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J. S. NIXON. Prest. W fl. NIXON. Sec. ® Trea*.
NIXON GROCERY
COMPANY.
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in
Grain and Hay.
“Snow Flake Flour”
Nothing on The Market t»o Equal
it in Price and Quality.
TRY OUR.
“Water Ground Meal.”
wim ■ >r— _:v
Office and Trach Atf/'' k ITCTA and Grain
Warehouse AUGUJI A, Warehouse
Corner 7th and * Corner 9th and
Fenwick Sts. Fenwick Sts.
SMITH BROTHERS
WHOLESALE GROCERS
And Dealers in Hay and Grain.
t
BEST MARKET PRICES
IN ALL LINES - - -
. cmitu AUGUSTA, ,
W. A. SMITH. I. M. SMITH.
GA.
ITU IS DU
TO SUICIDE 0!
Mill
I'AKIS.— A siratigo lory •>( hsu-i
lag eome* from B*rour**i. a village
near Kaleruo where on Sunday hlk!-
a nrh young Italian landowner mm
mlti'il suicide, being driven to (hr
act an he allied In a letter he th
eontinual presence ol an apparition
It waa our nlftht last fr.tr that the
haunting began when the landowner.
Tlnnne* Ulnrdnno who waa only Jo
year* of ace returned home from a
Journey A* he appreached the
house, h< waa surprised to he tolo
}il» Irlende attrrwards to are it iu
Up and with the door wide open
Tlilnklng thieve* had broken In he
aroused Itta aervanta and directly he
did an tha light all went out Tin
house waa searched and uobudy wax
found In It. nothing eould be found
am tea Mo Ulordano went lo be«l
thinking hlmaef the victim of an il
Union but toward* morning he an
awddenlr awakened l.ookitig up he
saw leaning over him an old woman
dreaaed In Mark This perwouago
announred herweil at g witch and
prophesied hla violent death Km
after then the landowner averred h
wa* eontliiuaily per >orutcd by th<-
wltrb tro'u whom In vain he tried to
••caps. Ut couuuued lo al l and a*
1
'"‘"■l In his affairs but he alwav*
ooraplalned lo hi* frlenda and aer*
vants that he could not get rid of
the woman who *mce the first night
of her nppenranre always visited him
(iu> ao'l night whenever he waa alone.
Ulordano ar a la»t retort went to *ev
eral doctors who rertlfted him a!T of
*"uud mind, ami (old him lo travel
and wo diver! hla attention. Hut the
w would «lt near him ti» the
train and «n Sunday night he return
ed honu . w rote letters to Ms friends,
»a\mg the witch had driven him to
d-aih. and ihen blew out hts brains
wiih a revolver.
A FOXY CURE.
LON DON A fashionable nerve spe
claltst ha* Ju»t evolved a new cure
for nervous disorders, which seem*
likely to pack hi* consulting room*
to overflowing with member* o| the
fair #e\ lie ha* established the (act
that there I* a distinct mental sttmu
lu» in the wearing of new and bacon*
lug clothes ju neurotic rase* he there
lore advise* a vt»lt lo the dressmak
er • a* a curs for depression, and lb*
treatment ha* produced the moat grat
i Hying result* to both doctor and pa
tlent Whether the long suffering
husband* of the fair Invalid* approve
of hi* method Is another question al
together.
The (luting Magaflne claim* lb?
It I* an error to count a rattlesnake »
age by hla rattla*. and that tha cor
rect way la to examine hi* teeth Rut
we ar- not so particular about It. and
the old wav of Ju*t giving him a
year lor every rattle la good enough
tor ua.
Over a Hundred Traveling Sales*
men Are Selling Augusta Goods
Approximately a hundred traveling
men make Augusta their headquarters
and go out from the city every week
conversant with th<- advancement
and progress being mad r - Not all
of these men represent Augusta con
cerns. but a few who do represent Ire
cal concerns live In nearby towns,
like Orovetown, Harlem ar.d other
thriving suburban villager, to to
speak All told It I* quite prob
able that 125 men earn their living
selling goods front Augusta as a dis
tributing center. Nearly all of these;
men receive naiades above that of
the ordinary employe and they are j
men above the average In Intellect!
and ability. They are acquainted
with practically all details in the
commercial and financial world and
come In contact with people In every
walk ot life. i
Broad Improvement Throughout Country
Is Keynote of Business Situation
Recent developments have nearly
all favored better values for securi
ties A few of the more salient may
bo enumerated;
1. Call money down to 11 4 of 1 per
cent.
2. Over the-vear funds at 4 per cent.
3. Foreign exchange lower.
4 Rank surplus Increased to S6O,
(100,000.
5. Cities place 4 per cent, bonds, pre
viously unsalable.
6. Securities sold abroad.
7. .Inly failures light
8. Fig Iron output 1,217.000 tons
last month against 1,092,139 In June
9. Steel rails ordered.
Independence Party Has
No Western Constituency
By M. O. Woodward.)
STOCKTON. Cal. Hearst* Inde.
pence party Is not only lacking in 1
constituents In California, but both ;
; demo-rats and republicans are beconv
j lug aggressively antagonistic to the
pet baby of the ambitious newspaper
owner. The democrats are taking the
lead In this respect and the republi
cans are looking on with approval.
If California ever had any reßpect
for th" Independence parly every ves
tige of II whb swept awav when the
recent pernicious demonstration at
the Chicago convention was made
puhltc. Since Delegate J. L. Shep
ard of Kansas was threatened with
personal violence for merely mention
ing the name of William J. Rryan, the
democrats of the West are endeavor
lug to decide whether the pnrtv has
socialistic or anarchtal tendencies.
The consensus of opinion seems to
be that the platform contains liberal
e.ements of both.
California Is by no means dignified
iln applauding a popular politician
lit Is decidedly more Inclined to the
spectacular than any Eastern statu
but on the other hand, the average
I citizen Is conceded more rights than
that of other states. Consequently,
the game of the enemy can bo named
In any state political convention with
out precipitating a riot and endanger
ing the lives of elllxens. The pande
tnonlum which reigned at the conven
tion of the Independence pßrty In Chi
i eago when the name of Mr. Bryan
was mentioned; and the fart that the
unfortunate delegate barely esraped
from the hall with his life, have kill
s rd the possibilities of this party In
! California. Hearst has been rapidly
declining since the defeat of Judge
Alton B l’arker anti tue recent epi
sode. like fuel added to a fire, has
caused the party to fall below zero
In the region of the Oolden Onto.
The average Californian Is a pern
liar man In many respects, many of
his eccentricities are not admired hy
the Easterner, but there Is one prin
ciple that has a petros or rorkbcl
NO PENNY POSTAGE
SYSTEMfOR Ell ROPE
The Much Hoped tor Sys
tem Would Take $2,000-
000 From the English
Exchequer.
LONDON, - The hope* entertained
that the penny postage would be ex
tended to France are not likely to be
Immediately realised That at least
la the conclusion one arrive* at after
reading the Premier * reply to a depu
tation of M P 'S favorable to the
proposal, who waited upon him. Sir
Edward Sassoon, who Introduced the
deputation pointed out that the value
of the commercial exchange between
this country and France was 70 mil
lion sterling annually and he declared
that If the government required a
guarantee it could easily be obtained
from private source*. He suggested
that It was absurd to charge five
cents for a letter to Paris and only a
penny for a letter to Fiji. Mr A*
qulth In hi* reply said that to adopt
the suggestion which had been mad*
would mean that the government
would be launched upon an Inclined
plane To give penny postage to
France and not give II lo (iermanv,
llelglum and the other countries of
Europe would be Indtvlou* and thus
the adoption of the proposal could
only mean a European penny postage
Nobody would accept a system of five
cents postage for tlrusaels and Her
lln and a penny for Part*. To Initiate
penny postage with France would
mean $410,000 a year to the Ex
chequer, and to Initiate a system ol j
European pt-uny postage would uu-au
T /iE AUGUSTA HERALD.
They are factors in the development
of any city or section and when they
arc organized for any purpose they
demonstrate their power for accom
plishing their task. Included In the
list of men who go out from Augusta
are those representing the wholesale
grocers of this city and the advant
ages of Augusta as a distributing
point for a large territory cannot be
well estimated. With equal freight
rates and other points considered Au
gusta can cover promptly a greater
territory than almost any other city
In the country.
The era of development seems at
hand In this particular and gieater
strides are being made here now than
ever before. Some ot the most prom
ihent traveling men in the south re
side here and they are pretty well
united in pushing for progress In An*
gnsta and the surrounding section.
tO. Copper active; up 3-Bc, at 14c
for Lake.
11. Cotton crop of 13,500,000 bales
promised.
12. Indicated crop 675,651,000 bush
els wheat and 2,716,000,000 bushels
corn, both above last year's harvest.
13. Successful sale of dry goods.
14 Activity in bonds; sales on
Friday. $5,500,000.
15 Increase In public buying of
stocks.
16. Presidential campaign quiescent
These are some of the encouraging
signs of the, times and promise re
hewed prosperity for the near future.
foundation In him. It Is the right
of every man to consult his individ
ual Inclinations In deciding the merits
of a politician. This fact has given
rise to a tremendous vote which Is
not affiliated with any party and one
that will probably go to Bryan in the
coming election. With this view of j
personal liberty dominating every ;
citizen, California Is looking on the !
bellicose Hearst party with a frown.
The democrats and republicans of tin.*
state feel that if the warlike actions !
of the Independence disciples Indicate
thp general methods and tactics that
will he employed, strenuous and ag
gressive action should be taken.
There is absolutely no hope of
llearst carrying the independent vote
!of this state In anything that he
may agitate. The platform of his par.
tv holds out no tempting plums to the
California voter The platform repro
; sents a pitiful attempt to cater to the
wants of every phase of political ma
chinery In America. Thp vailed at
tempt to make the people think that
they afe so have things their own
way is looked on here as an intrigue.
The plank which provides that be
fore granting any franchise a vote
| must be taken. Is considered rldicu
| lous in this Western country where
j Inuustry Is wanted as It Is in no other
j part of the Tnlted States. Such a
provision Is considered insulting and
under estimating the ability of every
t city and county office holder in the
| country for It Implies that they will
grant franchises without respect to
I merit.
The Joint distribution of wealth”
which Is given a conspicuous place
i in the platform, bears a striking re
semblance to the clause, "The co-op
erative government," so often scream
ed from the street corners by fanati
cal socialists. This labor plank holds
->ul the usual Inducements and has
made practically no Impression on the
thousands of laborers in this state.
l„iboe In California is going demo
cratic; so is the tremendous indepen
dent vote.
a loss of $2,000,000 a year. The initial
loss on American penny postage was
120,000 lbs. yearly. Last year at the Ex
chi quer he assented to a penny post
age with the t'ntted Stu'es of Amer
ica we were In the first stage of that
great experiment, he said, and this did
not seem a very opportune moment
for undertaking a contingent liability
: which might amount as much In ad
dition. The Exchequer Is not at prea
i nt so rich and the new claims made
In excess of government proposals
has unprecedented In amount. The
government already mortgaged much
of the revenue of next year, and they
must be allowed their own time be
fore they pledge themselves to add!-
; Uonn': steps along a path over which
all the civilised nations might sooner
or later feel bouud to travel.
Thinks It Saved Hl* Lit*.
I,ester \! Nelson of Naples. Main-,
s.ivs In .i recent letter "1 lutve used
l>r King's New rbseovery many ve-ri ■
j for coughs and coMs and I think it
! saved m yltfe. 1 have found it m re
; luble remedy for throat and lung run -
plaint*, and would nn more be without
i bottle than 1 would be without fo.*d.
For nearly forty years New Discovery
tuts stood at the head of throat and turn?
remedies. As a preventive of pneumo
nia. and hr:-' a ■ k Plugs It ha* no
i e-iuaL bold under guarantee at all drug
gists. MV and |loh!. Trial bottle frev.
THE DOoTYrORE.
LONI>ON —An establishment has
been opened In Prlnrea* street. Han
over Square, the "Dog Shop" where
one ran buy dogs of all kinds. The
other day a lady came In for a kan
garoo to make a pet of V t... Pearce
quickly procured her rugtomer an anl
nisi There I* alto a toilet saloon
where the pets of society ladles may
be scented and trimmed, filled mil
with suits of clothing and little shoe*
lo put on when they go out, so that
their little i**i shall not soil th
carpet or the cushions when they
come In One suit ha* just been fin
Ished, which I* finished with a chest
protector and ha* a pocket with a
haudkerchlel Iu IL
Hattie Forsythe
Hattie Forsythe, who was an In
timate friend of Evelyn Thaw, and
also knew Stanford White and Har
ry Thaw well, has, since her return
to New York, spoken freely about
what she knows of the Thaw-White
tragedy. She denounces Evelyn's
dramatic story in court as a complete
fabrication and declares that the dead
victim of Thaw's shot has been gross
ly slandered.
WOIUNGEDFOR
I DOUBLE MURDER
Revolutionary Wom a n
Pays Penalty for Killing
Two Pc ;o Spies.
BERLIN.—A young revolutionary I
woman. Witold Habelman, was hang
ed In the court yard at the prison at
Flock for the murder of the photo
grapher, Gavallnskl, and his wife the
other day.
Gavalinski figured as one of the
most active members of the revolu
tionary party at Flock until the revo
lutionaries discovered that he was in
reality a police spy. As a result of his
treachery no fewer than fourteen
members of his party at Plock were
arrested and condemned to death,
twenty were exiled to Siberia, and
others received sentences of imprison
ment.
The revolutionists resolved to
avenge this treachery. Oavalinsky was
condemned to death hy the commit
tee and one of the members of the
party was told off to assassinate hint.
The first attempt resulted In a se
rious wound, and Gavalinski was
taken to the hospital. On learning
that his recovery was expected,, the
revolutionists Instructed Habelman
to enter the hospital to assassinate
him in bed. Habelman obtained en
trance under pretext of being a friend
and shot the wounded man as he lay
asleep. At that moment Gavallnsky's
wife was standing by the bedside and,
! as she was known to have aided and
| abetted her husband in spying on
j the revolutionists Habelman turned
ithe revolver on her and killed her
! also. The murderer was at once
overpowered and arrested and paid
the penalty of his crime.
For Real Estate call on or write
Hackett, Bell & Dendy. Planters
' 1 xian £ Savings Bank Bldg.
"COLORED ELIJAH
JU&T_SLEEPING”
Prophet Crowdy Buried in
Washington, but Follow
ers Say He is Only Sleep
ing.
WASHINGTON.—Prophet Crowdy.
the "Colored Elijah" and founder or
the "foot washer* and holy rollers"
is asleep—not dead. Thus say his
followers, notwithstanding the 'pro
phet" to all appearances died In Haiti-,
more several days ago. and his body j
now lies In a cemetery In Newark.,
N. J.
Prophet Crow-dv left Washington I
several month* ago. apparently in !
bad lit alth. but assuring his follow-1
ers he could not die. His death j
was due to a stroke of paralysis
though the [act* of hi* illness and
demise were carefully concealed at
the time, the more influential of the j
sect fearing the effect on the organ Ua ‘
lion when It became known tha: tKe -
leader wis dead. New that It Is
known that he has passed away, hi*
followers »a> that the prophet is
sleeping. Crowdy declared that he
could not die. but admitted that he :
might be called to Heaven
Hl* mantle muv descend upon any .
of three followers—Crowd', his neph
ew, of Philadelphia, who is in Wash- I
: net on to further his claims i Oliver ;
Tyler, of Boston, and 1.. Calvin Skin
ner, of Emporia, Kansas.
For Real Estate call on or writ ■ i
Market!. Bell & D*ndv. Planters !
Loan A Savings Rank nidg
TWO NEW MEfT FOR YANKS
NEW YORK —Jim O'Rourke. Jr., j
of Hrldgeport. son of the famous "Old .
Jim" O'Rourke, a second baseman,
will report to Manager Klherfleld. df I
he New York Americans todny. Pitch
er O'Connell, of the Buffalo team of ,
*he Eastern league will report later I
n th-- season. lk>th have just ben
-igned.
CHAS. D. CARR & CO
Wholesale Grocers
and Provision Dealers
Lowest market price;
on all classes of good:
All enquiries by lette
given attention through
return mail.
-'b
Chas. D. Carr,
PRESIDENT.
t «
Triangular Block, - - AUGUSTA, G
ARRINGTON RROS. & C"
Wholesale Grocei
Also sole distributors for the t
ous Horse and Cow Feed—
DAIRY. SUCRENE HORSi
Feed it to the Cow and
watch increase In milk.
Feed it to the Horse and
note improvement in flesh
and hair. Y Y
LINDSEY S. ARRINGTON
LUTHER L. ARRINGTON
863 Broad St., - - - Augusta, Ga.
“That Which is Worth Having
is Worth Advertising For”j
The old adage that what is worth having Is worth asking for Is
still true—true of the more Intricate life of today. *
The thing you want—whether It Is a used piano or a home
Whether It Is a readymade bn*lnes»s or a lo*t pocketbook—ls ob-'
talned readily through advertising, and with difficulty, or not at aIL
through other means.
Herald Ads, Tell a Daily Story of Dimes and Dollars
That Ought to Interest You.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16