The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-22
Cant. w. A. COurtcnay.


the present committee.
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Capt. w. A. COurtcnay.
Hero is brief extract from Capt.
w. A. Courtcnay S recent talk in Char
leston, upon very live-wire question
in this State. Capt. Courtenay is an
eX-Mayor of Charleston, but is now
President OF a succe ssful cotton mill in
Pickens county. Listen to this old Ro-
man--thc noblest Of them ali:
"To decoy or distract the white peo-
pie Of South Carolina, whose only fu-
divide or misiead the party, whose
commission he still holds and whose
honors he has eujoyed-Senator Nc
Laurin, after voting on party questions,
against his party in Congress, is said
to be entrusted with the Federal
patronage in South Carolina to create
a white Republican party in our
State. (?)
"ln my view the most dec ptive
scheme ever put before our people is
that which would abandon our politi-
cal principles and our old allies in
every State in tha Union for the
transient plea that Joining the tepub-
lican party will promote our material
interests"
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Two Things.
There arc two things that we would
like to see kept well i'm mind. DR.. Dial
and DR.. Aiken should not forget that
we are to have q county fair this fall,
with graceful colts and beautiful heif-
ers, and fine specimens from the fields
and gardens. The harvest is hard upon
us and specimens should be collected;
and good housewives should bc en-
couragcd to look well to what is cX-
pccted of them. Then more mpor-
tant still, our County Exposition Com
mittee should not be idle, remember
ing that, stitch in time saves niue,
and that it will take work aud watch
fulness to have prepared Il far exhibit
OF our rare and rich resources.
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Pcnics are most delightful occasions,
especially in the cOuutry-in the wild
woods, whcra the dOgwood blooms, and
RIVALS the llcccy muslins of the fresh
yourg maiden and the h0ncy-suckle
perfumes all the circumambient air.
And all that come bring holiday smiles
and cheerful prophecies of auspicious
breezes and showers, and the first
fruits, the strawberries. the cherries
and the plums, and the fatted kid and
the chicks all fried and broiled and in
pies--et ce;era, ct cctcra and ct cctera
They are pleasant things to go to and
now and then you meet an Cd and
time worn vet hobbling on his last legs
Nfith II 10 ist@ III. 1.,:. z
yOre, and by his side the grand old
ma with noble pride in the stalwart
lad, the image of his grandsire, and
the maiden young and fair and blush
ing, the picture Of the blooming belle
and country lassie Of fifty summers in
the by-gones 1t is delightful to go to
the country picnic and get a kind
warm greeting and hearty hailing and
we thank our friends for kind invita-
tions. And we try to have some one
on hand to tell our readers of the pas
sages and the nice things said and done
and all about the feast Of reason and
the How of soul. And If we are not
there, we ask them now to excuse US
on account of our age or on account OF
our youth as they are in the humor TO
put 1t. Blessings on the pcnics and
all holiday gatherings and every event
that takes away from the too serious
|.ew TOO earnest and too serious peo-
pie are prone to take of life as we are
called upon to meet it. Cheer the
young and frcsh-hearted-they must
tack e the hard world soon enough and
let them get its lessons from exper.
ience. Read Bill Arp in THE ADVER-
TISER.
The weather bureau for this State Of
May l4ih shows these conditions. They
have siGce improved, but are not
greatly ilattcring:
Tobacco transplanting is practically
finished, and the young plants are
growing nicely. Rice has come uD to
good stands, and lands, where DIV
enough, are being prepared for June
planting. Melons have poor stands, ia
sections where the crop is raised on
large commercial scale, but late plant
ings are coming up better. Cane is also
In an unsatisfactory condition. Wheat
continues to 'Jok well, ana is fully
headed, ,but ITS have edetcriOratel, have
short GYraw. aud are suffering for rain.
Cr,orad0 beetles are numerous on white
,,otatoes; in the southe astcrn counties
potatoes arc being dug, with poor
yields. Sweet potato draws are scarce.
reaches are dropping in places, but
over tho western counties tho fruit
prospects continue promising. All
crops continue from two to three weeks
later than usual"
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The Gaynor Gang Of New York,whic
W. In the million dollar steal from the
Gov 'rnment with Capt. Carter must
go t. Georgia, where a true bill was
found 'gainst them. They have re.
sisted il. the Courts for year.
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South Ca DINA is not the only politi-