The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-11-10

fanhl many pfnmhllhR nhnm NnflhorHi
DfanahiA. insects, kr. Ahi ! must cWlpit,
thai iu sometime NY thoughts wufc I'aHD
m Nlfi, lnO puhl lHuuh found. however. I.
that The prnsa bolne dead wa "all inmy I
eye ihni larmniulaa. singing linris ahl l
coach whips. we're easily tllltA, ahd /
though The ants dd occasionally cot w 4
garden, and bed bugs "did nightly abound.
That brave men and beautiful women -four
ished, and the longer have been here, ihe
more am convinced ihni u ia good coun
ify. that man may I've easter with less "
boz aud more profit, than IN any of the older
States that have ever seen. The cxlcn.
sl,c prairie Is nov, and long will be ~ source
Of wealth, aud especially h u q God.scnd 10
the poorer CLASSES, 4 man TINT comes here
with money enough TO buy him homestead,
however SMALL. and tliy bead oi cattle, u
sure of u support for hls family, aud With
proper economy, cnu become independent
much sooner from the rapid increase Of his
cattle. ihnn by lllhg the soil IN "lhc
States" ! have made considerable inquiry
Of men who have been planting cotton here
for years. and from information thus de.
rived, together with my own observation
during the past season. nm convinced that
not only the River aud Greek, In, also the
hog Nallow- prairie lands are inferior to
none IN earth forgrowng "the great staple.
True, We have droughts, long and drcary,
but never sufficient to cut oil the cotton On.
tiroly. or even to throw the yield below the
average of West Tennessee and North Mis-.
sissippi crops. ! live in II comparatively
thickly settled ncighborhood, and no man
within my knowledge has, this year, made
less than six bales Of cotton to the hand,
mos, Of them from eight to ten. One man.
n ''rnw Tcnncssccan.' green from the
States, will gather from ninety acres Of
prairie land, eighty bales Of cotton, end u
great deal Of bis cotton has been wasted by
beating rains, which We have lately had, and
they dcnominatc this Il medium, ''middln
year.
One thing ia very certain, to-wit: that
good crops can BE- made here with iess ran
and less rork than in any other part Of th,
co,,on-growing region Of the U. =. Corn
is not so easily made, at least, they don
make much of Il, bu, believe that this i
the case more from inattcniion than from
the fault Of the soil, climate or season.--
They can live with little corn, and hors,
that cannot perform moderate labor and
live nj the 'cnd Of the rope, IA no horse a'
all. Most Of the planters raise Ms much NJ
they need, and il Is seldom worth more than
50 cents per bushel. Small grain is not
raised to amy great extent, as the wheat
growing region in Northern Texas furnishes
nm abundant supply of that commodity, and
the planters think that they are 'sp,ndins
Gfiy cents TO save a dime, by sowing il.
Rye pastures and mcadow-lots are utterly
ignored. as much better pasiuragc exists IN
Iusuriant abundance on the prairies.
80 much of Texas as have seen, instead
Of showing any evidences Of having been
settled by "rcnegadcs from justice" Is in
hsbiicd BY nm intelligent, refined and re.
|ligious population. Churches and schools
abound, and hospitality is leading ehsrae'
,eristic Of the people. All the principal re-
ligious scc,s are represented, and ministers
Of the various denominations are well sup
ported. One of the most interesting fcs.
| lures in the character of the Texans Is their
spir', # sdseafien.
i have bccn in vsrious States. South and
North. anil have nowhere seen more ecn
ersl interest, public and private, manifested
In the education Of youth. Colleges ar'
sprnging up oil over the State, and every
; county seems anxious TO have schools o.
high grade within lie limits. One tuition o.
sll orphan or INDECENT children IL paid year
ly By the Treasurer Of each county, and
gener,lly, . liberal gvo-vsfa Il paid 10 ih'
parent of each child sent 10 school; thu
means are provided for the education o.
srsry ek5d n tie State, and furthermore
} the laborious Teacher r. always rcquitcd
. wsser losing . cent, which, sm sorry =
! say, Is not always the case In some cf sh'
, older States, even in the liberal and ehisal
: rous State Of Mississippi. The common
} School System Of Texas, in iss conception
! and administration. will compare fsvor.bl,
, with that Of any other State in the Union
. not excepting The New Easlasd States
: long noted for their spirited energy IN pro
4 noting the public good.
4 The price of land. varies, Of cosrse. wit
. the locality, depending much upon the neigh
e berbeed, school and church facilities. ri,
e er-bosson lsnds range IN psiss Iron afee
= 10 thirty dollars PER scre. where \ b thickl
J. settled. Good farms on the smaller strssn
+ o. god upland prairie fsrns, esa II bessl
: in god nsiehbeEAseds fbs itun Eve % D
; sees dollars pr sese. A litsle lhsshes We
3 lasi , useh shssps. ~ | - ssliehoy :
/ fesnsi shss go ths Meiias cd -
!, ssresns West u Ssa AnsgoiA - 4 4
!. bess ssality. in the nsss fertile. ealshsiss
4 ssd veIl-sssssed vsIliss en- h bssgha
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