From Dakota

Tue folio wing letter to Mr. Frank Howard, from a fonner well -known citizen, was handed us for publication: Devils Lake, Dak., Aug. 27, 1886. Deab Friend: 1 suppose that you will agree that it is about time for me to give you my long-promised opinión of Dakot. Having had a taste of winter here in Maren, a taste of spring in April, and a long draughl of summer in in May, June, July and August, I feel that I can predícate autumn, and from my actual experience to daté, draw my conclusión for the whole year. Summer days in this latitude are very long. une can easily read by day-hght up to 9 p. m ,in midsummer, and I would hazzard the opinión that morning starts in early, thougb, on account of my habit of retiring early, I can not say so from aotual experience. The sun shines here all day every day, and sets gloriously. Apart from the glories of HiniHot nature was not sparing in her gift of sky and landscape. One would t hink the prairie scenery - the olear sky and neverfailing sunlight - would tire one on account of sameness, but the sublimity of the scène more than compensates for the absence of mountains and woodland. Nature, however, is by no means monotonous here, for we can see in panoramio yiew the beginning, middle and end of grander rain storms than Michigan can bonst of. So vast an area is exposed to view that the path of the storm can be discerned for miles. On the west of Devils Lake one can see the clouds gathering and darkening, then deploying their forces north and south, then bowing in the middle towards the east, then tlividing into two concentno ares - light and dark, then breaking up in confusión. But while all this is going on the olouds move eastward bringing "fresh showers for thirsting flowers," and touchinf up with a brighter green the fairest land of all. In addition to nature's endowments man continúes to add to the interest. Every day bands of settlers moying westwaid, carrying in their various kinds of vehicles lumber, furniture, provisions, etc.; some with prancing steeds, others with reflectiye, hesitating mules, and still others with the steady and obedient ox; now breaking up and pitching their tents for the night, now forming into trains and slowly but surely trending their way to the great weet, furnish a scène which, when re-touched by na ture's smile, might well oommand the pen and brush of the artist. The climate, so far as I have observed it, is far superior to the climate of Michigan, tíunshine all day, clear sky, rapid radiation of heat and consequently oool uights and sound sleep. Ooughs and colds are the exception and pulmonary diseases are scarcely known. The settlers are recruited from all classes. The Scandinavians seem to be the most numerous, the Irish and Irish Americans next. There are a good many Canadians and a gooi sprinkling of French and Germana. The settlers are as a rule young and ambitious, mostly farmers' sons. The nearest statés, as in all migrations, furnish the largest quota of settlers. Except during about two weeks, when many railroad hands had been shipped in here free by the railroad company to have themin readiness when the road extensión would be commenced, I have not seen any of the genus (ramp. I might say that there are no tramps here. Very few idlers are to be seen. Nearly every settler has a little money when he comes here, and after the second season he is about as well off as the famer in the east would be in ten or flfteen years, allowing to each the same amount of capital to start with. Within the past few years a great deal of wealth has been brought into Dakota, notonly fromother statesand territorios, but foreign countries. Even far-off Scotland has her loamng agencies here. Such importations of wealth are not confined to money, but consist obieHy of actual wealth, stock, building material, machinery, etc. It would be a modest assertion for me to say that more than ten thousand dollars' worth of horsen, cattle, veliicles, stock, furniture, etc., is conveyed past my house every day overland, exclusive of what passes on otherhighways, during the migration season. It would be impossible, without referring to the railroad accounts, for any one to estímate the value of good, etc, that are daily ehipped into tuis place by freight. Very long freight trains arrive daily. From an early hour in the morning till late at night the settler can be seen unloading his goods from the freight car and reloading on to his wagon. When m connection with the amount of the material wealth imported you consider the potential wealth in the en terp rising settler, you can form some idea of the rate of Dakota's development. Dakota is an empire in itself, a vast farm of nearly 64,000,000 acres, covered with about two feet of rich dark loam, all cleared and ready for the plow. There is more wealth in the soil of Dakota than in the mines of California. The trade of the vast northwest British territory is destined to be her's, and her growth, judging from the past. is certain to be rapid and enormous. Many little privations have to be undergoue by the settler, but he is sustained and encouraged by the feeling of eqnaiity, for, whether a man be rich or poor, he must in a new country share in the common privations. A display of luxury would only make a man ridiculous- The poor man, therefore, has some special advantages, not the least of which is that appearances do not indícate whether he is rich or poor. Owing to the fact that at an early period in my own life my father and family were wrongly advised to change location and to seek a supposed better one, and acted on such advice and made a serious mistake thereby, I have hesitated to advise any one to come to Dakota, and as I didn't care to write tbis letter without considering that important point, you will accept such hesitancy as au excuse tor delay. To the man of ampie means and advauced years, and who desires to give his family the advantages of an education and the inüuence of a long-eetablished and well-developed civilization, I have no advice to give; but to the person of brains, or of muscle, or capital, I would say come! There is room enough for all, land enough for all, sufficient of nature's resources for the employment of the brains, muscle and money for all. Sincerely yours, M. H. BliENNAN. That the sole purpose those republicans who have been of late booming the candidacy of Luce and Newell has been to capture the "Granger" vote is too obvious to be overlooked by any one having ordinary penetration. It lias cropped out in every word they have spoken or written. It would be an insult to our intelligent farmer friends to suppose that they do not discern this as others; and it wonld be duplicating the insult put upon tbem by the republicans to be Hable to caught by any such chaff. We are sure they will unite with all other honest workingmen, to elect Geo. L. Yaple as governor, for they know him to be from principie and by instinct earnestly and disinterestedly their true friend and champion; not - like Luce - because he owns a big farm, but because he owna a big soul. - Lansing Journal. Tfou will notloo how quicfcly n tlior oughly successful artiele is imitated, juk! also that the imitations are without merit, is they aTe gottn up by unscrupulous partiee. 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