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WEDNESDAY, APBIL 10, 1895. The Sumter Watchman was founded io 1850 ted the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. EDITORIAL frOTES. The failure of the income tax law will necessitate the tariff on some of the articles consumed by the masses of tbe people. Atlanta is a model of enterprise. Not satisfied with the Exposition, some of her capitalist are building a five million dollar hotel. The article io this paper oo Public Roads, written by Rev. W. D. McLeod, now located at Aiken, COD tai ns some practical thoughts and information de? serving the attention of Grand Jurors and law-m akers The New England mill men are hav? ing a big time visiting the South this spring, for all the railroads, as welt as the people of the cities they vi it are laying themselves oat to e ti certain the visitors io the proper style. George Washicgtoo Marray is count? ing on the Repaplicao majority to un? seat Col. Elliott aod give the place to him. It is to be hoped that the majority will be more respectable than Murray imagines. Senator Tillman will have to take the stamp next sommer if he is in earnest about carrying out the terms of the compact that he took part io framing He will just have to go before the peo? ple if he would put dowe the opposi? tion. When the colonial records have been made available by indexing a new his? tory of the State should be written, for a great deal of additional information concerning the early history of the State is contained io these records. We are glad that Bismarck had an eightieth birthday, bot gladder still that the cela oration Is over, and the old gen fieman himself ought to be glad? dest of all that he escaped the celebra? tion with his life. Rey. I. J Lansing, the Massachu? setts mao who took occasion io a pabl ic address to charge that President Cleve? land had been seeo druok oo numerous occasions, bas eaten his words and apologizes to the public for having made the offensive charges. There is not mach credit to be placed io the report that ex-Coofederate sol diers have offered their services to Spain to assist in subduing the Cuban patriots, wbo are fighting for freedom against great odds. If any of them have made such a teodor of their services the majority of their old com? rades are heartily ashamed of them. Silver has advaoced receotly, and cotton has also advaoced io price. This circumstance has been seized upon by the free silver meo as an absolute aod I final proof that the free coinage of silver would cause the price of cottoo to advaoce to teo ceots per pound aod pot ao eod to the hard times. It will be ioterestiog to observe the coarse Englaod will take in reference tb the insult to the British flag by a Span? ish goo boat. The cases of the Et hai? ti red aod Alliaoca are very similar, aod a comparison of the English aod Amer? ican manner of resenting ao insult will afford ao excellent object lesson. If tbe railroads would do more to encourage the development, aod aid the success, of small manufacturing enter? prises io the Sooth by giving more favorable freight rates, they would ac? complish much more io the eod thao they will by entertaining visitors from the manufacturing centers of the North. Internal development would be much more satisfactory than developmeot by outside capitalists, who will reap the profits aod spend them elsewhere. The letter from M V. I., io refer? ence to the Mayesville municipal elec- i tion is given space to day, as the writ er thicks that ao injustice wa? dooe Capt. Atkios by the report of the elec- j tioo published a few days sioce. We must confess, however, that we are un? able to discover, after a careful inspec? tion of the article, how or where any injustice or misrepresentation, either j actual or implied, comes iu. It was a brief statement of the result, and noth? ing more. If there was or is anything j behind the scenes, we were not aware of it. Since the above was written a statement | from Capt. Atki?s bas been received, j and is published cheerfully, as we have I ?o desire to be the meaos of doiog b I an injustice, nor do we think that su was the intention of our corresponde! j A number of well informed m have tak^n occasion to tell us th they are fully io accord with us io su gesting that the law in regard to t foreclosure of mortgages should amended in order that the debtor m; obtain justice. The women are entitled to represe talion in the faculty of the Wiotbn College, and we are pleased to leai that the board bas decided to gi j women as many places as posaib 1 there are many women folly compete to fill any of the chairs io this oolleg aod as it is a woman's they should I given the preference. The suggestion that a Southern ma be the Democratic Presidential caod date next year, comiog as it does frot Norther o Democrats, is a certain indies tioo that they are without hope < success aod want a figurehead aro UL which to rally the disorganized rec oants of the party. Hill and bi friends are looking beyond 1896 fe success. Mr. W. W. Ball, formerly editor c the Columbia Journal, has becom ! managiog editor of the Charlesto Evening Post. Mr. Ball has field in which it is possible to win last ing fame aod success; he has the ability eoergy aod honesty to win, maintaii and merit the highest position in jour ii al ism. We congratulate the Post, a Mr. Ball would be ao acquisition to an; paper. The. News and Courier has had con siderable to say about the coupoo bailo lately, as a meaos of qualifying tb* suffrage aod overcoming the negri majority io this State. There is no us< to go to the trouble of discussing suet a scheme, for it is time poorly s^ent, ic fact, wasted, for the people will not ap? prove of it, ard will not have it. Anj other scheme, almost, will be mon popular, and the faction that presses thit coupon bollot may as well make op itt mind to defeat. The incorporation ol such a system in the law of the Stat? would speedly rsis? a howl of indigna? tion from, one end of the State tc another. The News and Courier bas collected statistics from its correspondents in ail sections of the State relative to the cot? ton acreage and amount of fertilizers that will be used. The correspondents report that there willie so material a re? duction in acreage, and io the use of fertilizers, that the oottoo crop of the State will be not less thau 25 per cent, less than average. If this reduction ex? tended throughout the cotton belt tbe prospect of higher prices for cotton would be much better than it is. The Colombia Register is reported to have said that if Gov. Evans did not hasten the appointment of a Clerk of Court for Sumter County there would oot be a Straightouc left io this Straightoot stronghold. This state? ment was in keeping with the character the official orgao, and it is not surpris? ing that the truth of the matter is that oot a Straighout turned over io hope of gettiog the office. Those who professed to be Reformers have been io line with that factioo aod have worked against the Straightouc cause io the past. The discussion over the terms of peace between the Reform and Conser? vative factices will yet lead to a new onarrel if it is continued..There is more personal feeling between the leaders of the Forty and Tillman and Evans than anything else There is a fear on each side that the other will succeed in crowding them out aod take all of the offices aod the resultant prominence. There is entirely too much politics io these peace compacts aod uoless some of the schemes are pot aside there will be oo peace. Wheo Sumter gets well in the field as a strawberry grower, some of the older centers of this industry will have to stir to keep io the race. Bat io al! j seriousness, the experiment undertaken j by Mr. Graham means a great deal for Sumter and this section, if it proves as | successful as be has every reason to believe it will. A great deal of labor J is required in the cultivation, picking and shipment of a crop of strawberries ; j crates will be needed and for all these 1 money that comes from abroad will be ! paid out and put into circulation in this community'. We trust the experiment will be a positive and profitable success I and that the industry will become firmly established in this section. It is such industries that bring money into the country and make it prosperous 4 The Supreme Court of the United States played directly into the hands of ; thc millionaires yesterday when the in? come tax act was declared invalid in , several of its most, important parr icu lars Justice Wbite was the only man ou the bench who held to the precedent of the past and sustained tbe theory that it lies within the power of Congress to impose a direct tax upou the incomes of the citizen of this country. His dis senting opinion is to the point and un? mistakable in expressing dissent, and there is no question but that his position is tbe popular one with the mass of the people. The belief in wide-spread and well founded that the men with fortunes aggregating tens of millions of dollars do not pay an adequate share of taxes for the support of the government. With their im? mense wealth there is linked immense power and influence, which are exerted to the utmost to save from taxation as mach as possible of their property. From this belief arose the demand for an income tax law as a means of re? quiring of the rich that they contribute of their abundance to the support of the government as freely as the poor are compelled to contribute from* their penury. The demand for the income tax was based upon a conviction that ir was the only means of equiliziog taxa? tion, asd nine out of ten men believe that the government not only has the right to enact such a law, but that an income tax is demanded by every con? sideration of equity and justice. A STRAWBERRY FABM. Mr. L. T. Barnes, of Florence, rep? resenting Mr. J. A. Westbrook, of Mt. Olivet, N C., the proprieter of a large nursery and truck farm at that place, was in the city last week lookiog after the strawberry farm that Mr. W. M. Graham is starting. Mr. Barnes has been engaged in the truck and strawberry business for a number of years, and is now located in Florence, where be has started an extensive truck and straw? berry farm. . He will ship his first crop of berries this year, as the plants have been planted over a year. He says that the land owned by Mr. Graham is the finest land for strawberries he has ever seen, and that the berry busi? ness should be a success from the start. Mr. Westbrook, who was here attend? ing the meetiog of the Truck Growers Association a few months ago, also ex? amined the land and gave the same opinion, and it was by his advice that Mr. Graham bas gone into the business. The Lady Thompson variety of berry will be planted, as it is che best and earliest of the berries grown for sbio ment and brings the highest price on the Northern markets. It is finely flavored aod so firm that it stands long ship? ments without injury. From pl au ts that are now being set out cuttings will be obtained during the summer lo plant all the land that it is thought desirable io devote to berries until it bas been proven beyond doubt that the crop will do well here, and pay a fair nrofit on the investment. THE GREAT COUNCIL Of tho Improved Order of Red Men Meets in Columbia. The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men convened here yesterday in the Knights of Pythias hall. Forty-two dele? gates were in attendance, representing eigh? teen tribes io the Slate. The officers in the chair were 0 G.Falls, Great Sachem; W. H. Thomas, Great Prophet; Walter Cam? eron, Great Senior Sagamore, and C. C* Manning, Junior Sagamore. The meeting was very harmonious, and considerable busi? ness was transacted looking to the improve? ment and enlargement of the order. The following officers were elected for One Great San : Gr?*? Prophet-0. G. Falls. Great Sachem-Walter Cameron. Senior Sagamore-C C. Chase. Great Junior Sagamore-A. G. Pinckney. Great Chief of Records-R. A. Williams. Great Keeper of Wampum-W. M. Fitch. Appointed Chief Great Sannap-E M. Wilson. Great Misbocewa-G. W. Steffens. Great Guard of Wigwam-George W. Petit. Great Guard of Forest-J. P. Walsh. Committee on Credentials-B. C. Craw? ford, chairman. Committee on Six Moons Report:-C. F. Hernholm, chairman. Committee on Extension of the Order-K. G W.Moblmao, Willis Allen and Walter Cameron. Onmmittee on Finance-C. Holsen, B. F. Middleton and W. F- Platte. Committee on Constitutional Law-D. Nel? son, W. E. Avery and J. L. Hicks. The officers were installed and the Council Fire was quenched, to be rekindled on the second Tuesday of Plant Moon, G. S. D., 405, at Beaufort. This translated into plain "United States" vernacular means the second Tuesday in April, 18'J6. - The State. Notice. Tbe State Board of Medical Examiners wil! meet in the Senate Chamber, at Colum? bia, on Tuesday, April 23d at IO a. m., and will examine nil applicants for certificates. WM. R. LOWMAN, A. M., M D., Member 7th District. As baldness makes euc look prematurely old, so a full head ot hair rzivt-s to mature life the appearance ot youth. To secure this and prevent the former, Ayer's Hair Viper is confidently recommended, Both ladies and gentlemen prefer it to any other dressing. - MU nm Success in Lifo depends on little things. A Ripans Tabule is u little thing, but taking one occasionally gives good digestion, and that means good blood, and that means good brain and brawn, and that means success 7-25-o I PUBLIC BOADS. An ?.-?ue of the Watchman and Sou?tron some lime ?ince corilaiitf-d HM article oo t u'. j lie rond-, which arirr.'-ted fir; attention. The i ideas advanced ?n this article w.*-rc suggest? ive if not entirely practica!. 1 suppose no ' one will deny tbe need of better mads A j short trip, especially nt thia tune of the > .?..-. shows conclusively that th?re i? need of Det? ter arracgenienta in working our rouis, ii we are to dave any worthy the name. The question unsolved is, bow can good roads he i obtained ? In theory the answer is quite e?sy; grade tbe roads, druin them, rock or gravel them, especially in low plac?s, and keep in good repair There arises, however, the practical question, how cnn this be done? Io the upper part of this Stat?. *.he supply of rock is sufficient and more or less convenient, but in Sumter County there is scarcely any rock, and perhaps little gravel that can be economically obtained. Yet Snmter County Deeds roads very badly. I have no intention of trying to speak authoritatively on this subject, but simply to advance some ideas which have occurred to me. The road question is beiug discussed with ! new interest since the new law has been put io operation. In some places the roads are to be worked by contract. In others by th? old plan revised. If remains to be seen whetner either will be socceesful. My own opinion is that neither will be satisfactory. The con? tract system under efficient supervision and with abundant means would do; but, grant? ing efficient supervision, the means will be lacking. The old glan has not worked. Compulsory road work brings men on the ? road for a certain length of time, but has never succeeded in making them work. It is ; very doutufjl if success will ever bc attained along this line. The necessity is growing so great that some efficient scheme will be de ? vised. In discussing this subject the difficulties j should be carefully taken into consideration. ? j In Sumter County there is quite a vnriety in j roads; ?ome are very sandj and level; some | I aie level and of black dirt, like those randing [ parallel and near Lynches River; some are j hilly and broken, as in Spring Hill, Hafting j Creek and Stateburg. To bring these roads j into good condition, will require a great deal i of work protracted over a number of years j and a sensible, practical ?od continuous plan | j of operation. Soraeofthe roads have t>ee <i | washed away till they are nothing but great ditches nnd otners, iii wet weather, are ?I- ; most impassable, because they are too low. , To work these properly will require well ? I directed labor. I believe that tbe road3 should be worked with convict labor. This is no new idea, but one Dot put into practice in the counties in the first place, there are a large numnrr of convictions for small offence?, for which! the criminal serves a term in the peniten- ; tiary. The time of trial is often long after ' the commitment to jail and the offender has cost considerable money for board before the j expense of bis trial begins. Ao example, a man is sent to jail in the latter part of ; November for larceny amounting ic value tn I twenty-five dol ars He will be tried in March. His cost in jail for food will be over thirty dollars and his sentence be perhaps twelve mouths. Roy Robinson illustrates. If there were: an enlargement of the jurisdiction of the J trial justice in these matters or some more speedy method of trial than that now in vogue and a chain gang, more rapid and economical justice would be done* and the j rest of the community be beoefitted by the j labor of the criminal. In the second place, a considerable num? ber of convictions occur in trial justice courts and the sentence is served in jail. The criminal does nothing but cost the coun? ty thirty cents a day and grow happy on crisie. If there were a chain gang these could be utilized. To emphasize this point let me give some facta. (1 ose facts from Aiken County, because i' was convenient. These facts were obtained < ?? personal exami? nation of the record.) From January 1, 1390 to January i, 189 .. there were 247 sentences to County jail These sentences aggregated over twenty \?->irs. Thirty-five I of them were women. Counting it at eve tweBty years it cost the County $2,190.00 to feed these convicts in idleness. Ir is gen? erally known that confinement in jail seldom improves character, but roost frequently makes it worse. To work convicts would not make them worse, but might do them! good. A great many persons are sent to the penitentiary, which bas a full supply, for small offences, when they could be utilized by the Couoty for its own benefit. Recently j several men sentenced mostly for one year were marched from the jail to a State farm io the bouods of the County. If the State : can utilize them the County could also. Bul perhaps the greatest objection is that j this is not feasible. The answer is, it has I been done and is now being done- The pun- ' lie roads of Richmond County, Georgia, are worked with convict labor. The public ; b-idge8 are, at least to a great extent, built by them. They have a stockade near Augusta where they most frequently stay but when necessary they camp where they work. I was told by a gentleman who worked these convicts for four years that ; they seldom escaped and were easily guarded. ? The public roads which have been worked have the reputation of being very fine. The laws of Georgia are such, at least, as it j applies to Richmond County, that all misde- ; raeanors goes before the City Court (elsewhere ! called the County Court) Larceny for less ; than fifty dollars worth comes before this court. Its maximum sentence is twelve i months. This court in Richmond county { meets weekly ; I believe in other counties j monthly. By this means speedy trial is given . and, if the person is guilty, the sentence is : served before a man in Sumter County would be tried. I have not yet had an opportunity to as? certain exact facts in regard to expense, but from a conversation with the gentleman men- ? Honed above and a gentleman in Augusta, I am satisfied that the expense, alter tools and ; tent have been provided, will only slightly i exceed the present expense of board, etc. Tnese convicts can be made to do very j satisfactory work. A man with an ordinary j amount of common sense and education could work them to the help of the roads. I must beg pardon for this article. I write j it because I like to study thia kind of qoes- j tion and in the hope tha't it may call forth i practical thought from some one else. D. M. MCLEOD. Boll of Honor. - 1st Grade-Florence Keels, Agnes Riles, j Katie Weathers. Junius Smith. 2d Grade-Dozier Lee, Hal Harby, James Lenoir, Ed Lowry, Marie Moise. Honorable mention-Leon Green. 3d Grade-Lula Windham. Hattie Lowry, j Nita Stuckey, Annie Lynam, Wesley Brad- j ford. 4th Grade-Luti? Weathers, Rosalina Mor? ris, Mary Carson, Jamie Barett, Roberta Williamson. 5th Grade-Cecil Wilson, Guy Warren, Octavia Hill, Mamie Commander, Coral Weathers, Augusta Folsom, Benny Dorrity. dib G?ad<-Alice Harby, Rosa Fuller, Harrv Reid. Honorable Mention-English W il 1 iamsoo. 7th tirade-Mamie Sanders, Georgie Wil? liamson, Rosa Mood, Stella Phillips, Gussie Keels, Dora House. s : h Grade-Ka'herine Richardson. Emmie Whittemore, Clemmie Fuller, Fannie Rytten berg. ?jth Grade-Miss Beulah Lynam. 10th Grade-Mr. W. I? Barrett. Misses Supine Watten, Laura Mood, Gussie Din? ting. JNO. B. DUFFIE Rather Unkind. An Episode cf the Mnyesville FUec non-Capt J E. Atkins Misrep sented-- Honor to Whom Honor is Due." MATESVHXE, S. C.. April 4th, '95 An article appeared in the Daily Item of April 2nd, and in Watchman and Southron of 3rd inst , in reference to the Mayesville town election on Monday last, which doe? great injus? tice to our fellow townsman, Capt J E Atkins. At the town convention oh Tuesday, March 26th-a'though against his wishes-('apt. Atkins was put into nomination, by his friends for Inondent, as was also Mr J. E Mayes. Capt. Atkins received 22 ; votes and Mr J E. Mayps received 25 votes, a majority of three-and ] was declared the nominee. Capt. | Atkins was then nominated for 3rd warden. The next day-Wednesday i -Capt. Atkins was nominated on I another ticket for Intendent, thus cutting off his chances for either office At the election on Monday I the Captain received 46 votes for | warden, and 24 votes for Intendent, j making a total of TO votes-more than two of the elected wardens re- j ceived. Capt Atkins is one of our lead? ing citizens and business men, and has done as much fur the ad- : vancement of Mayesville as any other citizen in the town It is stated ! upon good authority, that Capt At l kins once held a judgment for dama? ges against this town for ?100 00, and although he could have collected every cent of the amount, he was too patriotic to do so 3tid cancelled his : claim. How many others would have done so ? Echo answers-Few ! Capt. Atkins served as a warden I last year, and has held that office time and again, and his good sanitary work of" years ago. will remain a monument to his memory after he is dead and gone. We have no idea that the author of the article referred | to, really intended to cast any re- i ?ections upon Capt. Atkins, nor do : we wish to pluck a laurel from the j wreath of Hon. J E Mayes, as he is j a kind neighbor, a good citizen, a bright business man and a fine officer, ? but let us bestow honor upon all, to ? whom honor is justly due. M. V. I. A Pencil and a Pencil Sharpener for i ten cents at H. ?. Osteen & Co's. Easter Cards for sale by H. G. Osteen & Co. Typewriter supplies at H. G. Osteea A Co's . Liberty street. The Best ! j Remedy for STCMCH, Liver, and Bowel Complaints j AYER'S>ILLS fr Received Highest Awards AT THE * World's Fair, Master's Sales. By J. E. Jervey, Auctioneer. ; COUNTY OF SUMTER, IN THE COURT4 OF COMMON FLEAS. PURSUANT, to the judgments and orders of the Court aforesaid, severally mude in the j following entitled case* 1 will offer for sale : at Public Auction, before the Court House in the Citv of Sumter, County and State i aforesaid cm the FIRST MONDAY in ; MAY next, 1895, (being the 6th day of said month,) between the hours of eieven 1 o'clock in the forenoon and ?ve o'clock in afternoon of said day, the rea! estate in each case described, on the terms in each case : specified. hi Ute case of Caroline IV*. Ravenel, ! j?aintijf, against Janie M. Wilson, j William M. Wilson and Robert E. Wilson, defendants. "All that piece, parcel or tract of ?and con? taining one hundred and seventy-five acres, j more or less, situate, lying and being in ! Lynchburg township, in the County of Sum- | ter and State aforesaid, bounded OD the North by lands of A. A. Strauss and lands recently i of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wilson, but now of ? Edwin Wilson ; East by Bogey Gully Brtncb j and lands of Miss Sallie Lou Wilson ; South ! by lands of Mrs. Orrie M. Smith, formerly of I W. Heatly Wilson and lands of Mrs. Sallie I Lou Wilson, and West by the Lafayette Public j Road, leading Southward to Mayesville. being tbe land conveyed ta me by my mother, Mrs. j Elizabeth B. Wilson." Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Tn the case of L. S. Griffin, plaintiff, against Man iga ult Williams and ' Benjamin M. Carpenter, defend? ants. AU that lot or parcel of land, measuring one-fourth (j) of one acre situated m town of Mayesville, North-west of Sumter Street and is bounded on the North by lund? of Ellison McGill ; on the East by lands of Viney Wil? son : on the South and South-east by hinds of Mitchell Smith, and on the West by hind* ot J E. Barnett, heing the lot whereon 1, (Manigault Williams) now residing at the date of these present?. Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay tor papers. W. H. INGRAM, Muster for Sumter County. Apr. 10. ' ~ " " "' '? ? ?lG?BETfES|Li ??^ ' W.Duke Ser- "'';~lSrV SrSy TriEAMERtCiN 7CBACCC Cl^rr>Bgr f22f DURHAM. N.C. U.S.A. ?14^7 MADS FROM High Iraie TobacGci ABSOLUTELY PURE . FANCY BOY, IS NOW AT J. W EPPERSON & CO 'S Stab es. LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C.: Where he will make the Season of 1895 Marcb 15-v. GRIST MILL, ON TUESDAY next, March 12th, 1 will start a Grist Mill at the lumber mill cf G. R. Harvin (forroprly Carr's mill) near the C. S. & N. E.R. Junction, nnd will ?sire prompt attention to grinding Meal and Grits. The patronage of the community solicited, and first-class work guaranteed. A. D. HOLLAND. March. 13, -4t. HOKEY LOANED'. Do you want to borrow money on equita? ble terms? I>o you desire :o pay off a mortgage and re-botrow the money at 5 per cent, interest annually ? Would you care to beso situated that you could reduce the mortgage against your home by paying off a small amount monthly and at the end of each year receive credit for all paid? With interest being charged anly on remaining portion of loan. Would you like to buy your family a home? If bo rend the following : I represent a Company that has embodied in ita plan all the features enumerated above and many more. Can you see any reason why you should pay a large interest for money when you have good security? Cac you present any good reason why it is not as well to receive profits yearly as to wait from 7 to 10 years as one does in roany o? the Associations? Is not the reduction of interest yearly better than waiting roany years tor profits? Borrowers under the plan represented by roe assume absolutely no risk as every dollar paid on the loan is credited on the mortgage, thereby reduciug it in pro- r portion to tbe amouns paid. Building Associations have bene?tted hundreds of thousands, so did the old cars that were propelled by horses. Our pian is as far superior to Building Associations a?i the trolley cars are to the old antiquated horse car system. My time is too much occupied to answer questions for tbe curious, bnt those seeking information for the betterment of their condition will receive full information promptly. We offer an investment to :hose who have a small amount to save monthly that has no superior as to safety and seldom equaled for profits. Call or write. HENRY L. B. WELLS. Jan 30. Attorney, Sumter, C. H. S. C. So Simple. Nine times out of ten whenwe are out of sorts our trou? bles can be - removed by that re? liable old medicine:, Brown's Iron Bitters,, which for more than 20 years has been curing many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma? laria, Impure Blood, Neural? gia, Headache, Liverand Kid? ney troubles. It's the peculiar combination of iron, the great strength-giver, with selected vegetable remedies of tine value that makes Brown's Iron Bitters so good for strengthen? ing and purifying the system. It is specially good for women and children-it makes th^rn strong and rosy. ? t>ro*ji's Iron Bitters is pleasant t<"> ta'; -. and ?t will not st.v.'i the teeth nor ? ; constipation. See the crosfifti re<l li? o?j tlw wrapper. <^r book, ' Live ? .? Hundred Years tells all abeu: free tV.r 2c. stamp. EJCO\V>: CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE. M: