Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-30

In common with almost the entire South,
the war left this section of the country
in a condition not much above absolute
bankruptcy and restitution. All kinds of
stock, horses, hogs, cattle and sheep had
been taken away, or consumed by the
contend;ng armies in their advancing and
retreatiDg marches. All classes of labor
ing men, q vast majority of whom were
tillers of the soil, had borne arms for two
years and more, and the neglected farms
had grown up with briars, brambles, weeds,
sedge.grass and all kinds Of %noxions cum.
brance. Fencing bad been burned by
camping soldiers or was falling and rotting
down. and farm buildings out of repair.
The implements of husbandry were worn
cut, or worthless from long disuse. The
bottom, top and intermediate dollar had
vanished from almost every mans pocket,
like the sweet music Of a golden dream.
Though universal want prevailed, still
the sunshine Of promise and hope rifted
through the breaking clouds Of the tenn
pest whose thunders.. were dying away in
the echoes of increasing distance.
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Yet, it was apparent to every man Of
sagacity and observation that some means
must be devised to stir up the pride and
re-animate the lifeless.energies.o of the PEG.
pie. a few men of influence aud some
capital were.so impressed by a sense of thi,
necessity. that they began to agitatc the
feasibility of a movement that would cal
forth an united effort, on the par. Of the
people, to better their condition and in
troducc those improvements in agricul
tural science that have made other Gee,
tions OF the country opulent and prosper
GUS. They met for counsel, deliberatior
and an Interchange Of views. and the re-
'tult Of their conference was the establish
msnt Of
The WASHINGTON COUNTY AeRIcuL
TrRAL AND MECHANICAL
SOCIETY.
The fogies sneered contemptuously
the cynics jeered and pooh .poohed, tL
chrouic..grur,bler were, Of course, dis
sruntled, and the professional croaker
loudly and confidently prophecied q
early collapse of the enterprise. Blu
the determined and philosophical pre-
jeCtor' were neither disappointed at nc
discouraged by this parade of unworth
opposition. but opened subscription book
and the people came to their a~ssistanc
with u~nexpectt i and commcndable alacr
ty.
TIE DERIDED AIR BUBBLE
Did not burst, and the sanguipe an
oft-repeated prophecies of failure turne
out to be the ~vagaries of sigbtlcss scott
sayers. The fullness of time for Il
ful6lment Of these confident prediction
has passed and the institution goes {
prospering and to prosper. A few MT
Of means we're called upon to contribut
who did not see fit to make the inve,
ment, aud whilst there was q time in Il
history of this grand and noble efo
when a refusal of aid, where the abili
existed, amounted to opposition and d
couragement, yet, there is not the sligt
est disposition On the part Of the Manag
ment to withhold a cordial welcome
any one who visits, or contributes to au
ment the granduer and extent of the @
positions.
THE ADVANTAGES OF TIE FAIR.
The beneficial results, that have alrea
cmanated from the exhibitions, are (,
numerous to bo particularly mention
and traced their legitimate end. Rivalri
imbued with the spirit of generous fe
ing. are excited, and each contests
spares no pains to make a superior cnt
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These various displays, which bri
taste. skill and q wide scope Of hithe
unemployed resources into active requi
tion, are teaching the people the q
and mysteries Of honorable. profitable o
successful industry. In this vast agg
CATION Of enormous yields, the farm
can see the generous fertility OF our s
when cultivated and quicSeued by ,
appliances Of enlightened science. 7
farmer can know for himself that I
raising Of Fifty bushels of wheat and
hundred bushels Of corn to tho acre
not 80 idle boast no, a g~rcundles myr