Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-18
IszRsssss River News.
AIEssEs. EDIroRs :

MEssKs. EDITORS:
There is a gentleman living in McNairy
whose plans of farming, stOck-raisinS,
&c, are worth studying and initiating.
He is not Yankee or a Dutchman, but
4 plain, cOmmOn-sense, industrious
southerner. l am not writing about him
because l want to puff " somebody, but
because l am anxious TO show what can
be done in this country by using indus
try and acting under the dietation of
sound Judgment. He owns no broad bot
tom fields nor rich alluvial valleys, but
his farm is on the hills, with q sandy soil
and growth of timber that requires four
trees to afford one "rail-cut." 1t looks
like "harren," and a stranger would
think he was near the vicinity of no
where or the headquarters of starvation,
while passing along the highway leading
through that section. When l saw it first
it made me think of the ''Great Desert"
But right there, whore 'pOssum would
hesitate to take up permanent residence,
there is one of the most productive farms
in McNairy county. Its owner makes
number of acres than any farmer in the
county. He has fat horses and large eat
tie and hogs, and all the comforts that
farmer in this country might desire. He
has fully demonstrated that clover can be
grown in abundance even upon sandy
uplands. He has 4 clover meadow that
has yielded five consecutive crops. His
farm yielded last year six hundred bar
rels of corn, five hundred bushels of
wheat, three hundred bushels of oats,
nineteen bales of cotton and several tons
of hay. / have given nothing but an
uncolored statement of facts, and they
are worth considering by people who
think this country will not reward the
efforts of the Industrious. This is anoth-
er argument that it is the man, not the
country.
Locust Grove Church, near Hamburg,
was destroyed by the incendiary's torch
a few nights ago. lie is still at large,
but it is hoped he will be struck by Tay
Ior's lightning before long and take up
his residence among the striped gentry
of the Bluff City.
was at Purdy on the 4th inst, in at
tendance upon the teAs.hers' meeting.
They organized tes4a5r's institute,
electing Rev G. r. Harrison, Of Adams
vile, president, c. f. Williams, vice
president, and f. Crump, secretary. The
interest was lively and the teachers SEEM
ed in good earnest. The institute will be
a permanent organization and will work
Il, 3
For the information of teachers, l will
state the superintendent of the State has
issued Il circular thPt he Will revoke the
certificate of any teacher who refuses to
attend the county institute. The board
Of directors of Purdy University, J. F.
HuddIeston, president, held meeting on
the 9TH for the purpose of taking steps
towards opening school there this year.
Major Thompson returned from New Or
leans on the 4th. whittier he had gone 10
take proof in the large claims against un-
Gle Sam. Tom Saunders, better known
as California Tom, claims to keep the old
est aud best ~hiskies, wines, brandies,
and the finest cigars and tobacco in Pur-
DIV. lie is 4 liberal gentleman, and by
the way, he does not forget the ''quill
driver" You know how it is yourself
Mr.. Editor. | enjoyed solid dinner at
the residence of Bill Jopling on Sunday.
1 always held that friends beat money,
and L have no reason for changing. If
he should be elected 1 intend to make
him a pen out of the quill of an eagles
wing to be used on official occasions.
DIR. Budlong has located in Purdy and
will be found at his Office at all times.
He is too well known as a successful den
tai surgeon to require notice from me.
He has no superior and but few equals in
his profession.
F. L. Strawn has gone to Madison coun-
ty in the interest of new pillow of which
he has purchased the right of sale in that
county. The pillow has been fully and
satisfactorily tested in this section and
Mr.. Strawm is a trust worthy young man.
RAGGED EDGE.