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(gf?gefid? ^dtcr?iscc fcstabltshru 1835. f, L. VIMS.Editor Published every' Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at Si.50 per year ld advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoff.ee at Edge?eld. S. C. Nb communications will be published Unless accompanied^ by the writer's name. Cards"of Thanks. Obituaries, R?solu Wons and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Wednesday, August 26th Those who jjive too much attention to trifling* things become generally in capable of great ones.-ROCHE F0UC0?LD. The book in greatest demand now is the geography of Europe. If you lost your ballot yesterday, try to do better next time. For one day-yesterday-people forgot the war. We wiil soon begin to read about the 'Yellow Peril'* again. The only king that the Ameri can people render obeisano to is King Cotton. The products of the soil go higher | and higher. Truly the farmers are having their day. Yesterday was an ideal, day for vo ting in South Carolina. The '.Viather man did his duty. The stress and krain of yesterday is over but we will have a repetition two weeks hence. If it were not for Russia's attack from the rear, Germany would proba bly defeat both England and France. The Democrats, Republicans and Pro gressives have united on at least one measure: the merchant marine. Old differences seem to have beer, forgotten and Russian and Japanese troops will be fighting side by side. The single enterprise that will suffer most as a result of the European strug . gie will be the Panama-Pacific Ex position. The most mc?ricntou* question next tc tho marketing of cotton is the pro viding of a merchant marine adequate to our needs. America hokls the point of vantage. Wars may come and wars may go but tho nations of the earth must be fed and clothed. Ol' all the colors that float in the breezes that encircle the globe not a flag is so universally respected as the Stars and Stript-s. / - - As a result of the battle of ballots yesterday the road to fame is strewn with dead and mortally wounded candi da:-.-s. It is yet two weeks before conditions in South Carolina will be restored to a normal status. Would that elections .were held quadrennially! The voter who deliberately placed a double ballot- two folded together-in the box yesterday deserves to be class ed with the criminal gof the lowest type. An effort to comprehend the immense proportions of the Austrian-Servian German-Russian -Frendv-Belgian-Brit shrltalian-Japanese struggle staggers the human imagination. It is without \ parallel in the world's history. The fact that it will requirs concert ed action to keep the price of cotton up and that all of the powers that be combined can not keep the price of oth er products down should be suffiebnt to cause farmers to produce cereals and livestock on a larger scale. Mark our prediction: When Japan becor ?cs mistress of the Pacific she will make "Uncle Sam" toe the mark. And it is easily within the range of prcbnbiliti-'s that the old gentleman will be invited to relinquish all claims to the Philippines. Wo ean give you any thing you ?want i.i a Studebaker wagon. Wilson cfc Camelon. Begin planning for a Jlarge grain cr .p. Cereals were never in greater I demand than they will be during the 'ensuing 12 months. The nations that t-re at war must depend lar^, ly upon the United States for food for man and I east. Winter Cover Crops The European war will make it im possible to obtain vetch and the clovers in large quantities in time to sow win ter crops. But farmers should not abandon these crops altogether. If you can not get the leguminous plants, sow largely of plain, every-day rye. If you have never tried rye. you will l e .surprised at the results obtained, especially on thin clay lands. It hold's the soil together during the rains of winter and provides considerable vege table matter to be turned under in ear ly spring. Sow late in September or as early in October as possible, Early sowing enables one to secure a heavier growth to be turned under in spring. The Right Spirit. The Advertiser commends the good people of Parksville for the thoughtful and kindly hospitality extended to those who have come among them. The giving of a free barbecue in com pliment to the good citizens who have come from North Carolina refle.-ts the true Edgefield county spirit, that spirit which has made the name Edgeiiekl almost a synonym for hospitality. Such a manifestation of friendship and kind ly interest in these strangers may it-ad to their becoming permanent dwellers in and around Parkville. If that should not be the case, and these gentlemen move elsewhere after the object of their coming has bee:: achieved, they v iii take with them a kindly feeling for Parksville and her people, never losing an opportunity to speak a good word for the place. Again The Advertiser most heartily commends our Parksville friends for their thoughtful hospitality, which re jects credit upon the county as well as upon Parksvilitf. Out'.cck Not So Gloomy. Our people should not be unduly dis turbed over the outlook for the cotton market. Picking will be .later than usut'.l and by the time the crop begins to move ampie provision will be made fer ?nancing t ? crop. The Democratic administration is ir. thorough accord and sympathy with the South, hence gov ernment aid will be forthcoming at the proper time. The bankers of the coun try are also disposed to come to the rescue of the cotton growers. Cotton ranks as one of the foremost crops of the country and the moneyed interests realize that for it tobe saerinced means j disaster to practically every line of business. But little cotton is yet opennig and it will be probably two or three we.-ks before any considerable quantity of the staple will be offered for sale. It is useless now to grow impatient because actual provision has not yet been made for hoiding a large portion of the crop from the market. Elsewhere in this issue we puMish an account of the re cent cotton conference in Washington which -./as addressed by President Wil- ! son and Secretary McAdoo. Election Returns. The Advertiser arranged to secure prompt returns from all of the 22 boxes in the county, but for some rea son yet unknown to us three boxes, Rehoboth. Hibler ?ni Plum Branch, have not sent in reports. Un til the figures can be obtaiued from these boxes the final result ts still in doubt as to some of the county races. Partial returns show that James T. M ?ms has been re-elected county treasurer, J. R. Timmerrnan has been re-elected auditor, J. P. DeLaughter has been re-elected to the House, and the second place lies between S. T. Williams and M. P. Wells, both of whom have received a majority of the votes cast. Thei- will be no second race for this office. The votes yet to be heard from will determine whether Mr. Willems or Mr. Wells will serve Edgefield in the next general assembly. All of the candidates for master are running very close, and as shown by the partial returns it is impossible to state who will make the second race for this place. The returns from the several races for magistrate are very incomplete. .Mr. C. E. Quarles has been elected in the 1st district and Mr. .>'. W. Cox in the Johnston district. The latest figures from Colr.mbia give Senator Smith a lead of about 17,OOO over Governor Blease. Among the candidates for governor. Manning, Richards and Cooper are leading in the order named. Bethea and Kelly will be in the "second race for lieutenant governor. Shealy and Fortner will run over for railroad commissioner. Jones has been re-elected comptroller general and Moore adjutant general. Peeples is leading for attorney general. Later: Hibler and Plum Branch wire received just as the forms were ready for thc press. We have delayed the paper in order to give these boxes. See the tabulated vote. The figures speak ! or themselves. What others Sar A Busy Set. The slogan of the foodstuffs manipu lators seems to be "Let us then be up and doing-. "-The State. Shocking Figures. Of an enrollment of: 4,545. nearly 1.000 York county voters couldn't write their names. And yet there are per sons in this Str.te opposed to compulso ry education.-The State. Unreasonable Creatures. . A New York actress seeks a divorce merely because her spouse habitually slapped her fae-.', pinched her, knocked her down, and got drunk. Women are getting more and more exacting and unreasonable. -The Scute. Designers of Fool Fashions. While in some ways we admire the French, JCT if any of those good peo-, pie have to die in battle we think the j world could wei! afford to spare some; of those male dress makers.-Anderson Intelligencer. Thc Nether Garnier Knowing the custom of the China man to wear the lower appendage of his shirt on the ext? riorof his trousers, 1 we presume that over there when one politician clingeth to another, they don't refer to him as a cost tail swing ger. - Greenville News. j j Shame on Him. Another reason why th? Bull-Moos . party is going to die may be found in the fact that ?ts leader ii the only m:u: j in America who in these clays of suv row and perplexity is capable of as suming a bullying'and insolent tone to- j ward the president of cite United ' States.-New York World. j Victories of Peace. Our people are just beginning to re- [ alize how important it is to have a j president of the United States and a secretary of state who love peace and : who areanxious to maintain it at any J reasonable cost. "Peace hath her vic-j tories, none less renowned the war." When the warring factions are forgot ten, the names of Wilson and Bryan will live in the hearts of our country-j men.-Farm and Factory. ; People Must Eat. Fat hogs, sleek horses, producing "ows. salable beef cattle and mutton j sheep are better indications of pros- | perity on the farm than cotton. Euro pean war will hardly destroy on. mar- ! ket for meat and" bread products. I though it seems to have injured our j cotton market. In fae' it does not | require war in any part of the world j to sell livestock products, for whether j at war or at peace people must eat. There are substitutes for cotton, but none for foods.- Farm and Ranch. Smile Provokers "You say your neighbor's baby does not cry a> much as he used to?" "Ves.'' ''Why?" "The nicht-; are shorter." '"I think the baby has jour hair, | ma'am, said the new nurse girl, looking pleasantly at her mistress." 'Gracious! exclaimed tue lady, y lancing np from the novel. Run in-1 lo tile nursery and take it away from her. She will ruin it." ''So you favor an absolutely hon t administration of the city affairs?" Sure, replied Boss McXabb, that is. fora while. You can't keep tak ing it from the people all ihe time. \ ou've got to let up now ami then and give them a chance to get some more." Dr. Lyman Abbot, the anti suffragist, said at an anti-suffragist tea in New York: ' They call woman the weaker sex. Yet I have known more than one woman to bend a. man's will during his life and break it after his death."-Washington Star. A man purchased some red flan nel shirts, guaranteed not to shrink. He reminded the salesman forcibly of the guarantee some weeks later. Have you had any difficulty with them'''' the latter asked. Have I, replied the customer, why, the other morning, when I was dressing, ?ny wife said to me; .lohn, where did you get that pink coral necklace?" .Mr. Manhattan, who belongs to several .dubs, walked into the po lice station. "I hear, he said lo the sergeant at the desk, that you have caught the burglar who lnoke into my home a few nights ago." "Yes, replied the sergeant. Do you want to see bim?" Well, I'd like to ask. him how he "-ot in without waking ray wife. I've been trying to do that for the| last twent.v years." If you want to [ride -2nd to none buy a Brock Tay. *fS?w^ Wilson ?&4Cantelou. COMBINE BEAUTY AND UTILITY Railroad Dirsctors Had Definite Pur j . pose in Planting Honeysuckle Along the Right of Way. "For the past twenty miles or so," said the reporter to the railroad man. as they were sitting together at the business end of the division superin tendent's car on a part cf the Chesa peake & Ohio before it begins to climb the AUeghanies, "I have noticed that honeysuckle grows on the banks of the tracks. What is the answer? Is some director's Wife so romantic as ali that? "Romantic nothing," naid the rail road operator. "That honeysuckle is there for purely business purposes. You recall there was an extensive fiocd on this and other roads a year ago. That flood washed out a lot of J our track weat of the Alleghenies, lt also undermined the banks of a great deal of the traci: eastward, where there was net supposed io be any Hood I at all. Hut we found the railroad banks which were planted with honey suckle held against the undermining influence of the excessive rains; while the banks cot so protc-c!ed did a land slide of their own and blocked traffic. "We are now planting hon? .-.suckle ion the embankments where they are liable to shelve, ar.C are charging it up to operati?x expi m-os without regard to the humane idea that th? v.-1 :r mighl bc grateful to the passengers travel ing on a soft coal ro;n3."-\\"ali Street Journal. ilHI&ID TEST FOR TR A:'J MEW Mursterbsrq's ?CL-?S Practically Ap plied by :/lanr -r-2 of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Lines. After many experiments the Penn sylvania ialli "ad has completed a series of psychological test? to be ap plied to applicants for job3 as en gineers and trainmen in place cf tho written and p!i3*sical examinations. The management now is seriously con sidering the universal adoption of the idea as a means of automatically sep arating the fit from the unfit, and avoiding the heavy expense of training men who afterward may be found un qualified. The new tests, founded on principios laid down by Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Ha.vard, are designed to put to economic use some of the many dis coveries concerning the way the hu man mind works, under different con ditions. The railroad officials have been imnrossed by tho enormous -'?ste resulting from the lack of any scientific method of selecting men for the various kinds of railroad work, and they found there were too many incompetent men in the service. If the company decides to adopt these tests for applicants, it will be the first employer to do so, and it is beliw?^? the successful operation of the idea will result in its adoption by many of the larger employers of labor throughout, the country AUTOMATIC RAILROAD GATE Hydraulically operated gates for railroad crossings adapted to be auto matically closed before an approach ing train a::d opened after the train has passed, are provided by this inven tion. The mechanism comprises a pair of inter-communicating cylinders of different diameters, the plunger of a larger cylinder being adapted to be en gaged by a vehicle moving on tile track, while the Smaller cylinder is fitted with a plunger that operates the gate.-Scientific American. Horse Decreed Narrow Gauge. With tile installation of a locomotive on the Drumburgh Junction-Port Car lisle railroad in the north of England the last, horse drawn passenger train in Great Britain disappears. But the ghost of the horse will stalk ahead of every train, even the fastest express, as long as the standard gauge remains 4 feet 8V2 inches. This width was decreed by the horse which drew trucks along the rails laid down at Northumberland collieries, long before George Stephenson invented the loco motive. It is the width between the wheels of all horse-drawn vehicles and was accepted as a matter of course by the first makers of railroads. Only Brunel had the audacity to ig nore the convention and increased the power, speed and accommodation of his trains by making the gauge six feet, the last length of which, however, disappeared In the early "90s, leaving the horse precedent supreme. Wages of Locomotive Engineers. The best-paid locomotive engineers in Italy receive $1.64 a day. firemen ?5 cents, conductors $1.28. head brake men $1.10 and ordinary brakemen 73 cents, after long years of service. A station guard's pay ranges between fifty and seventy cents, and a switch man, beginning at 31 cents, in IS years may attain a wage of 70 cents a day. In reality they all receive considerably less, for the government deducts from their pay the income tax and pension premium. It ?3 not surprising that tho men are threatening to strike for bet ter wages. When American railroad employes contrast their own compen sation with these figures they may well feel that they are the best-paid workers ol' their kind in the world. WITH THE AFTERNOON TEA Appetizing Drinks to Serve When the Weather lc Something More Than Just Warm. In hot weather not all guests at af ternoon teas care for warm tea. For such thc punch known as Hongkong cooler is easily prepared. Pour one quart of boiling water over three tablespoonfuls of Ceylon tea; let it steep five minutes and then cool. While it is cooling add four table spoonfuls cf sugar and three slices of lemon, two cloves and a tablespoon ful of Maraschino cherries. When ready to serve fill tall glasses half tull of shaved ice and add a dash cf rum and a cherry to each glass. Pla.;e a spray of mint on top of each glass. Cafe frpppc is a very acceptab'e tea dainty and is not difficult to make. Pour one quart of boiling water over eight tablespoonfuls of ground cofes. j 1st it stand ten minutes, then strain and add three-quarters of a cupful of xugar. half a pint of warm milk and half pint of cream, and then partly freeze the mixture. Serve with whipped cream in toll glasses with a cherry on top of each. Fan ebor ett es are made like the old fashioned custard pie. only they are the size of tarts. Prepare the crust in little patty tins and fill with a cus tard made of four yolks of er;rs. two ounces of butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugnr, two beaten whites cf eggs, three dessertspoonfuls ri' flour and three-quarters of a pint cf milk. Hlend smoothly and bring to bo'ling point in a granite saucepan, then fill the I tarts and bake in a medium oven. When doro, whip the ether two whites of eggs with two tablespoonfuls of sugar for a meringue, and let it lightly brown in the oven. When cold serve on a doily garnished with strips of angelica. . AROUND THE HOUSE To scale fish quickly dip them in boiling water. If ycu have a chimnoy that does not draw well, open the windows in the room for ten minutes before the fire is lighted, omi see if that will not help the draft. Hold lace cn embroidery can be cleaned by brushing it clean of dust and then nibbing powdered alum well into it. Leave this on for several hours, and when yen brush it off the tarnish will be gone To make the windows bright and "-linons, add a ?mali quantity of bluing lo the water when you are washing then. ; K nts of tintoil placed under doil ies upon which glasses, pitchers or va ss ci water are set will prevent the ?lc.' :;-.ess from soaking through and st? -ling polished tables. ^ cm a lemon before squeezing it and you will obtain nearly double the quantity of .iuice. In washing delicate laces never use starch, but if a slight stiffening is de fired two lumps of sugar in a basin of warm water will give all that is needed. Salad a la Ciabie. Take the meat of one large, fresh boiled iobster and dice it: drain and dry 12 raw oysters; cut in half one .fresh cucumber, remove tho seeds, then slice it thin, mix and put in a bowl to marinate one hour in a dressing made follows: Four tablespoonfuls olive oil. two of horseradish vinegar, salt. ;' yesne pepper; teaspoonful of Wor cestershire sauce and -one sliced shal lot, two cleves and six drops lemon lui^p. Drain very carefully when ady, mix with mayonnaise and add a quarter cupful of finely chopped cel ery. Serve in crisp lettuce leaves gar nished with olives. Jellied Peaches. Drain the sirup from a jar of poaches and cut the fruit into small pieces. Measure the ti n p. and if There is not enough to make one pint, add enough water to make the de sired quantity. Heat the sirup to the boiling point, stir in one tablespoonful of granulated gelatin, softened in one half cupful of water. Stir until dis solved, add one tablespoonful lemon juice, let stand in a cool place until it begins to thicken, then add the peaches, turn into a mold and let harden. Serve with whipped cream. Cucumber Supreme. Pare and slice thinly four cucum bers, two bunches of spring onions, a dozen radishes, one small green pep per chopped fine. Marinate in French dressing 20 minutes, drain and fill half green pepper shells. Put a little heap of mayonnaise on each, and lay the shell on a red and green beet leaf. This is decorative as well as being very good. Softening Hard-Boiled eggs. Eggs that have been boiled too long can be softened by lifting tho sauce pan off the fire and quickly placing it under the cold water faucet, allowing the cold water to run into it. The sudden shock in changing from hot to cold water has the effect of soft ening tho eeg. Dressing for Fiank Steak. Flank steak has better Ibivor if spread with a highly seasoned bread dressing, rolled tightly, bra'sed with vegetables and a small quantity of liquor, then cooked in a casserole. Serve when tender, with tenante- uuuee. To Stone Raisins. Place the raisins on a tin plate in a hot oven. When they are heated through they can be split open and tue st-'nes easily removed. GOOD SPICED PICKLE CUCUMBER MAKES ONE OF THE BEST CONDIMENTS. Various Flavors May B? Given the Rel ish, According to Taste-Onions, If One Likes Them, Are Mest Suitable. This is an old recipe, used in our family tor twenty years. Select small cucumbers of uniform size, wash them and pack in a stone Jar or firkin. For 250 pickles use one half cupful of salt, pour on enough boiling water to cover, and let stand for three days, placing a p?ate over thom to keep them under the water, and a weight on the plate. On the third day drain off the water, which will be covered with scum, wash andi wipe the cucumbers dry, rejecting-?' any that are soft. Now, if you like' a spicy, peppery pickle, with just a; suspicion of onion flavor, follow the! directions as given, but leave out any-? thing you do not care for. Pare two: onions and stick them full of whole' cloves, place them in the bottom of? your jar with six peppers, slit through! the center, and pack the cucumbers! over them. Have heating vinegar con taining a bag of whole spices, either mixed spices or such as you choose, such as stick cinnamon, allspice, mus tard seed and a little celery seed, add a piece of alum as large as half a nut meg, and pour the vinegar over the cu cumbers. Use good cider vinegar and do not boil, but simply scald it. These pickles are good in a week or a year from the time they are made. Try them If sweet pickles are want ed, add sugar in the proportion of one and one-half cupfuls to a quart of vinegar, or make them as sweet as desirea. Tastes differ, so it is hard to state exact quantities to be used. Exchange. VEGETABLES AT THEIR BEST Green Varieties Require Care In Cooking If One Would Put Them on the Tafcie Perfect. When cooking cabbage or cauliflow er do not cover the saucepan; it mak^s the vegetables tough and dis colored. Put a small piece of stale bread or crust cn the top and it willi absorb all the disagreeable odor. All green vegetables are improved by the' addition to the water of the merest, suspicion of bread soda, a level tea spoonful of sugar and a half teaspoon-; fal of :;alt. Let the water cover the vegetables weil and do not put them in until it is? bubbling all over. Then! let them down in small quantities and1 by degrees, so that the sudden immer sion of a cold mass will not cool the water. Have a kettle boiling at the side BO as to add fresh water should the vegetables become uncovered through evaporation. Cabbage, Brus sels sprouts, string beans, etc., cooked in this way are a revelation of green ness, tendernos and flavor. On?ons,'"Adeiphia Style. Take six Spanish onions of uniform size. Peel and parboil them, using part ziilk uod part, water or all water, and a level teaspoonful of salt. When cool enough to handle, luke out the centers or hearts carefully. Chop iiae two hard-boiled eggs and mix with a large tablespoonful of grated Parmesan or chopped rich yellow cheese, a little parsley, salt and paprika. Add enough of the onion hearts, chopped tine, to moisten the mixture nicely. Siufi' heap ing full, roll in beaten egg and crumbs and fry in deep hot fat untii nicely browned, using a frying basket. Or ar ranoo them In a baking dish and put a little grated cheese and meited butter! on the top of each and bake until golden brown. The onions should bel parboiled until quite tender before' stuffing them. Dainty Refreshment A fruit salad is made of chopped celery as the main ingredient and mix ing sliced apples and bananas and white grapes. This also is served with mayonnaise salad dressing. Always remove the seeds of the white grapes before serving. This salad or any salad, in fact served with nut bread will be found a most satisfactory re freshment for an afternoon affair or any gathering of people where light refreshments are served. White Stockings. When washing white stockings, whether of silk or thread, add a few drops cf oxalic acid to the water. The acid will remove the stains caused by the boots and shoes, which are only set when washed with ordinary soap and water. To Soften Paint Brushes. Paint brushes that have become hard and dry can be softened In the following manner: Heat some vinegar fo the boiling point, immerse the brushes in it and allow them to sim mer for ten minutes, then wash in strong soapsuds. When Steaming Potatoes. . When steaming potatoes put a cloth! over them before putting the lid on.! They will take much leas time to cookj and be much more mealy than when; done in the ordinary way. Elueberry Icc. Two quarts cf blueberries, five tea-; cupfuls of sugar, two quarts of wator.: boil for 15 minutes, strain and cool;j then freeze lu freezer and pack awayj tor three hours.