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PAGE FOUR tut augusia herald 731 Broad St.. Auguttn, G;i. TubJiahod Svary Aftarnooci During tt« Waak and on Sunday Mcrnlmi by THE HERALD PUBLISHING C) Entered at the Augusta Poe'office ei Mali Matter of the Second Claiv SUBSCRIPT lO* HATkfJ. Dally and Bund*y, 1 year V* '? Dally and Sunday, t month* 3 Daily and Sunday. 3 months 1 > 4 Dally and Sunday. 1 month *>') Dolly and Sunday, 1 weak .W Sunday Herald, 1 year 1 UU Weakly Herald, 1 year 30 telephones. Buelneea Office • JJa City Editor Society Editor -*• No communication will be publlehad in The Herald unleta the name of tha write It elgned to tha artlcla. NEW YORK OP PICK —V're‘land Ron ;,im!n ASMjr-v. Hriinawlrk rPilPttnr Fifth Avenue. N*-w York Fity CHICAGO OPPICP -Vreeland-Nenia mln Agsnry V, II Krntow. Mir, 1101 I , vr» Bulldtii# Chic 111 •fh# Il»TaliT t« Hi" official advertising , . Al.irr Of Hl# VUy •✓ Aiifn.'* and of ,CmitttV of Richmond lor "H l'** l 00 ‘ lice. and advertising Arto.#.. ill business oommonleedon* to Wf AUGUSTA HFRAID, rj; Bro.O (II . Auguste, 0». "IF YOU WANT THE NEWS YOU NEED THE HERALD.' Auguata, o*., Tueidsy, Sept. 1. 1908 Circulation oi Ihe Herald for 6 Months. 1908 February Him June M»A» July There I* no bettor way to rearh the home* of the prnaperoua |e«v pie of this city and auction than through the oolumii* of The ller aid Dally and Sunday. Partlaa laavlng Auguata ran have The Herald aant them by mail each j day. 'Phono 29?, Circulation Depart ment If you leave AuguaU, ao thn The Herald can teach you each day. THf AFFINITY BUSINESS. I Only about a yonf ago the term , “•fTlnlty" n«e made on., of the load era In public attention by Artlal Karl« and hie affinity. Mina Kuttm-f. Karl* 1 win a marrlid uom, who believed that he had found hta ntflulty In Mlaa Kuttner H« Induced hla wife to go to FYanre where ah,, obtained a dl vorce, and then h,> niurrh’d hie at flnlty He returned with her to hla old home In thla eounlry. and Jual a few da>* ago he »aa relenw.il from Jail where he had been routined on sh„ i-barge ot henllug hla Hlfliilly wife, who during hla confinement In Jail had left for parta unknown to pre Vent Hie man trom liming her otter hla releaae. This lw the alnmat Invariable end Ingot the efTlnlty Imalnnaa ll utav vary In detalla according to lonil and peraonal condition* 1n each case hut the general outcome la ttlwow* much the aanu The man who hasn't (lie constancy and honor to be true to lh,. vowa he made when he led the wife of hla youth to the altar, . nonet be ewpeclcd to be faithful to any oth er wnmali. and certalniy not to honor and revere the woman for whom he broke the moat sacred earthly tie, n» a wlfa ahould hy honored and revered. Bo It I* natural that dlaeord ahould qulrkly end aurli unlona, na la almoal Invariably tb« rate Affinity la understood to he anul at traction the peeullar atrong alt no tion between two aplrlla created ao aa mont perfwcllv to mat., togethei Th,. attraction of affinity muat there fibre he auppoaed to Ire alronger than love, for it la to he noted that It la • Iwnya a married hian. amt uanally one who haa a wife of whom he la not worthy, who And* an atflnlly II ta • deduatoii and a fraud A man who la devoid of honor ranted truly love, and a Ulan who would lofoik* hta wife to he Joined to nn affinity la a man without honor The womnn In the caae th, sfftnlo who la weak enough ‘to Itaten to the man * affinity twaddl, and hettevr hla prote, tntlona of lov* la malting heraelf th, tlctlm of a fraud, and aa In the caae of \r Hat Karle » affinity rhe twill In the end find heraelf ao little ewteemed that the la hirky If ah,- ear ape j*-r gotta I vtolenee at the handa of her profeaaed affinity It mat and dnea happen that in marriage mlgtakea are made, and where there nr, no children it would jtmhahlv be heat in all wuch caaea that aurh marriage, he legallt dla waited Rut aurh an gnnultnent of the na triage contrao, ahould he effected h#eg,ta. It apprara beat for th* Inter e«t of both partlaa. and not aintply be. gua, one of them believe that hr haa found an affinity * Kleptomania la aaid to tv* a disease, and ao douhtleaa ala., la affinity find lug Ihm the latter i her, i. fortunate b * oertaln rure If th, law -hould preerrll<r a |»enlieattar> term for ev erv principal In an afftimy caae and thla law be enforced, precious law a( tattle* would L* found. PROVIDE WORK FOR THE PEO PLE OF AUGUSTA WHO ARE OUT OF WORK. j There ta no doubt that the people of Auguata. who are out of work aa a result of the damage to the ranal and the stoppage of mllla and manu , factoring planta. want, work and are ready to work. Yeaiorday the Cham ber of Commerce building *«« crowd rd with men' who are ready and anx ] lona lo get to work again Announcement wai made that *he charleston and Western Carolina rail I way wanted 200 men. and The Herald ! ha* no doubt but that there are many I others In Auguata who have the work ; ready lor 10 or li/I or 50 or 100 men. !a* the caae may he. The suggestion haa been made lha; the f'hamber of Commerce open a Labor Register or Bureau an that, men who want work and concern* who need labor may have no trouble In getting together and atari Ing work a* rapidly aa possible It will he a great deal better for all concerned If a central Bureau of Information can be established, a place where con tractors and concern, and Individual ran file and make known their need* for labor and where all the people who ar, In aearch of work can he qulrkly pul In touch with the work that la offering and that muat ha done in Auguata. And In Ihla connection The Herald asks all the people of Auguata who have work to do, to DO IT NOW. Let's not poat pone the work that muat he done. But DO IT NOW. I'arllea In need of labor as well a* men who want work ahould have a central Bureau of Information where they can he quickly put In touch with one another. ANTS AND MEN. Almost everybody haa had occaaloa to watch a colony of ants, when their home met indden destruction from any eauae. There would ho tnatant eonfualon, each ant hurrying out of the wreck with Its load Then, Im i hcdlatcly following the panic. If the agency of destruction wits no longer at work, would begin the work of re pair. In seeming eonfualon and yet In p< rfect order, each Individual ant i doing lla part In the general pro-: gram, the entire colony would he at work with such restless Activity and peralatent Industry, that "a* busy as anti" haa become proverbial, Kn It I- with men. and Ihla same trait l« being splendidly exemplified in Auguata now. There was panto •luring the flood. Kverybody thought only of Having what waa In reach of I thp water and worked at that Then the water fell, and step hy step be hind it the work of renovation waa begun The streets presented a busy scene eveil while there waa still water In places, and the mud deposits were ooay slime The Rabbath day, bright and beau llful with Its welcome sunshine after the long present clouds, did uot atop the wprk altogether In plaeea work of the moat urgent eharaeter was he Ing done, but generally the people wi fe devoting the day to visiting the vat lona places of greatest destruc tion But what a sight dirt the streets: present mi Monday. Everywhere stpiuds of men worn at work, and fiom non pnrt to tho other the jlmln, In iho activity displayed, forcibly re minded oim of an ant colony at work after a disaster to their home In •c* dllng contiialnn amt yet with or dcr, r«ch In hi* place, with shiucls, wheel harrowh and carla, the repair wink w.i* pushed \nrt llk>' the ant colony. thU will continue un til not a trace of the disaster shall remain With superior Intelligence but with the aanie admirable activity ns dis played b\ tho I lit H the people of Vu gustu wll soon res I ore thetr city to It* anti flood condition THE RIVER RANK \ho»e llawk'a Unity the river makes a sharp hend From a aoutharlv course It turns to the east Necca silly the water In Its flow brsahy against the hark on the southern side IS the Stream rounds thla hend The allqvtat aotl offers no firm re ■snee to the action of the eater 4- It strikes thtw exposed place ’fence since Augusta has been hinlt the stream ha* made stead > encroach n Ml here \nd this lasi flood has made such an InrtMd that It ta ap pa rent that some substantia! protec tlve work Is needed here the c g w C eallr ad crosses lltiwk* Dully on a trestle at Its in "dll. and cpuUuum thence ilowp the river to the wharf at Outre •'•eel Hid cltUeny remetuher the time when outside the location of this iroek. Immediately below llawk* iSully, there »! >.. „1 a row of ho'tsi They have long since dt»pp»ared and he place where they stood t> now in the bid ot the river Auer the rail ro«,| Tack waa laid, some fifteen car* a* a every high river made • r.e..*rhme*t on this hank, and seieial It roes the track was moved further in The flood last week mad. most aiansiuc inroads A’most thu entire length of track, with the land underneaih from Hawke Cully to >hc North Aug.i la bridge, hnz disappear ed. Apparent!' fifty feel or more in some place* along tills river front of Augusta has been taken by the river, while on the other side, a rnrr"f oond- Ing gain Is being made In a itand bar that Is forming Thla cause of destruction muat continue, unless something •’trope r than the soft soil la piexented to the water sweeping around this bend. The river hank must here be rip-rapped | with atone This alone will prevent the change of channel which the water I* working at thla point at Augusta'* loss. It k, ions that the federal govern ment |g due to glvr ibis protection to the city. It does so elsewhere, and Augusta has probably been negl cted because the attention of the govern ment haa not been directed to it. Vo rely thla should he done now Tin government placed Jetties In Ihe river below Augusta which obstruct the passage of the water In a misdirected effort to deepen the channel. It should certainly protect the bank at ihla vulnerable point, lo keep th« I channel from being filled with the silt. This matter should be presented to the government at once, in order that the work may b« done before still more damage is wrought. A NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERY. Medical science Is being continually < nrlched hy new discoveries. Usually these are ridiculed at first hy the staid old conservatives, and finally accepted and made a factor In sav ing life and preserving health. Tna discovery ot vaccine vlruen as an anti dote for smallpox and the discovery that yellow fever was spread by mo* qultoea, jjre Illustrations In point. Another such discovery has now been made, relating to a certain class of mental disorders. To these the name of pellagra has been given by the Italian Investigators, who dis covered tbls disease and Its symptoms and cause. It haa been found, however, that pellagra loos not exist in llalv ajone. In this country, In the Southern States, it has also been fully diag nosed by Dr. .1. W. Babcock, superin tendent of the Smith Carolina slate hospital for the Insane. Dr Babcock i recently loured Italy with Senator Tillman, In or«b r more fully to study 1 Ihla disease |n Italian hospitals. Pellagra la caused bv eating corn , which has not properly ripened and dried As it is well known corn gathered In this condition and placed in bulk becomes what farmers call musty, a condition produced by th” t partial fermentation of the heart or the nitrogenous part of the kernel Such rorn Is rare In Southern grown, i 111-cause In ihe South the season is ion* enough for corn to mature snd harden fully before It Is harvested, ll Is different with the West, where, lowing to th* shortness of the season corn must be gathered before It Is fully dry, as Is alao the ease some times with late planted swamp corn !In the South, Such corn fed to j horses and mules often produces blind ] staggers, a disease of the brain ao severe as almost Invariably to pro diiee death In a -holt time. if It lias till* effect on horses I; | is not strange that It should bine a similar effect on man, nnd this it la* It ha* hern found that pelhigrn ; patients were eate rs of rombreud and tills aeeounts tor the presence of the disease In northern Italy and in our Southern States, In both which ace t|ons enrnbrend constitute* a stapls ’article of food for the jmtirar class. This being known, care should l>.‘ ! taken In using this food There is no danger In meat ground of Southern upland corn, which Is as wholesome a* the purest and best foist article. • Hut the greatest rare should he exercised In using Western corn as food for either man or beast There ts danger In It This is another Incentive for the growing of more upland corn In the South. Pellagra for man or blind staggers for the horse may lurk In everv sark of corn that Is slopped from the West Relief for Sufferers. August* and other elites of Georgia and til,, raroltfias have suffered great i h on account of the great Hoods of the carta pan of the week but An gust a suffered far more than other ’ elites The devastation and destruction , caused by the raging water In that Icily ha\ P been appalling Thousands j of people are even now suffering for - food and raiment because what they had was swept away or ruined and I the city Is w ithout supplies Millions of dollar* In property losses have been sustained and thou sands have been thrown out of env i ploy ment. and thus suffering I* rn tailed upon thousands more Th<* total Ins* and the suffering of j the people cannot now be estimated but enough Is known to show that the ; ell' necii* help and need* It at once Columbus will Join with other cittc* of tiers)* HI extending relief t'ntll I organisation shall he perfected The j Ledger w ill receive contributions of j money and send same to the stricken [city Columbus Ledger. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. JIM CHAFEF. MET DEATH WITH FORTITUDE AND BRAVERY. His Thought was of Family and Fricods and Not of Himself When the End Came. Mr. John Chafe* of Langley, a brother of Mr. J. J. Chafe*, who was -kilhd |v the accidental discharge of a revolver In hla satchel on the (Jr ;g.s train outing from Atlanta to An , gusia, bev received a letter trorn his uncle, Mr. Joseph Gregg, of Atlanta i enclosing a letter from .Mr. J. K. Yn Clelland, of Atlanta, who v/an on ihe train wh*n the accident occurred at •! in which fuvler details of the dep ; -.r able accident, are given. The iett".- are as follows: Atlanta, Ga., Aug 28. 1 !W>K. Mr. John (Jhafee, I-angl y. S. C. Dear John: 1 jus! discovered terday everting that Mr. McClellan, a lawyer in our office building, and i • friend of mine, who lives tit Stone Mountain, was on tb» train with -James, and after the accident occur | red he practically took charge of the I whole case. Mr. McClellan speaks , with great admiration of James Cha , lee the very short time hs was alive, and I have asked him to put In writ* Ing what he has fold me. as I know It will he of great comfort to his mother and the rest of the family. I enclose letter from Mr. McClelland addressed to me. Your affectionate uncle, Joseph Gregg Atlanta. Ga., Aug 28, 1908. Mr. Jos. Gregg. Temple Court, City. Dear Hlr: Knowing that you ate an uncle of Mr. .T. J. Chafee. and that possibly you would like some Inform ation concerning his death, etc., I beg to advise that I was on the traij on Wednesday afternoon that left A* lanta at 3.30 o'clock, and about three miles this side of Stone Mountain. Mr. .1. J. Chafee, who was seated with Mr. P. A. Steiner of Augusta, got up to open Ills satchel and get soul* cigars out of same, and hls revolver was discharged accidentally, striking hint on hls belt buckle, aiyl making a glancing lick in the abdomen. An examination of the valise show ed that a buckle of one of the straps that held the clothing on the Inside of the satchel had gotten between the guard and the trigger of the pistol, and when Mr Chafee picked up the pistol with the barrel in hls hand, pointed towards him, he started to remove It so that he could get to the cigars, and the strap being next to the trigger caused the discharge. Any one that could have seen the satchel at the time could have tery easily understood how the accident occurred. Immediately upon being shot Mr. Chafee turned to Mr. Stein er and asked him to help him, that he was shot. He did not fall, but walked forward a step or two and lay down In the aisle, where every attention possible was given him by Dr. Porter of Social Circle. Upon the arrival at Stone Mountain Dr. J. G. Krnest. one of the best known physicians of Atlanta, was on the train and offered to operate on Mr. Chafee if he was put In a place where he could he operated on Mr. | Chafee was then taken off of the train and carried to Stone Mountain Inn, Dr. Krnest getting off with him We then immediately summoned Dr. W T McCurdy of Stone Mountain who responded promptly. Before getting off the train Mr Chafee was perfectly conscious, and stated to Mr. Steiner and those pres ent that he was dying: that he wish ed a telegrsm sent to hls brother at t-anglfy. and to Mr George \\ Evans He begged that hts mother tie not notified hy wire, but that she he spnred the shock that would at- Item! such. He exhibited the greatest I fortitude, and was talking sensibly tip t,_, two or three minutes before he idled. While suffering the most In j tense and excruciating pain he dls played the greatest courage that I . have ever seen in any one. He real -1 Ued and knew that he was dying, vet hls demeanor was perfectly calm and collected llis greatest* thought seemed to be that the terrible trag edy would hear so heavily upon his mother Mr. Steiner being a stranger In Stone Mountain I assisted him and did everything possible with reler cnee to having the body prepared and tent to Augusta I am simply writing these details concerning it, knowing that if it was s relative of mine, or one who was near and dear to me had befallen to such an accident away from home, that I should like to have all the details possible Very truly your*. .!. K McClelland MR STEINER WAS WIT* MR. CHAFEE TILL THE END Mr Plrrkncv Steiner who watt on the train with Mr Ctiafee and sitting with hint In the saw scat from which IMr Chatee left to open hts satchel tn order to get some e'gar» when the ' accident occurred, speaks feelingly of the great fortitude and presence of mind that Mr. Chafee exhibited after he was Injured and after the doctor had told him (hat there was no hop* In the short time remaining. Jim Ohs fee's thought was all of hi* mother amt family and friends and not of himself, nnd he met the end with a bravery and fortitude that we* as remarkable as It was tom ling Mr Steiner say* that It was Hr*' thought to be possible to secure an ! engine and return to Atlama to the tirarty Hospital, where the necesaarv care would he given and an operation could be performed but that Dr Ernes' who was on the train going I to Mth. ' la to perform an operation, after an examination, found that this could not bo done, and that an tro medial* operation should h* attempt •■ul, though It seemed hopeless and so proved The help tha was rendered to the dying young man by the people on he train ard at Stone Mountain. *\<n th.“igh most of them were tee Augusta Is In Distress. As the waters which have for the pnst few days flooded th* city of Au gusta recede the anxious people of that suffering Georgia city realize lhat the estimates made of of the . damage done and the loss of life have been too low. It. his been the worst | tir ed in the history of that city and section, whirl) has In years past suf fered In great measure from over flews. the flood of 1888 remembered with horror such as the people thought could nev-pr bp visited upon them again. For days the city has been paratvzcd, its people marooned In upper stories while their property v/aa being wrecked and ruined, but even with the subsiding of the wafers cones a new problem, an added hor rrr. Augusta face: n critical Flotation. I’nless relief •ores, and con es quickly, starvation threatens the poorer classes who. r»ler -d from their imprisonment, And that *he flood has robbed them of their means of support. There is no work for them to return to, the food supply is run ning short, and. although the proud city of Augusta Is trying hard to meet the demands n;nd* upon her. it should he sufficient that her womt ha recount ed and that the people of the state learn of her suffering to open their purses and ( .tend the aid that the stricken city stands sorelv in need of. 1 The next few days will bring fresh problems, dally the situation will re veal more clearly the untlld suffering of the people Excitement has per haps kept up many of those who have not tasted food for days, enabling them to bravely deny the Inner man what they cannot supply, and hear up under the strain. Relaxation will come and the hardships they have suffered will tax their strongest es ; forts. It is bad enough, we dare say, : to sustain the losses and view the de vastating work of the flood and to en i ter philosophically upon the work of restoring their property as far as pos sible from out the wreck; and add ; arute physical suffering, hunger, to , this, and the situation is one that de mands the alii of those who have not i been so unfortunate. AugUßta has made no official ap peal for aid, hut the situation in it self Ir an appeal, an urgent appeal. ; The people of the state of Columbus, will, we believe, do their part; and they should act without hesitation. Augusta Is in distress; she must have relief, and quickly.—Columbus En quirer Sun. Aid the Augusta Sufferers. Subscriptions are being started all over Georgia, for the purpose of aid ing those who have suffered by rea son of the destructive flood In Au gusta. This has been the worst fldod In the history of that city, and has caused the loss of more than a mil lion dollars in property, besides many lives. In fact, as the waters recede the enormous extent of loss becomes more apparent, both in life and prop erty. Many cities have already started subscription lists, nnd appropriations have been made by the city govern ments of several Georgia cities. Home should not lag along behind In the matter. We hav P ourselves been suf ferers In the past from floods, and know just what they are. Let the people of Rome come forward with their subscriptions. We may not be able to give a large amount here, but we should do what we ean without delay. Whatever fs done should he done immediately, to be effective. The waters hai> gone down now, and the work of rehabilitation has begun. Right now is the time when outside aid will be most effective Augusta is a great old city, filled with a class of people who are al j ways loath to nsk outside assistance There is no doubt that th e people of that city will go to work energetically | and patriotically to rehabilitate their homes from the Work of the destrue-1 five elements. It will he sometime before a large portion of the resi dence district will bp habitable. Re- I building and cleaning up will require many weeks. The peoplp of Rome are always ! generous, and quirk to respond to rails for aid from their sister oltles. We trust they will meet the present j situation with their usual generosity and liberality.—Rome Tribune Herald. Should Build a Levee. The disastrous flood that haR dam aged Augusta to the amount of two million dollars as well as cost the lives of more than two dozen citizens should call to the attention of those most interested In the welfare of that city the great necessity for a suffi cient love,, being built to protect the city from future floods. It Is quite certain that in the future floods will come again and that they will be even greater than the one that has just subsided. They will he greater for the reason that the people are year by year allowing the forests to he de vastated. the woodlands being cleared without regard to the future condition iof the watercourses that ar P fed by the streams that flow from these for est region. Th ¥ Savannah river being a navi gshte stream we see no reason why th,. I’nlted State* government should not undertake this work The cost would he trivial in comparlslon with the benefit* that would acrure and the business ot Augusta Is eertalnly of importance to the national govern ment, as much so as the interests of ntanv ettle* along streams In other sections of the country that are Im proved hy the United States govern ment. The levee around Augusta should he built snd the federal government should tiuild it.- Athens Banner. feet .strangers, could not have been mure >-enerovis and kind than h would have received from Ms own friends and faintly. Among tl" who ware particular , ly kind and w ho--e names Mr Ktelner remembers In *h!k emergenev were: Drs Ernest and McCurdy. Mr Joseph Gregg. M# J. E McClelland, Mr W. 1 I Venable, and Messrs Johnson, i G-*en and Humphreys Mr. W. I Wilson of Augusta was alao on the ; train. LET'S PUT ON A GOOD FRONT Clean up, put on good clothes and wear a smile prosperity likes congenial com pany. Dorr clothes will help you look your best, because Dorr Clothes are the very best kind that can be made. New Fall Goods Are Here. Tailoring, Furnishings for Men of Taste W. C. Rhoades & Co., Announcement to the public. We are prepared to do paper hanging at once, as we saved our stock 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 yon 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. Hogref e&T odd ’PHONE 607. ANNOUNCEMENT. We lieu to advise our friends ;:nd the pub lic generally that wr arc ready to place the service of our en ire organization at the dis l*o- .1 of the own-rs of all damaged property in the city. Wo tviil undertake any and all kinds of rep and execute same in the shortest possible time and in the best man ner. V e also have a full ai>d complete steam equipment for pumping out eellars. For prompt service call at 10 and Library Building. JOHN H. MACKENZIE'S SONS. TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 DISINFECTANT?* EXTRA STRONG \ CRUDE CARBOLIC ACID 75c per Gallo ! GARDELL’S 620 Broad St. Advertise What I Do Do What I Advertise * Your money back if after taking my treatment for Dan druff & not cured. 1 make Scalp treat ment a specialty, having 15 years ex perience. Ts T fail to cure, it will cost you nothing. W. S. HALL, Leonard Building BARBER SHOP Attention Landlords and Tenants The renting season is now on. Business Intrusted to me will be appreciated and attended to promptly. Clarence E. Clark, REAL ESTATE 842 Broad St.