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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
AUGUSTA. GA.
Daily—AfUrnaon Sunday—Morning
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A THOUGHT *
A word fitly spoken la lika applca of gold in pie
turaa of silvsr.—Prov. 25:11.
It often happen* that those of whom we apeak least
on earth are best known In heaven.—Caussln.
QUIPS: By Robert Quillen
Knocking usually Indicates either carbon or envy.
After all, the greatest Instrument of destruction
over Invented Is man,
Almost everybody loves bnblea, except people who
call them Infants.
Kducatlon pays. Nearly all of the great coaches
are college graduates.
Times change. Once hogs lifted farm mortgages:
how worms do It at times.
Sufficient biography: Ills name was John and
nobody ever called him Jack.
In ,»r by
A new light ray penetrates hrlck walls, and here
after the most reactionary head won't ba safe.
Almost everybody kicks about silver dollars ex
cept the manufacturer of suspender*.
Rome of the distant peoples may never be civi
lised. They have no resources worth grabbing.
Some prominent cltltens do nothing for the com
munity until the undertaker collaborate*.
It Isn't the will of the people that haraeses law
makers ao much as the won't of the people.
Animal Instinct Isn't ao Impressive when you know
the men somo dogs nssoclnte with.
A vindictive —_ __
man la one wtio 1
can get out and " ,(, V ' j
pens when the lit
America spent four million last year for firearms,
and even more for other methods of divorce.
How dear old ladles are ahoeked to see girls do
the thing* they vainly longed to do at that nge!
Columbus, knew the shape of the world; but he
wouldn't reeognlxo it, (he shape it's In now.
Tou can't tell by the amount of nickel plating how
many payments are yet due on the c.ar. *
Correct this sentence: "Of course," said the
neighbor: -well be glad to keep the children for
you."
SKATIN' a, Hai Cochran 1
GRACE has its place on the old skatin' rink,
where the young and the old Join In fun. Of
health In .real wealth you are right on the
brink when habitual akatlng la done.
Soon come* the call, at the end of the fall, for (he
glide and the elide on the ice. Grab off the treat.
Put some skates on your feet and you'll find that the
pleasure 1* nice.
While Strength you're employing and skating en
joying. remember your vigor end vim makes blood
circulate and your pulac palpitate and It keeps your
old system In trim.
When outdoor wafts tingle. It's then you should
mingle with nature and get the fresh air. That*
why I'm suggesting that you be investing In akntrs
for an exercise tear.
Foolish Fings By Tom Sims
A lUtle thinking now and then It Just what mar
ries the beat of men.
Winter always makes several detours before It
arrives.
Who remember* year* ago when the only men who
tarried golf bags were umbrella menders.
Our ancestors lived In trees and many men of to
day are up a tree most of the time.
What you hear never sounds ai important as
what you overhear.
Tou take a baby learning to talk, and It earn* Its
tn-ard and lodging.
In Denver, a cigar factory burned, destroying
thousand* of clrars, and well bet they were not
nickel one*.
Just when we had a fine paragraph thought up
we *nw a bathing girl picture In the paper and for
got It.
Houdlnl, the man who can get out of anything.
made a mistake by not being In this presidential
race.
We hope the man who names moving pictures gets
a headache.
Just when father lets up on cussing shout the
prle* of school books he sees Christmas coming.
Pittsburg’s In luck. Beauty parlor bunted there.
Practically all of the water In the ocean Is below
•ea level.
The Egyptian scarab It the commonest luck
charm, w'hlle a little extra hard work Is the most
efficient
DETROIT AN OVERSEAS PORT.
DETROIT has become an oversea# port through
the successful efforts of Henry Ford. The
first ship of the Henry Ford fleet cleared for
a foreign port on Thursday. The vessel was the
Onandiga. which left the dock on the Rouge river
bound out for Bueno* Aires, Argentina, and shipping
a 1,500- ton cargo of automobile parts. Additional
cargo Is planned to be taken aboard ofter the vessel
has passed through the 14 foot channel M the Ma
chine Rapids In the St. Lawrence river.
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The departure of the Onandaga Inaugurates the
export business that will be carried on through the
Great Rakes, around Niagara Falls and through the
rapid* of the St. I-awrence. The Oneida, a slater
ship, Is now loading at the Ford plant, and Is sched
uled to sail In a few days for Norfolk, Jacksonville,
New Orleans, and Houston, thus Inaugurating an At
lantic Coastwise Shipping business.
Both of the Ford ahlpe will have winter head
quarters at Norfolk W’hlle the Great Lakes and the
St. are closed to navigation because of the
tremendous Ice packs.
THE FUREY’S FERRY BRIDGE.
GEORGIA I* a funny old state. The vagaries of
Its legislative mind are past understanding.
It secnis entirely content to take all the money
derived from taxation to build good roads on the
western slope, and perfectly oblivious to all else on
the matter of good roads her thoughts remain con
centrated on this one strip. But let some fellow
pop up with a proposition to whittle out a new
county and Georgia Is all ablaze with enthusiasm.
Her new county record I* a world beater, and the
new county crazy quilt Is a startling sight for gods
and men.
If eotno substantial road Improvement Is suggest
ed In this vicinity Chairman Holder, of the hoard of
road commissioners, Immediately assumes the atti
tude of liearso driver at a snail's funeral. It took
four years to get the road to Furoy's Ferry—a little
stretch of seven miles In length—lmproved. Water
melon vines crossed and recrossrfd It and torrential
rains furrowed and gullied the work, but we per
sisted. But the little ferry boat still remains an em
bargo on traffic, for It esn only operate when the
river Is st normal stage, neither up or down.
A fine rned Is constructed on the South Carolina
side extending from the upper pnrt of the state to
the ferry, and It 'ftas expected that this road would
bo met st the ferry with a similar rosd on the Geor
gia side. The state of South Caroling has adopted
the highway and standardized It. What Is now need
ed 1s a bridge that will allow of the paasnge of traf
fic at all tlmea and at all stages of water. WUh this
accomplished, no road that runs Into the city would
be more popular with the travel going and coming
through Georgia between North Carolina and Flori
da points.
It would largely redound to the benefit of Augusta
merchants to have the bridge constructed at Furey't
Ferry, for soma of tha best trade coming Into the
city Is from that up-country section. It would be
well for Chairman Holder to Investigate this matter
and get a hunch ns to the potentialities of this route
as regards the Florida-North Carolina traffic.
It would also he well to take cognizance of the Im
portant bearing the Furey'e Ferry route would have
on the Interests of Augusta In connection with trade
affiliations with the upper Savannah Valley. Already
line the bridge been endorsed to the necessary ex
tent and It now only remaltie for Georgia road of
ficials to get busy and carry thq project to a suc
cessful conclusion. Georgia's part would be almost
insignificant compared with the benefits that would
accrue from the building of the bridge.
PICK YOUR FLINT AND TRY IT
AGAIN.
Democrats were crumped for money nil
■ l during the campaign and are now facing a de
licit of 1200,000* Whit* this condition prevails
with the Democracy the G. O. P. not only has plenty
of money and no poor kin, but they never wanted for
a dollar when the contest was on, and now that they
have no need for funds they have a plethoric treas
ury. There Is nothing like having the sinews of war
In abundance, especially In a game where every fel
low Is hollering for glory and yearning for dough.
The Democratic Ideal government Is that which Is
"honestly and economically administered." Repre
sentative Democrats contemplate Introducing a bill
to appropriate funds for presidential and congres
sional campaign expenses. It Is estimated that a
million will be enough to cover the whole, and the
bill will make It a felony for anyone to spend his
private money for campaign expenses. The primary
Is not Included In this.
"Nothing Is more Important to this country than
honest elections, and they cannot be bold under pres
ent conditions," said Mr. Oldfield. "The Republi
cans must have spent $10,000.000 to win the elec
tion on Tuesday, and special privileges footed the
bills. That sort of thing could be made Impossible."
But we have all been there before, many a time.
Roosevelt and Taft rolled up enormous majorities
each, only to be both walloped at the same time by
Wilson. Only three Democrats have been elected
since the war between the etates. Tllden, Cleveland
and Wilson. Ths two latter took their seats. The
Democratic party Is the party of opposition to the
Republican siandpatlsm. and Its hold on the solid
South Is firm and unshakut. It has a long and hon
orable record of achievements to sustatn, unmarred
by any of the horrible slush snd boodls scandals
which have shocked the country from time to time
under other administrations.
Henceforth the Democratic party will steer clear
of any understanding* with any third parties of the
Dal'ollette persuasion, or any other for that matter.
1-aFollette proved more of a detriment than other
j wigs. With slush In unlimited quantities to be used
; agdlnst the Democrats It Is wonderful what a brave
fight Davis and his corps of campaign workers put
up. There Is nothing now to do hut tot* our own
, skillet for the next four years, then pick our flint
| and try It again.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
How Swiftly the Little Feet Patter By
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Another victim of reckless driving—this time a child, a little girl. But no one
pays much attention, for there are 50 victims today—every day—
Eighteen thousand people killed in auto accidents this year in the United States!
The horror is not fully realized until you grasp that it means:
One victim will be killed this year for every 760 autos. In 10 years, it’s one
chance in 76 of each car killing a pedestrian, driver or passenger.
Driving a car, this is the dread calamity that lurks. The toll of needless speed.
Never to be forgotten. Ever to haunt the memory The huddled, lifeless
form on the paveVnent A nightmare through eternity.
Caution would have prevented it.
Are you a safe driver ?
Or will yours be the “one car among e very 760” this year to mangle the flesh,
crush the bones and kill a human ?
The Famous East Room
Now Has a Solemn Air
BY HARRY B. HUNT.
WASHINGTON. —Events of the
last 15 months have changed
the whole atmosphere of the
great East Room bf tho White
House.
Hitherto 11 always has been re
garded us the hub of Washing
ton's social activities. It has been
a place for festivities, for parties,
rceptlons. dance*. Its suggestion
always has been one of cheer, of
hapyplness, of gaiety.
Today, however, there 1* a sense
of oppression, a suggestion of sad
ness, that Is felt by all who enter
It. Its eehcolng emptiness Is no
longer that of a brilliant ballroom,
but rather that of a funeral
chapel.
Four times in but little over a
year has this room, so often tho
scene of tho capital’s most brilliant
social affairs, been the setting for
a funeral.
First it was President Harding.
Then Mrs. Work, wife of the sec
retary of Interior. Then young
Calvin Coolldge, Jr, and lastly
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
This procession of tragedies
through the great state parlor has,
somehow, altered Its aura—that
mysterious quality by which places
as well as persons Influence the
moods of visitors. The suggestion
of laughing, dancing gaiety Is
gone. In Its place Is the brooding,
heavy quiet of a sepulchtr.
WASHINGTON society for the
last fortnight has been "up
In the air" over Captain
George W. Steele, who came over
from Germany with the ZR-3 and
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is to command this biggest of the
Zeppelins.
Steele lias been the social lion of
tho hour. No less than a dozen
parties have been thrown for him
In as many days.
MRS. CATHERINE NEW, wife
of the postmaster general,
herself formerly an author
ess, thinks that while Mark Twain
may have beon all right as a
writer he was a rotten politician.
Mrs. New's observations follow
a reading of Twain's autobiog
raphy, Just out, which the humor
ists stipulated should not be pub
lished until 10 yearH after his
death. In the course of these
memoirs Twain severely criticised
Roosevelt and General Leonard
Wood, both good republicans, and
thereby moved Mrs. New to pro
test.
"Twain was a mugwump," she
declares, "therefore liis political
affiliations and views were gener
ally not based on knowledge or
Judgment hut on prejudice. It Is
all right to vote for the best man
for sheriff or school superintend
ent, but In national politics no
man is better than his party. If
Twain had confined himself to
what he knew and not wandered
off into the unknown field of poll
(lcs his opinions would carry more
weight.”
Even as thoroughgoing a politi
cian as tho postmaster general
hlmseie could not have quoted
orthodox party creed more accu
rately.
AIR SERVICE headquarters
gets some old explanations as
reasons for forced landings or
delayed flights, but the freakiest Is
held to be that of Lieutenant Bob
Wimsatt, who had made a landing
near Fort Worth while en route to
Brooks Field, Pan Anotinlo, Tex.
"Delayed due tb cow eating
wing," said the wire Wimsatt sent
to the commanding officer at San
Antonio.
Next day. on his arrival, Wim
satt showed a number of home
Aunt Het
"Fa ain’t got no tact. Ever'
time we pass a skinny wo
man he makes some remark
about how graceful she Is."
(Copyright. 1924, Associated
Editors. Inc.)
By William*
made patches on the lower wing
panels and stabilizer where he
swore a cow with the appetite of
an ostrich had made a square
meal.
NOTHING like press agencling
one's self. The Washington
Post, edited by George Har
vey, said at the top of page one,
column one, on the day before
election:
"Col. George Harvey picks anoth
er winner. It's a habit!”
By saying it first, George at least
made sure it was said.
FABLES ON HEALTH
Comfort In Bed
"Cm—there’s nothing like a
comfortable bed when you're not
feeling well," Mr. Mann, of Any
town, would grunt from under
neath the covers when indisposi
tions overtook him.
Every good nurse appreciates
how Important is the element of
physical comfort In the psychology
of an Invalid.
Here are a few things that can be
given attention by any woman who
wants to make her hubby or chil-
UNUSUAL PEOPLE
Unpaid For 24
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How would you like to work 34
years for nothing.
J. W. Tipton of Yates Center,
Kas., a deaf mute, not only has
done It but he admits he likes the
Job.
He Is the government weather
bureau observed in that locality and
is the oldest observer in Kansas
from the standpoint of continuous
service.
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City life and
Constipation—
fellow conspirators
DO hard work and good health go hand in
hand? Ask workers in every city such
as motormen, machinists and others who
suffer habitually from constipation simply
because their working hours cannot be
interrupted. v
Pluto Water appeals especially to those
who must be “on the job” continuously. It
acts thoroughly in 30 minutes to two
hours. It clears out all the accumulated
waste—leaves the system in tip top, healthy
condition.
Remember, time counts when you need a
physic. Don’t trust to overnight cathartics.
Take quick-action Pluto. A water physic,
it is safe and non-griping.
Physicians prescribe Pluto Water. Drug
gists sell it. And it is bottled at its source
in French Lick Springs, Indiana.
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la The Home of Pluto Water,
JUk When Nature Won't PLUTO Will
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12
dre-n more comfortable during an
illness:
Watch the light Don’t let it
shine in the patient’s eyes.
Be as quiet as possible and dop t
bring hbout any overexertion
through argument or talk.
If the patient has been lying for
any length of time, prop a pillow
beneath his knees to relieve the
strain cgi the muscles.
Don't let the covers become op
pressively heavy and don’t let the
patient get too hot.
Have a comfortable bed and
changes of sheets.
It doesn’t take much to make sick
people happy a few flowers, some
little presents, some wholesome
article of food, or any one of a
dozen things.
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Australia, big wheat grower, ex
pects in six years to be exporting
as much cotton as wheat. A large
acreage already Is devoted to it.
Northern states do not realize the
terrific havoc of the boll weevlL
Unless checked, the United States
may take a minor position as a cot
ton exporter, or even grower. The
loss would be national, not merely
sedtional. Accordingly, the nation
Uncle Sam —can't do too much to
light the little gray beetle that
came from over the Rio Grande.
You cannot know our relation to
the past or the extent of our gen
eration's accomplishments, without
a knowledge of economic history.
Schools give only a smattering,
their histories being too busy with
the record of wars and politics.
In 1831 the B. & O. offered a $4,000
prize for a railroad engine capable
of hauling 15 tons 15 miles an hour
over level tracks. Compare, next
time you see a 1024 freight train
whiz by. We should teach more of
this, less of the history of destruc
tion.
What’s our country's leading ex
port? Guess again. First place goes
to textiles, including everything
from raw cotton to finished clothes.
Oil ranks second.
Theoretically, by reason of our
enormous extent of land, farm
products should make up the bulk
of our exports. Countries of small
area and dense population are by
nature adapted for exporting fin
ished products. Are we pulling
against the tide In concentrating on
manufactured rather than agricul
tural exports? Our unbalanced eco
nomic system looks like it.
It develops that the buaSr.ess de
pression has not been as bad as It
seemed at the time. It was common
talk, some months back, that the
auto Industry was supposedly “all
shot to pieces.” But In the first
nine months this year factories
turned out 734 autos for every 911
in the corresponding months of last
year and 663 the year before. In
making comparisons, keep in tnlnd
that 1923 output was abnormally
and unhealthily big.
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