Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

late ratified about his ears.
'sHe is another Lord Ponsonbv, with
this difference. that he will certainly
be more promptly supported by his
own Government. People cannot in-
sultthe stripes and stars with IMMUNITY.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Hon. Judge Longstreet, says:
e small is the sum required to patro-
nize newspaper, and amply remune-
rated is the patron. / care not how
humble and unpretending the gazette
which he takes It is next to impossi-
bic to fill sheet fifiy-two times a
year, without putting into it some
thing that is worth the subscription
price.-Everyparent whose son is off
from him at his school. should be sup
piled with newspaper. I we'll re-
member what marked difference there
was between those of school mates
who had, and those who had not, &C :
cesst to newspapers. Other things being
equal, the first were always deci-
dedly superior to the last in debate,
and composition at least The reason
is plain; they had command Of more
facts. A.newspaper is history OF cur
rent events as well as copious and
interesting miscellany and which youth
will pursue with delight, when they
will read nothing else
Talua6le Receipt. MIR. A. Bron-
son, Of Meadvilie, pa. sa; $, from ff-
teen years experience, he finds that In
dian meal poultice, covered over with
young hyson tea,softencd with hot wa
ter, and laid over burns or frozen
flesh, as hot as can be borne, will re-
lieve the pain in five minutes If bis
ters have not arisen before, they will
not after it is put on; and that one
poultice is generally sufficient to effect
a curc.-.SandusAy Cluri0n.
We copy the following from the Milwaukee
Advertiser.
Mr.. EDITOR,
Our Agricultural productions M Ire
sources being a subject of interest to the
country, take the liberty of offering
through your columns an account Of
such articles rs have been brought in,
since those noticed by you few weeks
since.
have received from Sylvester Petit
bone, Esq. two turnips, (Ruta Baga.)
one weighing twenty-five pounds, and
the other twenty three and half lbs!
Also 60 potatoes weighing 6s lbs. l2
ounces, the heaviest ten Of which
weighed Is lbs. and l2 ounces Also,
a carrot Is inches in length, which de-
monstrates the depth, as well as rich
ness of our soil. These were produ-
ced at Prairie Village, ON sward ground,
broke up last spring only, and am
assured by Mr.. r. that they were not
hocd during the season, or in his own
language, "a hoe was never in the
field, not even to dig them; as they
were dug with shovel"
l also, received from farm Of Mr..
Douglass, on Kinnickinnic, Turnip,
common English,) measusuring ono
foot ten inches round and weighing 8
and half lbs. Also radish, foot,
2 inches round, weighing 4 lbs. S oun-
ces: commonploughingan and cultivation.
Also, from Mr.. Isham Day, three
miles above town, OH the Milwaukee
River, ten potatoes weighing IA lbs. !!
full weight, though from one Of them
q piece equal to about two ounces had
been cut off by accident in digging.
These were planted as Mr.. Day said
/" along in june" with silent cultiva-
ton but as will readily be perceived,
they came to JitH maturity.
Can our sister Of Dubunne exceed
these specimens? we throw down the
glove at her feet.
With little more mature cultiva-
ton, which one or two years will eff
feet, our climate and soil will, pro-
ducc in abundance and quality, equal
to any portion Of the ,cest, and the
west can beat the world.
Very respectfully, yours,
BYRON KILBOURN.
Milwaukee, Nov. Is, 1896.
THE YANKEES.
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