The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-06-30
Jumbles, Catches and Haps-Squints
at Bellevue, &c.


If persons ought to go in the country, and
wish to go in the country, and can go in
the country, they will commit grave error
if they do not go Immediately. The pure
country air is made sweeter, if not purer, by
being heavily laden with the perfume of new
mown hay, choice as Lubin's and much
cheaper. Broad fields of golden wheat are
nodding their well filed heads in a last obesi-
ence to the approaching harvester, whose steel
is already frightened and tuned for the chorus
of the season.
A ride through the eastern part of our coun-
try, discloses section rich in soil, rich in sub
stantial and handsome farm buildings, rich in
able and hospitable farmers and farmers
daughters. Throughout the extent Of hasty
trip through this portion of our country, a
cheering prospect for good crops and well
filed barns, was every where apparent In
arriving at this conclusion our judgment was
unaided by Greedy on farming, or Beecher's
Agricultural experiences-the latter would
have been of no use, however, as our farmers
do not plant dried apples, nor deal extensively
in setting hens. Wheat stands evenly on the
ground, has matured uniformly, and filed
well. Corn in many fields is unusually large,
in others it is yet small, but looks healthy in
color and gives promise of good crop. We
looked carefully over potatoe fields, expecting
to see acres of vineless hills and leaAess vines,
as the result of the death march Of the apftl
Colorado bug, but have arrived at the conclu-
sion that there are more bugs in the news
papers than in tha potatoe fields. Although
they have been abroad, and done some injury,
yet the damage is largely exaggerated by re-
ports. The only things we noticed looking
very bad, were door yards, which too often
look as if labor was hard to get, and men
scarce. Two or three wagons long since In
their dotage, the rickety remains of the appur-
tenanees of a grind stone, and bob sled ter
ribly infirm, partially hid in thicket of mis-
cellaneous weeds, before well built house
and behind struggling fence, presents pic
ture more common than beautiful Such
door yard medley as this, may be often seen
though all are not in this state of merciless
neglect. 1t is unnecessary to moralize on the
benefits of making home attractive, for every
one would understand that, if they would only
do as far as they know 1t is encouraging to
notice, however, that great improvement is
being made in this respect, and our farmers
are displaying higher order Of taste in their
buildings and about their homes
AT BELLEVUE.
We couldn't, by any reasonable calculation,
drive east on the pike for fifteen miles, with
out finding our rising neighbor, Bellevue, feed
ing now upon bright hopes of future great
ness. To borrow an expression from one of
its own, it proposes to be one of those great
oaks which grow from little acorns. We in
fer that means to root deep, branch wide, and
afford Clyde a shade TO cool her enthusiasm.
Having little leisure time, We cast about
to see and hear. Bellevue has just awakened
to appreciate the fact, that capital locked up
won't make public improvements, and at
tempts to make town grow without them, is
like keeping hotel after every body but the
landlord is dead. The power company is now
a working organization, and the work of put
ting up the building will commence in a few
days. The cooper shops of McKim Brothers,
near the railroad, are doing thriving busi-
ness in manufacturing oil and -four barrels, at
the average rate of 1000 per week. They en-
ploy constantly so men, which is quite an item
in the interests of the town. Harris & SAWYER
have completed their new brick block, on Kill
burn Street, and the four store rooms which it
contains, are already occupied. Last year
Mr.. Harris built fourteen dwellings in town,
and he intends to put up another brick block,
On the corner of Main and KIburn Streets.
few men, with his energy and enterprise in
4 town, would do more toward its growth than
IN army of capitalists who build nothing but
air castles, and support those on a basis of
three per cent. a month"
Friend Ford of theExchange continues as he
las done for the past five years, to keep Just
uch hotel as travellers like to stop at Bel
evue will be certain to have one good hotel,
o long as he remains its landlord.
We looked in upon brother Brown of the |
iazette, and found him full of power com
anies, district fairs, sc. The Gazette is in |
prosperous condition and its editor growing
At in flesh and we hope in purse.
Dimmock is just at present dividing his time
etween his drug business and potato bugs.
lis attempts to kill the 6larsted things, have
zen thus far failure. After keeping a
1mber in tight bottle for 81 days, an in
lest was held, which resulted in finding one
them alive and kicking, and manifesting
intention of Telinquishiag its claims upon