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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-15
Ca!ifOrnia's Vote Turned
the Tables
WOODROW WILSON
DEFEATS OPPONENT
Although Early Returns Indicated the
Election OF Chas. E. Hughes, The
Vote Of the Western States Placed
Wilson In the White House Again.

HhSoIi ii tHc W Hitc house Again.
turns from Tuesday election served
only TO increase the advantage OF
President Wilson, who now seems as
sured of at least 272 and probably 27G
votes in the electoral college. New
hampshire, which has wavercd from
Wilson to Hughes for three days, late
today dropped into the Democratic col
umn by plurality of votes. This
VAS on completed certified returns in
the hands OF the secretary OF state.
The few additional returns from
California and New Mexico, did not
reduce Mr.. Wilson'S lead in those
States. in addition the Democrats
found comfort in Il dispatch from Los
Angeles which said that difference
OF only G5i votes was found between
the highest and lowest of the Demo-
cratic electors in the semi official
count conducted by The registrar OF
votes.
Election Officials suppressed the
opinion that these figures made itsun-
likely that the official count would
split Calfornia's electoral vote.
Corrected returns from Ramsay
county, Minnesota today reduced
Charles T.. Hughes plurality in the
state TO 239, with less than thirty
precincts unrcportcd, but tonight the
first returns from The National
Guardsmcn on the border ran it up
to 2GG. Political experts said this
made il virtually certain that the
State would be swung by the two re-
naming regiments on the intcrna-
tional line. About 1000 votes were
cast by the soldiers but they will not
be counted until next week.
1t was 30 hours after the polls had
closed in California when Chairman
Rowell conceded that State TO the
President and ended the suspense and
anxiety Of an election which has been
unparalleled in American political
history.
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informod tot ~ pu,;,
,iod California o,,,, ,,io,. ." ,
nothing 10 cam
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BARRING soma wbo,,v ,noo.,,
turnover IN tho incomn,o,o c,,,
leaning toward Wieor o. o,,au
on y rccnunt C,,,ror,,,, ,,,.i,,a
IN tho Democratic co,,n,, na III
president, 2Go cloctorol votos vi,nn,,
New Mcxico's ,hrco In Now uov,co
at midnight thc nrosidont DOC ,ood
ing nv y GA ", ,s wi,h 15e di.,r;o..
missing ana il yeas MOI hc,iovod ris
ADVANTAGE conla Lc ovo,cono ~, Nr
Hughes
Al Rcnuhlicon National commit,oo
headouartors Il woe odni,tod uot
after conferences bctwoon Cooree W
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-15
oyster Supper Mt Dlals.

An oyster supper will be given at
Dials school building Friday, Nov.
oath, for the benefit of the school. The
public is cordially invited to attend
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-15
PLANS MATURING
FOR RELIGIOUS CENSUS
Committees have been Appointed and
Date Selected on which the Work
will be Done.

VIII DG DOne.
~----
The committees named some time
ago to prepare plans for the taking Of
religious census Of the town of Lau-
rcns and the village of Watts Mills, re-
port excellent progress in the dcycl-
opmcnt of details. Tic two main com
mittccs, the executive and the vista
ton, are meeting almost every day
or night, and it will be necessary for
each TO hold several moro meetings
before the entire program is finished
Monday night the executive commit
tee met with the advisory committee
and at this meeting many details as
to the canvass were discussed. But
the main result of this meeting was
thc announcement that big mass
meeting will be held at The First Pres
pytcnan church next Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Two or more
prominent speakers will be secured
!or the occasion, it being the purpose
Of the invitation committee 10 procure
some live wires, speakers OF wide
reputation, especially along limos Of
sunday school work The public will
be invited to this meeting sunday af-
tcrnoon. It is going 10 be ono Of ihc
biggest things OF the kind over held
in Laurcns.
For two days or more Tho committee
CHARGED with lovinr M, tbo l;ct,;.+o
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
BEAUTY VALUABLE IN ITSELF
When You Plant Shrubs Around Your
Home Remember Some Are Use
full and Ornamental, Too.

A very practical writer in a popu-
lar magazine recently condemned the
American custom of planting purely or
namental trees and shrubs. Such
things, he cOntended. performed no
useful work, and ought to be discard
ed. The redbud and Towering almonds
should give place to cherry and peach
trees; and roses and spireas, presuma-
bly,, should make way for currants and
gOoseberries. Only thus could we have
Il garden scheme worthy of a practical
people.
There are elements Of truth in such
a doctrine. Too many people fail to
recognize the beauty inherent in plants,
trees and shrubs cultivated for food
in a cherry tree orchard, ia a field
OF blOssOming clover or ripening wheat,
But the central idea of this pructi-
cal creature is false altogether, for
he fails to recognize that beauty is
worth while in and OF itself, and needs
no Endorsement from either stomach
or pOcketbOOk. Mohammed knew what
he was about when he uttered his IA
nous advice: HE that hath two
loaves Of bread, let him sell one and
buy narcissus; for bread is food only
for the body, but narcissus is food for
the soul. Courier.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

herbs desired; add half pound of
sausage meat or finely chopped pork ;
salt and pepper to taste.
Rice GriddIe Cakes.-Boil half a cup
full of rice; when cold mix one quart
of sweet milk,Lthe yolks of four eggs
and flour to make stiff batter; beat
the whites to a froth. stir in tea
spoonful of soda and two Of cream of
tartar, add salt and fold in the stiffiy
beaten whites of the eggs. Bake on a
hot griddle; spread while hot with
marmalade; sprinkle with sugar and
serve at once.
Rice croquettes.-Scald a pint of
milk IN a double boiler; add half
Z eetssfeftHsl ef HEell washed Eiee Geek
until thick; add the yolks of two eggs
half a teaspoOnful Of salt, and two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Remove from
the heat, beat smooth; add half tea
spoonful of vanilla or the grated rind
of half lemon. A bay leaf cooked
with the rice adds a fine seasoning,
which may be removed when the de-
sired flavor is reached. Spread on
fiat dish and allow to chill. Sugar may
be omitted if not liked.
Rice With Egss.-Put two table
spOOnfuls of salt, a tablespoonful of
onion, and a half cupful of rice into
saucepan; stir and cook until the rice
Is yellow, then add a cupful of stock
Of any kind, and when the rice Is ten
der stir in two or three eggs; when the
eggs are cooked serve at once. Sea
son with salt and paprika. This is a
dish that is especially appetizing,
makes a few eggs serve for four or
five, and is also economical.
Any cold rice may be stirred into
any muffin or gem batter, or rice i'm
proves griddle cakes. With thin cream
or top milk it is an ideal supper for
children, plain boiled, seasoned with
salt.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
WE WANT REAL HOMES AGAIN
Americans More and More Understand
Value of Having Residence With
Some Land Around Il.

We are today, for the second time In
America, reaching the homestead Pc
riOd. We had it back in the old colo
nial days, when we built substantially,
Then came the second generation OF
our fOreign-born population, and theiR
spirit was expressed in elaborate ana
futile limitations of homes unsuited
to American lives.
More leisure has come to Us, a more
settled spirit of patriotism that breeds
sympathy with all national achieve
ment, and the time now seems ripe
for the building of homes suited to the
American spirit, substantial, comfort
able, facing the servant problem frank
ly, realizing a growing interest in beau
ty, expressing, too. the keynote of our
civilization - individually, says the
Craftsman.
Because we are demanding homes Of
the type that we want to live in, homo
building has become the most absorb
ing topic Of this generation. Whereas
even few years ago the difficulty was
to keep the country boy and girl in
any way attached to the land, the city
holding the lure that unbalanced all
youth, today the world is reaching
back to home life, gardening, farming;
you find boys who work in the city tell
ing you frankly that they travel many
miles a day rather than give up coun-
try life. You find young women PLAN
ming from the day of their marriage to
have a home of their own, built to
their needs, furnished as they like it,
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Skirt Of Chiffon With Deep Cream
Lace Bands; Bodice and PoIonaise
at Back Of Deep Blue Satin. Hat
Of Blue Velvet With High Crush
Crown and Silver Bow in Front.
lavender. These she girdles at high
waistline with shocking, cording, vel
vet ribbon and gold and silver cord.
Paquin has also taken up with juven-
lie cOStumery. She has reflected the
thrill of romantic delight which the
French give to their Scotch allies by
turning out plaids and tartans that no
little girl would be ashamed to wear to
school.
Ia all this costumery designed by
Paris for Juveniles, the skirts are short
and full, the bOdices slim and tight,
the necks cut round and finished in
simple manner. In materials, velvet is
exceptionally fashionable; so are taf-
feta, silk, chiffon, Georgette crepe and
the different weaves of army cloth.
In the clothes that are not intended
for the nursery there Is a certain air
of sophisticatIon that has been lacking
In American clothes for a decade or
two. So much for the real youngster.
What of her older sister who Is going
to boarding school or college7
Costuming the Schoolgirl.
1t is no slight task and cannot be
accomplished in leisure moments-this
arrangement Of a schoolgirls ward
robe. The wisest plan is to give her
enough clothes to last until the Christ
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

found corn ensIlage to be worth from
$3.50 to $3.50 per ton when fed to
fattenlng steers and sheep. This is
in the light of the fact that corn en-
silage win not cost the farmer more
than 50 ton and should be convincing
argument,
Pennsylvania station found good re-
suits in feeding steers silage and real
lied a value of $500 ton when used
in this way. They also found silage
superior to hay and much more eco
nomic in the raising of young stock.
Ontario experiment station found
they could save $63 on every $500 in
vested In feed if they used corn ensi-
lage in preference to hay in feeding
cattle.
Kansas experiment station not only
produced beef cheaper with ensiIage
in the ration but also the sllage-fed
steers sold at a higher price on the
market than did the dry-fOdder steers.
They found corn ensilage when put In
the silO would keep for five and six
years and retain fits feeding value.
Michigan experiment station has
been using silos since 1881, and has
found In several experiments ensllage
to be the most economic form of feed
ing the corn plant to live stock.
Silage, when fed In conjunction with
alfalfa, produced mutton more cheaply
than when hay was used.
Many other stations have tested out
the economic use of the silo, and one
and all have indorsed it as a practical,
economic equipment for the stock
farmer.
Thousands Of farmers and stockmen
all over the country have been demon
strating for the last quarter of cen
fury the economic use of the sllo, and
all who now have such equipment are
strong IN its praise.
Ensilage VS.. Grain.
In q test conducted recently the Ohio
experiment station endeavored to an
swer the question, Can ensIlage be
made to take the place Of consider
able portion of the grain ration Usu-
ally fed to dairy cows?
Ten cows, representing five different
breeds, were fed these rations from
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
Little People Have Been Given
Attention of the Worlds
Greatest Designers.
VERY MUCH IN FAVOR
That Material Exceptionally Fashion
able, Though Many Others Are Dis
ttnciy in styIe-some Hints
for the Proper costumine of
the Schoolgirl.

There are mothers by the thousands
who know not Lanvin. She may be Il
new perfume, an old wine or race
horse, for all they care, but way out
beyond the bounds of the post Office,
youngsters wear the things this gifted
woman has designed. Unmarried, de-
voted to her nieces and nephews and
building for her family brood a spa
ciOuS and artistic home near Paris,
kind Of heart and clever of brain, she
has glOrified the schoolgirl and put her
stamp on the children Of the world.
The older women will tell you she
has done something greater than that /;
she has made the mlddle-aged woman
look like the schoolgirl, and that gives
her the prestige of q sartOrial alchem-
lat, a brewer Of magic.
1t Is her verdict that the small girl
shall wear small clothes. She has
made tiny little frocks for kindergar-
ten wear that button down the back
and barely reach the knees.
To give a touch of gayety, she has
embroidered baskets of roses on her
frOcks. She ignores the waistline and
flares her little gowns straight out
from shoulder to hem.
In Black and Light coIors.
Jenny does differently; she adopts
black velvet for small girls and also
takes up with taffeta in the second
mourning cOlors Of violet, mauve and
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

Digging Corn Fodder Out of Snow
Not Pleasant Occupation on a Cold
Winters Day.
two to four months, five cows taking
the test the full four months.
The cows fed the silage ration pro
duced 86.7 pounds of milk and sos
pounds Of butterfat per 100 pounds
Of dry matter.
The cows fed the grain ration pro
duced 81.3 pounds of milk and 80
pounds of butterfat per 100 pounds Of
dry matter.
The average net profit per cow per
month over cost of feed was $3.50 with
the silage ration and $40 with the
grain ration.
Fodder or SiIage.
At the Nebraska experiment staten
two groups of calves nine months old
were fed from March 25 to August Is.
In one lot each animal received an
average daily ration of: Corn, rs
pounds; alfalfa hay, Al pounds; shred
ded stover (without ears), 3.6 pounds.
LAG OAA4AhAAS Al Oll1CE LUI EGGGIVOU
an average daily ration of: Corn, 6.1
pounds; alfalfa, 34 pounds, and corn
silage, 10 pounds.
The larger amount of corn was fed
to the stover lot to Offset the grain
contained In the silage. The two rations
therefore. were practically Identical,
except that to one lot of animals the
cornstalks were fed as shredded sto-
yer, while to the other they were fet
as silage.
The silage-fed calves made an aver
age daily gain Of 1.8 pounds each
which was about one-third of pound
more than the average daily gain in
the stover-fed lot. The silage ratior
was Il per cent more efficient than the
stovor ration. On that basis the sam,
area Of corn, of the same kind, wher
put in the silo would make 12 per
cent more beef than when cut for fod
der and fed dry.
There was a time when silage was
considered entirely as a dairyman's
feed. It is Just as good for the pro
NAGlAOLA VI DCSI OIlS experiment may
be quoted, though hundreds have been
made with practic; -ly the same result.
At the Indiana experiment station four
lots of steers were fed as follows:
Lot 1-Shelled corn, clover hay, cot
tonseed meal. Average profit per head
when sold, $3.37.
Lot 2-Shelled corn, cottonseed meal.
clover hay and silage, half and half.
Profit per head, S1O.51.
Lot 3-Shelled corn. cottonseed meal.
and all the clover hay and silage they
would eat, given separately. Under
this method of feeding the steers ate
ten times as much silnge as clover hay.
Profit per head, 1889.
Lot 4Shelled corn, cottonseed meal
and silage only. Profit per head, $20.9e.
The Missouri state board Of agricul-
ture asked 200 farmers this question
''By feeding silage have you reduced
your feed bill?"
Out of the 200 farmers 1893 answered
'sYes;" four said they didn't know.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
Home hDn|
Y Helps Y |
THE VALUE OF PRETTY LAWNS
Make Plans Now to 5eautify Grounds
Around Your Home in Spring
PergoIa Very Ornamental.

Landscape gardening and architecture
must properly include all forms of dee-
grafton that will increase the attrae-
tfvenesS of the lawn, and such as win
add at the same time q monetary value
to the home. It is not desired to have
simply pretty lawn, but one that viii
enhance the value of the property t.
self, says House and Garden.
There are many things that will ma
terially increase the value of the lava
from an artistic standpoint. Among
these may be mentioned the pergola. Il
is one of the newer forms of lawn dec
Grafton in this country, but deserves
encouragement on the part of the real
home lovers, whose desire is to add ts
the home plan.
One should understand, however, that
the pergOla is not simply decoration.
It possesses useful features In addition
to its attraction as an ornament, and
wherever erected increases the charm
of the setting.
1t serves as bower, a retreat, and
nook. It may be covered with vines,
and serve as q refuge from incIement
weather. Frequently it leads off inte
the lawn and sometimes to the garage,
Or terminates at a pond or miniature
garden. At other times it will serve as
bridge with columns at either end
In this way spanning an otherwise
open ravine and adding to the archi-
tecturaI effects of the home. In cOun-
try homes it has a special place, be-
cause of the expanse that many of the
country abodes possess, thereby maxi
Ing it's necessity more keenly felt.
Thus we see that the pergOla is fR.
reality useful ornament, and one that
is finding more general favor as home
builders come to realize its need. It
should be given a fair share of tho
construction mans consideration. The
study Of the varying materials with
which it is built and the effects of the
different types of architectural varia-
tiOns. are widespread. It's very popU-
larity has been the fundamental rea-
son why there are today a largeV
number of the structural materials
used in it's manufacture.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
SETS FOR BETWEEN-sEAS0NS
Hats and searfs Of Velvet and Fur
Provided to Wear With the
Tailor Made.

Lovely sets, consisting OF the hat and
shawl cOllarette or crush collarette, are
featured in New York. These sets com
bEne velvet with fur and will be ex-
eeediagly smart worn with the demi-
salIleur. A typically youthful set had
q mushroom poke hat, the crown an
extremely high, puffy tam effect In
midnight blue velvet, while the brim
was Of old-rose cut wool The shoul-
der shawl collarette was Of velvet, and
was lined with the cut wool, the top Of
which was folded back on the velvet.
forming sort Of cuff effect and adding
a touch Of coler. A tiny bunch Of silk
Covers in old rose finished the hat in
front and formed the fastening of the
cOllarette.
Another very goOd-looking set con-
sisted Of a large sailor hat Of mole
cOler velvet, the brim bound lF m0le-
skin, and the trimming being four
moleskin buttons with gold cord loops,
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

silo-but you can't afford to be with
out one.
It Is not necessary to construct an
expensive one to start with-a cheaper
kind will do. There is no best silo,
generally speaking The best sil0 for
you is the one which can be con-
structed on your farm at the lowest
cost and pay you the greatest profit.
A pit Silo or bank silO may be the
best for you. They are adapted to
many sections. Regions which are
passing through the pioneer stage Of
their development, where the cost of
material, labor and transportation is
high, need not be without a silO. Kan
sas, Nebraska and Colorado farmers
have constructed more than three
thousand pit silos in the past two
years. In Montana, the Dakotas and
other northern states, where the win
ters are severe, the pit silO is in gen
eral use. They cannot blow down nor
freeze up, and they are cheaply con-
structed.
Prove Value OF SIio.
A good proof Of the value Of the silo
is a record Of some work done in a
coW-testlng association at Albert Lea,
Mimi, under the direction of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
In this association Il herds, or 216
cows were fed silage and 16 herds, or
239 cows were not fed silage. 1t seems
to me that when a man will examine
these data carefully he cannot but feel
that he is the loser II he does not have
a silo.
The results show that it cost 1882
more per COW to feed the silage herd
than it did to feed the herd which had
no silage, but the silage-fed cows pro-
duced SO pounds more butterfat per
COW, giving net profit of $1,000 more
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
BILLIONS WASTED ON FARMS

Many of US fail to appreciate our
real blessings, because we regard them
as just common everyday things. If
come mysterious, my FFeEEe= FeEEe= we're te tte sGd- sGd-
denly change winter into summer, it
would be recorded as a miracle. In
reality, this Is what the silO does
changes winter into summer The silo
makes June grass out of the waste
products Of the farm. Silage is the
winter pasture for the farm animals.
The silo is the cows kraut barrel. No
man can get the best out of the busi-
ness Of farming without silo.
1t combines more good things and
brings greater profits than any other
building on the farm; 1t provides a
cheap and convenient place to store
all Of the crop; helps utilize cheap
roughage, makes 1t possible to keep
more stock on the farm, which means
more manure for the land. The silO
lnsures succulent feed In the winter
and in dry spells when pastures fail;
provides a balanced ration when fed
with alfalfa, clover, bran, cottonseed
meal and other protein or muscle-build-
ing feeds. The silo takes care of the
crops and clears the land for early fall
plOwing, prevents waste in feeding,
keeps stock in good condition, makes
cheap beef and milk.
Waste With Corn Crop.
The greatest waste in any one indus
try in America occurs with the corn
crop. The grain Of the corn crop Of
the United States every year is worth
on the farms about $1,70O,0OOOOO; go
per cent Of the feed value in matured
corn is contained in the kernels, and
10 per cent in the stalk and leaves.
With the grain worth nearly three
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
Braid Mononrama.

Here is a new. quick and inexpensive
way to letter household articles. Buy
a fve-cent card of old-fashioned rick
rack braid in blue, pink or any desired
shade. Draw your letters and securely
fasten down one end of the braid. Now
twist the braid so that all the points
are toward the outside of the letter
then sew to the material This takes
only q few minutes to do, and looks
very well, especially on bath towels or
other large articles.-Woman's HoIne
Companion.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
BUSINESS METHODS ON FARM
Money Spent Judiciously by Farmer to
FertiIize viii Always Bring
Good Returns.

Did you ever hear Of a business man
who spent too much money advertis-
ing2" Did you ever hear of farmer
who "spent too much money fertiliz-
ing7 There may be instances, but
they are certainly only exceptions.
Money spent judicioRGly by the busi-
ness man ito fertilize" will always
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

quarters Of billion dollars, the feed
value of the rest of the crop is nearly
a billion dollars. At least 80 per cent
of the feed value Of the stalk is lost
under the present system of farm man
agement-a waste with this crop alone
of a billion dollars annually. No
other business but farming could stand
such an enormous loss.
Contrast this waste by the corn
growers with the practices of large
business organizations. For years the
great packing houses have sold dressed
meat for less than they have paid for
the live weight. of the animals. Yet
every year these packing houses re
turn millions of dollars profit be-
cause they utilize to the fullest extent
the value Of their by-products. At the
same time the corn growers are vast
ing most Of 40 per cent of the feed
value Of over one hundred million
acres Of corn.
Great Value Of siIo.
The results of hundreds Of feeding
experiments conducted in the past ten
years with silage as part Of the
ration gives proof Of the great value
of the silo to the farmer. There will
always be more or less Of the corn
crop shocked in the field. but corn left
exposed to the weather loses the great
er part Of its feeding value. Why
waste the crop after you have grown
It, when you can put 1t in silo and
preserve it with all its succulence?
Have silo-no matter what kind
but have one.
You may say that you cannot afford