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TWO “WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD?” There is a vast difference in boastful vanity and legitimate pride.. Van ity is the product of man’s self-conceit, and to be proud of legitimate achive ment is a heaven-born instinct that impels men to great deeds of valor in com merce and war. In spite of the pessimism that prevails the “Satisfactory Special for School Dresses Plaid, stripe ;.nd -olid . •lored Oingbums, fast color*, at 10'" 25c French Ginghams, especially pretty colors, at JQt; 3€o English Percale and I-Ycnch Madras. a< 10 f - Hatln-flnluhed Repp and Brocade Poplins, worth 25c, at 15 f - Fattn-sirlpcd Madras, worth 20c, at . 12tzC 25c Ratine and 350 French Madras, at J JQC Fast-colored M< rerized Irish Popltna, at 25 1 ’ Pure Blay Linen for Aprons ami Dresses, worth 15c, at 12 , 'a f^ White Checkad and Stripe Sherette. worth 26c, at 150 BOc striped ad rosebud f'repe Cloth, at 35^ New Fall Silks Ue*U further advised we will continue to sell Imported Silks as fol lows— Roman Stripes and Plaids for the new Combination Dresses, In colors as brill Writ iss the plumage of birds of paradise, or an subdued as the cooing Of « dove Price. $1 00 $1 25 *1 50 *1 75 and $2 00 .f, In I solid and two-tonea Chlfton Tnfieta Silks, at !tl 00 36-Inch 811 k Poplin for 1100, Instead of $1.25; ull colors j|! QQ 42-ll»cn Bilk I’oplln for sl.2ff previously $1.50; all colors.. .. Jtl 25 i.fi-incli Bilk Swivel Crepe, the $1.76 kind, at ill 25 f.-lncli Moire 811 k for coats or skirts, $2 00 kind, at.. .. .. 50 42-lnch Cbarmeuso, Meteor and Pussy Willow Taffeta,. #1 98 Silk and Crepe Shirtwaists, up to fl}l CO $3.50 at OI.JU Shirts, Vests, Etc. Mens Standard $1.25 Monarch Negligee .Shirts, at JJ f)0 Men’s Htandnrd 75c Negligee Shirts, at KQC Mens 50c Nainsook Underwear, each .. jfcjc Men’s 3!tc Ralbrlggan Underwear, each 25*- Men’s Silk Ho*, 25' ; Idsle Sox, | JjC; Cotton Sox, at JQO I.!i#ee’ 10c English ribbed Vests, Monday at OUC Ladles’ 3Bc Mnllne ribbed Panls, iiny size, at OKC 1-adles’ English Ribbed Summer Union Suits, st Kqc I sidles’ Muslin I’snts, worth 35c tier pair, at 25C Ladle extra special Muslin Gowns, at 75C Household Necessities 5 full line of new Cotton and Wool Blankets, every pair as represented; ranging In price, per pair, from $1 00 to sls OO ,36x42 Full Bleached Pillow Cases, each 10* Hemstitched Pillow Cases, best quality, each OjjC $2.00 Sanitary Dimity Bedspreads, each JM rjQ l-'.xtra large White Bedspread, special at ■l.jjn 31x90 Blenched Sheets, worth SI.OO each, at 79C Three quarter size Bleached Sheet for single bed, 75c kind, at....{£QC : Three gi«yi Bleached Rhests for double bed for (ftl (M) m Ix(0 Blenched Sheeting, at ggc -Th, svi»i.ctory BURTON-TAYLOR-WISE CO. SE" The Passing of An Empress Mr. P A. Stovall writes lntarpat- Will' from Hwttsvrland of a world - Xwn character, the Emprosa Eugs ■P, and aava In the Havannah I‘reaa: f “One of the rueata at the Hotel nchwelaerhof. In Lucerne. the other day wae ex-Empress Eugenie of Franc.** Bent with age and waiving with a cane, ahe la UK year* old iui>l In her dHy was undeniably the first and meat beautiful woman on the con tinent of Kur<H»e. '"What a wonderful apen of yaara hua bridged the hlatory of the world since ahe waa the social magnet at the court of Prance, charming every man and woman even before ehe be canto the hTlde of Naprdeon 111. Aa t’ounteaa dl Montljo of the Simnlah nobleeee ahe wae celebrated for her beauty and grace king before ahe be came the Empress of the French The marriage was a love match; nothing morganatic about It. for Eugenie held undisputed the throne of her hnabend Thla high-strung, handsome Spaniard gave him to understand at the outset that ahe would accept him under no other conditions. "In Europe It waa the fashion to allude to the house of Kotiaparte as upstairs Louis Napoleon waa looked upon ae a pretender who had mounted hte tlirone by a coup de-etat. but after the Crtmeen war people began to re gard him as a sure enough monarch. Then the prlnceesea. who had snub bed him when he waa looking for n wife In Kurope. commenced to take notice of the charming woman at his aide and eveu the French, who would have preferred to see the Emperor make a political alliance, used to cheer the man who had the Independence to follow the dictates of hla own heart and take a wife all for love Victoria and Albert entertained the royal pair In London and Eugenie was In every station, every Inch a queen “It was Empress Eugenie who push «*d Nspoleon Into the Prussian war In IST© against the interests of Frsnre •and In spite of the protests of Europe, She wss charged especially with the disaster of Sedan, and when Paris fell made her escape with difficulty, aid ed by an American doctor After the war Queen Vletorla gave the unfor tunate pair asylum In England, and they lived at Chlelehurst. where Na poleon died In IST!. The good Eng lish woman who had been their hos teas when they were in the zenith of thslr patroness and protestres* when they had fled from home and there were none too poor to do them honor. "At the Schwelserhof In June laat the aged eg-Empress lived In the game apartments she had occupied When traveling through Lucerne In MM with her royal spouse, nearly half a century agone. Now with her suite she lingered nwhtle on the beau tiful Lake of Lucerne Her hair I* white, but her face still shows traces SOCIETY NEWS of her former beauty. Rhe is bright and chatty this woman who had lost her husband and her empire and whose young son. the prince Imperial, waa killed by savages In the English army In Africa. AH Is gone—youth, hope, femtly end prospects -swept away by the stern tide of time and alone she enjoys the bracing air and bright views of Switzerland. ■'Thoss around her say she takes a lively Interest In passing things. Gra cious and charming still, for her Spanish nature and French training have not deserted her In spite of her nearness to 90 years*, she Is by no means a recluse. When she left the hotel she acknolwedged from friends the gift of I.a France roses with an old time smile which she might have bestowed upon the courtiers at the I'nlnce of Fontalnbleati. "For Empress Eugenis travels un der the name of the Countess of Pler fonds. She is a hearty eater and Is fond of fruit, of all things. She la one of the richest women In Europe and owns considerable property In Spain and France. She travels quiet ly, spends little and It seems to bo understood that she will leave her for lune to the Infant son of I’rltioe Vic tor Napoleon, who a few years ago married the daughter of the late King Leopold of llelgluin If so the little boy will be the wealthiest claimant to a throne In Europe. ■'l,ots of water has flowed under the bridge since Eugenie held men's hearts and even won the admiration of women—a much harder thing to do —at the court of France She pos sessed the dangerous power of fasci nation. hut In their secret souls the French never liked her. They resent ed the Influence of the Spanish coun ties upon the government as they had done that of Marie Antoinette, the Mistrlan duchess In truth her hus band was not a great man He was regarded as on Interloper In Europe, and h>s military campalgna never really added to the glory of France He won hla throne by his nsme and hla schemes of conquest fell far short of those pf his Illustrious unels. lie was plainly deceived ns to the state of the French army and the prepared ness so France In 1970. French states men warned the Emperor; Eugenie was Inexorable—aha wauted war pos sibly because she realised that some* thing was needed to build up the un certain popularity of a tottering throne. "But If F*rlnceaa l£ugente made tnlatakea. ahe haa dearly atoned for thrm If *h* «u reaponatbla for lha flaaco In Mexico, unit for the French defeat by I’ruaada— and French people bald ahe » t»—ihr hn» drained to the drejje the bitter cup. A widow at 45, bereft <>f her only aon at 50, her throne collnpeed her courtier* wintered, •very' vmUk* of her empire none. *h* has been a wanderer for nearly half a century—this beautiful Spanish coun tess without home or connections. As she passed out of Schwe.iserhof, In Lucerne, people looked at the elderly woman In curiosity—her name recall ed so much history and her sombre robe seemed to suggest so much trag edy. Rich but homeless, she tarried for a while In Switzerland, which has always furnished an asylum for the exiled where Voltaire wrote and Mitdiime da Stael dreamed and talk ed. Rut the royal way In which she waved the roses and flashed a smile of gratefulness for the beauties of La France recalled something of her southern charm. Then the dark veil fell down over the white hair and the aged figure bent again upon the cane. The Empress took the arm of her at tendant and was soon lost In the throng which lined the lakeside. “From Lucerne she loft for Farts and visited her old haunts at Fon tnlnbleau. Is It the sunset of life which prompts her to follow up the old paths whlbh ahe traveled long ago when life was bright and love was young and both were hers? In Paris she went slowly through the apart ment which held her courts and ask ed where the old pictures were which she had loved. She marked the rooms where she and the Emperor used to dine en famllle. and Identified the old armor and the ornnments the royal couple gnve each other ns love tokens In those happy days. The aged Jan itor. who had not seen hts Empress In It will cost you nothing extra to have your Coffee •ent Parcel Poet when ordered from Kenny’s to be sent anywhere. Try Kenny’s High Grade 4 Pounds for SI.OO Guaranteed to give Satisfaction. C. D. KENNY CO. 104 fl BROAD ST. PHONE No. 601 Augusta, Georgia. TRIPPED LONSFORD Dealers in Best Grade Native Meats. Chickens and Eggs Our Specialty Quick Delivery to Any Part of City. 703 mcintosh street. phone 3155. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. Our Ready-to- Wear Dept. Every effort is being made to give Augusta the best and most complete Ready-to-Wear Parlor in this section, and no pains or expense will be spared to render a service that will elicit the admiration of every patriotic Augustan. In the Meantime We Are Showing New Coat Suits in the latest models from. . . . $12.50 to $60.00 New Short and Long Coats, 1915 models, from . . ..$6.50 up New Wool and Silk Dresses, fall models, from. . . .$6.00 up We Are Also Selling Everything in Summer Ready-to- Wear at prices too ridiculously low to quote prices. You can get great values while they last. bany years, handed her tenderly about the place. “The papers have been printing an incident of the ex-Empress which happened in Paris as she was taking her walk abroad Just the other day. She was accosted by a beggar, Into whose hand she dropped a coin, and passed on. The beggar was at once arrested for breaking the law against soliciting alms on the streets. See ing the unfortunate man's predica ment, the Empress faced about and warned the policemen away with her cane. “ 'Leave the old man alone,’ she exclaimed imperiously; ‘I owed him a sum of money, which I have just re paid him.' “There was no doubting the tone and manner of the Empress and the officer of the Third Republic fled gallantly before the Sovereign of the Second Empire. "P. A. B.” DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR IN HONOR OF MISS HESTER. Miss Geraldine Hester of Atlanta, who Is having a pleasant visit with her aunt, Mrs. George Lovett, was the guest of honor at a watermelon cutting Thursday evening given by Miss Louise Livingston at her home on Walton Way. After enjoying de licious Iced melons the guests com peted as to the best artist In fash ioning things of the rhlne. Mr. John Randy and Mr. Wilbur Creighton tied, one having made a most remarkable man and tbs other a splendid steam boat. Mr. Randy receiving the prize, which was a little souvenir of Au gusta watermelon. The booby, a stick of candy, was presented to Miss Emma Sturges and the guest of honor was given a box of writing paper In water melon tints. Guests present at this delightful oc casion were Miss Geraldine Hester, Store” has dared to buy and pay for the largest and best selected stock of Coat Suits, Long Coats, Dresses and Dry Coods ever brought to this fair city of ours, and we are confidently certain that Augusta will be proud of our ef fort to please them. Miss Ora Smith, Miss Erma Sturges, Miss Mae I.ong, Miss Rosa Droßt, Miss Maydelle Wiseman, Mrs George Loo ett, Miss Maydelle Peebles, Mlbs Mae Livingston, Miss Lucy Livingston, Miss Louise Livingston, Mrs. D. H. Livingston, Sr.; Mr. Wilbur Creighton, Mr. Victor Sturges, Mr. Cason Smith, Mr. Sheridan Smith, Mr. Paul Whaley, Mr. John Bandy, Mr. Bryant Talia ferro, Mr. Arthur Livingston, Mr. Ed ward Livingston, Mr. George Living ston and Mr. John Westbrook. SOMETHING FOR THE CHILDREN.—HAVE YOU A BIRTHDAY THAT COMES IN AUGUST? Boys and girls, under 70 yaars of age, who have s birthday in the month of Auguet, ere requested to send in their full name, address and birthdata to ths “Children’s Editor,” Augusta Herald. The Herald is preparing a sur prise, a pleasant and enjoyable surprise, for its boy and girl readers who are getting ready to celebrale a birthday in August. Be sure to give full name, ad dress and birthdate, and address your letter to— CHILDREN'S EDITOR, THE AUGUSTA HERALD. It is no Longer Necessary for You to Suffer Excruciating Torture While having your teeth worked upon. Posi tively without pain I can quickly and thoroughly perform the most difficult operations. Ido only the highest olase of dental work. My assistants are all thoroughly experienced, and com petent, and work directly under my personal super vision. PRICES —My prices are just about one-half that charged by other first class Dentists. ALL WORK POSITIVELY WITHOUT PAIN. TERMS will be arranged to suit your convenience. DR. WHITLAW, Painless Dentist Largest, Finest, Best Equipped Offices in South. 842 Broad Street. Office Hours: Ba.m. to 7p. m. daily. 10 a. m. to 2p. m. Sundays. Fillings in Gold, Platinum, Porcelain and Silver 50£ and SI.OO Gold Inlay and Por celain Crowns, WATCHFUL WAITING i . It ,! s , Ml * to P resume that the present depression in the cotton mar ket will have a tendency to cheapen Dry Goods. On the contrary, the country is facing a shortage in manufactured goods that will send prices up, and any waiting” with the hope that anything will be cheaper will meet with disappointment. Based on the present agitation to market and care for the 1914 cotton crop with every prospect of ultimate suc cess, we confidently predict higher priced cotton and corresponding in crease in values. Buy early—buy all you will need and can pay for— and our word for it: You will be ahead of the game. Rugs, Art Squares, Etc. Now is the best time to buy your Art Squares. We can save von from $5.00 to SIO.OO. y SIB.OO Brussels Art Squares, 9x12 size, at sl2 98 $25.00 Axmlnster Art Squares, 9x12 size, at. sl6 98 $30.00 Velvet Art Squares, 9x12 size, at sl9 98 $45.00 Wilton Velvet, 9x12 size, at $29 98 Small Velvet Rugs to match, at. $1 98 $2 50 and $3 59 9x12 Crex, $7 49; 6x9 Crex, $4 98; 54x90 Crex, $2 98l 36x72 Crex, ;• $1 00 Genuine Rainproof Umbrellas, at qq $2.50 Tan Leather Suit Cases, at 50 Entire line of Trunks and Traveling Bags at Wholesale Price. 5,000 Yards Remnants at a Sacrifice Household Necessities 40c Bleached Table Damask for Monday, at.... .... ... ~ , ooc 75c Bleached Table Damask, 72 inches wide, at.. .. .. ’’ ” . 85c Belfast Linen Damask, 72 inches wide, at.. .. .. V. i'^QC $1.39 Irish and German Linen Damask, at 1) ~ ** ' $2.00 Special Table Damask, while it lasts, at oer Full asortment Napkins and Doylies, dozen j ’ -fiOCto ’k’7 cfo Full assortment fine Towels, from '.IOC to ' 1 RH 35c Heavy Turkish Bath Towels, Monday, special, at jjnr A beautiful assortment of Table and Lunch Sets, ranging in nrice from $3.50 to $15.00 per set. New Fall Dress Goods Here again foreign dyes play an Important part in the manufacture of these beautiful dress goods, and we may never get them again as cheap as we have heretofore. Our prices will continue the same; 38-inch Roman Stripes, for combinations, worth 69c, at “inc 38-lnch Storm and Cheviot Setges, 65c values, at .. En,' 40-inch Crepe de Liege, worth $1.25, at ~ ’’ !"Bk c 45-inch Silk and Wool Tussah. Royal, worth $1.50, at.." .".'.JftlYq Black and white striped Corduroy for sport coats and suits, at $1 OO An elegant line of fine woolen materials in Black, Cream and ooiors 36 to 54 inches wide, from SIOO to $1 Band Concert Lake View Park This Afternoon 5 to 7 Free Motion Pictures in Casino at 8 P. M. Crown and Bridge Work, $4.00 per Tooth ut). SUNDAY, AUGUST 30. y^Bg32y*: ■ ~ KffifflK ■ ' v ' * " ISvujlfe ’■»-,/ ' t * ■ • X-«i Ww&fr '