Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-12-04
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Notes by the Way.

ana the ROADS the worst we nave Deen COM
PEELED TO travel over. They are rough
crooked, muddy, and altogether almost inn
passable. But Notwithstanding the natur-
al disadvantages of the country, thrifty
and hardy epeople, mostly Germans and
Bohemians, are fast gaining permanent
foothold, and are making some firstrate
farms. With true farmers philosophy,
they build good lbarns before expensive
houses, which gives their places more the
look of thrift and industry, than wealth,
refinement and luxury. In our rambles
we called on Mr.. Francis Markt, who has
a large and well conducted farm in the
south west corner of the town of Pulaski.
He has a comfortable, and to all. appearan-
ces, happy home. He took pains to show
us around and make US comfort table, We
next called on Mr.. John Day, ga fine old
English gentleman" who pressed US so
hard to stay over night with him, that we
were prevailed on to do so, and the way he
made us comfortable, and showered us
with hospitality" was not slow. Mr.. Day
has the best farm we have seen in this cor.
ner, and he understands how to manage it
as well as any man need to, to make
farming pleasant and profitable. He has
place for everything, and everything in
its place. His barn is model of perfec-
ton in size, convenience and management.
His stock is in good condition, and looks
and act as though they were at home. A
spring colt particularly attracted our at
tention. He is nearly as tall as his moth
err, which is not small animal by any
means, and to show that he aoas still colt,
he would persist in sucking. He is with
out exception, the largest colt of his age
we ever saw. We were shown through
his orchard, and nice one it is-large,
and filled with thrifty looking trees. Our
attention was called to row of trees which
Mr.. Day calls ten cent trees. They were
as fine as any in the orchard, and had not
a cheap look at all, but he informed us that
he got them of Ellwood Bros. of Dodge
vile few years ago, only paying ten
cents each for them, while others, bought
of an eastern nursery for fifty cents each,
had died or become worthless. Mr.. Day
has come to the conclusion that frstrate
fruit can be raised in Wisconsin as well as
any other state, his motto being, attend
we'll to your trees and you shall be re-
warded. This model farmer has young
vineyard and makes his own wine. He
makes three kinds, using wine press of
his own manufacture to obtain the juice
The wine is pronounced by good judges to
be an excellent quality of native wine.
Friend Day has way which might be
adopted with profit by our prairie farmers
he is sat every convenient season"
planting trees. He generally plants fruit
trees SO as to combine profit with beauty
and pleasure, and he sows apple seeds
around his place, and raises seedlings to
plant elsewhere, or let grow promiscuously.
If our prairie farmers would copy after
him. how long would it be before the bleak
and dreary prairies would be fruitful or
chards and pleasant groves.
While out of sight of our horse on
Wednesday, having tied him to the fence,
a mischevous young horse undertook to
pull our buffalo robe from the buggy,
which so frightened our &C. Doc" that he
"got up and got" faster than we are in
the habit of letting him 60, and not being
very careful where he went, he upset him
self and buggy, making general smash
up. This necessitated our going to Avoca
for repairs. Franklin & Bro. did the job
for us, and although it was Thanksgiving
day, they went to work and fixed up our
breakdown in workmanlike manner and
on very short notice, and making their
charges reasonable.
"Foul wind that blows no good" If
we had broken down and been obliged to
lay over day, we were in the hospitable
village of Avoca, and were pressed with
numerous invitations to eat turkey and
enjoy thanksgiving day. Not being able
to accept more than one of the many invi-
tations we received, we turned in with Mr.
Thomas Johns, and greatly enjoyed the
hospitality so kindly rendered. In the
evening number of young ladies assem-
bled and contributed much to the hilarity
of the company. They had a wonderful
little machine called planchette, which the
reader has no doubt read about, if he has
not seen. 1t is source of never failing
amusement, not only to children and youth
but to the philosopher and thinking man.
It's performances are truly wonderful. By
two persons placing their finger sson it, it
will answer any question asked relating to
past, present, or future, .sand perfectly cor
rect as far as known by any one present.
The questions can be asked mentally, or
aloud by any one in the room, and the
answer will be written on paper with
pencil which is placed in the instrument,
machine, or whatever you call it. The Sc
cret of this little continuance is that the
hands of two persons being placed on it,
it gathers the magnetism or electricity
Of those persons. and gives the required