Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-20
STUBBORN FACTS.

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Ine toisoSing Is from correspondent of the Fay
ettssiile 0oser1sr 1t contains much truth told il
i tsiu, ahunt way and worthy Of general consider.
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MEssxas = n HALE & SoNs-Gentlemen Ihaye
been one of your readers for many years have Maid
for the Weekly Observer in advance since 1850:
have saved IS or more by so doing. like what
you said in q late number, that paper was worth
the subscription money or it not worth it, this
is SO, and a fnan who will cheat the printer will
cheat his grocer, or any one else when he can I
have seen him tried; knew man who owed (and
still owes) the z-- sixty 1--WE dollars, 10 years
subscription for the Triweekly, at S. per annum,
(besides interest) This subscriber is very fond Of
reading papers, can't do without papers; well the
travelling agent finds negr0es and other property
there but is told that all is settled the wife and
children. lost BY the same man. ~ ..
hope you will continue to keep it before the
people about the wide difference between the pay of
prIvates and Lieutenants, Captains and field Off
GERS. The difference is too great it is an outrage.
hope the press all over the South will rally till
there is an alteration. There are now Captains in
the service, making over 500 month"; who were
never known to make S25 per month at home.
But commenced this to beg you to call the at.
tentlon of the public and the authorities to the vast
quantity Of bacon which is wasted daily in the
Southern army. 1t was alleged that We had plenty
OF bacon in the South when the war broke out. No
doubt this was true. With ordinary care there
would have been plenty. 1 want the soldiers
well cared for IN every respect; but enough is as
good as feast Each man gets 81 pounds per
week; they say themselves that pounds would
be quite enough. But suppose they have 81 instead
OF OF; with 600 men in service, here would be
saving of 100000 pounds of meat weekly. l
nave talked with several of the laborlEg men, now
in service; they say they cannot make of 8
! pounds week, sometimes do not use pounds in
weeks Better give more coffee, or tea, or sugar,
something to save the meat. If things continue
they now do, bacon will be held next summer at
| sixty cents pound 1t is now 30 and % in
charleston and Columbia. One planter says that
he could supply one hundred negroes with the meat
that is thrown away by one regiment How many
people are there in time o: peace and plenty who
cannot get bacon enough when it sells at IL and IL
cents; they are in every town and county. How
will they get it now? Flour too will run up; they
now give lin many places, -four entirely while the
men crave corn meal. Why on earth can't they
give at least half corn meal, and half wheat -four
Spectators are now seeming after pork away up in
| tennessee and elsewhere. Salt IS now held at ten
dollars per sack in Charleston Do advise weekly
for the farmers to go to the seashore to make their
own salt. These are matters that concern every
!; one. The women and children are being called on
10 assist IN carrying on the war, and they do great
deal, but while they work they must have sup
port | assure you they suffered the past summer
who did not raise their own meat
hope you will get list of all the North Caro-
lima regiments and publish in your pal err or in
pamphlet form; no doubt they would sell. There
are those in the world who do not want to give the
old North State half justice for what she has done
and is doing Such document would be highly
priced by many of the children and grand children
NOW unborn) of the men who are spending theil
best days in their country's service.
l hope you will continue to urge the farmers
everywhere to raise corn hogs cattle, SC. NJ
danger Of these things being overdone.
LYNCH'S CREEK, S. G,