Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-25

for years. The rains have been very
hard ones and often enormous quan
titles Of water have fallen in q very
short time, one Of the heaviest falls
reported being at Abilene, where 5!
inches fell in a single night.
In some places much damage has
been done by the destroying Of crop:
and sweeping away of buildings with
some loss of life. Our Kansas rivers
overflow very suddenly and some
times people get caught where Escape
is impossible. When from two to
six inches of rain falls in q few hours
1t may be imagined that especially
when there is nothing to keep the
water from running of, the rise OF
the river is very sndden.
With such an abundance OF rain
the crops are booming though those
on the bottoms have been washed
out in many places. Wheat harvest
has begun and the promised yield is
very heavy, it being expected to sur
pass even that of '92, which was over
76, 100000 bushels, If l remember
Alright. Corn is not far enough along
for much of an estimate to he made,
but the average Is very large. Fruit
promises we'll and take it all in all |
think the Kansas farmer will fare
quite well, of course low prices must
be expected, where the yield is so
great, but it is better to have some-
thing to sell at low price than moth
ing at high price.
The weather this spring has been
remarkably cool, there having been
no time, | think, when the thermome-
ter marked more than 80 degrees, or
if it was higher it was only Tor a short
time. Usually we have had some
very hot weather by the middle of
June and July, as a rule a scorcher,
while August is often cool, in fact
last August SO cool that we had to pay
for it in September, when we had
two or three weeks OF the hottest
weather of the year.
Kansas is very much interested
in the question as to the United
States senatorship the coming leg
lslature will elect, so the candidates
are being closely watched as they are
nominated. If the people had it to
decide it would be foregone conclu-
sion-ex- Senator Ingalls, would be
the man. l am inclined to think he
will be the one as 1t is. In several
cases the candidate for nomination
to the state Legislature has been COM
PEELED to pledge himself to vote for
Nj. ingalls, before he could gain the
nomination. Mr.. Ingalls, probably
could have had the election two years
ago but would not allow his name to
be used. He wanted his old place,
now occupied by Senator PETER.
Mr.. PETER has not distinguished him
self, either by good or bad measures
during his term; some bills introduce
ed by him were foolish and would
have been harmful had there been
any chance of their becoming laws,
but there was not. He has been emf
nently respectable, and has for the
most part pursued dlgnifed course.
He has never disgrsced the state IN
any way, but then he has never given
to Kansas the influence In the senate
that the state had q few years ago,
when represented by ingalls, and
Plumb.
The present Republican Senator,
Lucian Baker, is man of no especial
ability in any way, he can never fill
the place occupied by Senator Plumb,
to which place he was elected. With
Plumb and ingalls, in the senate, no
state was better represented than
Kansas, but now "There's none so
poor as to give her reverence" Nat
urally the people are tired of this
state of affairs and now that they
have the opportunity, are anxious to
regain at least portion of their lost
reputation and power. Whether or
not they succeeded will be owing to
the coming legislature. IL looks very
m uch as if Mr. Ingalls, would be the
next Senator, but who can guage the
coming movements of the average
politician =? AS we'll try to foretell
the character OF Kansas weather, OF
when the next cyclone will occur.
Time only can tell the result.
G. L. E.