The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-10

iud .ing from the contents of the first num-
Der of her journalistic enterprise, one cmi-
nently worthy of liberia; patronage by our
people. We would be glad to see the Home
Circle enlarged to five times its present di-
mensions, and in the home of every Caro-
linian. The South is in need ofjust such en-
terprises. Herpeople possess literary talent,
if properly developed, equal to that of any
people, and every effort made to develop it
should be encouraged. We see no reason
why first-class literary journal should not
succeed in the South as well as elsewhere.
Our people must and will have good read
ing matter, and the demand for it increases
every year, and we believe they would pat
ronize home paper, if properly conducted,
as readily as those published North, many
of which ore not worth The paper they are
printed on. We should patronizc home in
dustr;es of every character, and particularly
those that tend to cultivate, refine, elevate
and purify the morals OF our own people,
even though it costs us, pccuniarily, trilie
more.
The sudden change in the weather last
week from moderately warm to bitter cold
caused great destruction to the vegetables
and fruit in this County. The freezes on
Thursday and Friday nights last were
almost equal to any of the past winter.
The ground was frozen several inches deep,
and frost and ice were rs plentiful as in tho
dead of winter, the latter not thawing, even
where fully exposed to the sun, until the
middle of the day. Tile fruit trees were in
full bloom, the gardens were far advanced,
and we were congratulating ourselves upon
the flattering prospects of early vegetables
and all abundant fruit crop. 1t would be
difficult to give an idea of the disappoint-
ment occasioncd our citizens when they
went out into their gardens on Friday
morning and found their beans, potatoes,
peaches, apples. &C., whiting and blacken-
ing from the effects of the previous nights
freeze. The fruit crop is totally destroyed,
and everything in the vegetable line suscep-
tible of injury by extreme cold has suffered
the same fate We are thankful TO learn.
however, that the small grain crops escaped
without serious injury, if injured at all.
Our misfortunes are never so serious that
they could not be great deal worse.
The fence law is gradually gaining favor
all over the State, and just now the farmers
of Edgefield are debating as 10 whether or
not they should have its provisions extend
ed to their County. Unless Edgefield has
considerably more timber than most of the
other Counties in the up-country, and
great deal more than it has any use for at
present, or will be able to utilize i'll the fu-
ture; unless her farmers have great deal
more time in which to split rails, build and
repair fences, ETC., than those of her sister
counties, she will find the fence law great
blessing. Indeed, we believe every county
in the State, with one or two exceptions,
would find this law beneficial to the inter-
ests of its citizens. Let those who doubt it
come to Anderson, where it has been in
operation only one year and three months,
and see for themselves what it has done for
our farmers. Hundreds-we might truth
fully say thoasands-of acres of productive
lands have been put in cultivation that had
long since been thrown away simply be-
cause it could not be fenced, and which was
fast going to ruin; the quality of our stock
is being improved while the quantity is be-
ing reduced the value of our farms are be-
ing enhanced; the labor and money that
was formerly put in long and unbroken
lines of fencing is being devoted to perma-
nent Improvements in tine way of good
houses and com Portable and cheerful homes
blessings that all mankind crave and long
for-and in many other ways we are reap
ing incstimable benefits from its wholesome
operation. Those who opposed its adoption
in this County now see and recognize its
wisdom, while those who favored it enjoy
many benefits they never dreamed of OBJ
tanning from it. The universal verdict is,
the law is q most excellent one, and we
would not be without it for any reasonable
consideration.