Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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erican Wife of Celestial Finds Him Ideal. george Gould's SIsteMrvLaw Praises j Spouse Who Cast Her Family and Friends-Says Man of Har Own Race Are Bores. San Francisco, Cal.-Tie world may gire the laurel to the American ?husband, bot I am glad I married a QdaaansaL Ci coarse, I can only ?peak for myself and though I would ?ever take the responsibility of advis ing anyone to marry as I did, yet I .have certainly found that the Chinese snake ideal husbands. "In missionary experience I found ftbst there happiness is the rule, not <the exception. Divorce or separation .axe very rare. My borne life ls at jieast the equal of any American home il have ever know." Mrs. Wong Sue Ton Clemens is a cultured, well-educated white woman, ?the sister of Mrs. Howard Gould, who j ?lix years ago became the wife of a j 'Chinese merchant Her borne today I ,1a a little shop in the heart of San uTrandseo's Chinatown. MI find the American men great {borea. They have no conversational ^resources outside of their Individual Interests. Their women are kept at rthelr wits' end amusing and entertain Ung them. "But the Chinese are very versatile fend the moBt striking people in the "world. To them everything has a tmeaning. For Instance, 'this is a real 'brotherhood table.' There are no ledges to friendship, so the Chinese merer eat at square tables. It seems ta small thing, but there is a certain .fineness and sentiment among the bet rier class of Chinese which character izes everything they do. Indeed, I have ?>nly one regret, that I did not have the ?courage to take this step in my early routh." Mrs. Wong has adopted the Chinese ?dress, which she likes as she likes teverythlng Chinese. "To me there is nothing unusual in :what I did," she continued. "The Chinese are the kindest people in the 'world and their regard for women is tmost reverent. Their ideal never ?permits a man to disrespect a woman fwho respects herself. I think this is tmore than we can say of our country men. "The Chinese woman is the mistress ,Df her home and she is as much a (coquette, as much a side-stepper of ?whatever doeB not suit her, as her (American sisters. What is even more, ?the husband can not endure to see her {do physical labor." ?y Mr. Wong is a suave, good-humor ted, easy-mannered oriental. "I have not seen my mother for six iyear8. My family bitterly opposed imy marriage and I learn of them only (through others. I did not try to keep iany of my friends. I knew I was . ostracized when I married my hus 'band. But I do not think my loss is ,-to be compared with my gi >n. This j little store, hung with the treasures we dug from the ruins, bounds my world. But it ls very rich, for it con 'tains a friend. When husband and "wife are perfect comrades they do not meed others. Only the unhappy are .dissatisfied; we are supremely happy. "If I had married 20 years ago in istead of six we would have nothing (left to wish for." ?DOG SACRIFICES ITS LIFE tuttle Canine Makes Vain Attempt to Save Owner In Burning House. London.-A touching story of a Po imeranian dog's vain atempt to save fthe life of its owner, who was fatally burned in a fire at Grosvenor-gardens imews recently, is being told here, The victim of the fire was Mrs. .{Southgate, young wife of a chauffeur 3n the service of Count Apponyi. She .was seen by a policeman standing at ?Ja window with her clothes in flames. While the officer and a chauffeur .'were breaking down the front door the little dog was seen jumping up at jthe window, barking frantically. He ?then rushed back to his mistress and .apparently attempted to put out her {burning clothing with his pawB. When an entrance waa effected the (Woman was found to be in a dying [condition and the little dog was dead. (BOY HELD AS BLACKMAILER -"Telegraph Runner, Aged Fifteen, Con fesses to Attempted Extortion vj In London. ? -- j Parla-A telegraph boy, aged flf iteen, was arrested on a charge of at tempted blackmail. He and his com Jxades at a branc. postoffice had been . tin the habit of or en Li g telegrams and ?reading them. In this way the boy ?learned of an intrigue that was being .carried on by a married woman. He ?wrote demanding $30 as the price of Ibis silence, but his letter fell Into ithe hands of the woman's uncle, who jgave him in charge. The lad coniess .ed, bf ?.the woman declined to prose \?nte. Four Years Without Water. i Hemet, Cal.-Charles R. Relckehoff {of this place Y>oc. touched neither wa lter or any other kind of liquid than jthe juice cf fruits for four years. ?Reick^hoff, who is the son of a mil lionaire living at Orange City, Ia., .came here some years ago determined ito live on nothing but fruit and nuts. {Bo says he is in perfect health. BULL DIES HEROIC DEATH Charges J. Jensen's Auto in North Dakota While the Herd Flees in Terror. Beach, N. D.-A rangy, red grasa red bull, with a wicked eye in his broad head, pawed the prairie and roared a challenge in response to the bugling of J. Jensen's auto horn. Pres ently the wicked eye located the ma chine, which was coming the bull's way at 40 miles an hour, raising much dust The COWB and calves galloped for safety, but the red bull knew his duty. Down the road he thundered, tail In air. Mr. Jensen shut his eyes and hung to the steering wheel. The bull closed his eyes also as his mighty skull banged the radiator. He doubled up on himself and was pitched to the roadside, where he kicked out once or twice, and lay stlU. The cows and calves low in vain for their protector, and Mr. Jensen baa sent away for a new radiator. CONWAY ACQUIRES NEAT ROLL Ticket Agent Who Collected Refund Checks Is Rewarded by Supreme Court Ruling. Huntington, W. Va.-When ^tbe United States bupreme court sustain ed a two-ce?t passenger fare law of West Virginia it virtually placed in the pocket of John J. Conway of this I place approximately $5,000. When the law was enacted by the ! West Virginia legislature, in 1911, the railroads appealed to the courts and continued to charge three cents a mile, giving passengers coupons en titling them to a rebate of one cent a mile if the courts decided the two cent law was constitutional. Conway, who was a Chesapeake & Ohio railroad ticket agent noticed that many persons threw the coupons away, and realizing that they may some day be good, he began collecting them. The decision found him with about $5,000 worth of perfectly good coupons in his possession. PENCE FROM QUEEN'S HANDS Mary 'of England Revives an Ancient Custom on Way to the ?Derby." London.-A custom that had almost been forgotten was revived by Queen Mary when on her way with the king Pence From the Queen. to the "Derby" at Epsom Downs. She cast pennies in the wake of the car riage. Children, and their elders en gaged in a wild scramble In an at tempt to become the proud owners of such coveted souvenirs as the pence from the queen. YOUNG BRIDE SUES PARENTS Wife of Seventeen Years Takes Play things of Childhood to Her New Home. Denver, Colo.-"Three dolls and a teddy bear." As Constable Sam C. Dorsey of Jus tice Rice's court called off these ar ticles from a long list of chi'dren's playthings, Edith V. Chase, a beven teen-year-old bride, sorted them from a pile heaped high in the outer office. She was to take them to her home her new home-following a decision of the court in a replevin action that she was entitled to the playthings of her childhood, even though her parents, Mr. and MrB. H A Willis, attempted to retain them when their daughter became the wife of S. L. Chase, Bon of Adjutant General Chase, last De cember. The marriage was object ed to because of the girl's tender years. Other things is the lot were a little red wagon, a post card with soldier buttons on it, ? magic lantern, one school cook-book, two skirts for a doll, one picture of Cupid, and other things, with a value only to the one who has possessed them in child hood. Orange Restores Man's Memory. New York.-Found wandering aim lessly about the streets of Brooklyn Chauncey Rogers, fifty-seven, of West Orange, N. J., was unable to remem ber his name or address. As be en tered the police station he spied an orange on the lieutenant's desk. "Orange," he said. "Ah! That'B it where I live." Further investigation confirmed his discovery. May Lose Life Through Mistake. Ossining, N. Y.-Anxious to rid him self of a corn. George Crawford of this town visited a doctor, who told him to dissolve a bichloride of mer cury tablet in water and bathe the corn. Crawford misunderstood in structions and swallowed the poison. ? may die. Lumber For Sale. My saw mill is located five miles north ol Edgefield in a fine body of native forest pine Bills for sawing so licited. Will deliver lumber in Edgefield. Price reason tble. R. T.Hill. DR. X S- BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFflCE. Residence 'Phone. 17-R. Office 3. James A. Dobey, Dental Surgeon Johnston, S. C. OFFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. A. H. Corley, < Snrpeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. GOWANS King of Externals Is the Original in the field of external renr edies for ?ll forms of inflammation snch as pneumonia, cronp and colds. Nothing can approach Gowans. It stands supreme. We have been selling Gowans Preparation lor Pneumonia and Colds ever since it was put on the market, and Lave found it one of our most satisfactory sellers. CARPENTER UROS., Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Greenville, S. C., July H, IMO. BUY TO-DAY! HAVE IT IM TPE HOME Al) Drnefti.o- SI. 50*. 25e. GOWAN MEDICAL CO.. -\ , Guaranteed, ind mont} refunded by jrosr Oragfltl Lieht Saw. Lathe and Shin gle Mills. Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta qle , Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AUGUST*. GA. FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies8 Harling & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield Make the Old Suit Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean aRd press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction {ruaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. ? For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS -aili TONIC, d rires out Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic ive si're Appetizet For adults and children. QQc. 1 mmm INISH every day and be done . with it. You have done what you could, some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them aa soon as you can. Tomorrow le a new day; you Bhall'begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. -Emerson. NUTS AS POOD. The food value of nuts ie beginning to be better appreciated, though many people have an idea that nuts are hard to digest. Nuts must be thor oughly masticated in order to be di gested, and that is one reason why, after improper eating, they cause dis tress. Pecans which are browned in a bit of butter, salted and then seasoned with a dash of red pepper are a de licious accompaniment to any dinner Nuts and fresh mushrooms are a combination worth trying. Saute two tablespoonfuls of chopped onion and a half cup of mushrooms in four table spoonfuls of butter. Cook for five minutes, then Btir in two tablespoon fuls of flour, cook until smooth and add salt, pepper and a half cup of milk; stir and cook for five minutes, then add a cup of chopped nuts either walnuts or pecans. Serve in ramekins or on buttered toast. ' Delicious Nut Potatoes.-Here is something to try on your best friend: I Choose rather small, even-sized pota ; toes, cut off the end and grease all over with" olive oil. Bake in a hot oven, and when well done remove and carefully scoop out the inside from the cut end of the potato; mash this and season well with Bait, cream, or I melted butter; add a half cup of ' chopped nuts, beat until light and j puffy; then fold In the beaten whiteB ; of two eggs. Refill the shells with . thia, return to the oven to reheat and brown on top. An Attractive Salad.-Arrange head lettuce in individual salad bowls, place : a few slices of cucumber in the head, j sprinkle with chopped nuts (even pe " cans are good for this salad), a sug gestion of minced onion or the juice added to the French dressing with t which this salad is served. Prepare the dressing by using one part of vin egar to three of oil, mix well, add a half teaspoonful of salt to each three tablespoonfuls of oil, a', dash of ta basco and a little Worcestershire. A pretty way to .serve nuts and cel ery is to heap the nuts in the center of a plate and arrange stalks of ten der celery stuffed with seasoned cream cheese radiating from the nuts. m O' HEN ?BINET OOK only at the bright side of life, talk only of good quali ties in others, and think of those things that are lofty and true. GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE. When a delicious cake for an Im portant occasion is needed, here it is: Brownies Delight.-Make four lay ers of rich white cake and put them together with the following fillings: Make boiled frosting of four cups of sugar, the whiteB of four eggs, cook ing the sugar until it hairs. The frosting may be made in a large plat ter and then divided -into four parts. Into the first part put a grated co coanut and the pulp of an orange rubbed through a sieve; spread thia on one layer. Into the second portion put a cup of chopped hickory nut meats, a cup of chopped raisins and a tablespoonful of grated chocolate. Put on the third layer and cover with the frosting in which a cup of chopped almonds and a cup of shredded citron is mixed. On the top layer put the plain frosting. A very small portion of such rich ness would go "a great ways. The lay ers are, of course, large in size. Orange Dessert.-Cut very fine half a dozen juicy oranges, pile in a pretty bowl, cover with a sirup made of su gar, water and a little lemon juice boiled together and set away to cool. Before serving, pour over the sirup and cover with sweetened whipped cream. Cocoanut may be used if cream is not obtainable. Baked Mushrooms.-Select large firm mushrooms, peel and place cup side up on strips or rounds of toast, season with butter, pepper and salt, and bake in a hot oven; baste with butter and serve on the pieces of toast. Mushrooms cooked In a little butter and making their own sauce are deli cious served with a plain omelet Mushrooms a la Creole.-Put four tablespoonfuls of olive oil in a baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs, finely chopped parsley and thyme. Lay in large peeled mushrooms, pour over more oil, cover with crumbs and seasonings, and bake in a hot oven Mushrooms broiled and served on butternd toast are a delicious break fast dish. _ Ready for Fall Shoppers We desire to announce to our Edgetield friends that we are ready for them to call and insDect our fall stock. While in the Northern markets during the summer our buyers bought very largely for every de partment. Our Try goods department is filled with all of the new fabrics and weaves. All of the popular shades in dress goods of all kinds now on display. We are also headquarters for staple merchandise. Our shoe department is brim full of the best that the leading manufacturers make. All of the popular leathers in the new shapes. We can shoe the whole family for a reasonable sum. See our clothing before you buy. We can fit any size boy or man in the most stylish garments that are made. Our prices are very low too. Millinery department:-This has always been one the leading ieatures of our store. Nothing in Augus ta can surpass us. We have the nobby ready-to-wear hats and shapes that can be trimmed. Augusta Bee Hive 916 and 918 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Abe Cohen, Proprietor. Monuments and Tombstones. I represent the Spartanburg Marble and Granite works in this section and shall be pleased to show you designs and quote prices on all kinds of work. Write me a card if you are interested and I will call to see you. John R. Tompkins, Edgefield, S. Carolina Barrett & Company -Cotton Factors Your cotton solicited, It will receive our personal attention. Augusta, Ga. 1 06! Copyright 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman Cc.--No. 10 No matter what your ' walk in life, or what your station I may be, you have an opportu- I nity to be the possessor of a bank account, and it only re mains for you to realize the importance of this one thing, to render you independent. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres. ; B. E. Nicholson1 Vice pres.; E. J. Mime, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistant Cashier DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, J. Wm. Thurmond, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller, J. H. Allen Furniture, Furniture When in need of any kind of furniture call on us. We carry a full assortment of bed room suits, tables, rockers, dining chairs, springs, mattresses, etc. Be sure to see us before making your purchases. Jones & Son.