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SHD 1865. - ~NEWBERRY, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19,1(i ROE~.OK
DS THE SOUTH. I we are required to carry these two
races i-1 pea~e unit honor to the end.
of the Negro Pro- Never, sir, has such a task been givet
an the Load the
but she will never
by Him, in this Republic has the white race di
r 12.-The follow- vided on the riglits of a1 alien race.
the elopuent speech The red man was cut down as a weed
Grady at the mer- because he hindered the way of the
night: American citizen. The yello Man
uth, Mr. President, was shut out of this Republic because
s section by a line he is an alien and inferior. The red
pres ible difference, man was owner of the land. the yellow
tricidal blood and man highly civilized and assimilable,
but a vanishing but they hindered both seetiovs and
irest and richest do- are gone.
It is the home of "But the black tan, affecting but
ble people.. There is one section, is clothed with every privi
n please or prosp lege of the Government and pinned to
perfect climate above the soil, and my peopleare commanded
to the husbandman to make good at aly hazard, and at any
the temperate zone. Cost, his full and equal heirship of
tton whitens beneath American privilege and prosperity. It
ay wheat locks sun- matters not that every other race has
ed sheaf. In tlhe same 1 eel routed out or excluded without
the fragrance of the rhyme or reason. Wherever whites and
catches thl -quick backs have touched, in any era or in
s. There are motun- any climr, there has been an irrevoc
exhaustless treasures, able violence. It matters not that no
primeval, and rivers two races. however similar, have lived
r loitering, run wanton anywherv, at any time, on the same
soil, with equal rights in peace. In
essential items of all spiteo'there things we are commanded
,to mike good this change of American
ntrol. n oon a Py, which has not perhaps changed
ntro. Incottn aAmerican prejudice; to mlake certain
in iron proven su- here What has elsewhere been impoSSi
ber the reserve spl
ber te reervusupply ble between wvhites and blacks, and to
From this assured
t advan tg,is an reverse, under the very worst condi
Sadvantage,ions, th universal verdict of racial
nditions can not much history.
as grown an amazing 'Ad driven, sir, to this -u, rauman
tries-not maintained impatit atrkn
ntrivanice of the tariff ts nta rosn
nivac oro the let andf delay, a :rigore, that accepts no excuse,
ff from the fullesting and a sushicion that discourages frank
of supply, but resti ness and sincerity, e do ot shrink
nece within touch of the
andforest-not setm from this trial. It is so interwoven
mnwhich competition with our industrial fabric that we can
farmer in despair, but disseutangle it if we would; so
farm_ indesair,butbound up in our honorabie obligation
and sunny lands rich to the world that we would not if we
to which neither sea- culd. Can we solve it? God, who gave
set a limit, this system it into our hands, He alone can know.
mounting to a splendor But this the weakest and wisest of us
zzle and illumine the do not know. We cannot solve it with
less than your tolerant and patient
the picture and prom- sympathy, with less thaii the know
e, a laud betterand fairer ledge that the blood that runs in your
ld you, and yet but a fit veins is our blood, and that when we
material excellence for have done our best, whether the issue
gentle quality of its cit- be lost or won, we shall feel your strong
armis about us an(d hear the beating of
at, sir, we have New
at, ir,we aveNewyour approving hearts. Tfhe resolute,
iting the Republic from clear-headed, broad-uinded men of'te
shaking from its over- South, the men whose genius nade
new swarms of workers, glorious every page of the first seventy
is hind all over with its
isulagend ye oerw t, t years of American history, whose c our
urage.age and fortitude you tested in four
do of which I hav years of fiercest war, whoseenergy has
r cent. of the lands made bricks without straw and spread
its mines scarcely splendor amid the ashes of their war
population so scant wasted homes-these men wear this
equidistant the sound of problem in their hearts and brains by
oice could not be heard day and by night. They realize, as you
to Taxes; while on the cannot, what this problem means,
nearly every house in New wa hyoet hsknl n
ids a son, seeking with dpnetrc,temaueo hi
asome new land in whichdettth wol,iwosdspe
modest patrimony, thethydfneanmitiedsvr,
remains that in 1880 theanthghterftaehidedn
ewer Northern-born citi- isudrrwh n hi ac
e had in 1870, fewver in cmee ihisbres hyhv
at ? Why is it, Cr, thatcoeclans, ortefihrm
tional line be now but a ~hc oe org.Nr i,we
abreath may dispel, fewveriipasoaenmntisdcledo
forth have crossed it overthmtavau anawlsadv
than when it was crim- wt t ui bse n t rmo
ie of the best blood of thestisinowchIpa 01hemy
-even when the slave- nvrg,aete tukwt oeo
guard every inch of itsaprhsintaiseddtocm
be but one answer. It is "uhi ietme fm epe
olemn we are now to conI- Btwa ftepoi tef r
key that opens that prob- Peiet ene o ooese
oek to the world the fairestfuteunssv ccdergthe
Republic and free the hati- ta h epeIsekfraea oet
thousands, whose eyes areassnilan asjtasyupel,
dling with its beauty. Bet- seiga ansl syuwudi
s, it will open tile hearts of terpaet ihl ov h rbe
thirty years estranged and ta ocisteia vr ia )it
ing comiradeshiip a millionIfyunstththe arruin.
'withheld in doubt. Noth- bidysrvlgwt ldenai
this problem, and the sus-slotuitl)n(radopesth
reeds, hinders a clear under- rc,te hl arfc ysl-e
d perfect union. Nothing pcaidtxyuptinenvi.
between us and such love as "uta ithttey reueno
gia and Massachusetts atconnseeadcomonhety
Sand Yorktown, chastened wsl oiyn nevrnette
of Manassas and Gettys- cno hlydsead udn n
iluminated with the comingcotllnasbtthyclteviou
rk and a nobler destinyadirsosbi 1iherc,con
evr wrought with sword orpeiaiierowthfnks,ad
cnnon's mouth.rerengi ptec vithyloen
des not invite yourt patientpsio,aiicn.iu ltetmeht
oight, hear one thiing more:wrigliaS i.
pe, your brothers in the dittsaidw wyrec al
oters in black, in destiny, in ndraiilgt-gh. 'lelrs
bst inl our past and future, dn ftelmtdSae,iihslt
t ith this problem that their iesmet oirs.iistsigth
itce depends oii its righitplattteSotshud elfto
Nor are they wholly to sletmi mbem.ak
tpresence. Shave ships of ~ miya okuo t ia
Uesailed from your ports;souinloiiv ti' \Vi wl
iO in our fields. You willteiak miestareblot?W n
etraflie. noi r in!sti tutiomn.willehv ecililtsha e
Edeclare that ini its wvisehi?
dliinist ration, iln Iifti ng salmatl-r rtstialsttIe
ights of which he had priai\ ma.frtlelrttaiei
his savage homiie amid OriitP' l ize(fiei a
>ipi ness he has not vet tizje ihte~etsa foi
1, oufr fathers heft theirj(o.mmzltt51ll:hPIiC
I ex'ellen.zt heritage,.fagetadlyl etll,tlIg
~var thIis inmst it ut ionIgA i y 'lilI le a h r
Godas eartilyv asded5'iir'hohl lihlmoh
slavery is mone for-Stt a ghtoth tmnityer(I
m i soil. Bhut the f jre oit~ItIiiive old C( o
'ith him a p)roblmiSi'1asLi;adtog hr sn
rplaralfeh.pr(lll ai'lCIwul 'timkeo
conIditionls. TworeioCticr.ladmititiilit
itical and civil 'nvcn r;ln,sr akdb cc''
II numbers, but 01e'r aeI hjh sP~ies
Iligence and re- ~etr oiiiea ans mdie
edged againistsptfl:msmtote ucin ha
ini servitude aeakd lsIa orpliic
last. hv a des- wiewt ioospanesosecl
menit soughtsekn y(trjd en rahrhn
by bothI orapas.Ilre~spb tp
Sconditi n is epbive hs the wml hi er ai
very pont,icro of ,the03 rights of aon,lien rthe
$:>0,(00,000 and its cash e -uiva-et in
grain, grasses and fruit. This enor
mioas crop could not have come from
the hands of sullen and discontented
labor. It comes from peaceful fields
in which laughter and cossip rise above
the hum of industry, and contentment
runs with a singing plough. It is
claimed that this ignotant labor is de
frauded of its just hire. I present the
tax books of Georgia, which show that
the negro, twenty-fiveyearsago a slave,
has in Georgia alone $10,000,i0) of the
assessed property worth twice that
much. Does not that record honor him
and vindicate his neighbors? What peo
ple, penn s, illiterate, has done so
well? For every Afro-American agita
tar stirring up strife, in which alone he
prospers, I can show you a thousand
negroes, happy in their cabin hoies,till
ing their own laud by day and at night
taking from the lips of their children
the helpful message their State sends
them from the school house door.
"And the school house itself bears
testiiny. The South, since 1S95, has
spetit $122,000,000 in education, and
this year is pledgel to $37,000,000 more
for State and city schS)ols, although the
blacks, paying one-thirtieth of the
taxes, get one-half of the fund. Go into
our fields and see whites and blacks
working side by side, on our buildings
in the same squad, in our shops at the
same forge. Often blacks crowd whites
from work, or lower wages by their
greater need or simpler habits, and yet
are permitted, because we want to bar
theni from no avenue in which their
feet are fitted to tread. They could
not there be elected orators of white
universities, as they have been here,
but they do enter there a hundred
usual trades that are closed against
theni here. We hold it better and
wiser to tend weeds in a gardeii than
to water an exotic in a window. In
the South there are negro lawyers,
teachers, editors, dentists, doctors and
preachers, multiplying with the in
creasing ability of their race to support
theni. In villages and towns they
have their military com,panies,equiplpvd
from the armories of the State, their
churches and societies, built and sup
ported largely by their neighbors.
"What is the testinony of the Court?
In penal legislation we have sLeadily
reduced felonies to misdemeanors, and
have led the world in mitigating pun
ishieut for crime, that we might save,
as far as possible, this dependent race
from its own weakness. In our peni
tentiary records 60 per cent of the pros
ecutors are negroes, and in every crim
inal court the negro criminal chal
lenges the colored juror that a white
man may judge his case. In the North
one negro in every 18.5 is in jail.; in the
South only one in 446. In the North
the percentage of negro prisoners is six
times as great as that of native--whites
in the South only four times as great.
If prejudice wvrongs him in Sou thern
courts the record shows it to be deeper
in Northern courts. I assert here, and
a bar as intelligent and upright as the
bar of Massachusetts will solemnly en
dorse my assertion, that in Southern~
courts, from the highest to the lowest,
pleading for life, liberty or property,
the negro has a distinct advantage, be
cause he is a negro, ap)t to be over
reached, oppressed, and that this ad
vantage reaches from the juror in mak
ing his verdict t o the judge in mneasur~
ing his sentence.
"Now, 3Mr. President, can it be seii
ously maintained that we are terror
izing a people from wvhose willing
hands comes every year $l,000,000,000
of farm crops? or have robbed a people
who twenty-five years from unre
warded slavery, have amassed in one
State $20,000,000 of property? or that
we intend to oppress a people we are
arming every day? or deceiving them,
when we are educating them to the ut
most limit of our ability? or outlaw
thenm when vwe work side by side wit b
then or re-enslave them under legal
forms, when for their benefit we hiave
imprudently narrowed the limit ol
felons and nmitigated the severity of
law?
"M1y felIlow-countrynmeni, as ou
yourself mayv sometimes have to app)ea.
at the batr of human judgment for jus
tie and for right, give to my peopk
to-night a fair anid unanswerable con
clsion of these inconitestible facts."
Continuing, the speaker said:
"When will the black cast a free
balot: Whenm ignorance anywvhere is
not dominated by the will of the in
telligent; wvheni the laborer anywhere
casts a vote uniiniidered by his boss;
when the vote of the poor anywhere ih
niot inifluenicedl by the powVer of t lie rich
when the strong and steadfast do( noi
everyhlere control the suffrage of th'
weak and shiftless; then, and not til]
then, will the.baillot of the negro be free,
Te white people of the South are
banded, MIr P'resident, nmt in prejudiet
azainmst the blacks, lnt ini sectional
est ranigemien!t, not ill the hope t1
~oitin!i don;miion, but in deep and~
abidng ecesit. Te negro vote cat
never con tro l ini the Sotth, and iL
would b e wveil ift lie partisans at tht
North would understandl this. I havt
seen lie white people of a State sei
aout by thick ho'sts until their fatt
seemed se:,led.
"u,sir, some brave mn, banidi n
them together, would rise as Elishi:
rose in beieagumered Sammaria, anud touch.
ng their eye with faith, bid then:
ook abr'oad to see the verv air tille'
with th - chariots of Israel and thu
hiorsemen thuere'of. If there is anyv hu.
man force that ennnilot be withstood, i
is the poe of the band(edl intelligene
aid responsibility ouf a free comuniity
Against it numbers and corrupitior
cainot prevail. It can not be forbidder
il law or divorced in force. It is thi
munity, a just and righteous safeguarl
against an ignorant or corrupt sut
frare.
"It is on this, sir, that w"e rely in the
South, not the cowardly Intinare of the
mast or shot-gun, but the peaceful -t
jesty of intellbgence and responsiilIty
massed and uniied fir the protection
of its hotes and the preservation of its
liberty. That, sir, is our retlimee and
our hope, and against it all the power
of earth shall not prevail.
"It was j st as certain that Vir=inia
would come back to unchallk-ned con
trol of her white race, that hefore the
moral and materiil power of her peop!e
once more tn?ifil"I m.nos:tEtil wou1ld
crumble until its last de-ra''ate leader
was left alone, vainly s ri' i"'_ to rally
disordered hosts, asthat tire should
fade in tue klndlin_ _lory of the sunt.
You may pass force hills, but they will
not avail. You may sur-ender your
liberties to a Federal teletionl law, you
may submit int fear f,1' a ue'"essty that
does, not exiat that. the very formtt of
this -:Goverm ent mnav Ieehnngcd. Thtis
old State, which oinIs in its chatter the
boast that it "is ;a five and ililependett
Comonwealth," may deliver its elec
tion machinery into the hands of the
Government it helped to create. But
never sir, will a single State of this
Union, North or South, he delivered
again to the control ofan ilnor:ltt and
inferior race. We wrested onr State
Government from negro supremacy
when the Federal drumshteat rolled
closer to the ballot box, aw+l:Federal
bayonets hedged it deeper about than
will ever again be permitted in this
free Government. But, sir, thongh the
cannon of this Republic thtlndered in
every voting district of the South, we
still should find in the mercy of God
means and courage to prevent its re
establishment."
Mr. Grady's concluding remarks were
as follows:
"Such, Mr President, is this problem
as we see it, such is the temper in which
we approach it, such the progress made
What do we ask of you? First, pa
tience. Out of this alone can come
perfect work. Second, confidence. In
this alone can you judge fairly. Third,
sympathy. In this you can help us
best. Fourth, give us your sons and
hostages: When you plant your capi
tal in millions, send your sons that they
may know how true are our hearts and
may help so well the Anglo-Saxon cur
rent until it can carry without danger
this black infusion.
"Fifth, loyalty to the Republic
For there issectionalisnm in loyalty as in
estrangement. This hour little needs
loyalty that is loyal to one section and
yet holds the other in enduring sus
picion and estrangement. Give us
broad and perfect loyalty, that loves
and trusts Georgia alike with Massa
chusetts--that knows no South, no
North, no East, no West; but endears
with equal and patriotic love every
foot of our soil, every State of our
Union. A mighty duty, sir, a mighty
inspirbtian, impels every one of us to
night to lose in patriotic consecration
whatever estranges, whatever divides.
We, sir, are Anmeric'ans, and we tight
for human liberty
"The uplifting force of the American
idea is under every throne' on earth,
France, Brazil,-thzese a re our victories,
to redeem the earth fromn kingeraft and
oppression. This is our' muission and
we shall not fail. God has sown in our
soil the seed of his millennial harvest,
and he will not lay the sickle to the
riening harvest unutil his full and per
feet day has comie."
''Our history, sir, has been a con
stant and enchantinug noiracle from
Plmioth Rock and Ja mestown aliway
-aye, even fromz the hour when fromi
the voiceless and trackless ocean the
Newv World rose to the sight of the ini
spired sailor. As we appiroach the
fourth cen tenniiial of that st upendlous
day-when the Old World will come
to marvel and to learn amid our gath
eredl treasures-let us resolve to crown
the nxzracles of our past wvith the spec
tacles of a Republic. compact united,
indissoluble in the bonds of love-lov
ing from the lakes to the gulf--the
wounds of wvar healed in every heart as
on every hill-serene and resplendent;
at the summit of human aichievement
and earthly glory, blazing out the path,
andi making clear the wvay up wvhich
all nations of the earth miust come in
God's appointed time.''
Mr. Grady spoke for over an1 hiour
with great force and eloquence and his
treatment ouf the topic evidently met
the hearty approval of his hearers, for
there were cries of "good," "'true'' atnd
vigorous appllause.
MRt. DAVIS AND GEN. (RINT.
Noble and Kindly Seritimenna Uttered by
the Great Confederate Leader.
BosTON MAss., Dec. 1 2.-Whe" Gen
eral G3rant was dhying in the Mount Mc
Gregor cottage, the Boston Glob~e in
strueted its New' Orleans correspondent
to interview .Jlefesont D)avis. Mr.
Davis was no' t seen hpersonlhly, lhnt a
few day's later he pet'ned t he fiol lowingz
-letter.
"Di-:~an Si : Your r'equest ont he
half oft the Bsoston (Giohe, for mue to pre.
pae a ciri wism onl (Gen eral G ranzt's
miitary career ('atnnoit lhe comzpliedi
wth for thle f'ollowinzg reasons: F"irst,
Geeral Granit is dhyzing; second, though
ie invaded our e-ountry with a ruth
less band, it was with an uopen hand,
an, as far as I know'. he afietted neith'
er arson or pillage, and has since the
-war, I believe, shown no malignity to
conifederates, eit her of the mzilitary or
civil service. Therefore, inzsteadl of
seeking to disturb the (1melt of his clos
ing hours, I would, if it were, in my~
power, contribute to the peceC of hzis
mind and comfort of his body.
JFERSONy I)Avis."
THE DEAD CHIEFTAIN.
Confederate Veterans Pledged to Raise
Funds to Provide for Jefferson Davis's
Family and for the Erection of a
Monument.
NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 12.-A mass
meeting of Confederate veterans was
held last night and resolutions were
adopted mourning the death of the
great chieftain and pledging themselves
to provide a fund for the family of the
deceased and to raise a monument to
bis mienorv. Governor John B. Gor
(lon, of Georgia, presided and addressed
the meeting as follows:
"To me. and doubtless to you, this is
one of the saddest yet sweetest and
proudest occasions of a life-tiime-sad
dest, because we have just borne to his
tomb our great chieftain; sweetest, be
cause we have laid him to rest, 'after
life's fitful fever is over,' on a bed softer
than was ever made by blooming roses
or a pillow of down. We have buried
him with the blessings and honors and
esteem and af'ections of a grateful peo
ple. Let me add that it was fitting
that he should be laid to rest with the
flag of the Confedera:y, which he loved
so well, folded about him living, and
buried with him-the stars and stripes
of the republie, for whose honor and
defense.he spilt his biood, waving over
him. If l'e could speak to us to-night
I am sure his injunction would be to
remain true to the memoriesof the past
and be no less true to the duties of the
future and the glory of our American
republic. The grief over his death is
ours; but his fame will yet be claimed
for his country and for mankind.''
Governor Gordon then urged that a
fund should be raised to build a nionu
ment to his memory, and provision
made for Mrs. Davis and the "Daugh
ter of the Confederacy," because it was
a holy duty to our own ma-ihood and
the highest privilege left us.1
Addresses were also niad:: by Gover
nor Buckner, of Kentucky, Lowry, of
Mississippi, Fowle, or North Carolina,
Eagle, of A rkansas, Fleming, of Florida
and Nichols, of Lousiana, and others.
CHESTER'S PIOUS FRAUD.
The Alleged Cincinnati Y. x. C. A. Secre
tary Turns out to be an Escaped Con
vict From Tennessee.
[Special to the Register.]
Ci.srEn, S. C., December 7.-How
ser, alias Rogers, and numberless other
aliases, the visiting "secretary" of the
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A., now repining
in jail here on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons turns out to be an
escaped convict, being from the Ten
nessee Penitentiary.
The warulen of that institution at
Nashville, Tenn., telegrap .1 Sheriff
Hood this afternoon to hold the pris
oner, for whom he offers a reward of
$100.
Accortmaninig the dispatch is a per
fect description of the escaped convict,
whose real name is Copeland Hunter,
and who seems to be a native of Green
brier County, WI. VIa.
The description so) completely tallies
with the prisoner's person in every
particular as to render his identity al
most utiiuestionable.
Sheri ff~ Hood gave the pious fraud an
airing this afternoon 01] top of the jail
building long enough to) take his photo
graphm, which will be forwarded at once
to the aut horitiles at Nashville.
TIlE FAIHER'S ALLIANCE.
'Adjournment of the St. Louis Convention
-Change of Namnelto the NaNional Far
mler's Alliance and Industrial Union.
ST. Louis, Decemiber 8.-The Far
mecrs' Convyen tion yesterday closed up
their business and adljourned to meet
on the second( Tuesday in December,
1590J, at JTacksonville, Fla. The day
was deve ted to finishing the revision
of the constitution an d trying to smooth
the way for consolidation with the
Northern Alliance. Terms were finally
agreed upon, and Kansas and South
Dakota go in at once, but the other
States defer action until the matter can
be submitted to the separate State Al
liances.
What the terms of the consolidation
arc have not transpired. The new con
stitution is the same as the old, with
the cxception of a few verbal chiang~es.
One of the chief alterations is striking
out the word "country" before the
phlrase "country mechanie." This
will enable a large number of mtechan
ics in villages antd cities, who are
Knightts of Labor, to join the organiza
tion. It is provided that negroes miay
bue taken into the union at the option
of the State organizations, but they
(aninot he made delegates to the
National Co~nvenltion .
The niarme of the organtization has
bCeen changred to the National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union. Head
quarters will hie established at Wash
into'1, D. C., where the presidlent,
secretary and chai rmarnft theexecutive
cornmmittee' will transaet business.
The judiciary committee, which is
practically a trial ('ourt, wvas appointed
as followvs: R.~ C. Petty, of Mlississippi,
chaiirmnrr: Tsaae MceCracken, of Arkan
sac, antd Evanr Jones, of Texas.
Thte exetntive commnittee~ is composed
of (G. WX. 3McClure, of Washington, D.
C.: A. Wardell, of South Dakota, and
J. F. Tillmian, of Tenntesse'e. Business
agtents, who are purchausing a'ients and
loo k after the co-opuerative stores and
other traffies of the Order, have organ
ized anid style themselves the State
Ruisi ness Agentts' Associaition. J. B.
Dhnes. of Sr. Louis, was elected presi
dent: W. W. Holland, of Kentucky,
vice presidenit, and Oswal Wilson, of
Nsew York, secretary.
Dlon hawk, hawvk, blow, spit, and
dlisigust everybody with your oftensive
breath, but use D)r. Sage's C.atarrh
niedan end n it. 50 ccnts, by drug
Thomas F. Greneker.
[From the Greenville News.1
The death of Thomas Ferguson
Greneker, of -Newberry, will be felt by
eaeh of the older newspaper men of the
State as a personal loss. Mr. Greneker
was one of the oldest members of the
State Press Association, was for many
years the treasurer of the orginization
and while his health lasted was invari
ably present at its meeting?. He is
remembered with unallQyed pleasure
as one of the most genial an kindly of
men, the friend and well wisher of all
his brethren and universally respected
and Lelovel.
It would be hard to estiiate the
good accomplished by a aan like Mr.
Gr.ne'.:er in a long editorial career. It
is no doubt written in the record than
can not be perused by mortal eyes. lie
was unobtrusive and conservative,
never claiming remarkable talent l,ut
always putting in good clear English
the conclusions reached by hontest and
intelligent thought, and writing ai he
believed without fear. He was a hard,
conscientious worker and for a long
time published the only newspaper in
his town and county, lending-strong
and timely aid to every movement for
the advancement of the community.
His fellow: journalists will unite in
sorrow for the loss of their veteran
brother and in deep and earnest sym
pathy for his bereaved family.
[Wateree Messenger. I
Mr. Thomas F. Greneker, of New
berry, died on the 3d inst. Mr. Gren- I
eker was a veteran newspaper man he
having beeni editor and proprietor of
the Newberry Herald and later as the
Herald and News. A good mtan has
fallen. Peace to hisashes.
[ChristIan Neigh bor.]
eMr. Thomas F. Greneker, of New
berry, S. C., died December 3. 1SSb),
aged 62. The best years of his life
were e-nployed in journalismt-The
Rising Sun which after the war was
changed to the Newberry Herald. Mr.
Greneker was a consistent member of
the Methodist Church-a man of in
tegrity in his dealings with others-a
credit to the Press of the State. Six
or seven years ago, he sold his paper on
account of failing health and was for
the last few years a great sutrerer. A
peaceful death ended the sutferings of
the faiithful servant of tiod.
[Anderson Journal.1
Mr. Thos. F. Greneker, one of the
veteran journalists of this etate, died t
at his home in Newberry last Wednes- I
day morning. He was one of the pub
lishers of the Rising Sun before the
war and after the war established the
Newberry Herald. ie originated the
.systemn of having a separaecluln fof
local matter when the custom was to
mix locals and editorials together. He
was one of the organizers of the State
Press Association, and for many years
was its treasurer. He retired from
journalism about live years ago on ac
count of failing health.
A Good Trick.
[Lewiston Journal.]
Take a spool of white basting cott.
Drop it inito your iniside Coat p)ocket,
aiid, threading a needle with it, pass it
through the shoulder of your coat.
Leave the end ani inch or so long on
the outside of your coat and take oil
thre needle. Four men out of tive will
try to pick that whole thread off your
shoulder, and will pul on tire spool
until it actually does seem as though
your clothes are all bastings, and that
they wer.e niot only unraveling your
clothes, but yourself..
"I was in to see WVilsoni Barrett in
'Chaudain' in Boston last week,"' said
the travelling mnan. '1 t was the most
in terestintg andi pathetic poto of the
play. Every body was rapt. I was
sitting bolt upright and didn't know or
didn't care to know a soul around me,
when suddenly I feit sorue one tugging
at that basting cotton that I myself
had cleau iorgotten. I didn't sa a
word and did not move. Foot by foot
it unrolled. Half glancing around I
saw a muan-a total stranger -yanking
at that thread. H is faice was scarlet.
He had pulled out about tea yards and
was now iiauling ini hand over hand.
He didn't dare to stop because lhe had
decorated miy back arid the whole
aisle with basting cotton. kJ,3 hardly
dared to go ahead, for he didn't know
what portion of miy interior economy
he was trifling with. Rip! Rip! wenrt
the thread. Hand over hand lie yank
ed it in. The aisle was ftull oif it. 'For
Heaven's sake! will it never end? said
lie, above his breath. I sat perfectly
still arnd ran the spool whtile he pulled.
How I wanted toyell, I never saw any
thing in mny life half so funnry. The
whole section of the house got Oilto it.
They didn't knaow whether to laugh at
mie or him, andI somae looked on amazed
at the spectucle. At last tire stranger.
behind tie gave one- Iranrtic, rip and
yanked out about 11 yards on one
bunch, arnd as tIre cotton got twisted
around his watch ebain, over his eve
glasses, in his very hair aind illecd his
lap), I turnred arournd arid producirrg
the spooi from amy p.>cket said: 'I ami
very miucht obliged for yo,ur interest and
ver sor that I mnisled yo,u. You see
that I have arbout124 yards lcft, but I
prresumer tha:t vou dlon't care fo anry
mrore at presenit. I :rair honaest ly sorry,
but I can't help smiilinrg.'"'
"lIhe arrant was a modu~e.t sort of gen-I
tlelualn inl appearannc. Hiis face was
as redl as tir even to his~ ears. He
I.,okedl at tile andl then at thIe spool. He
chranged color on1ce or twice, aind then
as theecrowd caught oar a big lat.gh
wentt up right in onte of the painful
passages of 'Chaudianm,' and lihe gentle
mran w ho had initended to pull t hat
hrread ofijoined ini the laugh arnd said,
'I will square that up oan mry wife when
I get homeia; but, any friend, I swear to
heaven that I didh thinrk at onre timre
thait I was going to und ress you wvhier
y ou sat.'
"It catches every time, anid any owvn
PROSPERITY LETTER.
'JtE.I'E RITY, December 11.-Santa
Claus is already beginning t4 put in an
appearance, in our show cases, on our
counters and on our shelves, in fact he
is a kind of ubiquitous animal, and his
appearance is almost as varied in hues
and colors, and qualities and quantities
as is his universalitv.
Gr:ce Church Sunday school will
not have a Christmas tree, but in its
tead, will be given an entertainiment
to tie Sunday-school in the church on
Christmas night, when every scholar
froni little marks to Jumbo Loss. will
receive an orair_, anr apple .and can
Jlies. The children are already antici
pating a real itice time. The features
>f the en tertain men t will be of a social
shrarai"ter, and interspersed with sweet
tuusic, both instruniental and vocal.
A conlnittee of live ladies, with Mrs.
Laura E. Wise as chairman, and five
lnen of whom L. S. Bowers is chair
Iln, were a ppointed to make all t:eces
ry arrangeenets. With two sue'.
lt iih, of coliiittees, Success ana a
c yous occasion are insured. The ]a
lies of Grace congregation have also
.eeti exercising their brains, which has
-esulted in an arrangement fora hot
upper in the academy building on the
light of the 2iith December. The ob
ect is to raise funds for furnishing a
-oom in the parsonage. The weather
)ermitting, this will also be a pleasing
tnid interesting entertainment, for
vhenever our ladies undertakea thing
heir eflorts are always crowned with
uccess, all other things being favora
e. To this entertainment tbe public
re cordially invited, and it is hoped
hey will bring their best friends, and
lon't you forget your pocket-books,
nil then all will be happy and serene.
Man is surely a strange animal.
'he chameleon changes his color to
uit the surroundings. Some men
-h1an ge their "faith," notion, opinion,
o suit a certain inclination, taste, de
ire, or more frequently, their pocket
looks. Some make the most perfect
otitortions in swallowing gnats, while
hey can gulp dow. prodigeous camels
vith wonderful ease. "What fools
hese mortals be."
Last Sunday was communion ser
ice in Grace church, when a large
iunber of communicants partook of
he Lord's Supper. After this the con
;regation adopted the Apostoic plan
f giving to the support- of the chureb.
L'his plati involves the:enreiope.system.,
y which every member, male and
eruale, young and old contribute every
ord's day. This fund is not only to
ay the pastor's salary, but all other
ncidental expenses of the church.
t is a good plan. God's plaas a
tlways good. YU HE.
GtAND LODGE A. F. 1.
O(etison of Otlicera-District Deputy Grand
Master Appointed.
[Special to the Register.]
CH zARtL EsTON; S. C., Dec. 12.-The
i rauid Lodge A. F. M. yesterday elected
lie following otticers for the ensuing
-ear: R. F". Divver, of Anderson,
irantd 31.aster; L. T. Izlar, Blackville,
)eputy Grandl Master; A. Doty, Char
eston, Senior Grand Warden; W. T.
3ranch, A bbeville, Junior Grand War
leni; Z. Davis, Charleston, Grand
Creasurer; C. Iniglesby, Charleston,
grand Secretarv; D. WV. H-iott, Honea
Mdth, Grand Chaplain.
Th'le Grand LMxge adjourned last
iight, to meet ini Anderson next year.
L'he following District Grand Masters
vere app)oinited:
First district, E. B. Gary, Abbeville;
econdl district, M. F. Ansel, Green
;ille; third district, J. B3. McFadden,
'hester; fourt h distriet, C. E. Sawyer,
Aikeni; fifth district, 'r. H. Gore, Cross
Keys; sixth district, J. B. Black, Jr.,
Bamiberg: seventh district. H. A.
D)eS-'anssure, Charleston; eighth district,
r. 1. Culpepper, Timmionsville; ninth
listriet, J. C. Sellers, Sellers.
Thc Grand Lodge attended the
nmorial services yesterclay in a body
4vitho'ut r galia.
A1 FIN ANCiA L sTIR.
i New York Attorney After Mone-y in
Carolinza' Capital.
Corr.A7 m. A S. C., December 12.-Con
,iderab,lestir wvas <reatedl here to-dlay
ui State fintancial cireles by the ap
>earanlce before the committee ont ways
izid means of the General Assemibly of
Rtussell Wise, ot New York, as an at
;otrney in behailf of a ptetitiont for the
-ecogni tion)1 anzd paymien t of bonds
ssued under the act of March 23, 1869.
This action, comting at a time whe
hte Legislature is considering the
juestionz of funin zg the Browni conisols
tito 4 per eei. bontds, cauces. mu ich
.5STr 1)4 YOUR BEsT.
Thie signs is h'ad wheni folks comminence
A-Iindin' fault with Providence.
Atnd ba:ulkmt' 'eause the earth don't
At ev'ry pran;cint' step tl:ey take.
No matn is great till he can see
How less than little lie would be
Ef strippe)d to self, and stark anid bare
He hunig his sign out anywhere.
Ny doc'tritne is to lay aside
Luont ent ionis, and be satisfied;
Jest do your best, ard' praise er blatie
rhait tollers that counts je*st the sanr.e.
Prve alus noticed great success
[s mixed with troubles miore, or less.
intl it's the muau who does the best
That gits more kicks thatn all the rest.
The Y. M. C. A.'s Latest Mass
Departure of Secretary Nicbola
[Owing to the crowded state of:
columns last week we were foi
leave out a quantity of matter, au
which was the following commu
tion:)
Editor Ne wberry. Herald and N
Happening in the city on a recen
day night we availed ourself
advertised invitation toattend a
ing en masse at the Methodist.
in the interest of the Young
Christian Association.
We went early to the church.
to secure a seat believing that
of such moment-moral and
work among young men-woul
called forth an overflowing audie
but had it not been for a number
ladies present there would
have been a meeting at all, for
were conspicuously absent.
After prayer by the speaker- for
evening and some sweet musik by,
ladies, with piano and cornetaccomp
inient, Secretary Nicholas, in a
aptly chosen words, introduced Be
P. Scott who spoke with eloquentea
estness and conclusively answered
question, "An I my brother's
er?" _.,
This question, said the reverend x
turer, propounded in the very twilg.
of time, is still asked and answer
the negative by a selfish maltitude
which prefers the gospel of "the survlT
al of the fittest," with all its inhina
ities.
It was not until the incar on
Son of God as the sinless and a
Nazarine, that the world cam -
a refined realization of the hurasn
His Gospel, which teaches thate
man is his brother's keeper in a
and an ennobling sense, for ;f
"God never made an independent
Twould mar the beauty of-hisge
plan."
The moral and ethical forc
are to bind men together are ind
and, like the indestructible ato e
act and react upon each otber,m.
not separate himself from his f
man.
The lecture was, felicitousf
trated. The speaker's words.
uggested that subjective
negative virtues are unavaili
must seek out the "objetize
humanity, as they relate to the'
Lion and elevation of mankindg
iare-not paiy on
Wemust'Come.in. contac;
low men for their moral and
good.
Mr. Scott urged theimn
sity of effective organ'
action nog,.aekie the
1TLrtr'ly organized
menace the peace of
destructive tendeneies.
In concluding Mr.
hearers not to be di
of feeble efforts; the
small are only relative
Omniscient God can take then
vessel and make it a migt
His hand. He isOmnipote
and might effect restoration0
ways, but his plan.is to wor
the consecrated labors of sel
self-sacrificing man as his -
and minister of mercy.
Let the purity of your thou
forth taking voice and form in
ous words and noble action, t'
the banyan growth, they
deep root and bear fru.it
ages."
The great Jehovai~is able-to
the shining seraph through the
sky to tell the story ofRee
Love. He could paint it with ici.dt
splendor in the lofty dome of the
enis; pencil it upon the blowing~
ers; send it forth upon the~ whi
winds, and in the rythm of ther
river; but it is through man a
patient, bumble, sympathizing,
crated man, that God woulda
plish the work of love and merey
magnanimity among men.
Mr. Scott paid a timely and gr
compliment to the efficientsei
the youngsecretary wbo was so
sever the ties that heoi
pleasantly to the association..
Secretary Nicholas has retr_
the association after anl earnests'n
scientious service of two year.~
do not doubt that he has sown ti
of gNod fruit for the future,'and
bis absence will be the means of
ing the young men the import
their work. There is the very i
terial among the young men of
berry for a flourishing associatio
for leadership as well.
Invested a Dollar and
Brown and bis friend Pe
talking about investments.-.
Once I in vested 81000 in ret
said Perkins, "and doubled na
thanx six months. That was thi
inlvestmienit I ever made. Pretty
wasn't it?"
"I've done better than that,'
Brown. "Two y(ars ago I w
by all my friends that 1 was goi.
consumpIltioni, and I thought the.
right about it. I had 'a dry, i
cough, no appetite, my hleep car
tits and starts, and seemed
good, an~d often there wutll,
pain in m y~.b . kept g
weaker - 'd weaker, and at last.
sweats si:-t in. I thought it was
with nie then. I bad cons_
doctors and taken qua 'ir
eine, anid received no4 nefit f
One da.y I happened to read som
a bout i)r. Pierce's Golden Medie
covery, and I made up my
give it a trial, but I didn'th
would help me. I invested a d
a bott le of it, and itbhelped=
the first dose. It helped and i
me, and when I compare my
good health with the miserable
of t wo years ago I think I am
sayinlg that my investnment was
better onie than yours. Yr
reckon health by any measure
lars and cents; if you could -
siy that I had realized at-least
ion from my Si.-90 investmnent
--Golden MedicalDiscovery"is
teed to benefit or cure in all
for which it is recommend& __
paid for it will be refunded. d