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slight rattling in his throat, his eyes retaining their brightness, and his countenance its natural expression until the last breath, (which was drawn with a deep insuiration,) when his eyes suddenly became dim. They were immediately closed by Mr. Ven able. After Mr. Calhoun 's eyes were closed his countenance was that of one who had fallen quickly asleep. He was conscious to the last monent. "At about 8 o'clock on the even ing previous to his death Mr. Cal houn remarked that his mind was never clearer: that he had great facili ty in arranging his thoughts; and in reply to a remark of his son's, that he, was fearful he was over-tasking his mind with thinking, he said: "I cannot avoid thinking of the politi cal affairs of the country. If I could do more good than on any previous occasion of my life." The Announcement of-His Death. The announcement of Mr. Cal houn's death in the Senate chamber Monday, April 1, 1850,was as follows: On the motion of Mr. King the reading of the Journal of Thursday was dispensed with. Mr. Butler rose and said: "Mr. President, I rise to discharge a mourn ful duty, and one which involves in it considerations well calculated to arrest the attention of this body. It is to announce the death of my late colleague, the'Hon John Caldwell Cal ,houn. He died at his lodgiug in this city, yesterday morning, at half past 7 o'clock. He was conscious of his approaching end, and met death with fortitude and uncommon serenity He had many admonitions of its ap proach, and without doubt he had not been indifferent to them. With his 'usual aversion to professions he said nothing for mdre effect on the world, and his last hours were an exemplifi cation of his life and character, truth anjd simplicity. "Mr. Calhoun, for some years past, had been suffering under'a pulmonary complaint, and under its effects could have reckoned but on a short exist ence. Such was his own conviction. The immediate cause of his death was an affection of the "heal-t. A few hours before he, expired he became sensible of his situation, and when' he was unable to speak his eye and look evinced recognition and intelligence of what -awas passing. One of the last directions he gave was to a duti ful son, who had been attending him, to put away some manuscripts which had been written a short time before, under his'dictation.''" These were the opening paragraphs of the, address of Senator Butler, who . spoke at some length of Calhoun's~ life and services and character, and concluded with the usual resolutions of respect and a motion to adjourn. Henry Clay's Tribute. Senator Clay then rose and said: "Mr. President: Prompted by my own feeling of profound regret and by the intimations of some highly es teemed friends, I wish, in rising to second the resolutions which have been offered, and which have just been read, to add a few words to what has been'so well and so justly said by the surviving colleague of the illus trious deceased.'' After speaking of their long as :sociation in Congress and of Calhoun's services in the Cabinet, the eloquent Kentuckian continued: "Sir, he has gone! No more shall we -witness from yonder seat the flashes of the keen and penetrating eye of his, darting through this chamber. ]No more shall we be thrilled by that torrent of clear, concise, compact logic, poured out from his lips, which if it did not always carry conviction to our- judgment, always commanded our~ great" admiration. Those. eyes and those lips -are closed forever."* I will only~ say in a few words that he possessed an elevated genius of the 'highest order; that in felicity of gen eralization of the subjects of which his mind treated, I have seen him sur passed by no one; and the charm and eaptivating influence of his colloquial powers have-been felt by all who have conversed with him. I was his senior, Mr. President, in years-in years, nothing' else. According to the course of nature, I ought to have preceded him. It has been decreed otherwis6, but I know that I shall linger here only a short time, and shall soon fol low him. "And how brief, how short is the period of human existence allotted even to the youngest amongst us! Sir, ought we not to profit by the contemplation of this melancholy occasion? Ought we not to draw from it the conclusion how unwise it is to indulge in the acerbity of unbridled debate? How unwise to yield,.our selves to the sway of the animosities of party feeling? How wronfg it is to indulge in those unhappy and hot strifes which too often exasperate our feelings and mislead our judg ments in the discharge of the high and responsible duties which we are cal led to perform?i How unbecoming, if not presumptuous, it is in us, who are the tenants of an hour in this earthly abode, to wrestle and struggle together with a violence which would not be justifiable if it were our per petual home!'' What Webster Said. Three other Se'nators spoke: Web ster, of Massachusetts; Rusk, of Texas, and Clemens, of Alabama. Our limits allow us, though the full text of these three speeches are in hand, but. a paragraph from each of the two first named. Mr. Webster said: "Sir, I have not in public nor in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appro priate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what is called recreation, or employed.less of it in any pursuits not connected with the immediate discharge of his duty. He seemed to have no recreation but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Con gress he was either devoting himself to the acquistion of knowledge per taining to the immediate subject of the duty before him, or else he was indulging in those social interviews in which he so much delighted." Senator Thomas Jefferson -Rusk, of Texas, was a son of the man who built the "Old Stone Church." In his brief address he said: "Mr. President, I hope it will not be considered inappropriate for me to say a word upon this solemn oc casion. Being a native of the same State with the distinguished Senator whose death has cast a gloom upon this Senate and the au}ience here as sembled, I had the good fortune at an early period of my life, to make his acquaintance. At that time he was just entering on that bright career which has now terminated. I was then a boy, with prospects 'anything but flattering. To him, at that per iod, I was indebted for words of kind ness and encouragement, and often since in the most critical positions' in which I have been placed, a recur rence to those words of encourage ment has inspired me with resolution to meet difficulties that beset my path. Four years ago I had the plea sure of renewing that acquaintance, after an absen2e of some fifteen years, and this took place after he had taken an active part in the question of annexing Texas to the United States, adding a new sense of obligation to my feeling of gratitude.'' Funeral Exercises in'Senate Chamber. The remains of the deceased were brought into the Senate at 12 o 'clock. April 2, attended by the committee of arrangements and the pallbearers. The committee were: Messrs Mason, Davis, Atchison, Dodge, ,Dickinson and Greene. The pallbearers: Messrs. Mangum, Clay, Webster, Cass, King and Berrien. The chaplain of the Senate, the Rev. C. M. Butler, preached a sermon from the sixth and seventh verses of the 82d Psalm: "I haves aid ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High, but ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'' The funeral cortege left the Senate chamber for the body was tempora rily deposited, in the following order: The chaplains of both houses of Con gress, physicians who attended the deceased, committee of arrangements, pallbearers, the family and friends of the deceased, the Senator and Repre sentatives from the State of South Carolina, as mourners, the sergeant at-arms of the senate of the United States, the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, the House of Representatives, preceded by their speaker and clerk, the President of the United States, the heads of de partments, the Chief Justice and As sociate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and its officers, the diplomatic corps, Judges of the United States, officers of the execu tive department, officers of the army and navy, the mayor and councils of Washington, citizens and strangers. In Th'e House of Representatives. Appropriate exercises were held in the hall of the House of Representa tives, April 1, and eloquent addresses delivered by Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina; Mr. Winthrop, of Massach usetts, and Mr. Venable, of North Carolina. The Body Taken to Charleston. At 12 M., April 25, 1850, the steamer Nica, bearing the body, touched Smith's wharf. The remains were taken to the Citadel Square and there the chairman of the committee, Sen ator Mason, of Virginia, "surrender ed his sacred trust'' to Governor Sea brook, of South Carolina. The great procession escorted the remains to City Hall. "Along the streets through which the procession passed the public and private buildings and temples, of worship were draped with mourn ing, the windows and doors of the houses were closed, and no on'e was seen to gaze upon the spectacle. It seemed that those who did not partici +a irectly in the obsequies were mourning within.'' At the City Hall the body remained in state until the next day, when it was borne by the guard of honor to St. Philip's Church. Bishop Gads den, "with great feeling and solemn ity, read the burial service, to which succeeded an eloquent funeral dis course by the Rev. Mr. Miles. The holy rites ended, the body was again borne by the guard of honor to the western cemetery of the church to the tomb erected for its temporary abode, a solid structure of masonry raised above the surface, and lined with cedar wood. Nearly, pendant from the tall spar that supported it, droop ed the flag of the Union, its folds mournfully sweeping the verge of the tomb, as swayed by the passing wind. Wrapped in the pall that first cover ed it on reaching the shores of Car olina, the iron coffin, with its sacred trust, was lowered to its resting place, and the massive marble slab, simply inscribed with the name of "Cal houn," adjusted to its position. The lingering multitude then slowly pas sed from the burial ground. "And we left him alone with his glory." The last officey of respect and ven eration, such as no other man ever re ceived from the hearts and hands of Carolinians, had been rendered, but it was felt by all that no monument could be raised too high for his ex cellence, no record too enduring for his virtue. "Tanto nomini nullum par elo gium.'' For many weeks after the interment the marble that covered the tomb was daily strewn with roses and other fra grant flowers, and vases containing such and filled with water, freshly renewed, were placed around the spon taneous offerings of the people. An oak, the emblem of his strength of character, was planted at the foot, and a willow, whose branches soon drooped over the grave, became a type of the general sorrow. A Favorite Daughter's triubte. The late Mr. John F. Calhoun, grandnephew of the Senator, once let the speaker read and copy an arti le in Mrs. Clemson's handwriting, a faded sheet of mourning paper, writ ten in the Capital of far-away Bel gium. Listen to the expressions of the grief of a favorite daughter: "Oh! my dearest father, can it be possible I shall never see you more! Has that noble heart ceased to beat is that eye of genius closed forever Shall I never again be welcomed by that sweet smil'e and that extended hand 7 Shall I never again hear that voice utter words of affection or ap proval, which filled my heart with gladness?7 How could so much good ness, so much greatness leave us so soon? We might have hoped that you would have been spared us many years and I, your daughter, I who knew you best and loved you most was far away. I had not even the melancholy satisf action of soothing your last hours! Did you think of me, dear father, in that solemn moment? Did you remember what an aching viod your death would cause in your daughter's heart ? You to whom every action of my life was referred. Did I act as I thought you would approve I said my father would be pleased did I feel inclined to fail in any duty, or give way to selfislm'ess, the thought that you would blame me did 'you know it was sufficient to restrain me. No one, not even you, knew what you were to me. You were the embodiment of my mind of the perfection of hu man virtue, and when harassed as we all are I lost courage, I had only to think of your noble firmness and cheerful philosophy, and shame for my momentary weakness, and cour age for the future, sprang up in my mind. To be thought worthy to be your daughter was my highest am bition-to be approved by you my greatest reward. "Where is your equal to be found? For me your public life and services are but the smallest part of pour ex cellencies. Your lofty and uncalcula ting patriotism, great and rare as it was, became only one of the many at tributes of. your noble character. It was the rare perfection in every part which rendered your mind and life the highest exemplification of human virtue. Who, like you, combined the most unbending firmness where principle was concerned, with the yielding softness of a woman where only your feelings were in question? The austerity of a cynic was com bined in you with the softest and gen tlest affection. The grave demeanor of a Roman Senator gave place at the proper moment to the frankest gaiety. Capable of efforts of thoughts and concentratiori of mind almost super natural. You loved and found plea sure in the simplest thing. With a genius mathematical in its rectangular demonstrations, no one loved, or ap preciated more, music. poetry or the beauties of nature. How often have eanipaign and before the primary election. render to the clerk of the c(1u1rt. (or secretary of state as here inbefore provided) under oath, an itemized statement of all money spent or provided by me during the cam pai,n i for camnpaign purposes up to that time. and I further pledge that I will, immediately after the primary election or elections that I am candi date in, render an itemized statement, under oath, showing all further mon eys spent or provided by me in said election: Providid, That a failure to comply with this provision shall ren der such election null and void, in as far as the candidate who fails to file the statement herein required, but ishall not affect the validity of the election of any candidate complying with this section: And provided, fur ther. That such itemized statement and pledge shall be open to public inspection at all times. See. 3. That any violation of the provisions of this act shall be a misde meanor. and any person, upon con viction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one month nor more than six months,. or both fine and imprison ment, in the discretion of the court. A man is nearly always ashamed to admit he never was wild. 18th Making Eighteen Hi CHOICE TENNESSEE 'and While it Lasts to Best Patent $5.C Best half Pat. $4 Best Meal 75c. t Best Grits $1.75 Don't pay any more, don't be s, akc.ng. save money and buy from w Our immense stock of spring got ties and fancy goods and staples, o ing novelties in millinery. Come a right thing in prices, style, quality~ ply cannot beat us, we don't mall you up on balance, people getti, and looking out more for No. i. ( Forty years experience counts sor don't you forget it, PROSPEF Of the condition of the Exchan the close of business March 3: mity with an act of the General Resources. Loans and Discounts .. $137022 71 Furniture and Fixtures ..3324 15 Due from Banks .........6223 17 Over drafts..........111 65 Cash and Cash Items .. .. 15501 19 $162182 87 Personaly appeared before me M. L. who swears that the above statement is belief. Sworn to before me this the 2nd day< Attest. Edw. R. Hijpp, Geo. B. Cromner. STA T] Of the condition of The Comrr at the Close of business, Marci Resources. Notes Discounted .. .....$377487 64 Furniture & Fixtures.. ..3051 93 Due from Banks ........51531 70 Overdrafts...........2807 42 Cash and Cash Items .. .. 13934 12 -$448812 81 State of South Carolina, 1 County of Newerry f I J. Y. McFall, Cashier of the aboa statement is true to the best of my kno Sworn to be Attest. Z F. Wright, Jno. M. Kinard, W. H. Hurtt. NEW STORE. I am now opening up a nice stock of gocds in the store room formerly occupied by E. M. Evans & Co.. on Main St., opposite the court house. Am asking now the pub'.ic general ly come in and inspect my stock before making thieir pur chases. My 1tock consists of Dry Goods, Groceries, etc. Call in to see. Will be delighted to make you close prices on every thing-and satisfaction guaran teed. Yours for business, W. R. REID. Prepared to furnish every thingi n the way of supplies. CAR3 indred Barrels of that FLOUR Just Received Go at O { Every bbl. .40 f guaranteed. ushel. Sack. 4:ched off by argument, come right s arriving embracing all the novel r Mrs. Moseley in the North select d see us, we are prepared to do the ,&c., for an all round bill you sim :e a cut price on one thing and burn g educated and opening their eyes ame and see us and be convinced. ething, we will treat you right and ITY, S. C. /IENT. e Bank of Newberry, S. C., at Ist, 1906. Published in comf or Assembly. Liabilities. Capital Stock .........$50000 00 Profits less expense .. .'. 4713 14 Deposits viz. Banks $1142.56 Individuals 80550.83 Bils pyabe........ 81693 39 Bils pyabe . . . .10000 00 Re Discounts .. .........15776 34 $162182 87 Spearman Cashier of the above Bank, orrect to the best of his knowledge and M L Spearman, Cashier. April, 1906. J. C. Wilson, J P. N.C. VENT. rcial Bank of Newberry, S. C. 3st, 1906.' Liabilities. Capital Stock .........$50000 00 Profits less all exp. paid .. 42645 72 Due Banks .... ........4339 89 Dividends Unpaid,.. .....707 A(0 Re Discounts .... .....70000 00 Individual Deposits .. .. 281120 20 448812 81 e named Bank, swear that the above wiedge and belief. J. Y. McFall, Cashier. fore me this 2nd day of April, 1906. H. T. Renwick, N. P. of S. C. I seen you at the approaeh (it a torin or in view of s,ame na,inifi cent scene. with all the delidht of the ist iniaginative poet. in the specta :e. Oh! best of husbands, fathers. friends, where were the faults which proved your human origin ? Who can recall a single word or action of yours they would wish changed ? Best of masters, you are lamented by the honest, unbought tears of your de pendents. Whoever retained at your advanced age, and after a life so agitated, so much of the milk of liu man kindness? You never ridiculed a friend or abused an enemy." The Funeral Oft Measures the Man. Some critic may say, young gentle men, it seems strange for an invited speaker to spend forty minutes telling young men of the death and burial of an old man, just sixty years ago. The speaker, believing a man's funeral often measures the man, recalling the funeral of Jefferson Davis and of Abraham Lincoln, of James A. Gar field and of William McKinley, has selected his subject and shaped his address with a single purpose in mind to stimulate your interest in a life time study of the life and services and character of the great Carolinian, whose home for a quarter of a cen tury was in yonder "old mansion" a study that will "swell resolve, breed hardihood. be stuff for strength." CANDIDATES AND PLEDGES. Must Swear Not to Use Money or Liquor And After Election Must Render an Itemized State ment of All Expenditures. An act pased by the legislature of 1903, but which has now been forgot ten by about everybody. affects, in an important way, candidates in the com iny Democratice club meetings, county and State conventions. primary elee tions. This -act forbids "any person by threats. or any other form of intimida tion, or by the payment, delivery or promise of money, or other article of value'" to induce ''another to vote for or against any particular candi date in such election." Section 2 of the act requires every candidate ''before he shall enter up on his campaign'' to file a pledge that lie ''will not give nor spend mon ev or use intoxicating liquors for the purpos5e of obtaining or influencing votes.'' the pledge requiring hin 'immediatelv after the primary" to file an itemnized statement whieb~ 'shall be open to public inspection," showing under oath ''all, further mon eys spent or provided by me in said election.' The act makes null the election of any one who fails to comply with its provisions. Though his duties do not require him to do so, State Chairman Jones, out of the interest he feels in the par ty, and exercising characteristic care to save his friends and acquaintances from the consequences of neglect or oversight, is taking great pains to get this act under the eye of everyone intending to become a candidate in the coming election. He is having several hundred copies of the act printed in order to distribute thew himself and send others out to the county chairmen with a request that they personally see that the candi dates comply with the law in time. County candidates file these pledges with thie clerk of court while candi dates in more than one county, such as would be solicitors, congressmen, State officers and the like, are re quired to file the pledge with the see retary of state. Following is a copy of the act: Section 1. At or'before every politi cal primary election held by any poli tical party. organization or associa tin. for the purpose of choosing can didates for office or the election of delegates to conventions in this state, any person who shall, by threats or any other form of intimidation or by the payment, delivery or promise of money, or any other article of value, procure or offer, promise or endea vor to procure another candidate in such election, or who shall for any such consideration, offer to so vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Setion 2. Every candidate offering for election, unider the provisions of section 1, shall make the following pledge and file the same with the clerk of the court of common pleas for the eounty in which he is a can didate. unless he should be a candi date in more than one county, in which case he shall file same with the secre tary of state, before he shall enter upon his campaign, to wit: I, the un dersigned of the county of- the state of South Car olia. candidate for the office of .hereby pledge that I will not give nor spend money, or use intoxicating liquors for the purpose of obtaining or influencing votes, and tht sall, at the conclusion of the