Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-01-23


other to lea ned men of all nations " no
have meIited distinction.
Atohison Champion on the Climatic
Change.
We believe that the few stubborn
scientists who have held out that there
has been no change OF climate in Kan
sas cOnsequenJ on the event Of the pas
sage of The Kan as-Nehraska bill, arr
about 20 throw up the sponge.
When we ntrast the old-;me win
lers, hat first winner, for instance, that
beguil, IS when We 60 me 10 kansas,
with Is bright days such as John JAS.
Iugalls de. crIbed IA ',Blue Grass when
we eUntrbst that wiiter. We say, with
the present season, with its b.Izza. ds
and low ririted Iherm meters and ue
jected railroad supernJendents.r we eau
not deny that the Kansas climate has
suffered great and aw1ul change
but we deserved II. " g insisted that
3 ansas was not a droutny country We
" hooped and crow ed over every show
CT that tell, until finally showers il
spring and summer got 10 be an estab-
hshed thing, aud somebody started ii
pOstUhice out IN a lar western county,
hitherto as dry as II powder horn, and
called it 'Rain Belt" We did not
Ieal.ze, however, thaJa climatic change
does Lot saw off in six months, but
continues on tmoug kout the year.
Moro rain in spring and summer means
mole snow IN v inter, and more snow
IN winter means more cold, more biz
za~ds, more heeze, more Everything
wintry and arctic.
With this change of winter climate
there cannot tai TO be other changes.
Volumes have been written 10 show
that man is what his climate makes
him. The reasoning is that the ciilna.e
reguln'es the food supply and sumu
la,es or discOurages eAerJiOn. In cold
climate, but not too cnld. man must
-'Fustlo'' for his food aud clothes, the
man OF the northern temperate zone
transforms the earth in his struggle 10
gel q brUadeioth suit for himself and al
seal skin saoque for bis wire. In the
toTid zone man eats bananas, O. ess Is
himself in postage stamp and is a
lOafsr.
The accession Of the new kind Of win
ter will, then. increase rather than di-
minish Kansas energy. That old lie
about cattle keeping fat while running
at large all winter, contradicted at this
moment by. several thousand carcasses
streWed over the country, will be told
and believed no more, and The Kansas
man will build barns and sheds for his
stock. WIKI the approach Of temper
allure that will fteeze the teeth OFF a hay
rake, the Kansas farmer will cease TO
leave bis agricultural implements out
all winter, he will also thank his
house, erect storm doors and put in
double windows, and in summer wealth
1 er prepare Tor frost.
The new 1rost-bound Kansas viii no
doubt be the lntdre home Of the ever
lasting Yankee, who is disappearing ia
{ DIS Own AGsAFC AClz ADAls 4 10 IMAM pun
learned from a gentleman who recently
spent some weeks in Vermont, that
during his stay but one baby Of New
England pa.enJage was born within
a radius OF eight miles, The Yankee
has set up his household goods else
where, or he is looking for location.
Kansas will be his chosen seat, and
here be will come and introduce bob
sleds. ''riBg Wrestles.' - and factoriss
fOr manufacturing wooden ware. In
time q genuine New England deacon
may ornament some Kansas church,
last AID most remarkable result OF the
climatic change rave one-the Kansas
boy, now one of the most isisu ely be-
ingss when engaged in industrial pur-
suits, admOnisLed by the frost, viii
learn, in Yankee Parlance, TO "be
spry ;" and .'6y round With al
thess New England improvements, If
they are not accompanied BY h.rd
elder. 3 EcW EpRiand beverage rsnaFs-