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The Advertiser. J. C. G ARLINGTON, EDITO ll, LAURENS, Jan. lath, 1886. latoiorlption Prlce--ia Mouths, $1.00. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Untos for Advertising.-Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, One Inser? tlon, $1.00; each subsequent inser tion, 50 oontfl. Liberal reduction made for largo Ad vertisements. J. C. OAKLINGTON A CO., Proprietors. Hasty Legislation. Tho State Constitution, whether wisely or unwisely, pr?vidos that the General Assembly shall meet on the fourth Tuesday in Novem ber annually; but we know of no law that requires that Important hotly to adjourn, at all events, on the eve of the Christmas holidays. The intention of the Constitution is that the General Assembly shall meet annually to grant tho people such relief as legislation can give. While the people require economy, they are not niggardly. They want the Legislature to remain in session long enough to carefully consider all measures brought be fore it for action. It is not insisted that the members of the General Assembly know a great deal about the work of the session. Acts and joint resolutions pass with such rapidity that the members do not even read them. They manage to get the appropriation bill through, and when that is done, like chil dren turned from school, they turn quickly homeward, regardless of the neglected duties behind them. The wants of the people cannot be disregarded, and their rights and wishes are of Infinitely more im portance than the Christmas turkey of South Carolina Solon's. It is admitted that our present system of assessing property is inefficient, and that some moro ef offective system .should be adopted. Great labor bad been expended, and an elaborate report was submitted to the last General Assembly in regard to themattor. The Legislature saw Ht to reject the proposed law, but they mani fested no inclination to adopt any other remedy. The Legislature met with no well devised plan on the subject, and the members went home to enjoy their Christmas pleasures profoundly indifferent to the unequal burdens of taxation. The Governor called the atten tion of the General Assembly to the need of action In our judicial system. "The urgent need of re lief to the courts and of the im provement of the Trial Justice System was acknowledged, hut no one appeared to have a w ell-con sidered measure tn readiness, and there was no time (luring the ses sion to frame what was wanted." When it ls universally admitted that there was "urgent need" of legislation for the improvement of our judicial syrtem, it is a shame that matters of such Importance should have been wholly neglected. Some relief should have been granted, either by increasing the number of Circuit Judges or the adoption of the County Courts. Let the people have speedy relief when, unfortunately, they become .involved in litigation. "Justice delayed is oft-times justice denied." We have had too much hasty legislation. We are in favor of subsequent Legislatures remaining in session long enough to consider measures of general importance, even it entails upon the members the very great annoyance of re turning to the Capitol after thc Christmas holidays. Tho Census. We can but believe that the fail ure of the last General Assembly to provide for an enumeration of the population was due In a large measure to prejudice. Thc fun damental principle of our form of government is that all sovereignty is in the people, and the popular branch of the Legislature shall be made up in proportion tothepupu ln ! iou of the several election dis tricts. The Federal Govenment makes an enumeration of the peo ple every ten years, and Congress promptly apportions representa tion among the States according to their population. The State Con stitution makes ti similar provision for the reason that in ten years the population of some sections in creases, while in others there may be a corresponding decrease. The 1 new apportionment every tenth year remedies Inequalities In rep resentation. Tills is just, Wo have small regard for the states manship of those who deny the people their constitutional right, Indeed, a right that exists inde pendent of the Constitution. It Is not our province to watch the working of the brain of thoso great statesmen who profess sueh a pro found regard for their Constitu tional duties when the question of tuition fees In the Bouth Carolina College is discussed. They prof?? to have the kindest feelings t<i wards the denominational colleget and would willingly provide tuitioi fees in the State College, but tim they are prohibited by the Const i tution. They are commanded l>; that same sacred Instrument b provide for nu enumeration of th citizens of the State every tent] year, beginning in 1K75. Cousis (ency is a jewel. Tho Censu should have hoon provided for n tho first session of the lust Cen eral Assembly, for three reasons I. Because the Federal Govornmen would have paid half the expense of any state having an enumera Hon matle Inst your. 2. Because it was a right whiel the people in their sovereignty de manded,and the Legislature shouh i not have ignored. 0. Tlioso constitutional lawyers who urged at tho last session thai an enumeration would accomplis! nothing, because the apportion meat could not be made until "tin next regular session of tho G?nerai Assembly," should have conn' for ward promptly one your ugo and pointed out dourly, that the omi literation, in order to be practical should be made at that session. Huf when the General Assembly failed nt its first session to pro vide for the census, that stej should have hoon taken as som thereafter ns practicable. Delaj can do no good. Why not make the enumeration now, ?is well as one year hence ? We conclude ns wi began, bj saying tho bill, ill a lurgt mensure, was defeated by preju dice. When it was proposed ti apportion representation according to the census of'SO, the iden of np portioning representation on tin basis of an enumeration nenrlj eight years old was derided. Poi our part, we cannot see that tin mutter is ?it ali remedied by con tinning representation upon tin basis of an enumeration five years older, and that too when a subso quent census shows flint som? Counties in the State have represen tatton that they are clearly not on titled to, and other Counties art correspondingly client ed. We want our rights. The indus trions farmers of upper-Carolina di not understand why a low countrj negro should have twice as mud power in the legislature ns one o the best citizens of Laurens Conn ty, and we frankly confess we d< not appreciate tho distinction. Bomo correspondent of the New. and Courier proposes to apportior representation in the lcgislaturi on a combination basis, vie: one half according to the assesset wealth, and one-half according t( the population in thu several coun tie?. We appose any such plan If the Federal Governro nt shouh adopt such a plan, douth Carolin] and other Southern States woulci have but little representation ir the National Legislature. If sud doctrine is served in South Caro lina, it ought to be HO throughou the Uni tad Btatea. We aro yet t< be convinced that ricli ni en art moro patriotic, honest and wist than their poor neigbors. Tho proposed Narrow Gung< Railroad, from Groenvllle to Au gusta via Ninety-Six, isa common dable enterprise, which will serve I? develop the mngnlllcect water-pow er on the Saluda side of tho ( ?ounty The qualified voters of Sullivan': Township will vote on the question of subscription or no-subscription Jail'y, 26th. The friends of the road are confident of success. Bill Nye to His Son in College. (Chicago NOWS.) I hope that you are working lia rd at your books so that you will be an ornament to society. Society is needing some ornament very much. I sincerely hope that you will not begin to monkey with rum. I should bato to have you meet with a f elon's doom, or Hill a drunk ard's grave. If anybody hus got to fill a drunkards grave, let him do it himself. What has the drunkard ever done for you, that he should expoct you to till his gravi? for him. I expect you to do right ns near as possible. You will ^ot do ex actly right all the time, but try to strike n good average. I do not expect you to let your studios en croach too much on your polo, but try to unite the two so that you will not break down under the strain. I should feel sad and mor tified to have come home n physi cal wreck. I think ono physical wreck in a family is enough, and I am rapidly getting where I can do the entire physical wreck business for our neighborhood. I sec by your picture that you have got one ;if them pleated coats, with a belt around it, anti short punts. They make you look as you did when I used to spank you in yours gono by, anti I feel the .same old desire to do it now as I did then. Old and feeble ns f am, it seems to nie as though ? coultl spank a boy that wears knicker bocker pants buttoned ontn a Gari baldi waist and a pleated jacket. If it wasn't for thorn cute little camel's hair whiskers of yours, I would not bolievo that you had grown up to bo a large and expen sive boy, with thoughts. Some of the thoughts you express In your letters are far beyond your years. Do you think thom yourself or is th o re some boy in the school that thinks ull the thoughts for the rest ? Some of your letters are so deep that you mother and 1 can hardly grapple with them. Ono of them especially was so full of foreign stuff that you bad got out of a bill of fare, that wo will have to wait till you come homo before we can take it in. I can talk a little Chip pewa, but that is all the foreign language I am familiar with. When 1 was a young man we had to get our foreign languages the best wo could, so I studied Chip pewa without a master. A Chip pewa chief took mo into his camp and kept mc there for sonic time, while l acquired his language. He became so much attached to me that 1 hud great difficulty in com ing away. I wish you would write in the United States dialect as nundi as possible and not try to paralizo your parents with imported ex pressions that come too high for poor people. Remember that you are the only hoy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of liv ing here for your sake. For us the day ia wearing out, and ia now way along into the shank of the even ing. All we ask of you is to im prove on the old people. You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better. Read and write and sifer and polo and get nollege and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents. When you get that checkered little sawed-off coat on that pair of knee panties and that poker dot necktie, and tho sassy little boys holler "rats" when you pass by und your heart is bowed down, remem ber that, no matter bow foolish you may look, year parents will never sour on you. YOUR PATH Kit. The Session of 1888. INJURIES TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. AN ACT to amend Section 1.07*1 of the General statutes, relating to Injuries to Public Highways. SEC. 1. That Section 1*074 of tho General statutes of this state be amended so as to read ns follows: "Section KMT. If any person shall wilfully destroy, injure, or in any manner hurt, damage, impair or obstruct any of the public high ways, or any part thereof, or any bridge, culvert, drain, ditch, cause way, embankment, wall, toll-gate, toll-house, or other erection belong ing thereto, or any pari thereof, tho person so offend lng shall, upon con viction thereof, be Imprisoned not more than six months, <?r pay a line not exceeding $."?(1(1, or both,' nt the discretion of the Court, and shall bo further liable to pay all the expense Of repairing the same. KO Al) DUTY. AN ACT to amend Sectios I,<>'.><>, Title X, Chapter XXII, of the General statutes of tho State. S Ker i ON I. That Section one thousand und ninety, Title X, Chap ter XXII, of the Gf? ern 1 Statutes of this State be amended by striking out tho following words: "Mem bers of the State and county boards of examiners and school trustees, members of the board of assessors for lae assessment of real estate for taxation, millers engaged in grist or mendiant mills that are kept open for six days in each week, guards, keepers, employees, and other officers of Lunatic Asylums, and tho Warner for live days!" So that said section when amended shall read as follows : "Section 1,009. Teachers and stu dents of schools ami colleges mid ministers (d' the Gospel, w ho ure serving a congregation as pastor, shall bo exempt from rond duty. Tu i: GAM i<? LA WH. AN ACT to amend Section 1,09*1 of the General statutes, relating to Gumo Birds. SECTION I. That Section 1,094 of tho General statutes, relating to game birds, be, und tho same is hereby, amended so that the said section shall read as fellows: "Section 1,094. It shall not ho law ful for any person In this Strte, be tween tho 1st ?lay of April and tho 1st day of November, in any year hereafter, to catch, kill or injure, or to pursue with such intent, orto sell or expose for sale, any wild turkey, partridge,dove, woodcock or pheas ant; and any person found guilty thereof shall be Unod not less than ten dollars, or Iis imprisoned not less than ten days, winddine, if im posed, shall go one-half thereof to tho informer and, tho other hldf thereof to the school fund of the county wherein the offense was committed." SEARCH WARRANTS AND SEI ZURES. AN ACT to ailthorl/e Trial .Justices to issue Warrants for serch und seizure und for the arrest of Sus pected Persons. SECTION 1. That trial Justices shall have authority to issue war rants to make search or seizure in suspected places, and to arrest sus pected persons and to seize their property. SEC 2. That such warrants shall issue on ly in cases of stolen goods and must be supported by the oath or affirmation nf the party apply ing for the same, which shall set forth fully and particular!J all the facts upon which such application ls based,and shall specially design ate the suspected place or places, the object or objects of search or sei zure, the name or names of the per son or persons suspected, and who are to be arrested. SEO a. That no such waprantshall issue except in the cases and with the formalities herein prescribed. -A man at tho telephone tho other day shouted: "Hello, there; why In thunder don't you sneak louder?" An Angelic voice replied : "What did you say?" "Ol" ex claimed Iii', recognizing thc voice at the central Office, "excuse me; I thought I was talking with my wife. IMMENSE ATTRACTIO N AT THE. JTLEjVtllSrCBr ?Sc BOWLES, SHH BROAD STREUST AUGUSTA GA? The LARGEST HOUSE m the City I The Cheapest House in the South !! We buy for Cash and cant be Undersold. PARLOR and CHAMBER SUITSin Quality and Quantify never before seen. SIDE-HOARDS, WARDROBES and BOOK-CASES by the hundred. BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS and TABLES by tho Oros?, MIRRORS, PICTURES and BRACKETS in endless Variety. BABY CARRIAGES, LOUNGES and Everything to be hud in a First class House. Call and sec, or write for Cuts and Prices. W I DELPH, 813 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. WHOLESALE amd RETAIL DEALER IN COOKING STOVES, "HEATING STOVES, (?HATES, TINWARE. Buy the EXCELSIOR COOK STOVE. Seventeen different Sizes and Kinds in Stock. Heating Stoves in great variety, for wood and coal Tinware at Low figures for Cash. TIN-PLATE, SHEET [RON, SOLDER. W. I. DELPH. -*Mrs N, BRUM CI ARK* Has openoned an Elegant Line of LADIES? AC?, N'S II ATS, CARS, ETC. Her stink embraces nil the Novelties of the Season. Velvets, fancy und plain, Velveteens, Plushes, Braids, Huttons, and ber usual supply of Notions. Having secured the most competent assist ants, we have resumed the business of DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING! Parties out of the city can be satisfactorily titted by sending your cor rect measure. Your patronage is respectfully solicited. Al RS. N. BRILM CLARK, S19 Broad Street, Auguta, Q-a. Circuiletr HST o S. In order to meid thc demands of our creditors, w e offer our entire Stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Cents' Furnishing (mods at and below New York Cost, for thc next thirty days. Any ono wanting anything n our lino will do well t > examine our Stock Indore purchasing else where. We have in connection with our Clothing Department, n splendid assortment of Jewelry, consisting of Watches, Watch Chains, Cuff and Collar Huttons, Scurf Pins and various other things too numerous tc mention, which we arc (dosing out very cheap. As we are sidling our goods ut Cost, we must havo the Catii. Can't charge anything. LEA K IO A HATTON. J ?&BS0RISP. LAURENS C. H., S. S. -As a general thing," w hut u man sews ho he rips. -The thermometer gains rle ty hy degrees, so to speak note -Timmen who is opposed to vac cination is probably to be pit ted. -Even the most'in vote rate toper objects to taking a born with a bull. -A young lady asks. "How cnn I remove superfluous huir?'' Comb I tho lutter. -The man who said, "Therein u garden in ber face," was evidently using flowery language. Photographer. Having located in the Fowler I Building, over the stores of .lohn I) Sheahan, for the purpose of ta ing. Photographs ami Forreotypos,a?in also Copying and Enlarging, I am prepared to give you satisfaction, having hud ten years' experience. Call and get a shadow before the substance fades. Pictures taken on a cloudy ns well us u fuir'day. J. ll. OLA ZEN ER. T. S. FitzSimmons, Cotton Buyer, LAURENS C. H., S.O. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAT COMPANY. COMM KNOINO SDN HA Y NoVKMBKR .?> iKs.1, at n. t.) A. M., I'uHHongor Trains will run us follows, "Eastern time:" TO AND F Ho M CHARLESTON. HAST (DAILY.) Depart Columbio 7 30 a ni .'>27piu Due Charleston lil 18 p tn 005 p ir WKST (HA I I.V.) Depart ('barb-stun 7 "Ju a ni 510pm Due Columbia lo 4o a in luce om TO AND FROM CAM DEN. (HAST (DAU.Y RXt'RPT BUN Dy Y.) Dep't ( loluinbiti 7 30 am 6 05 p m f? '.27 p m Due Camdon 12 17 p m 7 42 p m 7 ?2 p m (WKST DAILY RXORPT SUNDAY?) Dep't Camdon (I 60 a m 7 a ni S 16 p ni Due Columbia il 2ft a m lu to a m ll) p m TO AND PROM A HOUSTA. RAST (DAILY.) Depart ( 'ulumbie Due Augusta WRIT (DAILY.) Depart Augusta Columbia ft 27 p in 10 8 Up ni Due ?1 4ft p tn lu 00 p m CONNECTION s Made at Columbia with Columbi? (ind < IroonvIllO Railroad bv train arriving at 10. 40 A, M. and departing at fi.27 P. M. At Columbia Junction with C., C. ?v A. Railroad by Hame train to and from all points on both ronda. Pa engels take supper nt Rraneh vrl?U. AtChnrlcHton witli steamer** for Now York; and with steamer for .1 ackson villi* amt points on Ht. John's River Tuosdaysand Saturday s | with charles ton and Savannah Railroad to and from Havannah and point? In Florida, dally At Augusta with Georgia and Central Railroads to and from all points Wont und South. At Hlackvillo to and fron points on Barnwell Railroad. Throngl ticket? can bo purehiiKcd to all point) Houth and Weat by applying to D. MOQUEEN. Ag't. Columbia, H. C. JOB? B. PECK,General Mannaor. I). C. Allen, a. I', and Ticket AKMU. LAST BUT we 7,7 /7,077 Jersey Jackets ironi GOcts. to $2.26. rkots. Circulars, Wraps and (Monks from 06c. toll?. 5,605.655 Zephyr .Sucks nm! eonts from 25 to $2.00. 4,444,414 prs. of Boots nm! Shoes, from 37 1-2 to $0.60. 3,333,333 JUS. Ladies Misses and Children Hose from nets, to $2.00. 2,222,222 pieces Dress doods from lets, to $1.50 por yd 1,111,111 Ladies, Misses and Children Huts, from 2.r)ctK to $15. 5,555,5IA Cotton, Linen and Hi 1 Handkerchiefs from 2.J to $1.60. We will not quote further pri?es. Our Stock is immense, ?nd must reduce lt before Christmas Day. Must and shall be sold at At Emporium of Fashion. W. H. GILfKEiRSBN Our Stock must bo reduced, as wt? propone to change our business We have made arrangements with a Northern Firm, so that after Feb. 1st, 1880, WO w ill have money to loan. In tho meantime, our entire Stock of nvnuLst io? Sold. i. <?> -A.. KZop>p>el LAURENS Ss ?? FURNITURE, FURNITURE ! A ear-load of Beds and Chaire Just arrived at Minter & Jamieson*! Furniture Store, Laurens C. H., S. C. We keep the Largest Stock of Furniture in the up-country, bought direct from manufacturers, at lowest cash price, in ear-load lots. We will sell you Furniture cheaper than any house in the South. We will not, To? undersold. Parlor and ('humber Suits in quality and quantity never before seen Baby Carriage, Lounges, and everything to be found in a first-class House. Call and see, or scud for cuts and prices. Complete sets of Matres'sos and Beds and Springs. Also Carpets and Rugs Cheap for Cash. Great Reduction in Prices. In order to close out our Stock of Winter Goods, we are offering the following goods at greatly reduced prices: Ladies' Newmarkets, Cloaks, Shawls, Dross-Qoods, Red and White Flannels, Skirts, Jeans, all wool, whrth l?ets., reduced to 33 1-3 cts. We are offering our entire Stock of clothing at NEW YORK COSTY, A large lot of Ladies and Children Shoes, worth $1.25, we are closing out for only 75cts. Ladles children and (tents Shoes a Spe cialty. We sell the .lames Means $3.00 Shoe, every pair warranted. Also Minter A Jamieson shoe for $2.f>o every pair warranted. A large lot ofOuns A Pistols. Call at once and secure some of the Bargains. If you will call and examine our prices, you will bo convinced we mean exactly what wo MINTER <Sc J^jVEIHlSOlSr, Leaders OF LOW Prices. COME ONE, COME ALL And see and feel and be convinced that GRAHAM & SPANKS Iiuve one of thc Largest and Host Assorted Stock/* of Call and examine our Stock of Ladies' and (lents' Hose, (Hoves Gents' Collars and Cuffs, Ladies' Jerseys, Walking Jackets. New Markets, Cloak's, Dress Hoods,'Silks, Prints, Bleaeblgs, Ticking, Ginghams, Shirting, Sheeting, Cotton ('becks,Tables Damask, Tow, (ds, Doylies, Linseys, Jeans, Cassimeres, and everything generally kept in a first-class store. Our Stock of Clothing ls complete this Season. iro nt" prepared to save you money in this lim lu tills line it is useless for us to say anything, foi* om .* oner, know that we always keep the best stock ofshoes in tovr.. HATS and CARS-In this Uno we cnn suit everybody We wish to call your attentio to our Stock of Shirts. !.. $ .,00 Shirl turns down anythinfpon the bill. '4*5^7 Groceries-Sugar, Coffee, Table-Halt, cheese, Crackers, Oaio?d Hoods, Soaps Starch, Soda, Bluing, Pepper, Spice, ( 'hewing Ter | Smoking Tobacco, Cigars, AC. v GRAHAM & SPARK h. ^Y0UN(;,HACK&C0.,# WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL GROCER S, 901 Broad Sree, AUGUSTA, GA.