Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-11
FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
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University OF the South.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
PRAIRIE PLAINS, Aug. :, 1S71.-It
seems that almost every person from the
highest to the lowest have a sort of aspi-
ration to contribute to your columns, not
that their assistance is needed to make
your paper interesting or popular, but
it being already SO, affords sort of Sc
cret consolation to see their contributions
recognized and inserted in so able jour
nal. It seems that the present time and
season are without much interest.
CROPS.
The press of farmers is over in cult
waiting their crops, and harvesting and
threshing their small grain, the yield of
the latter not exceeding perhaps one
fourth of former productions. The yield
of the corn crops in the counties of
Franklin and Coffee is yet in doubt and
depends on timely rains. 1t is, however,
a settled fact that there cannot be very
extraordinary crop of corn made this
season, as it is already suffering for the
want of rain. The drouth seems to have
an unusual impression upon all growing
crops, doubtless in consequence of their
being 60 much rain in the early part of
the season. The stalks of corn being
| very juicy and full of sap, must necessa-
rIly suffer upon sudden check, and any
thing like continued drought, of which
we are now threatened, must have very
deleterious effect. The yield of corn this
season will fall far below that of last.
HARD TIMES.
Great complaints are made of hard
times and scarcity of money, and all who
are familiar with the facts are ready to
testify that these complaints are not
| feigned, and relief is from twelve to
eighteen months off. There is general
stagnation in business and the various
| avocations common in the rural districts,
save that of schools, and these now have
| vacation.
EDUoA TIoNAL.
! am proud to record the fact that all
seem to be interested on the subject of
education, and at no time have l ever
| seen such demonstrations of interest and
energy, as are now being manifested and
carried out by the people, to the extent
| of their several abilities. There are sew
eral most excellent schools in the coun-
ties, both of Franklin and Coffee, but the
; largest perhaps in either, is
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.
This place and institution furniah rare
| advantages and inducements to patronage,
| first of which we may mention the very
| healthy location, the fine water, and the
pure and bracing atmosphere. This in
stitution is situated on Cumberland Noun
tain, remote from the temptations common
to most of places, not a drinking
| saloon within ten or 4 dozen miles,
religious exercises as regular as meals or
Rotations of the student, discipline and
government as unexceptionable as is pos
sible to have in any school. Beside this,
the institution is great advantage (pecu-
niarily, to say nothing of the moral and
intellectual teachings and Influences TO
| the surrounding country. 1t affords a
market for nearly all the surplus products
of the country at fair and remunerating
prices, and if there is one institution for
which the people should feel more CRATE
full to the founders than another, it seems
to be this, sffording, as it does an oppor-
tunity of spreading the light of erudi-
ton where glimmering rays hitherto were
seldom seen.
Such change in the condition of af-
fairs; such an event and enterprise bring
to mind the words of inspiration, where
it is said, "The present furnishing condi-
ton of this institution foreshadows for it
bright future" MoUNTANEER.