19 May 1860
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1860
Page
1
Fragmentary verse evokes May returning with springtime light. The speaker pictures nature waking, flowers in bloom, birdsong, and memories of youth. Bright imagery of blossoms, garlands, and radiant skies fills a nostalgic mood.
A visitor details Prof Mapes’s New York farm near Newark New Jersey, where underdraining and deep drains over eighty feet apart, plus subsoil plowing and soda wash, have enabled a large dwarf pear program with about three thousand trees yielding hundreds of pears annually. The report notes extensive soil improvement, root crops like rhubarb and carrots, and high yields on drained soil compared with failures on undrained ground.
A letter from M L Holbrook reports on Prof Mapes and farm experiments noting corn yields of 110 bushels per acre on drained ground and 75 on undrained, strawberry yields near 300 bushels, and extensive use of horse power. It describes the digging machine, sub soil and mole plows, carrot weeders, and ground loosening tools, plus manure formulas and stock management.
A Tuesday noon explosion in Eastern Ohio was followed by stones weighing 36 to 66 pounds found embedded two feet in the earth across a wide area from New Concord to Barnesville. Residents in several towns heard the roar, felt shocks, and saw stones fall with fiery tails, prompting widespread astonishment and concern.
The piece cites the North and South in the Democratic split, arguing that abolitionism and disunionism threaten the party while the Charleston Convention fails to unite on a durable platform. It contrasts Northern indecision with Southern demands for equal rights and union integrity, warning of weakened resolve if conceded. The text also recounts Napoleon’s quip about Italian affairs and notes concerns for Justice Taney’s health and seat on the Supreme Court.
In Oberlin at a church gathering, Prof Monroe spoke of a freed slave woman seeking funds to buy her mother from bondage. The woman, joined by Hon Ralph Plumb, faced a moving reception as donors contributed toward the needed $1,000. The scene highlighted cross racial sympathy and the struggle to end slavery through private purchase.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports on Ettie the orange girl in Columbus, a beloved young woman who sold fruit to support her widowed mother. A Tennessee legislator's courtship led to marriage, transforming Ettie and her mother’s life, while other notes touch on politics, Parker’s Rome stay, and a Texas census forecast.
A New Orleans gentleman rides through Texas and asks for directions to Georgetown. A vivid cabin scene unfolds with a rough, humorous woman offering bizarre tour guidance and comic threats. The exchange ends with the traveler fleeing, whistling a popular tune.
A Chicago correspondent recounts a dramatic train incident near Chicago where a horse wedged between rails is freed by a passenger who pulls it by the tail, creating a plank road with boards and rails. The story shifts to satirical commentary on Douglas and McClernand, noting tail quivers and political rivalries in a Cleveland- or Cincinnati-tinged tone.
A fragmented New York Times item discusses a mythic tale of a celestial drinker and an emperor testing alcohol effects with a brass image. The piece questions whether clay or stomach chemistry explains the phenomenon and notes curiosity about its truth.
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