The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-15

generation show that patriotism is
just as necessary in peace as in war.
Let US realize taht We have here In
the land of Dixie our "Acres OF DIa.
1nonds." No need to 60 away on
somewhere to hunt fortune. The op-
portunities are here If we have the
courage and Intelligence to srasp
them. LET us not do ae the Penn.
syivania farmer, who wanted to 20
Into the oil business and wrote his
cousin up In Canada for a position.
His cousin replied. "You know moth
Ing OF the oil business. Study up the
subject and learn all you can about
coal oil, and then I will zee about
getting you a place" So the farmer
got books On the subject and studied
the question with all his might. He
learned all about how coal oil is
formed IN the earth and how It Ia
bored for, and all about 1t. Then
he wrote to his cousin and told him
he was ready to go to Canada, as he
knew all there was to be known about
the subject Of oil. Then his cousin
said, "Sell your farm and come, and
I will get you job" So the farmer
sold mis- farm for $4,000, and went
to Canada. The purchaser OF the
farm went out to water his cattle
few days later, and he found that
the previous owner had arranged O
place for that purpose. There was
stream running down the hillside
back of the barn and across that
stream from bank to bank the previ-
GUS owner had put in a plank edge.
wise at a slight angle. for the pur.
pose of throwing over to one side of
the brook a dreadful looking scum,
through which the cattle would not
put their noses; although they would
drink on this side below the plank:
Thug that man, who had gone to
Canada, and who had studied all
about the oil business. had been him.
self damming back for twenty-three
years q food OF coal oil, which the
state geologist said I'm 1870 was
worth to the state OF Pennsylvania
hundred millions OF dollars. The city
OF Titusville stands bodily on that
farm now" -, III: n. 4:
1T Is often the power to-. appre.
ciate little things THAT brings sue.
cess" :. am not much Of a farmer,
but when ! see the quantities. ,of ba!
con and -four that have BEEN shipped
into this county during the past
twenty years, I ask myself, why can't
Wa raise these thines at home?e Are
We too lazy or Indifferent. or what
is the cause? Why can't we have
poultry farms on a big. scale hike
those at the north and west? Sure.
Iiy we have a better climate for these
things than they have and the MAJ
ket calls for just, these .commo oditles
every day. ,''Fhe only way: to be- q
true patriot 10, to he a true patriot
at home. "A man wfo cannot benefit
his own town should never be !; sent
to: Washington. & Towns and villages
are cursed because their own people
talk them DOWN A man who cannot
bless his own communicable place
In which he lives-sho onld mt bs call.
ed q patriot anywhere else
The north feela. keenly the ieompe.
tition Of tho south I'M ], many lines,
land u likely, *o 4seel B; II atill more
ileaniy in the future am reminded
Of the story of the; man ? Ga alking
across 8 pasture where d aercs sbnili
was quietly grazing. uddenly tho
bull spiad his adversary and charged.
down on him The man Ettnok to- HIS;
heels and mad record ms S;1or S5a
fence. but the bull gained % alpidly;;
| that the man sud ddsnly ;comi1 10 a
tree began iao run ara.isn ID its the bull:
stiii pursuing s round and round they
went, the e5nan ont dnnlng the bfillE In
the new game until inaily l,s oYe.s
took the bull ana grabbed hold oS2 HIS
Fail. This fright ened the hull and
away he 4 ran $across the u fiatd, with
| the man holding .on ana the bull ibsIs11
lowing. Th hen the man saaii stop
your believing yous old 1901 .ts my
time to have sone ) fnn nov. e
50 it$; With: IIiour mort thern friends.
They have O. been / schaising 81 ssn,ds
Frightening as % death 'f6r$ 81 great
many ears, Sbnts Soar time haa come
10 caSchS puiI
ren years ;sago tise month naa s;ss
400, ,QGa aptndles while tils adS
13,60o.oo0 !; NE ys 81 s200, ,oCDs
spindles In the aspnth alnsts 5s.s
800. 900 sin the nnrtt 81, census bu.s
|rsan says thse EIaaouth consumed more
cot on last year ia
than tha nort " ased mlors 81, & ebtt1n
,besauss ars hsayIei
fRbracp more S5ra led iaiay sss tof rs seSs