The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-11
The State Teaehers' Association.
TRENTON, Mo-, July 4th, 1891.

Editor Democrat:
The State Teachers Association a
Pertle Springs, was a grand success
COL teachers enrolled, and there wer
doubtless a hundred more who di,
not enroll. The Training School i
also well attended and will do grea
good for the Institute work. 1t wa
my pleasure to belong to it a few DAYS
Prot. McGhee is one of the teacher,
in the Training School Faculty. Ill
has a superior class of pupils and il
doing excellent work.
| visited Southeast Kansas, and
found the country suffering terribly
from excessive rains. The wheat wa;
good but the farmers were quite un.
able to harvest it. The meadows and
flax arc good. Corn will amount to
very little as the farmers have been
unable 10 plow it. Fruit prospects
ere good. Here in North Missouri
things appear as though this we're one
oAhe "seve Years of plenty" There
has been much rain but the corn is in
fine condition. The abundant crop of
wheat is nearly harvested. Meadows
promise a heavy yield and other crops
are fine. The farmers arc happy. as
they have good prospects for the most
abundant crops of all kinds.
To-day has been q big day in Trcn-
ton. y great barbecue dinner free TO
all. Congressional Chaplain Milburn,
the blind orator., was the chief
speaker. His language is forcible and
chaste; his style pleasing, and his i'm
FASHIONED Oratory is rarely equallcd.
| would be very glad TO hear his lee
turc on What a Blind Man saw in
London" His lecture here last night
5. ;. Prentis. of Mississippi, was
grand. Tonight the Trenton Flam-
bean Cub gave an excellent enter
consisting of drill. fireworks
and balloon aSccnsions. Trenton is
indeed a prosperous and lively little
city. Her public school and Avalon
afford excellent educational
opportunities. Her vast railroad. ma
chine and car shops give employment
to many hundreds of men and her
coal mines are extensively worked.
The business men are busy. Electric
and gas lights, extensive water works,
good street railroads. three banks. a
town library which cost $4,000, the
rift of Judge Norris TO the city. etc.
etc. are indeed tokens of a prosperous
town. country and time.
This is not overdrawn, it docs not
equal the thrift of this and many other
counties in Missouri, among the fore
most of which Cape Girardeau holds
good rank. Her wheat crop is the
argest in quantity and the best in
quality ] have seen. Her corn, fruit,
'tc.. cannot be eXellcd. Her excellent |
gravel roads would be considered a
marvel. if compared to the intcrmin-
lblc mud of this country and Kansas.
Ter schools and churches. and more
han all. her worthy. industrious and
intelligent people. cntitle her to the
'nviablc position she holds among the
'ountieS of the State. But why at
eInpt to enuncratc the many excel
cncics of Southeast Missouri. | tell
he people TO think of all that goes to
u>tain. enrich and cmbellish a state.
md the Southeast can furnish them
completely than any other Sec
ion of the Union. This statement
nav c an exaggcration. but if one
will stop and examine our rich and
'aricd resources. he will be convinced
# lis truth. II. G.. MOTION.