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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
Congressional EMPLOYEES.

There were 1877 door kpeners con.
nected with the house Of representa-.
tives during the recent session of con.
gress. That lacks only little of being
one door keeper for each two members
of the house. Taken altogether there
are a great many more employees of
congress than there are members of
that body, and she salsryl list of en-
ployes is being continually increased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
Smiths Nerve Restorer,

This medicine is guaranteed to cure
all cases of nervous prostration caused
by overwork. IT is true nerve tonic
and restores nervous vitality or loss of
manhood. 1t will not only relieve
these nervous troubles and weaknesses.
but will restore them to full vigor and
maBhood. Guaranteed and by Farrar
& Harris; two stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
WILL VOTE ON AUGUST II.
Whisky Election Will Be Held in
Sumter on That Date.

The ordinary of Sumter county has
published notice of local option cleo
ton, fixing August q as the date
thereof. Sumter has been dry, pre-
sumably, for four years. Indications
point to wet victory in this election.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
II You Can't Sleep at NIGHT

use Smiths Nerve Restorer. 1t is a
true nerve tonic. Will cure any case
if nervous prostration; does not con-
ton opium in any form. Sold by Far
rar & Harris; two stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
INSECT THE PLANTERS FRIEND.
Bug Found in Cotton Fields
Instead of Being Is Great Benefit to the Plant
1t Is an Enemy the Cotton Louise.

largely, if not exclusively, upon the
different kinds of scale insects and
plant lice, and this one which has sew
eral times before been noticed preying
upon the plant lice infesting fruit trees
has attacked the cotton louise this sea-
son in a very business-like manner.
Figure / represents the adult winged
insect enlarged about twice. Figure
represents one of the young, also
somewhat enlarged, as they may oe
found crawling about over the leaves.
Both the young and @
the adult are very Ss6 go
voractious. and devour 1V SsEet-c'7''"
immense quantities ~
of lice Figure is of the inter.
mediate resting stage known as the
pupa, enlarged. This is bright orange
in color, with black spots, and may
be found attached to the leaves and
stems of cotton, or other louise in
tested plants. The specimen from
which the drawing was made was at
tached to a leaflet of locust growing
beneath a large plum tree which was
covered with lice. 1t is specimens of
this form which are more commonly
sent us for determination, oftentimes
Is or 20 being attached to the tip of
cotton stalk, and nearly always on
arrival some of them will have Matched
into active individuals like figure 1
The eggs, which are not represented
in the figures, are pale orange in color,
and are laid in little clusters in sitI-
atoms where the young, which are
very strong anad active from the
first, will have no difficulty in finding
food Two or three weeks, if the
weather is favorable and food abund-
ant, will be sufficient for their entire
and they will pass sue
cessively through larger and larger
stages of active crawling larvae, then
through the resting stage, or pupa, and
finally becoming active again, they ac-
Quire wings, and are ready to lay eggs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

the abundance Of the insect
in question, but most decidedly the
contrary. 1t proves to be one of the
true lady-bugs, known as the CONVEX
gent Lady-Bug on account of the two
converging white lines on the black
area just back of the head, and like
all others of it's family which l have
yet found inhabiting Georgia, is bene-
fetal in it's nature. All of them feed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

when the food supply becomes
scarce and finally exhausted, the
full grown lady bugs seek shell
tered places in the woods, under
the rough bark of trees, amongst
dried leaves, etc, and in the earliest
spring come forth in numbers greatly
diminished by the hardships OF the
winter, but with courage undated.
AS an illustration of the queer places
which they choose for winter quarters,
l once found a large colony, perhaps
numbering hundreds, snugly ensconced
amongst the bases of the leaves which
thickly covered the twigs Of a young
long leaved pine.
In conclusion, regarding the appear
ance of these insects in cotton fields,
I would repeat that there can be no
question as to their beneficial nature.
Every one of them represents the
death of hundreds of cotton lice, AMI
the prevention of future generations of
thousands. Though these pests may
still be numerous and doing some in
jury, it must not be forgotten that
were it not for the check given by
their enemy they would be present in
numbers that might not injure merely,
but destroy. Protect them, therefore,
and do nothing that will hinder them
in their good work.-State Depart
ment Of Agriculture. w. F. Fiske,
Assistant Entomologist
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

deal OF pleasure that
we are enabled to as.
sure our correspou-
dents that for once
there is no harm to
be apprehended from
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

for another and
more numerous
generation. In
t h e a u t u m d,
supply becomes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

MANY forlorn maid has said this as she
looked into the mirror. For beauty women
have sacrificed home, love and friends. 1t is
the one possession in the lottery of human
life which women would not refuse
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

no reasonable doubt that England re-
ceives an equivalent in her sustain
ment in the East of Japan, but how the
agreement can materially affect the in
ternational interests of England or
place any substantial curb upon Rus
sian development in directions which
might prove injurious to England, the
ordinary student of events will find 1t
difficult to comprehend.
Korea will only remain nominally
Independent until the next substantial
change takes place in the relations Of
the powers in the Orient. Being
part of the Chinese mainland, and an
insignificant part at that, 1t is only the
contending interests of nations that
could operate to maintain Korea as an
independent nation. Events have
progressed considerably since 1887, and
Russia is not as anxious to secure a
port on the coast of Korea cS she I'M
doubtedly was at and before that time.
The maintenance of Chinese autonomy
has put an end, at least for the time, to
European aggression in that direction.
So that the understanding which has
just been reached, while it may be aim
ed at Russia, can be really regarded as
possessing it's chief significance for
Japan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
HoRsoN's HERolsM DOUBTED.

There is strong suspicion abroad
that Capt. Richmond P. Hobson,
wearying of quiet life, has been over
doing the hero business with the view
to getting another long string of laud-
atory notices in the newspapers. No
less person than the young Woman's
brother says the young man who so
distinguished himself at Santiago
pushed Miss Mae Cert overheard in a
shallow place in the Mississippi in or
der to make pretense of rescuing her.
Whether Miss Cert had been engaged
agreed with him to set up mild SEN
sation is not clear. She admits, how
ever, that she jumped overheard in Or
der that she might be rescued. 1t will
probably never be known whether or
not there was any collision or whether
in fact she had any idea Hobson would
be the man to rescue her.
Hobson has little to say, further than
to express the belief that Miss Cert
fell into the river by accident and that
III oio Al1CASiy NllcI 1lS WOIlu have dO116
in the event that any other girl had
taken tumble into the water.
In the meantime, st. Louis has got
into a fierce argument over the mat
ter and some people, feeling convinced
that it was all a cheap attempt on
Hobson's part to get little advertis-
ing, are quite indignant over the dis
position of another section of the COM
muity to give the naval officer credit
for having done a noble deed.
At any rate, it looks like a good time
for Hobson to go up into the noun
tains somewhere and abstain for the
rest of the summer from what Grover
Cleveland would call "pernicious activ-
ity" in the hero business
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
CHALLENGING TAWNEY.

The appearance Of Senator Knatvold,
of Albert Lea, as an opponent of
Tawney for the nomination for con-
gress is an event which shows above
all things else that the people of Min
nesota in their demand for tariff leg
islation are not to be buncoed by any
such trick as has been involved in
the beet sugar controversy which has
prevailed within the administration
ranks. 1t is, of course, a matter of
Indifference to Democrats whether
Knatvold or Tawney secures the nom
ination. They will be equally help
less in congress to secure the relief
from tariff exaction which the people
of the district, and Indeed of the en-
tire state of Minnesota, have been so
long demanding. The district will re-
main unaffected one way or another in
its interests. The paramount issue
with its people, as with all citizens of
Minnesota, is the one of securing relief
from the eXactions of the fairfield
trusts and monopoIies. The only way
in which the voters of the First con-
gressional district of Minnesota can
settle that issue to their satisfaction
is by electing a Democratic represen-
tative. No one in this state at least
can specify what tangible popular in
terest the insurgents hoped to advance
by the attitude assumed by them.
The beet sugar industry is non-ex-
istent for all practical purposes in this
state. Tawney has been the leader of
a movement designed to maintain a
myth, so far as relates to this people.
Had he and his associates refused
squarely and honorably to sustain the
beggarly 20 per cent reduction in be-
half of Cuba until they had been able
to secure some substantial recognition
of the demand of their constituents
for tariff revision and reduction. thew
would be entitled to the public respect
But their attitude is even worse than
the executive head of their party, since
Roosevelt's attitude has at least the
appearance of being one in favor of
reciprocity. The appearance is decen-
tive. The country is certainly not de-
ceived by it, and Tawney with his i'm
mediate constituency is now being
brought face to face with the respon-
sibility of being one of the real pro-
tectionists," as the insurgents have
thought proper to designate thern-
selves.
The real outcome of the dissatisfac-
ton with Tawney must be the cleo
ton Of a Democrat in the district The
opportunity is an admirable one. The
party can win if it puts forward it's
best available man. 1t matters not
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
Fads of Famous Men.

Confucius, it is said, was passionately
fond OF watermelon seeds.
Samuel Richardson wrote his novels
While att1red in q full dress suit. IA
Handel used, when travelling, order din
ner> for three, or, if hungry, for FIVE, and
then eat the whole himself.
Cardinal Richelieu hated children and
loved cats: When he died his favoritei
Angora cat refused to eat, and soon per-
ished.
Philip, the Duke of Bergundy, spent
much time in contrf9fng trap doors to his
house and grounds to 'Souse unwary strari-i
gers in water beneath. ~
Next to money Rembrandt loved nothing
SO well as his monkey. He shed tears
when his ape died, and painted a portrait
of his pet from memory.
Cowper loved pets, and had at one time
five rabbits, three hairs, two guinea pigs.
a maybe, a jay, a starting, two canary
birds, two dogs, retired cat" and
Squirrel.-Omaha Bee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
CUBA is TO BE PITIED.

1t is all too evident that there are cit
liens of the United States, whether in.
the employ of the government or not, is
not certain, who are daily insidiously
poisoning the minds of certain ele-
ment of the Cubans with the view of
this government an excuse for annex
ing the Pearl of the Antilles" 1t is
plain, too, that this propaganda is
mainly in the hands Of the wealthy
classes, who have inscrutable methods
of securing what they want. The big
planters of Cuba are in favor of an
nexation because they believe it would
give the island a stable government
and render the operation of their sugar
and tobacco areas safer and more prof
liable. An organization of these rich
men has been formed. 1t is known as
the Circulo de Haciendos and it will
hold meeting July 80 at which it is
boldly announced that only annexa-
tionists will be chosen to office and
that Immediately thereafter a regular
campaign for annexation will be start
ed.
If the whole matter should be left to
vote of the people, without any at
tempt to fill their minds with false no
tions, there could be no serious obiec-
ton, and it is certain that if this meth
cd were pursued the vote to remain in
dependent would be overwhelming. The
plan therefore involves intrigue, arson
and perhaps war. A hint is thrown
out that band of few hundred men
will be gathered together, rushed for
ward and ordered to burn plantations,
kill live stock and loot homes, in the
hope that "Uncle Sam" will again hur-
ry troops into Cuba. The annexation
lists then plan to set up concerted
howl for annexation, believing that the
people, at the point of starvation from
long series Of wars, will be willing to
become a dependency of the republic
rather than see an indefinite period Of
turbulence.
The -tuation is one to be deeply de-
plored, since the Cubans cannot af-
ford to incur further burdens, and the
men behind the movement deserve
nothing better than to be arrested and
shot, but they are cunning and circum-
spect and are doubtless sharp enough
to keep just beyond the clutches Of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
GIRLS ARE IN THE MINORITY.

Cheer up, girls! There is hope for
every one of you in the census figures
lately made public by William R. Mer-
riam. 1t is fact that there are in
the forty-fve states of the Union
1881 1873 more bachelors than spinsters.
1t is also a fact that if every one of
these bachelors should suddenly dbn-
clude to get married they would have
to wed every widow and every girl
down to seventeen years of age and
still there would not be enough to go
around. Early bulletins from Massa-
chusetts and other New England set
Elements seemed to indicate that there
was an appalling majority of girls, old
maids and widows out looking for hus-
bands without much prospect of find
ing them. All this is changed by the
returns from the back districts, and
girls. All they have to do is to turn
the searchlight on the bachelors and
make a selection. They don't have to
take the first man that comes along,
either, but take their, pick from the
list, many of whom cannot possibly get
wives.
One thing, however, stands out boldly
in the statistics. The girls of the East
must take the advice of the |; tie Horace
Greeley and go West. The spouseless
men are located largely in the noun
tains of Montana, Wyoming and Col
orado and in the wheat fields Of Wash
ington. Oregon and California. For in
stance, California has 239,504 bach
elors and only SS,755 spinsters. Idaho
is most attractive field for matrimo-
ny. The single men there are 23,421
and the spinsters only 1856. Montana,
too, is full of promise for the woman
who is looking for somebody to pay
her addresses or pay for her dresses,
just as one may look at it, as the
state has 55,457 bachelors and only
1850 maidens, of whom Mary Mac
Lane is one. Oregon and Washington
show an even greater preponderance
Of single men, but the banner state Of
them all is Wyoming, which has 2,347
spinsters against 20,927 persons of the
sterner sex.
Two west-bound trains pass through
Wyoming daily. "A hint to the wise is
sufficient All aboard!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
THOUGHTS OF VACATION.

There's a murmuring brook in a noun
tain retreat,
: That over the boulders is flowing,
Where the scent of the hemlocks is spicy
And the life-giving breezes are blowing.
The grass is like velvet beneath the tall
trees,
The squirrel is joyously calling,
The high branches whisper of PARKWAY
seas,
And the needles like snowflakes are fall
ing.
And there the mosquitoes are bigger than
dogs,
And never stop work for a minute.
And the hillsides are sprinkied with
treacherouS boys,
Each one with a rattlesnake in it.
There each stretch of woods is exactly
And the camper, for exercise yearning.
Who starts out at dawn for a half day
Must Spend the next week in returning
There's,a surf-circled beach by the side
Of the sea,
Where thee pillows are tossing and
Where the tall ships are leaving the rocks
on the lee,
And the skies are aglow in the gloam-
The campfres ~leam on the sand dunes
by night;
And the night birds to seward are
screaming,
And the moon rides above while it's broad
belt of light
Ger the uneasy ocean is streaming.
And there the hotel bills are half mile
ear high, ss.4.4sf +-lI9.
AS is also the fish that they feed you.
And unless you do utterly nothing but
buy,
The sweet Summer girl does not need
you,
There is nothing to do but meet each
dinky train
That brings crowds to the four by mine
station,
So when I consider these places again
I guess I'll not take vacation.
j. J. Montague in tho Oreennian.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

you. wouldn't nge dot, would you,
Louie, yes?
'Und den der apparatus must be
polished ub, und eferyInIng kept in
shibshape around der INCLINE houses.
Und Louie, l ask you who ISIS i'd vot
trains der horses so dey chump to dare
places ven der alarm bells came in?
Who keebs track uf der streedts so
dey will no right ware to drife to mage
der quickest time uf your house or
mein house should been on fire? Dare
are lots more dings 1 could ask you
Louie, vich der cheneral public und
you do nod know Something's aboudt
Der boys are always bidding someding
for der good uf der service. Dot ISIS
Vot efficient manachement und abso-
lutte discipline accomplishes. You
come Offer NIT me some time to Won uf
der INCLINE houses, Louie, und viii
show you a few dings vich will holt
you for vile und mage you wonder
how do dey did i'd"
"Mein gracious, Budweiser" set
Louie, you talk lige you voss vonce
a fireman. yes?"
Well" set, vile Vos on der pay
roll, vos such a closeness to i'd"
How couldt dot be, aindt id?" set
Louie.
Ivy I vos visiting an INCLINE house
und l fell down der pole hole, bud I
dit nod ged killed so I missed der
chance uf being fireman." l set. Be
rore Louie tumbled NIT himself l yos
TWO blocks away. -Budweiser.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
THE NEW KOREAN PROTECTOR.
ATE

The mutual guarantee just extended
by England and Japan to the kingdom
of Korea is the first practical step TAX
en- in connection with the alliance be-
tween, England and Japan in the East.
1t may or may not result in the safe
guarding of the interests Of the pres
ent Korean dynasty. 1t is spoken of as
a guarantee of the liberties of Korea,
but Korea has no liberties to guaran-
tee. 1t has always been a dependent
state and its government an absolute
one so far as relates to its people,
This agreement is aimed at Russia
For a number of years China remained
in dread of the absorption of Korea by
Russia, at least of it's northern por-
ton. That anxiey was transferred to
Japan with the close of the China,
Japanese war. There is no state which
geographically can have deeper in
terest in Korea than Japan. Econom-
ically it is of the highest moment to
that government that the friendIiest
possible relations shall be maintained
with the ruling power of Korea The
dense population of Japan is constantly
crying for an outlet. Korea offers the
outlet. At the Korean strait the two
countries are close together, the cli-
mate the same; the Koreans are a
backward people, the Japanese agrees
sively progressive.
Japan derives a substantial gain
from her agreement with England to
prevent Russian or other aggression
on Korea. Since the Anglo Japanese
treaty received such cordial assent
among the English people there can be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

'cYou know id iss," / set, "und es-
pecially id isS in st. Poul. Dit you
know id, Louie, dot st. Poul has Won
uf der finest Fire Departments in der
country. don't lige to throw such
big bouquets ad der boys because dey
might throw me oudt uf der INCLINE
house, but id ISIS fact Louie, chus
der same dot der st. Poul Fire Depart
ment neffer abbroached der efficiency
nit vich id ISIS surrounded ad der
present time. Der trouble ISIS, Louie,
dot dare are such a few peoples vich
appreciate id. Dey will all run to a
big fire und alder id iss put ouat mid
oudt much damages, dey will say
Pretty work Ach sure Louie id ISIS
pretty work, bud do you know Yot Id
means und vod id takes to make such
pretty work possible? We should been
proud uf our Fire Department und der
efficiency vich has been demonstrated
during der times yot ISIS gone alretty
in der pastness. Ids success has been
phenomenal, und from der West und
travelling to der East, you Will nod find
another Department vich can lay id
ofer us ad any turn In der road. We
are dare nit der goods all der time.
hat no SugcheStnutS to offer aboudt
running der department. Id ISIS in goot
hands nit an able bunch uf chiefs I'M
der an aggregation uf interested Com
mitchioners who are always LOGGING
OuQt for der best end uf Id for der
department. A leedle more apparatus
und few more water mains in certain
places would come in handy. I see id
in der paper ware der Water Board
says dot We don't ged any more water
mains on accoundt dot der pipe ISIS all
gone und dey can't afford to ged any
more. Dey are such a stinchy bunch,
dot Water Board. You would machine
dot dey hat to go down In dare own
cheans und pay for i'd. Some tay dare
will be "a fire und der absentness uf
enough water will cost more than
enough to put in mains on efery
streedth. We need some on der Vest
Side near ware der box factory vos
last week. Dare is ware der fire boys
done some pretty york. und hat to go
a mile for water. Der Water Board
chust woke ub aboudt Id. Did not
know der streedts yos dare. Thought
maybe somebody hat mored der
streedts away, I guess. Bud i'd images
no difference to der boys, as long as
der hose lasts. Now dare are lots
uf peoples Yot think voy a snaps i'd iss
to be a fireman, SLIDING around der
INCLINE house all day long waiting for
somebody to set fire to a house Ia
iss nice in der summer time, some
tage id in der winter time ven del
thermometer ISIS below Mendoza, und
to hat to chump Oudt uf a warm bed
oudt into der brisk, crispy air mid ids
ice cream GOODNESS und Standt oudt in
der cold und vetnesS a cubble uf hours
midoudt nuddinR to eat bud an icicles.