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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11

In the rush of events following the
first eruption of Mont Pelee the effect
the disaster will have on commerce has
not been clearly explained, says the
New York Commercial Advertiser. OF
this Baron de Fontenilliat, the French
nobleman who so miraculously es-
caped from the Fort de France horror,
told at the Hotel Manhattan, in New
York, the other day:
This eruption" said the baron, twill
be the last straw that breaks the back
of a large part of the West Indian
trade. For many years now the sugar
industry not only in Martinique, but in
dangerous GuadelOupe. in Antigua, st.
Croix. st. Lucia, st. Thomas. the BAR
bados-in fact, great part of the Dan
ish, British and French West Indies
has been very languid. The beet sugar
success in France and the United
States has far outrun it. 1t seemed to
many that it was dying Il natural
death. OF course the moral effect OF
this disaster will be but to keep people
away from these islands (Guadeloupe'
for instance, has a volcano always
smoking). Planters will not go there.
st. Thomas, as you know, has planted
no crops this year. Not daring to COM
pete with France and the United
States, the planters have held back
their sugar, waiting for the purchase
to take effect, when all their goods Will
be admitted free. An exodus from these
islands has already started, and doubt
very much il the blow to commerce IS
not a deathblow. The negroes, too, are
ludicrously superstitious and timid. and
they will fee. At any rate, the soil OF
these islands, unlike that of fortunate
Cuba and Porto Rico, will not pro-
duce everything. Sugar was almost
dead. Wood might be produced, but
that will take six years, and not very
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
ERUPTION DoOMs TRADE OF WEST INDIES.
Fontenia Who Escaped. Says Exodus from Islands
Is Certain. Guinea Likely to Prosper by the Calamity

many will have the heart to start 1t.
So there you are.
French Guiana, which is very near
the islands, will be the haven of many
refugees. For many years now many
of the negroes of Martinique have gone
there for four months out Of the year,
have got enough by what you may
call scarecrow prospecting to keep
them for the rest of the year and have
then returned to the island metropolis
to eat and drink it up. So this will be
the point they will make for. French
Guiana has an immense penal settle
ment. The prison is right on the water,
and it is rather CHASTITY to see the
schools of sharks lowering around FOR
the chance carcass of a prisoner who
may be thrown them. At the sound OF
the death bell they come swimming
in Just as dogs do when they are called
by whistle With the increase in popu-
lation enterprise and industry may
spring up in Guiana. don't know.
hope so, for you see am interested.
The government knows its wealth, but
there is no capital. 1t is a curious
place, a great tangle land much or II.
On the shore is strip of land on which
YOU can raise luxuriant first crop, but
after that never a one. The soil is only
a few inches deep and is really ADJ
sorbed. Back of the plain are the i'm
penetrabIe mountains, with rivers cut
ting in them. Up these rivers the
negroes paddle for days and then pros
pect. for back Of the hills is a very rich
land in mineral. There is gold In the
sand and gold underground. Richer
than the Transvaal-it really 1s-for
the gold ore brings S120 ton, whereas
in South Africa $25 or $50 is fair
price.
Altogether 1 think you will see
great change, in the lower part OF the
West Indies, and commercially they
will drop out of the world"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
WATERMELON WHISKEY.
The Discovery of Virginia
Doctor.

1t is not easy to determine, off hand,
just the kind of feelings we ought to
have oyer special dispatch from
Baltimore to the New York Tribune
announcing that company has been
formed in that city, and incorporated
under New Jersey charter, for the
manufacture of watermelon whiskey.
The formula of this whiskey was dis
covered, we are told, by Virginia
doctor, a fact which looks suspicious
on the face of it, for it has been gen.
orally understood for ages past that a
conspiracy exists between doctors and
watermelOns, with consequences dire
to small boys and sometimes to other
innocent people. The additional it,
formation is given that this whiskey
will be made from the ripe fruit in
summer and the seeds in winter, so
that this new beverage may be ION
tap" the year round, AS TO our feel
ings about this, we may say that, as
ahstemiuS persons With a slight lean
ing toword Neal Dowism, we are dis
posed to regard the news with painful
apprehensions: whereas, as advocates
of home industry, especially in the
south, we view the situation with min
gled emotions of Joy and hope. 1t is
very clear that if Georgia watermel-
ons. for example, can be converted in
to whiskey a business boom will soon
strike that part of the country which
will make the Texas oil industry pale
in the comparison. AS to the results
of this discovery upon the colored
race, and incidentally to few other
races, that is a situation which we
shrink from contemplating at present.
Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
TEDDY'S SECTIONAL SPEECH.
SOutherns Are lncensed and Re.
publicans Are Displeased.

A Washington special says RoOse-
velt's speech at Arlington on federal
decoration day over graves of the ma
tion's soldiers has started the keenest
criticism here, not only in democratic
ranks, but among republicans who
have high sense of patriotism.
The speech is regarded on all sides
as the keynote of the coming cam
paign, since it was nearly all devoted
to defense of the war in the Philip
pine islands. 1t has already been de-
cided by republican managers to harp
on them in campaign fights, and the
presidents utterances over the graves
of the dead will furnish the text.
No other orator on occasions of this
kind has dared to utter sentiments
like Roosevelt.
The southerners are particularly in
censed at the presidents hitting at
lynchings In the south. He took &C.
casion to say that ''from time to time
there occur in our country, to the deep
and lasting shame of our people,
lynchings carried on under circum-
stances OF inhuman cruelty and bar
barityAa cruelty infinitely worse than
any that has ever been committed by
our troops in the Philippines. Worse
to the victims and far more brutalizing
TO those guilty OF it,.
A more inappropriate utterauce,
democrats declare, could not be con :
ceived. Some even declare that his
statements following this are direct
ly contrary TO the statements he made
in the south, in which he professed
friendship and love for all parts of the
country.
To sum up the criticism heard on all
sides il would seem the speech is re-
garded as sectional, ill-timed and
demagogic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
ALMIGHTY GOD RECOGNIZED.
Virginia Constitution Amended
for This Purpose.

The constitutional convention oil
Virginia at it's session last Wednesday
,ompleted consideration of the new
constitution and referred the document
to the committee on enrolment to be
engrossed
1t also adopted the preamble as re-
ported by the committee on bill OF
rights, and ADOPTED an amendment
thereto recognizing Almighty God and
making acknowledgements of His boun-
tiful mercy to all the people. No ma
terial amendment other than this was
made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
Was Wasting AWAY.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts, of Salem, Mo-, is instructive.
81 have been troubled with kidney
disease for the last five year. | lost
flesh and never felt we'll and doctored
with leading physicians and tried all
remedies suggested without reliel.
Finally l tried Foley's Kidney Cure
and less than two bottles completely
cured me and l am now sound and
we'll. HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11


n nOurlshed and then the outcry of the
OIL IVES VIII cease as naturally as a hun
Q Snllu ceases to cry when fed.
to- nervous women there is no better
w w and nervine than DIR. Pierce's Fa-
soad ate PRESCRIPTION. 1t cures the dis
wor es which produce nervousness in
;een' lrregularity, facilitating drains,
wanadiilmatlon, liberation and female
er" ~nness. 1t tranquilizes the nerves,
frs.b Grsges the appetite, and induces re-
pot shIs !. began taking your medicine was
dmes % stand on my feet ten minutes at
Sprins Sltes Mrs Hattie Borradaiie. of ia
20 weaI ana kidney and liver disease, and was
Would ana nervous could not keep still
tines He nervous spells and almost die at
ing h,, nad several different doctors attend
last on ITHey could not do me any rood. The
Told III n ma said would never get up again
scriptio,,n mat was taking your iFavorite Pre-
he So ana Golden Medical Discovery, and
water eso,. mignt Just as we'll take that much
medicnse gay But thought would give the
hrst t-H falr trial. Before I had finished the
houss bottles was able to get outside the
taking .n walk around the yard. kent on
medicines and they cured me
~ Fierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
Healthy KIdneys Means Long Life.

If you want to restore your kidneys
to their former healthy state take
Smith Sure Kidney Cure-50 cents at
Farrar & Harris two stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
Smosing Room for Army Veterans.

Arkansas is to furnish a smoking
room for both the blue and the gray at
the st. Louis fair. Conversation ought
not to lag in that room.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
To cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves is on
each box, Csc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11

jects. BY day
she starts in fear
at every sudden
or unfamiliar
sound. By
night the furni-
ture of her room
takes on af-
Fighting forms
of ghost or COB
lin. You can't
treason with the
Anerves. Neither
) logic nor love
can quiet them.
They 1111St he
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11

Stops the Cough, and Works of the Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day No cure, nc
pay. Price 25c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
Mexican
Mexican rIustang Liniment

the ailments horses and all domestic animals
whoo what
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
DIR. GUY CNAPpELI
DIR. j. w. PATTERSON,
DAWSON, GEORGIA.

Officeat Davidson Drug Co.'S. Store.
residence phone No. "a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-29

Biliousness and liver disorders al
tlnls season may be prevented oy
cieansing the system with DeWitrs
Little Early Risers. These famous
little pills do not gripe They move
the bowels gently. but copiously and
by reason of the tonic properties, give
tone and strength to the glands
J. N. Wallscs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-29

Tie Webb Tailoring Co, popular
prices; suits $3.50 to $4,000; all wool
sco1ches. latest novelties, SIS, SIS and
$40, and big line 70 select from.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-29
BICKEL TAKES
ANOTHER SHOT
CONTINUED from page Sd

CONTINUED from page g.
sional committee say all the Repub-
lican leaders are against us we expect
him to obey the boss
Statehood is once more dangling
in sight but out Of reach, apparent
- you have oeen iured by II being
a little closer than before; but am
sure it will again be whisSed away.
because Hanna is too sharp to be
caught by the husks you are offering
him. He must have the genuine ar
ticle or he win not yield. Grand ok
lahoma is the link which connects the
west ard the -ou.h You admit the
east is against us. IN my Free
Homes Republican Holdup two
years ago 7 made this statement; ct
is impossible for Mr. Flynn or any
one sl-e TO secure statehood. either
good. bad o. Indifferent from a party
domina ed by the wealth interests OF
the east. Oklahoma II too far west
and too far south, and the people are
lengagsd I'm such pursuits as will not
give encouragement 20 eastern capt
talst plans for class legislation"
now desire to say hat I beievo
the same Republicans will be here
again two years from now dangling
statehood in sight bu out of reach.
inviting us to disregard he only thing
which makes them Republicans. We
will be invited to support The black
flag Ct piracy bent upon a wdr against
our children's happiness.
My Dear old friend. I know three
noble mature young men and a
young lady who call me father They
call "the girl left behind me" when
went TO war many years ago mother
These FIVE honor me and trust me
would make any sacrifice on sartt
rather than forfeit this confidence ant
trust. / have many friends whos'
. confidence and esteem ] prize YER,
highly. could not do as you wisl
without forfeiting this honor, this re
spect and my own self respect thi
does not mean that I could not vot'
: for a Republican mean e mus
satisfy my common sense. My dut,
to my neighbors, my family. and m
own conscience must be the motiys
have no political ambition person
ally Ny only ambition is the bless
ings Of my country, my neighbors an
my family.
I console myself with this rehe'
ton. that while my nose is presse
70 the grind stone very hard. mau!
many Republicans have their nose
to the same grind stone. ] quit turi
ing this grind stone many years ag'
as you did. I had hoped TO use m
efforts TO get enough others 10 sto
turning to stop the grind stone eI
2 urely. Now it pains M very muc
, to believe you have commenced turn
l ing again.
am most sincerely your friend,
". NJ Bickei
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
WIRELESS TELEeRAPHY LAWS.

Washington Cor. of Chicago Tribune.
 One of the early steps which will have to be taken by thls government is the establishment of restrictions governing communications by wireless telegraphy. This would be absolutely necessary from the strategic standpoint, but already the governments abroad are taking that feat ure of the situation into consideration. Of course, at sea in time of war wireless telegraph messages between ships of the same squadron will be receivable by the ships of foe, and secret communication can only be maintained by means of a code.
 A claim made by Marconi that a cer- tain tuning of his instruments has re- moved the possibility of interference Is not, say the experts, fully sustained.
 It will not be possible, of course, to regulate such appropriation of messages at sea, but it will be absolutely necessary and entirely feasible to control the wire less telegraph operations on land. and when the matter is nearer complete de- velopment than at present this govern ment will have to enact legislation in re- gard to wireless telegraphy on land, notably along the coast.
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
All Neuro Towns.

The establishment of all-negro towns here and there in this State Is not a movement to be regretted. Give the negroes a chance to learn self government and better citizenship. They may not acquire the additional knowledge in the conduct of the new all-negro towns, but such towns will at any rate satisfy any longing they may have in that direction, and per haps will lead on to better citizen ship. It may lead to more. voters, for some at least of the citizens will become possessed of property worth -or taxation purposes $500.
 An all-negro town will operate to lessen race friction, and anything which does that must be considered helpful. A negro who cannot "get along' in white town can fall back to an allnegro town, and perhaps after while negro that the whites cannot stand" can be sent practi- cally speaking to a town made up of his own race.
 If such towns should prove to be helpful and popular an extension of the idea to rural districts may become desirable. school district or rural neighborhood may be formed on a like basis. This would involve the purchase of number of small adjoin- ing farms until a neighborhood had enough children to fill school build ing. No doubt this would be more satisfactory than an all-negro town, for in the former the negroes would be proprietors and therefore employ CTS of their own labor, whereas in an all-negro town, like Douglas or Booker City, men must go outside among white employers to find employment. The entire subject is tentative, and no harm can come from the experi- ments that have been started.
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
A Reasonable Requirement.

Birmingham Is naturally a good field for stenographers, and in view of the demand for them and the high wages paid for capable men and women 1t Is surprising to find how comparatively few strictly first class short hand writers there are," said busy corporation lawyer.
 "And what is true of Birmingham stenographers is true of the same class of workers in other cities, so far as I am informed The stenographer has come to be a necessity in office work and an accomplished stenographer is a luxury There is no excuse for inefficiency. The trouble is not in speed. Most stenograph- CTS are fast enough, but the majority of them lack an English education, and it is this lack to which I call attention A certain amount of education is surely a reasonable requirement..
 'I don't expect stenographers to be versed in the history of metaphysics. I am not surprised If they are ignorant about the philosophy of Herbert Spencer the transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the positivism of Augustus Comte and Frederic Harrison. But I do expect them to know how to spell and punctuate and to know the meanings of words in ordinary use. By the way, protesting admiration for Emerson who could give an intelligent idea of what transcendentalsm was all about'".
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
KUBELlK's NEED.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
 Jan Kubelik the young Bohemian vio- linist, is said never to have had gen. uine love affair in his whole life. Thus far he has escaped all the afflictions that come to the young man in love, especial ly the unsuccessful lover. and. as a cons sequence. his managers are in semi-de- spair.
 They believe a stormy love affair, one in which he does the wooing, and fails to win the object of his young affec- tons would be the crowning glory to his musical art But they are partic- ular on one point. He must fall in love and become unhappy when he loses, or, in American slang, lis turned dowh."
 The young musician, who has been hail. ed as the "second Paganini' has spent a life devoted to his art, and accord ing to his managers, has not gone through the ordinary experiences usu- ally met by the American boy who reach es the age of 21 years, He began playing the violin when years old. and has been playing 1t daily ever since
 According to the young mans press agent, of all the criticisms that have been passed on the playing of the young artist the one that has attracted the attention of his own managers is the charge that his playing lacks the 'in- definable. indescribale som ething that be- longs to the one unlucky in love-" Now they say they are undertaking to rem edy that defect. if it be a defect, in his artistic ability.
 What they desire is some beautiful young American woman who will fall in love. or pretend to fall in love, with their young charge. She must agree be- forehand that she will fall out of love as soon as young Kubelik feels Cupid's dart. She must give her word that she will prove to be heartless and cold af- ter she has won the love of the Bohem- ian. She will be required to hand out cold chunks of ice about the time Ku- belik becomes the most ardent in his wooing and to never think of him again.
 Out of all this radical treatment Ku- belik's managers hope to develop the latent affections of their charge and so work change on him that the most forsaken love notes will be heard from his violin.
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
RlrmInaham Should Try.

'"The general conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, meets at Dallas, Texas, next May, and an organ ized effort should be made to swing that great body in line for Birmingham in 1so6." said leading Alabama layman last night
 General conference is always composed of representative men-clcrical and lay delegates, to say nothing of the bishops. It Is very large body, and remains in session a week or more. It would be good thing for Birmingham in general, and would be grand thing for Metho- dism in this section in particular.
 ''Methodism Is getting on we'll here, but general conference would give it n new impetus that would be glorious.
 Birmingham is regarded by strangers as singularly attractive city. It is cer- tainly hospitable city. Our people, re- gardless of denominational lines, would throw open their doors to the delegates. and not one member of general confer ence would be allowed to pay a hotel bill.
 Large conventions usually cost a big sum of money. which citizens are ex-
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
A THING OF BEAUTY.

By Keats. thing of beauty is a joy forever; It's loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep t.., Full of sweet dreams, and health. and
 quiet breathing. Therefore. on every morrow, are we
 wreathing A fiowery band to bind us to the earth. Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth sa.a Of noble natures, of the gloomy days. Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened
 ways Made for our searching; yes. in spite Some shape of beauty moves away the From our dark spirits Such the sun. the
 moon. Trees old and young, sprouting shady
 boon For simple sheep; and such are daffodils With the green world they live in; and
 clear rills That for themselves cooling covert
 make 'Gai;sst the hot season: the mid-forest
 brake. Rich with sprinkling of fair muslx-rose
 blooms; And such. too, is the grandeur of the
 dooms We have imagined for the mighty dead; All lovely tales that we have heard or
 read; An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heavens brtnsL
The age-herald., 1902-01-23
Fight it Out in Congress.

The American people demand an ssthmian canal. The international railroads do not want-one. The latter have pushed forward the moribund, rotten and impraeticablc Panama scheme in order to procure more de lay by demanding another commission to dicker with Colombia over a new concession. with the old French con- pany, and with the Panama Railroad stockholders. Delay is all the inter- national railroads want, and they be. lieve they own enough Senators when aided by the French offer, to secure it.
 So they may. But it is better in any event to fight the matter out on straightforward lines. If the Nica- ragua bill goes down, let the entire issue go to the people. Above all else let the proposition be rejected which proposes to leave the choice of route to the President. Any such lot tery as that Is undesirable. He is a New York man, and New York prefers the Panama route. It wants route that will not further aid the Southern ports that are now stealing its export grain trade.
 Every Southern Senator and Repre-. sentative should stand by the Nica- ragua route. Let it be fight to the finish. If the Hepburn bill goes down, let it go down with it's flag flying, and let the whole issue be then trans ferred to the people. It is the peoples money that is to build an isthmian canal, and their direct representatives in Congress should select the route. Any proposition to send the selection to the President should be voted down