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ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF NEWBERRY COLLEGE (Crntinued'From Page Two.) guilty conscience. The very highest achievereent of science in its efforts to penetrate every part of the uni verse was to erect an altar to the un known God. The knowledge of God which is life was not a knowledge which science could give, but a knowl edge of God in his moral relations to the universe. One half hour spent in thoughtful consideration of the Lord's Prayer was worth more than a hundred- years spent in the study of a philosophy which did not recog nize God as a personal God who lis tened to prayer. The true knowledge of God came through Jesus. Apart from what Jesus Christ had taught and wrought it was not a mere fancy, the thought of a world without a -father. This knowledge was to be obtained by an humble trust in Jesus. It was pos sible to only an obedient heart, and not to be gained merely by the activity of the intellect or of the intellect working- under the control of con science. but by intellect. sensibility and will working under conscience. He liked sometimes to dwell on the greatness of the nature .vhich God had been pleased to give men., But the human spirit was capable of no higher achievement than this, the knowledge of God which is life, which brings a new life. The speaker told of the character istics of the life to which he had re ferred. It was within the power of all to receive this new life. This life also was imperishable and indestruct ible. His last characteristic was that it would reach perfection when our knowledge of God was brought to perfection. Eternal life might be had for the asking. God and the knowledge of him and'his son was given to every willing and obedient heart. In the close of this college year, he said in conclusion to the students, let the Christian life be exalted before you. To trust and to live for God is the one life worthy of all effort. Whatever attainment you have made in the werld, in sincere, philosophy or in language, add this to everything else: -The knowledge of God, of Jesus Christ, whom God sent to be the Savior -of all the world. The benedil-tion was pronounced by the Rev. J. H. Harms. of Harris burg. Pa. At both the morning and evening services collections were taken to defray the expenses of commence ment. COL. JAMES DUNBAR. Resolutions by the South Carolina State Pess Association. Col. James Dunbar has received the following resolutions adopted by the South Carolina State Press asso ciation: South Carolina Press Association, Pullman Private Car Haslemere, en route Homewards from the World's Fair, May 28th. 1904: The South Carolina State Press as sociation with profound gratitude re fers to.*their admirable steward, Mr. Dunbar, who has accompanied us on our trip to the World's Fair. and taken entire charge of our culinary department, and who has so gener ously supplied our every desire in princely style. Our service has been excellent, and even in so fastidious a gathering as a lot of editors we are proud that none of us have had cause to make a single complaint., - The generosity of Mr. Dunbar in serving us gratuitou.sly is entitled to our heart-felt thanks; therefore, be it Resolved, That the South Carolina State Press association extends to Mr. James Dunbar our sincere thanks, and extends to him our best wishes for that success in the future that he so well deserves. Extracts from minutes. .J. L. Stoppelbein Sec. Pro.tem. A writer on advertising says it is the aim of nearly every business con cern to have a special and original feature. "But when such a specialty shall be found it must be advertised. No article can sell itself without the aid of advertising." Senator George S. Mower has re turned to the city and is confined to his home with sickness. It is difficult to give a long headed VICTIM OF LAUDANUM. Machinist Henry T. Evans Took His Own Life On Friday Night. Lying on the asphalt pavement in front of the opera house. Henry T. Evans. an -expert machinist whose home was in West End, came to his death a few minutes before 12 o'clock Friday night the victim of an'overdose of laudanur. administered by his own hand evidently with suicidal in tent. It appears that Evans drank the laudnanum at the opera- house at or about8 o'clock. Evans. who had been drinking, claimed that he had severe I pains in his stomach and seemed to be suffering intensely, and the money to get the laudanum was given him I by Mr. E. Cabaniss. and the laudanum was bought for him by a young man who was with him, 0. B. Steele. who is a blacksmith at the Newberry cot ton mills. Evans had already had one bottle given him by Mr. Steele. but he had broken this bottle and Steele had refused to buy him another bot tle. A note was found in Evans' pocket, which had been scribbled Friday af ternoon about 7 o'clock. Although it is said Mr. Evans wrote a very good hand, this note is hardly intelligible, but as nearly as it can be made out it reads: "For God's sake let it be, I can't help it." At the coroner's inquest held in city council chamber Saturday morn ing. the young man, Steele, said that he met Evans in front of the opera house after the mill shut down Fri day afternoon. Evans had asked him. "For God's sake, can't you help me?" Steele said he asked Evans what was the matter, and Evans told him he had a cramp in his stornach and wanted a bottle of laudanum. Steele got it for him and Evans dropped it and broke it. He wouldn't give Evans another one and Mr. Cab aniss gave Steele 10 cents to get it for him and Steele got it and told Evans to take a dose. Instead, he drank it all right down. Steele saw him drink it out of the bottle. Evans told Steele he had taken laudanum for the same pain before. Steele did not see him any more after that. The last thing he did for Evans, he said. was to make him a cigarette. Mr. E. Cabaniss said that about 7.30 o'clock Friday evening Evans came up with his hand on his stomach, and told him he was in terrible pain. He asked some one to stand for a bottle of laudanum. Mr. Cabaniss gave him io cents to gdt it and he sent a Mr. Steele for it. Evans, he said, had complained to him before that, at about- noon Friday. The bottle of laudanum was pur chased from W. G. Mayes' drug store and contained one ounce., As soon as the police authorities learned of Mr. Evans' condition re sulting fro'm the laudanum they sought medical aid. Dr. James M. Kibler was summoned, and Dr. Van Smith and others were also present for some time. Dr. Kibler remained with him iumtil the end came. Every thing that was possibld was done-in the attempt to save his life. For three hours and more he was walked and rubbed and handled in the attempt to keep him awake. At about 1o o'clock he seeme~d to get better, but became worse a few minutes later, and by 11 o'clock it was seen that there was no hope for him. Shortly after 11 o'clock his wife ~ and child were notified but they did not come to him. He was then lying on the pavement in front of the opera house.. At three minutese. before 12 o'clock he died. The family were notified of his death and stated that they would take charge of the body, and it was sent to his home. It appears that Mr. Evans' relations with his family had not been of the -most pleasant na ture recently. Mr. Evans had been steadily drink ing for the past number of days, but had not been what might be called drunk. It seems that he had talked of suicide Friday -during the day and had said to one who was with him at the time that he was thinking of committing suicide and was going to ask one of the city policemen to let him look at the officer's pistol, and was going to put it to his stomach and kill himself. It seems that the other man told him that the easiest way would be to put a bullet through bottles of laudanum they would com mit suicde together The coroner 4n Friday returned the verdict "that the said Henry T. Evans came to his dt-ath from the effects of an overdose of laudanum by his own hand." Dr. J. M. Kibler made the folowing statement to the coroner: "This is to certify that I have examined the body of Henry Evans. and that I was in attendance with him before his death. and that he came to his death from the effects of acute alcoholism and opium poison ing. Mr. Evans leaves a wife and one child, a little girl about four years of age. His wife was a Miss Dobbins, whom he married in West End. Evans came to Newberry from Athens, Ga., some six or seven years ago. and has been here at various times since that time. He last returned here about nine months ago. He was one of the best machinists in the state. He gave up his position at the machine shops in the Newberry mills some days ago. and went to Greenville. but re turned several days later. It was his intention to go back into the mill within the course of the next few .days. He was engaged last week in repairing the old fire engine for the city. He worked on Thursday. but did not work Friday becaus he was waiting for material with which to finish the job. Evans was of a generous nature and had many friends in West End and in the city. He was surrounded by friends when the end came last. night and they had done everything that mortal could do. He was about 30 years of age. Evans some time ago made an un successful attempt to commit suicide. No Reduction in Pearls. London Express. Although the pearl fishery season in Ceylon has been a record one, the government earniiags having amounted to over ?T.ooo.ooo. ($5.ooo.ooo.) there is no prospect of a fall in the price of pearl necklaces. -Ceylon pearls." said a member of the firm of Messrs. E. Hahn & Co.. ot Hatton Garden, to an Express repre sentative recently. "will not affect the British market. "The bulk of the pearls we get come from Western Australia. Prices are high, and a ten-grain pearl will continue to bring $r.ooo for some time to come." Mr. Streeter. of the well known Bond street firm, remarked that Cey lon pearls are never larger than a pea--three or four grains at the most. "Even a record yield," he said. "could not bring about a fall in the English market price." Prophetic Words. "There- I was forty days on that boat." he exclaimed,, "and I never thought of saying. Don't give up the ship!" Seeing that Lawrence would get in ahead of him, he took out in kick ing about the coffee.-Chicago Trib An Iowa man ate a quart of salted peanuts on a,wager and died as a con sequence. There are various form of intemperance. A city may be said to have a stop page in its speech when its telephone employees are on a strike. An engaged girl iasually shows a distaste for wearing gloves. If the world owes every man a liv ing some men might have a hard time proving it to the jury. NOM I NAT IONS FOR RAILROAL COMMISSIONER TO MEET THE GRATIFICATION of the people it is announced that the jolly candidate for Railroad Commissioner will be in the race this year-Cansler of Tirzah-the lame farmer of York and the fox I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for the office of State Senator. Subject to the rules of the Democratic party. COLE. L. BLEASE. GEO. S. MOWER IS HEREBY AN nounced as a candidate for re-elec tion to the office of State Senator. Subject to the rules of the Demo cratc Prmary REPRESENTATIVES. I HF.RFBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candlidrte ftr the House of Rep resentatives ir.i Newberry county. subject to the rules of the demo cratic^ primary. John XV. Earhardt I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for re-election as a member of the House of Represen tatives from Newberry County. Subject to the rules of the Demo cratic party. - ELBERT H. AULL. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the democratic party. FRED H. DOMINICK. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF1 as a candidate for the House of Re presentatives of South Carolina from Newberry county. F. W. HIGGINS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF! a candidate for the House of Rep-, resentatives from Newberry county and pledge :nyself to abide the rules of the Democratic party. Arthur Kibler. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the House of Repre-, sentatives from Newberry county, subject to the democratic primary. ,W. H. SANDERS. COUNTY AUDITOR. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a can( 'ate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the democratic, primary. L. I. EPTING. 1 I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF1 as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. W. W. CROMER. SHERIFF. BEING CONSCIOUS OF THE fact that I have discharged the duties of the sheriff's office to the. best of my ability, and believing that I have the endorsement of the majority of the people of Newberry county, to this end, Iwould again announce myself a candidate for re-election, subject to the decision of the democratic primary. M. M. BUFORD. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Newberry County. Subject to the Democratic Primary. *W. A. HILL. COUNTY TREASURER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for re-election as Coun ty Treasurer and pledge myself, to abide the rules of the Democratic party. JNO. L. EPPS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the democratic primary. LUG. S. WERTS. SUPT. OF EDUCATION.I I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELb' Ia candidate for the office of Super intendent of Education of Newber ry county. Subject to the rules ox the democratic primary. THOS. E. WICKER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, sub ject to the rules of the .democratic primary. G. HOWE LIGON. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF1 a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, sub ject to the rules of the democratic primary. J. S. WHEELER. CORONER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Coroner for New berry county and pledge myself to abide the result of the democratic party. JNO. N. BASS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for re-election to the office of Coroner and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democrat ic Primary.. F. MARION LINDSAY, CLERK OF COURT. IHEREBY ANNOUNCE MY self a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court. Sub ject to the Democratic Primary. TOHN C. GOGGANS. SUB-SUPERVISOR [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a cadidate for the office of Sub Supervisor for Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the rules of the democratic party. JOHN A. C. KIBLER. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Sub-Supervisor for Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the rules and regulations of the democratic party. W. H. WENDT. COUNTY SUPERVISOR. N. P. COUNTS IS HEREBY AN nounced a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. VOTERS. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Supervisor, Subject to therules of the Demo cratic Primary. J. Y. FLOYD. ANDREW J. LIVINGSTON ~IS hereby nominated for the office of County Supervisor, subject to the democratic primary el -tion. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to .the rules of the demo cratic party. G. SAM MOORE. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the demo cratic piimary. J. MONROE WICKER. MASTER. W. D. HARDY IS A CANDIDATE for Master and will be grateful to the people of the county for their support. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for the office of Master for Newberry County, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. J. W. D. JOHNSON. [ HEREBY-ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate -for re-election to the office of Master. Subject to rules of the Democratic party. H. H. RIKARD. MAGISTRATE. WE, THE CITIZENS OF. TOWN ships Nos. 1, 2, and 8, hereby an nounce Chas. *B. Tidwell, for the office of Magistrate, and he is pledged to abide the result of the democratic primary. CITIZENS. . H. CHAPPELL IS HEREBY announced a candidate for re-elec tion as magistrate for Townships Nos. 1, 2, and 8, and is pledged to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate for No. 3 Township. Subject to the rules of the democratic primary. T. P. ADAMS. [ HEREBY ANNO[UNCE MYSELF a .candidate for Magistrate for Township No. 1o, subjeet to the rules of the democratic primary. .P.B. ELLESOR. COLIN L. GRAHAM IS HEREBY . announced a candidate for Magis trate for Township No. i1, subject to the democratic primary. OHN W. ROPP IS HEREBY AN nounced a candidate for -magistrate for Township No. 7. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candid:.' :or re-election to the of fice of Magistrate for No. ii town ship and pledge myself to abide the rulis of the Democratic Primary. W. F. SUBER. [ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Magistrate for No. 9 township, subject to the rules of the democratic party. B. B. HAIR. THANKING THE PEOPLE OF No. 3 Township for their support in the past I hereby announce my ssf a candidate for Magistrate In No. 3 township pledged to abide the result of the primary, and the wishes of the people. Frank E. Maybin. MOTICE FOR FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that I will~ pply to the Probate Court for New 5erry county, S. C., on the first day f July, 1904, at 10.00 A. M., for let ers dismissory and final discharge is Administrator of the personal es ate of Mary A. E. Sheck, deceased. A. H. E. Scheck.