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TURKS TRY TO BLUFF. AM It N > \\ I'l \( I I'Mi H'OSM.s \iti nil r< isti:iii >t s. Balkan Stan-* Will I?mhiv lluMilltlc. R?UMT Tli'n V-ree (.. I ..million. n mi. .I h> lurk-*??i'oufef ciuv Takt? Rccvss. London. Dsc. SI.?The brief sosstos of tho peace coufsnsnce today brought the llaikan delegates to their feet Id protest against th< counter pr..j. put toward by li. had Pasha, in bshalf of the ottoman government. Turkey's mixlmum demands are eon gddjarad vafy sweeping and when ad? journment wa" taken to Monday it was evident the Turks must lower their demands graatly or consent to sssg*tlate on a basis of terms propos? ed by the all tea If Ihejr attempt to stund by their ?"tu or resort to strategy the allies may break off the negotiations. It is essssidered not Improbable that Tur? key dsetree this* with the hope of In tervt ntton by the powers, whi? h WOUld lead So a European conference or mediation. The plenipoteatlarles could thea say to the Mussulman world that they yielded to the pressure of all Eu? rope. The allies do not object to the ac ceptnfJOO of meditation if It is under? stood the mediators must respect the territorial acquisition*, resulting from tbs war. Americans who foilowed the Russo Japanese negotiations at Portsmouth When the difficulty of forcing Russia to renounce Korea. Port Arthur and Delny and divide Saghalln seemed in snrnaonntable, will not be surprised at what Is occurring In London, although the territories under dispute and the hstsi ssts affected and Involved are greater and more complicated, having relation to practically the whole of eastern, central and southern Europe, besides Orsat Britain It was Turkey's turn today to fUT nlsh the presiding officer and Rechad Pasha took the chair. Oen. Omlcs, the former BorVlau minister of war, was chosen Secretary. Rechad Pasha calm? ly unfolded a document, saying he had ths honor to notify the delegates of the proposals of his Imperial govern ssent for concluding peace. He resd the terms, which were as follows: First. Ths province of Adrinnpole to remain ander ths dl.e?-t adminls A\"U <>f Ywrkcy. . Sic end. Macedonia to be converted tg?o a principality with Hslonikl as its snpltal. Ths principality to be under ths euserslnty of the sudnn of Turkey, but governed by a prince chosen by the Halkan allies snd named by the sultan of Turkey. This prince to be a Protestant and from a neutral state. Tpftrd. Albania to be autonomous under the sovereignty of the sultan and governed by a prince of the im? perial ottoman family, who Is to be chosen for a Urm of five years, with the possibility of a rsnewsl of his ap? pointment. * Fourth. All the Islands In the Aegean ssa to remain Turkish. ?lfth Ths fratan question hot to he one for the decision of the confer-, ones as It Is a matter botwi ? Turkey and the great 1 H poweiS." The chief of the Turkish delegation. ms halrm.in. could hardly control the escltement which followed. Th. first op sah er was the Greek premier, M Venessloe. The Turkish cond.tl n* were so astounding, he said, that he could scarcely believe that they were meant seriously, althougn In saying so hs did not Intend to offend th*? Otto? man representatives. Rechad Pasha replied, defending the claims of his government. Dr. Daneff. head of the Hulgarlan pleni? potentiaries, followed, dilating on the Turk.* i demands. Rechad Pashn Interrupted to ask why. Dr. Daneff answered that he would not even enter into the merits of the questions, the Ottoman claims being prepont? rouA hryond all expectation. M. Myushoxltch. the Montenegrin delegate remarked that it had been agreed by the ambassador s confer? ence that Albania should he autono? mous under only the nuxerclgnty of the sultan, whlh- Turkey demanded tha sovereignty of the sultan with a ruling prim from the sultan's fam iiy. fteehad expounded what evhh ntly was th*> main argument of Turkey In support of her claim* H< said the powers since the >.??ginning of the troubles with the 1'ilkan *t..t,s bad ? leelared that in ease of .? ? ??i>11i< t. v\hateve* Its results nobody would gain fr#?m It, the SjOSSSTl helng deter? mine i t n i ntain Ihe Hiatus u'i<? I >r. I mm ft i etorted: ' I'oit you forgst that after the war eg the presalers or tb*? powers rosog? egged th.it ?he statu-* was ended snd that it w is hUpSSSlhls to con? tinue a awls \ based on its nsnlnts n I nee." Ite? had I'asba made it. h attempt! fti Induce tin allied to d.-lu % h>* t they objected to In hi* prnposdtIons, I >.na to make them dJOCUSS the dif? ferent < lauses but uibii. ? essfull* M. N'o\uk o\ In h asked the Talks !?? say openly whether their proposals renrc* n ted Itlttf la.st void Keshad Pasha c\ ul tally VII die < ?-in vn? ?l hy this point blank QUee 'ion. H?- elud-id a din ci answer, sa\ 1 UK that his instructions viol nut AU? thortat a reply either we) end In \ I? w of Ihr turn taken by the dietus stag deelefed he Would transmit to t 'onstnutinople the ohHervetlotli made l?y the allies, in the hope that ho would reeehre by Mondes the reply of his go\ oi nno t.t, which he would has i? ii to suhmit id the confess nee. PROSPECTS FOB PKAt E BETTER. Turkish Delegate* are llelicxcd to HaVC Modeled Terms to PUSJSUl ut t oiiferenee TooVuy While Allies \p|H*ar Anxious to iivt Down to Business. Leadon, Dec. 29.?Notwithetendlns apparently insurmountable differences attending the successful laeue of the Turklsh-Halkan j>eace coni'crei -a-, the prespects tonight look brighter, more because of the ? handln? atmosphere of the conference than on account of any new fact. In the tirst place it is stated on good authority that the Turkish dele Kates will present tomorrow modified terms bettet calculated to afford a basts for negotiations, and in the second place the allies appear more anxious to come to real business, if it Is at all possible. They have occupied the week-end in exchanging long cipher telegrams with their respective governments in order fully to be informed on all points and in complete agreement They seem to be nervously apprehen? sive that they will be deprived of the fruits of their victory by European intervention. One of the delegates said tonight: 'it Is difficult to say whether our struggle will be harder against Mos? lem oppression or against European intervention, which already several times have presented us from shaking off the Ottoman yoke. Although our armies have reached the Chatalja. Europe might wish to return Adrlan ople to the Moslems, forgetting or ignoring what that would mean for the Christian population. Hut we know the value of socalled European guarantees for Turkish reforms and this time we will not give In. "if official Europe likes horrors it shall have them. We will tight to the bitter end. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'' The Balkan delegates fear that Aus? tria's attitude is encouraging tin Turks to resist. If reports from Vienna are true, Austria still persists In the enlargement of the frontiers of autonomous Albania to such an extent that it will absorb the terri? tories claimed by Greece, Servia and Montenegro and as Montenegro treats the proposition of the exchange of Scutari for Mount Lowenhen as a "Mack mailing proposition" the dif? ficulties raised by Austria's attitude have rather increased than diminish? ed. According to the Vienna Neu Frei Press, a conflict exists between tiie triple alliance and the triple en? tente with regard to Albania. The fornn-i favors a large and powerful Albania, while the powers of the en I nte Bjff/i a gr-atly restricted Al? bs nla. ken hid Paaha. tin head of the Turkish delegates, Is in constant touch with Constantinople with respect to the declaration which he -gill make at the next meeting of Conference to? morrow afternoon. It is reported that In- is personally opposed to extreme proposals hut has been forced to ac eept instructions from the porte which ware dictated partly by fear of the "young Turks' and the mili? tary party and partly In hope of favorable European intervention. The Turks hold the view that they have nothing more to lose and may secure h? tter terms alter the resumption of hostilities. Rets had Pasha himself still is sanguine of g successful issue of the oonf< r* nee. The allies are determined to keep what they have got at the price of bl.Isb? d Their armies are reste.i end strengthened end their troops arc said to be In perfect Condition as all Infections dlseuaee are now under control. Th< iiiies profess not t<? underotand w 1. it Turkey means by proposing that a prince ol a neutral state shall be ruler of the principality of .Macedonia and he i Protestant? They contend thai it could not be a prince of one of the Scandanavinn countries be* cause llelgium and Luxemburg ate * 'athohc. Marriage IjIcCSSM ICeeord. Ideenses were Issued Friday to John Johnson \hoiu. and Rexnns WeiH. Wedgefleld, ?'?t1'1 fern Morgan md Qlennls Tale of sumter. The t i (payers are slower this year than usual m paying their laset lo the pounty treasurer, Friday, now e\ei, a large amount was received and II is enpeeted that the Ireaeurer will i rushed by those paying np at the Is ? Oeling tin tone before January Href, w In 'i i one per cent penalty Is attached WIMM >IM\<. Vi >l (.11 IS FA PAL, Dlriwtlj or Indlrectl) Responsible for ft,000 Dralh- in l'nlted StaU a l'.wiy Year. cough is directly or indirectly respon slbsle ii?r B,000 deaths it) tl?<' United States ev?ry year?-u Intal equal to fatalities from scarlet fever, and half as large as those from dlptheria? gccordlng to compilations just com? pleted by the Georgia State hoard of health. The State hoard holds UCglecl and carelessness responsible f<>r the large total, Ninety*seveu p*t cent of these years of age, according to the record prepared! and the vast majority of them result from complications growing directly out of the cough it? self. Pneumonia and kidney and heart diseases develop readily from wrong? ly treated cases. whooping cough is highly contag? ious, the hoard further reports the paroxysmal cough of the patient sat? urating the air with germs of the dis? ease. The Scandal of Wholesale Pardons. Baltimore Sun. How can respect for the law he maintained when Governors grant pardons by the hundred? Here is Cole BlsaSS, of South Carolina, dis? tributing 80 pardons to convicts as Christmas presents. This number is added to the 4 30 he has released in his brief tv ?-year term. ( >f these nearly 100 were convicted of murder, about the same number of manslaugh? ter and* 50 of assault. They include burglars, lirebugs, highway robbers and rapists?the most dangerous criminals. One of the most llagrant cases was that of G. Wash Hunter, a planter, who killed a cripple named Copeland at Clinton. He was convicted of man? slaughter .the sentence confirmed by the State Supreme Court and carried to the United Mates Supreme Court. Cole Bleaae had been Hunter's attor? ney throughout the proceedings, When the last resort failed I Mease, as Gov? ernor, pardoned his client. This Is what he calls 'standing by his friends." Governor Donaghey of Arkansas is not quite ho reckless as Blease, but shows an utter lack of his responsibil? ity as Governor by announcing his nurpoos to release hundreds of con riots to end tli ohjeetionalile lease system. In New York Governor Dix is se? verely Oliticiged for granting 34 par? dons and 9 4 commutations in two years. Hurghes' record in four years was only li pardons and 57 commuta? tions, New York State has a popula? tion several times as large as South CnrollM and Arkansas together, and criminals in proportion. Dlx's record shines beside that of the Southern Governors who have made abuse of the right of pardon a SCSgldsl. What Is the use of courts and juries holding trials "in accordance \^.ih the law and the e> Idence" if Governors are to set aside their verdicts without compelling reasons? with the Blees? ? and Donagheyi turning loose hordes of criminals, how can We have law ami order? How can life and prop? erty be protected? The) Laugh at the Centuries. The oldest living things In the World, says a Washington dispatch, are the sequoia trees in the General Grant and Bequola national parks. The government ha Just issued a bul? letin tellng all bout them and how to get to th? in. These trees are also the talk trees known. Within tin two i ks there are thirteen groves lining over 12,000 trees larger I nan ten feel In diameter. It Is estimated that some of these trees were growing |^000 years ago. In fact, annual wood rings have been (Diluted on one of the fallen tfiants in the Sequoia park showing that Ii h id reached that age. Tin greal puns of the Pacific coast, 100 and feUO years old have reached old ag< . but tin se.iu.ua trees several tiroes as old as the great pines, are still in the i.loom of youth, They dO not attain prize size or beauty before they are 1,500 years Old, and are la their prime when L'.OOu years old, n<>t becoming old In less than 3,000 3? ars. Not only do these trees stand in a class bv themselves because of their long life, but tiny are classed among the wonders of the earth because of their ffiahl slse. In the glanl forest in Sequoia na? tional park, where the giants are named for meg who have been promi? nent in public life, the General Sher? man is SJHfi feet high and .';?; feel In diameter, the Abraham Lincoln -7'' feel high ind 31 feel in diameter, and tin tallest is tin William McKinley, I feet high and 28 feet in dlameti i i n t h< i lenei al <lrnnl I 'ai k ? he principal trees ore Ihe General Grant, ? I i? ? ! high and 36 feel in diameter, and ihi George Washington! feel i high and 29 te. t in dlameti r, Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 29,?Whooping DEAF Mi l l: Ml HDI Kl h. I>< d> of Erastus l>. Smoke la Pound? Robbery Was Evidently tlic Motive lor Poul Deed. Bpartanburg, Dec. 87.?What ap? pears p. Im one of the foulest mur ' ders ever committed in Bpartanburg county, with robbery as a motive for the crime, was brought to light this morning when tin- dead body of Eras tus D. Smoke, aged 14 years, a deaf mute who Uvea alone at his home about one mile east of Cedar springs institute, was found in a crouching position on the floor of his work? shop, a room that adjoins his dwell? ing, having been shot in the small of the back at close range with a shot? gun which was loaded with bird shot. A broken shutter In one end of the workshop and foot prints under the window proves almost conclusively that the shot was tired from the out? side of the window while Mr. Smoke, who is a cabinetmaker, was at work on a piece of furniture In hds shop when he received the fatal load. The murderer then climed through the window and proceeded to rifle the pockets of the dead man. I'is right hand pocket in his trousers was found turned wrong side out and a imal) leather purse in which he is known to have carried small change was missing, An examination of his trunk was made and the top was found pried open and the contents raitst*ek? ed, but whether any money was taken cannot be stated as it is not known whether or not he had any money in his trunk. His coat was buttoned ttghtlv and in hh' inside pocket three $20 bills were found, while in his vest pocket was found a ladieV gold watch, both the money and the watch being evi? dently overlooked by Mio murderer and robber in his haste to get away. TURFS LEAVING EUROPE. Exodug of Ottomans to A>ia Minor Has Begun. Washington, Dec. 27.?The exodus of the Turks from Europe virtually has begun, according to a letter re? ceived by the American Red Cross. The letter says that the Red Cross already has aided more than 100,000 Turkish rhfugeei to leave Europe to take up BgriUClture in Asia-Minor. The families are agriculturists and they represent for the most part the primitive portion Of the Turkish pop? ulation. "The sight is very interesting," says the Red Cross correspondent, speak? ing of the fanners' desertion of their homes in Europe, "for. loaded Into their bulh'ck carts, are their fam? ilies and the crude Implements of their trade. To all appearances the implement* are of the same design as those deed before the time of the a postles.1 Perms serosa the Boephorui are provided by the Ottoman govern? ment. Broken Axle Caueed Wreck. Train No. 20?, through freight from Augusta to Florence in charge of Conductor C. >h Gregg was wrecked this no.ruing about 2 o'clock be? tween this city end ESbeneser. The wreck was caused by an axle under one of the cars near the engine break? ing sharply off, V a ring up the track for considerable distance and derail? ing several cars,s\The wreck train j was soon on the scene and soon ' had tin- track clear bo as to allow trains to pass, it was necessary for the wreck train to turn one car com? pletely over. Train No. 35 which leav? es the city at ;j.2r> a. m. was delayed about two hours wh'lch was the only delay to passenger trains.?Florence Times. SOIL SURVEY WORK. in South Carolina foif Fiscal Tear 1912. i Miring the fiscal year 1912, the Cure.mi of Bolls, V. s. Department of Agriculture, did 1,462 square miles of detailed soil survey work in South Carolina, bringing the total amount of soil survey work done in the state by tie Bureau of Soils to 11.7 7.", square miles. The work done during the >ear was performed in Barnweli and ('bester t ounties. MARTIN sm n il SOME BETTER. Physicians Entertain Hopes of Young Man*s Recovery, Lynchburg, Dee. 28.?Senator ES. I ?. Smith's son Martin, who was se? riously Injured on Chrlstma.* Da> b) the accidental dischn ge of a pari": rifle, np pears to be some better io ? i>, and his physician now ?*ntertains >ifip< of hi '. c o\, ! |>r. McL.I. of 11. i. ' u and l I'arrant of the place performed an opei ition on him n : ' ? hours after 'he unfortunab acci? dent, and found that <he ball had balg? d In ids liver, Voui - M r, Smith is about L'o years old, Por tunatel) his father was at home when t he [tecldenl occuri ? d Couldn't Walk! "I used to he troubled with a weakness peculiar to women," writes Mrs. Anna Jonts, of Kenny, III. "For nearly a year, I could not walk, without holding my sides. I tried several different doctors, but i grew worse. Finally, our druggist advised Cardui for my complaint I was so thin, my weight was 115. Now, I weigh 163, and I am never sick. 1 i.dt horseback as good as ever. 1 am in fine health at 52 years." We have thousands of such letters, and more are arriving daily. Such earrlest testimony from those who have tried it, surely proves the great value of this vegeta? ble, tonic medicine, for women. Cardui relieves women's sufferings, and builds weak women up to health and strength. If you axe a woman, Sve it a trial. It should help you, for it has helped a mil :>n others. It is made from pure, harmless, herb ingredi? ents, which act promptly and surely on the womanly organs. It is a good tonic Try itl Your druggist sells it Writ* to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chittanoofa Medidae Co*. Chartsnoat*. Tern, tor 8p*cia( InntntcUoru. und 64 r**e book, ' Hoe* Treatment fot Woroei." sent tree, J ? SCHOOLMASTER ARRESTED FOR MAKING BOOZE. Prof. Lindsay Is Also Deacon ami Clerk of ii Church. Greenville, Dec. 27.--Prof. W. T. Lindsay, principal of a common school In Glassy Mountain township, and a beloved deacon of a little moun? tain church, and also clerk of this house of worship, is still something more than this. He is a manufac ? turer, at least he is so termed by agents of the internal revenue office. For manufacturing certain prod? ucts, to wit "licker," he has been summoned to appear at a preliminary hearing before United States Cum missioner BS. M. Blythe to answer to the charge of "ilicit distilling." This distinguished linguist and deacon of the church was captured last work j by the revenue Officer during the wee small hours of the night. With him was another alleged "moonshiner," but this man by shrewd method? and trickery managed to escape. The blockade distillery, said to be the property of the school teacher, who if is said gave a portion of his time for the advancement of educa? tion, a part toward religious affairs and some of his time owaru milk? ing ' licker," is loccted in one of the deep and treacherous vales of Glassy - mountain, only a few hundred yards from ?.';? school house, in fact, it is said, that the school chddren cojld detect the fumes of the boiling liquors. From appearance of the still ami surroundings, according to the offi? cers, Prof. Lindsay or somebody **se had been in the liquor manufactur? ing business for some time although it is said that the scholars or mem? bers of the congregation had never cast the slightest suspicion upon the faithful worker. The revenue men maneuvered in the vicinity of the still throughout the day befOJ e the capture. They also took delight in playing a prac? tical joke on the professor. The capture was made last Thursday night, and Wednesday, the day be? fore, the officers visited the school house and had a lengthy but pleas? ant conversation with the school teacher. After the officers had secured some desired information they left the school house, assuring the professor that they would call again. They did call again, as above related and to their surprise they were the guests of the school master. An inspection Was not necessary for Uncle Sam's agents to determine that they were \n a blockade distillery, for time and experience had taught them this much. The professor, it is said, re? alized that he was in a close predica? ment and did not attempt to make an I explanation. An unknown man in ! dicated that he had been in wrong ; doing, by making a hasty exit through the woods. An effort was made to /?atch the fleeing moonshiner, but this sly fellow demonstrated that he was a bit too fast on his feet to be captur? ed alive by a fellowman. The schoolmaster war allowed free? dom when he affixed his signature to a bond, tat h.'s a?>pearKnee at a pre? liminary hearing. Tin se who have eggs and othex farm produce that are mailable un? der the parcels post rules should pre? pare themselves to take advantage of the opportunity to build up a regu? lar trade. By having regular cus? tomers farmers living on rural routes can deliver their eggs, butter, saus? age, etc, with little trouble and ex 1 . nee All that is necessary is to procure a supply of the approved containers for these articles and the mail man will do the rest. The city schools will resume Thurs v'ay morning. > Planters Blood and Fish Guano The dry fish pivos body to the fertiliser slid insures lastin er benefit to the soil. It contains highest priced soluble and available Phos? phoric Acid, Ammonia, Potash mixed in such exact proportions, that increased yields arc assured. Different soil requires fllimtont formulas?buy the fertilizer best suited for you- Is ' mnVc ; :sal land more valuable. Ask <>ur agent about these standard brande. Planters "Cotton and Truck Fertilizer" . 7-5-5 Planters "Soluble GlUUlo".8-3-.? Planters "Standard Fertiliser".<>-2-.? Write u* for information and priees. Trade-mark en every bag I* guarantee that you are getting the Bei Fertilizer n a y. . Plante rs Fertilizer & Phosphate Co. Msnufschie ( h.'ricsion. S. ?Ith *" \ Wc ;. a only the best 8. C Phosphat? Tankage, Germs-; IV .