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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
SELL HALF OF 1T.
Large Areas With Low Averages Per Acre
a Mistake.
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Large Areas With Low Averages Per Acre
a Mistake.
| From the Wisconsin Farmer.
We have recently seen somewhere--we
don't remember wherein article in
which the writer attempts to tell what
he would do with various quantities Of
land If he had five acres he would
| plant it to such and such crops If he
had ten acres he would divide it between
certain other crops. With twenty, forty
and eighty acres he also gives an account
of how how he would distribute the
acreage, and if he planted one hundred
and sixty acres he says he would sell
half of it.
This illustrates tendency in modern
farming By this we do not mean that
smaller farms under high tillageIare as
yet fact. We only mean there are the
dawnings of a realization of the fact that
large areas with low averages per acre
are mistake, and that the time is COM
ing and will come when smaller farms
will be more profitable than the larger
ones which have been the rule in
the west. Large farms, barely
tickled with the plow, devoted to low
priced staple crops with low yields per
acre, clearly do not pay. Smaller areas
with as great diversity of crops as indi-
vidual conditions will in each case admit
of, with better preparation, better Gull
ture, subsoiling when needed, irrigation
when possible and necessary, better
planning, more head work, more thought
about marketing, more development of
business faculty-these are some of the
directions in which farm development is
tending, and as we believe with advan-
tage to agriculture as remunerative
industry. There will of course be differ
ences of opinion among men who have
100 acres as to whether they should ''sell
half of it," There are circumstances
under which they should do so and there
are others, perhaps, where they should
not. But there can be no difference of
opinion with respect to whether there
should not be better and more thorough
culture and an effort to raise the average.
production per acre, which of course
implies putting the available work. one
has to expend upon the smaller area.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
A Mnle Gone Astray.

One of the brightest Virginia women
in this city has fund of anecdote illus
trative of life among the Old Dominion
Garkies that is not surpassed by Tn )mas
Nelson Page himself. She was telling
us last night of a young mule that had
been shipped on freight train to a
farmer in Fauquier county. A tag had
been securely tied around his neck with
shipping directions thereon, but in the
course of his journey the mules hunger
and natural depravity had tempted him
to chew up both tag and rope. This
gave the darkey brakeman great con
Germ. He hurried back to the caboose
and saw the conductor.
"Mars George" he cried, 40 Gawd
whar yo' 'spects to put off dat COLT?
e done eat up whar e gwine."
For language of the SOLVE don't know
how you are to beat that.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
AN AVERAGE CONGRESSMAN.
The Galveston, Texas, Member Taken for
An Illustration.

An Illustration.
From the Washington Post.
Last, but not least, take look at the
Hon. Miles Crowley, of Galveston. Born
in Boston, fourteen years ago, he broke
into Galveston on box car. For ten
wears of the fourteen he has held office,
until now he sits, Ga!veston's represent
tative, in congress. Miles won his spurs
and his seat in congress by sternly re-
fusing to cater to the better element
He is a breezy, good natured, very virile
parsonage.
"What were you doing in town on the
day of the murder?" asked Judge Gull
berson of Crowley on an occasion when
the latter was a witness in trial whereof
Culberson was one of the attorneys,
''Wnat we're you doing in town on the
day OF the murder?'
"Well, sir" observed Crowley, in a
leisurely and self satisfied way, 81 was
eatin' of few sardines; was drinkin'
of a few drinks of whiskey; was smok'
ing of a few seegars, and a-romancin'
around"
Thus answered the worthy Miles Crow
lev on this trial occasion, and he might
make the same reply to similar ques.
ton aimed at every yesterday in his
existence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
WHEN CONGRESS WAS LAUGHED AT.
After the Peace of 1888 the Best Men
Stunned 1t.

Practically there was no union of the
states, and certainly nothing that could
be called a national government until the
constitution was adopted in 1889, writes
Exp resident Harrison. Before that we
had a congress consisting of single
body of delegates. All votes were taken
by states-a majority of the delegates
from the state casting the vote for the
state. There was no senate, no presi-
dent, nor any separate executive depart
ment. and practica ly no judiciary. The
congress, either by the whole body or by
committees, performed the necessary
executive functions; commissioned
officers; raised and disbursed revenue:
conducted our diplomacy; audited
accounts, and exercised certain judicial
functions.
1t was weak attempt to organize a
government, but it answered so long as
the common peril of British subjugation
lasted. When that threat was with
drawn by the peace of 1888 the selfishness
and jealousies of the states became
intense and threatened to snap the feeble
bonds that held the states in union. The
congress became the laughing stock of
the country, and the best men Stunned
it. 1t had contracted debts in the pros
ecution of war; and, the states neolect-
ing or refusing to pay their quotas,
congress was protested and dishonored.
for it had no power to lay and collect
taxes 1t had made commercial
treaties with foreign powers, and the
states refused to allow in their ports the
privileges guaranteed by the treaties.
Congress was mimic show, the butt of
jealousy and ridlcule. Great things
were demanded of men who could do
nothing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
CAN'T HIRE CONVICTS.
COUNTY CONVICTS CANNOT BE
LEASED TO PRIVATE PARTIES.
The Supreme Court Decides a Case In
POint--Counties Must Have Chain
gangs or Prisons.

The recent decision of the supreme
court, holding that county authorities
have no right to lease their chaingangs
or convicts to private parties, and
the action of the legislature In refusing
to pass the bill making such leases valid,
has placed great many counties of the
state in an awkward position. For years
past it has been the custom in majority
of the counties of the state to lease the
misdemeanor convicts to private parties
rather than maintain county changing.
When test case was made in the su.
preme court, however, it was held that
the counties had no authority TO place
their convicts in the custody of private
persons, which was equivalent 70 saying
that convicts so held have ground for
action for damages against the lessees.
When the legislature met, in order to
offset the decision of the supreme court,
Senator M onro introduced bill author
izing counties which have no regular
changing to hire their convicts to pri-
vate parties, but, as stated, this bill was
killed, and many of the counties now
find themselves in an awkward predica
ment They have no changing of their
own, and while the law would allow
them to hire their convicts to other
counties, they do not find it an easy mat
ter to get other counties to take them.
Governor Atkinson is in receipt of let
ters every day on the subject, and the
Indications are that in some localities
the situation with reference to it is be
coming quite serious. Private parties
will not, of course, keep the convicts, as
if they do they would be liable for dam.
ages for illegality restraining them OF
their liberty.
Another thing that has been brought
out by this agitation of the methods q
employing county convicts is that il
many instances where they have beer
hired out to private parties the convict'
have not been given the benefit of the
time allowed for good behavior by theil
lessees. Instead of being released il
about ten months when the sentence was
year and the behavior good, they have
been kept the full twelve months. II
was this feature of the business that was
largely responsible for the action of the
senate in declining to sanction the bill
allowing leases to private parties, and in
the passage of bill placing the munich
pal convicts under the supervision of the
state penitentiary department., although
the latter was killed in the house with
out having been given the benefit of a
discussion upon its merits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
Comparing the Navies.

The Globe, st. James Gazette and
other papers publish comparisons OF the
British and American navies. The
GLOBE, for instance, says: "of Amer
cas- twenty-slx ironclads, against Great
Brittain's sixty-four, many are useless,
and of torpedo gunboats, Great EBritain
has thirty-three and the United States
one."
Continuing the IGlobe states that OF
the torpedo destroyers Great Britain has
forty two and the United States not one
Great Britain is also said to have ninety
five torpedo boats against two Am eri can
torpedo boats. Besides, the Globe points
ont. Great Britain already has thirteen
ships in her North American squadrons,
five on tie southeast coast OF America
and six on the Pacific coast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
SLICK DIMES MUST PASS.
THAT is WHAT THE SUPREME
COURT SAYS.
A Case That will Interest People Every
where. A Very Recent
Decision.

The United States supreme court says
''slick dimes" are legal tender, and are
worth par.
The case was recently decided, Chief
Justice Fuller rendering the decision,
This will be good news to Dawson peo-
pie who may sometimes find themselves
in possession of slick dimes.
James E. Morgan and wife were eject
ed from the Jersey City and Bergen
railway car, because the conductor res
fused to accept 10 cent piece The dime
was badly worn, and the conductor
believed it wasn't worth par.
The elected passenger brought suit
against the railroad company. he recov-
cred judgment for $500 and costs. The
judgment was sustained by the supreme
court of the state, and the company upon
writ of error appealed the case to the
s lpreme court of the United States.
In rendering his i'm portant decision in
this matter, Chief Justice Fuller said
there is no provision in the law against
the passage of silver coins abraded only
by circulation and they are legal tender
as long as they bear the semblance of
he coin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
THREE TIMES THREE:
A California Woman Who Has Ne yer Con-
descended to- Anything Short of
Triplets.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
In an almost inaccessible mountain
fastness in Mendocino county, eighteen
miles north Ckiah, is the home of nine
children, all triplets. The mother of
this remarkable family is Mrs. George
Walters. All the children are we'll and
happy, and the last trio as healthy set
of youngsters as can be found anywhere.
The Walters home is in an out-Of the
way part of the Mendocino forest dis
trict. Two of the sets of the triplets
were by Mrs. Walters first husband,
Orville Orrin Oates, Missourian.
Three years elapsed between the birth
of the first and second triplets, and
twelve years between the birth of the
second and third set,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15

Ouly d SuCCoSSlul operation OF gaSCrOGO-
my could save him. 1t was a forlorn
hope. The operation is rarely resorted
to even with patients who are compare
lively strong and healthy.
A consultation was held by Drs.
Henner, Lincoln, Janeway, Loomis,
Goldthwkalte, Kelly and Kinnicutt. 1t
was their unanimous opinion that the
operation was absolutely imperative, but
even then they had little hope. Still, it
was an easier death than starvation.
Their decision was told to Colonel
Murphy.
"Go ahead,'' he said, 'do the best you
can for me. I've faced death before. If
you kill me I'll forgive you.''
DIR. Weir was chosen to perform the
ceremony. He did lso Dec. 18th, 1890,
assisted by DR.. Elliott, three medical
students and four nurses. An opening
was made in the abdomen at the navel.
1t was three inches long and one and
one half inches deep. Three days later
an opening was made into the stomach.
A silver tube was fixed in the opening.
he wound healed well, and within a
few days Col. Murphy began to mend.
For the first time in year he had his
hunger appeased. He was able to take
three meals day like another man.
There was no gastronomie pleasure in it,
and that was good deal of loss to
Col. Murphy, who had been known
among his friends and the politicians as
generous liver. This, however, was of
little account. Food could be gotten
into his stomach, and his stomach,
still hal the power to assimilate it.
Col. Murphy eats, this Is, he receives
in his stomach meats eggs, bread, mi TX
and other digestible and nourishing
foods, but they are all one to him.
Everything is thoroughly cooked, crush
ed to pulp and mixed and strained
until it is bout the consistency of heavy
consomme. Then it is pumped into
Col. Murphy's stomach with a pump
specially designed for that purpose.
Col Murphy is fed by his personal at
tendant and nurse, young man trained
by DR.. Weir for the purpose. The
nurse prepares the food himself. COL
Murphy lies on the bed fiat on his back.
His clothing is raised, leaving bare his
abdomen. The nurse inserts the flexible
rubber tube into the silver tube in the
abdomen, holding in one hand the cup
like receiver of the pump. Into this,
with the other hand, he pours slowly the
food essence from the pitcher, working
the pump with his fingers at the same
time. 1t takes about ten minutes for
the colonel to dine. Strips of adhesive
plaster are then laid across the opening
and Col. Murphy is again ready for his
daily vocation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
HolIand,s small Farms.
existence

In Nebraska farms average 100 acres,
IN Massachusetts eighty six. But in
proverbially thrifty Holland the average
is thirty acres. eVenteen-twentieths of
all the farms in Holland are less than
fifty acres in extent, and the number
with over 100 acres each is less than 5
per cent of the whole. These small
farms are So thoroughly cultivated that
the land is worth $50 to $500 an acre,
and pays from S4 so to $27 year rental.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
LYNCBTNG TN 1895.
A Nashville Statistician Has Been Keeping
Tab.

The statisti ,ian of the Nashville Ban"
ner has been keeping tab on the lynching
industry during the year 1896, and he
finds that though bloodily brisk, it did
not equal the CHASTITY output of 1894.
During the year just past mobs killed
III persons, 161 men and 10 women. OF
these lynching IA occurred in the south
and ~ in the north. Of the total number
killed 112 were negroes. The lynchings
for 1895 in the various states and terrific
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
ries were AS follows !:

The number of legal executions in the
United States last year were 1872, OF
which eighty-nine we're in the south and
forty three were in the north. By Gu
rious coincidence there were exactly 1872
executions in the country in 1894.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
Advice for Judge Bower.

From the Albany Herald.
To Judge B. B. Bower: If you are an
advocate of the single gold standard ard
can't stand fat footed for the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1, don't you do it.
A judgeship in hand is worth more than
all the chances of all the goldbngs in the
second district of being elected to
congress this year, Better let the other
fellow who has no judgeship TO resign
hold the Dag for the self styled ''sound
money" contingent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
Information tor Editor Perham.
From the Albany Herald,

Editor Perhaiu, Of the Waycross Her
aid, is fond of announcing that ''sound
money man will represent the second dis
trict in the next congress-" Editor Per-
ham is mighty clever fellow and right,
shifty politician, but he doesn't know as
much about the politics of the second
congressional district as he seems to-
think he does. If by ''snund money.
man. Editor Perham means Cleveland
lite goldbug-and we think be does-he
is talking through his hat when he says
that one will represent this district in
the fifty-fifth congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15
Manu stnhborn and aggravating cases

MANY stubborn and aggravating cases
Of rheumatism that we're believed to be
incnrable and accepted as life legacies,
have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain balm 4,
mnoh TO the surprise AID qualification OF
the sufferers. one application VIII re-
lieye the pain and suffering, aud its con
timed use insures an etfectuai cure Re
For sale by Farrar & Farrar, and Dr. d.
A. Vail, Brentwood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15

1t is the same old story and yet con
stant.y recurring that Simmons Liver
Regulator is the best family medicine.
1--WE have used it in our family for eight
years and find it the best medicine we
ever used. We think there IS no, SUCH
medicine as Sium9ns Liver Regulator. -
Mrs. M. E. S. Arlington, franklin. n
G. Each member of our family uses
it as occasion requires, Wa Smith
Mt. Vernon, KY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-15

Tell your dyspeptic friend that he will
find a sure cure in DR.. Westmoreland's
Calisaya Tonic. Fer sale 10y Farrar &
FarTar.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01

coming Of Genrgc. Llvlngstone, He
would surely come to ask permission to
call on her after their arrival home, and
che had thought TO In very gracious anu
q little tender toward him tint hc might
know that she wus not Indifferent to
him. but he evening ircw on, tho young
moon went down behind tho hills, the
dnmprsSs took Angellnc'S hair out OF.
curl and chilled her uncovered shoulders.
She waited until 10 o'clock and then
Elpmmcd down tho window ana went to
bed. a wise proceeding, FOR In tho sha-
dy garden at the back OF The house walk
I'd George Livingstone. his arm wnund
around the trembling little Florence,
while his eloquent lips were trying to
tell how lonely md desolatc his lIfc
would be without tho owner OF those
blnrk Kid slippers.
Three months later a wedding took
place at the Old South. and the bride
wore white satin and n MachlIn lace
o%vcr-dress. But Angelina Hereford was
not prCscnt-a headache prevented her.
As for George, he Keeps In an ebony
box the little slippers, and blcgscs the
day when he exchanged travelling bags
with the Indy who Ia now his wife.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01
Wool.

BOSTON = The Commercial Bulletin
Will say tomorrow OF the wool market:
There has been no development In trade
this week. The market Is stIll deprcss-
cd. Sales of territory nre n little larger,
because holders have accepted lower fig
urss.. Prices on these woods have never
been lower. Fine and medium are sell
Ing together IN Il basis OF 2Sc clean.
Flccces are pretty generally held out or
the market. There Is a little more feel.
Ing around In the market this week. md
the general prediction Is that prices have
touched bottom. Except on ~lecces, they
have certainly never been lower.
NEW YORK-Wool quiet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01

Distressing Kidney and bladder dis.
cases relieved In six hours by the
NEW GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN
KIDNEY CURE" This new remedy
is u great surprise on account OF its
exceeding rronptncss in relieving pain
In the bladder. Kidneys, back and every
part or the urinary passage in male
c. female. It relieves retention OF
water and pain in passing It almost
Immediately. II you want quick relief
and cure this IS your remedy. Sold by
II. II. List. druggist Wheeling. ". Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01

THE following dealers In staple and
fancy groceries. etc, In thGi city and
suburbs, have purchased n stock Iof DR..
STRONG TONIC
for the benefit OF their customers; Pchler
\ Wohnhns, Virginia and South Huron
streets: II. Juergens y Son.. ~i2pAlnry-
land street; Charles LukenSt - Zane
street: GIL. Dinger,5 so South Roadway;
John Mchlmarn, Virginia and Broad
way streets; q. IL. Wilson. 80 South
Huron street: e. +. PAUL, Penn and
Vlrginta; Robert Atchison. Brtdscport;
/ Z. ProsScr. bS2 Main street; w. c,
Spargo, AS Main street; A. Kern, 700
Main street: II. Serlg, % MnInestrcCt;
Z, Montgomery, @i02 Chapllne street;
sam Il. Mckee, 1927 Market street; C.
Fallourc, East Wheeling; II. j.. Cole,
Twcnty-sccond and Main streets; Roth
& Wcndel, Thirty-eishth and Jaoob; j.
J. O'Connor n Son, Forticth antT jacob.
HydlrgGr & Remlic. 1906 Jacob: II, L
Nihta, McAlcchen.
Martins Ferry-BRrrett & Company.
Louis R~Othermund. L, l.. Soherlc, liil-
derhrnnd 81 Company, Ishmhcr Cox, J.
E. Groves and w. II. Rohrey & Com
pany. ..n
DR.. Mabee'p Strong Tonic promotes
the appetite. aids digestion. puritcs The
blood. CURES Liver nnd kidney trou-
blcs and makes the weak strong, For
sale at the above groccrS at 65 cents per
mint bottle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01

Symptoms-M0iSture: intense itching
and stinging; most at night: worse by
scratching. II allowed TO continue tu.
nte. becoming very sore. SWAYNEiS
OINTMENT stops the itching and bleed.
Ing. heals liberation. and In most cases
remove the tumors. AT druggists or by
mil. for % cents. DR.. SwayNe 6 Son.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01
A ANN A


Markets.
NEW YORK, July 3l,-Moncy on
call steady ut lMG3 per cent; last loan
2hper ccnt; closed at 2G2is per cent,
Prime mercantile paper COZ per cent.
Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business In bankers bills at 81 50 for
demand and 81 IS FOR 60 days. Posted
rate = 1 SSI4 SSM and 81 SOLs. Com
mcrcIal bills 81 sly. Bar SILVER GS%c.
Silver certificates 6SMdIG9M.
Sugar stock was the pivot OF to-
days speculAtlOn3 and figured for o..
500 shares out OF aggregate dealings
Of about 10000 shares. The greater
proportion OF the business was trans
acted In the afternoon operations.
Aside from st. Paul. which was n poor
second to Sugar In point OF activity, tho
average movement OF the general list
~fractionally. Near the close prices
was irregular until the last hour when
decided strength was manifested under
the leadership OF Sugar. Traders were
disappointed ut tho failure OF London
prices TO respond to the rally that had
been In progress ut the closes here yes
tcrday and initial figures were shaded
was insignificant. The course OF prices
shaded OF slightly on reallZatlons and
n rise In call money to 3 per cent. The
list generally left or strong with
slight gains.
The railway and miscellaneous bond
market presented but few features OF
interest although decided strength was
noted-in some OF the bonds OF receiver
ship properties. The sales were $780,
900.
Governments advanced shnrnlv M
Investment purchases OF $4,000
Silver certificates reacted early To
6S&, but rallied to 69h near the close
on dealings of 81. 900.
The totol sales OF stocks to-day were
o0S -g7 Shorea
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-01

DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart s,yc,
perfect relief in all cases OF Organic or
Sympathetic Heart Disease IN 30 min
utes. nd speedily effects a cure. II Is n
peerless remedy for PalpItation, Short
ness OF Breath, Smothering Spells, Pain
In Left Side and all symptoms OF q Dis
cased Heart. One dose convinces. Sold
by r. II. List and Logan Drug Co.
saw