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FOUR IHE AUGUSTA HERALD PuMtahed K'rry Afternoon During the W*ftk and wn flundny M -rnln« THK MKHAI.H IM BIJHIMNU «*<) BSEShS '■ ■ \'i»r 1 i’ ft ■• »•« M U •t v IIHrHII*T!ON RATKH Dally ami Sunday I 14.C0 Dally and Punday. p«*r *r»k 13 Ikillv and HundMy. per month 40 Sunday Herald. 1 year 1.00 DHONEP; Tlualneaa Offie# ?#? i Want nd phone 2*o floolety ?*l4 | Mans* * Editor 2** 7>w» Room I’'** C*lrru!«flon 2CS< r«>ni:n.N i. m i; » -1 *> *ii . i ■ i 1 • Benjamin A Kent nor Co 224 Fifth Ave , New York <3tty. 121* People s On* Itulld Inc; Adama St . and Michigan Blvd , Chicago. TKAVBMKQ RKPBKSFNTATIVK.H J. Kllnrk and w D M Owcm are ih* only aulhorlaed traveling repreaentatlvea for The Herald Pay no money to others unleaa they can ehnw written authority from Business Manager of ll*wa!d Puh llshlnf Co Address all business rommunieslions to THI AUGUST A HERALD. 7*6 Broad Street. Aucustn. Ha. No rommuntrsition will l»e pulidshed In The Herald unleas the nnms of the writer la signed to the article Ihs Auguaia Me red has a l*‘*g« city rlrculatiun. and 4 larger total circula tion than it n> other Auguaia pa|»«r. This hsa been proven by the Audit Co., oi New York. The Herald Guarantees Adverttsei •>.' psi cent more Home Carrier City Cir culation in August.i than is givsn by any other Auguata paper iMi ggar grtttsa '»* contract and The Herald wl-l h« tead> and willing at all tunes to give full access to Its records to all udver Users who wish to tesi the accuracy of tms guarantee in c inparlson with the «laims of other Augusta Newspapers. THE WEATHER. Augusta and Vicinity. Fair ton ght and Tuesday. stowriy ris ing temperature, frost tonight South Carolina and Georgia. Fan tonight and Tuesday. slowly ril ing temperature, frost tonight. Corporative Data. March 23rd. I#l4. Highest temperature record, #3 In I#o7. temperature record, 26 In I##*. Foment this morning. 33. Precipltatlon yesterday, .0; not null, .17. / * River atuge at 8 a m . #.*. Rise In 24 hours ending v a. m., 0 1. E M KM Ml 11 I ,oca I Forecaater. PRENUPTIAL CONTRACTS. I’re-nupttal urfrm* , nti under which the future wife k property I* trusteed, tin- capital being permanently »»f --guarded from Impairment by elihet the husband of the wi.e, and the In come being made p:iynble to the wile, do not necessarily Imply suspicion by the bride that her future husbands motives are cercenary To ninny huMiunds themselves, not only of selt-respect but of Intelli gence, worldly knowledge and Tore sight, aueh arrangements arc emi nently desirable A wife's mono)' may or may not bo a matter of In difference to a aolf reaceptlng man, an fHr as concerns himself Hut bo yond doubt It will alwaya be, so lar aa touchea her and their children, a justifiable concern it may be, be cause of that concern only for them, an endless perplexity and disquiet to a far-sighted. humanly schooled and home-loving man It may be entirely true that now adays only an unusually prosperous ■nan can honestly say that lie would prefer to marry a portionless girl. Hut it la equally Indubitable that only «n extraordinarily foolish—or exceptionally situated man la eved sure that his wife's "money Is going to add to the happlm a of Ills mar riage aa h marriage and aa dtatln guished iron) a Hazardous financial coup The average young American hu»- band is fortunate In living in a land where there are still ho many eco nomic opportunities that money mak lug la a game, with the possibility ol his making ultimately several times as much money ss his father-in-law as one of tne stimulating features. The average European husband, even though he is not so fortunate in his economic environment. probably knows quite well, unless be be a moat surprisingly abort sighted spendthrift, the danger In mixed-up money mat ters for the permanent happiness of his home Altogether the pre-nuptial agree ment grotesque as it may seem lu Its superficial Implication, might he quite as conducive to the husband s permanent happiness as to the wlte'a. LAND AND THE MEXICAN REVO LUTION. The Springfield Republican »ug gPßtp that the constitutional move ment la likely to result In a popular diatrlbution of land, and confer upon Mexico the same benefit* in till* re spect hn accrued to France through the revolution in 178 S», and draw* rather optimistic conclusion* from certain milttar> decree* recently is sued by I’anvho Villa It is to be feared that the Republi can is seeking to persuade Itself of the soundness of the placid views which it has all along held with re gard to the Mexican situation and that it is confounding a popular up rising with banditry and personal am bition. The French revolution caiTß* about as a holocaust that fed upon iuel pre pared Tor it by centuries of intoler able oppression and class distinction, while the constitutionalist revolt In Mexico is merely g sectional upheaval centering about the personalities ot a group of men whose past careers do not indicate that the Mexican peo ple as a whole have reason to expect justice or liberality from them. The French revolution enlisted the sympathies and support of a great ma jority of the poorer classes, while the constitutionalist movement in Mexico finds its bone and sinew in the con- central lon of tlfteen or twenty thou sand despera.lj««. ttie greater pnrUuii of whom enjoy records or lawlessness and crime The French revolution was dlsllnct ly a struggle of the masses against i the classes, while the constitutional 11st movement Is distinctly a struggle |of on.* portion of the masses and elassns against another portion us the masse-, anil .lasses As the Republican points out. the land problem la undoubtedly l!)e greatest contributing cause to the con stant unrest In Mexico, hut that the constitutionalist movement will solve It, or that the leaders of this move ment have any desire or Intent to W tempt Its solution, except In Isolated Instances, whede It Is obviously to their Interest to do so, Is not at all clear It la quite noticeable that th<s hacendados who an- Trlendly to Villa and t'aranxa remain In untroubled possession of lheir holdings, and It is more noticeable si 111 iliat some of toetn are actually Increasing their pos session*. Among the latter may be mentioned Villa and Carranza them selves It la also noticeable that the pot ular distributions that have thus lar been made have been exclusively for the benefit of the soldiery, and that the lands ao lar taken were pre empted for puriKisea of spite and v.-n geanee. Ah an economic problem the distribution or land does not Interest either Villa or Carrania. Imt as a means of punishing their personal ••in rules and rewarding their personal followers It Is selged upon by them as a paramount Issue. MUCH IN LITTLE The normal head contains about eighty IhoiiHiiiid hairs. The blitter order of New York city amounts to 208.822 pound* every day. Itlcli gold fields recently were dis covered In the Russian <1 Islrlct of An adyr. only t«0 cattle were exported from this country In January, Including pure-bred animals. Cables linking British and North American port* convey about thirty million word* a year. Cruguay last year begnn to contrib ute In the supplies of chilled beef of I Ik- I 'tilled Kingdom. Cntll ten years ago the street rail way and electric light wire were vir tually unknown In I'lilna Twenty-six hundred Uuernsey cow* test.-il show an average yield of 8,465 pounds a year. At the fair held In Yakutsk, Siberia, last .lul). 46.94* pounds of hones of the niHtnit otti were sold. Madrid propose* to utilize the water brought to the city by an old canal to produce about throe thousand elec trical horsepower. Because women may not legally work more than eight hour* dally. Denver stores will hereafter open at 9 a in . and dose at 5:29 p. in. i irricial* of Swansea. N. Y.. have de cided to appoint to the borough po lice force only unmarried men who will undertake to remain single for four rears The known coal areas of the United States cover 210.000 square miles, and there are 160,000 tulles believed to be Underlaid with marketable coal. The board of health of a Canadian town visited the slaughter bouses the other day nnd straightway announced that they would become vegetarians.— Baltimore American. f i-» ! - £ CHAPTER ONE. Bill lived just outside one of the smaall towns In the Middle West. His fat htr owned a falr-nliod farm ami. while not wealthy an wo count wealth In th«' cite*. wan of average means. Rll had been ralaed on the farm and hated It. Blit*! father realised the pos sibilities of the tu u funning method* and wanted Bill to go to the agricul Why Not Commission Government For the Good City of Augusta ? Reduced tax rates! Buameaa government, managed In buamata fashion! Employ** ehoaan for effieianey rather than for tholr ability to poll wards! An awakanad elvie eonaeiene* and eivie spirit! Thoaa ara just a saw advantagoa tha mora than thrsa hundred eitiaa that have adopted commission government have got out of tho new ruts. Without oneeption tho maaasqaa from tho citiea that havo the ra form tell how commission govern ment has brought effieianey out of inefficiency; how it ha» arouaed a new intaraat on the part of tha cituene in their municipal govern ment. Tha testimonials of aomo of theso eommiooion govornmant eit- Isa ara hare givani HENRY ALLEN ON NEW RULE The Kansas Progressive Leader Hopes for Kansas City.—"No More Rsastn for Partisan overnmtnt of a City Than lor Partiaan Government of a Bank,** He Told Methoditli. rity Star.i "Thr rommlaalnn plan la a dl. tlnrt KPfWth In municipal government .There la no reaaon for a partisan government for Kanaaa t’lty th-iii for partlnan governrner\J of this church or of the I’lrat National Hank. It la not the lant word In city government, hut it la a derided advance. Eventually you will week the country over for the he*t man for the Joh of managing your rity’a luiNlneaa." Henry J. Allen at the Independence Avenue Metnodlet Church. The editor of the Wichita Htau>n and the I'rogn live candid ue for *mv ernor of Kaneaa. preached the fom» Pined do< trine* of progreMMi *n -aid ty tiniiHri from the pulpit »f the Inde pendence Avenue Methodl t • b ir' h Ihm( night, winning both the plan Hvm and the laughter of hla audience. Mr . Allen had the tentlmony of eg* perienre to adil to the ca a* for rnl*Kii»n government. “Ttils tray he a tabooed nubjert here,*’ he ail, ")'Ut 1 rather Ilk*- tabooed HUhJ»ct 4 The <onimlaalon plan Im a distinct growth In municipal government. T*i*ro !a no mt*re reaaon for a partiaan crov *rn ment for Kanaaa (Tlty than there la for a partiaan government of thin church or of the First National Han*. It i« not the laat word in better city gov ernment, though it la a leci led ad vance. Eventually you will g> fart*i »r. elect your eommlaalonera at large and inatruct them to aeek the country over for the beat man to be had .im sen *ral manager of the corporation of Kansas Oty. The commiaaion plan la merely the fulfillment of the demand which ha* arisen out of the commit i sense of the public for modern efficiency in Hie conduct of their affairs, tne doiig away with the broken down pulley* and shaftlnga of th«* paat »nd atia’n- Ing the reaponsibllity direct to the of ficial. It la the IndivtdualHinr? of ie sponaibility, r«M|iiirlng of •* >ur | iiblic officer a full mead of oUHtn.ns* like service, an 1 freeing him from ill po litical obligationx and purtl.d.i entan glements.” Mr Allen reviewed the different dis tinct periods In American history and their effect on political doctrines "We were a nation strongly divided on sec tional lines until four years of civil war forever settled the differences of North and South, puritan and cavalier, free and slave,” he said “Out of this war sprang up a new political align ment, the production of bigotry and HOW BILL GOT ALONG tural school in their locality and learn them, so ho could take hold of the farm and make it pay. a* they had a really good market close by. But not for Bill; he had seen pictures of the great cities and had heard men talk about them who had been there. The thing that decided him finally vvaa the return from New York of a boy that formerly went t*> school with Bill. Thin young man talk'd, looked and breathed New York in his vas he thought) var.\ nifty. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. linger. For forty y.ars w<i oarrlnl on this sham butt Is anil wuvsil th* bloody shirt. In all this tlms not a slngls moral Issin. uos«- to i hall.-ngr th* pso |ils. A grrat mat. riot prosperity had isflii to ns and our campaign* wen fought out on questions of liuslnss* and dollars and cents Tan year* ago a rastlassnass tiroka out and strung* thaorlas ware heard of, the object of which was the bringing of the govern ment closer to the people. Kventu ally It rein tied Wnstilrigton, wlier- It divided our lawmakers Into itun I pnllers and progrenslves, and a t«>\v political alignment, the nuturai and logteal division between radiant and conservative, arose in our history. "Ttie gri-atcaikihtng which as com* to modern America has been the hearkening of all political parties to the bunmnltarlan program which we had left to the churches In the past. If the social betterment of a million women slaving at 12 a week at the loom and in the *.vww.it»t >■■ is not a proper subject for point a; considera tion, I lien perish all |l dlthul patties from th« face of the eurth. This hu manitarian program has been adopted by the Progressive party but it Is not their exclusive property, by any means. We may never elect our candidates but wo* are electing our Idens, even In defeat. "We realise that political parties are purely InttrumentH for the better.ng of government, and no longer a cut and dried, hard and fast fetish worship, based on trudltlon and the habit of an cestors. As a Progressive I hope the Democratic party may prove worthy of re-election. I hope that Woodrow Wilson may make his dreams come true, for If he does the United States will lie a better place to live In and l will be for him as an American and not as a Iremocrat" Our Friends Of Long Ago Why should we sigh For those we've loved and lost? We know the dead In Christ can never die, — Then why are we so sad, so crossed? Why weep For whom we hallow with the name of l»ead? To be resolved in Him la but to Bleep; Tliey real from labor; ho The Spirit said. They do not need our teara! Their night has dawned in day! They aeeUis plainly through the stress of years, Although they’ve passed away. The memory of their precious love Seems like the attar of some death less rose, Wtiose fragrance, drifting from above, Haunts every breeze that blows. And oftentimes they're with us In the thick Of life's vain strife—their dazzling plumes outspread! Why should not they he culled the Quick, And we he called the Dead? —Edgar S. Jessup. Pat (with newspaper)—Here's a wrolter says that slape is "death's counterfeit’’ Mike —Hehorra, thin. Gi'd sooner have the counterfeit than the rale thing.—Philadelphia ledger. swagger clothes, and was very tolerant] of all his old acquaintances, including Bill, telling them how foolish they i were to be wasting their time in this “hick town - as he put it —when they cou’d really l-IYK in a place like New York; and |iow easy It was to get along there. That night Bill lay awake for a long, long time, figuring it all out. in his comfortable, little, warm room, with not a sound outside but the crickets ANSWERS TO THE BIRD PUZZLE. The puxxle from the Oklahoma Bird Book, primed In The lleruld yeater <bn. is reprinted today with the an swers In parenthesis at the end of each line Compare the answers with yours ami grade your knowledge of birds accordingly: 1. There’s a Idrd whose name tell* If he files fast or slow. (Swift.) 2. And one whlrh hoys use when with long strides they go. (Stilt.) 2. There Is one that tells tales, al though he can’t sing. (Tattler.) 4. And one who files high, hut is held by a string. (Kite.) 5. B( one a high rank In the army I* held (Adjutant.) 6. There’s another whose name with one letter Is spelled. (Jay.) 7. There Is one that a farmer In har vest would use (Thrasher.) 8. And one you can easily fool If you choose. (Quit.) 9. What bird, at desesrt, Is It useful to hold? (Nut Cracker.) 10. And which In the chimney place oft hung of old? (Crane.) tl Which bird wears a bit of the sky in Its dress? (Bluebird.) 12. Which one always stands in the corner chess? (Rook.) 12. There Is one built a church, of London the pride. (Wrenn.) 14. We have one when we talk wit ha friend liy our side. (Chat.i 15. What bird would Its bill find use ful at tea? (Spoonbill.) 1. And which would Its tall use to steer us at sea? (Rudder Duck.) 17. Which proudly a musiral Instru- ment wears? (Lyre Bird.) 18. And which the same name as a small Island hears? (Canary.) 19. Which bird Is called foolish and stupid and silly? (Loon.) 20. And which always wanting to pun ish poor Billy? (Whip-Poor-Will.) 21. Which bird is an artisan, works at its trade? (Weaver.) 22. Ami which Is the stuff of which flags are made? (Bunting.) 22. One, we’re told by the poet, at heaven’s gate sings. (Lark.) 24. And there’s one which, in Holland, the new baby brings. (Stork.) 25. What bird have we with us in eat ing and drinking? (Swallow.) 26. One, used for a fence, you can say without thinking. (Hail.) 27. What bird Is a scoffer, a scorner, a jest? (Mocking Bird.) 28. What one Is too laby to build her own nest? (Cuckoo.) 29. From a high wind at evening one name is inferred. (Nightingale.) 20. Ouess all these, you're as wise as Minerva's own bird. (Owl.) TASTE EXTREMELY DELICATE. The recent death of Lord Wolseley has brvuißht out many anecdotes, on one occasion, as the soldiers were dining and the orderlies were has tening back and forth with pails of steaming soup, Wolseley stopped one and ordered him to remove the lid of his pall, the man promptly obeyed. me taste it," said the general. “But —” began the orderly. “Let me taste it, I say!” and he tasted it. "Disgraceful!” he exclaimed. it’s for all the world like dishwater.” The orderly saluted “That's what it is, sir!" he said —Christian Register. DIDN’T KNOW SHEEP. “Now, Tony, if there were 19 sheep in a field and seven jumped over a wall how many would be left?” “None Miss Stowe.” “No, Tony. Think again. There were 19 sheep and seven jumped over the wall." "Well, Miss Stowe, I think I know what you mean: hut, really. Miss Stowe, you may know arithmetic but you don't know sheep.”—Educational Times. chirping and an occasional whip-poor, w ill. But what did BUI care for peace ful noises like those. He had heard them all his life and was used to them —What he longed for w as the elang of of bells and the hustle and bustle of a great city. So the next morning at breakfast Bill told his mother that he had decided to go to New York and get a job. Tomorrow Blits's Adventures w'll be continued on this page. TIIE DORR LABEL IS NOT WORN ON TIIE OUTSIDE OF A HAT, BUT/ SOMEHOW OR OTHER YOU KNOW IT IS THERE. Dorr Hats moan real distinction in person al appearance, a con trast to self'evident cheapness and worth many times the dif ference in cost. $3 $3.50 $5 DORR G o o d Taste Apparel WALL PAPER Mattings, Shades. Pictures T. G. Bailie A Go 712 Broad Street. A WN IN G S~ The Perkins Manufactur ing Co. 620 13th St. Phone 3. We have the best quip ped plant in the South for turning out all kinds of Lumber Mill Work and for making deliveries as agreed. A low priee 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. “If results are to be gotten from medicines, I know I'll get them if the medicines come from GARDELLE’S." HOME ,mj\mCREP JTMf°UOVE sms PATRfOTICJDNGJj Song Book Coupon PRESENTED BY THE Ip The Auqusta Herald, March 23. 1914 | v—. A/ EXPLAINED BELOW ' SEVEN SOAIG BOOKS IN ONE COLLEGE vfONGX 0 OPERATIC JONG/j SIX OF THESE COUPONS Entitle the bearer to a choice ol «* , *J** tbe beautiful song books described below when accompanied b T the *xp.n«. .mount .et opposite'checking "cli* cover, the Hem. of the tod of packing, express from the f.ctorr. cnee hire, and other necessary expense items. -SONGS THAT NEVER GROW OLD”— ILLUSTRATED A grand collection of all the old favorite whh with the utmost care by the most competent I a rare galaxy of 6o wonderful portrait* of the many in favorite costume.. This big bo ? k^ on ’* l " 1 —SEVEN complete King book. 2S?#sr 7iKS tbs ?««. - 79C for the beautiful heavy English cloth bindings^ We strongly recommend the heavy cloth binding, aajt »«b~hth.t will Uat fore™ MAIL ORDERS-E.ther book by parcel poet.include m 7 oum't’oTndude f'orTlbV ,0 cent. .50 to 300 miles; for ««*.« «k MONDAY. MARCH 23. Augusta Herald FEBRUARY CIRCULATION DAILY AND SUNDAY HERALO. Th* circulation of the Dally ana Sen d*y Herald tor th* month ot Foeiumy, 1914, JN«( *0 foilOWOt P'h. J ....16.215 Fob. 2 ...,10 662 P*b, 2 ....10,905 F*b. 4 .... 16,786 Fob. 6 ...,10,820 Ffb. 6 ....10.389 Feb. 7 ...,10.931 Feb. I ..,.10,270 Feb. » ~..10,350 Feb. 10 ~..10,353 Feb, 11 ....10,361 Feb, 12 ....10,347 Feb. 13 ..,,10.222 Feb. 14 ....10,682 Feb. 15 .... W 9 Keb. 1C ....10.18} Fet 17 ....!'194 i ia n s»i Feb. 19 .... 10 LI F-b. 20 ....16 614 F..b. 21 ....IMM Keb. 22 ....I i 190 Fib. 23 ....16,119 Feb. 24 ....JO, J*! Keh. 25 ...-10.114 Feb. 26 ....10.294 Feb. 27 *. * .10,293 Feb. 2f ....10.49* TOTAL FEBRUARY 398. OKI DAILY AVERAGE Hi.WM Th* Auguata H*r*lo, Dolly *nrt Sen bay. hao a circulation In Augutta ap proximately twtet at large ao vnat of any o«h#r Auguata nowapaper. Adver tisers and agencies Invited to te.it tho accuracy of theso figures In comp, son with the claims of any other AuftJtta newspaper. Blank Books Loose Leaf Ledger Office Supplies filing Devices Transfer Cases Richards Stationery Company TRY THE TADEMA it is a Clear Havana Cigar of the Very Highest Quality The even burn, work manship and aroma of THE TADEMA Cannot be Excelled. Burdell - Cooper COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS. Phone 23. 718 Broad St NATIONAL yONGJII