West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-28
FROM rue GOLDEN SHORE.
A Prcstonian Writes An Interesting
Letter From whcrc The BIIIows
Roar

Lone BEACH. Call. April IL. 'os.
EDIroR ARGUS:
You seem 10 nave more sticlx-to-it-
isn tnan amy of the newspaper men Of
kingwOOd. | have been trying In my
mind To place you. ldoa't know which
one OF tile browns you are by your
given name. j have forgotten nearly
AL tbs Preston bIy's names.
W juti Y lily write pnmunica-
ton io your paper, but | am away so
long from PrrstOn have become al
most a stranger u vvu aud your read
ers. Desides. don't feel that 1 eould
interest then very much, AS 4 am a
very poor correspondent.
am located Al Long Beach. "a miles
sou uti-east OF Los Angeles, summer
resort on tile coast. A beautiful place
indeed, with five miles stretch of
beach. that is smooth aud wide enough
for driving teams. i've or six in a
breast. II is only IA small place OF
about 1000 inhabitants, but Is fast be.
coming city, having from one 70 two
thousand visitors here ia the summer
months.
The crops In this country are n fail.
ure, except in the irrgat,ng districts.
which are not a few. and will save the
country from much suffering. The
rainfall this year has only been bout
three inches, usually we have from IL
To IS inches.
Horses are being given away and
some turned out to rustic or starve TO
death. People can't buy hay 10 feed
them.
Hay is si2 dollars per tor, for alfalfa:
ana SIS for barley hay; that is n big
price here for hav, as IL USUALLY sells
alfalfa. - TO 81 per ton. Barley hay,
81 TO $40 per ton. Alfalfa hay is quite
n f.fff f.l koea
from 70 8 crops during the season
II makes fine food for cows and stock
Being cured green IL retains Its fresh
ness, and Is about az your newly cut
hay for food. before II is cured.
Barley and wheat IL sown here in
the winter and cut for hay IN April
and May. For grain, il Is harvested in
May and June-a month later Tim
othy nod clover Is very little known
here. The rainiess summers would
Kill IL out. Unless you irreRate, and
then alfalfa is more profitable.
would love 70 see old Preston once
more The place of NV childhood.
Mnny fond rccOllcctions rush to nv
mind, when I think OF home and its
surroundings. Many dear faces OF
friends that I knew In bovhood and
manhood comes rushing TO my mem
Ory. and the occurrences that took
place comes swelling mp too fast for
utterabce Many (I leara) OF friends
and kindred. have passed over the
River. on the other shore. We are
spared for sono purpose. although
separated from shore to shore bv dis.
tauce, vet ia heart we are together.
Yea, in thought we are now playing
hide and seek in the tall grass In the
old orchard. or soldiers at school, with
huge snow-drifts for fortiHcations
Perchancc In business, behind the
counter waiting on the the customers.
or IT the desk running the long col
umn of figures
How time does hv. toiay we are
here; tomorrow we arc not. Well. my
mind has run on with fancifulnes-:
just what Won can make out Of this
am not sure. but IL Is some OF nv
thoughts, take IL for what IL II worth
Wishing vou and AL the dear people
of Preston county and West Virginia.
the greatest happiness and prosperity,
long lives and n peaceful death
Your friend and Prestonian.
SHERABD &. SHAW