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My MM, She Knows." M v, pa be ECO Ida me jcs becus He bayi* I'm gettav "tough;" ? He says my ince is never clean, My hands ere always rough; I'm not lu bavin' like I should, An" gola' wrong, I a'poso. But ma, she takes un' jw ta my hand Au bmiles, beeuz she knows. My pa hain't got no uso for boys, Ile wants 'em always men; I wonder if ho's clonu forgot The boy ho must o' been: For mn, sho says thov'ro nil alike, 'Bout face, an* hands an' clothes, An' says I'll learn to be a mun; Au mu, I guess she knows! My pa, he says I ain't no good At doh-.' anything; I'd rather fool away tho timo An whistle, play, nod sing; But ma, sho smiles an' says I'm young . An' then she up au noes And kisses me an shows mo how; r'or ma, you bet, sho knows! My pa* ho says I'll novor bo A business mau like Iii in, i Beor/ I hain't got any "drive," Au' * get np," "pluck" and "vim;" But ina, she says, so solemn like, A man's a boy that ?rows, . An' boys must have their pinyin' spells; Au' mu's a trump, au' knows! My pa, ho shakes his head au' sighs Alt' says ho doesn't seo Where 1 got all my careless ways That scorns jost horn in ino; An' ma, sin? laughs, aa' lutighs, nu' laughs, TilLpu'? fuco crimson grows, Au' then she says, "'Tis very ijuoer" But somehow, mu, she knows! Mv ma, sho knows 'most everything 'liout hoys and what they like. She's never Bcoldiu' 'bout the muss 1 lanko willi kites und biko; She Bays she waals me to be good An' conquer till my foes, An' you 'jes' bet I'm gain' lo be, 'Caz, my sweet mu, she knows! I?TATF^ CONTINUED I' UOM I'AOK 1. This was practically Gov. Sheppard's papar in tottidera verbls, very few changes being made. The convention sustained the committee In its un favorable reports on a number of reso lutions. Tho only talk of thc entire conven tion up to this point was over a reso pv lution to favor nu candidate for presl 0p dent who bad not been loyal in 1890 4jT and 1900. The resolution was rejected / V. by an almost unanimous vote, the con vention preferring tu let the delegate? act upon their own good judgment as to that matter. The unfavorable report on Senator Goodwin's resolution commending tho idea of a State fertilizer factory was adopted. All the resolutions which had received unfavorable reports were with In summery manner. The committee on constitution and rules presented a favorable report on the resolution sent up from Aiken county permitting clubs to meet on Monday after thc forth Saturday tn May. Mr. Ital nsf ord and Senator Till man opposed the resolution. Mr. Saw yer explained that the change in thc rule ls wanted tor the benefit of tbt factory people who want to meet oe Monday. Thc i bjection .seemed tu bi that it would confuse matters toe much. Mr. H?cker argued |that tin town people would prefer to meet or Monday. Senator Tillman thought Saturday suits nine-tenths of the peo pie, and let nine-tenths rule. Col. A G. Pinckupy of Pelzer declared tin rule to Lc useless. Mr. McCueu of tin Monaghan mill at Greenville agrect with Col. Pinckney. Tnt? report wa tabled on motion of Mr. Holt. Capt. Sawyer, who bad lcd a gal lant but losing lij .:t for the Monda] club meeting ri solution, again champ ioned thc resolution In regard to tb election of dispensers in tho primary This had received an unfavorable re port. T1IK RLKCTIOK OK DEL. KO AT KS. The work of these committees hav lng been concluded, the balloting fo delegates at large was commenced There were six nominees, but Col Jno. C. Haskell withdrew bis name The live tobe voted for were Senator Tillman and Cati mer, Gov. I ley ward Mayor Rhett of Charleston und Gen Wilie Jones of Columbia. On motion of Hr. Sawyer o' George town Senator Tillman v.as d?clar?e elected by acclamation. < >;i mot ion o Mr. Seeley of Berkeley dov. Hey wart was declared elected by acclamation. (?iiite: a scene of confusion eustice upon Mr. McCalla's motion to cleo Senator Latlmer by acclamation. 1 had been felt that Senator Lat!me would be defeated anti thc friends o Mr. Rhett and Gen. Jones objected Finally Mr. McCalla withdrew his mo tion after such parliamentarians a: Mr. Stevenson, Gov. Sheppard ane Mr. Moses bad endeavored to nura ve the tangle. Thc vote, as announced by thc tel 1er? was ;J2(J, ni which Rhett recel vet 272, Jones 2.'i? and Latlmer 146 Necessary teta chi ?ce Hil. Mr. linet and Gen. Jones were declared elected No alternates were elected but lb? delegation was authorized to lookou for stieb a contingency. Thc delegates from the several con gressional districts were then electee: upon recommcndatii n of the caucase: from the. respective districts. Tin following are the delegate's. First- 10. St. Clair White of Berke ley and J. E. Tindal of Clarendon Alternates, R. s. Whitley of Charles ton anti J. 1). hive:,:, of D irehester, Second .Ino. ('. Sheppard of Ivlge field and Claude IO. Sawyer ol Aiken .No alternates designated Third Hr. l.t. F. Smith of Picken; ands. II. MeGhci ol Greenwood. Al tcrnates, E. Ii. Aull of Newberry ant L. C. Baker or Lowndes vi Ile. Fourth -J. J. Gentry of Spartanburf and J. A. Hoyt ol Greenville. Alter nate?, < ). 1?. Goodwin of Laurens ant B. G. Williams of Spartanburg. Fifth Leroy Springs of Laucaste and A. M. Aiken ot ' 'hester. Aller natos, T. B. Lu? a r of Cherokee am 1). L. Stevenson of Fairfield. Sixth . I). It. Coker of Darlingtoi and i). I). McColl, Jr., of Marlboro Alternates, Jumes Stack bouse of Ma rion and 1). li. Traxler of Timmona ville. Seventh Altamont M ises of Sum ter and T. G. McLeod ol Lee. Aller nates, W. E. Gonzales andT. J. Lips comb, Jr., of Columbia Gov. Mcsweeney then nominate) Senator Tillman for representative oi the national Democratic committee This wascarried unanimously. Col. Hoyt introduced resolution; commending thc leadership of Join Sharp William:! in the house of repre sentatives and expressing the wlsi that hu will preside overa Democrat! body with a Democratic president Tills was received with applause am was carried unanimously. PLEDGING THU DELEGATES. Tiie convention was about lo brea! . up at il.-3d wheh Col. Hoyt got th lloor anti offered a motion that tin members of lbe delegation dec?an their position upon thc aspirants fo the presidential nomination. Tin convention bael seen fit not to instruct the delegates, but tu prevent the rc suit of the meeting from being mis stated the delegates should be callee upon to state their preferences. Mr, McCown moved to table. 'Phis wai voted down. Mr. Pollock then vigorously op posed the motion. This would be tantamount to Instructing the dele gates and lt may be that some otber caudldate might come to tbe front later, on. Maj. Augustine Smyth of Cha rloston declared that unless some thing be done as Col. Hoyt had sug gested, the friends of one of the candi dates would claim this as a victory because the other candidate bad not been endorsed. Col. George Johu stoue declared this to be a Democratic convention and Democracy seeks pub licity and does not work in the dark. Ile called for an expression of opin ion. Mr. Itagsdale took the oppesite vietf. While he ls uot a Hearst man and no delegate would have the hardi nge d to advocate Hearst on thc lloor of the convention, yet he didn't want thc delegation restricted by such ac tion. Mr. Pollock again argued at length agi.inst the motion of Col. Hoyt, and renewed bis motion to indetinltely pos tpone. Mr. Johnstone arose and said that he knew the motion was uot debat able, but scarcely thought after his frloud from Cbesterlield , had paid his compliments tu him (Johnstone) that be would keep him from returning tho compliment. There were loud and repeated calls for Johnstone and Mr. Pollock's motion was withdrawn. Mr. Johnstone then again took up his argument for the mollou to call for expressions from the delegates elected. He said that all the conven tion wanted was to have the delegates say for whom they were. The con vention had placed Itself In the pre dicament In which it fouud Itself, and thc rejection of resolutions endorsing Judge Parker would be interpreted abroad as a repudiation ol' his candi dacy. He spoke very strongly of the importance of the coming campaign and said the delegates should not be unwilling to declare themselves. Mr. Johnstone and Mr. Pollock engaged In frequent sallies which elicited laughter. At the close of his strong speech Mr. Johnstone was freely ap plauded. After some further debate Col. Hoyt secured the flior and said that under present conditions he was in favor of the nomination of Judge Parker but if after arriving at St. Louis lie found the majority of the delegation iu favor of some other candidate he would do as be did in 18"0 when his personal choice was Tilomas F. Bayard but under the unit rule he voted for Samuel J. Tin dal. Col. Hoyt's voluntary expression for Parker was well received by the con vention, and as soon as be sat down Gov. Heyward toole thc tluor aru'. an nounced in his clear, ringing voice, that with thc present lights before him he favored the nomination of Parker. This elicited more applause. The opposition to Col. Hoyt's mo tion then seemed to disapear and it was carried without objection. S BK ATO tl TILLMAN Sl'KAKS. Chairman Henderson called upon Senator Tillman to address thc con vention tirsl under the terms of the resolution. The senator took the platform. He said that all knew he spoke In pain and he knew that it was with some danger. He wanted lirst to express his gratification at the evidence that tile old antagonisms and bitterness had passed away, that the willingness of some members of the convention who had sworn never to vote for bim for anything that he should be elect ed by acclamation showed that it was their intention to vote for him had a ba'lot been taken. Taking up the subject of the nomi nee, lie said that if thc convention wanted to know for whom bc would voie he wo.ild say, "I don't know.' As to Judge Parker he had already said that he was unobjectionable. In an interview which had been widely published and also at the Ivlgetield convention he had so expressed him self. However, Parker might yet mi.kc some expression which would ch inge the situation. Because Gro ve* Cleveland had endorsed Parkci wrs not ground for opposing him, but if Parker endorsed Cleveland it wt uki be a different matter, lt Cleve land wants to come bad- into the party after having voted twice for tile Republican ticket, why let him come! Senator Tillman said that he had opposed Instructions, believing that the convention could put its conti dence in the delegation to select the most available mau. that the delega tion would do what the convention wants done. Hut, said he, "if you want to know who I'm going to vote for i'll say '1 don't know!' " This was delivered in the most perfect lien Tillman drawl. Gov. Hey ward was next called to the platform. He took thc opportu nity to thank the convention for two things. First, for the endorsement of his administration. He considered it one of the highest honors be had ever received to bc thin endorsed by such a splendid convention of South Carolina Democrats. Ile spoke ulse for thc other State ofncialB, who had labored with him to give the people a good, clean administration. Secondly, he thanked the convention for the hon ir of being sent to the St. Louis convention. With thc present information, as he bad already said, he favors Judge Parker. Hut highei than Judge Parker or any other man': candidacy be holds the success of thc party. Ile regards this election a; the most Important in years so far a: South Carolina and thc South are con cerned. In vigorous words tho go vcr nor scored the president's attttude to wards the South. Mayor R. Goodwyn Rhett of Char lcston came next. Before say lng any thing on the subject of the nomine* he wanted to say that he was pro foundly grateful and deeply touche! hy the testimonial of the convention'! confidence In him and he appreciate! action also as an evidence that Char lcston had been restored once moro ti the confidence of the State. He re ferred to the time when the metropo lis had been torn asunder from tin rest of South Carolina, a conditloi which, he said, had brought no litth sorrow to many in that city who an now rejoiced to see thc situation as i is now disclosed. Referring then to the resolution In said that at present it seemed to bin that Judge Parker was the mos available candidate, but his Hirst de sire was for the success of the party (len. Wilie Jones, when called, de dined to take the stand as the other: had done, and from the rear of tin hall In a very few words he thankee the convention for the honor dom him and said that under the present conditions Parker is his choice. One after another the district dele gates were called and each one salt: "Parker." The hour was then very late and the crowd had begun to leave, as all the big speeches hud been made and everything was plainly going Dnc way. From the first district Mr. J. E. Tindal and Mr. St. Clair White spoke briefly. Senator John C. Sheppard from tbe second district Bald tbat he would go farther than the others had done and would G.*y that he not only favored Parker but thinks his nomi nation cannot be prevented. One after another the other delegates were called-Capt. C. E. Sawyer, also of the second, Dr. lt. P. Smith and Mr. S. IL McGhee of the third, Col. J. A. Hoyt and Mr. J.J. Gentry of the fourth, Col. Leroy Springs and Mr. A. M. Aiken of the llftb, Mr. D. D. McColl, Jr., aud Mr. D. B. Coker of the sixth, and Messrs. Altamont Moses and T. G. McLeod of the seveuth. Mr. Geutry's short speech was very clear. Mr. McColl, very characteristically, announced emphat ically that he was for Parker, unless he were shown not to be a consistent Democrat, and that he was against Heaist; that, however, he would not vote for any man who did not vote the party ticket lu 18U0 and 19U0. This wound up the fireworks. The opposition to extracting tho senti ment of the delegation har', died bard but it, was good dead when all had declared for Parker. Mr. Cosgrove of Charleston offered thc customary resolution of thanks to the presiding chicer and the secre taries, and then the convention ad journed. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Now Urmul Oillcern Kleoted at tho Meeting nt Greenville The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Phythias met In Greenville last week aud were royally entertained by the hospitable people of that progressive city. The following are the new otll cers elected for the ensuing year: J. A. Summersett, grand cbaucelor, Columbia. li. A. Morgan, grand vice chancel lor, Greenville. M. Rutledge Rivers, grand prelate, Charleston. J. IL Thronwell, grand keeper of records and seals, Fort Mill. Wilson G. Harvey, grand master of exchequer, Charleston. E. C. Doyle, grand master at arms, Seneca. M. IL Witt, grand inner guard, Co lumbia. Douglas McIntyre, grand outer guard, Conway. Mr. Summersett goes from the chair of grand vice chancellor. Grand Chancellor Summersett an nounced the appointments for thc fol lowing committees: Judiciary-M. L. Smith, Camden; S. H. McGhee. Greenwood; Joe A. Bei ry, I irangeburg. Ways and Means C. D. Urowu, Ab bevillc; W. P. Henry, Tlmtnonsville; W. IL Dunkin, Charleston; J. 1. Cope land, Clinton; thc Rev. F. t). S. Cur tis, Dillon. Printing J. A. Summersett, cx (bbcio, Columbia: J. IL Thornwcll, ex-Ofliclo, Kort Mill; T. IL Gibbes, Columbia. Credentials-J. G. Ward law, Gaff ney; C. J. Rast, Cameron: W. li. Law, Rishopville. State of the Order-B. A. Morgan ex-ofticio, ( 1 reen ville; E. It. Cox, Dar lington; G. Iv. Willis, Willmington; W. R. Bristol, Beaufort; D. Jennings, Bennettsvllle. Grand Tribune, to serve for three years. J. F. Williams, Columbia. Deputy grand chancellors to be ap pointed under the resol ut km dividing the domain into nine districts, will be selected and appointed at an carly date by the grand chancellor. AFTER THE MOSQUITO. Marine Hospital ls Heatly to Hattie With thc Peet. , The marine hospital service bas al ready begun the battle on the Texas border against the mosquito and all other agencies of yellow fever. It is proposed, if possible, to prevent yellow fever crossing the Mexican border this year, and the marine hospital authorities are receiving the co-operation of thc Mexican health authorities. Yellow fever reached Laredo, Texas, late last year and didn't spread any further north than San Antonio, where it was soon checked by cool weather, lt is fear ed that il the disease crosses the American border early this year there will be great danger of fearful spread uf the yellow peril. Tbe chief tight is against thc mosquito. The Mexican health authorities art: working with thc Mexican people to make them understand that the mosquito conveys the disease and that it must be exter minated. The marine hospital pub lishes i ti its weekly report a transla tion of the bis'ructions Issued by the mayor of the Mexican city of Laredo for the destruction of mosquitoes. These Instructions so thoroughly educate those who read them the pub lic health authorities in tilts country Lbiuk they ought to bc read carefully by every American. They arc as fol lows: I. Mosquitoes breed only in depos its of ch au water. 2 Mosquitoes live in the vicinity where they breed. Invadions from a I is Lance is rare. .1. The larvae; of the mosquito live in the water from seven to twelve lays. Notwithstanding Hutt they are natives of the water, thc mosquito larvae must risc to the surface to breathe tile free air. I. If the Mirface of thc water ls covered with petroleum Lbe larvae can noi breathe and they die. 5. Destroy thc waler deposits where Hie mosquitoes breed and iheir breed ing will be avoided. (5. Empty all tubs, buckets, liower pols, vases, etc . al lesl every two [lays. ?;. All pools, ditches or wells, should be lilied with dirt ot drained. 8. Waler intended for beasts, chickens, and all oilier animals, should be renewed daily. ii. All waler that can not be drain ed should be covered with petroleum -:?0 grams lo each square meier of surface. Thc oil does not injure the water Intended for use if lt is drawn below by means of a pump or other medium. lt). All cisterns, wells or tanks of water in daily usc should be covered Ail li wire sen cns. II. D posits that do not admit of ibo use of petroleum, such as water ng places for animals, will require ihe prccaulion of renewing thc water lally and cleaning the deposits. 12. Vegetation around pools or veils of water should be destroyed as t furnishes sheller for the adult nosquito. ill. Absolute cleanliness should he hserved in vacant blocks\ and lots. ,nd all trash should be burned. AT the session of the Baptist Wo ian's Missionary union at Nashville n Friday a gift of ? lu,duo li uni "A hristian Worker" was announced. tl i CUTTING DOWN WEE!'S tn the I i, actor j sn. If ;)uld be j jioncsL k the lu the Vegetable Garden and Human Heart. Tue following from the pen e1 Kev. C. O. Brown, D. D., pastor the I Baptist Church at Sumter, ls true | and beautiful that we want! ivery reader of this paper to read it; .euee we take lt from the Baptist ? .urler and reproduce it here. The says: I am just in from my gard one should see me now he ? apt to conclude that I am an man, making my bread out sweat of my noble brow, whi '.h just at this juncture ls heeded with the drops of a humid exudation, t-( mmon ly looked upon as drops tait arel honest and to be approved of.> ( I have had nothing to do with a gf.pden for | twenty years until now. I. ^turned that Jcb over to my wife, . ] > duly committed lt to a man we bav ' tnown as our "maid or all work." : '^gar dened In a deletante sort of i\iy, do ing himselr but little hann, jmd not [ seeming to cherish much wrath against the grass and weeds. Hut I am gardening this year. I Just could not help lt. My study looks down upon a plot ol ground which ought to bc rich In possibilities, and so 1 have been going ot: t morn ing by morning, while the lazy and luxurious were asleep, to "meet the sun upon the upland lawn and brush the dews from the hills away," except that we have no bills dov/n here. Please conceive of the picture with the hills removed. A sister good and faithful, who now sits upon the throne where ber saint ed mother once sat in cjohuom it? grace, sent me a dozen tig bushes this] morning, and I've been out in ray gardon to plant them. Having com pleted this task, I turned to .fy musk melon bed, which 1 had hoed over but two days ago, and out of that bed grew this sad story. Thc weeds I cut dow a two days ago have 'sprouted again. I must do my work over. But a musk mellon plant, which 1 chanced to cut down, bas uot come blmk to Its | place. How much easier it la to kill a musk melon plant than lt ls to kill a tyeed! Tn get another melon vine I shall have to sow another seed, to get another-weed I need do nothing at all. lt will come back of Itself, \ 1 chopped vigorously at the misera ble weeds for a stroke or twoi until the honest drops began to fall, aud then 1 found myself here at my type writer. I iiave been chopping weeds all my life In the garden of my heart, and 1 can't see where I've succeeded In eradicating many of them. Will Hie task never end? Am I to spend all my days digging at weeds? Don't) you suppose I'll grow weary J>y and by and give it all up as an unsatisfac tory undertaking? Is there no way of cutting t hem down to sf? y for good and for all? I think I ein call up some better deeds and ways I once had, which 1 have by mistake tr mis fortune chopped down, aud they d' not now come back any moro. How like my garden is my heart! Slay be a time will come when 1 shall sigh for sunset and the evening horn that calls one In from labor. But then ipay be alhO I was put here to till this Harden and to chop these weeds out of my life from season to season, andt't was never promised me that they ihould not come back. If I can bc ais red of this my sole duty ls to keep."ju .ming, I wish I knew if others nave" this same trouble. Do you have to chop day by day? Du you sometlrr.is be come weak and disheartened? Have you ever turned aside from r task for a time and then found r your little garden was over gro with weeds, and the better fruit: -?re all covered up and dying? If is the experience of everybody? or I just a poor laborer upon whom culiar burdeu bas been put that ids me staggering along the way ot life? I wonder ir my Master ever sees the sweat upon my brow? Does he know 1 am chopping? Does he care? If sometimes he would come to the garden gate and look ujou me and say, "Well done!'' h< v much more carefully 1 could chop tn?, weeds! Alas, poor souls that we are! Chop, eliop! This is all, and yet 1 dire not slop! If sometime you do ni t find me when you call, may be I'll 1 c out In my garden chopping weed). Chop! chop! chop! Just chopping weeds! weeds that grow iu the garden of my heart! I-'ai iners l?ay It All. A farmer votes for protection. In turn thc manufacturers of American plows con:l?ine and advance thc price of their product. The farmer pays an excessive price for his plow-prob ably a third more than it should cost] him. Thc manufacturer m<;y have a surplus of steele. This is hxported. Hut lt cannot bj sold in foreign mar kets at the domestic price, 'specially in free trade markets. Hu i it does not need to be sold at that ptlce. Its manufacture is SO cheap, especially under consolidated operation, that the freight to South A merila can be paid and the plow may ntl ! be sold there below the home price, and vastly lower than the American price-al though the latter ls not affected by marine freight charges. The farmer may honestly believe in protection, but that does not alter the fact that all the benefits go to the manufactur er of the plow, and the farmer pays it all. A White Unite Thrashed. ''Miomas Davis, an employe of the .Shenandoah division of the Norfolk and Western railroad, while on a drunken spree entered the home of W. E. Pearson, near Ridgeway, Henry county, Va., and attempted a criminal assault upon Mrs. Hearson, during the absence ot her husband. Mrs. Pearson's cries of distress at tracted the attention of William Cov ington, a farmer who lived near the Hearson home. Covington captured the man at the point of a gun and lodged him in jail in Martinsville. Mrs. Hearson stated that Davis ap proached her with improper proposals and upon her refusal to comply with his demands laid violent hands upon her. At midnight Tuesday night a body of determined men forcccl the jail, took the prisoner out, adminis tered a sound thrashing to him and again placed him In conlinement. 'Hiere was no attempt at lynching. A Preacher I-'iopes. Kev. J. F. Cordover, paster of the Episcopal church at South River, N. J., is reported as having eloped with Miss Julia Brown, eighteen. Cordo ver leaves a wife and three I children, aged twelve, seven and live. Miss Browne was formerly a choir singer in Cordover's church. The father of the girl chased them unsuccessfully In an automobile. The elopment created a great sensation. THE OLD VETERANS. Th? Annual Reuni?n, of Confederate Heroes ii Charleston. - ? THE CITY'S HEARTY WELCOME. A Largo Number o? Veterans and Thousands of Visitor? Attend ed tho Kennion of the Old Soldiers. The Confederate veterans captured Charleston and lived over again the glories of former times lu the happy reunion of veterans from every section of South Carolina. With tho veteraus are many sons of veterans, sponsors, maids of honor and Daughters of the Confederacy, and the best which Charleston affords was placed at the disposal of the visitors. lt was a glad reception which Char leston tendered to the veterans and the sons and daughters of the old soldiers Tuesday morning at tho Ger man Artillery hall, when the formal exercises were held. The bail was very tastefully decorated with red and while bunting, the colors of the Con federacy, pictures of old soldiers, green buntings and Hags. The stage was especially beautiful in its decora tions, and shortly after 10 o'clock when (len. Zimmerman Davis, the chair man of Hie executive committee and the commander of the Charleston brigade, entered the hall with Gen. T. W. Carwile of the South Carolina division on bis arm, there was the wildest, kind of enthusiasm manifest ed by near to 1,000 people who tilled the hall. Following Gan. Carwile and Gen. Da vis came Mayor Protein F. Q. O'Neill, Judge W. tl. ?rawley, Mr. W. Turner Logan and a number of other prominent citizens and members the order. CALLED TO OKDKR. Gen. Davis called the meeting to or der. Kev. John Johnson offered the opening prayer and then Mayor Pro tein O'Neill, In the unavoidable ab sence of Mayor Rhett, welcomed the veterans and the sons and daughters. Mr. Logan also d? livered an address of welcome. These addresses were re sponded to by Gen. Carwile and Mr. J. J. MoSwa'nof Greenville. With the conclusion of the formal exercises of welcome Chairman Davis made an eloquent address in turning I the gavel over to Gen. Carwile. and upon tbe general of the division tak ing the chair, Col. H. P. Griffith of Gaffney electritled the old soldiers with a speech. The customary tribute to the de parted members of the organization was paul, followed by a linc tribute to the women of the Confederacy. A letter was read from Gov. El ey ward, expressing his thanks for thc invita tion to be present. A resolution of sympathy was adopted to thc gover nor on the death of bis uncle a few days ago. The convention then ad journed to meet again Wednesday morning, when the business of th calendar will be taken up. At the conclusion of the veterans' session the sons held a meeting, which was more of a general conference than a convention. AT CONFEDERATE HOME SCHOOL. Tbe sponsors, maids of honor and Daughters ot the Confederacy were entertained Tuesday afternoon at the Confederate Horn? school. Thc remainder of the day was nm ploycd in taking in the various attrac tions of the programme. "The Last Days of Pompeii" attracted several thousand people at the baseball park Tuesday night. The ministrel show, harbor excursions and other amuse ments were all well patronized. The headquarters of the veterans are at the German Artillery hall, where about 700 old veterans signed the registry Tuesday. 11?re the bureau of information is maintained, badges distributed and the veterans and other visitors are supplied with Infor mation about accommodations, amuse ments, etc. About 400 veterans are being cared for at thc expense of the local committee. The city ls decorated with Hags and bunting and the holiday spirit is In the air. The trains continue to bring in the veterans and others who are taking advantage of the low rates on the railroads and il is estimated that there are between 2,000 aod 3,000 visitors in Charleston for the reunion. The big parade of the veterans, escorted by the local militia, took place Wednesday. The programme Thursday included a dress parade by the United otates troops on Sullivan's Island and a grand concert of war songs. A large reception was also tendered to the veterans Thursday night. Harbor excursions, receptions, theatre attractions, concerts, dress parades, both by the United States troops and Hie Citadel cadets, parade and tournament of the tire depart ment and oilier features were provided for Hie entertainment of the visitors. * Shot im Spic?. Details have been received here from Harbin of the execution on April 21 of two Japanese oftlcers for at tempting to dynamite a bridge and destroy telegraphic communication of the eastern Chinese railway. The prisoners admitted that they were part of a detail of one hundred men, whose purpose was to destroy the rail way at various points. When told they must bc executed they were ex tremely brave, they replied "Not at all; we are carrying out our duty and thc order of the mikado." Tue pris oners were executed in the presence of a'large crowd, and were shot Instead of being hanged, by order of General Kuropaikin. The younger prisoner refused to allow the bandaging of bis eyes. When told lt was necessary, according to the Russian law. He ask ed an exception be made In bis favor. The elder Japanese, staff officer, wept ?ind fainted, but finally allowed him self to be blindfolded. One was a Catholic and made a last confession to ?i Russian priest, there being no Ro man Catholic priest in Harbin. A Fatal Mistake. Miss Nina Shepbeard, the leading singer in the Congregational Church of Cleveland Ohio.,took strychnine be lieving it,to bo a headache powder. Tho fatal mistake was made by ber ilium, Miss fl race Sanborn, the daugh ter of H. lt. Sanborn, cashier of the ?state National Dank of Columbus Miss Shophcard spent the night with Miss Sanborn at the latter's home and .omplained of a severe headache, Miss sanborn sent the servant after head* icbo powders used by herself. The servant brought the strychnine anti t. was Miss Sanborn who handed the jolson to her friend. Miss Shephead vas seized with convulsions and died in hour later. Her father and mother cached her only a few minutes before be died. * THE NASHVILLE REUNION. United Confederate Veterana to Meet lhere Jnne l-l-io. The Reunion Committee sends the Southern Press the good news that all arrangements are perfected for enter taining the United Confederate Vet erans at Nashville, Jun- 14-10. The Camps of Veter the Sons of Veterans, and the th Chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy are working in harmony with the business organizations of Nashville to furnish an entertainment a.', nearly faultless as possible. The fact that these conventions bad become so expensive to cities enter taining so deterred action that it was left for Nashville to become host again sooner than was expected. But the capital of the Volunteer State, aided by adjacent communities, is ready. All of the people are in hearty accord, and arrangements are such that this invitation, to Confederate Veterans everywhere, is extended without mis giving in any particular. Arrange ments aro far better than ever before for Veterans to meet in their old com mands-on the campus of the Vander bilt University. The only variation from former rules of entertainment is that of giving thc "old soldiers" preference. This action will bc approved bv every loyal, beau tiful woman who conics to do them honor. While sponsors and their mades ot honor will he entertained hy their de partment, Division and Brigade Com manders, provision is being madejfor many of them in the homes of our best people, so the committee is confident ol" as perfectly delightful reunion as lias ever been held. The orator of the occasion will bc Rev. S. McKini, of Washington, U. C., who served in the army of Northern Virginia, a most loyal Confederate and a very eloquent speaker. The Confederate Southern Memorial Association-that of the "Mothers of the Confederacy" who never ceased their labors after caring for the sick and wounded, but went right on erect ing monuments for the dead -will hold their annual convention. The United Sons of Codfederate Veterans will also hold their annual convention, with promise of more active service and zeal than ever before, hence the impor tance ol* this reunion is second to none in tile history of the organization. Reasons not heretofore appealing to the heroes of the Confederacy should bestir every Southern patriot. An impression prevails that only a few more of these general reunions will beheld, and as this meeting will be the first since the death of that mag netic and matchless man, the only Commander In Chief while living, Gen. lohn 13. Gordon, it will bc lilt lng tb do his memory honor by the largest attendance possible. At this service Judge Th?mas f?. .lunes, e:;-Governor of Alabama, has been selected to pre pare r?solut ions in honoring Gen. Gor don. Don't let your bravest and best sc 1 diers fail toc?me from lack of means; provide the small sum for their rail road tare, and when they arrive we will feed them and provide them lodg ing absolutely free of expense. While first consideration ls given the Veterans, as open-hearted hospitality to all. as was ever given a worthy, pa triotic people, will he extended. It is earnestly requested and urged thal all Camps report promptly to Sec retary L. R. Eastman the number of Veterans for whom free entertainment is to be supplied. Remember the dates-June 14-16. The low rate of one cent per mile each way, plus 2."i cents, with extension privilege of several weeks upon the payment ol' 50 cents for the deposit and care of ticket by the roailroad agents, has been given. Coin m i tte: M. B. Pilcher, President Frank Cheat liam, Camp and Bivouac; Oliver .J. Timothy, Merchant; S. A. Cunningham, Editor of Confederate Veteran; Edgar M. Foster, Manager of thc Nashville Banner. General Committee: Chas. F. Friz zell, Chairman; L. lt. Eastman; Secre tary. _ THEY MULTIPLY VERY FAST. The Pent Ir* Likely to Advance Five Hundred Miles Fach Decade. Seine significant official predictions regarding the ravages of the cotton boll weevil are made in a report soon to be issued by the national depart ment of agriculture and written by W. 1). Hunter, who has charge of the holl weevil investigation in which half a hundred experts are now engaged. Mr. Hunter says that conservative authorities agree that unless contin gencies at present unexpected occur, th^. pest soon will cause an Increase in the price of cotton throughout the world. By living within the fruit of the plant the weevil is well protected from any poisons that might he applied; il occupies but 14 days for development from egg to adult and the progeny of a single pair in a season may reach HM,OOO,uno individuals: it adapts it self to climatic conditions and is re markably free from parasites and dis eases, all combining to make efforts at control difficult. T!ie. report estimates that the pres ence of tile weevil practically doubles the crea of land required to produce a hale ol' cotton and that the weevil caused the Texas planters a liss of about $15,000,000 in 1903. A,suming $500,000,000 as the value of the nor mal cotton crop of the country Mr. Hunter says the probable ultimate damage when the pest has become spread over thc entire belt would ap proximate $250,000,000 annually, pro viding nothing were done tu check lt. Planters, however, are adopting changes iii mcthi <ls that tend to avoid so much damage. The report predicts that the weevil eventually will he dis tributed all tiver the cotton belt, ad vancing Into new territory at the rate of approximately 500 miles a decade and it probably always will be as de structive in a series of years as lt has been in Texas since 1894. Tho report suggests that the probability of its be ing carried to West Africa or else where abroad is not at all remote. In case the seed happens to he sack ed or even shipped lu hulk there is nothing to prevent the weevils from being carried long distances on ship hoard as they are able to adopt them selves successfully tc climatic condi tions. It is pointed out, however, that the danger could he avoided 'hy fumi gation or by leaving the seed sacked in store, rooms, isolated from new cot ton for a year previous to ship ment. - A Family Trnnedy. At Bclievcnou, Pa., jealous without cause, Clyde Robinson, 21 years old, Wednesday shot and Instantly killed bis 19-y ear-old wife, then turning thc weapon upon himself, put a bullet Into his own brain. He died without re gaining consciousness. The crime had no witness but the couple's two montliB-old daughter, who was nurs ing when tho first shot was tired. That the child is yet alive is a miracle. In falling the mother plunged down a Hight of stairs with the hahy beneath her. Robinson fell across the wife's body hut when the child was rescued from Its position lt had not even a scratch. The people had a stormy married life. ! First don ?I RHEUMATISM. Dane WOB? t? kt lt ron. Easy to cyr? new. A olnrjlo bottle mt Will prohibir flo (bl work. BM (MN require ateta. RHEUMACID? cure? br letting rid ol (bc ciotc, to th ir no trice of the ?liena Hager* lo the intern. Il parifica ibe blood, tellerca the I a A toa at loo al tb? kid arri, tbe chronic coaetipatioo lott the catarrh ibu follow? Itch f (?.dil' Uart ol tbe intern. Thou i h Mn. Marr B. Wetbora. of Hlfh Point. B. C.. ll SO rear? r.'i .nd hid antlered (rom rheuraatltm lor 20 rein, ?he wu Completel? catad kr RHEUM ACIDE, ?nd dccltrei the lee li "re tn you nier" ind il ?ni lom rei "ill ?ho oaf lu de ring from enr of lb? form* ol thia du fd die? aaa1' ta try RHEUM ACIDE and be cured. REV. I. R. WHEELER, a noted Methedlit mininer, of >?lat?r?H)aa, Md., wrltea catbualaitlcallr of RHEUM ACIDE, which caral bia. Be ll TS reen old aad bu baan la lb? mlalatrr 50 r?are. BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO.. PROPBI?TOH?. BALTIMORE, MD. "arra AT THC JOINTS mow THE iNfiaa." COLEMAW-BALLr-MARTIN PAINT AND OIL CO. CHARLESTON, S. C. DISTRIBUTORS OK CA LCI MO-tlie finest wall finish made. 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This was received Wednesday by Surgeon General Itixey and it is said to be of the greatest value, not only for the technical lesson lt teaches but also as conclusively sustaining the statements made by Commander Marshall of the Vicksburg as to the tender of assistance to the Russian crews. The report bearing oti that incident is as follows: "Immediately after the Russian croser Variag bad retured from the tight with the Japanese fleet, and bad anchored, l was directed by the cap tain of this ship t Vicksburg) to go on board and oller to do anything possible in assisting to take care of the wound ed. The Russ.an commander accept ed the oller and requested me togo below where the wounded were being carried. ''The medical officers from thu Kreuch, Engl iib and Italian ships were cn board at work, they having arrived before me as their ships were anchored much nearer the Russian ship. "On deck were most of the dead tts they bad been instantly killed atibe guns: below the wounded were being caretl for, each medical officer select ing a convenient place to dress them. lt was impracticable to do more than apply dress!nu ol a most temporary nature as there were so many cases needing immediate attention, and also it was not; known but that the Japanese would resume the light at any time as the Russian ship bad not surrendered when she returned to the inner harbor. "No attempt was made to perform operations and as soon as dressings were applied the wounded were put in boats and taken to some of the for eign ships as the Russian capain in tended to leave bis ship and sink her. I offered to senti any wounded on board the United Suites ship Zafiro (which was in port) as the command ing otlicer of t he Vicksburg had direct ed me to proffer ber services for the wounded. "The oder was declined by both the captain and the executive otlicer, they informing nie t here was suflleicnt room on th? other warships. "I think the engagement showed that it was impossible Lo .iltend the wounded during an engagement be tween modern ships, unless the num ber of medical attendants is tremend ously increased. With the present allowance the wounded would be obliged to take entire caro of them selves until the light was over." Dcfllllt ions of a KIHS. It is an insipid and tasteless morsel which becomes delicious In proportion ns lt ls flavoured with love. The sweetest fruit on the tree of love: the oftener plucked the more abundant it grows. Something of use to no one, but much prized by two. The baby's right, tho lover's privi lege the parent's benison and the hypoeryle's mask. That which you cannot give with out taking and cannot take without giving. The food by which the Mame of love ls fed. The dag of truce in tho petty wars A courtship and marriage. The acaic of agony to a bashful man. The only known "smack" that will jahn a storm. A telegram to thc heart In which ihe operator uses thc "sounding" tystem. Nothing divided between two. Not enough for one, just enough 'or two, too much for three. The only really agreeable two faced iction under tho sun, or moon either. The sweetest labial of\the world's language. V A woman's most effective argu ment, whether to cajole thlr&?srt,. control the humors of a husband or console the griefs of ohlldbood. The thunderclap of the Ups which Inevitably follows the lightening of the eyes. A report at headquarters. Everybody's acting edition of Romeo and Juliet. What the child receives free, what the young man steals and what the old man buys. The drop that runneth over when the cup of love ls full. / That in which two heads are better' than one. State Board Ol' ICqualizatlon. Comptroller. General A. W. Jones hus. -issued .a call for the St'**-* ^njd ot equalization for the aiso inst. Ti members of the board are: J. D. Tho mas, Abbeville; James L. Quincy, Ai ken; C. H. Balley, Anderson; S. D. Guess, Bamberg; J. C. Griffin, Barn well; J. S. Olagborn, Beaufort; J. St. Clair White, Berkeley; Morris Israel, Charleston; T. M. Littlejohn, Chero kee; C. E. Fant, Chester; D. H. Bar rentlne, Chesterfield; A. J. Rloh bourg, Clarendon; Dr. A. E. "Williams, Colleton; E. W. Cannon, Darlington; C. M. Garvin, Dorchester; R. A. Cochran, Edgefleld; John B. Patrick, Fairfield; Alex. McTaggert, Florence; Lewis S. Enrich, Georgetown; W. B. Garrison, Greenville; J. W. Alton, Greenwood; IL D. Mulligan, Hamp ton; John P. Derham, Horry; J. M. Sowell, Kershaw; J. Wren Tillman, Lancaster; P.. P. Adair, Laurens; T. E. Baskln, Lee, F. H. Hendrix, Lex- ' ington; L. B. Rogera, Marion; A. J j'. Matheson, Marlboro; IL II. EVoik, Newberry; C. W. Pitchford, O^conee; J. D. Shuler, Orangeburg; ^-jfp. John son, Plckens; J. A. Metts,^Richland; J. C. ll. Rauch, Saluda; J^r J. Vernon, Spartan burg; Dr. H. J m. TsIcLaurin, Sumter; R. G. Hill, Lunion; W. R. Funk, Williamsburg, Jund J. Frank Ashe, York. In a ten round preliminary before the Central California Athletic club at j Fresno, Cal., JohJiny Bryant was pounded into inseusfeibility by Walter Robinson, a negrjw, and received in jurl s from whicJru he died in a few hours. The tlgl/:t ended In the ninth round in whic?ri Bryant was floored six times. His ?econds had thrown the sponge into {/che ring when the blow on the Jaw rabat rendered Bryant un conscious WT as struck. Robinson has been arrest/ed. Meit and Women who are lu ii>-oil of th? l.e-i medical treal, ment should not foll to COtlK?lt Hr. Hatha way at once, ax lie li reo og n i ced as tba leading and mosttmu. cesuhil special'. i%? You are safe in placing your cane la ula handa, ni he la the longest established and has the best rep utation. He cures where others fall; there ls no patchwork !or experimenting In his treatment. 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