New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-06


CAL AND AGRICULTURAL ASPECT-THE
COUNTRY PEDAGOGUE-THE CATSKILL NOUN
TAINs-A WEEK AT SOUTH DURHAM
From Our Special Correspondent
SOUTH DURHAM Greene Co., N. Y, July 80.
Any one fond Of really quiet country me-
and DESTROYS of nhang the pure air from the mountains
shoud by all means select Of the many choice local
n.s in this county. You may enjoy good air within
reach OF railroad depos and steamboat landings but the
quiet repoee of rural life be found only In counties
by the old fashioned stage coaches CITY people
who visit the country during the hot days OF summer
make great mistake when they suppose that they there
by escape the heat. Even in the mountainous district
the Thermometer this month has ranged as hgh IN the
ninees as In NewYork But 1t rs not the heat that IL so
disastrous to hes It'll aud life IN the , great
city it is tho yitisted g. tenemen nenCe 81
atmosphere 10 induces Hundreds die In consequence Oi
carbonized air from the excessive use OF st
ants and gross incompetence IN eating WINE ,e Igsi
een Of 81 se sum James Parton might give US sequel @
his mastery sermon on the Coming Man. taxing tis
sefsame topic OF pure ar lO b ns sboud aim for high
land districts and cultivated counties, ana nstea1 Oh
seeking tho high living OF fashonaDe T hahs ~
city living they should substitute the wholesome de'
not OF the NewYork country farm rare OF nam anu &
&C. but fresh, sweet homemade bread ana
butter newsd Eggs ana Sesb pcked from The bush
with cool spring water These with pure air. recreae
exercise in the open air and the absence from al te
the conyentonaes Of city fashionable e are alone the
recuperave agencies which can restore health ana not
simpiy change from the Fifth Avenue Hotel To sara
togs or Cask Mountain House, or TO any other OF
the fashionable caravansares while on the ROAD 10 Tue
County is Just one Of those sections Of State
where city people and city habits have not YET driven
out all the republican simplicity OF thirty or forty years
ago before the heresies OF modern democracy with It's
Foreign influence (which Washington babe us to avoid
so carefuy-had become the great cancer OF our oou
The more you get beyond the reach of city influences
L.. do a
the moral and political atmosphere becomes healthier
Burgares and robberes, homcides and assaults, are
only 10 be heard OF in the metropolitan daes whlle
the Copperheadism and antAmerican sentiments OF
your cosmopolitan population find but few echoes among
the ibertylovng inhabitants OF our mountain counties
Where New York however, has its miniature duplicates
az the manufacturing cities or towns OF me STATE
there Of course will be found due portion or the anu
American view Of things But In the agricultural DIS
tricts where the poison OF foreign influence Is only
publican principles prevailing 10 an extent which the
seymourites would consider alarming" Now, In TINS
county and, in fact In every county mDued WIN true
American feeling and patriotism, , nn o,,,t tna
Republieansm Is in a very healthy Gonditi on
think slavery divine institution, the States sovereign
and independent OF the General Government; Gnversal
suffrage fallacy, and selfgOyernment somewhat OF
piayed out notion than one in every hundred
Of the population the majority Of those who call them
mocrscy . specimen q the former class however,
visited post office the other day from an adQlhhs
village and for the amusement OF the Grant men IN the
office at the time went through with hackneyed discourse
on the principles Of "ye Peace Democracy,p OF when
school he apt and specimen pupil. Inns DuZLer
Of fsacous political Ideas is the village pedagogpe OF
the adjoining district and possessing what the poot-
blacks Of the city call the gift Of ga6 he goes about,
after school out Ike Sir Oracle and breaches modern
Democracy according 20 holy st. Tammany' IL really
amusing 70 hear him buzz" :,
Tie agricultural aspect OF the country Is decidedly pas
tora Cows and calves, butter and beef grass aud hay
with mutton and wool, staple products OF the cu
waited mountain slopes OF the Catskn range speaking
OF the Catskis, little hamlet known as South Dur
ham located the best side OF the highest mountain
the range, the hill being known as High Peak, anG
from It's summit presented OF the finest prospects
be tho OF EewIOrk Along the stageroutt
from Catskl Delhi In the interior OF the State, but
especially along tho road adjoining the mountains the
farmers provide for Summer bOarders from the city
and though the fare provided Is decidedly country
ish In the ham-sndpe view Of the case, still their
charges are moderate, ranging from six TO eight
dollars q week. Yet Notwithstanding the demand
for reasonable country board plenty Of farm-houses
IN the villages near here would IKE to gel
some good patronage. tell them that the right way to
do to advertise in the Country Board column OF IE
TRIBUNE The OF each day here is the arrival and
departure OF the mail coach There IS hotel opposite
u.s. and machine shop the left and these three build
ings five residences beside, with little
saw mill down the road, constitute South Durham Daily
papers are unknown Injuries here. The only paper
recognized is THB WEEKLY TRIBUNE. and its market
prices and agricultural news eagerly read at the
store HayIng Is in season, and as Parepa used TO
sing The mower Is seen on the meadow green at
o'clock In the morning"