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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
THAT LITTLE PERSONAL TOUCH

THAT LITTLE PERSONAL TOUCH
| The recipe calls first :or kitchen
| table. You drape it in linen of ch
blue. You edge the linen with fringe
of a deeper shade. Then you make a
| cover for the top of white linen big
enokgh to fall several inches over
| the edge. You decorate this with a
border of figures (called motifs) la
boriously cut out of printed cretonne
and sewed on. Then you edge the
white linen with the deep blue fringe,
ami you have a dressing table which
has that little personal touch which
gives your home a coveted atmos-
phere.
If you wish to add to this atmos-
phere, you have a screen made by
your carpenter. You paint it ivory
white and decorate it with motifs la
boriously cut out of wall paper. Then
you drape your windows with plain
fabric on which has been sewed more
of these cretonne motifs.
Undoubtedly these are personal
touches. And undoubtedly they give
your house atmosphere. But wheth
er it is one to be coveted or not is
question.
These directions, taken from a mag
azine of the month of October ana
the year 1917, seem almost incredi-
BILE. From an issue of the peaceful
eighties, when the sewing machine
had just emancipated women from
making everything by hand, and when
the emancipation mad not been long
enough in force, nor progressed far
enough to provide generation of wo-
men used to leisure in which to exer-
else their brains, it would not be
surprising.
Traditions die hard. And one
which clings most tenaciously is that
which says womens time and labor
have no money value. The idea that
any sane woman, in this period when
every moment of time and every
ounce of energy is needed, should de-
liberately sit herself down with
pair of scissors and cut out flowers
from plinted cretonne and then sew
them on some other material, comes
from that tradition.
They do it while they are resting?
Perhaps. Yet most of the nervous
troubles now ailing the feminine con-
tingent are due that inability to sit
with folded hands. Useful activity
presupposes as it's comrade perfect
rest. The nervous restlessness which
keeps a woman's hands busy at sucn
absurdly childish performances as
making cretonne appliques is destruc-
tive of mental and physical force and
balance.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
CANNED TOMATOES

CANNED TUNA lOEO
| Consumers may confidently expect
| TO pay at least 25 cents can for to-
matoes the coming winter and spring
but it is comforting to know that to-
matoes are not necessity to life
and the pursuit of happiness. 1t has
only been in the last few years as
time goes, that tae tomato has been
regarded as an edible fruit. 1t is
made up CHIEFLY of acid, water, and
seeds and aside from these the pulp
does not have much food value. 1t is
an appetizer, and in the form of puree
soup, catsup and as plain canned to-
matoes, steadily gains in popularity.
The sliced tomato eaten raw with
little salt and perhaps a touch of
pepper and vinegar, appears to sup
| ply the stomach with needed ac'd and
to assist the flow of gastric juices.
Tomato gravy appeals 10 many ap-
petitites, and fried tomatoes appear
to hit the spot with many people.
They may be fried, canned in glass,
earthen or tin at this season of year,
for winter use and will keep in fine
shape. The cost of the necessary
fats for frying must, however, be TAX
en- into account just now. 1t is prob
able that at present prices a dollars
worth of potatoes will give as much
life-sustaining food value as three
dollars worth of tomatoes.
1t has not been many years since
growers contracted to furnish toma-
toes to canneries as low as $500 per
ton, and when the price reached $500
per ton, the farmers were pretty well
satisfied.
This year $1,000 per ton is the low
price paid by canneries, while num-
Der pay $1,000, and at least one South
Jersey cannery in Cumberland county
mas advanced the contract price to
$25.00 per ton. Growers who did not
contract in advance, made a lot of
money last year and this. Last week
the price paid by independent buyers
varied all the way from 43 cents up
to $1.20 per basket. Newport seems
to have been the high price point
where a good many sold at prices
varying from 80 cents up to $1.20.
They are shipped by boat and train
to Baltimore, Camden and other
points. A number of oyster boats are
carrying tomatoes instead of catching
bivalves. The captains get six cents
basket for carrying the fruit to
Camden wharves and, seven cents
basket for delivering them at Balti-
more
The expenses 1of canneries have |
arisen rapidly. The peelers or skin
ners, who formerly made good wages
at four cents bucket now get five
cents or perhaps six cents. The day
laborers get about double former
prices and the inability to obtain suf-
hcient fruit to operate steadily in
creases the operating costs per can.
Independent buying and selling and
the soup and catsup men may eventu-
ally put the pulp Gamers out of bu-
siness. Another year like the present
will be enough warning to some of
them to make a change-Elmer Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Jacob s. Johnson. deceased
Pursuant to the order Of Frank F.
Wallace. Surrogate of the County or
Cumberland, made on the twenty-sev-
enth day of August, 1917, on applica-
ton of the undersigned Executor OF
said deceased, notice is hereby given
to the creditors of the decedent to
bring in to the subscriber their debts,
demands and claims against the es-
tate of said deceased, under oath,
within nine months from the date or
such order, or they will be forever
barred from prosecuting or recover
ing the same against the subscriber.
Dated August 9th, 1917.
GEORGE EBNER, Executor
of the Estate of Jacob s,
Johnson. Decd
300 qw
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

burden of paying indemnities, be-
cause nowhere is there a disposition
to impose a penalty upon Germany
that the common people will nave
to pay, but which the junkerites will
escape. Everywhere there is a dis
position to make the kaiser and his
crowd pay the bilf for this war and
to make the penalty upon the .deluded
German people as light as possible.
Anyway, it is apparent that the
kaiser is licked. The only problem
left is how far shall the war be pur-
sued in order to make it certain that
the Hohenzollerns will never again
be able to bring such another calam-
ity upon the world.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

The name of the Washington woman
who is reported as intending to sub
scribe for five million dollars worth
of war bonds is not given out, but
none of the picketeers who are serv-
ing terms in the District of Columbia
workhouse is suspected.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

The ten cents each which Ameri-
cans in France are offering to pay
for captured Germans must be the
wholesale date.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

Some of those official conservation
lists may yet take our breath away by
advising us not to waste the air when
we breathe. x.,.a
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

With Kerensky, Kosrietoff, Krys-
noff and perhaps Kusnoff, it would
seem that they have KS enough in
Russia without wanting to let the
Kaiser in.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

About the time people learn how to
pronounce one set of Russian names
another puzzle batch comes along.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

The real world series is being
pulled off in France this year, and
Uncle Sam is going to win the PEN
nant.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
SHERIEE'S SALE

SHERIEE'S SALE
By virtue of a writ of feri facias
to me directed, made by the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey, wherein Rol-
and b. Corson, &C., ct. al, are COM
plainants, and William Lewis Seeley,
ct. ux., are defendants, bearing date
the 4th day of September, 1917, l will
expose to sale at public vendue to the
highest bidder, on
Saturday, October 6, 1917
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said
day at the
WEATHERBY HOUSE
in the City of Millville, in the County
of Cumberland and Statet of New Jer-
sey, all that tract or parcel of lands
and premises, situate, lying and be-
ing in the City of Millville in the
County of Cumberland and State of
New Jersey.
BEGINNING at the southeast cor
ner of High and Broad Streets in said
City, thence extending along the East
side of said High Street Southwardly
distance of forty-nine feet to a point
for corner, being the Northwest cor
ner of a tract of land conveyed to
Louisa M. Ferraris; thence eastward
ly at right angles with H gh Street
along the north line of land conveyed
to Louisa M. Ferraris, to the wester-
ly line of land of the West Jersey and
Seash0v Railroad Company to
point for corner; thence northerly
along the westerly bounds of this
same to the southerly side of Broad
Street to the place Of beginning, a
distance of tnirty-four feet and two
and half inches. q
AND ALSO. all the beds. bedding,
furniture, tables, chairs, fixtures,
counters, table ware, linen, china
ware, silver ware, crockery, kitchen
ware and utensils, furnishings, car
pet, rugs, mating, stoves, ranges,
cooking utensils, show cases, desks,
cash registers, mirrors. ornaments,
pictures, hangings, curtains, decor
atoms, groceries, canned goods, food,
provisions, meats or other supplies,
and all other like or other chattels in,
upon or around the said premises
now or formerly known as the New
Bennett Hotel, comprising said hotel
property and all of it's contents and
appurtenances, as complete plant,
as a hotel fitted UP as going con-
Germ.
TOGETHER with the hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belong
ing.
CHARLES v. MARSHALL,
Sheriff
Louis H. Miller,
Solicitor.
Dated Sept. II, 1917
Prs fee $17.6S Gil, 1S. rs: 1913
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
WILL co To ALL PARTS
OF STATE FOR RECRUITS
Representatives of Each Command Of
National Guard VIII Be
Detailed.

Representatives OF each command
Of the national guard Of Virginia will
shortly go to all parts Of the state on
recruiting duty. according to an order
received yesterday at the army re-
crultlng station here. Ten men will
he appointed for such duty. all Of
which will report to the officer In
charge OF the army station here, and
by him apportioned to the various
cities This viii be done so that per-
sons In all parts OF the state will have
an opportunity in enlisting in their
None Of these are enIisting men di-
rect row
Lieutenant Charles Chapman. of
the Richmond Grays. It is believed
viii be retained here on recruiting
duty. Yesterday two men reported
from the Blues cavalry, Privates Aus
tin w. Martenstein. Jr., and James J.
hin. Jr. II is not known Vet tust o
what cities they will be sent 1t is
expected that all of the men will have
reported by tonight, when they will
be assigned 10 duty. They will be
sent to all OF the large cities In the
state, and some Of them viii likely
travel through the rural communities
'-stNA'ifiF was IL DuSN cav WITH
Lieutenant Chapman. He accepted
eight men for various branches of the
national guard. and twenty others
who We're examined will likely return
and enlist today or tomorrow Those
Joining were; John B. Singleton.
Nathalfe Va, Infantry John t.
Powell, Saint Just Va. infantry:
John r Burke. Jr.. 2o11 East Broad
street coast artillery; Walter G.
Hendricks, Brooklyn, coast artillery;
Wilmer l. Thompkins, Charlottesville,
Va. field artillery: Thomas J. Apper-
son. Alpha, Va, Geld artillery. wal
ter T. Jaynes. Richmond. infantry,
and D F. Phelps. 1902 North Twenty
eighth street. field artillery.
Thomas r. Sharp, of Beaver Dam
Va, enlisted IN the regular army.
Two men enlisted yesterday in the
navy, thus filling their quota for the
week. The recruits were Jacob =
Cohen, T32 West Broad street and
RAYMOND n. Krim. $40 Perry stree,
The enlistrpents in the marine corns
were as follows: O. T. Mcbride
W Honaker and NJ ]. Cook, Charles
ton. ". Va; r p, OBrien. Richmond
and Il. E. Avery, Durham. n. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
POET IN RAID ON
AUSTRIAN BASE
Gabriel d'Annuzio Describes Opera.
tons of Squadron of Air Graft
Over Port of Pola.

! (By Agence Radio to International
News Service.)
Rome. Aug. Gabriel d'Anuunzio
! played prominent part in the bonn
bardment of Pola, the Austrian naval
base on the Adriatic. The Italian
poet led a squadron OF Caproni in a
2o0-mile flight, dropping six tons of
bombs and causing heavy damage TO
the port In his own story OF the
fight. which occurred last week.
d'Annunzio says:
We left our base at II o'clock at
night, flying at height of two miles.
Each man carried eight bombs and
six grenades. They were the most
deadly known. For ninety minutes
we few over tho feet in the enemy
territory. The lights OF Pola finally
greeted us.
Descending to an altitude of a
mile, in order to get a better aim. we
let loose our bomb levers. Terrible ex-
rlosions below told us the bombs had
done their work. Soon flames spread
up fifteen hundred feet high. BY
their light we could see men run
ming around trying TO put out the
fires II was most vivid picture
OF Dante's inferno Crash would go
another bomb. Then a flame would
shoot UP afresh. The Austrians were
unab bic to cope with the flames.
In the midst OF the terrible din
searchlghts from thirty powerful pro-
Jecttles were suddenly turned on our
craft. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire
on us. Despite the fusillade of shots
we lowered over PoIa for nearly five
hours dropping all the bombs we
carried.
All our machines returned safe
We did not lose single man"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Acute WOOL FAMINE
IMMINENT IN AME RIGA

The National Sheep and Wool Blu
feau OF America, with offices at Chi
cago, seriously recommends the en-
ployment OF the childhood dittv.
Mary Had Little Lamb" as "a war
emergency measure.
This novel suggestion is made In a
letter TO the Virginia council of de-
Tense from Clyde a. Mann. general
secretary of the bureau.
II is suggested that the council of
defense offer a prize to the children
of this state for the best modern
version OF Mary Had a Little Lam b"
which brings out these facts;
l. An acute wool famine is immi-
nent
2 Dog raids have discouraged farm
ffocks OF sheep.
g. Sheep raising is profitable and
at present patriotic as well.
4 Warm clothing for the soldiers
is as important as good food
Mr.. Mann states emphatically that
there is grave danger of a shortage
Of wool. He says this country is ac-
tually facing wool famine, and he
calls attention TO the fact that there
il no animal on the farms that can
be developed for food in a shorter
time than sheep.
The need for more wool II quite al
pressing as the need for food" he
says. Present supplies are about
one-third OF present needs. We re
specially ask IL you, as the state coun,
Gil Of defense, cannot actively urge
the people OF Virginia to give better
protection to sheep from the -vagran'
dog. Failure thus TO protect sheer
/ has caused the farm focks in every
state to decline
Shall our soldiers and our people
/ be warmly clad? The wool famine ID
acute"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Mix Potatoes and Flour.
(By Agence Radio to Internations
News Eeryice)

-NHWb EeFVIce.)
Paris, Aug. IN. Viollette, min
lister OF supplies, has issued an order
authorizing the mixture OF potatoes
and -four for making bread He states
1t is necessary in view OF the short.
age OF cereals. The potato crop
promises excellent results. he says.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
COMMITTEE At WORK

The organization Of the church ac-
INVITES committee OF Lee Camp war
council was perfected al a meeting
held in the Y. Nj. {. y. at CLOCK
Sesterday afternoon
DR.. John 3. VIM pastor OF the
Washington Street NJ. Z. church ana
chairman Of the committee presided
Various plans were discussed Tor
meeting the demands soon TO be MADE
Upon local church workers.
The purpose of the conlnit.ee If
20 coordinate the efforts Of all re-
Hgious bodies in the city in ofder 10
properly serve the thousands Of SOL
diers TO be stationed at Camp Lee
Offers were elected as follows VICE
chairman, Rev. {. r. Striking u. d
recretary, Miss Annie L. Mann treas
urer. Mrs. Sol Cooper, with repre-
eentatives from the several religious
bodies as follows
Baptist-Rev. 5. c. Owen and Mrs.
Harvey Seward
Cathoiic-Rev Father Martin Haier
and Miss Bailey.
Christian-Rev c. II. Poage and
Mrs. W. I. Boswell
Episcopal-Dr c. z. Bryan and
Mrs. J. z. Townes.
Jews hbi Cooper and
Mrs Sol Cooper,
Jews Reformed-Edward Eigen-
brun and Mrs Edward Eigenhrun.
Methodist-Rev. r. G. Davis and
Miss Annie Mann.
Presbytertan-pr G. H StrihliNg
and Mrs w p McIlwaine
4 P4zSsA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
BUSINESS
MAN F1NED -ENOR- SPEEDING


Miss Eula Rebecca Pillow. Of Char.
lotte county. and Mr.. Chester I-este,
Brown. OF this city. were united in
marriage al o'clock last evening a,
the home Of the officiating minister
Hev. Fred W. Moore. The ceremony
was witnessed by several friends OF
tho young couple. They viii restd.
In Harrison street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Petersburg
InAFT EXAMINATION NOW
Ia IN PROGRESS IN PETERSBt R'

A Toks9sburg, Va. Aug. 7.--ENamiha-
n1m OF young men between the ages
~ tWanty-one and thirty-one. drafted
- service in the new national army
sean the Petersburg district, Will ne-
IN tomorrow at the Duncan Brown
shool. Two hundred and sixty-two
80 have been summoned to appear
sGofore the exemption board for exam
'zna1ton tomorrow. Many of these re-
Hf1ao In Dinwiddie county and VIII nave
~ come here for examination
@ Another third of the 1SS men. from
lNhich the district quota of 2ss men
will be accepted, provided TINS nufll"eF
II sufficient. Will appear on IhurS-
lay, and the last third Will ne eN-
samtned Friday.
IN order to hasten the work or the
beard, six local physicians have SoI1 n =
keered their services 10 assist DIT " .
III. Crockford. medical examiner OF
the board, for the three DAYS II IS
more than probable that about Sixty
pAr cent of those examined VIII pe
disqualified because Of physical de-
xects and fifty per cent OF the re-
mAinder will doubtless claim eNenp-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-15
Should Tax Soft Drinks.

In order to offset the loss of revenue
sustained through the curtailment of
distilled liquors, congress is considering
levying a tax on soft drinks. When
special lev;es are necessary in order to
realize an increase of revenue The
Advertiser has always advocated plac-
ing a larger tax on luxuries, instead of
placing q tax on the necessities of life.
And it is upon this ground that We ia
vor taxing soft drinks. 1t is better to
levy a tax on soda-water and bottled
drinks than to place a tax on tea and cof-
fee. In fact, it would be a blessing to
humanity, instead of a hardship, if
some of the drinks served at soft drink
stands were taxed out of existence.
The soft drink habit IS harmful to the
=, constitution as we'll as to the purse.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-15
Red Cross Box Shipped.

On Tuesday afternoon a committee
from the various units comprising the
Woman's. Service League met at the
waiting room at the depot and packed a
red cross box which was sent to Atlanta
to the headquarters there. The box con
tanned the following articles contribu-
ted by the units as designated:
Bald Eagle Chapter children of the
Confederacy,N Fifteen rolls of band
ages, 5 dozen hospital sponges, l4Xl4,
knitted; 3 dozen and eight hospital
handkerchiefs 1Sx1S; 2 dozen napkins
10x1O; one and a half dozen cloths odd
sizes, and a large bundle of old cloth.
Edgefeld Chapter u. D. c. One
hundred and seventy-fve pillow cases,
II knitted wash cloths, one large bun
die OF bandages.
Civic Association, rs pillow cases.
D. A. R. Chapter, rs pillow cases.
Eight Weeks Club at the Mill, %
pillow cases, and IL ice bag covers.
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, fifty pillow cases, 8 dozen
knitted wash cloths, 8 dozen knitted
sponges, 4 dozen hospital napkins, z
dozen hospital handkerchiefs.
There will be other contributions sent
from time to'time.
The Civic League has already con-
tributed S25. on to the Red Cross, and
the D. A. R. is knitting some valuable
articles for the sailors.
The box vas valued at SEC. OO,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-15
Germany's Unspeakable Atrocities.

Before the war was precipitated, like
a bolt of lighting from a cloudless sky,
merchandise bearing the imprint
"Made in Germany" was universally
popular. AS a rule, consumers found
that such merchandise possessed merit
and superior quality. But as Germany
has lost the confidence of the world it
will be many decades after the war has
closed before merchandise "Made in
Germany" will again meet with favor.
Aside from the prejudice that will
prevail for a long time against every
thing that bears German ear-marks,
people have lost confidence in the Ger
mans who have over and We again
proven themselves to be unreliable and
unspeakably cruel.
Added to the crimes of dropping
bombs upon non-combatants, including
women and children, sinking hospital
and passenger ships without warning,
shooting nurses, ruthlessly destroying
~cathedrals, taking the life of women
and children with poisonous gas, a Ger
mar commander is guilty of a more
recent act of h~eartlessness that would
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-15
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
Continued from First Page.y

counties in South Carolina can these
suggestions be Of value. In nearly
all our counties the county super
intendent of education is the only
supervisory officer. In recent years
the work connected with the hand
ling of the business details Of the
office has increased to such an ex.
tent that the officer who looks after
these we'll has no time for actual
supervision. As much as possible
he visits schools, but his visits are
of so short duration and are so sell
dom that it is practically impossible
for him to do the supervising that
needs to be done.
City schools have had this kind
of close supervision for years and
the pupils have protited by it.
Country teachers and schools should
have similar assistance. This can
be done by giving to the office of
county supintendent of education
proper organization in salary and
supervisory assistance. Longer de-
lay in this matter further retards
the educational progress Of country
children"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-15
Five Canning Rules.

l. Keep water at a jumping boil
and do not allow fire to die down
for an instant while cans are in the
canner.
2. Keep cover on Gamer every
moment of the processing time.
Steam plays a large part in cooking
contents of can.
s. The quality or grade of the
pack depends on the number of
whole fruit or uniform pieces of
fruit in the can, the color of the
fruit, the weight. and the flavor.
4. The flavor is often injured by
letting peeled fruit stand too long
before cooking. Prepare at any
one time as many cans only as can
be processed Immediately.
5. Straight from vine to can"
should be the motto. Never can
stale fruit.-Mrs. Jane S. McKim.
mon in Progressive Farmer.