The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
LAURENs s. c., Feb. 2, 1897.
OUR sOLONs.

Deen reelected superintendent Ol tne
P~enetentiary. No matter what the
vacancy be, there is usually q man for
the-plece. Col. Neal had no opposi-
ton. A Mr.. Robinson wants to repeal
the Act, (and has Introduced G Bill TO
that effect) preventing United States
Senators, members Of Congress and
members OF the General Assembly,
from using free passes: express and
telegraph franks. We are fortunate
In never having heard or read Of this
Mr.. Robinson before or since, and
we do hope that the Legislature will
make al exception as to the gentle
man, that he may excurt freely as far
as he lists. just the other day we
read OF a Georgia Judge who refused a
free rail road pass. The House of Re-
personalities accepted an invitation to
visit on Saturday last Winthrop Col
l~ege-"way" up at Rock Hill. Thus
was a cool thousand Of the peoples
money spent to crafty a crude GU
riosity to see brick and mortar. No
doubt it was pleasant to see a great
aggregation Of pretty Misses, but
these are every where and q staple
production in this latitude. A Mr..
Robinson led in the idea and q Mr..
Kinard opposed it. Here now:
DIR. Prince - To establish o State
Board Of embalming; to provide for
the better protection of life and health;
to prevent the spread Of contagious
disease and to regulate the practice Of
e%mbalming and the care and DISPOSE
tion Of the dead.
This gentleman has probably been
reading S~hakespeare's gruesome grave
digging scene in the play Of Hamlet,
and 1t Is certainly discouraging. AS
thus:
Alexander died; Alexander was
buried; Alexander returned into dust;
the dust is earth; Of earth we make
loan, and why OF that loan whereto he
was converted might they not stop q
beer barrel?
"Imperial Caezar dead, and turned to
clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind
away"
But there are many subjects Of i'm
portance and vital concern to the State
before the body and many men Of
ability who appreciate that they are
chosen for the welfare Of the State.-
The subject Of text books for children
in the public schools is one important
matter. Let there be generous sup
port Of the Colleges and men will be
developed to make decent, fair and in
spring books for our children.
Mr.. Rainsford's antitrust ill-a true
blue reform bill will likely become 6
law and it so deserves.
Mr.. Simkins' bill providing thai
Grand Jurors should be drawn and re.
CURED to serve in such way that the
term of service of q certain number
should expire at a given time and
others hold over, and thus contin
uously have in that body experienced
Jurors is likely to become law.
A Bill TO provide q Labor Commits.
sioner, and an eight hour and ten hour
bill are under discussion, but these are
not needed at the South-the time may
come when this sort of legislation may
be needed but not yet.
The subject Of free tuition in State
Colleges continuously rises to plague
the Countrywide Banko's ghost it will
not down. The State should be liberal
in the support Of public schools, and is
liberal, and while education comes
high, Governor Ellerbe put the matter
we'll In his inaugural address and the
country should have q rest from the
nuar1octinr Whitman - ,neo1,
tion was passed to buy q new gown for
the Speaker and this we guess was to
put this officer upon equality with the
President OF the Senate. equal rights
to all and special privileges to none"
BY the way, be it known to all hat the
Lieutenant Governor aud the President
of the Senate, is a country editor, was
a poor printer, Is self-educated, has
made q hard fight, and deserves q
mighty deal Of credit that he has won
honorable place in the public service
and esteem. This is more c%reditable
than In times past when College edu-
cation was the exception, as in the
days of Andrew jackson and Andrew
johnson, whereas this Is an age Of
Colleges and Universities and the
world Is packed full Of what they call
learned men. Lieutenant Governor
McSweeney's case is in line with the
poets thought:
"Give me one spark of natures fire,
It's all the learning l DESIRE"
Judge Earle received every vote for
United States Senator with the excep-
tfon Of Anderson, colored republican
OF Georgetown, who voted for Murray.
Representative o p. Goodwin repre-
sents Laurens on the special committee
Of thirty-seven to report on dispenssry
and pension legislation. The Laurens
delegation has submitted the follow
ing gentlemen for office and the Gov
ernor will so appoint:
Treasurer--Messer Babb.
Auditor--John r. Finley.
Magistrates--Joel Ellison, Sullivan:
John @. Cook, Gross Hill; John M. Hud-
gems, Laurens; j. M. Gray, Young's; j.
w. Donnon, Scufletown, G. w. Moore,
Waterloo; VIM. Mcmillan, Hunter; Geo.
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