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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-16

electlng w. u. Starr OF the LANDER
ton Star president and w. F. Mailer
of the Wabasso Standard as secre-
tary and treasurer. The president
and secretary were instructed to
draw up bylaws for the governing
of the association, and pass them
around for the signatures of all the
publishers. One of the results of
the association will be that the SUBJ
scription price of nearly all of the
papers in the county will be ad-
vanced from 81 to $1.25 and s1.5O
per year.
Postmaster Hughes, who has had
more or less to do with the farming
out of the appointment OF census
enumerators for this county, re-
ceived word from J. G. Hamlin of
Blue Earth City. supervisor for the
district, that there was one enume-
ratorship in this county vacant, the
party who was appointed having
declined to serve. Mr.. Hughes
commenced rustIing around to find
another enumerator and has sent in
another name since that time. There
is no great amount of money in any
of the enumerator jobs, and the
enumerators are inclined to think
that they are hardly worth making
an effort to get.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
A STRINGENT FOOD LAW
Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum in all
Articles of Diet.

The law enacted by the Missouri
LEGISLATURE, a copy of which was was re,
Gently published in our columns, ana
which prohibits the manufacture or SAFE
of anv article intended for food or 10 DC
nsed in the preparation of food, Whlch
contains alum, arsenic, ammonia, etc.,
places that state IN the LEAD III Cne Hn"'
ter of sanitary legislation. :.
Laws restricting the use OF alum IN
bread have been in force IN EnglanI'
Germany and France for many years. In
this country in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky ana seVeral
other states direct Legislation in refers
ence to the sale of alum baking powders
has also been effected. In several OF
these states their sale is prOhi oited I'M
less thew are branded to show that they
coatain alum, and in the District of Co
lumbia under the laws of congress the
So lie of bread containing alum has been
made illegal.
Following are the names of some OF
the brands of baking power sofa IN th's
vicinity which are shown by recent
ANALYSIS to contain alum. Housekeepers
and grocers should cut the list out and
keep it for reference:
BAKING POWDERS CONTAINING ALUM:
GOOD LUCK Contains alum
Mani. by Southern Mfg. Co., Richmond.
Success Contains alum
Maui. by Morehouse Mtg. Co.. Savannah
RAILROAD Contains alum
Mani. by Morehouse Mfg. Co., Savannah
BON BON ..............Co contains alum
Mani. by Grant Chemical Co., chicago
OLD DOMINION ...... Contains alum
Mani. by Old Dominion Mig. Co., Rich
mOnd.
In addition to these many grocers sell
what they call their own private or spe'
cial brands. These powders are put US
for the grocer and his name put upon the
labels b, manufacturers of alum pow
ders. The manufacturers, it is said, lind
their efforts to market their goods IN this
way greatly aided by the ambition of the
grocer to sell a powder with his own
name upon the laoel, especially as he car
make an abnormal profit upon it. Many
grocers doubtless do not know that the
powders they are thus pushing are alum
powders, the sale of which would De
misdemeanor under the law referred TO.
1t is quite impossible tG give the names
of all the alum baking powders. they
are constantly appearing in all sorts or
DISCUSSES, under different names and at
all kinds of prices, even as low as five
and ten cents pound. They can be
avoided, however, by the housekeeper
who will bear in mind that all baking
powders sold at twenty-five cents or less
per pound are liable to coutain alum, as
pure cream of tartar powders cannot be
produced at anything like this price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

A convention of Mormon ministers
will be held in Macon, commencing Jan.
27 and lasting two days. 1t is expected
that there will not be less than htty
Mormon ministers present to take part
in the deliberations of the conference.
There is a boy in school at Young
Harris who walked fitty~tw0 miles to
get there, hasn't dollar in the world,
and is cutting wood and drawing water
to help pay for his education.
Morgan county negroes are said to be
strewn thicker thar dead politicians be-
tween here and the delta, coming back
to Georgia.
Some miscreant charges that the
young Ladies' Club" of Lithonia, was
started for the purpose Of marrying off
the members, and there's hot time in
the old town.
Washington wants a society TO pre-
vent cruelty to animals, and to stop
squeezing tho 'possum's tail in split
stick. Every community needs one.
President Williams of theGeorgia Pine
has been in Cuthbert cOntern6 with the
people relative to the extension OF the
road to that town.
The planters of Troup and the bust
ness men of LaGrange will meet during
this month to discuss conditions. -
Mr.. Glascock Barrett of Augusta has
been appointed by Commissioner Stew
ems state Oil inspector.
Mr.. A. p. Rives has ann lunced for
the legislature over in Randolph. Early
bird, is Mr.. Rives.
The Georgia hog la " slipped its coz
in the senate, and razorbacks may root
at large.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
THEY Do NOT LIKE 1T.
Americas Light Infantry Objects to Being
Attached to the Fourth Regiment


The Americas Light lnantry has
be IN. on account of its geOgraphicai
station, taken away from the sec nd
regiment and attached to the Fourth,
Colonel WOoten having received notice
to that effect from the acting adjuant
general of the state about ten Gaps ago.
Judging from the following, which is
taken from yesterdays Americas Times
Recorder, the members of the Light
Infantry are not pleased at the change !:
s'The transfer of the Americus Light
Infantry from the Second to the Fourth
regiment. which is to become effective
shortly, is being discussed with much
interest among the men or that com
mand, and from statements made inc
change will not be IN agreeable one.
"rhe Light Infantry would prefer TO
remain in the Second regiment.
The company has been part OF tue
Second for a long number of years, ana
besides having many warm trlendS ana
acuuaintances in that command the OF
ficerS and men alike are strongly at
+ached to their commanding ofhcer,
tjolonel Willy. This, 1T is SAID, is one
of heir strongest objections to the pro-
posed transfer.
IT is announced that "a petition, nu-
merously signed, will be sent Governor
Cand Ter requesting the retention of the
Light Infantry as part .of the Second
Georgia.
just now the company is assigned to
place in the first battalion of tue
Fourth Regiment, which will consist OF
the two companies Of the Albany
Guards, the Dawson Guards and the
Light Infantry. Thus the battaio n
would be made up of companies sta
tioned very closely together, and to thai
end the change would doubtless be adj
vantageOuS.
''The final dispositionsof the matter is
awaited with interest here" ALBANY
Herald
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

For a woman to come to that period
known as change of life. 1t is almost
always period of suffering, and the de-
rangement of mind and body is some
times so great that the family life is ut
terly marred by the unhappy wife and
mother. At such a time every woman
needs just the help that is given by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t works
with Nature, soothes the nerves by nour-
ishing them, and cures diseases of the
delicate organs. In brief, it makes weak
women strong; sick women well.
"Favorite Prescription" contains no
alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor any
other narcotic.
oI have taken four bottles of Favorite Pre-
scriptioH for female weakness and change of
life" writes Mrs. Lizzie 4. Bowman, of New
Mata1noras, Washington Co, Ohio Before
began taking it could not do anything. I had
such pains my head and in the back of my
neck that I thought would lose my mind. Now
I can work every day and do not suffer. l rec
ommend Favorite Prescription to all women
suffering in the period of change of life. It is
the best medicine have ever found"
Every woman should send for a free
copy of DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser.
Send II one-cent stamps to pay expense
of mailing only for the book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth, to DR..
R. V. Pierce, Bufalo,N. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
100000 Fruit Trees Killed.

Entomologist Scott, who has just re-
turned to Atlanta from tour of inSpec-
tiOn OF the fruit trees in south Georgia,
has condemned thrifty thousand trees on
the farms of Nessrs. d. c. and q. H.
Bacon, at Dewitt, Mitchell county, on
account of San Jose scale, and has or
dered that they be cut down and burned
up. Mr.. Scott says there are 100000
trees in the counties of Mitchell, IRWIN,
Berrlen and Worth, and that the greater
portion of them are affected aud will
have 10 be destroyed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY
Prominent Young Man Killed on the Front
Porch of Negroes House.
From the Calhoun Courier.

From the Calhoun Courier.
Sunday night shocking tragedy oc-
curred at the home of Greene Cooper,
near here. Mr.. Elisha Timm0ns, young
man about thirty years old, was shot
and killed on the front porcn OIL HIS
(Cooper's) house. Timmons had been
drinking heavily and bis reason tor gong
TO the negro house is unknown. Al
about 8 80 o'clock, Sunday evening, he
was seen by Mr.. j. NJ. Cuibreth, whom
he mistook for and addressed as Uncle
Rillv Andrews. Mr.. Culbreth corrected
his mistake, whereupon TimmOns SAID
he was lost and wished to be shown the
wav to the home of viii Lewis. The de-
sired information was impaired ana
voung Tinm mons left. Mr.. Culbreth says
that in about half an hour he heard
three rife shots and one pistol shot'
He saws be then heard agonlzlng
screams in the direction CT Cooper s
house. he YVES prevented from going to
the scene of the disturbance by his wife,
who was badly frightened, but says the
screams continued from nine O'CLOCK I'M
til two, He went down after breakfast
and found TimmOns lying on the ne
oro's front porch in a dying condition
Mr.. Culbreth says as he approached the
house the negro left carrying a rifle
Cocper's wife, when seen, said that Tim
mons came to the door and broke II
omen. At this Juncture she seised her
child ami fed to neighboring house,
where she passed the remainder of the
nioht. AS she was leaving the house, she
Savs the shooting occurred.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Georgia SYrup..in leXas.

The Plant System is hauling no little
Georgia syrup from Cairo, the star point
of production in the state. Just few
DAYS ago sale was made Of which no.
ii sc has been received by the freight de-
partmeut of the system. By that sale
5000 barrels of syrup were transferred
from Cairo to Texas ownership. 1t is
regarded as quite an achievement for
Georgia syrup to go through Mississippi
and Louisiana for consumption in Tex
as.-Valdosta Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

For 20 years DR.. Hathaway has confn1
practice almost exclusively to diseases Of
and during that time he has restored monl
to health, yigOr. usefulness and happiness
any ten other doctors in the country cOmbl
DR.. Hathaway treats and cures by md
entirely his own. discovered and perfeeJ
himself and used exclusively by him, La
Vitality, Varicocele. Structure, Blood POl1
in its different stages, rheumatism, Weaka
all manner OF urinary complaints, Ulcers \
and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and aid
OF Kidney Troubles. His treatment for n
toned men restores lost vitality and mak1
patient strong, well. vigorous man.
DR., HathaWay's success IN the treating
VaTicOcele and Structure without the aid oil
or cautery is phenomenal The patient isl
ed by this method at his own home WithOu|
or loss of time from business. This is posi-
the Only treatment which cures without anil
alton Q DIT, Hathaway calls the particular
ton OF sufferers from Naric0Cele and StrCI
pages q. %, %. 80 and 81 OF his new book
Every case taken by DR.. Hathaway is Spd
treated according TO its nature. all under hid
eral personal SuDerviSi0n,a and 2llremediesua
him are prepared from thepurestand bestdJ
his own laboratories under his personal oven
DR.. Hathaway makes no charge for C0R
ton or advice either at his Office or by mai
when a case is taken the one low fee cow
cost of medicines and professional SeTviCe|
Ut. haCudWdy always prefers, WHeI IL ISL
BILE, to have his patients call on him for ali
one interview, but this is not essential, as
cured scores Of thousands of patients in all
tons of the world whom he has never seen
System of Home Treatment is so perfected
he can bring about cure as surely and spa
as though the patient called daily at his OIL
J. NEWTON ItATEiA WAY, M.
DIR. Hathaway Il Co.,
rs Bryan Street. Savannah
MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN WRrTINt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
GriggS Fared Well.

Speaker Henderson announced the
committees of the lower house of cong
ress Monday. Nearly all the Georgians
are given good places. Congressman
Griggs is retained on the committee on
postofices and postgoads, and is given a
high position on that of coinage. weights
and measures. His past service in the
house bias won our congressman high
mede of praise, and ne is now in posi-
ton to ash his pet scheme of free Tural
mail dellyery.-TIfton Gazette,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Anew Book For M
Special Arrangements Whereby a,
Copy Can Be Obtained by Ever,
Reader Of This PAPER.

For weeks the n,
have been busy IN N
out the enormous '
ion OF DR.. ], No.
Hathaway'S new IN N
" M anlineSS, vi
Health" necessaS
satisfy the pu6liS|
mand. DR.. Haiti
has reserved a N
number of these \
and thesehe hasspl
arranged to send n
mail to allreadersrl
paper who send N
and fnll addrncct,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

clam indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my health and life 1t cured
me of lung trouble following grippe. :"
Thousands owe their lives to the prompt
action of this never failing remedy. 1t
cures coughs, cllds, Group, bronchitis,
pneum ouia, grippe and throat and lung
troubles. Its early use prevents con-
sumption. 1t is the only harmless remedy
that gives immediate results. DAWSON
DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
LOST DOG.

White pointer bitch about II months
old. Last seen AT Brentwood, Ca. and
answers to the name of Kate. Return to
me and he rewarded.
H.O. THORN TON,
Dawson. Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

I'm. NJ. Lowrey, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that The above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
Nj. NJ. LOwREY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Janury l, 1900.
f. w. CLARK, N. p.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
Threw Burning Oil into Wife's Face

ALBANY, GA, Dec. 29- Tom Williams,
negro man living in the southern por-
ton of the city, hit his wife in the face
with a burning lamp last night, infict-
ing serious injuries
The woman will doubtless lose both
eyes, If she recoYers, which seems doubt.
full this morning.
Williams was arrested and lodged in
Jail .EEzs.
The modern and most effective cure
for constipation and all liver ktroubles-
the famous little pills known as De-
Wits Littl Early : Risers. DAWSON
DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
DAWSON, GA, JAN. 3RD., 1900

ALREADY there have been filled 20
600 claims for pensions on account OF
the Spanish-American war. That IS
practically equal to the size of the
standing army at the outbreak of the
war. From one New York regiment
alone there are 81 claims. The pen
sion attorneys are evidently working
up this new material in lively fashion
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

The Constitutions market page will
give each week the port receipts for the
ntton season from which you can always
sac the New Orleans port receipts from
September l, 1899, up through the Friday
Immediately preceding the publication.
This will keep you posted to within two
or three days of the time you send in
your estimate
II is believed that some of the Texas
crop. that as a rule is sent in bulk to
New Orleans, will be diverted this year
m other points because Of the quaran-
fine regulations against New Orleans
The effort of Louisiana to have Quaran-
fine raised by injunction from United
States courts will not have very soothing
effect upon the direction of cotton ship
rnerts to New Orleans. This is mentioned
simply as a pointer In making up esti-
mates: how much to allow, if anything,
for this cause must be left to each mans
judgment.
The 200 contest is an express contract
to which The Constitution will stand IN
every particular. Yet It is in its nature
simplv an advertisement by which The
Constitution, combined with this paper
NAV be made better known in this COM
rnunity Send US the subscription to The
Constitution and our paper at the adj
vertised price of the two and with it
your estimate on the New Orleans port
receipts, and we will forward all together
for you. On April LIST we trust a 81, 500
check will reach some Of our subscribers
to help make times even more easy
round about us.
The Weekly Constitution for 1900 will
be better than ever before. It's special
news features are unsurpassed. The Boer-
British war. the Philippine, end Cuban
operations. 8hs3UsZ AReSsio nsok $hs Supzk
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
$1,000 CASH PRIZE CONTEST.
The Atlanta Constitutions Great Offer of 1o00-The Cotton
ceipts at New Orleans from September to Apr-Fu Sta
tics Given for Your Gudance-An Unparalleled Offer for
Readers

The Atlanta Constitution offers a 5000
cash prize contest for January. February
and March, 1900, as follows:
To the person sending a yearly sub
scription to The Weekly Constitution, to-
gether with the correct estimate on the
cotton receipts at New Orleans during
the first seven months of the present
cotton year september 1, 1899. to April
/, 1900
$500 If estimate is received during
January.
$1,000 if estimate is received during
February.
$500 if estimate is received during March.
The above are for the exact estimates;
there are besides these six prizes, rang
ing along, $500, $500, $3.50, $780, $125 and SIS.
amounting to $500, that will be paid out
sure for the six nearest estimates to
>Ae New Orleans cotton receipts at any
time during the three months of the con-
test. But you hit 1t exactly during jan
uary and secure the full $500 prize
check.
The Constitution believes somebody will
hit the figures exactly and expects to
pay out the full amount Of the prizes
offered-$3,0O0 in all. In a Constitution
contest upon the same subject in 1896
Mr. r. T. Poole, of Capels Mills, N, c..
hit the exact figures and received a
check for $1,000 as his prize. Mr.. Poole
did not try to swell himself up at once,
but very generously paid off a mort
gage on his fathers home place and with
the balance he very wisely educated him.
self at Trinity college, Durham, N. C. He
IS now doing well in business in North
Carolina and lives still near his old home.
1t is needless to say he is a warm friend
f The Constitution.
AS a guide in making estimates upon
the New Orleans ~ort receipts, The Con-
stitution gives the following figures, com
piled from statistics of the past four
years:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

A WRITER in the Atlanta Journal
drew a pen picture of a red-hOt Christ
mas in that town. He closed by saying :
"Society girls, who in other other
times, would fly for safety at the APP
proach of disorder, threw aside fear
and social restraint on the approach
of Christ's birthday, and helped
ruffians desecrate the holy hoursw
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

The recent session of the legislature
cost about $74 10000. These figures give
anldea Of what the taxpayers of the
state are forced to pay for the passage
of local bills and the privilege to the
politicians OF meeting at the capitol
once a year to DISCUSS politics. Bien-
NAL sessions would be sensible and
economical.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

If the Atlanta journal is to be be-
lieved a lady sent Governor Gambler
a book for a Christmas presenG, and on
the fly leaf there was this inscription :
"My love for you shall ever flow
Like water down a later row."
The governor is too old to lose any
sleep over such illusions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

OFFICIAL PAPER OF TERRELL COUNTY
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY OF DAWSON.
DAWSON, GA, JAN. 3RD., 1900.
ALREADY there have been filled 20
900 claims for pensions on account OF
the Spanish-American war. That IS
practically equal to the size OF the
standing army at the outbreak OF the
war. From one New York regiment
alone there are 81 claims. The pen
sion attorneys are evidently working
up this new material in lively fashion
A WRITER in the Atlanta Journal
drew pen picture of a red-hot Christ
mas in that town. He closed by saying ::
"Society girls, who in other other
times, would fly for safety at the APP
proach of disorder, threw aside fear
and social restraint on the approach
of Christ's birthday, and helped
ruffians desecrate the holy hours!'
The recent session of the legislature
cost about S74 10000. These figures give
anldea Of what the taxpayers of the
state are forced to pay for the passage
of local bills and the privilege to the
politicians of meeting at the capitol
once year to DISCUSS politics. Bien-
NAL sessions would be sensible and
economical.
If the Atlanta journal is to be be-
lieved a lady sent Governor Gambler
a book for Christmas presenG, and on
the fly leaf there was this inscriptions:
"My love for you shall ever flow
Like water down later row."
The governor is too old to lose any
sleep over such illusions
"JUsr year ago." says the Ringgold
New South, mckinley issued a proc
lamation calling upon the Filipinos to
lay down their arms and become prac-
tlcally the slaves of the United States,
but he held out no hope of self-govern.
ment If he had. the war that followed
would not have been begun"
COLONEL BADEN POWELL is endeav-
oring to brighten his Boer besiegers by
threatening American support of the
British troops. The hyphenated col
onel is densely ignorant of the feel
lngs of the people of this country.
He's fresh guy.
ONE of the young Rockefellers is SAID
to have lost $1,000 900 during the
Christmas slumps in stocks. 1t was
merely, however. a deprivation of his
pin money.
A FRENCH manufacturer says he has
made $40 C0rsets for men during the
last year. Such things may be called
men in France, but not in this cour-
try.
Mp M,pr Evppvrr vii, orr,so
Prison Commissioner Eason. So far
as this paper knows Mr.. Eason has
made competent ana efhclent Off |
cial. /
W., no. 1T. 4,a ,...
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03
WANTEL.

Two Jokes of oxen AT once.
THE VARIETY WORKS CO.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

"JUsr a year ago." says the Ringgold
New South, mckinley issued proc
lamation calling upon the Filipinos to
lay down their arms and become prac-
tlcally the slaves of the United States,
but he held out no hope of self-govern-
ment. If he had, the war that followed
would not have been begun"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

COLONEL BADEN POWELL is endeav-
oring to brighten his Boer besiegers by
threatening American support of the
British troops. The hyphenated COL
onel is densely ignorant of the feel
lngs of the people of this country.
He's fresh guy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

ONE of the young Rockefellers is said
to have lost 100000 during the
Christmas slumps in stocks. 1t was
merely, however, a deprivation of his
pin money.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-03

A FRENCH manufactured says he has
made $40 corsets for men during the
last year. Such things may be called
men in France, but not in this couE-
try.