Year: 1870




Delauare Favorite-"I just dropped in
hope don't intrude" upon your valu-
able columns, or your still more valuable
time. But from what we know Of editors,
if we poster too much, you will not only
wish. us, but send us to-the devil-the
printers devil, of course. That is, we
mean our essay. So feeling you have the
remedy in your own hands, we pitch in
thusly: "The spring time comes, gentle
Annie, wonder what will become of all
the Armies that are now gentle. when the
women get to be gentlemen? This is the
season when the spring time comes, but as
yet, nary spring. l wonder if the alma
nae isn't wrong. But then, neither time,
nor Congress, ever get wrong, or drunk.
If the calendar is right, then truly does
the poet say:


"Even spring would be but gloomy weather,
If we had nothing else but spring"


But let's have no more separation from
our subject, so we'll just go on and tell
you of an old gentleman (good old soul,
he has long since gone to his rest who
lived way down in Piney Neck, and never
would read anything save his almanac,
that he was true to, and perused it each
night till bed time, and tradition says he
found something new each time he read,
and re-read its valuable contents. A
whole years reading for half dime and
payable in greenbacks at that


But, to our mutton, (Frenchy.) We
have had a remarkable winter for work.
and think we have lost better weather
than we shall find soon again. Our farm
ers regretted not having engaged yearly
labor, but the hands were not inclined to
hire by the year, and thus we lost by .
foolish custom people have fallen into of
late-not hiring hands until March, and
then paying them as much for ten months
as we would have to pay for twelve. Now
this is wrong in principle and hurtful in
practice, as farmers now see and will ad
NIT Labor is thus demoralzed, and the
farmer must hurry through with his work
in the spring to make up for lost time.


The great thing in this part of the coun-
ty is the Rees' Corner Farmers Club. AT
first small in numbers, it has gone on to
usefulness and prosperity. All are in
earnest that belong to it, and if they con-
tinue as they have begun, it must produce
good and practical results. The manner
of doing things is simple and effectual.-A
subject is introduced for discussion all
say what they please. After full and
clear discussion the vote of the club is ta-
ken upon the question, and thus we get at
the sense of the club upon the matter un-
der consideration. In this way the clut
has decided the following points


That clover should be seeded after the
18th of March.


That flushing is better than listing fol
corn.


That plowing new land is better and
cheaper than grubbing, and in the end al
effectual.


That hiring hands by the year is better
for all parties concerned.


That farmers have been buying too mucl
fertilizer, instead of manufacturing it them
selves.


That the Peach crop pays.


And many other subjects quite as prac
tical.


The negro meeting house burned howl
lately, in this section, we are told is to b
rebuilt by the government. Truly this il
white mans goverDment-takingt the take
paid by white men to rebuild negro chur
ches.


The Good Templars are doing muc'
good in this community. May they 60 o
if they strike at liquor only, and do nc
get into politics.


Our School Board is making despe
rate effort to reduce the taxes of the coun
ty. We wish them joy if they can do thi
and not cripple the scools.


Your paper is getting to be a favorit
down here, and all appreciate the interei
you feel in the farmers work and your Ia
Dor in his interest. Stylus.