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PAGE FOUR Hit AU6USIA Hi KAUJ 721 9'sati St., Augusta, Oa. fy# j A Dwr'rg ♦;»« W#.#»« iit<s c>v 0 n jny M >rnin<j by THE HKRA: D P’JU. I9HIKG CD. t« !®f#a *: t’i#> August* Po#t ,f i-« #* M#M M#tt#r of thm H*cond Cl#*#. 9ub*c*jction pAfib, Dkjty :■»»•» »»u nd&y, ) y»- DiUty • rvrt* S»unc-*y, 0 month# . . 'i !>C D*:ly #nd tuntUy. 3 month# I.&t £>#ll/ #rvd fiund#y. 1 worth W D«t*y #nd tunday, 1 vv##k J 4 Sunday H#r#fd, 1 y#ar ... T«/U kV©#k!„ Mtr#id. 1 ye#f T B LEPHONIS Fj ,m»l«*** Offlc# - t'ty fdttor * i"J Soct#ty Editor ~ 9f No iornmunlrat'Ort v.ill b# pubU#h#d th THo Hdrald unlcs* IH# n#m# of th# v/rltr • #ig»'.«d to the grtltl*. NEW YORK OFFICIT Vi*H#nii H*» | MW*f| A»:« r :y. Ht rtMWkK fSutldifl*. U* ! j.’ifii, M#w York city CHICAGO OFPICK-- Vr.rltnd 1 ij»„rT W It Kwinw, M«-. * - iley** fttilUUng Chicago, ••*- •i'ii*' M«iM 7* th* "fS'**l »<lv*r!l»lns m.4lur *; :h. CUT y ' »’»'» J»;I y -so *,y of r.foHmtwd for nil i#**» *»'' lif *# *n<l •d'-e-t i#lnf Addr### #lf bu*«‘ne»* communication# to | Tilt AUGUST* Ilf RaLD. 711 *-«•* H, Au|vlK, 0»- •■IF YOU WANT THE NEWS YOU NEED THE MBWALD.’ Augusta, Qa., Bunday Auguat 30, 1608 Circulation of the Herald for 6 Months. 1908 February * .. • .210,4*18 March April 222.012 M..y 2KI,Kr,« Jun* 241.828 July *«UQB Thorn I* no better way lo roach th. homo, of tho prosperous p«o --pla of (hta city anil mutton than through the column* of Tha Her ■lB Hally and Sunday. Partlaa Itaving Auyuata tun have Tha Haraid aant tham by oiail each day. 'Phone 297, Circulation Depart merit if you leave August*, ao that The Herald can reach you each day. Kern ha* accepted, whlakera mid all. Beta ar.. offered that tho leg lulu 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 U.e candldatna In the ra.« Hrvan la ib* H#>pt looktn* John Wind her«*dft.br will a?Hti*t hta fMh«r. KtiH#*r Wind. In getting out t‘io i diro MhMmiujdu It will (ortatn ty b» ii br#ety »heet, !t Id rumor«d tbit Itift Publ, th* intMdlbK TurkUh milliliter, i» may tun tnoog Jit d N«w York hot**l. But U ft J*xet or In It not? Ton Watonn'i former running nmto, Tom Tflbiir of Nebraska. I# *iu|*poit lug Hrynn. Ho art m arly all tho old 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 « 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