The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 10, 1895, Image 4
THE WEEKLY LEDGER i GAFFNE5,8. 0., OCTOBER lO, 1808.
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greater demand for cotton. The
law ns supply and demand holds here
suffered severely. Cheat at the
lot box. the next step takes you
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THE CONVENTION.
The Constitutional Convention has
adjourned temporarily to meet again
Oct. 15th. Wo are surprised and
think such action unwise in view of
the nearness of the approaching term
of the Legislature. It would be un
fortunate should the new constitu
tion not be ready to be acted upon
by the coming session.
Presumably, the constitution
makers anticipate making brief work
of it on their return, but we have our
doubts. It would have been a more
appropriate discharge of the high
functions delegated bad the conven
tion shown itself disposed to lay
aside private advantage to individual
members at the call of public obliga
tions and duties sacredly assumed.
Doubtless, however, we should not
expect such patriotic devotion in
these degenerate times.
Little has been as yet perfected,
but progress has begun to take on
definite shape in certain directions
and we may commend these, in the
main, harmonious spirit which seems
to prevail to the obligation of more
factional lines, with a very few note
worthy exceptions.
We are glad to note on apparent
willingness to place the property
rights of woman on a more equal ba
sis, and to cut off fruitful sources of
litigation in these mutt ts as the law
now stands. The limitations upon
contract in the case of married
women have occasioned no little
hardships, pecuniary loss and litiga
tion in the pa-t. The present eco
nomic situat on demands that mar
ried women be given full powers of
contraciing with reference to proper
ty owned by them as men.
Wo believe ul-o that right of dower
in property al cm d during coverture
should be abolished. It is the ge
nius of our law to keep the property
rights of parties to the matrimonial
contiaci separate and distinct. If
Comi letr autonomy in its disposal in
•Howe 1 to the one party, it should
abo i e allowed to the other. Tie
highly evolved business exigencies of
the present day demand that tin-
transfer and encumbrance of proper
ty be as little impeded ns may con
sist with social obligations. Dower
hasnlwnv-s been less a protection to
the marital rights of woman, than a
feady source of incurable defect in
title to real estate and a hardship to
Innocent and Ignorant purchasers.
Wc should ho glad to see It abolished
and the parties to the marital con
tract placed on u more equal basis In
all matters relating to their individ
ual property.
OUR FLEECY STAPLE.
Cotton continues king. With the
return of prosperity, when more spin-
tiles are turning and more shuttles
art lilting b*j« and forth there Is a
a !
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"overproduction” was the cry from
Texas to Virginia. Efforts were made
to reduce the area planted and tiius
diminish the supply and raise the
price. This was in part successful,
rite yield has been diminished beyond
the expectation of man. The heav
ens have worked to make the supply
less. The result is that the price has |
been raised beyond the expectation !
of all. |
A good provision crop harvested.
More hogs in the country than in any
year within the last decade; and a
cotton crop raised with less outlay of
capital and labor has helped to make
glad the heart of farmer and mer
chant; all classes and conditions.
Cotton is king, the lint is in great
er demand and the oil mills are beg
ging for the seed. Are we going to
rush with greater zest than ever af
ter a larger yield for next year? That
is just what we expect. More Helds
cleared, more lands washed into gul
lies, more streams clogged with sand
in the rush after more cotton. The
lands are being cleared too rapidly
now, not enough attention is given
to saving the soil, to deepening the
soil, and much of this is to be laid at
the door of cotton culture.
of the sroud name of the state; for the
sake of an advancing civilization for
which we, in part, are responsible let
us not anchor in our constitution
anything that savors of injustice.
There is a better way.
TRANSYLVANIA ITEMS.
NO DIVORCE.
"What therefore God hath joined
together let not man put asunder."
The convention has done well in
settling the marriage contract as
permanently as .'nan can settle it.
When entered into ; n South Carolina
let it be understood that it is until
loath separates.
Strenuous were the efforts made to
do away with this landmark of the 5
Bible, and this landmark of Christian
civilization. The good sense of the
convention rose superior to every ar
gument to lower the standard from
the high plane where God first placed
it. The very fact that it resisted
these attacks makes it more stable
than ever before.
We firmly believe that the institu
tion of marriage should not he tam
pered with. Relax one iota the strict
requirements and we open the way
for man’s devices. One after another
the bars will be lowered and a deluge
of iniquity will follow.
Mr. Patton, of Richland, is right.
His speech in the convention was a
noble one. Read it all who can.
Well did he represent the* vast major
ity of the state who have so long
zealously guarded this safe guard,
this bulwark of pure homes.
If South Calolina has to stand
alone among the states in this regard
yea even if she is alone among the
nationalities of the world, it is all
the more to her credit.
What act in life is more solemn
than that of selecting a companion
for life, unless it he that of solemn
izing the compact. This is holy
ground, let us approach it reverent
ly.
God has given us the standard. If
on account of the evil in our hearts
we are tempted to argue it away and
put it aside, wo are the worse off.
Better far accept the standard and
make our lives confirm to it.
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
The committee on suffrage in the
constitutional convention has made
its report after so long a time, Sena
tor Tillman is chairman of the com
mittee. As might have been expect
ed the report savors strongly of the
views previously announced by the
chairman. Wo cannot agree wit It the
committee; we urn not in fa V() f of
the report. The situation is grave we
confess, hut right needs not error to
prop it. Wrong never yet made right
more sec urn. Jt is the blind leading
the blind.
We were told that we must have
i constitutional convention; that the
-nffrage question needed adjustment;
that our civilization was in danger,
and this vexed question must he set
tled. Wo had a right to expect that
the originator of the movement that
culminated in the present convention
would have something better to offer
than the noted Mississippi plan; for
after all the plan proposed is hut a
modification of that so much talked
of and so severely criticised.
Our constitution should he the best
possible. Nothing should ho allowed
to enter into it that might bo con
strued to favor frsgd- Incorporate
fraud into your organic law and you
are paving the way for a degenerate
race. Morality will be at a discount,
falsehood at a premium.
Already has our slate suffered and
Buster Quotes Scripture—News ot the
Week in the Mountains, etc.
[Correspondence of The Ledger]
Cedar Mountain. X. C.. Oct. 9.—
Yes, Mr. Flaw Picker, I saw how Col.
Strain jumped on you but Mr. S.
likes you, you say and perhaps he
does; he says you are not handsome,
but handsome is as handsome does.
What is good looking, but looking
good? Never be discouraged by the
reflection your looking glass throws
upon you; that mirror has no heart.
Be good, be loving, be gentle, heed-
fu 1 of the well being ot all around
you and you will not lack kind
words of admiration. Loving asso
ciations will cluster about you.
Quite another picture is yours on
the aerena of human sympathy.
There the beauty of holiness, of pu
rity. of that inward grace which pass-
eth show, rests over it softening
and mellowing its features, just us
the ealtn moonlight melts those of
a rough landscape into harmonious
loveliness.
Perhaps Bro. S. doesn’t view you
in that light but we must look at the
bright side of a picture.
In regard to the feet washing re
ferred to in a previous letter in
which we asked the views of. J. L. S.
et al. and to which Bro. J. L. S. and
Flaw Picker have replied. We thank
them for their views upon the sub
ject and especially thank Mr. Picker
for referring us to the different pas
sages quoted in bis last letter, and
from the Bit h chapter and l it it verse
of St. John we draw our decision. It
reads thus: "If I, then, your Lord
Master have washed your feet ye
also uU'dit' wash one another’s
feet,” ° ' - ,
Why does J. 1.. S> say for every
man to do his own
Senator Tillman would have been n
bigg’ r man if he had not allowed
himself lobe a delegate to the con
vent ion.—Spartanburg Herald.
While the phosphate trusts are j
organizing and combining the farmers j
should be scraping the top soil and
litter in the woods.—Columbia Even
ing News.
Constitution making is no child’s
play. And yet a heap of childish
ness has been exhibited. Also some
churlishness. Also a little h. f. and
d.—Edgefield Monitor.
The chief object in calling a Con
stitutional Convention was to settle
the suffrage question. The practical
work or the Convention has been to
escape a settlement.—Columbia Ev
ening News.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Bakins
Powdei
Absolutely pure
Oh, You Flatterer.
The business men of Gaffney have
been good friends to The Headlieht.
and it goes mightly against our grain
to oppose their desire for a new
county. But then Gaffney is strong
enough to march in the procession of
progress without a court-house. She
will soon be the largest manufactur
ing town in the state, when tier third
mammoth cotton mill iscompleted.—
Piedmont Headlight.
wh
en
wa'5hmg (
your Bro. is commanded to C>ash fur .
you ? ' .
Isn’t it plain when Christ say?*
"one another’s feet?’’ Then again'
answering Peter he says "if I wash i
thee not thou hast no part with me."
Perhaps we can look on the next
feet washing with more titan the one
pieyiously mentioned.
This country is greatly stirred up
over the discovery of a silver mine
near by. We sent a piece of the ore
to your city but failed to bear from
it so now it’s too late fur our fortune
that mine. There is plenty of the
mineral in the vein and the people
are stirred up as they were in ’48
over the gold mines of California.
We are trying to get some subscri
bers for The Ledger but find only
four or live men in the district who
takes even their county paper. How
ever, wo are going to try to induce
them to take The Ledger. A re
publican paper would suit this sec
tion better as there is only four
democrats in the district.
Last Friday night we had a light
frost and more expected to-night,
which will damage fodder and corn.
Guess Bro. Hermit front Buffalo
has sure enough •‘dwindled” and
joined the ghosts of Africa. He
jumped to the top of the ladder the
first jump. Guess he’s fallen and
Buster will laugh at his calamities:
however he is a friend of ours tried
and true.
We wonder what lias become of
Farmer of Pleasant Grove, S. C.
Has the cold north wind landed him
upon the opposite shore of Ireland
leaving him scratching potatoes?
We have begun school again and
our scholars look somewhat cheered
over our vacation, but only two more
months and we will turn toward
Gaffney to be again with our friends
and loved ones. Wo're about over
our spell of homesickness and are
enjoying ourselves all O. K. up here.
We went to Sabbath School lust Sab-
hath and bad a very lovely time.
Some of our opposite sex pray in
public up here but somehow we
don’t like to see the women coming
to the front in a prayer meeting and
taking the seat as moderator.
With best wishes to all.
Buster.
It begins to look like the new in
strument might smell pretty strong
after dispensary or at least there is it
strong disposition to "Constitute”
the bamom out of this state.—Pros
perity Reporter.
The principal thingneede<l to make
Democratic success next year a cer
tainty is party harmony. With har
mony the party can win; without
harmony it cannot possibly win.—
Anderson Intelligencer.
If. as the Pops declared last year.
"Old Grover Cleveland” was the
cause of cotton selling at 5cents, how
grateful they ought to he to * Old
Grover” for making the price 9 cents
this year.—Rutherfordton Democrat.
Salt properly mixed with the scrap
ings of the wooded lands will make a
better and more lasting feeder for the
soil than most of the imyiufactured
manures sold. Beware of trusts and
combines.—Columbia Evening News.
We hope the convention will make
a provision for the taxation of all
mortgages on real estate which are a
source of revenue to their owners
whether Held by individuals, corpora
tions or foreign syndicates.—Easley
Messenger.
Ben Tillman says that be dosen’t
trust bis own legislature. This is the
just punishment of bis own legisla
ture for trusting him. It is not often
that men bow down and worship
those who despise them undisguis-
edly.—Columbia State.
About all the convention had done
up to Saturday last was to change
the time of meeting of the I.egisbi-
i\sire from November to January. The
negI*o is still on pleading terms.—
SpartamjSWi Advance, organ of the
colored peopled Spartanburg county.
Mr. James CreeHNau is sending to
bis paper, the New YoT*.k'Uorld, some
Applicable to Ledger Readers.
The editor of the Montezuma, Ga.,
Record delivers this warning to bis
subscribers: "if you have frequent
1 spells, accompanied by chills, bun-
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jaundice, it is a sign you are not well
1 and liable to die at any minute. Pay
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There is no medicine so often
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hut some member of the family needs
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I less time than when medicine has to
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{promptly treated before inflamma
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i For sale bv W. B. Bul're.
The convention, in th<
this writer, should not prescl
number of square miles for the couff
ties of the State. The convention
should settle upon a certain popula
tion and property valuation and al
low the Legislature to create new
counties whenever t hese requirements
are filled and the people interested
vote for a new county. A certain sec
tion of country might contain a large
property valuation and population
and yet t be number of square mile;}
might be only lii'ty. In that case the
people should have a new county if
they so desired.—Cheraw Reporter.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications as they cannot
reach tint diseased portion of the eur-
Thero is only one way to cure Deaf,
ness, and that is hy constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused hy an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it isentioly closed
Deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can bo taken out
and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will bo destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing
hut an inflamed condition of tho
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We will give One Hundred Du.!urs
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he Consti-
Jumbui.
They make lively reading alb
are not invariably accurate in
statements. It is reaily surprisiN.
however, how quickly trained new
pa per correspondents
i he salient feat tires of
News and Courier.
The constitutional
South Carolina is considerin
advisability of incorporating in its
new const it wl ion the following pro
vision : "The marriage of a white '
person with a negro or mulatto, or
person who shall have any negro blood
shall be unlawful and void.” In the |
interest of decency this section ought ;
to be incorporated, and it no doubt i
will, but would its pas-ago not be a !
reflection on that brunch of the North
Carolina legislature that adjourned in i
honor of a negro who violated this !
very law?—Charlotte News.
If the present price of cotton holds j
up. and the crop is only 7.0O0,0U0 |
bales, as most of the more experien- j
ced statisticians predict, the South!
will receive this year over-f50,000.OGO
more than whs received for the tre-J
mendous crop of last year. This crop ;
was raised cheaper than any other in |
the history of the country, and there
never was u time when the men who
raised it also came nearer raising
everything they needed in the way ot
provisions. Verily, we believe i he
South is in a better eomlition today
than at. ary time since the war.—
Yorkville Enquirer.
The higher price of cotton mn.'
not continue; it may go down; per
haps will, nobody knows. But v<
feel sorry for our free silver fricinU
while it lasts. It has already knocked
tin* spots out of their argument amt
they must be very miserable. The.v
would brighten up smartly if a dt-
eline should set in and be at their
wits’endii if jhe advance should b *
maintained. These bright autumn
days of bounding blood and bounding
prices are the winter of the calamity
howler's discontent. He is entitled'
to the sympathy of his friends and!
the prayers of the Church.—Charlotte |
Observer.
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