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of horsemen was sent after him, ant
in two or three hours they found theil
victim half dead behind q boulder
They then stabbed him to death and
cut off his head and exhibited it as {
trophy of their proves.
The Boxers had then been on tht
warpath since October. If it had moi
been for the treachery of Yu Hsien
the governor of Shantung, it is likely
that the revolt would have been sup
pressed before the murder of Mr.
Brooks occurred. Warning came te
Yu Hsien from Pekin that the Boxers
contemplated the wholesale destruc
tion of the Christians, and he was or
dered to repress them with heavy
hand. Under this compulsion the gov
ernor sent out a party of soldiers who
met the Boxers in pitched fight kill
ing over hundred ofthem and putting
the rest to flight. Yu Hsien was terri
bly, enraged when he heard of this lit
eral obedience of orders. He degraded
the three officers in command and re.
ported to Pekin that they bad stupidity
attacked and struck down common
village people and country merchants
He knew that this was fulse, and the
Boxers, seeing that the governor was
on their side, redoubled their destruc
tive efforts. By this action Yu Hsien
paraly zed the efforts of every official
within the area of the disturbance.
Most of the centers of Catholic missions
were completely devastated in few
weeks. The Pekin authorities re-
moved the disobedient governor, but
before his successor arrived at the
scene of disturbance the mischief had
been done.
Early in February, the empress dow
ager issued proclamation saying that
this anti Christian movement had
arisen from the false sentiment OF
treating the missionaries as enemies
although they were permitted to teach
the Christian religion under the treat
les with foreign nations. Soldiers,
merchants and people were Informed
that they must not maltreat Christians,
and the authorities were commanded to
suppress all agitation against the mis-
sionaries and their converts. Since this
proclamation was issued, the disorders
have diminished, but are not yet en-
tirely suppressed. Work carried on
by the missions has been wholly sus-
pended, although Brooks is the only
white man whose murder has been re-
ported.
There is no doubt that the reaction
ary policy of the empress dowager has
encouraged this revolt against author
ity and this fragrant violation oftreaty
provisions. These riots have been the
most serious and extensive attacks
upon foreigners in China that have oc
Cured in years. They have taken
place, not in an isolated region like
Human, but mostly in a district only q
few days. travel from the seaboard. 1t
remains to be said that the region in
tested by this Society of the Great
Sword is one wherein the Germans en-
joy special privileges under their gov
ernment's treaty with China.
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known as the Grey college, and has
turned out some remarkable schol-
ars.-London Mail.
OUR MONEY CIRCULATION.
s2,O21 ,274, 500 on April 1, and the Per Cap
ita Showing Is 026.12.

81, ,O21, ,274,50e on April 1, and the Per Cap
ita Showing Is s26.12.
More money per capita, more gold,
more silver, and larger total of money
in circulation than ever before is the
summary of the "Circulation State
ment" issued by the treasury depart
ment for April l, 1900. For the first
time in the history of the country the
per capita circulation has crossed the
$26 line, and the year 1900 carried the
total for the first time past $4,000, ,0O0,-
900, while the amount of gold and
gold certificates in circulation is larger
than at the corresponding date OF any
previous year. The "Circulation
Statement" which is issued at the be-
ginning of each month, shows the to-
tai money in circulation on April l,
1900, to be s2,O21 ,274, ,5O6, and on
April l, 1899, 81 1927 ,S46,942. On the
corresponding date in 1898 it was ST.
756, $685. ,645; on April l, 1897, it was
81 ,669, 900, ,694, and on April 1, 1895,
81 ,52S, ,629, ,463. This shows an in
crease in total money in circulation in
four years of 1892, ,645, ,043, or 80 per
cent.
The per capita money in circulation
or the average amount for each indi-
vidual in the United States is also
larger than ever before, being $26.12
Calculating the present population at
n, 1876 ,000) against $25.45 one year
ago, $23. SO two years ago, $3.50 three
years ago, and $21.53 on April 1, 1896.
The amount of gold in circulation is
also greater than at the corresponding
date of any preceding year, the total
gold and gold certificates in circula-
tion on April l, 1900, being $7S5, ,S45,-
$40 against 1927, 7,74S, ,591 on April 1,
1899; s61S, ,44s, ,941 on April l, 1898;
1854 ,5s2, 2,096 on April 1, 1897, and
S4S9, ISL sos on April l, 1896; the in
crease during the four years being
1926, ,694 ,044, or 60 per cent.
The amount of silver in circulation,
including standard silver dollars, sub.
sidiary silver, silver certificates ard
treasury notes of 1890, which were
issued for the purchase of silver bull
lion and are to be retired when the
silver is coined and put in circulation,
amounts to s63l, ,133, ,6S9, against $685.
982, 2,SO4 on April l, 1899 $6l0,761, ,729
on April l, 1898, 1859, ,024,77 on April
l, 1897, and s55s,524,447 on April 1,
1896.
The following table shows the total
money and total gold in circulation on
April l of each year from 1890 to
1900:
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BLOEMFONTEIN.
Description of the Little Capital of the
Free State.

Description of the Little Capital of the
Free State.
The capital of the Free State is one
of those happy idyllic little towns
where it is always afternoon. There
is no bustle about the streets, no com
motion in it's highways Gt has only
one,) and nothing occurs more exciting
than the morning market or the quar-
terly nachtmaal.
One hears a deal of English in the
streets. Probably 1t is The native Ian.
guage of nearly One-half of the white
population. One also notices a pre-
ponderance of pure Scots Doric, for
Scotsmen are in the ascendant in
Bloemf fontein. Many members of the
Volksraad are of Scottish descent. as
such recurring names as Fraser, Mac
farlane, Stuart, Macintosh and Innes
abundantly testify. The talk in the
parliamentary house is officially in
Dutch, but there is a Draw twaDg
about much of it which suggests that
it has been acquired on the banks OF
the Tweed or Whereabouts.
The four-squared appearance OF
Bloem fontein is owing to the fact that,
in common with nearly all Dutch
towns, it is laid out in rectangular
spaces, with streets equi-distant from
one another, and bordered with the
inevitable eucalyptus or "gum tree"
which flourish almost everywhere in
the uplands of South Africa. There
is little fort on an outlying kopje,
which at one time boasted couple of
Maxims. These are probably at the
front today.
The public buildings of Bloemfontein
are quite imposing in their way. The
Raadzaal, or house Of parliament, is All
important edi6ce with some architect
ural pretension. 1t has domed tower,
and looks something between a gor-
geous masonic temple and a palatial
music hall. 1t cost nearly 100000,
and was furnished by one of the most
artistic and enterprising houses of Tot
tepham Court road. Churches are
prevalent in every street, almost at
every corner in fact Bloemfontein is
one of the few South African towns in
which there are more churches and
chapels than there are canteens.
The presidency of Mr.. Steyn is a
rather large and important building of
white stone, of a somewhat mixed or
der of architecture, but exceedingly
comfortable, cool and commodious in
structure. 1t cost nearly 100000 to
build, and has pretty garden of old
English flowers, such as hollyhocks,
clovepinks, stocks and peonies.
Bloemfontein is great educational
center, and there is very fine college,
presented by Sir George Grey, the erst-
while Old Man of South Africa. 1t is
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#tisfellaneuus &sading.
THE CHINESE BOXERS.
Something About the Murderous Society of
the Sword.

!
New York Sun.
Whether or not the powers have
found it necessary to warn China that
it must suppress the Great Sword So
ciety, or the Boxers" as the members
of that organization are more common
ly called by foreigners, there is nc
doubt that the situation is serious IN
mort heastern China, where missionary
enterprises are numerous and there
are many native converts to Christian
ity. The scene of the recent outrages
is one Of the most densely peopled
parts of the Middle Kingdom. This
is the western part Of Shantung
province, along the shallow Hoang
river and east of it, where wild silk
grows on the hillsides, mines of coal
and iron abound aud the.people make
more straw braid than in any other
part of the world. The Germans have
pushed the survey for their railroad
clear through this region to the Hoang
Ho, and beyond it, and the excite.
ment over this innovation has been
used by the Boxers to increase the dis
turbances.
The Boxers began to attract some
foreign attention in December last,
though they had been active before
1t was soon evident that they are not
merely Chinese fanatics inspired by
hatred of the "white devils" who are
coming in increasing numbers to their
country, but that they are first and
foremost a great band of thieves who
pretend to make war on the foreigner
for religious reasons, though their
main object is loot. They have de-
vasiated about 10000 square miles in
western Shanlung and the neighbor'
ing parts of Chilli in about five months,
Hundreds of Protestant Christians have
heep sufferers but the Roman Catho'
lie converts have been the chief vic.
Tins. The Boxers have spared the
lives and property of nearly all Christ
ians who could pay them blackmail.
Comparatively few persons have been
killed except in the fights between the
Chinese soldiery and the marauders,
but schools aud chapels by the dozen
and houses by the hundred have been
looted and destroyed.
Attention was first widely called to
these lawless proceedings in December
last when the Boxers murdered Rev.
Sydney Brooks, Church of England
missionary, under the most atrocious
circumstances. He had been visiting
his sister and was returning TO his own
mission, about 40 miles away, when
the murderers seized him. They strip
ped him of all bis clothing except a
loin cloth, pierced hole through his
nose and inserted a cord by which they
led him along the road while the mob
maltreated him. When they halted
for the noonday meal he was so care
lessly guarded that he managed to get
away and outfooted the feetest of bis
pursuers. As soon as possible, party
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CHAPTER XIX.
"AND THE WHOLE WIDE OCEAN BETWEEN
Us!'

Usv'
At q foreign resort where her shy,
untraveled ways subjected her to un-
friendly comment and all Of her most
cherished domestic traditions were vio-
lently set at naught Miss Malvina nee
essarily experienced the desolate SEN
sations Of cat In strange garret.
Olivia had q much better time OF 1t.
She was seen to be beautiful and said
to be wealthy. combination which
makes for popularity anywhere and
everywhere. Nice promptly put itself
under her feet. Poor Miss Malvina
was seen to be not beautiful and In her
capacity as Miss Matthews compan-
ion proclaimed herself not wealthy.
She was under Nice's feet Never was
meeker or more acquiescent chaperon.
She was devoted to her charge, and so
long as Ollie would not be sensible and
marry Tom Broxton she supposed one
ought to rejoice over the multiplicity
of newer adorers, from whom the fas-
tidious little lady had a chance to Sc
lect second best.
To loyal Miss Malvina any man
would be second best to Tom. but
through all her single hearted devotion
to Ollie's interests there ran an under
current Of homesickness which it was
hard to conceal. She longed for Man
deville-obscure, dull old Mandeville-
with an exceedingly great yearning
The Vaudeville Morning News. an as
piring sheet. at which she had often
pointed the finger Of scorn when she
was at home. was her one solace on
foreign SOIL Its coming filled her day
with light
Coming in from an afternoon drive
one day. flower laden and smiling, Oliv'
ia found her dampening this cherished
sheet with copious tears. Flowers and
all, she twined affectionate arms about
her faithful friends neck.
You are homeSick. and am tortrr-
ing the life out of you. Nice is not do
ing you one particle Of good. We will
start home tomorrow. | have been
having such lovely time have grown
selfish, but we will start right straight
home"
I'VE will do nothing Of the kind. my
dear. Nice has cured my cough entire
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Gold and Gold
SENATORS TALK HYDROPHOBIA.
An Interesting Discussion on a Much Dis
puted Subject.

An Interesting Discussion on a Much Dis
puted Subject.
In the senate last Tuesday, Mr.. Gal
lipger (Rep., N. H. presented some
letters sent to him protesting against
the order of the District commissioners
requiring all dogs to be muzzled. He
pronounced the order unnecessary,
unjust and cruel"
Mr.. Vest (Dem., Mo asked Mr.. Gal
linger whether he, as physician, be-
lleved there Was such disease as
hydrophobia.
Mr.. Gallinger replied that he had
practised medicine 80 years and had
never seen case of hydrophobia, and
that a good many eminent surgeons
who had spent their lifetimes in hospi-
tails had said they never had seen a
case of it. In his opinion, hydrophobia
was a disease almost unknown.
Mr.. Vest recalled a case in which he
saw a young man die of hydrophobia,
and he described how, among other
symptoms, the young man "barked like
dog" MIR. Gallinger interposed the
remark that patient with that disease
did not bark like dog.
"Then it was not bydrophobia," Mr..
Vest returned. But the best physician
in Lexington so pronounced it,"
~ do not desire to controvert that
opinion" said Mr.. Gallinger. "What
wish to say was that barking like a
dog is not symptom of hydrophobia
and cannot be found in any book. In
my judgment, dogs save hundred
times as many human lives as perish
from this so called disease of hydro
phobia."
Mr.. Wolcott (Rep. ,Col.) described
the order of the English home secetary
requiring all dogs in Great Britain to
be muzzled and forbidding the bringing
of dogs into the Kingdom. The home
secretary insisted on the order, be said,
against all the urging of physicians
and mock humanitarians, and people
who cared more for dogs than for hu-
man beings" and the result was that
the disease had been absolutely stamp
ed out in Great Britain.
Mr.. Gallinger ironically expressed
delight at hearing the statement of the
learned and scientific senator from Colo
RADIO. He did not believe word Of it,
and he wanted to 60 on record to that
effect.
Mr.. Bacon Dem., Ga.) related his
own experience in the loss of seven or
eight valuable head of cattle and
valuable mare from the bites of dogs.
After further discussion of the question
the letters on the subject were referred.
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B9 Postage stamps are gummed by
starch paste made from potatoes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
SOUND SENSE FROM Mr.. STEEL.
Solid Reasons Why Roundup Bales Ar
Worth More Than Square Bales.

Mr.. j. H. w. Steel, secretary OF
the Texas Standard Bale Compress
Association, in letter written to the
West Times, June 30, says: Let me
say a plain word to the plain people:
For the same reason that you pay more
for good coat than you would for a
ragged and sleeZy one, so will the
English and German spinner pay you
more for neat, dense, well covered
bale than he will for what Is left of an
unsightly bag which has lost half its
value by wet, waste, pilfery and dirt. y
For exactly this reason spinners pay
more for Roundup than for square
bales of any size whatever. 1t is pre-
cisely because Roundup balesare neat,
dense, we'll covered, protected against
fire, moisture, waste, theft and damage,
they are worth more to spiuners than
an ''unsightly" square bag, which
has lost half it's value by wet, waste,
pilfery and dirt
1t precisely for this reason, also, and
because of the savings made in the
wrapping, handling and shipment OF
Roundup bales that buyers are able to
and do pay for them premium above
the value of square bales sufficient to
pay the baling charge and leaye the
owner a substantial profit besides.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
A Warm Sbot for Jim.

81 OTIS in Cuthbert Leader.
Congressman Griggs Jour JIM and
Clayton of Alabama, were among the
distinguished visitors, in attendance
upon court at Georgetown, the former
making a speech on Monday, dwelling
principally on wars, expansion and free
silver. Jim sale he had rather be a
grasshopper in the sunny fields of the
south than TO be a bloated bOndholder
ofthe east. There is no denying the
fact that our jim has a warm spot in
the hearts of his constituents that will
take several years of war and pestilence
to remove.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
PA EXPLAINS "A JOKE TO MA.
George in the Chicago Times-Herald.

sob. we'll" paw says. sit Just says
he would be a Six-footer so as to make
it come in funny with the aiker."
"What does it mean by that - NAV
asst.
"That's the joke" paw says.
(which is ?" NAV told him.
"Why, the aiker, you no" paw says.
"Where are they any joak about
that ?" nav asst.
''The dentust Fills it, you no." Paw
sed, but he Didn't seem to be very sure
about it by that time.
Eyes" NAV says, "but you sed he
make a mistake"
"Do you no what an aiker is ?" paw
asst. "a tooth that you fill is an alker
and they have aikers of ground"
"But where does the mistake come
in ?" NAV told him.
"Why, he Fills the rong one" Paw
anserd, wiping his brow and kind OF
looking around like if he was trying tc
see if the escape was all cut off.
"Well, then, how does he fill the
aiker ?" NAV asst, elf the tooth he fills
| is good one and duzzent need to be
filled ? 1t wouldn't be aiker if it was
all rite, would it ?"
Paw got up and threw the allmanick
in the waste basket after he tore it in
two and sed
"There's no use trying to bring emmy
sunshine into this family and want tc
drop the subjeckt rite now. The man
who rote that joke was fool and the
fello that printed it lin the allmanick
was a worse one, But | amt going tt
rong either one of them by unjust sus
pishens. Mebby they didn't ever try
| to tell it to woman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
Ladies' Shoes.

IT'S pairs button and lace, worth
Sl.25, our price. .................7 5c
20 pairs spring heels, sizes to s,
worth 9l.oO. ............ .OO
100 pairs glove grain button and
lace, others price S1.25, our
price. ......... .................. DOC
100 prs old ladies comfort, 3 to s,
worth Sl.75, they 60 at........ Il. 90
so pairs better grade, dongola and
cloth top, worth $500, to 60 at. %
55 pairs silk vesting top, all shades
and stylse. worth 50, they go at. .75c
140 pairs common sense heel and
toe, worth S1.50, at. ............1.00
ia pairs old ladies soft dongola,
bargain at Sl.25, our price. 90c
70 pairs Cincinnati made, a daisy,
worth IS, IS
40 pairs better grade, hand made
goods, p to s. bargain at $3.50,
only. .................. .2.UO
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
EARTH BURNING UP.
Strange Phenomenon Exciting
North Carolina People.

From the Columbus Ledger
A letter received by Chief of the
Fire Department George J. Burrus to
dav from a gentleman in Elizabeth
CITY. North Carolina, reports strange
phenomena which is now in progress
in that city.
For several weeks there has been
drouth near that place and the country
has been very dry.
Recently forest fires were started by
some means which have burned over
large areas, and for several weeks
these fires have ragged over a large ter
ritory in Dare county. About 45 miles
south of Elizabeth City the fire has
created intense excitement.
The earth has caught fire and space
from four to six miles wide and nearly
fifteen miles long has been burned to
depth of from six to fifteen feet below
the surface of the surrounding terri
tory. A chasm that long and deep and
wide has resulted from the fire and left
nothing but ashes and burned wood to
show how deep it is.
1t is said that as soon as the rainy
season sets in a lake as large as Lake
Drummond in the dismal swamp will
be the result of the burning up of the
earth.
The only theory that can account for
this strange phenomenon is the suppo-
sition that the land burned is composed
of peat, such as is used in Ireland and
other countries for fuel, and this be-
coming dry has caught fire and burned
to its full depth in the ground.
The region mentioned is low and
swampy and is no doubt composed Of
the geological formation that is the
first basis of coal and becomes harder
as time goes on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
Mems Shoes

100 pairs lace and congress, good
bargain at 81 so, only........... 100
l25 brogans, to II, all solid,
worth 81 ~, only, .......... i GO
% pairs cloth top tans, a beauty,
wOrsh 81, only ................. 25
26 pairs Scotch bottom, all solid, a
Ogood one: looks like SO so cut, 2 90
100 pair oil grain, solid as leather
can make it, s to H.. ....... i 25
"A pairs hand sewed, silk upper,
silk lined, 81 so kind, only g. 5
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
MR. MARIA POWELL.
A Tribute to the Memory of a
Good Woman.

August 23rd, 1900 at 10 a. m.., Mrs.
Maria A. Powell, one of Terrell's old
est citizens, died peacefully at her
home in Bronwood surrounded by men,
bers of her beloved household. At
the time of her death Mrs. Powell was
in the seventy-six year of her age. She
had been an invalid for a number of
years and that combined with the in
frmites of old age, could not be over
come by skilled physicians and kind
and affectionate nursing.
Mrs. Powell was the daughter of
William and Matilda Griffin, and was
born in Jones county October Bird,
1924, and moved TO this county when a
small girl. On January 18th, 1915, at
the age of twenty-One years, she was
married to Mr.. U. M. Powell, one of
Terrell's prosperous young men, who
preceded her to the grave after 6 hap
Ply companionship of fifty years. She
was the youngest daughter of fourteen
children, all OF whom preceded her to
the grave
Mrs. Powell joined the Methodist
church when quite young, and all
through her life was DEVOTED to the
cause of Christ. She was true to ner
friends and was loved by all who knew
her. She leaves three children to
mourn her loss, Miss Emma Powell,
Mrs. Kate Kelley and Mr.. Jack Powell.
RrOnwood, Ga. A FRIEND.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-09-26
4 GEORGIA OAlRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
A Free Trip to Griffin Giyen All Who viii
Attend.

Attend.
We are in receipt of a communica-
ton from Secretary NJ. L. Duggan of
the Georgia Dairymen's Association
calling attention to the seventh annual
meeting of the association at Griffin
October 31st and November 1st.
The meeting promises to be inter
esting in many ways. "Many dairy
farmers will address the meeting"
says Secretary Duggan, "and the ex-
hibit of dairy products will be fine.
The members WI all be taken over
the state experimental farms"
The association is doing great work
for Georgia in developing thedairy in
dustry, and furnishes an excellent OPP
portunity to those interested to obtain
valuable information at a cost of only
81 per year, the membership fee.
In addition to this advantage the
railroads have generously offered
through the secretary to furnish pass
es to all members attending. Applica-
tions for membership and passes must
be made to the secretary, NJ. l.. Dug
gan, Sparta, Ca, before October 10th.
The News has long urged the de-
velOpmeut of this industry in Terrell
county, and hopes a good delegation
will go to Griffin. Free trips to meet
ings of this kind are not furnished ey-
cry day, and we hope those interested
will go.