The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-05

nd has tendency 70 make the farmers
On ask himself why the farmer is the most
dependent of any class.
The average mean temperature of the
xsie is 50 dogs, but for this portion it is
enly 50 dogs, which you see is a very fine
/ Herage, and well adapted to the growth
n almost anything. Cur soil here, how
.er, is poor. I must admit that TO you,
8 secretary of agriculture. for / would
! rot wish TO conceal anything from your
tureau. Our soil is a rather pleasing red
Gay. covered with a thin topdressing of
footprints deposited here by the soldiers
Who during the war retreated from each
oiher at high rate Of speed, snatching,
Derhaps, watermelon from q noncom-
taisnt as they ran.
To be a noncombatant here and in Ten
nessee and Kentucky during the war was
very exciting. A neighbor tells me that
enc night the federals came and took four
mule teams from his thrashing machine,
and four milch COWS. also his father.
That evening the Confederates came and
took four shotes and the grandsire Of the
family. Being a very tough old man.
however, be was returned. 1t was hard
enough 10 be a soldier during the war, but
10 be noncombatant at that time, Mr..
Secretary. and maintain peaceable and
friendly relations with both armies, would
oyertax the tact and etiquette of an angel.
Our soil here is about the only soil in the
South that has not been drenched with
tstesnal blood. Either army could escape
: atany time by abandoning the roads and
allowing the enemy TO follow, If the enemy
adhered 10 the roads. The wagon roads,
ssen then, were impossible. To burn the
bridges behind them was hgurative ex-
preston only, for there were no bridges.
TWAS so with the railroads also. I'VE
are riding much more smoothly now" said
passenger 20 the conductor. Yes" he
did straightway make reply, I'VE are of
the track now"
Some critcise onr agricultural methods
here because We use a single mule for
posing. and little shovel pillow, such as
nused for blowing corn AT the north, but
THIS Is necessary. because the soil is so
thin that 10 pillow deep while sluggards
seep. in order TO have corn. corn 10 sell
and keep" is fatal, for you thereby turn
ups miserable red paste with puIverized
mica in il, which constitutes about the
only attachment which the North Carolina
hrner has for his farm.
Human health is prevalent 20 q remark
aeie degree here, Mr.. Secretary. and il is
one OF the two regions Of the globe where
assumption Is unknown. No actual resi-
dents die here Only strangers who came
here after il was too late. Many northern
people who came here with advanced
paihisls or tuberculosis die, especially if
both lungs are gone, but If the windpipe
sad enough lung tissue be left 10 bait
zap. the air here will soon add on a nice
new red lung with real scallops on the
eass Electric lights are also common
Aerl
Whose funeral is that9" ! asked in
Asheville the other day of bright-eyed
hfiie iarheel child leading goat and a
stone bruise.
don't know his name, sah," he an
sweFed simply. 1T is some northern
gentleman; some stranger, sab. i don't
know his name
Even the children are bright and opi.s
ready in conversation. Mr. Secretary fsr
beyond their years.
The vine, cotton aud silk flourish in this
country, and If You have cuttings az si,he-
that the department could snare ,so,,I5
IKE them. II YOU have dozen c,,,;,,e-.
Of gros grain silk that would he hs-5y
most any shade, could use them ~, -,
arm. The Catawha crane Originated 49,
and the Wild grape, of which thers az,
sfeat quantities. is superior TO many ofthe
cultivated grapes OF the north.
some OF the native wine here is very eY.
snaratlng. bat this is followed later on br
most profound depression. visited .
Vineyard here last week TWAS in "a
No NJ place IN the mountains where there
ssed kind of recluse who makes The ,.-
@ wines IN great profusion. did no.
MS vineyard. but saw most every
as else on the following day. He
49, sort Of ssUterne which IS very
a. seems 20 ME now, looking back
m. s.s long time getting ID 70 his cabin
COO. ID net mind the journey hack. As
49, ne found out that was NOT con-
With the government in any wav
me welcome. do not kno.