The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-09-21
VOLUNTEER GPPLE DISPLAY.

As though Jealous Oi the lair lame OF bhio,
heard about way out in Kansas, editor in that
State made up his mind that hc gOin. show
some things that Kansas can do therefore he, Mr..
Sol Miller. of the Kansas Chicj, DIniphan County,
came Ia Cincinnati and brought along as the old
woman used 10 say. quite mess OF apples just
specimens Of the iruiIfuness of the soil Of the Ia
nous border State.
II they had been placed under glass. there arc
number OF people who would have they were
wax; they are beauties, and no doubt about that.
But, then, how they taste nobody can tell.
They weigh all the way to twenty ounces. and
twenty of good, juicy material inside a
smooth shiny red yellow apple skin not bad to
take for taste of something good. Joking aside,
these specimens of Kansas fruit culture i'm
that the GreateSp in fruit and flowers, DIR.
Narler hesitated to put the NAMES on the different
varieties until he had other botansts and horti
cuturists to aid him. To-day the labels will he
encd them, that people will know whether
these twenty-ounce apples are pPpins heiIotowers
or greetings.
The Exposition is well worth visiting. for other
things besides apples.
AT the entrance to Exposition Hall, VIC encounter
ed a remarkable old man. His name is Joseph Cop
pin. lie is very vonble aad communicative. and We
soon learned his history. lie ia foreigner. having
to Cincinnati - years ago. lie is 81 years and
) months old wis born in England, and came to
America when boy. lie says his father wanted to
make American citizen of him, and succecded SO
well that he belieyesin electns only American born
citizens office, and Las voted for any other
kind. lie reveres the memory of Henry Clay whose
portrait he has hanging up in corner set apart for
his Use. lie walked in the funeral procession of
George Washington at the ceremonies in New York
when he nine years old. On his return, he
found cane, which he preserves in a ease. lie has
since carved on the zane good bust of Gov. Ar
thur st. Clair. lie also has n cane which he saws
an old lrishman gave him, sixtyire years ago. tell
| ing him it's virtues such that it would kill
/ tla
to brusc injure it. As he has never tried this he
| does not know whether it will work or not This
old man soliciting contribution. OF 10 cents aud
upwards TO erect monument To the pioneers He
has Il model in chalk of his getting up bciny
| log cabin With the stump Of decayed tree in the
centre He also exhibits vi-T of Cincinnati in
1900 and describes the purposes for Nkieh each buil
ding used. He possesses all his faculties in
remarkable degree. His memory is remarkable, lie
grip Ike a wise, and his movements active. Ills
hearing is perfect. and he reads ard writes without
| the aid Of giasses His hand trrmbles .omewlst:
but he says this eausrd y his wanting TO he too
smart when he Was young. and he became addicted
TO the use Of tobacco lie i interesting than
| book.
At Cincinnati, n rsdhesied Niger We
inquired of another darkcy about him, vhn replied,
| apparently by way of explanation of the phenome-
na. that the fellow from Michigan. II may be
a natural consequence that negro from Michigan
has red hair but it is queer that Dan Sinclair new
| er mentioned the fact.
From Cincinnati to here, We came up the fanou.
Miami Valley. the finest country ia ;he world The
crops up this way goad. Tobacco. of which
large quantities raised in th. country is an un-
usually fine crop 1t is pleasant country to look
ut. They have had rains in abundance aud every
thias Z So fresh aud green This is as famous
bluegrass ccassiTy ss Kentucky. Il grows sponta-
neuusy. wherever il has as. chance. All along
the railroads and sircets as cluse up to the read
way as travel Will permit it, the grass runs up
These streets AMI rtads. bord-red M TO the very