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F_ 14. AULA, ED1101K. Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C.. as second class matter. FRIDAY, MARCH :o, 1905. Judge Reagan's Death. The death of Judge John H. Rea gan, which occurred at his home in Palestine, Texas, on Monday. remov ed the last of the members of Presi dent Jefferson Davis' war cabinet, Judge Reagan for a number of years having been the sole survivor of those whom President Davis gather eA round him in his administration of the government of the Southern Con federacy. President Davis' original cabinet was c,omposed of Rob ert Toombs. secretary of st.-te: Charles G. ".Vmminger. Kec retary of the treasury; L. Pope Walker. secretary of wa-: S. R. -\all .ry, secretalry ol the navy: Judah P. Benjamin. attirnev general, and Joln H. Reagan. postmaster general. Says the Abbeville Press and Ban ner: "We see by the newspapers that the prohibitioni-ts and the moonshiners of Pickens have pooled their issues and are now fighting in solid thalanx against the horrid dis pensary. which forbids the sale of liquor for twelve hours out of every twenty-four." It i. natural that the moonshiners should join the prohibi tionists in this fight. What better than prohibition could the- moon shiners of Pickens desire? President Roose-,1t has appointed Charles W. Anderson, a negro, to be collector of internal revenue in New York city. If the president carries his negro phile policy in the north as far as he has carried it in t"e south the eyes of many of our northern friends will be opened and opened wide. and we venture the prediction that some of them will he forced to the sad conclu sior that they (on't know as much as they thought they knew. The Charleston Post says that it is no satisfaction to Charleston ' that New York is to have a colored col lector of internal revenue. "Yet the Roosevelt partisians will claim.'' says the Post. "that the president has, by the new appointment. answvered all criticisms that have been made of his course in the Crum case." The peo ple of Charleston. w~ho ob.iect to noth ing so much as Crum in the ofhce of collector, have the sympathy of the south in the burden which has been forced upon them by the president. If the people of New York don't object strenuously to the appointment of a * negro collector, then they wvill de serve to receive the pity of every self respecting American. Helping One's Self. The Yorkv'ille Enquirer says that "it is not to be expected that any thing along this line would affect the selling price of the next crop or the next: but it is quite certain that if this movement can be induced to do anything to develop foreign markets ior American manufacturers of cot ton, its efforts should have the unhes itating approval of the people of the south." This is true. Certainly whatever helps the south should have the support of the south. It is on the same principle that wve have been urging the farmers to get together and stay together in the movement now being agitated for a reduction in acreage this year. The farmer ought to have no hesitation in lending his hearty support and encourgement to ..t which will help himself. For a number of years the sole sur viving member "of President Jeffer son Davis' '.ar cabinet. Judge John HI. Reagan, who died this week, was one of the strongest lir'ks benveen the present and the days wvhen the Stars and Bars proclaimed the ex's tence~ of a nation which is now but a glorious memory. Soon full forty years will have passed since the day of the Southern Confederacy was closed, and the march of the thin gray ranks into the shadow land is rapid and must of necessity become more rapid with the passing of each succeeding day. But the memory of the de they wrought and the sae I STRONGER I AND STRONGER THE COMMERCIAL BANK, Capital $50,000 00 Surplus 27,000 00 JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. Z. F. WRIGHT, Cashier. : ifices they endured and the glories hev achieved is still fresh and green as in the day when the gloom of Ap 1(matox filled the southland and I Terner courage than that required on the field of hattle was necessary to c -n(1er despair. And the princi pies for which they fought will ever ;ve. for ruvh enn not die. That Union Depot. [n the last issue of The H erald and News we called a:tentionl to the im prtance of uniting upon a site tor a ;tUnion1 depot and lirg*ing the rail rnads to build at once. We hope to .,ee some action taken along this line. The place for the depot, in our opin ion, is at the Caldwell street crossing. near the junction of the two roads, and this site has the advantage of having already been suggested by one of the roads, and of being favored, we believe, by a majority of the peo ple of Newberry. The mayor of Greenville says the city is running behind $8,ooo a year and, if bonds are not voted the c:ty will have to cut off electric lights and (Lpend Un the mion for illumination. There is but one thing to be done in a situation of this sort-Increase in c.me or reduce expenses.-Spartan b2rg Journal. I It may be of local interest to in guire of the electric lights must be u: off before a city is forced at times t. depend upon the moon for illumi i tion. ATE 85 POUNDS OF BEEF. The Fatal Result of a Wager in Gorging. New York Press. Bubuque, I a.-H is stomach dis tended to three times its normal size ater hie had ea:en 85 p)ounds of raw beef. "Phil" Melloy. who posed as the world's champion eater. died in terrible agony here today. He was fund on the floor of hi:, bed room by his wife, with his hands on his si mac.h, and his face distorted as if intense suffering had preceded death. An autops5y was performed by six d ctors, and they found the wvalls of hi stomach literally permea:ed by the juices of the meat. A week ago Melloy issued a chal jlenge to any man in the world to eat against him for a wager of $500. He was intensely proud of his gastron omic feats, and it was the taunting of a dozen youths that drove him to death. On Sunday afternoon Melloy met the youths in a resort in the heart of the city. Talk turned to his woderful performances in eating. and Melloy boasted he could eat 85 pounds of beef in twenty -hours. One of the voting men in the party then offered to bet Melloy $roo that he could not eat the amourit. Melloy hesitated in accepting the bet, and was laughed at for a "quitter." He was called "fakir" and "four-flusher," and was told that any one in the par t could equal him at eating when at his best. Unable to bear the derision. Mel vy finally said he would make the bet. The money was staked and fresh beef was obtained from a pack ing h' use. Two doctors pronoun1iced it of excellent quality, and Melloy was 1lockedl with it in a room. A gardl was placed over the room, and at the endl of 19 hours M\elloy knock ed to be released. The door was openedl and only a few small bones wcre found in the room. Ordinarily. Mellov was trim in figure. but he caie out of the room bloated. So elated wvas he with his prodigious capacity that he went to a restau rant and ate three large cans of salmon and four apple pies. Me11rm was hardly able to walk This bank has enjoyed a continual growth from the time it first opened its doors for business. Hence we be lieve the people appreciate us. We are now better prepared than ever to serve the public. While our past Suc cess has been gratifying, we desire to make the coming year of 1905 show a more substantial increase than ever. We receive deposits from $i.oo and upwards and on savings accounts pay FOUR PER CENT INTEREST Compounded Semi-annualy. D. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. J. Y. McFALL, Asst. Cashr. We are now receiving our New Spring Goods, and within the next ten days or two weeks will have a sp.endid stock in all of our depart ments to show yon. The styles are the latest and the choicest shown. The prices are as low as goods of equal value can be found anywhere. We have the exclusive sa.e in Newberry for the following lines: SHOES. jas. A. Banister & Co., W. L. Douglas & Co., the Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. PANTS. The celebrated "Crown" Tailor Made Trousers. SHIRTS. The Regent, the Manhattan. NECKWEAR. James A. Kerser's. It is not only our judgment, but the judgment of thousands of well posted merchants in this country tLat these are the best lines made, ard nothing is too good for our trade. We have many other good lines in addition to these, including H ts, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves and Handkerchiefs. We have also added a line of Vests, and will have a nice line of Summer Coats a little later. You are invited to see what we have before making your pur chases, as it will save you money. Come to see us often. t A. C. Jones. Newherry, S. C., March 2, 1go5 home. He gave his wife the $10o he had won and then staggered to his g room. Four hours lated Mrs. Melloy found his body growing cold. He had apparently slipped from* bed to the floor. His head was slightly lower than his body and some of the beef which had got into his throat preventing him from making an out cry. Two weeks ago Melloy at i80 raw eggs in ao minutes and wound tup by devouring five large porterhouse steaks in quick succession. At his regular meals ne ate sparingly, but when he set himself down for a con test he seemingly could consume ani unlimited quantity of food. Five weeks ago Melloy went into a restau rant here and ordered all the steaks, ~ chops. chickens. fish, oysters and ' vegetables in the place to be prepar ed and1 set before him. He cleared the restauranm of everything eatable 1: and then said he wished he had some tib ng more to eat. Melloy's stomn ach stretched like a tiny balloon, and hec had a sp)ecial suit of clothes to wear a; his eating contests. Generally it is the relative you I have been kicking around all his life who helps you out when you are in trouble. Women are more truthful than men, but occasionally you meet a woman who says she doesn't want to get married. America i COR# Are you entirely Corset you are now a W. 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