The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-07-05
Letter from Delaware.
[bfOm our ora Correspondent
Houston DEL, June % 1875.

[b/om our oun Correspondent.
Houston DEL, June % 1873.
Mr.. IIdstorH 70 - ...'.''
{ want to say through you in an
swer to inquiries, that excursion
tickets TO all important <places, are
as thickgas blackberriesin June.
The Centennial boarding &.com-
missionat the depot win fpd yon
boarding placcsin private fumilieB
ut $2.5 per day.
The trans-contincntal hotel fur
nishcs rooms at 81 per day, and
boa. d on the European plain, and in
the daily papers board is advertised
at ii per day. There area number
Of boarding places needing boardors
;.nl there will be railroads needing
travellers, especially the latter part
Of the season, and much Gun be scon
at little necessary expense.
I have visited the grounds several
times and must say the Exposition
Iincreasea in magnitude as L learn
more Of it. " It is tho world in
miniature, but to see it to ndyan-
tage, you must proceed on some
pl"n. A guide book is inlispensa-
bic. You need not only to glance
ut the difforont countries represent
cd in the N1ain Building, but to
bring yourself en rapport with
them, to freeze in Iceland and to
met in the tropics. ....
The Knight Templnrs, on the
lst of June, had one of the grandcst
t,lrnouts ever seen in this country
There woro nearly 5000 in costly
uniform with II ume o II s
bands of music that marched
for miles through the city.
/ am rustic. ting until the Fourth
1T home III the lttitude Of Washington
amid tho fruit resources of Delaware.
We are shipping raspbcrrics now,
have shipped strawberries to the
amount of five bushels per day.
Some growers have shipped fifty
bushels por day:
Wo have one great blessing here,
of honest ncighbors, that take care
OF their stock instead of letting it
prowl about to the annoyance of
everybody. I can look out upon 30
acres of corn and large fields of
wheat, &c, &c, without rail of
fence to protect them. When will
South Carolina learn to take care OF
cattle, hogs, &c., and not lot them
prey at viii! upon the crops ofncigh-
bors. The community will lie bette,
natnred, and even other thieves may
learn lesson Of honesty. 1t can be
shown that it costs four times as
much to fence against cattle running
ut large, rs it does to fence them in
l expect to go up to Philadcl-
phia i'll time to SEQ the illumination
on the night Of the Fourth, and b,
eady to enjoy instead of being
wcaricd out with the sights ant
sounds of the day. Then to visit
various pl l'cos north, before return
ing south, as inclination may direct
l spend much Of my time exam,
ming the best systems and the best
books adopted to common school
education. This is pus$ion viii
me, and to promote this T return
south. love to make honest indus
trious anl economical men and
women Of all / can. Scminarics and
academies I leave to others. With
the common people thus educated the
government will take care of itself
And I believe the races will adjust
themselves to their proper places.
The salary OF the school commits.
ioner is 80 reduced as to be no
great object for the pay, and if we
"an get one that will devote $3.50 to
teachers institute for the whites
md the same for tho coloreI, aad the
omaining 5000 will pay for the other
necessary dutics of the office, much
good may be done
Moi @ anon,
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