Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-02-24
Letter From Greencastle.
Mn EprroR:-

If you will allow
me l will add to my former commu
nication this much more, first by
saying, that Greencastle, Ind, is q
town Of scholastic industries, the
product of which in general sense il
refinement, morality, useful knowl
edge and religion. If my judgment
is correct and free from prejud ice
these elements prevail to great ex
tent in this community. There are
situated IN this town from eight io
ten large brick buildings specially
erected and adapted for scholastic
work, sufficient to accommodate
nearly two thousand students, con
sisting of primary schools, High
schools, College buildings with liter
.ary, theological and university ad-
vantages, the whole excepting the
primary and high schools are under
the auspices of the N. Methodist
Church, having been established
many years ago by Bishop Asbury
OF Methodist celebrity and after bis
death, named De Pauw University,
and during the last forty years very
many ministers of the gospel of all
denominations, as well as other
prominent men have been sent out
from this popular school of learning.
This section of country is suffici.
emily unduiating to releave the mon.
tony of an otherwise:fat country. 1t
is blue grass district, which to this
scribe has more attractions than any
other country where this product of
nature is wanting, for the simple
reason that no section of country
comes nearer our ideal than blue
grass section; while many parts of
these United States appear as though
they were cursed with a preponder-
ance of useless, and worthless
growths of the soil, but if any one
of these should be found in a blue
grass country, the priceless value of
the latter, thousand times over
balances the curse of such appar-
emily worthless products.
1t was my pleasure to attend while
here Farmers Institute" consist
ing OF five sessions, and lasting two
days. in which large companies were
found few Of the most practical
and scientific farmers of this and one
or two other states. Their expert
ence of management of soil, cattle,
horses and dairy-to listen to-were
an inspiration, and also had an un
mistakable educatory influence
over many who were present. A
number Of important, aud pertinent
questions was asked and were ans
wered By the practical experts in
husbandry. One other note righ
here, the ladies' were grea. factor
In these sessions, and several yer,
instructivepapers were read by then
on dairy and farm house manage
ment and discussions on q variety
of subjects which enter into the lif
and homes of most people.
Why not have an annual Farmer
Institute in Tazewell, somewhat sim
liar to this, instead Of the almos
worthless fairs which have been belt
for several yearsi
At this writing La Grippe is pre-
vailing in these parts casrying off th
stage of life some of the oldest cit
izens of the State, as we'll as SOM
few who are not as old. It may b
there are only two locations on thi
sublunary sphere that are proc
against this painful malady, an
these places are situated, the on
near the equator, the other near th
frigid zone, where colds, La Gripp
influenza cannot be caught. If an
doubt the latter statement let biz
read "Nansens Journey to the Mort
Pole. orgo there. With these r,
marks, Mr.. Editor, / close, still CLAIM
ing to be
i A TAzEwELL CITIZEN.
, Feb 9Th 1900