The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-06-19
OUR SOUTHERN BUDGET

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. e., June 8, 's6.
The traveller through the South is as
tonishcd when he looks at field OF
growing pines and is assured that they
cover ground that few years ago were
cultivated fields. They have strange
way down here of turning OUT land
that has been worked out. The growth
of the pine trees is certain to come.
First the land, after it is "turned out, Z"
grows up in broom sage. The winds
sow the seeds of the pine trees, and in a
few years the broom sage has to give
place to thick growth of young pines.
A large field Of them looks "mighty
pretty, l reckon" but they are about as
profitable as a dog at shooting match.
Some of the finest farms We have seen
in the South have been built on these
old and thrown away lands.
Dear, dear, dear! how things do
change their names as one moves about
from one part Of the country to another.
Pals" become Kettles or "buckets"
just according to the place in which you
are located. This is on the plan tina:
noted writer refers to in his definition of
blasphemy, which he calls a mere mat
ter of latitude and longitude. In Tur-
key whoever speaks lightly of the Koran
and Mohammed is blasphemcr In
China one may say all he pleases against
the Koran and Mohanmcd. but he must
keep his tongue still about Confucus.
Now this reminds us that we went fish
ing the other day and caught "sun-
fish, 1--WE always called them that, and
never knew any other name ior them).
The darkey and our white companion
who witnessed the brave act on our part
called 1t a "silver perch" Perhaps
they are right; but it's n sunfish to us.
Pickerel or pike, are called "jacks"
down here. And SO goes the world.
We have lately been observing partic-
ularly the outlook for this State as a fu.
ture grape producing country, and or
observations have made us more pc ST.
tive than ever that the Old North State
has a great future before it in this line.
We have talked with men from Cali
fornia who have taken up their resi-
dence here and are cultivating the vine.
They all agree that the mean tempera
ture, the general climate, and the soil
mainly of North Carolina is very similar
to California, If not identical. They all
declare that grape growing pays. And
having been let into the secret of some
of the receipts of few grape growers we
believe they know what they are talking
about. Ten years from now, judging
from the progress made within the rast
three years, will show almost a continu-
Gus vineyard and peach belt from We'll
don to the South Carolina line. Cotton
must so. Cotton is going. And soon
its growth win be confined to the ex-
treme Southern States.
On the 10Th of May a man from New
Berne, this State, shipped thirty barrels
of new Irish potatoes to the Northern
markets. The wonder to us is that more
potatoes are not shipped from North
Carolina to the North. They may be
shipped even earlier than the date we
have mentioned.
There are several branches of the
Knights of Labor in North Carolina.
They are mainly composed of colored
people. There is no serious danger of
"strike" of any kind down here. A re-
form Is needed, however, in the matter
of working hours. From sun to sun is
the rule about the mills, on the farms.
and at some other branches of industry.
This is unjust, and the system needs
radical oyerhauling. Ten hours a day
is enough for anybody to labor.
f. =. WooDWARD