The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
The Seed Cotto Il Traffic.
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seed cotton traffic In your last issue
Reform peals forth warning to onr
members of the Legislature. Now it
does seem that there is a great deal of
nonsense Just along here. Reform asks
our members of the Legislature to in
troduce a bill to stop the sale of cotton
in the seed: not allow farmer to sell
what he makes us he pleases to sell it.
Why you just as well enact law pro-
hibiting a man from selling his corn
until it is shucked, shelled and sacked.
Then again would it not he unconsti-
tutional? Is not cotton one of the ne
cessaries of life? Then place a revenue
on the sale of it; why that is absurd.
But lets suppose for a moment that the
Legislature does license it so high that
the traffic in it would he unproiltable,
what would be the result; there is more
cotton gins in our county than cross
road stores; persons who Sell cotton III
the seed will carry it to the gins, the
owner of the gin will gin the cotton,
take seed for toll and pay the man for
the lint. No sir, prohibition does not
prohibit. Well do l remember when
there was no license granted to sell
whiskey in your city, that | could pay
one dollar for kerosene can and get a
gallon Of whiskey throwed in. This is
free country, let every Man sell what
he makes in Il free and open market.
Simply because there is some cotton
stolen out of the field then IN honest
man must be prevented from diSposing
of his us he pleases There is a law re-
uuiring every man who buys seed cot
ton to keep a complete register, the
persons he buys from, number Of pounds,
date and where they live. That is all
that is necessary. OCCASIONAL.
Phillips, S. g., Dec. Ii. 1856.
Pounding of the Lutheran paSt0r-Thanks
to the Patrons Of the Lutheran Fair.
This has been a year of signs and
wonders. We have had riots, wars and
runners of wars, pestilences, earth
quakeS, raining trees showers Of stones
and pounding Of preachers. The pastor
of the Lutheran Church and his wife
are under many obligations and return
many thanks to the ladies and members
of the Lutheran Church for their great
number of gifts on Monday evening
last. We appreciate them, not so much
on account of their intrinsic value,
but as gifts Of esteem and well wish
ing. This little band of ladies have
shown more pz,tch, eneyyy and love for
their church since we have been with
them, than any other band OF ladies, OF
their number. that have ever seen. May
the Lord smile upon them. May they
all have happy Christmas, and con-
tinue to work for the Masters King
dom with the same or increased zeal.
We would like to take occasion here
to thank all of our friends, who so
generously aided us in our late fair in
| the interest Of the Lutheran Church.
l wish you all happy Christmas,
and pray God that He may spare you to
enjoy it. }: q. WERTz,,
Pastor Lutheran Church.
December 81, 1886.
How IT PAYS TO JAKE PAPER
The testimony Of Bill Arp is: Some
papers are not much account as to ap-
prilrancc. but never took one that
didn't pay me. in some way, more than
| paid for it. One time an old friend
started Il little paper away down in
Southwestern Gcogia, and sent it to
me, and | subscribed just to encourage
him, and so after Il while. it published
a notice that al administrator had an
ORDER to sell several lots OF land 1T pub
lie outcry, and one Of the lots was in my
county. SO inquired about the lot,
and wrote my FREUD to attend the sale,
and run it to fifty dollars. He did 50
and bid off the lot for ne ut thirty dol
lars, and | sold it in Il month to the
man it joined for one hundred, and SO |
made siXly-cight dollars clear by taking
that paper. My father told me that
when he WIS Il young man he saw /.
notice i'll Il paper that school teacher
was wanted away of in Il distant colln-
tv. and he went there and got the stu
alton, and Il little gul was sent to HIM.
and after Il while she grew UP mighty
sweet and pretty. and he fell in love
with her and married her. Now, II he
hadn't taken that paper, what do you
reckon would have hccomc OF me ?
Wouldn't | be some other fellow, Or
may he not ut all.
LIST or LETTERS.-LiSt of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Post Oillcc at
OrangeDurg. 5. c., for the week ending
December IS, 1856: Francis Adams,
Elizabeth Banncsil. Charity Bonnet,
.Iho. y. Brown. J. i. Bagget, ,lno. y.
l}ingless, Miss Carry BOrzard, Adrancr
Bouzarh care Washington BouZard,
Mrs. +. G. Blacil;lId. Rosa Blanks,
Charley Bastl"tt. J. v. O. Cane. Mrs.
Maggie Conner. NJ. Evans. 3. Is.
l'rctirick, J. e. Punches. Thos. Johnson
(2) care of Huffman Circus, Jno. ID.
keiet. Stcoh liiZer, Mrs. Nancy Lewis,
l.. McAlikcll. Joseph McDannil. ThoS.
petct care international Circus. Fred
| Plunner. Tom PrcyceS care Of Dime Cir
Gus, VIII y. Reed care International
Circus, Garlic l.. Sapp care lntcrnatlon-
al Circus, Josh. Smith, Jack Virgins.
Orchard Sherman. Persons calling for
the ahcvc letters will please state that
they were advertised.
NINDIGATEp.- During its session the
Methodist tOntcrrnccaPp"lntrd 4 COM
mittrr to investigate certain r!i"rgrS
against Tie &C.. T.. j. M"yl!ar':'. y. D..
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