The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-02
McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1863

Correspondence.
iE5- We omit the very kind personal
remarks with which our friend Boots
p~refaces his racy letter. Much obliged to
you spencer one Of our corps CHATS the
way large newspapers talk, amt its) will
meet you per appointment, in Chicago
soon and arrange our personal difficulties
Down IN SUCKER, August
18th, 1868.
EDIToRs TINES -
As a relaxation from the graver cares OF
mercantile life, I amuse myself with ex.
perimental farming in a small way, and
your well known interest in rural affairs,
is my warrant for detailing ar experience
more interesting than profitable. Early in
the season l decided to run my ground to
Sorghum, but moisture bcirg largely in
excess Of evaporation, I became doubtful
about boiling the thing down, and aban-
doned it for the cultivation of white beans.
The occurrence at this tine of severe
tornadoes in various localities, an earth
quake at Cairo, the extraordinary aatulence
Of u public speakers, all attributed to
an excessive use Of this article Of diet by
soldiers and citizens, induced me to sacri.
flee personal profit to the public good. l
therefore destroyed a fine looking crop,
and went in on pumpkins, which I sowed
broadcast with McCormick's reaper. !
understand the War Department has un-
der consideration a plan or scheme, sub
mitted by Major Gen. Pope, and approved
by Mcclellan, for the "ccrtain, safe, and
expeditions removal of all superfuous
gasscs from field or navy beans" Should
it be adopted, I am promised by the in
ventor "a personal hiend,) a sample of that
very choice variety OF which ''our great
Caesar fed" when he pcnned those remark.
able dispatches.
Aside from these experimental draw
backs, my garden is doing finely +; I raise
al indefinite quantity of chickens for my
ncighbors, and occasionally pasture their
cows. have a pointer dog which proves
an invaluable assistant in my gardening
He is a present from a friend, who was
probably actuatcd by the same motives
which govern eastern kings in their bestow-
al Of white elephants; for he we'll knew
[ never hunt fish, nor drink brandy, un-
less swectened. The other day he (the
dog) destroyed a ene bed Of sweet pota-
toe plants in an amateur search for China 4;
or possibly he scented some long tailed
merchant at Shanghai, with a c,rso of an
tipodean rats. He set my cucumbers back
a fortnight, and | set him back a trife over
four acres. He made fashionable calls the
of that day, and when evening
came l administered the oath Of allegiance,
and let hits run or parole. Since then he
worries the chickens, banks at the moon,
and explores gopher holes when his lust
for scratching becomes too mighty for his
oath Of honor.
made an abbreviated visit to the Garden
City last week, but a close inspection of
hotel registers failed to disclose the haunts
Of any Hawkeyes known to fame or your
correspondent. had the pleasure of lis.
tening to Gen. Logan, whose patriotic
you have seen, and of course en-.
dorse. The cause of the present extreme
weather is at last satisfa ctorily ex-
They are ''playing help at Nc.
Vicker's, and call it the "Scven Sisters"
The presence OF "Old Birthstone" and his
each night for three weeks in sue.
cession sufficiently counts for any in
crease of temperature. understand the
city Fathers will take this matter in hand,
as they have cleansed the River, ex-
the distillers, squelched the
gamblers, suppressed the Brothels, and Sc.
cured out of the inmates as heavy fines as
The weather down here p~rofane.
" speaking is most internal hot. The
seem like q Dutch oven "seven
heated" and the earth like a well
'johny. cake" The Illinois River.
once considered a very respectable stream.
IS like the rebel confederacy, nearly dried
up, and more resembles the ''last ditch"
the chivalry are persistently seeking but
never find. Steamhoating is numbered
among the 'lost arts though nondescript
crafts continue to founder through, to the
extreme disgust Of ancient mud turtles
little fishes. If you have any ''bowels
# compassion pray for US that this cheat
term" may pass away.
Yours in a perspiration,
Doors.