Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-18

is not the case here. We have a good, /
quiet class Of residents, mostly white,
with black polka dots, of course, this be- |
ing where slavery used to spawn in the
early days.
But the country is settled by peace
able class of agriculturists, who have &C
quired from the summer boarder an air
of being on perpetual vacation. Many
farmers in western North Carolina, by
watching their chances, are enabled to
sell their corn at forty cents in the fall
and buy back a portion of it in the
spring at one dollar per bushel to plant
and feed to stock This builds up
traffic in cereals, and has a tendency to
make the farmers son ask himself why
the farmer is the most Independent of
any class.
The average mean temperature of the
state is SO dogs, but for this portion it
is only 90 degs., which you see is a very
fine average, and well adapted to the
growth of almost anything. Our soil
here, however, is poor. | must admit
that to you, as secretary of agriculture,
for would not wish to conceal anything
from your bureau. Our soil is a rather
pleasing red clay, covered with a thin
topdressing of footprints deposited here
by the soldiers who during the war re-
treated from each other Mt high rate
of speed, snatching, perhaps, water
melon from a noncombatant as they
ran.
To be a noncOmbatant here and In
Tennessee and Kentucky during the war
was very exciting. a neighbor tells me
that one night the Federals came and
took four mule teams from his thrashing
machine, and two milk cows. Also his
father. That evening the Confederf ties
came and took four shotes and the
grandsire of the family. Being a very
tough old man, however, he was re-
turned. 1t was hard enough to be sol
der during the war, but to be non
combatant at that time, Mr.. Secretary
and maintain peaceable and friendly re-
lations 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 fraternal blood. Either army could
escape at any time by abandoning the
roads and allowing the enemy to follow,
if the enemy adhered to the roads. The
wagon roads, even then, were impass-
able. To burn the bridges behind then
was q fgurative expression only, fol
there were no bridges. 1t was so will
the railroads also. 1--WE are riding mucl
more smoothly now" said a passenger t
the conductor. Eyes he did straight
way make reply, 1--WE are off the tract
now"
Some criticise our agricultural meth
DDS here because we use single null
for blowing, and little shovel pillow
such as is used for blowing corn at thu
north, but this is necessary, because tn
soil is 80 thin that to "plow deep Will
sluggards sleep in order to have corn
corn to sell and keep" is fatal, for yo'
thereby turn up miserable red past
with pulverized mica in it, which con
stitutes about the only attachment whicl
the North Carolina farmer has for hi
farm.
Human health is prevalent to re
markable degree here, Mr.. Secretary
and it is one of the two regions of tn
globe where consumption is unknown
No actual residents die here. Onl
strangers who came here after it was to
late. Many northern people ,vho com
her with ad 7anced phthisis or tubel
culosis die, especially if both lungs an
gone, but if the windpipe and enoug
lung tissue be left to bait n trap, the a.
here will soon add ON a nice new re
lung with real scallops on the edg'
Electric lights are also common here.)
"Whose funeral is that?" | asked
Asheville the other day Of bright eye
little tarheel child leading a goat and
stone bruise.
81 don't know his name, sab" he al
swered simply at is some northei
gentleman; some stranger, sab. don
know his name"
Even the children are bright and qui
ready in conversation, Mr.. Secretary, f
beyond their years.
The vine. cotton and silk flourish
this country, and if you have cuttings
either that the department could spare
would like them. If you have a doz'
cuttings of gros grain silk that would
hardy, most any shade, could use the
on my farm. The Catawba grape orit
mated here, and the wild grape, of viii
there are great quantities, is superior
many Of the cultivated grapes of t
north.
Some Of the native wine here is We
celebrating, but this is followed LAT
on by most profound depression.
visited a vineyard here last week.
was in retired place in the mountai
where there lived a kind Of recluse W
makes the native wines in great pl
fusion. did not see his vineyard, b
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