The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-14

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"A GossIPPY LETTER FROM
"SEVENTY.FIVE."
The Newspaper Appetite In the
'RO0ral Destricks'..Crop and Fruit
Prospectsp-West Alexander.
Correspondence Of the IntellIeeneer.)
Your correspondents idea Of the rela'
tion between editor and reader Of such a
paper as yours Is, that while the editor does
his part It Is the duty OF the reader, instead
of complaining Of . dull paper, TO assist,
not exactly by sharpness, for editors draw
their pens: through such items, but in
furnishing items of news Of general inter.
est. Editors never want articles. Notthat
I hear any complaints Of dull paper, or
that can add 10 It's interest, but can
try, always remembering that you run"
the lNTELLIGRNCER.
A trip taken recently through some Of
the adjoining counties, by every means
Of conveyance known in this latitude, en-.
ables me 10 itemize Of the crops, &C.
A few months ago out in Marshall and
adjoining counties" prospectus informed
the citizens Of the same that Democratic
paper was much needed there, and It was
proposed to start one at MoundsVille. The
start has been made; yet 1t struck me that
the first step toward the success ofsuch an
enterprise was the learning oil the people
to read paper. spending week or so
in an "adjoinlng county" to Marshall, in
different localities, saw not paper, ex-
cept one copy Of missionary paper. /
was more fortunate this time for carried
copy of your paper with me, and what
little blood and horror you had edited into
it was thumbed black by the citizens
who are much in need Of 0 Democratic
paper" and the person who proposes 10
sell them what they need, does not need to
work up large supply. That is my adj
vice to that man. They don't buy.
Getting back to the railroad, the first
news l hear Is that DR.. Greeley is the
coming man. l do not desire to be deem.
ed irreverent, for some forty children were
deyoured by she bears for that thing
once, but probably DR. Greeley may need
tho consolation about November that he
has not been the first bald head that has
gone up.
And this leads to politics, which has
not been worked up in any portion have
been in, Farmers hero have too much
OF their own work yet to attend to
politics. It's certainly surprising to hear
lifelong Democrats: talk of voting for
Greeley-their lifelong opponent--neither
having changed their views.
The hard winter has brought our sheep
out in poor condition, yet, OF course, this
will not change the wool clip in pounds.
The wheat fares worse, much freezing
out and dry weather laying out the roofs
ofmuch more. South OF Marshall the
wheat looks much better, yet not as great
breadth sown; late sown entirely gone.
Our crops will not begin to compare with
last year-many have plowed up and
sowed in oats. Oats are late put in
ground being frozen so long prevented
blowing. Corn will be the same.
The editor oFthe american A9rieulturist
says that the crOakers have the peach
buds killed every year, yet when fruit
time comes loads Of peaches rot for want
3! market. l guess they have 1t this
time. There Is scarcely any bloom to
kill.
! Apples promise fair. We are entitled
to crop alter so many failures. On cher.
ries and pears VIC can count nothing. The
bloom is always abundant, but the frost
takes them any time between bloom and
fruit. NJ -
Oldresidents tell US that we have more
late irosts now than in former years, and
late Irosts do not seem TO injure fruits as
much as formerly. II our climate Is
changing, then why should not fruits &C.
climate themselves rs well rs peopleS I
have seen corn in Colorado there so ten.
DER white with frost several successive
mornings, yet grow on apparently .unin.
jured.
No local items occur to me as Of import.
auce. Because some complaint was made
that In a previous letter did not extend
my itemizing far enough, 1 intended to
write up West Alexander, yet in differ.
ent manner from what some correspond.
ent recently did West Liberty; for this
village, although just over the border,
seems as much part oil US as the latter,
and probably takes as many copies OF
your paper as any other town oil the same
size in our own State, although the I'D.
mnce Of Washington seems 70 enjoy a
monopoly Of correspondence from there II
not OF subscription.
Within the past few weeks, this staid
old Presbyterian town has been In her
glory as much as Rome in her carnival
days. A meeting Of Presbytery and a
s. s. Convention all In one week! How
Tue good ladies "aew around, "'and how
cream and butter were in demand. a
Deuer article Of which (the latter Ia made
nowhere than around West Alexander
Inc young folks say the S. s. affair was a
grand success-and they know about such
saw no account In your paper nj A
concert given recently by the Teet Ala
ander Musical Institute assisted bv Local
band, and the Valley Grove ,OuSrtet,e
Your correspondent Is no musicSlistEhnt
this was said to DO the finest affair of the
kind ever given In the place, II attend.
anOe and successful performance are anv
criterion. The Institute Is still. carried
on, and Providence permitting las they
say In West Alcxander) promises to lc,
US hear from them again. The same from
r,., Yours truly, 70.