The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-09-28
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and corners that were the scenes Of mischief fu-
and devilment, in which We made fan hand. thir
ty-hve to forty years ago. The country !. much
changed, but We find many "a landmarks. Tn
old forests are being rapidly cleared away, vhiel
the owners VIII have eause to regret In the near fu
tnre But the towns and country.are b.ing greatI,
beautihed and improved, and are pleasant to tn,
sight The creeks, that were neysr..ailing in tn
old days, are now generally dry during a great par,
Of the season. and look shriveled and shallow Thi.
is caused by clearing away the forests and by ditch
ing and draining the country.
We find that our old friends are rapidly moving
out, and mostly going in one direction and settling
IN compact colony, whore they may be visited in
rnnks, and are always at home. They are in the
graveyard Another great change we notice. The
persons who were the leading citizens and men Of
| wealth, who had abundant means at command and
were the envy Of the community, TWENTY-FIVE year,
ago, have mostly gone to wreck. and many who are
still alive are in poveyty; while the poor boys OF
that time, who were brought up to work and self
denial, are now the who own the property and
| control the business.
The crops here were very good. There was an sI
eellent wheat crop, and the corn is looking well
but the latter late and hard rosts within the
week may cut it short. The great rage of this conn
try, as has been the for twenty years. is to-
baeco OF which great quantities are raised, and
which engages the chief attention Of tilers of the
ground. But prices are uncertain. and produeer.
| can never depend upou price. Tob.rco ia q cron
in the sale Of which the buyer has grea, dvaptag,
the seller who s not able to hold his crop until
prices suit him. and the latter is usuaIy svindled
out Of about half the value Of his tobacco The fru,
crop is total failure. There are no peaches, and
| next to no apples, and those very poor specimens
In fact the cold winter Of year before last killed
most Of the apple trees throughout this country
and apples no longer amount to anything here. un
der any circumstances. What has caused this
change, seems to be . mystery
The great topic Of excitement in this part of Ohio
just now 10 the railroad question. The towns tha,
have no railroads have come to the conclusion that
| their only salvation lies in securing roads; and
meetings sre the order Of the day, and men With
subscription papers are bobbng around in every di
rectiou. Some may succeed whils others will fail
but most Of those who do getIroads, will probably
be disappointed IL the results Railroads do mot
make erery7tow a city. and are, frequently dam
age to 4 town.
We notice that the telegraph reports Mr.. Speaker
Keifer as saying in Kansas that every prospect
was favorable for Republican triumph in Ohio in
spite of the Temperance question Republican. here
are not generally 40 confident An rsrn..t and ar
tive Republican in Cincinnati told us that he feared
the Republicans would lose some Congressmen in
this State, and perhaps the State on account
of this issue. There is feeling Of doubt generally
and a considerable degree of apathy.
However, the Temperance issue on the part Of the
Republicans Of this State il notygeneraly currently
understood. The issue made by the Republicans Of
Ohio s precisely what the opponents of prohibition
| in Kansas ad,ocates-a strict license law. Temper
| ance cranksm was epidemic in Ohio thirty years
| ago, when the present Consultation was adopted.
That instrument forbids the granting Of Licenses to
sell liquor, but there is nothing to prohibit the sale
They overshot the mark. and defeated their object
law passed, intended us a substitute for q H.
cense law, by which a revenue was derived from sa-
looms; but the Supreme Court decided that il was
in the nature of license law and therefore uncon
stitutional. What the Republicans are now con-
tending for is AZ Constitutional amendment to recu
late the sale of liquor under a license systea to
take the place of free whskeyI and they save COUP
led with it a movement for Sunday observance Tn.
present law passed in the pterest of probibition /.
as good thing as the LIQUOR seller. want ne all pro
hibitory laws will prove TO be-
In the last two or three dav, tbi. section bs. had
good rains after a four weeks of droutb Tn. air !.
since materially cooler ,and limit. Of fos, no, far
of
We have met here n number of ou- old Sunday
school scholars and are glad TO know thew are all
doing we'll and living nm 10 our teachings Of so ma
nv wear, ago When VI. stat. tba, rno., os tbemx.-.
in the srmy through the Rebellion. rmade vood sol.
diers and came ont with good repptato,. N. sopnd
doctrines that u.r, tauybt them can he anprees,ad
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