The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-01
HE Is BACK HOME AGAIN
DIR. johnson Discourses on q Trip to His
Old Eastern Home


DR.. Johnson was at his office yester-
day when the reporter called.
Yes" he said, II am just back from
a months outing along the lakes. into
New England and back by way of the
provinces and Chicago. / found that
the crops We're best in the west. Mich
igan corn looked rather poor. The hay
crop in the lake states is poor and hay
is, as high as SIS to s24 per ton now.
The grape crop OF Ohio-their money
crop-was nearly a failure. The crops
of New England We're about an aver
age.
Prohibition and the affairs Of Wich-
tia were general subject of inquiry
among the people everywhere. They
seemed to look upon the matter as an
amusing Kilkenny cat fight. In Maine
the sentiment is very strong for pro-
hibition, so that although 'prohibi-
ton does not prohibit" still the sale
Of liquor is largely prevented. more
particularly by the moral sentiment
of the people than by the prohibitory
law. The early home teachings are
no doubt the prime factor"
He attended a horse trot in the thriv
ing little manufacturing town OF Pitts
field. Maine. and saw Nelson 2:09 and
three of his sons-all with records bet
ter than 2:20-trot an exhibition mile.
1T. IdS III Ills
office a sample of the corn raised in
Maine; long slender eight rowed cobs.
He also brought back some apples that
grew on trees set out by himself. While
there he made a picture Of a Maine
pasture showing the heavy rail fence
on a stone wall and the multitude OF
stones covering the surface Of the pas
ture-a part that has never been dow
ed nor a stone removed.
Ia a@ Nv f,A ND
stand is placed at an angle to the
stretch so that il looks nearly up tho
stretch, not straight across II and
somewhere in the provinces another
was seen built around the curve at the
end of the stretch. By such arrange
ments people are less In each others
line OF view. But for order and sys-
tenn Buffalo stands ar the head OF eli
those seen. Nobody, neither owner, nor
driver, nor even the swipe, himself.
was permitted upon the track during
race. Nobody was allowed to stand or
even sit upon the fence. There were
no exceptions to the rule.
In Canada the people by a large ma
iority are in favor OF annexation and
are strong IN the faith that II will come
even within the days OF the present
generation. Mr.. Pyke a prominent
manufacturer and importer Of textile
the most OF the best protestant people
hope all North America will become
one nation. although for political and
patriotic reasons they are not outspok-
en- in the matter.
The farmers Of Ontario raise a little
corn, some wheat, more rye and still
more buckwheat. In fact II looks as
though buckwheat cakes and maple
syrup must be the principal diet OF the
inha bitants. Quite a good many cows
are kept, more grade Jerseys than any
other one breed.
One frequently sees creaneries there
and according 10 a well posted Cana
dian the average return per cow from
May 1St to November 1st IL thirty dol
lars. Extra good COWS we'll cared for
will do considerably better. but thirty
dollars is the average right through
the herds for the season OF SIX months.
Thirty dollars viii go long way IN
Canada. where the man owns his land
and herd and builds his house and
barns OF logs hewn by himself. with
the crack chinked with moss and plas-
tered with clay. His wants are few
and easily supplied.
In the Toronto railway station a
large board for posting bulletins Is dss-
igna ted a Notice Board"
The Toronto fair this fall to~ers
s245. 900 in prizes.
Wichita people are as easy 20 find in
Chicago as are red haired girls al cir
Gus. They all send greeting 70 their
friends here-too many in fact 10 be in-
dividually delivered. Half a dozen
were mat IN a single block on State
street THURSDAY afternoon