The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-24
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the case. Our years work done, our
duties discharged, with good will to
men, we resign ourselves to the glory
and freedom OF the season. Some of us
have been more blessed than others;
the poor we have always with us. Let
each n remember, on this return of
this sacred season, the blessings show
cred upon him, and fail not to make
some poor creature whose lot is hum
BILE, to forget his woe and to rejoice
with o ~lightsome heart. To every
household where the ADVERTISER
comes, greeting! gladness, peace, plen-
ty, happiness, hope, groaining tables,
Overlooking bowls.
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Saving his Pitchfork for Cleveland.
In the Senate the other day Senator
Tillman asked Bill Chandler of N. H.a
question and Bill retorted upon Ben
that he was a "populist." Senator Till
man denied the soft impeachment, ex-
planning that he was q democrat. As
they said when the writer attended
Old Field School-"you better mind
who you fool with, Bill Chandler"
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President James Monroe, who an
nounced the Monroe doctrine, was q
Virginian of cavalier descent. He
served in the British army and after
wards in the Continental army. 1t was
about 1923, when Monroe was Presi-
dent, u Government acknowledged
the independence of Mexico, when Eu-
rope was just emerging from the throat
cutting business in which she had been
engaged during the Napoleonic wars.
The South American dependencies
were declaring their independence of
Spain and Portugal. The European
States were hesitating about acknowl-
ing their Independence, our Govern
mont taking the initiative. 1t was in
those stirring times that President
Monroe announced the doctrine that
European States must hands off from
interfering with. American affairs. In
the course of his life he held many pub
lie offices for which he received $780,
600, which was expended largely in
charity and b%enovolence. Without q
cent he retired to private life accept
ing a small county Office of his native
Sate. He died and was buried in
ew York. Subsequently his remains
sre removed with great state to Rich
sSond and deposited in Hollywood
metery and over them erected q beau
ful monument.
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Senator Tillman has introduced @
S5ill to divide South Carolina into two
Federal Court Districts. This is sur
prising, as it was thought the Senator
had had enough of that Court, without
doubling it, and bringing it neal to
every mans door.
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a State Bank has been chartered in
Georgia with a view to test the consti-
tutionality of the tax on State bank is
spfe. The point was long ago argued
any pronounced constitutional, but it is
believed that the decision may be re-
SArsed by the Court as now constituted.
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The Atlanta Journal mo friend of Ben
Tillman) says that that Senator has a
dainty suite of rooms at the daintiest
hotel in Washington patronised by the
smart set, in New York p~arlance, the
Four Hundred.
Tl,1,1 y1,.1l H. 49, "a. : f ~- l.
bring them on had the fighting to do.
This point has been made of old time
and is not an original observation Of
ours.
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case involving the constitutionality
of the dispensary law will be argued in
the United States Supreme Court in
FEBRUARY; Bryan, of Charleston against
and Attorney General Barber for con-
stitutionality.
Frew-psesaazIstions THAT Collie
ton homicide will turn out a case OF Of
gentlemanly self-defense. So, a thief
taken with a sheep upon his back
claimed that the sheep was about to
bite him.
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Talk about war rather staggers Sena-
tor Tillman. Having gone through
the Darlington campaign he knows
what it is himself.
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Gov. Evans tired of pursuit of the
dears has gone cunning for the deers
down in Berkeley.
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The ~Dispensary authorities have
raised the price of the Chemically
pure"
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Only Two.
The State constabulary have killed
only two South Carolinians in the last
two weeks in the enforcement of the
~disnensary law.
The Magic Touch
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