Connecticut western news., 1893-07-27
E,N ROUTE, AND CHICAGO.

In trip across the country from this sandy little town of ours, Canaan, to that beautiful western city, Denver. one sees a diversity of country which brings back to him those geography lessons of days gone by when he learned that such a state was noted for the pro- duction of something, that the climate was inhabitable, that the capital and largest city were situated in the state, that the chief industry was some kind of labor, and that the principal rivers were of water and followed the law of gravitation and flowed down the noun tain slopes. To describe to you the different parts or parcels of land bound ed so and so which lie between here and the Rocky Mountains would be useless task. Take your old geography and the magazines you have read and they will tell you just how it is. The West and the country between the East and West is just as I expected to find it. the atate of Michigan bearing the nearest resemblance to Connecticut soil of any state was in. In Southern Michigan there are little towns identical with Ca naan n-sand. lots of sand, poor roads, poor horses, poor people, lack of manu- facture and an abundance of dogs. As to farms New York state shows you the incest farms while Kansas shows you the greatest. Missouri is verdant piece of country, while out on the Col orado sand hills there are miles and miles of square miles of soil on which you couldn't raise an umbrella. Enough for the soil, its diversity and its produc- tiyeness, I am liable to incur the dis pleasure of some western real estate boomer and will wind this part of my subject up by telling you that if you are feeling hemmed in, if you are tired of having your view obstructed by some hill or mountain, then go right out in the middle of the prairie land where you can look as far as you can see, where the horizon is so far away that you seem to look at it through field glass wrong end to, where to-day's sun drops into a hole in the ground way west of you and to-morrow's sun issues forth from be- hind hedge fence way east of you, then you sigh for a hill or mountain with a shady side, for something to break the wind and something to turn the thunder showers.
 As said last week, Chicago has its attractions outside the Fair, but to tell you of them would be to write guide book of the city. To get the best idea of Chicago, its business and its pleas ures is to read some of the books pub- lished in regard to the city. There are plenty of them to be had now and most that have examined are pretty correct. But if you want to know something about Chicago before you go there read little paper covered volume entitled Chicago by Day and Night, published by Thomson X Zimmerman, Chicago. Whether or no you will like Chicago de pends on whether you feel we'll or not. If you have dyspepsia, Heaven wouldn't t leave favorable impression on you and Chicago certainly would not. Being in excellent health enjoyed my stay in the great city very much, and am really taken with it. As I am great admirer of actors, and in a measure of actresses, I attended number of the playhouses, and witnessed some fine productions, but as am not permitted to write the- atricsl ads in this article I can't tell l you of them. In the way of parks Chicago gets there with any city and has some beautiful spots of this kind open to the public and you can get on the grass if you want to. During the season the lover of athletic sports can always find ball game, football or something sporty to attend and the Chi. cago races are largely attended. Some of the highest and some of the largest buildings in the world are in the Lake City and the business people are hus | tiers at their business but take things easier than the New Yorker while on the street and when out for pleasure. | Chicago has some beautiful and grand churches and I presume large attend. ances but Sunday is not made in red figures on the calendar out there, and large numbers go elsewhere than to church on Sunday. Libby prison and museum Is of interest to every Ameri can, as Is also the Panorama of Gettys burg. Chicago has more large flourish ing dime museums than you can find elsewhere and also has lots of 10 ceni fake shows, which you attend and keep your mouth shut afterwards. Chicago didn't vote "uo license" last fall as you will readily observe in going about the city. The stock yards are place of in terest and can be visited by ladies ol gentlemen and you wlll be nicely used by the guides Chicago people are cor dial and treat Fasteners handsomely but keep an eye open and don't let them fleece you.
 We will go to Denver next week.
 J. c. BEcKLEY.