Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15

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: South Carolina looked as promisin,
as anywhere In the south. although
!, we have been told many times a yea
that she cannot raise wheat. This
citizens say, is only r of the hot
test part Of the state. Every county
eau grow corn, potatoes, turnlps
etc., aud at least halt of the stat,
grows good wheat. Where il Is too
warm to grow wheat she can offse
the loss by the prolific growth o
other. cereals.
THE PHOsPHATEs.
That grand mine of wealth, th.
phosphates, was known of previout
to the war, even q hundred years ago
but it has only within the past TWEEN
ty years that there has been any greaI
demand in this country for p%hosphates
The beds opened along the Ashley
i, river, convenient TO the great wOrks
and to shipping. have returned over
81, 900. 900 in cash, aud yet have only
been touched. The same mines OF
wealth exist in the beds of other
stresMs-in swamps along various
highways. Scientists have had many
q dispute over the specimens brought
up 'front.' the bed of the Ashley river.
Maj. Willis aud other interested par
ties in Charleston have collected many
wonderful specimens aud sent many
away. There are jaw-boues. back
bones, ribs, legs aud thigh.bones Ol
animals OF which the present age has
no description. Some are the remains
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of great fish
aud strange submarine monsters. Some
lie at the bottom of the river within
. fe wsrOds Of salt wAter-others miles
from the sessuuder the pines.
HOW DID THEY GET THERE
While the great phosphate works
above Charleston digging, grind
ing, shipping aud counting up the
cashi received tor tile dust OF these
curious bones, the scientific world is
wrsngling as to how they came there.
Did some great tidal waye sweep in
from the ocean aud drive every thing
in Chsrleston bay over the beach Z
did some great wave scoop out the
bay itself from a swamp or lagoon ?
But some of the bones are of land
animals-mOnsters which must have
lowered many feet above the great
Jumbo. How is IL that their bones
come to be mixed with those of
whales, sharks. fish aud other deni-
zens of the briny deep2 Was there
q great cOnvQlsi0n of nature AN
earthquakes dark day-a terrible
cyclOne-a something that caused
thousands and teus of thousands OF
land animals to gather in certain To-
calitiss 7 And When they had gath
cred. what happened ? Did the migh-
ty sea roll IN aud overw helm every
thug. carrying ita Inhabitants aloug
with the wave to mingle with the
brute creationP 1t must have been
some such convulsiOlI. but no strange
that meu should find in that phemome.
uOn, thousands Of years afterward, a
source Of sordid gain
While the wrangle goes on the
grading aud pulverizing never cease,
and the product is being shipped to
every quarter Of the globe where
fertilizers are demanded. Charleston
not only supplies hundreds OF. points
in the south with the bones in bulk
or in bags ready to use, but ships to
London. Liverpool. Glasgow, New
York. France, Germany, Russia aud
to other countries. South Carolipa
has at least $40. 0O0. ZOO in this work,
aud has only fairly developed the
BEDS III the curse Of the next five
years the profits OH the capital invest.
ed will equal any bank stock.
YANKEE TRICK.
There ls no city outside OF Chicago
III the north which builds cottages,
churches. etc., for shipment. Charles
ton has caught Oh to this yankee trick
aud is pushing it for all it il worth,
She now chips all sorts of buildings
in parts all over the south, aud the
demand lie constantly increasing. Dur.
ing my visit in May | saw Que house
which was to be shipped to q point
lS5 miles away, aud q . tidy little
church which was being loaded on
the cars to 60 to u hamlet still further
away.
CAN'T TELL THE TRUTH.
IN Charleston / met q Michigander
who has served two terms in the
Michigan legislature. held q federal
office Of some prominence iu the state
and been famous ii a politician in the
republican party. After we had walk.
ed around for an hour l asked:
"Now then. what do you think of
these peoplep You have seer them
with their ooais off and can Judge
them as they are"
81 tell you. Pm ashamed of myself 7"
was his instant repfv.. when / think
of how we have lied about them aud
their. institutions | am ashamed to
look them in the face"
Have they treated you well?"
"Splendld."
"And they knew you were from the
north 2"
"Yes.s5
lican 2"
eyes,"
"And what do you think of the
darby 7"
ON HIM, sir, d-n him t. was his
hearty exclamation. ave wouldn't
stand the half from him that the
south does. He is lazy, shiftless,
thievish aud a general nuisance. I've
talked with a score Of 'em, aud they
are AS ignorant as our horses. They
vote my ticket, but they can't tell me
why. Ibey have 10 reason. nd argu-
meht, no principle, aud 80 little sens.
that wonder how they get through
the week." ..
"And when you return home you'll
do the south justice 2"
Chow 2"
"Why. you'Il talk to your partv
members just as you have talked to
me 7"
"N-o. can't do that" be slowlv
answ cred. IF l should go back and
tell 'em exactly how things are, Id,
"Ex .ctly."
"A"d u keep your grip you must
continue to lie about. abuse and
inaiign tue people who have taken
you to their dimmer-tables aud shown
you every possible kindness aud cour.
tesy 1ou nus continue to claim
that they don't give the black man u
lar show. when you know better !
gu mus continue to call 'em rebels,
when You see every federal law i'm
pilcisy Obeyed aud everybody con-
tented aud happy! Colonel, politics
ia q nasty business"
l., "Cuss politics !" he growlad, as he
lett me At the
II YOUNG MEN OF THE sourH.
One who has visited the principal
cites n towns OF Alabama, Georgia.
North and South Carolina must have n
lar idea OF what the young men are
DONG. According to some northern
writer's, they spend their time in drink
ing, card playing, horse racing and loaf.
ing. Let me- say that in Atlanta, Au.
gusta, Macon. Charleston S.uon,.h