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TflE SOUTHERN WORLD, MAftCti 1,1832,
know what it costs to keep up their fences,
and the former have neglected theirs so long
they have lost that knowledge.
Bpencer Stegall, at Walhalla, S. C., told
him: “1 was mighty agin yer stock law, but
the other night I studied about it and found
What a fool I am.”
“It has taken you a long time to And out
what 1 have known for some time,” said
Crayton.
Stegall responded: “I have put up my
fences to keep Mrs. Steel's cows out of my
field and have to fence my cows out of her
field.’ 1
Mr. Crayton visited Oconee county once to
make a speech on the stock law, but so
strong was the tide against it that they re
fused to give him permission at first to speak.
On second thought, however, consent was
given. Oconee now has the law.
To demonstrate that the stock law does not
decrease the production of milk and butter,
the speaker stated that of 87 pounds of but
ter received at Piedmont factory in one day,
85 pounds were from Anderson county, where
the stock law prevailed and 2 pounds from
Greenville county where it did not.
Anderson county with 5,374 cows prcyluced
264,124 pounds of butter, while Barnwell
county with 6,285 cows produced 38,105
pounds. The stock law does not prevail in
Barnwell county. Anderson county paid
out for repairing fences $10,000; Barnwell
county, $55,000.
A company of gentlemen applied to the
legislature for aid to build a ferry across
Santee river, claiming that the threecountics
would be benefited by the ferry, owing to the
heavy tax imposed by keeping up fences.
Those three counties paid $148,000 for repair
ing fences. One per cent on that amount
would have built the ferry.
It will cost a county, upon an average, $50,-
000 per annum to keep up her fence. The
only change made in the law in South Caro
lina in 100 years, until the passage of the
stock law, was to increaso the height six
inches.
The genus homo politician is not in favor
of the stock law. Whenever you hear a man
say "it don’t suit the poor people,” set it
down that he has his eyes on an office. Ander
son county took 115 premiums at the State
fair in South Carolina—over one-tlilrd, and
Edgefield county two. But then EdgeAeld
county lmd ten candidates to Anderson’s
one. Good churches, good schools and good
society are not compatible with a range for
cattle.
The curse of the country is too much land;
having to keep one-half in woodland to fence
the other half.
Near Anderson, S. C., was a lot of (140
acres of land- that had been leased for 75
years.' The wood had been cut of! - until
there was not enough on it to keep two ne
gro families in fuel for two winters. When
the lease had 12 years to run before expiring,
the lot was sold for $110. After the passage of
the stock law, with four years’ lease to run,
it brought $10 per acre.
People object to the stock law, when you
present it by counties that it is not for
the State, and when for the State that it is
not for the county. He illustrated this by
the anecdote of the man witli a pitchfork
who, to protect himself against the attack
of a dog, thrust the pitchfork into him and
killed him. The owner wanted to know
why he killed him, and the man told him.
“Why didn't you take the other end of the
fork to him?" The man replied, “Why
didn’t your dog come at me with his other
end?" Old roils is a hotter substitute for
stove-wood, than rye for coffee during the
late war.
Do not make your pastures too large.
Turn a cow loose in a 500 acre field and site
will examine critically every panel of the
fence before night.
Mr. Crayton announced that he would
promptly answer all questions propounded
to him, and announced that he would cure
for all who came to see him.
Col. J. B. Estes—"How much ground In a
pasture?"
Answer—That depends on the character
of the land. I keep 40 head on fifty acres
of swamp land. Upland will require more.
Col. Estes—“How about pastures for ten
ants?"
Answer—The law Is that two or three
head for each tenant will he pastured Jt>y
the landlord, provided the tenant assists in
making the fence. I have heard of no tenant
leaving for want of pasture.
P. F. Lawshe—“What has been the result
of the law as to litigation?”
Answer—It was freely prophesied that it
would produce a large amount of litigation.
1 have heard of but two coses in Anderson
county. Onej)f them was that some drunken
men tore down the gate between Pickens
and Anderson. They were indicted for it.
One result of the law is that it has prevent
ed cruelty to animals to a large extent.
A Farmer—“How do you arrange between
the counties?"
Answer—The law prevails all over the
State. Before this Anderson county built
70 miles of fence between tier and the
counties of Abbeville, Oconee and Pickens
at a cost of $7,000. The year before she
spent $75,000 for repairing fences. I wus
asked why I did not refer to the county fence
and replied that I did not consider it neces
sary, and asked him “why white sheep ate
more than black ones?” He replied, “be
cause there is more of them." Mr. Crayton
answered that that was the reason he re
ferred to the fences in, and not around the
county.
O. B. Thompson stated that Trial-Justice
Whitfield, who had been one for twenty-
five years, stated to him that there were ten
coses litigated about fences before the stock
law, to one since its passage.
Mr. Crayton stated that Mr. Whitfield
was a reliable man in every particular.
Col. J. B. Estes—“What effect has the law
in promoting emigration?”
Answer—None. There were threats made,
but I have heard of no removals on that ac
count.
A Farmer—“What was the originating
cause of the passage of the law In South
Carolia. Want of timber?"
Answer—Good sense was a leading ele
ment. Scarcity of timber was one cause.
The timber could be more profitably dis
posed of. A negro asked me, "why I didn’t
think of it in slavery times?"
p. F. Lawshe—"Hus the fence law im
proved postures?”
Answer—Certainly. They are cultivated
better. We can carry more stock than be
fore and they are 100 per cent, bettor. A
colored man from Hall county offered fif
teen head for one of mine.
0. B. Thompson remarked that Mr. Cray
ton’s farm was a model one.
Col. J. B. Estes—“What is the feeling of
the working people?”
Answer—The negroes in the main are sat
isfied; $1,000,000 would not induce the peo
ple of Anderson county-to restore the old
law.
Mr. Crayton further said thut ten feet ore
v.asted on fence rows. In Anderson county
bread enough for the county wus made in the
fence rows. Where there are no fences with
briars and bushes in the corners the roadsdry
oil' quicker. The law shortens dis^nces.
The law and public opinion will keep men
from riding through cultivated fields. Ten
ants hove not had more rent to pay since the
law than before.
Highly Complimentary.
A gifted Georgia lady in writing to the
editor of this paper says: “I read the
Southern World with a greut deal of plea
sure, and wish it all the success it deserves,
which is saying a great deal for it.”
Hon. W. J. Northen, of Hancock county,
Georgia, writes: " You are are getting out a
most excellent paper; hope you will be
largely encouraged. Surely our people need
light and help upon the subject of agricul
ture. If we could only induce our farmers
to abandon this miserable bad system of
giving their lands into the hands of negroes,
force them from their idleness and waste, we
might have hope. As long as an ignorant,
club-head negro is put off with a mule and
furnished supplies to “run” him and told
to farm, just so long our people will be poor,
and I must say deservedly so.”
Col. J. H. Nichols, of Naeoochee Valley,
Georgia, viBited the olllce of the Southkhn
World last week, bringing, with him the
subscriptions of some of his neighbors. His
call was a pleasant and agreeable one, none
the less because of his tribute of praise to
the excellence of the Southkrn World.
A New Discovery.
“C. T. L." writing to the Atlanta Consti
tution from Griftln, Ga., on the subject of
peaches makes the following astounding
statement.
“ I never knew until a few duysago that a
budded ]>each seed would not sprout. It 1ms
no kernel."
This is the latest discovery and should, by
all means, be patented.
Undkb the laws of Providence, life is a
probation; probation is a succession of temp
tations; temptations are emergencies, and
for emergencies we need the preparation
and the safeguard of prayer.
Hoik is where the soul finds rest.
WHAT THEY BAY Of tJB.
The Southkrn World is a most excellent
pujier judging from a copy sent us. The
World is intended to encourage young men
in habits of industry and thrift and takes
in prominently the farm and work shop,—
[Baptist Banner, Gainesville, Ga.
The Southern World, is the title of a
large, 16 page semi-monthly journal, de
voted to the farm, home and work-shop, the
publication of which has recently been com
menced in Atlanta, Ga. After a careful ex
amination of the character of its matter, we
are satisfied it is one of the very best publi
cations of the kind in the whole country,
and cheerfully commend it to a liberal pat
ronage. W. G. Whidby, Esq., is the man
aging editor, and we wish him greatsuccess.
—[Madison Yeoman, Danielsville, Ga.
We have on our table Thk Southern World,
a semi-monthly paper of l(i pages, published
at Atlanta, Georgin, at the small price of
one dollar, The paper is devoted to the in
terests of the farm, home and work-shop,
and is filled with useful information und
good reading for all classes.—[Marion, (Ala.)
Standard.
The new Southern production—The South
ern World—judging from a specimen be
fore us, is equal at least in appearance and
merits to the most bcuutiful and best jour-
naisof itscharactcr in the country.—[Scotts-
boro (Ala.) Herald.
We havo been shown a copy of the South
ern World, a semi-monthly paper publish
ed at Atlanta, Ga., at one dollur per annum.
It is devoted to the agricultural and mechan
ical industries of the South, and should be
in the hands of every southern farmer nnd
mechanic.—[Lewisburg (Tenn.) News.
We have received and placed upon our
exchange list the Southern World, a six
teen page bi-monthly, published at Atlanta,
Ga. It is a new enterprise in southern jour
nalism, and from the excellent copy before
us, we bespeak for it not only success but a
career of great usefulness in Dixie.— [Victo
ria (Tex.) Advocate.
We liaye received the Southern World, a
journal of industry for the farm, the home
und the workshop, which is published semi
monthly at Atlunta, Ga., by the Southern
World Publishing Co. It is nicely gotten
up, is well filled with interesting, entertain
ing und instructive matter, und would prove
a valuable acquisition to every household in
the South.—[Concord (N. C.) Begistcr.
The Southern World, Atlanta, Ga., is a
journal of industry for the farm, home nnd
workshop, published twice a month for $1
per year, edited by W. G. Whidby. This
journal is second to none upon our table,
and contains n vast nnd vuried amount of
choice editoriuls und agricultural news.
The reader can acquainthimself with South
ern, Northern, Western and Eastern modes
of agriculture in this journal, which is des
tined to become National.—[Agricultural
World, Grand Rapids, Mich.
We cull attention to the premiums offered
by the Southern World, un agricultural
journal published in Atlanta, Ga., to be
found in this issue.Thc Southern World is
an excellent publication und should be lib
erally patronized by the farmers of this sec
tion. Read the premium list, boys, and go
for the prizes.—Sylvania (Geo.) Telephone.
The Southern World is a handsome illus
trated paper, published at Atlanta, Ga., and
devoted to the agricultural, manufacturing
and mechanical interests of the South. We
would like to sec some St. Tammany boy win
one of thr.prizes offered by the editor.—[St.
Tammany (La.) Farmer.
The Southern World, a semi-monthly
journal, published at Atlanta, Ga., is the
best paper we ever saw from the South. No.
7, Vol. I, is on our table, and is a truly in
teresting and instructive number. It is de
voted to industrial enterprises and will no
doubt find many friends. It is sent out at
one dollar per year, which is exceedingly
cheap. It lias sixteen pages the size of Har
per’s Weekly, und is printed on good jmper.
We shall be very glad to sec it come often,
aud shall take pleasure in shaking a kind
word for it.—[Mansfield (Pa ) Item.
The Southern World, a semi-monthly
journal, published at Atlanta, Ga., is the
best paper we ever saw from the 8outh.
No. 7, Vol. 1, is on our table, and is a truly
interesting and instructive number. It is
devoted to industrial enterprises and will no
doubt find many friends. It is sent out at
one dollar a year, which is exceedingly
cheap. It has sixteen pages the size of Ha'
per's Weekly, and is printed on good papei
We shall be glad to see it often, and skit
take pleasure in speaking a kind word
it.—[Home News, Pittsburg, Penn.
The Post is not in the habit of blowin
and pulling unworthy objects merely for the
sake of turning a questionable penny.
When, therefore, we commend the Southern
World we mean wlmt we say. It is equal
to the claim made for it by its publishers,
and we trust the liberal terms on which we
offer it clubbed with the Post will give it a
large circulation in Laurens county.—[Dub
lin (Ga.) Post.
We are in receipt of a copy of the South
ern World, published twice a month at At
lanta, Ga. It is a journal of industry for
tho farm, home and workshop, nnd gotten'
up in as good styleasany paper in the coun
try. Subscription price $1 per year which'
is exceedingly low.—[Wayne (W. Va.) Ad
vocate.
The Southern World is a thorough;,
bright, reliable, illustrated, sixteen page
semi-monthly for the farm, home, and work
shop, published at one dollar per year, ad
Atlanta, Ga. One of the best. Wo send itl
aud the Plalndcaler for $1.50.—[Pluindealcr
Hastings, Mich.
We have on our table a copy of the South'-
krn World, published at Atlanta, On. It U-
a sprightly, instructive sixteen page semi
monthly, devoted to the southern industries,,
the farm, home and workshop. The price’
is only one dollar per year, nnd is worth one-
hundred times that amount to the reader:.
—[Lake City (Fla.) Rei>orter.
We havo just received a copy of the*
Southern World, a new pnper published at-
Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of the agricul
tural, mechanical and industrial resources’
of the South. It contains much of interest-
to the farmer and manufacturer; in fact,,
every business man, nnd is a creditable work:
of its kind.—[Gold Leaf, Henderson N. C.
The Southern World, published in At
lanta, Ga., is u first rate family paper. It is>
devoted to the farm, home and workshop,,
gotten up in thobest style of the typograph
ic art, handsomely illustrated ami cdltedl
with marked ability. We take plcasuro im
commending itto public putronage.-Gieens-
boro (Ala.) Beacon.
Fattening Animal*.
Numerous experiments linw Been- nude-
on animals which go to prove that they
accumulate much more fat than, cius.be ac
counted for by tho quantity present In the
food. Mr. Flourens hud the bears in the
Jardin des Plantes fed exclusively on bread,
and they became excessively fat. Bees con
fined to a diet of purified sugar continue to
produce fat, which strictly belongs to the
group of fats. But whatever its source, the
excessive use of non-nitrogenous food, con
joined with inactivity, frequently leads to
the deposi.t of nil inordinate amount of
oleaginous matter. This fact is illustrated
by numerous instances, both among the
lower animals nnd among men. AtStrosburg
the geese nre fattened by shutting them up
in darkened coops within a heated room and
stuff them constantly with food. The high
temperature lessens the escape of the heat,
and thus fuvors the process. Here all the
conditions for insuring obesity are resorted
to: externul heat, obscurity, inactivity and
the cramming with fattening food. A still
greater refinement for pandering to the ap
petite is resorted to by the Italians, who
relish the fat of the ortolan. To procure
this in ]>erfectioii the natural habits of the
blnl were watched, and it having been found
that it only takes food at the rising of the -
sun, they cheat the birds by producing an -
artificial sunrise. To effect this the ortolan ■
is placed in a dark, warm chamber, which'
has but one aperture in the wall. Fdod'
being scattered over the floor, a lantern is ’
placed at a certain hour in this opening,,
when the birds, misled by the dim light, at
once commence feeding. The mcul finished,,
the lantern is withdrawn and more food-
scattered about, when the ortolans sleep.
Two or three hours having elapsed, and
digestion being completed, the lantern is
again made to throw its light into the apart
ment. This recalls the birds to the habit of
again feeding, and they again sleep with
returning darkness. This process is repeated-'
several times in the twenty-four hours, and
in a very short time they become literally a>
ball of fat.