The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

and new ones built; more land would prob
ably Do brought under cultivation, the more
SO as it is stated that the introduction oI
phosphate fertilizers within the last ter
years has greatly stimulated the plantin.
OF cotton. Such an improvement would
oblige competing railroads to lower thei,
rates, to the advantage of districts more re-.
mote from the river.
Under the circumstances, NO improve.
ment can be recommended that cannot be
made ct q very moderate cost. The tract
OF land benefited by it is of too limited an
extent to justify large outlay of capital.
The existing railroad competition renders
any estimate of the amount of traffic that
would seek the river very uncertain. An
improvement by the construction of canals
TO avoid the many shoals and rapids would
she atsssstAAssa ~,
The present condition of river trade does
not now, nor will it for some years to come.
require the use of steamboats,.
The establishment of a channel that
would be navigable for pole-boats capable
OF carrying from 20 to 80 bales of cotton
would certainly be great convenience for
the people.
From the information before me am
not prepared to say that there is any urgent
necessity for this improvement.
A channel or boat. sluice for vessels of the
kind named should be 15 feet wide, with a
minimum depth of feet at the lowest
stage.
An improvement of this kind comprises
the widening, deepening, and strengthening
of the existing boat-sluice, partly by blast
ing and partly by the construction of wing
dams at certain places.
1t is pointed out in Mr.. Carsons report
that that portion of Broad River from Co
lumbia to Ninety-nine Islands Shoals, a.
distance of 944 miles, supplying the larger
part of transportation, would cost less per
mile to improve, than the remaining 463
miles to the head of navigation.
The improvement of this lower reach of
CAT miles is estimated to cost S46,731.25.
which includes the repair of Lock hart
Shoals Canal, and the improvement of Tiger
and Pacolet Rivers.
The improvement Of che upper portion
from Ninety nine Islands Shoals to Green
River, distance of 463 miles, is estimated
to cost $38, 1908.
We can but think General Gilmore has
greatly belittled the. importance of this
work. Even with the only Improvement
he deems can be recommended, and covered
by the expenditure of 100000, if Mr.. Car
sons information Of the cotton. crop of Coun.
the freight on half these 1877 900 bales
could be reduced one-half, which is not un-
likely, no less than seventy cents bale
would be saved on this cotton to Columbia
This alone would amount to over $4,000
per annum, and if only half this amount
were saved the whole improvement would
be paid for in four years saving.
Let us have the improvement of $50, 900,
we then urge on our Representatives, and
the future development of the river will
take care of itself amply-c0k Register.
DOMESTIC CoMpLAINr.-When woman
complains persistently of her husband, ex-
tenuating naught, reserve your sympathies
for the husband
In nine cases out Of ten he is justified
by the very means used to heap reproach
upon him. Imagine man detailing domes-
tic grievances to every friend whom he can
corner in the attitude Of a listener. Ina
gine the contempt he would excite. The
woman who publishes her own domestic
discomfort in such manner does it to her
own shame. If she be not above doing so,
wo may reasonably suppose that the hus-
band is long suffering man whose phioso-
ply alone makes life endurable-and it is
only endurabe.
Few men are saints, Cor women either,
for that matter) but there are few charac.
ters whose natural idiosyncracies are not
confirmed and increased by the lack of tact,
and the constant nagging and covert home
thrusts which some women persist in treat
ing their husbands to in private life, or in
society where they dare not retaliate. 1t is
q mean and contemplate advantage used
by either party, but the woman usually has
the advantage in this kind of warfare
There is no possible excuse for such conduct.
1t is not womanly, true, or just. Let him
be what he will, she does herself no credit
by exposing him to contempt; neither does
she secure her object in the eyes of sensible
people. Neither does she better in any way
the domestic conditions she affects to find
intolerable. Suppose on the other hand
she meets every emergency with tact; is
just, however frank in her criticism never
violent, and always willing and happy to
render her appreciation Of consideration on
his part evident. Believe me, even though
he never quite reform, aggravation must be
less frequent, and she will at least preserve
tho respect of her husband and friends-a
most worthy consideration in the life of
every woman, be her position what il may.
-Housekeeper