The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-11
The Ways and Means Committee re-

port an appropriation Bill OF 100000,
$I93, 600 from Cripple Creek Mine, the
Dispensary to wit, and the remaider
from a levy OF about five mills; this
for State purposes. After LIST OF Jan
uary, 1896. the liquor profits viii! go to-
schools. A marriage license Bill has
been introduced, providing q fee to the
officer issuing it Of 81 90. II this pas
SEES, the whole business is impereiled
aud Gretna Green is in Scotland, in
volving q transatlantic excursion. A
tax is proposed on the sale of cotton
seed meal. Mr.. Archer has O Bill about
the Courts Of the It'll circuit--its pro.
visions we do not know; but this we do
know; 1t can't hurt Laurens, as two of
the terms are held within two months,
other two at intervals of five, SO that u
poor man may be innocent, aud who
can't give bail may lie in jail for five
months. This entails awful expense on
the county, as sometimes prisoners are
packed like sardines in our savory pri-
son. A Bill passed the Senate, "rev-
erend, grave, and digni6ed Seniors"
to authorize the city of Laurens to re-
fund certain bonds Very we'll: this
trainers the debt to another genera
ton and by that time reform will have
done its work, taxes won't amount to q
straw, the poor liquor soakers paying
through the state GROCERY the entire
expense Of our advance in education
and civilization.
In the meanwhile, let us of South
Carolina, be of good cheer. Sen. Till
man has assured us that all the States
would adopt the dispensary, but their
legislatures have adjourned and there
Is nd such thing. Thousands and tens
of thousands of good people to avoid
the inhospitable Northwest are crowd
ing into Georgia and Alabama. In
contrast to this, lands on our COAST are
selling for ten cents, to the leisure class
of the East and set apart as game pre-
serves as big as counties where the
lordly gentry may come with their
friends and servants (clad in gold and
and silver tinsel) to rest and refresh
themselves. Look out for that great
seceder, Talbert, of Edgeiield, to Sc
cede from the State instead of from
the Union; and be wary of Godfrey
Fowler, of Union county, who is anx-
ious to pledge ''our lives and liberties
and sacred honor" to be sure. If we
stand for Fowler, we are in for it, sure.
NV
Hon JOcnnp rNa1harf ,no,,1or &c Gov
gress from this State seems to be anx-
ious to emulate Senator Tillman in at
tracing the attention OF the country.
In a debate with a North Carolina Re-
publican, the Hen. Gentleman from
"the great and grand and glorious
State" as he described her, got off on
the subject of "Secession," and was
called to account by q Mr.. Barrett, of
Massachusetts. So Mr.. Talbert stirred
a hornets nest about his ears. Mr..
Talbert is assuredly full of pluck, but
the discretion Of the little animal that
deiied the locomotive has often been
doubted.
Having provided ample opportunity
for the State government to encourage
favorlte newspapers, favorite heelers,
favorite whiskey dealers and other fa-
vorites, arrangements have now been
made to provide from the sinking fund
for favorite banks and borrowers. But
no government or administration
founded on q system of favoritism can
endure long in this country.-Grecn-
vile News.
Well, it may be so-may by so, may
by so. Many an old vet as the battle
ragged and pellets still fixed and the
shells scissed, looked longingly and
prayerfully to tho West, satisfied that
something was wrong among the
planets and that the day was stretched
forty eight hours long.
*s*
Parson Gray, (perhaps) in his great
grave yard picture paints the poor
boys disappointed hopes: "The APP
plause of listening Senates to COM
manG." Our Ben has had his opportu-
tnnity and about the "Senates' we say
naught, but there is no mistake that
he ''fotch" the mob in the gallaries.
The good ship, St. Paul, recently
''stuck in the mud" off Long Branch,
mot u Long Branch) is again all
ahoat sin the swim" sin deep water.'
This is good for a tight ship.