The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-02

ROPE TIES Preferred TO IRoN.-Thc New York
Euening Posi- of Thursday last, contains the fol-
lowing, which will be OF interest to our readers:
"Many of the papers in the Cotton States advise
the planters and cotton yards to use an iron tie,
instead Of the old-fashioned rope one. They claim
that iron bands have many advantages, such as
increased strength power Of endurance, and allow
ance for much greater compression, speed and IA
cility Of adjustment and neatness o. appearance;
and the result is that these iron hoops have been
used to considerable extent in some sections Tor
binding the crop. But the acknowledged advaa-
tages ofthe iron tie are, il would appear counter
balanced by certain disadvantag es, and the rope
bound cotton is much preferred in theAortherl
markets. So decided, in fact, is the preference
for the old plan, that tho cotton houses here ad-
wise all their planter friends to discard iron ties in
future both for their own interests and those OF
the trade. The objection, they say, against iron
bands is, that in case the bale gets wet the iron
leaves mark Of rust on the cotton, and tho pu-
chaser can demand the 30 stained cotton to be
picked of, thus requiring new ropes or bands to
make the cotton in deliverable order; also, that
while the old iron bands are almost worthless to
the manufacturer, the rope is Of some value"
Therefore, while no tare is allowed on rope
bound cotton, it is now the custom to make de-
iuction of two pounds per balo for the iron-bound
staple. Planters will do well to remember this"
THx FALL.-Athough the astronomical Autumn
commences about the twenty third of September,
we have always considered the whole Of this
month, together with October and November, as
COMPRISING that ssso-called" solemn season, when
nature assumes melancholy change OF garb, and
the waving trees whose green foliage have pleased
our eyes, begin to lose their beauty and exhibit
only 'the sere, the yellow leaf" The beautiful
and sweet-scented flowers too which Spring and
Summer have supplied us with so abundantly, Dc
gin now to disappear, and their fragrance Is de-
parting, to return wheI the flavor OF early fruits
and berries shall again delight and gratlfy our
taste. The peculiar moaning Of the ni6htwind,
which has increased in strength also shows the
change, as does the closing of the shortened days,
when the great source Of light" sinks in the west,
behind banks Of deepened red and orange colored
clouds, leaving none Of those bright and variegat
ed exhibitions which the warmer months favored
us with, under the title OF glorious sunsets"
But Wltnal AuIunIu is llOS6 uellGnttul season,
and passing from the fervent heat of Summer into
its moderate days and pleasant nights is certainly
one Of the most agreeable things in life, and we
must not find fault with the trees changing their
Dress tor we are compelled to do the same, nor
the absence of Spring fruits and flowers, for Au.
+nmn Yields goody share Of her OWL; neither
nust ne praise too much the sunsets Of other sea-
CONG for she not only can equal them in that par
+cnlar but she often beautiries the evenings with
-;oh aisplays of the magnificent Northern
light. &"
r. ia time also when rustic dances and the rural
o,;ovments of fied-workers show that the harvest
.ooson has arrived, and that plenty and content
-,,ont are about to bless th.ir labors and repay
their toll, when the crops Of the feocy staple "
and the beautiful grain are gathered in and
ronared for conveyance to all parts of the world,
Giving employment and making happy the hearts
., ,+bousands who have hopefully looked forward
to their days OF reward.
That our Fall business may bo greatly augment
al and that the present Autul--.. may witness
oucb an increase in the prosperity OF our beloved
ctv as to make her people happy and thankful is
our heartfelt wish, and then let others carp and
orumble as they please about her murky Gays
and drizly nights, We should look upon this pof-
ton Of tho yesr as decidedly ''merrie season.