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I list ut delegates inul making up t
temporary roll of the- v invention.
When Chairman Dens rapped wi
liis heavy walking stick for order a
the eonvunlion assumed (|uiet t
t eliaiisum presented the Hev/Vj.
Dart, ot Charleston, to make the ope
| ing prayer. l)r. Dart made an i
pressive prayer, thanking God for t
; great Republican party and what
had done for the country and for h
inanity.
Dens then announced that the ct
vent ion had been called to elect fo
delegates at large and four alternat
to the National Republican convc
lion to be held in Chicago on Ju
1(5 to nominate a candidate for pre
dent and vice-president, and he th
called on the secretary, W. l<\ Mye
to read the official calls by the natio
al and the State committee, whi
was done.
The election of temporary office
being in order, T. I,. Gr' \,f r;?
/eston, promptly secured the flo
an<T nominated for temporary cha
man K. II. Deas, and there were 1<>
seconds from all parts of the h;i
/Secretary Myers promptly put I
motion and Dens was v?liM*lcn
storm, as it were, of ayes. In t
same way llyers, who is a lawyer
< olumhia, was elected temporary s<
k retary.
There were several efforts on t
part, of delegates to otrain recogi
tion, but I)eas and Myers ran t
thing through without any interef.
ence, and it did not appear that the
was any objection to their election
temporary officers of the conventi(
^ In a brief speech Deas thanked t
convention for the expression of cc
i fidenee in him.
At. this point a delegate arose a
stated that the Hon. Judson W. I
oils, of Augusta, was in the hall a
moved that he b0 escorted to the pli
form, which motion .tms carried wi
enthusiasm. As thy committee ?i
pointed to escort Lyons to the pi;
form Deas appointed Capers a
Grant, and Capt. Capers presented" t
well-known negro leader in a sin
speech, in which he referred to I
fact that Lyons is the only mcml
H of his race on the national Repul;
can committee, just as Deas. said C
pei*s, is the only member of his r,i
r holding the position of State cha
man. Deas also introduced Lyo
saying that they had gone to h
school together in Washington tw<
Cv years ago, but that he, Deas, qu
and Lyons kept 011.
* I Lyons thanked the convention i
*. its reception, referring to South Cai
) liim as the mother of Georgia. "II(
/ from over home," remarked Dr. Cru
with a laugh. Lyons referred in co
plimentary terms to Deas as a man
convictions, not afraid' to fight I
\ what, he believes, cren if he has
i fight with his fists or a stick. He al
referred to the distinguished servi<
rendered the party by Capers.
will nominate a Republican, a r.
Republican," Jie said, "and no mat I
who lie is, lie will <oni>inue to car
on the prosperity of the country ji
as all the Republican admiuistratie
have done." Declaring that the c<
vention had come to york and not
hear speeches, Lyons took his s(
on the platform. He is a large, ti
looking mulatto, and well educated.
f talker, lie was formerly reg
I trar of the treasury.
Committees Appointed.
At the eoiiclnsiow or Lyon's
marks ('apt. Capers was recogniz
bv the chairman, and he moved tl]
the chair appoint I wo committe
one on credentiab, and another on i
solutions, platf'?rm mid nominatio
There were' numerous seconds ami 1
Ik motion was carried. Deas had" I
g?^ committees ready and at once re
them out.
As chairman of me credenti;
committee lie named L. W. C. B
lock, of Laurens county, with Gra
and others on the committee.
As chairman of the committee
I platform he named Capt. Capers, wi
the Rev. J. E. Wilson, the Florci
negro postaster; C. M. English,
Lathrop and others.
Another commit lee was appoint
L with J. I*). \\ ilson as chairman, Gra
i Ilendrix and others, to frame suital
^ resolutions of condolence with Cap<
j on the death of his father.
( When Deas announced the ered<
tials commit tec I hew was vr r?Ia
brother, who had evidently been (
tertaincd by his friends, that tried
i protest, saying that it was not regul
or lawful to appoint members of tli
committee from a delegation wlu
right to a scat, was contested. Dc
would not recognize him, but later
again insisted on his point and D;
kept on banging thv fable with 1
slick and not paying any attention
the protesting delegate. TTe was
C. Jenkins from Berkeley, and insi:
ed to thy Reporlor thai he was Pre
Berkeley, and no( from "Buckley
./ While lie was si ill protesting some o
made a motion lo lake a recess un
3 o'clock, pending t-ne report of |
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beautiful medusa, the Sarsia, mirab- :
illis, is 1 lie earlies of our jelly fishes
to appear in spring. Hv its pleasing
ami graceful form, by its eager and I
tireless movements, it seems to visit'
our shores at this season almot like }
an Ariel of the deep, voiceless, it is )
tine, but throbbing with its message j
that the ocean's submerege<r shores
and its dark abysmal chasms are all
alike awakening to the spirit that \
transforms the upper world. Oue
is at a loss to comprehend these creatures,
so different in form from any !
that we are wont to Associate with
animal life, for, although without a ,
bead, they are yet capable of sensing
tin? light and auditory vibrations. ,
Without hands, arms or antennae
they are yet responsive to tactile im- !
pressions and although of such fragile
and gossamer texture, are yet the
vehicle of vivid and intensive life.
The movements of the body and the
contained impulses that prompt them
seem one and indivisible. The desires
of its being seem themselves to
urge it. forward. Like a thought it
seems momentarily '{embodied or an .
emotion precipitated into the visible
as it impulsively mounts upward in
eager quest or in apparent disap- |
pointmcnt relaxes its efforts and subsides
will) ;i 11 its drilling appendages n
a-stream, only after a moment to pal- I ]
pitate again with retreshed intention ,
and slowly pulse on its softly insistent j
, way.?II. J. Shannon in Harpers Mairazine.
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All mileage tickets sold on and after
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for passage on trains, nor in
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exchanged for continuous tickets.
15 cents saved in passage fare by
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Call on A. J. Gibson, /
Treasurer, at office, cor
streets, next door to Go
ho I credent ials comitiilicc, and tliis prevailed
Itv a loud majority, and the
tli convention immediately broke up. to
ml meet again at :{ o ciock this afterhe
noon.
L. J he vast majority of the (Telesales
11- were, ot course, negroes and mul?.tm
toes, but there was a large sprinkling'
he of whites, among the wnife men presit
ent being Capers, L. \V. C. Blaloek, of
u- Laurens; A. Lathrop, of Orangeburgi
L. 13. Melton, of Columbia; C. J.
,n. Purcell, of Newberry; K. H. Tolbert,
nr Abbeville, and J. T\r. Tolbert, of
es Greenwood; J. R. Cochran, postmas>n
tor at Anderson; John Scott, ot' Newue
berry; J. 1). Adams, United States
si- marshal; A. C. Merrick, of Oconee,
en deputy collector; J. P. Scruggs, of
rs, Greenville; W. A. Hendrix, of Piekn
George McCravey, postmaster at
cli Laurens: L, \V. Screven, of Columbia,
in the revenue service; S. J. Leaphari,
postmaster at Lexington; A. I). Wcbu7
stor. postmaster at Orangeburg; l'resor
^'on, postmasto, r.r Winnsboro,
if- and otiiors. Xot all of these were dead
b'gates, but some were present as specin.
,n,"r?be
"* Capers Uses Fist.
a The lb hi between Capers and the
ho negro I hompsou occurred before the
of convention had been called to order
?c- after dinner. Thompson was on the I
stand and there were calls for Caphe
ers to make a speech. Capers arose to
ill- do so, and Thompson, with the big I
he stick of Dens in his hand, introduced I
?.r- Capers as a good Democrat, brandishre
ing the stick at the smne time. Capas
ers struck him squarely on the chest,
>n. knocking him from the platform. Imhe
mediately there was an uproar, and it
m- seemed that a general fight would
ensue. "When quiet nad been restornd
od Capers again took tl .. stand and
<v- gave his sid? of the affair. lie said
nd that lie struck Thompson only because
it- tant "drunken fellow"' was about to
th strike him with a slick, and' he would
ip- not lake that from either a white man
it- or a colored man. and th:it his friends
nd could not blame him for resenting tire
lie insult, lie >nid he had been told that
>rt he cursed Thompson for a "damned
he nigger" and he wanted to sr.y -.'.at the
>er report was a "damned lie." That
>li- threw the meeting into disorder again
a- and it was *o?iio time before the couice
vent ion got down to business, as above
ir- staled.
I1S' 11 should he understood t'mr tYic
1UV convention today had authority :o
?n_ elect on the delegate at large while
the district delegates are elected by
the district conventions, some of
or which have not yet been held. It was
1 ?" not possible today to ohtadn a com s
])lete list of all tlie district delegates
nb from this State to the Republic conm"
vention at Chicago,
of
or Sunshine. "Pass It On."
The true idea and spirit of Sun'so
shine is admirably set forth by this*
little incident related by Rev. F. B.
^ e Meyer, the noted English pastor and
?a' author:
'l "At a railway station a benevolent
1 ^ man found a school boy crying, bc,s'
cause he had not quite enough to pay
,ns his fare; and he remembered, sud>n~
denly, how, years before, he had been
1? in the same plight, but had been lrelp?at
C(] by an unknown friend, and had
ne been enjoined that some day lie
't a should pass that kindness on. Now lie
,s_ saw that the long-expected moment
had come. ITe took the weeping hoy
aside, told him liis story, paid his
re" fare, and asked him. in his turn, to
efl j pass the kindness on. And as the
iat j train moved from the station, the lad
cried clroerilv: '1T will pass it on
l*e-|sir:" so the act of though fill love is
ns* | being passed on through our world.
,lt'j nor will ii stay (ill its rippels have
bp j belted the globe and met ng(ain.M
a" Sunshine says "CJo thou and do likewise
: and if
ills "You've had a kindness shown
In- Pass it on!
'Twas not given for you alone,
Pass it on. pass it on!
011 Let it travel down (lie years,
''b Let it wipe another's tears,
ice 'Pill in heaven the deed appears,
A- Pass it on!"
Carter Riser.
ed "Whitmire, April 2M.
nt.
'?lc Jelly Fish.
-i's Upon the sand at the water's edge
there lies a particle of jellvtish subin
stances, inconspicuous and almost inf"k
visible. Rut in early spring one moves
in such a world of wonders, the mervsle
atoms of tissue are seen to he in'ar
formed with such varied and vivid
>at life,. Mint I lift the particle carefully
>sc upon a shell and drop it into a jar of
"as water to see strange unfolded, a
he beautiful transformation. The cen'ns
h-al mass expands into a double chamns
bered bell of pure and transparent
to vesture, and these gossamber globes
R begin to contract with regular rhvst
tlimic motion, lifting the creature upun
ward ami softly urging il forward by
j their quickly repealed pulsation?.
? | w hile from below four gradually
.til j lengthening tentacles trail backward
Ihe'wilh graceful undulations. This
<TATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, '
(COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
By Frank M. Sehumpert, Esquire,
Probate ?I lulgo.
Whereas, W. T. Pitts hath made
mil to nie, to grant him letters of administration
of the estate of and effects
of Abby Pitts.
T1IESE Ali.E THEREFOR? to cite
and admonish all and singular the
vindred and creditors of the said Abl>y
Pitts, deceased, that, they be and
ippear before me, in the court of prolate,
to be held at Newberry, S. C., on
the sixth day of May next after publication
thereof, at. .11 o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they !
Iiave, wh/ the said administration
should not be granted.
GIVEN under my hand, this twentieth
day ol April, Anno Domini,
100S.
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J. P. N. C.
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A\ lion 1 fool a headacho coming on,
<ays a writer in the April Designer,
t look around lor the cause. Usually
I looson my hair. It .is not generally
known that lia.ir done up tightly and
pinned eloso to I ho head will cause
lioadacho. Try lotting the hair fall
loose, or braid or pin it loosely in a
:i different style. Sometimes it is
my collar which is too tight, and
when I take it off my headache disappears.
Again it is caused by tight
or uncomfortable shoes, or by highlieelcd
shoes, which may feel comfortsable
but which will cause the trouble.
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Washington not later than midnight,
May 12th, 1008. Further extensions,
final limit to leave Washington
not later than May 25th, 1908,
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National Conference of Charities and
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Tickets to be sold May lst-4-th,
1008, good to return leaving Richmond
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