The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-05
:Llolutely true and correct organ benny
Il fact, that which 1ieViates little to
the right or left.

Among other industrial changes IN the
Southern States during the past few
years, is the notable one of subdiVl-
sions of the large plantations. A bule-
lin issued from the census Office presents
table marking the increase IN the
number of farms in the several States
that formerly were divided into immense
tracts of land worked by one owner, from
1860 up to the present date. This shows
an immense increase in the number OF
farms IN all the States excepting Della
ware, where the increase appears to
correspond only to the increase of the
population. The increase is also partly
accounted for in Florida and Arkansas
by the.settlement of regions not peri
manently occupied twenty years ago;
in a word, the increased number of
farms is to large extent due TO emi-
grafton in those States. According to
the estimates made in the bulletin re-
farcad to, most of the farms do not e1-
ceed 500 acres, while many OF them
comprise less than 100 acres.
An American lady wrote to Andrew
D. White when he was minister at the
court of Berlin. The lady in question,
a resident of a small country village,
calmly informed the American minister
that grand fair was to be held Gin our
town" before long for the purpose OF
raising money to build a new church.
She was at work herself on sort OF
autograph bedouilt, and she inclosed
six square pieces of white linen, on
which she wished the emperor and en-
press of Germany, Prince Bismarck
and other German dignitaries to in
scribe their names in indellble ink.
"Be sure" she added, thoughtfuny,
"to have them write exactly in the mid
die, so that the pieces will fit right"
When it is remembered that Mr.. White
was expected to march up with these
little patches and bottle Of inde1lble
ink and ask this favor of the heads OF
the most stifly ceremonious court In
Europe, the reader will probably un-
derstand that the autograph bedquilt
was completed, if at all, without the
desired contribution from the German
empire.
An Italian naturalist has been study
ing the eucalyptus tree, and finds 1t as
valuable for destroying mlasma as the
most sanguine Californians have ever
claimed it to be. It has extraordinary
powers of absorption, the trunk OF a
! full-grown tree taking up ten times its
own weight CT water from the soil IN
which it stands. This alone is often
enough to purify fever district, the
superfuous misunderstanding moisture
in the earth being absorbed by the tree.
Experiments with eucalyptus planting
in miasmatic regions have given sur
prising results. The vicinity of the
Convent Dele tre Fontape, near Rome,
was ore CT the nest pestilental spots IN
Italy, but monks sent there in 1858 to
ria:It groves of these trees made it q
healtbful region within five years. On
a farm near the Algerian borders, where
previously no human being could live
for any length of time, 1900 eucalyptus
plants set in 1867 have counteracted
every tendency to fever. Similar ex-
periments have been successful also IN
Alsace and Lorraine. The home Of the
tree is in Australia and Tasmania. Il
composes in great measure the forests
Of Australia. In California all Tarie'
ties of the tree ara to be found. 1t is
planted there chiefly on account OF its
rapid growth, to obtain shade and wood
land on some of the otherwise treeless
plains. So quickly does the eucalyptus
grow that plant three feet high, sci
in the ground rear Mentone in 1869
had attained in 1874 height Of ov@l
fifty feet and diameter of forty inches
three feet from the ground.