The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-13

far as can make out, sheep have always
paid any Of these farmers who have paid
any attention TO them, better than any
thing else, and why they have not been
more extensively raised, and protected by
Q vigorous dog law, Is mystery 10 me,
except that farmer can't get any
"kudos" among his brethren by raising
fine sheep; whereas, car load OF big
steers will bring him high renown, and
pride goes for something, you know.
am glad TO hear that some few fine South.
down and Cotteswold rams have lately
been imported. IhSve seen two Of them,
and they are very fine fellows. The
whole section seems TO be singularly
suited both for wool and mutton; the lat.
ter Is most delicious, and known as far as
Charleston and Stanton. There Is thor
oughly good pasture, and change Of II at
will from the bluegrass fields TO the free.
stones or the States.
In THE SECOND PLACE,
believe that butter and cheese making
would pay these people better than beet,
and for this reason butter is high In all
the eastern cities: whereas, Kansas and
Texas competition keeps beef compare.
lively low. Butter from the Greenbrier
can easily be put into Washington at 20
cents per pound, and, If properly made,
can be sold throughout the year at more
than double that. / know that Q Wash.
ington landlord offered a Greenbrier
scotchman go cents for butter through
out the whole oil winter
WHAT Is WANTED
Is skilled labor and association. Few
women here can make really good butter,
and few men have any really accurate
knowledge Of the handling Of mich cat.
tie, Moreover, association is thing un-
known TO the Virginian intellect. There
Is more Of "every man Tor himself"
There Ia
GOOD OPENING FOR STRANGERS
here. As l have said, the people will
welcome them, and though this was
mainly Southern district, yet any north.
ern man or woman who comes here
with proper tact and delicacy of feeling
will find that the neighbors don't want
to remember the war any more than they
do. 1t may be well for you Ohio and
Pennsylvania neighbors 10 know that
they can here get vastly superior lands to
their own, at from SIS TO $50 per acre
Up land which only needs proper care
to be able 10 carry beef on from one to
two acres, and to produce easily 80
bushels OF wheat and so or 90 Of corn "a
the acre.
INoTGcE ONE FACT,
which says a great deal for the quality Of
this bluegrass, limestone, clay land
There Is not great deal OF 1t In the
market, and II there were more rich men
and good farmers here, there would not
beany; Tor when
AdBRRNBRIER MAN
gets any money, If he does not use 1t fol-
shaving notes, an operation which may
with horse trading) be considered the
high art of the country, he is pretty sure
10 put 1t into Greenbrier land In one
shape or another. Still, there is nice
selection Of farms in the market, and Mr.
Cantley, an Irish gentleman who Is g.
tablished here for the purpose oil inducing
Northern and English immigration, woulC
gladly give any required information OF
the subject.
WHEELING LADIES.
Wheeling has been represented hert
this summer by several charming younI
ladies, who have been duly appreciated
and petted, by at least one gentleman,
man Of most insured capacity; and BY
some very lovely glass wsre-a great i'm
provement on what usually passes for fin
glass in tho Greenbrier. But then yoI
know that
"Men have no faith In nne.Ipun sentiment
(croAm pltcheIs.)
Who put their trust In heliers and 10 beevCs."
as the poet says; and one can't expect
man to be at the same time fine Judge @
the metal OF horse and the metal Of
goblet. "Twould be kind o mixed, yol
know"
THE WI RI SULPHUR.
OF course have been over TO the Whit
Sulphur. l can't say that they arc havinl
very good season, however. Societ,
, seems rather chaotic; there's a want 0
J affinity, SO tho various groups Of guest
remain In q state Of precipitation. Tn
fact Is, that the
OLD SOUTHERN vIsIToRs,
who didn't care much for comfort, don
3 come In any numbers; and the new vlsi
3 toIs, from all points OF the compass, don
l know who other people are, don't dare O
!, care to make much acquaintance, an
|, don't like tho increasing dilApidation {
] the place. Very lew amusements ar
!, provided; and the company is too hcterC
!. geneouS to be able TO evolve its own.
THE WHITE SULPHUR COMPANY
. may be a body Of solous, or It may nc
be, but IN my opinion It Is running
= great risk, and that Is, OF letting som
, smaller but senslbly conducted spring &c
! the name Of being The spring Of Virgins
Their debt Is increasing on them, theI
J buildings are running down, the othC
springs are bidding against them as place
: Of fashionable amusement, and yet the
won't sell; they won't grant long leases
= enterprising hotel keepers; they won't q
: anything but wait for better times, whic
! certainly have not yet begun 10 ri.
81 PUT IN AN APPEARANCE.
D. wish could chronicle an appearant
l. Of activity and progress along the RAJ
n road, but the panic laid a pretty heaS
q finger on all that. True, things may I
II expected TO revive when the RailroI
3 works start again; but at present they ar
Ike business everywhere dull, At HiI