. The Southern States. of articles closeswith an account of Berkeley Springs,and in the last pages he contrasts thestyle of entertainment in vogue there atthe close of the last century with thatwhich prevailed in his day, and thusdoes he soliloquize: But the old timeshave passed away. The old theatre hasdisappeared, the old bath-houses fallento decay. The brave, the gifted, the gay,the beautiful of the old days have goneto one common resting-place. Andthen he says of Berkeley what we maysay of some of the other resorts hesketched: There are new times now,new hotels, new bath-houses, new fash-i
. The Southern States. of articles closeswith an account of Berkeley Springs,and in the last pages he contrasts thestyle of entertainment in vogue there atthe close of the last century with thatwhich prevailed in his day, and thusdoes he soliloquize: But the old timeshave passed away. The old theatre hasdisappeared, the old bath-houses fallento decay. The brave, the gifted, the gay,the beautiful of the old days have goneto one common resting-place. Andthen he says of Berkeley what we maysay of some of the other resorts hesketched: There are new times now,new hotels, new bath-houses, new fash-ions, new manners, new people at Berke-ley. The new buildings are undoubtedimprovements on the old ones, and thefresh beauties that congregate here everysummer pleasanter to think about thantheir great-grandmothers. For the restwe may quote Solomon and hold ourpeace: Say not thou, what is the causethat the former days are better thanthese ? For thou dost not inquire wiselyconcernino- this. ^ t^-^^ ^^^§^^^5: 3^1 ^^^^^^. OLD VlRlilNIA LABOR SAVING DEVICE. THE NEED OF BEANS IN THE SOUTH. By Edicard Atkinson. I have lately been once more throughsome portions of the Southland, andhave observed the wreck of bustedbooms and the need of beans. GovernorWise once said of his native State thatin the old times the niggers skinned theland and the white men skinned theniggers. No offence can be takenfrom my making this quotation from anative orator. It has been made verymanifest to me that Southern land needsbeans, cow peas or other renovatingplants, rather than booms, for its devel-opment. One of my friends has broughtsome of the land that Governor Wisedescribed from five barrels of corn tofifteen per acre. He is a Yankee andhe knows beans. Peas are a variety of the same legu-minous tribe; buckwheat is are renovators of worn-out soil whenrightly chosen. Who knows what kindof bean or pea is the best renovator,and why ? The coming man in the South is thepea-vine farmer. As truth l
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