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ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK ?
Thousands of Men and Women Have
Kidney Trouble and Never
Nature warns you when the track of
haalth It not clear Kidney and bladder
trouble compel you . o paat. water often
through the day and get up many times
during the night.
Unhealthy kidneys cause lumbago, rheu
matism, catarrh of the bladder, pain or
dull ache In the back Joints or muscles,
at time* have hendacue or Indigestion, as
time passes you may have a sallow com
plexion, puffy or dart circles under the
eyes sometimes feel as though you had
heart, trouble, may have plenty of ambi-j
tlon but no strength, get weak and waste]
away, |
If such conditions ore permitted to con-j
tlnue, serious results are sure to follow; |
Bright's disease, thu very worst form of I
kidney trouble, may r.teal upon you.
Prevalency of* Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarming
Increase and remarkable prevalency of kid
ney disease. While kidney disorder* are
the moat common diseases that prevail,
they are almost the last recognized by
patient and physicians, who content them
selves with doctoring the effect*, while the
original disease undoi minks thu system.
A Trial Will Convinct Anyone,
If you arc alck or feeling badly, begin
taking Dr. Kilmer’s S wamp Root, the groat
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because
us soon as your kidneys begin to get bet
tor, they will kelp tha other organs to
health, in Inking SwJmp Root, you af
ford natural help to Nature for Hwatnp-
Root Is a gentle healing vegetable com
pound—a physician's prescription for a
speolflo disease.
You cannot get rid of your aches and
pains If your kidneys are out of order.
Yon cannot feel right when your kidneys
are wrong.
Swamp-Root is Pleasant to Take.
If you aro already convinced thnl Swamp-
Root Is What you need, you can purchase
the regular flfty,-aeut and one dollar size
bottles at all drug stores. Don’t make any mistake but remember the
name, Dr. Kilmers Swamp Root, and the address, Binghamton N Yt
which you will ibid on every bottle. ' 1
SAMPLE BOTTLE FK EE— To prove the wonderful murils of
Swamp-Root you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable In
formation both sent absolutely free bg mall. The book contains many
of the thousands of letter* received from men and women who found
Swamp-Rool to be Just the remedy they needed. The value and sun
cess of Swamp-Root Is so well known that our readers are advised to
send for a sample bottle Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton N
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Herald. The genuineness of this offer Is guaranteed.
THE PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHERS MEET
NEW YORK. —The Professional
Photographers' society meets Wed
nesday night nnd for two evening*
following In thu Metropolitan Life In
auranre building. The represents
tlon from nil parts of the state Is
very large, especially from Iluffulo,
Niagara Falls and Lookport. They
will present the famous falls , from
"every point of view
• Resides talks aud demonstration*
Keep Fit
Your brain,muscles and nerves
depend upon good physical
condition. Secure it by using
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becomes Infected with lnimors end acids a certain percentage of thoso
Impurities also paae off with the natural and thoir eour, fiery
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pimples, boils, pustules or some itching rush, or hard, scaly skin atfection.
B. 8. B. oures skin troubles of every kind by neutralizing the acids and
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8.8. 8., the greatest of blood purifiers, expels ull foreign mattor and surely
cures Eoxema, Acne, Tetter, Salt Rheum and all other diseases and
affections of the skin. It removes pimples, blackheads, and otkar un
aightly blemishes from the skin and assists in restoring a good complexion.
Book on Skis Diseases and any medical advice desired iroc to all who write.
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by such well-known photographers
as Gertrude Kasclbr, Dudley Hoyt,
K B. Core, U. W. Harris, Henry
Havelock Piero* and Ryland Phillips,
there Is a chance for a visiting pho
tographer to win the prize of SSO In
gold for a simple Me a or new device
that can be applied to photography
or Its business methods. The second
vice-president of the society, Carl
I'Tey, of Utica, N. Y , has the matter
In charge, and has alloted places on
the program and a time for demon
stration to would-be prize winners.
NEGRO STOLE MEAT
FROM EMPLOYER
Frank Naught on, g negro, was
bound over to the city for larceny
from the bouse by Recorder Ploquot
Tuesday. The negro stole some meat
from Holman's meat market. He was
arrested by Officer Jones.
The negro ran Into bis house when
the officers started after him. Of
ficer Quarles started In the door,
when a bulldog grabbed him by the
pants. II was necessary to kill hint,
before his bold could be loosened
The negro had been cleaning out an
Ice box. When ho finished he car
ried off a piece of meat.
\L/'HEN there is sickness
y in the house an Exten
sion Wall Set on your Hell
Telephone is not only the
greatest possible convenience,
hut an absolute necessity. At
all other times the Extension
adds to the pleasure and com
fort of the entire household.
SI.OO PER MONTH
IN RESIDENCES
Call Contract Department
MOTHER MINSMIMY
WITH HERCHILDREH
Mrs. Timothy Braswell,
Whose Marital Venture
Was Troubled and Seem
ingly Settled, Again
Breaks Away.
Special to The Herald.
BWAINBBORO, Ga—One of the
most sensational habeas corpus pro
ceedings ever ht*d In this county has
terminated In a rather unexpected
manner, viz, lu the fleeing of Mrs.
Timothy Braswell from her home In
Adrian, Oa., not long since, taking
with her her two small children.
In November last Mrs. Braswell,
who was at that time at her old home
In Mountvllle, Ga., Instituted, through
her attorneys, habeas corpus proceed
lngs for the recovery of her two chil
dren, which she claimed her husband
bad taken from her forcibly and had
In concealment. The case was heard
before the ordinary, Judge John E.
Youmans, and much aonsatlonal testi
mony was brought out on the trial,
which consumed* nearly two days.
This trial attracted much attention
on account of the prominence and
popularity of bolh parties and on ac
count of the unusualness of Its na
ture. Mrs. Braswell alleged that her
husband and his people neglected arid
mistreated her, and that Mr. Braswell
had finally robbed her of her children
aud had himself left home, and that
there was nothing left, for her to do
but to go to her mother’s In Meri
wether county and Institute proceed
ings to recover her children, which
she did.
She stated, however, that she was
perfectly willing to condone his past
neglect jmd. live with her husband
again if he would move away from
near his people, who she averred in
fluenced him to mistreat her. Pres
sure was brought to bear upon the
couple by outsiders and before the
end of the trial was reached they be
enme reconciled and they decided to
live together again on probation, as
it. were, for the ordinary suspended
his Judgment until December 31, 1908,
stating that If they could not agree
to live together before that time he
would decide who should have the
children.
Their marital bliss after this seem
ed to be perfect until a few days ago
when suddenly Mrs. Braswell and the
two children vanished, as It were, Into
thin air, and have not bqen seen or
heard from since, although It Is be
lieved that she Is with some of her
people in another county.
It Is not known whether Mr. Bras
well will take any steps to recover
the children, who are bright little
boys, aged one and three years re
spectively.
Mrs Braswell, who Is quite a pretty
mill ‘n'elllgent woman, was before
her marriage Miss Diva Dewberry of
Meriwether county,
M. SHERON & CO.
The Easter store is full of all the
good candles for your Easter boxes.
They carry one of the largest and
best displayed stocks to be found in
any city In the South. They have
their novelties and atock on display
and tick their patrons 'to shop early.
The last, days they are go rushed it
Is impossible to give their customers
the time and oourtesy exetonded all
who visit, this store. Gome early so
ns to avoid the rush.
Just throe more days before Raster
Orders taken now; goods delivered
when wuryed.
West End Local News
Mr. Tom Brown, of Mooro avenue,
wu» operated on a day or two ago
for some throat affection. The
operation apparently proved success
ful.
Mrs. H. L. Barton was called sev
eral days ago to the bedside of a
sick brother In New Berln, N. C., and
returned to her home yesterday.
The friends of Mr. Ben Edwards, of
upper Telfair street, regret to know
that ho Ik quite 111 but the nmladv Is
not thought to be serious.
Hev. ,j, p Erwin preached a very
touching and effective sermon last
night at St. Luke on "Preparation for
Soul Winning." Nearly the entire
congregation asked for prayer.
The many friends of Mrs. Fanny
Alexander will rejoice to learn t>at
aim Is improving after her recent se
rious illness.
Mr. ,1. H. Sttcfel, of Itasca. Tex., Is
a visitor at ahe home of his sister
Mrs. Wm. Gulledge near Oraw V'.tl
avenue and Watkins street. He s
connected with mill work and is here
for a few days of rest. When lm
leaves here he will go to Concord,
N. 0., to visit friends and relatives
Mr W A. Platt, master mechanic
at the Atbley mill entertained a few
of his friends and co-workers In au
Informs! way on upper Goodrich
street yesterday. Several impromptu
speeches were delivered nfter which
the crowd enjoyed the feast of fresn
fish, oyster# and delightful condi
ments necessary to mske a supper
complete.
Mr. Platt deltevered the principal
speech of the evening, followed by his
shop foreman, Mr. Wm. Harris. Mr.
Jos Hendrix spoke on “Discipline"
which wm well received and hearti
ly endorsed The occasion was the
commemoration of the 4Sth blrthdav
of Mr, Uip Dunn.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ILL.
ATLANTA, Ga—Attorney General
John C. Hart Is 111 with grippe at his
home in Greensboro, Ga., and has not
been able to come to his offices in
the captol this week. ills early
recovery is expected.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Delicate Women
"From a thin, nervous wreck,
miserable and wretched, I am now
enjoying splendid health, and it is
all traceable to Dr. Miles’ Nervine.”
MRS. MAUD B. CPLINGER,
Philadelphia, Penna.
As a rul« wpmen understand the
nature of thei/ delicate organism,
but overlook the wonderful influence
their nervous system has upon their
general health. They do not realize
that nearly all their ills are directly
traceable to the nervous system.
Thousands of women have regained
their health and vigor by the use of
Dr. Miles’ Nervine.
It restores strength to the entire
nervous system.
The first bottle will benefit) If not,
your drus'jlst will return your money.
STUNG.
"See this plugged quarter?” asked
Mr. Wltherson.
"Yes.”
"Every time I catch myseif begin
ning to put too much waith In hu
man nature I take this coin out and
look at It a moment.”
"Just so.”
"And I am thus reminded of the
fget , that this plugged quarter was
passed on me by a smiling lady cash
ier when I was exerting my best ef
forts to be aggreable.”—Exchange.
MR. RALPH BINGHAM
CLOSED THE SEASON
The last attraction of tfce year in
the City Lyceum course was the ap
pearance of Mr. Ralph Bingham and
the Christine Giles company at the
Grand Tuesday night.
A large house greeted Mr. Bingham
and his company and a thoroughly en
joyable evening wae had. Mr. Bing
ham has been seen in Augusta before
and those who heard him the second
time Tuesday night wero as much
delighted as at first.
The management of the Lyceum is
busy making up Dext year’s ltat of
attractions nnd promises a thorough
ly enjoyable and varied list of attrac
tions.
Cheney's Expsctorant cut* oough*
and oolds short. Cures babies ana
grown people. 25c.. all druggists.
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long knife In his hand As I called
him he dropped the knife and fell to
the floor like a log. I carried him In
to his own stateroom and put him on
his hod, but when I spoke to him
Bbout it thla morning he did not re
member a d —d thing. I am sure it
is a good thing for him that we leave
tomorrow morning! What do you
think. Doc?”
I was just, about to answer when
the mate’s tanned face and curly
hair appeared lip the stairs. He went
over to the captain and I could hear
he asked for money.
A moment after they both went
below, the captain growling and an
gry, while the mate smiled all over
his handsome face.
Half an hour later I saw the mate
dressed In his best clothes go ashore
nnd walk towards the city. The cap
tain’s words about him had made me
curious and I suddenly made up my
mind to follow him to find out what
he spent Ills money on. Hurrying. I
soon caught up with him, but I was
careful to keep a short distance away
from him. Holst had been with us
for more than three years. He was
an unusually amiable and smart young
fellow, whom I knew the captain liked
very much both as a man aud a sailor
He had never before been extravagant
In any way and I understood therefore
very well why the captain was wor
ried about him now.
On the corner of Blackwell Rond
and Canal street he jumped on the
front platform of a trolley car and I
succeeded In getting on the rear plat
form without being seen by him. We
rode through the whole length of Ca
nal street, the French quarter, and
to the eastern outskirts of the city.
Here the mate jumped off and went
down one of the narrow streets lead
ing to the cottages along the river.
1 kept on following him nt a distance
which was quite easy now as it was
almost dark. He walked briskly and
after awhile stopped at the gate of a
large old garden, opened It and went
up to the house where he disappeared.
It was a cosy looking little cottage
with fiat roof and green blinds. On
the side facing the river there was a
large glass veranda. For a moment
1 thought of giving up my part of
playing spy but my curiosity got the
better of me. 1 jumped over the low
garden wall and sneaked through the
shrubbery close to the veranda. I
could hoar voices and hidden behind
a large, flowering shrub, 1 could look
through the large glass window which
was partly open.
From my place of concealment I
could plainly hear the mate’s fresh
young voice, as well as the voice of
a woman who spoke English with a
foreign accent. The veranda was ele
gantly and tastefully furnished with
Japanese bamboo furniture and Ori
ental rugs.
In the corner of a sofa the mate
was sitting and next to him the most
beautiful young girl I have ever seen.
In au easy chair close by was a man,
rather short, very dark and with a
very unpleasaut face covered with
pockmarks. He took no part in the
conversation, but was apparently oc
cupied in rolling a cigarette and twirl
ing his moustache. On a small table
were a decanter of wine and glasses,
and a leather oup with dtee and sev
eral decks of cards made it plain to
me where the mate’s money had gone.
It was easy to see that Holst was
dead in love with the young girl. She
laughed and chatted and frequency
filled the glasses which the mate
smilingly emptied.
About fifteen minutes later the man
stood up and went Into the house
leaving Holst and the young girl
alone, and a* he disappeared I saw
Holst make a sign to the girl.
I was beginning to feel rather
ashamed of the part I was playing
and was just about to withdraw when
something happened which startiej
me. The young girl took the mate’s
head between her two hands and
drawing his face close to her own she
looked him straight into the eyes and
suddenly his smile disappeared, his
eyes closed and he fell back Into the
sofa while the girl stroked his fore
head several times.
I immediately understood what had
happened—the mate had been nypno
tlzed and I began to have my own
suspicions about the couple Into
whose hands he had fallen. For a
moment I thought of rushing to nis
assistance but before 1 had made up
my mind, the man returned. He look
ed at the unconscious mate and then
turned towards the young girl who
was atill bending over him.
“Now be quick, Mamela, before he
wakes up again, but there must be
no mistake about It this tUtu* or we
shall fall again.”
I saw the young girl plaae her
hand on the mate’s forehead and
holding her face close to his, she re
peated the same sentence over and
over again in a tone of command.
Unfortunately her back was turn
ed towards me so that I could only
hear part of what she said.
«"Two o’clock-—” I heard—“the cap
tain’s stateroom—the knife—the keys
—under the pillow—cash box—third'
pier.’’
I can’t deny that I trembled as 1
hoard this. Evidently the mate had
fallen into the hands of a couple of
scoundrels who wanted to use him as
a tool to commit a dastardly crime
while he was In a trance.
Now I understood what the captain
said about the mate’s walking in his
sleep, and i shuddered when I thought;
of what would have happened if the
captain had not woke up In time. And
tonight the attempt was to be re
peated. I did not wait for the mate's
awakening but sneaked out of the
garden and hurried back to the boat.
The captain hart not yet turned in
when I came, and in a few words I
told him what I had seen and heard.
We decided to stay up all night
and hidden in the cabin watch de
velopments.
It was a little after midnight when
the mate returned. He cheerfully
bade us good night and immediately
went to bed. Shortly after we heard
him snore loudly.
The captain and I went below to
watch. We stuffed one of the cap
tain's shirts with blankets and pil
lows and placed a dummy in his
berth. Then we sat down and wait
ed for 2 o’clock.
It was a hot, sultry night. The
buzzing of the mosquitoes which
were all around the vessel like n
cloud, the splashing of the waves
against the sides and the firm step
of the watchman on deck were the
only sounds that broke the stillness
of the tropical night.
The clock in the cabin struck 2.
Five minutes passed and five minutes
more. The captain was just about
to give up the whole thing when we
heard steps outside and the door was
opened.
It was the mate. He was very
pale, anil it was easy to see that he
was in a hypnotized condition. Pers
piration was standing in beads on his
forehead and his eyes were wide open
and staring. In the middle of the
room he stopped and carried his hand
to his forehead, as if trying to think
of something. The captain and I re
mained motionless and followed his
movements with intense interest.
Suddenly he went over to the berth
and pulled the mosquito netting aside.
For a moment he hesitated, then he
tore the knife from his belt and stab
bed the dummy. Jhe captain caught
hold of my arm and I could feel how
he trembled all over his body. I
could hear my own heart beating and
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It gave a shock to both of us when
we heard the knife fail clattering to
the floor. Again the mate carried
bis hand to his forehead, then he put
his hand under the captain’s pillow,
went over to the safe, opened It and
took out the vessel's cash box.
As he turned to leave the captain
would have stopped him but I quickly
placed my hand over his mouth and
told him to be quiet. The mate passed
by us evidently without seeing us,
afid out on deck. We hurried after
him.
“Put this in your pocket,” I said,
handing the captain a revolver. “We
may need it before long.”
As we came on deck the mate had
already passed down the" gangway
and was hurrying away. The watch
man who had been aroused by the
sound of the cabin door closing had
continued his walk as he recognized
the mate. Now he stared at "(is in
surprise as we ra n after the mate.
As he reached the third pier we
saw a form emerge from the dark
ness and walk towards him. I im
mediately recognized the man from
the cottage. We kept close to the
wall, saw him take the box from the
mate and heard him say something.
He was just about to leave when the
captain and I pounced upon him.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
'^^TaVtTnkham*^
With a shout, he threw away the box,
tore himself loose and ran away.
I sent two shots after him, hut I
must have missed him for when I
reached the street he had disap
peared.
At the sound of the shots the mate
had fallen lifeless to the ground. We
carried him on board and put him in
to his berth where he slept without
waking up until nearly noon the next
day.
In the afternoon we steamed down
the river towards the Mexican gulf.
The captain and I wfire again sitting
on the bridge talking of the happen
ings of the night over a blskey am i
seltzer. , e**—
The mate was busy su. . "rtending
the closing of the hatchways. He
looked happy and did not seem lo
feel any 111 effects of his nightly ad
venture.
Tho *<ptain looked at him and
shook i*'s head.
“It was lucky for me, Doc, that I
was not in my berth last night.”
“I should say it was! And for Holst
too. His bloody knife on the floor
of your cabin would have been
enough to send him to the gallows.”
The mate himself had no Idea of
what he had done during the night
and neither the captain nor I had the
heart to tell him.
