Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-08-18
HOME AGAIN.
IN CONTINUATION OF MI LETTER OF JULY IL, DATED
AT sToCKbRIDGE, WIS.


We moved from that place by wagon is or 90 miles
the shore of Lake winnebago, through diver
sty of soil and surface, alternately ridges of stony
land and ledges Of rocks and swampy flats; compa
ratiyely new, and judging from the women in the
fields engaged in farm labor mostly settled with
Germans, all honest, hard working people who will
get rich by unceasing efforts and frugahty, where
Yankee American would be spring poor in specu-
lating with each other to live without work. My at
tentOn particularly drawn to parsonage in fe-
male costume near the road pitching off load Of
hay from wagon on to stack, with such apparent
and rapdty, my curiosity wassomewhat excited,
and passing the spot observed that it girl of
l6 or Is summers with wasp waist (and unlike our
American girls almost cut in twain with corset
more like barrel, all the way of bigness, and a
little the biggest in the middle, and with her giant
strength acting excellent substitute for horse
hay fork, horse and all an couldn't help thinking
that the lucky young farmer who tied to her, with
thousand or two thrown in, would be well started in
life.
Arriving at the twin cities, Menasha and Neenah,
consisting of about eight ten thousand population,
at the foot of the above lake. and spending several
days with friends and relatives here, improved the
power upon two outlets Of the lake and the extensive
Touring mills (from recolection) eight or nine in
number, with capacity from two to four hundred bar
rels of -four each per day, and many other manufac
tories of pine lumber and wooden ware, one Of
which land the largest) is entirely devoted to pals,
tubs, chuns, ETC., employing 200 hands, turning out
$500 pieces daily, each piece, commencing with the
staye after being kiln dried ready for use passes
through over thirty hands and machines each per-
forming their particular part before finished and
packed for shipment. The painting, granting and
vanishing are done by attaching each pail tub to
machine, and given whir, each in their order per-
forming the job instantaneously in onetenth part
of the time takes to write it. Hence the secret of
the low price OF these goods retailed at our eo1
try stores and the people arc reaping the benefit of
| these manufactures without proper appreciation
of their beneacors. These twin cities built upon
two outlets rivers from this lake emerging into
some distance below. known Fox river emptying In
to Green Bay on Lake Michigan twenty five miles
below. These two branches from the lake forms an
island of some II 600 acres embraced in these twin
cties Cor in fact but city, with two municipal gov
ernments, and divided By an imaginary political line
like townships and other divisions, and why the
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city geographically is beyond my conception, except
to crafty personal political ambition detrimental to
the best interest Of all in all ordinary view. This island
| is known as Dotys island once owned by Doty, the
first or one of the first Governors Of Wisconsin, and
the same log heusa fee occupied during his official
honers still standing in tact and kept i'll neat pres
ervation in honor and as memento and relic of the
early history of this important and enterprisng
State and is used for sleeping apartments in conncc-
tion with mammoth hotel kept as a summer resort,
where hundreds flock together from the South to es-
cape the dangers of the maerous influence Of hotter
climates. This great resort is built on the island ad
jacent to the Governors cabin and contiguous to the
clear and sparkling waters, and refreshing atlnos-
phere of this beautiful lake. twelve miles wide, trip
pied in length, where numerous row boats and small
sail-boats kept in readiness for pleasure and fish
ing parties and well patronized during the hot
by these resorters and other pleasure parties neare
home. Another pleasant and attractive feature of this
beautiful island in the scorching days of summer is
the large and shady park native grounds accessible
by drives every side, and the great elm tree known
as the councitree where the Indians held their
ellis, and undisputed titles and possessions of this de
sirabe spot for the enterprsing whe is still standing
in aits stateliness branching from little above thu
surface of the earth into several independent trunks
with their extended limbs and boughs on either sid
covering several square rods of ground and consid
cred holy spot by the red men, and is equally regar
ded and protected by the whites for its antiquity ant
special relic of the aborgnees
Without passing encountered scenes of our travels
further liz this epstle will go back toiemphis, Miss
ouri where the most astonishing and uncomprehensi
BILE events of my life occurred, and without attempt
ing to solve the problem scientifically or miraculous
y, will simply give few more details in addition t.
my previous letter. Having already spoken of the ap
pearance of my departed wife and son to our read
recognizance and very brief account of their comm
nications will leave them and pass to others after re
lating little further conversation with them. TIL
parsonage purporting to be my son asked in plai
terms what had been done with his books (of cours
meaning his medical library accumulated during hi
several years study and was assured that porto
of them were still retained keepsake, when he ad
ded don't let anybody have them that study them
selves to death, and also cautioned against selin
out in Ohio, as though he knew our conversation 8
home for certainly nothing said there in hearin
strangers regarding his books oranyhing else reli
tive to him anything concerning him or our maj
ters, whereby the medium any one else could hav
gained any knowledge. This same countenance an
form (Which in appearance was none other than him
self came on every occasion expressing great loV
and tenderness for myself and stepmother (who wa
present all the time by words and demonstration pls
cling his hand upon ours and upon our heads caress
ingly and saying to his only known mother on eartf
you always good to me &C. &c. His real mothe
also expressed the warmest affection for my preser
wife by similar demonstrations as above saying ths
they would be sisters when she my present wife com
over there.
The touch of these hands visible to the sens
of feeling, as any soft hand could in express
ing the same apparent love and affection. Whateve
the future may develop to confirm the genuinenes
or to expose the spuriousness of this phenomena ha
nothing to do with the facts of these manifestation
from some source, yet so shrouded in mystery ths
of the arts and sciences and greatest scholars
the age who have, and still have nc
4 as yet unraveed this knotty question.
Having already tresspassed too long on your valus
BILE space will desist from this part of the subject fc
future article.
Allow me briefly to make mention OF some OF tn
: changes and improvements coming under my obscrva
ton on my return among which is the transfer OF tn
elevator and grist-m to new parties, in whose hand
am proud to hope that this property having under
, gone remodeling and enlargement, and with MI
P. Croft as miller, and one of the propretors VIII
stands at the head of his profession, connected wit
his father and brother in this enterprise all Of whor
are most excellent citizeus and intelligent busines
men. trust henceforth the farmers of this commit
nifty can market their produce and get their milling
and as good On article as in any surrounding tow