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BELDING BROS..
PEAU DE SOI E
SILK.
Full 3«-in wide
and abnolutely guar
ant Pod, value $1.75,
per yd .. .. sl-21
Cnnip tomorrow, bo
quirk; It won't laat.
TOWELS BATH
All 25c Turkish Towels
at l A c
All 25c Linen Towels
at 17%C
Infant’s Socks
The kind that sold at
]9c, as loiipj as they
last, at per pair . .11 1 /^
Ratenbern Scarfs, S<|Uare
and Centre Pieces see
window display. Value
$1.50 each, at .*.83 Cents
Black Pongee, full 2H in.
wide, made in Japan,
light weight and tart col
ors. Real value 65c yard,
at 35 Cents
WEAR THE AMERICAN LADY CORSETS.
Buy Of Bleakley and Save Money
BIG SALE EXPECTED
ON FERJILIZERS
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
HAS PURCHASED EIGHT
MILLION TAGS TO BE '
USED THIS SEASON
REVENUE APPRECIABLE
Otic Dollnm Worth of Tugs
ol Every Ton of Fertili
zers, and Two Dollars
Worth on Every Ton of
Cotton Seed Meal.
ATLANTA, (In Kizhi million lag* i
haw' been purchased l>> the .tgrlcul 1
tural department of Gi-orglH for fertll. |
tiers and cotton seed inaal to lie sold
during th. season ot 1908 1909, which
opens on October Ist
According to serial bulletin No. to
lust Issued by this department, the
season just closed wus a record
breaker In the amount of tcrtlltsers
stsd Inasmuch as tags were sold (or
lUJ.’Ht.B tons, surpassing th, prevlotla
record made during season of 1905
1 not) by t.i'fiu tons When It Is con
■MIA-ail that ten tags al a va.ue of
ten cents are attached to each ton of
fsnlUser sold in Usorgta and twent>
tegte with a vain, of w o cents are at
tsohad to aach ton of notion seed meal
•old In Georgia, the revenue derlvsd
from this source Is appreciable
State ('hemlst It K Stallings, in
this bulletin, writes
"In bulletin SS, page 51. season
1909 1900 after comparing cotton seed
meal with corn as to their feeding
• eabie, and showrlng the great sitperl
orltv of cotton seed meal, will be
found In the light of these hnpor
tant facta. It strikes me as being as
tonlshlng that no experlsiants appear
to have been made to sec whether
horses and mules will not eat cotton
seed meal and cotton seed hulls, one
or both, and If not voluntarily wheth
•t they could h, gradually trained lo
do so by miking them gradually and
bv slowly Increasing degrees with
eorn and oats and hats I ask th.
Georgia farmers so try some cotti g
seed meal rations being careful to
ua,. only a good (piallty of cotton seed
meal avoiding the us,, of dark colored,
damaged or musty utesi
Ml* In thoroughly with the eorn
and cob mast, and If sot thonmghlt
relished try mixing in a little tine
salt I would he glad lo have reports
from anv who may try the cotton seed
meal ration as In their success"
HEPHZIBAH HIGH* iCHOOL
WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Th«» fall triiii o* Uu* HfphiHmh
High ftrttool op*n* n*»\t TupmU> Hop
tfinkr lHh Prwi|H*fl» for •
ful Mtmn tr»» bright*! than *\«»r b*
fom* I'mf H W principal,
aaf In town a fo* data ago, and ia
vary much ploaaod with ih* outlook
a lain, local patron mo.
he mul *o npect I enroll at th*#
term a mini tier of boarding Militant*
Ne« families ar r moving In, to a* all
thantialVM of our actiool, which la
much improved thta year, and to
bring up their children In a coumtun
tty of high moral tone Wt expect g
g«a»d vear **
The faculty haa undergon r ona or
faro change# thta year, ami improve
manta ha\ been made »u acvcral d«*
par iu.cn la.
Special Bargains
£ ; ; A T —————
BLEAKLEY’S
This We e k
Table Linens Reduced
K.vlra Scotch (’ream Lin
en, 2 yds. wide, at. 40c
All 95c Linen Damask,
at 7214 c
24 in. Dinner Napkins,
dozen 98c
All $2 and $2.25 White
Linen Skirts
Choice, ;ill sizes, large
arid small now going
at, each 98 Cents
QUILTS QUILTS
Dove Dimity Quilts, al
ways $1.25 each, as long
as they last, each 95 Cts
Crib Quilts, 25c up
All Comforts 1-3 Off
$2.00 Comforts, at. $1.33
$2.50 Comforts, at . sl-67
$3.00 Comforts, at . $2.00
Rep. Nicholas Longwortli, of Ohio, the son-in
law of President, Roosevelt, has lieen ordered to take
part In the National campaign for Judge Taft, and
his first speech will he on Sept seventeeth, at
WUkesharre or Sundnakcy.
Statement as to Price of Dirt
For Canal Fills From Messrs.
Irvin and Hugh 11. Alexander
Augusta. l!a Sept. it. IIMIS . |
Editor H**rnlrt
Not being present at th** meeting
of council. we 1-0111(1 not then answer
the statement mad,, that we were
charging an exorbitant price, ami
neeklng to lake advantage of the
city's necessity to get dirt for re
placing the canal dtfm We. there
fore, ssk the privilege of elating the
fucte
We learned some <|ayx ago that the
city desired to purchase the right to
dig dirt from our land We had not
sufficient Information as to the prices
usually charged to ensble us to name
a figure but, desiring to !>e perfectly
fair and to leave no room for crlti
clam we. each of ua separately, con
ferreil with aaveral gentlemen who
were perfectly disinterested and com
petent to advise We explained to
them the situation of the laud and Its
aeeeaatbtlttv to the break* In the cana.
and atated thai the rlt\ d hlfed to
uae (he dirt therefrom for rebuilding
the canal dam We told these gen
tlemon that we had no or In
tentlon to nam,. a high figure, or to
lake sd'sniag, of the city, hut asked
their opinion as to wnat would be a
(all flgnre to charge
Theae gentlemen were moat Of
them practical men. who, by long ex
perlctiee. had acquired a knowledge
of such values, ami the prlcea usualh
and customarily paid They named
figures ranging front a gift to 30 cents
per cubic yard The commissioner of
public works named cents. Scv
,-ral of these gentlemen told ua that,
while higher prices were frequently
paid, they thought that, under the ctr
cumatanrea, it) cents would he very
reasonable price, and with this Infor
matlon « r thought that a figure he
tween that named li> the cotntiils
a loner and that named by these geg
tlenten would be fair We, therefTfre,
offered to sell the dirt at seven and a
half cents |»»r cubic card This figure
la about the average of what the city
ha* paid In the tmst under almtlar
circumstances After the Hood of os
(the city paid six cents per cubic yard
for dirt, that was not as accessible
.as that on our property When the
reiutlra were made vo the canal dam.
larger pru, was paid The city Is
A Few Black, Blue and
Brown Silk Waists
Worth $6.00 Each, as long
as the supply lasts at
$3.00 EACH.
NEW MADRAS
For School Dresses. Shirt
Waists, etc. Value 15c
yard, at
10 CENTS.
Several hundred Rem
nants of Embroideries
from 7 to 45c each, all at,
about Half Price
A special lot $1 and $4.50
Towels will he closed out
jit, per dozen $3.00
All exceptional Value
Rep. Nicholas Long worth
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BELDING BROS..
PURE BLACK TAF
FETA SILK.
value $1 50 yd., width
full 36 lnr-be* at $1.21
Every yard fully
and absolutely war
ranted. For seven
year* we have ditt
permed this ailk.
I
! now paying seven cents per ruble
varri for sand at the mouth of Rocky
t'reek, having In haul it a longer dis
tance to the point of use. It Is pav
ing t!0 cents for gravel f o h Au
gusta I'nder these circumstances,
we think that any fair mind will 1
agree luat the prte* we named ts
neither unreasonable, nor unusual
I but, on the contrary, that the price
named hv the eltv (3 12 cents) la tin
reasonable, unstial ami just one hfib,
of the figure N»MKI» BY ITS OWN
COM MISSION KR I'lie city already
owns iilnt' acres of land a short ills \
tarn-,, from that held by us, and where. ,
at a verv slight extra expena,. In the
matter of hauling. It can get all of the :
dirt It (h sin s If It s not willing to'
pay what we ask We do not dealro
to sell the land, nor to have the dirt |
excavated
UK 1)1 r> NOT OKKKH TO SKI.I
TO TUB CITY. HI T TIIBY 801 (HIT
I S, and not being satisfied with fig
ure* named after conference with ill*
Interested persons, they now begin
to h,. abusive snd are apparently en
deavtring to pul u* so a false position
before the community
In June last, we had som 0 confer-;
ence in reference to the property lines
at .this point, submitted all of our
deeds to th,. city officials, culling at
tention to the fad that they had no
land on he south side of the canal,
except th,. nine acres opposite the
pumping station Notwithstanding
this fact, and notwithstanding they
knew that they had no color of right
to do so. th,. city ha* already, with
out so much as "hv your leave," en
terod on our land removed a large
quantity of dirt for the purpose of
bulbing a (lam In the channel, rut
down trees, and generally acted In
utter disregard of our property rights
All this was done without our know!
edge, and we learned of the matter
'only accidentally We have no de
sir,. to stand n the way of public Im
l movement, or In the restoration of
the public works But, when a mans
rights have been unlawfully and
forcibly Invaded. It comes with spe
cially had grace from a law-making
(lower to criticise us for the price we
have named Indeed, In view of the
way tu which the city haa acted, the j
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
RETAIL MERCHANTS
FLOODGOMMISSIOI
This morning Mr K. C. Denton,
president of the Augusta Retail Met
chatitK a eolation appointed ('apt. P.
H Klee, chairman, and Messrs Jos.
11. Day atid D. Slushy as members of
the flood commission front his as
sociation Mr. Denton, will act as a
memlx r also as the president is an
ex officio member of all committees.
The appointments complete the en
tire list from the various organiza
lion in the city and they will work
tog' ih, r for future protection of the
city from high wafer. A meeting wil 1
probably b< called within a few days
at which all the committees will gath
<r and diicuss the question of con
structing a levee and making such
other improvements as may be deem
ed advisable.
The committee from the other or*
: animations have already been ap
pointed and are as follows:
From ihe Advisory committee:
Ml - IS W. It. Young. F. B. Pope, R.
K Allen and Charles Kstes, ex-of
flcio member.
Tin committee appointed by the Cot
ton Exchange and Board of Trade is
made up of Messrs. A. J- Salinas,
James Tobin and K. F. Verdery.
Mr. H. li. Stafford, president of the
Boosters' club, appointed the follow
ing committee: Messrs William
Schweigert, Rufus H Brown and T.
S Haworth.
The Chamber of Commerce coin
tnlttei is: L. C. Hayne, E. W. Her
man and O. It Eve.
NORTHERN MAILS NOW
ARRIVING ON TIME
After a week of delays to northern
mails, owing to confused railroad
schedules as a result of th,. flood, thd
trains bringing in these pouches are
now arriving practically on time, and
the postofflCp authorities expect a
regularity of service from now on.
When tn,. northern mail thanes in
an hour and a half late or two hours
late, it is Impossible for the postal
clerks at the office to distribute the
matter and catch th,. first city deliv
ery. Therefore, much heavier deliv
eries arc made in the afternoon than
early morning. In many cases im
portant mail comes in on this connec
tion, and Postmaster Vaughan will
mak ( . an especial effort to get the
pouches here on schedule.
price scorns to cut very little figure.
They are taking it whether or no,
without leave or license, without pay
or price, and because they seem to
have th,. physical power.
We submit the facts and the figures
to every candid tnind. and shall make
no further comment on the matter.
IRVIN ALEXANDER,
HUGH H. ALEXANDER.
YES SS” A ; HUNTER S
Because We Have the Right
Goods at the Right Prices.
Wat-ch the Crowds and You’ll See Them Wend
ing Their Way To HUNTER’S
NEW FALL GOODS ARRIVING DAILY
10.000 YARDS, 36 IN. PERCALE AND 1 A_
MADRAS, WORTH 15c, AT 1 UC
2.500 YARDS. FANCY OUTINGS FOR
KIMONOS. 19c VALUE. AT ld£C
100 DOZEN BLACK AND TAN 15c 1
HOSE, AT 1 UC
2,000 YARDS, 36 IN. KAHAKI I P
CLOTH. 25,• VALUE, AT I JC
NEW FALL SUITS AND SKIRTS
POSITIVELY THE PRETTIEST SHOWING OF NEW FALL READY TO WEAR GARMENTS
EVER SEEN IN AUGUSTA. SWELL STYLES IN BLACKS AND COLORS PERFECT
FITS GUARANTEED. :::::::: : : : : : : : : : : : T
R. L. HUNTER DRY GOODS CO.
806 Broad Street. ... Augusta, Georgia.
A CLEAN, COOL SCALP
PARISIAN SAGE STOPS ALL
ODORS AND KEEPS THE SCALP
COOL AND CLEAN.
Almost everybody nowadays knov%
tha' Parisian Sagt, the invigorating
hair restorer, is guaranteed to cute
dandruff, stop falling hair and Itching
scalp in two weeks, or Alexander
Drug Co. will give you your money
back.
But you ought to know more about
this marvelous hair grower. You
ought to know that in five minutes
after an application, no matter how
hot the weather, your head will be as
cool as a cucumber.
You ought to know also, that it
hills all odors which arise from the
excretions of the scalp, which are
particularly strong In summer time.
Everyone ought to have a bottle of
Parisian Bage on hand, because It Is
such a pleasant and exhilarating haR
dressing.
Ladies use is because they know' it
makes the hair beautiful, silky and
luxuriant. Here’s what a New York
woman writes:
"I have used Parisian Sage two
weeks only, yet in that time I find
my hair has wonderfully increased in
beauty, thickness and luxuriance. But
what surprised me most was the dis
appearance of all dandruff. It pleases
me to recommend such an efficient
remedy to all my friends. Grateful
ly yours, Mrs. Maud Hagar, 6i7 West
136th St., New York City.”
Alexander Drug Co* sells Parisian
Sage at 50 cents a large bottle, or
you can get It direct by express at
the same price, ail charges prepaid,
from Giroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
EXTRA SESSION'S
COSTTQJHE STATE
Has Been in Progress for
Sixteen Days; Sundays
and Holidays are Counted
in Pay.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Acording to fig
ures, which have been prepared by
those interested, the extra session has
cost the state $25,385. Th e legisla
ture, exclusive of mileage and inch j
dentals, costs th,. state $1,190.50 perl
day. The extra session has been in j
progress for sixteen legislative days 1
—Sundays count and the legislators
and employes are paid for Sundays
and holidays.
The president of th e senate and the
speaker of the house recieve H ■ day |
for their services. The legislators,
senators and representatives receive
$4 a day. The mileage account of. the
senators and representatives is quite
an item. The members are allowed
ten cents per mile, direct route to
and from their home to Atlanta.
Clearing House Certificates
In removing the cases of unused Certificates from the cellar of
the Georgia Railroad Bank today, quite a number of the Certlfi.
cates were lost; many being found on the streets afterwards.
This notice Is given the public to warn them against receiving
these Certificates from anyone, as all but ninety-seven dollars as
those issued last year have been redeemed.
Augusta Clearing House Association
By RUEUS H. BROWN. Manager.
September 8, 1908.
IVesf End Local News
Mrs. M. A. Andrews, of upper Tel
fair St., left this week for Waynes
boro, to spend two weeks with her
brother.
Misses Marie and Lula P'att have
returned from Aiken, S. C., where
they have been visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr. VV. L. McMicheal of Granite,
ville, S. C., spent yesterday in the
city with relatives.
Mrs. Earnest Williams, of Thomson,
is visiting Mrs. W. C. Martin of up
per Telfair St.
Mr. Luther Cliett and Miss Carrie
Anderson of Grovetown. are visiting
Mrs. O. B. Cliett on Watkins St.
Mr. O. B. Cliett left the city yes
terday for Williston. Sr-C., on business
and will return in a few days.
THE WANT ADVERTISEMENTS ARE
“HUMANIZING!”
When more people come to use and answer classified advertise
ments, more people will know each other—
More People With Interests Will Meet
more people will find channels and opportunities for reciprocal ser
vice.
Truly, the want ads. are "humanizing” people—shaming away
the scorn of small things, the scorn of "bargaining," of exchanging
useful but not used things for useful and usable ones.
USE HERALD WANTS EOR RESULTS.
5.000 YARDS STANDARD C ALICOES, C
VALUE 71/oe, AT jC
2.500 V \RDK, So COLORED LAWNS, .
(LIGHT AND DARK), AT jC
5o DOZEN LADIES’ VESTS AND C
PANTS. EXTRA QUALITY. AT.. .. JjC
S
CLOSING OUT ALL SUMMER _ a
STUFFS AT LESS THAN i^OSI
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
Mr. S. M. Butler left the city today
for a visit to North Carolina.
Mr. Joe Scoggins is in Thomson,
visiting friend* and relatives.
Misses Ethel Jeffers and Fannig
Bell GUsson will leave today for *
few days visit to friends and rela*
tives near Grovetown.
It Can’t Be Beat.
The best of all teachers Is experi
ence. C. M. Harden, of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: ”1 find Elec
tric Bitters does all that’s claimed fo*
It. For Stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles it can't be beat. I have tried
it and fine it a most excellent medi
cine." Mr. Harden is right; it’s tha
best of all medicines also for weak
ness, lame back and all run down con
ditions. Best too for chills and ma
laria. Sold under guarantee at all
druggists, 50c.
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