Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1836-12-17
FDm he Sska Regis,el.
ARIS roIKACH.

York American The reIaTks OF the writer are /
vcrv iua. fits ridiculous 10 talk about OrisiOc |
raey in 4 cDantry hke ih,s, where scarcely one /
Raa IN a rhihioa can trace his ancestry up be-
yia1 his grAsafalheF, without hRdIng himself de- |
sesaded lFeSs : common labUrer Nneiy-mne I
hladredihs Of de wealthy men in the United |
States, BY their own industry and lTdgaiIty have
made their Owa fortunes BY hard work and saw
ia-. Here and there an individual may be found,
who by lucky speculation, or some other ioriu-
nate achieve noIt which delsnded upon neither
tlleuts, industry, personal worth, has Obtained
~ independent property at 4 stroke, ~ which
most Of the sohd labor during large portion Of
their lives, but the sight is vey rare. The noh
in this COUNTRY, IN general, are those who by ln-
cessaat TABOR, and by strict ecolony, have accu-
inflated the me1hs whereby, ~ their latter years,
thsy could live upoa former earnings. There Is
no occdJ itiOa that w.Il not terminate IA wealth b,
this course, whereas he who spends as he goes,
hves well aad dies poor. THIS constitutes the
great dtstincdoa between rich and poor in this
cIl,ny. rnsfe il NJ pernineut divisions OF
classes. Toe poor son, become the rich sTes OF
pr s)ls; AMI 80 the wheel goes round. Any
b1Iy wa ,dDts these facts. would learn some
taiag By tafnlny over the public records Ol ANY
oil loWn in New gland.
lIo viii ial, with scarce an exception. that the
desce idents u the iexamg men oil lour genera
il1as barx are the pour Of the presem day; While
tte rich All great Of this tine most conl.no1y
trace their origin 10 the h.uats OF hu,nhle labo'
aaI o1sc nifty. These cOas,deuu ais shoud d.
lnlnish the c0ncelt ai tavse whJ a'e made A'iJ-
Rilt BY the plssessioa u weAitil, daI "ao Int
tine that tncy are set up a0Dve 'lne c'iIIIn pco-
pls.n Bat to the exliact Vi the New IoiK ...ue-
rean.
~ most aa(ounded Jealousy also seems TO per-
wade il tho lower wards. rhe teelhg, OF e.yy,
all eyel Of h,tred seems to be ia so.ne port, >
a. stroag a. those Of tine seris u Europe asa,ls,
the ivlle.ed classes. Such leellnss are uuSo.-
tiy OF country with institutions such rs outs.
We cannot ye. point to the family in which wealth
has renamed |" the third generation.
"Dur richest owners Of real estate can be
traced at a single step TO occupations OF corner
grocery, or the petty chambers shop. and the
most successful Of mercha IS are they who have
SVEN the streets. and carried parcels Tor their pre-
dece .sJrs, nay, wheeled the barrow or pushed the
hand cart. Tn,.e who have acquired wealth by
such aootous duties have a right 10 enjoy The
comforts j, will procure, and indulge in the iuxu
RES it affords Ii the European arsio,rat may
smile at their sunpiuous houses, their costly and
often tisteless furniture, their carriages and PAIN
pered horses, and particularly al the barbarian pro.
fusion Of their tables. the American publican ought
rather to receive and commend the e forms OF
proflslon, as the mean, by which individual vanity
ID mi de to circulate throughout the whole com
n,nity, wealth which would otherwise be locked
up"
THE Foop OF Mas.-f The tennessee Far
mer gives this amusing summary OF the native
countries Of our most familiar plants:
The Potatoe is native Of South America, and
10 still found wild in Chill, Peru, AID Monte Vldeo.
In il nitiye Stale, the root IL small and bitter.
The first mention Of it by European writer's is IN
1888. II is now spread over the world. Wheat
and Rye originated IN Tartary ana Siberia, where
they are still indigenous. The only countr,
where the Oa is found wild is in Abysinia, and
thence may be considered native. Maze, or
ladiaa Cora, Is a native OF Mexico, and was IN.
kaown in Europe until after the discoyerie, Of
Columbus The Bread Fruit tree is a native Of
the South Sea Islands, particularly 0tahelie. Tea
i foiad native no where except in Chm, and
Japla, from witch country the world IL supplied
The Cocoa Nut ~ q native Of most CqIinoctal
col,tres, and 10 one Of the most valuable trees,
as f,,i, clothing, AMI shelter are afforded BY H..
Coffee is a n,hve Of Arabia Felix, bu, is now
spread into both the East and West Indies. The
best coffee is brought from Mocha, in Arabia,
whence about fourteen millions Of pounds are an
nually exported. ST. DoniagI furnishes from
six.ysto seventy millions Of pound' ye,rly. All
the varieties OF the Apple are derived fiom the
crap-apple, which u found native IN mast parts ol
the world.
The Peach is derived from Persia, where il still
grows in a native state, small, bitter, and with
pasoaoaa qualities. Tobacco is native OF
Mexico and South America, aud lately one species
has been fSu ID in New Holland Tobacco was
FRS, introduced into England from North Carolina
in 1886, by Waiter Raleigh. Aspa,agu. Wa.
brought IRON Asia; Cabbage and Lettuce FROM
H,Illnd; Horse Radi.h from Chine; Rice irou
Eii.Mi; Beans from the Eat ladies'; Onon.
aai Gmlick are natives Of various places both il
Asi, AID Aftlca. The Sugar Cane is native o.
China. aal the art Of mixing suyw from il h,,
beoa prac,i,ej from the ren'test antiquity.