Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-13

THE GRAPE CULTURE.-The success of Buck,
in Warren and Brady, in Rockbridge, should
show people the fine opening this branch OF
industry offers all over our Valley. Bnck's
great vineyards, and the fortune he has made
out of the grape have been too often described
to be again told, but d. G. E. Brady, of Buffalo
Forge, is new beginner and has been so quiet
about his Is acres, planted five years ago, that
few know of it. 1t is under the experienced
charge of Anthony Bernard of the Burgundy
District, France. Last year he made 900 gal
Ions of wine-about 1000 of Catawba and 500 Con
cord, and the balance Isabella and Clinton He
made 1900 pounds of Concord grapes in one
acre, and others in proportion, but having nc
railroads made nothing on the grapes. This wine
is pronounced equal to the foreign article and
sells readily at ST. so to $500 per gallon, making
over S., 900 for the crop, and this was not con-
sidered good year--only half OF the vineyard
bearing. We could enlarge on this subject, and
hope what Mr.. Brady has done, on .poor land
may give our farmers wrinkle they may
profit by.
GEN LILLY IN S. Give have received the
Charleston, s. c., Evening Bulletin of May End
containing lively account of an entertainment
given by the Venerable Agricultural Society Of
s. Co. the oldest in the United States, to the
Agricultural and Mechanical Society of S. G.
her younger sister. The party was large-25O
persons being present-and the ladies beautiful
They were steamed down the harbor and taken
sightseeing generally, and at last, sat down to
q bountiful repast. Three Confederate Generals
Misrepresentation. Colquit, Gen. Haigood and
our Gen. Lilley. In a short speech, Gen Lilly
said Virginia had heretofore extended South
Carolinians welcome to her hostiLitles. but she
was at all times ready to give them a warmer
welcome to her hospitallties." The others made
appropriate remarks but none seemed to take so
with the ladies as our General, though he had
only one arm TO offer them welcome to. Gen
Lilly gains friends wherever he goes and is do
ing great and good work for Washington & Lee
he carries the high character of true Virginia
gentleman wherever he goes as proudly as he
carried her flag in war.
A WONDERFUL KEY HoLE.-Last weak in
company with Prof. Charles E. Young. and Mr.
=. A. Richardson, we visited the house of James
Carter, cold, situated opposite Staunton Acad
envy and about so feet above Charles E. Haines'
the latter on New street. The front door is on a
ten foot porch and the entrance hall of about
feet square. On closing the door, there ap-
plastering simply "whitened," reversed mic.
ture of Mr. Haynes house, the Mansard roof of
Mr.. A. FL. Fultz's fine house. with its cornice
and slate covering clearly defined, the fencing
around Haynes lot and the color of his house
yellow, and. the blinds green-all distinctly
drawn out. The day was rainy and cloudy. but
the picture was very plain, and the smoke COM
ing out OF Haynes chimney seemed to come out
OF the wall and float away. The only light was
through small key hole in the front door, but
the picture on the wall shows objects not on a.
level with It, No panorama we ever saw was
clearer There are various reasons given for
the wonderful performances of this KEY hole
upon the light going through it, but we leave it
to the scientific to decide, simply stating the
facts, which any can verify by calling on James,
who is ever polite as is the wont of the old school
of Virginia colored people.