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JOHN S. REYNOLDS DEAD. Author of "Reconstruction in South Carolina.'"-Librarian Supreme Court. Eeni liecord. 25th. Mr. Tohn S. Reynolds. supreme 1 court lib;rariaii, prominent lawyer and : newspaier man. author of Recon :structin in Southi Carolina.'' died i .LuddnIl tIhis mioriiing at 11 o'clock at the Columbia hospital, where he was taken Yes:erday for an operation which was never performed. Mr. Reynolids was born in Charleston 61 years ao, but he had lived in Colum bia since 1S87. He was perhaps best known- over the State as author of a weekly digest of supreme court opin 10onz;, but he was bes: known in Co lunbia as a kinilly. courteous gentle man perso nally attractive in many ways and above reproach in every way. Mr. levnoIds ws;i a man of excep onai talent ini literarY mat:er . his1 -Reco n,trucio n mSo ut h C aroli na. -tratin mnhl a:tention tiroughout thie South. l1e was instructor of belles lettres at Kin's Mountain Military 1 sclhool 7ron 1870 to 1S75. He was ,,nen a me:nher of the Richland coun Tv Denuoerat i onventioi. and in 1896 wis a delegate to t.he State con vention. where ie led the tight for the resolition instructing this State's delegation to :he- national convention to abide by the action of tlat. body. He wa.s a mueiber of the legislature t"-at ye' and author of :he measure known as the Reynolds printing bill. and wa.s the author of the resolution urging amendment of the federal con s-itution so as to provide for election of United States senators by direct vote. He entered the Confederate service in 1864, serving for a time. wi.th the State troops and then with the battalion of Arsenal cadets. till May, 1865. when lie was honorably di.charged. He was married in 1880 to Miss Sue Gadsden Edwards. who with five children survives him. The ctildren are: Miss Sadie E. Reynolds of Thoniasville. Ga.: John S. Rey nolds, Jr., news editor ot the State: Miss Mary L. Reynolds. Mr. Heber S. Reynolds and Miss Virginia B. Reyno-d,. all of Columbia. The immediate cause of Mr. Rev nolds' death was oedema of the lungs following urameic poison and a com pliecationi of troubles. He had been carried to the hospital Sunday for an operation, but this was not per formed. In spite of these serious troubles, however, his death was very suddeat and was a great shock to the entire city. He was up and about Saturday. Everybo~dy who came in contact with Mr. Reynolds liked and admir ed him. He wvas a man df polished maner,. withl a wide r.anIe of infor mation arnd a sweet and engaging sensE4e of humor, wvhich lhe combined with a high sense of honor and a gent1e and kindly bearing. DOUBLE-TEAMING. A cer.t ain natinial bank presidlen I is about to be tried in a certaiu l.nii ted States Court for certain alleged violation:s of the United States bank ing law,. Whether he be in,nocent or g-ulty *:t t he charges brought against him i,. a matter' that concerns us not. But tie manner in which the man ihas ben brought to trial crueities justice. W\e read that fhie indict ment co:ntains 162 co unts. '' A "courd' is a technical expressionl which me~ans an acusuation of some given crimne, so that it will be seen t hat inis case(~~ the p)risonler haS one1 hiundi d aid sixty-tw'o (162) severai and >st inct aCusations5 brought ag~aim,t h:im in one and1( tihe same pa per am at one and the same .time. a Ho-: ean any jury fail to be iml 9 press-e unftavorably at the very~ out set against a man to whose door is~ laid a long and black a catalogue ~ The :dd adage., where t here is so mueni smoke there must be some fire. iforce.' itself upon them. and they na::urally start otY pre.judiced against the pri;.:ner. Agaiu, even if they take at its real worth the indictment as merely a long strinig of charges, which amount I to nothing without p)roof 1' stuston I them, her difficuilt it is. if not in- 1 deed ima,ossible. for thlemi to bear in mind all' the evidence and tit in each o'f it, many' multitudinous parts Vfhen you have --162 cons vou must oter evidenice on1 each and every] one of thtem, and proof on any giveni one :numst necessarily differ ,from i that ji.every other one. Te :ake an interminable accusu ation of 162 different oftenses. the mnere .iry recital of which would till some iM to 80 pages of an ordinary hook, an add to this anywhere from 50 : .000 pag'es of testimony. and combt .e truth out of the tangled ma.. a task thaat would tax thle euerm.,even of a t rained lawyer. go4,Ii e.. \welve ordinairy menCi. Ino moy at ' iemi or how44~ well di osed to Go their full duty, ade ,ately and fairly solve the put,e ? Put the prisoner up l)efore ihem nd let the charges be that he did me given thing, plainly described, md let the evidence address itself olely to the question, did he or did e not do that specific act, and, nine imes in ten, the jury, if not hector e4- ;and bullied and bamboozled by he bench. will find lie right of it It is a erucial injustice to allow thee lgg-w. skyselaping, .oah 's-ark sort of indictments. The urpose is wrong; the practical op nration is wrong; the trial becomes nere gambling, and there is no satis actory assurance of a right result. There was once a form of politico [eg-al rascality k41own as "general Yarrants.'- Government issued sweep .ng orders of arrest as vague as pos ble. Under them persons obnoxious o the powers that be were snatched I and put in jail and kept there till t was thought a good chance offered o destroy them. The House of Com nons. with John Bull's instinctive 0ondness for fair play and a square ight. denounced and forbade them. he Eug0lish courts were wise enough Ld brave enough to declare them il egal as contrary to fundamental -iht: and they died out. But what are these unfair drag-net ree-volume indictments but a repe ition in another form of general war ants? LITTLE LEFT TO CHANCE. darrying Arrangements in France Are Complete in Every Detail. rom Scribner's Magazine. On the appointed evening I ar :ived at the given time, and after in excellent dinner, at which all nembers of both families were pres mt, we repaired to the great drawing 'oom, where the chairs had been ar -anged in a semi-circle about two ;mall round tables. Presently two nave old gentlemen, the family no aries, who had not been seen to Qn1ile during the whole dinner. took :heir seats in front of the tables, and hen we were all assembled the el ler commenced to read a long nemnoire, which lie announced he had :ompiled with the help of his col .eague. Then, to my utter amazement ie began to name all the possessions f the future bride and bridegroom; so many bonds and mortgages, .so nany houses, farms. woodlands, irairies, articles of personal adorn ne~nt, furniture and jewels; the ways in which they might be used or dis posed of; what would happen in case :o children were born of the mar riage; in case of death of one or the >her of the parties. In fact, all the. nisfortunes. all the most terrible and saddest events had been foreseen, and cold chills had began running lown my back as I heard each new -ase mentioned. I was indignant. P~ositively revolted. Whv wvere mis ?rab:e questions of business allowed o fore.sha'dow the 2-harming union of these two youngt peop)le. who had nowni and loved eachi other since hilhood, andl whose true and pure ifectioin was innocenm of all mone :arv interests ? Could not all have >eenI spared them ? The next day I frankly opened my iart to Jeanne and her mother, ex laining lhe senisationis I haud experi eed the p)re\vious evening, and say ng that in my~ c'omit ry when t-wo ersols wer.e about to marry, as long is there was love on both sides and e man was ab)le to support his vif~e. all such quest ioiis were usually et undiscussed. They both listened( to mec some hat astonished. aind thea Mmne. de 'i-. whose great good seuse has al vars \. conviniced me. relied smilig 'But. my\ dear. for us~ iarrla2e 1s yt only the .joining of' twvo young md( jovinig hearts. We go further and onsier tihe generatious to come, the -ounding~ oif a new family--a home. is every~ one knows. the first years tre often the most difficult, and we, h,erefore. take precautions to smooth ie )athis of our children by settling, n their preseuce. all .business mat ers-once and forever-and ar aging thiings so that the newV life n*)7 deve(o ullde114r tle b)e't l It - i st aim es. An Easy One. ''1 )o vou reneiil)e r tIhe first dod i. vonl ever earnled. Sam? - 'D)eed I dhoes. boss. my\ wife gu'. t Inc' m.'-Yonkers Statesman. Negro Lingo. Senator Taylor of- Tennessee tells if ani Old negro whose worithless son was narried secretly. The old man iea rd of it andl asked 1the boy A it lie wvas imarriedl.''I aili't syin' I aiin' te boy' replied. "Now, vonl Rastis.'' st)irmedi lie ain't I i" askin' yo ahl l '- youi is.' Trov Times EAS" L And it's DURAT seller Sum COFFEE! BY THE PECK WILSON' Think of it, a whole peck of gcod COFFEE for only $1.35, not the cheap trashy kind, but a good honest coffee, with CUP qualities. Phone 202, or come to 1305 Main Street. W.sO. WILSON, "THE GROCER" This Space IBelongs TO THE White Star LAUNDRY -and Dye Works. mo. A. YounE & W, H Stebbins, PROPRI ETORS. Phone 175 *ORGANS.. We have a few slightly used $90 organs, will close out at a big re duction. If you --.re wantling an organ now is the time to buy one of the best organs made at a great bargain. Write at once if you wish to secure one of these organs, for such bargains don't last long Write for illustrations of these organs and for ternms. Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. Call on us during the fair. NEWBBERY UNION STATION Arrival anid Departure of Passenger l'rains-Effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday May 30, 1909. Southern Railway:i No. 15 for Greenville .. . .8.57a.m No. 18 for Columbia .. . .1.40 p.m No. 11 for Greenville .. . .2.43 p.m. >o. 16 for Columbia ... .8.47 p.m Q., N. &L. R No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.47 a.m No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.nm o.;> for Columbia .. .. 3.20 p.m 'No. 21 for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.m * Does not run on Sunday hih trains may be expreted to d-e art from this station, but their da arture is not guaranteei and tb. time shown is subject to cl.ange with.~ * ..L. Reh'nian. ( TO MAN IIG H T D R A F'I LE and LASTING QUALITIES : )n the market. A full stock just rec mer Bros elP Your Mo We have received a letter from the in which they say: "State in your advertisements that return to Newberry for loans or inve the company receives from that local pany has done more than this and hopi (Signed) A. SEE WHAT STATE ( INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, S' Mr. W. A. McSwain, Newberry, S. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the 91 ern Life & Trust Co., of Greensbc licensed by this department and is c( In all cases where they register I amount of their reserve are deposite< tection of their policy holders and ai pose. Yours very truly, (Sigi INSURA - DEPARTMENT. S' Mr. W. A. McSwain, Newberry, S. Dear Sir.: I should say that the Souther was WORTHY of CONFIDENCE. By 1 ending 1908, now before me, it 'shovi and surplus to policy holders of c $r30,152.oo. Yours ver' (Sii Buy your life insurance policies money in this community, where it for our young people and for the de' Our rates are a little lower and d company og :rating in this section. If you fail to see us before you cek ance we both lose. Call at our office, wu ite or 'phone SECUIRITY LOAN & INYES' IJ. N. MCCAUGHRIN, Tes The First Cough ERveun though not ievere, has a tive mem2branes of the throat *slightes cold. Cure the first c * et up an imatin in the deli *l1ugs. The best remedy is SYRUP. It at once gets right moves the cause. It is free fro * a chiI6M o nadott. 25 cen1 : MAYES' DR MONU1A I am repres MeoIenbur M&bI CHAIRLO in this section, and am prices on anything in tl Tablets, Monuments, Ett my prices before placing and work guaranteed firs BBHILLER N REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for the town of Newberry, S. C.. wil be open Oct. 2, 1909. and the undersigned as Super ,se' t4 R--ist-arion for the said nake it the best eived. .Co. neuy at Home. Southern Life & Trust Company, it is the policy of the company to stments the net premiums which ity. You might say that the com !s to continue to do more than this." W. McALISTER, President. )FFICIALS WRITE: ATE oF NORT.H CAROLINA. Raleigh, March ioth, 1909. C. h inst., I would say: The South ro, is chartered in this State and )nsidered SAFE and SOUND. heir policies the securities to the I with this department for the pro e CONSIDERED AMPLE for this pur 1ed) JAMES R. YOUNG, Insurance Commissioner. [ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia, March ioth, 1909. C. n Life & Trust Co., of Gree.nsboro, :he annual statement for the year rs total assets of about $675,00o-oo apital $300,c06.00 and surplus of rtruly, ~ned) F. H. McMASTER, Insurance Commissioner. rom this agency and keep your is available for use in buying homes relopment of our community. ividenas a little larger than any >se the contract for your life insur us. [MENT COIPANY, AGENT, WV. A. McSWAIN, Sec'y. of the Season, tendency to irritate the n and delicate brox3chial tubes. ter, every tune you take me augh before it has a chiance to 4. cate capillary air tubes of the* QUICK RELIEF COUGH at the seat of tr uble sa re m Morphine and is as sfe 2or UG STORE. IENTS. enting the a. and Granite Oo,1 TT,N.GC., prepared to make you le way of Headstones, :.See my cuts and get your order. Material t-class. E WBE RRY, S. C. towna will keep said books open every day from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. (Snu day excepted) including :he 1st day of December. 1909. 0. L. Buzhardt. Suprvrisor of Regifdration. Turn Plows, Disc Plows THE ONLY Proctical Reversible Disc Plo. on the market Reversible Exension Head Disc H{arrow One Horse Grain Drills~ Two Hors raill Drill The Farmers' 'Favorite" K Snoo(hin Horrow Ewc., E Newberrg Hardware Compuan.