The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-05
The Jackdaw and the Doves.

~ ""'hhd HHu tllc DONpS.
II. VI. L., the intelligent and we'll adj
Viscd washington correspondent OF the
news ana Courier, inclincS to the view
lnat McLaurin VIII get little help from
II'e Mchl lhley crowd at Washington.
| And says:
with the Administration declaring
rs intention to keep hands of McI.au-
rams prospects at this end of the line
are apparently languishing"
y Jackdaw, seeing some Doves in a
| cn,e abundantly provided with food
pai0ting himself white. ioincd himself
to them, that he might share their
plentiful maintainancc The Doves as
long as he was silent, supposing him TO
De one OF themselves, admitted him to
tnelr cote: but when one day forget
tIng himself, he began to chatter tkcv
discovering his true character, drove
nun lorth, pcckIng him with their
DeakS' railing to obtain food among
inc Doves, he bctOok himself again to
the Jackdaws. They too not recogniz.
ing MIN on account OF his color. cX-
PEELED him from living with them. So
runs the fable and it is not difficult to
make the application.
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'I''' hICL., NaN ~ -lapt klCh-
mond Pearson Hob on famous for sink
ing the Collier Mcrrimac, was the cen
trc OF attraction to about 1000 peoplc
at the Lake Orion assembly, an inter
demon nation resort, about 30 miles
from Detroit to-day. The event was
Memorial Day service, and the OPEN
ing Of the assembly.
Capt. fIohsOn made an address which
was characterized by culogics Of the
soldiers OF the Civil and Spanish Amer
lean wars who gave up their lives in
the cause Of humanity.
Capt. llobSon said, after expressing
MS appreciation at being invited to
speak In the North on such an occa-
sion:
Il wish that the States of the south
"ou!d ADOPT this day for memorial and
decoration day for the Confederate
dead and that the custom would be~in
and become general for the south to
invite citizens Of the north to come
south and for the north to invite citi-
Iens OF the south to come north to Oin
together in one spirit in n common
memorial celebration for the gallant
dead Of both sides"
Capt llobson said that in his opinion
thc clVll war was a sociological ne
cesslty to cement the union of the
states Discussing slavery, he said
lnat TO 1t we must ascriLc the remark
abIc progress made by the colored
| population in so short time. How
| ever, he said, that he believed that at
'he tlme OF the civil war it had run its
course ard its abolition was neces-
SHY TO make the avenues of freedom
open to our country in its advance up-
ward with the principle of universal
and complete human liberty"
Not yet, Capt. fIobS0n. It. is q sor-
row so dear that the South cannot.
share it, When the last veteran is un-
der the sod, grand-sons and daughters
may consider mingling their tears
-EDIToR ADVERTISER.
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The Department Of Agriculture at
washington puts the increase i'm cotton
acreage tn year at 10 per ccnt.-Over
ten millions acres. The increase in
tennessee is II, in Virginia rs in Ala
Delna y, IN South Carolina per cent.
vi course there is no way OF stopping
the business In Tennessee they cat,
AFFORD 1t rs their lands in corn and
grass yield a hundred fold more than
south Carolina corn lands. We Duh
own farmers to look after corn. meas
and o her feed crops.
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Washington, May 3l.-At todav's
cabinet meeting the president prcsi
dcd. 1t was decided to refuse to ac
cepC the Cuban constitution as adopted
ny inc Havana convention.
So the Cubans must swallow thc
PIatt amendment without sugar coat
ing. In this world it is more convcn.
lent to have might than right.
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The Federal Supreme Court decides
the Porto Rico question for the Admin
lstration, that Congress can establish
laws Tor acquired territory-.by treaty or
war-and govern as bit pleases, as sub.
Jects or citizens. Empire,
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