The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-08-05

900 people will be in the village on
that day. 1t will be another event
in the history of the little city. Dig
nitaries and men of high places have
worshiped there and have become
votaries of that hallowed ground.
Imperishably, John Brown engraved
his name upon those stately hills
and fertile valleys.
1t was one of the places where
free Kansas-baok in its cocoon
days-was cradeled.
When you go to Osawatomie there
will be three things that you will
want to see-John Browns lookout,
Fred Browns grave and the Osa-
watomie monument which marks it;
and John Browns cabin on the
Adalr farm. The dedicatory exer.
cises will be held where the battle
was fought.
The other night group of news
paper men, who were with Senator
Long on his speaking tour in thai
district, saw the three places by au
tomobile. AS one swings from Pa
ola, over the beautiful roads,
through valleys and by meadows
ae ked with "nigger heads" but
terfly weed, early goldenred, wild
verbenas, sunhowers, burning rod.
and the other thousand odd bright
flowers which maatle with the
grass the hills of that famous scene,
a big tall hill will claim your at
tention. 1t rises gradually, slopine
on three sides, and on the fourth
breaks away into ridge, the back
bone of which terminates at the
summit of another hill a quarter OF
a mile away. This is John Brown 5
lookout. Itreceived its name from
the fact that John Brown and his
men used 1t as a point of vantage
from which TO spy out newcomers
whether friend or foe.
From It's summit the old hero
would sweep the distances with a
/ field glass by which aid ne could see
1 practically to the Missouri line. II
you are wise you will take a gIas:
with you, climb the hill and survey
the distances about. 1t will reward
you. When Brown or his men saw
some one approach across the
fields, which then were virgin end
untitled, he would call upon the
men and wonen to stand guard
yes, women.
They would all arm themselves s.
said Sam Shiveley ef Paola, delvel
luto Brown lore, and a maa worti
;, knowing and meeting if yoa are for
tunate enough to have that haPper
to yeu. Gwen the women weulc
arm themselves. And they woulc
60 to every ford, whether it was day
or night, and there stand guard auc
learn what the newcomer meant
And these woman could shoot-ant
would shoot. They could see the
white cover of prairie schooael
for miles away or the moving fgsre'
OF men on horseback. Their watch
was always vlgilant, and the cali tC
arms, even though only for precas
Nonary measures, brought them all
forth TO the fords of the creeks
men and women alike, and all were
armed"
The party was at the hill just as
the white lights were fading into
gray lights. The sky was clear and
the winds were still. The peak
doomed up msjestically above the
prairie at Its feet. 1t is blanketed
from foot to summit with blue grass.
Flowers adorn its sides and crest.
1t looked inviting and peaceful
but when one recalled its history,
there was something serenely grim
about the old hill, something that
suggested fortresses, embattled tow
ers and all that sort of thing. A vel
low dirt road winds like a ribbon
| up its beck; but its face-whicA
looks over toward the Missouri line
out of which fighting men came in