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borrow money to go East, had no resources of his own there, and part of the money he has collected has gone to buy a piano, which he writes he has got for his daughter. He sent a number of prospectuses here for a newspaper to be published here, called "The Osawatomie Times." It states that such a paper will be issued here, the 1st No. some time in March. I should greatly like to have a paper printed here, of course, especially as it might personally advantage me by giving me employment occasionally. But there are more papers in Kansas now than can be supported, and why another starveling? Beside, probably to induce the publishers to locate here, the most extravagant and false statements are made. For instance the man paper torn that carries the mail back and forth from Westport here goes generally in a two-horse buggy, sometimes, in bad roads, on horseback. This is magnified into "Two excellent lines of stages!! The Osage river (the Marais de Cygnes (from Meridezine) branch) flows past us. Most of the time every here and there you can cross it dry shod. No one but the wildest speculator, with brain half turned, would dream of this as a navigable river. And yet according to the prospectus, there is water communication at high water, between here and St. Louis! One of the two clergymen here a Missionary of Antislavery Miss. Ass. in N.Y. came to me the other day wishing me to write to expose such mendacity in the N.Y. Tribune. I declined for reasons; perhaps he will do it. This same minister signed a recommendation to Eastern churches last fall for Brown (it is hard to refuse, for he passes here as a leading professor and gospel supporter) but of course greatly regrets it. This is a beautiful country, the soil is generous to him who tills it, and if, as we hope, our acclimation is over, it is a good place to live in, with some rare advantages, some disadvantage; and the truth is good enough to tell of us. - I think some of trying to get a school this summer, if they start any. Perhaps we will not be strong enough for schools till next winter. With love to all John