Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-09-13
By ". AZ: lee AND HUGH n! .:~2': Z

BIZ W. AZ BE AM
THtKes ABOUT swrrzsRtanD ANDsasR-
..,~. MANY. =, :.
Bishop Kiag.ts,> of the. Methodist:
Episcopal Church, now on,a !toae through
Europe, sends home somsshighly interes-
ti6g correspondence, We Transfer 10 opr
eelumus.the following from the Western
Ghstatian" Adseeass. y, - IS
.-tlt is difficult thing 20 describe, q couu=-
tfyehae esahe reader may have the same
impressions as the writer; yet I hope in
some degree to accomplish this. -: -
E:Aswe say of the city, ihis ia d: finished
country, It.is not IN process Of dsvelepe''
ment,,, ,iike the United States, Things are
going on. Bew much as they have for gen
, eratiops past, and as they are likely to- do
for genesatiodpto come, so far IS. the gen.
oral appearance of the country,- and: the
.general eondi,ion of the. inhabitants:i is
concerned. Political changes take place,
but.tLe People live in the same houses,
observe the same customs, follow the same
habits That their fat4ers did. A conserya-
tisn unknown IN our country, pgeyails
: from age to age.. Old towns founded by
/. the Romans long before Auaerica was dis
covered, with. their inoss covefen CASTLES,
and surrounded BY massive: walls and earth
works, and hoafy calhedrals of vast mig
pi!pde aud height, the seats Of fierce con-
ten,ions, and. ou. whose lofty domes the
storks have reared their families, for hun-:
dreds of generations, are every:wheFe met
with. : -.-.-s - =
.-s,es7s:ss; = WOODLANDS, :. s.:
With the exception, sof; the mountains
there are ID pri.neyai~ forests as with
us. Tire timber is. aH cultivated: There
ore large forests and many of them where
every tree. has been planted, and:not a
tree is elIowed to, be cut down wishen,
permission of Me proper authorities
When one forest tree is allowed to lie used
: for fuel or ti6,ber, another is required :te
be planted, so ,hatthero may always be 6
good supply of tiuber. a practice which
should teaclf Americans especiallyin in tht
West, al Important lesson. Our Westert
prairies would soon abound Ia beautilu
forests, il the: same care were taken Il
plant trees. Those forests are for the MOS
part evergreen fir-trees. fhe trees al,
planted at 4irst very otuae stegethst, ant
ihinned' out as they grow larger. Beid,
planted so close together the trees gro,
Nefy>s!ap AUD tall stretching up to snjo
the light: They are thinued out for bee
poles, then for hop poles; thsy are 800
large: enough for telegraph poles, then 70
. pump logs, q which. a great number al
in rpquisitiou; ther for railroad ties, an
timber for building purposes, and .fuali
for saw,logst The supply for rai!rpa
ties Is tdnShs better i'm, tbia. country ,tha
tie western portion OF the United State
An that is not fit for other use: is eagerl
sought for fuel There is 10 .opihg tin
bee o. be found 10 tbe4 sorese4& Every d.
ttea:a dry limbis INSTANTLY: appropriate
for fad. sAJhan appointed for The pll
pose iiliehses wl,at tses =or forest sha
be apropris.ed, and-.;wbat new feres
: planted :, e -: - -.
80. 80 sAAII AL ezFRast,., -: :
t;Itsloosf fstfzoga q "a d A4aasFpan . %
= thpasanaAof farms sssyihg in size hon-e
tenth Of d acre totem acres. Az 70
-traysl alonl You sil4ee a. 4itiJs; patch:
wheat, perhsstweay fest vide and tw
:. hundred feet,p By the side Of thia
=. fsn:of potatoy; offhe same size; fheh
patch of Indis a.orn; another Of ry
followed. by onef red cioyer .tten>or
:: Of cabbage;: theoas Of apoppiss, used Il
'oil;, :hen diaare kind of clover; /; and
on fo. mttesi and sss: h :ifDs saslses ) AS y,
-, tra1el :thfoagRa slfsy i sAe:RsineJ
this sesaon oof dhsseaf, sp;d lssos -aip :-ap,: |,
;. >slopiug sidss aud ID thess ;psachsaS wi
-ths:ySt,iipg lo .ied, ID s:yello!
= WITH yatiaty sasis you Wit sbe77
-. minded sofs thlss mig 81 teiacsd |. be
-. anain. xhieh h:ouEnherst tnssa . omake.l l
:, = fore sewing: :msebh ygete 4psedr and ii
=; 2hsd more leispra; sauv these Pstphsss .
Z = 10: many different sit rms osnsd bg dia,
: g; >snt snsl. s;EAsss3 uotssparssed bys i
) .Ses;4s sNsth Id: siissd; lhhsfe 4 afe Is i
=: SOS g lin seeaH s ssap5tlser- peculia,
- which Iooks sjBed IS pa A6,sfican Fl