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Augusts, Os., Monday, August 31, ’OB.
Circulation of Ihe Herald
tor 6 Months, 1908
February ... 210. US
March
April 222.012
May 243.*f.t;
June .. ... ..241.829
July 241,202
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the homos of lhf prospnrou p»n
pi- of this elly snd aertlon th»n
through thf column* of The Her
sld Dally and Sunday.
Partle* leaving Augusts cm hav®
Tbs Herald srnt them by mall each
day. 'Phone 297, Circulation Depart
ment If you r.tvt Augusta, so thil
Ths Herald can reach you each day.
GET BUSY QUICK.
It you havo work to do and at thin
time th«r<> Is hardly a person, Arm
or corporation lit Augusta that ha
not work to do. GKT lll'HY Ql l< K
If It la a question of labor to do the
Job with, lot >our wants be known,
whether you arc an Individual or a
larr.f contractor. Don't all around
, grading for labor to come to you. Ad
vcrtisc for the to -■ .’O, ;»f or ii.u moo
that you n.-cd on th< to and put the
Wen to work
If It Is a qih i> ItT* nf material or
•ttppllea that you need for the Job
on hand and that In to be done (JUT
BUSY QUICK. If these materials and
supplies ran tic had In Auauata or
through Augusta firms and agents, '
Use the wires vigorously.
Augusta must lie lit position to
handle th,- hlgue t and b» i tall and
winter business In Its history and
nothing hut hustle and fresh and
modern methods, wit, suffice to do the
work
The Individual merchants and man !
ufacturlng concerns that are going to
do the biggest business this fsll, arc
those who are best prepared to liaudle
and supply the demand
The alienists In N< w York think
that they can ••• snotlu i pro ii
one season Just ahead of them
THE REPUBLICANS BEGINNING
TO BE BADLY WORRIED.
At the beginning of the eampatgn
ft was stated by th,, llepubllran cam
palgn managers that Mr Taft would
not make a speaking tour, but that
he would remain gutetiv In flnrtmmtl
and make a tew speeches to delegn 1
tlonw from the porch of hla horn,
The program uiatked out for him
was a dtgnlflrd one it was modeled
after that of McKlrJcv whan the tat
tar was candidate for president.
The Indication-, are that this pro
gram will have to h.< chang'd, aays
the Savannah News, and that ts win
the Republican eampatgn managers
are worried The reports they are
receiving from the West are that in
order to atli up the Republican voters
and get them to the polls, Mr Taft
must tahe the stump It seems that
there ta a great deal of apathy among
the Republicans in that section They
know, of comae, that Mr. Tall Is Mr
ftnoarv -It s choice for president an o
that he stands for Mr Roosevelt's
policing hut the Roosevelt following
In the Weal la largely personal, and
these admirer* of Mr Rooseyett are
uol disposed to gel enthusiastic over
Mr, Taft alniplv because Mr Kooae
velt want* him to be elected.
Tb« calls tor Mr .Taft to take
the stump am numerous and It la ei
ported that they will greatly In
crease just as soon aa Mr Bryan be
gin* to stir up the people with hta
enthusiasm breeding speeches If the
Republican campaign managers am
nervous in* worried now what w I,
the., be when Mr Bryan hi gut* a
arhl'twlnd campaign making a doten
or niorg apo-ches every day from the
plallorm at the rear vud ul a railroad
taaiLf
PRINT'NG A NEWSPAPER UNDER
EXTRAORDINARY DIFFICUL
TIES.
Printing a dally newspaper Is
strenuous work under ordinary eondi
lions. The lay reader will peruse Its
eight, twelve or sixteen pages with
out ever giving a thought to the Im
mense amount of work rcijulred to
present this collection of printed In
formation to him. To gather and pre
pare It In proper form and then to
get It ready for printing and print
It, requires a large force of workers,
each of them with his or her allotted
part of this work to do. When
then, some extraordinary occasion
arises which disorganises everything,
even the layman can understand tlo
difficulties under which the newspa
per force labors.
On Wednesday last the flood came
upon the dly with unprecedented slid
denness. The Herald was ready for
the press, when the rising waters put
a slop to everything except Ihe work
of saving life and property from Im
mediate destruction. On Thursday all
day the city was under water, when
nothing could be done Htiywhere ex
eept to wait for the waters to fall
On Friday, In the mud. and on the
press of a Job office The Herald was
printed, |n abbreviated, form, to ac
commodate Itself to the press, but j
carrying the story of the flood On
Saturday the regulai afternoon paper)
was printed, the Arid complete news
paper printed In the etty alter ilv
flood, and delivered to all auhserlb
era, and thin was followed on Sunday
morning with a Sunday edition of six
teen page, which In Its make-up did
not reveal a trace of the extraordinary
difficulties under which the work was
done.
Yet this work was done with the
entire office In confusion. From the
first floor everything moveable had
liein carried hurriedly to the upper
stories, and scarcely anything was
In Its right piano New steam boiler
and gas connections required to be
made, to overcome the absence of
electric power, In the press-room
only ih' worst of the mud had been
removed, and the press pit was full
of wstci which could not be taken
out Notwithstanding all this, the
Haiiirduy afternoon and Sunday morn
ing Herald appeared 111 almost perfect
and unabridged form. It Is a news
paper feat which has rarely been
equaled, |tnd of which The Herald
and Augusta have Just reason to feel
proud.
‘ l.lke Nelson's men at Trafalgar, In
this trying emergency every man of
The Herald force did his duty, with
the splett result thst was achieved
BUSINEB6 BOOMING IN THE RE
TAIL DISTRICT.
Y' atarday'a Hcrnld was crowded
with the business announcements of
the energetic, enterprising and patri
i»it< business concern* of Augusta
These announcements made mighty
Interesting reading, for through them
all was the Arm grasp of the sit
mu urn now well tn hand and already
Indications of work planned and tu
process of execution.
With such purpose and spirit shown
l>> the business men of Augusta there
is no doubt et the new and greater
\uiMisih being an assured fact.
You may he sure that the peopl •
of Augusta will respond readily' to
his progressive spirit on the part of
the business Interests.
On Saturday, one found iu the re
tall district lhe store* that were ad
vertised ready (or business and with
attractive window displays, crowded
with customers. The same thing was
true today tu the retail district and as
more ot the retailers get into commi*
i-toii again, there is every pruapect of !
Augusta doing even a larger volume
ot business dun ever before
Augusta has Its work, a full portlou
cut out for it, for the next few mouths,
but work means business, aud Augus
ta must lie prepared to handle the
business Just aa Augusta is going tu
do the work that is in front of her.
DOWN TO WORK IN REAL EARN
EBT.
By this time the facts are well in
hand Iu regard lo the situation that
faces Augusta It Is one that calb
for faithful, loyal, energetic ami con
tlnuous work on the part ol the entire
population of Augusta. Kvery one
r an nelp In this work
The big problems that tare the city
government, the hig problems that
lace many of the mauulaciurtng and
commercial Interest* and the :rans
portatkm tine*, are being mn wllh
every possible energy and effort to
repair the damages and resume *er
VICO.
In addition lo these hig problem*
there are many thousand smaller and
individual problems that are hourly
liemg fared and straightened out
All old Augusta ought lo be as Au
gusta will lie the busiest city of Its
site In Ihe fulled States
Let's pul a premium on good work
prompt hustling work and cultlvat*
cheerfulness Confidence In Augusta
and her future was never so bright
and strong among her own |ieop|e.
and The HernM will tell dally ih>
good news of the prompt return pi ton
of business, to the outside world.
WORK OF THE RELIEF COM
e'MITTEE.
The co-operation of the Citizens’
Hi lief committee and the Council
commute,, has already done much to
relieve temporarily the suffering and
destitution caused by the flood. With
the funds available this work can he
and will be thoroughly systematized
organized and continued as long as
necessary.
Citizens should not hesitate to com
municate with any of the Individual
members of the committee, the mem
ber nearest and most accessible, in
regard to all cases needing immediate
j help anil assistance.
The membership of the committee
Is as follows; ('apt. W. B. Young,
chairman, Mr, K It Hook, secretary
and treasurer. From the Citizens,
Chat., Kates, Thoa. Barrett, F. B. Pope
T. W. Doylens, Bowdre Phlnlzy. From
Council, K. O K.tlbflelsch, R. J. Bates,
Austin Branch, J. P, Saxon, C. B.
Malbeney and L. K. Woodruff. From
the Associated Charities, T I. Hick
man and W. M Rowland.
Report promptly and accurately all
cases to any member of this com
mittee or to any of the charitable or
ganl/.atlons of the city and quick aid
and assistance will be given.
THE PURE REGISTRATION LAW.
Among the few general laws pass
ed bv the last legislature which es
caped the governor's veto there Is
one which, if properly enforced, will
In Its operation do more good in Its
way than any of the rest. This is
the law amending our registration
laws. Yet strange to say, the valuo of
this taw scema to be but little ap
preciated in some auctions. Here the
Gainesville Sentinel, for Instance,
asks;
The "pure registration" law
passed the late legislature. Will
som ( . one ktndly tell us what
earthly good is to come from It?
From this question It must he judg
ed that the evil which thin law is
designed to correct Is not yet ns ap
parent in Gainesville as It is in other
places. Under the eld taw a voter
might register tip to within a few
days of the election. As soon as can
didates were entered in the race
there was a scurrying to get their
friend* registered. Appeals would be
made to them to qualify by getting
their names registered as voters. This
was all right, but the efforts of can
didates and those actively at work
for them did not atop there. Vot
ers would tell them that they eouid
not register because tTielr taxes were
unpaid, and a trade would be made
whereby some one acting for a ran
dldatc would pay the delinquent's ,
taxes, and often with the understand
Ing of a subsequent cash considera
tion, upon his pledge to vote for the !
candidate for whom this money was j
apent. It waa the buying and se.l-
Ing of votes, these men, registered by
the payment of somebody else'a
money, usually having no conviction,
and as readily voting for on e can
dldatc as another. To what extent
this was being done was shown by I
lh e artivlty in the registration ot- I
flees, which a few days before the !
closing of the registration books would '
swarm, with heelers who brought in j
floaters whose taxes they paid.
A citizen who has so Utile eon vie ;
tlon that he w ill not register until '
he Is paid to do so, sud then cast I
hts ballot for the candidate out of ;
whose campaign fund his taxes wi re
paid to qualify hint to register, is
not a good voter There at« Issues
Involved In every election great is
sues Tn Bom e of them ami they
should not be settled by the ability
of Opposing candidates to raise the
largest ranipslgii fund, or hy the ques
tlon of who eouid employ the most
e*p< rt heelers to bring ,ln floater*
without convictions. and otherwise tn
different ss to the issues Involved.
The new law requires that voters
shall register by the end of March
livery voter who ta a property ownor
will have registered before that time,
to evade the penalty imposed on tax
defaulters. If for no other reason
Kvery good cttUen who casts hts bal
lot as a duly he owes the state and
to promote Its best Interests ss he
siM-s R, will also have registered, for
it is no greater hardship to register
in January or March than tt Is to
register In May or August. One rea
son wh» many good otttxeiia dc.ayad
this duty under the old law whs be
cause many m«*n habitually put off
everything to the last moment, and
If the last day of registration was tn
March the\ would register then, in
stead of the later date allowed theflt
under th* old law Under either law
all cßiiens who by reason of the
Interest they take in public matter*
arc really compctMit voters are rug
latered.
Under the new law only those vot
era will fall to register who mutt be
led to do so by personal appeal and
a consideration of value w hich only
a candidate or Interested party wtll
supply.
Th* ur* la* will raise the standard
of eltltenshlp and tt will ckvae the 1
door hitherto moat open for the Die
gitlmate Use of money tn determining
the result of an election Strung* that i
the Sentinel and other* like tt have j
so tar Peru unable to she this.
TITE AUGUSTA HER ALD.
PLUCKY AUGUSTA
WILL COME AUAIN
(From fjjattfrd.jy'* Atlanta. Journal)
Tii<* The Journal from
Mayor Dunbar. publDhorj o n yoAtmliy,
, bn-atlKn the Indomitable spit it ot ihe
pi ok y nltizmiH nlioi**. ©eii’ •n * ** mo
: n< :r(irately <*xpr*Hsieri.
They have been vlnited by one of the
j mojgf destructive flood* in th< his to* v
'>f the city and tin- damage to property
will probably amount to two millions
of dollar*, hut they ar#» not cast flown
or disheartened, for as Mayor Dunbar
put* It, they are "too bl* and strong
and courageous*" for that, and they ore
rallying nobly, under the genial influence
r i ih*- Munny day* that have come »o
r« lor** thHr home* and establish their
buhlneus on a Arm footing.
A r ■ "pie that hav< -..at »o-t of spirit
‘tn never he discouraged, and that it
Hhould manifest Itself In an hour like
thin was nothing more than was expect*
» d by those who know the people of Au
gusta.
Scan ejy had the water begti.i to re*
< ed#. from th«* thoroughfares of the city
i-afors her business rn*.* were begin
ning to restore normal condition.*, while
ilie population as a whole addressed
themselves 'O tin ir,-velin.u»'Jlti.woik
of caring for )w dc«'i<u ».
Profiting hy the experience nf the
past. It was thought that they had
forestalled the possibilities of such a
disaster as that of the present wf
THE CAPTAIN OF KOEPENICK.
Kvorybody rerrioraborß the captain
( t Koopenjck. that racy play of opera
boiiffe in real life which convulsed the
entire civilized world with laughter,
«tnd which flliißtrated the wooden
hcadttdneps of Gtennan militarism, un
der Its systematic red tapeism gone to
iced. A shoemaker conceived the
daring plan of arresting nr entire ear
riHon arid capturing Its military chest,
and actually carried it out. The
whole world laughed at the German
army when the story became known.
Wilhelm Y T olght, ihe cobbler-captain
of Koepenick who was the hero of
this exploit, was arrested, tried, con
victe<f and sentenced to a term in
prison. From tills he has Just been
released, on a pardon granted him
by % the emperor, after having served
only one hair of his sentence. Kaiser
Hill showed his good sense by issu
ing this pardon to the man whose
misdemeanor had resulted In no
harm, but on the contrary was a mag
nificent object lesson from which the
Gorman army system will doubtless
profit, even though it was made the
laughing stock of the world.
The cobbler it has made famous,
showing again what advertising will
do. On being released from prison
he went to his sister's Ittle shop
where ho Intended to make himself
useful until he could get on his feet
again. But little time he has had to
attend to shop duties, for at once
he was deluged with all manner of
propositions. Dime muMeum manag
ers were eager to make cantracts
with him. and lecture bureaus were
equally desirous to secure his ser
vices. How highly these are valued,
not for their merit for he is an un
known and at best a doubtful quanti
ty as a lecturer—hut on account of
lhe advertising he hod received, is
; how n hy the fact that he has .bean
abb already to make a contract for
eight locturrr for which he is to re
ceive $2,500.
Nor ii this all. Offers of mar
riageh have come to him from women
ot all conditions in life, several of
them from ladles of wealth. In the
e; > w of the women he is a great hero,
end susc'ptiMt spinsters are anxi
ous to share bis name and fame
Put an ihose proposals the cobbler
captain has politely declined He re
mains Jri.o lo lhe sweetheart he won
while pegging 'hoes in his little shop,
before his Quixotic exploit got him
Into prison md lame, and he an
notincee that he will marry her as
soon as he can turn his notoriety
into u snug pile ot cash.
When lie marries, (hat will he the
end ol the Uspialn of Koepenick. But
Hie story will live and will form thc
plol of many ru:ure storiee to chan I
away dull rare
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.
Mr Deha is anxious to tour the!
country in » red speelal" during the '
campaign In view of ihe expense.!
however, he may content himself with j
appeariug in a red shirt.-Washington '
Cost.
Time* are nnl alwaya hard, hut a
Iran always needs money, for he Is
compelled lo buy hla salvation of a
preacher. hL health of a dv>ctor. and
Is r.ghts of a lawyer.- Atlanta Geoi-
Rather than cause any 111 feeling
among the stccmahlp line* Mr ffy*os.
velt m*' chc'-e to aviate to Africa j
New York Sun.
Never before was there greater
need of the Rigor of Law against |
lh# lawless -New York World
So far, non* of our es'cemed Ros- j
ton contemporaries has attempted to
claaa Springfield. HL. g* a bout hen. j
dly.— Baltimore Sun.
We think It would he a g.*—*t thing \
If ihe G orglx legxs atu.i would
abolish Itself —Darien Gatet.a.
thiss.b!' y'andtda’e Bro »n doe* n-t *
attend she democratic r.» tn Atlanta!
becaoae he lexr. so re me wtll call I
on him q> re d the u.w ,<ened letter
he sent to u. '.ernor SrattU -L'oluui
bus Lcadg.t. ]
The masonry at historic ilawk's Gulley
so celebrated in “Georgia. Scenes,” was
thought to be sufficient snfegua,.-:
against the encroachment of the liver
But the prcs#*nt experience has shown
that something more must be done *o
prevent a repetition of the scenes
throng which the city has been pas ins';
during the pa*u few day>. and the p
pie are now concentrating their atten
tion upon this necessary work.
The stricken city has not been pre
cipitate In asking assistance, Indeed, it
was only with the greatest reluctance
that she consented to receive outstlo tui
sistance, although it must have been
apparent some time g.io that the ihs
tress would be great. She is rising he
roically to the exigencies of the hour ir
taking care of her own, and at the same
time she is deeply grateful for ‘ne •'>»
sistance which she sorely needs from
outside sources.
The cheerfulness and courage she has
displayed stirs admiration of the en
tire state, which responds with alacrity
to her call for help.
It is a foregone conclusion that a p»o
--ple who display Much spirit and resolu
tion in the dark hours of misfortune will
rise superior to all disaster and that
from the ooze and slime of the reced
ing waters the Electric City will revive,
and be more than ever worthy of her
name.
SMUGGLER'S TRICK
IS DISCOVERER
Officials Think They Now
Can Fight Smuggling
Better.
SPOKANE, Wash.—The custom's
officials have come upon information
which ihey think will greatly aid them
in investigating trafficking In fori.id
den articles and aiso in snuigglln
Their find came about in the arrest
of a fireman, James Murphy, on board
the steamship President. Anothe 1
tirenian notified lhe authorities that
Murphy had been smuggling opium In
to this country. He was watched hut
ihe officers of the customs service
were unable lo secure any evident ■
against him.
Upon the strength of the accusa
tion against him. he was arrested bv
Inspector McAurthnr. When he was
searched he was found wearing an
especially constructed vest aifipted
to the uses of smuggling.
jealourlhFbbano
STABBED WIFE 1
PITTSBURG, P*.—Surprising his
wife and a man in an isolated spo'
along the river's edge, near Ben Avon
and Italian named J. Zognahol last
night plunged a stiletto in o i.is help
meet's companion several times and
then threw the body over the cm
hnnkm-nt and into the Ohio river
Having thus disposed of his victim,
the Jealous man turned his attention
• o his wife. Catherine, and slashed
her fire and body several timps. The
husband Is at iibertv with a posse in
pursuit, and the body ot tic compan
ion has not been recovered.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
REGULAR MEETING
Met As Usual Iu the St.
Luke Church—Delightful
Program Rendered.
The Rpworth l eague of the St.
I.tike's church, held their regular
weekly meeting Friday night at the
church The program was as fol-
I lows; Reading by Miss Allen Har
ris. Recitation, by Gordon Hair. Solo,
by Miss Pratt Dance. Reading, by
Miss Mattto Morris. Duet, hy Misses
Norma Aaron ami Maude Thurmond.
Reading, by Miss Florence Newsome.
Instrumental solo, by Miss Norma
' Aaron. Recitation, by Misg Lillian
Newsome.
After the program numerous games
I were played one of the best was
j Chatterbox." in which several pood
I jokes were gotten off on the different
| mem tiers aud visitors present at the
I meeting.
WOMEN MUST REMOVE
HATS IN THEATRE
None Alloured in Gayety
Unless Thej Comply.
NK\V Y’OKK Women must re
alm e their hats if they wiah to wlt-
I Hts-' the pertonnatice* at the Gavet
i Theatre during the reason which
! open* at that house fontuV. The pur
| chaser of every ticket for tonight an 1
j subsequent iiertormance* wtll find
j that, by the acceptance of the tickc,
j he or she hua eutered l»to an xgrex
ment "that it the iad» use* s..me. sh
i will remove her hat upon request ot
j any einpove of the management.
t For the ttrat iteeade ol the tw-rn
I Hath cinturv one of Canada a creates•
accomplishment* wtli be the comple
tion of he dominion a second trana
remttental railway. The Grand Truuk
' ha* finished its pralre section from
' Winnipeg to Krntonton. From Er
rnonton to the coast, TOO mtlaa.
through the mountain*, three year*
more will he neiujed. The work is
ev ttdinti) difficult and exp-naive.
LET'S PUT 0
A GOOD FRO
Clean up, put <
clothes and 3
smile pro
likes congenia
I?any.
Dorr Hothc.
help you look
best, because
Clothes arc tht
best kind that c
made.
New Fall Goods
Are Here,
DORR
Tailoring, Furnishings
for Men of Taste
W. C. Rhoades & Co.,
/
Announcement to the public.
We arc prepared to do paper
hanging at once, as we saved
our stork from the high water.
We will not be handicapped for
lack of material; we are also
prepaired to do all kinds of
prepared to do all kinds of
you anticipate repapering you
should book your orders now
and w e will prepare your walls
and do the papering later.
W. C, Rhoades & Co.,
OPERA BUILDING.
'Phone 757.
READ HERALD WANTS.
CELLAR
PUMPS
CELLARS OF ANY SIZES WILL BE LOOK
ED AFTER. WE HAVE SEVERAL OUT
FITS AND CAN LOOK AFTER RUSH
ORDERS.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PRIVATE
DWELLING CELLARS.
Hogrefe&T og
’PHONE 607.
T\' H Y
Vs
.oRK
ANXOUNCEMh
We beg to advise our friends and t>.and fill the
lie generally that we are ready to pla»»./ )ry hand
service of our entire organization at »' i „ ojotlt
"•sal of the owners of all damaged prop • .
in the city. We will undertake any an and then
kinds of repairs and execute same ii* u m l n d on
shortest possible time and in the l-vest gliding by,
ner. 'quired for
We also have a full and complete*.n.ng tide the
equipment for pumping out cellars.
prompt service call at 19 and 20 Lii
Building. ,fYS
JOHN H.
McKenzies son.
fTk
MONDAY, AtH
DISINFECT
EXTRA STRIP
CRUDi
CARBO
ACI r
75c per F
GARDEL
620 Broad St
I Advertise Wh;
I Do What I Ative
Your money baek
if after taking my
treatment for Dan
druff & not. cured.
I make Scalp treat
ment a specialty,
having 15 years ex
perience. Ts I fail
to cure, it will cost
you nothing.
W. S. HALL,
Leonard Building
BARBER SHOP
Sam Lee,
Laundry,
No. 1281 BROAD ST.
Th® cheapest Laundry In the
city. First class work; work,
guaranteed. Give me a trial and
you will come again. Look at
these prices:
Shirts, 7c; Undershirts, 4o; Col
lars, 1c; Drawera, 4oi Cuffe, 2o:
Mandkerehiefa, le.
GLOSS AND DOMESTIC FINISH