnrn In long g"ldc1 fps-
tUn1ls, rs utic SECS III tie East. When plant
Ing time at11rs, The farmer gncs to his crib
nr Ills cbr,,-p!fc, a,ul pcka out the best ears,
If lie Is careful ami thrifty; II ,,ol, he lakes
1t as 1t cofncs. III either case 1t Is SURE tu
gsnw.
Of tho corn which has ieen gathered, n
largo proportion still remains In the country.
1Llo raIroad-1nagnatcs layc not seen 1T to
provide tars II move It, mil the farmers nre
obliged to wait their, royal pIeasnrc. There
Is great indignation thcreat, mud ut the gen.
ernt extortson prac.icett uW'n producers. 4
large deputation OF farmers lIns assembled ut
Topeka fur the purpose Of procuring ]cRlsfa-
ttDn Wlttch s!lnll cDInlNi the railroads to
fairer dealing.
rIt,; WESTERN srrrEn.ns.
For awhile supplies sent to tho sufferers In
the western counties were carried free; but
even tint Is refused now, atld the benevolent
must not only gise away provisions but pay
transportation nlsp. Many will even tln this.
for there are generous hearts here, rs well as
full grnnarics. Eastern. Kansas las responded
nohly to the calls fDr. mid, H'ust quantities
a9 Of sunhssfe hss ss esnE; u n1 o ye', .'' oSy sSy
gotnl work Eors o,t. There appears Il, be !!
snppnrt t!er own poor. 4 certntn pride II.
oens s si2sfs e d. f % f H. onf oSeys1 stss y y nss y
he, 1t is Il gn0h thing for the Isonr settlers.
flicr. isa tarlt understanding that nnait! skull
b. solicited outside Ut tho Statc;. still Vest
rEn Missouri has cnl.lc fnrwurd IF her own
acc0rui with generous cn,,trll,ut UMn call
not help thinking Of Il lime when Missnuti
s@snt syn oser siutEans anl bowIc-k1li'es. Now
she sGttls brc;ul.
That snlnn peopI'. 1T tho East lave all itlriL
t!latA All kn,,sls ts IN short rat!ol,s. tine nf
our nclghbors llns brother living in Whsls-
ingt9tl. wl,o l'as !:nr,l that there II suffer
luz Il, knhsns, liz wrote to llgr RECENTLY,
Inviting her tn take MI the chtlure!l untIcDnle
ptlI sl,elnl the winter with him, where thcr,.
was psenty to cat. Shu replied tint thry
| cnt;tt not very well 'rayc Just then. us they
Ind several til0,,sAu bushels OF corn, which
must Ee taken care Of.
| TIL: LATE rDLA1k WAVES
dbl not spare Kansas by any means. Tie
oldest inhabitants scnrceiy remembers 80 long
sese Of eotI. On "Wednesday. tie aH', If
j, desrccs iciow zero: CcliarEs were fro1ci,
alld havoc lia,Ie With li0i,se-pah.s. There
WIS quite fall Of snow: and. wien the wca-
t1er moderated, tho turnout nf sfc!.hs wasa
| IhiC NUM- II !AAltE4 NHlDiHutAitf
but. wtaa if does coIl,c, everybody must haye
There are i few Eool sielslls. ~
ey hot aFx kcy EsFy 10 doubtful 9 rssSer'y S. ill., wis is
oftci,er Ii,prosise.. mil In Il great hurry.
lest the SHOW should 70 n11. 4 couple Of
| ptanks. rounded off nj tile forward ,cntts,
Joined BY crossnieees, and surnnnntgd by =
| try.g0ods bux,--n suft nt itlaElit!tl ltailti-
ste.l,-is unitc +" Respectable sls!gll III k:ll,-
s,s. II all the different kinds h.lve seen
Iass our doors gould le gathered together,
they would make quite curlosity-sliop.
Fl'EI"
Cold weather ought. to lsaye few tcrrors
for the kaNsail. liz Is sire tfRt It vii! lint
last long, anil the Whole cn,!ltry II uI.luv-
laid witt, fuel. Mines hive been opctc!l at
1nany points. and will bc at .nany, others.
S,ft cual NAV BE- bought Mt the liines for
III rents l'er busef II is rather uneven as
II Inality,-soilic. uf II being excellent. aid
some 0f It poos,-bnt the qllantEty Is unl',ltt-
ru1nor IS alloat that It l'ts been discovered t
cn!ornd',. All tho streams here arc trnge'l
with timber, md wood Ii plenty n,ld cheap
ut lcast for a prairie country.
4 CHEAT M1sTAKt:
was made by tho first settlers Of this region,
Eastern Suites, where Tho mIst fertile tracts
were tho flats near rivers and creeks, they
concluded IL must be so here. SO they settled
Oil tie bottolil.la anu, a1Ml eac one g1nbtetl rs
prairics were used lis. common ranges for
stock, and they f0ndly hoped they might r.
tnatn public property, for ali time. There Is
said u have been n t!ebase Inn se!luo!honst
msar here. some ,n'i}netcc,, yfals nEo' T.,
high rolling pr1srics Mntlcr cnltiyn-
t!9n WIS EraSsly ITS. .aiiseas;se.l,wtlle malority
inr TIC psso tat I tsy wsfe selcs; sX
settlers came IN. and took up tue highlands
the country became less anil less subject td
drought: a,lI 1t WIS demonstrated that thes!
high rolling praIrles were possil!le Gsr,lrns
Ut .Ede,,.-witll soil ittcxhuustlhly fertile,
with EleaIthful aud inyiguratinE mir, md
mostly free froln the lntasnlus mid laus1tll.
tncs tint hunt the hutt0lns They arc less
Iinb1e TO frnsts.---lencc better for truli-gruw.
inl,, They hear drought nearly as well, and
excessive Tet .ullcll Gettcr,
l1llCES OF LAND.
4 succession OF goUI crops llas rnisel the
price Of land ali through this regint.. New
manifestations, quite Il. distances from M,
SEllagn nr railruId-stutioll. llAve l1ueM Solt
lately for $1,000; md improved farms MT
held all tho way FROM ~ to ~ per ncrr.