St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03

however will NOT be entirety |
until the great majofi-
y of tl,escsinc prairies shall have be-
.ome dotted with the cottages of hus-
,andmcn, and these new Vi viRages arc
illcd with the shops of |hanics
and artizans. The dread of The Wap-
sizes will not &c entirely removed un-
til the iron rail shall give amore sure
and speedy crossing. You are at !
great distance from market, and of
can realize bu. smah
profit on your productions. This dis
advantage is just beginning 10 be
felt. Heretofore you have been pur-
chasers now, since liberal Provi-l
dcncc has filed your stacks with
plenty, You would fain be sellers.
Settlers in a new country find that
houses, barns, fences, bridges, &c, do
not grow spontaneously, but arc to be
erected. All these cxertions arc de-
manded in the building Of these nee
essary appendagcs to their comfort
and happiness. Material is scarce,
labor high, and they find this no small
tax upon their patience and their pock-
cts. As you go out upon the shrub
less prairie you miss the old familiar
orchard with its luscious burden Of
apples, pears, &C. The garden is to
be planted with currants. gooseber-
rics and Strawberries. True, in the
groves that skirt the prairics arc to
be found the native apple, the wild
plumb, currant, grape and goosebcr-
ries, black raspberrics, and blackber-
ries only equalIed by the celebrated
Lawton blackberry. The prairics
yield delicious strawberry, while in
the timber the hickory, and the white
and black walnut furnish their supply
of sweet favored nuts.
Although you labor under the want
of the larger and better fruits, yet
you arc better of than the ancient
Britons. When Julius Caesar landed
uIJbf their shurcs it is told US that all
the fruits that grew there were the
crab, the sloc, the hazel nut and the
acorn. Now, tic choicest fruits arc
raised there. Some years must clapse
before an abundance Of the better
fruits can be raised here to cheor tho
eye and gladden. the taste. Again
society is in al embryonic state
Schools and churches are to be estab
nsi'e" -dcr the disadvantages Of thjl
settlements a.a-zx I, 49,, 49, ).
houses and experience Ia MS. ant
if schools and meetings arc sustained
it is at great cost and effort.
NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS.
Laboriug, therefore, under want o
houses for your families, barns fo
your stock distant from market ant
the sources of mercantile supply ; tn
improvements demanded arc obvious
The first necessity is a home. An
when I say a HOME | do not mean
place just large enough to screen tn
family from the blasts Of winter an
the heats of summer, with only on
room for kitchen, parlor, dining room
bedroom, pantry, chamber and cellar
the abode Of the cat and kittens, an
the kennel Of the dog; the storc-rool
Of the farm with potatoes and puml
kins in one corner, and wheat and GA
; in another, with box.for table al
a pail turned bottom upward for
chair, with bed spread upon Il
floor at night andp piled in the corn
on the potatoes in the day. In such
place a family can stay, but 1t is q
> home in the comprehensive mcanir
; of that word. In such plsec the
. dustrious house wife can go her en-
y less round Of family duties and lrud
cry, but she realizes much more, ,th
! her lord the inconvenience of her abai
u The erection Of comfortable hou
, should be the first improvement ma
by every settler A house warm a
dry, pleasant and convenient, with
IS least kitchen and pantry, cellar a
T. garret, bedroom and il possible p
/, lor, warm and dry, well ventilat'
q with well, or cistern, or both, ant
Ne necessary supply Of plain farnitu
ID Such home is Indispensable to &C
tn fort, health and happiness, and if
~ nccrs as a general rule would
on more cxcrtion to secure such no
on they would find it profitable in m
ID. than one direction.
* Then, again. barns are needed
he which to secure grain, and sheds
- protect stock. 1t is no wonder 4
lse stock SO generally in this coun
.ss comes out of the winter spring po
s" Western farmers can never expect
; "a be successful stock raisers until q
r" improve their winter accommodate
he for their Cattle. No animal OF
ng best blood will do well, even it !
an ing enough to cat. exposed to the
lit slects OF, late fall and carly sp'
on and to- the fiogce nor'-westers
me mid winter. Necessity requires
of farmers moro generally should
not tate the example Of a few who h
built and are building large and 9
be- modious barns.
Ca The supply Of native fruits 10
be equal to tho demand, and while
ata- afford something Of substitute
Its do not fully fill the place OF the