Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1868.
From the Daily Of Dec. o.
Wsupsoa, Wis, Nov. 1868.

E&o 7" ""uP"o@, the Souuty seat OF
\ Warpaca county, is situated few miles
westerly Of Lake Winnebago, on the Wsu-
paca, branch OF the Wolf River, and
about six miles frop, its mouth, To which
point steamboats, run from Oshkosh, a city
on the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road. Though beautifully located in the
midst of charming lake, river, hill and for
est scenery, which distinguish it from most
villages, even IN this charming region of
5the State, 1t is no, my purpose now to use
either the pencil Of the painter or the Ian
kGuage OF the poet. In those respects,
however, which constitute it type OF
western villages, 1t is interesting to remark
that though 1t is scarcely twenty years
since the axe Of the woodman was FIRST
laid 10 its forests, and even less number
! since the Indian title was extinguished, the
place now contains nearly TWO thousand
inhabitants, large number of stores filed
in every department with the latest styles
of goods, mills, sash and blind factories,
four neat church edifees, court house,
and weekly newspaper, with every out
ward indication and prospect of further
rapid growth. That which, in the con-
pmplalon of western life, forces itseh
nst nnplessantly upon the attention of a
View Highlander, is the comparative in-
convenience of the average dwellings, and
/ the general lack Of tasteful adorament,
both without and within. But this il the
fnbryosie stage necessarily incident TO pi-
Anesr life and what is now rude or un-
sselniy in architecture, or negligent in ar
s'hclal decoration Of the yard and the lawn,
wi soon give place 10 the model cottage,
p The stately mansion, slabowered in the
n'dss Of towering shrubbery and fruitful
Eees. With this exception, which is OF
tourse quite marked, | do not think the
sneral sppearance-the tout ensemble
western village u very different from
1hat of older eastern towns. In short, the
&yle and arrangement of the buildings,
both public and private, the utensils OF
agriculture, the vehicles Of pleasure and
traffic, the fashion in dress, the HYMNS
png IN church, the books used in school.
b Vsrnacular and even the provincialism,
Mdieate mos, unmisiakabiy that at leas,
Is portion of the West is an outgrowth,
u ofshoot, a child Of New England.
M In respect to her educational system,
md especially her common schools, there
sAxe few States, old or new, that can boast
much ~ Wisconsin. weuld be glad
~ speak Of her school system somewhat in
esail, bat my limits will not allow Of il
4ormal schools are held annually in ev
county in the State, which every teacher
required by law to attend. A term of
hs school Is just drawing to close in this
plaee. About eighty teachers mostly
Young ladies, from every town in the conn
a, nave been in constant ATTENDANCE.
Ane common schools embrace three grades,
ssd teachers are examined by an impar-
pa and competent board, with the utmost
horoughness, and certificates given to |
nem, licensing them TO teach in the first
|4coad, or third grade OF schools, accord
+ TO their respective qualifications. tho
snssard OF merit being fixed by law, or
guianoa OF tina Board of Education.
Aost Oh 'ae winter schools are taught by
senaies, ias young men having either gone
2 The army or being otherwise more
Pfaily employed. The average wages
20 female teachers, Am told. is twentv-
q dollars per month.
The soil in this part Of the State. esne-
Rlfy on the margin Of the rivers. is rather
|hs ana sandy, but no, by any means
productive. 1t feels the manure ouick-
ana good crops are easily produced.
heat, Indian corn, and potatoes, are the
p'es. The wheat Is superior in quality
'aai produced farther south, sud com
Aas higher price in market. The
yer IN this immediate vicinity is mostly
elm and maple, but farther north I
''io shers are heavy forests Of pine
Other valuable timber
= Is 10 30 noted that all tha, portion Of
eoonsin lying north Of this place.
l'en BY the way is near the geogrsph- :
centre Of the stase,) has hitherto been |
'us0'e of even a single railroad. But a
!, iron rails are creeping into these '
Fsfh woods, and The iron horse is in !