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GOES TO DENVER NEXT
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE EPWOnCH LEAGUE.
Last Day at Detroit Marked by Well
Attended and Enthusiastic
Meetings.

A dispatch from Detroit Mich. last
night saws: With seven meetings tonight.
all splendidly attended. the sixth interna-
tional convention OF the Epworth League.
which DR. J. F. Berry and other officers OF
the league say has been the greatest and
most successful in the leagues history,
came to a close. Denver was this afternoon
decided upon for the next convention. The
resolutions committee which has jurisdic-
ton over the meeting place. met yesterday
and heard representations from delegations
from several cities. including Minneapolis.
Saratoga Springs and Denver. and decided
To refer the selection to a subcommittee.
The, pressure of the Denver delegation.
which has done strenuous work to capture
the next convention. was so strong, how
ever that today the committee recalled
the matter from the subcommittee and de-
Cided in favor of Denver.
The same programme was followed at all
of the meetings tonight Addresses were
made on three subjects Christ. Our King
Ills Conquering Kingdom" and My Place
in the Army" followed by waiting hour
for the descent OF the Holy Spirit.
The official resolutions of the convention
were also adopted by each meeting. They
were as follows:
The young Methodism of North America
represented in this convention OF more
than D.uO delegates. reflects the spirit and
voices the sentiment OF two millions of Ep-
wOrthians.
Our deliberations have known no differ
ences. Our Intercourse u a delight. Dis
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Information Contained in the Commits
sion's Manual Just Issued.

The revised edition of the manual OF ex-
aminatiOns Of the civil service commits
sion has been issued by the commission
within the past week for the information
Of those who may desire to take examina-
tions during the coming year.
The manual Is revised semi annually to
January 1 and July 1, and contains all in
formation applicants need concerning the
filing of applications and the examina-
tions mentioned therein. The January edi-
ton contains a schedule Of spring examina-
tions and the July edition contains a
schedule of fall examinations. Many ex-
aminations not mentioned in the manual
are announced from time to time as eligi-
bles are needed. Such examinations are
usually Of a technical, scientific or pro-
fessiOnal character or of unusual require
mentS Persons wishing to compete in any
Of these examinations should write to the
commission, indicating the character Of
the examination desired.
The commission frequently receives let
ters from different parts of the country
inclosing advertisements of individuals and
bureaus claiming to have special infor-
nation of value to applicants and special
facilities in preparing them for civil service
examinations.
The writer's Of these letters inquire
whether, in the opinion of the commission
the claims Of these individuals and bureaus
are genuine or not. AS to these inquiries
the information relative to applications and
examinations which Is furnished by these
individuals and bureaus Is based on this
manual or other Information which may be
obtained from the commission. all OF
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he chief clerk of the War Department:

the chief clerk of the War Department:
Il am not satisfied that the public hon-
days declared by law or executive order.
which constitute the exception to the re-
quirement Of seven hours labor from the
clerks of the executive departments, pre-
scrlbed In the act of March IL. 1875 are
to be deemed to include holidays provided
for the people of the District of Columbia
by congress acting in its capacity as a
local legislature for the District. Ii seems
10 me rather that Congress is in that stat
ute referring to public holidays declared
by law or executive order for the public
employees of the United States when deal
ing with that subject, as both Congress and
the executive have dealt with it. | slippos.
that IN fact the provision made by Congress
IN the civil code of the District for a Sat
urday half holiday was made without any
actual intention on the part of Congress
TO anect the hours of labor of government
employment. Congress evidently did not
nave that object In mind. and was not in
tending TO legislate in regard To ii. The
committees in charge OF that subject did
not consider the change and IL was not
once mentioned in debate. Under these
circumstances 1T is doubtful. at least IL the
Secretary of War is relieved from the obli-
cation imposed by the act of March IL.
1898. to require seven hours labor on SAT-
urdays. There is doubt whatever that
he has lawful authority to require that
number of hours service and as there ia
doubt of his authority to permit less than
that. 1 shall feel bound TO continue the
seven hour requirement pending a decision
by the Attorney General. to whom the
question will be referred" :"
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the senate and the house latterly met daily
for from two to five hours.

the senate and the house latterly met daily
for from two to five hours
While considerable legislation has been
accomplished several important bills have
gone over to the next session. which will
open next November. Among these are the
electoral law, under which elections for
half the members of the house will be held
in December. The republican majority in
the senate shelved the bill because tho ma
tionalists in the house insisted on the pro-
tain districts. The bill for the organization
of municipal governments was passed by
the house too late for the senate to act
upon 1t. Municipal elections. however were
not contemplated until May 81 next The
bill intended to eliminate the obnoxious
provincial taxes by giving the provinces
federal support was passed by the senate,
but shelved by the house The govern
ment's expense budget was not acted upon
by either body, but ample executive author
ity is provided for all expenditure.
What Is considered the most important
Legislation enacted during the session IS
that covering the proposed loan Of $35,0O.-
OOO and the process of auditing and pay
ing the claims Of the revolutionary SOL
diers all of which has been carefully con-
sidered and thoroughly provided for:
Considerable confusion attended the ad-
journment of congress. The senate, 1t ap-
pears adjourned without notifying the
house of its action. The latter later sent TO
the senate a resolution providing for the
extension of the presidents authority in
the matter Of the proposed loan by empow-
ering the executive to accept any PROPOSE
ton for securing the loan whether through
advertisement or through the loan commits
sion. The vice president refused to resum-
mon the senators. and Senor Portuondo.
the speaker of the house, will ask Pres!-
dent Palma to call a special session or the
senate to act on the resolution.
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tance and national boundaries are inciden
tai. We each love our country, our rulers.
and our flag. yet We are so made one in
Christ that all several interests merge into
His kingdom and all souls blend in common
knship.
We rejoice In the continued growth and
increasing usefulness of the young people
societies of the churches. We are grateful
to Almighty God for the marvellous sue
Cesses which have come to the Epworth
League since the last international conven-
ton at San Francisco. The experience of
the years gives increasing evidence Of the
adaptation of the plans of the Epworth
League to the spirit and polity of Method
ism
AS In the past we stand for the broadest
Christian fraternity We hail with special
satisfaction every opportunity for practical
cooperation with our young peoples socie-
ties in Christian ministry and service.
The Epworth League is not merely a
young peoples movement neither is 1t to
be looked upon as separate department
of the church 1t aims to be an embOdi-
ment of all the activities Of our church.
complete manifestation of the spirit of our
common MethodiSm.
First in importance among questions
claiming our attention we place the system
attic and devout study of the Scriptures both
for our spiritual growth and to give fitness
for soul-winning. We consider ourselves
called to the work of personal evangelism.
and We enioin all our members to enter the
fields now white for harvest. We stand for
a present. abundant and conscious saliva
ton as essential to that power of Witness
ing which wins men We thus send out to
the young hosts of our united Methodism
this appeal for prayer-a holy waiting at
the morning watch. a pleading Of the prom
ises of the open hook for a revival which
mean to the twentieth century what the re-
vival Of Wesley was to the eighteenth CEN
tury and to the world.
Epworth Leaguers. let us to our knees
that We may WELD the Spirits blade.
To us. to the young people of no other
age. comes the trumpet call. Go ye into
all the world and go we must. for. lift
ing up our eyes. we behold in many lands
gospel opportunities rapidly becoming gos-
pei emergencies
To remain ignorant or Indifferent to the
cause Of missions Is to sin against hight
and to ignore God. We, Q part OF Christ,s
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great army, place at His instant disposal
our means. our service and ourselves, that
the world may be evangelical in our gen
GRAFTON.
The gigantic iniquity of the anglo Saxon
race is a fostering of tie monStrous traffic
in intoxicants. We believe the complete
diSenfranchiSement of the business will
abolish dangers that threaten US and clear
up problems that perplex us.
This whole evil organization Is a fountain
of iniquty whose streams poison wherever
they flow. 1t has no redeeming feature. 1t
is an environment OF perditon. hence We
set our faces against this enemy Of God
and will give 1t no quarter in social life.
in pOlitics-in fact, nowhere-until it ts
relegated to its own place.
We regard the Christian Sabbath as the
bulwark of defense for our Christian insti-
tutions. To desecrate the Sabbath endan-
gers everything Of Importance to the
church of God.
We recognize ourselves as stewards of
Gods estate. We urge upon all our mem
bers such an administration of that estate
as those who expect to give an account
The calls of the kingdom mandatory
and definite. Hence. we acknowledge our
selves bound by the law Of systematic and
proportionate giving.
We are citizens and patriots az we'll al
Christians. Hence we record ourselves as
upholders of law and order always and
everywhere as against all laWlessness and
unlawful violence.
The greatest crowd that has congregated
in Tent Ontario during the convention was
present tonight The 5,~O seats were oc-
cupied and at least 1000 more people were
standing about the edges of the tent DR..
j. M. Buckley of New York was the first
speaker, discussing Christ Our King"
DR.. Buckley urged more reverence in
worship. He said Lack of reverence
makes many revivals mere hypnotic
farces." DR.. Buckley then spoke Of DR..
Shelton author of I'm His Steps" and
other books. and said that they were inter-
esting. but kindergarten books three times
refined"
Rev. c. o. Johnston Of Toronto. Canada.
spoke on His Conquering Kingdom" and
Bishop John M. Walden discussed my
Place In the Army" Rev. George J. Bish-
op OF London. Canada led the waiting hour
One OF the finest ga,.ierings Of the con-
Ontario this afternoon, which was pre-
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sided over by b. f. Diedendorf of Cana
joharie, n. Y. There were $500 men pres
ent and their voices swelling forth in on
ward, Christian Soldiers" the battle hymn
of the Epworth League. was one of the
grandest of the convention. Rev. George
c. Stuart OF Cleveland. Tenn. stirred the
gathering to a. high pitch of enthusiasm
with his exhOrtatons, interspersed with
anecdotes and stories
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which is furnished to any person, upon re-
QeSt without cost.
Examinations are now held In every
state and territory except Alaska.
Appointments to federal positions in
Porto Rico and Hawaii are made on the
same basis as those in the states and
other territories
With the exception of a very few fed
eral positions in the Philippines. appoint
ment to government positions in those is
lands is made in accordance with the
Philippine civil service act.
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Dies Before Physician Reaches Him

Daniel Keith, colored. forty-seven years
old. was taken suddenly i'll Saturday night
at his home. 51S 1st street northwest DIR
Jack was summoned. but the patient d,,f
before he reached the house. Coroner New
lit investigated the mans death and gave
the necessary certificate
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E. s. Norman. thirty years old. WAS
given surgical treatment at the Emerpencv
Hospital Saturday night. He accidentally
house on 9th street.
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DEPARTMENT HOURS.
Secretary Root Makes a Statement Of
His Views.

In order to explain his position with re-
gard to the hours OF labor in the executive
departments Secretary Root has fled the
following memorandum on the subject with
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lean Sweep Sale Began This Morning With a Rush!

VIII -
nDI/ a lkl FuA
cN
VN7 $780, :$a
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And All the Credit
You Wish,

II you have an account with
us every purchase will gladly be
charged. If YOU have not
you're perfectly welcome 10
open an account, buy all YOU
wish, and pay in small amounts
later on when the summer vaca-
tions are over and demands for
cash are not SO great. It's the
most liberal and helpful plan in
the world-more than 100000
who have tested it say SO.
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90 O& For $40 and Sl2
cYAo wv Shirt Waist Suits.

Under ordinary lot of several
hundred would sell for penny less than $o many them
sold SI2 But the clearance know exceptions and the
ridicuously price $298 named for selling
these exquisite examples weather
in
in
it he La
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Marvellous Reductions i'm Skirts.

lot good quality Black white
priced at 49c.
very Skirts nclud
ng n he
~ Fine Black and Blue Brilantine
w bottom finished ia
price; leanS
m good quality Skirts in the
W
sold S29S; Clean Sweep
q Lot of Dress Skirts selling high good
and a
marked sell the Clean Sweep choice
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stylish mixed Walking n
weights skirts that sell regularly high $685. all
tailored high-class
Quality Walking Skirts. blue nd Oxford:
beautifully designed with straps
right weight;
lean Sweep Price, SO
several dozens Of fine
m Skirts handsomely wit - band
splendidly tailored: sold always a
Lot finely tailored md
liantine Dress Skirts blue and black elaborateiy
regularly the Clean Sweep
Very stylish and fine quality Gray Homespun Walking
Skirts with double elaborately
stitched in high grade $69s
$39S
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@1 M2 For Shirt Waist
~ Ii oYO Suits Worth $3.50.


Tuesday o ad$
Talo lor-mad a
and
in of
deep enounceh headed by plain silk
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S3.Q8 Black Taffeta Waists. S1.08.
S3.08 FOulard Silk Waists, ST .Q8.

popular desb SILK
rey of dot an tasteful Effects and pater
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27

been over to see him.
City Councilman j. X. Dur
ham has secured the requisite
number Of signatures and for
warded petition to Prof. New
man of Clemson College for a
Farm ers' Institute to he held here
IN July.
"A difficulty occurred Sunday
at Halle Gold Mine in which MIR.
Amos l.. Cook. who ran beef
market lnkershaw about two years
ago, was cut in eleven places by
by MIR. VIM. Clanton, but for
tunately none of the wounds are
serious. Three of the cuts were
in the body and the others in the
head and neck. DR.. l.. II. Gre
CORY, the Mine physician, dressed
the wuunds and Mr.. Cook was able
to be out yesterday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27
NOrthWeSternerS Look South,
The Representatives of Two Hun
dred Farmers Now in Spar.
tanburg.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Spartanburg, May "a. Mr.. r.
B. ThackstOn of the land and in
dustrial department of the South
ern railway at Chicrg rgo, is in the
city and with him two very irte'li-
gent farmers, who represent 900
additional ftrm"rs ~ the north
west who a o looking sLuthward.
These men desire to secure farms
in the south and if con n.litlons are
favorable 200 farms of 800 acres
and upward Can he sold Monday
morning. 1t is supposed that they
will 20 into stock raising, fruit.
growing and other lines of diver
sified industry. They have ample
capital and thew mean business.
Col r.. l. CAN'T is showing a
portion Of SpartanLnrg county to
them. The most serious draw back
thus far is the presence of the ne
groes The impression is prevail,
cnt abroad that we have race trou-
hIes and conflicts frequently, max
ing this an undesirable place of
residence If the representatives,
stay here long enough they will
see that this is not the case.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27
Hundreds OF Men
Rendered Homeless
BY Cloudburst That Came at
the Midnight Hour.

Enid, Okla, May "a. Hun
dreds of persons were rendered
homeless and property damage to
the extent of $500, 900 was done
IN the Enid bottoms alone by q
cloudburst that struck west of
this city at midnight last night.
The az ggregate damage probably
will be much higher ON account of
losses sustained between Enid and
the seat of the storm. A bank of
water three feet high and 200 feet
wide, swept through the bottoms
at midnight, carrying houses and
everything before it. 1t came up
on Enid without warning, while
most of its inhabitants were asleep.
Within u few minutes Il hundred
houses were completely submerg
ed. Many persons lost everything
they possessed. The means for
relieving distress are inadequate.
The rainfall the past ten days has
been the heayiest in the history of
Oklahoma and indications are that
more will follow. Reports of
losses in the country west of Enid
are meagre, but it is believed that
heavy damage was done.
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Items From KcrShaw Era.

The Kershaw Oil Mill finished
grinding its supply of seed last
Saturday.
Mrs. G. w. Peters, of Ian
caster, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. j. p. Pittman mt Halle Cola
Mine.
Mrs. j. V. Welsh and daugh-
ter Miss Meta are visiting Mrs.
Wei sh's daughter, Mrs. Conder
in Gatrney.
Some needed repairs have
been made on the postoiice build
ing and postmaster Cauthcn has
put IN some handsome new lock
boxes.
Mrs. j. Il. Brasington, of
Wadcsboro, \. G., widow of the
late Rev. j. Il. Brasington, who
was once pastor of the kershaw
Baptist church, is here visiting
her daughter, Mrs. 5. n. SowelI.
Misses Matte and,Ada Cly-
burn, daughters of Hon. w. L.
Clyburn of the Halle Gold Mine
section, left last Tuesday for Il
visit to Charlotte, Hickory and
Greenville. They will he absent
several weeks.
Col =. III. Nelson, Of Colum-
bia, formerly solicitor, now a
resident attorney of Columbia,
was IN town Saturday. Mr.. Mel
son has been employed to assist
Solicitor Thurmond and +. ID.
Blakeney, Esq, in the prosecu-
tion of Love and Kelley, charged
with killing young Clark at De-
Kaib.
MIR. Wesley Broom of Halle
Gold Mine is seriously sick with
pncuponia in the Columbia City
Hospital. Mr.. Broom, who is n
Confederate veteran abont 20
years of age, attended the reun-
ion and took sict while there.
His condition was improved yes
terday. His son Mr.. a. S.
Broom and other relatives have
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27
SEMi-W EEkLY.
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1903.
Accident To Mrs. Hagins

White coming to town yester-
day morning, Mrs. Martha Ha-
gins, the aged mother of Mr.. j.
Nj. Hagins of Elgin, met with q
painful accident near Mr.. Burrell
knights several miles North of
town. One of the wheels of her
buggy struck against II tree on the
side of the narrow country road
causing the vehicle to upset and
its aged occupant to be thrown
out. The physician who was sum
mOned had not returned to town
at the time of going to press yes
tcrday afternoon and we have been
unable to learn the extent of her
injuries.
Mrs. Hagins met with Il slmi
lar accident several years ago hav-
ING had both wrists broken at that
time. She Is past four score
years of age.
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The Evils In The State.
''Whcrc Are We Drifting!'-
"What Are Good People
Thinking Of"
To the Editor of The State.

What is the matter with the
public sentiment of South Carroll
ma!
This question may be put in an
other form. Why is it the pco-
pie of South Carolina do not be-
come alarm med ut the immoral con
dition of their State, and by gen,
eral consent rise and shake off the
corrupt measures which are now
leading to so much degradation
and shame!
What can the good people of
the State be thinking about who
have moral convictions and yet
are dong nothing to bring about
concert of action in opposition
to the evils which are threatening
the highest interest of this com,
wealth.
We have recently read in The
Daily State of a fearful tragedy
enacted in Conway, the result of
which is one young mau is now
sleeping in his grave and anoth-
or has been committed to jail and
will 10y and by be called to answer
ut the bar of the court why he
stained his bands with his brother s
blood.
So far rs the reason for the
crime goes, the public has already
been informed. Both young men
were drinking, hence the tragedy.
They were strangers and had it
not been for liquor the crime
would not have occurred.
In almost all such cases liquor
either directly 70 nlirectly plays
an active part, and yet drinking
liquor rs lux ury must be toler-
ated, and the State must have a
revenue upon which to snbsist,
and therefore she provides for the
sale of it. in order to raise muc h
of her needed revenue, and this is
done largely to protect the pro-
perty of her citizenship from tax :
alton. The idea is, liquor will be
sold and drunk anyway and hence
it is fine opportunity for the
State to provide for her necessi.
ties, and ut the same time protect
the property of the people from
direct taxation.
This condition of things is re-
cognizcd by the politicians, and
they have gone to work and pro-
vidcd for the sale of liquor under
the authority OF the great seal of
the State, and thereby encourage
crime, for which she is supposed
to exist to prevent.
Afler the liquor is sold and the
State falls heir to the profits and
the poor unfortunate citizen goes
out and under the influence of the
liquor sold by the State commits
some awful crime, then the State
says to him, you have overstep
| ped your bounds and must answer
Mt the bar of the courts for your
deed.
We ask, Can tho State by
| Legislative enactment favor the
dispcnsary and then not become
responsible fo the evils-all the
evils growing out of the sale of
her liquors. If this State deal
| were the result of ignorance then
| morally she would not be rcspon- :
siblc or party to the crimes
growing out of her own constitut-
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HEATH BANKING & MER. Co..

NOticc-L a nc astcr Graded
School.
To all whom it may Concern:
Take notice that pursuant to a
petition signed by ten voters and
freeholders resident in Lancaster
School District, we the undersign.
ed, Trustees of said District, do
hereby call a public meeting to be
composed of all those voters who
are resident in and return for
taxation in said District real or
personal property of the value of
not less than one hundred dollars,
to assemble in the Court House at
Lancaster, s. c., on Friday the
29th day of May 1908, at 4
O'Clock, pm, for the purpose of
electing chairman and secretary
OF said meeting, five trustees of
said school district, and of deter.
mining what special tax, If any,
not to exceed FIVE mills, shall be
levied, as the majority present
shall decide, on all real and per-
sonal property within said School
District for the maintenance of
the public schools of said District.
This May 18th, 1908.
b. F. Miller,
w. L. Gregory,
W.J. Cunningham,
j. E. Taylor,
q. T. Connors,
Trustees of Lancaster School
District.