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SATURDAY, MAY lb.
GREAT GOLD CONTEST IS ON;
TIDE OF DALLOTS FLOWING IN
Great Interest in Herald’s
Competition For Most
Popular Babies
GET BUSY; BOOST
YOUR PET BABY
Everybody has An Equal
Chance in _This Wonder
ful Race For Bank Ac
count For Baby.
The thousands of ballots that arc
pouring this office shows the im
mense amount of interest in the great
Shower of Gold contest. Many new
names are being received. Each fond
•parent is anixous to see their own fav
orite child numbered among the most
popular babies in Augusta and vicinity.
Are you giving your little one your
very best efforts? Others are boosting:
why not you? Your baby’s name will
be heralded from one end of the country
to the other for there is no end to the
interest taken in this great race. Be
sides the great honor which will go to
the winners, there are substantial sums
of gold which will about double Itself by
tbe time your little darling has grown
to maturity. Why not win? Do you
want to lose? Do you want to see the
family pride go tumbling into tbe dust
of defeat? Have you the ambition to
win or are you one of the complacent
kind who does not care much what hap
pens? Naturally not in this procession of
gold and glory, prominence and profit.
Secure a subscription book and get busy
tonight.
Have you had the baby’s p'cture
taken yet? If not. see the Shower of
Gold manager at once, and make ar
rangements to have a likeness made of
the little tot a? the Tommlns Studio.
Equal Opportunity.
This is a race of equal chance, oppor
tunity rapping no moree loudly at Ih
door of Mrs. Smith’s hrowjistnne man
sion than at the humble abode of Mrs.
Jones. It’s simply a question of your
doing just a b’ttle more work' than the
others. We get nothing in this world
we do not strive for. but the harder we
are compelled to strive the sweeter the
success.
To have your little sweetheart elected
the most popular baby in Augusta and
vicinity through the medium of this con
test will have the efect of placing it on
a social plane equal 1o that of any other
little cherub in that locality and Its fame
will be heralded afar. As a mother or
fether of this fortunate little babe you
will be envied of every other father and
mother.
Call at the Shower of Gold department
of The Herald any time, or have one of
the managers cal’ upon you; their time
Is at your disposal.
Open Every Evening.
Tbe Shower of Gold headquarters is
at the Thomss P’ano Store, and wll be
open every evening. Parents of babies
and their friends are invited to call and
get acquainted. If you can’t come to
the office, use the telephone. No. 236.
SENSATION ’ FLOUR makes
more, liqhter. whiter and better
biscuit than any other. Try It.
Here’s the Gold
For the Baby.
Get in and Get Some.
No Losers in Contest
i
Call 236
and Ask For
Contest
Manager
639 Broad St.
The Herald’s
Picture Gallery
By Tommim* Studio
REBECCA O’HARA.
And here is the Httie lassie who means
to make the bravest fight she knows
how. for first hours in The Herald’s
Shower of Gold contest. She is Miss
Rebecca O’Hara, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. O’Hara of Broad street. She is
brimful of good nature ;md high spirits
Lind altogether is as fine and lovable
baby as one would care to run across.
It may be depended upon, that with so
many admiring friends helping Miss Re
becca. that it will take more than ordi
nary “running” to keep her out of the
prize money. Surely she is worth all
that can be done for her.
WILLIAMS HOLMES, JR.
A hid here’s Master William Holmes,
one of our candidates for gold and
glory. Master William is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes, of 2256
Central avenue. lie is an exceptionally
bright and lovable little man. His
friends and admirers are many and if
they would just apply themselves during
tbe next few weeks to the work of mak
ing him winner, it’s going to take no
small amount of effort to defeat him, if
Indeed he is defeated at all.
Master William already occupies an
enviable position in this great competi
tion but this positon would he wonder
fully mproved by the work that will be
done for him between now and June
29th.
CHAUTAUQUA LEADER
HI FUST BAPTIST
Will Occupy Pulpit Sunday
Morning; Dr. Jones Away.*At
First Presbyterian in Evening
On account of the absence from the
city of Rev. M, Ashby Jones, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, the ser
vices at 11:16 a. m.. Sunday will be
conducted by Rev. W. G. G. Benway,
pastor of the First Bai tist Church of
Alonroe, 111, who is now on a four
months’ leave of absence, while his
parsonage Is being built. Mr. Ben.
way is ihe superintendent of the Red
path Chautauqua that has been held
in Augusta for the past week. His
subject will be "The Applan Way.”
Sunday evening Mr. Benway will
occupy the pulpit at the First. Pres
byterian Church, the pastor, Rev. Jos.
R. Sevier, being away at the general
assembly meeting at St. T^ouis.
There will he no evening service
Sunday at the First Baptist Church.
The morning service at the First
Presbyterian will be conducted by
Rev. Mr. Reeves.
Mr. Benway, since his arrival in
Augusta has made many close firends
and there will doubtless be a large
congregation at botli the First Baptist
Church in the morning and the First
Presbyterian Church in the evening.
DRUGGIST "GOES CRAZY
PLEADING FOR COCAINE
Atlanta.-—AV. J. Myors. a local drug
ging went crazy, apparently from the
effect* of cocaine. In the police court
ye*terday and atruggled madly with
three or four officers In an effort to
get possession of a small bottle of |
cocaine, which wa* offered In evidence. 1
Myera wa* arrested on the charge
of vagrancy, a technical one. lodged
In order that he might he Imprisoned
and an effort made to cure him of
the habit.
After remaining In a cell for a day.
when he wa* taken Into the court room
the *lght of th* bottle of cocaine
seemed to drive him frantic. He
struggled flr*t. and after he had been
overpowered, he begged and pleaded.
“I’ve got to have It. Please give It
to me." he called to the policemen*
He Rught the officer* all the way
from the courtroom to his cell.
AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
THOMAS ROGERS.
Rook who’s here! Little Thomas
Rogers, the only candidate in The Her
ald’s Shower of Gold, from Boneville,
Ga. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers of Boneville. Master Thomas
is a handsome little baby of sweetest
disposition making friends constantly
wherever he goes.
ATLANTA IS NOW GOING
AFTER ELKS’ CONVENTION
Atlanta.—Following hard upon the
conclusion of the Shriner convention,
the biggest in the history of the world,
comes the announcement that Atlanta
Is going to make an effort to get the
1916 national convention of Elks.
The city of Penver, where the Elks
meet in 1914, has already pledged its
support to help Atlanta get the 1916
The WISE
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Dry Goods Co's.
Special List for Saturday
Evening and Night
Men’s Negligee Shirts, nice line of fine
patterns x .. 49*
Men’s Blue Chambray Shirts with collar
attached, worth 50e, special at 39*
Men’s 50c full bleached lisle undershirts,
at r 39*
Ladies’ full bleaehed low neck sleeveless
vest, tape in neck, special at 5*
Boys’ ribbed and nainsook summer
underwear, at 25*
Whitleather guaranteed hosiery, for men,
women and children, special sit •. 10*
15c Taffeta Ribbons, at 10*
35c wide satin Ribbons, at . 19*
Men’s Silk Roc*?, in black and colors,
3 pairs for 50*
Ladies’ black and colored Silk Boot
Hose, at 25*
10c 40-inch White Lawns, at 5*
Ladies’ hemstitched Handkerchiefs,
worth sc, at 21/2*
Ladies’ $1.25 white Pique Skirts, at 98*
Ladies’ $1.25 white Shirtwaists, at. .98*
Slightly mussed Shirtwaists, worth
up to $1.50, at 50*
Broken lots of Laces, up to 10 per
yard, at 21/>*
Andrew Jergen’s Violet Glycerine Soap,
worth 10c per cake, at 5*
Andrew .Tergen’s pound jar of Talcum
Powder, worth 25c, at 19*
V/of Apron Ginghams, at 5*
71/> c yard wide Sea Island, at 5*
10 button lisle Gloves, worth 50c, at 39*
20c to 25c Embroideries, in broken
lots, at 10*
Men’s Ties,' worth 35c, at 25*
25c Windsor Ties, at 19*
Mastcft* Thomas has a large circle of
friends and relatives who think quite
naturally lie is the very best ever and
who mean to make the fact known to
all the world by winning this great, rack
if possible and it may be remarked in
passing, that they think it is. They
should, however, redouble their efforts
from now' on.
convention. The 1915 convention has
been practically conceded to Seattle.
The national convention of the Elks
is second in size only to the Shrine,
and if Atlanta should win it would
bring almost as many visitors to At
lanta as during the week just closed.
SENSATION "FLOUR makes
more, liqhter, whiter and better
biscuit than any other. Try it.
GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS SALE
My entire stock of goods at No. 864
Broad Street is to be sold for what it
will bring.
It is impossible here to enumerate
the variety and quality of useful every
day articles that are offered in this sale
at less than their actual cost to manu
facture. Suffice it-to say that every article
of my present stock is to go within the
next two weeks. All goods are marked
down regardless of former prices and
what they may have cost.
They Must Be Sold
Tonight Saturday we will remain
open ’til 1! p. m. in order that every one
may have an opportunity to secure their
wants from this remarkable sacrifice sale.
See uptown windows values to SI.OO
for 23 cents.
Down town windows values to $3.00
for 97 cents’
BARGAIN TABLES
3 Gents Table
Value Up to 10 Cents
15 CENTS TABLE
Value Up to 35 Cents
37 Cents T able
Value Up to 50 Cents
L. P. SPETH
7 Cents Table
Value Up to 15 Cents
57 Cents Table
Value Up to SI.OO
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