Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Axn.nJHKRcrujsis exhibit. M?I wring and Important Meeting to He lletA In the Opern House Tue? day Night. Nest Tuesday night. April 27th. ter* will be held an Importsnt meet i? In the Opera House wr Ich Is. or jouM be of great interest to every In thbi city and county and sur? rounding counties Reference Is made to the health ins to be held under the auspices the department of health of the i\ Federation of Women Clubs of sViUth Carolina, assisted by the 8um ?*jr Civic League, and the Sumter County Aatl-Tuberculosis Association. ?very one knows that throughout the civilised world there has been un? dertaken a campaign against tuber? culosis, better known as consumption It si now a well established fact that consumption is a curable disease If taken In hand In Its early stages, thet ths method of cure Is exceeding ty simple, consisting of proper Otet mnd plenty of fresh air and sunshine, thai patent medicines and all other medicines are either useless or ha. m fui. and that while one person may ?etch this disease from another it snay recdlly be avoided. These lessons are so simple, so op posed to the belief that consumption ta heredltarv. and that the consump? tive from the Inception of tre disease is a doomed man that a large part of the work te be done In exterminating the disease consists In educating the people In true ideas about It To help in this education the Na? tional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, located In New Tork city, has prepared i snoit Interesting and Instructive ex hlblt showing all about the disease ?nd how to cure It snd Is sending this exhibit over the country This exhibit Is now In Atlanta, Oeorgia. The projectors or this health session to be held In Sumter. Apr* 17th have secured thla exhibit, or a portion of It. as a very important land entertaining feature of their eve fSAfjg programme Mr. f?. C?. Rtttsahn. the spec lallst In ena be here and will give an tinastrated lecture la addition to this unique feature of the entertainment Dr Miner of Asbevillo has been secured .to speak ea the subject. Many of us know Dr. "Mister as vice president of the Na? tional Awtl Tuberculosis Association -erica %emeejsiarters In New York, and fee hi eekasittedly one of the best 'n upon the subject of tu? tu the United 8taUs. He will speak upon some very In? teresting phases of the subject. Mr. Kutaahr.'a exhibit will be on exh'bl It is hoped that every one who can possibly take a few momenta from his work will take advantage of the opportunity to see what has been pro? nounced by those who have seen It as a most entertaining exhibition. When it was shown In New York city ths rooms were thronged for weeks and wherever shown the people have turned out by the thousands to see It This Is very natural, for as we are all liable to contract tuberculosis at some time, nothing Is of more vital importance and Interest than to know how not to catch tuberculoais, or If contracted how to cure ourselves. There will be no charge for admis? sion to the health session on Tues? day night or to the exhibition on Wednesday. Every one is invited and urged to attend Auf la Uta BuImm. "Too fellows may find It all right," said the man In the corner of ths smoking compartment, "but In my business I can't take people as I find them." '"What Is jour business?" asked the man whose suit case was covered with labels. Tm a photographer.H ? Cleveland nistest*? Toe Grateful Soldi a*. During Bistort's first engagement at Madrid an elderly woman one night gained access to her dressing room and tearfully begged her Intervention on behalf of her sou, a young soldier con? demned to death for a serious breach of discipline. At the close of the per? formance Rlstorl was presented to Queen Isabella, made the required ap? peal and obtained the young nan's free pardon, perhaps because It gave to the queen the opportunity of a mot? that she was certain the actress had never before played In a tragedy with such a happy ending. Some years later Bistort again visited Madrid. During the first performance a soldier among the audience made a disturbance, was ejected only after severely damairlng a number of policemen and waa sub? sequently seutenced to a long term of Imprisonment Ho proved to be Bis? tort's former protege, who, bearing of her return, had come to the theater in order to renew his expression of grati? tude, Unfortunately he had drunk ber health too enthusiastically beforehand, with the result that he finally owed aar not only bis life, but free board and lodging for several years lato the bargain.?London Truth. Am Order Net Obeyed. An exasperated Irish sergeant, crtll tog a squad of recruits, called to t hem atjast: ??Haiti Just come over here, all of ye and look at yourselves. It>s a tine Uno yeTe keeptn', Isn't ltr The Knocking. MDe successful man," said TJnde Bben. "keeps quiet so's he kin hear op? tion in ths grand jury room of the Portunity kuocktn' at de do.' De fall . ... are tries to do all de knock In* brtsse'f " Ho? ?> d?y W.dn.sday. Apr.l ^^Mm^ ?mi? ?*4 poMihly ftlao on Thuradny. The Kind Too Hare Always llought, and which has been in nee) tor over 80 years, has borne the signature of And has been made under his per? iftoual supervision since its infancy* Allow no one to deceive yon in this* All Counterfeit*, Imitations and"Just-as-good" are but KxperlmenU thet trifle with and endanger the health of \ Infant* and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Caetoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* gerle. Props and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It eon tain u? Ither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotic anbetauco. Its age is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays FeveriahueHS. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It aiislnillatcs the Food? regulates the ?tonn.4 h and llowcls, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's rauacca? The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bean the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. rt murmv atmcit. mar von? omr. What is the First Consideration in Selectiug a Bank ? ? ?= 8A H ETY S Weatever else you may want, the prime object is certainty 2 of repayment. ? The First National Bank of Sumter, * H i> ?? untarnished record of over seventeen years through tj every stirs., of Wtathcrknown to the financial world, and is 5 tndav 111?? olik-Nt and st.umchest financial itstitution in the g I itv "f Sumter. m A.H. CMiNA. Fret. NEIL 0 OONNELL. Vice Pres J. I. P/cCALlUM. C?ihler. | I ???????????(? HUMAN VISITS UFT. PAYS FIRST VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE IN SEVEN YEARS. Pitchfork Senator Says He Waited to Visit Executive Mansion "Until a Gentleman Got There." Washington. April. 20.?A visit to the White House after seven years' absence was paid today by Senator TUlman of South Carolina and he re? ceived a cordial greeting from Presi? dent Taft. His appearance in the executive offices created a sensation. The senator walked to the White Houi-e unaccompanied, but left with Senator Beveridge of Indiana, riding to the capitol with the latter in his automobile. Booker T. Washington was waiting to see the president when Senator Tillman arrived. The South Caroli? nian was immediately shown Into Mr. Taft's private office. The call was purely of a social nature, it was de? clared. "I came," said Senator Tlllman, "to see if the office seekers had fried any fat off the president, but they haven't fried a pound." Asked why he had never visited the White House in the past. Senator Tlllman replied, "I waited until a gentleman got here." "It's not necessary to make a nine days' wonder of my visit to President Taft," said Mr. Tillman after his re? turn to the capitol. "We have always been good friends, and I have fre? quently gone to see him as secretary of war. Whether he has inherited his office from Roosevelt or been elected by the people there Is no rea? son for any one to suppose that he has Inherited Roosevelt's meanness." Mr. Tijjhman said that he merely went to the White House to say good morning to the president and to ex? press his "gratification upon having a gentleman there." "I have no favors to ask of the president and no advice to offer," said Mr. Tillman. "I would have gone to see him sooner had it not been for the fact that I have been out of the city. I have taken the first covenient opportunity to call upon him." While at the White House Senator Tlllman saw Booker Washington for the first time. "I was very curious to see him," said Mr. {Tlllman. "because it enabled me to draw my own conclusion as to the percentage of white blood there le in him. It is over half." Asked what impression he formed of Washington. Mr. Tillman replied: "Booker Washington is considered a great negro, and he has great intel? lectual powers. He haa a Jesuitical face. If he had not been engaged with a lot of people about him, 1 should have gone up to him and chatted with him. I would like to discuss the race question with Booker Washington. I would like to ask him a lot of questions." T)e?tra*tfT? ghellflsh. In the tropics rock boring and wood horfng shellfish are among the great? est natural agents of destruction lu the shallow waters of the sea. It was not until the builders of Iron ships launch ed the present navies of peace or war upon the deep that the bulls of vessels moored for any time In harbor were safe from their attacks. The shells of these roollusks are elegant and beauti? ful. They are often not at all obvious? ly adapted for boring. Frequently they are very thin, looking almost like hard? ened paper. Yet they bore through teak or oak, hardened clay, chalk, rock and concrete bren k waters. , WRM ? The Surprise of Slivnitsa. "I have never quite made out," says a writer iu "Near East" "why the plain of Slivnitsa has come to be re pan led as the scene of one of the great decisive battles of the world's his? tory. It did not even decide the Servo Bulgarian war in 1885. That was do elded by Austria intervention. Tin battle of Slivnitsa is really only re mnrknble for the comical fact tint both sides thought they were defeated, and while Milan of Benrtl was hurry Inf? home in confusion Alexander of Bulgaria galloped all the fray back to his capital before he learned that tbf tide had turned. Nowadays the ?!!? l?ge looks sleepy enough, poor and dirty, like most Bulgarian villages, but almost gay when the sun shines upon Its red roofs." Harsh Music. The politician caught with the goods was counseled by his friends to stay and face the music. For nn instant he listened to the clamor of denunciation. "Great Scott," be exclaimed ltnpa< tiently, "do you call that music?" A motnenl Inter lie was out of hear? ing.?Philadelphia Ledger. How Rows Begin. "Hubby, 1 dreamed last night that you didn't love me." "How foolish you are!" "Foolltb, am I? As if I could help what I dream about!" And the fracas was on.?Louisville Courier-Journal. Whet Kept Him. "Why couldn't you have come home at I reasonable hour?" remarked nn angry wife to her spouse. "Could, m'defjej Jes easy as uot. but I~hic?was wsltln' fer you t' go f shleep!" replied the delinquent. ? SULTAN READY TO ABDICATE. TURKISH RULER IS RESIGNED To DECREE OF FATE. Constitutional Army May Take Pos? session of Constantinople at Any Time Now?Two Addresses Issued By Leaders of Revolting Forces. One to the Government and the Other to the People. Constantinople, April 20.?Sultan Abdul Hamid is waiting in his palace for whatever may befall. He has not taken flight, and his grand vizle.*, Tewfik Pasha, has announced that the Sultan will remain with his family and accept resignedly the fate that has been prepared for him and his country. Tewfik Pasha and his minister of war, Edhim Pasha, who sent in their resignations to the Sultan late last night, decided to withdraw them to? day, and the grand vizier is spending most of the time with his majesty. Xazim Pasha still is in command of the garrison, but no preparations have been made to offer any resis? tance "to the advance of the Saloniki troops. The constitutlonlsts' lines now en? velope the city, but the commander in-chief, Gen. Husni Pasha, Is still t.t Hademkol, and there Is little likeli? hood that the invading army will en? ter the city before tomorrow night or the following day. It Is understood that the Salon! kians have submitted to the govern ment a list of persons whose punish? ment Is demanded for complicity in the recent mutiny. This list includes Deputies, Journalists and theologians. But apaprently there Is the utmost good feeling between the Invaders and the residents of the city, many of whom today visited the camps of the Saloniki troops and were received hospitably by the soldiers. Two proclamations, sign 1 by the commanding general of the army of investment, and addressed respective? ly to the citlzene of Constantinople and the garrison, were issued today. They have had a reassuring effect. That sent to the war office for dis? tribution to the garrison denounced as "criminal and monstrous the acts committed under the cover of de? manding that the Sheri law super? sede tho constitution by bands of exe? cutioners, vile conscienceless agitators and partisans of absolutism, who de? luded the soldiers and populace so that the Parliament was stained with blood, the nation plunged In mourn? ing and a blot made on the Ottoman army, whose honor had remained in? tact for the last six hundred years." Price Never Chengod. The Rev. Simon Turpie was an elo? quent speaker, but he seemed to have a list of sermons which, wheu he once began, he went right through to the eud and then started at the first ser? mon again, and so on. A young man lu the congregation was about to leave for South Africa, but the Sunday before he departed he attended the church service. in the course of his lecture the min? ister used an illustration In which were the words, MA man can easily purchase two sparrows for threepence." The young man, after being absent for about three years, returned and again on the first opportunity attended divine service. Strange to say, he heard the same narrative by the same minister, the phrase striking him most being about the "two sparrows for threepence." At the close of the service the min? ister, In his courtesy, came and shook hands with the youth and. welcoming him back to his home, asked him if he noticed any changes about the place. The young man. evidently quite un? concerned, replied, "Aye, man, there's two or three changes, but there's yln thing I can see?the price o' sparrows Is aye at the same auld flgger."-Glas gow News. It doesn't require much stiength to raise an objection. NEW DESIGNS. LATEST STYLES. POPULAR PRICES. There can be no doubt?the place to buy diamonds, watches, jewelry, cut glass, silverware, wedding presents, gift goods is at Thompson's, the Jeweler. I have a Graduate Optician in charge of my optical department. Having bought out Dr. Z. F. Highsmith we do the best work at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. W. A. Thompson, Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. THE PREMIUM LIST. -o Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a= Week Watchman and Southron. -o Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. o The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturday*?and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local. County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. EL W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that wilt bt particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as subscription agents All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work pevlormed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription is $l.50> a year, or 75 cents for six months?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be counted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch. FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Winding Nickle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; or Ball and Bat. FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Guaranteed Stem-Winding Open Face Nickle Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydtzed case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins & Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Breech-loading Shotgun; a fine Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hammerless Shot? gun; 32-calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or WaN tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFTY' NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman s Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY'-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal? tham Watch. FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer? less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. . THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st at 6 o'clock p. m, sharp. Bftch agent will be held individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription has been paid In full, it cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, If he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a subseiber at the time the original name was entered on our 1 SOkS, No name will be counted In competition for a premium until the subscrip? tion price has been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names tent in by him or hor. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where < both pay.we shall not uttempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such USfMMSl After a name has been entered on our looks, no transfer will be i>enwitted. This is positive and emphatic, and w here Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as may seen necessary to protect ths fairness of tliis provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for then. Any and all Agents will have the right to Get Subscribers Wherever They Can. it is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postOfBSS address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending I them, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only When it is sent by Draft, Reg stered Letter, Express or Postolflce Money Order. In sending names, Always give correct name or Initials, and present post Oalos address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this w ill be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. ?. .... t