The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-02-19
LAURENs, s. c., Feb. 10, 1902.
Our SOlOns.

nesday and went through without much
s%cotchipg.
Higher education gave some trouble,
citizen Ashley leading the obstruc-
tionists, with his motions, but he rare
ly gave a reason "for the faith that
was in him But he knocked down
Winthrop (the Womsn's College) from
100000 to $4,000, and this seems TO
have met the good sense of the House.
All parties were generous IN praise of
the conduct OF the old South Carolina
College, the officials of which account
ed in detail for every penny hat the
State gives.
There are (3) big items-$20O, 900 for
State Pensions; Interest on Public
Debt 1896, 600; Insane Hospital $3.50 600.
1t would be useless to add the many
other smaller items, which make an ag-
Rregate close on to q million. In many
places there could be g saYing,--that Is
to say $500, in probably fifty places.
To instance, there is a phosphate In
spector at 81 1900. He should 60 quick
ly. AT Winthrop they have q little
vegetable farm to raise peas and ber-
ries for thu girls (the sweet darlines), a
Superintendent at a good big salary
and an Assistant. Now this Assistant
is clearly a Super aud he should go
quickly. We fear there are too many
soop-ers in every department-with
too many type-writers and stenograph.
ers.
The militia are growing luxurious
and the health department is getting
its hand deep into the grab bag. Lo-
cal communities should learn TO com-
bat diseases as they come.
We have not space to ~particularise,
but thrift is q good word for Legisla-
tors to smoke with their Spanish to-
bacco. The Bill as it swung through
the House will likely with out material
alteration go through the Senate.
Many Legislators have wheels in their
noggins and feel that the State is all
right if the State levy is not increased
and this it seems will be the case with
less. We have all just been hinging
up our caps and hurrahing ourselves
hoarse at the statement that the State
assessment has. gained about eleven
Millions. But to what good end, to be
sure? We are not criticising the ac-
tion generally Of the acknowledgement
rally they have done well-especially
in killing a ream of-of-fool bills.
Some Of the work was admirably done
and promptly--notably the Jury ard
the county salary laws, which were in
confusion run mad.
The Senate killed the biennial ses-
sions bill--all wrong-the assembly
should only meet ono in two years, as
Ia the case with five sixths of the
States. A session costs $4,000 and
$25,000 should be annually saved and
we would have better Legislation.
Never mind! A new set will "git thar"
(thanks to Citizen Ashley after awhile,
who will not be so c~onsiderate Of Co
Misunderstanding house keepers and
laundry mamas.
Representative Theus, of Hampton,
died last week of pneumonia.
The Chicken" bill got it in the neck
In the Senate. Also the Bill to put the
State into manufacturing fertilizers.
Pelham, the manufacturing village
just North OF the Enoree stays with
G%reenville md is lost to Spartanburg,
(Spartanburg is a whale all the same.)
The MCGOWAN redistricting bill is
law, and our District is Laurens, Spar
tanburg, G~reenville and Union. 1t is
the great District of the State. We
have the men, We have the money, we
have the mentality, we have the (beau-
tifuD maids, we have the matrons, we
have the morality.
The House SHE'D for ten days Mr..
jobnson's (alias Belliuger's) antitrust
bill. We bought q black pony fifteen
years ago from the tail end OF q Bun
combe wagon and named him Souter
Johnnie, after Burns blacksmith in
Tam O'Shanter. Laurens lies in a
valley like the vale Of Tempe and as
we rode this pony home to our soup,
he could spy a Buncombe b~ow-covered
wagon a mile or TOdd's Hill and would
bulge no further. When the wagon
came near and he got q Whit OF the
apples, chestnuts, cabbage, and cab
bage seed he was satisfied, bowed his
head and meekly bore his master
homeward. We always suspected this
pony of being mooneyed. johnson
finally got his anti trust wagon up in
the House on Thursday last, and the
Statesmen, smelling no birthstone or
dynamite, voted il almost to a man.
A new road law for the whole Stats
will be enacted. 1t is like one of United
States Senator Morgan's speeches
and too long to read or quote.
Representative Nichols made a brave
fight to help out Sullivan Township
against the Railroad Taxi is yet UNI
settled.
Laurens Is asking for a 4.h term of
Court to hold in the month of May.
MCGOWAN wants q section of broken
Granite column for U. ID. G.. of Lau-
rens.
Senator Goodwin is pushing his Bill
for q sinking fund Commission for
Laurens.
Somebody wants $4,000 to paint the
State House, and Representative b.
cot, wants tn know yUhv the Nau ct,ta