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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
CONGRESS SPENT
BILLION DOLLARS

Appropriation mt Last Session Amount
ed to $1,025, ,4S9, ,662 According to
Tawney and Livingston This Exceeds
Presidents Figures by Only $1,000
900.
Washington, March 10.-Appropria-
lions at the last session of congress
aggregated $1,025 ,49S,662, according
10 the statements issued today by
Former Representative Tawney of
Minnesota and Livingston of Georgia,
who were respectively chairmen and
ranking Democrat of the house ap-
preparation committee i'm the last
congress. Mr.. Tawney, saying this is
less than 100000 in excess of the
total estimates of President Taft on
which the appropriations are based,
pays high tribute to the executive
for good faith in scrutinizing esti-
mates and computes that the surplus
Of revenues next year will be not less
than l26,542,00O. which with any
part Of the treasury cash balance, may
be applied to the sinking fund
VIII Cut the Cost.
Against this Mr.. Livingston says
the last session record demonstrated
that when the Democratic party comes
into complete control of the govern
ment, this billion dollar mark for a
sessions appropriations established
four years ago at the first session of
the Sixtieth congress, cannot be sub
stantially lowered, if lowered at all"
Declaring that the Democrats want
20 save the people of this country
from the danger which threatens
them because of the rampant eXpen-
G.iture of their money that has been
COINS on for the past l2 years, Mr..
Livingston in his statement contends
hat miiitarism is menace and that
Democratic accession will prevent ma
tional bankruptcy. He says it is su-
perhuman task to restore expenditures
10 normal level because of the enor-
NOUS liability fastened upon the treas
ury "by the statutory increase of the
enlisted strength of the army and navy
tour-fold since Mr.. Roosevelt was so
Unhappi.y called TO the executive of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
Entertainment Mt Oak Grove.

a very pretty entertainment will be
given at the Oak Grove school house
next Friday night, March 17th An
admission fee of 10 and 10 cents will
be charged to go towards a worthy
purpose. All of the people in the
neighborhood are invited and request
ed to attend, as many things of in
tercst Will be on the program.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
Has Millions Of Friends.

How would you like to number your
friends by millions as BuclIlen's Arni-
ca Salve does? It's astounding cures
in the past forty years made them.
Its the best Salve in the world for
sores, ulcers, eczema, burns. boils
scalds. cuts, corns, sore eyes, sprains
swellings bruises cold sores. Has no
equal for piles. 25c at Laurens Drug
Co and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.
S:..,. of South Carolina.
County of Iaurens.

St,Dt' pI oOutn Carolina,
County of Laurens.
Notice is hereby given that thorc will
be a meeting Of the stockholders OF
Gray Court OIL Mill held at the Office
of the company at Gray Court. s. c..
on April 18th. 1911 at 10 o'clock. for
tho purpose OF considering the Qucs-
tion OF disposing OF the property of
tho company and liQuidating it's af-
fairs.
H., order of the Board of Directors.
f. -. Hunter,
w. -. FOWLER President
Secretary. 33-5t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

~ local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and wher
it is entirely closed deafness IS the
result and unless he inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
TO it's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
Of ten are caused by Catarrh which
is nothing hut an infamcd condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) That cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. j Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for const
ration.
See us for the newest In Clocks
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
fee of the republic"

Sounding note of warning against
threatened onerous" direct tax with
all its inquistorial features, Mr.. Liv-
"the people will rise in their might
with cry that will be heard to the
remotest corners of the earth and
shake from themselves and their pos
terity the manacles of burdensome
taxation fostered by the Republican
party. That day is not distant unless
we stop instanter in this precipitous,
money wasting race we are now en-
gagged in."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
Old World Wonders.

Mr.. Livingston says the nations of
the old world stand agape and wonder
over the magnitude of appropriations
and increased federal activity. He
compares appropriations for the
Fiftythird congress, the last Demo-
cratic one, aggregating $917,013, 1923,
with those of the past congress for
the two fiscal years Of 1911 and 1912,
aggregating $2.O53,391,2 POI and de-
clares that in IL years there has been
more than 500 per cent. increase in all
expenditures. the army and navy each
increasing more than 400 per cent He
bespeaks for the incoming Democratic
house economy, particularly in those
government departments relating to
the enormous expenditures for war
purposes"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF
GOV. BLEASE'S ACTIONS


ration as Governor Of South Caro-
lima.
Since mis- Inauguration into the office
Of Governor of South Carolina, Cole
man L. Blease has taken number
Of actions of a radical nature. In
addition to the clash between himself
and the supreme court, summary
of the various actions taken by the
governor, both during and after the
session of the recent general assem-
bly,, is interesting.
No Negro Notaries.
Governor Blease in his opening
message to the general assembly told
that he would dismiss all notaries
public in South Carolina
Subsequent events led to the giving
of the reason that negroes were to
be commissioned as notaries in South
Carolina
les were dismissed notice was given
that the liquor constables would also
be dismissed. This was done In
some counties constables have been
named. These are Governor Rlease's
choices, the new constables, the old
ones being the previous administra-
tion's appointees.
After Dispensary Commission.
The electrifying message to the
general assembly, that an investiga-
tion of the dispensary commission,
Attorney General Lyon the original
investigating committee ct al beh ad,
was the second flash from the exc
cutive gun
The general assembly passed the
act ordering an investigations Gov.
Blease asked the dispensary commits
sion for information and that was
furnished. The act remains to be
signed-if it will be-
Clash with Court.
One of the first of Governor Blease's
clashes came with the supreme court
and this is not yet ended.
Governor Blease commissioned
James F. ]. Caldwell of Newberry to
hold the Richland term of court al
though the supreme court then sent
in another name, that of Duncan G.
Ray of Richland county This tangle
was finally straightened out by the
naming of Judge Watts to hold the
court in Richland county after Mr.
Ray and Mr.. Caldwell had declined.
it was in connection with this APP
roirtwent that Governor Please made
the statement in writing, IL expect
to see that my friends receive at
least some consideration from this
administration and / do not propose
to appoint my enemies to Office upon
the recommendation Of anybody un-
less / cannot find friend who is
competent and worthy Of the posi-
ticn."
Following this first clash recently
came the Horny county court tangle
in which the governor did not ap-
point the one recommended by the
court and there was no court at Cen
way
the opinion by the supreme court,
unanimous decision that the governor
must appoint a special judge upon
the recommendation of the court.
That it is purely a ministerial duty
of the governor is the courts ruling
in this matter of appointing special
Judges.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-15
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Feed OF all Kinds Keep a
Big Stock of Good Things.

Henry Clay, White Satin
and Copyright Flour, fresh
water ground Corn Meal,
Hams, Bacon, Lard, Hay.
Big lot of Syrup and Molas-
ses in barrels, kegs and buck
cts. Plows. Country mer-
chants, as we'll as farmers,
see our choice line of To-
baccos, Tennessee White
Corn, ground Oats and Corn.
Also Corn, Oats and Alfalfa,
fancy clipped White Oats,
Bran and Shorts, Corno
Chicken Feed, full line of
green and roast Coffee,
Horse and Mule Shoes, Nail
and Barb Wire, Salt, Cotton
Seed Meal, Ammoniated
Guano, Acid, Kainit, Nitrate
of Soda, PloW Stocks and
Cotton Planters, Little Joe
HarroWs, Blount's Iron
Plows, Blount'sMiddle Bust
ers, Blount's PloW Points;
Amber and Orange Cane
Seed, Bliss Triumph and
Irish Cobbler Potatoes, Seed
Corn, Bean Seed, Peas.
"Bread is the Stall of Life"
Yours for business
j. II. Sullivan
AIrLl,N-S {
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
PERSONAL MENTION

The following arrivals registered al the Phoenix hotels:
 At the Hotel Ford-J. : Adams Los Angeles; c. K Bretherton. Los Angeles: R Wilmington. Denver; A Hawksley, san Francisco; J. w. Egan Quincy. III: w. r. Welsh. Detroit; J. w Ivers. Chicago; John w. Fabier wife and son, DcnnisOn; Miss M. Gray Detroit: Alice Jean Gray. Detroit: G. F. Fabler: Mrs. NJ. English; C. E Low. Pea Vine; \. F. Kenyon, San Franicsco; Charles Sonficld, New York: J A Murphy, Chicago; J. B Breathitt Tucson; A C. Massey, Gold field. Nev.: C. w Henry. San Fran cisco: w. L. Burt. city; J. C. Mozicr city.
 At the Adams AnneX-Dr. stewart St Louis: lexander Strachen. Los Angeles: R. D. Williams. Los Ange- les: John B. Parish. New York; F. Franklin. Hayden; NJ G. Mellphina Bellevue: James Goldberg. New York; F. Smith. Denver; R. F. Hayes, Los Angeles.
 At the Stag-H r. Markentrein' Los Angeles: F. r. Forstall. city; H. G. McMahon. san Francisco; H. C- Leper. Los Angeles; B. T. Brown Florence: A A. Ray. Globe; J. w. Woods. St. Louis
 At the Commercial-G. G. Barbee' T. c. Barnard. Winkleman; II Lenare' Fl Paso: J. J. Burke, Dodge City' l.. w. Martin. Ray; J. w. Weeks, Los AngeIcs;- J. c. Murphy; J. R. BurreIl' Morristown: George Cerer and family Inspiration: J Fred Nottbush. Palo- ma. Charles $ Stittman, san Fran cisco; c. D. Amphlett. Denver; Fred Plumb. Columbia: Bill Sween' St Louis: C. F. Niles. Morristown' R BurreIL Morristown; Nicholas Maru- neg; Joseph F. Woods, HolDrook :, J. W. Francis. Flagstaff; George r. Cooke. Palo Verde: Charles F.. Walker ,,,,,..,,,. p Toruan RedlandS.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
OUR CHILDHOOD.

'Tis sad vet sweet to listen to the
 south winds gentle swell, And think We hear the music our
 childhood knew SD well; To gaze out on the even, and the
 boundless fields of air, And feel again our boyhood's wish
 to roam like angels there. There are many dreams of gladness
 that cling around the past. And from the tomb of feeling old
 thoughts come thronging fast The forms We loved so dearly in the
 happy days now gone. The beautiful and lovely. SD fair tD
 look upon.
 Those bright and gentle maidens. who
 seemed SD formed for bliss. Too glorious and too heavenly for
 such a world as this Whose dark. soft eyes seemed swim
 ming in a sea of liquid lSiht. And whose locks of gold were stream
 ing OCT brows so sunny bright. Whose smiles were like the sunshine
 in the springtime of the year Like the changeful gleams ci April.
 they followed every tear: They have passed-like hopSs-away.
 and their loveliness has fled: Oh. many a heart is mourning that
 they are with the deal, Like the brightest buds of summer
 they have fallen with the stem: Yet, oh. it is a lovely death tn fade
 from earth like them q And yet the thought is maddtning to
 muse on such as they, Nnd feel that all the beautiful are
 passing fast away; That the fair ones whom we love
 grow to each loving breast Like the tendril of the clinging vine.
 that perish where they rest. And we can but, think of these. in
 the soft and gentle spring. When the trees are waving OCT us,
 and the flowers are blossoming: And We know that winters coming
 with his cold and stormy sky. And the glorious beauty round us is
 budding but 10 die,
 George n. Prentice
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29

production of Fl. M. $. Pinafore" was given over here at the Fifth Avenue
 theatre he made up as a sailor and went on with the chorus in order to keep the men up to the necessary de- gree O. interest.
 "I am not ambitious" he once said in explaining the success of his comic operas and plays. 'to write up tO epi- curcan taste. but am contented to write down to everybody's comprehension. When I am writing. for instance,fI i'm aginc that it is entirely for one par ticuIarly dull individual not quick to grasp an idea. So l make no speech es long and explanatory but keep them all short. sharp and clear. l know if I can carry my point with a dull man there will certainly be no difficulty in making it appear to clever one
 My theory is that what is said on the stage should have immediate effect and not require long reflection to he understood. It would be fatal for any author if his auditor did not see the point of the play at once. but waited unti! the next day to laugh l believe my own plays have become popular be cause everybody can understand them. To perplex an audience in the theatre is to irritate him"
 Ii will surprise many persons to know that Gilbert's plays in this coun- try met with comparatively little sue cess. It has been said. for instance. that Engaged" delicious as the farce is. never made a cent for any manager. T.. arfo audiences do not care for satire
 Gilbert, like all serious dramatists. resented bitterly the least change in the letter of his dialogue. When The Pirates of Penzance" was produced here for the first time tenor in the company resigned because MT Gilbert accused him of having made some slight verbal alterations in a speech The lbrcttist's rebuke was so bitter that successor to the singer had to be engaged. But Gilbert could be more of a humOrist in setting his actors right. It was during the rehearsal Oc "Brantinghame Hall" that an actress was required on entering suddenly to say:
 Stay. stay! Let me speak"
 After while this became too much for the watchful author. who called out to her from the obscurity of the orches- tra stalls in which he was watching the rehearsals:
 No. Miss x. You are wrong again II isn't Stay, stay It's only one stay. not pair of them"
 At the rehearsal of one of his plays which proved a failure, so complete a failure in fact that it is never mention ed in the list of his writings. one of the actresses objected to producing 8 stock Ing. The author looked at her in ob- viOus astonishmcnt
 It's a curious thing" he observed that some people seem to consider it indecent to show a stocking on the stage unless it has leg inside of it. Occasionally the authors wit had less sting. once he was standing in front of his club absentmindedly staring out at the line of vehicles by the sidewalk, when pompous member strolled out and without glancing at Gilbert. said to him:
 "A cab. my good man. call me a cab"
 "You are a cab" Gilbert answered lsOlemnly.
 The flustered member looked about
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
RESIGNATION
 IF M 'CLUNG Presented Last Night to
 City Council CITY AOVERT|SES FOR BIDS For Construction of Sewer System and Sale of Bond Issue New System of Police Phones May Be In stalled.
CITY ADVERT|SES FOR BIDS


 H. J. McClung. the vice president Of the Phoenix National bank. who was appointed by the council to serve on the paving commission. pre- sented his resignation last night to the council in public meeting at the cits- hall. The resignation .-as reluctantly given and reluctantly ac- cepted. but in spite of his willingness to continue his services, Mir McCIung expects to leave the city in few days for Denver with his family. to be gone three months or more, and. un- der the circumstances, had no choice in the matter. and the council. al- though it had relied on MT. Nc Clung's future services on the com mission. where he has already been of great assistance in solving the diff ficult problems which have confront ed that body, had no other recourse than to accept.
 At the same time MT. McClung's resignation was presented, the com mission recommended that his place be taken by Charles Stauffer of the F J. Bennitt company. who served on the citizens paving committee dur ing the trying months in which the plans and specifications for the work were prepared and submitted to the council No action was taken on the matter. but it is believed that the council will favor the appointment of MT. Stauffer. as there can be no doubt that he would bring the same initia- tive to bear on the future work of the commission that he evidenced m his former place on the citizens com mittee.
 For the purpose of preserving abso- lute harmony between the two bodies the council has requested the com
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29

mission to meet with it in conference this afternoon in the directors rooms of the valley bank, when matters of interest to both, in their work of pro viding for the interests of the city, will be taken up and fully discussed Since the negation of the report con corning the disaffcCtion between the council and commission was given out no friction has occurred. and perfect harmony will prevail hereafter, as the members of the council and the members of the commission are equally concerned in having the busi- ness of paving carried without disaf- lection.
 An important step. relative to the sale of the city bonds and the con struction of the sewer. was taken last night, when the city attorney. T. J. Prescott. was instructed to call for bids for the construction of the sewer system and for the sale of the city bond issue of SiO00OO Is was specified that the bids may be submitted for the work, based on either one of two methods of payment-cither in cash. to be realized from the sale of the bonds, or by the unsold bonds. either of which methods will be equally advantageous for the contractor.
 It was specified. further. that the bids will be received not later than twenty days from the date of last nights meeting. and an advertisement will be inserted in various engineering journals declaring the intention of the city council to receive bids for the construction of the sewer and for the sale of the bonds. It was also sug- gested that the advertisement be in serted in the daily papers of Phoenix, but no action was taken on this rec ommcndation.
 At the request of Marshal Moore the Overland Telephone company some time ago began to investigate suitable system of police phones, to be placed on the beats of the DO lice officers. which they would use in making hourly reports to the office of the city marshal. and H. Hall T. Glessner of the Overland company last night appeared before the council to recommend the installation of type of phone which he considered practic- able. The phones are of galvanized iron, with aluminium receivers, To De carried in the pockets of the officers, who will be placed in touch with the city office by inserting plug, at tached to the receiver. in the iron boxes of the phone stations. The recommendation of the telephone company was referred to committee, which will investigate the merit of the proposed phone system and report it's findings to the council.
 For almost two years the council has been bombarded with petitions and requests from property owners on Pierce street. urging that the street railway company be instructed ot re- move the poles from the center of that street. and last night, after all the time to which the railway company. in the opinion of the council. was en- titled. had been granted. to give the directors opportunity to make arrange ments to remove the poles without interfering with the operation of the cars, action was taken The council passed a motion to notify <. II. Mitchell. superintendent of the com pany, to remove the poles. and Pierce
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
clLeERT'S KEEN WIT.

The late William Schwenck Gilbert entertained q violent hatred against this country. says writer Tn the New York Sun. It began with the plratlng of I'll. NJ. S Pinafore.' and was not m the least abated by the more or less successful efforts to steal the rights Of '"The Mikado" He never lost his pre- judice against this country which seem ed to him to have tolerated theft of his property. and he was always ready with a bitter observation against Amer ican instutionS.
 Gilbert has his failure. as every dramatist must expect to have, but he was splendid example of tine practical playwright He was so accustomed to the stage that when the first authorized
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
QUICK ACTION.

A southern farmer was tryir :; to sell q mule to a negro who two years be- fore had been kicked on the head by the animal.
 "Of course" said the farmer. this mule kicks. but"
 T don wan him." objected the col ored man emphatically.
 Just because he kiCkS?" asked the farmer with an air of contempt.
 "Humphi" grunted the negro. Dat mule don kick He hoots."-Popular Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
IN GOLF.

Is this your ball over here?" "Is it in a hole?7 Yes"
 "A deep hole?" Yes"
 With slightly overhanging banks. SD you can't possibly get at it?" Yes"
 Then it's my bal. all right"-St Louis Post Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29

suddenly and did not recognize the writer. but he did demand of him on what grounds he was insolent enough to call him a cab
 You asked me to-" Gilbert responded. "and you certainly could not have eX- pected me to call you hanson.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
NO TIME WASTED.

olaf Larson. working in warehouse, backed into an elevator shaft and fell down five stories with load cf b1Xes. Horror stricken, the other employees rushed down stairs. only to find him picking himself unharmcd out of the rubbish.
 "Ess de boss mad?" he whispered, cautiously "Tar 'em Ay had to come
 down for nails anyway. ay."-Success Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29

street will shortly be relieved from the eyesore which has been the cause of such prolonged protest
 \ committee consisting of Council men MCDermott and Warren was ap- pointed to investigate the condition of the Santa Fc crossing on Adams street. where it may prove necessary to order the construction of a wider culvcrt
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
GOT MORE THAN HE EXPECTED.

Did your wife turn out t9 be all you expected her to be-
 More. When l married her she was as slim as a young gazelle Now she weighs nearly 200 pounds. Chicago Record Herald
Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
A GREAT ROMANCER.

What is Dobbleigh's general repu- tat.on for veracity. Bildad?" asked HiCkenlooper.
 Well. it's this way" said Bild7d If Dobbleigh could write the way he talks he'd have Sir Walter Scott and AleXan- der Dumas lashed to the mast"-Har- pCr'S Weekly.