The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-30
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RsdIng seross the state of Kansas
Il this season Of the year, I am re.
minded Of the ancient philosopher
regardins the shape and support Of
the earth. He elsimed % was fat,
and rested on the shoulders Of Ajax.
aud Ajax stood upon . rock. Asked
what that rock rested on, he said
''snother rock" "Apd Hhat does
tina, rock rest on?" "well there's
rocks all the way down." That
settled t. So when you see hun
dreds OF wheat stacks and fields OF
waving corn, and grazing herds. aud
houses and barns, orchards and
wlndmills for miles In every direct
Ion till the panorama IL shut out by
surroup ding hills; and then when
you reach the tops Of those hills or
divide and see . succeeding piano.
rama Of equal enchautment you are
led TO exclaim, "whst is beyond the
next dIvide?" The reply Of the old
philosopher IL the only proper one,
"well, its 30 all the way across,
from end TO end, aud from side to
side" A person who has never
stood where he could count 800 grain
stacks with the unaided eye, and see
the smoke from q score Of thresher
engines In ss many different direct
ions, Ike the signal smokes We read
Of In 1.-THE Leather Stocking Tales"
has no idea Of the matchless fertility
aud unbound resources Of the State
of Kansas. Before these signal
smokes shall cease the great fields
OF corn will be In the shock, or husk-
ed and In the crib, and the broad
expanse Of grain stubble now SHIN
mering In the sun, will be changed
to q dark green velvety sea Of grow
ing wheat. Aud the steady stream Of
golden wheat and corn, and the end
less herd Of fattened cattle which
Kansas will send to the markets OF
the east will rebuke the ISLANDERS
heaped upon her fair name by the
Thomases Of that effete
and I was almost going
to say by the Judsses among her own
devoted followers. Yes, I will say
IL, and stick 10 Il. And I hope the
doubling Thomas will come and be
and was going TO say
again that hope the Judases will
go and hang themselves, but Il
wouldn't do any good-the latter
never seem to think they ought 10
follow the last example Of their dis
prototype.
There are great things In store for
Kansas this fall. Bursting bins,
crowded cribs, well.filled Iarders,
fairs Al almost every couniy-seat;
and one Of the best things for Cen
lral and Western Kansas, will be
The Old Soldiers reunion at this city
In the early part Of October. Who
doesn't remember the reunion two
years ago, and who that was there |
Doesn't know Ben Pagan, the ire
irrepresslble "Aytalyeen"
This same "gintlemIn Of the Ould |
stock" IL already at work preparing
The reunion grounds and getting
everything into shape for next Orto-
Der. Your scribe went over TO the
reunion grounds in . cart with Ben
he other day, to see how matters
looked. There IL Q beautiful sod |
growing all around the great Audi
iorum, and among the cottages and
he dining halls. The balance Of
he quarter section 10 cultivated this
rear. Ben told me he has go acres
u corn, 1s7 acres Of oats and 80 acres
" sorgum on the quarter section,
when one reflects that Ia ordinary
trim Ben himself 10 . whole
division, with drum corps, brass
rand and wagon train, he can easily
understand how 80 many acres OF
forage can be raised on one quarter
ection. In q few days Ben will leave
or the Grand Reunion at Detroit,
md for . reunion Of his brothers
md sisters ct their old mothers
'ome In Michigan, and nobody will
ave . happier time on both &C.
aslons than I trust this loyal soldier
nd loving son will have.
But my letter Is already long, and
must soon leave for points further
rest. Ellsworth II . beautiful town,
nd is rapidly recovering from the
ad effects OF the hard times, and
er business and professional men
II speak encouragingly Of their
and Of the future growth
their city. Landlord Ballou,
lough not SO rotund a. the famous
II . genial, accommodate
" host, and his tables are album
antly supplied and gracefully
.rved, and one is loath to leave, but
the train lie coming around the
end" More anon. 4. A. b.