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Augusta. Ga , Thursday, »«P«. 3, 1908.
Circulation of she Herald
for 6 Months. 1908
February 210,488
March
April • .222.01-
vi n v . . 243»A66
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July
Tharn i« no bolter way to rrarh
thn hoinra of th** proaparoua pao
pi* of thl* city and Motion than
through tbo column* of The Har
aid Dally and Sunday.
Parties leaving Augusta t.ln have
The Herald sent them by mall each
i uy. 'Phone 297, Circulation Depart
ment If you leave Augusta, so thn
ll.e Harald can raach you each day.
Yea, Pauline, the water wagon ban
become a very popular Institution in
Augusta And that la no Joke
The newspaper reporters are not
she only one* engaged in the pump
Ing buxine** In Augnala these day*
Th* Marietta New* affirms that It
H.w a Coweta calf the othet day And
there are people Inclined to believe
thl* story.
A fashion note any* thsl knee
hi acolete are U> h*- worn with sheath
gown Dike arm bracelets, It must
be only for ihotr; then
rpton Sinclair **v» he hs* sfll
da,lts to suatatn him Most of u*
had auxpected that Upton had some
thing, from the way he writes
Thaw having refused to pay hi*
alienists In full these gentlemen may
decide to deliver the goods to tha
llama brother* only e o d.
And the leglslstur,, continue* to
wrestle* serenely wllh the convict
qui-atton It I* very evident that the
boy s count on getting tliatr |>er diem.
There ara quite a number of Ait
gnatan* who fully real!** the mean
Ing of the exclamation: Water, w-a
ter a vary who re, and not a drop to
drink
A Oerntan scientist SB,t* that a hut
tertty can go seventeen day* without
food Quite a lot of Augustan* dis
covered last week that they are very
unlike buttrrtlte*
It la predleied that Candidate Pres
ton will not carrv a single electoral
vote. And the poor fellow |* tn prlaott
and under It* rule* may not even
speak out and deny It
The question "Do hog* l>*yT" sske.l
by tin agricultural writer, t* answered
affirmatively bv a street car con
ductor Molding the end seat they
never escape the "fare, please." man
It fa reported that an Indiana man
recently broke hi* wife's jaw It mutt
ha,e been an exceedingly aggravating
alien.'.* which he had learned to ex
hibit to produee auelt a reault.
The Tenne •■■■< •• man who wax lined
jjtt for stealing another man'* wit.,
was puntshr I too s.y. rely \ Wife
that ..Hows h.-raeti Mold, from her
hutband la apt to bring punishment
ettongh for the thief
It t( nts'vt that a professional hit
mortal la a raaMai'' tor lovamw In
Main* Thai I* one *hc*<l of 4*org a,
for Yanrwy farter d**«'* not rank aa
a profcskioiisl and aa llearsf* rami I
<tau> la acting meisly a* an amateur
humorist
A Chicago aortal v matron adv laaa
Kiri* a«var to mart a i.mu until they
have wan him drunk If tha atria In
dr> Georgia should take thla advlr*
there would ba llttl* uai* tor wedding
Im 11* tharaaflar.
John ft. hasn't contributed anything
to tha Augusta relief fund but ha
will And th,. city gtrrrta In aa An*
condition for h‘a Binomoblla aa ha
found It laat winter when he shall
ba again in our midst n<\t w Intar
Th* Saw England cranberry crop la
reported to b* a failure tint thla
doean i matter ao much. alm> tha ro
publlcenr will he ao disappointed over
tha raault of tha election that the* j
won't tram much aauc* for their.
Ukankagivlbg dlnncra. j
JUST THE BEST AND BUSIEST
TOWN IN THE WHOLE
COUNTRY.
*l hero Is no doubt of the fact that'
Augusta -otx long been the heat town
in ib> -Hole onjttry, just, ax there l>
n. doubt thru Ji.xt not? \ukp • a Is one
of Hit BSjxi'.st towns In the whdlv
cwintry. . i
J.tt every one of us keep up the
food work until not a sign or vestige
of Ui< Hood can be seen anywhere In
the city. Thl* work I* going to take
tonic time, of tour:, but it * wont
•at must be don-, and It . < to th'-
Interest of Augusta ih.:i It should be
■.one promptly anil efficiently.
Every da ‘he good work that is
b'dr g don. /> ■ . anlng up and r
pairing Hood d images ran be se n on
all side*. Keep it up, Follow the
work of cleaning out with whitewash
and paint brush, and let's m:tk< Au
gusta once mors the prettiest city lr>
the whole country, just as she baa
long l **en the best and I* bow the
busiest.
Another week will work wonder* In I
the work of restoration, and the pep
pie 'if the city are giving their time |
and energies to lh<- work In a way
that means a bigger and better city |
than ever before
There Is no mud so muddy as the
mud of the Savannah river. Nobody
In Augusta will dispute this assertion.
MAKE EVERYTHING BRIGHT.
A more desolate aspect of a busi
ness street than that which was pre
sented by rirokd street on Friday
morning last could scarcely be lm
•iglned, much less found In reality.
All during the proceeding day the*
street had been under water, from two
to seven feat deep In .he stores.
During the night the wat< r had fall
on, and when day broke, she che*t
It-HS light of a cloudy day revealed
the street, with the Interior ot all the
store*, covered with a thick deposit
of red mud. In Hlmost every store
the work of clearing up wag.begun
at once, ihe mud being scraped off
and deposited In piles In the streets,
and then the goods assorted and the
rearranging of the stores b»gun
This was work that required time.
All wi re hindered by lh« absence ot
water, and by the Inability to obtain
any supplies or other helps, except
such ns belonged to the pllce Hut
under all these disadvantages tie
1 work f its pushed In every ptare. Ac
I cording te Ihe nature of the » ook the
i 'iop* required to get everything spick
land span again will vary. Some of
j ihe alore* which handled smell piceo
| goods and where the greater part of
| ihe stock wan wator soaked, will re
' quire lon*, r time. Hut many of Ihe
j i lores hav< already completed this
! work of renovation, nnd are open and
! as well arranged and Inviting Inside
..* they were liutort th, Hood.
fytits.de the steam pumps may be
I forcing water out of the cellars In
ereai eiroani*. 'The slimy mud may
j he plied outside *.he gutters In piles
Th" sidewalk may be covered wllh
1 the dried mud ground into a line pow
der by the ■lasalng feet Over every
i thing outside may bn the rod stain of
, the muddy water. Hut Inside th»»e
. tore* not a trace of the flood Is visi
ble. The damaged goods have been
i emoved The shelves, counter* and
floor* arrayed and polished The
show windows redressed A stranger,
j seeing only the Inside of these stores,
would never bellev* that only five
davs ago they were under water.
On* of these atorea la that of the t.
C. L*vj Son'-' K Co. Thla waa prob
ably tha hlghcat atom on Broad
atreet. No Roods were damaged, aa
iht water only covered the floor u few
Inches d'’pp It waa cleaned out and
: the front repainted tha day after the
flood, and look a now aa pretty ns a
«lrl In her Sunday drees.
Another of the store* m thla Invtt-
I !ng condition la that of Mr. P Sluakv,
i on 1040 block Not only ha* arery
trace of th* Invading water been re
moved from atore and stock, but tho
entire front h*« been repainted, ana
j prasents the appearance of having
•>cen dressed for a gnla oeeaslon.
I'hls la a commendable spirit A*
! r.tpldly a» possible, and aa complete
j !y aa possible, every aiorc and ofbee
hottld he made more attractive and
nvtUng than It was before th» flood
l,et no one be content with makeshift
renovation, Just enough to be able to
rat along with t.et every la-matnlmj
trace of th* flood be effaced from
limed t tiwt, and other easiness
' f trtcU, as quickly as possthle, and
make sonic extra Improvements at
s.h tin which me ih" ■ »•>
opportunely made
That I* the right spirit.
And thla applies to residence* aa
well In lawns and flower beds tho
i mud may be spaded tn. and the rich
cat lawn will be the toward tn a lew
week*. Fence* that were wrecked
' c mid be mad* more at’mriff than
, they v'ere In the repairing The In
dian summer eould find our roaltlrnc •
sect lona presenting a ha«d»om>r ap
pearance than ever before
Let u* do thla Let every mtltenJ
! <ir with his n« giber In a c immend
,bl* rivalry to sec wh > e»u s,s<ne*
obliterate even •,race of the flood
from ala house and premise* and who
can go the tun beet tr ptesmiung an
Imjrvvtd aggearaciMt.
LET ALL PUT THEIR SHOULDERS
TO THE WHEEL.
Nothing will help so much to re
store this good old city to its norrnai
condition, as, for everybody to put on
a bright face and cultivate cheerful
ness. To make a long face, to con
tinue worylng over what has hap
pened cannot mend matters. What
Is done Is done, and i / amount of
fretting can undo It. So quit looking
at till* anil with cheerfulness let tu
all address ourselves to the task of,
restoring everything to Its ante flood
condition.
In this everybody can assist. First,
by giving employment to as many!
hands as possible, or by taking em- ]
ployment, as the case may be. Those
who have stores or premises to clean
up or repair work to be done shou.d
do It at. once. Nothing Is gained by ■
putting off something which Is neces
sary to he done sooner or later. I,el
all such work he done now as fast as
i the help to do it may be obtained.
And let everybody go to work at such
employment as may be found. There
are hundreds of men in the city whose
, regular work Is suspended, on ac
count of the absence of the power
f furnished by the canal. Let none of
| these remain Idle, hut Instead of wait
lng for their regular work to reaume ;
and In the meantime draw on their j
sayings or run Into debt, let them take
such other work us is now *o press
ingly demanded. Let everybody keep
busy, either as employer or employee,
and not only will all traces of the
flood l>e soonest removed In this way,
hut the business of the city will con
tinue without Interruption.
And then there is another way In
which the business of the city may
be greatly benefited. Every merchant
has met with loss, romp more and nth
ers less, but no business In the city
has escaped. All merchants have out
account*, and there are few cltlgens
who have not accounts outstanding
against them that are due. Now is
the time to pay them. IJ will llqul
dale a debt that must he paid, ana
paying It at this time will help the
merchant In his time of greatest
need; and It will put money Into ac
live circulation at a time when it
will do (post good,
If our people generally will net on
these suggestion* -a„d appearances
Indlrate that they ar e doing this -it
will be hut a short time" before the
flood effects shall be ocereome, and.
outaldp of the dlMomfort of the first
few days there will he none, while
In the meantime business will be as
active as It would have been under
normal conditions.
EXPRESSIONS OP SYMPATHY
FOR AUGUSTA.
There u no doubt that a* mr-athy,
genuine Nod heartfelt, helps tel alle
vlate auffarlng. It Is worth the
I l’ r, re "f suffering sometimes to ex
periotic* the comfort and helpfulness
j Ihat cornea of the knowledge that
brethren at a distance really stanu
j very near, ao near as to be ready to
extend a helping hand In c.-me of
i need. It brightens the way‘that
leads through ihe dark shadows, and
j makes easier to travel this road that
is to difficult. Just to know that sym
pathetic hands are ready to help If
: ihe task seems too great.
This Augusta 1* experiencing In the
i afflictive visitation of Providence that
has befallen her
Most generous has hern the aid
extended by ihe various sister cltie*
nnd town* of our state lo our city
! m this, her hour ot (rouble. Not be
| cause aid was ask«d— for Augusta
i >v*a ready t(* overcome thla aa she
i has overcome previous lesser blows of
i fate—but because they were ntovid in
; sympathy by the sudden misfortune
| w hich had fallen upon our fair city,
iind wished to demonstrate In th*
| most practlrat way the brotherly
i spirit which dwelt In their heart*.
Even before the flood In the city
j had reached its greatest height and
j while onr people were yet stunntJ bv
j the presence of the gr*at peril tn
I which th< \ were and the fearful Work
|of destruction that waa going on
| around them, the capital city was
prompt to nc:, and one of the flrn
message* that pas-ed over the wat'-r
'lnto the city waa a message of aid
i 'lashed from Atlanta And o'hrr.
j (oliowed last. I’ront many Georgia
j rifle* and towns came contributions
to th* relief fund, to augment tjir a t
proprtulon made bv ottr city council
and Ih* contrlbmlona of our own
wealthier ettliens, all of which area
I) help to reduce the Buffering Inc!
dent to the flood among the poor who
lined in ihoee part* of the city moat
j deeply submerged
•Most generous has been the contrl
butlori to the relict fund sent by on*
| sister city at the mouth ot the Sa
vannah More closely uritij to An
ge.sta than oth*r cltl*e by reason of
I tho sitvani which flew* by both 'h, It
i door* and by reason of the t act th*t
Augusta I* Savannah a child, rhe a >*l
people of that dly were ,nosi saner
ou* In .hi aid they extended ,md roo*'
gratefully was her contribuion of st>
080 accp.rd and applied to th* pur
pose for which It was given Equally
geuerou# he* been the action of
«*th*r town*, which hav* sent and arr
asauiaucvs cl Uivii maapathv
THE AUGrUSTA HERALD.
In the substantial manner in which it
does tangible coed.
Augusta Is d«epfy touched by their
display of brotherly feeling and sym
pathy so real as to take practical
form. It will stimulate our jieople
In the work of rehabilitation which I-,
before them, and which’ they will ac.
eomplixh. But of the mud and wreck
and desolation of last week Augusta
"111 rise in her former beauty, the
i'-iit city which undaunted by a grtat
reverse only is spurred thereby to
rise to greater greatness; but al
ways will her people cherish the re
membrance of the kindness of her sif
ter cities which brightened her sky
In ihe days ot h'r deepest gloom.
Bread vs. Resolutions.
Augusta is a sorely s.ilckeu city
B is flic first of the larger Cieo’r
gia cines in rears to need the assist
ance of its sisters.
No appeal for help has b«en sene
out, but Augusta has never failed to
respond generously and nobly o
every cry of hunger and destitution
iiiai has reached her during the
years. She opened her -heart and
h*-r coffers to Charleston, Jarkson
tille, San Francisco and others that
have been hurt as she iy now hurt.
No appeal r,as ever been made to Au
gusta m vain. Over there they are
quick to give succor, but slow to ask
it.
United States army officer in one
day has found six thousand people
Who are destitute Over ten thou
i and whose home are drenched and
damp, whose purses are empty and
whose stomachs are craving food.
Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah, Char
leston, Home and some oth r eilles
have poured food and money into Au
gusta.
Thus far Macon has sent only a se‘
of resolutions. *
The resolutions were cordial, per
haps sincere*, but thry ar<- not filling.
They will not clothe a. single desti
tute perron or put an ounce of food
In a hungering mother's or baby's
mouth.
There is a bread famine In Augusta.
7 fie bakery ovens were alj ruined by
the Hood and the great warehouse of
ihe American Biscuit company col
lapsed.
As soon as this news reached At :
mta and Ch:*r]e'.ton baggage sa
full of bread left each city on the
first passenger train to Augusta!
The resolutions from Macon ai
rbed at about the same time. Au-
KU3tans were, of course, thankful for
the resolutions, but. preferred the
bread.— Macon News
Augusta’s Need of Assist
ance.
The dlxpatcht s from Augusta which
are appearing in the Morning News
and other st»t,e papers show ihat that
city Is greatly in need of assistance,
i (treat as the need s now it Isn't a?
gr> at as it will he later on. The city's
industries are parn'yzcd and it will be
several months before the most im
portant ot them will be in a condi
lion to be operated, ft is stated that
.he greaier part of the city* indus
trial population is wholly dependent
from day to da\ upon l<s earnings be
ing rut off there are thousands who
alreadv toehtie pinch of poverty. In
addition to th" the homes of most of
the factory toilers ac undoubtedly in
a very unsanitary condition, owing to
ihe overflow, snd much sickness may
be expected.
Some ot ihe eilles of the state are
already responding to Augusta's need
for aid and others wl'l undoubtedly
do so The people of that city- will
not be permitted to suffer Yester
day Savannah's city council donated
8500, Savannah's HeqevoUnt assocla
j '.ion $ .oo and Savannah s newspa
pers, J2OO. We have no doubt that
! Savannah's response from various
other sources will be liberal. A num
ber of donations in addition to the
foregoing have already been made,
but there bus b-en as vet no organtt
ji d effort to render assistance. Two
I er tnree of the churehea have undei-
I taken to collect money and p*-ov;s
--1 lons and doubtless a good report will
Ibe neard from their efforts This is
iin occasion when practically every-
I body ought to he willing to lend a
1 helping hand.—Savannah Morning
New*.
The Paper Must Come Out.
The damage and desolation of the
Augusta flood can bp Imagined! when
It Is known that for two day* neither
of th,. paper* there were able to is
sue an edition The world knows that
somethin* la wrong when the paper
fail* to appear One of the first things j
that a newspaper man learns Is that
th, paper muat come out ami come
out on time no matter what happens.
So thoroughly la thla Ingrained in
newspaper nature that the public has
learned to , \pect the pnper*in their
front yard as regularly as the sun
rises, barring, of course, the de
linquencies of the delivery boy.
It Is really remarkable how few
things prevent the publication of a
paper The editor may die, but his
subordinates do not allow the Issue to j
be missed The machinery may break,:
hut a substitute may he brought into'
play. If the press goes to smash, a
call Is made upon the friendly offices
of the other paper or th |ol * v
I fir* that would disorganize any other I
business only causes a transfer of ae I
tlvltles to other scenes and perhaps
an abbreviated edition
Only those who deal with marhin
[cry know of the strain upon human
endurance thla a tract Imp* cause*
Very often factories shut down sot
' repairs, and trains are more frequent
ly late than on time, but this sort of
thing never occurs In a newspaper of
fice When some calamity such a*
th, Augusta flood doe* befall the pa
per* thev are alwaya the firat to re
sume the ordinary business
The Augusta newspaper men work
ed tn water up to their waists until
the press hour They were onlv pro
rented from appearing as usual by
the fart that the electric power to
move th* ir presses failed Then they
tried to rig up steam connections, hut
their press rooms war., flooded They
wer,- back at work, however, while
other* were at'l! (tunned th* hot !
n>rt ui th* n.-.>4 I
KILLED CHILDREN.
GOT EIGHT YEARS
PARIS.—The Assize Court at Ren
nes has just sentenced a woman,
named Dubois, to eight year's impris
onment, for no fewer than five acts
of infanth.de in the space of fi.ve
years. Ten years ago the woman en
tered the service of M. Lorant, a
cultivator at Croix-Brisee, and sub
sequently became his mistress.
A child was born every year, but
the woman had always concealed the
fact that she was about to become a
mother, 'i hi two first children were
still born. Five others were strangled
with the consent of Lorant. Last
March the neighbors informed the
authorities what was taking place and
I-orant and the women were asked to
explain, the rumors concerning them.
When the cultivator saw the gen
darmes approaching he crouched from
his house, and flung himself on the
railway. His mutilated body was sub
sequently discovered.
WEIRD CEREMONY
ID RD POEIEE
PARIS.—A weird ceremony took
place the other day at the Palais de
Justir c in connection with the recent
murder of the banker Reme. Courtols,
one of the servants, confessed to his
participation in the crime, stating that
he and the butler, Renard, entered
the banker's room and stabbed him
to death. Renard denies this, and
the examining magistrate has been
unable to wring a confession from
him, although he has tried to do so by
every means in his power. With a
view to frightening Renard into con
fession by enacting his grime before
him. the murder was reconstituted in
the Palais de Justice today before a
cinematograph. The room was ar
ranged as much like the banker's bed
room as, possible. Courtols stripped
and a detective also stripped ahd im
personated Renard. A second detec
tive tn the bed impersonated the un
fortunate banker.
The two men fell upon the "bank
er" with such savagery that his body
was thrown on the ground and rolled
into the position in which It was
found after the murder. The cine
matograph will reproduce the murder
very realistically. It Is intended to
give a special performance of the
crime as it appears upon th e film be
fore Renard and the examining mag
istrate in the hope that the surprise
and horror of it will make the
wretched man confess.
GOVERNMENT SNAG-BOAT
"TUGALOO” IS AT WHARF
The government snag-boat "Tuga
loo’ Is at the Bay street wharf, to
inise the wrecked steamer “Tv.o
States,” provided the river doesn't
rise again. She is equipped xvttn
monster derricks, and Is said to be a
powerful lifter.
NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL.
The melancholy days are nigh.
We feel with trepidation,
When round us fallen" leaves shall
lie
And folks about vacation.
,—New York Sun.
IN A LIGHTER VEIN.
Or An Aeroplane.
Among the other distressing fea
tures of the Augusta flood, the Rome
Trlhune-Herald notes the falling In
of the bridge connecting the city with
I the booze tanks" of North Augusta.
I While this affliction is great It may
not be without its compensations,
Some enterprising and perhaps needy
citizens will profit by operating a fer
ry.—Chattanooga Times.
As Connected By a Funny Fellow.
After severely arraigning the pre
ent legislature for extravagance and
waste of time, the Augusta Herald, a
staunch administration organ, was
ret upon by the indignant waters of
the Savannah and strangled out of
business. This should be a warning.
—Laurencevtll* News Herald.
Greatly Interested in That Bridge,
The latesf ncorunts are that the
North Augusta bridge was still In
tact. This will be some consolation
to Augustan* In the midst of their
troubles. —Rome Tribune-Herald.
A Case of Water and Oil.
Where is Augusta's ‘ big rich”
friend, John I). Rockefeller, who had
so many fine things to s*\ about the
town in its day of prosperity?
All Right Again. Thanks.
We missed the bright faces of the
Migusta Chronicle and Herald two
or thr, c days last week. The press
of Georgia sympathizes with these
splendid newspaper* In tho terrible
water Ulsnster ihnt has overtaken
, r city.—Dublin Times.
Th,. devotion to duty displayed by
tin *0 tn> n who make the paper, the
men at the cases and mathiuca. w hose
name* never appear in the papers,
aa well as those m the front office*,
des. rves the rommendnttnn of the
public. Like effort# on the part of
people In other trades call forth col
umns ot praise In those vary papers.
The public should ot forget the es
fort* of the printers, pressmen and
.other employes that bring the paper
i out on time, despite the sport of cir
cumstance and clutch of fate.—Rome
ITHI.»i,*U.nU
LET’S PUT ON
A 6000 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 c-an be
made.
New Fall Goods
Are Here.
DORR
Tailoring, Furnishings
for Men of Taste
W. C. Rhoades & Co.,
Announcement to the public.
We are prepared to do paper
m 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 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.
House
Raiser
J. W. Giffin, practical
house raiser and mover,
can be found at 841 Broad
St., McAuliffe’s Plumb
ing Shop.
THE FLOOD IN AUGUSTA.
Hit Hard, But Will Rise Again.
The city of Augusta has been hit
Hard by the flood, but phoenix like
she will riße from the mud, and .be
a ihore prosperous and beautiful city
than ever.—Orangeburg Times Demo-
Most Disastrous Flood on Record
The recent freshet, a, Augusta, was
the greatest and most disastrous In
the history of the city, both In thr
loss of human life and property. Over
sixty people are missslng. and sup
posed to be drowned, and twenty-two
bodies have already been found. It
Is more than probable that quite a
number were carried completely away
on the crest of the flood, and that
their bodies will never be recovered.
The loss of property and damage to
it, will exceex a million dollars—
Laurencevllle News Herald.
In Need of Active Sympatlsy.
Augusta needs not only the svm
path of Georgia but the substantial
expicsslon of that sympathy—Thom
asvllle Times Enterprise.
A Lessen of The Flood.
Pisaster* like that of he past week
show how dependent we are in this
section of the country on other sec
tions It shows a condition (hat ought
not to proTal! here either. In this sec
tier es fertile farming lands th peo
pie get alarmed about th scarcity
of neat and broad as scon ns the
railroads atop tunning We ought to
raise »o much neat and breud In
Jfewberrv eountv that we ct tid live
all the year round cut off fro; the
re*? of the world.—Newberry Observ
er.
A Hopeful View.
The Auguita Herald take* a hopeful
vi*w of the situation and tays that
Augusta Is rising from the dee;)
water*. Funds have been subscribed
for the relief of the suflerers from the
overflow and a* soon as possible tho
city will be restored to Its normal
condition.—SandersvUie Progress.
THURSDAY SEPT, 3
DISINFECTANTS!
■ ■■ 7 6
EXTRA STRONG
CRUDE
CARBOLIC
ACID
75c per Gallon
GARDELL’S
620 Broad St.
Attention Landlords and
Tenants
The renting season is now on.
Business intrusted to me will be
appreciated and attended to
promptly.
Gtarance E. Clark,
REAL ESTATE 842 Broad St.
READY FOR
BUSINESS
Big stock of
Taper and competent
force to do prompt work.
Large stock Iron Beds
and Mattresses.
Rugs, Carpets and
Window Shades world
without end.
Entrance Through
Bleakley’s.
W. F. WALKER
& COMPANY.
SEED! SEED!
The Kind That Grow
Now is tho time to plant
vnur fall garden.
Onion Sots. Boots, Cab
bage, Collards, Lettuce,
Raddishes, M ustards,
Kalo, Spinach.
AYe bare a full line of
fresh tested Seeds.
N, L. WILLET SEED
COMPANY
309 Jackson Street.
Augusta, Ga.
QUEER MEN AND WOMEN.
Call a Mr! a chick, and she snillei;
tail a woman a hen, and she howis,
r all ayo mg vv< tnun a wi-eh, and shty
Is pleased; call an old woman s
itch, and "he* is indignant. Call a
girl a Kitten, and t-he rather likes It
call a woman a c . and she hate*
;■ on. Women .nr? queer.
It you call a man a gay doe. It
a
hound or a cur, and be wl.l try to
alter the map of your face. He
doesn't mind helug called a bull or
hear, vet he will object to being
mentioned as a calf or a cub.— Man
arc queet.—Tlt-Bl's
Higgs—Strange thing about Rich
bug. the banker's death, wasn't It?
Riggs—Murder or suicide?
f!!*g*—Neither ft's rumored that
h* d!< d from natural cause*.—Dob*
mUu Mngazm*.