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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Adopting a Child

Could you tell me what Is required of anyone adopting a little one, and if there are places more reliable than others where one could feel that no chances were be-
 ing taken as to disease. etc? l can give child a good home with advantages and a mothers care and love. Our home needs child. It was robbed when ours were taken. A childless home is dreary indeed. want to help make little one happy and try to i'll the place made vacant when torn from dear ones. I think 1 can offer a little help to the Corner and will come again. MRS. c. M.
 You are so much in earnest in your pur- pose and your ideas relative to the adop- ton of a child into your heart and home are so much more serious than those ex- pressed and implied by some other appli- cations that I invite answers from those best qualified to reply. Your precautions are wise. There are in your city institu- tions from which you may get what you need with every reasonable guarantee of health and clean blood. I cannot name these. Nor do I advise you to apply to any one in particular. It is possible that readers, seeing your letter, may tell of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Rain Spots on Creme

T got caught in the rain and the crepe dress that l had on. Alice blue material, shows plainly the rainspots, and they are like grease. Can you tell me what to do in such a case? l tried hanging 1t in the sun, but the spots show as plainly as ever. PERPLEXED.'
 Hold the fabric taut and with the tip of finger nail scratch the spot gently and around the edges, always away from it. and evenly until you have blended the darkened portions of the silk with tho rest If there were dust mixed with the rain, sponge the spots with mixture of alcohol and ether in equal parts, put ting thick. dry pad of raw cotton under the stuff Try these expedients upon one of the spots that is least conspicuous and see how they will work. Some fab rics are too delicate In color to be treat ed successfully by the amateur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
WEAKNESS PREVAILS
 IN COTTON MARKET

New Orleans. October 11.-Weakness prevailed in the cotton market all last week. liquidation trading brought price of January well down toward the seven cent level while spots lost over half a cent pound; middling closing at 74c.
 The underlying cause of the decline was the freer offerings of spot cotton in the interior, which was more than could be absorbed. although the de- lnand was better than 1t has been. The improvement in the demand was in no other way better illustrated than by the foreign. clearances for the week, which tota11ed S7,S11 bales, bringing the grand total thus far this season, which also means since the beginning of war, to 227.443 bales.
 In the future department there was continued liquidation and 1t was con sidered by many traders that the mar kct was in shape to resume business at almost any time. the date of reopen ing depending more upon other markets than upon the local situation
 With the price of cotton already un- der the cost of production. and rapidly being forced down the entire world will probably watch developments in the southern spot market this week. Spectators know that prices cannot be forced downward indefinitely, be- cause the margin of depression has been so narrowed already and at the first signs that the market is touch irg bottom a wave of buying, chiefly of choice lots of high grade cotton, the belt. With the price of cotton down around s25 bale. the buy ing power of speculators in spots has been increased enormously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
WEEKLY IRON AND
 STEEL REVIEW

New York, october 11.-Buying Of steel products this week by domestic manufac- turers was without improvement There were few funds available for railfoad equipment and for manufacturing plant extensions. The only noteworthy orders placed by the railroads were 15000 tons of rails for the Southern Pacific. 1s0O0 tons for the Delaware. Lackawanna and Vest ern and 900 tons of structural steel for a Southern railway viaduct.
 Fabricating shops reported orders f~r only 9000 tons of structural shapes for bridges. commercial buildings, etc. Con tracts for about 3s.O0O tons additional are pending in the eastern territory.
 Bids were received by the United States government for about 5000 tons of sde plates and about 25.000 tons of armor plate for battleship construction.
 There was less buying of rolled steel products generally. and prices of bars, plates and shapes were again about N per ton lower. The output of pig iron was reduced over 100000 tons in September as compared with August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
THINKING HE HAS
 KILLED WIFE, MAN
 TAKES OWN LIFE

Chattanooga, October l1.--(special.) )--Be- lieving that he had killed his wife In fit of jealousy Spencer Reynolds. a woodworker. turned the weapon upon himself this afternoon and committed suicide. The bullet entered his heart The bullet fired at his wife entered her head but 1t was announcd that she will recover. The shooting occurred at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Bavarian Cream

Will you kindly give me a recipe for dessert called Bavarlan cream?
 MRS. F. II. P.
 Soak half a box of gelatin in a cup of cold water for two hours. Set the vessel containing 1t in hot water and stir until the gelatin is thoroughly dissolved. Add seven tablespoons of sugar and stir until the sugar Is melted. Pour into bowl set in ice and beat and stir until 1t be- gins to thicken. Then add a pint of whipped cream. stirring in lightly with quick upward strokes. After minute flavor with vanilla other essences, give a few strokes to get all well mixed turn into d wet mould, and set in deep ice to harden. Serve with whipped cream. This Is the simplest form of Bavarian cream. You may vary it by beating in stewed fruit minced fine, or berries or pulped bananas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12

Morgan, George F. Baker, Dumont Clarke. George s. Coe and James Still man so long held in New York?''
 No one seemed to be able to answer this question, but the new generation has an- swered 1t. Henry P. Davidson. Thomas w. Lamont, Fred I. Kent Max May. Gates McGarrah. Frank A. vanderlip and Charles Elliott Warren represent, with Benjamin Strong, the new generation which. 1t is now apparent is to show that the leaders of the past are to find successors who can maintain their pres tige. This Is true also of Boston, Bal timore. Washington. Minneapolis, Chi- cago and St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Many Copies Received

Mother Is rightl I never consign some thing to the dump pile that she does not say. Well. you will sec somebody or yourself will want that some dayl' l saw in the Corner that Mrs. B. wants a copy of Baby Bye I am glad to send it.. even If l do have to resurrect 1t from the woodhouse, and l know she will be so glad she won't care where it comes from.
 HELEN F.'
 We have received in response to Mrs. Bs request so many copies of Baby Byel here's a fy!' that they would make a swarm were all to go to her. am glad you did not know this before you wrote In that case. we should not have received your delightful letter. l wish l could print the whole of it. cannot resist the inclination to pass on your mother views as to dumping into the scavenger cart what may be of use to fellow be- ing. She does the Corner service by ex- pressing her opinion, and you do the same in following her sound advice. Mrs. B. will be obliged to you, even though she has already had the desired rhymes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Mock Angel Food

Seeing a request in your Corner for the poem. Nobody Knows But Mother and having It among my music, l shall be glad to copy it off for the correspondent who asks for 1t, If she will send me her address. I have also fine recipe for mock angel food which l have tried several times and had success: One cup of sugar. one cup of flour, three tea spoons of baking powder. and pinch Of salt. Sift three times. Scald one cup or sweet milk. pour it over the slfted mixture and beat until smooth. Then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs and bake from 30 to 70 minutes in moderate oven. This recipe may be doubled if de- sired Bake In angel food cake pan,
 IN. D.
 Will the person who asked for the song. Nobody Knows But Mother in- form us if she received the music as well as the words? If not. will she write to us for the address of her obliging friendY We have in hand several copies of the words. One has gone to her Thank you for the capital recipe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
SOME HELPING HAND
 HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION KIRKLAND

other sources from which you may pro- cure what you want. The legal adoption will be a subsequent consideration. First. lind the little one you are willing to set in the place left so sadly vacant. Then consult a lawyer and make it in deed. as 1t is in name. your own. l hold your address and hope to make good use of 1t.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
HUERTA ENVOY
MEETS LIND
REPORTED THAT EMISSAR1 OF
DICTATOR IS CONFE1tRlNG
WITH AMERICANS.
HUERTA MAY QUIT
Iptimated that Agent from Mexic"
City May Bear Proposal to
Lind-American Cruiser
Sent to Puerto.
BY the United Press.

Vera Cruz, Mexico. Jan. 23.-Johh
Lind. the personal representative IN
Neyieo of President Wilson, has been
comforting with Jesus Magoon. a
supposedly representative OF fresi-
dent Uuer1a. 1t is stated that Linz
became suspicious of Magoon's SIN
a.r,tv and demanded that he obtain
of,ieial credentials If he desired TO
continue the conferences.
II is reported that Magoon pres
ented proposition that Huera
vould resign provided that he De al
,o.ed TO lead the federal army
ainst the rebels and also be allow
cd IN name De La Barra as his sue
.assor so that he might be eligible
as presidential candidate at the
next election.
lind today requested Adihira'
r,.,.hnr 10 send the cruiser Chester
With marines to Puerto, MeAieo'
u hieh IL reported to be under rebel
attack and where three huharea
,,ar,eans are CHARTERED. On thou
sand federals have been sent 10 "''
The defense of the town.
American residents TO-DAY CRUCES
81 charge q shanghnesses 'er aia'ns
senor Estanel TO escape. y shauka'
neseey said he acted on his own 'hi,'
listive as fstanel sss ~ "'"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
INSPECTING T. Il Il. Y.
President of Rock Island ana oth"i
Officials Make short Stop in
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 23.--T. II,
Schumacher, chairman OF the eXeca-
tive committee; II. L. Nudge, preSl-
dent. 7 r. German, first vice presi-
dent; A. Ridgeway, second vice pres
ident OF the Rock Island lines, traN-
cling by special train, arrived III
Fort Worth yesterday en- route 4"
Galveston, coming directly through
from Chicago. The stop at Fort
Worth was made to change engine.
The train went on its way by Dallas
The purpose of the visit OF the party
to Fort Worth at this time is to make
n tour of inspection over the Trini-
ty and Brazos Valley line.
The officials were met at fort
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
RURAL CREO|T BILLS
70 Be PASSED OVER
NO LEGISLATION ALONG THi',
LINE Is EXPECTED THIS
SESSION.
Chairman Buckley Says Most OF Time
Will BE Devoted TO iUnsif!era-
ton of Antitrust
Bills.
BY the United Press.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Jan Ri
raj credit legislation will probably
90 over until the next session Of con
gress according to representative
Buckley, chairman of the rural
credits committee He said that the
amount OF time necessary to be given
to the antitrust and appropriation
bills, with an early adiosrnment
planned, will probably force the post
ponement of The rural credit bills,
Senate leaders are planning to DIS
cuss the rural credit measures Will"
the House is passing the antitrust
bill
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
NINTH REPORT
ON GINNING
,,,r> GINNED PRIOR TO
..,,,py 10TH WAS 1850
~ BALES.
LAST YEAR
u c,,n Of 1913 More than iitt
,,,,,to, p,,e. Greater than 1919
cfnnings for same
Date.
nv the Associated Press.

r...,t,gtao. jan. 23.-=The ninth
a,a,l,,p renort Of the Census
80 for the season, issued at II
80 ',s,a.t ,bis morning announced that
' ''0, 80 bales Of cotton counting
- ha}f bales. q. tie groE. tn Of
.a,9 ,ad hean einned prior to Jan
- r. which date during the
Vs. .aro, wears the ginning aver
-. az nor cant Of the entire crop.
,.on- ,o January 1s there had
.''''' -, ,qnee aaa ba1es or
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
ARE HEAVY
DRINKERS ANO SMOKERS
They Consumed Seventy Million Cat
Ions OF Whiskey ami -Four lsii-
lion Cigars During Last
Half Of 1913.
nv the Associated Press,

Washington Jan. 23.--fhe Amer
lean people drank seventy million
pa,,ons Of whiskey and smoked four
billion and ninety million clsars and
almost nine billion cigarettes dur
Inc the last hiAf of the year 1913,
according to ali announcement maae
today by the internal revenue bn-
reau. This is en- Increase over the
corresponding period Of the freyiaaa
year
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
TWO ITALIANS KILLED
ON CHICAGO STREET
shooting Tock Place in Mysterious
Manner While Italian District
Was Filled With Detec.
tiNes.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.--Antonio Puccio
and Eexana Pesponsa, leading ltal-
ian bankers. We're shot and mgster-
tonsIy killed early this morning at
Death Corner while detectives
filled the district 1t is believed
they We're killed for "squealing. ,"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
Elt. EPRDFEiaTIcN
DEMANDED BY DIET
BY the United Press

Toxic Jan z3$-An appropria-
ton of one hundred and fifty mil
Lon dollars for an enlargement of
he navy was demanded today at
Il secret meeting of the dtet 1t
= proposed TO build twelve dread
na0rhts. fcr which eighty million
dollars viii be allowed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
LEGAL FIGHT BEGINS
FOR DR|TIsHER'S ESTATE
,fanips II, smith of Boston Plans to
;tiIe suit fer Division of state
Of Lord Strath-
coma.

New York, Jan "a legal fight
4er the fifty million dollar estate
af Lord Stratheoua il expected hero
following the admission that atteF-
aegs at sterling are working On
the ease for James II Smith II
nosfou a supposed claimant Il was
not learned whether the - IA
nasfaa claims "a ha son 81 pol
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23

II is taken for granted that ov
cry young man who dies had Il
brilliant future.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23

Patience can sometimes be ex-
planned by the fact that it is easier
than fighting
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23
MULTIPLYING LAW FOR
PANAMA CANAL ZONE
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 23.--What is
practically known as the "anti-tlp-
ping" Law for the canal zone en-
fioyes was promulgated by President
Wilson today in an executive order.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23

Tire never sas dos - ornfrf
that il had no boy or man friend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-23

'he ginnings OF Sea Island cotton,
~. 70 January 16. by States, fol
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
One Crop Ruinous.

The present plight of many
southern cotton growers is only
repetition of the disaster that soon-
er or later must overtake every sec,
ton that devotes itself exclusively
to the production of a single crop.
Cotton is perhaps the only crop in
the world that could have stood the
abuse it has, and it is evident now
that even with cotton there is 9
limit somewhere. The south will
never abandon cotton production,
for the crop, when rightly handled,
is a good one; but to grow cotton
to buy products that we should
grow at home is practice we must
learn that we cannot afford.
gressive Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
Farmers Should Pool Their Cot
ton and Cotton Seed.

The Progressive Farmer has in.
sisted from the first that farmers
should sell all cotton and cotton
seed in pools. Mr.. liza G. Carson,
Cashier of the Bank of Batesburg,
S. c., again brings oct the value
of this idea in the following sug.
gestion:
Bearing in mind the fact that it
is much easier for a bank to han
die cotton in larger lots, suppose
you suggest this to your Farmers
Unions, and also use it as an argu-
ment for the establishment of Un-
ions where there are now none. Ii
club Of, say, one hundred bales
is made up the cotton stored on
logs and insured and protected
from the weather as suggested, If
necessary, money can be loaned on
this cotton at lower rate than if
the cotton is stored in small amounts
and large number of small papers
must be taken by the bank. This
will enable the farmer storing a
a small number of bales to get the
same benefit as the one storing a
large number"
Mr.. Bion II. Butler in an ad-
draas at racont Farmers Union
rally emph .sized the same idea as
applied to cotton seed when he
said: 1t is ridiculous for the far
mers 10 buy cotton-seed meal for
fertilizer. We make the seed. We
buy the meal. If our State Union
would go to an oil mill and say we
will put at your mill enough seed
to run you every day of the year if
you will make us the right price
for crushing that seed and turning
it back to US in meal and bulls,
what do you suppose the mill man
would say? he would grab the
agent around the neck and hug him
in JOY. Why should we buy meal
when we supply the seed? We
should have our seed crushed and
along with it about sc a ton for the
oil and linters in each ton of seed
after the oil mill has taken enough
to pay for its work and profit. |
venture that the farmers if they
were organized could get their meal
and hulls back and half the value
of the oil. The oil mill could run
continuously, and the resulting
economics would make more money
for mill and farmer both. PRO
gressive Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
The Flower Show.

The ladies who held the flower
show several years before the coun-
ty fair was undertaken and who
were in charge of the floral depart
ment of the fair each year have ar
ranged to hold a flower show in
the rooms of the public library
Wednesday, November 4, for the
benefit of the Baptist church. The
doors will be open at 10 o'clock and
the flowers will be on exhibition
throughout the day. Several ladies
in Edgefeld and vicinity have some
very fine chrysanthemums, and the
fair will measure up to the high
standard which was set by these Ia
dies in the flower shows that pre-
ceded the county fair. After the
prizes are awarded the flowers will
be offered for sale by the owners,
affording an opportunity for Edge
field swains to vary their gifts by
presenting their lady love with a
handsome bouquet of chrysanthe-
NUNS instead. of surfeitiny her on
sundry sweets.
Another important announcement
that must not be overlooked in con-
nection with the flower show is the
dinner, the real turkey dinner, that
will be served at the usual hour. "A
German scout or forager would not
have made a more thorough search
of the outlying country than have
the ladies in their search for tur-
keys to slaughter for the Baptist
dinner, and they found them, TOO,
by the score.
As heretofore attractive booths
will be arranged for the sale of fan
cy work, homemade candy and 9TH
er things.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
Executive Meeting w. M. U.


A very important meeting Of the
executive board of the w. M. q. OF
Edgefeld Association was called
for Thursday of last week. At the
appointed hour or soon after, every
lady who is a member of this board
had arrived, and the meeting was
held in the parlor of the Baptist
church. A cheerful fire greeted the
guests, who were entertained by the
five members of the board living in
EdgeGeld. Each lady had been In
vited to bring her husband, but
these were not 80 easily entreated
and all of them did not appear.
Those present were MRS. w. $.
Middleton, of Clark's Hill, Chair
man of Mission Study; Mrs. B. N.
Talbert of Bethany, President OF
first division, Mrs. J. T. Littlejohn
of Red Hill, President of end diyi-
sion, and Mrs. G. M. Sexton of
Plum Branch, President of third
division; Mrs. T.. ]. Lyon, secreta-
ry; Mrs. Fannie Tompkins, treas
urer; Mrs. j. L. Minis, Superinten-
dent; Mrs. W. E. Lott, President;
Mrs. w. B. Cogburn, Associate
Superintendent r. A., Mrs. Mamie
N. Tillman, Associate Superinten-
dent of Young Peoples Societies
and Miss Hassie Quarles of Young
Womans Auxiliaries. 1t was very
encouraging to have every member
present at roll call, especially as
they had such distances to come.
Business of various kinds was
considered, among the most impor-
tant being the dividing of the asso-
ciational work into the three divl-
sions. The first of these is in
charge of Mrs. B. N. Talbert, and
is composed Of the following
churches: Edgefeld, Bethany, Bold
Springs. Berea, Gilgal, Stevens
Greek, South Hill and Mt. Greek.
The second is in charge of Mrs. j.
T. Littlejohn and includes Red Hill,
Rehoboth, Antioch, Republican,
Trenton, Horns Greek, Big Stevens
Creek and Mt. Zion. The third is
under the supervision of Mrs. G.
M. Sexton and is composed of Mo-
doc, Parksville, Plum Branch,
White Town, Red Oak Grove and
Clark's Hill. Each of these diyi-
sions will hold a meeting during
the latter part of November and
organize in order to persecute their
work more effectively, the second
division meeting at Red Hill and
the others probably at Modoc and
Berea respectively.
At one-thirty, dinner was an
nounced in an adjoining room, and
the dozen or more, repaired thither
to partake of the midday -repast.
The meeting was very pleasant to
those who served as hostess, and if
it is equally as agreeable to the
guests, we hope to hold another
such meeting before great many
months have passed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28

love Charlotte" And in compliance
with that request the body was
brought hare to rest until the Res
direction morn.
At the conclusion of this address
the quartet sang, Nearer my God
to thee" The body was then borne
from the church to Elmwood ceme-
terry where the burial service was
conducted by Doctors Vines and
Rolston, the latter making the clos
ing praysr.-Charlotte Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
Annual Presbyterian Bazaar.

Dear Advertiser: Please say in
YOUR next issue that the Presbyteri-
an aid society is busy getting ready
for their annual bazaar to be held
on the 18th of December. Also that
we will hold a Christmas cake sale
(in connection with the bazaarl'
of both fruit and layer cakes.
Our fancy work will be cheaper
and better than ever before, and we
hope to see all our friends and sell
them nice things for Christmas.
Sincerely,
Mrs. w. L. Dunovant.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
Notice..

All Confederate Soldiers and
Widows of Confederate Soldiers Of
Edgefeld County are earnestly re-
ouested to send in their names and
post office address to the Clerk OF
the Court of Edgefeld County al
once, giving the Company and Reg.
iment to which they belonged, il
you can do so. This is important
PENSION BOARD,
Edgefeld Co., S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
NOT PAINT.

With linseed oil at soc to 81
what sort of oil do you think they
use in paint at Sl.50 and $l.25?
That stuff is counterfeit paint.
You can cheat yourself; you can't
cheat time or weather.
Paint is rubbery coat over wood
and iron to keep-out water.
Cot nterfeit paint may look like
it; counterfeit money looks like
money.
What are all counterfeits for:
They are all alike.
Devoe.