Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* \\ \R\ ' Mil.1.1 It. A Kvmiiiis4tMu<> <?r the Durk l>a>s in ^MMiili Carolina. Sometimes a single name or a small Incident will open floodgates of recol I lections for those who have seen ami felt things and bring t? very vivid life old times and long; arrays of dead men. We read In the South Carolina newspipers th.it T. K. Mill.r has b< Ml removed summarily by the new gov? ernor from his ljng held podtlon as president of the colored university at Orangsburg. This is "Canary" Miller,' glitte an old man now and long ago reconciled to white rulo and become a good and useful cttlsen. He was different thirty four years ago when he sat In the South Og* dins legislature as a repre? sentative from Heaufort?a short, square built man. seven-eights white wearing a heavy light gray sack suit, with the habit of running his hands Into the pockets of the coat fairly clear indication >f a loaded revolver In each pocket. Other BSMtf habits had "Canary" He sat as a member of the last attempt at a Jlepubih an leg? islature In a southern state in the last yoer of the reconstruction ora. He sat with The Ring-tailed Roarer of the Caan habe?." a black negro whose Qu! lah dialect from the const of Africa whose Immediate ancestry was so strong that a whito man from the up country barely could understand him when he addressed th.> house; also with the "Duke of Marlboro," and unctuous yellow scoundrel representing the very garden spot of tho State, who used to rise up and thunder from a broad chest and a wide throat when the house In chorus ren<b r. d "Hold the Fort for Hayes and Wheel? er." How It did reverberate, rend? ered to the air of "Hold the fort f'?r I I sm coming." when the South Car - Una legislature refreshed Itself with song! "Canary" was not of the group col? lectively known as "The vorty Thieves." but he was about as fall of f ght and venom as a rattlesnake. One hundred and twenty-ftvo was the le? gal membership of the house of ftp" resentatives in the year of the mighty Uprising of the white people under Isadermlp of Wade Hampton, tho outhurstlng and explosion of a fight? ing and desperate clvlliaztion against a 10.000 negro majority, the law and Ulysses S. Grant In the president's seat. The Democrats had elected six? ty-four?on the face of the returns. By means they kept two or three ne ngro Republican representatives at their h ?mes; but when their natio n were called they answered. Dummies ??ringers." had been put In to answer for them and no DigiOOTBt dared a w knowledge that the realities were not there Who could identify one lowland corn Held negro from an? other** Then th- 1 '? mi ? cr 11 ?', again by means, won oret tWi ->r three. Tom Hamilton was among them. Hi must have been a descendant of I Zulu chief* ,in because later when his hrethr n rlagflOf d against b'm ho rose, tail and starlght. his skin smooth nnd gtooli ns silk, and remark? ed that sometimes ht went out in his field and killed a rice bird with a re? volver f ?r h!s spoit, whereupon his brethren whimpered 'nto silence be? cause they knew It was so. Men, white or black, who could drive a pistol bullet through I rice bird at eighteen steps r/ere valuable at that moment, and to bo r. sp. <t-d. Hut when the Democrats g'ined over re? cruits the Republicans?"RadtMaV* evervb.-.l. i d them then?simplv went through the formal ty .f dec lar? ing nest* fr??m some Democratic counties vacant and filled them with anybody who might hi handy WOBT? fag any names that might lit. and M retain-?I their legal majority, to hi certined to Washington. 80 It befell that on a D*J RShef dav the sixty-nw- Degfeiwimti gad thetf colored alles, sitting In Carolina Hal! at Columbia, d< elded to go and oc? cupy the hall of the house of r pre ?entutlv.s at the state house. They went. tr-> ptaf - logg behlad Lawrence Orr of Anderson county, dx feet and four Inches high and tw<? hundred and slxtv pounds In bulk, who tin g his weight aawJasg etiaed doors and door-keep, r md burst one and over? threw t ie other. 8lxty-flve and sixtv-five and with their 011 >t.is of sergeant-at-arru--. Clerks and attendants the two |n> i?f representative * sat In the hall three nights and the better pgjrl of three days. Gen Walbo e. g ('. A . of Tu: ,n county, the D.imoiratle speaker, snd K. W. M. Ma eke) of Charleston, the radical speaker. sa? vid- by side. .-.?- h pre.^idlror o\ r hi- .. n h--i:*?- an I <%~ gssVtag the other. Called States s d dlers giiar-h I (hi dOOlW, Th. ir <>\ ders were ti"' I ? I pel the Democrats, but If tftif went out not |q allow them to return. Th tensions eontln? ued thr uiuh all th. h-.ur- -.f .1 . light and darkness, ever) man arm -i snd fead d w i:h h s -o r\ -s s?r ing for the dessserats right nil believed 10 bo Inevitable- a tlgh? of nu n . bu In and forced |i f i * h t until one side OF the other surren.lifwd, I nd. r < h folded oven-oat was 1 \Vin?h ' ? 1 rifle. In some pocket of every man's clothes a 1 >aih-(l revolver. Four reporters sat at a umie at the head of the cent, r aisle. They kenn that behind speaker hfackey to his right t\v<? white men, ehOSSn ami approved killers, were stationed, in? structed to shoot him dead at the HfBl outbreak. Maekcy knew it t<X l ot he was clear gate-that Muekey. radical as ha was; and ha never m >*< - ed or tliin had or In any way departed from the strict formalities of his as? sumed office and now and thin hifl laughing jaekass laugh pealed ? through the house as something fun? ny occurred. Fait the reporters knew also that the monmnt trouble began a st >rm of bullets would come llacl - e\ 'g way because sfacksy is a while South Carolinian and with the brains and malice of the entire outfit was most hated of the South Carolinian I and the thought of every man was to "?et Mackey flrst.' And many men in the excitement would shoot low. Als:? many of the radicals, especially among the "Forty Thieves," deadliest and bitterest and most courageous of all, had It in for the reporter's table. Therefore the reporters consulted among themselves, as they smoked, who they would "git" before they were got. One of them had a pistol the like of which never Wl I n before or since that time, when J the Ingenuity and mo.*t of the thought of men were bent on devices for kill? ing somebody. It was a section of a Kemington rifle sawed off ami fitted to i plxtol stock, carrying a ball as? signed especially to "Canary" Miller. It was placed in the drawer of the desk and trained on him, pressed into bottom of the drawer, during the si Inace of one night; and kept cocked, the calculation being that when the fuss was opened the drawer would be pulled out, the trigger touched and Canary" dropped as he rose in hiJ place on the right hand sido toward the rear. If two or three men hap P- nod to be in the way it would be gl] the better. That cartridge v% good for an elephant and all our fel? lows were clear. All this was because "Canary" rose every fifteen minut- u and conducted this colloquy: ' Mr. Speaker!" The Speaker: "The gentleman from Beaufort." "Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order." "The gentleman from peaufort Will te his point of order." "Persons are on the floor of the house who are not members of lb > h.use." "The point Of order of the gentle* u. . n fr?m Beaufort ll well taken. T ? rge:'nt-at aims will proceed to re? move from the fba.r all persons not members." This was where the trouble was e\ aaeted to occur, (filers were that w hen the radical sergoant-at-arms put his hand on '.a Democrat or allied member the shooting would start. Kvery time he was ordered, the fool D rgeant-at-arms would walk up the aisle toward somebody and nobody I hi PJ wh? n with an extra drink er two or on some signal, he actually v. add touch a man. It was trying OK the nerves. An outbreak there weuhi have meant not only preseat slaughter, but civil war, because It bad not been decided whether Jla>es or Tilden was to be next presided and the nerves and temper of the .. ? ri country were at strained tension, ready to be started to the fighting point bjf a les.-i thing than whiles butch' i v in the state house of one o( the piv dal and disputed states. By the spec ial mercy of the AI? mighty the country wag saved from that horror, as by the same gracious means it has been save from s many. The three nights and days the hundred and fifty odd hard and hating men slept ami ate and laughed and taunted and threatened locked in the hall together, passed and the blow that would have had sueh fearful consecjueneee was not struck. "Ca? nary" Miller did not get his fight r his bullet. Gen, Hampton got notice that the United States troops were t . ch irge on his men and he mov d them out. and m xt day his Red Shirts ? aim; in headlong and yelling on h >r?e i aek and an the dead run ami yelling ami swarmed over the town by thousands: and the worst strain of it was aver, And "Canary" Miller ? bb rly peac< ful and fat, looms up again aller all these years. Mad days and bad days and mad and merry nights those times, with i thrill f er every hour ami a danger for every step, Newspaper men did not need t<> look for news, They could crowd the wires with it until the wires t ould take no more. That wax before typewriters or telephones if -Ire. t ears. M,n depended on their own legs ami hands and eyes and ears and brains ami nobody thought mueh for f.. .,i or sb ep or car* d much for anything because nobody expect* ed to live until spring or that by spring there w ?uld be any state or .?o\. rtniM nt. And of all the bright, gay nu n who chronicled that lime from day to day, who lived luxuriantly because with peril and excitement their nerves S'ere strung happily and tense al? ways, who Joined In chorus and laughter to the rising of mai y wintry suns or now days hard w*>rk and emergency, there In, so far ai we ntiow, but one left. When the drama was over they scattered to 111?? many parts <>f the world whence they came and we think all are dead now, but ne -and they were young men, too. Here Is thanks t> "Canary*" Miller for recalling a tine thirty-four years back, Well worth living in.?A. B. Williams in Roanoko Times. Uli: Dt'GGY FACTORY BONUS. Executive Committee of Chamber of Commerce Moots?The situation. From The Daily Item, June '.?. The Executive Committee of the Chajmber of Commerce met at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the will of President B. C. I laker, Lo re eelve ? report from Chairman J. W. McKelver <>f the Committee on Manu? factures, respecting the result of the effort to raise a fund to provide a free site for tin; proposed buggy fac? tory. Chairman McKeiver made a de? tailed report of the partial canvass of tiie business men of the city. The BUl stance of his report was that while some of the business men had pledged liberal contributions and a considerable sum had been raised, many others had declined positively to contribute anything, and there seemed t > be a disposition on the part of quite a number to give neither as ?istance nor support to the effort of tic- Executive Committee to secure tiie location in Sumter of the buggy factory, which is the first bona fide and desirable manufacturing enter? prise that tin- chamber of Commerce has had the opportunity to bring to Sumter, The situation was fully und freely discussed and taking the pledges already secured as a basis, it was decided to inform Messrs W. \Y. and B, K. Rowland that while the Chamber of Commeroe could not guarantee ?5,000?the maximum amount prop iscd as a bonus to pur* chaae a site, if so much should be necessary) that the Executive Com? mittee would pledge itself to give as a bonus a somewhat* smaller sum. which Is believed t > he entirely ade? quate to purchase a iultably located site of five acres. If this idler is ac? cepted by Messrs. W. W. and S. K. Rowland, it will he necessary for the committee to renew tin canvass and raise the balance <>f the money thus pledged. Five men have pledged about two-thirds of the total amount Ri cured in subscriptions and it has been a distinct discouragement to the committee that there has not been greater evidence >f public spiflt and substantial encouragement of the ef? forts of the committee to attract manufacturing enterprises to Sum? ter. Unless the Chamber of Com? merce has the hearty support of Ihe i uslness men of the community there is no use in trying to do anything along this line, and Instead Of mak? ing the Chamber a useful working ' rgsnlaaton thai accomplishes prac? tical results and builds, up the town, we may as well let it drop back into its purely ornamental sphere and content Itself with an occasl mal smoker or Ash stew, with cigar smoke and hot air as its regular pro? duct. The committee, however, still has hopes that the offer made Messrs Rowland will secure tin- buggy fac? tory, and it tin- fac tory is landed, the committee will feel amply rewarded for t ue obligations assuim d, past ex? pert t ees assuring them that the peo? ple of Sumter have never failed t" rally to the support of a public under? taking when tie? necessity arises f<?r united work and liberality. Garden Contest, The committee of Civic League la? dles in ( barge of the garden contest will inspect the gardens of those try? ing for the prizes during the week of June 19-24, The children are urged to give their b, st efforts to their gar? dens from now until the c ?ntest ends, ?o as to make the best possible show? ing and stand a chance of winning >ne of the seve ral prizes offered. Bscapcd Convicts Located. Willie Michau. colored, has been lo cated in Jac ksonville, Fla., by Con? stable ii. i?. <;. Muldrow, who wenl to that place with the idea of locating some of the escaped convicts from this county. Michau was convicted several years sgo for grand larceny, but escaped from the county gang :.ft. r s< rvtng about sis months of his term. II" has about two and a half years still ?i serve before his sentence will ex? pire. Qua Cooper a negro barber who w i h com Icted at the la -1 term of court for soiling whiskey ami who kipp? I his bend and for w ho.,, a bench warrant was Issued, was locot ed In Savannah. O.a., by Mr. II. T. Rdens, bis bondsman, and deputy Sykes left Friday morning for that place to get him and ' ring him back to Bumter County to serve out his t< rm. it is worse than useless to take any medicines internally for muscular <?r chronic rheumatism. All that Is ne, (led Is a free applic ation of Chatn i erlaln's Liniment. For sale by ail dealers. ? jjjE .tjjjN ? i 'w .. LE &l UDfES THl? F*l L OF SAMARIA II King-, 17:1-18?June 18 "He thnt liru:o o'fci rcprurcd Knrdcneth hu nt> k ?hall ivddenly '?? <;? ifroyed, and Miel without rcme<l'j /Voter")* C9;l. Oft HE A, Kin? ot Israel, th?- ! central personage of tbis study, is paid tli*' rather doubtful compliment of being less evil In the Lord's sight than some of his predecessors. Gradually the Assyrian kingdom had extended its control to Israel, and Bosbea maintained bis throne by paying tribute. This continued for several years an til the Kins of Israel thought hi in self sufficiently in league with the Kgyp HntiH on tin south tu refuse furtliei tribute money In rnuseuuence. tlie ? ' * As<;, rlan srnn ! .' V"v ?? ndvituced it u d > . "T^T" laid siege to tin- " '*??>'' ? et:i Utii ? Ity mnrin it seems M astounding. In i-.r' , -\ . deal tu learn t^-v^C \ that the city with ^ . . .. 5f\ stood the siege * v i, '? for three years 1 -S^ni*?~*ftg?^... '1 he end eauie In ^ ?-JS?, the ninth year <>r HoshoH, and sin pitied the end of the ten-tribe Kingdom, tlie people betnj: transported in Ibelr raptor* seven hundred miles to, another po-:;<r? u i the Assyrian emp:re 1 The overthrow nt Israel, roeouiite? in Iflls ?tttdy we it directly told w?t m judgment from M:? l?ord "Ther* I fore tie- Lord was very rill gl) Wit1 Israel an 1 re'nov i| Ibetti mil et H: I nicht; Ilten vet,, none lefl but in ! tri'e- of .huliih otrlj S.n fends to ni llonnl destruction h a ' rpitiitni w-iy by sapping the j vl'si s o* rhe piH?p'e the nation Bui ' h. Israel** ease mere was sotuefhiiu: i more ihnn this God eii*er?-tl Info n ?Hp" h" t'ovensni with 'hat nation h.t v ? 'i tie bound Himself and the.\ (><? ind themselves Israel Mgreed to be God** people, to I serve nud obey Him faithfully: and I God :igreed that, if they would do so I He would specially favor them rjntl ; look our for their interests, their Hook*, rhelr herds, their health, their prosperity: all were to be blessed s< long as they wore loyal and true On ' the contrary. ('?d specially pledged ! Himself that if they as a people pro* S ed unfaithful to the Covenant. Hi j would specially chastise them, punish i tbem. deliver them to their enemt *. etc. Thus Israel's prosperity or defeat 1 indicated surely the Lord's favor or i disfavor. In a manner not applicable to other nations. Destroyed Without Remedy Our text, taken from F'roverbs, tells what will he the final outcome of any conflict between God and the sinner Whoever shall he remanded to the Sec ond Death, there will be no hope for him. The philosophy of tills Is plain Adamlc death, which comes to nil men as a result of Adam's sin and his oo:r damnation as a sinner, is to be eniin? i ly wiped our, and Adam and oil of his i race are to bo fully released from it. Those of who, as the SpirM begot ton Church, enjoy this favor In the present time, must not expect any further favor along this lino In the fu turn, for Christ dletb no more; and only ono share In His redemptive work Is provided for every member of the race When In tho future till the world are brought to a knowledge of the Truth, the grace of God will then be lo them "a savor of life unto lifo, or of death unto death*" as it is now to the Church. Israel's Promised Restitution The Israeliten suffered the penalty for their failure as a nation; they ^^^^^ were destroyed, tV-s^ but not without remedy. Indeed. -J^V; the Hlb,e tells ** us that in the nlis.TF eru* ?"* "^*fe* "^Ifcff/u election of the ^f5SR>iP Church shall have been com w j 1 pleted and the ^*%Jj jl l-'irst Kesurrec lion accomplish Roshea'a mmtmgtri in ^ Qod's favor npt will return to Is? rael, the twelve tribes, and their re gathering will be the first blessing to humanity under Messiah's glorious reign. St. Paul bringe :h!s matter to our attention very explicitly In his letter to the Romans. (11:25-32.) The logic of hi:} argument should be carefully noted. Including the fact that Natural Israel will receive mercy at the hands of Spiritual Israel-in the Kingdom. The nation of Israel transgressed Divine commands, and was therefore worthy of punishment?but this did not signify that the nation would be? come alienated from the Divine mercy which God had already Intended ;nnl promised througg Abraham. Nell her Israel, in the days of Ho shea nor nt any other time, nor any other nation, knew anything about the life and Immortality which (Jod purposed to proffer to mankind through the Redeemer in due time As the Apostle again says, ??This great salvation began to bo spoken by our l?ord and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him."??Heb. "?'end us your Job work. A CLASH WKRTED. tlier Ko\\ Between Supreme1 Court and Governor Blouse Seemed Im? minent. Columbia Jun< '.?. Judge Prints being disengaged, holde court in Lex- I ington next week. The Bar of Lex? ington had recommended C. J. Ram mage, of Saluda, whom Governor Blease would have appointed. The! supreme court favored a Colui ibia lawyer and the threatened clash be? tween Governor Blease und thu su? premo c uirt has been averted by Judge Prince's leisure'from regular engagement. FAVORITISM IN POSTAL SYSTEM. Congressman Webb Will Present Pe? tition Prom Railway Service Men Alleging Unfair Treatment. Washington, June 8.?What it is believed may prove an important sup toward investigating the grievances of the men employed in the railway postal service >f the United States will be taken tomorrow when Con? gressman Webb of North Carolina will present to Postmastei General Hitchcock a petition from more than 10 postal clerks in which they allege that. because of favoritism Other clerks who are much lower down in point of service and whose promotion should not now be made have been put to the front ahead of them. The clerks who are now pratesting have runs mostly in tiie two Carolinas, and els where in the South, and they have appealed to Mr. Webb to see that they have fair treatment. It is not known what position the officials here will take, hut Mr. Webb is pre? pared to push the matter for the clerks against whom it is alleged dis? crimination is being shown, and to find out why such advancements should be irregularly made. MEXICAN QUAKE KILLED SCORES Country Devastated so That Accurate Count of Dead is Impossible. Mexico City, June 8.?Moiling from coast to coast through Mexico yester? day's earthquake brought death to at least 160 persons, according to latest accounts received tonight. The area of tiie quake's destruction is rect? angular, witl: its northern boundary hss than r<0 miles from the capital and a southern line cutting across the lower part of Guerrero. The death toll grows as belated re? port comes in. The number of cas? ualties in Mexico City, as compiled by tiie police, remains 63. Fifty-nine corpses have been taken from ruins in Coctlan, Jalisco. It will never be known how many perished in villages in remote parts ?f the seismic zone. Catastrophes Mi those parts are taken as a matter of course. For instance, Tanala J iplsco was wiped cut. to all outward ap? pearanccrf, but the deaths there can not be accurately numbered. Not many persons were killed in the city of C dlma, but a considerable amount of damage was done. CAR ROTT GUEST or LEVER. Sumter Clerk of Court in Wash? ington. Washington, June 8.?Mr. L. 1. Parrott, clerk of the court <>f sumter county, South Carolina, visited his friend. Representative A. F. Lever, of the Tili South Carolina district, while stopping over in Washington on the way to Rochester, X. Y., to attend the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Parrott is one of the four delegates fr >m South Carolina to the Sovereign Camp, and is very prominent among the secret order nu n in the South. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or con? stitutional disease, and in order to cure jt you must take internal reme? dies. Hall's Catarrh cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medi? cine, it was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country to5- years and is a regular prescrip? tion. It is composed of tili- best ton? ics known, combined with tiie best I lood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous Bur faces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what, produces such wonderful re? sults in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. l\ J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, pi ice 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. Mose Wilson, n colored man, while standing under an >ak tree In Mr. S. Bradley's yard during one of the elec? trical storm- last week was struck by lightning. No one saw him and only 1 1 his groans was atl >ntion drawn lo him. He was badly burned ntui stunned bul by time)) help he Is recovering. Blshopvllle Vindicator, Fob y Kidney Pills contain just the Ingredients necessary to regulate and strengthen the action of the kidneys and bladder. Try them yourself. W. W. Slbert PRIZES FOR FARMERS. Southern Hallway Offers Inducements for Exhibits Exposition in Sew Vork. Washington, ! >. C, Juno 7.?in ac? cordance with thf ir policy of attract? ing the attention of th< outside world t'. th" manifold advantage of the s<?uth, the s?.uth?rn Railway und al? lied lines have arranged t<> make a ompn henalve exhibit at tlu Ameri? can Land and Irrigation Exposition to be held Inj Madison Square Garden, New \ >rk <"ity, November 1 to 12. The materials used in making this exhibit will be drawn from the t'*r rltory served by the Southern Rail? way, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad* the Alabama Great Southern Rail? road, the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway and the Geor? gia Southern and Florida Railway. This exposition Will be visited by thousand of just the class of people it is desirable should become cttlaenj of the South. The axhlblt will be a splendid advertisement for the sec? tion. Invitation is extended to farmers throughout the South to make indi vidual exhlbts anl compete fer the at? tractive prises to be offered, which in dude a $1,000 cup for the best short staple cotton, $500 In gold for the best twenty-five boxes of apples, $1,000 cup for the beat thirty sars of orn, and $1,000 prices for alfalfa, potatoes, wheat and oats. In an effort to enlist the aid of the farmers of the South in thus adver? tising tin ir section to the world, th > Southern Railway through its Land and industrial Department is sending out a cir. ular to the farmers givi ig details of the prizes to be Offered and bow t ? pro. ur" space fop making ex? hibits. Any farmer int? rested who will ad? dress M. V. Richards, Land and In? dustrial Agent, Washington. D. C, will be afforded every possible aid. The Southern Railway and alied lines are making this exhibit for the purpose of attracting desirable set tlers to the territory which they serve. They have made such exhibits at numerous fairs and expositions throughout the North and West in the past and have found this one of the most effective ways ">f advertising the South. CAIT. ORAIIXM WON T TALK. Penitentiary Hosiery Mill Owner Declines to Discuss situation. Columbia. Jure S.?In response to three or four questions fro.,rt the News and Courier correspondent, Capt. J. M. Graham this evening replied: "I am very sorry not to answer your qu stlons, but 1 have nothing for pub? lication." Capt. Graham was asked whether he would allow the contract to be annulled without going to the courts; if he would agree to some sort of settlement f?^r the remaining years the contract would have to run; if the machinery could be ?ractieably remov< d, and in general, w hat his position w ?uid be in the mi tter when the board >f directors meets on the 21st instant. The reply was as given above. The labor conditions in the hosiery mill were called to the attention of the Legislature and Commissioner Watson conducted an investigation, showing that money was being lost or that the State was not making any? thing out of the contract. The price of the labor for the men and women in the mill was raised following this investigation and a new contract was made w it it Capt. Graham. Then came the health investigation, as out? lined today. The board meeting on the 21st will be awaited with inter ? st. It is probable that some time, say 80 t ) HO days, will be given Capt. Graham before the contract is an? nulled. Middle Aged ami Elderly People. Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick permanent results in all cases of Kidney and bladder troubles, and foe painful and annoying irregularities. W. W. Si belt. The ext< rmin ition of the mosquito In Sumter would make summer? time moic comfortable, but this is not to be compared to the benefit from the standpoint of health which his absence would ?ring. If we discount b\ 1 alf all that has been -aid against the mosquito, he Is still an undesir? able citizen. An organized campaign can drive him out of Sumter and one of the purp ?es ,,f th ' meeting in the court house Sundaj afternoon is to arouse our people to the Importance of such a i ampalgn. \ ( harming Woman. i< one who Is lovely In face, form, mind and t< mper. But Its hard for a woman t ? be charming without health. A weak, sickly woman will be n< rvous and irritable. Constipa? tion und kidney poisons show ps pimples, bhqehes. skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. But Elec? tric Bitters always prove a godsend to w -men who want health, beauty and friends. They regulate Stomach. Liver and Kidneys, pupiify the blood; give strong nerves, bright eyes, pare breath, smooth, velvety skin, lovely complexion and perfect health. Try them. 50c at Slbafft'g Drug Store.