The Press., 1890-10-02
(Correspondence.) FROM THE NORTHWEST.
BIe SPRING. Wisconsin. s

lCorrespondence.)
 FROM THE NORTHWEST.
 BIa SPRING, Wisconsin, Sept Il, 1890.
 I have watched with much interest the progress of harvest in this region. There was first the rye and wheat crop. The wheat yield is good, much better than was looked for from the open and change able winter. There will be larger acre. age of this next season. Considerable rye is raised. and those who have it are in luck since the prices are good.
 About the time this first crop was gath cred the buckwheat was sown. That is now being cut. Large quantities of this grain is raised hereabouts. Though we have had some cold nights, and there have been patches of frost here and there, still neither the buckWheat nor corn have suf- fered. Corn is also being cut. As gen. eral thing the yield will be good. On the lighter soil it will be an improvement on last year. The hay crop is very large. It is now put on the market at four dollars 8 ton. Potatoes fall short, though there will be more than enough for home con- sumption; still the yield will be partial failure ln some sections. Prices are good. What is lacking in quantity the price more than covers, as compared with last year. While the corn and buckwheat harvest is progressing, blowing for, and sowing of winter wheat is pushed forward vigorous ly. The purpose is to get it in as early as can be in the fall. This gives it chance to root and stool before it freezes up. We note, also; the sorghum crop is considerable. That is also being secured Spring wheat is poor crop; not more than tone-fourth the winter wheat to yield, and about half as to acreage.
 On the whole the farmers here are very well satisfied. Threshlng is being done by horse and steam power. Several en- zines are steaming about the country this season. While there is some danger of fire from this method of threshing, it is risked in view of it's superior advantages. The power is more even and constant, and there are fewer horses to feed. In this section it is cheaper to supply wood and water, than it is oats to get up threshing power.
 This IS census summer, and 1t will be many day before it will be forgotten by thousands of people in the northwest, and especially. the thousands who live in the Minneapolis and St. Paul districts. As it Is we'll known these two cities are rivals, and there has been more or less jealousy between them for years. The upper city outgrew or overgrew the lower city some years ago.
 St. Paul has fought her neighbor per. sistently; and at times, has not scrupled to use any method presenting itself to down her; but she IS often unwise and hurts her. self more than she does the upper city. In the taking of the census, St. Paul feared neapolis to much larger population | ho Ro1 : 1nrG against her in various directions She as sumed the upper city would make hei count as strong as possible. She even put spies on the track of her enumerators and made several outrageous arrests. She ex. tensively advertised her as a city of fraud and sought to duplicate her leading and most esteemed citizens. Her purpose was to discredit her in the world of business and so damage her credit. Her course from first to last was dishonorable and despicable. Nothing like it has been known ill all the history of census taking in the country, if in the world.
 While exhibiting righteous indignation at the supposed or assumed fraudulent transactions at Minneapolis she wore the smile of the innocent when looking upon the work of her own census takers; but the smile departed forever at the news from Washington duplicating her in frauds more glaring than any she had accused her neighbor of before the public Then when recount was decided upon, how she fought it, as applied to herself, is toe we'll known to need repeating here. We do not wish to take sides in this matter There is no reason for us to, as we have no particular interest in either city; but to give the simple facts in the case is to con Idemn the lower city.
 Minneapolis demanded recount and insisted that it be of the two cities. II was ordered. The result is just made known. One hundred sixty-four thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight, are the souls enumerated in Minneapolis. One hundred thirty-three thousand, three hun dred and one, are the sonls enumerated in St. Paul, difference of thirty one thou sand, four hundred and thirty What Minneapolis has claimed all along, over St. Paul, would seem to be justified by the recount. It is hoped that now there will be peace on the up-Mississippi Both cities have been humiliated, and the lower has suffered beyond account. The twins will have to see new generation before there is much kissing between them; and it is quite likely Minnie vii grow so large by that time she will be able to take Paul and command him at hel will.
 Population increases and decreases SO cially. This is written in town that ha. fallen off since the census of 1880; anG near Q small city, that has many natural advantages for business growth, but whicl has, also, gone behind in her population
 O. P. CHAAP1IN.
 Queen Victoria has remarkable fine heai of hair, for lady of her age; but her son the Prince of Wales, is quite bald. Had h, used Ayers Hair Vigor earlier in life, hi head might, to-day, have been as well cover ed as that of his royal mother. It's not toe late yet.
 Dr. George Austin Bowen of Wood stock, the republican candidate for lieu tenant governor, was born in Woodstock July 7th 1341. The town has been tho family home since it's first settlement, sev en generations ago. At 10 years of age young Bowen removed with his parents %0 M 1 ol,.