Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-12

PLAsTERnuRG. spTu Co.. Va. ;
Oct. ~, iS~9. /

PLAsTERnuRG. SMITH Co., Va.
oct. ~, lss9. I
E.iifer Dsnoeraf
Southwestern Virginia comprises that
vc,ige-shaped portion ~ the state. l'e-
twc-n kcntucky on the north. aud North
Carolina and tennessee on the south
reaching from the Alleghsnies In the
east to Cumberland Gap IN the west. II
l. some 80 miles In length, with an ~.
cragr width ~ about leo miles, AMI in-
cludes IS counties-Carroll. Grayson an,l
Washington ioin North Csrollna; Wash
lngion, Scott aud l.~e Join Tennessee
buchanan. Wise and lee holm keniuckv ;
Montgomery. Pulaski, Giles, Gravson
and wyihr arr In the valley ~ New
River. Smvth and Washington are In
valley ~ Il0lston. Russell and Scoti In
valley ~ Clinch River; AMI IT, IN Pow
ell's NalleV-the rvst are mountain
counties In Tho msin.
The outrroppings ~ copper aud iron
| srv seen All over sravson anil Carroll
Counties, while Wvthe l. rich IN irnn.
coal and lead. Smyth anil Washington.
n deVelopssi. could supply the couniry
| with ALT aud gypsum. Vice, Russell,
Scoii aud l.ec arr full ~ coal, while
Montgomery ami rulaski havc water
power sufficient to propel AL the mt
chinery In half the states. and coal-helds
broad enough a. supply AL their people
The blue graz. - farewell. Bland aud
Burhtnan would faticn all the cattle on
= thousand hills.
The OH "a we'll az the newer towns in
II 81. NHs.H la
wealth aud population. Marion, llris-
tol. Abingdon. Ssliyiile, Tulsski. Rad
for,l snd nrimwell arv we'll known ani
npidlv growing plac"., and ! must not
omit mention ~ rocahonias, the ccnir~
~ the coal mining lnter-.,. ~ farewell
County. ani Roanoke. formerly home ~
John Randolph. Ihc latter town had
bat cn0 people In l>S0. bat nov has over
l0.On0, two-ihlti. ~ whom arr from the
north. Of al thee placrs ! Will write
morr anon; n present will speak ~ Viz.
/ ginia asa whole.
The OH Dominion. taken ~ together.
| Tiiewater. risslmont and Transmuun-
tain. l. slmost an empire within itself.
/ embracing al temperatures. from tho
ssmi-iorrii ~ Cape Henry o. the ssmi-
fright ~ Mount Nirv. ani the fruit. ~
| ~ climstrs from the hg. aui oranges ~
one cNirrme io the hard aud ncrd pro-
durtions ~ th- other. The soll l. ~
varied ~ the color. Va a cnfV quilt.
Part. ~ " produce wheat equal o. Dako-
q. corn elusl o. Illinois. potatoes equal
e. New Work, cotton equal 90 Georgis /;
ani u. tobacco .. the b~.i, II iherr csn
b. any grade ~ goodness In this "wre,l.
a.
almost sponttueuuslv, and cattle ar
raised at about half the cost In colder
cllm,ie.. The preciou. metals arr
founi M some parts. while most ~ this
country abound. sith Limestone. much
~ Il ~ that desirable character that l.
constantly decOmpo.iug aud keeping the
soll p@rpeiually fertile.
Nirrinh-sinc- the eNcision ~ West
Nirglnh-lies between parallels 81 de-
grces. n minuirs. and 10 degr-cs, -
minute. north, ani contains from ln.tsp
o. O.. an SQUARE mile. u l. In climate
II "means." hetween the extremes IL
heat aud coli ~ states south and north
~ n: The slr l. saluhrious, the soils
generally light. warm. easily titled, All
proving Capt. John smiths famous say-
/ ing. Heaven and earth never sgrc,d
/ l-sttef o. frame a plac- for man's hahlta-
tinn." Il has been sah that the wealth
81 mari in the underlying geology 81
Virginia cannot well D. oSerestlmaic'i,
/ Ia an agricultural polut ~ View, ne an
/ eNhausilcss .torr ~ feriillfing mlierltl,
which will some day make the alluyial
rrgion ~ this state the belgium of
America.
~ much for the prvseui. am writ
/ inr this. seated overlooking the pleasant
valley - liolston River. With Walker
/ Mountain facing mc In the distance, /,
ani the meadows 40 NV feet. on the ''old
plantation" where mv uncle's lhy mar
rageI parrnt. lived cd-"oNnlng" forty
/ .laVes-and where occurred q sharp 1T
I tie engagement between the lanks aud
/ Johnnie." on a "rild" ~ the former Ia
raise provisions aud frcc ucgro~s Hut ~
l thl. AMI other historical, a. veil as hunt
I Ing Incidents. ~ which thl. state l. full,
I future letter. will tell.
What nov lni@rc.i. me- most u the In
tensslv hot aud bitter campaign nov
golug on. Ia which the grand prize j. the
I goycrnship ~ Virginia. What surprise.
me most. l. o. hear so many Republican
\ .entiments from the leading people in
7 thi. section where have been the past
I few weeks. Gen. Mahon-. (EN-1 onfe'l-
crate. Republican candidate for Govern
I or Was herr. you rvmemh-r. just before
I the convention az Norfolk. Nlrginia-IDO
miles from herr--aui With hl. sou aud
7 several other prominent people was sup
paced to be- ou n fishing expedition.
I hut my aforesaid uncle here thinks he
Wa hshlng for political purpo.e..
I Every onc-whlte and color~l-talks
I polite. frecly-but the eide. ~ NONem-
ber." week from to-day, will "tcll the
Y story"
BENJAMIN Franklin, when travelling
I through this state. Ia H.. early settle
meut. aid he saw little else than "hogs,
dogs, fcas aud Democrats" To-day II
I wOuld D. as easy to find kangaroo a. a
/ tick, bat "dogs, hogs and Democrats
arr It'll indigenous and abundant
7 though the tariff and educational inter-
I e.is. among other things, have turned
/ the .ide In favor ~ Republican princi-
/ ple.: the old war Democrats die hard.
l They are most bitter aud acrimonious,
l showing that the same spirit which ant
mated the rebellion still survives; hut
I they must ere long submit Ia the on
ward Improvement and progress Of the
Republican party. 10 illustrate a re-
sult of the new order Of things In this
section submit, In closing clipping
frOm the Bristol. Va, News herewith
appended
sThe dawn ~ = new aEe l. breaking over the
] hills % Virginia tu few months thrce railway
nuss Niil NET ani salute each ether at zig
/ stone tap. Cumberland tap has l-eu tuuneleii
ant al the Virginia counties vatcrci hy the
/ Ciinch ant The Powell will ss-on - thrown open
o. railway traffc. fruta Roanoke O. l.ss ani
frum Cfanlerry o. niE stone Gap lie- the
neli that must speedily witness the mo-t mar.
yelous development ~ m0ieru times. Srcess
snd Rome and Egypt hal their riches, bot noth'
Ing NE this. Ths lamp ~ Alladin In this oass
has hesn the railway kcomotitet hut the hani
that he'll the thratle valve that dircste'i u o. "a.
has besn the Republican prineiple of Proisrf'oH,"
~ flnish this at n. ". an Immense
flock of Wild geese are hying about, ut
terlng cries Of distress for the los. of
their leader. Sometimes they are de-
tained for days deciding their course,
and getting the points of the compass
fora .illl farther flight southwark.
EulIoJu.
GAVE THEM AWAY.
4 good story l. told about a Young