The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-07

, balcs or cotton ill 1870 the farmers in.
creased the crop to 100000 in 1870.
Less lands arc sold for taxes. Fac.o,
RIGS have been built-othrrs have their
capacity increased. Thousands OF
wagons buggics, carriages, sewing
machines, pianos, organs, mules, hors-
c$, fruit trees, stoam engines, etc.,
have been bought and paid for. All
OF (which, if not Il sign Of prosperity, is
Il sign that money is made.
2nd. What will make them more
prosperous? "Thcrc's the rub" The
question ! have been trying for Il long
. time to solve myself, and the conclu-
sion have arrived ut is 50 old and
simple that it would fail to attract any
attention OF inspire anyone. II is the
result Of a'good deal OF thought, cx-
! pertinent and figuring, and ii is this /:
, ~ Increase our prosperity two things
arc needed: First, Economy; second,
! Persistent continuance in wcll-doiny,
o., every man to his calling. Under
tho head of economy mean to include
everything from Hme--thc least ap-
prcciatch by somc-down to Il pin. IL
will not DC necessary to mention all
the places where economy could be
exercised to advantage without be-
ing "rcnnEwis& and pound foolish. ;"
Cnd"r tn" second head, or persistent
! continuance in wcll-luiny, would
say that II VIC have made money to
buy the things enumerated above,
would il not hc wise to follow The
! occupation hy which we made the
money and hope that VIC supply our
selves after awhile With organs, Sow
ing machines. Wagons, NC and that
We can then lay up something that We
may urniliably invest when We Shall
, lave discovered the places. \ good
clover patch OF corn patch or oul
patch that has been pcttcd, docssnot
| make q good anl successful farmer Of
Il merchant. nor docs q month Of sue
cess at merchandising make Il good
and successful merchant Of farmer.
Both eventually lose what they have
mnH" at their respective cailinys. Our
people. even since the war, have been
III Il transition or prospecting strtc. a
great deal OF money has been lost in
prospecting. or irving different things
: that we have had no experience with
Thousands OF dollars have been spent
for engines and other machinery which
may. and doubtless will, bear fruit in
the rising generation in tho shape Of
rIcinri"s. Thousands have been spcut
for srnit trees, which will also bear
Fruit soon
sir. when We consider what our
"lnzy' (>o-ral!rN people have accom-
p.i,l'c,i since the war. and consider
uh'"r what difficulties they kbnrcd.
there j. 10 rA"!l for complaining or
becoming Ar~pond"mt now when
lhr iil!i,'uIiirs have been slrm0untcd
and we l;"vc he experience of the pa i
to direct uS. and tn" results to rncOur-
age u~ to continue in well loiuM, crcr
mjudlul 10 ccnnonizr and to engage
IN nothing hazardous. Economy !!
&C DnUmv!
AIN not 80 sure hut that I'LL The
difficulties lie right there. It would
consume too MUCH of your time for me
to cnumcratc the different places
where economy is needed. Will men,
tinn Il few. Clocks are sold ni S;;}S 90
that ought to he bought for Sl5. :;
fruit trees at liity cents that coull be
bought at half that price; sewing ma
chimes for $50 90 that might be bought
Tor $1,000 or $500. etc, etc; guano,
So called. which is no better than our
rich soil. Time and space would fail
ne to itrmiZc. F.cOMOmiZc, save money,
build un onr waste places, improve
anu brautii'y our homes, tic ourselves
to the country. and try tu make our
country a desirable place in which to
live, and if success and prosperity do
not come, try Tic plan commanded in
Proverbs III. $40.
With the hope that have ut least
shown my Willingness to help our pco-
pie on 10 prosperity, am very truly
yours, ". S. II.
ORIGIN oF THE MERiNn SllEEr.~ As
The ancient Greeks had 10 cotton nor
six, and very little linen, and as
Sleeps wool was :hc principal texture
from which their clothes were made,
they took peculiar care TO cultivate
only such breeds OF sheep as produced
very fine wool. Such breeds were
those Of the Greek city Of Enrcntum,
situated on the Tarcntinc gulf. In or
der 10 improve tho fine quality Of the
wool still more, the sheep were cover
ed with clothes in cold weather, as it
was found by experience that cXpos.
urc 10 cold made the woul coarscr.
Thus clothing these sheep from gencr-
alton to generation resulted in Il very
delicate breed with exceedingly fine
wool, according to the law established
by Darwin in regard TO selection and
adaptation to exterior conditions.
This product Of Greek industry was
transmitted 10y them to the Romans,
whose great agricultural author, CO.
lunclla. states that his uncle in Spain
crossed the fine Turcntinc sheep will,
/ the rams imported from Africa. and
+ obtained Il stronger breed, combining
: the WhIlcncSs Of fleece Of tho father
with the tincnc>S of the fleece Of the
! m"thrr. and having obtained such re.
suits the race was pcrpotuatcd. The
absence o other. fine textures made
these Spanish sheep so valuable that
IN tHr beginning OF our era they were
sod in LONE Tor 81 900 in gold head
an enormous price for those times,
when money had much more value
than now.
Wlcl &C barbarians invaded Italy
these shcrp were all cXtcrmiuairi