The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1899-08-31
Extracts Taken From the Mo. and Ark.
Former and Fraitman of Aug. 18th.
THE PEOPLE.

THE PEOPLE.
Taney county is pioneer country
"a land of pioneers. Here you will
find Daniel Doones aud Davy Gro
cketts-men who love to explore and
dwell in the new and out of-way
places. Nowhere is there more at
tractive spots for that class who love
to dwell in the depths of lonely for
ests and secluded places. Though
one is not compelled to do this, un-
less such an existence is desired-for
there are towns, villages and we'll set
tied communities, where schools,
churches and all the best of social
privileges are to be had. There are
particular spots. however, where tho
country is still unsettled and unin-
habited-places, we arc told, ten,
fifteen aud twenty miles in extent
where the country is given up to
ranches and secluded settlers. Just
now you will iind the roads lined
with people who come on trains and
those who come in wagons from all
parts of the country. In the recent
settlement here you will find people
from nearly every state aud territory
in the union, representative people,
too. The new population is compos-
ed of some of the most enterprising,
intelligent and successful classes.
Peuple who are not practical and who
have never been away from home
should not come here. This is
rough new country-rough in sur
face, but not socially, for the people
here are as law-abiding and peaceablc
rs any in the Union. a great many
people, however, leave home and come
down here expecting to find turn
pike roads, and the county all fenced
aud we'll settled, Such is far from
the facts II one does not want TO
see very new coun,ry-one where
it is often five to seven miles between
had better stay at home.
Neither is this smooth country.
There is not q perfectly smooth cOun-
try where there are not great draw
backs in either climate, seasons or
soil, that is unsettled i'll the United
States
Put that down in your memoran-
dunn book before you start from
home. When You find such coun-
try you will find something wrong
The trip on the Chadwick branch
of the Frisco is not one altogether
to one who has just come
through on the main line. The train
is mixed passenger and freight.
The ride is neither SO swift nor SO
and easy as one might
desire, but 1t is a branch road and
runs through q new and sparsely set
tied country. Then, when you take
the hack at Chadwick for Forsyth,
the county seat Of fancy, the ride of
25 miles is through wild forests and
over roads which are not quite so
as a paved street Or macadam
road in an old country. 1t is down
rugged gulches and through
q part of the country not noted for
the beauty of its surface nor the size
and number of it's farms aud culti-
vated places.
1t is rough and uninviting. A great
many impractical people after taking
this trip get homesick and disguised.
This timid class of people never
should leave home in the first place.
Some come back the next day with
out looking around. Nothing Is more
foolish, for it takes weeks to see and
any new country. There
are wonderful opportunities here for
the class who take the pains to in
form themselves as to this country
before coming, but for that class who
are looking for gardens, palaces and a
kind of angelic existence, this country
is too savage and bold and rugged.
The opinion of the stranger who has
always lived in a different country
from this, however intelligent he may
be, unless he is very practicable, is
If you contemplate home
here you had better come and look
for yourself.
Scarcely anyone will be favorably
impressed at first and the man who
secs only along the road cannot pos
sibly give an opinion that is worthy
of respect. 1t is country for strong,
rugged, sensible men and not for
timid, babyish, unimaginative, un-
people.
This class should stay at home and
work around for others; but the man
who has a burning desire to be free.
and to own a home and
take part in the settlement and de-
velopment of new country, this is
the place to begin the struggle.
W. o,oo mot eono paorlo who came