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THE AUGUSTA HERALD l*ubU»hfsl Every Afternoon tearing thr Wm|( nu A un Bund*y llocnihg THE HCRAU> PtTtiMHIIINU • i Mmu MatUr of th« Itrawl-flM*. SmuritllTlnN RATE*: Dally and Hunday, 1 >**«r • Dally and Huvulgy, f»*r wank in Daily and Hunday* |*r month ..... Ml ffundav llarald, 1 your IM PMONKH* pimlnraa Offl<*a Jf7 j \\ ant ad phnn# 2M Po. .f ly :*Mi I Mhiui'lt Editor 2!‘!» Nawa Room ~,.2S>t | Cflreulatfton ...2©S<! ~ KOREIcfN HEPHEXENT ATIVKH Tha flanjamln A Rant nor l*o 228 Fifth Av*> , Kaw York Oily, 12!* l*aopla‘a Oaa IlulM In*; Adama M , and Michigan Hlvd, Chicane. TRAWLING RF.PH EH HNT AT! VKH - J Kllnrk and W 1» M Owana am tha only anthorimd traveling rapraaantatlvaa for Tha llarald Pay no monay to oihara tin)* m l!»ay ran ahow writ tan authority from Rualnaaa M.timgvr of Hlfild l*uh> !U)i nf Co Addraaa all huainaaa communionttons to THE AUGUSTA HERALD. 7*l It road Btraat, Augugta, CM. No communlrntlon will I** puhiiahad in Tha llarald unlaaa lha nnrna of tha writar la alynad to tha artlrla. <w^" t * h Lu 1,1 »• Augur -' 11.1.. .1 .. .» m rir. ul.tlou. and • larger total clrcula Ilon than any olhrr August* iwptir. Tlila ha. bran provtn by Uia Audit Co., of N.w York. Tha HrraJ.l tiusrante*. Advertiser 50 p.f cant, mor* Horn. Carrier city Cir culation in Augusta than la given by any othar Augusta paper. Thl. guaramea will b» wrlitan In saary contract and Tha llarald .'III ha ready and willing at all tlmra to glva full acca.a to Ita records to nil adver tiser* who wish lo teat tha accuracy of thl* guarantee In or rti pari non with tho claim, of other Augiiaia Newap.pera. THE WEATHER. Augusta and Vicinity. Fair and warmer tonight; Tuesday fair. South Carolina and (Morgla. Fair tonight and Tuesday, warmer east and south portion. Comparative Data. March 10th, l’*l i Highest temperature record, *1 In J»"«. 1-owest temperature record, 13 in 1M» l.oweal this morning. 42. ITeclpltalion yesterday, .0; normal, O.U. . M E M. BOIKIH. 1-ocul Forecaster. CHILDREN READERS IN WEST END. Thn West Knd Free Library In n great lever of uplift In thn factory district. Its Influence In seas In many ways and It la a general ploaa urn to pnallste how Ita lnflunncn nx tends nynry year and how thn li brary grow a wince Ita modest begin ning The librarian * report tolls ua that there are now something over 4 000 books on the ehelve*. all good, readable hooka, which are In great I* maud. T ook of the pleasure and Interest which thia Institution offer* to the hardworking people who have so title In take them out oT the dull dally plod of Ihetr lives. lle*t of all Is llie thought of the eager lttlo chil dren who have found that a fairy land of Internal and adventure opens to them the covers of the hooka which the gold librarian lends them. ll is nrf'it ‘ lor any youngster to discover that magic land of tiooka, a thing which keeps him from icllennaa •ml mlscblsf and, later tin, draws him away from victuuaneHa and de gradation The children's hooks at the West (find Library are dirty nod worn hy the loving little finger* which turn their leaves They are wot the fresh, dainty object* that (lie children of the well-to-do handle. In fact, to ■nine they might appear quite dla i reputable hut. somehow, tnelr seam'd and battered looks goes straight to our Phearta —almost In the sumo way that a wounded soldier makes us Teel. We love them for the good they have done. They hear the honorable jtiiemlshes of hard service. Their t dog-cared leaves and the grimy ‘thumb marks on them bring ns to a real understanding of the many chil dren they have Messed. They have carried charm and helpful thoughts .Into so many little hearts and brains that they became almost sacred in our Right hut their days of service are closing The children's hooks at the West End Free Library are rapidly wearing out and the librarian says that this Is, without doubt, tlie greatest prob lem the association has at present to face Fully one half of tile library’s patrona site ways. and little folks; they have more time to read than their elders and they would read much more If they could be provided with what they want to read. I'nfortunalely—ln one sene—the better the book the shorter is its term of usefulness in the library, as these enthusiastic young people lit erally wear them out. The Vlger looks, the fairy tales. Miss Alcotts nd Miss Wiggins' books all testify I v their appearance, how popular they ; re with the children Surely there are many among The J'erald's readers w ho recall the ecsta < y which their childhood books gave them and surely there are plenty ot '.use books stuck away now in attics na closet shelves that should be again at work among the little folk shedding the radiance of their ro mance and delight into other young lives It is such a littl ethlng to do; to gather up these books and send them out among the children again Every one can find a few books that chil dren would enjoy, and. remember, it doesn't cost a great deal to buy a few books for these eager little readers, if you have none at your home fa spare them. The West Knd Free Li brary Association will be glad to get them and the little ones in West End j will be happier abtl heller for jour 1 gift. Send them a lmok, one book, at least, und more If you can spare more, and If your heart la tnyw'd in ayinpa thy lor these children who are find ing go happily for Ihrmttelye* a way to grow luto bigger and belter hove and girls —— ■ TREATIES AND TREATIES. No fine needs lo he told today altout the Italmer-Clayt.in and the May-f’euaoefote treat let* There la » great awakening regarding the siieret news of treaties, but there la another treaty wtileh this country once made and has now forgotten, that no one la thinking about It la Just a treaty which wa made with *omn Indian* A remnant of the tribe at 111 hfi’da on down In Florida, where the Everglades aro. hut lh« tro thle aeema to he that the Fixer eludes are leaving the Indiana, and thev are In had shape There are about five hundred or more of these Seminole Indiana, who are descendants from those who re manted In Florida, when the other Indiana were moved lo Indian Ter ritory. In the days of Oaeeola. They are a peaceful, law abiding people, who though thev live to themselves and acknowledge no authority from the state of Florida or the govern ment of the United States, live strict ly bv their tribal law* and give no trouble They hold a treaty with this government which grants them recognition and give* them the right to live and hunt In the Everglnde*; tint now the project of draining these swamp lands and reclaiming the lands I* Interfering with their right* and depriving them of their hunting grounds, their plight begins to look desperate Mr. E. f? Martin. In an editorial, which may he discovered by search ing file advetrlslng pages of I.ITp, In vite* the attention "of the compas sionate nni others” to the condition of these good Indians who are reap lug certainly a very Ironical reward for putting their trust In the white man's government. Among those Mr Martin includes In his appeal are the atate of Florida the Indian Hu man, the Rockefeller Foundation, and tho Hoard of Indian Commis sioners A few tracts of land could now he bought for them.he says, If the money could be found. Mr. Martin auggeata that “If their navy were stronger they might en force their treaty with the United States—ls they really have one—and the land grant It carries. Hut fhclr navy has run down amt their treaty la paper. "What la wanted for them Is a per manent title to a tract nf land giving them access to salt water, with due agricultural possibilities, and Federal protection against Intrusion from tourists, settlers, traders, hunters nnd purveyors of runt that It to say, a small Indian reservation In Florid*.” Now if treaty obligations mean anything at all. they mean its much with thn trusting Henilnoles ns they do with the patient English. We do not think this Is a case for the Rock efeller Foundation, but for the Unit! ed Slates government. Someone ought to look up thnt old treaty and see what It grunts the HetnlnoloH and we should see to It that we keep the lalth with the weak and powerless no leas handsomely than with the strong and powerful. TRITE TABLOID TALES Speaking from your vaat experience of men. Mother Hear, when is a wo man Justified In having implicit faith In Iter husband? When lie Is blind. My Child, and deaf Knd dumb, and alls crippled In the chimney corner Then she Is Jus tifled In having supreme confidence In him. What, Mother Mine. Is meant by “saving for a rainy day?" ll means, Little One, that the pru dent put by a Itetle money for a shower, and find It is a deluge when it cornea. Explain. Mother, what you moan by saying there are only two kinds of men on earth? The single men, Daughter, who are not us good us their sweethearts think they are, aiul the married men who are not us bad as their wives believe hi it so wonderful. Mother Dear, that lieorge Washington never told u lie? Tush, tush, no, My Child; he never had a cow run over by a railroad train Why do men say with such author Ity, Mother Dear, that women can't keep a secret? Because. Child, when a man 1s told a secret downtown he goes home and tells his wife, und she tells some one else, and when he heals that she aas told some one else that wfilcb he never should have told her, It proves to hliu that no woman can keep a secret. What. Mother, Is a womans Ideal man ? One, My Child, who makes her feel w hen he addresses her that she be longs to the royal family. Why, Mother since worrying is so bad for the human race, do you insist that we should all worry? Because, Child, some one has to worry in order to raise the raonci to nay the taxes to provide a poor farm for those who don't worn. What, Mother, i* meant when It is said of a man that he Is promising .' There are ditierent kinds Dear but the promising man with' whom most women are familiar is the man who promises in November a new house for hts wife In taring In January it becomes an addition to the old one; dwindles In March to a porch and materialise# in May in a new sidewalk. As sure as ever Qod puts His chil dren In the furnace. He will be in the | lurnacc with them. —Spurgeon. Why Not Commission Government For the Good City of Augusta ? Reduced ta. ratat! Businas* government, managed in buainaaa faehionl Employee choeen for efficiency rather than for Ihoir ability to poll wards! An awakened civie conscience and civie spirit! Those are just a few advantages tha more than three hundred cities that have adopted commiaaion government have got out of tho now rule. Without a.caption tha messages from tha cities that have tha re form tall how commiaaion govern ment has brought efficiency out of inefficiency; how it has aroused a naw interest on tha part of tho citiiana in their municipal govern ment. Tha testimonials of aomo of thasa commiaaion government cit ies are hers given: “A centering of responsibility with authority. A quicker and more direct touch between tl)<* people and their servants nnd representative*. A grow ing thirst after what makes for right eousness In polities. These are three salient features which commission gov ernment has brought to Hrsdford, l*a.." writes Spencer M. DeGoller, mayor of that city, to the Nonpartisan Commls Hest mentis rust. (let right with your community. Tell the truth shout your city. There Is no lethargy In city build ing', nonsequential citizens construct cit ies. Capital follows the lines of least re ■lati-nce. There are no growing pains In the gTowth of a city. The key to success fils the front door of the commercial club. In city building a little optimism Is worth more than all the pessimism In the world. Human energy. Intelligent activity nnd breadth of vision arc the most necessary essentials in city building. Untie the strings that tie the money The Green Stocking Girl By BEATRICE FAIRFA.X A great many tears ago when there »«n a lad for every lassie, girl* be gan In the playtime of toeir youth to prepare u store of household linen, for no girl was left uncourted after she had reached sixteen One after the other of the daugh ter* In u family *toi ped forward in mathematical precision, and was promptly matched and dlsFalrtted, and it almoHt never happened that the swain who came a courting look beyond the oldest daughter of the house at her younger sister. Hho wa* kept In the background until her elder slater wa* married off, because her oldest sister always mar rleil first There was no doubt it would happen; it was a* assured she would inarrj first as that the oldest thee in the forest I* the first to fall. Condition* have changed. There may still he a lad for every lassie, hut lads have grown more wary In the disposition of their preelotis per sonages, nnd lassies have grown more skeptical that the masculine person age is precious, and also more Inde pendent I nder the new dispensation, the man who come* courting picks out the girl he love*. Httd there ts no EHinsuving him. though there may tie ten older sisters left hanging oil the parent tree. HE KNOWS. He knows, and Ills sweetheart knows, tliul if they sit down and wait till every older daughter Is married off they may lie wailing when their locks are whitened, nnd the ehuriua of youth which attracted each to the other have forever fled. They know, the parents know, nnd, alas even the older sisters know, that marriage Is no longer the common lol; hut Is be coming every day more uncommon. He knows niul slio knows and the old gray world knows that love is too precious to lie put aside because, perchance there remains an oluar sister to whom the story has never been told, or whose ears have been sealed by fashionable skepticism to the sweetness of the tale. And so, when love comes to them they wel come It, and trie parents welcome It If their hearts are still sweet, and no one remembers that many years npi if such a thing happened all the older sisters would ’have to wear green stockings as a mark of dis place A STRANGE OBJECTION. Knowing all this. how (surprising the predicament of i ioung man of twenty eight who writes mo that ho lum bot'ii keeping company for live years with a girl four years his junior; that ho Is !u position finan cially to marry ; they love each other and the girl's mother objects because an older sister is left unwed! If this is the only objection, marry and make no delay In getting mar ried. You will show little apprecia tion of tho happiness (hat lias been (mt wlthm your reach If you let an obstacle like this stand in your way. Croon stockings, rnv dear young man, are no longer worn MUNSTERBERB EXPOSES FORTUNE TELLING EVIL (From. Hugo Munsterberg. In Har vard Psychologist. I Surely It Is a profitable business, and 1 know it from Inside informa tion. as not long ago a very success ful clairvoyant came to tho Harvard ph.vchologteal laboratory and oTferel ine a partnership with half his Income not because he himself believed much in nty psychology, but because, as ho assured me. there are some clients | who think more highly ot nty style of psychology than of Ills, and if we got together the business would flourish He told me just how it was to be done and how easy It Is and what per sons frequent his parlors. Hut 1 have Inside Information of a very different Kind before me. If 1 think of the vic tims who come to me for help when superstition has broken their mental s; rings There was a young girl to whom life was one great Joy, until lor sto she got the Information that she would die in a very big building, and now she goes Into hysterics when Per family tries to take her to a thea ter .or a hotel, or a railway station, | or a school. i V friend ought to shun no pain, to stand his friend in stead—Edwards I A halm maun creep or be sang.— trfotch I’reverb. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. .lon Government league of Kanaaa City, “In fact," he aaya, ’ commission gov ernment, with the direct nonpartisan, short ballot almost entirely eliminate* politic* from city government and se cures to the governed the greatest pos sible amount of efficiency and econ omy In the management of public af fairs, Our present form of commis sion government Is but the Twentieth Century result of the cry of the age* for human liberty and honesty In gov ernment.” The testimony of official* of other comm Ission- governed cltle* follow: Topeka, Ka*., It. ICofran, Mayor- Topeka has been operating under eom mlsslon government for the past four years. Having served as mayor under both the tdd form and the new com mission form, I can say that as it busi ness proposition they aer as far apart us tho pole*. We have five commis sioners. lie lulling the mayor. Each has hla department to manage, and Is held directly responsible for every thing pertaining to that department, so thnt If any citizen has business In that particular department he know* Just where and to whom to go for relief. The people of Kansas City will make no mistake In changing to the eommlsalt n form of government. In fact 1 believe the nearer we come to the one-man - manager plan, similar to what Is being done In Dayton, the bet ter It wilt he for all concerned. BUILDING UP A CITY hags at home before you go forth looking for foreign capital. Mr. Dry Hoods Merchant. If you buy your furniture In another city can you chide the furniture man If he sends away for his wife's gown? The proper education of the hoy* and girls should have »s much place In the activities of a commercial organi zation as the securing of a factory. A commercial organization, to attain the highest degree of efficiency, must fix its vision on the future and en gage In constructive activities. The home merchant I* entitled to your pat ronuge. I|«N hears the larger part of the locaj taxes, furnishes lnts>r for the citizens. Improves his property and Is usually n good neighbor und a credit to thi- city. By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. "Should a gentleman steal a kiss from a young lady? writes a man who wants some authority tor yield ing to temptation. A. E. l\ writes that he is sixteen, and a young man asked her to give him a kiss and she refuseu. A girl of eighteen says a young man who takes her out occasionally al ways wants to kiss her; she reiuses because slip knows he kisses other girls, mid her refusal makes him so mad he neglects her. Another girl in her early teens says she Is not engaged, but that she and a ho., have pledged each other tiled" eternal love. Her problem is; Shall she show her love by hugs and kisses? I). S. is in love with a girl of seven teen. but has never kissed her. Re cently when he was calling on tier, she let her sister’s sweetheart kiss her good night. “Do you think, lie asks in a hurst of jealousy, "that that was proper, even if she is an Aus tralian.’" A girl of twenty belongs to a club of which both sexes are members. She, alone, refuses to be kissed, and the other girls tell her she will uever have a beau unless she submits. That when girls let hoys kiss them by force It is not improper. POOR MAN. A man who signs himself "heart broken" says the girl he loves calls at tils office every evening und kisses him against his will, and the next day all his fellow clerks "kid’ him. il<. wants to know how to make her quit it. "Perplexed" is In love and engaged, and the girl recoprocates according zo her own ideas, "which is harmony in thought," but she refuses to he kissed, claiming that the kiss is not love, hut foolishness, "(’an you Im agjne,” lie asks, "love without kiss ing?’ "i have several times kisspd hes hand," wails a young lover, "hut she refuses to let me kiss her sweet lips, though I offered her ft set of furs tor the privilege. When I take her home, we go along a secluded street. Would ii h,> right for me to kiss her by force?" WHAT IT IS. A kiss either Is a blunder, a sacra ment. or a crime, and when those of mature years err in distinguishing one from the other it is little wonder that hot-headed youth makes a mis take It is a blunder when a girl, on tue impulse of tin* moment, permits a mail to hiss her. and regrets after ward that it ever happened. It is a sacrament when it seals a betrothal, and Is given In purest love, and with a sincerity of purpose It Is a crime when given flippantly, persistently and Indiscriminately. A token of pure love and trust and faith when given In the right spirit and understanding becomes a mark ot moral laxity when given as careiesslv as a smile or a handshake, and of tib value or favor when bartered in re turn for such masculine attentions as a box of candy, a set of lurs, an es cort home, or an evening at the theater. No one can imagine love without kissing; every one knows kissing without lo\i' And every man knows that the kiss given lightly Is the kiss that degrades and cheapens the girl who gives It And that ts something every girl should know for her own happiness and protection. It answers all ques tions. FOR SUMMER WHITE HOUSE i From Tlie Savannah News t A Maryland legislator has revived the talk of an oiflelal summer White House hi a resolution to tile effect that the nation should build for the ITosldent a summer home The leg islator thinks lie knows Just where It should lie built and no doubt every body else has nn Idea alone that line. Maryland wants it in Marvland Ore gin in Oregon, New Hampshire in New Hampshire, an ! Georgia knows (hat in Georgia could he found the Ideal spot If Washington has been suffering as New York Philadelphia and some other cities In that part of the country have suffered recently it might he advisable to build a win ter White House, too. and In Georgia, of course. The gods approve the death and not the tumult of the soul.—Wordsworth. DO YOU KISS HIM? Ywuiff nu n will riolight in tlm Spring Clothes we am turning out now for the well dressed men in this vicinity. Never n season showed prettier goods, and the stylus are sueh that eannot he uaugltf by readymade or so-nailed clothes to-order n on cerns. DORR (}(>'i(l Ta"to Apparel. STORIES OF THE DAY The Major and His Titles. (Front New York Times.) “The old-time Southerner may be a : good Democrat, both with the big 'Ll' ami the small one,” remarked a New York buuaineti* man. who had just re turned from a trip to North Carolina, "but he dearly love* a military title. “I lum a Hvely recollect ton ot meeting it nice old gentleman in the . Fine Tree Stale, who was introduced to me as 'Major' So-and So. 'A Confederate veteran, I suppose, sir.' I observed, wanting to be polite “ 'No. salt,’ was the answer. '1)0 not have the honah, sah.' “ 'Er-perhaps you fought somewhere else then?’ 1 ventured. “ 'Suttenly not. Nevah was in no 1 war. salt.’ “'I understand. Major,' I cried. 1 brightening. 'Of course, you're an ot ficer of the National Guard. Possibly 1 you have served ou the Governor s star' "'You’re wrong, sah Know noth in' about soldlerin,' salt.’ “ 'ln that case would you mind tell ing me how you got your title?' I ask ed bewildered. . “ 'Ah married a majah's widow, sah,’ pompously replied the South erner.” How He Made the Sales. A couple of traveling salesmen humped into each other on Broadway the other day. “How s business?" queries the first one. “Rotten," was the answer. "How Is it with you? "Fine. Simply fine. On my last last trip I opened ten new accounts and did a total business of $45,000. 1 sold one man a SO,OOO bill and another one $5,000." “So? Well, I think I ought to get a commission on these sales. “What dye mean you ought to get a commission on those sales?" "Sure I ought to. If you hadn't ( met me. you never would have made them ” WALL PAPER battings, Shades. Pictures T. G. Bailie A Go 712 Broad Street AWNINGS” 2:31 P. M. West Indian Limited 5:15 P. M. Palmetto Limited NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. RICHMOND, VA. Atlantic Coast Line Phone 625. T. B. Walker, D. P. A. Augusta, Ga. AT BIJOU Today, Tuesday and Wednesday. TOM MORRIS Presents “The Dixie Girl" —in— “A Romance on the Seashore" Clean Comedy by Clever Comedians. Good Vaudeville Specialties Interspersed. Three Performances, Daily, 3:30, 7:30. 9:15. Prices 10<S 20c, 30c TRY THE TADEMA it is a Clear Havana Cigar of the Very Highest Quality Tho even bum, work manship and aroma of THE TADEMA Cannot be Excelled. Burdell - Cooper COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS. Phone 23. 718 Broad St Read the “Wants" AND PROFIT THEREBY BEER PORK MEAD CHEKSE M. A. BATES & CO. 223 Knllotk Street. Phone 1677. t SAUSAGE LAMB POULTRY L rd Th* bast car foe its price—and none better at any price. Thst*e whet we claim for the Ford. And more then four hundred and fifty thoueand Fords in world-wide service bear out our contention. Buy yours today. Lombard Foundry, Machine & Boiler Works & Supply Store Colorite== Colors old and new Straw Hats.. Easy to apply, dri s in 30 minutes, gives a beautiful gloss finish — Cardinal Red. Sage Green. Jet Black, Burnt Straw, Navy Blue, Brown. Cadet Blue. Violet, bottle 25c. Gardelle’s, 744 Broad lONDAY. MARCH 16. Augusta Herald FEBRUARY CIRCULATION DAILY AND SUNDAY HERALD. Ths circulation of ta. Dally ana Sun, j day M tr.id tor tho month of Mbruary, I*l4, was ■« follows: Fell. | .... I*,sis Fsh. 3 ....loans Feb. S ~..tn,»i)8 Feb. 4 10,7X4 Fsh. 6 . ...10,320 F*b. 6 ~..10.8*# Fnb. 7 . ...to,*3* Fsh, H ....10,270 F.b, I ~..10,380 Kill, to ....10,383 Fob, It ...to.sai Fell. 12 ..,.10,347 Fob. 13 ....10,322 Feb. 14 ~..10.884 TOTAL FEBRUARY 293,68* DAILY AVERAGE to.soa The Augusts Herald, Dally end Sun day, has a circulation In August* ap proximately twice at large a. that of any other Augusta newspaper. Adver tisers and agenclta Invited to teat the accuracy of these figures In comparison with the clalmt of any other Auguata newspaper. Blank Books Loose Leaf Ledger Office Supplies filing Devices Transfer Cases Richards Stationery Company The Perkins Manufactur ing Co. 620 13th St, Phone 3. We have the best qufp ped plant in the South for turning out all kinds of Lumber Mill Work and for making deliveries as agreed. A low price is only half what you want. It takes workmanship and good seasoned lumber to sup ply the other half. You take no ehanee of getting both when your orders are given to us. F.b. 15 ~..’C,*0(l Feb. 16 ....10,387 F.b. 17 ...,l'\B*4 Feb. II .. .11,.1*1 Feb. 10 ....10.811 Feb. 20 ~..10.414 Feb. 21 ....11,118 Feb. 22 ....10,Ip. F.b, 23 ....10.118 Feb. 24 ...JO 3«7 Feb. 25 ....10.284 Feb. 24 ....10,284 Feb. 27 .... 10,287 Feb. 24 ....lo,*<U