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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20.
MINUTES IN
MANHATTAN
(By Gotham Knickerbocker.)
New York. —Charlie Becker was the
Oriairial Strong Arm Man. He gave the
Strong Arm Squad a bad name. For
which reason it was a brave thing
which Police Commissioner McKay did
in re-establishing the raiding bands of
policemen and sending them out again
to cleats the streets.
In many parts of town it had become
so that no decent girl could walk along
the sidewalk without hearing the low
voiced insult of .the corner masher.
And a self-respecting young fellow
strange to the section would find a
mussy faced youth spitting upon him.
If the stranger, sizing up his oppon
ent as a physical coward, waded in
with his fists, he was set upon by a
dozen roughs, apparently coining to
the aid of the spitter but really having
for the purpose the looting of the
stranger’s pockets during the scuffle.
Today the loafers, the pickpockets,
the knights of the street looking for
whatever may turn up are slinking into
holes and burrows.
The commissioner's men have driven
them to cover. The jackals and hyenas
of the public places will keep out of
sight for some hme. But not for
ever. They must live, and they will
not think of turning to legitimate busi
ness. Desperate from lack of cash,
they will invade the haunts of the de
cent again. Then will come the real*
struggle of the Strong Arm Squads. It
is easy enough to clean the streets.
The tip goes out that ‘‘the police are
getting busy.” This has a magical ef
fect. But to keep them clean. That
is another question. Why? Because
every one of these preyers upon man
kind and womankind has a vote. Per
haps two votes, or three votes.
Working Girls’ Uplift.
‘ I spent an interesting evening re
cently in observing the latest attempt
bl society to uplift the working girl.
Society with a big "S” I mean.
The scene was the hall in the new
Vacation Fund headquarters in West
Thirty-ninth street. Among the back
ers of the project who watched the
dancing was Miss Anne Morgan, sis
ter of J. Pierpont Morgan.
The idea is to teach the poor girls
to dance without becoming indecent.
There were fifty young couples and
some of the young men accom
panied by mothers as eagle-eyed as
any upper Fifth avenue dowagers
could be. A teacher was instructing
In the tango. There was a piano
player of a fair amount of dynamic
force, and the girls and boys seemed
to be enjoying themselves.
And as I looked two other scenes
came to me.
The first was a peep into one of the
ten thousand beer halls of the East
Side sThd similar sections, a “drunk*
or two asleep in a corner, the waiters
rushing about the tables, and the cou
ples swirling dizzily and shouting «ut
at times a snatch of song.
The second was of one of the thou
sand dances in fine hotels, clubs, or
halls patronized by the wealthier class,
which were going on at that moment.
The “drunks” asleep in the corner
were missing (they had been put Into
taxicabs and sent home by friends, but
the dancing, if less awkward, was as
wild, as whirling, as hilarious and as
elutchy; the young men were running
out every now and then for a visit to
the bar and the young women were
siddling off every now and then to a
nook where they could enjoy a puff of
a cigarette in peace. Can the latter
teach anything to the former, I
thought?
Dinner Reversed.
If anything so asinine as a dinner In
which the order of the courses was re
“Howardisms” No. 3
By T. G. HOWARD, Proprietor, Howard Drug Stores.
Being some reasons why I solicit and merit
your drug and drug sundries patronage.
Soda Water—!
Two simple words, yet they mean a wealth of satisfac
tion and pleasure to the average person every day, or
for a social sip of an evening.
i
For those who discriminate, "enjoyable” soda water must
be more than merely a thirst quencher. It must be
served by immaculate dispensers from a sanitary foun
tain and equipment, kept spotlessly clean in pleasant
surroundings.
''The carbonated water must be ‘‘live.’’ The fruit juices
of the purest, and if ice cream is used, it must be a
palatable combination of the richest and purest ingred
ients.
This fittingly describes the soda water and service at the
REXALL stores.
The Stores
T. 0. Howard Broad and Jackson
DRUGGIST STORE NO. 2
Augusta, Ga. 710 Broad Street
versed was perpetrated here in New
York, I am, sure that all England would
immediately explain “How American!”
Yet such a meal, with liqueur, demi
tasse, and cheese first and soup and
cocktails last, is the honor done to an
upside down aviator “over there.”
Dear Old Lunnon, how like your
own idea of New Y’ork you are be
coming!
It is reported a doctor discovers ex
hausted persons can be revived in
stantly in a remarkable manner by an
injection of sugar. Every day the
valid reasons for entering a bar-room
grow fewer.
Harmonious Vibrations.
Eugenics is already out of date. Har
monious vibrations are the latest
thing. Without them no marriage is
successful these days. If you don't
believe it go right up to the New
Thought Church in West Forty-third
street, just around the corner from
Fifth avenue and interview the beau
tiful Mile. Pauline Langdon.
“You are a divinity, monsieur, you
are immortal!” cried Mile Langdon in
her soulful way when I went to see
her about the new marriage system. I
was about to protest my earthiness,
but she flew on:
"The new marriage is on the soul
plane—according to the law of har
monious vibration.” She pressed her
graceful hands tightly against her
heart. “We do not kneel, we need no
ring and we want no prayer book. The
ring is a. badge of servitude, the Bible
is but history, and when you kneel
you look to the devil below, and when
you stand and raise your eyes aloft
you see God.
“We transcend eugenics, you know.”
"But about these marriages," T cried.
“Aren't they slightly irregular?”
“Ah, monsieur, o£_Jcourse there has
already been a civil marriage, if you
force me to mention it. But what is
it? A piece of sheepskin, having no
relation to the soul!
“Ours is a most exquisite thought,
you see.
“Remember how in prehistoric times
the sons of the gods came down to
earth and mated with the daughters of
men? They came together under the
law of harmonious vibrations. They
vibrate at the same rate and time. The
day, the 'month and the year have the
same vibrations. The numbers of their
life are as on«.”
The Golden Age returning at last!
HAD NO REGRETS.
(New A'orw Tribune.)
Mr. Cohen is the owner of several
apartment houses which represnt the
fruit of many years of toil in the
shop, of careful business methods as
a manufacturer and of strict frugal
ity. His first job in this country, as
a janitor, he lost after a few days
because he could not read or write.
Recently the president of a bank
where he does business said to him:
“What a pity it is, Mr. Cohen, that
you never learned to read and write.
There is no telling what a man with
your natural business talent might
have accomplished.”
“I know that,” he answered. “If
I could read and write, 1 would be
yet today the janitor.”
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For frost bitten ears, fingers and
toes; chapped hands and lips, chil
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there is nothing to equal Bucklen's Ar
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heals quickly. In every home there
should be a box handy all the time.
Best remedy for all skin diseases, itch
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druggists or by mail. H. E. Bucklen &
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
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This Magnificent $550 Painting of General Robert E. Lee FREE
to a Georgia or South Carolina School
We institute a contest among the schools of flic two states Wednesday morning which promises to be one of the most inter
esting ever held.
This painting, the masterpiece of the well known artist, Mr. I*. I*. Carter, is now on display in our front window. We have had
half-tone copies made, which the artist tells us he had
always sold for oOe each, hut which we will offer for
only
Attached to each of these half-tone pictures is a
coupon entitling the purchaser to one vote, if pur
chased for cash.
To the first school securing 2,000 votes we will
give this painting absolutely free.
Every home should have one of these Pictures
Buy now, and help your favorite school win the prize
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