The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-21
"Iic who plants pears,
Plants for his heirs.

The more a man loves preserves, the more he is
attached 10 he And why shouldn't he be (!
Aia't ihey both sweet meats'
\ Coon JoKE.-A gentleman at Hoi,v Springs
Miss, IN southern paper tells the following langha-
te story, and vouche. tor its truth. 1t has taken
the staoh out Of our checks equal to aay has have
read later
"lt appears that widower in that town, Of some
what gallant disposition, had been accustomed TO Wis
It the residence Of widow NJ. eiher to see the ami
able widow herself, her lively daughters, our in.
tormaut did not know. One evening he found the
family haid at work on some garments Of cloth. The
g"is were sewing. and the widow was pressing the
SEAMS The ~idower chung up his hat >" as usual,
ana took by the fire. Just at that moment il
happened that the widow had done with the dressing
iron, vu carly called aors goose. She set IT down
on the hearth, and called ou to the negro in loud
voice
.'Jake! come tahe out this goose''
The aidower started ny with establishment, no,
knowing what to make OF this abrupt order
cake, do YOU hear me - again exclaimed the wi
dow.
~ beg pardon, Mrs. NJ said the whoever, with
visible agitation, 'but pray don't call Jake. II you
wish to leave your house. Will 90 once, with
out the interference Of servants
The ladies roared with laughter, and it took some
moments explain TO the chagrncd widowcr his mis-
take. He has not been known to visit the widow
NJ. since that memorable evening.
In old Vermont time past, lived a queer old man
named Fuller. He had lost part of his palate, and
WAS a rare specimen. He owned a mill, the water
to which brought for sotue distance through a
wooden iulne. One morning an apprentice informed
him that he fume full of suckers. Fuller placed
himself at its mouth, placing against it large basket
Ia catch the seekers, while the boy 10 the 9TH
end to hoist the gate. There crush Of many
waters" carrying Fuller ami his basket over the
overshoi wheel and thirty feet below. All dripping,
IN t,pGo outs ,,pL
an Old idiot, but amt quite green that can't bee
through the joke" Almost any one could
Hon. Andrew 7. Judson, U. S. District Judge Of
Connecticut, died at Canterbury, CT, the 2Stll
, uitno.
The Congregational Church in Winchester, Mass
was burned down the 9th ul, There was So,
500 insured on the property.
THE PROFIT OF planting FRUIT TREEs-
some ioM years ago, we procured thing 20
apple trees from Phrnix's, which cost ,is Is cents
each They were put out IN garden, and sever
al OF them have borne apples for the two past years.
These trees have been valued at * per tree which
would not tempt us TO have them taken of. In what
way can money be laid our to good advantage as
this! This rapid growth has been discovered by ALL
yet strange as may appear, hundreds neglect in
vest, and year after year passes and not plant
ed. AT last the farmer Who has thus neglected to
put out trees, awakens to The reflection that If he
had planted trees when he might he would now have
plenty Of fuit. And We glad to that MANY,
under the spur OF these reflections, setting about
to loose time, and are now securing fut
which should have been put Out or 10 years ago
Western Star, Walworth.
The Illinois Journal and Quincy Wing states that
the seed Of last year will not answer for this
springs planting. In Hancock county the attention
several experienced farmers has been drawn to the
subject, and they satisfied that last years corn
won't do,