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CHILD ATE I
ENTIRE BOX
OfCUTICURA
Spread on Some Crackers—Not the
Slightest Injury Resulted from
Little Fellow's Escapade —ln
Most Positive Way Ingredients of
CUTICURA PROVEN PURE
SWEET AND HARMLESS
*
A York friend <4 Cuticura writoa
the following interesting letter:
"My three Tear old s<*n and heir,
after ruung put to bed on a trip otto hb
the Atlantic, investigated the Mate
room and located a \>ox of graham
creekara and a box of Cuticura Oint
ment.
“ When a oearrh wan made for tho
box, it was found empty and the kid
admitted that ho had eaten the oon
tente of the entire box spread on the
cracker*. It cured him of a bod cold
and I don't know what abc.”
Ko more ormoluaive evidence than
the above could be offered that every
ingredient of Cuticura Ointment in ab
solutely pure, sweet and harmless. If
it may be safely eat«*n by a young child,
pone but the most beneficial res tilt a can
be expo, ted to attend if a application to
even the teriderest «kin or youngest
infant. This fooling is shared by
mothers and nurses to such an extent
that Cuticura Houp and Cuticura Oint
ment have for many years bean unhesi
tatingly used throufliout the civilized
worm for preserving, purifying and
beautifying the skin, scalp, hair and
hands of infanta and children from tho
hour of birth. And greater still, if
risible, is the confidence reposed in
uticura Remedies for tho treatment of
torturing and disfiguring humors of the
skin and scalp. The suffering which
they have thus alleviated among the
young and the comfort they have af
forded worn-out and worried parents
have led to their adoption in countless
homes an prioalam agents in the speedy,
permanent, safe and economical treat
ment of infantile and birth humors, eo
sernas, sashes, irritations, inflamma
tions and channgs, and other itching,
scaly and pimply humors when all other
remedies suitable for children fail.
Out k ura fUmftdlff ar« sold throusbout th« world.
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Rim ri« lik Pals; Auitrsiin. It. Town* A Do., Sydney*
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"Thought*," snhl the gardener la
conically.
And lie nut thinking all the even
ing. and when hIR wife had retired
to rest, lie took two half sovereigns
front a battered cash-box In tho cup
board by the fireplace, and wrapping
l bent In a small piece of newHpapcr,
placed them deep down In one of the
capacious pockets of his waistcoat.
"I ought to 'ave been a politician."
he confided to himself as he climbed
up the narrow atnircaHe to tils room.
The rector strolled down the Har
den in the course of the morning to
see how Mr. Hutton whh getting along
with tho new flower-bed under the
elm*. He was aoniewhat surprised
when the gardener, touching hie cap,
asked If he might have a few words
will. him.
"t'prtalujg, Hutton, certainly,” he
said; “whut la your trouble?"
“H ain’t exactly trouble," explained
Mr llutton uneasily; ‘lt's about
’lring the ’all.
The rector laughed.
' You don’t mean to tell me you
wlah to hire the hall?” he cried.
“Hut T do, nlr," persisted Mr. Hut-
“leastways not for myself, but
for a gentleman In London; '*'* a
phll—-phll— *'
"Philanthropist?’’ suggested the rec
tor.
’’Thnfg it, sir: a gentleman wot
took a lot of Interest lu me w'en 1
was In Loudon, ami ‘e wants to give
a free lecture 'ere. with beautiful pic
tures of the 'Old l,und, pyramids,
mummies, an' an’ all,” concluded Mr'
Hutton hastily, finding that his Imag
ination was fulling
’ 1 am afraid your memory of the
beautiful pictures is hardly reliable,
Huttou,” said the rector, dryly; "but
it Is very good of the gentleman to
come down and give us a lecture and
limelight views. What dav is tt to
he?"
Mi. Hutton leant on his spade, and
gravely contemplated a worm which
he had iust multiplied by two.
"That's the difficulty, Mr. Smith,
the phi*— what you said just now is
a very busy man, an' 'e ain’t sure
of the date. K arst. me to see you
an' engage the 'all for tonight, to
morrow and Thursday, as It s sure to
be one of them dates, ’K sent me a
sovereign to pay as deposit, not
kuowln’ what the charges was"
The rector looked rather puttied.
"It appears to lie a peculiar ar
rangement. Huttou," he said; ’but.
of course, under the circumstances as
the hail Is not booked until It Is re
quired for the tempt ranee concert on
Saturday evening, l will let Mr. Smith
have It for the ihree nights at half
the usual charge."
"That'll make three pounds, won’t
It?" queried the gardener, producing
the two-hsilf sovereigns from Ills
waistcoat pocket.
The rector nodded and took the
money.
"Come up to my study, and I’ll
give you a receipt. Of course, If Mr.
—er —Smith should bo able to get
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Ask your doctor If a family medicine, like Ayer's Sarsaparilla, is
not vastly better without alcohol than with it.
I here tonight, I shall not expect any
further payment."
Mr. Button murmured his thanks,
and as he walked home to dinner he
smiled blandly to himself.
“The all's the only place where
they can 'old a proper meeting," he
muttered to himself.
And he had booked up the hall for
the three nights on which It was pos
sible for a meeting in connection
| with tho forthcoming election to
I take place.
« * * * •
It was about 7 o'clock that even
j ing that a visitor entered Mr. But-
I 'on's cottage. The gardener at once
! recognized him as Mr. Wilson, the
i.lliersl agent at Merstone, the neigh
boring town in which the great bat
tle was being waged.
“The rector has sent me,” he said.
"He tells me that you have hooked
up the vtllao hall on behalf of a
gentleman ! rl London, who is not eer
: lain which day he will require It."
Mr. Button nodded.
“Do you think It will be tomorrow
| night?"
"I can't say, sir; it's as likely to
morrow night as the night after. It
won't be tonight, now. I shouldn't
think, as I ain't 'eard anything."
“Look here," said Mr. Wilson sud
denly, "we want the hail for a meet
ing tomorrow night.; couldn't this
gentleman he persuaded to postpone
Ills er lecture until the night fol
lowing?"
‘"K might,” said the gardener,
doubtfully.
“The rector gave me to understand
that this Mr,”-
"Junes,” put in the gardener.
“Smith," I understood from the rec
tor.
“I meant Smith," added Mr. Button
hastily.
"Well, this gentleman In London
was a wealthy man, so I thought he
might be willin’ to help the cause
by”—
‘"B's a Conservative," sakl Mr.
Button promptly, and the Liberal
agent's face fell.
"Well, what do you suggest?" he
asked.
"It's like this," said the gardener,
slowly; "If you was to pay me ten
pounds, I might bo able to tlx it up;
Vd use It on charity.”
Nonsense, man! If you can ar
range It fur five pounds, and promise
that you will not allow tho rival par
ty to use It on Thursday, 1 might
consider It."
Mr. Button rose to his feet with
dignity.
"I wouldn't ho moan myself by of
ferin’ 'lm live pounds,” he said In
dignantly. "Why, 'e spends as much
as that on ’ls"
But the Liberal agent, with a curt
nod, had departed.
Mr. Button sat down In Ills chair
again and lighted his pipe.
"I'll never vote Liberal again,” he
muttered; "alius did I think they
was a mean lot. an’ now 1 know it.
five pounds! I'd” —
But Mrs, Button broke In on his
ruminations by announcing that an
other gentleman wished to see him.
Mi- Moore, the local Conservative
agent, was a breezy, red-faced little
man, uind he came to the point at
"I hear you’ve hooked up the hall.'
he said "I want It for either tomor
row or Thursday night Can you fix
It up with tho philanthropist gentle
man In London?"
“1 dulino,” Biiicl Mr. Hutton, doubt
fully. "You see, Vs a red ’ot Rad
ical' and money ain't much count to
’lm." „ ,
"Umph!” grunted Mr. Moore. ' laxik
here, you're not so dashed Innocent,
my man. If you liked, you could get
the old boy to alter the date —from
what 1 hear of him he’s a bit touch
ed. Tho meeting Isn’t of any greaf
Importance, but If you’ll let me have
the hall tomorrow, and see the Radi
cals don't have It on Thursday, I'll
give you a liver for yourself and pay
the rout of the hall."
"Make It ten.” cried thF gardener,
"and I’ll do It."
"Five," Insisted Mr. Moore.
"Ton," replied Mr Button, feeling
secure In his monopoly.
"Then you can go to —1"
The remainder of the sentence wits
lost by the banging of the door, which
was perhaps Jtist as well.
That night Mr. Button fidgeted a
good deal before he got to sleep, nnd
In the morning he was particularly
irritulile.
T wonder If It would be wiser to
take wlx quid," he muttered to him
self after breakfast I'm certain to
get that, nnd If I explained that Mr.
Smith couldn’t como down for some
time, ns e 'ltd a sudden Illness, 1
shouldn't 'ave to pay more than the
pound 1 give the rector. Five pounds
profit ain’t so had. 1 think I'll go to
Merstone this afternoon.
In consequence of this determina
tion he caught the 2.10 train from
Llttledale Into the smnll market town,
where the agents of both parties had
their headquarters.
The Liberal agent was very busy
when Mr. Hutton entered his office.
"Well?" he snapped, glancing up
for a moment from some papers ou
his desk
"About the ’all," began Mr. Hut
ton nervously; "1 think perhaps It
could be arranged."
' What on earth are you talking
about -oh, l remember, you are the
gardener-man wlm 1 saw yesterday
about the hall at Llttledale; but It
doesu t matter now, we are not going
to bother about a meeting there. The
committee have come to the conelu-
I slon that the place is not worth it."
Mr. Hutton looked pained—perhaps
by the slur upon his native village
"There's a lot of waverers there,"
he said slowlv.
"Ah!"
"A meetln’ might convert 'em,"
continued Mr Hutton, “and Mr Smrgp
as told me that > ain't wantin' the
all t gnight, 1 eouhl make arrange
ments,"
Mr Wilson glanced at hint sharplv.
"How did the estimable philanthro-
| plst know anything about It?” he de
j mantled.
"1 telegraphed to ’im," said Mr. But
ton urtblushlngly. " E says as 'ow
! he’ll sink political differences, and
i I can take the six pounds on behalf
lof ’lm.”
"It's very kind of him,” said Mr.
I Wilson, sarcastically, "hut he should
j have empowered you to act for him
: before; It's impossible to arrange a
! meeting in the hail tonight.”
"Tomorrow?" suggested Mr. Button,
i hopefully.
“Equally Impossible," snapped the
| agent. "Sorry you’ve had your treu
! ble for nothing. Good day.”
"It 'as been a good deal o' trouble,”
muttered the gardener, his eyes fixed
lon a cash-box on the table, "bein’ a
| 'ot an' dusty afternoon, and"—
"Good day,” cried the wearied agent
impatiently, and Mr. Button found
himself In the street summing up the
I whole Liberal pfllicy with an elo
! quence and lurldltv of language that
; almost surprised him.
But at the offices of the Conser
vative association he was to receive
ja similar shock. He told practically
; the same story to the little red-faced
man, and received practically the
! same answers as those given by the
| red-faced man's rival.
Mr. Button began to break out in
a cold perspiration, and his voice be
came hußky, Had he taken all this
j trouble for nothing—nay, worse than
nothing, for had not the rector of
j Llttledale received a sovereign of his
i money?
| "We re a lot of waverers at Llttle
dale," he said with desperate earn
estness; "a nieetin’” —
"Oh, we’re holding an open-air meet
ing there tonight," said the agent cas
ually.
"But if it 'appened to be wet,” said
Mr. Button, “think 'ow the people you
'ad got round you wotiid go and vote
on the other side. 1 should if I got
the roomatlcks through it."
"We must, chance that,” said the
other with a laugh; “I'm sorry, I’m
busy now. Good day.”
Then Mr. Button played his last
card.
"Then I'm sorry, but I shall 'ave
to offer the 'all to the Liberals now;
1 must do my best for myself—for
my employer’s charities.”
“Oh, certainly. Good day.”
Mr. Button was almost speechless
with anxiety. There was no cash
box on the table, but he wiped his
mouth with the back of his hand as a
gentle hint.
"it’s a very hot day,” he muttered,
moving slowly towards the door.
"Very," agreed the man at the ta
ble, "Good dav.”
The gardener stood out in the sun
j lit High street and gasped for air.
j The deposit on the hall had been a
j pound. lie had lost an ufternoon’s
I work and his return fare from Little
i dale had been ten-pence. He ,mut
| tored the various Items over and over
again, and walked slowly towards the
market-place, trying to think of some
' excuse to get his sovereign back from
| tho rector.
He reviled himself for no uccept
i Ing the first offer he had and clear-
I Ing a few pounds profit.
, "They ain’t arf politicians ’ere,"
he growled. "Never again will 1 ’ave
unythlng to do with politics—a snare
Mid a delusion, that’s what they are."
He glanced angrily across the
street at a couple of women who each
| carried a poster Inscribed with the
| mystic words, "Votes for Women. ’
| Then, as he looked, the scowl left Mr.
j Button’s face, and his heart leaped
I for Joy as he crossed the street and
j followed them, waiting until he had
j formulated some plan before he
I spoke.
They turned iuto an empty shop,
| the windows of whie.li were decorated
with appeals for the franchise of the
gentle sex, nnd Mr. Button, respect
fully doffing his hat, followed them
In.
On explaining his business, he was
conducted to a room on (he first
floor, and to a stout and prosperous
looking lady, who was seated with
several others at a long table, he
made the speech of his llfn, tho com
posillon of which had occupied him
as he followed the two canvassers to
the committee room.
He posed as a leading inhabitant of
Llttledale, and explained that Little
dale was not only Interested but
sympathetic In the matter of grant
ing the franchise to women. He men
tioned several Influential ladles and
gentlemen who lived at or near Ll*,
tledale, and many others who didn’t
whom, he said, would be certain to at
tend tho meeting, providing, of
course. It was held in the comfort
able, well-lighted village hall.
The stout lady became fairly en
thusiastic,
"1 think perhaps we might arrange
a meeting for tomorrow night. Hut
what Is the charge for the hire of the
hall?"
Mr, Hutton hesitated, he did not
want to frighten his customer this
time.
"Well, mum," he said, "bein’ con
nected with the all like. 1 can let
you ave It cheaper if you book It at
once; but 1 ’appen to know as ’on
both the,Conservatives an' the Liber
als Ms a anglin' after It, If you pay
me five pounds, the 'all’s yours for to.
morrow night. I'll make arrange
ments with the rector."
The stout lady hesitated.
"Hut. you see," she said doubtful
ly, "we don't know you and"
Mr. Hutton was In no way ofTend
i cd
"(live a check dated for Friday,"
jhe said; “if I ain't what I sees 1 am.
! you can stop tt. All I want is to
have something definite, so as I can
toll anyone else that ail Is booked ’
Five minutes later Mr. Hutton left
the committee rooms with a post
dated cheek for five pounds in his
; pocket, and a smile on his face.
He caught the S o'clock hack to
! Llttledale. and stopped at the rec
j tory on hts way home.
Mr. Smith, he explained vaguely,
j had suddenly developed gout—gout
was rather a peculiar complaint for
an earnest philanthropist and lectur
er on tho Holy Land, but it was the
I only disease Mr Button could think
lof at the moment—and would have
to indefinitely postpone the promised
lecture. Rather than Llttledale
should be deprived of any entertain-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
YOUNG MEN WANTED
<
United States Government Gives Rail
way Mail Clerks S2OO a Year to
Start and Increases to SI2OO.
Uncle Sam will hold an examina
tion for Railway Mail Clerks In the
vicinity of Augusta and throughout
tlr United States on May 15. Many
ambitious young men, with only a
very ordinary school education, can
readily pass. The government wants
young men over IS with common
se;;3e, to take examinations for rail
way mail clerks and carriers, and the
Government Positions Bureau, of
Rochester, N. Y., with ifS peculiar
knowledge of the requirements of the
examination, can fit any young man
In a short time to pass. A govern
m-’iit position means steady work,
good pay, and a yearly vacation.
There Is time to prepare for the May
15 examinations, ;*>d any reader of
The Augusta Herald can get. full in
formation how to proceed, free of
charge, by writing The Government
Positions Bureau, 370 Powers Block,
Rochester, N. Y.
FORESTS DAMAGED
BY PORCUPINES
I SAN FRANCISCO. —Reports from
Bishop, Inyo county, California, indi
cate that porcupines are seriously
damaging the lodgepole forests of the
eastern slope of the Sierras. Practi
cally the entire area of the Inyo
national forest has been affected to
some extent. In many localities the
damaged trees aggregate as high as
26 per cent of the tojal stand. While
these areas are rot large, It is evi
dent that if something is not done
to curb the attack, much of the tim
ber in that section will be killed.
The porcupine feeds to a largei ex
tent during the winter months upon
l the inner bark of the pine. To- se
cure this he travels about upon the
jknow and completely girdles the trees
just above the snow-line. Of course,
I this results in the death of the tree.
J The damage would not be so serious
[but for toe fact that the porcupine
| seldom makes two meals off the same
tree, hut prefers to visit several trees
in the course of a night. Since its
habits are nocturnal, hunting this ani
mal is very difficult. The attention
of the forest service has been called
to the ravages of these animals, and
plans for their extermination are un
der consideration.
incut, he (Mr. Button) had arranged
for some ladies to come and explain
why they wanted votes.
The rector was puzzled.
"But both the Liberal and the Con
servative ag "
"Yes, sir," interrupted Mr. Button,
with some feeling, "but I didn’t know
then."
"I see," said the rector. “Then
what are these ladles arranging, are
they going to pay the usual two
pounds for political meetings?”
"Well, sir,” said the gardener awk
wardly, "seein’ as ’ow I, on behalf
of Mr. Jo —Smith —was responsible
for the ’all, I let it to them, and
they’ve paid me, so 1 was wonderin'
11 i paid you another pound if it
would be all right?"
The rector was doubtful, but In
the end Mr. Button got his way,
thereby gaining three pounds, which
h< considered he had well earned.
The hall was packed with villagers
anxious to see the "sufferinettes," as
Mrs. Button called them, but the dis
tinguished residents of Littledale
were absent.
A conspicuous absentee was Mr.
George Hutton. During the meeting
he was to be found in the bar-parlor
of tho "Lion and Lamb.”
Appeals to Skin Sufferers.
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If you have a friend suffering from
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Many eczema sufferers have tried
so many useless remedies and spent
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of the simplest home cure for eczema!
It Is nothing more than oil of win
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Used with glycerine, thymol and
other healing ingredients in liquid
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eczema germs while toning up the
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If you will suggest to your friend
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MAHOMMEDANS IN
ATLANTA ORGANIZE
Followers of the Prophet
Will Work for Converts.
Special to The Herald.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Fifty followers of !
Mahomet in Atlanta have organized j
their religion here and are preparing, !
it is said, to begin an active campaign I
for converts. They are mostly Syrl- j
ans, who emigrated to this country
a number of years ago. Never have
they lost their original faith, however,
and recent reports of Mohammedan
gains in Asia have bestirred them to
renewed zeal. The matter was brought
to the attention of the Ministers’
Evangelical Conference yesterday. No j
formal action on the situation has yet
been taken by the churches.
ANOTHER COMPRESS
FOR CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—A movement
Is under way to provide a third cot
ton compress and warehouse, follow
ing the launching of the project for
the Rodgers, McCabe company enter
prise. It is now proposed by parties
connected with the Charleston Ter
minal company, according to the ru
mor among the cotton people, to
erect the new compress and ware
house, close to the property of the
terminal company, utilizing one of the
new wharves for the handling ot the
staple.
It is thought by some people that
it is a counter move against the
Rodgers, McCabe people, who have
come to Charleston and been well re
ceived by business interests who are
not satisfied with the manner in
which the Charleston Terminal com
pany haß been conducting its com
press and warehouse facilities.
PASSOVER IS BEING
OBSERVED BY JEWS
Festival is Commemorative
of the Freeing of the
Jews From Egyptian
Bondage.
Monday evening the Feast of Pes
ach, or Passover began to be cele
brated by all the Jews of the world.
This is one of the most joyous of all
the Jewish holidays. Impressive ser
vices will be held at the Tabernacle
during the week. The week will end
with a feast at the synagogue.
The holiday Is in commemoration
of the liberation of the Jews from
Egyptian slavery, as is related in the
book of Exodus. The Jews during
this week will abstain from eating
leavened bread, eating unleavened
bread, called Matzos.
I With a Gas Range
1
!> \/0U can keep the kitchen cool and
[ pleasant, and there is no coal to
j, carry or ashes to clean out.
I It does not cost you any more to
i have the comforts and convenience of
a GAS RANGE than to suffer for the
i lack of them.
? Liberal Terms. Stoves Connected Free.
[ Gas Company.
Bad Sleep?
THE CROW 0E THE GAME COCK
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quantity ask the man; v/e mean the Tax Collector. The records
shew who carries the stock and pays the taxes.
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Why not have style, etc.combining all these with comfort and
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rooms
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