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THE WEATHER
Augusta and Vicinity.
Showtrs tonight or Thursday.
South Carolina and Georgia.
Showers tonight or Thursday.
Comparative Data.
June 17, 1914.
Highest temperature record, 97 In 1879.
Lowest temperature record, 60 In 1899.
Lowest this morning, 66.
Precipitation yesterday, 0; msmal, 0.18.
River stage at 8 a. tn., 8.7 feet.
Itlao In 24 hours, ending at 8 a. m., 0.4
foot.
TO D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster.
CAPMAION OF CROAKING.
While It hs« been perfectly evident
to those who uphold the democratic
administration that there has been a
deliberate campaign of calamity and
depression being waged, In the hope ot
baiting trust legislation, the presi
dent’s decisive opinion that thla Is the
case, oalinot fail to strengthen some
of the well meaning, but weak-kneed.
At the least, we think It will shame
some of the most barefaced and bla
tant exploiters -of ill fortune Into all
cru'r . Tin. chorus of-the croskers can
not for long halt tha onward and up
nurd rise of prosperity, but it can dis
hearten the weak and blind many to
i ppoft unit ten that otherwise would be
grasped aim improved. It is a mis
chievous and cruel policy that springs
only from the selfish motive of poli
ticians nnd trust magnates, who de
sire to cling to every possible advan
tage, whether fair or unfair, In the
hop© of securing a return to the old
syatem ot special privilege.
The public Is considerately warned
that “thinking men" are thinking*)ust
. as the selfish trusts and the conniving
''outs" of the republican regime would
have them think, but we rather guess
that the public does a little thinking
on its own hook now and then, ami is
quits as ready to trust the men la
Washington, whose works are open
and aboveboard as to follow the
•'thinking men"—so-called, by thom
s elves
DIVORCE—LEBB OR MORE?
There is a great deal of hypocritical
talk about the evils of divorce, but
Professor George Itrandes, the Danish
literary man. Is not by any mes• i,
swelling the chorus that tincear' ,g!y
deplores the Increase of divorce In
America. "God give us more divorce!”
he exclaim# when asked for an opinion
on the fr#quenry of divorce In Ame
rica
“More, not less, divorce Is a gift to
humanity.** declares Professor Hran
des “Anyway, we all know that mar
riage ts a great ,11ml of civilization and
one of the lew signs of Justice In the
world."
"To me," he continues, "there Is no
situation In the world more hideous
than that created by the compulsory
living together of two human beings
Who have ceased to want to be to
gether and for whom all points of men
tal or physical contract have ceased
U> exist
'"l have watched women and men
writhe against these chains. In Italy,
where there Is only the civil act of
marriage, tins bond Is made 'lndis
soluble.' I think this a crime. In
America you have approached more
nearly to human Justice. You hold out
a hope for luture happiness to poor
human beings - at least a hope."
Happily, there Is a medium course
between sobbing over the Increase of
divorce and praying with Professor
Hrandes for more of It.
The "Indissoluble bond” sounds very
grand and noble to some minds, but
the question for civilisation to decide
te whether a better morality, a higher
respei t for the home and a keener
sense of loyalty to husband, wife, and
children is conserved with or without
divorce. If we measure morality by
the number of married couples con
fined under the same roof, we need
not question whether divorce Is right
or wrong. Hut this is not the gunge
that satieties many minds. The test of
divorce ts nut in the fact that homes i
are broken up, nor can the assumption
that the children are sufferers from
divorce be accepted by man? minds.
If it could be demonstrated that
children are happier, ideals of loyalty
are stronger and devotion to the re
sponsibilities of the married relation
ship truer and keener In those coun
tries and states in which divorce Is
prohibited, then the claims for the
Indissoluble tie, would be unquestioned,
but can these claims be substantiated?
The problem before society Is: How
to make the marriage tie a serious and
lasting responsibility. Is the sense of
responsibility Increased or diminished
by divorce? We cannot revere the
home, when it Is a home only in out
ward semblance and by name. «'hil
dren who are so unfortunate as to ma
ture to manhood and womanhood in
these hollow and meaningless homes,
do not gel: the benefit of home influ
ences, about which we talk glibly, but
analyze scarcely at all. On the con
trary. the hypocrisy and hollow mock
er' of such homes are bound to have
en embittering and hardening effect
upon the children who grow up In
them. Contempt for one parent or the
other, and sometimes in a measure for
both, the effect of growing up In
a home which would have been
disrupted had self-respect ruled.
At the same time, no one can be
foolish enough to assume that easy and
frequent divorces are desirable. They
are as great a menace to the morality
of a people as Is the acceptance of the
matrimonial bond as final and Indis
soluble. They encourage Inconsequent
marrying and Inconsequent marrying
calls for more divorce and again more
Inconsequent marriage a very cork
screw of degradation. What we need
in the United States Is not a sharp
check upon divorce, but serious
thought as to how to regulate and ar
range It so .that It may serve the gur
poee both of human Justice and of
moral tone
AUGUSTA A 8 A SUMMER RESORT
AND AMUSEMENT CENTER.
With the recent heat spell broken —
In which Augusta suffered in common
with the rest of the country—the indi
cations are fur a busy and pleasant
summed ahead of our people.
With the State Qun Shoot in Au
gusta which has brought over a hun
dred aportsmen from all over the state,
melding many entries from South
Carolina and Alabama, and the South
Atlantic Tennis Tournament being
held on the courts of the Country Club,
and with work being actively pushed
to make ready the camp for the va
rious state troops, that will be mob
ilized In Augusta this summer, there
is every Indication that Augusta Is go
ing to have a busy and a pleasant Bum
mer.
It is high time that we pushed the
slogan COME TO AUGUSTA. Other
cities maintain regular bureaus whose
business is to get conventions, to run
excertuons, to bring the people to
town, of course, a city must offer
some attraction.
For years and years, every summer,
it has all been going out—to the moun
tains, to the seashore, to the North and
East and West, and nothing coming In.
Tills summer it begins to look tik* Au
gusta is going to get on she nap. This
summer we are going to bring a good
many people to Augusta.
A little concerted effort and a groat
mhny more people can he brought to
Augusta, both for pleasure and for
business purposes. As the Herald has
already suggested there Is no reason
why we shouldn't have a series of
STATE DAYS in Augusta this sum
mer, with appropriate exercises and
amusements.
We suggest that Augusta hold a
GEORGIA DAY In Augusta thla sum
mer, and that Gov. John M. Slaton and
the State House Officials, be asked to
participate. Excursion rates and a se
ries of special invitations to trade In
Augusta on Georgia Day, when special
showings and bargains will be offered
by Augusta merchants, will be a splen
did advertisement for Augusta, and
will serve to widen the trade area of
this city.
We suggest that Augusta hold a
South Carolina Day this summer, when
Governor Blouse and all the South Car
olina State House Officials be asked to
be the city’s guests for the occasion.
Excursion trains should be run from
all over South Carolina, and people
should he urged to visit Augusta,
where again a special series of South
Carolina trade specials would be of
fered in the way of proving to all com
ers that Augusta Is a good place to
trade In and to do business in. Many
new friends and much new territory
could be covered with a series of con
certed efforts in which all tinea of
trade would be asked to participate
this summer.
l<et's put Augusta on the map and
keep it there thla aummer.
At the Casino
Willie Kllas, the well known Au-
Ituatn new boy. will he sen In the
amateur vaudeville at the l<ake View
Casino this evening. 1*- will be the
distinct feature of "Amateur Niaht.’
There will be a number of ether per
formers of thia city to make their ap
pearance on the Casino stage this
evening, but when it conies to Retting
applause none of them beat Billie.
Cash prlaes will be given the win
ners aa follows: First prixe J 5, secotul
prise |8 and third prise II
The amateur contests will take place
Immediately following the first allow,
which will be opened with the regular
two reels at motion pictures at 1:15.
On account of the amateur perform
ances, It is likely that the management
will give but one performance of "The
Girl in rink" or “The Two Senators.'
which plays for the last time this
evening. Ihe bill will be ehunged to
morrow. It ts therefore advised that
Casino patrons be on band eaily to
night. as an unusually large crowd is
expected.
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A WISE KITTEN.
Walter lived with his grandmother
In a small* village. One day he was
sent on an errand which took him by
a pond.
lie was wfilstltng as he went along,
kicking the dust with his bare feet,
but suddenly he stopped and looked at
an object which was floating on the
water of the pond.
"That is a flour bag." he said, “and
it looks as though there were some
thing alive inside it.” Just then an
end of the bag sank Into the wrater
and Walter was sure he heard a faint
meow.
lie did not wait to remove his
elotlies; he threw his hat on the bank
and plunged Into the pond. Walter
could swim, and as it was not far
from the shore, he soon had the bag
and lifted it out of the water.
As he lifted it a little white kitten
broke through the wet end and fell into
the pond. Walter caught it And took
it to the bank. He dried is as well as
be could with his hands, and then put
it in his hat.
The kitten was weak* from being in
tlie bag and fighting for its life, but
it meowed in a faint voice, as though
to express thanks to his rescuer
The sun was warm, and Walter's
AFTER THE WEDDING
AN ILLUSTRATED STORY OF THE WAY A HOME
WAS MADE.
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AFTER THE WEDDING
“I’d Rsther You Didn't Go Around With Them.”
When Jennie got home, after being out with the two acquaintances
who lived In the same apartment house, she was late and found that
Tom had arrived from work ahead of her.
"Hello, girlie,” said Tom. "Whetss've you been; out for a walk?"
Then Jennie told him where she had been and the good time she had
had that afternoon. *
"I'm glad you had fun." said Tom, "but I bate to see you going out
with those two women; they're not the kind that will do you .any good, and
I'd a whole lot rather you didn't go around with them "
"1 can't see why!" exclaimed Jennie. "I've had a whole heap of fun this
afternoon. What do you think I'm going to do ail the tiin< sit home and
look expectantly at the door for your homecoming every night? Well. I'm
not, and. what's more, every chance 1 get to go out and have a good time
I’m going to go.”
"Please don’t talk like that. Jennie. I know a whole lot more about thia
world igid the people In It than you do, and If you’ll just listen to me.
everything will con e out all right, and before long we ll have a mighty nice
little home l got some pretty good news in the office today, and I think
before very long I'll get a boost In salary and I think It's to be a good,
substantial boost, too, and that more patience, glVlle. and everything will
be tine and dandy."
Liut Jennie was looking out of the window aa if she had at heard
him—U. C. TO BE CONTINUED.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, G.A.
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clothers were soon dry, and so was
tiie kitten's fur.
When Walter came to a house where
he knew the people, they gave him a
saucer of milk, which seemed to be all
that the kitten needed to restore it to
good health.
"I do not see how anybody could be
so cruel,” Walter told his grandmoth
er. as he showed her the kitten. "I am
going to call her Pond Lily, because
she is so white and I found her in a
pond."
Pond Lily grew to be a large cat, and
was very fond of Walter. She fol
lowed him about like a dog, and he
taught her to jump over a stick and
many other tricks.
When it was time for Walter to get
up in the morning she would go to his
bed and purr; if this did not awaken
him she would pat his cheek very soft
ly with her paw. AVhen he opened his
eyes she would jump down and run
around iq ft circle chasing her tail.
On thp Aunt door of the house was
an old-fasfcioaed bell, from wrtieh the
wire was run down the side of the
door frame tft the hall. Pond Lily
pulled the wire once with her paw,
making tbis wire ring, but she was
punished, and she never did it again.
Walter's grandmother had a great
many pieces of old-fashioned silver.
w'hich were kept on the sideboard in
the dining room.
One night Walter was awakened by
hearing the bell ring; he thought he
must have been dreaming, but he lis
tened and soon he herd it again.
He jumped out of bed, the bell still
ringing, then it stopped, and he heard
some one run through the yard.
His grandmother was awake by this
time, and had lighted a lamp. They
went into the front hall, and there was
Pond Lily sitting by tlie wire. When
she saw them she ran to the dining
room and me-ow-ed.
Walter and his grandmother went
into the room, and there on the floor
was all the silver in a pile and the
window was open. Then they knew
what Had happened. Pond Lily had
seen the burglar and frightened him
away by ringing the hell.
Wliy she did not run to Walter’s
room and awaken him in the usual
way they could not understand unless
she thought the burglar might harm
Walter if lie came down stairs, and
tried in her own way to save the silver
without calling him.
Walter and his grandmother thought
this was the reason, although the
neighbors thought it w r as quite exten
sive reasoning for a cat to do.
Hut Pond Lily was the pride of the
village for many years, and Walter’s
friends tried to get him to change her
name to one more suitable for a brave
cat. hut Walter would not consent. "I
found her in tlie pond,” he would say,
"and she is as white as a lily. I do not
want to change her name.”
(Copyright, 1914, by the McClure
Newspaper Syndicate, New York
City.)
Tomorrow's story—“ The Adventure
of Jussy-Puss.”
THE WAYS
OF THRIFT
(Copyrighted, 1014. American Society for
Thrift.)
A NATION WHICH KNOWS
THE VALUE OF THRIFT.
Belgium has little need to dispense
charity among; her people; she uses the
Preventive method instead —the promo
tion of thrift. The government teaches
the children thrift. And thrift in the
individual, thrift in the family, co-oper
ative thrift in business national thrift
and prosperity are the result. Belgium
holds her own in the industrial and com
mercial world in the face of the keen
est com pc tion with her large and pow
erful neighbors.
Deposits in the government savings
bank of pne frank up may be made
through any postoffice in the kingdom.
Deposits are made by the use of special
adhesive stamps which are pasted in a
bank book and which are virtually re
ceipts for the money deposited. The
books go through the mail free of postal
charges. The government authorizes
small deposits for tlie encouragement of
children and farm laborers, and rural
postmen carry with them stamps for
this purpose, suggesting and inviting the
use of them.
Thus ideas of saving are instilled into
the minds of the children and tlie house
hold is inspred with a spirit of thrift.
Tlie people live within their means and
do not try to keep pace with those whose
Incomes are greater. The majority are
neither slaves nor prodigals and their
declining years are provided for. The
observe*- is impressed by seeing on every
hand men and women still in the fresh
ness of youth retired from bread win
ning and enjoying life on the capital
he has saved by reasonable economy'.
They have lived and spent wisely, and
enjoyed life in moderation. Frequently
they have traveled a little, and are fa
milial with art. music and the drama.
Belgium is a land practical}' devoid
of paupers because of the government
policy. Instead of old age pensions and
charity, by its systems of inculcating
thrift the government pays the indi
vidual on h i savings, and provides for
the prevention of dependents. Through
the hanks the government insures the
citizen s life and gives him an annuity
if he will save to pay for it. The en
dowment policies are m dr payable at
the end of ten, fifteen, twenty or twen
ty-five years, or at the ages of 50, 60
or 65 years.
The nation is prosperous and many
individual fortunes are large. •
Thrift Is not taught In the schools of
the t’n ted States, and children grow up
knowing neither the value of time, mon
ey or U l or. To meet this urgent need
for thrift teaching the American Soci
ety for Thrift is devoting much t me
to the school children, and through them
the parents, for that purpose, encourag
ing home ami school gardens, holding!
contests and offering prises for the best
stories of Imtlv dual thrift. “A gar
den thrift contest” showed a small gen
eral knowledge of the value of gardens
as tman* to reduce the costs oi family
food.
Augusta Herald
MAY CIRCULATION
Dally and Sunday Herald.
The Circulation of the Dally and Sun
day Herald for the month of May, 1914,
was as follows:
May 1 10,799 May 16 11,265
May 2 11,390 May 17 10,695
May 3 10,685 May 18 111,839
May 4 10,749 Mav 19 10,661
May 6 10,754 May 20 10,643
May 6 10,704 May 21 10.654
May 7 10,689 May 22 10,689
May 8 10,699 May 23 11,259
May 9 11 234 May 24 14.795
May 10 10,810 May 25 It 654
May 11 10,629 May 26 10,699
May 12 10,631 May 27 10 689
May 13 10,593 May 28 10 734
May 14 10,639 May 29 10,733
May 15 10,629 May 30 11,343
May 31 10,840
TOTAL MAY 334.651
DAILY AVERAGE 10,795
The Augusta Herald, Dally and Sunday,
has a circulation In Augusta approxi
mately twice as large as that of any
other Augusta newspaper. Advertiser*
and agencies Invited to test the accuracy
of these figures In comparison with the
claim* of any other Augusta newspaper.
UNCON VENTIONALITIES.
“Never mind closing the door as
you go out. Skidmore: the room will
need a little extra ventilation.
"Sir, in returning this manuscript
to you we take pleasure in pronounc
ing it by all odds the worst rot that
ever was submitted to us.”
“I’m lending you this money, you
worthless cuss, merely to get rid ot
you.”
“I can't understand how you got
in, Mr. Grigshaw; I've told the girl
I am not at home when you call.”
Rubber Bathing Caps of the
latest style, SI.OO.
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 17.
A white Holo
Suit is a thing
of beauty
Of the same mate
rials as the other
Holo Cloth, but
creamy white.
Light in weight
and porous it’s
refreshing to wear
it.
Does not draggle
or wrinkle it’s
refreshing to see it.
It’s a high-class
Summer Suit.
DORR
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If so, get the right ma
terial and right price.
Lumber orders for rough
or finished stock. Mill
work or estimates are all
carefully supervised by
officers of this company,
and you can make no mis
take in sending the busi
ness here.
SASH, DOORS,BLINDS,
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by mail or telephone and'
we will do the rest.
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