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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
NEW VARIETY OF CORN.
A Great Discovery Is Made in
Monroe County.

A new variety of corn has been dis
covered in Monroe county which is
puzzling the farmers in that section DO
little. According to the description,
each grain is inclsed in a shuck and
as result there are of course a good
many shucks to the'stalk. 1nspeaking
of the curiosity the Advertiser says:
"Fhe Advertiser has run across a
new variety of corn that has stumped
every farmer to whom we have shown
it. 1t grows the same as any other
corn, with the exception that every
grain has a shuck on it, and the tassel
of it resembles heads of wheat and
has some twenty strands foot long,
each head containing some hundred or
more grains of corn, each grain meas
ed in a shuck. We propose putting it
on exhibition at the Macon street fair
and if we don't take the cake, the blue
ribbons and several gold medals, it GER
tainly will not be tAe corn's fault. In
the language of Colonel Mulberry Sci
lers, we've found a gold mine if corn
shucks have market value"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
WOULD FREE FILIPINOS.
Bryan Will Recommend a Declar'
alton of the Nations Purpose.

In his speech accepting the demo-
cratic nomination Wednesday for pres.
ident, w. J. Bryan said
"If elected president shall convene
congress in extraordinary session as
soon as am inaugurated, and recon-
mend an immediate declaration of the
nations purpose.
'First, To establish a stable form OF
government in the Philippine islands,
lust as we are now establishing sta
BILE form of government in the island OF
Cuba.
"Second, To give independence to
the Filipinos, just as we promised to
give independence to the Cubans;
Third, To protect the Filipinos
from outside interference while they
work out their destiny, just as we have
protected the republics of Central and
South America, and are, by the Mon
roe doctrine, pledged to protect Cuba. =
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS.
NINETY PER CENT. OF THEM
IN INDIANA FOR BRYAN.
The Outlook for the NebraSkan
Is Very Encouraging. A Pre-
cinct Poll Taken.

The democratic state committee of
Indiana has just completed precinct
poll of the entire state regarding the
attitude of those who were gold demo-
Gratis in 1896. AS the result the COM
mittee announces that fully 80 per cent.
of those who did not vote for Bryan in
1896 will do so this year.
Gin 1885," said Secretary Hawkins,
"there were about $4,000 democrats
who did not vote for Mr.. Brian on ac-
count of free silver. OF this number,
about 10000 voted for Mckinley and
6, 500 for Palmer and Buckner. OF the
$4,000, fully 80 per cent. will this year
vote for Bryan, and 80 per cent. OF the
so-called leaders in the movement are
with us. do not give these figures
as estimates,Sb they are based on a
thorough and careful investigation
made by the committee in every pre-
cinct in the state. The investigation
was an organized one, and we know
what we are talking about. Had a
ticket been fully nominated by the
gold democrats this year, it would not
have polled 1000 votes in the entire
state. There is no division or faction
in the democratic party this year.
"The gold democrats did not nomt-
nate ticket this year, they know how
they have decreased in numbers, and
they were afraid to have this demon
strated. as it would have been had a
ticket been nominated. Then another
reason was that they were afraid it
would hurt Mckinley.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15

not only to starvation, but to fever,
plague and cholera besides, have lett
fully half million fatherless, mother
less children. When the government
closes its relief works, its poor houses,
sending millions of penniless people
to their desolate homes to begin life's
struggle over again, what isto become
of the parentless, ownerless children:
Who is to shelter them, clothe, feed,
instruct them, and fit them for lives of
usefulness?
| have myself just returned from In
dia, and can truthfully write that of all
the sad sights to be seen in the famine
district, the most pitiable is the starv-
ing child. Not few, but tens of
thousands, are wandering along Tie
highways, waits of a desert country.
living drift-chips on shoreless sea.
Their mothers and fathers have died
of starvation, and now they have not a
soul in the world to turn to, no kith,
no kin, not single heart among
their own people to look after them?
1t is in the rescue of these orphans,
waits from the highway of death itself,
that the missionaries devote a large
part of their working houas. Once in
side a mission compound, the poor
little starveling, if care and food have
not come too late, is supported by
unds sent by the American people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
Progressive Kansas Women.

Kansas women continue to keep IN
evidence. One of them ran state con-
vention the other day and compelled
the nomination of her candidate for
the supreme bench. Another, the
wife of the mayor and banker in her
town. runs the best hotel In the state,
so it is called II is cottage but little
larger than the ordinary. 1t is beau
tifully furnished and she superintends
the cooking and serving. The table is
said by travellers to excel anything OF
the kind in the west, and she is get
ting rich on her own account. Her
husband has nothing to do with the
affair. He dimes there like any other
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
New Course of Study.

Anew course of study, and one which
is likely to prove of much value, has
been added to New York's school OF
agriculture. 1t is course in cold sto-
rage. and the students will be instruct
ed in methods of refrigerating food
products. especially fruits. Students
in this course will be taught how to
pick, pack and ship consignments for
long distances, on both land and water.
They will also be coached in the con-
struction of refrigerating plants so that
each student, if necessary, can build a
cold-storage plant on his own farm,
and thus save much of his fruit that
now rot on the ground and on trees
and vines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
TOO MUCH OF A KING.
McKneyIs PiIing Up War Bills Without
Any Authority.

MckineyIs Filling Up War Bills Without
Any Authority.
From the Macon News.
The public is informed that our am.
munition factories are now running on
double time; that immense consign-
mcnts of troops, horses, mules, food,
artillery and ordinance are now going
forward to China; that generals are be-
ing assigned to Oriental commands and
other preparations have been under
taken for war with the Yellow Drag
on. The public is also informed that
the president has lust paid $4,000 for
a couple of barren islands in the Philip
pine archipelago, which the Paris
treaty commissioners happened to
overlook when they were buying the
territory of Spain.
In all these matters The president
is proceeding as though it was not
necessary to consult congress. He
acts on the principle of the Freuch
king who maintained that he himself
was the whole state, No European
monarch, holding his throne by divine
right, could act more arbitrarily than
Mr.. Mckinley, the chief executive of
an alleged republic. He consults no.
body, save those who owe their posi-
tions in the cabinet to his own appoint
ment and not to the popular selection.
He is now actually making war in
China and the Philippines without the
constitutional sanction of Congress.
He is piling up enormous ware bills
without any congressional authority
whatever.
Surely some check should be put
upon this business. Congress can be
easily summoned and declaration of
war made if such step be necessary.
The president ought to have enough
information by this time to afford
congress basis for intelligent discuss
ion and action. The people through
their Representatives should be permit
ted TO contract their own bills and to
decide for themselves whether the is
sue between this country and China is
serious enough to justify war or to pro-
long the hostilities which have now
been actually undertaken, resulting in
the death and injury of so many of our
soldiers.
1t is the arrogation of official pre-
rogative of the part of the president
that is the greatest menace TO our in
titutions. Thepresident has set prec-
edents that may return to plague US.
indeed. IN case an INSCRIPTIONS and toe
ambitious man should ever be. elect
! ed TO the chief magistracy. Nations
have been rocked by just this sort OF
individual procedure on the part Of rul-
ers.
1t seems to US the people must zee
the necessity of a change OF admnistra-
tion at this time. 1t will not do to
wait until the trouble with China shall
be settled. The duty Of wreaking
vengeance upon the dragon for his
abuse of American subjects could be
placed in other hands at once.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
FAMINE'S LEGACY.
HALF A MILLION ORPHANS
IN NEED OF HELP.
Some Rain Has Fallen in India,
But DesOlation Is Still the
Lot of Millions.

News by cable from midas viceroy,
the Governor of Bombay, and other
officials, from American missionaries
and from newspaper correspondents,
report a general rainfall in the famine
stricken district and prospects bright
err than at any time for the past two
years.
This means that the gaunt, woeful,
hideous figure of Famine is being lit
orally drowned. River beds which
for twenty-four months have been
barred to the sky and baked by the sun
until rockhard, are now gradually
softening into their natural muddiness.
Streams are manifesting signs of life.
The water in the few wells which were
not drained by the. long droughth are
growing deeper and fields, meadows,
farms, grazing grounds, garden-plots,
in fact the whole parched earth, is
giving promise of generous fertility,
as in the years gone by.
But these are, after all, only signs
and promises, which, while restoring
hope to the hearts of the stricken mil
lions. must not be taken as meaning
that the famine is at an end.
Famine may be dying, but she is not
vet dead. She still stalks abroad in
all the western and central provinces IS,
and for at least three months to come
she will continue her deadly work.
AS the cause of the awful distress
was lack of rain, it will take very
long, steady RAINFALL to restore the
ground to condition rich enough TO
yield. With the exception OF IL one
hour shower on July 20 of last year,
the present rainfall is the first western
India has known for four and twenty
months. Hence, not until rain has fall
en- continuously for weeks and weeks.
will the ground be sufficiently soaked
and softened to assure the raising of a
crop.
Moreover, millions of head of cattle
indeed, 80 per cent of all the cattle
have died for want of fodder; anC
farmers will remain tied hand and foo
till the government supplies new live
stock to replace the old, whose bones
lie scattered the country over.
Therefore, desperate distress still
exists. Utter desolation is still the
lot of millions. If the government
were now to withdraw it's aid, shut NJ
the relief works and poor houses, i
American contributions were now t.
cease and missionaries to stop theil
work, 100000 homeless, helples!
people would be in imminent danger
of starving to death.
Furthermore, since the rain has
come. scores of thousands who have
heen saved from death from starvation
are threatened with death by exposure
Blankets and clothing are scarce; onl.
about one person in every THOUSAND
possessing half way decent garment
Meanwhile famine has written he
will on the face of the land. Shes i
leaving christendom a legacy in tn
form of hundreds of thousands OF nome
less, helpless orphans.
The million men and women, who
after indescribab suffering, hav
succumbed since the famine began
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15

uTncv's in the waterl" The congre-
cation ran down the banks of the
Housatonic, intent upon saving the
valuable life that seemed to be in peril.
But there was no "Lucy' to be found
in the water Finally the parrot was
discovered, numbering" her neck about
as if ENJOYING the scene she had caused.
Then the prayer meeting was resumed.
At Newport, r. l., Mr.. Bochterle was
awakened in the middle of the night
by his parrot screaming "Shut your
id mouth" Upon investigation he
learned that burglar was in the
house and had bumped Polly's cage
and awakened her in an angry mood.
The screams were repeated, louder
each time, IN rapid succession for a
minute or two; and while they were
profane, they awakened the household
err. frightened the burglar and earned
Polly the gratitude of her master and
an extra allowance of sugar.
In Florida hen has Matched out a
brood of young alligators and is being
a mother to them. In Maryland hen
has laid an egg, the shell of which
bears a fair outline sketch of the face
of Chauncy NJ. Depew.
In several states there are donkeys
running for public Office.
All of which goes to show that things
are happening right along elsewhere
than in South Africa, the Philippines
and China, although they may not
make much impf ession on the public
mind. Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
Bismarck s Iron Nerve

was the result of his splendid health.
IndOmitable will and tremendous ener-
gy are not found where stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels are out OF order.
If YOU want these qualities and the
success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop every
power of the brain and body. Only 25c.
at Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15

In India, the land of famine, thons'
ands die because they cannot obtain
food. In America, the land of plenty,
MANY suffer and die because they can
not digest the food they eat. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
Il instantly relieves and radically
cures all stomach troubles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
WEATHER STORIES.
ooINds OF BEASTS
aoos AND REPTILES
!. .. Departures Of Both High
IT, ID Lower order of Life
/ <.or, Their Usual
Customs.

40 sa,d to be responslole
b .p ~oyss. and heat waves in turn n
eat .', Tar' operations in mankind ana
l 9,sar doings in beasts birds, birds any ny.
queer o whether this theory ac :
|ils;' J., tS Nv many queer animal and
F'' lo' .ios that are now finding tnelr
Fs ;'oI ,niot NAV be a question; but
~" ~ ~ ~ question about the abund-
/ u Nv stories. 1t may be tna !.
o. sa1n has put the "beases"
' ,n sorts of pranks, or it may De e
= al sa ~ merely developed talent OF
W ,'f formerly employed at Mole
ill., gInSoIas, and which is now making ,ra2;
4, r .nosnicuous at Shanghai NOR
section of the country so Se9I
& 4 both higher and lower orders
INNATE life from their usual Gus
From Maine, where an enor J.,
1 NIL moose the other day invaded
.,lons citv and paraded the main
\ for an hour or two to Florida,
doc that dives into the water
|ps'eb he's fish has been discovered,
snnears to be an epidemic OF
|[i.bress-to Judge from the sto-
Atlanta, a day or two ago, for IN
! . king snake and rattlesnake
nut into a pit together for the
no If demonstrating that the two
>. are deadly enemies, perpetual
r.ting for each others gore Ac-
i, pg to the popular theory, as soon
N II snake saw his mortal enemy he
i have been seized with a rep
frenzy of anger and eagerly rush
the duel. But the Atlanta snakes
" blipked at each other, stretch
themselves along the ground and
II yely refuse to rupture the en-
- cOrdiale.
In Missouri come two snake sto-
in each Of which, however, a wo-
d the central figure. In one case
Omsn, picking berries, stepped
RATHER Before he could strike
ilned bis head to the ground with
led stick, and then went on pick
eries until she had her piggin
when she leisurelv killed the
The other woman stumbled
nest of rattlers, killed forty-sev-
them with a hoe, and was then
Ezed by the poison floating in the
chief goat stories of the week,
number, come from the mining
bis Of Pennsylvania, and both in
Explosions. In the first instance
tried to chew a dynamite cal :
and was distributed over a
in the form Of rain of flesh.
ther goat swallowed a pint of nj
cerine, which was detonated by
thrown by an angry miner.
occurrences were in the neigh
C1 Of Hazelton.
Mlddletown, N. j., a a cloud of
yellow moth settled down, and
enty minutes endeavored to fill
ear and nose in the place, and tc
into all open pitchers and 9th.
SSels containing liquids to be
Then the moths sailed away
@ppeared.
bridgeport, Conn.,, q parrot
aprayer meeting by screaming
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15

You cannot, If you value good health, afford
to use cheap, low-grade, alum baking pow
ders. They are apt to spoil the food they
do endanger the health. All physicians will
tell you that alum in food is poisonous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
Widows in China.

The average Chinaman has a noted
aversion to widows marrying second
time. Years ago it was impossible for
for widow to have second husband,
but although the law of the Celestial
Empire now allows widows to marry
again, the woman who thus otfends
custom is held in very low esteem.
Occasionally Chenese widows marry
again, in spite of public opinion, and
of late years the number has greatly
increased.
But ia widow who remains widow is
very popular, and if her family is well.
TODD and she suffers no inconvenience,
it is much better for her not to enter
again the matrimonial estate. She
has abundant opportunities for gain
ing favors, and her works of virtue are
much appreciated. The greatest vir.
tue. however, is that of remaining a
widow, and what ever her personal dis
position, the Chinese will not hear g
word against her character if she cor
forMs to custom in this respect.
Although honored in life, she is hon
ored more in death, and some of the
graves of widows excel in magnifcence
the tombs of the richest mandarins.
The quicker you stop a cough q
cold the less danger there will be OF
fatal lung trouble. One Minute Cough
Cure is tle only harmless remedy that
gives immediate results. You will
like it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
|OTTON SEASON 1900

the planters Terrell and our build
We have recently
prepared the trade better service than ever Of the bust
with all the leading markets of the world and wit" eoers who
obtain for cotton TO al
' anu y ou' Ne'i "n" Gaines 49,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
The Ratio Is Now is to /.

The New York Freeman's Journal
says: at is perhaps not generally
known that the gold and silver money
OF this country at the pretent time is
on the ratio of 16 to l. 1t is strange
that the opponents of this ratio in both
parties have never, during the present
anti-silver administration, suggested a
change of ratio. 1t has been the law
of the land since 1884. And yet during
all the years of the republican party
in power no republican or gold demo-
crat has ever had the courage to pro-
pose bill to congress changing this
law. The objection of the opponents
of the ratio is not really TO the ratio Of
l6 to /, but to free coinage OF silver al
any ratio"
The wolf in the fable put on Sleeps
clothing because if he travelled on mis-
own reputation he couldn't accomplish
his purpose. Counterfeiters of De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sci
their worthless salves on their merits
so they put them in boxes and wrap
pers like Dewitt's. Lookout for them
Take only DeWitt's Witch Haze
SalYe. 1t cures piles and all EtH dis
eases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
True Economy

The difference of cost between a
good and poor baking powder
would not amount for family's
supply to one dollar year.
The poor powder would cost
many times this in doctors bills.
Royal Baking Powder may cost little
more. per can, but it insures perfect,
wholesome food. In fact, it is more
economical in the end, because it goes
further in leavening and never spoils
the food.
Royal Baking Powder used always
in making the biscuit and cake saves
both health and money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

The census Office reports that the popula-
ton of Vermont in 1900 is 9t3 ,641, as
against 889, 499 in 1890, an increase of
1920, or 1873 per cent.
In 1870 the population of the state was
IS, 425, and in 1900, 154 1855, showing an
increase during the first 10 years of Yer
monts history as a state of more than 80
per cent. During the next decade there
was further increase of more than 40 per
cent, giving total population in 1910 of
217,S95. Since that census, however,
growth has been very slow.
From 1870 to 1900 the population in
creased little more than fourfold. The
total land surface of the state is, APP
proximately, 9135 square miles, the average
number Of persons TO the square mile in
1890 being 80 8, and in 1900, 376
OF the IA counties of the state, only
eight have increased in population during
the decade, and of these only three show
an increase of more than 10 per cent
Washington, 23 6 per cent; Grand Isle, 16
per cent and Chittenden, 11.S per cent.
Following is the population of the cities
and large Incorporated villages, the town
population not being announced.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
TWO TALLEST MEN.
Smith Brothers Of Bellows Falls Are Of
Gigantic Size.

Fred II. Smith Is o Feet 10 Inches Tall,
and Allie H. Smith is o Feet - CHI
es Tall, and IL stIlI Growing.
Two of the tallest men in Vermont, if
not of all New England, are residents of
Bellows Falls, and so far as known there
are no two brothers in the entire country
who can equal their weight and hight.
Tallness is a family characteristic, in
herited by Fred R. and Allie r. Smith.
Their family history on the mothers side
contains records of many tall men.
Mrs. Smith is of English descent, the
founders of the American branch being
three brothers who early immigrated to
this country. Each of the brothers was
over feet in hight, and each succeeding
generation has had its tall representatives.
Mrs. Smith herself is over 6 feet tall and
weighs 250 pounds. Her husband is of or
binary hight and weight, but the family of
four tip the scales at S15 pounds, with a
combined hight of 20 feet and inches.
Fred R. Smith, the eldest Of the three
sons, is "a years old, weighs 200 pounds,
aud is 6 feet 10 inches tall. His upward
reach is feet = inches, while his arm
stretch is 6 feet IL inches He is of slender
build, and dressed as Uncle Sam, was a
prominent figure in the Republican cam
paign Of four years ago. He headed pa
rades at Keene, Clinton, Leominster, Wor-
cester and other cities, and was one of the
crew that manned the Mckinley cruiser at
Winchendon, a model warship built on an
electric car, that attracted much attention
throughout the country.
He is a lather by trade, and in only the
larger houses, where the rooms are over
the ordinary hight does he use staging to
lath overhead. He has had several flatter
ing offers from museum managers to travel,
but has refused them, preferring to remain
in Vermont.
Allie R. Smith, the youngest brother, is
aperfect physical specimen of manhood.
Perfectly proportioned, he makes a strik-
ing picture on the street. He is 10 years
old, 9 feet 81 inches tall and weighs 225
pounds. He can reach feet inches and
has an arm stretch of feet inches. His
leg measure is 80 inches. He reached the
8 feet mark when Is years old and has
grown rapidly for the past year.
Allie r. Smith is employed in the Boston
& Maine railroad division office here. He
is a musician of more than ordinary merit,
playing for an organ company at the Brat
tleboro fair for several seasons, and also
appearing in frequent concerts. He is an
all around athlete and rides 20 frame
bicycle with the saddle foot in the air.
Efforts to get machine suitable to his size
failed, and he was obliged to have a special
seat post made in order to bring the saddle
to the required hight.
Both the brothers are dependent on the
tailors for their clothing Everything has
to be made to order, none of the stock suits
fitting.
Both men are modest and unassuming.
When together they naturally attract at
tention, and they are the subjects of much
chatting. This they take good naturally,
having become accustomed to the banter
ing which greets their appearance in towns
where they are strangers.