The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-26

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cease Of turmoil, toll and trouble, some tG
watering places, some to the mountains
.5me 10 the valleys to camp out and hum
and f,h,-aIl to take their rest from the
labor. Of the year and fan themselves In
the .hade,-Ihe farmer has the hardest
Ilbor Of the year upon him. It is make
has while the sun shines, and the hotter
ths sun the harder the labor, and this
season it has been
DOUBLE, DOUBLE Toll. AND TROUBLE
N Gather in something for himself and the
rc.l Of the world to live on the remainder
al the year.
gather at
CAMP MEETING
nr social recreation, you will not find
Coming into Bethany from Wellsburg,
mn the meanderihgs OF Buffalo or over
he bilI. from West Liberty, one wonders
wSy Alexander Campbell located here an
,r.iiution which is destined to be one OF
,bc fines, in this Western country. But
iIthe day /. pleasant and you drive on up
BaIlo or over the hill to Independence,
near where is the camp ground, or on
through to Middlctown, or Cross Creek,
or Blrstt,tOwn, you will find 1t to be in
the centre Of one Of the
FINEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD,
possessing everything that goes to make
M a good couniry-fich soil, we'll laying
land, good timbcr-all underIaid with
large areas Of limestone and watcred rs no
other country is,
Yourtourist or vacation inclined read
or should not forget the camp meeting
near independence, Pa, three miles from
Bethany, It cannot be reached by river
orrail, but being accessible by good roads
makes the trip the more pleasant, The
grounds are in delightful grove. The
people are hospitabIe and social, and the
preaching, for aught We know, first class,
Il that is an object, and you can drive out
each morning and evening over good
road, to enjoy u look at the country, and
the hospitality OF the people.
Our little party enjoyed the drive so
much that we continued II past the camp
ground, and hearing that tho Patrons Of
lIusbandry were having
AMARyEsT FEAST AT RURdErTsTowN,
drove on and reached there in time to
partakc Of bOuntiiul rcpast, spread by
the Patrons for the public, who seemed to
have all turned out. Everything passed
off pleasantly, exccpt--l shall mention,
It often happens at public dinners and
picnics. Long tables were spread, loaded
with provisions, and much besides was
passed around. Some ladies were seen
to come up, spread u handkerchief, hel p
themselves, take Of all that was passed
around, and carry of home what was in.
tended 10 be eaten on the ground. Now,
ladies, would yOu-act mladylike?
The dinner over We attended the after
noon session OF the Grange, at which VA.
riOus subjects were discussed among
others, the ever recurring topics Of
EDUCATION AND Road IMPROVEMENTS.
The Grange fever seems to have taken
hold Of first class people up there, II
wealth, refinement, and social position
mean anything, notwithstanding the
assertion Of one Of your correspondents
recently that II was "IOoked upon with
suspicion by substantial citizens lie
evidently thinks farmers are not substan.
tial citizens.
Wespent the night, by invitation, with
VIM. l.. Archer, Esq, the celebrated
merino sheep breeder, whose flock is
known and not surpassed in the country.
lie considers his ram Denver, owned
jointly by himsclfand brother, s. Archer,
Of Kansas, NS having more fine points
than any sheep on the continent. lie is
but two years old, weighs 10 pounds,
aud in March shore 20 lbs. IL o. Of wool,
just IL months grown to day.
ANY LOVER or PURE BLOOD STOCK
will certainly enjoy a visit to Mr.. Arch.
Ct's What ho does not know about
Merino sheep, or indeed stock Of any
kind, ia hardly worth knowing. Every
thing around him is pure blood-sheep,
horse, COW, pig and chicken, and he him.
self has the pure blood of n gentleman.
hope he will pardon this mention, but
indeed, our visit was so enjoyable, 1t can
not be helped
We were detained much longer in the
morning than We intended, out OF pure
enjoyment in the examination Of his
stock. hut our pleasure continued as
We went along over the smooth, easy
grade roads, and past the
FINE FARMS on EITuERslDE,
even the team seemed to pArtNkH Of our
enjoyment. Who would not be granger,
and with the granger stand, his debts all
paid, and such fine prospects Of crops
stretching away on all sides. Talk Of
crop failures, you hear this from our
croakers, who 60 into town every once
and while to gather words Of diseour.
agcment from your citizens who go plod.
ding along the street whining about
"hard tines" Take Off your English
goods and come out and help us gather
IN our bonntiiul crops, instead of laying
In your offices planning how low you can
PIT the price down up0nus.
Leaving the camp ground we could not
Ie'i:t I he temptation TO visit Col. q. II.
Beall, the
WORLD RENOWNED wooL.GRowER.
l'ay world renowned, because sec an
Article written recently about his farm,
copied into papers all over the country,
and IN an English paper which hap.
pe9ed to see. As we drove along for
miles, 1t seemed, on either side were
sheep marked 70. II. b." We have no
Use Tor finer farm than the Col. runs.
iherc Ia such thing as satiety, and we
ui4 not properly enjoy the examination
lie certainly has a fine clip Of wool,
anu some as fine in fibre as any manuiaot.
Grer ever needs. lie has one ram whose
fleece made
7jNiLES OF YARN
when spun ont Call YOU that tough
yarn? lie has the manufacturers Ger.
HHucate Tor this. We also saw his ram,
commodore, Vanderbilt, who weighs 200
POUNDS, and shears IS pounds Of wool.
a nu' eihG,ugh-we did not get satisfaction
again. '' W. P'PV'' " '"'
II lie does not expect to sell his wool at
Me present pFiccs-hc would rather In.
Mr. Mekeever, suggested that he 20
MoW, as they intended to "cleat this
country ou!, when they got The sheen
business rightly started in Kansas '~ TSe