Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-04

passed over InaL sectlon lew Gays pre-
vIous The forest trees were torn up
by the roots, and in some places the
forest seemed to be complete wreck.
At Bardwell, in Ballard county, Ken.
lucky, we found quite number of
near relatives at the station, whom we
were glad to meet, as we had not seen
them for many years. Southwestern
Kentucky is splendid farming coun-
try. 1t has a soil as level as a floor
and the perfection of fertility. Its for
ests abound in 6rst-class timber of every
kind, and market is always open at
their very doors for any and all kinds
of agricultural products. There beinga
diversity of industries here, the labor
ing man can find ready employment at
remunerative wages. Large crops of
corn, wheat and tobacco are grown in
this section, and the people have good
crops in this part of the State in gener>
al. The lands of this part of the State
being low and leYel, there is not as
much attention devoted to fruit culture
as in the more elevated regions. Fine
stock is plentiful, and the people are
industrious and thrifty.
We arrived at Cairo, ILL.,, about noon.
As an agricultural State Illinois stands
prominently in the lead. Corn, wheat,
rye, oats, clover, grass, tobacco and
fruits all flourish upon the soil of her
vast prairies, and her people are indus
trious, sociable and warm>hearted.
The crops in Southern Illinois are not
so good as in previous years. The
drouth, while it has not hurt the
Southern people so much, on account
of the advanced stage of the crops,
caught the crops north of the Ohio
river in an unmatured state, and as q
result they will be cut short to some
extent.
Arriving at DuQuoin about 4 p. M,
we found familiar faces which we haC
not seen for several years, AS thi'
was the terminus of our trip, we were
soon enjoying the society of old friends
DuQuoin is a furnishing city of 4,5O(
inhabitants. 1t is in the midst of {
beautiful prairie country. Aside from
the extensive agricultural resources O.
the country, there are extensive Goa
fields underlying its rich soil. Mining
constitutes an important feature of it
industries, and extensive mines are op
Grated in many places, giving employ
ment to hundreds of hands, and this in
dustry brings thousands and thousand
of wealth to the place and the country
around it.
On Tuesday evening we went tt
Ewing College, eight miles distant
At this place we met our old anC
highly esteemed friend, Rev. Johr
Washburn, President of Ewing Col
lege. We were glad also to meet anc
shake the hands Of our old friend
Prof. Swain, DIR. Webb, DR.. Kelly
Prof. Richeson, Mr.. Link, and variou
others whose society we enjoyed dur
ing our labors at this Institution in tn
: days Of long ago. We we're panied t
learn that some of our friends of form
er days had gone to their fual home
and that we were to meet them NJ
more on earth. Rev. Elijah Webb
and aged veteran of the cross, had de
parted this life since our sojourn here
We spent Tuesday night at his oil
homestead in Webb's Prairie, wher
we once enjoyed the society of thi
aged and good man, and while W
were sad to know that we would Sc
him no more on earth, it was pleasan
to feel that his spirit had fled to tn
abode of the blessed and what was los
to us was more than gain to him. W
enjoyed the hospitality of his son, VIII
with his estimable wife were student
in Ewing College during our sojour
g at the Institution ten years previous
Q We also were panied to note the PEI
r manent absence of our old frienc
Judge Hill, whose Inequalities we Ell
: joyed in past years, and whose hou'
I was made our home while we wei
-. connected with Ewing College. JudE
Hill was a good citizen, a worthy an