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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
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YOU NKtCD THE lIEHALD.'
Augusta, Ga. t Friday, Aug. 6, 1909.
Nv counnunloetlon will a*ti pnt>ll*ned
tb The Herald w»il«uh! the name of the
»Hl*r is mi*«**<J to the article.
The Herald l» the official advertluln*
medium of the City of Augunta and of
the County of Richmond tor all legal
nottoee and adv<rtl«r»K
There la no tetter wit* to reaoh the
home* of the proaoeroue people of thla
city and iH'ftlon than through l K e col
nrnni of The Herald, 1 tally end oumiay.
Telephone th# Clrnulatlon L»ep«i mient,
Phone 2&7, when leaving Augusta, and
arrange to have The Herald eent to you
by me 11 eech day.
The Auguntu Herald han a larger oliy
clroMlhtlon than any other papei. and n
burger total cfeouln ti< >n than any oth *r
Xhgueta papef Thin hae t>**en proven
by the Audit Co., of New York.
7614 COPIEB, 18 THE DAILY
AVERAGE ISSUE OF THE AUGUS
TA HERALD, FOR A PERIOD OF 12
MONTHS, ENDING APRIL 30TH,
1009.
YOU WILL ENJOY your vacation all
the more, if you have The Herald
with you. ’Phone No. 297, or drop
a postal to the Circulation Man
age, and have The Herald sent you
wnlle you are away from Augusta.
Now we shall boo what those cold
blooded, deliberate Swedes will do
when they start a revolution.
Now that the tariff bill Ima been
paused the prosperity wave that was
held back by the uncertainty will turn
Itself looso.
By the way, what has become of
Waller Wellman and Ills North Pole
hunt? Nothing has been heard of him
tor quite a while.
It used to be ’A Roland for au
Oliver,” hut In that South Georgia
hanking swindle tin a twlu brother
for a n Oliver.
With Congress adjourned and our
Statu InMiadeture with only one wei k
more to keep at tt, life will aguln fuel
more like U la worth living.
in Lagrange a man Is to bo hanged
on Friday, August LI. The poor fel
low will certainly have cause to ro
gard that as au unlucky day for hlui.
"You’ll liko Augusta”—President
Taft does, who will couio to play a
few games of golf on the Augusta
links as soon n« he can got away from
Washington long onouyh.
Much has been said about the vari
ous Jokers In the tariff hill, but the
chance* are that wo shall all soon find
out to a cvrtuluty where they were
hid.
Gertrude Hoffman has been noti
fied that she may continue her Salome
dances In New York providing sho
wear, tights. Wonder what Gertrude
wore boforo tills order was Issued?
But esmi’t It a clear euse of cruelty
to uirtmats when tlio poltoe In Colnm
bin raided the looker clubs as soon
as tig, dispensaries wore closed for a
guiouth?
Dr. Broughton lias gone on Ills va
cation, and iho legislature still in
adselon Hut that is the way with)
preacher* taking their summer vacs
tlon while the devil Is busiest.
The Greeks In this country are
making up money to buy a warship
for Greece to help fight the Turks.
8o you must expect your steak at the
restaurant to he Just a fraction
smaller.
A hen In New Jersey the other day
is said to lrnvo scratched up slt.ood
worth of Jewel*. Here is another
convincing argument to prove that
there is money In keeping hens.
That North Carolina cashier who
was alleu< d to tie abort has returned
home. Most fellows who go off on a
vacation do the name thing when they
find they ar* running short.
It Is suggostod that tho Moors also
seem to be remembering th* Muln*.
Whether It b« thut or somethin ' cl»«,
th* Moons ewtaui.r remember to
shoot straight.
The deposed Sbsh of Persia 1* to
yet a salary of 1J5.000 a year. !n our
country It Is only the deposed wives
of millionaires who e»t such a salary.
All other fellows whan they ar* fired
gei nothing
Th* dlaeoverr has be» n mail* that
there are odtbl* flowers In ludlu. Now
why shouldn’t milliners use them In
draastng hate and then, wh*n the sea
son was rarar, the flowers might be
caavaried into salads ?
The people of Cleveland have voted
against thru* rout car laws Th. \
must have been afraid that they
would be considered cheap Johnnie t
if, they rod* for less than the rest of
uo have to pay.
"When the railroads prosper the
century is In good condition." says
the Columbus Ledger But reverstug
thla wo.fTd be asttll more corvee ■
Whoa the co* unr proerer- the reil
roads will be la good condition.
iKYSCRAPERS. AND HUMAN SHORTSIGHTNESS
Because The Herald is advocating the bniM&zus of a skyscraper in
Augusta at as early a date as possible some of out contemporaries,
whose 111 fortune It li> not only to be domiciled In slow towns but in
addition not to be gifted with much foresight, make merry over the
suggestion. Because Augusta ha* not unto, this good day had a sky
scraper and until the last few years ref .1/ his cot needed any, these
critics Imagine that she will never need them ncr have them.
The esteemed Columbus Knquirer-S tc c .of this tribe, referring
to ibis mutter sarcastically says:
"What about that skyscraper for Augusta?" asks The Au
gusta Herald. There’s nothing to U, ncr cheat it.
Some good and otherwise not unebver people are given to skep
ticism In matters which only a little foresight would show them to be
a ncr canary, sequence. President. Taft, one of the most enthusiastic
cheerers last Friday evening when Orville Wright completed the test
of carrying a passenger ten miles across country and return In his aero
platitt, only two yc-ais ago scoffed the bare idea thut an aeroplane could
ever make a successiul flight under any conditions. Tlita illustrates how
some very gifted wen may be deficient Id foresight. . However, in re
gard lo (lying machines this Is not strange, since they w re something
entirely no’.v. This does not. apply to skyscrapers. When a city
reaches a certain density of population together with a certain amount,
of business, skyscrapers have become a necessity. Hence it can he
figured out almost to a mathematical certainty when any oily will need
them. And where the need exists it will be supplied sooner or later.
The only question is then: Has Augusta reached that stage In her
growth of population and business when she will need skyscrapers?
'I In- Herald contends that she has; find the Kuquiror-Bun would soofflng
ly assert that Augusta will never grow enough to cxpdriooc* this need.
That our contemporary is wr > g is too apparent to require argument.
Augusta with her subnrbs contains now a population of 05,000 or
over. Vlany cities of smaller population have skyscrapers. And Au
gusta is growing steadily. How soon she will be a city of 100,000 or
more depends upon circumstances. At most it will be only a few years.
But then her growth will not cease. As the central city of the Savannah
valley and the gateway to the Piedmont section which will become the
principal seat of the textile industry in the world, Augusta is destined
to be come a great city. So her need of skyscrapers is apparent, grow
ing more urgent with each passing year.
And this recognised, the exorcise of wise foresight points to the
building of a skyscraper now au a good investment. There is much to
tills quostlon, as ov*u the present day scoffers will be compelled to ad
mit some day not so far distant, when our first skyscraper shall be an
accomplished fact
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MONU
MENT.
Monuments erected ltt honor of wee
! men are very rare. The assertion Is
made sometimes that I hero are none,
but this Js a mlstak. However, they
are so rare that many people, even
of those who have traveled extensive
! ly, have never seen oue. Monuments
abound. No city is without them.
Few public square* tu cities may be
found that are not adorned by a mon
urhonL But they are all to men.
Warriors, statesmen, poets, Inventors,
philanthropists are represented, men
of noble birth and men of obscure
origin, old mon and young men, good
nu'ii and bnd men. But in thla mat
ter women have been almost entirely
; ignored.
And yet the services of women to
j mankind have been as valuable as
| men's. There have not boon female
warriors like Napoleon, or female
navigators like Columbus, or female
luventors like Guttenberg, hut in wo
man's sphere they have rendered ser
vice of equal value. Very many of
the great ineu of the world owo their
grestneas to the teaching of a faith
ful mother. Many of the men who
have won fame owe it largely to the
Inspiration and help of a devoted
wife. A (though many women have
his'ii distinguished for public service
they rendered, the inconspicuous ser
vice which fell to others was ren
dered by them with womanly devo
tion. It is In making sacrifices that
women have always shown themselves
more noble than men. Hence It is
that In every cause that required
su'rtfkes women occupy the first
plavs. Surely It Is for this, if noth
ing on.?, that among the monuments
reared to men there should stand
monuments In honor of the women.
Th* Columbia Suite hnr undertaken
to rats* the mon»y required to erect
a monument to the Carolina Women
of the Cosfederacy in the state capi
tal. The responses to its appeal for
aid luive couio in from all over the
state. While some counties have not
as yet contributed as much as they
should, ail have joined in the work,
and all will continue to forward con
tributions until the required amount
xhatl he raised. It is a cause that
appeals to the men of South Carolina,
and they will see to It that this monu
ment shall he one worthy of the dear
subjects tt is to rejuvs. nt.
None knows better than the hus
bands and the sons what the women |
of the Confederacy, their wives and
mothers, uontrlbuted to the Cause
that was Lost. With the heroism of
Spartau mothers they sent their loved
ones forth to battle: they watched
and prayed with anguish in their
hearts while the fearful struggle last
ed; they bore up bravely when amid
the general mourning the fatal mes
sage came to them that among the
fallen heroes was the one so dear to
them; they suffered all the privations
of the four years’ blockade, and they
never faltered even at the last, when
frv»m among the wreck and desolation
of war their state had to be raised
anew.
Never in the history of the world
have women shown greater heroism
aud more sublime fortitude than did
i '*te w omen of the Confederacy. It
, !s meet and proper that in their hon
or a monument in each state should
be raised. South Carolina Is leading
I the way. and ere long the finest mon
; nmont in Souih Carolina will be that
I nuumemt rative cl the women of the
| Confederacy.
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♦ SOME POLITICAL DOPE ♦
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What They Seem Trying to Do.
A lew of the Georgia papers in
theh efforts to make Gov. Smith’s
political death certain are going to
over-do the thing if they don't watch
out.—Dublin Courier-Dispatch.
Playing for Position.
The average Georgia politician is
now busy playing for position, would
n’t it tie a good Idea for the leaders
of both factions to remember that the
people have their eyes open and are
watching them and their capers.—
Darien Gazette.
One of the Wood Sawyers.
President Slaton of tin' -rate sen-
tea i r so lucky hello Allows, i say * ( well have to hail some: craft i
jEHftTWALL HAij INVITED) ' CWWM SMALLEST cOLOHASH, HAVE 100 ENOUGH THE. AND CqET A TOW
Ub TO 6,0 ON A DEEP SF.A r -h r— , ONE SO I QOT f ' Hl SERVE ASTOSO r~~ BROKEN .J-AyEL LETT THE.
FKdH'NA TRIP ON rlbr •\ W j3OOdY YHS. JP AROUND V 1 — * J DOWN ? ( OARS Pd r fV \WHOLETW S
raaTo~HAU ROOn.wEflE U) Horne JhT ..Muf-gUf 1
-y- ! '. HHgr
r x-vC rVYH£R.6 DtD TOO I I VVOULDnT BE "Il * GANG TV*m| \ UKE AS NOT TOU /'N ( WHY HEfeE THE'f >
'-v .Y PUT those ,f\ BIT SURPRISED 1 vV O \HID THEM AWAY \ I .LOvtVtOuvE
:U‘ Z rictus' If YOU’D -4c IN .SOME CORNER rH _ tM IN r °P*.
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tfHE AUGUSTA HERALD
A SHORT COTTON CROP FORECAST
General Average is Low; While in This Section The Crop is the
Best in Years.
The announcement yesterday by the
department of agriculture that the
average of the condition of the cotton
crop throughout the cotton belt on 1
July 25 was 71.9, caused futures to;
jump up mauy points. The figures in
dicate a short crop.
But while the prospect is for a short;
crop, the indications point to a very
good crop in this and some of the)
other South Atlantic states. In all;
South Georgia and portions of North 1
Georgia, if present prospects hold;
good throughout the remainder of the
season, there will he a crop above!
the average. It is the bad conditions
which prevail in Texas and the Mis-!
sisslppi Valley states that make the
average low.
At present, therefore, cotton grow
ers and business men generally in
’tils state hav» reasons for feeling
that the cotton season will be a par
ticularly good one, and that there!
will be a much greater degree of
prosperity throughout the state next
fall than there has been in a number
of years. A short crop means that
the price will be high. It seems safe :
to count on 12 to 13 cents a pound.;
Indeed, there would be no surprise
if the price should go above 13 cents.
Assuming that the present promise
of a good crop in this state will hold
good there is no reason why the farm
ers shouldn’t be in a better condition
financially this year than they have
been at any previous time in ten
years. They have good food crops.
ate is being prominently spoken of
as a candidate for governor and also
for congress to succeed Col. Living
ston. But in the meantime he is saw
ing wood and saying nothing.—Fair
burn News.
in the Same Political Bed.
Some one discovered that Joe Ter
rell and Joe Brown are attending the
same church in Atlanta. \ An irrever
ent exchange adds. “Two hearts with
but a single thought, two solils that
beat as one." Does it think both gen
tlement arc after the next senator
ship?—Americus Titnes-Recorder.
Tired of Its Pet Already.
Reading between the lines, we are
led to believe that ex-Governor Smith
will be in the approaching race for
governor. We hope not. So far
as we are concerned, we would rather
see the present incumbent and the
ex-governor both retire, than to have
the same old fight over again. We
need a governor to be sure, but we'
need peace in Georgia, and if these
two men oppose each olheq again, it
will be the bitterest fight we have
ever had in this state. Surely it
can be averted. Bet us do all that
can be done to forestall a calamity.—
Commerce News.
T H e *“ H“A~L'Lr R O O M B O Y S .
GROUCHO THE MONK.
The corn crop is the subject of gen
eral comment. Therefore, there will
be au abundance of meat produced
and the farmers will not have to j
send to the west for either meal or;
meat. A good crop of cotton at a :
high price and abundant food crops
mean prosperity in Georgia, because
when the farmers are prosperous
business of all kinds is good.
Of course, there is a chance that
there may be deterioration in the cot
ton crop during August, which is a
rather trying month on cotton, but;
there is nothing in sight now which
arouses apprehension.
The cotton in a few counties in
North Georgia isn’t as promising as!
that in the other parts of the state,!
but the number of these counties isn’t
large enough to materially affect the
total yield of the state, assuming, of
course, that no unfavorable conditions:
will intervene. *
It is regrettable, of course, that the;
cotton outlook is so bad in the south-;
western section of the cotton belt, but;
it is seldom that the crop is good in;
ail parts of the fiotton section every;
year. There are likely to be years
when Texas and other states in that
section will be favored above the
South Atlantic section. Therefore,
there is no reason why there shouldn’t
be rejoicing in this part of the cotton
section over the good crop prospects,
notwithstanding the fact that the out
look for prosperity in states in other
cotton sections isn’t so promising.—
Savannah News.
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♦ NEWS AND VIEWS ♦
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No Time for Such Laws.
The bill to throw greater safe
guards around the operation of state
banks doesn’t seem to have any pros
pect of passage although it is endors
ed by the bankers and the public
generally. The legislature has not
time to waste upon really wise legis
lation. It is too busily engaged stack
ing cards for future political games.
—Americus Times-Recorder.
Rockefeller Cheer and Toll.
John D. Rockefeller says that “the
best investment any of us can make
in tms world is to set about each day
doing something, however small or
large, that will cheer the pathway of
someone else.” We trust that all th e
philanthropist will not insist on talc
ing toll from us before investing some
of it in cheering us up, however.—
Macon News.
One Effect of Prohibition.
It. is reported that many negroes
along the Mississippi river have given
up whiskey and taken to cocaine.
Shirts at
Rock
Bottom
Prices
Manhattan and other
finest Shirts
$1.50 and $1.65 quali
ties $1.15
S2.CO qualities. .. .$1.38
$3.00 qualities .. .sl-88
$3.50 and $4.00 quali
ties $245
CASH
Dorr
Tailoring , Furnishings
For Men of Taste.
FOR SALE
That desirable Lot, corner Telfair
and McDowell street, Summer
ville, 100x150—PRICE $1,200.00.
Apply to
Clarence E. Clark
REAL ESTATE,
842 Broad.
The drug "arouses every evil passion,
gives the negro superhuman strength
and destroys his sense of fear. The
ievee negroes will not work without
it.” The time to fight this growing
evil is now. There is still a chance
to prevent its coming into general
use.—Charleston News and Courier.
(Copyright. 1908, by Amertcan-Journa l-Erarntner.
FRIDAY, AUGUST fei
Lucas Ready
Mixed Paints
For inside and outsilfe. I haa-e
been selling Lucas Ready Mixed
Paints for 25 years and if there
was anything better for durabil
ity, economy and beauty of fin
ish in this line, I would have
made a change long ago. If you
are going to paint your house
inside or outside, see me before
you do so. 11l mail a color card
to any address. 1
L. A. Gardens -
DRUGGIST
Summer Time is Soda
Time at Our
Soda Fountain.
And soda here is perfection.
Cold, snappy, bubbling soda of
marked purity, and served ex
pertly and cleanly. We ' have
all the old time favorite flavors
as well as the newest.
Kach soda drink represents all
that is best as an appetizing
thirst quenching, satisfactory
drink for a hot day.
Drop in and try one of our
drinks.
Alexander Drug Co.
708 Broad
THE REXALL STORE.
Lecturing the Summervillians?
Every man is in duty bound to con
sider himself a part and parcel of
the community in which he lives. He
owes to it the fulfilment of the duties
of citizenship, a clean, honor: ble life,
and a constant and intelligent effort
to advance its interests. —Orangeburg
Times-Democrat.
