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?T?TE ODD FELLOWS CONVENE. Lodge Called in Columbia--Encour aging Deporta-Five New Local?. Columbia, May 13.-Several hun dred strong the delegates to the an nual Convention of the Grand Lodge, Independent ^rder of Odd Fellows, assembled this morning in the hall ot the House of Representatives and were called to order by Grand Master Charles L. Kelley, of this city, who turned the meeting over to Jas. A. Summersett, past grand, of Congaree Lodge. With Mr. Summersett in the chair a number ol addresses of welcome were delivered and respond ed to. The reports are most gratifying as to the past and very optimistic as to the future. There are 102 live lodges in the State, having 4,8l? members In good standing. The grand secre tary's receipts during the year were 111,474. Of this amount he still has on hand in cash the sum of $3,090. The value of the lodge property ag gregates $15,497. Grand Master Kel ley reported the organization of Ave promising new lodges and recom mends that they be granted charters. The Grand Master called the at tention of the Grand Lodge to the reported circulation of spurious liter ature purporting to contain the secret or unwritten work of the order. He is afraid this ls being used in South Carolina to some extent, and recom mended the enactment of suitable regulations to prevent this evil. He also recommended that the incoming Grand Master be authorised to secure the enactment by the Legislature of statutes regulating tho use of the In signia and emblems of the order. This ls aimed especially to guard against their Improper use. Twenty-four of the children from the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home nt Greenville were brought upon the floor of the Grnnd Lodge this morn ing, and as a result of their winning presence the raising of a fund for the erection of a new dormitory at the Home went through with a whoop. Within five minutes subscriptions to the amount of $1,700 were secured, and District Deputy J. G. Long, of Union, introduced a resolution ap propriating $1,500 for the dormitory from the Grand Lodge funds. In regular course this had to be refer red to the finance committee, by whom, however, lt ls almost certain to be favorably reported. Second Day's Session. The second day's session of the Grand Lodge, Independent Order Odd Fellows, adjourned at 2 p. m. Thurs day. In a very spirited contest be tween Aiken and Anderson, the for mer city .vas chosen as the place for holding tho next annual session of the Grand Lodge. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: Grand Master-G. A. Neu fte r, of Abbeville. Deputy Grand Master-Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston. Grnnd Warden-W.Hampton Cobb of Columbia. Grand Secretary-S. F. Killings worth, of Columbia. Grand Treasurer-H. Endel,Green ville. Grand Chaplain-Rev. W. L. R. Ca lmil, Georgetown. J. J. McSwaln, of Greenville, was re-elected Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, which meets this year in Denver. H. J. Southern, of Greenville, was nnanlmousl) re-elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Orphans' Home. He will serve for a term of six years. The other members of the Board of Trustees, who hold over, are: C. J. Pride, Chairman, Green ville; T. M. Bennett, Greenville: L. N. Zealy,Columbia; L. M. C. Olive ros, Aiken; A. S. Winslow, Clinton. Grand Master Neu ff er is ex-offlclo member of the board. The Grand Master made the fol lowing appointments: ti. Mid Prince, Anderson, Grand Conductor. S. W. Plyler, Rock Hill, Grand Marshal. J. D. Harris, Grand Guardian. T. M. Miller, Abbeville, Grand Herald. The following committees were named by the Grand Master: State of the Order-Cole L.Blease, Newberry; J. Walter Doar, George town; Jas. A. Summersett, Colum bia. Constitution and By-Laws-F. C. Perry, Columbia; F. P. McGowan, Lai:.'ens; T. B. Butler, Gaffney. Finance-W. F. Steiglitz, Colum bia; Kenneth Baker, Greenwood; J. L. Galil'- -d, Piedmont. Elect, .s and Returns-D. E. Er gle, L. unltevllle; T. M. Burge*?, White 8toue; Wm. Franklin Lan caster. Appeals and Grievances-Joseph Leach, Greenville; A. M. Doggett, Piedmont; D. A. Quattlebaum, Lees ville. Mileage and Per Diem-Dr. Van Smith, Newborry; Hi Wm. Deters, Charleston; J. F. Mackey, Green ville. A feature of the session of the Grand Lodge which has Just closed HA MILTON'S FAKKWKLL. A Former Follower Tells of the Scene Just After Leo's Surrender. (The State.) As your paper ls published In the old home of Gen. Wade Hampton I know that his countless friends and admirers among your readers will be interested in my recollections of this great soldier's farewell to his troops. lt has been more than 43 years and though I took no notes at the time the words are as close to me as if it were but yesterday. 1 was a member of Company K, Seventh Confederate Regiment. We had been stationed at Hillsboro, N. C., for ten days, with orders to march at 9 o'clock on the night of Ihe 10th day. Gen. Hampton had been missing three days. We had no idea where he was. At Company Shops, N. C., between Hillsboro and Greensboro, he and his staff overtook us. The men were in formed the general had something to say to us, and all who wanted to hear him were told to assemble in a large oak grove at that place. Of course to a man we all went. The general was on his horse-brave and majestic as ever, though the tears were streaming down his cheeks. Taking off his hat, he said: "My Fellow Soldiers: I have been riding three days and nights trying to get you out of here. But you know there ls a higher authority than I am. 1 never knew until this morn ing we were surrendered. I do not know on what terms we were sur rendered. "1 advise you to go to Greensboro with Gen. Wright and you will find out all about it. 1 advise you to go home by companies ns much as pos sible. Do not scatter about. I ho?.e you will get home to your fami'.ies safely and may God be with y ?i . "There ls a day coming when we will all meet and fight again. Those that deserted and ran to the woods will come up and fight with us. "I ask to-day if there is one man, or five men, or 50 men who will go with m?. I mean single men, not men with families. I will ride by their side and will fight a.; long as there ls a drop of blood In my veins. "I will say one thing for this bri gade: 1 never ordered you to dis mount from your horses and to take your arms to a trial but you did lt. 1 never ordered you to draw your sabers and charge the enemy but you went." As he concluded he made a bow and rode off. You could have heard a pin drop while he spoke. It was a sad occasion for all of us, but we felt a thrill of pride in our fearless general. I never saw him again. I never knew If any of the men ac cepted his offer. I was a ?narried man, but if I had been Bingie I do not know what I might have done. I thought at the time lt was Gen. 1 lampion's plan to cut his way through the country, cross the Mls slppl and join the Western army. J. M. Tomasson, Private Company K, Seventh Confed erate Cavalry. Wea', women should read my Rook No. 4 lor Women. It was written ex pressly for women who are not well. The Book No. 4 tells of Dr. Shoop's "Night Cure" and just how these soothing, healing, antiseptic supos itorios can be successfully applied. The hook, and strictly confidential medical advice, ls entirely free. Write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. The Night Cure is sold hy Dr. J. W. Bell. Snfecrackers Visit McBcc. McBeo, May 14.-Safe blowers en tered the store of the McBee Supply Company at this place hist night and blew open the company's safe, In which there were about $115. They appropriated this and escaped unobserved. They gained entrance through the back door of the build ing, which ls near the office, using an axe, hammer and pocket knife. They broke the outside of the combination. Some explosive was then used and the safe was blown wide open. The money taken consisted of one $100 hill and about $15 lr silver. The work ls evidently that of experts. and which was generally commented on was the absence of contests for offices and the general harmonious spirit prevailing throughout the ses sion. The meeting was one of the most successful ever held. The Grand Lodge made an appro priation of $1,000 for the new dor mitory at the Orphans' Home. This is In addition to the $1,660.64 sub scribed at Wednesday's session. With the $168.02 received from the relief committee at San Krancisco, repre senting the grand lodge's prorata of the unused portion of the fund sub scribed for members of the Odd Fel lows who suffered great loss in the earthquake and conflagration of the year 1906, the total amount to be turned dver to the trustees of the Orphans' Home for the new dormi tory ls $2,828.66. It ls expected that other contributions from Individuals and from lodges will easily run the grand total to $3,000. Superintendent Vaughan and 21 of the Inmates of 'he home returned to Greenville yesterday. The little chil dren enjoyed the visit to Columbia Immensely and the delegates to the Grand Lodge enjoyed having them present. AH many of them as are able to leave the institution will probably be taken to Aiken next year, and this may become a regular feature of the Grand Lodge sessions in the future. There are now 32 Inmates of the home. An appropriation of $300 was made for the support of thc Trl-Stat^ Odd Fellow. THE COMING TELEGRAPHY. America Boon to Enjoy Quick, Cheap and Accurate Service. (N'orth American Review.) That America ls doon to enjoy the quickest, cheapest and most accurate telegraphic service In ihe world there ls no longer any doubt. Patrick B. Delaney, whose past achievements in the field of telegraphic Inventions are ] nown here and abroad, has perfected his automatic rapid system of teleg raphy, has subjected it to all kinds of the severest tests during a year's continuous operation, r^urdless o? weather condition.*, and has now organized a company which will soon connect all the principal cities of the United States. The following statement made by the new telegraph company gives an idea of the revolutionary character of the service nt>w being established: "The Telepost gives the most rapid service, transmitting 1,000 words per minute over a single wire. (Western Union average ls 15 words.) "The Telepost gives the most trust worthy service; being a machine it never becomes tired or listless, but transmits and- records with absolute accuracy. "The Telepost can send a full-page newspeper article from New York to Chicago in ten minutes, over a single wire, and at a small fraction of the Western Union's press rate. In an hour it can send a full-page article from liston to San Francisco, and leave a perfectly recorded 'drop copy' at every station along the route. "The Telepost will use, In part, the wires leased from the Independent telephone companies, without Inter ference with simultaneous conversa tions. "The Telepost is now constructing Its lines nnd will cover the entire United States In a surprisingly short period: it requires only four wires on its main trunk lines to handle as much business as the old companies can do on 68 wires quadruplex, or on 136 wires worked duplex-their most efllcient method. "The telepost gives the cheapest service: 25-word telegrams, or 50 word 'teleposts,' or 100-word 'tele tapes' for 2 5 cents between any two points In the United Stales, (the Western Union charges from 25 cents to $1.00 for only 10 words); yet the Telepost with ita' low rates will make an average profit, per message, four Min?s that of the Western Union at its high rates." The original holder of 100 shares of Western 1 lion stock was at the end of twelve years receiving an an nual dividend income of $16,821, and could have sold his holdings for $420,525 In the open market. Yet the Western Union had to build up its success In a community where mon had to be educated to the Idea of telegraphic communication. The Telepost Company starts with the advantage of having the whole coun try accustomed to using telegrams. Hence the Telepost Company finds its field already made. Assuredly the people will not be slow to take ad vantage of the low rates offered. The telegrams are merely a freight pro position In words. As the railroad giving the lowest rate consistent with good service is bound to secure the bulk of trafile in freight, so the Tele post Company, as a carrier of mes sages, will, by reason of its sweep ing reduction in rates, win the lion's share of the traffic in telegrams. The sagacity of Mr. Delaney and his business associates ls shown by the way which they have safeguarded their new enterprise against being "swallowed" by the present telegraph monopoly. The board of voting trus tees insures the perpetual Independ ence of the Telepost. She Will Help Her Papa. Chicago, May 14.-A dispatch to the Kecord-Herald from Omaha says: "In case William Jennings Bryan re ceives the nomination at the Demo cratic Convention, his daughter, Mrs. Leavltt, will t?.ke the stump In Colo rado, Wyoming and several other of the Western States and will cam paign in her father's interest. Mrs. Leavltt will confine her efforts to the women, and will only stump those States which have women suffrage laws." TIMBER OWNERS FIGHT FIRE. Fire has Destroyed More Timber than | Has Been (lui. One of the most Important econom ic movements of the day about which the public luis learned little as yet, is the concerted action of owners of timber in different parts of the coun try in organizing associations to pro tect their holdings from Are. In the Paclilc Northwest the Washington Forest Fire Association has just elect ed officers at Seattle and begun work Tor the year with 3,000,000 acres of timber under Its care. The plans In clude a system of patrol by rangers resembling the work done by the United States forest service in guard ing against and extinguishing Ares. Organizations of similar kind and for a like purpose are at work in Oregon and Idaho. In the latter State a portion of the expense IB borne by taxation and paid from the State treasury. A western railroad company which holds large tracts of timber has taken steps to guard its property from Are, and during the short time that Its plans have been in operation lt has met with most encouraging success. Similar work is being done on the other side of the continent. Forest , owners in Maine have gone to work j In the sanie systematic way to con ! trol the forests' great enemy, Are. ! Like organizations are found in the I other parts of the country, showing j how fully lt ls realized that protec j tlon against fire ls of the greatest Im ' portance. j It is safe to say that Ares in this ( country have destroyed more timber t than lumbermen have cut. When timber was abundant the waste j passed almost unnoticed, but now , that a scarcity is at hand and an ac I tual wood famine threatened in the : near future, the owners of forest ; lands are waking ?jp and taking ac I tlon to save what ?3 left. Dr. King's New Life Pills The best in the world. ! New Stock Firm at Anderson. (Anderson Intelligencer.) 1 Application has been maoe by Jos. J. Fretweli, Lee G. Holleman and J. I N. Bleckley to the Secretary of State for a charter for the Fretweli Com pany. The firm will occupy the quar ters which the Fretwell-Hanks Com pany have at thc corner of East Ben son and South McDuffie streets. The I Fretweli Company will be capitalized j at $?0,000, and will deal in live stock ; and vehicles. FOR fl IAttractive Hats and Ca Hats from $J to $4. Men'j Caps from J0c, to $J. Men's Fancy Vests, pr Best 50c. and $1 Shirt? Hou?ery, Suspenders ar Best $10, $12.50 and $ Try buying your good We sell everything in correct prices, with an iron are just the covering needed : they're fire-proof, storm-proc long ?8 the building itself-c( TEN THOUSAND CHINKSK KILLED In Tidal Wave Which Swept Down the Yang Tue Klang. Seattle, Wash., May 13.-News of one of the greatest disasters that China has ever known, a sudden tidal wave bore in the Yang Tse Klang, which involved the IOBS of nearly 10,000 lives at Hankow, was brought by the steamer Titan, which arrived last night. A bore twenty-six feet In height flooded, without warning, down the river, overturning thousands of junks, sampans and small boats and wrecking some large river steamers. Some turee thousand Chinese were sleeping in thc sampans and small craft and huts by the river-side at Hankow, and they were enveloped by the great wave, which swept broken junks, splintered sampans and an heterogeneous mass of debris with swarms of drowned Chinese mixed with the wreckage. The scenes for many days after disaster were hor rible, the river being Btrewn with the dead and debris of wrecked craft for many miles. "Health Coffee" ls really the clos est coffee imitation ever yet pro duced. This clever coffee substitute was recently produced by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. Not a grain of real coffee in it either. Dr. Sboop's Health Coffee ls made from pure toasted grains', with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an expert-who might drink it for coffee. No 20 or 80 minutes tedious boiling. "Made in a minute," says the doctor. Sold by A. P. Crisp. -.... Motto Will Clo Back Oll Coins. Washington, May 13.-The Senate to-day passed the House bill restor ing the motto "In God We Trust" on the coins of the United States. /IEN AND I ips for Men and Boys in all styli j Straws and Panamas, from ? etty lot to select from; prices $1 5, cut full and roomy ( pretty patt id Underwear, correct styles and 15 Men's Suits, in mauy styles, s here and you are guaranteed a Men's and Ladies' wear and I clad guarantee to please every ct RETvITOLVErP il .THEY ALIA/AV^.TWRQV, E"?S AT THOSE VHQ fJElL DRESSED. t WEIL DRESSED,Go AE PLACE* VHERE f KNOW* HOW.TOv EN EGA, S. ' ?or country building!, because >f, easy to put on, and last at. >mc in and see them. rAJK,E COMPANY. BltYAN CALLS TO SEE TILLMAN. Nebraskan Confers with South Caro lina Senator lu Washington. Washington, May 13.-Wm. Jen nlngb "Bryan last night called on Sen ator Tillman and spent gomo time with him discussing national politics and the outlook for the former to re ceive the Presidential nomination nt Denver in July. This is significant by reason of the fact that it was al most the flrst call made by Mr. Bryan upon any one since he reached Wash ington. Kidney complaint kills more peo ple than any other disease. This is due to the disease being so insidious that it gets a good hold on the sys tem before it ls recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure will prevent the devel opment of fatal diseases if taken in time. Sold by all druggists. r. bjr having at hand whan th? emergency mri*** m bottle ot - .IB NOAHS LINIMENT fte Pure, Strong and Penetrating, that lt ?top* illino:,; imm?diat, ly all Inflam mat loo, contention, ache? una paine ol tho Nervei, Dones, Corda and Muncie*. For Rheumatism, Sciatic.-., Lame Back. Stiff Joints, and Muscles, Sore Throat, Colds, Strains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Colic, Cramps, Indiges tion, Toothache, and all Nerve, Bone and Muscle Aches and Pains. Tho genuine has Noah's Ark on every package. s$c, Soc. and li.oo by all deal ers in niciin. i ne everywhere. Sample by mai If ree. NOAH MHSOV CO.,RICHMOND,VA.,* SOSTOM, MAS?.i U.S.A. i Hats BOYS. is, best values? Men's Felt Oe, to $5. Boys' Hats and ?CO, $2 and $2.50. erns and good values. I attractive prices. gainst disappointments, louse Furnishing Goods at stomer or money back. May is upon us. Have you not already waited too long to prepare for Spring and Sum mer. You have seen the. crowds in our store, does not that tell you that the choice things for the season are fast disappearing. Remember, the soonor you get your new thing.* ine longer you will have ? uujoy them, and can anytl?ng give you more joy than wearing attractive ^ap parel.