The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-07-05
Whitcomb Riley said -

Whitcomb Riley said
When man aint got cent, and he's
feeling kind of blue,
An the clouds hang dark and heavy,
an won't let the sunshine through;
It's a great thing, my brethren for
feler just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder in a
friendly sort of way;
1t makes a man feel Queerish, it
makes the tear drops start,
An you sort O feel patter in the
region of the heart;
You can't look up and meet his eyes,
you don't know what to say,
When his hand in on your shoulder
III friendly sort of way;
o, the worlds a curious compound,
with its honey and its gall.
With its care and bitter crosses, but
a good world after all;
An n good God must have made it,
leastways that is what | say
When hand is OH my shoulder in
friendly sort of way.
What is the difference between
Charleston and the Seventh Heaven?"
asks the News and Courier. Must be
six heavens.
1t is to be hoped that our federal
building will be begun before that one
at Greenwood is finished. We have
been patient enough already.
Laurcn8 is coming to the front with
postal savings bank and free city
delivery OF mails. There's certainly
A. kick on Mr.. Hitchcock there
Daily Mail.
In speaking of the purchase OF new
carriages and other equipment by
Greenville undertaken, the Daily News
says that one feature of this new ad-
dition OF equipment will be that the
drivers will be sober men. Glad 20
hear OF the Improvement in Greenville.
&&S
by the way, what has become of
those magistrates rows in Spartan
burg and Greenwood? Every now
and then Mai Kirby and Major Kerr
show up I'm the newspapers as hold
ing court, but Gov. Blease's nominees
do not seem to be getting much bust
ness.
The Advertiser for this week is run
ming a little of schedule time All Of
the other business houses gave their
employees holiday Tuesday and we
thought 1t only right to do the same
thing. We therefore delayed the ap-
pearancc of the paper a part of one
day making it come out Wednesday af-
terroon instead of Wednesday morn
ing We hope that our patrons Will
bea. with us in this delay.
AS promised last week. we publish
today My Reply" by Harold Sampson.
formerly proprietor of the near beer
saloon. The letter requires no reply
IRON us. As the place has not been
open for over a week we believe that
we can consider the matter as closed.
However, this letter intimates that
the laws as to the sale of whiskey are
being violated I'm Laurens. Is it so?
If it is the officers of the law should
Hurn their attention to it,
A committee from the County Fair
Association will call on the merchants
and other business men of the county
within the next few days to solicit
subscriptions to the premium list cat
alogue. AS this is the only means I'm
sight Of raising any money to defray
the small expenses connected with the
fair, 1t is to be hoped that every one
who is approached will appreciate the
needs of the fair and the good that It
will bring to the county and take lib
orally of the space. There is not a
merchant in the county but should
help in the work.
Blease wins his case. After five
years his client. G.. Wash Hunter. ia
freed from the clutches of the law.
The trial jury's verdict. the sentence
of the court and It's affirmation by the
highest tribunal In the State, are
brushed aside I'm consideration of a