The Wichita city eagle. [volume], July 09, 1874, Image 4

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GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
N .IIONAL, t.::ANl.i: ISfsIXIIss OHILI-Its
DrnttY W. Antv-, Miitt.r, VV.iiiiki.ii, Iuvvj.
'. II. KlIXt, -CC'J, (rtOlVttDHII, l. C.
kan-a.tati:ci:am.i:-oh-iu:::$.
M i: llLD'OV, .Matter. Jl-iplitun.
;. W. Tti.i.niN, M-o'y, .lacki-oinlllr.
II. It. Am.kl, 'lirSMiur, Mu i min Cltj.
John !vi, l..ui'r.r, Iiiiltpimltu.e.
VV . . Hav. , chapLiiu. l.mjioria.
J. ;. Oris, Male Apt nt. 'loptka.
KxicLt. l oiii I- II. Hlmiiaii.ii, .IackomilIr,
T li. MiAtu I.V., ;raliiiiT
W I". .'ori.Not., 'lupcka
rATiioNs tx M:r.wicK count v.
ot.wrr COVXCIII: Wichita,
H'.'"l:. II iKr.KM.EL, Mjf'.ir.
r.. A. I)ui:i.t Secrrtarj, Wichita
J. I.. ZlMStllPJA., -KCl.ll Dij.utj, K . i:.,
st.ljvii k l,il , Knuta.
'AilvniHV braiisc ' ' Icicle Tun neMp.
I . lAUr. Master.
It. Casip, . crrtary, J-exIgn jci. ,ity
'Mauf-rah Uranjri.." Mm.t--.cali l.imiship.
7. Mi Cli-m., M.itir.
J. y Si-amu.-, c- c'i , tli ar VV alir.
'ujmti- (.range- ' ol.io "luiniship.
):. N oiiduav, M--tii.
Ut fTjvi. Hull, -i-c'j , ohloCtuttr
"Haral Iniasc, ' ' Watn.n 1 ra ntlu ji.
.1. T. VV at-uv, Muetir.
1) O. Wilvjx, 'i-c'j., Waco 1'. u.
'Tr-alr!. lu:i Grange. " Waco Township.
1 l. ui:k, Manlir.
J. l! llstivvv, ic,j .Wichita.
Vallivraiisi'," Kt-ilii V.iuiu-hip.
V.It VVillum-, Jlsel.r.
Ion-. W'ai::, cc' , W kuita.
ilt'lii Ciiaiisi'," fail. 'liwniiii.
--. VV Uif-E, Ma'tir.
II. . I:.ii:l , ?:' , I'Jik Uti .
Tail. Craugi-," l'.nl 'Iv lMhip.
John I., iksiliiuan, Master.
C. .S. .imjii uus, Mc'., t-f.ljJWIrk
"Delano tlrarse," li.lano T.mmhip
II I.. .Luki-on, M.-tkr.
.luhn I)ll, Sicritarj, Diluuo,
'Oro Granf . ' ' N ar 1 -u -Mil'- I'nt
M A. Kali ii, Maiir.
J K KtLi'll, S-'y.f Wicluta.
ltix Mold Grans. "
lltc.ii KoiirsLii, Maelir.
Mollis IIll:-, ' ccriiaij .
Grant Granpr," Grant lmn-liii.
O. . .1 M.nu, MaMir.
II. I.. In.ttiNn, Mcn l.irj , W iiliita.
"Ilaiinuiij Grani-," I iii'iTiiin-liii.
G. W'. ti-iniml, MaMn,
W. N WiKHlmir, ." i-'y, .1-im-rtiiirgli
Altlcj Grangi-." Ni nr .laiiu-tl.iirs
Win l.oUII, Mantir.
Ji.lm K 11 , m c'y.
"Giiri;lc.ifGr.in;t" G.ium1fmn-lii.
h. . Cirli Ion, MaVir.
llios. V. 1'iiMuii, vi-i-rilarj, 1.1 I'a-o.
"Kill n Gransi;" W;ico'Ioii!ii)
II 1,. .IiIIr, Msslir.
W. II G'Jlpuli, -icntarj, Wk-hita
"Mounl Hoik Granji" Gnrliy 1 lul.l.
Amen M Huralnl, Master.
.1. II. llaiiilall, N i it tail, l.lilrlx-.
"llunie Gr.'iv" Wicluta 'linlii.
-inii.jii llaimjii, Mj-ur
K. II. k Herman, snilurj. Wichita.
foiriiiM .raiis " l'ajiic 'lnliii.
Gi-ii. II Wain-Ii-y, Maslir.
John M. Audi infill, MiuUrj, WiUiiU.
"W'iclc-Awali-Graiijre" Grant 'louushiit.
Giii. K Ajin, M tttir.
u J Hiillii-on, 'i-crit.uy, icluta.
"Uaiion Grange" l.inf'iln Town-hip.
I. . A anN.a, Masti r.
I.. U ticlle, !MCiitary, WiUilia.
"W'alulla Granr," Kigle Towii'hii.
II G Mnltli, Matrr.
T. I'.. Clirt", ' i n tary, iliTnick.
'Illinois Granr" Illinois Tow n-hiji.
M. I. Moi-iir, Masttr,
A. I.. J.liiin, Miulur), .lainohiirj:.
Tlra-aiit Hill Grange" !' lan-i Tuiim'-iii.
II.ii l .Maitin, Ma-tir,
U. I. Wiiht, ri.i-itar, Dilaim.
"toMskin Graiivf" Giim-Ip ruu:i-lili.
trunk Hah-, Mahtrr,
Mi-s McGiuan, "-ten taiy, t:iilintgi!
"M 1zi r -limits Graiigt'" Minni In "lot uliii.
tJHK W'thh, Matir,
t. I), fox, Mcritaij, iiliiinilm.
Tnion Granse," t.'nion 'Ionhii
II. K I:hodi, Maitir.
Horace Oirj'cntcr, ticritary, IJiinitaji.-.
I'm in1 Granpi ," raini-'louii-hiii.
.Imm. ol M a II , Mal IT.
.laiiici W iliion, icn larj , W ichita.
"Miiini.haGriiiBi-,"-Miiim lialimuMiiii.
I li.mii I'll iunt, -Majtir,
Gcorei-Ma.on, i.tiitary, Wichita.
Tli'ii-anl ii'iv Granpr," L'nion Tnhi
.) .-cotl, Ma-Iir.
J .1. t'.cckir, Sic'i , Dilano.
Meeting cf Masters of Oranges.
Klin ok K ag 1. 1:: I5y ote of the coun
ty council at it- l.i-l meeting I was ic-iiie-teil
to call a meeting of wasters of
subordinate grange-, 1'. of II. of Sedg
wick county.
Now, thercfoic, in accordance with
the above tc-olulioii, 1 hereby an
nounce that the -aid meeting will be
held at the city of Wichita on Satur
day, the 18th day of duly, at 10 o'clock
a. w.
It is under-toed that the object of
the meeting is tor the purpu-e of per
fecting the work of the grange- in the
county, and establishing a gi eater uni
formity of wot king.
It is urgently ieiue-lcd that all the
mater- be pie-ent at the meeting.
.). L. Z;mmi:ij:ian, Deputy.
The Hon. Kenry Bronaon.
Thi-gentleman ha- written along
letter to that excellent paper, the "i
flttstn'til J;c" of Chicago, in which,
under guire of ventillatiughi- opinion
on the currency question, he takes oc
casion to abuse the government gener
ally. Me heap-abu-c upon (he head
of eeibod who happen- to have a
little iiiouex ahead, and i:i -ttoug terms
denounce- even got eminent ollicial
from (.1 rant down to the foot of the
ladder.
Mr. Urou-on i- not compelled tolhe
in thi- "lil.it -ted country." and if the
law "do not -nit him there ate but two
remedie-. One i- to move out ol it;
the other is to wend matters. The
last can onh be done by persistent,
earne-t v. oik. Mr. Kron-ona-a mem
ber of tiie Kan-r.- Senate la-t winter
failed to di-tingtti-h him-elf even by
common industry in application to his
lcgi-lalie untie-, to say nothing ol
hard woik.
He rushe- into print abroad lo villi
fy a state which has given him a home
and an ollice, and in his writing- a
well as in his speeches proes himself
an a, a demagogue, and af.d-ilier.
Such bogus refoi meis do the cause
more harm than good 1 taking up position-that
arc untenable and theie.
by driving -cnsible men away and
biiuging ridicule upon the movement.
It is to be hoped that when the fool
killcr conies around this summer the
Senator will not be overlooked. 67c
kle and Sheaf.
A Hearty Appetite.
T.e careful what ou eat," say our
health adiscrs. This is till right
enough, lor the animal diet in warm
weather heat- the blood, tend- to head
ache, and i- genorallj unwholesome,
utile -paringl Used". On the other
hand, fte-h ogetables, berries, fruit
and bread are cooling, coireetive. and
what tiie p.ilale wo-t craes. Do not
be afraid to go without meat for a
month or -o. and, if ott like, live on a
purely vegetable icgimcn. You will
loe no wore strength than is common
to the time, and ou will not sutler
from prot i acted heat, a when dining
on the regulation roa-t. Main per-ons
regard a hearty de-ire for food as some
thing unregned. indelicate and to be
constantly di-eourage. lut that i- all
uonseuc. It is ju-t as nece-ary for
the wan w ho w ork only w illi hi- brain
to eat beef and mm ton. as for the wan
who labors solely with hi- hand-. The
stomach and the brain are twin, the
former being (he elder and having pri
or light to care. Let that be well pro
filed for. awl it will sti-taiu it- broth
er. The people who strive to chock a
wholesome and natural appetite are the
people who regard dinner merely a- a
I'ecd, and not the centre of an agreeable
social cu-tow, and as the domestic
event of the day. Wc are sorry for
them, as they must regard eating as
a prosaic duty obligatory on them be
cause they have a bias it! favor of liv
ing. YToall know that wcinu-t cat
to live; but by no means live to cat,
simply because we enjoy what wc cat.
AVc are not gourmand-because wc rel
ish, nor arc we invalids because wc
want strawberries. A good appetite
is a good thing, but not if it is to be
won ind bv urging or neglect.
Practical creniationists: The Mexi
can, witch burners.
Arkansas Valley Railroad.
Advaxci: GitANon. .Juno ISiSi.
Wiii:hi:as. As nn oiitcrpiNiii ami
intelligent iicoiil. it lmlmoM- ti- to
look do-fly alter ottr own inlcre.U,
and a, railroail coiiiiuiitiiratioti isone
of the greatest interests of an aiieiil
t tira I country it liecomo u- to ti'i-iuc.
I iy all jn-t anil honorable means in our
power, a raihoad connecting us willi
a coin-uiiiiii"; peuplc, and al-o with the
e:i board, by a moic iliicct route than
anv we have; and
Wiii:ki:as: Our prt-oni railroad
are entirely inadequate or iiuli.pocd
to Mipjily" our want- on leaonabli'
term'-, atid a they connect is with
produciti"; tate:. which, in connection
with exorbitant freight, renders it im
possible for us to s-hip our surplus
produce advantageously; and
'iii:i;i:as. Lumber is one of the
;reatet needs of Southern Kansas,aud
our present supply comes from forests
many bundled miles distant, while
there ate as rood pineiie- in Aikansa
whicb only need sonic menus of trans
portation to be brought here cheaper
than at jire-ent : therefore be it
liesulecil, That we need and must
have a railioad conuecliue; tts with the
southern Mate anil v. itlitlie seaboard,
and. as (he bottom of the Arfc:ma
valley oilers better and cheaper facili
ties than any other route, that we en
courage by all bono! able and just
weans the construction of a railroad
running from the Hocky mountains
down the Arkansas rirei" to connect
with navigation.
Jlc&olctd, That we de-ire, and rc-ijue-t
capitalist-, merchant-, mechanic;-,
farmers and all othe interested
to labor diligently for its accompli-h-ment.
and to publish their sentiwent
iu the paper of t lie valley.
L'csulrul. That it is the dntv of the
farmers to use (heir utmo-t endeavors
to secure this uiad at the carlie-t po
sible dav.
liesul'vcil. That the "Wichita. New
ton and JItttohi-on paper-bo furni-heil
with a copy of tlieic resolution-, with
a request to have them dubli-hcd.
Adopted. M. Uami, Secretary.
Children.
If I weieto choose among all gifts
and qualities that w Inch, on the whole,
wake- life pleasant, I should -elect the
love of children. Xo circumstance can
render this wot Id wholly a solitude to
one whn has this possession. It is a
freemasonry. Whet ever one goes there
aie the little brethren awl si-ter- of the
wystii: tie. No dhcivity of race or
tongue wakes much dill'erence. A
smile speaks the universal language.
It I value nnself on anything." said
the lonely Ha'w thoi no; "it is on having
a smile that children love." Theyaie
such prompt little being-, too; they
leqtiitoso little prelude. Hearts are
won in two minutes at that fr.ink pe
riod, and so long as you are true to
them they will be true'to jou. They
use no argument, no bribery. They
have a hearty appetite for gifts, no
doubt, but it'is not for these that they
line the giver. Take the wealth of the
wot Id nudhni-h it with eouiitci foiled
all'ection, I will win all the childten's
heal tsaway Irom j ou b empty-handed
love. The'goigceu- toys may daicle
them for an" hour: then their iii-lincls
revert to their natural fiiemls. In vis
iting a hosi-e whore there are children
I do not like to take them pro-ents ; it
is better to forego the giving than to
divide the welcome between yourself
and the gift. Let that follow alter you
ai e gone.
To love children i- to love childhood,
iiistinotholy. at whatever distance: the
hr-t impuU'c being one of attraction,
though it may be cheeked In latter di
covet ios. t'nlo your heart com
mands at least as long a tango as ottr
eve, it is not worth much. The clear
est saint in my calender never entered
a tailw ay-car that she did not look
round for a baby, which, when diseov
et etl, mu-t always be won at once into
her arm. I! it 'was dirty she would
haveboengl.id to bathe "it; if ill, to
lical it: it would not have seemed to
her anv tiling wotlhy the iiatne of love
to seek only tho-e'who weiu whole
some and clean. When I think of the
soif-devotion the hit wan heart cut con
tain of those saintly soul- that ate in
love with sorrow, and that vearn to
shelter all weakno and all grief it
in-pires an unspeakable confidence that
theie niti-t be an iu-tinct of parentage
bevnd this human lace, a heart of
heart-, cur cortlium. As we all crave
something to protect, so we long to
tool our-elves protected. We are all
infant bolote tiie Infinite, and a- 1
turned fiow the cottage window to the
rc-plendeitt sky it was eav to fancy
that mule embrace, that shadowy sym
bol of alliciion, expanding liont the
nariow lattice till it touched the star-,
gathering every created soul into the
anus of immortal love.
In Ancient Times.
In the wardrobe of an Hebrew lady
the most -plend'ul article of clothing
wa-the turban, for tho-e who could
all'ord it. The poor people had to be
sati-iied with w Hiding a piece of cloth
round their head- anil fixing it as well
as they could. The turbans were of
various color, and wound in different
vvav-; -owe of them were like a high
tower. Shoes and -lockings vveie un
known, but soles of leather vveie la
tcncil wi:h two latihcs. The ladies,
who curried luxury intoeverv depart
ment, and who are supposed, even in
the pre-ent dav . to be l.ir from indiffer
ent to a nice, neat boot, or to elegant
-lippor-. had their shoe, or rather au-tlal-,
and their latches, wade ol col
ored leather: datk blue, violet and
purple were favorite color-. The uu-Ule-
vveie decorated with bracelets of
gold or dainty silver chain- and ring-,
wilhtinv -tlvcr bells. Hair-nets and
head-band- w ei e in great rcqite-t. The
latter were wade of gold or -tlvcr, and
worn under the not. extending from
one ear to the other. Lairing- were
much thought of; wo ate told of some
that weighed a thou-and and seven
hundred shekel of gold, and were so
huge that a wan could easily put his
hand thiough them. Some of the wo
men wore -ovoral ling- with little
boll attached to them. They wete
generally made of horn or silver. l?ut
the mo-i popular ring wa- the no-e-rtug.
The lei t uo-!iil wa-pierced for
the purpo-e, and a ring made of ivory
or metal wa- put through it. Brace
lets were favorite ornaments, and were
generiallv worn on the right arm. Some
of them w ere exceedingly large, -o that
thev reached up to the elbow. King
on "the finger were worn: chain- of
line gold, or -ttings of peatl- with lit
tle silver balls or small tinkling bolls
worn lonnd the neck. It wa- cti-totu-arv
toatlachornauientsto thee ol ains,
either with no meaning, a- the crosses
which our ladies wear, or to serve as
amulet-: such were round tire- like
the moon, small scent bottle-, orna
ments in the -h.tpe of seipenl-, and
little gold or silver plates on which
wore written word- -uppo-ed to be
pos"s-ed of magical pow or.
Veils. !
Alas for v oils ! From the tiny infant
in the nurse's arms to the ancient wid
ow in her weed, the whole sex is
veiled. Veils answer many purposes.'
They conceal defect-, they heighted
beauty, they cover grief, and so w e -ee
a whole race of women of every age,
style and condition, laying foundation
for disease of the eye, thiough an al
most needles fa-hion. Those blinders
ate of every conceivable -tvle, front
white dot on the child to Lngli-h crape
ou its grandmother. The best occtt
lists give tc-tinioityagaint this whole
sale wearing of veils, and we think
they should wake protest agaiu-t it,
even at the ri-k of injury to their call
ing. At least let the mothers of to-dav
look to it that they will be held le
sponsible, in another generation, for
suHoring their little one- to go veiled,
as the matrons of the past generation
were for allowing tight lacing and all
the evils which that distressing prac
tice entailed. ,
To disperse freckles, take one ounce ;
of lemon juice and a quarter of a ,
drachm of sugar: mix and let them,
stand for a few days in a glass bottle
till the liquor is fit" for uc: then apply '
it to the hands and face occasionally. '
Mr. W. II. IJossington, the talented
editor of the Topeka Commonicealtli,
was lately married to Miss Mary Ilol-f
liday, of "that city. " I
'SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
The laud of uracil meadow?, clear
Cimarron and their iiuwlrcus ot tri
butaries. Iti-acountry lOOmilcs north
I and couth by 1.00 cast sind west. Ueing
' but recently" opened to settlements to
the ire-enitor and homesteader, the
-ettlement of a portion of it. especially
of Sedgwick. Harvey. Ilcno, Harbour,
, Sumner. Cowley ami l.utlcr counties
I hai been w ouderfully rapid. To this
country thousands of longing eyes are
1 turned", not only from the older states,
but from 'omi portions ot Europe.
I These people who contemplate coming
to the wc-t, and to this, the choicest
portion ol it. arc anxious to know
' more of the particulars, more of the
striking characteristics ol the great
I rhcr, its tributaries, and valleys, that
have for decades pa-t been set down
' by the geographer and writer as unin
habitable. To newspapers of this al
' Icy, and to the letter- of friends alone,
I can the-e people, who desire to come
' anion"; us. look "for information. To
this end is thi- :.rticlc compiled.
It is a fact well known to the gov
ernment, as to all ob-erving we-lern
men. that the really valuable lands be
longing to the general government arc
now limited and thai the remaining
lands aiu rapidly being traiisfericd to
private hands the homesteader, pre
emptor and settler of the wc-t. Out
side of the Indian territory there re
mains but a limited supply of really
good agricultural lauds in all the west,
the ehoicc-t of which, for climate, soil,
and health, are to be found in the great
valley of the Arkau-as, in the counties
named above.
thi: akkaxsas i:ivi:k
is little less than 2,000 wiles in length,
being one of the longest and swiltest
running streams upon the continent.
Hising in Colorado territory, longitude
one hundred and sj.- and one-half degree-we-t
of Cieciiwich, and latitude
Ihirtv-nine and one-half degrees north.
teeeiVing its water from rivulets and
springs that are fed by the welting of
tne eternal snows of the snowy range
which loai-s il rugged, lofty and snow
crowned peaks 1.10 wiles west of and
8.000 feet above the base of the Kocky
mountain, it flows completely arouuil
the south peak, surges and spaikles at
the ba-e of Mount Lincoln and rti-hcs
out through a canyon in l'ike's l'eak
range into the valley of etern Colora
do and on ea-tvvard. It enters Kanas
seventy-live wiles north of the south
line of "the state, runs due cast 1 10 miles,
diverges seventy-live wiles northeast,
then angles to the Southeast, forming
what is known as the Great Demi,
thence a little south of cast through
Kansas, the Indian territory and the
-tale of Arkansa-, emptying into the
Mississippi midway between Memphis
and Vicksbtug. The Arkansas is a
broad and shallow stream, with many
islands, low but well defined banks,
varj ing from four to ten feet in height.
The most remarkable features arc that
although iliaiuiug a country, before
reaching Kaiisa. larger than all New
''ughttid, and although it carries the
melting' snows in June. July and Au
gust of many thousand square mile, it
never overflows its batik, hut its wa
ters are curiously kept within the bed
of the stieam, working a great benefit
to the soil of the valley for miles upon
each side. The fact i he bed of the
sticaut throughout it source in Ivau--a-
is cowpo-od of" sand and gravel, as
a!o the subsoil of the adjacent lands.
The superabundant water spreads it--clf
through his sub-oil, instead of
overflowing the country, as would be
the case if the subsoil of the wide val
leys was clay. So completely does the
porn subsoil drink up this water that
ino-1 of the year it is easily fordablc
with team-, and there has been times
when, in 1 lie western portion of the
-tato, the river bod would go dry. al
though water could be obtained "three
or four inches below the surface, where
in reality the river wa (lowing in the
gravel. "The liver at ichita is about
1..000 feet wide at Ilutchiu-ou, foity
mile-lnrthor up, it is 1,000 feet wide.
Tin: vamxy axi son..
The liche-t and ino-t de-irablc por
tion of the valley lies between the
(itatlicud and the point where the
river entets in the Indian territory, in
which area are the counties ol lfeno,
Harvey. Sedgwick, Sumner. Cowley
and liiitlcr. To describe perfectly the
land-, -(ream, towns and productions
of the-e conntie would icqtiiicamorc
facile and fotcible pen than we wield.
The villey proper or bottom is ftoni
ten to twenty mile in width. The
higher laud upon either -ide are a kind
of second bottom, or low rolling prai
iie, with ju-t enough undulation or
-well to carry oil" the extra rain fall-.
The -oil of the valley proper, which i
alo marked by gentle swell, is chief
ly a sandy loam, wade up of such min
eral elements as have been wa-hed
from the Koc-kv mountains bythcattii
I ion of ago-. It i- a marked feature of
tlii- soil that it contains a much larger
pioportion ot mineral matter than the
praii ie soils of Illinois and Iowa, which
are chicflv vegetable mould. For thi
rea-ou our valley will improve bv cul
tivation. To tho-e accustomed to a
murky soil, there appears to be in
places in thi-valley too much sand, but
the expel ieuec of our farmer isdircct
ly the oppo-ite. IJead what the editor
ot the American Agriculturist, who v i--ited
thi- valley in April of thi year,
ha- to -r,v :
"The s'oil is a deep black loam, rest
ing on a lighter colored ubsoil con--i-ting
of loam, clay and gravel, both
soil and subsoil being so porus that
surface water readily pa-ses through
them, and in i.o case i there any dilli
cultv experienced in ciossing with
hor-c and wagons or stock, any water
coures orbedsof stieaw. Teams may
bo driven across sittings or creek bot
toms learloslv. without danger of mir
ing. This porosity of the soil, while
it render it capable of being plowed or
worked immediately after the heaviest
rain, at the same .iwc keeps is con
stantly moit from evaporation below,
and protect it from drouth. Within
six hours of the cessation of a rain in
which I judge at lcat three inches of
water fell. 1 aw farmers breaking sod
and cultivating the young corn. The
crop of corn, bats, rye, pVing and fall
wheat, potatoes and garden vegetable,
which I aw grow ing. both on new and
old breakings, in arious localities in
the valley, are equal to any that 1 have
ever seen cl-cwherc, during many
v cars' experience. I know of no part
of the country, po esing a more at
tractive soil for the farmer than thi.'
STOC1C.
This is the natural home for cattle.
Front early ptiug until the middle of
October or the first of November the
herd- of farmer's and -lock raiser's
wander lei-uroly through the green
nutricion gi-a-se that brush their
-ides in open meadows that are bound
less, growing fat and producing titoir
kind. The abundant gra e-. pure wa
ters and warm climate render this por
tion of Kana the finest stock country
probablv in the known world. The
corn crop i safe before the rains cease,
and alter that time the gra.
upon the ground and wakes a
S CtlrO- I
natural
.':.:..,
Itav. retaining much of its nutritious
, , V;", i
qualitie-. which serve as a
i.l iviiitP!-'
ia.i ou iui -lulls, i ui; jiiu .lull i. niici .
Inn..,,,. ,i-wi, ,.. nf .he Aii-o:,r;
".... .-n,.l. 'PI... 4..ll ....
streams, fe. tile soil, healthful climate, "''. " ' ! " ;"""
and almost continual sunshine, South- all kind, ot I ".e- :,o iv tit such
.western Kansas properly speaking, s tomshing ra .id tj a, lo '
, conststs of about fifteen counticsvliotc "1't.v of easier men. ,o doubt
' territorvis watered and drained by the , dense forests wot 1 ha e ge era os
1 ,.i-.,.,c. - ii..P .mil its iiilnit.iiips i since covered these rich lolling piai-
j aw nee. .Miiiiescan, .uruiuui; i.uuai..
are marked bv the prevalence of cold ? prpcttro a m ch argcr tracl in
rains a,i chilling .-tonus so trving to 1 w""1' '? ca .'" ,,I'e, ?Z! Vh
-took, here are marked bv lrv and lV-v of his arrival hither. in a -J hort
bracing weather. Occasional storms, time may have abetter improiw 1 .arm
in w hich light, drv sow is drifted and than he before po-ses-ed. w ith the cx
wroathcd".rpoii the surface, occtir.dur- powliture of but a small portion of his
ing which the farmer will feel called cf,- 'hc "J?ce he waj saftlj,
upon to shelter and feed his stock. I fu "' aml prolifibly mvc-t in stock.
Thtfthiscountrvis speciallv adapted "! hc ? or stock farmer nia here
.-..-i. 0...1 C.i-.,L:.. :....:' i liiicl extensive pasture available the
tJt -7VV M"l ;V.--4 ls7l 411 VCIMUIIV,- 1
thkks. j
Forct and fruit trees grow with
surprising rapid! tv in this valley. Thc
lack of timber, Willi our herd law. is
bat little felt, but even that want will
tion with grain growing, awl must un- year round, with abundant water at
doubtcdlv -ooi become a great source 1 ham", always and everywhere, with no
of supph-of beef and mutton to the "ec1 fee1 'i.tock except during
eastern markets. Thousand of tons' few week m which the nsnallj
of Iiav can be had for the cutting at a ' s.aort winter prevails; m tact, he here
cost of 75 to So cents per ton. which ; "!V thc abundant grasses of the nor h
can be used for making 'sheds for cat- with the ccmal climate of thc south
tie for shelter during our short winter conjoined for his advantage,
of two or three month. Fortunes arc ! , In conclusion we will unhesitatingly
being mado and will be made in thei'clarc that in the course of our life,
v-:7. .(,.!. :.. .I.: .-..u,..- ' and through extensive travel, cmbrac-
be renioed in a few year?. All that is
ncccs-sitrv is to keep down the prairio
"' ,no 1.'""." a ' "' V." ulv. C?X.ZZ. .' ..
.. ., - ... .i... i .. ....i
it is much cheaper, belter and quicker
to build jtp homes and wake farms
liero. than it was for our forefathers
cast and north, who were compelled to
first remove licavv lorests trow me
ground-. For fencing the Osage Orange
IS
is a hedge will in time be the univer
sal fence. Cheap, sure, and clhcient as
a fence, a wind break for stoek and a
relief to the eye, most of our farmers
arc already growing such fences, not
withstanding the "herd law" which
compels every wan to take care of his
own stock.
WATKK.
It has been widely supposed that
central and western, if not eastern
Kansas suffered from a dry climate
Like many other idea relatirc to the
western parts of the great Missouri
Vallev, we need hardly say, this, so far
as the eastern and central parts of the
state are concerned, is exploded. If
springs and water-courses in whose
channels aquatic plants, needing for
their existence constant moisture; if
frequently-occurring streams; if rains
frequently occurring and copiously de
scending: if all the-e arc proofs, then
there is abundant testimony that all
through the vallev there i ample rain
fall. In fact, after all that ha been
writcn of the Aikansas river, it is
almost superfluous to say that the wa
ter of this valley region is abundant
and pure. It is without doubt the best
wateied portion of Kansas. On the
bottoms "drive wells" or tube wells
arc universally used. They consist of
a tube of galvaiiicd iron, with a steel
point, the lower end of the tube hav
ing holes on the sides, around which is
wrapped a piece of wire gauze for a
strainer, this pipe is driven into the
ground, through a hole in the kitchen
lloor if desired, or wherever indication
dictates, and water is reached at a
depth of from six to fifteen feet. A
pump is placed upon the pipe and in
an hour's time a boundless supply of
pure, cold, healthy water is obtained.
HKAI.TIirLTI.Xi:faS.
Here is a county in which malaria
finds no conditions favorable to its ex
istence. Stagnant water is not to be
found cither on or beneath the surface.
The air. too, is in constant motion ; a
fresh breeze constantly fans the cheek
and bring health to" the lung, in
such an atmosphcic as here exists, the
system is invigorated, and labor is
neither irksome nor fatiguing. These
constant breezes also ailord unlimited
and valuable power for windmills of
every description or for all purposes.
CLIMATE.
Here is a climate which exactly meets
the requirements of the agricuiturast,
whether he be larmer, orchanlist,
stockman or shepherd. In early spring,
when the soil i- freed irom the slender
grasp of what little lrost it is subject
to during the short winter, it is in ad
mirable condition for plowing and
preparation for crop. Then comes a
cason of rains and showers, which
lasts into July, when only occasional
showers occur to interfere with har
vesting operations.
COAL, ROCIC A XI) CLAY.
There is no longer any uncertainly
as to the discovery of coal in this val
ley. It has been found in several places,
and there is not the least doubt that it
will be developed in such quantities as
to supply fuel at very low rate. A
test is being made at" "Wichita with a
drill for coal. One small vein has been
passed through at a depth of forty or
fifty feet. The present supply is'fur
uisiicd by the railroad at from twenty
live to thirty-live cents per bushel.
Hock is not so abundant as to be troub
lesome, as in some place in eastern
Kana-, but it is found in quantities
suflieient for building purposes. Clay,
suitable for brick waking, is abundant,
and the bc.-t quality of sand being
even where accesable, there is no lack
of excellent building material.
GXTSUM.
Should constant .cultivation ever de
velop the fact in this valley, which is
apparent in all other countries in the
world, thai fertilizers must first or last
be applied to all land which are not
subject to overflow, if farms are to be
kept up to their original state of pro
ductiveness, have u never failing sup
ply in the vast gvpuw boils which iu-ter-ect
the valley in this and adjoining
counties. It i tinsurpas-ed in quality
and ine.xhaustable in amount. When
broken to pieces and ground in a will
it become- the ''land plaster" of com
merce, which sell for ten dollats a ton
in ea-tcrn cities.
tovtxs.
That portion of the valley of which
wo have been wore particularly speak
ing an area of lilty by one hundred
wiles boasts of niany tine and flour
ishing town-, where mechanics or
tradesmen way find splendid locations,
and where all way find churches, school
houses, printing presses ami refined
awl intelligent society. We way men
tion Hutchinson, the county seat of
lieno countv : Xevvtoit. the county seat
of II:irvcy;V"iehita. the county seat of
Sedgwick ; Wellington,! he county seat
of Sumner; Lldorailo.the county seat of
Itutler: and Windfield, the county seat
of Cowlcv, beides Arkansas Citv, Ox
foid, Iiollc Plain. LI Iao, Caldwell,
Sedgwick City, Medicine Lodge awl
many other, all of them growing and
doing an active business.
Such is the superficial character of
the Arkansas valley in the central parts
ol the state, and tiie valleys of its east
ern tributaries. In conjunction with
this favorable surface, is the richest
soil, susceptible of the easiest cultiva
tion ; abundant flowing water from
springs and streams; the sweetest fla
vored and most wholesome water in
well in permanent supply at an aver
age depth of fifteen to twenty feet be
low the surface: a pure, bracing air,
entirely free from miasma or other un
healthy influences, with a climate pe
culiarly favorable for agricultural op
eration. All these considerable advantage
combine to wake this beautiful and
fertile valley and these gently-swelling
nlopes, especially attractive. The
young fanner seeking a home, who
ita few means beyond his own indus
try and strong arms and willing hands
wherewith, to carve it out, may here
find a free homestead on United States
lands, or purchase at low price, on
remarkable easy terms of pavment and
with a liberal" discount for improve
ments, from the railrod company. Very
often he way thus purchase at relative
ly cheaper" prices than by taking a
practically free gift from the govern
ment of a" tract of land for hi- farm.
The parents of children who desire to
establish them in homes of their own.
or to re-establish their own or their
children's health failing, in less favor
ed regions, way here exactly suit their
needs. Here they will find associations
and convenience"- equal to tho'e they
desire to leave: schools as good, an al
ready comnarativclv well-settled coun-
I .... ;,-!tl. nnrAnhln lli.tirlilirtrC !1111 ill
1 ;,n-s.i ,v ..v..r... , -
'ai,.v sections considerable towns and
nubfic improvements along side of
cheap and rich land. The well-to-do
fanner here, instead of his present
,, . t,. it. r.
well-improved but small ea-tcrn farm.
, .- ( -
' ing almost thc entire wet, we have
seen no country o inviting nor onej
that offer so great inducements with 1
fewer objectious to settlement than thi
great vallev of the Arkansas and in
saying this" the whole story is told.
HARDWARE.
CHICAGO HARDWARE STORE
CEO. SCnLICHTKK. W. D. RUSSELL.
SHL1C1ITER & RUSSELL,
i1
Dealers iu
HLAJEv?v'D'V7-AJE?E3,
STOVES,
CIIAIITEK OAK STOVES,
SUPERIOR SVOVES,
IMPROVED AMRICAN STOVES.
EJA large Tin iliop attached to Hie IUnluare
Store-.
TINWARE MADE TO ORDER.
Job Wort done Xeatly and ut iht Louut Fiyurt.
Kalis, Horse Shoes, Ior-e Xuili, anil all Vinit
of IliuMini: Material constantly on hand. '
AVE DEAL ON T1IK SQUARE AND SELL
AT THE BOTTOM FIGURE.
ricaaegue us a call t,ifoie buying eliew litre.
"jNTO. 29 "aVCUsT ST.,
Blake's Old Stand,
WICHITA,
ai-tr
KANSAS.
OLD RELIABLE
St. Louis Hardware Store.
"HIOTJO-KI Sc "BIRO.,
W hole 3ile ami Itetatl Dealer in
H jl -R, ID "W Jl. -R, IE ,
IRON,
GLASS,
CUTLERY,
AMMUNITION,
Agricultural Implements,
CHAMPION REAPERS MOWERS,
JOIIX DEER, MOI.INK AND IlOCKror.D
SKINNER PLOWS,
WHICH WE SELL AT FACTORY miCES,
!' gs- A-j$
STOVES,
TINWARE.
PUMPS", ETC.
NO. 34 MAIN STREET,
WICHITA,
u-tr
KANSAS
CROCERIES.
W. A. THOMAS & CO.,
Wholesale 4 Uetalt Dulr in
r', .
C3-.R jaE "RI E S !
r-.Mimn
'-Irfpp, -
'. vi-vF; i .-j iV -. 0
TEXAS SUPPLY STORE!!
OCCIDENTAL BLOCK; WICHITA, KANSAS.
East and West Grocery Store.
Main Street, Near Douglas Avenue.
.J- "MI. .AJLtLEIfcT,
Dealer in
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Am. mt; thc many article to he lutiml at tlii-f es
tablishment are
FLOUR,
COFFEE,
SUGAR,
TEA,
FEED,
SYRUPi,
SPICES,
SALT,
RICE, CROCKERY,
DRIED FRUITS,
ROPE, ETC.,
Canned Goods. Foreign and Doinctic
Fruits' a Speciality.
Ki'irybotly Oejlt with on th square an J gt
M.lit at bottom irices. M-tf
TRICKEY BROS. & CO.,
Dealrrs in l'rh
FAMILY GROCERIES"
PROVISIONS,
FRUITS, '
FLOUR and
FEED.
V I C II I T A , K A XSAS
E?-Corntr of Ualn St. mi Docjln AT.-C3
Ut-U
D. A. McCANLESS,
WEST WICHITA, - - - - KANSAS.
CRT GOODS, GrXCSES. TfjnTARL
Keeps ea rnn.I areEeri!.msistof Us-W?e
aiCTdrO"l..kie!ib' will mII u Wlctjla jri.
Alt tlod. ot Country rro-Jaee Uaea ia rxcinj-e.
Hour it wholesale, tare bndrr tall ncl rt cuj
Ire-.. 1. A. McCAM.fc.sjs,
li .1 w icj.ua, rvaaa
EMPORIA WATER MILLS.
Eicporla. ......... is
FXOCK t WhoUsaJ sad Etil.
Xo. U Mala Street, mmxltt JTrsl Xalil Hast.
IwiCHTTA, XZAJ&SJL.S.
'3I-tf TEEMS CASH.
CROCERIES.
DIAMOND FRONT I
25 lyTATTT STBET.
BLACK & CORBETT,
Wholesale aa.l ttetai! Dealers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
and everything pertaining to the
GEOCEEY LIKE.
Flour and Salt by thc load a speciality.
Fairbanks Scales in front of the store.
E-A-G-XjIE block.
CALDWELL & TITSWORTH,
Dealers la
QBOCEBXES AND QUZSNSWABE,
FLOUR, GLASSWARE,
MEAL, STONEWARE,
PORK, TABLE CUTLERY,
BACON, SILVERWARE,
LARD, CHANDELIERS,
FISH, LAMPS,
BUTTER, CHINA AV'ARE,
EGGS, FLOWERPOTS,
VEGETABLES, SEINE TWLNE,
CIGARS AS J) TOBACCO.
Farmers' Produce Bought and Sold!
GeeJi aiHnrti in thi city. 17-tf
AI.BKRT iitn.
raTXU OI-TTO.
HESS & C3-"ETTO,
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
93 Ma'n Street, Wichita, Kansas.
l-ly
G.P.WATSON&-.CO
33 "MLAJIN" STrEKEr.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS!
Couutry Produce taken at the "ii;jhet
market rates.
SrcaAr,rrY-FsciTADSKDB.
'tt - tr
LUMBER.
CHARLES F. PIERCE & CO.,
Wholesale a&il Retail Dealers, la
LUMBER!
Tfce Urjrest asaortmeot oX the test smites of
CHICAGO LUMBER, kiln dried,
To Ufcvui in tXi lUti.
We alw aeej' aa nrmciix stcok of
CXiJZ-BID SASH!
Ar.l a complete assortment of
Best Flashed and Sezsezcd Seers!
AIsj BuiKing Paper, Lims. Hiir and Cranl
YAKDS AT
WICHITA,
emporia. florence, newton.
3Ca.:n-s.a.;-
CIIAS.r.l'IEUCU T.JIOKKIsON CK.HKANK
T-lr
SHELLABARGER k OLIVER
(Sacteasors b Shtllilirger k Liidigh)
Whuletale auj It. tall Dealers in
LUMBER!
DOORS AND SASH!
VSTOjlke and yard, South side JJoug-
las ni'ciit", near Depot.
11-1
CONTRACTORS.
F. C. MARTSOLF,
CONTRACTOR & "UIhTJER.
WICHITA,
Mr
KANSAS.
SCHWEITZER k DAVIDSON,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS!
I) tier lo
LUMBER,
SHINGLES,
SASH,
DOORS and
BLINDS,
"MLAJEKBT STBEBT
WICHITA, KANSAS.
i-ir
MILLIS& STEM,
C02IT2ACT0SS AND 2UIL2SB3!
Wbsltssle aa-I Il.Ull rea!ert fa
BUILDING MATERIAL
WICHITA, KANSAS.
it-it
FURNITURE.
H:. 20LTE
MasnXacarer of a4 aUr Is atl kiAs of
Ptrkr, Ousler, IhriDiaf xii IHeJiec
FURNITURE.
A Full Line of Undertaker's Good:.
L'lHlerUiltsi; das s start ' ao4 It tt Bl
HATTKESiESt CAKIITrs, CUirTAl.N'i, Etc
WICHITA, KANSAS-
J. 7; MCMILLITS. K- C. BCSSKLI-
J.T.MCMILLEN&CO.
iHaters Is iU Mails cl
F-TJ-R, 2STT If IT E, B,
I Carpetf, Window Shade-,
Mattrauei, etc.,
"KL 3. MiH iTUR; WiCHU LUSA1
RAILR9ABS.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
RAILROAD!
Completed from ATCHISON to GRA
NADA, Colorado.
EASTWABD!
Cloi-o connection to CHICAGO. ST.
LOUIS.CINC1NNATI, LOUISVILLE,
and nil SOUTHERN mid EASTE11N
CITIES.
WESTWARD!
The Direct Line to CARBONDALE,
OSAGE CITY. NEWTON. WICHITA.
EMPOBIA. HUTCHINSON, GREAT
BEND, DODGE CITY, and connect
itijr nt GRANADA with BARLOW,
SANDERSON & CO.'S STAGES for
Pukui.o, Las Animas, Tkimmau,
Las Vkoas. Santa Fb. irrc.
L A IT D S!
:?.000,000 ACRI"S in the lluct por
tion in KANSAS for saloon TA.Y. EN
YEARS CREDIT. 7 tier cent. Interest,
with Low Rates, and Liberal Reduc
tion to Settlers.
CONNECTIONS.
At KmimrU with M K T I: K. f.ir ttumtsMt,
I'arx.n. A tuiLi, DeDl.ua ami all sjlnt in'le
At Wichita. ith SHUithwe.lern Mile nivi life
Line for lWlle ll.iin, lal.lnell, Arlanu. City,
'IlirirT Creek.. Lliejenn.. .VjeLev, VV UhtMAKru
cy ami Kart s.111.
At tlraiuiU. Lnlnrnl.t. vrith Rarlnvr A hamler
oii" staar Hoi., for PiieMn, 1 rim J.l, Vt ell,
I J Vega, r urt l oion, lhn.iiernie, santat e,4te
STEAMSHIP TICKETS.
AmucementsliaVr been rustle fir the sale ol
Meuiiuhir. tlele: al liel lutes, 'to iw I now
ALL rOlNt" 1.1 hi tlOt-K, I JkHD ritUM 4LI. ritit
uKai.i. Knuiries hoilhl he .!.lrT'l lo t
II. -schml.lt. liernun Afrnt, A T A ,- r' II It .
Tviiela, Kansas.
a t: tw7.ai.in, ;ko ii .Ntrrrt.KTox,
LamHonmiUaioiur miellntenilent
NURSERIES.
AXI
ORNAMENTAL TREES
Taylor's Commercial Nurseries
C. H. TAYLOR, Proprietor.
1 not rioting out a .rwriis l.lnr., hut l
ofT. riair at lowest rate? t. the sprluir tratle ot K3
the lnr;e.t general nursery stork. eer ullret III
this state I oflereelaI in.lueeiitents on apj.le.
(war, ehrrry, )"ue h, .lum, Uinre, rrapr sines
small Iruita ami evergreens. My stoek U all home
promt, of the het rtern sarl'tles. nmt fnnot
fall t.r.le entire satisfaction 1 ! not sell tie
antples. Inn cheerfully refer t my numerous
customers thrMiijhMiil lh slate her sTri.Hlnir z
rhanls an.t fruit ttrouuila ftunt.h a fair lenreseu
tatinn of my nursery I shall a.lhereloniy foimer
naetice of seiittinir out nothing but drl rlass
sIik1!., ami jtuurauly reasouatiU sattsfaiilhiu tin
ever nn!T fllle.t from my nurseries when fur
nl.hr.l by u .Inly auihorue.1 arent l.ire..m.
ence soliclte.1 au.l eataloguea lurnlshe.I
('. II. TAYLOR.
C-uii Ick Ihu C, Lanrenee, Kan
BUELINCJAIIE NUESESY.
I take this nie.ttis t liifiirm my el.t ialrui.s ami
friemla of Outral, .southern ami -.uulhneslern
lvan.as that vtr ale still on I he "war path" ait
are .reiaie. U furnish any ami rrery Ittlnst In
uur tine as cheap as the cheaiest ur st.eli Is
KANSAS GROWN,
An.t warrante.1 as r'l as Is In the Inatket 1
hare recently boiiuliloitt
TWO Nl'KSi:itll"S,
fn the vicinity of Topeka,
Which aitj much to my facilities la making up
rarletles. Our
HEDGE PLANTS
Are arkno-isle.ljrril lo I.e the best In th- .tate
l II .Newton. J . .Vtl-.lt. Jslurs tsamlers
ami J I, Isra, icrneral eautastlnic aenls for
Soiilhwestrrn Kanas
Kh r.lthMrv Ihe him.lie.ls who dare U.mlil
of us In Me.lgwIcL an.t atoluii; counties
D. I:. KILIfOUKN, Proti
Jyi-lf
COAL.
j-ojbust "E3"x:to"it,
lr!.r In
LIME
jSXTXJlDJOSrG- ST03rE
PIsASTiJR PARIS,
CEMENT AND HAIR
Sll'l
Osage Shaft and Fort Scott Red
C O .A. L
Oft !CK-j8sih-.S' 1JIm tiisa., .1.
J. K.YTO.V,
1874. 187i.
SMITH & PITTEMGER,
X-Ui. ts
Lime, Plaster, Plastering Hair,
Cement, Stone U Coal.
We s-srs3sc to C-0VT2AtfIf7lt JlKAL-sMt
HVU.UZKI, rAHuKK M4 BKA."('.tU I :t
Itasler. Kastsrlss: HsJr Owsh it 4 ' J
at kvlVAajrrUss. swt f w file trie sf .sjrs
) i Lifjt Sisci : Etti !
jlJ l.4etfcsts'--"-t ytrUtt Wf as; a
Utit lots , .
OrtlCt. tn VOZCLA VK .MxrVtrVT at
sisif-sAi:cu.uirtii?w. MXU.. torn1 k
v1lu- raoxt i?xi, - t.. ' -
Ol.e at call Ufur Vtit liwli'll
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