The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-06

| invited E-TcSluSnl 0Gu. GCONt,
Gen. w. o. Butler of Kentucky. Gen.
Twiggs, Bishop Elliott, Tom" Gar
win, Henry Clay. Daniel Webster and
a "lot of other fellers" less eminent,
but none the less worthy. Hon. Ed
! mund Ruffin Of Virginia, being in Ma
con, gave the society a practical talk
on MARI and Lime as Manures, which
called forth vote of thanks on ac-
count of its value.
Every department of the Macon
| Fair was more or less lin evidence"
as the ladies has taken hold of the
floral, the needlework, the domestic
and other features with a commenda-
bic zeal, yet the fair, as a whole, can
not be compared to those of the pres
| ent day. But the high character of
| the men and women who contributed
| to that first really big" fair of the
| society, cannot be excelled in any fair
in any city at this period of the worlds
| progress. The addresses of Judge Gar
nett Andrews and Bishop Stephen FL
| lott, and Rev. DR.. Thomas F. Scott,
as we'll as the essay of Col. James NJ.
| Chambers and Nathan Bass, Esq,
were of the highest order of merit.
| Even then and there Judge Andrews
| could close his mastery address in
these words of commentator: I'm
| conclusion, l must say this is a proud
day for the Empire State of the
| South. We have earned, by our
constant application to business, and
we owe to ourselves an annual holiday,
when we can know more of each other
| as we'll as of our pursuits; where we
| can take each other by the hand with
a right hearty good will, and on ground
| where we are met with a hearty good
welcome" hope that this closing senti-
ment of that day may prove especially
| a mn 10 q hi he Co. IT..
week.
| One of the brightest literary gems of
the Macon fair was an original Song
| for the Southern Agricultural Society,""
to the air of Sparkling and Bright"
| from the gifted pen of the Souths IA
nous novelist, Mrs. Caroline Lee
| Hentz:
/.
Let the Warrior wave his flashing
glaive,
And boast his deeds of glory
But the Lord of the Soil, with His
hand of toll,
Can tell drawer story.
For the death-strewn plain, wet with
crimson rain,
He shews his harvests beaming-
For the laurel leaf, the golden sheaf,
For the sword, the ploughshare
cleaning.
Der the monarchs brow, there's a
gorgeous glow,
From the palace dome reflected;
But far more grand, stands the king
of the land,
BY the arch of Heaven protected.
For his are the walls, where the azure
falls
Tn folds IF Starry J,,Stra
And the dews come down in a dia-
mond crown,
And around his temples cluster.
III
Oh! the Southern soil, for the sons of
toll,
With its pure and sparkling foun-
The North may boast it's ice-bound
or Its cold and granite mountains.
But its helds of snow can never show
The fleece in our gamers lying!
From our dark green bolls the cotton
rolls.
Ten thousand looms supplying.
linen build the dome. where our wa
Why should our streams be sleep
ing?
When over each wave, where the
north winds rave,
The notes of the bell are sweeping.
we nave wealth, and skill, we have
hands to till
Inc land that our God has given.
oh! tne southern soil, for the sons of
With its bright and genial heaven.
cotton factory. Factory bell.
AS ! have before stated in this ar
ticie, Washington, Clay and Jefferson
ala much to improve the farm live
STOCK OF this country early in its his
oory. ~ was Washington, who, in 1873,
advocated the policy of improving the
breed and increasing the number of
sheep IN every state of the Union. In
unls he was seconded by Jefferson. and
potn became noted as sheep breeders
Judge Richard Peters of Philadelphia
also advocated distributing sheep in
small numbers to every farmer who
would appreciate and properly care
Tor them. Henry Clay was famous for
MS JackaSSes, and it is related of him
that he once sold central land lot in
washington to Commodore Rodgers, U
;. ~, for fine Andalusian jackass
ana tnen lost 1T in game of cards
However. he later redeemed il and sent
1t to Virginia, and 1 think it was one
OF the jacks used by Washington in
breeding fine mules. AS late as 1861
Clay, writing from Ashland Va, in re-
ply to an invite to the Macon fair, thus
referred to jacks: II have owned a
great many, and appreciate very high
ly that description of domestic ami
mails At the Lexington Fair, two
weeks ago, l took a premium with a
young jack not three years old, that
measured sixteen hands high; and he
is estimated to be worth $780,
After all, however, / think Daniel
Webster, the plain farmers son, came
nearer being genuine lover of the
soil. He was never so happy as with
his famous oxen. In 1887 the great
statesman made a pillow thirteen feet
long, and put four yoke of his oxen tc
II, got between the handles himself
and made a clean, mellow furrow
across his broad acres at Marshfield
At this work he said he felt more en-
thusiasm than came from his achieve.
ments in Washington. 1t was this
Webster who thus wrote TO the Macon
fair: II am a farmer on a small scale
on the seacoast OF New England: a
very different occupation from that OF
him who possesses a rich cotton OF
rice plantation in Georgia. Attention
10 agriculture has been one of my
ruling propensities from my earliest
years. and like TO see IL, and study
II, In whatever form II Is prosecuted
MY prayer 20 Heaven rs. that In
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