Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-18

And the grave.
IFrom tho Charleston News and Courier
What Next in Politics?
WASHINGTON, December Sit is a
source Of constant regret to mo that the
farmers Of South Carolina have no channel
through which they can communicate with
each other iutolligontly. Time and again
opportunity has been rendered them, but
thoy mover seemed to appreciate it. For
tuno has favored me since the war, and
frequently have been SO oiroumstanced
that would have "given the world" (to bo
a little extravagant to have had the farmers
and citizens generally of South Carolina to
have seen, hoard and learned what 1 SOW,
heard and learned. Perhaps your paper is
now the best medium of communicating
with .ho greatest number of our citizens,
and if you will allow it, I will occasionally
give them something to talk about and
perhaps think about too.
The two last weeks in November I was
in Canandaigua, N. Y, attending the
annual session of tho National Grange.
Thirtytwo States were represented at this
session, and South Carolina ably and we'll
by Worthy Master j. N. Lipscomb, who
will doubtless tell the State Grange, at its
approaching session, much to encourage
Patrons oil over South Carolina. Let
few words suffice for mo.
Patrons, alias Changers, from New
Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and as far
West as Michigan and Minnesota, woro at
Canandaigua by tho scores to sec the Ma
tioual Grange One good brother from
Central New York, told me his Grange
numbered 269 members, majority of
whom Wet every Saturday at IL NJ, and
we're usually in session from four to six
hours, and that many of their number,
male and female, frequently canlc ten miles
in sleighs over the snow with tho thermo-
meter at zero. At such time our farmers
would find more comfort in huggipg tho
fire. This Grange had not missed weekly
meeting since their organization in the
spring of 1874. Ono or two daily sessions
of tho National Grange we're old fashioned
Experience meetings." and could the far
mers of the State have heard the recitals of
some of tho Masters from other States there
would 10 the early future be a new impetus
given to the Grange organization 10 South
Carolina. Several valuable papers were
read upon subjects vital to the cause of
agriculture, oil of which will be published
in tho proceedings" and placed in the
hands Of tho Secretary of the State Grange
BY the 10th or 18th Of January, and ovory
Patron in the State should get copy and
read it.
Canandaigua is tho oldest town in West
ern New York, and ono of the prcttest
towns (7,O00 inhabitants) in tho United
States. 1t is beautifully located on a lake
of the samo name, and is connected by rail
with Syracuse and Rochester. It has
always been the seat of much learning and
wealth. Many of of the "F. F.'s" of New
York have ever lived there, among whom
are the Granger family, (singular coinci.
depce) one Of whom was Postmaster Gene
raj under Jefferson, and another Attorney
General (a sou of tho former) under Har-
rison. The elder entertained Lafayette
while on hid visit to America in 1926.
This town was the home of Morgan, who,
in 18-, for threatening to reveal the area
ma Of Masonry, was wbisked away by some
evil sprite between sun and sun, and has
never been heard of since.
Canandaigua is noted for ita grapes,
which were served upon the table fresh and
luscious, while was there, at breakfast and
dinner. Tho town has no manufactures,
except Of beer, for which it is noted. The
brewery exports $4,000 kegs of lager aDnu.
ally, besides supplying a very large homo
demand. Lager is made from barley and
hops The barley is soaked until it sprouts.
1t is then placed on a kiln till the sprouts
are killed and the grain is dried. It is
then ground and mado into mash or malt, !
and then mixed and boiled with hops, and
drawn off into mammoth, casks, holding
about forty barrels or 1900 gallons, some
times 1000 gallons, and after season |
of fermentation drawn of in barrels
and shipped. No littlo capital is required
to conduct brewery successfully.
From Canandaigua / went 10 New York
City, 376 miles; in IL hours and 10 minutes
stopping 20 minutes for breakfast and
half an hour for dinner, and passing
brough Schenectady, where [ learned from
wo young friends there arc seventeen
south Carolina youths now in attendance at
Union College. This gave mo food for
everal hours thought. Why were they
ere? Because it was economy7 How