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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
THE DIsPENsARY
Hon. j. W. Ragsdale, of Florence,
Saws 1t fs not Dead.

The Washington correspondent Of
the Columbia Record SAYS; Among
the prominent bankers Of South Car
lima who have been here attending
the sessions Of the American Bankers
Association during the past few days
Is J. w. Ragsdale, Of Florence, who
is the president OF bank In that
town and also prominent In legal and
political circles.
Mr.. Rsgsdale has been stopping at
the Ebbitt house. In conversation
today with a Record representative
concernin. matters In South Carolina,
and especially the future of the dis
pensary, he said: "The recent elec.
tions in South Carolina are not a cor
rect index to the real sentiments Of
the people on the dispensary q1es'
tion. In every county except For
ence they have voted out the dispen'
sary, but in each Of these counties
except Florence restrictions were
thrown around the ballot that pre-
vented thousands Of white men fro n
expressing their wishes at the polls.
In Florence county, by an agreement
between the dispensaryites and the
anti-dlspensaryites the primary rules
prevailed and the dispsnsary system
was retained.
In my opinion, the di'psnSary
system will win out next year wher
the white people Of the state will be
allowed to express their wishes In
the primary, and when the questions
will be discussed on the stump, and
VIII en- they will take an interest II
politics and PROBABLY S5 or 95 per
cent. of them will turn out and vote.
Recently the elections have been con
fined to about rs per cent. Of th'
white voters iE each county in which
the dispensaries has been voted out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
"Tailholt" No More.

There is no sentiment in the hearts
Of the gentlemenin charge Of the post
Office depe tment; neither is there any
music in leir souls. With owlish wis
dom and ue disregard of public feel.
ing they nave declared "Tailholt" to
be lacking in euphony, therefore the
postoffice Of Tailholt, Ind, Is no more.
In it's place we are to have Carrollton.
In the name of all lovers Of real poe.
try, The Commoner protests. When
James Whitecomb Riley wrote 1.-THE
Little Town o. Tailholt" he made
thai village famous, and he added to
the gaiety Of nations. And now to
have the sordid, unpoetic, prosaic and
unssntimental postof1ce authorities
wipe ene village from the map is too
much.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
French War Balloons,

The huge Lebaudy dirigible balloon,
constructed under the patronage o1
the war Office, at Toulan, France, has
made its first successful ascent with
some chief engineers and a party ot
officers, who made an extensive recon,
naissance of the military defences from
Trout to Nancy, near the German
frontier. The distance covered was
about thirty miles at a rate Of twenty,
eight miles per hour. The officers
made inspections Of the forts and took
photographs Of them, thus establish.
ing the merits Of dirigible ballons for
war purposes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Own Your Own Homo.
COLUMBIA

1t is surprising the amount Of rent
a man will pay, If he stops long enough
to figure it out. Many young men who
marry and settle down" and begin to
pay rent will be far better cff in ten
years If they begin purchasing property
this year than II they contir ue to pay
rent. Many of them do not stop long
enough in their daily work to think Of
possible rainy day and years Of old
age, but 90 on spending the fruit Of
their toll until the time comes when
they have to step down and out to
make room for the young men Of the
future. Then comes the old, old queS,
tion. They are not prepared for an
emergency Of this kind, and they wish
that they had bought when they were
young and have q home Of their own
when the the time Of acquiring It is
passed. Ninety-nine times out Of q
hundred the property purchased In.
creases In value. Why not fgue this
out to your own satisfaction, make up
your mind and start at once to pre-.
pare home, Where were you stx,
eight, ten, or fifteen years ago and
what did you have. If you have paid
rent all these years you have your rent
receipts to show where your. money
has gone, but where is, the home you
might have owned If you had been
paying your money towards home OF
your own. What will you have them9
Will it be home Of your own or q
bundle of rent receipts. All real es.
tate has q value, and If purchased at
this value the buyer cannot possibly
lose. Lock around you, II you are an
old resident of this city, you know
about what certain pieces OF property
sold for ten or fifteen years ago. What
are they worth today? We do not
need to answer. In the history OF the
past you have many models, and all
before you is an almost absolute Ger.
tainty that real estate valures Will
continue to rise, with the increase OF
population and the natural demands
for residential and business locations.
Which do you prefer, the comfort OF
your own home or q package OF rent
receipts, and live in the other fellows
house. Why longer pay tribute to
Caesar? Why not be independent?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
JheEp Rates,

The Atlantic Coast Line announces
rate of one first class fare plus twenty
five cents, plus admission to the Fair
Grounds, fifty cents for adults and
twenty five cents for children, to Col.
umbia s. c., and return account the
State Fair, O,tober "a 276h. Tickets
on sale October % to 26th and for
trains due to arrive In Columbia before
noon 9th. Final limit October 295h.
There will also be a special rate Of one
cent per mile per capita for Military
Companies and Brass Bands In uni
form twenty or more In each direc.
tion. For further information call on
your ticket Agent or Communicate
with w. J. CRAIG,
General Passenger Agent, :.
Wilmington, N. O.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Men Who Attempted Assault on Lady
May Be Hold.Ups.

May Be Hold.Ups.
Dan Slocun, the member Of the
gang of feather renovators arrested
for attempting to assault Miss Pad
gott near Columbia recently, waived
preliminary before a magistrate, and
Slocum was sent to jail in default OF
bail. He has employed no attorney 80
far. No evidence was given, and 1t Is
dif13ult to get at the details OF the
alleged assault.
It appears from what can be learn.
ed of the affair that Slocum and three
of his companions found Miss Padgett
alone at her fathers home, and that
Slocum grabbed her, when she scream
ed. The strangers vanished and the
neighborhood was soon out searching
for them but it was sherif's officer
who caught them.
Slocum's pals are being held as sus-
poets. They all claim to be working
for the National Renovator Company
of Chicago, and cannot be run In for
vagrancy. But 1t is thought that some
light might be thrown on the series OF
hold ups the city has witnessed the
past few weeks by holding them.
Tuesday night A. T. Funderburk, q
well known furniture dealer, saw a
well dressed white man standing under
some trees near Trinity church, sp
parently waiting for him as he ap.
preached. He called to the man, who
gave no answer. He asked a negro
nearby for a revolver and the man
under the trees taking flight Mr.. Fun
derburk and the negro gave chase. In
short time half a dozen police officers
had arrived, but the fug tive had es.
capped through a vacant lot. But this
Is not an unusual incident. Some pro.
minent Columbians have been subjsc-
ted to this sort of thing almost every
night for the past three weeks.
There are many wild stories going
over the town about these hold.ups
One Is that q few nights ago well
known Columbian being held up shot
the hold.up man severely, and that
the supposed thug has turned out to
be himself 8 prominent Columbian,
and that his wounds are being cared
for in secret, the matter being hushed
up on account Of his name. Or course.
there Is nothing In the story but wind,
but in the nature of it it will not
down. Another, in which there Is just
about as much truth, carries the mem
ory of graft and hold.up. This story
is to the effect that the hold.up geniu!
operating about Columbia has gotter
hold of Digenese and taken his Lantern
away from him the hold-up occurring
in tie shadow Of the state dispensarJ
walls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
DUE TO CLERICAL ERORs.
The People Of Dorchester Have Faith
Wlu in Their Treasurer.nIm

The People Of Dorchester Have Faith
Rlu in Their Treasurer.nIm
A dispatch from St. Georges to The
State says theIrecent suspension BY
Gov. Hayward OF County Treasurer
Whetsel and bis refusal to reinstate
Mr.. Whetsell comes to the people OF
Dorchester county like clap Of thun.
der from cloudless sky. With very
few exceptions If any, the people Of
the county believe that Mr.. Whetsell
Is an honest man and that he has been
guilty of no eliminating conduct dur.
ing his 1ncumbency as treasurer Of the
county, but on the contrary, they feel
satisfied that If there is any error In
his of1ce it is due entirely to clerical
mistakes. ..
Ycurcorrespondent asked Mr.. Whet
sell Friday for statement, but MIR.
Whetsell said that uDtil'a complete
and impartial examination Of his books
and accounts was had he did not care
to make any statement for publica
tion, for he felt that his COINCIDENCE
was clear and to prove that this asser.
ti6n is correct, and that his actions
are characterized bv honesty through.
out, he put up the alleged shortage 10
order that his constituents might not
even run the chance of losing penny.
Mr.. Whetsell did say, however, that
the alleged shortage arises from annu
al settlements previous to four years
ago, which ANNUAL settlements were
made by the then comptroller general
for whom the present comptroller
general was auditing clerk and made
the settlements himself and pronouc.
ed the same all right at the time.
Mr.. Whetsell's friends look upon the
recent occurrences as very unjust to
Mr.. Whetsell but Mr.. Whetsell being
q modest man, does not himself use
such harsh expressions. The consen-
sus OF opinion here is that Mr.. ,Whet.
sell will obtain complete vindicatiop
of the whole matter as soon as an i'm.
partial investigation as to the condi'
tion of his office Is held.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Died Playing Chess.

News has been received from the
Philippines OF the death of Thomas
E. Moss at Manila, veteran Of the
civil war and at one time attorney
general of Kentucky. He died playing
chess with his son-in-law, Captain
Wheat, who is chief of the telegraph
division of the Philippine constabu-
larry, Moss was born at Greensboro,
N, O., In 1889.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Japan's Debt.

Former Japanese Foreign Minister
Okuma, referring to the sudden ex.
pansion of Japan's finance, said that
when the Withdrawal of the troops is
completed she will find herself con-
fronted with debt Of 1880, 600, 900
the annual interest on which alone,
roughly speaking, will be s75,O00,oO
or nearly twice the revenue Of the
county ten years ago. The per
capita rate Of taxation before che war
war 81. Now 1t is So. The per capi.
ia share in the national debt before
the war was Sc. 1t Is now S25.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
WHY he LOST JOB.
The Explanation of the Summary Dis
missal of Clerk.

missal of . Clerk.
The biggest sensation In government
service in Washington in year was the
dismissal, without hearing or chance
of defence, of Walter s. Elvidge, a
messenger of the bureau of standards,
which comes under the department OF
commerce and labor.
No reason was assigned for the dis
missal, but IL is now known that E'V'
idge is the man who was driving an
automobile q few days ago in front of
the carriage Of President Roosevelt
and would not move out OF the way to
let the carriage of the president, by
annoying the president by the dust he
threw behind.
AS q result of the act Of ElVidge,
who was appointed from Minnesota,
the President Tuesday issued an order
comforting upon cabinet officsrs and
himself the righr of instant dismissal,
without notice or nearing, OF any EN-.
ploye of the government service ob-
served to be conducting himself EN-.
properly or to be inefficient. 1t is sup
posed that the president Immediately
gave orders to Secretary Metcslf to
have Elvidge dismissed, and this was
done Thursday. When seen on the
subject Secretary Metcalf declined to
give the reasons for the dismissal OF
Elvidge or to admit that he was the
man who had kept in the way OF the
president. The action Of the depart
ment was accom- plished with the great
est kind Of mystery.
President Roosevelt himself, under
civil service regulations, that existed
until Tuesday, could not bring about
the dismissal Of Elvidge without filing
charges agaist him and permitting
Elvidge to file q defence, but under the
new order Elvidge was not allowed q
defence.
The statement Of E.vidge Is that he
did not know that he was keeping IN
front of the presidents carriage. He
did not know whose carriage he was
In front of. He remembers that some
one (he now understands it was sec
ret service officer) motioned to him to
get out of the way, but that he did
not pay any attention, because If he
had crossed to the other side OF the
street he would have violated District
regulations and laws as to keeping to
one side of the street, allowing the
other for vehicles coming from ap op.
posite direction.
| On the other hand it is charged that
E .vidge persistently kept bis automo'
bile In front Of the presidential car.
riage doing so In q disagreeable and
unfair way. -
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he GAVE BOND.
Mr. Daniel Zimmerman Valves .
Preliminary Examination.

Mr. Daniel Zimmerman Valves .
Preliminary Examination.
There are no new developments in
the Zimmerman case the an.
nouncement in the Record Wednes.
az that Mr.. Zimmerman had come
forward and would appear before
Magistrate McMaster and give bond
attracted great deal Ut attention.
Magistrate McMaster consulted with
Solicitor Zimmerman and 1t was de.
ciled to fix the bond at s17, 900. This
bond was prepared and MI. thinner
man appeared at 5 o'clock with his
attorney, Mr.. G.. Duncan Bellinger,
and signed bis appearance for the
February term Of court, the bond be-
ing given by Messrs. f. Fl. Weston
and J. Pope Matthews, OF Columbia,
and Mr.. T. A. Amaker, Of St. Mat
thews. he was accompanied by Lis
son, Mr.. Daniel Zimmerman.
An interesting chapter to this story
however, is the statement by q mum.
Der of Columbians that Mr.. Zlmmer.
man had been seen on the Charlotte
train and the statement by Mr.. Zim-
norman to Sheriff Coleman that he
had not ATTEMPTED d to elude the sheriff
AS a result of the statement as to
the Charlotte trip, Mr.. Coleman sent
Deputy Sheriff Cathart to Charlotte
Wednesday afternoon in search OF
him. Mr.. Coleman stated that Mag
istrate McMaster had not notified
him Mr.. Z!mmerman's intention to
surrender, and when Mr.. Zimmerman
appsaredethere was no warrant for
his arrest.
The recognizance was duly signed,
however, and Mr.. Zimmerman at once
went home He had no statement to
make except that he had not tried to
e'ude the sheriff and that at proper
time he would aset forth the facts
There was much sympathy expressed
Wednesday fer the family and opin
ion is still divided as to Mr.. Zmmer'
| mania o11ilf or inn0cenca
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TIE son of one of tho life insurance
presidents claims that he lworked
twelve years for s1,050,257. Poor
boy he must have started from the
bottom of the ladder Of finance and
been shot up.
WHEN young men are willing to
commence at the foot of tho ladder
and climb up round by round, they
most always succeed, while when they
try to get hold and start half way up
they nearly always fall to the bottom.
If you have In mind anything that
will help the town to grow and pros
per let it be known that those inter-
ested In pushing the town to tho
front may have the benefit Of your
Judgment In the work they have had.
A man in South Haven, Kansas,
has q grievance against an editor and
consulted a lawyer to find out the best
way to break up the paper. The law
yer told him the surest way would be
to buy the paper and run it htmself
for few months.
A MASSACHUSETTS paper says the
newspaper is the bible Of many IN
American home. II this be true, the
mothers should be careful to select
the right papers. Some of the red
and blue score sheets are a long ways
from being biblical tracts.
Every enterprise that benefits the
town benefits every man in it. II your
neighbor starts new scheme to help
along, don't Jump on it with both feet
just because you did not happen to
think Of it first. Aid him to boost 1t.
It will help you too.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18

.
you are q man suffering from umatursI
discharges, emissions, premature discharge or
from complete loss Of your manhood, do mot
throw your money away on the many worth
less treatments from fake medical companies,
institutes" ETC., but sit right down and write
to Dr.. J.. Newton Hathaway, SO 1nman Bldg,
Atlanta. Ga This physician has perfected o
method Of treatment after over Is years Of sx-
perience that will positively restore any weak
wonout, discouraged man to type OF perfect
manhood, whether tho patient is young, old or
middle-agec. Ready made medicines cannot
possib'y cure this condition, but each and
every case requires specially prepared treat
ment administered by an expert physician who
Is competent to understand Just what your
case requires. The vast exper ence OF DE-.
Hathaway has given him q knowledge of this
condition In men not possessed by any other
physician; and every man in this condition
should write him without delay. Everything
Is kept stritcly confidential, and all medi-
cines. which are PREPARED in his own laborar
tory, are sent in plain packages. During the
years and years he has been established in At
lanta he has conducted his business In an
honest, strai yhtforward manner, and his repu-
tation Is known to all. He will send to each
sufferer his book for men, entitled eManN-
ness, Vigor and Health" He also cures AL
other diseases Of men such as Structure, Vs.
ricooele, elect, etc, and il you are afflicted
write him for book on your disease. He
has q number Of them. Have no hesitancy IN
writing him. The address is ]. NEWTON
HATHAWAY, NJ. D., SS Inman- Bldg, Atlan-
Ia. Ga. E.- -5'. sC.EFLl
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Pity Tig SO.

Churches will sing and sing RESCUE
the Perishing," bus when member,
young or old, makes a misstep and
goes wrong, there is very little at.
tempt to rescue. The tendency is to
push them deeper down, rather than
rescue them. This is especially true
in regard to girls or women. They
sing "rescue" but act push down. "
In the case Of men 1t is q little better,
unless his failure Is In bis business.
Then instead Of praying for him they
all prey on him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Fiery Death Shower.

At Chicago, H., FIVE tons Of mol.
ten metal exploded at the Joliet plant
of the illinois Steel Company Wed
nesday falling in q shower OF death
ON band of workmen about conver-
ter. One man is dead, three are fat
ally burned and half a dozen are jpju
red SO badly that they may die. The
accident came without warning. The
explosion shook the whole plant, sen:
ding panic into every corner Of the
great works. Half q hundred men
were within range Of the liquid metal
and many suffered severe burns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Give BoGly to Science

In accordance with the provisions
of the will of George W. Gait, presi.
dent OF the Atlantic Dredging compa'
ny, who. died on Sunday at his resi-.
dencs in New York. His body was
take to the Bellvue Hospitsl Medical
college to be disseeted in the interest
of science. Mr.. Gait was the hus.
band Of Mrs. Carrie Ohampman Gait,
president of the International Wo-
mems Suffrage League.
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TEMPTED AND FELL.
This is the Confession of Edward
George Cnnliffe. e..

This is the Confession of Edward
George Cnnliffe. g..
Edward George Ounliffe, the Adams
Express employe who disappeared
from Pittsburg, Pa, with sI01, 600
In cash, was arrested at Bridgeport,
conn.
He made confession and express.
ed his Willingness to return at once to
Pittsburg. He declared that the
money which he took is intact and
that it could be recovered, but deolin.
ed to tell until his return to Pitts
burg, where 1t is hidden. On his per-
son when arrested, the detectives
found $3.50. .. ..
Detectives traced Ounliffe to Bridge
port. All the hotels were watched
carefully, but Cunliffe was not arrest
ed until late in the forenoon, when he
was seen walking down Middle street.
CunGffe made no attempt to deny bis
identity and offered no resistance.
Five minutes after I took that
money I was sorry" said Cunliffe,
but 1t was too late to do anything.
What can you expect from o man get.
ting a salary Of s65 month and
handling thousands of dollars q day?
I was tempted and I fell. I have
handled larger sums. I remember
once when had $780, 900 in cash, ]
was tempted, but I thought it over.
and decided to be honest,
The night left Pittsburg, rode
In q sleeper on the way to New York
and I stuck my head out Of my berth
and saw Slater pass by. Slater is our
local manager 10 Pittsburg. thought
then that I would turn back, but
knowing that he did not see me and
that had the money with me in
cash, I thought would take the
chances.
II want to 60 back to Pittsburg,
restore the money and throw myself
upon the mercy Of the courts"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Kansas Jails Crowded.

Many county iails In Kansas are fill.
ed with law violators because Of Gov.
Hoch's crusade against the liquor
Joints. Jails that had been the abode
of mice, bats and owls for months have
been opened to the floor OF booze ven.
ders who have been convicted. Be.
cause of the crowded condition Of the
Montgomery jail Judge Flannely post
poned for week the sentencing Of
twenty.one joints who had pleaded
guilty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
High Diver Killed.

j.. ]. Dorsey, white civilian EN-.
ployee at the United States artillery
post, Fort.de Soto, Fla, lost bis life
by diving from the top of the pile
driver, nearly one hundred feet into
Tampa bay. Dorssy's body struck
the water with great force and did
not reappear until several hours later,
when it came to the surface and was
recovered. Dorsey's wife was among
the witnesses of his fatal leap.
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Where He Lived.

The identity of the Captain Rumill,
who with four Of her crew, was mnr-
dered in a mutiny on board bis schoo.
ner, Harry Berwind, In Southern
waters was established as Capt Edw.
ard r. Rumill, of Pretty Marsh,
Mount Desert, Maine. He was 40 ye'
ars old, and leaves widow and two
children at Pretty Marsh. They re-.
ceived the news Of the tragedy
through press dispatches today and
we're Frustrated with grief thereby.
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Five Deer Found Deed

Sportsmen about Charleston are
concerned over the number Of dead
deer found in the woods, five being
discoved in the past week lying dead
apparently without any reason for
their deaths. Some Of the hunters
say that paris green used on cotton
plants to kill caterpillers is RESPONSE
BILE for the killing OF the deer, which
have eaten the poison snd died from
its effects. None of the deer had
"black tongue" .- ...