Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HUES TAKE TURKISH PORTS. lUKLAIIt I.INF s\ll) IX? HAM I1KI N T\KFN Atvordlng to Re|m>rU Moslem Force?, Have Mi<t With ere Itover?.***. London. Feb. 16.--An unc. nsored Constantln<?ple dispatch to Uhe Chi<>\\ Icle reports that the ltul.ur line of fortification was captured by the al? lies Tuesday. According to this ?sjsssjsjfl the Turk? ish fleet, operating from the Darda? nelles, was assisting to Ptptl the Bul? garian attack. The Bulgarians feint ed sudden retreat and were followed by the Turks. The Turkish warsh'ps, not realising the situation, continued their h< mhurdno nt and Intln t- i heavy losses on their own men. The Greek fleet in *\i>> Gulf of ItWOi supported the Bulgarian*, who re? sumed and drove hi pic their a' snd captured the forts Thirteen thousand Greeks landed on the Ack it Aiv.ijth Mon? day. The Turkish position is cm ared precarious alt along the lin. HF.WX IK.HTINt. RFPORTKD Loss hi Baute at Ituiair Said to Be i ousblerable. London. Fcb It.?Heavy fighting With considerable losses Is reported to have occurred at Bulair Thursday. Portions of the town of Adrianople are said to be in flames from the bombardment. Sofia reports that a detachment from the Turkish garrison at Adrian? ople has deserted to the Bulgarian lines. Turkey is expelling Greeks whole? sale from Constantinople and around th*? Dardanelles How's This? j We offer One Hundred Dollars re- , ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. ' F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. O. I We. the undersigned, have known ! F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all huatae.ss transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his Arm NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter Bally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation.?Advt. t ulc League Priso*. The Civic le ague are Again offer? ing prizes to the - hool i hildren for tha best gardens, and it is time for all the gSSSj and girls who are interested to get to work charing up and pre? paring their grounds. Prhtes are of? fered fo. the ?.. >t Mower garden, the best vegetable garden, the best collec? tion of one kind of dower, and for the most work on new land. All who are interested in entering ?his Contest are ask* d to hand their aames to M Ism K. W Mel..-m or Miss Kathermc Moms as so? i is possible. Mill hSU < <o .alel) IVu> Dr. King's New Discovery and give It to 'he llttl** ones when ailing ai d eunVr'ng *ith colds, coughs, throat or lung troubles, tastes nne. harmless, once used, always used. Mrs. Urn- ? Crawford. Nlagra, Mo. writes: "Dr. King'- New Discovery changed our boy (tot.i pale weak sak boy to the slctur?- of health.'' Always helps. Duy It al Slbert s l>-ug Store. ? Advt. j II *a be Qeg The Moiie>. Th. . i C. a Is getting a grip on tie b. yj j.m evident ed by an e\ perier !.. h MUM ' ? the Secre? tary's *???' ? ?? m v< ml weeks ago. a boy's eesai-anru.il du? s were due and he was at i lo-s to know where to get the morn \ to pay th<m finally he thought of his run which had af forded him a great deal of pleasure last year, and which lie had discard? ed for the a?tl\ity around at the Y M. C. a Realizing that the gun was of no further use to li ra he sold *t snd paid his .pi. s. This sounds Iik? ? a re i! I o\ s. out. doesn't it W ood's Seeds Tor The Farm and Garden.; Our New Descriptive Catalog I is fully Up-tO?late, tjivinp, deacrip- | tions at id full infonnation about | t!i<"" te .t and meet pro! m1>I< ?Mill to grow, i\ teil? all about Gusses and C/overs, Sc:rl Potatoes, Seed Odts, Cow Peas, S ?ji Beans, i he Ki-^t Seed Conn sxr\<\ all 0 hoi I irm an 1 Garden Is. Wotd'i r I Cttalotf l loner \y '# '? ? \t 'A as :\ gl w.? dai ?I aodi . ity nt St k la, Mailed on request; write f<*x it f. W. WOOD * SONS, ? tOSMl V RICHMOND, \ 1 REBELS SHELL PALACE. DIAl DEMANDS R?HRENDER OF M tDERO'S CITADEL. Ilebels Mako Further Galas During All-Day Fight in Msalcan C apital. gSSSSSfOS 't'ru>hlng Mow" Finds F.nciny ItotfMWSd?More Buildings Damaged by Fire of Both Rebels and Ft dentis?American Club Rid tlled. Mexico City. Fcl). 13.?At 5 o'clock this afternoon it was reported that Qen. Diaz had demanded the sur? render of the National Palace. All through the day the rebel batteries of heavy guns were throwing a fierce fire of shrapnel around the palace. Many of these dropped into the Zoca lo, which fronts the building and the Federal soldiers were compelled to move to cover. Before dark the lire on both iidei was intermittent, but apparently less vigorous from the Federals. The Gov? ernment troops were receiving ammu? nition in small consignments, and it was -aid they were running short. Today's resumption of the battle began at 8 o'clock, a battery of Fed? eral artillery opening fire on the arse? nal, but although the bombardment wa? kept up without cessation for an hour or more, it had no appreciable effect on the rebel refences. That Diaz had prepared for the threatened overwhelming movement by the Government, which Madero promised would be carried through to? day, was shown by the fact that he had stationed sharpshooters on the roofs of bu'Idings, had dispatched a force outside the city to the west and had placed his heaviest guns in posi? tions commanding all approaches to his stronghold. Gen. Huerta, commanding the Fed? erals, had promised to rush the forti? fications of the rebels, but he elected instead to employ his artillery from the various points of vantage. Only once during the early part of the day did the infantry come into action. During the heavy shelling of the palace. Diaz apparently moved some of his forces to the southeast of the city, and shortly after 12 o'clock the palace was made the target of both shells and ride tire from that district. Coinc identally the rebels succeeded in extending their zone of activity in other directions. The rebel fire towards the palace wss intended not only to bring about its surrender, but had for its purpose alto the ? baring of the Intervening high buildings of machine guns and riflemen and of silencing the Federal battery operating in Ban Juan Letran ?tree! at a point midway between the .u s. n il and the palace. This shelling wrought havoc among the bnlldlngi in that lection of the . ity, The American Club wat riddled. The interior of this building on the second and third Moors was complete? ly wrecked. Of forty Americans with? in it at the time s? Veial had almost miraculous escapes from death. Seven shells lore through the wails. The lust two crashed through the reading room across the greater length of the front <>n the second story. Others tore through the walls above |hs second story on the sub s not protected by buildings. In addition to the shell tire the in? terior as well as the exterior of t he American Club was perforated In - ores of places by bullets from rifles ami machine ?uns. The shells which entered the reading room crashed through the stone window casings, de? molished a heavy leather chair and i sploded with terrific fore-. Ihrapnel was hurled m all directions, cutting the furniture to ribbons, ripping the floor and walls ami puncturing in a /icore of places the portraits which hum; about the room. Madero's promise thai the subjuga? tion "f Dial would be swift and terri? ble, because the Government hail planned to surround him completely and tin n pound hi? positions with their heaviest guns, was In no way fulfilled, Only at times was today's bombardment is heavy as the average of yestsi lay, and thai was done by the rebel guns. Tbe Federal (Ire generally was slow, although, since it came from various directions, it was persistent. The rebel commanders orders to his men were lo conserve Ihelr Are and iittb ammunition was wasted. No opportunity was lost, however, to throw shells at the troublesome bat I ! es and his machine nuns and rifle? men effectually prevented the near ipproach of the Qovernmenl troops. I Hi -j. it. -i energies were displayed ,1h the line "i Ajre towards th<? |?alace, wh- t. his Ij m gnm 1 arr? d I he walls and doot s o! thai ancl< ni w;rui Iure and cleared 'be blsj square In front of I Yd' til l ? ? i - Tb battle last - ed all d i . hi ok< n only al brief In? tcrtalx, for tbe mos! pari by Federal orders lo cen ? ? flrlnsj when their ofll rers wer? changing posll lonn Don't * llelleve it gome thai chronic constipation cannot be cured Dnn'l you belli ve it Chamberlain's Tablets base ? ured otlt ? i ?> \shv not you Qlve them :? trial. They cost only ? quarter. Fol sale by all dealers Advt. THE CIVIC LEAGUE NURSE Review of the Work of Past Five Yours and Statement of Present Needs. Five years ago the civic League undertook the charge of a nurse to visit the needy sick of the city. At (list it was just an experiment to be tried for a year. Suitscriptions from public spirited citizens made pos? sible a salary of sixty dollars per month for the excellent nurse fund to inaugurate the work. By the end of the year there was no question as to whether the work should continue; it was established and no one enter? tained an idea of discontinuing it. Those in charge had much to learn and as the work spreads they have still to learn. They admit their in? experience and that some of the criti? cism levied against them may have been Just. They have made mistakes, but they have always been willing to b arn and have always done their best to rectify them. They now and at all times invite questions concerning the work and advice. The move for a visiting nurse met with a great deal of opposition at first, but surely that has passed since good results have been seen from the work. The benefits from district nursing are being recognized more and more; begun and practised for years only in the slums of cities, the small town is now taking up the work and daily one might read of an? other district nurse added to the list. Apart from the philanthropic idea of bringing comfort and order and help into the sick room of the needy, there is the material side of the ques? tion; the healthy citizen versus the weak; the baby given the right start in life and helped to tight the battle of those first few summers; more sanitary treatment in the sick room, less danger from the spread of dis? ease. The great danger so often an outcome in charitable work was fear? ed in this, that the recipients would take advantage of free nursing and make unnecessary demands upon the nurse's time. There is a good oppor? tunity this year of judging that phase; the same excellent nurse who began the work has taken it up again after a lapse of about four years and she says ?he does not find that the pa? tients try to impose on her any more than when they were unaccustomed to this help. Now and at all times since the be? ginning of this work there has been a long struggle to meet the expenses connected with it. The subscriptions plsdged at the annual mass meetings have never held out for the year. Many of the subscriptions have never I.n paid and many paid only in part. Some of this has been due to a con? stant change In Collectors, riot an arbitrary arrangement on the part oi those In charge as many subscribers seem to Suppose, but due to the dif? ficulty in colletclng small monthly payments and often having to make many trips to collect one quarter of a dollar. The attitude of the subscrib? er to the collector has often caused the resignation of a good collector. This all must come from a mlaundi r? standin? on the part of the public of Burnt er, who no doubt endorse this work and wish it to continue and realising the needs of the work will furnish means for Its continuance (Xinety-tive ($96.00) dollars seems to l'e the b ast this work can run on per month; $76.00 salary for nurse; ? i.OO rent (there must be some place for the nurse to keep her supplies and to have as headquarters), $10.00 In? cidentals, including necesary equip? ment Ol BUpplleS, COSt of keeping UP bicycle, certain medicines, and ex? clusive of necesstles and nurishment for ill patients. Expenses for the past month have been, Nurse $75.00, rent, $*..<in; sundries 90c; drug store bin $9.66, and 6 per cent commission tO Collector. To meet these eXpeUSi >8 for this yeiir we have subscribed only $196.66 Nearly, an average of $18.30 a month plus $ is.?_'."? monthly sub? scriptions, giving a monthly Income of $34.65 minus the $1.7:5 for col? lecting, iti addition to that there is $10.00 per month paid out for the League funds and $10.00 per month allowed by th.unty from Its fund for the suppression of tuberculosis in recognition of the splendid work of the city nurse In keeping down this disease. A total of $52.80?a deficit of $43.16. It is often asked bow is this a Civic League Nurse, the people of the town pay for her? The League did not set out with the intention of doing more than managing the work; that alone is absorbing so mich um? and i he llnanclal ri sponslblllty In I he matter is so greni thai the League Is pr< \. nt< d from I urnlng Its attention to many things H would like to take up, isub s pa) Ing the 11 0 00 to the I mii I n is often called upon lo hi lp out ;it some crl ils and 1? nds to I in fund continually. 11 II were nol ' ?r the shin backing uf I he It ague fun In ,i it ii. .. i ould not be ? ngagi d from month t" month as the nurse ?und nc\ er has sufflcli nl on hand to v ir rant that. The League mon< y evi n when tin treasury is full could never j pay the nurse's salary mote than iwo or three months and it has never pre tended to pay it at all. This League fund is derived from dins, which are only fifty cents a year, and the one or two entertainments had through? out the year. If the w<>rk is to continue the peo? ple of Bumter must promise to .sup? port it; the League must know whence Is coming the funds to sup? port it. A "whirlwind campaign," to obtain subscriptions has been suggest? ed and is to be put into execution Monday; eight teams, a man and wo? man each are to canvas Sumter divid? ing the city into eight sections and to ask every family to promise Some? thing to this work. The teams will be announced later in this paper and more information about the campaign will be glv -n. Armida Moses, President Civic League of Sumter. TODD CLAIM TURNED DOWN. House Pasees Appropriation Hill .to Third Hcuding. Columbia, Peb, 13.?The name (if Mr. A. W. Todd and the services which he rendered in drawing up plans for improving the State House were con? stantly before the night session of the House. The ways and means committee recommended that he be paid $5,000, which the House struck out. Other amendments of various amounts were proposed but none carried. The entire appropriation bill was passed to third reading with only a single other item rejected, that pro? viding $2,000 for driveways around the State House. At the night session of the House Mr. Nicholson arose to oppose the Item of $5,000 in the appropriation bill to be paid to Mr. A. W. Todd. He spoke strongly against the item. Mr. Rem belt, a member of the ways and means committee, explained the item and said that it was just for the House to pay the claim. Mr. Mitchum and Mr. Walker brietly afloke in favor of the item Messrs. Belaer and Irby rose to questions of personal privilege, claim? ing that the integrity of the House had been brought into question, and since they had voted against the claim last year, they felt themselves retlected opon. The gentlemen took occasion to explain their votes of the last session. Mr. Moore utilized the same opportunity. Mr. Miteham, at whose remarks the members had taken offence, ex? plained his statements and withdrew them, which cut off further addresses OH the question Of personal privilege. The House reconsidered the vote whereby the previous question had been ordered in order that Mr. Lee, a member of the committee, might speak. Mr. Lee took up in condensed form the events which took place at meetings of the committee. He ad? mitted that he and the entire com? mittee had exceeded their authority in carrying out their instructions. The committee employed Mr. Todd and he submitted a plan, similar to the Capitol building at Washington, i be? lieve Mr. Todd is dUB Something from the state of South Carolina, said Mr. Lee; "it Is a just and honest debt." Mr. Libs brietly opposed the claim. Mr. Boyd said that Mr. Todd had not given a House committee a satisfac? tory Statement as to bis total ex? penses, hence he opposed the Item. Mr. Dick spoke briefly in favor of the claim. < ?n an aye and nav> vote the I louse by a vote Of 7 1 to S2 struck OUt the item and the claim will not be paid. Mr. J. w. Ashley moved to strike out the item of $1,000 for the State Colored Fair Association. The House killed the motion by a vote of T."? to Mr. Moore Introduced an amend? ment to provide $10,000 for the John de la How Industrial School, which was adopted. Mr. Se.dt offered an amendment to set aside $100,000 for the farmers to attend the inauguration, which was tabled. There was no discussion and it is not known that the author was serious. Mr, Stanley moved to add an Item of $1,100 with Which to pay Mr. Todd for the now famous State House mod? el. Messrs. Stanley and Ashley spoke In favor of the added item. Mr. Kpps opposed it. speaking brietly. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 1 j to 34, and the second claim In favor of Mr. Todd was turned down. Mr. Hunter proposed nn amendmeni of $2,500 and it also went the way of its predecessors. The Hons.' adjourn? ed al i".:'.". \rc ^ "ii a i old Sufferer? Take Dr. King's New Discovery. The best cough, cold, throat and lung medicine made Money refunded ii it rails to cure you. Do no! hesitate - take it ;it our risk Flrsl dose helps, .1 |( Wells, Flnydnda, T< xas, writes: "Dr. King's New Discover} cured my I t. rrlhb < ous Ii an I cold I gained I ?> pounds." Buj it at Slbert'a Drugstore. I Advt. Surprise ^ our 1 Vlends. For four weeks regulnrly use Dr King's New Life Pills. They stimulate tu, liver, Improve digestion, remove blood impurities, pimples and erup lions disappear from your face and body and you fet I better. Iiegln ;?? on e. Buy at Stbcrt'a I Mrug Store. Advt Prosperous far? mers all over the South are satisfied with results obtained from our fertilizers. Ask our agent. PLANTERS FERTILIZER^ PHOSPHATE CO. CHARLESTON. We selected and registered this trade-mark nnd it ap? pears on the bags of all our | fertilizers. It is your guar? antee of 100% quality and protection against inferior fertilizers. Thi? Giant Lizard?a land animal, weighing 25 to 30 torn, lived in South Carolina during the forma tion of our phosphate beds. I LOOK FOfc THIS ON THE RAG Find Out For Yourself the value of paying bills by check by opening an account with this bank. When you get a returned check you have a receipt that is good as long as the paper lusts, which is a long enough time you'll agree. Coming??we'll welcome you, THE PEOPLES' BANK LEST YOU FORGET?4 Per Cent Interest From Day of Deposit. tttxi TO BUILD A solid foundation tor increased accumulation, for a larger and a more material success, cosnerving one's income, get? ting the odds and ends into a lump sum and protecting them for future investment, all men of practical experience admit there is no other method so safe, sc In fti as the Bank account plan This being the case, it beceme; lecting the right bank, the bank be interests. We believe this bank fui service?a service you will appreciate. Come in and let us tell you how it will serve your intesests. Fir^t National Bank 8 They're All Alike. Ask any m;in past fifty years of age and he will tell you of some time in his life when he was sailing high. Things were coming his way. There are few exceptions. Why is he poor now? Well there are various reasons. One thing is sure. It is not because he placed his money in a sound bank and checked it out only when safe investments were secured. There are more ways to lose money than to make it. If you are making any money, no matter how small the amount, start the savings habit by opening a bank account. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. HAVE YOU SEEN The New Ford? Ford Cars and a full line of Ford Parts always on hand. Come in and take a look. D. C. SHAW The Ford Man, SUMTER. S. C ???????????????<>???? ???????<??????????????? ???? ? ?????? 11 ? : FrostProof Cabbage Plants ? ? Prices: 1,000 t<> 4,000 planta at $1.25 per thousand; 5,000 to 1,000 * .it $r.00 per thousand; I0t(. at 90 centi per thousand and ?pecial prices on larger L?ts or to those acting as our agents. We have cheapest express rate, we guarantee count, sale delivery, prompt all pmenl and satisfaction. Plants grown In open fields and guaranteed Proal Proof. We have all varieties. The earliest. Early Jen y Wakefleld; next earliest, Large Type Charleston Wakefleld; late \ iriet! \ Succession ami Late riat Dutch. Plants now ready for shipment. Cash, money order or express money order w ith all orders, : The Carr-Carlton Company, ! ![ BOX 17. MEGGETTS, S. C.| ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????