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

judging from the contents OF the first mum
ber Of her journalist enterprise, one cmi
ncntly worthy ofa lbera; patronage by on
Dcople. We would be glad To see the Ho,n
Circie enlarged Ia five times its present Iii
mensiOns, and in the home Of every Caro-
linian. The South is in need just such Ell
terpriscs. Herpeoplc possess literary talent
if properly developed, equal to that Of any
people, and every effort made to develop il
should be encouraged We see no reason
why first-class literary journal. should not
succeed in the South as well rs elsewhere
Our people must and will have good read.
ing matter and the demand for il increases
every year, and we believe they would pat
ronize home paper, if properly conducted
rs readily as those published North, many
of which are not worth The paper they are
printed on. We sl.odld patronzc home in.
dustrics 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. pcctlniurly, "a 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. Tie freezes on
Thursday and Friday nights last were
almost equal to any of the past winter.
The ground was frozen several inches deep,
aud frost an,l ice were Us plentiful as in tho
dead of winter the latter not tllawing. even
where fully exposed TO the sun, until the
middle of the day. The fruit trees were in
full bloom, ;hc gardens were far advanced.
ami we were congratuating ourselves upon
the fiLttcring prospects Of early vegetables
and an abundant fruit crop 1t would be
difficult 10 give al idea of the disappont-
mcnt occasioncd our citizens when they
went out into their gardens on Friday
morning. and found their beans, potatoes.
peaches, apples, &c, whiting and blackcn-
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 niStortunes 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
oi Edgcfcld are debating rs 10 whether or
not they should have its provisions extend
ed to their County Unless EdgcGcld las
considerably more timber than most OF the
other Counties i'll the up-country, and a
great deal more than it has any use for at
present, or will be able to ut; ize in the flu
ture; unless her farmers hav. II great deal
more tino i'll which to split rails build and
repair fences, etc, than those of her sister
counties, she will find the fence law n g. mt
blessing. Indeed we believe every county
in the State, with one or two exceptions,
would find this law beneficial to the inter
c'ts 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. Hundrcds-wc might truth
fully say thousands-of acres Of productive
!::::!s have hee.: 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 III tho 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
i'll this County now see ami 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 u most excellent one, and we
would not be without it for any reasonable
consideration.