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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27.
MIME PHI 10
'SKIP II MARTIAL LAW
All Havens of Pleasure Closed,
' Nothing Open After Eight P.
M.---Town Not Entirely De
serted.
Paris.—Montmartre Lias been put to
sleep by martial law. The “Butte,”
from Batignolles to Belleville, is
plunged in gloom, and to the wakeful
spirits that still haunt the streets and
boulevards it seems as if the light of
the world had gone out. Flickers from
thousands of bar fronts, until eight
©'slock strikes seem to make a timid
«g?ort at revolt, then go out as if it
were no use. The contest with Gal
lienl is too unequal. Popular restaur
ants of the more serious minded or
der hold out longer, but the lights go
out at half past nine. Then Montmar
tre fades into nothing.
The “Moulin Rouge” seems to have
gone blind; the enormous wings of its
windmill that for so many years have
unceasingly revolved in a ruddy glow
of electric temptation are motionless.
The "Moulin de la Galette,” possessed
now by women of the upper crust,
grinds out a daily grist of soldier’s
socks, but as soon as the evening shad
ows fall it stands like a ghost of past
glories looking over the anaesthetized
joy that lies at its feet.
The cabarets are closely hidden be
hind iron shutters as if to spare the
passer-by the pain of regretful memo
ries. "Hell" seems to have decided
that it cannot compete with war. The
gates of "Heaven” are shut until the
end of it all makes it worth while
opening and “Meant,” quite invisible
in the dark shadow of the boulevard,
can only typify what Montmartre has
become.
“The Rat Mort," “The Abbaye” and
kindred institutions whose mission in
\jie has been to turn night into day,
rave shrunk before the task of turn
ning day into night and have retired
like ground hogs into their winter
holea
Not Deserted.
If Montmartre is asleep it is not
absolutely deserted. Long columns of
promenaders walk its streets, after
having exhausted the last bit of pa
tience of the military regulations, but
they appear to have lost their way
and not to know where they are going.
It is a rather melancholy spectacle and
perhaps the most bewildered of all the
throng are the deml-mondaines—those
that are left—for most of them have
fled the rigors of Gallieni’s regime.
The capital as a whole no longer en
joys the animated spectacle of the
“green hour” between six and seven
o’clock in the evening when every good
Parisian before the war took his seat
at an open-air table in front of his
favorite case on the boulevards to
dring his dally absinthe or other sharp
appetizer.
The tables are still there, but the
customers who remain are forced since
the prohibition of the sale of absinthe
to .pontine their libations to the simple
glass of sherry, mineral water of highly
colored syrup, sometimes varied by a
jug of light French beer, and there is
no orchestra to while the time away.
American Jockey.
Not far from the great central thor
oughfares the “American bars” are
almost deserted and many have closed
their doors until the recurrence of
better times. One well-known former
American jockey has given up his bar
A BOX OF EXQUISITE STATIONERY
Makes an Appropriate Christmas Gilt
See our appropriate Christmas line in Speth’s win
dow.
We are the exclusive agents for MARCUS
WARD’S famous paper, and the kind Department
and Drug Stores cannot buy. Paper we know. Qual
ity the finest, prices same as inferior grades.
We are The Only Engravers in Augusta.
PHOENIX PRINTING COMPANY
627 BROAD STREET.
HARRY M. CARPENTER
985 BROAD ST.
JANES OLD STAND
Announces the opening of his
store Monday, December 28th,
with a
BRAND NEW STOCK
of groceries.
The following well known and
efficient salesmen will be on
hand to attend your wants:
Fred Roesel, Marvin Carpenter,
' G. B. Clarke.
Your patronage is earnestly
' > ~ l icited.
Telephones: 1973, 1974, 1154
for the present and is serving the Hod
Cross with his automobile.
The billiard and pool rooms are for j
the most part dark and unoccupied, j
Some which continue to keep open de- i
vote part of their receipts to the var
ious relief funds.
The amusements most missed are the |
theatres an dvariety halls. For three !
months after the mobilization of the j
army the only houses where any per
formance was given were the "movies.”
This, however, is to undergo a change,
for various associations of actors and
public performers have succeeded in
bringing the great distress among
their members to the notice of the pre
mier. who has consented to the re
opening of the playhouses. Some of the
more important will remain closed un
til the hours of service of the subways
have been extended till later than
half past nine. Otherwise, in conse
quence of the paucity of transport, in
the absence of the motor busses and
many cabs, the management would
be forced to provide lodging accommo
dation for the performers.
AIKENSOCIALNEWS;
Aiken, S. C.—A number of young
men and women of Aiken, who have
been attending colleges and universi
ties are at home for the Christmas
holidays, among them Hadden John
son, from the law department of the
University of South Carolina; Lucius
Johnson, University of South Carolina;
VVayland Johnson, James Moseley, Da
vid Diesberg, from Bailey Military In
stitute; Misses Famine McCreary,
Ruth Quattlebaum, Mabel Platt, Min
nie Surasky, Alice Thorpe, Cleora, Es
telle and Floy Toole, Ethel Shuler,
Myrtle Owens, Mabelle Kimball, Susie
Johnson, Ella Overstreet, from Winth
rop; David Polier and Wilbur Shuler,
from the University of South Caro
lina; Carl Bock, Georgia Military
Academy; Miss Christine Cannon, Sci
ence Hill College, Shelbyville, Ky.;
Leonard Holley, from Furman; Wesley
Muckenfuss, Harold Platt, Roy Mur
ray, Colton Weeks, from the Citadel;
Misses Meta Henderson and Alma
Hahn, from the College for Women,
Columbia; Straton Ray, from the Uni
versity of the South, Suwanee, Tenn.;
Perry Dyches, United States College
of Veterinary Surgeons, Washington,
D. C.; Willie Hutson, John Staubes,
Ernest Wiehl, Haskell Shuler, Harold
Quattlebaum, Carl Grohmann, Edward
Holley, from Clemson; J. W. Ashhurst,
Jr., and Ravenell Ashhurst, Albert
Wilcox, Charleston College.
Charles Held of Brooklyn, N. Y.; K.
A. Maxon of Deroyster, N. Y., are
guests at the Olwell for the winter.
Miss Constance Thorpe of Columbia
and Miss Margaret Thorpe, who Is
teaching at Ninety-Six, are in Aiken
for the holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. E. Thorpe.
Frank Hitchcock of New York is in
Aiken for the winter.
Baron and Baroness DeNagell ar
rived Friday and are stopping at the
Wilcox Inn.
H. L. Sanders of Cincinnati, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Sanders of New York,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O’Hair Witsell of
Beaufort, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson of
Timrnonsville are the guests of Mrs.
J. O'Hair Sanders for the holidays.
Misses Geneva Murray and Louise
Coleman, who are teaching at Darling
ton, are at home for the Christinas
holidays. ,
Mrs. D. S. Henderson, Jr„ and baby,
of Columbia are’in Aiken for Christ
mas.
Norman Gamble Is spending the
Christmas holidays at Lynchburg.
Miss Eugenie Lipscomb is at Ninety-
Six for the holidays.
jg- E. KELLY D. G. CO., LADIES’ WEAR.
kTeLLV’S
DYER BLDG.. COR. BTH AND BROAD STS.
F YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT CHANGE you got for Christmas do you Double and Treble Duty, Kelly’s is the place. Or, if you’ve been
waiting for Our Annual After Christmas Mark Down Sale, then you Must be on Hand Monday Morning, bright and early, for, as you will
Readily see on Looking Over the List Below, That We,as Ever, are in Earnest. There is to be no Dull Moments Here Next Week. This is
the store that Never Expects a Great Rush, but Enjoys the Distinction of Having the Most Conservative List of Those Posted in Style and
Value as its Yearly Patrons. It is Our Aim and Object to Maintain our Already Acquired Reputation: “If it Comes From Kelly's it's
Right in Style, Right in Quality, Right in Price,” and We’re Going to Maintain it or Burst a Trace Trying. Tenacity is our Middle Name.
I
KELLY
SPECIAL
$5.00 Glove Silk .Under
skirts, in navy, brown,
green, white and black,
elastic waist band, fastens
with clasps left side, in
front. A recent suggested
improvement of our own.
Eighteen inch pleated ruf
fle of same d»0 AQ
material .. ..
SILK
UNDERWEAR
Niagara Maid Glove Silk Underwear
in Vests, Bloomers and Combinations;
every woman knows the comfort,
beauty and durability of Glove Silk
Underwear.
$2.00 Pink, white f A
and blue Vests
$2.25 Pink, white d»| rm
and blue Vests O
$2.75 Pink and d»| rvQ
white Bloomers O
$3.60 Pink and white '7C
Combinations * &
$3.98 Pink and white -j /AfA
Combinations «P«3. UU
$4.50 Pink and white m-y Cfl
Combinations
All Children’s Wool and
Cotton Dresses, all sizes,
2 to 14 years,
Half Price
Farmers, Attention—Barnwell Planters and
Business People Solid, Will Pull Through
No Fear of Failures, Much Building Activity, Banks to Con
tinue Making Advances to Farmers Who Need Advances,
But on Hogs and Grain Rather Than on Cotton---Money and
Provisions Collected For Starving Belgians.
Barnwell, S. C. —‘Barnwell business
people and Barnwell farmers are not
apprehensive of the future," declared
Harry D. Calhoun, president of the
Home Bank of Barnwell, in discussing
the situation with a staff correspon
dent of The Augusta Herald.
“This bank,” continued Mr. Calhoun,
"has informed all its farmer customers
that we are going to make advances to
them in the spring Just as we have
always done, only that we may not be
able to advance as much to the plow
as we have in the past. And since the
cotton acreage must be cut two-thirds
we are goirtg to make advances on
corn and wheat and on hogs.
“As a matter of fact," said Mr. Cal
houn, “we would rather make ad
vances on corn and wheat and on hogs
than on cotton. Some of our custo
mers have complained that there is no
market here for wheat. Our answer is
simply that all they have to do is to
raise the wheat and bring it here to
the bank in sacks—we will find the
market."
Barnwell appears to share the op
timism of Mr. Calhoun. Barnwell
looks for no business failures in the
near future. As a matter of fact,
Barnwell farmers have paid up their
debts pretty well In spite of low price
cotton, and while business has not
been what it usually Is at this season
of the year, the way out Is clear.
It is a fact that the majority of the
farmers of Aiken County are negro
farmers, but they have done remark
ably well. Many of them are entli Ay
out of debt. Many of them are land
owners. Most of them are making ar
rangements to feed themselves here
after as well as to raise cotton.
Will Raise Livestock.
There Is a general atmosphere
among the farmers of Barnwell Coun
ty that promises well for the future
of the livestock Industry. Many of
them are getting their places ready to
raise hogs and cattle.
W. L. Cave, one of the most progres
sive farmers of this section, already
In the livestock business, Is making
preparations to raise more cattle and
hogs n«st year than ever before. A
large area that was last year planted
in cotton has been turned into pasture,
and another area has been fenced off
for cattle.
Barnwell does not present an ap
pearance of stagnation. As a matter
of fact, business has been very good
recently. There Is no disposition on
the part of the farmers to dump their
cotton on the market, but many of
them are selling gradually, lotting the
cotton trickle to the market, which
keeps money In circulation and re
lieves the strain on business.
Building Activity.
But beyond this, there is building
activity In Barnwell. The little city
Is being rapidly built up. A hand
some new $25,000 public school build
ing Is nearing completion. It stands
near the Southern Hallway depot. It
[is expected that the school building
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
AFTER CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
will be turned over to the authorities
about the first of February.
N. G. Walker has Just completed
an additional story on a business
building, which will be converted into
law offices.
Mrs. Ida Cole has Just completed a
handsome new residence.
M. C. Dimon is at the present time
completing a new residence.
Within the last few years a num
ber of handsome homes have been
built in Barnwell.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company
is rebuilding its plant which was re
cently destroyed by fire, and will
make extensive Improvements, putting
in six or eight gins at the ginnery.
The Home Bank of Barnwell de
clared Its usual dividend of seven per
cent and despite the financial depres
sion passed 10 per cent to the surplus
fund.
For Relief of Belgians.
Barnwell people have responded
freely to the appeal sent out for the
suffering Belgians, a depot having
been established at the Home Bank
of Barnwell for the receipt of food to
be sent on the relief ship which will
sail from Charleston on January 26th
At the present time there Is on hand
a number of sacks of corn and a con
siderable sum of cash money.
Harry D. Calhoun has been appoint
ed a member of the local committee
for Barnwell County of the Hlate Cot
ton Loan Fund, by K. H. Pringle, Jr.,
secretary of the state commission,
whose headquarters are at Charles
ton.
COUNTERFEIT CELL BARS
NEARLY TURNED TRICK;
FOUND IN LONG SEARCH
Worcester, Mass,—Rawing two bars
from his cell window, Albert W. John
son, 24 years oid, awaiting grand Jury
action on a charge of breaking and
entering, escaped from his ceil in the
county Jail Saturday and boat Curtis
W. Hasson, a prison guard, insensible.
Finding none of the guard's keys
would open the outside door, Johnson
returned to his cell, replaced tha cut
bars with paper Imitations and want
to sleep while Jail officials sesrchel
for Bassett’s assailant. Not until eight
officers hail gone over the cell four
times were the counterfeit bars dis
covered.
MARSHALL FIELD TO WED.
New York.—Marshall Field, eon of
the late millionaire merchant of Chi
cago, obtained today a license to wed
Miss Kvelyn Marshall of this city. The
application blank filed hy Mr. Field
gave his address as Cad I and, South
ampton, Knglnnd, his age as twenty
one and that of his bride-to-be as
twenty-five.
HALF PRICE
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WELCOME 1915
Not that we love 1914 less, but because we always are
ready to welcome new faces, new friends, new mer
chandise and new eras.—" Kelly’s.”
Divide the Original Price of any Coat Suit, Silk
Dress, Wool Dress, or Coat in our stock by Two and that’s
what they go for Monday. There’s been no tampering
with Prices Here. Every Garment marked in Plain Fig
ures with the Original Ticket on them. There never has
been any Secret Price Marked on Them. If it’s all Right
to Mark the Half Price in Plain Figures, Why Not the
Original in Plain Figures all the While? Hut that’s not
Here nor There, except to Caution you about this one
Fact: Was This Garment Ever Worth Twice the Price
They are Asking For It? Keep that in Mind. If it Was
Not, then it’s not Half Price. Make the Rule Apply to
Every Store—this and all others —and you cannot go
Wrong.
$12.50 silk or
DRESSES . . . . «PU.£D
$15.00 SILK tf*7 r A
DRESSES.. .. sl.dU
$19.98 SILK <t»A Aft
DRESSES . . . . «P«7. UV
$25.00 SILK <M O C A
DRESSES.. «Pl£.OlJ
$15.00 CLOTH COATS (jjy JQ
$19.98 CLOTH COATS d»A AQ
at sl/ . «/*/
$25.00 CLOTH COATS sl2 50
16 Coat Suits, Long, Short and Medium,
Broadcloths, Garbadine and Velvet,
that’s our entire stock. Priced originally
$19.98, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $82.50,
$49.00 and $69.00, all to go
BLUE MONDAY
——— - -
The day that is still dreaded by so many women in Au
gusta.
And it might just as well be sunny Monday as blue Mon
day !
Counting time spent in washing, soap and gas used, you
are losing money every time a wash is done in your home.
The economical way is to send it to us for a “wet wash.”
We Charge But 6 Cents Per Pound
(Weighed dry.)
Your clothes will be returned you sweet and fresh. They
will look better, last longer, and cost you less.
Telephone for our man to call and explain in person.
EMPIRE LAUNDRY &
DRY CLEANING CO.
Telephones 51-769-1257-J.
$6.98 WOOL J A
DRESSES . . . .
$9.98 WOOL fra AO
DRESSES . . . .
$15.00 wool <£7 r a
DRESSES . . . . «P I .JU
$19.98 WOOL <t»A AA
DRESSES ....
HALF PRICE
-nr -jw-M. E. KELLY D. G. CO., LADIES’ WEAR.
Kelly’S
Jm. DYER BLDG., COR. BTH AND BROAD STS.
SPECIAL
65 of Those Waists left
out of 25 dozen. Mon
day’s sale should clear
the lot out entirely. They
have been the talk of the
Trade here. All long
sleeves, new model col
lars, in Organdy, Crepe,
Mull, Voile and French
Lawn. Again OP
Monday v!«mv
ROBES AND
KIMONOS
Dressing Robes, Bath Robes, Klmo
nas, in light or dark colorings, in man
darin or regulation models, all spe
cially priced Monday.
$2.00 Flannelette Kimonas, quilled,
satin ribbon bound, light ord»j Te
dark coloring. Special ....^II,JrU
$2.50 extra size for large women crepe
Kimonas, in light or dark A
colorings. Special ♦plsT’V
$3.98 Bath and Dressing Robes, satin
bound, fastened with frogs,
cord and tassiel Ip Z- nV
$5.00 Bath and Dressing Robes, in
beautiful color combination 5 ACi
Monday, Special
$6.98 Bath and Dressing Robes. In
mandarin and regulation /r* a o>
model. Special «P457»5
All Ladies’ and Children’s
Furs in Sets or Separate
Pieces,
Half Price
FIVE