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A SAD sUrcIpr.-fhis community has rarely

A SAD SuIcIpE.-fhis community has rarely
perhaps never I'm the course Of is whole exis.
tence-been more suddenly Mortified or plunged
into deeper grief than by a heartrending event
which occurred among US on Friday morning
last-the suicide of Mr. Willie Il. Bryan, son of
Mr.. Is. C. Bryan and grandson of the late G. L.
Penn, Esq. The very names Of his father and
grandfather will convey TO the minds Of our
readers some idea Of tho deep and wide spread
grief caused by this shocking calamity. The
young man was just 22 years of age, Of the
highest, brightest, most untarnished character
one can well imagine intelligent, genial, ,"bravc,
generous, faithful, more beloved on all sides
than il is possible to tell and still he delibe-
rately locked himself up in n lonely room and
took his own life, A little failure in his first
business venture, little financial difficulty
both triHing in reality-are all that is KNOWN
And even these n hundred friends would have
rushed forward at any moment TO rectify. The
deed is profoundly inscrutable; and to God be
left the judgments And to God the poor boys
friends hare left it, for no human voice has ut
tered o syllable concerning his rash act save in
deepest love and tcndcrest mercy. His funeral
took place on-Saturday afternoon, and we pray
to God that we may never again see SO vast ana
united a community in such an uncomfortable
agony Of grief and wailing. His comrades, the
EIgefeld Rifles, who one and all, cherished him
with the proudest love, followed him to his final
resting place; and when the last prayer was
said, and they fired volley above his grave, it
seemed like the sudden and fearful bursting Of
human hearts His final resting place did we
say? Let us hope that the God to whom we
humbly and lovingly defer the Judgment, may
make this poor boys final resting place i'll His
great bos m-in HcaUen! And may His mercy,
which endureth forever, fall in mighty abun-
dance upon the father, mother and sisters who
now weep rs poor human hearts have scarcely
ever wcpt betorc.-Edgcfcld advertiser.
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Attention Wallace Club.

The Members of the Wallace Democratic Club
are requested to attend meeting of the Club,
to be held in the Court House this evening, at
g O. clock
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TmE INDIAN TROUBLES. York June 81.
An Omaha special says that Gen. Crook re-
turned yesterday from Chicago after conference
with Con. Sheridan on Indian questions. The
officers believe the situation to bc very critical.
Some do not hesitate plainly to say that The army
with its present numbers cannot put down the
Bannock nsurrection, TO say nothing Of the an.
ticipated troubles with Sitting Bull and others.
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still more efficient service.

SPECIMEN REVENUE RAIDER.-Wm. Durham,
one of the Revenue patty who killed Amos Lndd,
in this county, killed a man by the name of Bal
lou, in,Grecnville County, at u shooting match,
and was sentenced 10 the pcnitentiary for ten
years. lie was pardoued by Scott or Moses,
Scott we believe. The killing of Nallou is said
TO have been q bad case. This Durham broth
err was with another man, one Johnson, in the
same county, who shot ut one Jack Ward, who
had child upon his back, and missing Ward
killed the child. Johnson brske Jail afterwards
and made his escape. This occurred year or
so ago. We get these facts from responsible
gentleman of Grecuville.-p piCkeHs Sentinel.
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Fino Head Cabbage.

Fino Head Cabbage.
Mrs. Burgess, will accept our thanks for those
really fine cab5ages she sent us. We have nev-
er before seen such fine specimens this early
in the season.
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\ Dual Tragedy occurred on the plantation of
Mr. Samuel Horn, Beach Island, last We'd
nesday evening Several pistol shots were
heard early in the night in the house of David
Crawford and parties who fastened TO the spot
found Crawford and his wife weltering in their
blood. The woman was dead, and the man died
soonafterwards. Crawford had murdered his
wife and then shot himself inficting wound
which caused his death. 1t is supposed that he
was insanc.--1ugusta Chronicle, 20M.
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CoL EvINs At lIoME.--Wc note the return Of
Col John II. Evins our distinguished rcprcScn,
tative in Congress. Notwithstanding the ex-
rcmcly arduous and trying duties Of the. clos
ing hours of the session, Col Eyins looks well
and cheerful. and We hope, under tic bcnr'iccnt
influences of home and rest will soon fully re-
cover his wontcd energies. .-Ymica.
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SALE OF SHonT-IloRN C,11LE.---A large snlc
of short horns took place in Clark County, Ky,
Wednesday, the property of Il. Il. Groom One
hundred and thirty head realized over 100000.
The prices realized were considered good, rang
ing ns high hs $4,000.
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yeIf- f-Sacrificiag Citizena

Self Sacrificing Citizens.
There arc eighteen patriotic citizens of Edge
field County who offer to immediate themselves
upon the alter of Legislative honors.
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AS shown by these statistics the average death
rate among the blacks is seventy five per cent.
greater than among the whites 1t is believed
that the mortality among the blacks in the
country is greater than in the cities on account
of the difficulty Of obtaining medical attend.
aucc but it is argued on the other hand that
those in the country are free from many Of the
cxccss"s which Cngendcr disease and death in
Tie cities JnnDN NJ Comm",cs
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Whore to get Good Meal.

WH6r4 co BBC UUUu meHI
If you want the best meal you ever cat, send
your corn to our friend Daniel Spillers, ut
Murphy's Mill, and you will get it. We know,
for we've tried it.
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swberry Adopts Convention.

pSWUeTEJ huVpts SoufontAoh'
u few weeks ago the Newberry County DEM
oci\uc Club passed resolutions endorsing the
priuNry election plan of nominating candidates.
LastSeck the samo body, after a full discussion
of the question, reconsidered its action and re-
adopted the Conven zion plan.
Counties where che races pretty near equal
ly divided or where there is n decided ma ority
Of colorcd voters, after full discussion of the
question of nominating, it has been decided
that the Convention plan is the surcst to secure
good candidates and the success of tho demo
lAy.
Perhaps, at some not distant time we may lie
able TO risk the trial Of semc new plan of nonii-
mating candidates; but so long as the Repubii-
can party gives so many signs of organized
strength in this County it is sherc folly to pan
der to tho wishes and caprices Of n few malcon
tents of our party, by throwing down all re-
and allowing every man who wants
an ofice to>loS roll and wire pull the people for
nomination, thereby setting up claims of one
township against another and creating dissatis-
faction and sectional animositics in our ranks
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CONGRESSMAN Evins all Right.

The Nc,cs and Courier of Tuesday last took
occasion to state cditorially that our faithful
Representative in Congress was the only demo-
crat who voted for Constitutional (l6th)
Amendment, prohibiting the payment Of any
claim consequent upon the war to any "loyal
or disloyal man from the Sonth." When we
read in the Ne,cs and Courier that Col. Evins
voted for the resolution we did net believe it,
and the following from Col. EviEs to "Spciyhts
DaIy," confirms that belief:
SrARTANBuRG, S. C.. June &c.
EDiron SrriGIITs' DAILY NEWSPAPER My
Dear SIR | sec by the Ne,cS and Courier OF
to-day that am put down as the oily Southern
Democrat who voted for Congcr Constitutional
Amendment prohibiting the payment OF amy
claim consequent upon the war 10 any uisl"yal
claimant.
voted against it and tcld Mr.. Ackiin (who
was think the only Southern Democrat who
voted for it) n few moments afterwards that
was greatly surprised ut his vote, that the SUI
prcmc Court had decided that there was about
thirteen millions Of dollars which the govern
mcnt had no right to hold except as trustee Tor
ivsU 10 Uui PvUpio ~ tIru "'Ho"u"'S"'
should be adopted. | ain at II loss to know
where the Ncws and Courier got its niormation
Yours very truly
}. III OWNS.
When Col. Evins proves recrcant TO the inter
csts and honor of the South, shall be inclined
TO put old 4. S. Wallace in his seat.
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USFoRTUNATE lioMICIDE.-Wc regret to learn
that Mr.. Barney c. Biyings, of Dalton, Georgia,
n son of Dr. A. W. Bvrngs, n former citizen Of
Spartanburg. had difficulty on the 10th instant
with Dr.. Warren, of Dalton, which resulted fa-
tally TO the latter. From all accounts ro-
ceived the killing occurred under the heat and
passion of y sudden rcncontre, the fatal blow be-
ing struck with a walnut stick, and doubtless was
in selfdefence. Mr.. Bivings WAS bailcd on
bo.d Of 5,OO0.-Spari1nbHrg Ucrald.
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COMPARATIVE MORTALITY OF THE RACEs-A
Nashville doctor has compiled the following
statement, showing the comparative mortality
of white and colored people i'll several cities of
tho eleven Southern States
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THE LAST OF THE CoSrEDERACN.-The Abbc-
villa Medium, Of the 10th instant, contains the
following communication "A short article,
written to the Charleston papers, has been going
the rounds of the press, purpOrting to give a
meeting of the Last Of the Confedcracy at the
residence Of the late Col. T. G.. Perrin. Among
other matters discussed was the destruction of
TIE Great Seal of the Confederacv. 1t may be
news 10 some to learn that the seal is i'll the pos
session of q son Of Carolina
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The People Getting forestallsd.

At this time the people are having their eyes
blinded to their true interests by q number Of
Office seeking individuals who expect to win
votes BY crying out against rings, cliques, log
rollinSs wirc-pulling and such eectioneering
clap-tfs Islile oil the time these selfconstitu-
ted Zig IS 70 fha' poor people scheming and
forming rings for tie sole purpose of putting
themselves in office.
We have never seen more wirc-pullng, log
rolling, button holeing and other elcctioneerng
lodges than has been in this town the past six
weeks; and not by the citizens of this town
either, as the people in the Country are led to
believe, but by people from the country.
Let any fair minded pan in the country visit
Union c. H., on any public day, on Saturdays
and on any occasion when larger number of
persons than usual arq expected here, and he
will see from ten to tws I've men from the Coun-
try, at as many corners, with group of voters
around each listening TO awful tales of injustice,
wrong and oppressio which have been put
upon the poor people tho country by those
whom they have hetStofore elected to office;
generally winding UP with "lct's take a drink"
Our advice to the democratic voters of this
County issnet 70 pin their faith to y,Uh. men. :
We have Been but few men fit for Office who
evinccd so q snch anxiety to serve the dear neo-
pie.
If the people intend TO exercise their unbi-
ased will in the selection of officers, they must
tell all such!men to stand aside and give the vo
ters a free chance to make such selections as
they believe will he best for themselves and the
State at large.
These men will also tell the people that here
tofore the nominations have been .'cut anc
dried" by ring or clique before the conven
tion met, nt the same time they have formed
clique and selected, from among thcmselv Ives
certain names to be put upon q ticket which the.
would force upon the people at The next election
They've got it "cut and dried already.
Let the democrats of each Township act inde
pendent of all dicta;ion from any source. lie
them throw ail pgejudiccs.of location and occu
patton aside, Ind like honest, patriotic men, cal
to the various positions within their gift incl
who will do their duty faithfully and for III
| best interests Of the whole people.
We do not hesitate to say that if we had
vote to cast for the nomination of candidate
the man wig, in person or through friends
would a,tcmtt to electoneer for that vote shout
not have it. IF every man would adopt thatrul
| of action, there could DC no chance for cliques
Engs or office seekers to control nominations.
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Mr. Thomas Gcddings, of Clarendon County.
is seventy years Of age, and during this long
life time has never attended upon court of JUS
ticc, either as litigant, juror or witness has
never seen n river, and has never been so far
from home that he could not return upon the
day lie left it. lie is said TO be good citizen
and man Of intelligence
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SUICIDE At SAND BAR FERRY.-Mr. Walter
Frazer, Of Augusta, q gentleman of 40 years,
went on board the fat at Sand Bar Ferry on
Thursday morning at 5 o clock, and when in the
deepest part Of tho Savannah jumped overheard
and was drowned,
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a good table. Itell you, sab, We
lives "a we'll "a most colOred peO
pie l knows ot E; "a O0d-well, AZ
der hack. drivers. We have
greens from our garden, and
sometimes !. eats lie gravy and
leaves all de meat for de Old
'Omam."
And this is the way the dar.
kies lively doing little jobs. A
small amount Of meat and bread
will snbsist them-many times
some of them have bread alone.
Many lille men, who do little jobs,
or follow politics, are supported
mainly by their wives at the wash.
tub. 1t would astonish any one
to count M the money paid ont
every week for washing. Wash.
ing, cooking and nursing babies
support a large portion of the 20.
pnlation Of Selma. This cheap
living makes the cheapest labor
in the United States, but not the
best citizenship.
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ROW THE DARKIES LIVE.
Getting Strong aad Hearty ~ Eighty
t One Cents a Week.

Gettisg Strong aad Hearty os Eighty
One Cent? a Week.
From the Selms Times.
: It has often been q matter Of
wonder to many people how 10
many idle negrOes suheist abOnt
this city. We have an old negro
man who viaits our premises Once
q week and performs . small job
for which We psy him . quarter.
We had the curiosity to interview
him the other day W to bis nnan.
cea and Subsistence.
"How are you getting on Uncle
Aleck I" said We.
"Ah, thank God, l make ont to
get 'nu6 to eat, 7said Aleck. "Sum
days l makes Y qnarter, sum days
more or less, an sum days nufiin.
But indnrin the week geta 'mufi
to bny visions fer ipe und de ole
'Omnm."
"WeIl, Uncle Aleck, how much
provisions 10 you bay, tell mc
exactly. I want to make a calcnls'
tiou p
Al~ck then gave the following
items ~ bis weekly purchases Tor
himself and wife:
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THE LONDON QUAR7ERLT
REVIEW. - Contents Of No. CCXC.,
for April, 1873.
ART.
/. The Crown and the Constitn-
tiOn.
9. The Church in the West Riding.
3. Gior,lano Bruno and Calico
Galilri.
4. Naval Education.
5. The Princes of India and the
Proclamation If the Empire.
6. The Legislation Of the Com mon.
wealth.
z. Life and Times of James Madi.
9. Lecky's History Of England in
the Eighteenth Century.
Q. The Aggression If Russia and
the Dnty If Great Britain. {
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Barclay Street, n. W are n follows :
The LOadoR Quarterly, Edinburgh,
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Reriews. and Blaclwsods Magazine.
Price. - a year for any one, Or only
els for all. and the postage is pre-
paid by the Publishers.
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centimcs make one franc, or TWEEN.
ty cents, yon nee I"
~ heah yer, hut Tse studyin'
now"
"Vvhat abOnt I"
"Dey say dat er heap oh dem
Nnnited States bonds is helt Ober
dis way, don't deyi"
"So they are"
"Well, all I'se got ter say is dis,
dat I amt no repndiashuner ef ]
wnz fer de silber bill, hut when
get home again Use fer payin' de
furrin bondholders er hundred
oentimea on de doller. pse b0und
ter get chen sNmhOw."
Then he counted his money
again and went out after q pair Of
'"galluses." ....
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(COlfMUNICATED)


June lUtn, 1910.
To the Editors Of the MescAacfbf.
Bonnet. Care tenders hon0ra'
ble amends to Mr.. II. o. c., Oi
the parish of ST. James: his ex.
pianatory and amendatOry letter
il quite satisfactory. when he
eaya Bonnet Care in more "hy.
dropb0bc" than himself, any one
understands be means, that be
fears no more water, neither wild
fire, nor the electricity of Cora Lit.
toms novel. '"Tbe Coming Age
Mnrat trrmbled, bnt at his first
battle. Capt. Eads would be
proud in reading that hoe dis
claims thinking him a fool, though
the greatest ignorant ia he who
knows not that he ought tn know ;
. kind Of Jack Of all trades, mast.
er Of none (D0t exactly . fOOi).
The humble crawfish accepts the
position of screening itself behind
the muskrat. Bonnet. Care il
flattered in believing in H. q. C..
q friend no more opposed to the
closing Of its shocking gap. All
join hands, paws and claws and
tender to hoe hearty shakes all
around. Humbly aud christian.
0sk> nssnSnw amS, nouicouUo0 Su
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The OLD NAN WAS FAILING

"BlOssOm, deah," said hed.ridil.
en- Uncle Eph, last night, ~ feels
a little hettah to.niGh, an I kind.
er bankers artera q bite Of stewetl
chicken. ! wish you'd send Gwor.
ge Washington into de market ia
buy a hen 70 his old fodder, WIN
mus mighty aoon pass froo de-
da'k valley Of de shadow oh DEATH
and the Old man sank hack on his
pillow exhanstetl.
"Jes calm yO' fcahs, Ephraham ;
lie meal shall l~ torthcOmin," re.
piled his goOsi wife Blossom.
Then heckoHing her aon tn the
bed side, she said to him, solemn.
":
"Gvorge, yG hear what yo' no
fodder said. I'm ofI1e ferrd dat
long Mckness has impa'etl de ole
mans intellec'," and she shook her
head sorrowfnlly. "His min amt
what it used to be, OF he'd never
talk bout sendin' you into de
m'rket to buy a chicken in de da'k
Oh de moon. He seems to hab
forgotten de fac dat fS cullnd
folks to 20 round spendin' money
f0 chickens when dar's no NOON
would crate mo- talk dan q chn'ch
scandal. No, no; de ole man
amt hissef no mo-" and Blossom
laid her head on the bed and wept
like q child.
Presently she driesl her tears on
her checkered apron, and said:
"GO ont, GwOrge 20 out into
de da'k an sunless void and get
a chicken in de usual way, an
deH dah'll he no chance fS talk"
There was a trcmor in the young
mans voice when he said:
"De old man seems mighty bad
Oh tonight. aw talks 'l,ont passin'
Ober de da'k an slatlOwy riber ;
No yon bet yo' life dis chile'll have
u yeller legged ,rullet, ef he
shouldn't get hack fore mOn'nin','
and taking another hitch in the
girth Of his Ulster, he pushed ont
into the moouless night.-6l CITY
Derrick.
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We have had daily rains since
Iaat Saturday, st. Medard's day.
Oar Old Nblka asy that Il viii rain
br iorty consecutive days. Plant.
era, having enough IT Il, fo'.dly
hope that thia prophecy viii not
b realixed. The cane, corn and
rice have . healthy appearance
and promise . harvest abundant
enough 10 feed III the communists
and strikers Of the period.
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OLD SIN FRANCE.

he Hoe Trosble rih Frewck Money
asdbeco@csa a Repsdiaskssev.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
"I'se gwine ter cit bankruptid
IF I stay heah mnch longer !" said
Old 81, after one Of his morning
excursions. ~
"whAt makes you think soS"
%Kase ree been heah two weeks
now, an I can't tell how much
ten c. nts IL in dis French money,
no way dat I kin lx itv
"rvhat IL The difficulty p
"Dat's hit-ef dey'd only print
dere 'rithmeticks iv Nnnited
States talk 70 dat ] could git RI
grip on hit, ] monght aorter keep
hooks wild desc fokes, but dey
dOm'd."
ssOh, you will learn hy.and .hy.' =
."Jeaa 'bout de time dat Fee
huatid III knO' all 'bout hit-dat
In, m kmo' how ter cOWnt what ]
hsimt got, an deyIl kno' how ter
keep what l'ae glib 'em! Dat's
Jess de nine hole dat I'sa tryin' to
keep outen." R
"Well, what n Il that bothers
you about the money!,
"W'y, ] gore ont wild dis ailber
piece dat looks like er quarter to
git change; de man In de store
gibex me rr humslred centimes, ez
he sayA DEN ] tipks he's done
eh~ctxd hiSsef. bat dat aimt my
Eault. ] Soss In next do an buys
sOa.ethiu' dat's marked twenty.
five sous, which I kuo's fhm New
Orleens meems cemts, an fore de
l.orl, de- nsn txkss dat hundred
crmtimes dat ] calls er dollar an
nsakrs u'e glib him Ave CENTS mo
ter boOt! Dat's what ] call high
way aud low flung robbesyw
"But that Glver piece was o0ly
twenty ceuts; and one handsed
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one OF the little boys perceiving it,
raised his hand.
"What ia it Johnny :" asked
the teacher.
"Tommy Miggs' fathers COW
has got a cali. !" shOntp,l the excited
yOnngstcr. his face aglOw with
the intelligence.
The teacher wilted.-DaNbWvy
News.