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PAGE FOUR IHt AUGUSIA HtKAID 7il Broad St , Auqi/ita, Ga. Published Every Afternoon During *ht Week and on Sunday M'miru by THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO. Entered at the Augueta Poatoffice a» Mill Matter of the Second Clan. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally and Sunday, 1 year ftft u Oally and Sunday, ft month® i o<* Dally and Sunday, 3 month* .. . Lut Dally and Sunday, 1 month s>'J Daily and Sunday, 1 week > Sunday Herald, 1 yea*" •• Weekly Herald. 1 year w TELEPHONES. Butinaae Office • City Editor Society Editor ... No communlcat<on will be publlahed In The Herald unleaa the name of the write I* signed to the article. NEW YORK OFFICE —VreHnnd-Brn* lamln Ai*w/ BulUllnf, lift Fifth Avmur, N* w York CHv. CHICAGO OFFICE— min A*#my W II Kon I nor, Mr*. Ilot Hou- flulldtnK Chl<‘»*o. 111. ' T%*. iff raid Ik ts fri.i.l dvontaln* medium r.f (V City ,l the County of Richmond fur all irgil no* tjcea and advertlalnf • j Addrcn all tou*)n«** eommunlcatlnnt to THE AUGUSTA IITKALD. 7j. Broad St . Auguata, Oa. •|p"vOU WANT THE NEW* YOU NEED THE HERALD. Augusta, Q*.. Sunday, Sept. 20, 1908. Circulation of Iho llor aid lor 7 Months, I‘IOS Frtirtmry 210,188 April 222,012 Juno 211.829 July 291.202 A UK list 219.200 DAILY AVERAGES. Tin 7 months I.M& For August 7.846 There I* no bettor wit.v to reach the bnmra of the prosperous l M ' (> p|t< of this city ami ..Himi than through the columni of The Her aid Imllji and Sunday, - Partlea leaving Auguata can have The Hrrald itnt them by mall r.io*t day Phonr 287, Circulation Drpart men), If you laav* Auguata, ao that Tht Herald can orach you eich day. Four wr.-ki' and nothing done Bryan Is In the enemy's cmintry. but they nr« all hV friend* up there »‘ ,w - Berretary nnimimvlP *»v* h,. Intend* 1 to fight Mu* oil truj*t to n flulffh It In ttoi ttec'ffthnry for iilm to etati* show na*"h j The It* so ha 11 atnsoti hr In* over the record she. t fnt tft. fiHtthall tiitall Hr. mot b.' got remit It sill niton by need* d No, Pauline, (inventor nleet ,loc Brown Is not nee. tartly it learned g.toloclst til eans. h. dtr. our '-son the fork of th, people's right* " Ratal) finds tome nilsehlet stlh for Idle hnntlH to tin A ntan In New York la suing his deaf mute wife for it dC ' ♦ogee bei nuSe «h, talked ton mueh Allantn Is to hsv, taxicabs anil la proud of It Here we ar. itlsflcd with the old form id taxes which give Us the greatest plentt In the taxing line. Mr Bi tan In The Commoner tolls Of nine *tn, in retnemhet How •ver. one w I, do still better He niemhrt to vole the democratic ticket next No vent b. t Call It l»e jM»,'.ttde that Uncle Joe Cannon Itaa forgotten how to cuss'* Ilia alienee under (h«* inuuv hot rituals ' that are handed him gives reason for this la-lli f. H»n Tints K Watson Is now taking band votes at hts ne t lug This Is better than straw ballots because It will not allow repeating hut In the end will prove etjuilly dlsapintlntlug A Denver girl ta suing for divorce bee.mar her hushund d.-reived her as to hts age with a fab o mustache Can this he called the first Glenn chicken come home to nn st? According to the Birmingham Ayr Herald the Alabama state treasury Is fall to overflowing If they would have an evtra «. lon of tnetr legts laturev t hts . out plaint wou d i i tie scam cured Japan has put off her propiia<Yt world's fair fixe years longer Those Japs are twinning fellow* »in> know how to get all the atlveiilslug out of a thing and theu |toat|Hiu* the pay day Sinn Mr tttsgen tias been tn (leor gta It ha* been discovered that he can't make a speech Hut then he ha* John Temple right by hts aide a sort of Moses and Aaron arrange nrnt, tt would seem The tall feather*' of the republican rooster begin to droop more and more a* each successive election show* In what direction the wind I* blowing lie will be a very sick bird early in November. The Jap* are not reported to be ex imrimeiii'iig wlUi aeroplane* Like with everything else, they will watt until the white man learns how to build and use them, and then adopt ; them. They have found 117 indictments against th, lynchers In tiprlngfteM. Ohio But securing one conviction will he quite another question. and It would save the state a lot of nioiici and result In (he same thing In the . *M to quash all tboaa Indictments THERE 18 NO NEED FOR NERVOUSNES9 AND ALARM. The tivrald ha* never from the outset nor since for one moment sought to minimize the result* to the city of the recent freshet. We do not reek to do so no*-. Itpt the solution of the situation Is to sit steady In the boa und to keep up the splendid aplrlt and push on the magnifi cent work that will soon wipe out every trace of Hood damage and link- Augui bu bigger and better and safer than ever before. The imniediai. losses caused by the flood have been many and heavy both to the city and to Individual citizens. Hut these loases have been bravely und cheerfully and promptly met and the future work of protecting the city In every day will also be taken up and we trust sat 1. iactorlly . nd efficiently and promptly handled. Hut every now and then, we fun across citizens, some Indeed wnos* loh i have been Blight, but who are greatly inconvenienced and put out or who are nervous about the water supply, etc,, who give way to their feelings. This Is natural and human, but can accomplish noth tng but harm. Augusta has a big problem to face and she has met It squarely and gamely and proposes to iitay with It until It Is settled right. Hut the ner vous citizen, the irascible citizen, the uureason*bio citizen, however loyal and patriotic he may be will be but a hindrance rather than a help In meeting the problems that our people must face and settle. Augusta has shown to the world and developed among her own cili tens In the re. ent experience* through which she hft passed too fine a civic spirit to allow this helpfift, Inspiring and courageous way or facing a serious situation to die away Into unreasoning fault finding with your neighbors or antagonism to the general community and to official Au gusta all of wi'.mn are doing their best tb restore business and pro mote all activities In the city. Augusta, will pull together as she has never pulled before and we can e- a Mggcr and better Augusta in the near future. The knocker ami the unreasoning citizen in the pr. sent emergency ought to quickly .■'•iilizc- ih it despite his zeal he I* doing the city and himself a great wrong. This Is a lime when every one’s shoulder should be at the wheel. It s no time to stand around and cum, because the wagon Is stuck 1 in the mud. If you are thinking of Joining the knockers, for your own sake ami the city’s wake don't. THE GREATEST POULTRY SHOW EVER HELD IN THIS SECTION. Coincident with the Gcorgla-Carollna Fair, November 2—-7, the Au g list a Poultry Show will be held. Put on under the, auspices of the Au gusta Poultry and Pet Stork Association this has now developed Into a national poultry show which bids fair to be the greatest exhibition of fowls ever seen In these parts. The Mouth Central Branch of the American Poultry Association has selected Augusta us the place for holding lta annual exhibition this year, and will Join with the local asaoclatlon. This distinction was secured after a stiff competition with other cities, Augusta's chief rival being la.uisvllle, Ky. This was a compliment paid our city In acknowledge ment of the fact that In recent years Augusta haa forged ahead aa a fanny poultry centre until as such It hus won a national reputation. For years the Augusta Poultry Association has jiernevercd, under all kinds of discouragement*, until now It Is one of the leading organiza tions of it., kind in the country. Hr. VV. C. Clock ley, its president, and Mr W. K Herman, Jr., its secretary, have labored unceasingly for its advancement, and to their labors aided by th t . entire membership is due the m.nsl success which Is now t!> come as tlielr reward. Augusta was selected as tlm place for their exhibit' by the South t'eiitral Branch of the National Poultry Association on account of tha activity ot tin- members of the local organization, which not only showed „ , ienter enrolment of members than any other brunch, but which through Its members made some of the moat creditable exhibit* In other places. As Augustans well know. Dr. C'leckley carried off thu largest number of Individual prizes at the great Madison Square exhibi tion, and other members also have captured numerou* prizes at various exhibition Through these surceases Augusta has become known as one *'f the centeii, of the fancy poultry Industry. The American Poultry Association will award forty medaia and a number of diplomas to winning exhibitors at the Fair in addition to this the National Huff Hock Association kill also join ttielr exhibit with the others. This will bring the llnest fowls of this strain Iti the whole country to Augusta, among which will be chickens lh.it are valued at $1,060. The National White Wyandotte Club will kiso |i( tliyiuti adding till more to the Interest and Importance of this great poultry show There will be ut least 1.5(H) entries, and possibly 2. prl/e fowls being sent from New Kngland and many of the west ern stales * Arangementa are bAlng made for this great exhibition. The poultry building nl the lair grounds Is being enlarged and Improved, and new rag. s of the latest Improved pattern are being provided. The Augusta Poultry Association will offer thirty eight silver cups for prize winners, anil everything Is being done to make this poultyr exhibit the finest and most successful ever seen In this section. A SEVERE CASE OF PUMPKOMANIA. The W ashington Herald Is less than two years old, vet It Is justly regtvdcd as one of the brightest papers tn the whole country. Aside from Ihls. It haa become known as the leading pumpkinioglst of the coun try In fact such an elevated posit toil does the pumpkin hold with It that tt could tn fairness be classed as a pumpkluhcad, since the pump kin occupies the highest place with tt. In season and out of season It sings the praises of the pumpkin. Not altogether alone, for there are a few other ptimpkomanies tn the country besides (7, but the Washington Herald Is the ehlef of this Itiuy trlb. It did greatly rejoice when a few months ago Mr. Bryan's Com moner had aI. w words to say tn favor of the pumpkin. Then at once the Washington Herald cackled over a half column of delight, and showed tins Its puiiipkoinnnta had unsettled Its Judgment. Mr. llryau was a candidate whose business tt !* to make friends of as ninny people as he can. but to assume that lie Is a pumpkiuiiani u- Just because he says something to please pumpkin growers before the election, is to assume tlm a bachelor candidate who kts*.-* dirty faced tmtdes of fathers who have vote*, tn the presence of these babies mothers. Just befuie uu election. Is a dear lover of babies. In the recent convention of the Faragraphcrs' Union, held tn Atlanta and truthfully reported by rot John iteese of the Georgian. It appears that when In the order of business the pretendnß of charges was reach ed, the ftrat, a* being the most serious one, w.is against the Austin Statesman, "ehaiged wlih boosting the Texas pumpkin pte—a product used for paving purpose*- a* a food for human beings." The Texas pumpkin, although Inferior to the Georgia pumpkin which Is the most excellent of tt* ktnd. Is still far superior to the northern pumpkin, which la tn fact nothing more than u degenerated squash Yet to boost the Texas pumpkin was considered the greatest breach of the proprieties charged ;o any |i*iier, In the meeting of the pert paragraphrr* and fourth estate luminaries so accurately reported t»> the said John Iteese Because the Washington Herald had not offended for some time, and It was hollared that It w,i» sitting on the stool ot repentance for b« past offenses, the charge was made against a minor offender. Yet It showed tt* uwrepcntlng wplrlt and its defiance of the whole I’.tragrapher* Union and sane newsp*|ierdom lix coming out the very uext day with another laudatory edttortal on “The Hesitant Bumpkin," In which it went beyond all previous bounds rhapamtied about the "victorious pumpkin pie," and gloried In Its fallen estate by boasting that • » have been Itr true friend when calumny assailed tt most viciously." Then I* will to he a time w h.-n forbearance cegsie to lie a virtue There mho a tlirfe wheu Kphrstm kftufd to hts (dot* mos' he tel alone The Itviatd ha* Bought to ktmincv* to reclaim It* erring Waah lugt.iu namesake trout the ern* i t Its wti Its silence during ibe pa*i few week* on tht* subject w*» construed a* the t iTcet of our kind offleti Hut It w.is a vain ho|w And with sadness, yet wtth the sternness of a Toman fafli- r or el der brother, we feel no* compelled to e.use laboring with tbt* erring member of our faintly, and tern tt over to the tender merries of the tmmaculat* body which meet* tu Vt wuia and it teported by John He. THE AUGUSTA HERALD LET’S SET A CELEBRATION DAY. The work of restoration and repair | ing has steadily gone one. Augusta to all Intent* and purposes la practically herself again save for the Idle wheels I that wait on the water power of the canal. Soon these breaks in the canal will be repaired, the water turned on arid Augusta will be the busiest city In the South. When that time comes our people will soon forget the flood damages and the many inconveniences that i have beset us while waiting for the water power, for every one who has been Idle will be endeavoring to make up for lost time. When Augusta is herself once more, when the water supply is again on in i full force and when all her mills and manufactories are running night and i day to catch up on their orders—why not let's make It the occasion for a little celebration, a local thartksglv- I ins, as it were for once more being on a sound footing and for having ' passed through successfully our re cent trying experiences? PROTECTION AGAINST THE RIVER AND ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY. The two biggest problems that con ! front Augusta in th e immediate fu i lure are questions of protection against fiigh water, fleods and freshets, and additional water supply for the city. Both of these are big problems and both are pressing. There Is no question among any of tour citizens hut that Augusta should Instal an auxiliary strain pump, pos sibly build another reservoir and lay additional mains. This Is a big prob lem, but vital and necessary, and the work should h e undertaken at the | earliest practicable moment. The question of flood protection will require, a great deal of time and ex pert advice before a satisfactory solu tion Is reached and the actual work begins, but It Is none the less Impera tive and should he pushed as rapidly as possible arid is consistent with the magnitude of the undertaking. We ar ( . confident that Augusta will i lose no tim e in undertaking both of these tasks as soon as the present -situation is well in hand and the city restored once more. HOGRAISING IN THE SOUTH. When the market reports contain the Information that bacon In Chlca ' gu has been advanced to 28 cents per pound, because wlih the price of corn lat 80 cents per bushel the western farmers find It more profitable to sell iheir corn than to feed it to hogs and «t II the hogs. It should put Southern farmers to thinking. The South is a large consumer of western meats. Whatever may be done to restrict this buying will mean th« saving to the South of the money otherwise spnt out of It for meats. vVhy shouldn't the South raise more hogs, and stop in part at least the heavy drain upon her wealth which is now continuous in Ihe money sent w e3t for meats? When corn sells for 80 cents per bushel in the west its price is still higher In the south, and It may be urged that, if it doesn't pay western farmers to feed 80 cents coni to hogr, if would pay southern farmers still less to convert higher priced corn into pork. Hut it should be remem bered (hat hogs may be fed on otjiei feed besides corn. Green feed may he obtained almost the entire venr round In Hie south for feeding to hogs, and potatoes and other root eroj s, which mal e an enormous vield could be rais ed to be converted Into pork at a handsome profit The truth Is, \\< do not raise hogs iu the south for the same reason that we do not raise cattle and horses, be cause wo have grown accustomed to buying them from the west. Yet If our iieople would only pull themselvis out of this old rut, how easy it would be to make the south entirely inde pendent of ihe w.-st in this respect? Because of our more favorable clim ate siock could be more easily and cheaply raised tn the south, and If ihls wire done we could snap our Ji ms-• re at the railroad* when they ad vance the freight tariffs on moat, and collect extra tolls from our people on top of those collected by the meat trust. IVrhaps not every farmer tn the Mouth could raise horse*. There may jhe some f irnt* even w here a few calves could no: be oared for advan tageously But there Isn't a faim tn the entire south on which a pen of hog* could not be raised and fat tened In the olden time*, before •*■.«> abolishment of th* fence system, there were more hog* In the south than In the w.*t. In an evil day the peqple In tuccesslve counties and state* rob'd to abolish the fence ays len and *Hh the fence* went the rarer back Since that time the south has been almost bogies*. Only here amt there a farmer may be found 1 who ha* porkeia on ht* place. Hut It t» a mistake to tiellev# that j because hog can not roam the wood* ' at will hie raising I* no longer probt ib! In the west ihe hog* tha: are ! raised to supply the southern trad-* : do not have large pastures tn whteh to roam They arc raised on small farm* principally And the same can ' 1 -e still more profitably done tn the I south Our farmers should devote more ! ifenron to stock raising. *6<l es poctftity lo hog raising It would menu I -nilHon* a x ear added to the wealth | ( ihe south without cutting into any j -thcr producing Industry. AN INTERESTING AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTION The Herald haa been deluged with water suggestions since the high water but we have been ao busy in getting the water out of our own and our neighbors’ cellars, and the general situation that has confront ecball our people that we have saved them for a later day discussion. There will be plenty of time to discuss each and every suggestion and idea later on. But here is one that ought to be considered along with the river protection idea and the business development of the city. It is stated that the thirty miles of river just below Augusta are the ones that prevent heavy boats from reaching the city wharf—that this part of the river right, here at our doors is what causes the trouble both at low water and high water —at low water the boats can’t come up the river and at high water there Is not enough fall to run the water oft rapidly enough to prevent an overflow of the city. Why not build a ship canal so to speak of these thirty miles, so big and deep that at all seasons boats could come up the river to Au gusta and which could also be used in times of high water to catch the water and run it off so quick that it wouldn’t have time to linger and rise and overflow the city. The ship canal idea is not a new one and Augusta might just as well have one as not if the situation demands it. From the practical standpoint of developing the trade and business of the city and getting cheaper and better river freight service it would be easy for Augusta to build a railroad down to the thirty-mile point on the river where the channel is free and unobstructed, and ship and receive freight at that point instead of at the city wharf. At any rate this is rather a practical suggestion—one that means growth and development of the city's business interests as well as pro tection from the river, and is well worth considering along with the many other views of the situation. LITTLE JOE TAKES THE STUMP. Hon, Joseph M. Brown, governor-elect of Georgia, has at last taken the stump for the democratic national ticket. He went down to Sa vannah, where incidentally he was tendered a great ovation, and made a speech for Bryan and Kern. And, according to report, it was a rattling good speech, greatly surprising those who had believed that Little Joe was no speaker. During the remaining weeks of the campaign Mr. Brown will make other speeches in the state. This finally and emphatically sers at rest all doubts that may have been felt as to the position of the governor-elect. If Mr, Brown at any time was not fully decided as to the presidential candidate to whom he should give his support, he does not longer entertain any doubt. He stands now flat-footed for Bryan, and against any and all opposing can didates. It may or may not be true that in the opening of the campaign Mr. Brown was undecided as to which candidate he should support, Bry an or Watson. Mr. Watson had supported him in his race. Without Watson’s support he could not have been elected. Mr. Brown would have been an ingrate if h e had no t appreciated this support, and felt kindly disposed towards Mr. Watson. Then, too, Watson had promised, in case the electoral vote of the state should be given to him, to let It, b e cast for Bryan If it should be needed to elect him. Added to all this the fact that Mr. Watson is a Georgian, and that not only state pride would incline a Georgian to support him if possible, but that a Southern man carrying a Southern state would be of great political ad vantage to th e South, and Mr. Brown would have been perfectly excus able If it had been really true that he was undecided as to whether to support Bryan or Watson in the presidential election. That was In the earlier stages of the campaign. Since then there have been developments. Mr. Watson is no longer willing to give Geor gia's electoral vote to Bryan if he (Watson) should carry the state. Then, too, Bryan is developing such strength that his election now seems certain, and It would be a reflection on the Empire State of the South If in the year of a great democratic landslide it should not stand forth as one of the banner states. So Mr. Brown, as all good Georgians should do now, has come earn estly to the support of Mr. Bryan. And this assures the old-time dem ocratic majority in Georgia for the Nebraskan. There never was any real doubt as to his carrying Georgia. At one time it seemed possible thdt with the efforts made by at least three other candidates for Georgia votes, Mr. Bryan would fail to get a ma jority over all. But even in that case the legislature, which would have * to choose the presidential electors, would choose the democratic tick et. So the state has always been safe for Bryan. All doubt as to Bryan getting a majority of the popular vote in this i state Is now removed, by Mr, Brown taking the stump in his behalf. It Is safe to predict that the democratic electors will be elected by a ! large majority over the combined opposition. THE NEXT STEER PLOWING CONTEST. During the first week in October the second great steer plotting con test will be heid in Rome, during the Floyd County fair It will be the great event of the fair. Numerous entries of contestants have already been made and many others are expected. The Rome Tribune-Herald, under whose auspices the contest will take place, announces that "a great crowd will be present on that occasion to witness the novel and Interesting per formance," that "candidates for of fice will be made and unmade that day,” that "its bearing on the future political history of Georgia will be great." All this, of course is well un derstood. When these steer plowing contests were inaugurated it was with the understanding that the vic tor should be the next governor of the state. It was to be a sort of Cin tinnatus reveaier. Had this part of the program been carried out it would have saved the state that bitter pri mary campaign, which even now as its result has the state divided into two warring factions. However, this sad experience may serve as a salu tary lesson, and cause proper regard to be paid to the result of the second contest. The Tribune-Herald also announces that "The gates of Rome will be thrown open to the editors and law yers. and they will be allowed to dr> ss they please witnont fear of arrest or hindrance? "A* this must be un? derstood to mean that the proper '.lqutd refreshments will tie served— for it Is this only which would in quire insurance against arrest or hind ranee—this Is all right, too. \ great ovation was tendered the participants In the Olvtnplc games on their return to this country, and whit sre mete athletes, although they miy wtu Marathon races, besrtde contestant* in a steer plowing match? Put there Is one feature of this con test against which The Herald feels constrained to raise the voice of warning As oue cf the origiustors of this kind of contest it feels the re sponsibility resting upon it of see ing to it that this contest is conducted fairly, according to Hoyle. The Trib une-Herald also announces that “We have made arrangements to secure a couple of Floyd county's finest speci mens of steers. We ar® having two, in order that one can rest while the other is going through the strenuous performance of being plowed by an editor or lawyer.” This sounds very plausible and very fair. But is It so in fact? Col Lindsay Johnson, editor of the Trib une-Herald, was one of the steer plowers in the Augusta contest, and he there demonstrated Ills ability which brought forth tumultuous ap pfause from the spectators. Since then It Is understood that he has tak en daily practice in this noble, If primitive, art. It has been reported that every morning at sunrise he has hied him to a new ground, and while the deweirops were glistering on the grass and the perspiration on his brow, he navigated his plow pulled by his steer among the stumps. Is Col. Join son, with this show of judi cious fairness and affecting innocense laying a trap to prove himself the greatest among the great, and to carry off the honors of the contest like a fellow raking in (be Jackpot on a stacked deck of cards? Some assurance should be given on this point to all Intending contestants The prlxe is too great to permit theta taking any chances. They Would Want To See. An offer of twenty glrte clad in dl rcctoire gowns has been made to the Ohio state fair management from Phil adelphia. This Is a proposition on which the directors of the fair will probably be from Missouri —Amerlcus T im e»- Recorder, WELL BRED "De you sp-ng sh* truth?" 'Not always. ' "Why not always?' "1 hat a to be impolite." —Xeibv.Ua American, j SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 The Dorr Special Derby Is A Winner Every young man who buys one becomes a Dorr advertiser. Demand has been so great that we’ve had to duplicate already —New lot has just ar rived. $3 and $3.50 DORR Tailoring, Furnishings for Men of Taste DISINFECTANTS NOW IS THE TIME TO USE THEM SUN SANITARY FLUID. The ideal disinfectant. True deod erizer and germicide; a powerful anti septic and purifier for the sanitary purification of dwellings, schools, hos pitals, water closets, sinks, slaughter houses, stables, etc. One pint 20c One quart .... 35c One gallon SI.OO Five gallons, per gal 75c Special prices made on Barrels. N. L. WILLET SEED COMPANY 309 JACKSON ST. 'Phone 498. T. G. BAILIE & COMPANY 832 BROAD ST. Large assortment of Wall Paper and Compe tent Force of Workmen to do Prompt Work. Big Stock of MATTING, CARPETS AND RUGS. REASONABLE PRICES ON EVERYTHING Teas Special blend mixed tea at 50c a Ib. Unsurpassed for Iced tea. 25e will buy one pound of Republic Coffee, positively the beat coffee in Georgia tor the price. PHONE YOUR ORDERS. E. J. DORIS Phone 533 1302 May Ave. The new City Hall !• May, or may not be built soon, but right close to where the sight is we are building the prettiest and most complete drug store in Augusta. We want your trade now! We want yout trade after the building is completed and well show our appreciation by promptness, courtesy and good e"<>d» Telephone orders a specialty. ' Will T. Caldwell’* Drug store.