The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-02-13

All emigration from this section
Of the country lat least, nearly alb
10 10 the new state OF washinkton.
Tacoma and Seattle are ~ we'll kuowa
here as either New York or Boston.
The emigraRt goes west tn take Z
hand In sailing vessels, or TO engage
In the lumber business. He does
not go to buy or preempt n farm, for
he knows absolutely nothing about
tillIng the soil. He has no use for
the inland country. To leave the
sounding sea- to him IL to drift
into painless, uninhAbited wilder
ness, with = multitude Of dangers
aud drawbacks, and possessing no
advantages. Kansas IL not so we'll
known to him as the Congo country.
To him u Is n sort Of Wild, tTeeless,
desert region where the cyclone
ever RACES aud the Indians are not
yet through with the sealpiBg trade.
OF Kansas City, he has heard. I
have no idea OF woundiug the feel
4 luz VI NAN NlliEtus w " luul
Wonder" but will say that he has
never heard Of even Wichita. OF
course, he Is NOW hearing somewhat
| Of Salina. | endeavOr TO do n little
M. sionary labor in behalf Of our
much maligued state, but fiud IL
rather uphill business. When I
te ! the people here that there Is not
a land under the sun with such
fertility of soil, evenness of climate,
inc XhaustibiliIy of resources, and
that the city Of Salina-lSj miles
vest of Kansas City-has u pOpula-
ton of l2,0U, street cars (which ST.
John has only hal for about two
years, incandescent lights (which
st. John has not yet, etc, there Is s
sort nf II IN some thing Ola -liar-my-
self" smile slowly creeping over
their countenanccs. ! almost despair,
aud then commence again with
sturdy knocks at their credulity.
In my daily association with the
people there is very little Ia remind
me that am not Of the same nation
a. themselves. There l. nothing To
remind me i'm this association that
! am stranger i'm strange land
Ii was never my fortune To east my
lot among Ieupie more uniformly
courteous, waTm-heaTted, sympa-
thetic. I feel almost n much at
hCme with them as with the dear
friends have left in Kansas.
| There are, however, outward forms
and surroundings, which remind
me occasionally that I am un foreign
soil. As enter the court room
he sr the Witness oath pronounced
In this form: "IUu sOlemnly swear
that In the cause now pending
wherein Our Sovereign Lady, the
Queen, is Plaintilf," etc, etc. / see
floating periodically from the Custom
House, the post office, from private
residences for nearly every preten-
tiOus residence has flagstaff and
from the mast's head. the flag with
q red field, and the cross of NJ.
George. see in the public buildings
the royal arms. see only at my
own Office, at the mast head, or Mt
the home Of an occasional American
Resident, the stars and the stripes
aud the shield Of my country. With
ali this there IL hardly a day that
passes that some resident of the
Province does not pronounce la
favor Of immediate annexation to the
United States, or announce that the
day IL not far distant when annexa-
ton mu-t take place. The CONNER
ciSl interests Of the two countries
seems To be rapidly drawing to-
gether two peoples Of the same
tongue aud similar customs and
tastes aud hopes and aspirations.
And yet IL would he difficult TO say
there was any lack Of loyalty or love
among these people for their SOW
ereign lady, the queen.
The cost Of living in this country
IL not much less than ia Kansas. |
The quotations below are from
to-days paper: The following are
: 'me Of the Wholesale prices to-day:
Butchers beef. ) TOT, cents per 10:
country beef, to g. lamb, :;
mutton, q To :; pork, g.. to :;
turkeys, II Ia II; chickens, ~ To 30 |
per pair; ducks, ~ TO 81; geese, ~:
butter, tub, - to - per III; roll but
ter, u; eggs, p: potatoes, tI.IO TO
$l.5I per bbl.; turniPs, 90 per hbI.
carrots, 81 bcets, 81 to 81 -.
Clothing for men aud boys 10
much cheaper than with US, but not
much cheaper than In New York or
Boston. Ladies dress goods are q
little cheaper than in Boston. Furs
much cheaper. Rents are about the
same as with us. LabOrers are paid
about the same wages as In Kansas.
House servants are n hard to get ~
in Kansas, but do not receive as
good wages. Mechanics receive
about the same wages ~ those Of
Salins. Hay sells from tIi TO sls
per ton; oats so per busheI.
The fright Of the road" in this
Province IL to the left. not TO the
right, a. In our country. To = man
from the states this custom IL very
odd. and A. he takes up the reins for
a drive, his brain Is racked with all
sorts Of imaginary accidents.
The winter has been thus far re-
mild. Only for q few
days has the mercury recorded
below zero weather. There has been
very little snow, aud what We have
had has remained but . short time.
The houses warmly and snugly
built, are made doubly warm by the
use Of storm windows. Few, 10 any
houses, are without them. The
tobOggan and the snow shoe have
been hung on the wall, there has
been little use for them. Sleighing
has been good at times, but not /,
good, much TO my sur
prise. However. will say more Of
The winter, when winter IL done.
NJ. ID. 3.