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ho Strang* r—Are you quite sure that
that wMi marriage license you gave
me list month?
The Official—Of course! What’s tha
matter?
The Stranger W«sM, I've lived u dog's
life ever since.
**l had such u g< -d time the other day
Wtchlng my wl/r's ('iM'.mti uri .
"Nice 'hhig to say. J!o\v was it?"
"She !•* : »» ha mi slid fata ab'jut her rules
fcV-..t the hoimft won’t even allow mo a
dggrette. Ihr chimney '»«Kan In
tl i. - ■ ing and srn ltci all day in spite
of her.
TOGO VANQUISHED BY A NEW ENEMY.
Admiral Togo oi Japan is now on a visit to our
coujutr.. lie arrived a low days ago in New York,
and \ as made the recipient oi'tin- most distinguished
audition. Every courtesy was shown him. The rep
resentatives oi' tiie government, sharpened their wits
to do him honor, and private citizens joined enthusi
astically in tiiis work. Oi course he was dined and
wineu in the most liberally hospitable manner.
Tor Togo is a hero, lie is the ranking naval hero
of the world at this lime. It was Togo, Japan’s chief
admiral during her war w ith Russia, who commanded
tin fleets which won Hie greatest naval victories in
half a century. It was Togo who with his fleet bottled
up and destroyed one Russian fleet, at Port Arthur,
and who destroyed another Russian fleet in the Japan
Strait. The little Jap is a great hero; and as devoted
hero worshippers, <>n his arrival among us, we paid
him honor as best we knew how.
But quickly Admiral Togo was reported sick.
Only a few days in New York, accepting the honors
bestowed on him. and it became necessary to cancel
his engagements. He was unable to go t<> Boston, to
receive the honors prepared for him in that city, be
cause he had been seized with an attack of acute indi
gestion. The great naval hero who could destroy the
enemy’s fleets and win great victories, during a cam
paign extended over a year, was vanquished by an
other enemy after a few days’ campaigning. ,
If the Russians had but known the great Admi
ral’s weakness and had the chance to attack hlrn there!
If, instead of meeting him with armored fleets, they
could have wined and dined him, what a different end
ing there might have been to the war!
\nd noor old Togo* Ho could whin tHo Russians
lmf ho u'.-klv was knocked out when lie tried to eat
and drink with his entertainers like a hero.
FOR A GREATER AUGUSTA.
The (iicatLT Augusta bill has passed both houses
of the ami is now a law. I'uder it Octo
ber _t> has boon sot as the day for the people of Sum
merville to vote on the question of annexation to Au
gusta. On that day the qualified voters living within
the boundary lines of the village of Summerville are
to ratify b\ their votes what the wisdom of their
ooum-il and their most progressive fellow citizens has
decided t<» be best, the annexation of the village to the
city.
That this annexation is'ultimately inevitable is
recognized by all. This has dispelled the opposition
that was formerly manifest. The constituted authori
ties of Summerville, aided by public spirited and pro
gressive citizens of the village, have met a like com
mission from the eit\ and arranged all the details and
conditions of t his proposed union in a satisfactory
manner. All this was embodied in the bill that has
heen passed. It should now ho ratified enthusiasti
cally and as nearly unanimously as possible bv the
people.
To this end every progressive citizen of Summer
ville should contribute. There may be opposition on
the part of some people. Nothing, no matter how ben
eficient or desirable, could ever lie adopted without
some opposition, and some may ho expected in this
case. But this opposition should he reduced bv wise
foresight on the part of the majority. \ eanvnss of the
voters' list, and proper presentation of the subject to
those opposed, would result in a practically unanimous
vote for annexation.
This sljould be done. The good results that would
follow such condition are .worth the effort.
LET US HAVE LESS PETTY POLITICS.
Petty politics have been the bane of many a city.
They cause dissension and strife. They misapply ef
forts and waste energy that should be devoted to
building up a city. Whore petty politics obtain little
things are magnified. Mole hills are converted into
mountains in tho desperate earnestness with which
No communication wl!'. be- published
In The Herald unlffs the rime of the
r/ritor 1» Hgned o the artlc'e.
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men strive to gain advantage for their side. And there
will be squabbling over little things which would ad
just themselves if the energy wasted in this squab
bling were directed to the upbuilding of the city.
Augusta has not been exempt from this kind of
petty polities. It is a sad faet, well known, that we
have had too much of it. And it is not all of the past.
Occasionally there is a cropping out of it still. For
tunately there is not as much of it as there was once,
but why should we have any?
Xo real interest of the city is served bv it. That
on the countrary it does harm by the paralysing effect
it has on more meritorious causes is well understood.
Then let every loyal Augustan resolve to taboo petty
politics, give such game no aid or comfort; help to
f”own it down and suppress it by disapprobation, and
in this wax- help to unite our people that matters of
real interest to the city may be promoted by*receiving
undivided attention.
THE INFLATED CROP ESTIMATES.
In regard to cotton the belief is industriously fos
tered that there will be a bumper crop gathered. The
slump in price as the time for harvesting the new crop
approached indicates how this belief has taken hold.
Everywhere, by men who can only form their opinion
by the reports presented to them, this view is held—
They are firm in the faith that a bumper crop will be
picked.
The latest government report, issued only a fexv
days ago, has fortified them in this belief. They place
full confidence in this report. Yet it is absolutely cer
tain that this report is erroneous and that all conclus
ions based on it and like reports are doomed to come
to grief.
The prospect for a large cotton crop was really
flattering during the early part of the season. A bum
per crop then seamed by no means impossible. But
the prospect is anything but flattering now. The con
dition of cotton has deteriorated rapidly during the
past, two weeks. Since the last government report
was issued greater damage has been done the growing
cotton crop than was ever before experienced in the
same length of time. One has but to see the cotton
fields in this section to realize how the crop has suffer
ed. The wilted leaves and dried-up forms tell the
story of the damage that has been done so plainly that
even the inexperienced can understand it well.
And the same applies more or less to every -sec
tion of the cotton belt.
It means that there will be no bumper crop. More
than that it means that there will barely be an average
yield. And this means that those who pin their faith
on the belief of a bumper crop will awake to finU them
selves mistaken. Those who make investments based
on that belief will find themselves in a hole. '
The present price of cotton is too low for the larg
est yield that is now possible xvith the condition of
cotton deteriorated as it is.
AEROPLANE FATALITIES.
Two fatal accidents followed one upon the other
at the great Chicago aviation meet. William Badger
and St. Croix Johnstone fell to their deaths almost
simultaneously, one falling upon land and being crush
ed to death, ad the other falling iuto the water of Lake
Michigan and drowning uder his machine.
11 is stated that some twenty aviators were in the
air at the time these disasters occurred. The weather
conditions were favorable. Some of the aviators had
been in the air for hours, and all were sailing so
smoothly that accidents were not expected. In both
cases it is expected that the accident was due to some
sudden break in the machinery or in the aeroplane.
On the same day these accidents happened Atwood
flew from Chicago to Elkhart, hid. He made his as
cent from the Chicago aviation field. On the previous
day he had flown from St,. Louis to Chicago. At Elk
hart he declared that it was becoming evident that
aeroplanes were losing much of their danger, and were
becoming vehicles of practical use. And even while he
was saying this two aviators fell to their death.
Yet Atwood was undoubtedly right. While the
list of fatalities in aeroplaning for 1910 and the first
half of 1911 has been large, one sigular fact is to be
noted in connection with it. All of them occurred at
exhibition flights or in attempts to break records. Not
a single fatal accident was recorded otherwise.
It must he remembered that many times more
men fly in aeroplanes than those who fly for exhibi
tion purposes or to break records or to accomplish
some new feat. All aviators must learn, and it is not
recorded that a single learner was killed during his
trial flights. Also thousands of flights were made, for
various purposes other than exhibition or prize win
ning. and all of these were made without a single fatal
accident, so far as known.
This proves the correctness of Aviator Atwood’s
conclusion. Fatal accidents in aeroplaning seem only
to happen when aviators take extra risks, subject their
machines to extra strain, and in their eagerness to win
applause if uot a prize neglect prudent carefulness.
Accidents may and will happen, to aeroplanes as
well ns to nil other machines. But usir.tr all Proper care,
the records show that aeroplaning hns reached the
where, if safetv is the main thing desired, it Is
fultv ns safe ns motoring or riding in any other form of
conveyance.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSIA, UA.
WHAT IS BEER?
Tn this thirsty weather the bureau
of chemistry raises an important
question. Complaints have been maue
that consumers find too little bser
| iri_ their glasses and too much foam.
Xvhat is beer, and how soon may we
legitimately expect to get dovv n to it?
The EgyptifVs have quaffed the
liquor for 50 centuries without once
raising this question. Only in this
modern era of whys and wherefores,
of inspection and introspection, is it
asked that the ingredients of the pop
ular beverage be published, together
wish the conditions of its brewing and
sale. Now it has been thought of,
there can be no objection.
If consumers are getting five
quarts to the gallon of foaming malt
ed extracts, they should know it.
What is lager? What is bock? /hat
are ale, porter and stout? What is
“malt extract?” These things should
be explained upon the labels. ' If pois
onous chemicals are being dissolved
in them, the/ should be excluded.
The bureau of chemistry is about to
determine whether any of the parts
of beer, as brewed, are deleterious, j
It has the support and moral encour- ;
agement of the imbibing public.—
New York Times.
THE CARRIER BEE
Thq_ bee ha s been suggested as a
.military dispatch carrier, because it
I returns infallibly to its hive, how
jever far away. The sense of orienta
tion is keener in the bee than in the
! pigeon, and as a messenger he pre
i sents an easy means of sending mes
, sages through the enemy’s lines.
I Hitherto the only difficulty has been
to find a form of dispatch light
] enough to be carried by a bee. This
I difficulty has been overcome by pho
-1 tography. When enlarged by the or
dinary photogra.phic methods, the
most minute characters are legible,
and experiments have shown that a
photographic film as large as the
head of a pin can be glued to the
back or the belly of a bee. Bees will
be able to defy the bullets of the
enemy as well as the falcons trained
to intercept carrier pigeons. It is
true that many birds eat bees, hut
the cost of rearing a bee is no small
that innumerable armies of relays
or substitutes can be kept for military
service, while a number of copies of
the same telegram can be sent out at
the same time.—Harper’s Weekly.
AUTOMOBILE CUT-OUTS
AND HORNS.
The people of this city are glad to
see that the city council has up thq
I matter of suppressing unpleasant and
unnecessary noises by automobiles.
It is only the ohea.p skate automo
bilist who wants to rush through the
streets with his muffler cut out and
his engine emitting loud, sharp, dis
agreeable sounds from the exhaust
•find possibly blowing continuously
by mechanical means a rasping horn
or siren, all o; which makes as much
jor more noise than an express train
i running 75 miles an hour. The real
' motorist does not find pleasure in
these things, but understands that
one of .he great virtues of a good au
tomobile is its noiselessness, and
this he enjoys.
The pub.ic likes to see those who
can afford it and like that sort of
thing enjoy automobiles, but it is un
reasonable for people who wish to
attract attention to themselves to
commit a nuisance on those who
have a right to be free from unneces
sary nplses.—Spartanburg Journal.
THE BATHING GIRL.
The bathing girl
Will soon declare
She hasn't got
A thing to wear.
And, Judging by
Her garb, forsooth.
We’ll all believe
She tells the truth.
Springfield Union.
BORAH OF IDAHO.
Senator William E. Bora;. f Idaho,
who, in speaking against the recall
section In the constitution of Arizona
during the statehood debate in the
senate, declared It to be his “deliber
ate and uncompromising opinion that
without a free and independent Judi
cial, popular government would be a
delusion, a taunting, tormenting de
lusion."
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AND PROFIT THEREBY
Federal Figures Explain Farmers’ Prosperity
The “cost of living” issue has just
been mathematically measured by the
government.
The average wholesale price for the
year of 257 commodities climbed to a
new peak in 1910, touching 131.6, as
compared with a former high record
of 129.5 in 1907 and a former low rec
ord of 89.7 in 1897.
The gain in percentage wa# 4 per
cent over 1909, and over 1896, 47 per
cent. This post-panic dip and subse
quent recovery followed a ten-year
period in which commodity prices had,
with two insignificant variations, ris
en steadily and swiftly.
The price climax came in March,
after which a decline set in, shared
more or less by most products.
Let the Farmer Take His Advantage
The price of meat has again been
advanced in New York and other cit
ies. Ir. the New York market porter
-1 house steak is selling at 28 cents a
pound, round stead at 22 cents a pound
and pot roast at 20 cents a pound.
These prices are on a level with
those of January, 1910, when, because
i of the high prices, the whole country
undertook a meat boycott. The pack
j ers gave as a pretext for the last raise
l in price an alleged "scarcity of cattle
j in the South and Southwest."
The packers are more likely to have
! forced up Prices for their pockets; to
have eased back the prices to the old
1 figures, than because of any condi
! tions in the stock raising industry of
the South and Southwest. The mo
nopoly in the packing trade enables
THOUGHTS FOR WORKERS
Don't fear honest competition. It
is a splendid way to show your
strength.
Don't go to your work half hearted
Good work needs plenty of enthusi
asm .
Don't hope the great thipgs to come
your way until you do the little
things well.
Don't shun plenty of hard work .it
is a true, steadfast friend
If you wish to enjoy your work,
work one day at a time
If you want to do good work, find
time for recreation A man who works
without resting soon rusts out. —Mod-
ern Methods.
‘Why do you take this country news
paper?”
It just suits my wife's ideas of jour
nalism." *
"As o how?'
•‘The front page, as you see. is entirely
given over 10 love stories."
SUNDIY. AUGUST 20.
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BACHELOR TAX IN TEXAS
There is nothing new about this
idea. Twenty years ago Hon. Jeff
McLemore introduced a bachelor tax
hill in the Texas legislature .being
a bachelor himself at the time aid
even now. His bill provided, how
ever, that where the bachelor had
made a boufide offers of marriage
he should be exempt from the tax.
That would have exempted him from
the provisions of the bill, as it was
well known that he had proposed to
hundreds of fair women of Texas with
unsatisfactory results.—Houstofi Post.
WOMAN AVIATOR WINS
Etamps, France —Jane Herven, the only
entrant, was awarded the cup offered for
the competition of women aviators Sat
urday. Shg covered 63 miles in 105
minutes.
Raw commodities rose 9 Per cent in
1909 tnd but 2 per cent in 1910; fin
ished products gained only 1.4 per cent
irT 1909, but 4.6 per cent in 1910.
Compared with the low prices of
1897, the lowest figures for 1910 show
an increase for farm products of 110
per cent; food, 54 per cent; clothing,
36 per cent; fuel and lighting, 36 per
cent; metals, 49 per cent; lumber, 70
per cent; drugs, 33 per cent, and house
furnishings, 24 per cent.
The reason for present prosperity
of the farmer is at once evident. His
wares have more than doubled in mar
ket value, the enarest second being
the increment in price of lumber, due
in part to influence of growing scar
city.—Printers Ink.
the packers to juggle prices to a cer
tain extent, but natural conditions
must aid them.
The high price of meat, and the al
most correspondingly high price of
cattle should be an inducement to
raising more cattle in the South.
While meat is higher than ever be
fore, we must admit also that cattle
on the hoof is selling at top prices.
The increased cost of living is an op
pressive burden to the man struggling
in the city for a living, but it should
be no misfortune for the man on the
farm, who lives at home. We must
admit that every farm product, pota
toes, corn and cattle or what not, have
increased in proportion to the increase
In the retail market. —Montgomery
Advertiser.
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