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BETTER ROADS AND SCHOOLS ;Farmers Beginning to See That Edu cation Furnished in One-Roona I Building Is Not Adequate. Sooner or later we shall be driven -to the centralization of schools in "panie form, not necessarily to tho ^township school; but we are all he k?mnlng to see that the education fur mished in the one-room school with -4ten or twelve pupils on an average, is -not what the farmer needs, and costs ?ore than it ls worth. Therefore, we ?take it that we shall be driven to some hdnd of consolidation. When farmers iget around to the point of figuring what their schools actually cost them per pupil per day, and realize the in adequacy of this iind of training to fit their children for farm life, they will remedy it by bunching the schools together. Before this can be done effectively "there mast be good roads, roads over which the children can be carried ^comfortably to a large school "where -.they will have the training that fits .them for life, and in the larger schools .?a training that will take the place of that of the town school, at vastly less expense and less danger to the health and morals of the pupil. To do this ;"we must have good roads, and good ?dirt roads at that; for nine-tenths of .?the roads that lead to the schoolhouse and to the country church must be dirt roads. ~ There are places in some of the .eastern states where the children go ,to school in automobiles. There are -ethers where they go on roller skates, as, for example, where cement roads Stave been established. As we have often pointed out, it is possible to have a dirt road good throughout most of the year, simply through the use of the road drag after the road has been graded and drained and supplied with culverts and bridges. There is, therefore, a very close con section between the road drag and education. No law, however, can cora bel the farmer to use the road drag irisely. They must come to it of their <pwn accord. They must get to a point ..where it will be a disgrace to any ./"flamer not to drag his road after ev ~- i A Country Road Near Madison, Wis., Where Native Vegetation Has Been Preserved and More cf the Kind f Planted. ery rain. Most people don't realize 3'et what a good road can be made in time by the use of the drag, not in .one year, nor in two: but if the road is dragged after every rain, it will by and by become so hard and smooth and elastic that>t will require a very con siderable rain to put it out of condi tion. Few people realize what a great improvement can be made in the road .in even a few months by the use of the drag just as the road is drying ott after each rain. METHOD OF DRAGGING ROADS ^Sbnly a Small Amount of Earth ls Moved, Just Enough to Fill the Ruts and Depressions. I dragging roads only a small amount of earth is moved, just enough to fill the ruts and depressions with a thin layer of plastic clay or earth which packs very hard so that the next rain instead of finding ruts, depres sions, and clods in which to collect runs off, leaving the surface but little affected. The drag should be light and rhould Tie drawn over the road at an angle of -about forty-five degrees. The driver should ride on the drag and should jnot drive faster than a walk. One round trip, each trip straddling a Tfheel track, is usually sufficient to fill -the ruts and smooth the surface. Social Advancement. Good roads always contribue to the social advancement of the community. tVhile the towns and cities are greatly benefited by good highways leading ?from the country to the towns and cities, rural people are the greater "beneficiaries, because farmers not only advance on account of the saving in marKeting their products, but they improve their social, educational and .religious standing, because of good roads. Really there is no argument foi poor roads, nor against building and maintaining good roads. HAS DISTINCTIVE AIR NOVEL TOUCHES IN NEW SUIT ILLUSTRATED. j That ft ls Not of a Pattern ls Its Chief t Charm-Lapis-Lazuli Blue Velour ls the Most Suitable Mate rial to Use. In fashions the unusual is accorded first place in our hearts by virtue of that erer-present desire for novelty. Indeed, the kaleidoscopic changes in fashions, ridiculed by so many of ns, are principally brought about through our own pursuit of variety-which goes to make the "spice of life." if you have your own ideas of nov elty and originality use them by al! means-tempered with discretion, of course-and you will find a stepping stone away from the commonplace A few small touches that express indi viduality go farther towarri assuring I the success of a suit or gown than does any pattern that is a type, no I matter how new. The chic suit illustrated here finds distinction in a novel method of in troducing fullness in the skirt, and in its blouselike jacket witbra broad belt that buttons in back. ; Lapis-lazuli blue velour is used here, with self-covered buttons and white or taupe fox trimmings. The blouse portion of the jacket fastens directly in front up to the neck, which is finished with a high turn-over of white satin. It is bloused j slightly on a band of silk belting, over j ! which the deep outside belt is but- ! toned at the rear. The outside belt I can only be tacked at the top to the J center front of the jacket, and then,1 after the inside is hooked in place in 1 front, it is adjusted about the waist. I Long sleeves are set smoothly into ' the armholes and given a fitted ?u2 1 buttoned up the outside, and a turned- ' back flaring cuff of white satin. i The long tunic's novel fullness over ! either hip is in the shape of a half circle of the shirring in even rows. ? The spaces between at front and back j are slightly gathered across the top to avoid a too abrupt plainness. Fur . ? is used as a border. Olive green would be lovely for this j ' design with skunk furs and dull silver : buttons. ! PRETTY MADE-OVER FROCK j Cld-Fashicned Silk Dress or Skirt Eas ily Made Suitable for the Danc ing Floor. I The ^?rl who loves dancing should ; make ;i raid on the discarded clothes ! closet and see whether it contains an . old-fashioned silk dress, or even skirt j of the seven-and-nine gored variety. . If it does she is indeed lucky, for she I has an up-to-date dancing frock almost I ready to put on. If it is too large in : the belt for her, all the better. She j can put the fullness into gathers. If ; it is too long it can be cut off at the I top and the gathers be set in just j the same. j If the material is in good condition ' the skirt may go untrimmed. Other I wise it can be partially covered with ; folds of chiffon of the same color as ? the silk. These should graduate in j ! width, the widest coming at the bot- j j tom. The waist can tie cut low (it j will probably be plain) and the sleeves j removed, to be replaced by chiffon j dropped over as it drapes the waist, i An edging ol' rosebud trimming at : neck and sleeves and a ribbon sash I will complete a very dainty frock. Two I yards of chiffon at 98 cents a yard or less will be sufficient, and the renovat ing quickly done by the veriest ama teur dressmakers, as there is neither cutting nor fitting required. Corduroy for Girls. For young girls corduroy is decided ly in fashion. It is used in brown, blue and sometimes green, and when it is made up in a suit with a full skirt and long coat it is most, appro priate for cold v/eather. Making Dustless Dusters. Wring out pieces of cheesecloth in hot water and saturate with crude oil. Another way of making a dust less duster is to saturate the cheese cloth with kerosene oil and hang it in the sunlight to dry. FOR COLORED SALADS DISHES THAT ADD ATTRACTION TO TABLE. Possible to Make Them in Almost Any Color Desired-Orange Salad One of the Particular Favorites, Yellow.-To make a yellow salad at thi3 time of year use the yellower heart leaves of lettuce. On them put diced orange pulp, dressed with French dressing, and sprinkled with chopped walnut meats. Or else scoop out . the centers of small yellow skinned apples and fill them with a mixture of orange and apple, dressed with mayonnaise made with lemon juice for thinning and flavoring of mustard. Green.-On green but tender leaves 9t lettuce, put a little mound of spin i ach which has been boiled and pressed through a sieve and mixed with French dressing. In the center of each mound, concealed by the spin ach, put a spoonful of chopped hard boiled egg. Green and White.-Peel and boil I tiny white turnips of equal size and I hollow out the center of each. Fill j with cold boiled peas and mayonnaise I and put on green lettuce leaves. White.-Celery, potato, chicken j white meat only-whitefish, blanched ! asparagus-any or two of these may I be used for white salad. Dress with French dressing or with a white may onnaise, to which the beaten white of an egg has been added and which has been thinned with vinegar. Red.-Scoop out the insides of to matoes. Save the slice removed from the top for a cover and replace it on the tomato after filling it with a mix ture of celery and nut meats, mixed with mayonnaise. Place each tomato on a white leaf of lettuce. Pink.-Strain tomato juice and mix it with equal quantity of white stock -veal or chicken. Thicken sufficiently with gelatin and harden in molds. Serve on white lettuce leaves, with 1 mayonnaise that has been colored with a little cranberry juice. Orange Salad.-Make mayonnaise with much egg yolk in proportion to other ingredients, and thin with cider vinegar. Dice tender carrots and arrange on lettuce leaves, dressing with orange mayonnaise. If your soup is too salty try adding a few slices of raw potatoes and cook a little longer. The potatoes will ab sorb the surplus salt. Before stuffing a chicken rub it in side and out with bacon drippings. Sausage instead of stuffing in a chick en is an agreeable thing. A generous piece of newspaper crumpled into ridges acts as an effi cient drain to all croquettes, fritters, doughnuts and bacon. Rubber bands are inexpensive and are of great use in preparing lunches to fasten the waxed paper around sandwiches, cakes, fruits, etc When running dates or figs through The meat chopper add a few drops of lemon juice lo prevent the fruit from j clogging the chopper. | Kitchen scissors I'or cutting raisins j and fi."!?, lettuce, parsley, and so on, j are exceedingly handy. Individual Cocoanut Pies. Peat together the yolks of two eggs, j one cupful sugar, three tablespoonfuls ; flour and pinch of salt Add one pint j boiling milk and stir briskly until it thickens smoothly. Remove from stove, flavor with vanilla and add three-quarters cupful shredded cocoa nut. Pour into individual shells that have been previously baked. Make a meringue of whites of two eggs and a tablespoonful of sugar and drop on pies. Brown in quite hot oven. These are truly delicious. Mac?doine Vegetables. Here is a way to use cold pota toes which may be new: Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter, add three tablespoonfuls of flour and add grad ually IV? cups of miik When thick ened add one cupful each cooked string beans, peas and cold boiled po tatoes, cut in cubes Season with sait j and paprika and 1er. stand 15 minutes j over hot water before serving. As j this calls for other vegetables it may i help to use up the leftovers Coffee Frappe. Put two ounces of finely pounded fresh roasted coffee into a pint of milk with six ounces of loaf sugar; let it boil, then leave it to get cold; strain it on the yolks of six eggs in a double boiler and stir on the fire till the custard thickens; when quite cold work into it a gill and a half of whipped cream; freeze the mixture; then fill the mold and keep on icu until the time of serving. More Comfortable Shoes. Paste a round piece of black velvet inside your low-cut shoes when they begin to stretch, and you will not be bothered with them slipping up and down. To Prevent Tam-o'-3hanter Shrinking. When washing a child's tam-o' shanter hat, if you dry it over a din ner plate it will not shrink. That best portion of a good man's Hf* His little nameless unremembered arts Of kindness and of love. FOODS TO TRY. Did you ever make buttermilk bread? If not, here ls something for variety in bread making. Take two and a half cupfuls of fresh sweet but termilk, one table spoonful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of salt, half a cake of compressed yeast and flour to make a stiff batter. Scald half a pint of sifted flour with the buttermilk, add the sugar and salt. Dissolve tho yeast in tepid water ant* add to the batter. Beat thoroughly and let stand over night in a warm place. In the morning it should be very light and covered with air bub bles. Take six pints of flour, add a teaspoonful of salt, a half teaspoonful of soda, a tablespoonful of lard; add these to the sponge and knead 15 minutes, then set to rise in a very warm place, well-covered to exclude the air. When light again mold into loaves, set to rise, and when light bake as carefully as if they were loaves of cake. Prune Gelatin.-Soak a third of a box of acidulated gelatin in half a cupful of cold water for 15 minutes. Pour on three-fourths of a cupful of boiling water and add three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, strain into a pitcher and pour into a mold which has been wet with cold water. Cook a cupful of primes and remove the stones. Chop and beat the prunes into the gelatin mixture as it begins to stiffen. Serve with thin sweetened cream. Apple Cream Pie.-Make any kind of plain sponge cake batter; bake in shallow, round cake tins. Split care fully and fill with the following mix ture: Pare and cut in eighths five or six apples. Cook in as little water as possible. Rub through a sieve or colander, add half a cupful of sugar j and the unbeaten whites of two eggs. Whip with an egg beater until white j and stiff. Flavor to taste. A good substitute for maple sirup , is caramelized sugar sirup. Put a cup-1 ful of granulated sugar into a smooth, I clean frying pan, stir until melted, j then a<r* a pint of boiling water; stir, | rdd another cupful and a half of sugar ! and boil until all is dissolved. This will be a golden sirup of fine flavor at much cheaper cost than the canned sirups. So when two work together, each for each Is quick to plan, and can the other teach: But when alone one seeks the best to know His skill is weaker and his thoughts are slow. HELPFUL HINTS. If a cork gets down into a bottle, take a stout string and tie a heavy ? S r?z> knot in it, let it down j W?$$S^ into the bottle and shake ' ?fp^?^ the cork into the neck, j r ^A'l'j''^ then pull the string and V Jj the knot will push up ; S . the cork. There is scarcely any I Oo/-' W aclie J-? which children Dre subject, which is so hard to bear as ear ache. Almost in- i stantaneous relief moy bo obtained by makin? a paper funnel, saturating a ; small piece of wanned cotton with ; choloroform and drop it into the fun- j ne! placed in the ear. Now place the mouth close against, the large end of j the funnel and blow into it; the fumes of the choloroform will quickly re- , lieve the pain and if the head is kept covered the patient will soon be at ? ease. A celebrated oculist recommends ? that where grit, dirt or anything grit ty gets into the eye, that the sufferer lie down and have pure olive oil ; poured upon the eyeball until all par ticles are removed. ?f the clothing is on fire lie down j and roll over to extinguish the flames. ( The shrieking and running for help, ; crt rn outdoors, is the first impulse. | but the open air only fans the flames. ? If a rug or coat is quickly wrapped around one the tire will be smoth- j ered. In case of having to pass through) smoke or fire wrap a wet silk handker chief over the mouth. To remove old paint from windowsl rub a lye solution over the window| then use any scouring powder. Tea and coffee pots should be filled! with water. Add soda, then boil fori 20 minutes. Rinse and dry. The dark colored water which will result from this cleaning will surprise one who has never tried it. The pots will look clean and smell sweet. Cosmetic Gloves for the Hands. Take the yolks of two fresh eggs, twe teaspoonfuls of almond oil, one ounce of rose water and 3G grains of ben[ zoin" Beat the yolks, add the oil, anc then the rosewater and tincture ofl benzoin Put inside gloves and weaif them n'jhts. Auditor's Notice. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any capacity, as husband, guardian, executor, ad ministrator or trustees are required to make returns of the same to the Audi tor under oath within the time men tioned below and the Auditor is requir by law to add a penalty of 50 per cent to all property that is not return ed on or before the 20th day of Febru ary in any year. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years except those ex empt by law are deemed taxable polls. The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make returns. For the convenience of tax payers. I or my represf ntative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax returns: Roper, W ednesday Jan. 13. Meriwether, Thursday Jan. 14. Collier, Friday Jan. 15. Red Hill, Saturday Jan. 16. Clark's Monday Jan. 18. Modoc, Tuesday Jan. 19. Parksville, Wednesday Jan. 29. Hum Branch, ThursaayMan. 21. Morgan's Store Friday,uJanJ22. Liberty Hill, Saturday Jan. 23. Cleora, Monday Jan. 25. Pleasant Lane, Tuesday Jan. 26. Meeting Street, Wednesday Jan. 27. Johnston, Thursday Jan. 28. Herrin 's Store, Friday Jan. 29. Trenton, Saturday Jan. 30. The office will be open to receive re turns from the first day of January till the 20th day of February as prescibed by law. J. R. TIM MERMAN, Auditor, E. C. S. C. V.A. Hemstreet & Bro. GUNS, REVOLVERS, CARTRIDGES. ETC. JUST BELOW GEORGIA R. R. BANK (555 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA, GA. ^'l.'iiilill-Hllli'lllllllllllillllMINll^ill'lllllillllllllllllllll?ljll m The Rayo Re THE bright, yet soft li rests your eyes as su is injurious to them. Sciei of an oil lamp - and the is the best oil lamp made. Ask your dealer to shj glare, no flicker. Easy to STANDARD O Washington, D. C (NEW J. Norfolk, Va. nu w Richmond, Va. 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