The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
ON MAINLAND SHORES

Why Eyes are Turning Eastward and
Something of the Pleasures Promised.
Indications point to quite an eXten
with The approach Of spring. The
movement appears 10 have lis Impetus
in the desire on the part of those With
whom the rigors Of u western winter
deal harshly, and toe coming haven OF a
perfect contentment would seem to he
Maryland. The climate for its general
evsnness and just enough of The salt Of
the sea to avoid extremes, either in the
direction of dryness or of humidity,
offers very many inducements 10 thu Sc
90 constituted as 10 be rende: ed any
thing but happy by sudden changes In
few states is the proportion of bright
sun shiny days greater than in Mary
land, and the winters as q rule, while
ranging a. cool as eight to ten above
zero, are even and eqoable, very rarely
indeed going to one extreme or the
other. Il is q mistake to class Maryland
as one OF the Southern States. wi h the
belief that being such the weather In
summer must necessarily be hottest of
the hot, The truth of the matter Is
Maryland, as q rule, is cooler on an
average during the summer than the
majority of Western States, the nights
being pleasant and refreshing. Then
think OF the markets OF the old state.
Oysters, teTrapin, clnvass-back ducks
and other such toothsome luxuries In
the winter, and in the summer so endless
a variety of luscious fruits, as to
make ones mouth wafer to
20 v,,fnA
lural, fruit and vegetable sections of Ma
ryIand are perfect garders; the soil is
So rich aud avenues OF cultivation so
numerous, that he who esrns his bread
by the sweat OF his brow, G. Is susten-
nance in full proportion TO exertion. The
famous Eastern Shure of Maryland is.a
verltable paradise for the horny handed
son OF toll, as 1t was the fashion to call
him some years since. There are mar
kets st his very doors for almost every
| thing taken from coed old Mother E4rtn.
| OF late years the business of canning OF
fruits and We getables has grown To enor-
nous dimensions, and al through
theS different cOunti4s can.
ming esIabI:shm ents have been
| erected, and contracts aie made tor pro
ducts Outlines before even the seed has
been planted. About every farmer has
/
'ducking blind" and in the summer
| season supplies his table with the finest
of fish in great variety, at no other COST
than the mere trouble of esIchIng them.
All this may read to some people as 9
romance, but visit to the Eastern Shore
or g trip through the garden countries
OF the Western Shore, would quickly
demonstrate it fact, and il any thlng
falling short of rather than exceeding
reality.
So many letters have of late b en- re-
ceiYOd from the west by the B. & o. al
headquarters in Baltimore, relative to
opportunities for locating in Maryland
and the desire being to afford the fullest
information, much material to aid IL
this latter respect has been gathered to
| gether and forwarded for the BETTE
convenience OF all interested, to MF
| T. H. Dearborn. General Northwestern
| Agent, IS Clark street, Chicago, Ill
Those wishing full and explicit details
with notes as to property which can b
secured, laws of the state and the county
system Of government, and in fact abou
everything of importance, should cal
upon or write to Mr.. Dearborn.