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THOSE DISPENSARY CLAIMS. SPOKE WITHOUT KXOWL EDGE OF THE FACTS. Ko Favoritism Whatever Will Be Shown, Says Director Wylie-State? ment of Payments Published is By <Xo Means Complete-Others Have Been Made. - / Columbia, July IS.-Mr. Jos. B. Wylie/a member of the state board of dispensary directors, was in the City this morning and was asked if he .wished to make any reply to Idr. J. .Srtaser Lyon's attack upon the board ?or its method of payment of the ac? counts of the State dispensary which vhad been suspended by the investi fgating committee and payment of which had recently been permitted by that body. Mr. Wylie did not seem disposed to Attach much importance to Mr. Lyon's Criticism, which he seemed to regard &s purely political. Mr. Lyon seems ?ux?ous about the non-payment of ?same accounts which will never be paid, as the pWties to whom those ac? counts appear to be due will be com? pelled to take back their whiskies, which|bave proven unsalable, and this Will discharge" the accounts without any cash payn ont Mr. Wylie seemed to want to know if it was Mr. Lyon's " desire to force the dispensary to ac? cept and pay for such whiskey. Among other . things. Mr. Wylie said: "One trouble is that Mr. Lyon and papers which make the same crit? icism are talking without knowing what they are talking about. No state? ment as, to these payments* has been ^ivea out by the state hoard, its clerk x>c the commissioner. They have tak? en the position that they do not care to make a statement each time a par? tial payment was made, as ?his might create wrong impressions. It is ex? pected to dispose of all these claims within the?'next thirty days, when a complete, official and authoritative statement will be given out at the dispensary of what claims have been paid and which have been settled by the wrhiskey being taken back by the houses. Wherever the papers got the statement they published and' on which Mr. Lyon's criticism was based '.it is not complete. For instance, Mr. .Lyon makes criticism that no pay? ment has been made to Grabfelder or Catherwood, when as a matter of fact Orabfelder lias been paid $25,000 and verwood has been paid $2.500. Other payments have been made which are not shown in the list pub isi -1. Ii ti possible this list was com : at the State treasurer's office. A r of dispensary war-rants have bee. sue i in payment of portions of the accounts which were suspended that hav. - >i yet been . esented at the state treasurer's office for pay-", "fcaent, so no ai . . of ! hem could be obtained there. The board will phiy no favorites, but will do the right and square thing fey every firm which the dispensary is .due money. As stated above some of these accounts will be settled by re? turn of whiskey, which has proven un . salable and the balance will be set? tled as rapidly as the accounts are passed upon. In some cases, the "whiskies represented by those ?c .counts is still in stock in either state *o-r county dispensaries. The board is handling this matter as rapidly as it 'can and so as to dc justice to a.l of "the claimants." -: -Mr. Lyon having laid stress on the payment to the Richland Distilling Company, Mr. Wylie explained how proper that payment was. Most of the whiskey bought from the ? neera .is the cheaper grades, where ~e mar ?gin of profit is very small. On every gallon of whiskey furnished the State dispensary, the distillery has first to p*y the United States government the internal revenue tax of $1.10 a gal? ion. All the whiskey this concern had ?sold the dispensary and payment for "Which had been hekl up by the in? vestigating committee had been soid *nd the State dispensary had gotten the money for it, yet the distillery had &ot gotten a cent. It had paid nearly il hundred thousand dollars of internal taxes on this whiskey which the dis? pensary' had sold and had received payment for. The distillery was be? ing kept out of this money by or vl^rs of the investigating committee .and was losing several thousand dol? lars a year interest upon the large How's Tills. We offer One Hundred Dollars Re "?V^rd for any case of Catarrh that 'Cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrah Cure! F. J. CHEXTY & CO.. Toledo. Oh:0. We, the undersigned, have known 3T. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ?SLU business transitions, and financial? ly abie to carry out any obligations Saide by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, ? j Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. Kail's Catarrh Cure is taken in? ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the System. Testimonials sent free. Price, ^0 -trents per bottle. Sold by all Drug Take Hali's Family Pills for con? stipation 6-lS-lm. j , sum of money it had put out to tax ! pay this whiskey. Payments are be I ing made right along on the accounts ! which were suspended and shortly j complete statement of the transaction ? will be officially made. Any criticism I in the meantime is a case of going off i , half-cocked. A Tragic Finish. *A watchman's neglect permitted a I leak in the -..great North Sea dyke, ! which a child's finger could have stop? ped, to become a ruinous break, de? vastating an entire province of Hol? land. In like manner Kenneth Mc? iver,, of Vanceboro. Me., permitted a little cold to go unnoticed until a tragic finish was only averted by Dr. King's New Discovery. He writes: "Three doctors gave me up to die of lung inflammation, caused by a neg? lected cold; but Dr. King's New Dis? covery saved my life." Guaranteed best^ cough and cold cure, at Sibert's drug store. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. \ FAVORITISM SHOWN*. Mr. Lyon Makes a Statement Concern in Liquor Houses:-Payment of Claims. Florence, July 17.-J. Fraser Lyon, member 'of the dispensary investigat? ing committee, commenting last night upon the liquor claims recently paid by the board of directors of the dis? pensary, said it loked to him like a game of favoritism. To illustrate, he said, take up a few of the claims. The books of Rosskam, Gerstley & Co., show that "Old Sara? toga" is sold to some of their custom? ers at a price 20 per cent, lower than to the dispensary, and that there are several different grades put up under the same label. This concern was paid about 40 per cent of its claim. The Bernheim Distilling Co. refused to allow the investigating commiteee to inspect their books or to submit to examination. They are represented by J. S. Farnum, who re? ceives as much as $2.50 commissions per case on some of their goods sold to the -dispensary. The account of this concern was $ 5 9,7 7 8. C 2, and they were paid $40,000. The Richland Dis- j tilling Company's claim was $128, 186.08. J. S. Farnum is a stockholder in this company^ and $90,000 was paid on its claim. Old Federal Distilling Company is supposed to be practically the same concern as, or controlled by .."he Bernheim Distilling Company, which is represented by J. S. Farnum and was paid $1,000 on its claims of $7,340.88. Gallagher and Burton, represented by J. S. Farr.um, received $1,000 on their claim of $2,920.71. Ullman & Co., and the Anchor Dis? tilling company of Cincinnati are one and the same concern, doing business under two names. The accounts of this concern amounted to $144,195, and a payment was made on them of $85,000. John Black, at a short time prior to his election as a member of the board of directors of the dispen? sary, was the representative of this concern. It is interesting to note that the houses now or formerly represent? ed by J. S. Farnum and John Black received all of the money first paid on these claims except $6,000, which amount was paid to Rosskam, Gerst? ley & Co., and J. W. Kelly & Co. It is not known who represents these two concerns. Cook & Bernheimer gave the inves? tigating committee access to their books, and submitted to examination. They clearly showed that they sold Mt. Vernon rye at two per cent, less to the dispensary than to jther large customers, besides the chemists' an? alysis showed that this was a pure distilled liquor. Nothing was paid on this claim. S. Grabfelder & Co. re? ceded nothing on their claim of $62, 222, notwithstanding they submitted to an inspection of their books and an examination under oaths of mem? bers of the firm. It was clearly shown that they sold the dispensary cheaper than to other customers, besides they furnished prices and samples of labels made by Nivision, Weiskopf & Co., which showed that this concern had charged exorbitant prices for those furnished to the dispensary. The Wil? son Distilling Co. gave the committee an arfidavit aond prices on labels and allowed an inspection of their books, but they shared a similar fate. The New York and Kentucky company an? swer'-"! under oath all questions pro? pounded t<> thom, referred to a prop? osition t<> conduct a shady business with the dispensary, which they re? fused and gav?- the committee tia- fa? mous Allsbrook arri Bamberg letters. Their claim was for $50.117-nothing was paid on it. The Eagle Rock Pis tilling company submitted to ex? amination by the committee. Nothing improper was foun l and they i- ceived nothing. It appears clearly that the houses now represented by Farnum and the one heretofore represented ; hy Pla ck have been especially favor- ? ed while '.hose who co-operated with j the investigating committee have f not beeri favored w?1 h evin a saia1! payment on their claims. Mi-. Peon declares it looks iike giving i rewards to th - ??hfu! and punish? ment to rhose who helped the com? mittee.-The Sta:-. That Stolen Game in Sumter. The Manning Times in its attempt to make good its charge that the Manning baseball team was robbed by the umpire when it played in Sum? ter last week publishes the following article under the above caption: The Sumter Daily Item of the 13th inst., undertakes to defend the um? pire who it is alleged robbed Manning out of Tuesday's game played in thai city, bu: admits that "on Monday there was a great deal of dissatisfac .tion expressed on the grandstand and bleachers with the decisions of the umpire, both Manning and Sumter people asserting that wrong decisions were made." The complaint against the umpire reached Manning through disinterested parities, first, then through Manning gentlemen, who would not be gailty of misstating the facts, these, the dis? interested as well as the interested j gentlemen agree that on Monday' the ! umpire was wrong in a number of his decisions against Manning, but on Tuesday his decisions were so fla? grantly wrong that it was clear to the spectators, he made his foul decisions deliberately, premeditate!}*, with mal? ice aforethought with the intent and purpose to steal the game. This, ac? cording to reliable information was so far conceded by fair-minded people, that citizens' of Sumter to show their utter disapproval of "dirty ball" and" "rotten decisions," that they not only expressed to the Manning team their disgust at the umpire, but they went further md presented George Odiorne with a handsome merschaum pipe for "hitting his umps." There have been a number of peo? ple from Sumter in Manning, and we have ye: to hear of any one of them who will defend Sumter's umpire, or even give him credit for making an . honest mistake. All agree that he "stole the game. We do not know Umpire Burroughs, but his reputation for a 'square deal" is away below par in haseball circles. The Item says "neither of the edi? tors of the Manning papers witnessed the games and their charges are, we presume, based on hearsay." Yes, so far as we are concerned, our charge of unfairness was based upon "hear? say," but our informants were such persons whose charactercs are so clear, and sense of honor so high, that we would rather take their judgment than risk our own, because, we admit being a partisan, and might be blind? ed to s)me things which may affect the Manning team, but when we hear our owr. people's complaint confirmed by citizens of Sumter, and when Sumter's citizens present a merschaum pipe as a mark of endorsement for "hitting his umps" the proof is fixed. The Item can defend until it is black in the face, it cannot succeed in wiping out the black spot on Sum? ter's'honor put there by a man who was trusted to decide honestly. As ar: evidence of Manning's idea for fair treatment, we even reproduce The Item's effort to wipe out the in? justice, without even an intimation of Umpire Burrough's attempting to run when he struck at Odiorne. The Item has neither the time nor the inclination to chew the rag with the Manning Times over a disputed ball game. The facts were stated by The Item last week, and there is noth? ing more to be said. The Times should explain, however, how it happened that Manager Dwyer of Manning in? sisted that Mr. Burroughs umpire the game on Tuesday, if his (Burroughs') reputation for a "square deal was way below par in baseball circles? An explantion of the withdrawal by Man? ning of the protest against that said "stolen game" is also in order, if they had so strong a case against the um? pire. A Hard Lot * Of troubles to contend with, spring from a torpid liver and blocked bow? els, unless you awaken them to their proper action with Dr. King's New Life Pills, the most pleasant and most effective cure for constipation. They prevent appendicitis and tone up the system. 25 cents at Sibert's Drug Store. One niau was killed at Enoree and another at Woodruff. Spartanburg county, Wednesday by lightning. *It is always well to have a box of salve in the house. Sunburn, cuts, bruises, piles and boils yield to De? witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Should keep a box on hand at all times to providi for emergencies. For years the standard, but followed by many imitators. Be sure you get the genu? ine Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. All druggists. The Presbyterians of Bishopville have decided to erect a new church. Makes tia- Liver Lively. e< ?ri LO Laxative Fruit Svrup gives i permanent relief in case;; of habitual constij ation as it stimul?t.-- the liver and restores the natura! action of the bowels without irritating these or? gans like pills or ordinary cathartics. Does not nauseate or gripe and is mild ami pleasa it to lake. Remem? ber the name Orino and refuse substi? tutes. Durant's Pharmacy. UMPIRE GILLESPIE'S TROUBLES. Was Badly Abused in Camden Be? cause of His Residence in Sum? ter. From tue Daily Item July I.s. Umpire S. W. Gillespie, who was sent to Camden by President Baird to officiate at the Camden-Manning games, was outrageously treated by some of the Camden players. He was seen by an Item reporter this morning, and said that from the be? ginning of the game the grand stand opened up on him. and said that he had come from Sumter to rob them. All kinds of disparaging references were made to his residence in Sum? ter. Hogue first up for Manning hit near the third base line: the ball was called foul, and the decision provok? ed so much unwarranted kicking and misconduct by the batter that Gillespie was forced to bench him. Then if seemed as if the whole Camden team had it in for his umps. Constant kicking characterized each decision. Finally Weatherly, too well known in Sumter to require further comment, came to the bat. A strike was called, which was not in accord? ance with his swatsmanship's concep? tion of what a strike should be, and he rushed tb the center of the dia? mond to attack the umpire. At this juncture, Hogue, who had been nurs? ing his wrath on the bench, rushed towards the umpire to join in the fray. It was really he who attempted the assault. Policemen then rushed in and put a stop to the difficulty, and Umpire Gillespie left the g?me. Such outrageous conduct will sure? ly not meet with the approval of President Baird, who is an upholder of clean and decent ball playing, and there is no doubt but that he will severely punish the offenders. AX AWTKWARD MISTAKE. A Lawyer Discarged From Custody After Wrongful Imprisonment. New^ York, July 19-Justice Blanch? ard of the Supreme court today dis? charged from custody Burton W. Gib? son, the lawyer who was held by the coroner Tuesday night at conclusion of the inquest into the death of Mrs. Alice Kinnin, who was found murder? ed on the porch of her residence in the Bronx on the night of June 8th last. Assistant District Attorney Train in addressing the jury said that an error had been made and he had no objection to the prisoner being dis? charged. Old Chronic Sores. *As a dressing for old chronic sores there is nothing so good as Chamber? lain's Salve. Whiles it is not advisa? ble to heal old sores entirely, they should be kept in a good condition for which this salve is especially valuable. For sale by all druggists. Rembert R. F. D. Congressman Lever has been noti? fied by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw that a rural mai' route has been ordered established from Rembert, with one carrier, tc commence September 1st. Isarc Knight, the negro who as? saulted Mrs. L. S. Chopin at her home in Aiken county has been captured at Bartow, Ga., and taken back to Aiken. Will Interest Many. ?Every person should know that good health is impossible if the kid? neys are deranged. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure kidney and bladder dis? ease in every form,.?and will build up and strengthen these organs so they will perform their functions properly. Xo danger of Bright's disease or dia? betes if Foley's Kidney Cure is taken in time. Durant's Pharmacy. Georgetown's postoffice receipts last year were in excess of $10,000 and that city ts now entitled to free mail deliverj*. . *A sweet breath adds to the joys of a kiss. You wouldn't want to kiss your wife, mother or sweetheart with a bad breath. You can't have a sweet breath without a healthy stomach. You can't have a healthy stomach without perfect digestion. There is only one remedy that digests what you eat and makes the breath as sweet as a rose-and that remedy is Kodol for dyspepsia. It is a relief for sour stom? ach, palpitation of the heart and other ailments arising from disorder of the stomach and digestion. Take a little Kodol after your meals and see what it will do for you. Sold by all drug? gists. FRECHA,^ ...iii PIMPLES REMOVED m T en Days. Nadiiiola The Complexion Beautifier is ? CvT.-^J hy thousands ef ?.'raU-hil ladies, and ?yaran?ocd to remove all facial discolora? tions nnd restore the beauty ot youth. Thc worst cases in twenty Jays. iOc. and $1.00 at all leading drag stores, or hy mail. Prepared by NATIONAL TOiL?IT ??.,9 Taris, Tenn, \ WELCOME WOP From the view point of the average man housework is very easy. The wife is right at home. She is her own mis- j tress. She can sit down and rest any time. She can even go to bed for a nap if she feels like it. She can order her household affairs just to suit her own convenience. If she doesn't feel equal to doing work to-day, she can do it ! to-morrow. That's the beautiful theory \ of the average man. Just su ppose the Egyptian task-mas- J ters, whim they made the required daily tale of bricks tax the uttermost of human strength, had said to the toiling slaves, "Don't hurry, take a rest every now and then -only don't forget that your tale of bricks must be all right at night or else there'll be trouble." There's the fact. There are the day's duties to be got through, and the women who can rest may. not. The woman, who, when she married, said, "Now, I'll be my own mistress," finds herself a slave to household cares and duties. And oh! how much that woman needs rest sometimes. She brushes and scrubs, sind rolls pastry, her temples throbbing, her back aching, her nerves quivering under the stress of pain. What she would give if she could just creep upstairs and throw herself on the bed in a darkened room and rest. Rest would temporarily relieve the strain, doubtless, but it would be the same story over again to-morrow. The real need of weak, nervous women is strength, and that need is fully met and satisfied by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, lt makes weak women strong and sick women well, lt re? moves the causes of women's weak? ness, tranquilizes and invigorates the nerves, encourages the appetite and induces restful sleep. "Favorite Pre? scription" is a positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of leuco;rrhea, excessive flowing, pain? ful menstruation, unnatural suppres? sions arid irregularities, prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak back, " female weakness," anteversion, r?troversion, bearing-down sensations, chronic con? gestion, inflammation and ulceration of the womb, inflammation, pain and tenderness of the ovaries, accompanied with "internal heat." "I am pleased to add my testimony in behalf of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre? scription," writes Miss Earline Agard, Chaplin., Patriotic daughters of Amer? ica, of 4?3J? Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Mich. "1 cannot find language to ex? press my gratitude and joy over the fact thai; I am well once more. Wear? ing my corsets too tight seemed to have brought on an extra abdominal pres? sure, weakening the ligaments and pushing the internal organs down. What to do I knew not, as no medi? cines 1 took seemed to help me. "I had heard of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and determined to try it, as a last resort. Before the first bottle w;is used I began to feel better, but could hardly believe that this was permanent, but my improvement went stsadily on, and within four months I was like a new woman. Now I have no more pains, am well and strong, and am extremely grate ?ul to you." > There is nothing to conceal about the -make-up of " FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION." It is an absolutely pure medicine WhenBuyi The weight per rod au taken into consideratior tion of the FENCE. Heavy wires and the always used on the AM] tity already in service dence of its merit. 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He is ?an experienced physician and will treat your cas?. as confidential and without charge for coirespondenca. Address him at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo., N. Y., of which he iis chief consulting physician. It is as easy to be well as ill-and much moie comfortable. , Constipation is the cause of many forms of illness. Dr. Piercers Pleasant Pellets cure con-. stipation. *They are tiny, sugar-coated granules. One little " Pellet" is a gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic. All dealers in medicines sell them. * Send SI one-cent^amps to covet cost of mailing and'get a copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad? viser, over 1000 pages. Address Dr? E. V. Pierce, Bclfalo, N. Y. a Fence id size of wire must be i ; also the CONSTRTJC ? best galvanizing are 3RICAN, and the quan on farms is good evi n the American allows EXPANSION, to. with B pressure from contact endings stays, the fence se the instant pressure ng fence is the AMER RDWARE CO. a hot wood stove * * .rn summer days omfortable while a 2 OIL STOVE. ll prices. Hardware Co. )ai!y Item's Telephone number-* sement that wi:. brine a suits