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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1880
Page
2
A lone traveler revisits a village church amid autumn rain and recalls a lost beloved. The church bells and choir lift the mood from doubt to faith as memories surge of a woman who sang of faith by Indian seas. The speaker finds spiritual home again and honors the departed in reverent tones.
In Lane's library Ford and Lane recall a past romance with Mrs Randolph then Mrs Randolph and her son Robbie join a Lake Como trip. Lane plans marriage after meeting Robbie’s mother at Isola Madre and the Swiss journey reveals a lively, stubborn mother and a charming but unruly child.
In a northern town a mother and her spirited boy Robbie face a drastic test of discipline. The narrator, seeking peace for Robbie, administers a staged “lesson” that ends with the boy sobered and later praised by his mother. The tale contrasts Robbie’s earlier misbehavior with a transformed, obedient demeanor after a severe but non-graphic correction.
A Farmers' Advocate note explains horn rings indicate age up to ten years. First ring appears after two years, second by five, with each new year adding a ring. three rings mean six, four rings seven, and no new rings after ten though horn wear signals older age.
A correspondence notes two cases where large English gooseberries thrived despite mildew after a liberal coating of soft coal ashes. The powder is suggested as a mildew remedy for imported gooseberries on certain soils. Professor Agassiz is said to have profited from Calumet & Hecla copper mines with an income of 2500 a day over recent months.
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