The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

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u Despite his warning, ~. ~ - =. |:
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sThe New York Etiba~Gin reviewing
Git Hsmineh's boGK3 ! ,6 g. W ser1f trar:
81, "Wool Gatherings" introduing an
extract 18th tdese S5orle ::eThe dis,
comforts St The road and the. river are
,Qon forgotten ID tbs enjoy oeyms sht ii
MINNESOTA: Ev;rything here is on The
msgh;fe&nl icalA The cduRfTf es6h;
es away like the sea. The horizon is
regular AMI far. Broad sweep Of field
rises to meet broad sweep of sky. A
driye across the prairies is like driving
ptfh4 Pea.l s3gfh,ge f6rf ih;''bH:
lowy boundlessness; as tar as the eye
can see. Farming in Minnesota is pos.
itively sublime. The castle in the air
described by Gail Hamilton, as FORM
ing the climax of earthly bliss, on a
minnesota farm, is truly, enchanting:
I'VE take from it lovely picture Of the
imaginary homestead 81 ~
/ OF the southern slope our house
shall esl 1 BE- net net sqqqqro to the sun. 1t is
flor comfort, for present use, not tor
show /; but it is a mistake to suppose
that one can be- comfortable without
the deccncies of life. Civilization is
not so deeply rooted in any of US, that
We can afford to dispense with outside
felpe1 Md because w pre- going out
upon the prairies, VIC need hot Kve in
q shanty or between bare walls. More
over, it is cheaper IN the long run to
cultivate ourselves as well a, our farms,
and not very much ,costlief in the short
run. Beside, our benevolent predfeces-'
sor has left Us a houss ready to hand.
1t has four rooms on *tbd lo~eF floor, a
sitting;ro room; perhaps fourteen by four
teen, acidg thes south.;s On the other
side Of The front door a bedroom, be-
hind thet1 ito front rooms, another
bedroom, and q kitchen. Every room
has at least two windows on two sides,
t@PnPFne il an eminent adjournment.
Uaf stittiaR Io0h Kas Hgat, cheerful pa.
Der, hung By its owners, and stout
WOODEN carpet whieh their own hands
made and nailed down. A few engrav-
ings, give outlooks through the walls.
a bracket in the corner holds q vase,
andh ~ vase. holds an ,abhndanee,s, of
Wild flowers and grasses. There Is =
writing-desk, bookshelf, or what-not
by the window, and you shall find in a
Minnesota bookcase on the prairie such
$$f ss5a R2SssSa!a zSsfai 3n &s:
Somerville's Physical Geography, Par
ker's Phhosophj s. S1'eaehberg's Chris
tan Religion, Snow Bound, Longfel-
lows Poems, Our Old Home, Christina
Rosctti, and 50 on-good company on
prairie or in city. The bedrooms are
large and airy. The kitchen has a
pump in the 9ihk:A a0ptniug from the
sittil& $ ,e ana close te The KITCHEN, !is
IA pih3j {hfa s}otiafoq1%fIIi obnmiSs< a
dish cupboard, a crockery cupboard,
one also fofgIes aud Silver, shelf for
the box of knives and forks, shelves
for all sorts Of cooking utensils, com;
pati11enfj 0itH light 11vsA tbrI re.
meal, wheat -four, corn meal, Graham
meal and bran, closet for cold meats,
milk shelves, a shelf for the water pail;
one also for washing, and hang
ing shelf before the window. So, dear
9sS $y 4Sa ~ 50 }|BsSs q: s i'sEs
pies, and etheredtS4AR.lkQ@ss for cooking with:
out leaving your place., You have on
ly to turn around and you can lay your
hand upon everything you want. More,
over, as your sitting room is warmed by
an alright, with an oven and tea.
la1AN&fp aEaihrsp Arthd aaatef) yd1 Aah
do nearly all your daily cooking here
| and ike q ou1 homely, dear old grand
motaIa1 uss1 aesa3 i, qRoa9
As snug,
A. bug,
In . rug"
Wkeh 1ouf &nnef is cooked it is of The
66feeastv, ): Bod ight Ind white, made
81: ftqan grop6d from from wheat, which OH
ait :fatasned; ehicken-Pie maze Of |.
p6ai.N :smekee; s4hat gsoA1nen 'svsopiqg
!, doNn from the sky into our own yardt
40skr11 milked from our bna lovBind