The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-29
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ITEMS FROM ROCK CREEK,

Son'o Practical SugS -etiOns--O Our Corre.
spondent Joins In tho Cry Against LAW
yers Local News and Gossip.
Rock CREEK, May 2G.-As l am
almost an octogenarian, and as great
man once said, 81 know of no light by
which to guide my feet but the light
Of experience" l take courage and
offer few words of advice to our
people. The first and most essential
is, that every man and boy not at
school, and twelve years of age should
go to work, and not hire so much
colorcd labor. We arc too poor to be
idle, and, besides, work is healthy and
honorable. j. &. H., noticed in one
Of your late issues, seems to think that
the candidates for ofllco should soon
be out-says blackberry pies are good
to feed them on, if wo have nothing
else. Well, let them remain at home
until the crops havo been laid by.
Besides, the brier patches have all
been cleaned up and planted in cotton,
except few scrubby briers, and the
old women and children need them to
make pies for home use. see no use
Of much stnmp-spcaking. The first
stunp-spccch l ever heard, l think
was in 1880, and the lawyers then
made fools Of us all, by telling us that
our little proud, chivalric Palmetto
State could whip the whole Of Yam
kccdom with old Jackson ut their
head. 'Ilastc makes waste" was a
maxim Of Dr.. Franklin. Wo should
be careful rs TO whom we nominate
for office. we should have men of
practical experience to lcgisla!c for
uS-1 would say two-thirtls or three
tourths Of farmers. We have tried
lawyers long enough. We must have
some on the judicial committee and
for other purposes. l have heard men
say a farmer can't draft resolution
or bill and speak to it. Why not?
Who was one Of the most efficient
Senators from Hichland county, the
last two sessions Of our Legislature,
but practical farmer? 1t may be
said that he is an isolated case. Not
word Of it true. | know perfectly
well that before our late war, the most
practical and efficient legislators that
we elected from, Fairfield were farm
ers, or rather cotton planters. l need
not name them but some are old
enough to rccollcct them. Now, who
was Cincinnatus? Was he not taken
from tho plough and carried into the
Roman Senate, and attcrward declared
Emperor, and then Dictator of the
lnighticst empire OH earth2 Enough
Of this,
We had on Saturday and Sunday
fine rains, much wanted. Our grow,
i"65 oI"P" Ps~',''"v 60 SviuUn IIiffYCSC
except wheat, and in some localities
it Is said, will yield half to two.
thirds an average crop. Grass is not
so abundant Us is usual ut this time OF
year, owing perhaps to the late freezes
neither is the cut and bud worm, o,
dcprcdating insects so common this
spring as Of late years. What has be-
come of "Corncr"? Should like to
hear now about them Green6uch.ers!
Whether they have become sane vet
Can't he give 'em dose Of old Jctlcr
sonian Democracy, and follow with {
big dose Of common sense and con
sistcney to work Off that crotehot tina
they have upon the brain. If that vii
not do their casc.is hopeless, and bet
ter let them alone. Time will cur,
them, hope, as know them to bo
set of good, clever and honest boys
and intend to sec them ere long.
W. l..