The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-31

uissOurinn In Ncbrask u.

SaU tOok u'P uu''oS NO '"S"S'o"
to the much talked Of and much
abused Kansas and Nebraska the lat
ter part Of December, and to say that
| was surprised rs to the general lay
of the land, the richness AID finely
pulverized soil, and the general make.
up Of its hospitable citizens would not
do them justice in the remotest sense.
We have been led to believe for 10,
these many years, that in bleeding
Kansas and drouthy Nebraska that
there was naught to expect but hot
winds, poor crops, high taxes, starva.
ton, aud an early grave. Such has
been the tales Of malcontents, Of
which every country is more or less
effected, and to tell the simple truth
such people would starve to death in
the garden Of Eden. W. spent two
weeks in Smith aud Jewell counties,
Kansas, and Webster county, Ncbras-
ka, and was more than pleased with
the looks Of the country. While they
did not get a full crop this year, still
they have raised more than enough to
do them and thousands Of bushels of
SORT are going to market every day,
and piles of corr are stacked up On
the ground all over the coustry. The
people are as a rule healthy, hearty,
industrious and contented and hog
cholera is unknown, and their native
grasses will keep their stock in a
thriving condition the greater part OF
the year when not covered with snow
and it i. reported that cattle live to
so great an age that their horns are
not lsng enough for the wrinkles to
grow upon. Alfalfa grows to p'rfec.
ton. We saw several fields that were
sown last spring that had been cut
three times, aud it makes the choicest
quality of hay for all kinds of stock
including hay. Peaches, cherries,
plums and m%ulberries are grown 10
abundance, while apples do not DO
10 well, yet all that have put out
apple trees and taken care of them
re reaping their reward with choice
'pples. We met many former Noda-
way county people while there. They
have COED farms with comfortable
aud have no thoughts of
hanging their location. Among the
ormer Noda~ay county people We
let while there were john aud Har.
ey Merrill, Chas. Munger and son,
nd Miss Doty, an accomplished
oupg lady from Orrsburg, who at
resent is seeking health and pleasure
! Webster county, Nebraska. We
SO met En- Wood at Lebanon, also
.ev. l.. V. Morton of the same place.
lie is now retired and assists Mr..
'ood in the hardware line. This
Iticle would appear incomplete if we
heuld fail to mention the opportunity
spor;smen. The cunning coyote
nd the feet footed jack rabbit of
'kich that country abounds will en-
'rtain the nimrod to the fullest ex.
The writer accepted an invita-
ion to 20 on the chase Of Jacks
nd witnessed several straight heats
the jack and the grey hounds
nd succeeded in catching nearly all
hat were scared up, but there are
ONE Of the jacks that will throw dust
n the face Of the ~leetest hound for
niles and then make their escape.
We returned home the Odd, in order
o spend Christmas at home, well
aid for our visit.--Abc Merrill in the
daryville (Missouri) Republican.
Not a few who read what Mr.. Robert
Fowls, of Hollands, Va, has to say below,
will remember their own experience I'M.
Ter like circumstances: Last winter
la grippe which left me in a low
tate of health. l tried numerous RENE
lies, none of which did me any good, I'M
Ill l was induced to try a bottle of Cham
cough remedy. The first bottle
# it Sc far relieved me that | was enabled
o attend to my work, and the second
'ottle effected a cure" For sale at 20
md 80 cents per bottle by Deyo & Grice.
Willis Ulsh drove over to Red Cloud
yesterday morning, to be present at the
Wedding OF his cousin, ID. ii. Haley and
Miss Henderson, which wa to take
at the home Of the briie'a paropta