The St. Cloud journal., 1872-02-08
CLHAlwA1ER, Feb. 9Th, 1879.

1OATOA JVUH1AL.-xQ0 VTl8Qt COu0Iy
7tmes made its appearance last week in an
improved style. Not in size or type, but
in the amount ef local correspondence.
which was interesting. That's the way to
do it. Let US support our home paper,
AMI send in all the items we can get, even
if they are not quite 50 nice.
1t jscheering to note tho increased in
terest Witch farmers are taking in wool
raising. Some Of our prominent citizens
have been ont Of late to sec what the pros
peet was, and to buy sheep, ~ they were
dssirous Of Increasing their dooks but
. couple Of hundred miles ride proved that
those who had good sheep did not care to
sell. (except the eulls) and the inferior lets
our thrifty farmers don't want to buy. Of
course They had . rough time Of II,
though. AMI one actually frozs his nose
ono night is bed. Bat il man sleeps in
. rough 9hslty, with cracks ten feet long
and one Inch wide, in the boards beside the
bed, with the wind blowing from The Rocky
Mountains, without let or hindrsnce, and
mary" bush to stop it., and the ther-
mometer 200 below zero, and don't cover
his head up, especially when hs raises
wsol enough to get On. everlasting supply
Of North Star Mills blaaksts-he deserves
70 have his nasal protubsranss eongealed.
Speaking Of sheep-we nesd many more
IN this State. 1t is the sursst W, to give
US ehsap clothing and healthful food. It
costs but little more TO raise . lamb than
It does to raise chicken, and the wool
from twenty sheep will olothe any ordinary
family. When We take into consideration
that IN the last ten years the number Of
looms in tho west, employed in working
WOOL, has increased from little less than
900 to nearly 1,l00; the value OF yearly
manufactures from 500 ,000. 600 to nearly
500, 900 900, (hs admitted result Of
which extension IL . dimiuution Of nearly
afy per cent. to consumers Of woolen
goods); and tho id ditionsl fact that with
oil the increase We still use about $40, ,o00,-
600 worth Of foreign wool and woolens, it
would be surprising if We did not open
our ey es to the fact that it will lie many
dollars in every mans pocket to keep more
sheep, developing our manufacturing in
terests and enriching our country. May
the millennium soon come when othe Satan
Of wosl growers shall be bound thousa nd
years; when there shall be en- ough wool in
each f,rmer's family to furnish years
clothing; when there can be IN equitabls
exchange Of raw material for good sound
goods, and when shoddy and waste shall
be cast into the lake Of fire and birthstone,
to annoy Us no more forever. So mote it
he!
We came near having FIRST class runs-
way few days ago. Mr.. Merrill was
loading dour at Beal's mill, and rolled one
barre! forward against the horses heels.
They started Tor St. Cloud without unnes
sssary delay, and although their owner re-
quested them to "whoa !" they didn't at.
tend 20 the request until they ran into Tom
Ssnborn,s load, which had mile the start
Of them. Tom was shocked and the load
shaken, but with wonderful presence of
mind he turned the horses around and
started them hack, with the assurance
that, as "'Twas for your pleasure you
came here, you shall 60 back for mine -
The -four was distributed somewhat un-
evenly. but there Was no serious damage.
Az Clearwater Lodge No. 20, A...F... 4
AM. were quietly ct work on Saturday
evening. an unusual alarm was heard ct
the door. On examination Of the cause,
some twenty masons' wives made their ap-
ps"rsnee. put the T, ler to flight, and en-.
tered the lodge room in . body, srmsi
With estables VI oil dsseriptioas, s1d SON.
drinkaslss. After arranging tables. they
called The craft to rsfrsshnsnt, and right
worthily did each member do his part. Ou1
aged chaplain ovsrdowsd with plsssantriss,
aud some others who were expected "a
make speech were unable, - their stom.
sehs were too full for uttersnee. The
pleasant vp.rty dispersed about eleven
o'clock, we'll pleased with tho success o.
the surprise. LOGOS.