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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ?.
Best Live Stock Show in Southeast at the Fair
< BRING YOUR HIGH GLASS LIVE STOCK
TO THE GEORGIA-GAHOLINA FI
This Year, As Never Before, the Attention of the Farmers of
This Section Has Turned to Live Stock---The Experience
of Mr. Gilchrist With Holstein Cows and of McKie & Sons
With Poland China Hogs Shows What the Fair Will Do.
At the Georgia-Carolina Fair, which
will open a week from next Monday,
some of the choicest livestock in this
section of the country will be exhibit
ed. The livestock exhibit will be lar
ger than ever before in the history of
the fair association and all those who
have fine breeds of stock should get
in touch with Secretary Frank E.
Beane at once and make arrange
ments to place them on exhibition.
Last year Mr. R. L. McKie & Sons,
of North Augusta, S. C„ had a num
ber of Poland China hogs on exhibi
tion. So great an impression did the
hogs make that these gentlemen have
been unable to supply the demand.
There have been requests for Poland
China pigs ever since the fair last
year and many orders were taken dur
ing the fair.
Mr. J. C. Gilchrist, a local dairy
man, had. some Holstein cows on ex
hibition and since the fair last year
he has not been able to supply the
demand for calves.
There is no reason why the Geor
BIG PLANTER OPPOSES PUN OF
ASKING PEOPLETO“HEIPFARMER”
BY BUYING COTTON AT 10 GENTS
He Intimates That Farmers Should Be Too Proud to Want
People to Pay Them 25 Per Cent Above Market Price.
Claims Entire System is Wrong and Says Diversification
is Solution.
The Herald presents below a communication from one of the leading
farmers of this section of Georgia who takes a position so unique that it
will be of tremendous interest not only to farmers but to the people gen
erally. He says it is a form of bankruptcy for the farmers to ask, or even
allow', creditors to give ten cents for cotton when the commodity is worth
only eight cents per pound. He says, among a great many other things,
that if there is not a general reduction in acreage in the South the peo
ple who are now buying cotton at 26 per cent above the market price will
face a big loss because Interest charges, storage and Insurance goes right
on and they may have to sell the cotton at a much lower price than they
gave for it. He also says that the creditors of the farmers who are hold
ing ootton for them will also lose by reason of the fall In the price and
the people of this country will have less respect for the farmers as a
class. In other words, we deduce f rom our correspondent's words, that a
farmer should be too proud to ask people to pay him more for cotton than
It is worth on the market.
The sentiment as expressed by The Herald's correspondent may be con
sidered lese majeste by some of the enthusiasts in the “buy-a-bale-of-eot
ton-at-ten-eents“ movement, but this gentleman’s devotion to the farm
ing interests of Georgia has never been questioned.
He says the entire system is wrong and that the farmers have been
putting money into high priced guano, high priced negroes and high priced
mules and straining themselves by advancing too much money for making
cotton. He favors rotation of crops, with generous purchases of wire for
• wire fences to raise stock and to use less guano and advance less money
to drunken, gambling negroes.
Here is what be says:
The financial condition of the Soutn
Is bad. It is embarrassing to us as
well as to our creditors. It is em
barrassing to our representatives in
congress and also President Wilson for
us to ask the government to make ad
vances credit on cotton receipts.
A commodity is worth no more than
it will bring. If cotton is worth seven
cents (7c) we can't expect to borrow
more than five or six cents (5c or 6c).
This “buy-a-bale” movement is doing
a great deal of good as it takes that
much cotton from the present market.
However, it will eventually be on the
market and become a burden on this
or next year’s crop. This "buy-a
bale” plan is a patriotic, or more of a
charity, movement.
Less If Not Reduction.
If the reduction in cotton acreage
is not general in the South the people
who ere buying cotton now 25 per
cent above the market price will suffer
a great loss. Because there will be no
interest, paying storage on it, etc.;
then they will probably have to sell it
for less than the price paid for it.
Our creditors who will bold cotton
for us will do likewise. If this is the
case, people will lose respect for us as
a class. It is a form of bankruptcy
for us to ask, or even allow, our cred
itors to give us ten cents (10c) when
really the price is only eight (8c) —or
AUGUSTA MASONS TO
MACON 01 OCT. 26TH
To Attend Meeting Grand
Lodge of State---Frank Cof
fin Only State Officer From
Here.
A party of Augusta Masons, includ
ing Messrs. Frank W. Coffin, T. Miller
Morris. L. G. Bates. J. H. Flytha, H.
B. Marston, W. F. Bowe and probably
Bryson Crane, will leave here October
26th to attend the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of the state October 27-
80, at Macon. Ga.
Hotel Lanier has been officially
designated as the Masonic headquar
ters, and already Robert L. Coldlng,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Masons, of Georgia, and other officers
have engaged rooms,
The state fair at Macon has been
placed at a later date In order that
the Masons might have the city to
themselves.
There will be nearly 1,500 promi
nent Masons In attendance from all
parts of the state besides many others
working in the Interest of Masonry In
Georgia. ,
Secretary W. A. Wollhln, of Macol,*
and other officers of tbe Grand Lodge I
gia-Carollna Fair shouldn’t be the
scene of great trading in livestock. If
a farmer in Edgefield County has on
exhibition especially high-class hogs
and a farmer from Emanuel County
wants some of those hogs the most
natural thing in the world is to make
a trade right on the spot and if the
Edgefield man has sold out the hogs
he has at the fair hecan take the orde r
and ship the hogs after he returns
home.
This is the year of all years when
livestock put on exhibition at the fair
will pay. The attention of the farm
ers of the South is being turned to
livestock as never before, for cotton
will be raised In smaller quantities
next year than in many years. What
every farmer wants to do is to di
versify his crops and get the very
best breeds of livestock possible. So
those who have livestock for sale
should exhibit it at the fair. It is one
of the most attractive forms of ad
vertising that can he had as is evi
denced by the success of McKie &
Sons and Mr. Gilchrist.
a 1 088 of 25 per cent. Next year the
people will say, “I can’t deal with a
bankrupt on credit.” Our whole sys
tem is wrong; heretofore we have been
running a race as to whom could buy
the most guano, the most expensive
mules ($250 or $300) also hire the high
priced negroes. We have been strain
ing ourselves by advancing from $26
to $l6O to a drunken, gambling negro.
It’s All Wrong.
Now all of this is wrong. If we will
put a part of this guano, mule and
negro money Into wire and fence our
farms Into pasture we could rotate our
crops and thereby lessen our expenses
on the above lines. We could have all
our supplies that we need and some
to sell. We could also Improve our
land and have money to bank. Not un
til then will the South come into her
own. The law of supply and demand
controls the price of commodities. The
manufactories of Iron, steel and tex
tile shut down when prices become too
low for a profit. They remain down
until prices get up high enough for it
to become a profit. That Is what the
cotton producers should do.
"No man llveth to himself,” for we
are our "brother’s keeper." There Is
only one solution to this great prob
lem—and that is the reduction of cot
ton acreage. The South will have to,
not through choice but necessity, re
duce the cotton crop 50 per cent.
Rre preparing the program for the
sessions and will Issue them to the
delegates and local lodges shortly.
Reduced rates have been granted
on all railroads leading to Macon and
many visitors will take advantage of
these rates to come to the city and
do their shopping.
Officers of the Grand Ijodge who
will be In attendance at the conven
tion and be at their respective posta
are:
Robert L. Coldlng, Savannah, grand
master.
N. H. Ballard, Brunswick, deputy
grand master.
F. O. Miller, Fort Valley, senior
grand warden.
W. G. England, Cedartown, junior
grand warden.
James M. Ruahln, Boston, grand
treasurer.
W. A. Wollhln, Macon, grand secre
tary.
Henry G. Edenfleld, Mlllen, grand
chaplain.
John R. Wilkinson, Atlanta, senior
grand deacon.
Frank W. Coffin, Augusta, Junior
grand deacon.
Frank F. Baker, Dalton, grand mar
shal.
B. L. Patterson, lawrencevllle, first
grand steward.
Geo. H. Fields, Balnhrldge, second
grand steward.
W. A. Capps, Athens, third grand
steward.
Lee Wages, Macon, grand tyler.
Big sale on at F. G. Martins: All
,Suits and Overcoats 25 per cent off;
all other goods 10 per cent off for
I cash, SI.OO for Carhartt’a Overals.
THIS IS THE DA!
TO GET IB
STORY
Part One Now Ready, Will Be
Followed With Another Part
In Two Weeks
This is the day that will go down in
history as the War Book Day. Readers
are urged to lose no time, but join the
rush of the wise ones who seek to take
immediate advantage of the Herald’s
offer of the greatest war story ever
put into black and white. At the same
time there are also blue, and red, and
yellow, for many of the illustrations
in this splendid work are printed In
colors, some of the color plates being
reproductions of famous paintings by
artists of world-wide eminence. Be
sides, there are hundreds of photo
graphs of unusual scenes at the front,
which are accurate representations of
events that are now making history
for future generations.
Taken as a whole, this is altogether
the most sumptuous display of the
printer’s art ever attempted in a work
of this character. When it is taken
into consideration that only two weeks
intervene between the publication of
the various parts, it will he realized
that the publishers must have an Im
mense equipment and unusual facil
ities in order to turn out such a su
perior piece of workmanship. The
editorial department is as fully equip
ped, a trained staff of writers and
artists now being busily engaged in
sifting the truth from the enormous
mass of false reports that come over
the wires.
Ro today is the day, and now is the
time. Flip your coupon from another
column of this issue and get part one
without further delay.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
G. A. Coman, Charleston, S. C.; W.
E. Walters and family, Morgantown,
N. C.; J. A. Wells, Palm Branch, S.
C.; P. L. Lofton, Ga.; T. L. Morgan
and wife, Jacksonville, Fla.; T.
Quarles, Wilmington, N. C.; J. O.
Crawford, S. C.; J. R. Mueas, S. C.;
E. C. Ware, Ga.
Genesta Hotel.
A. C. Murdock, Atlanta, Ga.; L. T.
Miller, Atlanta, Ga.; J. A. Klimber,
Atlanta, Ga.; L. S. Morrison, Atlanta,
Ga.; E. C. Williamson, Columbia, S.
C.; R. Moble, Charlotte; J. P. Kenne
by, Philadelphia; J. J. McKellar. S. C.;
.1. K. Hanls, Athens, Ga.; W. H.
Holmes, Boston; J. J. Baldwin, An
derson, S. C.
Planters Hotel.
G. M. Blewett. Ga.; A. M. Ebersoe,
N. Y.; B. F. Chapman, City; F. A.
Williams. Greenwood. S. C.; G. A.
Bunch. S. C.; J. R. Williams, Green
wood, S. C.
Albion Hotel.
,T. A. Sams, Atlanta, Ga.: A. L.
Terrill. Ga.; C. Taylor, N. C.; H. A.
Race, Boston; A. Rosenthal. N. Y.; S.
Rradley, Atlanta, Ga.; ,1. E. Bosevell,
Ravbnnah, Ga.; A. S. Tsbry, N. Y.;
S. L. Swann. Atlanta, Ga.; C. W.
Knuggs. St. Louis: C. J. Dufoe, Ind.;
R. C .Harrison. Atlanta, Ga.
BAY ST. PROPERTY FOR
LEVEE PUT AT $114,000
A resolution was adopted by the
River and Canal Commission at a
meeting Tuesday afternoon asking the
mayor to provide for the money with
which to resume the work on the
levee, which was stopped several days
ago on account of lack of funds.
It Is evidently felt by the commis
sion that the city Is better able to gj
ahead with the work now than before,
hence the asking.
The levee Is about complete as far
down the river as Washington Street,
and It Is now the wish of the commis
sion to start the work there and carry
It to Sand Bar Ferry. All that re
mains to be done above Washington
Street is putting on the concrete
facing.
The committee named to estimate
the value of the property between
Center Street and East Boundary on
Bay Street, which will have to be pur
chased by the city, reported that it
is valued at $114,000. The matter of
purchasing the property from the re
spective owners will he taken up at
once.
The committee was Messrs. R. Roy
Goodwin, H. H. Alexander and H B
Garrett.
SIMPLE WAY TO
END DANDRUFF
Stop Falling Hair and Itching
Scalp.
There Is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruff at
once, and that 1s to dissolve It, then
you destroy It entirely. To do this,
Just get nbout four ounces of plain!
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (this Is all you will need>! apply
It at night when retiring, use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub It In
gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most If not all, of your
dandruff will he gone, and three or
four more applications will complete
ly dissolve, and entirely destroy, every
single sign and trace of It, no matter
how much dandruff you may have.
You will find all Itching and digging
of the scalp will stop Instantly and
your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glos
sy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better
If you value your hair, you should
get rid of dandruff st once, for noth
ing destroys the hair so quickly. It
not only starves the hair and makes it
fall out. but It makes It stringy, strag
gly, dull, dry, brittle and lifeless, and
everybody notices It,
CHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Here is a Study in Circus Contrasts
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THE “LONG AND SHORT” OF RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS FAMILY.
Here Is a picture of the biggest and littlest members of Rlngllng
Brothers’ circus. Baldy Is famous as the largest elephant in captivity.
Princess Tiny Is known as the human doll. Baldy weighs eight tons,
drinks 80 gallons of water a day and consumes a bale of hay as a break
fast cereal every morning. The "Princess” weighs 15 pounds, drinks two
cups of milk and nibbles at a lady-finger. She is 21 Inches high, while
Baldy grazes the top of the car In which he travels.
Only the giant giraffes, "Long Tom" and his mate, "Molly," can look
down upon this giant paohyderm. He and Princess Tiny are the two ex
tremes of Rlngllngvllle. They, are the “long and the short" of a moving
municipality of 1,370 men. women and children, 41 elephants, 785 horses
and enough wild animals to start some latter-day Noah In the flood and
ark business. All are coming here Saturday, October 10th, on the five
red and yellow trains that carry the wonders of Rlngllng Brothers' circus
from place to place. While the Princess is a bit exclusive, you will have
several opportunities to see Baldy. He will appear In the street parade,
await your pleasure and peanuts In the menagerie, and, covered with
burnished trappings take part in the newly added 1,250-character specta
cle of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the gigantic production which
opens the circus program.
ILL THE ILLS
EXCEPT ONE HAD
TO STOP
So Low Was Water During
Portions of September---Re
port of Mr. Nisbet Wingfield,
City Engineer and Commis
sioner Public Works.
The report of Mr. Nlsbet Wingfield,
city engineer and commissioner of
public works, for the month of Sep
tember contains many Interesting
facts, especially Interesting Is what
he has to say In regard to low water
In the river. It was read at council
meeting Monday. Here it Is:
Department of Public Works.
Augusta, Oa„ Oct. 1, 1914.
To the City Council of Augusta, fla.:
Gentlemen:
The following work was done by the
Department of Public Works for the
month of September, 1914:
Canal.
The water In the river has been ex
ceedingly low all of the month of Sep
tember, reaching the extremely low
limit of 80 Inches below the dam.
During lowest flow all of the mills
were stopped except the Augusta Fac
tory and the City Pumps. The rain
of the past few days has brought the
river hack to a 10-foot stage and all
mills are now running.
Water Works.
A full head has been maintained In
the reservoir during the entire month.
The pumps supplied an average of
10,548,8311 gallons per day. Hprink
llng has been partially resumed. In
order to lay the pipe extension on
Htovall and Camille Streets as ordered
by council, It Is necessary to take up
from Aumond extension the 4-lneh
pipe and about 1,200 feet of the fl
inch. Contracts have been made with
Hallahan dr. Costello to do this work.
Fifteen taps were made for neW con
sumers.
Streets.
Wingfield Street, Central Avenue to
Richmond Avenue, Winter Street from
Central Avenue to Wrlghtsboro Road,
Wrightsboro Road from Winter Street
to Troupe have been surfaced with
I clay and gravel taken from the reser
voir. The masonry bridge on Twiggs
Street was completed. Bridge on the
second lever of canal reconstructed.
Drains were laid on Talent arid Fen
wick Streets. A number of streets
were worked over with scraper and
j holes patched where necessary. Hew
ers were repaired on several streets.
Curbing and Sidewalks.
Slone curbing was laid on Chafee
Avenue from Walton Way to Pope
I 9venue and concrete curbing has been
constructed on Ron Air Avenue and
Metcalf Street by private contract.
Fill has been put around No, 7 ICnglne
House on Central Avenue and drive
ways sre being constructed
Health Sewers.
Contract has been let for sewer on
Stovall Street from Central Avenue
to Wrlghtsboro Road and on Krnrnett
Street from Central Avenue F.OO feet,
north Plans and specifications have
been prepared for the extension of the
Wrlghtsboro Road sewer, and this
work will be let by October 20th.
Twenty-seven connections were mads
to existing sewers.
Building Inspection.
One hundred and twenty-six per
mits were Issued for work amounting
to $26,223, and 73 Inspections were
made; 92 permits were isaued for
electric wiring and 139 inspections
made.
Scavenger,
Three thousand and sixty-seven loads
of trash and garbage were removed
from the streets.
Municipal Wharf.
Work of tearing down the old wharf
has been discontinued until such time
as wo will he able to commence the
erection of the new plant. In order
to allow the Barge Line Company to
operate In the mean time, it will he
necessary to overhaul the present
elevator which is now out of com
mission.
River and Canal Commission.
The earth work has been stopped
for the present. The construction of
the sewer to change the outfall from
the river to Beaver Dam ditch Is be
ing pushed, and this work will prob
ably ho completed on or before De
cember 31st. Surveys to determine
the exact location of the levee below
the city are being made. The work
of paving the river hank below Fifth
Street has been retarded on account
of the extreme low water making It
Impracticable to get barges near
enough to the bank.
Respectfully submitted,
NISBET WINGFIELD,
City Engineer and Commissioner
of Public Works.
(UNARY COURT
The Ordinary's Court was held on
Monday hy Judge Walton and the fol
lowing orders were Issued:
Estate of Mary E. Walton, order j
granting leave to sell rpal estate to !
Wilson Jefferson, administrator.
Estate of J. B. James, order grant - \
lng year’s support to Mary C. James, !
widow.
Estate of W. R. Htafford, year’s
support to Katie Carroll Htafford, !
widow.
Estate of Charles Goodwin, year's '■
support to Cora G. Goodwin, widow.
Estate of Wm. H. Doughty, letters
of dismission to Wm. M Butt, exe
cutor.
Estate of Christine M. Itoessler, let
ters of dismission to John F. Roessier, I
guardian.
Estate of Emma Murphy at a!., or- I
der granting leave to encroach on cor*
pus of estate to Chas. H. Pitts, guar
dian.
Estate of R J. Mitchell, order dis
missing application for year's support I
by Mary Mitchell, widow.
Estate of Clarence K., Jr , Thomas I
H. and Mary Jsne Clark, leave to sell
real estate and to encroach on cor
pus of estate to Nelly Wadley, guar
dian.
Estate of A, D. Bargeron, perma
nent letters of administration to T. C.
Bargeron.
Estate of Ned f'stterson, perma
nent letters of administration to Jan*
Patterson.
Estate of Mary Bltssheth Cloud,
leave to sell real estate to fl W.
Cloud, administrator.
Estate of Gertrude 1,. Boyd, perma
nent letters of administration to Ran
dolph B Boyd.
Estate of Mary Anne Moss, tempo
rary letters of administration to
Robert 11, Moss.
Estate of Bessie and Timothy Cal-
Inhan, leave to encroach on corpus of
estate to Mary Goings, guardian.
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
If feverish, bilious, consti
pated, give fruit laxative
at once.
Don’t scold your fretful. peeVlsh
child. See if tongue Is coated; this Is
a sure sign Its little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When listless. t»le, feverish, full of
cold, breath had, threat sore, doesn’t
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom
ach-ache, Indigestion, diarrhoea, give
a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs,” and In a few hours all the foul
vnete, the sour blfe and fermenting
food passes out of the bowels and you
have a well and playful child again.
Children love this harmless “fruit
laxative,” and mothers can rest easy
after giving It, because It never falls
to make their little “lnsldea” clean
and sweet.
Keep It handy. Mother! A little giv
en today saves a sick child tomorrow,
but get. the genuine. Ask your drug
gist for a 50 cent bottle of “California
Syrup Of Figs,” which has directions
for babies, children of all ages and
for grown-ups plainly on the bottle.
Remember there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and sen that yours
Is made by the "California Fig Syrup
Company." Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup.
ADVANCE REFUSED.
Jefferson City, Mo. —The Missouri
public service commission today re
fused to grant the petition of trunk
Mne railroads for permission to in
crease Intra-state passenger rates to
three cents a mile and their freight
rates by from fit) to 226 per cent.
WORLD’S GREATEST
TRANCE CLAIRVOYANT
AND SPIRIT MEDIUM
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Judging from the crowds that nr* non
stantly waiting: In the parlors of this
remarkable clairvoyant and spirit me
dium, the truth of her wonderful work
muHt hav© been heralded from mouth to
mouth. Rome of the moat noted men
and women of this city and state have
gone to tier for advice and left more
than convinced that she Is truly a great
mentaloglst. Hhe comforts the well and
cheers the sorrowing advises you with
a certain Uy higher than any huimn
power. Khe never falls to reunite those
separated, helps you to win the man or
woman you love, tells you whom and
when you will marry, settles lovers'
quarrels, family troubles, tells you of
your secret troubles, the cause and rem
edy. This stVange woman of mystery,
gives you power and good luck end
never-falling help and odvloe In busi
ness speculations, lawsuits. Investments,
tells you when to buy or sell, overcomes
stumbling blocks, lifts you out of your
sorrow and trouble .and positively makes
you no charge unless you get the truth
relief and help you seek Is not this
most fair?
Hours, 9 *. m. to * p. m. Hpedal
readings. 50 cents and SI.OO. lx suited
In strictly private home.
1107 GREENE STREET
Near Eleventh.
Positively no Letters Answered.
CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY
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"A» the Drug Store.”
GRIFF AND DETREICH
“The Sweetest Story Ever
Told.”
WALLACE GALVIN
"A Study in Eggs.”
LADY SEN MEI
Petit* Ptkines* Prims Donna.
P*rformane*s at 3:30, 7:30
and 9:30.
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morrow, Thursday.
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