The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-01-20
CONTRACT LAW
TO BE CHANGED.
What The Legislature lis
Doing.
A RECESS TAKEN.
Dispensary Jobs to be
Filled Thursday.
Two New Judicial Circuits Likely to
be Established Is
Flowing Plentifully.

The Legislature having adjourned
until Wednesday, the members OF the
Laurens delegation came home Sat"r-
day. Tuesday, being holiday, Cen
eral Lees birthday, no session could by
held.
Representative Cooper has intro
duced labor contract bill which makes
the punishment for violations fine of
not less than fifty aud not more than
one hundred dol ars or sentence to the
chain gang or 30 days or both. The
prosecution is required to be commenc-
ed within 30 days from the violation.
Mr.. Cooper thinks this bill will pass.
1t is not altogether what Mr. Cooper
desires but it is the best to be had. The
proposition to make the sentence one
year which has been killed twics.
No bills of local character to Lau-
rens have been introduced.
1t is likely that two new judicial cir
now on the calendar will pass. This puts
Laurens in the circuit with Greenwood,
Abbeville and Newberry. Another pro
position is up, to create four new cir
cults of ten counties each, the new
judges to try only criminal business.
The civil business will be left to the
present judges. 1t is not believed that
this bill has any chance of passage.
The bill to prohibit the sale Of whis-
key and treating within three miles of
an election precinct on election days
will probably pass, in spite OF the
strong opposition of the leading dis
pensary champions, who object to any
thing limiting the sale of whiskey.
The dispensary directors and the
state whiskey commissioner will be
elected Thursday. III. Ell. Evans is in
tho lead for chairman of the board and
it is believed that Mr.. McDermott of
Horny will withdraw from the race
Captain Black has withdrawn from the
race for state commissioner, leaving
walkover to Tatum of Orangeburg.
The woods are full OF candidates for the
other places on the board.
THE ADVERTISER predicts that the
defeated candidates for dispensary jobs
will in several cases be provided for.
When man fails of election for dis
psnsary place by getting out of the way
of some other fellow 1t may sometimes
happen that they receive later other
dispensary jobs. The future will show.
A representative, of course he was
not Laurens man, has been fined $40.
in the police court of Columbia for mis-
behavior. THE ADVERTISER in charity
omits his name and county. Another
representative it Is said was full of
whiskey OF Evangelist Leitch's meet
ing and the Evangelist made him shut
his mouth, which at that time was
very large mouth.
1t is said that great rivers of free
whiskey and wine are flowing in Co
lumbia. Some politicians have spigots
attached TO them and all one need to
do is to turn the spigot and get his bot
tie or flask filed. The times are good
In Columbia. When the State Demo-
cratic Convention meetSlt will be con-
venient to hold the sessions in n hall
that will be under the shadow Of the
Great Moral Institution.
So far the Legislature has done moth
ing reckless,
SAVED FROM TERRIBL e DEATH.
The family OF Mrs. M. l.. Bobbitt
Of Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying
and were powerless TO save her. The
most skillful physicians and every
remedy used, failed, while consump-
tion was slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible hour DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption turned
despair into joy.The first bottle brought
immediate relief and its continued use
completely cured her. It's the most
certain cure in the world for all throst
and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles
60icents and $10O. Trial bottles free at
Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug
Co.