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A nan without ambition is like a busted bank, all building and no assets. -Caxton. The resourcefulness of today is the outcome of experience with thc odds of yesterday. DELICIOUS DISHES. When it seems hard to find some thing for dessert try this: Peach Melba. - In a sherbet cup place a cone of ice cream on top the half of a canned peach, over this pour a table spoonful of raspberry si rup, stick four sweet wafers around the side of the cup and serve. Peach Canapes.-Cook in a little butter circular pieces of sponge cake until delicately brown. Drain canned peaches and place with a tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan over the heat, add a grat ing of nutmeg and a few, drops of lem on juice. When hot serve on the hot circles of cake. Add a little cooked rice to the meat loaf. It will make it go farther, add to the llavor and slice in neat slices either hot or cold. When roasting beef sprinkle the top, while roasting, with finely minced onion, it adds to the flavor of both meat and gravy. To make a truly elegant dish of roast leg of lamb, roast with a sprin kling of chopped onion or onion juice mixed with lemon juice, using a tea spoonful of onion and half a lemon, S.iread the leg with a thin coating of jelly, * ither currant or gooseberry, and baste while roasting. Paper Gingersnaps.-Boil a cupful of molasses five minutes, add a tea spoonful of soda, a half cupful of lard and a tablespoonful of ginger. Cool and stir in flour enough to roll very thin. Bake in a hot oven. Tomato Marmalade.-Take a cup ful of pulp, that is strained tomato through a sieve to remove the seeds, add one and a half cupfuls of sugar, the juice of a lemon, a half teaspoon ful cf the acid that comes in the pack age with acidulated gelatin, a half teaspoonful of ginger and a little all spice. Cook until thick. Serve with roast beef. A delicious dish with corn is pre pared with a layer-of tomatoes and a layer of corn, seasoned with salt, pep per, onion juice and covered with but tered crumbs. Bake until well heated through. ""V . ^ It ain't never no use puttin' up your umbrella 'till it rains.-Mrs. Wiggs. It is better to make a thousand mis take?, and ?ufIVr a thousand revers?? than to run away from the battle. Henry Van Dyke. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. Those who have tried it say that an oyster buried near the root of a fern will cause it (the fern) to grow like magic. A few drops of turpen tine, four, or five, on a lump of sugar when ene feels a cold coming on will surely dispel it. A small drawer mad? to flt under the seat of a sewing chair is a won derful convenience to the busy housekeeper. Cook your mutton in a little vine gar and wa'er and you, will have a gamey piece of venison. When using a lemon for a cold heat It in the oven and it will make a better remedy and you will have more juice. A safety-razor blade is the handiest ripper one can have. Cover with a small leather sheath when not in use. Steel wool in several sizes makes a fine article for cleaning. Use it in place of sandpaper or a scrubbing brush. Beet juice to color frosting makes a lovely color when one wishes red or pink. Dip a cloth in whiting to clean finger marks and soiled spots on wood work. When a soup is too salty soak a piece of bread in .it and remove the bread. The better way is to season carefully by measurement and taste the food before serving. Pork chopped or put through the meat chopper and added to beans is a favorite way of serving the time-hon ored baked beans. When very tired He flat on the back and elevate the feet on two pillows piled one above the other. Fifteen minutes will prove the value cf this suggestion. When making head cheese save the water in which the head is cocked, as it is rich in gelatin. Add it to the cheese and it will go farther and cut in nice slices. Fasten a large-sized fastener and snap to each pair of hose. When they come from the laundry they may be snapped together and hose are never then misplaced. wei?. RAILWAY STRIKE WOULD INFLICT . STAGGERING LGSS Would Cut Farmers' Prices, Stop In dustry And Face Cities With Starvation New York.-On one point related to the demands of the unions of train service employes for a heavy increase in wages the sentiment of the general public has been expressed in no un certain terms. That is on the ques tion of a strike. Declarations have come from every quarter that an interruption of trans portation will not be tolerated by the public, but will call forth drastic ac tion. The enormous injury to the country that would result from a na tion-wide strike of train service em ployes is discussed by a writer in the March National Magazine, from which the following extract is taken: What such a strike would mean to the American people cannot Le set forth in mere facts and figures, lt can be dimly imagined by those who realize what an intimate and vital part railway transportation plays in every industrial activity of the coun try. There is scarcely a person in any part of the land who would not be immediately affected if the millions of busily turning wheels on our nearly three hundred thousand miles of railway were to stop for a singie day. If the tie-up continued for a week, the blow to the industry of the country would be greater than that caused by any panic of recent history. To the big cities of the coun try, and particularly to the cities of the eastern seaboard it would mean a cutting off of the food supplies that would place the inhabitants virtually in a state of siege. In the case of many food products these cities do not carry on hand a stock sufficient to feed their people for more than a week, and in the case of some, such as milk and fresh vegetables, supplies are. replenished daily. The stoppage of transportation, therefore, would mean suffering and want to these city dwellers, and if continued for long would threaten many of them with actual starvation. To the farmers of the country a general railroad strike would be a catastrophe, only less serious. Cut off from his market, the farmer could not move his produce, and the price of grain and other staples would be quickly cut in two, which the market value of more perishable articles would disappear entirely. The great industrial plants of the country would soon l?e forced to close down follow in? the declaration of a strike be cause they could not obtain supplies needed for their operation, nor could th?y ship their finished products to market. Their plants would soon be idle, and millions of men would bc thrown out of work. With the in come of practically every class of citizens either seriously cut down or suspended entirely, merchants would transact little business, because there would be few purchasers. In short, The industrial activities of the whole countrv would be virtually palsied from the moment the railroads ceas ed to operate. Might Just As Well Ask Country To Return To Sailing Boats And Ox Carts Washington, D. C.-To the public that pays every dollar of the railroad bill (ar.d forty-five cents of every dol lar paid for transportation is for wages? the leaders of the four brotherhoods of railway employees, who are demanding increased pay, say: "All the railroads have to do to meet our demands for higher wages is to shorten their trains, move freight more rapidly, and escape the penalty of overtime wages.-' The fallaby of'this statement, which is the last-ditch argument used in support of the demand for increased wages, is well shown in the following editorial which appeared in the Washington, D. C. Times of April 19, under the heading . "A Mad Freight Train Idea:" "Everybody in the ranks of the general public will agree with the railway managers that the campaign which the railway workers are wag ing, particularly in the west, for short er trains, while at the same time de manding higher pay and fewer hours of work, is of all possible claims the most preposterous. Indeed, in econom ics it is an ideal little short of mad. "The railroads have spent hun dreds of miiions of dollars lowering grades, eliminating sharp curves, ballasting roadbeds and putting in heavy rails, so that powerful loco motives, larger cars, and longer trains could be handled in one movement. If this object had not been achieved railway wages never could have been advanced to the point at which they already have arrived and traffic rates never could have been held down where they are today without the whole railroad system of the United States beine made a financial wreck. "Any child can see that if, after the principal railroads of the coun try have been reconstructed to haul the heavier tonnage in mass, you cut every freight train in half, the cost of operation must be increased stu pendously, with two locomotives where one now does, with two engi neers where one now does, with two firemen where one now does, with two conductors where one now does, with virtually two whole train crews where one now does, not to speak of the new equipment and the new ter minal facilities that would be needed. "This proposal is not essentially different from urging that the world go back from the steamships of to day to the sail barks of centuries ago, from the railroads themselves to the stage coaches and ox carts of the past. It is like suggesting that the farmer himself drive his wagon load of produce in small lots day af ter dey ta the distant market of the citv instead of loading it in bulk into freight cars and shipping it all at cc oe by rail." Never a life that was carve' L. pain That cannot be kissed Into smiles again. -Bret Harte. The secret of happiness ls never to allow your energies to stagnate. Adam Clarke. CORRECT MEASUREMENTS. To the and cook old-fashioned housekeeper the methods of accurate measurement d o not seem impor tant. When our cooks begin to learn that cooking is an exact sci ence, there will be less said about "luck" in cooking. The '"hit or miss" methods of measure ments are the cause of poor results. Cooks as well as other workmen should have good tools to work with if they expect to realize success. There are standard spoons and meas uring cups on the market that are full measure, and there are those which lack from one to two table spoonfuls in a cup. Be sure that those you buy are full half pint cups and spoons the standard size. Sixteen tablespoonfuls of material will be found in the standard measuring cup, cirtty drops are in a teaspoon and three teaspoonfuls fill a standard ta blespoon. In using a tablespoonful of material it is leveled off with a knife, so is the teaspoon and the cup. Baking powder and soda should be free from lumps and lightened by tossing before meas uring. In measuring flour the average cook takes too much by dipping it in a cup or shaking it down when meas uring. Flour should be sifted before measuring, then lightly dropped into thi cup with a tablespoon and smoothed off with spoon or knife. In taking tho measure for half a teaspoon ful or any part, fill it full, level with a knife and cut down through the center, from thc handle to the tip, pushing off the half, or divide in thirds by marking the full spoon crosswise. Directions as to combining materials should be followed if one wants uni formity, for thc adding of a beaten egg to a hot soup will cause a curdled one. Pour in a little cf the hot soup into the egg and then it can be added to the soup. Cabbage, if cooked in boiling salted ?rater, uncovered, will be mere digesti ble and will net scent the house as it ?oes when cooked tightly covered. 590 Every man is ready to give in a. long catalogue of those virtues he expects to lind in the person of a friend, but very lew of us are careful to cultivate them in ourselves.-Budgcll. SOME GOOD DRIED FRUITS. When meeting an empty fruit closet remember the delicious dishes to be prepared from the dried fruits always at our com mand. Prunes are not half appreciated. Some foolish person in ages past called them the "boarding house sauce" and it is hard to get away from the idea that the prune is the last re sort. Prunes washed and soaked over night and stewed in the water in which they were soaked without a bit of sugar added are extremely whole some and most appetizing as a break fast dish or in combination with oth er materials in various dishes. Combined with apples in the propor tion of two cupfuls of chopped apple to one-half cupful of stoned stewed prunes used as a top dressing to pork chops, baked in the oven after season ing with salt and pepper, is a dish which once used will often be repeat ed. Chopped apple combined with rais ins and used in pastry as a pie or pud ding is another most tasty dish. Dried apples used with molasses, soaked over night in the molasses and spices makes a nice fruit cake. Use pork finely chopped for shortening. Fig Marmalade.-Cut into pieces one pound of figs and three pounds of rhu barb. Add three pounds of sugar and j the juice and grated rind of a lemon, j mix and stand over night. In the morning simmer for a half hour until it looks clear, then seal. Apricot Marmalade. - Wash five ? pounds of dried apricots. Cook BIOW ? ly in water to cover until the stones ? may be easily removed after they 1 have been soaked over night. Next s morning cook and drain and add four pounds of sugar and a quarter of the water in which they were stewed. Cook slowly until reduced to a mar malade. Prune Pie.-Bake a deep shell and fill with stewed prunes put through a colander, mixed with whipped cream. Garnish with spoonfuls of cream sweetened and flavored with a few drops of almond and finish with a shapely stewed prune, stuffed with nuts on top of each wedge of pie. in goodness and in pipe satisfaction is all we or its enthu; astic friends ever clai for it ! It answers every sr or any other man ( cool and fragrant smokeappetite that ; it in a mighty short Will you invest 5c c so on the national jo R. J. REYNOLDS TOBJ Fire Insurance ! There are considerable losses bv fire everywhere. Over six thousand in ray agency daring the three and a half months of this year already. Nearly all of this is in the country. Have had several fires in town, but having many people to belo extin guish them my town losses have not been over ?500. OU this year. I now ??ive four good fire insurance com panies, though they "dread the fire," ::nd are careful and particular as to what they insure. What insurance they do permit me to write, I know is good. These companies are: The South Carolina of Columbia, Southern Home of Charleston, Southern Stock Fire In surance Company and Southern Un derwriters ol' N. C. I have known these old line companies for years and know they are reliable. They all write town property, and some of them wrrite country property where occupied by the owners, where not mortgaged, and where the stove flues are of brick laid FLAT, and the dwellings have a value suf ficient to warrant a thousand dollars insurance or more-say worth 82,000 and up. I could write all olasM.'s ol' property in Mail Order companies, but the brokers representing them say they do not guarantee the pay ment of policy in case of a fire. Drop mc a card. E. J. NORRIS. Life Insurance The PRUDENTIAL still has thc Strength of Gibraltar. In addition to their unusually low rates, they are now making these rates still lower by giving extra and free annual div idends. Besides, they give free the disability provision, which provides that in case you are totally disabled you are excused from paying the premiums, though your insurance goes on. Do you know of anything on earth as good as this for Life Insur ance? No restrictions except sui cide for the first year. No here after except your death and the company's check. I don't know of anythiug in life insurance as good as this. We have a policy which pays your beneficiary ?25.00 per month for twenty years, and one that pays the same amount as long a benefi ciary may live. Drop rae a postal. E. J. NORRIS, Agt. Buildings For Sale. I am authorized to offer for sale the two wooden buildings on the school grounds that were formerly used for the graded school. Persons contemplating . building should see me. J. C. Sheppard, Chairman of Board of Trustees j ??^V Prince Albert gives smokers such *m V delight, because ^\ \ - its flavor is so different and so i I delightfully good ; filil? i 1 can t k*le y?ur tongue; \ S can't parch your throat; . j jj -you can smoke it as long and ^fe j g as hard as you like without any ' S comeback but real tobacco hap ? piness! * ??Mm Jr " W?$W- J J# t^ie reverse side ?f every Prince |5e|?$ ? Jp \ Albert package you will read : *M V$ J "PR0CESS PATENTED MA Jr \F JULY 30TH, 1907" i?\/ / ^sr * That means to you a lot of tobacco en y Ms\ S?>^ joyment. Prince Albert has always been ^^?a^&^l sold without coupons or premiums. We 9^ ^$$~8m\ preter to give quality 1 ALBERT the national joy smoke ?r !',, ^.. "? 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DAVISON & FARGO, Augusta, Ga. COTTON FACTORS, THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Capital and Surplus Profits.$120,000.00 Total Assets Over.$400,000.00 STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY Does a General Banking Business. Offers its Services to You as a Safe Guardian and Depository for Your Money. Invest in One of Our Certificates of Deposits Bearing Interest. It is a better investment for you than a mortgage of real estate. You do not have to consult an attorney about titles. It does not shrink in value like lands and houses. You do not have to insure against fire. Finally you do not have to employ an attorney to foreclose to get your money. You can get your interest and principal the day it falls due. Safety is the First Consideration in Placing Your Earnings.