The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-26
ESTABLISHMENTS.

Establishments.
There is nothing like making life
sweet. There are other things be-
sides success to charm the day and
,cheer the night. 1t is reported that
thousands of letters have reached Gov
ernor McSweeney congratulating him
on his success. How pleasant this must
be. But Governor McSweeney should
not keep all the Joy to himself and
these letters should be given to the
Press and the many friends of the Gov
ernor permitted to share in the exhili-
rating iubilations. They want to know
upon what points the Governor scored
his successful Knockout. The Gov
ornOr put it Oh his admirable business
like administration Business is n
strong stroke-nothing like keeping off
trouble and the wolf from the door and
we are running successful State farms, q
good schedule in the bar and x x bev-
erages and with our sinking fund care.
fully laid up, we are building new
State House. All is well. II the mean
while, those with a good balance W lie
Bank buy their beverages for "per-
Sonal use" at Atlanta, Augusta, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio and Paris.
These are not chemically pure, are
not analyzed by the chemists of the
South Carolina College, ,presumptuously
POISONOUS, and these recusants must
soon perish from the face of the earth.
The poor will indulge the chemically
pure" their days, pursuant to the
hopes OF our Senior Senator) will be
lengthened out and thus we will have
the good Book verified and "the poor
nta. WIN us always" In the meanwhile
according to two of the distinguished
ex,asspirants, Charleston and Columbia
VIII be left to consume the unanalyzed
poison without let or hindrance and
woe unto these good friends of the
Governor. No wonder the census for
Charleston is disappointing - it is
alarming to think of the outcome for
Columbia and all good Carolinians shud-
Ger TO think of the BILLS of MORTALITY
Tor these cities for the next two years
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Modern civilization and coal must go
hand in hand. At this juncture over
hundred thousand miners are on
strike in the anthracite region of
iennsylvania and the wheels of ma.
chinery threatened with stoppage, and
thus The progress over the land. 1t
would seem to be a little thing, but
there are so many wheels within wheels
that there Is scarcely a soul but Is in
terested and concerned. 1t comes home
even to us who raise cotton and cotton
seed, and while operatives and their
families may become idle and suffer,
even the humble "man of the hoe" is
interested that the thousands who 90
down for the black diamonds into the
the bowels of the earth may soon com
pound with their employers and get to
work. And so there is no knowing
what day may bring forth and we are
not to know when we are doing we'll. Men
may be content when they cast about
and decide If they would swap condi-
t,ons with the other so per cent around
them.
When they laughed at Sir Jack Fal-
staff he compIacently replied that she
was not only witty in himself, but he
cause OF wit being in other people,"
NOW an editor even of a modest hum
bic weekly should say something every
week, not only true in itself and useful
TO It's readers, but he should say some
thing to put his readers to thinking. A
newspaper if it fulfills it's mission should
be educational. And the reader and
the editor need not always agree. The
Editor of THE ADVERTISER tries hard
to give it's readers something to think
about
At the recent Wheat Convention at
Greenwood Cotton Growers Protective
Association was formed with Hon. j. c..
thorn, as President. From this (the
! trict) the following executive
& IS & .iyas appointed: j. D. NJ.
~; J. 3. B.-5ttePpe, s;:r sI:.s : :.
Shes, Columbia.
Nv
Mr.. r. S. Craig and family who have
boen spending the past summer months
with his sister, Mrs. Oscar Hunter,
passed through Laurens Wednesday
en-route to Clinton, where he will
spend a few days with friends before
returning to his home in Jacksonville.
The Hon. Geo. e. Prince, of Ander-
son, with Stevenson, of Chesterfield,
and Weston, of Richland, are spoken OF
as candidates for Speaker of the State
House of Representatives,
Several State papers bespeak long
life and specifically two years for Nc
Sweeney. What's the matter with
Col. Tillman in case of the abduction of
our Governor?
Bryan's letter Of acceptance has ap-
peared
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