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honey; thirdly the so-called "Asheries," to which one could ©
sell ash, came into use; and finally there were the sawmills,
the first of which was started up by Mr. Arnold, who did a
lively trade in lumber with Port Washington. After the.
primeval forest had been pushed back within its bounds,
agriculture took over the first place; but this is no longer

regarded as the sole source of income, since cattle raising
and dairying have taken their place beside it. In every
township, those days of old were marked by small feats of
every kind, of which we have already given some examples.
One such is related of Mr. Wm. Hinz, who walked from Random
Lake to Milwaukee, got himself a plow there, and. then
cheerfully carried this home on his shoulders. We also know
of some of the adventures that the new arrivals here had with
those delightful little black animals with delicate white
stripes on their backs. And who could blame a somewhat
superstitiously disposed settler, or a pretty young settler's
wife, if in the beginning they took the little fireflies for
ghostly jack-o'~lanterns? Not to mention, in another
connection, the countless tragedies (and also comedies) that
were played out when buyer and seller, each speaking his own
tongue, tried to understand one another; it is easy to
believe the tale of Mrs. Niwws, who instead of a barrel of
salted meat, brought home a barrel of top quality firewater,

and did not realize her misfortune until the barrel was

opened.