The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12

The Glencoe R.guaer is worth ak Of the
ordinary run" Of our country exchanges
10 the matter Of local news and local facts.
The truth is, it requires genius to edit q
country paper properly. 1t il possible for
very dull people to get along satisfactorily
with city papers, when the news, il there is
any. pours in centripetally from all quarters.
Bat 10 the interior villages, removed from
the centres Of communication, the function
Of the Journalist ia not 10 wait for news, but
to make 1t. He turns up news in the fur
row that rippIes in the wake OF the glisten-
ing plough. lie sows the latest intelligence
in the seed and gamers telegraph dispatches
10 the harvest. The sun and the clouds, and
the lyric winds, are bis correspondents, and
the blessoming fields are his reporters. A
country paper should be titled like farm,
without its manure. 1t should be q farm
blossoming with wheat fields. and Towering
with potato patches. The lowing kline
should be penned in paragraphs, and birds
nesting in soubre groves should carol the
dance Of brooks to the silky waving corn.
The weekly harvest Of the country paper
should grow upon it, as upon the green sod
Ia the city we can buy our grain. We re.
cord simply news and principles, and every.
thing that we have to feed the soul or body
comes primarily from the country. From
the country we get wheat, oats, facts and
thoughts. In the city We grind them down
into -four and principles. In the country
We observe, in the city we generslize. The
vocation of country paper then is the re.
gstration OF local phenomena.
We do not expect news but facts. Such
actual observations as farmers are constant
ly making, and which form the staple Of
their ordinary talk, would, il printed, fill
with valuable matter, such a. every suitable
person would read with interest, the mass Of
sheets that come to Us now from all quarters
weekly without word about crops, without
suggestion about tillage, with,a single rec
ord Of oil the fresh experience Of an agri.
culture constantly developing facts peculiar
to the soil and climate.
The Glencoe Register. whose columns sug.
gested this DEPRESSION, Is an exception to the
prevailing inanity, and to this we must add
ahalf dozen more perhaps Of our interior
journals distinguished Tor their attention to
local matters. The following items are from
the Reguder'
wkLcoxE.-we are pleased to record the ar.
rNsi OF few smlsrants into this county already
this spring. Others are coming Emigration
Ia the great staple Of not only this county, but
every county In the State. Let ell that can, ex.
anime the country west Of the Big Woods.
They will never want TO look further for good
home. Any quantity Of good claims can be
obtained, which are just a. good as those sl.
ready taken. Good claims are q scarce article
In every other part Of Minnesota.
PxRsosAL.-We don't like TO crow, bu, We
feel our oats . little, In consequence of being
able to boast that We have sowed and harrow
cd In twenty acres Of wheat earlier this spring
than any other farmer In Mcleod County.
SrRISo woRx.-There has been . large
amount Of wheat sowsd In this vicinity during
this week. The farmers IN this county have
done nsbly. Let them continue to i'm prove ev.
cry moment Of time until their springs work 10
done. Many farmers have commenced sowing
Their oats, and are preparing their ground TO
plant corn.
CHINESE SroAR CASx.--Let every farmer in
m ami rta hall -
gar cane. The genuine article Of seed can be
obtained nom Messrs Howe and weissr, ShAk.
opse, for forty cents per pound. We learn
that Judge Doolev. Of Scott county, raised
enough on quarter Of an acre Of land to make
ninety gallons Of syrup.
The roads At present are in q better condi.
ton than they were at any time last season,
but in oil conscience they are bad enough yet.
Mcleod county expects every overseer Of the
roads to do his duty: the same may be said Of
Carver county The public demand good
roads.
Lucky EscAPE.-The dwelling Of Robert
4. Grimshsw, Esq. Of this county. came very
near being burned to the ground, on Easter
morning. The damage to the building WAS con
siderable. Mr.. Grimsha, WAS absent from
home. A little daughter OF Mr.. q. was dan
gerously sick at the time, and Mr.. q owes the
preservst Of his house and probably the life
IL IL anything but safe for the head Of the house
10 be absent in the time Of general burning
Of the prsiries.
CUTTING TixRKR ON Non ,RxsIpsSr's LAND.
We have received . commune alton ron o
nonresident comp laining that some Of the pee.
pie Of this township are IN the habit Of cutting
TIMBER en- land belonging to non.rssidsnta We
hold Il 10 right to do 20, and for one We know
OF no Law that can pusisA any one for such tres
pass. II people reading ont OF the State will
cone into our midst, select the best Of our tim.
bered land. and prs-empt IL ~ frsad-com-
hitting perjury-ve say every person IN the
county Is justified In stripping every acre Of
land belonging TO such persons, OF its timber
and what Is better, n can be done With impu.
nifty. and they cannot help themselves. Aost
OF those lands-in fact oil Of them, are liable
10 be jumped. and ve expect many Of them
viii be the ensuing ssAson, and While We would
not advise any OF our prairie farmers 10 en-,
timber on lands belonging TO Minnesesisns, We
would recommend to them. In case they want
fsel and fence rails, to help themselves on the
lands Of nou.resldents. II the land Is not worth
living on, Il sheald be shorn OF IL timber.