Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-21
FROM BERRIEN COUNTY.
The bad WeatheT-Farmers Blue
About their Cats-The Hog Crop
Lawlessness Among TurPentIne
LRbOrers Prohibition Wanted
side Chances.

Al PAHA, GA January 19.-Editor Morning
Ectrs Mr.. Probs. has gone back on us again.
Rain has been falling almost continuously
during the psst two days, and the surface of
the earth is in perfect "lobiolly." Tho rivers
and water courses-and this section abounds
in both-are ont OF their banks, and travelling
VIII soon be impossible il the leak overhead is
not stopped. The farmers are looking blue
about their oats. much OF which was killed by
the late severe cold. and they fear that the
seed not yet up will rot in the grouni. think
YennOr man takes hold Of the weather de-
psrtment and fails to conduct it properly He
ought to resign.
The hog crop in this county, as far as h ave
been able To learn, has turned out well. and
the favorable weather for curing meat which
We have had up to the present time makes IL
prettv certain that our people wall draw but
sig ghtly, if at Gli, on Western smoke houses
this year. 1t is a wellknown and dearly de-
monstrated fact that no farmer can make
money who depends on the West for supplies.
The planter who raises his own meat and
bread, and makes cotton a secondary CON
sideraIion, is on the sure, If slow, road to sue
cess.
1 notice that several turpentine men have re-
turned from North Carolina recently, bringing
with them numbers of cOlored laborers for
their farms. They bring out mostly young
well, not satisfactory. There are Just enough
colOred women on the farms to create disturb
ause, and several murders h I'VE occurred with
ia the past year in this section through the
pTomptings OF the ''green-eyed monster" The
remedy for this evil is to employ men with
families, and some of the turpentinistS speak
of doing so.
II the Legislature viii pass an act prohibiting
the sale OF whisky outside OF Incorporated
towns they will have earned the plaudiis of
the good people OF the whole State. 1t is bad
enough TO allow the GccurSed poison 20 be sold
anywhere. but when it is doled out in places
where there is no protection from the maniscS
it transforms men into it is simply an outrage
upon the law abiding inhabitants subjected 10
il. If our legislators were more inclined to do
their duty and less concerned about their
future popularity" / am constrained to be-
lieve such an act would have been passed long
since. Let US hope that they will give us this
nluch-needed law at their next session
SIDE CHANCES.
Measles are prevalent in portions Of this
county.
Mr. DougaI Mcclellan, OF this county has ap-
piled for patent for an improved water
power wheel
Raising poultry aad poultry fruit for market,
on a large scale, would pay in this section.
Where there's q will there's 8 way ~
to contest it.
Some Of our peop'e are thins ing of planting
watermelons for shipment North
The canal which the PEOPLE of America are
most interested In just now is the alimentary
canal.
Residence lots are selling here at fifty dollars
per acre-double price
Our people are paying considerable attention
to fruit growing, and young orchards OF choice
fruit trees can be seen on almost every farm.
Cholera is playing havoc with the hogs in
several portions OF the county. II. w. j.