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NKXT CONQRK8HMAN. A. F. Levar has done the ex thing?he hex announced that hl e candidate for re-election to from the Seventh District, he not dons so there would disappointment and regret t the district. That he will goee without saying; who nourish a secret am? is occupy the seat Mr. Lever an long and so well know Ma re election is assured by an helming aaajoiity over any op who eaay enter the race this has a record of ea? rn behalf of his dis? tant entitles him to the good ami confluence of hie constitu? ent ha enjoys a popularity In Hatftct greater than any other wfm has been in public life In af years shows that the peo hle of the value of his are desirous of keeping In a position where he good. hypothesis upon which our hie heard of aldermen seem to la that the people do not know Ja meat for them In some cases, they therefore become the guar a? the commonwealth For this the dog law has been enacted, awaits fulfilment If left to Ignorant people? aa we all are to ha?there would be no there hi such a disease Whether It Is spontaneous only by Inoculation, has been determined. Horses. Be aha dogs are subjected to d>eBeanee which as?s for rabies, and. aa |a aasen af seas lipo a. it is sometimes eexr* game, all to say hoe/ the disease eta****- But It Is certain that rabies la c rare ?aaaai. Mot one animal In which la killed la really af with It. All diseases of the hjhjgt Ih animate pasa for hydropho h#x> That hi (because of our ,lgnor eXtx*. ChiMreu bitten by so-called mmM dega canape harm more frequent? ly ffcan grown pereomr For this rea eats, MMrrv I? a> reepeetable school of a***) who believe that the disease la, ajhw aft. only hx the mind, and that hf a pets an aan dlamlaa all thought of flW gejedartuae, Jhere wlU he no mvM aWutas aa follow from the bite of the eagwoaed la he mad. ? all the stag* supposed to be mad. aw aha hi the country biting aa xja, ware actually the victime of Che country would soon be anunhttltable. Our Ignorance the bottom of our management ?fOse who** trouble. i Let aaa repeat a statement aaade In e> tS/fxue article. There are no auch aa ? eg days. In the aenee that psaaa days dogs are more eua fHhae the fltetati. Aa many doga are xxjfthted aa Jawuary aa in July. Hence law milil by the city council tu he- ha tad upon a lack of ao wtth the facta In the oai P I ha doga am to ha prohibited on with the rlaw af saving hha ptaplo, the law must prevail all dU year round. ? The gentlemen who wand* the law should examine Into thai queetloa to eee If my statement fta am Tec t. They should enact no law'] fJtaleli ehewe a bush of familiarity With, or a failure to Investigate the anaha The tstscit of the people wfll guapect ua> taw which is not bused, up Oai a knowledge of the matter in ?thud. it. * aw Indictment 'of the wUxdom of our lawmakers If they xxaJttcly declare a faith In dog days, 'tflnut la dare when dogs go mad. Such 4 AaMh has a basis only In superstl fjttt, aad surety we cannot afford to anap even a single step leading back days of witch burning, an In I _ with our forefather! he thle oeuntry. baaed Upon tuperetl Is hut a mild name for I du not know what our friend. Hagar. It going to do without hat doge to accompany him. Both ht amd they seem to he supremely hap* pgr In each ether** confidence and et Independently of all other kwaiaona, I like the man because Be tthee the doga He and I have as fh right to like dogx sa other folks to llstjhe them. And all jeetlng I bebten It would be the part of erlednax ear our lawmakers to rt i tUetr ruNag, and decree that no naxsied dog shall be allowed on etreets ealeee accompanied by hit der. If the council will enact h a law, and make It active the ?)e year round, there may be some wtedom in It, but the law as It now le lacks the Inward strength to In It It Is ihn vagrant dog /hich itlmeo creates terror among the rple. a dog following his master Id never be likely to venerate trouble. At the law now stand?, a yhUtor coming In from the country Wall have to be admonished to leave hie dog at home, for fear at least, at outnlng, he shall have to pay a cou yia ?*ff doflars for the privilege of car rylsx his faithful attendant back home M To < irs la a common thing * ?u, people. A man may ?ay w ses about a woman and a 11 >. '" are both helpleaa, and r.-.o nlng but bear away the n But a man who has affect i s has a right to In dulge ml 'i.i set of lawmakers haa a lit nge upon that right, unle- ihow that It Jeopard? ises in of the masses. A dog following ku .. later is more than apt to be harmless. Certainly no one snows of a case In which a dog has suddenly left the company of his owner to bite some one with the re? sult of Imparting hydrophobia. I humbly hope our city fathers will look again Into the wisdom of the law they have enacted. Let them read up on the history of dog-days, atd find out If there are such days, aid if so, why they are called by that name. As the law now stands, It betrays Its own weakness, a weak n< us at Its very heart, and cannot be er forced among Intelligent cltlsens except by brute force. And such should not be. A law should com? mend Itself to the esteem and respect of the people by means of its own In? trinsic worth and merit. Otherwise tr.e enforcement of such a law pro* ducea among the people all the time a spirit of Insurrection and rebellion. This writing Is done In the Interest of persons who have dogs and in be? half of the dogs. I have no dogs which run on the streets. My one 11 tie pet I can almost carry In my pocket, and she never defiles the at rests with her presence. But there are many of our cltlsens who have dogs, and who desire' to go accom? panied by them day by day. It may be a weakness on their part; but It is worthy of recognition' by our city Wi thers, and I hope they will see the wisdom of making a dog law that will Include the entire year, and will a ho allow dogs on the streets when the master la with them. Thla may seem to be an Insane proposition, but only to the man who has no love for dogs. In behalf of those In whom this love Is present, I plead with our c ty fathers for mercy and wise con si deration* C. C. Brown. We are glad to be able to agree with a great deal that Dr. Brown says shove and to adopt the larger part of his article as our own judgment In favor of amending the dog ordi? nance. We agree with Dr. Brown that there Is no more reason for per? mitting dogs to run at large during the fail and winter than In summer. The streets should be kept clear of doga from January 1st to December 31st. The street Is not the proper place for dogs at any season. Hence we contend that the ordinance should be increased In that particular. We alao believe that dogs should-be per? mitted on the streets unmusxled when in leash and accompanied by owner or some responsible person. It is not the dog that we object to. but the dog nuisance. A dog Is ail right la its place, but the street is not the proper place for a dog. The Writer has been a dog owner and dog lover the great? er part of hie life, but has never come to the point of believing that his dog had the rignfc of eminent domain in the streets and highways. When It has been hia mlaforvune to own dogs that acquired the street roaming hab? it he has gotten rid of them. We ad-, Alt, also, that Dr. Bro*. n Is probably correct In ascrtlng that only a small percentage of the dogs that go tear? ing around the country biting dogs our people suffer with rabies, but that is no good reason for permitting them to run at large. The bite of an Insane dog Is not a whit less pleas? ant than that of a rabid dog. The re- | aults are not as fatal, It Is true, but who wants to have his person used as a test as to whether some crasy a, our Is only Insane or has a genuine case of rabies. If the man gets well he has the satisfaction of knowing the dog was Insane, while if he dies of hydrophobia his family can be cer? tain that there Is such a disease as hydrophobia. There Is no use in extending the argument In support of the proposi? tion that dogs should be kept off the streets. Dr. Brown has made a con? vincing argument for that side of the queatlon. The dog is all right In hi? proper place, we agree with Dr. Brown to that extent. Will Dr. Brown assert that the street is the proper place for the dogs? Another Mad Dog Story. "Faithful unto death!" Is the epttaph that will be placed on the grave of Leo, a setter, belonging to J. W. McAllister of Qulnton. Vs. His lit? tle 4-year-old boy waa wandering In the woods looking for wild flowers snd tumbled Into a creek. ; Leo plunged In, seised the little fellow s clothea In hla teeth and dragged him to the bank, half drowned, but alive. "Leo then atart^d for home and help. Bounding Into the house he pulled at Mrs. Me.Miner's dress. Wet and bedraggled as he waa. foam neck? ing his mouth. Mrs. McAllister screamed for her husband. "He's mad!" she cried. "McAllister came running up with a club and struck the faithful beast a blow In the head, cracking his tfctil Despite his mortal wound beaat aucceeded in leading 1 ter to ine aide of the half-di gm boy. Then he crawled into the i as and died, faithful to hia trust.' This ia a Virginia story, Mr. Editor, to which I desire to call the atten? tion of all Itemizera. The mad dogs in that section of the world must be of the very worst kind. C. C. Brown. As a companion story to this, and to show the other side of the picture, It Is well to recall an Incident that occurred at Smithvllle, Lee county, S. C, just about a year ago. A "faith? ful" pointer dog that had been raised with Mr. Hutcheson's children was bitten by a stray dog, went mad and Anally, without warning, attacked Mr. Hutcheson's two little children, biting one on the face and the other CANDIDATES. FOR CONGRESS. I announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Dis? trict of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the rules and regula? tions of the Democratic primary. A. F. Lever. FOR UNITED STATES SENATE. I beg to announce my candidacy for the United States Senate in the approaching Democratic primary, and I respectfully solicit the support of the Democratic voters of this State. R. O. Rhett. FOR SOLICITOR / ? I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor for Third circuit, subject to action of the Democratic primary. Philip H. Stoll. TfOR~MAGI8TRATE. The many_.friends of Mr. Horace Harby hereby place him in nomina? tion for the office of Magistrate for the Third Magisterial District, located at Sumter, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. FOR THE HOUSE. Friends of E. W. Dabbs hereby placo him In nomination for the House of Representatives, subject te the rule* of the Democratic primary. We feel thu' the farmers for whom he haa labored, 'n and out of season, are entitled to on* -capable of represent? ing them. His Interest In all that pertains to the welfare of'the county, eminently qualifies him for the posi? tion. His Neighbors and Friends. for clerk of court. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for re-election .to the office of Clerk of Court of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. l. I. Parrott. for treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for Treasurer of Sumter Coun? ty, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party, and solicit your support B. C. Wallace. _.___ I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate from the Sixth! Judicial District of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic primary. W. R. DuBose. ? i ? i i iii I hereby announce myself a candi? date, subject te the result of the pri? mary, for the office of Magistrate of the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County (Rafting Creek and Provi? dence townships). J. L. Jackson. for co. 8upt. of education. - I hereby announce myself a can? didate for County Superintendent of Educaton for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, and solicit the support of my fellow cltlsens. H. W. Cuttlno. FOR SHERIFF. The friends of Maj. Wm. H. Seale hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter county, subject to the result of the Democrat? ic primary. Major Seale has served Sumter county for years as Supervisor Jto the great satisfaction of the entire county, and in bringing him forward aa a candidate for Sheriff we feel as? sured that his conduct of that office will be equally satisfactory. Many Voters. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. H. Epperson. FOR SUPERVISOR. ____________ I htrtby declare my self a candi? date for tho office of County Super? visor, subject to the rig es of the Democratic party. If elected, 1 will honestly and Impartially discharge the duties of that office. P. M. Pitta, Men's Two 6 Three-piece Suits Boys' Knee Pant Suits. . ?? Mens' Trousers. Boys' Knee Pants. All Straw Hats. / AT COST! AT COST! AT COST! Strictly For Cash. ihe g. j. PHONE 166. SUMTER, S. C. ? t On the hand. Both children were hur? ried to the Pasteur Institute in At? lanta?the one bitten on the hand was saved by the treatment, but the other died of rabies. This is a true story and many who read it knew the actors?even the dog, which was a good dog, aa dogs go, before he was bitten by the stray dog. LOUISIANA VOTES POR WHISKEY Will Not Become a Prohibition State During the Term of the Present Body. Baten Rouge, La. June 15?Louis? iana will not become a prohibition State during the term of the present assembly. This was decided tonight ?by the house of representatives when that body, py a vote of 58 to 47, in? definitely postponed consideration of the Doussan bill, providing Cor a referendum on State wide prohibition. The action of the house means com 1 pete defeat for the Doussan bill In both branches of the assembly. A bill rpovldlng for high license/and strict regulation of saloons will now be considered by the house. Congressman J. E. Ellerbe and Mr. W. Murehlson, opposing candi? dates f<?r congress In the Sixth dis? trict, had a rough and tumble fight OH Main street. Marion, Monday. Palmer McMasJar of Columbia sav? ed a friend's life in Alabama by suck? ing the poison from a snake bite. 1 DOLLAR 2 HALVES 4 QUARTERS 10 DIMES 20 NICKELS 100 PENNIES A NY of these will start a savings account for you that may prove the foundation of your fortune. There is no telling what op? portunity may not present itself, nor when, but it is certain that few op? portunities can be seized upon and turned to account without a certain amount of money. Start saving now against the day of opportunity. We help you by paying you to save. Next Quarter Starts July 1st. The Bank of Sumter. Prof. Chas. O. Rivot of St. Louis, has had bestowed upon him the dec? oration of officer d'academle by the French government. Not more than five or six Americans have been given this honor. Prof. Rivot has published 15 French poems in epic, tragic and pastoral verse, which have attracted wide attention. We have on hand Singer, New Home, Domestic and Wheeler & Wil? son sewing machines. I will sell at reduced prices. M. F>. Randle. 5-20-tf Persia most be a very unhealthy place for the Shah, considering the fact that he proposed to seek rest and quiet in Russia.?New York Sun. NOTICE* Summer School For Sumter County. One solid car load of the be?t or? gans in the world just received at M. B. Randle's. Sold on easy terms. A summer school of four weekt duration will be held for the teachei of this county, beginning June 21 Courses in the primary and elemen? tary branches will be offered to Ahe teachers and, if desired, additi/nal courses will be given in French/and Latin. In arranging the course of study for the school this Summer, special regard will be had A>r those who may wish to stand /examinations for certificates to teach . or who may wish to have their certificates renew? ed. Miss E. W. McLean and Mr. S. H. Edmunds will be the instructors. S. D. Cain, County Superintendent of Education.