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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Bankers Singular Request.

The will of Walton Townsend, a
retired baker of San Francisco,
contains this request: II direct
that my remains be crematcd in
the Fresh Pond crematory on Long
Island and ask that my ashes be fed
to the flowers" Mr.. Townsend S
will divides his estate Of about $3.50
900 between two g~randsons. living
in New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Election Ordered.

Governor Ansel has ordered an
election for December IA for the
proposed new county to be formed
from the northern half Of Marion
county with Dillon as the county
seat. This will give the new county
advocates, if they succeed at the cleo
ton. opportunity to get their new
county bill through the next legis-
lature. That the election will be
vigorously contested is sure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
PENNED ITALIANS PERISH.
Iron Bars Trap Eight of Them In q
Deadly Conflagration.

DNNAJ
Iron barred windows prevented
the escape from death by fire of
eight workers in Robert Morrison
G. Sons comb factory in Brooklyn
Monday and five other men probably
we're fatally injured in making their
escape from the building.
William Morrison, son of the own
er of the plant, lost his life in the
flames while trying to reach the safe
and close It's doors. His father was
among the injured. Luckily there
were only 40 employees i nthe fac
tory when the fire started, for the
spread of the flames was rapid.
Many men jumped from the third
floor windows and were injured.
Those who rushed to the rear found
the windows barred and there met
their doom. Nearly all of the VIC
tins were Italians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Stole Two Million.

1t is reported from Cincinnati that
the shortage in the financial depart
ment of the Big Four railroad, de-
veloped through the alleged defal-
cation of Charles L.. Warmer, de-
posed treasurer. may reach two mil
lion dollars. Warmer has astound-
ed his superiors with the details OF
how he spent the money. He says
that he has not one dollar left.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
WILL NOT REVOLT.
Labor Will Accomplish Its Purpose
Through Evolution.


1--WE are not going to be drawn
into a revolution said President
Gompers, responding to a welcome
extended him at the labor meeting
in Toronto, Ont. Monday.
THE American labor movement
is a rational movement and we are
going to hold together. We realize
the wrongs of the past and the
present. We do not under estimate
the power of our opponents, but we
propose to work out u emancipa-
ton in our own way, not by a revo-
luton, but evolution, and If there
be a wrong done by any. class in So
ciety, the men of organized labor
will be found defending themselves
and not be the AGGRESSION, whoever
may be wrong. The labor movement
must always be right"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Jumped Off the Battery.

A white woman attempted to COM
NIT suicide Monday off the Battery
in Charleston, but she was rescued
by a police officer. No arrest was
made and the woman was permitted
to take her departure without a
lrecord of her name having been
made. The police officer contented
himself with simply taking her from
the water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
AN OLD WAR RELIC
A LOADED BOMBSHELL FOUND
MBEDED IN A WALL

Atlanta From Sherman's Batteries
When He Bombardcd That City.
A loaded bombshell, weighing 10
pounds, with its brass-rimmed cap
intact and its nose blunted by its
crashing contact with hard masonry,
was found a day or two ago, by ne
gro workmen, imbeded in the brick
foundation wall of an old structure
at No. 9 North Forsyth street, At
lanta, which was being demolished
to make way for the new Atlanta
Journal building.
The Journal says Tom Walker was
the negro whose pick unearthed the
war-like relic. 1t amused him until
he turned it over and saw the brass
exploding cap, but then he precipi-
lately vacated the premises.
Later he told a carpenter about 1t,
Mr.. J. E. Gryder by name, and Mr..
| Gryder thought it would make a
nice .mantelpiece ornament for his
little home but after poking it over,
he decided he would pass it up"
The contracting engineers refused
to let the thing lie around where
they were working, SO it was pre-
scented as a precious gift to Mr.. j.
P. Hunter, proprietor Of a near-beer
saloon, at No. IL North Forsyth
street. Mr.. Hunter bravely kept 1t
in an iron safe, behind the bar for
two whole days, but the weight Of
its 10 pounds began to weigh heavi-
ly upon his conscience, and he COM
menced to feel that he owed a GER
tain duty to his wife and family.
despite the fact that his life Is heavi-
ly insured.
So he tried to give it to a friend
who is a collector of curios. The
friend looked it over, and begged
to be excused.
Then somebody from the saloon
sent a message to The Journal Of
fee, "You can have it If you come
and get it," he said, land welcome.
The derned old thing belongs to you,
anyway"
So a reporter was sent to take 1t
in charge and write a STORY" about
it. When the reporter got there and
looked it over he wished he had been
given some other assignment, but as
he Rugged the 10 pounds of ami
hilation tightly, tenderly to his
bosom, with his finger nails dug into
its rusty metallic sides, and stagger,
ed back toward The Journal Office,
he could not help thinking how much
better a "story" it would make II
he should happen to. drop it on the
hard brick pavement.
The city editor didn't take kindly
TO the idea, however, the lady re-
porter shivered, and the staff pho
tographer refused pointblank to SNAP
his camera at it. Even the joke
writer who had first offered to take
it and use it for a sinker the next
time he went fishing for perch, back
ed out when he saw it and pleaded
that the piscatorial season had clos
ed,
Happily, however, The Journal has
one dyed-in-the-wool hero, a Spanish
American war veteran who regards
death-dealing implements of war
fare as mere children's toys. and
he saved the situation by accept
ing the bombshell to use as a paper
weight on his desk. He even sug'
gested wearing it on his watch fob
but the office wouldn't stand fol
that.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Cotton Ginned.

The census bureau at Washington
Monday issued a report showing that
7,012,317 bales, counting round
bales as half bales. had been ginned
from the growth of 1903 to Novem-
Der /, as compared with S.l9l,557
bales for 1908.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Young Ladies and girls over IA years
of age can secure steady and profit
able employment and be taught to
make cigars. Will be paid while
learning, good, cheap board can
be secured near the factory. Any
girl can make from Sc to $12 per
week (some much more) after
learning. We need 500 young la
dies Immediately. Apply to Seid-
enburg & Co., Opposite Union De-
pot, Charleston, s. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Out on Largo Bond.

Charles L. Warmer, the Cincin-
natl treasurer of the Big Four rail-
road, whose alleged shortage in ac-
created a sensation, was re-
leased on 100000 bail. Detectives
are looking for the persons named
by Warmer in connection with the
shortage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Gained 20 Pounds in go DAYS.

A collector for the Central OF
Georgia Railway Company was tired
and worn out. Felt w~retchedly
and unfit for work. Two bottles Of
Johnson's Tonic made him gain 90
pounds in 60 days. Are you under
weight. Get Johnsor's Tonic and
use il. It does the work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

200 Men Wanted-We want 200
laborers for track work on Caro-
lima, Clinchield & Ohio Ry., be-
tween Bostic, N. c., and Spartan
burg, S. C. We pay $1.25 per
day for 10 hours, furnish comfort
able camp cars and have a COM
missary with the force. Apply to
Meadows Company, A. W. Jones,
Division Engineer, Spartanburg.
S. c.: J. r. Honeycutt, Road
master, Marion, N. c.; l.. H.
Phetteplace, Superintendent. Err
win, Tenn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Perish in Flames.

At Pittsburg. Pa, Mrs. William
NARROW and four children were burn
ed to death Monday when a fire,
caused by the upsetting of an oil
lamp. destroyed the NARROW home in
the outskirts. Mr.. NARROW and two
sons we're at work in a nearby coal
mine at the time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Nioht Waterman Murdered.

Night Waterman Durham at the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany works at Americas, Ga. was
brutally murdered by unknown per-
sons a few days ago. He was BRAIN
ed by a club axe and his pockets
rihed OF eight dollars. The body
was found in the Office OF the fac
tory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
DIED ON STAGE
Hypnotist Fails to Awaken a Youth BE
Had Put Sousdly 10 Sap
DOCTOR CAME TOO LATE
Large Audience Witnesses the
Tragedy-The Police Arrest the
Professor and Garry Him to Hos
pital Where He Works All Night

plIdl NucIt AAO "oA
Over the Youth.
AT Sommerville, N. J., Robert
Simpson, a young man OF Newark,
was hy~pnotized before a large audi
ence in the theatre Tuesday night
by Prof. Arthur Everton, a PROBES
sional hypnotist, and Wednesday he
was pronounced dead by the, staff
doctors of the Somerset Hospital.
After being placed in a cat;ileQt1e
state the youth did not regain: con-
sciousness.
Prof. Everton was arrested but
was released in the custody OF two
police officers, who accompanied him
to the hospital where he remained
all night in an effort to restore life
to his helpless subject. which the
physicians said would be impossi-
BILE.
Simpson had been employed by
the hypnotist as a professional sub
ject for little more thap a week and
when the performance, which was
the first at Sommerville. began he
seemed in normal health. Everton
passed his hands I'VE Simpsons
face a number Of times while the
young man was lying on the aooI'
and soon Simpsons body becamb
rigid.
Everton then raised 1t and pAoed
it between the chairs so that the
neck rested on the back of one
chair and the ankles on the back oi
the other. The hypnotist then stood
upon the rigid body Of his sdbjeoe
and performed other feats to show
that Simpson was in a complete cat
alepticoma.
When Everton had bowed his &C
Acknowledgement Of the large audi.
dience's applause he stood the rigid
body erect, leaning 1t against a back
wall and then sought to bring around
the subject. The audience soon rea'
lized that Everton had become high.
ly excited when his first efforts fail
"a. Simpson was CARRIED behind
the scenes and doctors called, but i
was useless, the doctors saying th&t
Simpson had died while cataleptic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Needed Reform.

A reduction in the mileage allow
ance of members of congress from
10 cents to 5 cents a mile is sought
in resolutions adopted by the Farm
ers' National congress at Raleigh,
y. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

When medicine fails you, I will take
your case. Rheumatism, indiges-
ton, liver, kidney and sexual dis
orders permanently eradicated by
natural means. Write for litera-
ture, confidential, free and inter-
esting. C. Cullen Howerton, F. S.,
Durham, n. C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Lady or Girl Wanted each town,
good pay spare time, copy names
for advertisers, cash weekly.
Stamp for particulars. Am. Adv.
Bureau, Sanbornville, N. H. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Agents to sell practical electricity in
IL lessons; branch method; COM
plete course home study with con-
sultation certificate; so cents a
lesson. Branch Publishing Co.,
Chicago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES low prices on
rebuilt and secondhand machines,
all kinds, for fall trade. Write
for price list. General Supply
Company, Dept. o, Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Statesmen Wanted-On commission
or SIS and up per month with
expenses, as per contract. Expe-
rience unnecessary. Premier CT
gar Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
GAN TUBERCULOSIS BE CURED?


Health, 1t Can BE Cured and Pre-
vented.
I, the undersigned, hereby certi-
fy that I have suffered slightly for
several years, and endured pains and
splitting of blood from tuberculosis
for the past year. Having taken the
Saastamoinen Remedy for three
months, 1 feel myself perfectly we'll.
Two doctors, after careful examina-
tions, have pronounced me fully re-
covered.
1Signed)
For testimonials and terms, write
T.. The Saastamoinen Remedy Co...
South Range, Mich.
L. M. Power, NJ. D.. in charge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
CLASSIFIED COLUMN

Don't Ship until you get a free list
of reliable produce dealers in 20
leading markets from the National
League of Commission Merchants.
Dept. O, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
STRIKE BIG LOG
AT GREAT DEPTH
Well DrilIcrs Find Dccaycd Timber
225 Feet Below the Surface Buried
for Many Centuries.

KENDRICK, Idaho, July 17.-Well
drillers working on the Bovencamp
ranch near Kendrick encountered a log
at depth of 225 feet, when the heavy
drill suddenly dropped three feet,
probably its diameter A half dozen
pieces brought to the surface in buck
cts showed the wood was decayed IN
til it could be crimbled between the
fingers. The men drilled several feet
deeper after striking the log. where
the formation resembled a creek bed.
They brought ~ round, water washed
stones the size of the bowl of "A pipe.
appearing to have been at the bottom
of a stream for centuries. When they
struck the log the drillers found a
flow of water which they were unable
to lower by the use Of a stem pump.
Experts declare the presence of the
log at the depth indicated gives evil
dence of "A change in the formation of
the earths crust, probably during the
glacial period, adding that IL confirms
the theory that centuries before the
Christian era there was "A terrific erup-
ton in the hills in this part of the
country and scores of streams were
obliterated and the entire topogra ply
changed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
Herald Want Ads bring results.
BALlINGER EXPLAINS
WATER WITHDRAWALS
Turned Over to Geological Survey
For Accurate Data
rs TO sites.

SEATrLE, July 17-SeCrctarv of
the Interior Ballinger, who has been
represented In newspapers and maya
zine articles as having reversed tho
former policy of the department in
the matter of withdrawal from sale
or entry public lands containing pow
cr sites, has written n letter to the
Seattle Times In which he sets forth
what has been done. Mr. Ballingcr
says:
1.-THE facts in connection with the
water power withdrawal are substan-
tally as follows: Upon discovering
that large areas of land had been
Withdrawn through the reclamation
service without any specific knowl
edge of their water power facilities
these lands aggregating many thou
sands of acres of agricultural and
other lands. withdrawn under blan-
ket system which was based on slight
field knowledge OF the existence OF
power sites and with no funds in the
reclamation bureau, or information
sufficient to permit further inestiga-
ton, 7 determined upon transferring
"oIh W li' B'blbEltdl survey
which bureau possessed the funds as
well as the data to make temporary
Withdrawals of water power sites
sufficient to include all existing
Withdrawals that in. any site affected
sites upon the public domain
for the purpose of making the proper
Recommendations to congress for ad-
djtiOnaI legislation
Transformations were made of the
former Withdrawals and Immediately
thereafter the geological survey fur
| nished the department data under
which all of the available sites within
the former Withdrawals were secured
together with large additional terri
tory containing valuable water power
sites. The area originally withdrawn
under the blanket Withdrawals APP
proximated 100000 acres Under
data furnished by the geological sur
vey the acreage necessary to be with
drawn did not exceed 10000 acres,
showing the wisdom of tile course
pursued of not Withdrawing any more
lands than We're necessary for the
purpose"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
LIVE STOCK SHOW
TO BE BIG FEATURE
Many Breeders of Fine Stock to At
tend A.-Y.-P.-Salcs to be
Held.

SEATTLE. July 16.- Judge Fen
ton, in his oregon day speech at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition,
among other things said: THE Lewis
& Clark exposition was failure, fin
ancially, until the date of the Live
Stock show in September, when the
attendance in round numbers reached
$4,000. This was during the two
weeks of the live stock show, and no
other special events We're held at that
time. No other single week of the
entire fair equalled either week of
the Live Stock show in point of at
tendance"
Many inquiries are being received at
this time concerning the dates of the
Live Stock show at the Alaska Yu-
kon- Pacific exposition and their num-
Der indicates that record crowds will
be the rule during the period of the
show.
Among the many special privileges
granted to exhibitors is the right of
sale either publicly or privately, and
as a consequence many big sales are
being arranged with dates during the
Live Stock show.
Messrs. Wood & Son. of Salina,
Mich. will hold a sale of Rambouilett
sheep. The Hardwood Farm, of Spo-
kane, Wn., John l.. Smith, Prop, will
sell 35 head of Holstein cattle of the
best quality, being a recent importa-
ton.
Col. Chas. Judy of Illinois will sell
a carload of Standard Bred and Ken
lucky Saddle horses. George Smith
of California will sell a carload of
Jersey cattle. There are also other
breeders who are arranging for sales
for exposition dates.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
YAKIMA FAILS OF BENEFITS
G. A. GanO Says That Unwise Boosters
and nlWilled Knockers Are Dis
tracing From the General Good.

G. A. Gano of North Yakima vino
has been at Seattle for some days in
attendance on the A.-Y.-P. exposition
has returned and reports that two
things are taking place which are
something of handicap to this coun-
ty in the way of procuring business
results from the exhibition made in
Seattle. One of these things is boost
ing and the other is knocking. They
have the same effect, according to
what was told Mr.. Gano at Seattle
and his reports did not come from To-
cal people but from fasteners, north
erners and southerners. The boost
ing, it is reported, is the il-directed
efforts of loyal citizens and citizens
whose pride in North Yakima causes
them to make, in conversation, the
best possible showing for this valley.
AS an example, when asked the price
of land they say: ooh. from a thou
sand to two thousand dollars an acre"
This is true as far as it goes but it rs
not complete.
Possible Buyers Are Lost.
Many people at the fair are people
who came by the Great Northern and
who stopped at Wenatchee. They
priced land there and finding the fig
ures beyond their experience natural
ly decided to go along to the fair and
then look up the Yakima valley. They
don't get here however, for they ace
told that yakima land is just as val
liable as any at Wenatchee," and
tn hn lan ,lr, nSf
any price is procurable in this section.
With regard to the knocking Of
which he heard complaint Mr.. Gano
says that comes down to one Glass; eff
real estate men. II is those who ad-
wise intending purchasers not TO
touch this or that valley but to
make their purchases in one certain
valley or not at an. Many people.
Mr.. Gano says, have been told what
of it covers the entire Yakima valley.
One man says "for goodness sake do
not touch the Naches but get below
the gap" Another says: whatever
you do sidestep the lower country
and get up the Naches to. the higher
land" Instead, in other words, Of
saying that it is all good, or fairly
good but that their particular piece
is the best they decry all but the sec
lions they have for sale.
Mr.. Gano says he speaks of the
matter merely because his attention
was called to it so often that he saw
that it is really influencing many
people.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
CAPTAIN JENKINS
ISSUES LAST APPEAL
Last Bit Of Indebtedness Incurred i'm
His Work of Good Cheer Amounts
to $175-Faithful Servant.

Captain Jenkins is DESTROYS of leav-
ing tn eArmy work here free of all
Indebtedness as he leaves for his new
appointment.
With the thought Of rem aiming here
for some time he recently incurred
few obligations on the Army's ac-
count. and with the knowledge that
he will enter his new work free of debt
and that his successor will leave his
present field also free of debt, the
captain would like the privilege of do
ing likewise. Will the people of this
city come once again to his help in
this matter?
The captain thinks that while the
business men will probably be glad to
do their share, there are many of the
ladies who would like to assiset in
response to this call and he has ap-
pointed Mrs. Sadie jerks to call on
the ladies beginning Wednesday
morning.
The total amount NEEDED is about
$175. Captain Jenkins has been a
faithful and generous worker in the
vineyard. This is his last call.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
VALLEY CROWD WILL BE LARGE.
ton From This Valley Increases as
The Time Approaches.

Yakima county's chances of a splen-
did delegation at the National Irriga-
ton congress at Spokane August 9-14
are steadily improving. What other
parts of the county and the valley will
do depend to some extent upon what
is done in North Yakima. In this city
the movem tent is making Roadway and
the Fifty Thousand club gave the mat
ter another push forward Friday even
ing when they met to receive the re-
ports of committees appointed to at
tend to the preliminaries, to name
new committees if necessary and gem
orally to keep the work to the front.
Many Promises Made.
H. H. Andrews, in the absence of
Major Lemon. reported for the COM
mittee on representation. OF the 65
business houses. firms and profession
al men who have been seen with re-
gard to a delegation so have promis-
ed TO be represented at Spokane when
the congress convenes. The work, he
companies have been communicated
with and asked to name delegates
Mr.. Andrews thought from what had
been heard and seen by him, that the
valley will send an aggregate of 500
people to the congress. His report
was received and the committee con-
tiued In its work.