Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-02-10
ReulptPntit Northwest.
KANSAS LETTER.

,,Sp opNpsSIrS AxD THuh ADNT1rIfINEsTs' THE
wEATHEE &C.
lspeeial Correspondence Of the North~esil
NEosHo FALLs, Kassss, Jan. p, lssi.
In or,er TO give the readers Of the pESoeRATIe
SoRrHvFsr true and faithful hccount Of the ''soil,
climate and productions of this section Of Kansas,
n often becomes our duty TO chronicle unpleasant
facts; and, also TO make statements which would
seem to indicate siderable change of mind In re-
gard TO the west and Kansas In particular. Now, we
wish Il to be thoroughly understood that what Is
stated in these letters il not TO he regaTdeda furnish
ing an index to any personal feeling or thought.
That is in regard TO the aforementioned items. We
take considerable pride in giving the readers of this
pappr plain unyanshed record of the climate &C.
Of this part Of the state; that they can rely upon
a. being true to the facts one from which they
decide whether they would be satisfied to live here
not if they are any of them thinking Of leaving the
"Old Maumee" and going "Beyond the Mississippi"
Far too many come west and are much disappointed
At finding things different from what they have
been led to expect from the perusal of papers sent
them by corporations that have lands for sale.
It should be remembered that all these rail
roads and land companies have the "biggest kind of
to grind" and thnt they expect that eastern
people will not only turn the rndstone for them, but
furnish the grndstone. Consequently every thing is
shown in It's most attractive colors and every thing
that could possibly lead the readers to suspect that
there is a dark side is carefully withheld. Some Of
them have appearance Of candor but they not,
any of them to be trusted.
We were given copy Of The GreG S0Hthwest,
'land paper" published in the interests Of the NJ X.
a Il. II. H.. and we were completely overwhelmed
with astonishmcnt to find what an Eden We lv-
ingin, right here at Ncosho Falls To judge by what
is advertised one would think that this was
''The land where the cron and olive fairest of
fruit;
And the voice of the nghtcngalc never is mute;
Where the madens soft as the roses they twne,
And all save the spirit Of man is divine"
and that nothing was needed but the "Fountain Of
Youth to render it perfect paradise.
SO we have undertaken to give both sides Of the
picture, and show that il possible for the truth to
he written concerning the "Wonderful Neoshe
Valley;''aud we think that if our readers will take
the trouble to refer to the letter have heretofore
sent them they will find tliat this is the
have pursued from the first.
We'll, now that we have relieved our mind In that
particular will proceed TO relieve it upon the sub
iect that interests everybody most of ALL the weather
IN the matter of the weather, verv forcbly
minded of the "World of Chance" for it would seem,
this winter at least, that the elements we're governed
by chance alone
II has been frozen up now for full two and one
half months. The ice In the river is eighteen inches
in thickness During all this time there has not been
enough rain lay the dust. In fact there has been
but little rain since last July, and everybody is pre-
dieting very wet spring and summer to make NJ
ort. But the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT surely need rest
by this tme for 1t has been kept the jumpto keeI
track of the changes of weather since winter
commenced No sooner would the mercury gel
nicely settled in the bottom of the tube than the wine
would whisk around to the SOUTH the clouds breal
away, and up 1t would have to climb But no sooner
would perch itself up in the observatory of its resi-
dencc, and proceed to ''view the land scape DER
than the wind would spring up in the north com,
tearing down the Neosho valley, shrieking and howl
ing like pack of demons, and frghten it down into
the basement again. For fear that it will be though
that we have drawn upon our imagination in the fore
going account Of the doings of the Thermometer, w
will instance spell of weather. of two weeks ago.
Wednesday, January 18th, was o beautiful day
Thursday morning about 30 the wind sprang up ii
the south, quickly whipped around to the north ant
got cold, cold, colder 1t sormed furiously most
the day. Thursday night it cleared off and the mex
morning the sun arose, bright and beautiful ant
shown down upon lis just as though the nercur!
didn't stand at twenty below zero. Friday was mos
beautiful day, and by evening the mercury had as
cended to the second story fits home. Saturday
kept moderating, and by afternoon II very com
Portable working at light work out of DOORS without
eoat. Fires were scarcely necessity Sunday it wal
somewhat rough and dsagreeable and Sunday evening
here came the wind from the north again.
The NeW York World remarks that it "wishes tina
Manitoba would come into the Union and shut tn
door or else stay out and keep her blizzard to her
self" 1t doubtless will be of qualification t.
the WOiid to know that 'thems sentiments, too.
But from all report, this has been most extraordi
nary season, especially in Kansas, and should not b.
taken as fair sample. c. l.. Z.