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merit if you leave August*, ao that
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tur„ will not dispose of that oonvtct
bill In a week
The TaUiall Tirana ha* beon caught
b> Bryan* mnlle It aay* that of all
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ib* H#>pt looktn*
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jhmi>uU*Ui In tho Wont
Kdtlor Swptt of Tho Naahvlllr, (Jn ,
Airra.d hai Inatiillrd n linotype ma
Ohllia in hit office Ho ovtdontly Itvoa
up to hli nama In trying to got out
a ra-d paper
Id lloatoa a man racontly diod from
bating bak*n tibaim To bo In order.
MUwaukbo ahould now comb forward
#Hth a mar who dltd trww drinking
bear
Oap< Main#, th, tU\tn of AiinW,
I# dbtbrmluod lo prove hltuntlf emr,
hut If ho d«o#u t mind h# will ovordo
th# thing and pi ova that h» it momly
•hamming
An IDngliah »<ionti#t ha* dltcovorod
that tho funto# from motor car# ar*
tho fluwn poarihlo dlrtnf«Tlant*' Ho
no further complaint whbn on, of
thorn pa>'AO» you lotvlog lit trail If
dlbagrraablr
A pack horao In rotorada rirrltt
a load of (00 pound' urarH twlcr
thr weight of Taft l*t * wldrut Angcll
bf thr H V. C A probably had not
braid of thit when he di'HOUliccd thr
fat candidate for cruelty lo attimaU
t*ncl# Ham t> ivatchlng rxprttant
ty to trr what will happen If WU
hbiculna of Holland rhould really uu
drrtake t»» apply thr mipprr t*» t'aa
tro It will ho fun for him. whether
it may pr#r* to the prtctpala.
tii{it. Yaneay (*art< r. who P run
ntng for Govamor t<» plranc Mr
Heart * la not doing am nmnlUH Ia»
hui*t Ho far hr ha*»» l «*%cn written
a card, or intimated it* any way that
hr If living
Captain H"bwu raya that war with
Rapin' would he ripgulv* Tlw»*»
’ho ha\«t been thinking that Huh
moiid p la hughour will
Vi,, that thin 1w a very . nml>l v «h*h
lin all right to tel! a frlJow to vote
» hf pray# hut don’t toil him to put
the money into tho campaign collec
non hui which h,* otherwi««- would
nave put m th* church collection
Coti trih u tlon and Trib u ula tion
both hr long to the mm# 1#
:h t . mournful obarrYation of The
Hema Tribune Herald a* Hie pci ’sal
cut call* for catniuitin centribution•*
each It* office from tho national com
tint ter
Mr Hockofbltet gave a young Udy
yottaln of hit the other day for a
wedding piiwph! Having 4 u-' been
ex cubed from )*m\ lug that f Jg,o<*o.t*ut
lot, th# Mm! i bud* tangibly \
peefed more but old John i* rodent
—<h« may liar# to }ay it at *n# vet
•ad m bald* an u# tUg av ey.
THE FLOOD INJURY MORE APPARENT THAN REAL.
l! !iilk heer, Lut three dnye »lncc Augusta w«:i covered with water.
That w»« ;t day of dnikio ** and gloom. With the muddy torrent ritsh-
Ir.r ;Ur ough the r.treciK, »:,d standing up to th* level of the counters
in m» i ' tin- toi' It looked indeed ;jb If *n Injury we-. b<;i 11 L. done
tha city from which it would never recover.
lint Use water hn» gone. It Inf* behind Its thick dopoult of red allu
vium, and the ruin It had wrought. In the store:, were damaged good*.
In the r**!d'!>'6* was damaged furniture. In off) e* and altops on lower
floor, w»« coniualon, and over all wa» mud 'On the niroets It was a
*c*t.e r.t derrl«t!<'ti, Fences and small outhouses turned over nr washed
; »y Tree, u;ir,>oti d, pavement* torn tip, great hole* !n the itrei:.-,
gravel * d iandbank* h' le and there, a ,< >:■! of wreckage, deeply cov
cred with mud. That stas Angustp when the watei bail left.
Immediately i|;e work of renovation was begun, Necessarily this
first work was Indoor*. Here men worked like beavers In store* and
Shops, while In the homes the women worked with equal energ; . The
mud wa> tackled with an energy that »,i' as forceful as that which
hnd deposited I; as an unwelcome Intruder. The scarcity of water
was a great hindrance nevertheless there are few places that have not
be o ii.itored to almost normal conditions Inside. Already the major
ity of porches aasln present a homelike appearance, and the stores bo.
gin 'o pr*«-u: ..n Inviting exterior. One firm on Broad street lias al
ready replafsd Its show window attractions, and In another week ll 110
Ins , of th • flood will be left iri those particulars. That was Augusta
Saturday nigh' when the mud outside had begun to dry.
Next week th* outside work will begin. A hundred convicts with
twenty live reams from the county will come to reinforce the city
repair forces, and these will he strengthened hy every man who shall
spplj for work. They will tske It street b> street. Weather conditions
promise to be favorable, and when the week Is ended, little of the
flood damage to the sheets will he apparent. For ihough It presents
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now such a scene of desolation it is nearly hll on the surface and
easily repaired. In the mean'iinn ’he cellars will have been emptied of
the water, and when next Sunday shall come there Will he little evi
dence of the Hood, except where more serious damage was done, which
fortunately was only in few places. These will retire longer time, but
In repairing Ibis damage improvement long needed will be made, so that
tills repair work In Its cost will represent something that would have
been done sooner or Inter In sny event.
Ho the flood, which scorned a disaster so great as at firm to he stun
ning In Hn effect, in the damage It wrought was far more apparent than
real. The poor people who now feel their losses so keenly will have
recovered from them, for household goods must In natural course al
ways he replaced nnywsy. There will he no traces left otherwise In
the elty. The big corporations which were the heaviest losers will have
made all their repairs, for they are accustomed to such losses which
constantly occur. The Individual heavy losers will algo probably have
made good, lor almost Invariably a man of enterprise In a stroke of
111 fortune And* a way of betterment In some other direction.
It Is plain, then, that I here Is no real rause for a feeling of diaeour
agement. Into each life some rain must fall. To each community
tiitist sometimes come a visitation of apparent misfortune. These
thing* tntisl lie expected; snd as the oak Hhuken by the storm only
art)litres thereby a firmer hold in the ground whleh promotes its growth,
so the city, shaken by misfortune. Is likewise strengthened thereby In
Ihe end. The history of all our gieat and prosperous cities Illustrates
this.
Then stnile at the flood that I* past Out of the present apparent
tribulation we a* a people will work out a far more exceeding great and
prosperous city.
CAMP MEETING, A PASSING INSTITUTION.
N«ll Holiday will he the big day of the camp meeting service* at
the Richmond camp meeting near Gracewood. This is the camp meet
ing season, and for some time they have been held In the various ootin
tiro |u their accustomed order The Richmond camp meeting is due to
begin next Saturday, and to continue until th* following Wednesday
morning
Theae ramp meetings are an old institution of the Methodist church.
They were established in the olden time, when ckurches were few,
and the purpose was to gut her all the families for miles around at one
place, for general religious service*. For this purpose a large brush
arbor was oonatrunted, under which the services were held, the worship
per* camping around It to be ready to attend the almost continuous
services from vunrlse until late at night. In the course of time large
permanent sheds were built to take the place of the brush arbor, and
surrounding this permanent booths were erected to afford a dining
hull and sleeping quarter*, which to this day are called tent*. And when
the time arrived for the camp meeting the farmer would move his fam
ily to the campground, where for a week they would "tent,'' with their
neighbors, each occupying th dr little rude entts-e
t’ainp meeting was the great annual event in each community,
limit which all other event* were reckoned a* the atieleat Greek* did
ft'Atn their olympiads. For week* preparation* would be made for it.
lh. farmer would pen a number of sho# and fatten (hem. and' lay
a ide the best of the hams In the smokehouse Ills good wife would
bake cake* and prepare t«ble deltcncie* and clothe* ior the children. The
young ladles would he busy making new dresses and finery, and th
young moir would supply themselves with new necktie* and other arti
< |e« of male adornment Anil then St the appointed time each family
would move to the campground, and there live for a week.
Glorious times were those There were the religious services for
the old The singing and praying and preaching would continue all day,
with only Intel missions for doing full justice to the good feeding that
had been provided, and a supply of religion would be laid in to las
until m-xt camp meeting. The young people would Improve the oppor
(unity In courting and It Is possible that the notion tha: matches are
made in heaven had It: origin here, since most matches dated from
a camp meeting courtship. For the children it was a glorious opportu
pity lor play, tor it was the only lime in Ihe year when all the neighbor
ing children »ere gathered together. Ho lor each member or the family
camp meeting was the most Intpoitani event of the vear.
Ihe custom Is still maintained, but the old spirit has long since
disappeared Then' 1* now a church In every rural community, and
camp meetings are no longer needed lo afford an opportunity for rellg
lons service*. Resides farmer* now do not live Isolated as formerly, to
the need of gatherings a* a mean* of social intercourse does not now
exist as then The old 'tents are disappearing. No longer do the
people tent on the ground. They gather, as Uhl their fathers, hut It Is
utid*t different conditions, which reduce the Importance ot the event.
Soon ihe time will come when they will he discontinued altogether.
Yet there was a4**elnailon abrut those old camp meeting* The
stltlii*** of the surrounding woods, the darkness broken hy the numerous
Are stand* upon which wore biasing fires of light wood knot*. The sum
moils to the services by a long Idas- upon a great horn The congrega
Itoua! singing In which every body Joined The fervent prayer* and the
Unpasatoued sermon* of the minister* a* with rude eloquwtoe they port
ray’d the Joys of heaven and the miseries ot a burning hell It was
no wonder that a religious fervor should under such conditions seise the
great audience* which ended In shout* of glory,
Thi* does not happen at the itodern day camp meetings They sing
about "ihe old-time religion," and many earnestly desire to see a
revival of It. Hu, It cornea not. because the old conditions and infl.i
cnee* which produced li are absent now-.
Hemlai l* the gteat dai at the Richmond camp meeting (’anally
then ar> large number* who go out that d«v from yugustu to attend
lUh the poor sendee given hi the Augusta Southern ha* ni«d<
three numbers rapidly decline, and th- Sunday attendance is now
stowing smaller year by year, Ju t a* the old "tents" arc falling to
decay and being abandoned
the spirit or helpfulness.
Whlli' there I* probnhl) not * fani
, tl> In VurubUi which has escaped lows
frt»m ihp rcceui frswhei. *»ra % . ha**
n fmalar loser* than other* The
If * of man* big corporations will
perhaps run up Into »lv fisurvs, and
mute individuals and firm* also have
lost heavily Hill mol*' (tnr-iv rata
lively are tin* smaller losses sustain
i*d I" m'iii. of the poor people In
11 hose district* where the watwt reach
i d high ay Into the dwellings Theae
i i«»t |>eo|ile Inst prnrttea.lv all the>
I had, and are destitute
I*hoae nior r fortunate should ltd
i them
In thta work the twat t>po*r»ph!*al
letnn *i. prompt to art v*
atiei th. water tell as the men emit*
i> uunuukalv utth each other, b> uu
anlmoua consent they agreed to a vol
untary assessment of ten per cent of
the wage* ol each member for three
week* to he donated to the general
relief fund, Thla waa noble action
l anally traterual and other t.iaael
raston* are prompt to act where re
Itef la resulted among thetr member,
ship Hut the tviKHtraphlral union
ha* (one beyond that Ho far ns
known none of Its members nr# In,
dlMress None of them stand in need
of outside asslatanee, whatever their
Individual I wae* b) the Hood ins>
have been Hut they see the Ow'd of
help of othera. and In the aptrit of
tr".* t hnstiau charity the' have come
forward with their eontrliuitton to ro
Heve the general dlslrewa among the
poor
*• i* s worth) r*auipl v (or *ll,to
I follow. , *
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE SUPERIORITY OF BRICK PAVEMENTS.
Th<- streets of Augusta have during tho past week been subjected
to th,- most severe test to which a pavement can possibly be subjected,
and It doe* not require a» expert to dc|rrniin e which has shown up
lest under this t<*st. It is at once apparent that th@ pavement laid of
vltrlflr-d brick on a concrete foundation is superior to any other.
For thf past fifteen years the city council of Augusta has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars In street paving work. Ali kinds of
paving has been tried, although of late years only brick laid on a con
crete foundation ha* been used on all streets where permanent paving
wa* done. The jjresent test showe tho wisdom of this course.
For upward of twenty-four hours the water had possession of the
principal street* of the city. They were not merely covered to a
depth varying from two to ten feet, but this water went racing through
the street* with cataract velocity. Mute witness of the swiftness and
power ol this current Is borne by boats which wer P capsized and car
ried away, and in their course struck telegraph poles with such force
as lo double them’ around the polls like a string, as was the case in
several places, and in the up-rooting of trees, which was done In many
places. Water driven with such force would find every weak spot;
which It did, as the numerous holes that were washed will testify.
The greatest damage wss of course done where there was no paving
as for instance In th e green on Geen e street and in the open lot in
front of the rnion depot, where thpr p are Immense washouts. Of Jhe
paved streets those laid with cement gravel seem to hav stood th test
fairly well, in most place* requiring only a little surfacing to be put In
good order again. What causes th" greatest surprise is the weakness
developed by Belgian biock pavements under this test. This is appar
ent on Campbell street, where large holes were wash*#, the granite
tdocks having been lifted out and sometimes carried completely away
by the water.
!I| tt the brick pavement Is everywhere Intaet. Only In one place, on
Jmdtsonstif-et where a sewer cavpd, will any of the brick pavement re
qm '■ repair*, and even here thp surface of brick remains unbroken,
having sunk bodily to accommodate itself to the cave beneath, without
allowing th>- torrent above it to make an Inroad. The new pavement
on McKlnne street had Just been completed. All of it had not yet been
opened lo traffic. Her e the current must have been of the swiftest, pour
log through » break In the canal bank. Yet not a brick was dislodged
and thi* roadway Is In perfect condition.
Kxperinnce is well said to be a dear school In hieh to learn, and the
Impressive lesson our city has just learned in this school is that brick
pavement, laid as It Is done In our city is thp most substantial pavement
that can be laid. After this demonstration it cannot be doubted that ali
Hu- streits hereafter to be paved in most substantial form in our city
will be laid with vitrified brick.
GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL
AND COLLEGE.
The lime I* getting short a lien once i
more the hoys and girls will begin
lo take up the more sftlous part of
■lfe and return to their studies. One
etn feel the stirring in the com
munity always incident to these an
n.ial events, getting ready for school
etui colli i V h:le the public school*
will not open for several weeks yet
•here are a large number, possibly
a greater number than ever before of
August* boys and ■::'■!* who will at
tend school and college this year.
It Is almost as itnportan: for the
boys to get their things t'other as
It Is for the girls to get ready these
days School and college have a fash
ion of their own : hese days, and al
ready, If we did not know It, one!
could tell that school and college
days were once more at hand by the
ste p windows, the sly'es displayed,
amt the announcements m The Her
ald's advertising colutm .- t: it col
lege and school day were coining
ngain.
It is a good thing for ■ • boys and
girls, as well as tl,;- pr > n-ttps to
patronize home merchants, and home
Industry, and whereever j ossible do'
their trtu.lpg at h one. 1.. these days
of style and competition one can
find in the Augusta shops. Just the
rlyllsh and attractive articles that
you can find In New York or New
port. In fart, it Is no uncommon
thing these days for Original pur
chases ultimo* to be made abroad and
on your return home to find the iden
tical 'articles right here in Augusta.
With the weather man giving it*
more hreezes, there Is a lonic In th'
air, and the movement and the color
scheme is being dully added to by the
boys and girls with their talk of
Chooi and college and all the pre
naratlora that go with these annual
and festive occasions.
GETTING READY FOR OCTOBER.
The rent! season tnd all Its an
uuiil change* and repairs is nearly
upon us, and i’h* H* raid has been
n*ked to say a word In season to
ranies rout mplating making changes
and plucing orders for repairs, puirt
lug. papering, etc.
Why not hav e :>* much of this work
dune now as possible rather than lb
•*,’ •• and tr\ and concentrate It all
in a tew days or weeks? In the first
place, It I* Impossible for the work,
alt the work of ’he cltv to be done
In a few wii k*. it is Impossible for
the (inn* 01 the city who do this
kind ot work to get the necessary
workmen all at once for these rush
jobs, it Is sometimes Impossible for
them to get the material, or they get
out of stoek on account of heavy anl
:o xp-e*>,| older- and there Is the
added delay oi ri-ordt-rlng.
Better job* more satisfactory lobs,
and it. reality quicker Job* ran he
done all over the city, If parties who
are Interested |n this work will have
their estimates made, let th*lr con
tract*. and have the work done now,
‘nstead oi w 'Ring until the last up*
Titt’sPills
fOR TORPID LIVER.
a torpid ftver deranges t h« whofc
•yslrm. and prodacra
SICK Hi ADACIIF,
Dsvpepviu, ( ostivenes*. Ilisp
erotism, Sallow Skin nnd Pile*.
There Is wo better remedy Ist th.M
Du-Wrr*
_ LltT-h PUXi. es a ttinl wtU preen
Tdka No Substitutes
ment when there is a rush ali over
the city. •
I bis kind of argument seems good
to The Herald, and we think that it
will appeal to Ihe people of the city
us a business like way of hat dllng a
problem that every October nv>ans
rush work and quick work for tho
annual painting and papering and re
pairing jobs that take place all over
ihe city at the opening of a new
renting season. As usual there will
he a *reat many changes this year
and the argument is one that has
therefore al l the more force, at this
lime.
LET’S PUT ON
A GOOD FRONT
Clean up', put on good
clothes and wear a
smile prosperity
likes congenial com
pany.
Purr clothes will
help you look your
best, because Dorr
Clothes are the very
best kind that can be
made.
New Fall Goods
Are Here.
I
DORR
Tailoring, Furnishings
for Men of Taste
FLOWERS
FOR
FUNERAL DESIGNS
FERNS.
St>ulb’s Nursery.
SEED! SEED!
The Kind That Grow
Now is the time to plant
your fall garden.
Onion Sets, Beets. Cab
bage. Collards, lettuce,
Radtlishes, M u s t a r d s,
Kale. Spinach.
We have a full line of
fresit tested Seeds.
N. L. WILLET SEED
COMPANY
309 Jackson Street.
a T ,u. 0*
Broadway
Restaurant.
WE WERE WASHED AWAY, BUT WE HAVE
FLOATED BACK AND ARE READY TO
SERVE MEALS TO OUR FRIENDS AND PAT
RONS. WE WILL GIVE YOU THE SAME
GOOD SERVICE IN THE FUTURE AS IN THE
PAST AND AT THE SAME POPULAR PRICES.
REMEMBER NICK DELIVERS THE GOODS,
WHEN HE ADVERTISES.
Broadway
Restaurant.
907 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Ready
M o n day.
t
While I had my store open all of yesterday, I
will be ready Monday to resume my trade as be
fore the flood. I have filled in all of the vacant
spots in my stock and can serve you now with
the best in town.
N *
R. J. Bates <sc
Company
1132 BROAD ST. AUGUST A.
Bn | p 1/ Red and Buff, Dry Pressed
li B v r\ an( j Common Building
LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIFMENT.
Georp--Cdrolina Brick Company
Howard H. Stafford, President.
Write for Prices. AUGUSTA, GA.
W. C. Rhoades & Co..
Announcement to the public
We are prepared to do paper
hanging at oiuT, a* we saved
our stock from the high water.
We will not be handicapped for
lack of material; we are also
prepaired to do all kind* of
prepared to do all kinds of
you anticipate repapertng you
should book your orders now
and w* will prepare your wall#
and do the papering later.
W. C, Rhoades & Co..
OPERA BUILOING.
•Phone 757.
Read J-ferald Want jftds. p
gTJNUAv. ATTriTTgtT uq
I Advertise What I Do
1 Do What I Advertise
Your money back
if after taking my
treatment for Dan
druff A. not cured.
I make Scalp treat
ment a specialty,
having 15 years ex
perience. If T fail
to cure, it will cost
you nothing.
W. S. HALL,
Leonard Building
BARBER SHOP