Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-18
A Short Account q Some Of the MosA
Important Eveifs nIts Lie aud
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n Brief Mentiqn of 9oknSEof Its Lead
ing nu.ins- !. MsA. koth Pa..
andSPresent. by
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Rev. Father Goepfert-
Continued from last week. J

1t is, indeed, most pleasant to stroll,
| on an Indian Summers eve, over onr
rich northern potatoe fields, nor feel
we tired to walk over ground. the fruit
of which is SO dear and palatable to
both man and beast. Men and, beasts
get tired of every food: of the potatoe,
never! The potatoe, they say is an
American plant; first Introduced into
Irish soil by Sir Walter Raleigh, no
doubt captain of the Navy. There it
took root, grew and prospered; thence
it was diffused into England and Scot
land; thence to France, only in the
last century, under the reign of Louis
the XVI; and, if our memory serves us
we'll, the beaux of beautiful Paris were
proud. on Sunday afteraoon, to re-
turn from Versailles, proudly sporting
in their button hole, the reddish or
white potatoe blossoms which they had
furtively gathered front the FIRST soli-
tary potatoe field in the country. The
potatoe blossom then,.Was the fashion,
as is, today, the rose,yhe lily,s.j jasmine
or geranium, and hundreds Of. other
flowery productions. Within sacentu-
ry times are changeB not the fysfower
but the fruit has become the faNorite
on the rich and poor mans table, in
castle and cottage,zin town and :coun-
try. sSfH Is
Is there any woIlier that we should
love to loiter on ach rich grounds?
Is not this an EXCISE and apology for
allowing ourselves adigressional pronh-
enade over our patatoe gardens, and
feel happy
The America1 potatoe, by many
styled the Irishspotatoe, in coutradic-
tion to or fol'i distinction from the
Southern, mose-inferior sweet potatoe,
is that nutritions, healthsome, unos-
tentatious, humble tuber which, now
a-days, every one likes, and justly so.
We cling oft, to us it clings. Year
after year that love grows stronger
the eafth s apple Is IOund ana 1Ondly
cherished inevery house. It is no sin
nor shame for any one, nor below dig
nifty, to partake of potatoes. Queen
Victoria of5England, Kaiser William
the II of Prussia, Emperor Joseph of
Austria, Cleveland, Mckinley, and all
the crowneh heads of the world are
fond of potatoes, and children of men
as they are 3on their costly, golden
thrones, must needs thank God, just as
the humblest laborer or artisan, for
having bestowed upon rulers and ruled
such blessing in our daily diet, as is
assuredly.our unprotentious, priceless
potatoe. 81
Withinour short stay and recollec-
ton in Eagle River, thousands of
bushels have been raised before our
eyes, some of the best we raised our
selves, and we venture to predict that
in this single particular, our Eagle dis
trict will soon be able to supply seven
other counties. Our Northern region
seems most remarkably to suit the po-
tatoe tribe: they are healthy, lasting,
deliciously mealy, always please, never
disappoint, always reward labor and
enrich the laborer.
Behold the farmers delight, here
not the tenants, but the proprietor's
delight as he turns over his gardens
hills, counts the round offsprings OF the
soil, fills bushel after bushel and re-
plenishes his warm, sandy cellars; be-
hold this staple food appearing at ev-
cry meal in their native, smiling at
tire, rolling over every table, dressed
and prepared in various forms, causing
to blush every other home product de-
lighting every one, farmer and nter-
chant, rich and poor. Behold and re-
fleet, and you will appreciate our Nor
thern tuber, the American or Irish po-
tatoe.
Such is the rich, fiowery fruit s'neath
our feet produced humbly develop
ing out of sight, more modest than the
violet sweet, meath moss and rock and
bubbling spring concealed, less fra
grant, yet more true. Literature re-
fined and novel readers too, may posi-
bly, rebel against such respect eulogis-