Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-13
EDITORIAL INkLINGS.
Agricultural.

Agricultural.
The Lancaster Ledger says: The Agricultu
raj meeting held here on Monday last was Of in
creased interest. We are pleased to know thai
our farmers are alive to the enterprise. We un
derstand that proposition will be made to York
and Chester counties to hold an Agricultural Fail
at Rock Hill, some time in the early part of the
fall.
Planting Forest Trees.
AN exchange says: "Within less than SIX
years 25, 900 forest trees have been planted in
Iowa. Why could not the same number be plant
ed in South Carolina, to provide for the future
fences which are to take place of those now peace.
fully rotting to the ground? Had the preceding
generation of land owners taken the slight trouble
to plant forest trees in their old fields instead Of
letting them grow up in pine thickets, our fences
would not be so dilapidated as they are. By the
time another generation comes into possession,
there will be no material for this purpose, unless
some such precaution is adopted. Most people,
however, share the Irishman's doctrinethat as pos
terity had done nothing for him, he would not dc
anything for posterity.
A Small Business
The Courier announces that the pictures oi
Generals Lee and Stonewall jackson, which for.
merly hung in the Council Chamber, have been re.
moved by the new city authorities of Charleston.
The interesting countenances Of Generals Grant
and Sherman are to take their places.
The object of this change, We presume, is tc
crafty the loyal feelings of the Pillsbury regime
L ~ 10 kho.r fhox
might have put up the last named pictures with
out removing the Others 1t may we'll be doubted
whether they can ever be found in better company
and there is every reason to suppose that the org
mails have no special repugnance to the great Con.
federate leaders. Gen. Grant, at least, seems tc
enjoy visit from Gen. Lee. Why then should
his camp-followers object to his portrait keeping
company with Lees?
Gen. Lee and the Reporters.
An enterprising Herald correspondent called
upon General Lee, to,get up a report of what took
place at his interview with President Grant But
on making his business known, the General begged
leave to decline any interview, the object Of which
was to form a letter for publication. The cores
pondent tried again, urging the interest taken by
the public in anything that concerns Gen. Lee
But he was again refused, and was forced to con,
tent himself with giving an account Of the Generals
personal appearance. The poor fellow, however
hunted down friend of Gen. Lees, from whom
he extracted an account of the interview in ques
ton, said to be second hand from Lee himself
Proud as o chicken which has scratched up grub,
worm, he communicated to the Herald, the inter.
esting fact that Lee called upon Grant, simply tc
thank him for his invitation to call at the White
House. That was all
Butler Losing His Mind.
Gen. B. F. Butler recently expressed him
self as disagreeing from Summers views on the re
sponsibility of England for the damages done by
Confederate cruisers He thinks Sumner argu
ments unsound, and says the u S. government
will make itself liable for similar damages, if the
claim is good; for it has, like England, sold mum
tions of war to beligerents In proof he instancec
the case of the Maximian contest during which
the United States sold arms to Mexico, and mules
and wagons, for transportation, to the French Ihe
sum of Buffers remarks, according to the Balti
more Sun, is that I'VE canonize rebellion abroao
and cannonade it at home
This is all very true, and affords gratifying evl
dence that Butler can see as straight as anybody
when he tries, though his eyes are little crossed
But when such man begins otell the truth, there
is also reason to fear that he is out of his mind
Humbugging Hens.
At recent poultry show in New York, two
new inventions we're exhibited, which are in
tended to impose little innocent deception upor
hens, and may fairly be considered fowl humbugs
although they are said to be very successful in op
Grafton. One Of these was an incubator, " ma
chine to hatch eggs by steam. 1t resembled
chest of drawers, about two feet and half square
Two bells hang on the machine, one of which rings
whenever chicken is making arrangements te
come out of his shell, and the other rings when
ever the steam is too strong or too weak. The IN
ventor is Frenchman-Dr. Pretcrre.
The second invention was an artificial chicken
nurse, which shelters and warns them, without
treading on them, and, in short, does everything
a hen can do, except scratch and cluck Mr.. Hal
sted the inventor, is a regular poultry breeder
Hens are now like Othello-their occupation. {
gone They still hold in reserve the laying busl'
ness; but how long will it be ere some Yankee ha:
them out Of that?